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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21

people found their way to the people
of Belgium.
| shall not go into detail but shall
mention at little of what l saw.
The population generally had to be
tributing centers were established
and through Investigations as to ne
cessity for help by local committees,
food was distributed in rations.
Those who were able to do so paid
for the food and the money thus col
lected was turned into the relief fund.
In Brussels we visited the central
soup kitchen through which, and the
branches connected with it, 250,000
bowls of thick soup were distributed
daily during the more critical period.
Other foods were distributed at other
period of the day. At present but
$4,000 people are served daily from
the kitchen though there are many
other kitchens throughout Belgium
doing similar work.
We also visited the large ware
house, repair shop and distributing
center where has been handled vast
quantity of partly worn clothing sent
by our people. Fifteen million gar
ments have entered this warehouse
and five thousand men and women
have been at work constantly, sort
ing. cleaning, repairing and sending
them out to be placed by local COM
mittees in the homes of the people
in need. Here were underwear and
suits, shoes and hats, stocking for the
baby and warm sweaters for the
adults and they were all needed.
We visited children's homes where
the little boys and girls, left father
less by the war and without mothers
able to care for them, are receiving
help from the boys and girls of Am
erica.
We visited the zones in both Bel
gium and France where the people
are being helped to their feet again
tn commission for the relief
of Belgium and northern France.
Mr.. Hoover is at the head of this
and much of the money
for it's operation has been furnished
by America. Vast regions are des-
titute of homes, and that the farms
may not lie idle this year, thousands
Of temporary yet very comfortable
wooden barracks have been built for
the accommodation of the farmers
who are returning to their homes, and
in the one time towns and cities for
The accommodation of the workers
needed to rebuild the stricken areas.
The gratitude of the people of
these war torn regions is beyond
Measure. We could not readily speak
heir language nor they ours. Yet
n spite of this the language of the
1eart needed no Interpreter, no more
han the caress of the Belgian kid
lies needed to be explained to win
heir smile.
No, the people of the war torn
zones are grateful and the gifts of
he American people have gone where
t was intended they should go.
Very truly,
BURTON L. FRENCH.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21
SH|PBU|LDERS TO
STRIKE JULY 21ST
ANNOUNCE THAT STRIKE WILL
BE CALLED-WINNE
STRIKERS WEAKENING

OAKLAND, Calif.-Unless salts
factor agreements to take the place
of the Macy award between ship
builders of the Pacific coast and
metal trades workers has been reach
ed by 10 a. m. on July 21, a general
strike will be called throughout the
entire district affected, according to
signed statement issued here today
by c. F. Grow and A. H. Barth,
president and secretary respectively
of the council.
Winnepeg Strikers Weaken
WINNIPEG, Man.-H. G. Veitch,
member of the executive committee
of the central strike committee, an
nounced today that negotiations are
in progress to develop 'sconciliatory
conversations" which have been tax
ing place into direct conferences"
looking toward settlement of the
strike here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21
AMERICAN RELIEF
SAVED MANY LIVES
HON. BURTON L. FRENCH TELLS
OF THE GREAT GOOD ACCOM-
PLISHED BY u. S.

In this, the 18th of the series of
letters written by Hon. Burton L.
French, telling of his trip to the war
zone of Europe, Mr.. French tells of
the great relief work of the Ameri-
can people in Belgium and elsewhere.
His letter follows:
Brussels, Belgium,
April 10, 1919.
Editor The Star-Mirror:
The American people have been
generous in their giving for the re-
lief of stricken Europe. They began
in 1914 with the beginning of the war
and they have not ceased. I have
seen the fruits of this generosity
from the moment our party reached
Europe and have been impressed with
it all along the way.
Little Belgium somehow appealed
to our imagination more than did
Serbia, which suffered more and then
Armenia whose suffering has been
without compare.
Yet Belgium needed every assist
ance we extended. Her population is
dense; 100000 people in an area of
II 900 square miles or an area equal
to about one-eighth Of Idaho. It can
be seen that food stuffs and clothing
had to be sent in from the outside
or Belgium would perish. Germany
had overrun the territory and her
first care was naturally for her own
people.
The American people sent millions
of dollars worth Of food and clothing
to this people and through the re-
markable work of Herbert Hoover,
who was drafted for the job and
Brand Whitlock, the American min
lister to Belgium and their splendid
assistants, the gifts of the American
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21
+ + + J. j. + + + + 1. !. I. !. i. I. I. .
MOSCOW DISTRICT
EMPLOYS AN ENGINEER :

