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Evening star., 1920-01-12
CHAMBER Of Commerce
MAY REFLECT OFFICERS
all Incumbents Expected 10 Be
Retained-Ten to Be Chosen
to Beard of Directors.

Reelection of the present officers
Of the Chamber of Commerce is ex-
pected at the annual meeting and
election of officers and directors to-
morrow night. Nineteen candidates
have been nominated for mcmbership
on the board OF directors. however,
with ten to be chosen. so that 4
spirited fight is anticipated for the
liaceS on the board.
Reelection of Robert n Harper, as
president, is regarded as virtually as
cured, and no opposition is expected to
;lc election OF Albert Schu tets and
Isaac Cans. as first and second vice
presidents, respectively.
The treasurer. secretary and general
counsel os the chamber are elected an
lily by the board OF directors, IN
:,to..d of by vote OF members OF the
chamber. SO far no opposition has de-
Veloped to the rc-ecctiCa of tn i'll
umberts, Ra'rh w. Lee, A. Z. Seymour
and Chaplin Brown, to these offices
Terms of ten members of the board
of directors have expired, and under
She constitution of the chamber these
directors are not eligible for another
term. The ten are William d. Barry.
Roy c. Clafin. Charles w. Clagett. y.
L. Graham, Charles l.. Howser. Samuel
y Kimberly, =. T. Moran. Cap. James
- Oyster, ID. S Porter and w. Mex,
GtoweIl.
The. nineteen candidates for the ten
vacancies on the board are Lewis j.
BATTLE. Merritt o. Chance. Charles t.
Ciagett. Charles W. Darr, George :.
DeNeale, Horace Duin. S, Sidney
Forst. Henry II. Classic. Sol Herzog,
Frank s. Hight. w. 5. Hogc. jr.: Jo-
seph Jacob. Rudolph Jose NJ. y.
Leese. benjamin X. Stickney. Leon s.
Tlman. Ivan c. Weld. Howard l.. Will
Eius and Oscar 7. Wright
The meeting and election will be held
at Rauschers and members of the
Chamber are urged to be present when
the meeting opens at o'clock sharp
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AmericaGization Notes.

DR.. John Nelson Mills will speak
on AmericaniZation at the W. c. T
y convention. First Congregational
Church. January IA. at II O'Clock
Miss Elizabeth Reiss. superintendent
of the AmericaniZation department of
the w. c. T. u. has charge of this
part of the program.
The Drama tic Club of the An,eri-
canization Schoo.. 7th and o streets.
is invited to hold it's regular bust.
ness meeting and rehearsal at Miss
Marguerite Spaulding Gerry's, 2944 Me-
comb street. Cleveland Park, Wednes-
day evening, January IA. at o'clock
Final plans for the production OF the
drama. THE Doctor in Spite of Him
SELF" by Moliere. will be made at
this meeting. The members of the
International Orchestra are asked to
attend the meeting
French war brides desiring to learn
English are invited to attend the
afternoon Or evening classes at the
streets A group of young French
women already has enrolled. Ask
for Miss L. O. Burroughs.
Regular Americanization classes
are held at the Webster School, 10th
and II streets northwest, at o'clock
every afternoon, except Saturday A
mandolin club will be organized at
TINS school next week. Ask for Miss
II. L. Benson.
Women and girls living in the com
munity of the old Central High
School. 9TH and o streets. are 'invit ed
to enroll in the sewing class which
is to be organized next Monday even
ing at s o'clock This class is being
org 1iZed by the District Of Column
fia Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association.
Glasses in English. under the di-
rection of the America niZation School
viii be opened in GEORGETOWN during
the coming week. This has been
made possible by contribution re-
rNived bv.t board of education from
Miss Hilda Fletcher. state regent,
y. S.. d. A. r.
There viii be meeting of the
AmeficaniZ9tion committee of the
Womer's Federated Clubs Of the Dis
trict of Columbia next THURSDAY at
o'dock. Old Central Tth and o
streets, Miss NJ. r. Alton. chairman.
Members are urged to be present
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". c. T. U. WILL H0lD
VICTORY CONVENTION
Song Service and Addresses We'd
nesday at First -Congre.
gational Church.

