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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-30
LOST FINGERS.
Rev. A. L. Sines Met With Serious
.Mishap Last Friday.

Last Friday Rev. A. Lincoln Sines,
of Sines, few miles west of Oakland,
met with serious accident whereby
he lost portion of three fingers of
his right hand.
Mr.. Sines at the time of the acct
dent, was engaged in oiling a station
airy engine and attempted to ascer-
tain, by sense of touch to see if a
certain working part was becoming
overheated, when his hand was caught
and three of his fingers so badly lac
Grated that amputation just above the
second joint was necessary, the oper-
alton being performed by DR.. Henry
W. McComas on Saturday morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
STRASBURGER RITES
WILL BE HELD TODAY

Last rites for Zody Strasburger, late
veteran business man of Washington.
will be held at the home of his son,
Judge Milton Strasburger. of NUM-
cipal Court. @SO6 Ontario road north
west. at 1880 o'clock this morning.
MIR. StraS6urger died Tuesday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Paul G.
ter, Mrs. Goblinzer. of Boston, and two
He moved to Boston to live with his
daughter two years ago. following the
death of his wife. Mr.. Strasburger
was a prominent business man Of
Washington more t0hn sixty years.
lie was vice president of the WASH
irfgton Hebrew Congregation for many
years and was prominent in many
church ad civic movements.
Rabbits Abram Simon and Louis
Stern will officiate at the funeral.
Burial will be in the Washington He
brew Congregation Cemetery.
Mr.. StrasbUrger is survived by three
sons. Judge Milton Strasburger, of
Washington. and Albert and Irwin
StrasburgeC, of New York: a daugh-
ter. Mrs. COblentz, of Boston, and two
nephews. Joseph and A. /. Strasburg-
er, of this city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
DE VALERA TO MOVE
INTO OFFICES HERE

President" De Valera and, his head
quarters staff of Irish republican
emissaries to the United States will
move to-this city before the first OF
the year. it was announced yesterday
by Daniel OConnell, Of Boston. head
OF the Irish national bureau here.
De Valera and his star are coming
to urge adoption by Congress of
the Mason resolution providing for
recognition by the United States of
the Irish Republic. The president of
the Irish Republic Will occupy the ex-
tensive offices now used by the bu-
reau. His assistants will have quar-
tiers convenient to the Capitol.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

the school system. Consideration
also must be given the many inter
views, heavy correspondence and &C.
tual keeping and handling of rec
ords, and the work incident to hand
ling the papers mentioned.
During the last year all this work
has been handled by six clerks, and
those familiar with the situation say
IL is not to be wondered at that some
difficulty has been experienced in
/ keeping business moving smoothly
and effectively.
The size of the business force is
not the only handicap. The matter
of salaries plays an important part
The highest salary paid ir the bust
ness end was that of the acting chief
clerk. who received $500. All other
basic salaries of clerks in his otfice
were at rates Of STD. $50 and $1,000
per annum.
These salaries are far below the
corresponding government rates for
similar work and in themselves are
evidence of the difficulty of securing
and retaining 4 trained force.
Business and civic organizations of
the city have gone thoroughly into
this phase of the local school prob
lem, and have concluded that the
educators are sorely in need OF n
business administration for the
schools. They will make this mat
ter one of the five important prob
lens to be taflen up with Congress,
and from the standpoint OF school ef-
fCiency alone will make a strong
I fight for it. They will work for
business manager. who will be backed
up by n sufficient number OF private
secretaries. stenographers and other
business help 10 run the school sys-
TEN efficiently. and thus leave the
educators free to deal with problems
of directing the education Of the
school children of the District.
Superintendent ThurStOn's View.
All those connected with the schools
feel the need of the addition of a bust
ness department. Superintendent
Thurston. talking on this phase of
the local problems, said:
In most large organizations the
superintendent of schools is funda-
mentally an educational officer.
While he may have some definite Of
fetal relation to the business depart
ment. it is largely that of a general
officer who has under him an officer
of rank specifically charged with the
handling of business matters. This
is not at all an unsatisfactory ar
rangement, since after all the bust
ness of the system is conducted for
the purpose of properly carrying on
the educational work
In cases of this kind the business
officer is in the position Of a general
departmental officer, responsible only
as to general politics and in the mat
ter Of appeals to the superintendent
of schools.
The main thing is to have some off,
GER of capacity to handle the many
questions and matters Of RESPONSE
bility which make, a school system
a real business organization. as well
as an educational organization"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

