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The Washington times., 1919-08-24
u. S. PAYS27,OOO
ONLY S9OAMONTH
Nolan Wage Bill Would Boost
Total Pay by $5,271,0O0
Yearly, Report Shows.

Upward of $1,000 Government en-
ployes in Washington are receiving
less than 500 a month, according to a
report made public today by the Sen
ate Committee on Education and Labor
considering the Nolan minimum wage
bill. This bill provides a minimum
wage Of So a day for Government
employees.
These 27,OOO employees comprise
26 per cent Of the 1O4,3I7 en-
ployes Of the Federal and District
government whose positions are with
in the jurisdiction of the joint com
mission on the reclassification OF
salaries.
Among cases bordering on the pitt
full which have come to the attention
of the commission is that of a woman
eighty-foUr years of age, who is re-
ceiving 1929 a year as assistant mes
senger. She received S432 a year
when she entered the Government
service. forty years ago.
Another case is that Of a man hold
ing a supervisory position who re-
ceives 81 900 a year. He is seventy
three years of age, has fOrty-One
years Of Government service to his
credit, and his present salary is jus
500 more a year than when he en-
tered the service.
OF the 2T.OOO employees in the 500 a
month class, 5000 are listed a.
clerks. 1000 as stenographers, and
more than 10000 of the total are
found to be employed in the Treasury
Department. Two thousand four hun
dred and eleven are employed by the
District government 1000 in the Bu-
rcau Of Engraving, 11,lGj in the War
Risk Insurance Bureau, 1897 in the
Agriculture Department 1881 in the
state, War and Navy Departments
and 2S9 in the Smithsonian Institute.
1t is estimated that the annual earn
ings of these employees are less by
S5,271,O 900 than they would be if the
Nolan minimum wage bill went into
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
BEST SWIMMERSAT
TIDAL BASIN PICKED

The second OF a series Of three
elimination contests to select the con-
testants in a big aquatic meet on La
Dor Day was held at the Tidal Basin
bathing beach yesterday afternoon.
Six events were staged, three for men
and three for women.
The winners Of yesterdays events
will take part in the meet Labor Day.
The events and three leaders were:
Women's high diving-Miss Ethel
BilsOn, first, SO points; Miss Z. NJ.
Smith, second, so points; Miss Park
hurst, third, u points.
WOmen's fancy diving-Miss F. NJ.
Smith, first, with 95.5 points; Miss
Hainey, second. with 95 points, and
Miss Parkhurst, third, with 81 points.
Mems high diving-L. Levy, first,
with los points; Mr.. DOrst, second,
with 1O3 points. and Mr.. Parkman,
third, with 1O1 points.
Mems fancy diving-AIr. King, first,
with 1S6 points; Dick Newly, second
with 17S points, and Mr.. Dorst, third,
with us points.
Women's back stroke-Miss Ruth
Barcley, first; Miss Elizabeth Faunce,
second: Miss L. y. HarrOn, third.
Mems back strOke-Dick Newby,
first; Maitland, second; L. Levy, third.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
Brother on Death Bed
Calls for Sister Who
Quit Home After Quarrel

"Rose-come home. Nick is on
his death bed"
Did Rose see the advertisement
that appeared in yesterdays
Times. And IL she did not, will
some one tell her?
Over in Baltimore today Nick
Reidolph lies at the point of death.
Nick is her brother, and in his
delirium he calls for Sister Rose.
Perhaps she could make death
easier. But because of a little
quarrel with her husband. Rose
is staying away, hiding somewhere
in Washington.
]. P. Williams, a street car con-
dUctOr on the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. mar
ried Rose Reidolph, a vaudeville
actress, more than a year ago.
They were happy until four weeks
ago, when, after a lovers quar-
rel" Rose packed her trunk and
left. Her husband found her last
week and urged her to come home
and begin all over again"
The young wife told him she
would go to her old home in Bal
timore and he could see her there.
Last week he went to his wife's
home. He found that Nick. her
brother, had contracted pneUmo-
MIA, and was dying.
But Rose was not there.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
MARSHALL WILL
USE BIG VOICE"
Vice Presidents Speech at
Trinity Forum Also Will Be
Carried by Wireless.

