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The Washington herald., 1920-09-01

Volume No. 5 disclosed the belief
that in occupying the highest
seat in a rubberneck auto they
were travelling the pace that
passes all understanding.
James Williams. you would
have guessed, was about twenty
four. 1t will crafty you to know
that your estimate was so accu-
rate. He was exactly twenty
three years, eleven months and
twenty-nine days old. He was
well built, active, strong jawed,
good natured and rising. He was
on his wedding trip.
Dear kind fairy, please cut out
those orders for money and 20 H.
P. touring cars and fame and a
new growth of hair and the pres
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Washington Maid Crowned Queen ,>S
Of LoUe and Beauty After knights
Tilt on Village Green at Oxen Hill
yrgnt. 1872, Underwood 4 UnderrsooI.J

member of the church vestry, ere
ated considerable excitement when
he announced that the winner of
first prize would be required to Sc
lcct his own queen and not trans
fer the honor to some other knight,
as has been done in the past.
L. Leroy Pumphrey delivered the
charge TO the knights before the
fitting started. George E. Merrick,
a former member of the House OF
Delegates. delivered the coronation
address.
The committee in charge of the
tournament was: Henry Owens,
James Pumphrey. Ralph Small,
George f. Won OstermaDn. George
Book, A. Il Robinson, John Owens.
HaCyey s, PumphTeg, William Mar
den, Frank Small, Arthur Wood.
Frank Small, jr. Jesse Swami.
Harry Moore, Richard Small, John
u. Raban. Mrs. John owens. Mrs.
William owens, Mrs. T. E. Middle
ton. Mrs. William Clifton. Mrs
George Book. Mrs. Clarence Swami,
Mrs. Z. L. Swami, Mrs. Frank Small.
Mrs. Harry Moore. and Miss Nellie
Marden.
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TEN GOVERNORS
MEET ON PORCH
Lowden, at Marion Rally,
Talks for States
Rights.
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Marion, Ohio, Aug. 31.-Ten State
governors. together with several
candidates for governor. were front
porch pilgrims today.
The delegation was led by Gov.
Frank o. Lowden. of Illinois. and
William c. Sproul. of Pennsylvania,
both aspirants for the nomination
at Chicago.
Gov. LOwden praised the conduct
Of the front porch campaign and
the fact that reckless charges
against the opposition" had not been
resorted to by the candidate.
The tendency in the past has been
TO centralize the government at
Washington, Gov Lowden said. TT
is conceivable that an empire can be
governed from its capital city but
not great republic" he said. We
feel that we have had too much
government operation in recent
years and too little cooperation"
Senator Harding promised that IF
our enterprise is successfuI' there
would be a return of the Federal
government to cooperation. There
will be the hand of authority in the
government to stay the encroach-
ment of the national institution
upon that of the States
In his prepared speech on the
problem of reclaiming waste lands,
particularly in the West. Senator
Harding told the governors that the
reclamation program. formulated
during the presidency OF Taft. had
been neglected by the Democratic
administration.
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AID TO EUROPE.
COX'S APPEAL
Americas S Voice Should Be
Heard In Clearing Con-
ditions, He Says.
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Columbus Ohio. Aug. 3I.-That
Americas voice should be raised in
Europe TO clarity conditions. relieve
starvation and hold the spread Of
Bolshevism was the turn given by
Gov. James II. Cox to his appeal
for the league Of nations in a
speech this afternoon to about 1000
at the Ohio State Fair here today.
The league and a plea for "an
Industrial readjustment that will
find favor in the homes Of America
,eyeryEbere," were Cox's only ref
crences 70 political issues. He de-
voted most OF his time to aEricuI-
tural and educational topics and the
obligation the nation owes to its
disabled service men.
The audience was composed main
ly OF farmers and their families.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rev.
Aaron Watkins, Prohibition candi-
date for President. were at the meet
ing.
Attacking the Republican position
on the league of nations issue. Gov.
Cox said:
Now. someone has said. We'll. we
have another plan, but We cannot
give you specifications They say.
however. that Earl Grey. Of England,
has approved it. wonde riff Earl
Grey is going TO provide the speci-
fcations.
Wi. We are not going to permit
Earl Grey or any other Grey, or any
other statesman 10 write our agree
ment. We are not for an English
league. We are for the world league
of nations"
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beside one other instance which
the Rubberneck coach shall dis
close. You shall learn Gf you
have not learned already what
two beings of all earth's living
inhabitants most quickly look in
to each others hearts and souls
when they meet face to face
The gong whirred and the
Glaring-at-Gotham car moved
majestically upon it's instructive
tour.
On the highest rear seat was
James Williams. of Cloverdale,
Missouri, and his Bride.
Capitalize it. friend typo-that
last word-word of words in the
epiphany Of lifc and love. The
scene of the Awers. the booty of
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Eve Hides in Bush;
Next Time Street;
Now Wants Divorce

