davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
JUNGLE SAM GOOD
/ AS RAIL BUILDER
Senate Committee Is Told
Alaska Road Is Cheapest
Construction on Record.

Uncle Sam as a railroad builder Is
success. according to testimony be-
fore the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee made public yesterday.
A large railroad system IL being
constructed in Alaska by the govern
ment at lower cost per mile than by
private companies. L. J. Mcpherson.
engineer for the Alasksn Engineering
Commission, testified
The United States Railroad, to cover
500 miles of track, is costing s73. 900
mile. he declared. The Copper River
Railroad. privately built in the same
country. cost $4,000 a mile. Returns
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion show the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad with book value
Of $4,000 4 mile. Mcpherson said.
The Senate Committee added nearly
fo.ooo,ooo to the $2,s30.ooo allowed by
the House for work on the road this
year. Engineers said at least 81, ,000,-
600 is necessary to keep up with the
schedule, which provides that the road
shall be finished in 1927. About 100
miles remain to be built.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
PACKERS PROBE
URGED IN HOUSE
Consumers League Charges
Big Concerns with "Rop-
ing" Small Packers.

Alleged activities Of big Western
packers in trying to rope in small
Eastern independent slaughter houses
will be Investigated by q Congress
sional committee shortly when the
fight to pass legislation to put the
meat industry under Federal control
Is begun.
Investigators for the Consumers
League declare at least one Of the
big Chicago concerns has been aotiNe
in organizing independent packers in
the East recently as part bf a gen
eral plan to control the entire meat
industry.
This situation has been brought TO
the attention of Senators active
against the packers. it was learned
yesterday. Hearings will be held
within a few weeks, when J. Ogden
Armour, Louis Swift, Thomas W.
Wilson and others probably will be
questioned by the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee.
Several Senators yesterday register:
ed protest against the action of the
Senate Appropriations Committee in
cutting the Federal Trade Commits
sion from the 81 .OOo, ,000. allowed by the
House. to 5000 900.
Consumers League officials also an
nounced they were writing committee
members protesting. the cut.
The Trade Commission recently is
sued a report severely scoring the
packers. The Consumers League, CALI
ing attention to this, says that the
women of the country are dependent
upon this highly-organixed body for
expert information on the food dues-
ton"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Gold Peace Medal
Will Be Presented
Wilson By French

Paris, June 27.-The French
government has ordered a num-
Der of medals, commemorative
of the peace treaty, to be struck
of. They win be three inches
long and one inch wide. On
one side will be a woman. SYM
bolic of victory, and on the re-
verse a harvest scene. Upon the
medal will be engraved "Con-
ference de Ia Paix, 1910"
Solid gold medals will be
presented to President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd George and for
mer Premier Orlando. y Gold
plated silver medals will be dis
tributed among the diplomats
who aided in the peace settle
ment.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Farmers Make Protest
Against Budget Slashes

George p. Hampton. managing di-
rector of the Farmers National head
quarters-a special union OF leading
farm organisations with a member
ship of 10000 to carry out their re-
construction program-has protested
to Chairman Warren. Of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations. on the
cuts In appropriations for activities
In which the farmers are interested.
Mr.. Hampton urges that the Fed
eral Trade Commissions estimate OF
81 ,UOo, 900 for their work be granted.
The Appropriations Committee rec
commended a cut of 100000
On behalf OF the farmers, Mr..
Hampton asks that the appropriation
OF 100000 for the u. S. Tariff Com
mission be restored.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
HOUSE REFUSES
ARMY INCREASES
Votes 220 to 0 Against
Strength Of Over 800, 900.
Senate Protests Budgets.

