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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-30

period has expired. no further inter-
est shall be deferred
4-Both principal and interest shall
be payable in gold coin Of the United
States, or at the option Of the United
States, in the currency Of the British
government at a fixed rate of en-
change about gold parity. and exempt
from all taYation by England.
5-To prevent gold exports from
the United States, it is to be stipulated
in the agreement that the British
government shall offer demand drafts
payable in its currency, and apply the
proceeds to the deferred inteest and
then to the principal.
HOUSTON'S STATEMENT.
Discussing the English debt, Sec
rotary Houston said:
Until our associates in the war
have opportunity to resume normal
industrial and commercial activity
they have not the exports with whicn
to pay interest due on our obligations
and could make such payments only
by shipments of gold. or by obtain
ing dollar loans in the United STATES
~ cannot believe that anyone
would consider it equitable or wise,
for us to require payment in gold. OF
which VIC already have enough. When
the payment of one years interest
alone would exhaust about 90 per
cent of the gold reserves or our
allied debtors.
INV advisers arc firmly Of tho
opinion that as part OF the tund-
ing of demand into time obligations
I am duly authorized under the Lao
erty loan acts to spread over sunse
ouent years, the interest "hicn
would accrue during the reconstruc'
ton period
The Victory Liberty loan act, pro-
yides that obligations Of foreign gov
eminent, acquired by virtue of the
provisions of the first Liberty loan
act. or through the conversion OF
short term notes acquired under that
act. shall mature not later than June
IL. 1947, and that all others shaIl
mature not later than OCTOBER 10
1883.
II am Of the opinion that If they
so desire. the respective foreign gov
ernments should be given the benen'
of the full periods thus permitted.
Secretary Houston SAID To-Day nc
announcement could be made at this
time. concerning the degree Oh pro
gress made in negotiations Win QUIZ
Allied governments. which combined
owe another $4,000 100000. The sec
retary's comment seemed to Indicate
that conferences with the ENJOYS oil
these nations have encountered ue-
lays. The possible exception is .ns
Ere nch Government. Negotiations
with the French representatives arr
said to be going along smoothly WIN
prospect of agreement early In the
new year.
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EDWARD AUSTEN MANSFIELD.

Edward Austen Mansfield, infant
son OF Richard II. Mansfield, cartoon
list OF The Washington Times, and
Lillian l.. Mansfield, died yesterday
at the Mansfield residence, 10 Bait
imore boulevard, Cottage City, Md.
Bronchial pneumonia was the cause
of death.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at $40 o'clock. Services
will be conducted by the Rev. Charles
McAllster. rector OF ST. Matthews
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Mr.. Reese has been for the past
twenty years chief scribe OF the
organization of old residenters. On
New Year day when the members
OF the association gather in the old
engine house at Nineteenth and IL
streets northwest, to discuss the
events of the past year and relate
to each other anecdotes OF Washing
ton in the good old days< Mr..
Reese will be one of the few living
members who can recall when
Washington was little more than
country village.
Speaking of gang politicians and
gang tactics" said Mr.. Reese to-
day" why the people were so dis
gustsd with the high handed way
in which affairs of the Government
were run that they didn't care a
boot about whether they had the
right of suffrage or not. The ques-
ton today when all this agitation
of giving Washingtonians the vote
is rife, should be. will Washington
again be subjected to gang politics!
HOW POLITICS WORKED.
Here's an illustration how rotten
politics was in the good old days
The last session of the notorious
HOUSE Oh beleBdttS CdHi'' - nc iSh'
bers deliberately looted the chamber,
carting off all sorts of articles. One
erstwhile dignified member was seen
Sinking away with a feather duster
rammed down the back OF his coat.
The newspaper ever after dubbed
the session the Feather Buster Ses-
sion.
Present-day Westinghouse can be
thankful they did not live in the
good old days" The streets in win
ter were filled with mud, and in sum :
mer great clouds or dust cnveloped
everything.
The water system was poor also,
Mr.. Reese said Water for washing
was obtained from hogsheads which
caught the rain water as it poured
from the roofs. These hogsheads
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Oldest Inhabitants
To Reuiew Century
At Annual Meeting

Gang politicians were as thick in Washington fifty
years ago as the mosquitoes that emaed from the rain
barrels in back of every residence in the Capital accord
ing Benjamin W. Reese recording secretary OF the AS
ISOLATION of the Oldest Inhabitants OF the District OF Co
lumbia.
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.eUsboys of Capital
Once More Distribute
NeU Year Greetings

Once again find the newsboys passing around their
Yuletde greeting cards Some people think this is a
later day custom among American newsbOys, but,
of fact its genesis back to the seventeenth
century when newspapers first published in Europe
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Want ads in The Washington Times
will be accepted till IL a. m Tor puoiica-
ton the same day. Quick action brings
luick results.
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BIRTHS.

