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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
OPPOSE PATENT
/ OFFICE CHANGES
No Provisions In Bills Now
Pending for Big Increase In
Operating Expenses.

Opposition to the three bills pend
ing in the House providing for q
virtual reorganization OF the Patent
Office has developed during the hear
ings that have been in progress dur
ing the past two weeks because those
backing the bills make no provision
for the 1900, 900 annual increase in
expense of operating the office.
The present expense Is approx
mateIy 1880, 900 annually. One of
the pending bills would increase sal
aries and provide for more clerks
and examiners to the extent that the
expense would approximate S2,6OO,OOO.
No Provision in Bill.
Chairman John I. Nolan, Of the
House Patents Committee, points out
that the National Research Council.
which is advocating the passage Of
this bill along with another to make
the Patent Office an Independent
bureau. has not shown the commit
tee how the increased expense is
going to be provided.
Should the bills be passed and the
changes made in the office, the bene-
fciaries who include lawyers, inven-
tors, manufacturers and others. should
be willing to help bear the added eX-
pnse by paying higher fees, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Nolan and other mem
bers of the committee.
Opponents Not Heard.
Only those favoring the bills have
been heard by the committee up to
this time Several others who oD-
pose them have asked for a hearing.
Il is probable that further hearings
will be had during the ensuing week
when arguments against the bills will
be heard.
Chairman Nolan is not committed
70 either Of the bills as they now
stand He introduced them in the
House at the request Of the National
Research Council, which has been
making a survey of various Govern
ment activities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
SPRINGFIELD NEWS

SPRINGFIELD, Nd, July 2o.-Elab-
crate preparations are being made
f6r-a tournament and carnival al
Springfield, Prince Georges county, or
Jply 26. The affair will be staged on
the site for the town hall. Proceeds
WILL 60 into the building fund for the
hall
'Joseph Addison. q weIl-knorvn law
yer, will be orator Of the day and
Thomas P. Littlepage, q member OF
tie Washington and Maryland bars,
tie speaker OF the evening.
sMarshals OF the tournament will be
Herndon Peach and John NJ. Bowie.
The judges will be Caleb c. Magru-
der. Daniel B. Lloyd, Frank NJ Ste
pken. George W. Hardy, William
p MAgruder. Harold SIingluff. G.
b Timaus, o. D. Howell, James B.
Thompson. Bernard Naenner. Richard
y Swami, DR.. Nelson A Ryon. A. P.
Bfown, J. Chew Sheriff, William
Lhers, Arthur B. Campbell, and Ed
ward A Fuller
There will be professional and
amateur competitions. Prizes Of sos.
SIS. SO. and IS will be awarded pro-
f6ssionals and prizes Of IS. IS, SO, and
81 will be awarded amateurs. The
tournament committee consists OF C..
d Perkins, R o. Belt, and George
jones.
Attractions will include dancing.
shooting, fortune telling, bowling, and
busic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
mt. RAINIER NEWS

Mt. RAINIER Nd, July 2O.-The
town council is to meet tomorrow
night in the office Of the town clerk,
when a number OF important matters
are. to come up for discussion. 1t is
probable that preliminary arrange
meats for the annual town carnival
viii be discussed.
one of the most brilliant society
events Of the season in Prince George
county was the celebration by Judge
and Mrs r. Irving Bowie Of their sill
yer wedding anniversary few even
ings ago at their beautiful country
home in MeIIwood district, near Upper
Marlboro. Judge and Mrs. Bowie were
assisted in receiving. by their eldest
daughter. Miss Louise Bowie, and Rev.
Father Gwynn, Of South Carolina.
Mrs. Bowie wore the gown in which
she was married, rich satin with court
train, which also was the wedding
dress of her mother. Many handsome
presents were received. Miss Rather
inc. Merrick presided at the punch
bowl
The guests included Rev. a. h
Gw-ynn. Greenville. S. c; Mr.. and Mrs
L. p Scrivener. Miss Stone breaker,
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Wat
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. w Beall Bowie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
liam Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. CLARENCE NJ.
Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Bowling,
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Cary MCNab, Lieut.
and Mrs. Brainard, Mr. and Mrs
Euwer. Mr.. T. H. Cruise, Philadelphia:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sasscer, Lieut. and
Mrs. Chiselin Sasscer, T. Van Clagett,
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Weir, Mr. and
Mrs. Fitzhugh. Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
Burroughs. J. H. Bowie, Mr. and Mrs
MarshaIl Barbury, Mrs. Hal B. Clag-
EFT, Mrs. Jere Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar. McCeney, Mrs. B n ami n
Tubman, Miss Tubman, Miss
Gardiner. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill.
Misses Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. ". S
Hill. Miss May Hill. Miss Minnie
Chew. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy DuvaIl, Tom
Magruder, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Heis-
KEN, Miss Heiskell, Miss Alice DuvaIl
Miss Rhoda Christmas Misses Eliza
beth, Nora. and Ada Hill. Miss Berry.
Misses Anna Brooke, Esther Brooke,
Edith Stanley, Katherine Brooke
Katherine Hereford, Marybeth Bowl
ing. Josephine Roberts. Miss Kelly.
Miss Kate Merrick, Miss Rosa Hill.
Miss Helen SIingluff: Messrs May
nard Roberts, Richard and Otway
ZantZinger. Mr.. Christmas. Mr.. Blu
chester. Hill Sasscer. Francis Hill.
John Clagett, Edmund Fairfax. VIII
son and Male Bowling, Benjamin
Tubman. and John Gardiner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
Every Man, Woman, and
Child in Poland Ordered
To Get Haircut and Bath

