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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
SHIPS ONLY TANGIBLE
REMNANT OF U. S. CASH
Nothing Else to Show for Billions
Spent TO Finance War, Says
James M. BOrland.
To the Editor of The Times:

v inc EsuitOT Oh nc IlHicS'
For the sake of our country. now
SO freighted with ills as the result
.traceable not SO much to our world
war as the comedy OF errors In
handling the business end of 1t. let
me raise my voice in protest to the
donation party in giving away the
only tangible asset. remnant of our
billions spent and millions and more
millions wasted to date.
These German ships and the thou
sands of crippled soldiers already
sadly neglected and about forgotten
by the powers that be. are all we
have to show for the wealth Of pa
triotism extended so gladly along
with their lives and fortunes by
loyal Americans everywhere. to be
worse than wasted by novices' In ex-
perience in the line which. added to
absolute patriotic money-saving hon
esty. demands SPECIFIC expert
knowledge of the charge accepted.
If the President really wants to
get opinions worth while on this
problem perplexing. let him pass up
men now in office just as he did the
boys on the hill. regarding Peace
Treaty matters, and wire for opinions
from men like Charlie Schwab. whose
judgment has established itself by
'eal business Accomplishments. Tele-
phone John Dalzell. Of Washington.
the most able business representative
that America ever had.
Let him night letter Hon. George
Lysle. Democratic mayor Of NICK ees-
port. and get in touch with men and
Democrats like Jeremiah G. Mcmillan,
business man, banker, and leading
shoe manufacturer of Rochester, N. Y.
They will tell him that we can't
throw away our fortunes and have
them There are plenty Of good COM
man sense opinions outside the rank :
OF men who want office for them
selves or friends and to them 1t would
seem we must look for guidance In
these times Of well-founded doubt.
Please give us more genuine busi-
ness think-tank stuff and less bal
loon juice-Clark Griffith 10 looking
for ball players not paper hangers
or blacksmiths.
Representatives from Pennsylvania,
IL there Is anything within your pow
er to spoil this set up--if by proper
advertising this apparent hand ou:
can be halted-and IL you can secure
for our country. now no longer pure
proud In truth. even the proverbial
80 cents moro a few months later
than the infinesimal low figure 1t
has been engineered for you to ac-
cept for the German boats now. an
the name Of God and justice let's do
one thing right before the business
history of our war plumbers has been
recorded to di mthe records of our
gallant soldiers and their sacrifices.
JAMES NJ. BORLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
LAY NEAR EAST RELIEF
PLANS AT CONVENTION

Plans for campaign to aid relicf
work in the Near East will be per
fected at the annual convention ut
the B'nai Birth. which opened In the
Madison Avenue Temple at Baltimore
last night, and for which the Wash.
ingtop delegation, headed by Sol Her.
ROE. left hare yesterday afternoon.
simon Wolf the only surviving
charter member OF the Washing ,on
organization, will be one OF the most
prominent figures at the convention
other District delegates are Rsbsl
Abram Simon, A. G. Mayer, NJ. Eiscl
mann, II. NJ. Levy, A. NJ. Fishcl, ]. l..
Topper, ID. Wiener. Julius I. Peyser.
and samuel Cans. The Washington
are staying at the
Belvedere Hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
WRITE GIFT PACKAGE"
ON PARCELS TO GERMANY
Postoffice Department Sends In
structions to Branches
Throughout u. s.

Packages containing articles for the
personal use of addresses In Ger
many and sent as gifts must be mark
ed gift packages" both on the wrap
pers of the packages and in the Gus
toms declarations employed, in order
to assist the German authorities In
determining what merchandise and
foodstuffs may be Imported without
German import licenses, the Postoffice
Department today Informed postmas-
ters throughout the country.
Gift packages" are not subject to
any German Import licenses, and have
been recently also exempted from all
customs dues In Germany, the depart
ment has been informed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
J. c. CUNNINGHAM & co.
OPEN CUMBERLAND SHOP

J. c. Cunningham & Co, the we'll
known Seventh street ladies' outer
garment shop, opened a Cumberland,
Md, branch store last Saturday. The
states second largest city gave the
new store n big reception. The sales
force was augmented from the wash
ington store.
A feature OF the opening was floral
tributes from practically every one
of Cumberland's leading business
houses. many OF them carrying lines
In which the new Cunningham branch
will be In direct competition. "Aii
Of which shows the spirit OF good.
fellowship which exists in that live
town." says Mr.. Cunningham. "And
u causes one to want to make good
Tor the town as well az for his own
buslness"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
RAISES GREEN COTTON.

