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The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
CLERKS TO URGE
s1-A-DAY RAISE
Union of Federal Employees
Favors Minimum Salary
of 50 a Day.

Federal Employees Union, No. 2, OF
washington, will meet next Tuesday
evening at Typographical Temple. 423
q street northwest. for the purpose of
discussing reconstruction.
The principal topics will be the
Johnson-Nolan bill. which provides a
minimum basic salary OF So a day for
an Federal employees. This measure
having already passed the House by
a large majority soon will be brought
ep In the Senate: the necessity for an
increase in government salaries for
the next fiscal year of 81 a day, TO
take the place OF the present s120 a
year Increase which ceases June 80
next, and the desirability of estab-
fishing representative board to nd-
just salaries and working conditions
IN the Federal service.
Such a board, according to the plan
proposed by the National Federation
of Federal Employees would include in
It's membership representatives of the
employees, of the administrative off,
cials and OF the public at large.
The speakers Tuesday evening will
be Representative Edward Keating, of
Colorado; Miss Julia O'Connor, presI-
dent of the Telephone Operators De-
partment of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers, and I.u-
ther 6. Steward. chief of the Control
Division of the United States Employ
ment Service and president of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, OF which the Federal EN-
ployes' Union of Washington 10 the
largest affiliated body.
W. Carson Ryan, newly elected
president of the local union, will pre-
side.s
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 1s. 1918

tCoIyrsht, 1918 by the Mcclure Newspaper
SyrdicateD
Ihls is rather an uncertain day ac-
cording to astrology. While Mars
rules strongly for good, Saturn is
adverse.
All that pertains to the war appears
to be subject to the best possible di-
rection, but delays in certain quarters
may retard peace readjustments
There is a sign indicating many
missions sent from this country to
Europe, for the United States is sub
Ject TO sway making for recogni-
ton as a world counselor.
The seers declare that trained diplo-
mats will appear as If by magic in
the United States within a few years,
and among them women will attain a
place.
Saturn is in an aspect read as en-
couraging to faultfinding and criti-
cfsm, which will be voiced by public
men, one of whom will be disap-
pointed In high ambitions, for in the
new era there will be no chance for
those who belong to the past.
Today should be favorable for ply
sicians and surgeons. among whom
many will be honored for extraor-
dinary achievements. A great medi-
cal discovery is forecast.
Among the prophecies relating to
the future is one to the effect that
obesity or even slight inclination to
overweight will be held as disgrace
full. since scientific feeding is to be-
come part of the new education.
One of the prophecies is that inter
marriage between American soldiers
and foreign women will not be so
numerous as has been predicted, since
the American girl is subject to a
planetary direction that enables her
to maintain her dominion over the
men of her country.
There is a sign read as indicating
that women in this country will never
adhere to occupations that require
physical or muscular exertion. Their
work will be chiefly in vocations that
conform to national ideals.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of an active year in busi-
ness affairs. They should not travel
or make changes.
Children born on this day are likely
to be energetic and enterprising.
These subjects of Sagittarius usually
meet with obstacles which they can
overcome.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

contracted the disease from shs older
child He suggests that probably when
all the children are down with ,nfu-
onza the schools will be closed Per-
haps they will
Secretary 9. Frank Bsuers acted AZ
Chairman In the monotype keyboard
room Friday night IN the abseDcx Of
Chairman Roche. He acted as chat
man, but did he act like a ohsirrasur
Howard J. Gsylor has returned 20
work in the night proof room after an
absence OF week. having been called
70 Albany. n. y, by the death OF his
mother.
M. p. 7. asks whether @. p. o. WORK
ers Will get two days Christmas ana
one day New Years or a day ana /,
half for each holiday. This is some
thing the Public Printer will be tell
Ing us before very long. and Il is not
the purpose OF this column 10 divuIr.
state secrets.
Miss NJ. z. Carter, Of the night proof
room. has returned TO her duties after
an illness OF a few days.
Oh. for the good old days OF the
Sunrise Club" and the harmony OF
the famous quartet OF Doc Baue-s, Joe
Gibson. Charles Tompkins and BIZ
Tanner. Them was the days OF real
music.
Frank n. Long. OF the proofroorn-
has letter from his son. Guy. a former
linotype operator in the Record room.
which states that he Is now win
. Headquarters Company. 18Th Regi-
ment at Camp Gordon. Ca.
Don Murray. the pride OF the IIno-
type section, enjoyed hunting with hfs
new dog Friday. Nice. rainy day.
Daniel Taylor Boyer contempls,e,
spending the Christmas holidays in
his home town. Philadelphia. where
he will renew old friendships with his
actor friends. Mr.. Boyer was form
erly an actor OF prominence and was
associated at one time with Billy Car
rol in a great revival OF "Muldoou's
Picnic"
sydney Howell is absent from the
! olndery on account Of sickness.
John S. Jacques is back at work in
the proofroOm after being laid up
with sickness since THANKSGIVING
The telling OF other peoples JOYS and
sorrows sometimes has a tendency 70
become monotonoUs. so VIC PRINT the
following Paragraph In self-defenEe:
Fred S. Walker. OF the night limo
section, received a message Saturday
evening announcing that his brother
George, IN Huntington. ". Va. had
passed through an operation on his
lungs and Is doing nicely.
George J. Walker IS an electrician
in the Standard Printing Comparv Al
Huntington and has been sick with.
lnhuenEa for two months. having pre-
yiously had two minor operations per-
| formed TO relieve congestion or t1,
I lungs.
Thank you
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
The Empty-Stocking Children.

