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DISTRICT RED CROSS CHAPTER
READY FOR ALL EMER GENCIES
Organization for Activity Under Any
Conditions Which May Arise Has
Been Completed Here

The District Chapter of the Red Cross
stands ready at any time to render
relief to the people of Washington in
any case Of emergency. Mrs. Theo-
dore w. Richards is acting chairman
Of the organization.
AS outlined by Mrs. Richards the
disaster relief committee consists of
District Commissioner BroWnloW,
honorary chairman, representing the
city government, and DR.. Ralph
Jenkins chairman of the chapter. The
latter will be the first one to be in
formed Of the necessity for calling
out the Red Cross forces, and, in turn,
will notify the chairmen of the vari-
GUS committees. which have just been
appointed.
Personnel of Committees.
Henry B. F. Mcfarland is chairman
Of the relief fund subcommittee. and
serving under him are Maurice D. Ro-
senberg. president OF the Bankers
Association; Robert N. Harper of the
Chamber Of Commerce, Capt. James F.
oyster. president Of the Board Of
Trade; Roland s. Robbins. president
Of the Rotary Club: J. A. Whitfield,
president of the City Club; c. A.
Aspinwall, also of that organization,
and H. 8. Reside, treasurer, repre-
senting. with Mr.. MacFarland, the
The housing subcommittee 10 in
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SPEAKING Of winter's coal, Monday the Nation
ally Known Sore begins an Augnst Sale Of
Mems SIS to $50 Overc0ats
$3.50
&RH, the sun may be merciless and it
Wy may be boiling hot today! But what
family head who was fortunate enough
to get it, has not already had next winters
coal delivered? And when you start using
your August-bought coal is when you be-
gin to clip the coupons on this August
Overcoat deal.
Right now, we're the party to benefit.
We get an extra turnover. And nowadays
turnover is an important consideration.
But by fall
Say you buy one or two of these over
coats now. You make around 500 to 1907
on the deal. We believe in savings banks
and everything, but we must point out
You're investing three times as much
or so in coal for great deal smaller saving.
There are single or double breasted
overcoats. Light, dark or medium colors.
All sizes. And models for men Of any build.
$45 to $50 in November: $3.50 Monday!
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army ORDNANCE ISSUE
MAKES IT'S APPEARANCE
IaRazine Will Be Published BIZ
Monthly by Association
Members Of STAFF.

The FIRST edition Of Army Ord
nance. oficial organ Of the Army
Ordnance Association. made it's ap-
pearance last week.
The new magazine, which will be
published bi-monthly in this city by
the Army Ordnance Associ alton.
10 attractively gotten up and In
cludes in it's table of contents articles
BY Guy Z. Trip, William Croker,
Lucien b. Moody, J. H. Burns Charles
r. Baxter. Harry b. Jordon and
Julian 8: Hatcher.
Secretary of War and Director Of
Munitions Benedict Crowell, who is
the first nominee for president of the
association, is shown, together with
q blank ballot for the election Of
officers to be held September Z.
oil OF the association are: Samuel
McRoberts New York; Guy e. Trip,
Pittsburgh: John r. Sampson, Bos-
ton; James c. Hickman. Rochester;
ascom Little, Cleveland; William G..
Iruaaoe. r.. Phiiadelphia: N. E.
5ssreit: Alton s. MilIer. S M naess:
Waldo C. Bryant. Bridgeport, and G.
Harrison. Cincinnati. Ralph
Crews, SIS Wall street. New York city,
II counsel for the committee, and
Charles Eliot Warren. president Lin
roln National Bank OF New York
3city, the treasurer.
The editorial stan consists of James
Ia Walsh, secretary and editor:
Harry p. Taber, consulting editor:
II u Norris, associate editor.
Henry Erwin is the business man.
aEer, NJ. F. McConaughy ADVERTISING
,naaager ana G. J. Stsarna secretary
Lfor membership.
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KILLED BY ELEVATOR.
Former D. C. Resident Fatally In.
jured While at Work.

