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The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
FRAME PLANS
FOR VOTEDRIYE
City Club, D. C. Suffrage
And Health Groups
Meet Tonight.

Two of the City Clubs, civic ac-
tivities groups-the District suffrage
group and the public health group
will meet at the clubhouse at s
o'clock tonight.
The suffrage group, of which Roy
L. Neuhauser is chairman, will frame
plans for a widespread educational
campaign for national representation
for the District. Speakers will be
sent before every civic organization
in Washington and an extensive
publicity drive will be launched
The group now has more than zoe
members.
TIL health group. Of which. Emile
Berliner is chairman. will discuss
the advisability of indorsing a bill
for Federal physical education. A
report on the matter will be submit
ted by a special committee composed
of Luther w. Linkins, chairman: DR.
d. Percy Hickling. DR.. w. p. Reeves,
!. S. D. Sauls, DR.. T. A Williams
William Muehleisen. H B. Moses and
DR.. Oscar b Hunter.
DR.. w. ]. Davis will report on the
extent of dental inspection in the
public schools.
All members of the club, regard
less of whether they belong to the
groups. have been invited to attend
the meetings.
The weekly forum luncheon of the
club will be addressed at 1880 today
ct the clubhouse by Mrs. Maud WOOD
Park, chairman of the National
League of Women Voters and also
chairman OF the Woman's Joint Con-
gressional Committee. Her subject
will be Child Welfare legislation
John Walsh. chairman of the civics
and forum committee. Is in charge
of arrangements.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
Washington Merchant
Makes Remarkable :
Offer
Friedlander Brothers Make Clever Purchase
And Place Trousers on Sale at
Unheard-of Price

The well known Washington firm of Fdand Brs
at 428 Ninth Street N w. made purchase famous
manufacture of high grade are Of the
finest grade and different wide the
choice presented that practically finding pair
match odd Economical extra pair Of
hrst hve hundred men will be the lucky Included pairs
fine blue The regular and
they are Offered while they last for $aosalaost half price To
nndng the pa you want they are divided into lots Of each size
forget the addressFriedlander Bros, 4S Street N WAdy
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
Harahan Elected Head
Of C.. & ID. Railway

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-wilIiam J.
Harahan. of New York, today was
elected president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. succeeding the
late George w. Stevens. Harahan
was a director OF the line and the
Hooking Valley Railroad. He was
born in Nashville. Tenn, in 1867. 4
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
Riddles Lose Doubt
Seeing His Beard

This seventy-four-year-old
Washingtonian fs greeting
the little folks mt Woodward
and LothrOp toyiand. Real
whiskers, the kind that know
not the keenness of q razor
blade, Impress children who
visit him with doubt ms to
him being the "real ohe.o
But when they leave they
murmur to their mothers, ~
didn't expect to see the real
Santa Claus.1
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
y THE HQUIRINc
He asks Eve persons. picked Al
random, question each day.
THE QUESTION,
What Are the Most Needed Improve.
ments IN Conditions Regarding
Working Crib?
ANSWER,

Miss MARY ANDERSON,
chgirmnA Of Womnns' Trade
Union League, l423 New York
avenue northwesti Equality Of
wages. BY that ] mean, II n
woman does the same work ms
n man she should receive the
same pay. Az n second Inn
proveMent would suggest
shsrter hours. During the pres
cnt period of Unemployment
the shorter hbur movement
should be fostered 80 as to
equnlixe the available work.,
Miss MIRIAM SHEPHERD,
member of the International
Congress of Working womens
"a voice I'm the control of con-
dItions under. which they work.
Miss MARY wINsLow, of
woman's Bureau Of Department
Of Labor, Representation ON all
bodies considering working con-
diti0ns."
Miss ETHEL M. SMITH, ex-
ecutive secretary WOman's Trade
Union League, "AbsoIute equal
opportunity for promotion and
equal wage scale with men,"
Miss ANNA l.. ROSE, publicity
secretary Of Y. w. G. A., Equal
pny Tor equal work is one of
the most needed Improvement
in working girl circles"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
Rockville Weddings.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. REV. p.
Rowland Wagner this afternoon
married Miss Myrtle T. Brown and
william e. Guard. both Of Richmond.
= Miss Margaret z. Coiliere and
Walter l.. Nairn, Washington, were
married today by Rev. Wagner.
A license was issued today for the
marriage of Miss Dorothy u. Dono-
hue and John w. H. Ingram, both of
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
Veteran Troops Reforming.

