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The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
The Grotto

Monarch Charles A. Stevens an
nounces a Thanksgiving Ceremoni-
al at Old Masonic Temple on No.
vember Is. AS this will be the last
ceremonial of the present Grotto
year a large class of initiates is eN-
Tected. Prophet A J. walker will
handle the entertainment features
while the ritualistic work will be
in charge of Past Monarch Charles
D. Shackelford.
The Grotto Glee Club is fast be-
coming one of the most popular
musical organizations in the Dis
trict. Its members are constantly
entertaining the various Masonic
bodies in addition to their work
for the Grotto. AS now constituted
the members are: Director, Andre W
J Walker, pianist. Jacque Heiden-
hcimer; soloists and singers, Otto
Woerner. Lewis Levy, Lewis Brown.
Joseph Gross, II. K. Burns, Nathan
Bachrach Fred Shaefer. Kirk c.
Miller, Sol Rubin, A. Dresner, Will
lam c. Heider, A +. Baillie, :. NJ.
Bohannon. Samuel Zirkin, Gal 7,
Judd. H. V. Hayden, H. B. Ccakley.
]. W. Trusheim, Albert Millstein,
Harry Lewis, G. +. Day, Z. L.
Hutchinson, Charles D. Shackelford,
Samuel Feldman. c. A. Brewton, NJ
J. Fillius, Perrie Mclean. Charles
Gordon, Harry Kidwell, H. c. Tur-
ner. ]. L. Frazier, John L. Imirie.
Carleton P. Fry, William Murray,
3. E. German. Henry ]. Gompers.
William F. Howiin. w. W. Raybolt,
NJ. J. Abraham. II. f. Schmid. J.
HerscheI, J. A High, Martin Men
delsohn.
Visitors during the past week in
Cluded Grand Monarch Dwight Z.
Cone, Of Fall River. Mass. who is
on tour of visitations to the Grot-
toes in the south, and Past Monarch
Asa Vessels, of Yedz GrottO. Bal
timorc. The Grand Monarch's itin-
erary includes Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Washington, Richmond, Will
mington, n. c., Atlanta, Ga, Chat
tanooga and Knoxville Tenn. On
the return trip he will visit Grot-
toes at Pittsburg. Buffalo, Roches-
ter. Syracuse and Ilion, \. Y, and
Springfield. Mass. The Grand Mon
arch states that the present year
bids fair to become the most sue
Cessful in the history of the order.
Nine new grottoes have been irsti-
tuted, including one at Hamilton,
Ontario.
On last Monday evening Past
Grand Monarch L. S. Schmid. Grand
Venerable Prophet E. w. Libbey.
Monarch Charles A. Stevens, Past
Monarch Charles D. Shack elford
and a number of local prophets at
tended the harvest ceremonial of
Yedz Grotto. Baltimore. A class Of
$50 candidates were initiated, the
ceremonial being held at the Acad-
emy OF Music.
Master of Ceremonies NJ. W. Pick
ering left during the past week for
Rochester, y. Y, where he went to
register for the general elections.
Past Monarch Charles D. Shackel-
ford spent the past week at Allan
tic City.
Thursday night was designated
Grotto Night at the Red Mems Ba-
zsar at Pythian Temple wheh many
prophets were present The grotto
band furnished a most enjoyable
program.
Prophet A. H. Scott, the well
known aviator. has returned from a
government mission to Korea and
is receiving the congratulations Of
his fellow prophets upon his safe
return.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
Daughters of America