Every man. woman. and child in
Poland has been ordered to have
a haircut and bath. according to
word received by the American
Red Cross here.
The Red Cross is helping the
Polish government carry on q
campaign against typhus. 1Oo.-
900 cases having been registered.
The health authorities agreed that
the only way to stamp out typhus
is to reclothe over 100000 per-
sons after they have had the
necessary bath and haircut. The
epidemic is especially prevalent
in Russian Poland and Galicia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
UPPER MARLBORO
NEWS

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. July 20
An interesting meeting Of the
Woodville Canning Club at Wood
Vile. few days ago was attended
by Miss Davis, home demonstration
agent for the county. and Miss Kel-
Ter the State agent The name of
the club was changed to the Junior
Homemaking Club. The girls canned
peaches string beans and apples and
prepared hot lunches for the guests.
| The club decided to hold a lawn fete
on July % at $3.50 in the afternoon.
Miss Anna Lee Craycroft and Miss
Henrietta Brady read papers. Miss
KeIIar gave a very interesting talk
The next meeting of the club is
scheduled for July %.
Preparations are being made for a
cotillon to be held in Masonic Hall
here Saturday evening at $40 o'clock.
The committee in charge of arrange.
ments consists of Misses Anna
Brooke and Louise Bowie and Messrs.
J. Dom Bowling and Francis Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Duvan enter
tanned at tea few days ago in honor
of thirty convalescent soldiers from
Walter Reed Hospital They were
assisted by Misses Anna Ester. Helen
and Molly Brooke. Marybeth and
Mittie Plummer, Ellen Bowling and
Mary and Henrietta Hill.
Among those who filed certificates
OF candidacy for political office here
during the week were: Hervey G.
Machen. OF Hyattsville, a candidate
for the Democratic shrievalty nomi-
~ - hi III
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for States attorney; R. Irving
Bowie. of Wildwood district, and John
A. Schultz. of Seat Pleasant district
candidates for the Democratic nomi-
nations for judges of the orphans
court; George B. Herrick, of this
place, a candidate for the Republican
nomination for State attorney; Will |
lam N Fisher. of Seat Pleasant dis !
trict. a candidate on the Republican
ticket for the house Of delegates
Former Judge of the Prince Georges !
County Orphans Court James A. |
Heiskell died a few days ago at his
home kildare" near Oxon Hill, aged I
ffty-nine years. He had been in fail /
ing health for some time. Surviving |
him are his wife, Mrs. Sarah FinottI |
Heiskell. three brothers, and two sis |
tiers. The funeral was held from st. /
Ignatius' Church, Oxon Hill.
Benjamin L. Duckett. one Of the
oldest and most highly respected citi- |
zens of the county. died a few days |
ago at the home Of his daughter, Mr.. |
Ella D. Beall. near Clinton. Surratts |
district. The. funeral was held from
Forest Grove Methodist Episcopal |
Church. Rev. J. E. Holt officiating.
Interment was in the cemetery ad-
joining tho church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
]. EDWARD THOMAS. GOES
WEST TO IMPROVE HEALTH

j. Edward Thomas, we'll known in
Washington wholesale and retail bust
ness circles through his association
with W. Charles Heitmuller. a leading
commission merchant, for the past If
teen years, left here Friday for
Colorado Springs, Col, to recover
from a breakdown in health suffered
about nineteen months ago.
Mr.. Thomas had been confined to his
home for the past year and a half, but
lately has shown considerable i'm
provement. He is well known in local
religious circles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
PRESIDENT SAILING.
ONPOTONAC TODAY

