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Evening star., 1920-05-23
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 22 --Attor-
ney Robinson Moncure haH been ap-
pointed Judge OF the corporation
court for this city by COY. WeHtmor'-
land Davis to I'LL the uucxpired term
of Judge Louis &. barley. whose
resignation as Judge became effective
at midnight last night
Word of the appointment OF MT
Moncure was received hero this nft-
ernoon. He viii assume his duties
next week.
The unexpired term Of Judge bar
ley extends to February 81. 1o29-
However, the appointment is MADE
until the next Legislature meets
which will be two years hence. MT.
was born in Stafford county. Va
February 90, 1881. He is son OF the
late Thomas j. and Marguerite =.
Moncure, graduated at the virginia
Military Institute and subsequently
studied law at the University OF Vlr-
ginia.
Afterward he taught school for a
number of years in various parts OF
Virginia. and in August. 1904. opened
a law Office in this city. He served
two terms in the Legislature, repre-
senting this city and Alexandra
county.
He received the unanimous indorse,,
ment of the members of the local
bar for the position OF judge.
Judge Louis c. Barley, who an
nounced several days ago that ne
would retire, finished his business as
judge at midnight last night ana
will resume the practice or law IN
this city and vicinity.
The plant Of the General Shipbuiid-
ing Company. Inc, was sold at puoiic
auction at noon today and purchased
by c. T.. Stockhauser of Baltimore
for $50, 1900. Some time ago this prop
erty was sold at auction for S41.5ou
to Arthur II. Bryant. An upset BID
was entered and the court ordered
resale of the property. It is under,
stood that this plant will be useo
for manufacturing purposes. y. Is
located in the northeastern seclioh
of the city.
The property consists of six acres
Of ground on the Potomac river ana
is improved by fourteen buildings,
railroad siding, etc. The sale was
made for Louis N. Duffey. trustee IN
bankruptcy -.
The white public schools Of this city
ored June 16. The Alexandra Hign
school will hold it's annual commence
ment exercises June 21 In the audi
torium of the high scheel.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett left yestef,,,
day for Lynchburg, where she VIII
address the graduating class OF ran
doIph-M Woman's College.
NJ T. Dwyer has sold to Estel!e VII.
kins and husband the house and lot at
1918 Pendleton street.
Mrs. Ella L. Elroy died today at her
residence, 315 South Patrick street.
Several children survive her. The
funeral will take place at o'clock
Monday afternoon from her late resi-
dence.
The civic bureau of the chamber OF
commerce will hold it's monthly meet
ing Monday night.
The parent-teachers' association VIII
hold an important meeting at 3:15
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. This will
be the last meeting of the associa-
ton for this school session.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
SOCIAL UPLIFTER HELD.
Police Say Woman Left Trail Of
Worthless Checks.

NEWARK, n. J.. May 22-Mrs
Betty Lee. a social uplifter, who the
police say left trail Of worthless
checks here when she suddenly lef,
this city last week. has been ar
rested in Trenton and will be re
turned to Newark. according to word
received here today
Mrs. Lee. who came here about six
weeks ago from Chicago, to promote
100000 home for working girls
mingled with exclusive families. She
is alleged by the police to have
passed fraudulent checks aggregat-
ing several thousand dollars.
She is charged specifically in a war
rant sworn out by c. Wenham Smith
father-in-law of Police Commissioner
Thomas Ford, with having disap-
peared with two checks for s244
each he said he gave her to obtain
reservations for a European trip for
him and his wife.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
AMERICAS MAY Be
CHIEF SUBSCRIBERS
TOB|G WORLDL0AN
Great Fund win Be Used to
Finance German Indem-
mites, London Hears.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 22.-Reports current
here say financial quarters in the
United States and in the South Amer
lean countries will be the principal
subscribers to any international loan
which may be decided upon to finance
Germany's indemnity payment.
II is expected the coming Brussels
financial conference will FIX the
amount of the loan at upwards OF
SOC. 100000 pounds sterling, and tha'
1T will also settle questions relating 70
details of the undertaking
Conference Delayed.
PARIS. May c2-The executive
council of the league OF nations mas
postponed the international financial
conference to be held at Brussels
until the beginning of July. This
action was taken because of the
necessity of determining before the
financial conference the exact amount
of the German indemnity ana mooe
of settlement and in order 10 enaoie
the German and allied governments
to present an exposition of the flnan-
cial situation. which will be made
clear at the conference to be heio
between German representatives ana
dlegates of the allies at Sanon June
21.
The delegates to the Brussels finan-
cial conference. in considering the
restoration of international credit. 1t
Is pointed out here. will thus be able
TO study the application of the Ger
man indemnity. which. 1T appears.
will serve as the starting point In
negotiations concerning credits to be
extended by nations producing raw
materials and the essential recon-
struction of European industry.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
DELTA PHI EPSILON ELECTS.
Annual Dinner Held at Ebbitt
Hotel-New Members Initiated.

