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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07

fighting was in progress. to furnish the
men at the front with supplies free OF
charge where 1t was at all possible to
get the goods to them.
THE statement has been frequently
made that the Y. NJ. c. A. charged
higher prices for canteen supplies than
the army did This was true at q GER
tain period when the cost OF transporta-
ton was exceedingly high and when it
was difficult to determine costs ac-
curately. As promptly as the costs
could be reduced the prices were re-
duced. and for many articles the Y. Nj.
C. A. charged lower prices than the
Quartermaster did. The latter fact Is
additional evidence of how extremely
difficult II was. during the fghting
period, to ascertain the cost OF articles
so as to fix a proper price, for certainly
the Quartermaster did not wish to make
money on sales any more than the 4.
NJ c. A. did. The final results OF the
Y. NJ. c. AS canteen service will show
a substantial loss.
at has been said by soldiers of diner
ent organizations who were in the actual
fig hitting that they did not even see Y M
c. A. man or any canteen supplies. This
was undoubtedly true in many instances
and came about because the Y. NJ. e. A.
did not have sufficient funds TO supply
all Of the army units. The Y. NJ. c. A.
keenly regretted its inability to extend
fully its work. 1t went Just as far as II
could to remedy the situation, even SO
far as to run into debt last fall to the
extent Of s15,000,0oO before funds from
the new campaign were received
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07
Runs Its Hotel at q Loss.

He speaks of the Y. NJ. C. AS en-
deavor to supply a substitute for home
when the American soldier gets fur
Tough. II has opened large hotels and
recreation grounds in France, England.
Italy and Germany. and operates them in
conjunction with the army. The ''Y'
also is operating hotels In important
centres. and Mr.. Perkins reports that the
prices charged for rooms and meals at
the Ave hotels in London are so low that
the hotels are running at consid-
cradle loss Among the sight seeing OPP
portunities provided he mentions excur-
Evening star., 1919-11-30
30cietX
Alexandria Society.

Mrs. John Leadbeater and little Miss
Mary Leadbeater, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Edward S. Leadbeater;
to n ,Ser Senth hame pei n sfTsss nasf Me-
Mrs John Cogan left last week 10
visit her daughter. Mrs. w. A. Sholts.
in Winnipeg. Manitoba.
Messrs. Edwin Graham, Charles Z.
ard. Robert E. Knight, ,jr.; Alvin
Fredlander, Johnson Mcclure, Brooke
Howard, Herbert O'Meara. Tom kel-
ley and William Blake of the Cnlver-
sity of VireUAa spent the ThanksglV-
ing holidays at their homes in this
city.
Mrs. Lawrence Washburn De Motto
and Master Washburn De Motto OF
Riverton. N. j.. are the guests OF the
formers mother. Mrs. Horace b. Ra-
mey, on Duke street.
Mr.. Courtland Self is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs George Smallwood at
! Middieburg. Va.
/! Miss Dorothy Hall Canter of Har-
risonburg. Va, is the guest of Mr. ana
Mrs. Preston o. Cockey at North
Braddock.
Mr.. Richard kemper of Chamber
| layne School, Richmond, is the guest
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
H. Kemper, in Rosemont.
Miss Evelyn Butcher of Petersburg,
Va, is staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
I ert NJ. Graham at their home in Rose
mont.
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Mcclure have
returned from Atlantic City. where
they spent the past month,
i Miss Marv r. Carlin and her niece,
| Miss Nina Fulton, left last week for
! Los Angeles, Calf, where they will
| spend the winter.
! Miss Katherine H. Stuart was the
! guest last week of Mrs. w. H. F. Lee
| of Ravensworth, who is spending the
winter at the Grafton in Washington.
! Miss Elizabeth LYONS has returned
to her home in Baltimore after visit
! to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Williams. on
| King street.
| Harrison were the week end guests of
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Simms near Bal
! timore.
Mrs James H. Mansfield has re-
turned from visit to friends at
Franklin. Va.
Mrs. Charles Duffey has returned
from a trip to Niagara Falls and Buff
| falo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey D. Haddock
and their small daughter are the
guests of the formers parents at In
Mrs. Edward Nero was the guest
last week of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Struder in Alexandria county.
Mrs. Harry Badeau and her small
daughter, Emily Elliott Badeau. of
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Smoot on North Washington street.
and left later to visit Mrs. Badeau's s
brother and sister-in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Henry r. Elliott, in washington:
! Mrs. George Abbott is the guest of
I her son-in-law and daughter. Capt.
and Mrs. Wales Lauriat. in Boston.
| Mrs John Ward has returned to her
home in Philadelphia after a visit to
Mrs. George Klaus on North Wash
| ington street.
| Miss Mary Alena Entwistle. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Ent-
Evening star., 1919-11-30
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. November %
The Alexandra Club of the University
of Virginia has been organized ana
the election of officers is announced
as follows: James NJ. Duncan. presi :
dent: Albert V. Bryan. vice president.
and Robert f. Knight. jr.. secretary
and treasurer. The cub is composed
of all of the students from>> Alex
andria who are attending the nj
versity of Virginia. They total nine
teen
The Alexandrians are scattered
among the various departments. a
large delegation having gone from
the Alexandria High school. the list
includes Laurence q. Fawcett. john
son Mcclure, Edwin Graham. Alvin
Carin. jr.: c. Waller Barrett, Ev-
erett Pohl. Rohert T. k~'r &. ar.,
Brooke Howard. Thomas Kelly and
Herbert oMeara. academic. James NJ
Duncan. jr.; Edgar Dare. Harry How :
ard. Charles Sullivan and William
Blake. engineering: c. B. Morton
medicine. and Albert V. Bryan. law.
Members of Alexandria Council. No
.. Order of Fraternal Americans. to-
morrow night Will attend annual
| memorial services at the Methodist
Protestant Church. A sermon will
The Baptists of this city tomorro"
will inaugurate the drive in the sew
! enty million dollar camnaisn ard
| sunrise meetings will be held in both
| the First and Second Baptist Churches
| Edgar Clarke, while hunting neal
| New Alexandria this afternoon. hso
| his foot so badly mangled when his
gun prematurely exploded that tho
| member later was amputated at thu
! Alexandra Hospital by Drs. Moore
| and Powell.
| A special term of the United state
court for the eastern district of Nir
giria Judge Edmund Waddill pre-
siding. convened today and the docke
was called and cases set for trial
Capt. w. H. Sweeney. superintend
! enL OF public SCHOOLS. has returne
| from Richmond. where he attende
''.> -.-~.'~' -~,eetirs of the state boar
Of education.
Paurs Episcopal Church viii! hold it
! day evening, from until o'clock.
i ,.uor,S ilom the SId,c conVentlo
viii be made at Il meeting Of the Al
1ison w c. T. L.. which will be he'll
Monday at the residence of Miss Slay
ton, president.
| r. r. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Evening star., 1919-11-30

