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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
"0eserter" Carried Ten
Citations for Bravery

Streator. Ill-Wrongly ticket
ed at New York, William T..
Smith was reported TO relatives
here as an army deserter. He re-
Gently returned home disclosing
the error. Smith had ten eta
tons for bravery-among them
the Croix de Guerre.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
Rioht at Home.

"Home is where the heart Is"
THAT'S what the young fellow who
is counting my daughter thinks. He
hangs around my place all the time
st. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
q ATQNlc::
E FOR YOUR ACID:SfOMACH ~
All Right.

MI nIyUV.
1.-The man you see yonder is a Well
known CRATER, but he is never mo-
Tested"
"How is that?'
Because he's skin doctor and
grating is his speciality"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

Representatives, Is the child OK
egotism. however unwilling the on
spring may be to acknowledge the
parent"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

What our enemies say ought not to
be taken as evidence.SOlive Logan.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

Ask the Chairman, He Knows.
The sweet young thing was visit
ing the state senate.
"Oh, tell me-" she squiggled, "where
do the standing committees standT
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

A cat may look the personified inno-
cence, but it is just as well to keep the
canary's cage closed.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22

WRITE FOR THIS BOOK.

All sick and suffering should
write The Peruna Company, Dept
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mans Health Book. The book In
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Ask your dealer for q Peruna
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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
Not So Easy.

Not So Easy.
$50 you are writer?"
"SOme so allege."
ut must be nice to put your ideas
into print"
'"That part is all right. The tough
part is in filling space when you
haven't any ideas."-Louisville Cou.
rier-JOurnal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
TO ALL WOMEN
Who Are ILL
This Woman Recommends
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Personal Experience.

Mclean, Neb. 81 want to recon-
mend Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
Base REALISTICALLY Speaking.

Base REALISTICALLY Speaking
"DO you favor league of nati0nsF
EYES," replied the baseball fan. 'B6
l doubt whether all the nations cam ct
into one league. There always has -
be few minor leagues for the develop
ment of talent"
Cruel Suspicion.
MY ancestors came over with tt
early settlers" 81 don't doubt IT,
they didn't deport them then"
The older lamb grows the more
sheepish he becomes.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Community Centers Activities.

'Dr. J. Fl. p. Murphy. medical in
spector of the D. c. schools will talk
at the Powell Community Center. TO-
morrow, on The Health of Our Chill
dren." In addition there will be a
program of readings, music and sing
ing
There will be a dance in the armory
of the General Civic Center, Central
High School, tomorrow night.
The community dancing club will
meet at the Powell Community Cen
ter tonight. The War Risk Insurance
Bureau will also have a rehearsal at
this center tonight.
Meeting of the Criterion Club at the
Thomson Community Center tonight
Glasses in dressmaking, millinery and
Spanish at this center tomorrow.
Millinery and dressmaking will be
taught at the Wilson Normal Com
munity Center today.
The Community Orchestra of the
Birney Center will rehearse tonight
at o'clock.
The Community Chorus of the Dun
bar General Civic Center will meet
tonight to work on the Christmas
music.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
TO OFFER WARD
STOCK TO PUBLIC
Goldschmidt & Co. Obtain
$4,000 Shares to Sell
/, At $45 Share.

II. p. Goidschmidt & Co.. In. con.
junction with John Burnham & Co..
of Chicago. are forming a syndicate
to purchase $4,000 shares of COM
mon stock. Of no par value, Of Mont
gomery Ward & Co., Inc, an Illinois
corporation. 1t Is proposed to make
a public offering OF these shares in
the near future at s45 per share.
Montgomery Ward Il Co. Is the
Oldest mail order or catalogue house
in the United States, the business
having been established in 1879, and
the operations of the organisation
has been confined to this business
exclusively ever since that time.
The company handles all classes of
merchandise, except perishable
goods. and sells directly to consum-
ers through the mails by means OF
its catalogues.
In q letter to the bankers. Robert
p. Thorne. president Of the company.
points out that orders are received
from every State and Territory of the
United States, with continued in-
creases in the business coming from
foreign countries, especially the ORR
ent. He adds that two important
advantages nave developed from the
business. frst. the fact that sS per
cent of the orders received are ac-
companied by cash in advance, and
second. merchandise is purchased d.
rectly from manufacturers and sold
directly to consumers through the
mails. thus eliminating to a great
extent the profits of brokers. job
bers.> commission agents and other
middlemen. In addition the company
operates many factories of its own.
and il interested in others, thereby
reducing the initial cost OF merchan-
disc,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
PRESIDENTS OWN
TO NAME OFFICERS

