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The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
COMMISSION PLANS
JOURNEY TO EUROPE
Southern Commercial Congress Co
ing After European Trade.

The Southern Commercial Congress
is completing the organization of a
trade commission to European coun-
tries under the approval of the United
States Department of Commerce and
the United States State Department.
The Department of Commerce has
assigned to the commission, Dr. Leslie
c. Wells, an economist and linguist
who is trade commissioner. The
commission will leave the United
States August l. under the supervision
of Clarence J. owens. director general
of the Southern Commercial Congress.
Maj. ]. Howard Eager, who is retir-
ing from active military service in the
United States army and who partici.
pated in the active fighting in Europe
will act as secretary of the commis-
sion
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
WELL! AMT NATURE
WONDERFUL!

.Tv got a watch that strikes
Mine has quit workin.' too."-Bos-
ton Transcript
What would you say asked the
fair theosophist. IF l should tell
you that / was born in Egypt 1000
years sgo?" why" said the man
addressed, 81 should say you don't
look it."-St Loui. Glooe-Democrat
Parker-'T thought your dachs-
hund was Ionger7" Quinn-"Perhaps
he was; but last night we left him
in the kitchen and he ate all the
cooks shortening"
Pickpocket CvisitinE friend in jail
Il hired a lawyer for you this
morning. Slim, but / had TO hand
him my watch as a retainer" Slim
And did he keep it, Pickpocket-
He thinks he did."-Bunalo E.
press.
Dentist-'You say this tooth has
never been worked on before. That 5
queer. for I find small fakes OF gold
on my instrument" Victim-"You
have struck my back cOllar-stud, l
, guess."-Stray Stories.
Several signs of spring were visible
Tuesday morning. Frank Evick' s
ice wagon appeared with two horses
instead OF one and We received a
package OF garden seed from Champ
Clark.-Louisiana Press-JournsL
Mrs. Nuritch-Edith. what are
you reading? Daughter-Petrach'
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

The hunger germ has been discov-
cred in austria. and strange to say.
doctors prescribe food to combat it
New York Sun.
Some day somebody will write a
war play in which the non-com. is
staged as the villain and the COM
missioned officer as the hero-may-
oe.-New York Morning Telegraph.
A debutante's idea OF the shock
troops is: The fellows who come
home and tell what they saw in
Paris.-Louisville Courier-JournaL
The town of Nendon. Ill, keeps its
clocks going on the old-time schedule.
giving as a reason that the war is
over. A good many European diplo-
mats also seem to be running on old
time schedules, as shown at the Paris
Conference.-New York World.
Encouraged by the success of their
Russian friends. the Bavarisns are
now engaged in lifting themselves
over the fence by their boot straps
Chicago Tribune.
ntN are figuring on ndNlnG the
Germans sign the peace treaty on
Easter Sunday. This ought to revive
impressions of the day whose MEM
ory the Germans have learned 10 neg
lect.-Los Angeles Times.
T. r. ir. says he is going to follow
his fathers career. He has some tall
travelling ahead of him-Detroit Free
Press.
President Wilson is model of pa
tience and perseverance. but the task
is not as difficult for him at this sea-
son as it would be for q President
who loved fishing as Cleveland did,
Louisville Courier Journal.
A little baby bond issue OF 800, no. =
900 is to precede the Victory Loan
drive. Can you recall the huboub
that was kicked up when Grover
Cleveland sold s1oo.00o,oOO in bonds in
lS93?-Omaha Bee
Montreal will repeal her SIS tax
on bachelors because men evade it.
Anybody who can dodge marriage
can dodge a tax.-Portlsnd CMaine)
Eastern Argus.
Brussels and Geneva are making
a hot race for the honor of league
Of nations capital. } Has The Hague,
with Mr.. Carnegie's expensive Peace
Palace, no. friends s?-Syracuse Post
Standard.
According TO DIR. Solf, the Ger
mans are disappointed in Wilson.
They always have been.-Chicago
News.
Breakfast bacon near six bits, flour
may go to $3.50 and even pneumonia
after influenza is double nova =
days.-Louisville Courier-Journs..
Any true-red Socialist, though his
knowledge of Russian be limited TO
one word. feels qualified to organ
iZe a Soviet on the spot. It's the
tashion.-New York ~World
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Hand Embroidered Purest Liner
Art Needleluork Salon

Miss Warner is giving special attention and
hons daily for the Filet Sweaters both silk
wool The newest shades III "Corticeln Silk" and Good
Shepherd" and "Augoneece'' Wool Yarns stock
Special display OF hand-embroidered, finished model
Kfmonos Gowns, Combinations, Children's Infants
Dresses. Play Suits Rompers, Scarfs, Centerpieces
Doyey Sets, Boudoir Pillows &C.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
By Jshn kendrick Banes.

