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The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
CITIZENS SCORE
D. c. CAR SERVICE
Association Suggests New
Utilities Commission
As Remedy.

Advising the appointment of a Utili-
ties Commission separate from the
District government. as a solution OF
the Capitals railway problems, men,
bers of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association severely criticised the
present street railway situation at a
meeting last night in Saint Stephens
Parish Hall. Fourteenth street and
Columbia road.
The citizens approved merging the
Capitol Traction and Washington
Railway and Electric companies, in
order to eliminate transfers and re-
duce cost of operation. George A.
Ward stated that 2-cent transfers are
Illegal. and contrary to the charter Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. Others who spoke were
H. c. Cole. w. I. Swanton and Fred
erick ]. Rice.
New Members Elected.
Thirty-two new members W
elected at last nights meeting. They
are: Nelson B. Hall. r. T. Boughton.
Charles Brett, ]. c. Cantrill, W. G.
Coe, DR.. George B. Corey, G. w. Da-
vies, Edgar T. Goodman, J. w. Gid
ley, c. G. Griffith. William S. Hen
men. ]. N. Hoover. NJ. E. Horton,
John G. johnson. Ernest Kelly. E. f.
Kemper. George Melting. Andrew C.
Mitchell. A. r. Mess. A. Oden. jr.,
Philip Otterback, d. X. Parrott.
Frank G. Pierson, d. S. Peasants,
Levin B. Price, A. E. Seymour, Henry
Robert N. Waffle, William NJ.
Henry H. Watts and A. B.
Protest Bomb Outrages.
Protesting against terrorist bomb
outrages, the Conduit Road Citizens
last night at Saint Da-
vid's Parish Hall adopted a resolu-
ton denouncing Bolshevism. The
resolution will be presented to Con-
gress probably today.
The meeting last night was the
final gathering for the year. Miss
C. Van SAINT, secretary of the asso-
citation, was presented with a solid
silver engraved toilet set in appre-
citation OF her services for the past
two years.
Three new members were elected
as follows: S. Malloy. w. D. Potts
and Mrs. Potts.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
HEARING FAVORS
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Preponderance Of Argu'
ment Before Committee
Is for Retention.

Hearing before the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee on the
repeal Of the daylight saving law clos
ed yesterday with a preponderance of
argument in favor of the retention
OF the extra hour OF light
Led by Marcus NJ. Marks and Will
lam Archibald Ferguson. OF New York.
president and secretary of the Ma
tional Daylight Saving Association.
advocates of daylight. presented sta
ustics and reports showing the ben
efits OF the law. Opponents presented
reports that were mainly local and
did not affect the general benefits Of
daylight saving as applied to the coun-
try as a whole
Mr. Marks. reviewing the history of
the daylight measure, gave figures
showing the vast saving to the con-
sumer in light and heat bills. But
he argued that It was chiefly from
the humanitarian standpoint that the
measure should be retained He said:
1t makes the people contented; 1t
gets them out in the open; IL gives
them a chance to cultivate their home
gardens and. in general. it Is an up
lifting measure that helps all and
really injuries no one.
Answers FnrmerS COMPLAINT.
Secretary Ferguson swept aside the
arguments made in behalf of the far
mers by detailed report by a com.
mittee in behalf of the British Par
Lament The report said that none
but the farmer was injured by day
light saving. and that the farmer
could obviate the slight difficulty he
met by slight change In his work
-.
enthusiastically indorsed daylight
saving
when we hear the voice of or
ganized labor. the representatives of
the merchants and business men in
general. and the cry from the shops
and factories for daylight saving
said Mr. Ferguson, I'VE realize what
that extra hour of light means.
We have heard the voice of the
farmers representatives here crying
for repeal. but no one has heard
from the humble farm hand; rather
1t has been the employer. It is
quite likely that the farm laborer
with his organized brother in the
city Is for daylight-saving.'
Labor Leader Endorses 1t.
Secretary Goodwin, OF the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States. put his organization on rec
ord as opposing the repeal of day
light-saving.
Orville La Dow. of Boston. speak
ing in behalf of thousands of shop
and factory workers. said they want
ed daylight-saving retained.
Representatives Mccullough and
Strong asked for the repeal Of the
daylight law. They presented argu-
ments which Marks and Ferguson
contended were isolated cases and
were insignificant when compared to
the vast benefits the nation at large
enjoys through the extra hour of
light.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
TREATY COPIES
NOW IN GOTHAM
Senator Lodge Declares He
Was Offered Copy of
Peace Pact.

