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The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Prince Georges County.

HYATTSvILLE, Nd, Dec. go
Frederick Day. SIS years old, is con-
fined to his home in West Hyatts-
willie as the result of a scalp wound
and James Williams, colored, Is In
the county Jail at Upper Marlboro.
charged with assault and battery
with intent TO kill and rob.
Early December %, williams, II
is alleged. hid in the stable on
Days property and when Day came
for his horse is said to have struck
him with q sand shovels cutting a
deep cash in the top of his head.
Funeral services for Harry ".
Gates, Al yearssold, an employe of
the Washington Navy Yard, who
died suddenly early Wednesday
morning at his home in Guy ave-
nue. here. will be held Friday after
noon from Gasch's undertaking par
lors and interment will be made in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The basketball team of Company
+. local National Guard. over
Athletic Club five of Washington.
SO to 5.
All former service men are in
NlNtu " dlNChu lhC III LAAC
armory January q when the newly
elected officers of Snyder-Farmer
Post. American Legion, of Hyatts-
VILE. will be installed
To perfect their drilling for the
coming Inauguration members OF
Company F, local militia, beginning
next month will drill two nights
weekly instead of one as at present
ing for the Methodist ministry al
the Lynchburg CVa), College, Is
spending the holidays with his pa
rents here.
A capacity audience attended the
Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school of the Hyattsville
Presbyterian Church. The feature
of the evening was the presenta-
tion of a cantata, THE Crowning
of Christmas" A committee of the
students composed of Miss Milared
Hislop. chairman: Misses Bernice
Pierson. Miss Stanley Tabb and
Page William Burslem reviewed
groups of young people depicting
the various leading holidays of the
year and rendered a verdict for
Christmas as the most popular.
The Christmas entertainment o,
the Sunday school of Pinkney
Memorial Church here was largely
attended. Features included reel
tations by little Misses Margretta
West, Lille James. Judith Shaw;
vocal selections by little Miss Betsy
owens accompanied by. Miss Grace
Ainswotth; singing of carols; talks
by Waldo Burnside. superintendent
OF the Sunday school, and Rev.
Charles e. McAllister, rector OF
Pinkney Memorial Church, and pre-
sentation of candy to the scholars
by santa Claus, impersonated by
Writ Dorsey.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
YOUNG ENJOYS
HAVE new PLAN
Diplomats Abroad Won't, Re.
sign Under Harding
Until Requested.

BERLIN. Dec. so.-some, OF the
younger diplomats now at the head
of missions abroad are about to in
troduce an innovation in the Amer
lean diplomatic service. -
Instead of placing. their, ,resigna-
tions in the hands of the incoming
President, as hitherto has been tn,
custom for the chief of mission
with every change of administra,
ton. these men propose to carry or
as IL nothing had happened and lie,
President Harding or the new Sec.
retary of State call for their ON
cial heads. IL desired.
The exponents of the new order
who are graduates of the perma'
nent diplomatic service. have riser
from. secretaries to heads of lega'
tions, profess to be inspired not By
a mere desire to hold their jobs
but by a wish to establish the prece'
dent of extending permanency o.
tenure to diplomats of career
whether they rank as secretaries
of chiefs or mission.
The practice Of rendering resig'
nations to a President has not pre-
vailed among secretaries since tn,
Civil Service was extended to tn,
Diplomatic Corps, and only ambas
sadors and ministers have fel
called upon to offer their necks fol
the bowstring.
The protestants hold that this
perhaps, is right and proper in tn,
case of ministers and ambassador
appointed direct from civil life, bu
that 1t destroys incentive to max
diplomacy a life career. They hep,
that even IL the action is vain II
their own cases, the desired prece
dent ultimately will establish itsel
for their successors in the service
There Is now an unusually higl
proportion of professional diplomati
among the chiefs of Legations 81
the American diplomatic service
The leading embassies are held b!
nonprofessionals, but the presen
administration has promoted a con
siderable number of older secrs
taries to be ministers in minor capi
ly owing to recognition of the ad
vantage of filing the posts witt
trained diplomats and partly to tn
fact that there Is less pressure from
men outside the service to their ap
pointments where hard work rathe
than social prestige are now in
volved.
Copyright. 1880. Public Ledger Co
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Reception for Veterans.

Mary NJ. North, president of the
department Of the Potomac. Wom-
ems Relief Corps. assisted by her
stan and by Department Commander
John McElroy and his stan. will
hold a reception at Grand Army
Hall New Year Day from to S
p. m. All veterans of all wars are
invited.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Veteran BOatman Dies.