THE VALUE OF DOUBT.
tccpyrisht. 1919. by the Mcclure Nev,psper
syndicats).
j love to meet a Doubt,
And then to knock II out.
For every Doubt deployed.
And once for all destroyed,
And thereby proven vain,
Never to rise again,
A dissipated Wrath.
But serves to strengthen Faith.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Soldiers Lose French Goat,

Camp Devens, Mass, April 14.-Camp
Devens' nanny is absent without
leave, a serious offense in the army
In other words. soldiers of the I01st
Infantry, Twenty-sixth Division, are
searching for their goat, which they
captured in France.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Investigate Propaganda Case.

State Department agents are inves-
tigatine circumstances in the case of
Eli Miller Mowiy, Presbyterian mis-
sionarS. recently charged with circu-
lating revolutionary propaganda in
Kapsas. Mowgy was held by the JAP
anese police.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Wales Bans German Goods.

Sydney. n. s. W.-Never to buy Ger
man made goods in future was the
pledge made by the National Coun-
Gil of Women, in annual conference
here
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Cops Are Listening.

Chicago April 14.-Cops had their
ears to the ground today. { Thieves
made away with $500 worth of
sounding boards. :
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Diversity of Opinion.

\ Paris newspaper OF reaction quoted
handle the Hungarian Soviet
famous bandmaster large says we need
music because the the less Bohevism"
The .rsistently advised Boshevism
The Bolshevks themselves feeding
and there that books the cheapest thing
Out OF the wilderness that save
the world be learning somethng-w American
citizen.
Guzot the French who produced History of
Civilization laid his central emphasis
gushing characteristic OF civilization diversity
opinion
We remember in pegtop pants who on a
and nearly thought his trying
exactly what GuizOt by diversity opinion"
seemed be the lasting
and genuine human progress.
Now understand. In a big and way more
human in all history
ii is that diversity of opinion distinguishing char
accrsiic OF civilization"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

The manufacturers tell there will the price
of clothing, but the weather tells there
in the quantity needed
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

Now that Great Britain acquired in Mexico the
United States will order in that stand
lshde while somebody else does it =
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

Leune might be bit discouraged about he could see
working class eating country an
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Who's Who
in
Our City

at Has All Been Luck" tAis
Former President Of the
Chamber of Commerce Mod
esay Asserts in Relating
His Rise From a Penni-
less Boy to One Of
Washingtoa's Most
Popular Business
Men.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

The thinks strong government was
sary but will strong government
IN
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Questing on the Quiet
By CAPT. ]. WALTER MITCHELL.

Oh the dove of peace was An honored bird
bird much sought. folks say,
But, ah, how changed, from reports now heard
IL seems bird of prey. =
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
Handkerchief Department

Handkerchiefs necessities and men and
women alert for values in pure linen.
Your opportunity is now presented in values we
know are remarkable. You will appreciate them
at these prices From the best mills of Ireland
2sc for Women's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs; sheer
and fine hemstitch.
soc for Women's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs; hem
stitched, spoke and revere stitch.
sec for Women's Pure Linen Hsndkerchiefs; hem
stitched and spoke stitch.
45c for Women's Pure Linen Hsndkerchiefs; hem
stitched, spoke and stitch.
SOC for Mems Pure Linen Handkerchefs, with u
inch hens.
$1.Oo for Mems Pure Linen Handkerchief, with IL
4 or II inch hemstitch hens
Hand Embroidered Prest Linen Handkerchief
women's Sheer and Cambria Linen Handkerchiefs
with rare examples Of needlecraft Colored borders,
coored hens and colored embroidered designs. also
white. Exclusive with We invite your inspection
Of these specials.
Soc, 75c, sse, 81, SIPS, $50 and $1.7s Each
We hdpe at our command large corps Of skiIIed
needIssoorkers to Istttdls monogram &c.
eocIsssoe dest0s one's tdeas be carried
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
THE PARACRAPHER'S
NEWS VIEWS.