J. J. Walsh was elected president
Of the Delta Phi Epsilon fraternity
of Georgetown University. at the
annual election dinner held last night
at the Ebbitt Hotel. Other officers
chosen we're:
E. J. Breyere. vice president; w o.
Ash, secretary. and Edwin Bates,
treasurer. The executive committed
was elected as follows:
Harry Sandager. Harry Sorenson,
Two new members were initiated
They are; DR.. w. J. Culbertson of the
United States Tariff Commission, and
Herman G. Brock, assistant director
of the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce.
The Delta Phi Epsilon fraterniay is
the first foreign service fraternity OF
the first foreign service school es-
tab1ished in the country. All it's
members are pledged to foreign
service of the United States.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
SCHOOL REPORT DELAYED
Chairman Sherman Unable TO Com
plete Draft.

notwithstanding the efforts of
Chairman Sherman of the Senate se-
lect committee investigating the pub
lilo schools of the District to get a
final report ready for the Senate last
week. the draft has not yet been
completed.
The chairman has found 1t impos-
sible the last few days to get mem
bers of the committee to attend con-
ferences on the report. owing to press
of other work. He hopes, however,
to complete the report early this week
and submit 1T to the Senate
Evening star., 1920-05-23
BOARD OF OFFICERS CHOSEN.
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers Holds Election.

NEW YORK, May 22-The American
Institute of Electrical Engineers today
announced the election of the following
officers for the administrative year. be-
ginning August /, 1920:
President. w. w. Beresford, Milwau-
kee; vice presidents. E. H. Martindale.
Cleveland; Charles Robbins. Pittsburgh: :
Charles Ruffner, New York: c. E. Mag
nuSson, Seattle; C. S. MacDowell, II. S.
N; L. T. Robinson. Schenectady; f. r.
Craft. New York; managers, Harold B.
Smith. Worcester; James F. Lincoln,
Cleveland treasurer, George A. Hamil-
ton, Elizabeth, N. J.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
PROTECTION AT AUTO RACE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 22.-Fif-
teen hundred members Of the Hoosier
Motor Club in Marion county began or
ganizing themselves today into a volun-
tary detective force to assist the police
in protecting the hundreds of visiting
motorists who will be here for the
eighth annual 500-mile automobile race
May 81.
Members Of the club. spurred to ac-
tivity by the great number of automo-
bile thefts recently. met with represent
atives Of the local police department
and offered their assistance in ridding
the state of automobile thieves
Evening star., 1920-05-23
NO CALAMITY, SAYS SPEAKER
Richard S. Hawes of st. Louis De-
clares Alarm Is Unnecessary.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 22.-There is
no cause for financial alarm in the
present nation wide price slashinG
movement, according to statement
issued today by Richard S. Hawes OF
this city, president of American
Bankers Association.
Mr. Hawes referred to persons who
professed to foresee hard times in the
tightening of the credit system as
calamity howlers."
Although bankers are discouraglng
non-essential investments and world
speculation, Mr. Halves asserted no
bank would refuse credit to carry on
essential production.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
$4,000 GO ABROAD.
One Of Largest Sailing Days Since
War Ended.

