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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26
FINDS NEWPAPER DIET
SEASONED FOR READERS
College Professor Satisfied Va
riety Of Topics is Well
Proportioned.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26--As matter
of averages, newspaper readers
print diet is we'll proportioncd and
seasoned Rdmixturc. It's nll been
worked out by Professor George r..
Hotchkiss and Richard u. Franklin.
lecturer OF New York University, after
"A thorough investigation. They find
the average reader diGcsts hts paper
az follows:
General nows. 1890 per cent; edI-
torials. 1882; politics, 11,73; followed
by finance, sports, foreign ncws, ad-
Vcrtisements. local news, business
page. cartoons, and book reviews.
Tho order OF departments was ar
ranged following tho questloning OF
eight business and professional groups,
nifty individuals In each group. Then
the students of the university were
questioned and II worked out the
same way. 1t also was found that
the same proportions held true for
women with the exception OF tho
order OF ths Anancinl and sporting
news.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26
WILSON WOULD JAIL
CHRIST, SAYS DEBS
Message of CheerfuIness Is
Socialist Chiefs Greetings
to Rev0Iuti0narieS.

ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. GA message
OF cheerfulness and a tribute to Christ
were features of the formal Christmas
greetings issued to revolutionaries
throughout the world by Eugene V.
Debs. defeated Socialist candidate for
the Presidency, who is in the peniten-
tiary here for violation of the espion-
age law.
President Wilson refused TO give
him a Christmas pardon because he
thought Debs was unrepentant Debs
admits he's repentant for, he says.
ne hasn't done anything for which he
should repent.
Here is Debs' Christmas message:
Il am happy to be alive this Christ
mas and to join in spirit with my
revolutionary comrades throughout
the world in paying tribute to the
memory of Jesus Christ. There is not
another single figure in history whose
spirit scared so high. whose heart was
so maEnanimous, and whose purpose
was so lofty. lie paid the price with
his sainted life, not because he loved
his fellowmen, but because he hated
injustice and was true TO his pole
tartan breeding.
81 congratulate Christ that he is
dead. for IL he were alive today he
would be in Jail here with me for vio-
lating the espionage law, and Presi-
dent Wilson would say of Christ, as he
has said OF me, that IL would not be
in consonancc with public policy to re-
lease him"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26
Heroic Actress
Cures Bowlegs
Ruth Gordon Has Both
Limbs Broken and Put
in Casts.
FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE
They'll Be Straight as
Marilyn. Miller's in
Three Months.
FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Less should
not be allowed TO interfere with
ones career. according II Miss
Ruth Gordon, actress. Bowlegs
were the banc of Miss Cord on's e%'
istence. so she had EN- strtightene1.
She is in hospital today with
both legs In plaster casts. not
through accident, but because she
wanted them broken.
Three years ago" Miss Gordon
said, 81 was walking down an aisle
in a Chicago department store, and
/ saw a pair of legs walking toward
me that made me laugh because
they were funny. Then / discover
ed that the legs were mine.
IL wanted to have metfing
done right then. but l didn't have
time. Then ] saw Marilyn Miller's
legs in a show at Atlantic city and
that decided me. She's got the
straightest legs
SO for beauty's sake. Miss Gordon
had a Chicago surgeon break both
her legs. She will not pc able to
walk for at least three months, but
she thinks II will be worth IT,
In private life Miss Gordon Is
Mrs. Gregory Kelly. She was the
baby talk lady" in Booth Tark,ng
tons seventeen" and recently
starred in Clarence" Her husband
Is Gregory Kelly. who was the boy
in Seventeen"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26
.URGESU. s. TO
JOIN GERMANY
Shaw Would Make Russia Third
Member Of League to As
sure World Peace.

