davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
ARM|ST|CE PRODUCES
PLENTY OF D. C.. LABOR
Advertisements Here for Help No
Longer Fail to Bring Responses
From Willing Applicants.

Signing of the armistice. in addi-
ton to it's international effects, has
brought relief to the Washington
employer. who, during the war. had
an extremely difficult time getting
help.
Colored laundresses, too, who had
served notice on housewives that,
Deed. ah can't do no more washin',
lady: abs got guv'ment job" are
negotia ting armistices of their own
and expressing entire Willingness to
arrange friendly terms for the family
washing.
leading Washington bank, before
the fighting ceased. inserted an adver-
tisement for clerks. Result-no re-
sponses. The other day this bank in
serted a similar 'ad'' and received l72
replies.
War workers for the government
are seeking private employment with
" ashington business men, in the hope
of remaining in the capital.
One employer hunted unsuccessfuIly
Tor some time for stenographer He
wanted one old enough to be able to
apply judgment to his work, vet Young
enough to be amenable to instruc-
flons. and preferably with a knowl-
edge of Spanish. The other day he
advertised again and received fifty
three applications. They were mostly
government employees. who had been
receiving from $1,000 to $4,000 a wear
Nearly all were willing to work for
$1,000. so they could stay in wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
2O0ARMY A|RPLANES
FOR AIR MAIL ROUTES

The post Office gets 200 Army air.
planes to establish aerial mail routes,
but is instructed that it must use
Army aviators and cannot have a dis
tinct flying corps of its own
The post Office appropriation bill,
carrying 1857 $4,000 for expenses of
the department during the fiscal year
beginning July 1 next-the first of
the big appropriation bills to pass in
this session-was approved by the
House yesterday and sent to the SEN
ate.
Other provisions of the bill direct
that the Secretary of War shall turn
over Immediately to the Post Office
Department more than 200 airplanes
for extension of the service The ma
chimes specified include 100 de Havi-
land fours, 100 Handley- Pages and
ten Glenn Martin day bomberS; 10
engines also would be furnished the
Post Office Department
me provision that Army aviatorS
operate the machines was offered by
Representative Green of Iowa, repub-
iiIan. as Il substitute for the section
~ the Dill proposing an appropriation
of S2.lso.OOO for the purchase of
planes by the Postma ster General.
AR. Green's amendment was adopted
by vote of 81 to S. Later Repre-
sentative Ayers of Kansas. democrat.
sought to recommit the bill for the
purpose of eliminating the amend
ment. but his motion was ruled out of
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
DISTRICT JOBS NO BAR
TO PAY ON DRAFT BOARD
Lessrs. Hebbard and Garges Re
ceive Earnings Exceeding
$4,000 a Year.

Despite the fact that Ralph L. Heb
bard is chief inspector of valves in
the water department of the District
Of Columbia at compensation of
$1,000. plus SEQ per annum. and that
Daniel +. Garges is chief clerk of the
engineer department of the District
q, Columbia at S2250. plus $I2O a
Year. they will receive extra pay as
1Gembers of local boards for the draft
which will aggregate their earnings
from the government at more than
5000 4 year.
The compensation in these cases"
ru.eS The controller of the Treasury
". W. Warwick. rs based upon the
lumber of men indicted, and is in the
nature of fees rather than salary.
Therefore the payment of the vouch-
IS would not come within the pro-
A,nition of the act of May 10, 1916, as
amended by the act of August 20.
1%i6. or of the regulation
he advises the diSburSing officer
:ud agent of the United States in the
district of Columbia who made the
reference through the Secretary OF
War, that the account may be paid if
correct in other respects.
Asr. Hebbard is a member of local
hoard for division No. l and Mr..
Ga ges for division No. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
BERLIN PRESS FoREsEEs
ASSEMBLY AS CERTAINTY
Overwhelming Majority Of Soldiers
Now Said to Favor the
Movement.