wistle. and Rev. James c. McFadden
of Maryland were married Tuesday
afternoon at the home of the bride on
Oronoce street. The ceremony was
performed by Rev Edgar Carpenter,
rector of Grace Episcopal Church.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Mrs Clarence r. Emmert. and Mr.
Samuel w. Pitts was best man. After
an informal reception Mr.. and Mrs
McFadden left for northern bridal
trip. .'r
Mr.. Thomas A. Hulfish has returned
from a visit to relatives at Haymar-
ket. Va.
Mr.. William Ebhardt of Delaplane.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
ar.ns. will hold its monthly meeting

erans, will hold its monthly meeting
Mu..uay night at Lee Camp Hall:
A delegation of Canton Alexandra,
No l. /. o. o. F., tonight went TO
washington and assisted in the con-
ferring of the degree of chivalry on
class of candidates.
N the cIrcui' court for Fairfax
county this week the will of Robert
w. Ballenger was admitted 10 pro-
,r,..,ur ieit his estate to his
fYe children.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
MISS DARBY TO LEAD DEBATE

AS the result of a special examina-
ton held by the faculty of Radcliffe
College Cambridge. Mass. Miss
Louise Darby of this city. a member
of the sophomore class. has been
chosen to lead the annual debate with
Emerson College of Oratory. sched-
uled for next Friday, December 5.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
Approves Report in Goldman Case

Assistant Secretary Post of the De-
partment of Labor has approved the
recommendations of the immigration
bureau that the case Of Emma Gold
man be closed and that she be de-
ported. The bureau has recommended
deportation to Russia, which the de-
partment is expected also to approve.
Evening star., 1919-11-30

Va. was the guest this week of his
brother, Mr.. Frederick Ebhardt, on
North st. ASaph street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-29
FEAR LYNCHING
SENT FROM CO.