In the three preceding articles
Mr.. shaw told how Britnin's mill
tnristIc policy toward ireland would
lead Inevitably 10 wsr with the
United states, pointed out how the
1920 election had saved the United
States from "WiIson's savage peace
treaty and exposed the seiAsh
grab for .cspitsIistic spoiIs which
fhreatens England and Europe with
new chaos.
He also told OF Britain's policy
toward Russia and the turning
Ioose of the black and tans On Ire
land, and now shows the fOllOy Of
these orgies Of ~ ate Nm q nahip.
He cited the determined effort of
the British government TO get back
at all hazards TO the monopoly of
Industrial enterprise which private
capital enjoyed before the war.
BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.
Special Cable TO The washinEton
Times,
LONDON, Dec. 26.-The war re.
vealed the nadeauacies, laziness
and incompetence of that arrange
ment. When England realized
that her batteries in the field equip.
ped by private enterprise were ra-
toned on a shell day and that this
meant defeat, government factories
shot up in all directions, and private
firms were not only controlled, regu-
lated and compelled to pool their
traae, secfrts, but, tutorcd by civil
Ians whom they despised. to study
their own business seriously for the
first time and made to keep those
strict accounts of costs which SO
soon put an end to the time-sanc-
toned but monstrous items like
81, 800 for a single shell.
RESTORING INDUSTRY.
The army soon found itself sup
piled at an unprecedently low cost
with more shells than it could pos
sibly fire, and mounds of these shells
are still being broken up.
But the moment the war was over
Mr.. Lloyd George proclaimed that
the work Of restoring" industry
would be undertaken by practical
business men"-that is, by the very
persons whose inadequacy the war
exposed. They set to work at once
to sell the government plant and all
war stores to private
spectators: new factories were dis
workers disbanded. indus
trial towns which had gorwn up
around them laid to waste.
The press was made to ring with
deDunciations Of extravaganza and
Of government man.
stupidity and tyranny, of
bureaucracy and eating up national
resources by hordes Of officials.
GIVEN GREAT POWERS.
The unemployed demobilized were
kept quiet by out-of-work pay at
public expense until their wreck was
thoroughly accomplished, when they
were abandoned to their fate.
The result is there is more ma
terial for violent insurrection lying
around than there has been in Eng
iand at any time since the year 1886,
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column 81
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KERENSKY REVEALS
M0NARCH|ST PLOT
European MiIitarists Plan to
Stage "Come-Back," Say
Ex-Russian Ruler.

NEW YORK, Dec. CA vast plan
is being worked out in Europe TO re-
store the German, Russian, and Hun,
garian monarchies, and uprisings arc
to break out late in 1921, according &c
allegations made by Alexander r
kerensky, former premier OF Russia
to the newspaper Volta Rossiyi, a
copy of which was received here to,
day.
Kercnsky charged that General
Ludendorff and other German and
Hungarian militarists are behind the
movement. and that documents have
already been drawn UP in Berlin and
Budapest az to how the monarchists
and militarists shall proceed.
According to Kerensky, the chlet
leaders of thc Kapp military coup in
Berlin last March fled to Bavaria fol.
lowing the collapse OF the movement.
False passports were provided for the
conspirators who went to Budapest,
where Colonel Bauer, one of Kapp'a
officers. outlined plans for military
uprising in Berlin and Vienna.
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STAGE STAR CHASES
TURKEY UP BROADWAY
Frank Tinney's Xmas GobbIer
Bolts From Taxicab.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7s.-Frsnk Tin
ney. funny man on tho stage and gen
tlemsn farmer OF. became infus I'd
with the Christmas spirit. corralled n
turkey and brought II to town In a
taxicsb. lie aimed TO give 1t TO n
friend.
At Broadway and Forty-second
street tho turkey hoped out VIII IN
Frank wasn't looking and started up
the White Way, gobble Eobbling.
Somewhat embarrassed, the come
dian got out, clamped on his hat,
seized his cane and started in pur-
suit. calling to his turkey.
The gobbler, quite ngitated. did not
recognize hts masters voice and .an
the faster. Frank won, grabbing the
gobbler at Forty-fourth street. amid
great cheers. and the turkey tried to
flop street car.
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Eleanor Griffith, Star
of Ritz Girl,' Is Wed
D. c. Actress Bride OF New
Yorker, Dispatch
Says.

Eleanor Griffith. Washington girl,
star Of The Poor Little Ritz Girl"
which played here several months ago.
was secretly married IN New York yes
terday, according to a dispatch received
In Washington today.
Miss Griffith was united In mar
riage with Edgar Dudley Ijams,
brother OF Col. George IT, IJams, we'll
known New York society man. The
couple were married In the municipal
chapel by the "marryin' deputy"
James Cruise.
Miss Griffith started her stage ca
reer In Washington. She applied to
the Garrlck Players, and was given a
minor part Showing exceptional tai.
ent during the rehearsals. she was in
trusted with one OF tho principal roles
in THE only Girl Since then her
success has been rapid She spent
some months on Keith's circuit.
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u. s. FINANCES
IN BEST SHAPE
Nation Safe and Will Weather
All Future Storms, De-
clare Experts.
BY W. II. ATKINS.
International News Service.

