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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-17
OUR QUESTION BOX

Has Douglas Fairbanks left the movies? R. D. S..
 Doug is still at 'enl. His latest production will soon be released.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-17

Some old films should be '.Vo1- Steaded.''
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
DO PINCZOWIAN

Szanowni Obywatele, Jak nam
wiadomo, jest mas tn W Amerycc, a
zwlaszcza W CHICAGO licZne grono
wychodzc6w z powiatu pinczOwskie-
go, je~dnakowoz dotad nigdy ME ze-
bralismy sic, azeby wsp6lnie pcmo-
vic; zatem my nizej podpisani ma
JAG wiele. rzeczy do omowienia, zwo
Iujemy vice W niedziele, dnia 22go
lutego ma godzine $50 popoludniu
do sail OBJ. w Kozucha, pnr. 1866 W.
Huron III. Progimy wSzystkich oby-
wateli pochcdzacych Z powiatu pin
czowskiego O stawienio sic ma wsoo
mniany wiec.
Ia komitet j. J61efczyk, J. o.
leszek, T.. Magiera, j. Zagrodnik, NJ.
Woiniak.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

postanowien traktatu pokojowe-
go powinna l;czyc ich tylko 10O,-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
ZAMIERZAJA OBALIc MIL


Paryz, 20. lutego. - Pan Jon
mart. personal---very. alianokiej
komisyi ola odszkodowan wojen-
nych. zrezygnowaa Z tego sta
rowiska. w zwiazku z tenn zapo-
wiadapa W tutejszych kolach par
lamentarnych, re byly premier
BRAND ! pan Bathou, row
niez byiy premier, a obecnie pre-
yes irancuskiej ko1nisyi dEa spraw
zagranicznych, polacza sic celem
obalenia obecnego premiera Mil
leranda. Powodcm tego, jak row
niez rezygnacyi pana .jonnarta,
ma bye iakt, ze pan Md'lerand
trzyma sic polityki zbyt daleko
.dacych ustepstw ola Niemiec'
PodkreSiana jest w szczegolnoScl
ia okolicznoSc. &c armia niemlec-
ka liczy W chwili obecnej 10000
zohierzy, podczaS. gdy W mysl
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
ME CIESP Ma NEURALGIA.
Uzyj Uspakajajacego Musterole

Gdy te ostre bo!e przeszywaja tw;
glove, gdy czaszka Zdaje sic rozlupy
wac, wetrzej troche Musteroie W kari
/ skronie. Wyciaga n zapalenie, u
6mierza Dol, dajac ulge ,prawie ma.
tychmiast.
Musterole jest czysta biala maScia
robiona z olejem musztardowym. Lep
sze niz plaster m~usZtaTdowy i ME rob-
pecherzy.
Wielu doktor6w i pielegniarek Yale
ca Musterole ma Dol gardia, bronchit,
tezeC karku, astlne, neuralgie, zapale-
ME oplucnei, r~cunatyzn, lunhago.
b6le i dolegliwo$ci plsc6w | staw6w.
wywichniecia, bo!esne muSZSaIy, po-
tluczenia. odmro4one nogt. - za5iebie-
MIA W piersiach (czesto zapobiega "a
paleniu ptuc). Zawsze molina ia MEM
polegac.
3Oc 6Gc sloiki. SEpitalny slo;k $3.50
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

stepetwa, tylko ogranicza sic ma
rgtlnym zarzrcie, &c postepowa-
MEM SVEN doprowadzi!i do woj-
ny, ia przedlulali i w ciagu Gej
zachowywali sire wbrew zasadom
ludzkosci i spraw,4edliwosci. w
zwiazku z tenn minister sprawic--
GiwoSci wydaf nastepujacc O.
Swiadczenie:
,.Celem przeprowadzenia poste-
powania karrego i pociagniecia
do odpowiedzialnoscT "a zb7odnie
wojennc, zgromadzenic narodowc
uchwaliio w grudniu 1919 specyal
ma llstawe. ktora Przeszla jedno-
'gloSnie. RoDpoczelismy Juz poste
powanie w tych wszystkjch wy
padkach, ma ktore zwrocono ma
sza uwagc. Chcemy wymicrzyc
kare kazdemu wimemu przy pei
mem zastosowaniu prawa, ale 70
wnoczcSric niewinni nu7sza zna--
lezG obrone.
yGenerabuwie, ktorzy dowodzi-
Il w b6twach, podczas ktorych
trdzic ponos,ili Smierc, a VIA
snoSc prywatna i ziemic illegally
zniszczeniu ola cel0w Strategic
|nych, a mic zbrodniczych, mic So
przestepoami. Nienieckic prawo
poStanawia takze, re laden czfo-
wick ME Jest odpowiedzialny "a
czyny spcinione W w~ykonanTu
rozkazow swego Proesozonego.
Podwladny jest odpowNedziainy
tylko wtenczas. jezeli pre-
kracza rozkazy albo speEnia
Ije pomino S~wiadomosci, il Sq O.
ne pogwalceniem praw cvwilnych
czy karnych."
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
NIEMCY ZACZYNAJA JUz
SWE

