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The Washington times., 1920-05-07
GERMANY OUT OF
RUCK, SAYS ENVOY
Country East OF Rhine Is Emerg'
ing From Collapse, Herr
Mayer Tells Paris.
By NEWTON c. PARKE.
international News Service.

PARIS, May 7.-Germany has
reached and passed her lowest point.
and has now began the upward climb
which 10 destined to place her once
more among the foremost nations OF
the earth. according TO Herr Mayer.
German charge d'Rnaires In Paris.
who has just returned from a trip
to Berlin.
Herr Mayer returned from Ger
many with decidedly optimistic
view OF conditions east OF the Rhine.
Germany has passed her lowest
point. and is now coming back, he
said. Coal production has been re-
sumed on a large scale. and has now
reached the point where IL was be-
fore the Kapp revolution. Our trade
service has greatly improved, and
there is markedly better spirit
among the workers"
Herr Mayer declared he informed
Premier Millerand II would be i'm
possible for Germany to decide until
next year the amount she Ii able to
pay the allies annually under the
treaty. Parliament has adopted a new
taxation program, but II Is impossible
to estimate the amount OF revenue
1t will bring In before 1t Is collected
at the end OF the financial year
1t is useless, according TO Mayer.
20 expect that Germany can reach
the point OF fullest production until
the allies fix the total amount OF her
indebtedness. -.
"we are ready to pay all we can
but II Is not possible to state the
amount" he said.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
u. S. PRINTERS MAY
GET PAY INCREASE
House Adopts Amendment TO
Appropriation Bill After
Warm Debate.

by a vote OF 05 to 43. the House yes
terday adopted an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill provid-
ing an additional 500. 900 in salaries
for plate printers and their assistants
Employed In the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing.
This action brings up the total
amount OF salaries for these employees
to $2,55e,00O
Congressman Nelson OF Missouri
precipitated a lively debate when he
offered the amendment after scoring
working conditions In the bureau.
He declared that the employees did
not receive IS day. but Congress
man Good. chairman OF the Appro-
priations Committee. insisted that
they received s3.13 a day, including
the bonus. He added none OF the en-
ployes OF the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing received less than ISL
month.
Calling attention to the arduous
work OF the plate printers, Congress
man Gallivan OF Massachusetts, said
that the girls employed in the bu
reau were watched like inmates OF a
prison. He said IL was necessary for
them to change their clothes after
sporting to ohe bureau and upon
leaving would have TO change again
to their street attire.
Gallivan declared that none of the
employees were given the thirty days
sick leave or the thirty days annual
leave granted other employees OF the
Government. Congressman Good dis.
puted this, contending that they were
/ permitted the annual thirty days
leave.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
HOLD up JEweLRY STORE.

armed bandits yesterday held up ana
robbed the Je~elry store OF Louis
quarters. and escaped In an automo-
bile before alarm could be given.
They felled Berns with a blackjack
and calmly looted the store, while the
jewelers. wife screamed for help.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
sILL TO AID FARMERS.

Congressman Morgan. 9t OAi4AoM@.
yesterday introduced a bill .athoris-
Ing the Secretary OF the Treasury 70
purchase Farm Loan Bonds issued
by the Federal Farm Land Banks sss
exceeding 100000 900. giving In sx-
change a special issue OF Don-tsxAbie
Treasury { per cent bonds.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
FIND NEW ~sUSKER" FIELD.

NEW YORK, May T.-colombia has
become the richest oil country In the
world, seeording TO George II. Bart
letss cf East Orange, N. j.. q mining
Gu8tneer. who arrived here yesterday
aftsr 40 inspection trip through Cen
ual and South American countries.
One field with a solid strata 400 miles
long has recently been discovered. he
said
The Washington times., 1920-05-07

ations In the weaving industries. &C
eore,nE - q pssa EgsneT elEp8trS
from Toxic today.
Wholesalers OF cotton and siik are
reducing their prices 90 per cent.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
WEAVING OPERATIONS
SUSPENDED IN JAPAN

LONDON. May Japan is faced
with a serious Unemployment situ-
alton ana a financial crisis as a re-
suit Of widespread stoppsge OF oper-
The Washington times., 1920-05-07

as "a a hans.A s~ias ia p.ia. q.
distrsSsr" Tkars sn the ssIyatie.
Army is--is .<k.. she cares n.uSks
tor creed. color or es4Atry.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
IYEse SUSPECTS ARRESTED

BOSTON. May Tin the arrest OF
John Gordon. twenty-three, and John
weseIi. twenty six. both Of New York
on a steamship. the police today say
they have csosvred two members Of
an organized band which has been
operating In New England for weeks
looting stores and business places
The Washington times., 1920-05-07

This magnificent Chest Of
Silver contains Tea Spoons.
Q Knives. Q Dinner Forks, .
Table Spoons, 1 Butter Knife
and 1 Sugar Shell All articles
arc full standard sizo and fully
guaranteed for st least 10
years .-.....--
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28
BOOKLET Tells
INSURANCE Law
ALL THE lNTRICACIES OF Gov
ERNMENT INSURANCE ARE Ex-
PLANNED IN FREE PUBLICATION.

