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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14

claimed by the enemy's shells, on one
day alone twenty-three persons hav-
ing been killed in the cellar of the
City Hall. Finally, in April, 1916, sixty
inhabitants were left. Among them
noble and courageous old gentleman,
my request, and without the assur-
ance of any compensation, again took
up the direction of the affairs of the
commune and of the council, which
had entirely disappeared
"Then in May, the French military
authorities, in anticipation of strategic
operations, decided upon the evacua-
ton Of the village. Its people pro-
tested and L succeeded in having the
decision set aside. However, a few
months afterward, Mr.. Masse received
a formal order to evacuate INN ediate-
ly. He dispatched a motorcyclist to
Rheims to beg of me to intervene, and
I lost no time in visiting three army
officers, incl nding General Franchet
d'Esperey, commanding the army. But
they were inhexible and was told that
this was general measure and applied
to all the communes of the sector which
happened to be on the firing line
"When | entered Cormicy as the
bearer of this news the inhabitants
informed me that they would not leave.
There were again tears and protests
Nine. Masse, wife of the mayor, de-
claring that she would rather die than
leave. did my best to persuade them;
| tried to make them understand that
if the military authorities took such a
step, it was to save them from certain
death and I gave them hope that their
exile would be of short duration. But
| left without the certainty Of having
convinced them.
Evacuation
"The order TO evacuate was to be
executed within twenty-four hours. at
midnight. At the time set, severa!
long automobiles, which In other DAYS
had conveyed happy tourists across
France, arrived to take the inhabitants
tc the station at Muizor. They did
not resist; it was hardly worth while
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starve. He sent me to the Welfare
League and they put me in touch
with my boss. He started me at $40
a week. That was three years ago
and they'll never see me inside
stone walls again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Population DaUindled

1.-THE population continued to grow
smaller; daily new victims were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
The Jail Smell

Il was bad egg when | was a
kid. l didn't have much training.
except what l picked up on the
streets. l saw the inside of Sing
Sing before l was twenty-one. and
l saw it again six weeks after I
came out. Things were like that
then. When you had once got the
jail smell on you-good night! You
didn't have to do anything. You
only needed to be suspected.
IN tell you the main thing. It's
the chance to go straight. Most
crooks are intelligent, and they
know as we'll as the next man that
being crooked doesn't pay, but be-
fore they never had a chance to 90
straight. How many men were
there who would hire chap with
jail record? Not one. The only
chance man had was to keep his
record hidden, and he couldn't do
it. He might get away with it for
a day or two, or maybe sometimes
for a month. Then some Dick'd
spot him, and farewell job! I've
known cases like that, dozens of
them.
"But not now. It's surprising
how many men there are who will
give a chap a chance if tAev feel
that he's got good stuff in HIN Jail
smell or no jail smell. He lss to
show it, Of course, while heb in
side; but before they started his
thing he didn't have a chanceAo
show it while he was inside. THAI
the big thing-the chance to show
that the vital spark Of manhood isN
still there.
cts up to the man himself in
the long run, Of course. If he has
a permanent bad streak in him it'll
come out, and he'll slip back; and
sometimes it's hard work, even if
a chap really means it. You can't
blame a business man for being
bit leary Of the jail smell, but it
can be done. I've been out three
and a half years. Pm making $50
week, and making it steady, and
making it honest; and I've got two
thousand in the bank, every nickel
Of it earned.
"Why, Pm even thinking of get
ting married. Can you beat that?
She's wonderful little girl, too
She knows all about me, and she's
satisfied to take the chance.
"That's the big thing. The
chance to go straight. We're going
to hold another dinner soon. Some
time in the spring. The boys are
talking about making it semi
annual affair. A sort of a reunion.
That's funny one, isn't it? A
Sing Sing Alumni Association"
Dr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
Finds Hin, a Job

