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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-30
SON KILLS ]! FATHER. !
Woman Tries to Separate Husband
And Child, Shot Follows

coatesmass, Pa, Jan. se ghsini
with his son for possession Of 2 ,rl m (,
Robert ,MeWilliams, aged as year;
\ a Philadelphia and Reading RaiMa:!
engineer; Of Rock Run, near here, wal
shot and killed Wednesday night.
Clarence, the boy, aged 16, is charg,
led with the killing and is locked ed. Ut
in Coatsville Jail
McWiliian1s was. shot after a quar-
I rel when he tried to wres5 from his
sons grasp a rifle the latter had
picked up. !,
McWilliams was rushed to the hos
spital, but died shortly after. /
The boy insisted again yesterday
the shooting was accidental Il didn't
mean to do it," he said. "My finger
was on the trigger when mother and
father reached for the rifle. 1t must
have slipped and exploded the gun"
"My husband came home last night
lin a rage,D said Mrs. McWilliams to-
day. Gle was Jealous of collectors
who came to my home. I had forbid
den the men to CALI at the house. But
yesterday one called. i.
aWhen Robert came home he heard.
|of this, and began to ease his anger,
las he always did, by swearing and
using threatening language to me. He,
struck at me twice. Both blows miss.
|ed me by fraction of an inch and.
Clarence, who was sitting i'll the cor.
her of the room, grabbed his rifle
which he had been using to shoot at.
targets.
"None of US knew the rifle was
loaded. My husband walked toward
THE bow and with an oath said he:
would take the gun and break IT IT.
two pieces. I'll smash your mouth
he shouted at Clarence, 'and I1l break
that rifle IN two
81 ran over and pushed between my
husband and son. Both had hold
br the weapon, but managed to get
my hand on it, too.
Gust then, j don't know how, the
|ifle exploded. Ny husband fell to the
loor. He was shot through the
|reast."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-30
EUROPE ALARMED
germany en- Very Edge CT Abyss OIL
Collapsing Financial System

Eermany On Very Edge CT Abyss Of
Collapsing Financial System
Berlin, Jan. 30.-Germany is
balancing on the very edge of prec-
|pice, above the abyss Of national,
economic and financial collapse.
Ehich is certain to be followed by
ar. reaching international reverbe-
aticns in the financial world
The next so days--possibiy TIE
|bminc week--nlay determine yh9th
/ the war with was won. By Amer
4 ana the allies il Use years will
completely at 70 them in IS
kany months in the sixth year.
That is the unacceptable impress
lon one gets here in the vortex OF
he Central European political
Economical whirlpool, All$sindica7l
Ions here point to the Versailles
Eeaty revenging itself upon it's
Makers with rapidity that even
he most vengeful German nation
lists hardly anticipated.
The most portentions shadow
bming events have cast before
hem is the new drop of the Ger
ian mark, which touched l cent
ere and went even lower IN Co
gne and in Holland, where it
topped to 7-8 Of cent
For the first time the confidence
the Germans themselves in
heir own money is beginning to dis
cpear. as is shown by the wild
ramble for foreign money at any
ice. especially American, Swiss,
utch, Danish and Swedish.
The talk of the street is how
any days it will be before national
ankruptcy is. admitted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-30
TAILORS FOR OPEN SHOP

Atlantic City. N. j., Jan. So
he National Association of Mer-
liant Tailors in annual convention
esterday afternoon declared for an
PEN shop "to terminate the bane
/ interminable strikes" and pledged
s members not to sign any wage
! working agreement with any
Iurneymen's union hereafter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-30

Enjoy life Straighten up! Your
system is filled with liver and bowel
poison which keeps your skin sallow'
your stomach upset, your head dull
and aching. Your meals are turning
into poison and you can not feel right
Don't stay bilious or co,tstipated. Feel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-30

splendid always by tatins, Cas"acci'
occasionally. They act without grip
inc or Inconvenience. They never
s;cken Won all The nexi; ia. ike Cpl
omsl, Salts, Oil OF nasty, harsh Pills.
They cost SO little, Zoo --h'ascarets
work while you' sleep. Switch TO Cas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
A Hun1oriSt's s Burlesque
 On Strikes and Strikers