Ofcers will be elected at the next
meeting of Presidents Own Garri-
son. Army and Navy Union, Decem-
Der Is. at @. A. r. Hall. Nomina-
tions have been made as follows:
Commander, Sergt. T. H. Harris, OF
the Marine Corps, and Capt. c. o.
Howard: senior vice commander,
Mrs. Clare N. Madert, yeoman 90;
Junior vice commander, BerteI Pc
derson; quartz rmaster, H. NJ. Mad
ert; paymaster, H. NJ. knight: chap
lain. Rex NJ. Ingham, world war vet
eran; Extraordinarily Paul Schnei-
der; officers of the guard. Steve n.
Tlllman and William NJ. Drury; off,
GERS of the watch, William Noblet
and J. L. Mitchell: executive council
Cfive to be elected). Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell, Capt. W. L. Peak. Col. w.
l. Hull, Sergt- T. H. Harris, d. w.
Horton and Lieut.. William B. Doran.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
GOVERNMENT PRINT
INC OFFICE NEWS.

At meeting of the Job Room I'm
mediate Relief Association, Charles
w. Bridwell was elected president.
and George A. Dooley, secretary
| treasurer. The association returned
$40 as dividends this year and has
added more than 800 members to the
rolls
! Gus Laufer. monotype keyboard
room, who has been in Union Printers
Home for several months. is expect
ed home for a visit during the
Christmas holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Edmonston
and daughter, Elizabeth. are spend
/ ing two weeks with relatives in New
York and Philadelphia
William A. Firrell, for four years
linotype mackinist with the Demo-
crat Printing and Lithographing
Company, Little Rock, Ark. has ac-
| cepted an appointment in the limo
type section
Secretary William H Guthridge,
Provident Relief Association, dis
tributed checks for 1915 to the
stockholders last week.
Capt Charles H Coe, compositor
in the monotype section, has re-
signed because of Ill health, and will
spend several months recuperating
in Florida.
w. E. Rink. pressroom. was elect
ed officer-of-the-day of Harden
Camp, Spanish War Veterans.
Albert Muller. Everett NJ. Pierce,
Charles NJ. Greene, and Benjamin ST.
mons are detailed from the press
room to the money order section.
Dana Dulin, son of James B. NJ.
Dulin. who recently underwent an
operation for tonsilitis in the Brook
lyn Naval Hospital, is expected to
be discharged this week.
| The Buildings Relief Association
has announced a dividend of s7.46.
The association will hold a meeting
at 4:30 this afternoon in the electri-
cal section to elect officers for the
ensuing year.
| Fred Brandt, keyboard room; Har-
ry s. Gum, hand section, and Frank
Hurst, electrotype foundry, were
among the canvasscrs in the Lerk-,
view membership drive last week.
| Charles s. Jackson, casting room.
was called home Saturday on ac-
count of an accident to his son.
Clay Jones, who resigned from the
linotype section about a year ago to
enter the automobile business. has
been reinstated.
! Miss Mary Schwarz, computing
section, is visiting relatives at her
home in Chicago. ..
Foreman John w. Childress, Lii
brary branch. has purchased the old
Gawler home at Twenty-firA and II
streets northwest.
Charles B. Huse and Jacob Solo,
mon. night keyboard room, were on
the sick list last week.
|
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
SEASIDE RESORT
FOUNDERIs DEAD
]. Thompson Baker, Wild
wood. N. ]. >Succumbs
After Operation.