LURAY. Va. Dec. 30.-Retiring
last night in his usual health Ste
phen Henry, a well-known citizen Of
|<his county, was found dead in bec
y an early hour this morning at
As home near Bixler's Ferry, five
nles west Of Luray.
Henry was for many years a well
nown boatman on the Shenandoah
flver, OF this county manipulating
his craft on that stream in convey
ine produce from the Valley of Vir-
finia to Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
Whence II reached the Eastern mar
kefs
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Slack Freight Traffic
Affects Railroad Men

HAGERSTowN. Md, Dec. 30
Seventeen train crews, about sixty
eight men, on the Western Mary
land Railroad have been laid on the
general pool and twenty-one loco
motive white-leaded and stored in
the roadhouse here as the result of
a slackening in freight traffic. The
general pool of trainmen affected
comprises men working out of
Hagerstown, Harrisburg and Cum
berland. The dullness in traffic Is
the direct result, 1t Is stated, of the
miners in the Georges Creek and
other mining regions reached by the
Western Maryland Railroad taking
a vacation over the Christmas holi-
days. The inactivity on the road is
expected to continue for several
weeks or a month.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
CHILD IS STRUCK
BY AUTO TRUCK
in ALEXANDRIA
Property Owners Appeal
From Extra Raise in
Assessments.
The Herald Bureau,
A. s. Doniphan,
T27 King Street.

A. >. DOnlpnhn'
727 King Street.
\ ALEXANDRIA. Va, Dec. 30
HRsene Proctor. years old, son Of
MA and Mrs. william Proctor. who
liveN on ,Gibbon street, this after
noon Awas struck and seriously in
5ured by an automobile delivery
EnSk Of Swift and Company. driven
by chauncey Randolph, colored.
The lad was rushed to the Alex
ancria Hospital and treated for in
5pries to his head and face and 1t
also. is thought he is internally In
iuied.
Randolph was taken in custody by.
Policeman Douglas Lunsford.
Cases of 126 property owners on
whom the local board of tax review
raised assessments are scheduled to
be heard in the Corporation Court
January 10. City Sergt. r. II. Cox
to-day was ibusy serving notices on
the property owners to appear in
court on that day when Judge Mon
cure will determine whether or not
the Increase shall be made.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick ]. Pam
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Virginia Chauncey
Paff, to Mr.. Thomas Wilson Nc
Knew of Washington. The wedding
will take place January Is.
The newly elected officers of Ac-
cotink Lodge. No. rs, Odd Fellows.
will be installed January 3. The
ceremony will take place at Acco-
tink and will be conducted by L e.
Butts, district deputy grandmother.
and stan.
An entertainment tonight was
given by Virginia Lodge, No. 1916.
Loyal Order of Moose. for the chill
dren Of the city and IL was largely
attended.
City Tax Collector p. F. Gormap
II confined to his home in South
Lee street. III Of pneumonia.
Directors cf the Alexandria Ma
tional Bank iOday declared a semi
annual div. end OF } per cent, pay
able January J.
The funeral Of Mrs. Annie p. Tan
ner. 81 years old. wife of Ashby T.
Tanner. who died yesterday at her
residence on Telegraph road. Fair
fax County. will take place at
o'clock Friday afternoon from
wheatley's mortuary chapel. Serv-
ices Will be conducted by Rev. o. p.
Lloyd. pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. and the body will be shipped
to Fairfax for burial.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
BluefeId Judge Named
Head of Appeals Court

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Dec. 90
Judge Harold A Ritz, Of Blueneld.
has been designated president OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals OF
West Virginia. succeeding Judge L
Judson. Williams, of Lewisburg
whose term expires tomorrow.
Judge Ritz has served four years
upon the State Supreme bench. The
vacancy. caused by Judge Williams'
expired term will be filled by for
mer Assistant Attorney General
Frank LIVELY Charleston : elected
for twelve years in November.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Former Teacher Breaks
Parole; Sent to Jail

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Dec. 30
Judge Frank G. Wagaman in the
Circuit Court here yesterday sen-
fenced W. w. McCauley, proprietor
of tire and automobile repair shop.
to fifteen months in the House Of
Correction on an old charge OF en-
-oezzlement.
McCauley had broken his parole
when recently found guilty of SELL
ing liquor and was fined 5000 and
costs by Justice John H Bitner.
McCauley was formerly a school
teacher and a deputy in the Office
of Clerk OF the Court Edward
Oswald
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
By CLARENCE X. sTRETTT.

