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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15
WESTERN HIGH PUPILS
PLAN TO GIVE PAGEANT

A pageant in celebration OF the
Pilgrim tercentenary will be given
at Western High School. Wednesday
evening. December %, at s:15 o'clock.
The entertainment, which is called
Pilgrims Of Freedom" will COM
memorate the pioneers of all ages.
with particular emphasis on the Pill
Grims and their experiences in Eng
land, their flight to Holland, and
their settlement in the new world.
About 200 students will take part.
The proceeds from the tickets. which
are 30 cents, will go to athletics and
other school interests.
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MEMORIAL TOF|RST
DIVISION PROPOSED
location East OF Corcoran Art
Gallery Provided for in
Senate Bill. e.

A memorial to the soldiers 81 the
First division. American Expedition
airy Force, is proposed In a resolution
introduced by Senator Wadsworth In
the Senate today.
1t provides that the chief OF en-,
gineers shall allot ground south OF
the state. War and Navy building and
east Of the CorCoran Art Gallery to
the memorial association OF the First
division OF the A r.. f. for the con-
struction OF a war memorial. The
consent OF the Fine Arts ComWission
to the project is stipulated.
The resolution does not carry any
appropriation, which will be provided
by the division itself
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claim consists OF cash on deposit In
the National Savings and Trust C9l1-
pany amounting TO nearly $4,000;
four $500 Washington Gas Light Com
pany bonds; 200 shares OF stock Of the
same concern; hfty shares Of stock
In the Carroll Aluminium Company;
zoo shares of stock OF the Mitchell
Mining Company and 400 shares of
stock OF the Holyoke Mining Com
pany.
George c. HILLARY by his will
dated April 2e. 1895. leaves everything
to his wife. Mrs. Kate A. Hilleary,
naming her executrix OF his estate.
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Bowden 10 TO receive
soc under the will OF her brother,
Robert III. Sands, dated March. IS,
1915. Mrs, Bridwell is TO receive 800
and James 7. Sheckels $50. The rest
OF the estate sto go 10 testator's
wife, Mrs. Annie Il. Sands. '.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15
D.C.RENT B0ARDIN
SLASH|NG MOOD
Orders Cuts in Seventeen Cases
Averaging So Per Month Be-
cause of House Conditions.

The District, rent commission this
morning handed down seventeen
determinations ordering an average
reduction of IS a month In rental in
each case. In more than 100 deci-
sions made by the commission within
the last month not one rent increase
was allowed.
was explained this morning that the
ing was the poot condition OF the
housese and apartments brought to
the attention. Of the rent board, Ten
ants have been complaining that land
lords refuse to make repairs, accord
ingly the commission estimates that
the value of the property depreciated
and thefore cannot com .nand the
rental it otherwise would.
LIST OF DECISIONS.
The determinations handed down
this morning were as follows:
Ardeshir b. Irani against Gardiner
e. Dent, Inc, and William e. Fowler
e. Co., rental Of y$75 cut to s55 for
apartment l, 1921 T street northwest.
Mrs. Charles r. Dingler against
Miss Margaret ]. Calvin, 500 rental
cut to $50 for apartment AZ, 1915
kalorama road northwest
Seth Armstead against A. S. Cay
wood, $20.5O rental cut to $3.50 for
1915 Fifth street northwest. Defend
ant denied possession.
A. =. ONeal against j. Edward
Lewis. $50 rental cut to $3.50 for
apartment AZ. The Absecon, 17O6 T
street northwest.
DENIED POSSESSION.
Francis II. Pemberton against
Charles S. Muir and Company. de-
fendent denied possession Of FIRST
floor of 1121 Fourteenth street north
west.
Mrs V. s. Purnell against Moore
and Hill, Inc. $3.50 rental cut to
$47.5O for apartment 10, 1920 CAL
ifornia street northwest.
Benjamin Hall against Floyd K.
Davis, $12.5O rental cut to $1,000 for
123 K street southwest
Frank Schuman against George w.
LinlSins. $50 rental cut to S42 so for
apartment 6, 1920 Belmont street
northwest
George II. Elliott against Banes
Realty Company. $40 rental cut to $50
for 1905 o street northwest
Robert Butler against Il. F. Saul
Company, 5000 rental cut to $3.50
for OF Fourth street northwest
NJ. L. Phillips against John Scriv-
ener and brother. $40 rental cut to
$3.50 for 1888 Eleventh street
southeast.
William Harris against w. D. Sui
Ivan Company, Inc, $27.5O rental cut
to $3.50 for Myrtle street north
east.
Walter M. Gregory against Fl. r.
Howenstein Company, $50 rental cut
to S42.5O for apartment 302, 21O6 F
street northwest
August Maske against Fl. l.. Rust
defendant, denied possession OF first
floor of 1917 Fifth street northwest.
Mamie Ferris against John Scriv-
ener & Bro, $3.50 rental cut to 500. so
for 603 l. street southwest.
c. 3. Woodman against Katie A.
I,eachman, rental Of SIS declared fair
for third floor Of 1924 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest.
Florence N. Thompson against Flor
eptine Pa nintuna. $40 rental cut to
$50 for u Third street northeast.
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and half street southwest. Isaac
weather, coiored, forty-five years
old, OF Charles coupty. Nd, was
struck by an automobile and suffer-
ed from shock and cut on the face.
The operator of the car sped off.
Hayden whitney. twenty-five years
old, a soldier, was bruised about the
hlp when the motorcycle he was rid
ing collided with u street car. IL
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
and was later removed to Walter
Reed Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15
HENS TRUST" BROKEN
BY WARM DECEMBER

