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The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
SALTS FINE FOR
Aching KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Mseh Meat. Which
Qoss Kidneys, Then Back
Hurts and Bladder
Bothers You.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
IKE the bowels. get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally.
else we have backache and dull mis- n
cry in the kidney region. severe head
aches, rheumatic twinses. torpid Liver.
acid stomach. sIeeplessDess and all
sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean and the moment yoU
feel an ache or pain In the kidney
region. get about four ounces OF Jsd
Salts from any good drug store here.
take q tablespoonful In a, glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithis, and is harmless 60
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. II also neu-
trslizes the acids in the uripe 30 Il
no longer irritstes. thus ending bIad-
der disorder.
Jad Salts Is harmless: inexpensive:
makes a delightful efervescent lithis-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their Kid
neys clean, tkus avoiding serious COM
plicstions.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots OF Jad Salts TO folks who
believe In overcoming kidney troubIs
while It is only trouble.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
OPPOSES MORE
FOREIGN LOANS
House Committee to Clamp
On Lid. Says Chair
man Fordney.

Any attempt by the administered ton
to obtain an additional authorize ton
for further loans or extensions OF
credit TO foreign nations will receive
scant consideration by the House
Ways and Means Committee. Chair
man Fordney. OF Michigan, made Il
plain yesterday.
Intimauons that such a request Will
be made nave reached the committee.
Mr. Fordney said. but In his opinion
this may be due TO the fact that the
government. in allowing the foreign
powers 70 defer interest payments on
loans previously made. Is in effect
increasing the total OF the loans.
The slo.0oo.0oo.00o authorization for
foreign loans granted by Congress
during the war virtually has been ex-
hausted. The aggregate OF loans now
exceeds ss.sso.0oo. 300. and the addition
of the interest to the principal Is ex-
pected 10 carry the amount in excess
OF the authorization.
Congress probably will have to make
some provision to meet this contin-
gency. Mr.. Fordney said, but a thor
ough investigation of the foreign ma
tons ability to meet their obligations
will be conducted by the committee
before any action Is taken.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
PUTTING PEP IN
STORY is FATAL
Writer Kills Self with Revolver
While Improving Fiction Tale
That Had Been Criticised.

Freeport. N. Y. Dec. li.-seekins
10 put more pep" into the shooting
action Of q short story he had
written. and studying before a mir
ror how best II could be accom-
plished. Stanley Simon. l9. killed
himself accidentally. II was decided
today by Coroner woeber Southard
at the inquest. =
The shooting occurred here Sat-
urday at the home Of II. s Simon,
the young authors uncle. A mag
azine had returned a story entitled
THE Best Man." with a note saying
II lacked sufficient action. Stanley
talked IL over with his uncle ana
the latter testified that he unloaded
his revolver and then demonstrated
with the empty weapon a scene by
which the story ccpld be changed
to meet the requirements. After
the demonstration he reloaded the
pistol and laid II away.
Simon expressed belief that his
nephew. not knowing the revolver
had been RELOADED. got II In his
uncle's absence to study further
the proposed change in his story,
and accidentally shot himself. Be-
side his body was found the story
upon which he bad been working.
Recently the youth had fallen heir
to $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
MARTENS AGAIN
DEFIEs PROBERs
Bolshevik ambassador
Refuses to Submit His
Correspondence.

New York. Dec. n-Ludwig C. X. A.
Martens. unrecognized ambassador
OF the Russian Socialist Soviet repub-
lie. this afternoon again fatty refused
to produce for the Lusk committee
the records OF his correspondence with
his government
Martens said he had read In news
papers that Justice Greenbaum. Of
the Supreme court. had denied his ap-
plication for release from the commit
tees demand. but that no formal no
tice Of the decision had been given
him or his attorney. When formal
notice of the denial reaches him he
will appeal to higher courts. Martens
said.
Attorney General Newton. who Is in
charge of the committees inquiry into
Martens activities. warned the Soviet
ambassador that a copy Of the
courts denial had been entered In the
committee records. but Martens stood
drn1.
Newton said the committees next
step would be to ask a court order for
Martens to produce his correspond
ence and records. II Martens refuses
to acknowledge that he may be held
in contempt of court, Newton said.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Monkeys Similarity
To Man Described