ATHENS. Dec 30.-From inter-
views with leaders in all impor-
tant political groups, your corre-
spondent understands that the anti
Venizeiist majority Is splitting on
the question Of a revision of the
constitution to limit the King
power now that their program Of
restoring Constantine to the throne
has been accomplished.
Premier Rhallis' cabinet is not
likely to survive when parliament
assemblies next month. In the cham
ber. which consists of $40 members,
Premier Rhallis controls but twelve
deputies, the most important -ele-
ments of the coalition being the
conservative Gounaris group of sew
enty-two deputies and the sixty
two liberals. led by Nikola Stratos,
who is out for the premiership and
Is making a strong bid for the 120
venizelist votes in the chamber by
his program of popular internal re-
forms.
Favor French senate.
The chief planks in his platform,
as outlined to your correspondent,
are the establishment OF a senate
similar TO that oil France-there is
only one house in the Greek Par
liament-representa Of econom-
ic and labor groups as well as po-
litical groups in the state council
more self-government in the prov
inces; proportional representation
and more restrictions on the power
of the crown. which NJ. Gounaris
would strengthen. These planks
the Venizelists claim as their own.
and they tell me they. will support
any such projects in the chamber.
NJ. Stratos' trump card, however
which he is holding up his sleeve. is
copy OF a memorandum he sent to
the King in 1916 urging the entry OF
Greece in the war on the allied side
By this document-thep possession OF
which he has not publicly announced
he hopes to gain the favor of the
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Guests Flee When
: Smoker Fires Hotel

NORFOLK, va, Dec. 30. A
smoker who dropped a lighted Gig
arctic on his bed and then went to
sleep caused a FIRE in the Southland
Hotel here yesterday and sent
scores of guests scurrying from
their beds to the streets.
Mrs. ]. D. Mcclure of Baltimore.
Policeman James Bray and an un-
known woman were overcome by
smoke but were soon revived.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Seek Three in Theft
of H2,OO0 Navy Payroll

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 30.-The
$4,000 payroll Of the Destroyer Sat
teriee, believed stolen by Yeoman
W. Fl. ]. Myers. remained unbound
today after three days search.
Fipding Of a third discarded SAIL
or's uniform led police to believe
three sailors had been involved in
the robbery. NJ. Ashmore, an ap-
prentice seaman. has been sought
with Myers. from the start. Add
ing the third name followed finding
of a uniform discarded in a Norfolk
store. Each of the uniforms bore
the word "Satterlee."
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Effects of ToOthache
Fatal to Glendale Man

GLENDALE, W. Va. Dec. 3o.-G.
N. r. Drum is dead at his home near
Glendale from the effects of tooth
ache. He had suffered a severe at
tack of neuralgia and physicians say
that when the tooth was extracted
the heart was affected.
Drum pulled a tooth which had
been troubling him and in endeavor-
ing to alleviate the pain, which
persisted after the tooth had been
extracted. poured liniment in his
mouth The pain was relieved for
a moment or two. but suddenly he
collapsed and died.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
, Pen Mar Boniface Dies.

HAGERSTOwN. Nd. Dec. 30
George Lutz. proprietor of Hotel
Edgewood at Pen Mar. the well
known summer resort of the Blue
Ridge Mountains. died at the WASH
fngton County Hospital. in this city.
on Tuesday ievening following an
Abdominal operation performed upon
sipr last Friday. He was 70.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
1GREECE PLEDGES HER FRIENDSHIP TO ALLIES
ALLIES DISPOSED
TO CUT GERMAN
SHIP OBLIGATIONS
Tonnage Thus Far Sur
rendered Proves to Be
Drug on Market.

Paris, Dec ss--Tke Aus~S
Repar.tiens Csanksstsr a.
sesneed today that. Germany
has seiivered zpy<ss tons IN river
bests- This ts ose-fsurth the
tonnage aue the slIfea
The cs1aissien estsbIkske<
the fact that Ger.s.y. st the
time Of the sr.isfice, pes.ess~<
Accoseeo tons In river hests- OF
this she wss 20 give up 70 Der
cent. 90 BE DIVIDED snenr Brtf-
ain. Frssce. Belgium. Italy. Per-
tuGal Poland. Greece and Ser
bia, aecordisE 20 the respective
losses Of those eesstrtes
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Rockville Weddings.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Dec, ,so.-Amons
the couples married in Rockville
within the last few days were Miss
Alebelr v. Jones. and Charles G.
Midkiff. both of Alexandria. Va
Miss Ethel M. Lowe and John w.
Best, both of Gaithersbure. this
county; Miss Sarah ", Moore and
Harry G. Suthard. both of Washing
ton. and Miss Ethel Carter and
James T. Hammarn, both Of Ger
man1own, this county. =
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
King Rites Held.