Berlin, 20. lutego. - powodu
zgody Al:ant0w ma przedstawienia
rzadu berIiiiskiego, ably sad mad
niemieckimi zbrodn:arzami wojen
.nymi odbyi sic W I-ipsku pred
trybunaiem niemieckim, podlO--
szq sic til teraz juz giosy, ze pre-
.viwko takim ludziom jak linden
burg czy Bethman-HolIwes ME
bedz5e sic nawet rozPoczynac po-
ste2owania karnego, jezeli Alan
IT, "ie zdoiaja s~formu%owat pre-
Iciw.ko MIN zrapelnie kUnkretnych
oskarzeh o poszczeg0ine pre-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
KROTKIE
Hels;nofors 20 luteen-

KROTKIE
Helsingfors, 90. lutego. -
Wielka Brytania day juz teraz
Z Gala cnergia do opanowania
wszyStkich bogactw naturalnych,
zasobow / handlu KRAKOW nadbaf-
tyckich, pragnac ubicdz pod tym
wzgledem spodzicwana konHu--
rencyc Ameryki.
Madryt, 20. lutego. - Cd kwie-
tnia BIZ. zaprowadzona zoetanie
pasazerska koanunikacya napo-
wietrzua micdzy Bilbao, San Sc
bastian, Biaritz i Bayonnc.
Praga, 90. lutego. Rad czc-
ski zawarl Z syrldykatem batkie--
row umowe o do5tarczsnic fu1-
dusz6w potrzebnych ma za%uPno
10000 ,,balow' bawelny amery--
l1aHskicj kaAdego mirsiaca.
Berlin, 20. lutego. - Narodo--
Wy dug nierniecki dojdzic Z koi-
Gem nlarca do sunny 20t miliar-
dow marek.
Paryz, 20. lutego. - Ob.ega tn
poghoska, &c rad HoIandyi ma
dosyc przychylnic zaPatrywac sic
ma projeNt intcrnowania byicgo
cesarza W1lrclra ma wyspic Gu
racao. n;cdaleko Wybrzczy Wenc-
zueii.
Stockholm, 20. lutego. - w O.
kol;cach Narwv i w poInocno-za-
chodnicj Rosy szerzy sic tyfus
|plamisty. Zanotowano tam 10 tel
|pory $1,000 wypadleow tel opide-
mil.
Berlin, 20. lutego. Berli-
mic panujc cPidcmfcznic influcn-
"a, wskutck czego szn31aIc So pre-
pcfn;one i dajc sic juz Odczuwac
powazny brak m;ejsca ! pielegnia-
rex.
Berlin, 20. lutego. - Bawarya
rozpoczela handel zamrcnny Z &c
cham. dostarczajac i'm broi i a.
municye W zamiam "a cuNkier. o.
statnio dostqwila do Pragi 25;0Oo
karabinow, POO karabin6w ma
szynowych i kilku milionow la
dunk6w "a 500 kilogram6w Gu
kru.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
STAN WOJENNY w DY-
SAAR.

gencrala DenfSina
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
PRZYSTAPI DO
LIGI

Haga, 20. lutego. -. Druga II
ba parlamentu Holandyi oswald
czyfa sic 81 gtosami przeeiwko )
"a przystapicniem togo kraju do
Ligi Narod6w, przyjeia jednak
PREY tenn rczolucye, ktora zawde-
"a szczeg6}owa interpretacye ME
kt0rych postanowien tel instytu-
cr;
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

