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The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
St. Philips Church
Some Were Wise and Some
 Were Foolish

Once there was a fellow who went out with a lantern to find an honest man. Would he have had any better success, had he been looking for a really wise man? What makes wisdom? Is there such thing as being wise in our own eyes. and fools before the judge, common sense? These questions will be the theme Sun day evening, July 29.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
Streets to be kept clean.

Sec. ;. If any person or persons, owner or driver of any horse or horses, mule, OK, COW, sheep, hogs or any other domesticated animal or beast of burden. shall allow the filth from said animal such as the droppings or manure to accumulate or remain on the board walks with in this city for longer period than I2 hours, shall be guilty of mis- demeanor, and upon conviction thereof before the municipal magis- tra,e shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each separate otfense. Complaints of the violation of this section may be made by any property owner or resident of this city either directly to the city magistrate or city mar shal and in either case immediate action shall be taken to punish the owner or driver as the case may be.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
TWOULp SEEM SO.

@Is there a proper time for man 10 kiss his wife in public :"
 { "Well, there are circumstances in which it might be regarded as i'm proper, but It seems to me that if 8 wife must be kissed in public her Husband IS the logical man to do it. ? Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
IMP'D ORDER OF REDMEN

. Stikine Tribe No. , Meets every Tuesday evening in the Redmen's Ha.l al 7:3h o'clock. Visiting brothers eordially iuTited.
 NJ. Q. .Inhnson. Sache,n. l.. NJ. Churchill. =. O. R.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
NOT THE OLD DAYS

"Your campaign expenses were not very besyy.7
 s"Nn" answered Senator Ser- ghum. @Tmes are different now. Where spending money once made 8 man popular it now causes people to be snspieitns of hin"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24

who shall ride or drive any horse or horses, mule or mules, oxen or any beast of burden within the cor porate limits of this city on any street. alley or walk, when the planking on said street or alley is less than I4 feet in width, at a greater speed or faster than a walk; or shall ride or drive any horse or horses, mule or males, oxen or other beasts of bnrden or who shall ride or drive any automobile or other power vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of this city where the planking IS less than IA feet in width at a greater speed than six miles per hour IS guilty of q misdeneanor and upon conyic- ton thereof before the municipal magistrate shall be punsshed by a fine of not less ,han frye dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each of- fense and in case of refusal to pay the said fine, may be imprisoned in the city iail for a period of not less than three days nor more than fifteen days in the discretion of tiie municipal magistrate.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24

Robert Brown left on the Ad- miral Evans Friday for Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
ST TRATEGr.

Having sny trouble about . home fS, the winter?'
 ~No. I'm the only man in the whole building the landlord is try ing to persuade to remain. I man aged to get tho job of janitor."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
CHANG ES

"Wsr has certainly changed many tbings.."
 iss., In the old days our dog used to have deas. Nov they'e spetieA"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
Defacing buildings, removing street or walk planking, obsructirg streets or walks, or cutting or.
 marking streetIailing.

Sec. 1. If any person or per sons shall wilful.y cut, remove, de- face or in any manner njure any hnilding, fence, gate or enclosure: or remove any plank or board walk, or any part thereof within the corporate limits Of this city without the consent of the street committee of the Common Council or shall obstruct said streets or walks with wood, coal. lumber, stone, sand or gravel, or any other material or dirt or refuse of any kind without the consent or permit from said street committee, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before the municipal magistrate shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty. five dollars for each offense; and in case of refusal to remove obstruction after con- viction, the street committee may, after "A hours from the time of go- ing to trial, remove or cause 10 be reno, cd any obstruction on streets or walks for which conviction has been declared and the cost of said removal shall, upon refusal to pay, constitute a separate offense and shall be collected as in the case Of the original violation of this section.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-07-24
Costs taxable to defendant.

Sec. 6. That in all prosecutions for the violation of any ordinance or resolution of the city of Wran. gell, the cost of such prosecution in the event of conviction shall be taxed against the defendant, and in case of acquittal shall be taxed against the city of Wrangell. Time of taking effect.
 Sec. T.. This ordinance shall be published ID the Wrangell Sentinel, a weekly newspaper published and printed in said city and shall ap- pear Tn three issues of said news paper, to-wit: on the I7th, 24th and sIst days of July, 1919; and shall be posted in a, least three conspicuous places within said city of Wrangell and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and date ot first publication.
 Passed and approved this roth day of July, 1919. Published this I7th day of July, 1919.
 ]. w. PHTCHET,r. Mayor. Attest; J. E. ,WoRpEN.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
Declares She Was Deserted.

