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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
D. c. 7URKEyPR|CE
6 CENTSAPOUND
Scarcity Increases Market
Rate Here, Some Going
to 70 Cents.
GOOD SUPPLY OF PRODUCE
Meat Increase Over Last Week Is
: About Five Cents-Christmas
Trees Plentiful.
GOOD SUPPLY OF PRODUCE

The houSekeepcr who purchases
turkey for the Christmas dinner will
have to pay more than for the one
which adorned the same table on
Thanksgiving day.
The prevailing retail price OF
dressed turkey in the Washington
markets today was 60 cents Il pound.
The scarcity of this fowl here was
considered the cause of the high
price. IN fact. one or two dealers
were asking 90 cents a pound for
turkeys. Live turkeys could be OBJ
tanned at 60 cents Il pound
Other fowls are selling at to ~
cents pound higher than at Thanks
giving time. A goose was quoted at
- cents a pound. ducks and chickens
at 30 cents. Rabbits were retailing
at 80 to 1J cents each.
Produ~- supplies.
Large shipments of produce have
arrived on the. markets in the past
few DAYS. White potatoes were sell
ing at l. to Is cents a quarter peck,
sweet potatoes. 10 cents a quarter
peck: onions 10 cents a quarter peck
spinach, 10 cents, and kale. 10 cents.
GrapefrlIit could be lad from . cents
each to three for IS cents Oranges
ranged from % and 30 cents a dozen
for small ones to 60 cents a dozen
Tor the selects Cauliflower was SELL
Ing. from % to 80 cents Il head. ac-
coTding to size and quality.
In the meat markets there was an
Increase of about > cents pound over
last week Smoked hams were 33 to
40 cents a pound, fresh hams were "a
and so cents. and shoulders ~ cents
hound \ leg of lamb was 3o cents
pound. pork chops - cents. bacon
g. and 50 cents for sliced and 40 cents
: pc ~ 70. piece. Roast pork was
81 cents.
SirIoiu steaks We're 40 cents pound
uorrerhouse steaks As cents chuck
roast 20 cents and rib roast % cents
a pound Veal was scarce and high
Pieaty Of Trees.
The Christmas tree market was
never better supplied. and the quality
in above the average. Trees retailed
70 size. Holiday green's. such as mis-
uetoe, crows 100. hohy and mark
berries. also are plentiful
Shipments of produce direct from
farms to the tables of Washingto-
!. mans by means of the Post Office De-
partment's motor truck service have
responded to the Christmas demand
and big supplies are coming in at a
substantial saving to the consumer, il
is stated
According to officials of the rural
motor truck department. dressed tur-
keys are being brought in at cost
of about so cents a pound, and other
commodities entail-a saving of around
10 per cent
Consumers may get in touch with
producers by filing their names with
the fourth assistant postmaster gen
erai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22

Washington's needy citizens have been
entered on Santa Claus books for a real
Christmas present this year IN the pro-
posed organization on December u OF
council of social agencies for the purpose
Of promoting greater efficiency IN the
conduct of local public pfilanthropies.
Following a number Of propaganda
ton meetings, which have been held IN
Commissioner Mabel T. Boardman
office and at the home of Mrs. Whitman
Cross. the council is expected 10 come
into existence Monday afternoon at u
meeting in tho Raleigh Hotel. to whi'il
seventy social service agencies nave
been invited to send delegates.
Miss Boardman. in an address: las,
night. before the Georgetown Citizens
Association Endorsed the undertaking as
possessing the greatest potentialltles Iol
relieving distress in the Capital, ana re-
uuested support for 1t from all WASH
ingtonianS.
Constitution Is Framed.
The organization committee; consist
ing of Mrs. Whitman Cross. chairman
William Knowles Cooper. Mrs. j. > r
Neigh. Newbold Noyes and Henry f.
Burt, secretary has prepared consti
tuition for the federation of agencies, tn
inyton Council of Social Agencies.
The committee has encountered onl!
encouragement from all sections OF tn
city, and indications are that Monday
meeting will have a representative at
tendance.
some agencies. however, 1T wa
stated today. will not have met D!
Monday to consider the invitation e&
tended them to join the council. ii
such cases they are asked 10 SEM
informally representatives to tn
meeting, in order that they may TAX
uart in the general discussion am
become better acquainted WIN IN
purpose and spirit of the council.
The federated body, it is explained
will serve primarily as a clearln;
house for ideas. It's purpose Will D.
TO coordinate all the work being sup
ported by public contributions. an
thus cleminate unnecessary dupllea'
ton.
1t is further planned That Tn
/. council shall work closely with tn
District charities Endorsement com
mittee, so that Washington may pre-
sent a solid front in the work or re
tIieving distress, ministering to tn
needy and developing more effect1vel,
Tits recreational and communicative
programs.
Objects Are Outlined.
Based on the general ground that
shall be functional and not finan
| cial federation, the proposed consti
tuition of the council sets forth seve
objects. as follows:
(a) To encourage and develop co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
PROBE POSTAL SERVICE.
Joint Congressional Committee to
Report by March /.

