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The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Y.W.C. WORKS HARD
in Finding ROOMS
Association Helps Newcomers Great.
ly with Housing Problem.

Washington's Y. w. c. A. is ono Of
the main factors in taking care of the
great influx OF government clerks who
are daily arriving in the city to help
alleviate Uncle Sans shortage of help
in government departments.
The government housing bureau
which has been established to help in
coming clerks get rooms as soon as
possible. is not large enough to care
for the thousands OF people who are
daily coming into Washington in
search of employment. and so the Y.
w. c. A. just naturally dug in" and
did what they could.
Here are some of the reports re-
ceived today: Since May !, 1917, re-
ceived and registered for rooms, 7.l94
girls for the government service. Dur
ing the month OF March the Y. w. G.
A. office had 10 applicants for rooms
from girls who had arrived in the
city to take positions with the govern
ment. Every one of these girls was
placed in carefully selected private
homes. Also during the month Of
March the Y. w. C. A. cafeteria
served 6l.74O meals. most of which
were served to government employees.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
]. Y. DAVIS GENERAL
MANAGER OF ". 8 0. D.
Freight and Passenger Agent Is
Chosen to Direct Road.

The board Of directors Of the Wash
ington & Old Dominion Railway have
elected J. V. Davis general manager
OF the road. Mr.. Davis, who is a
Virginian. up to 1908 was attached to
the division office of the Southern
Railway at Norfolk, Va. In that year
he was assigned to the general Of
fee of the Southern Railway at At
lanta, Ga. In 1910 he came to the
general office of the Southern Rail-
way in Washington, ID. c. In July,
1912, he was appointed general freight
and passenger agent of the Washing
ton & Old Dominion Railway, in
which capacity he has served until
his promotion now to the office OF
general manager.
Mr.. Davis brings to his new duties
expert knowledge covering all phases
of railroading, especially traffic re-
quirements. and is personally familiar
with the growing needs of the terri
tory traversed by the Washington &
Old Dominion line.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
A. NJ. E. CLERGYMEN :
ARE ASSIGNED IN D. c.
Baltimore Conference Ends Its An
nual Session.

Bishop J. Albert johnson. OF Phil
adelphia. last night, at the close of
the Baltimore conference of the AZ
rican Methodist Episcopal Church,
made public the list of pulpits to
which various ministers are assigned.
Washington is a part of the Po-
tomac division for which the fol-
lowing assignments were made:
Presiding Elder. P. ]. Gordan; Met
ropolitan, c. NJ. Tanner; Ebenezer.
r. a. Green; st. Paul, D. johnson;
Brown Memorial. w. A. Manoko;
Campbell. c. II. West; Allen, NJ. H.
Davis; Ward, c. II. Green; Dent,
J. II. Robinson; Mount Moriah CAn-
napolis). J. A. Briscoe; Camp Pa
role. J. D. Banks: Tee Bee. S. r.
Drummond; Wheaton. C. W. Scott
Mount Nebo. W. II. Lewis; Lake
land. J. J. Jones: Dupont. ]. G.
Goines; Wayman, J. w. Armstrong;
Charlotte Hall, a. a. Murray: Lin
coin. J. Z. Lee: conference evangel-
lists. L. n Beckett and Z. O. Plum
mer; conference missionary, L. S. Ed
wards.
Next years meeting will be held
at Cambridge. Md.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
WOMEN DECIDE men
MAY SEE birth" film
Audience at Casino Theater Decide
Question by Ballot.

Men will be admitted TO the per-
fOrmance of Birth" the moving
picture being shown at the Casino
Theater this week. This was de-
cided by the vote of more than
5000 women who attended the
theater yesterday afternoon.
The first performance to which men
will be admitted will be given tomor-
row night at 7:15 o'clock and only
during the evenings of the remainder
of the week during which the film
will be shown will the doors be open
to men.
AS the women entered the theater
they were given votes and requested
to state on them their opinion as
to whether or not men should be
permitted to see the picture. The
majority voted yes" some of the
women stating their belief that on
ly married men should be admit
ted.
This does not mean that there
will be mixed audiences. Because
of the delicacy of the subject men
and women will be admitted at
different times. Women exclusively
will be admitted to the afternoon
performances from 1 until Z, the
last show for women starting al
that time. The theater will be open
to men each evening after Ills O'Clock
only,
The pictures for Birth" were
taken at several New York hos
pitfalls, under the direction of well
known physicians who have stated
that they consider 1t the greatest
work in that branch of medical
science. They show scenes of act
ual operations in these New York
hospitals. not an actor being engag-
ed in the entire picture.
Birth" will be at the Casino
Theater for the remainder Of this
week.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
BILL turned down
House Declines to Make u. S. Food
Dealer for Employees.

