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The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
BRIGHTWOOD TO have
LIBERTY LOAN RALLY
Citizens Association Schedules Pa
triotic Meeting for Emory Church.

Senator John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi. and Arthur E. Seymour
will speak at a liberty bond rally
to be held under the auspices of the
Brightwood Citizens Association TO-
morrow AiSht, on the lawn of the
Emory Church, in BrightwOod.
A patriotic program will be opened
with the singing of patriotic songs
by Miss Selma Selinger and L. A.
Lange. l.. F. Randolph, Jr.. will
lead the audience in the singing of
a number OF familiar songs, and
John Claggett Proctor will recite an
original poem. composed for the oc-
aston, entitled Eyes or No?"
Troop II. Boy Scouts, of Takoma
Park. will be present and it is ex-
pected that the Boy Scout Band.
which has just returned from a
weeks tour of Virginia in the in
terest of the liberty loan campaign.
will be in attendance to assist in
furnishing the music. Albert S. CAT
ley is in charge of the program.
which. in addition to the above, in
cludes a number of other speakers
In case the weather is umfayora-
.ble the exercises will be held in the
interior Of the church.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
DUTCH WILL INSIST
THAT HUNS RESPECT
RIGHTS AS NEUTRAL
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neutral rails, it is said. might now
easily be decided aaginst the Ger
mans.
The facts in the German use OF this
gravel have never been determined.
While the Germans have insisted that
the shipments were pursuant TO pre-
war contracts providing material for
the repair of Belgian roads. the
British insisted that the German oc-
cupiers of Belgium were using the
gravel for new military roads and
other strictly military works. So con-
vincing was the evidence submitted
by the British on this point that Hol-
land stopped the shipments.
Officials here fully believe that Ger
many. embittered by the success OF
the allies in requisitioning Dutch ship
ping. has revived the sand and gravel
dispute as a means of forcing further
concessions from Holland on the use
Of her transportation facilities.
Huns Want Holland.
Look at the map of the Northern
European railroads." said one official
land you will see how valuable to the
German army would be the lines
crossing Holland"
1t is pointed out. however. that
whereas the allies exercised the right
Of requisition under the lex angariae"
without violation of Dutch sovereign
ty. a similar exercise by Germany
with regard to the railroads neces-
sarily involves the use of force on
Dutch territory, which would he u
clear violation of sovereignty, which
officials believe would be sure to send
Holland into the ranks of the nations
fighting against Germany.
In view of the fact that Holland as
a neutral is of far more use to Ger
many than she would be as a COM
batant, it is not expected that Ger
many will force the issue.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

The greatest song ever written, a
song even more wonderful in its
expression than the Marseillaise,
more wonderful than writers now
dream ever will be penned by man
will be one of the gifts of the great
world war to pOsterity, and this
song that is to be born will come
from France. according to the be-
lief of Nine. Yvette Guilbert, the
great French diseuse, who arrived
in Washington last night to pre-
pare for her concert at the BelascO
Theater this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
No War Concerts.
Within fifteen minutes after her
arrival at Union Station, Nine. Gull
bert was in her room at the New
Willard Hotel. ready to receive
press representatives, and for tw"
hours this great French artist told
OF the war and what it means to
France and the world.
Il do not use the war in my con-
Certs because l cannot said Mime.
GuiIbert. Nothing has been written,
nothing has been said than can eX-
press this war. 1t is too big i
thing-this war-tO be told in
words now. When one is upon a
mountain, one cannot see 1t and
describe it. 1t is so with the war.
While it is upon us we cannot see
it as it really is and we cannot de-
scribe it, but after the war there
will be a man who will be given the
gift to tell it in an epic that Will
be handed down through the gem
n n
future day what we have lost, what
we have suffered, what We have
given, what the great world war
really meant to US.
Clad simply in a brown travel
ing gown with a white waist open
at the throat. her Titan hair cOiled
about her head in a braid. and her
feet booted in plain black leather,
Nine. Guilbert, without the aid of
the scenic artist and in the unat-
tractiye white glow of electric
bulbs, gave impressions of the war
that revealed the terrible horror
which hate has spread over France.
Must Leave France.
In America you do not know. you
cannot conceive what it means, she
slid came mere because l was
driven by the icrror of it all into
illness and because my doctor said
must leave France. I was in Paris
and I sang to the soldiers when
the war Was .-ounS, but Paris be-
came filed with thousands of
Frances most beautiful. most mag
nificent Young men, terribly maim-
cd and ! was made i'll.
There WIS one man whom | never
will for. L saw him when I was
singing. His face had been shot
away. will not tell YOU of it. l
could not turn my gaze from him.
I was Fascinated by the horror. T
grew i'll an for two weeks | was
in bed and IhCn the doctor said:
You must go
Il went to I.Cndon. 1t was the be-
ginning of the second year of the
war. There was 1anCing. gayeTy, iS-
norance. Tint London in the &c
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Right Is Might

