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The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
BILL FOR DISTRICT
RIGHTS DESIGNED
BYLOCALLAWYER
Newmyer Earnest Work
er to Get Votes for
People Here.

Congress will be confronted by a
real "All-District" proposition when
1t takes up the Zihiman bill pro-
viding for self-government and
Congressional representation for the
District. Alvin l.. Fewmyer, au-
thor of the bill. which was intro
duced in the House last week by
Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man, of Maryland, is a local law
yer. born and educated in the Dis
trict.
Newmyer has been an enthusias-
tic supporter of efforts to obtain
District suffrage, and IL is a unique
fact that he, native of the Dis
trict. was called on to draft the bill
for local suffrage.
In explaining the features of the
bill. providing for elimination OF
the constitutional amendment requi-
site and for election of local gov
ernment officials, Newmyer says:
Amendment Not Practical.
while a constitutional amend
ment may theoretically he preferred.
II is not practical at this time. We
have only to consider the great out
lay and years devoted by an or
ganfzed national campaign to OBJ
tain woman suffrage by constitu-
tional amendment in order to realize
the almost insurmountable obsta-
cles confronting us on that Ques-
tion. Moreover. woman suffrage
was a national question affecting
women in every State of the Union,
and our question in its final analy-
sis is a local issue that cannot pos
sibly obtain the same organized
support in the various States.
The bill is a practical plan for
local self-government for the resi-
dents of the Distrist who are now
denied voice in the management
and control of their local affairs.
The people who live here should
have the right to select and elect
their delegates to Congress, District
Commissioners, Public Utilities
Commission and School board.
These are vital matters of COM
munity interest
II have always marveled that Sc
gross an injustice as this should
be perpetrated and that the funda-
mental American right of self gov
ternment proclaimed by the very
presence of the Capitol itself
should be denied those American
citizens within the very shadow OF
its DOME
Native of District.
Newmyer was educated in the
District public schools and later
was graduated from George Wash
ington University. He is a MEM
Der of the Masonic and Elk fra
ternities. the City Club and Board
of Trade. He has been engaged in
law practice here for fourteen years.
Newmyer and Robert /. Miller,
president of Harding and Coolidge
League No. 1. were recently added
to the advisory council of the Ma
tional Press Committee. Other new
members to the council, as announ-
ced yesterday. include Luther W.
Steward. president of the National
Federation OF Federal Employees;
w. w. Keeler. president Of the
Washington Central Labor Union;
Aaron Bradshaw, chairman Of the
Republican Central Committee Of
the District: and Burd w. Payne,
president of Local No. Of the
Federation of Federal Employees.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Greetings.

Good morning." says one crook
to another these days. Did you
have a nice crime last night ?''-Life.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
F" SEE BY
| ! HE HERALD
What When Where

Miss Uvalena Poston, exposition
OF the Sunday school lesson. Y. w.
&. \, 1893 F street, 4:45 p. m.
Weekly dancing class, Catholic
Community House. sol E street
northwest, s p. m.
Anusements.
Belasco-Cecil Lean and Cleo
oIayfeId in Look Who's Here"
National-"The Half Moon"
Polfs-"Aphrodite"
keith's-VaudeviIle matinee daily.
Strand-Vaudeville and pictures,
matinee daily.
Cosmos-Vaudeville and pictures;
matinee daily.
Gayety-"Parisian whirl."
Folly-"Naughty. Naughty"
Metropolitan-''Uns Forces"
Iialto-'NOh. Lady. LadyI''
Palace-Bert Lytell in The MIS-
leading Lady"
Garden-"Heliotrope
Columbta-'Tdols of Clay"
knickerbocker -Leatrice Joy, in
invisible Divorce"
CrsndalPs - Nazimova in Nine.
Peacock.''
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
County Offers Relrard
For Alleged Burglar

