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suing for divorce, too. The Gle cold
facts seem to be that in taking care
OF his daughter-in-law Dad oyerdid it.
If you have heard a deep sepul-
chral chuckle it probably comes from
the remains of the late Mr.. Stives.
who before his departure from this
world lived in Demar, Kas. His wild
ow advertised for another husband.
The man she took from those an
swering her advertisement got 81 ,001
from her and then skipped, and of
course, her late husband is immense
ly pleased.
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pREsIoENT's BILL
Calls Expenses at Peace Conference
Very Moderate.

Washington--'Very modest" is the
opinion Of President Wilson regard
ing the bill for approximately $1,000
10000 presented to the American peo-
pie for the expenses of himself and
one thousand three hundred other Of
ficers, clerks and attaches of the
American Peace Delegation in Paris
from Dec. /. 1918 TO Dec. 81, 1919, In
a message to Congress, the President
states that the expenses to June 80,
1919 had been $6S6,1i6.SS ana nc asks
that 1926, 100000 be appropriated TO
cover probable expenses to the end
of this year.
Accompanied by a letter somewhat
explanatory of the high cost of living
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| improved in health so / could do my
housework; we now have little one, all
of which | owe to Lydia L. Pinkham s
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. 0. S.
JOHNSON, r. No 8, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
'ong for children in their homes yet are
lenied this happiness on account Of
come functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine a trial, and for special advice
write Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co,
LYNN. Mass. The result Of 40 years
experience is at your service.
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James c. Robb, of Kansas City
bought home some years ago, and
put it in his daughters name. At
that time his daughter was spinster,
She has married since then, and, he
says, she and her husband have or
dered him to vacate the house. Robb
is trying to get the property back in
his own name. 1T is a good idea for
a man to keep what he has, at least
until he departs from this world. AS
la rule children are an ungrateiul
bunch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-08

When William H. Engel, jr., of
Philadelphia, departed overseas to
save his country for democracy, he
left behind him a bride, and when he
kissed her good bye his father was
present. He turned to his father, and
said: Take care of her. Dad"
Young Engel is back, and in his pc
tition for divorce AYERS his father
began at once taking care of his
bride by taking her to seaside re-
sort and pretending to be the brides
husband. The elder Engels wife is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-08
pIlotIess AIrpIane Flies Far.

For two years experiments have
been making in France with pilot
less airplane which seems to be sue
cess. The apparatus is guided from
land by telemechanic means.e At a
trial before Colonel Die, director of
aviation, 1t travelled over a pre-
scribed course of $50 kilometers and
landed at a designated airdrome.
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"Sone" TaIker.

Jimmy had been over playing With
the little boy who had just moved in
across "''e street. When he came
home l asked him how he liked the
new neig,Ibor. He replied, 81 like him
fine for games, but he is the talkingest
kid you ever heard Chicago Trlb-
uup
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in Paris the following itemized ex
pense account has been forwarded to
! Congress by the President:
| The statement of expenditures men
toned in the letter. TO June 80 last, is
as follows:
Travel and subsistence, $15.S43.4S.
Subsistence, $144.9l40S.
Salaries, $103,S15.95.
Wages to employees of Hotel Grill.
lon, s53,345.33.
Stationery. Office supplies, printing,
furniture and fixtures, repairs, news
papers and miscellaneous expendi.
lures, $40.432.71
Rents, $5,72006
Food and hotel supplies, s12S,S2S 10
Hire and laundry of hotel linens,
s31,5SS.4S.
Fuel, heat, light, and compressed
air, $2O,O9S.7S.
Telephone, $166.17.
Inventories and legal services,
SO ,32975.
Special allotments to investigating
commissions dispatched to the Baltic
provinces. Poland. Turkey, the Balk-
ans. Russia and the Caucasus, $685.
61O26.
Confidential expenses $1S,5S719
Purchase Of automobiles, $14,G02 90.
Total, S666,S59.29.
Travelling expenses. stationery and
supplies, disbursements by the De-
partment of State in Washington
! $3S, 00902, Total. 1904. SGSS1.
Reimbursement Of the Government
| by members of the American Commits
sion to negotiate peace on account of
subsistence furnished their wives;
Official entertainment by the Secre-
tary of State and Edward House; I'M
expended allotments, and miscelane-
Gus items, $1S,721.42,
Total net expenses Dec. l. 1918, to
June 80, 1919. exclusive of the rent of
the Hotel Crillon and telegraph
charges, $6S6,146S9.
Liabilities.
Dec. 1, 1918, to Sept. 80 1919, in
I GLIDING damages, the amount Of which
are not yet known, approximately
l$35, 900 monthly, $350,000.
Telegraph and cable service
through the War Department ellis not
i yet received and amount not yet
known, though the expense will be
large.
Expenses Of the commission from
July /, 1919, TO July 80, 1919, exclus-
i've Of rent and telegraph service,
$3.50 500. IA.
Expenses Of the commission from
Aug. /. 1919, to Aug, 81, 1919, exclus-
i've of rent and telegraph service, esti
mated, $125, 00O
Expenses of the commission from
Sept ], 1919, to Dec. 81. 1919, esti-
mated for four months, 100000.
Total estimated and actual liabili-
tiles, so far as known, to date, $1,250,
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ana q good zeal OF
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have n child
in our home and one
day my hush and
came ba ok from
town with a bottle
CT Lydia E. Pink
hams Veget ia ole
Co m p ound a nd
wanted me to try it.
1t brought relief
f-N,,a vv,u frc,tklau
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Clothes for Children Are Simple in Design

