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Evening star., 1919-06-12

The giraffe. which 10 q very timid
animal. 10 approached with the ut
most dimculty. on account Of its eyes
being SO placed that 1t can see as well
behynd ~ in front.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
s. 900 Diamond Brooch Stolen.

A heart-shaped diamond brooch,
valued at $1,000, was stolen from the
residence of George Goodacre, Saeo
Georgia avenue, yesterday. Police of
the 10th precinct are investigating
the theft.
Evening star., 1919-06-12

No music hall artist ever received
a knighthood until King George con-
ferred that honor on Harry Lauder.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
Nh[K0UT UNLIKELY
] IN D. c. DISPUTE
~. Unions Not in Sympathy
With Laborers' 0rganiza-
= ton Plans.
OFFICIALS UNDISTURBED


Wfth Local No. SO, the municipal
go@rnment branch of the Federal
EnFIoyes' Union,- and the steam en-
girAers' union. which operates the
wafer pumping service, openly not in
syMpathy with the strike plans being
considered by the laborers' organiza-
tiok, District officials manifested lit
tie concern today over the possibility
of a walkout.
The Commissioners are endeavoring
to regulate. by orderly processes, the
wage problems affecting skilled and
unSkilled laborers and per diem clerks
and other employees whose status is
ch&nged by the pay bonus granted by
Congress and the necessity for re-
tuIning to pre-war basis.
In this effort they have been as
suied of the cooperation of Local SO.
which. does not recognize the laborers
orkanisation because it is not affil-
la led with the Federal Employees
Urlion. and the steam engineers or
gahization, which is a branch of the
American Federation of Labor.
Evening star., 1919-06-12

der Organization News" in another
recent issue of the Rebel Worker says:
"The workers of Providence. r. L,
in spite Of the persecution OF the
town clowns have organized with
fifty members and are growing all the
time. A ball will be held shortly in
their meeting rooms at ~ Weybosset
street. This is officfally TIE socialist
every Wednesday night"
In the issue from which this 10
quoted appears also the statement
that every worker who is a member
of the Ukrainiap branch Of the So
fied intention Of coming over to the
l. w. w. The paper also states that
members of the Finnish socialist CEN
ters in New England manufacturing
cities are busily recruiting members
for the /. W. W.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
CITY CLUB TO UNITY
D. C. CIVIC EFFORTS
H. B. F. MacfarIand Tells
Membership Drive Teams
Body Has Great Chance.

The new City Club has an opportu-
nifty to beome strong influence in
unifying civic effort in Washington.
Henry B. F. Macfarland. lawyer and
civic worker, declared at . luncheon
today Of the twenty teams which are
directing the membership drive for
the new organization. The luncheon
Farragut square. out Of which the
City Club is being organized.
Mr.. Macfariand's address was, IN
part. as follows:
United We win. divided We lose.
When united we have always won.
and we have been united oftener and
more effectively than most people
think We have had as much unity
and also as much public spirit AZ any
city in the country.
"Just now all our civic bodies are
united in two vital undertakings
through Joint citizens committees.
ton in Congress and in the electoral
college and to preserve the fiscal sys-
tenn. the 'nalf-and-hah PLAN upon
which the life and progress Of the
National Capital depends until after
full hearing and deliberation a bet
dertakings will succeed because they
are Just and right. Only just and
right plano can command united sup
port or the approval Of Congress.
Let the City Club take the broadest
and longest viewG I suggest that we
all consider now what Washington
should be in 1925 and again in 1850
and unite upon comprehensive plans
for it's moral and physical develop
ment so as to make 1t what all patri-
otic Americans desire, the best cap
ital on earth"
Evening star., 1919-06-12
FURTHERQUERY0 ON
SALARY SHORTAGE
Teachers Tel Why They Be.
Iieve Board Could Have
Avoided Error.

