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The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
ASSERTS WOMEN SUFFER
UNDER MINIMUM WAGE
Rome Brown Says Hundreds Are
Thrown Out of Work and In
dustries CrinpIed

In an address before the Twentieth
Century Club yesterday at its fall meet
ing in All Souls Church, Rome G. Brown.
attorney for the appellants in the Oregon
minimum wage law case now pending be-
fore the Supreme Court, declared that
hundreds of women have been thrown
out of work and many industries have
been severely crippled through the work.
ings Of the Massa chusetts minimum wage
law.
In his address Mr.. Brown showed that
the women workers in candy factories
in Massachusetts, who formerly received
from $500 to $3.50 per week for their
work, according to the amount of work
done. under the operation of the law
are not permitted to work for less than
$.,5 per week. The result has been. he
asserted that hundreds of these women
have been thrown out of work because
their former wage was found to be the
limit of what their work was worth.
Similar conditions. Mr.. Brown declared,
were brought about in other industries.
DR.. A. ]. McKelway of this city. who
also spoke last night took the opposite
view of the law. asserting that any in
dustry which was unable to support its
employees was not worthy to survive.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
Local SuffragiStS Predict
4 Landslide for the Cause
# Its Good Enough for the President It's Good Enoug for
Any Man, Says Miss Ethel Smith.

I'VE arc delighted said an enthus-
iastic worker at the headquarters at 1920
F street yesterday. His example will
undoubtedly aid the campaign in that
State
But great as is the Presidents op-
portunity OF helping the suffrage move
ment in his home State, it is as nothing
compared to his upportu!Iky of aiding in
the movement to secure suffrage through
the national constitution. Now that the
President has declared his b lief in suf-
fras. for women. We will approach tn.
coming session of Congress with the hope
that he Will use his power the head of
the government and the leader OF the
Democratic party to hasten the coming
Of woman suffrage as an accomplished
fact throueh"ut the entire country
The President says: L believe that it
should b. settled by the States and not
10y the national government The ma
tional suffrage amendment still leaves
the question to the States. Workers for
tho national am"nGmcnt ave simply ask
ing th7 administration and Congress to
d" their mart nv submitting TIL" amend
Icnnt I" tn" State legislatures
The President has taken the first step.
We hoIA that hv the time Congress meets
"" shan hav" his support for the Fed
eial amendment giving the same voting
power to women Of other States which
he wishes to see conferred upon the worr-
en- Of New jersey
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
NBw-6RK-DA1-R DAY:
O.O.Ne::NTYRE.

| 1T would be benefit sir-a great ben
eft. indeed. sir-if you would care TO
! write me letter of recommendation"
| Chalif heSitated
We'll. you See he finally said. Il
; know you are good waiter. but ! have
! no reason to know that you are honest
Finally Chalif consented. and. retiring
/ 20 the writing room. made out brief
| recommendation. When he handed it to
the waiter he said:
Thank you. sir. All next week l will
make your checks short here. sir
WiretappinS. the old Broadway game
will not down. The bunco men could
not pull Off the ancient gag in any place
in the world but Broadway. 1t is so
flimsy that it would seem the most i'm
possible flick would Immediately see
through it.
The famous Condorfs. kings Of the
wiretappers, made a fortune out of the
game for years before they were finally
cOrncred. They rarely went off of Broad
way for victims-the picking was too easy
there.
The latest victim was Claude Cleborn.
who wears trick mustache. spIts. and
haw-haws fcarfully. you know-fearfully.
He said he was an agent of the English
government. sent to purchase some
goods. The wiretappers got $500 Of his
money without half trying.
And the funny part of it is Cleborn
cannot figure out how they got it.
Picked Ham is the name Of wall
paper dealer in the Bronx. and he is
mighty happy his parents never raised
him to be an actor
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
COURT WILL HEAR BOYS
EXPLAIN ALLEGED THEFT
Three Lads Accused of Stealing $64
from Pocket of Bacteri-
olo,ist.

