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The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
THE CACTUS

THE most notable thing about
L Time is that it is SO purely
relative. A large amount of remi-
niscence is. by common consent.
conceded to- the drowning man;
and It is not past belief that one
may review an entire courtship
while removing ones gloves.
That is what Trysdale was do
ing standing by a table in his
bachelor apartments. On the ta-
BILE stood . singular-looking green
plant in a red earthen jar. The
plant was one of the species Of
Ccacti. and was provided with long,
tentacular leaves that perpetuaily
swayed with the slightest breeze
with a peculiar beckoning motion.
TrysdaIe,s friend. the brother of
the bride. stood at . stdeboard
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Virginia Bandit
Captured After
3 Year Pursuit
Terror of Shenandoah
County to Be Returned
From Ohio for Trial.

Especial to washfngton Herald.)
Woodstock, Va, July Is. Mike
Neff. leader of the Helltown gang
Of outlaws that terrorized the quiet
old county of Shenandoah in 1917
and 1918, has been captured in
Wood County. Ohio.
Sheriff Ernest Z. Sine and depu-
ties. after securing requisition pa
pers in Richmond. will bring the
prisoner to Woodstock for trial.
Paul Neff. another of the gang,
was recaptured after twice hav-
ing broken prison. and was re-
turned to the Virginia penitentiary.
Battle mt Mountain Home.
July 19, three years ago. Sheriff
Stoner attempted to arrest Mike
Neff. who had been convicted OF
petty larceny. A gang of five men
said to have included Mike. Paul
and Dave Neff and Boots" Fry
attacked the sheriff, who returned
to Woodstock for deputies and went
TO Helltown. the home of the out
laws in the mountains of Shenan-
doah County. A battle was waged
there for many hours.
The Neffs escaped, and Paul and
Dave were arrested some months
later in a.street fight in Ottawa
Ohio. Mike again escaping. They
were brought to Woodstock, tried
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
While awaiting a new trial they
escaped.
A man was shot from ambush
near the village of HelItown; q
barn was burned; cattle were killed
and various burglaries were COM
mitted for which they were blamed
Surprised I'm Dugout.
Paul and Dave were surprised
and captured in a "dugout" on the
| side of the mountain. where they
were well equipped with rifles and
had concealed a vast amount oi
| property alleged to have beer
stolen. They were sent to the
/ Virginia penitentiary. from which
Paul later escaped.
While in Jail in Woodstock the
Neffs were identified as members OF
! a party of robbers who entered tn,
| Kitzmiller (Md) Bank during tn,
| day, held up the officers and es
capped with a large amount o.
money in an automobile.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Food Prices Fixed
By Dresden Court
To Check Riots

fWashington Herald Public
Ledger Serviee-SpeeiaI
Cable Dispatch.
Berlin, July 15.-Food riots
have assumed such q serious
form that the authorities of
Dresden have been compelled to
bow to the demands of labor to
establish an extra legal court
composed of workmen and un-
employed, to punish food prof
iteers. admit the authority OF q
vigilance committee composed of
the same elements and to super
wise the prices of the snecessi-
ties of life.
A rule has been instituted per-
mitting unemployed. to purchase
provisions at half price ana
workmen receiving under $4,000
marks wages at one-quarter of.
The result Is the rapid disap-
pearance Of foodstuffs from the
market and prospect of famine.
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Dixie Flyer. Sixth in line will be
awarded the Allen and the lucky
seventh the Maxwell.
Everybody Anxious.
4. Anxiety and anticipation reign
supreme as the royal battle Of bal
lots draws near the end. Anxiety
on the part of the candidates. An
ticipation on the part of their
friends. Every reader Of The Her
aid is anxious to see his candidate
his favorite, win highest 'honors
Every candidate seems determined
to do his or her best realizing that
the honor. of having outdistanced
worthwhile opponents, and the
value of the prizes, will make vic.
tory more sweet.
The judges of the campaign who
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From this last, hopeless point
of view he still strove, as IL it
had become a habit Of his, mind,
to reach some conjecture as to
why and how he had lost her.
Shaken rudely by the uncompro-
missing fact, he had suddenly
found himself confronted by
thing he had never before faced
his, own innermost. unmitigated,
and unbedecked self. He saw all
. the garbs of pretence and egoism
that he had worn now turn to
rags Of folly. He had shuddered
at the thought that to others. be-
fore now. the garments of his soul
must have appeared sorry and
threadbare. Vanity and conceiti
These were the joints in his
armour. And how free from either
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
(univenai service st,R corrsspopdent.)

