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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
POPULATION IN D. c.
SHOWS 5000 DROP
Exodus of War Workers and
Congressional Attaches
Causes Cut in Figures.

| Washington's present population IS
only slightly more than 100000, &C
cording, to unofficial estimates made
last night by census bureau officers.
While the census taken in January
and February showed the city to have
a total official population of 437,571,
| it is believed that there has been a
decrease of more than 5000 in the
population since the time OF the
enumeration.
Hundreds of persons attached to
Congress have left the city. ana all
| told about $500 employees of the eX-
ecutive departments have been let
out by lack Of appropriations Tor con-
tinuance of bureaus not deemed abso-
lutely necessary by Congress.
These reductions form the basis Tor
the present estimate of 100000. rms
figure does not take into considera.
tiQn those permanent residents OF
Washington who are at summer re-
sorts or otherwise on vacations.
These are residents of the capital and
cannot be classified as transients.
Hundreds of those who were let
out on July 81 have been employed
by the census bureau. where more
than 5000 persons work in three
shifts daily to get the work of the
census finished by July 81, 1922. the
time set by Congress when the work
Of counting noses" in the United
States must be completed. Thou
sands, however, have left the city
and have gone back to swell the
population of the places whence they
came spurred by patriotism and the
desire to do war work in Washing
ton.
Practically the only other govern
ment agency that is still hiring en-
ployes in any appreciable quantity is
the Treasury Department, where the
work of the income tax unit requires
a vast force of operatives. Just now
the unit is deep in the work of tabu-
lating capital tax returns which are
required from every concern of any
size in the United States.
There appears no reason to believe
that Washington will soon reach a
population total as large as that an
nounced officially by the census bu-
reau, census officers say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
| CATHOLIC STUDENTS
TO FORM MANY UNITS
Mission Crusade to Organize in
Parochia1 Schools Through
out Country.

Units of the Catholic Students
Mission Crusade. which closes four
day convention at the Catholic Uni
versity today, are to be organized
in the parochial schools throughout
the country. This was decided upon
at the business meeting yesterday
in order to multiply the membership
of the crusade to develop interest
in Catholic missions. Heretofore the
units have been restricted to semi
naries, universities. colleges. acade-
mics and other institutions of higher
education. The parochial school units
are to be admitted to the crusade
as associate members.
The conference here, which has
been attended by 500 delegates from
1875 units throughout the country
will close today. The delegates are
to receive communion in body at
the mass celebrated at $40 O'Clock
in Divinity Chapel by Rt. Rev. Mgr
Francis J. Beckmann of Cincinnati
The election of officers and selection
of place for holding the next con-
vention will be disposed of at a bust
ness meeting at 9 o'clock. The dele
gates will be taken Oh tour of the
National Capital this afternoon.
A cablegram from Pope Benedict.
extending to the crusade his papai
benediction. was read at the meeting
Yesterday and the benediction will
be administered today.
Miss Alexandria Acerboni of Trim
itv College read one of the principal
papers at the session yesterday. on
'"rhe Crusade in Colleges and !Acade-
mics for Women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
D. M. CRIDLER, D. C. TAX
OFFICE EMPLOYE, is DEAD
Old Resident Of Washington Work
ed for City 80 Years-32d-
Degree Mason.

David Miller Cridler. longtime resi-
'dent of this city and employe for
many years in the District govern
ment, died yesterday afternoon at his
home, 1928 New Hampshire avenue
He was stricken with paralysis the
latter part of last month.
Mr.. Cridler was born at Harpers
Ferry, W. Va, September II, 1853
He came to this city at the age of
seven. He was employed in work for
the District for the past thirty-two
years, at the time of his death hold
ing a position in the tax Office. He
was a member of Osiris Lodge No 26,
F. A. A. NJ, and a past high priest
of Mount Vernon Chapter, No 3,
Royal Arch Masons; Washington
Comandery, No. 1, and a thirty-second
degree Mason of the Scottish Rite
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
his residence and will be under the
auspices of Osiris Lodge Rev. DR..
Talbot of the Church of the Gov
enant, where Mr.. Cridler was a mem
Der, will officiate. Interment will be
in Rock Creek cemetery.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
Annie NJ. Cridler, and a sister, Mrs.
Sallie Rich Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
SWIM OUT, TINY
GOLDFISH, YOUR
RATE is GOING UP
Farewell, the poor goldfish.

