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The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
By DwIc

At the commencement OF this note
! referred to the L. s law of l795,
upon which relied for my defence in
running against the government |
was on trial IN Boston in lai before
the L. s. court, the venerable and
learned Judge Joseph Story presiding.
After all the testimony was in. and
ii had been proved cOnclusively that /
had carried letters. for pay. between
Boston and New York, and that they
had been carried on the StoningtOn
steamers and Providence railroad,
which had been declared TO be a mail
route" by act of Congress. Judge Story
without looking at law book. imme-
diately Informed the district attorney
that he should dismiss the case. us
ing words to this effect:
You will find. that the law Of 1875
reads that no person shall establish a
horse or foot post" and when Mr..
Hale brought his mails to Boston by
steamboat and railroad. he certainly
did not come on horseback or foot"
Yours very truly.
tSigned) JAS W. HALE
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
G. P. o. NEWS NOTES

John O'NeiH. NJ ]. Scanned. Miss
c. A. Robbins, Miss Catherine Heyler,
J. L. Kause. d. S. Mcconnell, J. S.
Beck. and W. NJ. Camp were detailed
from the hand section TO the day
proofroom Saturday.
Edward Ryan. OF the railing section,
reports his inability to come TO work
yet. owing to the serious illness of
his daughter.
The monotype night chapel, at a
special meeting Saturday night, passed
resolutions of respect to Arthur F.
Tucker, copy of which was ordered
presented TO the family.
The Printing ONCE will be closed
Tuesday and wednesday, but this
column has attained such momentum
that continuous performance Is
necessary. so you will find it here
as usual on each Of these days.
The pamphlet binding section on
the third floor will celebrate Christ
mas with a handsomely decorat tied
tree Monday night Everyone will get
presents except the foreman and
RESISTANT foreman.
Oliver Graf. linotype operator on
the night force. handed the writer
a piece Of paper Saturday morning
as he started down the steps at the
end Of a perfect night. Oliver turns
In considerable foolishness, but the
following h a little out of the ordi-
nary. Read *:
Merry Christmas, Dixie. Wife and
are of for a weeks stay in God's s
country - Missouri - where. besides
mules, fearless and initiative states
men, good linotype operators (ahemD, y,
and houn' dogs, they raise contempt
for profteers-dern EN-. all-of the
type that fourishes in Washington
the kind who give you q short pound
of canned butter and a few pennies
in exchange for a dollar"
"All right, Oliver; hurry back.
Mrs. e. W. RAdley was taken 10
Baltimore friday for an examination
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL
FOR "FLU" PATIENTS
! Volunteer Nurses Are Wanted to
Aid in Emergency Work.

Ninety patients may be accom-
modated in the emergency Influenza
hospital which will be opened to-
day at 6l2 F street northwest in
the building occupied by the emer-
gency hospital during the first cpl
demic.
DR.. William c. Fowler. District
health officer. will direct the man
agement OF the hospital and DIT.
Scott, OF the Public Health Service.
representing DR.. Fowler. will be in
charge.
Mrs. william C. McAdoo heads an
organization which will look after
diet feeding OF the patients Girl
Scouts who have been furnishing
homes with specially prepared food
will take part in the work of the
hospital. Calls for nursing will be
answered by the Visiting Nurses
Association.
Hospital equipment has been fur
nished by the Public Health Serv-
see. The Washington Chapter Of
the American Red Cross will have
pital Assistance will also be rem
dered by the Army Medical Corps.
Volunteer nurses are called for
by Miss Anna Greenlees director of
the teaching center of the District
Red Cross. Women who have had
any experience in nursing and
those who have taken the home care
of the sick course are urged to ap-
ply for service at 1910 G street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
EVERYBODY INVITED
TO DANCE AND SING
Entertainment at Central High
to Be "At-Home" Affair.