BERLIN, Tuesday, December II
by the Associated press). = Berlin
newspapers almost without exception
declare that the first days session Of
the congress of representatives of the
soldiers and workmen's councils made
a national assembly certainty. 1t is
generally considered likely that the
date will be advanced from that al
ready discussed.
The independent socialist paper
Freiheit, which is opposed to holding
an assembly until late in the spring
in order to have an opportunity to
"enlighten" the voters. now declares
that an overwhelming majority of
the soldiers and workmen's councils
favor an assembly. 1t says that the
idea of making Germany a soviet re-
public has found little support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
YANKS' BRAVERY UNDER FIRE
TOLD BY RETURNING OFFICERS
Heavy Casualties in Tank Corps Described
by Washington Man-Daring
Escapes Depicted.

late in August. White was taken to a
detention station in the interior. He
made three attempts to escape after
the traditional fashion-afoot. The
fourth time, discovering a German
plane. ready for fight, the officer
awaited his opportunity. climbed
aboard when the machine was I'M
guarded. and sped away. eventually
landing with his booty at an American
station. Lieut. White went from the
ship to a rehabilitation camp and
could not be reached to learn the
details.
Among the units aboard the Celtic
were several from the 10th Infantry
(the old eth New York;.
A living testimonial to the murder
Gus machine-gun fire which American
troops faced in their attacks upon the
German lines, Sergt. Gilbert G. Clark
.of this regiment came ashore with
his left arm paralyzed and with
twelve wounds inflicted in one fight at
Cambria. Three bullets passed through
his jaw. two entered his neck. two
penetrated his chest, four struck him
in the left side and one lodged in the
calf of his leg. But before he was
riddled he killed three Germans, and.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19

after being hit, craw1ed three miles
to a f1rst-aid station.
Lieut. Thomas G. Carlin of the 105th.
describing. the bitterness of the fight
ing which the 9th and 30th divisions
shared with the British under Field
Marshal Haig, said that when his
company went back to a rest camp
only two soldiers and four cooks were
unwounded out of total strength OF
$50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
Heads University of Wisconsin.

-iADlSCN, Wis. December 10
lean E. A. Bi-ge has been elected
president of the University of Wiscon-
"a 20 succeed the late Charles r. Van
i,Ise. Dean Birge will serve for two
ears, when he expects to retire at
the age of seventy. He was born at
Troy, y. Y, and was graduated from
Williams College in 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
Escapes in German Plane.

To the many stories of American SOL
diers' escapes from the German prison
camps was added unprece-
dented one when comrades of Lieut..
H. ]. White, a naval aviator of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who returned on the Celtic,
said he had flown from Germany to
the American lines in a stolen German
airplane:
brought down in enemy territory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19