threads worked coarsely into . de.
sign that in the old days Of eyelet
and cut-work embroidery would have
been considered splashy and futur-
istic are now preferred to the finer
sort Of work.
Black and white. which has always
been considered a smart combination
In women's frocks Is much easier to
handle for children. There Is always
danger with black and white in the
hands Of the amateur. No one but q
master designer should attempt to use
it-that ia. for women. But 1t 10 .
simple matter to tie q black ribbon
around the waist Of a little girls
frock. The effect is always good. The
only thing to do is to choose the right
sort Of ribbon. just now that means
a narrow ribbon tied in big loops and
long ends, in nonchalant sort or
bow. Many OF these sash ribbons fur
children have picot edge.
In line with the hand embroidery
used on children's frocks is the elabc-
rate use of fringe and buttons. We have
already noticed the Irish crochet COW
cred buttons. Sometimes the fringe used
Is simply the frayed- edge Of the
fabric Of the frock.
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never the custom for them to wear
long gloves with these short sleeves.
The sight Of very little girls with
very short sleeves and stubby little
white cotton gloves, as they walk
demurely in the parks or along the
sunshiny boulevards, was in pre-war
days one of the Impressions that the
American tourist brought back with
him from Paris. And now these same
little girls, grown to woman's estate,
are going along the same boulevards
with the same scantness as to sleeve
covering.
Shorn locks are no longer regarded
as an abnormality for women. and
there Is not SO very much difference
in the way that little girls and big
girls have these shorn locks arranged.
The bandeau seems to be a necessity.
The difference lies in the material and
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7|1Gg!gl !|l,l

eX0tt &c that II cannot be pOpolari1e0.
Fashion sometimes even plays herself
10 Mnkind trick rs to mark with her
high favor Q shade that 10 hOpe1essly
unbeeoming. feeling that At last she
has made a selection that cannot -
readily become cheapened.
The white suit must ever be the
possession Of the few, because \ suit
IL something that we wear outdoors
with q house frock or an evening
frock We can avoid Crime and dust,
but unless we can avoid the beaten
more substantial
There IL an amazing number OF Oe-
casions when any woman may wear
white cloth suit. and to wear 1t with
any peace Of mind she must have =
large endowment fund so that It can
be sent to the dry cleaners at fire.
quent intervals. But there Is nothing
more enticing in the summer ward
robe. Fruits that hang high on the
tree always are enticing.
over the skirt, Is made Of cream-
colored georgette. There Is a wide.
turned-up hem at the bottom. EN-.
broidered with an elaborate designs
In colored woods, quite primitive in
their brilliant hues-red, blue, green
and yellow. The effect of the whole IL
charming.
Embroidery. tilet lace and cross
stitching, are used on. fro"ks ,"f, linen.
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making little girls play dresses with
straight Chinese trousers combined
with straight little jackets that faaten
about the neck with fat collarless
line. for all the world like those Of q
Chinese youngster. The mat erial used
was Bingham. but the color combina-
ton was Chinese, and inasmuch as
they make an ideal play get-up there
is good reason to believe the idea will
iind many friends. 1t would be in
teresting to know how much further
this oriental influence in children's
clothes will go.
1t would perhaps be misleading to
say that not for many, many moons
has the silhouette Of the little girls
clothes been so much like her
mothers. Truer to fact would 1t be
to say that not for decades has the
mother assumed a silhouette so strik-
ingly like that Of the little girl. She
even hobs her hair. as IL her loose
waist and short skirt were not juve-
nile enough. Perhaps the extremely
short sleeve that we have been trying
to accustom ourselves to over here
and that has already become accepted
In Paris Is nothing more nor less than
another juvenile influence. for our
very little girls have gone with ex-
tremely, short sleeves in summer for
many years. ard Nv Frarrej 1t vas
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THE WHITE SUIT.

