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The Holly chieftain., 1920-02-12
Preparing for New Court House

County Engineer Frank Smith and
the members of the board of county
commissioners had intended to in
spect all the roads of Prowers county
Tuesday of this week, but were stop
ped by the storm and sickness of
Chairman A. P. Knuckey's wife, who
is seriously i'll with influenza. The
inspection tour has, therefore, been
deferred till a later date. The tour is
for the purpose of learning what is
needed and where road improvement
ia most needed, with a view to eco
nomic expenditure of available road
funds.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
EXPECT CONGRESS
TO FAVOR LABOR IN
new LEGISLATION
Continued from First p.se.,

statements Of principle deal directly
with the phases Of the Industrial rela.
tions most often subject to .contro-
versy. On the subject Of the right to
organize. the Connecticut industrial
creed" says. I'VE believe in the right Of
both tho employees and employer to or
ganize when such organisation IL
committed. to proper purposes and
pursues proper methods"
The right Of the employe to Quit ana
the right OF the employer to discharge
are afnrmed. subject to- due regard
for agreements or contracta" It is as
serted that employers should be freq
to engage employees at wages and
hours mutually satisfactory, swithonf
interference or dictation. on the part
or other individuals or organization"
The "creed" is replete with recon.
mendations Of . humanitarian nature
Tor tho protection Of workers, re9uIa-
tion OF night work for women, child
labor and occupations injurious to
health. It opposes intimidation. bov.
colts, blacklists. lockouts and all
legal acts OF interference with the
personal liberty Of employer and EN-
ploye."
1t is stated that some of tho 74o
manufacturers comprising the org nj
zation are placing the creed in the
hands OF their employees.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
WOULD CUT COTTON CROP
so PER CENT NEXT YEAR

MEMPHIS. Tenn. November 20
Tho Memphis Clearing House Asso-
citation, Chamber Of Commerce and
other commercia organixa tons today
Joined with the Aemphfs Cotton Elk
change in issuing call for Q con.
vention here December z and of
representatives Of cotton exchanges,
bankers, merchants and planters in
the cotton-growing states to devise
means to insure . reduction OF ap.
proximately 50 per cent in the aofe-
age planted in cotton next year and
to urge diversincation In farming.
Governors Of all the southern states
have been invited to attend the con.
vention. The purpose Of the meeting,
it was announced. was to mako cer-
tain such reductions in cotton acre
age and increase in the acreage
planted to food crops as to remedy
the situation brought about by the
present price of cotton, which. Il was
declared. was much under the cost ol
production,
SoulA Carolina has been invited e
preside, and Secretary OF Agriculture
Mefedith to speak.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
STREET CAR TURNS HOSE
WAGON AROUND IN CRASH
Serious Accident Avertsd by Fire
Apparatus Driver-other
Traffic Accidents.

ny clever orlV1nG, X. l.. Dunn ingtou,
AZ the wheel Of hose wagon Of No.
s engine company. avoided serious
assident last nigh. at 9Th and G
streets. when q car Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
c@oaiioeoswith @ the nre apparatus. The
nose wagon. with the engine. was
going south on 9Th street in response to
an alarm. to extinguish q blaze in the
Atlantic Hotel 1unchroom. at Sth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, when
it coliided with the car which was
going west on @ street.
Quick to see that an accident was
inevitable. Driver Dunnington turned
hiB wagon west ON G street in order
to avoid striking the car. which was
said to be going at speed Of about
The wagon ssd nearly ne yo cleared tn.
car tracks when tho car struck It
with such force that it was COM
p!eteiy turned around ana only missed
hitting . peerby tree by . few feet.
y Srs. one Alice xne 'n'SsSn pcxanho~.r. 50. G
street northeast. yesterday afternoon
was knocked down by an automobile
driven by Jo0eph Cook, s21 z3rd
street, ao 5th ana @ streets and in
jured. She was taken home by the
A motor truck driven by Frederick
Wood, e2oS 11th street, and . bicycle
ridden by Policeman w. A. Shotter
Of tho ar9t precinct, co1lfded near
10th end g streets yesterday after
Wood was charged by the policeman
with couiding.
George. Farrar. 4es South Capitol
street, WAS driver Of IN automobile
that brokes lamp post at 20th and
Y streets yesterdsy The automobile
John II. Hanna, vice president Of the
Capital Traction Company, was owner
and driver OF an automobile that COL
lided with one Of the company's cars
in front Of tho steamer Macalester's
s,iMst, wharf ySssterday Ssm.aay morning and was
An automobile owned by e. P. Mertz,
Albemarle street and Broad Branch
road, yesterday afternoon collided
with motor cycle owned and driven
BY J. Whitcomb. sss 18th street. at
was damaged to the amount Of $50,
according 70 2 police report.
An automobile. owned and driven
by James Allen. 1880 Belmont street.
collided with q street car 1t Sth and
ana wss damaged to the amount Of
$3.50. Anthony williams, 1925 vi
street, an occupant Of the automo bile
was slightly injured.
James E. Rose. sixty-five years old.
by the automobile of Eugene w. Rob-
erts. 167 Adams street. at Rhode Is
land avenue and 7th street last night
and waS slightly hurt
Thomas E. Flanagan. chief petty
oficer aboard the Presidents yacht
Nayfiower, was driver Of an automo-
bile that collided with a two-horse
team at Sherman and Florida avenues
yesterday afternoon. The wagon was
badly damaged. Flanagan was ar
rested by Policemen Crawley and Will
charged with colliding and driving an
automobfle while under the influence
Of liquor.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION
ON GAS RATE HEARING
Public Utilities commission to Pass
on Application Of William
Mex. Clayton.