Charging desertion. Daniel Hoffer
yesterday instituted suit for abso-
lutte divorce against Mary Hoffer
through Attorney Thomas o. King.
Mr.. Hoffer asks the custody OF their
child. which is now with the mother.
The Hoffers were married here october
%. 1904. and lived together until May.
1911
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29

was at the time spoken Of as hint
ing at the beginning OF a change
In our internatioal trade relations
which would be Of benefit both to
the United States and to the foreign
nations with which We are engaged
in trade.
One point raised by Mr.. Morrow
is likely to excite a great deal of
discussion. for he. strong Republican
as he is, spoke warmly of such re-
duction of our tariff schedule as
will make it all the more easy for
Europe to expert her commodities
to the United States.
Nevertheless trade balances cannot
be brought to normal conditions in
the view of Mr.. Morrow simply by
an increase of imports from Europe.
They must be facilitated first by
the extension of great credits to
Europe and also by the purchase Of
European securities in the United
States. HOLLAND.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
THE TOWN cRIER.

A dance Will be given BY WAR
Camp Community Club. No. 2,lsi4
Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
tonight at 5 o'clock.
w. Camp Cemmu.ity Service
orchestra rehearsals will be held
tonight at s o'clock at s1s Tenth
street northwest.
A X. Of c. dance will be given at
Washington Barracks tonight from
7:45to 10:45 o'clock.
A dance will be given tonight ut
the Thomson Community Center,
Twelfth and L streets northwest.
from s:45 to IL o'clock.
A pageant. sThe shining Trail.
will be given In the auditorium Of
Central High School. Eleventh and
Clifton streets, tonight at $50
o'clock.
The Church Of Life and icy will
give a free entertainment at their
new temple. 1914 N street north
west. Friday evening at Sis
o'clock. All welcome.
The Eagles wings New Thought
Association has moved into new
and larger quarters at 1914 N street
northwest. where the New Thought
people of Washington will find the
same cordial welcome.
The Rev. John II. Muiiigsn will
preach cn Hell in Purgatory." at
the public novena in st. Aloysius
Church tonight at 1880 o'clock.
The Rev. John r. x. Murphy. pro-
fessor OF history and government at
Georgetown University. will lecture
to the Gonzaga College evening
class tonight at 1880 o'clock
A HaIIoween dance will be given
tomorrow night at the Y. M. II. A.
Pennsylvania avenue and Eleventh
streets.
The Mohawk Athletic Club will
give a straw ride and dance Hal
loween night. The ride will start
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
IMPORTS CAIN;
EXPORTS :]| FAIL
Total Of s435,OOo,OOO
Comes Into u. S. In
September.

At the very moment when Dwight
W. Morrow. member of the firm Of
J. p. Morgan and Company, was
addressing at Atlantic City the mem
bers OF the International Conference
and telling them that the abnormal
trade balance in favor of the United
States contained many elements Of
danger and furthermore expressing
the hope that our export trade would
soon. begin to diminish and our i'm
bort trade increase. there cane from
Washington an Official report which
suggests that all that Mr.. Morrow
advised is now beginning to take ef-
feet This official Information re-
ported a most suggestive recent in
crease tn the volume and money
value OF our exports. while at the
same time an increase relatively as
great in our imports these made
up the record OF our international
trade in, September.
The Secretary of Commerce. Mr..
Redfield- also addressed the delegates
and he might have reported to them
directly the figures which were sent
out from his department on the
very day when he made the address.
Mr.. Redheld and Mr. Morrow. while
speaking from different points Of
view. nevertheless had in common
the purpose to SO facilitate trade
movements as to bring about nor
- conditions and as soon as pos
sihl" solve the present problem OF
nhTOrmal foreign exchange.
Mr.. Redheld's department reports
that In September of this year Nthe
money value OF the commodities i'm
ported from foreign lands was SI35, =
o0.Oc0. This is a new record.
1t, beats the previous high record
by nearly 800. 900. 900. That record
was made in July of this year. and
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
UNIVERSITY TO HONOR
THE KING TOMORROW

