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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
BERLIN RESEMBLES
) SHATTERED RHEIMS

London. Jan. 15.-Private advices
from Germany via Holland tonight
assert thai parts Of Berlin already re-
semble the shattered n OF Rheims.
Cambria and other cities on the
French front.
Worsc than that. children and wo-
men are killed in their homes. yards
or gardens. so hercely has the zone
of the machine III fire been swept
over and over again.
Factory workers are slain while at
their tasks by the deadly firing. Some
times a whole block Of windows has
been shot out. Girls and boys have
been moved down while crossing the
t~hreshhold or leaning out OF the win
dows. ONCE buildings have not es-
capped this fusillading. but banks have
not yet been broken into. II Is be-
iieved they will weather the leaden
bullets.
However. financial hoAses In Lon
don are nervous. They fear the re-
suita OF further attacks. especially
wrecksge by aerial bombing, which
may be resorted to by the govern
ment to djalodge the Spartaciades.
A. rnfser n. = maj who carries his
snOasy ~ = purss that closes easiei
than Y crenss
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conducted on a cost basis. The army
has alw avs made 1t plain to US that
1t preferred to have canteen service
run on a cost basis. as 1t did not wish
TO ave the soldier feel that he was
being p~auperized.
referring again to the free dis
tribution Of canteen supplies by the
" Mr.. Carter states that his figures
are undoubtedly substantially below
actual distribution His totals in
clude only the giving away Of sweets
and smokes and hot drinks to men in
the trenches to prisoners OF war re-
turning from Germany and to SOL
diers who had not been paid for some
time and were without money.
by actual figures he shows that
the total value of supplies distributed
free up to October 81 by the " was
~3532.110. His November estimate is
$1s3.4S6. To this combined total will
be added the very large expense en-
tailed by the elaborate Y. NJ. c. A.
Christmas programme. The War
Work Council authorized the distribu-
tion to every fighting man, overseas a
gift that included two packages OF
cigarettes, a a OF tobacco, A pack
OF gum. FIVE Christina cards and
"a bag Of candy. Consultation Of our
latest price list from overseas shows
that these gifts could not have been
assem- bled at a cost less than thirty
cents a man. or 100000. T%ranspor-
tation difficulties in spots DELAYED but
did not prevent. we believe, the
achievement OF this programme. The
grand total Is obtained by estimating
the December free distribution AT
800, 600, exclusive of the cost OF
Christmas gifts.
There are our latest figures, in
complete and conservative. There
remains just this to be said: There
are very few branches OF the great r.
y. a. war servics nrogramms
sailors: In every one of those few
branches were some charge Is made
Y. NJ. c. A. Is operating at a loss"
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otherwise be obtained.

might otherwise be obtained.
Examples of the chaotic condition
Of child-welfare laws in the states
are TO be found almost everywhere.
In Kentucky. one law provides that
rural children between seven and
twelve. inclusive. except those not In
proper physical or mental condition.
shall attend school regularly through
out the school term. unless taught at
home; another law forbids the en-
pioyment Of any child under fourteen
at any occupation while the schools
are In session. Thus the thirteen
year-old country child who Is not per-
mitted to go to work is not required
to attend school. In Texas the COM
pulsory school attendance Law applies
to children until they are fourteen.
while the labor law prohibits their
employment under, the age OF dftcen.
The Same state has a mothers PEN
sion law. one object is to enable poor
children under sixteen to attend
school: but the education ,aw allows
children to leave school at the aga OF
twelve II they In poor and the labor
law contains a poverty exemption
under which they can secure working
papers at that age. Thus the poverty
exemption runs sharply counter tQ.the
spirit and purpose OF the pension Law.
Regulation Of child labor and
school attendance is only one phase
Of the task Of codincaton, a. such
subjects as the care OF delinquent, de-
fective and neglected children. pro-
vision for health. education and recre-
alton. legislato- in regard to mar
riage and iliegitimacy. and the ad-
ministration of laws must be included.
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whore . -. 900. 900 hotel is under con