A victory convention of the Wonan's
Christian Temperance Union of the
District of Columbia is to be held in
First Congregational Church. 10th and
q streets, Wednesday,
The convention Will be opened al 10
o'clock by Mrs Emma Sanford Shell
ton, the president. There will be a
song service. led by Mrs. Wayne B.
Wheeler. following which reports will
lie given by various officers. Rev.
Wilmer p. Johnson is to deliver an ad-
dress of welcome, to which Mrs. How
ard l.. Hodskns is to respond. An ad-
dress is also to be made by DR.. John
Nelson Mills.
AT the afternoon session brief ad-
dresses are to be made by prominent
temperance workers, including Miss
Anna A. Gordon of Illinois, Mrs Ella
A. Boole of New York, Mrs. France
p. Park of Illinois, Mrs. Sara Ho@e of
Virginia, Mrs. Margaret C. Munns of
Illinois, Mrs. Frances L. Beauchamp
of Kentucky. Mrs. Florence Richard of
Ohio, Mrs. Ella Gleason of Massachu-
setts, Mrs. F. II. Moller of West Vir-
ginia. Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston
OF Rhode Island, Mrs. Mary Clark
Barnes of New York. Mrs. Eva Foster
OF Massachusetts. Miss Leila SewelI of
massachusetts, and Mrs. Lenna Lowe
Yost.
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ULSTERITES TO SPEAK
HERE ON "IRELAND''

A mass meeting is to be held to-
morrow evening at o'clock at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, under the auspices of the
Society for American and British
Friendship" to hear speeches on
ireland" from several members of
the Ulster delegation. who have come
to America to present their views to
the American public in the consid-
Grafton of the Irish question.
The Ulster delegation consists of
seven Irishmen, one of them mem
Der of parliament for South Tyrone,
and the other six are ministers of the
Presbyterian, Methodist and Episco-
pal churches in Ulster. They have
been sent over by their churches, by
which their expenses are paid. 1t is
announced their mission is not po-
litical, neither is it financial nor in
any sense religious. and is based on
the belief that the American public
wants to hear both sides of this
question.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
BRUSSELS MAY BECOME
FUTURE SEAT OF LEAGUE
City of Geneva Originally Selected.
But Switzerland Is Hesitating
About Particiuation

Because the United States did not
Join the entente powers and Japan in
the conclusion of peace Saturday in
Paris the seat of the league OF ma
tlons may go to Brussels, Belgium. in
stead of Geneva, Switzerland, as pro-
vided in the league covenant.
President Wilson was responsible
for the selection of Geneva in the
hrst place, the French and British
premiers yielding to his suggestion,
though personally they preferred
Brussels because it was far more
conveniently situated with regard to
Paris and London
Information received here is to the
effect that the secretariat of the
league. which has been organizing in
formally in London for many months
past, now is arranging for the selec-
tion of permanent headquarters and
is expected to decide within day or
two between the conflicting claims
of Geneva and Brussels.
In Geneva the secretariat already
has selected a large building, almost
completed, with special reference to
the needs of the league. Brussels
cannot extend equal accommodations,
but because of it's superior conven-
ience in the matter of location seems
likely now to be chosen.
The Swiss claims are further jeop-
ardized by reason of the fact that the
Swiss government has been hesltating
about adhering to the league. fear
ing that Switzerland's neutrality
would be seriously affected. The
latest advices from that country are
that the government probably would
await the action of the United states
Senate before determining its own
course.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
-
Thrift