George Washington University will
honor the King of the Belgians at
special convocation to be held at
ESQ O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in
Memorial Continental Hall.
The exercises will be the simplest
ever held at a George Washington
University convocation. The cere-
mony will consist solely of the con-
fcrring of the honorary degree Of
LII. d. upon the king by DIR. Will
lam Miller Collier. president of the
university and former Minister to
Spain. DIR. Collier will refer briefly
to the humanitarian work of the
king. in recognition OF which the
degree is to be awarded The entire
ceremony will take less than half
an hour, il is estimated.
Admission to the exercises will be
by card only.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
1T HAPPENED
ON, THE HILL

Drastic anti-strflxe legislation WA
introduced into the House yester-
day by Representative Lanham
(Texas). The bill declares illegal
strikes that tie up Interstate COM
merce or injure the public welfare!
The sending through the mails of
radical literature for the advocacy
of the overthrow Of the governmen,
Is prohibited.
An open letter to Hiram johnson
criticising his attitude on the peace
treaty and referring to Herbert
Hoover as "our greatest Califor-
nian" was read to the Senate yes
terday at the request of Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska. johnson sat
in his usual seat and listened atten-
lively during the reading. The let
ter was signed by caIifornians.
Exemption of all farmers organi-
zations from Janti-trust laws was
asked before the House judiciary
Committee YESTERDAY by Representa-
tives Barbour and Hersmann. Cali
fornia. Both claimed that a biz spe-
cifically exempting farmers organi-
cations should be rushed through. be-
cause the Department OF Justice and
the Federal Trade Commission have
threatened TO prosecute the Califor-
mia RaisSn Growers Association for
monopolizing In restraint OF trade.
Immediate transfer OF 22,l9 Of the
War Departments surplus motor ve-
hicles to the Department OF Agricul-
ture for road-buiiding work is pro-
vided for in a resolution introduced
In the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative ReaYis. Nebraska.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee yesterday reported out a bill
granting six months pay to the wild
ows or parents Of men who died in
the service during the war
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
BUREAU OF EN-
GRAVINGAND
PRINTING
NEWS

At meeting OF Bureau Branch No.
l. Federal Employees Union No. ..
held Sunday at headquarters of the
union, 1923 New York avenue north
west, the following officers were
elected: President, Oscar B. Robin
son; vice president. l.. Tapp: record
ing secretary. A. D. McCartee;
treasurer. w. P. Doyle; guard. ]. T.
Edwards: representatives to the Fed
eral Employees Union A. n. Dewey.
Z. c. Jones. c. ]. Beck. II. ]. Eli
senbeiss and o. P. Robinson: repre-
sentatives to the joint conference
board in the bureau, A. d. McCartee
and A. s. French; the executive
committee: j. E. Borland. w. p.
Doyle, r. NJ. Rogers. Daniel Lee and
o. p. Robinson.
J. Carroll Reeves and Otto, BrahIer
both returned tc work in section 6
yesterday, after a couple of days
illness.
Mrs. Margaret Porter. of the sur
face division. is spending a rev
days at her home in Gaithersburg
Md.
The Bureau Automobile Associa-
tion will open its accessory store
room this afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
and all members are invited to look
it over. The store room will be To-
Gated under the bridge of the Four
teenth street entrance.
Ed. Zernia. of section 6. has been
transferred to the 1880 shift at his
own request.
Lewis Green, OF the carpenter
shop. was elected a member of the
Bureau Band last Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Gray has returned to
work in the stamp perforating di-
vision. During her absence her son
was quite i'll with typhoid fever.
The Bureau will be in ship-shape
for the visit of the royal party to-
day. Section 6 is to be decorated
with an abundant array of Belgian
and American flags to greet the
royal pair as they pass through
that division. The party Is sched-
uled to spend but fifteen minutes
in the Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
National Trades Unions
Meeting Is Postponed

The meeting OF the Federation OF
National Trades Upions was post
poned indefinitely yesterday because
of the failure of many foreign dele
gates to arrive.
1t Is probable that a meeting or
the body will be called during the
sessions of the International Labor
Conference. which opens it's session
here today.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
Symphony Orchestra Tomorrow.