Somewhere along the Potomac or
down on Chesapeake bay the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson are today cruis-
ing on the Presidential yacht. the
Mayflower. They have as their guests
Miss Margaret Wilson and the Presi-
dents brOthers-in-law, DR.. Arson and
John Randolph Boiling
Although the President delayed the
trip for A day because OF inclement
weather and slight attack of indi-
gestion, the party left in a drenching
rain shortly before o'clock last
night. He plans to return to Wash
ington about o'clock tomorrow
morning and have breakfast at the
White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
MPATENCE IS,FATAL.
By Briggs

HAMMOND. Ind; July 20-Ernest
Curili, of Indiana Harbor, Ind, grew
tired Of waiting for a Pennsylvania
freight train to clear the crossing at
Lincoln street. He attempted to go
under the train just before it started.
and was cut in two before the eyes of
100 persons , waiting to cross the
tracks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
TAKE 800 PASSENGERS OFF
BOAT BEACHED IN MID-RI

NEW YORK, July 2O.-Eight hun
dred passengers were transferred
from one excursion steamer to another
in the middle of the Hudson river off
this city. The transfer was accom-
plished without an accident The
passengers were on the grounded Re-
public. When it was discovered that
the vessel was disabled the. steamer
Cyngus was sent out to take off its
passengers and complete the trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
u. s. CANNOT Adm
n. c. PRISON PROBE

Federal aid to investigate prison
conditions in North Carolina has been
denied by the Department Of Justice.
which states that the department is
unable to take a hand because there
are no Federal prisoners in the in
situations.
Earl E. budding, president of the
Prisoners Relief Society, which re-
Gently made sensational charges
against the prison camps of North
Carolina, declared that Gov. Thomas
W. Beckett had failed to make the
investigation that was promised. A.
CrueIties Charged.
Statements charging alleged cruel
ties in the camps were furnished Mr.
budding some time ago by prisoners
in the North Carolina camps. He
wrote to Governor Beckett as fol-
lows:
I'VE have been informed that the
prisoners who made the report to US
have been very severely punished for
writing us with respect to this mat
ter"
Mr.. budding states that II Is to
meet such cases as this that he first
conceived the idea of a S1,00O.010
fund to protect prisoners from abuse
during their prison terms and to aid
them in obtaining jobs immediately
upon their release.
Fully 100000 prisoners are re-
leased from American prisons annu-
ally" he said. land from lack OF funds
the relief society has been unable 20
aid more than 1000 of these, leaving
approximately $4,000 to do for them
selves the BEST they can"
Half Working Capital.
Half of the million-dollar fund, Mr.
budding says, will be used as the
nucleus for an endowment The other
half will be considered a working
capital.
I'VE hope to have a 5000. 900 pro-
vision for national headquarters in
Washington, with an additional 500
900 for the equipment of the home
and the maintenance of an efficient
force to carry on the work of the so
ciety," he announced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
$500 TO ATTEND F. O. E.
EXCURSION TOMORROW