NEW YORK. December 19.-Unani-
mously attesting to the bravery I'M
der terrific German fire of the troops
who served under them, Army officers
from scattered sections of the coun-
try related their experiences after
they debarked from the Celtic yes
terday. Lieut.. r. f. Kahn of WASH
ington, D. c., attached to the 3O1st
Tank Corps, operating heavy-type
machines. said these land cruisers,
with their crews. suffered severe
losses in the last six weeks of the
war.
The 3O1st, the first American tank
unit to go into action, was in the
thick of the fight almost continu-
ously from September u to the sign
ing of the armistice. he said, ana
only fifteen tanks and 80 men sur
vived out of forty-eight tanks and
100 men.
Capt Arthur E. Brundage of New
burgh. n. Y, the only survlsing Of
ficer of Company E. 1O1th Infantry
declared that his command went into
action with 200 men and came out
with only thirty-eight men answering
roll call.
Private Arthur R. Rodriguez, high
jumper with the Irish American Ath-
letic Club. was cited for bravery by
British. French and American officers
before q wound put him out OF action
Wounded in uat1le. Private Lloyd
Gilsky of New Allegheny. Pa, was
injured gain on the transport, when
his pistol fell off table in the ward
and sent bullet through his thigh.
Passengers aboard the Celtic in
Guided Brig. Gen. A. A. Friese of
Washington of the chemical warfare
service.
Describes Prison Hardships.
Lieut.. John Donaldson, a Cornell
graduate in the aviation service. told
how he escaped from German prison
camp. and also related an instance OF
cruelty to fellow officer. Shot down
behind the enemy lines in september,
after he had won the distinguished
flying cross for bringing down nine
Germans, the lieutenant first tried to
elude his captors by stealing Ger
man plane sbut was caught. Later
with Lieut. Oscar Mundell, he had
gone fifty miles from the camp on the
way to freedom when he was bay
oneted by a German sentry. In his
third attempt, Donaldson tramped $50
miles in twenty-five nights and made
good his escape into Holland, whence
he sailed for England.
Another American. Lieut.. Anderson
who broke out of prison camp. was
oyertaken and forced to walk back,
distance of fifty miles. although
wounded, Donaldson declared.
Escapes in German Plane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
NY FREDERICK NJ. KERRY
y. 4. 4. staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. Dec 20 Three sep.
arate movements are ON foot 10 form
an American labor party. backed by
union labor. and modelled on the
lines Of the British labor party.
The Central Federated union Of
New York has called a convention In
January with this object.
This action follows others in Chi.
rago and bridgeport.
la Chicago. the Federation Of La
hor adopted "a principles for an IN
dependent labor party. auhlect 10
ratification by the associated unions.
which IL being given. The Illinois
state Federation also hacks the prin'
elplea.
In bridgeport. during a maehin
latas strike. the city council forbade
strikers meetings In return. the
labor unions started labor party
and viii contest the city election.
sir thousand machlnssts Joined the
labor party In bridgeport
The New York movement mos,
important Of all In view Of the mum
Der Of workers lnvolyed--sina az a
national ganizAtiou. The hackers
believe that they can put a priest
DENTAL candidate In the field in 1890.
Already Frank +. Walsh. who WIS
Joint chairman with William II. Taft
Of the war labor board. has been
mentioned.
The Central Federated Union here
calls for two delegates Of each affil-
lated union 20 attend joint recon
Htruction conference early In Ianu'
AIRY. which Will organize electlng
temporary officers and adopt a tent
alive program for a national conven.
ton at an early date.
r. J. Curtis. international rrr~idcn,
~ the Tunnel and subway cpnNtrgct.
ors' union. IL 10 bc chairman % the
January conference lie ia deputy
commissioner of the New York state
Industrial commission. which. Ia
handling enforcement Of the work
mems compensation laws. dispos~s
81 800 cascS daily.
our preamble" saya Curtis. dc.
scrfbes the program as a hard and
Hition 20 this. some speakers holding
that. a. wealth was produced only
by labor. We should invite only labor
90 tosn. But Abraham Lefkowitr us
the postoffleo Clerks union made a
good response 10 this. lilo said the
British labor party had succeeded
and was a power because II had
yoined hand and brain workers a~'us
OF the brain workers have been q
stimulus TO the hard workers.
The movement IL the elimination
Of an underground swell Of unrest
in the American Federation Of Labor
directed against the opportuulHt poi
icy Of President Samuel Gomperr
and the Federation machine as II
il called.
New York trades union delegates
who arc socialists look favorabiy up.
on the move. They seo in an Amer
lean labor party political orEaus
zation that will be. except in name
soclallstic.
J. Louis Engdahl. Chicago social
ist leader. says that Chicago social
lists win probably offer no oppoai
ton TO the movement for a labor
party. and Seymour stsdman. anoih
or Chicago socialist. has said. "Ths
labor party should be encouraged
and n most cordial relationship
should exist between the two par
ties"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
M'BRIDE WILL
INVESTIGATE
JURY CHARGE

Alleging that DR.. w II. Jones ot
the city internmcut hospital. had
been unprefeasional In hts conduct
while member OF the city's forces.
the county grand jury recommended
his alsmiasal in lta final report uuh.
mitted to Presiding Judge Calvin :.
Han Thursday
The specific charge declared that
Or Iencs had asked patients In the
intcrnment ward 81 the city hospital
Co return to him as private phys.
ician for treatment and pay him for
such treatment
Il do not believe that there Is
anything dishonest about pr Jones.
declared pr. }. : Mcnridr. city
health chief. hut shall conduct an
investigation Of the report"
The construction OF a new county
Sail WAS also advocated IN the re.
port. There were no new indiet
ments.
The only Indictment. returned
early in the week. was against pr.
K. & simpson. former medical su.
perytsor OF the city internment hoa.
pitai. charging him with accepting
a bride OF $3.50 from Ray Thornton
to secure the iattcr's release from
the hospital,
Action viii he taken for the i'm
mediate construction OF a new coun.
Is Jail. according to Claude Ram
sev. chairman OF the board Of county
commissioners
when the new board OF county
commissioners take office next
month shall recommend the con.
struction OF new iail." declared
Ramsey.
The womcn's quarters In the city
lnternment ward are declared wholly
inadequate, Provisions for a suit
able building for these inmates Is
strongly recommended
Objection was expressed BY the
Jury against holding interned men
In the city stockadc under police dc
partment instead OF under the clty
health department
Conditions ~ the mems internmrni
hospital az Beacon Hlil are called
'deplorabie and a disgrace to the
city"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
Mexican General
Says Troops Will
Crush Revolution

