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The Washington herald., 1920-12-01


to the shoddy material which de-
veloped during the war and asked
that efforts be made to haye bill
guaranteeing "true cloth enacted
at the next session, OF Congress.
Mrs. Maude Wood Park, WASH
ington. Legislative chairman Of tho
National League of Women Voters.
described the part that the women
voters of the District and country
were aking IN creating interest in
the passage of the three bills under
discussion.
Miss Boardman Speaks.
Miss Mabel Boardman. District
Commissioner. made an earnest Plea
for the support of every civic or
ganization in the District for the
enactment off the child labor and
compulsory school attendance bill.
"The capital city's children should
have a better school progrkm and
those who are forced TO work at an
early age should behpermitted to do
so under the proper supervision -
she said. She outlined In detail the
provisions of the bill, which Is now
before Congress to correct those
matters.
mrs. newton ID. BAKER, MEM
ber of the executive committee of
of the Consumers League, presided
at the meeting in the absence of
Mrs. Edward p. Costigan. the presi-
dent. Miss Arcley Marshall. execu-
tive secretary OF the Consumers
League of the District. presided
during the open discussion on the
child labor bill.
Approve Child Labor Bill.
Approval of the child labor bill
| was voiced by the following repre-
sentatives of civic organizations
during the open discussion which
followed Miss Boardman's address
Mrs. Laura s. olney. Anthon,
League; Miss Charlotte Van Duzor
Graduate Nurse Association; Mrs
Arthur Mcdonald. Political Stud,
Club and Woman's Clinic; Mrs. ]. A
| Cunningham, w. C. T. u: Mrs. Earl,
ii. West, Twentieth Century League
Miss Hattie Stein. Business WON
ans Council: Miss Jessie Haver
| Woman's City Club; Mrs. Whitman
Cross, Juvenile Protective-Associa
ton and Children's Year Committee
Miss Julia Latyrop, chief Of Chill
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Choicest
Cranks Flock to
Save the League
Special cabls Dispateh 70
The Washington Herald.


GENEVA. Nov. 2e.-'The capitai
of the world"t as the Swiss call 1t.
has become the Mecca for the worlds
leading cranks. The city is full Of
all sorts OF idea-jugglers and schem-
ers VINO have hocked from every
corner of the earth. They have
come with trunks filled with ideas.
pamphlets. tracts, free buttons ana
badgesfi calendars and almanaes'
sheet music. international hymns
and international flags.
One sees familiar faces in this
galaxy of brain wizards, faces one
has seen before in the corridors
and Hobbies of Paris hotels and min
istries during the peace conference.
Here Is one of whom I caught
glimpse, waiting patiently at the
door of the Hotel National. He has
been seeking an audience with
prominent man ever since the
American peace commission was IN
Paris. He has a plan for a univer-
sal instrument that is effective
painless and cheap"
Then there is the whimsical little
Turk who has been dragging an OLD
carpet around the globe getting Ia
nous men to walk over it and TO
leave the dust of their sacred shoes
thereon. After it is all over the
vacuum cleaner gives him a few
ounces of sacred" dust in dish
and that is all he asks
There is one freakish person here
with the claim that league or nc
league his solution is the only way
to peace and a true millennium. He
wants a committee appointed to look
into the idea. Another chap from
Zurich motored over to Geneva and
is making offers to the government:
] to buy up all their, old battleship:
and submarines. He is said to be 8
| junkman with a colossal fortune
who believes he can help the world
disarm by buying up its armsment'
for the scrap heap.
n man named Johnson from Cali
fornia is making a sincere, but fruit
less effort to endow the league will
a jargon he has invented and which
he offers as a panacea for the pres
ent Tower of Babel that is, th'
league assembly. Esperantists ar,
also patiently making their propa
ganda.
Yet throughout the whole GROVE
J of men with ideas there is not
single humorist to be found, mar!
a one with waggish motif. Ever!
one of them ia in dead earnest.
(copyright. 1870, Public Ledger co.,
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JACK FROST THIEVES.
STEAL WINTER WEAR

With the arrival of cold weather.
local thieves last night specialized
in thefts of overcoats and wear
ing apparel.
A duplicate-key thief gained en-
trance to the room of Eugene Mil
stead, 80 Twelfth street north
west, and stole an overcoat and
other articles of wearing apparel
valued at $50.
Nathan Loust. Capital Heights,
Nd. reported the theft of an over
coat valued at $40. The coat was
stolen from a Ninth street lunch
room.
Several articles of boys cloth
ing was stolen yesterday from the
automobile of Mrs. Charles Arm
strong. 223 East Capitol street. The
articles were taken while the ma
chine was parked near Tenth and
G streets northwest.
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HOLDPACKERS'
HEARING TODAY
Justice Dept. May Seek De
lay to Complete Case
Farmers in Opposition.

