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The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Club Makes Decided
Hit; Race for Prizes Has Started
Army Of Readers Enter Contest Efforts Will Receive
Reward Automobiles, Piano. Grafonola and District
Prizes Will Be Given Those Standing Highest March d.

The $4,000 Club has made decided
hit
The Washington Herald's circulation
boosting campaign, with its glittering ar
ray of fifty magnificent prizes, its entic-
ing offer of liberal commission on all work
done. and its irresistible appeal of in
terest to every man, woman and child
capable of registering the slightest de-
gree Of enthusiasm, is on with a mighty
rush.
The Washington Herald's readers. not
alone In the District, but likewise IN
Maryland. Virginia and other States
have virtually been swept Off their feet
BY the attractive offer.
All Contestants Rewarded.
The outstanding feature of the cam
paign 10 that 1t cannot accurately be call
ed contest. In a contest. as a rule.
thousands toll hard and faithfully and
then only a very limited few, the hardes,
OF the toilers, are rewarded. But in The
Washington Herald's campaign every
one verify shall receive his reward. In
proportion as he toileth. so shall he re-
ceive. Every subscription received will
mean a commission of 10 per cent for the
worker. So there will be no feeling OF
efforts made in vain.
The $4,000 Club branch Of the circula-
with an army of readers. anxious to en-
ter the exciting race. This number of
workers is expected to increase steadily
from day to day as the campaign grows
in popularity.
Fifty Thousand Copies Daily This
is the goal toward which The Washing
ton Herald is striving. II is far cry,
but not too far for The Washington Her
aid. paper which is growing by leaps
and bounds. And certainly It will not be
too far cry for the hundreds of workers
VINO have entered the race to boost the
circulation with all their might.
No Strings to Prizes.
Enter your name and start getting
votes today. and you will have great
cause for rejoicing at the close of the
$4,000 Club" race on March "a, when
The Washington Herald hands you an
automobile. a district prize. or a cash
commission for your efforts during a few
weeks OF your spare time. Just think of
the opportunity!
You won't find a string tied to any
prize, and no matter how carefully the
most skeptical analyses the conditions OF
the club, they will be bound to admit
that 1t is simply a most wonderful offer.
and to you who want an automobile, a
piano or a grafonola, 1t is the one op-
portunity Of your whole lifetime.
In arranging this circulation campaign
The Washington Herald has aimed to
provide such an attractive array of prizes
as to make 1T worth any mans or
woman's time to participate in the 80 900
Club"
Remember, everybody VITO joins in tho
club gets pay for his or her efforts, and
any one can join except employees of The
Washington Herald.
The beauty of this campaign Is that b
member does not have to finish first or
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Of high-clsss German sheep dogs and
other animsls
Already u-2o0 has been set aside by
the Washington Kennel Club toward
financing The show, and its success is
thus assured. II Is thought that a con
siderable sum will be realized for the
beneft OF Emergency Hospital 81
Charles A Watson has been selected
as secretsry-tressurer Of the dos show
committee. Mrs. James Carroll Frazier
will have charge OF the Emergency Hoe
pital end and many prominent Washing
ton society women have sisnihed their
attention Of taking an active interest m
the show.
Three locations are beins considered
for the show this yesr. the Riding Acsd-
emy, at Twenty-hrst and p streets: the
old Wslksr-Hugbes market, on Copnec-
ticut avenue. and the bufioins at the
northeast corner of Thirteenth and y
streets. The committee In charge will
announce the location selected In a few
days
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
TEACHERS HAPPY
over OUTLOOK
Defeat Seems Assured for
District Commissioners
School Plan.
OPPOSED TO ANY CHANGE
Work of Teachers. 1t Is Understood.
Has Much Weight with the
Lloyd Subcommittee.

