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The Washington times., 1920-11-03

waxed enthusiastic and blurted forth,
Fine" Great 'Hurrah," "Oh,
Boy" and others like 'em.
Els this The Tines" asked ono
woman. 81 live in the Blah- ali
apartments. I've got letter stuck
In the mail chute. What am l going
to do about it,"
LOST NEW FALL HAT.
"Is Cox elected" anxiously in.
quired another feminine voice.
mo, it's a landslide for Harding
was the reply.
II think that's real mean. Why
couldn't he have tried a little harder
Blost a new fall hat on him"
Great interest was manifested In
California. During the early hours
Of the evening Cox and Harding
were reported to be running neck to
neck. However, toward o'clock
Harding's count began to take the
lead This turn in the count seemed
to please 90 per cent of the callers
Great. old top" almost shouted
one Harding man when told of the
big lead in the majority OF states of
the Senator. 'If you come down to my
L
drinks" He didn't tell, however. at
what hotel he was stopping. But
he said he was from Jersey" Nuff
sed.
ITS all over but the shouting" one
of the girl operators at The Times
Election Bureau Returns told Hard
ing man last midnight. Its a tidal
wave for Harding" she continued.
GIFT FOR GOOD NEWS.
That's the greatest news I've
heard in my life. What's your name,
operator, II'l send you a box OF
candy"
mo, thank you" rcjoined the busy
operator, "I've a box in front of me
Good-by," and she was busy the next
moment giving the returns to another
Harding advocate.
The trend Of sentiment as accepted
over the telephones in the Election
News Service bureau OF The Wash.
ington Times last night indicated
Harding a 100 to 1 favorite. There
seemed to be but little interest In
Cox, other than in his defeat. Word
of Hardiag's landslide was accepted
by 95 per cent OF the telephone call.
ers with gratitude. The same situa
ton applied TO the election Of mem.
| bers of the House and Senate.
There we're, of course. a few Coz
supporters, who could not be made
to believe the truth of the Harding
Landslide. Such denials. like "That'i
what they said about Hughes" etc.
cox FORCES INCREDUBOUs.
] 81 don't believe it," said another
man. But when told Of the sufficien
number of electoral votes to cleo
Harding. the Cox advocates had |
change of mind, and with a word o
regret hung up the telephone re
ceiver.
"What's the result? ?" asked one NAL
, voice. anxlously.
| Harding Is leading-looks like
landslide" he was told.
| you'll have a fine president: yes
like h-li" exclaimed the voice, a
the receiver was thrown back on tn
hook.
One old woman cried. "Glory t
God" and collapsed-at least sh
failed to hang up-when told o
| Harding's election.
"oh, don't tell me that" exclaime
a woman when told over the tele
phone that Senator Harding wa
elected; 1--WE lost my home an
$4,000"
"How's that7'
"welI, 1 wagered all ! had on Co
and now I'm practically a pauper."
The Washington times., 1920-11-03

Yes, the election was certainly hard
ON the telephone operators.
Today they are suffering from
"pluggers' cramp' and buzzing ears.
And, between three telephone calls
a minute. a gnawing hunger, and
burning desire for fresh air and
sight of how things were going on
the streets, the information corps at
The Times office wasn't having SUCH
"A sweet time, either.
There was at least one man in
Washington last night who didn
know whether Senator Harding was
d Democrat or a Republican. He call
ed Main $3.50 and asked for election
returns.
"The Republicans have swept the
country" he was told.
"Now tell me this: Who Is the Re-
publican candidate? Cox. isn't it?'
Twenty telephones. installed espe-
cially for the election service. were
"going great guns" from o'clock
until 1:15 this morning. At one Of the
phones, from $50 to 6:45 o'clock a
total of 1853 calls were received. The
service then became far brisker,
averaging three calls minute on
many of the phones.
"sWEET COOKIEr
Allows the election going'" called
one woman.
"Harding's elected"
Good gracious! I've won one
hundred dol" Crash!
shortly after midnight this query
came over the telephones:
II just called few minutes ago
and YOU said Harding was elected.
When will they choose the Vice Presi-
dent"'
or the many thousand calls re-
ceived more than half were from
women. according to the estimates
of a number of the operators. Very
few asked for details when told of
the election results. Many merely
said Thanks" and hung up. Some
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
SAYS PERRYGO
ACTED. WILDLY
Little Brother Of Accused Tells
Of Elders Strange Conduct
With Pistol.