In order to answer the innumerable
questions as to insurance, compensa-
tion and allotments that come up from
time TO time, the office of the Assis-
tant to the Secretary of War, in charge
of soldier unemployment and welfare,
has issued a pamphlet designed to help
ex-service men solve their individual
problems. 1t is known as Bulletin No.
s, and may be had from Army, Navy
and Marine recruiting offices, employ
ment agencies, welfare organizations,
public health officers, local posts of the
American Legion, Army and Navy hos
pitfalls, and chamber of commerce. This
pamphlet viii also be supplied free
of charge to anyone who viii address
the office of the Assistant to the Sec
retray of War, Council of National De-
fense Building, Washington, d. C.
In this booklet government insurance
for men who were In the service is
fully expIained-how premiums are to
be paid after discharge; how present
insurance is converted into the six diff
ferent forms of permanent policies now
provided; how lapsed policies are re-
instated.
The more difficult subject of COM
pensation is described. This is a gov
ernment allowance paid to ex-service
men and women for injury or disabil-
ity in line of duty. and is entirely sep
arate and apart from any benefits of
war risk insurance. The ex-soldier
is shown how to apply for compensa-
ton through the United States Public
Health Service or any American
Legion post. The difference between
compensation for temporary and per-
manent disability is described at
length, and so-calIed partial perman-
ent disability, as well.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28
NEWS BRIEFS

Caesar Hardy and Willie Noman,
negroes, pleaded guilty yesterday in
the court of record upon charges of
larceny. The charges grew out of al
legged theft of chickens in the neigh
borhood of Century.
-Four young white women pleaded
guilty in the court of record yesterday
on charges of immortality. They were
fined $40 and costs each and given 40
days, thirty of whiln would be sus-
pended if the women left the city.
Raymond Watson, who underwent
an operation recently for appendicitis,
is reported as improving and will be
out of danger shortly.
Mrs. Roy Marsell, of Louisville,
has Joined her husband here, and the
young people will live at s16 South
ReuS.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28
BASEBALL DOPE BOOK
CONTAINS RULE CHANGES

First signs of the arrival of the base
ball season Of 1920 were evident with
the departure of the major league
players for their training camps, but
that the season has surely arrived is
now certain with the appearance of
the first schedule book. AS usual, ii
it The Dope Book, published by G. c.
Sphinx & Son, st. Louis, Mo-, publish
ers of The Sporting News. A feature
of this book this year, win be re-
view of the changes in the playing,
code, Babe Ruth's home run record,
detailed by that well-known statisti-
can, Ernest j. Lanigan; and that fa-
NOUS poem, Casey at the Bat" Other
features include instructions on How
TO Score" Biographies of the Stars of
Major League Teams, Schedules of the
American and National Leagues day by
day, Joe Wihoit's consecutive hitting
record, ETC., etc. II you want one OF
these booklets, vest pocket in size, that
may be carried at all times as a set
tier of arguments, simply send five
cents to Sphinx & Son, st. Louis, Mo-,
who will forward copy promptly to
the readers Of this paper.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28
PAULIST FATHERS
MISSION CONTINUES

The Paulist Fathers begin the second
week of the mission at st. Michaefs
church this morning at the 1880
o'clock Mass. The sermon during the
High Mass viii be on, "The Church
and the Age
The evening services will be at 1880
throughout the week This evening
one of the most important lectures of
the whole course viii be delivered. The
subject will be: What is Wrong with
the Worfd?'
Rev. Fathers AIlard and Miller are
delighted with the generous response
that has been given and the hearty CO.
operation received during the first
week of their mission. The attendance
has been very large at all services
both in the morning and evenings.
A most attractive schedule of lee
lures has been announced for this
week. The subject are as follows:
Monday, The Lord of the World"
Tuesday, Our Debt TO the Monks"
wednesday, '"The city on a HiIl"
Thursday. The Miracle of the Upper
Room" Friday, The Tradgedy of
Calvary" Sunday morning, "The Tri-
umph OF Christ" Sunday evening.
why 1 am Catholic"
Besides the lecture, the Question
Box" will be continued as one of the
features of the mission
The Paulist Fathers will be glad to
have every one come to the remaining
lectures. They feel that it will do
much for the promotie< of Christian
charity and the realization of human
brotherhood to have everyone come and
learn from first hand sources the re-
ligious beliefs of so many millions of
American citizens.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28
BEAUTY is UP TO YOU

