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The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Methodists Send Many
Missionaries Abroad

The largest number of new mis-
sionaries ever sent to foreign fields
In any one year in the history OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
were sent during the fiscal year
ending November 1. 1920, according
to announcement by the board OF
foreign missions Of the Methods,
Episcopal Church. The largest
previous year was 1917. when nine
ty-six recruits were appointed and
sent out by the Methodists. Dur
Ing the fiscal year Just concluded
215 new missionaries were appoint
ed OF which eighty were assigned
TO South America, forty-nine to
China, fifty to India and Burma.
thirty to Malaysia, six to Mexico
nve to Japan, two to Korea and
two to Europe. The list does not
include relief workers in European
war areas.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Woman and Wealth.

Statistics just issued by the Treasury show
that In 1918 the government received from single
women taxes on a basis of net income totaII;ng
SI.o64,ooopoo; and that wives, during the same
period paid taxes on incomes amounting to about
S3s3,ooo,ooo. To put it more graphically, women
furnish one-tenth of the income receipts of the
year.
When it is recalled how steadily in the past
both law and tradition conserved the interests of
male descendants of persons bequeathing propertv
and over how long a period, and also how few
figures stand out in the early history of the country
women of wealth it will be understood wbv !,
was that women did not figure prominently ON the
lists Of taxpayers until comparatively recent date
But any person who has studied the annual lists Of
benefaetions for public purposes during the past
generation has come to see that an ever increasing
volume OF the national wealth was being held in
large amounts by women in their own right. Were
not this so the governments statistics on the 1o1s
returns would not be what they are.
Simultaneous with this steady growth of large
fortunes in the hands of women, acquired by them
through inheritance there has gone on another pro-
cess namely invasion of the business and industrial
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Diaz and Carranza Both
Heroes in Mexico Now

Mexico has no hall of fame in
which to display her heroes-he-
roes who are never deemed such
until they are dead. But there are
half a dozen vendors of plaster Of
Paris statuettes. men who wend
their way through the capitars
Streets displaying their wares on
the sidewalks. Not only do they
set the style in heroes. as they place
new bust on the market from time
to time. but they provide an inter-
esting insight into the tickle reao-
tions of a revolutionary public.
A year or SO ago there appeared
the plaster likeness of Don Porfirio
Diaz, the president whose over
throw raised the nation wide cry
of revolutionary liberty. Don Por.
f1rio's bust found a ready sale. He
is a hero now. There have been
mahy revolutions since Don Por-
Porfirto's time. The other day he
statue vendors placed a new bust
on the sidewalk. The face was ia
miliar. as the original had been one
of the best hated men In Mexico.
There were whiskers. finally mold
ed in the plaster. 1t was Venus:
tiano Carrapza.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
~ DO YOU KNOW
/ OUR BIBLE?
'0'',i ss - z {; ~. - f:s:;;ss.,' 1917 o.

13 But II ye cannot declare It me.
then shall ye give me thirty sheets
and thirty change OF garments. And
they said unto him, Put forth thy
riddle. that we may hear II.
IL And he said unto them, Out
Of the eater came forth meat, and
out OF the strong came forth sweet
ness. And they could not in three
days expound the riddle.
Is And IL came to pass on the
seventh day, that they said unto
samson's wife, Entice thy husband.
that he may declare unto us the
riddle, lest we burn thee and thy
fathers house with fire: have ye
called Us % take that we have?
is IL not so?
1s And Samson's wife wept be-
fore him, and said, Thou dost hate
me, and lowest me not: thou hast
put forth a riddle unto the children
of my people, and hast not told il
me. And he said unto her, Behold,
have not told IL my father nor
my mother. and shah tell It thee?
II And she wcpt before him the
seven days, while their feast lasted
and il came TO pass on the seventh
day. that he told her, because she
lay sore upon him: and she told
the riddle to the children OF her
people.
is And the men OF the city said
unto him on the seventh day be-
fore the sun went down. What is
sweeter than honey? and what is
stronger than a lion? And he said
unto them, IL ye had not plouGhed
with my heifer. ye had not found
out my riddle.
ls : And the Spirit of the Lord
came upon him. and he went down
to Ashkelon: ane slew thirty men
of them. and took their spoil, and
gave change Of garments unto them
which eXpounded the riddle. And
his anger was kindled. and he went
up TO his fathers house.
20 But Samson's wife was given
to his companion, whom he had
used as his friend.
(To Pc Copfip,nSN
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
ALOOSE LEAF DAY.