From the Welfare League the
newly freed man comes under the
wing of the Welfare League Asso-
citation, which undertakes to ma
him Job. In most cases the job is
waiting when the man comes out.
The employer is informed only that
the man has been in Jail and is look
ing for chance to rehabilitate him
self. The rest is up to the man.
Heretofore, says a recent man
ifesto Of the association, "prison re-
form has followed the sentimental
policy Of bestowing favors and priv
ileges on prisoners whether they
have asked for them or not and re-
gardless of whether they have
shown that they we're qualified to
receive or to make proper use of
them. The result has been, too
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14
One Who Reformed

Listen to this (the speaker is one
Of the guests at the Osborne din
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14

the Welfare League. The associa-
ton is composed of leading citizens,
who are interested in humanitarian
movements to conquer crime by
kindly treatment and the honor sys-
tenn. The league is composed of
men inside the prisons. They elect
their own officers. They pledge
themselves and their fellow mem
bers to go straight when their time
is up, and when they leave the
prison walls they cease to be men,
bers of the league. The league is a
prison organization only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Organization Spirit.

A number of progressive Washing
ton women have planned for the or
ganization of Woman's City Club,
and will begin a drive for member
ship in November. Growth of the or
ganization spirit in Washington is
one Of the phenomena of the war and
postwar periods. Americans have
long had the reputation Of being
timers" but the "get together" prin-
ciple and the "talk it over" spirit are
gathering momentum. The women
have become conspicuous a. organ
izers and as promoters Of co-opera-
tive spirit In a surprising number Of
lines Of thought and endeavor. Prac-
tically every association in the Dis
trict which has among its aims pub
lie improvement, city betterment and
the discussion of public affairs has re-
Gently conducted, is now conducting
or contemplates conducting a cam
paign for membership or a campaign
for increased membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Government as Employer.

A committee Of the salary reclassi-
fcation commission has had presented
to it charges Of insanitary working
conditions in several of the govern
ment departments. The charges are
not new. Complaints Of that char
acter have been made year in and
year out. Improvements and correc-
tions have been made from time to
time, but not in all branches Of the
government have working conditions
been brought to the last degree Of
excellence. It is an anomaly that the
government, so solicitous for and in
sistent upon sanitation and safety for
employees in private-owned works,
should overlook or ignore matters Of
such primo importance in its own
plants. Where the charges are proved
to be fact-founded the remedy should
be at once applied. It is notorious
that thousands Of government work
ers at the seat Of government spend
their labor day in overcrowded, under
ventilated and poorly lighted quarters.
Private industrial establishments have
made such progress in looking after
the comfort and health of employees
that many have reached a higher grade
Of excellence than can be found in
many government plants. Perhaps a
committee Of private employers Of
labor should be appointed to invest.
gate working conditions in federal de-
partments at Washington. It would be
an. interesting thing to hear ,barons
and directors Of the steel trust, the
harvester trust, the rubber trust, the
coal trust and all the other big trusts
grill high government functionaries,
shake pudgy fingers at them and
charge them with maltreating and un.
derpaying American labor!
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Secretary Daniels says that the Navy
has sufficient sugar for six months, but

Secretary Daniels says that the navy
has sufficient sugar for six months, but
he wanted to know before he released
any whether he would be able to OBJ
tain supplies when he went into the
market again. This would seem to be
quite large supply. It is currently
reported that legions Of American fam
lilies have not six days supply on
hand, and no assurance that they can
obtain fresh supplies when they go
into the market or the grocery store.
The government proposes, it is said.
to issue an appeal to the women of
the country to "increase saving and
decrease extravaganza as one means
Of reducing living costs" and conserve
sugar supplies. The women Of the
country" have already needed many
such appeals and have borne many
burdens and their spirit will not break
under the new call. But the present
food cost problem is not to be solved
by appeals for table economies. No
such economies in food have ever been
observed in American families as are
being practiced by American women
today, and these economies are not be-
ing dictated by appeals, but by the
necessities Of the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
A Memory of the A. E. F.

