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The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

issued by a Chicago lawyer. Offering
5000 apiece to each Of several bospi-
tails and other charitable institutions.
II Roosevelt would allow himself 10
De examined by competent alienists'
and they did not pronounce him 10 be
a "macman'r No, he was not mad.
but he had the fervor. the courage
the ImDatience of a Crusader about
TO undergo the test OF ordeal by battle.
From notes OF the conversation
Judge Grant made at the time I quote
the following. Judge Grant asked
"Will any Of the party leaders sup
port you?"
NO" he said. none Of them, Nv
support will come from the people
officered by few Lieutenant
young men principally. like Cover
nor Bass of New Hampshire" He
said that he realized that the proba =
bilities were all against his nomins =
tlon; that a President in ofice had
all the machinery on his side: but
that Of course IL wouldn't do TO sd-
NIT outside that he expected to lose:
that II he could reach the popular
vote through direct primaries. he
could hope to win. Manifestly he
believed. il indispensable for the
future good OF the Republican party
that he should make the breach
When he said as much. asked. But
the situation is complex. I suppose
You would like to be President =
! You are right" he replied. 1T is
complex. ! like power; but ] care
nothing to be President as Presi-
dent. ! am Interested in these idea
OF mine and ! want to carry then
through. and feel that am the one
to carry them through" He said
that he believed the most important
questions today were the hUmanitsr-
ian and economic problems. and in
timated that the will OF the people
had been thrwarted in these wsys
especially by the courts on consti-
tutional grounds, and that reforms
were urgent.
As ! went out into the midnight
felt sad. as one might after bid
ding farewell to a friend who has
volunteered TO lead a forlorn hope
did not realize then the mora
depth from which Roosevelt's re-
solve came. or that he would rsthe'
die for that cause than be viCtorioU!
| in any other.
The next day. Monday. February
| ee. he announced to the country tha'
he was a candidate for the Repub,
| lican nomination.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
WELL! AMT, NATURE
WONDERFUL!

At this sQuint of the calendar,
the straw hats are beginning to
limp. After acting since launch
ing day as a garage for showers,
hitching post for dust, and parking
space for sun slants, the hay he'll
NETS are now as timber looking as
picnic salad plate the next day.
The alfalfa awnings have taken a
couple of trips to the lid laundries,
but their original snappy complex
ion is curled up like cabbage slaw.
You can't bring 1t back to its orig
inal state on the head. Draping a
new band on the bleached bonne t
to smack its appearance is like
playing a fresh needle on a cracked
record. All the sparrows have a
nimble eye aimed at the timothy
tents as future bungalows for the
winter.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Keeping Boys on the Farm


profit possibilities of the farm during school years
Apples hnest fruit in the world.
proven by the fact that there is worldwide demand
for
he apple soil in the world.
true of certain parts of adjoining States
all of population apples from Ore
gon and pay and apiece for them.
All this that somebody who knew how spray
lived and started producing apples
profit possibilities by example and did likewise
until great horticultural industry built
This what knowledge and will in the face of
disadvantages and
years ago public power plants
bought city merely
idea a
On this land abandoned apple orchard which
had been trimmed thirty and that value had been
taken into consideration in the sale.
This obtained few months leave of absence
Job he his wife, telephone OPERATOR
in Horticulture a the Ohio University
They found how spray, trim and graft
they cleared apple
orchard on their place
This that when boy years ago.
acre farm near Youngstown Ohio because he didn't living
OF it.
That with what he would never left that
farm; that with his easily and
cheaPy turned its profitable acreage
This engineer further nothing hort
cultural that could taught in his
school from the sixth the eighth grade certainly
more completeness the high school course.
The fundamental production wealth in this country is
agrlculture-always has been and always will be
The great agricultural future for West
States the garden order to feed the cities
The will be the far West where
the 5 and cheaper
Considering the importance agriculture in fundamental wealth
production, should
public school country but in the cit
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By O. B. JOYFUL

