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The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
US. TOPLAN
FOR PROBLEMS
LEFT BY WAR
Administration Expected to
Follow Allies Course by
Preparation.

Following similar action already
taken by Great Britain and several
other nations engaged in the war,
the. Administration may shortly
take steps to prepare the country
for the economic and social read
justments that will be necessary
after the conflict is over.
AS was the case with Great Brit
ain, which began the study Of these
problems more than a year ago,
such a step would be taken with
out any idea that peace is immi-
-nent.
Several members Of the cabinet,
it became known last night, are in
favor of having a commission of
noted economists appointed to study
the question and draw up recon-
mendations.
This was the plan followed by
the British government which ask
ed the heads of various ufiversi-
ties, including oxford and Cam
bridge, and officers Of various So
cieties, as for example the Fabian
Society, to coordinate their studies
with a view TO arriving at the best
possible solution.
- Finding Work DimcuIt.
Among the problems TO be met
after the war is over, il is realized,
the most serious will be that Of
finding work for the millions Of re-
turning soldiers in face of a cessa-
ton of war industries, and the fact
that women will have found room
in many Of the fields of labor here
tofore held exclusively by men.
A collateral question also, il is
pointed out, will be the matter of
rehabilitating wounded men for
trades in which they can work de-
spite their handicap. This problem.
however, is already in process of
study in this country under the
direction of the Soldiers Insurance
act.
Conclusions reached by the va
rious commissions of economists and
sociologists at work in England
official reports show, agree that the
labor problem can be in a great
measure met by sending large num-
bers of returning soldiers out to
the colonies. and many are expect
ed under this plan TO see homes in
Canada and Australia, including
, men who. before becoming accus-
toned TO the outdoor life of the
army, worked over books in London
counting houses.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
ACCUSED OF ELECTION FRAUD

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 11.-Charges of
violating the corrupt practices act
were preferred against City Commits
sioner f. z. Gross, former mayor of
Harrisburg. and Uncle of Vance Nc
Cormick, Democratic National chair
man, tonight
Gross is charged by the Dauphin
County Law and order League of hav-
ing filed his election accounts showing
a contribution of $50 from "a friend.
The act says the contributors name
must be given.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Rheun27 .'sm's Pangs Multiply
With Winters lev Blasts

tions to the surface. Your liniments
may temporarily relieve the pain, but
a cure can only be had by removing
the condition that causes the pain.
Investigate the record of s. S. s., the
great blood remedy. that has done So
much for those afflicted with rheuma-
usm. This remedy thoroughly cleanses
the blood of every trace. of impurity.
and IN this way removes the cause of
rheumatism. Get a bottle of S. s. S.
today at any drug store, and start on
the road to real and genuine relief.
Then II you want any information re-
gardlng your case, write all your
symptoms to our chief medical advis-
er, who will give them careful study,
and advise special directions. without
cost. Address Swift Specific Company.
B,1 Swift LaRQrary. Atlanta. Ga.7
-,
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
SERBIAN MISSION LEAVES.

Count Milenko Vesnitch. chief OF
the Serbian mission. and the other
members of the mission left Wash
ington last night at 9:45 en- route
to Pittsburgh.
At the Serbian Embassy, it was
stated that the members of the
mission would only remain in Pitts
burgh for one day. As to their fur
ther destination, the embassy stat
ed that it had no further informa-
tion to give.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Passed a Hoover Ordinance.

it has been reported unOfficially that
Oklahoma was not HooVerizing as
much as it should. Anyhow, the city
commission of Oklahoma City has
passed an ordinance making it a Sc
ditious act for any person, firm or
corporation TO violate the rules of the
Food Administration by serving meat
on Tuesday and wheat bread on
Wednesdays. Invalids only are eX-
cepted
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
COAL IS AWAITED
TO Relieve COLD
Fuel Administrator Weaver Conf
dent Situation Is Clearing.

