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The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
THE MELTING-POT.

Owing to the scarcity of meat in
Holland, dogs fetch high prices at the
butcher shops.
American Casualties in the war late
ly totaled 1886. including l3.O64 killed
in action.
In Berlin many women formerly
wealthy land moving in high social
circles are now compelled to earn
their living as street car conductors
Owing to a speech which he made al
Rome on the immigration question
Milan labor leaders refused to meet
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, during
his visit to Italy.
A retired broker, a millionaire s.
years old. of Greenwich, Conn. re.
Gently married a 25-year-old woman
after short courting. She lived with
him only one day and then deserted
him.
Not long ago the navy ordered 800
oo0. 900 yards of cotton gauze for surgi-
cal purposes, enough to reach from
Washington to the battlefront IN
France and back. seventeen times, oil
to lap the earth more than four times
In the battle of st. Mihiel. France
more Americans fought side by side
than in any other battle in our his
tory. and more men were engaged or
both sides than in any other battle in
which an American army under ar
American general had ever fought
Chinese silk workers receiving Il
cents a day lately demanded an in.
crease TO u cents to meet the higher
cost Of living. This slight advance
would mean a large aggregate. and
would tend to enhance the cost oi
SILK sRirts, hosiery, etc, in the United
States
Gen. Pershing. in general order
urged clean living on the part of our
soldiers in France. as ''the plain duty
of every member of the American
Expeditionary Forces. both for the
vigorous conduct of the war and the
clean health of the American people
after the war"
Maximilian Harden. the famous Ger
man editor, says: I'VE started the
war with dirty trick. and all our
subsequent victories have been results
OF dishonesty. William II is a fIn,
nero and Germany a vulgar cinemato-
graph show. We sit TODAY on the
ruins OF thirty years of Hohenzollern
politics.
When contingent of 1000 North
Carolina negroes left for their en-
parkation camp, patriotic white
woman collected enough razors to
furnish each man with one of these
distinctive weapons. The colored SOL
diers We're delighted. but the cautious
colonel of the regiment declined to
accept the gift for his men.
; President Macauley of the Packard
Motor Car Company says that Col
Vincent. named in the Hughes air.
craft report. resigned a large salary
with the company to accept the posi-
tion OF chief engineer Of the Liberty
Motor for the government at a salary
about one-fifth as much. The Pack.
ark Company's patents and inventions,
upon which 1t spent several hundreds
of thousands of dollars before the
declaration of war. he said. were
donated to the government for use
during the war
Let the people think!-Leslie's.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
LIpSNER QUITS
With REBUkE
Postmaster General Denies
Interference in Aerial
Mail Service.

Capt B. B. Llpsner's charges Of in
reference In his work as head of the
Aerial Mail Service and claims that
new planes were to be built instead OF
those offered by the army were de-
MED by Postmaster General Burleson
In letter yesterday accepting Capt
Lipsner's resignation from the serv-
ice.
In part the Postmaster General
wrote:
Your letter from beginning to end
Is a tissue Of misstatements about
matters Of which you should have
been fully conyersant The statement
in your letter designed to create the
impression that the Postoffice Depart
ment Is considering extensive altera-
tions in military airplanes has no
foundation of fact except in your
Imagination.
Your statement intimac0g that
novices lacking experience will be
permitted to interfere with the hand
ling of the Aerial Mail Service and
its equipment ~ on par with the
other statements in your communica-
ton"
The letter directs that Capt. Lipsner
deliver to the postmaster at Eliza
beth, y. j.. his credentials and
papers.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
DARR NAMES SPEAKERS
FOR W. S. S. CAMPAIGN
Four Theaters Will Be Scenes of
Campaigns Beginning Monday.

