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New-York tribune., 1920-08-23

lating the wear on their soles. Efforts
made by relief workers to induce them
to take up some form of athletics
brought the reply, eve would, but it
would be too hard on our clothes and
shoes"
Camp officials permit the prisoners
to seek outside work, which, however,
is most difficult to find. One Russian
who was employed two weeks by a
peasant ruined his only pair of shoes
and then was charged the full amount
of his wages for his board.
Most of the prisoners have heard
nothing from their families or friends
for moro than two years, and the
Rhodes scholars will try to help the
men get in touch with their homes. In
almost every camp there is rude
theater, the principal amusement and
comfort of the men, who themselves
perform the plays. In spite Of their
apathy the men are interested in books
and instruction, and school classes
have been formed at a number of the
camps.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Gifts Beautify Foch Home
Whole World Has Paid Homage
10 The French General
Fingerprints Give Clew

Marshal Foch's home in the Avenue
de SAKE, Paris, has become one Of the
wonderful dwelling places of the world
Far l.scUa than d dwelling place, it is
now museum of glory. The rooms of
that modest first floor fat are crowded
with the trophies which all civilization
has offered in homage to the man who
led the Allies to victory. Such pro-
fusion of beautiful things and notable
works Of art is rare, and amid it the
unassuming figure of the marshal
moves almost gricved. as il seems, by
the possession of these precious trib-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Spends $40, 900 to Prove
He Is American Citizen
Henry Musser, Manufacturer, of
Manila, Come to u. S. to
Trace Ancestry

Thousands of miles Of travel. an ex-
penditure OF 100000 and hours of labor
porting over dusty records dating back
TO 1912 is what it is costing Henry
Musser, Of Manila, p l., wealthy manu-
facturer of plumbing supplies, to prove
that he is an American
But it's worth the money" says Mr..
Musser, who is in Chicago en- route to
Oklahoma from Virginia, where he went
to get the genealogy of his mothers
family.
1t was during the hectic days of the
war that somebody conceived the idea
that Musser was a German and not an
American at all, and that somebody
whispered his suspicious to a few more
somebodies.
"lt is because Of my name-a good
old Dutch name" said Mr.. Musser when
the rumor reached his ears, but he
thought it joke. Finally. when the
rumor became broadcast, Musser grew
angry.
I'm going to prove myself a real,
bona fide son of Uncle Sam if it takes
my last copper and the rest of my life
to do it," he declared hotly
But the thing that made Mr.. Musscr
angrier than any other was the intima-
tion by somebody that, as he proposed
coming to the United States, he ought
to get passports.
"Passports to enter my own coun-
try?" he cried. "Not on your life I'm
going to establish myself as an Ameri-
can so thoroughly that no one in the
world will ever question it again"
Now he is going triumphantly back
to Manila with proof Of family tree
planted more than 400 years ago.
His mother, who was Corinna L. Will
son, was descended from Samuel Duff
and Rebecca Dryden. They came from
Belfast, Ireland, and settled in Vir-
ginia in 1901. Musser was born in
Richmond, Va, in 1S47.
He knows his fathers ancestors set
tied in New York in 1912. but will leave
Chicago for Oklahoma to collect data
for a complete genealogy of his ia
theirs family.
"I'll show 'em," he says, with antici-
patory joy Chicago Daily News.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Thirty Injured
I'm Attacks Laid
To Ex-Strikers
Series of Assaults in Bronx
Yards of New Haven
Road Laid to Former En-
ployees; 5 in Hospital
One Victim Near Death
Police Reserves Are Sent TO
Capture Five Thugs De-
scribed by the Victims