The leaves are blowing in the
breeze and falling lightly from
the trees. / watch them sadly as
they drop and wonder when the fail
will stop.
I see my neighbors rake and scratch
dead leaves from OF the flower
patch
IL calls to mind that winters near.
the closing OF another year.
The time will shortly be at hand
when this will be a leahess land.
and then we'll shiver. shake and
freeze and wish the leaves hung on
the trees
Thus do /. on this autumn day. sing
out my sad and mournful lay. as one
by one the dead leaves all cut
loose from where they hang and
fall.
IN. A. LUFBURRow.
(copyriFat, 1890. By The Mcclure syndlesss.l
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Red Cross Carries On
Vast Work In Ukraine

Two thousand starving babies,
besides 10000 hospital patients. s.
900 orphans, 1000 aged and 500 war
invalids were given American re-
lief in Liev during the Polish oc-
cupation OF that city last summer.
says an official report just made
public at American Red Cross head
quarters in New York. The recent
military crisis delayed publication
OF the report. According TO the
American Red Cross statement. u
hospitals. 80 orphanages, ls homes
for the aged and 10 child feeding
stations were cared for during the
one month in which the American
Red Cross carried on it's work In
the Ukrainian city.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
CONCERNING STREET TRAFFIC
DANGERS.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
! am greatly pleased to think that
steps are to be taken at once to les
sen the frequency of traffic acci-
dents in this city, which 1 believe
are as unnecessary as they are
alarming and outrageous. But there
is one remedial suggestion against
which / wish TO protest, and that is
the proposition to make it unlawful
for the pedestrian to cross streets
otherwise than at their intersec-
tions. This point of crossing is, /
know from thirty years experience
in walking the streets of this city.
more fraught with danger than any
other. The safest place l find for
the pedestrian to cross is at some
point farthest from the intersec-
tions. And this conclusion is con-
firmed by every walker Gay or owl)
to whom l have spoken on this SUBJ
ject. / hope that others of the walk
ing public may speak out on this
subject. l feel that we walkers
have the supreme right to choose
cur own line of journeying for per-
sonal,safety. At the point of cross
ing I suggest. the pedestrian has TO
watch in but two directions. where
as at the intersections he is COM
PEELED. in the midst of confusion
from footing horns, to keep a look
out in four directions-right, left,
front and rear.
] would further suggest in this
matter the necessity OF greatly re-
ducing the speed rate of vehicles
perhaps. by SO per cent. Why is IL
necessary to rush through the city
streets so much faster than former
ly? i would say cut down the speed
rate and punish the guilty machine
owner and his chauffeur for dam
ages. as street car companies. mo-
tormen and concuctors are.
These two provisions would, in
my opinion, reduce traffic accidents
to the minimum.
JOHN r. wEATHERS.
Washin
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
HARVARD STUDENTS
EARNING OWN WAY

The report of the Harvard Uni
versity students employment bu-
reau shows that Harvard men
earning the money to pay their
way through college are working
as carpenters, clerks, reporters.
ushers, ticket-sellers. monitors,
proctors, night wstchmen. chore-
men, tutors, statesmen. librarians,
walters, and stenographers
The employment bureau has made
public its report for last year, when
Harvard men who secured positions
through the bureau earned $4,000,
an increase OF $4,000 over the pre-
vious year. The total amount
earned by students securing en-
ployment through the bureau and
those who found positions from
other sources was estimated al
sl50.0o0.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Country Home Burned;
Loss Set at $4,000

GORDONvILLE, Va. Nov. 2S.-
Happy Creek. the country home of
Maj. and Mrs. Allen Potts, Of Rich
m9nd. was totally destroyed by fire
late Friday afternoon.
Many trophies won by Maj. and
Mrs. Potts in various events were
lost. The cause OF the fire has not
been determined. Loss is estimated
at $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
PRAISES PARK POLICEMAN.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
Hats off to Park Policeman
Henry Miskell!
Evidently he is one of the many
policemen who are performing their
duty regardless of who the offender
against the speed limit is. Just
why the head of the House of De-
tention should imagine that she can
break the speed laws of a commun-
ity is hard to determine. Because
she was in a hurry, is no excuse,
any more than the fact that a citi-
zen might be in a hurry to get to
work on time.
a movement to promote Police
man Miskell should receive the
backing of all law-abiding citizens,
particularly motorists.
1t would seem as If Police Chauf-
feur Nicholson should be officially
notified that he can not exceed the
speed limit made for observance by
public servants as we'll as by citi-
Zens. FAIR PLAY.
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
SHOP WINDOWS
PLEASE 90. M
New Yorkitis" Is Newest
Disease, Declares Noted
Gotham Physician.
By O. o. n,rNrYnE..

