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The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Important Happenings In Congress
D. G.. COMMITTEE FAILS
TO ASSEMBLE QUORUM

When the hour arrived for the Dis.
trict of Columbia Committee of the
House to convene it was found that
there was not a quorum of the mem.
bers present
However. Chairman Mapes and
those present discussed several i'm.
portant pending matters. These inl
cluded the Mapes bill. which pro-
poses to abolish the half-and-halt
plan of paying the expenses of th'
District. Several phases of the bill
were dicussed Informally.
The committeeman present gave
their approval of two amendments. to
the teachers retirement bill, which is
scheduled for consideration by the
House next Monday, District day.
One amendment makes it necessary
to have a two-thirds' vote of the
Board of Education to retain the sers
ices Of a teacher more than 20 year
of age. The other amendment in
cludes in the accident clause teach
ers who have had fifteen years OF
consecutive service
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
NOLAN GETS THANKS
FOR WAGE RAISE BILL

Representative John l. Nolan, father
of the minimum wage bill which has
been passed by the House. received
yesterday afternoon a resolution OF
appreciation signed by guards of the
third relief. Unit F, of the Surgeon
Generals Building. Seventh and L
streets.
The resolution says in part:
The passage of your bill will bring
happiness and joy to many a family
Of government workers who for years
have been struggling along on a mere
pittance. There is no other way In
which we can show our gratefulness to
you for championing the cause OF
thousands of men and women who
will receive the benefits of your Just
bill. Could we register our sentiments
as American citizens by a vote. we
all would cast our ballots for John l.
Nolan"
The resolutions are signed by James
f. Brady. Frank Hildebrand. William
A. Hickey, Samuel W. Timms, Charles
Deitno. George w. Hall. George n
LorentZ. James ]. Murray. Abram j,
Harding, William NJ. Hodgson, James
w. Lynch and Matthew Devine.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
10 FACE court
|QN RIOT CHARGE
by Lose Cash Rather
han Be Tried in Race
J Feeling Aftermath.

Cases involving charges growing
but Of the riots continue to keep both
branches of the Police. Court busy.
More than forty persons, white and
colored, either forfeited collateral yes
terday morning or pleaded guilty to
the charges against them. leaving be-
hind 60 in Judge Hardison's court
The case of Capt Edward c.
Chamberlain. U. S. NJ. c.. charged
with carrying a pistol. was continued
until today. Capt Chamberlain. ii
was stated. was arrested in Potomac
Park. after he had covered two
licemen. with revolver. ordering
them to throw up their hands.
The Marine Corps officer maintained
that he had a right to carry a pistol
and on the occasion in question drew
his weapon because he did not know
why the two men were prowling
around in the dark
Chester E Robinson forfeited s25
collateral on a charge OF melting
colored persons to riot He was ar
rested by Detective Dalhousc OF the
Eighth precinct in Brightwood.
Raymond Dorsey forfeited s25
when he failed to answer to a
charge of disorderly conduct. He
was arrested by Detective McDufrey
In Anacostia-
Leroy Morrison and Wendell
Smith each were fined S25 on
charges of disorderly conduct grow
ing out of an argument w'lh a
street car conductor because the lac-
ter refused to protest when a park
policeman took a coloTed man of
the car.
William B. TilIinghast. white. was
held in $1,000 bond on n charge #
carrying q pistol. after he had de-
n1anded a jury trial.
Frederick A Champ, a coiored
soldier from overseas. was fined $50
and sentence suspended on a charge
of carrying a pistol. which proved
to be useless because broken.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
SEEK $500 FOR ARMY
PLANES SOLD FOR $3.50

Army training planes. sold to the
Curtiss Airplane Company for $3.50.
are being offered for resale to IL
censed pilots for $500. Representa-
tive Anthony charged before the
House Military Affairs Committee
yesterday.
The War Department has sold all
Of the good training planes to the
company. Anthony said. and army
flyers who have been discharged or
put in the reserve. desiring planes
to keep in practice. are compelled
to pay the higher price.
Secretary Baker. before the COM
mittee at the time. replied that he
believed the department still had a
large number of good planes. which
he favors selling to army pilots.
The prices would have to be slight
" higher. Baker said. because $3.50
was paid as an average price for
good and inferior planes.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
BETTER PAY FOR D. c.
POLICE TO BE URGED