From the Literary Digest.
 Strikes and rumors Of strikes have been furnishing the newspapers so much ma
 terial lately that the subject has been worn threadbare and one may now read column after column thereof without fec Ting a single thrill, but it occurred to tns redoubtable Don Marquis of the New York Evening Sun. that the possiDni- ties of the situation in the way of literary production were not being utilized 10 the fullest extent. He therefore set about writing a strike story which, if it never happened at least easily might happen. Incidentally, it contains a more or less facetious and felicitous suggestion as to what will be the ultimate outcome of all the strike turmoil which now prevails at various places on this planet The hero of the tals is an unfortunate party of the unloyely name of Boggs who belongs 10 union by virtue of being employed as an illustrator, and who is also a member of an association of employers because he hires a cook. The Boggs cook goes on strike, and the illustrators union of which Boggs is a member is ordered out in sympathy Boggs doesn't want to go on strike, but he finds himself mem aced on the one side by, the devil If being branded as a scab if he disobeys his union, and on the other by the deep sea of getting in bad with the employers association if he meets the cook de- mands. As Mir Marquis tells it:
 Boggs belonged to the Illustrators Union, Local N. i, of New York City, which was affiliated, through the A. F. of L., with the plumbers, the cooks, the dock -wallopers, the sculptors, the prune- oeelers, the truck drivers, the oyster openers. the walters he actors the street tE.a f,, .fr f41z r9 the horseshoers, the preachers, and all others who win their bond coupons by the sweat of their brows. whether the sweat runs down on the outside and makes their whiskers luxuriant or runs down on the inside and helps grease the brain.
 He was fairly prosperous. more so than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Life In the Chilean Capital

 From "The Yanouis of South America,'
 by Alice Dav McI4auren. in the Scrib-
 ner
 Now that we are getting ~crienated'' we are quite falling into the life of santiago and in many ways find it very agreeable. One of the first things we did after our arrival was to 70 to the races Racing is the national spirit in Chile. as it Is in Argentine. and every Sunday and feast-day during the winter there is a meet The Club Hipico. an ultra-smart sporting club, manages the races and owns the hippo crome. It is a very beautiful course, a great green turf oval. The first class stand has one end cut off for the club box. and there is long stone terrace in front of the entire stand for the promenade between the races for those who do not care to go to the paddock. In front of the terrace are beautifully kept gardens Around the course is a circle of fine poplars, now leafless. and beyond and far above them is the glory of the irregular white line of the Cordillera. Other race courses may be finer. but none has the view of this one The horses are magnificent. most of them imported stock bred in the country. The Chileans are lovers of good horses and take SIcdt interest III rdlSlnk them. ana Tn maintaining racing stables. The bet ting is keen. and we understand tha. the races are run as straight" as pos sible
 The women arrive late. rolling up in their fine motors and emerging clad n Paris gowns. rich furs. and Jewels w. has been put up for embership in the club. and we were cordially well comed by the president, who has the English name of Lyon, After the fourth race (which corresponds to our seventh inning) he asked us into the presidents room. where quantities of champagne were drunk according to Chilean custom. and the greatest pos sible variety of sweets and cakes were served with it. We were introduced to many people. number with English names. They were cordial and hospita- ble in rather blunt Anglo-Saxon way. but were not effusive or full of full some flatterv in the manner we usually consider Latin The last race was run as the pink glow of the sunset poured. over the mountains, the whole forming ali indescribably beautiful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
CuredHis Rupture

was badly ruptured while lifting trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trnsses did me no good Finally I got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Years have pass ed and the rupture has never returned, although am doing hard work as a carpen- ter. There was no operation, no lost timef give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation. if you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Csrpen- ter, S97F Marcellus Avenue. Manasauan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who ruptured--you may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the worry and dangers of an operation.- Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

Several thousand yards of pretty lace edges and bands, suitable for trimming un- dergarments. children's dresses, etc. This is positively up to 45c value and a better bargain has never been offered you before
The evening world., 1920-09-20
rhr rrncher., sIdr.

no tho B,utor OF Toe Dyonins Worii.
Taxpayer. OF Rosebank, $. l., eK-
poets the high cost OF living 70 come
down and asks that the city em-
ployees' salaries be reduced In the
same ratio. He also asks what valid
reason can DO given Tor an Increase In
city employees salaries-policemen
firemen, teachers. &c,7"
Being a teacher. ! viii try 10 rive
valid reasons" for their recent in
crease to a long deserved living wage.
A girl becomes a teacher only after
fourteen or sixteen years study and
training-eight years in grade school,
four years ln high school and two or
four years In Normal or college, In
my case. after such preparation, / OBJ
talned a position three years ago at
the magnificent salary OF S575 a year.
which is fl4.S7 IL a week, as there are
forty weeks In a school year.
Only after the teachers-t0- de-
serted the profession for the more
remuneratlve ones OF ile clerks, ste
nographers. &c, did the teachers set
an increase worth mentioning.
on the other hand, mechanic or
business girl can 80 to work when
The evening world., 1920-09-20
ONE OF HARDINc's WORST.

