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The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
MRS. THOMAS ANSWERS
HUSBANDS PETITION
Cross-bill Declares Health Failed
Through Abuse and IIl-treatment

Mrs. Mona I. Thomas, wife of
Claude DeSales Thomas, an employ e
of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission, filed answer yesterday 30
her husbands petition for a limited
divorce.
The answer is in the nature of a
cross-bill. The wife makes numer-
Gus countercharges. She AYERS that
shortly after their marriage, her
husband began to abuse and illtreat
her to such an extent that her
health failed. She charges. too.
that he drank Intoxicating liquor
and annoyed her.
At present, Mrs. Thomas declares,
she is dependSdt for support for
herself and two children, upon her
mother and father.
Justice Bailey cited the husband
to show cause on January 10 why
he should not be compelled to pay
his wife alimony pending the set
tlement of the suit. The wife is
represented by Attorney Webster
Ballinger.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
GIRLS MAKE BONNETS
AT COMMUNITY CENTER
Others Use Sewing Machines to
Good Advantage.

A group Of sensible girls, who want
their pretty spring hats ready early
and do not want to pay the high
prices asked in the shops this season,
started to make their own new bon
nets last night at the class held at
the Powell Community Center. Other
girls, who have not quite decided
upon their spring head-gear. attended
the class and used the sewing
machines. getting the expert advice
of the teacher when their own expert
ence in the sewing craft failed them
This class is held every Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock at the Powell
Community Center, and similar classes
take place on Monday and Wednes-
day evenings at 7:3O o'clock at the
Wilson Normal Community Center.
Girls can do any kind of sewing de-
sired and the advice Of teachers is
available to help them over difficult
places.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09

who are interested in animal pro-
lection.
The Women's Alliance of All
Souls Unitarian Church will meet
Tomorrow morning at IL o'clock in
the lecture room of the church.
Fourteenth and L streets northwest.
Nine. Grimprel will tell Of recon-
struction work in France.
The monthly meeting Of the En-
cry School Alumni Association will
be held at the school building, to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
The annual session of the Grand
Chapter OF the order of the Eastern
Star will be held in the House OF the
Temple, Third and Z streets. begin
ming this evening at 1870 o'clock,
and not in the new Masonic Temple
this evening as previously an
nounced.
Kit Carson, Post No. =. Department
of the Potomac, C. A. R, wifi meet
tonight at o'clock at the Grand
Army Hall. 1912 Pennsylvania ave.
nue. northwest. Oficers reelected
at the last meeting will be installed
the California State Association viii
be held this evening at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets north,
west An entertaining musical pro.
gram has been arranged. Repre-
sentative John ]. Nolan will preside
The mems Bible class of the Mt
Pleasant N. z. Church South will
! hold their regular monthly meeting
tomorrow evening in the study room
at the church.
The Ancient Order Of HibernInns
Division No. :, will give Z strang
ers' dance at St Patrick's Hall. 924
G street northwest. this evening at
$50 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
TREES AS TRIBUTES
TO COLONEL'S MEMORY
Forestry President Pack Suggest,
Fitting Memorial for Roosevelt.

Planting Of long avenues OF memo
rial trees to Col Roosevelt and the
naming OF a great national highway
after him are suggested by Charles
Lathrop Pack. president OF the Amer
ican Forestry Association. OF which
the Colonel was a vice president
No finer tribute can be paid the
man who did so much TO awaken the
country 10 the value Of our natural
resources said Mr.. Pack The
growing trees would be long standing
symbols OF what he aimed TO bring tc
the mind OF all Of us"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
$35,000 Asked for
Injury on Street Car

DR.. Charlotte Jeanne Blanchard
Bruen, an osteopath. filed suit yes
terday in the District Supreme Court
for $4,000 damages against the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
DR.. Bruen, through her attorneys,
Harr and Bates, alleges that she was
severely injured by being thrown
to the floor of a <r on Columbia
road on January 8. 1918.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
PLAN INDIGNATION MEETINGS
TO REMEDY CAR SERVICE ILLS
Citizens Are of Opinion that This Is the Only
Means Left in Which to Indicate Opposi-
ton to Way of Handling Patrons.

