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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tne Parents League of the Distric,
OF columbia will hold meeting to.
right at the New Bethel Raptis,
Church, 9Th and S streets, at o'clock
The uknleIe group of the Blue Tr;.
angie Recreation Center will meet al
*0th and p streets this afternoon al
$40. The banjo-man dolin group will
meet at o'clock.
The Veterans of FOREIGN War. mo,
this afternoon in the rooms of the
chamber of Commerce to discuss
rlans for the annual national encamp-
ment. which will be held this year in
Washington.
The Washington Aerie, No. 1c5. Fra
ternal Order of Eagles; the Capital
Benehcial Society and the Grand
council of the Independent Order of
sons OF Jonadab will hold their an
Beach.
All members of the Veterans of For
elgn wars are invited to attend a
meeting Wednesday night at 8 o'clock
at S1S 10th street, third floor.
The reading circle of the Spanish
american Atheneum will hold it's
weekly meetings during August at
the Central High School, 1Ith street
PIN
Shell-.hOcked soldiers. sailors and
marines from St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Will be the Sursts of the Park View
community Association at the annual
banquet of the association, to be given
soon, according to announcement to-
day.
All members OF the Society of Vet
n
to attend a meeting Wednesday night
at o'clock at Carroll Hall, 91S 10th
street
lawn fete for the benefit of the
Holy Rosary Church will be held to-
night, tomorrow and Wednesday. at &
pm. in the Fairgrounds of the
church. Sd and F streets. The bows
band of the parish will render a pro-
gram each evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
LABOR MEN WILL PRESS
POLITICAL AMNESTY PLEA

Ofhcials OF the American Federation
or Labor will press their plea for gem
eral amnesty for political prisoners
next week. according to an announce
ment today at federation headquar-
ters
Attorney General Palmer has been
asked to receive a delegation of labor
leaders headed by Samuel Gompers.
at which the general amnesty resolu-
ton adopted by the Montreal labor
convention will be presented. Depart
ment OF Justice officials indicated the
conference would be arranged early
next week
Eugene V. Debs. socialist candidate
Tor President, has put his foot down
on the movement started by friends
10 obtain his release from federal
prison
Writing from the Atlanta peniten-
!lary. Debs declared that so long as
MS comrades are held criminals and
conVicts' his place was there The
letter. sent to Mrs. Lucy Robins, sec
rotary of the central labor bodies con-
terence OF New York, and made pub
lie here. said:
Please say to the comrades in New
YORK That while | appreciate fully all
that has been done in nv behalf I
OBJECT emphatically to any further
appeal being made for me only to
President Wilson,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
Hot Enough?

Replying to a million jays,
my dulcet voice l hereby raise,
and | admit-though not with
glee-that it is hot enough for
me. l meet these jays at every
turn; they watch me sizzle,
scorch and burn. and they behold
a wilted bard reduced to streams
of melted lard, and they inquire,
the whole blamed crew, well,
is it hot enough for you? And
| assure them as | flee that it is
hot enough for me. I've always
been a bear for heat: l don't
suppose, you'll ever meet a gent
SO madly fond of sweat, and
sunstrokes are my one best bet.
Death Valley is my native place,
and on that deserts burning face
| used to play, when but a child,
with rattlesnakes and all things
wild. And there learned to
love the heat, and look upon it
it as a treat. And in the stoke
hold of a ship | shoveled coal
one ocean trip, and gloried in the
ardent heat, as | danced around
on smoking feet. But | admit.
and / allow, I've had enough of
warmth just now. | do it hop
ing that the jays, who weavel
around me all my days, will can
that query, moldy-blue: well,
is it hot enough for you?"
WALT MASON.
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BAND CONCERTS.