Uncle Sam will not act as a store
keeper for his employees either inside
or out of the District OF Columbia.
BY an overwhelming vote the House
yesterday refused to consider the
Johnson bill giving either the govern
ment employees residing in the District
or outside. the privilege OF buying
their food or other necessities OF life
from the Quartermaster's Depart
ment of the army or navy.
The bill when first introduced
limited this privilege to those living in
the District, but was later amended
by having that section stricken out.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois. in
an appeal to his colleagues to refrain
from socialistic legislation during the
war, succeeded in killing the bill.
Representative Ben johnson, who
introduced the measure argued that
it would mean a saving of at least
. per cent to the government en-
ployes. but The House refused to
listen to any argument along that
line or any other. Indignation was
expressed by some of the members
at the section of the bill which in
cluded all members of Congress.
THE emphatic manner in which
the House of Representatives de-
clined TO concur in the johnson
resolution permitting the employees of
the government residing in the Dis
trict of Columbia to have access to
the commissary stores of the army
and navy was not a surprise to the
merchants OF Washington" declared
NJ. A. Leese. president OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion, last night.
I'VE have naturally followed this
bill and the reports that were given
to us by our secretary did not in
dicate that the members of the House
would take the proposal seriously"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
POSTOFFICE PLANS
DRIVE ON ENEMIES

The Postoffice Department will
inaugurate this week the most
stringent investigation of disloyal
publications attempted since the
declaration OF war. The drive will
be directed against propaganda in
Socialist and anarchist publications
and literature sponsored by the 1.
W. W.
Although action is contemplated
against several foreign language
papers, 1t is stated that few of them
are printed in the German tongue.
1t is understood that several italian
dency to evade the regulations and
several may lose their rights to the
mail.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
PROBATION SYSTEM
MEASURE RE-ENACTED
New Act Which Passed House Car
ries Bigger Staff.

A bill to re-enact the bill for the
establishment of a probation system
in the District was passed IN the
House yesterday. As it now stands,
the bill provides one probation officer
at $500 per annum, two assistant pro-
baton officers at 1920 per annum.
one typist and stenographer at $500
each per annum. and as many vclun-
teers for this work as necessary. The
foregoing relates to the District Su-
preme Court, which may appoint men
or women to the positions. whichever
it sees fit.
The police court of the District is
empowered to appoint a probation Of
ficer at $500 per annum, and two as
sistant probation officers at 81, 200 per
annum. The terms of all these ap-
pointments are to run two years. A
typist and a stenographer for the po-
lice court work at 81. 800 eacn per an
mum are also provided.
The bill as a whole, goes a long way
toward solving the congested condi-
ton that now prevails with the limited
probation system now in vogue in
both the Supreme Courts and the
police courts.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
AMENDMENT MOOTED
TO D. c. ALLEY BILL
Senator Jones Suggests Changing
Law to Gust Lane Dwellers.

A bill to postpone the alley law un-
til one year after the treaty OF peace
between Germany and the United
States, has been offered in the Senate
by Senator Jones, of Washington.
The bill is an amendment to the
already existing alley statute which
Gusts the Inhabitants of alleys In the
National Capital, and Senator Jones
hopes that his amendment will post
pone the hardships which must follow
in these days when almost every type
of residence is scarce.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
m Good Morning, Judge"
THN Human Interest Stories Of RUDOLPH az
NJ Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