LYNCHBURG. Va, Dec. Z. - A
move Is being made here to reor-
ganize the Shawnees. a local COM
pany which served as Company B.
117th Regiment. Rainbow Division,
during the world war.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
The MANGO Industry.

The Office of foreign seed and plant
introduction of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture has assem-
bled, through the work Of its explorers
and through exchange with the British
East Indian departments Of agricul-
ture, one Of the largest collections of
selected mango varieties In the world.
There are now fruiting ct the plant
introduction field station. Miami, Fla,
about twenty varieties this year. and
these represent the selections from
more than seventy sorts Of this great
fruit. Some Of these have scarcely
more fiber than a freestOne peach and
can be cut open lengthwise and eaten
as easily with spoon as a Rocky
Ford cantaloupe. They have an indie
scribably agreeable aroma reminiscent
Of pineapples. The mango tree. when
1t is In bearing. is gorgeous sight, for
IL is a large lOng-lived tree and the
golden-yellow fruits as they hang In
great clusters from the dark green
foliage make one of the great tropical
plant sights Of the world.-Indianapo-
lis News.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
HONORED AS GREAT TEACHER
clan, the Foundation of the
Science of Geometry.

Euclid was an ancient mathemati-
elan, who is said by some To have
ilOuriShed in the third century before
the Christian era. 1t is generally
held that he was a Greek. but the date
and place of his birth are unknown.
II is generally held that much of his
work was done at Alexandria, Egypt
which IN those ancient times was Il
famous seat of learning and the cen
ter of extensive commerce. The most
famous work of Euclid that has come
down to us is the Elements of Geom-
etrv in IL books. The first six are the
most valuable. They contain the
foundation of geometry, on which is
based several branches of higher
mathematics. These books are still
used in schools and colleges. The
next three books deal with the prop
critics of numbers but they are super
seeded by modern arithmetic. Euclid
also left other works, such as treatiSes
on harmony and optics.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
Odd japanese Ieoends.

There are many delightful legends
about old statues Of the gods in Japan.
In the Hase temple at Kamakura. high
on the crest of hill overlooking the
bay, is a great gilded kwannon of cam
phor wood-an eleven-faced image Of
the Goddess Of Mercy-which for CEN
turtles has hearkened to the prayers
Of the fishermen. A long time ago, In
the dim past when dragons were
abroad in the land and gods condo
scended to play with men, some fisher
men saw a great light shining out at
sea, writes Elsie F. We'll in Asia. they
sailed in their junk toward the light
and found the image and ever since
have wOrshiped at her shrine.
At the same time q similar image of
KwannOn. also made of camphOr wood.
flOated in at Yamato and was placed
In the Hase-no-Kwannon, a temple
that was the favOrite resort of cour-
tiers in the Nara period. It is still to-
day a popular temple for pilgrims,
who come in the spring, when the
cherries are in full blossom and all the
lanterns are lighted to transport them
selves back to the days when the gods
were young.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
REALLY NOTHING MUCH DOING
Liee Parsons Was Not Actually on
the Warpath, but IL Seemed There
Were Casualties.

Everybody expects a Kentuckian to
tell feud story" stated Governor
Morrow of Kentucky recently. The
thing has really been much OverdOne,
but the story of Lige Parsons may be
worth telling. Lige dropped into the
court house To see his friend, the pro-
bate judge.
"Iowdy. Ligc" greeted the judge
"Howdy, Judge"
What's doin' down your way.
LigeT
'Nuthn,' judge, nuthin'.'
"'TOther evenin' | was a-settin, n
readin' Of my Bible, judge sT0ke up
Lige. when some shOOtin begun. One
of my gals said twas the Harris boys
down by the middle pasture. Now,
Judge, didn't mind them Harris boys
a-shOOtin', but | was afraid stray
bullet might hit a calf or one Of the
kids. so | picked up my rifle and
dropped few shoots down that why
and went back a-readIn' OF my Bible.
Next mornin' | went down that vag
an they was all gone 'cept four =
Harper's Magazine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
BOLD THIEVES IN "MESPOTv
Householder of Basra Relates Fsperi-
ence Which He Declares Is by No
Means Uncommon.