+ Actual road building is to be-
+ gin soon in Moscow highway dis
/. trict No. 2. The commissioners
+ have employed an engineer and !
+ will start work just as soon as
+ possible. Sergeant S. E. Mona !
+ han, who served in France with !
+ Col. Olson, chief engineer of the
+ state highway commission, has !
+ been employed and will begin
+ work as soon as crew can be
+ secured. He will survey the !
+ roads, establish grades and get :
+ everything in readiness for
+ grading just as soon as possible. +!
+ The district is now advertis- !
+ ing for bids for 100000 worth !
! of the bonds voted several weeks
fago and hopes to get work started !
+ before long.
+ 1. 4. + 4. 1. 4. + 1. 4. + + + + i +
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21
LATAH COUNTY LEADS
ENTIRE NORTHWEST

Latah county leads the northwest in
contributions to the Armenian relief
fund. This county gave almost 200
per cent of its quota. In other words,
it oversubscribed it's quota almost 100
per cent. This report comes from A.
e. Potter, secretary of the Armenian
relief work for the northwest, in a
letter to Rev. H. o. Perry, pastor of
the Methodist church of Moscow, who
was county chairman of the drive.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-21

Mrs. H. w Wolfe of Spokane is in
the city, called by the illness and death
of her mother, Mrs. Walby, who passed
away Tuesday evening at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. B. G. Parmen-
ter Of Joel
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Get JOB FIRST,
THEN QUIT ARMY
Such, In Effect, is Idea of
Order Allowing Men
to Remain.

With view to minimizing as far
as possible dangers of unemploy-
ment caused by the rehabilitation
of soldiers, the War Department
yesterday sent instructions to, COM
manding officers at all camps to
notify soldiers that they may remain
in the service until they can make
arrangements to get employment.
The order reads as follows:
t''All commanding officers will take
steps to insure that every enlisted
man in their command understands
thoroughly that the War Depart
ment does not desire to discharge
any soldier who cannot secure civil
employment.
TT will be made clear to every
soldier that in place of being dis
charged as he would be normally
under orders for rehabilitation. he
may remain in the military service
upon his own written request until
such time as he can secure employ
ment The fact that he requests to
remain in the army temporarily,
does not in any way operate to COM
pei him TO remain in the service for
a long period of time against his
will.
Any man who would normally
have been discharged had he not
expressed his desire in writing to
remain in the service, may there
after be discharged from the service
at his own request, whenever he
thinks he may secure employment
All men who are retained tenn
porariIy under this authority will be
attached to the most convenient unit
and where their services will be
most useful"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
RED CROSS TO HELP
WOUNDED MEMS SPIRIT
Cooperative Plan Adopted by
Office of Surgeon General.

To improve the spirit and morale
of wounded and sick fighting men
by providing such diversion as will
contribute to their recovery, rs the OBJ
ject of a cooperative plan adopted
by the office of the surgeon general
of the army and the American Red
Cross.
These recreationaI activities will
be conducted in the forty recon-
struction hospitals.
The general direction Of this un-
dertaking throughout the country
has been given to DR.. Elbert X.
FretweH. head of the Department
of Recreational Leadership. Teach
ers' College, Columbia University,
who has started on a tour of the
reconstruction hospitals along the
Atlantic seaboard.
He and his assistants will visit
all hospitals where physical recon-
struction is being carried on. and
will standardize as much as pos
sible the recreational program.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
ILL JUROR AGAIN
DELAYS MILK CASE
Real Issue in Actions Becoming
More Obscure Than Ever.

The real issue in the milk cases, now
before Judge Hardison in the District
branch of the police court, that of the
guilt or innocence of the dealers in
handling unlicensed milk, is becoming
more and more obscure.
The court has tried for over ten days
to bring Martin l. Shawn. milk dealer
of 4O9 H street northeast. to trial.
Each time the case is called, some
thing turns up to cause delay. much
to the irritation of the court
Showdown" which was due yes
terday. failed to materialize. Judge
HardisOn announced on Thursday that
unless the case was ready for trial, he
would dismiss it
One of the jurors was i'll. He, with
the other eleven, have been sworn.
Matthew O'Brien. attorney for the
milk dealers, announces his willing
ness to go to trial with eleven jurors,
but W. II. Wanly, assistant corpora
ton counsel, objected, because he had
notified his witnesses not 10 appear.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
A Dark Cloud.