Means for securing better salaries
and larger personnel for the WASH
ington police department will be con-
sidered by the business men of this
city at a meeting tomorrow morning
at $50 O'Clock in the Shubert-Garrick
Theater. Seventh and z streets
northwest.
Resolutions will be drafted and pre-
sented to Congress setting forth the
decreased size of the force due to the
low salaries now >eXisting and ask
ing for immediate Congressional
relief.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
TELLS HOUSE COAL
SITUATION IS ACUTE

The United States is "in a race
against a coal shortage. and has only
two months to w4n." George H. Cush-
ing. of the American Wholesale Asso-
citation, told the Rules Committee of
the House yesterday
The present shortage is due to moth
ing less than a weak demand" he
said. People are hoping for lower
prices, but l can see none in, sight,
and they are bound to be higher when
the shortage becomes acute"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
DISCHARGE ORDER
HARD BLOW TO ARMY

Special branches Of the army will
be hard hit by the War Department
order for discharge of all emergency
officers by September 90, figures made
public show.
Hacause OF the order. which the
department says it was forced to Is
sue to keep from overrunning the
granted by Congress,
various army branches will lose Al 10
% per cent OF their officers.
The General Stan Corps will lose
Al per cent: the Medical Department,
o. per cent; Ordnance Department.
e5 per cent: Air Service. IS per cent;
Engineer Corps. 50 per cent; Con-
struction Division. ss per cent: Quar-
fermaster. IS per cent: Motor Trans
port. es per cent; spd Signal Corps,
a3 per cent
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Would Exempt Dairymen
From Antitrust Laws

Representative Barbour, of Califor-
ria, introduced a bill in the House
yesterday to exempt associations of
farmers. dairymcn and vineyardists
from the operation of the Federal
antitrust laws.
While it is not known whether the
milk producers organization. which
has been under attack in Chica 20.
was consulted in the preparation of
the bill. it nevertheless would elm
mate all doubt as to the legality of
such associations under the antitrust
laws
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Claim War Department
Neglects Food Sales

Recommend alton that the large
stores of surplus army food be
placed on the domestic market with
in the near future. was made in the
report of the House committee in
vestigating quartermaster supplies,
submitted yesterday.
The report charges the War De-
partment with making a half-hcart-
ed effort to dispose of the stocks,
and criticises the plan of making
cities pay for their purchases within
ten days.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
AGRICULTURAL BILL
PASSED BY HOOSE

The House yesterday passed the
Agricultural appropriation bill, af-
ter adopting the Senate amend
ment allowing hOmesteaders to
leave their farms during droughts
without losing any of their rights
The bill is without the daylight
savings repeal rider. which caused
the Presidential veto of the original
bill. and now goes to the President
for signature.
II is the last of the regular ap-
preparation bills.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
BURLESON TO BE PUT
ON GRILL BY HOUSE

A complete investigation of Post
master General Burleson's official con-
duct of Office will be held by the
House Committee on Expenditures in
the Postoffice Department. Chairman
Zihlman said yesterday.
I'VE have determined on this in
vestigation because of the many COM
plants against the postal service.
Zihlman said. 1T will be postponed
until after the House recess. which is
planned for the larger part of Au-
gust"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Saws Congress Must Fix Rail Rates.

