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Now Classification Proposed.

A new classification is recommended
by dividing the years of service into
three-year periods instead of five
year periods as in the Mcclellan eat-
ing bill. A maximum and minimum
annuity is fixed for each class Under
the new classification no annuity shall
he greater than s720 or less than $3.50
per annum.
The provision for deducting 21e per
cent from the basic salary of the en-
pfoye remains unchanged. The ques-
ton of the administration of the law
remains open. The bureau of pen
sions, bureau of war risk insurance
and the United States federal en-
ployes compensation commission
through representatives, have each
expressed a desire to have the admin
1stration of the law in their respective
bureaus. 1t was announced last night
Adoption of the report submitted
by Mr.. Beach was not reached with
out a great deal of discussion, how
ever, following the submission of a
minority report by Llewellyn Jor-
dan. secretary of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Associa-
ton. Mr.. Jordan pointed out that
the bill. as redrafted, would some
what dislocate the "ffty-fifty" idea
of the bill introduced last session.
and would place about so per cent of
the cost on the government and 40
per cent on the employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17

This is the second of series of
three articles giving conclusions
reached on a 1O.0O0-mile trip across
the continent. Tomorrow's article Will
deal with manifestations of industrial
unrest. prohibition and government
operation of railroads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
AMENDED PENSION
MEASURE FRAMED
Plans for Renewal of Civil
Service Retirement Fight
Made at Meeting.
CONGRESS TO GET BILLS

plans fo ~ a.. s,,.f j..
civil service retirement bill were laid
AT a meeting of the Joint conference
n, r.tir.r.n, Of fodoroI o,,,,o,,os
held at the American Federation OF
Labor building last night.
The conference adonted a draft of
uroposed changes in the NcKeIlar-
Heating hill submitted nv John s
Roach cb.irman nf sneoi., snhcom
mittee on redraft and instructed the
committees tn nerfact tho h;ll for nres-
.nt,t;on 70 cnn,rass &C., irol,,a;,,
n;str;ot o,nio,,ns "a nanut 49,. -
an" 'epoi o"eh "
'he eohieiehce'
10 be Onered Ill Both Houses.
=. A..
"s 81. an''oun.eu .ha' oe hato, ME-
Nei'ai wiz reihtrouuce the olo OIL
When congress conVenes MONDAY. ana
that it will be introduced into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
DISTRICT OF coLuMR1A

1t is reported that District Com
missioner w. Gwynn Gardiner would
probably quit the board OF Commits
sioners. Sam Goodman ct al. Of
Takoma Park asked the District Sn-
preme Court for an injunction against
the Public Utilities Commission. the
District Commissioners and the
Washington Gas Light Company IN
prevent the gas company from col
Letting charge in excess of rs cents
per 1000 feet for gas to private con-
sumers. The Public Utilities Com
mission made it plain that it will not
consider consolidation of Washing
tons street car systems as a means
of relieving the financial distress NJ
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. Miss Alice Deal of the
Mckinley High School faculty was
reelected president of the High
School Teachers Union Counsel for
Miss Alice Wood, the high school
teacher, who was suspended for a
week on the charge of indiscreet Mt
terances. has filed petition in the
Distric Supreme Court for a writ of
mandamus to set aside the boa
action in suspending her. The wage
controversy between the carpenters
union and the master builders of the
Distric was settled: The carpenters
are to be given S712 cents per hour
from May Is to December 81. The
312th Machine Gun Battalion of the
18th Division. made up of selectiye
service troops from the District and
nearby Maryland. is due to arrive ON
May 25. at Newport News, Va. DR..
Henry Davidson Fry. physician, and
Lucius D. Alden. government en-
ploye. died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17
NATIONAL.

Three giant Navy planes reached
Trepassey and left there Friday even
ing for the Azores. being due at the
latter place today. A Navy dirigible,
which was to make nonstop trip
from St Johns. Newfoundland, was
swept from her mornings there Pres
ident Wilson will address Congress on
the whole subject matter" of the
peace negotiations on his return to
the United States. it was announced.
Senator Cummins of Iowa was elected
by the republicans of the Senate in
conference as their candidate for
president pro tempore Of the Senate.
inree conferences to agree on
plans of organization of the
new Congress had been planned for
May IL. one for democratic senators.
one for democrats of the House and
the third for republican representa-
tives. A storm was said to be brew
ing IN the republican House, making
it possible that Speaker-elect Gillett
may be swept from the chair The
District of Columbia Supreme Court
overruied the motion of organized
base ball fot new trial of the usit
or the Baltimore Federal League
base ball for new trial of the suit
ment or $4,000 in favor of the club,
with $4,000 added for attorneys fees.
nc department OF Labor reported a
widespread exodus of aliens from this
country. Attorney General Palmer
gave an opinion to the effect that the
bre wing OF beer containing "a per
cent alcohol is illegal. 1t was re-
ported that Raymond B. Fosdick. who
was chairman of the commission on
I training camp activities during the
| war, would be one of the permanent
American officials in the league of
nations when it is organized. Herr
! mann Germany" Schaeffer. ball NAV
| er and known as the clown of base
ball. died al Saranac Lake. N v
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
The West End Bridge Club.

