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Evening journal., 1920-06-18

when about $4,000 worth OF real e.
tate was sold by T. Coleman DUPONT
at auction. The farms were those he
acquired 20 get right OF way 20
build his boulevard two years ago,
and despite the fact thai he was
compelled TO pay high prices for the
farms, nearly all OF them brought
considerable more than he had given.
The Simpson farm. near Milford,
Evening journal., 1920-06-18

ment for better citizenship among col
ored resident OF Crisncld and Somerset
county has been inaugirated BY SOW
eral OF the leading citizens here. At
meeting In the Negro Hall an organi-
zation with 100 members was affectcd.
Onlcers elected were: President.
Charles r.. Wicks: vice-president,
Thomas II. Cottman; secretary. Alonzo
II. Brown, and treasurer. John II.
Palmer.
Evening journal., 1920-06-18
MnRRIsHnIlsrnN-

Special 10 The Evening journal.
DOVER, June. tS.-John NJ. Houston,
a local merchant and Mrs. Mary A..
Morris were married Wednesday eve
ming by the Rev. ]. W. Colona, pastor
Of Wesley NJ. +. Church, this town.
Mr.. Houston Is a former member Of
the Legislature and a nephew OF
former Congressman Henry A. Hous-
ton.
Evening journal., 1920-06-18

Joy has come to many delegates to
the big LABOR meet with the realization
that the Republican convention turn
ed down Gompers hard on his labor
planks. GOmpers seems to be the
happiest OF all. Had the Republicans
accepted the Gompers planks the sit
uati0n would have been complicated.
Labor now believes the Democrais
will quickly accept the planks the G.
o. p. turned down.
Evening journal., 1920-06-18
FEEL GALL M"-YOU
NEED THIS FAMOUS
DOCTORS TONIC

Don't drag around with that eternal
" dragged OUT feeling, day after day.
IL is not right 10 feel that way and it's
simply Natures warning that something
is wearing down inside.
The proper tonic win make a new man
OF YOU'LL you fun OF enthusiasm and
energy 20 accomplish success. You can
start feeling better today II you will
start taking -Mantonen
Buy 1t at your nearest druggists
Take II according 10 direction and watch
yourself as you start sleeping better,
enjoying your meals more. being able 10
go all day long without tiring.
MantOne is a Doctors prescription that
has already restored hundreds to health
and happiness It can do the same for
you. its a reconstructive tonic and
body builder that viii make a new man
Of you.
Sold by Eckerd's Drug Store, sos Mar
ket 81, the. Miller Drug Co., Strayer's
Drug Co, H. @. Buckmaster, j. y. Stamp,
Hopkins and Banton Drug Stores
Evening journal., 1920-06-18

CRlsFIELD. Nd. June ia move
Evening journal., 1920-06-18
BUY UNDERTAKERE BUsINESs

Speclal 20 me Evening Journal.
DOVER, June tS.-Pritchett and Tor
bert undertakers, have bought the
undertaking business OF the late WI
liam NJ. Graham. at Camden, and have
moved II TO their Dover establishments.
Evening journal., 1920-06-18
7. C. DUPONT FARMS
BRING GOOD PRICES

Special 70 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, June fS.-The high
mark In prices for Sussex county
farms was set Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1920-06-18

was purchased by Charles Kohl. OF
Philadelphia. FOR $4,000. while Harry
Jester. OF Glendale. bought the Glen
daniel farm. near Lincoln, for $500.
The old Cullen homestead in George
town was bought by n. II. Palmer, OF
sweet Hall, Pa for 5000.
NEGROES START CITIZENSHIP CLUE
CRISFIELD. Md. June fs.-A move
Evening journal., 1920-06-18
uv FREDERIUk A. nERBl.

n. It. A. SIAN correspondent.
MONTREAL Quebec. June iS-"Let
the women do the work." seems to be
the motto Of most OF the hard-work-
ing committees OF the A. +. OF L. The
real work of the convention, as in
any other deliberative body, is done
in committee. There are just about
enough women delegates here TO as
sign one TO each committee. And every
reporting so far has made
the lone Woman member do tho read
ing OF the report. while the tired
male members sit and pun cigars. The
women like it. so eyerybody's salts
fled.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
Checking Fire Dangers.

