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The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Mrs. c. c. McChord at her tea at
1 the New willard.
I Senator and Mrs. Pomerene will
entertain Mrs. Williams at luncheon
today. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly
I Is entertaining Mrs. Williams as a
house guest during her visit in
Washington.
State societies in Washington
constantly gain in Importance, and
men high up in official life are
proud to represent their States as
presidents of the organizations. Mr..
Justice Day is president of the Ohio
Society, and at its reception at s
o'clock tonight at RausGher's he
will preside There will be brief
business meeting preceding the re-
Fception and entertainment, and
there are a number OF guests OF
honor.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly. a
vice president OF the society, is also
chairman of the entertainer n I
committee. and on the program will
appear Mrs. Williams, who is a vio-
linist of note, a friend of Justice
Day and for long a neighbor of
Senator and Mrs Pomerene. Mrs.
George Eustis, whose music has
charmed society on many occasions,
will be at the piano. and Wade Ellis
will give an address on Russia and
America" There will he a supper
and dancing.
Assisting Mrs. Bayly will be Mrs.
Newton ID. Baker, Mrs. Atlee Pom
creme, Mrs. George T.. Martin, Mrs.
Rufus $. Day. Mrs. Wade H. Ellis,
Mrs. Chester d. Swope. Mrs. Byron
S. Amber, and on the young ladies'
committee Miss Elizabeth Dean,
Miss Vesta N. Little. Miss Eleanor
Groce, Miss Helene Hamilton, Miss
Winifred Holton. Miss Louise Gar
yer. Miss Teresa Karger and Miss
Elizabeth Keferstein.
a young ladies' orchestra Will
play during the evening.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Miss
Flora Payne Whitney and her fiance.
Roderick Tower, returned to New
York yesterday from Miami, Fla.
Miss Ruth Orton. of Chicago. ar
rived in Washington yesterday
morning to spend. a week or ten
days with Miss Helen BIodgett and
her aunt Mrs. Charles Graves Mat
thews. Miss Blodgett was at home
yesterday afternoon and had Miss
Orton with her. She will entertain
at dinner on Saturday evening in
honor OF her house guest, taking
her guests later to the weekly
dance at the Chevy Chase Club. and
they will attend the Tuesday even
ing ride at the Riding and Hunt
Club this week, and Miss Blodgett
will have a table at the Mi-Careme
dinner dance at the Cafe st. Marks
for the benefit of the memorial for
the Americans who fell at Somme-
Ply.
S. H. Peck, who was a guest OF
his sisters, Mrs. Blodgett and Mrs.
Matthews. has left for his home in
Mobile, Ala.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
JIsTICE DAY
ENTERTAINED

Mr.. Justice Day, of the Supre me
Court. and his daughter-in-law and
hostess. Mrs. Rufus Day. entertain
cd for Mrs. Charles Whiting Will
Jams. of Cleveland, Ohio. who is in
Washington for a short visit. and
who will give tonight violin re-
citsl at the reception of the Ohio
Society.
Mrs. Rufus Day will not observe
her regular Monday afternoon at
home today. but will instead assist
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Mrs. Henry Potter Russell. of New
York and Bernardsville. ~ j., Is
making a short stay in Washing
tor. Mrs. Russell was formerly
Miss Ethel Hartman, and is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Borden Har-
rimap.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
Loew's Columbia--shirIey Mason In
"Her Elephant Man.

Many months have elapsed since
last We saw Shirley Mason. the
dainty ard demure photoplay star,
cavort upon the silver sheet and
long since we had reached the con-
clusion that Shirley had passed into
retirement, probably via the matri-
monial route. Shirley, however.
came back to US at the Columbia
yesterday, wher she appeared in a
new Fox release, Her Elephant
Man" and the Temperance, be-
lieve US, was the occasion for some
new found enthusiasm.
Miss Mason, who will be best re-
membered for her sterling comedy
and romantic acting in association
with Ernest Truck in a number of
screen comedies produced during the
war, has the leading role this time
in powerful and appealing love
story of iiTe among the circus folk
under the big top and elsewhere.
1t Is doubtful IL this story by Pearl
Doles Bell could have been made SO
intimately appealing as il is, had an
other star of lesser capabilities been
cas st in the stellar role but as 1t
stands. Miss Mason is superb and
the story becomes superb also.
In Her Elephant Man" Miss
Mason has the role of a little waif
who was adopted by a rough circus
hand during a foreign tour of the
big amusement caravan. She was
brought to America and reared to
womanhood in the circus atmos-
phere. knowing next to nothing OF
the great world through which
she moves. One of her best friends
! is a gloomy elephant Keeper man
whose first matrimonial venture
has proven tragic and who has
sacrificed a fortune to bury him
self with a circus outfit.
In a moment of great stress,
there is revealed to him the great
love the girl bears him, and rather
than encourage her in what seems
to be a hopeless love, he disap-
pears. The girls love. however, is
too great for such obstacles and
she persuades her rough but kind
ly old guardian to search him out
When they find him, he is her
elephant man" at last. A fine, ap-
pealing story. with some great add
ed features.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer. 3r.,
were hosts at luncheon yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
CrandaIrs Metropolitan - "Greater
Than Fame.-