Vice President Marshall, speaking
before the Trinity Civic Forum to-
night, in She Trinity Episcopal
Church, at Third and c streets north
west, will have as an audience mill
lions Of persons Interested in his
topic concerning The Problems
America Must Face and Solve"
With the aid OF a voice-magnify-
ing equipment installed in the
church, and by means OF wireless
telegraph and telephone, the speech
of the Vice President will be spread
to all parts Of Washington and the
United States.
1t is expected the great voice"
will enable the words Of Mr. Mar
shall to be heard distinctly by many
persons far from the church in other
districts Of Washington, and as an
experiment for distributing informa-
ton, the army and navy have loaned
their wireless and telephone equip
ment for the night.
AS soon as the speech is over, the
stenOgraphic reports will be rushed
in automobiles to Arlington, where
operators will send il out through
the air. It will be relayed at other
stations TO the four points Of the
compass.
Fairfax Naulty, secretary Of the
forum, said last night the feature
this evening would be the most COM
plete manner ever attempted for a
public address," and prophesIed that
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in the
Hawaiian Islands, would be able 10
read the message Of the Vice PreSS-
dent soon after il was heard in
Washington.
The speech tonight will close the
twO-week discussion on the high
cost Of living The forum will be
opened tonight at 7:3O o'clock for
the usual Sunday evening service, at
which the Rev. David Ransom CoveII,
pastor of the church. Will preach.
After the services the session Of the
forum will begin.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
P. 0. EMPLOYESAS
HIGHER WAGE SCALE

Drastic and sweeping reforms in
the postal service will be advocated
by speakers at the National Fedora
ton Of Postal Employees convention
10 be held in Washington in Septem-
Der. opening Labor Day.
Among the questions to be discuss
cd will be a higher wage standard
reduction Of night work. punitive pay
for overtime, and closer observance
Of the eight-hOur law.
primarily we want recognition OF
the human element in the postal
service" declared Thomas F. Flaher-
". ecretary-treasUrcS Of the fedora
tion. in. discussing the reforms that
will be advocated.
The public has the vague idea that
the postal service is some mechanical
contrfvance that functions automati-
callv and without the aid Of human
labor. This is one OF the popular fal-
1acies we hope to blast away. Be
cause Of the poor pay and worse
working conditions, the service can
not obtain sufficient man power, with
the result that the present employees
are carving the burden. Old en-
rIoves are resigning by scores, and
fbeir places cannot be filled. We pro-
nose 10 outline constructive leEisIa-
tion TO Congress that will point the
way TO industrial rehabilitation Of
the service"
The national officers OF the fedora
ton are: President, Gilbert r. Hy-
att: first vice president, John J.
Welsh. second vice president, John
s. McGee; third vice president, Wal
ter c. Hancock: fourth vice president,
Patrick e. Higgins; fifth vice prcsi-
dent. Miss Ethel Z. Tulloch; secre-
tary-treasureF, Thomas F. Flaherty.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
D. c. RENT PROBE
BEGINS TOMORROW