The concert Of the New York Sym
phony Orchestra. at the New Ma
tional Theater this week. will be given
tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock. DIR.
Walter Damrosch will direct. The
symphony will be Brahms First. in c
minor. The other numbers will be De-
bussy's "Berceuse Heroique," written
by the composer before his death in
honor of King Albert of Belgium and
his soldiers; the Arabian Love Song
and the French Military March
from Saint-Saens' Algerian Scenes" "
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29

from, the clubhouse. Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. at
8 o'clock and will be to Laurel, Nd.
where the dance will be held.
A class In Jewish History win be
organized tonight at S:15 o'clock
under the auspices of the Young
Mems and Young Women's Hebrew
Associations to be conducted by
Rabbi Benjamin l. Grossman at the
Y. NJ. H. A. Building.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.
District Of Columbia. Maryland and Virginia
Fair and colder today; tomorrow cloudy; di-
minishing northwest ~inds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURE
Midnight, O.; . an. 70; Z an. 90; 6 am.
6; . an, 90; 10 am. 50; u noon. IS; 2 pm.
s.: pm. 70: 6 pm. II: pm. 50; 10 pm,
Sc Highest. 81; lowest. 50.
Relative hnmidity-s an %; 2 pm. 10; 8
pm. 81. Rainfall 10 pm. to PM. O.,
Hours Of sunshine. 7.l. Per cent Of possible
DEPARTURES.
Accumulated excsss Of temper1ture nnce jan
nary I, 1919, +s54; excess Of temperature since
October |. 1913. Ftis4 :. accumulated excess Of
precipitation since January I. 1918. +o0: excess
Of precipitation since October !. 1919. +0s5.
Temperature same date la1 yesr-Highest. II;
lowest, g.
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-29

Shoe-Rebuilding by the "HAHN"
process adds long life to your shoes.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20
REFUGEES II, EEED OF
ALL KINDS OF GARMENTS

Every kind Of garment, for all
ages and both sexes is urgently
needed. In addition, piece goods,
light. warm carton flannel and
other kinds Of cloth from which to
make garments for newborn babies,
ticking, sheeting, and blankets,
WOODEN goods OF any kind-and
shoes Of every 8 re are asked for.
Scrap leather 10 needed for repair
ing footwear.
Since the clothes will be subject.
ed to the hardest kind Of wear. only
garments Of strong and durable ma
terials should be sent. 1t is useless
to offer to any afflicted population
garments of flimsy material. Make
the gifts practical.
Garments need not be in perfect
condition.. Many thousand desti-
tute women in the occupied regions
arc eager to ear a small livelihood
by repairing gift clothing INK max
ing new garments adapted to needs
with which they are familiar.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

was signed there were in Paris approx
inately 2O0.0 900 refugees BILE to re-
turn to their homes before spring. One
Of tho main reasons why they could
not 90 back Immediately to begin work
Of roconstructing their wrecked homes
and commence life anew was because
they lacked tho proper clothing to
withstand the rigors OF winter.
Commenting on the situation. a 70
port Of the Red Cross says: There
remains other tens of thousands in the
novels Of Paris. living in compact
masses. In overcrowded quarters,
without furniture. without clothing
and often without any means Of live
lihood except the small pension ac-
corded by the government. These per
IONS who have come from the devas-
tated area or had lived under German
ruls from one to four years. needed
0very form OF Red Cross a~ssistancs."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

The Greatest Mother in the World.
still busy caring for hundreds OF thou
sands OF fighters OF Uncle Sam and
their families, has undertaken the
task of clothing thousands OF refugees
mon. women and little children.
And every home In the United States
Ia asked during the week Of March "a
ii to give to their Red Cross Chapter,
branch or auxiliary, at least Il piece
of old, warm clothing, shoes or bed
ding.
During the week 1t Is hoped to col
}ect at least 10000 tons OF clothing,
which will be rushed to collection CEN
tiers OF the Red Cross. thence by ships
70 tho shivering and hungry thousands
in devastated Europe.
Officials Of the Gulf Division,
American Red Cross, are hopeful
the people Of Louisiana, Mississip-
pi and Alabama viii respond with
their usual enthusiasm.
THE Red Cross is asking for the
old clothing in tho name OF For All
Humanity and it costs you nothing to
give you old clothes to the refugees"
u tho message Of Mrs. Catherine II.
Moborly, director Of the Department
Of Development. Gulf Division, A. r.
c.. New Orleans. to the chapters and,
vision States.
Thousands IN Need.
Three uonths after the armistice
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