NEW YORK. May 22.-Eight large
passenger liners, carrying more than
10000 persons. left here today for
European ports, marking one Of the
largest sailing days since the close
of the war. The ships departing in
clude the Mauretania. Baltic Caronia,
Noordam. Mongolia and Columbia,
Dante Aleghieri and Duca d'Aosta.
Among passengers booked on the
eight ships are Commander Evange-
line Booth Of the Salvation Army;
Walter Hagen. golf champion; more
than 500 students for the Sokol ath-
letic meetings at The Hague. and a
number of grand opera stars.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
WOLCOTT WINS CONTROL
IN DELAWARE ELECTION

WILMINGTON, Del. May 22.-Re-
turns from the democratic primary
election held throughout Delaware to-
day indicate that United States SEN
ator wolcott will control the demo-
cratic state convention in Dover next
Tuesday.
ninety-seven delegates, while former
United States Senator salisbury IS
credited with seventy-five. The con-
vention will chose Delaware's six dele
gates to the national convention at
San Francisco and elect national
committeeman.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
NEBRASKA STAND STATED.
Senator Hitchcock Says Party in
State Backs President.

In a statement issued last night
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska claims
that the democracy of his state
stands firmly behind President Will
son in support of the Versailles
treaty and the league of nations.
He makes this assertion as result
of the action of the democratic state
convention. recently held In Neoras-
ka and in opposition to the claims
made that Nebraska democrats had
supported Col. William Jennings
Bryan's contention that the treaty
should have been ratified with the
senate reservations, If ratification
was not possible otherwise.
Col. BRYAN won in the fight for
delegate to the democratic national
convention in the primaries.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
Electric Light Association Elects,

PASADENA, Cal. May 22.-The
National Electric Light Associat ation
in convention here concluded its busi
ness sessions today by electing Martin
J. Inshull. Chicago, president. Other
officers elected were: NJ. r. Bump
New York, first vice president; F. w.
Smith, New York, second vice presi-
dent; Walter H. Johnson, Philadel-
phia, third vice president; F. T. Grif-
fifth, Portland. Greg. fourth vice
president, and H. c. Abel. New York,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
Potsal Employees Talk of Strike

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 22.-The
advisability of a strike on July of
1000 Cleveland mail carriers and
postal clerks to force an increase in
salaries will be discussed at a pro
test meeting" called by officers of the
National Federal of Postal Employees.
Two thirds of the local postal en-
ployes, union officials claimed, are
already members Of the federation.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODA Y.

wanderlusters' hike at 2:15 PM,
from 14th street and Colorado ave-
nue..
Meeting of the Polish Club. 2:3O
o'clock, at Moose Hall, 9TH and 6
streets.
Meeting of the alumnae associations
of the International Federation OF
Catholic Alumnae. 3 O'Clock. at Holy
Cross Academy.
TONIGHT.
Meeting of the Friends of Irish
freedom o'clock. at sol E street.
TOMORROW.
p. F. o. weekly luncheon, 1880
pm., at 1900 / street.
Evening star., 1920-05-23
1872 CRIMINAL OFFENSES
ARE CHARGED TO FRENCH

Of 1872 serious criminal offenses
charged to the French occupying
forces have been lodged in the Frank
fort police courts. These complaints,
Ii is said have been withheld up to
the present in fear of reprisals by
the French.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
What Washes
Out of the Soil

When water percolates through
earth, what does it carry out of the
earth with it? That question, no
doubt, was asked many thousands of
years ago and has been repeated from
time to time ever since but it has new
CT been completely answered. The
answer, however, is being written bit
by bit. The chemical and mineralogi-
cal nature of the materials extracted
from soils by treatment with water
has been under investigation by the
Bureau Of Soils, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, for some time past. A
number of minerals have been identi-
fled in these products and it has been
shown that the evaporated water-ex-
tract of soils leaves residue showing
comfortable resemblance to the Stass-
furt and other natural saline deposits.
A material Professionally called ultra
clay, which consists of particles so fine
they remain in practically permanent
suspension, has also been obtained by
these extractions and it's properties are
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
MORGAN NOT ALWAYS HARD.

There is no better test of a mans
bigness than his way of handling SUBJ
ordinates who make mistakes.
j. Pierpont Morgan, the eldest, had
clerk who, living beyond his means,
sought to make up the balance through
speculation; and, having failed, helped
himself to the firms money.
The culprit was called into Mr.. Nor
gan's private office.
He expected arrest. Instead he was
told to go home and tell his wife all
about it. "And tomorrow morning, "
said Mr.. Morgan, "see me again"
The clerk obeyed, and Mr.. Morgan,
to the young fellows amazement,
handed him in bills the full amount Of
his peculation-$5, 400 with: "Put
that back where you took the other
from. It Is q loan from me, and ]
expect you to return it as soon as you
Ican. None OF the other clerks know
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
SHORTEST DAY.

