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The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Rep. Kelly Elected
By Keystone Society

Representative NJ. Clyde Kelly. OF
Pennsylvania, was elected president
of the Pennsylvania State Society.
to succeed Samuel r. Strattan. re-
signed. at a meeting in the Thom-
son School last night. Stratton re-
signed after fourteen years OF serv-
ice because OF fll health.
other officers elected include Dr..
John S. Arnold, FIRST vice presi-
dent; T. Lincoln Townsend, second
vice president; Mrs. Frank L. Grill
ly, third vice president; Edward A
Mess, secretary; William Rosser.
financial secretary. and Mrs. c. NJ
Gury, treasurer. -
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Old ID. C. Landmark
Changes Olcners

The old landmark on the south
east corner of Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
famous for years as Harveys s
Restaurant, has been sold.
"A. deed transferring the property
from the Harvey Company to Rich
ard /. N. weineert, OF Atlantic City.
N. J.. was received yesterday. The
consideration named was $4,000.
and Il was sold subject TO a deed
of trust of s32.50o. II is under
stood the new owner will improve
the properly for ybusiness purposes:
The pr - frontage Of
Is feet on fas4 avenue and
1a7k feet on Eleventh street. 1t is
improved partly by q four-story
building which was erected many
years aEo.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Horse Radish
Juice Is Latest
Wet Dynamite

HAGERsTOwN. Md.. Dec. 2s-
"Horse radish CIDER ID the latest
coaccction designed to queneh .
burning thirst or singe hair IN
Hagerstown.
Those who have had the nerve
to drink IL say the distinEpish-
ing effect of the Sciderv In to
make ones lower Lip hang down
over the chin.
The ~cider" In made from the
horse radish root and is said to
be ~hot stun" with q kick equal
to taat of q canal mule.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
yHes to Make Wife
Return Daughters

Mrs. Rebecca .s..ens. mother or
ma and Mary Sachs. aged 10 and
years. respectively. was ordered
yesterday By Chief Justice Mccoy.
OF the District Supreme Court. to
bring the children into court on
January In response to a petition
for a writ OF habeas corpus fled
by solomon Sachs. father OF the
girls.
Sachs told the court that his. wife
left their home at ss11, Eighteenth
street northwest on December 23,
taking the children with her. and
has since unlawfully detained them.
He claims be has tried to see them.
but has failed because OF alleged
interference on the part Of their
nother.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
CT ARANTY TRUST
DIRECTOR DIES

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Alexander
= Hemphfll, chairman of the board
- directors Of the Guaranty Trust
Company. and long a leading finan-
cfer. died at his home, IL East Six
ty-ninth street, last night, from
heart failure. II was announced to-
fay-
IL had been suffering for more
Kan year from q general break
xn and heart trouble.
AemphIl1 came to New York City
q .Sss. he accepted the vice presi-
dercy Of the Guaranty Trust Com
pa1y In 1905.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30

Rear Admiral Albert p. Nib
lack. now serving as naval at
tache at London. was yesterday
appointed commander-in-chief
of the American naval forces in
European waters.
The appointment carries with
II promotion to vice admiral.
Admiral Niblack succeeds
Vice Admiral Harry Mel p.
Huse. who has been in command
of the u. s. forces in European
waters for the past year. Ad-
miral Huse will relieve Rear
Admiral James L. Glennon, COM
mandant of the Third naval dis
trict. at New York, who retires
soon because of age.
81 have named Admiral Nib
lack to the European post"
Secretary Daniels said, because
1 have decided on a policy of
rewarding those officers who
held important posts during the
war and whose service was con-
spicuous. They all deserve as
signments that carry increased
rank"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Sim Fein Propaganda
On Steamship Reported

Complaints. that Sim Fein propa-
ganda is taking place on trans-At-
lantic lines are made by. Tory news
papers in London. Il is charged
that rebel" literature Is left about
in the saloons and dining rooms.
A group Of Ulstermen who fire.
quently visit New York on business
have written to Sir Edward Carson:
I'VE wish respectfully to scquaint
you of the fact mat certain minis
ters of the Roman Catholic Church
are travelling to and fro on the At
lantic steamers. and that although
they profess not to be>propagan-
dists. we can assure you that at
every available opportunity they
take good care to act as such"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
SENATORS FIND
MANY D. c. STREETS
In SAD DISREPAIR
Committee May Allow
Budget Items to Stay
On List.