The House, by a vote of 20 to o
yesterday insisted on It's stand that
the average army for the next nscal
year must be 10000 men.
Chairman Kahn, of the military
Committee, said Senate conferees had
agreed to accept the figure of 35o,0ot
as q compromise.
Under the House plan. Kahn said
the army would be down to 225.o0t
men by October /.
Following the action on the militar>-
bill. the House sent the naval bill
to conference. instructing its con.
ferees to vote against all the Senate
increases.
While the House was actingt on the
army bill heated debate developed In
the Senate over increases approved
in House appropriation, bills. Senators
declared that the Senate was the ref
uge OF government extravaganza. and
that IL House reductions In expendi-
lures are to be nullified by Senate
action. no economy can be expected.
Senate debate broke out on the sun
dry civil bill. which the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee increased s2s9.-
100000 over the House.
Approval Of an increase of ss9,-
o0o,000 in the funds Of the War
Risk Insurance Bureau was voted
just before the debate broke out
OF this s46.o0o.ooo is to pay soldiers
and sailors allowances. and 313,-
900. 900 6r family allowances.
Senator Smoot, Utah, declared
'the way to reduce government ex-
penses is to reduce them. Well
never get anywhere this way" SEN
ators Sherman and Thomas also as
sailed the Senate's attitude on ap-
propriations.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
FEDERAL union
PICK DELEGATES
Members of Executive Com
mittee and Representatives
To Convention Named.

Five delegates to the convention of
the National Federation of Federal
Employees in San Francisco. Calf. in
September, and fve members OF the
council to serve as an executive COM
mittee for Local No. 2. Federal EN-
ployes' Union. were elected last night
at d meeting of the board Of repre-
'sentatives Of the local in Musicians
Hall.
The successful candidates are as
follows: Executive committee-James
&c. Blackwell. III votes; William ].
Hendricks, 167 votes; John w. Gin
der. 1853; John c. Beach. 1877, and Harry
Taylor. ia. Delegates to the conven-
tion-U. J. Biller. 10; S. E. Blassing-
ham. 1eo: Van A. Zahn. l59; W. Car
son Ryan. 1856. and Luella G. Poin-
dexter. 13S.
A. Z. Cole. organizer OF the local
presented a resolution providing for
the union taking over the Government
Recreation League and conducting the
business OF that Organization.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted by the board.
Resolutions were adopted favoring
the appointment of a committee to
look into the matter of securing suf-
frage for the District: election Of the
city government and the Board OF
Education being provisos In the reso-
luton.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
PRINT $3.50 BILL
BEFORE DEBATE
Senator King Delays Matter
Until Each Solon Can
Have Copy.

Further delay in the enactment OF
the District appropriation bill result
ed yesterday afternoon when Senator
Curtis presented in the Senate the
request Of the House for a further
on the half -and.half plan
and the Keller amendment and asked
for consideration. Objection was
made by Senator King. He gave as
a reason for objecting the need for
entire matter to be put into type
and printed copies placed in the
hands Of each Senator.
1t was said the Government Print
ing Office would rush the work OF
printing the report so that it could
be taken up by the Senate today. As
but two working days will intervene
before the close OF the fiscal year, n
was argued that should the Senate
decline to recede the bill cannot be
passed in the limited time. and the
District affairs will be subjected TO
another delay.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Important happenings In Congress
Naval Committee (
Members Stumped
By Six Bells. Too?

NSome excitement was occa-
stoned in the House Office
Building yesterday afternoon
when the numerous call gongs
about the building violently
struck six times.
As there is no call of the
House with six bells as the sig
nal, Representatives, clerks and
stenographers poured out in
the corridors to learn The cause
of the unusual gonging.
IT'S some sort of an IS o
S." one member remarked.
elise it's new call the Re-
publicans are putting over" an
other said.
The six calls were sounded
near the ending of the heavy
rain, and demure woman
clerk, who perhaps has studied
electricity, suggested that the
lightning caused the sounding
of the gongs.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
DUNBAR HON0RS
hBSENT STUDENT
ia Graduates Receive Dip
: lomas While One Sleeps
4 In France.

