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The Washington herald., 1919-06-09

legraphers will quit their keys. repre-
senting about 90 per cent of the Pos
tai and Western Union employees. Al
though there was a sentiment. he
said. among the men to call out op-
orators of brokers wires, IL was de-
cided they would remain at work for
the present American Telephone
and Telegraph employees will join the
strike.
Press associations. Konenkamp
said. would not be affected al this
'time, TA.S policy toward press asso-
c,ations. he said. had not been deter
mined.
Messages reaching kouenkamp from
locals throughout the country showed
unanimous support OF the strike call.
A majority of the locals met today 10
formulate plans for the walkout
Couldn't Get Hearing.
konenkamp denied statements of
Western Union officials that hut few
men are out in the South. Accord
ing to union headquarters reports,
5000 men already have struck in the
Southern districts in sympathy with
the walkout OF Southern Bell tele-
phone employees in Atlanta
This strike will mean a paralysis
OF the entire telegraph industry OF
the country" Kononkamp said. We
have tried to prevent il, but we could
not get a hearing any other way. We
found there was no board. commits
sion or person IN Washington with
power to carry out the labor policies
announced by President Wilson.
I'VE are fighting for the right TO
live-the right to organize"
Postal May Avoid war.
The immediate cause of calling the
strike now, Konenkamp said, wa.
the return of the wire management
into the hands of the companies b,
Postmaster General Burleson. Al
efforts to gain recognition or a hear,
ing from the Western Union man,
agement had proved futile over 8
course Of several yeass. he said. anC
the only course open was to strike.
There was hope among union off
cials tonight that the Postal Com
pany might sign an agreement will
the union before the strike wal
called. but konenkamp said he ha,
no definite information to this effect
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
SOVIET DECREE
FREES RELIGION
Absolute Toleration of Sects
With no Disturbance Of
Domestic Ties.

Budapest. June S-One of the first
acts of the Hungarian Soviet govern
ment has been to decree absolute toll
Grafton.
Religion is a mans private af-
fair" said the proclamation. instruc-
ing all clergymen to announce from
their pulpits on three successive Sun,
days the following principles. 'in Or
der to counteract the misleading no.
tions spread by certain agencies
among the masses
The Soviet Government assures to
all persons the fullest religious free
dom
There must be no interference with
the clergy in the exercise of its re-
ligious functions.
Churches. chapels and other places
of worship are to continue to serve
their usual religious purposes. ant
churches are to be converted neither
into theaters nor cabarets.
Communism has no intention of al.
tering the present system of marriage
and family life
There is to be no naturalization OF
women.
"All those who carry on propaganda
trying to convince the people to the
contrary are to be regarded as enc
mics of the revolution and to be pun
ished accordingly"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
YANKEE WOMEN
DEFEAT PLAGUE
Red Cross Nurses Bring
Hope to Serbians In
Filthy Hospital.

Palanka. Serbia, June s.--Six Ameri-
can women have fought typhus to a
standstin In this remote little Serbian
town Here one of the foulest pest
holes In Northern Serbia was cleaned
up by American women. both Literally
and nsuratfvely. One OF the nurses
fell Ill OF typhus In her brave fight
against the disease
In Plague Center.
The American women. nurses Of the
Red Cross, found the center Of the
Vphus plague in an army barracks.
There 87 Serbs and Bulgarians lay
sprawled about on the floor, without
bedding or medicines. with typhus lice
crawling about them
The barracks, by courtesy called a
hospital" had no modern surgical in
struments. no baths. no utensils, no
nurses, no medicine. The stencil from
the room in which nearly 600
emaciated. hollow-cheeked men lay
on their filthy straw was overpower-
ing.
With the exception Of the cook, who
gave them greasy cabbage and meat
stew three times a day. no one came
to attend them until the arrival of
the American nurses. Those who
slept when the soup was ladled on,
got nothing. Each day several typhus
victims were taken out on two planks s
nailed together. and buried in a trench
near the barracks.
Heroic Amid SquaIor.
The American women installed de
lousing" baths. used up hundreds OF
gallons of Iysol on the men, clipped
and shaved the inert victims; then,
after bathing them in hot water, put
them into freshly-set-up beds with
white linen sheets, gave them food
fit for convalescents, distributed
American pajamas. scrubbed. white
washed and disinfected the hospital
from cellar to garret. drained nearpy
cesspools. screened doors and windows
and at present they are out with
gangs Of Serbian soldiers. cleaning up
the town.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09