Depressions In many of the quaint
old streets of Georgetown convinced
the Senate Appropriations sub-com-
mittee yesterday that the s25.o3s.-
o44. including s2.45s.T55 for street
repairs and improvements would not
be too much money to run the Dis
trict next year IL II can be spared.
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street were
found in better shape than some Of
,tss auto. perty- on Its second. dey's
tour expected 70 find them. bot other
Important 'pavements were found
strikingly deficient
In Chevy Chase the regular traf-
fic thoroughfares showed the ef-
fects Of the heavy travel that has
been consequent on haulage for
building purposes and some street
extensions required laying. School
and playground conditions were
found much as described in the re-
port made. to Congress two weeks
ago by the District of Columbia
Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association special COM
mittee, $50 members of which had
visited and personally inspected all
buildings and play spaces in the
District.
To Check Up on Totals
The Inspections are over. the
hearings are over and the marking
up will begin tomorrow morning."
said the Secretary Of the Senate APP
propriations Committee yesterday
afternoon.
How long It will take to finish
this work no one can tell. but it is
the important thing about the whole
annual ceremony. For what they
put down or scratch out determines
how much money out of its total
demands the District of Columbia
will get next year"
Senator Jones, of Washington.
said the inspection Of the streets
was only an annual formality. such
as the House committee had per-
formed recently. But he declared 1t
was of much aid to the members OF
the Senate in making up their minds
which of the items in connection
with streets, schools and play
grounds can most conveniently be
spared from the list. While 1t has
been intimated that some of the
items stricken out in the House are
very likely to be restored. there is
a feeling Of certainty that the Com
will not be given all the
money they asked, the. explanation
being that the Federal government
Is facing a stupendous deficit. and
sacrifices of this kind are being
made all down the line.
Hearings Continued All Week.
Hearings in which the District
Commissioners = Messrs. Hendrick.
Kutz and Miss Boardman-visited
the Senate offices in the Capitol,
most of last week. during
which full explanation was given
for each item represented in the es-
Inmates.
Yesterdays inspection party con-
sisted of the three District Commits
sioners, Maj. +. 8. Besson, first as
sistant to the Engineer Commission
er, and Senator'S Curtis, of Kansas,
Jones, of Washington,
Hale, Of Maine, and Phipps. Of Col
orado.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Ban on Arms Import
Into MEXICO Removed

Beginning January 1. railroads
will be permitted to accept small
arms and small arms ammunitien
for shipment into Mexico. Il wac
announced by the American Rail-
way Association yesterday.
Artillery OF all calibers. artilSN
ammunition. machine guns s1to-
matte rifles. grensdes and bombs are
still under the ban
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
'iu0 Sing CrolOded
With Nelc Arrivals

Z ossINING. MY. Dec. 2s.-Fffteen
1ew arrivals. mostly burglars and
robbers. who are to render free a
ninfmum total Of Ill years of serv-
lee TO the State. were received by
warden Lewis z. Lawes. at Sing
sing today to start prison sentences
for crimes In New York City. Ward
IN Lawes has accommodations for
only q few more after today,s big
r1sh. Examination of their COM
uftment papers disclosed that their
minimum sentences averaged seven
end one-half years. and that twelve
e1mmitted crimes against propety
and three against person.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
BRITISH LABORITES
ASK FREE IRELAND

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-The British
labor congress today demanded self
government for Ireland under terms
providing 1t never will be military
or naval menace to Great Britain.
A resolution demanding that
crown forces be withdrawn from
ireland and that the country be
permitted to elect a constituent as
sembly to draft a constitution was
adopted by acclamation.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Women Burn 70 Death.

.PLEAsANTvHLE. N. J.. Dec. 2s.-
Mrs. May McIlheney. ~. and Mrs
Bridget Nuiycy, 50. were burned to
death here today when q boarding
house conducted. by Harry Risley
was destroyed by Ere Risley,
aroused by smoke, found the house
in flames and all water pipes frozen
He declared the fre was incendiary.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Rammed in N. Y. Harbor.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-The Hol-
land America liner Nieuw Amster-
dam sank steam lighter here to-
day as she was passing the Statue
of Liberty, outward bound. The
lighter was caught amidships. fair
iy cut In two and sank Immediately.
A swarm Of harbor craft dashed to
the spot 70 rescue the crew.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-30
Senator Lodge Slightly III.