Philade,phia, Dec III. Thompson
Baker, one of the founders of Wild
wood, former New Jersey Representa-
tive and close friend Of President
Wilson, died this morning inst.
Agnes Hospital here. whepe he had
been confined for several weeks fol-
lowing an operation.
Mr.. Baker, a lifelong Democrat
took a lively interest in politics. He
was a member Of the Democratic ma
tIonaI convention In Baltimore which
nominated Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
Throughout the sessions he was a
stanch supporter Of the future Presi-
dent
with his brothers, Mr.. Baker trans.
forned New Jersey swamp land into
the present city Of Wildwood and
later founded wildwood Crest. We
was elected first mayor Of Wildwood
and was chosen Representative from
the Second New Jersey district in
1872. defeating Stand Pat John Gard
ner.
He was president of the wildwood
Title and Trust Company and of the
WildwoSd and Delaware River Short
Line. For twelve years he was presi'
dent of the Union National Bank Of
Lewisburg. Pa Mr. Baker was a
Pennsylvanian by birth. He was born
in Union County April Is, 1871. and
was a hneal descendant OF original
settlers in Central Pennsylvania. Edu-
Gated in the common schools OF the
State he later attended Bucknell Uni.
versity. from which he received the
degree of master of arts.
Mr.. Baker studied law and prac-
ticed this profession for more than
thirty years He was elected to men,
bership in the Pennsylvania Bar As
sociation and later in the American
Bar Association.
Mr.. Baker is survived by his widow
and three daughters, the Misses
Frances. Katherine and Mary Baker
all Of whom Were prominent in wom-
ems organization work in WILDWOOD
during the war.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

ommending it to any woman who
has similar troubles. Mrs. ELSIE
G. LEWIS, 80 Vernon Ave, Brook
I'm, N. Y.
Such conditions as Mrs. Lewis
suffered from may be caused by a
fall or a general weakened run
down condition of the system, and
the most successful remedy to re-
store strength to muscles and tissue
and bring about a normal healthy
condition-has proved to be this
rsmous root and herb medicine,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound.
II you have disturbing symptoms
you do not understand, write Lydia
Z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass. The result of their forty
years experience is at your service
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Ten Dead, 300 Injured
In Italian Party Riots

Rome. Dec. ten were killed and
more than 800 injured during the past
week in demonstrations against the
revolut.onists caused by the overbear-
ing attitude OF the Socialists.
The Clericals are anxious to take
part in the government while the So
cialists have become apparently indif-
ferent. Deputy Abbo appeared in the
in a blue and black work.
.ngman's blouse.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mount Pleasant women's Christian
Temperance Union will meet 'tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home
Of Mrs. A. o. Tingiey. 1901 Hamilton
street. Mrs. E. s. Shelton will speak
on the National Convention"
Ohio Society will give an entertain
ment and dance tonight at o'clock
at Rauschers. Connecticut avenue and
l. street. Senator Kenyon. Iowa. will
speak.
Maryland State Society will meet
tonight at S o'clock at the Thomson
School. Twelfth and l. streets north
west All Maryianders are invited to
hear a discussion on the life of Francis
Scott Key.
South Dakotans will hold their an
nual get-together meeting Wednesday y
night at the Wilson Normal School.
Eleventh and Harvard streets. The
meeting will be followed by dancing
and refreshments.
Student Council Of George Washing
ton University will give a dance to-
morrow night at 9 o'clock at 1911 r
street. Arrangements are made for
eishty-five couples. Refreshments will
be served.
Legion Of Loyal Women will meet
tonight at 8 o'clock in the white parior
OF the New Ebbitt, Fourteenth and +
streets. Election OF officers will be
held.
The Johns Hopkins Alumni Asso-
citation of this city will hold its first
meeting this season at the Univer-
sity Club tomorrow night.
The fifth annual cider and ginger
bread party of the West Virginia So
ciety will be held at Pythian Tenn
pie tomorrow night. Representative
Stuart F. Reed is president
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Rent Board Members
May Be Named Today

President Wilson Is expected to send
to the Senate today the nomination
of the three members of the new REM
Commission of the District. Secretar,
Fumulty made this definite announce.
ment yesterday.
Mr.. Tumulty said that he did moi
have the slightest idea who would
be named. He indicated that the Sc.
lections were made by the President
from a list of about sixty names
after several hundred others had
been eliminated by him.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. former presi.
dent OF the Chamber of Commerce
and Julius I. Peyser. prominent dur.
ing the period of rent troubles during
the war. are said to be among the
foremost possibilities.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
WAR RISK BUREAU
CALLS CONFERENCE