There is memory in the hearts Of
tho American expeditionary force, a
memory given them by the French.
And it is to each who holds it q les.
son and puzzle and the basis for a
prayer. 1t was given them by every
Frenehman. the poilu who fought at
their side, the shopkeeper who
charged them double, the old, old
men who told them of the war Of
1871. 1t was given them by every
Frenchwoman, the tender. scolding
DANES who mothered them in their
billets back of the lines; the rosy.
checked, wistful-eyed girls they made
love to. IT was given them by the
little children with whom they romp-
ed and for whom they bought the pre-
eious American chocolate. 1t is the
memory of how the French people say
france" And the lesson they learn.
ed in their months over there was how
to speak of their own country with
all the pride and all the love and all
the reverence with which the French
speak Of theirs. The puzzle they can,
not solve is why it il that all of the
citizens Of our nation do not use
those accents when they say "United
States" And the prayer that is in
their hearts is that some day and soon
this faculty, with all it signifies, may
be given to US all. For with it the
country shall be invulnerable, even
as France has been invulnerable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Sugar Shortage.

Tho sugar situation is becoming
tense and tightening up of effort
to increase the supply and reduce
consumption is indicated by the stu
alton 1t is related in the news that
the "release Of additional supplies Of
food held by the government, par
ticularly sugar, was discussed at a
meeting of the official cabinet com.
mittee on high cost of living" No de-
cision was reached. A decision ought
TO be forthcoming upon a matter so
important as this. and it should be
reached with minimum delay. Ii the
government has the sugar materially
to alleviate shortage in the sugar
bowls of families it should be released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Bargaining and Arbitration.

1t was unfortunate, perhaps, that
the issue Of collective bargaining had
to be injected into the Presidents
industrial conference so early and
alone; but having been injected, it
now seems that it must be disposed
Of before the conference can get
down to its major business-that Of
providing acceptable and workable
machinery for the Cancellation and ar
bitration of industrial disputes. The
right Of collective bargaining being
asserted by the labor group and ad-
mitted in principle by the employer
group, it is almost Uncomfortable that
a quarrel over the method of its oper-
alton should have threatened to pre-
vent the conference ever reaching
consideration Of the big and vital
problem Of arbitration and concilia-
ton.
It is to be hoped that when the con-
ference reconvenes Monday morning
the committee Of fifteen will lay be-
fore the main body resolution on
collective bargaining to which all three
groups will subscribe promptly and
thus dispose of a matter which has
been the cause of so much seemingly
unnecessary contention. Then the
conference should be able to get
ahead with its business.
As to the proper methods Of con-
Citation and arbitration there appear
to be no substantial differences be-
tween the groups. 1t is agreed that
settlement Of disputes should first
be attempted within the plant or
establishment. Failing in this, it is
agreed further that there should exist
board Of appeals, made up Of an
equal number Of representatives Of
the men, Of the management, and Of
the public. The representatives Of
men and management would be chosen
by each group, either from within the
plant or without, while the representa-
tives Of the public would be chosen
by some public authority, depending
on the location and extent of the in
dustry in which the dispute had arisen.
This, in brief, is the, outline of a
plan now before all the groups, and to
which no material opposition has yet
arisen. If it can be put through the
conference, with the necessary elabo-
ration of details, it will mark the
passing of the crisis by industrial
America. 1t probably will not mean that
strikes and lockouts never will occur,
but it does mean that they will occur
in steadily diminishing numbers and
in a constantly decreasing degree of
importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
Canned 0ratory" in Politics.

Some curiosity exists among poll.
ticians and some anxiety among spell
binders about the effect of Canned
oratory" now being tried in the New
York campaign. Gov. Smith has
talked into a machine" and his 40.
ton ON the platform willis speaking
has been filmed, and copies are being
distributed over tho state.
Will the scheme works Will II sat
isfyi Will the people who have been
accustomed TO an orator in the hssh
before them accept the shadow ~
something equally a. aoed"i
There is economy in the arrange
ment; and economy is getting to be
watchword even in political circles
One can easily see the saving under
the new device. A spellbinder need
he filmed bat once. He need "talk
into q machine" but once. Any num-
Der Of copies Of both the style Of the
delivery and the matter Of tho de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
liverance can be made for q triAe,
and reproduced at small expense.

