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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
SHIP
. SAFE At SEA
|evenue Officers BaffIed at Es-
cape Of Mysterious Rum
Smuggier.

That the two-masted outlaw
Ehooner-yacht which on Sunday
light discharged cargo of con-
faband whiskey at Benedict.
lharles county, Md, has eluded pur-
hing revenue cutters and is now OIL
be high seas, speeding to the Is
bnd of Bimini, is the opinion today
& officials of the Baltimore GUS
BINS service.
HAD PLENTY OF LEEwAY.
1t was not until late Monday night
bat Federal agents learned of the
Mysterious arrival of the schooner
hcht which has a 100-horsepower
rotor, and capable OF developing
pinted out this morning that the
essel had ample opportunity to
bach Capes before the Federal
kents got to work.
Although revenue cutters and tae
bast guard service were instructed
J seize the vessel not only because
is believed to have struggled So :
20 cases OF whiskey into Benedict,
ut because 1t is believed she was a
lreign vessel and the captain vio-
tied international laws in not OBJ
lining papers of entry and clear
bee and for landing IN place other
Ian a recognized port Of entry.
SEARCH CONTINUES.
THAT the captain of the vessel and
kr crew would do battle" IL any
tempt should be made to capture
kr on the high seas, is the opinion
the revenue officials. However,
lis has not in any way interfered
18th the logged search being made
lr the vessel, classed by the Gus
inns service as a pirate ship.
with the escape of the pirate v"s-
p. prohibition and revenue officials
Ie baffled as to the identity of the
hooner and the alleged smugglers Of
le contraband whiskey.
Residents of Benedict and there
}outs have given the Federal agents
tailed descriptions Of the men who
pve the four auto trucks which dis
lpeared, laden with the contraba nd
biskey AN hour after the vessel had
cked. 1t is believed the whiskey.
It'll the exception of the 1,175 quartz
bnd in the oyster cannery of Ben
min F. Henderson. sr., at Benedict,
rs brought to Washington.
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|Blackbird CAM!
As Knife Houers|
Little Hospital Patient
Bravely Awaits
Operation

Bravely holding his beak closed
SO that no sound OF pain disturbs
other patients, while a conference
of surgeons Is underway over his
shoebox bed, little blackb bird
awaits the trip to the operating
table in Garfield Hospital today.
The bird, with a leg dislocated,
was found by Mrs. r. S. Simons,
141O Clifton street northwest, this
morning. The crippled bird was
rushed to Garfield Hospital and
taken to the operating room.
He did not complain. He had no
fault to find. Drifting his beak, he
awaited the worst.
The learned surgeon didn't know
whether to set the leg in splints
or a plaster cast. While they de-
hated a nurse put the bird to bed,
tucking II in carefully, and carried
1t into the colored ward to await
the outcome of the conference.
At about I o'clock she reported
that the patient was resting COM
fortably and had but a slight fever
He had taken no nourishment and
was advised that IL he drank no
water the ether wouldn't make him
so sick when he woke up. He re-
fused the water
The physicians. still wrangling
over procedure, had. at last reports.
about decided to administer a local
anaesthetic. The operation will
take place this afternoon.
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Lumber Men Invite Harding.

President Harding was invited to-
day by a committee representing the
National Hardwood Lumber Associa-
ton to attend a banquet at Philadel-
phia to be given at q date in accord
with the Presidents convenience. He
took the invitation under Amusement
The committee which called at the
White House was composed of Horace
F.. Taylor. of Buffalo. Frank F. Fish.
Of Chicago; Mayor E. V. Babcock, of
Pittsburgh; c. II. Barnaby. of Green
castle. Ind. and Earl Palmer, Of
Memphis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
NEW WAR RISK
HEADDUES SOON
Col. Edward Clifford Expected
To Inaugurate Presidents
Soldier Relief Plans.

