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The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
HERALD'S fight noble,
. SAYS REV. MR.. MARTIN
Pastor of Dumbarton Avenue Church
Indorses Employees Campaign.

Rev. ID. H Martin. pastor Of the Dunn
barton Avenue NJ. E. Church, yesterday
enrolled himself in the list Of those who
feel that Congress should grant larger
salaries to Federal employees.
In his letter to The Washington Herald
Re says:
Editor The Washington Herald-I heart
ily commend and congratulate The Herald
for the campaign II Is carrying on for
Increasing the pay Of underpaid govern
ment employees.
You are engaged in a noble fight and
our people sincerely appreciate the in
fiuence The Herald Is having in producing
desired results In Congress.
I have always preached higher wages
for government employees and thosa who
work under the District government.
They all, without exception, deserve
better pay Your effort Is in the right
direction, at least
Keep up the agitation and perhaps some
day the employees will get enough pay to
purchase the mere necessities, IL not the
comforts and luxuries Of life.
Tne influence The Herald is having with
Congress just now IL another proof that a
great newspaper may, IL It will do so,
have great influence in securing the labor
ing people their rights.
The newspapers can accomplish almost
anything they set out to do. They are
the greatest factor In our national life to-
day.
Rev. D. H MARTIN,
Pastor Of the DuHlbarton NJ. E. Church.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
SCHOOL TEACHERS
need PAY INCREASE
Other Institutional Employees to Benefit
by Educators Initiative.

A campaign for a general increase in
the salaries Of public school teachers IN
the District and other school employees
was formally launched yesterday after
noon at a meeting OF the High School
Teachers Union at Mckinley Manual
Training School. 1t was decided to or
ganiZe a central committee, comprised of
representatives from all schools. to work
for the increase.
The scale of increase adopted at a re-
GENT conference of union delegates in the
American Federation of Labor building
was indorsed. This scale asks for an in
crease Of SO 1-3 per cent for all teachers
and school employees receiving less than
1900 a year. % per cent for salaries be-
tween 81. 900 and 81. 800, 20 per cent for
salaries between 81 800 and 5000. 15 per
cent for salaries between 5000 and s., 500
and 10 per cent for all salaries above
81 800
The union indorsed pensions for jani-
tors. but II was decided they should not
he included in the proposed retirement
measures for teachers which is about to
be presented to Congress.
IL. V. LampsOn. chairman of the COM
mittee to arrange for a mass meeting
to discuss increased salaries, reported
that this meeting will be held Tuesday
evening at o'clock in Central High
School
The union adopted THE American
Teacher as their official organ. Dele
gates were invited to the general con-
vertion Of union teachers in Chicago
December -
Poy c. Clafin, president of the union.
presided.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
SPEAK TO RED CROSS

President Wilson, as head of the
American Red Cross. will preside at the
afternoon session of the annual meeting
today at Rauschers. He is expected to
address the delegates at 2:3O o'clock.
Following the election of OFFICERS at
the morning session the delegates will
eat luncheon at Rauscher's. In the aft
ernoon Frederick c. Walcott will speak
on conditions in Poland; Otto T. Ban
nard will discuss Serbia, and Misses Anna
Rutinger and Fredertcka Farley, nurses,
will tell Of experiences in Germany and
Russia
Mfss Mabel T. Boardman viii receive
the delegates tonight at her home. 1sol
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
BUREAU INVENTORIES
NATIONS MEAT STOCK

A report by the office Of markets of
the Department of Agriculture shows
that 122, 695 $50 pounds of frozen beef.
q, ,0S1, ,327 pounds of cured beef, %, ,94l
pounds of frozen pork, SOS. 7s6 pounds of
frozen lamb, 12L35l.542 pounds of dry
salt pork are held in storage by about
100 firms in this country. These fig
ures do not represent the entire holdings
of storage meats.
Lard holdings show almost 80 per cent
increase over last year, aggregating 5O,-
$40, ,457 pounds, as against 4,ST. Isl last
year.
Holders of frozen lamb report stocks
21.3 per cent greater than last year, the
latter being 40473oS as against this year s
4,909, ,222 poundss.
Sweet picked pork led all other meats
in quantities held by dealers, the stock
being approximately 20l, Ssl, ,s16 pounds. an
increase OF 81 per cent over last year.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Nutshell Neus