IN his Saturday speech to forsim-bom pilgrims 10
l the shrine at Marion, Senator Harding made one
of the extraordinary statements Of an extraordinary
campaign
Discussing his reasons for refusing ratification Of
the League Covenant the candidate said:
at Ia not aiono the menace which liss IN
Involvement abroad: II IN tho greater danger
which lies IA conflict among adoDted Amer
leans"
Senator Harding dlsavows hyphenism yet in
these words he makes the supreme caphlation TO
the hyphen. The quotation IS The absolute negatioh
Of the America First" doctrine to which Senator
Harding renders lip service. Either this is arant
demagogery or II is a confession of craven coward
ce There IS no third Interpretation.
Look back TO the days of 1917 and assume that
Senator Harding had been occupying the White
House while holding such views Woodrow vii
son was brave enough TO declare for the. right al
though he knew--and none better-that his decara-
lion meant conflict among adopted Americans"
II Harding spoke truly on Saturday, then he
would have been paralyzed by the fear Of the Ger
man-bom in 1917 His whole war record in the
Senate is a lie. II Harding spoke falsely on Satur-
day then il was demagogic appeal to the foreign
bonn to create the Conflict" which will paralyze
America in future.
What did Harding mean2 Was the statement
cowardice OF falSehood2
The evening world., 1920-09-20
UNCOMMON SENSE
By John Blake
toogyrisht 1870 - BihAni
KEEP UP WITH THE PROCESSION.

The world changes every day. The man who lives
the past falls behind Invention, thought development all
keep the world sweeping ahead. You keep up with
the procession
It is well enough say that the old ways the best
well enough for mossbacked wrecks who really think
But II is not the truth.
You are living in the present You have got 70 know
about the present than you do about the past.
You must read the papers and the magazines TO know
what people doing and what they thinking.
You must interest yourself in every phase Of human
activity, politics, science government,
IL you cannot talk ntelligently what is going in
the world NOW you will get few listeners.
The word uptodate much used that it is tiresome
will stay where he is, while the procession leaves him and
goes
Add to your reading of history and to your knowledge
of what has been done in the past good useful
knowledge about what is being done to-day
Talk to peoplelisten to them Find what they are
thinking Learn about modern business methods and why
they better than the methods of the past
Observe the progress that has been made
tion in housing sanitation in everything Read about
the important of to daywhat they doing
they doing It,
get excited lose your breath the stay
in the procession. All knowledge slowly But by
keeping and open and your mind you
belong to the present-ith those are abreast of
the times and able to keep up their gait-and expect TO
gain the goal that all seek, which form
another,
The evening world., 1920-09-20

they complete tho Attn grade in school
and their salaries commence then.
Wherever Taxpayer gets his in
formation that business decides thai
a mechanic is worth no more than 80
cents an hour" do not know.
Granted that they are not worth more
than that, they certainly receive much
more. A certain carpenter draws an
average salary OF $40 a week, painters
IS and t1O day, and It 10 much
cheaper 20 call a doctor than A
plumber. Then, too, isn't a teachers
work just a little more important
than a mechanical, as education Is the
foundation of a country
Now. II the authorities would take
Taxpayers advice and reduce the cilS
emplayee salaries 10 the old time be
low the living wage / am afraid Tax
payer would be the first TO yen be-
cause his children, II he has any, were
without teachers and proper instruc-
ton A TEACHER.
New YORK City, Sept 10, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-09-20
WHY NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH,
fFrOm the Hsp York Ttmssl

Why did M. Charles E. Hughes. in hts speech at
Trenton yesterday. deOOIs some 1900 OOrGs to the
attempt 10 prOos that under Article X Of he League
Covenant zoe are bound 10 60 10 wGr d necessary IN
SrdsT 10 pressrpe against external aggression he
territorial possession Of member Of he League" whs
saying not one solitary DOrd ObOa bs ten other guar
Gness Of peace prOOided By he COosnani essry one Of
ohiek could into operation before resort pas had 10
Article X.p M. Hughes Is distinguished juuia.
He must haze read. ws hGOs no doubt he has uriaen,
many decisions Of the court IN heh The familiar principle
pGs laid dOton that contracts. statutes and covenants
must b considered as a whole mol pieesHieaL Then
hy lOs repeal The question. tor Of otai interest IN
his campaign. does tx Justice Hughes follow The
deplOrGbe example long ago SCI BY he opponent, Of The
League IN his party IN putting Article X in he Oery
forefront Of DISCUSSION as y ha psrs Hs phOs League
as BY Joining The League should find ourselves com
PEELED send our soldiers to pdr whOu anteesdeni 70
course 10 any other means Of prerenins warp
The evening world., 1920-09-20