Every child believes the Gift all good children
To be forgotten at Christmas is binding calamity to the
mind of the child.
The troubles of child childish minds and
And they For often they spirits and lives
Suppose little child And believed with all
mind and all Claus And good child
And soldier father oyer hereperhaps
back more Or your poor And hung
stocking Christmas And there holes in And
tied them with bits of string And kn down and prayed
for Santa Claus And bed And woke
with the first eak of light And jumped of bed And
with aght the nail in the door, And found
An stocking!
= What would you do?
Would only gray cold world peeng you through
the window pane?
Think it
Put yourself in imagination in the place of little child
- Remember there many, many such children.
Children Of the empty stocking!
Let stocking the wift-yng joys OF child
Remember the charitable organizations which provide for the
poor
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Some Reasons Why Wage Cutting Isn't Going
to Be Popular.
to feed on!

Here's food for confidence feed
Three hundred millions of dollars waiting be spent!
That's the bill of public construction work held up
IN the United States by the
The War Labor Policies Board city authority for the
statement 1t has collected the facts figures.
All these will resumed lust as fast as work
and materials available
= Meat Packer Thomas E Wilson, OF Chicago, says this
them" 49, -
William c. Redhed Secretary of Commerce. speaking in At
lantic City the other day. said:
There urgent need develop minerals to
establish hrmy industries reclaim
and waterways"
2 Jobs? Lots of them! labor will be in demand
More trucks autos more stoves more b;d
ing Steel more tall buildings, dwellings, roads, more
more books more Pape-theres call for pretty
nearly everything and it's getting louder everv dav
No edown the readjument war to peace COM
,pleted ~
- Wage-cutting won't be popuar
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Additional Equipment
For Black Warrior River

Further development of the Black
Warrior River transportation pro-
ject by the Railroad Administration
was announced yesterday. Addl-
tional equipment costing $1,000. 900
has been decided by Director Cen
eral McAdoo. This will include
twenty-four barges and three steel
tOwbOats.
Included in the barges are four Of
a new steel, self-prOpelled type cost
ing $250.00O each. They will be
placed in service between Cordova,
near Birmingham, Ala, and New Or
leans.
1t is estimated that, under ordi-
nary conditions, the four barges will
add $4,000 tons annually to the
present equipment between Cordova
and New Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
W. Hohenzollern's Fayorite Saint
BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
lote der goot old Grissmus dime
Ven nopobdy can kick
Dhat ! should braise in brose und rbvme
Mem tavorite saint-.Olt Nick!
He always was a friendt py me;
lie showed me many drick;
He didt his best to help, py cheeI
My goot olt pal-Olt Nick!
He tried to make me stick:
I'd share my only parrel of kraut
Nit mein old friendt-Olt Nick.
%Dere's odder saints for such as Won
Dhat want to dake deir pick,
But me-mein heardt iss alyays drue
To my good friendt-Olt Nick.
"Nots dhat? l make mistaken Pv cbe.t
dink you make me sick
How should you know as much as me
APoudt my friendt-Olt Nick?
I've lifted nit him by night und dav:
Y ou pedt he always stick!
Und ven | die, / 60 to stay
Forever mit-Olt Nick"
Copyright. 1870.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
G.P. NEWS NOTES