to 2O.241. In the months of Septem-
Der, October, November and Decem-
Ter, last, the Red Cross had distribut.
ed clothing to 373,o19 refugees outside
Of the Paris district.
Some idea Of the enormous need
for clothing among he refugees
of the devastated and liberated
regions Of France and Belgium
can be obtained from 4 Red Cross
report which shows that up to last
fall it had distributed 1926 600 ar
ticIes Of clothing and 10000 pairs
Of shoes. In addition it gave Il
100000 yards Of cloth.
And the Red Cross heads admit that
it has been impossible to supply any.
where near the complete needs Of
clothing and shoes. Funds and facili.
ties are inadequate for the purchasing
and making of new clothing. In the
donation of old clothing that can b
salvaged they see the only way In
which the serious problem OF these
unfortunate Allies can be solved.
Men wear burlap sacks for shirts
and children flour sacks for pants in
the Marine district of France. In one
month $50 people in one town in the
Aisne district, which adjoins the
Marine. applied for clothing to the Rec
Cross station. In Laon, q city about,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

FOR SALE-My residence on West
Market Street. A. G.. McLemore.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

That the principal sufferers from
lack of clothing among the refugee
population are the women n chill
dren, is shown from the report of one
Red Cross clothing ~dispensary in
Paris, covering the months of Septem-
Der. October, November and Deem
Der last. 1t aided 7.76S refugees, dis
tributing among them 40.S17 garments.
OF the number aided SIP were wo-
men and children and 1,775 were men.
Up to September l of last year the
Red Cross had distributed nearly half
a million articles of clothing to refu-
gees in the Paris district alone.
An illustration OF the increasing de-
mand for clothing among the refugees
Of France al be seen In a report on
the western district. OF the country. In
September the number aided was 49,
e43; in October it increased to 1883,
and the following month it mounted
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

Food and clothes! Just the bare
necessities for keeping the flame Of
life burning in the human body.
That 10 tho appeal more than one
million people in Northern France
and Belgium are making to the
moro fortunate people Of their A.
lies.
Men. N and children Of all
aoes raise their voices in the cry.
Most Of them are refugees-the
people who were unfortunate
enough to have settled in the re-
uiens Of Europe which were over
run by the invading army Of the
Germans. They were no more to
blame for their misfortunes than
tho comfortable citizens Of Kansas
o. Pennsylvania. Vet they have
suffered untold miseries in this
world ~upheavai.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

When they were driven from their
homes before the oncominq German
hordes they took with them only
the clothes they had on their backs.
In returning to their homes many
wear these same clothes, worn BY
months M even years o. weary
wandering. But even the best Of
clothes with the best Of eare do not
last forever.
What's to be donor
The people Of America, iaborers.
mechanics, professional men, all,
have a good answer. Suits, coats,
shirts, underwear, socks, shoes that
the individual has decided to dis
card, will give much better service
on the ~shiverine and exposed backs
OF the unfortunate million Of Eu-
rope than At dust cloths or In the
family ragbaa.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-20

which important and desperate strus
giles ragged for four years, 300 families
including 1900 persons, were aid e
with distributions Of clothing in 4 fev
weeks.
In Voges. q badly destroyed village
a few miles from Laon. thirty refu
gees returned directly after the arms
tice, just about the time winter set in
A few bags, three wheelbarrovs, tws
baby carriages and \ quantity OF suga,
beets was the sum total Of their .
sessions. They sat about fires, which
were fed by the wrecked furniture AM
timbers Of their homes, eating tn.
beets. They we're unable to ventur,
far from the glow OF tho fires beoaus.
Of a lack of proper clothing. TAts tn,
Red Cross felt that 1t must Ouppl
whether or not the need Game ueh
its province.