The Public Utilities Commission will
announce its decision tomorrow or Tues
day on the application OF William Nick.
Clayton Of the Federation Of Citisens'
Associations for q hearing at which he
desires to present legal objections to the
recent increase in the gas rate from
s1.25 to s1.8s per thousand cubic feet
It was thought likely last night that
tho commission VIII not grant q re-
hearing Of tho casa Mr.. Clayton stated
last night that IL the ocenmission does
not grant q heasins he will ret forth his
legal objections to the increase in q
written brief. which he will file with
the utilities body.
In his application Tor . rehearing Mr..
Clayton put a series of questions to
the commission, asking II the commis-
sion intended by ita order 70 hx a rate
Of return on the valno Of the gas
properties n if intanded to compensate
the company for Losses during the past
five monthA and II It intended that the
new gas ratio should apply only to pri-
vato consumers and not to the federal
and District governmental -
Corporation Counsel .Stephens has
been studying questions submitted and
Wiu give his legal sopin5pos On thsm 70
the commission bsforo II answers Clay.
tons letter.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
DANIELS REPORT
TO RENEW PLEA
FOR 4 BIG NAVY

Tho Secretary of the Navy In his
forthcoming report. which will
be made. public December 6. will
renew with fresh arguments his
previous recommendations in favor
Of the gradual construction of the
largest and strongest navy In the
world. 1t Is said that his recon-
mendation Is based on the idea that
the United States is not likely to
Join the league OF nations.
In his campaign speeches he as
serted that If the United States did
not enter the league II would
need the most powerful navy in the
world. and that II the country did
become a member Of that inter-
national body 1t still would need
q navy second to none.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
TRAFFIC RULE HEARING.

The public Is invited to attend the
hearing to be held In the board room
of the District building'at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning to consider
changes in the trafilc regulations that
would tend to reduce street acciderts
in Washington.
This was made clear yesterday bv
the secretary to the committee an.
pointed by the Commissioners Ia
recommend a revision Of the trafic
laws. The secretary said that while
the committee has sent direct invita- :
lions TO the trade bodies and civic
organizations. other Organizations
and individuals would be heard .t
the meeting upon request.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
MEXICO WON'T ADMIT
FALL FOR INAUGURATION
Confidential Agent in q. S. Bans
Trip, Ordering Border officials
to Refuse Passport.

Mexican consular agents on the bor-
der. 1t was said yesterday at the Mex
lean embassy. have been directed by
Roberto v. Pasqueira, Mexican conf
dental agent in the United States. not
to wise the passport of Senator Fall
Of New Mexico for the senator's pro-
posed visit to Mexico to attend the in
augurAtin Of President-elect Obregon
on December 1.
Information At the embassy was that
M. PasQuetra's action was predicated
upon what was regarded by him as
the Intervention attitude Of Senator
Fhu. who 10 chairman OF the Senate
subcommittee, which for upward Of a
year has been investigating conditions
In Mexico.
It was denied at the embassy that
Mr.. Pasquiera also had ordered the
consular agents not to wise the pass
ports Of Gov. Hobby of Texas and Col.
r. A. Chapa Of San Antonio. who also
plan to attend the Inauguration Of
Gen. Obregon.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
REACTS
ENTRY into STORE
Sought 'Grub,' Not Dynamite,
He Tells Officials in Fatal
Blast Inquiry.