Accumulation of waste material at
the bottom of service shafts is be-
lieved to have been the cause of two
fires in apartment houses in this city
within the last few days. A thorough
inspection of all such premises has
been ordered and will be continued
regularly as far as the available force
will permit. Fortunately, neither of
the two fires in which this case is
suspected resulted in heavy damage
or in loss of life, but tragic conse-
quences might easily have come from
these blazes. A fire in thickly popu-
lated building is always to be dreaded
as potential of the gravest disaster.
1t is evident that the ordinary janitor
service cannot be depended upon for
cleaning the places where waste can
gather and where fires may start. If
the District must undertake this
house to house visitation in the in
terest of public security it should have
a special force for that purpose larger
than at present. 1t is now proposed
to take members of fire companies
from their regular duties for this
work, an expedient that should be
rendered unnecessary by larger pro-
vision for the fire marshals patrol.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
One Point Already Gained.

With the teachers retirement bill
passed by the Senate, in a form prac-
tically to become law without much, if
any, delay, the "five points" program
for school betterment adopted by rep
resentative citizens organizations be-
comes reduced to four essentials.
Thanks to this gratifying action by
Congress, which premises a disposi-
tion to deal literally and construc-
lively with the local schools, there
now remain of the original points
for which the citizens are now
with unanimity asking Congress
provision for more teachers, better paw
for teachers, more schools and an eff
ficient business school management.
At the meeting the other night of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions it was decided that that body
should not participate in initiative
promotion of the program of school
tc;terment, on the ground that the
rserogative of action in such matters
r.>ts with the citizens associations
themselves. Thus the matter is re-
t'rred back to these groups, compris-
igg now, it is estimated, over 10000
organized men ard women in the Dis
t.i"t, and it is to be expected that
We. soon these associa' ;ors will ex-
J. IS themselves vigorously IS 20 the
> "ssit;- # the school system A
j, lit ,.,rting OF all the school COM
T., ,e.'s o5 the assoc. tions is to be held
j :. few d..ss a; which plans for
g." ultaneous action will be made.
4'~.lors th". '''a~" :" ;c diF"-
Evening star., 1920-01-06
school advance and that of the board
of education. The latter body is as

school advance and that Of the board
of education. The latter body is as
concerned to secure these essentials as
any other organization. In fact, know
ing more fully the needs Of the
schools, it is more interested to OBJ
tain from Congress legislation that
will put the Districts educational sys-
tenn on the way to discharging its
functions fully without burden upon
teachers and without depriving pupils
Of the utmost possible advantages.
On the score of fundamental
changes in the school system alone is
there any difference of judgment. The
joint citizens committee feels that
this is not the time for far-reaching
changes or for surveys looking to such
changes, that the schools today most
urgently need rest from agita-
ton and the relief that will be grant
ed through the four-point program
OF DetteIWeutS. L uDliC Is
thoroughly aroused on this matter.
With virtual unanimity there is de-
mand for school peace and progress,
and it will be most gratifying and re-
assuring as to results if at its meeting
tomorrow the board of education
should definitely place itself on rec
ord as indorsing to the full the pro-
gram outlined by the citizens com
mittee and leaving to some time in
the future all matters in the nature
of organic changes concerning which
there is much dispute and which will
require thoughtful and painstaking in
quiry without constantly shocking the
teaching force with apprehension.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

the democratic candidate was elected
by a majority approaching two hun
dred thousand.
Grover Cleveland was the lucky
man, and that victory gave him ma
tional prominence and consequence.
Two years later, largely on the
strength Of it, he was nominated for
President and elected. The repub-
lican factions in New York sought
reunion, but could not quite accom-
plish it. They were short at the polls
that year-or so the returns made
out-some eleven hundred votes. And
Mr.. Cleveland remained the demo
cratic national leader twelve years,
and in that time was twice President
In 1912 the republicans of the coun
try at large split into two factions,
Theodore Roosevelt leading one and
President Taft the other. AS a re-
suit. the democratic candidate for
President was elected.
Four years later the two factions
sought reunion. Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Taft buried the hatchet, and now
asked common support for the re-
publican candidate. But they were
not quite equal to the emergency.
The man they had brought in four
years before managed to squeeze
through the second time, and he is
still in Office.
The Texas situation takes on ad-
ditional interest from the announce
ment that Col. House, now in health
again, is to leave New York in few
days for visit to his old home. AS
if to silence current reports the colo
Rel says:
"I have no intention of discussing
politics while l am there or taking
any part in any political situation,
either directly or indirectly. What
l want more than anything else is q
period of quiet and l am going home
to seek it,
Nevertheless, the colonel will find
it difficult, if not impossible, to avoid
the subject. Before he became a
national politician of note he was a
local politician of note, and his old
friends in Texas in their present dis
turbed state are likely to seek his
counsel.
Except that unrest and upsets have
become almost general now, the pre-
diction of republican success in Texas
would pass as something whimsical.
But the republican majority of forty
thousand thrown in Kentucky in No
vember seems to make nearly any
thing possible these times.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
Texas .?