New York. Aug. Sit was bad
enough when hubby forced her e.
play Eve the first time, when there
was a bush handy. but the next time
it was right in the public street she
alleges. So she's asking the judge
for permission 10 resign permanently
from these domestic theatricals.
According to the divorce petition
Of Mrs. Marie {. Gallagher. her hUs-
band, John c. Gallagher. thrust her
outdoors. after tearing on her night
clothes, while they were living in
BOgOJa. n. J. She hid in a bush un-
Ill her niece threw her some clothes
from a second-story window.
On July %. she alleges. he gave
an encore at their home in New
York
Bushes don't grow in New York
streets
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My wife seems to think am
a burglar" said the man.

her eyes will do very we'll as they
are, thank you. A useless strip
of white chaf-oh, no, he was
guiding the auto jcar--of white
chiffon-or perhaps it was gren-
adine or tulle-was tied beneath
her chin, pretending TO hold her
bonnet in place. But you know
as well as do that the hatpins
did the work.
And on Mrs. james williams
face was recorded a little library
of the worlds best thoughts in
three volumes. Volume No. 1
contained the belief that James
Williams was about the right
sort of thing. Volume No. was
an essay on the world, declaring
1t to be very excellent place.
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idency of the boat club. Instead
of any of them turn backward
oh. turn backward and give us
just a teeny-weeny bit Of our
wedding trip over again. Just
an hour, dear fairy, so We can re-
member how the grass and poplar
trees looked, and the bow Of those
bonnet strings tied beneath her
chin-even If it was the hatpins
that did the work. Can't do it:
Very. well; hurry up with that
touring car and the oil stock.
then.
Just in front of Mrs. James Will
Jams sat a girl in loose tan
jacket and a straw hat adorned
with grapesf~nd roses. Only in
dreams and nilliners' shops do
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
SMITH LEADING
IN S.C.PRIMARY
Senator Needs More Votes
For Majority Over Three
Rivals.

Charleston. 5. c. Aug 81. 49, Re
turns tonight indicate that United
States Senator Z. u. Smith will
be forced into the second Dem
ocratic primary, not receiving 4
majority of the votes over his
three opponents in the primary
today. The chief contender for SEN
ator Smiths seat is George Warren.
of Hampton. 5. c.
Returns also indicated W. Turner
Logan, law partner of Mayor John
P. Grace has been nominated by an
overwhelming majority over his op-
ponent W. F. Carroll for Congress
from the first Congressional dis
trict. The seat now is held by r. $.
Whaley.
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Girl Killed, Second Blinded by Shots
Fired by Cousin, II, in Bandit Role,
After Challenge of Threat to Shoot

man, according to her own story,
replied. Crack away"
Then, the girl claims, the boy
put the gun to his shoulder and
fired.
The shot entered the back of the
younger girls head. causing in
stant death. Seven or eight pieces
of lead were imbedded in the head
and face of the Older girl. Her
eyeglasses We're shattered.
John W. Tilman, father OF the
girls, ran to the scene. As he
stopped to pick up the dead girl
:he older sister, Thclma, fell in his
arms.
Randolph dropped the gun and
ran at mis- approach. Tilman says.
Madge was the youngest and
Thelma the oldest of six sisters.
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the bee, the primal drip of sprln5
waters, the overture of the lark !
the twist of lemon peel on theI
cocktail of creation-such is thd
bride. Holy is. the wife; revered
the mother; galliptious is. thd
summer girl-but the bride is the,
certified check among the wed I
ding presents that the gods send
in when man is married to mor4
tality.
l beg you to observe Mrs. James
Williams-Hattie Chalmers that
was-once tho belle of Cloverdalei
Pale-blue is the brides. if she
will and this color she has hon
ored. Willingly had the moss
rosebud loaned to her checks of
its pink-and as for, the violet
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before a wheel turns. listen to
brief preamble through the cardi-
aphone. which shall point out to
you an object of interest on Iife's
sightseeing tour.
Swift and comprehensive is the
recognition of white man for
white man in African wilds: in
stant and sure is the spiritual
greeting between mother and
babe; unhesitatingly do master
and dog commune across the
slight gulf between animal and
man; immeasurably quick and
sapient are the brief messages
between one and ones beloved.
But all these instances set forth
only slow and cropping inter
change of sympathy and thought
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
By O. HENRY

