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The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
HUSBAND SUED,
DENIES FRAME
E. S. Strait, Answering
Wife, Disclaims Alleged
Collision Attempt.

Ernest Sylvester Strait. an en-
ploye of the Treasury Department,
who was sued for an absolute di-
vorce by Mrs. Ethel E. Strait, de-
MED yesterday in his answer filed
in the District Supreme Court. that
he offered to enter into a collusive
agreement with his wife whereby
he was to get a divorce in Virginia
on the ground of desertion.
In her petition Mrs. Strait in
cluded a lsrrer from an Alexandria,
Va attorney, which she construed
as an attempt on the part of her
husband to persuade her not to
fight his suit Strait explains the
letter by declaring II was sent
solely to notify his wife of his con-
templated action in Virginia and to
put her on notice so that she could
defend herself.
The couple were married May %,
1915, and have one child, now in the
custody of the mother. Mrs Strait
charged her husband with miscOn-
duct and extrme cruelty, all of
which he denied.
In his answer Strait ayows his
Willingness to make a home for his
wife IL she will return to him. He
also denies she left him because he
was unable to provide a home for
her. He is now paying temporary
alimony of $50 a month, in accord
ance with an order signed by Jus
ticc Gould
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
COAL FOR u. S. NAVY
GIVEN R. R. PRIORITY

Various railroads have been
ordered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to give priority in
transportation to $3.50 tons of COM
mandeered coal weekly from Penn
sylvania and Maryland mines for
the benefit of the navy, the Presi-
dent having certified that it was es-
sential.
The coal will be transported to
naval bases at Brooklyn. South
Brooklyn, Philadelphia. Annapolis,
Cape May, Lake Denmark, Lake
hurst and Bayonne, N. j., and the
roads affected are the Baltimore 6;
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia &
Reading, Central of New Jersey,
Wharton & Northern, Western
Maryland, Lackawanna. Cumberland
& Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley,
Cambria & Indiana. New York Cen
trail. Long Island. East Broad Top
Railroad and Coal, and the Wash
ington. Baltimore & Annapolis and
Maryland electric lines.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
milk DEALERS
BOOST PRICES
Cent a Quart Increase Went
Into Effect Yesterday
In District.

with but one exception washing
ton milk distributors yesterday
raised the price of milk from II to
IS cents a quart. in accordance with
the raise in price asked by the pro-
ducers.
The w. A. Simpson Dairy stated
II was selling milk for II cents a
quart. George NJ. Oyster. milk dis
tributer. sold milk for II cents a
quart on the "cash-and-carry" plan.
DR.. William C. Fowler. District
health officer, who has been active
in attempting to hold the price Of
milk to a reasonable increase, de-
clared yesterday the local distribu-
ters were justified in increasing the
prices commensurate with the in
crease asked by the producers.
The prices, which went into effect
yesterday in practically all dairies
of the city, were: Pasteurized milk.
is cents a quart and 10 cents a
pint; special raw milk, 10 cents a
quart and IL cents a pint: butter
milk, 1S cents quart and 3 cents
pint: cream, 38 cents a pint and
20 cents half a pint.
Although our report was not fol-
loved by the producers / feel GER
tain that our action in investigating
the milk situation kept the price
down below what 1t might have
been otherwise" w. 3 westlake.
president of the Federation of Citi-
Zens' Association, said last night
The recommendation of the COM
mittee of the federation declared IT
cents a quart to be a fair price. The
producers asked for a recommended
tion from the association.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
CAPTURED RED
KNOWS BOMBER
Man Found Crouching in
Brooklyn Building Mum
In Police Quiz.

New York City. Oct. IA man
who said he was Joscha Greenspan,
AZ, arrested while crouching in the
vestibule of building in Brooklyn,
told the police today that he knew
who placed the bomb that blew up
Wall Street and that the police will
never get him"
Greenspan was questioned by de-
tectives of the bomb squad, but
would give no information about
himself other than he came from
Russia fourteen years ago and was
a teacher of Yiddish
The police found a quantity Of
anarchistic literature in his room
and some slips of white paper on
which was written in red ink:
Act now. Tomorrow will be too
late.
Good things require quick ac-
ton
Upon an envelope bearing the
address of the War Industries Board
was written:
THE game is up. Shoot to kill.
don't carry any Identification"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
BEGUN
BYFEDERATI0N
General Topics Up Tonight
AT First of New Meetings
Of Citizens.

