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The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Special House Rule to Pass
Salary-Increase Provisions

ers' Association and perfeots the draft
Of q similar bill introduced In the last
session.
In connection with the increase for
postofiice employees, members Of Congress
have been flooded with petitions from all
parts Of the country from clerks In the
services. Fifteen Of these petitions were
filed with the Committee on Postofice
and Post Roads yesterday.\
The petitions Of the Federal EMPLOYEES
Union now being circulated, urging Pres
ident Wilson 10 make a recommendation
to Congress for increase are being filed
rapidly and the union officials reported
yesterday that already 1900 signatures
have been obtained.
The increasing interest In the big mass
meeting for higher salaries reached the
point last night that the labor conference
at the A. F. OF L. decided to hire the
largest hall In the city.
Plans for the mass meeting at National
Rifles Armory were called of tempo
rari!y. as was the mass meeting Of tbe
School Teachers Union Tuesday night in
the New Central High School.
In place Of these meetings there will
be one central mass meeting at Conven-
ton Hall. which the labor leaders de-
clare will be the largest meeting ever
held here. Judging from the interest dis
played BY the employees.
This meeting viii be held on Monday
night II the hall IL available, II not on
the first available date next week. Presi-
dent Gompers last night appointed COM
mittees to arrange the details.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
SEES QUART OF BEANS
DAILY IN PAY RAISE
U. S. Employe Getting $3.50 comment,
on Proposed 10 Per Cent Increase.

One government employe has reduced
the proposed 10 per cent increase in COM
pensation to employees of the $3.50 grade to
its purchasing power in food at present
market prices, and gives, as the result,
an increase that amounts to a quart Of
beans a day. His letter follows:
Editor The Washington Herald: I am
one Of the $3.50 government employees and
read your paper every day for informa-
ton about the salary increase for the
government men. / see by the papers
that Congress is going to give us a 10
per cent increase. In my case that
amounts to S4S year, 81 month, or
about 81 a week.
Now, when Congress raised its own
salaries, One of the Representatives said
they gave themselves 50 per cent. That
is pretty good and they may be worth it.
But why not give US, not 50 per cent, but
a decent raise? How about It?
1 figure the raise that I will get will
amount to a quart of beans a day at
present prices. That helps some, but
more is needed. A.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Purely Personal

H. P. Derich, Of Goldsboro. N. c., is In
Washington for several days
Mrs Lille E. Evebeck. of Winthrop,
Mass. Is stopping at Hotel Harrington
for several days.
T. J. Shea, Of Portland. Greg, Is in
Washington for several days, making the
National Hotel his headquarters.
John S. Hunter. of Oklahoma City.
Okla. is staying at Hotel Driscon.
Charles Peterkin, of Boston. is on q
visit to Washington. He is staying at
Congress Hall Hotel.
William Cullen Dennis left yesterday
for Philadelphia to attend the December
meeting Of the board of directors and
the annual meeting of the board of trus-
tees OF Bryn Mawr College.
Mrs. B. F. Browne, of Front Royal,
Va. is in Washington for a visit and Is
at the Shoreham.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McClanahan. of
San Francisco while visiting in Wash
lngton are stopping at the Shoreham.
Dr. c. C. Brockey has returned to
Washington from an extended vacation.
James E. veatch, of the presswork di-
sision, Government Printing ONCE, who
was painfully injured some weeks ago.
has reported for duty.
Manley Champlin, of Brookings, N.
Oak, is visiting in this city.
p. W. Minnick, of Personal Income Tax
Division, Internal Revenue Bureau, has
been detailed to service at the White
House.
Mrs. Martha Gray has left Washington
on a three weeks vacation.
John B. Barrett has been transferred
from the Navy Department to the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
P. e. Siggers. Of this city, has been
married to Miss Florence Colling, of
Caro-, Mich.
Miss Louise Cults Powell will lecture
tonight at the Portland Hotel on Fate
and Destiny Law"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
POSTAL SCHEME work
EXTRA TAX ON clerks
Majority of Employees Put in Many
Hours Without Compensation.