LYNCHBURG. Va, Dec. 23.-The
board of supervisors of Campbell
County has offered a reward for
Edward Hobbs, who is jointly charg-
ed with Oscar Burford with bur
'g glarizing the home of W. II. nod-
son near Bocock.
Hobbs Is also charged with shoot
ing at Dodson. though the actual
shooting Is charged to Burford. The
men are brothers-in-law.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Acceptable
To Any
Man

II you've been puzzled as to what TO buy
him this settles the question. These bath
robes are genuine $40 values and the price
they're marked here is almost half of that
You can get them in practically every color,
combination and different weights. Stop won
dering what to get-come In at once and get
one of these SO value bathrobes for S5-s5.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

We invite the most exacting comparis
between these Overcoats and those offer
elsewhere at anywhere near this pric, lea
ing the verdict of values to your iudgmen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
L PROSECUTOR Halts
Firms Income of
100000 a Day
Boston District Attorney
Investigates Books Of
Company That Pays so
u. c. Profit i'm As DAYS

BOSTON, July 2G.--The rush of peo-
pie to give their money to Charles
Ponzi, head of the Securities Exchange
Company, on his promise to repay their
investment with so per cent profit in
forty-tivc days, was halted to-day pend
ing an investigation.
After a conference with District At
torney Pelletier. Ponzi. whose business
is described as the exchanging of in
ternational reply coupons from one
country to another, agreed to accept no
further deposits until an auditor Sc
lected by the District Attorney has ex-
amlned his accounts, which are said
to run into millions. Hundreds of
persons were turned away with their
money in their hands after Ponzi is
sued the order to his Office force.
District attorney Pelletier said he
was acting under no specific statute in
bringing about the halt in receipt Of
funds by Ponzi, which have been esti-
mated at $780, 900 day. He suggested
the action, he said, "because the opera
tons Of the company have grown so
much and have received such wide
spread notice. Ponzi, he said. was en-
tirely willing to stop receiving funds
until after an auditor had determined
whether the company could meet all of
its outstanding obligations and was
"functioning in safe and legitimate
manner"
The action taken is Gin no sense a
final closing down Of the business" the
District Attorney said. "Mr. Ponzi de-
sires me TO state that he will not only
redeem. is usual, notes which have ma
tured, but also those not maturcd, for
the principal invested. Just how long
the examination will take cannot say"
For several weeks past crowds of
persons have focked to Ponzis offices
and given in their savings in exchange
for notes of the Securities Exchange
Company for the principal plus SO per
cent, payable in ninety days. Invari-
ably Ponzi is said to have paid off the
notes in forty-five days, and there has
been no complaint that any person has
failed TO receive money when due
Ponzi a relatively poor man a short
time ago, now estimates his wealth at
SS,500,000. He describes his exchange
system in general way as being based
on the use of the international reply
coupon, authorized under the interna-
tional postal agreement as the medium
for taking advantage of the differences
in rates of eXchanre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
To Be
Notified To-day
OF Nomination
Northampton Is Bedecked
With National Colors to
Celebrate the Honor Paid
to Its Leading Citizen
Visitors Pour Into Town
Doughnuts Are Fried by
Mrs. Coolidge for Dinner
for the Committeeman

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, July &c.
This little city of $4,000 Massachusetts,
folks went to bed tonight after q
strenuous day in preparation for the
most notable event tomorrow in all
its 266 years of history-the exercises
which will officially inform Governor
Calvin Coolidge that he is the Repub-
lican Vice residential candidate.
Hardly Northampton home or bust
ness building late to-day lacked it's
generous display of American flags and
bunting and the business streets were
bridged with the national colors. MANY
banners, were displayed bearing the
slogan which called Governor Coolidge
to national attention before the Re-
publican convention, Claw and Order"
Hardly less busy than the majority
of his townsfolk, the Governor spent
the day comforting with members of
various local committees and newly
arrived political acquaintance. He
announced that since his vacation on
his fathers farm, near Plymouth, Vt,
where he took advantage of healthful
farm exercise, he was ready for what
might come tomorrow. After that, he
added, his political future was in the
hands of the people.
The people made me what I have
the honor to be to-day" he said, "and
my future political fate is with them >
The Governor also let it be known
that Mrs Coolidge had not been idle
She has fried large supply of dough
nuts to be served with the dinner in
the Coolidge home tomorrow noon
rendered by the Governor to the offic
notification committee.
The Coolidge two-family house was
the least decorated of all houses Oh
Massasoit Street to-day, lone Amer
lean flag draping from the upper bal
cony 1t was put there by the super
intendent of Northampton schools
whose family occupies the upstairs fiat
Exercises To Be in Field
Allen Field, adjoining Smith College
campus, already noted in pictures for
the athletic meetings of Smith College
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
''EEow Dry / AM
Provides Revelry
AT Chinese Picnic
Asiatic Game of Dominoes
and Oriental Shimmy AZ
ford Diversion for 3, 900
ON Gee Yin Share Outing

