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The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Colored Men VIII Forsake
South, Says Labor Agent

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-A great racial
SHIFT will follow the war. according
to Mark l.. Crawford, Federal direc-
tor Of employment. here today.
This. Crawford said. will be the
movement Of the colored men to the
North.
"Army life gives energy and self
respect to men formerly idolent." he
said southern negroes will hesi-
tate to return to their former
homes. Reports from demObiliza-
tiOn Centers everywhere indicate
our coIored troops. almost to the
man, plan TO live in tn" North.
These men have worked and
fought for their country. They feel
they deserve a bigger chance than
the South offers. immigration to
the North looks like their oppOr-
tunity."
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Musical Director
Is Invalided Home

Casualty lists of few weeks ago
contained the name OF Private Thomas
j. Cannon. q years old. attached to
the Medical Department of the 3lOth
Infantry. wounded in action. After
repeated efforts to ascertain the facts
as to his condition, Mrs John Mcguire.
of New York. an aunt, was informed
that he was on hospital ship bound
for New York. where he landed a few
days ago.
Washington's musical circles will be
pleased to learn that Mr.. Cannon will
recover from his wounds, for his three
years' stay in this city az musical dl.
rector at Loew's Columbia Theater
won him many friends.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
French Workers Insist
on Wilsonian Peace

Paris. Dec. 2s.-Workmen OF
France. determined to prevent
future wars, will insist on a peace
based on President wilson's pro-
gram. Albert Thomas. minister OF
munitions said today.
We do not want our descendants
TO cngug" in, another war: We don't
want them even TO know the mean
ing OF war declared Thomas. who
is a Socialist and labor leader
Thousands Of Poilus have told
me this. The French workmen de-
mand that kind Of a peace. They
did everything possible to win this
war against wars. but they hage at
ways been fundamentally pscihc.
Now they ar" equally determined on
Wilson peace"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Three More Transports
Returning with Troops

Three more transports are on the
high seas returning with American
soldiers, the War Department an
nonnced yesterday
The Matsonia sailed from France
December %, due at New York Janu-
airy 3 with lC3 officers and 3.27l men
aboard
The Northern Pacific sailed Decem-
Der q for New York and is due Janu-
ary 2. Aboard are 146 officers. 2,3Os
men and two civilians
The Pocahontas sailed for Newport
: ews December q and should arrive
January with S. officers. 2,7A men
and one civilian aboard.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Maryland Farmerettes
to Meet January 3

Farmerctt"s from Maryland WI.
conduct the meeting Of the los
chapter Of the Woman's Land ARM
Of America to bc held at the COLLEGE
Nomen's Club. on the evening ni
January g.
A preliminary meeting Will be- n,.d.
before the arrival Of the falmerettes.
to select delegates 10 the annual Com-
vrniion 10 be held m PhuaarIIh.a,
January j..
Mrs. Dorothy n Huber f0rmrI
general secretary. ami at pr, sent fed.
eral director OF the UatioUa. hoard.
Will I've a guest Of tn. organization
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
stabilize the Dollar"
Yale Professors Plea
What is a dollar?


The true identity and its various
USES of the native-born American dol
lar will be discussed at an open meet
ing in the auditorium of the Depart
ment of the Interior tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale
University, president OF the American
Economics Association, will speak on
"StabiliZing the Dollar in Purchasing
Power" The meeting is being held
under the auspices of the House
Keepers Alliance and will be presided
over by Mrs. F. L. Ransome. pres,-
dent.
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. vice presi-
dent, will have charge of a group of
Girl Scouts, who will act as ushers
at the F street entrance and direct
the guests to the auditorium.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
McAdoo Called in Rail
Rate Inquiry January 3

PostpOnement of the railroad in
quiry by the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee from January to
January was announced yesterday
by Senator Smith Of South Carolina.
chairman
This committee will investigate the
railroad problems with a view TO rec
ommending legislation for its per
manent settlement, looking particu-
larly into the subject Of government
control or ownership. William C. Nc
Adoo director General OF Railroads.
will be the first to appear before the
committee
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
STOPS ANY COLD
in A few HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound opens
clogged nose and head and
ends grippe.
Relief comes instantly.