NEW YORK. Dec. l5.-Prices OF
fresh eggs were reduced by amounts
varying from 5 to IL cents a dozen In
the New York market yesterday, due
To warmer weather throughout the
egg-producing areas OF the country
which had materially increased early
December production.
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'R5&%SS1gs1As!SSssT
PERMITTED

IL you have the word alcohol"
on a sign Inside your accessory
store you had, better erase II or
put the word "denstured" before II
II you wish 20 escape tho minions
OF the law, Major Harry /. Cess
ford, Superintendent OF police. has
notified all precinct captains that
such signs must be removed at once.
Proprietors OF accessory stores
are permitted to sell denatured
alcohol for use on motors OF auto
mobiles. but they must have words
"denatured alcohol on all matter
OF advertising. Major Gessford
fears that some one might be
tempted TO imbibe IL IL the mere
word "alcohol" is used.
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BALL RESOLUTION MAY
PASS WITHOUT DEBATE

The Bali resolution. preventins
eviction OF tenants in the District OF
Columbia ON a seven-day notice. will
be reported from the subcommittee
TO the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES
on Monday XXX.
Senator BOrah. chairman OF the
subcommittee. believes that the reso-
luton will pass the Senate without
debate. IL is hoped that action can
be obtained In the Senate next week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15

R.-~-- TL--. Ls-i-i--.'-i C"j~LIvi
soft corns but every kind Of corn sur
renders to "Gcts ~ the nptional corn
remover. II takes weeks or months
10 grow a corn. V takes just few
three drops of "Gtts.It" quickly "
loosens so you cant peel II right off
without the least twlnge or hurt, and
" aGets.i,.- the neIr failine. guar
.nteed moneyback corn rcmnv"r
costs but n trifle at any drug store.
MA. by Il. Lawrence n Co. Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15
IRELAND TO HOT SPRINGS.

Surgeon General NJ. w. ireland Of
the United States Army, and Mrs.
Ireland left Tuesday for the Home
stead. Hot Springs, Va. to attend a
meeting OF the Southern Surgical As
eocistion. General ireland viii read
a paper on Medical Preparedness''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15
'HORRID MAN. GIVES
FICTITIOUS NAME
TO GET CAT

There Is one perfectly horrid
man in Washington.
About a week ago Miss LILLIAN
Yenable, agent OF the Animal Res
cue League, $40 Maryland avenue
southwest, found a white cat wan
dering about the streets, and, or
course. took II TO the leagues
Headquarters. The ''nnd" was adj
vertised in the Lost and Found
columns of the newspapers, and q
man who gave the name Of Thomp-
sou called and claimed II.
Investigation WAS made, and II
wac discovered that no such per-
Son lived at the address he gave.
The feline is a large animal. with
long. white hair. and Is fully ca
pable of filling the important Of
fce OF mouser.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15

Do you want to rent a room? Turn
to the Want Ads" now. for a big list
Of vacancies
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'Cets-It''
Tor Hard
:, or Soft
Corns

Satisfaction Guaranteed With
This Corn Remover.
Common sense tells anybody that
the way to cure corn IS TO remove
II cap and root--banish II entllH ely.
Not only hard corns and not only
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ADVERTISEMENT.
ADNERTISEMENT.
BETTER THAN
WH|SkEY FOR
COLDS And FLU

New Elixir, Called Aspiron-
al, Medicated With Latest
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by Euro
pean and American Army
Surgeons to Cut Short a
Cold and Prevent Ccmph-
cations.
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JAPANESE Grated ACTIVE.