Bill Cloud has very little respect
for the American army uniform.
He was on a Fourteenth street car
the other day. flirting with two James.
A captain got on the car with a
lady Bill was blocking the aisle.
The captain asked him to move foTr
ward a little. Bill looked back and
noticed the uniform.
"Oh. damn yore uniform. All isn't
scared of it. All amt eben scored of
de man wots inside of it,
The army officer said nothing He
just waited. evidently thinking of just
what to do.
AS Bill got Off the car he made a
remark to the captain that we can't
print.
This angered the officer so that he
got off and grabbed Bill and turned
him over to Policeman c. f. Mans
field.
In court the man denied saying any
thing disrespectful about anything or
anybody. He did admit, though, that
he had had a couple of drinks.
Judge Hardison believed that he was
guilty. In fact, the evidence proved
that he was.
How he managed to get off with n
SIS fine is quite mystery. Look what
they did to the l. W. w.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
UNIFORM SALE
MEANS ARREST
Soldier Disposing Of 1t and
Buyer Both Liable
Under Law.

Discharged soldiers who sell all or
part of uniforms issued by the gov
ernment are liable to arrest for lar
ceny or embezzlement Persons who
buy these goods and wear them also
are liable to arrest.
Assistant United States District At
torney Ralph Given issued this warn
ing yesterday when a young man was
arraigned>in Police Court and charged
with unlawfulIy wearing an. army
oyercoat, even though the original but
tons had been cut off and others
sewed on.
These uniforms. Mr.. Given pointed
out, are not yet the property or the
men who have been discharged. They
must not be worn by anyone other
than discharged men.
Cutting of buttons does not make
any difference whatever, Mr.. Given
said, and persons who wear army
clothes in this condition will be prose-
cuted.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
DIR. S. DANNEMANN,
DENTAL SURGEON, DIES
Was Member of Faculty of George
Washington University.

Funeral services for DR.. Samuel
Dannernann, who died Friday at his
residence, Sl3i Nineteenth street
northwest, Were held the same after
noon at O'Clock at the home. Inter
ment was in the Hebrew Cemetery,
Anacostis.
DR.. Danner1anR was thirty-two
years old and a dental surgeon of
George Washington University fac
ulty. He served four years in the
Philippines with the Urited States
army. and had since been connected
with the university. He was a mem
ber OF Hope Lodge, No. %, F. A. AZ
M: Eastern Star. Areme Chapter,
and the National Dentist Society.
DR.. Dannemanh is survived by a
wife. four brothers and -four sisters.
His wife and one brother are here,
and the rest of his family are in
Russia.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
VETERANS AT GARRICK.
$50 Sailors and Marines Guests of
Theater MANAGEMENT.

Between 200 and $50 wounded sail
ors and Marines, convalescing at the
Naval Hospital. were the guests yes
terday afternoon of Mary S. Covell
and the management of the Shubert-
Garr;ck Theater at the matinee per-
formance of Just Around the Cor
ner."
During the week more than 5eU
taiuaS SGueg a. ser 'eSe Sbrhnnt men were were enter
ter, and the~ management plans to
continue providing such entertain
ment for the convalescent soldiers,
sailors and Marines
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
ah' Good Morning, Judge .
Nx Human Interest Stories Of p,,no, 5Sz
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
Bravo Helmuth.

Bravo Helmath.
Policeman Helmuth, of the First
precinct, certainly deserves distin-
guished service cross.
He Is a very brave man. He butteo
into a fight in which three women
were engaged and actually got on
without a scratch. He pinched all
three,
Mary Abbey. one of the fighters,
went to the. theater and sat in the
peanut gallery.
Grace Morris and Sadie Harris, who
had a grudge against Mary, came to
the theater and had her PACED.
Mary came downstairs and the fight
started. All three cussed and fought
to beat the band.
Helmuth came up when the fighs
was waxing rather hot and busted
right in and separated them.
The scrap was about some clothes
Mary rs said to have gotten that be-
longed to one of the the other two.
Ninth street was Uttered with hair
and hairpins. Theatergoers on their
way home looked on with amusement.
Mary put up IS collateral and for
feited it. She didn't care to face the
music.
Sadie and Grace didn't have any
money. They came to trial.
The court fined each of them so.
They didn't even have 20 cents.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Very Odd, Very Odd.