WOODSTOCK. Va, Dec. 3o.-Fu-
neral services were held yesterday
fof Mrs. Emily Z. King. wife OF the
late DR.. Frank King. at her home
az Van Buren, Furnace. Va. Mrs.
King is survived by one daughter,
Miss Francs wilde, and one sister.
Mrs. II. s. Williams. of Ithaca. N. Y.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Thieves Take Liquor.

GRANTSVILLE, Nd, Dec. 30.-
Prominent Uniontown people are
suffering from the effects of a Sc
ries of raids on private stocks in
their homes. Gaining access in the
guise of plumbers, painters and
electricians. a trio -of men have
made away with rare old vintage
wines and aged liquor stocks val
ued at several thousand dollars.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Especial c.sle pispstoA.) 4

BERLIN, Dec. 30.-Germsny proh-
ably will escape the necessity of
building new tonnage in reparatio.
Tor ships destroyed IN the ruthless
submarine campaign. for none as vet
nave been demanded. Your corre-
spondent learns from Repsrztion
commission circles that very little
disposition exists among the gov
ernments represented on the com
mission TO insist upon fulfillment Of
Germanys treaty Obligations To
build up TO 100000 tons annually for
hve years on account of reparaticns.
The only step taken by the comufs-
sion in this direction was 70 reduce
the amount to be laid down in 1890
10 10000 tons, but submitted no spe-
cincations and placed no order, fov
any Of the 5000 tons. and the mar
ter lapsed.
Labor Also Factor.
The surplus Of foreign shippIpr
and the fact that former Ger-
man tonnage surrendered anoer IN.
treaty In now a drug on the marke,
Is responsible for this Prosperity.
mitigation OF the treaty. which viii
permit Germany TO apply all her old
and new shipbuilding facilities 20
the construction OF ships for do
mestic register and hasten the
renaissance Of the German mercan-
tile marine 20 that extent.
Another deterrent upon the COM
missioning Of German yards 10
build steamships for the entente
account. so your correspondent Is
informed, is the fear of labor trou-
bles, which news TO this effect
would provoke in the shipyards in
England and other entente coun-
tries where home and foreign or
ders now are being cancelled and
employees laid of.
The German shipping companies
also have information that the new
tonnage clauses of the Versailles
treaty are not apt to be- enforced
and are making preparations "a
equip themselves with new steam
ers as fast as their finances and
the capacity Of their yards permit
Regardless of any advantages sc-
cruinE from alliances with estab-
lished German lines. the American
shipping companies show very poor.
ly in comparison with the British
lines in the bid they are making
for a share of the German traffic
Twenty-Five English companies nov
operate regular services from Ham
burg again and there are only two
American services. The British ar
vigorously seconded in their in
vasion Of Herr Ballin's old domain
by the Dutch. with eleven com
panies. the Norwegians with six
the French with hve and the Bel
Cians with four companies. In al
sixty-seven foreign lines now make
Hamburg regularly.
Copyright. 1870. Public Lsdrer Co.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Municipal Golf Links
Closed for Winter

The frost Is on the bunker and
the clubs are in the lockers at the
golf links in East Potomac Park.
Maj. c. s. Ridley, in charge of the
office of public buildings and
grounds, ordered the course closed
yesterday.
The turf will begin to fly again
not earlier than next March when
the ground is in condition for play
ing. Players who. have their
clubs or equipment at the field
house on the links can get them any
morning next week by calling be-
tween o'clock and noon.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
st. Johns Drill Jan. %,

Postponement from January Is TO
and dance of St. Johns College Re-
serve Officers Training Corps, was
announced last night by Rev. Bro.
D. Edward, president OF the insettu-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
War Veteran Dies.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec 3d.
Charles Dewey Deputy. aged 20. a
former employe of the Mineral Daily
News. Keyser, who was gassed at
Chateau Thierry. died yesterday at
Staten Island, d. Y, He was a
member of Company d, Twenty
third Infantry. Second Division.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31

