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The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Important HAPPENINGS of the Day in Congress
Talk on All Subjects
Except D. c. Affairs
District Day" in House Used by Members for
Discussion of War, Budgets and Profit
eering--But Four Bills Are Passed.

The House then passed the bill
making it unlawful within the Dis
trict for any person at any time
ito buy, sell or expose for sale
any game bird"
The House bill. extending the
franchise to women in the parishes
and separate congregations Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
District, was passed without a dis
senting vote.
From now on the drivers of pat
rol wagons of the Metropolitan po-
Nee force will be allowed to ex-
ercise full police authority. The
House yesterday afternoon passed
the bill incorporating them into
the police department.
1t is the expectation that the
Mapes bill, for the retirement of
public school teachers in the Dis
trict. will be considered on the
nexp District day.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25

Almost everything under the sun ex-
cept matters concerning the District
were discussed in the House yester-
day afternoon in the few hours that
had been set aside as District day."
The recent war In Europe. the budget
system. profiteering and other extra
neous subjects came In for speechmak-
ing, while the discussion of the four
District bills presented by Chairman
Mapes. of the Committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia, was brief indeed.
Four District bills were passed
through the persistency of Chairman
Mapes. The first was the Zihlman
bill, authorizing the Secretary Of War
TO appoint commission OF five men,
bers to make investigation of the
sources of water supply from rivers
and streams near the city, with the
view of increasing the water supply.
For carrying into effect the provisions
Of the measure $4,000 is appropriated.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
SIMPLE CEREMONIES
WILL MARK SIGNING
OF TREATY SATURDAY

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the empire which started and lost
the war.
The general conduct in the historic
Hall OF Mirrors will be guided by the
idea that a new order shall hence
forth prevail in the world and the
noment Germany signs she ceases be
ing an enemy and once more enters
the community OF nations. II Is un-
derstood to be due chiefly to Presl-
dent wilson's influence that the ut
most simplicity shall be observed ana
all touches Of humiliation avoided.
.BIr Three" Inspect Paince.
Practically all arrangements for the
ceremony were completed today when
the Big Three" made n personal IN
snection of the Versailles palace,
where a host of workmen were fever
ishly Fastening the finishing touches.
The exact date of the signing stili
depends on the arrival of the Ger
man delegates, but the general opinion
here tonight was that it Will not take
place before Saturday.
Three hundred newspaper men VIII
sit close to the great horseshoe
table at which the treaty VIII oe
signed.
The chairs in which the deleSates
of the leading allied powers will SIT
are each wonderfully carved with the
coats Of arms of the occupants grace
fully worked into the wood. Presi-
dent Wilson's chair bears, instead OF
his personal seal. that of the United
States. Flower designs OF artistic
workmanship mark the chairs of the
Chinese and Japanese plenipotentia-
ries.
The master OF ceremonies will open
the event by taking the treaty TO
Premier Clemenceau. who Will sign
first; then hand it to Premier Lloyd
George, whereupon the document Will
make the rounds of the allied pow
ers. probably in alphabetical order,
with the Germans the last to sign.
Seven regiments of French cavalry
will preserve order on the palace park
grounds, while four infantry regiments
are to be stationed in the courtyards.
The famous Republican Guard will
be inside of the palace. French mil
tary trumpets and drums will consti-
tute the only music.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Congress Notes

A resolution rendering the thanks
of Congress to all members of
draft board and authorizing the
Secretary of War to confer upon
them brevet ranks of captain and
lieutenant. was introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative
Reber.
Permission to construct a tunnel
under the Hudson River at New
York was granted the States of New
Jersey and New York, in a bill re-
ported yesterday by the House In
terstate Commerce Committee.
A bill granting Japan permission
to send two students to West Point
was favorably reported yesterday
by the House Military Committee.
Department of Justice officials
yesterday asked the Senate Appro-
priations Committee to add $500, 900
to the House appropriation of ST.
400, 900 for crime detection.
The Senate has received from
Secretary of Labor Wilson an esti-
mate showing that S3,3s6,S45 Will
be required by the United States
Housing Corporation for the fiscal
year 1920. to be included in the
sundry civil bill. One of the items
is s925,s4O for the equipment and
operation of a so-called govern
ment hotel on the Union Station
plaza.
A bill has been introduced in
Congress bS Representative Tink-
ham for the purpose of regulating
the business OF loaning money by
individuals. companies or corpora
tions, other than national banks,
licensed bankers, trust companies,
savings banks. building and loan
associations and real etate brokers
in the District of Columbia. The
measure is favored by Chairman
Mapes of the District Committee of
the House.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
PRETTY NURSE
NAMED IN SUIT
Mrs. West Alleges Her
Husband Displayed AZ
fection for Her.

