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The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
FOREIGN-BORN LOYAL,
COMMERCE BODY VOWS
Chamber Resents Imputations Against
Teuton Extraction Citizens.

injustice to some Of our stanchest,
most loyal and most patriotic citizens by
the circulation of derogatory runors at
tacking their character and reputation
merely because they are of German par
entage or foreign BIRTH" reads a resolu-
ton passed unanimously yesterday aft
ernoon at special meeting of the board
of directors of the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce, "is cruel and unwarranted.
The Washington Chamber Of Com
merce, the resolution continues, "ex-
presses the heartiest and warmest con-
fidenceS In the loyalty and integrity OF
the American citizens Of German extrac.
ton. who have always manifested the
greatest interest in the welfare OF the
National Capital and whose sincerity
patriotism and public interest has been
firmly established in the belief Of all hon
est citizens Of the National Capital.
statements herein expressed are not
intended to reflect upon, or disapprove.
the vigorous and loyal efforts OF the sew
eral Federal agencies in their investiga-
tions In support OF our government In its
iaudable endeavors to purge the popula-
tion or our country Of all disloyal indi-
viduals and undertakings wherever they
may be found"
A. l.. Sinclair. president Of the cham
Der, appointed a committee Of three, z.
Z. Graham. Joseph Berberich and Henry
1. Onterdinger. to present to Secretary
OF War Baker a statement Of their prin-
ciples affirming their complete loyalty In
the present crisis as adopted at q meet
ing on March 13.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
BALLOON CASE UP AGAIN.

Justice Gould of the District Supreme
Court issued rule on ]. Wilmer Latimer.
judge Of the Juvenile Court, yesterday to
show cause why a writ of prohibition
should not issue to prevent him from
proceeding further IN connection with
the case of James Hunter. tr., the 15-
year-old boy sentenced to the reform
school on a charge of having punctured
toy balloon belonging to a street ped
dler during the G. A. r. reunion. Hunter
is now on probation. Attorney NJ E.
O'Brien claims in the petition that the
Juvenile Court is about to revoke the
parole and that on March 16 testimony
was heard concerning the case in abence
of young Hunter and over the protest of
his couisel,
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
SEEKS WRIT AGAINST JUDGE.

A petition for writ Of mandamus tc
compel Walter 7, Mccoy. Associate JUS
sign bill of exceptions. was filed in the
Court of Appeals yesterday by C. B.
Hight through his attorney. Daniel Thew
Wright. The petition is In connection
with an appeal which Mr.. Hight seeks
to prosecute, in a case brought by the
Richmond Park Improvement Company
against him and decided in favor of the
plaintfn in the lower court.
Justice Mccoy filed a memorandum
opinion, declaring his refusal to sign was
based on his view that the bill of ex-
ceptions rendered on behalf of the de-
fendant does not comport with the rules
of the Appellate Court.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
NOT AFRAID OF q. s,

Amsterdam, March 27.-Germany is not
worried over the military help that the
United States can give the allies, &C.
cording to an interview given by Gen.
Won Stein, Prussian war minister, tc
the Berlin correspondent of the Buda-
pest newspaper Az Est.
In the interview a copy OF which was
received here today, Gen. Won Stein says
that the American navy may send q,
fleet to help England. but that it would
be some time before a continental army
could be raised
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
WOMAN LINGUJST HELD

La Crosse, Wis, March 27.-Mrs. Paul
Inc Allemand. aged 80, a woman possessed
of unusual Intellectual attainments, and
who speaks five languages, and her son.
are under arrest at Black River Falls
on a charge Of larceny, following the
discovery of cement and building paper
alleged to have been taken from a neigh
boris house on her premises.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
ENDows PATRIOTISM CHAIR

New York. March H.-Mayor William
Hale Thompson, Of Chicago, has given
$1,000 for the endowment of a chair for
the teaching Of American patriotism al
the Lincoln Memorial University, at
nouncement was made today at ar
annual meeting and luncheon of the Uni
versity Endowment Association.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
RADIO AT . s. DISPOSAL

