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The Washington times., 1920-03-11
NEWSOF ALEXANDRIA
and NEARBY VIRGINIA
Preparing for. First
Style Show 10 BE Held
March II 10 IS.
The Times Bureau.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 1.-THE
FIRST semi-annual style show by
merchants OF Alexandria will be
given on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. March IT. is. and 10. on the
evening OF March IT there will be a
big parade, in which nearly every
automobile in the city will take part.
Daring the show the stores OF the
city will be cleaned and decorated
and the windows Will be dressed win
all the latest styles.
At an appointed hour the store win
dows, which will be yelled for one
day, will draw their curtains and re-
veal the windows with their new
spring styles.
A meeting OF Fitzgerald Council
No. 459, Knights OF Columbus. was
held at Lyceum Hall last evening.
The question or increasing dues was
discussed.
John Il. Grayson. chairman, and ii.
A. Sager. secretary. have issued
call for a Congressional convention
to be held by the Republican party in
this city on April Is. The convention
will elect one delegate and one
alternate to the national convention
in Chicago on June s.
A special meeting or the salvation
Army was held last evening when
the local officers were commissioned
and soldiers enrolled. The meeting
was in charge of STAFF Capt. James
Yates, d. Y. u, s., of Baltimore, and
Commandant Elmer johnson. u. o.,
OF Washington.
The Old Dominion Boat Club has
extended an invitation to the South
ern Rowing Association to hold its
annual regetta here on July "a.
Frank S. Marsh, VINO since Novem.
Der G has been in charge of tn :
Alexandria Community Center, left
Alexandria today for Hamilton, Ohio,
where, he Will take charge OF another
community center.
A conference OF the acting board,
pastors. church organizers and
women's mission union was held at
the First Baptist Church this morn
ing. The meeting was to follow up
the seventy-fivc million Baptist cam
paign. Addresses were delivered by
the Rev. r. ID. Garland, the Rev. j.
II. Watts, OF Richmond, and DR.. j. I.
Briggs. of Washington.
A special grand jury in the corpor-
alton court yesterday afternoon re-
turned true bills to twelve indict-
ments. The indictments included
Peter Rozick. George Miller, Frank
Milen, Nick Rocodoveski. John Chepo
and Mike Shire, the Austrians charg-
ed with violating the prohibition law.
Lenten services were held at Grace
Episcopal Church last evening. The
sermon was delivered by the Kew. W.
| o. Roome, of Washington.
Mount Vernon Council No. l.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Mount Vernon Council No.
Daughters OF America, will meet TIM
evening.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Wilbur T. Cissell, eighty-two years
old, died at his home at Silver Spring.
OF general debility. lie was the ia
Their OF j. Herbert. Truman T.. Brown
i. and Wilbur Cissel, and also leaves
two daughters.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11
Women's Aprons

BungnIOw Aprons, xI.ID-WOmen's
ale Bungalow Aprons. assert
e. yatterns; open back. made with
kimono sleeves, belt and pocket:
S medium at sizes only. Fri, $1.49
5Sc white Aprons, 38c - Maids
White Aprons, good qualify lawns,
stitched. pointed. ana QOC
round styles. Friday at. OCO
COMMUNICATING Floor.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11
Coughs and Colds
That ''Hang On
Real Menace to Everybody
How to Get Rid Of Them

II you can
not get rid OF
your cough or
c o l d-if in
spite Of what
you are doing,
for It. 1t still
hangs on, you
are in V G r y
real danger.
T n c longer
YOU have this
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Sheriff George r. Nicholson has in
creased the number OF his deputies by
the appointment OF Jerry N. Hobs, for
Colesville district, and Charles w.
Ferrar, for Wheaton district.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Judge Edward c. Peter has excused
Henry Dwyer, Bernard Cavanaugh,
jesse ID. Briggs and Philip Buscher
from serving as Jurors at the term OF
the circuit court which begins here
next Monday and has drawn the fol-
lowing in their places: John Il. Sell
bert, Geary A. Fisher, Nathan II, Sny-
der and John l.. SchaeffeT.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Lenten services were held at Grace
Episcopal Church last evening. The
sermon was delivered by the Rev. w
o. Roome, of Washington.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Thomas Dawson and Albert M.
Bouic. trustees. have sold at public
auction to Bradley " Dutrow, OF
Hyattstown, the farm OF the late
Charlotte ID, Murphy, near Clarks-
burg, for $T2 an acre.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

