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The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
NAP UP ARMY
FOOD SHIPMENT
Oversubscription Indicated
As First Four Cars Ar
rive at Fish Market.

Heavy oversubscription Of the four
carloads Of army surplus food, de-
livery Of which is being completed at
the municipal hsh market, was indi-
Gated last night
John W. Ginder, chairman OF the
finance subcommittee Of the COM
'mittee Of fifteen. said II is feared all
holding orders for supplies would not
be satisfied
q The supervising architects Office Of
the Treasury Department, where Gin
der is employed, placed orders for
81 90 Of the food, but the office was
allotted only So worth OF the sup
splies. This would mean a pro rata
allotment of . cents worth OF the
'fOOd to every employe OF the office.
Community centers discontinued
taking orders yesterday afternoon,
fearing an oyersubscription. No more
orders for the present consignment
will be taken at the centers.-
Plan Distribution.
Preparations for the distribution
of food to District employees were
begun yesterday afternoon by Cor
bin Birch, designated by Commission
er Gardiner to act as distributor for
the District Building. Two rooms.
a truck, laborers. and facilities for
printing circulars and price lists
have been furnished Mr.. Birch.
Food tickets will be put on sale to-
day
A. J. Driscoll. who superinteaded
the storing OF the food at the fish
market, announced last night that
food already received includes nour.
rice, beans, corn, crackers. cornmeal.
bacon. Vienna sausage and cornAd
beef
Distribution Of the food was be-
gun at the Thomson Community
Center. Twelfth and L streets nortI-
west. Yesterday. when Driscoll. who
will handle the food for he center.
caused a consignment to be sent
from the market to the center. Use
of a truck was donated
If present plans are carried out.
distribution to other centers and to
Government departments will not
begin until next week.
Raising Of house rents may be
Particular pastime OF Washington
real estate dealers. but the subcom-
mittee investigating is not picking
up" any evidence against them during
their present hearings.
= Each OF the packer representatives
who had a Washington house, each
meat or grocery retailer and every
one Of the commission merchants who
has appeared before the committee
has been QuiZZed as to whether their
rents were raised.
Many commission merchants denied
their rents had been raised.
When the subcommittee concludes
on food prices. it will begin a sep
arsse investigation into sO-callPd prof
iteering in rents.
Frank Woodwork. assistant SER
Eeant Of arms Of the Senate yesterday
afternoon was despatched to Omaha
and Chicago to secure sworn attidavlts
~ connection with testimony given
by representatives Of Chicago's big
meat packers before the Senate sub
committee investigating the high cost
Of Iivn- IN the District
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Autoists Are Easy Prey
For Cops Benefit Game

That widely advertised ball game
between policemen and the home de-
fensers will be well attended. II the
trafic cops have any say in the mat
ter.
Autoists were indiscriminately halt
cd. In each case they began hunting
around for the permit that would
save the five spot from disappearing
over the desk at the First precinct
Each man stopped was 50 relieved TO
discover that he was in anything from
five TO twenty iron men that he gladly
purchased a ticket for the ball game
and went on his way rejoicing.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Rev. W. H. Laird Dies.

Rev. William H. Laird, 4s years
old. an Episcopal clergyman, whose
home is in Wilmington, Del, died
at Skyland, Va. His
body will be brought here and
buried at noon Monday in Ivy Hill
Cemetery. The deceased. besides
his wife. is survived by one daugh-
ter and two sons. The funeral
party will arrive in washin ston
Monday morning ana 60 directly in
motor cars to Ivy Hill Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16

