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The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
GIVEN
BY BOY SCOUTS
Tenth Annual Statement Of
Organization Presented
To Congress.

Congress was oficially presented
with the tenth annual report of
the Boy Scouts of America yester-
day. The report was handed to
Speaker Gillett by a committee
headed by Colin H. Livingstone. of
Washington, president of the ma
tional organization: Edward d.
Shaw. Scout executive, and James
E. West, chief Scout executive of
the National Council.
High points in the report were:
There are $4,000 men and boys
enrolled in the organization.
The Boy Scouts is a uniform body
larger than the army, navy and
Marine Corps combined.
More than 100000 boys have be-
come scouts since the movement
was organized in 1910.
There are 10000 Boy Scout
troops in the United States.
More than 100000 men are serv-
ing as scout-masters and officers.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
WOOLSEY QUITS;
JOINS LANSING.
State Department Solicitor
Will Practice Law With
Former Chief.

Lester II. woolsey. Solicitor OF
the Department of State since June
81. 1919. retired from the depart
ment yesterday to engage In the
practice of law and international
matters in this city with former
Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
Throughout the war woolsey was
engaged in important duties in
of the departments war activities
1t was Woolsey who on February
3. 1917, handed to Count Won
Bernstorff, the German Ambassador
at Washington, the latter's pass
ports which ended that diplomats
service here. preliminary to the en-
try of the United States in the war.
He was an active participant in
the framing of much of the diplo-
matte correspondence during the
war. and later was a technical
delegate to the Peace Conference.
being especially active in the work
in connection with the reparations
and claims provisions of the Aus
trian treaty.
Woolsey was born at Stone Ridge.
IN. Y, forty-three years ago. He
received degrees from Harvard Col
lege and from George Washington
University here. He entered the
government service as an assistant
geologist in the Geological Survey.
Later he was appointed Assistant
Solicitor in the Department Of
State. and subsequently detailed to
the office of Secretary Lansing on
June %, 1915.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
WRECK SURVIVORS
RESCUED AT SEA

Leghorn, Italy, March 81 delay
eO.-The steamer Argentario has
arrived here with twelve survivors
of the Norwegian bark Sydnaes.
Norfolk to Italy, abandoned at sea
March 2.
Members of the Sydnaes' crew
said their vessel encountered a
heavy gale off the Bermudas and
began leaking badly. The crew
worked the pumps for three days.
and then took to the lifeboats. Aft
er rowing ten days in mid-Atlantic,
during which one sailor cut his
throat after becoming insane from
suffering, the men were picked up
by the Italian steamer.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
Declares Wilson Erred
In Naming Lind as Envoy

President Wilson picked lemons"
in selecting John Lind and Will
lam Bayard Hale as his special en-
voys to Mexico, Thomas Slattery,
American mining man, told the
Senate Mexican affairs committee
yesterday.
and all Mexicans except a few
armed bandits, hoped the same
thing" Slattery said. 'Lind's visit
resembled comic opera and his
swollen chest evaporated after an
interview with Huerta. The best
elements in Mexico have been
driven out because their wealth
made them the common enemy OF
all Mexican factions"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
Navy's Indifference
Attested by Admiral

As a result of the navy's policy
of Indifference" it was mot pre-
pared in any respect" when war
was declared, Rear Admiral Will
lam F. Fullam, retired, declared at
the Senate naval inquiry, yester-
day,
Disaster" was avoided only be-
cause the German and Austrian
aects were bottled and because the
chief naval powers were on the
allies side. he said. Fullam COM
manded the Pacific reserve fleet
during the war.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
California Denied Vote
On National Prohibition

San francisco, April 1.-The
State Supreme Court today ruled
that tie voters of California have
no right to a referendum on the
national prohibition (Eighteenth)
amendment.
The decision was rendered in the
case brought by ]. A. Balotti, of Los
Angeles. against d. B. Lyons, reg
istrarN of voters Of Los Angeles
County. to force Lyons to file a
referendum.
Attorneys who filed the motion
sought to force a referendum on
the action of the State legislature
in ratifying the amendment
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
Weary Of Divorces, IS
Chicago Judge Quits