BETTER-George G. and Daisy NJ, girl
BOED-Wilbert II. and Emma E., girl
BOYD-Thomas and Annie, boy.
BRANDSDORF-Phili II. and Geneva
boy
BRICkERD-John M and Elizabeth c.
boy.
CARPENTER-Ncwto T. and Aiva NJ.
girl.
CHAPLIN-EdmundN n. and Edith, girl.
CUMMING Robert u. and Pauline, girl
DAVIS-Elliott and Laura, girl.
FARMER-Joseph l.. and Agnes. boy.
GRIFFIN-Peter J. and Catherine, boy,
HALBROOk. Elmer A. and Edith Ia, girl
HERlN-Irwin and Mae v. girl.
JORDAN--Willism I. and Daisy. boy
LLOYD-Charles +. and Marion c.. girl
LOWRY Homer and Fern, boy.
MACPBERSON-Grego and Edna G., boy
PARKER-Fred G. and Alice. girl.
PETERS-Alfrcd De WIZ and kathleen
boy
REEVES--James II. and Katherine, girl.
ROSSTRE-Charles G. and Eva l.. girl.
TAMLENSON-Robcrt r. and Florence l..
girl.
VARVUTSOS--Georgr and Jennie, boy.
YATES-Jamcs w. and Ella, girl.
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Quakes Rock Algeria.

PARIS. Dec. 30.-Further violent
earthquake shocks have occurred in
Algeria. said advices from Algeria to-
day.
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The Washington Times will accept
your Want Ads" by phone Service
tn. serves, Phone Main $3.50. n .
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JOHN r.. DOUGLAS.

John F. Douglas, for many years a
Waterman at the Government Print
ing Office, died yesterday at hts
home. 740 Third street northwest
after a brief illness. Services viii
be held from Harvey's undertaking
establishment, 1923 Fourteenth street
northwest, tomorrow afternoon at :
o'clock. lnterment Will be In Glen
wood cemetery.
Mr.. Douglas was member of b.
b. French Lodge, +. A. A. M. He is
survived by his brother, William q.
Douglas, and five nephews.
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BANDIT, MISTAKEN
FOR FLIRT, ROBS
GIRL OF Sal
Hand over all the cash you have

Hand over all the cash you have
in the cash register"
That was the command which a
daring hold-up man gave TO Miss
May Goldman, cashier OF a candy
store at Eleventh and Ii streets,
yesterday when hundreds of pedes-
trians were In the neighborhood.
He pointed a pistol at the girl
as he spoke.
Then he took Sal from the cash
register and Ned. Miss Goldman
had noticed the man In front OF
the store for some time, but thought
he was only a fiirt.
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Church. Hyattsville. Interment will
be in Congressional cemetery.
The. child was one year and one
month old. Besides his parents he is
survived by brother. Richard IL.
Mansfield. jr.
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20

Iowa organization will be the prin-
cipal speakers. The federation will
maintain a booth in the Agricultural
building. Conference will be held
September by county directors, Sc
cretaries, managers and Farm Bureau
members generally for the purpose of
considering proposed changes of the
articles of incorporation. n
Acting upon the request of the
American Farm Bureau (the ma
tional body, the executive board of
the Minnesota federation has recon-
mended three men, one of whom will
be chosen to serve on the committee
of II which will formulate plan of
cooperative grain marketing by all
farm organizations. These men are
L. e. Potter of Springfield, T. e.
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20