DALTON. Ga, Feb. &c. #.
O'Briant, farmer residing in the
Pleasant Grove district OF this county,
claims to have produced cotton the
staple of which II pronounced
green, thus attaining the objective
long sought by agriculturists and
scientists and which is said to herald
a new era In the production OF cotton.
Tho samples OF Is 'Iridescent cot
ton" are OF beautiful green color and
OF very fine texture and qber, re-
sembling lambs WOOL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
FLAG PLEDGE WILL
NOT BAR BRITISH
Guarantees of American Owner.
ship in Ship Sale Worthless,
Expert Testifies.

No law or restriction that the Ship
ping Board can devise will prevent
the International Mercantile Marine
from running up the British nag to
the mast OF the former German ships
which Wall street interests planned
to seize at a bargain sale.
Homer L. Ferguson. president Of
the Newport News shipbuildins ana
Drydock Company. in sworn testi-
mony before the Senate Committee on
Commerce. has effectively stripped the
fiimsy camoufiage from the protec-
ton which the Shipping Board as
serts guarantees American owners
for the vessels.
Mr.. Ferguson has been nfteen years
with the shipyard. has served in the
United States navy and spent three
years with the Clyde shipbuilding
Company In England. so that his tes-
timony on this point may be accepted
as authoritative. He said TO the COM
mittee:
"Now the ships may be sold to
American citizens under q contract
that they will not resell them, but !
would like to point out that, while
II may be enacted. and the contract
might be signed. II an American citi-
zen in good faith buys ships and can
not operate them probably Ne will be
allowed to sell them when he can
wsys to Evads.
mot only that. but, in spite of any
laws that might be passed. ship
bought by an American under an
agreement not to sell. and which
might prove Improbable. can very
easily be sold in a dozen different
ways regardless of the law.
I'm other words, II he goes to any
port and contracts charges, infiicts
damages, buys anything for which the
ship may be liable, she can be sold
In admiralty court, I believe, re-
gardless of any conditions the seller
may have put upon the owner. be-
cause the owner will have nothing
to do with II, and the ship will be
responsible.
when a ship comes to us for,re-
pairs we want to know where we are
going to get our money, and II we are
not sure of II we do not hesitate to
put a plaster on II by the United
States Of America, because the ship it
self Is responsible for the acts COM
mitted by its officers"
Senators and Congressman who pom
dered upon the significance Of this
testimony asserted today that Chair
man Payne's guarantee that a condi-
ton of the sale will be that the for
mer German ships fly the American
flag was SO feeble as to be unworthy
Of discussion.
Contrndicts Payne.
What, they asked. is the precise
value OF such guarantee given by
company which In It's eighteen
years existence has always been con-
trolled by British board OF direc-
tors with British chairman ire
quired by the laws OF the company,
with British officers for nine -tenths
OF its ships (requircd by it's contract
with the British admiralty. with
British crews stipulated In the con-
tract), and fifty-six of whose ships
were taken over by the English gov
eminent as a part OF the royal naval
reserve at the outbreak OF the late
war.
The insistent demand OF Chairman
John Payne that the sale OF the ves-
sells is essential at this time for 'he
best interests of the United State. Is
datly contrsdictcd by the testimony
Of Mr.. Ferguson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
To the Congress of the United States:

the report that the Shipping Board plans to
sell these ships, including some of the
largest and finest steamships afloat, for
$28,OOO,OOO, which is declared to be but
one-third of their real value.
desire to ask why cannot the Govern
ment itself operate these fine ships rather
than sacrifice tWo-thrds of their value?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16

appeal to the members of Congress to
use their influence with President Wilson
to halt the proposed sale of thirty former
German ships.
Further, petition that there be most
thorough and full investigation of every i'm
portant fact covering the proposed sale. This
investigation should most thoroughly probe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16

ers who concentrate their time and
thought on their husbands and chill
dren.
A special program of music was
rendered by the choir under the d.
rection of q. II. Wells, organist.
While in Washington Cardinal Glib
bons 10 the guest OF the Rev. John
A. Geale, S. j., pastor of the church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
HOGS GET DRUNK.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb. 10
Mash seized by a prohibition squad
near here was fed To hogs on the
place and they became "gioriously
drunk" The hogs jumped. kicked.
and rolled over several times before
they finally went 10 sleep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16