Caught in the shaft Of an ele.
vator in Cumberland. Nd. yesterday.
Charles W. Watts. at one time a resi-
dent Of the District. received injuries
from which he died q short time
later.
According to dispatches. Watts was
ing being erected In Cumberland by
an automobile tire company, and the
elevator from which he fell was used
in hosting materials.
Word of the accident was received
here last night by the dead mans
brother. Marion r. Watts OF 252a
18th street Mr.. Watts will go to
Cumberland today to arrange for the
removal OF his brothers body to the
family home. Churchill. on the east
ern shore of Maryland.
The victim was hfty.one years olo
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Agriculture, will make all food pur-
chases. ]. A. Whitfield, president of
the Old Dutch Market. will also serve
on Miss Boardman's staff.
The transportation facilities will be
looked after by Mrs. c. D. Carter.
captain commanding the Red Cross
Motor Corps, and Rudolph Jose of the
District branch OF the Automobile
Association of America.
Home service work and investiga.
tions will be conducted under the
Craftsmanship of John Dolph of the
relief and rehabilitation COMMITTEES.
Mrs. Walter 8. Uford. Walter s. VI
ford, Judge w. H. De Lacey and Lee
Baumgarten will assist him.
Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Kutz will act
as vice chairman in representing the
District government on the emergency
housing committee. The chairman will
be appointed at q later date.
DR.. William c. Fowler. the District
health officer, will act as chairman Of
the health committee and will ap-
point his own STAFF.
A special storeroom for disaster
supplies has been equipped in the
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HARDING REFUSES TO
ANSWER CHRISTENSEN
Tells Farmer-Labor Nominee He
Will Discuss u. S..Poland Finan-
cial Relations Later.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Z CHICAGO. August l4-Parley p.
Christensen. presidential nominee Of
the farmerlabor party. announced
here tonight that Senator Harding
had refused to comply with his re-
quest to demand a public statement
from the government concerning
financial relations between the United
States and Poland.
Mr.. Christensen telegraphed Sena-
tor Harding on July "a. he said In his
statement tonight. that the admins
tration secretly provided the Polisn
government with at least $7O0.000.O00
in ornaments, foodstufs and casn
with which to carry on an offensive
against Russia on Russian soil"
Senator Harding's reply, forwarded
from Salt Lake City, Mr.. Chrfsten-
sens home. follows:
Your telegram of July "a received.
The information is interesting to any
American citizen, and ] will probably
discuss such phases of our foreign
policy as / may, becomingly. at the
fitting time / do not understand
that my candidacy justifies detailed
discussion of administrative acts. con-
corning which there 10 no official in
formation. The republican concern
is for our republic and it's freedom
from that involvement which 10 the
cherished inheritance OF our people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15

charge of Miss Anna j. Greenlees,
head of the teaching center in the
Red Cross chapter; Miss Alice Bag
ley of the Visiting Nurses Associa-
ton, and Mrs. Seaton Schroeder,
chairman of the Red Cross Volunteer
Aids.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman is chair
man of the supplies and food sub
committee in charge of distribution.
Assisting her are Mrs. Theodore w.
Richards, vice chairman; Mrs. A. O.
Powell and Mrs. Ida M. Galloway, the
last two taking care of garment and
bedding supplies. Miss Emma Jacobs
is chairman of the food committee
under Miss Boardman and will have
as her associates Mrs. Allyn X. Ca
prom, head of the Red Cross kitchen:
Mrs. Isaac w. Littell, chairman of the
chapter canteen corps. and Mrs. Ell
bridge E. Jordan. w. G. Davis of the
bureau of markets. Department Of
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chapter house. It contains emergency
packets and surgical instrume nts.
Among the things kept on hand are
absorbent cotton. gauze,. safety pms
artery forceps. thumb forceps. scis-
sors, tournequets, tongue depressor;
bass wood splints, blankets, boric aclo
ointment, vaseline, iodine. ether, ny
podermic set. strychnine, compresses'
bandages and muslin bags.
During the summer months Az coz.
mittee members have alternates 20
serve in their absence so tnat e.e
chapter is prepared at all times 70
assemble its forces at moment
notice.
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THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia and Maryland.
partly cloudy today: tomorrow. tair;
not much change in temperature; gen.
tie variable winds.
Virginia, local showers today ana
probably tomorrow; gentle variable
Winds mostly south.
West Virginia. partly cloudy today;
tomorrow fair; no change in tempera-
ture.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight, IS; 2 am. II; am. IS:
6 am, rs; 8 am, rs; 10 am. 80: II
noon, Sc; 2 pm. 81; pm. 8S; pm,
Is: pm, rs; 10 pm. Is. Highest 80;
Relative humidity-s an, 81; 2
pm; R.,, s.; 8 4, Pm. n =, s. Is .,m, oo,
Accumulated t. deficiency Of tempera-
ture since January !. 1890. sos:
Excess of temperature since August
Accumulated deficiency Of preeipita-
Excess Of precipitation since August
Temperature kame date last year
Highest, 80; lowest, IS.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States. coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1854 am. and 3:32
PM; high tide. $40 am. and s:l4
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:44 am. and
4:10 Pm; high tide, $3.50 am. and
1908 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 5:21 am; sun sets,
1908 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. 5:22 am:
sun sets. 7:o2 pm.
Moon rises, 7;ot am; sets, 7:4s
pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
UD-River Waters,
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, August
1.-THE Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers weFe both muddy this evening.
Weather IN Various Cities,
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and . widower. In aAditten 10 his
brother. he 10 survived BY four ehtl.
Marion watts. reside In Washington.
One daughter, Mrs. Lima Penn, lives
At College Park. and another dAugh-
ter. Mrs: Thomas Walls. reaidss tn
Churchill.
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DETAINED FLYER TO RESUME

