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The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
URGE FARMERS
TO BUY Land
Bankers, in Session Here,
Boost Campaign to Ex-
tend Rural Credits.
own your own farmw

"Own your own farm!'
Fifty bankers, representing 5000
members of the American Bankers
Association and Bankers State As
sociations, yesterday cheered this
suggestion for farmers at a confer
ence held in the Board Room of the
District Building.
object of Meeting.
These bankers, called to Washing
ton to confer with the leaders of the
u. S. Department of Agriculture, the
Bureau of Education and the Federal
Farm Laan Board. opened a two-day
conference yesterday with an address
by Clarence Ousley, assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture, relative to the
famous ''banker-farmer'' movement,
of which these men are the leaders.
Joseph Hirsch, chairman of the Ag-
ricultural Commission, American
Bankers Association. the second
speaker at the conference, suggested
the advisability of giving serious at
tentiOn to the increasing menace of
farm tenancy. Permit farm tenants
to own their own farms and you will
have these men bound firmly to the
SOIL" was the opinion given by Mr..
Hirsch in his address.
Secretary David F.. Houston. of
the Department of Agriculture,
outlined the opportunity of the
banker to- do his part to make bet
ter agricultural and rural life.
THE Mission of the Banker Farm
er" was the subject dwelt upon by
NJ. L. Tobin. editor, the Banker
Farmer"
The rural school system was
given a hard rap by Philander r.
Claxton, chief, L. s. Bureau OF
Education. Mr.. Claxton stated that
the average salary paid school
teachers throughout the United
in some sections of the country
teachers receive but s35 monthly.
Cotton and grain marketing were
explained by Charles ]. Brand,
Chief of the Bureau of Markets. C.
E. Lobdell of the Federal Farm
Loan Board also spoke.
An announcement was made that
the conference scheduled to take
place today at the District Build
ing would be held at the Cabinet
Room of the Willard Hotel.
List of Delegates.
DelegateS TO the conference ana
their respective States are: w. S.
Nichols, Alabama: Carl Hollis, B. c.
Powell, H. NJ. Cottrell, Arkansas; II.
c. Carr. California; Raymond X.
Clapp. Connecticut; f. c. Carlton,
Florida; J. w. Vaughn, Haynes Nc
Fadden, Georgia; J. NJ. Crebs. NJ. a.
Graettinger. L. NJ. Tobin, T. f.
Chamberlain. Illinois; Harry War
ner, Iowa: flames A. SiEafoose. West
Virginia.: Edward ingalls,, Vermont:
]. r. Wheeler. G. D. Bartlett. B. NJ.
Smith. Wisconsin; ]. L. Dumas.
Washington: n. H. Williams, Vir-
ginia; Joseph Hirsh, w. A. Philpott,
James A. Smith. Texas: p. D. Hous-
ton, Tennessee; L. r. Macfadden, c.
S. Calwell, D. S. KlOss. Pennsyl-
vania; E. P. Gum, Oklahoma; DR..
r. o. Young. c. c. Caspard. Louis
lana: C. S. Richborn. Maine; John NJ.
Dennis. Maryland; George c. Gill.
Massachusetts: l. +. Titus, MiChi-
gan; w. c. Gordon. w. F. Keyscr
r. S. Halves. Missouri; E. L. Matson,
Minnesota: A. L. kilmer. New York:
Rufus Keisier, New Jersey: W. f.
Stroud. w. A. Hunt, North Carolina;
]. J. Farley. North Dakota, and o.
n. Sans, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
War Camp Service
viii Inform Soldiers
Of Many Amusements

Arrangements have been completed
by local war work organizations for
taking care of the thousands of out
of-town soldiers after the parade is
over. A list of places where the men
may sleep, eat. dance or see a show
has been printed by the War Canir
Community Service for general dis
tribution, so they will know of places
where warm welcome awaits them.
The manager of the Shubert-Gar-
rick Theater has sent 800 seats to the
war camp service for distribution to
men in uniform at their service clubs.
Crandalls Theaters have sent in fifty
tickets to each of their seven houses,
and a similar number are available
for the two Loew movies.
The national airs of the allies will
be played by a band stationed on the
balcony of the war camp headquar-
ters, opposite the Willard. The ma
TONS flag will be displayed while the
anthem is being played.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
LAUDER PLEADS
FOR BROKEN men
Nations Duty to Provide
Heroes Means of Earn
ing Way, He Says.