Not only can monkeys talk. accord
ing to Prof. r. L.. Garner. but they
can make beds. with sprigs of moss
and mattresses OF fern: they can
train their young. and they can pre-
pare their food in ways that betray a
striking resemblance to human pro-
cesses.
Prof Garner will tell members of
the National Geographic Society about
his recent observations among the
man-like apes of the African jungIes
In lectures this Afternoon and this
evening at the New Masonic Temple
In the course OF the twenty-three
years he has spent in Africa, Prof
Garner has undertaken the "educa-
ton" Of more than a score OF Chin
panzees. and also has trained twelve
gorillas. finding them amenable to the
processes. in many respects, by which
children are trained. The family life
of the apes. he states. forms a most
interesting parallel to that of primi-
tive man,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
FUEL SHORTAGE HITS
SCHEDULE OF MAILS

Mail your Christmas packag ges
while the mailings good" is the
slogan adopted in Washington as the
result of Interruptions in railway mail
service caused by the fuel crisis.
Two Of the important trains carry
ing mail between this city and New
York already have been taken of. and
there may be further curtaisnent Of
schedules. Consequently. outgoing
mail has slowed up in transit and
parcel post service may be seriously
affected. Letters mailed here at night
and destined for New York generally
reach the metropolis two days later
because OF the reduced mail service.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
TONS
| OF FOODS HERE
ST, 400 Worth of Weevil.
Infested Flour Among
The Commodities.

While food prices in Washington
were soaring and supplies growing
scarce. inspectors OF the District
Health Department last week con-
demned ten tons Of flour, worth
over s1.4oo retail. in addition, 10
large amounts of meats, fish and
game found spoiled in local mar
kets.
Here Is the list OF foodstuffs which
were denatured by the Health De-
partment for the week ending De-
cemoer 6, report of which was made
yesterday: 2l.oiO pounds OF flour.
IS7 rabbits. PA pounds of pork. /
oarrei OF cabbage. - pounds of
oeef. 20 possums. . boxes of egg
plants pounds OF chicken. 3 tur-
Keys and barrels OF fish.
Inspection was made of j4s COM
mission houses where food stuffs are
sold. 72 fish houses. "a food fac
tories. is2 groceries, % hotels. $50
hueksters. 20l lunchrooms. 30 mar
kets and ice boxes. Hundreds Of
other places where food Is prepared
or sold We're visited by inspectors
OF the health department.
Health Officer Fowler said yes
terday that the condemned flour
was found to contain a weeviI.
which rendered It unfit for con-
sumption except by hogs. Permis-
sion was granted to the owners to
use the flour for this purpose alone.
Fines aggregating Sis were i'm
posed on violators OF the food laws.
DIR. Fowler announced. Five mer-
chants whose cases had been pend =
ing were dismissed. with forfeitures
and fines to this amount.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING OFFICE NEWS.

The marriage of Miss Mary Ella
Schwarz, daughter of Prof. FAM ].
Schwarz, and ]. st. Clair Hambly.
of Washington. occurred at the home
OF the bride on Washington Boule-
ward. Chicago. Tuesday, November g.
in the presence OF members of the
family and relatives. The bride wore
a white beaded Georgette suit and
carried Bride roses. and was attend
ed by her sister, Mrs. II. G. Brown.
OF New York City. Richard oliver
Hambly. a brother OF the groom. was
best man. After a wedding supper
and reception the couple left for
a visit with relatives in Minnesota
and Illinois. after which they will
return to Washington. Mr.. Hambiy
is employed in the Office of the fore
man of printing. and Miss Schwarz
was a clerk in the computing Sec
ton.
The chief clerk has received a let
ter of thanks from the American
Red Cross expressing appreciation
for contributions in .the recent drive
and advising that the Government
Printing Office ranks eighth among
the list of departments donating.
Joe Cornish has been elected wor-
shipful master of Hiram Lodge, No.
10. F. A. A. NJ. Charles johnson,
of the machine shop. Is senior war
den Of the same lodge.
William McEnaney has announced
his candidacy for the position OF su-
perintendent of work.
Ralph Murdock. of the monotype
bowling team. with a score OF 342.
Is high man in the Government
Printing Office Duckpin League.
Richard Turner. of the linotype
section. is the new business agent
of the Union Printers Athletic As
sociation. vice william A Thornton
Mrs. Pauline Green, Of the job
room. has been i'll for several days.
Moses Costley. night pamphlet
bindery. has been absent two months
suffering with a leg broken in an
automobile accident.
George NJ Proctor has returned
to the hand section after three
weeks visit with relatives In
South Carolina.
Gregory ]. Bussink has returned
to the electrical section after sew
sral days illness.
Miss Ida Van Arsdale. feeder in
the main pressroom. has been i'll
several weeks.
Arthur W. Emory is on the sick
list in the proofroom
The Stars and the Binders will
meet tonight on the Grand CentraI
alleys.
Promotions have been announced
Is follows:
william ]. Keefe. skilled Iaborer,
50 cents. to caster helper. 55 cents
scr hour.
Nicholas Kelley, watchman. S72O.
% lieutenant of the watch, 5000
ger annum.
George H. Behrens, John ]. Fitz-
gerald, Charles +. OConnor, emer-
Eency messenger boys. to proba-
-ionary messenger boys.
William H Calkins, Frank w.
Kirby. Robert F. Simms. Clifton
Tarrent. James T. Welsh. emergen-
y compositors, to probationary
sompositors. IS cents per hour.
Carroll HarbaUgh, press correct
br. to compositor.
Benjamin Zimmerman. elevator
conductor. 40 cents, to watchman,
1870 per annum.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
MAIL FOR SANTA CLAUS
ON WAY TO NORTH POLE
Postmaster Chance Hands Over First Batch oi
Letters to Gnome, Who Let's Herald
Man Read Just Few.

