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The Washington times., 1920-09-11
WIFE FEARED KUEHuNG WOULD POISON HER
lOO--One Hundred Dollars Reward--$l00

The Washington Times hereby offers reward of One
Hundred Dollars ($lOO for the recovery information
leading recovery of the body of Mrs. Gertrude V. Kuehng
Major Harry Gessord, Superintendent of Police, shall
be sole and final Judge determination of any claim for this
reward
The Washington times., 1920-09-11

Police Head
wife
A.
Baura the the
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
FIRST COAL FROM LENS.

LENS, France, Sept. IA small
shipment Of coal left one OF the pit
heads here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
AN IDEAL HUSBAND.

LONDON, Sept. 11.-"My wages are
s15.oS week and ] give my wife
sl5 and keep the cents for myself"
said a husband In a London police
court
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
TRIES TO SAVE FAMILY
IN BURNING HOME; FAILS

GREAT NECK. N. Y, Sept. IL
While Leo Ksminski made infectusl
efforts to rescue his family from their
burning home early today Mrs. Ka-
minski and two children were burned
to death. Kaminski himself was so
badly burned that he was taken to
the Flushing Hospital in a dying con-
dition.
Only one member OF the family es-
capped unhutt-John, aged six.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11

s Wade G
Send word to mother and dad. worrying.
will send money love you
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Today
Go on Swimming.
Please Dissolve Me.
The Biggest Failure.
Some Foolish Employers.
ARTHUR BRISBANE.

Mr.. Cox says he "favors self-de-
termination for Ireland" That Is
like saying TO a drowning man, Il
advise you to continue swimming
The question is, what would Mr..
Cox DO to make good the self
determination" idea II he were
elected President? 1t is a harm
less question. for he will not be
elected.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11

y AS for America, everything de-
bends on those that now rule the
ountry, namely, the great indus
trial corporations and the big en-
Yployers.
An intelligent correspondent
sends to his newspaper a descrip-
\tion of employers organizing to
keep down pay" Too much and
| too successful organization of that
kldnd will cause trouble. Better
Organize to keep industry going,
10 limit profiteering, to make it
possible to CONTINUE good
wages, with all working.
\ Interesting news from Toronto:
"Canada cannot keep her popula-
ton" 1t seems that in spite of
constant, heavy immigration, in
spite of extremely intelligent man.
agement by the government, help
ing and encouraging farmers, the
population Of Canada keeps leak
ing into the United States.
There Is something, perhaps, in
the theory that men would rather
govern themselves than be gov
erned from abroad. Even conde-
scending visits from the Prince of
Wales and the hope of handles to
kheir names, Sir This, Lord That,
Twill not quite take the place Of in
dependent government
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Politics and Pulchritude.

Unless the lithographers and the
banner painters and the cameras fail
utterly in their duty there will be
plenty of pulchritude in this cam
paign, for three Of the candidates are
of high order of manly beauty. Gov.
Coolidge is more Of the "plain" type.
He could not by any stretch of parti-
san enthusiasm be called handsome.
Senator Harding has the good looks
of the republican family. Of the two
tickets unquestionably the democratic
makes the strongest appeal to the eye.
Both Gov. Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt are
"good lockers" Indeed, they form
about the most attractive ticket phys
iognomically that has been presented
in many years. The question arises
whether this has been framed up with
designs on the woman vote. There is
no telling how far the lithograph ap-
peal will carry. Other things being
equal, the better looking man may be
preferred. Are we to see q campaign
Of facial comparisons, Office by Office,
nose by nose, chin by chin, eye by
eyef OF course, everything depends
on taste. Perhaps there are voters who
prefer the "humbly" style of the Mas
sachusetts governor to the more regu.
lar features Of the assistant secretary
Of the Navy. And then there is an
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
ss-S MaSvIand and Virginia.
Anachstia Park.