Public school teachers of the city are
jubilant over the assured defeat of the
proposed plan OF the District Commits
sioners for the abolition of the present
Board of Education. and the complete
assumption of all authority over the
school system. ...
The vast body of teachers has been
unanimous in its support of the present
system, and 1t is understood that this
fact had much weight with the members
of the Lloyd subcommittee during the
recent two-days hearing on the proposed
change. -
William ]. Wallis, president of the
High School Teachers Association, yes
terday explained that the teachers were
opposed to a change in the school sys-
TEN for two reasons. In the first place
the Commissioners plan would offer no
safeguard against an overturning of the
present system of merit appointments
and promotion and assurance of tenure
during good service, contained in the
act of Congress of June 20, 1906, estab-
fishing the present school system.
In the second place, the teachers are
suspicious of the Commissioners plan be-
cause of the opportunity 1t affords for
INSCRIPTIONS Commissioners to inject
politics into the system.
Mr.. Wallis believes that the majority
of the teachers favor appointment of the
Board of Education by the District Su-
preme Court rather than by the Commits
sioners.
1t has been pointed out by many of the
teachers that appointment by the Com
missioners would give the District heads
a club to WELD over the members OF the
board, making the board virtually act at
its bidding.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

second in order to win an automobile,
for the one who comes In third will be
awarded $3.50 Maxwell ''25," bought
from II. B. Leary. jr,, 1921 III street. by
The Washington Herald. The one who
finishes fifth will be awarded a Chicken
ing piano. The one finishing sixth gets
the $3.50 Baby Grand grafonola.
There are eleven districts. and 800 in
furniture. bought of F. S. Lincoln Com
pany. Inc, 6l2 Twelfth street northwest
Is the first prize in each district: a mel.
chandise order of $50 is second prize In
each district: merchandise order of s25 is
third prize In each district; a merchan-
disc order of s12.5o is fourth prize in each
district. Last. but not least by any
means, a cash commission will go to all
active nonprize winners.
Now is your best chance to win an
automobile or a fine piano. Get your
name In now and try to start with a few
votes to your credit. The entry blank,
properly filled out, counts 1000 votes and
subscription of three months or more
will give 5000 extra votes. in addition
TO the regular number Of votes which
the subscription counts for.
II Is easy to get splendid start In this
big prize race which was demonstrated
yesterday by the nominations received.
Easy to Get Votes.
u ou VIII De surprised Wnat simply
task II Is to obtain votes in this
campaign. Just start right out, let your
friends know that You are out for one
of the big prizes, and you will be
surprised how the votes will come your
way.
Everybody appreciates the worth OF
The Washington Herald and many will
gladly vote for you IL you reach them
first.
Remember that this is short-lived
campaign and delay is dangerous. An
early start is half the battle. A sub
scription book will be sent you soon
as the ONCE of the 80 900 Club" is advised
of your address.
You will also be given a supply of
blanks that will enable you to obtain
free votes from each regular or old
subscriber to The Washington Herald.
These are complimentary votes and II is
not necessary for the subscriber to pay
any money for you to obtain free votes"
For conditions of contest, division of
territory. list of grand and district
prizes or other general information, read
the display advertisement elsewhere in
this issue.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Venom Castle Plans to Enter
High Class Dogs at Bench Show
Big Turnout of Webred Dogs Expected at Annual Bench
Show Of Washington Kennel Club in March-For
Benefit Of Emergency Hospital

Dog fanciers of the National Capital
are looking forward with interest 10 the
annual bench show OF the Washington
Kennel Club, which will be held this
year for the benefit Of the Emergency
Hospital
Despite the fact that opposition has
arisen to the dates originally set Tor
the show-Msrch L. IA, and (which
dates have been awarded TO the local dog
men by the American Kennel Club. IL is
expected that the show will be held on
these dates. The opposition has arisen
because the Maryland Kennel Club will
stage it's annual show March le, Il, and
IS, and the local men believe that IL viii
be impossible for many OF the dogs which
would ordinarily be seen at both shows
to attend IL they are held so close to-
gether
While no selection has yet been made
for a manager, it Is probable that George
F. Foley, Of Philadelphia. who has stag
ed many big shows In the East, will be
selected. committee composed Of S. J.
Held and W. Roy Routt has already
been named TO confer with Mr.. Foley.
The biggest turnout Of well-bred dogs
ever seen in Washington Is predicted for
the March event. German and Belgian
sheep dogs. which are being used by the
Germans and Belgians for Red Cross
work in the European war. will be a
feature.
Mrs. z. Throope, Of Pittsburgh, and
Thomas Fortune Ryan, Of New York.
have promised the local dog men that
they will send their fun kennels OF sheep
dogs, and an effort will be made to in
terest government and Red Cross officials
in these animals for use in case of war.
Another entry which should attract at
tention is that of Vernon Castle. Mr..
Castle has promised to enter a number
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