With another cold wave predicted
for Washington tonight, local fuel
administration officials last night
awaited anxiously the arrival of suf-
ficient coal for the needs of the Dis
trict, promised by DR.. Harry A. Gar
field, United States Fuel Admins
traitor. at a conference Thursday
night.
Long-distance telephone and tele-
graph messages went out yesterday
from National Fuel Administration
headquarters in pursuance of DR.. Gar
field's orders, ordering sufficient coal
here, direct from the mines.
Until these shipments can be brought
here the District will be supplied
with coal commandeered from gov-
ernment departments and diverted
from other destinations to fill the
city's needs.
1t is estimated by Mr.. Weaver and
coal dealers that zoe tons of an
thracite coal is required daily dur
ing the cold period, to fill the wants
Of Washington. More than this
amount has been promised Mr.. w'eav-
er for this city by DIR. Garneld,
until much OF the present distress
is relieved. Not less than that amount
will be brought in daily, Mr.. Garfield
said. and the shipments would con-
tinue until warm weather. Bituminous
is consumed at an average rate OF
about 1,5OO tons per day throughout
the year.
Hearing OF local coal dealers by
the Senate committee investigating
the coal situation here continued yes
terday.
A meeting Of the advisory commit
tee will be held Monday evening with
The committee OF dealers, headed by
Mr. Fadeley. IN charge Of the organ
Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
No Second Call Till Feb. Is.

There will be no second draft call
until after February Is, when local
boards are expected to have finished
classifying all registrants, which
probably means no men will be
sent to the camps until early
spring. The cantonments are
crowded and there will be no room
to be had at any of them until
more troops are sent abroad.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Hanging Soldiers Too Promptly.

The hanging d. of thirteen negro
troopers who participated in the
Houston riot, without a review of
the court martial proceedings by the
War Department, which is permissi-
BILE in wartime. has led to an order
from the President prohibiting any
further army executions until the
sentence of the court has been re-
viewed, except in case of Pershing's
forces. where a review would cause
a long, delay.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
DON'T Be BILIOUS,
HEADACHY, SICK
OR CONSTIPATED
Enjoy Life! Even Your Liver and
Bowels Tonight and
Feel Great.
Wake Up with Head Clear. Stomach
Sweet. Breath Right
Cold Gone.

and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver
and bowel cleansing you ever eNpe-
rieT ced. Wake up feeling grand, your
hes viii be chesr, your tongue clean.
breath sweet, stomach regulated and
your liver and thirty feet OF bowels
active. Get box at any drug store
noU and get Strengthened up by
MOI ming. Stop the headache. bilious
ness, bad colds and bad days Feel
it ana ready for work or play. Cas-
carets do not gripe. sicken or incon-
>Venience YOU the next day like sails.
pills OF calomel. They're fine,
Mothers should give A whole Cas-
Caret any time to cross. sick. bilious.
OF feveriSh children because il will act
thoroughly and cannot injure.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
PLEAD WITH
WILSON FOR
IRISH LIBERTY
Mrs. SkeGington, Widow Of
Slain Home Ruler, Seeks
Autonomy.

A petition from Irish women, ask
ing that Ireland's freedom be given
consideration In the coming peace
terms. was presented to President
wilson, personally. yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Hanna skeffington.
whose husband. a Liberal Irish ed
itor, was shat by the English during
the Irish rebellion Of 1916. A copy
Of the petition was also presented
to Champ Clark.
I'VE do not want Ireland left out
when peace Is discussed" said Mrs.
skenangton. ''Our case should be
ranged side by side with those Of
Poland and Belgium. We have con-
fdence In America. President Wilson
has said In his memorable message.
No people must be forced under a
sovereigney under which 1t does not
wish to live That surely applies
TO u.s." ......... ..-
Foux sIgaers widows,
Particular interest attaches to the
petition since four of the women who
signed it are widows of men who
were executed during the Irish up
rising.
Mrs. skehngton declares that her
husband was secretly shot in Por-
tobeilo Barracks, in Dublin. with
out trial Of any kind or notification
being given his relatives. Months
afterward. she says, when an inves-
tigation was conducted into the mat
ter, the officer who was responsible
for her husbands death was tried
by a secret military court martial and
upon his plea Of insanity was sent
to a sanitarium.
Mr& Annie o'Rahilly, another sign
er of the petition, is American by
birth.
Mrs. Nam Plunkett. another sign
er. was engaged to her husband be-
fore the rebellion. Plunkett was taken
prisoner and condemned to be shot
at 4 O'Clock in the morning. MAN
Clifford, as she was then. procured
priest and ring, and married her
lover just two hours before his ex-
cution.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Bible Ends War Next Month.

