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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
Interpretations
PLAN FOR SHIP
BOARD.OUTL|NED
Profit Sharing and Wider Dis
tribution of Securities Urged
BY c. n. Potter.

A comprehensive plan to save the
American merchant marine and put
It upon a stable basis was suggested
TO Chairman Lasker, OF the Shipping
Board. in a letter addressed to him
by Charles H. Potter, Of New York,
president OF the United States Ship
Operators Association.
Asserting that there has been too
much destructive criticism and toe
little constructive action. Mr.. Potter
asks that in the future clear dis
tinction be made between those SHIP
operators who have justified the allo
cation OF Shipping Board tonnage tc
them and those operators who have
been found unworthy OF trust.
Arguing that the country is not
willing TO scrap the millions invested
In Government tonnage, nor to return
to it's "pitiful pre-war maritime pc
sition," nor TO have it's shipping
again monopolized by a few. Mr.. Pot
ter proposes methods which he an6
his associates believe will increase
substantially the number OF Ameri
can concerns owning and operating
American vessels.
The proposed bare boat charter 1,
OeClATeu W DC ca
listing conditions in that II would tis
up our ships, turn them over to ire
sponsible chArterers willing to gamble
on future conditions, or concentrat,
them in the hands OF a few large
owners.
Private ownership OF Government
tonnage as soon as practicable, In
accordance with the Jones act. is sug
gested. but private ownership. MIR
Potter asserts, must not be a return
to monopolistic control by a few
large companies. Instead, he pro
poses greatly increasing and widely
distributing ownership in American
ships through the nationwide mar
keting OF shipping securities as soon
as conditions permit.
'Profit-sharing must be the prin
ciple underlying any permanent plan
Of operation" he says. NO plan
win work under present depressed
world conditions unless adjusted tenn
porarily to meet such conditions. Op
orators must be enabled to earn a
reasonable minimum overhead
1t is insisted that trade routes
must not be destroyed or crippled b,
Unfortunately tying up ships. Such
action, II is declared, not only would
be in violation of the Jones act, but
would result in handing over the
business developed by American con
Germs to foreign competitors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
PICTURE BRIDE
TAKES ONE LOOK
AND ASKS HELP
Greek Maiden Declares Man at
Dock Not Up to Photographic
Specifications.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Disillusioned
by glimpse Of her fiance in real life
and declaring he could not be the man
whose photograph had brought her
overseas to wed, ELLA Vasiliardon, a
Greek girl, begged a board OF special
inquiry on Ellis Island yesterday to
send her back to the land Of her birth.
Il have had my experience as a
picture bride and 1t has been a bit.
ter disappointment. Deport me. I
cannot marry q man have never seen
before. or oneswho looks nothing like
the picture that was given me. Send
me back to my father and mother In
Greece"
On the ships manifest appeared the
name OF Aristoclis Vaclites, Of No.
2S5 East Thirteenth street, as the in.
tended husband of the girl, but he
failed to appear at the hearing today,
although his bride-elect had arrived on
the steamer King Alexander as a sec.
ond cabin passenger two days previ.
ously. She was accompanied by the
mother of the intended husband, who
had been a visitor in Greece.
No effort was made by the immigra.
ton officials to find the intended hus.
band when Miss Vasiliardon so posi-.
lively repudiated her troth to become
his wife. The board excluded her on
the technical ground that she would
be likely to become public charge.
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HARDING BACKS
SHIPPING BOARD
|NNEWPOLIC|ES
Other Executives Express Ap-
proval Following Attack on
Methods in Congress.
BY HARRY GUsACK.

