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The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Federal EMPLOYEES
To PRESS PENSIONS
Delegation Will Appear Before Sen
ate Committee Hearings.

Federal employees will descend upon
the Capitol on Wednesday morning,
July II, when the Committee on Civil
Service OF the Senate will give a hear
ing upon retirement legislation for the
Government workers. The scheduled
hearing has revived interest in a mat
ter which was generally expected to
lie dormant until the next session OF
Congress.
The Federal Employees Union is
author OF one retirement bill, Repre-
sentative Keating of Colorado, has in
troduced another. Senator Pomerene
has been a persistent and constant ad-
vocate of this legislation as embodied
in his own bill and there are a score
Of measures seeking the same bene-
fits before the committee.
Senator McKellar and the members
Of the committee will hold hearings on
the Keating bill.
Graded annuities running from $40
to 500 annually, for employees Is or
more years in the federal service who
have reached the age OF 60 years.
Employees express qualification at the
action OF the Senate committee in
granting hearings. They are confident
the measure can be whipped into shape
for definite action early in the long
session opening next December.
Robert II. Alcorn, ]. w. Mcconnell
and F. w. Lee of the Joint Civil
Service committee OF the Employees
with II. NJ. McLarin, president of the
Federal Employees Union, and N. H.
Alias of the Machinists Union will be
among those who will be heard at the
hearing.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Per diem employees
Want LARGER wage
Take Legal Steps to Gain Recently
Granted Increase.

Per diem employees in the District
took the first step yesterday 10 find
out through the courts whether Con-
gress intended to give them the
short end" of wage increases and
shorter hours when passing out such
benefits through legislation
Denied a half-holiday. IS men at
the District sewage works quit at
noon. Controller Warwick has ruled
that since they are per diem employees
they must work a full day to get a
full days wages. The employees on
the annual payroll get the full pay
for the Saturday half holiday.
II the employees do not get full
days pay for their four hours yester-
day they expect Congress to remedy
the discrimination or they may take
the matter to the courts for a judicial
Interpretation OF the intent Of the law.
1t is the second time within a fort
night that the per diem employees have
suffered through a ruling of the con-
troller, who is the law officer OF the
government. Recently he ruled that
the five and ten Ler cent increases
granted employees below the 1850 q
year grade should be applied on a
basis of 800 working days a year.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
TO BUILD BARRACKS
FOR U. S. EMPLOYEES
DR.. Woodward Makes Recommen-
dation 10 Council of Defense.

A barracks and mess hall will prob
ably be built for the 1000 extra gov
crnmcnt employees who will flock 20
Washington in the next six months
DIR. r S. Woodward. chairman OF
the housing committee OF the District
Council Of Defense. made this recon-
mendation at an executive meeting OF
the District Council yesterday and the
majority OF the members favored the
idea. DR.. Woodward is director OF
the Carnegie Institute Of Washing
ton.
The department heads have inform
ed the District Council that they need
at least 5000 extra employees. in addi-
ton TO. the thousands who have come
here ahd that at least this many
strangers will be added 10 the citys
population within six months or less
DR.. Woodward and his committee
decided the most practical solution
was to build an immense barracks or
a number Of barracks with attached
mess halls. DR.. Woodward will pre-
sent his ideas in detail at the next
meeting OF the council and hnal ae-
ton will be taken on the plan
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Roof Garden Pleasures
Lost to Peacock AIIey

Visitors at the National Capital. who
are staying at q prominent hotel here,
find they will have to forego the
pleasures afforded by the coolness OF
a certain moonlit roof garden. The
sensation is proving a queer one to
those who are in the habit Of pur-
chasing everything which money can
command.
In past seasons at 70 or II O'Clock
little groups of four and five fatgued
couples have meandercd Up to the
roof garden. Today. they are con-
fronted with the following laconic
announcement:
we are not operating our roof
garden this summer. insufficient help
renders this Impossible"
Even $50 a month and tips. hotel
managers explain. will not lure
walters to the National Capital. Until
numerous more Hawkins and Henries
are found that sect which inhabit
Peacock Alley will have to content
themselves with last summer rem
inoscenses Of roof garden nights.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
MAJORITY OF war
BABIES ARE BOYS
Medical Journal Explains Phenome-
non Occurring in France.
BY c. +. BERTELLI,
International News Service Stan
COrrcspoudent.

