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Evening star., 1919-12-01
CHAMBER WILL GET
NAMESFOR BOARD

! Names of several candidates for
places on the board of directors OF
the Chamber of Commerce are ex-
pected to be announced at the Decem-
Der meeting of the board, to be held
at 8 O'Clock tomorrow night in the
building.
! Ten members of the present board
are completing their terms and will
not be eligible for reelection. They
are William D. Barry, Roy C. Clafiin,
Charles. Ghar1es w. Clagett. p. G; Graham,
berly. P. T. Moran. James F. Oyster,
D. S. Porter and w. NICK. stoweil.
Election of officers and of ten di-
rectors to fill the places that will be
made vacant by expiration of the terms
OF these members of the present board is
the chamber. January 13.
Prospects Of REELECTION.
No serious opposition Is expected
to the reelection of the present Of
fcers. President Robert N. Harper,
1t is understood. will serve another
term if the office is again offered him.
Albert Schulteis, first vice president,
and Isaac Cans second vice presi-
dent. are understood to be candida t es
for reelection, with no opposition
so far. The reelection Of Ralph Lee
as treasurer is conceded. The Of
fees OF secretary and general counsel
are not elective, these being appointed
by the board. and it is pected Sec
retary Seymour and Chaplin Brown,
general counsel. will again be ap-
pointed.
James r. Lloyd and Chaplin Brown.
who were the chambers delegates to
tho recent industrial conference in st.
Louis. are to make reports on the
conference at the December meeting
of the chamber. to be held at Rau-
Scher's the evening of December 9.
Mr. Lloyd was a member of the COM
mittee on resolutions Of the confer
Lnce.
Calvin Brown of the United States
Chamber of Commerce also is to speak
at the meeting December 9, his sub
ject being The Value of the Cham
Der of Commerce to the Community
and to Its Own Members"
Funds for Boulevard.
The first check toward the cham
bers portion of the fund being raised
Jointly by the chamber and the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce for
completion Of the Alex
andria boulevard, was received today,
| the check being for $3.50. Secretary
Seymour reported today that the cam
vass for the fund is getting we'll un-
der way. with every prospect of
Washington's quota, $4,000, being
raised in a short time.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
LADY AST0R TAKES OATH
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ry the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December Lady Astor,
formerly Mamie Langhorne of Vir-
ginia. and the first woman to sit in
the house of commons, took the oath
as member of the commons at ex-
actly 4 o'clock this afternoon. There
was a great outburst of applause
while she was approaching the speak
er. and again when she signed the
roll. Her sponsors were David Lloyd
George, the premier. and Arthur j.
Balfour. lord president of the coun-
Gil. Lady Astor wore a black dress
and hat
Viscount Astor, husband of the new
member of the house, was seated in
the distinguished strangers gallery.
He was heartily greeted on entering
by the American ambassador, John
W. Davis. The peers gallery was
thronged.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
FLYING SQUADRON
FOR EMERGENCIES

A flying squadron" of government
| clerks and stenographers. to go from
department to department to help out
on big jobs, may result from recon-
mendations made today to the joint
congressional commission on reclassi-
sication Of salaries in the District by
the advisory committee on employ
ment policies.
This is the intent, reclassification-
lists said today. of recommendations
, made regarding facilitating transfers
of clerks from one department to the
other. Every government bureau. it
was said, has it's peak load" at some
time of the year. In order to get
sumcient clerks to handle the peak"
moSe are asked for than are needed
most Of the year.
Seasonal Work Problem.
seasonal work constitutes as acute
problem in government service as in
private work." declared the report Of
the advisory committee. land it is very
important that the federal government
lead the way by giving the subject
constructive study and by experiment.
ing with measures which will mitigate
this evil.
1T is therefore recommended that
provision be made for the shifting of
employees according to seasonable
needs. This would involve investiga-
ton and experiments in connection
''iSii cSAcSh"olO NuA hOSSI VI lIllS
purpose special funds should be pro-
vided"
SugEests Acts for Repeal.
The committee recommended that
provision for facilitating transfers in
the federal service be made, and that
the following acts should be repealed:
The act requiring three years. service
prior to transfer: the act of August
49, 1912, prohibiting compensation at
rate in excess of that paid for the
same service during the preceding tis-
cal year and prohibiting transfer to a
position carrying compensation higher
than the previous compensation; the
act OF October. 6, 1917, prohibiting
transfers at increased rates and pro-
hibiting salary increases within one
year after transfer.
Federal employees should have the
right to appeal to the Civil Service
Commission. The purpose of this, it
was stated, "fs to provide the en-
ploye with remedy for the assign
ment of people to work belonging to
class higher than that in which
the employe is paid"
Classed as Common Occurrences.
Such dislocations are common oc-
currences now. and the employe is
practically helpless. He also would
be helpless under the classification
unless he is provided with specific
equipment for protecting himself"
continues the report.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
WILL INSPECT THE MILK
FARMS WHICH SHIP HERE