Christmas carols will be caroled.
Christmas wishes will be wished ana
other celebrations of the season will
I've celebrated at the Christmas Eve
dance and Community Center sing in
Central High School, under the aus
pices of the Community Center OF that
school. December O.
Everybody in the United States and
the world at large is invited" Miss
Alice Pollock. in charge of the Central
High School Center. started last
night. But everybody in the Dis
trict is especially requested to be
present"
Rhythmic solo dances will be given
by Miss Colder Morton and Miss Flora
Kali. A general Christmas at home
entertainment will be staged, and the
cap for the climax will be community
Christmas singing and a "get-togeth-
err dance.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
new YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York. Dec. 22-The follow
ing WashingtOnians are stopping at
hotels in this city: Martha Wash
ing ton-Miss NJ. J. Butler, Mrs. r.
+. Lacey, jr. Park AVenue-R. NJ.
Gardiner. G. c. Henderson. Mrs. G.
Z. Henderson. Mrs. NJ. Jones. ]. P.
Lorenson. regorian--G. Gregory,
r. j. Hausaman. Hollsnd-H. L.
Gutterson, Maj. J. Fl. Lewis. Mar
seilles-Miss II. NJ. Hausen. Miss NJ.
h. Runzler. Grenoble-F. NJ. Leon
ard. Great Northern-W. F. NJ. Nc
Carty, w. F. NJ. McCarIey. Laurel
ton-Mrs. c. G. Moffat. Grand-J.
W. Talbert. Latham-H. A. Trefec-
then. Longacre-M. Wolf. Marl-
borough-D. c. Franklin. B. Thurm-
sen. Wallick-Miss d. f. King.
Herald Square,. MaCMurray. Bres-
hn-Capt. E. r, Setter. Brotzell-D.
L. Mccoy.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Stockings and Hearts.

fainters nave painted and poets have sung
Anu preachers have preached of the stocking that hung
Fiattened and empty when on Christmas morn
The orphan arose uncheered and forIorn,
We weep DER and DER each time il is told
his story so sad that never grows old
ne story goes on; is ever the same ~ e'
INA Ii TnSt OIL the hearts empty that day.
Lives hlied with sadness; what comfort have ,be;,.
When JOY OF their fellows is mockng their gr;e}}
nesrts wrung with anguish surprising belle
put look broker hearted, that star in Won skv
Al wise men have followed, why not YOU and T.
for the star leading the crib on that morn
is only Gods light, meaning hope for us born
EDWARD +. FALLON
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

, previous to submitting to rsdium
treatment
Albert Z. Doe. jr.. IL an emergency
monotype operator on the nisht force
Mr.. Doe was previously employed IN
the same capacity. but for the mast
few months has been in the aviation
section.
The lady feeders in the dsv press
section are getting ready for their
annual community Christmas tree
with its myriad Of tin horns, lack
in-the-boSes. and monkeys on yellow
sticks, Everyone gets his hHndout;
even Cap Chisholm and the p p
come down to the pressroonn and rot
theirs. II isn't the value Of the riff
but something just TO let YOU know
you're not forgotten and 10 keep YOU
in touch with Nuleude.
John Kilroy. OF the foundry force. r.
spending the holidays in Albany,
n, Y.
Miss A. Natter has just returned 10
work in the blank book division after
during which she nUrsed q brother
who was Ill., Upon the death OF the
brother Miss Natter returned TO her
old place in Mr.. Riedis section.
Thomas Gaffney. OF the night fifth
| floor bindery. will celebrate .the hoI-
days on the spot" otherwise known
as Philadelphia
Benjamin A. Linebsck. s T. Walton.
] J. B. MoUlton. II. r. Fieukenshsoe-
/ fer, J. T. Elicit. Charles W. BrioVeIl.
A. =. Harrington. and James & Prick
were detailed from the job section
to the proofroom Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. Alfred. Of the nth floor
] bindery. is spending the holidays in
/ Brooklyn with her son
l. James A. Mulroe, a messenger m
the job section, has been detailed to
] the proofroOm.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