Scheme work." as required In the pos
tai service, makes It necessary for the
majority of postofice clerks to work
many hours of additional overtime with
out compensation. according to num-
Der of employees in the service who have
written to The Washington Herald on
the subject.
great number of postof1ces and stations.
routes and similar details affecting mail
matter they handle in working hours.
Examinations are held frequently to &C.
termine proficiency. The work Of memo
riZing and acquiring schemes Is done
outside regular working hours.
A postal clerk in Atlanta, Ga. sends
the following letter:
Editor The Washington Herald: am
glad am a subscriber to The Washing
ton Herald, 4 paper in sympathy with
the poor working class OF people.
concur In the letter from the wife Of
a postal clerk, printed in Tuesdays Her
aid, relative to scheme work required of
most all postal clerks, which requires
practically every bit Of his time besides
the eight hours work in the office. He
must givs it If he is to be efficient in his
work.
I am a postal clerk and I do not have
moment OF time that I can feel care
free. since 1t takes every moment OF my
spare time to keep up my scheme work.
I would much prefer to do the eight
hours work in the Office than the scheme
work we do at home, for which, of course.
there is no compensation.
II Representatives really understood the
amount Of work we must do At home to
maintain our efficiency, I am confident
that they would see the justice Of giving
US a reasonable advance in pay. con-
sidering the expenses Of today.
beg to thank you for your good work
in our behalf.
A POSTAL CLERK.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Y. W. c. A. DIRECTORS
WILL RAISE FUND

The board of directors of the Young
Women's Christian Association are con-
sidering plans to raise money to facilitate
the work of construction of the new
building to be erected at a cost of
s35O,OO0 at Thirteenth and 1 streets north
west.
The new building will have a one-hun-
dred room dormitory=- Last night the
gymnasium classes held a frolic. Mem
bers dressed like Christmas dolls and
played shop" Tonight the secretaries
have their annual party and entertain
ment
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
GRAFTON WILCOX HEADS
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Members Of the National Press Club
yesterday elected Grafton s. Wilcox, of
the Associated Press, as president. He
will assume office January s. President
Theodore Tiller, Of the New York Times,
declines to be q candidate again.
Mr.. Wilcox Is one of the best known
news writer's in the United States. and
has been for some years past In charge
Of the Associated Press work at the Cap
itol.
Morton M. Milford. Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal. was chosen vice presi-
dent; Jesse 8. Cottrell, Nashville Banner,
secretary; John B. smallwood, city editor
OF THE Washington Star, treasurer: John
corrigan. r.. Atlanta Constitution, finan-
cial secretary.
The following were made members of
the board Of governors: Earl Goodwin,
Washington Star; Mark L Goodwin,
Dallas News; B. A. Mattingly and Theo-
dore II. Tiller, Washington Times and
New York Times.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
SENATE GETS MEASURE
FOR u. S. PHONE LINES

The Lewis bill providing for aoquisI
tion and operation of public telephon,
lines in the District by the Postofice De.
partment was introduced in the Senau
yesterday by Senator Pomerene. OF OHIO
The only difference in the bills is tina.
Mr.. Pomerene provides that stock
holders Of the telephone company shal
be paid for the property at a valus.
ton fixed by the public utilities com
mission under certain restrictions.
The two bills will be pushed on botl
sides OF the Capitol.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
CONGRESS AUTHORIZES
MONUMENT TO MAURY

A monument TO Matthew Fontaine
haury, OF Virginia, eminent as a
geographer. meterologist, and discoverer
OF laws governing the wind. current and
routes of the ocean, is to be erected
IN Washington at a cost OF $4,000
Senator Martins bill for the monument
was adopted yesterday
The design must be approved by the
Fine Arts Commission and the noun
ment raised on a public reservation ia
the Capital.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Library Of Congress
Employees Thank Herald

Editor The Washington Herald:
The members of the Library of
Congress branch OF the Federal
Employees Union. No. 1852, wish to b.
express to the arrangement of The
Washington Herald their high ap-
probation of the valuable service
rendered by The Washington Herald
in giving publicity to the affairs
Of the Union and in forwarding
the efforts to obtain better salaries
for the employees of the govern
ment. Respectfully,
WIN. A. MILLER,
JOHN A. DORNEY,
ROY GLIDER,
Committee.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

One line OF lake steamers, with head
quarters in Detroit. Mich, still clings to
the old method Of carrying pigeons on Its
boats, with which to communicate with
the shore instead OF using the wireless
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

Several French lighthouses have beer
equipped with lenses that enable thei0
lights tc be seen fifty or sixty miles a
sea.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

six-mile bore under James peak, in
the Rockies. win cut seventy-thres miles
on the trsnscontinental trim.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

The government Of Chile has author
lied the election Of a technical industrial
school.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
DOLL SETS.

Doll Sets. consisting of knit toque,
bootees, sacque and gloves; neatly
put up in box; every doll S0H
must have one .. oOT
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

storm King" flexible sleds. in
three .nS si1es-sl!G'' H.4' S1.00
Electric Motors, a very Instructive
and interesting toy; sell CT IN
It SI-JO and SI.0SI Z models, A'OO
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
SOLDIER SETS.