lone Dunbar High School student
whose name was included In the list
q those graduating last night was
absent at the commencement exeT-
discs. He was Kenneth Lewis. who
gas killed in France and awarded
tosthumousfy the Croix de Guerre.
Seventy-four OF his classmates re-
dhived their diplomas last night at
the school, First and N streets north
Vest.
III. B. Learned. member OF the Board
Il Education. introduced Senator Da-
I'D i. Walsh. of Massachusetts, who
delivered the address to the gradu-
ates. The Rev. A. c. Garner said
tte Invocation. Scholarships were
awarded by Roscoe Conkling Bruce,
assistant superintendent OF schools.
~. Hayden johnson. member of the
BOARD of Education, presented diplo-
mas to the following:
Academic department graduates,
Intensive course-AnnGtte Elizabeth
Boyd. AIthea Hope Chapman. Valer-
y Celestine Cohran, Ida ConsueIo
9olen, Zyllah Mae Davidson. Gladys
Dewitt Duncan. Evelyn Alice CANT,
filda May Green. Eugenia Inez
Jackson. PAMELA Beatrice Jackson,
BEATRICE Lee Johnson. Juanita Mae
Henry Shaw and Marguerite Legora
Wood. Winston Abraham Jefferson
Eeggon. FitZhugh Lee Reid. Edward
Ulysses Taylor. Harry Bryant
Thornton.
Academic department graduates
Alice LaRhetta Amos, Lillian Zelda
Bannaker. Lillian Bentrice Barlow.
clotiIda Augusta Barnett. Lucretia
Carolyn Blackstone, Inetta Banks,
Bessie Minnie Blackwell. Virginia
Butler. Cordelia Eloise Beason, Essie
Leola Brooks, Rosa Lena Chase, Will
helmina Inez Cohran, Garnetta Marie
Cones. Gladys Elizabeth Duncan,
Portia Marea Ferguson, Mana Beatrice
Foulk. Katy Esther Gee. Evelyn
Idella Graham. Annabelle Matilda
Green. Marie Inez Hackett, Thelma
Davis Hamilton. sara Josephine Har-
ris, Erma augusta Jones. Charlotte
Hoslyne Knight, Alice Penn Lewis,
Ruth Naomi Lofties. Amy Lucille
Nahoney, Geraldyne Marshall. Elfred
Winfree Mitchell. Josephine Lee
Nails Pauline f. Parker. Ethel
Hayes Preston. lola Christine Rich-
ards, Mary Beatrice Robinson. Mar
guerite Rholena Robinson, Netler-
Dolores Ross. Bessie L.avinia Sayles.
Dinnie Ruth Smith, Marguerite Ed
=eston Stewart. Clara Walden Ser
Seant. Lillian Edythe Tanner, Grace
Eugene Thomas. Gladys Hilda
Thomas. Lucille Isabelle Wilson
Thomas. Mabel Otelia Truss. Frances
Berrice Turner. Lillian Ernestine
Turner. Edna Alberta Varnarkey.
Edna Madalene West. Pauline Marie
West. Ruth Alice Bell Whitfield,
Grace Williston, Ruth Nelson Yancy.
Elinor Elizabeth Riley. Alice Adele
Noodford, Alice Magdelene Woodson
and Gladys Aneyse Wilkinson.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
President Raises Ban
On Likker-Almost

Early this morning the telegraph
instrument at the White House be-
gan to click rapidly.
A cable message was coming from
the President to Secretary Tumulty.
"I have decided TO lift the ban on
-" was the message the operator re-
ceived with visions of light beer
and wine being saved the operator
excitedly told an assistant to call
Secretary Tumulty on the telephone.
But after arousing the secretary.
the last word of the message was
bullion"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Congress Balks Fight
Against the Epidemic

The fight of medical men against
influenza has been blocked by Con-
gress. It appeared yesterday. Ap-
propriations for campaign against
the epidemic were refused by the
House and Senate after Surgeon
General Blue had urged them.
The sundry civil bill as reported by
the Senate carried a lump appropria-
ton of s50OO00 for fighting all epi-
denies, including influenza but nc
separate provision was inserted.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
NAVY YARD WORKERS
URGE 44-HOUR LAW

Several workers from the naval
gun factory at the Washington Navy
Yard visited the Capitol yesterday
in the interest of bill introduced
by Representative McCrate.
The measure provides for a weeks
work Of forty-four hours for civil
ians employed at the several navy
yards. the bill to go into effect Sep
tember Is next. II was referred to
the Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service.
The author OF the bill explained
that 1t is intended to accord with
the proposition making forty-four
hours the legal Limitation for labor
in government establishments.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Russians Default Interest
On 100000 Loan

No interest has been paid since
NoverhbeE 1919. on the s1s7.OCn. 900 loan
ed by the United States government
to the former Russian imperial gov
ernment. Under Secretary of State
Polk told the House Committee on
state Department Expenditures yes
terday.
Polk also testified interest payments
have been, defaulted on $4,000, coz
loaned the late cars government by
private banking interests in the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
PLUNKETT ORGANIZING
NEW IRISH LEAGUE

London. June T.-''The Irish Do
nlinion League Is being organised
By Sir Horace Plunkett for the pur-
pose of forming representative
Irish party composed of natIonalists
and Ulstermen. the Mail said today.
Its policy will soon be announced.
Phnkett recently conferred with Lore
Northcliffe.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Daylight Saving Doomed.