Certain interests" in New York
City are in possession of the full text
of the treaty with Germany, Senator
Borah charged on the floor of the
Senate yesterday.
These interests are dealing with It
and discussing it. while the people of
the United States and the Senate have
never been given the full text" Borah
said.
Senator Lodge declared he had a
copy of the treaty in his hands Mon
day.
Was offered Copy.
THE treaty is in New York" Lodge
declared fatty. Il had a copy of II
in my hands yesterday. I was offered
copy but 1 refused it as 1 had said
that if a copy ever came to me I
should feel compelled to make ii
public.
Il have heard of four copies IL
existence in New York. How many
more there are in this country I don't
know. 1t appears to me that tho
only place it is not allowed to come
Is the United States Senate"
Democratic Senators rushed to the
administrations defense.
Senator Swanson, Democrat, ask.
ed if Lodge wanted the President
to violate his pledge not to make
public the treaty text.
Lodge retorted it is being sold on
the streets of Berlin.
Polk Admits Possibility.
Lodges statement came during the
Senate suffrage debate which was
halted temporarily when Senator
Johnson's resolution demanding the
text of the peace treaty came ur
automatically as unfinished business
at o'clock.
Acting Secretary of State Polk
said he believed 1t impossible that
complete copies of the peace treaty
are in New York. 1t might be pos
sible, he said that New York finan-
cial firms have been able to obtain
from Paris sections of the treaty
affecting finance.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
D. CTS COATLESS
ON HOTTEST DAY
City Swelters and Swears
As Mercury Jumps
To 90 Degrees.

Yesterday was the hottest day this
summer.
Early yesterday noon. the mercury
began to rise in jumps and bounds,
and by o'clock 1t had reached 9S
degrees. the record for this summer.
Under the scorching rays of the
sun, downtown men discarded coats,
women appeared with fans of every
description-or wisely stayed at home
Soda fountains and ice cream par
lors were jammed from early morn
ing until closing time at night-the
calls for cooling drinks increasing
with every degre of heat.
Hotels and restaurants found the
demand for ice water beyond their
supply of ice-and early in the day
were sending frantically to all ice
dealers in the city for help
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
HOLDS LAW CAN
REACH BoMBERS
Present Statutes Adequate
If Enforced. Declare
Leaders of House.

More effective enforcement Of the
laws already on the statute books,
rather than the enactment of ad-
ditional legislation. was declared by
leaders of the House yesterday to ue
necessary to meet the situation pre-
sented by the continued bomb out
RACES.
Powers now invested in the execu-
tive departments Of the government,
these leaders said, are ample for the
exclusion of dangerous and undesir-
able aliens from the United States
and for the deportation of such per-
sons now in this country.
Representative SABBATH, Of Illinois,
ranking Democratic member of the
House Immigration Committee, point
ed out that the existing immigration
laws prohibit the entry of anarchists
or persons who believe in or encour-
age the overthrow of the govern
ment, teach unlawful destruction of
property, or who advocate assassina-
tion of public officials
The same statutes, Mr.. SABBATH con-
tnued, authorize the deportation, upon
the warrant OF the Secretary of La
Dor. of all aliens now in the United
States who come under the FOREGOING
classes.
Representative Mondell Cwyoming).
Republican leader in the House. said
there Is no difference of opinion in
the country or in Congress that the
bomb throwers should be apprehended
and punished. He added
so far as I am at present advised,
do not know that any further leg
/ islation is necessary for the appre-
hension and punishment of these Grim
inals. But should it be found neces-
sary. and requested by the DEPART
ments. Congress may be depended
upon to give prompt consideration to
such suggestions and recommends
tions.''
Chairman johnson, of the House
immigration Committee, said:
I'm my opinion the continued bomb
outrages are not especially aimed at
the particular Individuals at whom
they are apparently directed. The
hope of the revolutionist is to get here
and there a prominent public official.
To create terror and promote class
consciousness and hatred Is the aim
of every Socialist, whether he belongs
to the revolutionist element or not
Il notice that the Socialist party
recently expelled 5000 revolutionist
members. including many aliens The
United States government could well
go on with this work by deporting
such persons"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04