Following the attacks upon the Ship
ping Board in Congress before the re-
cess. the Executive branch of the Gov
eminent bas expressed strong support
Of the new commissioners and the
policies they have adopted.
President Harding has let II become
known at the White House that he
has given his approval to the steps
taken by the Shipping Board, includ.
ing the decision To abandon the. allo-
cation system for the bareboat char
ter plan, the employment Of high
salaried experts to conduct the practi-
cal affairs Of the fleet, and the effort
to seize the vessels chartered to the
United States Mail Steamship Com
pany. In the opinion OF the President
events have fully Justified the action
of the board in this case.
General Dawes, Director OF the
Budget. has issued a statement deny
ing any criticism of Chairman Lasker.
and saying on the contrary that The
has the full sympathy and confidence
of the Director of the Budget" in his
determined cutting down of Shipping
Board expenditures. General Dawes
said further that the creation Of the
Federal Liquidation Board involves
taking over by 1t Of certain Shipping
Board activities is wholly erroneous"
While the Shipping Board has not
yet worked out the effect which the
deficiency appropriation act. granting
S4S, 500. 900 instead of 500, zoo. 900 re-
ouested. will have upon the future Of
the board, 1t is understood that the
results will not be as disastrous as
expected at first. 1t has been stated
that only six men have been employed
by the board, aside from the legal de-
partment, at salaries of mere s:stan
81! 900 a year. Attorneys attached to
thu legal division are employed. Tor
tbs most part. IL was stated, on q fee
basis rather than annual salaries
Chairman Lasker's retrenchment
policy is already making itself felt in
shipping Board offices throughout the
country. During the past week ssv-
eral hundred employees Of the board
have received notices that their serv.
ices would be no longer required, and
II is estimated that the cut in person
mel will result in a saving OF several
million dollars to the board. ~
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MANY TURN IN
LYR|CS|N TIMES.
MUS|CCONTEST
Big Reward for Person Who
Writes Words for -Four
Horsemen Fox Trot."

That there are a number Of men
and women in Washington who pos
sess the requisite ability to write
words to fit catchy music was demon
strated today when a number OF them
| submitted lyrics to accompany the
music Of THE Four Horsemen Fox
| Trot," written especially for The
Washington Times by Miss Alice
Terry, leading lady Of the film produc.
ton now showing at Polls Theater.
A rich reward awaits the winner OF
this contest. The $25 in cash to be
| given the writer OF the best verses and
| chorus will be only the beginning OF
| the financial return to the successful
man or woman.
Royalties Involved.
At the conclusion of the contest and
selection Of the best words. the lyrics
biggest music publishing houses in
this country, and when THE Four
Horsemen Fox Trot". is placed on sale
in music stores the winner OF this con-
test will share in the royalties with
Miss Terry. This royalty arrange
ment will also apply to reproduction
graph records and stage privileges.
This new jazzy fox trot. which
was one of the many features in last
Sunday mornings Washington
Times, was played and danced to at
hundreds and hundreds OF holiday
parties last night. and made most
pronounced hit with, interpreters of
the terpschorean art because Of its
Spanish swing. rythm. and melody.
AS predicted by +. II. Droop, Its
popularity was Instantaneous. and
the most people that near II the
greater the demand for II will be.
II you have any aptitude whatever
for writing verses to accompany
music. you owe IL to yourself to try
your hand in this contest because
the financial potentialities are almost
limitless. Besides the s25 first prize,
there are also nine other prizes. con-
sisting of tickets to Polls Theater.
Miss Terry's Idea.
Miss Terry suggests that the words
be written so as to describe the ro-
nance Of the love OF Marguerite.
in the picture, for Julio, the princi-
pal masculine character in the pro-
duction. Taking this romance as
the theme, those who can write
verse should have no trouble in
scoring it so as to fit Miss Terry's
music.
All verse intended for. this com.
petition should be mailed not later
than midnight Friday, September 3,
and should be addressed to the Music
Contest Editor of The Washington
Times. Do not mail your verse to
Polls Theater. as that Nay delay IL
reaching the judges in time. Write
on only one side Of the paper. and
be sure and sign your name and
address plainly so that you can be
notified in the event YOU are the
winner of any of the ten rewards
offered.
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Warns Visitors Not to Try to Startle
City With Wardrobe.

that New York Is all right. but
they'd never want TO live here un.
less they had oddles Of money.
This Is the one town i would
rather be poor I'm than any other
town I know, because instead Of the
whole burg believing over the fact
that your taking your meals off
the arm Of a chair you can drop I'm
anyw here on any block and get n
square feed for little or nothing
and who's to howl about itS
Instead Of MI the neighbors watch.
ing TO see when yOu get your sum.
mer hat, you can wear the same old
straw here for five years and who
cares.
They talk about the unconcern Of
q big TOWN.
IT'S one Of the incest things about
q big town.
Unless you are the sort who can't
live without being Hello Billed" and
"Howdy Joed" every three blocks,
the privilege Of living your own lie
I'm New York will seem q great thing.
And don't think that little old New
York isn't more tender-hearted than q
small town-when you want IL TO be.
You get just what you give here
the same rs anywhere else, only
some other places you get more OF
what you don't want than you ever
win here. because this town Is big
enough TO get away from anything
you don't want, and IL takes big
town to do that.
But don't waste dough on a ward
robe 10 startle New York, because
some dame win walk In with shoe
buckles that cost more than your
whole outfit and transportation.
You can't Outdress 'em, SO just
save that change and see all you
can, and don't figure on being seen,
because YOU won't be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
LONG DISTANCE:
WEATHER GUESS
ALL PURE BUNK
MeteoroIogist Says No One Car
Tell What Will Happen
Next Christmas.