Church when Cardinal Gibbons yes
terday confirmed more than 4oO chill
drsn and adults.
After the ceremony Cardinal Glib
bons preached a sermon. in which he
explained the significance OF the sac
rament and what IL should mean to
those who just had been it's recipient
He also extolled the wives and moth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16

You can feel on your teeth Shiny film.
It is ever-present, overcoming. 1t clings
to teeth, enters crevices and stays.
The tooth brush doesn't end it. The
ordinary dentifrice cannot dissolve it. So
it accumulates and may do ceaseless
damage.
Most tooth troubles are now traced
to that film. And now it is known why
brushed teeth still discolor and decay.
The reason lies in that clinging film
which the old cleaning methods omit
Cause of Decay
That film is what discolors-not the
teeth. It is the basis of tartar. 1t holds
food substance which ferments and forms
acid. It holds the acid in contact with
the teeth to cause decay.
Millions of germs breed in it. They,
with tartar, are the chief cause OF pyor.
rhea. Thus the film is the teeth's chief
enemy.
L Can Be Ended
Dental science has for years sought .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
Film is What Discolors

way to end that film. and the way has
now been found.
Pepsodent is based on pepsin, the d.
gestant of albumin. The film is albumi-
nous matter. The object of Pepsodent
is to dissolve il, then to constantly COM
bat it.
The way seems simple, but It Is not.
Pepsin must be activated. The usual
method is an acid harmful to the teeth,
SO pepsin long seemed impossible.
What has been found is a harmless
activating method. Now pepsin can be
applied twice daily and left between the
teeth. And millions of teeth are now
being cleaned a. they never were before.
Watch the Effects
We ask you to watch the effects. Pre-
sent the coupon for To-Day Tube. Note
how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark
the absence of the Shiny film. See how
teeth whiten as the fixed film disappears.
Compare this method with the old.
Read the facts about it. Then decide for
yourself what is best.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
M00nSHINE SHOWER.

spOKANE, Wash, Feb. t6.--There
wss some kick in the rnoonsbinc, J.
r.. Brown made A bottle OF II bier
ua while Brown was bsing tried, ~
tcrnsys retired to wiring out Nn)k
cfothea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
GIBBONS CONFIRMS 400
CHILDREN AND ADULTS

For the frst time In four years the
sacrament OF confirmation was ad-
ministered to a class at Holy Trinity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-16
They Have Found the Way to
Beautiful Teeth


SAah,ur High Dental AsfvLHs
combat finn teeth has been tested
by Now leading
advise its daily
dence called Pepodent This week
this and home to
get it Let it prove ITSELF
=. IL n:.oo1o~>
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

ines equal 10 the German U-boats.
senator l$eycs. republican ~ New
hampshire. asked. If We had any
supmarines III fer service when We en-
tered the war
NO. We did not" Grant replied. He
said ne began 10 make rccommendat-
IONS IL 1915. but received no support
from the navy department
The policy pursued Grant said. re-
suited not only ii lack Of "suhs' nut
also in acll ~ trained personnel.
T.stor. Grant said the submarines.
coiIid nat s. pre 7erlv kept in condition.
owing So 81 preparations for repair
no
The department never prepared 20
design it's os,a submarines" Grant sala (
ana described how the department
went on purchasing "ordinsry submar-
ines
.The purchase of old-tlpe snamar-
ines was step backward which / pro
tested against" Grant continued liz
said that before the war he met opps'si-
ton from the general board when ne
Submitted his plans
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30
MUNSTER