Repeal of the daylisht-saving law
the last Sunday In October is now
certain unless President Wilson acts.
Both houses OF Congress have agreed
to the conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, which car.
ries a repeating rider.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Urges Probe Of Labor
Activities in Mooney Case

Investigation OF the Department OF
Dabor's activities, particularly those
OF Director General Densmore. of the
Employment Service. IN the case OF
Thomas ]. Mooney is provided in a
resolution reported to the House by
the Committee on Labor yesterday.
Action was taken on the resolu-
ton. which was introduced by Req
resentative Blanton. after Secretary
of Labor Wilson assured the commit
tee he would be- glad to submit an
information he has on the matter.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
JAP SHIP c0LLIDES
WITH VESSEL IN FOG

New. York. June 27.-one seamsn
was lost. and the schooner Friend
ship. bound for Buenos Aires With
a cargo OF Iinseed. was badly dam
aged in collision with the Japanese
steamer Tsuruga Maru. OF scuipin
light early today.
After\ the collision. the Tsuruga
Maru was unable TO find the Friend
ship In the fog and wireiessed the
Navy Department for tugs. The
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
BILL ASKS CHARTER
OF AMERICAN LEGION

Representative Johnson. of South
Dakota. yesterday introduced a bill
to incorporate "the American Le-
gion."
The organization, Johnson's bill
provides. shall have as its basic
duties "upholding and defending the
Constitution OF the United States
and transmitting to posterity the
principles OF justice for which the
soldiers, sailors and Marines of the
nation bore arms from 1917 to 1919"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Refuses TO Leave Prison.

Ossining. N. Y, June 27.-Charles
ortner says he likes the place ana
Sing Sing warden simply can't get
him to accept parole.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28

The New York Sun carries the story
of man of that city whose estate
recently probsted. showed 81, SAG, ,65o-of
which 500 was in liberty bonds. He
was a German.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
Seek Light on Russ Policy.

The Senate yesterday passed Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson's resolution re-
questing the President to inform the
Senate regarding the governments
military policy in Siberia.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28
G. A. r. Elects 06eeu.

william J. weis. a. senior vios
commander. and Cyrus 3. Lower, n
Junior vice commander. were I'm.
stalled last night by the John A
Rawlins Post No. !. Department q
the Potomac. @. A. r.. at a meetins
in the @. A. r. Hail. 1910 PennsyL
vania avenue.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28

ships met besd-on. One seaman 4,
the schooner. q Finn. was carries
overheard.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-28

The eyes OF surnsh are in IN,
tips OF their rays"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-01

and upon its ability to collect sufficient
revenue. II our industry is not sus-
tanned and a collapse should follow,
not only would the losses soon out
strip many fold the expenditures that
would have been required to support
them. but the tax resources Of the
Government viii be enormously cur
tailed. Our foremost duty is to set our
own house in order. so that as ma
ton we may work out the problems of
national economy in broad way.
The war was an American war, and
reconstruction is business for
Americans, in which all men of every
faction. employer, laborer. democrat,
republican are vitality interested The
Administration should not fear to
shoulder the heaviest responsibility in
doing justice TO the people and in pro-
tecting their interests, and the repub-
licans should not attempt TO brow
beat the government at critical juno
ture with threats that mean nothing
more than the making of political CAPT
tai out of the war expenditures
Manufacturers Record. Baltimore.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-01
OH MY BAcKl
The Expression of Many a Kidney
Sufferer in Annapolis