Nearly three thousand Chinese
picnckers STAYED off the white peril
Of pickpockets yesterday. With salts
faction, each member Of Gee Yin Share
noted the. time by his own watch, when,
past shutdown, all being velly we'll, the
Grand Republic loosed on Battery
Park crowd Of Orientals sufficient
to startle strangers.
Due to the arrangements policy of
barring all Concessions without tickets
bearing friends testimonial in
Chinese characters, the excursion to
ROTOR Point, Conn, was really
Chinese.
Little Sucy- Gucy Lee swung round
the flag pole in the well-known
Chinese game of Ring Round Rosy.
She wore dainty pink bows, q bingham
checked apron and button inscribed
in Chinese, "You can't get my goat"
On the deck below Kway-Fay was eX
ecuting that mysterious Oriental
dance, the shimmy.
On lower deck Ah-Hoy Jung played
dominoes, strictly Asiatic, as every one
knows, and from a group near by came
that weird swapping of the fingers SO
Characteristic of the Far East and the
cry of triumph, easy money, boys"
The few real Americans on board
saw all of the real Chinese sights
mothers feeding babies from bottles,
fathers holding lunch baskets in one
hand and dragging infants by the
other, young men in natty straw hats
turning kodaks on girls.
Lunches were made up of fried
chicken. pie, bananas and pop---and all
such Monaghan delicacies. At the
park the young Chinese put an arm
around their girls to safeguard them
in the roller coaster with genuine Cal
nesc chivalry, On the beach quartet
essayed How Dry | Am" and other
old folksongs of the Land of the Rising
Sun.
Neville Bayley, proprietor of Ro-
ton Point restaurant, had a compli-
ment for yesterdays picnic. About 400
Chinese dined there and he said it was
the first occasion in his memory on
which not one person had departed
without paying for his meal.
"Handsome Michael" Hurley, head
ing the metropolitan police on board
said he considered it about the incest
family picnic that ever steamed out of
New York Philip Lee, secretary of
Gee Yin Share, estimated that almost
all of the 100 Chinese children in New
York were on the boat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
Postal Workers Warned
To Keep Out of Politics

WASHINGTON, July 26.--All post
masters and postal employees are
warned "to refrain carefully from en-
gaging in perncious political activity
during the pending political campaign"
in an order issued to-day by Post
master General Burleson.
Quoting rulings by the Civil Service
Commission, the order gives notice
that Presidential appontees in the
postal service are forbidden to solicit
or receive contributions, must not use
their Office to control political move
ments or cause public scandal" while
employees actually under civil service
are forbidden to take an active part in
management or conduct of political
campaigns.
Employees under civil service, the
notice also said are accountable for
activity by persons other than them
slves. including wives and husbands,
'if they are in fact accomplishing
through the relationship purposes which
they are forbidden directly to seek"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