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-A page
from the diary Of q modern samuel
Pepys: Up pretty betimes to say
farewell to A. Roche, the novelist.
and Mistress Ethel. who 60 a-jour-
neying to California. Then to see
II. Pollard. who has been struck Ill,
and he knew me not at all, poor
fellow. Meeting my wife, poor
wretch, we Travelled to a perfume
shop and spent nearly a pound
and reyeled in the exquisite odors
like a foolish dandy.
All the shops nightly filled with
Christmas goods and pretty to see
aioeit there appears to be little pur-
chased. Setting out briskly to the
savoy to lunch we saw r. Arbuckle,
the cinema comedian, and he wore
the bravest velour hat ever I saw
with great band of green. A
merry party at the table but my
chop had blood running from II and
could not eat, which seems a pity
because another was paying the
reckoning.
In the afternoon to a music hall
win II. Webster, the cartoonist,
ana comic fellow wearing a false
oeard and seemingly old came out
on roller skates and did fall the
haroest ever l saw and kent IL up
until II. and l were SO convulsed we
did get up and leave, then came
back and he was still at IL ana we
iett again, yet very few others
seemed to see any humour at all in
II. 50
To dinner with r. Kelly talking
OF this and that and in especial our
love for dogs. Then home and be-
gan reading Harris's Life and Con-
LESSONS of Oscar Wilde and very
good. too. And SO to bed
The best dressed young men In
New York are usually without Jobs.
That Is the statement Of a man who
mas studied the matter. when a
man loses a job and has saved a bit
OF money he Immediately buys
clothes and lodges the boarding
mouse landlady. New Yorkers have
been drilled to believe that "a ine
front" works many wonders.
There has been q big shake-up in
the publicity stan Of a large NOV
ing picture concern. The cause was
an innocent little folder, intended to
present to. exchanges and motion
picture houses the concerns pro-
grams of picture plays for this fan
and winter. These are the lines
that escaped the entire editorial
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

coal porter summoned for income tax at
West Ham Police Court said that his wages
averaged $4,000 year. We think it only fair to
say that there must be laboring here and there
who earn even less than that-From Punch, Lon
don.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
PREPARE FOR
THE FALL POGRONS,


A doctor who Is an ardent first
nighter and well known in Rroad.
way circles declares that most Of
his patients are afflicted with New
1orkltis. They are generally ninety
per cent sound and the rest delu-
slons. Each, he says, has a ne,
phobia-fear of elevators. crowds
subways, height. seats not on the
aisle etc. He blames 1t on the hur-
rylng life. seeing the same faces. the
same buildings and irregularity OF
eating and sleeping. He tells Of
one playwright who had psychic
vertigo. He once had a dizzy snelI
on the street and ever after when
ne went on the street he became
dizzy until the time came when he
would not go out at all. He was
never dizzy in his rooms. The doc
tor called for him one morning. in
duced him to go TO the country for
ride. Five miles out he, by a
suoterfuge, got the patient out of
the car and then drove off. The
patient had to walk home and for
the first few miles was in terror.
Then he quieted down and has
never been dizzy since. He simply
lost his fear" added the doctor.
several years ago a famous New
york hotel was sued because a pa
tron found a severed mouse in his
beef en- casserole. A suit is now
pending against a restaurant BY a
patron who claims he found a hu-
man tooth in his salad. And vet
the high price of food does not come
down.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
N n THE HERALD
|l\lAIL BAG

The Herald welcomes contributions from
its readers on current topics. and will
publish those which are Of general in
terest. Gommunics tions should not ex-
coed 200 words and must bear the name
and address OF the writer. although this
will not be published IL 1t Is 50 desired.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

Yankee princess" is to fix up place for the
former Kaiser. She seems to have travelled long
way from Yankee characteristics.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

The meteor that fell Morgantown's main
street the other night, injured 1t must have
dropped after 9 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

The clean sweep" of Federal jobs promised by
the Republicans will seem more like "mopping
up" to the incumbents.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

We hope that the girls who are wearing spiral
puttees in place of hosiery learn wrap them more
securely than we did.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

1t is suspected that the @gloved sphinx is con-
ccaling something more important than his hands
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
Chinese Delicacies.