Thorough inspection of all farms
from which milk is shipped into
Washington will be made Immediately
and any farmer whose place does not
come up to the standards of the local
health department will be notified to
clean up or stop shipping milk to this
city. the department announced today.
Dr. r. r. Ashworth, chief inspector
of the local health department, told
his investigators this morning to
make careful inspection as soon as
possible Of the approximately 1900
farms shipping milk into the District.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
MRS. N. v. HUMPHREY DIES,

Mrs. Marian Virginia Humphrey
sister-in-law of Brig. Gen. George H
Harries, died yesterday from heart
trouble. following long period of in
validity. She was born in this city
and lived with her daughter and SON
in-law, Mrs. and Mr. Z. G. Hines, 1919
9Th street. Mrs. Humphrey was sew
enty-six years old, and was the
daughter of the late Thomas H. and
Mary E. Langley.
Surviving her are a son, Albert
Humphrey; a daughter, Mrs. E. G.
Hines, and a sister. Mrs. George H.
Harries. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 1: 80 o'clock at
her residence. 1nterment will be in
Glenwood cemetery.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
Vigo, Spain, in Grip of Strike.

general strike continues No papers
were published today. Cafes and res
taurants are open. but are without
walters, so that the customers are
obliged to help themselves. The only
bread available is that baked by the
proprietors OF the bakeries,
Evening star., 1919-12-01
RITES FOR PAUL S, PEARSALL.
Former Washington Resident Bur.
led in New York Cemeterv.

Funeral services for Paul Sofford
Pearsall, former prominent business
man Of this city, were held this morn
ing at II o'clock at the residence,
Black Rock, Bridgeport, Conn.,
Interment was in Woodlawn ceme-
terry, New York.
Evening star., 1919-12-01

| Sir William A. Triton, who served in
( the British ministry of munitions, and
! Mai Wilson have been awarded Els, 900
| Jointly for the invention of the tank and
other smaller prizes went to minor con-
frih,,torS
Evening star., 1919-12-01
ADMITS GUILT
IN NEWBERRY CHARGES

By the Associated Press.
DERTOIT, Mich. December 1.-Sen-
ator Truman H. Newberry. will ap-
pear in person before Judge Sessions
next Monday afternoon and make
formal answer to the indictment
brought against him by the grand
jury there last Saturday, according
to James O. Murin, counsel for Sem
atOr Newberry.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, December /.
William e. Rice. local printer, one
of the more than $50 men indicted by
the federal grand jury on charges
growing out of the investigation of
the campaign Of Senator Truman NJ.
Judge Sessions in United States dis
trict court and pleaded guilty to the
charge of conspiracy in the campaign.
He was released Oh bond of $1,000.
Two Deny Guilt.
George E. Rogers, former alderman
here, and Roman F. Glocheski, also
named in the indictments, denied
guilt. Rogers furnished a bond Of
$1,000 and Glocheski was held under
$500 bonds.
1t was charged in the indictment
that Rogers had received s25 a week
during the campaign. Glocheski, it
the Newberry campaign committee at
salary of $3.50 month to work
among the Polish settlements in
Grand Rapids and elsewhere in tthe
state.
Others of the indicted men whose
names were withheld pending service
of warrants were expected to appear
before Judge Sessions. Service of
warrants in Detroit was expected also
during the afternoon.
Senator i'm His Seat.
Senator Newberry returned to the
city today from Welt to Hot Springs,
Va, and was in his seat in the Senate.
He had nothing to say about the pro-
ing it inappropriate for him to COM
ment at this time. He expects to re-
main in Washington, available at all
times for any process that may issue,
or go to Michigan if required to re-
spond.
Senator Newberry has not the re-
motest intention of resigning his seat
in the Senate, but will be at hand to
respond to any proceedings in the
matter of his election to the Senate,
whether undertaken by Senate
committee or in the courts.
Inquiry Resolution Pending.
A resolution for an investi CATION Of
the Ford-Newberry contest by the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections has heretofore been reported
by that committee and is pending be-
fore the committee to audit and con-
troll the contingent expenses of the
Senate.
The question was raised today
whether an investigation by a Senate
committee should proceed while the
court has cognizance Of the elements
involved in the contest, and the opinion
prevails that the Senate should
await further action in the court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
MANY WOMEN WORK
 IN THE SAW MILLS