Sufficient evidence to warrant hold
ing Vernon Thompson in connection
with the blasting Of James Bottoms
home in Germantown. Nd, which re-
suited in the loss of life OF three per-
sons, is in the hands of the states
attorney for Montgomery county. offi
cials declared last night.
Detective Peter Bradley Of Balti-
more, who has been handling special
phases OF the investigation. declared
that the inquiry had been completely
satisfactory and that authorities were
convinced that the end OF the fnvesti-7
cation Is In sight
Thompson was taken to German
Dawson yesterday. where he showed
the manner in which he entered the
warehouse on the night preceding the
explosion. -
He declared that he had entered the
warehouse in search Of grub" ON
any dynamite or explosives. It was
from this store that dynamite, be-
lieved to have been used In the explo-
sion. was stolen.
Several percussion caps used in the
exploding OF dynamite Were found
flown yesterday, but authorities are
convinced that they were not stolen
from the warehouse. It was an
noynced last night, however. that per-
cussion caps had disappeared On the
same night that the dynamite was
/. Thompson now admits having been
out of his house on the night and
during the early morning preceding
the explosion, explaining the absence
by his visit to the warehouse. X
Both he and his wife contend he
was home shortly after o'clock. The
wife also told officials at Rockville
yesterday that II was not long after
his return that day broke. The ex-.
plosion occurred At l:l6. Dayli9ht
started less than an hour after this
time.
Tho funeral Of Bolton viii be con.
Quoted today from the undertakinr ee-
tablishment Of Humphreys, at Rock
Vile. The. funeral Of the two children
Of MrA Snipley will b. held tomorrow.
Burial OF the. children in q potters
field was escaped through the efforts
Of Miss Minnie Yearley Of Rockville.
who yesterday started subscriptions for
the funeral fund. In Rockville she OBJ,
/ tanned moro than 500, and at Gathers
burg, later in the day, the fund was
almost. completed.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
ABANDON PLANI0 USE
SEMINARY AS SCHOOL
Fairmont Prof1er to Be Refused;
Moving Picture Houses Also
Found Unsuitable.

Public school officials have virtu-
ally abandoned the idea of converting
The former Fairmont Seminary at
18th and Fairmont streets into a tenn
porary school for the purpose of
relieving overcrowded conditions in
Heights. it was learned last night
from an authoritative source. Prof
Ter OF the use OF the buildings on the
old seminary site until June IL was
made to authorities several weeks
ago.
After several inspections Of the
old seminary officials inferred that it
could not be readily adapted for school
purposes. They learned that the
rooms. many Of which were used as
adapted for classrooms; that the ex.
penSive flooring would be ruined by
fastening desks and chairs, and that
the doors Of the buildings open in
The IRE regulations require that
school doors open outward. and con-
eequently the doors on the seminary
building would have to be changed
The question of how to obtain q
Janitorial force without the necessary
tering into unlikely use of the build
ings.
department oficials to inspect the
seminary Duiioings 10 ascertain II
they compiled with the fire regu-
1ations. Pending the result of the
IRE marshars survey. no action will
he taken by him to accept or decline
the offer Of the use Of the Structures.
However. recent developments fndi-
converted into q public school
Onicials also have given up the idea
Of using moving picture auditoriunry
10 relieve congested classrooms. They
contend that the proposed plan to
utilize the motion picture houses is
not feasible, due to the lack of suffi-
cient lighting facilities and many other
minor factors.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
CITY Club Plans
SUFFRAGE DRIVE
Will Urge Bombarding of Con-
gress With Appeals for
D. c. Representation.

Determined to obtain national rep
resentation in Congress and the cleo
toral college and equality in the fed
erai couSts. the District suffrage
group of the City Club within a few
weeks will begin a concerted cam
paign with this object in view. The
opening gun in the movement. which
is destined to be nation wide in scope.
Friday night in the clubhouse at
Farrakut square. when the Nntattve
plans for launching II were announced
by Chairman Roy L. Neuhauser.
NatiOn-Wide Campaign Planned.
The formal campaign will be usher
ed in by educational methods planned
by the business men Of Washington.
In the city corps OF speakers will
be sent to address the four score
out the advantages of suffrage for
the District. Outside of the city the
movement win be spread by the busi-
ness men Of. the country who will be
urged to preach the gospel Of "a
vote for the residents of the National
sections OF the country also will be
requested to ask their representa-
tives in Congress to vote in favor of
a bill granting suffrage to the Dis
|trict when it is presented.
The corps of speakers who will
speak at the various civic organiza-
tions not only will outline the need
and advantages Of q franchise for the
residents of Washington, but will re-
quest that the various bodies join the
campaign and lombard members of
Congress with letters and personal
appeals for prompt action. It is the
aim Of the suffrage group to show the
members OF the legislative bodies at
the Capitol just how many people
are in favor Of q vote for the pres
ent disfranchfsed residents Of Wash
ington.
Believed Su1Ra1e II Assured.
Chairman Neuhauser expressed the
confident beief at the meeting that
suffrage for the District is virtually
assured. He told Of poll Of the club
on national representation, which
showed that a large percentage Of the
members were in favor of suffrage
for the District.
Edwin c. Brandenburg. who address
ed the group. urged that the hand OF
fellowship be extended to members Of
Congress in an effort to obtain their
good will and sympathy. He also out
lined the work that has been done up
to the present time by the various
civic organizatfons for suffrage
J. ID. Kaufman, chairman Of the sub
COMMITTEES. on publicity Of tho group,
who has charge Of the distribution OF
the District, told Of the work cf his
committee. He stated that the com.
niittee will not cOnfine its publicity
work In Washington, but will spread
it over the entire country.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
|CuT IN U. S. RHINE ARMY.
Reduction Of so Per Cent by May
81 Will Leave ser.

