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The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
HINTS GERMANS BACK
ANTI-LEAGUE FIGHT

Intimation that German propaganda
lay. back OF the opposition to the
peace treaty was made last night by
Senator Kenneth McKellar, of Ten
nessee. in a spirited address in favor
of the league of nations delivered at
the Trinity Methodist Church, Fifth
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
German propaganda is the best in
the world. Germany does not want
the treaty ratified. Is It possible that
Hun propaganda is responsible for
the attacks being made he Queried.
Shantung, he said, was not mem
toned in the league but in the treaty.
The treaty guaranteed seven-eighths
of the population OF China integrity,
he declared.
Americas one vote in the league
could defeat any measure brought
up. 1t was said. because unanimous
vote was required to pass any article
under consideration. Senator Nickel
lar severely criticized the reaction
aries" who are fighting against the
adoption Of the league.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
SAYS COMMON SENSE
IS WOMAN'S DICTATOR

Common sense dictates the lin
its of decency in feminine attire.
unfortunately. every girl passes
through silly period in life when
the extremes appeal to her most. "
said DR.. James L. Gordon, pastor
OF the First Congregational Church,
last night in answer to the text.
What Are Limits of Decency in
Feminine Attire7"
Quoting from a newspaper report
from Paris that fashions would be-
come more extreme the coming
year. DR.. Gordon proceeded to de-
plore extravagance in display, van
lty in attire. vulgarity in adorn-
ment. eccentricity in dress and i'm
modesty in exposure 1t was dur
ing the Silly period" he explained,
that these characteristics became
evident in girls.
According TO DR.. Gordon, men
should avoid eight types of women.
as follows: Those who are too
fond of display. those who are jeal-
Gus of everything and everybody,
those who are unwise in conversa-
ton. emotionally cold haters of
children. dominated by one selfish
idea. averse to grow with expand
ing circumstances OF life, lacking
in moral convictions and nonrelig-
ious
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
German Emigration
Paralyzes Facilities.

Berlin. Sept G.-Tne rush of aQ-
plications by Germans for passsge tD
South America is 50 great that an
has Just been made that
passage facilities are taken Up %
February.
The largest contingent of would-he
emigrants is composed OF merchants.
professional and technical men. Also.
many officers or the old regular army
are desirous OF leaving t8e Couut---
Iaborers ant Industrial workers are
in the minority. Argentina. Brazil
Paraguay and Patagonia have OIL
cialiy announced that healthy Ger
mans without police records and
free from Bolshevist sympathIes sTn
welcome Emigrants are told the
United states does not want Ger
mans. Mexico has advised against
large German emigration on the
ground that political conditions do
not favor Il.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
Rupture Kills
- 7,OOOAnnuaUy

Seven thousand psrsoos each year are laid
Ewsy-the burial certificate being marked "Rup-
ture" Whyi Because the unfortunate ones
had neglected themselves or had been merely
taking care Of the sign ts~elingl Of the attic
tion and paying no attention 10 the csuss.
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The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
STILL ASK ARMY
OF 100000 MEN
France Content With $780,
600 In Peace, Fails to
Change U. S. Officers.

The announcement from abroad
that France plans 10 have peace
army Of only $4,000 men. with a
one-year enlistment instead Of
three years, was Of peculiar inter-
est to the War Department here
which has been insistcnt on an
American peace army Of at least
100000 men. STAFF members here
have not undergone any change Of
sentiment however. because Of the
fact that France, which II Is claim
cd may need a powerful army at
any moment, is satisfied with much
less than the 500 900 men which are
being demanded Of Congress by the
Secretary OF War and the general
staI-
The argument OF the star is that
france is organized miIusrily at
all times because Of the system OF
universal military training. They
say that she could actually by tele-
grams TO towns. villages and ham
lets put 100000 men into the held
over night
1t was admitted that while the
United States has within it's bor-
ders now nearly 100000 men who
are actually veterans the govern
ment could again call to the coIors.
in France the locations Of all units
which have been trained are well
known and that II would be COM
paratively easy TO assemble them
while the process would require a
much longer time in the United
States.
II IS. nevertheless, admitted that
the action proposed in France will
serve as a dsmper on the plans
of tho War Departmc nt for its
peace-time army Of over 100000
men.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
Italians Celebrate
National Holiday

Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, of
Illinois, and Gen. Emilio Guglielmotti.
military attache OF tho italian En-
bassy, were speakers at the Italian
Fourth OF July" exercises held yes
terday aftt moon in the Old Masonic
Temple, Ninth and F streets north
west
Gen. Guglielmotti, speaking in ltal-
ian, referring to the triumphant en-
trance into Rome on September 20,
1870. of the armies of Gen. Caderna-
when Victor Emmanuel II proclaimed
Rome the capital of Italy. A large
audience of local Italians cheered the
speeches.
Giovinni de Silverstru, OF Philadel-
phia, assistant supreme venerable of
the Order OF Sons OF Italy in Amer
lea, spoke on Italian independence.
The celebration was held under the
auspices of the Lodge Felice Cavol-
lotti. No. n. Order Sons Of Italy in
America
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
TOO MUCH SPENT FOR
GUM, PASTOR AYERS

"One Hundred Million Dollars"
was the topic OF an illustrated lee
ture given by n. J. Gardiner at the
Luther Place Memorial Church last
night.
The lectut showed that American
people spend fabulous sums annual
ly for chewing gum. cigarettes and
tobacco. but donate very little to
missionary work.
There are countless factories and
plants. devoted to the manufacture
of these articles, developed by the
habits Of the American public. We
do not wish to deny the people any
OF their luxuries. but we feel that
they owe IT humanity to contribute
more freely to the missionary
funds"
The illustrations shown on a
screen. depicted the large industrial
plants. and stated figures compiled
by Mr.. Gardiner on the expenditures
made by the public for the main
flamenco of the plants.
After showing the detailed manu-
facture OF chewing gum and cigar
cites, Mr. Gardiner showed the in
adequate missionary facilities which
now fight in foreign chimes for
Christianity and right.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
MEET TO REVISE
BALL RENT BILL
Civic Organizations of City
Plan to Eliminate the
Flaws.

The Ball rent bill, a product of
Senators Ball, Sheppard, Capper
Dial and Elkins, who heard con-
siderable testimony on the subject
of rent profteering in Washington.
sitting as a subcommittee TO in
vestigate the high cost of living
in the District. will not be passed
so rapidly or so intact as its
trainers anticipated.
There is strong sentiment in
Congress- against the Ball bill.
which is designed to eliminate
profiteering in rents in the Dis
trict, and there is a still stronger
sentiment against it in Washing
tons realty and business Centers.
Proof of the latter will be in
troduced at meeting of repre-
sentatives of the chamber Of COM
merce. Board of Trade. Merchants
and Manufacturers Association and
the Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tion TO be held in the Board Of
Trade rooms this afternoon at 8
o'clock
At this meeting flaws in the Ball
bill will be emphasized and a pro-
gram of action to secure material
amendment to the bill outlined
At the same time upon the Hill.
Chairman Haugen will make effort
to have the Lever food control
bill, to which the Ball rent bill is
rider. sent to conference. Three
times Chairman Haugen has been
unsuccessful in his attempt to get
these measures to conference, but
he believes he will have little
difficulty today when nc will ask
the Rules Committee to gusran-
tee privileged consideration OF his
motion to send the whole Contro-
versy to conference.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22