Little Rock, March 2S.-The an- nual report of B. D. Brickhouse, state labor commissioner, contains some in- teresting information about the saw mills and stave and heading factor ies of the state. There were 15O of them reporting.
 Those plants employed last year 844 females, 14,260 males, and 70 children, between the ages of IA and 16, total of 15,174 employees, for the year ending June 30, 1918.
 During that period there were II fatal accidents, and 1776 non-fatal accidents involving loss of 21,369 hours.
 This is the first report from these industries showing women employed in any capacity other than in the offices. Their wages varied from $1.75 to $2.5O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30

that the worst has been met and successfully passed.
 In 1918, American exports ex- ceeded our imports by $3,O5O,0OO,- 900. Doubtless this will be reduced somewhat in the future but for many a long day Europe and a considera- ble part of the balance of the World will make America the buying place for very considerable part of their necessities.
 With these, and other positive fig ures sowing the enormous wealth of America before him, is there anyone who will insist that this country is unable to float another Liberty Loan? If so, he is argued down and silenced by the temper and the disposition of the American people who feel that they have put their shoulders to the wheel and that they will continue to shove with all of their might until the work they have undertaken has been completed.
 Americas Obligations. Everyone knows that the Ameri- can Government have more money to successfully complete our wartime operations both in this country and aboard. It is fully understood that we entered into certain obligations to our own people, to the farmers for instance in guaranteeing the price of wheat to our soldiers in the matter of war risk insurance and in a hundred other quarters, and that these pledges must be fulfilled. For good many months now this country has been given over to the business of war. Every energy and every industrial plant was directed toward war work, directly or indi- rectly When the armistice was signed the wheels of the vast and intricate machines were moving so rapidly that they could not be stop ped overnight. There had to be a period of slowing down the war ma chimes. There was a time when this great machine stopped and was re- versed. We are still in the time of 1 its reversal in the time when men are being demobilized, war plants are giving away to peace plans. The machine is backing up now and l tearing itself to pieces, a job that 1 is as slow and as delicate as setting 1 it up and starting it going. Nevertheless, it is being done with more speed than at first was thought possible. The savings banks are full of money, buyers are beginning to return to wholesaling centers in their old time numbers and the stocks of manufactured articles, made at the peak of war time conditions, is be- ginning to diminish.
 1 Convinced of Value.
 | We have been thoroughly convin- ced of the value of Liberty Bonds as a sound investment.
 In the first loan drives the feel ings of patriotism, of rallying to the national standard with the last man and the last dollor, smothered most of the other excellent reasons for buying Liberty Bonds In this Fifth Loan, the Victory Issue," people
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30

are considering Wonderful investment qualities of the bonds. They are looking to the future, to the assured interest, to the safe-guarded princi- pal and are buying with these points in view.
 The announcement that this Victory Loan will be the last fthe Liberty realization that they should be bought while they may still be had. Knowing that the future will see these bonds of all the issues go to premium, the investor who is looking for safety as we'll as returns, is anxiously con- sidering just hom many of the bonds of the Fifth and last issue he will be able to take.
 With the country more than sound financially and the period of read justment we'll under way, little fear need be entertained that the Loan will not be oversubscribed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30