(Universal Service staR Correspoudent)
New York. July 15.-Horseshoe
and four-leafed clovers were in the
winds which today bellied out the
sails Of Shamrock " and brought
the green hulled. broad winged
iier across the finish line an easy
victor.
At Shrewsbury Buoy. nine miles
from the start, Resolute, going
like a ghost" all except her aux
iliary sails set. was 4 minutes and
80 seconds ahead of the Shamrock,
and. in distance, about a half mile.
Shamrock tackled and hunted here
and there, nosing for a wind to
enable her to catch up with the
feeter American sloop. but unavail-
ingly. At that time it was Res
olute's race. Sightseeing vessels
were for turning about and calling
1t a day.
But the jinx was grinning on the
bowsprit of the Resolute just then.
At 2:4s the throat halyards parted.
Part OF the mainsail sagged and
Ithe club topsail freed OF stays
tapped aimlessly in the wind. At
this point Resolute was leading the
Shamrock and footing 1t faster
every moment, gaining all the time.
Her lead was more than five min
utes. The distance was about
three-fourths of a mile. Old timers
had been clacking their tongues and
saying the Resolute ought to have
given the handicap
Passes Disabled Vessel.
| Resolute hung on. removing no
sail untfl she had sharply rounded
! the turn. This was at 2:5e. Eight
minutes later. Shamrock swept by
the disabled Resolute.
The mainssil of the Resolute,
Iwrinkled. sank in a heap on the jib
/ boom. Following II on deck came
| the jib. the small baby topsail. A
! sailor ran aloft and took in the
loosened clubsail which was crack
ing and swapping in a brisk 10-knot
which Ironically enough. had just
| sprung up. Only the staysail re-
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Judges to Decide $23 900 Winners
InHeraldR Race Include c. columbus,
Frank B. Essex and E. D. Williams

Only two days remain in which
b pile up credits toward the win
ming of the more than $4,000 in
Awards offered by The Herald for
Dood Salesmanship. But two days
Ia . lot OF time in which to work
and win. 1t is time enough in
which to see all those friends who
have promised subscriptions.
The candidate obtaining the Iarg-
.st number of subscription credits
iaturally will win the HOME. Time
md work will decide. The candi-
late with the second highest num-
YER of credits will win the Standard
Eight. Third high will receive the
Jordan. The Sayers six" goes to
he member finishing fourth. The
fifth high candidate will win the
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16

LOOMSN BOLT
TOLAFOLLE'TTE
Committee of 48 Leaders
Decline to Ratify Farmer
Labor Launching.
MAY BE FIFTH TICKET
Socialists May Run Debs,
Indications IN Political
Maze at Chicago.
BE FIFTH TICKET
(By Universal Service-)