1t is not often that two persons,
with very odd names, come into po-
lice court charged with the same Of
fense
Walter De Hittadiddle. D. c. N. a.,
while driving an automobile Friday
around Iowa circle, hit it up at thirty
miles per hour.
So Policeman De Baltimore told
the court Walter was racing an
other man in a car. 1t seemed, and
forgot all about regulations.
1t was too fast. the court told HIM
He might skid and knock the circle
OF the map.
However, the offense was light and
Judge Hardison fined him IS.
Christ Purnell. the other fellow with
the unusual name, was also charged
with speeding. He was doing twenty
five per.
Policeman Scherer caught him
speeding to Boiling Field. Purnerr
flew up in the air when the cop took
his name and address.
Just because he had a couple of
army officers in the car, he thought
he had a right to speed.
Judge Hardison often has said that
such an excuse was no excuse at, all.
Army officers are not privileged to
travel any faster than other people.
Purnell was let off with a IS fine
also.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
EDWARD S. WESCOTT'S
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Well Known Real Estate Broker
Victim of Paralysis.

Funeral services for Edward s
Wescott. real estate broker who died
yesterday. will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at Union
METHODIST Church. Interment will be
at Arlington.
Mr.. Wescotts death followed a
stroke OF paralysis which he suffered
a week ago. His wife and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. George Grendle Brown. of
Washington. and Mrs. Harry Il.
Houghton, of Stamford. Conn. sur
vive him.
Mr.. Wescott was born at Wood
bury Farms, y. j.. in 1876. His
father and mother, Capt. Charles E
and Mary Wescott, were members of
two of the oldest colonial families IN
this country. In The civil war he
served in the army un1er the COM
mand of Capt Lew Wallace. In 1859
he came to Washington and entered
the real estate business with Walter
S. Wilcox.
He was one of the organizers of TIE
West End National Bank, which later
became the Metropolitan. He was for
thirty-five years treasurer of the
Home Building Association and was
directly engaged with S. w Wood
ward in organizing the Y. NJ. c. \.
of this city. He was its treasurer
under John W. Foster. president, AMI
Charles E. Pugh, secretary. Later
he served as a director.
Mr. Wescott was for almost thirty
years superintendent of the Union
NJ. E. Sunday School He was a
member of Hiram Lodge, F. A A.
NJ, and of Burnside Post, C. A. r.
London has $1,000 old age pen
sipnerS
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Wife Of John N. Cofmley
Wants Limited Divorce

Limited divorce, alimony and the
custody of her l4-year-old daughter.
Elizabeth. are asked by, Mary L.
Gormley, of 5A Tennessee avenue
northeast, in a suit filed yesterday
against her husband, John NJ. CORN
ley, In the District Supreme Court.
Three years after her marriage her
husband threatened her life. the wife
states.
Six weeks ago, Mrs. Gormely claims,
her husband discharged revolver
In a room of their house and tried &c
md her with the intention of shoot
ing her. She says he earns $40 pei
month as an electrician of the Wash
ington Terminal Company.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Boy, Page DR.. Hickling.

Thirteen women, all peeved be-
cause they can't vote. started a rum
pus in Police Court yesterday by
clapping their hands and stamping
their feet.
Two others had been brought for
ward and charged with lighting fires
in the street, somewhat after the
fashion of the Bolsheviki.
Suppose everybody in Washington
who can't vote forgot their manners
and started fires in the street. And
suppose they all started a rumpus in
the court.
All the available United States army
would be called out with machine
guns and the papers would print cas-
ualty lists from now until 1850.
Even common murderers, burglars,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Railroad Chief Seeks Aid
from State officials