Broadus 3. West. a railway mali
clerk, who petitioned the District
Court some time ago to annul his mar
riage with Mrs. Ola c. West. charr-
ing that his wife had deceived him
about herself previous to their mar
riage, is nov facing quite a few
countercharxes by Mrs. West in the
District Court.
In her answer and crossbiTl 10 h,s
petition. yesterday Mrs. West charged
her husband with non-support. cruelty
and Of paying undue attention to a
pretty trained nurse. his niece by n
former marriage, living in their home.
Mrs. West AYERS that her husban nd
frequently held his niece on his Ial,
and hugged and kissed her. One
night following a week OF that, she
told the court. sfter she and het
husband had retired. she gently re-
proved him for paying more stten-
tion to his niece than TO her. where
upon West jumped out OF bed. called
to the nurse. telling her to pack her
satcheL They left the house to-
scther. Mrs. West declared. ana
stayed away two weeks.
West returned with a stock Of
whisky, Mrs. West said. and drank
considerably for several days. Dur
ing that time his actions were quite
wild. she said. her husband firing at
her with a pistol. cursing her and
otherwise conducting himself in
such a manner that it required the
calling in OF neighbors to protect
her.
On one occasion West. intoxicated.
staggered into the parlor while she
was playing Sunday school hymns
and cursed her when she refused to
stop. Mrs. West declared.
In telling OF Vests alleged spells
OF drunkenness. Mrs. West cited an
instance in which her husband, re-
turning home, got a ladder and
climbed in through a window, al
though she had left the door un-
locked for him.
Another time, she said. West
slept for two nights on the floor Of
a garage.
She was married in such a hurry.
Mrs. West declared. that she barely
had time to have a trousseau made.
Attorney w. II. Holloway appersed
for the wife.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Prominent Printer Visits Here.

George A Tracy. formerly presi-
dent Of the Washington Typograph-
ical Union. and now president OF
the San Francisco local, is a visitor
in Washington Mr.. Tracy has
many friends in Washington who
were glad to see him He is prom
inent in typographical circles. hsv-
ing formerly been vice president OF
the International typographical
Union. Mr.. Tracy was delegate
from San Francisco TO the conven-
tion of the American Federation OF
Labor at Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
PRIZES GIVEN IN
BIBLE CONTEST
Miss Wertman, Aged l3,
Takes First Honors with
Average Of 81.

Miss A. Ruth Wertman, aged u, Of
p Seventh street northeast. won tirst
aonors in the Bible contest conduct
a under the auspices OF the Fedora
Con of women's Clubs. prizes for
Which We're awarded last night at the
First Congregational Church, Tenth
nd G streets. Her average in an
s,TerinE questions regarding the Bible
xas o..
Fourteen received prizes. which
we're presented by Mrs. Court +.
Mood, former president OF the as
sociation. who presided over the cere-
ponies. Mrs. Howard Hodgkins. pres
dent OF the association, opened the
Ipeeting.
Z Addresses extolling the greatness OF
One Bible and its influence in the
world were made by DIR. Forrest }.
erettyman. chaplain of the House OF
Representatives.. Representative W.
Z. Andrews and Martin A. Morrison
president OF the United States ClyIl
Service Commission.
DIR. Prettyman. referring to the
great men who looked to the Bible
for support. declared that Abraham
Lincoln quoted the great book more
than any other President.
Aside from Miss WeTtman. the
following won prizes: ]. Elbert
Tune. 2O2 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Eleanor Markle. 4110
Fifth street northwest; Winifred S.
Hull, 419 Essex avenue. Chevy
Chase: William HASTE. sos Q street
northwest; Lucy E. Steels. 1735 Will
lard street: Mark William Eckels,
343s Mount Pleasant street: Ethel
Cooksey. 1922 F street northwest;
Estelle Belt. 929 G street southwest
Irene W. Owens. 1920 Sixth street
northwest: Mae HuntZbergen. 2lo
Montgomery street. Chevy Chase:
Frances Rozelle. AS First street
southeast: Margaret Ouaid, 1925 W
street southeast Margaret Corder
and Alfred Layton received prizes
for the best done art posters used
in connection with the contest
They were presented by Miss Annie
Wilson, director of art in the high
schools
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Page in Conference
With Wilson on Italy