Because of opposition by farmers
organizations and others to any
compromise permitting the packing
interests to retain even indirect con-
troll of their stockyards. the Depart
ment of Justice probably will ask
for an extension of time to complete
its inquiry of the packers case when
IL goes into court here today.
II the District court does not con-
sent to postponement, Attorney
General Palmer, it is learned, will
insist that the decree provides that
nothing the court shall do will in
terfere in any way with subsequent
legislation to be passed by Congress.
In Shis connection it ic known
that Senator William s. Kenyon. of
Iowa, and others intend to propose
to Congress a plan for Federal su-
pervision of the packing industry.
This plan would provide for the ap-
pointment of a government body ex-
ercising nearly the same supervision
over the packing business as the
Interstate Commerce Commission
does over the railroads.
In an agreement reached with the
Department of Justice last spring
the packers agreed to a court decre-
which would provide for a sale OF
the stockyards, and the control OF
the latter by the public. Since that
time, the packers have offered sew
eral plans for severance of the con-
troll of the yards. but no agreemen,
had been reached.
The belief is current now that the
Department. of Justice. instead OF
agreeing -tS-the plan of the packers
for the creation of a holding CON-
pany to administer the stockyards
will probably ask for a delay and
put the question up to Congress.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-01
GOLD MEDAL
%Ipl1lEM0e
W CYH5IAKa ~

The worlds standard remedy for
kidney. liver, bladder and uric acid
troubles. Famous since 1895. Take
regularly and keep in good health
In three sizes; all druggists. Guar
anteed as represented. Look for
the name Gold Medal on every box.
and accept no imitation.
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SQUEEZED
TO DEATH

When the body begins to stiffen
and movement becomes painful IL Is
usually an Indication that the kid
neys are out of order. Keep these
organs healthy by taking
The Washington herald., 1920-12-01

Take your selection with you now. or leave it
here until Christmas Regular payments don't
start until after Christmas. anyway. Then you
pay in small weekly or monthly sums to suit
yourself. Why waltz Come here at once and
make your Christmas selectionsl
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Right on the Job.

Elsie, about to be married, decided
at the last moment to test her sweet
heart; so, going to her friend, Maude,
the prettiest girl she knew, according
to London Tit Bits, she said to her,
although she knew it was great risk:
"I1l arrange for Fred to take you
out tonight-a walk on the beach in
the moonlight, supper, and all that
sort of thing-and want you, in or
der to put his fidelity to the proof, to
ask him for a kiss"
Maude laughed, blushed and as
sented. The plot was carried out.
The next day Elsie visited her friend,
and said anxiously:
"Well, Maude, did you ask him."
"No, Elsie, DEAR"
"No! Why not?'
II didn't get chance; he asked me
first"
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CANCEL CAMPAIGN
FOR $1,32O,214,557
Friends" Fail to Support Inter
church Movement; Expenses
Exceed Estimate

The Executive Committee Of the
Interchurch Movement voted yester-
day to bring its financial campaign to
an immediate end. Today, the Gen
eral Committee of the movement vii!
meet to decide on what basis. if any
the other aspects Of the work may be
carried on.
1t is believed that the Withdrawal
from the movement of the Baptist
Church, North, which was voted at
Buffalo last week, was an important
factor. 1t followed by less than a
month the withdrawal of the Presby-
terian Church, North.
Originally the Interchurch World
Movement proposed to direct the rails
ing of s1,32O,214,551 for the work at
home and abroad Of the fifty-eight
boards and societies which became
parties to the movement. These
boards represented thirty-two denom-
nations. For the first year-1920-
the budget called for $336,777,572,
which was to be raised by drive,
patterned closely upon Liberty Loan
methods, between April 21 and May
2 last.
A week after this drive closed, the
General Committee, of which Robert
Lansing is Chairman, met in Cleve-
land and received the reports showing
that at that time only $176,OO0,0OO
had been secured. More disturbing
was the report that of an expected
s4O,O00,O00 from friends of the move
ment," chiefly those who did not have
any particular church through which
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-08

