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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-03
POLITICAL ANNoUNcBsfENTs

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
I respectfully solicit your supssrs fen
Mayor of the City
Subject to Democratic Primary
Tuesday, April {. 1920
ALBERT BRYAN
Il years a member of city council,
II years chairman Of finance comrait+
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5 years police commissioner. 7s-6e
! Rsdmen's sRrins asssiaal al nsTt
week. II. W. campbaiss United sAows.
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The Washington times., 1920-10-31
YANKEE BOAT
BEATSCANADA
Esperanto Wins First Of Series
OF Races With Delawanna
l.. at Halifax. (:

HALIFAX, N. s., Oct. 31.-Down
, east sailormen beat Blue Nose tars
yesterday when Esperanto, the red
and green bottomed Gloucester fish
ing schooner, lifted over the line, VIC
tor over the Delawanna, the Cana
dian fisher boat, by many minutes.
DELAwANNA TAKES LEAD.
DelawanAa cracked into the lead
at the start, speeding over the line
ahead by 81 seconds. The Canadian
crew roared cheer as their ship
edged further into the lead. At the
first mark the slim Canadian fiier
was still ahead.
The water around the starting line
was showed with sailing craft ana
yachts of every description. Thou
sands of new Englanders had sailed
up to the Grand Banks to watch the
ship which comes from the BIRTH
place of the schooner hold its own.
) Old days of rivalry between Nova
Scotia men and men and ships out
of Gloucester were revived. brought
back from the days OF the old tea
clippers, and the races from Singa-
pore to London and to New England
and Canadian ports. Again. there
was the still lively rivalry of Amer
lean and Canadian fishers on the
Grand Banks
All lower sails were flying and
main topsails were on their spars as
the two crack sailors settled into
the race. A thirteen mile wind was
blowing.
Esperanto cut ahead. passed Della
wanna and careened ahead into the
lead. This happened on the second
leg of the race, and when the Amer
lean two-master winged up TO the
second mark and entered upon the
third leg of the race, she was leading
her rival by five minutes, four sec
onds.
The third leg was n nine-mile run
before the wind. There was fluttcr
of sails swapping out aloft and being
made fast. On both vessels jibs and
flying jibs were broken out to enable
the shippers to stretch as wide a sS'
area as possible to catch the wind,
which was behind them now and blow
ing up to fifteen knots.
There was hardly any sea running,
though now and then the two stick
ers would plough heavy ground
swell.
Marty Welch was at the wheel of
the American racer. He Is Nova
Scotia bred, but by birth a native of
Gloucester. He carries a reputation
OF a hard driver, as does Captain
Zimmerman, skipper of the Della
wanna.
The outcome of the races will be a
tug OF war between two hard drivers.
The harder-driven crew will win.
Two more races remain. If the
Canadian boat wins tomorrow's race
the third race will be sailed to de-
eide the supremacy. If Esperanto
wins Monday the Yank schooner is
victor, and carries back to the quaint
old port Of Gloucester a trophy of
supremacy.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

iHls ID the soper judgment OF Ed
mond Perrier, noted French astron-
omer. member Of the French Insti-
tute. and Of the Academy OF Medicine.
who has just completed an article
dealing particularly with the recent
stellar finds Of Prof. Charles Nord-
mann, OF the Observatory OF Paris.
one Of the best known astronomers
in the world.
Modern astronomers have too care
fully studied the sky and with too
powerful Instruments to permit any
actually new star to escape them"
says Perrfef. these new stars. re-
Gently discovered, are actually moth
ing but old stars which have sudden
ly come TO life and have become lumi-
nous.
LUMINOSITY EXPLAINED.
There are several reasons why this
may have occurred. The most prob
able Is that two obscure stars. both
invisible from the earth. have acct
such rapidity as to draw reciprocally
from each other internal flaming
masses by the very force OF gravity.
These flaming masses have burned
the outer surface Of the two stars and
developed violent eruptions. There
upon they have become luminous and
visible to our astronomers.
I'VE must therefore conclude that
in addit on to the stars we know
there arc countless others Keeling
about in space at terrible speed and
closer to US. perhaps, than we mag
inc. Some of them may be as large
as the sun. Imagine what Will hap
pen the day one Of these approaches
near a planet, say the size of Jupiter.
Perhaps they will one day commence
by destroying Neptune, Saturn and
Jupiter and then approach nearer.
the system of planets OF
which we form a part with Mars,
Venus and Mercury.
SUN IS INFLUENCED.
"But beforehand they will have ex-
ercised a tremendous influence on
the sun itself, causing violent erup-
lions to which they win themselves
respond. And when that happens,
what will become of our little earth
and it's sister. Venus, and its brothers,
Mars and Mercury. in tho midst OF
this chain of cataclysms?
"The appearance in the heavens
peaceable as it is, Of these little lu-
minous points. is the sign Of the
catastrophe which our imaginations
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
MEXICO MUST
MEET TERMS
American Recognition Depend
ent Upon Removal Of Certain
Obstacles Now Existing.
By FRANK STETSON.
international News Service.