RelIef comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up "a severe cold
either in the head. chest. body or
limbs
II prOmptlv opens CIOECed-up nos
trils and air passages in the head
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming relieves sick headache. dulIness.
feyeTishness. sore throat SueeZing,
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up, Quit blowing
and snuffling. Ease your throbbinE
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such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. II acts with
out assistance. tastes nice. causes no
Inconvenience. b. sure you get the
genuine.-Adv-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
10000 Doughboys Due
Home During January

New York. Dec. 2S.-British ships, II
was stated officially here tonight. will
bring between 5000 and 5000 Ameri-
can soldiers home from Europe dur
ing January. Twenty-eight thousand
already have been brought back in
British vessels, it was added.
The Mauretania, Aquitania, OIym-
pic, Toloa, Ulua. Goentoer. Cretic.
Bapland. Haverford. Adriatic, Bel
gic. Canada, Minnekahda, Rimouski.
Canopic, Celtic and Orca will be used
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Polish General Issues
Ultimatum to Germans

London, Dec. 2S.-Gcn SkrptiIsky,
commander of the Polish forces. has
issued an ultimatum to Gen. Hoffman.
commander of the German army on
the Polish frontier. demand:ng imme-
diatc withdrawal OF the Germans to
permit passage of Polish troop trains
10 Wilma, which is menaced by biz
Bolshevik army. a Warsaw dispatch
to the Daily Mail stated today
Hoffman Is reported to have asked
a delay. that he might communicate
with Berlin.
The dispatch said: The situation
is serious for free Poland
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Less Wool CONSUMPTION.

Wool. consumed during m. month
Of November. aggregated f,Vu.Hs
pounds. the Department OF Agriculture
announced Yesterday. This is de
crease or l3OU.oaO pounds compared
10 the amount consumed in October.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
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The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
"Hobey" Bakers Motor Failed.

Paris. Dec. $.-Capt. "Hobey'
Bakers fall in an airplane at the
Tours Airdrome, December p, which
resulted in his death, was caused by
the failure OF hts motor. it was un-
officially reported today.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Snow Hits Georgia.

Atlanta. Ca. Dey 2>-EarIv rI>,~s
today rubbed their eyes then took
second look. 4 light snow. lHa first
Of the season. had visited III, CITY m
herald during the early hour today
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Globe-Democrat Has New Boss.

st. Louis, Dec. S-Lansing Ray to-
day became general manager OF the
csu"ed by the death OF Charles II
Mckee
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
81 CENTS DOZEN
FOR FRESH EGGS
Average Price Paid at the
Farmers Produce Market,
Says c. B. Fillius.

Nine hundred dozen fresh eggs were
sold Yesterday at the Farmers. Pro-
duce Market on Louisiana aacnue a,
prices ranging from s. to ~ cents a
dozen, according to Marketmaster
Charles b. FiIIius
The average price per dozen received
by the farmers. according to the local
market report issued by Charles J.
Brand. chief of the Bureau Of Markets
Of the Department of Agriculture. was
d cents.
Only persons buying at retail ana
in small lots of from two to three
dozen paid the top prices, from 6s TO
20 cents dozen. Retailers and
clearinghouse keepers who bought by
the crate were able to make purchases
at the lowest rice-G5 cents dozen.
30 dozen to the crate.
Nearby supply Plentiful
These rep,rts based on actual sale
confirm the statements made by John
q. McGrath, president of the Park
View Citizens Association. that plenti-
tul supplies of fresh eggs may be
bought from farms around Washing
ton at the rate of &c or g cents
dozen.
1t also indicates that the price level
which the fair price list issued by the
District Food Administrator and
which states that consumers in Wasn-
ington should pay from Il to 50 cents
at retail during the week ending
January T. is too high
Retail prices sanctioned by the Food
Administration would permit dealers
who bought their eggs in the market
Yesterday and from commission men
who receive large cohsignmcnts direct
from farmers. to make n profit of
from Il to l. cents Il dozen.
This Is an unreasonable profit. ac-
cording to the Food Administrators
own rulings, which hold that when
purchasing at such prices. the deal
%r's margin Of profit should not ex-
coed to cents a dozen.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
Joyous songs