W salt obyw. Jana Conf, PREY 4Se) ILL.,
i S. Albany ave. PonIeWaz bedq wa%-
ne sprawy omawiane, wiec poWTnno-
scia Jest, ably wszyscy reprezentanci
byli ma tenn posiedzeniu Obecni.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

pr,vie kazdy polSsi agent real
nosciowy ogsasSa sic W DZlENNlk"
Cu1cAGOSKIM DO niejednokrotMis
r-zekna1 sic, lie tn najlepiej mu sig
opiaca.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

Londyn, 20. lutego. - Depesza
z Amsterdamu DO The Exchange
Telegraph donosi, re wsSrtek
ponownych zaburzen w okupo--
Vanym Przez wojska francnskie
pod kontrola komisyi miedzya-
Ilianckicj dystry&cie Saar prokla-
mowany zosta4 stan wojenny. 10
mendant francrrSki general War;
bel wydaf poDo odezwe do miesz-
kahcow, W ktorej ostr0ega ich,
ably ME wystawaii W oknach
Swych domow, gdyz wojske otrzy
maaAo rozkaz strzelania bez zwao-
Xxi do wszystkich, kt6rzy beda
przepis ten fekcewazyG.
IKWESTYA TURECKA w BRY
TYJSKIM ~PARLAMENCIE.
Londyn, 20. lutego. - w osta-
czasach uwaga zar6wno koi
rrzedowych jak publrznoSci skon
~cerrtrowala sic do tego Stopnia ma
Ikwestyi tureokiei re nawet spra =
wa zaiatwienia kontrowersyi a
d~ryatyukiej zdaje sic schodzit ma
plan drug. Poczynione rzekomo
Iprzcz Francye i Anglie rezerwa-
icye ! postanowienia odnoSnie do
warunkow pokoju z Turcyq obu-
dzily silna opozycye wbytyjskim
pariamencie, gdzie untworzySo sic
duze stronnictwo, ktore sic do
maya, ably rad ME czynii lad
nych pod tym wzgledem decyzyi
bez Poprzedniego zezwolenia IL
by gmin. Potezny ghos prtestu
podnosi sic zwsaszcza przeciwko
zamiarowi pozostawienia Turcyi
wv Konstantynoqdu i przyznania
Ijej praw suwerennych mad tem
miastem. BardDo powazne wPly--
wy dziafaja tez w tym kierrmku,
ably Gala sprawl alatwienia kwe-
styi tcrreckiej byia natPierw pod
dana pod wyczerpujaca dyskusye
Iz6y gmin.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

Dzieciecc lniane i ~
mo1ieag ginghamGwe
sukienki we wszyst--
kich nowyCh fasO-
~ponOlnie ugar-
uirowaue i fasG:I0W'a
ne, wic!koSci cd ! do
"A lat. extra SPECIAL
ME
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
WIADOMIENI

Posiedzenie Komitetu Polaczonych
Towarzystw Obchod6w ma Brighton
Park odbedzie sic W poniedziaiek' d.
25go lutego. O godzinie Sci vice.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20

To co najdaiej si0-a
I uprzy;emuia zycis nssze
co naimnieJ kcs-t.te L r-JU.ecSI
CZicla
to Jest Przyjsmpy USmtecS.
Jest nelen do5roci ! wartGsE
zfacgony re zfrowiem | dcN=octa
Jest varty vie'e, S'e!e dcl-r0W
a kosEtuje ty(Eo ca6a.
DUO ludsi zowis Natures Lawia1
ich asekuracys Zdrowia. Centa dzten
ME ma ~cdwr6cenie choroby. Trey
diesel Natures Lawtax t1bletek Ia
dwadzieScia piee centor. Pomoc DO
zdrowia I Smiechu ola ka52eso. -
Ma ~sprzed.4 " dobrySh apteSaSh !
W skladach departamentowy"n.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-02-20
TsIegIamy z~agTaRiczne'
Dokonczenie re strongly /.

mier oswiadczyi, IL wszelka po--
moe zostala juz wstrzymana, a tyl
ko wypelnia sic jeszcze tie obietni
&C i Dobowiazania. jake poprze-
dnio zaoiegneia Ententa wobec
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
SUES HUSBAND.A
AL|M0NY 'D0DGER'
Agnes B. Carpenter Declares
Spouse Remains Idle to
EYade Court Order.