The sanest thing on earth is
thrift; it is the slogan OF the
wise; without it human beings
drift to joints where paupers
swat the flies. All workers now
are in demand, there's no excuse
for idle lads; employers in the
market stand and offer forty
kinds of scads. Work brings a
lordly recompense, such as it
never brought before; no dele
gate with any sense will let
wolf camp by his door. It's
harvest time for those who wish
a bank account to rear and raise,
to put some money in a dish, and
save it for the rainy days. Said
rainy days are bound to come,
with wailing winds and heavens
dank; then happy he who has
sum of kopecks salted in the
bank. 1t matters not how much
you. earn if you believe and
think and say that coin was
merely made to burn, to throw
at birds and fool away. What
profits it to shed your sweat, and
through the long hours toll and
spin, if you are evermore in debt
and lodging bailiffs and their
kin? Be thrifty now, while
money flows to every till in
tinkling streams, and be pre-
pared for Fate's hard blows, and
spend old age in pleasant dreams.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The Archaeological section of the
Twentieth Century Club will meet
!, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the dSlling Of Mrs. John Lowe,
1922 Woodley place Mrs. Cunning
ham will speak on the "Aborigines
of the Southern States"
The Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association will meet Wednesday
nigh. at o'clock in the Elizabeth V.
Brown School, at Chevy Chase, D. c.
Election of officers will be held
Jesse c. Suter will speak.
DIR. Arthur c. Christie has been ap-
pointed professor of roentgenology in
the George Washington University
Medical School and roentgenologist-
in-chief in the university hospital
The Mems Society of the Church of
the Covenant will meet tomorrow
evening at O'Clock at the chrrcl,
Walter S. Rogers. formerly chief of
the cable and wireless division of the
foreign press bureau of the United
States. will speak
The HilIsdnIe Citizens Association
will meet tonight at o'clock at the
Blrney School, Nichols avenue.
Mrs. Nnnctte B. Paul will conduct
the SeCOHu meeting III lnS series OIL
the rev method of studying the F.ib'e
illustrating the lesson by garments
ard articles from. the Nine Mountford
collection from the Ho.v Land. The
meetings are held each Monday even
ing at o'clock at eo07 Columbia
road.
The League of American Penwomen
will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at 1922
H street. Mrs. Austin Thomas will
read the review.
The Parents League will meet to-
night at o'clock at Shiloh Baptist
Church, l. street near 18th street. DR..
Calls will report on Moen's defense
by his attorney. Evans, before the
Sunrise Club of New York city.
The Kallipolis Band and Drill Corps
will hold p dance Thursday night at
the New Willard
A concert will be given tonight at :
o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A, 1876 G.
street. j. MenZies Van Zandt. who
studied under Paderewski. will rem
der several selections.
The Kansas City Club will meet
Saturday night at s o'clock at 1914
Massachusetts avenue. Joseph X.
Polk will speak on "Americanism."
Miss Willard Howe will lecture on
Journalism and It's Opportunities to
Young Men and Women" Wednesday
night at the Y. NJ c. A, 1876 G street.
The District of Columbia Library
Association will meet Thursday night
at 8 o'clock in the Public Library. L..
/ L. Dickerson, Caroline Webster.
George F: and Mrs. Bowerman will
speak.
Lieut.. Col. Finney will give an IL
lustrated lecture on '.Dirigibles and
Lighter Than Air Craft" Friday night
at SIS o'clock at the assembly hall
of the Y.-M. c. A. 1886 G street.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Citi-
zens' Association will meet tomorrow
night at o'clock at the residence OF
H. NJ. Phillips, 1211 Fern street. Elec-
tion of officers will be held.
The city-wide, old-fashioned c0lored
revival meeting was held yesterday
morning at the NATIONAL Cosmopoli-
tan Baptist Institutional Church. Mrs.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
CHARGES FIRMS HERE
WITH UNFAIR METHODS
Trade Commission Alleges Coffee
Concerns Lease or Loan 'Urns
to Gain Agreements.