The first meeting of the year for
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions will be held this evening in
the board room of the District
Building at o'clock
General topics and organization
plans for the coming year will be
in order. according to w. B. West
lake. president. Proposals for the
compulsory merger of the District
street railway lines, bill for which
is expected to be entered at the
next session of Congress. is eX
pected to come before the fedora
tion for consideration.
Lower street car fares for school
children IS one of the propositions
which will be brought before the
meeting tonight. The annual cleo
ton of officers will be held at the
November session of the federation.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
UNIONS REPORT
PAY INCREASES
Builders, However, Insist
Business Will Stand No
Boost to Carpenters.

With no indication of an imme-
Giate resumption OF work on the
part of local carpenters, from sc
to So per cent of the workmen were
idle in the District yesterday as
the result of the wage controversy
between the affiliated carpenters
locals and the master builders of
Washinton, a crisis which was pre-
cipitated Thursday night by the re-
fusal on the part of the construc-
tors to comply with the demands
of the craftsmen for increase in
pay to s1.12k per hour.
Conflicting reports from the union
headquarters and from the General
Constructors and Builders Associ-
alton were given out concerning
the number of men who failed to
report yesterday The union men
declared that more than 80 per cent
of the builders had granted the in
crease requested, and that the car
penters on those jobs had gone back
to work.
Edward H Mealy, secretary OF
the Builders and Manufacturers
Exchange, a parent organization to
the association, asserted that more
than IS per cent of the building
concerns of the District are repre-
sented by mis- organization, and that
none of these companies had ac-
Ceded to the carpenters demands.
The raise in pay asked" said
Mr.. Mealy, lis absolutely out of the
question. Conditions are such that
We cannot grant the raise in pay"
Despite the assertions of union
men that the strike will break by
Monday. because the builders will
grant the increase, the constructors
aver that the situation will not be
relieved until the carpenters return
to work for S1.00 an hour
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Begin Right Now to
Conquer Your Rheumatism

The tiny pain demons that cause
your rheumatism will be back on
the job with the first approach of
damp, wintry weather. ready to
take up their battle against your
comfort with renewed fury.
And If you are going to again
rely upon the liniment bottle to try
70 rub the disease away, you will
be doomed again to nothing but
disappointment. A disease that can
cause so much pain and suffering
as rheumatism, is not on the sur
face of the skin. and cannot be
rubbed away.
Many forms Of Rheumatism are
caused by tiny disease germ in
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02

the blood. and in such cases tbs
only logiSel treatment is to search
OUT and remove these germs from
the blood.
For this purpose there is no more
satisfactory remedy than s
the fine old blood remedy that has
been in use for more than fftv
years, and has given such general
satisfaction for Rheuma tism. S. s s,
thoroughly cleanses the blood and
routs out all impurities and disease
germs.
Begin taking S. S. S. today. and
II you will write a complete history
OF your case. our medical director
viii give you expert advice. With
out charge. Address Chief Medical
Director, S23 Swift Laboratory.
Atlanta, Ga--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Mother Of 10, Suing, Gets
$35 a Month Alimony

Charles T. Chick. a Capitol watch
man, whose wife, Mrs. Anna L.
Chick, so years of age, of 1912
Twenty sixth street northwest, sued
him for a limited divorce on Sep
tcmber %. was ordered by Justice
Stafford in Equity Court yesterday
to pay his wife S35 a month pending
the settlement of the suit
Mrs. Chick. who has been married
forty years and has mothered ten
children, charged that her husband
neglected her and declined to pro-
vide for her although she was un-
able to work because of the infirmi-
ties of age.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Frank Zerega Acquitted
OfGrand Larceny Charge

Frank Zerega, pool room owner
and well known in local sporting
circles. was acquitted of a charge
of grand larceny yesterday by Judge
'Aukam in Police Court
The charge was preferred by ].
w. Lorraine, secretary-treasurer of
the Service Garage Company. 1919
E street northwest. who accused
Zerega of the theft of a watch.
Zerega. who lives next door to the
garage, was arrested by, Detectives
Messer and Thayer. of the First
precinct. after. it is said. fight
had taken place between dogs owned
by the complaining witness and the
defendant.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Win as Bread Bakers