completely organized and fully asso-.
ciated with the central exchange.
At least twenty-five are in process of
formation and it is expected that at
least one hundred associations will
be actively connected with the organ
ization before September 18th. APP
proximately one-quarter of the potato
acreage of Minnesota is tied up by
contracts to market this years crop
through the exchange. 1t is mat
ter of record that the Michigan as
ISOLATION in 1919 returned to its
members sixty-six cents per hundred
more than the producers would have
received had they marketed their
product through the ordinary mar
keting agencies. This indicates the
saving which will accrue to potato
raisers through an organization such
as has been established in Minnesota.
The state has no formal connection
with this organization. 1t is alb
solutely in control of the potato
producers themselves.
''The State Department of Agricul-
ture acknowledges generous and eff
fective cooperation from the College
of Agriculture, the Farm Bureau and
other interested persons and farm
journals in the establishment of the
Minnesota Potato Exchange. AS CO.
operation of organizers made the
establishment of the exchange pos
sible, so the cooperation of the pro-
ducers is essential to it's perpetuity.
cit may be of interest at this time
to announce that consideration is be-
ing given by the State Department of
Agriculture to the establishment of
a similar organization for handling
the grain of the cooperative elevators
of this state. In addition, market
ing agencies are in process of form
alton whereby other farm products
will be handled in wholesale and CO.
operative fashion by associations
comprised entirely of producers in a
manner similar to that in which the
Minnesota Potato Exchange oper-
ates."
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20
GRADES ANNOUNCED;
EXCHANGE STARTED
Two Important Steps taken in Con-
nection With the Marketing of
Potatoes

Bulletins announcing Minnesota
potato grades established by the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
are issued simultaneously with the
formal opening of the office of the
Minnesota Potato Exchange in Min
neapolis. AS a matter of historical
interest the following brief state
ment with reference to this new SELL
ing agency for potatoes is submitted
by Deputy J. H. Hay
Zone year ago last week Commits
sioner N. J. Holmberg, of the State
Department of Agriculture called a
meeting of all interested persons at
the old Capitol building to discuss
the grading and marketing of Min
nesota potatoes. This meeting was
the inception of the movement which
finally resulted in the establishment
of the Minnesota Potato Exchange
which this week, through it's office
in Minneapolis, handled it's first car
of potatoes from Minnesota pro-
ducers.
''The machinery of marketing I'M
der this plan consists of local CO.
operative a sociations of potato rails
ers who contract with a central or
ganization to market their product
through this central exchange. This
central body is composed of nine
directors, all of whom are potato
raisers and who are chosen at the
annual meeting from and by dele
gates representing the local associ-
ations. At the recent first annual
meeting at Wadena the following
Board of Directors was elected:
James Cumming, East Grand
Forks, President; H. o. Bjorge, Lake
Park, Vice-President; H. B. Plummer,
Hawley, ary-Treasurer; John
Erickson, Aitkin, Joseph Hoffman,
Ogilvie, Ludwig Mosbaek, Askov, E.
P. Naurertz, Little Falls, E. E.
Schulke, Tenstrike, M. J. Thompson,
Wadena.
''The~ Board members Immediately
organized and elected A. W. Aamodt
as general manager and E. A. Col
4uOOuh o10 A0Au h"haS0A' Il vi Cu0I
they contracted with the North Am
erican Fruit Company to act as their
selling agent.
"The fruit growers association of
the West and the Michigan Potato
Exchange furnished the patterns
from which the Minnesota Potato
Exchange was modelled. Approx
mately seventy local associations are
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20
saving to the members of $5,4a4,oOo,

saving to the members of $5,434, 900,
according to reports made to the
States Relations Service, United
States Department of Agriculture.
The governing principle in all activ-
rites on the part of county agents
sharing in cooperative movements
has been not to act as the direct bust
ness agent of the farmer or an or
ganized group, but to assist farmers
in determining what form of local
organization is desirable and to Sc
cure expert assistance, when avail
able, in organization methods. The
county agent also helps guard the
community against REORGANIZATION
and wherever practicable advocates
the use of existing agencies. The
cooperative associations which the
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20
Potter Now Heads Farm Bureau

L. E. Potter of Springfield, was
elected president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation at meet
ing recently held in the Offices of
Secretary F. L. French at University
Farm. T. E. eastman of Owatonna
will be asked to serve on the exc
cutive board until the vacancy
caused by the resignation of S. L..
Allen of Winnebago can be filled at
the regular annual meeting of county
directors the first of the coming year.
The board completed arrangements
for rally to be held at the state
fair September 10 which has been
designated by the fair board as Farm
Bureau Day. J. H. Howard, presi-
dent of the national federation, and
E. H. Cunningham, secretary of the
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20
Poultry Association Elects