More than fulfilling the promise
held out by the excellence of her
Characterization of the title role in
Booth Tarkington's THE Country
Cousin" her first SelXnick starring
vehicle, Elaine Hammerstein yes
terday won praise of the audiences
at Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater
in the role of central figure in s. Jay
Kaufman's photodrama. Greater
Than Fame" The traditions of q
family famous in the theater seem
to be safe in the hands of this
young actress. whose screen imper-
sonations are distinguished by
poise, grace and a keen sense of
dramatic values.
Greater Than Fame" depicts the
story of q young choir singer who
determines to seek fame in New
York. Sure of her command of her
own destiny. she falls into a success
sion of pitfalls carefully placed In
her way by a group Of familiar
types that flourish on the shame
and ignominy of unprotected young
women whose unsophistication
makes them peculiarly susceptible.
Only one of all the men she meets
in the city bestows upon her the af-
fection she Graves. In the end these
| two, hand in hand, achieve are fame
neither could win alone.
The direct narrative carries an
immediate appeal to all who recog-
nize the inherent merit of careful
portrayal of character, logical Sc
quence Of events, magnificence of
| inyestiture and a denouement that
| really weaves all of the variant
ramifications of plot into a heart
warming final scene. The photog-
raphy is productive of especially
| fine effects, and the supporting cast,
led by Walter McGrail. meets all
of the exacting requirements placed
| upon 1t.
The chief feature Of the bill is
supplemented by a variety Of short
er reels. of which the most note
( worthy is the new Sunshine COM
edy, "Her Private Husband" in
| which the leading comedy role is
played by Chester Conklin. The
news events. topics of the day, spe-
cial orchestral setting and over
ture, "Rosamunde," rendered by the
Metropolitan Concert Orchestra, un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Vioni, fur
ther augment Q bill which is COM
pleted by a gem of scenic mag
nificence. Tin Higher Spheres"
Moore'A Rinlto-'The Right Of
Way"
Translating celebrated books to
the screen, while We have had some
wonderful examples, has. In many
instances, been disappointkag, espe-
cislly to readers to whom widely
known characters, such as Beauty
Steele in '"The Right OF Way" are
persons. In the Screen Classics.
Inc, photodramatic production Of
this famous novel by Sir Gilbert
Parker, which opened q weeks en-
gagement yesterday at Moore's
Rialto Theater. with Bert Lytell as
the star, one need not look forward
to any disappointment Of this char
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Nrs Frederick &. Havemeyer, OF
New York. has leased the house. at
1889 Twenty-ninth street from Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Brown. who have
passed the winter there.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Miss Alice q. Shepard entertained
at an informal tea yesterday after
noon.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
b. 6. c. DRUM-HUNT.

The Ambassador OF feru. freoe-
-ico A. Pezet. will return tomorrow
from New York where he went on
Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bell have learned that Mr.. Bell. who
was first secretary of the Ameri-
can embassy in London, is now on
his way to Japan, having been pro-
moted to be counselor of the Ameri-
can Embassy in Tokyo.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Mrs. Harry Payne whitney. Miss
Flora Payne Whitney and her fiance.
Roderick Tower. returned to New
York yesterday from Miami, Fla.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Nine Domicio da Cana. who is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert III.
Gary in New York, wiz start Tor
Europe April 81 and will join IN
London her husband. the Brazilian
Ambassador to Great Britain, for
neTly Amba ssador to Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