Work on the Aracostia Park project,
it is officially repdrted, was about 80
per cent completed at the close of the
fiscal year, and It is expected that
within FIVE years this great undertak-
ing will be closed, with an immense
AREA added to the public reservations
Of the capital. Public attention has
nM been generally drawn to this work,
Ter it lies in quarter of the District
not as much frequented as the western
side, owing to difficulties of approach.
Yet steadily, for number of years,
the dredges have been at work, grad
ually progressing upstream, until re-
suits are showing in broad expanses
of filled spaces which once were NAL
odorous and pestilential marshes. The
once navigable but long mud-ehoked
Aaacostia river has been in some degree
restored to use. The morass has been
Reclaimed for a considerable stretch
toward the District boundary. Def
mite promise appears now Of the final
result in terms of waterside park
similar to that which so wonderfully
biAsses the city on the west and south.
1T is possible to envisage the capi-
tars unapproached setting, when the
Anscostia project is completed, by sur
veSing Potomac Park as it stands to-
day, not yet fully finished and turned
tesits ultimate usefulness. With Rock
Greek and Geological parks in the
nosth, a connecting parkway uniting
thu latter with Potomac Park, there is
already in early contemplation a
stretch Of driveways many miles in
extent that cannot be approached by
any other city in the world. When
70. this area is added the new creation
ou-the east, developed in a manner
similar to Potomac Park, and acces-
si6le from the latter in part through
the Mall and later possibly through
ar Boulevard, thence to suitably To-
ested bridge, Washington will possess
afseries Of wooded and watered spaces
for pAblie recreation and pleasure that
cSAhot possibly ever be rivaled.
EN- this connection it, is i'm order sto
suggest that inasmuch as the, govern
msnt is owner of the water front of
tia city, steps be taken in the near
figure to develop riverside parkway
tbSt will unite the two great reclaimed
spaces. Truly, then, would the Ma
tional Capital become in point of at
tSsetiyeness the most wonderful city
iaothe world. '-s
Evening star., 1920-07-11
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDBR JOHNSON.
On the Go.

On the TO.
"Gimme information" said the poll.
tician grave.
IT have to lecture to the world and
teach it to behave. rs.--
A century or two ago men would have
thought it fine
To climb into an upper berth and
travel down the line.
But that was in the days before the
railway tracks were laid,
When, if horse got balky, any trip
might be delayed.
We now possess the telegraph and the
long distance phone,
As well as postal service for a near OF
distant zone;
We skim the earth, we sail the air, va
whisper through the clouds.
You'd think that from a front porch
we could reach the farthest crowds
By merely making up our minds on
what we want to say
And sending it around for all the
Photographs to play.
But what care men for vital though,
and grand rhetoric style7
They want to grasp you by the hand
and see your winsome smile.
Our marvels of mechanics seem Great
ed all in vain.
So gimme information, for I've got tt
take the train"
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Government Service Changes.

Evidences are at hand that the gov
ernment service in this city is now
approaching the point of stabilization,
after violent fluctuations incident to
the war. For months past, ever since
the armistice, indeed, reductions have
been made in the clerical ranks, those
who were taken on to meet the emer-
gency being gradually eliminated.
Many of these, however, have found
positions in other branches of the gov
ernment It is now announced that the
Civil Service Commission has exhausted
all such opportunities to provide for
the displaced clerks and consequently
those who were dropped from the rolls
must seek employment outside of the
government service.
Dismissals on the score Of force re-
duction will continue to take place
throughout the new fiscal year. Prob
ably by year from now this process
will have been completed, and though
in the future years there may be a few
further reductions in some branches
as the war work is finished other bu-
reaus and departments will grow to
absorb as many, if not more, than
these eliminations.
1t has been estimated that the gov
ernment service in Washington will,
at the point of stabilization, comprise
not less than $1,000 apeuple, or zap.
proximateiy twice as many as were on
the public service roll before the be-
ginning Of. the war. From this point
the number will probably increase
slowly but steadily, and it is not i'm
probable that within couple of dec
AIDES 100000 persons will comprise the
federal force in this city. During the
war this point was exceeded.
A liberal policy has been pursued
in the relocation of the superfuous
forces during the readjustment period.
Of the whole number of clerks dropped
in the postwar changes 1900 have
applied to the Civil Service Commits
sion for unemployment. Up to this
time the commission has been able to
care for about $500 clerks, or about
half the number Of applicants. Others
have obtained Unemployment through
transf ers without the aid Of the com
mission. This, however, is the maxi
mum of possibility and now those
dismissed will be for time a net loss
to the government service.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