Chicago. July 15.-Still another
new national political party was in
the making tonight with surface in
o. ens that n Presidential ticket
may be named soon.
What IL will be christened was
undetermined at o'clock, but II
was considered likely that Senator
obert M. La Toilette, of Wisconsin.
might be nominated regardless of
what the Senator might have to say.
with either Allen McCurdy, OF New
York. or Lester B. Barlow. of Min
neapolis. the candidate for Vice
President.
This is the outcome of an actual
bolt by leaders of the original
Committee of Forty-eight" move
ment which has declined to ratify
the launching yesterday Of the
Party" platform
and the naming Of its standard
bearers, Farley P. Christensen. of
Utah. and Max S. Hayes, of Clevs-
land.
Five Tickets Probable.
All signs at this hour lead to
the belief that the nation may ses
five tickets in the field this year
with five sets of candidates in tha
race for the White House goal. In
cluding the Socialist party with
Eugene V. Debs as the nominee.
The Morrison Hotel lobby, audi
torium and parlors became SO en-
tangled in the maze of politicai
complications tonight that it looked
for a time as IL the management
would have to appeal for police re-
serves to extricate possession OF
the hosiery from the grasp OF va
rious factions. The groups includ-
ing labor leaders. Nonpartisan
Leaguers. World War Veterans.
single takers, American Constitu-
itionaIists. etc. finally listened to
reason" and permitted the hotel
management to proceed with the op-
crations Of the hotel.
Two Leaders Lost.
The political fireworks opened up
late in the afternoon with the
"Forty-eighters" under chairman
ship of ]. A. H. Hopkins. their
original chairman prior to the
merging movement, and with
George L. Record. Amos Pinchot.
Allen McCurdy and practically all
the as" chieftains on the job with
the exception of Christensen and
Mrs. Marie Tudor Garland, of Buzz
yards Bay, Mass. She was vice
chairman of the committee of "4S''
convention and was elected to a
similar office when the Farmer
Labor party was formed The two
have declined to participate in re-
organization of the ''Forty-eight-
ers" in the bolt
Resolutions were adopted by the
bolting "Forty-eighters" and they
appeared to be fairly strong nu-
merically despite losses to the
Farmer-Labor party, in which there
was neither ratification nor re-
irepudiation of the Christensen
Hays platform.
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central stations put down their
novels to connect unnumbered in
Quirers concerning the cause Of the
cessation Of power to Main 1850.
the power company's number.
Annapolis Hit, Too.
And the District wasn't the only
sufferer from the lack of current
which caught power users OF their
guard at time of day when de-
mands upon the system are great
est. At Annapolis. which also de-
pends upon the Pepco. the people
were as much Inconvenience.
The Washington Railway ana
Electric Company. with cars stalled
in every part of the city. threw
up the sponge in disgust as IL stood
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. ..NR.n1OrtAS LiPTON
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Public Ledger seryice.)

Fervent sighs of relief were
heaved in both Republican and
Democratic quarters yesterday over
late news from the Chicago third
party convention. The certainty
that neither Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette, of Wisconsin. nor Henry
Ford. of Michigan. would emerge as
a Presidential candidate from the
nondescript ruction in the Windy
City brought solid comfort to both
the Harding and Cox camps. The
nomination of either La Toilette or
Ford would have been looked upon
as an incalculable menace. The
Wisconsin Senator Is credited with
the probability of carrying his own
State on almost any Independent
ticket. with a nonpartisan North
western State or two as a disturb
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Germans Must Say Yes or
No to Allies Demands for
Two Million Tons.
NEW PROPAGANDA ON
Germans Want Plebiscite in
! Upper Silesia Aban-
i doned.

= Spa, July 15.-At tomorrows
plenary session Of the allied Ger
man conference the German dele
cation must say Yes" or NO" to
the allies final note. This docu-
rnent, which orders the Germans to
deliver 2,0o0,0oo tons of coal, was
communicated to them tonight.
By 8. b. CoNGER-
twashinston HeraId-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispateh)
Berlin, July 15.-Encouraged by
che overwhelming German victory
tn the East and West Prussian
siebiscites and Poland's unhappy
military position. German propa-
sanda is mobilizing to secure the
abandonment of two important fea-
lures of Versailles treaty, viz, the
\Jpper Silesian plebiscite and the
establishment of the so-called
Polish corridor connecting Poland
with the sea at Dantzig.
Foreign Minister Simons' sugges-
tion at Spa that the allies abandon
the idea of a plebiscite in Upper
Silesia and permit German reten-
tion of all important industrial and
mineral regions was received en-
Enthusiastically by the German press.
-A,z ID
ton of the provinces with Prussia.
and the alleged certainty that the
result in Silesia. like that of Sum
day, will be a landslide toward
Germany.
Rely on Statistics.
The attack against the Polish
corridor separation of Germany
from the cherished province of East
Prussia which every German, in
heart, expects must come in mill
itary form in the distant future is
now being anticipated by a more
peaceful onslaught of serried bat
:talions of statistics designed to
;show that the territories of the
corridor are as predominantly Ger
:man in population as are the areas
wherein the plebiscite was just
held
! The newspapers demand that the
war victors,. not having granted
the Poles the favor of a plebiscite
in areas proved. uncontestably Ger
man, should revise the Versailles
instrument to give the population
of the corridor the chance to say
whether they do not wish to return
TO Germany.
Dantzig Fate Up to Tower.
The future of Dantzig, now the
occasion of bitter controversy be-
tween the desires of the German
&population and the aspirations oil
the Polish government, will be de-
cided according to the high COM
missioner. Sir Reginald Tower. The
draft constitutions prepared by Po-
land and the municipality OF Dant-
zig, which are widely divergent, on
the amount of authority Poland
shall exercise over the free city,
will be considered. The ambassa-
doris will adopt a definite constitu-
tion and a treaty defining Poland
Dantzig relations. then through
Tower will launch the free city as
- full-fiedged member in the So
eiety of nations. Tower expects to
terminate the mission and resign
October 1.
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By O. HENRY