The democratic factionism in Texas
grows fierce. 1t is of the conven-
tional kind Threats fill the air.
Each faction rather than see the
other win would surrender the state
to the republicans. The argument
sustaining the feeling is that repub
lican success would sober up the de-
mocracy, eliminate Objectionable
leadership, and bring about reorgani
zation on an improved basis.
There is always danger in such an
experiment. Within living memoly, ,
:nc republicans have twice shown the
truti. Of ;a;s assertion.
In Ne~ York in lss2 ti.c rcpuD-
iiea~ factiops-5ear;nc tho names Of
''ss., aI.s" al .'hai. breeds -,isme
to close G. '"cr . ~cmination for
governor, .nd the "staiwarts" carried
- - ''~r.;":.'ion. The haif
uIecua tuUA Ie, eAse al the polls. and
Evening star., 1920-01-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Middle Ground.
Said the pessimist to the optimist,
"The world is due for a serious twist
You will find some day
That my doleful lay
Is a solemn truth which you can't re-
sist."
Said the optimist to the pessimist,
'Let us smite dull care upon the
wrist.
Each event I'll say
That comes our way
Is an item new for the laughter list"
Then a simple citizen said, "Whist !!
I'll neither jig nor shake my fist.
For frolics may
Like fights display
The reasons for honest joys we've
missed"
Evening star., 1920-01-06
The President and Jackson Day.

The President will send "an i'm
portant word of greeting" to the
Jackson day diners in this town. The
announcement was made at the White
House yesterday.
May this be considered an accept
ance of Mr.. Bryan's challenger For
fortnight story had been in cir
culation, and generally accepted, that
Mr.. Bryan would be present and de-
lievr in person to the Jackson day
diners "an important word of greet
ing"
The announcement in the case of
Mr. Bryan seemed to assure him the
center of the stage at the function.
Did the President decide that that
place should be hiss
Whether so or not, the President
will occupy it. Through his letter
he will be the star Of the evening.
However brightly Mr.. Bryan and
others may shine, the President will
cast the stronger light. His position
in the armament insures that. He
is, and will remain until his sue
cessor is formally chosen, the leader
of his party. Thursday night he
will be 1t.
What will be the nature of the
Presidents "word of greeting"
Speculation is divided between the
peace treaty and the third term
proposition.
This question is put to those who
lean to the treaty: What could the
President say on that subject that
would be new, unless he has surren-
dered to the reservationistsf AS the
case stands, the public is sufficiently
advised that he wants the treaty rati-
fed just as he signed it and brought
it back from Paris. In no conver-
sation held with anybody has he
changed his attitude in the slightest.
As to the third term proposition
there is the keenest desire to hear
from him; and many democrats
think he should improve this oppor-
tunity to speak. A number Of booms
are halted, waiting ON his boom. If
his boom is to continue to boom, some
of the other booms will boom no
more. If he silences his boom, the
other booms will resume their boom
ing and the air be filed with glad
noises.
There is nothing in circulation on
the subject but speculation, and
speculation is free to all. As usual,
the President is keeping his own
counsel. He decides all important
matters for himself.
But while the Presidents deliver
ance Thursday night will hold the
cage" on the others, that of Mr..
Bryan will by no means lack for in
terest. Much curiosity exists as to
what he will say, and what the effect
of his views will be on the next
democratic national convention and
the campaign tc follow. The old
Bryan guard is stirring, and seems
waiting for this signal before taking
the field in the old fashion and
whooping things up for the old
| leader. 1t is strong fighting force,
and familiar with the BRYAN tactics.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
One Half-and-Half Issue.

