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The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Notes By q Washington Observer
Medill McC Cormicko off for Convertion-Po Poland
Newest Naval Power Candidate for Senate
Has Novel Card Miss Martin Runs Again.

Senator and Mrs. Medin McCor-
mick, Of Illinois, left for Chicago
yesterday, forming the vanguard Of
the Washingtonlan Republican army
that soon will be marching in force
on Lake Michigan. Both the Sena-
tor and his wife. who was formerly
president Of the Republican wom-
ems executive committee. will be
active figures at the national con-
vention. Ardent Eowdenites, their
influence Will be exerted to the full
on behalf of the Illinois governors
candidacy. Washington 10 under the
impression that Senator MoCormlcks
visit to, Senator Penrose, in Phila-
delphia, last week was concerned
with learning when and under what
circumstances the Pennsylvania vote
might be swung into the Lowden
column at Chicago.
The Navy Department has been
Informed that the allied and associ-
ated powers have decided on the
following disposition of the sur
rendered German warships;
All the ships will be broken up
(including those awarded to Great
Britain and the United Statesb, ex-
cept fve light cruisers and ten de-
stroyers, which will be incorporat-
ed in the French feet. a similar
number in the Italian feet. and six
torpedo boats allocated to Poland,
and six to Brazil. for police pur-
poses.
Poland thus becomes the worlds
newest naval power"
American collectors of Shakes
peareana. who have been capturing
those treasures from English rivals
by paying colossal prices, may pres
emily find their operations checked
by act OF Parliament. Sir Sidney
Lee. chairman OF the Trustees and
Guardians OF shakespeare's Birth
place" announce that 1t has become
impossible for them to fulfill their
lawful obligation to collect ''au-
thentic Shakespeareana" because Of
Yankee competition. He now pro-
poses law directly designed to re-
strict such expectations. Meantime.
stra tford. .on-Av looks forward
longingly to resumption Of the war
interrupted American tourist traffic
which virtually keeps the town go
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
PULLING A TOOTH.

bid my dentist pull a tnoth
and then implore him we'll, in sooth.
to have u heart and spare my knob
and do a tenders kindly job.
Forthwith he grins and grabs his
tongs and sets upon me with the
prongs:
he gives my tooth sudden jerk.
to see 10 these
his tongs. will work.
He takes a brace against the floor
and NEEDLES with my jaw some
suddenly as Il for spite
begins
to yank with all his might.
long to rise and crown the Doc
with something harder than a rock
but in a jiff my tooth is out,
which leaves me naught to kick
about.
No doubt my dentist does his best
TO show a heart as l request.
but just the same I'd like the chance
to some day have his jaw to lance.
N. A. LUFBURROw.
Copyright. 1890. ny the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.D
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Folks and Things
Around Washington
Labert St. Clair.

Riley Wilson. without doubt the
greatest monologist In the United
states IL not in the world. friend
OF George Ade and countless mil
lionaires, js running for Congress
on the Democratic ticket out In
the Sixth West Virginia district
whether Riley will be elected or
not is an open question. but that
he viii prov!de' the folks Of West
virginia with the greatest cam
paign ever put on In any district
10 not doubted.
Folks who never heard Riley VIII
son tell nlgger stories never have
heard Niger yarns. That statement
goes without any sort of quakfica-
tion whatever. He IN no good that
every vaudeville circuit in the world
would be delighted TO have him
booked for life II he only would
keep working. And he has played
nearly all Of them. But Riley does
not always work. He may work
tnree or four days q week and set
AhAO ouI
the next day he may have a date
some place and not show up. This
Deing the kind of schedule that
most congressman work on here in
washington. however, It would seem
that Riley Is admirably trained for
seat In the House.
Wilson was born out Charleston
way but he has not been at home
great deal. He has Travelled all
over the world. in day coaches and
on private trains. on barges and on
private yach dined with panhand-
lers besi'e he railroad track and
in gilded palaces wI.u pes sUus or
untold wealth. and wherever he has
gone he has MADE his auditors glad
that he came and sorry that he left
SO soon.
l haven't put the question up
squarely TO George Ade, but if he
wouldn't walk across stubblefield
in his bare feet and across a thistle
patch on his hands to make 4 speech
for Riley Wilson, I'd be surprised.
Wilson goes to AIDES farm and stays
for weeks at a time.
Bill Nye. the famous secret serv-
iNN OpCiaN Va eNaNS A1tpaAA-
ment. who piioted the King Of the
Belgians and the Prince OF Wales
around the country last year, is
striving vigorously to resign his
job with the department and go to
New York to enter private busi-
ness. Three of his efforts at resig-
nation have been in the form OF
letters and they are classics. The
last one read something like this:
Il want to resign in order to de-
vote my time to writing a book
called The Goat 1t is to be auto
biographical. Someone has said that
the first 100 years in this job are
the hardest. I'm 81 years old and
don't want forty-nine more years
around here"
When Bill has nothing else to do
he still dictates a few reports on
why he did not stop the special
train of the king or the prince at
IApp's Crossing and other similar
burgs. The residents want to know.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Seven Battleships Anchor
Near Old Point Comfort