French for children in the after
noon and millinery at night will be
the classes at the Powell Community
Center tonight.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

The Columbia Heights Post of the
American Legion will meet this eve
ming at the Powell Community Cen
ter.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Gardeners are reminded that they
may obtain free expert advice on any
subject connected with vegetable or
fruit growing, or any other phase OF
agriculture. by writing to the Mary
land late College.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Rev. Willard t. Minnick. rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church. officiated at
the marriage here yesterday after
noon OF Miss Jessie ]. Fowler and
William i. Witte, both OF Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

The cadet corps of the Hyattsville
High School yesterday resumed it's
drilling, following a suspension due
to bad weather.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Among the features of the March
meeting Of the Beltsville Grange was
a discussion by Judge Fillmore Beall,
of Beltsville, associate Justice OF the
Seventh judicial circuit on the duties
of the various county officials.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

A meeting OF Fitzgerald Council
No. 459. Knights OF Columbus. was
held at Lyceum Hall last evening.
The question or increasing dues was
discussed.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

The Old Dominion Boat Club has
extended an invitation to the South
ern Rowing Association to hold its
annual regetta here on July "a.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Frank S. Marsh, VINO since Novem-
Der has been in charge of thu
Alexandria Community Center, left
today for Hamilton. Ohio,
where, he Will take charge OF another
community center.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

Spanish, millinery and dressmaking
classes will meet this evening at the
Thomson Community Center.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

A special grand jury in the corpor'
alton court yesterday afternoon re-
turned true bills to twelve indict.
ments. The indictments included
Peter Rozick. George Miller, Frank
Milen, Nick Rocodoveski, John Chepc
and Mike Shire, the Austrians charg'
ed with violating the prohibition law
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

John Il. Grayson. chairman. and ii.
A. Sager. secretary. have issued a
call for a Congressional convention
to be held by the Republican party in
this city on April Is. The convention
will elect one delegate and one
alternate to the national convention
in Chicago on June s.
The Washington times., 1920-03-11

A special meeting or the salvation
Army was held last evening when
the local officers we're commissioned
and soldiers enrolled. The meeting
was in charge of Staff Capt. James
Yates, ID. Y. y, s., of Baltimore, and
Commandant Elmer Johnson, II. o..
OF Washington
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-09
bird study Of lnterest

a novel opportunity for studying the
influence Of extremes of climate on
birds is offered by the English spar
row. This bird was introduced into
New York city soon after 1860, did
not reach California until 1871 or 1872.
bur has recently been found by Or.
Joseph Grinnell of the University Of
California TO have settled In the heart
IF Death valley at Greenland ranch.
fiis location is 178 feet below sea
eyel with d temperature at times eX-
eeding 1870 degrees Il, and great dry
le~s. HoW development will be al
ected is a matter of much interest.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-09
Navy Dirieibles Worlds Largest.

Two superdirigibles. the largest in
the world. are planned by the navy,
and one Of them now being built in
England, will attempt transatlantic
fiigh, next fail, Captain Craven. direc-
ter OF naval aviation. recently told the
house naval committees American IA
yal officers and enlisted men who Will
fy the British-built ship to America
are III England training. In asking
sZ.Oooo0 for construction of a second
superdirigible, Captain Craven said it
would be 80 feet longer than the Brit
'eh bu'li craft. which is GA feet
Scientific American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-09
Uncesslne Vigilance.

"Why was II that the prohibition
enff aided he Bingbangers?"
agef happened to remark in
g e one OF them that theirs
e baby"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Cleuer Thieues Gain Much
Converting Cancelled Note

pounds have been netted by the au-
thors of the plot.
Before the war all bank notes on
being returned to the Bank of Eng
land were cancelled and sent TO a
paper factory to be reduced % pulp
tor conversion into new notes. The
cancellation was done by tearing off
the lower riEht-hand corn.r o: the
notes and perforating three or four
holes in the center.
During the war this practice was
suspended, the notes being reissucl
time after time. Recently. however.
the old system was reverted TO. and
the notes were Cancelled after being
paid in at the Bank of England
Among the notes lately Cancelled
were a large number of 500 pound
notes.
To the surprise of the authorities
some of these notes have been psId
into banks. Examination showed
that the notes had been most skill
fully repaired"
The corner torn Off had been care
fully replaced by a corner taken
from a note of a lower value-prob-
ably so pounds-and the perforated
holes filled with bank-note paper so
neatly as almost to defy detection.
How and where the Cancelled notes
were stolen remains a complete
mystery.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
By sIR SIDNEY Low.