New York. March N.-The Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company of Amer
lea announces in its annual report. made
public yesterday, 1t has placed It's entire
organization and personnel Including its
high power ard coastal stations, at the
4ssalcssd Of the government for use in
any emergency.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie Kear-
ney. who died at her home in Riverdale
Md. on Monday will be held tomorrow
at two o'clock from her residence in
Riverdale.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28

Funeral services for Mrs. George Hay
Brown, who died at Yuma, Ariz.. on
Tuesday. will be held from the residence
of her daughter. Mrs. Daniel W. Prem
tiss, 1913 NJ street northwest. this after
noon at two o'clock. Interment will be
in Congressional Cemetery
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28

Funeral services for Col Charles Chile
Long, who died at his home at Virginia
Beach on Saturday, will be held today at
Gawler's Chapel. 1870 Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest. Interment will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

DIR. NJ ,. BLUME, The Anagesio
Dentist In the Arcade, Room 81,
Hours a M to 9 p. m Phone
soss-s. B 10 dss
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
LADIES CUSTOM TAILOR.

GORDON, Ladies and mems tailor.
Ladies suits to order. Also clean
ing, pressing. dyeins. repairing. $50
Lane. u 8 d
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
FOOT sPEu1A1lsr

DIR MANSFIELD. FOOT SPECIAL.
IST, 11o7 Main St.. over Dillon's.
cures bunions. callouses pared, SO
cents. still practice the famous
Mansfield Method which cures. Open
afternoons and Sundays. DIS as
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
BAKERY

MULLLGAN'S BAKERY-The best In
everything in the art of baking.
594 Harral Ave. Tel. Barnum 1921.
D IS all"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

kAPLAN AND MAGILNICK BROS.
shop 244 Center st. Decora ting,
paDerhanging, painting of all kinds.
Office 119 Capital Ave. Poi all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
AUTO ACCESSORIES

TIRES AKA straight side. good
shape $40; Id in Stromberg car
buretor, splitdorf magnetic IS.
Gunner. 220 Connecticut Ave.
Ia sr r 20 s1
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

ASK YOUR GROCER for Eisenman's
Bread and cakes for sale by all
leading grOcers. Bakery CAT Penn
broke street. Bridgeport.
r CD aIls
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

STORAGE, new detached private
house, now ready for furniture, etc.
Clean separate rooms. Osterhout.
30 HOLSTER Ave., Barnum 6016--2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

WINDOW SHADES OF every descrip-
tion- Estimates cheerfully given.
Neuss & rvsughn. Corner Broadsan4
state StreefA
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

DIR. ALICE L. FITCH, specialists, 40
State corner CORTLAND ST. Office
hours to p. m. and by appoint
ment, 10 stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

TELEPHONE NOBLE 1856 for Taxi.
day and night service. city limits.
one passenger soc. each additional
16c. Different makes of five and
nsvSn psssenSer automobiles used
In eur service at reasonable rates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

Il, III. LEOPOLD IL now located in his
fine new store. 14Y3 Main st oppo-
site Armory. Bicycles. Edison
Cylinder Photographs and recoroA
Repairing OF every description.
b ]? ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
AUTO BODIES

VIE HAVE . large stock Of open and
closed Ford delivery bodies Cor
Ford ears ready to mount on chas-
ID. Metropolitan Auto q Carriags
Co.. 4s4 GRAND st.. Phone. Barnum
r ~ an.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
AUTO REPAIRING

AUTO REPAIRING OF every descrip-
don No job too difficult. Mag
neto and bearing. work specially.
Expert Motor Car Repair Co.. a:A
Charles st.. Barnum 1919.
= ~ sile
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

GOOD POSITIONS for competent and
well recommended hoUsemaids for
private families only. -Berg's EN-
ployment Agency. SIS State st. Bar.
mum $3.50.
r "a ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06

AUTOMOBILE supplies, sires. vulca-
nizins and battery charging. Com
piete stock OF Ford specialties and
parts. Selected limo Of factory Sec
onds in leading and makes tires.
Ashmore Auto supply Co., 6a
Sterling Street
@ II ale
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
One Common Purpose.