Early recognition Of the present
Mexican government depends en-
tirely upon that government itself.
This was made plain at the State
Department today. ...
It was pointed out at the State
Department today that Mexico was
the country seeking recognition, and
that the United States Government
was the judge of the conditions I'M
der which friendly and formal rela-
tions would be entered into.
MUST REMOVE OBSTACLES.
Secretary Colby has made II plain
that there has been no attempt on
the part OF this country to prescribe
rigid and definite" terms upon which
recognition OF the Mexican govern
ment would be expressly conditioned,
but II is also the unconcealed opinion
OF high Government offcials that
there are obstacles that must be re-
moved before full recognition Is ten
dered.
Some OF these obstacles. II is said.
are contained in the letter of Roberto
V. Peslueria. confidential agent OF
the Mexican government, to Secretary
CODY. IneTe are OtneTS which OH
Gals are unwilling to reveal at this
time. and which will be brought up
when the formal conversations be-
tween Mexico's representatives and
State Department officiels are COM
menced.
Oficials here refuse to discuss these
obstacles on the ground that IL would
be misleading to the people OF both
| countries. They point out that a!
| enumeration of the obstacles standing
| In the path of recognition would lead
| TO the belief that those that are now
known to exist are all that prevent
recognition, and should other OBJ
stacles arise during the negotiations
| endorsements would ensue. There
fore, Scrtary Colby is content to let
the situation stand for the present In
| rhe words OF his statement that
| letter of Mr.. Pesqueira offers a basis
upon which the preliminaries to rec
milton can confidently proceed"
MUST SAFEGUARD LIVES.
The first OF the known obstacles is.
Of course. the safeguarding OF Amer
lean lives and property in Mexico.
The State Department let 1t be known
today that it is satisf ed that the re-
cent murders of Americans in Mexico
was not the acts OF organized bands
OF bandits and that the Mexican gov
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
VERA CRUZ STRIKE
FINANCED BY REDS
All Business Houses Closed
While City is Pato!led by
Marines and Police.

VERA CRUZ. Oct 3l.-A general
strike was declared yesterday.
Allkbusiness houses in Vera Cruz
closed last night and will not be
reopened until the Federal Govern
ment Is able to give guarantees of
safety to property.
Marines from Mexican warships
are patrolling the Federal zone and
mounted police are on duty in the
streets Of Vera Cruz.
The strikers blew up steamship
in the harbor at Tampico resulting
in a number OF deaths.
1t Is declared that Bolshevists are
supplying the strikers with funds.
In several cities the strikers are re-
ported racing about in automobiles
waving flags.
The strike is said to have origi-
mated in a demand by the Steve
dores' union for the reinstatement
of two gangs of dock workers who
were discharged last week charged
with completely in thefts.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
10000 PARADE AS
M'SW|NEY PROTEST
Marchevs Fill American League
Park at Protest Meeting
for MARTYR.
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Lieut.. p. J. Haltigan, ]. J. Cain, r. j.
Clancy, Major Daniel Donovan, Pat
rick Quinn, Joseph Fitzgerald, and
Walter Burke. At meeting last
night Captain Walsh gave final in
structions to his AIDES and those as
sisting in directing the procession.
ROSTER OG PARADE.
These men are requested to take
the following positions in the vicinity
OF Sixth and Z streets and assemble
their units. which are as follows:
Capt. James A. Purcell, chief aid
of marshal, Sixth street above q
street.
Section No. l, Sergt. James
O'Reilly. in charge of Walter Reed
Hospital wounded soldiers in auto
mobiles, Sixth street between + and
G streets. Immediately behind hearse,
which will be in charge of Timothy
Hanlon.
Section .. Corp. ]. E. Tynon, war
veterans. Sixth street below + street
Section 3. Robert Barrett. Ancient
Order OF Hibernians, Sixth street
above f. street.
!. Section I, jeremiah OConnor, first
civic section, including students from
universities Sixth street between d
and L street.
Aloysius Parish, T. street east Of
Sixth street.
+ Section 6, Timothy W. Dunworth.
st. Johns Cadets. and Vincent B.
Costello Post, American Legion.
Fifth and E streets.
Section Z. william Broderick,
Knights Of Columbus. L street west
OF Sixth street.
Section S, Thomas McGrath, Wind
horst Club Of st. Mary's Church. fol-
lowed by colored sect on, 4 street
near Seventh street.
Owing to the celebration at St.
Augustine's Church, announcement
will be made by the pastor at IL
o'clock services instructing those col
ored marchers unable to assemble at
Sixth and Il streets, where they are
to join the arade en- route.
Section 0, Daniel NJ. Hassett, second
civic section. including yeowomen Of
the Navy, Holy Name Society and .fe-
male institutions Sixth street below
d street.
Additional aids appointed last night
included Lieut.. p. J. Haltigan. J. j.
Cain, p. J. Clancy, Major Daniel Dono-
van. Patrick Quinn. Joseph Fitzgerald
and Walter Burke. They are re-
quested to meet at 9Th and G streets.
All aides will wear white silk rib
bons on coats.
Veterans of all wars are requested
to march in uniform.
No civilians not in uniform will be
allowed to drive automobiles in the
line.
Father Cummings, chaplain at the
Soldiers Home, will be in charge of
fifty civil war veterans, who will ride
in automobiles.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
new TURKISH CABINET
ALJ,AYS ROLSHEV'SE'

CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct s1.-The
tension in Anatolia has been consid-
erably relieved by the attitude of the
new Turkish cabinet. The anti-Bol-
shevist reaction is being given inn
petus by the governments new poll
icy.
Ground for optimism also is seen in
the action of Mustapha Renal. the
Turkish nationalist leader. in sending
a telegram to the Sultan expressing
his loyalty to the government.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
TORTURE MAN
FOR RANSOM
Five st. Louis Gangsters I'm
prison Victim Until He Signs
$4,000 Check.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. Slater
being held a prisoner for five days
by a gang of men, who kidnapped him
and forced him under torture to sign
check for s25, 200. Joseph Alex
ander, of Fort Smith. Ark. escaped
from a house in st. Louis county
this morning according to his story
to the police.
FIVE MEN IN PARTY.
After his escape. Mrs. Margaret
Taber. whom Alexander told the
police had been his fellow prisoner,
was brought into st. Louis in an auto
mobile and released by the gang Of
kidnapers. According TO Alexander,
Ave men met him at Union Station
when he arrived here Monday and in
formed him Mrs. Taber. a friend OF
Alexander's. had seat them to meet
him.
He was escorted to a waiting auto
mobile, which drove away rapidly.
The kidnapers told him not to make
any cutlery and bound and gagged
him. He was then taken to the house
in st. Louis county Shortly after.
Mrs. Taber was brought into the
house. She told Alexander the men
had dceoyed her there by telling her
Alexander was i'll and wished to see
her.
The kidnapers' demanded $4,000
ransom from Alexander, but he de-
hurried. Finally. on Tuesday. after
being tortured. he signed check for
hat amount.
WOMAN TAKEN TO BANK.
The men refused to release him and
Mrs. Taber until the check was turned
into cash Mrs. Taber was taken to
bank in st. Louis, where she de-
posited the check for collection. She
was taken back to the house and
bound and gagged. The bandits an
bounced they intended holding Alex
nder and Mrs. Taber until they OBJ
aimed the cash from the bank.
Early this morning Alexander
stated his guard fell asleep and he
managed to free himself from his
findings. Escaping through a win
low. he made his way to the Clayton
notice station.
Police found the house empty. but
later located Mrs. Taber at her home.
She Is being detained pending in
vestigation OF the affair.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
WOMAN GIVEN TEN
DAYS FOR THEFT
OF DOLL

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Mrs.
Bertha Kuver, thirty-one, Of New
Brighton, L. l., was sentenced to
ten days in the workhouse yester-
day by justices in special sessions
court for stealing a doll valued at
So Is from an uptown department
store.
Mrs. kuver said she was too
poor to buy the doll for her daugh-
ter, Pauline, nine years old. Paul
inc was turned over to the Chill
dren's Society.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
'CLARA'S MIND
.B[ANK0NcASH
Mrs. KimbaII Young Unable to
Tell Lawyers About Dis
posaI of Income.