Reasons why the high school teach
ers believe the board Of education
could have avoided the shortage
which has occurred In tbs appropria-
ton for teachers longevity Pay are
contained in q letter sent to the board
by the teachers today.
The letter is a counter reply to the
explanation given by the school board
yesterday why the shortage Was not
discovered until the day the checks
for the May salaries were to be ISSUED.
Az soon as the teachers received the
boards explanation they met in tho
Mckinley High School and drafted an
other comm unicat ton to the board, ex-
pressing the belief that the school Of
hcials should have know in September
longevity fund before the end Of this
school year.
Teachers Inquire Further.
The teachers letter Of today reads
in part as follows:
"The teacilers have carefully read
this reply and wish to thank you for
the light which It throws upon the
situation. There are, however, several
points upon which we may properly
make further inquiry. We do this not
in any spirit of captious criticism, but
because we feel that a fair and open
understanding OF the matter is highly
essential
Your letter states that the short
age was due to unexpected and un-
foreseeable changes in the teaching
stan Of the schools because of unset
tied conditions. and that even had the
shortage been foreseen there would
still have been insufficient funds to
meet 1t.
ITO US It would appear that siuca
the appropriation was not made upon
letther old or new scale OF salaries. It
must have been foreseen in September
that even under normal conditions Il
would be inadequate. Further, It
would appear to us from a hasty sur
vey OF changes in several high schools
during the year that the charges
against longevity are less rather than
greater than was anticipated.
we are credibly informed that
early in the school year a warning
was issued to the effect that the an
preparation was insufficient and would
run short, and a notice was given to
the board by the Aishursfng officer of
the District about p month ago that
the loa9evity appropriation was run
Evening star., 1919-06-12
CITY TO HAVE BIG
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
CabIed Order for Saturday
Haf-HoIiday Meleases Fed
eraI Clerks.

All Washington 10 to unite Saturday
afternoon IN the intArdepartmental
Victory Flag day exercises to be held
at O'Clock at the SylwAan Theater
south Of the Monument
An executive order cabAed from
Paris directs that all the gov ernment
departments and Offices in this city
be closed at 12 o'clock noon next Sat
urday to enable the employees to at
tend the public exercises in honor of
Flag day: The regular Saturday
halliday closing begins with the fol-
lowing Saturday, June Il.
Federal and District employees, mo m
bers of patriotic societies and schGol
children of the city will join in the
various exercises, the day being n
half holiday for government clerlkA
and an all-day holiday for school
children, as usual.
Vice President to Speak.
Vice President Marshall and Louis r.
Post, assistant secretary Of labor, are
to be the principal speakers. and Col.
A. 8. Ridley, superintendent Of public
buildings and grounds, is to preside. y
An interdepartmental chorus of 500
voices which has been training for some
time is to be ono Of the features Of
the celebration. The Marine Band is to
play.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
Threats Do Not Brighten.

Threats of strike do not frighten
thSiCommissioners.a and no concessions
which are not consistent with law
ann the publfc's interests will be made
ospreyent a strike. it was made evi-
debt.
IL a walkout should be ordered. it is
believed there would be much less
didiculty in filling the places of the
mdn than was anticipated when the
goSernment experienced a one-day
strike of municipal operatives launch
edi1ast year At that time labor was
sc}rce.
She City Employees Association, of
which the laborers are members, is
said to control about 1000 District
skilled and unskilled laborers. 1t is
claimed this organization could not
order a walkout of the men in the
Steam Engineers Union, whose inter-
ests are looked after by the American
Federation of Labor. Consequently,
there is thought to be little likelihood
Of q tie-up of the water service should
a strike. be called by the City En-
ployes' Association.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
Applications Pouring In.

Charles W. Semmes. chairman Of the
committee on new membership ap-
plications, was the host. Brief ad-
dresses were made By prominent
Of the captains of the membership
teams revealed that applications are
pouring in steadily and that the 1000
mark will be reached within a day or
two. AZ soon as this point IL passed
the club will appoint committees on
the selection of q site and the prepa-
ration of plans for the $1,000,000
clubhouse.
Evening star., 1919-06-12
ANARCHY INQUIRY
STARTED BY NAVY

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1919-06-12
Ross Tells of His Past.