We. alas. gather grapes and rose,
at one swipe. This girl Gazcd
with large blue eyes, credulous
when the megaphone man roarcd
his doctrine that miIlIonaires
were things about which we
should be concerned. Between
blasts she resorted TO Epictetiau
philosophy in the form OF pepsiu
chewing gum
Al this girls right hand sat a
young man about twenty-four. He
was welI-built. active, strong
Jawed and good natured. But II
his description seems to follow
that of James williams, divest Il
OF anything CIoverdalisn. THIS
man belonged to bard streets and
oosrrsuED on feE srvKs
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asst A. E. F. Vestige
Steps Over Bridge
Into u. S. History

The A E. F. yesterday stepped
ger the bridge from the present to
ge past
Its passing into history was with
at ceremony. At Secretary Of War
aker's direction \. E. r. headquar-
srs here, the last unit Of the organ
alton, was mustered out Of service.
Gen. Pershing, who has main
tined headquarters here since his
turn from France. will today open
iadquarters as general of the army.
, provided under the army reor-
Imitation act Though Pershing
Is notified Secretary Baker he will
sign, the date his resignation will
tcome effective has not been an
unced.
A E. F. records have been turned
ler to Gen. Peter c. Harris.
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SISTERS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE

THE Rubberneck Auto was
II about to start. The merry
topriders had been assigned TO
their seats by the gentIemanIy
conductor. The sidewalk was
blockaded with sightseers who
had gathered to stare at sight
seers, justifying the natural law
that every creature on earth is
preyed upon by some other crea-
ture.
The megaphone man raised his
instrument OF torture: the inside
of the great automobile began to
thump and throb like the heart of
a eoffee-drinker The top-riders
nervously chung TO the seats; the
old lady from Valparaiso. Ind,
shrieked to be put ashore. But
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VANISHES
IN DEATH THROES
OF LORD MA YOR
Stranded Airrnan
Eats "Sagebrush
Bunnies'A 6 Weeks

Forced to land his dead"
plane in the wild sage brush
country of Nevada. Earl Ailor,
former March Field pilot, sur
vived for six weeks on a diet OF
"ssEcbrush bunniCs.' Repair
parts for the disabled plane were
sent TO railroad station ten
miles distant, and AiIor carried
them on his back TO his wounded
eagle.
AilOr has just reached his
headquarters in Blythe, Cal. ac-
cording TO the War Department
Air Service report received yes
tcrday.
Though he did not complain Of
hardships, .Ailor admitted Juggling
a heavy propeller ten miles was
the strenuous life. lie pitched
shelter tent near tho site and
camped there unit. he repaired
his machine and was able to take
Off once more.
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Helpless If Dealers Here
Organize to Keep
Price Down.
FARM LABOR AT CRISIS
Sees Collapse of Industry
In Nearby States Unless
Aid Is Given.

Milk producers of Maryland and
Virginia will be forced TO accept
current prices for milk, should the
Washington milk dealers organize
to keep the price down, DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, OF the Maryland and Nir-
ginia Milk Producers Association
executive committee, said last night.
The association determined re-
Gently to abide by an action taken
last spring and demand an increase
of cents a gallon on all milk ship
ped into Washington. The increase
was TO go into effect this month.
Milk dealers here have already
signiied their intention to combat
any raise of the producers, and a
movement is on foot to bring about
an organization, if necessary. DIR.
William e. Fowler, District health
officer, has promised to give dealers
his aid in stopping the proposed
raise in price this month.
Feeding 10 Pigs Won't DO.
IF the Washington distributors
will not accept the increase" DR..
Wiley said, there are two courses
open for us: One is to feed the
milk to the pigs; the other is to
take what We can get for it. To
feed the milk to the pigs would be
economic suicide"
DR.. Wiley said that the increase
was viewed by the producers as be-
ing fair and reasonable, in view
of increased freight charges and
alarming conditions in the farm
labor situation.
The labor question has reached
a crisis" he stated. The three
cardinal principles of the farm
hand today are to get as much
money as possible, TO work only
when the boss is looking. and to
skimp over the work when work.
ing"
Freight Costs Count.
One cent of the Accent increase
would be eaten. up by the rising
freight costs, said DIR. Wiley.
He predicted that unless aid was
given to the dairyme9 the milk in
dustry in the States covered by the
association would collapse.
The farmer today is on the verge
OF bankruptcy" DR.. Wiley declared
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
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Especial to Washington HeraId1