treatment they received going and
returning from the games.
This panning for mistreatment
may be justified IN many ways, but
Il appears 10 me 20 be very small in
deed, when they complain about
having to 80 on the same ship with
76S dead American soldiers. They
most certainly take away the feeling
that We had in store for them on
their victories.
Their victory In winning a set Of
games IL very small indeed In com
pariBon with the victory that was
accomplished by these 763 dead
soldiers. How could one feel more
honored than being allowed to escort
home the bodies OF American sol
diers7
What Is the noise Of the winches
loading these dead bodies at ST.
Nazaire, that so disturbed our
athletes sleep comnarod with the
noise that these soldiers (when llv-
ng) had 10 endure when they were
engaged in battle, before they sac
rihced themselves for perhaps some
OF these nervous athletes, or tho
sleeping a deck or 80 away from
these boys, when they for DAYS
fought and slept beside dead bodies
OF both com radcs au0 rnCmes hoe
fore they made the supreme sacrl-
fce2 " v. WOE.
New YORK, sept 10, 1870,
The evening world., 1920-09-20

invited the State 10 take a serious paH IN providing
relief and remedy
Besst by Real Estate Lobby solely interested in
protecting landlords and a Bankers Lobby offering
nothing but obstruction and objection in the name
Of capital, the Legislature that meets tonight must
get about lis work with courage, concentration and
single-mindedness.
It's first duty is to remember that rent legislation
mustbe passed BEFORE OCTOBER I, unless tens
Of thousands Of tenants are to be made victims
AFTER OCTOBER I.
If the Legislature adioums until Thursday only
SEVEN DAYS will remain for the emergency part
Of rs task, which is RENT RELIEF BEFORE 1T Is
TOO LATE.
The evening world., 1920-09-20
some Questions.

To ~ hditoi q Iho Dgcntng Word;
Why do 1900 employees turn 20
unionism in less than a Year, Was
II on account Of high wages and good
working conditions the company was
giving them7
Is the underground spy system
which Is used in the power plants ana
system through which the CONVERSE
ton and actions OF the mon are re-
ported--is this helpful IN making con-
tented employ ees2
IL you worked seven days a week
eight 20 ten hours a day. would you
or any worlingman feel contented2
Why did 1900 men risk their all,
which In most cases was their jobs7
Was IL because they wanted some
thing worse or betterf
II the b. II. 7. can AFFORD 81 day
and feed strikebreakers on chicken
soup, bacon and eFra, and get moth
Ing in return for Il, why can II no, -
something for those who went out ma
are asking for less7
Same old story. capital crushing
labor
II you are playing the newspaper
game fair. then publish, this letter
where II can be read by The Evening
World readers, OF whom / am one.
JUSTICE
The evening world., 1920-09-20
FOUR PRUNES FOR FIFTEEN CENTS.

DOSTONlANS are already experimenting with
ID the "eary-your-lunch" idea which The Eve
ming World suggested last week as last resort pro-
test against profteehng in unpopular priced" lunch
rooms and restaurants
II is high time for the New York lunchroom men
to prove thelC charges reasonable or prepare for
protest demonstration by New Workers who win re-
fuse to buy at present prices
A correspondent Of The Evening World, inspired
by the comment made last week, reports that one Of
the best known chain lunch rooms in this city
charged IS cents for -four stewed prunes, cup Of
coffee and two rolls" he believes this an instance
Of profteerng. Until he has proof to the contrary
he will adhere to the belief.
The Department Of Labor on Saturday reported
an average decrease OF more than - per cent in
wholesale prices Of food during August Restau-
rants buy at wholesale. But there has been no re-
Election Of this drop in the prices charged by the
unpopular priced" restaurants.
The evening world., 1920-09-20
CONTINENTAL
New York, Sept. IL, 1920.
TAaL II Out, YoursslL