Norfolk, Va, May E3.--S' ven bat
tleships OF the Atlantic feet ar e
rived in Hampton Roads from New
York yesterday and anchored close
to Old Point Comfort. where they
VIII remain until Monday, during
which forty -eivht hUurs' time near
tv 1000 oficers and inen win be
given shore leave.
The contInaent of the feet now
In Hampton Roads is under the
command of Rear Admiral Henry
u Wilson. The batdeships are the
f.asship Pennsylvania, the Nevada,
Arizona. Utah, Fl&riaa, pslaN arc
and :.NSfth "a fo<a& :. r.. -
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

Mr.. walser is 36 years old. He
says he was summoned from the
South by friends who want him TO
run for the Senate IL warrehs G.
Harding is not aseandidate for re-
election. n
Miss Anne Martin. Republican. Of
Nevada, once again aspires TO be
the first woman to enter the United
States Senate. She for second
time will oppose Senator Charles B.
Henderson. the present sitting DEM
ocratic member, against whom Miss
Martin ran in 1918 at the election
to hll the vacancy caused by the
death OF Senator Francis q. New
lands. F. w. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
PADEREWSKrTHROUGH
WITH PIANO, HE SAYS

deheva. May as.--Thoush he con.
tinues to be showered with offers
from America and England for con-
cert tours. 1gnace Paderewskl. pian-
ist and eN-Premier of Poland. de-
clares he has forsaken his art for
ever. believing It irrecohcilable with
the service for his country.
NJ. Paderewski says he has not
touched the keys since May 1917.
just three years ago. when gala
concert was given In New York in
honor of Marshal Joffre.
One recent American offer, to Pad
erewski for a concert tour amount
ed to 1900, eco. s. ~
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

ing The pre-wsr American con-
tlnsent was annually 10000 strong.
II numbered only 5000 last year
but better things are hoped for in
1880 and after
washington expects a ringing
keynote speech on British. American
relations from Sir Auckland Geddes
tomorrow evening, when the British
will address the Pill
grirns at a welcoming dinner In his
honor in New York. II promises to
be the most important utterance Sir
thus far has made in this
country. chauncey NJ. Depew will
Introduce him at the banquet
One Of the Capitals breexiest Wis
itors in q long time 10 J. p. Walser,
of Ohio, who has arrived In wash
ington to advertise his candidacy
for the United States Senate. His
visiting card Ii emblazoned with
this frank and novel legend:
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
New York City
By o. 20. Mcfntyre