TUCSON. ARK, August 14.-h' =.
Allyon, pilot of the ali-metai mali
plane returning to New YORK from
San Francisco which broke pro-
weller landing in a patch of mesquite
hsre said today he would be unable
to resume flight for Ell Paso before
tomorrow.
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GIVEN CANAL ZONE DUTY.

Lieut. Commander Samuel I. Her.
derson, commanding the Y. 3. 8. Bao-
bitt, has been assigned to duty on The
Panama Canal Zone.
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$4,000 CLAIMED IN EACH.
Three Damage Suits Filed ARainst
Capital Traction COMPANY.

The Capital Traction Companv ia
named defendant in three suits filed
in the District Supreme Court, in
which the plaintiffs ask $4,000 dam
Linwood A. Walters were passenger
in an automobile which was in col
lision with q street car at 26th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
September II last.
Each claims to have sustained seri-
Gus injury.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-03
RAILROADS PAY FULL TAXES.
1000 AUTOMOBILES ESCAPE,
SAYS REVENUE Commission
One Cent Excise Tax on Gasoline Advices;
Would Eliminate Inspectors; Urge Changes
in Bank, Express Company and Public Utl-
tiles Assessments.
BY CLINTON p. ANDERSON.

deny such statement. Whatever
may have been the practice and
methods of railroad assessments III
the past. the practice which has
grown UP in recent years is such as
to convince practically everyone
who has given the matter any at
tention that the railroads as 2
whole are now paying their full
share of taxes"
The commission then considers
the methods of allocating property
and declares its support OF the
system now in use by the state tax
commission of assessing the rail
roads in segmcnts or units which
have similar or uniform physical
and traffic conditions. and then
distributing the valuation so fixed
between counties through Which
such segments run on a basis OF
mileage, except that there is an
ALLEGATION of the valuation OF ter
minal facilities to county and
town in which such facilities are
located,
A state franchise tax was enacte |
by chapter 100 of the session laws
of 1919. 1t is to be assessed by
the state tax commission and col
lected by the state treasurer. The
commission recommends that this
law, if retained, should be amend
ed. 1--WE are inclined TO believe"
says the report that insofar as 1t
taxes unissued capital stock, it Is
unfair, and that the tax, If 1t is re-
tanned, should be only on such part
-e~sr-s~
CONTINUED on Page Twoo
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Resolution is Passed Reject
ing the Consideration of
Changes at Present SeS-
sion of the Assembly
COVENANT Is NOT
"SACRED," IS VIEW
President of Switzerland Be-
Iieves League Of Nations
Bound With Treaty Only
in an "Exterior Union"