London, March 2s.-Per Ia piu
grande Italia-for a greater Italy;
It was with this watchword that
Italy Joined in the war In the spring
OF 1915: and to the idea IL embodies
she has clung tenaciousiy. through
the war itself and the complex
negotiations Of the peace.
In so doing she has encountered
q good deal Of opposition, and has
not rendered herself altogether
popular with the "Anslo-Saxon"
nations.
Americans are apt to regard her
policy as an aggravated example
|of old-world imperialism; and many
Britons have small patience with
Italy. and her unreasonable ambi-
tions. Yet Italy has a strong case;
and 1t should be properly under
stood and appreciated by the West
ern peoples.
War Impulse Of Honor.
Italy. as her late prime minister,
Signor Salandra. frankly confessed,
went to war under an Impulse Of
honorable self-realizatien." She
had no quarrel, with Germany; but
Germany was the friend and patron
of her old enemy and oppressor.
Austria Hungary; and with that
composite Teuton-Slav-Magya ag-
IgIomeration she had a feud long
ripe for settlement.
italian statesmen made no con-
ceaiment of their intention to set
tie It once for all by driving Austria
out of the Adriatic, and re-annex-
ing to the Latin kingdom the
Italian border population, and the
Alpine bulwarks which can protect
the Lombard and Venetian plains
from the northern invader.
Unfortunately. in attempting to
achieve this object. Italy has been
brought into antagonism with the
new nation Of Jugo-Slavia- Italian
statesmen regard this rivalry as un-
fortunate, but inevitable, IL Serbia
Is also dominated by honorable
naturalization" and is not content
with that guaranteed security and
independence which she has OBJ
tained by the defeat of Austria and
Turkey. Having got rid OF one
rival great power on the Adriatic.
Italians have no intention OF per-
mitting the creation of another
They say plainly they have not en-
dured the sacrifices of the wal
merely to put the Serb-Croat king
dom into the commanding positions
from which Austria has been ex-
PEELED.
Natural Enemies Of Austrin.
To the British and American mind
Serbs and Croats are the natural
enemies OF Austria, which kept
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
FLAT HUNTING
BRITAIN'S BANE
Scarcity Of Living Quarters
Rapidly Assuming Alarm
ing Proportions.
LYDIA KINGsMILL COMMANDER,
tstan Correspondent of The WASH
ington Herald.

London, March IT (By Mail).-
England has to have more houses or
fe-establish the fashion of living in
eaves- Thousands of families are
homeless, not because they are
Eypsies or vagabonds, but because
Shere isn't a house or a fat or even
hovel to shelter them. One man
has rented rooms in a workhouse,
Ind others have sent their children
here because they can't find a spot
IN earth to call their own.
This condition of homelessness is
particularly acute in the cities and
towns, though even the villages
lave their housing problem.
A little house about forty miles
hom London that in 1915 cost $4,000
Eas recently sold for $1,000. A
house in a Birmingham suburb that
vas bought last August for $4,000
Ind had $4,000 spent upon it, has
INST been sold for $4,000. Only the
man with a fat bank account can
Today even hope to have house to
i've in
Naturally such conditions are Gre
bting an angry discomfort which al
most amour Is to a national menace.
What England wants now Is the
nan who can make two houses
row where one grew before. And
yigantic schemes are afoot- Plans
bor los, ,604 houses have been passed
ky the government and thousands
more are under consideration
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
DISCOVERS SERUM
TO TREAT EPILEPSY

Berlin, March 27.-Dr. William
Held, of Chicago, temporarily So
1ourning here. has discovered a Sc
rum which, he claims, will cure cpl
lepsy. -.s
The medical profession of Ger
many has tested his product and
HOLDS 1t valuable for the treatment
OF this distressing disease. As a re-
suit. DR.. Held has arranged for es-
tabHshment of laboratory which
VIII be conducted by local medical
men after he leaves for America.
DR.. Held proposes to have the Sc
rum made into powdered form to
supply the American trade.
He lays great stress upon the fact
that the serum is "an American dis
covery and that the German p-"-
fession has stamped IL with appro-
val. though of foreign origin.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