Esmond II. Brooks. two years old.
heard someone speak of the difficulty
a camel might experience getting
through needles eye.
He had a camel, toy wooden camel.
Esmond tried putting 1t through a
needles eye.
No luck at all.
Then he swallowed the camel
That was three weeks ago.
Other day a surgeon found the cam
cl in Esmond's- tummy.
Mount Pulaski. Ill.-Fifteen hun
dred persons reside here. but no one
has had bath in As hours. A con-
sumner left his faucet open all night
and morning found the towns supply
tank empty
That Is one reason why folks desert
the rural district for city life,
But on the other hand:
Willimantic Conn. Barns and
hay mows in the country are prefera-
bic to sky-high rents in the city-ex-
cept for the barn owners. Farmer
caused the arrest OF A couple who
made his barn a free fiat
This is. We believe. brand-new
cause for divorce:
Mrs. George Noelker OF San Fran
cisco, Cal, wants a divorce because
George is too obedient. Quarrels al
ways ended by her ordering him to
leave home, she said. One day he
obeyed orders.
Much has been said about the al
| legged ability of a doctor to relieve the
heavy feeling in patients purse,
but it isn't often that a patient re-
ciprocates, so to speak. 1t is because
of the scarcity of such incidents that
we print the following:
St. Louis, Mo.-Robert Warren. y,
was arrested here on complaint of
DR.. Edward F. Studer, charged with
stealing ST and a check for SIS from
| the doctors pocket as he was taking
Warrens temperature at City Hos
pital.
Have you ever noticed how many
laps some people keep behind in the
current events class?
A Rutland VT, man came to town
other day and was surprised to learn
| that the country had adopted a pro-
hibition method of life.
A Western Kansas farmer appeared
in Kansas City and when somebody
mentioned the league of NATIONS
asking him where folks in his neck
of the woods stood on the question
replied:
"Oh. we amt got no time to pay
'tenshion to them baseball leagues"
And a New York East-Sider. apply
ing for citizenship after "a ten-year
residence, gave the leading nations OF
the world as
New York. Wilson. Europe, Ger.
many, Jersey, and Long Island
Yes. indeed, life is a curious mix
ture of things"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

New York, July 3D.-Midnight in the
Automati Does not sound very in
triguing. but it seems to be one of
the high spots of the town at pres
ent with booze gone All the world
drifts through its revolving doors at
night Near the Globe Theater. in
the heart of the Rialto, 1t is proving
common meeting ground for legit
and variety.
The curious brood OF night hawks
always pasty faced and furtive with
their glances-move in and out the
| crowds. And saw a noted million
aire there. Perhaps he was slum-
ming. But he got a cut OF apple
pie out of the slot and devoured II
with striking zest.
No high caste Brahman ever gave
more striking evidence of his exalt-
ed position in life than the old codg-
er who came in with a bejeweled
dowager-obviously his wife-for they
never said a word. He clustered his
way through the line at the coffee
spout and got two cups. leaving a
BOlu hHODDtu CdIlt anu SIN nat OIl
the marble topped table.
At another table two young men in
caps, with cigarettes hanging from
loose lips. pored over the race-horse
forms in the midnight edition of the
Morning Telegraph. There was a
feverish look about their eyes. Some
thing told the observer that unless
Wonder Girl or some other horse
Uullnnnl In a f,uo
nonproducers were going to be en-
tirely broke.
A bevy of chorus girls, with ssucy
red hats and high white shoes. only
a few minutes away from their dress
ing rooms, ate indigestible steaks and
onions and raped the leading man.
The table d'hote black cat also rub
bed against sympathetic legs and an
kles. and the aged old man selling
the Matrimonial News hoarsely call
ed out his papers. He always. with
no attempt at humor, called it the
Matrimonial Moose"
The bilious yellow glare Of the mer-
curry lights, the clatter OF innumer-
able dishes, the hum OF voices, now
and then a shout OF laughter. the
clang OF street cars and honk of mo-
tors outslde-all give a certain charm
to this strange metropolitan Mecca.
With the rising cost OF food II may
not survive-nobody knows but It Is
going TO have busy life while it
lasts.
A well-known New Yorker dropped
into his favorite liquid dlspensary
shops the other day to see II he
could find a thrill or so in The Old
Oaken Bucket" Arid Ale" or A
Sahara Flip" before taking his train
to Connecticut Since July l he has
been trying a new kind Of soft dring
every day. He ran into the proprie-
tor. who took him up to. the bar.
Il want you to try one OF nv light
wine specials" he invited. The New
Yorker. welcoming change from
soft drinks, fairly gurgled his thanks.
After a while the bartender lifted the
drinks from underneath the bar. The
glasses were touched in mock for
mality OF another day, and both drank
deep. The New Yorker soon began to
strangle. He was drinking straight
Scotch whisky. He never liked it.
According to the story told me that
was the proprietor's way Of showing
TIE, bartender thst this man was all
right and in the future he could have
what he wanted. have also been
told that there are innumerable sa-
looms where you can yet hard drinks
with the same old ahandon-if you
are known to be "all right"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
National Defense Still Live Subject