Detroit, Dec. IS. Christmas gifts
of nearly 100000 by Mayor
Couzens to four Detroit institutions
were announced today. The gifts,
Iotaling s1,95O.O0O will be distribu-
ted as follows:
Michigan School for Crippled Chill
dren. $4,000. with an additional en-
dowment of $4,000; st. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum, $4,000: Children's
Free Hospital. $125.OO0. and the
Nurses Home, Harper Hospital,
$615, 900.
The splendid work accomplished at
the French war front by Detroit
nurses inspired Mayor Couzens to
make the gifts to the Nurses Home.
1t was at Mrs. Couzens's request
that he decided on the gifts to the
institutions for children.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
BUSINESS MANAGER
WITH EXPERT STAFF
NEEDED BY SCHOOLS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

tenn is handicapped by an made
quate clerical force. 1t will be
pointed out in Congress that the
efficiency of high grade administra-
tors is limited by their being COM
PEELED to do the work of clerks.
Private secretaries should be pro-
vided for the superintendent. as
sistant superintendent, heads of
normal schools. high school princi-
pals and Junior high school princi-
pals. Heads of the grade schools
and supervising principals also
should have adequate help.
1t has been estimated that so per
cent OF the time of the supervising
principals of the thirteen school d.
visions is given over to administra.
tive and clerical work. They have
TO do a great amount Of the clerical
work themselves, as they have lit.
orally a half a clerk-that is. they
are assigned a clerk for three Gays
a week. This is not an efficient
method of administration. as the
clerk must jump into the Office and
spend some time finding what's
what before he can start work. At
ter three days with one supervising
principal, he is of to another to
take up different matters
Force Now IS Per Cent short.
The clerical force of the schools is
now about 70 per cent short of what
it should be to handle the increas-
ing volume of business efficiently.
Many business problems cannot be
considered on time, and many times
pay rolls are delayed.
While routine business is being at
tended to, the educational system is
suffering. Even the eighth grade
teachers, who in most cases are the
buildings, have no clerical help. al
though they must give a consider
able portion of their time. to con-
sideratien of business matters and the
performance of clerical duties. The
children's interests suffer.
The remedy for the latter situation
Is believed to be provision of an ad-
ditional teacher in each school TO
carry on the work of teaching, leav-
ing the principal free to cosduct the
schools business. When not engaged
on this work she could coach back
ward pupils or spend a certain per-
centage Of her time each day m
teaching some special subject.
The business of the school system
has increased enormously in the past
few years, as will be shown by a few
convincing figures. The changes in
payrolls alone. requiring adjustment
o. eo0"nts and notifications of rolls,
total S.755. Two years ago the actual
number Of pay rolls handled in the
business office was rs, a year ago
245. and last year 3Oe. The number
of acquisitions prepared and SUD-
mitted to the purchasing oficer of the
District Of Columbia last year totaled
1,SS9. The number of acquisitions on
the storehouse examined and trans
mitted to the custodian was 7,72O
The number Of acquisitions, invoices
and schedules of expenditures re-
@ceived, verified and approved was
1850. The number of vouchers
audited and approved was $3.50.
Many Other Details.
These figures by no means repre-
sent the full volume of work in con-
rection with the business end of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Photo Leads TO Gems

Atlantic City, v. J.-Jewelry val
ued at 400. wrapped in a sheet
and thrown out OF a window from
the Bowker apartment house during
the fire in the Oceanic Hotel was re,
stored to its owner through a pho
tograph placed with the gems.
Edward Wilson. former superin-
tendent pr the Chelsea postoffice,
recognized the photo as a likeness
Of Mrs. Margaret Wilson, a tenant
In the Bowker apartments.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

sweeter than the sanitary. sunEt plant of the
General Baking Company.
2. The scientific Bond Bread process
makes every grain of wheat yield its utmost
nourishment-in the most dgestibe form.
3. Every ingredient of Bond Bread is
listed on the wrapper-and its purity guaran-
teed by the Bond of the General Baking Com
pany.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26