"Ha told me to pull the trigger
like this-and the bullet went
right into the floor-like that
Eieven-year-old Perrygo, brother
OF Edgar Randolph Rerrygo, the
eighteen year-old lad who Is on trial
for the alleged staying of Mrs. Emily
Faithful, thus described how his
older brother once forced him to fre
q revolver in their home.
SPECTATORS EAGER.
The crowd OF spectators in Justice
Gould's court. where the trial Is TAX
ing place, sat eagerly drinking In the
hating phrases OF the youthful wit
ness.
Roy said his brother told him the
gun was not loaded. But when the
child pulled the trigger, he testified
the bullet entered the floor at his
feet, giving him a severe scare.
other witnesses related instances TO
show Edgar was not normal boy.
Mrs. Belle Moore, who taught the LAD
for two years. said Edgar frequently
complained Of severe headaches
When these headaches occurred she
said, the pain was eNcruciating'
Nearly every witness called this
morning likewise testified to the boy
headaches. ,
SCHOOL PAL AT TRIAL!
Emmett Hunt. a school pal OF Ed
ears, told the jury that once whiie
..the crowd" was playing baseball
Edgar was struck on the head with
n bat and was dazed for time. Other
witnesses who testified were George
Hunt, Grover Kesterson and Morris
Perrygo, Edgar's Oldest brother.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
BurIeson's Auto Victim
OF. Fast Mail
Blues

For a time last night the auto.
mobile of Postmaster General
: Burleson moved with about the
same CELEBRITY as have the mails in
the last eight years.
The machine became swallowed
up in a large crowd that had
gathered to watch the election re-
turns and the mail head had to
call out police from No. 1 Precinct
to get II started.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
MRS. CAROLINE HAwLEY.

Mrs. Caroline Hawley. for a number
of years an active worker in the
Woman's Relief Corps of this city.
died yesterday at her home, 943 h
street northwest. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
> p. M. Burial will be made in Airing
ton Cemetery.
Mrs. Hawley was born in Connec-
ticut eighty-seven years ago. Her
husband. Justus p. Hawley, was a
lieutenant in the Federal army dur
ing the civil war. She is survived by
a niece.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
COL. G. II. SHELTON,

Col. George n shelton, commander
OF the first American regiment to re-
ceive decoration by n foreign govern
ment, died last night in Walter Reed
Hospital He * survived by his wife
and one daughter, who live in the
Chastleton Apartments, this city.
During the war Col. Shelton was
In charge of the 10th regiment,
Twenty sixth division. and was pro-
NOTED to brigadier-general for the
duration Of the war.
He was graduated from West Point
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
|MORN|N' after
'C|TY TIRED OUT
Halt Population Of the Capital
Down Town; Rest Phoned
To The Times.

Washington today settled down
to an attitude Of II told you So"
after a night Of carnival. II
seemed that half Of the population,
was downtown last night at the the
aters, clubs, or on the streets, and
the other half was at home tele-
phoning The Times Office, where a
special battery Of telephones had
been installed to take care Of the
election inquiries.
10000 INQUIRIES ANSWERED.
The pima adopted by the Times Of
disseminating election news was one
OF the most novel that has been
tried out in newspaper offices In years
ginning. Nearly 10000 telephone
Inquiries were answered between 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon and l
o'clock this morning and during the
peak the Times telephones were
answering questions at the rate OF
two a minute.
In addition to the telephone service
the Times by arrangement with own
ers OF several big hotels, office build
ings and apartment houses flashed the
result by means of green lamps from
the fagpoles and searchlights
FIREBOAT BLASTS SIGNALS.
The fireboat also worked into the
plans and informed residents along
the river front that Harding was
elected by means of long blasts on its
siren whistle. The airplanes from
Boiling field were unable to 90 up.
as they had planned, on account OF
a strong wind.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03