curriculum, was announced by As
sistant Superintendent Kramer. The
subject has for its objects proper
instruction in the art of studying
Children will be told how to COM
mence the study OF a subject, how
to apply their efforts in order to get
the most out OF it and how to con-
centrate. This subject will receive
its Introduction next Monday at the
Junior High School. 1t was placed
in the course for three hours a
week and is believed to ill a long
felt want in the District public
school system.
Registrations for the Junior High
School may be made at the old Cen
trail High School Building, Seventh
and o streets, every morning this
week between the hours of 8 o'clock
and noon.
Joe and Jane will be urged not
to spend their pennies for all-day-
suckers and pickles shortly after
they go back to school.
Urges Fruit, Not Candy.
Patrick T. Moran. chairman of
the schools committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce. is planning
~ 'ioiN aS many Oh the publlc
schools as possible on the mission
Of convincing boys and girls of
Washington that II they must eat
between meals they should select
nutritious goodies in these high
cost of living days.
Fruits. wholesome cakes and
possibly a stick OF licorice now
and then" Mr.. Moran explains
t'ShnTI1d ha
school children, rather than cheap
candy and the like. which stands
ace high in their minds now.
Recently I have had a surpris-
ing number OF pitiful cases of
school children of tender years who
were emeciated and suffering from
under nutrition called to my atten.
tion and l believe it is high time
we sought a remedy for these con-
ditions
Fathers and mothers are Oft
times to blame becaue they do not
provide the proper diet for their
children. I believe If the school
children are told what foods they
should cultivate a desire for they
will take this news home to their
parents and demand that they fur
nish it.
We must not forget that these
school children OF Washington are
The citizens of tomorrow, They
must be provided with fresh, whole
some food in sufficient quantities to
nOurish their bodies and permit the
development of healthy morals and
mentalities."
Mr.. Moran will ask the teachers
to daily remind the school children
of the necessity OF keeping set
OF Wholesome food" command
ments.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
GIRL PAYS FOR NIGHTS
FOLLY WITH HER LIFE
COSTTNUED FROM PACE ONE


dying condition. There was no one
to blame. she told the magistrate.
Il have just been anointed for
death" she whispered. "and I know
that I will be dead in a short time.
told the priest I did not know the
name Of the man. and I would not
lie 70 him or TO you. And as for
the condition I am IN. no one else is
responsible"
Then came a cry OF anguish from
her very soul.
20. God, Am not paying an aw-
full price for ore night Of folly
Marshal Carter weeps.
The magistrate. a man used to the
sordid happenings Of life. was
touched. H said it was the most
pitiful story he had ever heard: and
zen or twelve years in police courts
have given him some :ieartrending
tales.
In spite Of his years of experience
with the most pitiful things that
Hfe may offer. Marshal Carter, who
knew OF the case. was deeply moved.
Tears come to my eyes when l
think Of iIer" he said And I'm not
ashamed Of them, for every one who
has learned her story feels for her
as deeply as I do"
The girl died today.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
ALEXANDRIA
TIE HERALD sCREAu.
A. :. Douiphfr.
n Eirr Sf-erf

Alexandria, Va. Sept 2I.-On
Tuesday the voters Of this city will
determine whether or not AleXan-
dria shall have the council manager
plan Of city government or retain
the present plan.
Great interest is manifested in the
election and there is every indics-
uon that a large vote will be polIed
on that day.
Both sides have their champions
and they will undoubtedly see that
the voters turn out.
The voting will be done at the
usual places and the polls will open
at sunrise and close at sunset
There are approximately 1900
persons qualified to vote in this
election and it is believed by many
that about 1900 votes will be cast
The voting will be simple. The
ballots will be marked. For PRO-
posed Change in Form OF Municipal
Government" and Against Pro-
posed Change in Form Of Munici-
pal Government"
The drawing of a line through the
words For" or "AEainst" or any
part thereof, shall indicate the
wishes of the person voting. II
you desire no change. scratch out
the word For" and II you desire
change. scratch out the word
Against"
Mrs. J. H Boauchamp and her
daughter were injured in an auto
collision near here today Mrs.
Beauchamp sustained a number OF
contusions and abrasions and her
daughter a spTained leg. They
were treated by Or. S. B. Moore at
the Alexandria Hospital and after
wards left for their homes. MI
Be esSchamp was badly shaken up
but did not need hospital treatment.
The U. s. torpedo boat destroy
eT Maury. which has been docked at
Alexandria for the past week on a
recruiting mission. will remain here
a week longer, il is announced. This
boat is open daily for inspection
Since she has been here many citi-
zens have inspected the craft.
a number OF AleXandrians have
enlisted aboard the MaUry.
The funeral Of William George
Brown, the freight brakeman who
was killed Friday night at the Po-
tomac yards. will he conducted at :
O'Clock Monday afternoon from his
residence, 102 King street
Funeral services for Robert Guest
hewitt. who died Friday night at his
home near Pohick, Fairfax County,
will be conducted at 2 O'Clock Monday
afternoon at Pohick Church. Services
will be conducted by Rev Mr.. Melli-
champe. rector. Burial will be IN Po-
hick Cemetery.
A number Of matters OF importance
will be up for consideration at A
meeting Of the civic bureau Of the
Chamber of Commerce which will be
held Monday night
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22