Mount Vernon Council. No. IS.
Daughters of America, met Monday
evening and held one of their famous
social nights with Mrs. Anna Hill,
State councillor, as guest Of honor.
They will meet only every second
and fourth Monday nights. beginning
November 5, instead Of weekly. Past
Councillor Mrs Laura Burdette, OF
Mizpah Council. No. 8. has been re-
turned, by request Of the council, as
deputy.
The first Of the series Of vista
tions will be made by State Coun-
clior Mrs. Anna Hill to Martha
cambridge Council. No. l, Wednes-
tsy evening. at S:45 p. m.
Goodwill Council. No. Is, will have
an initiation and will also entertain
a number of its members with A
Halloween celebration at the next
meeting Of the council
The returning delegates from the
Pittsburgh sessions II the national
council. daughters Of America, are
very jubIlant over the fact that the
next biennial national convention
is to be held in the District of Co
lumbIa and in having secured three
national officers and a committee
ship in the State body. Mrs Eliza
beth Seweu. of independent Council,
No. ?, was elected to be vice presi-
dent of the funeral benefit depart
ment; Mrs. Naomi Swami, of Mizpah
Council, No. 3, being the junior past
national councillor. while Mr.. A NJ.
Naux was elected national treasurer.
The membership of the District Of
Columbia increased 33 per cent for
the term. Mrs. Mamie c. Howell,
Of Fidelity Council, No. 4. was Sc
lected as 4 member of the national
finance committee, while Mrs. E. V.
Thompson, of Old Glory Council, No.
II. was commissioned as deputy
councillor for this Jurisdiction.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
STOP LUXURIES
RPRISONERS
Inquiry Begun Into Snug.
Cling in London S Princi-
pal Penitentiaries.
BY SIDNEY b. CAVE.
(wssAiastsn HsssiA.cress Atlantic Service.
Special Gable Dispatch.)

CWasAiagtsn HsssiA.Cress Atlantic Service.
Special Gable Dispatch.)
London. Oct as.--Recent discov-
cries in London's chief penitentia-
ries have resulted in a home offlce
order for close investigation
throughout. For some time the au-
thorities have had reason to sus-
pect that luxuries and dainties az
various times were being smuggled
into certain London jaiis.
Detectives were introduced into
the buildings. and the result of a
close watch was the discovery the
other day of whisky. chocolate and
cigarettes in q room where many
of the prisoners are employed dur
ing the day. Several warders have
been suspended. and the drastic in
vestigation is going on.
The prison in question. Brixton
jail, where the lord mayor of Cork
is hunser-striking. at present
houses fair number of men with
means. What an inmate does when
he wants things from outside is
this: He gives his address to a man
who is being released. and who
TO send money to the address of a
warder.
The money is forwarded. and with
IL an appeal to spend part Of II in
comforts for Mr.. So-and-so. Some
times the warder bites" Some
times he gives the prisoner away.
It was as the result of a latter incl
dent that the home ONCE has insti-
tuted this inquiry.
Copyright. ls2o. croxs-Atiantic Newspapel
Service, Ino.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
The Excelsior Literary
Club.

The Excelsior Literary Club held
their meeting last Tuesday at the
home Of Mrs. NJ. J. Frear as hostess,
Mrs. Z. A. Tibbetts. the president.
in the chair. Two original papers
were read. one on Early Colonial
HistorS,' written by Mrs. Charlotte
Beaver, and read by Miss Flora Nc
Creery, and one on "Witchcraft," :"
by Mrs. S. Warner.
Mrs. L. Whiting of Hyattsville,
was admitted to membership. Guests
were Mrs. Marmaduke S. Robins and
Mrs. John Anderson. of North Caro-
lima, and Mrs. W. p. Dye. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
the president, Mrs. L. 4. Tibbetts,
1918 Vermont avenue northwest, on
November 2 at p, m.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
POLAND
POTASH TO US.
Rich Mines of Calicia to
Provide Fertilizer for
Whole World.
by JOHN LATHROP.
Warrington Herald-Cross Atlantic Service.
Special Cabs pikpAtch.l