Marine Barracks. Monday.
August 2, 1920. at 4:30 pm.
Concert by the United States Ma
rine Band, William H. Santel-
mann, leader
PROGRAM:
March, Worlds Progress
Overture. Festival. ..Leutner
Excerpts from iddIers
Three" tombstone
Waltz. The Count of Luxem-
burg" Jahar
Suite. Swan Lake"
Tschaikowsky
OBJ Dance of the Swans. AL
legro moderate.
(c) Czardas. Moderate assai.
Grand Scenes from Faust"
Grand March. "Pomp and Cir
cumstance" .Elpar
Marines Hymn, 'The Halls Of
MonteZuma-
The Star Spangled Banner"
From 1880 to 800 O'Clock this
evening at the Judiciary
Park, I'D and E streets north
WeSt, ny the navy Yard
Band. c. Benter, Director.
March. The Cantonians."
Alexander
Overture. "Pique Dame. .Suppe
Suite. Scenes Picturesque"
Massenet
(a) Marche.
(b) Air de Ballet.
Co Angelus.
Id Fete Boheme.
Grand selections from the
opera. Bohemian Girr' RaIfe
Fox trot. La Veeda". Alden
Gems from the musical COM
edy, The Royal Vagabond."
Cohan
Waltz. The Wedding of the
Winds" Hall
One step. Castles in Sp@n,"
Edwards
The Star Spangled Banner"
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NEED TIME FOR TREATIES,

Owing to the extensive correspond
ence with foreign governments nee
essarily entailed in the execution Of
the recently enacted Jones shipping
act, calling for the amendment or
cancellation of more than a score of
commercial treaties, it is indicated
by State Department officials that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

work cannot possibly be completed
by September 3, when the ninety day
period permitted by the act expires.
amendments of existing commercial
treaties in the spirit of the shipping
act, for in that way it will he pos
.sible to avoid the automatic appli-
cation of the per cent diffential du-
ties in favor of American shipping
contained in the Underwood tariff
act, which would otherwise apply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

All members Of the Society of Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars are requested
10 attend a meeting Wednesday night
at o'clock at Carroll Hall, 918 10th
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
League of Republican State Clubs
pm. 1926 New York avenue.
Meeting of the Washington General
Assembly, knights of Columbus, at
Col Z street at pm.
Meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
st. AIMS Infant Asylum at $500 K
street at s o'clock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
TOWBOAT OWNERS WITHDRAW
PROPOSED RATE INCREASE

After much controversary the
Northwestern Tow Boat Owners AS
ISOLATION today withdrew their appli-
cation filed in September with the
state public service commission for
proposed increase Of Is and rs per
cent in the rates covering all classes
of towing on Puget Sound. The asso-
citation has decided to put it's rates
back on the former basis to Septem-
Der when they entered the order for
an, increase.
Immediately upon the filing of the
application for higher rates, the Log
gers Information Association filed
complaint with the public service
commission in which they stated that
the increase was upjust and un-
reasonable. During October the Log
gers Association again sent word to
the public service commission, but
this time to tell them that the North
western Tow Boat Owners Associa-
ton and their firm had come to an
agreement and that the tow boat
company would file a new tariff for
increased rates with the commission.
The new tariff was fled and today
was withdraw.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23

mniStration fearful cftIzch begged
the rough rider not to permit his fight
ing spirit to plunge the country into an
intcrnnti onal war. What" the pres
dent exclaimed. "A war. and "ooped
up here in the White House? Never"
Many forgot the first half of the
old motto that Roosevelt made his own.
Speak softly and carry "A big stick"
No man ever had a simpler faith in
The efficacy of first talking it over"
nan fashion. with an adversary,
whether II senator or an ambassador.
The meddlcsome German kaiser Wa,
the earliest 10 feel the 'big stick" to
see if it was only stuffed with straw.
Germany and Tory government Of
England were on the point of seizing
territory as security for some claims
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23