PITTSBURGH. Sept. eff any.
one tries to tell you what kind OF
weather we are going to have next
winter, or next summer, or whether
it's going to rain on the Fourth OF
July or snow the day before Christ
mas, just give him a kindly look
but don't believe him. No person
knows what kind of weather we'll
have even next week, and any long
distance guessing is bunk" o:
So declared Government Meterolo-
gist Henry Pennywitt, when he was
asked what sort of winter Pitts
hurghers were to expect.
In support of his statement Mr..
Pennywitt exhibited a chart that he
had made just to try out a national
Unknown long -distance weather fore
casters predictions. The chart show.
ed the probable line of rise and fall
OF temperature as the well-known
weather prophet had stated 1t would
be for August, and II also showeS
the line as 1t actually was. The two
were at variance from one end Of the
month to the other. never touching
save in the latter part Of the month.
when they crossed several times.
There was a difference of fifteen de-
grees at several points.
'That Is good example OF
weather guessing" Pennywitt smiled.
There is no man living who knows
how hot or cold 1t is going to be
next week. and any statement be-
yond a day or two is pure guess
work"
The forecaster stated that the re-
cent humid days that marked the
ushering in of September were due
to a high barometric area that hung
over the Middle Southern States. the
winds blowing from II toward a low
area over the Great Lakes. That
Is what gave us the hot, sticky days.
and that high area has been there
for two weeks, scarcely moving. A
change of wind sent us the heat and
dampness. and n there is anyone
who knows just how the wind is
going to blow and when, I'D like to
meet him." he said.
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BY FAY KING.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The other
day q friend Of mine arrived for
her first visit to New York and she
paid eighteen dollars excess on her
baggage which Is mostly the output
OF the local modiste with which she
plans to startle our city.
i could have wept when l watched
her unpack q lot of silly conglom.
Grafton Of garb that she will never
wear or need while she Is here and
she might have spent that same
money seeing things worth while In
the proper way.
Anybody heading for q visit to
n. Y. should never worry about
q wardrobe unless she expects to be
lavishly entertained. and even then
u would be better to sneak in and
spend her money for something in
the shops here.
IL there Is one place where one
can wear anything and get away
with Il IL Is on this lively little Isle
Of Manhattan, "the place where we
got drunk" as the Indian name
meant I'm the good old days when
y string Of beads would buy booze.
In New York, where you seldom
II ever run into your friends unless
you go directly where you may ex.
pect to find them. it's \ safe bet
that q ty-thOusand-dOlla sable
wrap can walk alongside Of dress
vintage OF 1882 and neither Will
notice the other.
Where one woman wears q para
disc and the other q fascinatOr, who
cares or gives second look.
II had q bunch Of old clothes ]
wanted to wear out this Is the spot
] would wear them.
The minute one gets west OF Tren-
ton Dne begins to hear people say
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
MEDICAL MEN To
CONVENE HERE
INSIST SESSION
Electro Therapeutic Delegates
Spend Today Visiting Points
of Interest.