SpcSh@A SssfS @rf~s~S
London. Oct. 23.-Peace in north
central Europe will bring the ex'
ploitation of the vast potash depos-
its in Southern Poland. If the av.
erage reader regards this as less
than thrilling. let it be understood
that every civilized country on the
earth is eagerly looking for sup.
plies of potash salts to combine
them with nitrates and phospnoric
acid for the replenishment of agri-
cultural soils.
Poland, when peace comes. will
develop the mines of potash in Ga
Iician Poland, and assist in solving
the food problems for the whore
world. o..
Poland will use some of her pot
ash to pay for things she needs
from the United States, and the
United States can well afford to
buy it from her. Especially in the
Southern States the use of potash
has increased rapidly during the
past twenty years.
Czecho Slovakia, Rumania and all
other European countries will want
Poland's potash. And Russia, too,
in the not far-distant future. Even
now, in the western parts of Rus
sia, artificial fertilization is neces-
sary, and the Polish potash will be
q reason why the two countries will
come closer together after warfare
ceases, and they sign a workabl
peace treaty.
Capital will be available for ex.
plotting the potash mines, because
all who study the subject know
that potash is better than gold as
q sure payer Of dividends.
Copyright, 1920. oross.Atlantic Nevsp.pe,
Service, Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
PERFUME USED
CURRENCY
Lip Rouge and Old Clothes
Take Place Of Money
In Siberia.
By SYDNEY h CAVE
cvA&hi.gtss Herald -orsss Asisst,e s&rviaA.
Special Gable plspstot-)

London, Oct "A curious re-
port on the condition Of the peas
ants in Siberia has been received in
London.
IL appears that the countrywide fs
flooded with enormous sums OF pa
per money which has now Lost all
it's worth in the eyes Of the peas
ants. II ore wishes 20 buy food
stuffs I'm a Siberian village one must
take with one old shoes and clothes
for the men, and face powder. lip
rouge. perfumery, pins and needles
for the women The peasants stub
bornly refuse 10 accept the com
munistic regime. In fact, never be-
fore can IL be said that they have
been 70 rich. so independent. 20
bourgeois.
There is very little communities
tion between the village and the
town, where the citizens. although
enjoying a benencent Bolshevik
! regime. are suffering from famine
and lack OF all essentials The
Soviet government in Siberia exists
really only along the railway line.
and does not extend further than a
few miles from IL. The peasants in
their villages have cut themselves
adrift from all central government
and care only FOR their own needs.
Many Of them have not even heard
about Poland, wrsngel and Fin
land.
| (copyriGht. 1890. oross-Atlsntie NewxpsPei
| Service, Ine.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
PARIS T0REAR
YANKEESHAFT
Huge Monument viii Be
Erected as Memorial TO
u. S. Volunteers.
ny HENRY WILLIAM FRANCIS.
Cwt1kiRrton Hs-ald-oross Atlantic ser~cs
Special Cable Difpabch.)

II
Special Cable Dispstch.)
Paris, Oct 23.-A huge monument
is TO be erected on the Place des Etsts
Unis. near the Arch de Triomphe. te
commemorate volunteers who sscri-
feed their lives for France. II vii
stand near the statue OF Rochambesu
and Washington. Gen. Msgnis is re-
sponsible for the project which has
been financed entirely by French
contributions.
I bad a number Of American divi-
sions under my command" says Gen
Magnis. and l desire 10 testify 10
my appreciation and TO Franoe's-
The monument is by the sculptor
Jean Boucher. and consists Of 3
stone base thirty-hve feet long and
ten feet high, on whose sides are
sculptured scenes recalling the
American campaign and above the
heroic figure OF q doughboy. his
shirt torn. his chest bare. and lead.
ing the attack with uprsised arm
The features are those OF AilAn
Seeger. Beneath. humanity stretches
out its arms towards the doUghbos
and a poilu.
Under the monument q tabernacle
holds the sacred names OF the
Americans who gave their lives The
monument is to be the scene OF the
annual ceremony as is the custom IN
the French army OF calling the roll
for all whose names are indicted
there
Copyright, 1890, crOss-Aarutae Sev4papel
Service, Inc
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ONCE FAMED SWISS HOTELS
UNABLE TO EXIST AS PREWAR
VISITORS FAIL TO RETURN

saw a great authority on travel
and Switzerland. will the hotel
industry recover quickly" l asked.
Not until half the hotels have
shut down" he said gIoomily: then
there may be enough custom for
those that are left"
talked with a very old Swiss
friend, a hotel owner himself, with
a large. excellent and once-prosper-
Gus hotel and q clientele that came
year after year, liking him as much
as the delicious spot which he had
chosen for his establishment
u have lost the savings Of thirty
FIVE years" he said.
Il was a rich man before the war.
Since then ! have been lucky.
have just been able to keep open
and carry on. but have not been
able to pay interest on my mort
cages"
To protect hotels a law has now
been passed forbidding the building
OF any more.
Copyright, 1920. cross-AHIptie Newspaper
Service, Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
LIFE TERMER'S WIFE
WINS DIVORCE SUI