pie as much as II needs the church
and the people have come to realize
1t" was the statement of Marie Dress-
Ter. musical comedy star, chairman
of the newly formed Chorus Girls As
sociation. When help is wanted for
any charitable project the people OF
the stage are always the hrst to be
called upon and they have never fall
ed to respond in a wholehearted way.
Now is the time for the public TO re-
turn the favor. We must win TINS
strike and we will.
We have nothing TO gain and every
thing to lose IN this strike. because
we are not striking for better condi-
tions for ourselves but for the less
fortunate members of the profession.
l know the sunerings of the small
people. II the managers win. many
OF the stars will lose all they have
won through years OF hard work
but the managers must not win
Clothing a Big Item.
The clothes item Is a big worry, the
chorus girls allege. As things stand.
the chorus girl now receives $50 to
$36 a week-after the show is once
under way. During rehearsals she
receives nothing. no matter how long
rehearsals may run. Out OF her pay
she is expected to buy all the clothes
the show calls for her TO wear. But
and this is something at which they
rebel furiously-the chorus girl is not
permitted to do her own buying. She
must let the house buy for her. and
she must pay what the house de-
mands.
ProtheerinG in the Theater.
They make money on US" said lit
tie Vivian WinkIe, a girl standing
about two hands high 1t is heart
less profteering. They make US pay
s35o a pair for shoes that cost them
wholesale not more than 81. And there
must be different shoes for each song
number. Say There are ten numbers.
We must buy ten pairs OF shoes. For
tights We must pay sl2 for cotton and
SIS for silk. For stockings. they de-
mand $3.50 a pair The tights could
be bought Wholesale at one-fourth
that figure: the best stockings whole
sale, wouldn't cost over s."
'Texns'' Harding Talks
We don't ask for an increase in
wages" said Texas" Harding, in con-
clusion. But we do want our profess
sion standardized as far as possible.
We are so humble We don't even ask
for pay for all the period Of rehearsal,
but will agree to rehearse the first
four weeks for nothing and the bal
ance of the time on only half pay
And II the public once understands
our position We know we will win
For it is outrageous that the things
practised on defenseIess chorus girls
should be permitted in this day and
age"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Strikers Take Unusu,I Course.

Berlin. Aug. b-The extent of the
strike fever in Germany was Illus
trated by a recent incident at Bremen,
in which loo unemployed struck be-
cause they wanted more liberal unera-
pioyment benefits from the treasury.
Their method OF pressing their de-
nlands was to Try 70 dissusde workers
from accepting employment in the
French rehabilitation army
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Advises Typhoid Inoeulaten.

Alexandra, Va. Aug. 5.-Dr. Louis
E. Foulks, city health oticer. in a
statement issued today regardine
health conditions, said; While there
has been a marked improvement in
the clearness OF the city water, the
result Of our laboratory tests are such
as would hardly warrant me In ad-
vtsing the people to discontinue boil
ing such water as may be used for
drinking purposes.
Il strongly urge the people to render
themselves immune from typhoid
fever by being inoculated with anti
typhoid vaccine"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
0ut-o'-Towners Entertain.

The first of series of entertain
nents will be given in the Y. NJ. H A
Building tonight at o'clock. by the
Quito -Towners. composed OF govern
ment employees whose homes are in
cities other than Washington Rich
ard kaplan, the publicity director Of
the Out-o'-Towners, has arranged a
frst-class dance to follow the enter
tainment which will be in the form
OF a cabaret. Refreshments will be
served
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Movies Sidetrack Peace Talk.

For an hour yesterday the Foreign
Relations Committee allowed itself TO
be photographed by movie men, who
moved a battery of strong lights into
the committee rooms and broke up
the consideration Of the treaty
open covenants and nothing ar
rived at" commented Senator Pitt
man, as the committee resumed its
delayed labors
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Woman Recants Assault Story.

Mrs. Minnie Franklin, 1861 x
street southeast, who reported that
she had been assaulted by two
negroes at Fifteenth and H streets
northeast, near the ornival tents,
on Thursday night is alleged to
have confessed to the police last
night that she was not assaulted.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Hammer Blow Injures.

