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The Washington times., 1920-12-06
JEWELS Of Church
TAKEN BY BURGLAR
SacramentaI ChaIices Stripped
OF Gems and Poor Boxes
Cleaned by Tibet.

BALTIMORE, Dec. Working by
'hr light Of "A lone electric lamp
which shed it's soft rays from the
elinG or st. Ignstius' Catholic
church. calvert and Madison STREETS.
| burglar who !immied his way into
hc ediiice stole diamonds and OF her
precious stones and gold valued at
$1,000 early yesterday. a gold cross
set with fifteen or more diamonds 5
was torn from gold chaliCe. which,
in>itselT is valued at a high figure.
A number OF poor boxes" said u
have been Well-filled because OF a
novena held at the church week
ago. were broken open and the money
stolen.
The robbery was discovered shortly
after ! o'clock vest erday morning
when Brother Brizard, OF Loyolu cob
for early mass.
Police headquarters was notified
and Headquarters Detectives Quirk
and Roche wer. sent to make an in
vcstigation. They discovered that the
thief had entered the church by
jimmying AN iron screen from an
areuway window on tho Madison
street side.
Tire chalices and ciboria Of gold,
studded with precious stones. were kept
in n safe placed In the alcove to
the altar. According 20 the police
investigation. the safe door was
ajar From one OF the chalices the thief
broke gold cross studded with
diamonds. on either side OF the cross
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
F r E E

The new handsomely Illus
trated Corn Products Cook
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Corn Products Refining Com
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The Washington times., 1920-12-06

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The Washington times., 1920-12-06
NEW CABINET JUSTICE.

SAN SALVADOR, Republic OF sal
vador, Dee. Mariana Zeoena, Guatc.
mAlGn minister TO Salvador. has been
named minister OF the interior and
Justice in the cabinet of President
Carlos Herrera Of Guatemala, accord
ing to dispatches received Irom that
country TO-DAY.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
OF Special Interest to Women who Eat
Mayonnaise Only in Restaurants

ALMOST anybody
1 Acan cook a steak ,
but the preparation
Of an appetizingsalad
dressings considered
a real accomplish
ment. Even men
pride themselves in
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

was a diamond OF 100 points. OF
greater weight. which stood out in
bezel setting.
The two stones. Of an estimated
value OF $1,000, were torn from their
mountings. Stones. according to the
police. also were removed from the
ciboriun.
The only clue obtained was a taupc'
coloTed bag left by the thief.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

MISS RUBY DE REMER,
' stage and motion picture
actress. who has been crowned
the most beautiful woman in
America" by Paul Helleu, the
famous French artist. Miss
de Remer was born in Colo
RADIO and makes her home in
New York.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
MUST RESTORE ROADS.
CONTENTION OF ROADS.

\ box car or railroad tie, they
assert, should be in as good shape at
the end OF Federal control as at the
beginning, or II not, the Government
is indebted to the roads in an amour.
sufficient 10 restore the property.
Government counsel, led by James
Davis. of the Railroad Administra-
ton expressed the fear that if the
contention of the carriers is upheld
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, the Governments debt - the
railroads may be still further IN
creased 81 900, 900. 900 on this score
alone.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
$2,456,9Ol IS NEEDED
FOR JUSTICE DEPT. WORK

Attorney General Palmer today
said the Department Of Justice would
need s2.i5G,9Ol, an increase of half a
million dollars. to carry on the crime
detection work Of the Department OF
Justice in the next fiscal year.
The Department Of Justice. with
many OF its war bureaus disnanticd,
finds need for larger funds. because
OF increased subsistence allowance
recommended by the Attorney Cen
eral and to meet the higher costs Of
travel by department agents, OFFICIALS
assert
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
RIFLES BARRED TO HUNTERS.

BOSTON. Dec. 6.-Iiunt"rs who 60
into the woods tor deer during the
open season, which starts today, Will
be permitted to carr, only shoteuns
the division OF fisheries and game an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
Nothing added to Bring Out
The Delicate Taste

Mazola is an absolutely pure vegetable
oil-in its rich, natural state. Many peo-
pie prefer it even to the finest italian
olive oil-as it blends more perfectly with
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

Looking for a home. rooms. or an
pdrtnent? Phon. your want ad 20
rhc Times now. Main $3.50.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
u. s. TO FIGURE PAY
DUE TO RAILROADS
Methods OF Computing Govern.
ment's Liability to Carriers
Under Consideration.