The Attorney General and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer have as their guests
for. the cad of the week the formers
cousin, Dolby Palmer, Of Pennsyi-
vania, and Mrs. Palmer's nephew,
william H. Norris. of Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Robert Underwood Johnson. re-
Gently appointed Ambassador to
Italy, and Mrs. johnson. are visiting
Miss Grace DEMO Litchfield. At her
home, 2019 Massachusetts, avenue
during their stay in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

McC0RNICk'S
SUFFERS FAMOUS
Senator and Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick entertained at large supper
last evening at their residence in
F. street. 1t was one of the series
of suppers which Senator and Mrs.
Mccormick are giving on alternate
Sunday evenings throughout the
season.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Mrs. Shipman. wife of the Rev.
Herbert Shipman. who has been i'll
in New York. has recovered and will
soon join her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Edison Bradley, in st. Augustine,
Fla.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Rear Admiral w. S. Sims. with his
aide. Lieut.. Comdr. w. A. Edwards,
arrived in Washington yesterday
from Newport for a brief stay.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-08

Herbert Quick. formerly a mem
Der Of the Farm Loan Board, will
sail shortly for Vladivostok, where
he will head a commission winding
up Red Cross activities in Siberia
James r. Pierson, OF New York.
is in Washington for a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
REVOLT IN BOLIVIA
IS COUP D ETAT'
New Government Supported
by People and Army,
Says Statement.

Acting on instructions from the new
government in Bolivia, the Bolivian
legation yesterday presented to the
State Department a memorandum out
lining in detail the present political
and economic situation in the South
American country and the plans of
the existing regime there.
The memorandum states that the
d'e.tat" and declares the new gov
erhn1ent is supported by the people
and the army. The present govern
ment, it further is declared has been
able to: continue the normal condi-
tons of that country. it's policy be-
ing long since characterized by its
peaceful procedure, progressive en-
deavor and orderly activities"
The communication does not re-
quest actual recog ition of the new
government by the United States 1t
is construed, however, as a step in
that direction. and is a notice that
Such recognition would be welcomed
Electoral rules and regulations now
are being drafted by the new gov
eminent, it is stated. and with their
approval general election of deputies
and senator's will be called
In order to offer the citizens all
guarantees and to permit popular con-
troll of public affairs" says the memo
ranoum, the new government has
issued decree. repeating the last
press laws of Bolivia which curtailed
the freedom of speech and Cancelled
the traditional jury system for
slanderous statements of press and
libel" -O
Senior Alberto CortadelIas. charge
danaires ad interim of the legation
presented the memorandum to the
State Department.
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MACHINES FIGURE
ind. c. ACCIDENTS
Series of Minor Mishaps Re-
ported, But Only One In
jury Results.

One woman was slightly injured and
several automobiles were damaged in
minor traffic accidents yesterday in
which machines. motor cycles, BIZ
cycles, street car and a garbage
wagon figured. Miss Hattie Whit
marsh, 1850 Mapleview place south
east was the only person injured.
Miss Whitmarsh was riding on
motor cycle operated by Lyle H.
Johnson when it colided with an
automobile operated by Pete a. Yoder
at 9Th street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest. She was treated at
the Emergency Hospital for slight
laceration of the head.
car of the Capital Traction Com
pany collided with an automobile
truck on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 9Th and 18th streets northwest.
The truck and the car were slightly
damaged David Sterling. operator
OF the truck escaped injury.
An automobile operated by Lemuel
H. Pennington collided near 18th and
E streets northwest with a bicycle
ridden by Policeman c. c. koontZ of
the sixth precinct The policeman
was thrown to the street, but unin-
jured.
While going south on 35th street
McCaslin of Ross. Va. collided with
machine driven by w. B. Mahoney
103 18th street southeast. Both ma
chimes were slightly damaged.
A garbage wagon of the District
government driven by Albert john
son collided at New Jersey avenue
and K street with machine operated
by Fred E. Houghton, 100 18th street
northeast. The automobile was
slightly damaged.
A lamp post at 18th and K streets
northeast was broken when ma
chine operated by u. w. Drummond
of Landover, Md, struck it. The
machine was not damaged.
Machines of F. l.. Weatherbee. 52S
Shepherd street, and Milton Black.
1853 Park road, were damaged when
they collided at 10th and G streets
northwest. Automobiles owned by
William H. Wolfe and Everett l..
Hass1er, 603 H street northeast. also
were damaged when they collided at
18th and B streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
PRINCE GEOR GEES FARMER
RELATES TRAGEDIES OF SOIL
Lindsay S. Perkins Writes of Gambler $
Chances Taken by Truckers Who Plant
Expensive Seed for FLOODED Market"

