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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

cantankerous old lady attacked ne.
Says she. Judge Lander. I want to say
to you that you're n very mean man
Madame ! said to her, in waat
respect"
Depriving children Of Christmas
presents" she snortcd; putting them
to bed at that time. when all festiVi-
ties are at their top-notch,' she went
on.
MADAME" ] replied. these oova
deprived the parson Of his watch. lie
needed that more than they need
presents. They filled his auto lam -
with dirt and the gears with sand.
They sang for him. Their stole.
land. madam adde d. they won't
do it again"
an court l asked tho parents If
they had bought presents for the boys.
Two OF them said NO. and the thir'
said he had. | asked the par nts not
to bestow them at Christmas tine.
What about the next day" Re
corder Lander was asked.
1 went inquire a. to that" he
chuckled; 'all that ! ask is that the
parents don't act too hasty in d.strib-
uting gifts.
Even my wife greeted me last
night with You mean old thing But
II 1 didn't include Christmas Eve in
the sentence what impr, ssion would
it make upon them
"Of course, in hamlet like st.
Cloud, where ! live and where the
boys live, there is lots of gossip. They
can null over this TIL they get tired
and then turn their minds to some
thing else.
Mountain boys. as rule, mango
TO keep out OF mischief. and hope
these three will do SO in the future.
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Plans for vocational training and
aid in home building provided in the
bill would call for expenditure OF APP
proximately $1,000 900 900. Hale said.
Hale said the great majority of the
soldiers would take cash or n Treas
ury certificate rather than the other
forms of compensation provided IN
the bill.
Hale proposed thot aid he given to
the soldier who wishes TO build
home in the city.
sMOOT FANORS CERTIFICATE.
The Treasury certificate propost-
ton is much more beneficial to Tn
service man than the cash payment
and provides practically the same
amount or money" Senator Smoot.
Republican, OF Utah. declared.
1.-THE soldiers, / believe, Will take
the service certificate, because or the
borrowing feature at the end of throo
years." Hale agreed.
Z after reading this so-called bonus
bill. ] am, as an ex service man OF the
world war, fully convinced that the
bill is anything but a bill for the bene-
At OF ex-soldicrs," Marvin Gates
Sherry. president OF the Private Sol
diers and Sailors Legion, declared. ut
Is not n soldiers bill. IT Is Ian"
speculators bill, under the false pre-
cnse of being q bill to give the sol
iicrs a bonus. II Is, in fact bill To
ureyent soldiers from getting bonus
drawn and supported by men ana
EXAMINATIONS who were at one time
openly opposed to bonus FOR soidierS
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ing to see II they're In bed at the
appointed hour"
cant they get up again after the
officer goes?" / suggested.
"Well, won't be there to see the
shrewd eyes twinkled.
III may seem cruel continued the
recorder but I am that way TO pc
kind. The. idea came to me all OF d
sudden. I remembered my father.
when I was a boy. long aEo-l
am seventy-one now-I stole an apple
from q mans orchard. Ny father
mnde me ask the owners pardon-l
had eaten the apple. thouGh-and then
| was put to bed for two days. ! seem
to remember spanking in connsc-
ton with the event. Anyway. 1t made
great impression on me--the long
stay in bed. ! never took another
apple or anything else that didn'.
belong to me. I was sbsolutely cured
These boys will remember this
Christmas Of 1920 when they feel con-
strained to commit crime again.
Il put the parents under oath and
have told them that ] must get good
reports on their boys, both from puo-
lie school and Sunday school.
let me tell you that every time
you see boys in mischief ii means lax
discipline in the home.
Just think OF these boys sitting IN
church looking up innoccntly at the
parson. singing hymns and then steal
ing the parsons watch!
DENOUNCED BY OLD LADY.
Coming down from st. Cloud in
the bus this morning. live up or d
mountain, 610 feet above tidewa:cr, rs
far us as Jersey justice can goa
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PLANS FOR SOLDER
AID NOW IN SENATE.