Families and friends
at Sometimes seoff at the ambitious
dreaming of Miss Girl Graduate and
laugh at her optimism.
Does she plan for a business ca
reer-
They quote statistics on the num-
ber of failures in the business world.
Does she dream Of becoming a great
atcress-
They remind her of the long and
weary climb to success on the stage.
Do her hopes lie along literary
lines
Damper On Ambition.
They smile knowingly when her first
manuscript comes back with a polite
note OF regret from the publisher OF
editor.
Frequently Miss Girl Graduates en-
thusiasm is dampened by her family's
lack OF sympathy. and her first fail
ure puts an end to her dreaming
But Miss Alice Hutchins Drake,
authoress and public speaker. re-
fused to let the rejection Of her
first manuscript by numerous pub
fishers cure her of her dreams of
becoming really. truly" writer.
She was only seven when she trust
ingly took her first precious story to
the mailbox and sent it out on its
travels among the publishers. but al
ready she had determined in her heart
of hearts to make her dreams come
true.
First Story at Years.
II did not wait to reach college
before practicing the inclination to
write" was the way she told her
Ambition Story to the Girl Gradu-
ate Editor. My first rejected man
uscript made the rounds of the pub
fishers when l was T."
Writer and friend of all girls.
Miss Drake has confessed that her
chief pleasure in acting as one of
the judges in the Girl Graduate Con-
tests of The Washington Herald is
because
MY first printed word was the re-
suit of a contest, so you can under
stand with what interest and rever-
ence I look forward to serving as
one of your Judges" she told the
Girl Editor.
Miss Drake has had experiences
not only in writing stories but in
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
BOMB PL0TTERS'
TRAIL TRACED 5
DAYS BY SLEUTH
Detective-Sergeant Burlin-
game Reports to Pullman
On Results of Work.
"RED" TO BE IDENTIFIED
Police Convinced Man Who
Wrecked Palmer Home
Was Very Intelligent.

Detective Sergt. Guy E. BurIingame.
Of the Washington police. reported
here yesterday after i've days devoted
to running down clues in the anar,
chist bomb plot leading to New York.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
While the strictest reticence was
observed in police circles regarding
Burlingame's findings. the impression
was given out that satisfactory re-
suits were TO be expected from his
preliminary work.
Immediately upon his arrival from
Pittsburgh. Sergt. Burlingame was
closeted with Mai. Pullman. super
intendent of police. Inspector Grant
and other agents who are working
on the case. for a long session.
Going Back to Trail.
The only word given out regarding
the conference was that Sergt Bur
lingame would leave Washington at
once to resume his Investigations.
Burlingame left Washington last
Tuesday as soon as the fragments of
the clothing and body of the anar-
chist who was blown up by the bomb
which wrecked Attorney General Pal
mer's house were recovered. The de-
tective's efforts have been directed in
large part toward the Identification
of the anarchist and toward ferret
ing out the nests OF the anarchists
who Joined in the conspiracy.
The police are confident they have
enough material to insure the even
tual Identification OF the anarchist
who lost his life here. and with that
to run down his associates.
Exceptionally Intelligent Man.
They say that while the anarchist
may not have been expert in the
handling of bomb nechanisms, all
The evidence gathered eaints 20 the
conclusion that-t the man who took
on himself the carrying OF the bomb
in.o the heart of the Capital was a
man not only of striking appearance
hut OF unusual intelligence.
department OF Jusuce agents are
making material use of the red
literature which was scattered about
at the scenes OF the explosions IN
several of the cities selected for the
bomb outrages.
While the dodger entitled Plain
Words" and signed THE Anarchist
Fighters" shows signs of haste in rts
printing. the errors in it are either
typographical or are due to the for
eign mind which prepared it
Experts say the dodger bears in-
ternal evidence showing that it was
translated from a foreign tongue. or
else written by foreigner who
found natural difficulty in finding the
CONTINUED ON FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
COFFIN PROFITEERING
STOPPED AT MOSCOW

Copenhagen, June S.-To put a
stop to coffin profiteering" in Mos
COW the Russian Soviet government
has taken over the manufacture and
sale of coffins. selling them almost
at cost.
The typhus epidemic, which has
been costing an average of 10000
lives a month, had encouraged the
cofiin manufacturers to raise the
price of coffins as high as $500 for
a plain wooden box.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
BURLESONACCUSED &
BY SMALL OF BEING
WESTERNUNION TOOL
Strike SLackerS to Go
On Cupid's Blacklist