Charles Ross told the police that
he had Travelled over q large portion
of the United States. having resided
in Morristown. Rice county. Mimi,
eight-year-o daughter. he stated,
whom he has not seen in five years.
and he does. not know where she is or
whether she is alive. His wife is
dead.
Anthony ]. Hummel and wife, 362e
Park Heights avenue. Baltimore, un-
Gle and aunt Of the dead boy, visited
this city last night. They saw police
officials and learned from them az
much Of the story Of the murder ae
the latter were able to tell. They
will arrange for the removal Of the
body to Baltimore.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
BOY CHARGED WITH
PICKING MANS POCKET
'YoUNGsTER CLAIMS HE DID
1T AS JOKE.
Prosecutor Willing to Drop the
Case If Money Is
Returned.

The case Of Walter MERCY, 49,
year. old boy. charged with stealing
a pocketbook from w. r. Wolfe, was
heard in Juvenile court this morn
ing.
Wolfe stated that while he was
employed hauling rock near the
boys home. the child made one trip
with him on his wagon, and in the
course OF the ride stole his pocket
book from his hip pocket. The
pocketbook contained So and some
papers, including Vpile's papers OF
discharge from the army.
y Deputy Sheriff Posey, who arrested
the boy, said that he admitted TAX
ing the pocketbook, but claimed to
have done 1t as joke. Walter car
ried the pocketbook to his mother.
Wolfe claims that the boys mother
and father did not notify him OF
having received the pocketbook.
When questioned by G. b. Russell
county probation officer, the boy ad-
mitted that he had taken the pocket
book, but said that he found 1t on
the grass, where Wolfe had been ~
ing down. He said that he told the
deputy sheriff he had taken the
pocketbook from Voile's pocket be-
cause he was frightened by the pres
ence Of two officers. Wolfe said thai
he merely wanted his money returned
and did not wish to prosecute thu
boy. In the absence of Judge Flem-
ing, the county probation officer orr
dered the case continued to the mex
meeting OF the juvenile court.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
"ROUND THE TICKER

The weather map again shows much
rain in the cotton region. Heavy rains
are general in the Atlantics, there are
scattered showers in the central belt
and in the northern half of the western
belt. South Texas is dry. In the east
the heaviest rains are $50 inches at
Macon, Ca, 1.S0 at Augusta and At
lanta.
The marine strike is still on, in spite
of predictions that it would be ended
today.
The rains on the map and the threat
of more rain to come are all there is
back of the buying this morning. Some
traders think a serious crop situation
is likely to develop in the eastern belt.
the outlook is for more rain In the belt.
the official forecast for the belt: local
showers in Arkansas. Oklahoma, Loui-
siana and East Texas. West Tex0
local showers except for fair weather
ia the southwest portion.
Wnder, Ga. wires, heavy rains have
fallen here since yesterday morning
and still raining. Crops In bad
shape. Dallas wires. it rained here
Yesterday continuously for ten hours
and it has rained here today since 8
o'clock this morning.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
LOCAL RAILROADS
REPORT CAR SHORTAGE
SCARCITY OF $50 TO 500
FELT HERE.
Passenger Trains Both Local
and Through Are Crowded
Daily.