The hunger germ has been discov-
cred in austria. and strange to say.
doctors prescribe food to combat it
New York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

CTag: That saying Wine women and song" has no ref
:rcnce 20 the one about the "Sst hen."J
Copyright. oIo)
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

And it transpres that his idealism is I deal ISM
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
The Washington Herald's Poet
Today Rhymes en-
Foot and Mouth.
BY EDMUND VANCE COOK

By EDMUND VANCE COOKE
Text: A crooked elbow impedes navigation.)
Now, demon Rum" your time has come;
Avaunt thee down to death?
Beneath our roof no cIoven hoof
Nor any cloven breath
And If it's plain these "cloyen" twain -
Are born of liquors lees
Then alcohol is, after ALL
foot-and-mouth disease
Yea, If there's sense in evidence
This makes II more complete;
Too frequent sips between the lips
Have tangled many feet.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

.Tv got a watch that strikes
Mine has quit workin.' too."-Bos-
ton Transcript
The Washington herald., 1919-04-15
The Linen Shop

Stamped articles with the necessary embroiderins
hks cottons in stock attractive prices
Laundry Bags Of brown linene embroidered; stoutly
made; popular sire. Special, 81 90 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
CHILDREN OF vienna
SHOW milk SHORTAGE
One Never Sees 9 Normal Child
in the Streets. Says Re \
lief Worker. p.

LONDON, November, is Correspond
ence of the Associated Press}-Miss
Ruth Fry. secretary of the Friends
War Victim Relief Mission. draws an
appealing picture of the effects of the
shortage of mifk. on the health Of
children in Vienna 49, 2, r.
II have recently paid a visit to
Vienna" she says and therefore had
special opoprtunaies for obtaining
information. - =, 5.sss--s-sts > x q
Even the tragic state of Lille after.
the withdrawal of thesGermans, when
so per cent of the children were found
to be undersized and 40 per cent tu-
bercrlous. was not SO terrible as that
of Vienna, now a city of 2,500.000 in
habftant,. where one never sees q
normal child in the streets; where
practically all the children of the
waee-earners are understood. practi-
cally all under three suffering from
rickets. and large proportion of old,
err Children suffering fromsboth rick
cts land tuberculosis. which has
reached the proportionssof a danger
Gus epidemic. 81 Is
This CHASTITY state5of affairs is the
direct result of lnlalnutrition. and
above all of the absence Off milk. In
Vienna milk is reserved for infants
under one year. and the most serious
cases of illness. But in many cases
even the pint of milk allowed has to
be cut down one-half''
After describing some of the ef-'
fects of the shortage of milk in Ger
man y: where the conditions are much
better than in Austria, Miss Fry asks:
Asks Sacrifice by Adults.
Gould not measures be introduced
In those countries which have not yet
adopted them. whereby healthy adults
should be called on to make a sacri-
M ho
not only of their own countries. but
of allied and enemy countries as
well?s The surplus milk could then
be dried or condensed for EXPORT.
so; long as serious shortage exists
anywhere. milk should be reserved
everywhere for those whose future
health and strength depend on it
The health of the next generation"
she says. in conclusion, lis an inter-
national question"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY
SELLS TAGS TOMORROW
Members Of Organization in Cam.
paign to Make Children
{ Happy at Christmas.

snake one child happy at Christ
mas"
This will be the slogan Of the Christ
Child Society tomorrow when workers
of the organization will sell tags
throu ghout the city.
Twenty-nine years ago the Christ
Child Society was founded by Miss
.iary V. Merrick. a crippled girl From
small beginning it has Developed into
novel form. of settlement work.
it reaches over the entire area of the
city.
Scattered in Humble Quarters
Instead of a large center limiting
its activities to one locality, 1t is scat.
tered in humble quarters in the poorer
parts of the District where the chill
dren can conveniently gather. Sewing
classes, Libraries, clubs and amuse-
ments are organized for their benefit,
feel the force of the social center
guiding them to high ideals and use
full labor.
The teachers are watchful for the
physical needs of their pupils, and II
they are ragged or thinly clad there is
Pennsylvania avenue, open Thursdays,
where warm underclothes. shoes, caps,
mittenS and other garments are dis
tributedi2 :. -
J Provision for Outings.
The society has purchased q small
farm, of thirteen acres near Silver
Spring. Md, where delicate children
can be sent for the fresh air and sun
shine and for the nourishing food so
difficult to obtain on their own scanty
tables. The usual outing averages
about two weeks. but il the little Wis
ftor requires special care the holiday
may be prolonged indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
RAN WAR ON SHOE STRING,
IS CREDITED TO TURKEY
Experts Say Her Bonded Indebted.
ness Was Increased Only by
81 One New Loan.