cotton today for the mills to stop un-
til they are compelled to for the want
of cotton. l want to say to the spot
holders that they have the situation
entirely in their own hands. The
spinnerS are compelled to have cot
ton, as | have said. and there is not
enough spinnable cotton in the world
to run the mills for six months: so If
the producers of cotton Will ST
steady in the boat and be bulls on the
market instead of bears you can get
your own price for your cotton. Cot
ton mill spindles were not made to
stand idle. There is no money in a
cotton manufacturing plant when it
has stopped, although l believe that
they will have to curtail and run on
short time that they may be able to
have cotton to run until the present
crop has been gathered. Just refuse
to sell and your price will come.
From the very best information
we can gather there is reallv not 60
ing to be very much increased pro-
duction of food crops this year. |
want to say to the farmers of South
Carolina, those who have. not diversi-
fled their crops to make their farm
self-sustaining, it is not yet too late
for them to plant any OF the early
varieties of corn, such as Hickory
King or any of the Dent varieties.
You can still plant these varieties up
to the fourth of July, thoroughly pre-
pairing the land and fertilizing it,
working it quickly and it will make
good hard corn by frost. Also the
bunch speckled pea and black peas
can be planted yet and they will make
good paying crops. Any farmer who
has to buy food for himself or his
animals will pay the highest price
next year that he has yet paid for
these commodities. The man who. is
looking for low cost Of living next
year is only fooling himself"
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to give, less than $4,000, 900 had ma
terialized
1t was from these friends that the
general expenses Of the movement
were to be betrayed, so that the sub
scriptions to specific purposes might
remain intact. The general expenses
had. in the mean time, been under
written by the principal denomlna-
tons participating. ana notes for ap-
proximately SS.OO0,000 had been dis
counted by the Bankers Trust Com
panv. At the time of the Cleveland
meeting all this money was gone
and expenses were continuing at a
maximum of $1,000.600 month and
an average of 100000.
When the General Committee takes
up this problem today it will meet
with representatives from each OF the
cooperating denominations. This
will mean a conference Of between
200 and 300 men and women.
The estimate made in May was that
S9,6OO.O00 would be required to carry
on the work until next May. For the
expenses already incurred s1,OOO,OOO
was needed; for those from May Is
TO June IS, S750,000, and for those
from June Is to July Is, s25O,OOO.
Current expenses from July Is to May
Is next were computed at S1,5OO,00O;
interest charges at S60O,UOO, and the
balance of the 1919-1920 budget at
S5,O00,000.
After July Is the expenses We're to
be on a basis of s150,000 a month.
For the first sixteen months Of the
undertaking they averaged more than
three times that sum. The report
showed in May that there had been
received from the banks $7,295,622
and that other receipts, including
sales, had been s142,622. Expendi-
lures, including s650,OOo for adver-
tising, had been s6,267 52s, and ST.
100000 remained in the suspense ac-
count.
None of the leaders of the move
ment will admit the undertaking has
been a failure, says the New York
World. None of them will admit it
may be set down as failure even If
it should be ended where it now
stands. They will admit it has not
been as much of success as they
had hoped, but they say a final ac-
counting will show more than $780,
100000 raised and that the money
was but one of the objects sought.
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Examinations Tomorrow

Scholarship and entrance examina-
tions will be held here Friday, July
9Th, for Clemson College, University
of South Carolina and Charleston Col
lege. There are four scholarships for
this county at Clemson, worth $100
and tuition. No scholarship at the
University this year. There is one
free tuition scholarship at the College
of Charleston.
J. G. Mccullough,
Supt. of Ed.
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HARRIS PREDICTS
rHICH COTTON PRICE
FARMERS URGED TO MAKE
FARMS SELF-SUSTAINlNG
! NO DECLINE IN PRICES

