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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

isci-Henry Coppec president Of Lehish
University, born at Savannah, Ga
Died at South Bethlehem, Pa.
March %. 1895.
ls53-Rev. John Il. Purcell was con-
secrated second catholic bishop
Of Cincinnati.
1sis-Wsr department disapproved Of
Gen. Taylors armistico with the
Mxeicans and ordered its close.
1s11-France signed a convention with
Germany for tho evacuation OF
six departments.
1s75-Thc Third Congress of Women
opened its sessions at Syracuse.
N. Y.
1ss5-Joseph Y. Foraker was elected
governor of Ohio.
1ao5-sir Henry Irving. tho famous
English actor died at Brandford.
England Born in Somersctshira
Feb. g. 1888.
181I-Prcsident Poincare signed the
French documents ratifyinE the
German peace treaty.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13

The hrcath-holdlns record & Fa Ia
70 have been established by q student
of the Univoraity or California medical
school. who. On 1915 voluntarily bold
his breath fos 20 minutes and 10 scr-
onds
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13


Q. What lr the liquid IN the storm
glass on thcrs meters?--L. G. W.
A Tho liquid in the glass tube OF a
storm thermometer is a mixture OF
camphor. salipetcr. sal ammoniac, al
cohol and distilled water.
Q. Who was the public man idcnu-
fled with Lincoln's administration who
had a club foot B. T.
4. Thaddeus Stevens is tho man re-
ferrcd to. lie was leader in tho
house OF reprosentativ during tho
Ciyil war and during tho period of re-
construction followinN until the time
OF his yeath in is6s.
Q. What will resist magnetism w.
L.
A. There t. no known insulator of
magnetism. Bismuth IS tho most dia-
magnetic clement; The action Is very
small and requires very sensitive and
delicate apparat tuF 10 measure Il.
Q. Kindly advise as to which sex is
in tho majority in the United States
G. Il. l.. y.
A. There arc moro males in tho
United States than females. the male
population according TO the 1920 con-
sus. being 53.9oo,57s and the female,
81 .sio2i4.
Q. Arc tho public Health Service
and tho Coast Guards under the Ar
ticles or War. II.
\. These services are not under the
Articles Of War.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13

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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

Fines of $4,000 imposed on brewers
and saloon keepers in Bridgeport, CT.
The first jury of women in New
Jersey sat in a civil suit at Orange.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
WILL FIGHT SALES TAX
FOR SOLDIERS BONUS
House Agricultural Bloc Deter
mined to Kill Plan, Says
Dickinson.

The House agricultural bloc is de-
termined to kill any plan for adoption
of a sales tax as q means OF raising
revenue to pay a soldiers bonus. This
ultimatum was issued today by Rep
resentative Dickinson. republican, of
Iowa. The bloc, Mr.. Dickinson said.
would place nothing in the way of
the bonus measure itself, but would
content itself with defeating efforts
to raise the money by the sales tax.
TIL Iowa member declared that suffi-
cient votes were on hand to eliminate
the tax If it was attached to the
bonus bill.
I'VE shall not interfere with the
bringing out of a bonus BILL" he con-
tinued. That is the province of the
ways and means committee. and
Chairman Fordney has said it would
be- done early in the regular session.
But we will not let the money be
raised by sales tax, for it will be
an opening wedge for its extension to
other revenue requirements"
The bloc leaders have half dozen
forms Of taxes which they will offer
as means of raising the needed funds
for adjusted compensation of the for
mer service men, according to Mr.
Dickinson. He mentioned among
these the taxes on gifts, liquor, inner
itance and community property. All
of these were struck out of the reve-
nue. bill, and Mr.. Dickinson declared
they could and should be used as reve-
nue. sources if a bonus was passed by
Congress.
Mr. Dickinson's warning aroused
lcomment among House members. some
holding that it was a step in the di-
rection of ending House action by
special rule, which has limited debate
and, it has been charged. permitted
few and sometimes no changes In
measures as brought in.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
BATTERY B TO BE PART
Of D. C. NATIONAL GUARD
Capt. Tohl to Represent War De-
partment at Special Cere-
mony Tonight.