the clock began saying ting-a-ling,
ting-a-ling.
The cop hearl tn noise. which
to him sounded like a fire alarm.
He ran up and grabbed Isaiah.
"Ah didn't steal no cigahs or clocH,
Jedge." explained Isaiah. "Ah jes'
lifted 'erl-jes' swipGo 'em, das all. I"
No man with the name of a prophet
should be guilty Of stealing. 1t don't
look nice.
court. but to stand there and lie
about it makes It n lot worse"
Pay a fine Of SIS or go to Jail for
sixty days"
why Some Girls Stay single.
Bill Donaldson and his wife had
been separated.
And last Sunday afternoon Bill
went out to see his wife. Annie, to
try to effect a reconciliation.
There was nothing doing-at least,
not at the house where the wife was
would discuss the matter elsewhere.
This didn't suit Bill. He wanted
to talk things over right where he
was.
Annie refused. Bill got mad. Then
he got maddeT
He struck his wife, knocked her
down and stood over her with an
opened knife.
A man rushed to the rescIe. He
and Bill wrestled around.
Finally they got Bill out of the
house, but cautioned his wife to
, take measures to protect herself.
She did. She had Bill arrested. He
was charged with three different Of
fenses.
He swore that he was innocent
but everybody does that.
The court wouldn't believe him
and fined him $50 and told him also
to furnish a real estate bond of 800
to insure his wife's life against harm
at his hands. or go to jail for sixty
days.
Foolish, Foolish Man.
Once upon a time Bud Weaver
thought that re was the boss Of his
house.
He told his wife, Lucy, about this
and she doubted him very much.
They had some words. And then
they had a fight.
Bud picked up a parlor rifle and
cracked Lucy over the head with It.
Lucy grabbed a stick and cracked
Bud over his head with it.
Neighbors ran and separated the
pair-but Bud still insisted that he
was boss
\ cop came along and locked him
up. All this at o'clock last Sunday
| morning.
"A man is only the boss OF his house
when his wife lets him." said the
court to Bud. CThe judge knows q
I thing or twoD.
Twas nuthin' but ILL spat, jedge
explained Bud. Nah wife wouldn't
belieb dat All was boss"
Neither do l." said the court. Pay
a fine of so or go to jail"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
dn1R9R CNOW


| for the year with both fresh an,
canned tomatoes.
The practice is quite common in
small gardens Of driving a stake ; 70
feet long into the ground beside the
plants and tieing them 10 the stakc$
The object sought is to expose the
fruit TO the sun to hasten its ripen-
ing. In some instances one or more
light pieces are nailed across the
stake in order to furnish a wider
spread for the branches, and in addi-
ton the plants are pruned by thin
ming.
Ripeninf may be hastened IN this
way. II at the time Of planting the
plant is tipped back its branches Will
spread over the ground in time. and
through light and repeated pruning
will let in sunshine.
Hoeing should be frequent.
Another lesson tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
SUFFRAGE In ITALY
CHEERS WOMEN HERE

Immediate action on suffrage in the
United States Senate should be the
result of the action of the Italian gov
eminent in extending the franchise to
women through a public declaration
by Premier Orlando in support of
Suffrage. declared Miss Alice Paul
chairman Of the National Women's
Party. in a statement issued last night.
1T should give a new emphasis to
President Wilson's statement that the
passage of the Federal amendment by
Congress is essential to harmony with
our allies and a war measure neces-
sary to the success OF our foreign
policy" said Miss Paul
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
RELIGIOUS UNITY
URGED BY SPEAKER

THE Bahai message" Isht el Ebn
kalanta told a meeting of the Ba-
hia Movement, held in Studio Hall
on Connecticut avenue, Sunday is
destined to reach the entire world
with wonderful unifying effect.
The time is bound to come when
the various principal seven relig-
ions OF the world will be able tc
come together in the full realiza-
tion of that brotherly love which
shall met into insignificance all the
division walls which centuries OF
varying and different mentalities
have created"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
ARMY SPUR TRACK
APPROVED BY HOUSE
Extension Must Be Removed Thirty
Days After Peace Is Declared.

The House of Representatives yes
terday authorized the Surgeon Gen.
eral of the United States army to
construct and operate a spur track
along First street northeast between
L and NJ streets to facilitate the
handling of supplies for the Field
Medical Department of the army from
the freight yards to the buildings
now occupied by that department.
The bill, which now goes 10 the
Senate, provides that these tracks,
which run fairly close to the Sibley
Hospital. must be removed within
thirty days after peace is declared.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
BRITISH TANK
LEAVES TODAY
FOR PITTSBURG
Britannia Will Do Further
Feats for Liberty in
Smoky City.

This morning Washington will get
its last view OF the British tank,
Britannia, as It leaves today for
Pittsburgh, where 1t will be loaned
to the Liberty loan Committee by
the British goveI nment
It was thought that the Britannia
would break through a building Of
some sort in order to show what II
is actually capable Of, while in
Washington, but after the heavy
work which 1t q did Sunday afternoon
II Rock Creek Park, where It was
handed by the crew just as though
ii was in battle. the Liberty Loan
Committe here insisted that the
members of the crew rest after the
strain, and so the tank will os ship
ped to Pittsburgh without perform
ing any more stunts for the bene-
it of admiring Washingtonians.
Say Good-by Today.
Some time tEis morning the crew
of the Britannia will say good-by
to Washington. and once again the
6. eat engine OF lestru,tion will slow
y proceed down PENNSYLVANIA ave-
me to the freight yards. where II
Will be put aboari a fiat car. and
alter being thOrpuchly blocked by
lie crew the signal will be given
and the Britannia will be On its way
to the Smoky city. where I will once
gain perform s"r the LcTefit of the
third Liberty Loan a. 81. admir-
ing public.
Even IL the Britannia did not
knock down any houses or other build
ings. Washington Is nevertheless
fully satisfied with the numerous
things 1t did do. and the people OF
the District generally are grateful
for the entertainment the tank gave,
feeling that it c,r'niniy made good
in every sense of the word, and
came up TO all expectations. 1t will
have good wishes for 4 safe Journey.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
EARTHQUAKE AT BUFFALO.