The strength OF the American army
of occupation in Germany will be re-
duced nearly 50 per cent by May 81
next, according to present plans Of
the War Department. That will leave
in the Rhine valley 44e officers and
7.75l- enlisted men by the date named,
as against the present force Of $50
officers and 13.67e enlisted men,. The
reduction of officers will be accom-
plished BY the gradual return to the
United States for other duty Of the
surplus commissioned personnel.
The reduction In the enlisted per-
sonnel viii be accomplished through
routine losses by expiration Of enlist
ment. discharges. ETC., without re-
placements.
Gossips have It that tho incoming
administration may decide to recall
all the American soldiers in Germany,
but that il question for the future.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
LIFE OF PILGRIMS
y4HIUNA s.-r--
DEPICTED |APLAY
"A Rose o. PIymouthtown"
Pleases Large Audience
at Central High.

Incidents OF the adventurous and
romantic life OF the early settlers on
the New England coast were repro
duced in realistic manner last night
at the performance Of "A Rose O.
Plymouthtown." q romantic comedy,
by the Dramatic Association Of Cen.
trail High School. before an audience
which filled the auditorium of the
school.
The play. which is in four acts, is
by Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn
Green1eaf Sutherland. It relates the
love Of Garrett Foster. one Of wes-
toms men, for Rose de Ia Roye. coy
French maiden Of the colony. and the
misunderstandings which ensue be-
tween tho couple because Of the ap-
pearance on the scene Of another ar
dent suitor for Roses hand. John Mar
geson. . colonist
The scenes changed with each Of
the four acts, showing successfully
the kitchen Of tho home Of Miles
Standish. with the growing crops Of
August in the adjacent fields: the
dooryard Of the Standish home in Oc-
tober. with leaves actually falling
from the trees: back again to the
Standish kitchen, where q great fire
blaxes. as q March blizzard beats
against the panes. and the kitchen
again l6loT.
Evelyn Ritchie, as Rose. and David
G. Tavan, as her lover, Garret Foster,
divided the majority OF the applause
between them. although the whole
cast displayed a confidence and
knowledge Of their parts seldom seen
in amateur productions. Woodruff
Youngs took the part of the stern
Capt Standish. 1annix Walker show
ed ability az the unwanted suitor.
Margaret Furse. as Miriam Chill
ingsley. cousin Of the captain. won
merited applause. as did her lover,
Philippe de Ia Noye, and the sister Of
Rose, played. by. Rose Fink. Myrtle
Lewton. with bent shoulders and keen
eyes. made a good Aunt Resolute.
The performance was given under
the direction of Mrs. f. r. Walton
and under the supervision Of Miss "A.
s. Botkin. Assisting them were Mrs.
Page Kirk. Miss Martha Griggs, Miss
Mildred Merrill. Miss NJ. E. Morgan.
Miss Glenn Irwin Orr, Miss Catherine
Sunny and Seward Rathbun.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
LINC0LN's NEPHEW DEAD.
John T. -Grimsley, 72, Had Lived
in Washington One Year.

. john Todd Grimsley. seventy-two
years old, a nephew of President
Abraham Lincoln. died yesterday at
his residence, 172S 21st street. Mr..
Grimsley. who during the civil war
was 4 midshipman in the Naval
Academy at Annapolis by virtue of
an appointment given him by Presi-
dent Lincoln. was said to have spent
several vacations at the White House
He was son, of Mrs. Lincoln's
sister After leaving the Naval
Academy he returned to Springfield
III, the former. home of both the Lin
coin and Todd families where he re-
sided until coming to Washington a
year ago.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
WOULD CUT TAG RUSH.
Commercial Houses Urged to Get
1891 Insignia Before Dec. l.