MEXICO CITY. Dec, 2o.-The Mex
lean government has sufficient troops
IN the state Of Chihuahua 10 suppress
any attempts at revolution there,
Gen. Rios. IN charge ~ the Mexican
war department said today
Rios declared all railroad lines were
entirely controlled by federal forces.
lie said rumors % revolutionary ac-
tivity probably emanatsd from agents
Of pancho villa. who spread them In
the hope Of making the American
people believe tho extinEuished re-
bolllon Is rebindlinE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes feYeriHh irri,a-
ton Of the scaip. the hair roots
shrink. loosen and then the hair
comes out fast To stop falling
hair al once and rid the scalp Of
every particle Of dandruff. get a
small bottle OF Danderiue al any
drug store for n few cents. pour a
little In your hand and rub well
into the scalp. After several april
cations all dandruff disappears and
the hair stops coming out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
BIG AUTO
TRADE IN 1918

DETROIT. Dee Detroit Auto.
mobile manufacturers have eomplrt'
ed plans 60 make 1919 the biggest
year in the history OF tho business.
on January automobile plants
viii 10 permitted to resume 100 PR
cen, production. Success Of rrepar'
atoms hinges on tho supply Of steel.
which at present IL not coming pisn-
tifuiiy as manufacturers hoped for
according to executives OF the larger
plants.
The new models win BE- shown al
the March automobile show. and
these win BE- only for display pur
tos~s. S<w nsdrsss psobahdy will
not be in the market in volume until
next September.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
new PARTY IS
BEING FORMED
FOR WORKERS
LABOR PARTY PROGRAM

Public ownership and operation
OF public utilities.
Naturalization OF natural re.
sources.
Representation OF labor In pro.
portion 20 voting strength in all
national and local governmental
departments,
international league OF work
cru TO abolish militarism.
Right Of workers to organize
and deal collectively with EN-.
pioycra.
Equal rights for men and wo.
men both In industry and poll.
ties
Restoration OF rights OF free
speech and free assembly.
Extension OF government iRaur.
ance.
Avoidance OF unemployment hy
extensive government work. rec
iatnatlon. rrforcatraiion. etc,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
AMERICAN LABOR MEN MAY PUT FRANK P Walsh in PRESIDENTIAL RACE an
Baker Wants Draft
Boards to Stay On

wAsIfSGToS. Dec 20. gecro.
tary Of War Baker announces that
the war department desires draft
boards to remain intact. 70 they can
ep.ooernte with labor department
and other aeeneien IN assisting re
turning soldiers 10 obtain employ
tnent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
Man Is Freed on
Charge of Murder

OAKLAND. Cal. Dec. 20 IA jury
Of men and women decided yesterday
that Malcolm McGown was not
guilty of killing ttHsmua J droden
McGown killed Grodem after he had
learned that Grodem had taken adj.
vantage OF Medown's young daugh
ter. Tho jury elaborated rs hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

PARIS. Dec. 20.-Fivc thousand
Portuguene citizena have been held
80 secret political prisoners for more
than a year. Alfonso Costa, former
Portuguese premier. declared IN an
interview with the Natln today.
The sufferingn OF these men. who
were whipped and otherwise tor.
turcd. were responsible for the ai4'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
PLATINUM SUBSTITUTE
DISCOVERY ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON. Dec so.~-A new
substance. Ca take the place OF plnti.
mum in the manufacture Of sulphur
io acid has been discovered by war
board chemists
Platinum r. used as n catallat
which qulckeuS the process OF manu-.
featuring This discovery waa made
during the latter part 81 the war.
Bernard NJ narueh. chairman Of the
war industries board. has announced.
and was Of great Importance b-caunc
Of the serious shortage Of platinum
II cannot he substituted for plat.
mum In jeweiry
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