Battery B of the old 10th Field
Artillery. which saw service in France
during the world war, will be fed
orally recognized as a unit of the
District of Columbia National Guard
tonight at formal muster ceremony
at the guard armory. 472 L street.
Capt. H. H. Tohl, instructor attached
to the engineer regiment of the Dis
trict National Guard. will represent
the War Department at the formal
ceremony tonight.
Capt. Early Mutersbaugh Of Frank
lin Park. Va, is in command q Bat
terry B, which now has ffty-three
men. more than enough to obtain
federal recognition of the unit Lieut..
Col. Leroy w. Heron. U. S. R.. is in
command of the 10th Field Artillery
with the rank of colonel. He was
commanding officer of the 10th when
it was in the front line trenches in
France.
Battery A of the 10th now has more
than fifty-two men enrolled. it was an
nounced today, and will be the next
battery to be federally recognized.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
CITIZENS APPROVE
EDUCATION WEEK
Rhode island Avenue ksso.
citation Votes to Aid Call
of President.
Committee IS APPOINTED
Hope for Branch Library Rises.
Census on Needs to Be
Taken.
Committee IS APPOINTED

Taking immediate action on the re-
quest Of the President for the nation
to observe the week of December 4-10
as Education week, the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association at a
meeting last night at the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church voted to assist
in furthering education in any man.
Eer possible. and appointed COM
mittee to devise ways and means OF
assistance. A resolution by w. S.
Torbert providing for appointment of
a committee to draw up a program
was adopted and the committee was
instructed to cooperate with parent
teacher associations and mothers.
clubs. The committee is composed OF
Ira B. Nutter. DR.. c. w. Cuthbertson,
:. S. Symons. w. s. Torbert, Z: bra
shears, A. NJ. Clayton, Rev. w. r.
Eagleson, Rev W. c. Main and E.
Holbrook. ~
Discuss Opening Street.
(Opening of Franklin street through
to Rhode Island avenue was discussed
by the association and committee
consisting of B. F. Edwards. DR.. Cuth-
bertson and E. Bailey appointed to
look into the matter
Guy V. Collins, president of the
association, announced he had spoken
with Theodore W. Noyes. president OF
the board of trustees of the Public
Library, regarding establishment OF a
branch library within the territory OF
the association. Mr.. Collins said Mr.
Noyes told him If the members OF the
association by census demonstrated
the need of a libgary and site was
donated for building the branch IL
brary there was every possibility the
Rhode Island avenue section would
secure the third branch library in the
District.
a committee 70 inquire into location
of a site for the proposed library and
to take a census of the houses within
the boundaries of the association will
be appointed, Mr.. Collins announced.
Condition of Rhode Island avenue
between goth and gath streets north
east was declared "disgraceful" by
W. s. Torbert Mr.. Torbert said the
sewers have not enough capacity to
carry away the water in case of
heavy rainstorms.
Park Sites Investigated.
Mr.. Torbert as chairman of the
committee on law and legislation read
the report of special committee ap-
pointed to investigate location of a
park to be called Northeast Park"
He said the committee had investi-
gated four sites, any of which could
be made into a park. The report was
referred back to the committee for
recommendation as to one site to be
purchased.
A special committee composed of o.
r. Ellis, X. P. Armstrong and G. F.
Colback was appointed to work for
lettering of the street car service on
the Rhode Island avenue line by plac
ing two more cars on the run during
the morning rush hour. Temporary
the opening of 18th street to Rhode
Island avenue is being pushed were
urged. Ninety-eight new members
were admitted.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
ROBBED OF $500 ON WAY
TO WORK AFTER ASSAULT
Francis H. Gray Felled by Blow on
Head With Brick-Savings of
Months Taken From Him.