Als Il noon and daughter coba
woe S. IS mmad Satufda
MIS- Munster and Miss ~ r,ie
MINISTER spent Saturday afternoon in
Hammond
Mss Mana 81 yae iormery ~ mary
teacher herc ucw ut Washing TON.
holding eoN erumeut position.
NJ and Nrs. kuhiman spent ast
fsiday c.fn- 81 the home - Mf and
AIRS II i ha~ke
~ AND Nlls cooper ard daughter.
Mss Elith. ~ chicago III SINS. visited
with Mr. and Mrs Peter Schoon Fri
day eNenins
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30
FREE TRIAL COUPON
HESSVILLE
NOTICE

meeting viii be held at tie hess
vile Christian Church IN Hartman :
Gardens. Hessvil8e. APRIL 1th. 1920 tor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

1900 and died March Gath. 1920 Of pncu-
monia. aged ~ years. months and 70
days She was united In marriage g
~ H. Ellington cf Ramey. Ky. They
moved mere three weeks ago from KEN
lucky. She IS survived hy her nus
band and baby. also three sisters The
family haze he 81 mpathS 81 the entire
communits
AIRS ItHe Fierce spent asst satur-
day with Mrs Martha MerrIi II crows
Point
Howart Waiter ana RAYMOND zuEer'
motored to Chleago last M,-ndas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

Among the principal causes Of this
trouble is chronic enlargement Of The
prostate gland and bladder irritation and
of these ard Of the scientific discovery
upon which Eellogg's Brown T9hlets arc
based a noted medical authofi tN saws
"A svfnptOmatic cure is usually achieved
The frequent impulses 70 urinat
and the recurring desire a night cease.
Successes with this salt nave
been had in men OF ninety years
Every man Young and old should Try
this wonderful treatment. II works ufon
the bladder TO correct the faults that are
causing host of men DAYS and nights
OF untold misery.
Send coupon today. with six cents r
stamps to help pay postage and packing
for free soc trial box of kellogg
Brown Tablets. TO Frank J. kellogg c.
24s6 Hohmaster Block. Battle creek
MIN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

An excess 81 acid IN the stomach
sours the food and starts fernne ntation.
Distressing gases form. Your meals
don't digest but lay like Jumps Of lead.
Then you have heartburn. hatulence.
fullness, belching. headache. and real
misery in the stomach and intestineS.
A few tablets Of "Pape's Diapepsin
bring relief almost as soon a. they
reach the stomach "Pape's Diapepsin'
costs little al drug stores-adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30
No More
Getting
Up Nights
Bladder Weakness Quickly Corrected
BY Recent Scientific Discovery
For Old and Young.
so Cent Package Free

What q wonderful comfort 70 slcep p,
night and not get up At least once ano
maybe six or eight times. every nlshl
forgotten what tbs restfulness and lux
my Of an unbrok-l might ~ untroubied
sfeep Is like2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

Louisiana defeated emp Davis IL ten
rounds At Buffalo
+. 9 Mueller knocked cut Charley Mar
shall in nine rounds al jamestown. y. y.
Lew Tender knocked out Stsnlev
Hnckle in six rounds, lid Brown de-
feated prank McManus in six rounds Al
Phiad elpfia
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

Accept California" Syrup or Fig.
only-iook for the name California on
the package. then you are sure YOUR
child 5 having he best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach liver and bowels Children
love its delicious frutv TASTE Full
directions for chiid's dose on escn Dot
tie. Give il without fear
Mother. You must say California
ADJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30
Miss Genevieve Anderson imper'
sonating Spring.

Spring fantasies are being re
hearsed by the girls of Mills Col
lege, Oakland, Cal. Above is shown
Miss Genevieve Anderson Of Den
yer. one Of the star athletes Of the
college. impersonating Spring on
The college grounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-03-30

Herman Mueller is the nev pre-
mier of the German republic. sue
ceeding Gustav Bauer He was for
merly foreign minister.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19

Awar culprits" who are bound to b
highly perishable anyhow in the
course Of nature.
Here, enacted under our eyes, 4
such . Twilight Of the Gods" -
Richard Wagner himself scarcely con-
ceived when he psnned the last opera
Of his epic Of the downfall Of the old
deities Of Valhalla.
What kind Of gods were they? They
were gods Of empire; the same gods
which were worshiped by the lords
Of Babylon, Of Nineveh, Of Egypt, Of
Rome; the gods Of domination by force
has been the supreme ex-
emplar in our time Of the state built
on belief in military power. She be-
Iieved force would save her and make
her great. The way Of force seemed
right unto her, but the end thereof
was the way Of death-Boston Globe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19
THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS.