Col. Edward Clifford, of Illinois,
who has been appointed Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, is ex-
pected in Washington early next
week to assume office. He will
take over the supervision Of the
War Risk Insurance Bureau and the
Public Health Service, succeeding
Ewing Laporte.
BACKED BY GEN. DAWES.
With the appointment of Col. Cliff
ford to take charge of the two
branches OF the Federal service which
look after the welfare of the former
soldiers, it is expected that the plan
OF President Harding and Brig. Gen.
Sawyer, his personal physician. will be
Immediately put into operation.
1t is known that soldier relief is
dear to the heart OF the President and
he selected Col. Clifford as the logical
man to direct its operation. Col Cliff
ford was q candidate for Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, but was
Induced to take the assistant sec
retaryship by Brig. Gen. Dawes, who
recently with Gen. Sawyer conducted
an inquiry into the soldier relief situa-
ton
1t is understood that General Dawes
impressed upon Colonel Clifford che
big responsibility that would rest on
the shoulders OF the man who was to
look after the welfare of the veterans
of the world war and finally convinced
him that there was a bigger field for
him as head of this organization than
there was as commissioner of inter
nal revenue.
ASSISTANT ON JOB.
As assistant to Colonel Clifford in
the soldier welfare work, Col. Charles
r. Forbes. of Seattle, Wash, has
already assumed office.
Colonel Forbes is a former colonel
Of infantry and served fifteen months
overseas, much of that time in the
frst-line trenches. He Is An engineer
OF great ability and before the war
was in charge of the engineering
projects in the Hawaiian Islands.
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What's Doing; Where; When

ment ~, 21is p street northwest. Sd m.
frosram Dance-Level Club Masous Of
the Department of Commerce. Arcade, sIao
=. Address-Miss Evelyn Wells. auspics, OF
Woman's Alliance of All Souls Church, city
Band concert-U. 8. Soldiers HON.
Band bandstand, $50 D. M
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Historical Society
Annual i' pebstepnP P soo,.,v ., CO.,
zaga College, Assembly Hall, North Capt.
toi and I streets northwest / p. m.
=, Lecture-.l industrial Democracy" the
Very Rev. John A. Ryan, Of Catholic uni
versity. auspices OF Knights of Coiumbp
evening school. 1909 r street northwes., 8
Ladies Nisht-University Club, Sd. m.
Exposition OF Sunday School Lesson
Mrs. j. f. Gilbert, Y. W. c. A.. l3a3 #
street northwest, tt5 p. m.
TOMORROW.
COMPLIMENTARY OF Daughter, of
1872, New willard Hotel
Annual Convention-National Congress Of
Mothers, New Ebbitt Hotel.
Lecture-Dr. e. e. budding. women's
City Club, p. m.
Hlke-Eastern High School girls. Chain
Bridge to Sycamore Island, via canal, and
return.
Dance-wilson Normal Community Cen
Dinner-The Indiana Society, New Eb-
Dance-onice OF the auditor OF the Navy
Department. Pythisn Temple. 1912 Ninth
Meetins@iows State Society. Thomson
school Twelfth and streets northwest.
p. m.
Club. auditorium OF the Interior Depart
Debste-Georse washington University
girls vs. University OF West Virginia Iiris.
Plsy-''Robin. IN search Of . Husb.ad,-
Eastern High School Auditosau@. p N
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TODAY.

4 TODAY.
tonvention-soclety OF Daughters of
2, New Willard Hotel.
Iooiai and Business polls
tito. No. Is, Old Masonic Temple, 7:3o
BID Folks Concert-Benent Of Sunday
lool Improvement fund. First Baptist
bsncs-Washinst Council, Knights Of
umbus, X. Of c. Hall, Sixth and u
pets northwest, p m.
pance--Alpha M Chapter Kappa Alpha
Eternity. 1731 N street northwest, $40
bancins C1sss-Cstholic Community
lawn Psrty-women's City Club. 3Ioo W
Pet northwest, 4 p. m.
keeting-Business women's Council,
orch OF tho Covenant. 7:3o p. m.
quarterly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chris
h Temperance Union, Hsmline Metho-
p Church, 10 a. m.
ddress--Mrs. Henry osgood. Adams
kool 3:30 y. m.
Eeeting-Resding class OF the Spanish
berican Atheneum, Thomson School, s
keception-wesley Chapel Methodist
lscopsl Church to DR.. J. c. Nicholson,
bebate-"ResoIved. That the United
ties should Negotiate Separate Treaties
Peace with the Central Powers" class
ie22. Washington College OF Law,
omson school, Twelfth and l. streets
white Gods Come"
tile Thester, 1T42 Church street north
vt, $3.50 p. m.
in Search Of q Hurban nd :"
bitorium, Eastern High School, 9 p. m.
lervice and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hebrew
bzresation. Eighth and l. streets north
b., 0:3o q, m.
Of Standards. $3.50 .. m.
tonvention-Society OF Daughters Of
III, New willard Hotel
nnual COMMUNICATIONS Con Gre~s OF
|, hers, New Ebbitt Hotel
AprinG RArty-Ohis GtriS Club. apast-
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|ERCHANTST0A|D
FIGHT FOR CANAL
Immittee Appointed to See
Secretary DENLY in Interest
of Waterway.