taticn to pass without denial.
without protest, he allowed her
to twine about his brow this spu-
rious bay Of Spanish scholarship.
He let it grace his conquering
head. and. among its soft convoau-
tions. he did not feel the prick of
theS thorn that was to pierce him
later.
How glad. how shy. how tremu-
lous she wasi How she fiuttered
like a shared bird when he laid
his mightiness at her feet! He
could have sworn. and he could
swear now. that unmistakabie
consent was in her eyes. but. coy
ly, she would give him no direct
answer. Il will send you my an
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Cuss Words in Court Prohibited.

You can't cuss in Federal Judge
Lynch's Court at Newark, N. J. The
Judge objects. A witness in an ex-
press company suit here explained
exactly how near he was to the ac-
cident. Damn near a block" said
he. mo more of that!" declared
Hizzoner.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Woman Moonshiner Caught.

Mrs. Anna Marion, of Akron. Ohio,
has the distinction of being the first
woman to be charged as a moon
sinner. The police say she had two
big stills, worth s2.so0 and capable
OF producing 100 gallons of liquor a
day operating in her house.
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Smokes Wrong
End of Cigar;
Snashes Auto

Especial to washington HeraId.)
Hagerstown, Nd, July IS
The automobile of j. Ellsworth
Stonebraker was damaged in a
collision in the public square
here yesterday. the accident
being caused by Mr.. Stonebrak-
er. who was driving. placing the
lighted end of a cigar in his
mouth.
He lost control of. the ma
chine. which rammed a service
car from Conner's garage.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Bolivian Rebels Victorious.

Bolivia is entirely under control
of the revolutionary regime, the
State Department was advised yes
terday in the first advices from the
American Legation at La Paz,
capital Of Bolivia, since the revolt.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-16
Dlshap Snalches Yacht Dictoy from america
And Giues Sir Thomas Lipton Grip on Famous Cup
Shamrock " Wins Great
Aquatic Event in Grace
full Style by Half a Mile.
Swapping Of Throat Hal
yards Slows ''Resolute." =

Shamrock W Rnst win three
In Eve races. Its victory In the
initial match yesterday over .
15-mile windward and return
course was the Arst defeat of the
American yacht. ResoHute. The
second race will be held tomer-
row. and the third Tuesday.
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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-01-09
MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL NEWS
Continued from page 7

readers to the. advertisement of Geo. A.
Pierce, Inc, appearing in this issue. Mr..
Pierce was for the past ten years asso-
ciated with the E. E. Atkinson Company,
in full charge of their shoe department,
and has now opened an exclusive store
at As South Eighth street, for the re-
failing of high grade mems and women's
shoes. Mr.. Pierce has grown up in the
shoe business beginning in the factory,
and going through all the phases of the
Industry. He came to Minneapolis eigh-
teen years ago to take charge of the
shoe department at Donaldson's, and
later at Atkinson's. His long experience
lin selling shoes to the best clientele in
Minneapolis inspires confidence in his
ability to make good with his new store.
1T is just few steps off Nicollet, and
it will prove very profitable to all who
are on the lookout for the best in foot
wear to look in at the Geo. A. Pierce,
Inc. And besides, there is that 2O9o dis
count event now in progress, in itself
worth while looking into. So if you are
thinking of buying boots, pumps or OK
fords, just step in at the new store at
AS South Eighth street.
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SOCIAL SERVICE DEPT. AT TAIL
MUD TORAH.

! DR.. M. C. Elmer, of the University of
Minnesota, will be this (Friday) evening
lecturer, conducted by the Social Service
department of the Talmud Torah. His
subject will be, Gall Community and
Group leadership"
! DR.. Elmer is instructor in the sociol-
iogy department at the University of
Minnesota, and was main lecturer in the
short course conducted for volunteer So
.cial workers. Dr.. Geo. J. Gordon will
be the speaker for the Friday following.
/ The social service department has add
led a new feature to its list of activities.
iNeighborhood dances will be conducted
by the department every Sunday evening
in the auditorium of the Talmud Torah.
Mrs. George Cults is chairman of the
committee and with her corps of work
ers will assist the social service depart
ment at these affairs.
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MISS JEANETTE FRISCH TO ADJ
DRESS DEBORAIS.