About $500 persons are expected
to attend the annual excursion Of the
Fraternal Order OF Eagles. TO be held
tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach.
The excursion committee is com
posed OF Fred Knessi, chairman; ].
Lewis Wege, Arthur De Marco, J.
Donald Britt, Rosa F. Downing. ].
NJ Rinehart, Harry Given, Fred r.
". Ray, ST.. George Humphrey, A.
Battenheld, and D. White.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
EVANSVILLE NEWS
Allie Bryan Committed to Peni-
tertiary After Break
ing Parole.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd. July 20
Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Car
rison on Thursday took to the State
Penitentiary Allie Bryan, Of Laurel
Bryan is to serve two terms for
HOUSEKEEPING. Last April he was
raroIed by the court but he broke
the parole and Judge Fillmore BeaIl
Of the county circuit court committed
him to the penitentiary.
Recent heavy rains have resulted
in the swelling of the eastern and
northwestern branches of the Ana
costa river to such an extent that at
places the streams are above or
threatening to rise above their banks.
At the bridge marking the boundary
line between Hyattsville and Bladens-
burg the lowlands bordering the
streams are for the most part mum
dated. If the rains continue Bladens-
burg. especially the lower section of
the town will soon be flooded.
A delegation from the Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church is to
leave here within a few days to at
tend the annual convention at Noun
tain Park, Md.
Extension of the corporate limits Of
Hyattsville to take in East Hyattsville
is being urged. 1t is stated, however.
that such action is opposed by a num-
Der of residents.
Among the recent interesting So
Ciety events Of the season in Prince
George county was the party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Duvall in honor of
their niece, Miss Rhoda Christmas.
Dancing formed the principal diver
sion Of the evening. A supper was
served at II 80 o'clock. The guests
included: Lieut.. Commander Bascom
Smith and Mrs Smith, Conrad Chris
tian Schmidt. OF Denmark: Thomas
MagrudeT. Miss Florence Hooe, Of
Washington; Miss Stimmel, of Canada:
the Misses Mullikin and Messrs. Hill
Bowie Sasscer. Edward and Yancy
Christmas. Walter Addison, Mr.. Little
page. Donelson Christmas, Bowling,
Bucheiser, Walter Brooke and the
Misses Bowie. Hill. Bowling, Slingluff.
Brooke, Sill, Venable and Gather, Of
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
HOLD MAN WITHOUT BAIL
AFTER AUTO KILLS WOMAN

fCEREDO, w. Va, July 2O.-R. W.
Flanagan, an employe OF a Hunting
ton garage, is being held here with
oGt bail, charged with running down
and killing Mrs. Claude Barbour on
Piedmont road. He is charged with
murder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

WINAMAC, Ind, July 20.-A Penn
sylvania freight thain made a big
omelet when it struck a butter and
egg motor truck. There was a mix
ture of cream, butter. eggs. and
chickens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
HARD CIDER JAGs LEGAL

CHICAGO, July 2O.-Hard cider jags
will be the rage here. District At
torney Epstein has ruled that cider
fermented without adulteration is not
an illegal beverage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
NEW EYELIDs MADE FROM LEG
Operation Restores Sight of Maine
Man Injured Forty-Seven
+. Years Ago.

Bangor, Me-Forty-seven years
without closing his eyes, then a period
of total blindness, followed by COM
plete restoration of sight, this is the
experience of John Randolph Watson
of the town of Standish.
Mr.. Watson was photographer in
Indianola, and in 1856 an explosion of
chemicals burned away his eyelids, al
though the sight was not affected. But
with unprotected eyes he continued
for nearly half a century, three years
of the period being spent in Alaska,
where the severity of the climate
caused cataracts to form on both eyes
and results in loss of sight.
He went to Philadelphia later, where
he formerly lived for time, and was
at the Hahnemann hospital, and by
grating flesh from his leg he got
new set of eyelids- The success of the
operation is now assured. The cata-
racts were removed and the sight has
been restored.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
OPPOSE GERMAN FLAG PLAN
BeIgians Contend They Have Prior
Right to Color Scheme Of Black,
Yellow and Red.

/. Brussels, Belgium-Belgian patri-
otto societies are being formed to take
action to prevent the German republic
from adopting the Belgian national
colOrs-black, yellow and red-for its
flag. Intense indignation is manifested;
and this is a bit heightened by the plea.
that the .colors in the new German
emblem will be disposed horizontally
instead of vertically.
An argument against the use of the
c0lors by the Germans is that the Bel
CLANS have actually employed the
black, yellow and red horizontally in.
their enthusiastically in their. mer-
camille fags-so they. consider they
still have a priority on that position
of the colors as well as the vertical
use.
The. Belgians scorn the plea of the
Germans that they have the right to
use the .colors because of their use by
the ancient Germanic empire of which.
Austria was the center.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
HOW TO MAKE HOG CRATES
Federal Department of Agriculture
Has Many Queries From
Shippers.

Neutrality-suspicious. than $4,000 re-
quests for information on how to
make hog crates have been received
by the United States department or
agriculture.
A large number of the requests are
from club members, and the percent
age received from the South is re-
garded by officials OF the department
as an index to the extent of improve
ment the hog industry has made in
that part of the United States.
The type of crate the department
specialists have developed and are
now recommending has several advan-
tages. 1t can be easily handled, and
provides comfort without loss of space
for the hog In transit. A circular of
the department tells how to build the
crate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
HANG DOG PIC IURE; GET CASH
Scottish National Galleries to Receive
Big Fortune If Portrait
Is Put Up.