Sets OF Lead Soldiers. very lifelike
appearance; just what the boy
wants; at two prices Ok
Sc and ...........
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

DOLL PERAMBULATORS.

Doll Perambulators; rubber tired
steel wheels; leatherette hood; body
lined with leather CT O0
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

John 8. Hunter, of Oklahoma Cit,
Okla. is staying at Hotel DriscoIl.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

T. ]. Shea, Of Portland, Greg, Is in
Washington for several days, making the
National Hotel his headquarters.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

H. P. Derich, Of Goldsboro. N. c., Is In
Washington for several days.
Mrs. Lille E. Evebeck, Of Winthrop,
Mass. Is stopping at Hotel Harrington
for several days.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

Charles Peterkin, of Boston. Is on q
visit to Washington. He is staying al
Congress Hall Hotel
The Press., 1916-08-17
DANGERS OF A COLD
Stafford Springs People Will Do Well
 to Heed Them.

Many bad cases of kidney trouble re- Esults from cold or chill. Congested kidneys fall behind in Altering the poison laden blood and back ache, headache, dizziness and disordered kidney action follow. Don't neglect cold. Use Doan's Kidney Pills at the first sign of kidney trouble. Fol low this Stafford Springs resident $ example,:
 Mrs. William H. Irons 30, Fur. nace Ave, Stafford Springs, says Kidney trouble in my case was brought on by cold. There were constant. dull pains through my back, extending down into my hips. I felt weak and tired, and exertion of any kind in doing my work made my back feel so weak that I had to lie down. My kidneys acted too freely. finally begun using Doan's Kidney Pills. procured from the Eaton Drug Store, and it wasn't long before I noticed that was getting relief. About two boxes entirely cured me-
 Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-ge, Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tha cured Mrs. Irons. Foster Milburr O., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press., 1916-08-17
savina For a Sunny Day.

Jake Penticoff was unique charac- ter He had a large family, and, al though he was reasonably diligent in the use of saw and ax on the village wood piles, he frequently came to seek aid from the city fathers.
 ''I gotta half sack of fiour," said Jake on one occasion "Tm all out, and my family iss starfin'.'
 "All right, Jake" said the official. If you need sack of flour and have no money to buy it with we'll get you a sack. But see here, Jake. There's a circus coming to town in few days, and if we get you sack of flour are you sure that you will not sell it and take your family to the circus?'
 sOh, no," said Jake. "I already got tat safed up. Yes, got money to go to the circus. s."-Youth's Companion.
The Press., 1916-08-17
.controIIinq the Temper.

Good health is the first requisite of good temper All one knows or feels finds expression through the body. Thought, will, action, are all influenced by its condition. Whatever impairs the integrity of the body or disturbs the harmony of it's wonderful organization creates discord for the whole being. Unpleasant feelings due to ill health are likely to produce corresponding un pleasantness of disposition. The dis order, If prolonged, results ill bad habit, thus becoming an element in ill dividual character. Deranged digestion vitiated blood and other impaired vital processes are at the foundation of much of the irritability. impatience. ca price, i'll temper and so called naughti tess of childhood.-Good Health.
 Agriculture in India.
 Two hundred and twenty-four mi.- lions of people are engaged i'll agricul- tllre in India.
 Sad Fate.
 Kriss-Who stood up for him when he married? Kross-N Nobody. They all called him an idiot Smart Set.
The Press., 1916-08-17

*Bolieau out, bunting on last strike i; Muldoon out, interference.
 **Batted for J. Dupre in 9th.
 Eag les, l o o o o 0 z o 3-11 Stafford, OO O 70 % O. I
 Two-base hits, Madsen, Gillis; hit by pitcher. Muldoon (by Swan): first base on balls, off Swan 3; off Rogers O; struck out. by Swan 8; by Rogers 5; time of game, 2 hours; umpire, Miller; stolen bases, Green, Clark g.; Muldoon ?; sacrifice hit. serain.
The Press., 1916-08-17
g Walter Pease was home Sunday rom North Rr0ok fold Moos