The Christian Science
Monitor-the one great in
ternational dailynewspaper,
stands squarely on the plat
form that right is might"
1t is not influenced by
personal opinion, prejudice
or precedent.
It is fearless in the pre-
sentation of facts as they
are, progressive in all that
it advocates, and universal
in its appeal.
1t is an important channel
through which to obtain re-
liable information of the ac-
tivities that are today shap-
ing the social, business and
political life of tomorrow.
The Monitor aids the in
dividual to lift thought from
the limits Of personal con-
siderations to the greater
responsibilities to country
and fellow men.
Because it is absolutely
truthful the Monitor is
recognized as an authority
on affairs to which it gives
its attention.
The Christian Science
Monitor, published in
Boston, arrives in Wash
ington each morning and
is distributed by mail or
through newsdealers.
Sample copies will be
gladly sent upon request.
Address
The Christian Science Monitor
csIsrsls Building. Wsshisgtss, D. {.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Policeman Hurt with Cycle.

Long Beach, Long Island, April "a.
Speeding at a sixty-mile rate on his
motorcycle brought woe to Police
man Harry Snyder. of this place. He
is in the MineOla Hospital with a
broken leg and other severe injuries.
Snyder crashed into a motor truck
OF the Long Beach Wine Company
at Broadway and Long Beach Boule-
yard.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
z:sRAfEkIlTiS z! At 81. is |,.!!E RSXAI g a
100 Wonderful BARGAINS
TODAY

Superior quality nickel plated
Shears, guaranteed for five years;
6, 7 and S-inch lengths. Today. soc.
Best Quality Wire Hair Pins, cab
inets. Today's special, 3 for a5e.
Sanitary Napkins, absorbent,
sterilized, medium size. Today's spe-
cial, 3oc dozen.
Children's Sock Carriers, assorted
colors: Special for today. 3 pairs, arc.
e Rubber Gloves, regularly 3zc pair;
suitable for household and garden
ing; sizes 7, Ia, 8, SH. Today,
asc pair.
Red Rubber Syringe Tubing, best
quality; regularly $50 strip. Today,
age.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
World War Will Bring
Worlds Greatest Song
Mime. Yvette Guilbert Here for Recita1s Re
cites Horrors and Predicts Classic Story
Coming in Song.

ginning the second year OF the
war, before London knew what this
war means, was as Washington is
today. before the boats begin bring
ing back the thousands and tens
of thousands OF your most wonder
full young men and bringing back the
messages that other thousands and
tens OF thousands will not come back
from the war.
To Escape War.
Il came to America from London to
escape the war for a time and now,
2ipp, America has gone into it. You
cannot escape the war today. You
may travel the world but the war
stays with you. Sometimes l wonder
that we have hope left, not hope for
victory, but hope that the world will
be better and that war will be beaten.
trampled in the dust. trodden down
for ever. never to rise. a defeated,
forgotten thing. That is what we are
fighting for today, to defeat war.
That is what our tens of thousands
of young men have died for, the de-
feat of war. to wipe out hate, to
make the world better.
Il marvel at the gayety in the midst
OF 1t all, the happiness and laughter
in the trenches, the new, picturesque.
expressive language that has been
born in the trenches. the smiles that
90 with the gOodbyes. and abandon
and the lack of fear that one sees
at a dance. 1t Is wonderful. The
French have shown the world that
hope still has right to live and that
there is good left on earth.
France has taken a bath Of purity.
America never knew France before
this war. America thought France a
nation of frivilous women, a nation
of libertines voluble. happy, gay,
careless, too free. America has learn
ed her error. Now America sees
what France is. There. has been no
Transformation of France. France is
what 1t was. You cannot change a
nation over night. The real men and
real women were there before the
war revealed them as they really are.
Death for Purpose.
II lived in a suburb of Paris in
the beginning of the war, in a fortifi-
cation in which they trained the ar
tillerymen and saw thousands 20
marching past my window. They
were so happy, so courageous. SO
wonderful. They laughed and they
said:
Paris Is as nervous as a pretty
woman and they wore flowers on
their hats and they carried flowers
on their bayonets and they garlanded
their cannon with flowers. 1t was the
most wonderful sight of a life time.
to see those thousands of brave, hand
some young men marching to death
with flowers upon them.
And they shall not have died I'm
vain, these thousands of our Young
men who carried flowers with them to
death. Who dares to say Franco
shall not be victorious? Who dares
to say that war will not be beaten? ?
Who dares to say that those who
taught France the meaning of the
word hate will not be punished? No
our young men shall not have died
in vain
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY.

