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The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
NACk OFLABOR
INJURIES WORK
Annual Report Of Street
Cleaning Department
Recounts Obstacles.

Difficulties OF cleaning the streets
OF Washington and collecting the city
waste and refuse are evidenced in the
report of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment for the fiscal year ended June
%, 1918.
During the year street cleaning was
carried on by the District govern
ment directly while the collecting OF
refuse originating on private property
was done by various contractors.
Labor shortage hampered the work.
The departments policy of cleaning
most Of the streets through the white
wing" system had to be practically
abandoned and the use Of machines
extended. This is not as satisfactory
as hand work, the report indicates
Oillng Of roadways with emulsified
road oil also had to be abandoned
owing to the prohibitive cost of that
material. and the use of water for
laying the dust substituted. Cleaning
up Of snow and ice last winter cost
S0.337.64 against s5,5o035 the previous
year
The yardage of streets cleaned dur
ing the year was considerably less
than the previous year. Shortage Of
labor was the chief factor, many of
the crews being forced to operate
short-handed. The work as a whole
cost more than in the preceding year.
the report states, due principally to
the fact that the wages for laborers
and rivers were increased one dollar
during the year.
Considerable difficulty was encoUn-
tered in finding firms which would
contract for the collection and dis
pOsaI Of the city wastes, which in
clUde garbage. ashes. night soil and
dead animals.
District Undertakes Collection.
Because no contractor would agree
to take over the garbage collecting
at a reasonable price. the District
government was forced to undertake
this work itself For this pupose the
plant OF the Washington FetiliZer
Company was bought by the District.
\ contract for the collection and dis
posaI Of miscellaneous refuse for
three years was made with John G.
Faircloth for SlOi.0O0. Proposals for
the collection OF ashes from public
buildings have not been made as yet.
As a whole. the work OF the con-
former years. according TO the report
This is explained as being due to la
bor conditions. Thousands OF COM
plants were received during the
year
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Million Checks Go
Out During Month
In War Insurance

Nearly a million checks. s57, ,24o
exactly. were mailed out by the
Bureau OF War Risk Insurance in
October. II was announced. OF
. these. ss4.l57 were for allotments
and allowances, e.074 for compensa-
ton and l7,oo9 for government in
surance.
The bureau up to date has sent
out I,4s6,44 checks amounting to
s20 10000 A total of S35. .736. 200. 600
In insurance on lives of soldiers
and sailors has been written by the
bureau. Fifteen, thousand. six hun
dred death claims of sl1s. 200. 900 and
twenty-four disability claims of
Sl42.50o have been paid.
Nearly 5000. 10000 of new insur-
ance was written in October: more
than six times as much as the
largest commercial life insurance
company in the world wrote In the
entire year of 1917. it is stated.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
McAdoo Warns of Last
Chance to Change Bonds

Secretary McAdoo yesterday issued
a statement calling attention OF hold
ers of converted four per cent bonds
of the first Liberty loan and the fours
of the second to the fact that the
privilege OF conversion into the AZ
per cent bonds expires on November g
He pointed out that the expiration
Of the conversion period will reflect
itself unfavorably in the market price
of the unconVerted fours
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

delegation. Miss Hay. wes in Du1-!
garia when the United sfates eu.'
tered the war. when the s'lAf et
States ambassador was v'ifhdrswr
from Bulgaria. she rethrE>c tc.
America Previously she had bere
in charge Of great relief hospitni
at Kief. Miss Hay has been IN fhs
Department OF Nurses Of the Ma
tionsl Red Cross in this city since
her return She has acted as su-
perintendent OF the Illinois Training
School her alma mater, ss well "a
OF the Pasadena. Cal. Trsininf
School for nurses. She u also
graduate OF Northwestern Eniyer-
sity and her home Is in savanna.
Illinois
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Federal Employe Edited
By National Organization