Wnefe q 1S.Ve9, Wv motel Is uno6f con-
struction-
Electrical workers employed else
where In Atlantic City were receiving
sTh cents an hour. but the rate of
Pay "a re he.ei ~,f on', y e-a.~
ras 1asn fels' shas they should receive
the prevailing wage and Informed the
company TO that effect
For a time the controversy threat
ensd 20 halt work. but when the men
aaasgssoe1 that thu company had
TAKEN tbs contract based on less than
~ n an hour for electrical work.
sFs. ar3 would lose heavily IL they
tnsasted On the SIN cent rate, the
men willingly returned to their Jobs
n agreed to stick to the 7s-cent-an-
basis SO long as they we're
needed
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Louis
r. Post. in an address before n recon
s"aetion conference In Washington
declared that labor Is Ia ktny
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
BACK TO
what the Shell Says.l
BY DAMON HUNYON.

BY DAMON HUNYON.
Coblenz. on the Rhine, Dec. 81, 1915.
Cap'n. say: "Ycn. Washington. You
mine you pick on shubblet
AT shell he amt uh-lukin' fob no
niggah Pioneahs.
He tTyin' to fine at gun back theah
thass mekin' him at trubble-
But all uh time he talk
All heah at oil shell squawk:
You amt uh-goan pack to
A1-uh
BAN
Uh."
Cap'n mighty sInaht man when hit
come to buiidin' bridges:
Cap'n he Is quality in 'Dummenham-
thass so.
Cap'n he know cullud folks en- treats
'em mighty squijuss.
But Cap'n doa know shell talk lak
uh cullud pusson knowt
When dey come 'iss way
He doan know at dey say.
You ain uh-goan back to
Al-uh
BAN
Uh."
Boshe he sen mem airyplanes 20 fine
out wheah hin wukkin':
Sneak eroun away up high en- show me
to hes gun.
Gun he frows tin cans at me en- gets
nah nuhves to 3uhkin,
How dey speck Ah'm evah goan to git
'iss railroad done7
when new shells come heah
En- hollah in nah yeah:
You ain uh-goan bach to
Ai-uh
BAN
TN
.ap'n say: you, Washin Etoni At she'll
doAn. know you libhin'!" I'LL
mighty nice mar en- he treat me
good en- fine;
suttinly know hes bridges en- hes rail-
roa en- his cribbin'.
But how ne know whut Establishments
am In a boche shells minor
How he know dey say
When dey come SIS way?
You ain. uh-Koan back To-
Al-uh
BAN
Uh."
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hut on the river front. For his be-
hayior during the surprise attack re-
Gently made. the general has recon
mended Merrill. We have opened
points along the front OF four
hundred miles and six points now be-
ing constructed" I
Howard e. Merrill Ia a graduate OF
class Of 1917. He lived
Hotel Nassau seth street, New
York. For three years he was on the
varsity football team. In
the summer Of 1917. he did Y. ~. C.
"A. work at Commonwealth Pier sAOar
ton, anil In the autumn Of that y4ax.
was sent to Archangal for thu 1ntsr*
national committee Of the =. NJ q. a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
NAMED FOR
BRAVERY N ATTACK

News that the General commanding
h American and Allied expedition tn
Howard B. Merrill. OF N ew York. a r.
NJ. c. A. worker, for suitable recogni-
ton OF his cool behavior during =
surprise attack on the forces he Wa
serving. was conveyed In . delayed
cablegram received yesterday ~ the
Y. M. c. A. National War Work
Council ofices in New York. The
cable was from Crawford Wheeier, IN
charge Of z. ~. G. A. work ~ Arch
angel. and wa - follows
The enemy havsssh1 lte6 md -
cspied Tor two aayS sne lse6 xriea6As
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at least, and prices are not high az
compared with other commodities.
Moreover. labor is available now. and
may not be six months hence.
Labor's attitude. too. is thoroughly
conciliatory and reasonable. accord
ing to all advices that have reached
the department Of labor. An instance
has just come to light 1t Atlantic City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
BULL" ENGLISH SAVES
LIFE OF HIS COOK