At the annual meeting of the
Stevens County Poultry Association,
the following officers for the coming
year were elected: John Wick,
president, Rev. F. A. Richardson,
vice-president, Henry Gaffney, secre-
tary-treasurer. 1t was decided to
hold the annual poultry show in
connection with the county fair this
year, since $500 state aid has been
appropriated for the purpose of a
poultry exhibit.
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20

eastman of Owatonna and F. w.
Murphy of Wheaton.
Secretary French reports that Is
county associations have consigned
wool to the National Wool Warehouse
& Storage company at Chicago which
will hold the product until a fair
price can be obtained for the grower
From 800, 900 to $4,000 pounds have
been consigned from Minnesota
other consignments are being re-
ceived daily.
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20

county agents have helped form have
had to do both with production and
distribution and include cooperative
grain elevators, creameries, and live
stock associations.
Morris tribune., 1920-08-20
Large Saving to Farmers Effected
By Cooperatives

Cooperative farmers associations
in the Northern and Western States,
whose organization was promoted by
county agents, last year effected a
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20

established here. Some one must take
charge of 1t. We thought you might.
We're going to get several candidates
and one will be selected"
Yes, yes, that is it, Monsieur Ra-
meau took up the speech. 1--WE thought
you might like to be candidate"
Andre van Straelen. thanking them,
had assured them that he was anxious
to be considered, and they had care
fully made their way to the door. Out
i'm the road they stopped to talk. One
of them indicated the neighboring
house. The others nodded slowly and
they went to call on Karel Verbeek.
1t was then that Andre realized.
Their hesitation after they had entered
his house, their stammering embar-
rassment and exchange of glances,
their indeclsion and their consultation
in the road after they had left-all
meant one thing. There had been no
idea of candidates; they had intended
to give him the position till they saw
how he lived, how his house was kept.
Then they had taken the kindest way
out of the situation.
He was not surprised to hear the
next day that Verbeek was appointed,
but, for long time, he could not make
himself go home. When he finally did
open his door It was very late. Ma
thilda was asleep. He awakened her.
'Verbeek was elected"
"Uh-huh." She closed her eyes
again, apparently unlnterested.
"Do you know why?" demanded
Andre almost fiercely. "It was be-
cause" But she had gone back to
sleep-she had not cared.
He stood s;iffiy, staring down at her
his fists clenched till the knuckles
were white, his teeth set. He hated
the injustice Of circumstance; he
hated this squalid room; he hated
his Then something in him let go
and. instead of hate. wave of pity
and tenderness for her as she used to
be swept through him. He relaxed
and. as he sat down at his table and
took out the clean. white sheets Of
paper. he looked over at his wife. His
dark eyes were full OF compassion.
after ALL" he thought. "she isn't to
blame and 1t must be dreadful. terri
hle. to have lost ones self" And he
began to write.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20
Mlsinterpretina His Motive.

At about three o'clock one morning
according to Toby, NJ. P.-Mr. T. p.
O'Connor was Grating in the house of
commons to - or 10 members lying
about in various stages of drowsi-
ness.
Sir Patrick O'Brien was amongst
them. and, now and then rescuing him
self with a start from falling asleep,
audibly engaged in conversation.
81 protest against this disorderly
conduct I" exclaimed Mr. O'Connor, at
length. "The honorable baronet is
constantly interrupting me-"
'Sir" replied Sir Patrick, with n
graceful how, "the honorable gentle
man misinterprets my motive. in
terrupted, 1t is true; but 1t was with
the intention of waking the honorable
gentleman's audience - Pearson's
Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20
BeIgiumSketches
The
Refugee
BY Katharine Eggle,ton Roberts
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper uniOn)