Some things. such as regular fea-
lures are beyond your control, but
woman's greatest charm, a good com
p,exion, is mostly within her own
grasp. For instance
TETTERINE
viii remove blotches. liver spots, scaly
patches. and all annoying skin erup-
lions that mar a woman's beauty. It's
also the one real remedy for eczema
= remedy that has conquered seeming
" hopeless cases of 20 years. standing.
It's magic on ringworm, tetter, itch and
surh troublesome ailments. Price soc,
Get Tetterine at drug stores.
SHUPTRlNE CO., Savannah. Ga.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hartman and
Mrs. Fauria Touart left yesterday for
Mobile, motoring through the country
in their car.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

The Governor was a high-ranking
naval officer. a man who had climbed
the ladder OF success, rung by rung,
passing the severest mental and
physical tests that can be imposed
by one OF the finest services in the
world.
On the face of the statement, II
ability and discretion should have
issued such an order. But there have
been numbers of men-good men, too
who have gone out to the tropics
and reports have come back OF
strange things concerning them.
But let a seasoned officer. a medical
man high up on the list give his
opinion of the whistling order. and
It doesn't seem so laughable.
Suppose. for instance" he says,
"you were ordered 90 two or three
years duty on a small island, with
very limited circle of associates.
The routine is exacting. your duty
calling for heavy responsibility and
thousand and one petty details
always on ones mind. Every tiny
infraction of discipline, each item OF
personal safety, every pound of food.
is a personal matter to the Governor
under the Navy regime.
SAME STUFF EVERY DAY.
Every day you see the same order
lies. the identical subordinates, the
same companions. of the day before.
At your club there await you the
same bores, the identical photograph
records. and the same newspaper Of
the month before. You know exactly
what every man will say ten minutes
before he says it,
Now, suppose your quarters arc
near those of several families and at
two o'clock every day you had the
habit of taking a siesta, a practice
almost essential to health in the
tropics. At that hour each day for
two years a chap next door was IN
the habit OF shaving. And for
twenty four mnths he had been In the
habit of whistling while stropping
his razor. And for 735 days he had
ben whistling the same tune. And
the tune was "Over There"
THE OLD APPLE TREE.
Suppose your wife has young
baby, and you live on the other side
Of a chap who whistles The Shade
OF The Old Apple Tree" every even
ing after your wife has put the baby
to sleep with much rocking in the
hot sickly twilight. She is wornout
and wants to sit out on her screened
veranda a while and just rest, and
not even have thought for good
solid hour, And then that first bar
Of a once popular song floats over
the way-"Thc Village Bells at Noon
Were Gaily Ringing"
She weeps.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
LABOR SUPPORTS
FAIR CANDIDATES
Officials See Good Chance for
Women in Race for
Congress.
ny MILDRED NORRIS.
International News Service.

Four women candidates for Con
sress are receiving support OF organ
ICED labor and the farmers allied with
IL politically. ars. Mel X. Irion who
Is running in Idaho for the House ON
tho Democratic ticket. and Mrs.
Marie Weeks, candidate on the Non
Partisan ticket In Nebraska. stand
excellent chance OF election, accord
ing 10 reports received in labor circles
here today.
Miss Anne Martin. Independent can
didate for United states Senator from
Nevada, 10 said to have a nghting
chance. Her platform advocates the
Plumb Plan OF control OF railroads.
Miss Rose Schneiderman. the only
Trade Unionists OF the four, is can
didate for United states Senator from
New York on the Farmer Labor ticket.
She Is a cap maker by trade and is
president OF the New York State
Women's Trade Union League.
Both the American Federation OF
Labor and the railroad unions. which
have their own campaign committee,
viii make special drives to mobol'ze
the woman vote for labor's program.
Labor officials here estimate that
the ordinary labor vote will be almost
doubled this year by the votes OF
women workers and wives of union
men. They predict that these women
will show greater political activity
than the women OF other classes.
NO one feels more keenly the pres
sure OF living costs than the wife OF
the worker" said Edward c. keating.
chairman OF the campaign committee
OF the sixteen associated railroad
unions. She makes up the family
budget and no one needs to convince
her that something is wrong and she
has kick coming. II anyone in her
family is slow about going to the
polls, it's a safe bet she won't be.
Were going 10 organize from
precinct up, the women whose in
terests are Identified with those OF
The rairoad workers just as we are
doing in the case of the men. We
arc making special plans for cam
paigning among them"
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