Frederick Gore Davis, who died No
vember q, left an estate valued at slSS.-
600, according to the petition for probate
of her will filed in District Supreme
Court yesterday by Bancroft Gherardi
Davis, Oracle X. DAVIS, and James Gore
King.
G. r. Lee Cole filed suit in District
Supreme Court yesterday for an absolute
divorce from Minnie B. Cole. Attorney
Charles F. Dtggs appeared for the plain
tiff
DR.. ]. A. de Oliveira Botelho,. who holds
medals of honor from crowned heads Of
Europe for tuberculosis work and who
Cross meetings and scientific congresses,
left Washington last night with DR.. Bel
lisario Porras for Norfolk, Va. to ad-
dress the Southern Commercial Congress.
The Menorah Society of George Wash
ington University is urging the establish
ment Of a course in Hebrew.
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. J. Mason, Of Wash
ington. are registered at the Hotel Meth
erland, New York City.
By the will Of Miss Belle Hfbben, Of
Cincinnati. now. in probate in that city,
Trinity College is left $1,000.
Clinton Groshon, 30 years old, was
found dead in bed at S11 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, yesterday. His wife,
who lives at SN Eleventh street north
east was notified.
The regular monthly meeting of the
District Of Columbia Woman's Suffrage
Association vii be held tomorrow night
at o'clock at the new headquarters,
1875 Rhode Island avenue northwest
Mrs Henry Churchill Cooke win preside.
Fire Of unknown origin yesterday did
about 400 damage at the residence of
Merrh Shapiro. 1s L street northwest
Flames from . gas stove In lunch
room at TTu Pennsylvania avenue north
west caused about 80 damage.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
HEAR
LECTURE ON SICILY

Arthur Stanley Riggs. lecturer. and
traveller. spoke on the Art and Civiliza-
uons OF Sicily last night at the seventy
sixth meeting of the Washington Society
Of the Archaeological Institute of America
in the residence of Col Robert n. Thomp-
son. 1907 Twenty-third street.
The following new members were elect
cd: Mrs. John H. Young. Mrs. William H
Crocker, Miss Helen Catlin. Miss Carrie
B. Allen. Mrs. Charles W. wetmore, Miss
Marie E. Spencer. Miss Ada Hulson,
Miss Helen G. Stewart, Benjamin F.
James, Ira c. Copley, Frank G. Carpen-
ter, and Stimson ]. Brown.
DR.. Frederick Monson will give a lee
ture on Monuments of Prehistoric
Races at the next meeting to be held
January L. 1917. at the residence OF
Charles II. Rutler. 1895 1 street
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Invite President to Speak
At Employees Mass Meeting

I would not be saying the truth. To be
sure, we have not succeeded in getting
all that we have striEen for, but our
efforts have already accomplished much.
"The press OF the city, notably The
Washington Herald, has championed our
fight and I feel that We would have
been some time In securing the benefits
that have been granted, without this
support.
We have been organized but a very
short time but what we have accom-
plished presents a better argument for
the benefits of organization than any
words / could express.
Our organization works in complete
sympathy with the government. We never
intend to oppose It. Our only purpose
is by organized effort to call attention
conditions that otherwise might escape
notice.
Can Accomplish Much.
Standing together We can accomplish
much and to those employees who may
feel some disappointment in the fact that
Congress has not yet given all that We
ask, let me say this. the members of
Congress have recognized the increased
cost of living and the difficulty that the
a age government employe confronts
in keeping pace with 1t.
I'VE shall keep at the work until 1t
spells success in the fullest degree"
special rule will be brought in the
House to prevent opponents of higher
legislation from having the advanced
schedule ruled out on a point of order
Majority Leader Claude Kitchin favored
having the increases effective for two
years. instead of one year as provided
by the Appropriations Committee.
The modification made by the Appro-
priations Committee is such that the
Democratic leader can throw his full sup
port behind the legislative, executive and
judicial bill which is the first salary IN
crease measure to come before the House
Representative Mondel will make a
fight TO have the increases granted by
the committee enlarged. He wants q
straight ten per cent increase for all
employees below the 1850 grade and he
will fight on the floor of the House to
have this amendment added.
Members of the Appropriations Commit
tee, however, said last night that any
hope of having additional increases
granted rests with the Senate. The
House will support the report of the
Appropriations Committee and amend
ments that would raise the increases
provided must be made by the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