lies have not been willing to recognize
this warfare as other than. a private
difference between Poland and Rus
sia, but inasmuch as there is possi-
bility of an effect upon the radicals
of Germany in the event. of further
advance of the soviet troops, perhaps
into East Prussia, decision may be
forced to render assistance, in which
case the allied nations will be definite
ly aligned against the bolsheviki.
In case a peace is arranged between
Poland and Russia the soviet will un-
doubtedly be in stronger position po-
liticaIly than before. This is not so
much territorial question as one of
prestige. The soviet game is to COM
pei recognition as the government of
Russia. Germany by the Brest-Litoysk
treaty has SO accepted it, and Poland
may be compelled to do so.
Sympathy for Poland will be gener-
ally expressed in this crisis. Mistakes
have undoubtedly been made at War
saw, and it would seem that in the
military campaign the Poles have tried
to do too much. But it is to be re-
membered that their eastern frontier
was a danger point and had to be pro-
tected. If in prosecuting the war the
T.
dertaken too broad a campaign, they
have but followed in the lines of other
powers. They have doubtless been in
discreet in attempting to fight Russia
without guarantees of aid. 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that they
have been waging war for principles
against which the bolsheviki stand
definitely opposed.
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flushing the New School Houses.

-Ersmpt work has been done by the
Commissioners in putting the new
sAfool building program under way. A
c8Atraet has been awarded for the
ersetion of an eight-room addition to
the Petworth School. The contractor
e9Bects to start work this month and
hS5 nine months in which to complete
the construction. On that basis the
building will be ready for occupancy
wSH ahead Of the school opening in
1191, with sufficient margin for de-
lays in the work. It is to be hoped
that every other one of the school
structures viii be similarly advanced
and that when the schools open a year
fy1m next September they will have
the benefit of these additions, which
arc 80 greatly needed.
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Sherman and Thurman.

The Buckeyes are having an expert
ence this year they greatly desired
years ago.
At that time their foremost repre-
sentatives in public life were John
Sherman and Allen g. Thurman, the
former the first fnancier Of the day,
the latter one Of the first lawyers Of
the day. They were personal friends,
but political opponents.
Their names often appeared in spec.
ulation about the presidency. Both
men cherished presidential aspirations.
From time to time both were doomed
for the presidency. The Ohio people
were eager to have each Of the two
great parties come to the state for its
candidate.
Neither man, however, ever succeed.
ed in securing a presidential nomina-
ton. Mr.. Sherman's fitness for the
Office Of President was easily conceded,
but he had been tagged as cold and un-
magnetic, and the tag injured him with
the rank and file Of his. party. They
were afraid that, with all his ability,
he would not prove taking candidate.
And so he saw three sons Of the state
Hayes, Garfield and McKinley-all
younger than himself-come forward,
one after the other, and take the honor
he so much coveted.
Judge Thurman possessed much per-
sonal popularity. "The Old Roman"
as he was called, was widely admired
for his qualities, but somehow could
not win at national conventions. BE
was drafted in 1888 for second place
on the ticket with Mr.. Cleveland; but
his chief was in temporary disfavor,
and Judge Thurman could not pull the
ticket through.
What would have been the result Of
q contest, in Ohio and in the country
at large, between national ticket
headed by Mr.. Sherman and one head
ed by Judge Thurman would have de-
pended less upon the two men, strong
as both were, than upon the state of
the country and the issues uppermost
at the time.
Evening star., 1920-07-11
POLITICS AT HOME
The South in Politics.

The southern republicans are astif.
In Florida they are arranging to put
candidates in the field for county Of
fees and for the legislature. In Vir-
ginia the purpose is to Nominate can
didate for the House in every congress
sional district. And in several other
states plans are going. forward for
putting real life into organizations
hitherto Of little if any consequence.
This is business, and commendable.
There should be two parties in the
south, as elsewhere. There is no good
reason why there should not be. There
is material for two.
At Chicago two southern men were
voted for for President-Senator
Sutherland, of West Virginia and Judge
Pritchard Of North Carolina-while
Gov. Morrow of Kentucky and. Col. An
derson of Virginia were prominent in
the speculation about the vice presi-
dency. All four stand very high for
character and ability, and all have re-
ceived - signal. evidences. of public
esteem,
At Sah Francisco. Senator Glass Of
Virginia, Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina, and Ambassador Davis Of
West Virginia were balloted for for
President. They are men Of high class.
The story Of the solid south is we'll
known, and need not be recounted. But
the civil war is ffty-five years behind
us, and the political conditions that
followed in the south have long since
passed away. The country is now
graphing with new questions; and
they are Of as much interest to the
south as to her sister sections. And
as her sister sections are dividing ON
them and preparing to vote on them
after full and free discussion, why
would it not be well for the south to
take the same courseS
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Fallen Trees in the Parks.