che desirability of the perpetuation
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal AS
foal. produce and general merchan-
lie carrier was urged by Congress
In Fred N. Zihlman of Maryland at
meeting. of the board of governors
the Merchants and Manufacturers
fociation yesterday.
Recalling the history OF the water
ly from General Washington, it's
1T president, to the present time,
hgressman Zihlman deplored the
bort that the canals existence Is
lpardized by the fact that Govern
mt business which IL has hitherto
loyed Is menaced.
the membership OF the board Of
Eernors took a keen interest in the
tier. On motion of Gen. Anton
phen. second vice president, a reso-
ION was adopted ordering the ap-
htment OF a special committee to
IT upon Secretary DENLY. OF the
w Department in the interest Of
canal, and to make an inspection
the possibilities of its further de-
ppment
oseph A Burkert, a member Of the
lvention hall committee of the as
tation, reported the result OF the
ut meeting of the committee, CT
bch r. N. Harper Is chairman, at
tch time tentative plans were made
taking over the Emory building
First and B streets for immedi-
use as a convention hall and ar
~.
br. Burkhart announced that at the
b meeting OF tho board a detailed
Iort would be given of the plans
khe joint committee.
fhe board has already gone on rec
as unanimously in favor of sucn a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
MRS. HARDING WISHES
| SOCIETY "ALL SUCCESS

Mrs. Warren @. Harding
wishes call success" to. the In.
structive Visiting Nurse Society
in it's campaign for $4,000 to
continue visiting nurse work in
Washington.
The society today received the
following letter from Miss Laura
Harlan, social secretary to the
mistress of the White House,
MRS. Harding asks me to say
In answer to your letter that
she can imagine no cause that
should make stronger appeal
to every one than the Instruc-
tive Visiting Nurse Society.
which is ready to carry aid and
comfort to the countless num-
bers who are reached in no other
way. Mrs. Harding wishes you
all success in the campaign for
the furtherance of this noble
work.
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STARS
TO AID NURSES
Kitty Gordon and Jack Wilson
To Appear at Mass Meeting
Ending $50, 900 Drive.

A mass meeting on the north
steps Of the Treasury building to-
morrow at noon will climax Health
Day." marking the close Of the cam
paign Of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society for $4,000 with
which to continue the work of in
structing visiting nurses in Wash
ington.
KEITH STARS VOLUNTEER.
Two stars of the stage well known
to Washington audiences have con-
scented, through the courtesy OF Ro-
land Robbins, manager OF ID. +.
keith's Theater, to entertain the vast
throng that will be attracted TO the
Treasury.
Miss Kitty Gordon will contribute a
one-act sketch of her own invention
minute comedy act, which his ad-
mirers describe as Jacks biggest
hit"
Corcoran Thorn. vice president ~
the American Security and Trust
Company, will preside. Cuno II. Ru-
dolph, president of the board OF Dis
trict Commissioners. will tell Of the
significance Of Health Day" and how
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
protects the health of the people OF
Washington. The Marine Band will
play a specially arranged program.
GIRLS TO SELL BALLOONS.
Squads of pretty girls bearing vari-
colored, gas-infiated. toy balloons. let
tered with the insignia of the nurse
society. 81. V. N. S." will mingle with
the spectators. sound the sales slo-
gan, Buy a Balloon for Baby" and
accept contributions in return for
their balloons. This novel mode of
raising money was introduced to
Washington for the first time last
Sunday at the American League ball
park and proved such a success that
thousands of balloons have been pro-
cured for sale today.
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. chairman of
the /. V. N. S. $50 900 campaign. has
appointed Mrs. John l.. Newbold
chairman of all Health Day" activi-
ties in all parts of Washington and
the campaign will be carried to every
part of the city. The Connecticut
avenue section will be covered by
Mss Louise Delano. aided by Miss
Marjorie Wright. Miss Louise Lit
tauer. Miss Anne High. Miss Marga-
ret Decide and Miss Frances Hamp-
son, who will sell tags and balloons.
A large committe under direction
Of Mrs. B. A. Bowles will sell tags
and balloons in Georgetown. Mrs.
Thomas Copes and committe OF
sellers will work in Anacostia- Stone
q Fairfax have arranged for Mrs.
Newbold to use the store at 1903 II
street northwest as Health Day"
headquarters.
other sections of the city will be
covered by committees working un-
der direction of the following chair
men: Mrs. G.. Brown-Miller, Mrs.
Whitman Cross, Mrs. J. II. Stabler.
Mrs. Clarence Wilson. Mrs. william
Grinhell. Mrs. Adolph Miller, the
Masses Farrand. Mrs. Laura Flescher,
Mrs. Joseph Solomon. and Mrs. II. II.
Rousseau.
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Chow Is cheaper.
The ants can afford to scale the
dining.
Room table and nibble at sugar
for II per cent.
Cheaper than one season ago.
Department Of Labor Is godfather
for all this dope which was.
Strained through a muslin cloth
before bottling like.
Home brew.
You can't notice the difference in
price when you go.
To the grocer's. chirps the statis-
tician. But thai - nothing.
You can't noI.Ne Inc egg on your
lapel in the morning either. Every
thing.
Is painless these days, but moth
ing payingless.
Food won't really be back to
normally until Congress grasses the
Nolstead liniament and gives us
back.
The most reyered and time-hon-
ored Institution. In the history OF
American sconing.
We refer to the ancient and sc-
cepted order OF the free lunch.
Which vanished after a long.
And successful career.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
Ant Can Now Snitch Sugar
For Fl Per Cent Less
Blu KIRK MILLER