PORTLAND. Dec. 20 WIN ap.
proximately 100000 yet 10 be
raised IN order 90 meet their pledge
Of $4,000, 900, the directors ~ the
W * 4. campaign IN oregon issued
an \. o. *. call today. Only 10 days
remain for putting the state over the
top.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
CHARGES 5000 PORTUGUESE HELD
YEAR IN BRUTAL PRISON TORTURE

saAsinatiou OF sidinio Paes. president
Of Portugal. II wis iutimated.
one Of the victims Of this modern
tnquisltlon was even executed. Costa
said The prisoners. according to
Costa. included former ministefh. for
MGR president Of the chamber. soma
tors. deputies. officers. soldiers and
aAllnfa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE

a memorial service in honor Of
the late Capt. Howard -. Hughes.
killed I'm action. will be held IN the
Florence Henry memorial chapel AZ
the Highlands Sunday at , y. m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

The true home Of the orang. l.
India Thence IL migrated to Per,
Hla. and 10 to Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
HOG ISLAND IS
BRANDED WITH
MANY CHARGES
Continued From, Page One

men stood ABOUT INANs nc t1bnt
turnover as a result. rangcd as high
So leo ser cent week. the data
showed
II is charged that. altho the Amer.
lean International was paid a very
substantial fee for the know how -
and was expected to BE equal to the
task. il allowed seven weeks to
clapse after signing the contract he
fore giving attention to transpcrta'
ton features 81 tho enterprise.
Is a result 1900 ears Of freight
piled UP in Philadelphia and finally
an embargo had 60 be placed against
all freight shipments 10 that city
CareleSsness Exposed
Congestion in freight yards. due to
the careless methods. the report
SAYS, was not confined To phlladel
phia. but extended as far as Nor
folk. Va.
I'm spite u formal warnings from
the Emergency Fleet corporation
and the railroads. the report says.
~that more freight was being order
cd than could h. used, officials OF
the American lnterua tional disre-
garaed advice and took the ground
that they were responsible for the
Job and would properly handle the
situation"
Construction Held Up
when shlpyard officials began to
disentangle the fright congestion.
they found that little OF the material
they needed at once could he had.
Construction Of the Ways and Of the
yard proper thus was held up for
weeks. according 90 tho report
Elahorating further the charges OF
mismanagenent. the report says.
Having failed TO nuke adequate
progress during the first IL weeks.
when the weather was good, the cor
poration sought 10 makn up for lost
time hy jammlng the work thru six
or seven weeks Of un uSual cold,
when 1t was impossible to make prog.
rcxs commensurate with the effort
or expense. often trying 20 work
night shifts. overtime and holidays
at enormous increase In payrolls TO
do work that could be teae &, frae'
ton 81 the time in proper eonstxuc-
ten weather.
Much Of this work couii have
boen POSTPONED without detrinent 10
the contract
Large quantities Of construction
ard floating equipment were brouTh,
10 the island ard held idle during
these weeks. az monthly rental OF
per cent
The effort AZ speed under such
Impossible conditions resulted in
abandonment of most forms OF dredg
inE and machine digging. forcing the
substitution Of hand picking and
hand shovellng. often accompanied
b. blasting or thawing frozen
ground. and Involved sudden and
horizontal Increase again IN the mum
her Of laborers needed without ado
auate tiFne TO build up the supervis
ing force"
Applying their charges that ire
mendous increases In salaries were
authorized out OF the government
funds. the probers reported that 81
employees OF Stone 4 Webster tsub
contractors were transferred TO the
Hog island payroll and their salaries
raised from s3.s75 to $3.50 each, an.
nuaIly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
Police Say Piper
Thought Girl Had
Big Inheritance

MUSHROOM. Mich. Dec 20 Re
lief that Miss Frieda Weichman. Of
Chicago. would inherit $4,000. led
Milo II Piper. local insurance man,
In marry the girl with whose death
he IL charged. according TO the police
here today
This angle OF tho case developed
thru the discovery OF love letters
written TO the girl. the police say
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

Waydc Waters. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. O. c. Waters. 1903 ". s5th at.
has been over the top five times and
has suffered she'll shock. lie Ia on
his way u Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

An the Red Gross asks IL that you
Join and pay annual dues of 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
if not the superior of any
other cereal beverage
YOU ever tasted

Here of the daring offers made If
stand to lose fortune If right prod
should receive your preference We appoint you Judge and
jury Your decision will be final You will acceptwh
not?