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The Washington herald., 1917-12-04

already assured of this entire amount Is but part
of the successful issue of the campaign. The big
idea" is that they going to put old Georgetown
on the map" They are starting building boom
which will improve the architectural panorama of that
western gateway to the National Capital The start
has been energetically made under trained guidance
and the Old Georgetown spirit will carry it through.
In itself the school building campaign of Holy
Trinity parish is than parish affair. This was
emphasized by w. Gwynn Gardiner, the District Com
missioner, when he pointed out that matter what
sum of money Congress appropriated for the Dis
trct schools the District officials will not be able to
house all the children account of the rapid growth
of the National Capital the population of which has
increased 10000 in few months The building of these
schools in Georgetown, therefore, is big patriotic
deed providing for the children who will be citizens
of tomorrow the educational advantages which the
District officials admit they would otherwise be TN
able to afford these children.
Rev. E. del. Mcdonnell, S. J., the pastor, has
said that these schools will be free for children of
that parish free tuition, free textbooks.
There is historic and sentimental interest in Old
Georgetown The people of the National Capital all
look westward towards Georgetown for its traditions,
and the youth has always looked westward as to
land of promise, the eyes of the residents OF
Washington are again turned today towards George
town, with its promises of big community develop
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
SAMMY SCRAPBOOKS
BRIGHTEN HIS DAYS
Serial Stories. Picture,. Jokes and
Poems Nav Be Saved for Him.

With the Immense aD.o ant OF work
now being accomplished ny relief or
Ganizatious all over the country for
American soldiers and sailors. il did
seem as though every item for their
comfort or entertainment was in the
hands OF some indefatigable worker.
hut i remained for Miss Gertrude
McCov. Of New York. 10 evolve not
only something absolutely new. but
something inexpensive.
This is tho Sammy Scraphook.
II NAV be made at home and proves
enterta ming as well 10 the maker.
Miss Mccoy calls them ''reconstruc-
tion scrapbooks."
They are for the hospitals" she
explains. Hospitals arc IN reality
places o. reconstruction. Tho maxi
ings OF tho scrapbook viii come from
the newspapers and magazines. There
are stories by well-known authors;
these are kept from day 10 day. or
week 10 week, until the story is com
plete, then pasted carefully into the
scrsHbook. thus providing story for
which one would pay N-A
zone complete story goes into
scrapbook, the remainder Of %" 81 ace
being used for pictures. cartoons,
Jokes. poems, all selections 10 Toe
made as though you we're making the
scrapbooks for your own sweetheart.
son. father. husband or brother"
Plenty Of such Sriaphooks would
brighten Sammy's hours over there.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
The Dedicated.
The Fathers.

ne FdTHefS.
We the forehanded far-seeng and thrifty
Fathers we, working with sinew and BRAIN
We who have fashioned hundreds from fifty
Toiled till in thousands counted our gain
We turn from measure
OF tribute and treasure,
And on the high heads of the sons who are ours
We lay tense hands with the prayer that all powers
We e'er craved possessed
In their proud hearts may rest
When duty shall call them to face the last test.
The Mothers
We, the intense, sacrifcial devoted,
Mothers We working with faith hope, and heart
We who have planned and have feared and have dotcd
Trumphed fore all men and trembled apart
We turn from measure
Of quiet hours leisure
And OIL the bowed heads of the sons we have borne
Lay hands that frm though our hearts be fororn,
As we pray that Gods grace,
And the pride of our race
May temper their souls when the last they face
The Sons
We, the mpctrous, hasty, and daring,
Sons we. OF parents grown for our sakes;
Each one full eager to taste of life's faring,
Now answers the bugle and pulls up his stakes
We turn from our measure
OF youths light and pleasure
10 see IN the eyes of the parents who bore
Earths pride in manhood and hear the far chorus
OF those yet unborn
In that freedoms morn
That leapt from swords DER world battle-torn
herman Montague Donner, in the N. Y. Times.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
A Practical Suitor.