William d. Yeaunan. 1910 F
street northwest, a machinist, yes
terday was accidentally struck on
the head with a hammer in the ma
chine shop at the Benning freight
yard. He was treated at the Sibley
Hospital and later went home.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
ACTORS TO OPERATE
FOUR THEATERS WITH
ALL-STAR PERFORMERS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
providing entertainment fail to do
So the actors will be compelled to
do it,
Labor Offers Arbitration.
Efforts are being made by the Fed
eral Department Of Labor to arbi-
trate the differences between the
producing managers and striking
actors, it was learned tonight when
word was received from Washing
ton that Rowland D. Mahan. and
Benjamin NJ. squires had been ap-
pointed TO act as conciliators.
L. II. Sothern. in the meantime,
disregarding the unfriendly criticism
OF many members of the EQUITY,
from which he recently withdrew.
had called meeting at the Biltmore
Hotel 10 consider means of bring
ing all, = settlement A commit
tee was ap pointed to consult with
the manager., but II had no sane
tion from the Equity. The commit
tee as named was Mrs. Minnie Mad
dern Fiske. Leo Ditrichstein. August
Thomas. Lowell sherman, Herb Kyle
and z. II. Sothern.
Miss Jessie Busley sent a tel.-
gram to Mr.. Sothern. saying: IT
will not join you in efforts to scab
for the managers"
Star Threatens to Retire.
Marie Dressler. the popular come
dienne, who has been "mothering''
the striking chorus girls, seeing
that they do not come to want
through her stand. injected a little
humor in the situation today. Da-
vid Belasco's threat that if the
striking actors were successful. he
would retire, was met by a promise
by Miss Dressier that she would re-
tire IL the managers won. The non
ular actress added:
And, Mr.. Belasco. nobody would
be the loser il either of us quit. We
are both getting old and have been
long time in the business What
is Of more moment than whether
you or l continue. is that right
should win"
The personnel of appearance at the
gala performances with which the Lex
ington will be opened Monday night
by the striking actors was announced
late tonight at Equity headquarters
The appearance was positively prom
ised of Ethel Barrymore. Lionel Barry
more, Frank Bacon, Sam Bernard.
Barney Bernard. Ed Cantor. Marie
Dressler and chorus. Raymond Hitch
cock, w. c. Fields. Blanche RING and
Charles Winnenger, John steel and
Gitz-Rice, Joe Stanley and Ivy Saw
yer. John c. Thomas. Frank Tinney
and Pearl White. Van and Schenck,
Ed Wynn and Frank Fay.
Charles Shea, head OF the stage
hands union. announced at a mass
meeting OF strikers last night that IN
the event OF the appearance that the
actors might lose the strike, his men
had voted to join them.
Give BENEFIT shows.
II was decided at last nights meet
ing to open a series of benefit per-
formances Monday night at the Lex
ingtOn Theater. with Ethel Barry
more. Lillian Russell Ivy Sawyer.
James J. Corbett and De Wolf Hop
per appearing.
That the world needs us stage peo-
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
s., ,000, 900 to Fisht Tubereulssh.

Appropriation of 100000 for . na-
tional campaign against tuberculosis
next year and for s7,ooo 900 To be spent
In 1871 10 asked in q bill introduced
yesterday by Senator France. Mary
land
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Doctor Tire Thief Victim.

A tire valued at SS was stolen from
a garage in the rear Of a44 Connect
cut avenue yesterday. when thieves
forced a lock from the door. The tire
was the property Of Dr. T. J. Howen-
stein. 2s12 Connecticut avenue north
west
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
War Risk Workers VIII Picnic,

Workers of the steel force section
of the War Risk Bureau win hold q
picnic at Great Falls today. A con-
cert by the Women's Victory Orches-
ira and dancing in the large pavilion
at the Falls will feature the outing.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Bursi.r. Rob se.npeu HONE.

from the residence OF ArA Gertrude
Scanneil at 1883 z street southeast,
according TO a report made the po-
lice last night
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
$50 Tfes In AtoIen.

Allen z. Walker, ls2s street north
west. suffered a visit from thieves TO
his garage yesterday. q tire valued At
$50 being stolen
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Police News
Attempt to Rob Garage.

An attempt was made yesterday TO
break into q garage owned by A. Y.
Leech at z7o2 Cathedral avenue north
west when thieves battered a lock on
the front door Of the building. Moth
ing was stolen
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16

II you can Be taught Teaching e1cIudrely At
the only uDto-dats dancing academy south Of
New York; tesching all the latest steps Prrat.
IssSons s1y hour, T5c- Need not have Appoint
msnt- Oner 3 a N TO 10 p n. Phone p 1854
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
providing entertainment, fail to do
So the actors will be compelled to
do it,
The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
Give Benefit shows,

It was decided at last nights meet
ing to open a series of benefit per-
formsnces Monday night at the Lex
ington Theater. with Ethel Barry
more. Lillian Russell. Ivy SAWYER
James J. Corbett and De Wolf Hop
per appearing
That the world needs us stage peo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-16

