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The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
SONG TRIUMPH
BY D. c. CHORUS
.Oratorio Section, Under
Wrightson, Gives Messiah
at Central High School.

Before a capcity audience, the Ora
torio section of Washington. under the
direction Of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson,
last night gave the soCiety's fifteenth
rendition of the Messiah in the Cen
trail High School auditorium. me
chorus was composed of 40 voices and
received vigorous applause.
The soloists were Meta Craig. so
pranO; Mary Jacobs. contraltO;
Martin Richardson. tenor; Fred East
bass. Harvey Murray was at the
organ, Jewell Downs was at the piano
for solos and Armand Gumprecht was
at the piano for the chorus
The program follows:
Overture" Comfort Ye My PeO-
Pile" (Tenor Recip; "Ev'ry Valley
Shall Be Exalted" CTenor Air; And
the Glory of the Lord" Chorus :
Thus Saith the Lord BASS ReciU :
But Who May Abide the Day of His
| COming?" (Bass Air; Behold. a Nir-
gin Shall Conceive" (Alto ReCiO 20
Thou That Tellest Good Tidings TO
! Zion" (Alto Air and Chorus; For
Behold. Darkness Shall Cover the
/ Earth" BASS ReciD The People
That Walked in Darkness Bass
! AirD: For Unto Us a Child Is Born. &"
/ (Choru Pastoral symphony,
There Were Shepherds Abiding in
| the Field" (Soprano ReCiU; And
Lo. the Angel Of the Lord Came Unto
| Them" (Soprano Recit): And Sud
! denly There Was With the An
gel" (Soprano ReciD; GLORY to
/ God" (Chorus); Rejoice Greatly. Q
I Daughter of Zion" CSoprano Air);
! Then Shall the Tves of the Blind Be
! Opened" CAlto Recit: He Shall Feed
| His Flock Like a shepherd CAlto
! Air); Behold the Lamb OF God,
I Chorus
( He Was Despised' (alto air.
surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
I CchorlIs) "AIl We, Like Sheep. Have
, Gone Astray'' CChorus) Thy Rebuke
! Hath Broken His Heart" (tenor reCit.
Behold, and See if There BE Any
Sorrow (tenor air. Lift Up Your
/ Heads. o Ye Gates" (chorus). The
Lord Gave the Word" Chorus. How
Beautiful Are the Feet (Soprano air..
why Do the Nations SO F>uriously
Rage Together lhass air. He That
| Dwelleth in Heaven" Ctenor reCiD
Thou Shalt Break Them" (tenor air.
II Know That Ny Redeemer Liveth'
soprano air.. Since by Man Came
| Death" (quartette). by Man Game
Also the Resurrection" (chorusl. For
/ AS in Adam All Die" (quartette)
Even So in Christ" (chorusl Be
hold, I Tell You a Mystery" Cbass
recit). THE Trumpet Shall Sound
(bass air) Worthy Is the Lamb That
Was Slain" (chorus). "Hallelujah'
(chorus) congregation standing.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

the men are asking that at least
seventy per cent-only thirty per
cent are now "straight"-be made
straight runs.
This would reduce the number of
Swing runs" from seventy to thirty
per cent. These Swings" it is ex-
planned. are the bane of train
mans life. On such runs, he makes
two or three trips in two or three
hours. comes back to the barn and
is laid off without pay for from two
to three hours. He then takes his
car out for two or three more trips.
which he completes in two or three
hours. In this way it takes the
carmen twelve to thirteen hours, or
even eighteen hours, if the time he
is laid off is included, to get pay for
ten hours.
Extras, Want Full Pay.
Another demand which the union
will press is full pay instead OF half
time pay for extra men" who are
required to hang around the barn
while awaiting assignment to runs.
Time and one-half is demanded by
the union for all overtime.
Eight hours continuous sleep or
rest is also asked between the COM
pleting of one days work and the
beginning of the next.
Free passbooks for the employees,
whether they happen to be in uni
form or not, over the company's lines
are also demanded. The Capital
Traction Company, il Is pointed out,
gives passes to its employees whether
they are in uniform or not.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
WILL EX-EMPEROR TRY SUICIDE AGAIN?
QUITE LIKELY, FOR IT'S GERMAN TRAIT
BY FREDERICK NJ. KERRY.
Washington Herald stan Cores
pondent.