Paris. July IAN explanation of
the preponderance of male children
in the birth rate of France since the
war is given by the Medical Monitor.
the official organ of the French Acad-
emy of Medicine.
For scme months statisticians have
been compiling figures showing Of
fically the number of births of male
infants has surpassed that of females.
This caused a certain feeling of sat-
isfaction because II seemed that in
this manner nature was automatical-
ly making good the losses in the male
population caused by the war.
According to the Monitor. however,
the explanation is that women who
are extremely fatigued through ar
duous labor. such as working ten
hours in munition factories, tilling
the fields and acting as drivers of
street cars, can only become the
mothers Of male children.
Gynecologists of renown have agreed
that such is always the result when
women are overworked or required to
do the labor ordinarily performed by
men.
But the Monitor asserts that al
though males may predominate for
the time being, the fact Is not pro-
pitious with regard to the future Of
the country.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.

Louis A Naxsoa. 3. ard leila F. Scott. 3
Rev. c. G. Cady.
William b. McAlpn. "a, and Marie u
Saunders. 4s. Rev. H. p. Holler.
John K MaFee, %. and NJ Florence Jones,
IS Rev. F. y. Bischof.
Robert L. Funkhouser. .. aId Eleanor L,
Day, a. Rev. 4. NJ. Mott.
Murray Z. Ness 2. and Mary NJ. Ruler. u
Rev. A. w. RudIsilL
James Z Peckham. B. and Lucy C. Thomp
son. z. Rev. J. p. Mackn.
Louis Z 0sman. @. and Ella J. Stevens. z,
Rev. J. H. Jetfries.
John B. Richardson. "A. and sybil Ingie, %
ReS. J. H Dunhsm.
Chlidc Nslms. q. and Edna Davis, .. Rev
J. w. Wadman.
George G. Turner. q. and Emma NJ. Knoble
3. Rev. H. +. Downs.
Colin R. Campbell 9. ard Elaine +. Petes
son, = Rev. 7. Z. Davis.
George A. Ycgel. q, and Ethel A. Burke
Il Rev. NJ. J. RiUdan.
COLORED.
Clarence 4 Harris. p. and Rosa E Firbey
% Rev. L. Coleman.
Joseph Gibson. q. and Mamie Samuel, 20
Rev. A. L. Mckee.
Harrison Carter, Is. and Anna Washington
%. Rev. ]. T. Harvey.
Isaac W. Ellison. Is. and Mildred T. johnson
%. Rev. A. Wilbanks.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
|ah Good Morning, Judge
EHW Human Interest Stories of n,, BY By
NJ Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

erring hubby, and make him jealous
of her In the bargain. Once she had
turned down a real handsome man to
marry Mike, and as time wore on she
called herself several sorts Of fools
Last Thursday night Rosie invited the
rejected suitor to break some hard
crabs at her table.
Why shouldn't she? Mike wouldn't
stay home. But as luck would have
II, Mike showed up just at time
when he ought not to have done so,
and he wiped the floor up with the
object of his wrath. Rose spit In
Mikes eye and put some broken shells
down his back, and when Mike sat
down he got up again rather quickly
and went after Rose. Rose was
pitched out of the window and a
policeman pitched both Mike and Rose
into the wagon. The third party took
four steps and was four blocks away.
II Rose and Mike don't get hold of
$50 each in a few days they're Oc-
coquan bound.
Looks for TroubIej Finds II.
Tom Pollard picked up a week old
newspaper last Friday and read all
about the suffrage demonstrations in
front of the White House. He strolled
up to that vicinity and sat down in
the park and waited. He waited some
more and took a nip from a pint
bottle. Another ten minutes passed
and some more nips, until the park
was going mile minute around
Toms head.
The sidewalk flew up and hit Tom
hefty lick and he called for help
Ii. LII hal n
park and put his foot on the side
to call the wagon and it came, and
Tom will spend thirty days as the
guest of Mr.. Whitaker at Occoquan.
Vampire Gets Bank Roll.
All women are angels. according to
Otis Crown, who refused positively to
believe that anything wearing skirts
could break any of the ten command
ments and save the pieces. Otis was
introduced to a girl. whom he had
been itching to meet ever since his
last payday. They goo-goo eyed each
other for awhile and took a walk. But
the walk wasn't all the girl took. She
took nineteen of Otis hard earned dol
lars. Vampire-like she convinced Otis
that he didn't have any business with
money anyhow. as he Is too young
and helpless.
No, he wasn't either as he wore
No. A shirt and No. 1ll1 shoe. More
over Otis had to put shoes on sew
eral little babies feet and yelled for
help. And the court imposed a SIC
| fine on Carrie Henderson. from Charles
County, after Otis had softened his
heart and asked the court not to send
her up for life.
Old Adage DIsproved.
United we stand. divided we fall.
But the old adage didn't work out in
case of George Brown, William Lick
leuter, and Henry Barret. They stood
up together and fell down the same
way. They fought three rounds with
old John Barleycorn out on the old
Patterson Field northeast and took
the count all in bunch. Sound asleep
under a tree, they were awakened
early yesterday by two policemen and
asked how they would have their eggs.
They said scrambled and scramble
they did with the policemen, who
finally sandwiched them in a wagon
and hauled them into Police Court on
a - charge OF vagrancy. Lickleuter
managed to get paroled and the other
two were sent down for fifteen days.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
PURELY PERSONAL.

