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The Washington times., 1920-09-07

\ meeting of Fitzgerald Council
No. i5s. knights Of Columbus. will be
held at ST Mary's Hall tomorrow
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

A meeting OF the board Of lady man
ayers OF the Alexandria Hospital will
he held at the hospital next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. \ large amount
OF important business will come before
his meeting.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

the first automobile cord tire
ever made in America.
But the outcome has
gone far beyond the cord
idea, great as that is in itself.
The United States Rub
Der Company laid down
the most rigid manufac>
turing code that any tire
has ever been submitted to.
Going into the jungles of
Sumatra and developing
100000 acres Of rubber
lands, which include the
Evening star., 1920-01-03
l1I lT1IILES10R!Es
%rBEIDTImTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1920. by T. W. Burgess.)
Jerry Meets With an Accident

III Jerry Muskrat had not still been
suspicious of Farmer Browns Boy
the accident might not have hap
pened. Then, again, it might; If not
at that particular time, at some other
and less fortunate time. Anyway, it
happened, and Jerry will not soon
forget it.
He was little way up the Laugh
ing Brook that morning when he
heard some one coming down the
Laughing Brook. By the sound he
knew that it was one of those two
legged human creatures, and at once
Jerry started pell-mell back toward
the Smiling Pool.
Now, the water in the Laughing
Brook was low. In many places it
was too low for swimming. SO Jerry
ran along the shore just under the
edge of the bank. There were many
roots of trees and bushes from which
the water had washed away the
earth, and they crossed and recrossed
each other. Sometimes Jerry ran
under them and sometimes he jump
ed over them, whichever seemed
easiest and best.
Now, Jerry was in such hurry
to get back to the Smiling Pool that
he didn't watch his steps as he
should have. Perhaps it was be-
cause at the same time he was try
ing to watch behind him to see who
it was that was coming. Anyway, in
jumping over some Of those tangled
roots he didn't jump quite far enough
and one hindfoot slipped down be-
tween them. 1t went in easy enough
but when Jerry tried to pull 1t out II
Evening star., 1920-01-03
CALLS THE ARCTIC
LAND OF PLENTY
D. B. Macmillan Draws Sur
prising Picture Before Geo.
graphic Society.

A land where ducks eggs are to be
had by the boatload for the gathering,
where big game and big fish abound
a land of 700 varieties of the most
beautiful and fragile flowers. of kind
ly and hospitable citizens-that was the
surprising portrayal of the arctic r.
gions made by Donald B. Macmillan
in a lecture before National Geographic
Society members at the New Masonic
Temple yesterday afternoon and last
evening
Not that the speaker minimized the
r1gorS of far north exploration. He
was marooned in northern Greenland
for four years. during which time he
and members of his party traversed
habits of the Eskimo, took the first
photographs of some Of the whalelike
creatures to be found in northern seas.
and established the fact that musk
oxen are to be found grazing through
out the long winters on frozen grasses
OF the wind swept plateaus of the lands
nearest the north pole.
Women Hold "ChewinE Circles.-
At one point in north Greenland the
explorer found colony of 261 Eskimo.
so completely cut off from the world
that they believed themselves it's onlv
inhabitants There the women had
chewing circles in lieu of the better
known sewing circles, and chewed at
tne skins to make their husbands shoes
until their teeth were worn to the
gums. There, too, Eskimo women had
oetase oetlseu nets attached to long poles for
catcnlng birds. which they buried by
the scores in the rocks and snow.
against the time when they desired to
entertain at a polar tea partv and
served natures own cold storage fowl
raw as the delicacy Of the afternoon
rar from being merely an adventure
in the polar regions betoken stndies nf
peoples. animal and plant life and nat
urai wonders, as interesting as those 70
speaker said ' 'ie
Finds Old Records.
ferhaps the chief sport of the region.
ne stated, is not walrus spearing, or
oear nuntlng. or seal spearing, but the
search Tor hidden records of past ex-
piorerS-recordS usually left, accordin
70 the custom of the far north. in piles
OF stone, which serve both as markers
and protection. Mr.. Macmillan found
one such record left by the first Ameri-
can expedition to the polar region
slAty-one years ago; another which
marked the presence of British expe-
dltion in 1875, and third which con-
hrmed claims of Peary which had hith-
erto been disputed in some quarters.
Had it not been for the Eskimo dogs
Peary could not have reached the pole,
the speaker said, in paying a high trib-
ute to the animals which have been rep
resented as being vicious, but which
really are affectionate and faithful.
The Eskimo were unable to under
stand why men in other parts of the
world were fighting when the news was
brought by the rescue party to them.
No wonder" he said, "for during nv
four years stay among them 1 never
saw even fist fight, nor scarcely heard
a cross word spoken by any of them"
Evening star., 1920-01-03