The Federal Employe. the official
organ of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees. has passed from
the ownership of the local branch of
the Federation to the national or
ganiza ton. The October number
just from the press. is the first num-
Der issued by the new management
J. G. GuTley. who has been the edi-
tor of the magazine since January.
has resigned his position in the De-
partment of Agriculture to devote his
entire time to the magazine
The National Federation voted at
their September convention in Chi
cago to take over the magazine and
relieve the Washington local of the
management of 1t.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
NIGHT SCHOOLS OPEN
HERE ON WEDNESDAY

Night schools in the District Of
Columbia will reopen Wednesday.
according to an announcement made
by the school authorities last night.
Reopening of the schools. sched-
uled to take place on October l. was
delayed in compliance with the in
iuenza closing order of the District
Commissioners
be held at the Business High
School; technical and manual train
ing classes at Mckinley High: and
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Killed in Riot Over Religion.

Perth Amboy. n. J., Nov. 2.-One
man was killed and three men were
wounded here today when a mob at
tackled Louis p. Csipo. a steamship
agent. Rev. Francis Gross, of the
Catholic Church. was arrested on a
charge of melting riot. The riot is
said to have been the result of relig-
ious differences extending over a
period of several weeks.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
STOLEN FIkERY WORTH $3.50.

Clothing 10 the value OF $40 and
a suitcase worth so were stolen yes
terday from the residence OF Miss May
Peacock, 1916 @ street northwest Most
Of the clothing reported missing con.
sisted OF valuable evening gowns are
lace trimmed waists. Mise Peacoct
told the police she suspected colorro
man.
Thomas Baggett. OF Accotink. Va
reported the theft OF $50 from his
trousers pocket. BaEgett told the
police that his money dissppes-ed si
Four-and-a-half and @ streets south
west.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Tisza Largely Blamed.

London, Nov. 2-Commenting on
the assassination of Count Tisza,
the former Hungarian Premier, the
Westminster Gazette says:
NO man outside Germany was
more responsible for the war and
none played a more sinister part
in the ultimatum to Serbia which
set the world on fire."
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
G. M. c. Buys Canadian Company

Vancouver. British Columbia, Nov.
AIN a deal involving millions. the
General Motors Company. of Detroit
has purchased the motor and carriage
business Of the mclaughlin Carriag ge
Company. ii was announced today.
The company is one Of the largest in
Canada and has branches in the
United States
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Will Elect Officers.

Annual election OF officers of the
Brightwood Citizens Association
will be held at o'clock Frida y
evening at the Brightwood public
school building
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

commercial and academic classes at
Eastern High School.
Registrants should apply at the
schools Wednesday evening. or be-
fore Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

The armor of the motorcars used in
the present war ranges from three
siNteenths to a quarter OF an inch in
thickness and is impervious to rifle
and machine-gun fire.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

able at any police station or sub-sta-
tion or through Capt. Stoddard of the
Home Defense League. 113S Connecti-
cut avenue"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Satin Charmeuse

s2-aS grader an Is shades
About $50 yards OF to-inch
satin charmeuse. A cloth OF real
merit An essortul mt Of rs good
shades is offered AZ tbs 81 go
price. -,.----..--.-....
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Baronette Satin

$3.50 vsiues 80 tscb~s wide
A substantial saving on every
yard. one OF She richest plain
materials On the market today
In a splendid color as 60 QS
sortrnent- t--.--.-.-...--.
PsInis RoysI-Seeesd Floor.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Satin Imperial

sass Grader 3e inches wide.
A beautiful soft satin in extrs
heavy quality. Some very GO co
rich shades are shown. paw
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Crepe Meteor

81 vnlueE so inches wide.
1850 yards in the assortment
A charming fabric for dressy oo-
cssions. Shown in the 60 90
best shades. o"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
PROCLAMATION

Attention, officers and enlisted men of the United
States Army, Army Reserves, United States Navy and
Naval Reserves Marines and members of the Red Gross
stationed in and about the city of Washington, D. C.,
who are
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Voters of the State of New York