With all Difference TO Mr.. Roose-
Volt, who In Ills most stirring 1mnod is
still q commanding figure In the ma
tonal foreground II must be said that
the president has disposed of his pro
posal 10 form an eXpeditionary mill
tary force. apart from the general
army scheme Of the government. in
the most reasonable way. Our MILL
tary operations must be kept in charge
OF military men. The general staff Of
the war department and other expc-
rienced soldiers who are advisers o.
the president have strongly opposed
the recognition of a sepa rate volunteer
force at this time because It would
inevitably interfere with the develop
ment of the plans for the formation
Of n great army. Those plans involve
a radical denartare- frerrf-c,1rr- ira At
tions We have always recognized
theoretically the principle Of universal
obligation, but have never until now
appreciated the necessity Of universal
compulsory service when the safety
Of the democracy is theatened But
the realization. having come at length
to all the people, the principle OF uni
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
Furnishing the Newspapers.

Representative Sloan. of Nebraska
a member OF the ways and means
committee, used the right word when,
in announcing his opposition to thai
section OF the war revenue bill "hch
imposes killing postal charges apol
newspapers and magazines, ne SAID
no would not support "a punitive eX-
pedit!on against these publications.
A punitive expedition 1t Is, and II
had its origin In spirit hostlte 70
the press not unlike that which IN
spired the censorship bill as orig mai
" drawn IN the department or 1uS-
ice Taxation is one thing, bur con
nscation IS another. Newspaper
have entered no protest against taxa
ton. although, like other businessmen
terprises, they are heavily burdened
but II they are 20 pay taxes their In
duptrv must not be destroyed. A
government which taxes with one
hand and Stays with the other is de-
feating its own ends.
In spite of all that Is said OF cen
sorships, reasonable and unreasonable
this war cannot be carried on with
out newspa pers Intelligent officials
in Washington recognize the fact and
have no hesitation in summoning tc
their assistance power which never
yet has failed OF generous response
Why should anybody in the depart
ments or IN congress be allowed ma
liciouslv and vengefully to bankrupt
an institution without which armies
navies and loans will be sought IL
vain New York World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
1he Ranks of the Allies

This is indeed war between poly
glot beiliEerents. Japanese rortu-
guese. Russian, Belgian ard British
troops re fighting in France alongside
OF the French. In Macedonia the en-
fente forces comprise French British.
Italians, Serbs, Montenegrius, Al
banians and Greeks. possibly some
Russians. In Italy. 1t Is now report
ed, British artillerists are at work
With tho troops hammering their way
to Trieste. American troops will soon
ne In France. TO Join the already
mixed ranks OF the allies 1t is in
deed world war against the Teutonic
alliance of Germans, Austrsans. Hun
garians, Bulgarians and Turks
Washington Star
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

The appearance Of the first tVpe of
summer over some Of the North Cen
trail states. causing maximum tenn
1eratures between so degrees and 90
degrees in portions Of the Northwest.
promises an early and general improve
rnent OF the crop season
While fl is TO he expected that re-
action TO lower TEN peratures may oe-
cur several times before the SUNNI er
soistice, q return of severe frosts
meantime, even In Northern sections.
is improbable. The sun will in a few
days radiate az much heat over the
country az It does in midsummer It
is true that in Juno the soft Is subject
TO greater chilling in the nights than
Il Is in July. hut the nocturnal tenn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
EVERY MAN IN HIS PLACE.