didn't come. 1t was held fast. You
see, his weight had forced two roots
apart just enough to allow his leg to
slip down between. and now they
pinched it tight
Jerry's first thought was that he
had stepped in another of those
dreadful traps. He hadn't doubt of
it. He was quite frantic with fear.
and he tugged and wrenched with all
his might. 1t was a wonder that he
didn't break his leg. But the more
he struggled the tighter he was held
You see, that leg began to swell at
once where it was caught, and, OF
course the more it swelled the more
impossible it was to get it free. !.
Poor Jerry! Hope died as he heard
the footsteps coming nearer and
nearer. He twisted around SO as to
get a good look at the trap, ana
when he discovered that 1T wasn't q
trap at all that held him he could
hardly believe his eyes. The discov-
cry would have been great reliet
had it not been for those footsteps
coming nearer and nearer.
"If l had time 1 could gnaw those
roots off," thought Jerry as he twist
ed and wrenched and pulled But
there wasn't time, and so he con-
tinued to struggle, hoping to get 1rec
before he should be discovered.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED.
Cushing Camp and Auxiliary Hold
Double Ceremony,

Ohioers of.WilIiam B. Cushing Camp,
No. 80, Sons of Union Veterans. U. S.
A.. and of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
that Organization were installed last
night at meeting heId~in Pythaa n
Temple on 9th street. The officers OF
the camp are: Commander. Eugene
Z. Stevens; senior vice commander,
George Francis Williams; junior vice
commander, Frank De Groot; secre-
tary, Omar ]. Veley; treasurer,
Charles Sands Davis: trustees, James
A. Jones (chairman). Judge Greers
and William Rosser; patriotic in
structor, Herbert W. Rutledge; chap
lain, Rev j. Luther Brenizer.
The officers Of the auxiliary are:
President, Mrs. Sophie j. Bergner;
vice president, Miss Augusta j. Pal
mer; chaplain. Mrs. E. H. r. Davis;
past president, Mrs. Sadie P. Wolff;
trustees, Mrs. Sadie P. Woltz (chair-
mani, Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey and
Mrs. Nellie v. Moxley; treasurer. Mrs.
Claire Van Norsdell; patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Rose S. Rutledge:
guide, Mrs. Elsie Dern; assistant
guide, Mrs. Nellie v. Moxley; right
color guard. Miss Gretchen Bergner;
left color guard. Miss Charlotte Statz;
outside guard. Mrs. Clara Barringer;
inside guard. Miss Katherine Monta-
que.
Mrs. Kuntz Of Hagerstown. Md. di-
vision president Of the auxiliary, will
make an official visit to the organ
ization January 16.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
PRESIDENT ASKS GLASS
NOT TO QUIT UNTIL JAN. Is

The new Secretary of the treasury
to succeed Carter Glass, who mas peen
named to succeed the late senator
Martin as United States senator from
within the next two weeks.
Carter Glass had hoped, expected
and intended to take up his duties in
the Senate when that body reassem- :
bIes on Monday. He was asked by
President Wilson yesterday 10 con.
time in tho office of Secretary of the
Treasury for the present, at least.
until January Is.
Mr.. Glass has decided to do as the
President requests because ne real
ICES that matters are arising hourly
which require prompt decision py the
executive in charge, and he appre-
ciates that now is a very poor time
to leave the post of Secretary of the
Treasury vacant, even for only a very
few days.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
WILL GREET De VALERA
AT LIBERTY HUT Jan. !
Many Prominent Speakers Will
Discuss Irish Question-Com-
mittees Are Named.