TOXIC. Dec. lt.--rhe Asama -xema
volcano, situated about ninety miles
northwest OF Toxic has beenN In
eruption for several days. Ashes are
falling over a wide area
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l. ARE Invited TO COME in AND
INVITATION TO ALL

Our Bank extends to every man, woman and child IN
our city and community, CORDIAL invitation in and
JOIN OUR NEW CHRISTMAS CLUB.
This is the popular plan devised for having
MONEY NEXT CHRISTMAS and enables those of small
means those in moderate circumstances and also business
men to lay aside money by SYSTEMATIC DEPOSITS each
week.
To Join Is Easy-No cost dues, no red tape. Look
at the Tables below and select the Club you wish to join,
1c &C. &C. 1oc 25c 5oc 81, ST. S., $1O $40 and
come into our Bank with the first deposit We will enroll
you member of the Club and give book show
ing the money deposited
That is all there is to H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-15

provided. The senate District Com
mittee remains as strongly opposed
as ever to the plan embodied In the
Mapes bkl. ~.
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\ Jul
100000
100000
MONEY Farmers

dhavem next the money
a the
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buy a dren OF go
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PLAN OF THE CLUB

The plan siple ubeginwH
1Oc and INCREASE samean each week.
fEamount eachwe =,
regularly XII is plan
Evening star., 1920-03-15
BATTLE MANEUvERS
At CAMP HUMPHREYS
Spectacles This Afternoon and To-
night Expected to Attract
Distinguished Gathering.

Spectacular battlefield maneuvers
sc being staged this afternoon at
amp Humphreys, Virginia, by the
,ngineer Corps. There are in attend
he Engineer Corps as well as others
rom the several branches of the
.ermy service. including high officials
from the executive bureaus of the
War Department. In addition there
are a number of society man and
woman friends of the Army officers
forming the gallery" to the scenes
Engineer Corps on the battle front
that will be realistic in every minor
detail.
Included in the program are the con-
struction of defensive position
under heavy fire with intrenchments
and trenches. military raneuvers, in
the handling of bodies of troops TAX
ing possession of the intrenchme ntS
their retirement under fire and the
blowing up Of the works when they
are captured and taken possession of
by the enemy"
Clearing away barbed wire en-
tanglements is one of the features Of
buildings. pontoon bridges and other
construction on the front. The corps
will construct . aarrow-gauge rail-
road for the bringing in Of supplies
and ammunition: q big steam gravel
sxcavator will be in operation. There
way equipment taken from the front.
with French locomotives and cars
used in the battle zones.s
There is to be a special show to-
night In which portable searchlight
drills. night bomb signaling. flares
and PHOSPHORUS bombs Will be fea-
lures.
Evening star., 1920-03-15
LONDON. UNION WOMEN
PLAY 4 Joke 0N'PRt|H1ER:
Direct Many Seeking Work to His
Home in Answer- to Action
Over Dismissed WorkerA

LONDON. March 1 Correspondence
Of the Associated Press).-Premier
Lloyd George has been besieged at
by large number Of weuld-be house
keepers attracted there as the result
Of a joke with a moral perpetrated
by an organization OF woman clerks and
secretaries.
Hundreds OF members of the organi
zation have been dismissed of en-
ployment in government offices as
postwar activities have ceased. They
have protested vigorously through
delegates who have tried unsuccess-
fully to Interview Mr.. Lloyd George
In answer~ to their last cOIHmunica-
ton the premier had the following
addressed to. them:
'"Thee prime mipister says there can't
be very much in this talk of women
finding It harda to find employment. he
has been trying for some time to geE 2
housekeeper for No. 10, and he can't hlad
one who wants the situation
Dorothy Evans, secretary of the or
ganixation. Immediately called several
employment agencies by. telephone. The
proposition appealed to many applicants
at the agencies for it isn't every day
that a woman gets a chance to work at
the famous No. 10. Soon the austere.
doorman at the official residence was
opening the door not to high-hatted
politicians but to 4 number of women IN
all stations Of life brought by servitude.
The doorman reported to secretary,
the secretary to the prime minister and
in a short time the secretary was on
the telephone telling the agencies to call
or the applicants. And the prime min
lister has not yet obtained a suitable,
housekeeper.
Evening star., 1920-03-15
LIEUT.. COMMANDER WEBB
AND THREE OF CREW LOST
Reported Result Of the Grounding
Of United States Sub
marine H-1,