London.By merely hanging the pic
tpre of a dog, the Scottish National
galleries may acquire very substan-
tial portion of fortune estimated at
$3.50, 600
Callum, the dog. belonged to James
Cowan Smith OF, Bothamsali hall, near
Retford, who died recently. Mr.. Smith
was very fond Of dogs and kept a
number of them Mr. Smith had pic
.ture of "Callum With q Dead Rat"
painted in OILS; Under Mr.. Smiths
viii the trustees Of the Scottish Ma
tional galleries win receive part of his
estate if they will agree to hang this
picture .sin conspicuous place" in one
Of the galleries under their control.
TO a servant Mr.. Smith. bequeathed
his dogs with an allowance of $1.25
4 week for the Keep Of each of them
and an annuity of $3.50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
MAKES HIS WIFE's GOWNS
She Shingles Roofs and Then Finds
. Happiness in Unusual Domes-
tic Pastime.

Santa Monica, Cal.-Nr. Husband,
how would you like to make your wife
hat while she shingled the roof?
Mrs. Wife, how would you like to
WELD hammer and saw while your
husband designed your gowns?
Impossible? Not at all. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Springer of this city say 1t
makes for domestic happiness. They've
been plarried Is years, and every time
Mrs. Springer needs new hat or
gown Mr.. Springer gets busy and de.
signs and makes them.
And, to make things even, Mrs.
Springer recently shingled their home.
using 81 bundles of shingles, and paint
ed the interior Of the house. She's an
expert with the saw and hammer, too
"We find our unusual and opposite
abilities pleasure" said Mrs. Sprin-
ger. aAnd perhaps there would not
be 50 many divorces IL other people
were 90 agreeable" added Mr.. Sprin-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
Six Of Family Killed.

I Grass Valley, Cal.-Two sons, two
sons-in-law, two brothers and five
nephews was the contribution of e.
Ross, a farmer living near Grass VAL
ley, to the allied fighting forces in the
world war. In addition, another SON
was in San Francisco for the purpose
of enlisting at the time the armistice
was signed. One brother and i've
nephews, serving with the Canadians.
lost their lives in the first gas attack
Of the Germans in Flanders. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross were once notified their SOP,
Edward, was seriously wounded. He
recovered and is now with the army Of
occupation In Germany.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-09
keep 800 JOB
BUREAUS OPEN
Welfare Societies Respond to
Appeal of Federal Employ
n1ent Service.
find WORK FOR SOLDIERS
Two Hundred and Sixty-four Offices
Already Assured, With Replies
From Five States Still
to Be Received.

Westinghouse great has been the
response of the country to the appeal
Of the United States employment serv-
ice to assist in the maintenance of its
soldiers and civilian workers place.
ment organization in the field that
with returns from five large states not
yet received, and those from none Of
the other states complete, the continu-
ance of 264 employment Offices already
Is assured. Because of it's limited APP
preparation the federal employment
service is itself able to finance but
sixty Offices, and the outside support
for the other 200 offices will be con-
tinued until congress acts upon the
Nolan-Kenyon bills for a permanent
national employment service.
Welfare organizations and chambers
of commerce lead among the various
agencies that are keeping federal en-
ployment offices open, supplying quar-
tiers, personnel and funds. The agen-
cies which have been cooperating
with the employment service since de-
mobilization began also are continuing
their support of the 1000 emergency
bureaus for returning soldiers and
sailors. .... ..
Keep 800 Open.
John B. Densmore, director general
of the United States employment serv-
ice, predicted that when the returns
from the states are complete 1t will be
found that considerably more thar
three hundred federal Offices will be
open through voluntary contributions.
From the end of March to June 80, he
said, more than four hundred Offices
were kept in operation by outside
funds in expectation that after the
latter date the employment service
would be able to resume their financ-
ing, but because of the reduced ap-
preparation for the new fiscal year, he
explained, continued support is being
asked for the next five months, within,
which period, 1t Is understood con-
gress will have acted on the measure
for a permanent service.
The response Of the country indi-
Gates general desire Of all to give
practical assistance to the soldier and
civilian war worker seeking to ire
establish himself. Mr.. Densmore said:
ut also shows that American CON-
munities, having learned the value OF
having a central public employment
office during the last eighteen months,
want those offices continued