Chicago, April 1.-Sick and tired
of hearing divorce cases. Judge Jo-
seph B. David, of the Superior
Court here, today resigned. ~.
Marriage doesn't mean anything
any more" he said. "A divorce is
no longer a stigma on a woman's
name. 1t is an asset that seems
to attract more men,"
Idle women and women seeking
excitement are the chief offenders
in asking divorces, Judge David de-
clared
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
TWO HURT, $50 900. -
LOSS IN EXPLOSION

Street car service on the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany was interrupted for half an
hour, two men were injured and $780,
900 worth of damage done when a
21, 21,000-horsepower steam turbine at
the Benning power plant Of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company
short circuited and exploded yestcr-
day morning and put the entire
plant out of commission.
Spencer Michael. ~ years old, of
IS New York avenue northeast, was
seriously and another employe
slightly burned.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
U. S. REFUSES TO TAKE
PART IN RUSS INQUIRY

The United States has refused an
invitation from the allies to send .
member on the league Of nations
committee which is to investtgate
conditions in Russia, 1t was Learned
yesterday at the State Department.
The invitation, which was re-
ceived recently by the department,
was refused because this country
has failed to become a member Of
the league, 1t was explained
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
Hartford Mayor Suspends
Daylight Saving Law
OBy Herald Leased wire.)

Hartford, Conn, April Hart
ford must abandon daylight saving
according to a proclamation by the
mayor. After a futile conference
with officials of the New Haven
Railroad. he today suspended the
law for three weeks from next SUM-
day, pending concurrent action by
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
whereupon the railroad will alter
the time of all trains, including To-
cal and workmen's trains.
The resembling of the law, which
has been in operation four days, is
unpopular.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-02
SECRET JAP REPORT
Is MADE BY DANIELS

Information recently obtained re-
garding Japanese activities in the
Pacific is understood to have been
laid before the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels in secret session yesterday.
The committee met at the request
of Daniels, who asked that what he
had to say be kept secret.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
LEE TIRE CO., ANNOUNCES
REDUCTION in PRICES

Believing that present conditions
in the material market presage fall.
ing prices within the next few
months, the Lee Tire & Rubber Com
pany of New York has announced
thru its local representative, South
western Supply Co., an immediate
price reduction Of fifteen to twenty
percent below present price lists.
Advances in all lines of automo-
bile accessories have been so FIRE.
quent as to be discouraging to
motorists, but d reduction in tire
prices, in the heart Of the motoring
season, even before any drop has
come in manufacturing costs, has
never before been announced.
Such move marks the Lee Tire
& Rubber company as leader, not
only in the building Of high-grade
tires and in the manufacture OF the
only successful puncture-proof pneu.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
CHILDREN ABROAD HELPED

What the Junior Red Cross is
doing to aid the children of foreign
countries is shown in report which
has just been compiled by Frederick
p Keppel, director of Foreign Oper-
ations of the American Red Cross.
Up to June 80, 1920. the Junior or
ganizaton had appropriated $396.23f
for the support and assistance of
schools and orphanges, for scholar
ships and apprenticeships, for con-
structive health activities. for sum-
mer and winter colonies and for
Fairgrounds and gardens in the fol-
lowing countries: Alabama Belgium.
Czecho-Slovakia, France, Italy.
Greece, Montenegro, Poland. Rou-
mania, Syria, Palestine, China and
the Virginia Islands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
Good Ne1us
For the Modern
Housewife

Carpets Washed and Dried Right on thc Floor BY The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
Red Cross Holds
State Conference