that prices will come down and there has been certain disposition to with hold orders and to buy in small lots. Such a policy leads, of course, to some temporary idleness and lack of employment.
 However, demands must be met, These demands are rapidly rising to- ward the old normal and will soon cause return to practical conditions and buying will soon start ur again. The readjustment that we knew must come, is now well under way. We had expected to get through some such period, at the end of the world war. We had estimated something of it's possibilities even before we en- tered the conflict.
 Finacial authorities insist that money is more plentiful than ever be- fore. In last December the per capi- ta circulation of money in the United States by far the highest it had ever been. There has been little changes in this respect since that date. Mon ey is still comparatively plentiful and the prospects of general internat- ional re-adjustment of shipping and of exchange rates, coupled with re- distribution of the worlds foodstuffs is bringing about a new feeling of confidence in all business circles. Cur Resources Untouched. America resources have hardly been touched by the demands made upon them by the war Or all the nations in the conflict America has actually felt the pinch of war the least. Its vast stocks of raw ma terials were drawn upon freely through four years of warfare with out impairing ! them. Its citizens were not called upon for anything like the amount of war loans, com paratively speaking that our allies were forced to meet. The country is amply able to take up another loan without feeling the strain.
 War expenses are lessening ano the varius industries are slowly com ing back to peace basis after 9 long period spent under war condi tions. The balance of trade is great ly in the favor of this country ane there is general disposition to fee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
COTTON FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN FACE
 CRITICAL SITUATION

WasI: .ngton, March 29.--Co.ton farmers and business men of the South gre in q critical situation til;s sprAng, Bradford Knapp, chief of the office of extension work, South, of the department of agriculture, aa;d extension work forces recently 1T out liniry some of the difficulties of far.lng in the South this year, ;nd the importance of safe farming,
 ".: the South plants as large an acreage of cotton as in 1918 and has a good season resulting in iarge ctop, tLc possible danger to South ecil prosperity can scarcely be over cstiEiated," declared MT. Knapp.
 "4a well-balanced system of agricll tu.e is the best answer to this p:ob ler, not only if, 1919, but in a;,y year in reace or in war. The safety ancs( security of the Southern peor,e depend greatly on the production of the food necessary for the people and the feed necessary for the increasing live stock"
 MT. Knapp pointed out that the exchange value of cotton Ill relation to the retail price of necessities of : life was no different when cotton was worth 30 cents pound in 1918 from which it was cotton worth 12 cents in years before the war.
 Reduction of cotton acreage was urged by MT. Knapp, not so much by level cut of certain proportion of the acreage of every farm, as by converting every farm into a self sustaining unit. He urged getting on q cash basis instead of a credit basis, and selling the excess products of the farm to supply the living expenses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
HAASE ATTACKS NOSKE
 IN WE|MAR ASSEMBLY FOR ABUSE OF POWER

Weimar, Friday, March 2S,-(By The Associated Press.)-In the na- tional assembly today Hugo Haase, violent attack upon Gustave Noske. the minter of defense, for his meth ods in suppressing the recent strikes, the the shooting of spartacans and other alleged abuses of power, claim ing that the defense minister's coursG constituted a return to imperialism, Herr Haase also attacked Chancellor Scheidemann for under estimating Sundays demonstration in Berlin in favor of General Ludendorff declar- ing this showed that the present mill tary leaders of the nation were stand ing solidly behind Ludendorff, SUD- ported by the conservatives and oth- CT parties of the right, as well as a portion of the oourgeoisie.
 Herr Haase, who was frequently in interrupted during his attack declar- ed in favor of entering into imme- diate relations with Russia, saying that the Ukraine would soon be able to. supply Germany with raw mater ial and later with food. He said, how ever, that the independent socialists would not consider a treaty with Russia as one initiating against Eng land or the entente in general. They merely desired that the end of war to come, he declared.
 Herr Noske in his reply to Herr Haase, charged the independents with being the originators of the spartacan machinations and said the government would place kefore the assembly all the facts in connection with "the murderous acts of the Spartacans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
 Refrigerator"


 This is sthe Refrigerator that once seen and understood is the one folks invariably buy,
 x
 It shows up' the refrigera. tor that is an lice eater" It has eight walls that keep the cold in and the heat out.
 It's system of constant, auto matic, cold, dry-air circulation properly preserves your food
 It not only saves ice and food bills, but it saves doctor bills. No, it is not high in price. You are welcome to in- spect it. It is the famous Auto matic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
ISSUE WARRANT
 FOR ARREST OF
 NEGRO WAR HERO
Claim is Negro Disparaged Valor of White Heroes
 In Address.