SAN DIEGO. Calf. March Is
Lieut.. Commander James r. Webb and
three members Of his crew wero lost
when the United States submarine HI
went aground at the entrance to
Magdalena bay, Lower California. 40
here.
Besides Lieut.. Commander Webb.
those listed as dead were: H. n. GILES.
machinist mate; NJ. H. Della rma rine
and Joseph kaufman. seamen. Their
bodies were reported to have been
buried by the survivors in the beach
of Santa Margarita Island. in the
mouth of Magdalena bay, about $50
miles south of San Diego.
It Is believed that HI can be saved.
The vessel was reported to have
grounded Friday. The destroyer
Sinclair. called to the scene by 8 o S
messages broedasted early Friday
night. by the U. S. S Eagle. got line
to the HI Saturday afternoon but it
parted.
The HI was bound from the Canal
Zone to the Pacific submarine base at
San Pedro. Calf.
The survivors are aboard the steam
er Mazatlan. due here March IS, ac-
cording to advices received here to-
day.
In the absence Of authentic reports
as to the manner in which the four
naval men were killed. belief in naval
circles here was that they either were
asphyxiated by chlorine gas gen.
Grated when water reached the sub
mersible's batteries. or were carried
overheard while attempting to escape
the fumes after the HI had beached.
Wireless messages to Rear Admiral
Roger Welles said chlorine gas was
pouring from the coming tower of
the craft last Saturday. twenty-four
hours after she had beached. and that
. heavy sea was running.
The destroyers SINCLAIR; Mccawley
and Meade are standing by the HI
and the destroyer Woolsey and the
fuel ship Neptune are en- route to the
scene OF the accident. which is about
$50 miles south of San Diego.
Evening star., 1920-03-15
Rewarding the Early Buyer
Il Selling Pzan That WW SAGE You Money
A Prouen Success

Last fall from September 1st to 18th conducted
merchandising campaign that fairly startled the
retoa csoth~g ~dsstry and certainly found ~orn
ceptss~ ,oith tie of this city, The plan
designed to asy who os11ing to hss his
suit ts1o pes*s eGv1y-7oB Of the seasng pvise Tae
success of the plan ,pos 50 nsarsd as to more THAI.
doabze the mumber of salts so1d-orer tho corre-
spending period Of the previous gear.
Evening star., 1920-03-15

Imported Pompeian Olive OIL
in the finest Of table oils.-Adyertisement
Evening star., 1920-03-15
Overhead Costs and Volume of Sales

From March 18th to A pr7 1st there is "betwecn.
gap" during whtch "overhead COSTS sxch
light hest saherses Insurance. advertising etc.
tin~e These fred costs and oleays present.
The p1e~ as used last fall aad cW 1t this
spring FORCES VOLUME OF SELLING AT A
TIME WHEN ORDINARILY WE WOULD HAVE
SELLING COST WITHOUT VOLUME OF SALES.
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asrks Salvation Ar.y i.ssis ssks
NO ssessioas. sxceSt wvrt yss LEI
.se k~Ip Year.
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CALLS RISE INSH|P
RATES OUTRAGEOUS
London Paper Demands Stern
Campaign Against Rings
Ext0rti0n.

LONDON, Nay i4.-Recent increases
in freight and passenger rates by the
North Atlantic shipping ring are de-
elared by the London Daily Express
to be wholly ur,varranted and un-
justihsble. The Express advocates. a
stern and vigorous campaign OF OPP
position" to the shipping rings" OK
tortion so as 10 break the monopoly.
urging that all by-election candidates
push this matter TO the front
'"rhe line OF conduct in which the
companies are persisting is frankly
outrageous" says the Express. "They
are simply trying TO bolster up the
freight market by means or concerted
action. During the war these com
panies counted their pronts In mil
lions"
Eight British shipping lines 70
South Africa have followed SUIT OF
North Atlantic lines in boosting
freights. "A joint notice having oeeh
issued that the rate will be 81 ton
more after April II. The increase Is
Justified, these lines declare, because
OF higher working charges and cost
'lier coal.
But the Express holds that the
Increase is made by the shipping
companies in a frantic effort to pre-
vent a slump in freight rates for tramp
steamers, which would react against
all freights. The market Is character
ized as dead" today for tramp ships,
there having been a decline OF IS per
ton last week to the River Platte
district-the only region of activity
for such vessels.
The Express alleges the ministry
Of shipping by "its mischievous in
ertia," has become virtually IAN ac-
complice by default" toward the ship
ping trust.
Higher food. clothing. and other
prices are predicted for the British by
the Express undess the people see to
il that the shipping ring is controlled
"Makinx the best OF the worst
The salvation Army.
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ENGLISH CALL ". c. T. u.
PUSSYCATS, SAYS WOMAN