Charles w. Darr. chairman on
speakers for the War Savings Stamp
Campaign, which begins tomorrow
has made the following assignment
of speakers to the various theaters
as follows:
Shubert-Belasco Theater, Decem-
ber 9, W. Curtis Nicholson; 10, H
B. F. Macfarland: IL. William H. De-
Lacy: Il, Thos. ]. Donovan: 10. H.
Winship Wheatley; IA, Samuel Her
rick.
New National Theater, December
3. Samuel Herrick; 10, Charles w.
Darr; IL. Jos. P. O'Toole: IL. VIM.
Mather Lewis; 13, A. Z. Seymour; II.
Thos. 2. Littlepage.
Polls Theater. December 9. A. z.
Seymour; 10. H. Winship Wheatley;
IL, w. Curtis Nicholson: IL. Fulton
R. Gordon; Is. Samuel Herrick; IA,
William II. DeLaCy.
Lyceum Theater. December 3. Thos.
]. Donovan; 10. Fulton r. Gordon:
IL. II. Winship wheatley; 12. Samuel
Herrick; l3. Maurice D. Rosenberg;
IA. Chas. w. Darr.
Mr.. Robbins of keiths will conduct
the campaign at this theater and
Mr.. Jarboe at the Gayety.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
QUART-A-MONTH LIMIT.
Floridians Must Cut Down Size OF
Drinks or Go Dry.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. Ship
ment Of intoxicating liquors from
Hillsboro County. where mah-order
houses are making a last stand, will
be governed by a "quart-a-month"
regulation, effective Monday next. A
bill providing this, passed at the ex-
ira session Of the legislature. was
signed by Gov. Cats today.
The act IS intended to prevent
shipment Of whisky into dry coun-
ties until January l. when the entire
State goes bone dry.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
A. OWENS, CIVIL
WAR VET DEAD
Served as Scout with Gen.
Wheeler; Funeral Serv-
ices Tuesday.

Alfred Owens. who served as boy
soldier In the Confederate army. with
Company d. Third South Carolina
Cavalry regiment, died yesterday
morning at his home. 1921 New Jersey
avenue northwest at the age Of 7s
Washington for two years.
Mr.. Owens served with distinction
as a scout in Gen. Joe Wheelers s
cavalry during the civil war. having
many perilous assignments in this
dangerous branch of the service. and
he wore the Cross Of Honor presented
him by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
After a successful career as mer-
chant at Williston. s. c.. and Augusta.
Ga. Mr.. Owens retired from business
ten years ago. He was a member of
the Baptist Church and served for
many years as an officer in the en-
dowment rank of the Knights OF
Pythias.
The greatest pleasure that he ex-
perienced in Washington was his par
ticipation with the Confederate Vet
Grams In the preparedness parade and
also the march with his comrades in
| review before President Wilson at the
Confederate Reunion in June, 1871
Leaves Twelve GrandchiIdrcn.
Mr.. Owens is survived by his wife,
four children and twelve grandchil-
dren- The children are Mrs. Robert
A Weathersbee, Williston. s. c.; DR..
Clarence J., Of Washington. manag-
ing director Of the Southern CONNER
cisl Congress; Albert E, of Washing
ton, and Mrs. Hugh E. Phillips, of
Washington.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Calvary Baptist Church
Tuesday at 10 o'clock. by Rev. Samuel
II. Greene, D. D.. assisted by Rev. A.
F. Anderson. d. d. The body will be
inferred in the Confederate section at
Arlington and the Camp of Confeder-
ate Veterans. under the command OF
Capt Fred Beall, will act as honor
airy psllbearers. The active pallbear-
ers will be members OF the Owens
Bible class OF the First Baptist
Church of Hyattsville, Md, the class
named for and taught by DR.. Clarence
J. Owens. son OF the deceased.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
HOUSEHOLDERS TO GET.
] LECTURES ON HEATING
Model Station Will Be Opened with
Fuel Instructors.

Beginning Tuesday model instruc-
ton station where householders will
be instructed in burning domestic an
thracite In heaters and ranges will be
open at 1875 + street northwest
Instructors representing rnanufac-
turers and designers of heating ap-
paratus and domestic fuel engineers
will give daily lectures.
The Fuel Administration has invited
thirteen fuel administrators from the
States east of the Mississippi TO at
tend the lectures.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
GIVE $4,000 TO FUND.
Colored Students in All Sections
Aid War Work Campaign.