Somebody in Chicago has been do
ing little figuring on the mystic num-
bers contained in the ancient prophe-
cies in Daniel and Revelations, andSlas
given it out that according to the
good book the war will end February
4, 1918. The phrases are. Time. time
and a half time twelve hundred
and sixty days" and 'forty-two
months" The last two are considered
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
A New Service

fThe Washington Herald want
ad department serves those who
use it-because it reaches more
homes than any other morning
newspaper.
THAT The Herald may more
fully serys its readers. the
strangers who have come
amongst n, and It's advertisers,
it Will begin a Free Listing serv-
zee whereby those in search of
homes may be placed in i'm
mediate touch Win those who
have homes to lease or-sell.
This service is intended to
benefit those who are at their
sits' end on the Room. Apart
ment and House hunt. now IN
vogue in Washington. See ihe
coupon on the classified ad page.
Jse i'll 1T Is FREE
ct US help you to help your
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
New Oil Administrator
Gets Down to Hard Work

traitor. started in yesterday on his
job. He had conferences with DIR.
Harry A. Garfield. the Fuel -Ad-
ministrator, with reference to the
Interpretation of the food law re-
garding prices And regulation.
A. C. Bedford, president of the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jer-
sey. also was in conference with the
Fuel Administrator. 1t is understood
that the fixing OF oil prices will
be considered one of the powers con-
ferred by the law.
Vigorous denial was made that
there would be any drastic increase
in prices of gasoline.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Torture Is Worst in Severest
Weather.

Soon you will begin to reach for the
liniment bottle, just as you did all last
winter, and begin to rub the painful
parts, seeking relief from the pangs
of rheumatism. which your own ex-
perience has taught you can. only be
temporary.
Why not throw away your liniments
and other external applications and
get down to a sensible and rational
treatment, which is-bound to get re-
suits?
Rheumatism is a disordered condi-
ton Qf the blood and must be treated
throdsh the blood And you cannot
reach the blood BY externel spplica-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Virginia Legislature
Votes for u. S. Dry Law

The lower house of the legislature
of the State of Virginia late last
night passed the national prohibition
amendment by a vote Of 81 to l3. \
similar action by the senate on Thurs
day resulted in a 31-to-s vote in favor
of the amendment.
Thus, the first State to ratify the
amendment was the former capital
of the Confederacy.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
LEASES ALEXANDRIA
APARTMENT OFFICES
Shipbuilding Industry Finds Limited
Accommodations for Workers.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. Z. knight 4 Son,
81 S3 King Street.