abroad and Il wasn't altogether
n dull Christmas II mInee. pies
and such things could brighten
one up.
More than 10000 men have been
'ecruited for the military service
ince February rs last, when the
rmy resumed voluntary enlist
nents, it was learned officially yes
:erday.
Recruiting authorities point with
pride to the fact that this is more
regular army in a similar period
Tas imminent.
There has been gradual increase
IN the number OF enlistments during
he last few weeks, and recruiting
officers are confident this will con-
:inue.
Below Authorized Strength.
Although the regular army still
Is far below its authorized enlisted
strength, owing to the great num-
bers Of duration-Of-war and other
short-term men who have been dis
charged, IL the recruiting service
succeeds in maintaining the record
II has made during the last few
months the filling of the enlisted
quota will not be unduly delayed,
and it may even be possible within
a reasonable time to bring the army
up to 100000 men, II that strength
Is established. as proposed by the
House Military Committee. More
than one-half of the recruits are
enlisting for one year and the re-
mainder for the usual period Of
three years.
The motor transport corps is the
first branch OF the army 20 recruit
to full strength. From the begin
ming of its intensive recruiting
campaign in March the total enlist
ments in the corps have been near
ly 5000.
As Information Bureaus.
The recruiting stations, besides
being concerned directly i'll obtaining
men for the army. also are function
ing as military information bureaus.
and this is an indirect aid in the re-
cruiting campaign. Former service
men can go to recruiting offices and
get information regarding back pay.
war risk insurance. victory buttons
and other matters in which they are
interested. II is intended to develop
and bring to an efficient basis this
phase of the work of the recruiting
Offices. War Department officials say.
For some unknown reason there has
been a prejudice in certain localities
against recruit depots to which ap-
plicants are sent for examination and
enlistment officials say. AS soon as
this became known a careful inspec-
tom was made of all such depots.
with ~, result that no reason could
be found why prospective recruits
should be reluctant to apply for en-
listment because of fear of being sent
to a certain depot.
Nevertheless, efforts are being put
forth to make all recruit depots at
tracIive for recruits. for. it is real
lied that a most important factor is
the treatment accorded the men after
enlistment and the opportunities af-
forded them along educational, voca-
tiOnal and recreational lines.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
IL You Live Outside
Washington

You can still get Bond Bread. If
your grocer will not serve you,
write US and we will see that some
dealer takes care of you. Address
Country Sales Dept, General Bak-
ing Company, Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

Bond Bread is so named be-
cause each loaf bears this
bond of the General Baking
Company.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

Yes-thanks to 2,2lO Washington house
wives-there is, at last, bread as pure and
wholesome and sweet as the purest milk.
A bread you can safely give to your chill
dren, with the knowledge that its purity is rig
idly safeguarded.
To 2,2l0 women of this community belongs
the credit for bringing Bond Bread to. you, for
it was the prize homemade loaves, baked by
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

III housewives. that were the models from
which Bond Bread was made
Therefore. if you choose bread for its
wholesomeness-its purity-and its similarity to
the best homemade bread, you will begin to-
day to serve Bond Bread on your table.
How Bond Breads Purity Is
Assured
|. No private kitchen is cleaner and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
ARMY RECRUITS
RECORD NUMBER
More Than 10000 En-
! listed Since February 28.
Near Goal of 300, 900.

One year ago nearly two mil
lion American Soldiers acele-
brateds Christmas In France.
President Wilson was the guest
of the A. L. r.
Yesterday but 1871 men of
the army had their Christmas
dinner I'm Europe. There are
e,3s7 men I'm Siberia. There
have been huge shipments of
Christmas seats, to the amy
abroad and Ii wasn't altogether
n dull Christmas IL mInee pies
and such things could brighten
one up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Many Other Details.