The case of the hollow tree will be
heard before Justice LatiIner in Juvenile
Court next Tuesday night. when Harry
Laycock. II. of 9lS Maryland avenue
southwest: Royce Duty. II. of 2l9 Ninth
street southwest and Conrad Powell. 10,
of the sar.l' address. will be arraisned on
a charge of grand larceny. They now
are in the House of Detention.
Laycock is said to have admitted that
he stole s64 from the coat pocket of Allan
Duckett. q bacteriologist in the .A=ricu-
turaI Department. dividing the booty with
Duty and Powell. When LaycOck was
arrested by Detectives Armstrong and
Grant he declared the money was hidden
in hollow tree.
Failing to find ;he loot in the trer. til
detectives went TO the residences of the
youngsters. VIII re they recovered two
rifles. two watches. some cartridge; and
other articles said to have been pur-
chased with the money.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
Changes in Personnel.

Changes approved Yesterday by Secre
tary Lane among employees in Depart
ment OF Interior weIe:
Probationary appointments : Genera
Land Office. Miss Elsie Ullman. Ohio
copyist. $40; Patent Office. Walter f
Boswell. Maryland. messenger boy. $50
Reclamation Service. Miss Edith NJ Frv
OREGON. under clerk. $500: Bureau ot
Mines. Arthur r. Elliott. California, as.
sistant engineer. $3.50.
Extension of temporary appointment
authorized by Civil Service Commi sion
Bureau OF Education Miss Margaret F.
Pattison. Washington, stenographer and
typewriter. s15 month
Reinstatements-Paten Office Miss
Emma L. Tihbetts. Maine clerk. 81 800
ard Miss Joann2 F. Fennell. Florida
copyist, $500.
Promotions-General Land Office. Fran.
els r.. WiCkline. District of Columbia
messenger boy, $3.50 to Ss10; Geological
Survey. Harry J. Hillyard. District OF
Columbia. assistant map printer. sl.J
pdwae.. to messenger boy. sil
Transfer within the Experimentation
eral Land Office. Charles Q. Casey. Idaho.
copyist $500. from Reclamation Service
Resisnations-General Land Office, Ed
ward X. Allen. Connecticut assistan,
messenger. $40: James c Harris. Dis.
trlct OF Columbia, messenger hoy $3.50:
Fiery W. Flester. District of Columbia
messenger boy, $3.50
Pension Ofice-William r King. Mis-
sissippi, clerk, $1,000; Tatent Office. George
NJ. Dove. District of Columbia. first as
81 .ant examiner. So 30: Geological Sur
Ney. Holbert w. Fear, New York. Junior
engineer. 81, 100: Reclamation Service. Ar
thur n. Kelley. Arizona senior clerk,
s2'ro: Thomas w. Hause. Montana. clerk.
$3.50: Bureau Of Mines. James n Law
renee. Wisconsin. assistant physical
chemist. $3.50, and Roland r Galliett,
Ohio, messenger boy. $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08

The $uffra Gists are wearing the
:nl:le that wont come off. There is op-
;imism i'll all factions of the cause"
since the President made known Of
ficially his intention of voting for the
suffrage amendment in New Jersey.
Nothing could help our cause more
than this strong statement given out
10y the President" said Miss Ethel
Smith at the headquarters of the Con-
Rressionll ComIRittee nf the National
american Woman Suffrage Association,
the y. a ". :. \ for short. This should
start suffrage landslide this fall
which will add the great States IF
massachusetts, New York. and Penn
!ylvania TO the suffrage cause
The fact that the President has
announced his personal conviction on
this question as a private citizen Will
give us a moral support far stronger
than if he had made ii political
move as the leader of his party. The
nCrSonal Endorsement Of So great a
statesman as President Wilson will
have wide influence not only among
democrats hut among Republicans
throughout the country.
''Wheneyer A man like th. President
with large political following comes
',ut for suffrage we feel the good re
suits Immediately. even when. Ike
the President. they make il clear that
their action is purely an indiviual de-
CiSion
When former Secretary BRYAN took
tive stand that he did we felt a strong
increase in suffrage sentiment. SO
with Speaker Clark and Secretary Nc
Adoo and the other prominent mon
who have indOrsed the cause of suf-
fraEe."
You know" Miss Smith went on to
Explain. there havr always been some
men who feel that suffrage is not quite
respectable that to indorse it isn't quite
tn" dicnitIed. conservative thing to do.
Th. Sc 90 not ornose it on theory. but
they haven't quite the courage To in
d"rse il. Then when a Secretary of State
or a Speaker of the House or the Presi
dent himself lines up with the cause the
question of its 'respeCtability disap-
pears"
Congressional Union headquarters is
Just as happy as is the y. A. w. S. A.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
SERBIA PHYSICALLY WEAK.
Has Not Enough Doctors and Nurses
Says DR.. Strong.