An opportunity will be given you candidates
BACK HOME conjunction with the general election New
York State, November S. 1918 An ELECTION viii be held
Monday November and Tuesday November between the
hours of o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the
Pennsylvania Avenue N W. of
directly opposite the New Willard Hotel All qualified electors
male and female requested take advantage of
portunity their ballot.
FRANCIS NJ HUGO,
Secretary of State
STATE OF NEW YORK
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Chiffon Tafeta
$l.69 Value: Pure Dive

This is less than actual cost
price today. The best street
shades are offered. 4 supple and
durable quality. About c1 40
1900 yards to chose from p1.fo
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
S1.69 Meteor Satin

1,S00 yardsg 35 inches wide.
An excellent quality that could
not be duplicated today for less
all snah the 1 iesSinr EsfE csSsss sSases OF S1.9
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

long as it is so holly pursued that
it does not have time to get under
cover again, the end may be in
sight.
But the Germans have not sur
rendered yet, and perhaps even
a year or eighteen months will
pass before the final terms are
made. The German people are
vaguely beginning to rise, it seems
and the new German Chancellor
Macmillan, who offered to accept
Wilson's Eeace terms, spoke for
them. But the Kaiser still is in
power, and Friday he called all the
kings of the little German states
(Which would correspond to the
governors of our states) to confer
with him over Wilson's answer Of
which he did not approve. For
President Wilson answered the
German Chancellor Macmillan, by
asking whether the Kaiser was SO
sincere in his desire to please the
people, as to let the German troops
be withdrawn from France and
Belgium. in order to discuss our
peace terms, and as it seems, the
Kaiser is not yet ready to do this,
so the war will go on as long as
he is in power.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Little Folks Corner

Once upon a time there little sailor boy
He wooden sailor.
little boy had him in his little boat getting ready to
let the sailor boy sail.
Oh, yes, forgot to tell you that the little boys
John and the little sailor boys name was Frank.
Frank sailing along the when a German
submarine along and caught the little sailor boy and
the ship.
Frank frightened.
The Germans soon let him go and he sailed on
Pretty he came to big black place but he went
1t was big fish
The sailor boy sailed right in the fshs mouth
The fish sailed with Frank, but pretty jerk
jerk and out of the water the fish
little boy had cought him.
He took him home and they found the little sailor boy
when they cut him open.
The little boys name Ralph
He had sister about his age.
She had doll too and little house for her doll to
stay in.
Frank thought she pretty that he liked her very
much and would stand for hours looking at her.
One day he came up to her and spoke to her.
few days later Ralph left him standing in the win
dow and he fell out and went in the gutter below the window
Raphs sisters doll missed him about as much as any
body The last heard of him he was floating down the
gutter, but since he true sailor boy he was happy
being on the water he could show every
who saw him how brave American sailor boys can be-
HlLDA R. JORDAN, 10 years DID,
Whitewater School, Franklin Township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
An Old Story Retold
with a New Ending

Once there was man who went
to buy himself dressing gown.
He couldn't find any he liked at the
first place he went, SO he went to
another place and got one to suit
him.
He took il home to show his wife,
but when he tried it on it was six
inches too long. so his wife went
right to work and cut it off six
inches. BY the time it was all
hemmed up again it was almost
dinner time and nothing was pre-
pared. so she got her basket and
started for market
The mother-in-law felt sorry for
her busy daughter. so while she
was down town, the motherly wom-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Kaiser Still Rules
But End Nav Be Seen

Within the past two weeks the
beginning of the end of the war
probably has come definitely into
sight, although it is still distant.
This came with Bulgaria practical
ly giving an unconditional surren-
der and the Won Hindenburg line,
where the Germans were so we'll
entrenched and established. being
broken and almost blotted out.
OF the four enemy countries,
Germany. Austria-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey, which stretched
their length across Europe, Bull
garia was the weak connecting
link between the two upper coun-
tries and Turkey, so that now by
Bulgaria giving in, it is as though
the tail of the serpent were cut off.
The enemy will wlithe and strike
more furiously than ever for a
while, but it's strength surely will
ebb away soon.
AS for the Won Hindenburg line,
it was the deep, strong lair OF the
Germans. and as any boys who go
hunting will know that half the
trouble is over when the animal
has been routed out of it's hole.
1t can start wild chase. but as
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Our "Thonk You" List