Government condition reports IN
6icate that there will be an eleven
million bale cotton crop this year,
(which means a high price for the
staple, said B. Harris, commissioner
of agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, in a recent statement in which
he predicts that the cost OF living Will
not be reduced this year, and says
that there is really not going to De
much production of food crops on the
farms. He urges the farmer to make
his farm self-sustaining, stating that
it is not now too late to plant 1ood
crops with proper cultivation.
In his statement he says:
"The government report OF GA IN
dicating the lowest averaged condl-
ton of the growing cotton crop IN
the last fifty years which is prach-
cally confirmed by the estimates OF
other authorities will startle the cot
ton World. At time when the Eu-
rooean spinners thought anything
less than fifteen million bale crop
in the United States would be world
disaster, we have an indication OF o
erop of eleven million bales. Even
tais estimate may have to be further
reduced by the activities OF the Doll
veeyil and the unfavorable conditions
which prevail in growing this crop.
We know that the present price OF
cotton is far below its intrinsic value
measured by the cost Of production
alone and also according to the law
Of supply and demand cotton middlng
and above is cheap today at 90 cents
per pound. Now, no matter what tne
market may be, don't sell a bale OF
cotton for less than so cents per bale.
There may be an apparent lack OF de-
mand, but when the spinners who have
hedeed their requirements IN New
York july contracts demand the cot
ton they are surely going to demand
the actual cotton and we shall see
the shorts do some tall scrambling TO
cover. AS the spinners have been
out of the market for some time we
know they must either be very long
of New York contracts cotton or they
win have to begin to buy the actual
cotton at once or they will have TO
close their mills. At the TREMENDOUS
profits mills are making and cotton
famine in sight ! do not think they
win close down.
Don't sell bale for less than oo
cents per pound. Sit steady IN the
boat and let the shorts cover their
oyersold cotton as best they can. Pay
no attention how low they run future
contracts down. It is an old trick OF
the bears to do this to try to depress
spots just when they have to buy
spots to fill their contracts to the
spinners. Now they say that the
next government report will be a very
bearish report. We know the condi-
Hon. report will be better than the
last one, but it can only be a few
POINTS better. 1t can not possibly
come up to the average June 25 re-
port for the last Ten years, which was
%, I hope that every spot holder will
not be a bear on the market, but will
Be q great big bull and you will soon
see the shorts come to cover for cot
ton to fill spinnable contracts which
they have sold and will soon be COM
PEELED to fill.
"There is too much money in spring
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NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
e

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Williamsburg.
Pursuant to order of the Probate
Court, bearing date, July 1st, 1920, I
will sell at publice sale, to the high
est bidder for cash at the residence of
Mrs. Sallie A. Hogan, at Greelyville,
in Williamsburg County, on the 23rd
day of July, 1920, at II o'clock noon.
16 hogs.
COWS and calves,
/ horse,
Household and kitchen furniture.
E. P. PITTS,
Administrator of the Estate Of Sal
lie A. Hogan. 7-S-2t
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Pollen Carried Far by Wind.

Wind-blowr pollen C'sulphur rain~
is known 70 be carried far. Hessel-
man, of. the Swedish experiment sta
ton, REPORTS a quite extensive rain OF
tree pollen on two FIRE ships 20 and
81 miles from shore; and the pollen
Of algae is known to have been car
ried even ss far as 200 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-12
ANOTHER WARNING

Newspapers in all sections OF the
country have recently TOLD of the
fatal results Of drinking dangerous
potions at present sold as stlmu-
lants. In some cases while the VIC
tins have escaped death they have
been rendered blind, while others
are suffering from paralysis.
notwithstanding such warnings
men heretofore addicted to drink
are still tempting providence by par
taking: of wood alcohol. hair tones
and other liquids, regardless OF
the result. During the past week
or ten days several persons arrested
for being drunk in this city were
relieved of bottles of wood alcohol
after having been taken to the sta
ton house. Not long'ago young
man who had been picked up while
in an intoxicated condition was
found to be carrying a bottle Of hair
tonic. Lemon extract is another
preparation used as substitute for
whisky. This can be procured at
any grocery store.
About a week ago a young Alex
andrian, who is prone to go on
sprees, was arrested for being drunk
II. II five
dollars, but upon the day the fine
was paid by one Of his friends ne
was rearrested on the same cay for
being drunk near the station house
1t was determined to hold him for
five DAYS, or until the effects of his
debauch had reached safe stage,
but last night physician appeared
at the station house and upon ex-
amining the prisoner declared IT
would be unwisc to keep him i'll the
station house as his condition was
critical from the effects of the po-
tons He had been drinking. The
physician suggested ne be Sent 10
the Alexandria Hospital immediate
lyly for treatment. This was done
Early this morning report was cir
: culated that the man had dieT dur
ing the night. This, however, was
erroneous, but he still in an uncer-
tain state, and his death may follow
Wood alcohol is labeled "Poison'
but it can be procured by those de-
string it. 1t is hoped this article
will be reai by all for whom it is
intended, especially by the young
and thoughtless, who are ready to
drink anything during the present
arid season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-12
Teste: R.. T. WILSON,
Clerk of the State Corporation Com
mission. la5-l4l-zc
SEALED PROPOSALS, indorsee