New York. May aS.-A page from
the diary Of modern samuel Pepys;
Up exceedingly early. news brought
to my bedside that thief had made
OF with my. typing machine ana
they caught the rogue but we got
him away before the /. police came.
thank Providence. Karl Kitchen
came to say farewell before taking
barque for Paris for his journal.
This day frst began to go forth
in my Norfolk suit as the manner
now among gehtiemen,is. And very
noble, too. / hear that Maud Ad-
ans. the play actress. Is in poor
health. All the morning making
my accounts and find myself to be
clear several pounds which as
nightly pleasing.
walked with Burne Mantle, the
critic, whom ! have not seen In
great while and very jolly ana
youthsome he is. To V. Porters
once and came A. Terhune who told
me tale so strange about his dog
that IL seems incredible yet l knew
he spake the truth and i burst not
repeat II for fear OF being ciassed
as a liar.
BY accident l was without purse
and 1 ventured a piece of silly bus
mess by going to an inn. eating
and giving my card as means OF
credit but 1T worked Handsomely
and 1 won a piece by 1t. Home and
fell to reading a French romance
and the young curste on the moor
above came and l was confused
greatly when he saw the volume.
In the evening Mistress Aime ana
II. MacLaurin came and II. and !
sang Gilbert and Sullivan tunes ana
then to the apothecary for frozen
cream and so to bed.
Glare Briggs, the cartoonist, ana
Grantland Rice were telling about
an invitation they had to country
place out on Long Island Tor that
night to n group at Brownies chop
house. Someone suggested that 1t
ought to be rather snappy party
as the host had a rather pretentlous
cellar despite the fact that he IL
reputed TO have tagkht Harry Lau-
der a few stunts In economy. The
next day the same gang collected
and Briggs was quizzed about the
festivities.
psuppose there was plenty to
drink-wine and all that sort OF
thing?' asked one.
20 yes" said Briggs. wine flow
ed like glue"
Newark Is to have a tented city
on its outskirts to relieve conges-
ton in the tenement district 1t is
quite pity the way Newark ID
dwarfed BY being within commut-
ing distance of New York. 1t is a
city OF more than 100000 and yet
She average New Yorker looks upon
il as struggling little village.
Vaudeville actors speak OF Newark
and get laugh in the same sure
fashion that they do with a slap
stick swat. 1t isn't fair to Newark.
On reflection I don't see why I'm
getting so excited about it. New
ark means very little in my life.
They were talking about the lat
est Bluebeard in Fifth avenue
club. All were celebrated divorce
victims gyped for huge hunks OF
alimOny weekly. Far be 1t from
me to fashion the homely wheeze."
said one. but II it is true that guy
had twenty wives and only killed
nine OF them I think he Is a Won
der" And the rest nodded approval.
Going afield again into our sub
urbs one finds that Ossining Is CO.
ing to change its name IL it can.
Sing Sing is there. Crooks say they
ate going to ossinihg when they
mean Sing Sing and Ossining is-ing
-pardon-Eetting peeved.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
A DAILY LINE O. CHEER
The VIRTUE OF MELANCHOLY
, By John Kendnek Banes

The only thing that ] can find
That's truly pleasing 10 my mind
In drab old melancholy;
The only thing that ! can see
In II that does not prove 20 me
That IL Is shtercst folly
Is when as background to my Joy.
Released from trials that annoy.
The grim and sorry blighter
By very contrast brings my cheer
Out into lines more deep and clear.
And thereby Makes 1t brighter
Copyright. 1880, - the Mcclure syBdIcsts.l
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
J. p. walser.

J. p. walser.
A. Uhler avenue. Akron, Ohio.
Republican Candidate for U. s.
Senate.
Resident of the 18th District o.
Ohio.
Your Vote Is Earnestly Solicited.
Primary. August 10, 1920.
Am An American-"America
First and Always"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Rochester Alumni Elects.

DR.. J. g. Lemon, class OF 1881, was
elected president of the washing
ton Alumni of the University OF
Rochester. at u dinner and meeting
ct the Cosmos Club Saturday night.
1f6rf6d larfaIar,D. .
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Filming a Canonization.