girls, will be the scene Of to-morrow's
exercises. Immediately after the TWEEN
ty-five members of the national commit
tee of notification have lunched with
the Governor and Mrs. Coolidge, the
party will enter gayly decorated auto
mobiles and ride to Allen Field. The
Governor will be introduced and will
read his 3,OO0-word speech accepting
the honor Of being the Republican Vice
Presidential standard bearer in the
forthcoming campaign. There was none
in Northampton to-day-Demecrat OF
Republican--who would say that Cal
vim Coolidge will not be the nations
e-President- after November.
In addition to the many national
Committeeman who arrived to-day,
Harry M. Daugherty, Senator Harding's
pre-convention campaign manager, is
here.
But it is plain that while Northamp-
tor welcomes these leaders from sew
eral states Northampton considers to-
morrow special occasion when it will
pay homage to it's most illustrious cit
izen. Politicians are to be merely in
cidental. Three and perhaps four
in relays. Music numbers are to be
rendered before and after the notifca-
ton event at Allen Field, but the main
attraction will be newly erected
stand on Main Street, where one band
will play itself tired and then give
way to a fresh one, and so on the live
long day.
Northamptonites large and small
were tonight provided with Coolidge
insignia and small American flags and
Instructions have gone forth that flag
waving will be the order Of the day
tomorrow.
Church Is Decorated
Among the most gayly decorated
buildings is the Edwards Congrega-
tional Church, on which proudly ap-
pears a sign bordered with national
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

sees the world slipping back to the con-
dition it was in prior to August 1914.
He has told one or two of the few
visitors he has seen lately that 1t
seams incredible to him that the world
should be willing to make such gigantic
sacrifices for war, but is not willing to
make any for peace. There is no doubt
in the minds of those who have seen
hin, that he will continue to worry
about tho league SITUATION until the
campaign is over His friends are much
con- conrerned about the ordeals ahead Of
him. especially the fight over the
league. which every ono expects to en-
sue on the meeting of Congress just
after the election. At that time poll
ties will. it is thought, be fairly we'll
eliminated from the fight, and many
think there is good prospect of the
treaty being ratified, though with
strong reservations, in that session of
the Senate, no matter which party wins
tho election.
The President is still said to be in
very poor shape physically. He has not
improved notceably, visitors say, since
the early spring. He is reported to be
in good human, interrupting CONVERSE
tions as of old to tell humorous stories.
The Democrats are urging Cummings
to enter the Senatorial contest in
Connecticut. Senator Frank Brande-
gee, one of the original "irreconcl-
ables" in the treaty fight and bitter
foe of equal suffrage. is up for re-
election. Mr. Cummings said he has
made no decision. However, he con-
siders Brandegee a strong opponent,
courageous and man of convictions.
The issue between the two if Cum
mings enters the race will be the
lpopIIp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

colors; Governor Coolidge attend,
this church"
President Emeritus L. C. seelye. :,
Smith College, will preside at the ros
fication exercises. Governor Esw..s
P. Morrow, Of Kentucky, is to NAL.
the speech of notification and Nav.
NJ. j. Fitzgerald of Northampton !,
slated for the address of welcome
Incoming visitors today filed ev.,u
Northampton hotel to OVERLOOKING "a
at least $4,000 spectators are expectsS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

correspondence without it. No matter how
large or small your office, we are ready to
install The Dictaphone and let it show you
why it is the choice of firms seeking to cut
down correspondence costs and to speed
up letter production. Ask for working
demonstration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
$50 U. S. Delegates to Attend
Sunday School Convention

TOXIC, June 27-The total number
Of American delegates to the Worlds
Sunday School Convention to be held
in Toxic in October viii be about $50.
The first large party Of American dele
gates will reach Japan on August 10.
In addition to the Americans there
will be representatives at the conven-
ton from the British Isles, Europe,
Australia. China and Corea, besides
many delegates from all parts of Japan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
Port of Montreal Ranks
Seventh i'm Value of Commerce

MONTREAL, July 26.-The Port of
Montreal, in relation to the value OF
foreign commerce passing through it.
ranks second in the western hemi-
sphere and seventh in the world, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
Harbor commissioners covering port
operations during 1919, which has lust
been issued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