To restore and maintain railroad
credit the government must declare
what it deems a reasonable minimum
earning and fix rates so that they
will yield that much on a fair valu-
alton, W. W. Salmon. of the traffic
commission of the National Chamber
of Commerce. told the House Inter-
state Committee yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Favors Making Benson
, And Sims Life Admirals

The House Naval Affairs Committee
yesterday ordered A favorable renort
on President Wilson's recommends
ton that tine rank of admiral for life
be Siven William 5. Benson and WILL
lam 8 Sims.
The Military ATairs Committee mas
not Vet considered the request for the
pelmaTent rank Of general for Gen.
PeysAinE and Chief of Staff March
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25

tiopeer. The list Of goods ~a
completed yesterday by PoIiesnet
Edward Wall. Thomas , MccHs.AS
and c. .. Montgomery.
There will be sold two artihcia
limbs. two automobiles. more thai
100 automobile tires. physiciaas
satcheisg containing surgical instru
ments. laprobes. shoes. 5ewelry
clothing, suitcases. foodstGffs. opet,
glasses. shotguns. bicycles an,
other articles
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Would Ban Idle Crowds.

bill to prevent boisterous or vicious
gatherings upon the public thorough
fares of Washington will be introduced
in the House by Representative NJ
Clyde Kelly. who believes the mob
spirit is born in such gatherings of
idlers.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Ban on Foreign Language
Newspapers Is Sought

Newspapers and periodicals
printed in foreign languages would
be barred from the mails after Oc-
tober l. unless parallel translations
in English are included, according
to a bill introduced yesterday by
Senator Hoke Smith.
After 1925. only English could be
sent through the mails.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
POLICE TO AUCTION A-
I OFF LOST ARTICLES

Secondhand and Junk dealers
will compete with citizens In gen.
eral tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock when the police department
will auction of its annual collec-
tion Of lost. stolen and abandoned
property.
David Notes will be the auc-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Cotton Growers Raise $50, 900.

Atlanta. Ga. July 24.-One-half of
the s50.000 to be raised for cam
paign purposes in completing the
organization of the American Cot
ton Association was subscribed by
delegates from North Carolina.
South Carolina and Georgia at d
meeting of the associations eXecI-
tive committee here today.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
los D. c. Vets Get Pensions.

A number of Washington veterans
are benefciaries in the omnibus pen
sion bill just reported to the House
by Representative Sam r. Sells,
chairman of the House Committee
on Pensions. The bill will grant pen
sions to 1O5 former soldiers, sailors
and Marines.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Shipping Board Under Fire.

The House yesterday adopted a res
olution for the appointment of a COM
mittee of six members TO investigate
the Shipping Board and the Emer.
gency Fleet Corporation. The COM
mittee was to consist of four Re-
publicans and two Democrats
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Steel Dividend Declared.

New York, July 24-The Bethlehem
Steel Corporation today declared the
quarterly dividend of Ia per cent
on common stock. Glasses A and B
payable September Is.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Would Give Yanks Years Pay.

Soldiers. sailors. Marines and army
nurses serving during the war would
be allowed one years extra pay. by a
bill introduced yesterday by Senator
Gronna.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Would Study Flu Epidemics.

Investigation of influenza epidemics
md means of prevention would be au-
thorized under a joint resolution in
troduCed yesterday by Senator Hard
ing
The Washington herald., 1919-07-25
Report on Packers Broadcast.

Senator Kenyon yesterday intro
duced resolution authorizing print
ing of i,060 copies OF the Federal Trade
Commissions report on the packing
industry.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21

The Hopkins fMo) Journal believes
in big ones while il is at it and runs
the following: 'As fish and corn sto-
ries are ripe, Wayne Davidson, from
west of town. told corn story yester-
day that is hard 10 beat and must be
true because it is vouched for by a
minister of the gospel who helped
Wayne during the rush of farm work
This particular piece OF corn is on
rich bottom land and when the minis
ter went to pillow Ii he found it too tall,
being waist high After dinner of the
same day the corn was found to be
tasseling and when they went to the
field in the evening they found roast
ing ears. These ears are now so large
that II win require two men to load
them into wagons at gathering time"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
EXPLODED.
From the Kansas city star.