Complaints alleging unfair methods
OF competition have been issued by
the Federal Trade Commission against
the John II. wilkins Company. incor-
rorated. and the Arabian Coffee Com
pany. both of this city, and c. H.
KronebeTger & Co. and the Levering
Coffee Company Of Baltimore. The
allegations are that fIe companies cited
have adopted the practice of leasing
or loaning coffee urns to patrons on
the express agreement that Sucn
ratrons would thereafter purchase
from the concerns cited all of the
coffee and tea used by them. Such
patrons or customers, the Federal
Trade Commission AYERS in its clta-
tionS. ;.'e engaged in the business
of ccnduc ing lunchrooms and res
tauTants.
Jci.n, y. wilkins. president of the
John a. wilkins Company, Inc. en-
phatica!ly denied the charge of the Fed
eral Trade Commission that the wilkins
Comrany, at2>cGc other, dealers. was ac-
cuSed Ct :. sch me to control trade D!
the Dract;.:.: Of loauing o. leasing cofee
.urns ,.pcn Xn.assed G~-eement that
such ciet1nicrs would thereafter pur-
ci,tse gli coffee and teas used by them.
Mr. wilkins upon interview made the
following statement:
."rhc Federal Trade Commission did
not Investigate thoroughly the condl-
tionS under which coffee urns were
placed at the disposal of customers and
have caused unwarranted publicity in
this connection. We have long since
discontinued the practice of ioaning
coffee urns to customers, and are now
disposing of this property by sale. Cotfee
urns have not been loaned to customers
within the past year under any such
agreement as cited by the Federal Trade
Commission.
Eve have discontinued the loanins OF
coffee urns not because the Federal
Trade Commission declares such method
as unfair practice, but the expense IS
greater than any advantage so gained.
The loaning of coffee urns is not an un-
fair method of securing trade, but
matter of service that has been the prac-
tice among merchants.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
MISS RUTH CAMPBELL DIES.
Funeral Tomorrow at Chapel in
Rock Creek Cemetery.

Miss Ruth Campbell, prominent in
war work and well known in this city.
died Saturday in Atlantic City, N. j.,
following an operation She formerly
resided at 1343 Harvard street.
Miss Campbell was graduate of
Mount Vernon Seminary here, and
during the war was the head of serv-
ice in New York, which she organ
ized. This service consisted of making
large illustrated scrap books, which
were sent to the wounded soldiers in
the hospitals of Europe and in this
country to be passed on hand to hand.
Funeral services will be held at the
chapel in Rock Creek cemetery at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERs.

L. v Brown. Connecticut avenue and
Mckinley street-Girl Scouts, pm. !;
talk on current topics, by Miss Janet
Richards. 8 pm.
Park View. Newton and Warder
streets-Post office. community buy
ing.
Powell. Hiatt place and Lamont
street-F'rench for children. advanced
class, 3 pm; French for children. be-
ginnerS' class, 4 pm; Spanish for be-
ginners, 1880 pm: Dramatic Club.
I:30 pm: Community Dancing Club, 8
pm.
Thomson. 18th and L streets-Cri-
terion Social Club, pm; Maryland
State Society, 8 pm.
Wilson Normal, 11th and Harvard
streets-Gymnasium war risk bureau
employees, 1870 pm; National Peoples
Opera Society. rehearsal. 1880 pm; do
mestic science, 1880 pm; Little Play
ers. pm.
Birney-Howard and Nichols avenue
Boys Community Orchestra, pm;
Community Buying Club. s to 10 pm. !;
Hillsdale Citizens Association, s pm.
Dunbar. 1st and \ streets-Com-
munity Center Chorus. 1880 pm.
Petworth-Georgia avenue and Shep-
herd street-Community buying, post
office.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
GENERAL MEETING PLANNED.
John M. Faid, Jr., to Call Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Together.