die Ainsmth would be batted oil over
tho lot n he pitched and walter
7r,rv,sor oars.,,+ AMI r-aatn Fngter
80
~ 1'8'e'' n.y. - : ''''
very near "a 9oRe at "Fft 0aA'E-'' Or
h~p% 170t IA inc posAI'ofs lAaS reg
ul"rly occupy pos's''s'S f'sS'Sneo 'ii'1n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

most unbelievable. Whatever the mo-
tive for the purchase may have been.
whatever the end of the fransa ctlen
was thought TO be, we are not In
formed. But II Is hard TO believe that
IN time OF such crisis as we are
now passing through, there can no
any Justification for any man to pay
for a hauble OF this kind enough
money TO feed an army or to clothe
and support whole town OF suffering
Belgians. II is his money, It iE true,
but when we hear of Transaction of
this kind we are tempted TO assume
the attitude OF the Pharisee. and fold
our hands IN resignation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
NEWPORT NEWS TO
BUILD SIX DEsTRoYERs

Newport News. Va, May 2o.--rt was
otiiCiaIly announced at the Office OF the
Newport News Shiphuldlng and Dry
Dock Co today that the company had
leen awarded a contra for six tor
pedo boat. destroyers. for the United
states government.
Further than the fact that the con-
tract had been awarded nothing could
be learned from the ward as TO the
conditions, price or time Of construc-
ton.
while 1t is not announced, II IS gen
orally believed that the destroyers
win he built ahead Of the heavier ships
now under contract for the government
and that the destroyers will be turned
out here IN record time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

The murderer. Waite who poisoned
his father-in-law In New ork, is to be
electrocuted Thursday. Governor
Whitman having refused TO grant
stay Of execution. The ma testy OF the
law fs 70 be vinGicated and relieved
of some OF the contempt New York
authorities have subjected It 10 in
some very notable instances recently.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Washington. May 2o--T err e
atrocities are being practiced by Turks
on Jews who they are deportfng from
Jerusalem 70 points north of that city
and according to advlces from Egypt
the authorities are encouraging or as
sisting the Turkish civilians in the ouf =
RACES It is said that the Jewish
refugees are stripped of their prop
erty. those who resist being dealt with
severely and also suffering great hard
ships from want and unsanitary con-
ditfOns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Tor mosquito providers these no.
n ehts q remedy IS easily at hand.
Stand at The TOP Of the steps. behind
something. until the mosquito enters
As he reaches tho top Of the steps
rap him sharply on tho hcad with a
cane, cudgel or some other heavy OBJ
1ect, and when he IS unconscious,
chloroforrn him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

When n quantity OF high explosives
was found packed IN the high pressure
cylinders Of one Of the German in
termed ships we were Convinced moro
than ever that the kaiser was right
when ne said the other day that his
war was as much war Of righteous
ness' as Il ever was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Billy Sunday gays that Rothschild
has mortgage on Jerusalem from
money he has loaned the Turks He
further points out that unless the
party mentioned forecloses coon the
United Statoa Will assume charge OF
the obligations By way OF her big guns,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
TO HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

Delegates to the state association
convention will be selected tonight at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Richmond Automobile club. which
will be held in the Hotel Murphy an
mex. Grace street entrance. at 5
o'clock. Members will also consider
n suggestion 10 affiliate with the Rich
mond Yacht club, and will digest facts
about the MISUNDERSTANDING
~ishway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

IN spite OF the liberal views the
the law 10 murder the individual who
knows exactly how 10 run the war
department, hut sttIl can't make liv-
ing for himself. .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

peratures of late spring are very SCI
dom so low as to occasion fsosts very
destructive TO vegetation unless In dis
;ricts near the Canadian border-New
York Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

German. Falsely Posing, Lands Pe-
hind tho Bars," says q headline.
Falsely posing seems 70 have de-
velored into national characteristic
with these opponents OF Kultur Krine
and Kussedness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Of the war IN 2f1T. Pretty bad for
some Of the boys who have planned
n toyTUt Homecoming after the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21
WILLIAM II. FORCE DIES
SUDDENLY IN NEW YORK

New York. May H0.---willism II.
Force. father-in-law OF the late John
Jacob Aster. who persisted In the I'll
tantic disaster. died sudde-Sy in his
home early this morning. a. was
gtxty-thrss gears old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Wars Women''--headline. Yes,
something else.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