you may be cool man. calm on
the bridge OF ship in crisis, self
possessed on the field OF action. or
absolutely sane when the forward
coal bunkers OF your ship are afame.
but you'll feel like rising up and go
ing over there and making slit four
inches wide in that fellows puckered
upper lip.
IT'S SIMPLY NOT DONE.
"You realize, however. 1t would be
ridiculous-that such things aren't
done any more in the best society
and you swallow hard and wish for
butchers cleaver and just the two
OF you together at the Arctic Circle
on dark Saturday. You even go
in and tear James. Mcneil Whistler's
etching Of Battersea Bridge on the
wall OF your living room.
"It goes on this way for another
six months or year or so, and then
the thing reaches a climax.
TROUBLE EVERYWHERE.
at happens at the officers club.
You have had a particularly trying
day. The doctor has just reported
case OF spinal meningitis among the
enlisted men in the barracks you've
been trying to render more healthy
without a suitable supply OF Govern
ment funds. Washington has just
sent you radiogram asking how
many cases of strawberry jam were
sold at the commissary last year. The
pay clerk left the island yesterday
with a suspicious looking satchel.
You have spent two hours looking
over the estimates for some new con-
crete caissons for the harbor there.
You had to stop your work to show
the old maid first cousin OF a Con-
gressman from Podunk. Tex, the way
Sperry searchlight works. The ad-
miral OF the fleet, who can see a
broken leg on a fly at twenty-five
hundred yards. will reach port to-
morrow to inspect the very inside of
the gobs' ears. and two marines have
just commenced raising hell back in
the island and can't be corralled be-
fore he gets there.
Then some young chap, who hasn't
gained the self-possession and discre-
ton you have, breaks out petulantly,
his face drawn and his hands twitch-
ing: For Gods sake. sailor, go to the
billiard room and ask them to turn
of that record, oh, Listen to the
Mocking Bird
"You may have been sane at times,
as said. but you forget it all. and
the office and write out something
like this on one of the type writer's:
"'Office OF the Commanding Officer:
'whistlins on or near this island
will be summarily dealth with"
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
Costs ITO Per Cent More
To Keep Family Of Five,
Chicago Experts Claim

CHICAGO Sept 3.--F1sures com
piled by two experts showing that
the cost OF living for a family OF
nve had Increased 10 per cent in
the last few years were given TO
Judge Alsehuler in the Federal
Court. Judge Alsehuler is acting
as srbiter for the wage demands
Of the stockyard workers.
Alfred Stergis. consulting engineer
and statisticisn OF Brookline. Mass.
and j. {. Kennedy. a Chicago stAtis-
ticisn. presented ngures for the pc
rusal OF the Judge. Mr.. sturgis' ng-
ures show that in 1907 II cost the
average family OF fye 5000 for bare
subsistence for twelve months.
whereas in 1920 the nsure had
SCARED to 81 $50. Mr.. Kennedy's fg-
ures were a little lower. In 1914.
he said, a family OF nve could get
by on 1913 per year. but In 1920 IL
cost them $i.47o.
Mr.. Sturgis added that IL com
forts were added TO the bare living
cost the ngures would show a mini
mum expenditure OF s2,140 and a
maximum OF s2.60l.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

years OF aEe. we're ordered 10 dismiss
their domestic duties and return 10
the grade schools DS officials OF the
board OF education.
Records show that more than 800
girls attending the graded schools
have been married since the nrst or
the year.
while there Ia nothing In the
school law 10 prevent girls under six
teen from getting married. young
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
DOCK STRIKE SPREADS

BOSTON, Sept. with one British
steamship idle at her dock and the
loading OF two others greatly re-
tarded, the strike OF Boston long
shoremcn as a protest against British
treatment OF Ireland was further
complicated yesterday when a number
of union freight handlers quit work.
The walkout of the freight handlers
occurred when seventy strike break
ers began to stow the remainder OF
the cargo OF the Lcyland liner Nito-
nian at the Hoosac tunnel docks.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