The Mitchell family consisted of five girls, all Of
them beautiful with the exception of Mabel, the eldest,
who easily made up in capabity and good what
she lacked in looks, says Harpers Magazine
A worthy young a frequent caller at their
home. but seemed unable to decide which he wished
to marry.
Mabel, however, had ideas of her own, and one
evening when he called she appeared with arms bare
to the elbow, her hands white with flour. "Oh, YOU
must excuse my appearance, Mr. White, she exclaimed.
Il baked pies and cake and bread in the kitchen all
morning, and the cook i'll, l prepared dinner
aferward"
The young man deeply impressed. After a
moments thought he said
Mabel there is question l wish to ask you and
on your answer will depend much of my fe's happ-
ness.
"Yes?" she murmured
Mabel" said he, i'll deep, earnest voice, 81 am
about to propose to your sister Grace. Will you make
your home with us"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
A Little Coordination, Please.

lew lays ago the administrator OF priority. Judge
Robert l. Lovctt suggested to the nterurban electric
lines that they should increase their service and take
little OF the shorthaul passenger traffic burden from
the steam lines, so as to relieve extent the
freight congestion on the latter.
Yesterday Fuel Administrator Garfield suggested
these same electric lines that they down their
service as lar possible, so to decrease the
,mption OF coal for running the power houses, and
thus leave more fuel for the people.
1t is ridiculous that cross-purposes should be
rgaied in this fashion Both acting within
;her authority and jurisdiction. Neither doubtless,
lad knowledge Of the others purpose. If they did
they ought to resort consultation and compromise
before committing blunder of this sort.
Where is the court OF last resort in disagree
ment OF this sort 1t should be in the superior
war council, which should he vested with than
appellate jurisdiction 1t is too small matter to be
taken to the White House Lack OF teamwork in
matter like this does not increase confidence in the
efficiency Of the management. II helps to create
trouble home and speeds their way dozens OF
German propagandist lies dealing with matters of this
sort
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
Her Terrible Loss.

The Kaiser's man, Chancellor Ilertlng wants this
kind of a peace:
Not a self-denal peace. not peace of conquest
but peace which contains the guarantee of per-
manence and of competition between the European
nations in the service of kultur and humanity the
basis OF mutual respect and mutual confidence
That any part of German autocracy can even think
such a peace possible shows that Germany does not
yet understand the and its irremediable effects
Mutual respect and confidence not matters
which nations can sit down and make bargains. The
human brains do not exist which can restore Ger
manys loss in respect and confidence of the nations
Tor respect and confidence neither he forced
secured by bargain Germany is in a class with the
notoriously bad hotel, bad woman, bad dog, bad
actor, and all the sacrifice she might be willing to
make the peace table lift her of it. Alas
at the height of her power, culture, progress and in
iuence for good, Germany has branded herself with
the barbarism reachery, ferocity and veness of the
Hun, and Hun she will remain long after peace dawns
upon civilization that she has brually ravshed and
betrayed.
Peace may give Germany much. 1t will not be abb,
to give her the respect and confidence OF other peo-
pies
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and temporarily result in the increase
in prices of the same articles to home
consumers, these associations ought
not to be permitted to so conduct
their affairs as to artifcially or in
tentionally and unduly enhance prices
Of the commodities in which they are
dealing to the home consumer"
This illustration is then brought
home. which by its nature. shows the
legislation to be Of great Importance.
The committee says:
while the large packers, in order
to get their full share of the foreign
trade. ought to be permitted to form
associations for the purpose OF buying
meat products and selling them
abroad, they ought not to be allowed
to so conduct this branch Of their
business as to increase the prices at
home more than would naturally re-
suit from the export trade They
ought not to be permitted to buy
ostensibly for this trade and then use
their stock for the purpose Of depress-
ing prices to the point Of running home
competitors and then raise the prices
to all consumers. and thereby secure
a monopoly. Hence this last restric-
tion."
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
"All The Russias."