Elmer b. Carpenter. after leaving
the District Jail where he had been
confined for contempt of court for
failing to pay alimony to his wife.
Mrs. Agnes b. Carpenter, according
to the latter. could have returned to
his former position in the Internal
Revenue Tax Office at $4,000 a year,
but refused to do so.
Her husband. alleges Mrs. Carpen-
ter, was adjudged in contempt Sep
TENDER IS last for failure to pay
alimony due her for her own support
and their five minor children. Car
penter remained in Jail until No
vember /. when he purged himself by
paying the 1914. -..-
When he returned to her after be-
ing discharged from jail, he is alleged
to have told her that unless she
would consent voluntarily to reduc-
ton of the alimony to $3.50 month
he would refuse to pay any money.
She declined to acceed to his PROPOSE
ton and asserts that since her hus-
band has been out of Jail he has paid
nothing. although being aware that
their children are in destitute circum-
stances.
Mrs. Carpenter says she is en-
ployed at $s5 a month. working every
day from to 4:30. and spending large
part of the night in cooking for the
children. mending and ironing their
clothes and doing housework.
The wife also declares she believes
that her husband who has been draw
ing $4,000 a year for some time,
has considerable money saved up
and does not care whether he works
or not. Mrs. Carpenter asks the court
to issue q rule requiring her husband
NV he chnIld not he
REQUIRED. to pay almony and main,
tenance.
Mrs. Carpenter was awarded a
limited divorce from her husband
May IA last. and a monthly alimony
of 5000
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
CLAIMSU S. MSULTED
BY BLACK AND TANS

A Characterization of the black
and tans in Ireland as wholly
without discipline and not re-
sponsible to anybody" was given
yesterday by a former corporal
in the United States army in re-
ply to a request OF the commits
sion OF the unofficial committee
Of one hundred inyestiga ting the
Irish question. The question
was for IAN appraisal through
the eyes of a soldier OF English
forces in Ireland"
Daniel j. Broderick. of Chi
caGo. who said he served on the
Mexican border before the world
war and in the navy during hos
tilities, told the com mission that
III enlisted men of the American
military services took into their
own hands reprisals against the
people of occupied territory as
the black and tans and English
soldiers do in Ireland. they would
be tried by courts martial and
sentenced to long terms in mill
tary prisons"
Broderick. who returned to
this country on December 8, af-
ter a visit to Abbey Feaie. Ire
land, said he had been addressed
by a member of the black and
tans as zone Of those Yanks who
won the war" He was searched
on one occasion at the point OF
a pistol. he declared. and upon
pointing out his American citi-
zenship was told I'VE don't
care IL you are the President OF
the United States, you are going
to be searched"
Broderick said he had wit
messed the pillaging Of homes by
drunken black and tan" the
"pot-shotting" of cattle by Eng
lish soldiers. and the wounding
Of a little girl by the military.
He added that one of the black
and tans and a member OF the
royal Irish constabulary had
showed him their ammunition,
which he said consisted Of soft
nosed" bullets, nodded OF LEAD
and nat on the end.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
W|FESAYS HUSBAND
TOSSED HER ABOUT

Exertme cruelty is alleged by Mrs.
Veronica Il. Barber. who today filed
suit for a limited divorce against Her
bert s. Barber, who she says is en-
ployed in the Agricultural Department
at 5000 a month.
The wife, represented by Attorneys
Melvin l.. Newmyer and T. NJ. Baker,
alleges that she had to leave her hus-
band on several occasions on account
of his extreme cruelty and that In
September, 1919 she filed n suit for "a
limited divorce which she withdrew
to effect a reconciliation for the sake
Of their children.
Her husband, asserts the wife,
picked her up in his arms on one &C.
casion and threw her from one room
into another. She also declares that
December last he caused the
woman's Bureau of the Police De-
partment to send a policewoman to
her mothers home where she had
taken refuge to investigate her and
"intimidate her. into returning to
her husband.
Mrs. Barber says that her husband
owns premises at GA Sixth street
Northeast which cost $4,000 She
asks that he be restrained from In
terfering with her and the children
and that she be awarded the latter's
custody with alimony.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
FIGHT GOLF LINKS
At POTOMAC PARK
Members O fGarden Club Pro-
test Entertainment of
Sport Lovers.