NORwALK. o.. Nov. 29-Beeause Of
fear Of lynching. Charles Rehfield.
charged with the murder of Dr. Horace
F. Benson. well known local dentist,
has been spirited out Of the county by
the authorities.
Rehreld. who is alleged 70 have made
a confession TO the sheriff in which he
admitted the killing OF Benson. appear
ed before Judge Stephen NJ Young In
criminal court last night and pleaded
not guilty to tn murder charge
He was then removed secretly 70 a
neighboring county fail believed to be
Elyria. although officials are guarding
the place OF hts imprisonment careful
".
Rehheld said 20 be Of German birth
according TO authorities. held grudee
against DIT. Benson because Of the lat
ter's patriotic activities during the
war
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-29
CONTINUE THE
INVESTIGATION

Members Of the Gary police depart
ment are suu working on clews that
may lead 70 the arrest of tho guilty
party that broke into the Dave and
Macks. haberdashery on Broadway.
early this week carrying away valuable
Mems wearing APPAREL valued at sever
al thousand dollars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
$500 MINIMUM FOR
TEACHERS RECOMMENDED

WASHINGTON, Feb, a. (Spl)-Dou-
ping the salaries Of teachers within the
next five years, and then adding so per
cent before another 10 wears have
passed, so that the minimum av-
erage salary for teachers will be $1,000
Is the program urged by Or. p, =. Clax-
ton, United States commissioner OF edu-
cation. Or, ClaXtOn says:
1t Is only by very large increases in
pay OF teachers that we may hope to
Improve our schools appreciably, Small
Increases of 8, 10 or 20 per cont will not
avail, for they will not be sufficient TO
hold in the schools men and women of
superior ability.
Teachers are now paid less for their
work than any other class OF workers,
aud the increase in their pay in the
last few years has in no wise heen i'm
keeping with the increase in pay OF
other workers, or with the Increase In
the cost of living. While the cost Of
living has increased approximately so
per cent? food SIS pcr cent. clothing 100
per cent, drugs l0S per cent, fuel So
per cent and house furnishing goods rs
per cent, the salaries Of teachers have
Increased only about 70 per cent. The
purchasing power of the salary OF the
teacher in our public schools Is, there
fore, only about 6S per cent Of what il
was four years ago,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
DAYTON REPORT
SHOWN TO Be A
POLITICAL STORY
CONTINUED From First Pars.I

material jumped at the same time,
while the eurns from taxes have per-
ststently decreased. But all Ohio cities
are having their bad time because the
Smith ! per cent law keeps them within
a small borrowing limit. Amongst these
Ohio cities with their worries Dayton
stands as one Of the least involved.
Cleveland, without the city manager
form Of government, is very much worse
off financially than Dayton.
80 Before two more elections Day
ton will go back to the old form Of
government, says the mar who came to
SPY out the land. | have only one
criticism to make to this, namely, that
1t isn't true iD a single particular. The
masses OF the people are satisfied with
the commission manager form, and 1t is
only the political parties, that Is the
professional politicians, that make up
the machine, who think they see the
promised land Of big grapes and plums
rear.
"t5) IA to the dismissal Of the city
ply stefan, there IL a long story. But
| assure YOU that 1t was not politics but
for the good of the service that this
very estimable person had to be let out.
100 Your reporter said that not one
man whom he interviewed said that
politics did not enter into the govern
ment, Wen, all l car say is that the
reporter must have been exceedingly
careful whom he interviewed aud that
he kept closely within the lines of a
certain political machine that was near
ly smashed beyond recognition by the
new form Of government. Let ne re-
tIrn inst ne conditional a etotan,apt
as that which the reporter made, and I
want you to know that you can get n
similar statement from 90 out OF every
lVO men whom you would meet hap
hazard on the streets Of our city, that
politics does not enter into our city
government In any Of It's policies or ap.
p~oIntments.
Cd AS to experts. The unframed
man Is inclined to sheer at experts. And
yet the really intelligent person will
know that even a graduate of the Bos-
ton School OF }fechnology, as Mr.. Waite,
our first manager, was, can not be ex-
pected to know all things under the sun
IN an expert fashion and hat the real
expert in one line will for the greater
economy in the long run get expert ad-
vice all along the line, In the gas ques-
ton n the street car question, Mr..
Waite called in experts to test the
statements Of experts that the gas and
street car companies brought forward.
Isn't that what a business man would
do?
II could tell you many other things,
such as the public-owned waterworks,
for the first time on a self-supportlng
basis, and the death rate being reduced
by " points in the thousand, or a
saving Of $50 lives; our infant mortality
rate cut in half, Infant mortality In
1913 was 3Ol; 1914, 253; in 1915, 206. Is
the director OF public welfare earning
his salary through such a record or not ?
but yOu'l get more through the re-
ports | send you than from anything
that ! can hastily set down. ! shall be
glad to answe any questions that you
don't find answered in the publica-
tons"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
BREAKUP Of US.
NAVAL FORCES IN
EUROPE COMPLETE
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
Announces Sale of Big
Wireless Station to France
and Other Final Details.