1he securing of public safety is only
one OF many improvements the Brit
ish have made in MeSopotamia but II
seems TO be the one that has chiefly
impressed the public mind. The first
person who spoke to me of II was an
Oriental Il teacher of Arabic. Mnude
Radford Warren writes In the Sntur-
day Evening Post. We sat In house
In Basra on cloudy evening, looking
out of the window. watching the shnd-
owy forms OF passerSby.
"YOu will notice that the Arab
houses have blank walls facing the
street. he told me
IF the walls are broken by windows
these are barred. If there are doors
these are small or else secured. DO
not think this is done for the sake Of
keeping the women sheltered or the
sun off. 1t is to keep thieves out.
"One night | was sitting In this
house with my friends when Il knock
came at the door First looked out
of the window. | saw II number Of
people on two sides Of the house. |
went TO the door and | said: who is
there The answer was: 4 am u
thief
81 suppose in America If anyone was
SO lunatic as 10 say that, you would
telephone for the police. But here I'M
der the Turks il was wise To let the
thieves in. Why not? There were too
many of them. and they would have
been angry and would have killed some
of us in revenge some day. SO we
let in the man who knocked. and some
of his friends came with him.
"They did not make polite greet
ings, but they took all the people into
separate rooms, the women i'm one. the
children IN another. and the men in a
third. This was because if they had
been left together they might have Sc
cretly encouraged one another not TO
tell where money or jewels were hid
den.
"All the people in the house were
very much afraid, and they told where
llIelT HluluS pldCeS were, Dut SalO
that they had been robbed only a few
weeks previous and they had nothing
left.
THE thieves were very angry. We
must have something they said. SO
they sent for a cart, and they took
what furniture and bedding and cook
ing dishes they wanted, and then went
away. They left us our lives, and
that was about all.
you see how quiet these streets are
even now. about nine o'clock? That is
not entirely because Arabs prefer to
go to bed early, though they do not
keep late hours. But they have the
old habit of not taking risks at night"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20

lie refused, however, to heed either
advice or warnings and set out IN
| search of land After much effort he
| discovered a single spot not covered
by water and alighted. But he found
1t only deep mud. So he decided to
which TO rest But, alas. when he
came to fly, he found his tail feathers
stuck fast in the mud.
He pulled and pulled. but could not
get them loose. Finally, however. af-
ter q gigantic tug. he managed to free
himself But bits Of mud stuck to the
end Of the tail feathers. And to this
day turkeys have dark spots there
q sign Of their disobedience to divine
command.
The turkey plays a more important
part In the life Of the Indian than in
his legends alone. Not only is 1t re-
garded as q choice article of food, but
In many tribes 1t IL held sacred. In
the parts Of the country where curious
devotion to animals characterizes
different stages in the develop
ment of civilization-it was never eat
en- except when other food was un-
obtainable.
Turkey feathers rank next in impor-
lance to those OF the eagle with all
tribes, while the Apaches, the Pamun-
keys and Cheyennes chose the turkeys
feathers for all ceremonial headdresses
and ornaments. The Pamunkey tribe
also used turkey feathers for orna-
mental purposes on their clothing, as
we'll as for their headgears. To this
day, when they don their native cos
tunes. the turkey feather is preferred
as ornament.
II BENJAMIN Franklin's words had
been needed, the turkey would have
been the national bird of the United
the species known Of old In the eastern
hemisphere. Furthermore, II has ap-
peared upon the banners Of many ma
lions. It was q symbol of the Roman
empire. 1t was known In China for
ages. and today II appears upon the
puhhCiS VI ANuooih, 'Ci Lhuhy anu btv-
eral other nations.
The turkey, however, is indigenous
to America. When the early Eu-
ropean Adventures and settlers ar.
rived they beheld great focks Of tur.
keys. and II soon became known that
they were a favorite food among the
Indians After a while turkeys were
proudly sent home a. trophies Of the
chase. In this way the turkey became
practically a world-favorite as a food
When Cortes In 1919 ascended to the
plateau Of Mexico he found a social
life developed to a high degree of re.
nnement. He was entertained with
oriental magnifcence All the deli.
cacies to be found within the empire
were set before him. and though game
was abundant, the turkey held the
Place Of honor among the fowl. This
was the first time that the Spanjards
had eaten turkey.
North of the Rio Grande the turkex
: was equally well known and treasured
The celebrated expedition of Coronado
between 1927 and 1547. penetrated tbi>
unexplored region west of the Missis.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
Wanted Further information.