Violence which is believed to be an
aftermath of the unauthorized railroad
strike Of last spring caused the reserves
Of the Alexander Avenue police station
to be sent last night to the yards of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad at Oak Point, the Bronx, to
guard against gang of five thugs, be-
lievod to be an entertainment com
mittee" composed Of former employees
of the road
The reserves were sent at the urgent
request of William Colby, captain of
the railroad detectives, who told the
police that the situation was entirely
beyond his control.
Thirty Injured by Gang
Since Friday thirty men, most Of
them railroad employees, have been set
upon by the gang. All of them SUI
tered injuries which required the at
tention. of an ambulance surgeon, and
FIVE Of them are still in Lincoln Hos
ptal. The ambulances of that insti-
tuition have been kept busy responding
to calls from the vicinity of -hc Oak
Point yards.
The most recent victim is Hugh
Humphries, of Leyton Road, Boston, u
clerk, who apparently was taken for a
railroad employee as he sauntered
through the station of the Westchester
Il Boston Railroad at 1924 Street and
Willis Avenue.
Five big men, all Of them strangers
to him, attacked him without warn
ing, he said one of them hitting him
on the head with a blackjack His
skull is fractured and he may die. No
attempt was made to rob him.
Others at Hospital.
The others in tho hospital are Will
fred Roberts, a deckhand, living at
115th Street and Third Avenue; James
kelllher, an engineer, of 1855 East
135th Street; Salvatore Carelli, of 236
East 150th Street, the Bronx, and
Nicholas Campanazzi, brakeman, OF
321 Grand Street, Hoboken.
The police believe that the five as
sailants, mentioned by each of the
patients in the hospital, are men who
joined the unauthorized railroad strike,
were taken back by the company when
the strike was settled, aud later were
discharged as trouble makers.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
FOch to Visit u. S.
w hen European
Danger Is Past
Answers Invitation Given
by knights of Columbus
at Metz; Frenchman Tells
of Aid Extended Us i'm War

METZ, Aug. 22.-Marshal Foch will
visit the United States when the
European situation permits him to
taxa vaction Of the required length.
The Marshal made this statement to
Supreme knight James A. Flaherty Of
the American Knights of Columbus at
the banquet last night, at which covers
were laid for one thousand, after Mr..
Flaherty had extended formal invi-
tation to the Marshal on behalf of the
knights.
speaker at the banquet. which was
attended by the burgomasters of thirty
Lorraine cities and towns and
Minister Of Justice PHopiteau.
Captain Andre Tardieu, one of the
speakers, caused some surprise when
he said:
you may not know that France
provided you with 80 per cent of your
airplanes, 60 per cent of your guns
and howltzers and 80 per cent of your
war material. When you return to
America and hear he opinion ex-
pressed that France is pars monious
remember that France paid 100000 900
francs in taxes in 1914 and 20,000,O00,-
600 this year."
EROO4N, aug. ZZ.-- L ne American
Knights of Columbus attended mass in
Verdun this morning. Afterwards
Bishop Ginesti presented Supreme
Knight James A. Flaherty with a solid
gold monstrance which was struck by
piece of shell in the bombardment of
Verdun. Marshal Petain entertained
the Knights at luncheon. In an
address he said ne welcomed the
Knights as successors of the Ameri-
ca army, for which he had profound
respect.
Later in the day in the presence of
the Knights Marshal Petain laid the
cor rlerstone of an ossuary, where the
bones Of thousands of unidentified
bodies of men killed by the German
gunfire will be gathered together on
the Douamont field
During the day the Americans
visited the American cemetery at
Romagne and went sightseeing on the
battlefields around Vcrdun They also
visited the famous underground city
of Verdun. The Knights will leave
here tomorrow for Strasboure.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23

utes, which only his kindly courtesy
induced him to accept.
They come from every part Of the
world. That large solid silver stat
uettc of French general of the Ma
poleonic wars is signed by Los Amigos
de Franca, Frnncophile league in
Spain. Next to it is an aiabaster fig
ure by French master. Over the
hearth stands great gilt Empire clock
inscribed. "To Marshal Foch, from the
grateful town Of Cassel"
Gold caskets, jeweled swords of
honor, antique and valuable miniatures
and worries, the splendid enameled col
lar of the Grand Cross Of the Bath are
crowded together in the glass cabinets
that line the walls. Here is all the re-
spect, all the enthusiasm, all the .grat-
itude and JOY of victory of whole
world, expressed in the finest and love-
liest forms that the ingenuity of great
artists, sculptors, goldsmiths can con-
trivc, and it is proof and touchstone
of the merit of the man to whom they
have been offered that he lives in this
illustrious treasury of glory without
seeming to be conscious either of it or
his fame.-Continental Daily Mail
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Auto Church Service''
innovation i'm Chicago