The holding of indignation mass
meetings as a protest against the
wretched car service maintained by
the street car companies in Wash
ington, is advocated by John G. Nc
Grath. of the Park View Citizens
Association, the only means left to
the disfranchised citizens of the
National Capital to indicate their
opposition to the character of the
service given by the car companies.
The car companies" said Mr.. Nc
Grath last night, ARE giving worse
service and getting more money for
it than they ever did. Whether it
goes into their own tills or into the
pockets of the conductor is not the
public's affair. On one of the cars
was the other clay it was load
ed so not another person could get
on board. yet only sc fares were
rung up.
Here in Washington we cannot
say anything at the polls. but we
can voice our Indignation at various
community meG<ngs throughout the
city and then follow it up with a
mass meeting of the entire city.
No Disposition to Improve.
There is plenty of room for i'm
provement in the car service, Officers
Of the citizens associations point
out yet the executive officers Of the
companies concerned show no dispo-
sition whatever to remedy conditions
which they admit are as bad as they
possibly could be.
Il know a number OF women who
are in bed suffering from nervous
breakdowns as result OF their
struggle to get TO and from work on
overcrowded cars. Others are utterly
exhausted in getting to and from
their work"
When public hearings are resumed
this morning at II o'clock before the
Public Utilities Commission, the in
dications are that representatives of
citizens associations will demand
that the street car companies not
only be ordered TO give free transfers
at the points recommended in the
Beeler report. but that they also or
der more cars in order that the pub
lie may receive something in return
for the extra million in revenues
which was awarded the companies by
the abolishment of the sale Of six
tickets for % cents.
How About Wages.
Demand will also be made upon the
street car companies to show just
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
THE TOWN cRIER-
The annual meeting of the eorpe

The annual meeting Of the ecrpo-
ration of the Presbyterian Home
will be held this morning at 1880
O'Clock at the Home. 1918 Newton
street.
The hfth ANIMAL apple cider and
gingerbread party of the West Viz
ginia Society will be held tonight at
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
northwest. All West virginians are
cordially invited.
Cornell women of Washington
will be hostesses at a dance at 2ioo
sixteenth street northwest, Satur-
der's day.
The Advertising Club of Wsshing-
ton will hold its first dinner meet
ing Of the new year at Rauschers
at $50 o'clock today.
The TrianEie Club of Master Mas
ons of the Department of Agricul-
ture will hold its election of officers
at its meeting, January IL, on the
second floor of the Pythian Temple.
w. Palmer HnIi will Iend the
Washington mixers Sunday after
hNS" AiOfH lut Olu
track into a picturesque country.
Hikers are requested to meet at the
| racetrack at 2:3o o'clock in the
afternoon.
The art section of the Twentieth
Century Club will meet today at
| o'clock, at the residence of Mrs.
Dayton Ward, 1863 Columbia road.
The subject for the afternoon,
"Ibsen and His Effect Upon Modern
Drama" will be treated by Mrs. A.
/ r. CrandalI.
The meeting Of the DistrIct Fede-
ration of Women's Clubs. which w.1s
High School Tuesday. was post
poned for one week due TO the ILL
ness OF the chairman.
The District of Columbia Branch
| Of the Ncedlework Guild CT America,
will resume Red Cross work tomor-
row morning at the Church of the
! Covenant
The Waskington Academy of Sci
ence and the Chemical Society Of
! Washington will hold a joint meet
ing at the Carnegie Institution
Building tonight at s o'clock. DR..
F. B. Power. retiring president OF
the chemical society. will deliver an
| address.
The civic section of the Twentieth
! Century Club will meet in the Sun
| day-school room of All Souls
1 Church, Fourteenth and L streets.
| this morning at IL o'clock. Mrs.
Thomas H. Norton will speak on
Living Conditions in Germany Be
/ fore the War"
An important meeting of the
/ Catholic Women's War Relief Serv-
ice will be held this evening, at 2f0S
X street northwest, at s o'clock. A
large attendance is desired as there
will be an election OF officers.
! The hftieth annual meeting of
the Washington Humane Society
will be held in the gold room of the
| Shoreham Hotel this afternoon. at 4
o'clock. Members of the society are
invited to bring with them friends
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09

ed a special charter authorizing !
preparation and sale.
The good housewife OF Holaf
would almost as soon be without no
as without her Real Dutch Drops
as she quantity calls GOLD NEDf
Haarlem OIL Capsules. Their use
stores strength and IL responsible
a great measure for the sturdy =,
bust health OF the Hollanders.
Do not delay Go 10 your drueE
and insist on his supplying you VIII
a box Of GOLD MEDAL Haarle
on Capsules. Take them as directe'
and IL you are not satisfied with p,
suits your druggist will gladly refuiI
your money. Look for tn, naul
GOLD MEDAL on the box and a
cept no other. In sealed boxes, thr,
sizes-Adv
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
Cans and Berberich Elected.