Hurts Rain Coat Over Flames and
Minisnizes Suffering of Unfortu-
nate Domestic.
! There are heroic souls Of whom the
world may scarcely hear in the hurly-
burly of an age filled and thrilled with
events so great as to stagger the pen
Of the historian in their telling.
There was a great army of ours,
which went out to battle, and con-
quered, and ~glorihed the escutsheon
for all time. Tales of their valor will
be told to children of a score of gen
erations to ONE and they will marvel
at the wonder OF these men.
There are other heroes. There was
the other great army. filed with
those whose lot was not to share the
privilege Of going out to greet the
Big Adventure. but to stav at home
and fight a battle as hard and as
great as any that wet the fields of
France with previous blood. This
was a heroic task. sp,endidly per-
formed by men and women in whose
souls burned the unquenchable fires
Of nobility.
And such a n vas hat good
friend Of ours. none other than r. B.
English, whose presence has bright
ened the bar Of justice and the coun-
years. And Of him is told the tafe
which places him FOREMOST in the
hearts OF those who seek for the hid
den heroism. Of which someone has
said, that the glory Of unseen heroes
marks tho progress Of the world.
Just before breakfast yesterday
morning. az he pondered the In
TRAGEDIES Of some legal point upon
which might hang the liberty or the
fortv1e Of a client. Mr.. English heard
a scream. Now this Il an unsual
sound In the English home. an well as
IN any well regulated household. It
proceeded from the vicinity Of the
kitchen. and the provider Of the lar
den made his way there asEapidlyas
possible. Friends Of Mr.. English will
understand why the reservation ''as
rapidly ms possible is necessary.
Entering the kitchen. he was greet
ed BY his cook, who stood there with
her clothes in flames, and beaeeching
all the powers that be to render some
immediate relief. Realizing the des-
perate situation at a glance. Mr.. Eng
lish grasped a raincoat that was close
by. and enveloped the shrieking
woman in the garment. thus shutting
out the power OF the flames that were
about to consume her. The flames
were soon exttnguished, and with the
aid Of Mrs. English. the suffering
oma was made as comfortable as
possible.
Now. MI. English was due at po-
lice court long before he left his
home. When he entered Justice
Johns kingdom. the latter proceeded
to berate him for his hardness. And
only as a means OF elf-protection and
justification for his ~iateness, he ex-
planned to the court the circumstances
that caused the delay.
friends of Mr.. English that he No re-
commended 10 the Carnegie A~socia-
ton as the recipient Of a hero medal,
but definite action hasn't been taken
In the matter 40 yet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
IN THE NAME OF PTTY-GIvE.

AL eaDercus worthy appeals have
oW mAds on behalf OF tae iistle PEG
- @hmsrged by the grea; war.
ne3gtum came first then Ser eia- then
= b9umania~ and the end has not yet
gA11n reached even In Europe, where
J1n6Htcns are on the verge Of starva-
~ Of All the sufferers from h
-. none have endured more than
Armenians. those Christians who
MeNU4 In Turkish territory, who we're
MNAkvcd. tortured, slaughtered until
Tally. millions had been destroyed
tbs Turks and their Teutonic
SAs1AhAssador Morgenthau's graphic
ao1 the wholesale deportation of
ArmeniAns TO the DESERT OF
1M1NNhta. couched In the carefully
Rf1octsd phrases of the raine diplo-
ea1 made an appalling record
16ntch would have been hardly credi-
ISp Y At had come from any less
1MMtA0ritndve source. This has lately
~ supplemented by the publication
Tia story of an Armenian girl.
KNrcrA Darganian. whose entire
lily lost their lives under The most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
OHLDREN's CODE MOVEMENT GROWS.

~1ov1hteen states. according to a
nsnt issued by the national child
oommttteA steps have lately
fMken. or are being considered.
toward the codification of all
xrelfare laws The most com
I've program for bringing the
q given state into harmony
ne smother and for tho enact
nav Laws TO complete q we'll
1 code u that which has been
4 By the Missouri children's
INSTRUMENTATION to the legislature of
oklahoma. North Carolina,
WaM virginia and Nebraska
- the. states In which the
2m wfu be asked this year TO
os appointment Of a code
0R1s code movement In
- - ons OF comparatively
hR Of Increasingly rapid
80 possesses Q nationwide
1And significance In other
xEAG4siation than that of child
h likely to exert a salutary
the statute books of
SMmonwealths are numbered
Modse-podge of overlapping
31k1mes Inconsistent and con-
11r-4xws relating to subjects
essentially unitary in char
(which should be dealt with
b. ". Not uneornrrfoniy these
acted at different times and
or no reference to final
present the aspect OF a |
quilt This situation con-
serious obstacle TO effective
l14nt. besides multiplying in !
- the beneficial results that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
BUILDERS ARE ENCOURAGED.