/ Methods of computing the Govern
ment's liability to the railroads ioi
maintenance allowances during Fed
cral control were considered toady by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Upon "A legal Interpretation of the
words cost" and "price" in the act
authorizing the taking over OF the
roads hinges the question of whether
the roads will lose or gain many mil
lions Of dollars.
MUST RESTORE ROADS.
Through their general counsel, Al
fred L. Thom, the railroads today con-
tended that il was the purpose Of
Congress to restore the roads to their
owners at the end 0f Federal control
in AS good condition as when they
were taken over for war purposes,
Actual money spent by the Govern
mcnt upon maintenance" OF way and
equipment during tn" twcuty-cight
months Of Federal control, the roads
contend, should not be considered "A
fair return To the carriers. The car
ricrs maintain that physical units
should be made the basis Of replace
Incnt.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

the list on the commissions files must
b. considered virtually affairs Of pub
lie record.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
The Sun in Sunday

"Our object began Mr.. Bowlbv
in response to demand for the
program of his crusade, "and hope
you will use this, is to put the Sun
in Sunday"
We wanted something more def
mite than this and told him so.
"Our object" he began again.
quoting from the printed page, "is
70 defend and preserve the Lord
Day as a day Of rest and worship.
and TO Tunciatc and urge ono day
Of rest in seven for all the toiing
masses. BY safe and progressively
conservative methods We work for
the enforcement Of Sunday laws and
the securing Of other Legislation in
the intsrest Of the lnboring forces
and Of Christian citizenship"
Still Mr.. Bowlby hadn't caught
our idea. We were trying to build
up color picture Of Just how blue
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
4 Public Panic

Probably no break Of the news in
recent times has caused quite the
general panic among the average
citizenry as has this revelation Of
blue law activity. Il was one Of
those events no ore could antci-
pate, and no one dares prophesy
where i will lead.
But before NC get too fearful
over the prospect Of the blue Sun
cay It nay prove Interesting to see
*nat blue laws can amount to once
saey get under way It isn't as
'aough We weren't used TO them in
.ais country In fact, our own New
.ng.and founded the original blue
ava They nave them all down on
me statute books for any one to
come and read
We nave selected Just few as
samples and present them without
any careful regard for continuity.
Nalnly they date from the seven
'eenth century
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
THE REV. HENRY L.
L BOlVLBY, general Sec
retary Of the Lord's Dog A.
l{dNco

found smoaking Tobacco on the
Lords day, going to or coming
from the meetings, within two
miles of the meeting house, shall
pay twelve pence for every such
default to the colonies use.
For the prevention Of the
prophanation Of the Lords day,
it is enacted by the court and the
authoritie thereof, that the
Celect men Of the SEVERAL townes
of this jurisdiction. or any one Of
them, may or shall as there may
be occasion take with him the
cunstable or his deputie. and re-
paire to any house or place where
they may suspect that any sloth-
fully doe lurke att home or gett
together in companie to neglect the
publicke worship Of God, or pro-
phane the Lords day, and finding
any such disorder, shall returnc
the names Of the p'sons to the next
court, and give notice alsoe of any
prticular miscarriage that they
may have taken notice CT, that it
may be enquired intoc.
NO one shall read common
prayer, keep Christmas or Saints
days, make mince pies, dance, play
cards, Or play any instrument Of
music, except the drum, trumpet
and Jews harp.
This court, taking notice Of
great abuse and many misdemean-
ors committed by divers persons
in their many ways, do therefore
order that whosoevor profane the
Lords day by doing unnecessary
servile work, by unnecessary
travailing, or by sports and rec
reations, he on they that 50 trans
gress shall forfeit for every such
default 40 shillings or be publickly
whlpt; but f it clearly appear that
sin was proudly and prcsumptu-
ously and with a high hand com
mitted, againsl the known com
mand and the authoritie Of the
blessed God, such person shall
be put to death or grievously pun
ished at the judgment Of the
court"
When the puritanical Sunday haC
been disposed Of there were Other
subjects which the blue laws rogu
lated, such as:
"Marricd persons must live to-
gcthcr or be imprisoned.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