A Shortage 81 from $50 to sou
freight carssis reported by local rail-
roads. The report covers the NJ, G.
& st. L., the Southern and other
lines leading out of Chattanooga;
railroad men calm that the shortage
Is general on all the lines in this ter
ritory.
The most serious shortage is IN
box cars, which are very scarce now
that business is opening up. The
movement Of coal is improving and
there is a big shortage in coal cars.
Trouble seems to lie in the tact that
during the past two years Of war the
necessary freight car equipment mas
not been built. and that only actnai
needs for the time being were con-
sidered. AS n result, with the open :
ing M of business, all available
equipment is being used with the
shortage growing daily.
All passenger trains, local ana
through. are crowded, and this con-
dition with reference to passenger
travel has been noted for months.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
TEXTBOOK SQUABBLE
PRACTICALLY SETTLED
BIG PUBLISHING HOUSES
NOT TO CONTEST.
Coy. Roberts of Opinion That
New Law Would Abro-
gate Contracts.

ITniess smaller book companies
which have been contracted with by
The city 70 furnish certain text books
ar the city schools still insist that
the terms OF the contract be executed
by the city In spite Of the adoption
al 4 uniform text book for all the
state by the state commission. the
controversy between the city ana
Ginn e. Co, and the A. eri c n
9oog company over existing con-
,racts, IS agreeahly settled TO the
satisfaction or all concerned.
This announcement was made Sat
nrday morning by Commissioner
Frad Frazier, OF the department OF
education. The smaller book com
NAMES. he said, had certain contracts
With the city and did not get a share
In the contract awarded by the state
commission. and for that reason may
insist on the continuance OF tneir
contract.
while in Nashville Friday Commits
sIoner Frazier conferred with Coy.
A. III. Roberts on the state textbook
law. Commissioner Frazier states
that the governor was OF the opinion
that the state law regarding the text
books abrogated whatever contracts
cities and towns may have with book
publishing companies. Commissioners
Frazier stated also that he had con-
ferred with attorneys for the book
companies mentioned while In Nash
vile and that they had readily agreed
ID rescind their contracts in favor
Of the adopted books by the state
commission.
Commissioner Frazier expects no
further trouble over the matter.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
COTTON DEVELOPS
RENEWED STRENGTH

New York, July i9.-The cotton mar
ket showed continued or increasing
strength this morning, with all actiys
months making new high RECORDS ioIN
the season. The continuation q tne
wet weather in the eastern belt APP
reared to be the chief factor OF the adj
vance, while covering was also stimu,
lated by reports of Q continued demand
from. foreign and DOMESTIC trade inter-
ests. First prices were ID TO ~ points
higher. and active months SOLO oo ~ 20
points above last nights closing figures,
with October touching $4,000 and Janu-
airy 35,70c.
Realizing checked the advance at
az 95c for October and 1870 for Janu-
ary. Or about to So points above last
nights closing figures. Later nuctua.
lions were irregular, but the nna marry.
AZ points.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
OPENING,
New York, July 19.--Cotton futures
opened steady: October, 55.boc, ~
cember,. $4,000; January. a5,45c; March,
Is. ACC; May, s5.25c.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
New York July 19.--Cotton futures
closed steady: July. s5.S0c; October
Is. zoe; December, 35.70c; January
35.55c; March, 35.45c.A
NEW YORK SPOT COTTON.
New York. July 19.-Spot cotton,
steady; middling. S6.55c
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
New Orleans, uly 19.--Too much rain
inI the belt created a buying wave on
the opening Of the cotton market today,
and in the first half-hour OF business
prices were lifted 10 to AZ points. Inc
more distant new-crop months We're the
strongest, while July made the SMALLEST
gains.
The forecast OF showers for practi,,
cally the entire cotton region wideneu
| the advance to SO points. Late In Lne
| session the market felt realizing safes
| and prices were about Is points OH from
| the highest.
| NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
II OPENING.
| New Orleans, July 19.--Cotton futures
| opened steady: July, $4,000; OCTOBER
| 35.O5c; December, $4,000; January
| 35.05c; March, S5.12c.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
| CLOSING.
| New Orleans, July 19.-Cotton futures
| closed steady, 20 points down on July
/ and 33@48 points up on new-cror
| months. July. 3465c; October, 35.28c
! December. 35.25c; January. S5.3lc
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
New Orleans. July 19.-Spot cotton
| firm, so points up. Sales on the spot
| 1000 bales; to arrive. 73F bales. Low
| middling, 29.25c; middling. 34,50c; good
/ middling, 35.50c. Receipts, 1857 bales
stock, 357 PIT.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
ARMY AIRPLANES WILL y
VISIT CITY SHORTLY
IN INTEREST OF RECRUIT
ING DRIVES.
Machines Will Come From
Memphis - Landing
Field Sought.