George A Herman. OF the plate
printers executive committee. Will
leave tonight to spend the Christmas
holidays with his mother in Boston
Or his way back he will visit in New
York Locals s and OF the Plate
Printers Union.
On Saturday, December q. 1915. Mrs
W. II. Scott died at her home. 40I5
Eighth street northwest. after se-srsl
weeks of illness Mrs. Scott. who was
Catherine Liston prior to her MAJ =
riage was her husbands assistant in
the bureau up to that time. Funeral
services will be held on Tuesday. De
cember % at a m, at the Sacred
Heart Church. Fourteenth street and
Park road. Three children survive her.
There will be a real Santa Claus in
section 16 on Monday II present plans
carry. William Minard. J. c. Reeves.
Harry Eibel and George Goldsmith
compose the committee in charge OF
the festivities.
Chris Mari, plate printer. intends to
visit Chicag go. his home town. during
the Christmas holidays
Miss Edith Stroman. section 16
night force. is i'll with the influenza
Miss Rose Busey. numbering divi-
sion. is on leave for the remainder OF
this year.
Harry Peterson. plate printer. enter
.tained a couple of wounded soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital by taking
them for a fine auto ride last week
The party visited Mt. Vernon. where
a fine chicken dinner was enjoyed. ana
returned to the hospital after riding
through Rock Creek Park. The boys
can stand a lot OF this sort Of enter
tainment Who'll be the next?
Christie Dickinson. wettinE divi-
sion, will spend Christmas with her
parents in Prince George County.
Ollie Neihmyer is very popular with
his assistants They very thoughtful
ly gave him a couple of pairs Of socks
and a necktie Ollie will be all dressed
up for'the holidays.
Thomas Sullivan and Fred Smith
10th plate printers, are enjoying them
selves during the holidays. Both are
on leave.
Miss Helen Stewart is reported on
the sick list in the wetting division.
Daniel J. Lee. custodian OF tools
in the machine division, spent a few
days at home last week with his
family He has not been feeling
well OF late and said he needed a
rest. Dan works pretty steady.
Sickness is the cause Of Stuart
McCabe's absence from the csrpen-
ter shop.
Now that the war is over. E.
Leahy. OF the machine division. is
contemplating organizing q bowling
team. There are a lot Of mighty
good bowlers in his shop and under
his superb coaching they can be
counted upon to put up good fight
for the flag.
A. CIeapor of the plumbing shop.
is visiting his brother in South
Carolina for two weeks.
Influenza beaten once more. Robt.
Hanneman. maChinist, after two
weeks absence, has returned to his
work in the machine shop.
James w. Gessford. plate finisher.
engraving division, is some auto"
fixer and keeps all the cars in his
neighborhood in good running order
during his spare time. Jim gets all
sorts of thanks" for his good work
and last week was handed a couple
of fruit cakes, a timely handout.
Mary A. McDermott. of the e1-
amining division. night force. Is in
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
HOLD DOLL SHOW TODAY.
Display BY Mother" Crown at
Room Az, Commerce Building.

The thirtieth annual doll show
viii be given this afternoon hv
Mother Crown. in charge or the
Red Cross rest room Of the Census
Bureau. for the benefit OF the poor
children OF this city.
Secretary Redfeld has directed
that room 4l2, Commerce Building.
be given over TO Mother" Grow N
for her display. Dolls have been
donated by the clerks OF the bureau
and this years collection is ra-
ported to be large and unusually
attractive
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

To the Editor OF the Ledger In sending you paper
respond with pleasure to your request that would furnish with
details the starting cheap the United
the progress OF the system, and its Development
There has all
through this which
the people the days when Benjamin Franklin
General In the such William
Bryant William l. Stone Brnabas Bates and OF ability
month relief
brten but administration Congress heed
peadings
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
SECOND WOMAN DIPLOMAT

Berne.-Mme. Rosiks Schwimme-.
Hungarian ambassadors TO Switzer-
land, Is the second woman 10 be
given diplomatic mission. for Nm
Anatssie Alexievns Bitzenko was tho
Russian Maximalist delegate @"
Brest-Ltovsk, and signed the treat,
With Germany there executed
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
Hale's Independent Mail

So much agitation has been aroused concerning govern
ment ownership that The Herald reprints the following letter
from Jas W. Hale the Youths Ledger. will make
ing reading for those who point the Pooffce Department
shining example of government ownership.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
What of the Song Leaders?

a great deal OF given to music as an ef
tecYe factor military training says Secretary of War Baker
IN his annual Congress-
ms he has been done through singing in camDs
ana communities singing the physical stimulus and
source OF cheer competitive gmental singing
alonal singing soldiers time organization of u,rtets
gee cuos and chorues and the training company and
leaders to aid the leaders leaders to- the
OF hree have been assigned camps as civilian aids tho
commanding officers" ~ " INT
No" that the is what going to do with these
fifty three leaders: ~ ~
And what are going all this training in i
mental song' '"S !" 'esi-
Ihese hyhree song leaders Jobs will be- owing
" peace hey did their duty bravey during the war Tbe ~
veterans Shall they be Or shall we kc, b -
Sa Us IN song as march of factories at evcnt
dash Tor the street the ~
home; N' ~ after they
well that dePends-On 1t be a utv o ,y.st III 4 .
musical training wouldn't Can we make tbc, 1850 m 'nat
to keep singing: "ppS enough
Prince Max is ye!png about the hard arn,i .u
we recall It, 1t was Max himself asked for tbc .rn;,
he preferred to fight it Foch willing 1u
Rockefeller swears off ss.oooooo assessment" MD -
1t, too> ~ Du nc swear
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

sometimes ] find myself alone
With naught but thoughts for COM
pany.
MY other friends and comrades gone
To parts long leagues away from me.
And that is why spend each day
In kindly thoughts and sweet,
So that my chance companions may
Be pleasant ones for sme to meet.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
By John kendrick Bangs.
GOOD COMPANY,

Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspaper
SyndIcste.l
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23
BAND CONCERT PROGRAMS.

