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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ASKS HARDING SMOKE BAN
Lucy Page CASTOR Requests Him
Not to Use Cigarettes

TOPEKA, Kan, December 20-Lucy
Page CASTOR of Chicago, superintend-
ent of the International Anti-Ciga-
rette League, and now in Topeka
working in the interests of the or
ganization, says that she has sent a
letter to President-elect Harding ask
ing him not to use cigarettes. The
letter concludes:
1.-THE United States has had no
smoking President since Mckinley.
Roosevelt and Taft and Wilson ali
have clear records. Is not this a cues
ton Of grave Importance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
Horse Flies From,
Hunters andHdes
In Gulf Waters

PASCAGOELA, Miss, Deem
her 2O.-A party Of spOrtsmen.
returning home from an out
ing on Horn Island. reported
seeing for the first time in their
lives n flying horse, or Pegasus,
which they declare had been
grazing ON the island.
This hypOstOmidfan fish re-
sembled n donkey with wings,
the spOrtsmen say. Its head
was fat and the snOut quite
long.
An attempt was made to shoot
the hippOdame. but the swift
winged animal made his escape
beneath the ceFulean waters Of
the gulf. Local prohibition on
cials are said to be consider
ing an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

"Attcu 10 Mayor Hylan.
NEW YORK. December 20 The
oVer-Sunday hull in New York's wave
of criminal violence was shattered
early today when two armed men
descended on the Seamen's Mission on
west street. committed another muir
der and robbery and escaped
Taking advantage of the fact that
.ne MISSION house Is virtually desert
ed In the early morning, the two
thugs. entering unobserved. suddenly
confronted the mission clerk with re-
volvers and forced him to open the
ONCE safe and surrender it's con-
tents of about $500.
At this juncture James Russell,
nifty years old, entered the office. He
attempted to interfere and was
brought down by shot and died be-
fore the arrival of an ambulance.
sion. told detectives that both rob-
bers wore masks, and that Russell's
murderer, in addition to his revolver.
was armed with a stiletto.
Start Roundup Of Crooks.
The most sweeping roundup of
crooks and suspicious characters in
the history of New York was under
full swing today by the city's police
force Of 1900 men, augmented by
1890 reserves, in an effort to stem
the wave of crime that startled the
metropolis last week. More than $50
persons were caught in the dragnet
late last night, but no important ar
rests were made. the police said.
Police Commissioner Enright. who
is in personal charge of the drive. is
sued the edict:
Drag out every crook and arrest
him at sight"
If no charge can be proved against
him he will be ordered to take the
first train out Of town.
I. s. Grants Relatives Robbed.
Mrs. Cecile Sartoris, granddaughter
of President Grant. was robbed of
thousands of dollars in money, jew
elry. furs and gowns. and that from
Grants watch Saturday night, ac-
cording to the Tribune. While Mrs.
Sartoris was away from home. A
Washington Square South, burglars
entered the place and, 1t is said. took
5000 French francs, jewelry worth
several thousand dollars, gowns. Rus
sian sables. valued at $4,000. and a
fur coat costing $500. The, robbery
was discovered when Mrs. Sartoris
and her son, who is visiting his
mother during the school holidays. re-
turned home after an evening with
friends
Mrs. Sartoris, who is vice president
this country engaged IN interesting
Americans in rebuilding France. In
papers relating to this work she had
hidden the 5000 francs. According to
persons who gave the information re-
garding the activities Of burglars and
sneak thieves in this section. this par
ticular crime must have been accom-
plished by thieves of experience, for
everything upon which money might
be raised easily and quickly was
taken. The Sartoris plate. with the
crest, and a wedding ring were not
disturbed. IT
Baltimore Police Act. i
BALTIMORE. Md, December 20.-l
Fearing an invasion of criminals as a.
result of the summary action Of the
New York police authorities in Kidding
the metropolis Of its undesirables,. the
Baltimore authorities have taken steps
to meet 1t. The railroad stations have
been put under increased police guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
GEDDEs POLICY DELIGHTS.