Plans for soldier bonus and
id legislation before the SEN
alto Finance Committee. which
an he adopted separately or in
continuation by the committee.
# il is agreed that soldier
i'd bill should pass, are:
Adjusted service pay Of 81
per day after first sixty days of
.ervice, payable in ten quarter
" installmcnts, with An added
bonus for foreign service.
Adjusted service certificates
with face value of the
amount of the original cash
,aymcnt plus 40 per cent. The
certificates would be payable in
twenty years with interest at
" per cent compounded. Nine
ty per cent Of the current value
ould be borrowed at any time
during tho third and fourth
year OF the certificate and 80
per cent at any time there
after. The entire amount would
be payable in case OF death.
OFFICERS above captain In
army and marines and above
lieutenant In the navy not ELI
giblc.
Vocational training with com
pcnsatIun at SLID per day to
the amount equal cash bonus
plus 40 per cent.
Payment OF 40 per cont OF
basic cash bonus to aid in pur-
chase Of city or country home
Establishment OF land settle
ments with bonus to equip tract
equal TO 140 per cent of basic
cash bonus.
Another plan includes basic
bonus of $500. Several plans
for granting land in urban sec
lions also have been submitted.
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INVALID WHO DEFiED
POSSE Wins HIS FIGHT

SALISBURY. Md. Dec. Disparity
paralyzed and in the last stages OF
consumption. William Cannon. aoou
twenty eight years old, who success
FULLY defcd armed officers of the law
.ho attempted to remove him to Pine
iluff Sanatoriur. has won his night
Ic will not be removed.
Mayor Kenncrly 1T is s1id, called
IN Cannon and persuaded him t.
lean up his premises and keep then
clean. 1t is presumed the invalid 5
mother and other relatives viii loOk
t,cr him. The authorities state tn
lis place Is menace to health and
win have to be kept clean.
Cannon. it is said, has been unde
Indictment for some time for sell!n
.,.hisl<ey, but could not b. confined GO
At, because of his communicable dis.
ease.
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RALPH R. ROSE DIES;
WELL-KNOWN REALT0R
Member of Shannon & luchS
Firm Ten Years.

Ralph r. Rose, one OF the best
known OF the younger real estate
men of this city, died last night at
George Washington University Hos
pital after a brief illness. Funeral
services will be held at his residence.
l4iI Madison street northwest, Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Rose had been associated with
the firm Of Shannon & Luchs about
ten years. The past year he was in
charge Of the business properties de-
partment. He was an active member
OF Harmony Lodge. +. A. \. n.
His wife. Mrs. Julia'C. Rose. arc
four children survive him.
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THOMAS J. ELDER.

The body of Thomas J: Elder, cNiI
war veteran. who died "Wednesday at
the home of his son, Harry Elder "a
seventh street northeast, was sent to
Icckbaven, Pa, yesterday for inter
ment. He had been i'll but -FOUR Gays;
Mr.. Elder was a member OF an oiu
PENNSYLVANIA family and was porn III
Mill Hail. Pa. eiShty-three sCa'S
ego. At the outbreak OF inc cN.'
y ar ne enlisted in fehheEl an"
,noimsnt serving with distinction un-
~ ,no ond of the conflict. About four
Years ago he came TO Washington 10
i've with his son.
He is survived by two sons, one
daughter and three grandchildrcn.
Funeral services were held 1hursday
Ugh, at the Seventh street ADDRESS.
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HOUSE CT 483
TOBEFOUGHT
Proposed Reapportionment on
1920 Census Will Meet Wig
orous Opposition.
BY GEORGE X. HOLMES,
International New. Service.