Oklahoma City.-An important con
ferece of Oklahoma Red Cross work
ers is to be held in Oklahoma City
October - and II. according to no
tices which are being sent out by
w. o. Van Wyck, state Roll Call
Director
The latest phases of the Red Cross
program will be presented by ma
tional and division officials, plans fos
the Fourth Red Cross Roll Cali in
Oklahoma will be- laid
Many chapters already have ap-
pointed delegates and sent in their
names. Those who have not done
SO are urged by Mr.. Van Wyck to
take immediate action so their chap
ter will have representation at the
Oklahoma City meeting.
Attendance at these conferences
cannot be urged too strongly" Mr..
Van Wyck said today. Every chap
ter in Oklahoma should send at least
one delegate and as many more as
possible, Since plans for the Roll
Call will be formulated at these
meetings it is essential that the
chapter chairman and the chapter
roll call director be present"
The program at these meetings will
be presented by DR., Livingston Far
rand, chairman of the central COM
mittee f. c. Monroe, general man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07

mills in Germany and Autria which
are not operating now There are
several hundred thousands bales OF
low grade cotton left over in tn :
state from other years.
IF the law of supply and demand
were without restriction, ! believe
there will be gradual rise in cot
ton prices to point where produc-
tion will be profitable. But Juggling
of the stock market and restrictions
on credit by the federal reserve
board have beat down the price. I'M
less there is an increase, the cotton
grower faces heavy loss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
HOLD COTTON
COUNTY AGENT
TELLS FARME RS
Joins With fAsaTeN Board President
in Urging Farmers to Wait for
Higher Prices; Pickers
Are Wanted

Joining with John A. Whitehurst,
president of the state board of agri.
culture, A. r. Houston. county agri.
cultural agent, has recommended
that Grady county cotton growers
hold their product until better
prices are offered.
Mr.. Houston makes this recon.
lnendation with but one exception
Pointing to the figures showing that
several million bales of low-grad
short-staple cotton are being held in
the United States because of an in.
active market, Mr.. Houston urges
that tanners having a low-grade cot
ton dispose Of it at once. Spin
ners are demanding high-grade, long
staple cotton" he said. The short.
staple cotton win find no ready mar.
ket until the supply of the better
quality is exhausted"
sMiiiy tOttuu plChciS are HScueu III
Grady county, the county agricultur
al agent announces. From two to
three hundred are needed, and a
price of two dollars per hundred
pounds is being offered.
Owing to the dry weather of the
past few weeks, the fields of Grady
county are white and unless pickers
are obtained at once. a portion of
the crop may be caught by the fall
rains, affecting the grade of thu
staple, it is said.
Whitehurst Discusses Fall
John A. Whitehurst, president OF
the state board of agriculture, in dis.
cussing the fall of the cotton mar
ket, has advised the holding of cot
ton rather than selling it at pre-
vailing low prices. Prices Tor low
grade cotton now will not pay the
ost of production, he states, and un-
less there is a strengthening Of the
market farmers will leave such cot.
ton in the field rather than go to
the expense of picking and gining it.
ITO produce a bale of cotton costs
not less than 3Oc pound this year,
at a conservative estimate" he
writes. we produced 100000 bales
of cotton last year and the crop this
year will be approximately the same.
Nearly one-fourth of the crop will
be low grade cotton, which will not
bring the farmer what he paid for
it at present prices
Prices Of low grade cotton are
abnorlnally low and out Of proror
tion to the price OF white cotton
The principal consumers of the
lower grades in tha past have been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
HOME FOR NURSES.

The American Red Cross has leas-
ed the former home of Colonel Will
liam G. Bates, overlooking the Great
South Bay, along the Southern
Shore Of Long Island, New York
which will be used as a home for
nurses who are ill or who need re-
cuperation because of their service
in France. The care-free, outdoor
life at the nurses home will witlljn
Just few weeks restore health and
strength and fit the nurses who go
there to return to their duties with
renewed vim.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
~rHE DEATH SQUAD

'The death squad" d"-That is the
name that has been given seven
Americans, members of the Ameri.
can Red Cross Commission to West
Russia. For six months the workers
have faced the greatest dangers,
fighting typhus in Esthonia and to-
day, only one of them is on duty un-
scathed. Two of the original band
are dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
Financial Loss que To Colds.