science Is unable to prove OF disproye
whethe the soul of man lives beyond
the grave" declared DIR. Pierce.
ut can at the most only supply
facts which may be suggestive and IL
Such a belief Is like a
running broad jump In which a man
has direct contact with the earth for
a limited distance only. When he
reaches the take-off he must leap, and
that leap illustrates our faith as to
the hereafter"
Percy =. Foster, nationally known
song leader, takes Mr.. Edison to task
for delving into the realm OF the
supernatural. He believes that Mr..
Edison's valuable time and efforts
might be much more probably util-
lied in a further delving into the
mysteries of practical electrical in
ventions than by attempting to solve
the infinities OF God with even his
Infinite mind"
SIMPLE FAITH SOLUTION.
"A personal experience OF simple
faith in Christ as the Saviour OF the
world" says Mr.. Foster, would do
much toward a solution OF the verities
of the soul here and hereafter"
DIR. Pierce said in part: Those who
believe in the divine fatherhood OF
a personal God, who see purpose and
progress in the universe, who recog-
nize personality as the divine object
of creation, cannot believe that indi-
vidual personality and progress stop
at the grave. Such destruction at
the hand OF God which would be akin
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
MRS. HENRIETTA CALHOUN
PUERNER.

Mrs. Henrietta Calhoun Puerner,
lifelong resident of Washington, died
yesterday at her home, 36l7 Four
teenth street northwest at the age
of sixtyfive. Funeral services will
be held from her residence Friday
afternoon at two o'clock. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Puerner is survived by two
daughters and two sons.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
FRAT TO HOLD MEMORIAL
IN HONOR OF COMRADES

The annual memorial services of
Delta III chapter of the Sigma frater-
nifty will be held Sunday night in
Grace Episcopal Church. in COM
memoration of the deaths OF Brothers
boye.
the Rev. Meade b. MacBryde, pastor
OF the church, and reception in
honor of the chapter will follow.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
PHONEY WAR HERO
TRICKS GERMANS
ny FRANK Z. MASON,
Correspondent.

International News Service STAN
Correspondent.
BERLIN. Nov. "a good thriller
two-reei comic with the regular old
movie "hokum' OF Charlie Chaplin
and DOUG Fairbanks makes UP the re-
cent exDerience, OF Richard Donner-
back Germany's newest sensation in
comedy, criminality, and con games.
The film opens with Richard max
ing a regulation style bow in the
smart uniform of Prussian officer
decorated with the necessary iron
cross and black and wnite orders.
After making a tour of west Germany
reciting monologue of fictitious
experiences as a prisoner of war in
far-off India, which made tender
hearted Germans who had never seen
India weep copoius tears and open
their hearts and pocketbook strings,
Richard landed in Dortmund one day
during a general strike
+, POSED AS SECRET AGENT.
With an air of profound secrecy
he took the proprietor of Dortmunds
largest hotel into his confidence and
disclosed that he was a secret agent
of the German government" Fur
thermore, he had come to Dortmund
to arrange for the immediate de-
portation of all males between
eighteen and thirty-five years of age.
because the French were expected
within few days to occupy the
Ruhr.
The hotel proprietor FASTENED to ac-
commodate his important guest with
a good dinner and the hostelry's best
wine, but he also spread the news
that a Wholesale deportation of the
masculine sex was contemplated. In
twenty minutes nearly every man in
Dortmund was either packing his lug
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
HEALTH HEAD TO SPEAK.

'Public Health" will be the sub
ject fan address to be delivered
Thursday night before the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association. in st.
Stephens Hall. 3017 Fourteen.h street
northwest. by DIR. w. e. Fowler, Dis
trict health officer.
William T. Pierson. a Washington
composer. will sing several of his
compositions. w. b. Todd will pre-
side,
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
OLD IOHN,s GHOST WALKS.

John Barleycorn staged come back
In Wash ing ton last night in the down
town section. He returned from his
bath house on the Styx long enough
to get eleven men in the tolls. AT
the First Precinct, eight persons
names graced the docket, and at NO.
and No. 2 Precincts and at Police
headquarters one each faced the
authorities.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03

in 1896. and served in the Eleventh,
Twenty-ninth and Tenth regiments OF
infantry prior to the war. He also
was editor OF the Infantry Journal.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not as yet been completed.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
Ted Lewis Proposes
To PROBE Pure Music
Turks in Jazz Tunes

The fiery debate the merits of jazz music as an inter-
nreter of the modern dance which week threatened to split
the ranks the music group of the City Club into two conflict
ing camps threatens to flame up afresh next week when ea
the admitted Maaraa of jazz comes to washington with the
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
No Magazine o.
Comic Pages
Today.