They come to their offces earlier
than anybody and they work longer
hours. They are fired with an in
tensity which surpasses anything
which you get in these miserable
offices working for profit"
Backed by Churehill.
Following up in an address at
Dundee, Winston Churchill further
defined the government attitude as
follows: ,.
"It is impossible to have proper
development of mineral resources
without the daring and contrivance
of private enterprise. animated by
the hope of Individual profit. and
restrained by the fear Of individual
loss. Fancy trying. to manage all
of the mines of the country, be-
tween 1000 and 5000. separate en-
terprises, by q sort Of war ONCE or
ministry of munitions, with a vast
horde, of officials interfering at ev-
cry moment. at every stage, with
production, and none Of them suffer-
ing in pocket, whatever happens to
the Industry, as long as they do
their routine duty every day..
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
FRENCH FEAR
GERMAN MOVE
Disarm Teutons, Temps
/. Warns. in Leading
Editorial.
INVITES U. S. AID
Movement,of Revolutionists
To Neutral Zone
Causes Alarm.
(By wireless to TAe wasihnEton
Herald and Public Ledger.)

(By wireless to The wasihnEtou
Herald and Public Ledger.)
Paris. March s7.-A leading edi-
torial In the semf-ofIicial Temps,
which at such q time nearly always
voices accurately the foreign Of
fice. says:
"The hour IL too serious for the
French to make recrimination
against her allies. but this IL cer-
tain: France has the right to ex-
press her regrets. She deserves to
be listened to on the present situa-
tion In Germany. even as she lis
tened to England when II was a
question of sea power.
Germany has 2,5oo.eoo armed
men and more than $4,000 cannon.
Whether under control Of the Spar
tacans or of the general stan. such
force and such an arsenal consti-
tute a peril too grave for peace.
IF the allies now consider the
situation. participation of .Americs
should be. invited. Whether the
treaty Is ratified or not, America IL
interested directly in maintaining
peace in Europe. and peace can be
assured only by disarming Ger
many"
Auguste Gauvain, the able polit-
ical editor Of the Journal des De-
bats closes an article with "the
movement Of Germa ntroops-revo-
lutionists or regular-to the neu-
trail zone prohibited by the treaty
may be observed only a few days
more without taking counter meas
ures."
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Set Up Clocks in Britain.

London. March 27.-Britishers put
their clocks forward one hour to-
night, perhaps for the last time, as
it is proposed to make summer
time" permanent in Great Britain.
Some citizens altered their clocks,
and of course there were the usual
number who forgot it altogether.
and will be late for work Monday.
but officially summer time" will
begin at a. m, Greenwich time.
when clocks will be advanced to 3
q. m.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
CONGO SWEPT BY.
SLEEPING SICKNESS

Brussels. March 27.-The native
population of Belgian Congo is lit
orally being decimated by a scourge
OF sleeping sickness. according to
reports reaching the colonial min
lister here.
The sickness. the reports said. is
no longer confined to the riverside
districts, but has spread far into
the interior. There are far too few
doctors. although scores of foreign
(not Belgian) medical men have
penetrated the jungle districts.
Incidentally. the advices said the
Congo is now practically self-sup-
porting, and that, with the aid of
foreign doctors and missionaries,
many Of them American, the coun-
try has attained a pronounced de-
gree OF civilization.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

Vienna (By MaiD. Culture
sits starving in Vienna, city of
down-at-heel palaces.
Wretched homes of the poor
tell a story of sorrow. But not
the whole story.
Alice Schalek, writer and trav-
eler of international fame, tells
the other side.
Americas relief work In
Austria is splendid" she said.
kind people are saving the
children. and, of course. 1t is
children who should first be
thought of. They are our future
workers.
But what of our future in
tellectual cultivation, which has
taken centuries to produce and
perfect? This is represented by
people like us-and we are dy-
ing of slow starvation in pal
acesv' . ~
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
HIGH PRICED FILM
STARS DUCK DANGER