Those of us who know the northern
winter are aware that the winter sol
stice brings. us but little more than
to the beginning of it. What remains
of December, and all of January, all
of February and part of March must
pass before we really scent the
spring; yet already we have reached
the shortest days. From now on we
shall be travelling toward the "time
of the singing of birds" at the rate
Of nineteen miles a second. Every
day carries US more than million
and half miles nearer to the end of
,ur term of confinement in our icy
prison house.
There is cheer and comfort in the
thought, as there always is in prog
ress toward any desired goal. For
che present we can endure the hard
ness if only we know that we are
gaining. More people chrish the
pleasant fancy than those about them
suspect. Let some one say, well, of
course we've still most of the win
ter ahead of US, but the days are
growing longer, anyway" and see how
sure some one else is to answer, Yes,
I've always been glad that the short
est day comes so early in the winter.
So in our hearts even the most pro-
sale of us cherish some little bud of
fancy.-Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
Reds Have Their Literature.

sThe Reds have their literature in
the public libraries, some teachers in
the public schools are sympathetic
and for some time they have been
distributing their doctrines in prisons,
jails and warehouses to win over to
their side the army of disconnected
malefactors who have an alleged
grievance against society. The Gray
Brotherhood is alive to their prop
uganda, however, and hopes to abol-
ish it. One of the best ways to stop
it is to treat convicts like human be-
ing instead Of beasts and give them
a chance to redeem themselves. The
state is breeding anarchists by turn
ing at large men and women who
have been brutally treated and who
leave prison with hearts filled with
the desire for retaliation and re-
venge.
The Old Time System.
"Under the old system kind-heart-
ed warden is engaged in making
healthy burglars and porch climbers
of first offenders, The prison ex-
perience did man no good and he
had no conception of right and wrong
no sense of responsibility to society,
when he came out. With an illustra-
ton there are 1000 former ex-convicts
and members of the welfare league.
| in New York City. All of them are
| making good Most of them are
young and of the 1000 more than 40G
were in the army or navy during the
war. They include former burglars
(box mem and similar so-called slick
thieves.
"Since Thomas Mott Osborne, for
mer warden at Sing Sing, took charge
of the naval prison at Portsmouth, N.
H., three years ago, he has been IN
strumental in returning 10000 for
mer inmates, men made over in
character, to the United States navy,
enough to man three battleships. The
present crime wave in Chicago is
due to bad prison treatment and the
desire of ex-convicts to get even.
4 If it had not been for Osborne ad
ADMINISTRATION in New York prisons
Now York would be suffering from
j the same evil"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
HUMANIzE THE PRISONS.

A nationwide campaign to "hu-
mamie the prisons of the United
States has been undertaken by the
Gray Brotherhood, an organization of
reformed ex-convicts according to a
former inmate of Sing Sing who serv-
ed ten years behind gray stone walls.
Another object of the campaign is to
counterfeit anarchy for, he said, "of
the 500, 1000 convicts, men and wo-
men, who annually emerge from AM
erican prisons fully 80 per cent ! e
potential bolshevists."
This man, a product of the New
York slums, who not only redeemed
his own life but saved two younger
brothers from criminal careers, all as
the result of the mutual welfare work
at Sing Sing of which the Gray Bro
therho0d movement is an off shoot,
declared that American penal institu-
tions are being surreptitiously flooded
with radical literature, with leaflets
of "hope to the oppressed" and that
the secret movement to bolshevize
the nations prisons is being combat
ted from the inside.
The Gray Brotherhood.
He said that supported by the eff
forts of $4,000 members of this Gray
Brotherhood, it's unnamed leader
known as the Gray Brother hopes to
make prison reform a plank in the
platform of one of the big political
parties in the next presidential cam
paign: He is reputed to be man of
great influence in Washington and
to be the intimate of several senator's
The former Sing Sing inmate said
that the Gray Brotherhood was back of
a prospective investigation of Joliet,
Illinois, prison, intended to be the
first of the Brotherhood national
prison reform program.
"If the Gray Brother should come in
here now and tell me to jump out of
that window" Ga four story leap)
ED do it at once," confided the for
mer inmate of Sing Sing. "We all
would trust him with our lives and
believe me, his prison investigation
backed by him is going to be thor
ough job. The people outside haven't
any idea of how bolshevism is spread
ing in the prisons. A few days ago
four Reds, it was discovered by our
men, actually had themselves CON
victed SO they could work behind the
bars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