Whew" whistled Postmaster
Merritt o. Chance. from behind his
big mahogany desk at the city
postofice. yesterday afternoon. He
pulled up a coat collar, gave want
TO an involuntary shiver, and smiled
at his annual visitor from the Nortn
Pole. ~
$50 you're back again" he MUIR
INJURED affsbly.
A little. fur-clad Gnome, standing
In front of him. relaxed into an lev
smile from frosted lips. and reached
out his hand for the first installment
Of Santa Claus consignment OF mail.
which he collects every year Just
before Christmas.
Postmaster Chance turned over a
handful OF letters from all parts of
the country, addressed to Santa
Claus, North Pole. care Postmaster
of Washington. d. c.
Letters From Everywhere.
In that collection were letters
from youngsters from Alabama to
Ohio. Envelopes ranging in size
from ones slightly larger than the
postage stamp, to huge business en-
velopes enclosed the petitions for
Christmas gifts.
One diplomatic young lady en-
closed a half piece of chewing
gum, for Santa to MUNICH while read
ing the letter.
The requests were as different as
the envelopes which enclosed them.
One from William Hanson. of this
city. has a remarkably aged tendency.
1t reads:
Two Dear Santa Claus:
VIII you pleast bring me lons
pants suit and a overcoat and a cap
and a pair of shoes. 1 do not like to
have no toy. And II you bring me the
long pants suit and a overcoat l will
be a good boy for years and years.
Well. good by. from William Hanson"
Wants nm .AumobiIe.s
Another written in true four-year-
old scribbly characters, evidently
with much pain and frequent use of
the eraser. seems to be from Jolce
Todd-autograph looking very much
like an illiterate millionaire's- slakes
the following simple request:
Dear Santa Claus please bring me
a aumobile"
From Maroon GaIee, there arrived
a missive for Mr.. Santa Claus, of the
North Pole" This one gives a minute
description of the location of the
stocking and advice relative to COM
ing down the chimney. 1t reads:
Please bring ME a doll carriage.
bed. fireworks. and fruit. You will
find my stocking in the parlor. / am
going to put the fire, out so that you
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

will not get your feet burned. You
may hitch your reindeer in the yard.
With every good wish to you and Mrs.
Santa Claus. I am your little friend.
Maroon"
What's this one" asked Postmaster
Chance. OF his friend. the Gnome.
when he opened one addressed 10
Santa Clause. Up In the Clouds. Any
where" The Gnome laid down the
pencil with which he was taking
names and addresses and glanced over
the n1lssive.
This One Confidential
1t represented. to a srown-up. long
line OF serpentine curves. with occa!
sional right and left angles. endinS up
with a labyrinth OF what apparently
were shorthand characters.
Never you mind about that" re-
Piled the Gnorne. Its n private mes
sage from 2-year-old girl. and I'll
take II direct to the chief. I am not
going to tell you what II says"
Postmaster Chance bowed humbly--
and picked up another letter.
The Gnome looked II over. All !,
said was:
N''Please bring me big doll and my
sister a doll buggy. Sincerely. Geneva
Howton. Ensley. Ala. Bsyview
Mines"
In an envelope which had just space
enough for the address in diminutive
characters and a stamp was a long
message. 1t came all the way from
Clyde. Ohio. and reads: ',.
Pathos In Ohio Missive.
Dear Santa Claus: I wish to have
some Christmas things. My mother
and father are poor. I would like a
tree. And a pair Of shoes.
size 3l1. and my brother wants a
wagon and a pair OF stockings. size O.
My little sister wants a pair of stock
ings. size 6. Dear Santa, you will
think I am a pig. but my mother and
father is too poor to buy any Christ
mas things. II you will, send some
candy and nuts. Helen Tecking. 14i
Liberty street. Clyde, Ohio"
That's enough" said the Gnome
We'll open the rest at the North
Pole. Ta-ta. See you next year"
He disappeared through the win
dow pane.
Postmaster Chance declared that
every year such a visit is made. but
that only the first installment is
collected. The others are forward
ed via wireless to the North Pole.
Every year also. a woman aide of
Santa Claus calls and collects a list
of things needed for poor Christ
mas children. She has not been in
this year, as yet, Postmaster Chance
said.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
GIRL Is SHOT WHILE
ATTENDING FUNERAL