Pnrcv s. Bullen. secretary Of the AS
ISOLATION Of Foreign Press Corre-
spondents in the United States. who is
staying at the Hotel Shoreham. de-
clares all his colleagues are delighted
with the democratic atmosphere"
with which Ambassador Geddes has
invested the British headquarters, on
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

1t has been discovered that it is
possible to transplant trees without
injuring them if the operation is per-
formed while they are subject to the
effoc Of an anaesthetic. A tree so
treated sheds it's leaves after trans
planting in the summer, instead of in
the autumn. but it very soon RECEIVERS
itself and becomes normal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
PLAN FOR CHILD WEIGHING.

A committee appointed at con-
ference Of representatives Of the
children's bureau. the bureau Of edu-
cation and the public health service.
held recently in New York. is at
work preparing a complete standard
table for Weighing and measuring
children, the children's bureau an
nounced today. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
NAVY REsERv1sTs LINE UP.

About 1900 temporary and reserve
line officers Of the Navy of the grades
of ensigns and lieutenants already
have applied for permanent commits
sions dn the line Of the Navy, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of sec
ton 3 Of the latest naval appropria-
ton act. Such transfers are limited
to 1900
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RAID CHARLOTTE HOTEL.

CHARLOTTE, N. C.. December 20
Police officers raided a room in a local
hotel here yesterday and seized 1o3
quarts Of bottled in -bend whisky
Three men in the room We're arrested
and placed under bonds. of 50 900 each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
SPAIN SEWERS PACT.

STOCKHOLM, December 19.-Spain
has given three months notice of the
termination Of the .Spanish-Swedish
commercial convention. This has been
in operation since 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

Prizes for prompt and uncomplain-
ing payment of taHes are offered by
the japanese government and range
from 50 cents to SIS.
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and other precautions taken to prevent
IN influx of criminals from New York
or other cities, It was learned today.

ShOOW ntOIHeH W ErfOEs
MORRISTOWN. n. T.. December 20.
by reported depredations Of,
held-up men and burglars in the neigh
borhood. Frederick Bryan early today
fred shot at suspicious-looking man
outside his mothers cottage in Towaco,
near here. Approaching the suspect
who had fallen to the sidewalk. he dis
covered that he had seriously wounded
his brother, Archibald Bryan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ANOTHER man SHOT
DEAD IN new YORK
Murder at Mission, Where
Bandits Take $4OO-DoubIe
Efforts to Check Crime.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 90
Chairmen of the American Legion
county organizations in Greater
New York conferred today with
National Commander Galbrnith Of
the legion regarding plans for
placing $4,000 former service men
Mt the disposal of the police de-
Partment I'm combating crime.
The plan. II adopted. will be sub
mffted to Mayor Hylan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
Your Child Is Unique

Your child is like other child in the world
He has his peculiar taste and need for both
physical and mental food. If you put meal
before him and let him choose what agrees with
him best. he will thrive. THE BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE rs the right kind of nourishing
food for the childs mind during, the growing
years. Give your child this remark cable original
work. and watch carefully which of the 10 Great
Departments interests him most. Nature. Science.
History, Biography, Astronomy, Physiology. Art.
prove THE KEY to his natural bent and the
kind of work or procession in which he will
easily succeed. :~ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20

result of the summary action Of the
New York police authorities in Kidding
the metropolis of its undesirables,: the
Baltimore authorities have taken steps
to meet 1t. The railroad stations have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
Your Child's Chance

In round numbers, what is your child's chance
to become successful? If uneducated he has one
chance ont of 10000; with common school
education, chances; with high school educa
ton, 81 chances; with college education. 400
chances: with THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
in the home, every chance. 1t is not luxury
it is an absolute necessity. 1t is an INVEST.
MENT in your childs future which will paw
dividends as long as he lives. In over Soo.ooe
homes today the children are being educated
with THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE. Give your
child his chance to compete with them
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11
AgDLN7NERPAH EPIC
by BILL LLOYD.
Written for THE FEDTs,ATED PRESS by c. A. Moseley

when
and folks had their and down. Old Hopkins
had shambng mill that somehow fmiy bill He ghtes
isc had he'd nickle with his thumb
grew numb fate drop
the He had fit for the role of pounding hols
daughter with drugstore hair sold supd notions The Fair
When Wilson ais decree that
caught the courng I'd got
safe though and kids my And they
ped off and help tie Peshmg show Old Hopkins first
had that suddenly decline The before
had been pushed through Dan Cpd umbed
before his brother took shot SO Hopkins you
/ sent the
When the home straycd puzzled them all
According report old Hopkins regular SPORT
throwing his coin because old join aayg
Tar Red
him for buying bonds with his tin.
think how often had old fossil
making clown.
When got home from liking Bill hardly old Hopkins
had spread
Hopkins had piled gains by make The
had weak just aeaing down the lc without
need except the fine for speed The who'd often sold
spending her cid mans rocks working
gosh all fhooks paid keep ng, counting
promised wife Whenever better pay Hopkins
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$4,000 FEEBLE MINDED.