qualnted, comparing circle work and
looking over Mrs. Funk's we'll
arranged display of advertisements,
through which our paper is made pos
sible.
Called to order at leo, the con-
vention was pleasantly and profitably
entertained as follows:
Mrs. w. A. Walthew sang in her
clear, expressive voice an appropriate
Thanksgiving, refusing a hearty en-
core that the speakers might have
more time
Mrs V. Maestrom, president of the
Council of Tacoma, talked to us in
her convincing way on the aims and
purposes of the association. When
Mrs. Mae'strom finished her subject
the summary was that the high aims
were to help raise the standard Of
home life, thereby intoxicating true
patriotism, insuring happiness for the
child and establishing cooperation be-
tween home and school.
The children of the school then
gave a series of we'll rendered songs,
which were heartily enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Victor Miller, chairman of the
Legislative committee, was listened to
with the closest attention as she rap
idly, concisely and with perfect I'M
Outstanding Of the subject. called at
tention to and explained the impor-
tant measures affecting child legisla-
ture this coming winter. Mrs. Miller
explained duties of members in re-
gard to legislation and urged that no
important bill be lost for want Of
public interest.
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each of.cc Is u j. Fa- o. h' tn" las
thar ne ever woutt get aul for n,ar'!
10 years after he lest The legislature
Roosevelt could not have tcer
elected TO anything IN the bnSS.ridden
state Of New York. For long time
he was 'Shcvcd CA the civil service
commission at Washington. until re-
form mayor of New ! DIRK appointed
him on the four headed police commits
sion: but il was soon single-headed so
far as the public could see. and thai
head was full of teeth for police graft
prs and lawhreakerS. AT thirty-cight
the most he could ask Of the Repub-
Ncan politicians, with any hope of get
ting 1t. was the assistant secretaryShip
Of the navy. The entire administration
sighed with relief when q t last he went
off to lead his RoLgh Riders.
In five months he was back from
Cuba in the far more troublesome role
Of a popular hero. The New York ma
chine was In such sore need Of good
name to pull it through the pending
election that it met him at the wharf
and humbly laid at his feet the Repub
iican nomination for governor. But In
the gOvernorship, he realized the worst
fears Of Boss Plat that he harbOred,
as the boss naively wrote him. "vari-
Gus altruistic IDEAS" and that he was
"a little loose on the relations Of CAPT
tai and labor, on trusts and combina-
tons and the right Of man
to run his own business in his own
way"
The only thing to DO with this wild
engine was to turn the switch and
shunt it on to the side track Of the
vice presidency. Roosevelt loudly pro-
tested that he wanted to be reelected
governor. And while Plat was trying
to push him on to the national ticket.
Mckinley and Hanna just as earnestly
tried to push him back on to Platt.
The Republican national convention
rose up and roared his nomination,
ilinging him. in spite Of himself, upon
he tide that led to fortune.
THE RIG STICK
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION
TOTALS THREE MILLION
Hazardous Occupations Cause 1877
Deaths and $3.50 Injuries
During Year.

The state of Washington paid out
$3.25O,S53.06 to injured workmen
and to families of workmen killed
while engaged in hazardous occupa-
lions during the year September 80,
1919 to September 80, 1920, accord
ing to the annual report of the state
industrial insurance commission.
OF the $3,25O,S53.O6 awarded to
the workman and their families by
the state, $304,286.52 was paid out
in time awards for temporary total
disabilities; $1.997,384.4S was paid
out in time awards for permanent
disabilities; and $949.18206 was
allotted by permission to families Of
workmen killed in industries in the
state.
The total number of claims settled
by the commission during the last
year for injured workmen coming
under the class Of temporary total
disability, totalfed $3.50 and the
number of days specified as time loss
during the year totalled 212,0S0.
The total number of claims settled
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by the commission during the year
for permanent partial disability
award was $919,475 for the year with
a total compensation of $1,997,384.-
As for the permanent disability class.
The report on fatal accidents
follow: Total number of claims
settled during the year 3S7; total
amount of monthly pensions. $67.-
427.77; total reserves. 1915, 1899;
number of burial awards, 387; total
amount spent in burial awards $34.-
724.75 1870 immediate payments;
$4,000 spent in immediate payments.
fifteen time awards were paid before
death; total amount of $2,37O.75 for
time awards before death: total COM
pensat!on, $949,182.O6.
The greatest number Of deaths
occurred in the logging industry dur
ing last year, as 1852 claims were
settled in this class by the commission
last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23