Delegates to the thirty-first annual
convention Of the American Electro
therapeutic Association, which formal
ly opens its sessions tomorrow morn
ing at the Hotel Washington, visited
the Bureau Of Standards and Mt. Yer
non today. Tonight the board Of d.
rectors will hold an executive meet
ing.
The opening session tomorrow morn
ing will be addressed by Brig. Gen. C.
A. Sawyer and DR.. II. c. Macatee, who
will welcome the delegates. DIR. Will
liam l.. Clark, Of Philadelphia, Will
make the response. The Presidential
address will be delivered by DIR. Byron
sprague, president. of New York city,
Reports Of standing committees will
be read.
In the afternoon n demonstration
of the use of the static machine will
be given by DIR. william Benham
Snow, and DR.. Herbert F. Pitcher.
DR.. Edward c. Titus, Of New York,
will give a demonstration Of the rela'
tive value OF high potential glass cleo
trodes, vacuum, neon and helium gas,
filled when used with the static or
coil machine.
Reports will be read by DR.. Frank u,
Granger, Boston; DIR. Frederick de
Kraft, New York city; DR.. Virgil G,
Kinney, welisville. N. V; DR.. John II,
Burch, Syracuse, N. Y; DIR. Mary Ar.
mold Snow. New York city; DR.. Curren
Pope, Louisville, KY; DIR. John w,
Torbett, Marlin, Tex; DIR. Harry +.
Stewart, New Haven, Conn, and DR..
Elnora c, Folkmar, Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
WHOLE COUNTY
ENTERTAMEDbY
ROCKV|LLEF|RM
Intern ationaI Shoe Heel Co. Is
Host to Montgomery Citizens
on labor Day.

ROCKVILLE: Md, Sept. 6.-The
International Shoe Heel Corporation
celebrated Labor Day by entertaining
a large number OF persons from this
county and the District of Columbia
at its new plant at Halpine, on the
Rockville pike, two miles east OF
Rockville. In the early afternoon
luncheon was served, after which
there was music, dabcing, and other
forms of entertainment. The celebra-
ton was in charge or a committee. of
which A. K. Pomeroy, president OF the
corporation, was chairman.
In the morning Labor Day games
in the Montgomery County Baseball
League, Rockville defeated Gathers
burg, at Rockville, II to 16, in ten
innings. Bethesda won from Boyds,
and Silver Spring downed kensington,
at Kensington.
Under the auspices Of the Swarth.
more Chautauqua Association, as
sisted by the Rockville Chautauqua
Association, the annual Rockville
Chautauqua will begin next Tuesday
to- continue five days. Among those
on tho program for lectures are d.
Thomas Curtin, Chancellor George
Henry Bradford, DIR. Arthur Dough-
erty. DIR. Walford Lindstrom, and
others. Clifford II. Robertson and the
Ret. p. Rowland Wagner are presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of
the Rockville Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
BRITISH CRUISER TO BRING
AMERICAN DEAD OF ZR-2

HULL. ENGLAND. Sept. 6.-The
British cruiser Dauntless will leave
here today with the bodies of the
Americans who lost their lives in the
ZR.2 disaster.
1t Is likely Lieut.. Clifford A. Tinker.
l.. 8. N, and Lieut.. Joseph Henderson,
u. s. N, will accompany the bodies
home.
All the bodies Of missing American
air sailors have been recovered. The
last body found was that Of William
Julius, of Los Angeles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
SUNSET SERVICE OPENS =.
MAYFLoWER CONGRESS

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. GA
sunset service on Burial Hill last night
formed a prelude to the ninth general
congress OF the General Society OF
Mayflower Descendants. which WI
open here tomorrow. IL was conduct
ed by DR.. John Coleman Adams, OF
society.
The congress will hold business ses.
siops today and tomorrow, with inspec.
tons of historic localities. On Thurs
day Pilgrim memorial on the summit
Of Coles HUI, erected by the society.
will be dedicated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06
LEGION SEEKS RELATIONS
WITH CANADIAN VETERANS

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 6.-Lemuel
Bolles, national adjutant OF the Amer
lean Legion, was in Ottawa yesterday
for conferences with r. b. Maxwell.
president of the Great War Veterans
Association of Canada, which are de-
signed to bring closer relations between
the American and Canadian veterans
Organizations.
is also the bearer Of a personal in
vitation to Gen, Sir Arthur Currie and
Maj: Gen. ]. ~ MacBrien, chief Of the
general staff, to attend the conven-
ton OF the American Legion in Kan
sas City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-06

PROPERTY WANTED
WE WANT MORE HOUSES FOR SALE.
Owners Of property desiring to make
quick sales should list property with "
WV, p. NoRnoYLE. $40 y q. N. ",
JOHN Y, DONoHoE . soma
$40 Pennsylvania Ave. u.
Let Us Submit Our List Of Homes AnA
Investments Before lou Purahase
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FARMER FRETS; WATER SHY;
FROG IN PIPE; PLANS ANRY

HARRISBURG. Sept. 6.-B. f.
Beahm! farmer near Camp Hill.
couldn't understand why he could
get no water in his home. The ram
which pumps the water from a
never.failing spring was ramming
'merrily. ..' > 49,,
A plumber was hired to take the
apparatus apart. He found D nam.
moth bullfrog wedged in the outlet
pipe. .r
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-07-14
LYRICS OF
By DOUGLAS MAILOCH
BRAVERY.