NEW YORK.-More than 24,000
candidates for military service in this
country during the war were rejected
on the ground that they were feeble
minded. according to paper written
by DR.. Pearce Bailey, chairman of the
New York state commission on mental
detectives, and read at the closing
session of the Societies for Mental
Hygiene here.
Rejection for nervous and mental
diseases, he asserted, ranked fourth on
the list. The percentage of mental de-
fectives averaged six to thousand,
he said. and ran especially high among
the immigrant classes of New York.
Past records showed that $4,000 de
linquents might have been expected in
the American army, but that only
14,COO developed. lie attributed this
to the work of phychiatrists in weed
ing out potential cases.
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The Black Sheep

CONTINUED froa page 2na)
cause until decency triumphs in the
world, or I am dead"
"You1l be dead long time little
| girl before your dream comes true.
Better get a business education. Or
catch good husband, while Won are
yet young and pretty" suggested the
father.
"Such life would make me
supromely miserable, "his daughter re-
torted. "With my soul hungry for
truth, to tie myself down to life
of shams and lies, is absolutely un-
thinkable. Besides I hate the people
who live by their wits alone. Every
dollar which they have, that they have
not earned, means that somebody has
earned a dollar that he did not get
and TIL make it my business to tell the
world about It,"
This little speech made the father
look uncomfortable. "Leave that to
you- friend Ollie" said he. "I don't
want to see my little girl in Jail. Men
can do such things, but women-well
they iust naturally lose their standing.
A woman is best off when she has a
good husband to look after her wants.
Dor't you think so Olliea" her father
asked as he looked wistfully at his re-
pellious daughter.
"No do not think so," Olive re.
FLIED, as she seated herself in the chair
on the back Of which she had been
leaning "The sheltered woman re.
fleets the mind Of the sheltering man.
II teaches her to defend her own
rlavery, and to kiss the cross upon
which she is being crucified. Men are
never going to give freedom to women,
any more than you would take your
| hired help into your business az part.
rers. There will never be any real
Happiness in the world until there Is
| full equal freedom for all. There can
he no real freedom as long as women
are the slaves Of men, and men are
the slaves Of greed"
/ Anderson laid his hands upon the
most prominent part Of his anatomy
and laughed mirthless laugh, saying,
ESQ my little girl Is going Pankhurst'
ing. Well when you get in jail time
or two, and get broke once or twice,
and have men insult you when You ask
for work, your enthusiasm for the cause
of labor, and Of suffrage, will suffer
n decline You are not familiar with
the things Of which you speak. It's
just your youth, urging You on. just
90 and try II Ollie, and remember
what your old Dad told you. II Is
just your yoang blood a romancing
thru you, that's ALL" He coughed
violently and spit into the fire place.
Olive leaned back and locked hor
hands behind her head, but made no
reply 10 her fathers statement. An
derson had succeeded in making bis
daughter think "Well tell me what
the kid had to say" he continued
Olive produced the letter and handed
II to her father. "You may read IT,"
she said
Anderson wiped his glasses carefully
and read the notes. He then read them
over second time. Extraordinary
hid. You could not have received
better letter." Then in q low voice
lest his wife should hear Il, III tell You
Ollie, its my opinion that he'll turn
out alright. Only Of course be careful.
Every body down town admired him,
when he was here. He sure cost us
money"
] Continued next wesk)
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TREND FROM FARMS.