Latest reports from all sections in
dicate that colored students have sub
scrieed to the United War Work
Fund nearly $4,000.
Out OF approximately 100 secondary
and collegiate schools only about 10d
have reported. The quota for colored
schools was $4,000. c. II. Tobias. sec
retary Of the International COMMITTEES
Y. Nj. G. A, was national director.
Miss Catherine LeAlted represented
the women students. L. E. Graves,
Of Atlanta, directed the work of the
Southeastern department and w. c.
Craver, Of Washington, conducted the
campaign among the colored schools
and colleges OF the Central and South
ern departments
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
ENGINEERS WILL VISIT
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Expect to Study Problems That
Allies Confronted.

Relief from war tension will give
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, of which there are 500
members in Washington, an oppor-
tunity to meet for the purpose of
learning how many problems that con-
fronted the allies were solved.
Tomorrow afternoon the members
and their friends will visit the Bureau
Of Standards, where special exhibits
will be opened to them.
Tomorrow night DR.. S. w. Stratton,
director of the bureau, will speak at a
meeting in the auditorium of the De-
partment of the Interior. F street be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets. Mai o. B. Zimmerman. of
the Division of Research and Deyel-
opment of the General Staff, will tell
of research problems of the army.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
British Warship at N. Y.
For Day Of Celebration

New York, Dec. with British
flags, speeches and many special
events. New York today celebrated
Britain day.
Prince Higashi Fushimi. of Japan.
arrived during the celebration and
was greeted with high honors by
American army and navy officers.
II. NJ. S. Berwick, carrying veterans
of many battles in which the British
have won distinction in this war, was
in the harbor for the festivities
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
ALEXANDRIA
TIE aERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Donipdsn.
- hrna atre~1.


Alexandra, Va, Dec. "A cor
oner's jury. summoned by DIR. T. NJ
Jones. this afternoon gave a YER
dict to the effect that John Mitchell,
colored. met death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by Thomas Hughes,
alias Charles Whora. also colored,
at the plant of the Alexandria Fer
tilizer and Chemical Company yes
terday morning. Mitchell died last
night at Alexandria Hospital
The evidence showed that Mitchell
fired the first shot following a quar-
rel. Hughes has not yet been ap-
pretended.
In the Circuit Court today the will
of Miss Laura +. Smoot, dated Sep
tember 20. 1917, was admitted to pro-
bate. l. NJ. Dinwiddie qualified as
executor, with the will annexed. The
estate is left to two sisters and two
nieces. after making a number of
minor bequests
The sisters and nieces who get her
estate are Miss Caroline Smoot, Mrs.
Ida V. Smoot Wise, Mrs. Frances
Smoot D8nenhower and Mrs. Bette
Smoot Fuller.
The will of Thomas w. Ceilings
worth. dated November II, 1918, also
was probated. Testator leaves his es-
tate TO his niece, Mrs. Roberta b.
Webb. who qualified as executrix
Charles Graham died today at
his residence, 5l3 Prince street, after
long illness. He formerly was en-
ployed as a bookkeeper. He is sur
vived by n sister Miss Mamie Ora
hs.T nd
Graham
His funeral will take place at II
o'clock Monday morning. Rev. p. p.
Phillips. d. D.. rector of St. Paurs
Church. will officiate.
Mrs. Mamie Bladen, widow of
Frank Bladen, died yesterday at her
residence In Annandale, Fairfax
County. She is survived by several
children. The funeral will take place
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from
Annandale Methodist Church
Julian ID. Knight, contractor, has
just completed the work of remodeling
the three-story brick building, sos and
S07 King street, for w. s. Dr1ry and
A. s. Elbourn. which will be known as
the Monticello Hotel 1t contains
twenty eight bedrooms, four baths
and shower and has steam heat The
new hotel has been formally opened
Miss Lucy NJ. Graves has sold to
George r. Nails the house and lot at
PA franklin street.
CORTLAND H. Davis, for two
months in the Naval Aviation Serv-
ice. has returned to his home in
this city. He was in Minneapolis,
MINI.
A chicken house adjoining, the res
idence of d. G. Grillbortzer, S14
Franklin street, was partially de-
stroyed by fire shortly after IL
o'clock today. Children playing with
matches are supposed to have caused
the blaze.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Heads Pacific Division
OF American Red Cross

The appointment of John B. Miller.
of Los Angeles, as manager of the
Pacific division of the American Red
Cross was announced yesterday.
Mr.. Miller has volunteered his full
time to the Red Cross. He succeeds
Marshal Hale. of San Francisco. who
has resigned. During Mr.. Hale's alb
sence in overseas Red Cross work,
A. B. C. Dohrmann has been acting
manager of the Pacific division.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
TWO SMALL FIRES.