A policeman in a commandeered
motor car was badly hurt early Thurs
day morning when the machine, in
pursuit Of rule e-breaking motorist in
Potomac Park, crashed into tree that
had been blown down across the road
way by the storm in the afternoon of
Wednesday. Barriers and warning
lights had been placed, but the pur-
suit was SO rapid that the car, could
not be halted in time to prevent an
accident.
The storm occurred about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon Of Wednesday,. The
tree should have been removed from
the roadway. Immediately after its fall,
so that the park would have been
clear Of obstruction before darkness.
The rule should be adopted that OBJ
structions to the roadways in the city
or in the parks should be cleared out
with the least possible delay. The
hanging of a red lantern is not ade-
quate protection. The lantern may be
extinguished. What is needed evident
ly is patrol TO make thorough sur
vey of all the park drives at once
after a storm and equipped for the
chopping and dragging away Of fallen
trees and branches. This accident
amply proves the danger Of allowing
such distractions to remain even dur
ing the hours Of darkness Immediately
following a storm.
Evening star., 1920-07-11
PoIand's Peril.

sRoland is in grave danger. The
Rhssian bolshevists, after falling back
aksensiderable distance some time ago,
have rallied, assembled great forces
s1eng q wide front and driven the
Polish army SO far westward and
sodthward that Warsaw is imperiled
and the Polish government is con-
templating a movement from the capi-
tai In response to the call to arms
the people of Poland are enrolling
themselves, women and girls as well
as men and boys. The situation, how
ever. is perilous and the Russian drive
may not be stemmed in time to pre-
ysat Q disaster.
Two possibilities present themselves
first, that the allies will send help to
Poland and seek to stop the Russian
advance; second, that the Poles may
mako peace with the soviet govern.
m1nt. At present the Let's are the
Only allies the Poles have gained, mum
bars Of them having taken the field
ayound Dvinsk ON the Russian right
dsnk. They may serve to check the
swing to the south there and thus bt
sels to prevent an immediate junction
b0fWeen Russia and Germany. which
would appear to be one of the objects
uG.ths soviet. .....-
40 indication comes from Spa, wher,
the allied powers are. represented a
ffS conference with Germany over dis
sEmsmsnt and reparations terms, t.
suggest that steps will be taken to ali
the Poles. The issue, however, canno
hs postponed long, as direct repre-
sentatiens are about to be made b.
Polish representatives, on the basis o
eithsr aid or peace. Thus far the n
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Mr.. Bryan and the Future.

Is Mr.. Bryan permanently done fort
His enemies-or rather let us say his
opponents-are confident of it. How
can he come backi What a sock
dolager he received at San Francisco I
The record cautions against hasty
Judgment. Many persons believed Mr..
Bryan hopelessly out Of the democratic
eoustion after his defeat in 1895. They
could not be persuaded that . recov-
cry was possible. But he did recover,
and four years later was renominated
by acclamation.
Certainly, these men argued after
the second defeat, Mr.. Bryan must be
forever and a day in the discard now.
But, at the next conysntion-thst of
1eo4-the twice defeated leader played
prominent part, and, while unable
| to dictate the nomination, had much
to soy about the platform-helped, in
deed, to build it.
Four years later-at De4vef-the
amazing thing happened. Mr.. Bryan
received his third nomination, prac.
tically without an effort on his own
part.
At Baltimore, in 1912, the thrice
defeated leader was strong enough "a
name the candidate, and in doing SC
disobeyed his instructions as q dele,
gate.
At st. Louis in 1916 he was a mere
spectator, Nebraska having refused te
send him as a delegate.
But ct San francisco he was dele
gate, Of consequence enough to servs
on tho platform committee, and. later
to give tho convention . thrill BY
means Of q speech.
At present, while considerably dis
figured, Mr.. Bryan 10 still in the ring
He could not live outside the ring. Hl
is only sixty. in health. and full oi
ginger. Permanently out Of itf Thinl
Of the man and his extraordinary rec
ord, Of his @inAnits variety" and o,
what changes the coming four yesr'
msy psoduss. In 1874 Ms. Bryan vii
stin bs six years on the safe side o,
1.-THE prohibitive three-score-and-ten.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