The West End Bridge Club was
delightfully."- entertained by Mrs. G..
NJ. Flynn on the afternoon of Thurs
day when her guests were: Mrs. n.
II. Harrison of Macon, Mrs. Will
liams of Macon, Mrs. George Sher-
man, Mrs. T. G.. Owen, Mrs. Burton
Lincoln, Mrs. Reuben Banks, Mrs.
j. w. Carr, Mrs. Hauser, Mrs. Knox,
Mrs. Lee Caine. Mrs. l.edyard
Vaughan. Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. William
Simpson, Mrs 5. B. Street, Jr., Mrs.
Leighton Lide, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs.
Sanford, Mrs. p. w. Maer, Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Mrs. W., ID. Sanders. Mrs
Patty, Mrs B. L. owen, Mrs. Frank
owen, Mrs. Ida Sykes, Mrs. T. j.
Locke, Jr.. Mrs Catchings Baird,
Mrs. Searcy. Mrs. Ottley, Mrs
Howard King Mrs Woodward, Mrs
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

the Young Ladies' Bridge Club at
the Twentieth Century Club yester-
day afternoon.
Those present were: Miss Thurs
ton, Mrs. Herman owen, Mrs. Prem
tiss OReai, Mrs. Bailey Hardy, Mrs.
Alison Hardy, Mrs. j. w. Cox, Mrs.
Trippett, Mrs. Leonard Brooks, Mrs.
Robert Hardy, Mrs. Eugene Beard,
Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs. Henry Sherrod,
Mrs. Norman Wood, Mrs. Hauser,
Miss Blossom Hopkins, Miss Ethel
Hardy, Miss Ruth Senter, Miss Lu-
cy Banks, Miss Nina Battle Bell,
Miss Harriet Wood, Miss Molina
Evans, Miss Louise Evans, Miss
Eleanor Steele. Miss Georgia Hop
kins, Miss Lucille Kaye.
Dance at West Point
Friday Evening.
Late Friday afternoon party
from Columbus motored to West
Point to share in the pleasure of a
dance given by the young men there
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

Miss Harris Entertains for
Mis-, Rice OF Atlanta.

Miss Rice OF Atlanta.
Miss Pauline Harris entertained
at beautiful little bridge party on
Thursday evening for Miss Georgia
Strong Rice, OF Atlanta, whose visit
to Columbus is being marked by
many pretty courtesies.
The living room of the handsome
Harris home was decorated with
large sprays of crimson roses in
graceful arrangement, and the din
ing room, where an elegant menu
was served after games of bridge,
had the artistic setting of quaint
ties of sweet peas in pastel shades.
Invited to meet Miss Rice We're Miss
Eleanor Steele, Miss Marion John
ston. MIR. Tom Evans. Mr.. Eugene
Hardy, Mr.. Jesse George and Mr..
Davis Patty.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
"JULIA C. LATHRoP,
"Children's Bureau, United State
Department of Labor"
Dolly Dalrymple DOns Salvation

Under the nom de plume of Dolly
Dalrymple," Mrs Orline Arnold
Shipman, a former Columbian whose
newspaper career has been watched
with pride here, has for number
of years contributed very interest
ing special articles to the Age-Her-
aid of Birmingham. Last Sunday
that paper featured Mrs. Shipman' S
sketch of the Salvation Army's part
in the welcome to the Alabama SOL
diers of the Rainbow Division. She
wrote from "the inside" as it were
for, with a view to going abroad for
her work, she had allied herself
with the Salvation Army, gotten
passports in shape and was ready to
sail, when the armistice was signed
This gave her the right to wear the
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
The Oalendar Tor enc VOL.