The one hue that can never become
commonplace Is white. Even the pres
ent very exclusive shade which the
French call citron and which We
Know as luminous lemon color may
be reproduced and dragged into the
dust Of the basement bargain counter.
There IL no color so difficult or -
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the mode OF adjustment. With the
little girl 1t is Of ribbon to match the
ribbons on her frock. and II she 10
dressed for party then there are lit
tie roses tied in the bow at the back.
Some Of the little frocks have roses
made Of crocheted wooden yarn, and
with . dress 30 trimmed 1t is q quaint
conceit to keep In reserve a rose or
so to fasten In the hair bow.
Some Of the caps and hats that the
little girl wears are not 50 very un-
like the neglige caps Of her mother.
They are made Of lace and net or Of
ruffling. and are daintily trimmed
with nosegays Of artificial flowers.
The kind Of embroidery used on our
childrens frocks nowadays is some
times fine and Of the sort that makes
the women who do 1t blind. 1t is al
ways effective. Which means that it
is more often of q rather loose, coarse
sort that distinguishes women's frocks
today. and even household linens to
some extent. than it Is nne and close.
~
On the very simple little frocks the
color Of the thread used in the EN-
broidery is depended on a good deal
for finish and distinction. Colored
threads are used on white lawn and
linen. and threads in a contrasting
color are used on frocks Of pink, yellow,
rie and lavender And cclcrc.l
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not with PROPULSION, but more than it
has been for some time. and ribbon is
everywhere evident. Although there
is much talk of return to rufiles. and
although few of the very expensive
frocks are rufiied. the tendency is to
the scanter. less bouffant models. In
fact. the very scantness Of the ma
terial In some of the new frocks has
a witchery that Is all its own-and a
Significance, for it means that because
we were willing to forego the ruffles.
the little girls Of Britain might have
new clothes too.
= During the war mems tailors went
to some pains to estimate how many
more suits could be made in a season
If each man would do without one or
two of his dozen or SO pockets. And
now it is a matter that might be esti-
mated with interesting results-to see
how many more little girls in Eng
land might be clad from a hundred
yards of material II embroidery and
ribbon formed the trimmings rather
than plaits and tucks and ruff1es.
eminent. 1t IL used with organdie
frocks and dimity frocks. with poplin
frocks and with linen frocks. There
is about 1t an air Of well-being even
when 1t Is not especially hne or firm
in quality. Besides the Irish lace
itself, Irish drops and Irish lace
covered buttons are extensively used
In the better sort Of children's clothes.
Smoking. which IL never out Of
fashion or favor for children's frocks.
10 another trimming which 10 used
freely. Sometimes rather oddly. too.
as when YOU see a yellow organdie
frock shocked with lavender wool or
a nile-green one smoked with blue.
Narrow ribbons are used rather free
ly. and they are decidedly smart when
they are turned to account as the belt
of tho frock. Often they are drawn
around the waist and tied in a true
loves knot at the left side Of the
front.
just. where this waist line Is placed
is almost as much disputed for little
girls as 1t is for grown folk. The idea
seems to bo at present that many Of
the frocks imported from France show
a long waist with q waistline around
the hips. while in this country the
high waistlins persists. But there is
always the necessity for Americans
to take French Juvenile apparel with
a grain or two Of salt. For the French
mothers delight to see their little
girls in clothes that we would regard
as far too short and too tight.
We hear little about the oriental in
nuence on children's clothes, and, in
deed, any direct oriental influence has
been practically negligible. True, chill
dren's frocks are cut with kimono
sleeves because their mothers have
kimono sleeves. and this style I'M
doubtedly came from Japan. but as
for setting out to model our childrsn's
clothes on those OF the Orient-that
has until now been unheard Of.
However, one daring designer Is now
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NARROW
AND RIBBONS. NEXT TO II
WHITE LINEN EMBROIDERED
SLEEVES WITH NARROW STRAPS
ORGANDY FROCK FORMED RUFFLEs,
VELVET RIBBON
A O IN
BLACK RIGHT. A
A
FROCK EMBROIDERED
FINISHED
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
HOUSING PROBE
TO Be EXPEDITED