Arrangements for a reception in
Liberty Hut January Z. in honor of
| Eamonn De Valera, president of the
Irish republic. have been practically
completed. Representative Isaac r.
Sherwood of Ohio is to be chairman
of the meeting, and the speakers, in
addition to the honor guest, will in
clude Rev. James Grattan Mythen,
D. D., assistant pastor of Christ Epis-
copal Church, Norfolk, Va; Lindsay
Crawford. past president of the Inde-
pendent Orange Lodges and editor of
the Toronto Statesman.
Additional members OF the commit
tee of arrangements have been ap-
pointed as follows: Joseph W. Folk,
Ex-Governor of Missouri; Basil Man.
ley of the War Labor Board. Maj
Richard C. Tolman, F. B. Ochsenreiter
and J. A. Whitfield.
The reception is in charge Of the
following committees: Publicity-Jo-
seph K Reeves. chairman; P. J. Ryan.
William A. Needham, John j. Noonan,
Francis T. Hurley. Printing-Joseph
A. DAILY, chairman; Thomas McGraw,
Thomas P. O'Dea. Andrew J. Gleason,
Timothy Dunworth, James L. Feeney.
Official invitations-Peter A. Drury,
chairman; George G. Rorke, DR.. T. M.
Foley. Mrs. Mary c. Bryan. Recep-
tion, Union station-Jeremiah O'Con-
nor, chairman; Peter A. Drury, Will
liam M. Phelan. George G. Rorke and
others. Reception. Liberty Hut-Dan-
iel J. Quigley, chairman; Henry 1.
Quinn. Francis T. Hurley. Stage
Patrick Quinn. chairman; Patrick J.
Clancy. Patrick Ward, Thomas Pettitt,
]. Frank O'Meara- Badges-Mrs. Quin-
Ian: ]. Frank O'Meara. Decorations
and program = Thomas McGrath,
chairman; Timothy Dunworth, Robert
Barrett. Music-Mrs. Mary c. Bryan,
Mrs. r. F. Downing. Churches-Catho
lie, r. F. Downing: protestant, George
G. Rorke, Mrs. and Miss Downing,
Representative Sherwood has OBJ
| tanned unanimous consent to address
the House for twenty minutes ON the
Irish question, when it reconvenes
Monday.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
SECRETARY LANE TO SPEAK.
Meeting January 8 Under Aus
pices of Girls Friendly Society.

Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior, will speak on the problems
Of the girl government worker at a
public meeting to be held on the night
Of January~S. IN Epiphany. Hall. 1913
Washington diocesan organization OF
the Girls Friendly Society. This will
be the first of series of three meet
ings. and will be exclusively for
women.
The Girls Friendly Society has a
officers are: President, Mrs. John c.
Boyd; vice presidents. Mrs. Grahame
H. Powell and Mrs. Edward B. Meigs
secretary, Miss Marion Oliver, and
treasurer, Miss Natalie Magruder.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
RETIREMENT BILL
VOTE THIS SESSION
Measure to Be Made Part of
Legislative Program, 1t
Is Understood.

The civil service retirement Dill
favorably reported to both houses. Is
to be I,de part of the legislative
program for the present session, II Is
understood. Robert II. Alcorn, en-
ployed at the Washington navy yard
chairman of the joint committee on
civil service retirement, said today:
"The fight for the enactment OF this
law is gaining headway and victory
will soon be won. Surely there Is nc
question as to the necessity for a re-
tirement law for superannuated and
disabled employees Of the government
Such a law has been advocated foI
years by members of the CABINET ano
chiefs Of bureaus; members OF Con-
gress have introduced many bills. and
the employees and their representa-
tives have appeared before commit
tees of the House and the Senate
many times in behalf of some reason
able retirement law"
Scope of Retirement.
The bill affects about 100000 en-
ployes of the government, located In
all parts of the country. 1t is ex-
pected that 10000 superannuated en-
service during the first year of the
operation of the retirement law.
Secretary Glass of the Treasury De-
partment is strongly in favor of the
passage of a retirement law. In a
letter written to Senator Sterling
who has charge of the bill in the
Senate, the Secretary said:
''In reply to your request for an ex-
preston of my personal views on the
subject of enacting legislation which
will provide for retiring civil serv-
ice employees. 1 am of the opinion that
an efficient service is not practicable
without a method of honorably and
justly retiring persons whose eff
cheney because of age or physical OF
mental incapacity is seriously i'm
paired. The Treasury Department is
constantly engaged in the work of in
creasing it's efficiency and diminishing
the relative expense of operation. but
any extensive and successful effort to
improve the administrative operations
of this large department is very heav-
lily handicapped by the absence of a
just method of retirement.
Economy and Efficiency.
'"rhe efficiency Of the department is
retarded for want of a retirement
law. l believe that the enactment Of
legislation providing for superannuat-
ed or disabled employees of the civil
service in this department would re-
suit in economies and increased eff.
cheney in the transaction of public
business. 1t would be a measure OF
benefit to the government and of jus.
tice to the employees who faithfully
have devoted their talents and the
best years of their lives to the in.
terests of the government"
Evening star., 1920-01-03
PLANS FOR U. S. HERO DEAD.
Disinterment of Bodies Soon. to Be-
gin in England.