Auckland. y. z. oci. z-J--Hov q
woman married . nan VINO hsh 60.
capped from 1an, where he WAS az
dergoinE a l.ls sentence. was 90
in an u-detendad divorcC sast
hesE d before tho supreme court
here.
TIE petitioner, Mrs Madeleine
Pearl de Grey, rnsrried James Ed
ward de Grey In 1918. and only dis
covered three years Afterwards. on
her husbands return from FrsnCe
where he had been serving In tho
army. that he WAS a prisoner. The
husband was arrested again, and al
the divorce proceeding q warden al
Mount Eden jail where be Is ssry-
ing his sentence, oeposeo that tho
respondent had admitted miscop-
duct with 8 woman in London.
(CopyTirht, 1890, croSs-Atlsnte Hevxpxpss
Service, Inc 10
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
BY II. W. WILSON.
Cwsshinstor HeTsld-cross Atlantic Service
Special Gable Dispatch

London. Oct. 23.-Every country
has its crisis in these stormy times
and Switzerland is no exception TO
the rule. But there the trouble is
a hotel crisis. Outside of a few re-
sorts. such as Zermatt, half the ho-
tells are empty or closed. The other
half are Just managing TO exist for
the most part, though here and
there hotels have done fairly
AS an example Of what has hap
pensd, at Brunnen the largest hotel
is closed. with two Of the smaller
establishments. Most of the others
are complaining of the lack Of vis-
itors. Yet the place is perhaps the
most beautiful center on the glori-
Gus lake of Lucerne. with admira-
BILE steamer and hotel accommoda-
ton. At Lugano, another equally
beautiful place. where, however. the
season was scarcely begun when l
left the other day, the position was
much the same.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
BARE NECKS MUST co g-
IS DECREE OF PARIS
cw.xhinston Herald Gross Atl.ute SssvSos
Special Gable DiSpstoh.1

Cv.xhinston Herald Gross Atlsrtc se1vtos
Special Gable DiSpssoh.'
Paris, Oct. 23.-No more b4xs
necks is the decree Of maag Paris
dressmakers, according to their eS-
hioition Of winter fashions Sktris
are showh sometimes slighty long
er at the back like a mantle md
sometimes lower in front Wias
like closks are another novslty.
At one display was a e. AZ cze-z
of silver tissue with q bright Tel-
low mantle, the ends Of which N~ers
fastened 10 the arms. Anothst
black velvet mantle had ropes of
Jet attached by bracelets to the
wearer's wrists. II produced a bat
like impression.
Ccopyrasht, 1890, oross-Atlsntie Sevrpapsr
Service Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

Bucharest, Rumania. Oct. %. -
Mile Zizi Lambrine, morganstic wife
of Prince Carol OF Rumanis. has
refused to sell her husband" for
5.000,o 900. That was the amount
offered her. by Queen Marie OF Ru-
mania. IL she would quit the prince
and marry some one else, accord
ing to a dispatci from Paris.
The offer was made, II is said.
in the hope that the romance which
has resulted in Prince Carol twice
renouncing his right to the RU-
manian throne. would thus be fin
ished for once and all.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
Modern Woodmen of
America

The entertainment given by
Washington Camp, No. ll464. Mod
ern WOodmen of America, Friday
night at Old Masonic Temple was
enjoyed, by = large crowd of mem
lers and friends. W. p. Robb pre-
sided and J. W. Crooks gave an ad-
dress The entertainment commit
tee announced that the regular
dances would be given every other
Friday night dancing beginning at
2 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