Romans, as well as the Teutonic tribes
of Gaul. The Persians made 1t repre-
sent the triumph Of the Sun Of Nature
and used 1t as their New Year cele-
bration. They believed that the world
was hatched from an egg at the vernal
equinox. Hindus, many Eastern peo-
pies, and Romans, had 1t typify the
universe, the work Of the Supreme De-
ity; the Teutonic tribes used 1t ut
their celebration in honor Of Ostara-
really Ashtorath, the Egyptian God
dess of the Moon-whom they called
Goddess of Spring. and from whom we
get the name now applied to our feast.
Our use Of 1t Is that of q symbol for
a symbolic idea.
The egg, at all times q symbol,
serves a three-fold purpose--food,
plaything, and gift. Everywhere the
prescribed manner Of use Is to boil It
hard in some non-poisonous stain. pref
erabiy red, the color Of Christ's blood,
and decorate 1t with mottosA land
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29

shortened, that other feasts having
ideas In common with 1t have been
merged, that sacrifices have been done
away with, that the original foods,
with the exception Of the egg, have
fallen into disuse-these are non-essen-
tials. The feast retains Its original
character.
Egg Always Easter Symbol.
The egg as symbol did not originate
with and was not confined to the Jews
but was common to Perslans, PhOeni-
clans, Egyptians, japanese. Greeks and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
EASTER SYMBOLS
THROUGH AGES
Egg and Hare Have Always Been
Connected Feast Of Resur.
reotion a MingIing of Cei-
ebratlons Common to
Many Peoples.
CBy MARY RICHARDS CRAZY

(By NARY RICHARDS GRAYO
~ o YOU ever wonder why we
use the egg and the haPa as
symbols Of Easter? Why we
connect the two? They are
symbols as old as man himself. East
er. apparently q solar festival con-
nected with the equinox. is in reality
a moon festival. The hare is the SYM
Dol Of the moon, the measurer Of
time, and the egg with its buried germ
represents the revival Of life. In the
mythology and religion Of the most an
cient peoples both are used. Mod
ern people have Joined them In curious
fashion.
Our Feast Of the Resurrection is a
mingling of the many feasts of many
peoples. It had Its direct origin in the
Festival Of the Jewish Passover which
Christians continued to observe ac-
cording to established traditions. At
an appointed time in a certain lunar
month the Lord commanded the Jews
to make prescribed sacrifices and to
eat certain foods-roast lamb, unleav
ened bread, and bitter herbs-saying,
ut is the sacrifice Of the Lords Pass
over, who passed over the houses Of
the children Of Israel in Egypt when
he smote the Egyptians and delivered
our houses" Later "to suit the cir
cumstance Of their history as a type Of
their departure from the land Of Egypt
the egg was made a part Of the fur
nishing Of the table with the Paschal
Lamb"
Celebrating the Passover.
Through the centuries the fundamen-
tai ideas Of why and when to cele-
brate the Passover have not changed.
As moon festival we still give thanks
for salvation through rebirth. In de-
termining the time Of the festival the
Jews and the eastern church follow
the old lunar reckoning which some
times brings 1t before the vernal equi-
nox. The western church, though 1t
adopted the sun reckonings-the Grego-
rian correction Of the calendar-for
other things yet clings to moon reck-
oning for Easter and makes 1t "the
nrst Sunday after the full moon which
happens upon or next after the 21st
of March. II the full moon comes on
Sunday, Easter Is the next Sunday
thereafter" This fixes the date be-
tween the 22nd Of March and the 25th
Of April. Twice in the nineteenth
century Jews and Christians cele-
brated ON the same day and three
times during this century the dates
I'm coincado. That the holiday Dc
gsod connected with Easter has been
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29