hverance can be made for q triAe,
and reproduced at small expense.
On the other hand. . spellbinder in
the flesh must be transported from
place to place, comfortably lodged and
fed, and all his wants attended to.
As q rule, he likes, and deserves. the
best attentions Of this kind. He is
paid for each Of his speeches, al
though he may, and often does, de-
liver about the same speech every
where he goes. Now and then he will
introduce a new joke or anecdote by
way of illustration or entertainment,
but the bulk Of his deliverance re-
mains unchanged through the longest
campaign.
Upon tho whole, however, the spell
binder Of quality is not likely to lose
his occupation. Othello need not be
uneasy on that score. The man who
has an important message for voters,
and an individual and attractive way
Of delivering it, will continue in de-
mand and welcome wherever assigned.
Something more than his speech &C.
companies him. He radiates good
cheer. There is something to remem-
Der In his handclasp, in his inquiry
about the health Of old acquaintances.
And then there are the receptions
before and after tho Speaking. You
cannot shake hands with q film, and q
film cannot tell you that you seem to
be getting younger a. the years pass
cannot "jolly you" about old times,
and enjoin you not to fail to call If
you should ever come to its, OF his,
town.
Indeed, there arc SO many things
vouchsafed to the substance but de-
MED to the shadow-things that count
in public as we'll As in private rela-
tions-things that count in a hot cam
paign-that, however useful the
shadow may become, there will be
abundant use still for the substance
and invitations galore for his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
POLITICS AT HOMB|
Next Months Elections.

That the people are greatly inter
ested in current public issues Is be.
yond dispute. Evidence Of the fact Ii
abundant. Public meetings held FOL
the discussion Of such issues are the
largest of recent years. Halls every.
where are proving inadequate to &C
| commodate the crowds. The over.
flows are sometimes larger than the
infows. Popular orators are obliged
to make two speeches at their engage.
ments-one under the roof, and the
other under tho blue sky.
How will this tell at the polls on
election day next month"; The man.
aging politicians are wondering. They
are likewise hustling. They have
| seldom before been so busy in an of
year. In the states where state ticket.
are in the scale they are leaving moth.
ing undone to get ont tho vote, while
even where the contests are Of a coun.
ty or city order they are urging the
voters to declare themselves.
Unusual interest attaches to New
York state, where voters have just
registered. No state ticket is to be
elected, but a legislature and many
officers for judicial and executive
places are to be chosen.
While the subjects under discussion
are mainly local, national subjects are
not forgotten. New York has very
large railroad interests, and they will
be affected by what is done by Con.
gress with railroad properties, now in
the hands Of the government.
She likewise has an export trade
and wants it largely increased. Fol-
this reason she is counted as fayorins
an American merchant marine
She has a grea. many msnufactur.
ing industries, AID hence il counted
on the side Of protective tariff
True, Mr.. Tilden ara Mr.. Cleveland
in their day werc low tariff advocate.
rated as almo,.. free traders Blu,
David B. Hill, and W. c. Whitney. and
Roswell P. Flow-r were conservative
on the tariff question, and even classed
as protectionists BY The free traders
Tho tariff quesrion Of this day diff
fers in a measure from the tariff ques.
ton Of the day whom those New York.
ers were alive AMI IN action. But the
difference is in fa.or Of protection
Under stress Of tho conditions pro
duced by the war, e7en England seems
to be turning defnirsly to protection
These questions, with others, have
taken hold Of the people everywhere
aud stirred them III; and hence thcrc
is some expectation that one Of the
effects will be q large polling next
n,onth in advances Of next year, when
the votes cast will nave dire"t bear
ing on all national questions.
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HEARD And SEEN. !