Were all shareholders in the
bank Of humanity" said Harry Lau-
der in an eloquent address at the
weekly luncheon given by members
OF the Washington Kiwanis Club
at the Cochran Hotel yesterday.
We've got to do something for the
lads that made the Kaiser grow a
beard to hide his face" continued
the international funmaker.
Mr.. Lauder was invited to attend
the weekly luncheon as a fellow XII
wanian and as he entered the room
TO the tune of a rollicking Scotch
melody rendered by six of his pipers
the 10 club members present rose
as one man and gave the Kiwanis
yell.
Eugene C. Adams, formerly presi-
dent of the club. introduced the
speaker as the worlds best known
humanitarian. Kiwanian Harry"
Work Need of Manned.
Speaking of the returning heroes
today and Of the tremendous work
he is doing in raising s1,OO0,O 90 for
relief OF MANNED Scottish sailors,
soldiers and fishermen. Mr., Lauder
said: It's the lad who has been
manned and broken. the chap who
has come back wounded who will
have to be taken care of. Idleness
creates buns and buns are the
stepping stone to Bolshevists.
Were all shareholders in the
bank of humanity and we're all
responsible for the future OF the
allied countries. Give the men
something to do, even if it means a
sacrifice. Don't herd them together
in a hospital for the MANNED. or an
asylum for the incapaCitated-give
them something to do"
Mr.. Lauder told the club that he
already has collected more than
100000 and appealed to kiwanians
of Washington help swell the total
which they did to the tune of nearly
$500.
Hot Dose for eN-kaiser.
-. The speaker was constantly in
terrupted by applause and when he
told of the organized effort of the
Seaman's Union to have the eX-
Kaiser tried on a charge of piracy
on the high seas by a court of jus
tiCe sitting on a vessel sailing the
ocean and il found guilty to be
hung from the yard-arm," the
Eiwanians rose and after much
cheering. gave the Kiwanis yell
again as the binding acquiescence
to the program to dispose of the
former Prussian lord. Mr.. Lauder
concluded by saying that cOntri-
buttons to this fund should be sent
to the Hartman National Bank,
New York City.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Community Center Notices.

Central High School, the General
Civic and Community Center, will be
open at 7:15 this evening for a
special dance. War workers and
enlisted men are invited. This will
be a State tag dance and there is
always a chance that you may meet
someone from your own home town.
There will be games for those who
do not dance and refreshments for
everybody.
Powell Community Center is 60
ing to have a social evening, with
games, cards, dancing and refresh
ments, in honor of the District men
who have come home. Every SOL
dier, sailor and Marine in the Powell
community is invited.
At the Eastern High School the
East Washington Community Center
will entertain it's returned men and
all enlisted men who are away from
home with games. dancing and re-
freshments this evening at s o'clock.
Thomson Community Center is
planning to open Immediately after
the parade for a supper dance for
enlisted men, with coffee, rolls and
fruit.
Miner Normal Community Center
will open tonight at 7:S0 for motion
pictures for enlisted men and the
young people OF the community, to
be followed by informal dancing.
Randall Community Center in the
Southeast is preparing an elaborate
entertainment for the colored men
who have come back from France.
There will be music. speeches, dane
ing and refreshments.
Garnet Community Center will
entertain returned District men
with refreshments and dancing and
will most cordially welcome all men
in uniform this evening.
There will be open house at the
West Washington Community Gen.
ter tonight for all enlisted men and
their friends.
Birney Community Center, in Ana
costa, has made plans for an
elaborate entertainment OF it's re
turned men and for all men in uni
form tonight beginning at 1880.
There will be music, speeches, dane
ing and refreshments.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Col. Benton Halstead,
Inventor, Soldier, Dead

Coz. Benton Halstead. inventor OF
the first working typewriter. and civn
war veteran, died at his home, 1896
Biltmore street, early yesterday
morning.
At the beginning of the civil war.
Col. Halstead recruited a company in
Hamilton. Ohio. receiving a commits
sion as colonel at the close Of the
war. He was on Gen. Sherman's
stan on the march to the sea.
He is survived by his widow and
one son, Col. Laurence Halstead.
chief of the Bureau OF Operations OF
the First American Army. His only
daughter. Lenore. died two months
ago. and a son. Benton Halstead, jr,
died in 1901. Col Halstead was the
only brother of Murat Halstead. edi-
tor and journalist.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
HINES TO RELEASE
COASTWISE VESSELS
But Merchants and Miners Com
pany Doesn't Want Them.