The Railroad Administration has
turned again TO peaceful relations
with the State public utilities and
public service commissions. Director
General Hines. in a statement last
night, said that Railroad Administra-
ton policies provided now for increas-
ingiy important aid from the yariou,
State bodies.
The end OF the war makes II possi-
BILE for the government to relax It's
grip and consult the State commits
sions more freely rather than hold
fast TO iron-clad rules. as was done
when the stress of wartime trans
portatton was upon the roads, officials
said.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Says Death Rate Grows
AS Soldiers Return Home

Rising sick and death rates among
troops stationed in this cuelntry is due
to the fact that there is a great move
ment now of sick and wounded. re-
turned from overseas. the Surgeon
Generals Office announced yesterday
Influenza and pneumonia We're re-
sponsible for the greatest number of
sick cases. the number being slightly
higher than that of last week, the re-
port says.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
Will of Sarah Gould.

The entire estate of Sarah Gould is
left to Ida c. Rowland. of Brooklyn,
n. Y. according to the terms of her
will. filed for probate yesterday. The
will was drawn up on January l3, the
day of her death. Ida Rowland was
also named executrix of the property.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight, 40; am, 80; 4 am, So; am
3S; am, 35; 10 am. 43; Il noon, 50; 2 pm.
81; pm. IS; pm. 81; pm. E; 10 pm.
"A. Highest, 55; lowest. 36.
Relative humidity: am. Y; pm. ls; s
pm, 50. Rainfall s pm. to s pm-) o.
Hours Of sunshine, Sc. Per cent of possible
sunshine 66.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess of temperature since jan
uary ], 1919, +s4; excess Of temperature since
January l. 1919, +s4; accumulated excess Of
precipitation since January l, 1919. 1852; ex-
cess of precipitation since January l. 1919, +0s.
Temperature same date last year: Highest, 46;
lowest g.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL FORECAST,

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Cloudy
with IFObably rain Sunday; Monday fair; not
much cn.lge in temperature; fresh south and
southeast winds.
Virginia Rain Sunday; Monday fair, mod
crate temperature; fresh southeast and east
winds
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
THE SIN AND NOON

THE sun AND MOON
Today-Sun rises, IN a. m. sun sets ) -
p. m.
Moon rises, 80 a. m. sets, IL IS a. m.
Automobile smps to be lighted at $50 D. N.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26

The dainty, delicate shades of kid
skin in high-cut boots, as we'll as black
and tan and the more conservative mod
els Louis XIV heels and the popular
military style. The variety of feathers
All Sizes
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26

Guide VIII furnish the prettiest
flowers and most artistic decora-
tions. 1914 F.-Adv,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26

and novelty effects is extensive and in
cludes Patent Leather with White Kid
Tops, Black Kid with White Kid and Col
ored Cloth Tops, Champagne Kids, Gray
and Champagne Combinations.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26
sherlock Scrivener at Work.

Once Charlie Burke tried to get
into the navy. He had a floating
kidney and was turned down.
He sneaked into a big store the
other day and swiped three sailor
blouses. They we're worth s7.ss
each.
A clerk saw him slip them under
his overcoat. Police headquarters
was notified at once.
Detective Arthur Scrivener was
sent over. He Immediately recog-
nized Charlie.
The man was searched. Scrivener
found a pair of brass knuckles.
What are these for?' the court
asked Charlie, holding up, the
knucks.
"Doan wanna hurt nah fist wen
All hits ennybody." he explained.
Who were you going to hit?
OATS an embarTassin' question,
Jedge," answered Charlie.
The man had no explanation for
stealing the sailor blouses. He re-
fused to talk about them.
He did say though that he had
found the knucks and thought IT a
good idea to have them ready il
someone tackled HIM
Judge Mcmahon fined him $50 for
carrying the knucks and sent him
to Jail for ninety days for shop
lifting.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26

wife beaters, drunks. thieves, boot
leggers, incendiaries and embezzlers
have enough respect for the dignity
of the court not to misbehave them
selves when called to the bar.
One of the women said she was ILL.,
But she wasn't too i'll to raise a dis
turbance.
Judge McMahon's patience was
sorely tried. He believes In votes for
women, even though he can't do any
voting himself.
He had to rechristen all the women
because they wouldn't give their
names.
Clerk Eggleston said next so
many times that the onlookers
thought he was the head barber.
The court let the women have forty
eight hours each in Jail for contempt
of COURT.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-26

London has $1,000 old age pen
sioners.