NEW YORK, Oct 3f.-Clara Kim
ball Young. screen star, presented
herself in real life yesterday before
Federal Judge Learned Hand In a
court scene that abounded with pa
thos, humor-and simplicity.
TELLS OF TROUBLES.
Facing a small but critical audience.
Miss Young. with crossed legs. reveal
ing a liberal length OF shapely stock
ing, told of the uncertainties or
film favorite's existence. the com
plexity of contracts. the. difficulty OF
obtaining n fixed income and other
professional problems.
She Is the stellar witness In several
suits through which Lewis j. Self
nick is seeking to collect more than
100000 from companies in which
Miss Young is interested. The pres
ent suit Is that OF the Equity Com
pany against the c. X. Y. Company
for breach OF contract.
Miss Young has just finished four
pictures for the Fine Arts Film Com
pany. George w. Wickersham, rep1
resenting Selznick. sought TO learn
how much she received for appearing
With the money. She answered:
II really don't know. j keep no
accounts, no bank books. no memo
randa."
MIND BLANK ON FIGURES.
with evident astonishment, the law
yer exclaimed:
"But you must have some notion.
Was 1t 100000. 100000. $500. OOOT'
Miss Young deliberated a moment.
tossing her mole and mink fur back
from her shoulders. the better to con-
centrate. and said:
81 spend all / get. all ] can get. /
never make out my income tax blank.
The Fine Arts Film Corporation did
that and paid It. too. / guess. don't
know what IL was"
Miss Young testified that In 1916
she formed the Clara Kimball Young
Company with Selznick, understand
ing that she would have one-half the
stock and receive $1,000 week. She
said she never received any profits
from the stock and that her compen-
sation came irregularily. She had
auditors go over the books. she said.
and they reported that Selznick had
diverted 5000. Of the company s
money to other enterprises.
THEN CAME THE PARTING.
She said that they parted after
that. Ultimately an agreement was
signed, it is said. by which she was
to pay him $4,000 for each Of four
pictures the company had made.
Thereafter she contracted to appear
for the c. X. y. Company and the
Fine Arts Film Corporation, and was
about to go into the Equity Corpora
ton.
Selznick contends that the shifting
of the personality of Miss Young be-
hind corporation after corporation is
part of a conspiracy to prevent him
collecting his claims.
Pressed by counsel for an inven-
tory of her present possessions she
said, with a smile
"Well, ] have my clothes
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
TO-DAY
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to replace him with a republic That
is more interesting than politics.

DAnnunzio, poet, has written a
new constitution for Fiume which
he calmly took from the League
of Nations with becoming con-
tempt for that fraud.
It is an interesting constitution,
with poetry and music written into
it, and a liberal divorce clause that
will enable D'Annunzio to get rid
of the lady now his wife and marry
pleasing little Venetian girl that
interests him. Count Depassy tells
Universal Service that such is
D'Annunzio's plans. The Italian
laws won't give anybody divorce.
D'Annunzio says: ~ can have it,
for I am D'Annunzio." 1t must
be interesting to write your own
constitution.
A special law for a special d.
vorce is not purely Italian, how
ever. 1t is an American idea. 1t
was worked In Florida to enable
rich Mr.. F1agler to get rid Of an in
sane wife. He is dead, so is the
second wife he married. The in
sane wife is alive with ten million
dollars in the bank, and that mix
I'D is more interesting than politics.
But politics, however dull, Is i'm
portant. II Cox were elected and
the League Of Nations saddled on
this country, you would have mil
lions OF men looking for Jobs in the
United States within six months,
you would have thousands of fac
tories closing before the first. Of
next January, and you would have
some things more unpleasant. II
is not necessary to specify them, In
view OF the fact that Harding is to
be elected and Cox buried under
such n landslide that would change
piling Ossa on Pelion to piling the
Rocky mountains on the Himalayas
with the Andes added, plus the
Marion porch TO top OF.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

eminent is doing everything in It's
power to apprehend and punish the
guilty parties.
Another obstacle Is the claims
aga nst Mexico by citizens Of this
country. Recently the State Depart
ment announced that there we're more
than 400 OF these claims. To re-
move this obstacle Mexico offers TO
establish with the United States joint
arbitration commission to adjudicate
any claim that cannot be adjusted di-
rectIy with the Mexican government
and to abide by its dec sion.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
BIRMINGHAM lVDICTS
Il AS COAL PROFTTERRS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 31.-The
Federal grand jury in it's report
made to Judge w. l. Grubb yester-
day afternoon, returned indictments
against eleven coal dealers and one
coal operator in the Birmingham dis
trict. charging profiteering in coal.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
DELIVER LECTURE
TO PARENT TEACHERS

Mrs. Anna Y. Reed, assistant to ttC
director general in charge Of the
Junior division Of the United States
Employment Service, will give a talk
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
before the Parent-Teacher Association
at the Jackson School. r. street be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-first
streets. All who are interested in
present.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

have always refused to considerable
end of the worlds peopled by human
beings and the beginning OF the end
OF the whole cosmic system in which
the end of humanity will be only a
mere incident"
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
NelU Spots in Heavens
May Mean World End
Within Near Future
BY NEWTON c. PARKE.
International News Service.