Union teIeEraphers gallery fer the Eus-
of members matrtmoniaIly made
photographs . sstrfke-sIscker~- of
The idea q . meeting
teleErspherr M.
whereby arriving
and Lehenxrtn might
by consulting Cupid's
F1tsEeraids vvtreverkers
who refuse to strike eo.spcuous
place. Young desiring
harness" then wsud opportunity
hon before question: saying
might
. he sf such a
girls wire services
promisnE . obey one WI
unfnIthfuI 10 during n
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
LOCUST SALAD NEXT
BLOW TO H. G.. of L

Baltimore, Nd. June S.-One of the
entomologists at Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity has made the discovery that
locusts are a deIectable food He says
they taste very much like shrimp and
advises everybody to add them to the
menu.
1t is the easiest way to get rid OF
the pests. he adds.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
POLICEMAN BATTLES
WITH CRAZED NEGRO

Baltimore. June &-Knocked down
night of stairs when he was struck
over the head by chair in the hands
Of drunken negro. and later beat
en- BY his own espantoon. Patrolman
Robert Godwin. of the Eastern dis
trict, II a patient At St Joseph's Hos
pital
The negro. Charles Quentin, I1l2
Duke alley, Is also at the hospital
with bullet wound from the police
mans revolver in his left breast He
Is not expected to live.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
READY-MADE FAMILY
OFFERED In JERSEY

Paterson. n. j.. June s.-Here is a
chance for a kind. motherly woman
to acquire a husband, nine children
ard a steady job right of the bat.
John c. Wegener. manager of the
Municipal Employment Bureau. has
an application for "a kind and moth
erly woman. desirous of taking a
widower for a husband and nine chill
dren as a foster brood to rear"
Wegerer says the widowcr and his
brood will be at the bureau tomor-
morrow for inspection by prospective
brides.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
THESE 3 BROTHERS
PASS CENTURY MARK

Huh. Eng, June g. John Calls,
who has Just passed his 1oed birthday
anniversary. is the third of his fam
ily to pass the century mark
One brother died at lot and another
over 100 might have been living yet
had he not been killed in a motor car
accident mo more than one glass a
day. and no tobacco" Is John Calls
formula for long life.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Lake of Soda Is Found;
But Not Kind You Drink

Mombasea. June Soda, lake OF
1t sufficient to supply the housewives
of the world. may be found in British
East Africa. $50 miles west of Nom
basea.
The lake is sixteen miles long and
four miles wide
Infowing waters have brought the
soda deposit and the glare of the
tropical sun has drawn the water from
the lake. filled past the saturation
point with the soda. till 1t is crystal
lized into a solid mass.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Bursting Shell Kills
Man at Proving Grounds

Struck on the head by a fragment of
a bursting shell. at the proving
grounds at Indian Head. Md. Perry
Wright. a 7o-year-old colored man,
died at the Providence Hospital last
night.
Wright who lives near the Indian
Head reservation. was injured Friday
and was at once brought to this city
to receive medical attention.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Son Of Hopkins President
Wins Promotion in Army

Baltimore, June S.-Dr. Charles M
Remsen, son of DIR. Ira Remsen
emeritus professor of chemistry, and
president emeritus of the johns
Hopkins University. has been ad-
vanced to the rank of lieutenant
colonel in the Medical Corps. and
is now with the army of occupation
at Coblenz.
Col. Remsen sailed for France
with the rank of captain last Au-
gust.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
London Gentlewomen
Start Big Laundry

London. JUNE s-k cooperative laun-
dry run by women of refinement whose
incomes have been reduced by war
has been established near London.
There will be living quarters for the
women. with music rooms. tennis
courts and other advantages.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
GERMANY'S WORKERS
URGED TO EMIGRATE

Zurich. June s.-A great move
ment is afoot in the Ruhr dis
trict, Germany's richest Industrial
regin. for the organization of whole
sale emigration Immediately after
peace is signed
Alluring posters urge the working
masses, to go to South America, espe-
ciaIly Brazil and Argentine.
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The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Portugal's War Loss
IS S1,225,0 900, 600

Lisbon, June s.-Portugal estimates
its economic loss as a result Of the
war at s1.2e5. 10000 and the direct cost
of the war to Portugal was saoo.oooooo
this despite the fact that the country
stood neutral.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
RED SHORE BATTERIES
SINK FOE SUBMARINES

London. June San enemy subma-
rine which attacked the Bolshevik
feet In the Gulf OF Korpory was sunk
by artillery fire from shore batteries.
according to an Official Bolshevik COM
munique received here.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Seamen's President Says
Gompers' Control Scheme
Should Be Rejected
BRITAIN GIVEN POWER
With Aid of Self Governing
Colonies She Can Dictate
How Others Shall Live.