The issues in respect to repeal of
the half-and-half law are now dis
tinctly outlined and will be fought
to finish on their merits on the
floor of the House and of the Senate.
The majority report of the House
District committee adopts as its
standard of measuring comparative
tax burdens the tax rate modified
by the application to it of the re-
ported relations of assessed to true
value. The tax rate and the full
valuation of taxable property are
thus the two factors in this standard
OF measurement.
Washington replies that "full val
uation" does not mean the same
thing in any two states of the Union,
or with few exceptions in the cities
and counties of the same state;
that laws requiring full valuation by
assessors, which prevail in most of
the states, are confessedly disre-
gardcd in many of them and in prac-
ticc are, through widely varying in
terpretations, violated in nearly all
of them; and that the standard of
measurement which has as vital
factor the false reports or the
guesses concerning the "full valua-
ton of taxable property is a yard
stick of fuctuating length in the diff
ferent states and is absolutely unre-
liable and Enthusiastically misleading
if used to measure comparative tax
burdens.
Utilizing this delusive standard of
measurement, the majority report finds,
that Washington is taxed only about
one-half as much as comparable cities.
Viewing the dollars actually paid in
taxes as the real tax burden and COM
pairing the aggregate taxes of Wash
ington with those of other cities ap-
proximating it in size, and comparing
per capitas in measuring the relative
tax burdens of cities much larger or
much smaller than Washington, we find
in all the facts made available by the
census conclusive proof of our conten-
tion that Washington is now taxed as
heavily as equity demands in eompari-
son with other American cities.
Washington welcomes the opportu-
nifty to fight out this issue openly,
fully and to an equitable conclusion
Evening star., 1920-01-06

Especial care will be taken to pre-
vent fires in apartment buildings.
Housing accommodations are too
scarce to permit any carelessness
apart from the ordinary responsible
ties for life and property.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

If she is being misrepresented, Ger
many ought Immediately to file libel
suits in connection with reports that
she is breaking faith with reference
to military preparations.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

Agitators are waiting in vain for
Col. Bryan to take an encore on his
celebrated speech about pressing down
the crown of thorns upon the brow of
labor.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
The New Competition.

"Competition is the life of trade"
M suppose so," replied the weary
looking woman. "You ought to have
seen the competition 1 got into to-
day for a chance to buy what l want
ed at the bargain counter"
Evening star., 1920-01-06
Uncertain Experiment.

"Do you think it will help matters
to change the name of wood alcohol 2"
I Dunno" answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. "a rogue sometimes does his
best work under an alias
Evening star., 1920-01-06

Congress cannot escape great deal
of overtime employment if it expects
to get through with all its important
business before convention time.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

The winter will no doubt see sew
eral assemblages where gentlemen are
called together to admire one an
others presidential booms.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

In her work of reconstruction Ger
many appears to find no immediate
use for a well known family of able
bodied wood sawyers.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

A working financial system for the
world is now regarded as no less i'm
portant than a peace treaty.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

Several students of international
finance are in danger of losing patience
with Paish.
Evening star., 1920-01-06

The Jackson day diner will find the
food problem temporarily among the
least of his cares.
Evening star., 1920-01-06
Weather Prediction.

"eatnef FIe0lctlOn.
We are sometimes misled by the
cheeriest song,
While bad news oft proves unde-
niable
The first robin gets his prediction all
wrong,
But the snowbird is strangely re-
liable.
"Im tryin',' said Jud Tunkins, mot
to be one of the fathers who get over
most Of their generosity an good
cheer when they fold up the Sanity
Claus suit an put it away in the at
tic
Sardonic Su: ge,ion.
Did sou tell The nni.or We need
more WARMTH"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Frizz!c.
"Did he pay any attention to the
matterp
"TmIacdia.ely. He sent up Il hook
let Of winter resort advertisements >
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-09
OFF[G ERS INSTALLED

SateIta Lodge. No. IL. q Odd Eel
low: held 4 meeting Wednesday night
when Di< re. Deputy Grand Master
T.. 4. Bw..s and staff installed Off
rarS - follows:
II. NJ. lambert noble grand: j. A,
Myers. vice grand; w. y. Brissey,
treasurer: G.. Elagcr. warden; l.. o..
.Iabcl conductor; i. \. Morrow, right
supporter to noble grand; j. A. Nc
Has : left >npporter 10 ncbIe grand;
C. K. Wilson. left scene supporter;
". VI. S'mm$, right scene supporter;
T.. G.. Walters. right supporter to wee
Grand: j. ]. Fl;an, left supporter /"
vie g,and; I. l.. Coleman. outside
guard; +. T. Fields. inside guard; I.
y. Rausc degree captain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-09
Negro Committeeman Star
Witness Before
Committee
RICH PLUMS. OFFERuD
Lowdcn's Peach" Alleges Blacks Are
Lynched For Voting Republican
Ticket.