Geneva, Dec. "A reso-
luton rejecting the consid-
Grafton of amendments to
the league covenant at this
session and providing for a
committee to study changes
before the meeting of the
next assembly was passed
by the assembly of the
league at today's session
with but one dissenting vote.
This was cast by Delegate Pueyr-
redon, of Argentina, He had not
taken the floor during the debate
on the resolution. which was an
animated one, and his negative
vote, which was entirely uneXpect-
! ed, caused CONSERVATION in the as
sembly, as 1t was considered 1t
| would prevent the passage of the
resolution under the provision that
virtually all acts of the assembly
must be by unanimous vote of the
| member nations represented.
President Hymans, however.
ruled that the question was one OF
procedure not requiring unanimity,
and Notwithstanding the Argen-
tinan's negative vote declared tho
| resolution adopted.
Wants Amendments Studied.
DIR. Alfonso Costa, of Portugal,
proposed that the committee to
STUDY amendments take into con-
sideration not only those proposed
/, by the Scandinavian nations, but
any others that might be sugg ested
within time the assembly might
fix. He remarked that other
changes eventually would be ncces-
sary in order to facilitate the en-
try into the league of some of the
great countries still outside of It..
Delegate Inman, of India, re-
marked that the covenant was not
sacred and that it could and must
be revised, but that 1t should be
done with sufficient deliberation.
President Motta, Of Switzerland,
said that Switzerland attached
great importance to the necessity
of giving the international court
obligatory iurisdiction.
Is IL Linked with Treaty?
Regarding the objection that to
amend the covenant would be to
revise the treaty of Versailles, DR.
Motta held that the bond between
the covenant and the treaty was
what might be called an exterior
union"
Delegate Urrutia, Of Colombia,
advocated an amendment proyid-
ing the assembly might decide by
majority vote questions having re-
ference to the execution to the
terms of the covenant.
Leon Bourgeois, in reply to NJ.
Motta's Suggestions, pointed out
that as regards the question of
mandates and the admission OF
new members the covenant was so
closely allied to the treaty proper
that to amend the one was to
revise the other.
The vote of the assembly was
taken on the resolution as amend
cd by DR.. Costas proposition for
study by the committee OF any
amendments that might be suggest
ed before the next session of the
assembly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-03

Santa Fee, Dec. 2.-Whilc the
chief points in the report of the
revenue commission are concerned
with the income tax, the mine tax
and state institutions and offices,
chapter seven of the commission :
report handles a number of smaller
topics, or at least, subjects of tax
alton over which there has been
little controversy. These include
railroads, express companies, pub
lie utilities, banks, automobiles,
and the franchise and gasoline tax
Taking up the gasoline tax, the
commission recognizes thd diff
culties of attempting to impose u
tax upon goods sold in the original
containers in which they were
brought into the state, this being
q violation of the interstate com
rerce act. The present gasoline
tax law is now under considera-
tion by Judge Colin Neblett. who
is trying to decide whether it will
be possible to separate the valid
portions OF the law from the ones
which are clearly invalid in order
that the state may be authorized to
col eCt some revenue. The com
mission recommends that a new
law be drafted providing for a one
cent tax on gasoline and eliminating
the inspectors. The tax would be
collected by the state treasurer.
Railroads Are Up.
"It may be generally stated"
gays the report, that the railroads
as a whole in New Mexico are az
present adequately assessed, and
there are few who will attempt to
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-03