These figures by no means repre-
sent the full volume of work in con-
rection with the business end of
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
HEAVY RAINS FALL WILL
MATURE ROW CROPS

Heavy rains fell over the Plains
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
precipitation being 2.49 inches. We'd
nesdav afternoon between five and
six o'clock one of the heaviest rains
for years fell here, the precipitation
being i.9S inches. The streets and
sidewalks were flooded, as the storm
sewers vera UNEQUAL 70 the task of
carrying off the water as fast as It
came down. That night there was rs
inch. of rain, and last night there was
IT inch, which with .06 inch. Tues
day night made a total Of 2.49 inches
The rain extended most all over
the Plains, being lighter in some
places and heavier in others. Just
west Of town there was a light strip,
but at Halfway and about Otlon It
was heavy. The rain Wednesday was
light about Aiken and Lockney, but
last night it was about l.50 inches.
The rain came just as the farmers
of the Plains wanted il. The grain
is about all harvested, and in shock.
with threshing in progress. The row
crops were needing moisture, and can
now mature without any more rain,
and such large acreage is in row
crops the yield will be Of the bumper
variety. Surely everything good is
looming to the Plains this year
Plainview News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
PROVIDING FOR An ISSUE OF BONDS BY
THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTION or HIGHWAYS.

HOUSE Joint RESOLUTION $50 OBJ
a Ioint Resolution proposing to amend Sec
tiou B Article oi che Constitution OF
fhe State of Texas relating o. tfr poser
81 create debts hy or on behalf ri the
state SD a. hereafter o. authorize the
Legislature o. enact such Jaws may De
rrccs.ary directing tine Governor ui the
state 60 issue bonds 'n sum uaf t0 -
coed gs0O0.O0. providing for thr levy oi
a tax o. create the necessary interest ana
sinling fund therefor and providing that
thc proceeds from fhc sale oI sulI bond
.han Or used in the construction 1i dur
able hard surfaced roads uroa flr public
Highways OF the State
Be Il resolved by the Legislature Of the
State of Texas;
SECTION D. Amend said Section so az 20
read after its adoption a. iolioss
Article Section ~ No debt shall De
created hy OF ou bchai. of the state. except
81 suurly casual defciencics of revenue re
mel invasion. suppress iusurrcrtf0u. defend
,he state Boz war or pay existing debts and
the debt created o. supply dciicicncics poo the
revenue shall never exceed in the aggregate
90 any one time, two hundred Thousand dol
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24

1919, in favor Of J. W. Graves and
against W. ID. Mayfield. y. Il. Green,
J. h. Miller and Geo. NJ. Eubank No.
1918 ON the Docket Of said Court,
and 10 me, a. Sheriff, directed and
delivered, | did on the sth day Of
July. A. b 1919. al 10 o'clock A. NJ.
levy upon the following described
tracts and parcels Of land situated IN
Lubbock County, Texas, and belong
lng 10 Geo. N Eubank aud Sarah A,
Euhank io-Nit. Survey One Hun
dred Sixtee,l (lldl in Block Twenty
l20l located about sixteen mlles
Southwest u the town of Luhbocki !
helna 11lf acres. on the hlh day ~
Aurasi, A D 1913. being The tllal
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24

Tuesday Of said month. between the
hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
o'clock =. NJ. on said day, at the
Courthouse door Of Lubbock County.
Texas, In the town Of Lubbock, ! will
offer for sale and sell at public auc.
tion, for cash, all the right, title and
interest Of the said Geo NJ. kuhank,
sarah A. Euhank. J, \. Mcclure, A.
Miller, r 4. Mace, n n Green, W ID
Mayfleld. ID A Scott, X. 4. black.
mor. Scott a hlaekmer, West Town
State HANK Ia and 10 said property
Witness my hand, this the 9Th day
~ lulg. A. y. 1919 -
ga q A liOLCONn,
shrrllf NJ Luhla.k cannl- I.-ss
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMlNA-
TON HERE RECENTLY

Last Saturday an examination was
held by c. II. Peek for the Civil Ser
vice Commission. Four parties took
part in this examination we under
stand. two Of which were Misses Erie
L. Wall and Matilda Akeson, both of
Hale Center
On account Of the census that will
soon be started, Of the United States,
many hundreds of additional clerks
will be needed in Washington and
other places for this work.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
SATISFACTORY PRICE
FOR BUNCH OF CALVES

W. A. Hutchinson received returns
yesterday from bunch Of calves that
he had on Tuesdays Fort Worth mar
ket. There were fifty-one head, they
weighed 353 pounds and brought
S12.75. They Melted fraction over
S43 around. which he thinks pretty
good for the "drouth-stricken West, y
He thinks as many do that the West
is an right, given half chance We
congratulate him upon the excellent
returns from these calves. Midland
Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
NOTICE.