The joint congressional commiss ion
appointed to investigate the opera
tion of the postal service. headed by
Senator Townsend of Michigan. is to
make it's report to Congress by
March /. The commission is expected
to deal with the $4,000, 900 deficit in
the postal service, shown in the re-
port of the Postmaster General for
the last fiscal year.
Senator Townsend said that the in
vestigation was impartial and that no
effort was being made to convict the
Postmaster General Of inefticiency He
said that the effort of the commits
sion was merely to discover how the
service can be improved.
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ALMAS WILL BE "SANTA"
TO DESERVING FAMILIES
Mobiles of Mystic Shrine Will Dis
tribute Christmas Baskets
Tomorrow.

Christmas cheer will be carried into
many a home that otherwise would be
cherries, beginning tomorrow, as a
result of the spirit of charity that
pervades Almas Temple, Ancient Ara
bic Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
Reviving a custom of former years.
Almas has conducted a careful in
vestigation and compiled list of
really deserving families. Each of
these will receive basket containing.
among other things. a ham, sweet and
VIM 20 potatoes. onions, sugar, coffee.
bread. corn, tomatoes and peas. The
bulk of the baskets will be delivered
to the homes of the recipients by
members of Almas Temple Automobile
Club, the distribution being sched-
uled for l O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
the starting point being Almas head
quarters. Ill 18th street The no.
bility has been invited to be there to
witness the scene.
In addition to the foregoing, the
tuberculosis Hospital and certain
other institutions will come in for
attention. Four decorated Christmas
trees are to be sent to the Tubercu-
| losis Hospital, with appropriate gifts
| for the patients. Candy and gifts
| for the children in most of the orphan
asylums will be provided.
Sunday. the day following Christ
mas, from o'clock until o'clock
Almas Patrol. under Capt. Z. c. Dut.
ton, will conduct a special entertain
ment at I'll 18th street for children
from the orphan asylums, with tree
and a useful present for each of thu
little guests.
The following Sunday, the day aftel
New Year, the Shrine will proceed Il
the home at Blue Plains, and ther'
give a Christmas entertainment, ant
present gifts and comforts to the resi-
dents. The Old Peoples Home vii
not be overlooked. This Christmas
! erdeavor by lAlmas Temple is possibl!
largely as the result of the excursion
given for the purpose, last summer t
Marshall Hall, the proceeds in theil
entirety being placed in the Christ
imas fund. The activities are beint
conducted under the general super
iyision of Illustrious Potentate Henri.
ILansburgh, with William Mehn, al
chairman of the charity and welfare
,eommittee and Lieut.. j. b. Hayes o
| Almas Patrol performing the maJo
!portion of the work.
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BRITISH GETFRENCH
GO[DPA|D TEUTONS
France Claims Aid for Under
fed German Coal Miners
Never Reached Them.
MAY REFUSE PAYMENTS
Paris Deputy Says Germans Are
Making Munitions and Can
Raise Huge Army.
MAY REFUSE PAYMENTS
ny PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