Wade II. coo.nbs. superintendent Of
licenses for the District, wants the
commercial establishments Of the citv
10 obtain 1924 moter tags for their
business automobiles before Decem-
Der I. when the task Of issuing tags
for the Thousands Of plesufe cars Will
begin.
business houses, taxicab companies
aud antofhobile dealers may Obtain
the new tags any time this week at
the license once In tho District bufid-
inE. Mr.. Coombs Is putting forth this
suggestion In the hope Of reducing
the rusl3 tor tags during December.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
UNIONS WILL URGE
AID FOR SCHOOLS
Organized Labor Heartily in
Favor Of Big Building
Program in D. c.

Organized labor OF the District will
give its unstinted support to a school
betterment program designed to rem
edy the present so-called deplorable
conditions. according to Frank j.
Coleman. secretary of the Central La
bor Union. Plans for enlisting in the
campaign already started by civic or
ganizations and trade bodies to have
Congress grant the requisite funds for
the board of education's building prof.
ect of daring proportions will be
made At a meeting of the Central La
clans Hall at o'clock.
DR.. Simon to Outline Plans.
DR.. Abram Simon. president Of the
school board. will outline the needs
of the school system to members of
the central body and urge their back
ing of the program for improving ex-
istin8 conditions. He also will invite
the chairman of the organisations
school committee, which is composed
of number of teachers, to attend the
conference of civic association repre-
sentatives and school board members
to be held at the Franklin School on
cuss school needs.
Present congested conditions in the
schools" said Mr. Coleman, must be
relieved. The entire school system
must be improved Organized labor of
Washington will unanimously support
any plan to secureethese vital needs
While civic and labor organisations
and trade bodies are rounding up their
forces this week to besiege Congress
with demands that the money neces-
sary to build up the school system on
q degnihed basis be appropriated
school ofiicials will complete their
task Of compiling a report barring the
conditions Of the schools. which they
intend to submit to the Legislative
bodies at the Capitol when they con-
vene December 6.
Data Ready for COngress.
Supt. Frank w. Ballou already has
obtained much data pertaining to
school conditions which he will in
clude in the report to be sent to Con-
gresA What the superintendent has
obtained thus far. he said. would
open your eyes"
Civic organizations which have not
yet gone on record in favor of utiliz-
ing the Districts surplus revenues,
now lying idle In the Treasury, tor
the school blilding fund, are expected
to do SO this, week. A number of civic
bodies already have Endorsed the use
of these funds. which amount to
nearly $10.00O.000. including the
amount to be added by the govern
ment, due to the fact that the Dis
trict's surplus funds were collected
under the half -and-half system Of
taxation
Evening star., 1920-11-21
PARoLED; CONVICTED AGAIN.

MACON. Ga. November 20.-Sam Al
nsnitsntisrx % vI whSre 'S hs 0 Wa eas ssrrin s,ae
a ffteen-year sentence for man.
slaughter. pleaded guilty to burglary
in recordero court today and win be
sent back to tbs state farm 1t NIL
lndgeville: to sSyve the remaining
twelve years Of Ms term. after which
ha may be tried on the burglary
charge. Albert was convictad Of man
slaughter fc'o" - as oe his
Evening star., 1920-11-21

Mozart began composing At An ear.
lier age than anybody else on record.
At four he was exhibited a. an infant
prodigy. and at Ave he composed con-
certoe. When he was eleven he wrote
an opera bouffe.
Evening star., 1920-11-21

Some time ago 4 public funeral was
accorded by the villagers Of Zonngen,
Switzerland, to q hen that died imme-
daately after laying its thousandth
agg. and . granite tombstone was
aftcrvard erected ~ them over It's
grave.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
II.
80
THIS IS OUR
HEALTH PLATFORM

Annual physical examination for school children.
More school doctors and nurses
Immediate correction of physical defects.
More open-air classes
Preventorium for pre-tubereulous children.
Nutrition clinics.
Municipal supervision of milk pastemization.
Everlasting propaganda against: Public spttng breath
ing bad air, coughing sneezing in the other fell
lows face. :@@.'
Evening star., 1920-11-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

I WuL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR .
ds6ts contracted by any other than my
WILLIAM 81. COURTNEY. = st: n.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

LADIES, ORDER A NEW YORK RArNCOAT.
Our agent is in your city with samples. Ad-
dreas Bnx III. Star office.