Lynchburg. Va, Oct. l. - Miss
Louise Settle of Amherst County
Miss Lilly Martin of Bedford Coun-
~ and Miss josephine Merryman of
Campbell County were winners of
prizes for the best bread baked at
the fair here which entities them
to a trip to the State fair at Rich
mond. prizes for the trip for the
best bread baked at the fair having
been offered by a local bank.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
SUES EX-HUSBAND
FOR DIVORCE PURSE

Mrs. Virginia C. Ward, who Sc
cured an absolute divorce from Hor-
ace Ward in January, 1919. nled
SUIT yesterday in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $3,1s4.22.
which she claims is due her in &C.
cordance with the divorce decree.
When the decree was signed, Mrs.
ward states, she agreed to waive
her dover rights and alimony
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Men of Same Name
Preside at Church
One Hundred Years
Especial to washington HeraIdl

Morganton, Va. Oct. IA very
unusual event will take place at
Sparta Baptist Church, Caroline
County, Va, on Sunday. October II,
when the church will celebrate the
completion of 100 years consecu-
tive pastorate of Rev. Andrew
Broaddus, d. D.-the present pas
tor. his father. Andrew Broaddus,
D. D., the second. and his grand
father. Rev. Andrew Broaddus. D.
D., the first.
DR.. S. c. Mitchell, DR.. Garnett
Ryland and DR.. r. H. Pitt. of Rich
mond, will participate in the SER
vices.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
Lets Widow Take Shots at Him Until
She Wings Him in Hip Then AHPeeued,
Has Her Pinched and She Gets 3ODaus

Lilly Bell. a widow. who lives at
II MAYORS court northwest, and
makes a living by renting out rooms
and taking in washing, will have
to do without her customary target
practice with an automatic pistol
for thirty days.
This all happened because her
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
WIDOW GIVEN $1,000
FOR DEATH OF SPOUSE

Frostburg, Md. Oct. 2. - Mrs.
Maude NJ. Skidmore, widow of
Thomas A. Skidmore, has received
an award of $4,000 from the State
industrial accident commission. Mr..
Skidmore was killed while working
In the mines of the Consolida ton
Coal Company. She is to receive
SIS week for IG6 2-S weeks.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02

claims for . lump sum Of $4,000,
taking $4,000 cash and her hus-
bands note for the balance. The
sum claimed, she states. represents
the balance due on the note which,
she says, has not been paid. Her
attorney is Andrew Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02
BOY DODCES STONE;
FALLS, AND Is KILLED

Cumberland. Nd. Oct. l. = Paul
Albert. aged s. son Of Norman
Henry. snydertown. near connells-
VILE. is dead from fractured skull
resultant from fall oa hfteen feet
from a chestnut tree in an effort TO
dodge a stone thrown at him as he
was climbing.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-02

Two apache gangs in Paris are
fighting a war here because their
leaders love La Belle Helen" 1s-
year-old girl. She was the sweet
heart of the leader of the st Denis
Giants" and the leader of the
"Clitchy Boys" fell in love with
her
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
War Lessons
Frederick Paul Keppel
Writes His Experiences

T is the custom Of many Of our COL
lege professors to adopt vaudeville
tactics in order to clear themselves
OF any possible charge of bookishness
IN many cases this habit is affectation.
but Frederick Paul Keppel, formerly
dean of Columbia College, in his recent
"Some Wartime Lessons" columbia
University Press, believes wholeheart-
edly in acting like human. We must
respect man who, in the course of an
address before a group of Phi Beta
Kappas says:
First Of all, the scholar must be g.
real scholar; he must have the natural
ability and the long and rigorous train
ing necessary for accurate observation.
and observation of the kind which, il
may be forgiven most unschoarly
metaphor, includes the ability to dis
tinguish the blue chips from the white"
Mr.. Keppel, whose little book is based
on his experiences as Assistant Secre-
tary of War, can distinguish the blue
chips from the white The three ad
dresses which constitute the volume in
dicate that the author is not greatly diff
ferent from the average soldier whom he
discusses. Mr.. Keppel, if he will for
give another unscholarly metaphor.
shakes mean pen, and his views on the
soldiers attitude toward welfare organ
lzations are unusually accurate and
sane. The wartime lessons are glori-
tication of the American in time of
stress, and sometimes Mr.. Keppel grows
SO enthusiastic over his texts that one
wonders whether he would not like an
other war in a week or two 80 that he
may have another exhilarating bout
with mankind in the raw. Despite Mr..
Keppels God forbids" on this subject.
ne is far more. animated on wartime
problems than on the ensuing conse-
quences.
If Mr.. Keppel had been a douphboy
under fire himself, rather than a ring
side spectator, he might not have set
down his adventures entirely as a
grand and glorious feeling. The limi-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
How the Allies Won the War
William L. Mcpherson Explains Various Phases
of the Conflict With Clarity and Simplicity