The Chinese stores along Mott,
Doyer and Pell streets offer us dried
oysters. devilhsh. shark I'm and
many strange vegetables. Most Of
the Japanese food stores are along
East Fifty-ninth and 125th streets,
where we can buy dried clans,
smaller than the American variety,
but Of the same taste: also Bonito
and Spanish mackerel. which is as
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

hard as brick and has to be grated
when used for fiavoring SOUPS.
There are about 2,5O0 Japanese
in New York City. Many of the
heads Of the five Japanese banks
here and the prominent Japanese
engaged In the importing and ex-
porting trade own their homes. You
can find them installed in costly
grandeur along Riverside Drive.
Central Park West and West END
avenue. Then there are the Lamar
ese professional men, doctors and
dentists. who also live on the Upper
West Side.
Few Jap Lsborer..
1t is estimated that no more than
700 Of our local japanese residents
do manual labor. They are the but
lers. cooks and walters that we fnd
in private American homes. A ia
vorite plan with "the little brown
brother is to pool expense with
others Of his countrymen and share
the .upkeep OF a small nat or DWELL
ing house.
In the proximity Of Columbia UNI
versity there is the colony of the
Japanese studentA am told there
are in the neighborhood Of 100 jap
anese in New York who are being
supported by their government
through q college course. They each
receive 5000 a month subsidy ana
many Of them have private means
in addition It is estimated that
altogether there are less than nifty
japanese women in New York.
Copyright, 1890. Public Ledger Co.)
tcopyusht, is1o, Public Lsdssr Co..
The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

CTo Be Continued.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
Greek Ancona.

Ancona. ancient port Of the Adrl-
Htic. built by the Greeks Of Syracuse
about $50 y. c.. IS Just the place
where finds, such rs are announced.
might be expected The very name
Anc0nn IS the Greek word for elbow,
given to the port because of the shape
OF It's halbOr. And now, after cen.
turtles, peasants I'm the fields have
come across some wonderful painted
vases dating from the grand age Of
Greek art. Escaping the destruction
ilhictcd by the Goths AMI the I.onga-
bards these treasures had lain buried
In the earth until the shovel OF a
peasant brought them to light An
coma is as important now rs she ever
was. having been during the great
war, the base OF the Italian navy. She
has had her accommodation enlarged
within the last few months by the
building OF quay which has been
given the name Of Captain Fryatt.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

very unfortunate that the influence
OF the Catholic church has been against
schools in Mexico. AS in the United
States, It's influence has not been in
the direction of establishing and main
tanning public schools"
Examiner Kearful for the commit
tee asked for Mr. Lnds opinion as
to the present policy that should be
adopted towards Mexico.
Though 1 do not know what the
present condition is" Mr.. Lind said,
1T behooves us a great neighbor of
a weak country, to be very patient, not
to judge them as we would England,
France or Canada, as to their rcspon-
|sibility in international affairs"
when for five years running our
strongest verbal representations have
been disrcgarded," Attorney Kcarful
continued "whcn 10000 Americans
have gone to financial ruin in Mexico.
when hundreds have been murdered.
and we find nothing but levity for our
'lul lhcl lSpl cSculdllOllS, "nuC SnOulu
be our attitude?"
That's not for me to answer" Mr..
Lind rctorted. 81 think the statement
is much exaggerated Many have suf-
fered loss Of life and property from
criminals in this country during the
same period"
Have you heard that any of our
generals or high officials in public
life we're concerned with the losses
the examiner persued
Certainly not" Mr.. Lind said. "Of
course, we can defend Americans to
certain extent along the border and
in the seaports, but to defend them
in the interior would mean the mill
tary occupation OF Mexico, as disas-
trous to us as to Mexico. 1t is a con-
dition I haven't reflected upon. There
may come time when force is incv-
TABLE"
AS American representative Mr..
Lind said he had never lent active aid
to Carranza in his fight against HUI
crta, though he had feared that eff
|Carranza failed intervention would be
necessary and had so reported"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
TREES III DESERT or sAIisRh
Besides the Palm, There Is Said to Ea
Many Varieties, Also Forage
Plants and Shrubs.