Felled by blow on his head, robbed
of more than $500 and left on the
street, Francis H.Gray. S11 9Th street.
was found at End and H streets about
$50 O'Clock this morning by a young
colored man, a few minutes after the
assault. He was assisted to the store
of Mrs. Louise Caddick. 1O1 H street,
where she and her son, Alfred Cad
dick, cared for him until he could be
taken to Emergency Hospital.
of employment at End and l streets
northeast when he was attacked. He
did not see his assailants.
A brick was used in the attack and
it was afterward found by the, police
on the pavement.
The money taken from Gray repre-
sented the savings of months. He
said his wife had suggested that the
money would be safer in bank than
in his pockets, and he had contem-
plated banking it. He told the de-
tectives that his assailants had not
taken his watch. diamond ring or pin.
1t is believed by the detectives that
the robbery was committed by per-
sons who knew Gray was in the habit
of carrying several hundred dollars
on his person. believing he probably
was followed from a point near his
home and the attack made when there
were no other persons in sight.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
Claims POsCder Viii
Convert Water Into
Intoxicating Drink
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, December I.
A truckload of packages Of pow
der sent by mail from Germany,
and which the shipper claimed
would convert soft drinks or
plain vvster into an Intoxicating
beverage, was cOnflScnted yes
terday at the local post once.
approximately 5000 packages
were addressed to business men
and were announced as samples.
Orders, post once and customs
Onicials said, were solicited for
Rurchases of larger quantities.
Samples Of the powder were sent
to chemists for analy sis.
e. w. BrittOn, acting deputy
collector OF customs here, order
ed the cOnllscatiOn.
Evening star., 1921-12-01

Twenty eight teachers will be bene-
fited by the amendment il passed by
Congress.
The board decided a question of pol
icy toward giving temporary teachers
who qualify in examinations for per
manent appointment probationary
rating retroactive to their entrance
into the system Under the new ar
rangement a teacher who enters the
system in September and qualities In
an examination in January will be
given probationary appointment
dating from September.
DR.. Ballou was authorized by the
board to arrange suitable program
for the observance of Education
week." proclaimed by President Har-
ding to extend from December to
10. 1t was proposed by DR.. Henry B:
Learned that one of the features of
the week be a public mass meeting, at
which school officials could make
known the needs of the schools. ;,
Eighty volumes of a work entltled
Official Records Of the Confederate
and Union Armies presented TO the
Evening star., 1921-12-01

school by Commander G. Tarbox.
L. s. N, were accepted by the board
Will Ask for Deficiency.
Supt Ballou informed the board
that he would be compelled to ask
Congress for a deficiency appropria-
tion of s2,S93.75 to provide equipment
for the addition to the Henry d..
Cooke School. He pointed out that the.
addition would be finished by Febru.
ary /, although school officials did
not expect it to be ready for occu-
pancy before next September, and,
therefore, had made no definite ar,
rangements for equipping it earlier;
Receipt of resolutions from the,
Brightwood Citizens Association and
the Lovejoy Community Center was
acknowledged by the board. The one
from the Brightwood association pro-
tested against the erection of the new
tuberculosis school on the site at 18th
and Upshur streets, while that from
the Lovejoy Community Center ap-
proved the appointment of Garnet {.
Wilkinson as assistant superintend-
ent in charge of colored schools. IT
Evening star., 1921-12-01
SIS Paid for Finding
10000 Offers Slim
Return to Charity

CHICAGO, December L.
Sweet charity failed to come
into her own today. when
Charles Neuman received his re-
ward for finding u wallet COM
tanning $1,000 in checks, notes
and negotiable securities. MIR.
Neuman found the purse No
vember 1 and advertised extern
stvely for the owner, stating
that IL the money was unclaim-
ed he would distribute IT to
charity, and if claimed. he would
give any reward he might re.
ceive to charity.
Mr.. Neuman received more
than one thousand letters sug-
eesting how he could dispose of
the fortune or the reward, and
he also found Albert Feigne-
haum, who established his own.
ership of the money.
Today Mr.. Neuman received a
letter inclosing a cheek for SIS
from the owner Of the fortune.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
W0RLDCONFERENC
OF IRISH SOON DUE
Gathering in Paris in January
of Leading Representa-
tives of Race.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, November 13.-The world con-
Paris January p, will bring together
representatives of some of the leading
families of France, Spain, Italy. Rus
sia, Austria. the Argentine and other
South American countries, the ances-
tors of whom were Irish. These fami-
lies migrated from Ireland as early as
the thirteenth century and became ma
tionals of the various countries, al
though frequently retaining their Irish
names.
world will send delegates and Presi-
dent de Valera of the Irish republic
has promised to attend. An exhibition
of Irish art will form part Of the meet
ing.
2j,OOO,OOO Scattered Abroad.
1t is estimated that there are $4,000. 900
persons of Irish origin scattered through
out the world.
The secretariat of the conference in
Paris is working hard to reach the de-
scendants of Irish families. Several
hundred Americans whose ancestors
were of Irish descent will attend. While
there are to be only 200 accredited dele
gates, several thousand persons are ex-
pected in Paris for the weeks meeting.
The convention will mark the re-
sumption Of an event which until the
thirteenth century was an important
yearly feature of Irish life. The last
one was held in Ireland in the four
teenth century.
The cultural revival of Irish art and
literature is the chief purpose of the
convention. 1t is purely educational in
character and in no way is connected
with the Sim Fein movement or Irish
political hopes.
Impetus to Gaelic Culture.
The renaissance of Gaelic culture has,
in the opinion of those arranging the
conference, received great impetus
within the last twenty years, although
little has been heard of this rebirth
outside of Ireland. One Of the aims
of the conference is to inform those Of
Irish origin how far this revival has
gone and to interest them in encourag-
ing and furthering Irish art. literature
and drama throughout the world.
The invitations to the ..aonac." or
have been sent by Mr.. de
Valera himself. Fourteen of the largest
countries of the world have already re-
sponded and win be represented by ma
tions of Irish ancestry.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
CIVIC SECRETARIES
|NF|RST MEETING
New Organization Will Work
for Betterment of City
of Washington.