L :. Marine Barracks. Noudar T,rrrr
Der =. lsls, a. 80 r. m Orches'Tt r7-
cert by the L. :. Marine Band urlhastrs
William h SGnteimsnn, Ieader.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

Rockefeller swears off ssoooooo tax ass.ssn,... ~.
-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

George A Herman. OF the plate
printers executive committee, will
leave tonight to spend the Christmas
holidays with his mother in Boston
Or his way back he will visit in New
York Locals and OF the Plate
Printers Union.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

rrnce Max IS now yeping about the hard armisice for
We recall It, It was Max himself who asked for tho -:
ne preferred to tight it out, Foch was willing
The Washington herald., 1918-12-23

Mrs. e. w. RAdley was taken to
Baltimore friday for an examination
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

Chester NJ. Wright, who was & mem
Der of the American Labor mission to
France and England, has come home
with stirring message for his coun-
trymen. Wherever Mr.. Wright went
he found deep affection for America,
beth in England and France. He
found these two nations, to which we
are now bound in arms against the
common foe, stripped for battle.-the
whole national effort became a battle
effort, the whole machinery of both
countries wrenched away from nor
NAL pursuits and turned into a me-
chanism of war. Impressed by these
things, Mr.. Wright declares Eve must
live for war, we must save for war,
We must think for war-and we must
will to win" He has seen that while
the war is war for ideals and prin-
,ciples,~ it must be fought and won
by the coolest and most practical
measures, and that our object must
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

| the street corners, in Congress, the
traitors, the towards, the peace-at
any pricers and the merely loose
thinking will scream madly. Ger
many is offering us everything. For
Gods sake, what more could we ask?'
And if we were to accept such a
peace, Germany would have won this
War-and the next one,
With the millions of Russia ready
to be added to her armies, and the re-
sources of Russia under her hand to
be exploited, she would be ready, in
twenty five or fifty years, to begin
the war that would make her ruler of
the earth. And nothing anybody could
lever do would avail to prevent it.
When the day of that German offer
comes, if we accept it, we sentence
our children or our grandchildren to
fight worse war than this one, in
which their defeat will be almost pre-
ordained.
Yet the pressure in America and in
Jail the warworn countries to make
such a peace will be tremendous.
Be on guard against that day
No peace with Germany's present
rulers is worth having. No peace that
leaves Germany in possession Of Rus
STA and Middle Europe could be more
than truce.
No peace will ever be a peace worth
considering that is not an out-and-o
Allied victory, Not conquest of
land and power and influence, as were
the old monarchial conquests and as
German conquest has been in Rus
sia and would be everywhere else, but
a conquest of free peoples over mill
tarism and an absolute defeat of the
German idea.
I The German idea must be beaten,
!'nd so badly beaten that all the Ger
man people will come to realize it was
a bad idea If no other reason than
that it didn't pay Barbarism must be
convinced by civilization that there is
no room for its kultur in the world.
/ Anything less than this is defeat for
Americas allies and defeat for Amer
lea,
Be ready for that day. vet a LONG
time off, apparently, when Germany,
seeing she is hopelessly beaten If the
war continues, offers to give up ev-
erything she has claimed in the west
at the price of being allowed to re-
tain what she has conquered in the
east.
Be ready to cry "No" in a voice the
whole world can neither fail to hear
nor to understand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
Russia and Roumania shall not be

Russia and Roumania shall not be-
discussed
The day when Germany says that
will be the most critical day in the
history of the United States.
All the pro-Germans will loudly de-
clare that such a settlement spells
perfect victory for the Allies.
All the half-baked pacifists will cry
that if we do not meet the Germans
half way we prove what they have
always said, that we are embarked on
a career of militarism.
All the little people who cannot see
beyond their own noses will ask what
concern the fate Of Russia is to us,
especially since the Russians deserted
their allies when the battle was hot
! test.
/ And all together, in newspapers, on
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
THE OPEN BOAT

when this here war is DONE says
Dan, "and all the fighting's
through.
There's somell pal with Fritz again
as they was used to do;
But not me- says Dan, the sailor
man. mot me" says he,
Lord knows it's nipDy in an open
boat on winter nights at sea-"
when the last battles lost an won,
an won or lost the game,
There's some'll think no arm to drink
with squareheads just the same;
But not me- says Dan the sailor
man, IAN if you ask me why
Lord knows it's thirsty in an open
boat when the water-beaker' s
dry"
when all the bloomin' mines is sweep
an ships are sunk no more,
There's some'll set them down to eat
with Germans as before;
But not me-" says Dan the sailor man,
mot me, for one
Lord knows it's hungry in an open
boat when the last biscuits done"
when peace is signed and treaties
made an trade begins again,
There's some'll shake Germans
hand an never see the stain:
But not me-" says Dan the sailor man,
mot me, as Gods on high
Lord knows it's bitter in an open boa,
to see your shipmates die
G. F. S., in Punch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
SOME DAY
By J. Frank Davis Of The Vigilantes