The resumption of fighting in Serbia
will find her without enough medical
men and nurses to care properly even
for her wounded alone. This statement
was made here yesterday by DR.. Rich
ard p. Strong. of Boston. professor of
tropical diseases in Harvard University.
who has just returned from a success
ful six months combat with the typhus
epidemic in Serbia.
While the typhus epidemic has been
stamped out. Dr. Strong asserts that
Serbia is left in a weakened condition
as a result of war and disease. and
that 4 resumption of fighting will find
her poorly equipped in a medical ana
sanitary way.
DR.. Strong is In Washington comforting
with the officers Of the American Req
Cross. which sent to Serbia the COM
mission Of which he was the head.
Il trust said DIR. Strong. that the
sanitary demonstration in the preven-
tion of typhus which has been given the
Serbian people. and the construction or
the various disinfecting plants through
out the country. will prevent the oc-
currence Of another epidemic Of typhus
such as we have just witnessed. ana
which destroyed between $4,000 and
$50 900 people,
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08

;lc,.al Cor i o:,,c.t cf The Washington Herald
New York. Oct. Miss Portia Willis
went over into the East Side the other
day to plc2d fo- the votc-some thrc,
centuries after Portals first pleadin@
with Shylock in The Merchant of Nen-
iCc." The question of race !euGs was no
longer 20 be considered. Nobody was
whcttiaS knife on shoe sole.
Just as the mOCerl Portia got into the
elOpucnce of her speech. however. some
thing in look from the crowd-an in
tangible so:acthins-stopped her. She
turned TO q policeman.
What is X? DID say anything
wronG?''
Nothing wrong Vas said 1t was mere
ly thAt the modern Portia had forgot the
difference in words. Her words were
English. and the audience understood
only YiGdish. But that did not check
her.> Most women would have retired
blush,n=. but she grabbed up a chair and
started Waiting.
The poetry of motion doesn't need a
translator. Soon the entire street was
a mass of shufiiinG feet Miss Willis had
made her meeting 4 huge success.
New York is supposed to be city
where the carrying of a pistol is a crime.
The law works some queer twists At
= ne The" McManus ball the other day
IN Harlem two policemen were fatally
wounded and carried out.
The amazing circumstances in the
fight was that while the thugs had
plenty of revOlvers the police on hand
had net even their blackjacks. Police
rules require policemen to carry revolvers
and blackjacks at all times.
Tie law against carrying concealed
u n ha MI
a-ainst timid women who keep a little
pearl he a,iled revolver in the drawer as
= protection against burglars. GanSsters
and professional murdercIs carry all the
guns they need for their trade.
Louis II. Chalif was dining at his club
the other evening when the waiter who
usually serves him said:
"Eegsins your pardon. Mr.. Chalif,
but I'll he leaving YOU shortly. sir
Chahf inquired the reason. and the
waiter said he had a chance to make
more money in a club farther uptown.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
WHAT IS URIC ACID?
the CAUSE OF eAckAcHE, RHEUMATISM, GRAVEL AND
SUDDEN DEATH.

Ever since the discovery of uric acid
in the blood by Scheele, in IT'S, and
the bad effect it had upon the body,
scientists and physicians have striven
TO rid the tissues and the blood of this
poison Because OF its overabundance
in the system it causes backache, pains
here and there, rheumatism, gout,
gravel. neuralgia. and sciatica 1t was
DR.. Pierce who discovered a new agent,
called "An-uric," which will throw out
and completely eradicate this uric acid
from the system. "An-uric' is 81 times
more potent than Hthia, and Consequent
ly you need no longer fear muscular or
articular rheumatism or sout or many
other diseases which are dependent on
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
HAMLNE RALLY PLANNED.
William Knowles Cooper WIZ Ad
dress Ep.yOrth League.

