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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
10000 BACK LOOM
F|XERS ON STRIKE.
Operatives Go Out in 81 Cot
ton Cloth Mills in New
Bedford, Mass.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. May tby
the Associated Press).-A strike of
approximately 10000 operatives went
into effect at thirty seven cotton
cloth mills in this city today The
walkout was occasioned by the post
ing Of notices relative to working
conditions for the loom fixers. who
were required to operate more looms
than formerly.
The loom fixers struck several
weeks ago. and their protest received
the support of the textile council.
which ordered today's general strike.
gates indicated that only small per-
centage Of the workers reported for
DUTY, and that many of these left the
mills soon after entering
No Disorders Reported.
Special details of police kept the
strike picketS moving and no disorder
was reported
The cloth mills affected are operated
by eighteen corporations. with a
weekly pay roll Of $4,000. and hav-
ing 9o,s17 looms and 1.s26.s62
Nashawena. the Passaic and the
Beacon, are not involved, as the no
tices to which the loom fxers OBJ
! Jected were not posted in their mills
The yarn mills also are not affected
by the strike
Mayor Charles S Ashley was un-
successful in effort to arrange A
conference between the textile coun-
Gil and the New Bedford Cotton Man
ufacturers' Association. The associa-
! ton previously had refuse d to grant
| conference which the council request
ed. on the ground that the strike was
| of the workers own creation The
manufacturers claim that the CLOSED
| shop issue is involved in the loom
| fieXrs strike.
| Demands for 80 per cent increase
( in wages have been voted by the va
| rious unions of the textile council. but
are being withheld for the present.
Unrest in Other Places.
Reports from other textile centers
! indicated a state of unrest in the in
dustry. Thomas F. Mcmahon, vice
president of the United Textile Work
a fiat increase of 17ls per cent, effec-
tive May 81, in wages of all textile
| workers in Massachusetts. Rhode
Island and Connecticut would be
made today by the national executive
board of the organization.
At Lawrence the local branch OF the
IAmalgamated Textile Workers of
America has decided to request a SO
per cent increase in wages. a forty
! four-hour week and recognition of
| their union. Officers of the Lawrence
local Stationary Engineers Union say
that unless the demands made on
! April are granted by Wednesday
/ day morning. The union asks for an
eight-hour day. time and one-half
| for overtime and minimum wage
| schedules running from $40 to $50 a
week, according to the class Of plants
| in which the men work.
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$40. 600 Fire in Cristield. Md,

CRISFIELD, Nd. May 3.-Crisfield
suffered it's third disastrous fire so
far this year saturday. when the
plant of the cristield Shipbuiltlin:
Company was damaged to an extent
Of $4,000. The United States govern
ment lost supplies to the value Of
more than 5000.
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Many mothers took advantage of the
savings offered and purchased these pajamas
for their girls today.
They made of good quality crepe, in white
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Section. Fourth
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
AN O. HENRY STORY
The Phonograph and the Graft

the grass was knee high. Twas a
long room, lit with smoky oil
lamps. There was plenty of chairs,
and a table at the back end. We
set the phonograph on the table.
Mellinger was there, walking up
and down. disturbed in his predica
ments. He chewed cigars and spat
'em out, and he bit the thumb nail
of his left hand.
by and by the Invitations to the
musicale came sliding in by pairs
and threes and spade flushes. Their
color was of a diversity, running
from a three days smoked meer-
schaum to a pltent-leather polish.
They were as polite as wax, being
devastated with enjoyments to give
Senior Mellinger the good evenings.
l understood their Spanish talk-I
ran pumping engine two years in
Mexican silver mine. and had it
pat-but l never let on.
Maybe fifty of 'em had come.
and was seated, when in slid the
king bee, the governor of the dis
trict. Mellinger met him at the
door, and escorted him to the
man I knew that Mellinger, private
secretary, Hdu ali lHt udHCeS Oh MS
card taken. That was big,
overshoe, and he had an eye like a
head walters.
'Mellinger explained. fluent. in
the Castilian idioms, that his soul
was disconnected with Joy at intro
ducing to his respected friends
Americas greatest invention. the
wonder of the age. Henry got the
cue and run on an elegant brass
band record and the festivities be-
came initiated. The governor man
had a bit of English under his hat,
and when the music was choked off
he says:
"'Verr-ree fine. Gr-r-r-r-racias,
the American gentlemen, the so
esplendeed moosic as to playee.'
The table was a long one, and
Henry and me sat at the end of 1t
next the wall. The governor sat
at the other erd. Homer p. Mel
linger stood at the side of it. I
was just wondering how Mellinger
was going to handle his crowd.
when the home talent suddenly
opened the services.
That governor man was suitable
for uprisings and policies. 1 judge
he was a ready kind of man, who
took his own time. Yes, he was
full of attention and Immediate
ness. He leaned his hands on the
table and imposed his face toward
the secretary man.
DO the American senors under
stand Spanish lie asks in his ma
tive accents.
They do not says MelIinger
Then listen goes on the Latin
man, prompt. The musics are of
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27