The clothiers' section OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion reelected Isaac Cans chairman
for 1919, at a meeting held yester-
day morning at the ASSOCIATE
rooms in the Star Building.
The shoemen's section elected
Joseph Berberich as their chairman
at brief meeting held in the after
noon.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
TO FIGHT GALLI-CURCI.
Husband of Song Bird to Contest
Divorce Suit.

Chicago. Jan. S.-The bill for divorce
recently filed by Nine. Galli-Curci,
grand opera prima donna, will be
contested by her husband Luigi C.
Curci, an artist. Through his attor-
ney Curci today petitioned the Su-
perior Court to quash the alleged
service by publication" He holds the
affidavit of non-residence filed by
Nine. Curci was insufficient Curci
is in New York -
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
BELGIUM GIVEN
TONS OF BEANS
More Than 100000
Bushels Exported from
July to October.

More than 100000 bushels OF dry
beans were exported to Belgium from
July l to October 1, according to a
report issued yesterday by the Bureau
of Markets. Department of Agricul-
ture.
Sacked. recleaned white beans were
selling steadily at from $50 to $lO.5J
during the past week. California limas
went for SO and sos at producing
centers and ranged from $122J to $l3
in consuming centers.
The condition of the Florida celery
crop showed that sevesty-four cars.
as against eighty-four for the CORE
spending week last year, were re-
ceived at the Washington stalls. The
best stock of California golden heart
celery sold sc to 10c higher at the
producing markets. reaching S.75 TO
50 per crate in consuming markets.
Lettuce Jumps IS Fer Cent.
Activities in thl lettuce market
show an advance of 65 per cent
or the price of last week. Western
lettuce was in active demand. bring
ing from 81 to $3.50 per crate. Florida
head lettuce was holding stronger at
shipping than at consuming points.
The citrus markets of the South
show that approximately half the
shipments of last week in oranges and
grapefruit had fallen 50 per cent.
1t is -eXepcted on the local market
that a large acreage will be set aside
by the Florida farmers for the spring
crop OF green beans. The heavy plant
ing of spinach for canning is reported
from Central California.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
MRS. GIBBS BURIED.
Mother Of Dr.. NJ. G. and Campbell
Gibbs Inferred in Tennessee.

The funeral services for Mrs. Har-
riet Gibbs, mother of Dr.. NJ G.
Gibbs. president of the Peoples Drug
Stores. and OF Campbell Gibbs, both
OF this city. was held yesterday at
Union City. Tenn.
Mrs. Gibbs died in Washington last
Saturday. Both sons accompanied the
body TO Tennessee.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?
BETTER LOOK OUT

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
disappear Of themselves. They grow
upon you slowly but steadily. under
mining your health with deadly GER
tainty' until you fall a victim to in
durable disease.
time. Don't wait until little pains be-
come big aches. Don't trifle with
disease. To avoid future suffering pe-
gin treatment with GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem on Capsules now. Take
three or four every day until you
feel that you are entirely free from
pain.
This well-knovn preparation has
been one OF the national remedies OF
Holland for centuries In 1896 the
government OF the Netherlands grant
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
GREGORY UPHOLDS
ANTI-NARCOTIC ACT
Brief Says Legislation Constitution.
al If Prompted by Moral Motives.

Attorney General Gregory yester1
day filed with the United States SUI
preme Court the governments brie1
upholding the constitutionality ID
the Harrison antinarcotic act
The law provides for the payment
Of a Federal tax by both the prod
dUcers Of and dealers in certsirI
drugs and the pending appeals rsiss
the question Of the taxing power q
Congress. Attorney General Greg1
ory presents the view that the taxi
ing power OF Congress cannot bs
attacked because the Legislation,
either primarily or incidentally was
prompted by social OF moral mo-
tives.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
Get Rid of That
Persistent COUGH

ssop that weakening. persistent cough or cold,
threatening throat or lung affections. with Eek
mans Attentive. the tonic and upbuilder Of 70
yeas' successful use SOC and 81 80 bottles from
druggists. or from ECKAAN LABORATORY.
Philadelphia. For sale at the Peoples Drug
Stores and other leading dnlSSiss.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
New York Hotel Arrivals.
TRADE REPRESENTATIVES,