other factor. How will these differ
ent candidates photograph for the
movies7 There are some good looking
men who make bad camera subjects.
That is why some Of the best actors
on the American stage have failed as
film heroes. IF any one Of these four
photographs like million dollars"
as they say of the big studio stars, his
screen appeal to the American people
will be powerful.
Evening star., 1920-07-11
Hard Fighting Ahead.

sT don't think our party is going to
have a walk-over," remarked the man
who is always apprehensive.
"Of course not" replied Senator
Sorghum. Gwen if we thought We had
a walk-oyer we wouldn't be so foolish
as to discourage campaign contribu-
tions by admitting it."
Evening star., 1920-07-11

!. Gov. Cox is expected by Tammany to
remember in connection with discus
sion of beverages that the old Tiger
has never posed as milk fed animal.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

It would be agreeable to observe
the German disposition to argue about
terms if it could be regarded as i'm
plying moral determination to abide
implicitly by the final agreement.
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Reconstruction.

tWhat we've got to consider now"
said young Josh Corntossel, "are the
problems Of reconstruction"
'1'm glad you mentioned that" an
swered his father. "The barn roof
is half gone and the corncrib is about
to Hatten out. You'll find all the tools
you need in the woodshed, which will
stand some fixin' up to start with on
its own account"
Evening star., 1920-07-11

Some of the old world diplomats are
inclined to complain because America
has not insisted on being as active in
the conversation as she was in the
fighting.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

Both candidates may be inclined to
pass enough time on the home front
porch to keep events in Ohio under
close observation.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

Protests against his assumption Of
authority cannot surprise D'Annunzio,
who is himself leading representa-
tive of protest.
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If the District of Columbia can
maintain its present pace it may rival
California herself in boasts Of glori-
Gus climate.
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German craftsmanship finally de-
cided that military equipment is Of not
much practical advantage for purposes
of reconstruction.
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In order to provide Col. Bryan with
congenial occupation as leader it
may be necessary to reorganize the
prohibition party.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

Numerous democrats are disposed to
make treaties the great campaign issue
rather than "treating."
Evening star., 1920-07-11

sPerhaps there are enough problems
t35be taken care of without an effort
tesrequire from either candidate a
g3tsrantee Of Fl. C. L. reduction.
Evening star., 1920-07-11
BY NEWBOLD MOVES.

ARDLNG and Coolidge. Cox and Roosevelt.
- The candidates. the platforms, the issues
before the nation, which is in the
final, analysis, Jim and Jane, average Amer
ican and woman. Upon their decision depend
tremendous consequences. It is the purpose of
this article to seek to persuade what that
decision must be- 1t is its purpose to stimulate
determination that the decision shall made sober
ly, conscientously, with full appreciation of what
is involved.
There is time before the and of
America to work through to a vivid understanding
Of what it Is they called upon to decide. The
willingness to make the effort alone is required.
With the effort made. this nation will have in truth
outlined its own destiny Without it, with the
ton following the DID, blind policy of voting sheep
like party ticket neither questioned under
stood, disaster may we'll be ahead.
Let this unqualified truth sink deep. The mere
tag republican" democrat" candidates
the questions before it, no more influence than the
fact that he has or has not red hair. First ana
foremost is the duty to fully comprehend just what
those tags stand for Not what they once stood
for. What they stand for in the national elections
the basis. And then the decision. based upon
the comparing OF those positions with the needs Of
the nation today.
Evening star., 1920-07-11

,eI hope liquor will never agaia be
sold over the bar" said Uncle Bill
Bottletop. Tf they can get II cents
now for soda water, what mightn't
they have the nerve to charge for q
reg'lar drinkf"
Evening star., 1920-07-11

Prohibition did not prevent Col.
Bryan from waking up with a head,
ache. a
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Rainy Day Oceupation.

"Cactus Joe says he is putting by
something for q rainy day"
T guess he is" commented Three.
finger Sam. II just saw him taking
home pask Of cards and Q collection
Of poker chips" r..