John NJ Faid, jr.. national aid to
Col. Warner Karlinr. commander-in-
chief of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. reached Washington today to
arrange for a departmental meeting
Of that order. at which all posts of
the District of Columbia and Mary
land will be represented.
After comforting with Edward II
Hale, commander of National Capital
T'ost. and !. G. Levans, commander of
Equality Post. Mr.. Faid will leave
for Baltimore. The departmental
meeting probably will be called dur
ing February.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

T. 5: Means sang and Rev. James L.
Garheids preached. Rev. DR.. Simon
2. w. Drew spoke.
A special meeting of the KeniIyyorth
Citizens Association will be held to-
night at o'clock at the kenilworth
Public School.
The WOman's Retail Clerks Pro-
tective Association is to meet at s
O'Clock tomorrow night at the Public
Library.
A meeting of the NJ Street High
School Parent Teachers Association
is to be held tomorrow night at the
school.
A meeting of the Grade Principals,
Association of the colored schools
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the Garnet School.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
S.752 OFFICERS IN ARMY.
Department Bulletin Notes 2,173

according to a War Department
bllletin. the commissioned strength
% the Regular Army is S.152. includ
ing 225 Philippine Scouts. being 1885
Glow the authorized strength. There
:ire S63 vacancies in the infantry and
fSf vacancies in the Medical Corps.
since the signing ~of the armistice,
November IL, 1918. the designations
IT 2,179 officers of the Regular Army
lave been accepted. OF that number
ninety-six We're graduates of the Mil
a Academy
Evening star., 1920-01-12
Mohair Suits May Be Cheaper.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. January Ia
There is hope for the wearer Of mo-
hair suits. The spring mohair clip OF
South Texas alone will amount to
100000 pounds. according to A. c.
schreiner Of the Charles schreiner
Company Of Kerrville, Tex, dealers in
wool
Evening star., 1920-01-12
BRITISH WRITER EXPLAINS
ORIGIN OF DOLLAR SIGN

LONDON, December 26. (Correspon-
derce of the Associated Press).-The
American dollar sign had it's origin in
blending of the Pillars of Hercules and
n Spanish scroll according to a British
writer who has made study of the
folklore OF commerce."
Evening star., 1920-01-12
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY.


Ukelele class at 4:45 o'clock, at the
Blue Triange Recreation Center, 20th
and e streets.
TONIGHT.
Charity ball at the New Willard.
Meeting of Vincent B. Costello Post,
No. Is, American Legion at O'Clock
in the board room of the District
building.
Piney. Branch Citizens Association
meeting at o'clock at the Iowa Ave
nue. Methodist Church, corner OF En-
erSon street.
Congress Heights Public Improve
ment Association meeting at 8 O'Clock
at the Portable Baptist Church on
Esther place.
Installation of officers of the Ma
tional Capital Post, No. 127. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. at Pythian Temple.
Meeting also of Ladies' Auxiliary
Meeting of the Laymen's Service AS
sociation of the Episcopal Church at
8 o'clock at the parish hall of the
Epiphany Church.
Glass in journalism at 1880 o'clock
at the Wilson Normal Center. 11th
and Harvard streets.
Dancing at 7:15 and 8 o'clock at
the Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
2Gth and streets.
Howard Park Citizens Association
meeting at s o'clock at the Church of
| Our Redeemer.
TOMORROW
Meeting of the Mount Pleasant Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union at
? o'clock at the home of Mrs. r. A
Delett, 1928 Columbia road.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

Glass in journalism at 1880 o'clock
at the Wilson Normal Center. 11th
and Harvard streets
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Dancing at 7:15 and s o'clock at
the Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
2Gth and streets.
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Howard Park Citizens Association
meeting at s o'clock at the Church of
Our Redeemer.
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JTkeleIe class at 4:45 o'clock at the
Blue Triange Recreation Center, 20th
and e streets.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

Installation of officers of the Ma
tional Capital Post. No. 127. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. at Pythian Temple.
Meeting also of Ladies' Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