Limousines and fivvers, cabriolets
sedans and plain plug touring cars have
oeen invited to attend church-their
owners chaperoning them, OF course
The occasion is an "automobile church
service" said to be the first ever in
Chlcago, held by the Third Presbv-
terlan Church, South Ashland Boule-
ward and Ogden Avenue.
- The program was held in Arcade
Court just south of the church build
ing, Dlock south of Madison Street
and just west OF Ashland Bonlevard
Otficers of the church obtained pernis.
sion from the street department to
close Arcade Court to general fra p
during the hour of worship. Onlv
those cars whose occupants wanted 70
park IN the area for the service were
admitted.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Britain's External Debt
Totals S6,389, 100000
Of This Amount s5.233,87O,.
600 Is Due to United States,
White Paper Shows

LONDON, July 26.-Great Britain's
external debt on March 81 last amount
ed to f1,277888. 900 (normally $685.
100000, according to a White Paper
recently published. Of this amount
1,046, ,774,000 (normally s5,233, $40 ,OOO)
is due TO the United States, including
some small amounts borrowed from
Continental countries which have to be
paid back in United States dollars.
The various items below are worked
out on par exchange basis:
Pava blo IN.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Laborcrs Use Front Door

me crowd of workmen entering and
leaving Pittstield repair shop dav by
day caused delay and congestion at the
door. To solve the problem some one
suggested that employees who had been
IN the shop certain number of years
should use the front door an6 the
others should go in and come out by
the rear door. This helped the morale
OF the working force, too, by increasing
desire to be front door" man.--Bos-
ton Globe
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23

'oNatiohS now cost ABOUT WhaC flrSt
class brought before the war, while
we're formerly sccond-class rates
Figures contained in the 1920 edition
of Lloyd's Register of Shipping just
issued show that despite the great
growth Of the American merchant
marine ard the intensive production of
ships both here and in England, the
worlds steam tonnage is to-day $780,
600 gross tons less than it would have
been had the war not interfercd with
the normal rate of expansion.
British Below Normal
Although Great Britain is now h Id
ing nearly 100000 gross tons cf shios
more than this country. the Rris sn
merchant marine is still $4,000 tons
below the total at the outbreak OF war.
The Register shows that the total
for all types of vessels over l00 gross
tons is now 57,314.000 gross tons. an
figures. OF this amount the United
States holds 16,049 900 tons and the
United Kingdom $780, 900. The British
lead, which before the. war was ap-
proximately 100000 tons, has been
reduced to about 100000.
In steel steamers, however, the
British lead is large one, the margin
in this case being 4,6s6,00O tons. Amer
lean holdings of wooden steamers are
much greater than the British. al
though this type of ship has in most
cases proved to be failure. This
country also leads in sailing tonnage
by wide margin.
Distribution of Tonnage
The distribution of the gross tom
mage of the two countries by types is
as follows:
United United
states EingNOm.
Steel steamers. 3,l1S.ooo 1875 900
Iron steamers. 227000 277.000
Wooden steamers... ], ,.34. 600 $4,000
Total steamers. .14.574.ooo ls,11oo 900
Sailing ships l.475,oOo 100000
Total ali types. l6,o49,00o 1880, 900
Holdings of all types of vessels by
the two countries and the other mari
time nations on June 80, 1914, 1919 and
1920, are given by Lloyd's Register as
follows:
1914. 1919. 1920.
states. 5,sssooo 100000 100000
Kingdom $4,000 1s.555.OOo ls,sso,oo
tries ....2a,46%,oO 900 21,272oOo 22.ss5,ooo
World totl.4o osa. 900 5o,91s.ooo 57,3l4. 900
IheSe hgUreS indicate that while
the United States has trebled her pre-
war holdings, Great Britain and all
other maritime nations combined are
about 100000 tons below 1914 total.
Increases Sailing Tonnage
The reduction in the worlds sailing
tonnage since 1914 has been Gal, 900
tons, much smaller decrease than
was shown in the previous six-year
periods. This would seem to show that
the general shortage of steam tonnage
has given new life to the construction
of sailing vessels.
The United States is the only coun-
try which has increased it's volume of
sailing tonnage since the beginning of
the war, 43 per cent Of the worlds
total now being under the American
flag.
The proportion of sailing vessels in
the worlds tonnage is now under 6
per cent, as compared with 8 per cent
in 1914 and % per cent in 1902
How the maritime position of Ger
many has changed since the beginning
of the war is shown clearly by Lloyd's
figures. While in 1914 Germany was
second to the United Kingdom, with
more than 100000 tons Of merchant
steamers, only 49, 900 tons are record
ed under the German flag in the lateA
edition of the Register
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Vocabulary of a Child of .