the proposed Sunday is to be- We
wanted to know about movies, base
ball, golf, motoring, bathing tho
things that people really do.
Mr. Bowlby shook his head They
will all have to go.
Sunday traffic will be greatly re
duced, not eliminated entirely. Nee
easa.y trains will be run, though
most Of the railroad stations will be
closed. Motoring VIII be permitted
for urgent travel. Only q few gaso-
llnc depots can remain open for
business. Of a man runs out of
gasoline in Larchmont he telephones
White Plains, and they tell him he
can walk over to Tarrytown. but the
surest bet is Poughkeepse.)
All stores will be closed tightly.
including the department store drug
stores, the delicatessen shops, the
tobacco and soft drink stands.
Amusement places Of every descrip-
rion are to be banned. The alliance
is not to he fooled by educational
movies and sacred concerts. All
sports, recrcations and diversions
that to-day dcsecrate the Sabbath
are to be forbidden. Even school
children are to he denied the privi-
lege of studying their lessons for
Monday morning classes.
"In many churches this accounts
for the absence Of the boys and girls
from church services" an alliance
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
TO Reprove DIR. Manning

Il am going TO write DR.. Man
ming a letter tonight" said Mr..
Bowlby, "and find out whether he
has been misquoted or whether he
has been misled by quotations CON
corning our purpose. I am also
going to remind him that his own
denomination has indorsed the pro
gram of the Lords Day Alliance"
In his sermon last week DR.. Man
ming said:
The return, by law or otherwise,
TO the Puritan observance of Sunday
would be calamitous mistake and
a great injury to religion.
This proposed campaign for
stricter Sunday laws is one Of those
we'll meant but misguided efforts
which do harm, instead of good, to
the cause they are intended TO serve.
1t is impracticable, wrong in prin-
ciple and based on a narrow and i'm
perfect conception Of the Christian
religion. 1t would do far more to
drive religion out Of the hearts OF
the people than to draw them to-
ward it.
We have no right to compel re-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Parks VIII Be Open

People may walk out in the
tields"-we wanted to ask about
picking daisies, but it didn't seem
the appropriate moment-''the mu-
seums will be open and the parks"
We asked if the youngsters could
play their games in Central Park on
Sunday afternoon and received a
frown for an answer. We should
have known better.
Then Mr.. Bowlby surprised US by
relenting to the point of permitting
moderate attendance at the beaches.
After all, with a touch of the sea,
Sunday might not be so bad. But
on cross-examination the thing fell
through. 1t seems We could go to
the beach and look our fill; but,
however hot the day, a plunge was
beyond the bounds.
We were interested in the me-
chanics of the organization that in
tends bringing about all these
changes. Mr.. Bov-lby confined his
remarks to geners stions.
"At present We occupied only
with strengthening he state laws"
he said. 1--WE have no definite plans
for a Federal Constitutional amend
ment. That will come later, when
the guerilla warfare of the com
mercial interests forces US to it.
I'VE are backed by sixteen Chris
tian denominations and have the
power to accomplish whatever we
set out to do
Mr.. Bowlby had before him quo
tations from the sermon Of DR..
William T Manning. rector at Trim
ity Church, and appeared greatly
incensed that the rector should take
such a view Of Sunday observance.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Save Our Sabbath

The S 0 S (Save Our Sabbath
signal has been sent out broadcast
and the clan is gathering. Down
n Washington the wheels Of gov
ernment are being set in motion.
Nj is proceeding with the stealth
and precision Of d well-ordered
army On the march to victory.
Nothing but the concerted action
Of an aroused nation can prevent
the adoption Of a Federal Consti-
tutlonal amendment enforcing ma
tion-Vide Sabbath observance.
There are no amateur leaders in
this campaign. The Rev. Wilbur
Fiske Crafts. superintendent and
treasurer Of the International Re
form Bureau Of Washington, is the
man who marshaled the forces that
made the United States dry. The
Rev. Harry l.. Bowlby, general sec
retary Of the Lords Day Alliance.
IS young man, an aggressive fight
er who knows that it takes more
Than an oratorical barragc to win
battle. William H. Anderson. state
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League, needs no Introduction.
Their pgopagandists are trained
men and women VINO are not sub
iect to stare fright on the platform.
Their lobbyists are professionals
VINO need ask no questions to find
tneir "ay about the halls Of legis-
iation There are no weak spots
IN the crusade.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
The Sunday Blues

The Sabbath shall begin at
'1nset On Saturday.
10 one snail travel, cook vic
'als' make beda, sweep house, cut
's'r or shave on the Sabbath day.
no one shall run on the Sab
os'h, or ualk in his garden, or
s'Se"nere, except revcrcntly 70
Ara from Meeting.
10 ~oman shall kieg her child
On the Sabbath or fasting day.
II any man shall Hiss his wife
" ~ise kiss her husband on tho
'Hrds day, the party in fault
'hAu be punished at the discrc-
a'n NJ tne court NJ nagistrates.
1T is enacted b. the court, that
say pun or p'sors that shal bs
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Domestic Regulations