New York-It's quite likely that the
Kaiser did, as reported. try suicide;
and it's quite likely he'll try again.
Such is the scientific view.
Psychologists and alienists say an
epidemic of suicide in Germany is not
unlikely.
Germans are more prone than peo-
pie of other nations to self-destruc-
tion.
The suicide rates for Prussia and
SaXony are the highest in the world
The average rate of self-murders in
Berlin for the past five years is $50
compared with 16.s for New York and
1O for London. Germany has the
most appalling child suicide rate in
the world.
Professor Enrico Morselli. distin-
guished italian authority, in his work
on Suicide" expressed this conclu-
sion
The highest suicide rates are
given by countries of German race,
and the two stocks. German and
Scandinavian, divide this supremacy.
The center OF the purest German
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

a hospital train left today for Boston
Long Beach. Colonia, Lakewood, Fort
McHenry, Camp Meade and Camp
May. The men all were placed on
the one train and will detrain as they
come to the hospitals where they
have been assigned.
Veterans who arrived here aboard
the Nebraska yesterday will be sent
westward this week for demobiliZa-
ton. Most of the men are from the
West and Middle West.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29-The transport
HaverfOrd, carrying 2,096 members Of
the American Expeditionary Force. is
scheduled to arrive at this port early
tomorrow. Most of the troops aboard
are members Of the Sixty-fifth Coast
Artillery unit.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
"TH' "A JOY To
SORE, TIRED FEET
Use "Tn" for Aching, Burning,
Puffed-up Feet and Corns
or Callouses.

Goodbye, sore feet, burning feet,
swollen feet, tender feet, tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, callouses, bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. "Tiz''
is magical, acts right Off "Tiz" draws
out all the poisonous exudations which
pun up the feet. Use "Tiz" and wear
smaller shoes. Use '"Tiz" and forget
your foot misery. All! How comfort
able your feet feel.
Get S-cent box of "Tiz" now at
any druggist or department store.
Don't suffer. Have good feet, glad
feet. feet that never swell. never hurt,
never get tired. A years foot com
fort guaranteed or money refunded
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

Irish, on the contrary, brought a
low suicide rate to this country and
their children have il still"
In Prussia thirty years ago the
average number of suicides of chill
dren under Is years was 35. Now
IL is between s. and 90. The total
for 1911 (the latest available sta
tistics) was ST, and in the same
year nearly 700 young Prussians be-
tween Is and 20 years killed them
selves.
'Zuv" Selbstmordfrage" seems Ia
be the German way Of meeting a
crisis.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
THEIR SUICIDE RATES
Number of Suicides per Million of Inhabitar


Derived from statistical study by NJ L. Jacobson L. S
Germans austria Prussia, Saxony Bavaria)
Scandinavian Norway Sweden, Denmark)
English reland Scotland England Wales Australia, U. S SO
Latns (Span Portugal Italy, France)
Savs ADamata European Russia Bulgaria) ......... 81
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

Newport News. Va. Jan. 29.-
No word has been received from the
transport Zeelandia up to noon. The
vessel was due in the Virginia Capes
early this morning. She is bringing
1000 officers and men from France.
With sick and wounded men aboard,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
HOSPITAL train
DUE AT MEADE
Transport Zeelandia with
1000 Soldiers Fails
to Make Port.

The following army units have
been placed on priority overseas:
Fourth and Fifth Balloon Com
panies; Eighty-fourth Company,
Transportation Corps; Second Corps.
headquarters and headquarters
troops; 412th Telegraph battalion,
Signal Corps: 31Nth Field Battalion.
Signal Corps; 30lst Tank Center
307th Tank Brigade headquarters
3O2nd, 326th and 3.7th Tank Bat
talions.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 8. Doniphan,
TT King Street

Alexandria. Va, Jan. 29.-The
handsome residence of Tyson jan
ney at Occoquan was destroyed by
fire last night. Practically all of the
contents also was destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Janney home was one of
the handsomest in Prince William
County.
The loss is partially covered by
insurance. The insurance amounted
to $4,000
Mrs. Mary E. Glover. widow of
Thomas Glover, died this morning
at the Anne Lee Memorial Home for
the Aged. The body was taken to
Demaine's mortuary chapel and pre-
pared for burial
An entertainment and euchre was
given tonight at the Lyceum Hall
under the auspices Of st. Rita's
Catholic Church. Mount Ida, Alex
andria County.
The second annual dance of the
Imperial Club will be given tomor-
row night in Odd Fellows Hall.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
CAR employees
r. PREPARED TO
YIELD POINTS
~
Washington Railway and
Electric Company Pins
Faith in Labor Board.
TO EXPEDITE HEARING
Union Men Will Present
Their Side of Argument
First.