Cruel express companies are plan
ming to kill out all trade in goldfish
by raising the rates on shipment of
the golden sinners all over the coun-
try. according to Rena S. Harp. at
torney for the Frederick County, Md,
Goldfish Association, who filed a brief
of complaint against the proposed in
creased rates with the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The American Express Company
plans to double the rates on ship
ment of goldfish, according to the
brief. Such. action. Mr.. Harp says,
would mean suspension of business
by Is per cent of the goldfish breed
ers of the country. The 5 and 10
cent stores are the chief purchasers
of goldfish, Mr.. Harp says. The fish
are sold-at 5 cents apiece. and if the
rates are raised they cannot be sold
att higher figure. and, therefore,
there will be no demand for them.
The cruel express company also
wishes to eIeminate the former al
lowance of 25 per cent from the gross
weight of the can in which the fish
are shipped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
FAvORS THE ZONING PLAN.

The Washington Safety First Asso-
citation will be represented at the
coming hearings to be held the COM
ing week at the District building by
the following:' William F. Peabody.
president; Prof. w. B. Patterson, first
vice president; DR.. L. D. Walter. sec
ond vice president; J. Clinton Hiatt,
secretary; A. J. Driscoll, treasurer,
and Albert E. Shoemaker. The asso-
citation is favorable to the zoning plan
for the District and desires that prop
er and suitable regulations be adopt
ed for all sections of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS.
Examinations Announced for Va.
cancies in National Museum.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced examinations
to be held on September % for posi-
tons of preparation in the divisions
of history and textiles and the an
lthropological laboratory of the
National Museum at salaries ranging
from SIS to SIS a month. plus the in
crease of $40 a month granted by Con-
greSs.
Applicants for these positions will
be examined in clerical subjects which
will have a relative weight of fifty
per cent, while an equal weight will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08

be given to training and experieae
The commission also announces th
on account of the urgent needs {
nurses in the public health and Lndi;
services. under certain conditio
aliens may qualify for appointTne
/ in the absence of citizen eligibl.
/ These positions pay from $500 to 50
a year. with. the addition of quarter
subsistence and laundry. The bon
of $50 a month is also allowed
4 Full information and Applicant,
blanks may be obtained at the Off
+ of the Civil Service Commission \
112A + street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
WILL SELL Sc SHIPS.

The United States Shipping Board
yesterday ordered fifty-six $500 dead
stnrage in various yards along the
Atlantic coast to be tied up in the
James river, Virginia, preparatory to
their sale. The board plans to cut
down expenses on the wooden ships
by providing only one caretaker for
seven Or eight vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
HUNGER STRIKE BRINGS
MENTAL OBSERVATION
Benjamin J. Salmon Brought From
Fort Douglas to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.