scapes or symbols Of the resurrection
Accounts of the use of Easter eggs
made interesting many pages of re
| ligious history.
italian Easter Customs.
Emilianne gives the following de.
scription Of an Italian practice: "Or
Easter eve and Easter day all the
heads OF families send great charger.
full Of hard-boiled eggs to the church,
to get them blessed, which the priest,
perform by making several appointe,
prayers and making great signs O
the cross over them, and sprinklinl
them with holy water. These blessed
eggs have the virtue of sanctifying the
entrails of the body and are the first
fat or fleshy nourishment they take
after the abstinence Of Lent. AS soon
as the eggs are blessed everyone car
ries his portion home and causeth q
large table to be set in the best room
in the house, which they cover with
their best linen bestrewn with flow
ers, and place round about 1t a dozen
dishes Of meat and the great charger
of eggs in the midst. 'Tis a very pleas
ant sight to see the tables set forth in
the houses of great persons, when they
expose on the side tables round about
the chamber all the plate they have In
the house and whatever else they have
that Is rich and curious, in honor OF
the Easter feast"
In the roll Of expenses for the royal
household of King Edward 1, there oc-
ours this item for certain Easter
Sunday: "Four hundred and half
eggs, IS pence. These were stained
In boiling or covered with gold leaf and
afterwards distributed to the royal
household"
In early days all Christians greeted
each other at the Easter time with
the words "Surrexit" (Christ has ris-
en) and the response, "Surrexit
we're" (Christ has, indeed, risen).
Even now In Russia. where Easter is
set apart as a time for paying visits
as well as for going to church. friends
greet each other with the old form
Of salutation, the kiss of peace, and
gift of hard-boiled egg.
Easter Hare Everywhere.
Everywhere along with the candy
and hard-boiled eggs in confectioners'
windows we see the rabbit, or more
correctly, the hare. He trundles
wheelbarrow filed with eggs, or else
drags single egg. Children are told
hares lay Easter eggs and are sent to
the fields to look for them. They are
also told that ''babies' come in the
form Of hares. The hare, the same
as the rabbit, in symbolism is, In fact,
''the type Of the moon itself across
whose disk endless numbers Of Hindus
have painted the little animal" "Buhh-
ha took the shape Of the hare that he
might feed his hungry fellow creatures
and was translated into the form Of
the moon and in that form evermore
abides."
Indian mythology says Indra, dis
guised as a famished pilgrim, was
praying for food when the hare, hav-
ing nothing but himself to give, threw
himself into the fire that he might be
roasted for his benefit. Out Of grat.
itude Indf1 translated him b th0
moon --------- Y
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
CHAPTER iil-continued,

'Indeed they are not" cried Pru-
mischievous, know-and I am glad Of
1t. But have lived with them ever
since they were born, and ought to
know them. They are unselfish, they
are sympathetic, they are always gen.
erous. They do foolish and Irritating
things-but never things that are hate
full and mean. They are all right at
heart, and that Is all that counts. They
are not bad girls! What have they
done today7 They were exasperating
and humiliating, too, but what did they
do that was really mean7 They en-
barrassed and mortified me, but not
Intentionally I can't punish them for
the effect on me, you know! Would
that be just or fair7 At heart, they
meant no HARM"
1t must be confessed that there were
many serious faces among the Ladies.
Some cheeks were flushed, some eyes
were downcast, some lips were COM
pressed and some were trembling. Ev-
cry mother there was asking in her
heart, did I punish my children Just
for the effect on met Did Judge my
children by what was in their hearts.
or just by the trouble they made mel"
And the silence lasted 30 long that
1t became awkward. Finally Mrs. Prem
tiss crossed the room and stood by
Prudence's side. She laid a hand ten
derly on the young girls arm. and said
In q voice that was slightly tremulous: !:
II believe you are right, my dear. It
II what girls are at heart that really
counts. believe your sisters are all
you say they are. And one thing am
very sure of-they are happy girls to
have q sister 80 patient and loving and
just. Not all real mothers have as
much to their credit!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
CHAPTER ~.
A Secret Society.