Vigorous opposition to the CONVEX
sion Of the garden plots in Potomac
Park into a golf course will be made
by members of the Potomac Garden
Club. who are going to carry their
fight to Congress.
Both Senators and Congressman are
being appealed to by members of the
club. urging that they be permitted
to retain their garden plots.
give hundred families obtain
foodstuffs from theee gardens, and
they raised foodstunfs last year con-
servatively estimated at $4,000" said
]. N. Yates, a member of the club
why should Congress appropriat,
$50, 600 to convert our gardens into
nine more holes for a golf course at
the request of few members of a
golf club7" he asks. That makes a
difference of 100000 in the District
between our plan and that of the
golf club"
More than coo homo gardens have
been assigned to families thus far
this year in East Potomac Park, and
the land is already being prepared
for planting.
THE results obtained in the park
last year were marvellous" said Mr..
Yates. "and with the added expert
ence on the part OF the gardeners
this year much better yields are ex-
pected to be obtained" Mr.. Yates
said that the whole club. headed by
President George VI. Curtis, is pre-.
pairing to fight to retain tho gardens.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
LOEW'S COLUMBIA
"IdOls Of CIay.c

Idols Of Clay," starring Mae MUIR
ray and David Powell. is now in the
final week OF it's Washington engage
ment at Doew's Columbia Theater,
where photoplay enthusiasts will see
this picture through Saturday night.
Idols Of Clay" Is based on Ouija
Bergeres story of the South Seas and
London, in which a white girl OF the
tropics. a veritable child OF natuee,
meets there and falls in love with a
young English sculptor, seeking Sc
clusion from the pangs of an unfor-
tunate love affair.
The girls father being killed
shortly afterward, she follows the
sculptor to London. where she is led
into a series Of social debauchcr.es
that nearly ruin her life.
Fleeing from the consequences Of
n supposed crime to the slums of
London. she Is found there by the
sculptor. who confesses his love. and
together they find peace in the restful
solitude OF tfe South Seas.
The program at the Columbia is
dominated by this production, which
includes splendid cast of screen
players, while the added attractions
are manifold in number and exccp-
tional in their splendid novelty and
appeal.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

cast of photoplayers. has the role OF
a brilliant young engineer who dis
likes women, but who follows the
usual masculine course OF falling in
love with a certain beautiful society
girl, Helen Steele.
Having poured out his avowal or
love, the engineer is horrifed to dis
cover that she was merely using his
proposal to prove hey htness Tor
role in amateur theatricals. Shocked
and angered by his discovery, he KID
maps the girl from her own drawing
room, whisks her into an automobile
and carries her to his hunting lodge
in the woods. where begins an uncon-
ventional -courtship that eventually
ends in the girls complete capitula-
ton to his cave-mannish charms.
The Palace program offers an un-
usual lengthy and exceptionally
appealing list Of added features. in
GLIDING Harry Pollard comedy,
Park Your Car" a Mutt and Jefr
animated comedy, the Pathe News
pictures, Topical Tips and other added
screen features, as well as spark
ling overture selection. christmas
Fantasies" (Brooks).
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
IRELAND DISPOSED TO
REJECT HOME RULE BILL

DUBLIN. Dec. 23.-Passage of the
Irish Home Rule bill by the British
Parliament is not viewed as specially
important by newspapers here. 1t is
asserted that the bill probably will
not be accepted by either Ulster or
the rest of Ireland. and that the Brit
ish government may never decide to
put its provisions into operation. e.
"Carsonism has received its re-
ward" says the Freeman's Journal.
1.-The bill was designed as a trap. but
1t failed to. work. Even such modi-
fed democratic institutions as We
possess are threatened by it,
The Irish Independent says there
will be no rejoicing in Ireland over
the passage of the measure. (which
makes a settlement still more diff
ficult."
Thanks to the House of Lords"
says the Irish Times, the bill has
ceased to be a measure bringing
about absolute and permanent par
tition of Ireland, and the central
council. which is established. may be-
come a real link between the north
and south"
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
"AO" PAGEANT
BALL FEATURE.
Classic Spectacle Marks Noel
House Dance, Given to Buy
Coal for Poor.