Since it is not possible to pub
lish all the stories which come in
to the Office, and since we feel 50
pleased for all the stories. even
when we cannot use them. and es-
pecially SO because of the interest
our Junior Folks have taken in
writing to us. we want them to
know A how much we appreciate
their vletters, and hope they will
write to us some more again.
Those to whom this week we are
wishing to say Thank you" are
Hazel Thomas, Vernon Murphy.
someone who wrote a story about
Mary and Tige," but forgot to sign
his name. and Marcia Weissgelber.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

an went to her sons home, got the
dressing gown, cut it off six inches,
hemmed it up again and left it in
the same place, thinking how
pleased her daughter would be to
find the work done.
And before his wife came home
from market, the man came in raw
ing and snorting, got the dressing
gown and went out on the street to
cool his madness.
He went to the tailor and told
him to cut it off sixe inches, so the
tailor did and hemmed it up as
neatly as before, sending it back to
the man by messenger boy.
When the man got it, he tried it
on and found that it was so short
that it came up above his knees,
and he ripped up sand down the
house more than ever.
Just then his wife came in the
door from market, and said. Now
what's the matter?"
ooh, | took this to the tailor's to
have six inches cat off. and look
what a mess he made of it," he
answered.
why John. l cut six inches off
of it myself" gasped, his wife
Just then the mother-in law came
in and she said, How is your
dressing gown? Your wife was tell
ing me it was six inches too long
so | came over and cut six inches
from it, and hemmed it up"
Well" he said, Il guess the deal
was put over all right. My wife
did her rart Of the work, you did
yours, and then | took it to the
tailors and he finished the job. If
everybody was as willing to buy
government bonds and thrift
stamps as they are to cut and hem
this dressing gown, we certainly
will win the war"
Kathleen Ridge.
Seventh grade,
Greensboro, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Dear Aunt Molly:

Dear Aunt Molly:
How many airplanes have been
destroyed or captured or are being
used in al the countries?
David Henderson.
Dear David:
The exact number which have
been manufactured.
Aunt Molly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

Say Aunt Molly, if you happened
to be fly and found out that every
body in the whole world wanted to
swat you, how would you feel?
Jimmie G..
Dear Jimmie: OF course | do
not know for sure how such a con-
dition would seem, but Just rather
suspect I'd feel like a certain crea-
ture which wears a U-shaped NOUS
tache, and an iron cross.
Aunt Nj.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Corner

The editor will try to answer
questions readers OF the Junior
submit to her. She will not
promise to answer all of them.
The questions will be answered.
in rotation. SO do not expect the
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
IL in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