Paris, June A.-Thomas D. Page,
United States Ambassador 10 Italy.
has arrived here for a conference
with President Wilson.
The Ambassador. it Is said, has
not resigned. contrary to the many
reports. but his return 10 Rome il
said TO depend upon the outcome of
his talk with the President. Mr..
Page is known 20 view the situation
in Italy with considerable alarm
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Expert Urges Congress
To Enact Jobs Measure

Fred c. Croxton, of Columbus. Ohio.
former chairman OF the Ohio State
Industrial Commission and an en-
ployment expert, yesterday urged the
establishment OF a permanent nation
al employment service before the
Joint hearings by the Senate and
House Labor Committees on the
Kenyon Nolan bills.
There is nothing that contributes
more to unrest than unemployment" 3"
Mr. Croxton said. land the Federal
go3ernment should give it's full at
tention to this question
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
JUDGES FOR MOTOR
PARADE ARE PICKED

All three District Commissioners
and several of washington's most
prominent business men will be
judges to determine the prize win
ners in the great motor transpor-
tation parade to be held here next
Saturday
They are: Commissioners Louis
Brownlow. W. Gwynn Gardiner and
Col. Charles w. Kutz, and Walter
A. Brown, president OF the Board
of Trade; Joseph Berberich. presi-
dent of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association; J. A. Whit
field, president of the City Club;
Roland S. Robbins; J. j. Boobar.
president of the .Kiwanis Club, and
Col. Robert N. Harper. president of
the Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Thief Steals S94 and
Wearing Apparel

Miss Rosa Shaw. of 1897 Seventh
street northwest, yesterday reported
that her room had been entered and
articles of wearing apparel valued
at S94 were stolen.
A thief entered the home of Ed
ward r. Brooks, of 2401 Fiftee nth
street northwest, last night and
stole personal effects valued at 800
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
War Cost Uncle Sam
S800,000 Each Hour

It took nearly 100000 an hour,
twenty-four hours a day. from
April 6. 1917. to June l, 1919. for
the United States army to put up
the fight necessary to beat Ger
many. Secretary Baker yesterday
informed the special House COM
mittce investigating War Depart
mcnt expenditures.
The de lily expenditure was about
in slightly more than two years,
of more than $4,000, 100000. To
that must be added to expenditures
of the Navy Department. Shipping
Board and all the special bureaus.
besides the increased expense to the
regular departments. to obtain the
total war bill of the country.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Underworld Habitues
Fear Sergt. Beckley

or the many detective sergeants
connected with the local bureau,
few are as fortunate as Sergt.
Beckley. Instead of being forced
to go out of his way to get a mur-
derer or 'tstickup" man, they come
to him and give up.
On April 6, Howard Gordon.
charged with the murder of Perry
Warfeld. when the underground
sent out the word that Beckley was
assigned to the case, came in and
gave himself up.
Several other offenders. among
whom is George Primrose. charged d
with assault with intent to kill.
gave themselves up to Beckley
rather than go through a long Pc
fiod OF eyasion Of The -laws
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Ask for Another Vote
On Half-and-Haf Plan

The Seate and House conferees
gave consideration to the District
appropriation bill yesterday. 1t
has been agreed that the half-and-
half amendment shall be restored
and brought back to the House for
a record vote. The amendment for
teachers salaries and for motor
transport service may be similarly
treated.
The conferees on the part of the
House are Representatives Davis.
Cramton and Buchanan.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
DRUG CLERKS UNION
! ADMITS CO-WORKERS

Retail Drug \clerks' Union. Local
No. 5m. altered its constitution 70
make eligible TO membership all en-
ployes of drug stores. at a meeting
last night at COS Fifth street north
west
Twenty-Five applications were taken
at the meeting and fifteen recelv&u
previously were favorably acted up
on. The new applicants will be ad-
mitted at another meeting to be heio
July g.
II was decided to reduce the inItia.
tion fee from 50 to 81. II. A. Mullen
is president OF the union: A. c.
Painter. secretary and treasurer. and
". Z. Dement,. recording secretary.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
FOCH WON'T RESIGN,
SAYS GENERAL BLISS

Paris. June 24.-Gen. Tasker Bliss
today emphatically denied reports and
ruulors to the effect that Marshal
Foch has been relieved of his COM
mand. He added the marshal had
not the slightest thought of resigning.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Big Three Will Take Hun
Bonds for Belgium's Debt

Paris, June 24.-Through a de-
cision reached by the big three to-
day. the United States. Great Brit
ain and France will take over Ger
man bonds which will be issued to
cover Belgium's war indebtedness
This arrangement is subject to
approval Of the three countries
parliament This will mean that
Belgium's war debt will be COM
pletely wiped out.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Striker, Tie Up Produce.