St. Louis, March 29.-A federal warrant was issued late today for the arrest of Sergeant Henry John son, negro war hero of Albany, N. r., on complaint of white war heroes who declared Johnson has disparaged their valor in an address here Fri day night. The warrant is based on the technical charge of wearing the uniform after a prescribed time.
 Johnson is said to have declared the whites were towards, that they retreated in the face of enemy fire, that the Marines refused to fight in the same trenches with black, and that the war was won by the ne- [grOes.
 Johnson was visited by deputy marshals but his arrest was deferred when he promised to retract the charges in formal statement to- morrow. If he fails in this he will be arrested it was said.
 Following conference with Col onel George K. Hunter, commandant at Jefferson Barracks, more than 100 Marines, many wearing the Croix de Guerre, with palms, appointed a com mittee of seven to demand that John son withdraw the charges. 4 When the committee visited John son he fled.
 Johnson and another negro are credited with killing fou. germans and wounding 28 others with bolo knives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
AMERICA CAN|| EASILY ABSORB
 VICTORY LOAN
Readjustment Period Finds Nations Wealth Virtu-
 ally Untouched.

For some little time now, there has been what may be described as an apparent pause in prosperity. There has been. nothing jarrlng or radical, but dulness in certain ln- dustries has been seized upon by pes simists as the occasion for tine state ment that the floating of another Liberty Loan would be difficult.
 Even the most pessimistic of the pessimists will not say that the rais- ing of another loan will be impossible But they have talked and written to some extent about the inability of the people to finance another great undertaking.
 Those who are in a position to be in possession of the facts know that these statements are made upon faul- ty and false information, if indeed they are anything other than flat statements, without any backing.
 A good many months ago, 1t was generally recognized that there must be temporary pause in the commer- cial world when peace came. That inevitable because of readjustments of economis conditions that are now taking place, not only in this coun- try but in all parts of the world.
 All over the world producers have large stocks of goods, manufactured articles in particular. Large amounts of these goods were made at the peak of war time prices and the pro. ducers are very naturally trying te sell them at such prices as will make profit.
 Orders Are Held Up.
 On the other hand, customers feel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30

afternoon at Antueil by defeating. team of the 36th division of the Il army, IA to 6.
 The game was witnessed by U eral Pershing; Rear Admiral GI T son, Personal Physician to- Presd' Wilson; Lieutenant General hun L. .Liggett, commander of the ui \ army corps; Brigadier General !;! Ha A. Smith, in charge of civilian \ fairs in the occupied area of many; and Brigadier General easl i;I sl Vim, commander of the S9th d'l ion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
HAS MANY UNEMPLoiD'

Berlin, Friday, March Ss: s;mI%| :,,1.s', Associated Press.)-In!e ne. stpp' tss x the Hss11 unemployed is costing sting, '1s sa. iipa'rns iion marks a day. A clerical s'I %'i s' 2.soo z,sa1 with a weekly psyrGs,' sssa s x o;sO1 GOO marks, ar is required to o.ns's asss ! of the army of worKleS' p's
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
DISPOSES OF BILL.

Little Rock, March 2S'-Ine ne. ernor is rapidly disposing o1 T. 'ns ;s, and yesterday signed over aa' s;,a ,I ing the general appropr1nsatlsSaaa na saa which carries a total of $s''s'' OS. na S,1
 Employees of the House sea ana a,,s' ,sI are working at top speea . ,ars' ',rs, the bills, so that they can n. Os s;e',| p,v| ed to the Governor TOT nls s, ',S dss next Tuesday, the twentieth ''' lowing the adjournmene'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
McNEW REAL ESTATE

Reports the sale of 1506 w. 8, a 5 room modern cottage to J. w. Me- Lain, the street car superintendent.
 To J. A. Winchester, 910 Ohio, a 5 room modern cottage. Mir. Win chester is a Cotton Belt trainman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-30
SETH WINS GAME.

Paris, March 29.-The team of the 89th division of the Third army won the football championship of the American expeditionary forces this