vance that the House Committee ON Ap-
preparations has authorized.
Ten per cent for the employees re-
ceiving $40 year means $72 a year.
II means $40 a year for employees re-
ceiving a,2o0 a year. Where is the
equity in this scale?
Surely the $40 year employees need
an increase more than those in the
higher grade and the percentage of in
crease should be rated accordingly
I'VE say this with no disposition to
criticize the members of the committee.
who have acted fairly. according to
their best judgment, but this phase Of
the situation has apparently been over
looked. May we ask members Of Con-
gress In granting a graded increase for
government employees, to consider the
fact that the poorer paid employe needs
1t most and the increase, in his case
should be larger"
No Increase In Indian BIII.
The Indian appropriation bill, was
passed by the House and sent to the
Sepate without including the salary in
creases at the standard fixed by the
House Appropriation Committee. The
members of the Federal Employees Union
have been assured that a Senate amend
ment will be written into the bill pro-
viding the increases.
Senator Penrose yesterday introduced
bill providing for increases in excess
Of those urged by the employees. While
the Federation favors this bill, they feel
that there is little hope of having 1t en-
acted at the present session, but they
are confident that the agitation for this
measure will help the efforts for greater
increase
The American Federation Of Labor has
drawn up a bill providing for an increase
in salaries for all civil employees of the
government and the District Of Colum-
bia. which fixes 80 1-2 per cent for en-
ployes of the lower grades and graduates
downward to 10 per cent for employees
receiving $500 or more.
VIII Be introduced Tomorrow.
This bill will be introduced tomorrow
and 1t Is so worded that 1t will not be
referred to the Committee on Reform in
the Civil Service-one of the Congress
sional cemeteries.
President H. H. McLArin. Of the Fed
eral Employees Union. last night sent
out the following statement: III said
that we were not gratifled and pleased
at what Congress has already conceded,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
TEACHERS Vote TODAY
ON RETIREMENT Plan
If Proposed Measure Is Approved it
Will Go Before Congress.

The teachers retirement bill hangs in
the balance today for a referendum vote
will be cast at all schools. The measure
in its revised form was indorsed by the
High School Teachers Union yesterday.
1t is expected that there will be some
opposition to the measure. Leaders OF
the movement do not doubt but that the
bill will receive the approval Of the
majority. II so the measure will be
presented to Congress.
II the opposition should be strong
enough to defeat the retirement plan
an effort will be made to revise the bill
to overcome objection. On the referendum
ballots teachers voting against the
measure are asked to state their reasons.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
BoLDT INSURED FOR 500, 900.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Life Under
writer's Association of New York. in a
statement issued yesterday, gave the
total amount OF life insurance carried by
the late George c. Boldt. proprietor OF the
WaldOrf-Astoria, as approximately s7OG-
600. 1t is believed that more than ffty
companies are represented in the Boldt
policies
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
B. N. Baker for Ship Board.

President Wilson has held several con-
ferences with Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo to discuss the personnel Of the
new shipping board. Bernard N. Baker,
of Baltimore. has been selected as a
member, it is said. Capt. Commandant
BerthoIf, of the Coast Guard. declined a
place on the board. being unwilling to
give up his commission.
At least one man from the Middle West
Is to be chosen.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
So STATES PROVIDE
TEACHERS PENSIONS
Bureau of Education Declares Retire
ment Plan Essential to Efficiency.

T lachers in the public schools Of the
District who are waging a campaign
for retirement bill. were interested in
an announcement yesterday by the
United States Bureau of Education that
there has come a general realization that
some plan of retirement for teachers is
essential in the country for an efficient
public schools system.
The bureau stated that systems of
pensions or retirement for public school
teachers are maintained in thirty three
States
Contributory systems, supported partly
by public monies and partly by contribu-
ton from teachers. prevail in twenty-one
States, thirteen having a Statewide
pension law and eight local pension
systems. Few States make provision for
refund of money paid in by teachers on
the contributory plan.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
SETS TWELVE FOREST FIRES.

Williamsport. Pa, Dec n.-Frank
Holden, g, was lodged In jail here to-
day. charged with having kindled IL in
cendiary fires on State and private for
est lands in the vicinity of waterville
yesterday. When confronted with a
mass of evidence. Holden confessed, r.
r. Neefe, State Forester, Of waterville,
announced this afternoon. The fires
burned over 5000 acres.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Mouse Entertains Like a Canary

chicago, Dec. IA mouse that sings
like canary serenades NJ. L. johnson,
his wife and i've children here. Before
they discovered the musical rodent the
Johnsons thought some neighbor's car
nary chirped nights. The mouse was
caught one night and the puzzle solved.
Now 1t is regular inhabitant of the
Johnson home, singing and whistling
half an hour at q time.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Memorial to Mrs. Colby

The memory OF Mrs. Clara Bewick Col
by. lecturer and suffrage worker, will be
honored by a memorial hour at the All
Souls Church Sunday afternoon from Z
to o'clock Rev. Olympia Brown Will
preside.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Three Year Term Gran Game seoue'

Wilmington. Del, Dec. ia game of
crap started a lot of trouble for Amos
Laster, colored. according to statements
Of witnesses in the City Court yester-
day. and for carrying a concealed deadly
weapon. He was fined $500 and sent to
the workhous for three years. Charges
of shooting a pistol and stealing q coat
were dropped
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13

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The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Would Enioin Divorce.