NJ. Goldenberg: d. H. Rosen,
mems clothing, trunks and bags,
1140 Broadway.
S. Kann Sons & Company: r. F.
Flnnin. notions, leather goods, jew
elry, toilet goods; S. G. Spitzer,
shoes: Mrs. NJ. G. Hottt. women's
neckwear; Mrs. c. NJ. NOhe, millinery !;
432 Fourth avenue. thirteenth floor.
Woodward & Lothrop; C. Louis,
travelling goods, toys, sporting
goods; Miss S. Eber. 334 Fourth av-
enue, seventeenth floor.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09

Demand will also be made upon the
street car companies to show just
Evening star., 1919-07-27
FIVE MILLION PERSONS GOT JOBS
THROUGH u. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

The record of Uncle Sam as employ
ment agent is given in statistics just
made public by the Department of
Labor, which cover the period from
January, 1913, when the United States
employment service was organized,
to June 80, 1919, the end of the gov
ernment's fiscal year.
Ten thousand persons were placed in
jobs of all kinds each working day
for the eighteen-month period. ac-
cording to the report, without costing
them or their employers a cent and
at a cost to the whole country Of but
1874 Per placement. The saving in
fees to the men and women directed
to employment by Uncle Sam. in CO.
operation with states and municipali-
ties, is estimated at not less than
SIC. 100000. while the saving to the
country in hours of labor gained by
minimizing the time lost by these
workers between jobs and in reduc-
Evening star., 1919-07-27
MOTOR TRANSPORT
CORPS NEEDS MEN

Enlistments are still needed in the
Motor Transport Corp announces Col.
Arthur Woods, assistant to the Sec
retary of War. Veterans have fine
opportunity to enlist for one year;
others may sign up for three years.
NJ T. C. training camps are located
at Camp Holabird, Baltimore. Md;
Camp Jessup, Atlanta, Ga; Camp Nor
moyle, San Antonio, Tex; Camp Boyd,
Ell Paso, Tex.
Any man with an eighth grade edu-
cation and of average intelligence
may be enrolled. Men for one year en-
listments are qualified in the various
subbranches of motor repair. The
three-year period qualities the SOL
diers to be general motor workers.
able to manage a garage repair shop,
and men can earn from $25 week
up even after the oneyear course.
Chances for promotion in the corps
are very good. The motor transport
unit has a high percentage of nom
commissioned officers
When a man finishes his enlistment
period the War Department has no
hold on him. but it is devising plan
to place him in a shop or factory in
the line Of work in which he has been
trained.
Evening star., 1919-07-27
UNREST IN LABOR.
Halts Formulation of Trade
Policy, Says Lloyd George.

LONDON, Friday, July 25.-In view
of the retention of many war trade
restrictions until September 1, when
it had been expected the government
would declare it's policy with regard
to trade, and the recent statement by
Sir Auckland Geddes, minister for ma
tional service and reconstruction, that
the government policy could not be
disclosed, great interest attached to
the reception today by Premier Lloyd
George of a delegation from the Ma
tional Union of Manufacturers.
The delegation urged that the gov
ernment declare it's trade policy on the
ground that the continued uncertainty
was a great handicap to business.
The premier. in reply. pointed out
that it was difficult for the govern
ment to make any attempt to formu-
late a definite policy in view Of the
present labor unrest.
Evening star., 1919-07-27
ROAD ENGINEERS
A PRESSING NEED

The prospective expenditure of mil
lions of dollars in road construction is
directing attention to the inefficient
or absolute lack of road engineering
courses in American colleges and uni
versities. compared with the great
need of trained engineers and ma
terial inspectors for this colossal out
lay Of money.
It seems that there are few schools
which devote much attention to the
subject of highway engineering, and
the men who take charge of the con-
struction and maintenance of the pub
lie roads are. in the main, unframed
and inexperienced.
1t is now suggested that there
should be short courses for the many
road officials who are not engineers
and the public should be educated by
means of public lectures, exhibits and
press articles.
The majority Of railroad engineers
after a college course in engineering
are obliged to work under the super
vision Of an experienced engineer, SC
that he becomes thoroughly erounde ed
in practical rAiAroading.
Evening star., 1919-07-27