losing her rich northeastern industrial
district in the very first month of the
war.
Mr.. Mcpherson asserts that, "exclud-
ing Foch's victory offensive, tho OAR
danelles- Gallipoli compaign was the one
bold and aggressive conception Of En-
tente strategy" Had this operation
been carried out successfully, its re-
suits would certainly have been most
farreaching. A direct line of COM
munication with Russia would have
been opened; Bulgaria would have been
placed upon her good behavior; Serbia
would have been relieved. and Greece
and Rumania probably would have been
Immediately brought into the war on
the Allied side. The author relates the
story Of. this ill-fated campaign in con-
siderable detail. Twice heartbreaking
accidents helped to snatch the victory
from the hands of the assailants On
one occasion the Allied fleet withdrew
from an attack on the forts guarding
the straits when the defenders had
only handful Of armor-piercing shells
left. Again, British and Indian troops
lost an advantageous position through
being shelled by their own guns.
In concluding chapter Mr.. McPher
son describes Americas contributions
to the winning of the war. In three
appendices he gives the dates of the
various declarations of war and sever
ances Of diplomatic relations, the es-
timated losses Of the belligerent powers
and condensed summary Of Germany's
obligations under the peace treaty. Mr..
McPhersons work is assured q place
in the permanent library Of American
War literature on account Of its nara
tive interest and it's value as q refer
ence book that is complete and authori-
tative without being too ponderous. 1t
moro than fulfills the authors an
nounced purpose "to give a clear and
accurate running account Of the wars
origin and progress"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
"Our Neighbors :"
Caradoc Evans Writes with Sharp Realism of
Welsh Peasant Life

Is remarkable picture, painted with q
magnificent astringent humor, of the
primitive theology of the Welsh. "Our
God is big man. Often he lies
on his stomach on Heavens floor, an eve
at one of his myriad peepholes, watch
ing that we keep his laws. Our God
wears frock coat, a starched linen
collar and black necktie and silk hat.
and on the Sabbath he breaches to the
congregations Of Heaven. Heaven Is q
Welsh chapel, but its pulpit is of gold
and its walls, pews, floor, roof, har-
monium are Of glass. Every
Welsh child knows that the peacher is
next to God; I am the Big Mans photo
graph!' the preacher shouts; and the
child is brought up in the fear Of the
preacher"
The speech of these stories is strange
ly compounded Of the strange Welsh
idiom and shopkeepcr's slang. There
are among these sketches some that in
their painting of animal human nature
rise to real greatness. "Love and
Hate" Unanswered Prayers" and
Treasure and Trouble" are of this
quality. Some are great and all are
interesting.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25

touch each other. But who can saw
that they will actually touch? And
who can say that the solar eclipse
Which | have just audaciously pre-
dlcted to Prince Of Chang will occur
or will not occur? 1t doesn't matter.
only my life is at stake. And what
is the life of a man mutilated as I
am! 1t is less than nothing. And
for such a man what is vengeance?
1t is more than everything.
IF, presently, the latitudes are
merged, if the moon passes before
the sun, the principle Inn will over
come the principle lang. Night will
replace day. Everybody will believe
in a miracle and the Prince Of
Chang, following my counsels, will
be able to persuade those triple
asses, his warriors, that the sun
wells its face in order to escape the
sight of the crimes of the tyrant
Kie. Like me, the tyrant Kie, van
quished, will no longer have feet,
nor hands, nor lips, nor eyelids, nor
anything. Then l. feeble as little
child, shall none the less have killed
him of my own strength, since the
Prince of Chang has promised me
that it will be So"
Suddenly, as he stopped speaking,
shadow began to fit over the
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25