The Railroad Administration Will
turn back to their owners, boats of
the Merchant and Miners Transporta-
tiOn Company about March l, Di-
rector General Hines announced yes
terday. When the Railroad Admins
tration relinquished control Of four
coastwise steamship companies De-
Cember 5 the Merchants and Miners
refused to accept the REIMBURSEMENT
Railroad Administration officials are
working out a schedule of rates which
will tend to increase the revenue of
the coastwise boats by increasing diff
ferentials. This is being pressed in
an effort to forestall discontinuance
OF the Merchants and Miners boats
in the COastwise trade, Hines said.
1t was explained that this probably
was the only way through which suf-
fCient revenue could be obtained to
keep the boats in operation.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
WOMAN GETS VERDICT
AGAINST EX-BANKER
Julia W. Harris Awarded 1915 in
Action Against ". A. Means.

SyI5 and interest dating from June,
1914, as damages against William A.
Mearns. member Of the defunct bank
ing firm of Lewis johnson and Com
pany.
before Justice Stafford in Circuit
Court. Plaintiff charged that Mearns,
together with John William Henry.
another member of the firm. had
taken a 5000 stock certificate Of the
Southern Railway Company which
she owned June s, 1914, and convert
ed it to their own Use. She asked
5000 damages. Attorney Fulton
Lewis represented her.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
TODAYS BEAUTY HINTS.

You can enjoy a delightful sham
poo with very little effort and for
a very trifling cost, il you get from
your druggists a package of can
throN and dissolve a teaspoonfuI in
a cup OF hot water. This makes a
full cup Of shampoo liquid-enough
so il is easy to apply ii to all the
hair instead of just the top of the
head. Your shampoo is now ready.
Just pour a little at a time on the
scalp and hair until both are en-
tirely covered by the daintily per-
dissOlyes and removes every bit of
dandruf. excess oil and dirt. After
rinsing. the hair dries quickly with
a fluffiness that makes il seem
heavier than il is, and takes on a
makes arranging it a pleasure
Adv. .-
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Funeral of Mrs. Arnold.

Funeral services for Mrs. Francis
Elsie Arnold, wife of Richard H. Ar
mold, Department of Agriculture, will
he held at o'clock this afternoon
from the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Cross, 319 Ninth street
southeast.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Raided Gets Beer Back.

Detroit, Feb. 26.-The happiest man
in Michigan today was August Mar
hausen. The court ordered and the
police returned $500 bottles of i'm
ported beer taken from his home in
a raid.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Too Cold for Jail Release.

another twenty days, judge. The
weather is stiH too cold" pleaded
Arthur Long. just finishing a sixty
five-day term in the county Jail
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

If you think an income tax
pinches remember that some of our
returned soldiers would be glad to
pay Ii.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

There will be open house at the
West Washington Community Cen
ter tonight for all enlisted men and
their friends.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

TV/ASHGION Housekeepe have regard the Sanitary Stores
w essential successful Savings they regard their Savings
Banks The old saying Penny Saved Is Penny Earned
the basis for this high Sanitary hold the
of Washington Women Every you the Sanitary for your gro
needs real for
that will the best quality Sanitary Store By
reducing the high of living the Sanitary ability
and the bank-hence Sanitary Savings should your
FIRST consideration
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

You know these brands so well
that comment on quality is un-
necessary.
Corn prices are now within res-
son, and corn will undoubtedly ap-
pear on your table more fire.
1uentlv
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20

ed on extra session by President
Wilson from Paris convened to-
day at noon, with Republican
party in ajority in House and
Senate; organizing both bodies
and controlling first place since
nineteen eleven. Representative
Gillett, Massachusetts, elected
speaker Of house over Champ
Clark, vote of two hundred
twentyseyen to one hundred
seventytwo. Senator Cummings,
Iowa, Republicans elected Pre-
sident Pro TempOre of Senate
over Senator Pittmann, Nevada,
vote of fortyseyen to fortytwo.
Huge bills, including peace ira
ties and League COnvenant not
expected to come up until next
month. Plans call for early con
sideration an action on apprecia-
ton bills. President Wilson's cabl-
ed message to be read tomorrow
WASHINGTON. = Army of
ficers returning from American
headquarters in France are of the
opinion that General Pershins
and staff will return to United
States in July. No official an
nouncement of his plans have
been made as yet.
WASHINGTON. = All naval
Officers under Secretary Daniels
general order today will be requir
ed to devote one half day each
week exclusive of Sundays and
holiday to regular and systematic
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
WIRELESS SERVICE