The number of words used by chill
dren two years old varies from very
few words for the backward child un
TO 1000 words for more precocious
children. The average number is put
at between 200 and 400
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
No Image ON Arabian Coins

Arabic coins have sentence from
the Koran and generally the Caliph's
name. but never an image.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Gets Fifteen German Ships

Another new line is the United
States Mail Steamship Company, tc
which has been allocated fifteen oil
the largest German passenger carriers
among them being the George Wash.
ington, America, Mount Vernon and
President Grant. Several new pas
senger liners under construction fol
the Shipping Board will be ready soon
for ALLEGATION to various American con-
Germs which are prepared to operate
them in Transatlantic and coastwise
tyode lanes.
Recently, quoted rates show that a
first class passage between New York
and the important ports of England
costs from $500 to $4,000, the latter
figure indicating the large suites. To
France the price ranges from 5000 to
81 400, depending upon the ship and
the accommodations.
Firstclass passage to Italian and
scandinavian ports costs between $500
and $500. On each passage war tax
of S5 is collected. Second-class accom-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-23

Eckert when he was eighteen. She was
married before to Jack Vail and has a
nine-year- son.
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Young women


| Are you in form ana feature pnySl-
cally beautiful?
! Have you an unusually attractive
| bathing suit?
! Then be at the tidal basin bathing
beach next Saturday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock and you may be awarded
! silver loving cup.
! The annual beach beauty bathing
contest is scheduled. and Manager T.
| Gordon Leach promises that 1t Will
eclipse previous shows in the number
of entrants and in the display of daz-
Zling costumes.
| Three judges who have long been
students of art and of feminine beauty
are to be the judges.
| one cup will be awarded for per-
sonal beauty and another for the
most beautiful costume. The beauty
show of 1919" was a huge success.
The beauty show of 1920 is ex-
pected to far surpass the last year
product, judging from TINS year
models who have so successfully oec-
Grated the beach.
Just before the beauties burst into
view the Campbell sisters will give
an exhibition of Scotch dancing in
costume to the tune of the bagpipes.
While the beauty show was staged
! later in the summer last year, the de-
mand has been so great for an early
show this year that Manager Leech
decided to stage it Saturday after
noon.
Several innovations have been put
into practice at the beach recehtly.
| In addition to the beach store, which
| has Been put on the sand for the
convenience of bathers, there is now
| served a health breakfast for those
who want to take a dip before going to
work in the morning. The early birds
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THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia and Maryland
Partly cloudy today; showers in the
afternoon or night; tomorrow prob
ably fair; little change in tempera
ture; gentle shifting winds
Virginia-Showers today or tonight
tomorrow fair except showers in
southeast portion; gentle shifting
winds.
West Virginia-Local thunderstorm =
and warmer.
Temperature.
Midnight, 70; am, 50; am. IS;
6 am, 81; s am, 10; 10 am. so; II
noon, 50; 2 pm, Sc; pm, 81; pm,
IS; pm. Y; 10 pm. 70. Highest,
IS: lowest, Sc.
Relative humidity. am. sc; pm,
AZ: pm, IA.
Rainfall Is pm. to p.m.), 0.
Hours of sunshine, lis.
Per cent of possible sunshine. IS.
Accumulated deficiency of tempera-
ture since January l. 1929, 270.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
ton since July 1. 1920, OBI:
Excess of precipitation since July
/. 1920, 1.99.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, "a.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, July
1O.-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both clear this pm.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 1912 am. and
1910 pm; high tide. 3:0S am. and
$50 PIN.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:13 am. and
11:14 pm; high tide, 4:10 am and
ABS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. Adj am; sun
sets 7:35 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises Asp am; sun
sets 1894 pm.
Moon rises 12:47 pm; sets 4:l9 pm
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
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APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
OF INTERCHURCH PLANS
Pledge Card Sent Out by Local
Committee in Interest of
World Movement,