In order to insure prompt
delivery of The Times today,
Il was necessary to limit the
edition to thlrty.twO pages.
This necessitated emitting
the daily magazine and comic
pages, rs well as a large
amount Of advertising.
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
Edison Wasting Time
Over Psychic Machine,
Says D. c. Song Writer

Taking issue with Thomas A. Edsons views on inc 1.ue
fe Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce pastor OF the r CUn
great will be able to hold communication WIN &C.
parted souls through the medium of radio instrument
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
Some Gurgle, Others
Are Aghast, AS Times
Tells Fair Sex NelUs

ooh dammit! wish that place would burn!
Thus burst FORTH in whoehearted disgust one OF the
sweet Young things on the Main switchboard after plugging
her 469 consecutive call for Main $780, the Times cleo
tion service number last night
The Washington times., 1920-11-03
FIREBOAT BLASTS SIGNALS.

gage or devising q hiding place to
escape deportation. Within thirty
minutes the military authorities had
dispatched a patrol to investigate the
secret agent. The patrol officer took
one look at his nibs the government
agent" and ordered him detained I'M
der arrest in his room on the fourth
floor OF the hotel.
ESCAPE A "FLIvvER.o
The next morning the military guard
posted before the hotel room. after
a period of suspicious quiet, opened
the door and found the prisoner had
disappeared. A bedsheet tied to the
bed revealed an impfovised ladder.
The guard rushed to the window and
peering over the edge he saw that
our hero was dangling on level with
the second story window from his
rope of twisted, knotted blankets,
towels, bed sheets and dresser scarfs.
The green-clad Sicherheits-guard
flashed out his bayonet and hacked at
the towel across the window until 1t
|hroker under the prisoners weight.
Dick landed with a thump in the coudt
ness in the hospital he found that he
had broken a leg and his right arm.
I" Pause while we change reels and
two months pass
3 THE SCENE SHIFTS.
Scene---The hospital. Herr Donner-
hack informs the patients. internes
and guards at the hospital that he
has had some little practice in magic
A pack of cards, please! He was
dexterous in removing the ace OF
hearts from the couture OF the ward
nurse, and everyone applauded his
proposition to change their watches
into live, singing canary birds. Dick
collected the watches and not only
disappeared into the next room but
disappeared for good, the watches
with him.
Several months later the police OF
Muenster. on the lookout for the Com
munist leader, Levien. who was
wanted, believed that they had
found Levien in the person of Rich
ard Donnerhack. Donnerhack didn't
care to be put through the third de-
gree and successfully escaped despite
a shower of shots. The next scene Is
Berlin, where a woman betrayed him
accusing him before the police OF
being a marriage swindler.
Medical officers at the trial In Ber-
Inns criminal court testified that the
prisoner was of inferior mentality
in consequence of which, according to
the Berliner Tagebiatt, the court re-
duced the sentence for his combined
and assorted misdemeanors to three
years imprisonment
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-12-10
THE AMERICAN JEWISH World

Emerson Avenue South, on Wednesday
evening, Dec. Is, in honor of their
son and daughter in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur A. Cohn. No cards have been
issued.
A musical program will be present
ed at Silver tea to be given by Mrs.
J. D. Ideal, 1904 Chicago Avenue, for
the benefit of the Home for the Aged,
on Wednesday, December Is, by Mrs.
Marion Bernstein earman, violin
list; Miss Ebba Norman, soloist; Miss
Esther Woolpy, piano, and reading
by Miss Gertine Arhens Of the Mac
Phail School of Music. DIR. Geo. J.
Gordon will speak. All ladies are cor
daily invited.
Miss Mildred Horwitz, 1903 Hum
boldt Avenue North, entertained in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Saul j. Mos
cowitz EVA Horwitz) at the Orpheum,
which was followed by luncheon at
Dayton's Tea rooms.
Mrs. p. Cooperman, president Of
the Hebrew Sheltering Home, invites
all friends to tea party, Sunday, De-
cember IL, at 623 Eighth Avenue
North. Tea will be served from to
5 in the afternoon and from to 10 in
the evening.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-12-10
TEMPLE NOTES.

"Jews and Greeks, or the Real
Meaning of Chanukah," will be the
subject Of DIR. Deinard's address this
evening at the Temple, Fifth Avenue
and Tenth Street South.
Sunday morning the Sunday School
children's Chanukah entertainment
will take place at the Temple House,
Emerson Avenue and Twenty-fourth
Street South.
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Births.