"A man that strikes his wife
shall be fined ten pounds \
woman that strikes her husband
shall be punished at the courts
discretion.
ono gospel minister shall JOIN
people in marriage The magis-
trates only shall JOIN in mar
rage, as they may do it with
less scandal to Christ's church.
$50 man shall court a maid in
person or by letter, without first
obtaining consent Of her parents
"When parents refuse their
children convenient marriage
the magistrates Snail determine
the point"
But the crownjng blow Of tn,
whole program seems 80 us summed
up in the cdict
avery male shall have hig BAH
cut round according to cap"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Victory of Golfers

In the face Of this opposition Nj.
Bowlby pointed with some pride t.
The part played by the alliance in
bringing the Massachusetts Sunday
golfers into court.
Where they have the laws on the
books we viii see that they are en-
forced. Where theye are no laws We
viii endeavor to create them," he
concluded, with some fire.
SO do the blue laws, past and
present, pass in review. For years
we have enjoyed poking fun at the
good old puritans. Now our turn
has come. But, however gloomy the
prospect, there is ray of hope OF.
the horizon.
Mr.. Bowlby has faithfully prom.
ised 10 puathe Sun in Sunday"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
THE REV. WILBUR F.
CRAFTS, head Of the
Lor0's Day Alliance, 1chlch
IS ac0yh3ng for @ return to q
Puritan Sabbath

that it is wrong. Parents encourage
them in the bad habit, and the
church, through its pastors and
Sunday school teachers, is not out
spoken enough. If the public or pri-
vate school curriculum becomes too
severe, then let US change the sys-
tenn, and eliminate one or more
studies. 1t is high time thoughtful
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

ligious observance of Sunday by law
The law should forbid all unneces-
sary business on Sunday, and thus
as far as possible, secure to all their
right to Sunday as a day Of freedom
from their ordinary occupations and
of religious observance if they wish
to use it. Further than this the law
may not rightlY go
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

how the public might occupy itself
on Sunday without clashing with the
law. After going to church, what
then?
"There are innumerable ways for
people to anuse themselves without
desecrating the Sabbath" he re-
piled. eve only ask for a safe and
sane observance Of the day"
Yes, but What?r
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

hardships Of the shaveless Sunday
with a stole pride. But the round
haircut would put us in fighting
mood. We know what it is like.
South Of the Mason and Dixon line
and north Of Bridgeport they still
have that law on the books.
To-day we find most of these
laws obsolete. They may even ap-
pear absurd to the modern mind.
Yet they represent the duly enacted
legislative program of our fore
fathers and are due a certain
amount Of respect, especially as we
are not too sure how gracefully the
eighteenth amendment would have
been accepted IN Colonial days.
But times have changed. The
up-to-date blue laws deal with diff
ferent projects, Sin is defined
new terms by the modern reformcr.
We went direct to headquarters for
our information.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
An Efficient Organization

The New York offices of the
Lords Day Alliance are in the
Presbyterian Building on Fifth Ave
nue., three large rooms packed with
paraphernalia and hummng with
activity. Desks crowded closely to-
gether, telephones ringing, type
writer's clicking, half a dozen girls
toiling ceaselessly in the mailing
every detail gives the APP
pearance Of a thoroughly efficient
and businesslikc organization.
The Rev. Harry l.. Bowlby, pre-
siding genius of the staff, is seen by
appointment only. Once in AN inter
view, however, he is ready and will
ing TO talk.
"In spite Of the fact that the
newspapers always misQuotc me- he
sand, 81 am always glad to send my
messages out to the public
We had an hour and q half with
Mr.. Bowlby, interrupted by several
telephone communications. An at
torney for the alliance sat at his
left elbow We thought this the
final touch Of efficiency.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