Efforts TO push through at this
session OF Congress the reappor-
tionment bill, under which the MEN,
bership OF the House or Representa-
lives Is increased from 435 members
TO 4S3. will meet with a small but
determined opposition from those
who think the House already is too
big for practical purposes.
BASED ON 1870 CENSUS.
The Ieapportionment is to be based
on figures for the 1920 census, which
records q gain or approximately Is
per cent In the population OF the
United States since 1910. The pro-
poseo increase In the membership of
the House would be proportionats
with the Increase In population.
Many members Of lhe Senate In
particular are opposed to tho in
crease.
"The truth OF the matter u.s." said
one Republican leader in the Senate,
that the House today is too large to
be efficient. Ii Is unwieldly. With
i3o members now. there are too many
usclSfs DllIb lntl Uuuced, 100 many
useless speeches made. too much time
consumed in getting a decision on
anything. Increase that number to
4S3 or 10 any number you choose and
you Increase the inefficiency In pro-
portion.
FAvORs 200 MEMBERS.
1.-THE ideal House would be about
zoo members. Work could be expe-
dited, tons of paper and ink could
be saved. and the business of running
the Government generally could be
Simplificd. AS II is now, there are
not more than rs or 100 members of
the House who actually take what
could be termed a prominent part in
the work. The rest Of them merely
occupy Offices and make speeches
which are printed IN the Congress
sional Record and sent back home for
consumption.
Needless to say, I don't want to be
quoted on this. 1t would be po-
litical faux pas. But that's the truth
Of the matter. and we all know II
and privately will admit it,"
Under the reapport!onment bill. as
approved by the caucus of House Re
plblicars, the membership of twenty.
five States will be increased. None OF
the States will lose any of their pres
cnt representation,
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md whom there is good reason t.
believe are now secretly at heart OPP
posed TO a bonus bill while openly
protesting to be in favor Of IT.
The very terms of this alleged
bonus bill are such as to strongly
arouse the suspicion that its authors
are not really in favor of a bonus bui
are using this bill as means Of oc-
cupfing the time for Congress and
blocking the passage OF n strai ght
cash bonus bill This bill WIS at FIRST
called by its sponsors a fourfoid bill,
and later it became Il five or six fold
bill In fact the fui6s and wrinkles
IN 1t became so numerous that no one
could tell just how many of them
there really were.
Then these gentlemen who manu-
featured this legislative wood pile
with such numerous SeneEambians in
1t, proceeded to pile on vocational
training provision which is apparent
~ intended to deprive the soldier of
most OF what benefit he now derives
from the present vocational training
law.
Then these would be guardians Of
the soldier proceed to set up another
insurance scheme.
hill Is BOOMERANG,
Finally this bill sets up n revenue
provision for raising the money to
meet the cost OF the measure by a
system OF taxes so numerous and
complex that no one today can tell
what amount will be raised or on
whom the burden OF the taxes will
fall. with the sole exception that IL
10 definite in heavily increasing the
tax on the ex-scTvice mans tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes.
"Our bonus bill in contrast to the
endless complications of this bill. IL
alain. short and to the point. 1t is
as follows and anyone can under
stand 1t:
" BE II enacted that section 1406
~ the war revenue act OF 1918, APP
proved February -, 1919. be amend
I'd by adding the follow ing words af-
,cr the word each in the last line:
:" BE IT further provided that all
persons serving In the military or
naval forces of the United states, as
herein Inscribed. shall be paid in ad-
iitton to all other amounts due them
IN pursuance of law, $500"
To Cure n Cold IN one Day
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Wool for Budapest Poor.

BUDAPEST, Dec. 1S.-Huhsar!
celebrated the American Thanksgiv-
ing Day by opening in Budapest an
exhibition of 10000 knitted woolel
articles for the city poor. All tn"
articles were knitted by Hungarian
women from American wool furnish =
cd by Red Cross chapters in Ameri-
IAN towns and cities.
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Officers of the United States Amy Ordnance Depart
" ment watching demonstration Of new type cater
pillar self propelled mount for 155 nm rifle in Hobo
ken, N. J. The mount was designed by Walter Chrisy
One important feature is the removable caterpillar belt
The photo shows the mount after climbing incline OF
forty five degrees.
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VIRIATO &. DE MELLO.

Private Viriato c. de Melio. a
young Brazilian In the American
army, who died in Germany, VIII be
buried with full military honors De-
cember % at 2:3) o'clock. ut Airing
ton Cemetery. The Brazil ian ambas-
sador and high officials OF the war
Department., including Secre'ai
Baker. are expected to attend the flu
neral.
Young de Mello enlisted in the
Seventeenth Field Artillery at the
~ ~eak Of the war, and served with
: = .ctiou throughout the conflict.
.,ft.r the armstice WAS signed. ne
was ordered to Germany with the
army of occupation.
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MRS. ALICE c. HALsTEAD.