The land belonging TO the S. J.
Johnston estate Is off the market.
Those having same listed please be
governed accordingly sap
II. L. JOHNSON, Administrator.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24

Chas. W. PRESLEY of Los Angeles,
Calf, is here this week prospecting
and probably buying some of Lub-
book county's land.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
sHERiff's SALE.

County Of Lubbock.
Whereas. hy virtue Of an execution
and Order ~ Sale issued out Of ne
Texas. ou a judgment rendered ln said
nlslrIcf Court ~ lnhhock County,
Court an lhs 10Th day u June. A. p.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24

John Scudday Of Terry County,
was in town last Friday on short
business visit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24

Noah Bell and family were visitors
here last Saturday from their Terry
County ranch.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

Grayson Is contained in letter re-
ccived in New York yesterday by a
friend to whom the admiral had writ
ten. Admiral Grayson wrote:
"T do not know Of any disease that
has not been included in the rumors
about the President. If l tried to re-
fute all these rumors that have been
scattered about / would not have any
time to devote to the President pro-
tessionally.
"I have not followed this course,
and ! do not intend to do SO. agree
with you'll wish l was similarly
afflicted if | could be as mentally alert
as the President.
"I can sincerely say that his mind
is as good as it ever was since | have
known MIN.
81 hope the time viii not be far
distant when it viii be considered safe
10 perluit him to resume work when
his actions and his words Will speak
tor Their selves.
"'As he gains IN strength his case is
more d tficult for me to handle, as he
$ 50 very anxious to get back to work
"All the doctors l have called in
agrec that absolute rest and quiet is
essential to complete recovery. My
great difficulty is to keep him from be
coming irritated as q result of the
rest treatment, for if he should strain
himself too severely complications
might result. believe you can ap-
preciate the trying situation with
which I am laborinp'"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

political point is raised Mr. Burleson
may find it necessary at least to con-
suit with Joseph =. Tumulty. secretary
to the President, and always one OF
Mr.. Wilson'S principal political advis-
ers. The policy of the Treasury De-
partment is fixed and not likely to be
troublesome for the present.
Inasmuch as there is no premier in
an American Cabinet, but because the
Presidential succession act brings in tn
Secretary Of State as the one who shall
succeed Vice President in the event
OF necessity, the Secretary of State nat
urally would preside at meetings held
| in the absence &C the President.
member will outshine the others IL i
question. Probably Mr.. Baker moro
nearly reflects the thought of Mr.. Viii
son than any other man who sit ;
around the Cabinet table, and he may
assume Il commanding position at its
meetings. although neither he nor an
other member would have any author
ity to impose his views OH the rest. j.
the occasion arises the Cabinet ma
vote on questions before it, but at pros
ent this is not probable.
Just how the plan for Cabinet control
will suit Congress is not hard to fore
cast. but it is thought that unless the
attitude at the Capitol changes the Cab
met may come in for a lot Of criticism
in the near future.
BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. l4.-~Pres-
ident Ador of the Swiss Fedora ion.
cabled President Wilson to-day the
congratulations of the Swiss govern
ment on his rapid progress toward re
covery from his illness.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

AOntIHueu from page 1
the board. In addition, there probab y
are as many moro in the same pligl. t
owned and operated by private Amer j.
can interests or by foreign flag lines,
OF the Shipping Board vessels at lea t
seventy-tive are being delayed by rn-
pair yard labor troubles. At the off, e
of the naval captain of the port it WI 8
learned that there were yesterday 1C0
ships on the port anchorage ground ),
all awaiting berth to load or dischars e
cargo.
Evidencing the falling Off In shil :
ping here as the result Of the long
shore strike, Monday there WAS issue
by the port signal officer Of the navy
sailing permits to but one vessel, an /
yesterday there were but five, IS
against an average of fortv a day
prior to the longshoremen's waIkou i.
1t was also learned that many
coastwise vessels engaged in carryin 2
passengers as we'll as freight had II :
turned to Southern ports with cal =
goes Of cotton and other commodtie 3
loaded there, making no attempt to
discharge and sailing to mantai l
passenger schedules, Some ships, t
was learned. have made two roun
trips between Savannah and Ne'g
York with the same cargo.