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 10
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press. 1.-The war debt of the Ottoman
empire is said by experts to have in
creased less than that Of any other ma
ton. Her bonded Indebtedness was in
creased by only one new loan of about
$So.o00.o00, and, adding to this other in
creases in obligations such as home mil
ttary requisitions and advances from
Austria and Germany. her war expenses
ran to only 100000, 600. Consequently,
allowing: for various offsets, her post
war Indebtedness amounts to about
$1,000. 500, 900.
This would make 1t appear that Tur-
key ran the war on a shoe string"
financially. as compared to Great Brit
ain with her SAC. O00, 000, 900 war debt, or
France with $4,000. 100000 and the
United States with s25, zoe, 000, 900 and
Italy with possibly SIS, 000 000, 600. 1t
will be recalled that on paper the Otto
man empire modified nearly 1000, 900
men, yet she escaped with something
like the war expenses Of a country like
little Rumania or Bulgaria.
Indebtedness Record Unique.
The record Of the Turkish war in
debtedness is unique. The empire met
war costs by acquisitions and by print
ing in Germany $4,000, 900 Turkish pa
per pounds, or normally about $3.50, 900.
900. but this. according to the experts,
bility.
1t is not financial burden, as 1t bears
no interest. and also the proper admin
istrative body of the peace conference
can a will have it Cancelled.
Paper Money Not Deprecated.
Turkeys paper money. 1t is claimed,
has not deprecated as much as that of
her allies Counterfeiters DO not seem
to have, operated here extensively, due
to the lack of bolshevism and good
printing presses. In Mesopotamia Turk
ish papec money is refused since the
British occupation. which the Turks do
s--s consider fair since the paper money
was issued for the whole OF the Otto
man empire, which made war as a
whole.
The amount of Turkeys war repara =
ton is yet to be determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
RUSSIAN S0vIETS MAKE
NINTH OFFER OF PEACE

LONDON. December (by the AS
sociated Press).-Strong resolutions
urging the making of peace with the
entente were adopted by the seventh
congress of Russian soviets meeting
in Moscow. at which Premier Lenin
and War Minister Trotsky were pres
ent. as also was Tom Paine, ION be-
half of the American communists. +"
according to Moscow message today
The resolutions read:
THE soviet government proposed
peace to the entente on August and
has repeated the proposal eight times
since. It affirms again it's unalterable
desire for peace. 1t offers to all the
entente powers-England.F France, the
United States and Japan, together or
separately-to begin negotiations. 1t
directs the executive and the commits
sary Of foreign affairs to continue
systematically the policy of peace.
>.ikins an, steps. to- attain success.
y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
ROPER RULES ON
new LUXURY TAX
Official Says Money Is Pay
able 10 Him or His Agents,

WASHING1OH MAJ t-Ta1e,
imposed under Nh, new revenue a.,
upon sales By manufacturers produc.
efs and importers on the sal,S ot
works Of art and lewclfy and on
transportation were explained nv
Commissioner oi Internal Revenue
Roper IN Serit' Of rulings made
public today
The tax on sale, hy manufll.
'urer producer or importer the com
missioner has ruled is payable directly
by him or his agent and IS measured
BY the price for which the article is
sold and not on the lis, price when
that differs from the sales price The
tax - payable on sale whether or
not the purchase price is actually col
lecied Discounts for cash made sub.
sequeutly 10 the sale may not be de
Quoted. II an article Is increased IN
price 70 cover the tax, the tax is on
the increased price.
The manufacturer taxes cover a
NNlUN'I ~ a. ll'l's ll'lulllE di'blllv-
hlles, parts and accessories, musical
instruments. sporting goods. contec-
tions, iufs and firearms and ranges
from J percent on automobile trucks
and wagons 70 100 percent on dirk
knives and dsggerS
The jewelry sales tax Is s percent
and applies to articles 10 be worn for
the purpose Of adornmcnt according
70 the ruling Articles carried in a
handbag or in the pocket such a,
cigaret cases, powder boxes and
purses are taxable as jeselry only il
ornamen'ed with precious stones.
The new tax on transportation /.
interpreted by Commissioner Roper a.
applying also to any form Of regula,
transportation operating in oompeti
ton with rail or water carriers
| Tickets sold in the United State. e
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
Art Gumlma Says:
"If Holland Will Make Me
Scout Will Pick Up
Phenomenal"