Alexandria. Va, Jan. 1.-THE Amer
lean Shipbuilding Corporation, which
concern has already started to work
on its big plant here. has leased the
ground floor of the Wagar apartment
which will be used exclusively for Of
fee purposes
The work of fitting up these store
rooms into offices will be begun to-
morrow morning by mechanics, and
some Of the office force is expected
here Monday. The lease was made
through S. L Monroe.
This concern also will open a cafe
terra on the ground floor of the old
Carlyle house. directly in the rear of
the wagar apartment.
Several officials Of the new concern
were in this city today making the
preliminary arrangements for opening
the Offices, including B. w. Morse.
vice president of the company. and
B. NJ. Much. secretary. These officials
are anxious that all persons having
houses or rooms to rent let 1t be
known at once. OFFICIALS Of the COM
pany have leased the five new apart
ments being built on the top floor of
the Carlyle.
Homes OF many Alexandrians
have been thrown open to the en-
gineers now stationed at Belvoir.
The members of the engineering
force at that place are at present
without bathing facilities and such
facilities have been offered them
by those who have thrown open
their homes to them.
The following persons today were
designated by Judge l. c. Barley.
chairman of the legal advisory
board, to assist registrants tomor-
row in following out their ques-
tionnaires: H. Noel Garner. r. B.
Washington. Aylett B. Nicol, E. ].
Fleming, v. Ward Boswell and c.
H. Callahan. Those who will assist
Monday are: T. W. Robinson, S.
G. Brent, Walter u. Varney, John
G. Graham, G Washington Lewis
and Frederick P. Russell.
The German Cooperative Build
ing Association No. 5, at It's forty
ninth annual meeting held last
night, elected these officers to
serve for the year: E. E. Down
ham, president; Justus Schneider,
secretary and treasurer; r. P.
Aitcheson and E. c. Graham. di-
rectors for three years; P. NJ. Brad
shaw and John d. Normoyle, trus-
tees. Dividends were declared as
follows: Seventh series, IS; eighth.
$50; ninth, $3.50; tenth, 50; eleventh,
81.
A verdict OF not guilty was returned
by a jury this afternoon in the case
Of William c. Dashiel1. charged with
issuing a forged government check.
The case was heard in the United
States Court for the Eastern district
of Virginia.
In the same court Eva Baker, in
dicted for setting up a bawdy house
within five miles of a government
camp, entered a plea of guilty and
was directed to pay costs of case.
These officers have been elected by
the Alexandria National Bank to
serve for the ensuing year: Judge c.
e. Nicol, president; Samuel G. Brent,
Vice president; ]. Lawrence Perry,
cashier; r. A. Lynn, assistant cashier.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Z. Rod
gers took place this morning from St.
Mary's Catholic Church. Services
were conducted by Rev. L. +. Kelly,
and burial was in st. Mary's Gene
tery.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12

clearly TO indicate three years and a
half, and the first quotation is be-
ieved to be a more cryptic way of
putting the same thing. II You figure
forty-two months from August. 1914,
the beginning of the war. you will
get February of this year.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
"AIien Stacker" Bill Drawn.

An :alien Stacker" bin was intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Tague OF Massachusetts. Represents =
tive Sells OF Tennessee presented an
other exempting farmers from the
draft
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Wall Paper Factory Burns.

Newark Del. Jan. 1.-THE Jacob
Th%nas Company's wall paper fac
tory. valued at S2JOOo0, was burned
today.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-12
Removed from Enemy List.

The War Trade Board announced
yesterday that the firm of John
Smidt, of Colon. Panama, had been
removed from the. Enemy Trading
list.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-20
Fence or No Fence

There will undoubtedly be at.
tempts made at the next session
of the Florida Legislature to af-
ford genuine farmers some relief
from the necessity of spending
money for high-priced fencing to
keep out of farms and gardens
the roaming animals, both long
horn cattle and razor back hogs.
We doubt if the time has arriv-
ed for a state wide "no fence"
law, such a law, as we understand
it, meaning no fence for the farm
er but that the stock man must
confine his herds. There is yet
too much what we call wild land
in the state; land that in a meas
ure will feed many hundreds of
head of stock and which at the
present time is fit for nothing else.
Those who are the friend of the
farmer where his interests are op-
posed to those of the stock man
/ will urge for a law that will al
low each township, voting pre-
cinct, county, or any other arbi-
trarily laid out district to vote on
the question of fence or no fence
without having to go to the State
Legislature for special permission,
as is now the case. There could
be nothing fairer than that and
yet undoubtedly such a bill will
meet with fierce opposition and
will be fought hard by the stock
men
We believe that this is the first
time in Florida that very many
candidates ever ran on tickets fol
and against fencing. This is a
clearly defined issue in DeSotc
county, where there has been a
great deal of fence cutting and
where the stock man who really
wishes to be just to the farmers
and so fence in his own stock, is
not getting a square deal and SO
! far as we have been able to learn
no serious attempt has been made
to bring the perpetrators of the
outrage to justice. About SO
miles of fence was cut so
thoroughly to pieces in one night
that it must have taken from
twenty-five to fifty men to do the
work and yet there was no clue.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-20