O e National Defense League proposed
ano CC WINFIELD JONES, national will
to by former members to keep the league the
formation OF the defense world
@ have been maintained in this city while the member
snip represented State the Union In the light
events the good work of the National Defense League being
nized and appreciated When
Germany April this country
OF warfare and its small unprpared League rad
sowed seeds
when Uncle
for KAHN of California
dent OF the League when its activities ceased
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

Billions OF dollars spent by the
government down to a penny must
go through thu hands of Kennedy
F. Rea, who has won the title of
being the greatest flnancier in the
United States.
Mr.. Rca is clerk to the Appropria-
tlons Committee of the Senate and
he must be familiar with each and
every department and bureau in the
government in order that all de-
tails be tabulated and put in proper
shape to be acted upon by the COM
mittee.
He is so familiar with all money
spent by the government that he has
become a permanent fixture as a
financial encyclopedia to Senators
and Representatives as well as TO
heads of departments.
Coming to Washington from In
diana about thirty years ago. Mr..
Rea was appointed messenger to the
House Appropriations Committee.
Several years ago. Thomas P.
Cleaves. who was the veteran clerk
of the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, was taken i'll and the Sen
ate committee cast about for a man
to act as Mr.. Cleaves' assistant
Mr.. Rea was selected to fill this po-
sition and when Mr.. Cleaves died he
succeeded to the Clerkship of the
committee.
He is thirty-second degree
Mason and a member of Albert Pike
Consistory of this city, and also a
Shriner; is a member of the Ninth
Street Christian Church; is married
and has three children. the oldest
being 26 years of age. Capt. Everett
F. Rea, of the U. S. Ordnance Corps
service.
His hobby is to cultivate and
raise roses and he boasts of having
$50 varieties, which are now in their
full bloom at his home on Sixteenth
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Evolution of an Old Landmark

The theater OF Southeast Washington" VERNON
dubbed the venerable old structure SO Is Eighth
Marine Barracks be It has
known before the civil Odd Fellows
distinguish from the Odd Fellows Hall northwest
balls and theatrical performers
second floor used for
venerable building used meeting place o-guiza-
ion known the Ancient and Immaculate Order
Inc hs floor to be converted into modern market
upper stores The old
many the
young and pleasant old East Wshngtonns
cluster about the ancient
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
THE GAIN.

Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspapel
Syndicate)
III one hath wronged me deeply 'tis
my whim
To do my best to keep from wrong
ing him,
So that when the account is reck-
oneed up
There'll be no bitter taste within my
cup;
And though I be the loser there will
be
The gain OF consolation left to me
That I've no hurt to self-respect and
pride
That comes from inner sense OF
Right denied. =
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Ships and More Ships.

The Emergency Fleet Corporation turning ships in fine
" Up to the middle of July it had delivered oans
6ooS53o deadweght 1t had time
vessels with deadweght had laid IN.
eels OF 2oSI vessels with deadwght of 11211
The deliveries for the first six and half months equal the
for 1918
Between the launching OF ship and its delivery period
OF nearly months. :
Shpbuding the Great Lakes particularly times
men being employed during the war
What the production of shpyards mean, NAV r..
appreciated when it zo8 vessels whose keel. b.
been laid of the total tonnage Of the
merchant marine OF Great Britain before the war.
Iat says ne Shanung provision has been the subject of delb-
crate sggaOn At tongue part has been
sted ..... es-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
There I. an excellent opportun,t,

in China for American hosiery mer-
chants. There were imported into
China in 1917 2.774.345 dozen psirs
OF hose. Of which 2e9,402 dozen were
re-eNported abroad. making the net
import OF hosiery into China 2,474.-
943 dozen, valued at S2.75O 900.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

The Virgin Islands do not offer a
large market for automobiles. for
though the exports of cars from the
United States to these islands in
creased 500 per cent from 1913 to
1918. their value was only $4,000
in the last fiscal year.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Wise Men and Wall Street.