New York. June 24.-Thousands
Of crates of produce were tied up
at piers and railroad terminals
here today because of the strike
of teamsters, truckmen. porters and
who ask recognition
of their union. higher wages and
better working conditions
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
Senate Confirms Judges
For Texas u. S. Courts

The Senate yesterday confirmed
nominations of:
James c. Wilson. Forth Worth.
Tex. as United States District Judge
for the Northern District of Texas,
and Thomas G. Haight, Newark. n.
J., to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Third Circuit
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
| More Death Brings
Tornado Total to Al

Fergus Falls. Mimi. June 24.-One
death from injuries and the finding
of two more bodies brought the total
known dead in Sunday nights tornado
TO AZ today.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25

A thief alarm invented in Europe
is small enough to be carried in a vest
pocket and explodes a cartridge when
any object under which it is laid Is
moved.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-25
WAVE OF SENTIMENT
TO SAVE EX-KAISER
RULES HUN OFFICERS
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the safety Of William HohenzolIern
they are deeply alarmed.
They will not carry out their
threats to resign until the surren-
der actually takes place. but to
prevent that surrender is their bat
tie cry. a manifesto spread broad
cast today declares they will go
to Holland TO protect the ex-
monarch.
Grasp at Straws.
when we arrive at the frontier
we will find a way across" says
the document eve can protect
the Kaiser with our bodies. but
we rely on the generosity of the
Dutch"
Rapidly the old monarchial spirit,
coupled with pity for the former
Emperor. is spreading through Sec
tions of the population which had
laconically accepted the republican
order. but had been waiting only
for a spark of inspiration to re-
vivify their inbern love and loyalty
to the seIf-eNiled former monarch.
The Pan-German press, led by the
ldEtS LtlluIt- III " hlNh
Count Zu Reventlow wiolds his
firebrand pen, and the krcuzzei-
tung, an old junkerist paper, is
speedily grasping the last straw.
The Kreuzzeitung proposes he
roic sacrifice. All those who were
officers in the army in 1914, says the
newspaper, should notify President
Ebert that they are ready to accept
whatever penalty the allies may i'm
pose upon the former kaiser.
Meanwhile the officers association
has sent a request to the government
of Holland not 10 deliver William
Hohenzollern.
The kaiserist movement serves ma
terially to take the edge of the
gloomy peace situation. and its prog
ress is watched by the whole Ger
man people with feverish interest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30

is "keep the kidneys in good order"
"Avoid too much meat, alcohol or tea.
Drink plenty Of pure water, preferably
hot water, before meals, and drive the
uric acid out Of the system by taking
Anuric." This can be obtained at
almost any drug store.
Send bottle Of water to the chemist
at DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo,
N. Y, and you will receive free medical
advice as to whether the kidneys are
affected. When your kidneys get slug
gish and clog, you suffer from backache,
sick-headache, dizzy spells, or twinges
and pains of lumbago, rheumatism or
govt; or sleep is disturbed two or three
times q night, take heed, before too late.
Get Anuric (anti-uric-acid), for it will
put new life into your kidneys and your
entire system. Ask your nearest drug
gist for it or send DR.. Pierce ten cents
for trial package.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30
CONSTITUTION TEACHERS
FEDERATION