On or ABOUT Aug. /. Chattanooga
will be visited by two airplanes, COM
ing here from the flying field near
Memphis, in the interest of the re-
cruiting campaign the army is now
carrying on throughout the country.
They will be in this city one day and
arrangements have been made for
their landing at the Golf and Coun-
try club at Riverview.
According to officials at the local
government recruiting Office, the air.
planes will be ipmcharge of ayiators
who actually saw service in France.
All kinds of demonstrations Will be
given, they state.
ASletter asking for suitable land
ing places was received. Friday aft
ernoon by the local recruiting office,
who in turn forwarded it to the
chamber of commerce for it's con-
sideration. The letter stated that o
clean fielda 500 yards long and loo
yards wide would be needed.
Exact date for the demonstration
is not set as yet Information to this
effect will come shortly. It was
stated
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY.
Unsettled Weather Prevails
over Southern Section Of
Country Today. /.
HOURLY READINGS.

' Local Forecast.
= local thundershowers and NOT mucn
change in temperature tonish' ahu
Sunday. s
River Forecast.
The river at and above Cnattanooka
will rise tonight and Sunuey' anu .he
lower river Monday. 4f
Local Data.
" Temperature for twenty-Iour n1a rst
Highest yesterday. ST. lowest last nisn''
- corresponding date last year: High
est, 81; lowest, s.; mean, ~.
Normal for this date. ~.
Accumulated excess in mean temper
allure since Jan. !. 80 degrees;
Relative humidity tper cent?; pnn''
10; Z am. So.
Precipitation for twenty -four hours
Total precipitation since Jan. l,SSu.o4
inches. ~, o. ,rches
Highest wind velocity for twenty -four
hours ending am. today. twenty-tour
m1 Riyer n9 stage At i am. (feet). so.
Stationary
Weather for. -Four States.
n Washington. July 19.-Forecast:
Tennessee-Partly cloudy, with local
s thundershowers probably tonight ana
Sunday.
Kentucky--Partly CLOUDY tohiSht u az
sunday; probably showers extreme eass
portion. .o,;gh+
Georgia-Showers probably .omgnt
and Sunday: no change In temperature.
Alabama-Localt showers and thun-
derstorms probably tonight and sunday
no change In temperature
Weather for the Coming Week.
washington, July 19.-Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning Mon
day. issued by the weather bureau TO-
day: are as follows: - i.
Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic. re 81
Gulf and West Gulf States Ohio Valley
and Tennessee--N Normal temperature
considerable cloudiness and occasional
rains
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
MATTERS OF RECORD