by selling things at living price. Now
the market is overstocked. I hear the
wagons and trucks Tumbling by my
house at midnight on their way to the
Washington market to enact the same
tragedy over and over again. Can any
body blame the truckers if they refuse
to plant next spring and make the prices
of garden stuff soar in earnest?
My trusted old colored former-ten-
ant, Louis Queen. although well on
gambling and showing his unbound
ed optimism by planting-late beans.
He hopes the fall will undo the bad
luck of summer. / have told Uncle
Louis that if he insists on gambling.
shooting craps is by far the safer
will not be so much. and the rewards
much surer. But Louis is a good
church man. and would be Mortified
if any one should suspect him or his
numerous family of ''monkeying with
the bones,' and the siren call of
far as he is concerned. But see what
chance he took when he planted
beans last spring: He brings to mar
ket beans that cost him $3.50 per
barrel. sells them at 81 per barrel or
brings them back home. With the pro-
ceeds of one barrel he buys his old
wife a little delicacy in the shape of
dozen bananas for helf of the dol
lar, and with the other half buys her
two pounds of sugar to make some
blackberry jam. The Lord has been
good enough to him to plant wild
blackberries in the fields. He still
owes for the seed and fertilizer and
my one third of the proceeds.
Methods Of Distribution.
Now, if there were better methods
of distribution, or means of canning
or otherwise preserving the sur
plus crop, that would be one way out
of the difficulty. Canning and sauer-
kraut factories ought to be establish
ed here, and some one should devise
a better way of getting the produce
to the consumer.
A word to consumers: You Will act
wisely in taking advantage of these
low prices of garden produce TINS
summer, to dry and can beans, etc.
A good way to preserve string beans
is to shred them and pack with salt
in a stone jar. They are also delicious
when dried whole, which is best done
in the sunshine. In the meantime, let
public benefactors devise canning rae
tories, etc, to relieve the situation.
LINDSAY S. PERKINS.
Washington, July 20.
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BAND CONCERT.

BY the Bureau of War Risk
Band at Walter Reed Hospital
at pm. Jules G. Burton, di-
rector.
THE PROGRAM.
March, american Legion"
Vandersloot
Overture, Symbol of Honor"
on. 81. .Skaggs
Indian intermeZzo, "Nokomis'
Leach
Waltz "Fleanor" HUFF
One-step, They're All Sweet
les" Won Tilzer
Polka, washington Guards"
Miller
Solo for cornet. Mr.. Jules
c. Burton
Egyptian foxtrot, "Bo-La-Bo
Fairnan
Overture, "Abelard and He
loise" ........... zimmerman
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

Automobile thieves are giving po-
lice of all the large cities throughout
the country additional work and maxi
ing life miserable for thousands OF
owners of cars. Many suggestions
have been made to the police as to
how owners might be able to protect
their cars, and police officials declare
a solution of the problem should
bring millions of dollars to the one
who solves it.
Everybody should be made to
paint his name on his car, was sug-
eestion received by the local police
yesterday, while another person went
him one better with suggestion that
the owner should have his picture
PAL nted on one Of the doors.
Attach an explosive that would
explode and make loud noise when
the car started" was what one inter-
ested person suggested. and another
said he thought to electrically charge
la machine so a person touching 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
70 the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
All sarcasm is not confined to po-
litica1 diatribes and all tragedy is not
found on the theatrical stage or in the
annals of crime.
The other day The Star published
an item showing how the cost of liv-
ing had mounted during the month of
June just past. How did that look to
the Maryland or Virginia farmer, who,
after paying high prices for seed, la
Dor and fertilizer. has had to bring his
produce to the Washington market
this season, and either sell it at a
price below the cost of production or
take it back and feed it to his live
stock on the farm? This is no fancy
story. Things like this are happening
every day now and bid fair to keep up
through the summer.
To come down to actual facts:
own farm in Prince Georges county
near the District line. My land is
worked by Industrious, intelligent col
ored truck farmers. They are not of
the loafing, crapS-shooting class, but
results this year show them to be the
most daring sort of gamblers. They
trusted to luck, paid $12 to $15 per
barrel for beans for seed. 81 per
wagonload for stable manure. high
prices for fertilizers and SO cents per
hour when they could get any one to
work for them, and it cost them 81 or
more each day to feed each of their
horses. They worked hard. early and
late in the cold and wet weather. and
the first of their beans brought SIS per
barrel of ten pecks. Very soon the
market price had dropped to 81 and
then to 81, and on some days there
was no sale at all; no one would take
them as gift. They had paid $1.25
apiece to have the barrels of beans
picked.
Tomatoes and Cabbage.
It was even worse with tomatoes and
cabbage. Tomatoes first brought $40
per crate of thirty-fve to forty pounds.
then went tobogganing down to
rs, SO and 25 cents crate.
Onions dragging along at $3.50 per hun
drcd punches of four onions each. The
sets from which they were planted cost
more. Then they had to be fortified
Git takes rich soil to grow onions), cult
waited (weeds and grass thrive IN the
onion ped). pulled. skinned, washed.
punched. brought to market, and. hardest
of all, sold Where does the trucker
get off, with such business as that?
And the end is not yet Last spring
was cool and moist, insects and diseases
were few, and everybody planted, ex-
pecting to help lower the cost of living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
MILLIONS AWAIT MAN ABLE
TO PREVENT THEFT OF AUTOS
D. C.. Police Get Many Novel Sugges-
tions-Penitentiary Term for Each
Offender Urged