The suddenness with which the
great war broke out, and the confusion
of mind that overlook persons who
we're not in position to follow closely
the course of events day by day, Is
amusingly shown by this story told In
Everybody's Magazine.
A British administrative official. sta
toned In a village in the interior OF
Africa, Just after the outbreak of wal
received the following telegram from
his bureau chief: WAR declared. Ar.
rest all enemy aliens at once"
Two days later the bureau chief
was handed the following reply
"Have arrested two Frenchmen, q
Dutchman three Germans, two Ameri
cans. n Polander, three Russians and
on italian. Please tell me whom we
are at war with?"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20

purpose behind It's somersauIts a,.
plains London Answers.
The weasel adopts this method Of
approaching its victims with a view
TO attacking them. 1t does not At
tempt to hide itself from its prey. but
gradually, performing all the time. ap-
proaches nearer until within strik-
ing distance of its unsuspecting prey.
The blood-thirsty little villain is by
no means a coward. 1t will attack
human beings; and cows, that tres
pass for the purpose Of feeding Oh
grass within the vicinity Of the home
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20

Listen to the Elaboration of the
Davnr Look TO this day For II is
ufe the very life of life. In its brief
course lie all the verities and realities
., vour existence: the bliss Of growth,
the glory OF action. the splendor Of
heauty. For yesterday is but . dream
and tomorrow only a vision. But to-
dav well lived. makes every yesterday
a dream OF happiness, and every to-
marrow a vision Of hope. Look well.
therefore. to this day. Such Is the
sslutation OF the Dawn.-From the
Sanskrft.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20

-'ppt Ills explorations were chiefly III
what is today Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico. In all the Indian villages. ac-
cording To those early explorers. tur-
Keys We're 10 be found. both wild ana
domesticated.
COrtes. IN one of his famous letters
written about 1918, mentions the tur-
key. He carried specimens of the bird
TO Spain in 1920. where they came into
immediate popularity, and the breed
Ing of turkeys soon became establish
ed. 1t was then that the turkey be-
came known as 'pavos," on account
OF his relationship to the peacock,
which was then called "pavo real"-
the fowl of kings.
1t was a long time before the tur-
key reached France, as far MS can be
learned from history, for the first tur-
key eaten there was at the wedding
Of Charles TX and Elizabeth Of Aus
tria, June 81, 1870, or so years after
Spain had first tasted the bird. The
turkey supplied for the wedding came
from somewhere in the American
wilderness"
Its INTRODUCTION INTO fahrveems
to have been in 1924 But whenever
II was, 1t soon came into popular favor
and was given such local names as
Black Norfolk and Large Cambridge.
1t Is an interesting fact that these
~ tho M ropt CtOCk Wprp
carried back again across the Atlantic
ocean 10 New England, where, crossed
with the original turkey already there,
! they began the breed that has spread
from one end of the country to the
other.
Many have been the explanations
made as to how the bird now so popu-
lar Mt Thanksgiving came to be called
the turkey, most Of which, to the true
scientist, are nothing but fanciful. The
! bird was called turkey because II was
supposed TO come from Turkey, where
| It was known as an Egyptian hen
The markets of north Europe received
this fowl as coming from south Eu-
rope, directly or indirectly from Tur-
key In France, however, the bird was
called "dindon,' or In the feminine
'dinde," as though it we're the fowl
dInde-from India.
But whatever dispute has arisen as
to the name Of the turkey, the fact yet
remains that the turkey is indigenous
to America. Although scientists be-
lieve II Is possible that there was
species, the original Of the present tur-
key, indigenous to the West India is
lands, II Is generally conceded thai all
turkeys have descended in some way
or other from the three forms known
today as the North American, the Mex
lean and the Honduras, the ocellated
variety.
The Mexican turkey is found wild
throughout the republic. II appears 10
be the species first taken TO Spain and
other European countries. II Is
thought that the white markings OF the
variety Of domestic turkey known to-
day as the Narragansett come from
this species.
Whatever the turkey may have miss
ed through failing to secure that place
OF honor suggested for II by Benjamin
Franklin-as the national bird-it has
nevertheless found a place in the re-
gard of the American people which Is
held by no Otho fowl-at least at
Thanksgiving.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20