Constitution assures US liberty.
Liberty means freedom. And that's
the kind OF lunch we gappers want.
Cheese, pretzels and crippert her
ring.
Set EN- up again. Oscar!
Eighteenth amendment blotted
everything except drinking.
Double doors are now extinct. but
drinking isn't. Saloon has gone,
but inebriation hasn't. Free lunch
has evsporated, but fusel oil still
clings to the top of the bottle.
Nolstead Cancelled all the harm
less hobbies a man ever had, but
the harmful customs some way or
other can't seem to be stoppered up.
Anyway. It's a great relief to
know.
That food has swooned u per
cent by the butchers scales.
And that seveny-nine cents will
now buy.
What a dollar did before. But
where?
Oh. where?
In the Dickens.
Is the store of which these Labor
guys.
RIIzz9
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
Camp DODGE to Be Sold.

Camp Dodge, Iowa, near the city OF
Des Moines, Is offered for sale. the
War Department announced today.
Sealed bids will be received by the
auartermaster general until 3 p. m.
May 20. Moro than 1900 buildings
are included in the sale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
Nav Govern Alaska.

: Senator Miles Poindexter of wash.
ington today introduced Col. William
T. Perkins, of Seattle, to President
Harding as a suitable candidate for
the governorship of Alaska. Colonel
Perkins is a prominent member OF tho
Seattle bar, has been Identified with
chamber Of commerce activities in
that city, and is president of the board
of regents of the Washington State
University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
CAPITAL BIRTH
RATE ON WANE
Census Report Shows Notice.
able Decline in Mother
hood Here.

Washington is way behind in its
percentage Of infants and children,
as compared with most other cities
and States, it was announced today
by the Bureau of Census.
Statistics gathered by the bureau
state that only one-ffth Of the
$4,000 population Of the District
are children. This is much below
the record Of most other cities and
States. ffp
~ HALFzlN PRIME OF LIFE.
The report shows that 4s.5 per cent
or the population, practically one
half, are men and women in the prime
OF life, being from twenty to forty
four years of age: while 2S.S per cent
are forty 1--we years of age and over.
tand well along in middle life IL they
have not reached old age"
In this connection. the census re-
port shows that over two-thirds of the
Districts population, sos per cent, arc
old enough to vote, being twenty-one
years old and over. But most of them
have no privilege of the ballot. Sew
eral thousand of them, however, are
registered voters in the States and
are living in the Capital because of
employment in the Government serv-
ice.
Census. bureau statistics also show
that the males of military age.
eighteen to forty-four years, consti-
tute more than so per cent of the
male population of the District, a
little over one-fifth of the total popu-
lation.
MOTHERS DECREASE.
Investigation by the bureau also
show that there were fifteen less
mothers in the District in 1919 than
in 1915. the figures revealing that
there were s,os7 mothers here last
year.
During 1919 ninety-six twins were
born to Washington mothers as
against one set of triplets. Small
families and a relatively large num-
Der Of unattached or detached adults
who come to the District from other
sections of the country to take POSI-
ton, In the Government service,
doubtless explain the exceptional
features In the age composition of
the District population, the census
report says.
The total birth of children through
out the United States during 1919
was -1.357.737, as against 1.349,0I5 In
1913. showing q decided increase of
mothers In the entire country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
Want Berud0II First.

Ca. strongly urge no peace treaty
with Germany. until return Of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll' was the telegram
from the Aaron Holt Post, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, and Ware County Post,
No. 10, American Legion, read in the
Senate today by Senator Harris. DEM
ocrat, of Georgia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
MOVIES Will
BAR SExF|LM|S
William A. Brady Tells Mothers
Congress Standards
Must Be Higher.