Mrs. Alice Cary Halstead. who dieo
Thursday afternoon on n street car
in this city. will be buried tot2y IN
Dakdale Cemetery, Mt. kisc", y. \.
She was on her way TO lrleho
rouse for dinner when taken III. she
was accompanied by her son, Ma
,haniel &. Halstead. Death. II was
stated, was due to heart disease
Mrs. Halstesd was a native OF
:.rooklyn. n. y. She was sixty years
old.
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Sn1oot Wants Soldier
Bonus on Loan Plan

"Adjued compensation under the provisions Of bonus leg
saon passed by the House would entail the of $780,
900 cash within thirty days after final passage of the BILL
Edward H. Hale chairman of the legislative committee of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars yesterday told the Senate Finance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
Jersey Recorder Makes Homes
SerUe Youth As Reform Schools
West Orange Official Thinks
Parents Should Punish
erring Boys.
ny MARGERY uEN.

NEW YORK, Dec. l7.--CuTfew on
Christmas eve-and no presents!
1t sounds like a new puzzle or a
blue law. but It is actually the SEN
lence passed upon three mlschievous
boys of West Orange. n. j.
Recorder John ID. Lander is re-
sponsible for the unique rebuke TO
Juvenile delinqut ncy. The sentence
includes bed at Gao every night.
Ard a very sharp $50 on the eve
ming OF December "a. And no
stuffed stockings or presents OF any
sort!
Cruel and heartlcss of the recorder
is the superficial reaction upon hear
,ng OF the verdict.
But is il heartlcss? The mis-
chieyous three. purpoSely nameless.
since their Nemesis doesn't want
them publicly impaled. committed
depredations that might have put
them in n reformatory, and IL they
were older in Jail
Enforce reform measures in tho
home" Is Recorder Lander's remedy
for Maynard children. Instead OF
making the miscreant go to the
bring the reformatory
TO the miscreant.
Discipline is not thereby offset
by new aud evil association. Better
to be punished by father and mother
who are not apt during the process
to teach the pickpocket business or
hond- snatching trade.
Better to stay ONE and crack
nuts over resentment than to lam
ruish in reformatorics. learn to
crack safes and become graduate
guttersnipe.
RECORDER GIVES HIS REASONS
Many boys come before me for
trivial offenses. But their FRANKS
often result seriously" says Re
corder Lander.
"They pull down the hook that
luminous the fire department.. just to
see the engines hurry by. They
knock down tailo-s' signs that have
% be replaced II they get broken.
"On such charges as III Sc boys
can be sent to the Parental Home.
But I've always held that there
exists enough virtue and intelligence
on the part OF our parents in West
Orange to enable them to aid the
rourt by bringing up their children
without polishing them of at 4 re-
formatory.
Boys OF tender age always get
lot of sympathy. Suppose they
we're older---over Switzerland com
mitted these same crimes as the
thrce boys / sentenced. They would
do time in Jail for it.
"Reformatories are damaging TO
the morals of the young and TO their
futures At an impressionablc age
they meet older boys experienced in
crime and are adept pupils.
II don't hold with such ideas.
can't take boys away from good
homes and put them in correctional
institutions.
Il put the correctional idea in the
home instead.
"In Newark they claim that I have
20 right to put curfew' on boys and
no call to try their cases. ! hear they
will haul me into their court about II
"They can commit me to an in
atitution If they like, but they won't
'ommit little boys"
REMEMBERS town PUNISHMENT
"These kids burst out crying when
told them they must go to bed at
$50 every night. including-and cs-
,ecially-~-Christmas Eve, and get no
christmas presents. You bet the
truant officer will be there that even
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
SPECULATION BLAMED.