ing and gravy, mashed
potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin or
mince pie with Herkimer county cheese
and cider. Let 1t so at that. Enough
is Gs good as a feast.
Which reminds us that no king or
naughty potentate Of any kind, even
in prewar days when they were many.
could by any human possibility have
q more toothsome feast. They aren't
made, you know.
Which also reminds US that the tur-
key is Americas gift to the world.
The turkey Is truly an American
bird II existed on the continent with
the Indians before Columbus landed.
Only a few years ago among the caves
Of Arizona the mummif1ed remains of
a turkey were found. Practically every
cave once occupied by the cliff dwell
ers Of that region contained the bones
or feathers Of the turkey, but this spe-
cimen is intact. It's age is a matter
of speculation among the scientists Of
the National museum. where the speci-
men is on exhibition.
Another interesting fact in this same
connection resulted from a scientific
expedition which DR.. c. Hart Merri-
man made among the mountains of
Arizona; he came across a living spe-
cies of bird identical with the one
found mummified and which is known
to the scientific world by his name.
Another recent discovery in connec-
ton with the turkey was a Maya hero
glyphic. This piece of parchment shows
| a grocers account In which is men,
toned, with other things. ten turkey
hens and five turkey cocks. The dis
tinction between the two Is quite sp-
parent in the crude drawings. This is
thought to be the first record of the
! turkey In this country and antedates
! the expedition Of Oortes to Mexico
In 1919.
Put the turkey goes back further
among the Indians than even the prob.
able date at which the specimen found
IN the cave existed. Among the Zunis
for instance. there exist many legends
handed down from time immemorial
4
which have for their subject the tur.
key.
Perhaps none IS more interesting
than ne one which tells why his tai
feathers are dark. showing, as It does
not only the place he held In the esti
nation Of the Indians. but also n no
ticeable similarity to the flood STORY
from our Bible.
Once upon time, so the legend runs
there was a flood and the face OF III,
world was covered with water. And
the turkey, weary of continually flying
decided to seek some spot on which
he might light and rest. But the othel
birds and animals advised him not to
and the very gods themselves warned
him.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
Intelligent Parrot.

Locke's Essay on :ke Huran On
Outstanding" refers TO parrot which
had the faculty for answering ques-
tions sensibly. When the governor OF
Brazil was introduced TO II he asked
the bird: what do you do hereT'
81 look after chickens" was the ready
reply. You look after chickensf'
roared the governor. with a burst Of
laughter. YES" retorted the bird,
and know how to do It." at the same
lime ciucking like a breody hen.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
Pray for the Tenant

Prayers for the 'softening of an ex-
tortionate landlords heart" were Of
fered up the other day at the Episco-
pal healing mission at Christ Church
cathedral.
The request for the prayers came
from a woman, and II was read aloud
to about 800 persons who had gath
cred for the healing. which was under
the direction Of Rev. Rufus d. S. Pit.
ney. At the conclusion Of the read
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-20
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
The Remedy With a Record Of Fifty.
four Years Of Surprising Excellence.

Those who suffer from nervous
dyspepsia, constipation. indigestion,
torpid liver, dizziness, headaches.
coming up of food, wind on stOm-
ach, palpitati0n and other indica-
tions of fermentation and indiges-
ton will find Green's August Flower
most effective and efficient assistant
in the restoration of natures functions
and Il return To health and happiness.
There could be no better testimony of
the value of this remedy for these trou-
bles than the fact that its use for the
last fiftyfour years has extended into
many thousands of households all over
the civilized world and no indication of
any failure has been obtained In all
that time where medicine could effect
relief. Sold everywhere.-Adv.