Bishop Luther annoupcsd fhaf e
soon ss the Antissloon League -
John Bsrieycorn. nat enough % his
back m this country. the attention of
the league would be turned to Nor
tco.s Prohibition IN this country. he
intimsted. will be OF little effect n
countries surrounding us vers san
In the grip OF the liquor trzfic
The conference win get into real
swing this morning at the L<berty
Hut Among the prominent speaker.
are Representative John q. Cooper,
of Ohio, who win speak on .Lacuor
Catholic Total Abstinence Union: Dr.
Harvey w. Wiley. DR.. Howard A
Kelly. Of Johns Hopkins. Bsltimore:
Lieut. George s. Decker. u. s. N.
and the Rev. T. gksi. secretary Ma.
tional Temperance League OF japan.
Former Representative Richmond
Pearson Hobson. of Alabama. and
William Jennings Bryan VIII speak
for the cause at later meetings
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04

February imports are announced as
SzS.0oo.ooo. a gain over the s213. .0oo, ,oos
for January. and over the sos. ooo. 600 Tor
February. 1873. Imports for the eight
months ended with February totsied
81, ,sSS. 10000. as against 81. 81 .0oo 0ooH Tor
a similar period the previous yearh
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04

Are the seventeen-year Iocusts DEM
ocratic?
Democratic committeeman say yes.
due to the fact that the insect has a
wv" on each wing. and, to them. the
only words they can possibly stand
for are Woodrow Wilson
Naturalists scorn the idea that any
insect will come out decidedly in
favor of either party. apparently be-
lievtng that an insect Is incapable of
taking sides.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
.DRYS WILL TURN
|. TO MEXICO next
President of Anti-Saloon
League Says Adjoining
Lands Must Be Tanned"

No candidate for the ONCE of
President of the United States at the
next election, wili be able to poll
enough votes to be elected unless
he is thoroughly in sympathy with
the principles OF prohibition"
Such. was the prediction made last
night by Rev. Perley A. Baker. of
Westerville, Ohio. general superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League
OF America, at the opening session
of the national conferences of the
league in the Metropolitan M. Z.
Church.
Bishop Luther B. Wilson, presi-
dent OF the league. presided. Dele
gates from all over the United
states and Australia Japan. New
Zealand and Scotland attended.
One of the real purposes of the
conference is the celebration of the
ratification of the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution.
which will make the country dry"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
Democrats See Good Omen
in "W"on Wings ofLocusts

In spite of the fact that weI-known
bugologtsts laugh at the idea of the
bugs playing politics. they cannot, ac-
cording to the minority band in the
two Houses. get away from the fact
that the well-known bug is appar-
emily for the administration.
Democratic voters are all optimis-
tic over the fact that the W. w. Is
so plain and look forward to a Demo-
cratic landslide at the next Presiden-
tial election.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04

youthful hopes and dreams, and
made the valley in which ] lay a
mountain height of hope and Joy.
1 am an evangelist while / am a
Congressman because have lots
more fun"-the finest sort Of fun
thus my extra time and
my energy plus" in seeking to get
Young America" and STOPPING age
to build their hopes for earth and
heaven upon the Rock of Ages in.
stead of the sins OF folly and the
sinking sands Of time.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
Congressman Tells Why
He viii Conduct ReUiUal
Christianity Is Most Vital Question of Day
i Says Representative Upshaw, Who Was
An Evangelist in Georgia

Representative William D. Upshaw is conducting two
weeks revival at Grace Baptist Church.
Although cripple he of pep" in the pulpit while
adhering strictly to the oldahioned methods religion
He is baby" Congressman having elected recently
from his Georgia district against Repre-
sentative Upshaw is married and has beautiful children
In the following written The Washington Herald
he tells just what his conducting
what he hopes accomplish in Congress
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
PERSISTENT ONE GETS
ROLLS-ROYCE, $4,000