against Venezuelan citizens, when
Roosevelt succeeded in dissuading Eng
land from such step, but he failed
to induce Germany to arbitrate the
matter Thereupon he told the Ger
man ambassador that unless the Berlin
government consented to arbitration
in ten days. he would send Admiral
Dewey to stop the Germans from land
ing In Venezuela. The ambassador
protesting that the kaiser could not
back down now, Roosevelt replied that
he was not arguing with him but was
simply telling him what would happen.
After waiting a week without an
answer from Berlin, he told the am
bassador that he was going to cut the
limit to nine days and that unless
Germany agreed in As hours to arbi-
trate, Dewey would sail. In SO hours
the ambassador came back with a
message announcing that Germany con-
sented,
In good time. Roosevelt employed
the influence Of his unique position
before the world to bring to an end
the RussO-Japanese war. Shrewdly
choosing the right moment to step In,
ae appealed to the two belligerents
with common sense and a simple
directness that a friend would use In
bringing together two quarreling neigh
bors. Afterward he steered the peace
conference at Portsmouth against Its
~r,l11 c<no ALL, <oxvo - n rnooo - raoNv,
ciliation. an impatient Russian declar.
Ing that his 'steel wrist" hammered
out treaty that neither Of the powers
wanted at that time and that "the ter.
rible American president-n StrenuOso
was capable Of locking the cOnferees
into room and starving them into
submission"
Instead Of starting q war. the big
stick" stopped the only great war that
broke out In the period Of It's sway.
While the Roosevelts were its ten
ants, the White House was an ex-
ample and the center Of the simple
family life Of America mot a
second-rate palace" the president said,
"but the home of self-respecting
American citizen" A few months af-
ter graduating at Harvard, Roosevelt
married Miss Alice Hathaway Lee Of
Boston, whom he had met in his col
lege days. This bride of his youth
passed from life as her daughter
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt LOngworth-en.
tered 1t.
Nearly three years afterward he
sailed from New York, directly follow
ing an unsuccessful campaign for
mayor to marry friend and neighbor
Of his childhood, Miss Edith Kermit
Carow. who was sojournipg in Europe
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
ENTHUSIASM MARKS SESSION
PARENT-TEACHER CONVENTION

The first Parent-Teacher county
convention was held at South Bay,
Saturday, November 10. 1t was an
all-day session, attended by $50 or
more enthusiastic members and chill
dren, which attendance shows the
steady growth of interest in PIT. A..
work. With but one or two excep-
tions, all the circles of the city and
county were represented,
Many of the members were taken
out in private cars. The rest were
met at the end of the street car line,
Central street, by the South Bay
school bus and taken to the meeting
and back.
The forenoon session was called to
order by our president, Mrs. Thomas
Counts. and opened by prayer and
song. Business and reports of circles
occupied the morning hours.
The SPLENDID reports given of work
already done and planned show
deeper understanding of the aims and
purposes of the association than ever
before.
After adjournment for noon the
members were invited to the Grange
hall, where they found two long
tables spread with delicious and ap-
petizing foods prepared and served by
the ladies of the South Bay circle.
After dinner the remaining part Of
the hour was spent in getting ~.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
THEODORE ROOSEVELT was tn,

"HEODORE ROOSEVELT was the
i most popular of all our presi-
dents. With the exception of Lincoln.
his was the raciest, the most interest
Ing character that we have had in
the presidency.
Yet he was born apart from the null
titude whom he led and he might have
lived and died stranger to the masses
Of his c0untrymen but for one thing !:
He had not the health to enjoy the
life Of ease which opened to him at his
birth. Roosevelt had to fight for his
very breath in his gasping. asthmatic
childhood.
Finally he took a postgraduate
course In physical culture in the wild
West, where the ''four-eyed tenderfoot"
had to fight the battle of his youth all
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23

A T the cracking Of twig in the
"a still depths of the Adirondack
mountains Roosevelt turned to see a
guide coming out Of the woods with
the unexpected news that McKinley's
condition was worse. Although he
FASTENED to Buffalo, the president had
died 10 hours before the vice president
arrived.
At the outset Of Roosevelt's ad-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
BOARD OF CONTROL AWARDS
CONTRACTS TO SEVEN LARGE
GRAIN CONCERNS
PRICES TAKE BIG DROP
Textiles Purchased at Figures Aver.
aging 80 Per Cent Below
Spring Quotations.