Births.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brown, 4231 Grand
Avenue, announce the birth of son,
November %.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rosenzweig,
Kensington Court, announce the ar
rival of son, December 2.
DR.. and Mrs. I. Meyers, 632 East
Seventeenth Street, announce the ar
rival of a baby boy, November 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Locketz of Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, formerly of Mime
apolis, announce the arrival of baby
boy, December z.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-12-10
Change of Address.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rosenzweig
are now residing at Kensington Court.
Bar MitZyOh.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Rose, 27O5 Third Az
enue South, announce the Bar Mitzvoh
of their son, Bernard Morton, at the
Kenneseth Israel Synagogue, Satur-
day, December A. "A reception was
held in the vestry room.
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Ladies' Auxiliary to Be Entertained.
Mrs. Sam Ellis, 1114 Russell Ave-
nue. North, will be at home Sunday
evening, December IL, for the mem
bers and friends of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry of the Adath Yeshurun Syna-
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-12-10
CHANUKAH PROGRAM AT
ADATH YESHURJJN.

The children of the religious school
will be hosts at Chanukah program
on Sunday afternoon, December IL, at
2 p. M, at the Adath Yeshurun. An
interesting group of playlets and other
appropriate numbers, literary and mu-
steal, have been arranged, and the Wis
itors are sure to spend pleasant aft
ernoon, as well as encouraging the
youthful participants in the program.
'sWhat Did the Maccabees Want?"
Will be Rabbi MATHS topic at Chan
ukah services this Friday evening at
the Adath Yeshurun, at 8:15 p. m.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-10
DEBATERS BUSY AT HIGH
Clash with Oklahoma City Friday on
Labor Arbitration Problem.

should the arbitration Of labor dis
putes be made compulsory?
That question will he definitely de-
vidcd N the $50 o'Ciock assembly
in tho high school auditorium Fri
day morning when Tulsa's triangular
debate team crosses swords with rep
resen.ativcs Of the oklahoma city
high school
Mortimer Ransom, Llndon knight
and Max Goldstcin will represent
Tulsa and Loren Koblc. Arnold
FlieE and William Garrett will rep
resent tho capital city.
Due 10 the wide interest in the de-
bate the number OF tickets has been
limaed to 1000 and these may he
purchased at 10 cents each. Judges
for the debate will be: Supt. r. w
Werner OF Bartlesville. Supt. John
Lofty OF Miami, Supt. John Heflcy OF
Hcnryetta
Tie state debating team composed
or Kenneth Oberholtzer. Rubin
Kaufman. sNorrel Woodward and
Cecil Junt vii debate Ramona at that
place on the night of March 10 on
tho question of universal military
training Tulsa will support the mega
tive side Of the question.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-10
LEONARD w OOD
Souls in the Trying
An Intimate Tale of a Real
American
BY Tom X lillian

soldiers should not be sacrificed
ncedlossly on the altar of patriotism
So Wood expanded the P.attshurS
plan to his utmost strength.
In 1915 there were 3AO6 mon TO
five camps. Then IN 1915. the iwp
training camp organization merged
into the Military Traintns camps
association of the United states ana
Wood had a system once NOR"
through which 10 put his admins
trat.Nc and organizing talents into
effect.
Wood. too, spent much Of his time
speaking at the crossroads ot the
nation, looking the truth squarely in
the face. telling every American he
could reach Just what was coming
and how it must be met
1no plattshurE plan really was
effective on a big scale ia May. 1871
and by the time the mon ~ the fire,
drafts began to FIJI the hastily con
struCtcd cantonn cuts, 10000 Officers
were ready 10 take them overseas
ard lead them into battle Most ui
them had hccn trained In forty days,
"a thousand mon day qualified as
leaders raw Of course crude IN many
little things but equipped with
American horse sensv and such Gle
was physically and mentally possible
10 CLEAN in that short time. .uudcr
Woods tutellgc
Here again Wood caught tho tirc
of the old West Point opposition
which had been his fate In cuba
and in the PHILIPPINES. lie aud
| Roosevelt were equal victims Of this
antagonism. Neither of them had
gone through the West Point pre-
| liminarics and so, according TO tho
army. neither of them was an ad-
ministrator or an oganiEcr. They cut
| too much red tape, for the sake Of
I thcir boys and their supplies ana
| lives. 10 suit the spurred and arm
chaired officers of the Washington
sector, it seemed to the outside OBJ
/ server.
This antaGoniam was emphasized
during the fir.t PlattsburE camp.
Wood had invited leaders of tho ma -
tion to speak TO the embryo officers,
at different times Roosevelt ana
Taft were on the list Tho speeches
were nothing but inspired patrit.-