An Irish member OF parliament has
stated that the United states will 10
likely 10 have to settle the Irish stu
aton. II ecems Ike Uncle Gam is
coming IN for hts share OF the dirty
work more aad moro as the days
70 by.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

Ambassador Gerard suggests that
t11e women Go Tire marketing and mako
fashionable thing for women to do
the buying. Careful, there, old man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

They're seeing submarines off the
Pacific coast now. Getting TO be quito
a popular pastme.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

VIII someone kindly inform us as
10 inst what has become OF those
pickets around the White House?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

versal Service has been adopted and
IS TO be pat in operation.-New York
Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-21

appropriate and especially good one.
Ills text was I Kings 20. land
the king Ct Israel eald. Tell him let
pag him that putteth on Ills nrmor
boast ~ he That ru-:eth Il of" Three
1ncnLhers of the troop gavo tho oath
taken by tho- mem bora. and tho pas
.or nelrg this as the basis. commended
the alms ard good work OF the or
ran3aa5ion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-06
Whiting
And Its
People

Buy a $4,000 Liberty Eon0. Bank Of
Whiting, open 9 a. n. to s Z. m. sal
Attorney John H.. Fetterhon has re-
turned from Halifax, Pa. where he spent
his vacation visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis il. Gordon are ex-
pected home today from a trip to Mae
kinac island.
Mrs. r. N. Rogers of Central avenue,
has returned from a visit with relatives
in North Carolina and Virginia. Her
cousin, Miss Mary Moran Of Winston
Salem. N. G.. returned home with her
for an extended visit here.
l.. NJ. Mattern and daughter Miss
Louise OF oliver street. left yesterday
for a three weeks western trip, during
which they viii visit in Los Angeles
and several other cities in the west.
Lieut.. E. NJ. Wells is here spending
a few days visiting friends and relatives
before being called into service again.
Mr.. Wells, who for many years was
one of our physicians in this city, has
recently returned from Cuba.
Mrs. I. +. Vincent and daughter Miss
Nettie Vincent, spent esterday visiting
Whiting friends. Mrs. Vincent and
daughter who moved to Galesburg, Ill.
from Whiting. have now located in Chi
cago.
Marie Batuska of Cleveland .avenue.
has returned from Chicago where she
visited her aunt while her mother is in
the hospital.
r. Kidney of Cleveland avenue, enter
tanned his cousins, Mr., and Mrs, Nc
Grew of Chicago, on Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-06
Crown Point News
Happenings of a Day in Lake Connty's Lively Capital

Nina Lisius, after q two months va
cation, has esumed her duties at the
Letz Manufacturing Comrany's office.
Lillian Folzman Of Hammond. spent
Sunday at Fred Adanks
The funeral of George Rettig. 19 years
old. who was killed while participating
in a motorcycle race at Laporte. Labor
Day, will be held Thursday. He is a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rettig, southeast
of Crown Point.
Commissioners day was held yester-
day and drew its usual large crowd from
the north end of the county.
Quite a large crowd attended the Bar
mum & Bailey circus yesterday,
Miss c. Mitchell spent the weekend
with friends at Gary.
Miss Sarah Winer has resumed her
duties with the c. D Root Co. after a
weeks vacation.
August Zimmerman and son Walter
returned TO their home in Hammond yes
terday after spending a few days at the
home of Fred Adank.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Rockwell were Ham
mond visitors a few days last week and
returned home Sunday evening.
Charles Nassau spend Sunday and
Monday at Gary.
John and Frank Theobald and son
Harold of Chicago, spent a few days at
the S. ". Adank home.
The Misses Amelia. Mary, Christina
and Louise sporner Of Hammond, have
returned 10 that city after a pleasant
weeks visit at the homes of Fred Adank
and william Grimm.
MI. and Mrs. William Whitehead have
returned to this city after spending sun
day and Monday at Chicago with Mr..
Whitehead's parents.
L. r. Orr. Of the Orr Bros. Supply Co,
Cedar Rapids, Ia. spent Friday of last
week az the Letz Manufacturing Co.'S
uplant.
A card party will be held at st. Mary's