WASHINGTON.-An indication of
the extent to which farm population
has declined relative to urban popula-
tion, is furnished by the first totals
for rural communities announced by
the Census Bureau.
Of 80 widely scattered rural Coun'
ties, "a show decrease since 1910.
Ten years ago the population of
the United States was 46.S per cent
urban and 53.7 per cent rural. The
1920 census probably will reveal the
transition of the country from an
agricultural to an industrial nation,
with perhaps 65 per cent city dwellers.
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CONTINUED from page 2nd)
QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER TWELVE.

What invention marks the beginning Of upper eiyilyatoni
@ What economic need brought the electrical into usoi
3 What made gas engine possblei Explain whyi
Name the industries dependent upon electrical motor force.
8. Name the industries dependent upon the gas engine
T. Explain the electroytc process in industry.
What industries brought city and country closer relationship
What effect upon the has imitation ood Aduteatonsi
Cold storagot
10. To what did concentration Of industry leadf
L. What the economic effect Of the wagetem private
property in land7
10. What Is the origin Of surplus vauef
a. Name the economic tho establishment of the in
dustrial union
5 Why did the dominant class transfer the class war from the
intellectual field 10 the field Of coercive forcef
6 Name the intellectual weapons Of the dominant Coercve
weapons
H. What the intellectual weapons of working
oocrcive weaponsH
s What point the epoch histcryf
~ Name the different stages Of industry from the club In
ternationa syndicate tf
co. Why did not intellectual development keen pace with the
development OF industry
(Concluded)
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sELEcTIvE SERVICE STATISTICS.

Analysis of the records shows that
100000 country boys would furnish for
the military service 47Oo more soldiers
than would an aqual number of city
boys: 100000 whites would furnish
1910 more than the same number Of
colored draftees; 100000 native-born
citizens would furnish $500 more than
an equal number of forgeign-born.
LYNCHING STATISTICS.
Lynching statistics compiled for the
2O.year period from 1889 to 1918 show
that Georgia led the lis. with 1856
victims, followed closely by Mississippi
with 373, Texas with 1856, Louisiana
with 3l3, Alabama with 276, Arkansas
with 2l4, Tennessee with 1876, Florida
with 17S and Kentucky 1850 The sta
tistics show that during the 30-year
period the north had 219 lynchings, the
south 253o and the west 1856.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

NEW Y0RK.--Proeeedings against
three Of the Hindus, Bhagwan Singh,
Gopal Singh, and Santokh Singh, held
here for deportation have been dis.
missed by the Department Of Labor,
according to statements in California
papers the British government spent
enormous sums in working mp the
case.
The Hindus, all three Of whom were
workingmon in California, were po.
litical refugees who we're convicted in
the San Francisco conspiracy cases Of
1915 for alleged violation Of the
neutrality laws. They were charged
with having been among the 100 Hin.
dna who had attempted 10 ship arms
10 revolutionists in India in an at
tempt to overthrow British rule.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

When the Seattle Union Record was
illegally closed by men in federal Of.
flee, pictures Of the closing Of tho
plant were shown throughout the no,
tion together with the information
that 4 "seditious" newspaper had been
suppressed.
When the labor newspaper was 70.
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IF Jesus Was Chief of Police

And stoned living ones;
The men who GRABBED
At banquets
The HIGHEST places.
And thought; eff Jesus
We're Chief Of Police
In OUR city,
I wonder how long
Folks NOW in Jail
Would STAY therei
] wonder how many
NEW pictures
Of men now highly respected
Would fill the Rogue's Galleryq
But I wonder chiefly
HOW LONG
They would let him hold
The JOBS
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

leased from its illegal seizure on order
Of the U. s. courts, the movie weekly
companies carefully refrained from
taking any pictures of the reopening
of the building. A labor news weekly
would not have omitted this detail,
enthusiasts for the new undertaking Of
organized labor here point out.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

MosC0W.-Profess Timirjaseff,
world authority on national history,
botany and Psychology, died in Moscow
April 2s. For many years he was an
active worker in the Russian revolu.
tionary movement taking part in prac.
teal work as well as writing articles
to the Communist Internationale".
Recently he was elected to the Moscow
soviet
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11
UNIONS GALORE