by Gable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1870.
PARIS, December -. - France is
preparing to refuse to renew the add
vance of five gold francs ($D ton
on the German coal indemnities under
the Spa agreement, which expires in
January. The advance was consented
to by France in response to the hui
manitarian plea that the German
miners were underfed and that the
money would be used to better their
condition. To date France has paid
Germany 3S6.000,000 francs ($7t,-
zoe, 000).
The French people and parliament
are now astonished to learn from
the speeches made during a recent
debate in the reichStag that not a
cent OF this money has been spent
on the miners. On the contrary, it has
been used by the German govern
ment to pay for imports from Britain
British Gains Outstrfp France.
In substance France. under the vari-
Gus financial operations carried out
under the Spa agreement. has paid
to Germany 3S6.000.000 francs and
has received $4,000, 900 francs ts12.-
| 0OO. O0Ol. Britain has paid Germany
| 10000, 900 francs ($36.O0O0o0) and re-
| ceiyed $4,000. 900 francs tS108, 00o. 000(
which means, say the French news
papers. that France has paid Britain
a new tribute of 360.000,000 franc:
| (S72,O00, 000). Germany. the French are
J told, is going to pay, but meanwhile
| it is Britain which cashes in:
Andre LefeVre, who resigned tht
ministry of war a few days ago, !:
preparing to carry his case before
+, the chamber of deputies. He be
| lieves that the alarm of August. 1920
proves that Germany and Russia arr
| merely awaiting an opportunity t.
crush Poland and turn agains
| France.
I Sees Huge German Army Ready.
| Deputy Leon Daudet, supporting NJ
Lefevre in the recent debates, assert
ed that despite the leagues reassur
! ing declarations regarding the prog
ress OF disarmament, Germany is Sc
| cretly manufacturing war materia
as fast as it is being destroyed by tn
allied commissions: that German,
even now could put 100000 or s..
; 100000 armed men into the fieI,
within a few days of a call; that Gen
Ludendorff is in Bavaria plannin,
some sort of trouble for France, and
finally, that a considerable number o
German officers have been enlistinI
lincognfto N the French Foreign Legio
for the purpose of fomenting an
ultimately commanding a Moslem up
rising in the French African colonies
| NJ. Daudet has a somewhat melo
dramatic turn of mind, but h
has given evidence of considerabl
shreWdness in the past as an interna
tional detective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22

posal from the Western High School
Civic Association that two gymnasiums
and an assembly hall be added to the
Western High School equipment. 1t was
decided, however, not to press the latter
plan at this time, pending action by Con-
gress on the school boards more COM
prehensive program.
BY q unanimous vote the association
authorized President Oliver to appoint
a committee to work for better sched-
ules on the Wisconsin avenue car line.
1t also decided to petition the Senate
appropriations subcommittee for the
District to provide for the paving OF
Wisconsin avenue between 35th and
It'll streets. To cooperate in the city s
safety campaign the association in
structed President Oliver to create a
committee on law and order. The pub
lie improvements committee was in
structed to investigate the possibility
of acquiring branch library for
Georgetown. George c. Heon was
elected to membership. and musical
program followed the business session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
ELEVEN CARLOADS
Of GIFTS ARRIVE
Largest Christmas Influx
Reached Here Today
T From New York.

Eleven siXty-foot storage cars oI
rarcel post packages from New 1oi
early today gave evidence az .'e
" ashington city post once tha' tio
heaviest Christmas mails from ou'-o''
town are on their way. ,,
While Washngtonians have heedeu
the maiI-oarly campaign wageo ny
Postmaster Chance, as noted DS tie
big outgoing mails since December 10;
the incoming mail has not YET reacns u
its high figure it is believed, people
in other communities not mailing us
early as they did here
OmparixOn Of Figures.
Sacks of mail dispatched here since
December Is to last midnight this
Christmas season totaled 61.O2S. as
contrasted with 1876 during IKE
period last year, but the sum or el'-
o2S did not include lb;ooo SACKS u,
mail sent through the Union station
to North and South Carolina from
the north, similar mail being included
in the last years inquire
Sacks of mail received at the WASH
ington city post Office from out-of
town from December IL to last mid
night this season totaled 1l.19S. as
compared with 1920 last year. max
ing officials believe that the incom
ing rush will be today and tomorrow:
1t is to be noted that the sacks OF
mail dispatched include the tremen-
dous bulk of free government matter
winch accounts for the much larger
outgoing than incoming mail
City Post Office Cleared.
The Washington city post office was
absolutely cleared of mail early to-
day, and all mail worked right up 10
the minute. there being no congestion
whatever at either the main Office OF
any of the substatiOns.
Officials were pleased at the big
business being done by the post Of
flee on wheels" which every afternoon
has lines waiting to mount the steps
and which now has trucks visiting i,
regularly to carry away the mail Last
season the public seemed to be sus-
picious of the rolling office. but this
season are making large use of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
AMERICA SENDS
TREE SEEDS FOR
EUROPE,S XMAS