The nation is safe financially. II
will weather the storms of the fu-
ture. 1t is better able to care for
itself than any other nation on the
globe. The United States is the
greatest financial and economic pow
er of the world now, and will con-
tinue to WELD that power far into
the coming years.
OPINION or OFFICIALS,
This was the Christmastide mes
sage given today in composite form
to the people by Secretary OF the
Treasury Houston, Governor Harding.
of the Federal Reserve Board: Comp
troller Of the Currency Williams and
others intimately associated with
them in control OF fiscal AFFAIRS. Op-
timism features all of their express
sions in summing up OF the year
1920, and views OF the business out
look for the New Year
Banks and business concerns, in
reports to these guiding forces in
Government finance, discount the i'm
portance of the few bank failures
that have occurred. the present unem-
ploNment, "nlch lS admlttedly great,
and the business reactions which are
noted, as result OF the credit strains
incident TO readjustment back to a
peacetime basis.
Transitions through which business
is now passing, these officials said.
|ts uncomfortabis, and involves pos
sible loss in some directions, but they
all contend that IL is a "hcalthy
process for more helpful cconomi-
Cally than continuation OF the mad
race in profiteerinR." tho chief factor
in the imitation evil, now sought to
be checked.
WAR NOT YET OVER.
These officials, entering minutely
into various phases of business re-
adjustment. were frank to say that
the present process, involving as II
has losses and disappointments. is
far from complete" and that some
lines OF business may be expected to
pass through a still further rigorous
period of readjustment, and reorgani-
zation. officials are confident that
"transition in such lines will be ac-
complished without undue strain
upon the present strong banking
structure"
in a financial sense the war is not
over, these officials all egrced today.
The fiscal situation both at home and
abroad is disturbed by failure to fix
the German indemnify. Secretary
Continued on Page ;. Column 7)
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Sees World on
Great Joy Jag
Noted French Author
Amazed at Prevalence
of immortality.
SHOCKED BY WOMEN
Finds Mothers Counte-
nance Actions Dis
graceful in Olden
Times.
SHOCKED BY WOMEN
~ MAURICE PRAx.
The ArteAus Ward OF France.
Special 10 UniversaI Service.

PARIS, Dec. 26-The amazing
prevalence OF vice and crime in
France since the war is due to a
return 10 the fashionable mid-Vic-
trian malady. "Spleen"-Cafard in
French. boredom in English.
After hve years OF living from
minute TO minute at the top OF our
speed, during which VIC ran the
nothing now satisfies US. We go
from simple pleasures to dangerous
ones, from which the step is but a
short one to vice we try TO awaken
our jaded senses in every imagin-
able way: our pleasures today were
the crimes Of yesterday: we drink;
We dance, We "shimmy." we fire.
quent resorts which are only per-
mitted by the frantic federation OF
the age--and at the end Of the vi
oious circle We are back again
where we were before; tired, spa-
thetic, listless. unaroused.
The Napoleonic wars had an
aftermath of the same sort. But II
was nothing compared to the vir-
ulence of the disease OF to-day. In
tn. jst century society shuddercd.
deliciously shocked by the names OF
Lord Byron. OF Oscar Wilde, Paul
Verlaine. the French poet. Yet So
ciety of today is composed Of moth
ing but Byrons and Wildes and
Nerlaines and nobody thinks any
thing OF IT.
To be moral and Christian In
these days is TO be Il being apart.
not far removed from the angels.
II Lord Byron could come back
to earth today and journey to
fashionable gathering In Paris he
would be as shocked as that severe
American, Anthony Comstock was
when a New York picture dealer
dared to exhibit in his display win.
dows a nude Chabas.
The mild distractions OF 1914 no
longer satisfy even our children.
Sensation is sprung on sensation,
and still our appetite remains un-
appeased. Girls of sixteen in Paris
today do things our grandmothers
would have been whipped out OF
town for doing. and their mothers
look on-when they get the time
from their own whirl of pleasure
and indulgently smile.
Caution, culture, decency--sll are
thrown to the winds. Nobody cares
what the world may say because
they know very well tho world Ia
doing as bad or worse. Society
mothers who in 1914 would have
perished from horror at the thought
now take into their homes and in
troducc to their daughters men
whose vice IL not only written on
their faces but eloquent in their
speech.
The round OF existence has be-
come a drunken merry-go-round of
besotted pleasure. Tango palaces
are filled and tho hospitals arc
filing. Millions arc no longer mil
lions but counted as sous. Love has
flown from the world and been re-
placed by ruthless. all-devouring
passion. The blood of our fathers
ran at gentle rubber. tired carriage
speed. but ours courses through our
veins at the rate OF q fighting air
plane.
The result of living az this tor
rife speed Is that We pass too rap
idly by the good things Of life t.
notice them. We call IT living. but
we shall die before we really know
life
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-26
JAIL WIFE FOR FAILING
TO SUPPORT HUSBAND
Michigan Mother OF Eleven Chill,
dren Broke Agreement,
Say Police.