There no longer exists Russia in the singular. 1t
i doubtful if there exists any Russia ALL In few
more weeks perhaps the world will be witnessing
ramshackle group of provinces under the TITLE THE
Russas and watching the process of disintegration
with the interest OF physician in pathologic demon
,tration.
Finland is breaking away from Russia proper the
Ukraine or Little Russia" has declared its autonomy;
Caucasia has socialist parliament that has repudiated
the Lenne Trotzky regime and transCaucas is auton
omous; Siberia is alternately reported to be attempt
ing the establishment of republic and the restoration
of the Carbon: the eight COssack states have
recognized the Bolshevki Even Turkestan is break
ing away from the makeshift central government
The breakup of the nation is easy process
There is nothing stop it. The instinct to local SELF
government particularly strong in a people like the
Russians who individuaisc, gaining day by day
The people have learned that no penalty attaches to
their defiance of Petrograd The Ukranian parla-
ment ordered the disbandng of their divisions at the
front before Bolshevik control established at
Petrograd There have been numerous instances where
the Zensvos in certain sections persuaded their troops
to leave the front without consulting the Petrograd
authorities. A few more months of this progressive
anarchy and disintegration and power short of
miracle weld Russia into nation again. Not that
the Slavic community of interest will be lost The Rus
SLAMS will never forget that they Russians. Mos
COW will always remain their sacred city But their
central government is all but thing of the past
Even if Lenine and Trotzky unhorsed to-
morrow, the process of decay would not be halted
But when the substantial elements of the Russian people
oust these imposters we may least hope that the
reyusion against the present Vaccinations with Ger
many will that the Eastern front will still be held
in force. The local government OF Russia will always
find central establishment at Petrograd Moscow
necessary in order deal with the world They will
also find that rcpudiaon of the will be repudi
atom OF whatever place the Russian has in the world.
For this reason the framework OF a central govern
rlcut VIII he necessary, matter how little authority
is given it.
Perhaps this growth of local autonomy in Russia
i the easiest way TO get rid OF the Bolshevk. In
uhicn case its progress is devoutly to be wished
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
SUNDAY CAMPAIGN
FUND grows FAST
Subscriptions TO Pay Cost Of Meet
ing Pour In.

OF the 5000 guarantee fund and
$1,000 cash subscriptions required by
the Sunday campaign 10 meet eN-
penses incident TO the btz revival to
be held here. about So % in pledges
and $1,000 cash have thus far been
received according 10 a report read
last night by Byron s. Adams. chair
man Of the finance committee of the
Sunday campaign, TO a meeting u
church representatives al the Y. NJ
C. A.
This makes Il necessary TO rai.e
s. Co additional in pledges for the
guarantee fund and 500 cash SUBJ
scriptiOns in order 20 insure the COM
rlete success OF The SunGay campaign.
Contributions are asked from all IN
syn1a thy with the movement ire
spective Of any religious denor-i.a-
tons or church affiliations. as II is
thought mary would subscribe who
are not church members in order TO
help the cause along. the noted
EVANGELIST having many local admir-
ers who do not belong to any church.
When the guarantee fund OF s51"sl
is completed, the banks have signi1ed
willingness 10 advance S55.Qst ,t>l
on these pledges, which are 10 he r.
deemed from the proceeds Of the con
tributions received at the SUNDAY
meetings here, according to the STATE
rnent OF Mr.. Adams last night This
sum, with the sl5,o10 cash subscrir-
tons needed now. Will make Up tnA
5000 required TO meet all expenses -
the Sunday campaign.
Checks NAV be sent 70 John .. T,a''s
treasurer, 5o1 Washington Loan and
Trust building.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
Boosting" Old Georgetown.

1t is peculiarly fitting that in the old parish hall of
Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, which was the
original structure of the first house of worship erected
IN the District Of Columbia, has been to work the
dynamo OF energy which promises to develop a pow
erful community spirit in Old Georgetown bigger"
better, buster, more beautiful"
This dynamo is an organization of $50 of the most
active members of the parish, many of whom are
leaders in the business and professional life of the
Capital who have set out to raise $4,000 for new
group OF parish school buildings in Today drive"
That they have made a wonderful start and are
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
Want Publicity.

The members who assembled yes
tcrday to open the regular session
of Congress are not disgruntled. nor
are they complaining about the war.
They only want information on
it-and they get the incentive for
asking for it from their people back
home. They believe that. rather
foolishly. many things have been
kept from them which. they may
we'll know. Inasmuch as they have
to pay the bills-and they are not
objecting to that, either. be it re-
membered-they believe they
should be given much more infor-
nation than they have had up to
this time.
They have only one way to make
this known at the national capital
That is through their representa-
tives here. the members of Con-
gress.
Whatever the members do here.
it may be put down then, will be
largely inspired by what the folks
back home want It would be well
to bear this in mind during the
session. Affairs on the hill may be
better understood II this can be
borne in mind.
THE OBSERVER
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
Saved! Saved!
nent.