Ardrew Furuseth. president Of the
International Seaman's Union OF
America. who has been here urging
members Of Congress to oppose the
Gompers plan for international con-
troll OF labor conditions, as drafted by
the Peace Conference Commission on
international labor legislation. has
given out a statement Of his views
Mr.. F>uruseth left Washington to at
tend the American Federation Of La
Dor convention which opens at Allan
tic City today.
OF the draft which provides for a
permanent world labor conference. to
be linked with the league Of nations.
Mr. Furuseth said:
"If it depends on me it wouldn't be
adopted by anybody"
OF the specific article governing
voting by the proposed Interna-
tIonal Labor Conference. Mr.. Furu-
seth says that "all protests by the
workers are overridden and the
workers shackled hands and feet"
Prnys for Mercy.
"On behalf of the International Sea
mans Union of America" said Mr..
Furuseth, I'VE respectfully protest
against the whole draft and fervently
pray that God. in His mercy. may save
the working people of the world. the
working people of the United States,
but more especially the seamen-
IF we might suggest something. we
would beg tentatively to propose that
an international Labor Bureau be in
structed to collect information to be
coIlated under the supervision OF the
governing body Let II be submitted
To a yearly conference. to make their
recommendations to the several ma
lions, there to be dealt with as might
- thought wise Under the pressure
of sRblic opinion.
.IA. the facts be obtained and let
the recommendations be ADVISORY
leaving to each nation its sovereignty
and to each nations work people their
hope and possible power of inhuenc-
ing their own legislative authorities
without awaiting the pleasure OF the
most backward of nations.
Let il try to lift the lowest instead
of depressing the highest.
In Form of Treaty.
"Th, draft appears to be in the
form OF a treaty. If accepted II De
comes a part of the supreme law or
the United States. II there are four
delegates, then the votes may be one
for the workers and three against
them.
The power conferred on the In
teruationaI Labor Conference seems
to be a blanket power. destroying IN
effect the legislative power Of any
and all states with which the league
Of nations or any individual member
thereof has industrial OF commercial
relations.
Before the working people of any
nation can get anything In the agenda
il must have. first. the consent of
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Pope Names Nuneio.

Rome. June S-The Pope has ap-
pointed Mgr. Ratti nuncio to Poland.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
statue to Feed Poor,

Vienna. June s.-The magnificent
statue of Emperor Francis Joseph
in Wiener Neustadt is to be melted
and the money which the molten
bronze will bring is to be used to
buy food for vienna's poor. the city
council has decided.
The council further resolved to
change the names of all streets and
squares named after members of the
House of Hspsburg or former lead
ers of the late Austro- Hungarian
army.
Budapest. June S.-The Hungarian
Soviet government is continuing the
confiscation and search OF all castles
and ptincely mansions in the former
kingdom.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
PRINCE HENRY'S
ARSENAL FOUND
Clamor for Arrest of Ex
Kaiser S Brother Grow
ing in Its Intensity.

Rome. June Sin a search of the
home of the fugitive Prince Henri
OF Prussia. the ex-Kaiser's brother.
twenty-five hand Grenades. 5000
rounds of rifle ammunition and
sixty rifles were found.
The popular clamor for the ap-
prehension of the prince is intense.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
THE WEATHER.

Today-Partly cloudy. Tomorrow-Fair,
with moderate temperature Highest tenn
peraure yesterday, So; lowest, &C.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
Can't Lost Any Money.

The government has already
guaranteed the Western Union a
fixed interest on its stocks ano
bonds. and guaranteed the Postal
company nothing. Burleson and
Cartoons gang are bitterly op-
posed TO the Postal company. and
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-09

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
AooEpTeD DESIGN FoR SHELLEY COUNTY HEROES