ing labor turnover is estimated at
many more millions.
The figures also indicate the labor
conditions during the past eighteen
months, the steady and rapid increase
in labor shortage during the war
months and the reversal of the situa-
tion to one of labor surplus after the
signing of the armistice and the be-
ginning of military and Industrial de-
mobilization. They also show the ex-
tent to which employers use the fed
eral employment offices.
From January 1. 1918. to June 80,
1919 7,1OS,655 workers of all kinds
were registered by the United States
employment service for employment.
OF the total, 6,446.294 were referred to
positions and 4.955.15s were reported
placed. A worker is reported as
placed only after the service has re-
ceived assurance. oral or written. from
either worker or emplover Of placement.
Evening star., 1919-07-27
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
.TOFIGHTOFF"WOLVES"
John Sharp Williams Declares They Have
Determined to Eat Up the
"Wilson Lamb"
"Wilson Lamb

ate they will be opposed mainly on
the ground of applying the principle
of government ownership to private
! business. 1t is believed they will be
stoutly resisted, but will be vigorous
ly urged. just the same.
The high cost of living in the Dis
ed by Senate
PROBING II. c. L. subcommitt e.
IN THE DISTRICT. Persons who at
tended the first
hearing when the departmental and gov
ernment experts advised the commit
did not feel very encouraged over the
prospect of getting radical measures
of relief beyond the possibility of
showing up profiteering, if it can be
found. The experts explained how
certain general fixed economic cond1-
i, tions cause the high cost of living,
and they are conditions which it will
be hard to reach by legislation, they
said. The question that meets the
investigators at the outset is. what
can Congress do or recommend after
the cause of the high prices is found?
The government experts suggested
that more attention be paid to CO.
operative purchasing by the people.
They said that trades unions in many
parts of the country are now taking
up this method of counteracting high
prices, and think it can be applied in
Washington.
Senator Sherman chairman of the
committee on the District of Column
bla, thinks that good purpose will
be served if the investigators can
determine whether Washington is a
more expensive city to live in than
others; if a wider margin of profit
prevails here than in other cities. and
if so. what is the cause therefor. He
would like to know if standard COM
modities are priced higher here than
elsewhere, commodities that cost the
merchants approximately the same
in all cities.
X X X X
After years of effort it begins to
look now as if a civil service retire
ment law will
CLERKS NOW SEE finally be pass
RETIREMENT HOPE. ed by Con-
gress. 1t has
been long and weary road for the
government clerks to travel in seek
ing the goal which such a law will
afford. Bills have been reported from
committee and are now on the CAL
endar in both House and Senate to
carry out plan for retirement of the
aged and infirm clerks in the depart
ments. The probability of favorable
action on them will Danish the shad-
ows from many hundreds Of homes
where the problem of existence
looms large and fearful to the aged
and weak who have been long in the
government service.
The heads of departments expect to
see immediate improvement in the
government service by the operation
of a law which would enable them
to replace the feeble clerks with Wig
orous young blood. Congress is not
considering the bills alone in a
spirit of humanitarianism, but as
measures of utilities as well, and
looking to the improvement of the
government service.
Evening star., 1919-07-27

The Secretary now turned in
quisitor. why should we boast"
he asked, "or cry aloud our vir-
tues when babes come tainted
from their mothers wombs for lack
of proper care?
"Why should we boast whose
children by the tens of thousands
eat of those things which make
them easy prey to vice and death?
why should we boast whose
tender ones go into the world of
work when they should have the
sunlight on their heads and in their
hearts?
why should we boast who pay
the most important of all profess
sions, that of the teachers of our
youth. less than the union scale for
scavengers?
why should we boast whose
sons go forth to war by the hun
dreds of thousands without the
ability to write a letter home and
handicapped among their fellows
by their inability to read the signed
Nr1n 0f ~
Evening star., 1919-07-27
VIEWS OF GREAT AMERICANS
ON MAKING AMERICA BETTER

Editors note This is the second of series Of
articles BY Mr. Cline in which leaders of national
thought discuss the general topic of How to Make
America Better" The underlying idea is to crystalline
impulse toward better things which is one OF the prod
ucts of the world Next Sunday the article will
set forth the methods advocated by DR.. Charles w.
Eliot president emeritus of Harvard University.