ATHENS. Dec. 3e-The. Greek
government today replied to
notes from allied countries pro-
testing against the return Of
King Constantine. The note in
sisted that Constantine In not
pro-German and that Greece
will remain friendly to the
allies. Q.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
+ SWEAR OFF
3 TOBACCO

'No-To- -Bac" has helped thou
sands to break the costly. nerve-
shattering tobacco habit, When
ever you have longing for q
cigarette. cigar. pipe, or for chew,
Just place q hsrmlsss No-To- Bac
tablet In your mouth instead. to help
relieve that awful desire. Shortly
the habit may be completely broken,
and you are better or mentally,
physically, financially. It's so easy.
so simple. Get . box of No-To- -Bac
and II II doesn't release. you from
all craving for tobacco in any form.
your, druggist viii refund your
money without auestion.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-01
Marshall TO Do His Share.

San Francisco, June 25.-Vice-Pres-
ident Marshall made known tonight
that his activities during the Demo.
cratic national convention would be
directed toward working as dele
gate-large from Indiana for a safe
and sane" platform
Put a good man on ii and let him
go 10 it" he added.
On his arrival this evening from
Del Monte, Calf, the vice-president
said he was not a candidate for OF.
flee and had not decided whom he
would support in the convention.
He said ne would like to have The
platform brief and explicit. DiscIaim-
ing knowledge OF any move to place
him on the resolutions committee or
make him chairman of its, he said
If ! were making up the platform,
/ would write 1t on postcard and in
such terms that if we were wrong, the
whole country would know it,
Mr. Marshall said he did not antiei-
pate any serious prohibition issue.
MY personal views on this ques-
tion are unchanged" he continued,
i was not in favor OF prohibition or
iginally, but II is Incorporated in the
constitution and 1t should be observ-
ed"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-01
The American Front Porch

From the Galesburg Mail.
The old family hearth of song and
story has been replaced by the fur
mace radiator. but long live the great
American front porch!
It's the family summer altar upon
which, OF an evening, the folks lay
down all the days trouble and try
their best to be cheerful.
1t must be that good angels hover
about porches. No doubt, there have
been family quarrels at hearths. But
who ever heard of a family uuarreling
on porch?
But, maybe. there are no quarrels
because porches are wide open and
neighbors could hear every word. And
that is just why 1t makes an ideal fam
lily altar. 1t brooks no concealmert.
1t is the show window of family life.
A man can't scOld his wife on the
front porch and get away with it
among his neighbors. Nor can a wife
nag her husband and hold her raputa-
ton as woman of sweet disposition.
So the front porch brings on. the
good that's in all folks, while the cross
are kept inside.
The well-known function of the
front porch as a counting place re-
quires no extended rema ~ But the
porch has never been given the credit
that is due it as a great American for
um upon which neighbors get together
in the cool of summers evening and
exchange notes about the weather I'M
til one Of them asks: well, who do
you think viii be our next President?'
And that starts debate that doesn't
end until 1890 p. M, involving, as it
does, vast problems of politics, eco
Monies and foreign relations.
So God bless the front porch sane
tuary of neighborliness and friendli-
ness; altar of all that is sweet in fam
lily life; show place Tor all our best
qualities!
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-01
What They Really SAID.

While the faces on the film depicted
every human emotion one person in
the audience sat and giggled.
You see, he was deaf, and so had
learned to read from the lips. Thus
he could "see" what the actors were
saying. 1t was something like this:
Hero-How is your husband, Bag
gle?
Heroine-Oh, pretty fair, thanksl
Come onl Show little anxiety over
this kiss, or you'll spoil the picture.
Hero--I'm showing as little as pos
sible.
Heroine-Don't make me giggle.
This is supposed to be serious-the
last kiss before death do us partl
Hero-That so? ! haven't read the
scenario yet.
Heroine-That chap with the long
hair who's been running round here
lately wrote the story. They say it's
2 Knockout
Hero That's what they always say
isn't it?
Silence for few moments while
the hero's lips cling lingeringly tc
those Of the heroine.
Hero---I wonder if the director il
going to call this a days work?
Heroine hope so. / want TO gel
home to the baby.
Hero--And I've got an appointment
with a dentist.
Heroine-Thank heaven, that's al
for today
Hero Hurrah. Well, good by, Bag
gle, until the next kiss.
From Answers, London.