JACKSON, Mich. Dec. 26.--Charged
with failing to support her husba md,
Mrs. Bertha Watts, mother Of eleven
children, was arrested here at tho re-
quest OF Saginaw officers. An ar
ranEement existed, II Is said between
Mrs. Watts and her husband. whereby
she was to support the family. while
he performed the wifely duties at
home. Mrs. Watts tired Of this ar
ranRement and came to Jackson
seeking employment. Her arrest fol-
lowed
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Tended her husband, saying that al.
though both of them were sorely
pressed for immediate funds because
of litigation, he shared to no extent
in her adventures.
Mrs. Ruiokholdt would not publicly
announce the name of her nemesis
and when detectives went to a hotel
where he was scheduled to have had
a rendezvous with the physician's
wife, the hypnotic one was nowhere
TO be found.
'Tf my family or my husbands
family hears of this, will be dis
grsced forever" Mrs Rudickoldt
peatodly for her husband, who was
i'll In the Raleigh Hotel, Washington
~. C., but who now Is on his way to
her aid.
TRAPPED ny JEwELRy.
Mrs. Ruickho,dt wns trapped when
she called at the broadway office OF
tho Adams Express Company for n
package OF jewelry, which, II IL al
legged, she ordered In the name OF Mrs.
Alfred Mitchell, a relative of mem
bers OF tho Tiffany firm, from stone
& Berry, New London jewellers. II
Is claimed at the express ONCE that
the physicians wife represented her
self as Mrs. Mitchell.
In Washington DR.. Rulcholdt said
he and his wife had been working
for Mrs. Mitchell, but added his wife
CONTINUED on Page 2, COLUMN H.
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tMYSTERY WOMAN FIGURES in ATTACK ON OFFICERS WIFE
WEATHER

Rsia iste tssiGkt .ss
Mosdsy. ri.iss tempsrs-
tsr~. moderate east and
southeast wisa.. Temper
ature yesterday maxi
mum. Az nsisi ~ una. rs.
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Schwab IS right. The world
will be better off when it finishes
with this passing sickness. First
tho nations killed each other,
spending two hundred and fifty
billions in the process. Then mil
lions, dead Of influenza, were
added to the millions dead in war.
Next, as though nothing had hap
pened, the nations began spending
money frantically, to celebrate the
fact that the world was nearly
bankrupt.
After such a debauch rs that,
YOU have got to have a reaction,
and we're having it.
The worst of the whole situation
is the loss, daily piling up through
lack of work. Three million men
idle means a national loss Of ff-
teen million dollars a day, at least,
and that amounts to four billions
and . half a year, enough to take
care Of all our debts nicely.
Secretary Houston, issuing warn
ings that must be needed, says the
country will soon face deficit
of billions. We do not want to
meet il as they have done in Eu-
rope by printing bogus money.
Only keeping up production Of
wealth by government prevention
of idleness will solve the problem.
II IL Is NOT solved, about one
hundred million Ameri ans will
ioin the stock brokers in their
sroanine next Christmas.
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Published every evening uneludins sunds
Enter.d as second class matter at the
postofncs at Washington. ID. q.
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Russia is far of, but what Rus
sia does or may do will affect
every person in America. We are
paying now for the stupidity that
blockaded Russia and prevented
shipping and selling our goods.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
CARPENTER SAYS
 TOFICHT DEMPSEY
tBy United Press)