from North Brookfeld, Mass.
 Miss Margaret Hassett of Lee,
 Mass. is visiting relatives here.
 A daughter { (HazeI was born Aug. 9th to MT. and Mrs Arthur Pilot
 Miss Viola Pagan of Pasooag, R. I. /, is the guest of Miss Anna Gilligan. Mrs. Amy S,heoks of New York is guest of her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Irons. W. H. Spedding of New York city is visiting relatives in the borough for week.
 Edward Tobin is taking two- weeks vacation from his work at the Whiton grocery.
 Miss Doris Sullivan is spending a vacation in Lee. Mass, the guest of Dr. J. J. Hassett.
 Alfred and Arthur Whitaker are spending two weeks at Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Warren are spending vacation at Westerly, R. I and Watch Hill.
 Miss Marion Jones is spending a vacation in Springfield, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Wood.
 "Bill" Curran, "Jawn" Fitzpatrick and "Tom" Cummiskey are spending a week in little old New York.
 Bernard Mullins is taking a two- weeks vacation from his duties in the office of the Fabyan Woolen Go.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. l.. Johnson and family and MT. and Mrs. Arthur John son and family enjoyed an automobile trip to Providence Sunday.
 George Swanton was before Judge Heald of the borough court Thursday morning. The charge was drunken ness. Swanton was sentenced to 30 days in Holland jail.
 MT. and Mrs. O. H. Meyers were in camp at Pleasant Point island, Lake Mashapaug, last week. Mrs. Meyers remains this week and Miss Mabel Meyers is with her.
 A trolley car suffered breakdown Sunday end was pushed into this place where it remained about three hours before i6 was repaired sufficient ly to warrant it being pulled back to Rockville.
 The union service of the Methodis and Congregational churches will be held at the Congregational church next Sunday. The mid-week meeting will be held at the Methodist church this evening.
 Rev. s. R. Free, who supplied the pulpit of the local Congregational ,huroh from 1879 to 1881, died at Amenia, N. Y :, the 4th. After leav- ing here Rev. Mr. Free become iden- tified with the Unitarian faith. He leaves wife.
 The most popular unmarried lady voting contest for this month shows the following standing for the first week: Miss Louise Beokwith, 119; Miss Nellie Lynch, S9; Miss Marjorie Morse, 73; Miss Allana Mix, 40; Miss Dot Frazer, 1.
 Last Sunday afternoon two automo- piles, one driven by Dr. Bard and the other, an Overland, bearing the num- OCT 3O279, owned by J. w. Wood of came together at the ,orner of Main and Spring streets. Dr. Bard was driving his car slowly | rom Spring street and the other car was coming down Main street. Dr. Bard's car came out of the collision with only a scratch on the mud guard. The Somersville car was damaged Iuite a little. The front axle was | bent considerably out of shape, the | eft mud guard was crushed and a poke was broken out of the left wheel. The occupants were severely shaken up. Repairs were made to the car at the Hudson garage. The place where the accident occurred is l one of the most dangerous in town.
The Press., 1916-08-17
WELLINGTON.
For ideal weather all are grateful.

! Il. Charles Parker is the happy owne of fine new wheel.
 There were thirteen present at tn, regular meeting of the grange Friday evening.
 Postponed having is going forward with lack of workmen that retard, the harvesting.
 Deacon W. H. Brackett, Mrs. Braok ett and guest, Miss Morgan, were or the Hill Sunday afternoon.
 Rev. and Mrs. Darrow are camping in beautiful location at Sebago Lake, North Windham, Maine.
 Hans M. Hansen, Jr., and Mrs. Hansen have returned from pleasant week in their car, here and there, in New England.
 Samuel Gardner and wife from New Haven and his daughter and her husband and son and Dwight B. Gard. her of Rockville spent the week end with Madam Gardner.
 Mrs Ida M. Brown went Tuesday to Asbury Park, N. J., to visit her friend, Mrs. Elizabeth Stout, and to attend assembly, where Billy Sunday is to be the principal speaker.
 State Humane Agent Reed was called to the north part of the town to see sick aud suffering child on Sunday. He was accompanied by State Humane Agent Gardner. The negleotful conditions were probably through ignorance.
 The new Woman's Who's Who in America, !" although a large volume only represents one woman in four thousand, it is said. l. Among faoetious comment of various journals the Christian Register is so nice as to say "A goodly leaven. May the leaven work'
 There will be neither Bible school nor church services in town next Sun- day. Both churches will be closed Rev. Leonard Smith preached very acceptably on Sunday afternoon, the larger part of the congregation being from Mansfield Four Corners, Roaring Brook and Moose Meadow. It was a lovely cool afternoon with a premoni. tion of autumn in the air.
 Although the small villages of the country side may seem insignificant to the passing oity motorists they possess the higher joys of natural beauty and the good gifts of nature, fresh air, clean water, beautiful streams and delightful hills. Will lington has all these and fine trees, walks, lovely people, ele- vating music and the churches. In this exceptional summer the country dweller has much for which to be thankful.
 Many appreoiative friends near and far sent beautiful tributes for Miss Preston. The telephone being out of use most of the week explains the fact that several friends were not notified of the hour of the funeral who other wise would have been. There were cousins, the Carpenter and Penni. mems, from Monson present, and her girlhood Sunday school teacher. Miss Lizzie White, formerly of Williams. town, now of Boston, came from Pitts. field. Mass. where she is spending the The quartette, Messrs. FL lis and Beck with, Misses Newell and [de from Stafford Springs, that sweetly rendered her favorite hymns, were provided by MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Jones Everyone has been most kind and sympathetic, and to all our appre- oiative thanks are rendered.
 APPEAL.
 God help this age of woe
 The world is mad.
 God help while minds are low,
 Hearts full and sad.
 God help us still some day
 When Peace makes glad
 Great joy might lead astray
 The world still mad.
 ANNIE A. PRESTON Maple Corner, Wilmington, June 30, 1916.
The Press., 1916-08-17
Maple Corner, Wilmington,
MANSFIELD. Gurleyville.