WASHINGTON. - Gratifica-
ton was expressed on every hand
this afternoon when official
dispatches from Ponta Delgada,
Azores, contained information
that missing seaplane NC ; with
Commander John I'll. Towers as
pilot was proceeding toward Pom
ia Delgada under her own power
seven miles from land after being
buffeted around by storm since
five fifteen Saturday morning.
The crew of the plane was taken
aboard the U. s. s. MEUVILLE.
Commander Bellinger and crew
Of NC /, picked up Sunday are
returning on board the COLUM-
BIA. NC 4 piloted by Comman-
der Read still at Horta being I'M
able TO proceed because OF un-
favorable weather. Official re-
ports of experiences of crews of
two planes not yet received.
Secretary Daniels today sent
congratulatory message to Ply
mouth, England on schedule.
Reports as to conditions of planes
not yet received by the Navy
Department.
LONDON. : A flash message
received at eleven zero eight,
London time, tonight from Ira
lac, Ireland by Central News
reports aviator Harry Hawker as
safe. .t9" i#
WASHINGTON The sixty
sixth construction Congress call
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
DUEL AT COAMO

Juan Martinez and Jose Maria
Febo, both of barrio Pulguillas,
decided to let their trou-
bled be settled according to
the old, knightly wall Cap
tain Phoebus, mentioned by
Victor Hugo, must have ms
pired his name-sake, whose
first two names Jose Maria were
also those of a famous Spanish
brigand, who styled himself ''El
Rey de Andalucfa" (The King
of Andalusia). Therefore there
was no other way, except by the
machete law. and now Febo is in
Jail, with an arm bandaged up,
while his adversary, Martinez,
has his right hand almost gone.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20

physical development. Order
similar to that issued by direction
of President Roosevelt which was
in operation prior to our entry
into the war. Order also states
that January of each year all
officers be examined by medical
officers to- determine ability to
perform duty.
NEW YORK.-Rev. Davia Fl.
Greer, protestant episcopal
bishop of New York died in hos
pital here tonight.
LONDON.-A British Admir-
ality wireless message received
ten twenty p. m. announced that
the airplane in which Harry q.
Hawker, British flier, left New
foundland Sunday afternoon has
been found in the sea forty miles
from mouth of River Shannon,
Cost of Ireland. AS yet no word
received as to Hawkers late,
believed he is lost. Forty five
minutes prior to report Hawkers
fall in Dingail Bay, Limericl;
dispatched reported him obsery-
ed flying one hundred miles off
coast.
WASHINGTON. : Represen-
tative Griffin, New York, intro
duced amendment to conside-
ration that all constitutional
ammendment proves legislatures
votes did not properly express
popular will.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
FROM CITY AND ISLAND

on the road from Manati to We
ga Baja, automobile truck No.
HP-72, belonging to Martorell
and Co., charged two oxen, who
were innocently going on the
hoof, together with seventy
three other animals of the same
specie. Mr.. Antonio Piza owner
of the two oxen will see that he
is paid their value, because one
of them was killed instantly and
the other very nearly so.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
CHILE CON CARNE

We boys of the PRESS have had already two meetings.
in order to find our way brotherhood cooperation
On purpose we don't want to say ito form unon) We
have not yet succeeded in finding suitable name for
the association but found plenty of time for argument
and TALK.
That reminds of the famous series of conferences at
the Legislature when the other boys were trying to lind
the suitable WORDS for congraulatory cable to Cordo
yaDava One case resembles the other like two chicken
eggsl
We are all birds Of the same feather.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
MORE FACE, PLEASE

We have asked the Public Ser
vice Commission to increase the
street car fare to Ten cents.
Three things make this step
imperative:.
/. Unfair Jitney competi-
ton;
2. Wage increases without
corresponding increases of rev.
enue; and
3. Higher costs of all mate
rials and supplies required for
maintaining the service.
| Being public utility-serv-
hing the public-we have asked
that the buyer of our service
inc1ease the selling price.
Did you ever stop to think
that she street car ride was one
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
EOUR MAIN
PROBLEM
I'LL