LANDSDALE. Pa. May 14--writ-
ing home from England to her hus-
band, william ID. Heebner. local
manufacturer, Mrs. Heebner says that
the American women who arc attend
ing the national w. c. II. c. conven-
tion in London are much incensed at
the attitude OF the British toward
them. because OF the strong senti-
ment in favor of prohibition. the Eng
lish people call the W. c. T. U. MEM
bers "pussycats."
Mrs. Heebner says that one WON
an had taken along $4,000 which she
intended spending in England in pur'
chases of various. kinds, but, because
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RUM CHIEF DODG|NG
DOCTORS ATTACKS
Physicians Want to Know
Where Kramer Gets Right to
Limit Prescriptions.

Prohibition coWmissioner John y.
Kramer spends most OF his time now
lodging attacks from doctors
Doctors are peeVed BECAUSE Kramer.
by suggestion, sought 10 Sstriet the
number OF whiskey prescriptions they
issue.
Letters. OF protest by the hundre Is
have poured In upon Kramer from
reputable physicians throughout the
United States.
Kramer keeps his stenographer
busy almost wholly answering these
kicks. The wrath OF doctors grows
from what they allege TO be a usurpa.
ton OF authority by Kramer
The main contention OF doctors, Ia
that the national dry law. not efen
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
PRINCE OF WALES "JAzZ
BABY" IN BAND ON SHIP

LONDON. May i4.-The Prince Of
Wales, who is now on a,visit TO Aus
tralia. became an expert jazz drum
mer" during the long voyage TO the
other side OF the world, according 10
news from Auckland. -,
The Officers on the battleship Re
nown. on which the prince Is making
his Journey, have Jazz band and
the royal guest Insisted on beating
The drum, an instrument upon which
ne became quite proficient,
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
SAGE TEABEAUT|F|ES
AND DARKENS HAIR
Don't Stay Gray! 1t Darkens
So Naturally That No
body Can Tell.

You can turn gray, faded hair
beautifully dark and Iustrous al
most over night II you'll get bot
tie of "wyeth's Sage and sulphur
GompoundJ at any drug store. MI,
Hons % bottles or this old famous
sage Tea Recipe, improved by the
addition of other ingredients, are
sold annually, says a. well known
druggist here. because it darkens
the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell II has been ap-
piled. ~
or becoming faded have a surprise
awaiting them, because after one OF
two applications the gray mar van
ishes and your locks become luNuri
antIy> dark and beautiful.
This Is the age of youth. Gray,
haired, unattractive folks aTen
wanted around, so get busy Win
,Wyeth's Sage and sulphur Com
pound tonight and you'll be delight.
I'd with your dark. handosme hair
and your youthful appearance with
in a few days.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14

M inpiica tion restricts ths numpsr
Of whlskey prescriptions aoSfor
may issue. Despite the specific pro-
Visions or the law, say the doctors
Kramer seeks. IN Interpretation, TO
read into the law something Con
Sress did not intend.
Kramer explains that his sugges.
don ~ supervise that doctors should
NOT use more than 100 sanks every
ninety DAYS, is merely an admin
l.tratiye suggestion." Numerous doc
tors have retained lawyers, with a
view 70 contesting kramers legal
right TO place any reslriction.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14

"Makins the best of the worst"
The Salvation Army. 'a.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14
FALKcIVE GARY HIGH
fHol FOR WAR WORK

Gxkfp May i4-Judse Ebert H.
dlDhaivman OF the board OF inc
H6Rs sstsei Corporation. will be en-
tt6Rd henceforth 10 appear at eere-
Roniai banq,ists with broad sash 9i
eflnson edged with ermine across ms
breast He has just been created
Grand onicer OF the Crown or italy
one OF the highest awards In the itst
ian governments giving. for "meritor
ious war services"
James A. Farrell. another America
iteel man. has been made a hnish'
Commander OF the same order, slops
with william III. Woodlin, Andrew
fletcher and +. w. Wiltshire all
american business men.
The Washington times., 1920-05-14

n GOLDEN DONALDSON,
chairman OF The Board Of d.
rsetors Of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, who is also chair.
man Of the board OF directors aud
principal organizer Of the Mouni
Vernon Savings B3nk which VIII
open Saturday at Ninth stree'
and Massachusetts, avenue.