one to each so; in England, one to
200; in Denmark, one to 800, and in
France, Belgium, Holland, Switzer-
land and Germany about one to every
400, says the Compressed Air Maya
zine, New York. In 1917 it was esti-
mated that Italy had one car to each
l 900 of population; Portugal to each
$50, Spain to each 1900, Austria
Hungary, to each 1850, and Russia to
each 5000. In Australia there was
one for each 140 of population, and
in South America, as whole, one for
each 1,43O.
Many a minor city in the United
States has more cars than the whole
Of China or Japan.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07
FEW SEE SECOND CENTURY.

Sea serpents being out of date, and
wild men" somewhat exhausted OF
interest, there comes tn recn. story
Of 4 Kentucky man who celebrated The
131st anniversary Of his brit by TAX
ing his first motor car ride.
When a report of this sort is III
vestigated Il llsually is found to lack
ploof.
Some years ago, at meeting of the
Actuarial Society of America, its
president, john K. Gore, said: The
well-kr 11R.ses of individuals com
monty sfeved to have lived cealury
and a quartar and even much lor.gel
have not in any instance beer veri-
fed"
There is usually temptation to ex-
aggerate the age Of extremely ole
persons; often they do it themselves
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

anything about it. Let me see if you
can't be man."
After many months the youngster
restored to Mr.. Morgan the last dol
lar of the debt.
After counting the pile of bills on
his desk, to which he had added those
just given him, Mr.. Morgan observed;
well, my boy, it was a bit harder
saving it than losing it, I'll warrant
Now take it home and give it to your
wife. It's safe bet that she saved
most of it."-Boston Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

or woman living at the tirass who
could prove that he or she was 100
years old or more. There were hun
dreds of claimants, but in no case was
irrefragable proof submitted.
In point Of longevity women are
far ahead of men, generally speaking
They are more resistant TO diseases
and they live longer. And yet wo-
men are called the weaker sex So
they are, museularly, but it is mani
fest that they are the stronger sex
constitutionally. Thew ossess what
biologists term greater 'syiability" : a
superior ability to survive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

now under investigation. This ultra
clay contains a much larger proper
ton Of soluble salts than the soil from
which it has been separated. A very
significant attribute of ultra clay is
its high descriptive power for potash.
Soils containing large proportion of
ultra clay erode easily.
Redwood County Farmer
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

There is a motor vehicle in the
United States for every "a persons;
in Canada the proportion is probably
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-01-07

These new jazz orchestra have
played no part in allaying the unrest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-09
WAR IS IMPENDING
 IN UPPER SILESIA

Berlin, Dec. 9-Warfare is threat ened in Upper Silesia if the Germans defeat the Poles in the forthcoming plebiscite in that disputed territory, according to a dispatch from Warsaw today This dispatch quoted from an interview given by Korfanty, head of the Polish propaganda bureau in Upper SIesia, to the Warsaw Gazette. Korfanty was reported to have said:
 "A German victory in the p1ebiscite would result in the formation Of new Macedonia. The Upper Sdlesians would then defend their wishes and their rights with arms"
 No definite date has been set Tor the plebiscite, altogether under the terms of the peace treaty It must De held before the latter part of January unless the Allies agree to further postponement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-09
RAILROADS WE'RE
 GIVEN $312,OOO,OOO

Washington, Dec. g - More than $312, 100000 was turned over to the railroads by the government in the form of advances on the guaranty provisions of the Transportation act and in loans between the last of March and the first part of Novem- Der, according to figures sent to Con- gress today by Secretary Houston.
 Action to compel the treasury to advance about $400,00O,O00 more now impending in the District of Co., lumbia Supreme Court on mandamus proceedings instituted by the carriers.
 According to an estimate submitted by the commission the secretary said thet otal amount necessary to make good the guaranty provision of the Transportation act will approximate S6OO,OO0,000.