Work of disinterment of American
soldiers buried in England will be un-
dertaken shortly. and the War De-
partment today renewed its request
that the next of kin of all soldiers
buried overseas signify at once
whether it is desired that the bodies
be permanently buried abroad,
brought back to this country for in
terment in some private cemetery, or
brought back and placed in a national
cemetery
In a considerable number of cases
the War Department has no record
of the wishes of the relatives of men
buried in England and France. 1t is
urged that all persons who have not
previously filed such requests either
with the adjutant general or the
graves registration service write i'm
mediately to the chief of the graves
registration service. Office of the quar-
| termaster general, Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
FORMER GERMAN SHIPS
OFFERED TO AMERICANS

Thirty former German ships. incIud-
ing the gigantic Leviathan, the
George Washington, the Agamemnon
and other well known passenger and
cargo vessels. have been offered for
sale to American buyers by the ship
stituting the cream of the German
merchant marine were used in the
United States Army transport service
in the war period and they are being
offered for sale mainly on account
of the cost Of refitting them for pas
senger service. They must be pur-
chased by American buyers and must
be used on lines designated by the
shipping board. BY this restriction
the shipping board hopes to carry out
its plan Of establishing passenger
lines to all parts of the world.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
THEFTs REPORTED TO POLICE.
Colored Girls, Suspected, Run
AWAY, Leaving Shopping Bag.

Wearing apparel and other articles,
valued at SS5, were reported stolen from
the room of Miss Nellie Tolles, at Ills K
street northwest, last night.
When two thirteen-year-o colored
girls entered the Peoples Drug Store,
7th street and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest, on an alleged quest for
candy, they left a shopping bag contain
ing platinum ring set with precious
stones, two pairs Of "spats'' and a box
of candy behind them. They were
frightened by E. Christian, who, it is
said. detected them in an attempt to re-
move candy, and they ran out of the
store. leaving the shopping bag.
Evening star., 1920-01-03

war work. United States clerks pay
raised ~ cents from 1923 to 1916. j.
ID; cunningham elected grand master
OF the Grand Lodge of Masons. Maj.
T.. w. Crockett died. DR.. Bradford
Knapp resigned from the Department
or Agriculture. Francis II. Stephens
CHOSEN corporation counsel for the
District to succeed Conrad II. Syme.
Chlldren's Hospital fund reached ST.
QUO mark. A definite children's code
was urged for the District. S. H
Talkes selected manager of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
0on's credit bureau. Mrs. H. Percival
Dodge killed in elevator accident
There were 6,776 marriage licenses is
sued in the District during 1919. Cam
paign started to have Congress buy Dis
trict playground sites. G. A. Shields,
civil war veteran, died. Ringgold Hart
slated for higher law post in District
OF Columbia employ.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
coNsULs' HELP ASKED.
Cooperation With Shipping Board
Agencies at Ports Desired.

The State Department has been
asked by Chairman. Payne of the
shipping board to hequest United
agencies of the board which are be-
ing established in the principal ports
of the world.
Agencies are being established. Mr.
Payne said, to facilitate the turn
around" Of shipping board vessels
and to attend to the port business ol
the ships. The incomplete plans OF
the board include agencies at Lon
don, Liverpool, Paris, Havre. Rotter-
dam. Hamburg, Copenhagen. Naples
Havana and Shanghai.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
US. W. v. TO INSTALL.
Local Camps Announce Program Of
Public Ceremony.

partment Of United Spanish War Vet
erans will hold a public Installation
offofficers Thursday evening, January
8. at 8 o'clock.
The ceremonies will be under the
supervision of Department Com
stalling officer. Past Department
Commander Charles J. P. Weber will
act as master Of ceremonies, and
Chairman James E. Wilson of the en-
tertainment committee will arrange
the program. There will be dancing.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
FORFEIT $631,970 IN BAIL.
SIG Defendants on Manhattan Is.
land Prefer Freedom.

NEW YORK. January 3.-Freedom
from Jail was more precious than
money in 1919 to SIS defendants on
the island of Manhattan. who for
feited $631,970 in bail bonds during
the past year. OF this amount, the
largest in the history of the county,
$250,035 already has been collected.
The largest amount collected pro-
viously was in 1917. when $148,244
was paid into the county treasury.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
Reserves Space for 1926 Fair.

The American Forestry Association
has forwarded to Philadelphia the
first application for space at the pro-
posed world fair to be held in 1925
at Philadelphia In forwarding the
APPLICATION, Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the association, declared
a world exposition within the next six
years would accomplish a great deal
toward cementing the nations Of the
world
Evening star., 1920-01-03
Veterans Initiate Forty-six.

National Capitol Post, No. 127. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the United
States. initiated a class of forty-six
recruits at its regular meeting Mon
day night at Pythian Temple. The
total membership of the post is now
more than 400 members.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
LOCAL.