(w.shinrton Esr.ld-oross Atlantic servaeA.
speoial Cable Dispstoh.)
Boulogne. Oct 23.-Followinr. the
complaints OF the Assistant Provost
Marshal Of Calais that 1000 tubos
OF cocaine and 1900 tubes Of nor
phine had been stolen from DC
British army, special police. si@.c
by the English detective Bsker,
hsvo arrested the following
Walter Lister. nusic-hsn artist.
william Ste ephens. rechrnic; Hor-
ace Ksrnon. motor-driesr. kabert
Coaart. cafe pf op-ietor Msrfics
Care, warehousernsns AID . wom-
an named Morev.
tc>srrsAt lsae: er~s,t.eH1s AsuDsr=r
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

Prince Carol feels the same way
his wife does about IL. He recent
ly returned to Paris after a visit
TO the United States. He became
so enraged at the offer to buy OF
his wife that he threatened 70 re
turn to America and become a
plain citizen"
In so doing he would legslize his
marriage and also legalize his in-
fant son. born in Paris several
months ago Mile. Lambrine is the
daughter of q Rumanian general
She and the prince were married in
Odessa in 1918.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

washington Her,ld-cross Atlantic Service,
Special Gable Dispatch
Paris. Oct. s3.-Fenimine bluff
and audacity enabled Jeanne Bar
thelemy, who has, been arrested at
Nice, to carry on with success re-
markable career of fraud.
Under the name of Madame Ran
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ARREST E FOR THEFT
OF HUGE DRUG SUPPLY

(w,shinftou Hsr.ld-cross Atlantic servls
Snecial CHbls Diapstch.)
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
MONSTER PIKE, A PIRATE"
English Villagers Feasted on Fish
Which Had Been Cutting Anglere'
Lines for Years.

A pirate was caught and killed re-
Gently In the little old English village
OF BeestOn ST. Lawrence. NorfOIkshlre.
and his remains were cut up aud
shared between the old age pensioners,
who voted him very tasty. an exchange
reports. The good people of BeestOn
st. Lawrence are not cannihalS, and
with the Legendary lore of that part
Of England II must be explained that
this pirate was monster pike which
terrOrized the waters of the lake In
BeestOne for upward of thirty years.
The pike. which had the reputation
OF being the most artful fish in the
world. earned the name of 1.-THE pirate"
because Of his predatory raids on fish
ermen's lines whenever they hooked
anything. Anglers came from miles
around to try and catch the freebooter
but the fish was too clever for the
most EXPERT piscator.
According to stories told over mugs
of ale at the village inn the pirate"
was hooked only once. and in a vicious
rage he LrOke the line and escaped.
Yet the honor Of catching him goes to-
young ex-Soldier who had been pike
fishing Onv four times In his life.
The night Of the capture they held
guessing contest In the village ms
20 the actual weight of the pirate"
the prize being the fish itself. He
weighed 90 pounds ounce, measured
five feet and had a girth of two feet.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13

Last week we notified you that Pstrons'
Day would be celebrated at the 'Thurmont
High School on Friday, May FL. At that
time we could give you no definite idea
as to how it would be celebrated, so here
is more news for you.
There will be exhibitions Of class work
in all the rooms. and we feel sure you
will be especially interested in the ex-
hibits in the Manual Training ard the
Domestic Art and Science rooms.
In the afternoon. beginning about 40
there will be games and sports of all
kinds on the campus. Basket Ball, Base
ball. Dodge Ball, Folk Dances, Rsces,
Jumping, and other interesting stunts
enough to have a full afternoon of fun.
Refreshments will he served by the
Athletic Club who need little of your
money, please.
Everybody come and give us little
encouragement. x
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
MAKE SKiLlFUL AUTO DRIVERS
African Natives Conduct Vehicles
Along Jungle Tracks After Short
Term OF Apprenticeship.