Mr. X. X Lo. Mr. and Mrs Y. T. Ii, and Mr. z D.
"i Low, eminent Chinese bankers, sailed recently for
Europe where they viii study the European system Of
banking. These all prominent in Chinese bank
ing circles and have spent some time in the United
States studying our methods On their return to New
York they plan TO open American branch of well
known Chinese bank
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
DETROIT BRIDES OF l6
MUST ATTEND SCHOOLS

nErRoIT. sept 3.--Detroit Is
~Asins a campaign intended TO dis-
courage. II not prevent. girls from
marrying at unusually tender ages.
The nrst step was taken when
twssty-sis brides. all under sixteen
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

brides OF this character must so 10
chool the fun time the same as their
aamArgls3 slstegs. - tAs saict st
officials.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
What Prompted Guam
Heads Whistle Fiat?
FGuan1itis, Medic Says
i'd the governor of Guam have Guamitis!

DID the governor OF UuaH nave UuaHItIs!
Recently several thoroughly sensible persons were
shocked and among them the director of Washington S
Fairgrounds the that the governor of Guam,
of the United States island possessions in the Pacific had
been relieved from his post by the Navy Department follow
ing his action in forbddng anyone the island to whistle
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
PORT DEPOSIT HOTEL SOLD.

ELKTON, Nd. Sept S.--The behdeI
Hotel property In Port Deposit was
sold at trustees sale In Blkton on
TUESDAY 20 Samuel Winchester Tor
Sl42b.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
HUERTA ExPES EDITOR
IN DRIVE ON RADICALS
u. 8. Agents Will Meet Linn A. 4.
Gale, Wanted In New York
A. Draft Dodger. =

The decision of the De La HosrtA
sovernmsnt 20 eHpel Linn A. E- Gale
from Mexico as an undesirable alien
Ia part OF a campaign to crush Boil
sheyism in the southern republic.
Agents OF the Department OF JUS
tiee will be on hand TO welcome Gals
when he is escorted across the Mexi-
can border by the Mexican authorities.
Gale is wanted In New York on
charge OF draft lodging.
He has been publishing at Mexico
city since he effected his escape into
Mexico q magazine bitterly hostile to
the United States, and was encour-
aged in so doing by the Carranza Gov
eminent whose protection he enjoyed.
According to the Mexico City report
Mrs. Gale will be escorted out OF Mex
leo along with her husband.
c. r. Tabler, a German Bolshevist
who has been engaged In mining b.
the GuantajuAto district, also has
been ordered expelled by the De La
Huerta government on account OF MS
propaganda and organization activ|
ties.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-14
Republicans Discuss
Campaign at Banquet
Hays Confers With Men and
Women Party Leaders in
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-After q
day devoted by the mon delegates to
personal conferences with Will H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee. and by the women
to meetings crystallizing their ideas
regarding a party platform, Republi-
cans attending the regional confer
cnce here gathered tonight at BAH
Guet to talk over what had been nc
complished.
The women Of the six Western
states represented discussed plans to
be incarporatcd in the party plat
form.
National Chairman Hays III his ad-
dress at the banquet declared that in
the campaign to come, strict standards
of morals, equity and justice would
govern the Republican party.
The banquet tonight was general
gathering of tho Republican clan. Ray
Benjamin, state chairman, was intro
duced as toastmaster by W. Fl. Crockei 4,
national committeeman from Cali
fornia. Governor William D. Stephens
and Mayor james Kolph extended vel
comes in behalf Of the state and city
Other speakers we're Mrs. John G..
South, Mrs. C. A. Severance, Mrs
Mary Hill McCarter, Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston and Miss Mary Car
rett Hav
New-York tribune., 1920-01-14
Woman Party Project
Opposed by Helen Taft
Voters Should Work Through
Some Chosen Political Ma.
chinery. She Saws

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Miss Hcle,
Taft, acting president of Bryn Mawr
College, in an address to-day to the
Pennsylvania League of Women Citi-
zens. opposed the woman party idea.
Nothing could be more disastrous
than for woman voters to endeavor TO
organize a separate women's party.
They ought TO work through some
chosen political machinery" she sasl
AT the same time" Miss Taft Quail
ihed, women should stand indepen
IDENTIFY for interests peculiarly their
own and in which their interests are
keener than r MS. These interests
would be such questions as child labor
and protective legislation for women"
One Of the most important things
that women. as voters, had to consider.
Miss Taft said, IVES the underpayment
of school teachers.
when elected TO office we should in
sist upon serving side by side with ths
men, and rot allow ourselves to be
showed OFF into separate committees
merely for the purpose y, lowing Off
steam," she said