BOSTON, Feb. 2~A-Practical demo-
Obligation Of all the United States naval
establishment in European waters. the
sale OF the great Lafayette wireless
station at Bordeaux to the French gov
eminent at n price Of approximately
$4,000. 900 and many hitherto unpub-
lished facts Of American naval activi-
ties In the war, were announced here
today by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
who arrived with President Wilson on
the George Washington.
For the last month MIR. Roosevelt has
been In Europe deInobilizing the naval
forces, l~iquidatinE contracts and settling
claims. Good progress was made in all
OF the work, he said. and the British
and French governments have met the
United States half way In the settle
ment OF claims and disposal OF material.
on tho trip over Mr.. Roosevelt
disclosed to the officers and men Of
the George Washington how the
United States had spent moro than
$40, 600, 900 laying the mine bar
rage against submarines In the North
sea and how by the navy often
sive which the United States brought
into the war, the submarines were
driven away from the coasts. away from
the harbor mouths, out to sea, where
their deadly work would be more dit
ficult and how the entry of the navy
into the war initiated an effective cam
paign against the U-boats which previ-
ously had been conducting the often
sive.
'Irew realize said Mr.. Roosevelt.
that the American navy had 81 shore
bases of various kinds in European
waters and the Azores, including de-
stroyer stations and mine laying bases,
although the majority were naval avia-
ton bases from which more than 200
American seaplanes operated. We had
more than 10000 men at these bases
and on the ships operating from them.
We leased docks and buildings, and In
addition constructed hundreds Of
hangers, piers, hospitals, %storehouses
and other buildings.
almost $4,000 officers and men now
have been sent home and all the flying
stations and bases with a very few ex-
ceptions, have been evacuated. All
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
REV. S. A. WILKINSON GOES
TO RULEVILLE THURSDAY

The Rev. J, 0. Hin, Of sardls, Miss,
and tho Rev, y. A. Wilkinson. the new
and the retiring pastors Of the Speed.
way Baptist church, delivered their first
knd last sermons, respectively, at the
local church Sunday morning and eve.
ming The Rev. Mr.. Hin from
the First church at Sardis, where he
worked diligently for five years, win.
ming tho love and respect OF the com
muntty The Rev, Mr., Wilkinson win
leave Thursday for Ruleville, Miss, to
accept the pastoratc Of the First church
there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24

material Of future value has been sent
nome. Portable houses, provisions and
motor trucks have been sold 10 the Red
Cross and the army and what remained
OF lumber and other salvage material
has been sold to the British and French
governments.
''Fhe great Lafayette radio station
near Bordeaux was Intended to insure
communication between Washington
and the army and navy in cast the
able systems were put out of COM
mission or interfered with by German
submarines. 1t has eight towers and
could communicate with the United
States day and night. 1t was built by
the navy. ] arranged with the French
government that we shall complete the
station, which Is two-thlrds finished,
and they win then take It over at what
it costs, about 20, 900, 900 francs"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
USERS OF TOBACCO MAY
BE BARRED IN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. o4-Men
addicted to the use OF tobacco In n
form would he prohibited from holding
public office II State Senator Oliver
Kline from Huntington, Ind, were
able to carry out IA request Of a con-
s%tltuent, Senator Kline received n
long letter from a resident Of the
any user Of tobacco from being a pub
lie official, The communication was
read intos the records Of the senate and
then referred to the committees on
swamplands and drains and rivers and
waters, for joint action.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
ASBURY PARK SUFFERS
BLAZE; LOSS $225,0 900

ASBURY PARK, N. j., Feb. a.
Five "unoccupied hotels, three cottages
and two garages were burned here sun
day with n loss estimated at S225, 900
The hotels destroyed were Sunset Hall,
Maryland, Waldorf, Fifth Avenue House
and the Parkview.
A gale was blowing and the entire
hotel district was threatened, Arrival
Of fire apparatus from nearby towns
was delayed because telegraph wires
had been blown down, The police be-
lieve the fire may have been incendi-
airy as flames were discovered stimuli
taneously In the easements of two OF
the hotels.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
FOREIGN CEREAL CROPS
MAY Be DENIED ENTRY