Ella borate plans have been maGe NV ths
Epworth League of Hamline NJ. T.
Church for the big annual rally service
to be held Sunday night at O'Clock in
the church. Ninth and p streets north
west. Harry A. Havcns. president of tbs
society. is in genera! charge of arrange
ments and is receiving the co-opera tion
of the pastor. Rev. Lucius c. Clark
D. ID.
William Knowles Cooper, general sec
retary of the Y NJ c. A. will deliver the
principal address. Special music will b.
furnished BY theHamline Quartet, und +
the direction of Miss Edith B. hthey.
orsanist. and by the Hamline Choral So
ciety of forty voices. under the leader
ship of Dr. II. Ii. Freeman. dire or.
This special service will take the place of
the usual Sunday night preaching serv-
ice. commencing at O'clock
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08

an accumulation of uric acid within the
body. Send to Dr. Pierce, of the In.
valids' Hote and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, n. v. for a pamphlet on An.
uric, and send 10 cents for trial pack,
age of "An-uric" Tablets.
If you feel that tired, worn-out feel
ing. backache, neuralgia. or if your sleep
is disturbed by too frequent urination
go to your best drug store and ask fo1
Doctor Pierce's "An-uric" Tablets.
Doctor Pieroe's reputation is back of
this medicine and you know that his
Pleasant Pellets for the liver and his
"Favorite Prescription" for the ills OF
women have had splendid reputation
for the past fifty years-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
TRADE NOTE AWAITS WILSON.
PrOteSt to Britain May BE SEM
Early Next Week.

II was indicated at the State Depart
mcnt Yesterday that the note to Great
Britain. making renewed protest against
British interference with American
trade, might so forward early mex;
week.
The note has been completed. so far as
the State Department is concerned. and
is ready for presentation to the Presi-
dent. When the President will be ready
to take it up for consideration is not yet
known.
In view of the. fact that he is to go
away today for the Weekend it is not
thought probable that he VIII be able
to dispose of the matter until next week
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
LAWYER EXPLAINS BAD CHECK
Declares sister Overdr-w Account
at Bank.

charged with passing WORTHLESS
check on a local d"pa rtment store for
goods amounting to sS9.o5, Mrs. Mary
PfleCer. %. of this city, and her sis
ter. Mrs. Viola Locknane. %. of New
YORK city. yesterday were held In po-
lice court under $1,000 bonds each for
the action of the grand jury for al
legged false pretenses
Attorney Norris Wampler said the
women had an account at the bank
on which the check was drawn and
declared that they merely had over
drawn this account
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
G. W. q. Germ Study Successful.

In view Of the success Of regular
college course in bacteriology Fiven
during the past summer at the Medi-
cal School of George Washington Uni
versity. under the direction Of DR.
Oscar B. Hunter. member of the facul-
ty. it is likely that the scope of the
work will be enlarged next season
Complete laboratory courses in a mum
her of medical subjects probably will
he embraced in the summer school
curriculum.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
Woman Struck by Truck,

Mrs. Catherine Zimmerman, -, of 431
Eleventh street northeast. was struck
by an automobile at Ninth and &
streets northwest yesterday. Her wrist
was broken and she was bruised on her
body. Her injuries are not believed to
be serious. The automobile was a truck
Of the Merchants Storage Company, op-
Grated by Joseph Briggs. 143 L street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
Alleged Pickpocket Held.

James Burke. alias George McCue, who
says he is from Chicago. yesterday was
held in Police Court under 5000 bona
for the action of the grand jury. being
charged with stealing a pocketbook from
David W. Sharp. of New Haven. Conn.,,
a passenger on a railroad train running
between Richmond. Va. and Washing
ton.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
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The Washington herald., 1915-10-08

Iron rings were used as money by
the ancient Britons
The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
WASHINGTON JUNIOR SCHOOL
Cor. 21st st. & Hiilyer PL y: w..
Sel.cf Freneh-EAS6sh School