Rent profteering will be the subject
for investigation before the Senate
District subcomittee next week, be-
ginning tomorrow afternoon.
Senator Ball. chairman of the sub
committee. has called thirty witness
es, tenants OF apartment houses, and
owners Of houses. The list follows:
Z. L. Finch, 4O2 Rutland courts;
ley; Daniel Bride, apartment 316,
Chatham Courts: Mrs. William T..
Lightle, the Parkwood, 1T46 K street
northwest; DR.. E. NJ. Finch, the Lean
lngton apartments. Fourteenth and
Clifton streets; Col. John 81. Dunn the
Portsmouth, 1T35 New Hampshire
avenue northwest; Edward G. Wit
kawslxi, apartment ?, the Mississippi,
1896 w street northwest; J. G. Spen-
gler, 1882 Harvard street northwest;
Nine. Lucy Thomraian, care Y. W. G.
A, 619 Fourteenth street northwest
w. j. Raymond, Wardman Courts;
Miss Mary E. Henangham, 1929 Four
teenth street northwest: Mrs. Marga-
ret r. Wilson. 1415 Chaplin street
northwest; Eugene z. Gaddis, 141O H
street northwest: Henry Johnson,
3TO7 New Hampshire avenue north
west; Mrs. Ella Martin, Apt. 3, the
Henrietta, 933 n street northwest: J.
w. Staggers, Mohawk apartments,
436 NJ street northwest: Mrs. Nina L.
DTUilhet, 11412 Chaplin street, Apt. As;
Mrs. Sarah c. d. Prentice, the Plaza;
Richard f. Roberts, Bureau Of Pen
siOns, Civil War division.
David McClelland, 143O FairmOnt
street northwest; W. ]. Purman. 2635
Garfield street; Mrs. Caroline Lacy,
322 Massachusetts, avenue northeast; (;
William F. Pahren. 1886 Eleventh
street northwest; Fred c. Hays, 123T
e street northwest; D. Fulton Harris,
general agent, New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company; K. c. Rain,
Apartment I. 10 Florida avenue north
west: F. H. Smith. the Ethelhurst,
Fifteenth and l. streets northwest; f;
Miss Rose Palmer, 941 H street north
west; Miss Rose Palmer. 941 H street
northwest, ard Mrs. r. I. Purcell, the
ROyaltOn, 91S NJ street northwest.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
z D. c. BILLS UP IN
HOUSE TOMORROW

Tomorrow is District day in the
House and two important District
bills will be called up for considera-
tion by Chairman Carl L. Mapes, Of
the House District Committee.
The bill to create a teachers re-
tiTement fund for the 2O3j public
school teachers of the District
schools will be the first considered.
The retirement fund measure has
the unanimous Endorsement of the
House District Committee. the Board
OF Education, the District Commits
sloners and a score or more Of organi-
cations in the District.
Mr.. Mapes will also ask considera-
ton or the bill TO create a zoning
commission for the District. This
commission will regulate the height.
area and use of all buildings to be
erected or altered in the District, sub
sequent to the passage of the bill.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
NEGRO OHELDFORMD.
KILLING IS CONVICT

A telegram confirming the admis-
sion of George Cummings, the negro
held in connection with the killing
Of George Peters, a farmer at Jericho
Park, Nd. and the wOUnding Of his
daughter Katherine last Sunday, that
he is an escaped convict from McIn-
tyre, Ga, was received at the de-
tective bureau last night from
Sheriff L. P. Player. Of the Georgia
city.
The message verified the admission
made by Cummings several days ago
that his correct name is Wright
Strawther, and he is wanted in Nc
Intyre to finish a twenty-year term.
The sheriff concluded his message
as follows: please wire me when I
can come and get him"
Deputy Sheriff Thomas II. Garrison,
who obtained a warrant several days
ago charging the negro with murder,
yesterday visited police headquarters
to get the correct spelling Of the
three names which the negro has
given. The authorities Of Prince
Ge@ge's county probably will make
application for eXtraditiOu papers
from the governor Of Maryland early
this week.
Cummings, although questioned for
several hours yesterday, fgmly de-
MED knowledge of the crime.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
D. c. NEEDS COIN TO
HIRE WHITE WINGS
Budget to Urge Increased Ap-
preparation to Keep
Streets Clean.