The Calendar for the Week.
Wednesday AfternoUn-May En-
tertainment at the Twentieth Cen
fury Club.
Thursday Afternoon-Recital by
the pupils of Mrs. F. R. Simms and
Miss Nina Battle Bell.
Friday Afternoon May Festival
at the College.
Friday Evening Commencement
Gotilion at the Choctaw Club.
Saturday Afternoon-At 4:30
O'Clock, Mrs. Henry Beard will be
the hostess of the West End Bridge
at the Twentieth Century Club.
saturday Afternoon - Matinee
dance at the Choctaw Club.
Saturday vening-Second of the
Commencement Cotilion at the
Choctaw Club.
Mrs. Crutcher Receives Medal for
Child Welfare Work.
Columbus friends of Mrs. Eugene
Crutcher, of Nashville, learn with
much pleasure of the honor recently
conferred upon her by the Child
Conservation Section of the Council
of National Defense in the bestowal
of a medal in recognition of her
fine and valued work. The Nash
Vile Tennessean, with most com
plimentary mention of Mrs. Crutch-
er and her services, reproduces the
following testimonial from Nation
al Headquarters:
Washington, April 6, 1919.
"By this letter and by the chill
dren's year medal that accompanies
it, the chief conservation section oil
the u. S. Council of National De-
tense and the Childrens Bureau OF
the u. s. Department OF Labor seek
to express their grateful apprecia-
ton of the high humanitarian and
patriotic service rendered by Mrs.
Eugene Crutcher in the execution OF
the children's program.
THE accomplishment Of the past
twelve months will inspire further
effort to assure increased protection
and opportunity for American chill
dren.
"JULIA G. LATHROP,
"Children' Bureau, United States
Department of Labor.
A reprint OF the face and the re-
verse side of the souvenir has this
explanation; THE medal is of
bronze, highly finished. On one side
in bas relief is the significant sym
Dol of child resting on an Ameri-
can eagle, whose encircling wings
give perfect protection; on the other
are inscribed the date, and the name
of the National Organization.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
Chat Of People ano
Events

uniform, and serve with the stan
when the boys came marching home.
Mrs. Shipman's splendid tribute to
the salvation Army embodied in the
article was an introduction TO the
really touching tributes. spontan-
eously given in their own enthusi-
astic way. by the returning soldiers.
These tributes, echoed by all the
boys who have been overseas, should
be remembered especially this week
when the salvation Army Drive be-
gins. and with this remembrance,
there should come the most gener-
Gus response to the call of the or
ganization.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

Willis Banks, Mrs. Ira l.. CASTOR,
Mrs. Henry Beard. Mrs. Bailey Har-
dy Mrs. H. E. Johns, Mrs. Leonard
Brooks, Mrs Y. p. Landrum, Mrs;
Taylor Henry, Mrs. Arthur Stansell,
Miss Blossom Hopkins.
The Dorothy Perkins rose in the
library, the crimson rambler in the
living room were used in pictures
que decorative effects To the sue
cessful players at bridge, Mrs. Scar
cy and Mrs. Landrum. boxes of sta
tionery were presented, while the
visitors prizes, also boxes of sta
tionery, were given to Mrs. n. H..
Harrison and Mrs Williams of Ma
con.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
The McQuiston-Ta Wedding
i'm Aberdeen.

Inc MCQuAStVu-AdyAOE hCuuAhB
i'm Aberdeen.
The marriage of Miss Lallie Nc
Quiston to Mr.. Joseph Rogers Tay-
lor, of Chicago. was an occasion
eliciting the interest and best wishes
of Columbians who recall Miss Nc
Quiston as an unusually charming
girl. Mrs. F. R. Simms, of this city.
an aunt of the bride, was matron of
honor at the wedding, which was
celebrated at st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Aberdeen, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor will reside in
Chicag go, where Mr.. Taylor, formerly
of Mississippi is on the editorial
staff OF the Chicago Daily News and
is considered one OF the brilliant
young journalists OF the west. Only
recently he returned from Paris af-
ter doing government press work of
the first Importance. He was de-
tailed by the Peace Commission to
make daily digest of the opinions
of the French press, presenting
them at the sessions Of the Confer
ence.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

In Compliment to Miss Ann
Thurston of Minneapolis,
A lovely compliment to her Sis
ter, Miss Ann Thurston, of Mime
apolis, was the card party at which
Mrs William r. Taylor entertained
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
Demonstration Fletcher
School of Music.