Paris, March 4-Announcing his marriage next week and tour of the United States with his bride, Georges Carpenter, heavyweight champion of Europe, declared today that he ex- pected to sign a contract to fight Jack Dempsey, American champion, as soon as he reached New York. Carpenter said he hoped to close the deal with Tex Richard, the American fight pro moter.
 Carpenter said that his marriage is the result of a purely love affair He said that his bride, Gergiette Elaisser, is rich in love but poor in worldly goods. He added to his an nouncement about the Dempsey fight that he believes the American fighter is innocent of the "slacker' charge brought against him by the federal grand jury at San Francisco. Car pentier was in the French miltar> service during the war and became one of the national heroes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
SOLONS FIRM
 IN OPPOSING
 SOLDIERS AID
By United Pr.xs. ,


 Washington, March 4.-Democratic and Republican leaders in congress today seemed agreed to determinedly oppose the enactment of soldiers aid legislation, despite the insistent de mands of organizations of soldiers and sailors for bonuses, vocational training and farm and home loans. Several pieces of soldiers aid legisla- tlon are before the house and senate. but 1t appeared today that no action would be taken at the present regu- lar session of congress, under agree ment of Democratic and Republican leadrs
 Members of the both parties in the house and senate hold that the value of all liberty bond issues would be much jeopardized by the enactment of legislation calling for the expen- diture of large amounts of money. It was stated that another liberty bond issue would be required to finance the program of soldiers aid called for by the American Legion and other or ganizations of soldiers and sailors. Both Democratic and Republican lead CTS doubt public support of liberty loan for the purpose of carrying out the program of soldiers aid
 Another factor which is having it's influence in congress is the fear that the grant of aid to soldiers and sail ors, in amounts such as proposed by the bonus bill, would cause an inf1a- tion of credit and react on the cost of living
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
HOUSE VOTES
 DOWN REPEAL
 OF PROH| LAW
{ By United Press )

Washington, March 4-The house of representatives, by vote of 254 to S6, refused today to repeal the Vol stead bill for enforcement of the con- stitutional prohibition amendment
 The vote of the house came on the motion of Representative Egan, Dem ocrat, of New. Jersey, who offered a resolution proposing to discontinue all appropriations for enforcement of prohibition measures and to repeal the enforcement bill.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
HEAR ARGUMENT ON
 DRY LAW MONDAY
(By United Press ]

Washington, March 1.-The Unit ed States supreme court today definite ly set next Monday, March s, as the date for hearing arguments in the cases to determine the validity of the Eighteenth amendment of the federal constitution.
 New Jersey today filed suit in the supreme court attacking the validity of the prohibition amendment. The objections raised are similar to those made by Rhode Island in it's suit
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
RUSSIAN RELATIONS
 FAVORED BY MYTH
tBy United t-ress !

London, March 4-Normal rela- tions between soviet Russia and the outside world ought to be established, upon the guarantee of the soviet gov ernraent that it would not attempt to interfee with the systems of govern ment of other powers.
 This was the outspoken eclaration of Premier Nitti of Italy in an inter- view with United Press correspond ent today.
 Premier Nitti said that the first du ties of the peace conference, the re- establishment of peace throughout the world, had been completed. He declar- ed that Germany must be rehablitated for the good of Europe and the world in general.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
NEW YORK SOLON
 WOULD TILT LID
lRv ITnitcd rrnssl

Albany, N. r., March A. Senator Walker today introduced a bill in the New York senate defining intoxicat- ing beverages to be those containing 7 3-l per cent or more alcohol. His bill would permit the sale of beer and light wines for home consumption.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
FORCE NEWS MAN 10 LEAVE MEXICO
tBy United Pressl

Laredo, Tex, March 4.-Gerald Brandon, correspondent in Mexico City for the Los Angeles Times, was put across the American border this time. Two Mexican policemen escort ed him from Mexico City, under or ders of the Carranza government to eXpel him from the republic. Bran don was expelled from Mexico under section of the constitution which torbids "pernicious meddling" by for eigners in Mexican politics.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-04
BURK BURNETT HIT
 BY VIOLENT GALE
lRV United Pressl

Kansas City, March 4.-Today the blizzard is abating and temperatures are rising over the southwestern states. Northern Kansas and Nebras- ka report two inches of snow, with a wind of 56 miles per hour
 Several persons were injured and 90 oil derricks blown by gale which struck the burkburnett oild fields of Texas last night, according to reports today.