1t is estimated that the average
man loses three days time each year
from inability TO work on account o.
having cold Much of this loss can
be avoided by treating every cold as
the first symptoms of the disease
appear. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has won a wide reputation and
immense sale by its cures for this
disease. Try it, You are certain to
be pleased with its pleasant taste
and the prompt relief which it af
fords.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
LIBRARY FOR FRENCH.

A municipal library, founded under
the auspices OF the American Red
Cross at Cormontreuil, France, is the
permanent memorial to American
friendship which people of the town
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07

agor; Dr. f. A. Peterson national
director of health service; Arthur
Dunn, associate national director Of
junior membership and directors Of
the various departments in the di-
vision and state,
A special session will be devoted
to matters pertaining to the Roll Cali
Horace NJ. swope, division direc.
tor for the Fourth Red Cross Roll
Call will preside at this conference.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07

have. The mayor Of The town, IN
making a speech Of acceptance,
said: u am happy to tell you we are
going to have a municipal library.
thanks to the Red Cross which has
made it possible this important local
center of moral and intellectual cdu-
cation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07
Improve Your Digestion.

II you have week digestion cat
sparingly of meats, let at least five
hours eIapse between meals, eat
nothing between meals. Drink an
abundance Of water. Take one of
Chamberlain Tablets Immediately
after supper DO this and you will
improve your digestion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07

matte, but also in business foresight
and consideration for the motoring
public.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-07

WANT ADS get results. Try ono
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
SIT STEADY AND KEEP cool.

r, EXPLOSION wrecked the Morgan bank and
the & Assay building - 10 80 lives and the
injury of several hundred persons the country gasp in
opbent asking We are indeed
u revolution
is the unrest that is prevalent
who ranno, So" and can
not reason realize that there something wrong
vet have or TO set about the
right ayto that wrong.
Reasonable their heads at this time There
must The situation is serious and must
ne faced minded Unreason must oe met
by reason to hold the misceants IN
check nothing injustice by other injustice
Bolsheyist the Communist all are
direction They have studied
books far in ad-
They have hurled death
realized that the death
Of ynt They have not understood hat
the system survives They not learned that terror
never any children things and as chill
dn they must their mdeed and taught the
be Punishment must be meed
under the guise OF
Let await with eanesS the
then only then let Judgment
The by another ouburst OF mon
Then that inspires such deeds
Liberty to enjoy the fruit OF
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
HUNGER STRIKING.

McSwney that is attracting the at
hunger strk
punishment by Imprisonment seems
the Britain her the govern
this abandoned and the
does not desire to eat
lie
would that the government is IN
food
walls and why
go? The hunger striker Is
be doubted There is
hOweverthe have the
,bev seen, give prisoners
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
LOCAL JUGGERNAUTS.

The the PROSTATE bod oil MS
wohppers aous autois who drives heed
without much as stop
ming 70 ascertain the extent Such cases are not
rare.
OF daily recent Mohu!
there down by autos and IN not
his victim hree
Ihese 'e
speeding driver and bring iorh vows
ofy captured
difficulty TO De
condition to notice the uoeI Vi
LOOKING ae
education OF the motor
enforcement Oh
dangerous courses ana
pedestrians speed
often hour
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23

Yarn trims eyerything-nats, blouses.
frocks, and provides a double cord for
the waist Of this sweater and single
one for the neck. Little yarn balls
finish the cords that are tied in the
simplest bows.
This sweater has some own sisters
that are hand crOcheted of silk yarn
in many of the bright sweater tones.
Usually they are finished at the bottom
with a deep fringe. Narrow picot-
edged ribbon may be used for finishing
touches or long narrow sashes hand
crocheted to match.
Besides these rather luxurious silk
sweaters in open work designs there
are many in light-cOlOred woods; as
rule women who crochet or knit make
them for themselves. But the machine
made sweaters are so attractive that no
one need long for anything better. SOms
women buy plain, machineknir
sweater and crochet an edge about ic
in yarn of light contrasting color.
This is easy to do and gives a dis
tinctive personal touch to the garment.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23