London, March 27.-The tragic
beath OF poor little Polidor, the
italian film comic" once popular
a England, raises the question
ghether these sensational kinema
Hunts should be permitted, writes
J. correspondent to the London
Weekly Dispatch
Polidor, whom war service had
Prevented from acting lately, was
kflled IN . film aeroplane crash, an
bccident. near Naples.
A man with Houdini's iron nerve
md lightning eye probably runs
title more danger in leaping. from
beroplanes and monuments than
loes John Citizen in the act of
Hepping OF his homeward motor
bus.
The trouble is that evedy stunt
rtist Is not a Houdini. Skill Is
wen more necessary than courage
a taking the risks which are in
folved in the production of the
nodern film thriller"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Loud George Turns Shafts of Irony
On Coal Mine Naturalization Pian;
Calls Patriotism Argument "R ubbish
Especial Correspondence OF
washinEton Herald.)

fspecial Correspondence OF TIE
Warrington Herald.)
London, March 2s.-Lloyd George
has left no doubt as to the stand of
his government on the proposed ma
tionalization OF the coal mines. Ad-
dressing the house Of commons on
the issue, which has occupied Brit
ish political thought since the close
of the war; the premier has enunci-
ated unequivocal opposition to this
part of the labor program. The
house accorded the government a
majority OF 265.
ITO hand over the complete con-
troll of the proprietary rights in this
national asset to one section Of the
community would be grave disas-
ter to the national well being" the
premier told the house.
What advantage, the premier ask
ed, was to be gained by the propos-
ed elimination of private profit from
the production and distribution of
coal? Under conditions of private
ownership the coal output had ad-
vanced in thirty years from 2S,0oo,-
900 to 2Ss,000.0 900 tons a year.
You have no right" he said. ito
which worked wen before the war,
in order to set up another system.
unless you can prove that 1t Will
work better
Private Profit Essential.
George saw a powerful and effec-
tual incentive in private profit and
could anticipate no such enterprise
in development Of properties under
the suggested government commit
tees Of MANAGEMENT.
you impede, you retard, you
freeze development" he said.
The premier derided the argu-
ment that the workers would be
to increased effort under
the incentive OF the public interest.
rather than private gain.
There are men who are working
In the postoffice. the, civil service.
trans. electricity and SO forth" he
said. land some members are under
the impression that they are all
with daily and nightly
desire to increase output in every
branch. burning with Datriotic seal
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Blanket Shortage Relieved.

Vienna. March 2. (By MaiD.-
Enough blankets to supply the needs
Of all the children's homes and hos
pitals in Vienna arrived here today
with an American Red Cross supply
train from Paris. The Red Cross
will Immediately commence to NIL
the requisitions which have been
made by, the fifty-four hospitals.
homes for children and similar in
stitutions throughout the city.
For three years or more blankets
have been practically unknown in
these institutions.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

out upon the blue sea stretching
away, and thought Of the lovely pal
ace on the Crimean shore with its
wealth of flowers and exotic shrub
berry and its glistening marble halls,
whence it's master had been obliged
to escape to his exile.
The TALL, spare figure of the Grand
Duke who entered the room had
retained it's commanding poise. But
he seemed worn of body, and much
more frail than when last / had
seen him. His hair and beard had
grown quite white.
"You find me in a curious situa-
tion," he remarked as he stretched
out his hand and bade me to q
chair. ''One difficult to have fore
seen a few years back.
who, indeed, would have thought
that a little Jewish journalist and
a Russian fanatic could have seized
the throne of Peter the Great, and
of Catherine, We live in strange
times. But we must hope. We must
go on hoping until the end"
Cause Ii Lost.
Questioned directly as to whether
he planned to return to Russia to
instigate a counter revolution on
behalf of the royalist minority, the
duke replied:
mo. / do not think II possible
there are hardly any Ro-
manoffs left in this world.
This war has been terrible
thing. 1t was rank madness to have
rushed into IT; though / suppose
that eventually we could not have
remained aloof." .... - >
On the suggestion that there was
an impression abroad that the grand
duke had been in part responsible
for Russia's spontaneous declaration
in support of Siberia, he repudiated
responsibility. emphasizing Russia s
total unpreparedness. ..s' +
''It is thus that history Is writ
fen" he exclaimed. who can de-
pend on it's Judgment
IF there was a time when had
some influence over the -emperor's S