As Christmas gift from the Ameri-
can people, the American Forestry Assoc
citation today started a shipment OF
100000 tree seeds to Europe to re-
forest the war devastated areas. The
seeds were shipped through the embas,
sizes here of Great Britain. France ana
Belgium. For this shipment the amer,
can Forestry Association has coiiecteo
Douglas fir from the west coast, a spe-
cies which grows rapidly in those three
countries and is i'll much demand by
foresters there. The tree seeds go 10
NJ Dabat. directeur generate des eauA
ct forets: Gen. Lord Lovat. chairman
forestry commission of Great Britaiu
NJ. Crahay, directeur generate de asri-
culture, Brussels.
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URGE confirming
Of commissioners
GEORGETOWN Citizens AsS0-
citation Will Ask Senate to
Act Immediately.
MISS BOARDMAN SPEAKS
Both Men and Women Applaud
After She Outlines Policy of
Development for District.
MISS B0ARDMAN SPEAKS

Confirmation OF the appointments
of Miss Mabel II. Boardman and ):
Thilman Hendrick as District Com
missioners will be urged upon the
Senate by the Georgetown CITIZENS
Association
The association at meeting last
night, in the Western High Schooi
auditorium. unanimously voiced Its
approval of the retention in office OF
the present civilian Commissioners
after listening to an address by NJ. So
Roardman. in which she urged for
the District the following: :,
Restoration of the haf-and- hall
plan of appropriations.
Expenditure for public betternents
District surplus revenues now in the
Urea Sury.
Maintenance. of the Districts pres
ent political status. with the eXcep-
ton of giving Neutrality-suspicious. the
right to vote in the presidential cleo
tons.
In addition. Miss Boardman de-
clared for a broad policy of develop
ing the District. but said that toe
much should not be expected now
from Congress. which must make al
considerations secondary to that OF
restoring the nation to a sound eco.
monte basis.
Address Brings Applause.
ne VIEWS tApTtSScu NY tuc LIS
trict's first woman Commissioner wer,
applauded by large audience. which
comprised as many women as men
though the associations membership
is limited to male residents of George
town. 1t was proposed to make Mis-!
Boardman and the other Distric
heads honorary members of the as
ISOLATION. but as President ]. a. Olive,
was about to put the question (
point of order was made that undei
the bylaws the organization could no
elect an honorary woman member
The association directed. however
that it's resolution urging confirma
appointments be communicated t.
every citizens association in Wash
!, inston.
Miss Boardman advanced the half
and.half plan as the only equitable
one for maintaining and developing
Washington as the nations capital
and expressed apprehension lest tn
granting of suffrage to Washing
tonians would lead to the saddlin,
upon local taxpayers of the create
part of the burden of running the city
She thought that national representa-
ton for the District would lead t
confusion and unsatisfactory admin
istration of local affairs, as the repre-
sentatives in Congress would have
constituency behind them. whereas
the District Commissioners wouI
have no constituency and the loca
government would become as a "hous
1 divided against itself"
Hear Parkway Plan.
J Upon concluding her address Mis-
+! Boardman remained to hear the presen
/ tatien of a proposal by A. Il. Cassel
| man that the federal government Civ
| immediate consideration to establishin
! a great river parkway in conjunctio
with the proposed Great Falls waite
and power development. Mr.. Cassel
man suggested the appointment of
| congressional Commission to investigat
| the project.
| Business transacted by the associatio
/ included the adoption OF a. resoiutio
/, favoring the school boards 100000
/ Improvement program, and also a PR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
BRITISH ALARMED
by UNEMPLOYMENT
Premier Suggests Emigration
Within Empire as One
Method of Relief.
CRISIS is WORST YET
Labor Minister Introduces Bill in
Parliament to Amend In
surance Act.
|CRIsIs is WORST YET