With a hundred fewer white
wings" than before the war and labor
costs mounting daily. an increased
appropriation to keep the city's
streets clean is favored by Engineer
Commissioner Kutz.
The estimates of the District Com
missioners for operating expenses Of
the National Capital during the fiscal
year OF 192O-1921, when presented to
Congress, will probably carry recon-
mendations from the engineering de-
partment for an increased appropria-
tiOn over last year.
100000 Is Provided.
The appropriation for the current
year is 100000, and every effort is
being made by the engineer depart
ment to keep below that figure. The
appropriation last year was $320,OOO,
and so fast did expenses mount that
an item of $4,000 was included in the
last deficiency measure.
The District employed 800 "white
wings" in 1917 at a daily wage Of
S1.T5. The force has decreased rap
idly, and today only 200 white wings"
are at work on the Capitals streets.
They receive $3.50 a day.
With an increased appropriation
granted by Congress this fall, Wash
ington will have little difficulty in
upholding its reputation as the ma
tons cleanest city, Commissioner
Kutz believes.
Adopts Economy Measures
To help combat the high cost of
keeping the streets clean, the District
has adopted several methods of
economy.
The machine that sweeps the
streets rapidly has taken the place
Of the individual street cleaner,
Xho used 10 push acart through the
hOroughfares to collect the rubbish.
This is one method of economy.
As a further measure, the District
aOw collects its own garbage and
sill begin to collect ashes when the
resent ash collecting contract has
expired.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
GU. GIVEN $4,000
FOR NEW COURSE

James \ Farrell, chairman OF the
National Foreign Trade Council, yes
erday started an endowment fund
or Georgetown University. TO found
[ school of foreign commerce, it has
)een announced. with gift Of twen-
v thousand dollars.
Special attention is to be given to
he study OF modern foreign langu-
ages. including Portuguese, Japanese
md Russian.
The ciTriculm will include the 5Or-
ign trade situations. and an ina
Sive study Of commerce.
Mr.. Farrell, although acting as
Hartman of the trade council, Is still
active as president Of the United
States Steel Company.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
INSANE PRISONER
STARVING IN JAIL
Citizens Up in Arms Over Al
legged Conditions at
BIadensburg.

Citizens of Hyattsville and Bladens-
burg are aroused over alleged i'll
treatment accorded Wyatt Timber
lake, an insane man, who has been
held for ten days in the Bladensburg
Jail, under conditions which are said
to be intOlerable.
Only through the charity OF citi-
zens Of Bladensburg has food been
provided for the man, who is said to
be extremely violent at times.
Questioned with regard to the case.
DR.. Johnston, health officer of Hyatts-
Vile, said the Jail is not provided
with water or lavatofies. Citizens OF
HyattsvilIe, who are aroused over
the treatment accorded the patient,
declare the Jail Is insanitary and not
ut place to house any person.
The county commissioners, IL is
said, met last Tuesday, but took no
action in the case. 1t is said a move
ment is on foot in Hyattsville and
Bladensburg to force members Of the
county commission to call a special
meeting to consider the case.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
LOCAL PASTOR TO
SAIL FOR ENGLAND

The Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pas
tor. Bethany Baptist Church, will
don, England. He is going to attend
the First International Brotherhood
Conference, which will be held Sep
tember 13 to 16. in the City Temple,
and will be accompanied by his wife.
David Lloyd George, English
premier. and the American ambassa-
dor, John w. Davis, will speak, at the
conference.
The pastor and his wife will sail
from Montreal Friday.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
CHIEF WEDS CLERK
FROM OWN OFFICE

A romance, which for several years
fIourished in the unromantic editor.
iaI division of the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Friday
illuminated in the marriage of Oliver
Paul Hopkins, chief OF the division.
and Miss Isabelle Mott. who was EN-.
pIoyed in the same division for siy
years.
The couple were married in BaIti-
more They will spend the next three
weeks honeymooning in PeunsyI-
vania, and will then make their home
in Washington.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
THRIFT EXHIBITS
At STATE FAIRS

Arrange ments are now being com
pleted TO show an attractive series Of
thrift exhibitions at the State fairs
in Maryland, Virginia, and the two
CarOlinas, under the War Loan Or
ganization of the Fifth Federal Re
serve District, in which Washington
is listed
Miss Kate NJ. Herring, director o.
the War Savings societies of the re
serve district, has been appointed to
take charge of the work. The ex.
hibits will show how thrift habits
may be encouraged and illustrate IN
practical results of saving system
aticRlly.
In connection with this work, it ha.
been said a number of the State fan
associations have arranged TO offe
thrift stamps instead of other prize:
TO winners of certain premiums.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
CHANGE VISITING HOURS
AT GIRL SCOUTS CAMP