Benjamin j. Salmon, a general mil
itary prisoner Of the so-calIed con-
scientious objector class, whose i'm
mediate freedom has been demanded
OF OF the War Department by Barley J.
Christensen, presidential nominee of
the farmer-labor party, is now under
treatment at St. Elizabeth's Hospital
at Anacostia.
Salmon was tried at Camp Dodge.
Iowa, on charges of desertion. dis,
obedience of orders, distribution of
disloyal literature to soldiers and was
sentenced to twenty-five years i'm
prisonment. That sentence subse-
quently was reduced to five years.
Since July, 1919, he has been intcon-
fnement at Fort Douglas, Utah. 1t is
stated that the prisoners there have
not been required to do any work
except that necessary for their own
upkeep. Last April Salmon an
nounced in a letter to the War De-
do any more labor, even in the prepa-
ration of his own food. The authori-
ties did not discover that Salmon was
falling to do his share of the work
until July IA. 1t seems that another
prisoner. whose sentence expired July
II, had been doing Salmon's work as
well as his own. The other prisoners
reported that they would not cook
food or do labor for this man who
refused to do his share. Salmon was
IhSA ~ hiShCo IdllOH OdiIy anu
was given the opportunity to cook
same if he so desired. He refused to
cook his OWN ration and went on a
hunger strike. He was examined each
day by the surgeon and after eleven
days of strike he was taken into the
hospital for observation and treat
ment. Forcible feeding was then re-
sorted to, Salmon making nominal re-
Sistance. On the recommendation of
the surgeon, Salmon was transferred
fn a "a oil hic nifx
for observation as to his mental con-
ditiOn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
EXPLORING SOUTH AMERICA.

DR.. Harry Bossler, formerly paleon-
toIosist with the United States geologi-
cal survey, is now engaged in explora-
tory work for the Standard Oil Company
in South America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08

Rev g. W. Taylor, a Baptist mi
lister of Hiawatha, Kan. says that
229 couples he has married only. tN
sought divorce
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

In today's issue Mr.. W. L. Clifton
makes announcement Of his candi-
dacy for County Superintendent OF
Polk county. Mr.. Clifton has held
this position, and his connection with
1t and the various incidents leading
to his vacating it are matters OF
county history with which most of
our readers are entirely familiar
Mr.. Clifton's ability and his quail
ties as an educator have never beell
questioned, and he expects to present
his side Of the case to the voters and
let them decide the matter at the
polls. He plans to wage an aggres'
sive campaign and will no doubt
have good following.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

The Registration Books are open
now. Persons living in Precinct 10
should register with H. l.. Swatts at
the City Hall; those in Precinct 20
with r. l.. Mayes at the Mayes Pack
ing House and those in Precinct 50
with G. B. Murrell at Murrells
Grocery. II person hasn't regis
tered he can't vote in the Primaries
and If he has moved from one ward
to another, it is also necessary to
register again.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

James Deering, who owns at Mi
ami, what competent authorities say
is the finest example of a palace in
the world used to work in the harv-
est fields, according to Ed Howe
when the thermometer stood at 1O'
degrees. This is merely by way OF
reminder that man who works with
his hands is not wholly without q
chance in this country, despite mod
ern teachings to the contrary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
Story Hour Was
Well Attended

The Story Hour was inaugurated
Saturday afternoon at the Parish
House under the auspices Of the Child
Conservation League. Mrs. Downey,
the League organizer, told stories
from Maude Lindsey, The Boston
Stories and others. Quite number
|of children enjoyed these stories, and
it is hoped that all children under
fourteen yeras of age will take advan!
tage of the Story Hour each Saturday
afternoon at o'clock at the Parish
House of the Episcopal church.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
BILLIARD MATCH

Thursday night, at Edwards Bill
lard Hall, Mr.. Henderson OF Chicago,
and A. G. Daily, champion Of Indian
ma will play match game. These
two players have been see-sawing for
the last 10 days and each one thinks
he is the best, so 500-point match
was arranged by Mr.. Edwards for the
benefit of the public.
No admission. Everybody invited.
Referee, Egbert Lusk. 812
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

The famous Tampa Motorize the
Farm Tour will reach Lakeland next
Monday morning, March Sth' this
city being the, first to be visited by
the $4,000 fleet Of motor trucks now
t,ming this section.
Mayor Frank Thompson and J. W.
Ramsdell with several other weii'
known citizens have charge OF the ar
rangements to welcome the motor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
RELIGIOUS SURVEY
BEING TAKEN
THIS AFTERNOON