Nfnthllda van Strnelen tucked the
blanket about her three sleeping chill
dretI and for moment, regarded the
t0uslled little heads. Maybe If the
bedclothes had been clean, she would
have noticed how dirty the children's
faces were and washed them. But she
only pulled the solled blanket up to
the small, grimy chlns and left dirt.
the harmonlZer of all things. undis-
turbet. Across the room was another
cot. iis coverings heaped in the midst
Of Il as they had been left in the
morning. She started toward IT,,
stopped halfway. then pushing some
newspapers froms chair. sat down
and duly regarded her husband. He
was writing at small table, the top
of which was clear save for pile of
neatly written pages. The hlckering
light from the lamp on the cluttered
dinner table near him emphasized the
sharpness of his ascetic features and
deepened the shadows under his eyes.
Mathilda's gaze followed the move
ment of the pen in his long slender
fingers
"T' don't see why you go on with
that writing, Andre. You'll never get
anywhere with 1t now. The war
spotted every chance anybody had at
everything"
"Ne, not everything" Then as he
ioOktI up the light in his face cloud
ed .%It spoiled just about everything,
though" he admitted. "Nathilda,
can't you clean things up little
around here? Somehow 1t wouldn't
seem so crowded if everything weren't
SO strewn about. and dirty"
Mathilda pushed her hair out of her
eyes. "I s'pose could, but why
bother? Cook. eat. sleep in one room
anyway. 1t just gets mussed up again.
We used to be someone when you
were lecturing in the college. Now
the college is gone. the town is gone,
you're just a refugee like lot of
other Belgluns, only you don't know
how te dig so well. We used to have
II nice house now we have shack.
What's the use of trying to do any
thing, anyway? don't care Her
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well. she would Just look the other
way and answer an uncomprehending
"uh-huh" that stabbed him to 81
lence, What had happened to herr
With their money, not only her self
respect but her whole self had gone.
Why couldn't she keep their little
house tidy? Why wouldn't she keep
his children clean? Leonle was eight
and the twins six. They were old
enough to know how to behave TO
people. Why wouldn't she teach
them? Poor little yOungsters-hud-
died together In that dirty bed
He rose and went to the window.
There was light in Verbeek's cot
tage. Suddenly his mind pictured the
interior. His home should be like
that. They had exactly the same
things but their dishes shone on the
cupboard shelves. their beds were al
ways made when he called. and the
children had excellent manners. They
were well washed. too. They looked
healthier and happier than his little
ones. Was the difference his faultf
Surely not-he and Verbeek were In
the same positions-they did the
same things. But Madame Verbeek
did not say "why bother" II was
true she worked all day long to Keep
things going and make ends meet,
She did II because she had not lost
her. pride and 1t was the work that
kept her from losing herself. Mathil-
da-but he must not think that way
He began to prepare for bed.
Though the lamp was burning low, ne
could still see his wife as she lay
asleep. She had been pretty once. put
now somehow her face had changed,
the skin was sallow. the expression
different-that was 1.-THE expression.
She had not taken down her hair;
wfsps of It made a ragged fringe about
her forehead and neck. Hairpins
stuck out al grotesque angles. lie
wished she would brush 1t as she used
to do The bed-he turned out the
lamp and finished undressing in the
dark and took his place beside her. II
was easier so.
1t was toward dusk one evening
after he had come home from work
that Leonie answered a rap at the
door. "Yes. he's here" she said. hold
ing the door half shut.
"Who is it? ASK them in," com
manded Andre. and hurried across the
room.
He gave the priest his chair. Ma
thilda removed some dishes from the
other one, wiped 1t with her apron.
and gave it to Monsieur Rameau. Inc
third man sat gingerly upon the edge
of the bed. We've come to ask you
to ask" his gazed roaned about
the Uttered room and he paused.
The priests kindly voice began
''Yes-weve come-a school Is to be
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voice dragged through the sentences
as she dragged through each day, In
differently, without any particular
feeling.
"But it's our own shack-at least
we aren't living in regular refugees
home. And as soon as the town
builds up. 1t will need school, and
maybe can get the work l know how
to do. OF course, there's Verbeek next
door. He used to teach, too. but the
people here know me better than they
do him" He paused
"JJh-huh." His wife shook out the
bedclothes and crawled under them.
Andre turned back to his writing
but the clear thoughts would not
come. They were stained by the tonrh
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20
CINCINNATI
HAS NOTHING
on NE NOW

sible regarded
capital
believed By experts
growth
Washington 36seso and for Cncn
on Oh ao
the estimate Of 1sas4
1919 census oooS inc
1920 being only 37567
thing Diss OF 70
rruobia had 10O.6O1
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20


York. which
fill produced its ranks
units and
pract
and hos
as
fight foein in ourAm and navy"
preparing Indian youths
nrung Indians in the duties OF non
Indian full
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20

The
Canada and by the
showed continues
the the mamma
meezitose
small quantities is selln at a
in different Sizes ranging from
smaller
several of the lear tips are
comparable the nghest
class of the manuf
The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-20

ordnance would
havef for
Mr. question
still in
Franc o
AS in this country
The fulfilling his
MI Kahn months may be
TO for reachc
have about
be something
the member of the