II as
insensbly through mmberess imperceptble phases as
the human spirit does when passing from chldhood TO
maturity.
Human progress along political lines is also product
of evolution; and that means that democracy Wnch
is the latest word in political development is the result
Of long growth Improvisation does not work here and
any attempt to stimulate the growth OF the idea! by fou
means will simply result in gross limitations, winch can
make an impression only those who are unable to dis
tnguish between real democracy and one OF those poll
tca freaks like the dozen and one half we have IN the
Western Hemisphere.
indeed throw glance at the political history Of those
"democracies and you will not fail to understand why
we Porto Ricans would fail exactly in the same manner
those countries did, if by the unhappiest OF c1rcmstan
ces we left to drift by ourselves in the dangerous
sea Of political freedom before we were thoroughly qua
lifted to manage the ship Of state. few We-meanmg
patriots succeeded in cutting the political ties between
those countries and the motherand what happened Up
in the North to be tried in the South but as the poll
tical circumstances were entirely different the experln
ent that succeeded in the American coon1es failed mser
ably in the Spanish colonies In the first instance the
constituent political elements were at hand preparation
was fact in the latter there nothing to blld Wlt
except the good wishes of some OF the best among the
lberatng patriots and the darn ambition OF many cons
ciehceless deagogues In the first case free men ct
zens to whom the word "se government was no Creek
since they used daily in their political language ana
in their civic acts in the second instance slave popua-
ton whose only conception of government was the dvlne
wish of the absolute monarch represented by the despotc
viceroy Could anybody build a democracy with such
material? It is uncomfortable that men like Bolivar
should not perceive the folly to go against the laws OF
evolution; they certainly the difficulty and tried to
avoid it. but genius have always full control
Of circumstances
AS far as we Porto Ricans concerned it is honest
opinion that in order to found democracy on solid
basis we must begin by creating the constituent elements
and these elements nothing but free men, citizens IN
the fullest sense of the word 1t is OF no use trying TO
start by the WHOLE when evolution e., science tells us
that we should begin by the individual parts Consttu-
tions made by men, not men by constitutions
Next we shall Sc how to form those constituent elem
ents.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
YOU SHOULD NOT ONLY SEE
YOU SHOULD RIDE IN THE ES

No sensational claims are made for
the Essex, except those that are made
by the thousand who have learned to
know its qutlities.
AS you view the various exhibits at
the automobile shows you will be re-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20

drowned today when naval sea-
plane fell into ocean off Orleans.
Bodies unrecOvered. Ensign Eve
rett =. Welsh third member of
plane crew was rescued.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20

of the few daily expenses whose
selling price was fixed by the
buyer? Probably there is no
other service or commodity so
universally used as street car
transportation the price of which
Is so fixed. !.
We ask for a Ten cents fare
because, like other business
people, we find that our selling
price must be slightly more than
our cost of service.
We would much prefer conti-
nuing the Five cents fare if we
could furnish transportation now
at that price.
We can't.
Porto REQ Railway Light and
Power Co.,
San Juan wouldn't be San
Juan without the. street cars.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20

| CHATHAM, MASS. : Lieut..
D. Losci$ge, Watertown, Mass,
and quarA Aermaster Herbert Hart
enstine, Reading, Pa, were
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
AUTO MEETING ON THE
HIGH ROAD

The following is the same old
story, only the minor details as
to time, place, etc. being chang
ed. On the 18th. inst, at about
6 p. .m., on the high road from
Catano to Bayamon, automobile
No, P-747 met motor jitney
("guagua") No. FTP. Net re-
suit. of the meeting: "Guagua"
turned turtle on the mangrove
marsh, and you can imagine how
the six passengers therein Jared,
particularly if we tell you that,
according to the Police report
the latter vehicle resulted ''most
seriously damaged"
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
THIS is ANOTHER ONE

Tthappened on the 18th. inst,
at 6::3 p. M, near kilometer 61st.,
of the central road. This time it
was simply that automobile
No. 1873, driven by Manuel San
tags Colon, ran over Luis Ortiz,
a iad' thirteen years old, who is
staying at the municipal hospi-
tai in Cayey.
THE LAST ONE-FOR TODAY
On the 10Th. inst, at 8 p. mn,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-20
OF NY OWN LATEST WORLD NEWS
BY Claudio Cap6.

It is a long time since man discover
ed that solar systems, life in all forms,
science and art, religion, philosophy,
and in fine everything that our eyes
may look at or our minds conceive,
has been slowly developed, passing