is sounded on the big jail gong at
$40 p. m.
Charles c. Foster. general super
intendent, in charge OF all the Dis
trict punitive institutions. who au-
thorized the institution OF the school
in his crusade TO take the gloom
out of Jail" Is considering with
Peak and McCann the advisabiIity
of establishing a vocational brancn
in order that prisoners without pro-
fessions or trades may be fitted to
earn an honest livelihood when their
terms of imprisonment expire in
stead OF returning TO their former
vicious environments.
Friday evenings will be set aside
for looking forward" talks by the
prisoner-scholars and the reading
OF essays. and "heart-to-heart" con
versations between teachers and
scholars. It il believed such occa-
sions will accomplish much toward
the uplifting Of the Jail scholars
and their intimates.
In this connection the Jail library
has been .overhauled and replenish-
ed and now has about 1000 volumes.
1t also will be formally reopened
tomorrow evening.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
School Bell Tolls End
Of Vacation Time Today
Heavy Hearts Answer This Blue Mondays''
Summons to Resume Tedious Task of
Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic.

Today is Blue Monday" for every
school child in Washington. With new
pencils and tablets and lunch boxes.
youthful Washington pilgrims will
answer with heavy hearts the doleful
mes sage of the dust-covered school
bell and make their tedious way to
the old school house.
Two thousand new high school ap-
plicants clamoring for adnittance.
hundreds Of Children OF recently-ar-
rived government workers seeking ad-
mission to graded schools and build
ing facilities congested beyond ca
paCity in normal times, school officials
are seeking a way to solve the prob
lem. They are pinning their hopes to
one thing-the newly-esta blished Jun.
ior high schools which open for in
struction Monday next These
schools. one for white located In the
old Central High School building at
Seventh and o streets and one for
colored pupils in the NJ Street High
School. will be open to graduates OF
the sixth grade who may not care to
take a full four-year school course
and will offer a three-year course Of
seventh and eighth grade and high
school subjects
DeIuge of Applications
II a sufficient number of students
enroll for the Junior high schools 1t
will create some relief in Congest ed
graded schools. First-year students
OF other high schools may also be
transferred to the third year in a
Junior high school if conditions war
rant
Stephen E. Kramer. assistant su-
perintendent Of schools. said the
Franklin School, headquarters of the
School Board. is overlooking with ap-
pliCations for admittanCe to schools
from out-of-town parents and that
many must be refused. Already there
have been erected thirty portable
school buildings or additions. but
more are needed. The appropriation
called for the erection of nifty such
structures. and steps may be taken
to add twenty more.
RegIstrntIon All week.
Every day this week will be reg
istration day for the graded school
students for those who wish to en-
roll for the Junior high school. said
Mr.. Kramer. Msis Alice Deal has
been appointed principal Of the white
Junior school
Miss Deals appointment to this po-
sition will probably cause her to be
Ineligible to continue in her present
capacity as president of the High
School Teachers Union. 4 rule of
the union precludes anyone holding
office who is principal OF a school.
White junior school probably will
have a faculty of fifteen or twenty
teachers it was announced
Introduction of directed study" a
brand-new subject in the school
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
Large Crowd Attends
Murdered Boys Funeral