London.-One Rolls-Royce motor
car. s15.oool It's a fancy price, but
Rolls-Royce cars are scarce. and
much to be desired.
The price was paid by a man who
had seen the car he wanted pass
him on the street several times.
Finally he jumped on the footboard
and said to the driver. a perfect
stranger. I'll give you 5000 pounds
for the car"
Get away. don't want to sell
it," said the surprised owner. 81
have my check book. Come with
me to the bank" persisted the en-
vious one.
He Won
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04

gress. I find positive recreation of
mind and heart (outweighing the
fatigue of body in going out to this
home-like temple of worship. having
fellowship with noble Christian peo-
pie and trying to point youth and
age to the supremest need of time
and eternity.
1 am an evangelist because ever
since ] was converted when a farm
er boy of II, l have known. not
only the heartjoy of a new life in
Christ, but also the sustaining COM
forting power of the Christian re-
ligion that stood by me for
the seven years 1 spent on bed
lying around the wreckage of my
The Washington herald., 1919-06-04
Shipping Board Probe Asked.

Resolutions asking investigatious Of
the Shipping Board were considered
by the House Rules COMMITTEES yes
terdsy. The resolution also asks that
the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries. after making the in
vestigation, frame legislation for q
definite merchant marine policy.r
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

the community building is secured
through private or industrial dona-
tion, control is placed in a select
board named by the donor aud pos
sessing power to appoint his success.
sors. Township and State buildings
are managed by the usual public
officials.
AS a rule. the annual maintenance
expenses range from 5 to 10 per
cent of the initial cost. being in the
simpler buildings chiefly for light
and heat and in the larger ones in.
elusive of salaries for secretaries,
physical directors. caretakers. and
librarians. Funds to maintain the
organizations are secured through
membership dues. rentals. receipts
from entertainments. moving pic
lures. bowling, billiards, and similar
sources Of revenue. According to
the report of the Government specia
lists. 80 of the com nunity buildings
now iH use are owned, controlled,
financed, support'i. and used by
their respective communities
Money is secured by issuing stock,
as we'll as by general contribution,
this income being supplemented
often by receipts from sales, games,
and entertainments, or by securing
loans with the building as security,
the loan being repaid later when
sufficient funds accumulate for
such purpose
Twenty nine of the clubs studied
are the product of local organiza.
tons with restricted aims, such as a
women's club. athletic club, or a
farmers club, which constructs a
building for its private use as well
as for general, social use OF the com
munity twenty of the community
buildings now in use have been
donated by private individuals, who
generally operate and maintain
them, while Is of the clubhouse
have been provided by the town
ship or town which maintains the
buildings through revenues earned
by the buildings themselves. There
are seven Of these community build,
ines which have been erected as
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21
Community Club Houses

The community club provides the
"get-together rendezvous" for the
rural neighborhood. A country
club of this character is not only
clearing house of sociability and
rural uplift, but. during the recent
war, it supplied excellent quarters
for emergency work of the Red
Cross, local branches of the Council
of National Defense and other war
activities, as we'll as fostering home
economics and farm demonstration
operations.
County communities in 100 diff.
ferent localities now enjoy the com.
munity club. Rest rooms are pro-
vided for the farmers and their
families when they visit town, while
usually the county agent and the
local nurse have offices in the build
ing. The equipment of the building
varies with the agricultural prosperi-
ty of the territory; from plain furni
ture ard fittings Of distinctly utili
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

Try and make a live. enterprisiDg
place out of your home town, and
when working for its institutions or
speaking we'll of the town and coun-
try. remember you are accomplish
ing all the more for youself. Don't
be foolish enough to idle away
valuable time predicting failures
and thereby decrease the value of
your property.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21
According 10 the Richmond Mis-.