Fire last night at 651 f street north
west. owned and occupied by Nathan
Dilverman, was caused by gaslight
coming into contact with a curtain.
a board fence in the rear of 800 Brath-
ers place southeast was responsible
for a call at 7:3O o'clock for firemen
Of Engine House No. s. The resi-
dence is owned and occupied by Mrs.
c. d. stevens
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Woman Loses $40.

Lena &. Burrell. 2222 G street
northwest. reported the loss of a
black leather purse containing re-
ceipts for SIT and $50 in cash. There
also was a pass to the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving Building
bearing Miss BuTrelFs name
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Contracts for Airplane
Motors to Be Cancelled

The War Department plans to can.
eel contracts for $1,000 airplane
motors. members Of the Senate mill.
tary affairs committee said yesterday
they were told at a special conference
with department officials.
According to committee members
contracts were let for $1,000 motors
of which 81 900 have been delivered
OF these 1900 are Liberty motors
Ten thousand more motors now beine
built viii be stored for future needs
Senators said they were told can.
collation. OF war contracts will soon
reach $1,000, 900, 900.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
"When Do We Eat?"

Nine million pounds of candy were
bought this last week for the army
overseas, along with 5s5, 900 gallons Of
pickles.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
Robbed of His W. S. S.

Jewels valued at SIS. gold watch,
s6S in war savings stamps and $40 in
cash were stolen from the home of
Charles Hassel, Pill Eighteenth street
northwest, according to a report of
the police
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

Husband-Tt is a strange thing,
but true, that the biggest fools have
the most beautiful wives.
Wife Cpleased)-Oh. you fatterer.
Judge.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

Lincoln was. with his malice tCwa0
none and his charity for &lIf Hou
serene and noble be looms. now The
the angry dust Of those days hM
cleared aways-Sorman Hspsood, =
Leslie's. 1
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08
''Is Grisby unhappily married ?"

rs Grisby unhappily married."
I'm afraid So"
But when he married his wife
he called her his Jewell"
so he did, but he discovered later
he couldn't afford the kind Of set
ting she demanded" - Birmingham,
Age-Herald
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

Farmer-Here's your hoe. rake and
spade.
Fashionable land worker (newly ar
rive0-Oh. how nice! And where
shall / find my caddy?
The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

She's the daugnJer o. scar 4NuIIIIi al
and Mrs. Frank f. Beatty. and is in
terested in the welfare Of American
soldier and sailor boys returning from
overseas. The object of her work is
to establish as many as possible of
these boys in good jobs after they are
mustered out OF the army and navy.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

home even if they live twenty-five
miles from the post office.
Residing within the limits of Heber
are about three hundred good citizens,
and when the noses of all the regis
tered voters are counted they num-
Der about sixty Politicians looking
for votes can usually find them at
home if they will take the trouble to
visit around town.
The streets and lanes, the highways
and byways of the town have been
grazed and regrazed by all kinds of
livestock since the mind of man run
meth not to the contrary, and it is not
of record that any street supervisor
or town marshal ever said "get off the
grass"
Scores of sheep and cattle men
have made their fortunes here and re-
tired from business. Others are do
ing so now and there is room for more
to commence.
Farming never amounted to much
in the country until recently, although
a few have been raising good crops
for over thirty years. Places former
Iy considered worthless are now be-
ing cultivated, and the bumper crops
raised surprise the natives. Nothing
is irrigated, but all kinds of crops
adapted to the high attitudes grow
well. Potatoes especially are very
profitable crop.
Land is cheap and plentiful, and
those desiring to homestead may have
the choice of anything open to entry
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
HoLBRooK