Sanctioned by Pope facilitated in every way bv
the officials OF the Vatican the ceremony
Joan OF Arc St Peters has been "hed form
OF pictorial Whether the
bic to the vast public that relies the picture" for
ITS recreation and education, announced II be
OF the profitable OF devised
and will attract hundreds of thousands Of
Catholics who like to such displays.
Bu assuming that such the
rs solely for the of the curch chroncrs
and historians, consider for to have
record repoducbe time always corrective
Tor the presonc descriptions of observers relying pen
pencil to record their accounts of what
Here is where the motion of govern.
en churches universities and all greater instruments and
agencies of society and r will e you truth about
greatest functions" And iveup to its promise
Marriage licenses the District will more beginning
June l. There was hope that Cupid forget about
that law of supply and demand Fl 80 ..t t
OF course Congress going the big 'thouvl
with Washington school children that of June brings
vacation. se
Uncle Sam gives his endorsement spinach as a
eath promoternot however the chnbut stomach
Lumber dealers with panks. without flaws surface bebes
respectfully referred the O. Democratic
Once obo could sleep content in AN emntv
freight car but now he discovers the world moving
The short ut to the beyond seems lie tbrougb
sss sss:ssssss; 3 ~: As1ss, -
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
CHICAGO STORES
FIRMLY RESIST
PRICE SLASHING
CONTINUED IRON PAGF one

wholesale demand = cprcspondinely.
'or a greater. cut for future deilV-
cry. A. the manufArtu urers have
not a. yet made any AppreciHble
cuts In any kim nsrchAndiss ~
are unable TO quite better prices
than the current list should We
start cutting our competitors would
have TO follow suit and there would
be a smash. especially " the banks
should BE- unable 60 help us out.
We are now waiting for the manu-
facturers TO come down n they
don't business 10 likely TO come to
"a standstill a. dealers out In the
country have absolutely quit buy
ing"
saIesmen's Trips Futile.
A canvass among Wholesale
houses proved the latter state
ment. Travelling men return to
their concerns after trip, through
out the Central West especially
with untitled order books. There
is no scarcity OF money but small
dealers only buy for current needs.
Not one will take a chance OF pay
ing the present prices for future de-
livery. The orders which hav. been
coming into the wholesale houses
in Chicago are smaller in volume
than has been the case for years.
The country at present, according
to reports from almost every sec
ton. is refusing to take the risk Of
loading up on goods that will be
greatly reduced in price later on
The trade situation here is con-
trolled by concerns who are also in
the manufacturing business. but
there are signs Of a break. Several
big department stores. only doing a
retail business, are getting restless
and not a few OF them are in need
Of ready money as goods probably
have never been moving more slowly
than at present. These are likely
TO cut loose al any time. II they
do others will be compelled to oper-
haul their labels When those who
are controlling a large part Of the
CnuntrY's trade fall in line prices
will really be on the tuboEEan.
Up-to-datc the priCe-CuttinE has
been sporadic in Chicago. ii has
been confined mostly to luNurios
Staples have not been disturbed to
any great extent. The cheaper
grades Of clothing have suffered. but
not the better grades. Silks. Jewelry
and such may be had cheaper now
than month ago. Shoes. except
in special styles. are as much now
as formerly. Dry goods In general
has shown no decline and will not.
it is claimed. until manufacturers
begin to think Of dividends less and
the future more.
G. w. ANEI.SON
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

Lumber dealers with plans or surface bbes
respectfully referred G. Democratic conventions
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
Men and Business
BY RICHARD SPILLANE.

Apparently the tide of immigra-
tion has turned. while that of cmi-
grafton remains stationary.
Here are some figures from Ellis
Island:
Arrivals Departures
First week Of May. 1919. $50 4aal
First week of May. 1880. 12.sTI 43IO
Summer is the rush period of
trans Atlantic travel. So far as is
known. the immigrant arrivals of
last week set a record for the last
few years, but they are far below
the totals of the l9l2-l3 period
when. on various occasions, 10000
or more aliens arrived in one day.
and when the total for each year
averaged near $500 a day, wialer
and summer, spring and autumn.
In 1918 the immigration into the
United States was L.2l2,4SO. There
was a drop to l10,6lS in 1918. In
1919 the total was l41.132. There ~
a prospect that this year the total
will approximate 100000.
Details as to the nationalities of
lacking.
In the current issue of the Yale
Alumni Weekly there is letter
written by jeremiah Evarts. OF the
class of 1902. in which he gives in
detail the expense OF his collegials
education. The letter was written
! in 1925.
Evafts was one Of the great phi
/ lanthropists of a century ago and n
| leader in missionary work.
Il have a perfectly accurate state
tA 60 90 =
, at New Haven between November
10. 1898. and September Q. 1902, the
day on which 1 received my degree,
amounting to s7O4.O9: and of expen-
| ses between that day and February
3. 1903. amounting to $15.46: a total
of S719.55.
The particulars are as follows:
Board tprobably about 100 weeks. a.
was absent one term and a part
- m oIhersI '................... $2jK. "a
Tuition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So 20
hooks IL
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