r. e. McReynolds to G. X. Sivicy anu
wife. land on William street, SS,oev.
Robert Bruning to Charles X, SNlJ ,s
and wife land on south SIDE o. ne"is
and Twenty-seventh streets, S6Q0,
n r. Roster and wife to Sarah Ehza-
beth Gresham, land in First district.
$2,66o. MA ara
!, walter Gillespie and wife 70 Y. =.
strong and wife, land on Missionary
p Long and wife to Thomas r.
Talley and wife. land in Hamilton
county. S476. .
O-connor and wife, land in Third dis
w W 4. Hughes, trustee, to Mrs. g. 4.
Eubanks, land in Third district, SosV,
Mamie Smith to r. Il. Ewes, lana IN
Sixth district. $500. !, -
T r Bork, land in Fifth district S4,O0o.
A. Il. Skates and wife to A; q. Frey
and wife. land in Fifth district. $500.
Ola q, Westcott and HUSBAND 70
Ethel Gordon Alper, land in Fort Neg
ley addition. S9,l0o. n
Sehorn. land in Second district, $lzo'
Marriage Licenses.
T n. I,usk to Tidy Ward.
Harry Z. Peck TO Anna Pauline MUS
G. A. Gentry TO Etnei EiiAauet'1 70. ). =
Thomas ]. Bell to Anna Jenhee'
q. c. Ingram to Ida j.. Lindsay.
Building Permits.
L. II. Frank. owner ana puii 9e5, we nG
Sivth streets, brick garage. $780,. -
Mrs. Y. C. Patten, owner; Z. >
Moudy q Co. builders' east SIDE o.
Lindsay street between river ano
PAYNE streets, remodeling, Sll, 900.
Sidney b, Wright, owner and builder
east side OF Georgia avenue between
Fifth and Vine streets, garage, $500.
Clarence Hartman. owner; =. y. NOD
me between Greenwood and Highland
Park avenues, concrete driveway, $7S'
/ The woman's Missionary. society 9
sn,ea+ in regular literary session Monda!
afternoon at o'clock in the church
I paror.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
WINS MAKES BIG
HAUL in MOUNTAINS
CAPTURES FOUR STILLS
AND ELEVEN MEN.
Record for Six Years Runs Up
to 1000 Booze Factories
DESTROYED.

Knoxville. July 49, - tSpecial) -
Nearly 1000 complete distillery outTts,
valued at more than 100000. have been
destroyed during the past six wears IN
the mountains of East Tennessee by I;
e WINS, veteran deputy collector OF
irtArnrI revenue. Mr.. WINS has spent
the greater part OF the past nine years
raiding Illicit distilleries In the noun
tains Of East Tennessee. He states
that the average cost OF equipping a
distillery is about S125 for the equip
n,ent alone; this does not include the
value of the corn and other supplies IN
making the liquor.
The latest feat Of Mr.. WINS was the
capture of four Illicit stills and the ar
rest on eleven men within a few hours.
He has Just returned to Knoxville from
a section of SEWER county. known TO
revenue officers as mo Mans Land,
where he made the record Thursday
afternoon. The men arrested were
taken before United States Commits
sioner @. L. Zirkie, at Seyierville, where
they made bond of $500 each.
Mr.. WINS has been attending federal
court here, where he is prosecuting
men he has recently arrested on moon
shining charges. He asked permission
to get off a half day, stating that ne
had a little business to attend to, ana
asked that If any of his cases were
called before he returned that they De
continued until today. This permission
being granted, Mr.. Wins called in ex-
sheriff. John Fl. Blankenship. Of Knox
county: Sheriff J. w. Wynn and Dep
uty Sheriffs Roscoe Imam and Mack
brown, of Sewer county. and headed
straight for mo MANS Land" in the
old Tenth district. The result Is that
before dark they had netted the four
stills and eleven men. poured out over
4 af nd RnnHGnatpn
about 1--WE gallons of corn whisky. In
| addition to this they destroyed large
| amount OF equipment used around the
! stills.
| Nine of the men were found at the
stills, which were in operation. Six
| were at the first one and three at the
second. No men were found at the
other two. The two other men, who
| Mr.. Wins classed as customers, were
found near one of the stills. One was
| found to be armed with-a pistol. while
the other had pint of whisky.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
OVERCOMES NEMESIS

Worcester, Mass. July i9.--John
d. Rockefeller, multlmillionaire oil
king, has overcome mis- nemesis--inr
digestion. 1t became known today
that while en- route by automobile
from Seal Harbor Me-, to Tarrytown,
N. Y, he stopped here for luncheon
and ate the following:
Frogs legs clans, potatoes, peas,
beets, salad, pie, blueberries and eof-
fee.
John D. once said that he would
readily give up his millions for new
stomach