Carol and Lark, in keeping with
their twinship. were the dearest chums
and comrades. To them the great,
rambling barn back Of the parsonage
was most delightful place. 1t had
big cowshed on one side, and horse
stalls on the other, with a Heavenly"
haymow over all, and with "chutes" for
the descent Of hay-and twins!
Now the twins had a secret society
Of which they were the founders, the
officers and the membership body. Its
name was Skull and Crossbones. Lark
furnished the brain power for the or
ganization, but her sister was an en-
thusiastic and energetic second. Car
OILS club name was Lady Gwendolyn,
and Lark's was Sir Alfred Angelcourt
change. The old barn saw stirring
times after the coming Of the new par
sonage family.
"Hark! Hark!" sounded q kissing
whisper from the corncrib, and Connie,
eavesdropping outside the barn, shiv-
cred sympathetically.
"What is It'll oh, what ia it?" walled
the unfortunate lady.
Look! Look! Run for your life"
Then while Connie clutched the barn
door in frenzy, there was a sound Of
rattling corn as the twins scrambled
upward, a silence, low thud, and an
unromantic "Ouch!" as Carol bumped
her head and stumbled.
"Are you assaulted?" shouted the
bold Sir Alfred, and Connie heard
wild scufie as he rescued his compan-
Ion from the clutches of the old halter
on which she had stumbled. Up the
haymow ladder they hurried, and then
slid recklessly down the hay chutes.
Presently the barn door was flung
open, and the society" knocked Con-
ME flying backward, ran madly around
the barn few times, and scurried un-
der the fence and into the chicken
coop.
A little later Connie, assailed with
shots Of corncobs. ran bitterly toward
the house. "Peeking" was strictly for.
sidden when the twins were engaged
In Skull and Crossbones activities.
And Comics soul burned with de-
dire. She felt that this secret society
was threatening not only her happi-
ness, but also her health, for she could
aot sleep for horrid dreams Of Skulls
and Crossbones at night, and could not
ut for envying the twins their secret
and mysterious joys. Finally she ap-
plied to Prudence. and received assist
pnce.
The afternoon mail brought to the
parsonage an envelope addressed to
Misses Carol and Lark Starr. the
Nathodist Parsonage. Mount MARI.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
Cane Nearly Century Old.

William A. ]. Giles Of Concord, N.
H., bought cane in an auction shop,
some weeks ago. to help him in his
lameness. He supposed it was an or
dinary cane. but William 81. Harris,
when inspecting 1t, pulled of the ham
die. and with 1t steel blade about Is
inches in length. On the blade was en-
graved the words: sWtlliam Nattoeks.
1uns 2. 1874
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-29
II you were In Prudence's
place would you turn In and give
Connie and the twins each q
sound spankino-as the most
effective sort Of punishment
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
Pleasure In Weil.poina.

Pleasure has a way Of coming indi-
rectly-where least you look for her
and when least you expect her. She
turks in the happiness of work well
done. She fingers In the consciousness
Of honest bookkeeping with life, and
she always is to be found In the joy
Of growth and progress. In all these
ways honest pleasure is to be found.
This isn't meant to be a dull preach
ment against anything but work. But
1t does mean to say that happiness lies
in doing and the consciousness of we'll
doing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20

stupendous statements that could come
only from one who has ransaeked the
family heart to its last beat-and first
We take the authors word for this. We
cannot disprove it any more than a state
ment We once heard in liberal club from
the lips of a man who said II am Cod
Then there is the section with the title
The Masculine Bag Of Tricks. Here the
jacket of the average man" is busted to
its original shoddy. Stocks, baseball,
shop blather, Scribbler's last editorial on
canned meat, Mulligan's chance of beat
ing Pop Sheehan in the primaries, does
his new hat fit, dearie all this is what
the romantic but contemptuous heart of a
woman must listen to.
Only too true. The average woman
would have hubby or a lover spout AL
fred de Musset all night, talk as Hugo
wrote, paint like Gustave Moreau imme-
diatefy after the dessert, yank off-just
like that!- Hound of Hearen or
Romeo tomb-poem. And because man will
not fall for that sort of thing after sweat
ing all day for her new spring hat he is
put down as an '.imbecile."
Mr.. Mencken's faying of the average
man is excellent. But, there again. WIN
fiay the shadow that sets off in all its
fulgurant and vibrating grandeur the
souls OF us geniusesf If we were all as
brilliant and as versatile as Mr.. Mencken
and myself, for instance, what to dot IF
a thousand Niagaras hemmed in tn.
Island of Manhattan we shouldn't hear a
sound. The Smart Set shimmers and sein-
tllates because the Saturday Evening
Post has circulation of $1,000 900. And
women adore the brilliant, rowdy, bohe-
mlan thinkers and poets just because the
average man has the soul of a carpet
sweeper. So leave US our average man,