Once hobo could sleep his hearts content in an emn
freight but he discovers fhc world is moving
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24
WARNING!

o editor publisher of BA-
contributed a editorial that
pape on
reproduced here In full)
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

The short Aut to the beyond seems lie br,
the Psssidsas,ipf Mexieo. = ~ - ~ ulio' e
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

Uncle Sam gives his strongest Endorsement to spinac
health promoter-not however the chn-but in the ston
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

OF course Congress going the big Though
with Washington school children the end of Iune no
vacation .s :
The Washington herald., 1920-05-24

Marriage licenses jim the District will cost more
June l. There was once hope that Cupid would for
hat law of supply and demand ss - j.. = .-
New-York tribune., 1920-06-13
Vaudeville Production
Annually Is Planned
By Santley and Short

But two more weeks remain of the
vaudeville soasnnsof Joseph Santley and
Ivy Sawyer, who come to the New
Brighton Theater tomorrow. At the
end OF that time Mr.. and Mrs. Santley
will leave for summer vacation in
Europe, returning in time to begin re-
hearsals of a new play under the man
agement of Charles Dillingham;.
However, this does not mean that
young Mr.. Santley will cease to con-
cern himself with vaudeville. On the
contrary, the success of "Bits and
Pieces" which he staged in conjunc-
tion with Hassard Short, has encour-
aged them into forming a permanent
producing partnership!
Successors to Mr.. Santley and Miss
Sawyer already have been engaged, and
"Bits and Pieces" will be presented in
every leading vaudeville theater from
New York to the Pacific Coast 1t is
planned to make "Bits and Pieces" an
annual series, and next years edition
will contain travesties on popular
plays, just as the current production
satirizes "My Lady Friends" "Scan-
dal," east Is West" "Tea for Three"
breakfast in Bed" and "The Green
wich Village Follies." Mr. Santley and
Miss Sawyer will again create the lead
ing parts and will continue in them
throughout the New York engagement.
The firm of Santley e. Short will
confipe its activities to vaudeville for
the present, and later, if success
continues to follow on their trail, they
may try regular play.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-13
'Heartbreak House, Is
Next Seasons Offering
OF the Theater Guild

The Theater Guild announces that
by arrangement with George Bernard
Shaw, "Heartbreak House" will be in
troduced to the American stage next
season as a guild production at the
Garrck Theater.
Several months ago the directors of
the guild approved the recommends
tion of the Shaw play by Helen West
ley one OF the directors, and Theresa
Helburn. play representative and ex-
ecutive secretary of the guild, and un-
dertook to negotiate with Shaw for
the rights
The original shavian response ap-
pears to have echoed the famous story
of st. John Ervine concerning his own
first message from the guild signed
terms under which John Ferguson"
might be produced The gentle play
wright read the cablegram, bit puz-
zled,and then inquired Who in hell is
Langner?" Shaw's reaction to the
overtures for "Heartbreak House"
seems to have been similar
The Theater Guild, however, if un-
known to G. B. s., had earned the
whole-souled support of John Drink
water and of st. John Ervine by the
success of John Ferguson" and Jane
Clegg." These two via&ors to New
York this season wrote enthusiastic
cally to England of the guild, and
Ervines return to England with a
first-hand report of the appreciation
of the guild of the niceties of produc-
tion exemplified in his own plays ap-
parently convinced Shaw that the
American future of "Heartbreak ak
House" might safely be intrusttd to
the guild.