The large army Of religious work
crs Of the city as announced in yes
terday's Telegram, are busy this af-
ternoon making a house to house
canvas ascertaining the church at
filiation of the residents of Lakeland.
Work began at 2:30 o'clock and IT
was expected that the survey would
be completed by night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
H IN

After you pour the cream of your
milk bottle, you do not hesitate to
use the remainder-so why hesitate
to use Kiln SKINNED Milk; it's just
the same quality and costs much less.
MRS. J. F. HOUGHTON,
202 Blue. 301 South Iowa Ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
FOR SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC

l hereby announce my candidacy for the
office Of Superin, endent Of Public Instruction
of Polk County. subject to the action Of the
Democratic Primary. June Sth, 1920.
appeal to the voters Of Polk County on
the basis Of my faith In their sense Of Justice
and fair play. With goodwill toward all and
bitterness toward none. hope to be able 70
present my cause, and look forward with
confidence to the result Of the election; for
l believe that a majority Of the people o.
Polk county are In favor OF having right
prevail. II elected, promise my best efforts
to advance the educational interests Of all
sections Of the county,
Respectfully. W. L. CLIFTON
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
s75,OOo FLEET or MOTOR TRUCKS ,-.- 49,. :,
nlE IM IAKtl AMI MEYI IllEc[h]

crease the civic pride in this partcu-
lar subject. The importance Of good
roads and crops and the solution CT
the suburban mans greatest problem
-L-transportation--will be ably han
died.
The trucks will be equipped with
some of the largest tires on the mar
ket today and the tour through this
section will cover more than three
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

HAVE YOU done your part on Lake.
lands $4,000 for Near East Relief?
II not 60 first thing tomorrow
morning to headquarters at Judge
Gober's Office, No. 16, Bryant build
ing and do so. Hours "a. Mrs.
Swindell treasurer. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

cade when they reach here. A band
will accompany the. feet and will rem
der a high class concert in the band
stand in the public park. following
which several short addresses will be
given. Hauling demonstrations will
be made free, showing the adaptable
ity Of the pneumatic tired trucks I'M
der all conditions. Tho motoriaarion
of farms and highways is an import-
ant item in the welfare Of any COM
munity and the visit here will in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

A Tampa merchant wished to dis
play line of new bathing suits, so he
hired some ladies of a travelling mus
ical comedy company to don the suits
and pose in the show windows of his
store. A crowd collected-for the
sole perpose of looking at the bath
ing suits-but some persons objected
to the display, and the authorities
prevented the exhibition from taking
place. We wonder how this spectacle
would have compared with what may
be seen any fine day at any of the
beaches within easy drive of Tampa
We're betting that the beach scenery
would not have been improved upon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

Tampa's kind-hearted Mayor was
just afraid those pretty girls would
get cold, clad in such airy garb as
was proposed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
MEMBER or the ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is exclusively
!, entitled to the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited to 1t or not
] otherwise credited in this paper and
} also the local news published therein.
J Ali rights OF republication Of special
! dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

II everybody would just decide to
settle down to attending to his own
business, and let other peoples alone
cut out this everlasting propaganda
and promiscuous meddling, and work
eight hours day-if everybody
would follow out such program for
. few months, the old world would
right itself with astonishing celebrity.
But move must rave about the up
lift Of people who can't and won't be
uplifted, and who don't want to be
uplifted; we must work ourselves in.
to q frenzy about drives for this thing
and that thing; we must spend
enough energy to build a city in col
lecting information that Is worthless
when procured; we must impose our
ideas and preferences upon our
neighbor and rob him Of the beliefs
which have been his comfort; we
must dissipate our energies: national
and individual, In a thousand frantic
fads and follies-when all the old
world needs IL just a little old-fash.
Toned working and saving, Just a lit
tie fairness and Justice among men
Just a little less regulating" and 9
little more tolerance. Just little
more attention to our own affair!
and less interference In the affair.
OF others. One way to attain thes,
things is to turn the cold shoulder tt
the demagogues who foster unrest be
cause they hope to profit by 1t; to ST
down hard on those who stimulat,
discord and distrust of man for man
and who would incite prejudice an,
class hatred for the promotion o
their own selfish ends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from The
Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. En-
Aterea III The postoffice at Lakeland
Fla. as mail matter OF the seconi
class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