For Girls and Little Boys. fsv boarden reeeissd
PIimsry and Grammar Grade with two ysass Of
Hish School work Phone North nS
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16

watched her closely. She took up her
bag and once again took out the bills.
my charming hostess" she ex.
claimed. where should she be-"
she should be here" said joey,
evading her glance. wait bit. I'll
| get her"
He got her, and Inez resumed her
former conversation-once more in
sisting upon payment for her board.
Her offer was quite as insistently de-
clined. She sighed prettily and clicked
shut her bag. Welcher also sighed
with unmistakable relief. She turned
to him.
"The one-horse vehicle?" she asked.
Outside" said Welcher. offering his
arm, boys ready-time that you were
on."
Once at the station Inez bought a
ticket for New York. But when the
train-a local-drew up at Lonesome
Cove, three miles north of Seaport,
Inez dropped of the rear platform of
the last car, and waited on the far
side of the track until the train was
out of sight. There was no station at
Lonesome Cove-merely shed. Swift.
ly Inez crossed the track and passed
this station and then sped on down
toward the shore. She reached mar
row strip of beach, stepped down to
the waters edge, and looked about
her. Suddenly she saw what she was
looking fora bandanna handkerchief
thrust above clump Of bushes. On
the sea side Of this clump of bushes
was a rock. Inez raised her parasol
and sauhtered gracefully toward this
rock, and composed herself - also
gracefully-in the shadow of the rock.
Before doing SO she peered into the
bushes, noted the presence there of
three shadowy figures, and nodded
slightly, in recognition. A man with a
foreign accent spoke.
what progress?" he queried anx.
iously.
Best in the world" she answered,
I'VE have a new recruit"
She changed her position. A man
thrust his head and face for a mo-
ment out of the bushes-a face across
which was saber cut; livid scar.
For a moment, with their heads to-
gether, the two whispered The man
with a scowl of satisfaction, finally
withdrew his head. Inez rose to her
feet and looked about her.
Where is this Lonesome Cave Inn,
them" she queried.
Half mile farther up the beach
follow the shore line-turn In at the
cove. Follow the water line-it takes
you there. Good luck"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
CHAPTER XII.

The Spider and the Fly.
Back in the Hardin cottage by the
sea. Miss Irene Courtier-known in
other and less reputable circles by
the name of Inez Castro-limped (not
ungracefully) downstairs from the
room she had been occupying for
some time, and entered the Twins
room.
Under your kind care" she said to
Mrs. Hardin, her hostess-and In her
tone was the slightest foreign accent
II am SO well again. that l must
leave you"
She paused. Joe Welcher pushed
open the door and slouched into the
room. Inez Castro glanced at him Sc
ductively from under her long lashes
and went on.
with the aid of Mr.. Joey Welcher,'
she proceeded. Il have consulted time
tables, and / find very good connec-
tons on the next train"
She opened her handbag, and took
out bills. And" she added. Il insist
on paying board"
Mrs. Hardin held up her hand. Miss
Courtier," she returned, Il can't think
Of it. You have taken what we call
pot-luck with US. You have been
friendly with US, and l hope We have
been friendly with you"
Inez smiled and shrugged her pretty
shoulders. She glanced casually at
Joe Welcher She slightly raised her
eyebrows-she watched Joey as a cat
watches mouse. And Joe-he was
watching something, too-the cash
that Inez was holding in her hand.
Inez groaned suddenly and put out her
hand.
Stupid she said, 81 have forgot.
My outer bandage. / must return"
She returned the money to her hand
bag and laid it down upon the table.
Then she left the room and went up
stairs. Mrs. Hardin, Welcher's foster
mother, shifted the air.
There's something burning in the
kitchen, joey" she exclaimed, III Miss
Courtier comes down I'll be right
back" She, too. disappeared. And
Joey-easy-money Joey Welcher, was
left alone with the handbag and the
bills. Joey listened for an instant
then tiptoed forward, seized the
handbag and drew forth the roll
of bills. He needed money badly-he
had to pay a debt of honor, which
means gambling debt. He opened
the roll Of bills and peeled of q few
where their absence would least be
noted. and then restored the balance
of the bills to the handbag-thrusting
his share into his pocket.
lnez Castro, seated halfway up the
stairs, watching through an inch OF
open doorway, smiled to herself Then
she tripped a bit noisily, and irregu.
larly-to show her limp-down the
stairs and glided gracefully into the
room. Joe lit cigarette and watched
her. He was nervous. but S2-zs. He