. Senator Lodge, Republican leader
Of the Senate. is suffering from a
light attack of bronchitis, It. was
learned at his office yesterday. He
Is staying at home but 10 mot
III. -4--- =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
~Eausto a Real Personaae.

faust" hitherto regarded as a leg.
endary character, emanating from the
brain of Goethe, really existed as "A
self-styled prophet, quack doctor and
peddler of fake horoscopes, according
to discovery made during the re
catal0guing of the Munich library. In
the diary of Canon Killian Lieb there
was found this entry:
"Faust, June, 1923. when the sun
and Jove meet in the same constella-
ton other prophets like myself will
be born"
Under this Canon LIeb had written:
Faust may believe. he was a great
commander with high-Sounding titles
undertaking pilgrimage through
Germany, but he was, as matter Of
fact, quack doctor selling faxed horo-
scopes and remedies. The fact that he
became rich was due chiefly to his ed
ucation, he having been graduate of
Heidelberg in the class of 1887"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26

OF all our forest trees the sycamore
Is the last to clothe itself I'm the spring
In fact spring is gone before the syca-
more has donned its raiment of foliage
In early June. when all the other trees
are at their best. the sycamore still
displays its winter baroness scarcely
yelled by immature leaves. 1t is said
that the sycamore'S leaves, which come
I'm May. are likely 10 be destroyed by
a mysterious fungous disease, and that
the foliage which finally natures il
July is in reality the trees seconc
crop. If this be the true explanation
Of the sycamore's hardness. the tree
deserves great praise. Such undiscour.
ageable persistence is quite in har-
mony with the sycamore's rugged per
sonality. What other tree would not
give up the fight were it thus handi-
capped and tortured by a malignant
enemy?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
NEED NOT HAVE HESITATED
Enraptured Maiden Was Eager for
Question Hoverinc on the Lips
Of Fond Lover.

The dance was over. and now. as
Rupfield tenderly helped her on with
her wraps the question that had been
burning through her brain all the
evening reached fever heat.
Would his lips ask her what his
handsome dark eyes had seemed TO be
asking mutely?
She hoped so. She prayed so. She
and Rupfield had known each other
for four months now. and never had
such a splendid opportunity for the
question offered itself.
He gulped She trembled with an
ticipation. Why was the poor boy so
shy? Did he think for a moment she
could possibly refuse him? Dear. foot
ish boy.
Miss Porgie-Helena-" he slut
tered. Twill you-would you"
Yes. Rupheldr" she encouraged
with eager tenderness.
Would you care TO 20 somewhere
for a bite to eat?" he finished brealh-
lessly.
He had actually asked it, Helena
beamed glorious!y and accepted with
becoming reluctance, and in the bright
ly lighted cafe. amidst the palms and
soft music, her bite consisted Of
lobster salad, a turkey sandwich, four
glasses of fruit punch and two saul
GERS of ice cream.-Indlanapo Star.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
Harmless superstitlons.

Everybody is superstitious and gen
orally oHr superstitions are trivial and
10 no harm To carry a coin in the
pocket Cor luck; To comment about
seeing tle moon over the left shohl-
der. to <eefu~e 70 walk under ladder:
% believe that il IS bad luck 70 turn
back ~ make wish at The appear
ance Of the first star Of the evening
to suppose it is not well to break
mirror, which 1t isn't well to do. But
he point IS, everybody is superstitious.
regardless of what he says about it.
He may not really know that he is su-
perstitiGHs; he may be honest in be-
Iieving shat he is not. But the fact
remains that superstition was bred
nto the race away back IN the jungle,
where little was understood where
Importance was attached to the shape
IF the clouds where trees and stones
and mountains and rivers had per
sonality-and we can't get it out OF
he system.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
An Affiliations Case

John Pappas, a Greek. has been ar
.ested IN a charge of grand larceny.
gahid Heide. a Turk. makes the ac-
ensation. Heide had some Russian
Money, now much he doesn't know. He
eXchant fd ii for 100 English sover-
signs IAN Italian friend INTRODUCED
him to{ Pappas, the Greek. A trip
.hrougiethe Botanical gardens WAS un-
iertakep. During the walk Il man who
oolied like a Swede and who talked
like a Swede appeared and assumed
he roe of holdup man. Panpas
lidn't lelp. said the Turk. Detective
HagertS an Irishman. arrested the
Greek. The preliminary hearing WAS
leld next morning before a magis-
rate who was born in Wales.-New
York Times.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
Beware of Talking Too Much.