In an effort to have Washington do
it's share in the Interchurch World
Movement an appeal containing
a pledge card is being sent out
to Westinghouse by the local COM
mittee.
1t is stated the recent campaign in
the interest of the movement has re-
suited in 1886. 100000 being subscribed
toward the denominational quotas
Subscriptions should be sent to Hugh
A. Thrift, treasurer of the local COM
mittee, 616 Union Trust building.
The local committee consists of:
James T. Lloyd, chairman; Hugh
Thrift, treasurer; Clyde F. Armitage,
secretary; Frank E. Altemus. E. B.
| Bagby. A L. Baldwin, Irwin Q. Ball
| A. E. Barrows, Issac Birch, Edw. S.
| Brashea,rs. c. c. Calhoun. Mitchell
Carroll, P. A. Cave, Alton B. Carly.
M. o. Chance. Lucius Clark, VIM.
Knowles Cooper, VIM. S. Culbertson,
Geo. NJ. Diffenderfer. W. T. Edding-
| field, Howard A. Edison. John R. Ed
| wards. Selden M. Ely, Sam B. Frantz,
| G. Grinnell, S. D. Hardy, Thos: II.
Harr, D. Fulton Harris, J. Edgar
Hiatt, G. I. Humphreys. Harry c.
James, Gardner Johnson. G. G. Kun
| dahl, E. s. LaFetra, John c. Let's.
Charles Light. Colin H. Livingston,
| Tough, H. B. F. Mcfarland, F. E
Matthes, Ernest D. Maxwell. c. L.
Mendel, j. Franklin Meyer, D. Lloyd
Michel, F. l.. Middleton. w. w. MILAN.
Geo. A. Morgan. w. A. Morgan, Chas.
F. Nesbit, G. w. Offutt. H. s. Ono
hundro, c. H. Ourand. C. NJ. Panunzio,
James M Pickens, E. Donald Preston,
H. H. Ranck. Herbert N. Shenton,
E. C. Stanton. G. w. F. Swartzell,
Thomas w. Walton, e. o. Watson.
Harry 8. WEIGH, Andrew Wilson, G.
H. Winslow, Charles Wood. Robert
w. Yost.
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TABLET TO MEMORY
OF MEN OF 9Th CORPS
Will Be Unveiled at Fort Stevens,
Brightwood, Tomorrow-Lincoln
and Gen. Wright Honored.