Now is the winter of discomfort made glori-
Gus by the son-of-a-gun who runs Vogue, and
who springs upon war tax gloom the solution Of
How to live $4,000 year"
Oppressed by prospects of having to pay something
in taxation he takes his $4,000 in hand and says,
We must spend less" This cutting off the
frls and feathers of social sploshng. Being small
family with only $4,000 income and living in four
fve-story brownsone 'front.' says Vogue, are first
economic by reducing force of eight servants,
furnace and chauffeur. Our meals are to be cut
to three four perfectly chosen" meals per day.
Not more than two of the children receive private
instruction There will not be enough for box at
the opera, for and personal maid for each
woman in the family. And 50
This plan of economy on S35yooo per year is per-
fectly lovely, far it goes, and powerful lot of
gratitude is due the Vogue brains for thinking it out
1t may be suggested however, additional economi-
cal measure that grandmamas false teeth be hid that
she'll be confined to the inexpensive spoon
vctuals and that father be required to his
boots, thus obviating the pay of one valet
Alas families with than two children will be
in a fix that seems unavoidable. The alternative seems
to be to drown the surplus let it grow up idotic
1t surely requires skill and discretion to pare down
$4,000 per year and not suffer dreadfully.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
No Member Would Do 1t.

Fear was expressed in some quar-
ters, last night. that II the President
makes no recommendation in his mes
sage today for a war declaration
against Austria, members would in
troduce such legislation themselves,
and insist upon pushing it at once for
action.
There need be no fear on this ground,
according TO the best informed men,
bers Of Congress. The handling of the
gigantic questions of the war is so
completely in the Presidents hands
that no member of even moderate
sagacity would endeavor to take such
a step. helged about. as he would nat
urally be, with dense ignorance Of
real conditions.
The members will await Presidential
recommendation before doing any
thing. The precedent was set so clear
ly in the case of Germany that We
may look for it to be rigidly followed
in the case of her unwilling ally, Aus
tria-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrfck Bangs.
THE FLYING START.

THE FLYING START.
II J were asked what 1t were best
That every mortal man should
know.
No Ology would be the test
To prove his fitness high or low.
I'd simply tell him TO put by
His sciences upon the shelf,
And cast a penetrating eye
First OF all things upon HIMSELF
That understood. mind. soul. and
heart,
VIII give US all flying start
tCopyrisht, isiTl
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
$4,000 Fire in New York University

New York, Dec. S-Damage of about
y 900 was done last night 10 the build
ng Of the New York University at
University Place and Washington
by a fire that started in the
engine room. The fire spread to the ele-
vator shift and ran through to the
roof. Stock Of the American Book
Company in . subcellar was damaged
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
Pittsburgh School Board
Puts Ban on Hun Books

Pittsburgh. Pa. Dec. S.-The hoard
Of public education here has dis
covered that German propaganda has
been spread through the Piitshursh
schools for years through tho Ger
man text 'ooks used in teaching the
German language in the high schools.
As a result OF this discovery. the
board at its meeting has ordered
1850 worth Of such books removed
forthwith from the schools.
Superintendent Davidson said to-
day that n number Of these text
books praise the Kaiser and the
German government, and in other
ways spread propaganda that
created favorable impressions of
Germany.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
ProhibitIon In District.


Prohibition in the District was re-
fcrred TO at leagth. and gratifica-
tion felt by the officers and dele
sales Of the union at meeting in
a dry National Capital was express
ed. Miss Gordon also referred TO
the fshts in the various States and
Territories which have been made
dry during the last year. and gave
credit to workers in each for their
efforts toward that end.
While regretting that the Sixty
fourth Congress did not so further
than IL did in the making OF prohf-
bition laws. Miss Gordon said the rec
ord OF that Congress on the temper
ance question had never been matched
by any preceding Congress. The de-
cision Of the supreme Court OF the
United States on the Webb KENYON
hill was referred TO with satisfac-
ton. and the adoption by Congress
of the bone-dry anti-shippinr amend
nlent to the rostoffice appropriation
bill.
The annual report OF Mrs Margaret
c. Munns, OF Evanston. Ill, showed
the financial condition OF the national
union to be as follows:
Resources: National Headquarters.
5000; literature building. $4,000; liter
ature stock. S2e.S5iee: furniture and
fixtures. sG.l6926: L. S. Y. c. subscrip-
ton list junion publicationl. $500: in
vestmen'S, bonds. s53.365.4i: time de-
posits. Sl5.15H: cash, sli.Sll.sS. Total.
SlS5. .S5o7'
Liabilities: Request fund. SIS. eei ~;
memorial fund, S7.4sl.as: campaign
fund. $i,as505: national balance. sos
5e294: surplus. s5s.o37.Ss: total. $685.
5507I.
Personnel Of Committees.
Committees were announced as fol-
lows:
Credentials: Mrs. Frances p. Parks,
Evanston. Ill, chairman: Miss Epha
Marshall, Illinois; Mrs. Lillian Shep-
herd, Virginia; Miss Mary Dobbs,
Kansas: Mrs. Anna Wheeler, Ken
tucky: Mrs Blanche Pickering, West
Virginia; Mrs. E. S. Henry, Wash
ington. n. c.
Publications: Mrs. II. Mohler. West
Virginia. chairman; Mrs. Margaret B.
Platt, Illinois: Mrs. De Silva, New
York; Miss Francis. Rhode Island;
Miss Rebecca Greist, PENNSYLVANIA
Mrs. Rushing, Wisconsin.
Courtesies: Mrs. Ella A. Boole, New
York. chairman; Mrs. Emma S. Shell
ton, Washington, d. c.; Mrs. Ella
Hoover Thacher. Washington. d. c.
Official papers: For the Union
Signal: Miss L. Brigham. Mas
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04