That the employees Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
were prepared to yield on the ques-
tion of the signing Of n years con-
tract and direct recognition of their
union was disclosed yesterday, when
President W. +. Ham announced that
the company had declined TO consider
modified proposals on the part OF its
employees and withdrawal Of matters
IN controversy from consideration be-
rore the War Labor Board.
Following refusal of the company to
consider the modified demands. which
involved withdrawal of the case from
adjudication by the War Labor Board,
and settlement by mutual agreement
between the employees and the COM
pany, both parties then agreed that
steps should at once be taken to eX-
pedite the hearing before the War
Labor Board as much as possible.
Immediately after the conference
Monday afternoon formal agreement
was made and signed by both sides
10 submit the case to the War Labor
Board, which will hold its first hear
ing this morning at 10 o'clock on the
ninth floor OF the Southern Building.
VIII AnaIyse Testimony.
All testimony will be taken by Ex-
aminer Charlton G. Ogburn, who will
analyze and later submit all the evil
dence and argument in the proceed
fngs to William Howard Taft and
Basil VI. Manly. joint chairmen OF
the War Labor Board, whose deci7
sion will be binding on both the COM
pany and its employees.
Rules for the presentation OF the
~
employees OF the company are to pre-
sent their case first, the Washington
Railway and Electric Company to fol-
low. William NICK. Clayton, chair
man of the public utilities committee
Of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations. will appear as representative
Of the residents of Washington.
The chief counsel for the union car
men will be James II. Nahey, of BOs-
ron. Mass. 2. J. Shay. member OF the
executive board of the Amalgamated
Association. will aid in the conduct
Of the unions case.
Conductors and motorTnen of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company will be placed on the stand
As soon as the proceedings begin to
testify as to working conditions and
hours.
Conditions Unsatisfactory.
J. H Goodman. secretary Of the
'ocal union. stated yesterday that
he main contention of the employees
will be that working conditions are
ar from satisfactory. while there is
Dom for Improvement in the way in
which car runs are arranged.
The union men are demanding
hat runs be so arranged as to fur
lIsh carmen with ten hours con-
Ncutive employment. no runs to
'ay less than nine hours straight
me. Only straight runs" furnish
consecutive employment, accordingly
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27

ropean railways practically will .s.
operation within ten days, as n. Ssa's
supply will not last much Longer '0s'
The mine owners and comn.-
classes in the great Silesian coal bal'N
are chiefly German, while the r,;ssln ?aSln
are largely Polish. The miners r,"en ra'
the presence of large numbers ~ Ht St
man soldiers, alleged to be necs.."
for the suppression Of Spartacan ,Ssaly
ments. ''''Fe-
Colonel Goodyear. represen.;,r =,
United States, who has been distr;,en' en'
ing coal in Central Europe undsr ~
Hoover administration. wi aet ,r:n sas
General Dupont, of the r ch 81, I'm
and General Malcolm, Of ne pr;.!,'
army, in an effort to quiet the s;.s' si,.s
ton. -s-
Under the German treaty nleb;..;.
is to be held IN upper Silesia 6fts.s
days after the treaty is ratified sn
three of the powers. Consequentiv
will be impossible for foreign t-1,I i
to enter Silesia before rha. Tine Ups
Hoover, in urging the German a,s... '-'.
at Versailles to consent te foro;.s
troops entering Immediately, are
that Germany would be oisast 20 S.'Su
affected if the coal supply were stonros
and the mines allowed 70 food. T'e1
The situation is 50 COMPLICATED
uncertain that the peace corfererca
fearful that it cannot be tided o~..
without foreign troops. until such t,..
as the ratification of the ;reatv -os,.'s s,.'s
it possible for them to enter and $3.50
during the plcbiscite. ''S''''
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27