The Association of Civic Secre-
taries. an organization OF secretaries
of the various citizens associations
and civic bodies. with the purpose
Of working together for the better
ment Of the city Of Washington and
the improvement of each individual
association and civic body, met for
the first time last night in the direc-
tors room of the Potomac Savings
Bank, Wisconsin avenue and NJ
street The organization was formed
with seventeen citizens secretaries
present.
Clearing House. e:
The meeting was called by Philip
Walker, secretary of the Georgetown
Citizens Association, and after the
business of organizing and the eiec-'
tion of officers a get-together meet
ing was held in which each secretary
presented his views on association
matters. 1t was strongly brought out
that the newly formed organization
will not in any way conflict with the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
but will act as a general clearing
house for the exchange of communi-
cations and closer cooperation be-
tween the various civic bodies rep
resented Meetings will be held
twice a year, 1t is contemplated.
Philip Walker was unanimously
elected president for the period of one
year. Miss Cora Van SAINT Of the Con-
duit Road Citizens Association was
elected vice president. and j. +. Moore
of the Chevy Chase Citizens, Associa-
ton was elected secretary-treasurer
A resolution was adopted calling
upon the secretary to compile a list
of the various secretaries in the city.
a copy of which, with the names and
addresses, is to be given to the head
of the central citizens committee. and
all of which number are to be invited
to the next meeting of the organiZa-
ton.
Secretaries Present.
Besides the officers, the following
secretaries were present last night:
w. l. Swanton, Columbia Heights; w.
n. Holmes, Sixteenth Street Heights;
Walter c. Trey, Takoma Park; Harry
n. Stull, Stanton Park; Thomas w
JOY Chillum Castle Heights and
woodburn; G. Adams Howard, West
End; Julian A. Marceron, Congress
Heights; Gilbert Jackson. Petworth;
Simon d. Tennyson, Southeast Wash
ington; Charles w. King, North WASH
ington; Jesse w. Morgan. North Cap
itol and lexington; Roscoe jenkins,
Northeast Citizens; Frank c. Merritt,
Trinidad, and A. z. Demarey, P1ney
Branch.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
Favor Elkins Amendment.

An amendment to the teachers re-
tirement bill. prepared by Senator Ell
kins of West Virginia. was approved
by the board at the request of DR..
Ballou. The amendment is designed
to permit the retirement of teachers
for mental or physical disability who
were on the rolls June 80, 1919, have
reached the age of forty-five years
and have taught for fifteen years
Evening star., 1921-12-01
q. S. DESTROYER AGROUND.

SAN FRANCISCO, December l.
The United States destroyer de Long,
en- route from San Diego to San Fran
cisco, went aground early today ten
miles south of the entrance to San
Francisco harbor, according to wire
less messages received here
Evening star., 1921-12-01
BOARD WILL AVOID
Citizens CLASH
School Officials Committee
to Confer With Federation
of Associations.