Forr.vear-old Mary had Ius r..
acme from Sunday school ~. ~,
Ted was asking her what n.a 1' y
there. ooh, a teacher .' ta,Is' a .
man prayed and we sang, 8, md
,lI,'I There was one song Fl :
II is" she studied a mlna w..
Turn the lights on in the . DasSDr
Uncle Ted was SURPRISE Irl ~
didn't sound exactly Ike v,r.s
pri1o song. A little later I, Na,, )
or sister cleared up the s,' va, u,
snnr sung was LET the Lowe
Re Burning" n
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23

The day of the great naval review
Fl Port Melbourne. on the occasion
VI the prince of Wales visit, was
also memorable in minor way for
the triumph OF Victorian railway or
canizatiOn. Electric trains carried
$4,000 sightseers, in about four and
one-half hours, to and from Port Mel
bourne, total distance of four miles.
Only five trains were utilized for the
whole service. yet it was possible 10
maintain a service of trains at inter
walls of less than three minutes. Thus
the huge crowd was handled without a
hitch.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23

as important demon
straes that
nterschool contests does much
This spirit of cooperation has ca'
many pupil he desired the chance
the athletic contests
athletic contests impartial observer
would seem that there the contestsen
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

With the question
the of the school There
that such things properly
of regulated tendency however,
athletics whether
havea ctua physical training not
The old proverb in
the The development of the
Physical training is
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23

A1ECESSITY-tnat humble ana use
~ full mother of inventiOns-brought
forth some years ago after her kind the
humble and useful sweater and ITS
early intention and seeming destiny,
was simply to he comfortable. Man.
kind adopted it and has required moth
ing further than comfort from it all
these years. Women adopted 1t and
have led it merry chase into the
land of fancy and changing styles.
She requires that it be novel, varied,
chic, first, and somewhat useful after
ward, and it is far from humble or
plain now. There are in fact so many
diversified kinds of sweaters that pic
lures of them might provide illustra-
tons for a calendar of the year.
July presents us with such delight
full affairs in the smart company Of
sweaters as that new model shown in
the picture. 1t appears to be of fiber
silk knitted so as 10 show a solid rib
alternating with an open mesh. 1t rs
a slip-Over model. among the neatest
Of this popular variety, and is very
nicely adjusted to the figure with
definite fit about the shoulders and
bust, and a charming management Of
the waist. 1t appears that we cannot
tell the story of anything these days
without adding a little yarn to it.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-23
Alike Anyway.
The day of the great naval review
of
Tulane University

$50
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-16
REGISTER OF MERIT
RAISES VALUE COWS
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE BEN
EFlTS FROM COOPERATIVE
TESTING ASSOCIATIONS.

W. e. Hayes, member of the Mar
shall county cooperative contrasting
association, started six COWS on regis
ter Of merit test in January. They
made good records and recently he
sold them for an average of $500 each
According to O. A. Hutton, dairy
specialist of the division of extension
OF the University of Tennessee, these
COWS would not have brought over
$500 each before tested. This asso
citation was formed and began to func
ton July /, 1919. On March l this
year four of the members Of the assO-
citation had Is cows on register of mer-
it test. Several other da.rymen are
now interested in the work and it has
become necessary to employ another
tester. This is the second association
in Tennessee to have two testers, the
Rutherford county association having
had two testers since last July.
The dairy industry will be featured
at the East Tennessee farmers conVen-
ton this year. On May 10 Prof. Os
car Err, of the Ohio State University,
VIII address the convention. A ban
quet will be given the same evening
which will be followed by a joint
meeting Of the Tennessee dairymen's
Association and the East Tennessee
milk producers association. On the
following day a cooperative Jersey
sale, consisting of IS head of very
choice animals, will he conducted