Meridian. Miss, April 24.-Prepara.
tions are being made TO observe Con-
federate Memorial Day in this city
Friday, April %.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

There are many substitutes for
wheat -four. but no substitutes for
peace
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

The boy in khakiA"Fm probably
giving my life. What are you Civ
ing?"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

Buy Buy Bonds. or Bye Bye
] Liberty.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Today in the Bargain Basement

Table Of Women's Undermus-
lins, S9e.
Included are Boomers. Corset
Covers. Short Skirts and Drawers
made Of good quality materials
and neatly trimmed. Special al
SEC.
Women's Drawers, 39c.
Made Of good nainsook and
neatly trimmed with laces and
embroidery: open and closed
styles. Special, 39c.
75c and Sl.O0 Brassieres,
Special at soc.
A wonderful assortment 70 Sc
lect from. Trimmed with Cluny
lace ard embroidery. Special. SOC.
Silk Dresses, $S.9S.
100 dresses in this lot Broken
lots Of better lines grouped to-
gether and marked at this low
price. Included are taftetas,
serges and crepe de chines-all
new spring dresses that sold as
high as SIS. No c. o. DIS. None
reserved.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

OF percale in dainty new plaid
and striped effects. Cut on good
full lines. Many have 2-tone color
combinations; straight front or
elastic belt.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
$500 Crepe Kimonos, Special
at Sl.39.

Fine crepe Kimonos, with high
or normal waist line. Elastic
belt; many trimmed with satin
ribbon, others plain.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
House Dresses, Sl.Ss.

Made Of ginghams in the new
spring plaids with white pique
collars, belts and pockets. Also
2-piece MILDLY Suits, with regula-
ton MILDLY waist. Sizes 6 to II
years.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
$3.50 Summer Dresses at $2.9S.

OF ginghams, pereales and
chambrays, in stylish models.
women's dresses with straight
box pleated or waist line models
with pretty collars OF contrasting
materials. All sizes.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
S1.2S Bedroom Table, 81.

Golden oak. with shelf. Size
top, 16Nl6 inches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-01
BUY Che House OF Mono 3
Money Your Life" Proposition That Ought to Be snnps
Out Imredi.fev.-
IN EARL GOODWIN.

the United States Government does not step IN NOW
to relieve the housing situation Washington human ma
turin this city is likely to amuek to an extent that
viii make highwater mark in the history Of profteer
ing
Having become ashamed Of war profteerng or perhaps
afraid in the mater Of boosting rents many Of real
estate have reached the point where they tell their ten
ants to buy the hou be thrown into the streets.
knowing that u impossible to find other homes the
for the property or leaving There IS NO other place to 50
and thousands Of families have means at present to buy
property at inflated prices.
The first story depicting this situation printed
In this newspaper several weeks ago. and en the
moneyust the part Of property TO have
increased In fury rather than decreased.
This form Of profteerng to my mind the cruelest.
the dirtiest, the most abandoned It is just cuel
charging dying man IN desert ten dollars drop for
drink Of water
hear all sides conservative gentlemen who tell
there is NO profteeng Washington and then 50 into
the homes of the people and witness the daily struggle with
the cost Of living and have hatul of letters from
landlords to tenants telling the tenants to BUY TIE
PLACE Or LEAVE The price is generally q heavy adj
vance over the real worth of the property.
Now for heavens sake let's have end to this grind
ing poicyl believe continues win fall this
city which win blight for years come The idea that
is sent to earth for the benefit of business smells Of the
lowest pit Of he'll.
I'm lawyer and say but little to the merits
of the proposal TO change the landlord and tenant law
to prevent eycon Of tenants for the period q
the war, but It sounds good to me.
also call attention to the fact that there is enough
vacant land in this city to house million people and the
War Department could set up houses temporary peFa
nent some of these broad expanses Of vacant land
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By EIizabeth Jordan