= f. i e
SEALED PROPOSALS, Endorsed
"Prcpcsals for Roads and Alterations
in Buildings, Quantico, Va, Specif!-
cation No. 1902" will be received at
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy
Department, Washington, d. c., until
IL o'clock a. m. June f6, 1929, end
then and there publicly opened fer
concrete reads including drains, cul-
vcr.s, retaining wall, trestles and
bridge; and alterations in three ex-
isting buildings including furnishing
and installing 2 elevators, all at the
Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. Draw
ings and Specification No. 1902 may
be obtained on application to the Blu
rcau or to the Post Commander, Ma
,rine Barracks, Quant;co, Va. Deposit
CT "a check or postal money order for
twenty dcllars (S20.00) payable to the
Chief CT the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, is required as security for the
safe return of the drawings and spec!-
fications.
c. w. PARKS, Chief of Bureau.
May 25. 1920. 135-141-2c
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"THE MIRACLE MAN" FINE


A most absorbing story is urtold-
ed in George Loane fuckers new
Paramount Aircraft picture, "Ihc
Miracle Man" which vas the attrac-
ton at the Richmond Theatre last
night. This picture, which was
adapted from George NJ Conan $
striking Broadway success of the
same name is declared to be enc
Of the really great screen dramas OF
modern times. The original story
was written by Frank L. Packard
The plot of 'Thc Miracle Man
deals with the moral transformatica
CT a gang Of New York crooks under
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-12
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Department of the State Corporation
Commission

City of Richmond, May y. 1920.
Whereas. Petition has this day been
filed by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
read Co., and other railroad car
.iers, on behalf of themselves and all
other steam railroads operating in
Virginia, for authority to increase all
ntr.state> freight rates approx
mately thirty per cent go per cent?,
1t is hereby ordered that said petit
ton be sent down for hearing on Fri
day. the 18th day of June. 1920. at
10 o'clock a. M, at the Office of the
State Corporation Commission, at
Richmond, Virginia, at which time the
Commission will proceed to consider
and dispose of and determine upon
he propriety of granting the advance
in freight rates prayed for in said
petition. and to consider any addition,
amendments or changes therein as
may pc pertinent and proper and will
at that time and place hear any OBJ
jections which may be urged by any
person interested in the proposed or
der for said advance.
1t is further ordered that the appli-
cants shall cause to be published a
copy Of this order once week for two
consecutive weeks in newspapers Of
general circulation published in the
following cities: Richmond, Roanoke
Lynchburg Norfolk, Bristol, Win
chester, Staunton, Charlottesville
Danville, Alexandria and Petersburg.
A True Copy,
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LUST FOR SOFT JOBS

"The trouble with this country
and with many of the countries of
Europe is that people shirk hard
, work." said Miss Helen Baker to
the graduating class of the Stuart
Circle Hospital Richmond, in the
principal address delivered to them
this week.
"The people are leaving the farms
to 90 to the cities where they can
get soft. and what they think, a
snappy job. The lust of the Amer
lean people for the. soft job is be
coming menace to the we'll being
of the country. and unless people
are trained to do hard work we will
be found in the same condition that
is prevalent in certain European
: countries
"Those in the higher professions
are not exempt from the soft job
seeking. Many of the professional
men are looking for place where
there is no work. want to admou-
ish you, nurses" she said, turning
to the class 'tto shirk nothing that
is upright and honorable. You
are famous for hard work and that
means thai you are dcing now what
will have to be done in order tc
save this country from the menace
of Europe"