An event of the week will be the
demonstration of the Fletcher School
OF Music by the pupils of Mrs r. r.
Simms, and Miss Nina Battle Bell,
Thursday AFTERNOON at o'clock. at
the residence of Mrs. Eloise Bell
The Fletcher method OF study has
been attended by such remarkable
success, developing young must
clans and bringing out the gift OF
composition along novel lines, that
the demonstration will be antici.
pated with interest.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
The Reading Circle.

TIC KtNUIhK VIfcIt.
The business and social meeting
of the Reading Circle with Mrs.
Sheffield and Miss Ella Sherrod yes
terday brought to close most
pleasantly the club year
The program committee submitted
the subject for next years study,
Reconstruction of the World Map"
and discussed in general way the
outline prepared
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
Friday evening.

FRIDAY evening.
Included among those who en-
joyed the gaiety were: Miss Marion
Maer of Texas, Miss Georgia Strong
Rice of Atlanta, Miss Katherine
Maer, Miss Eleanor Steele, Miss
Frances Woodward. Miss Lucy Car
ter, Miss Marie Street, Mrs. S. b.
Street, Jr, Mr.. Jesse George, Mr..
Wiley Johnston, Mr.. Leo Flynn, Mr..
Dallas Cowan, Mr.. Davis Patty, Mr..
Robert Whitfield. Mr.. Adair Mar
shall. Mr.. J. b. Love.
Series of ChOctaw Dances.
AS gala opening to commence
ment. the Choctaw Club has planned
an innovation, and not one, but a
series of dances, will make merry
the club rooms this week. Friday
evenings cotilion will be followed
by matinee dance on Saturday.
and this in turn will yield place to
another cotilion Saturday evening.
An orchestra from Memphis will
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

furnish the musical program for the
series, and many visitors are expect
ed
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

Dispatch AIS Aro winners.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

Miss Marion Maer, of Texas, the
attractive young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs o. b. Maer. is the guest
OF Miss Katherine Maer Other Wis
itors cordially greeted are: Mrs.
Robert II. Henry of Jackson. with
her mother, Mrs T. II. Sharp, Mrs.
Harry Terrell OF West Point. with
Mrs Catchings Baird, and Mrs N.
II Harrison and Mrs Williams OF
Macon, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Flynn.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18

Mrs Everliue H Phillips. OF At
lanta, whom CoIumbians always well
come with pleasure. arrived last
week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p.
Phillips. She will be the guest OF
Mrs. s. 2. Hudson for the next fort
night
ssr
Mrs. Charles f. Rice and Miss
Georgia Rice leave Tuesday for 4
brief stay with relatives in Aber
deem They viii return to enjoy
the Weekend gaieues with the mem
beers Of the Choctaw Club as host
III smrall, Mrs john
smell. SIZES Batba Sessums. Mrs. II
0 Bu as ANA Mrs Neuman have 10
turned lrom West Point, where they
attended the state Convention Of the
Daughters OF the Confederacy
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16
Asst LIVES LOST IN COAST
STORM NEW CHECK SHOWS

Corpus Christi, Oct. 1.-THE to-
tai number Of known dead and miss
ing as a result Of the tropical hurri-
cane here was officially announced as
357 by the Bureau Of Information
Yesterday, as a result Of revision OF
figures. OF these 1888 are dead and
ia are missing. The figures cover
the entire area that was inundated.
Several hundred names were turn
ed in during the early days follow
ing the storm as dead and missing.
hut a careful check reduced the num-
Der 10 s57. II is possible that few
more may be added. as there may
have been tourists on North Reach
Of which there i no record and re-
rarding whom no inquiry has been
received. On the other hnnd. bureau
officials state that probably some Of
those listed among the missing are al
80 lated among the unidentified dead
discovery 81 which wlll reduce the
fetal.
The werk ~ checking the names
has been earned on In Corpus ChFlsti
Reskpsrt. Part AFsns@s and Afsn<<s
rsss. add ~ mad and telegraph
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16
TEXAS CONFERENCE