Armstrong relief fund nears $4,000
mark. City leaders aim to raise
schools to highest mark. Melvin Can
ley fatally shot by accident. Mrs
Emily Birmingham died of asphyxia-
ton. Ashton G. Clapham. prominent
banker, was accidentally asphyxiated.
Two are killed when auto overturns
Police get 1877 cases of whisky in raid
Fire in the Balfour apartment causes
ST, 500 damage. District retail dealers
demand 23 cents for Cuban sugar
Herbert Putnam declines medal for
Evening star., 1920-01-03
THE WEEK
EpftOme Of events mp to jan
uary 3, 1920.
FOREIGN.

Sir William Osler, noted scientist, died
in England. The British government
prepares to deal drastically with Sim
Feiners. Villa hints he will avenge tne
death Of Gen. Angeles. Admiral koi-
chak retires and is succeeded by Gen.
Semenoff. A big revolt in Korea Is de-
clared imminent Japan announces re-
forms in Korea The King Of England
gives war .honors on New Year day.
The former Emperor Of Austria donated
100, 900 crowns to the poor Of Vienna
NATIONAL.
More than 100 persons die from drink
ing wood alcohol. Precautions are be-
ing taken to preserve and verify graves
of United States war dead In france.
The death rate of the United states
twenty years. Copper production re-
ported less than in 1918. More than zoo
alleged reds" jailed in a Chicago. raid:
The second trial Of w. c. Hall. charged
with the murder of two alleged boot
leggers," ended in a disagreement Of the
i,irv at Manassas. va. A dry" celebra-
ton to last the week of January II was
announced. DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia University declares against
prohibition. Maj Gen. Thomas barry
died at Washington. Lord Grey. Br1isn es,
Washington for England. Rear Admiral
John E. Pillsbury died in Washington
Daniel c. Roper. internal revenue com,
missioner. favors a heavy tax on wood
alcohol. The Ford Motor Company ex-
tended it's profit sharing system. The
Presidents coal committee met TAX
ing of the fourteenth decennial census
began. Gen. r. w. Young died at Salt
Lake City. Mark w. Woods OF Ne
braska said Pershing will run for Presi-
dent. Prohibition leaders will! interro.
gate presidential candidates. President
Wilson signed the McNary bill for sugar
control Dr. L. o. Howard elected head
of the American Association for the Ad-
yancement of Science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
BROWER SPEAKS
 ON NAMER|CAN|SM"
KiWanis' Club Feature Ameri- canism at Weekly Luncheon.
 to Nominate Officers

; "Americanism" was the general sub ] ject of tbe programme carried out by members of the Kiwanis club at their regular weekly luncheon held yeS-er- day at the Tutwiler. kiwanlan Rob ert Danlels received the attcndance prize, box of elecoric llsht gloUes, furnished l Dy Gene rrench.
 'Amerlcamsm, As We Were Taught It Over There was the subject of an address by Walter Brewer. MT. Brow ! cr stated that the Americanism which ne learned while in France was the Amerlcanlsm or preparation for the ue- fense which he believes will be neces- sary ii the United States is to remain q country during the next few yeas. "Foreign countries look on the 1 United states as the nation which Las cornered the wealth of the world and as such will prey on it if they can,' said MT. Brewer. Already through the passage of d law on the western coast the union has antagonized her most formidable enemy, ana Japan fas the surest and most open road 10 do is harm. We have already demonstrated tiat the idea which we held so long that the ! United States was isolated by dis- tance and inaccessibility is false. We should not kid ourselves this time as we did before that the United states will be immune from the disturbance which is even now brewing in every foreign country and in our own as well apparently.
 The Americanism which we learned
 over there is the Americanism which teaches us to give our lives for cur country, and it is the brand of Ameri- canism which We will need
 "We should have a navy and an army fitted to cope with any in the world if we are to be really protected"
 At the conclusion of the talk the members of the club sang America"
 Judge W. E. Fort delivered an ap- peal to the Kiwanis club to support the annual Christmas roll call of the Amer ican Red Cross, which will begin on Armistiee Day and last through No vember %. o. Gordon Erickson, director of The community sing, spent several mindtas teaching the Kiwanians to sing. You may push the damper in; you may pull the damper out, but the smoke goes up yhe chimney just the same" They sang the song creditably the second ;me they tried.
 The following nominating committee was announced to choose the officers for next year: T. O. Smith, chairman; Ed Warren. W. A. Currfe, Jeff Bailey, R. A. Porter, c. c. Daniels and II. H. Cobb