The picture producers have
agreed on a higher standard Of films,
making Federal or outside censor
ship unnecessary, William A. Brady.
president Of the National Associa-
ton of the Motion Picture Industry,
told the committee on better films of
the Congress IF Mothers yesterday.
He appealed for the cooperation of
the organization.
SCENES TO BE BARRED.
Among the "cutouts' the motion
picture producers have agreed on are:
The soul kiss.
Sex appeal -
Illicit love affairs.
Scenes which depict nakedness.
White slavery themes.
Salacious titles.
The action of this association. com
posed Of twenty-seven big producers
is binding. Mr.. Brady told the moth
ers, and are designed to keep the mo-
ton pictures wholesome and clean,
and thus defeat political censorship
which was denounced by the we'll
known producer.
" q ="
He told the mothers that the as
ISOLATION had established a new set
Of motion picture standards. which he
believed would satisfy public opin-
ion.
Here is the set OF standards which
TIE twenty-seven big producing com
fsnies OF filmdom have set:
No films which emphasize and ex-
aggerate sex appeal or depict scenes
therein exploiting interest in sex in
an improper or suggestive form or
r,anper;
No pictures based upon white
slavery or commercialized vice or
scenes showing the procurement 81.
women or any of the activities at
tendant upon this traffic;
No pictures dramatically making
prominent an Illicit love afair which
tends TO make virtue odious and vice
attractive:
NAKEDNEssI BARRED.
No pictures with scenes which sx-
hibit nakedness or persons scant'ly
dressed. particularly suggestive bell
room and bathroom scenes OF melting
dancing; 90
No pictures with scenes which un-
necessarily prolong expressions nf
demonstrations of passionate love:
No pictures predominantly con-
cerned with the underworld or vice
and crime. and like scenes. unless The
scenes are part OF an essential con-
iict between good and evil;
No pictures of stories and scenes
which make drunkenness and gam
bling attractive or with scenes that
show the use Of narcotics and other
unnatural practices dangerous to So
cisl morality;
No pictures OF stories with scenes
which ridicule or deprecate public
officials, officers of the law, the
United States Army. Navy, or any
other Government authority OF law:
vULGARITY IS TABOO.
No pictures of stories with scenes
which undly emphasize bloodshed
and violence without justification in
the structure of the story; OF stories
or with scenes which are vulgar and
portray improper gestures, postures
or attitudes:
OF pictures with salacious titles
ard subtitles in connection with their
presentation or exhibition, and the
use of salacious advertising matter.
photographs and Autographs in con-
rection herewith.
1t was provided that any member
Of the association violating any of
thes estandards shall be summarily
expelled.
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The horses hadn't had run for,
some time. and. We were kind of
feeling our oats. Anyway tho cold
air felt good, and we drank In great
lungfuls. Our iron shoes rang fierce
ly as We dashed along. keeping time
to the bong! bongw of the bell on
the engine.
At Four-and-a-half.s street and Vir-
ginia avenue, we turned the corner,
but not in time to prevent a collision
with a street car.
Man-O-War got the full impact OF
the shock. He gave me a pitiful
look, as II he wanted to say some
thing but couldn't, and died.
Life at the engine house wasn't
quite the same after that. or course
we were right on the job when the
Are alarm sounded, and we did oar
level best to beat the devil wagons
to the fire, but there wasn't the same
pep we felt when Man-o'-War was
plunging ahead, taking the lead.
One day not long ago, the fireman
who takes care Of me came into my
stall to bed me down for the night
knew something was wrong. He
didn't whistle through his teeth like
he always did.
"Well, Old lobe, he said. his voice
catching. They're going to take you
away and give us one of those motor
engines"
or course, didn't say anything.
but I felt mighty bad. The boys. had
all treated us as IL we were COM
rades.
] didn't sleep we'll that night. My
fireman was up two or three times
during the night giving me attention.
didn't feel well. He said he was
"darned II he didn't think Old lobe
was grieving because he had to CO."
Riddles SAY GOOD-BY.
Today the last leave-tskjngs were
said. My fireman said good-by early
this morning. He won't be here when
they take US away. He told me he
couldn't stand IL.
But bright and early today about a
hundred children from the nsiGhbor-
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Rifle RANGES to Be Sold.

Army rife ranges at Natick. Mass;
Admission, Ala: lint, Mich; Watertown.
s. D.. and Lincoln county, Okla. are
to be sold Immediately the War De-
partment announced today. target
range in Michigan, consisting Of lOl
acres. wa. sold recently for s254.10o,
having been purchased in 1907 for
S17oT2