Charlottesville. Va, Sept 21.-One
OF the largest crowds which ever
turned out at a funeral assembled
at the Riverview Cemetery here this
afternoon, where final rites were
conducted for Emmett E. Wood, 49,
year-old soda fountain clerk. who
was murdered in Washington Thurs
day
The Rev. Liggett. pastor of the
Hinton Avenue Methodist Church,
officiated at the services which were
held in the cemetery.
Six OF Woods former school
chums acted as pallbearers.
He is survived by his mother,
father. one sister and two brothers.
all OF whom were present at the
funeral services.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
bethlehem FACES
COMPLETE TIE-UP

Allentown, Pa, Sept. n Union
leaders representing 5000 Bethlehem
Steel workers at a meeting here to-
day resolved to ask the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation officials for a con-
ference, to take place next Thursday.
at which they would submit demands
framed along the lines of those made
to the United States Steel Corpora
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22

ton. Failing to obtain such a con-
ference, the union leaders agreed to
declare a strike beginning Septem-
Der %.
The attitude of the Bethlehem Off
GERS so far. it is said, has been in
harmony with the stand taken by
Judge Gary, and it seems unlikely the
request for a conference will be
granted
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
Two Report Theft.

A dual robbery at 3O6 o street north
west. reported to the police yester-
day resulted in a loss OF $50 in bins
and jewelry TO Mrs. Lula Green.
while Robert Mitchell claimed a gold
watch. valued at $50, had been stolen
from his room.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
EX-POLICEMAN STARR
MAY GIVE THE CLEW
SOLVING WOOD MURDER

NoN SD NUN fAO pNk
been already taken up, are substap-
tiated by fragmentary evidence
only. The hopes of the police now
are based on a confession from the
murderer. or others intimately con-
nected with the crime.
Police May Abandon Starr.
Cornwell. in bringing back Starr.
will end a search for the man, who
is wanted for jumping his bail
while awaiting trial for the killing
of Leroy Mcleod on July 9.
A fund, which had been proposed
by the police to defend Starr in the
trial. on the grounds that he was
unacquainted with the regulations
regarding the use of firearms at the
time of the Mcleod staying, prob
ably will be abandoned now.
Police authorities last night were
unable to state whether the true
identity OF Margaret James, the wo-
man arrested with Starr, had yet
been established. When questioned
by the Cincinnati police authori-
ties the woman first gave a Balti-
more address, later saying she came
from Jacksonville. Inquiries in
both cities failed to verify the
statement.
Fugitive Betrnys Other.
Starr will be made to give an ac-
count of himself for every minute
he remained in Washington after
meeting Wood in front of the Lig-
Eett drug store at Fourteenth ard
streets northwest at 12:40 o'clock
the day Wood is believed to have
been murdered.
Evidence strongly indicates that
the embezzlement in which Starr
was the principal and the brutal
killing of Wood in some way are
linked.
Starr knew Wood and both Of
them knew Sylvia. Starr and
Sylvia disappeared almost stimuli
taneously and it was Sylvia who
informed the police of Starr
whereabouts. Another interesting
fact is that a woman whom Sylvia
lived with in Washington and de-
clared to be his wife was the COM
panion of Starr when the latter was
apprehended, in Cin>nnati.
The hypothesis is - that Sylvia.
Starr and the woman were on the
same train leaving Washington.
that Starr and Sylvia quarrelled
over the woman, and that the wom-
an and Sylvia separated because of
Starr.
If Sylvia was connected in any
way with the murder or the en-
bezzlemen he has given away his
hand.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
"a, Weds Fifth Time.

London.-Mrs. Brfdger, aged "A,
has just married her fifth husband,
also a septuagenarian.