FROM the Kansas CITY star.
Budapest. after being abandoned by
the Bolsheviki who have been conduct
ing their favorite experiments there,
does not appear to be very good adj
vertisement for the new theory gov
eminent. The shops are closed, there
is. nothing to eat, industry is at a
standstill, money has disappeared, the
machinery of trade and exchange is in
ruins, no credit existing and the banks
without funds and the whole social
and economic structure is about what
1T was in the dark ages
Such is the outcome of the predic-
tion of the Utopian state made by the
disciples of Lenine. After all, there
was nothing new in them, nor were
the means they employed to demon
strate their plan at all new. The ex-
tremists of the French Revolution
painted the same false picture, en-
ployed the same means to make 1t a
reality and brought the same results.
Neither they nor their present follow
ers created anything or produced any
thing Their notion of finance was to
rob banks and private individuals, and
when this source of wealth was ex-
hausted to print rag money by the
bale. Their notion of government was
to shoot everybody who opposed their
measures and to reduce society to a
state of terror in which 1t would ac-
cept without protest whatever was de-
clared to be law Their notion of COM
merce and industry was to seize food
and goods and distribute them among
the idle They took no steps to insure
further production or manufacture
When the artificial prosperity made
by the redistribution of stolen proper
ty ended with the end of the footing
the government was at the end of its
rope.
What happened in Budapest will
happen wherever people get the fal.
lacy that government can produce a
new social order in which the bottom
will rise to the top simply by passing
edicts. Nothing new is added to soci-
ETY. by taking away what one man has
produced by his labor and giving 1t to
another who has produced nothing.
That is all there ever was to Bolshe-
vism
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21

Down in Ashdown, where every drop
Of water used the year around has TO
be pumped from wells, the district has
accumulated funds TO point where it
is found unnecessary to collect any
taxes in the city's sewer district for
the year 1919 in order to meet the in
terest and payment on the bond issue
Some of these days. with efficient bust
ness management, Mena's water sys-
tenn, with free flowing water more
than half the year, will become pay
ing proposition. And when this can
be done, courage may be found to have
a city-owned sewer, too, with both, OF
at least the two combined, self-sus-
tanning. So long as such things hap
pen in other towns, Mena can at least
keep on hoping. And good lot Of
honest to- goodness trying will stimu-
late the hoping.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
'H0NORABLY REMARK ABLE
FOR PROTECTING ITS CITIZENS

In the last Chapter of his Childs
History of England Charles Dickens
wrote: 1t was in the reign of King
George the Third that England lost
North America by persisting in taxing
her without her own consent. That
Immense country, made independent
under Washington and left to itself,
became the United States, one of the
greatest nations of the earth. In these
times In which | write It is honorabiy
remarkable for protecting its citizens,
wherever they may travel. with a dig
nifty and determination which is a
model for England" i.
Dickens was writing a half century
|ago. The other day Ambassador
Fletcher submitted to congressional
committee a list containing the names
Iof PIT American citizens, admittedly
far from complete, who had been kill
ed In Mexico within the last few
years. He told the committee that
since the Diaz administration went
out of power In 1912 there had been
PSI recorded murders and assaults OF
American citizens in Mexico and that
since 1917 when he became ambassa
dor, fifty had been slain. In only one
instance mad an attempt at reparatlon
been made. OF the PIT victims on his
list. 1877 were killed after Carranza
took charge of affairs. Ambassador
Fletcher had officially protested in ev
cry case. but had never known of any
arrests of the murderers. He believed
the guilty persons we're bandis. OF
whom thousands roamed the country
at will
| We are reminded that when Andrew
Jackson was President pirates seized
an American merchant ship in port
of Sumatra. Demands for satisfaction
bringing no response, President Jack
son sent naval force which lombard
ed the town, reducing it's Notifications
to ruins. The United States should be
as 'honorably remarkable for protect
ing its citizens, wherever they may
travel" as in the days when Dickens
wro e Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21