played a game of baskst-ball. the Mo-
hawks winning from the Cornells, "a to q.
Five teams were organized of ten mem-
bers each to compete for two prizes in
the campaign to boost the circulation
of The Triangle. The captains of the
teams are Louis Towles, Norman Frost.
Donald woolf. William Church, jr.,
Victor Harrison and Paul Demonet.
Harold Lawton. is general chairman in
charge of the campaign.
The stan of The Triangle Is as fol-
lows: NJ Theodore Simmons, editor;
Norman B. Frost associate editor; Har-
old Lawton, business manager; and Dom
aid Wolf, circulation manager.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Cured His RUPTURE

l was badly ruptured while lifting q trunk se,
eral years ago. Doctors said my only hope Of cure
was an operation. Trusses did me good Final
ly l got hold Of something that quickly and com
pIetely cured me. Years have passed and the rup-
ture has never returned although am doing hard
work as a carpenter. There no opention, no
lost time. trouble. l have nothing to sell. but
will dive fun information about how you may find 4
complete without operation. II you wrts 10 me.
Eugene NJ Pullen. Carpenter, l2B. Mreellus
Avenue. MGnasqusn, N. J. Better cut out this
notice and show it To any others who are rup-
turel-you may a life or at least stop the mis-
cry Of rupture and the worry and danssr of an
operation
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
BOYS TO HUSTLE
FOR 1.-THE TRIANGLE. "
Start Campaign to Increase Circula-
don of Boys Department Paper
at the Y. NJ. c. A.

A two weeks campaign to increase the
circulation Of The Triangle. the paper
OF the boys department of the Y. NJ
c. A, which is published every three
weeks, was inaugurated with a social at
the boys building Friday evening.
Addresses were made by L. W. DeGast,
director OF the boys department; E. B.
Fuller. physical director, and s. w.
Leeeh. social director. L. Gordon Leech
and Harold Lawton presented black
face comic sketch. Following the social
two teams OF the boys department
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
What We Owe the Modern Jevs Z

Rev. Hugh 7. Stevenson. pastor Of
Bethany Baptist Church. Rhode Island
avenue and Second street northwest,
win preach the first sermon In q series
of Modern Messages" tonight at F:4S
.. m. taking for his theme What We
owe to the Jews?"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Old Guard Names Oficers.

The Old Guard has elected these
officers: John Middleton. captain: Rich
ard A. COX, frst lieutenant; W. s. Boyd
second lieutenant; Dr.. Thomas Culver.
chief OF stan: James p. Collins, quarter
master: william n. Hoover. commisssry.
and Orlando Z. Csruans, sdjutsnt.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

The modern woman. supposedly an
adjunct of the twentieth century, will
have ample opportunity along one
certain line as this hundred years will
contain the greatest possible number
of leap years. twenty-four.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Borings made by the Central Pacific
Railroad in 1881 in search of water,
near Huxley. New. encountered at a
depth of 1.700 feet bed of petrifed
clans. and at 1900 feet a quantity of
redwood timber In a remarkably state
of preservation.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