Private John p. Noone. Twenty
ninth Division. io+th Field signal Bat
talon. is the son OF Patrick r. Noone,
Sa Thirteenth street northeast an
employe OF the electrical section, who
has been working in the Government
Printing Office for about thirty years.
Private Noone was mustered into the
military service in April. 1918, and Is
one of a squad of seven men com
mended by Brig. Gen. l. S. Upton
for conspicuous activity In making re-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
BOOKDOM
By Loniac

The American Library Association through George Bower
librarian of the Public Library here again asking for gifts
good supply the reading needs OF
men in hospitals and rehabilitation
Every public library in the United States has been designated
as receiving station for such gifts.
The classes books demand by the soldiers and sailors
are fiction OF the adventurous romantic school,
hospital and librarians emphasize the
call for books of this
Grey perhaps popular of all writers with the
enlisted and of his books from Heritage of the Desert to The
u. p Trail" there is sufficient supply.
The "Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs are fairly de-
and Rex Beach, John Fox T and B. M Bower are prime
favores
O. Henrys books in constant demand with scant supply
There enough copies of TON Sawyer to meet the
of boyhood though hundreds of
copies bought addition those given by the public
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR JEWS.
Congress in Philadelphia Will Dis,
cuss Polish Conditions

Philadelphia, Dec. 4.-Demands for
equal rights for the oppressed Jews of
Europe will be formulated at the first
Jewish congress to be held since their
exile, when more than 400 delegates
convene here tomorrow.
The opening session will be occupied
by the election of a national chair
man, vested with authority to preseut
the aims of the Jews at the Peace
Conference. The conditions of Jews
in Poland, Galicia and Rumania will
be discussed by the congress, includ-
ing Henry Morgenthau and Oscar
Straus, former United States Ambas-
sadors to Turkey.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
STUDENTS TEAR DOWN
RED FLAG OVER SCHOOL
Spirit of Rowdyism Reaches Its
Climax in Asheyille

Asheville, n. c.. Dec. IA spirit
of rowdyism that has been prevail
ing in the Asheville High School for
the past week reached its climax to-
day when students raised red flag
over the school entrance and cheercd
it until driven away by numbers of
other students who organized in a
body and tore It down.
An investigation doubtless will
result in the EXPULSION of these stu
dents.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
DISAGREES WITH DANIELS.
Poindexter Says United States Is
Entitled to Indemnify.

Senator PoindeXter. of Washington,
yesterday declared that Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels, docs not represent
the sentiment OF the American people
when he says we want no war in
demnity.'
Poindexter declared the United
States has just as much right to COL
lect the cost of the war from Germany
as a litigant who has won a suit has
TO collect the costs of the trial.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
DRIVE OFF WITH CHICKENS.
Thieves Take Twenty of En- and
Laugh at Owner.

Yes sir. They took the coop Of
chickens from in front Of my store
loaded 'em on a wagon without any
top. and laughed at me when they
rode away"
This is the report OF L Sugar. gro
Ger. Of Third and c streets south
west. made to the police yesterday
evening.
There was three colored men. and
about twenty chickens in the coop"
he concluded.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
THE MISER.
BY John kendr1ck Bangs.

THE MIsER.
In trouble I'm a miser and hoard
Tho petty woes aid trials untoward
That come my way. To neither foe
nor friend
From out my stock can / be got to
lend.
keep them one and all unto myself,
For Care is such a sorry sort of pelf
! deem it wiser
To act the Miser,
And hide it in box upon some shelf,
And when the box is full to turn the
key
And cast the whole kaboodle in the
tcowrsht laio
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

Lutz's "The Enchanted Barn" is GER
tain to make a welcome gift, with it's
tender romance; The Apple-Tree
Girl" by George Weston, is one OF
the most original and adventurous
heroines; "Yicky Van" is Carolyn
Wells most intriguing mystery. and
Rafael Sabatini is represented by a
rarely effective mingling of the ro-
mantle narrative and veritable fact
from history.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Communists Urge "Red"
Court, Soviet Congress

Amsterdam. Dec. 14-Dismissal OF
the ert-Scheidemann government,
giving the Soviets legislative power,
Is advocated in resolutions adopted
at a Communist meeting held at
Munich by the anti-Eisner factions.
according to dispatches from that
Citv today.
The resolution also asked that a
revolutionary tribunal be establish
ed.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
CANADIAN EXECUTORS OUT.
Montreal Committee Quits After
Souabble Over Police.