Some day-it may be next fall, il
may be year from now, or it may
be three years, or fve-the rulers Of
Germany are going to say something
like this to a war-Weary world:
I'VE are willing to quit. Take Bel
GUM back and we will restore the
country so far as it can be restored.
Take Alsace and Lorraine. Take the
Trentino. Keep our colonies. All
these things-and are they not every
thing you are fighting for?--arc yours
for peace. All we ask is that the
question of the eastern front-of what
mas happened and is happening in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

be to get food munitions soldiers oherhe peope
TO france Mr. Wright says selves will accomplish that
1T became clear standing because thew know
weeks passed that regardless henceforh the Anglo
diplomats and they doing be spirit
muchto lead the two and IDEAL with
of English speaking people historic before it,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15

A handful OF soldiers and civilians.
among tho latter three women. dis
mounted and gathered about the
gravoaidc.
There were sharp commands from
Lieut. W. G, IIutcheacn. command.
ing the guard OF honor. -Four men,
mcuAmatca Of Private Thies. Seattle
man. who took his own life last
week. stood at attention while the
pallbcnrcrs lifted the caalket from
tho truck and carried IL To the grave.
side.
The firing squad with the rifles
formed In double rank on the oppo.
site side OF the grave. and Chaplain
c. " Bronson. his hat crushed
tight In HIS hand. took his place
before the casket
Almost. Il seemed. an tho In defer.
encc. the machine guns ceased their
noise as he spoke. and his voice rose
clear as "A bell.
II am the resurrection and tho
NE. no pronounced, ana There was
silence, with only the sob OF a girl
to break a.
READY Load Aimi Fire. came
the order.
Eight rifles cracked in unison and
the bits OF paper from their nuzzlcs
fell on the folds OF tho flag about
the coffin like the white petals OF
flowers
Twice more the guns spoke, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
WAR INDUSTRY
CONTINUES IN
SPITE Of SNOW

CHICAGO. Jan. iS.--scores OF In.
dus,rlcs turning out food and mum.
tons for the goysrnment here. were
rcsuming operations today. after a
shutdown OF varying periods. thru
hack OF fuel and material.
The 10000 men thrown out OF
work In packing plants and steel
mills. In and around Chicago. were
employed 30 effectively In clearing
snow from tracks that most of the
meat producers got under way again
today. and the munitions plants OK.
pected 10 bc operating nearly nor.
NAL By tomorrow.
Earl ID Howard. assistant state
fuel administrator. announced that
large supplies of coal were arriving
In Chicago and that all consumers
noon could fiii their usual require
mentE.
Domestic consumers and public
utilities will receive their ailotments
FIRST; industrial concerns and retail
dealers will come next
The situation was aided by the
fact that tho blizzard which was en-
p~cssd 10 hit Chicago today. had
vecr~d TO the east.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-15
stalL Corrcapondent

FAFff '"VfF'HFVHHfNA
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Jan ~.
Private itoy NJ Thics. late 81 Co.
X, 3Glnt infantry. VIII bc buried with
fun military honorA Monday az
y. m" read the bulletin on the com.
pany board.
Tho rain had ceased for a time.
but the greenbrown turf WIS
spongy undcrfoot, and the air moist
with mist. A single giant beam
struggled thru "A white seam in the
lcadcn rain clouds and tingcd with
yellow the blush smoke from the
rafting machine guns IN the middle
distance.
Three automobiles plowed their
slow way over the muddy road
which leads TO camp. six miles away.
A thousand horses Rrazcd In "A
field on one side OF the brown road
and On the other blue oycrallod sol.
dlcrH tunnelcd and dug In their
trenches.
The horses and the men gazed
eurioualy az the little procession.
First came green. canvas-cov-
cred medical corps ambulance. filled
with soldiers Then "A black quarter
master corps truck and finally a
modlHh rix -cyiindcrcd limousine.
They wound their way thru the
valley and up the hin and came 10
stop before an open grave. dug
close by three little mounds of
gravel