The frst-meeting Of the year arranged
jby the Deborah Society promises to be
very interesting. On Monday evening,
Januarys12, at 8 o'clock, in the vestry
rooms Of the Adath Yeshurun Syna-
gogue, Miss Jeanette Frisch, who was
overseas worker of the Jewish Welfare
Board, will speak on "Reminiscences of
'Over There" A program of violin
solos by Mr., Abe Kaufman, and vocal
solosSsby Miss Eta Goldberg will be
given. The young women. of the COM
munity are invited.
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MEETING OF ASSOCIAT-
ED JEWISH CHARITIES TO
BE HELD WEDNESDAY.

The annual board meeting of the As
sociated Jewish Charities will be held
at 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Jam
uary Ia, at the Temple House on Emer-
son avenue and Twenty-fourth street
south. The important business of the
meeting will be the. election of sixteen
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

members for the board of directors, to
fill the vacancies caused by the expira-
ton of the terms of sixteen directors.
All directors are elected for term of
two years. The following have been
nominated and will be voted upon at the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-01-09

meeting: Mrs. Alexander Berman, David
Berman, Emanuel Cohen, DR.. N. N.
Cohen, DR.. Geo. J. Gordon, VIM. Green
berg, Mrs. B. Heller, A. H. Karatz, Max
A. Kohen, Mrs. Chas. Kronick, B. Lii
shitz, Rabbi c. D. Matt, Mrs. L. ;.
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Troop No. .

DAVE JOIlNSTON, Reporter.
Our troop has deserted the old
meeting room and hit the trail Tor
the trees. grass and birds We now
meet and will hereafter meet. un-
less hindorod by inclomcnt weather,
in ihr woods just cusi uf Kendall.
The last meeting was e c0rkcr Tests
were passed IN cooking and 'hou
the cookiuV fire became % campfire
with an alttiur around ln real camp
style. The business OF the troop
WIS transacted. and then the scout
master told the story about ghosts
~ published iu the last Boys Life
We are mighty proud Of our new
meeting place ana 70 iB certainly re-
freshiug 10 mind uud body to get
into that grassy spot surrounded by
troot with clear heaven overhead
and setting sun throwing its last
red glow over Mother Earth just
as we renew our pledge ua Boy
scouts.
Some ~ the boys IN zach patrol
have been learning some things In
bridge building The scoutmaatcr
cut In places where they were too
cut nj placcs where they were too
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Troop No. I
TOBY LArORGE. Renorter.

TOBY LArORGE. Reporter.
Hooray for the summer camp line
upl General talk is already drifting
about OF the big Tahlequah camp.
Here's hoping It will be as grand a
success as Il was last year and leave
1t to chief for success. he can't be
heat.
The Tiger patrol held its weekly
meeting at the home OF Taylor
.,c-.e., ..:..ysGccs con- ci;sd au1
general assistant The Tigers voted
on few necessary officers and
voted cents month for patrol
dues With thc exceptions OF two or
three the members OF this patrol
are second class scouts and same
have a number OF first class tests
passed. Grr-rrhl Watch 'em eat up
the dust for scouting
A number OF scouts hiked to the
hills north OF town last Saturday
afternoon and took tests, studied
different trees and captured lizards.
bugs. otc., for the museum OF the
Tiger bazaar. While returning home
one OF the scouts, whose identity
IL withheld. fell into mudhole on
purpose. trying 10 commit suicide
because his nose hurt his face. We
advise him 10 cut II off 10 spite his
face
Who wants shall be prepared;
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also part OF the scout program to
make the boy feel al home in the
water. Scout Leaders taking groups
OF boys on hikes whore there Is a
place 20 swim and have water
sports, have great responsibility
and too much care cannot be taken
TO guard against accidents.
Let us all use every precaution In
handling this part of our program
so that we can keep the fine record
We Aave of not having water ac-
cident among the scouts while on
hikes or camps.
Every scout and scout leader
should be q swimmer and life saver