10 tta Editor u Tue B,cning World
This 10 20 the u. $. Sailor that said
I'm cured" and was off The Eve
ing World for life, just my luckl Ten
70 one he's going to read the journal
and miss this-the truth kind OF
hurts this tar" doesn't IN Well. II
II docs, can't blame him, the truth
always hurts 1 congratulate you, Edi-
tor on your editorial ''Puny Amer
leans" That's how / like TO hear you
express your opinion. right from the
shoulders. The trouble In, Editor, we
love to be 1goled. How many OF US
Americans think for ourselye52 Very
few. How can WEI We are TOO busy
making money. We let other people
tell us about the League OF Nations
and let Il 60 az that. Here's one 20
prove II: / asked friend Of mine his
opinion OF the League He said We'll.
my father said a good friend OF his
told him II was dangerous, so he ad-
Wsed me 70 help XIII H. that's why
I'm against H." Now, isn't that the
TRUTH
Not ten OF one hundred Americans
use their own judgment on the
League OF Nations, not even on some
OF our great national problems.
Now going back to our EX-U. 3.
sea huber"
/ enlisted In the Regular Army q
month after war was declared and
fought eight solid months on the line.
Now honest 70 goodness. Editor, you
may have told the people here that
war was hell, but you, and they, don't
know the half OF H. Then why don't
they let the million men that saw ao-
tual fighting OF the other boys behind
the lines vote for the league alone
and see how many would vote against
n. Are We not entitled TO it3 We
have 10 fight the wars. II not US, our
children. II the American people are
Il OILS enough 10 back out OF a league
that means peace and favored by
cur "doushboyH," then our fallen COM
| rndes have died IN vain. Open your
eyes, Americans Take the dollar
The evening world., 1920-09-20

oW OF your head for little
while, use your own common sense.
don't let those mollycodles in WASH
inBton (the Lodge kind, give you a
political league. They don't give a
hang II We go back and fight. as long
as their party In victorious, that's
the only reason the Republicans want
II killed, because a Democrat pro-
posed II.
Why 10 our friend the Ex-U. s.
Maybe he wants to spend another
vacation on the high seas very soon.
Let's hope he isn't tired OF The Eve
ming World yet--he ought 10 read this.
Keep up the good work. Editor.
CHARLES VI. KOEBLER,
Cedarhurst, L. 1.
The evening world., 1920-09-20
TWICE OVERS

CCII/ILS0N had firmly made up his mind. IN
w case M Hughes wa, elected 10 appoint
him Ssersiary % Stale immediately. and after Hughes
had informed hrissB on The political position IN Ah
office. 10 hand O0sr he Presidency and himself reiire
Mr. Wilson considered impossible 10 eGDe hs country
uhhOut firm leadership at such danssrOus momeni."
Ny Three Years in america. BY Count BsrnstodJ.
CCT EXTTLES exported IN he fiscal gear 1870.
4 aggregated SfS5. 100000. against S32S.0OO.000
m 1919. and only S8I 100000 in he yea, preceding
he pdy. "-Naiioaal City Bomb
The evening world., 1920-09-20


10 ths Editor o. The Deoning World.
Noticing the publication OF the in
tentlon Of the German Alliance TO at
tempt the formation Of @ League OF
German Voters TO defeat tho Demo
cratic Party In the coming election,
or rather the policies Of our Presi-
oent. and secure separate peace
with Germany, Il seems 10 me that
now Is tho time to form a League OF
Americans to carry out for the honor
Of our country tho policies which
most OF the nations OF the world
have approved. ana which means TO
try and secure for the world peace
and prosperity,
what We need Is less politics and
more patriotism. We Americans are
far too cOmplacent in viewing the
various leagues. societies and racial
groups who join together 20 try and
upset the Constitution OF our country
and who have no regard for our laws.
II ia time Tor the Americans Ia
swarm" and make this country safe
for Americans, a country or liberty
hut not OF license.
The evening world., 1920-09-20
OIympian Complaint.

To TN Editor q Ths Evening worh'
The second column OF the frst
page Of Sundays Word was devoted
70 our athletes from the Olympic
team. banning the sominlttse on the
The evening world., 1920-09-20
FROM EVENING WORLD READERS
Cu5ydglt, 1910,
hT M Press t'ubliamng 90,
I'M Ne4 YoIk ETening Word }

hhu kusa " TeadabIef I.St
tat 0res hs a hundred
There
20 much . tuso o brlsE
The evening world., 1920-09-20
JoURNEYINos.

JouRNEYlNoS.
Echoes from the PsSsing Throngl
whore are VoV going, stranger
You tDhO step forth so bHihelNS
ITO SOTO iOtld oGtsi"
And VoW toho follOtoP
40 get something for nothing"
Aud you iOhO come dfterg
ITO find the pot Of gold az the
Fo2t Of ne raiHbotol"
DON o. sEIEa.