The action was taken on the
recommendation Of committee Oi
five governors appointed yestcr-
day, who presented the following
report:
THE financial situation in the
whole country Is cause for the
gravest concern but not for de-
spair. All lines of business are
realizing heavy losses. but the
swift decline of prices of farm
commodities too far below the cost
OF production threatens a national
disaster. The situation demands
infinite patience and forebearance
and supreme wisdom and courage.
Nothing but evil can result from
anger or fear.
I'VE believe that the tenseness OF
the situation can be relieved In
several ways.
should BE Ifnicut to Debtors.
"1--Let every individual do all
he can to help and encourage his
neighbor, Let there be complete
mobilization of the financial and
spiritual assets of every communi-
ty. Neither God nor the govern
ment ought to be asked to help
those who do not first make every
effort possible to help themselves.
There ought to be a united effort
in every community to keep any
good man from being destroyed
because he cannot Immediately
meet his obligations. Under ex-
listing conditions 1t would be the
acme of inhumanity and of un-
wisdom to force any debtor into
bankruptcy If by the most liberal
Indulgence he would be ultimately
able to pay. Business failures do
more than wreck business; they
oft times destroy man.
Liberal induigcnces and re-
newals should be granted by the
manufacturers to the jobbers, by
the jobbers to the merchants and
by the merchants to the individuals,
II Is no time for a creditor to seize
his debtor by the throat and saw
agely say pay me what thou
owest"
Urges Finance Corporation.
"2-Let the federal government
create finance corporation OF
some sort that will enable the peo-
pie of other lands to obtain from
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lus the commodities they so greatly
| need but fer which they are not
liable to make immediate payment.
| We believe such a corporation to
be entirely feasible and that its
mere creation would substantially
hclp the situation.
"3--The federal reserve should
be urged and authorized to advise
all banks to adopt liberal policy
of renewals. The law authorizing
six months credit on foreign paper
should be literally construed and
renewals for n like period should
be freely granted wherever con-
sistcnt with other solvency. Tho
real wealth of the country is un-
impaired. It would be n suicidal
Ipolicy to destroy this wealth by a
pre-emptory call of loans
"If necessary the congress should
act at once to amend the federal
reserve law so as to temporarily
! supply additional currency and af-
| ford more time in which to pay to
debtors in distress.
1--WE believe that the general
adoption by individuals and by tho
government of the policies herein
suggested would not only afford
material aid but would at once
supplement the gloom and the fear
of the present with that confidence
40 vital to wholesale and successful
| business,
Governor Goodrich of Indiana,
n member of the COMMITTEES. said
he did not entirely approve it's
phrascology, although he was
heartily in accord with It's pur-
poses.
other members OF tn commit
tee were Governors Pickett OF
North Carolina. Harding of Iowa.
Holcomb of Connecticut and
| Parker of Louisiana.
Would limit Amendments.
Amendment of the federal con-
stitution to provide that no further
amendments shall become effective
"unless sanctioned by the people"
was urged in an address before tho
governors conference today by
Governor Percival w. Clement or
Vermont. lie warned against fur
ther Capitalization of power IN
IContinued on Page Twol
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GARLAND GETS MANY OFFERS TO
S00THE CONSCIENCE IN MATTER
OF MILLION BUCKS HE SPURNED
BY II. p. NiALKUs.

II have not abandoned the
plan of building windshield
for Albuquerque. With your
million devoted to this worthy
enterprise. both our cont
sciences can lie down to sleep.
Hop TO IL.
"T. Il. Crabh."
The Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to the Lounge Lizards.
incorporated with the local asso-
citation for the Preservation of Tea
Hounds, has notified the orgaai-
zation here that the following
wire was sent yesterday to Mr..
Garland:
"Your million viii enable
us TO purchase the Paiais du
Nothing and to buy out Tom
Lipton. Heavens knows we
idle rich should hang together.
Watch your step.
IS. z. c. Il. L."
No answers had been received
from MIR. Garland late last night.
The speculation locally is that he
is now trying to devise some sys-
tenn of division among such an
array of worthy enterprises. While
many were trampled in the rush
of Thursday, it is expected today
that MIR. Garland may hear from
the Tonsorialists union with a
plan to capture all Bolsheviks and
submit them to a haircut, refer
ring him to the story of Samson.
The Anti-Saloon league and the
Anti-Tobacco league, it is believed,
put in a request for assistance in
their plans of taking the joy out
of life of Fiji Islanders and to
build monuments to the memory
of Carrie Nation. The Society of
INDECENT Millionaires may also put
in a bid for succor to meet their
income taxes and the Internation-
al Association of 1tinerant Idlers.
more commonly known as the
Brotherhood of Bo. 1t is under
stood from very reliable sources.
will seek a part of the Garland
fortune for a lobby at Washing
ton to force legislation making it
a felony to keep dogs along q
railroad right-of-wayi =. -.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-03

General Obregon has peeh
quoted as saying that one Of the
contributing elements to Mexico S
unrest has been the popular be-
lief that successful political can
didate must reward every one oi
his supporters. He has described
the system as pernicious because.
in the event that such rewards are
not forthcoming. the erstwhile
supporter becomes an enemy and
sows the seeds of dissension and
trouble. 1t is his wish, it is said,
to abolish the practice; to allow
the republics president absolute
freedom in the choice of his ser
wants at least to the extent that
failure to reward substantially
every man who was his booster
does not mean possible revolution.
But the hundreds who gathered
outside his office daily apparently
knew nothing of this policy or il
they did they held on in the hope
that exceptions would be made,
because their numbers never di-
mlnished despite the seven hours