spent this year by the state board Of
control for -four and grain, according
to the announcement made yesterday
by Martin l.. Bibb. purchasing agent
of the board, who has just completed
four months buying for the state in
situations.
The board accepted the bids Of
seven large milling companies in the
state for -four and grain. Firms that
received the bids were the Preston
Shaffer Milling company Of Waits
burg, F. M. Martin Grain & Milling
company of Cheney, Tacoma Grain
company of Tacoma, w. F. jain &
Co. of Seattle. Kenworthy Grain &
Milling company, Puget Sound Flour
ing Mills, Seattle; Pasco Flour Mills
company, and the Electric Feed Mill
company, Walla Walla.
Tacoma Gets Largest Orders.
The largest single osder for -four
went to the Kenworthy Grain & Mill
ing company of Tacoma. From this
company the board purchased 3,116
barrels of white -four at 1896 per
barrel. From the Preston-Shaffer
Milling company the board bought
1875 barrels of white bour at $3.50
per barrel.
White. rye, graham. whole wheat
-four, together with all kinds of stock
feed. were purchased for the 13 insti.
tutions which the state maintains by
the state board Of control this week
The board bought for period of four
months. Never before in the history
of the board have prices declined so
mcuh as this year, according to Mr..
Bibb.
Blue Denim Comes to Earth.
Three thousand yards Of blue den
i'm we're purchased by the board at
i,27 cents a yeard where six months
ago, during the spring buying, SIS
cents yard was paid by the board,
which shows a so per cent reduction
On calico the reduction figures just
SO per cent the present price being
, Is cents on 5000 yards as compared
to the spring price of 37h Gems per
yard. The board bought 10000
yards Of sheeting at 80 cents a, yard
which showed a 33 per cent reduc.
ton on the price Of last spring, which
was 81 y cents.
Bingham was purchased at II cents
per yard on 1900 yards as compared
I to the spring quotation Of % cents
The reduction here was 40 per cent
Four thousand yards Of flannel were
bought for 20 n cents yard and last
spring the board paid 36h cents for
the same material. On bids to sup
by 1000 yards of cotton flannel the
board arrepted bid Of 281a cents
where six months ago it had to pay
38 cents. Three thousand yards OF
unbleached muslin was bought at %
cents yard and last spring the quo
tation was SO cents yard.
The poard also bought 200 dozen
spools of cotton thread at 80 rents
per doben. Last spring thread was
bought at $1.11 per dozen. Five
hundred pairs Of shoes were bought
for $40 per pair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23
Five Minute Chats
on Our Presidents
By JAMES MORGAN
Copyright. 1920. by James MoIan.i
THE STRENUOUS LIFE

te58NOet. 81, Theodore Roose-
welt born In New York
city.
1sso-Graduated from Harvard.
10S2.4-Member Of New York
legislature.
1eo4-6-A ranchman at Medora,
NJ. D.
a89.95-Member Of national civil
service commission.
1S95-7-Member Of New York po-
lice commission.
1097-eCAssistant Secretary IT
the navy.
1890-Coionei Of the Rough
Riders In Cuba.
1899. 1900 - Governor Of New
York.
190O-Elscted Vice President.
1eo1-Sept. ~ took the oath In
Buffalo AZ the tWenty-fifth
president aged forty-two.
1o04--November, elected presi.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-23

Every advertiser in the WnshinGtOn
Standard IL a friend Of yours booster
your friends.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Laws Delays and Crime.

1t is unfortunate that the grand
jury in Arlington county will not meet
until the 21st Of June, nearly month
hence Else it could at once proceed
to indict the man who has just been
taken for a murder which he has con.
fessed. The delay in this case, like
all other court delays, is irritating
and is only a factor in evoking the
mob spirit, which has already been
manifested in the county. Back of the
formation of a mob bent on lynchina
a prisoner is the feeling Of distrust of
the law that has been created by many
instances Of protracted Imprisonment
and trial in cases of absolutely certain
guilt.
There is, of course, no real justifca-
tion for lynching. 1t is crime worse
than the crime which inspires it, for
lit is a crime of many people against
an individual who has no chance what
ever for his life. If every assuredly
guilty person were to be turned over
to the mob for immediate punishment
this spirit would not be satiated. 1t
would demand new victims, for in the
mob impulse is a large element of
sheer adventure, without reference to
justice or vengeance. 1t is blood
thirsty movement. 1t is reversal to
the old man-hunting spirit. This man
Turner, deserving the extreme penalty
for his confessed crime, is but pro-
totype Of other criminals who, though
presumably guilty. may yet be entitled
to deliberate hearing.
The law must assume innocence un-
til guilt is proved. Else no man is
safe. No, member Of the mob that last
night tried to take Turner's life at
the county seat can be secure himself
| if that principle is ignored and vio-
lated by the discarding of all the es-
tablished forms of law and the regu,
lar procedure of trial. But Il is not
enough merely to speed up the judicial
process for one case, to avert threat
ened invocation of mob violence. The
whole court procedure should be ac-
eelerated. 1t should not be possible
for a man formally accused Of crime
to wait for months for trial and then
if convicted, to enjoy many months
more through appeals and other forms
Of delay before his punishment begins
1t is this prospect of protracted case
sometimes covering several years, that
carries many men, ordinarily law
abiding citizens, into the mobs that
| try to take the law into their own
hands and only too often succeed.