Ms wst spt tte Se" longer "age Ias'n for me
"ls that why you came homc?" he
was asked
ITO be frank. ] received messages
from Washington that, in my Judgment,
required that should return sooner
than | had planned to return"
Were any of these from the Prcs-
dent a reporter asked.
you flatter me-" Mr.. Gompers re-
piled.
Revcrting to Russia and Bclshevism
Mr.. Gompers declared "the fever is
subsding"
THE people have found" he said
that despite their calling it the die
tatorship of the proletariat. and saying
1T would bring peace and plenty, it has
nrought disease, dcstitution and brutal
ity to their land"
Nlth reference to the efforts of n
committee headed by John Fitzzpatrick
Gompers said he had seen the members
of the committee ana expected to see
them again before leaving for Wash
lngtOn tomorrow.
On the actors strike Mr.. Gompers
said he had no information.
MANY OF the eminent members of
that profession are my warm friends" )"
he SAID. so are some not 40 minent
and ! have had the pleasantest rela-
tions with some of my friends among
the eminent managers. Perhaps may
be able to do the magican's trick and
rub them together"
The managers have formed new
unlon,' scme one remarked.
Like the Rockefeller unions in Colo
rado?" he asked.
On the high cost Of living and the
"vicious circle of rising wages and
COSTS" referred to by the President in
his statements of Monday, Nh Com
pers declined to talk at this time.
THAT is theory" he said, that is
both true and false. I will not discuss
whatever | have to say, so that | can
not possibly be misunderstood"
Among the labor men who talked
with Mr.. Gompers at various times
yesterday there was agreement that
he was not at all pleased with the
methods taken by the advocates of the
Plumb plan in attempting to make it
appear that the American Federation
Of Labor had indorscd the scheme.
These pointed out that, on the con-
trary, the Atlantic City convention
disposed Of a resolution indorsin" it
by describing it as a plan in the MAX
''S ana ieieIliilE 1ilc IcSoiut'on W tnc
executive council for disposal. The
council, it was stated. has not acted
on the matter. and that even if it had
acted its action would be subject to
the anprcv val Of the next convention of
the Federation.
Before he left the hotel Mr. Plumb
admitted to the reporters that he did
not expect favorable action by Con-
gress on his plan.
Congress has no mandate from the
people," he said. "1hc Congress is al
ways behind the people. The President
has not approved it or been asked to.
think it will be the issue in next
years campaign"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Railroad Men Oppose
Fixing of Dividends
Counsel for Executives Con.
tends Government Has No
Right TO Take Earnings

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Railroad
rganization plans proposing fixed
percentage of return for the stock
holders were opposed before the House
Interstate Commerce Committee to-
day by A. p. Thorn, counsel for the As
sociation of Railway Executives, who
said no authority existed in the gov
crnmcnt "to take from a carrier any
part Of it's earnings derived from law
full rates"
"The legislative branch Of the GOV
ernment has nothing to do with fixing
earnings" said Mr.. Tbom. ",rhe gov
ernmcnts entire power as to earnings
IS to prevent. through its judicial dc
partment, the fixing by the Legislature
Of rates which will produce less than
reasonable return from tho property"
Mr.. Ihom urged that the standard
return be paid by the government for
one year after return Of the roads to
private operation, or until the Inter
state Commerce Com mission restored
the proper relation between earnings
and expenses.
Indebtedness created by tho govern
mcnt for additions and bcttcrmcnts Of
the carriers and charged to their capi-
tai issues should be created as
funded debt for ten wears. without
security and at an interest rate to be
fixed by Congress, Mr. Thorn argued
admitting that the government would
lose money SO advanced to some 1inea-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Gary Refuses to
Meet Union Men