rs Fourth street northeast-wiIism W MILAN.
trustees To Isaac S. Lyon, lot ss. square a1
stamp $50.
Bnzhtwood PaTk-willism A. DuPuy et ux TO
Henry 7. Blair lots IS to %. square gg $40;
stamp 50 cents.
Reno-Ffank 4 CoIbun ct u1. to F1orencs l.
Giles. lots and 5. block 4, $40.
lis street northwest Edmund Brady ct uI to
Lizzie NJ. Brady. part lots and s. square
36. SO
Addition to Anacostis-Charles O. Wilson ct ux
to Richard A. Iyles. lot SO $40; stamp y0
Chillum Castle Hcishts-Munsey Trust Co. trustee
to J. T. Wasamon. lot a. square S7A ESQ.
Anaeostis-Richsrd A Pyles, ct ux. TO Charles c.
wiIson. lot Tol. SO: stamp 0.D
Effnghsm pfsce-Maria B. Dobyns to Frances J.
Rayner. lots IS to %. square 371. SO; stamp
$50
I7Os p street northwtst-Hsrry Murray ct ux to
Lawrence A. Slaughter, jr., lot %. square Is,
SO; stamp 81.
Reservoir yiew--wa.hinston Loan 4 Trus. o..
trustee, to Florencs NJ. and Harry T. Aver,
lot Il block l. $3.50.
Turner'S Improvement-Sa1h W. RunseIl et yir
Benjamin to Maurice Heltman, lot IL $40;
stamp 81.
The electric sand sitter will outwork
ten men, is portable and takes an little
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Jan. 22.-Arrivals at New
York hotels today from Washington
are:
Grand Flanders
T. Armstrong. N. Y. Durand.
Navarro S. B. Lust.
T. G. Brady. Herald Square
Broadway Central F. McMsnamy.
B. T. Doyle. st. Denis
Aberdeen Miss NJ. Sulty.
r. S. Marshall. J. Nulty.
Holland House Murray Hill
Miss w. Wood. r. c. Wells
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE.
A. jackson, carpets and furniture, NJ
Goldeiberg, dry goods, etc, Wallick.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Hebrew Relief Society to Meet.

The Hebrew Relief Society will hold
its annual meeting next Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at Pythian Temple
The annual financial report will be
read and officers and directors will be
elected
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
VOTE SCHEDULE
FOR
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS

SC per month extra.
NOTE-Renewals of old subscriptions
count for Just one-haf the number OF
votes shown above.
Important
A new subscription Is one given by any
person whose immediate family was not
receiving The Washington Herald by
mail or carrier on January l. 1916
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Peat is being used as fertilizer in
greater quantities in the United States
-s350,00O worth in 1914, against s170,-
600 worth in 1918.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

The electric sand sitter win outwork
ten men. is portable and takes an little
room
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07

sin. His son Vincent II, never
removed to Minnesota as did his
brothers Pierre and Francois. He
remained at La Pointe, Wis but
subsequently moved to Superior,
Wis.,, where he died not long
since, and is remembered there as
an old citizen and highly respect
ed.
This brings me to a consider
a'lon of the two gentlemen of the
Roy family of whom started out
to be briefly their biographer.
Pierre, or Peter as l shall here.
after call him since he is better
known by the English form, must
have betrayed while young some
yearning and aptitude for learning,
for he was the only one of the
family to my knowledge who &C
quired book larnin.''
How, and where, l do not know,
but always within my ken he was
a reader and u writer. And with
in this ken is the fact that while
yet at La Pointe he had become
associated with the United States
Agency as interpreter and assist
ant otherwise.
This was due to his knowledge
of the English language and his
ability to read and write. Prob.
ably his brother Vincent in later
years from propinquity in Super
ior may have learned to speak
English we'll, but of this l know
nothing.
Peter however spoke it we'll and
fiuently, in fact it became to him
aside from the Chippewa the read
Ter language, for though he spoke
French it was with less huency
than the English.
1 have said that he became better
known az Peter, but this state
ment needs qualifications. In the
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07
LES R0YS.
(By Rev. G.. H. Beaulieu3

(By Rev. G.. H. Beaulieu9
In the olden days of France the
title heading this article woulc
mean The Kings -..
The modern way of spelling
would be thus, lies Rois.''
l am not however writing
etymologicaIly at length nor writ
Ing royal history.
| wish here only to introduce tc
the readers of THE ToMAHAwK
two gentlemen somewhat conspic
uous in Chippewa history in Min.
nesota and Wisconsin, Mr.. Pierre
Roy and his brother Francois, in
cidentally l will mention Vincent
II, a man not connected with Min
nesota's history.
The father Of these gentlemen
was Vincent l, who was in his day
connected with the American Fur
Co. as a post trader.
As child l can remember the
gentleman as of mixed French and
Chippewa blood, and already
somewhat advanced in years.
He was a man of rather distin
guished appearance physically and
must have been somewhat roteA
mentally, even though unable to
read or write. His instincts in
trade brought him above the level
of the illiterate voyageurs and
couriers des bois for he became
boss of an island trading post.
This position made him a dweller
for the greater part in time Of
regions now within Minnesota bu,
at the time of his activities, within
the boundaries of the Territory Of
Wisconsin.
This Mr. Roy in due time passed
away from this world in Wiscon-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07