Greenwich. Conn. Dec. 12-Anothsr
move was made in the Wyckon divorce
case in the Superior Court, Bridgeport,
before Judge Edwin B. eager, when
mas NJ Cullinan, for the wife. Mrs.
Vera Z. WyCkOff. asked for an injunc-
ton to restrain the husband, SpoIord r.
Wyckoff. from prosecuting his attempt
to get a divorce In Nevada
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
To Speak for American Ambulance

David Jayne Hill former Ambassador to
Germany, will attend the benefit enter
tainment this afternoon for the Ameri-
can ambulance in France and speak. Men
back from the front viii describe their
experience
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Eight Hundred Papers Suspend.

S<n Francisco, Cal, Dec. n-Asser-
ton that eight hundred country town
newspapers in the United States had sus-
pended publication since the price of
newsprint paper began advancing after
the beginning of the European war was
made before the California Press Asso-
,ciation by c. L Day, q publisher, Of
san Luis Obispo, Cal
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
Saints on Devils Paw Roll

Some saints are on the devils pay roll, "
said Rev. A H. Zimmerman, speaking in
the Potomac Bank Hail Monday night
They help the devil by pride, COM
and worldliness," he added.
Tonight Rev. Zimmerman will take ON
'"The Waste in Missions"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
TAYLOR School Teachers Elect

The Parent Teachers Association of
Taylor School has elected these Off
GERS: Mrs. John walters. president;
Miss R. J. CONN, vice president: Mrs
Charles Scott, secretary. and Mrs
Charles B. Matthews, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
ONE KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.

Newark, N. J., Dec. 12-Thomas A. Cor
coran, a jewelry worker, was killed and
four other persons were severly injured
today when an automobile in which they
we're riding crashed into an electric light
pole to escape hitting q trolley car.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
ALLEGED Bomb Thrower Caueht,

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 12-After a sem
sattonal automobile chase, James Reed
was arrested today charged with COM
pltcity In the destruction of the West
Pitt plant Of the Aetna Chemical Com
pany at waIkersville last night. Three
men vere killed In the explosion.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13

Drama League in Tragedy"
The Drama League will present The
Tragedy of Nan at the Wilson Normal
School tomorrow and Friday. Pubils of
he school are assisting the league in the
Of scenery and costumes
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13

Infectious diseases are unknown IN
Greenland on account Of the dry, oold at
mosphsre.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
0CHESTRAL CONCERT.

By the SoldierT Home Band Orchetra,
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ley Hall, tonight, beginning 1t $50 O'Clock.
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Entr'acte-
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Selsction. ''Ths Msdcap Duchess". .Herbsrt
Fox trot. Weep No More. Ny LAdy"..
= .-.-..-..--.-.....-.-.:....-
waltz suite. Sweet Remembrancs"....
...---...--.........-.......- Fischer
lntermezzo. Song Bird" d"..............-Alfnrd
Finale. Maybe . Day-Maybs Year
The Star srangled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
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Palais Royal Service

An organization that has
been thirty-nine years in
the building, assisted by
an ample corps of well
trained extra clerks.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28

A little correspondence with those
listed will enable you to determine
where to send it.
There are houses that prefer car
load lots to small shipments.
There are others tha can handle
carloads or less.
Then again. there are those that can
sell small quantities only. Large
shipments to these would result in a
loss.
Getting the right man to handle
crops needs a little attention on your
part. Write to a number of them for
information as to the amount they can
handle, the size of bundle, quality of
stock, package, place of shipment, day
Of shipping, etc. They will gladly
inform you.
If you find a good man, don't fail
to ship regularly. even though he
may be a little lower than others now
and then.
There's no one commission merch-
ant capable of giving you the highest
price all the time. Feeling around
here and there with an occasional
for highest prices will not
yield you as good returns through the
season as If shipped regularly to a re-
liable. party.
Mention the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28
Calves and Poultry wanted

The growers of asparagus have
now a list of Commission Houses in
six cities desiring cOnsignments Of
asparagus. Succeeding issues will
have new names added thereto. If
the growers will go over the list care
fully, they will notice that some
houses prefer green grass, while 9TH
ers can seel either green or white.
The market for white is stronger in
New York than in Philadelphia.
In previous years, many of the
growers shipped their products to
commission merchants irrespective of
the capability of the house to handle
them to advantage.
There are commission houses that
do not handle asparagus.
There are other houses that handle
asparagus but do not desire it from
Delaware.
A shipper consigning to either Of
the above is not apt to get very salts
factory returns.
This list is compiled with care, and
every firm asking for asparagus, de-
sires Delaware. Maryland and Vir
ginia shipments through the entire
season.
Better, therefore. ship to those who
want it rather than to some one that
may not care to receive t.