A LII bravery is not in death,
"A However glad and glorious
To breathe the gases toxic breath
Among the clouds a bird to be,
Or to go gown within the sea-
oh, it is brave to battle thus,
And yet not all of bravery.
There is some bravery in life
That never wins the worlds
applause:
There is no thrill in daily strife
To set our pulses leaping high
Yet Drawer men may live than
die,
May suffer more in some good cause
Than they who now in slumber
lie.
All bravery is merely this:
To live or die, as fate demands,
But living, dying, never miss
The duty Conscience makes SO
plain:
To know the right, the right
maintain,
Although it lose us life or lands
And pay no recompense but
pain.
To face old Death amid mems cheers,
Yea, that is bravery indeed
But to fight on through losing years,
Some unencouraged task to do,
Believe when none believe in
you,
In public smile, in secret bleed
May God not count this
something, too?
(Copyright.)
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must follow namely that cultivation
should be given when weeds can not
effectively be e~radicated. In keep
ing with this principle, it has been
found that successful summer tillage
will depend upon blowing or early
cultivation EARLY in the season be-
fore the June rains; thorough cult
walton thereafter to keep down the
weed growth; methods of cultivation
which will keep the soil in good con-
dition to absorb and store the rain
fall as efficiently as possible.
There is certainly a great need for
a better understanding of the funda-
mental principles underlying success
full summer tillage. 1t is highly de-
sirable that farmers adopt the best
methods and use the best machinery
to accomplish the desired results.
With this end in view tillage imple-
ment demonstrations have been ar
ranged for at four points in the coun-
ty. Plan to attend and prepare to do
your part in Waging War on Weeds.
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replied that the sun was SO bright and
warm she could think Of nothing else.
But" she said, perhaps tomorrow
| shall be able to think about your pro
posal and give you your answer"
SO Dandelion SAT all day with his
face bright and happy because he felt
sure the morrow would certainly bring
rain and then Miss Daisy would have
time to think about him.
The next morning the raindrops
were falling fast on the meadow and
Miss Daisy's u%pturned face never once
looked toward her lover. She was
drinking the longed-for water and had
no time to notice poor Dan.
The next morning after the rain
everything was so clean and fresh n
all the flowers were so Fright and
happy that Dan again spoke to Miss
Daisy of his love.
ooh, the world is so beautiful and
fresh this morning / cannot think OF
anything else,'' replied Miss Daisy as
she firted the dewdrops from her
white skirt.
But Dan was not discouraged; he
still waited and hoped for his answer;
but one morning poor Dan awoke with
a head quite white. He had grown ole
with waiting and his long, white locks
futtered in the breeze.
Then one day Miss Daisy grew tired
Of the beauty around her. She cast
her eye toward her lover and, to he
horror, she saw he was quite bald. Not
ever one spear of white hair was
there on his head.
"Oh" exclaimed Miss Daisy. How
funny you look. Why, you are old Mr..
Dan y. Lion. / could not think OF
marrying you now. Good-day"
And that is the reason, so the mead
ow flowers say, that the Dandelion
grows faded and old with long, white
locks on it's little round head. Long
ago its ancestor waited SO long for
Miss Daisy's answer that he grew old
and bald.
(Copyright.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-07-14
HOW Do YOU SAY 1T?
By c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
"ELDER" AND FOLDER"

THE former word, "elder," should
l. be used when one refers to mem
bers of the same family; thus, my
elder brother left for Europe today"
not. my older brother" But older
should be used in referring to mem
bers of another family, and in refer
ring to objects. Thus, say, He is
the older of the two brothers," and
"This table is older than that chair"
not elder" The same rule is applied
to the words 'eldest" and oldest"
One should say, if he has more than
one brother, my eldest brother left
for Europe today" not my Oldest
brother "This chair is the oldest of
the three not the eldest"
When direct comparison is made
between two persons, use Older" as
in the sentence, my mother is older
than my father" But when the COM
parison is not made directly, use this
form my neither is the elder of my
parents"