Here I am working Honesty for a
graft, but that man loses money
on it. Carrambos! get sick at
times Of this country. Everythings S
rotten. From the executive down
to the coffee pickers, they're plot
ting to down each other and skin
their friends. If a mule driver
takes off his hat to an official, that
man figures it out that he's pop
ular idol. and sets his pegs to stir
up a revolution and upset the ad-
ministration. It's one of my little
chores as private secretary to smell
out these revolutions and affix the
kibosh before they break out and
scratch the paint off the govern
ment property. That's why I'm
down here now in this mildewed
coast town. The governor of the
district and his crew are plotting
to uprise. I've got every one of
their names, and they're invited to
listen to the phonograph tonight
compliments of H. P. NJ. That's the
way I'll get them in a bunch, and
things are on the program to hap
pen to them
We three were sitting at table
in the cantina of the Purified
Saints. Mellinger poured out wine,
and was looking some worried;
was thinking.
They're a sharp crowd he says
kind of fretful. They're capitalized
by a foreign syndicate after rub
Der, and they're loaded to the muz-
zle for bribing. I'm sick goes on
Mellinger, of comic opera. 1 want
to smell East River and wear sus-
penders again. At times I feel like
throwing up my job, but I'm 'd-n
fool enough to be sort of proud of
it. There's Mellinger,' they say
here. 'Por Dios! you can't touch
him with a million I'd like to
take that record back and show 1t
to Billy Renfrow some day: and
that tightens my grip whenever I
see fat thing that / could corral
just by wtnking one eye-and los
ing my graft. By, they can't
monkey with me. They know it.
What money l get l make honest
and spend it. Some day I'll make
pile and go back and eat cavisre
with Billy. Tonight I'll show you
how to handle bunch of corrup-
tionists. I'll show them what Mel
linger, private secretary, means
when You spell it with the cotton
and tissue paper off,
Mellinger appears shaky, and
breaks his glass against the neck
of the bottle.
Il says to myself. White man, If
I'm not mistaken there's been n
bait laid out where the tail of yere
eye could see It,"
That night, according to ar
rangements, me and Henry took the
phonograph to a room. in a 'dobe
house In a dirty side street, where
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
<tYM WORKING Honesty for Graft. There isn't big
/ money in it, but it's thing and lets
sleep of nights.