We have often been informed tha-
the armstice was ? mistake; that the
allied armies ought to have marched
into Germany and dramatized the vic.
tory.
Little does the casual reader, thou
sands Of miles away, guess the vivid
ness with which defeat is being drama
tized before German eyes, day after
day, week after week, month after
month, and, as II must seem to them,
world without end
Alsace-Lorraine falls away into the
arms of France, almost without a
backward glance; Alsace-Loraine, Of
which the kaiser once said he would
sacrifice eighteen German army corps
sooner than give up one inch.
Dantzig goes. Then, day by day, we
read seemingly insignificant or g.
line dispatches Of how the German
troops are evacuating Silesia and
Schleswig. preparatory to letting
those populations decide by popular
vote y THAT country they wish to BE-
long--Silesis and Schleswie, rich
booty seized by the Prussian war lords
generations ago as corner stones Of
empire.
The German navy steams out to il.
nominious surrender. The crews sink
their vessels sooner than let the Eng
lish profit by them. Then the allies
demand merchant tonnage and float
ing docks. They herd horses in front
Of the kaiser's palace to be driven into
the victorious countries. They drive
cows out Of Germany into France. And
the only reason they do not demand
the payment Of indemnity is that you
cannot squeeze blood out Of stone.
1t is like old Joseph Hayden's
Farewell Symphony One player
after another stops. puts out his light, |
packs up his instrument and goes out, |
7ntil the sensibilities of the German
people grow so benumbed that they
nake cutlery. not against these ruin
~ territorial shearings, but over such
ninor triviaIities as what is to be-
,oMe AZ tie obsolete kaiser and the
demanded surrender Of collection of /
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19

reunion they decided to take bath
and they stripped off their clothes.
When they had stripped naked the two
Russians stood there looking at each
other. "Berkowitz," said one of them
to the other, "you're dirtier than l
am" eyes," replied Berkowitz. 81
ought to be; Pm three years older
than you are"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19
IT is not generally known that sine,

IT Is not generally known that since
the armistice our government has
contributed to European governments
In direct loans or in relief funds. in un-
paid interest on former loans, etc, AZ
billion dollars. This on top Of about
9 billion dollars loaned during the
war. When Secretary Glass said that
iimi: had been reached he expressed
the general idea.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19
TALES OF TOWN
CURIOSITY

When the workmen own the workshops
And the railroad men the rails,
And the grocery clerks the groceries,
And the mail clerks own the mails
When the preachers own the pulpits
And the pressmen own the shops,
And the dfillers own the oil wells,
And the jails are owned by cops
When conductors own the street cars
And each driver owns his bus,
viii you tell US common people
Whatinell becomes Of US?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19
Periodic Bilious Attacks.

Persons subject to periodic bilious
attacks will observe that their appe-
tite fails them just before an attack.
That is, they do not really crave food
but eat because it is meal time. If
they will eat only a light meal and
no meat, then take two of Chamber
lain's Tablets the attack may be
avoided.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-02-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Commercial Club in the past
has been the one agency through
which the business and professional
men Of the community have been able
To unite for cooperative action for
the betterment Of Emmett. In the
reorganization plans It Is felt chat II
shorld become an agency not only for
civic advancement, but also to promote
the best interests Of Gem County
rural ~ we'll ~ urban---and the farm
or, A. well a. the town dweller, is
urged to become an active worker in
the organisation. Under the program
outlined by President Rose, there is
every reason to expect this year 20 be
one Of unusual value and interest In
the life Of the organization to the
farming community tributary TO EN-
NETT. There ere big things in view,
notably the Black Canyon develop
msnt, and the Commercial Club can
b and will be = vigorous factor in
that ~ well ~ other matters Of vital
interest to both country and city. The
Club Ia not and ought not to be made
mp simply Of the men who have arriv-
ID In business or professional way.
It ought to be particularly an organ
isation that stands for progress. 1t
IL no less an obligation to himself to
gain the advantages Of association
with the men who do things. The
membership drive now in progress is
not a drive. II Ia an onnortunifv