The recommendations accompany
report on an investigation OF high
sugar prices made by the Fedel al
Trade Commission at the d ,rection Of
Congress. The report declares specu-
lation and boarding were responsible
FOR tie soaring prices OF sugar III
lowing the removal OF Government
control. and urscs laws be enacted 10
prevent manipulation OF food prices
through boarding.
a reported world shortage and
greatly reduced estimate OF the pro
duction OF Cuban sugars. made early
in 1920, gave the spectators their
opportunity. the report declared. The
buying public became excited and felt
mbelled TO buy with li;tle regard TO
rising prices. Both dealers and con-
sumers stocked heavily.
Speculation came to climax In
May. 1920. The price In the United
States had advanced then beyond
what world supply and demand con
ditiOns appeared to warrant. and su.
gars came in from countries which
usually do not supply this country.
CONSUMERS "PAID."
The decline in price set in early In
June. 1920, which stopped speculative
buying and threw the stocks OF manv
Spectators on the market But in
the months OF speculation and hoard
ing the consumers were taxed many
millions dollars.
Su mining up these conditions in tn.
sugar trade. the Federal Trade Com
mission recommends as a preventive
for recurrence OF such situa lon
hat portions OF the Lever food con
iUpl act be made permanent for the
purpose OF preventing unreasonable
storing, acquiring, accumulating AMI
.oarding of food. fuel and other nee
rssarics Of lie. including clothing
and building materials.
1t recommends also that a Govern
ment agency be given powers to
rather greater amount OF public N
formation about current moVemen
of production, stocks, costs. prices o.
PRODUCERS, jobbers and other traders.
.ncluding the extent OF resaies be-
tween traders.
The commission complains to Con-
The commission complains to G n
\ ess Of the refusal or ignoring by
hfteen sugar producing and distribut-
ing companies to supply he co m s.
ion with information asked in the
name Of Congress. The names Of the
:oinpanics are given.
SITUATION REVISED.
An exhaustive study OF the suga-
situation during 1919. when the Gov
rrnment was no longer in control
.own to the end Of the speculative
period OF 1920 is presented by the
commission.
Speculation in sugar began early
n 1919, when IL became evident the
rXpansion IN ConSumpt on following
release of war restrictions on u.s.
vas greater than Lad been artici-
pated. the com mission finds. Dealers
who had never handled sugar befoi
were buying it. invoicing IT TO some
dealer or manufacturer and taking
jobbers' margin.
The increase in effective demand
was due in part to the couutry's
prosperity. People had more money
than prior to war. Physi-
al workers who naturally crave
and require sugar and sweets
we're consuming far more sugar IMAM
before. Prohibition largely contrib
uted to the increased consu nption OF
ugar Herbert Hoover estimated
mat 400. 900 pounds of sugar wer :
Ised by the confectionery and sort
rink trades, an increase of 14' per
cent.
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Poles Follow U. S. Surgery.

WARSAW, Dec. lS.-ioilsh sur
geons are enthusiastic over American
methods, according to DR.. William c.
Bohen. of Dover, Del, who is serv-
ing with the American Red Cros'
here. Although themselves trained IL
best European schools. the Polish
surgeons regard the new American
war surgery" as the most highly
perfected system known.
Americans are performing thu
greater part of amputations anc
major operations Mt Cholm, one Of
the largest hospitals.
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Looking for nome. rooms, or an
yartrncnt? -rhone your want ad to
The Times now Main ESQ
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CAIN or THINKS

DpyIF. We wish ~ ovptcea our sinrcr.
thanks and appreciation u orr relative
aud friends for their ) Induces, srmn1tl !
and hra"tiful Nor7l trilrt't during We
Illness aud at the dc'ih OF our beloved
MARY AGNES DOYLE.
Nv the Mainly.
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YOU CAN'T WORK
WELL WITH A COLD
Get back on your job BY
using DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-HOney

- yOBODY hses to be around
~ person suffering from heavy
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". You can take care of your job and
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shortly after you begin using DR.. Bel
P;ne-far-Honey. For it is prompt il
help;ns Nature expcl phlcgm, allay
inflammation, ease breathing, and
drive away irritating coughs:
Use it--give it to tho kiddios; Don,
suHe, 4 minute longer than you have 60
The ingredients used in Dr.. Bell
Pne-T,r-Honey are highly beneficial
= promoting the relief cold-suAerers
epek. Safe and economical.
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To Cure Cold IN unr Day
Take Groves LAXATIVE BEOMO QTI.
NINE tablets The genuine bears the sig
nature Of r. W. Grove. 30c.--Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

Read the Want Ads" daily; you will
and them interesting and profitable
Many worthwhile offers in today S
issue of The Washington Times,
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ASKS LAWS TO
BOARDING
U. S. Trade Board Urges Check
on observation-disclosures
Abuses in Sugar.

Permanent laws. similar to the
Lever food and fuel control act, to
prevent boarding Of necessities Of
life, were recommended to Congress
yesterday by the Federal Trade Com
mission. The commission also recon-
mended wider powers be given Gov
ernment agencies in collecting infor-
nation concerning dealing in neces-
sites Of life.
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FLORISTS

FUNERAL DESIGNS
or avery description. " Jdcrute prices
~ DC,
1914 Il 81, y. W.