E. l.. Smith and family are spend ing some time on the Willimantic camp ground. ...t.
 The Misses Ruth and Carrie Whiti- house have returned home after visit ing friends in Pomfret.
 Miss Olive Yeomans of Providence has been visiting at MT. and Mrs. s. D. Yeomans, returning home Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Simonds and little girl, who have been visiting relatives in this vicinity, have re. turned to Hartford.
The Press., 1916-08-17
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line.l -$5 and $6 Panama Hats now going for $2.97. Modern Clothing Go.
 -Dutchess Trousers loo button, $1 a rip. Modern Clothing Co.,, opp. post office.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-03-31
Border Situation

There is no late development
(as we go to press) of conse-
uuences in Mexico. General
Pershing with his force is press
ing Villas band of outlaws back
into the mountain fastnesses
where lies Villas base of sup
plies.
1t is reported that the Carran-
"a forces defeated detachment
of Villas main, armv, killing
several of his officers, besides
taking prisoners between 25 or
so of his choicest men.
The aviators of the u. S. Army
now doing service for Genera
Pershing are encountering many
difficulties, chief of which is the
altitude, as several mountains,
over which they are forced tc
go, are 7 to 10000 feet.
The proto col has gone into
effect whereby the u. S. uses
the Mexican railways to send
re-enforcements and supplies to
Gen. Pershing. The auto trucks
were not sufficient to meet the
demand for speed and weight.
On the first train out of El PasC
south to our troops it carried
100000 pounds of forage, be-
sides large quantities of ammu-
milton.
Gen. Pershing and his men
are liberal spenders and all along
his line of March the Mexicans
are friendly and apparently anx-
ious to see Villa caught.
Stray squads of bandits and
outlaws still infest the border
towns robbing and pilfering.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-03-31

The following players will rep
resent Snowflake Stake baseball
contest tomorrow: Pitchers
L. Shumway, JAS. Lewis, A. G.
McCloskey and George Smith.
Catchers L. Kartchers and Arch
Jensen. 1st base, K. Kartch-
ner; I'd base, M. Gibbons: Sd
base, r. Hunt: fielders, Dow
Shumway, Ed Gardner and Ham
Fish.
E. Nicholson, the monument
man of Snowflake, brought in a
handsome monument this week
to place at the grave of Mrs.
Violet Ray, her son Dewey and
daughter Hazel, who lost their
lives in the flood caused by the
breaking of the Lyman dam on
April IA, 1915. The monument
is marble and weighs 1000 lbs.
At the top of it is engraved the
emblem of the Women of Wood
craft of Colorado, the home of
the Rays, while on the bottom
is given the names and the date
of the flood disaster. st. Johns
| Observer.
Just Received-Another ship
ment of Olive Oil from the Syl-
mar Olive Ranch, where it is
put up in it's virgin purity. This
oil has become famous for it's
wholesome purity and nutritious
digestibility. Olive oil that is
used either for food or for me-
dicinal purposes should be abso-
lutely pure. If the smallest per
centage of adulteration enters
into it the effect is not good; In
many cases injury results. Near
ly all other olive oils put on the
market are freely adulterated
with cotton seed oil and similar
oils, which are extremely in
furious to the digestive organs.
Do not attempt to build up the
system by using questionable
oil. You may do more harm
than good. Pure oil is very
beneficial to the system. The
Sylmar Olive Oil is the puresi
and best. Sold at the postofice
also at the telegraph office.
Corn, cane, oats, potatoes
millet and Soudan grass seeC
for sale. Angus L. Willis, Lin
den.