back from her brow. Her only or
nament vas q "breastpin" contain
ing a picture Of a small boy-prob-
ably 70 the soldier SON
The boy was a big ehap-hve
feet ten inches. He had his
mothers fine complexion, her
features, and her round blue eyes.
He was tanned and in the pink Of
condition. he was glad to be with
his mother and father, but just
one thing in the world interested
that boy in that hour.
The three sat down at the table
to which the waiter had led them,
and the boys round blue eyes fast
ened themselves unwinkingly
upon the menu.
The father picked It up and
handed it TO him.
"Well," he said there you are"
The boy held back.
you order" he suggested.
The father shook his head.
up to yon," he said. Go as
far as you like"
The boy hesitated.
What are you going 70 hsve?"
he parried.
The father pursed his lips.
"I'm going to have some beef
steak and fried potatoes, and a
piece Of apple pie. That all right
for you, mother?"
The mother assented. Her eyes
were on the boy.
Il want Fred to have just what
he likes" she said. Let him pick
out his dinner himself"
The father Rssented heartily. He
pushed the menu card into the
boys hand. Seeing the youngster
still hesitate he took the situation
in hand.
Fred" he said, this Is q spe-
cial occasion. We don't know
when we'll be together again
that is" he corrected himself, I'VE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-01

don't know how soon you'll have
another furlough. So it's up to
you to tuck in q square meal with
all your favorite 'fixings.' Eat
every thing on that card IL you
want to. Understand ?"
The boy nodded. His mother
added q word.
II don't want Freddie to get
back 70 camp and think Of any
thing he might have had and didn't
have" she contributed.
The father chuekled.
That's the idea" he corrobo-
rated. NOW, boy, 60 to it. Order
everything you like and every
thing you ever thought you'd like
to try"
The boy went to it. He ordered
crab meat, cream Of tomato soup,
chicken q Ia King, baked sweet po-
tatoes, new peas, and ereamed
spinach.
I'm decide about the dessert
later" he told his mother.
When the meal had been order
ed, the tension Of the occasion re-
Taxed. The boy grinned at his
father, 4 shy but affectionate grin,
and exchanged a few words with
his mother. But there was no
small talk among the three. Evil
IDENTIFY this was not a laxative
family. But there was an atmo-
sphere Of perfect understanding
and affection.
When the dinner came she ate
little. She was still secretly
watching the boy. glorying in his
young appetite. The father dld
full justice to his beefsteak and
potatoes Occasionally he, too
glanced at the boy.
What else?" he asked. when
the main course had vanished.
The boy laughed.
Well" he said, rather seIf-con-
sciously, I'd like what I used to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-01

have at home-deep-dish apple pie
with vanilla ice cream on the top
Of il. But It won't be as good as,
mothers" be added.
The father ordered the apple pie
and the ice cream. IL came and
the boy prepared a mess that abb
sorbed the attention Of his fellow
diners. His mother had now ceased
to eat, and was watching him alb
sorbedly. With the first bite he
nodded to her.
Bully" he said, 'but not as
good as yours. It couldn't bel"
The mother seized q glass Of
water and gulped It hurriedly.
Then. with. trembling hands, she
put her napkin TO her lips and
stared at her boy, in that moment
she saw again the little. growing,
freckled chap who, throughout the
years, had begged for and enjoyed
his fayorite dessert.
Was he, could he be, the same
boy as the soldier who sat before
her with the sinister shadow Of
the trenches looming before him?
Or was It a dream?
Confusedly she passed her hand
across her brow. Yes, he was
there. Tonight, at least, she had
him with her, as surely as in the
old days at homa. But tomor-
row
The boy looked at her over the
cigar his father had Just handed
him. There had been a good deal
Of ceremony over the cigar. II was
evidently the first time father and
son had smoked together.
TOO warm?" he asked his
mother.
She smiled. NO, indeed" she
said. Il love to sit here and look
at all the people"
He leaned back to smoke IN COM
fort. Her eyes remained on mis-
face. She was safe in looking,
now. He wouldn't notice. He was
watching the crowd But to that
mother, "all the people" meant
Just one soldier boy.
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MediII Mccormick, A Thinking Member
of Congress-
(Continued from Fir5t Column.)
OF Congress.