Buffalo. N. Y, April 22.-Severe
earthquake shocks were recorded
on the seismograph at Canisius
College here Sunday. The shock
began at eighteen minutes to seven
p. m. and the maximum waves
lasted from five minutes to seven to
seven o'clock. Afterward shocks
continued until ten minutes to
eight o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Shoe Factory Asks
Women with Babies
To Come to Work

Boston. April 22-Nev EnEland's
labor problem has become so Sc
rtous that today the Thomas G.
Plant Company. one OF the largest
shoe manufacturing firms in the
country. advertised for women with
babies or small children. who are
experienced shoe stitchers.
The company has installed "a
nursery and will have a stan of
kindergarten teachers on hand TO
care for the youngsters while their
mothers work.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
GRADE TEACHERS
TO MAINTAIN BED

Arthur T. Brice. treasurer of the
Emergency Hospital. has received
from the Grade School Tes cheers A.
sociation a check for S243S9. which
will be used in maintaining a bed IN
one Of the semi-private wards
The sign, Donated by the Grade
School Teachers Association Of Wash
ington. D. C. will be placed on tht
bed.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
MUSICALE FOR THE BLIND.

A musical for the blind will be
given at the Library OF Congress this
evening, at Sis in Pavilion :. The
program will be rendered by Miss
Ethel Gilbert Miner, soprano, and
Sergt. Randall Haskins Trumpe,
tenor.
K. c. Beck, rabbit king of Kan
sas, has promised to give every
Kansas negro drafted into the
army the left hind foot of a rabbit.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
ARREST BRITISH DESERTERS

Boston. April 22-Orders have been
issued to the police in American cities
to arrest all deserters from Brit
ish and Canadian armies, according to
officers of the British and Canadian
recruiting missions, who announced
that one deserter had been picked I'D
and returned to Montreal.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
LOCAL MENTION.

Monoeney Valley sugar corn,
lIShe; red kidney beans. 15c can:
tea, sec; genuine Goldfish, Ice: fancy
evap. peaches. 18c; can peaches,
z0c; large cans pineapple, 25c; Is
ozs- sardines, 15c; Is lbs. white po-
tatoes, SOC; 4 lbs. hominy, 25c; 4
lbs. buckwheat, 25c; Karo syrup,
ISc, 3sc and 75c: Log Cabin syrup,
zzgc; large herring, SC; navy beans,
St. 8. e. and all the J. T. D. Pyles
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Plain6eld, N. J., City Clerk Dead.

Pfainfield. N. J., April 22-oIiver A,
Leonard. formerly city clerk and clerk
Of the First Baptist Church here, ia
cead. He was Is years old. 'Hc was
a graduate Of Rochester University,
and was for many years connected
with the Lawrence Cement Company
Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight, 81; a. m. 56; 4 a. m, IS; 9 a
m, 50; a. m, ~; 10 a. m. s.; II noon, s.
p. m. co.; 9 p. m. 60; 6 D. m, 65; 8 D. m,
81 10 p. m. 5s. Highest, 6; lowest, Is.
Relative humidity-s a. m, 20; 2 D. m, n
p. m, n; rainfall CS p m. to D. m.) trace
hours Of sunshine, 10; per cent Of possible sun,
shine, 52%.
Departures-Accumulated deficiency OF tenn
perature since January l, 1913, 81; defciency
OF temperature since April /, 1918. II; &C
eumulated excess Of precipitation since Jan
pary ]. 1913, 1881; excess Of precipitation since
April ]. 1913, +3S3.
Temperature same date last year-Highest, q
lowest, s..
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia: Fair Tuesday and Wed
nesday, light westerly winds.
Virginia: Generally fair Tuesday and Wed
nesday, not much change in temperature; mod
crate westerly winds
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Painted Artists Eye.