by tie Associated Fress
LONDON, December -. Extreme
anxiety is felt by the British people
over conditions of unemployment. and
in some quarters the opinion is held
that the crisis is more serious than
any of its predecessors.
This pessimism is reflected in edi
torial comment relative to government
is a fretful ton~ in some comment
which further emphasizes forebodinss
over the prospects OF the coming win
ter. 1t is predicted that in spite OF
all aids that may be devised, the mex
few months may bring privations TO
many thousands.
Premier Praised and Blamed.
Premier Lloyd George outlined his
plan for relieving the unemployed In
the house of commons yesterday. and
newspapers give him credit for doing
whatever is possible by resorting to
4, makeshifts, which are admittedly
palliatives. Some newspapers apollo
, gize for the governments plan. con-
! tending that it is better than the eff
| forts of all previous governments to
meet critical conditions in the labor
world. On the other hand. many
newspapers attack the cabinet for
doing too little. toe much. or the
wrong thing.
A bill was introduced in parliament
I by T. J. Mcnamara. minister of labor.
amending the unemployment insur-
| ance act. The measure rapidly passed
through all it's stages in the lower
house.
Calls Trade Greatest Need.
The great thing. said the premier
twas to restore trade. and II the
B. of civ CREDITS To centT2l
Europe, which Sir Robert Horne. pres
lident Of the board of trade, was con.
lsidering now in conjunction with abb
business men, could be evolved. un-
idoubtedly 1t would do. more Tor the
unemployed than any amount of road
making.
He pointed out that there were a
million more men and women to mo
employment for, despite the losses In
THE war, than in 1914. while China
India and other countries were unaoIe
for various causes to give the oroers
they have been accustomed 10 give
He feared that the nation would have
TO face the problem of emigration- III
was not a pleasant suggestion, ou'
The meant emigration within the brit :
ish empire Such emigration would
mot be a loss, but would strengthen
;; the empire, creating a greater sense
of kinship.
General Coal Strike Declared.
LONDON, December 21.-A general
strike of miners in the Rhondda Goa
field of South Wales has been DE,
scIared as a result of the refusal oil
1.-THE Ocean Coal Company. which oper
ates several local pits. TO refnStaI'
eleven men dismissed on the GROUND
that their work was not remuneratiy'
TO the company. Forty-five Thousand
men concerned in the strike are Try
ing to persuade the South vale
; 10 ners' federation to cah OUT an IN
,UaI,h miners TO enforce the rein
: statement of the eleven men and tn
, Withdrawal of other similar notices
dismissal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
WITHDRAWS is SHIPS.

The Shipping Board has ordered
withdrawn from service sixteen YES
sells, aggregating $1,000 deadweight
tons. to be tied up at Baltimore, Nor
folk and Seattle.
The craft range from 3-400 dead
weight tons to $500 lightweight tons.
Sale of three wooden harbor tugs
for a total amount of s213,500 and
six wooden bulls for total OF 1865
500 was announced today by the
hoard
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Paymates Fight
Over Stray Dog;
One Falls Stabbed

NEW YORK. December e.
Fighting with n playmate for
pOsses.iOn Of a stray dog Frank
Verdil1O, ten. was stabbed
probably fatally. here last night.
James ROmanellO. nine. with .
dirty little terrier at his heels.
walked into q police station and
surrendered himself.
I'm sorry. He wanted to take
the dog AWAY from me. ! didn't
mean to hurt him." he sObo d..
James was given into the GUS
tOdy Of Children's Society Of
fiecrs.
The terrier. it's tail between
it's leg, scurried away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
XMAS DEMONSTRATION.
Women's Peace Society Plans Dis
armament Meeting.

A Christmas day afternoon demon
stration is to be held at the Franklin
monument, 10th street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue. if permit is obtained
to urge the immediate passage of Rep
reSentative Brooks resolution for dis.
armament. The demonstration is be-
ing arranged by the Womens Peace
Society, of which Mrs. Henry Willard
is the national chairman. Mrs. Laura
G. Williams is temporary chairman OF
the Washington branch of the society
The speakers are to be Mrs. Robert NJ
La Toilette, Mrs. Charles E. Russell
and Mrs. Hardy MacKaye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
UNPAID GROCERY BILLS.
To the Editor of The Star:

To The Editor OF The Star:
Can We not influence Congress to
pass a bill compelling all grocers to
enforce collection of unpaid bills by
action only i'm the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia and at the
same time be bound. under threat of
contempt of court. to supply the de-
PENDANT during the tendency of the
suit with what groceries he needs
free of charge? This would be
great convenience to many house,
holders, almost as much so as the
abolition of the seven-day summons
in case of default in rent.
- - W. p. LOCKWOOD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
NAVAL oFFIcERs ASSIGNED.

Lieut. Commander William o. Bailey.
Naval Medical Corps at the Medical
School, this city. has been assigned
to duty at the Naval Hospital, Great
Lakes. Ill. Lieut. Commander ogden
D. King. Naval Medical Corps. also
at the local Medical School. has been
assigned to duty at the Naval Hos
+. pitai New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
ASSIGNED TO PENSACOLA.

Lieut. Commander Cecil Y. joint
ston of the Office of naval operations,
Navy Department. has been assigned
to duty at the naval air station, PEN
sacola Fla