One Of the features Of the Noel
House ball at the Willard Hotel
last night was the pageant, ut Pays
TO Advertise" in which young wom-
en- in classic gowns, carried golden
trumpets, bearing the names of
Washington firms and shields tell
ing what line Of goods the merchant
handled.
PROCEEDS TO POOR.
The PROCEEDS from the ball will be
used principally to buy coal for the
poor.
The shields advertised the wares
OF ]. N. Giddings a. Co, Madam Ash,
Madam Bouchard. Kahns. Lansburgh,
Rixik, Snyder & Little. Zirkin, Dulin
& Martin, Droops, Underwood & I'm
de4wood, FRANKIE (shoes), Demonet,
Copenhaven, Hisada, J. E. Donovan
briggs Market), Sherwood (Riggs
Market. Whitmore. Lynn & Alden,
Woodward & Lothrop. Young's Hat
Shop, Philadelphia Market, Sacks Fur
Company, Cats. Cornwalls. Jelleffs,
MacGruder, Bornot, Comegys. Berry
& whitmore. Sign OF the Mocking
Bird. Stutz. Overland, Ford, Lafay-
etts, Dupont Flower Shop Blacki-
stone, Shaeffer. Cook. Small, the
Flower Shop. Guide, Lord & Taylor. OF
New York; Vantines, Van Railtees,
Pasternack, and Johnson & Cowdin.
In addition. there were a few spe-
Gals. There were girls dressed In
costumes of Fatima, Pail Mall Mode,
Dromedary Dates. Cinderella SELLING
Candy, Bakers Cocoa.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
MOORE'S GARDEN
"HeliOtrOpe."

A great story wonderfully enacted
by aH all-star cost in a superbly pro-
duced picture, "Heliotrope." the sue
cessor to "Humoresaue" in the now
city of its story showing as 1t does
what real father love" means as
against the mother love" Of its fore
runner, continues to bring capacity
audiences to- Moore's Garden Thea
ter. where this Cosmopolitan produce
ton presented by Paramount Pic
lures is being shown all this week
Written by Richard Washburn Child,
the story has been read by millions,
and judging from the reception &C
corded IT in Washington the picture
S going to prove just as popular.
Unusual short subjects and an in
terpretive orchestra score complete
the enjoyable program.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
SAYSD. c. SUFFRAGE
IS WASTE OF TINE
Colonel Jones Declares Local
Government Is Only
Chance With Congress.

Declaring 1t is a waste Of time and
effort to continue to aEitate for the
Constitutional Amendment, and that
the only suffrage Congress Is willing
to grant to the District Of Columbia
Is local self-government. Col. Win
field Jones, president of the National
Press Committee for d. c. Suffrage,
gave out the following statement to-
day:
"The Committee has taken two polls
of Congress by mail and one by
reliable agent. to learn the sentiment
in Congress for and against District
suffrage. These polls showed that an
overwhelming percentage Of senators
and representative are opposed at
this time to a Constitutional Amend
ment which would give the District
two senators and two representatives
in Congress and a vote for President
and Vice President. But the polls
showed that a very large percentage
of Congress is willing to give the
District some sort of local self-gov-
eminent.
ADVOCATED AMENDMENT.
"When the National Press Commit
tee first started its activities /. advc-
Gated nothing but the Constitutional
amendment. After the polls were
taken it's officers were convinced that.
in view of the attitude OF Congress
against the Constitutional amendment,
IL would be the part Of common sense
not to push at this time che Consti-
tutionaI amendment. but 20 ask for
local self-government--som thing that
large majority OF Congress has eN-
pressed a Willingness to grant. At
the present time IL would lie mere
folly TO continue to urge Congress for
a Constitutional amendment when a
majority OF Senators and Congress
men have already stated tnat they
will not favor IL nSw. 1t Is only com
mon sense to ask Congress for local
self.government, which ma ior:ty
is willing to grant. A Constitutional
amendment requires n two-thirds ma
jority vote in the House and Senate,
and after passage by Congress must
be ratified by thrce-fourths OF the
State legislatures. From this it will
be seen that II is extremely hard to
secure any Constitutional amendment,
because OF the difficulty of the pro-
cedure, and with a majority OF Con
gress opposed to It, II is impossible
at any rate, at this time.
CAN GET LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ION the other hand, local self
government can be granted by Con-
gress with n simple majority of
House and Senate voting for II. The
National Press Committee, from its
polls OF Congress, is convinced that
n local self government bill can be
secured from Congress in a compare
lively short campaign.
Most of those District citizens and
alleged organizations" which are
now continuing to advocate a Con
stitutional amendment must not be
aware of the sentiment in Congress
regarding District suffrage. Any
who are aware OF the true situation
and who continue to agitate for an
amendment they know they cannot
obtain are simply wolves in Sleeps
clothing and are trying to deceive
the people here on the issues"