Edward D. johnson has received a
temporary appointment as a presSman
in the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing.
Fred Norris, OF the Government
Printing Office. has resigned from his
position as a linotype operator.
Paul c. Reckcr has received an sp-
pointment in the pathological divi-
sion of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try.
Franklin E. Allison has received an
appointment as a clerk in the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Andrew McGarraghy. of the Govern
ment Printing Office. has received a
promotion.
Grant W. Shellman has received an
appointment in the Government Print.
ing Office.
Joyce Moran has received a tempo
rary appointment in the Agriculture
Department.
Eustis Z. Leary, OF the Patent OF.
fee, has received a promotion
Chester E. Barnes. OF the Navy
Yard. has returned to work after a
lllOAAi FSdNG VI dDStINt VII dCCOuIl
OF illness.
Clarence Drager. of the Agriculture
Department, has resigned.
Harry f. Hughlett Of the Govern.
ment Printing Office, has received a
promotion.
Joseph G. Murratore, Of the Interior
Department. has received a promotion
Roland L. Williams has been ap-
pointed n skilled helper in the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing.
Ralph Smithson, a machinist at the
navy yard, has returned to work after
an absence of two weeks. due to in
juries.
William L. Mattocks. OF the Gov
ernment Printing Once, has started
on his vacation.
John F. Burns has been reinstated
as plate printer in the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing.
August Pierson. of the Government
Printing Office. was married last week
TO Miss Louise c. Bonhage, Of Balti-
more.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
ARMY DRAFT COMING !.
EARLY in THE WEEK
Capsule System to Supplant Old
Wheel Drawing Plan.

The United States army draft will
be held the coming week. probably the
early part of the week.
The capsule system of drawing
capsules filed with numbered slips
! wiil be used instead Of the old wheel
| system.
These were the only two definite
facts known about the draft yester-
day as Secretary Baker was withhold
ing the exact date and other infor-
nation about II. 1t Is known that
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder has
I selected 20 men who will make the
drawings.
The system. as planned. will work
, this way:
Every man registered in the eleven
Washington exemption districts and
i the 4,C00-odd districts in the country
/ is being given a serial number by
the exemption boards. These numbers
will run from to the maximum num-
ber of registrants in the district.
Small paper slips numbered from
| the lowest TO the highest numeral,
/ folded up and incased in a gelatine
capsule, will be placed in container.
When the drawing takes place. the
| first numbers drawn will be flashed
to all exemption boards, and the men
| in each district will be compelled TO
| present themFclves to exemption
| boards in the order in which their
numbers appear in the list.
For instance, under this plan. 1t
would require the drawing Of only go
names to call out a million men In
the 1000 local districts. Since there
are some districts with thousands
registered and others with only hun
dreds there would be numbers drawn
which would have no corresponding
| serial number in some Of the registra-
! tion districts. so it Is likely that con-
! siderably more than the number
| needed will be drawn.
| One question, which Is not fully de-
cided which Is understood to have
been the chief reason for delaying an
| nouncement of the draft plans is
whether the first drawing should be
designed to furnish only enough men
for the first levy, or should be a
drawing OF the entire 100000 reg
istered
II the latter plan Is adopted, and
| the first drawing covers the entire
registered list. the numbers Of every
man registered will be listed in the
order in which it is drawn, and this
! list will stand for future levies by
| CONSUMPTION, the second draft to be-
| gin at the serial number in each dis
trict where the first draft ended.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Complete Change of Show Thursday
HOLY name SOCIETY
Will FOLLOW flag
Members Determine to Give Prac-
teal Proof of Loyalty.