Visiting hours at the Girl Scouts
camp at Autrey Park, Rockville Pike.
Nd, today have been changed the
new hours being from 5 until G:3O
D. m. The week day visiting hours
are the same to 6 p. m.
Many new features have been add
ed to the camp. Girls are passing
merit badge examinations daily.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
CHILDREN PRESENT
PATRIOTIC PAGEANT

A pageant. "Americanization." was
presented by children Of five nation
alities in the Trinity Parish Hall.
Third and streets northwest, last
night. The children were selected
from the Trinity Community Play
ground.
The pageant was presented BY play
ground officials and the War Camp
Community Service. The story show
ed what immigrants from other coun-
tries bring to this and what they re-
ceive in turn.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
LEAsE FOR LNCHRnnM-

Herbert y. Taylor and Corrine r.
Taylor. trading as the Washington
Lunch have leased the property at
1901 d street northwest. for a ten
year term, from James O'DonneiI.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
NEW POST FOR CHILE ENVOY.

Gustavo MuniZaSa Varela, Coun-
selor of the Chilean embassy here
has been named counsel general Of
Chile at Liverpool. Louis Llanes has
been named to succeed him here.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
ALABAMA SOCIETY TO PICNIC.

An outing of the Alabama Society
will be held in Rock Creek Park, near
Pierce's Mill, on August so, IL was an
nOunced today. Plans for the outing
were laid at a meeting Of the execC-
tive committee of the society last
night
The Washington times., 1919-08-24

DEV. HUGH T. STE
N VENsoN, pastor of
Bethany Baptist Church,
who is leaving Washing
ton tomorrow to attend a
London religious confer
ence next month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
LIVE STOCK PRICES
tBy Associated Press)

6By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS. June 23.-Hogs -
Receipts, 4.500; higher.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000: steady.
Calves-Receipts, $50. strong.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; weak.
HOGS
Good to choice, $50 to 200 pounds,
$21.35; good to choice, 200 to 225
pounds. $21.35 q 2150; medium and
mixed, 100 to 200 lbs, s21.35@21.40
fat hogs. $19.5o02o.00; sows, accord
ing to quality, s15.oo@19.75; good to
prime, $21.35Q21.45; bulk of sows,
25@19.50; feeding pigs. SO down;
poor to best stays, 80 lbs dock, $500
@19.00: boars, thin sows and skips
not quoted.
CATTLE
Killing Steers-EItra good. 1900
lbs, and upward, s15.00016.00: good
to choice. 1900 lbs. and upward,
$14.60@15.00; common to medium,
1900 lbs, and upward. $13.5001425:
good to choice. 1900 to 1900 lbs, $14
OBS; common to medium, 1900 to
1900 lbs. $12.50@13.50; good to choice
1000 to 1.150 lbs, $12.75013.75: COM
mon to medium, 1000 to 1850 lbs,
$1175012.75; poor to good, under
1000 lbs, $1050@12.0o; yearlings,
$12.50@14.oo.
Heifers-Good to best. 500 lbs. and
up, $12.50@13 common to medium,
500 lbs. up. $12; good to best, under
800 lbs, $12.50013.o0; common to me-
dunn. under 500 lbs, 1902.
coWs-Good TO best, 1880 lbs. up
ward, $10.00@12.00; common to me-
dunn. 1.050 lbs. upward. $S.00@9.0O;
good to best, under 1850 lbs, $500
$1,000; common to medium, uncer
1,050 lbs. $7.50@9.00; Gamers and
cutters. s5.00@700; fair to choice,
upward. $11@12.50: good to choice,
mixers. $90.00@14o.
BulIs-Common to best. 1900 lbs.
upward, $9.50@1050; fair to medium,
under 1900 lbs, s9.00@9.75; common
to good bolognas. $500.
Cs'ves-Coad 70 choice yeals. under
200 lbs, $17.00418.00; common to
medium veals, s13.00@16.50; good tc
choice heavy calves, $110oQ13.00;
common to medium heavy calves. $500
| $1,000.
stockers and Feeding cattIe-Good
TO choice steers. 500 lbs, and up
!, s11.00@12.00; common to fair steers
800 lbs, and up, $10.00@1100; goo6
/ " CllOiCc SlccT5 uQQeT oUU IDS, S11.Ut
| @12.00; common to medium, under 500
lbs. $9.50@10.50; medium to gooG
heifers, $8.50@9.50; medium to goot
cows, $7.50Q8.50; springers, $8.50Q
$1,000: stock calves, $50 to $50 lbs.
S9@12.00; western fed lambs. $3.50
down; western fed wethers, $13 down:
bucks. per 100 pounds, $7.00@7.50;
clipped stock, selling 81 to SO per 10t
lbs. lower than above quotations.
/ SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Spring lambs, $10.00@13.50; bucks
per 100 lbs, $4@5.
! Good to choice sheep, $5.5006.00
common to medium sheep, $4,000
! $500; good to choice light lambs
]! s14.50@15.00; common to medium
lambs, S100o@11.00; western fet
lambs. $1,000 down; western fed weth
ers, $11.00 down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
PRICE OF HOGS
HERE REFLECTS
MARKET RISE
Swine Worth $40, l03.05 and
Other Animals Making To-
tai of $37,060.45.
By WILLIAM r. sANsoRN