Especial 10 Washington HeraId1
Charlottesville. Va, Aug. 31.-
Randolph Lanum, II years old. shot
and killed his cousin, Madge Til
man, years old. and wounded and
blinded her sister. Thelma Tilman,
Is, with a shotgun near Damon
Station, south of Charlottesville,
last night. according to the story
told. to the police.
The two sisters were on their
way to u roadside spring when ac-
costed by their cousin, it is claimed
He was in the act of loading the
gun.
I'm going to shoot you all when
you come back" he is alleged to
have said.
On their way back the boy re-
peated his warning. Thelma Til
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
AIR PRESSURE CHOKES
BABY IN SPEEDING CAR

London, Aug. 31.-How a baby was
choked by automobile speeding was
described BY its parents at an in
quest at Llanwarne, Herefordshire,
on the death of the 3-months-old
son of John Lewis, an engineer.
The air pressure caused by the
speed of the car, although moderate.
produced dislocation of the baby's
respiratory organs. A jury which
included four women returned a
verdict of accidental death.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
Trongs Chant
RosaryOutside
Bnxton Prison
Only Blood TRANSMISSION
Can Save MacSwiney,
AT Brink Of End.
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Erixton Prison. London. Aug. SI-s
UI p. m).-Lord Mayor Ms~swincy:
Of Cork. is developing nuTitis IN
both arms His legs arc aIrcady
rurrr, Q. n-- ln.-. e.. ---.--- ar
speech. His wife MurieI IS by si
u,gs e. .-.s s,rtr r~i.... . .... . . .a
night. Thousands Of pcrsOus out
side or tho prison are chanting the
rosary in unison.
London. Aug. al TRANSMISSION
OF blood might save the life 4 Lord
Mayor Terence MacSwincy: nothing
else can" DR.. IIigson, the prison
physician. Was quoted as saying to-
day by Father Victor. the prison
chaplain. The Lord Mayor mas com
pleted the nineteenth day Of his
hunger strike. His death is e1-
pected hourly. So slight a thing a.
the falling Of a chair or the bang OF
a door might now produce the shock
which would Kill him
Determined TO Die.
HIS mind remains clear. Al
though thousands Cro mthc crowd
outside the jail stand willing to
give their blood to save him. he re-
mains sjCadfaSt unwilling 10 do
anything but cling TO his determin-
alton to die unless he is condition
ally released.
He was propped Up in bed today.
and newspapers were held in front
of him. He tried TO read. but vas
able TO keep his eyes on the print
for only a moment at a time. Then
his eyelids would drop. He remains
without fever, but his pulse and
respiration are so low as TO be
scarcely discernible.
Death PaIIor on Face.
His sister. who sat with him
throughout the night sDd-a greater
1ssrt OF coda y Vas r-ated Mat tfrr
death color is creeping into his
face. His personal chaplain, Father
Dominick. said that few hours
more was all that could be hoped
for.
The remaining hope OF some that
the government would alter its -le-
cision not TO release him vanished
today when the king sent a letter
to Horalio Bottomley. member OF
Parliament, saying that the inter
vention by the king would be IN
constitutional. and would be a dan
gerOUs experiment. Thus the mat
ter rests with Premier Lloyd George.
He is at LUcerne on vacation. and
has said fatty that the government
will not release the lord mayor.
John II. Clynes. labor leader and
member OF Parliament. today tele-
graphed the premier:
"MacSwiney's death will add enor-
mously TO the dangers the United
Kingdom is already facing"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
MANS SKULL BROKEN
IN STATION FIGHT