Wall Street supposedly peopled by not clever per-
There but the percentage OF middle class
Intelligence probably pronounced in the Street OF
Gold as anywhere else in the land
- remarkable the purblndness of some OF
Che leaders or furnished the advertisement OF
stock Rotation by two banking concerns
the business they show that the returns were
follows:
Year. Cross SAFES Net rfonts
s1o735o37 $2eI293z
237oo7z2 2oooZ4o
What the capitalization in these three
: indicated
Roughly the figures business had profit OF
Oh p cent in goods which is fair show
ing about II in 1917 nearly No complaint would be
but for the fact that the figures show
that OF 100000 1913 against 1917 there was
n profits of 100000
Either profits small for the volume of bu-
they according trade sandard the patrons
of the house got a rough deal in 1918
The grim whole affair in the business being known
rather widely proaming bargain house extaord-
nary.
The bankers the merchants whose business is
whose stock shares being offered
public business 1916 and when
the pofteers in
public Of increase profit than
in trade.
could the bankers statements
and the patrons store dsageable
questions how costly
nou place before the investing public could
be made o that retail establishment
profits $4,000 increase in bust
suggest something why there has been big
advance in the OF living.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

that the strike of Leaven
worth delay their claims of amnesty Must
justice? We tried that doctrine in
dealing with Germany.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Round the Town sSE$fssHREFs ~ SEfsHHFFss sfRffH
Prophets of Dire Disaster.

Referring TO OF people under
the general heading of "pessm COL BARRY BULKLEY sec
retay OF the and Theater this
observation; Some of the beautiful days spoiled
feews VINO predict and cyconc winds before nghtfan"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

When administration leader into argument about
the he clnches asserting that h. leagues
friends have the argument against
that of logic.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

And a New York East-Sder. apply
ing for citizenship after "a ten-year
residence, gave the leading nations of
the world as
New York. Wilson. Europe, Ger
many, Jersey, and Long Island"
Yes. indeed, life is a curious mix
ture of things"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Times Square

AT Broadway, 44th TO 4Sth Streets
the center of New IorE's sociI
and business activities. In close
proximity to all railway terminals
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31

A Western Kansas farmer appeared
in Kansas City and when somebody
mentioned the league of natius,
asking him where folks in his neck
of the woods stood on the question,
replied:
"Oh. we amt got no time to pay
'tenshion to them baseball leagues"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNS
IN RESPECT TO ROOSEVELT
Judge Pritchnrd. Appointed by Former
g President, Says Nation Suffers
Irreparable Loss.

lrAfter hearing argument in one case,
the United States Circui; Court of Ap-
peaiS adjourned yesterday afternoon at
l2:46 o'clock as mark OF respect to
the memory OF forMer President Roose-
Welt. Judge Rrtshard. himself a
Roosevelt appointee, speaking for the
court. said:
The court has learned with the
deepest regret OF. the death OF Col
aonel Roosevelt. Just as this period
of.our history. owing to the many COM
piicated and unsettled questions grow
ing out OF the war in Europe his
death Is an irreparable loss to the ma
ton and the world. Long before the
declaration Of war against Germany.
and a time when we were in doubt
as to what the attitude OF our gov.
crnment would ultimately be- he sound.
cd the alarm in his characteristic and
courageous manner, doing more than
anyone 10 arouse the spirit Of Amer
icanism which grew until it knew no
bounds.
1.-The great military achievements O..
our boys over there were inspired by
the Rooseveltian spirit. In his death
the world has lost one of its greatest
statesmen. the State and community
an Invaluable citizen, and his family
model husband and father. AS a
mark OF respect to the memory OF this
distinguished statesman and friend Of
humanity the court will now adjourn. ;"
The case in which argument was
heard was that OF Charleston and
Western Carolina Railroad Company
,.Ys. Andrew A. AlwanG ct al.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
NEW TERMINAL TO COVER
~ ENTIRE BYRD STREET SITE
tSV3iI Accom- IA odate $50 Carloads OF DulL
and Package FreiGht-Ex-
- tends Two Blocks.