A stubborn backache is cause to
suspect kidney trouble. When the
kidneys are inhamed and swollen,
STOPPING brings sharp twinge in the
small of the back. that almost takes
the breath away. Doan's Kidney Pills
revive sluggish kidneys-relieve ach-
ing backs. Here's Annapolis proof:
Geo. w. Freeman, carpenter, 32 Hol-
land ST., says: For years / had a
bad case of kidney trouble. The pains
through the small of my back were
SO severe | couldn't straighten and
was in a terrible condition. The kid
ney secre ions were scanty and panied
in passage. | was so bothered by hav-
ing to get up at night and l always
felt tired and worn out. When | read
about Doan's Kidney Pills used a
box and they helped me wonderfully.
Whenever l have noticed any signs of
kidney trouble, Doan's have brought
satisfactory results. Doan's are the
best medicine / have ever used for
kidney trouble
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Freeman had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-01
Creamy Nut Layer Cake

Cream half a cupful of butter sub
ssitute with one cupful of honey; add
four teaspoonfuls of baking powder
sifted with one cupful and a half OF
Victory -four and half a cupful of rice
-four. and half cupful of water
Flavor with teaspoonful of vanilla
Bake in three layers.
Filling Soak a teaspoonful of gela
tin in four teaspoonsfuls of water fol
ten minutes and then mel over hot
water; add half a cupful of cream and
scald. Remove from the fire; add O
pinch of salt and sweeten to taste with
honey. When cool add tablespoon
full of baking powder and whip until
frothy; add cupful of mixed raisins
citron and almonds all chopped fine
Put this between the layers and over
the top.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-01
HOW MRS. THEODORE
ROOSEVELT CHASED
"ACHES AND PAINS"

1t began as "Aches and Palms." that
first leave area established at AK
les-Bains for the A. K. F. on furlough,
but it soon became known as the best
darned. place in France" And all
because Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
who was in charge of that work for
the Y. NJ c. A., knew how to make a
corner of France seem like home, and
knew how to make American boys
happy in the approved American fash
ion. Mrs. Roosevelt, who has just re-
turned to the United States after
seventeen months of "Y'' service in
France, told the story at her home in
New York, the story of the "Yank" on
leave and how she and $50 other
American women tried to make him
happy.
When the American soldiers frs.
heard about the leave area system,
there was much vigorous grumbling
What good was a furlough if you had
to go where the army sent you? What
was the use of being in France if you
couldn't go to Paris? The army, OBJ
durate as ever, went on making ar
engagements, however, and the first
area was to be opened at Aix-les-
Bains. Mrs. Roosevelt was assigned
by the Y. NJ. c. A. to take charge of
the entertainment of the men,
In February 1918, the first troops
were sent down for seven days leave.
muddy and extremely disgruntled.
They called the army names all the
way down and with sour humor christ
ened their destination Aches and
Pains" Then it was that Mrs. Roose-
welt and fly other women Y NJ C. A.
workers, stepped into knock the chip
OFF that broad shoulder of the A. E.
F. 1t was the Y. M. C. AS job to pro-
vide the fun for the holiday; the army
looked after quarters and food.
Mrs. Roosevelt confessed that that
first day was one of anxiety and dread.
I'VE knew that everything depend
ed on the first impression she said,
"and that the whole thing would
either fall fat or be booming sue
cess according to the frs. experiment
We met them at the station, mayor of
the town, citizens, " workers, and
brought them in state to the casino,
the old gambling house that had been
turned over to the Y NJ C. A. for the
recreation center. They took one
peep in-the doughboy is always cur
ious-and became one degree less
glum. A casino looked palatial to men
that had just come from dugouts,
suppose. They went first to their
baths and then came back to inspect
l. looked mighty good, that big build
ing with pianos. libraries. canteen,
games. everything to make them COM
Portable and happy that the Y NJ C.
A could think of. Their good humor
began to come back, and we then knew
we could win them If we tried hard
enough. and OF course trying is Y.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-01
FOUND.

FOUND-A pocketbook containing sum
OF money. Owner may have same by
calling at No. Holland street, and iden-
tifying property j1-3t
FOUND-Several pigs ON my farm near
Iglehart station. Owner may have pigs
upon proving ownership and paying
charges. n. Sahlin. X. L. ID. No. ! An
napolis, Nd d2S-6t