II is natural that since autonob'es
have found their way into every part
of the world the drivers would vary
in appearance. and in attire or lack OF
attire, according to the customs of the
countries in which the motor car is
called to do service. If You We're to
walk along the road leading from the
west coast of equatorial Africa several
hundred miles into the interior. for
instance. Won might see q motor truck
blowing through the Jungle. and in
the chnrffrur'-: seat. driving with pc
rlliar and cheerful abandon. would he
n west African native. And from the
appearance nf his drivers uniform. II
would be evident that the high cost
Of cloth'A" would ho!her him not one
Whit Those natives become full
Ilcdg"d rhauT"urs within three or four
weeks from the time they see their
FIRST mnlGr vehicle. The trucks. of
which there are about 200. maintain
regular Schedu'rs as feeders to large
steamship line plying between west
African norls and Europe and Amer
lea. They are loaded with men and
supplies on the inland trips. and with
COCOA pr"hu"ts palm oil. hides, and
:ubher bound for the coast.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
WON FAME EARLY IN LIFE
Precocious Youths Have Given to the
World Many Works That Are
Chased 40 Remarkable.

Mile. Germaine Sablin. the Preach
girl of ten summers, who wrote IL novel
Of which the critics declared Victor
Hugo might be proud" had many pred
ecessors In precocity whom size her
self might almost envy, London An
sWers states.
TorquatO TassO was famous through,
out Italy before he was nine years old,
an accomplished Greek and Latin
scholar and the author of clever and
polished verses. At eight l-,Iis de
Bourbon, prince Of Condo. WINS n per-
feet Latin scholar; three ,cn:s later
he published work on rhetoric. ana
at seventeen he was appointed gov
ernOr of Burgundy. Feneloh displayed
so much precocity that he won fame
as q preacher of rare eOuueuce when
he was but fifteen years Of age. Pas
cal wrote treatiseS on acoustics at
twelve and at sixteen he published his
treatise on comic sections which Des-
cartes refused to believe was not the
work of great master.
or more recent and ia .'iliar r-ats
of precoci.y it may be .',i:i' i"at 10
mention that John Stuart Nil VA:
studying Greek at three. haJ rra;tirai-
ly mastered the language 1t seven and
a year later was acting IS sc!.on!mas-
ter TO his younger brothers an sis
ters; while, to give lat one ".l.rr ex-
ample. John Ruskin actually r-"'lured
manuscript work in hire" v'llimes
before he reached his seventh birth.
day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
Dramatic Co. Coming.

Commencing next Monday. May 18th, the
Miss Lois B. Hammond, supported by the
Mattice Stock Company, will open weeks
engagement at the Thurmont Opera House,
presenting for the first time here the four
act melodramatic comedy drama entitled
HER LEGAL PRISONER"
This great play tells wonderful story of
heart interest interviewer with an abundance
of good clean wholesome comedy. The Mat
tice Stock Co. comes to Thurmont with the
endorsement of the press and public of nearly
every town on the Eastern Shore where they
have been visitors each season for he past
ten years. They have played successful en-
gagements at Taneytown, Westminster. Mid
dletown, Brunswick and Mt Airy, AMI all are
unanimous in declaring that they have a nice
clean little show and their plays are present
ed in most pleasing manner. The program
for the week s engagement will be as follows:
Monday, Her Legal Prisoner" Tuesday,
molly Bawn," Wednesday, The Call of the
Heart" Thursday. lone Girl in Thou
sand" Friday. 1.-The World Against Her."
Saturday Matinee. Henrietta. and Satur.
day Night IAN American Girl
Popular prices of Is cents for children
and IS cents for adults will prevail for the
evening prices and IL cents for children and
Is cents for adults for the Saturday matinee.
advertisement.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
A Wholesale Rat Cure.

An interesting experiment in dealing
with rats infeSting the workings at n
Welsh colliery has proved Il tremen-
dOuS success. On Saturday after
noon. after the miners had left work.
and the horses had been removed. q
large stock of sulphur was placed at
the bottom of the main shaft and lit.
The fan was kept going at quarter
speed. and the rats scurried as far as
they could 90 to the upcast shaft,
where they congregated. The next
afternoon to get the workings clear
OF the fumes the fan was set going at
full speed. and when the men descend
cd the pit thousands of dead rats were
found mt the bottom of the uptast
shaft. Four trans were filed with
them.