Il. G. Cholmeley-Jones. director OF
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
has called a conference for Deoem-
Der Is OF the State commanders of the
American Legion; National Com
msnder Franklin D'oiier. of that Or
ganization; Surgeon General Rupert
Blue, and the members Of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
The purpose of the conference is to
effect closer cooperation between the
bureau and the soldiers organiza-
tions. Dissemination of instructions
Jas to how claims may be made COM
plete at the start, and needless cor
respondence eliminated. will be taken
I'm
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Pupils Will Entertain
Parkview Association

Parkview Citizens Association will
hold a meeting tomorrow evening in
the Parkview School, and after a
short business session the audience
will be entertained by the teachers
and pupils of the school.
Although it is customary to close
municipal Fairgrounds during January
and February. Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor of Fairgrounds.
has received a petition signed by 900
pupils OF the Parkview School and in
dorsed by the citizens' association, for
the continuance Of the Otis street
playground during these months. This
is the only Space the children have
for recreation. The recent drive add
ed more than 800 members to the
roster of the association.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

a business street and hence there Is
no necessity for shade trees as most
of the mercantile houses are proyid
ed with awnings. In return Mrs.
Lee pointed out downtown business
streets, yet they are provided with
ample shade trees.
Mrs. Lee also asks that a play
ground be established at the Cor
coran Public School, Twenty eighth
and II streets
May Establish Chicken Farm.
Following the suggestion OF p. T.
Moran, one of Georgetown's leading
business men, a part. of Baltimore
investors visited the western SUBJ
urbs Saturday with the view of es-
tablishing q chicken farm and hatch
cry. Mr.. Moran says a fortune
awaits the man or men who starts q
place near Georgetown for the pro-
duction of eggs and poultry.
Reception Of members into the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
will wind up the days services to-
day at Holy Trinity Church.
A meeting will be held today at
Catholic University that is of great
interest to the members of Holy
Trinity Parish, which will be rep
resented. The administrative COM
mittee of the National Catholic We'll
fare Council is to outline its pro-
gram for the reconstruction work
following the world war.
Morris Stenger of Conduit road
was struck by an automobile at
Twenty and p streets, and
suffered several lacerations of the
face. He was taken to his home
by a friend In his couptry wagon.
Mr.. Stenger says no blame can be
attached to the chauffeur Of the
machine that struck him.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Pastor to Be Installed.

Ceremonies attending the installa-
tion OF the Rev. c. w. Locher as pas
tor of Concordia Lutheran Church.
and G streets northwest.
will take place in the church at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. The for
mer pastor. the Rev. Paul A. Menzel,
will conduct the services. The Rev.
Mr.. Locher was pastor of st. Mat
thew's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Baltimore, for thirteen years.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

which caused a
& e eral run
down condition
with headaches
and pains in my
side. My sister
induced me to
try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
l found it helped
me very much
a n d s ch q
splendid tonic
fhn4 7 49, 49,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Haw much In Ii worth to you to
kaye Children's Hospital that
enses the pain of some baby and
brings 10 peaceful sIeepf
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
GEORGETOWN CITIZENS PLAN
AID NEEDY AT CHRISTMAS
Civic Association, Also, Announces 1t Gained
More Than Two Hundred Members
In Recent Drive.

Believing. charity and prosperity
should go hand-in-h hand, former
President b. A. Bowles and other
members Of the GEORGETOWN Citizens
Association will urge that organiza-
ton, at its meeting next Monday even
ing in the Potomac Savings Bank
Building. to extend good cheer to the
poor Of Georgetown when the bells are
Ginning a Christmas welcome. The
association will be asked to set aside
fund with which to provide good
cheer in the shape Of edibles for poor
families, to be delivered at their
homes Christmas eve.
The association gained, more than
200 new members In the recent drive,
and its treasury is reported in a
healthy condition.
Street In Bad Condition.
The condition of Wisconsin avenue
from Thirty seventh to r streets has
been made deplorable by the recent
rainy and snowy weather and a de-
termined effort will be made by the
Georgetown Citizens Association to
have that thoroughfare improved
forthwith.
Wisconsin avenue is a main artery
of travel to three of the most pros
porous and productive counties OF
Maryland, IT is pointed out, and the
produce from those localities are
brought over the splendid turnpikes to
Wisconsin avenue. said to be the
worst stretch of roadway for about
200 miles.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Wishes shade Trees Planted.