At meetings held the past week at
Holy Trinity Hall the Holy Name So
ciety decided it would follow the MEM
bers of the Catholic faith in the
American army and navy to the
trenches and upon the seas during the
world war.
Speeches urging this action by the
society were made by the Rev. Igna-
titus Smith. moderator general Of the
Holy Name Society; the Rev. c. ;.
O'Hearn. of the Catholic University
and by a number of others.
Father Smith declared that records
in the war and navy departments
shower that nearly 40 per cent Of the
fighting forces of the United States
in the present war are Of the Roman
Catholic faith and he said he and
others had held satisfactory inter
views with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels looking to the placing Of rep
resentatives of the Holy Name So
ciety on all the fighting ships. This
statement was cheered.
The Rev. Edward Magrath spoke OF
the good that accrues to a man who
is a consistent Christian. The follow
ing was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Holy Name So.
ciety of Holy Trinity Church heartily
indorse the project started at general
headquarters New York. for the fos.
tering of Holy Name societies on the
ships Of the United States navy. espe-
cially during the present crisis con-
fronting the nation, realizing thai
such organizations will improve the
moral and the general efficiency Of the
men in every respect.
Resolved. That a copy of this reso'
luton be forwarded to the Honorable
Secretary OF the Navy and genera
headquarters in New York"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
DEMAND FOR MOTORS
BOOSTED BY ALLIES

The demand for American motor
trucks, pleasure automobiles and parts
in foreign countries. particularly
among the allied powers and the
Oceanic countries continues unabated.
According TO figures made public to-
day by the Department of Commerce
1,7A trucks, valued at sane. go. 6,725
pleasure cars, valued at S, ass, $50 and
parts, not including engines and tires.
to the value of s2,715,ee6, were shipped
abroad during May.
During the eleven months period
ended May, 1917, the number of trucks
exported was 14,T4o. valued at Ss9,-
374. SCI, together with 57.2oi pleasure
cars. valued at A2.SS5,7 ,731, and parts
valued at s24,5f7.s54.
With the exception of parts these
figures show substantial increases
over the exports for the same period
OF last year. Canada, the United
Kingdom and France were the largest
purchasers of American automobiles
during May.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Canning FACTORIES
SEEK MORE WORKERS
Call Issued to Washington Women
by Service League.

With the approval OF Food Admins
traitor Hoover stamped on their cam
paign. members of the National
League for women's Service have is
sued a call to Washington women.
who may be in a position to accept
temporary positions in Maryland can
neries, where a labor shortage threat
ems the waste OF vast quantities OF
fruits and vegetables.
Mrs Hugh L. Scott, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins and Miss Agnes Wilson,
members of the board of directors of
the National League for woman's
Service, last night sent out an appeal
for volunteers to go to the canneries
In groups Of ten, under leaders from
the league.
The work in the canneries will begin
about July 10, and will all be paid for
at the usual wage rates. Most of the
women will be wanted to Skin toma-
toes"
The work will probably last about
two months. Plans for comfortable
quarters for the housing of the women
is being arranged by the Food Reserve
Corps. Emphasis is put on the state
ment that the work is a definite pa
triotic service.
The output of the canning factories
Of the country will go to the Govern
ment, to help feed soldiers and sailors,
or to our allies.
Farmers throughout the country
have been urged to produce greater
crops. and having responded with
much larger acreages. thousands of
women will be needed, II all of this
food Is to be conserved" the appeal
Of the league adds. The volunteer
workers are to wear service uniforms
with ''F. r. c." on the sleeves.
Women who wish to enlist under
the direction OF group leader,
should apply at the offices of the
league, in the Southern Building.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
OUTING IS PLANNED
BY commerce BODY
Business Will Spend Day in Pleas
ure at Chesapeake.