There are unions of every description and kind
For the halt and sick and the deaf and the blind
For butchers and bakers aad candestek makers,
For the aged and poor and the feeble Of mind.
There unions for pressmen and feeders galore,
For printers IN told, there several more;
For printers of letters and all kinds Of type.setters
And unions for sweepers who clean up the floor
There are unions for tailors and hatteIs and ALL
For cutters and filters for great and for small,
For and seamsters and teachers and preachers
And unions for sportsmen who love to play ball
There are unions for blowers of bottles its true,
For bottles of red ard for bottles of blue;
For blowers of glass ana for glass cutters too,
But the beer bottle blowers Oh, what will they dos
Now when Of these unions goes out on strike
If the others went too it would be something like.
But the boss doesn't worry, he don't cry or sob.
There are other scab uni:ps to finish the job.
So now fellow.workers, there's nothing to do
But Join ONE BIG UNION that's proved good and true;
Take all who with their hands and their brain
IN if you don't like the world, MAKE IT OVER AGAIN.
Balkis
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Some Interesting Statistics
$4,000 ENaLIsHMEN MADE RICH
By WAR.

LONDON.-Three hundred and forty
thousand persons of the country made
"fortunes during the war, according
to an inland revenue official, testifying
at meeting of the house of commons
select committee on war fortunes which
is debating whether this wealth should
be especially taxed, and if so, howl
The evidence thus far given indicates
that the committees task viii be most
complex and difficult.
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1,o2s,OOo uLITERATE SOLDIERS.

WAsHINGTON-Fgures compiled by
the statistics branch of the general staff
en- illiteracy in the emergency army
show that probably 7.6 per cent. Of
the entire force was illiterate and II 4
relatively illiterate.
The figures are based on total Of
100000 men. Of this total 1000 are
classed as wholly illiterate and $4,000
as relatively illiterate, an aggregate
of 1,O23.O0O.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

Industries of the country have been
complaining that the dwindling Of i'm
migration during the war has left this
country short 100000 wOrkmen.
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SUPREME COURT DECISION.

Between 1870 and 1912 the Supreme
Court declared unconstitutional SO
statutes of Congress, 223 state statutes,
and 23 municipal ordinaces.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11
THE WORKER AND THE MOVIES.

SEATTLB.-When laboring map
Is shown on q movie screen he is
nearly always depicted as married, J.
Arthur Nelson, manager and producer
Of Federation Film Co., told an au.
dience in the Workers College forum
The Federation Film company is being
organized by the unions TO combat
the movie propaganda flooding the
country.
"The reason the laboring man is
married." said Nelson, "is because he
has very weak wife whom he beats
regularly, or very strong wife who
does the washing for the entire neigh.
borhood and thus supports him."
Nelson further elaborated on the
generally recognized picture Of the
working man as the film producers
manufacture this character unshaven,
dirty, and the brutal head Of 4 home
consisting Of one room, also dirty.
As part Of his talk on "Poison on
the Screen" Nelson explained that
Federation Film expects to produce
shortly Its first picture. It's big drama
win contain an economic undereurrent.
lts labor news weekly win carry views
Of workers and well conducted labor
enterprises from all parts Of tho
country and eventually Of the world.
Tie economic digest win show the fore.
On Of industry at work. Distribution
will be made through the various state
fsdcrntions and the pictures viii be
shown In union halls and also In the
regular picture houses
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-06-11

Staff Writer for The Federated Pres
The minister preached
Last Sunday
About the way that Jesus
Treated CRIMINALS
And what was the kind of folks
He PARDONED,
And what was the kind of folks
He CONDEMNED,
And got to thinking:
Suppose that Jesus
#
Was CHIEF OF POLICE
In a modern city,
"ha' "o"iu 'he races pe
- las 'Os"' 'aa''y'
"
w ~
~ ~
. Z
Talon n .an,tovn,
I thought of the MANY Others
He had condemned.
The man who gives out charity
With flourish of trpmne,s
To he SEEN of Mon.
The man who pRAys
On street.corners
tn bo SEEN of mor.
The man with beam !, hi. avn
Who +r;os % NAL, , s,o,,
~
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tions show that they are getting ready
to swallow their discontinue and
acknowledge defeat. The perplexing
problem that confronts them is how
they can open up trade with the So
viets and avoid the humiliation of re-
cognition They may, as last resort,
accept wilson S theory of "sclf-deter,
mination, and grudgingly concede that
Russia has the sort of government she
desires. At any rate, they will have 20
"come across"