Besides the palm tree, which re-
qnircs rather large sheet of water.
various other sorts of trees are found
III the Sahara aside from numerous
shrubs and tamarisks, principaiy the
rubber tree and the ethel. Il variety
or the tamariSk. In the southern Sa-
nara the Doumor Egyptian palm is
round; 1t does not bear fruit, but the
trunk and branches serve various pur.
poses. The Apir possesses other ar
boresccnt spccies-notably mmosas Of
all sorts in the most unpromSing re-
gions. Fourcau believes that wooded
plateaus will exist.
The Sahara contains number Of
forage plants and shrubs. It was on
these that the caravans pasturcd.
and that even the 1900 or 1.3CO
camels OF the Fourcau-Lainy eHpedi-
ton and it's auxiliary conveys sue
cceded I'm sustaining themselves.
It must not be forgotten that we
are speaking here of spontaneous
vegetation, which grows without de-
manding help or labor from man. 1t
Is. therefore, an incontcstablc fact
that these pasture lands are capable
Of certain degree OF Improvement.
provided there IS an initial establish
ment of roads Of communication. This
Improvement can be attained by the
selection Of the best grasses, forage
plants and nrbOreScont species. Ac-
cording to MeSsrS. l.. Trnbut and r.
Mares the Snhnran plants are very
remarkable in their adaptation to n
dry climate and n salty earth Tie
date tree is adapted to those Sahnrnn
regions. which are we'll provided with
water; beneath tho date trees cultlvn-
tion OF the Kitchen garden is very
well developed. In the oaseS are found
the fig tree, The apricot. the peach and
the grape. Agriculture succeeds well
In tho oascs of the North as ut Bisln.
The cultivated cereals arc barley.
wheat. sorghum aud millet; luccrne
is the forage plant of the oasis. 1t Is
or very beautiful variety, with wide
leaves and seems very resistant to
salt. Industrial cultivation is now
confined to Il few plants. such as mad
der and variety of tobacco used for
snulf.--Scicntific American.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
GIRLS MURDERER
SENTENCED TO DIE
Negro who Killed 14.Ycar-Old Girl
Guilty of First Degree Murder.

indianapolis, April 27.-William Ray,
10 years old, negro, was sentenced to
be electrocutcd August 9Th by Judge
Jas. A. Ceilings of criminal court hero
today when a jury returned a verdict
OF guilty Of murder in the first degree.
Kay stabbed to death 1i-ycar-old
Martha Huff, white girl on April
10.
The Indiana law provides that the
death penalty shall not be executed
until at least one hundred days have
elapsed after conviction. Ray will be
the first to die in the electric chair
in this state and lie will pay the pen
atty III the minimum time permitted
and exactly los days after the crime
was committed.
Ray was placed on trial this morn
ing Only witnesses, court attaches.
police officers and newspaper men
were admitted in the court room. The
defendant was closely guarded and
every precaution taken to prevent
any attempt at mob violence. Ray
stood mute when arraigncd and q for
nal plea of not guilty was ordered by
the Court. A jury was quickly Sc
lcctcd from the special ycnire of 125
men, Eighteen witnesses were OK
amined and they testified that Ray en-
ticed the little girl to the river bot
tom last Monday evening" attacked
her, stabbed her thirteen times in the
throat and threw her body into Eagle
Creek, where it was found the next
evening.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
LIND DESCRIBES
INTERNAL MEXICO

Presidents Personal Representative in
Mexico Relates Story Of Country.
Thinks Mexico Should be Given Ey.
cry Chamcc.
Washington, April 27.-The person
al story Of John Lind, former governor
OF Minnesota, of his experiences in
Mexico as President Wilson'S personal
representative, was told today to tho
senate investigating committee. In
cluded was some account OF his efforts
to induce Victoriano Huerta to abdi-
cate the dictatorship he held following
over throw Of the Madcro government
and before American occupation OF
Vera Cruz.
Revolution was necessary in Mcxi-
CO, Mr.. Lind contended, to rectify So
cial and economic conditions though
1t will take decades to bring the pco-
pie up to our stanards." !FIc denied
with particular warmth that he had
ever attributed all OF the ills Of Mex
leo to the influence Of the Catholic
Church..
What poor Mexico needs is educa-
ton Mr.. Lind declared, "and it is