Now that Theodore Roosevelt II
gone, all America realizes what the
country lost.
Roosevelt was a man who stood for
things. a man whose name was
synonymous with energy. = man who
was not afraid to make people laugh
at him. This latter is oae OF the rar-
est qualities to be found among men
as any careful observer Of men and
things will testify.
Even little men who have never
done anything in particular are heart
lily afraid to allow others to laugh at
them; it is no wonder that men who
have made their mark In life tight shy
of putting themselves In positions
which may give others q chance to
laugh at them.
But that was one of tie true glo-
ries Of Roosevelt. He did and said
whatever he pleased, whenever and
wherever he pleased. as long as he
thought he was in the right. A man
of tremendous physical energy. energy
which he had built himself. he had
ed movement to satisfy 1t.
when he became President in his
own right, he put on top hat"
sometimes. but never put on with it
that Snug air OF dignity which men
wear after they have arrived"
Roosevelt's arrivings were but begin
nings of new adventures. He wore
the high hat. but wore the dignity
only on occasions:
This vas clearly illustrated by .
happening on New Hampshire avenue
one FAN day after President Roosevelt
IA heen inauxurated as President in
Ma own right. The incident w4s re-
called to nae by the visit to the city
al week Of one who participated In
the event, the telling OF which here
contributes q new Roosevelt story. !
believe. 49,
schae; On X street were kicking a
{oot ball in the long triangular lot
now oceupeid by the Perry Belmont
resiaence at New Hampshire avenue
INA Is street The afternoon was
hrieht and crisp, and the foot ball
SCARED OF the toes Of the boys AZ II 1t
Tu;,h swinrtns stride two gentlsmen
tcn hatS came walking up New
II. Minnie avenue. The stout. short
rentieman walked with great energy
Ana determination, ewtngine his arms
In manner that must have made the
aienified top hat feel ILL.,
About this time one or tne boys.
about to punt, observed Ihe etochy
mat aIt.s reddy!S he called to his COM
sure enough. it was President
he answered the cheer Of the boys
with a display Of his famous teeth
and a wave Of his hand. Then he
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! looked at his dignined companion,
hesitated for the fraction of . ssoond.
his friend.
Lime up over therew he called 70
the delighted boys. Kick It overt
The boy with the ball made a bad
punt, In his excitement, but Teddy"
tore down on IL with great strides
ana caught 1t up. The presidential
tive eye measured the distance keen
ly. then the mightiest right toe in the
United states swung on the foot ball
~ was a good punt, too. as the
boys remember it. And for ten min
utes. in the sight Of fashionable New
the United States. hatless. his frock
coat whipping In the wind. kicked the
foot bah with a group Of unknown
American boys.
est boy in the crowd.
-
Mysterious black smudges on the
wall OF the ofiice of the assistant city
postmaster have led recent visitors to
wonder II labor problems have pre-
vented the proper cleaning of the
walls of the Washington city post
office building.
Those marks. as matter of fact,
are a source of pride to Malcolm
Kerlin, assistant city postmaster, and
other employees of the post ONCE.
Those black smudges bear testiY ony
to the agility and jumping powers Of
one of the Offices pets.
victoria, official post once cat, re-
Gently became mother Of six kittens.
which were so pretty that weman
employees of the Office placed bids for
the little felines. The kittens were
soon disposed Of. and Victoria was
bereft.
She searched everywhere for her
kittens. but could not and them She
searched high and low. from the nth
suhbasement to the roof of the big
building, but all In vain.
One of her fayorite tracks led from
the main corridor into Mr.. Kerlin's
office. This office is about fifty feet
high. with a wall about twelve feet
high dividing 1t OF frem the OFFICES
used by the cashiers force.
How to get over this wall into the
latter office at Afst offered difficulty
to Victoria. but now she has II down
to = science and makes the trip many
times q day az she goes on her vain
search for her kittens.
She Jumps onto Mr.. Kerlin's desk,
and from there springs about ten feet
against the wall. which, as stated, 10
open at the top. Now. here is where
She gets in these amudEes. She must
spring from the top of the Alag cases
to the top of the dividing partition.
In doing this she inv6rtaSly hlts the
same place on the wall with her paws.
CHARLES e. rRAcEwEL