Indian country he was known both
as Picrrish and Flemish. accord
ing as the tongue speaking the
name had the French or the Chip
pewa twis'.
The Chippewa tongue has no
capacity to sound the letter, H, in
words containing this sound the
nasal tone comes into play, hence
Flemish.
1t will be observed here that the
Chippewa tried to follow the
French and that Perish is only an
effort at Flemish.
To get back to Peter he came to
Minnesota about 1850, perhaps
earlier. When Chippewa annuity
payments began to be made in
Minnesota land this was before the
treaty Of 1864 Peter became a
local fixture at the Agency ON the
Crow Wing river alta point west
of where Brainerd now stands.
He belonged to the agency staff
and with him were associated tru-
man Warren and later on Paul II.
Beaulieu as government farmer.
When the agency was establish
ed, of course a blacksmith was
necessary and Agent Watrous
brought with him from La Pointe
a Mr.. Chonnard who had been
government blacksmith there.
Mr.. Chonnard was possessed of
an interesting family, there were
several stalwart sons and two
charming daughters.
Peter looked upon the charms
of one and lost his heart to her
but gained hers, and in a short
time Peter Roy and Philomene
Chonnard agreed to summons the
priest and then they set up house
keeping. s-a.-.....ss ~. ...s.s---s
A large group of sons and
nAt
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07
Death Of Frank Morrison

Chas. Morrison, of Galloway,
received a telegram from Pine
Ridge Reservation, S. D., last FRI
day informing him of the death of
his brother, Frank Morrison.
Mr.. Frank Morrison had been
in poor health for several months
and had been operated upon twice.
This weakened his constitution and
wher he had another attack OF his
old ailment he was unable to with
stand it, and John G. Morrison,
Jr., another brother who resides
at Red Lake, received telegram
that Frank was seriously Ill, and
he Immediately left for South Da-
kota.
Frank Morrison was the son Of
the late John G. Morrison, Sr.,
and Margaret Morrison, and was
born here about thirty five years
ago. While employed in the gov
eminent Indian service AS engineer
he married a member of the Sioux
reservation of Pine Ridge, and
besides his wife he lesves five
children to mourn his death.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07
Common Ownership Sys-
tenn May Be Adopted.

Before they had any very ex-
tensive dealings with the United
States, or any other nation, the
American Indians had communal
forms of government, and this
still existed among them as recent
y as fifty years ago.
Each Indian village had it's own
council, it's own chief, its own vii
lage criers, and had ordinances
which were d great improvement
on the ordinances of even some of
the cities of the present day, at
least they were more thoroughly
enforced.
Each day the village council met
and designated the persons who
should go out hunting and fishing
for food for the village, and these
hunters and fishermen when they
returned from their days hunt and
fishing did not take the game they
had secured to their respective
homes but to the village quarter
master who divided it according
to tue number in each family AS
long as there was an abundance OF
wild game this system OF common
ownership was very successful,
but as the country became settled
by the whites and game had com
menced to disappear the Indians
gradually abandoned the system,
and with the advice and assistance
of the Indian traders and the gov
eminent they began to adopt the
system of individual ownership.
Probably this..is one of the prlnci-
pie reasons Why they have not
learned TO accumulate property
and are in fact generally spend
thrifts.
Everything that is taking place
throughout the country indicates
that the whites are drifting TO-
wards the common ownership GUS
tom. and this has become more APP
parent on account Of the high cost
OF living If the present time.
Many of the municipal govern
ments throughout the country
have commenced to establish
markets which will be subject to
their control, and thus give to the
consumers the benefit which would
otherwise 90 to the middle men or
retailers and even to some of the
wholesalers.
If the common or even govern
mental ownership custom is adopt
ed by the world progress will cease
to exist unless some means are
taken by nations to encourage
progress and the Inventions which
are the parents of progress.