A bronze tablet in memory OF
President Lincoln, Gen. Horatio G
Wright and the soldiers of the 9Th
United States Army Corps who fell
at the battle of Fort Stevens. July II
and -, 1864. is to be unveiled at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at the
old fort at Brightwood.
The flag is to be raised by Fred
erick D. Owen. following the sound
ing Of assembly by navy buglar.
NJ. L. Rudolph is to lead the singing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" &C
companied by the Navy Yard Band.
Address of Welcome.
The address of welcome is to be
delivered by DR.. c. V. Petteys, chair
man of the committee in charge, and
of the 9Th United States Army Corps.
Rev. F. J. Prettyman is to offer
prayer. and Col. Barry Buckley Is to
tell of Lincoln under fire. Other adj
dresses are to be given by DR..
Thomas Calver, DR.. George T. Stew
ems. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball and
Capt H. C. La Rowe.
The tablet is to be unveiled by Miss
Anna Nicholas Wootton and Edward
Wright Wootton, great-grandchildre
of Gen. Wright. Rev George F. Dud-
ley is to pronounce the benediction.
In Charge Of Erercises.
The committee in charge of the ex-
ercises consists of the following: DR..
Charles A. Petteys. president; Harry
Bennett. vice president; Howard M.
Gilman. secretary; John NJ. Kline.
treasurer; Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Col.
Andrew Cowan, Capt Henry c. La
Rowe. J. H: Hendrix. Judge C. H Bun
dy. T.. E. Sewell, Alfred H. Hulbart.
Ira Soule. c. A. Parsons. Harrison
Duckins, Lyman A. Epson, Capt. Alex
ander Scott, George w. Sayre. r. T.
Gregg, ]. H. c. Brewer. Rosa Wright,
Smith daughter 9Th Corpse. DR.. H.
w. Wootton, R. H. Moses. j. E. Kelly,
Orville T. Chamberlain. John w. Ro-
hoback. Thomas R. Conner. Col. John
McElroy. John H. Benning. Peter I.
w. Welteroth, William T. Hilton, DR..
George T. Stevens, William Gushing,
J. w. Wadsworth, jr.; Col Wright
Smith, U. S. A; Mrs. Charles H. Rich
ardson. Gen. William H. Seward, Cor
neilus Ten Sick, J. E. Clark, Maj. H.
S. Kimberly, U. S. A. and William
Jardine.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t
the health department in the last twenty-fou
hours:
Robert l.. and Ellen Robey. boy:
Alexander, jr., and Julia Patch, boy.
Eddie NJ. and Violet Henry. boy.
Theodore R. and Edna Smith. boy.
Franklin E. and Jane Mitchell boy.
Bruno and Catherine Quattrone, boy.
William G. and Ruth A Rock, boy.
George H. and Ella NJ. Magee. boy.
John and Mercedes NJ. Boyle. jr.. girl
Thomas ]. and Anna NJ Howard. boy.
Henry NJ. and Mary Sparrough. girl.
Frank H. and Lenore Gummel, girl.
Owen L. and Ruth Abel, girl.
Frank d. and Emma J. Parsons. girl
William F. and Eyelinda Cochrane, boy.
William J. and Edna NJ Howard. girl
John G. and Margaret Clark. girl.
James and Ida NJ. Disney, girl. twins.
Leo B. and Mary V. Alternately. girl
Henry P. and Mary L. Alden. girl
William and Daisy Wiseman. girl.
Lawrence and Mamie Tripplett. girl.
William E. and Mary I. Dodson, girl.
James NJ. and Lydia Turner. girl.
Harry A. and Marie E. Pearson, boy.
Edward and Mary Powell. boy.
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evening or early Monday morning.
The citizens Of Columbus have ar
ranged a welcoming celebration which
will take place at noon, and naturally
will include Mr.. Roosevelt
Letters and kilograms were piled
high at the office of the governor to-
day. A letter from Miss Katherine
Wright, sister of Orville Wright, con-
graduated the governor on his nomi-
nation and wished him success
Harvey c. CARRIER of Ohio, formerly
bitter political opponent of Gov.
Cox in the democratic party, who or
ganized democratic organization to
defeat him in the past. wired him to-
day Keep alevel head"
Other kilograms Received.
Other messages received by wire fol-
low:
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan, Tennes-
see: Hearty congratulations. Tenne-
'ssee will give you her electoral votes"
Thomas R. Watson, Georgia: please
accept my heartiest congratulations
on yourInomination."