try TO impress upon the pupils the
Importance of standing correctly, ar
ticulating distinctly, pitching the voice
properly and expressing themselves IN
the best language they can commando
Last night, Mammie, This name for
his grandmother wanted some medi-
cine, so / went to the drug store and
got it for her" It is the teachers
duty to encourage child by showing
appreciation in any little effort to do
right. With that thought in mind !
say something like this: Il am IN
deed glad you were kind to your dear
grandmother. Many of us are not as
thoughtful and considerate of the
comforts and pleasures of old people
as we should be"
"Be kind and gentle
To those who are old;
Forldearer is kindness
And better than gold"
"Mary, you may tell us what kind
act you have done"
Last night | was busy studying,
but Sam could not get his arithmetic,
so | put my books away and helped
him with his examples"
"Did you thing while you were help
ing your brother solve his problems
you were reviewing arithmetic? We
cannot help others without helping
ourselves"
dale, how much p as Billy says?'
when l rode Maude to town this
morning it was cold and the wind wos
blowing so | thought to hitch her with
her head turned away from the wind
lam pleased that your kindness ex-
tended to the helplehs dumb brute
Maude could not tell you she was I'M
comfortable, nor could she change hei
position if you had hitched her fac
ing the wind. She would have had tc
stand there and endure the cold. II
was no more trouble for you TO hitch
her the right way than the wrong.
In my next I'll tell of Abraham Lin
coins story-his kindness to dumb
creatures
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
Helped Deyelop a Market

y. =. Lennard of Foreman, accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss Nina
and niece, Miss Katherine Lennard
the latter from Mooringsport, La. is
summer visitor at the Commercial
hotel. Mr.. Leonard is in the commits
SION business at Foreman and has had
much to do with building up the truck
growing industry in that community
by making it a practice to buv anv,
thing grown by farmers that is IN
marketable condition. The sweet no
tato and peanut industry have been
particularly developed thru the efforts
OF Mr.. Lennard in assuring the grow.
ers a market and cash for the prod
ucts. p'ou
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
Farmer Couldn't Break Even.

Last week a farmer complained to
Wtll Davis, local grocer, about hard
times, claiming the farmer couldn't
break even with the prices of every
thing so high" says Missouri paper.
Remembering that the farmers wife
had just done some trading the grocer
loked up her bill and found that she
had brought in q 10-gallon can OF lard
and with the proceeds from its sale
had purchased 100 pounds of sugar,
200 pounds of -four and % cents worth
OF tea. Ten years ago 1t would not
have brought more than fifty pounds
of flour"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
THE TRUTH ABOUT MEXICO.

The situation as regards American
oil interests In Mexico may be clari-
fed by presenting hypothetical case.
Suppose that some Canadian capital
lists legally acquired territory, let us
say, across the border in the United
States and proceeded to drill for oil
They develop rich production, on
which they pay county. state and fed
eral taxes. After the buNines is fully
established and the value of the terri
tory is greatly enhanced disorders oc-
eur, first In the form OF mere banditry,
which the local authorities are power
less to quell, and later they take on
the color of political revolutions which
the Federal government fails to over
come. The Canadians property Is
threatened with destruction, and the
lack of protection for life is such that
workmen refuse to take the risk Of re-
naming. Under these conditions one
of the rowing bandits invests the prop
erty. Its chief presents the alterna-
tive OF the total destruction of the
plant or the payment Of blackmail The
latter is paid under the promise OF
-'protection, which tho constituted
authorities fail provide. II is easy
money" for bandits and their visits
become periodical.
After this state of affairs has con-
tinued for a year or more, constantly
becoming more intolerable, the Cana
dams appeal for protection of their
own government The later makes
representations to the United States.
and our government not only spurns
the offer OF assistance, but charges
the Canadian capitalists with aiding
and abetting the enemies of our gov
eminent by the payment OF blachnail.
Not only that, but our congress enacts
legislation which is intended toiassist
in the virtual confiscation of the val.
ues created by the Canadian enter.
prise. That describes the oil situation
ID Mexico.
According TO advices received from
Mexico and brought to the attention
of our state department, the Carranza
government recently sent a number o.
its secret service men to the Tampicc
oil fields with the object of getting
employment in American oil compan
les and gathering evidence OF the pay
ment of blackmail to the bandits
thereby preparing to make out case
of American support for the revolu
tionary movements of the southern re
public. The plan was forestalled by
the Americans getting an inkling of
it. Foreign capitalists would gladly
be relieved from the payment of what
amounts to double taxation for the
safety OF their property. Persons who
denounce these capitalists as engaging
In conspiracy and attempting to in
volve the United States should ask
themselves what they would do under
identical circumstances.