Montreal. Dec. 1.-THE Admins
tration Commission will quit after
moving the budget. it was an
nounced today. This is the result
of the reproof administered by
u e strikers in demanding and Sc
curing the dismissal of the director
and assistant director of public
safety and the chief of police.
The commission considers that as
it appointed the chiefs it should
have the right to retain or dismiss
them at pleasure.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
WOULD GIVE MEN UNIFORMS.

Chairman Dent, of the House Mill
tary Committee. yesterday reported
favorably to the House bill approved
by Secretary of War Baker, to allow
soldiers to keep their uniforms and
wear them whenever they want to
The War Department will give the
soldier a special insignia, so that a
soldier in active service can be dis
tingushed from discharged man.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Marrying for Love.

In his charming book of travel in
Japan. "Samurai Trails" Doran), Lu-
clan Swift Kirkland describes con-
versations on marriage between an
Oriental inn-keeper's daughter and
himself and mis- japanese friend.
7 have been told she said that
foreigners marry for love. Can that
be true" We assured her that that
custom existed.
But II you married for love how
can you be happy to travel so far
away from your wives?'
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Article Finds Lost Son.

Richard o. Atkinson's article,
Christmas in Y, NJ. c. A. Hut on
the Russian Front" which appears In
the December number of Harpers
Magazine, has been the means of dis
covering to his family the where.
abouts of a long-lost son. Upon look
ing at one Of the illustrations of RUS
sian soldiers whom Mr.. Atkinson de-
scribes, reader was astounded at
recognizing in one Of the groups the
features OF his brother who left New
York several years ago.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
.Clear the Decks

n half dozen works of fiction have
been published this season by the J. B.
Lippincott Company. covering a wide
range of interest, from Nina Wilcox
Putnam and Norman Jacobsen's gay
war novel. "Esmeralda." to Clear the
Decks" by Commander "a we'll
known officer in the navy. with its
thrilling sea-air and adventure Mrs.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
VIII You Step Into My Grave, sirr

VIII you step into my grave, sir? said
the digger to the dead:
You will find it quite as restful, sir.
as any human bed:
ThereIl be lilacs at the head of YOU
and violets at your feet,
In June the grass will cover you
and the snow will be your sheet.
The rain will thrill a song for you,
the wind will tell tale.
The willow roots will wrap your
heart and hold and never fail,
And time will soon forget you. and
yourself. forgetting time.
VIII climb to sun and flash with
leaves and fall again and climb.
l will stretch your bones out straight
ly. and lay you softly down,
And crown the fever OF your days
with slumber for a crown.
And none shall come to trouble you.
and none shall call your name
You shall not start at sound of love,
nor stir at sound OF blame.
Will you step into my grave, sir?
said the digger to the dead
1t is more soft and quiet, far, t<In
any human bed.
There'll be oak trees at the head OF
you. and willows at the feet,
The blackbirds will sing for you, the
snow will be your sheet.
Conrad Aiken in the current Dial
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
HOUSE HEARS FIRST
GUN IN BATTLE FOR
u. S. WIRE CONTROL
ooNT1NUED FROM PAGE ONE

10 Ine people m obtaining intelligence
The government merely has been
toleraung the ownership OF the wire
llnes by private interests" Mr.. Moon
declared, He referred to the law Of
1856. which allowed the government
after i've years. TO take over the lines
at an appraised value 10 be fixed by
a board Of FIVE.
Could Take Over Coal Mines.
The telegraph companies then rec
ogniEed that they were seeking to in
wade the field OF Federal Jurisdiction
on the question OF the Transportation
or intelligence. The Congress rec
ognized that fact. Therefore. when
certain powers were conferred lpon
the telegraph companies. giving to
private corporations a part OF the
power that the sovereign possesses, IL
reserved what?
We find IN the third section of
the law OF 1856 a power conferred 10
take over telegraph lines as an ad-
Junct TO the Postoffice Department q"
On the general subject OF govern
ment ownership Of utilities. Mr..
MOON said the government has fun
constitutional authority to own the
Wi AtAAAttS NlAA lI0AQCe the fUgL
necessary for the operation OF trains.
or the forests from which wood IS
taken TO build the cars.
You can unQUestionably own the
vehicles. which you do own in many
Instances, by which the mails are car
rted and delivered. You can lease or
own the steamboats, or the ships for
mat purpose; you can lease or own
the railroads for that purpose. though
under another power OF the Constitu-
uon controlling commerce the rail-
roads may also be owned"
Mr. Black said he favored the 'prin-
ciple Of individual initiative under
proper government supervision and
regulation, rather than an experiment
In state socialism
The real objection TO assuming gov
ernment control OF all public utilities
lies in the fact that Il is dangerous TO
free institutions" said Mr.. Steenerson-
The danger OF the government own
Ing the telegraph. telephone and rail-
road systems consists OF the INSTALL
ment Of an army Of millions Of men
whose tenure or Office and whose COM
pensation are dependent upon tho
party in power"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
French Advance in Germany.