Meeting of the Laymen's Service AS
sociation of the Episcopal Church at
o'clock at the parish hall of the
Epiphany Church.
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Piney Branch Citizens Association
meeting at O'Clock at the Iowa Ave
nue. Methodist Church. corner OF En-
erson street.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

Congress Heights Public Improve
ment Association meeting at o'clock
at the Portable Baptist Church on
Esther place.
Evening star., 1920-01-12

The Sixteenth, Street Heights. Citi-
zens' Association will meet tomorrow
night at o'clock at the residence OF
H. NJ. Phillips, 1911 Fern street. Elec-
tion of officers will be held.
The city-wide, Old-fashfoned c0l0red
revival meeting. was held yesterday
morning at the National CosmopoIi-
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Lieut.. Col. Finney will give an IL
lustrated lecture on "Dirigibles and
Lighter Than Air Craft" Friday night
at SIS o'clock at the assembly hall
of the Y.-M. c. A. 1876 G street.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
TONIGHT.
Charity ball at the New Willard.

Meeting of Vincent B. Costello Post.
No. Is, American Legion at o'clock
in the board room of the District
building.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-14
gripping the mAntel-shelf until his
nailsi showed white from pressure

Ixrippinr the mantel-shelf until; his
4 mails showed white from pressure.
IN right; do. 3. declined my
4coffee and. some OF Mrs. Cnrter's afne
brosial apple pie. this eyeilinngS and !.
Ihave been repenting eyer since. .YoMi
ar0sashEe pretext Tor them
brought into TO US now: Beeddes..ssI
IL YOU ass 9oing help me. put
Through a scheme of mine Of course
lam not altering my plan OF living
merely because / have got, n arm
to use in place Of two. have TO,
have some things done: Tor. me instead,
Of doing them myself, that's All:
/! his companion. the cordial brilliancy
Of his smile, .'and I am glad to have
you, ICorrie.""
When, an hour. later. tho guest rose
to depart, Gerard detained him fora
final word .S.
"6ne thing before you go" he said,
with a quiet force of command that
belonged to the other Allan Gerard
the master of many men and a..
fairs. instead Of the racing driver ann
social playmate we will not speak
again OF the subject we have con
cluded tonight. I do not wish the>Ac-
cident to tho Mercury recalled or dts-
tcussed between us, ever. We are be-
yond that. Good night: I suppose
YOU would rather start with me. day.
after tomorrow, than alone.7later z
Long afterward Gerard came to re-
|n1ember that straight glance Of utter
4 helplessncss and struggling confusion
from Coprie's tired eyes.
II, I can't think" confessed Corrie
Rose. I'm in 100 deep to find a way
out. my read he pushed
back his heavy fair hair. Yes. "a
rather start with you. IL you will lei
me. Gerard: Til always do It. Good.
The closing of Che outer door was
the signal for Rupert's return to the
parlor.
"your time. on the track is up" he
reminded, land you need your
sleeps"
II am not sleepy, Rupert. We Will
so home to the factory, day after to-
morrow, and continue work on that
special racing car Of mine. corrie
Rose is going to drive 1t when It is
done, since l cannot.'N 4
The mechanician slowly stiffened.
Not precisely" he refused cred.
ence.
ooh, yes; for practice and testing.
at first, and racing later. Until it is
built I shall put him in training on
one of the ninety Mercurles. He
doesn't yet know anything about It.
himself, and he isn't going to be told
until / am ready. You are going to
ride with him and, break him in. FIe
has to be taught a good deal to
change him from Il clever amateur to
a professional driver. -
when I sit in = car beside Rose,
It'll be because I'M taking nm to be
%lynched," Rupert explicitly set forth.
"Really?'
Yes, dearest"
Gerard rested his head against the
cushioned chair-back and met the in
flexible black eyes with the cool. mis-
ehievous resolution of his own regard,
saying nothing at all.
Continued In Monday
Evenings Herald.