Holbrook is the hub city of Navajo
county. 1t is the county seat and has
a population of about fifteen hundred
people. Many conditions combine to
make it town of wonderful oppor-
tunity and successful business enter
prise. All the necessary essentials
that go to make a thrifty western
town are found here in abundance.
The resources and facilities are at
hand, and Holbrook is fast becoming
the city it should be, conducting the
business it's surroundings and condi-
tions warrant and make possible.
Situated as it is in the middle of
large grazing section, with rich farm
ing lands in the country tributary to
the town and backed by stOrehouse
of other natural resources, unite in
advancing the business of the town in
the fullest sense of the word. And
Holbrook is still place of golden op-
portunity and beckoning to capital
and enterprise splendid facilities and
rich reward.
The improvements already made
and the general prosperity so mani
fest in the community bespeaks for
the future that good things are in
store for those who come and share in
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

the future development. The bo,s
steps of pioneering are fasr booon,,s
history and the future appears ~
on the horizon like the dawn Of o"'
mer's morning. The next few WOO.
are bound to see the enlargemor+ :,
our industrial and commercial -.
ests commensurate with the nrr,,
and ambitions of our citizens Asn.
years roll by the town will double ons
treble in population and became a.,
seat of more and larger industrial %
tivities, of which those now Iocotos
here are but the nucleus of the Ho
brook of the future.
The livestock interests continuanr
enhance the Golfers of wealth Of tbo
town, and a million of acres Of undo
veloped lands are gradually comho
under state of productiveness Thu
necessary essentials for successh,
farming are to be found here in end.
less quantities-land, sunshine and
water. Everything is in readiness for
the husbandman, except the water
which has only to be conserved for
irrigation purposes, and when turned
on the land the soil will produce tbe
golden crop. A clear sky, with Cl
mate unexcelled for its salubriousness
and charm guarantees a good growing
season for the agriculturist and the
best of health for the people.
The Apache railway now being built
from here to the timber belt of the
White mountains adds another valu,
able asset to the town.
When completed the railway will
have a trackage of about seventyfiv
miles. More than half Of the road is
already completed and trains are run.
ming over it to the grading camps and
freighting supplies to the interior
country. Thousands of cattle have
been shipped over the new road from
Snowflake and Daggs during the last
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
The Snowflake Herald Special Edition

more and the old place has commenced
to revive again.
The farms are small but very pro-
ductive, which accounts for the won
derfuI perseverance of the faithful
people in rebuilding SO many times.
When the town is at it's best it ap-
pears as an oasis in the desert With
it's waving alfalfa and grain fields,
beautiful shade and orchard trees
and peaceful homes, the place looks
like a haven of rest to the traveller
as he nears the quite little city.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

about a hundred miles in nearly any
direction.
The town was laid out in 1876 by
L. P. Cordan and party, and a year
later was settled by Mr.. COrdan and
sons, Hans Guldbransen and few
others. Early in 1878 they were join
ed by L. H. Hatch and a party of pi-
oneers from Utah. The farming land
was taken up and work commenced
on a diversion dam in the river to Sc
cure water for irrigation. Before 1t
could be completed a flood came down
the river and carried it away. The
work of rebuilding was soon under
way and when the dam was finally
completed and the water turned onto
the land, the town commenced to flour
ish. Good crops were raised and the
place began to prosper as a business
but the boom was short-lived, as the
floods came again and often and
washed the dams down stream as fast
as they could be rebuilt. Many of
the first settlers became discouraged
and moved away, but others came to
help out the faithful ones who re-
NAMED. The dam building process
was repeated fourteen times, with the
completion of an occasional one that
would stick for few years. The las1
one went out at the old site about
four years ago. Most of the people
were discouraged and ready to leave
but outside help came to their aid and
they finally decided to stay. After
considerable discussion it was agreed
that the river at the old site had been
damned enough, not by word OF
mouth, but with many stones. A new
place was selected about six miles up
the stream Here the last and final
dam has been completed, and it is
hoped that it will stand for all time
The water is in the town bitches once
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
WOODRUFF

Twenty miles north of Snowflake,
on the east bank of the Little Colo
RADIO river, the town of Woodruff is To-
Gated. 1t is nestled close to the Wood
ruff butte, an old and noted landmark
that can be seen for a distance of