super intendent r. T. Laird. OF The
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. stated
yesterday that the freight terminal
which the A. G. L. is preparing 10
construct here will be in every way
In keeping with the Importance Of
Richmond as chipping and receiving
sSenter.
1.-THE terminal. which will be located
onssthe site OF the Byrd Street Station
and Ill surroundings. will have ca.
pacfty of $50 cars OF bulk and pack
age freight; The >.property extends
heart OF the shipping district
.Eor the present the superintendent's
Office. and other Atlantic Coast Line
Offices here will remain at Byrd Stree,
Station. Notwithstanding the fact thai
trains are now being operated out OF
Broad Street Station.
isssz Speaking Of the new station ycs.cr.
day Superintendent Laird said that the
loop system. by which all trains come
iTSthe same way. is individual 20 Rich
an1opd. Union stations IN other cit les
Z cause much lost time by delay In bach:
fjnEsiH trains.
Owing TO the transfer OF trains from
the Byrd Street station 10 the Broad
Greet station the Atlantic Coast Line
4 ias now operatinE as ft.r as .Acca In.
stead Of Clopton. as formerly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
SECOND BAPTIST RAISED
s31,896.61 DURING YEAR
Total Membership Grows to OIS,
500 Males and 552
Females.
CHURCH EXPENSE WAS $4,000
Frank u. Crump Elected Superin-
tendent OF Sunday School, Whose
Roll Totals satisfies III. EIIyson
Chosen Church Clerk.

The annual meeting of the congrega-
tion of the Second Baptist Church
church. adams and Franklin Streets.
las; night, beginning at S o'clock. DR..
s;,o Ii's gel SHINE skin .; the pastor pre-
ercises called the business meeting
to order.
Reports from the officers. standing
school were submitted and acted upon.
MI G.; 'reSe rcpo,:s sr.o''cd TIA. great
proEress was made last year in all de-
partments Of the church work.
The report of the treasurer finance
committees and treasurers of the va
rious organizations brought out the
fact tina. the church raised more money
last year for church expenses and the
various missionary. educational and
benevolent enterprises of the dcnomi-
nation titan m any previous year. the
All claims were paid up and small
balance left in the treasury to start
the new year with.
cd to s1c.00l.65. The amount con-
tributed to the missionary enterprises
or the denomination. including for
missions and other minor missions.
was Sl0.9I5.06, while the contributions
for extension work in the city and
other benevolent enterprises fostercd
by the church amounted to s9.o199O
In this last amount is included the
cost of repairs TO the church build
inS ana the sunday school annex.
The church's report shows the pres
cnt membership OF tho church to be
500 males and 55o females-totaI 04S
The elaborate report on Sunday
school work gives the membership Of
the school as actives 647: cradle roll,
a: home department. 195-total SS7.
The various societies and orEaniza-
tons of the men and women of the
church submitted detailed reports.
showing great activity the past year
along all lines of church, benevolent
and extension work.
The following officers were elected
for tho ensuing year: Frank T. Crump.
superintendent of the Sunday school,:
Mrs. Mamie q. Coleman, church as
sistant; stiles II. Ellyson. church clerk +:
Carter y Williams. treasurer: John b.
LiDscomb. envelope keeper: John
Bagby, chairman finance committee;
Luke d. Drury, missions treasurer:
a. II. Robbins, treasurer fellowship
fund; r. d. Overton and l.. X. Shep-
perd. chiefs OF ushers.
The following were elected deaconS
for four years to take the places OF
those whose terms expired with the
close of the year: Carter n. Williams,
James +. Ryland Thomas 3. johnson
and DIR. Charles X. Robins.
The budget for the present year
adopted calls for s12,91s for ordinary
running expenses and for increased
contributions to all other enterprises
OF the church, such as missions. edu-
cation, benevolence and extension.