SHOULD little Priscilla or
~ John stumble and foU
on the Sabbath, mother
qcould haze to 1coit till Mon-
d oy to Kiss 1t 2rhere it
hu1ts' or 1'u1 the risk of q0-
ang to prison or the stocks
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
By Torrey ord

it by and large. this
is curious country in
IL which we live. You never
know what Is going to hap
pen next. One day they take away
cur red hquor-then they start in
on the tobacco-and before VIC
know it along come the good old
fashioned blue laws
It's the adventure of the thing
mat really makes life worth living.
Mr.. Sunday Golfer, Mr.. Sunday
Baseball Fan. Mr.. Sunday Tennis
Player. Nh Sunday Automobilist,
Mr. Sunday Sportsman. Your day
IS doomed. We have it straight
from the Lords Day Alliance and
should be using quotation marks,
for our phrases are borrowed from
the pages Of The Lords Day Lead
CT, Official organ Of the Alliance.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Bishop Burcll Opposed

The Right Rev. Charles S. Burch.
Bishop of New York, thinks that the
legislation is revolutionary in char
acter and that the legislators should
hesitate before passing it.
Il do not believe that The people
of this country are going back to
the New ENGLAND blue laws" said
Bishop Burch eff what little
have seen is correct, the reformers
are going pretty far. DO not be
lieve that we are going to have such
a revolution as would occur if we
prohibited interstate commerce on
Sunday.
"This is q question which our
legislators should consider long and
carefully, and on which they should
take the sanest possible counsel, be
fore returning to the old. prohibitiye
type Of legislation. You cannot
legislatc people into moral or ethi-
cal positions. You can educate them
into it, but You cannot achieve
morality by compelling them to give
up what they believe are their con
stitutional rights.
eve all know that what we call
the Lords day is not observed as
it was. We realize that people want
bodily as we'll as spiritual refresh
ment on Sunday 1t seems to me
that sanity is what we want. hope
these men, who are undoubtedly
good men, viii hesitate before they
do anything 50 extraordinary as
trying TO prevent interstate com
merce on Sunday"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
An Impossible Thing

The Rev. Charles Edward Jeffer-
son, ID, Of the Broadway Taber
nacle (CongregationaD, said:
Il should think the legislation Of
which the newspapers speak would
be an impossible thing. l doubt very
much if anybody wants to do It. I
certainly could not favor it. It
would not be practical scheme IN
country like this and under con
ditions under which we live. ! doubt
if the Puritans even would have
tried anything so far-reaching as
the prohibition Of Interstate com
merce. And society is far more COM
plex now than it was then, so that
we cannot limit things to one com
munjty without affecting the coun-
try.
Think. for instance, Of the live
stock that would have 70 stand boxed
in cars over Sunday instead of going
on their way. That is one instance
Of cruelty such action would BRING
about. | am opposed TO CONNER
cialized amusements which make
large number Of people work un
necessarily, but / DO not think limit
inc interstate traffic IS possible in
our times"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
The Last Straw

We might readily give up The
Sunday kissing and try to mako
the best Of it. We could endure the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

NAID one Of the old laaos:
~ If any man shall kiss
his arife or qrife kiss her has,
band on the Lord's day, the
party at fault shall be pa1n-
ished at the discretion Of the
court of magistrates
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

pamphlet explains. ''In many in
stances the young people speak Of
Sunday study without a thought
The Lamar register., 1920-07-07
Preparedness

e. A. Coker with his family left
Monday for the mountains to spend a
vacation in fishing and camping out.
Clarence informed US that he is taking
along kodak so he will have evidence
when he returns and not depend on the
public's reception of his own version
of the trip. Anybody as cute as that
will hire a boy to catch the fish and
pull the string of the kodak when
Clarence gets hold of them.
The Lamar register., 1920-07-07
Non.Partisan League Active

The Non-Partisan league is entering
politics on q national scale and is put
ting forward platform which is skill
fully drawn to appeal to the average
voter from the standpoint Of fine
sounding phrases and easy reading.
The platform is a work Of art from a
political standpoint. 1t condemns our
general industrial system and favors
government ownership Of railroads and
all other "big business" 1t appeals
to the radical elements by demanding
Immediate restoration of free speech,
free press. placable assembly and all
cival rights"-which we already have.
1t then demands economy in gov
ernment expenditures which naturally
everybody favors but which seem i'm
possible of accomplishment under gov
ernment ownership and operation of
industry which the league seeks to
establish. Greatly increased taxes in
North Dakota under league dictstion
clearly prove that its program does
not tighten the tax burden.
Taken as whole, however, the
league platform contains enough harm
less phrases and sound statements to
camouflage the socialistic scheme Of
government which is its ultimate aim.
Herein lies the greatest strength Of
the organization. 1t stands a chance
Of dividing votes and thus putting its