LOST-At P. o.. pair Of eyeglasses
Finder leave at Telegram Office
Reward. 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02
NJ +. HETHERINGToN. Editor
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving a resume
fcf loca matters, crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere 10:
$3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-02

hundred miles.
The feet will go to Barlow from
this city and on Tuesday, March 9th.
will appear at Winter Haven, Lake
Alfred, Haines City and Lake Wales.
On Wednesday, March 10th Crook
ed Lake will be visited, along with
Frost Proof, Avon Park and Fort
Meade and the tour will end on
Thursday with exhibitions at Brew
ster, Mulberry and Plant City.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-13
Stowdway French Orphan Finds Home
At Last With Charitable WASHINGTON
Woman 4 fer Numerous Adventures

Home and a mothers love will be
given the 14-year-old French or
phan. George Perriott, who is to be
adopted by Mrs. George Houlehan,
1919 Hobart street northwest, If
George remains a good boy.
Despite the fact that he has once
before been adopted but returned to
France, Mrs. Houlehan, who has al
ready raised seven orphans. has
faith in the motherless boy and is
going to give him every chance.
she said yesterday.
Through the aid of the Immigra-
tion Department she has obtained
pardon from the State Department
for his act OF coming here as a
stowaway and permission from the
immigration Department to take
the boy on three months proba
ton. II during the time the boy
makes good she will then adopt him
permanently.
Month before last the boy was
deported by Lieut.. Howell p.
French. who had adopted him while
stiu in France, but upon his return
was married and could not keep
the orphan. Mrs. Houlehan met the
The Washington herald., 1920-08-13
GORGAS' BODY
ARRIVESHERE
Cavalrymen Escort Gen.
erals Body to Epiphany
Parish House.

The body of Maj Gen. Gorgas,
VINO died in London, arrived in
washington last night at $3.50
O'Clock, and was escorted by. two
troops of cavalry to the Parish
House Of the Church of the Epiph-
any.
Under military guard, the body OF
tne oticer will lie in state until
monday. Funeral services will be
held at 2:30 o'clock on that date.
Admission to the rites at the
church will be restricted to mem
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps, and
chiefs of missions, officers of the
army navy and Marine Corps, and
Public Health Service, in uniform
and members OF the church congre-
gation. All others will be required
70 present cards, which will be dis
trlbuted by Col. R. C. Langdon, room
100. State, War and Navy Building.
Ihe ushers of the Church of the
Epiphany and eight majors OF the
Medical Corps will be in charge of
the seating arrangements.
The military funeral escort will
be commanded by Brig. Gen. Grote
Hutcheson, and will consist of a
band and one battalion of infantry,
the band and one regiment from the
TANK Corps, band and. two com
panies of the Fifth Regiment OF En-
gineers, one company of coast artil-
lery and two troops of cavalry.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-13
CLEAN STREETS
APPEAL MADE
Cessford Asks Police to
Cooperate With Health
Department.

An appeal for cooperation with
the street cleaning department to
keep the streets Of Washington
clean was issued to members OF the
police department yesterday. The
appeal was made by Mai. Gessford
in the daily police bulletin and was
read to members of the force at the
various roll calls
Throwing of glass into the street
will be promptly followed by the
arrest of the offenders. according
TO the bulletin. Furnishing a deadly
enemy to automobiles and barefoot
children, more glass is seen in the
streets OF Washington than any
other city OF its size.
School children are admonished
not to throw their lunch papers into
the streets and the lowly banana
skin comes in for a bit Of notoriety
when the bulletin asks that par
ticular attention should be given to
seeing that the skins are placed in
garbage receptacIes and not thrown
into the street.