Determined to avert any possible
controversy with the Federation OF
Citizens Associations over its OBJ
5ections to fees charged by the COM
munity center department for the use
of school buildings by various or
ganizations, the Board of Education
at a postponed meeting yesterday
afternoon appointed g. special COM
mittee to confer with representatives
Of the organization. The committee
is composed of Superintendent Frank
w. Ballou. Assistant superintenden1s
Stephen e. Kramer and Garnet =.
wilkinson, DR.. Abram Simon, presl-
dent of the board. and Miss Cecil b.
Norton, general director of the COM
munity center department.
Receipt Of a lengthy communica-
certain information relative to opera
ton of the community centers, ap,
parently disturbed the board, and
may result in the early adoption by
the school governing body OF new
rules and regulations governing the
use of the schools, which were Gra.teo
about six months ago by Miss Norton.
The new rules were framed after the
federation adopted resolution urging
the unrestricted use OF the scnooI
buildings, but the board-has Tor some
reason failed to take action on tneH.
What Letter Asks.
The letter from the federation askea
the board to inform its delegates OF
your willingness to amend certain
rules and change some requirements
of the community center department
which do not seem to be warranted
by law or necessary for the ordinary
conduct of meetings of civic associa-
tions in public schools" 1t was
signed by Leland T. Atherton, secre-
tary of the federation.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes suggested
that instead of appointing commit
tee to confer with representatives OF
the federation. the board ask the or
ganization to have its delegates ap-
pear before it for the information
sought. Supt. Ballou, however, OBJ
jected. expressing the opinion that
the conference method is by far the
better. He also pointed out that he
did not want to carry on extended
correspondence with the federation.
Civic and trade organization repre-
sentatives will be given an opportu-
nifty to discuss with members OF the
board and school authorities the needs
of the schools in which they are in
terested at a conference at the Frank
lin School next Thursday night at
O'Clock. The board called the confer
ence at the request of DR.. Ballou.
1t is the intention of Supt. Ballou
to lay before the citizens association
representatives the school estimates
Afor the fiscal year of 1922 and pro-
posed salary legislation for the teach
ers. Then the representatives will be
allowed to voice the needs of the
schools in their respective commu-
mites.
The following Tuesday night at s
o'clock in the Franklin School the
delegates to the Teachers Council,
the Reorganization Of which was COM
pleted recently. Questions of teach
ers' pay and retirement legislation
will be discussed.
Evening star., 1921-12-01

Statistics show that the majority
of divorces are sought by women be-
tween the ages of twenty and twenty
five
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-21
OLD MAN NO GOOD.

In current issue OF the Asia mag
azine is told an incident which throws
light on the humanity insurmountable
obstacles Catholic missionaries en-
counter in the work of evangelizing
the uncivilized barbarians in foreign
lands. The writer of the article in
question, a Mr.. Martin Johnson, at
tempts to give "Close Ups of Can
nibal Chief in the following way:
Father Prim, sanity old man, who
had spent the better part of lifetime
in trying to make an impression upon
the people of the Island of Vac, in
the New Hebrides, told us that they
buried very old persons alive. Once,
after he had rescued an old man from
death, the natives came in great num-
bers to the mission clearing, and re-
quested permission to make an exam
ination of their intended victim. They
looked at his teeth; they fingered his
rough, withered skin; they felt his
skinny limbs; they lifted his frail,
helpless carcass in their arms; and
finally burst into yells of laughter.
They said the missionary had been
fooled-there was not single thing
about the old man worth saving!"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-21
THE JINGo's IDOL.

Britons are proud of their empire.
They have made of it a god. They
have made it a sacrilege for any man
to say what any honest man must
say of their empire. They will par
don adultery and burglary and Mar
conf share rigging, but woe betide the
man who will not take off his hat in
honor of the empire. They are proud
of it. Is it thing to be proud of?
In all Europe today the British en-
pire is regarded as a gigantic and
shameless expression of hypocrisy.
Millions of men died because they
thought they were going to prevent
exactly such crimes as have now be-
come the prerogative of Britain. 1t
was after, not before, the deaths of
millions of brave men that the Bri-
thun Dyer moved down with machine
guns men, women, and children in
, India. It was after, not before, the
victory of those who fought for small
nations that a government by
crooks"-to quote a Tory Lord-or.
ganized murder and robbery and ar
SON in order to crush brave people
who only asked for that right for
which Britain asked men to fight and
die. "No foreign statesman could
with safety to himself or his govern