Announcement was made at the
Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
yesterday afternoon that committee
men in charge are speedily whipping
into shape plans for their annual out
ing to Chesapeake Beach to be held
July III
Numerous members of Congress
have expressed q desire to accom-
pany the business men on the outing.
1t is now probable that the party will
parade to the junction. headed by q
band.
. Thomas Grant, secretary, announces
that those members who drive Their
autos can do SO as a watchman has
been secured to guard the cars OF
members while at the beach.
Mr.. Metzerott, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, has named the fol
lowing additional committee.
Subcommittee on invitations-A.
Leftwich Sinclair. James T. Lloyd,
Claude N. Bennett, C. c. Calhoun.
N. l.. Burchell, Fredk. Cochran, James
P. Coon. George s. .DeNeaie, Mark
Dobrin. ]. B. Earnshaw, Philip T.
Hall. DR.. T. v. Hammond. Alex. T.
Hensey, James II. johnson, Richard
L. Lamb. j. L. Leverton, Robert E.
Mann, R. H. McNeill. DR.. Clarence J.
Owens, w. A. Wimsatt. ]. Edward
Chapman, Dean Caldwell.
Subcommittee on athletics-Isaac r.
Hit. Phil King. John c. w. Beall
s. D. Bronson. M. Z. Buckley, George
II. Chandlee, r. B. Dickey. George e.
Gertman. John l.. Hoffman, Samuel
Hanlein, ]. d. Kaufman. ]. Leo Kolb.
Harold II. Levi, Morton ]. Luchs.
Clarence F. Norment, jr., Louis oten-
berg. John H. Rupert, Frederick
Schwab, Frederick A. Schultz. John r.
Shields. Albert e. Steinem, z. L.
Tucker. F. Baker Weaver. H. E..
Barrett.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
YOUNG COUPLE We'd
ON SECOND ATTEMPT
Mr.. and Mrs. Pons Outwit Watchful
Parents; Are Forgiven.

young Love Triumphant" might
fittingly be the title OF little episode
just enacted by l6-ycar-old May Han
cock and lS-year-old Ernest E. Pon&
OF this city.
Two weeks ago MAY and Ernest re-
solved TO marry. They concluded each
moment they remained apart was
wasted Accordingly, in the twilight
OF a summer evening, they stole away
to Rockville.
Their parents, however. caught the
pair at Rockville before they could
be married.
Undsunted by this capture. the cou-
pie on the Fourth OF July again
eloped TO Ellicott City, Nd. Here they
were refused a license without the
consent Of their parents. In despera-
tion, they telegraphed for the needed
consent Il was dispatched.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pons will receive their
friends at 3125 Fifteenth street. where
they are living with his mother.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Sufs Plan Congress
Drive" Next December

The National American Woman
Suffrage Association announced yes
terday that its regular annual conven-
ton will be held in Washington In
December. about the time Congress
convenes. 1t is expected by outrage
leaders that the federal woman suf-
frage amendment will be passed by
the present Congress, and the asso-
citation is planning to mass its forces
here at the opening for the finishing
drive. The convention will represent
100000 women, of State and local suf-
frage leagues all over the country.
and the number Of delegates will be
about loo.
Plans for the convention will be out
lined tomorrow, at national suffrage
headquarters, 1925 Rhode Island ave-
nue., when suffrage workers will con-
fer with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president and Miss Mary Hay, Of New
York, national chairman of conven-
tion arrangements.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
MISS MILLHOLLAND
sings TO PICKETS
Stuff Prisoners at District Jail Tired
but Still Defiant.

Miss Vida Millholland furnished the
entertainment yesterday for the ele-
ven militant suffragists, who spent the
first full "a hours of a three-day
sentence for White House picketing.
The New York militant has a well
trained lyric soprano voice and she
came out of her cell to the corridor
in the afternoon and sany. ''Tne
Broken Picture" Comm Through
! the Rye" and a group Of Swedish
folk songs.
All the prisoners crowded to the
brought rounds of applause and was
repeated by special request at the
evening session which the "suffs"
held in the Jail corridors.
This morning shortly after o'clock
the women will be released and go
to Cameron House for what will evil
IDENTIFY be a welcome breakfast.
Most Of the women suffered from
the weather and the confinement
keenly and they looked tired and
worn to the officials from Cameron
House who called to cheer them dur
ing the day.
Each woman was permitted to see
one visitor and all declared that their
spirit has not been broken by the
confinement and they are convinced
they are pursuing the right course in
picketins.
Mrs. Frederick c. Howe, wife Of the
immigration commissioner. of New
York, will be toastmistress and ac-
cording to announcements made last
night 100 suffragists from New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore will well
come the released prisoners.
DR.. Cora Smith Grant, of the State
OF Washington, congressional chair
man of the National Council Of
Women Voters will be the star orator.
Although the police authorities are
saying nothing for publication, quietly
they admit that they believe the
threat of Judge Mulowny to inflict
the maximum penalty of 90 days for
the next offenses will have a good
effect.
No change has been made In the
picketing plans of the National Wom-
ans party which call for one picket
ing day a week, although the date Of
the attempt will not be made public.