Philadelphia, Dec. il-Miss Dorothy
Logan was accidentally shot by her
cousin. Daniel Morse. 10 years old. at
Federalsburs. Nd. yesterday. where
she HAD gone TO attend her mothers
funeral
Miss Logan was at the home OF her
aunt. Mrs. Gootee Neal. William Il
Morse. a cousin. was exhibiting a re-
volver which he had taken from q
German soldier during the war. Az
ter showing how the weapon 10 load
ed. he, placed II upon q table.
Daniel Morse picked up the weapon.
swung IL about his head and Il was
discharged. The bullet pierced Miss
Logsn's limb and into the wall. she
will recover.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
ILLINOIS MAYORS MEET
TO TALK HIGH COSTS

Chicago, Dec. n.-At the request
of Attorney General Palmer, Gov.
Lowden has called a high-cost-o Of
living conference here next Tues
day. it was announced today.
Mayors, prosecuting attorneys. fair
price commissioners and representa-
tives of civic organizations from H.
linois communities were asked to at
tend.
A program for curbing profiteers
and lowering prices will be framed.
it was announced.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
"Red" Trains Route Secret.

San Francisco. Dec. l-Secrecy Is
the watchword concerning the route
of a train bearing radicals to New
York for deportation. The precaution
Is taken lest sympathizers seek TO
attack the train. The prisoners are
from California and the Northwest
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Maryland Girl Bride
Of Rep. W. N. Andrews

Cambridge. Md. Dec. 11.-Miss
Helen Phillips. daughter Of Edward
s. and Mary v. Phillips. of this
city. was married yesterday to Repre-
sentative William N. Andrews, of
Maryland. The ceremony was per-
formed at The Cedars." the home
of the bride. by the Rev. William
D. Gould. pastor of Christ Episcopal
Church.
The bride was attended by her
sister. Mrs. Robert D. Grier, jr.,
and Vernon Bradley was best man.
Representative and Mrs. Andrews
will spend their honeymoon in
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Drops Dead After Seeing
Man Killed Under Auto

Asheville. y. c.. Dec. u.-"Doc"
Martin was instantly killed while
riding IN an automobile last night
which turned turtle. according to in
formation reaching here today. will
lam Boatman. living near by. wit
messed the accident and dropped
dead.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Crying in Court Fails
To Win Favor Of Judge

Mary Anderson sobbed in police
court yesterday.
Mary Is but II and cried profuseiy
and prettily. She was charged with
theft OF Sl6 from Mrs. Gertrude Mar
key. who had employed her as a maid
She did not cry effectively. Judge
Mcmahon refused to place her on pa
role. He sentenced her TO serve $50
days In Jail.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS,

New York. Dec. u-Ths foliowfnf
from 81. Louis. No. have reeisteret
at New York hotels: p. D. c. Bale
Holland: Il. =. Dore. Navarro.
TRADE REPRESENTATIVES,.
Blum. Lowenstetn & CO.. 81. Louis.
Mo-: s. l. warts. white goods and
linens. Holland.
Ming g-Brinsmade Mercantile Co.
st. Louis. No. A. ouintin. hats, sel
Broadway.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Calls Ice Conference.

Paris: Dec. 1.-THE French govern
ment has summoned a cold confer
ence" to meet in Paris December Is.
All countries adhering to the league
Of nations are asked to send delegates
to devise plans for coordination OF
the worlds production and use OF ar
tificial ice.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Carmania Due Tomorrow.

Halifax. N. s.. Dec. 1.-THE Gu
nard liner Carmania. damaged in a
collision with the British steamer.
Maryland. of this port last night.
was expected to arrive here tomor-
row morning. according. to a wire
less message from the vessel today.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Asks for Austrian Credits.