PARIS, Oct 3l-The end of the word-in decades pos
sbly, in centuries probaby-is being sgnaled
by the discovery in the Heavens of luminous spots
which astronomers take for stars.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

THE MASTER OF KINLERS and MISS KATHERINE
BEATRICE JACKMAN, the village blacksmiths
daughter whom he has chosen for his BRIDE whose love
romance has stirred the village of Stowe near Bucking
ham. England.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

RUTH HATRICK. aged seven,
in an in,erDretati,e dance
In the woods al Larchmont. n.
Y. She 10 one Of the most pro-
heient members Of a class
taught by Miss Helen Adams.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

ELINOR GLYN, the English
authorizes. now in New
York. has found the ideal man
for her next novel. He is Or
Vile Caldwell. who plays the
role of Sultan in Mecca"
Caldwell Is SIX feet three inches
tall and built In proportion.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

Looking for a home, rooms, or an
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The Times now. Main $3.50
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
"OLd Wives For
NeW" OFFERING
At The Princess

The old problem of divorce, the
troubles Of men who are forced away
from their homes by wives gone to
seed, to seek the love Of other women
these are few of the great social
questions which are interestingly hand
led by Cecil B. DeMille in his superb
Paramount-Artcraft production of "Old
Wives for New which is to be pre-
sented at the Princess theater Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday.
This photoplay is based on the novel
Of the same name by the late David
Graham Phillips, and the perturbation
is the work of Jeanne Macpherson, au-
thor Of many successful photoplays.
Aside from the problems alluded to
raised by the picture the story graph
ically reveals the efforts of a woman
who Is naturally slothful to retain her
husband for the sake Of popular opin
ion, the conflicting emotions that arise
when a man is confronted by what the
world calls duty and what his heart
tells him is living a lie-these are some
of the unusual elements in this re-
markable picture.
The story is epochal but 1t Is at
the same time world-old. Society and
it's foibles the more intimate side of
marital life, the probing of hearts-all
is contained in this remarkable motion
picture drama.
Many screen players of prominence
interpret the various roles, the cast
including Elliott Dexter, Theo. Roberts,
Florence Vidor, Sylvia Ashton, Wanda
Hawley, Julia Faye and others.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Wallace Reid At Strand
All Week In "Sick Abed''
Popular Star Supported by Bebe Daniels in
withdrawing Comedy Drama.

understanding that he wouldn't leave
town with the show and would work
during the day on his new picture, sick
Abed."
The star, who made his debut as an
actor in one of his father Hal REID 5
melodramas on the stage, though he
has appeared in pictures exclusively
ever since, was right at home In the
legitimate and enjoyed his adventure
Thoroughly. So did the people Of Los
Angeles. who came in great crowds to
see Wallie in the flesh.
"It didn't make me want to stay on
the STAGE laughed Mr.. Reid afterward,
in answer to a question. Being able
to return to nice home and famliy
every night, instead of chasing around
the country with road show and put
ting up at fourth class hotels, still looks
"Sick Abed" is Wallace Reid's latest
and liveliest. 1t was adapted by Clara
Kennedy from Ethel Watts Mumford
successful stage farce. Sam Wood d.
rected the photoplay, which is Para
mount Aircraft
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-24
Geraldine FarTdr Star
In New Spanish Drama
"The Woman and the Puppet" With Stellar
Cast at Majestic -Four Days.

t be the virtuous maiden who repulsed
his advances. She convinces him thai
his suspicion is wrong and unwarranted
carry the lovers through a series OF
clashes until real understanding is
reached.
The scenario for this colorful picture
was written by no less a person than
J. w Hawkes., who would not trust the
adaptation of this famous stage play to
anyone else
The supporting cast for 1.-THE Woman
and the Puppet" includes Lou Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar's husband: Christina
Pereda, the well-known Spanish dancer
Macev Harlan, Milton Ross and Nine
Rose Dion, a pupil of the famous Sarah
Bernhard.