Dear Aunt Molly:
Will you please answer this ques-
| ton? What is persons soul?
Thank you, Aunt Molly.
Yours truly,
Marie Nicholson.
Dear Marie:
Although never have heard any
one tell their ideas about this and
as | have worked it out myself, I'll
| tell you, dear, the way it seems to
me.
Have you ever thought what a
daughter is? Your daughterhood,
or daughtership whatever you
would call it-the fact that you
are a daughter, lasts, no matter
what comes. You could say unkind
things to your father and mother,
or you could go away from home
and say that you never would claim
your father and mother as your
own again. But the fact would re-
main that you have the very flesh
and life which they have given you
from their flesh and life, and that
bond never can be broken.
And so, since your daughtership
never can be lost, it is for you to
make it into anything you wish, a
mutilated, stained daughtership.
full of ugly thoughts and unkind
sayings. or you can make 1t into
the purest relationship anyone
could have,-that is for you to have
as you wish. Only one thing is
settled,-that your relationship to
your parents is the same forever
and ever
And then, your soul. it seems to
me, is your daughtership or sonship
to a very great Father. You can
joke about it, and make fun of it,
or say that you don't care about it
at all, but just the same it is a
very real relationship that will last
, forever and ever.
The very life which you have
comes from the great Spirit of Life
which is everywhere in the world,
you can never get away from it.
And the very flesh which makes
your body is something you can
not destroy, for it goes into the
great earth. and spring and sum-
mer, soft winds and April rains
will make even dust turn into grass
and flowers, and Gods world goes
on with the same joyous, pure re-
latiOnship to it's Father, as before.
Your relationship is what you make
it, but it never is lost, is it?
Aunt Molly.
Dear Aunt Molly:
When will the war end?
Betty Price
Dear Betty:
The beginning of the end has
come now, it seems. We have said
that as soon as the Germans will
admit that fighting is wrong, and
will be willing to melt their cannon
up into iron and steel for machin-
cry, and instead of shooting the
French and Belgians. will live as
friendly neighbors; as soon as they
rise up and declare that they will
make their own laws and take thu
place of men in the world, instead
of being the saves and tools of
mighty war lord and finally, as
soon as they withdraw their guns
and troops from lands which do not
belong to them, and say that they
will accept our terms, then the war
will ended.
Dear Aunt Molly;
How many airplanes have been
destroyed or captured or are being
used in al the countries?
David Henderson.
Dear David:
The exact number which have
been manufactured
Aunt Molly.
Say Aunt Molly, if you happened
to be fly and found out that every
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

FOR SALE-Belgian rabbits, Gail
phone, 37S4.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

FOR SALE-Ladies' wheel, $500.
Call at 200 North Twenty-first St,
or phone 1904.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

WANTED-At once, to buy Green
Trading Stamps. Charles Walsh,
308 South Fourth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

FOUND-A red sweater belt in the
South Tenth Street park. Owner
may have same by calling Elsie
Baker. 207 South Tenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

FOR SALE-Airplanes for 20, 25
and 30 cents. Inquire of Leoline
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

Klus and Andrew Spaulding at
915 N. G.. street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

FOR SALE-Fom Belgian Hares.
Three does and one buck nine
months old. Phone 1872.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29

HFIFINTI FNIstTt@NIF"''
An Atlantic Port. oct 2S.-- EDWIN
s. Montague, British secretary OF state
for India. arrived here today. on a
British steamer He Is on ms way
to washington on special mission.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29
INTEREST SHOWN
BY THE INDIANS
IN WORK Of Y

Il. D, Hall, in charge OF work
among the Indians of the United
States for the Y. NJ. G. A. and now
working among the indians of New
Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma in the
interests of the United War Work
campaign arrived in Albuquerque
Monday night and reported at state
headquarters. MIR. Hall will spend
several days in the state calling upon
officials having Indian affairs in New
Mexico in charge and determining to
what extent the indians will partici-
pate as contributors to the war work
fund.
II have spent some time among
the Indians of Arizona" said Mr.. Hall
and found them interested in the
work being done for the soldiers by
the recognized war work agencies.
There are many Indians in the army
and the fathers, mothers, brothers
and other relatives of those Indian
boys are taking very lively interest
in what is being done for them while
they are in the fighting zone. So
keen is the interest in some localities
the tribes are wing with each other
in the matter of liberal contributions.
| believe the same interest is being
taken or will be taken by the indians
Of New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Il was deeply interested in story
told me while in Arizona to the ef-
feet that the largest individual pur-
chase of Liberty Bonds made by a
resident of Navajo county, Arizona,
was made by Alfalfa an Apache In
dian who bought six 5000 bonds and
paid cash or rather gave his check
for that amount signing the check
with his thumb print. Those Indians
have money and when it comes to
backing up the government or their
boys who are fighting for the gov
eminent are inclined to go the limit.
am very hopeful that we may eN-
pect very liberal contributions TO the
United War Work fund from among
the Indians of New Mexico"