Chicago July 9.-EIenrg Lincoln
johnson negro national committee
man. better known as Governor Low
den'S Georgia Peach" was The star
witness yesterday before he Senat"
committee that is investigating the
huge expenditures by he Wood-Low-
den forces in prc-convention can'-
pa:gns. lie said that between $63.oOO
and $4,000 was spent for General
Wood in Georgia, and admitted that
500 O0n OF Lowden cash was spent by
one agent alone.
Johnson attempted to justify this
lavish expenditure by Republican
missionaries" and promises Of post
mas.cr<h;ps galore to the co!ored
brethren. by Introducing charges that
waite men IN Georgia !ynchcd ne
crccS. though ever Scr"i3t Ncnyc',,
the Republican chairman of the "s!ush
fund" hunters. ready 10 admit any
evidence rcfIect;r~ on Democratic
candidates. couldn't justify he
"reach'." irrelevant testimony a!"rr
This line
After admitting that he received
50 900 from Illinois. "hu. not from
Governor Lowdea himself" Johnson
s,;I ho snnrt ST ono ~. SIS 900 Of h;s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-09
MOTHER BEAMES SELF
SI,:!s+ Fiery Fluid nn S"n ias She
SceliS Eiemedy far Him

Philadelphia. July 9.-With i
wl;te crepe flutteling ut the door Of
the house ut 5455 Thomas Avenue,
ard the body OF four year old Jas.
F,ies N a tiny ccffia inside, heart
Frcker mother yesterday blamed
herself aS the innocent cause Of her
child's Death from carbolic ac'd
burns.
ror i was The mothcrly solicitude
Of Mis-. Verra F'ics attempting 10
s;,<c tie pain Of her little bows ear
ache On Wednesday night. that re-
suited ini,he <rillinr Ct bottle Of
TIE acid whioh first blinded an
eventually killed the child
My baby, my little boy. He's
dead. and ;t was who killed him
lie g,icf stricken mother schhcd,
while hcr sister, Air< II u Ian
easter. with whom she makes hcr
h,nc. tried in vain to comfort her.
TIE tragic accident occurred carly
Wednesday n'elIt when Mrs. Fries
was rrcparing. the child for bed. All
day the hoy had necm comnIainio" OF
cTrgctc. end q he'd time his mother
tcck him 10 the bathroom to get
scnc ncGic.rc to al!cv;"t" -" pain.
4 she cpcead tie door Of tn"
n-cd;c;rc clcsct. three bottles camr
trr tl:rm crt. two crashing .nto the
h?<ir rcIrw end The 'Hird. cortairin"
the ralhol:c ac;'i falling full into
n" rrtuYncd fare &c IT," child.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-09
Substitutes: G. s. Richardson, ]. R.

Substitutes: G. s. Richardson, ]. R
Pope, G. R. Heubi. j. f. Curtis.
Event No. Single Gigs (not Of
f:ciaD-Time 4.30 p. N.
Old Dominion Boat Club f. sum
mers. A. Roberts, J. Curtin.
Virginia Boat Ciuo-W, 4. Sims.
Ariel Rowing Club. Entry.
Event No. S-Double Canoes (not
off.c:aN--Timc 4.50 p. m.
0. D. Boas Club-M Bales and A..
Friedlarder. J. Fannon and Fl. How
ard.
Virginia Beat Club-D. R, Griffith,
K. d. CurciS.
Ariel Rowing Club-Entry
Even. No. 300 Yard SWIM mot
officiaD-Time $40 p. m.
Oll Dominion Boat Club-J. Curtin,
Ches.er Pierce. Edward Pierce.
Virginia Boat Cluh--W. NJ. Brooks
4. /. Young.
Ariel Rowing Club-fintry,
Evea: No. lO-intermediatc lights
Time $50 p. m.
Potomac Boat CIub--E. ?. Schre:d-
er. +. l.. Bailey J. +. Sherry. }. 5.
All bot. j. ". Burger H. +. Supplee.
r p rcrse,t 4. !. Hutter!y. Cox