, military headquarters, where Nell.
niger had things his own way. a
colonel and battalion of bare
toed infantry turned out and went
back to the scene of the musicale
with US, but the conspirator gang
was gone. But we recaptured the
phonograph with honors of war, and
marched back to the cuartel with ii
playing All Coons Look Alike 10
Me-
The next day Mellinger takes me
and Henry to one side, and begins
to shed tens and twenties.
"I want to buy that phono-
graph says he. liked that last
tune it played at the soiree'
This is more money than the
machine is WORTH says l.
""Tis government expense mon
ey.' says Mellinger. The govern
ment pays for it. and it's getting
the tune-grinder cheap
Me and Henry knew that pretty
well. We knew that il had saved
Homer P. Mellinger's graft when he
was on the point of losing it; but
we never let him know we knew 1t.
Now you boys better slide of
further down the coast for a while,
says Mellinger, till I get the screws
put on these fellows here. II you
don't they'll give you trouble. And
if you ever happen to see Billy
Renfrow again before l do. tell him
I'm coming back to New York as
soon as l can make stake
honest
Me and Henry laid low until the
day the steamer came back. When
we saw the captains boat on the
beach we went down and stood in
the edge of the water. The captain
grinned when he saw us.
81 told you you'd be waiting he
says, Where's the Hamburger ma
chine?
1T stays behind I says. to play
Home. Sweet Home
"T told you So says the captain
again. Climb in the boat
And that" says Keogh, 'is the
way me and Henry Horsecollar in
troduced the phonOgraph into this
country. Henry went back to the
States, but I've been rummaging
around in the tropics ever since.
They say Mellinger never travelled
a mile after that without his phono-
graph. / guess 1t kept him re-
minded about his graft whenever
he saw the siren voice OF the
boodler tip him the wink with a
bribe in his hand"
81 suppose he's taking it home
with him as a souvenir remarked
the consul.
Not as a souvenir" said keogh.
He'll need two of 'em in New York,
running day and night"
tcopyrisht, 1920, By Wheeler sy.Tcats.l
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Today.
Miss Harriet Harmon, luncheon
It Cafe St. Marks.
Wedding, Miss Virginia Moran
and Ernesto OrneIas.
Wedding, Miss Agnes Trow-
bridge and Frank +. Nesbit.
Wedding, Miss Ruth Gretchen
Brandenburg and jeremiah Will
liam Mccarthy,
Miss Mary Stead, a luncheon.
Chester A. Snow. a dinner.
Daughters of Isabella, annual
banquet at Wardmsn Park Hotel.
Confederate Memorial Home.
reception.
Wedding OF Miss Corinne Marie
Iothrop and Frank p. Harbin.
Thursday, October 2s.
Miss Maysue Donaldson, lunch
con and bridge party.
Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, a lunch
con-.
Tea and card party for Trim
ity College.
Fortnighuy soiree of the
Washington Salon.
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee. a
luncheon.
Miss Marie Amber Smith,
luncheon at Cafe st. Marks.
Friday, October 20.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. I. W.
Kite a supper party.
Robert L. Lee Chapter. u. D. c.
dance.
Card party and tea dance for
Trinity College.
Saturday, October 80.
Wedding, of Miss Anita Kite
and Frank Pierce Harman.
Annual donation day for the
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
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/ linger, private secretary, and
therell be another in the morning.
l have proofs of conspiracy against
every man Of you. The show is
over. gentlemen
There's one more act puts in
the governor man. You are ser
want. l believe. employed by the
president to copy letters and an
swer raps at the door. 1 am gov
ernor here. Senores, l call upon
you in the name of the cause to
seize this man
That brindled gang of conspira-
tors showed back their chairs and
advanced in force. l could see
where Mellinger had made a mis-
take in massing his enemy so as to
make grandstand play. I think
he made another one, too; but we
can pass that, Mellinger's idea of a
graft and mine being different, ac-
ccrding to estimations and points
of view.
There was only one window and
door in that room, and they were
in the front end. Here was fifty
odd Latin men coming in a bunch
to obstruct the legislation of Mel
linger. You may say there was
three of us, for me and Henry. sim
ultaneous. declared New York City
and the Cherokee nation in SYM
pathy with the weaker party.
Then it was that Henry Horse
collar rose to a point of disorder
and intervened. showing, admirable,
the advantages of education as ap-
piled to the American Indians nat
ural intellect and native refine
ment. He stood up and smoothed
back his hair on each side with his
hands as you have seen little girls
do when they play.
Get behind me, both of you,
says Henry.
Whats it to be, chief / asked.
I'm going to buck center, says
Henry, in his football idioms. There
isn't a tackle in the lot of them.
Follow me close, and rush the
game
Then that cultured Red Man ex-
hailed an arrangement OF sounds
with his mouth that made the Latin
aggregation pause, with thoughtful
ness and hesitations. The matter
of his proclamation seemed to be a
cooperation of the Carlisle war
whoop with the Cherokee college
yell. He went at the chocolate team
like a bean out of a little boys
niger shooter. His right elbow
laid out the governor man on the
gridiron, and he made a lane the
length of the crowd so wide that a
woman could have carried a step
ladder through 1t without striking
against anything. All Mellinger
and me had to do was to follow.
1T took up just three minutes to
get out of that street around to
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27

sufficient prettiness, but not of ne.
cessity. Let US speak of business
l well know why We are here, since
l observe my compatriots. You had
whisper yesterday. Senor Mellin-
ger. of our proposals. Tonight we
will speak out. We know that you
stand in the presidents favor, and
we know your influence. The gov
ernment will be changed. We
Erow the worth of your services
We esteem your friendship and aid
81 much that-Mellinger raises his
hand, but the governor man bottles
him up. DO not speak until 1 have
done.
The governor man then draws a
package wrapped in paper from his
pocket, and lays it on the table by
Mellinger's hard.
In that you will find 5000 in
money of your country. You can
do nothing against US, but you can
be worth that for US. Go back TO
the capital and obey our instruc-
tions. Take that money now. We
trust you. You will find with it a
paper giving in detail the work you
will be expected to do for us. Do
not have the unwiseness to refuse.
The governor man paused. with
his eyes fixed on Mellinger, full Of
expressions and observances.
looked at Mellinger, and was glad
BILLY Renfrow couldn't see him then
The sweat was popping out on his
forehead, and he stood dumb, tap
ping the little package with the
ends Of his fingers. The colorado
maduro gang was after his graft.
He had only to change his politics,
and stuff five fingers in his inside
pocket.
Henry whispers to me and wants
the pause in the program interpret
ed. whisper back: H. p. is up
against a bribe, senator's size, and
the coons have got him going /
saw Mellinger's hand moving closer
ito the package. He's weakening,
whispered to Henry. Wen re-
mind him., says Henry, of the pea
nut-roaster on Thirty-fourth street,
New York
Henry stopped down and got a
record from the basketful we'd
brought, slid it in the phonograph,
and started her off. 1t was a cor
net solo, very neat and beautiful,
and the name of 1t was Home,
sweet Home Not one of them nifty
odd men in the room moved while
1t was playing, and the governor
man kept his eyes steady on Mel
llnger. l saw Mellingers head go
up. little by little. and his hand
came creeping away from the pack
age. Not until the last note sound
ed did anybody stir. And then
Homer =. Mellinger takes up the
bundle of Doodle and slams 1t in
the governor mans face.
Thats my answer says Mel
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
MRS. ROLAND HETT,
MRS. JOHN LEWIS SMITH
LUNCHEON HOSTESS TODAY.