Paris. Dec. live have occu-
pied Kreuznach and entered May
ence CNIainz)," the French war ofrce
announced today.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

Of cooperation. instead of being
planned as a monopoly.
With the huge docking facilities ere
ated during the war. France will have
the greatest ports OF call in Europe.
Through her ports. then. will go the
commerce of many nations.
The proposed railroad would pass
through Lyons, from Bordeaux, cross
Italy. through Turin. Milan. Verona
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

Paris-Berlin to Bagdad isn't the
only way to link east and west
through Europe.
Nor are Berlin's high-handed methods
of exploitation necessary to such an
undertaking.
Bordeaux to Odessa is the newest
transcontinental railroad project.
1t u to be undertaken In q spirit
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Authors Who Stand
Highest in the Eyes
Of Our Fighting Men

( I. Zane Grey.
2. Edgar Rice Barroughs.
3. Rex Beach.
4. John Fox, 1r.
5. II. VI. Bower.
9. o. Henry.
z. Mark Twain.
8. George Barr McCutcheon.
o. ANNA Katherine Green.
10. Mary Roberts Rinehnrt.
II. Gene, stratton-Porter.
IL. Harold hell Wright.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Mrs. Shopper, Won't You Please Listen to
- This Song?

The tired business poor working girl and the
street car conductors swelling YOUR sboppinq
eary"l ' ppi"s
Do It carly in the day-dear madame and 90 on home Go
nome early that when the leave office and store
and factory they the or strap-hang in as
much peace they usually have.
From every city big lines rises the wall
Inc women shoPPers-Chsmas shoppers otherwise-"a
osgng the ushhour and the stand all the
homel' - ~ " '
1t Is regarded unfair who have time n bon
er IN the day should extend their buying until lust before
inc stores close and then cars already lam
med to the doors ' jam
Several remedies suggested One is that some sbon and
arrange to open and close earlier so that all
honeOound workers will not be let same time
oher IS the organization public opinion against the
e OF ehour shopping One conductor suggests that
women boarding rush-hour cars be required show card in
Ueans they are bonahdc workers right to rideI
Woman IS supposed to be humane nuvey wise and corsd
crate Deng Let the homewoman woman Of 1e;sr. ~
prove night to that reputation by shopping earIyeav in the %
bernstorf recommending that Germany get control 6 o
New ork newspapers taken the Manbattar
Its own exaggerated sclfassessed as controller 81
opinion. 'i VI american
Nobody to be shivering much despite the chilly
between Chile and Peru. ' '''A'iohS
Republicans won't hold Mr. Average Cit ,visb
somebody would hold up his bill ~ ~
VIM Bayard Hale, John J. Archibald and Edward 7 vail T.
seem 10 nave made pretty German sd
III the Department OF Justice NAV be Trusted b..
their past incomes who'd like in their shoes odav7 "
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Fayors French kiddies.

Clarence Burlington Kelland. author
of the Mark Tidd series, has just re-
turned from France full of enthus-
iasm over the attractive personalities
of French children. In discussing a
future book with the Harpers, his
publishers. he mentioned the fact that
he would probably bring one. IL not
two, French children into the story.
In Mark Tidd, Manufactures" just
published, he has dealt solely with
American boys in the most American
Of settings. Here Mark Tidd, fat and
good natured, turns manufacturer
He and his friends take over a dilap-
idated mill from man who owes
Mr.. Tidd money. With much grit
and perseverance they make the ven
ture a success.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

and Venice, touch Trieste the port on
the Adriatic now claimed by both
Italy and the Jugo-Slavs. pass through
Agram to Belgrade, in Servia, and
thence 10 Bucharest. in Rumania-
Thence TO Odessa, It would find a ter
minal on the Black Sea, in Russia.
From Bucharest to Constantinople.
another line would give connection
with Arabia and the Orient
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

Nobody seems to be shvering much despite the chilly
etvcen Chile and Peru " emmy
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

Republicans won't hold up tax bill" Mr.. AVERAGE e
omebody would hold up his tax bill