Life Publishing Company of New York City,
publisher of Life, is handling the great bull.
OF its correspondence on The Dictaphone.
Alter the installation OF The Dictaphone had
proved its advantages in speed, economy,
and convenience. this publishing house
wonders how it ever managed to handle its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27
Cross Envelope Purse

"Tduorcd' design; oval mirror and .
pockets under front flap. extension
pociets-ftted toith framed kid-Hncd coin
purse. puff case, hondie back; black
grained pate',t leather. silk lining Size:
sr4 Y inches. observation-disclosures. $15.75
Gold-p!atsd monogram to order crtra.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-27
FOR TORPID LIVER
Tennessee Lumberman Talks Of He
Successful Use Of Black Draught
fer Colds and Headaches.

Jamestown, Tenn.-"I have used
Thedford's Black Draught for years, in
fact 1t is the only liver medicine that
does me any good" says Mr.. L. A.
RAgan, a well-known lumberman OF
this place. when / was single, used
It for headaches. and especially II I
get a cold and feel feverish, take g
good dose Of Black-DraHght, and IL
sets me right.
"Since l have been married, have
used 1t in my family, and never have
found its equal for torpid liver or dis
arranged stomach, especially with
children. can recommend Black
Draugkt, and gladly do so"
Every member Of the family occR-
sionally needs the assistance that
Black-Draught can give, in helping to
cleanse the system and relieve or pre-
vent the troubles that come from q
lazy, torpid liver.
II your liver is not doing its duty,
you may suffer with headache, consti-
patton, biliousness, indigestion, etc.
Unless relief is obtained. serious sick
ness may result. In its long and sue
cessful use, Thedford's Black-Draught
has been found In thousands of cases
to relieve such disorders, by stimulat-
ing the liver to do its important work.
Ask for Thedford's Black-Draught,
and insist on the genuine. NC1ST
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-27
COME ofaBridd
Copyright 1920 bq The euspa per Enterprise SOda&o1

had passed between them when they
met after months of separation. 1t
was like an involuntary confession
of man and a maid falling in love
at first sight. Neither of them under
stood. They were equally bewil-
dered.
| had witnessed that surprising en-
brace, precipitated by the terrier and
the raccoon when Deb appeared to
be robbed of her will to escape Jim's
arms, when Jim had held her as if
she had always belonged there, and
had come at last to her rightful place
on his breast.
In that clasp, Deb had lost her girl
ish ignorance. And jim?
1t seemed to me that Jim and Bob
are much alike in their emotional re-
actions. They are dense or stupid
or is it masculine of. them to ignore
the state of a woman's emotions and
to be alive only to their own?
Whatever his feelings, Jim scarcely
seemed to realize that Deborah could
suffer in the tragedy. Had he known
that his arms were ''like home' to
her, he would have taken care not to
see her. | am sure, for Jim is gener-
Gus. He never would have inflicted
upon her the pain l knew she was
enduring when they went together to
the country club. He never would
have gratified any secret mood or
need of his own at her expense, never
would have exacted moment alone
with her at the cost of her misery.
If Deb suffered that day, it was
AIMS fault. For that bebe, Ann.
had practically thrown her husband
to any of US girls when she ran home
in temper about her pumps and
her pet. The big mistakes of life
often hinge on it's petty annoyance.
When Ann immured herself, she
released her husband to go straight
where he ought not to have gone
to the girl who could give him the
peace which was never to be had with
his wife. Thus she acted, | suppose.
like thousands of wives who ought to
know better.
1t did not occur to me that those
silly pumps and the ridiculous beastie
were not the real cause of AIMS OBJ
stinacy. She had heard Deb confess
to me 81 love him! cant stop low
ing him" But she had not heard her
husbands name. It was not mention
ed. She had no reason to conclude
that Deb was speaking of Jim. Deb's
exclamation might have referred to
any of her acknowledged suitors.
"But wife's instince is often re-
liable in such matters" said myself
to myself. "One never can tell when
AIMS mind is working and when it
is notp'
ITO Be Continued}