Dear Editor:
Well I'd. | wa, out 10 m. bail game
Yesterday and seen our boys win ana
Dave Griffith. which catches for Okla
homa City. got four hits and on one
Of them he touched all tho bases while
bird named BAschanG out In right
field was probable worrying on account
OF . plane flying above his head or
somewhere.
Now Ed II looks 10 me like Dave
framed II up with this aviator for the
al bird TO come along and take up
Baschspgs attention or something 80
that while he was looking the other way
Dave could crack one past him and
make home run. Anyway I'd. II
worked out all risht and we won the
ball game and have now got a infield
which does not give a imitation OF q
sieve fun Of holes or something
was just ready 10 60 out and play
third or short or somewhere for Holland
when he brings In this Lindlmore and
Williams and Fred Hunter. but II they
do not play right UP to the handle ] Will
probable have TO go In anyway and " |
do Ed. you win see some playing OF a
major league caliber.
Well Ed. wish wo had = couple more
pitchers which was In shape and would
throw them In tho direction Of the plate
and II We had them hurling birds we
would give them all run for your
money. Believe me I'd. II Ia hard 10
get club 10 let loose Of . pitcher which
Ia good and by this time most Of them
are tied up with contract and We are
not able 10 get hold OF them. At that
Ed II this guy Summers will set here
before winter he may do us some good
II Jack would only mako me q scout
would 20 out and grab a pitcher In th'
sticks and would probable pick up
| phenomenal or something.
hope you have observed I'd thA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05

points in Mexico or Canada az. tax
able Tickets selling for less than a
cents are no, taxable
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
U, s, IRISH ENJOYS
CONFER IN IRELAND

DUBLIN, Sunday, May frank
+. Walsh. no with former Gov. Ed
ward F. Dunno of Illinois and Michael
I Ryan OF Philadelphia, representa-
liyes the Irish societies in the
United States. arrived here yesterday
with Irish leaders on the question OF
securing safe conduct for Sim Fen
leaders TO 90 to Paris, left for Eng
land tonight Prof. Edward DeVa-
lera, Sim Fein member Of parliament
for East Mayo. accompanied him 10
the boat and later said that Mr. Walsh
would return on Wednesday Mr.
Ryan and Mr. Dunno will visit Bel
last on Monday and will he enter
tanned at dinner at Maynoo,h college
on TUESDAY,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
"0LuE IS FOUND"
TO BOMB mAllERS

NEW YORK. May s.--Information
received at the postofiiee here today
by inspectors working with federal
and city detectives to nnravel the
mystery concerning the mailing Of the
internal machines sent to prominent
men throughout the country was that
another bomb had been discovered in
the mail at Boston. II was Of 4 diff
>ierent make and - its wrapper had
been torn off in transit il was impos-
sible to discover II il had been sent by
che same person or persons who
mailed the bombs already found.
The Boston bomb was Of undoubted
Cermsn mske, being Of the hand
sYsnads kind. II 10 believed II may
have BEN mailed to . friend BY .
colder, but % the address 10 lacking
there 10 no certainty a. to this and i
'hss been given for an analysis to
State Chemist Walter Wedger
No arrests bsve yet been reported
In connection with mail bomb out
rsess. unless the arrest OF two men
held in Long Island city about which
the authorities maintained . strict
siience WAS Of suspects.
No arrests arc probable within sew
sssi days, according to Chief Offley
q the department Of justies who has
many operatives working on the ease.
When the perpetrstors Of the outrage
ere run down II will Be through the
tlus furnished by the wrapping pa
per. il is believed by detectives. II
wss learned tonight that the makers,
Louis D. Jonee and company. Inc,
lad sold less than 400 sheets OF the
Ireen p$,er tn bu, . dofen dealers
ind the authorities are busily check
ips up = output Of those dealers.
They will ie ,uire information OF the
final use Of every scrap Of the paper,
heoins thua 10 rrn down the bomb
@Ao1lesA, . ,"'-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
TEXAS LEGISLATURE
OPENS EXTRA SESSION

AUSTIN, Texas, May s--The
thiriy.slx,h legislaiur. convened in
extraordinary session today. speciil.
ca'cly TO consider rhe enactment Of
legislation that would permit dis
charged soldiers 10 vote in the CON.
,lr,u,iofal amendment election on
May q and in all subsequent ,lcc-
tons this year without payment of
poll tax. Unless the government, sub
mi'S other question, for rs consider.
a'lon, II was expected the legislative
body would finish lt' work and sd-
loufn within ten DAYS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-05
war RISK POLICIES
have LIMITATIONS

WASHINGTON, May s-Claims
for deaths OF men in military service
resulting either from natural cause,
or from battle are no, payable undeI
the war risk insurance ac, il applica.
ton for insurance was made while tie
applicant was in a dying condition. "
i, was explained IN statement today
by the war risk insurance bureau.
This provision Of the law was pointed
out, II was Nid, 10 correct an erro-
neous impression that the bureau was
refusing to pay claims on deaths from
natural causes