Mrs. John Lewis Smith will en-
tertain at luncheon at st. Marks
Cafe today in compliment to her
daughter. Miss Marie Amber Smith.
The guests will include a number
of the seasons debutantes, among
them being Miss Msrgot Fisher,
Miss May Taylor. Miss Betty Wer-
ner, Miss Anne Craven. Miss Ruth
Thurston, Miss Josephine Bridget.
Miss Mary Louise Johnson. Miss
Peggy Taylor, Miss Daviette Flick
lin and Miss Edith Bacon.
DR.. and Mrs. George n. Poulieff
expect to spend the winter in New
York, where DR.. Poulieff will go
into business. DR.. Poulieff resigned
from the post of counselor Of the
Bulgarian Legation last spring to
make his permanent home in this
country. With Mrs. Poulieff he is
at present staying at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mrs. William Gerry Morgan. ac-
companied by her two daughters,
who are now at their summer home
in New Hampshire. will return to
Washington the last of next week.
DR.. and Mrs. Morgan are moving
into their own house. 1905 Sixteenth
street. which has until recently been
leased to the Minister of Ecuador
and Nine EliZalde.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
Continued from yesterdayD

NCOn TN ueo from yesterday
80 shdY job is private secretary to
Fl the president of this re-
public. and my duties are running
it. I'm not headlined in the bills,
but I'm the mustard in the salad
dressing just the same. There isn't
law goes before congress, there
isn't a concession granted. there
isn't an import duty levied but
what H P. Mellinger he cooks and
seasons it. In the front office l fill
the presidents inkstand and search
visiting statesmen for dirks and
dynamite, but in the back room
dictate the policy of the govern
ment. You'd never guess in the
world how I got my pull. It's the
only graft of its kind on earth. Ill
put you wise. You remember the
old top-liner in the copy book
Honesty Is the Best Policy >"
That's it. I'm working honesty for
a graft. I'm the only honest man
in the republic. The government
knows it: the people know it; the
boodlers know it: the foreign in
vestors know il. l make the gov
ernment keep its faith. II a man
is promised a job he gets 1t. II
outside capital buys a concession IL
gets the goods. / run a monopoly
Of square dealing here. There's no
competition. II Col. Diogenes were
10 flash his lantern in this precinct
he'd have my address inside of two
minutes There isn't big money in
IL, but it's a sure thing. and lets a
man sleep Of nights
Thus Homer P. Mellinger made
Grafton to me and Henry Horse
colfa-. And, later. he divested him
self Of this remark:
Boys, I'm to hold a soiree this
evening with gang of leading
citizCps, and 1 want your assist
ance. You bring the musical corn
sheller and give the affair the out
side appearance OF function.
There's important business on hand,
but 1t mustn't show. I can talk to
YOU people. I've been panied for
years on account OF not having any
body to blow OF and brag to.
get homesick sometimes. and I'd
swap the entire perquisites of Of
fee for just one hour to have a
stein and a caviare sandwich some
where on Thirty-fourth street, and
stand and watch the street cars go
by, and smell the peanut roaster at
old Giuseppe's fruit stand
Yes said I, there's fine caviare
at Billy Renfrow's cafe. corner Of
Thirty-fourth and
God knows it, interrupts Mel
linger, and II you'd told me you
knew Billy Renfrow Id have in
vented tons of ways of making you
happy. Billy was my side-kicker
in New York. There is a man who
never knew what crooked was,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
hreisler Plays.
Elks to Visit Annapolis.

Five hundred members of Wash
ingtOn Lodge of Elks will be the
guests Of Annapolis Lodge at An
nspOlis today in celebration Of the
Annapolis organizations twentieth
The Washington Elks
will go to Annapolis on electric cars
charte red for the occasion. assemb-
ling at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue at $40 p. m.