Mrs. Marguerite Du Pont Lee, 1875
Jefferson street. again calls atten-
tion to the necessity of shade trees
along NJ street She says she ap-
pealed to the District Commissioners
and was informed that NJ street is
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Mems womcn'f and Chiidrcn's
Felt House slippers for Christmas,
s1.69.-HAHN'S.-A
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
MRS. Lewis
OF BROOKLYN
Tells How She Was Made
Well by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

brooklyn, n. Y-"For one year l
was miserable from a displacement,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-07
SENIORITY RULE GUIDES
IN HOUSE ORGANIZATION
Republicans Lay Foundation of
Leadership in Next Session
OF Congress.
FLOOR CHIEF is NOT NAMED
New Members-Eiect Will Bo Placed
on Committees Today-Ways and
Means Body Enlarged at Request
Of Kitchin.
IBv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 6.--With every
important committee craftsmanship set
tied, Republican leaders composing the
committee on committees today COM
plctcd the broad foundation of tho
House organization for the next Con-
gress, but held in allegiance selection
Of the floor leader, whip and steering
committee. Strict application OF tho
seniority rule prevailed in tho as
signments, including tho chairman
ships and extended TO the transfer of
tee to another.
Tomorrow the committee will begin
the assignment OF new members-clect
thought selections of floor leader, whip
and steering committee might be post
poned indefinitely. others said later
organization being completed before
the committee ends It's present session
representative Longworth, Of Ohio,
member OF the committee. in state
ment tonight, attacked the work OF
the committee. declaring its "extraord-
mary progress had been backward
to the days OF ,so-called cannonism.
tefpretation{ OF the seniority rule had
been followed SO II was utterly I'M
-gosSiRls ;to ,eenstders real merit as tho
however, he was confident of Republi-
can success in Legislation mot because
OF. but in spite Of the committee's
work. ,ti ~ 7I7ET'.
Among the important. ehairmanships
determined today were: Banking and
Currency. Plat. OF New York: Public
Lands, Sinnott, Of Oregon; Education,
Fess, of Ohio; Insular Affairs, Towner,
Iowa; Public Buildings. Langley Ken
tucky: Immigration. Johnson, Wash
ington: Indian Affairs, Snyder, New
York; Territories. Curry. California
AZ the request OF Representative
Kitchin. OF North Carolina, Democratic
leader in the last House, who will be
the ranking minority member. Of the
ways and Means Committee during
committee decided to increase the mem
bership Of tho committee to twenty
fve SO as not to displace any Demo-
cratic members. The Republicans will
have fifteen memberships on the com
mittee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-07
STARVATION is KILLING
THOUSANDS IN RUSSIA
Cndertakers Arc Unable TO Secure
Enough Conins to bury
Dend.
lBy Associated d Press. I

LONDON, March 6.-Starvation pre-
"ails throughout Bolshevist Russia
and is killing off the population by
thousands. Diseases due to under
nourishment are rampant, and food is
SC scarce in Petrogad and Moscow that
cats sell readily for SIS each. The
undertakers cannot cope with condi-
tions. as there is not enough wood for
collins.
These reports have been brought to
the attention Of the British govern
ment within the last week by British
subjects recently returned from Russia
Several of the Britishers have lived
nearly all their lives in Russia, and
left Russia because Of the intolerable
conditions.
Thousands are dying daily in the
great centers of population like Petro-
grad. Moscow, Kiev and Odessa. In
PetTograd alone the deaths from fam
inc three weeks ago numbered 200
daily. Typhoid or hunger typhus" is
carrying of young and old every
where, and in Moscow glanders Is
epidemic. There is no fuel for light
ing, and millions live in pitch dark
ress after night fall.
In Petrograd three weeks ago milk
was selling for IS a pint. pork $50 a
pound, butter $45 a pound, tea s125 a
pound and potatoes 1915 a pound.