Representative Langley. chairman
of the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, conferred
yesterday with the Committee on
Rules regarding his proposed reso-
luton to investigate the war hous-
ing conditions. expenditures and the
necessity for certain structures in
this city and elsewhere. AS a re-
suit of the conference. Mr.. Langley
intimated that the resolution would
be placed before the House at an
early date.
1t is more than probable that some
action also will be taken as to when
many of the temporary buildings in
this city shall be razed.
1t Is said a delegation of colored
ministers, headed by Archbishop Jo-
seph ]. Higgs. will appear before the
committee and urge that the dormi-
tories for workers be removed to
the suburbs for the alley dwellers
who will be evicted by the govern
ment when the Washington alleys are
abolished.
Chairman Langley explained that
while no charges of dishonesty in
connection with the war buildings
have been made, there are reports or
gross extravaganza and the lack of
necessity for some OF the structures
that have cost the people such vast
sums of money.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
DANIELS URGES
WIRELESS

Government ownership and opera
ton OF all the wireless systems in
the United States was urged by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels yes
terday before the Senate Naval AZ
fairs Committee. He made a vigor-
Gus plea also for an increased ap-
preparation for naval aviation.
"All wireless messages to and
from Europe are being Intercepted ,-
the Secretary said, "and it is impos-
sibie for us to send a message by
wireless to any of our ships in for
eign stations without having the
contents made know. The wireless
ought to be owned by the govern
meat and no other agency should be
allowed to touch it,"
In asking that the APPROPRIATION
for aeronautics be increased, Secre-
tary Daniels said that the United
States will be behind Great Britain,
France. Italy and even Germany IL
the appropriation Is allowed to
stand at $4,000. 900 to which figure
II was reduced by the House. Al
though the original bill asked for
$45.000.00o. he told the committee
that the department will be salts
fled with S36.o0o,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
HOUSE PASSES BILL
GIVING BACK WIRES

The House yesterday passed the bill
providing for the return of the tele-
graph and telephone systems to their
private owners. A similar measure
already has passed the Senate. The
two bills will be taken up in confer
ence Immediately.
The House measure provides that
the wires shall be returned at the end
OF the month in which the President
approves the legislation. In the Sem
ate bill immediate return is provided
for.
The two measures also fail to agree
on the period over which the existing
telephone rates will continue in op-
GRAFTON after the systems are re-
turned The Senate provision Is for
ninety days. while the House fixes
IL at six months.
Members Of both houses expressed
the opinion yesterday, however, that
these differences will be harrnoniously
adjusted.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
PROPOSES GIVING AID
TO HOMESICK YANKS

Authority to extend army hospital
facilities to Americans who served
with the allied arTIes was asked OF
Congress yesterday by Director Chol-
mely Jones. of the War Risk Insur-
ance Bureau.
Appearing before the House Inter
state Commerce Committee. Jones
said many American in allied ar.
mics are being detained in Cana.
dian. British and French hospitals be-
cause the government has made nc
provision to care for them here.
ADDITIONAL TRAIN. SATURDAYS
ONLY FOR BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO RAILROAD
Effective Saturday June q. 1913. and coutinu
ing thereafter Saturdays only until furthe
advised an additional train VII leaEe Washing
ton union Station) l21D p. m. stopping a
College Park. Brsnchville. Laurel. sauge, An
napolis Junction and Relay. arriving Baltimor,
20 p m--Adv.
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GIVE COMPANY
SX-CENT FARE,
URGES CLAYTON