Preamble: We, the teachers Of
Ohio, County KY, in order to obit-
crate illiteracy; to raise the morals
of our. posterity to the utmost
heights; to promote the general
welfare; to provide patriotic and
Christian citizenship; to secure
longer terms of school and to ac-
quire salaries sufficient to justify
good teachers in devoting their
minds, souls, and bodies to their
profession, do ordain and establish
this Constitution for The Ohio
- County Teachers Federation.
Sec. THE name of this organi-
cation shall be the Ohio County
Teachers Federation.
Sec. Purposes: The purpose
of this Federation shall be: To
unite the teachers of the County,
that they may the better promote
the cause of public education in ev-
cry way by means of organization,
agitation, education, and legisla-
ton, and especially by:
A-dnstituting campaign for
better salaries and longer terms
financed by local taxation, County
and district. g. 4
-B-Concerted effort to secure
better attendance by strict en-
forcement of the compulsory law
and an aroused public sentiment.
C-Advocatins consolidation of
schools and the establishment of
rural high schools within reach of
every child.
D. Demanding buildings.
grounds, and equipment in every
district suited to the needs of the
community and the requirements
of a modern school of high effici-
ency.
E-Encouraging in every way a
more adequately trained teaching
force, possessing high professional
standards and animated by lofty
ideals of service.
This organization is in no sense
a Labor Union and cannot without
an amendment to the Constitu-
ton become in any way affiliated
with any such Union, Federation
of Labor, or organization of SINH
lar character, it is wholly non-parti-
san though it should endeavOr to
work all parties and organizations
which will promote educational
legislation in harmony with it's
ideals.
Sec. 3-Membership, member
ship shall be of two kinds: active
and associate.
Amy person who is engaged
in any form of educational work
may become an active member by
and paying SUCH dues as may be
required.
B-Any person in sympathy
with the aims of the organization
may be elected an associate mem
Der by the active members of the
Federation.
Sec. 4-Officers. The officers OF
the Federation shall be President
Vico rrczide2t, md Secrotary-Treas
r-o-. -Lcco Offers shall be elect
- b. the aot:v0 members from
..racr~ \heir number during the
Teachers Institute, and shall serve
until their successors shall have
been elected. (Term of Office one
year,
Sec. 5-The control of all ac-
tive operations is vested in the
board of Directors composed of one
representative from each Educa.
l'onal Division and Pres. e.e It'd
fr.,m the County at large Two OF
the representatives of the Educa-
tional Divisions are to serve as
Vice Pres. and Sec.-Treas. the
choice being asfertained by the
voie of the active members present.
The board of Directors exercises ac-
tive control subject to referendum.
Sec. G. Amendments This
Constitution may be amended at
the annual meeting of the body a
two, thirds vote of the members
present.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30

ingl" It's all
due to an over
abundance Of
that poison
called uric
acid. The kid
neys are not
able to get rid
Of it. Such
COllulJiOuS yOu
can readily
overcome, and
prolonp life nv
taking the adj
vice of Dr..
Pierce, which
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30

as to change the system of road
working in Ohio County from the
road hand system now in existence
to system Of working said roads
by the use of proper and improved,
adequate and sufficient road ma
chinery, by teams, graders, scrapers,
ditchers, drags, picks, drills, dyna-
mite, and other road appliances,
adaptable and suitable for both
hills and lowlands, so that each and
all sections of road whether hill or
lowland shall have the attention
necessary and suitable for its pro-
per upkeep and convenient use for
the several communities affected
and for the general travelling pub
lie But tb. rn'siHse OF ."cn "a
chinery, implements and tools shall
i've made in no event out of the
funds derived from the zoe road
tax, but exclusively from the funds
derived from taxes regularly levied
Gnu COiiCOICu. CdSu year 90 dlCduy
provided by law, and the men now
subject to duties as road hands
throughout the county shall be re-
leased from such duty.
The amount of said tax shall not
exceed the said rate of zoe on the
hundred dollars as aforesaid, nor
Re levied or collected for a longer
period than five years. AS it is not
whiting our power to levy or have
collected any poll tax additional to
that already levied and collected,
nor to submit the question of vot-
ing an additional poll tax, hence
the election ordered is for the pur-
pose of levying and collecting a tax
on property only. Ayes and Nays
being called for reulted as follows;
B. F. Rice, Yes; @. B. Brown, Yes;
w. s. Dean, Yes; w. c. Daugherty,
Yes; B. c. Rhoads, Yes; G. w.
Rowe, No; Sam l.. Stevens, Absent;
Ed Shown, Yes. Whereupon the
motion was declared carried and so
torlier,sii-- -- -' --"- $50 ~ - "
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-07-30
''Cee.Whiz! How it Hurts+-e
1.-The Pain in My Foot ]"

"Sometimes il is in my arm. Morciful
Heaven, how my back hurts in the morn