agement for builders APP
practically all the preiimi-
~ that are being received
&3etpn Of public works and
development. recently
he department of labor.
here IL no surplus sup
&lng materials on hand,
Indications. there is a
mt NJ m prssen. needs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
COMMENDABLE PROMPTNESS.

but qualification will be
tk ~ the announcement made this
keeutng that the federal railroad add
l~In3ntxAtion has promised. through
koSef1orA of Judge William f. Rhea.
ksxG1eore the local train service be-
Byrd-Street station and Peters
which was suspended when the
@1eMd-Etreet station was opened last
- by surprise. interested citi-
eSconid hardly believe at first that
<E1at q change in service was con-
<elated ~ occurred with the open
18M4 TIM . station. After several
koE verbal protestations they pre-
= petition this week to the cor
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cruel circumstances she herself.
cltns'ng cver 70 b faHh Of her
fathers, suffered the aaasx unspsSk-
able ~indlSnities from Turks. Kurds.
AMI German officers was sold into
slavery and finally managed to escape
to the Russians and into the car of
benevolent Americans. The mo
casual perusal of this intensely
human document will serve to fix for
ever in any normal mind a n eternal
hatred of everything that pertains to
either Turk or Teuton.
Hatred, though. is not for those
unhappy ones who nave survived the
systematic attempt to destroy an en-
tire nation. For them in every heart
there must exist a vast pity; and out
of that emotion will arise an express
sion Of benevoience which will be-
come historic. A carefully organized
and fully s~afeguarded movement to
raise funds for the relief of these
,unimaginably stricken people Is now
under way. Whatever contributions
have been made heretofore. nothing
should he allowed to stand in the way
of participation in this great humani-
tartan
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Yes. Henry. the young man who
works. with one eys on the clock II.
apt Z = have. plenty Of time to look. for
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q most reasonable attitude In practi-
caiiy all the eases brought to tho
notice Of the department
There il almost universal need for I'M
proved housing and business buildings,
accordins , o information which has
1--u-y 1sr-Ys1
works. and almost every municipality
in the United States has suspended
construction of schools. roads and
sewers during the war. SO that a large
amount OF construction is needed at
once.
. II is- the general opinion among
business men that the after-war
period viii bring America great OPP
portunities in the way OF foreign
trade. II the country is able to accept
them. Homes, roads~and bridges are
as essential as factories and ware
houses for the efficient conduct Of in
dustry, for the producers Of the
nation must be comfortably housed
and means of communication must
be available for the country's progress.
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poration commission.
With his usual promptness in such
matters. Judge Rhea, who has been
specially charged with dueies relating
to transportation, went to Washington
to push the matter to a conclusion.
Word came asst night that he had
been successful In obtaining the def
mite promise of the administration to
give the necessary service. Details,
no doubt. will be worked out with like
rapidity. for the existing conditions
are intolerable. Judge Rhea Is par
ticularly to be congratulated on the
quick and efficient in which
he handled this important piece of
public business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16

PRESIDENT WILSON DOES.
Like to sing, having a good
tenor voice.
Love to talk soldcn tines with
college chums.
Read and understand French.
very well.
'Abhor rcd tnpe and etiquette.
Use his own typewriter.
Adore children.
Play solitaire. 9.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16
some THINGS WILSON
DOES AND DOES not
.A&.nAsekss4 AArAAe.sA1 psts1,.s
Life Arc Revealed By Admiral
Grayson, His Physician.
EXECUTIVE is TEEToTAIlER.
Docs Not Play Poker. But Enjoys Sob
tatrc-Ldkes TO Sing, Having
Good Tenor Voice.