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
tion should not arise in this city II
the car companies are given aid at
once II they ask cents or cent?
give IT to them, with the proviso that
new cars be put on the street and
the service improved 80 that every-
one gets service.
Trsnsfer Charge Must Go.
IF Scent fare is granted, the
z-cent transfer should 60.
The companies should only be al
lowed an amount sufficient to enable
them to give first-class service and
pay q fair dividend on stock
I am In favor OF letting the COM
pany have a 6-cent fare, with certain
mandatory requirements, before 1t Is
too late Material will get no cheaper
for long time; neither viii labor.
Both seem to be going up.
In face OF this condition, II the
scent fare Is given the companies
now. the same condition that exists
In Boston will be eliminated. II some
thing Is not done at once. however.
the people OF Washington will be apt
to find that they face q Decent fare"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
WANT DISTRICT YANKS
TO REFORM OLD UNITS

Plans were announced last night
by Brig. Gen. R. d. Simms, chair
man of the citizens committee on
the distribution Of war medals, for
the temporary reorganization OF
Washington's own lighting units for
the ceremony of awarding war
medals furnished by the citizens Of
the District. The committee has
asked Maj. Henry F. Sawtelle, Of the
District Field Hospital Unit with
the Rainbow Division; Maj. Leroy
W. Heron. of the 10th Field Artil-
glsry; Lieut.. Andrew J. Carrico. OF
the 10th Field Signal Battalion. and
capt. W. II. Hamilton. OF the First
Separate Battalion of the Old Dis
trfct Guard. (colored). to furnish
the rosters of their organizations.
that they may be enrolled for
medals as units. These organiza-
'tions will be assembled under their
own officers so far as possible for
the presentation ceremony at the
peace celebration on July 4.
The 312th Machine Gun Battalion
had no commissioned officers from
the District Brig. Gen. Simms Is
anxious to get in touch with the
battalion sergeant major and to Sc
cure his cooperation in reorganiz-
ing the unit. The first sergeants or
Z all of District units have been asked
10 le nd their aid in this work.
Z The registration OF medal candl-
dates was considerably speeded up
yesterday. Some 500 were register
ed at the District Building ONCE, 800
at the National Guard Armory. ans
about 200 at s35 Southern Building.
The ONCE at the District Building
WIN be kept open until 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon to accommodate
soldiers who will have a half holt
day.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
DAYLIGHT REPEALER
FORM NOW DEBATED

with repeal of the daylight saw
ings law certain because of the
overwhelming vote in both branches
OF Congress. leaders were yesterday
comforting on the form in which the
repeater shall be finally passed.
Both Houses agreed to delay the
repeal until the last Sunday in Oc-
tober. when the clocks under the
present law will be turned up an
hour. but the Senate passed the re-
peal provision as a rider to the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill while
the House passed a special resolu-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
Freedom or Statehood,
- - Cry Heard in Porto Rico

san Juan--Statehood or independ-
eacs That's the ultimatum which
Porto Rico would deliver to the Unit
Cd States El Tempo. the principal
paper on the island. which 10 printed
IN Spanish. with one page Of news In
English and an editorial page In EnA
glish is presenting daily arguments
for action. The big and little broth
er=of business Is nonsense.
IF Porto Rico Is not going to be a
State Of the Union sometime. II she
is not established as a territory. lead
ing to Statehood. even though the
road be a long one, then Porto Rico
10 no place for . navy yard or for
military headquarters of any kind.
Porto Rico will not be made loyal by
any tvaddle about love. or protec-
ton, or In any other way except by
placing them on a basis of man to
man with all other citizens Of the
United States under the constitution.
sTf the United States Government
intends to utilize Porto Rico as a
key to the canal. the future should
be clarified without delay"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-20
NIX ON THE SKINNY,
SAYS MAYOR-CENSOR

Philadelphia, June-Shame on the
shimmy. It's In disgrace In Philly.
for a bill just signed by Governor
Sproul making Mayor Smith censor
of terpsichorean indulgences has
gone into effect. Now Philadel-
phia's Mayor Is the best one-step-
per and fox-trotter in the city and
when he decides nun shimmy-
that's about all the shimmy there
will be.
The word having gone forth. a
wake was held over the shimmy and
a general celebration was in order
before 1t was laid to rest.
Restraint was not present, so
couples wriggled and wiggled and
invented to their feet's content
Though IL didn't die hard, it GER
tainly didn't die quietly. for wave
upon wave OF contortion followed
one another in quick succession
From now on each dance haii
must take out a license and Mayor
Smith emphatically declares no Ii
cense for the shakes.