perilous an undertaking 1t would be
to subvert such a dynasty, many
people. even those who followed the
fortunes of Prince Tang and who
lived in the City Of Pouo, his capital,
said among themselves: "How do
they concern us-these crimes OF
the Son of Heaven, Kie the tyrant?"
Tang, divining their cowardly
thoughts, hesitated, although his
army was raised and his warriors
were ready to advance their stan
dards against the numerous legions
of the Son of Heaven.
One day Prince Tang mounted his
red chariot, drawn by red horses
with black names, and was about to
start on a hunting expedition. 1t
was the third month Of autumn, the
hoar frost had commenced to form,
work in the fields had ceased and big
and little wild geese had appeared
on their flight to the south, stopping
in passage. But suddenly some spies
appeared with reports for the
prince. which he stopped to listen to.
Things had been happening In
Ming T'iao, the capital Of the Prince
Of Hia. The grand masters Of the
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25

tattons Of his angle are those Of every
man who was not an actual participant
In the fighting. Nevertheless, he ur>-
derstands the soldier as few non.
combatants understand him.
"The policy of interpolating q prayer
meeting or q heart-to- heart talk be-
tween the third and fourth reels OF
moving picture play" he says, land
grieve to say that such a policy was
actually followed for while, is, of
course, a fantastic example, but it
shows US exactly how we ought not to
do it."
Mr.. Keppel is not entirely free from
the taint Of the professional welfare
virtuoso, but he is. no special pleader
and he has made a real attempt to
interpret the fighting soul of a nation.
And just a trifle below the surface of
his unscholarly metaphors we may dis
Germ genial, shrewd and numerous
gentleman, admirably equipped to help
other human beings to solve the prob
lens which exist, regardless of war or
peace.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25

chariot drawn by red horses with
black names sent back to the stable
and replaced by white chariot,
drawn by white horses with black
tails, the chariot being surmounted
by white standard. And, as every
body knows, these are the chariot,
the horses and the standard of war.
Within an hour Prince T'ang's
warriors gathered and his army fol-
lowed the white chariot, drawn by
white horses with black tails, tow
ard. Ming T'iao, to meet the cohorts
of the tyrant Kie.
In the palace of the strangers the
astronomer Houo, without feet, with
out hands, without nose, without
lips or eyelids, had arranged about
him various diabolical instruments,
and watched with anxious attention
the course of the sun, which had now
passed the zenith and begun to de-
cline toward the west. AS he did
so the astronomer Houo mumbled
mysterious words, which no one
could comprehend. And these were
his words:
"In about an hour the solar prin-
ciple lang and the lunar principle
Inn will be in conjunction. How
ever slight my science is, I know
that the two latitudes will almost
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
Seeking a God

"The Birth of God" (Four Seas),
play in one act by Venner Won Hell
denstam, the Swedish author who won
the Nobel Prize in 1916, is dramatic
sketch of puritanical intensity with
background Of ancient Oriental mys-
terry and splendor. Two men, an ancient
and a modern, meet in the ruins of an
Egyptian temple; and there, in the
presence of grotesque, animal headed
idols, they discuss mankind's eternal
need and eternal search for god. The
mysticism assumes a more and more
exalted tone, until finally the modern,
upon the suggestion of his dying COM
panion, casts himself upon a sacrihcial
pyre, hoping to find his god through
self-imm olation. The sketch is ably
translated from the Swedish by Karo-
line Knudsen.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-25

flaming disk which Illuminated the
world, and the world began to be
darkened. The singing birds and
the wild geese were the first to
notice the approaching eclipse. With
cries of fright they all sought
refuge among the trees and rocks.
The adder crawled into the deepest
grass, and the pheasant plunged into
tie waters of the River Wei, in
order to be changed into an oyster.
as the Sacred Book Ii Ki affirms.
Presently the people became
panic-stricken-and all the war
riors, except those of Prince Tang.
For their leader had duly warned
them that it was on account of the
crimes Of the tyrant Kie and on ac-
count of his own virtues-the vir-
tues of Prince T'ang-that the sun
was hiding its face. And, after all.
that may have been true.
Finally, the moon having ad-
vanced and the two paths having
crossed, the principle lang was
effaced by the principle Inn. The
eclipse was total. Then the House
of Hia fell.
However, the Prince Tang, a wise
prince, didn't keep the promises he
had made to the astronomer Houo.
Sparing the tyrant Kie, he merely
exiled him to a far-off city, thus
practicing the virtue of moderation.
On the other hand, he had the
astronomer Houo killed, thus prac-
ticing the virtue of prudence. For
80 the secret of the eclipse could
never be revealed.