Those V%alorous Memphlans who gave
their lives as a sacrifice in the world
war, whether on the field of battle, in
the air, on the sea or In the camps.
viii be honOred and their names en-
biaZoned as heroes upon the beautiful
monument, which will be erected by
the Memphis Daughters Of the Amer
lcan Revolution, II seems specially fit
ting that these daughters of the heroes
or the past should inaugurate the move
ment to lmmortalize the names OF the
Memphis and Shelby county boys who
made the supreme sacrifice. The monu-
ment will be In the form of n giant
sacrifice cross serving as the back
ground for a statue of the angel Of
peace placing n wreath OF immortalles
upon the tomb. on the side of which
VIII be the scroll bearing the names of
the braye boys to whom 1t pays tribute.
The cross, symbol Of the sturdy young
upon three bases Of the same rough
hewn stone, symbolizing faith, hope and
charity; the faith felt by the boys
themselves In the BUSINESS OF the cause
for which they fought and died, the
faith Of those at home in the loyalty,
strength and bravery Of these noble
sons and the faith OF the oppressed
people OF the allied nations In these
young Americans. whom they well
coined as their saviors; hope, which
kept the home fires burning and which
is the symbol Of the lads, who were
the hope Of the world for freedom;
charity, the great love which covers
all human f~railties and makes the
whole world kin.
Nov. II, the anniversary of the late
on which peace was declared, has been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Entertainments
Mrs. Collier Entertains .

The picturesque nome o. Mrs. Casa
Collier. on Rozell street. presented a
beautiful scene Friday afternoon. when
she entertained at Tea complimentary
10 Miss Carolyn Woods. whose marriage
TO Mr.. David Cummins will take place
at the Second Presbyterian church on
Tuesday, oct. 81. the guest list being
limited to the special friends Of the
honoree.
Nari-colored cosmos and palms were
artisticHlly used in the orna mentation
Of the living room, whore Mrs. Collier
~graciously welcomed her guests. the
honoree and her mother, Mrs. Neander
Woods receiving with her,
For the afternoon, Mrs. Collier was
gowned In pink satin and gold lace,
with touches Of cell de roi blue and
the honoree was bvely in white lace
draped over silk in the beautiful new
Argonne shade OF green. while Mrs.
Woods wore black chiffon with jet
trimmings over white silk.
In the dining room the tea table was
p~rettily decorated with yellow dahlias
and chrysanthemums. Pouring tea and
presiding over the coffee urn were four
~charmingly gowned young NATIONS,
Mines. w, p. Hobson, Frederick Gam
BILE, A. l.. Stamps and Ewing Lewis.
A hevy Of pretty school girls, includ-
ing Misses Margaret Anderson, Susie
Belle Wade and Letitia Hayward, dis
pensed punch.
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very appropriately chosen as the day
on which to inaugurate a public move
ment to secure funds for the erection
OF the monument. On that day the
public will be asked to purchase small
American flags and wear them to show
their interest in this beautiful tribute
of love.
Mrs. c. B. Bryan, general chairman,
has announced that all Daughters Of
pected to assist In this sale,
At a meeting held at the Hotel Cav.
$50 on Wednesday the Memphis Chap
ter House Association, d. A. r., as wei
as several of the chapters made hand.
some contributions to the fund and
there were also several very liberal
contributions from individual members
Anyone who wishes to make a con
tribution to the fund may send the
money or mail a check to Mrs. w. c
Schwalmeyer, treasurer Of the Sacri.
flee Cross fund.
The chairmen Of the committee hav-
ing the raising Of the funds In charge
for the D. A. r., are.
Mrs. Chas. b. Bryan, general chair
man; Mrs. ]. j. Williams, Vice-chair-
man; Mrs, Benton Ledbetter, secre-
tary; Mrs w G. Schwalmeyer, treas
urer; Mrs. Percy II. Patton, chairman
finance committee; Mrs, Frank H
Venn vice chairman finance commit
tee; Mrs. b. X. Bryan, chairman monu
ment committee; Mrs. Evander Will
liams, vice chairman monument com
mlttee; Mrs, Frank l., Lang, chairman
place committee; Mrs. Frank c. Gif-
ford, vice chairman place committee;
Mrs. j., W. Campbell, chairman regis
tration committee; Mrs. C. c. Bacon,
vice chairman registration committee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
Beethoven Club.

Al a meeting Of the Beethoven club
Thursday, Mrs. j. F. Hin presiding, 1t
was decided to change the meetings
from the first to the second Wednes-
day In each month.
It was announced that all members
interested in joining the musical study
class had been asked to register with
Mrs, ]. W. Hon, ls4l Nelson avenue,
telephone Hem. 1472.
AS soon as the registration Is COM
plete a meeting OF the class will be
called and plans for the season will be
discussed, This has been one of the
most interesting and helpful features of
the club, and 1t Is hoped to make II
specially pleasing this season.
The growing interest In the club was
manifested by the announcement of Sow
eral new members, and 1t was decided
to continue the membership campaign
until December.
The president requests that every
member send in her dues at once In
order that tho year book may be com
pleted, and also for the convenience Of
the committee having charge of the
tickets for the artist concerts.