The above Conference viii convene
in the First Methodist Church Of
Lubbock Nov IL. . q. M, Bishop w
n. McMurry Of St Louis, viii pre-
side. There will be- about three nun
drcd and fifty out Of town people IN
attendance and therefore that mum
Der 10 provide homes for. OF course
this pleasure, and IL Is a pleasure 20
entertain good men and women, VIII
constitute first responsibility Tor
the membership Of Lubbock Metho-
dism A number Of the good people
OF the other churches have in advance
proposed To share this duty and priv
lege and open their homes Tor guests
during this occasion. We heartily
and promptly accept this gracious OF
fer. Furthermore we NEST earnestly
request the constituency Of the 9TH
er denominations and to those VINO
are members of no congregation 10
take n part with US in caring Tor
those who shall come among us. Our
thanks are extended in advance. ANY
kindnesses and help that may be ex-
tended to us by the City Of Lubbock
during these days will be duly appre-
ciated.
The opening service will be Wed
nesday. Nov. -, a. m, and close
Sunday, Nov l6, 10 p. m There ~
always a possibility that our Confer
ences might run into Monday morn
/ ing session.
We are expecting a number OF dis-
tinguished ministers and laymen here
and feel sure there will not be dull
hour during their stay Therefore
we most cordially invite this citizen
shin to attend the program offered al
the Methodist church Nov II to 10.
Homes Committee.
Mrs. II +. Kimbro, Mrs. W. ). Po-
sey. Mrs r. @ Pierce, Mrs. II, +.
Bradley. Mrs. w. + Barnes, Mrs. W
F. Schenck. Mrs B. O. McWhorter,
Mrs. Floyd Beal.
The committee will begin their
work OF soliciting homes for the mem
bers Of the coming conference early
next week.
IL is most earnestly desired that
each member Of the Methodist church
be present next Sunday at the II 90
o'clock hour. Come II al all conven-
lent. We wish to discuss confer
ence matters and take the Confer
ence claim collection BY being in
attendance you will save much time
and greatly accommodate the com
mttee on conference collections.
J. 7. GRlSWOLD.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16
BLEDsOE NEWS ITEMS
FOR The PAST WEEK

Miss Prudie Griffin left for her
home in Sherman, Thursday, after a
pleasant visit with her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs T. +. Pool.
Mrs Maude Owens spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. f. II Moody.
Miss Fora Pool was IN Lubbock
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Bledsoe. Mrs.
Carl Bledsoe and children and Misses
Althea Fulton and Brda Pool spent
Sunday with Mrs. K L. Bledsoe.
Mr.. and Mrs John Jones and
daughter, Of Alternately, were guests
in Mrs. w. +. Bledsoe's home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas b. Reid spent
Friday with relatives near Alternately.
Mr.. Lowell Page, Of Estacado. was
in the Bledsoe community Sunday al
ternoOn.
Misses Althea Fulton and Eva Pool
spent Friday night with Mrs. Maude
Owens.
There will be box supper az
Bledsoe school house October 81, on
Halloween night. The proceeds VIII
20 for piano for the school Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
The community was surprised sun
day morning to hear that two of our
popular young people had been hap
pilv united in marriage on the prev
ious day. The bride. Miss Nora Cot
ton. is one Of our well known young
ladies. She was loved and admired
by all who knew her. Miss Cotton
has lived in this community five
years. and has always been a willing
and active church member. Her
friends will never forget her smiles
and kindness with which she greeted
everyone The groom, Mr.. Harry
Ray. has recently returned from
France where he spent more than a
wear in service. Mr.. Ray is a prom
ising young farmer Of this com
munity, and has host Of friends
who Join in wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
long happy and prosperous life to-
gether.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16
THROWN FROM BUCKINC
HORSE SUFFERS BRUISES

Dick Jones, son Of j. o. Jones SUI
fered very painful accident Wed
nesday afternoon. when a bucking
horse which he was riding fell The
accident happened on the Jones ranch
about fifty miles northwest Of this
city. Dick was brought 10 local
sanitarium for examination Wednes-
day night Attending physicians
state that his condition IS not serious
at this time and believe the injuries
he sustained will not keep him down
long. II was thought for awhile hat
his shoulder WIS broken. Upon ex-
animation is was found not 20 be.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16
Or. PONToN LEAVES
FOR NEW YORK CITY

DIR. Arvel r. Ponton, Of the Lub-
book Ssnitarium, of this city, left
Monday morning of this week for
New York City, where he goes TO at
tend the American College Of Sur
gery. DIR. Ponton expects TO be out
Of this city at least three weeks. Dur
ing his absence DR.. Kruger Of the
same institution viii be IN charge Of
DR.. Ponton's work.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16

W r. Strickle. rancher Of Ioakum
county. was in town this week attend
ing TO business matters. Mr. Strickle
has a farm near Grovesvilie which he
will live on hereafter
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16

Mrs. W. Y. Self Of this city under.
went an operation In a local ssnltsr-
ium the latter part Of last week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-16

Light globes from ten to 100 watts.
simpson Electric CO.. at sample
rooms. lol