Before going any further we may as
well prepare you for the worst; we
are now to tell you story about hogs
and elucidate brief romance of the
great swine markets of the country
This is a most fascinating subject;
most of all to the hog farmer, certain
ly, but of great interest likewise to
the buyers of hams and bacon, of
which people the world is full.
The great central hog markets pre-
scented some tumultous scenes during
the past week. AS Chicago led the
dance a prices, closely followed by
Omaha, Kansas City, ST. Louis and
st. Joseph in the west, and by Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh,
in the east. We shall confine our re-
marks to what happened in the City
by the Lake.
There Is nothing like telling story
from the beginning, so let's first con-
slider pigs and prices in the third
week in June, 1915. Without fretting
ourselves about the top and bottom
of the market that week 1t will be
sufficient to state that the average"
prices ruling at Chicago for the en-
| tire week was $40 per 100 pounds.
| This was just four years ago by the
/ clock and it was not until year later
| that hogs neared the SO mark, the
average price for the third week in
June 1916 being $3.50. In June 1917
there was something stirring in the
1 hog market, also in military circles.
Uncle Sam was shipping the boys
across in brigades and hogs averaged
$15.65 for the week ending June 20.
Just one year later to the day, hogs
we're but $16.55, or only so cents per
| 100 above the cures brought in June,
1917. Compared with the prices in
June 1918 ($16.55) with those of the
past week the comparison shows an
advance of 1885 per 100, last weeks
average price being s20.40 at Chicago
| Bad Break in Prices.
On Wednesday night hogs were prac'
tically 81 lower than at the highest on
Monday, and the trade was seemingly
demoralized. On that date the com,
bined receipts of hogs at the seven
western markets had turned the 1000,
900 mark for 1919, and this was the
largest receipts on record for January
to June 49,
Late last Thursday hogs began tc
pick up, after a decline of $3.50 from
Mondays high. On Friday prices were
again soaring and on Saturday tor
of $21 was reached, which was within
60 cents of Monayd's high and scaling
the markets for the weak it was found
that the average for the six market
days was $20.40, as above noted
The Glen Miller yards followed th'
eastern markets closely and loca
! shippers averaged very fair prices To-
the week. The receipts at the yard
, were quite heavy as farmers have no
/ yet gotten Into their wheat" Re
, ceipts of live stock are likely to b.
much lighter during the harvest day
! and it is probable that higher price
will rule for some time.