A committee of four labor leaders
representing the unionized steel work
ers, called at the offices of the United
States Steel Corporation yesterday to
confer with Ebert II. Gary, chairman
of the finance committee, regarding
the demands Of their respective unions
for higher wages and shorter working
hours, but Judge Gary refused to see
them. The head of the steel corpora
ton, in a statement issued later. said
that he meant 10 personal dscourtcsv
by his attitude and explained that any
communication from the representa-
tives of the unions would have to be
in written form so it could be con-
sidcred by the officials Of the corpora
tlon. Judge Gary's statement said:
"Whcn Informed by my secretary
that committee of a labor union, con-
sIsting Of Messrs. John Fitzpatrick.
William Z. Foster and ID. J. Davis had
requested to sec nc ] sent word to
them through my secretary that did
not care to have a personal interview.
but if they had any statement 20 make
and would reduce the same to a written
letter 1t would be received and con
sidcrcd by our officials. who would then
determine what, if any, answer TO
make. Nothing further has passed be.
tween US. think it is better for those
gentlemen and for mo to leave no
chance Tor misunderstanding in regard
TO what has been or shall be said.
nave intended no personal discourtesv."
w hen asked to comment on Judge
Garys refusal to see them the com
mttcc of labor leaders declined to
make any statement, explaining that
IT would not be wise to do so at this
timc. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was chairman Of
the group. Another of the visitors not
mentioned in the statement was Will
lam Hannon, executive board member
OF the International Association of
Machlnists. MIR. Dawson was present
in the capacity of assistant president
of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers.
The representatives. of the unionized
steel workers arrived at the Steel Cor
poratlon's Offices at ri Broadway
shortly after the conclusion of the
weekly meeting Of the finance com
mttce. Had they been there few
minutes sooner they would have met ON
their way out from the meeting George
W. Perkins. Henry G. Frick and George
+. Baker. ]. r. Morgan, another mem
ber, sailed on the Lapland yesterday
for Europe.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
BoNmakeis On Strike

Shortly after several thousand paper
bosmakers walked out on strike yester-
day morning, Il delivery wagon OF the
Novelty Box Company, of 209 Sullivan
Street, being driven to The Bronx by
Salvatore Piglio. was destroyed by fire
in University Place. near Eighth Street.
An alarm was sounded, but the wagon
was burned before the e-omen arrived.
Strikers gathered around and jeered as
the firernen worked.
Henry Jager, general manager Of the
Paper Box Makers Union, said that
there were nearly seven thousand work
ers cn strike. All branches Of the in
dustry are affected excepting makers OF
small cigarette boxes. The strikers want
forty-four hour week, recognition Of
the union and an increase in wages that
viii bring the rates Of most Of the work
ers up to d dollar an hour.
Manufacturers denied the strike was
general. They said it was restricted to
Jewish factories for the main part.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Collapse of Postal
Service Predicted
By Mail Employees
Representatives of Men Tell
Committee Burleson by
His Policies Has In
jured Efficiency Of System
NeW Yorh T'ribuns
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Collapse Of
the postof1ice system of the country as
the result of Postmaster General Burle
sons policy was predicted before the
House Committee on Expenditures in
the Postotfice Department to-day in n
hearing on bill introduced by Repro
sentative Zihman, of Maryland, pro-
viding pay increases for postal en-
ployes. lncficiency and "brutality" iii
the administration OF the mail service
also we're charged
Among the principal points made by
spokesmen of various organiza tions of
postal employees were:
/. That it is MIR. Burleson's policy
to decrease the number of postal en-
ployes and to resist wage increases
in spite Of the steadily increasing
volume Of mail handled.
Trained Employees Lost
Q That the efficiency Of the SER
vice has been greatly lowered by the
resignation or forcing from the ser
vice of thousands Of trained en-
payes because Of insufficient wages
or intolerance Of Mr. Burleson toward
unionization.
3. That labor officials have been
dismissed for trying to obtain more
wages and better working conditions
by direct appeal to Congress.
4. That while the volume of mail
handled has increased SO per cent
since Mr.. Burleson became Post
master General. the number of en-
poyes has been reduced II per cent.
5. That mail has been falsely post
marked to cover UP delays in dis
tribution.
Among the witnesses who testified
to-day We're +. J. Ryan, president of
the Association of Railway Mail
Clerks; Gilbert E. Hyde, president, and
Thomas +. Flahcrty, secretary treas
urcr, of the National Federation Of
Postoffice employees.
POSTMASTER General Burleson's idea
of granting relief to the employees
when the mail service was so heavy
last winter was to send down his
Chinese cook and coachman to work
in the Washington postofficc. said
Mr.. Flaherty.
"ln six years." Mr.. Flahcrty told the
mot a single constructive
for betterment of the
postal employees has been made. Their
wages have been reduced and laws for
their protection nulliticd, so that the
can no longer get men to
work.