Hagerstown, Md, Aug. 31.-Harry
Weaver has a fractured. skull and
E. B. Ogle and DR.. J. H. Tobias are
injured as the result of a fight at
the Western Maryland Railroad de-
pot in Hancock.
Weaver, who was arrested, was
brought to the hospital in this city
for treatment Ogle, who is station
agent at Hancock, ordered Weaver
and several other men to leave the
depot. They resisted, it is said. and
attacked Ogle, who was being beat
en- when DR.. Tobias went to his
assistance
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10 Proof Yet Against
Either Party Is Senator
Spencer's Verdict.
robe FICTION STORY
, Governor Cox MOI Likely to
Be Summonsd-May
Adjourn Today.
BY EARL T.. SHAUB,
LlyersaI Service stat COrrsspOudsut.)

.tUuiversaI Service STAT CorrsspOndsut)
Chicago, Aug. S1.-Testimony to-
'ay before the Senate sub-commit-
&c, which is investigating cam
aign expenditures, brought out
hese things:
The question of whether or NOT
he corrupt practice law is being
iolated in the circulation of politi-
al propaganda.
Failure Of either the Democratic
Republican leaders to prove
harges they have made against the
ther party.
The assertion of Fred Upham,
reasurer of the Republican national
ommittee, that the organization is
My seeking s3,O7O,OOO to meet eA-
snses of the campaign with the
Emission that county and State or
anizatiOns could raise more with
ut his knowing it.
The first question was raised when
representative Fred A. Britten laid
efore the committee the copy, of a
ction story entitled Uncle Sam Of
freedom Ridge" which he said is
rered free to newspapers through
lie, Western Newspaper Union, and
Fhich advocates the league of ma
ions. The local manager said he
i'd not know who was paying for
[, as it had been sent to him from
he New York office with instruc-
ions to offer it TO newspapers. He
sas given until tomorrow to find
'ut who paid for it.
George White, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
sstified that his party had not sent
ut the story to his knowledge. He
aid il had been offered to him
nd he sent il back to learn what
would cost, agreeing to take it
Ssthe cost was less than $1,000
II was because OF this that Sen
Tor Spencer, a member of the COM
aittee, asked il it was not beir.-
irculated in violation Of the cor
apt practice laws. The committee
Eill go into this further.
When Representative Britten laid
efore the committee the copy OF
he story he also reiterated his
large that the British government
ad appropriated $S7,5OO fog enter
ainment purposes in the british
mbassy at Washington and said
e believed II the committee would
lvestigate it would find that the
loney had found Its way into pub
city supporting the League of Ma
ions and the Democratic campaign
Britten was unable to furnish
ny proof and said he had never
made the charge but had only
-ated that he believed the commit
se could find the proof if it would
Iake a thorough investigation.
When the committee had ad-
burned for the day, Senator Spen-
er. who is acting as chairman in
he absence OF Senator Kenyon, said
he committee would not follow
iritten's so-called lead unless some
hing more substantial was pre-
snted
Senator Spencer, a Republican
-lember Of the committee, stated:
No one has been able to prove
nything against either party. The
OK charges have not been proved
nd neither have Britten's. That is
ae outstanding feature of this in
sstigatiOn to date"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-01
SUFFRAGE KINK
SMOOTHED OUT
Tennessee Legislators Kill
Reconsideration Meas
ure After Tabling 1t.
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Nashville. Tenn. Aug. 31-The
lower house of the Tennessee legis-
Iature this afternoon voted to ex-
punge from the journal the action
taken last. Saturday tablng the mo-
ton to reconsider the suffrage reso-
luton amendment.
Following this action, the reso-
luton was called up for reconsidera-
ton and was killed by a vote of A
to "a, twenty not voting.
\ quorum was present in the
house. The action taken last Satur-
day in tabling the motion to recon-
slider was done without a quorum
being present.
Although the attorney general of
Tennessee decided that the amend
ment has been legally ratified and
Gov. A. II. Roberts certified the ac-
tion on that basis, the question of
validity is still pending in the
courts of the State
Suffragists here believe that the
time for reconsidering the ratifica-
tion vote expired long ago and that
action taken after both the COVER
nor of Tennessee and Secretary
Colby have certified to the passage
of the resolution will be ineffective