= l48S NOlumu.}
auditor general Is Given al
adequate star to inYestlgatS an
departments and IN January q
each year he makes his report to
the committee on accounts and
auditS In this way. actual control
over public funds Is left With ne
House.
The COMMITTEES on accounts and
audits, Il can be seen, would Be =
very important one. Il would have
what present investigating commit
tees Of Congress have not, the nee
essAry organization TO make
thorough Investigators Of depart
ments. and. at the same time, Ehsss
investigations would BE- robbed %
any partisan character because
they would be based entirely on
the report Of the auditor general.
The chairman would be chosen
from the minority, further insuring
q searching inquiry. This q the
English system inauguratsd By
Gladstone which has stood the acid
test OF hfty years trial In Parlla-
msnG
Making Broad Gaags staieSmen.
In savings to taxpayers. the
material benefits Of this proposed
budget system would not Be ineon-
siderable. The indirect gain, the
education Of our people. ths max
ing Of broad gauge statsSmsa.
would be even q greater blessing.
Congressman would b heed from
local pressure to introduce paroeh-
ial appropriation BILLS
The budget IL coming. From
Argentina to Japan, from NorWaY
to Chile, government finance 4
based on an annual budget except
IN America The cities haya
adopted the budget system. he
States are doing 90, In . year,
when direct taxes viii amount %
S3,b00,000 900, the American Con-
grass should follow suit
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T T was in the dining room Of
popular New York hotel. The
hour was seven in the even
ing, and the scene was brilliant.
An excellent orchestra played
popular music. Pretty women in
becoming evening gowns made
themselves charming to their hosts
at dinner. Here and there. at vari-
Gus tables, officers In uniform sat
singly or in groups.
There entered three visitors from
another world. They were a father,
q mother, and a soldier son-a
youngster OF twenty, in a neat but
service-worn uniform bearing the
shoulder bar Of a second lieutenant.
The relationship OF the three was
obvious at the first glance. The
boy soldiers face was absurdly
like his mothers. His round blue
eyes had, like hers. the interested,
unwinking stare OF a baby's as
they looked around.
II was clear that the three were
entering the dining room for the
first time. Clear that they had
Just arrived at the hotel. Clear
that the boy, In one OF the camps
near New York. had a twenty-four-
hour furlough and that his father
and mother had come on from
some place in the Widdle West to
spend II with him.
II was also clear that he was
their guest and that there was to
be q celebradon-a great big cele-
bration in the life Of a family not
addicted to such friyolities.
The mother was a rather prim,
sweet-faced, "smalltown" woman,
the type that makes a fine neigh
Dor and a loyal friend. Though
she could not have been much more
than forty she had taken on the
comfortable and settled" look OF
the late fifties. Also. she had alb
iured "fussing" over herself Her
gray hair was combed straight
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Of the Treasury, approved by the
President, or by q tWo-thirds
vote Of the members.
This provision has its purpose.
Prior to 1865 We had, in the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES, a
somewhat similar body. Owing
to the fact that this committee
did not distinguish between what
is legitimate executive function
and what belongs properly to the
legislature, the committee, during
the civil war, found itsslf
swamped with detail. A new
committee had to be formed to
deal with appropriations. I have
avoided this pitfan by limiting
the powers Of the budget COM
mittee, at the same time fixing.
Presidential responsibility. Re-
alizing that the estimates, sub
mitted by the executive, repre-
scented bedrock needs, Congress
would only on the rarest occasion
vote to decrease any estimate. Il
would be- equally hssitant about
voting an increase because that
would throw the budget out Of
balance.
Control With Congress.
have shown how the budget
committee, through It's freedom to
recommend decreases and By two
thirds vote to propose increases,
can remedy any serious defect that
might be found in an executive
budget. Ny budget plan also calls
for a committee on accounts and
audits and an auditor general. To
remove al possibility Of politi-
zeal influence, the auditor general
is appointed by q committee Of the
House, consisting Of the Speaker.
the majority leader and the min
GRITTY leader, His appointment Is
for good behavior, and he can only
be removed hX the House The