Tact is displayed to advantage wheG
people practice the old motto. that Isl.
Ience is golden" 1t doesn't pay TO re
tort TO every injustice. The fellow
that can grin and bear" is sure 10 win
in the long run. Some folks are al.
WAYS talking but never have any fol-
lowing to speak of. At a recent pub
lie gathering a man Of decided intelIi-
gence commented on the address of
another by saying, THAT man can
speak more words and say less than
any other man know" It's not words
hut ideas that make the world 90. TIE
best advice that yonng person can
cling TO is. Don't talk unless you have
really something To say" And be-
sides it's pretty good rule that SAYS.
People who always have their mouths
oren seldom have their minds full"
That may not be strictly true, but it's
worth thinking aboGt.-Grit.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26

glance. This is the proper field
for thrift. These are the things
to be dispensed with; Tor we
thus make possible the attain
meut Of things we shall hereafter
greatly want or really need.
Thrift is a word unknown in
our Scriptures, though as pru-
dencc the quality is praised. 4
hand-to-mouth existence was
more tolerable anciently than
now Later. at the beginning OF
our era, there was teaching that
q certain chosen and devoted
class OF followers need not trou-
bic themselves TO make provis-
ion for the future. for they would
be taken care Of. Perhaps those
who lead the guided, consecrated
life would be provided for to-
day: but unless We feel quite
slircthat we are in that class
whlch is very small one, if ii
exists at all-it behooves us to
exercise a reasonable degree Of
thrift.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
NJ. b. MOSS,
MRS. Robert Moss

'9Seading and hearing the arguments
OF some OF the eminent leaders of tht
anti~sufl rage cause. there are times
when one wonders what would be SAID
If a woman made such arguments
There is Mr. Marbury, one of the lead
ers of the Maryland Bar, regarded by
some as a leader He is an ardent
Anti-sufiragist. willing to argue on the
subject al any time
Mr. Marbury was quoted as having
said at the Eleventh Ward Democratic
Club that some historians hold that The
decline OF Rome dated from the ac.iy-
ity of its women in politics There are
4 good many historical opinions that
the decline Of Rome dated from the
hour when 1t gave itself over TO self
Indulgence. Yet Mr. Marbury very Bit
terly opposes prohibition, which aims
to prevent self-indulgence in habit
land probably takes a greater toll Of
human lie and character than any
other one thing. Would a reasonable
NAH say that Roman self-indulgence
constituted an argument for prohibit
ton? Hardly. Would reasonable
man say that the opinion Of some his
torians, that Roman decadence dated
from the activity of women in politics,
constituted an argument against Civ
ing American women the vote, under
present conditions? Hardly
'Mr Marbury also was quoted as
4, no ~
were no homes in Colorado, because of
suffrage Are there no homes in other
suffrage States? And if there are
homes in other suffrage States, may it
not be that the absence of homes in
Colorado, IL there is an absence, is due
to some cause other than suffrage?
And If it is due to some cause other
than suffrage, may the cause not rest
In some act OF the men? Unless MEM
DRY is ct fault. from time to time the
men have made considerable mess Of
Sings in Colorado.
why not have little ties; to see
@hether the women can make worse
arguments than the men opposed To
suffrage? Why not select some emf
nent anti-suffragists. say Mr.. Marbury
or Oscar Lesser, and pit him in for
NAL newspaper debate with some lead
ing suifragist. say, Mrs. William Mil
mes Maloy? Let's see which can make
the more logical argument; which can
reason more closely and more exactly;
which can present arguments in the
more orderly form. which is frppr
from prejudice. masquerading as auth
ority. from dogma parading pompously
as fact"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
SCORPION ON BABo0N'S MENU
Animal Seems to Consider Insect Del
icacys and Consumes 1t With
Much Relish.

. The CHI lcma haboon Of South Africa
IS very Partial to certain kinds of ami
nal scorpions. spiders, cent?
oedes. insects. lizards and the eggs Of
wild birdS all beng eaten with relish.
The scorpion is evidently regarded
as q tidbit If one is released near n
captive baboon. the latter will hold its
hand ext ended over the prey until q
suitable opportunity for attack of
'ers Tien the hand will descend with
sweeping slap. which is followed by
1 swift, circular, rubbing motion. This
lisables the scorpion. which is then
oicked up and carefully examined un-
til the Ssing is located. The latter is
hen pic ked out between finger and
thumb and thrown away as far rs pos
sible, after which the scorpion is
munched with every appearance of
Standardization c. ScuHy, in At
lantic Monthly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
GAVE SHOW UNDER GUARD
Peculiar Experience of American Mu-
steal csnedy Company in the
c8y of vladivcstck.