would receive shock would be a
means of protecting it against
thieves.
1t has been suggested that enact
ment of an iron-clad law for the pun
ishment of automobile thieves would
mean much to automobile owners in
the protection of their machines and
to the police in reducing the number
of thefts.
Make it incumbent upon the courts
and prosecuting officers to try every
person arrested for theft of machines
and make severe penitentiary sentences
obligatory" said an interested person,
land the number of thefts probably
will be greatly reduced.
Make the penalty not less than five
years." he added. land let there be
no such thing as being placed on pro-
baton Treat all offenders alike and
probably in short while all such per-
sons will be in prison or will have
abandoned the dishonest practice.
1.-The plan is worth trial." he con-
Guided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
FOR UNIVERSAL WEIGHTS.
International Chamber Of Com
merce Favors Metric System Also.

World Standardization of weights
and measures and Endorsement of the
international metric system was
urged at the recent convention of the
International Chamber of Commerce
at Paris. 1t was pointed out that the
United States and Great Britain are
the only great nations not using
meters. liters and grams exclusively
Among the American delegates who
served on the Standardization COM
mittee of the International Chamber
of Commerce were George P. Blow,
delegate Of the Illinois Manufac,
turers' Association and president of
La Sale Chg Benz Clock Company;
Arthur P. Williams, delegate of the
National Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation and the American Metric As
ISOLATION; David Grotta, president and
delegate of trade board, Newark, port
of New York. and George P. Tobey,
lean Chamber of Commerce in the
British Isles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01
FERRIS TO RUN AGAIN.
Twice Governor of Michigan, He
Seeks Office Once More.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 81
Woodbridge M. Ferris of Big Rapids.
democratic Governor of Michigan
from 1913 to 1917, today consented
to enter the gubernatoria1 race for
a third term. Indications are that he
will be unopoosed for the democratic
nomination in the primary August 81.
In giving his consent, after a
lengthy conference with democratic
leaders here, Mr.. Ferris said he would
conduct a front porch" campaign.
Eight republicans are seeking the
eubernatorial nomination. Time for
filing petitions expired this after
noon.
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of publications have decided to set in
order the vocabulary of agriculture,
primarily for the guidance of writ
ers in the department itself, but lists
of terms and definitions will, IL is
said. be supplied to the publishers of
dictionaries with the view of obtain
ing uniform national usages.
The department has inauGurated Its
new enterprise by deciding that corn
belt" is preferable to "corn-belt' or
"cornbelt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-01

J. W. Morgan of the division of
stamps, Post Office Department, who
is one Of the employees of the govern
ment to be retired this month. will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of
his wedding August 9.
Mr.. Morgan will be seventy-five
years old August 5. and wonders if
any other superannuate of govern
ment service will be retired, seventy
five years old, and celebrate his we'd
ding anniversary during August.
Mr.. Morgan is member of the AS
ISOLATION of the Oldest Inhabitants,
and has been a subscriber to The Star
for half a century. He was born in
the District.
During the civil war Mr. Morgan.
among other duties, acted as one of
the escorts for President Lincoln on
the trips from the White House to
the summer home" at the Soldiers
Home grounds.