The owners Of the fence propose
to rebuild in early August and
have appealed to the governor for
protection and the county guards
may be ordered out to protect the
fence while it is being built and
afterwards. OF course this will
be futile. The guards may, and
probably will, save this fence as
long as they are on duty but they
are mostly business men and can
mot stay on such duty an unwar-
ranted length of time and the pos
sibilities are that the day after
they were removed the fence
would go down and all their labor
thus lost.
Public sentiment against such
outrage is the only concrete meth
cd of preventing its REPETITION;
sentiment that will demand that
the Sheriff bring the law breakers
to justice, which he no doubt
could do if he dared and he would
dare if he had this public senti-
ment behind him.
In the meantime DeSoto coun-
ty is being held back. just when
it has a splendid opportunity to
go ahead The coming of the
aviation stations, bringing with
them as they do many hundreds
of the splendid young men of the
country and who are sure to be-
come enamoured of the climate
and the possibilities there for
farmers and for the raising of
FLOODED stock, and who would no
doubt urge and advise their many
friends and relatives to settle in
this favored climate could the
farmer be assured of square
deal. All he asks is the right to
farm or to raise his blooded stock
on his own land while the cat
| tleman says he shall not; that no
matter who the land belongs to
ne, the stock man, has the right
to range it free with his herds. Of
course the stock man will lose
out in the end as long as possible.
The stock man has had such
fights against the farmer all
through the West, but in the end
ne lost for right and justice al
ways win.-Florida Grower.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-20
PaWned His Money.

Want a novel way of placing mon
ey in safe keeping at the cost of
few cents? Man we know drew ST.
600 from his bank. Didn't want to
risk carrying'it about until he need
ed it next day. Pawned it for dol
lar. Cost 10 cents. Reminds US of
James Montgomery's play in which
man mails the money to,himself
at a cost of 2 cents. What if he
mailed it and in error placed one
cent stamp on it? Suppose clerk
took it upon himself to open the
envelope SO that it could be trans
mitted fer the one cent stamp
New York Globe.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-20

The waistcoat has always been a
garment Of minor consideration. 1t
appeared and disappeared according
to the requirements of the varying
costumes in earlier times and first
had official recognition under the
reign of Charles ii. 1t was in 1866
that Pepys makes mention of the
waistcoat in his diary: "This day
the king began to put on his vest,
and ! did see several persons of the
house of lords and commons wear
ing long cassock close to the body
London Mail.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-06-20

the best local obtanable material and tn
De wide. Then begin at the Security
state Bank corner and run in q north
westerly direction one block to the C.. G
Morgan corner, thence southwesterly to
the M. e. church; this hardsurfacino to
also be wide Then begin at the M r
church with 9-foot width hardsurfa cling
running via G. H. & n depot in a south
westerly direction to what is known as
the Russell-Tippins corner, with one
narasurlaced road to each of the two
cemetery gates; thence from the RUSSELL
Tlpplns corner run easterly to connect
with the Dixie Highway, or Road No .
a total distance of about IL miles Es
umated cost 100000,
Road No 4. Begin at the north line NJ
section 10 at a point where the Dixie
Highway crosses said line near tba FL
ida Citrus Exchange packing. bonsa "a
run west to and across the c. ri & NJ
railroad; thence to the w. F. Martin NE,
corner, thence in a westerly direction a.
iohs l1e present road between the Mar
IN ana Bartlett groves thence in a
northerly and westerly direction aiorg
we we present road to the edge of the Peace
RIVER swamp. This road to he e,.aded
ana hardsurfaced with the best local oh
lamar oatnaoie material; hardsurfacing to be
IA miles. Estimated cost 81 550 m
Road No s. Begin on the Ronaa IN
between ranges 20 and "a at the A q
r na crossing and run north ON the
range line to and across tn G, II e. ~
raiiroad, there to connect with road No
4; the distance being about 9, miles T hi
f feat TO De graded and hardsurfaced nine
natariaI E Mlth me best local obtainable
ESTIMATED cost S1,1OO.OO.
road NO O.. Begin on the present rood
ny .he south corner of the King nJace
on the east boundary of the M pi"G q
church lot and run with the nresent =;
t tpenne 70 the Andrew Patrick place
road to i tbe aoa along the present graded
no,uDerg places. a distance Of abn,,s anu anu
f Fant This road to be hardsurfaced Nv"
1eet wide with the best local o u1taGeu
s nast Estimated cost $4,000 00
A. l.. DURANGO. Clerk
war Stamps pay good intoroo+