A belated story OF how an Ameri-
AN musical comedy company which
aad volunteered TO give an entertain
ment for the troops at Vladivostok
was caught In that city while the
reds held sway. has been received by
The Knights OF Columbus from Garry
NcGarry. Eho is in charge of the vel
fare activities OF the order in Siberia.
rhe trouExs was in charge OF ": 4.
Bandvard Rnd had come from China
to the Ru ssian seaport. where they
we're held .up for several weeks await
.ng steamer.
During their stay, every one went
around Wy. revolver, and the city
took on the appearance of a western
boom" town in pioneer days. During
the period the bolshevists killed about
- persons, and many of the actors
mad narrow escapes Several Of the
women actresses had TO be taken 70
and from the theater guarded by n
squad OF sallied soldiers, and at the
hotel who're they stayed a guard was
constantly. posted. However. the
American troupe carried on for the
loughboys amid all the panoply of war
and revolution. There were armed sol
Hers inside the theater. outside, be
1ind the scenes, and in the box office.
All the audience brought their rifles
with them or carried side arms and
land grenades.-Chicago Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
ao<oA> JANUARY &c, 1870.
- HRaaIASD LOOKS INTO
WAFER WASTE

nnberland has employed cX-
perts - inh tigate the waste OF
water 80 that city, which it is
claimed ,hows the second high
st p-rcentage of such waste in
the cities OF the United States.
is water system was developed
Andcr the closest supervision OF
anitary engineers and experts.
and when last year a new and
costly reservoir with the latest
appliances was connected up
with the system, Cumberland
thought it had capacity enough
for many years. Now, with the
industrial suburban towns being
built by the two enormous en-
terprises that have located at
Cumberland, it is found that the
city can have no waste and must
enlarge the plant. Fortunately,
under its commission form of
government. the city waterworks
is being run on business and
far-seeing basis, and there is no
divided responsibility about the
purely executive management of
the plant in the interest Of the
welfare of the community.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
WHAT THRIFT is

To spend less than is earned,
to keep out Of debt. and to have
something laid up to meet those
observation-disclosures hard times or
lack of work-from which few
lives are free-that is thrift.
Our civilization, our climate
and the conditions Of life found
eyea where in the temperate
zoues III earth impose some
measure, ii forethought for the
future oa prudent men. Expert
cucc teaches that thriftless iudi-
1iaais. families, nations COM
moah have hard and troubled
live. hrift is liberty, is free
do,n "a emergencies. ability to
take aIvantage of opportunities
rs thev arise. Unthrift makes a
llraiidon. a treadmill, OF life. III
whsch men drag a load at their
heels that brushes them the mo-
ment they stop their weary plod
It is not that the present
should be sacrificed to the future
There is no sense in diving to-
day to forestall death tomorrow.
or in suffering exceedingly in the
present III hope Of escaping it
some future time. The future
naN not come or max not bring
the misery feared. Each person
must apply as best he can rule
OF reason TO his own particular
case. Ii is not advisable to
fnesse ON the necesSaries of life.
MiStrl'ncSs never pays. But it is
we'll TO live with a purpose, and
that each life should have a mea-
sure OF ultimate independence in
vie~ Thrill, Is the only road to
this. Fortune. seeming happy
accident. may bring it but does
not often do SO and is not to be
relied on. There are things in
lie that we can get along quite
as comfortably without as with.
There are Some things that we
are better off without although it
may not always seem SO at first
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-26
cIaha Starts War on Rats.

The <Cuban sanitation authorities
nave undertaken a vigorous campaign
against the rat pest TO prevent the
oubonie. plague from entering Cuba.
Thousaeads Of traps have been set
and evsry preeaution is being taken.
Ships coming from ports under sus-
picion sill not be permitted to unload
at the. wharves, but must discharge
their c2rgoes by means Of lighters or
launches while anchored in the har-
Dor. thereby lessening the possibility
of plagne-carrying rats reaching shore.