Paris. Dec. n.-Dr. Karl Renner.
chancellor of Austria, arrived here to-
day. 1t was understood he will point
out to the Peace Conference that
credits must be granted Austria II
she is to continue as an independent
State.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Mems women's and ChIIdren's
FeIt House slippers for Christmas,
81 n.69.-HAHN'S.-A
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-25
Will Make Black
foot His Headquarters

w. w. Hays, we'll known merchant
OF Sterling and dealer in Moline
tractors, is spending most of his
time in Blackfoot, and intends soon
to establish himself here with gen.
eral Offices for the distribution of
Moline products. At present Mr..
Hays is at the Eccles hotel while in
the city, but meanwhile looking for
home to move his family into.
Don Geyer, the Moline mechanic
here, unloads the tractors and de-
livers them to buyers. He teaches
their handling and cares for out of
order machines. A Moline Universal
tractor, with double gang plow, was
delivered to the Gibson brothers at
Moreland the first of this week, and
attracted attention in the carnival
crowds here. These machines are
easily unloaded and delivered. Don
goes to the car on the railroad track
with a supply of gasoline, pours some
into the gasoline tank, sits on the
seat and drives out Of the car to the
street and thence straight to the con-
sumer. As Mr.. Hays said, these
handy little plow-pullers can turn
around in eight feet of space.
Mr.. Hays operates hardware stores
At Arco and st. Anthony, besides
Sterling.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-25
Tag Day for City
Library Successful
Sum of $235 Collected and Turned
Over to library to Purchase
Books With
SECURE NEEDED BOOKS FIRST

All day Tuesday the ladies of the
V. l. S. worked on the population of
Blackfoot, and tagged them for the
sum of 10 cents and up. Folks 60
ing about with red tag-ticket dangl-
ing from lapel and lingerie were
literally too numerous to mention.
A willing response met this fund
raising plan. The amount of $235
was collected and turned over to the
public library to buy books with.
Many persons paid more than dime
for their tags; they said keep the
change or something like that, and
went happily on their ways. Members
of the Greater Alamo shows came
across with their donations as freely
as any Of us.
Miss Edna Gillespie, librarian,
plans to purchase first the most
needed set of books for the library,
which is a first-class encyclopedia.
School children are in the library
every" day searching for information
that can only be found in such a
work, and it is for them chiefly that
the books will be secured. Other
books in the order of their useful
ness and demand will be bought.
Mrs. Cecil e. Clarke, chairman of
the ways and means committee, de-
drive so successfully, and she was
ably assisted by the other members
Of the committee, Mrs. Powers, Mrs.
Henderson, Mrs. Eichelberger and
Mrs. Frank DeKay.
The campaign was divided into
'alients, with a chairman in COM
mand of each. Mrs. Henderson had |
charge of the town district and the |
first ward polls. Mrs. A. T. Springer
,aptained the second ward, Mrs.
Brokaw the third and Mrs. Frank
0eKay the fourth.
Mrs. Clarke herself had charge of
he high school drive, where she vas
helped by the Misses Irene Good,
)orritt Just and Marie Dore. These
iris also worked the carnival in the
'vening. Miss Doyle handled the
;entral school and. made a record
collection Of $26.10. Miss O'Rourke
n charge of the Irving school turned
n 1926 and the high school raised
1850.
The town committee was composed
( Miss Ruth Rushfeldt, Mrs. Chester
Miss Blanche Dunn, Miss
.utora Gunderson and Miss Goldie
,anilson. All worked valiantly, and
together they brought In a nice TO-
IL. Mrs. Henderson and Miss Rush
eldt carried of the honors for high
st collections.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-25
Famous Aviator
With Relatives Here

Harry McDougall, decorated for
distinguished and daring service in
France by the French government
and by General Pershing, who is
living in Pocatello, spent Wednesday
in Blackfoot with his mother and
Mrs. Archibald at the home Of John
r. Jones. Mrs. McDougall is an
aunt of Mrs Jones.
McDougall was one Of those air
fighters who upheld Americas tradi-
tions in France, first belonging to
the French escadrille, where he won
the croix de guerre, for sending down
two German planes and chasing a
third off the field, in a fight 10000
feet above ground.
Later being transferred to the
American flying corps, McDougall
won lasting honor by performing the
difficult feat of rescuing a comrade
from crippled plane, getting him
into his own machine in mid-air and
landing safely. For this act General
Pershing conferred on him the dis
service cross, the sign of
Americas gratitude.