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. (Spl)-Pro-
hibition OF imports Of wheat, rye, bar
ley, oats and rice to continental United
States from Australia, Japan, India.
Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Great
Britain, Ireland and Brazil is believed
by the United States department of
agriculture to be necessary on account
of the prevalence in those countries Of
the flag smut and take-all diseases
The former affects wheat alone, and the
latter wheat, rye, barley, oats and rice.
A hearing to determine whether or not
a quarantine is necessary win be held
at 10 O'Clock March %. in the offices OF
the federal horticultural board, WASH
ington,
Roth Of the diseases are very destruc-
tive, Flag smut affects the leaf blades,
leaf sheaths, stems and sometimes The
spikes OF wheat, The spores are carried
on the seed and live over in the soil.
In portions Of Australia losses from this
disease run from one-tenth 10 one-half
OF the crop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
M'KELLAR FOR CHEAP
"SH0RT SHORTENING"

Senator Mcclellan viii assist tho
Memphis Freight bureau In Its fight
against the order Of tho United States
railroad commission increasing the rate
on sugar to Memphis, according to n
telegram to ] s, Davant, commissioner
for the freight bureau, Senator Nc
KellaT assured Mr.. Davant that he will
use his influence In obtaining a sls.
pension Of the new rate until the re-
gional and district committees can make
a full investigation OF the matter and
report.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
GENERAL B. H. YOUNG.
VETERAN CHIEF, dies

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 24.-Gen.
Bennett II, Young, n-chief
OF the United Confederate veterans
from 1918 to 1915, died at his home
here Sunday afternoon, following "A
short illness, He returned to Louisville
Saturday in a dying condition from
Florida where he went several weeks
ago to recuperate.
Gen. Young served with Morgan, J.
10. u. Stuart and Mostly during the
Civil war, and won considerable fame
as a cavalry leader. In 1914 he wrote
Confederate Wizards Of the Saddle"
describing the operation Of the Confed-
crate mounted forces during the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
Some Examples.

Take the Memphis street railway,
with its claim Of an investment of Sl2,-
000, 900 or $l3, 900, 900. 1t Is assessed 49,
632, 100 by the state railroad commits
sion. This includes everything, fran
chise, total distributable property, to-
tai localized property and everything.
Its vast mechanical department can not
be assessed by the city assessor; every
thing of that nature comes under the
head of distributable property.
Another example that might be cited
as a concrete case is that OF the South
ern railway. A few years ago there
was considerable agitation in favor OF
getting the yards out Of the heart of
the city making a park of that sec
ton. There was some dickering, The
company IL understood to have wanted
a cool million for the ground,
The Southern railway pays on all of
it's property, localized, distributablo
and all, on All assessment OF $346,5 $40.
A great deal has been said about the
cost Of the j, r. Harahan bridge con-
Meeting Memphis and Arkansas. Its
value has been estimated at between
$4,000, 900 and IS, 900, 900, The ASSESS
ment on the Tennessee part is $1,914,-
042.
The Memphis Union station Is said to
have cost in the neighborhood OF ST.
000, 900. 1t owns valuable real estate.
II Is assessed on a basis OF $776,375. 1t
might be added that an investigation
would show that when the real estate
now owned by the Union station COM
pany was In the possession 81 small
property owners that the assessment
was in excess OF what it now Is with
the 81 ,000, 900 station, its trackage of
$50 miles at a valuation Of $50, 900 per
mile, and its entire localized and dis
tributable property,
These facts are cited to show the ne
cessity for a more equitable adjustment
OF tax values, although there Is no In
dication that any relief is forthcoming.
The bill passed Friday by the legis-
lature comforting unheard- of powers
upon the railroad commission, hereafter
to be known rs the utilities commits
sion, is certainly disconcerting to the
advocates Of home rule and the right of
the people affected to deal with the
utilities Of their municipality.
The fight on the city
amendment to the city charter Is in
spired by the forces that are protecting
and shielding the corporate interests.
The control the bill extends to the peo-
pie over utilities is too progressive to
suit re%actionary purposes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24

A wealth of weaves in hundreds of
combinations of Colorings is shown in
the new, exclusive Walsh patterns.
Better look them over today. We are
glad to show you. Spring will soon be
here.
Every garment is made to your indi-
vidual requirements, and the style cut
to a hair line.