"Our faithful allies to whom have been drawn
said Chancellor Hertng. It's enough to make
the crowned heads of Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria
smoker with glee. The Kaiser "drawn" Ho no!
hee! Somebody hold us!
The Washington herald., 1917-12-04

New York, Dec. 3.-NOw should Il be
troubles on troubles alre ady yet. 1t
should bring forth Gen. Byng. and the
Hoboken water front is dispossessed
and maybe Max and Gus will have to
close their bars and Jerusalem should
topple itself. and nov quick comes
news that Manhattan should be an
noyed by a strike OF delicatessen
clerks.
Right from William Karlin. attorney
for the Delicatessen Clerks Union, has
come that news that unless quick re-
lief comes to the clerks all kinds Of
pickles Will be tied up-salt pickles,
vinegar pickles. sweet pickles. dill
pickles. and bologna will be tied up
and frankfurters. gefilte nsch. sauer-
kraut-Gott.-limburg kartoffel sal
at.
Everything will be tied up-cheese
and crackers, canned salmon, jellies
of the calf's feet. liveTs Of the geese.
kippered to death herring, fresh from
the hambone ham. crisp and finely
sliced-Ach, Lieber Gott.
Geese, Pray cease, Mr.. Karlin.
cease! shieked lady reporter bile
TO stand more, who was in the fore
'ANhh VI =" llAf ldA''l lill'l \ NV fIS WHO
had Numbered down 10 the Offices of
the delicatessen clerks counsel at the
first hint of this newest threat of
frightfulness.
And why, Mr. Karlin, or why
should any one want 20 strike who
follows so heavenly q vocation as
pickle clerk in a dellcatessen?" put in
another
But nevertheless the clerks are sui
len and they want a wage scale Of
s25 week for dealing out the nom
skid frankfurters and the death deal
ing dills. Any dill pickle is liable to
burst right in their hand at any mo-
ment.
show. (Voice-important If truel Well,
anyway. it is big event in my life.
After a dreary round of problem plays.
sick comedies and musical melanges-
the burlesque is like a tonic. I never
fail to fall out of my chair laughing.
This year the skit that tickled me
most was young man with a sad
lace who came ont in eve ming clothes
and began to sing what started of like
one of those heart songs of the hearth
and home.
As nearly as I can remember the
words were:
Home and to their mother
Two working men did come
Weary with their honest toll
And lighted up with rum.
Supper was not ready:
One aimed brutal blow.
When their little sister STAYED them.
Saying: Brothers, don't do so"
Chorus.
Don't swat your mother, boys. Just
cause she's old,
Don't mon the floor with her face
Think how her love is 4 treasure of
gold. etc, etc.
There are all kinds of jokers in the
world. On a tombstone i'm Westches-
ter County some wag hung patriotic
sign which read: Wake up! Your
country needs you"
Cocaine" a gripping and ferocious
curtain raiser provided a thrill for
blase theater Soers this week. Not
since Clyde Fitch's THE City" has
there been such futter among the
audience. Three tainted and several
others rushed out for air. IT was
particularly interesting to the Broad
way contingent on account of its for
hidden fruit. Somehow New Workers
take to these little thrillers that deal
with the underworld of Broadway.
Any man who can ring the bell with
one can ride to work in his limousine
ever after,