PRESIDENT WILSON DOES
NOT. :
Suffer q partner at golf VINO
PLAYS . 'soft game"
Drink wine, liquor, liquors OF
coffee.
Speak Frcnch-thc reason being
flmidity.
Leave anything in politics 70
chance.
Play poker.
Smoke.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-03
Russia Not to Lead

pathfinder world American
who the Russian revolution with phrases
Revolution have much mread their history Aside from the r-
1rnoi and the chaos the comparison is faulty
alone that Russa ate citizenship renders her in
capable of leading But that is of much inn
today than The glory of the Age OF
Pecles rested nation of uneducated slaves The misery and
ignorance Of the did greatly dim the grandeur of Louis
XIV The lack of public schools did The Age of Eliza
sbeth from being the Golden Age of all literature.
But in democracy problems be and solved by
the intelligence We blame his
and determination But until removed he
efficiently rule The proof incapacity
he rules little under Trotsky
But modern times widest intelligence the demo-
cratic mechanical industrial achieve
ment For than for always social
has followed industrial advance Leadership civilization the
sixteenth shifted
from the Mediterranean the North Atlantic Skilled
sharp traders and steammoved machinery each their
possible the Eabethn Age the Puritan Revolution
government and political democracy.
Ours the of labor and
that where the people happy
ces segovenment Democracy demands that labor possess
sufficient income leisure and education enable properly
complex affairs Leisure for labor
ample for public discussion and the
They demand the machinery
technical training, standardized production and
organizations
These things that to
be blamed than for their They
bananas Siberia without hohouse Neither they lead
world democracy without preliminary
preparation Tropical plants the Siberian soil
with the frost Fantastic radicalm born of due
the pathway that democracy will
tread during the look
speaking world then the nations Europe long
after TO Russia
The Washington herald., 1919-06-03
ORDER REARGUMENT
FOR CONVICT BANKER

John William Henry. former mem
her Of the defunct banking firm o.
Lewis, Johnson & Co. and now un-
DER a sentence OF two years for
the alleged hypothecating Of stocks
and bonds belonging to patrons Of
the firm, was granted a re-areu-
ment yesterday by the Court Of
Appeals.
Henry was convicted in Criminal
Court Number Two for the alleged
manipulating of stocks and bonds
and sentenced by Chief Justice Mo
Coy to eight years in the peni-
tentiAry. His counsel. Judge Dan
ieI Thew Wright, appealed to the
Court Of Appeals and secured
reduction of the sentence to two
years on the ground that the gov
eminent had failed to state the
value Of the stocks etc. concerned.
Now, since Judge Wright claims
that under the two year sentence
felony, is in danger Of losing bis
citizenship and other natural rights.
the Court of Appeals will be asked
to grant a new trial in order that
the accused may, with his counsel.
seek to have the alleged offenss
changed to a misdemeanor instead
OF a felony.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-03

One would hardly expect a success
full educator to come from an obscure
mountain farm in tie Alleghenies.
where education is not only a rare,
but entirely unnecessary, luxury.
However. such is true in the case of
Pinckney ]. Harman, organizer and
principal of the local branch of
Strayer's Business College and the
Washington Business and Civil Serv-
ice School.
Mr.. Harman first breathed the
mountain air forty years ago on a
farm near Elkins, w. Va. Farms in
that locality are of necessity desig-
mated as being near some town, but
the Harman farm was really some
distance from Elkins. Following his
attendance at the county public aud
normal schools. he started his career
as teacher in the rural districts of
West Virginia, spending six years of
his life in this manner.
In 1901 Mr.. Harman left the noun
tair1s to seek his fortune in the big
scramble of city life, landing in Bal
timore. Here he entered Strayer's
Business College as a student. in
three months he had learned so much
that he was made a teacher in the
school. The following year he went to
New York City and took a post
graduate course at the Patrick Com
mercial School. the Oldest Of its kind
in the country.
He was offered a position in that in.
stitution. but refused because he had
promised to return to Strayer's in
Baltimore. He remained with the
Baltimore school for two years, when
he came to Washington to organize
the local business school, which last
year had an attendance of 1000 stu
dents. The Washington Business and
Civil Service School is branch of
Strayer's, being under the same man
agement.
Mr.. Harman believes in hard work
That is why he prefers coon hunting
to fishing. The Board of Trade in
cludes him in its membership He is
married and has three children.