According 10 the Richmond Mis-.
sourian. a young man and his pros
pective bride came to Richmond
the other DAY and the young man
procured marriage license. Then.
while the young woman and her
father did a little shopping. he took
in a picture show. AS he had been
riding in the cold and the theater
was dark and warm. he promptly
went to sleep. The bride-to-be
searched two hours before he was
finally located.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

Who wouldn't be a farmer? There
is just one trouble. only the farmers
know how to farm, There are thou
sands who would like to quit the
towns and cities and emigrate to
the country and possess themselves
of broad, fertile fields. and proceed
to make two blades of this. that or
the other of grass grow where one
or none grew before. but this pro-
position presents, that it takes from
two to twenty years to learn how
to farm (some folks never learn)
and within such a period bankruptcy
might occur several times over.
But if all of us cannot be farmers.
all can admire the hornyhsnded
son of toll and rejoice with him in
his present great prosperity. He is
the bulwark of the nation and salt
Of the earth.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

II the Germans want to Oct
food faster. they might raise from
the bottom Of the ocean some OF
the many provision ships that
they sunk.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

tartan simplicity to elaborate furn-
ishings, including moving picture
machines. pianos and talking ma
chimes.
Not long go the Rural OrganiZa-
ton Project of the Bureau of Mar
kets, United States Department of
| Agriculture. conducted a comprehen.
sive Investigation OF the community
buildings. their activities. organiza-
ton. and management. Usually
the persons owning stock in their
community building association Or
ganize an Incorporated company
Nonstockholders desiring the privi-
leges of the building are associated
as social members, both classes pay.
ing dues Generally, the control
and management of the buildings
are under the direction of the board
of trustees and various committees.
which centralize their powers in the
authority delegated to the house
secretary 10 some instances where
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

Woodson & Drescher. real estate
agents, will handle that farm or
other property for you in salts
factory manner.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

social centers for the use of the en-
ployees of some local industry. as
we'll as for the community in gener-
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-21

Following burglary in Milo,
which resulted in the loss of $3.50
worth OF jewellery, bloodhOunds
were brought 10 to catch the thief,
and the news of their arrival soon
reached the ears of a 16-year old
boy, who Immediately ran two miles
to give himself up to the law before
the dogs got him He had probably
seen some of those big ugly-looking
brindled and spotted Danish dogs
with a Tom" show and thought
that was the sort OF creature that
would soon be at his throat. They
are really used for drawing carts,
but they look worse than any blood
hounds ever did.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

is sane and should be released. Tha,
the failure Of said writs is due to
Belden's lack of friends and relatives
in the county where the writs were re-
turnable.
THAT Max Levine has been kept in
that institution, although perfectly
sane. That said Levine should have
been returned to the institution where
he came from, so that he could be sub
ject to parole or discharge.
"That said hospital has in it's care
criminals who are sane and should be
returned to the prisons from which the,
came, and thereby be subject to parole
or discharge.
THAT William Green was beaten and
brutally assaulted by the attendants
so that he later became hopelessly in
sane, and at present has several ribs
broken.
THAT the superintendent has failed
to treat the patients sufficiently t.
aid in their recovery.
That the superintendent has failed
to make frequent examinations as to
their sanity
"That the superintendent has
maliciously sent out letters contain
ing false statements as to the CON
dition Of some Of the inmates"
Larphy Greenspan was committed
to Dannemora two years and eight
months ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Convention Aims to Free
Political Prisoners
Meeting Called at Chicago to
Demand Release and Con-
denim War Laws

A~Ss
The National League for the De-
fence of Political Prisoners issued a
call yesterday to 10000 labor unions to
join in convention in Chicago, July
80 and 6, to demand the release Of
political prisoners and all suspension
of wartime legislation infringing upon
free speech, free press and free as
semblage. The call was signed by
President Samuel Ceier Of the Chicago
joint board of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Of America and Samuel
Levin and Frank Rosenbaum, execu-
tive board members.
In addition to members of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers the call was
signed by the International Association
Of Machinists, District Council 3. Chi
cago; G. 7. Frenckel, c. B. Cline, Dun
cam Mcdonald, president Of the Hi
nois State Federation of Labor; the
National Workmen's Committee, West
ern district; National Civil Liberties
Bureau, the New York Bureau of Legal
Advice, the United HebreW Trades Of
Chicago, the League Of Amnesty for
Political Prisoners, the National Exec
utive Committee of the Socialist party
and other organizations.
The appeal assails the policy of the
Federal courts in inflcting severe SEN
fences upon persons accused Of viola
ton Of the espionage act, and calls
the act itself unconstitutional.