Harry Davidson, tattoo artist. COM
planned to Judge Mullowney that May
Weber had blacked his eye and made
his nose bleed
And when the court came to find
cut why May did this-it discovered
that Harry had insulted the lady.
He accused her Of camouflaginS her
marriage certifcate-in other words,
she wasn't married to her husband.
May got mad at this and slapped his
face. CThe girl is married, alright.
and she did just what was righO.
There was no evidence that Harry
had a black eye, or that his nose ever
bled
May Is about one-fifth his size. She
wouldn't stand much chance when 1t
came to a fight with Harry.
Anyhow. she told the court, Harry
had been making improper remarks
for a long time about her.
However. May could have had re-
dress for these insults IN the court
but she never thought about that.
The court told her to pay the low
est fines.
Bill whaIen @whaIed.7
Street car passengers must not cuss
the conductors.
1t Is not only impolite-but apt to
lead to unpleasant complications
And IL a passenger does cuss the
conducto-, that individual has no right
to hit the passenger. He must re-
member that 1t is the company and
not himself that the passenger is
reilly talking 10.
TEese new rules and regulations did
commission-they grew out of the
dasChell and Bill Whalen, a railroad
man.
WhaIen got on the car at the Union
Station Sunday morning at I O'Clock.
lie wanted to get off at Seventh
street. but rode all the way to the
Willard Hotel.
When he discovered that he was
carried past his destination, he got
sore and swore at the conductor
The conductor resented il. The pair
rOt together and some blows were
Iassed-
Wnle the c)nductor was in a WY
justified in defending himself, the
Jules of business require him to be a
martyr for The company.
The -ou,t dIdn't want to fine MIN.
even tnouSn S JudSnient OF Sui'ty Wa5
entered AGAINST him-and so his per-
sonaI bonds we're taken.
Drat that Clock.
The very last thing in earth a
man should steal is an alarm clock.
s"t to go off just when he picks 1t
up and runs out into the street
with il.
II was purely an accident that the
clock with Isaiah Hawking swiped
from an F street store should ring
and betTay him.
Isaiah also swiped a box of Per-
fectos. And as he went to light one.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-05
LAMAR WILL BE HOST.

Lamar will entertain the dele
gates to the annual convention OF
the Observation-Disclosures High
way. July 8 and 10, and the business
men of Lamar are preparing for
one of the biggest crowds in the
history of the city.
The Dallas -CanadianDanver high
way extends from Dallas, Texas, to
Denver. 1t crosses into Colorado
from Canadian, Texas. and joins
the Santa Fe Trail at Lamar and
follows the trail to Pueblo from
where it takes the Colorado Springs
and Denver road north.
The route is highly popular with
Texas in Colorado and many of
these are expected to motor to La
mar for the convention.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-05
BUTTE CREEK

Will Russell made flying trip
to Syracuse and Holly the middle
OF last week.
f. w. Rose has rccci 'ec: discourag
ing news Oi his wifc'S health. she
is no better.
VIM Downs and wife were guests,
ior Sunday dinner at the JOhn
Wayne home.
Amos Thorp and wife have re-
turned to their claim
SAINT Pierce plans to leave this
week for his claim south OF La
.Junta
Vorman Udstod has almost com
pleted 8 roomed sod house.
E. W. Chewnings were callers at
Hugh Russels Monday afternoon.
The Union Sunday school mem
bers met at Nick Owens Sunday
evening to practice singing and en-.
JOY the music made by the new
piano.
G. I. Patterson was in Holly the
latter part of the week.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-05
Do You Sleep Well?

To be at his best man must.
have sound, refreshing sleep. When
wakeful and restless at night he is
in no condition for work or bust
ness during the day. Wakefulness
is otter caused by indigestion and
constipation, and is quickly reliev-
ed by Chamberlain Tablets. Try
u dose of.thesc tablets and see how
much better you feel with clear
head and good digestion.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-05

whether the seed shall find a re
ceptive soil and grow strong; it's
up to us to say whether the sOwer
shall be permitted to sow his seed
undisturbed and in peace; it's up
to us to say whether the germ shall
be planted which shall mature in a
night, staring us in the face, when
we awake, with the consciousness
that we have slept at the post of
duty
1t looks to us as though the
time had come to nip the unwel-
coined growth in the bud and be
done /. I'll it ~ re'usirg to ,ani
our encouragement and support to
it's teachings What shall we do
about it?
Use TeXaco Oils and Greases for
your car-Holly Auto Co. Aft.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-04-05
The Date On Your Label.

.Chieftain readers will find the
date to which their subscription
has been paid on the label of their
paper. If the date is in arrears
will you not kindly see that pay.
ment is made to set this date in
advance. If there is mistake in
the date kindly see us about it..
Bring your receipts and we will be
glad to make the correction.-The