Mems Numbered shirts, in desirable
patterns and many staple blacks and
whites. Regular SI.5o OK
Mems sweater coats, of wool, cotton,
and mixed wool, in shades of grey,
maroon, khaki and navy. Many
styles to choose from Priced from
S5.oo to $ Of now at 500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-16

BRAIDS & TRIMMINGS
Special assortment of fam
cy braids, cords and trim
mings. Also all short
lengths of veilings, chif-
fOns and fur trimming
HALF PRICE
RUBBER GOODS
$1.75 fountain syringe sets,
$500 expanding dOuche
syringes, sL25 hot water
bottles. $500 fountain
syringe sets; all at
HALF PRICE
MILLINERY
Trimmed hats and tailored
hats in black, navy, brown
and colors. Sale price
has been CSC, now included
at 49c
HALF PRICE
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25

Evangelist A. G. MCGOWAN was here
the past week and remained for sew
eral days visiting his nephew, Roscoe
Riley and family. He rs an evange-
list Of the Christian church and had
just concluded a meeting at Arapaho
and was enroute to TeXhoma to COM
mence a revival there Sunday. Rev.
MCGOWAN resided on Clear Creek
when a small lad in the early days,
but the family removed from this
county many years ago. Those of
the old friends who still remain were
glad to greet him again.
p. p. Frysinger was a county seat
visitor from Forgan Monday.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25
HuMANrTY,s APPEAL

The Red Cross film Tuesday night,
at the Globe, depicted the. patries
who have been thrust into France to
die after the Germans had exhausted
every bit of usefulness in them, seen
pouring through the little town OF Ev-
ian on the Swiss border. Most of
them are old people, too weak TO walk
who have been driven from their
homes, and left without possession
in the world, to begin life anew.
There are hundreds and hundreds
Of little children, many of whom have
been under German dominion so long
chat they have even forgotten how to
play.
And il is the American Red Cross
which releindles the flame of hope in
the hearts OF these old people and
brings to little children the Joy and
responsibility that is their birth
right.
After a few weeks of tender care
these people are sent into the inter
ior of France comparatively strong
and happy, there to make new homes
and new friends.
Are you seeing these excellent pic
lures every Tuesday night, Remem-
Der there is no extra charge for them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25

A card from s. A. Mouriquand, who
with his family, left a short time ago
for Colorado making the trip overland
in their car, advises us to forward The
Herald to his address at Florence,
Colorado, Saying, "We need The Her
aid" Mr.. Mouriquand writes of Flor
ence as "aNdandy little town, all brick"
and says they will be there for same
time
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25

]. Il. Spurrier and wife and Miss
Erma Crabtree drove to Liberal, Kan
sas, Monday on a shopping expedi-
tion. They We're accompanied by A.
w. Adkins, who has been here for
some time ia the employ of Grover
Monroe and who had also been much
engaged in piano tuning and other
work along musical line. Mr.. Ad-
kins took the train from Liberal for
his home in Kansas City. Later he
will remove to Richland, Missouri,
with his mother TO remain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
"ELIzABETHs CAMPAIGN ''
I HE

"ELIZABETHS CAMPAIGN"
 By Mrs. Humphrey Ward. Frontispiece.
 Dood, Mead & Co, publishers. New
 York city.
 If we can only survive as slaves then wipe us out! That's my view" And Squire Mannering meant it; for he could see nothing just in the war. The last proposal that he give up 50 acres of his park to be plowed for planting was sim ply an outrage. Rather let the Hun wipe the nation out than be so dictated to by the very bunch of diplomats and poli ticians who had gotten England into the war. It did not matter to him that his eldest son had been twice wounded: that his daughters were deep in Red Cross work. It takes Elizabeth Bremerton. his new secretary, who comes to help him In his Greek studies, and great sorrow which descends upon the household to bring the squire around.
 This in brief is the sum and substance of Mrs. Humphrey Wards very read able and likable story of the war, which bears the title of "Elizabeth's Campaign.
 In "Foreword" Mrs. Ward states that this new novel of hers was finished in NApril, 1918, and represents the mood of a tsupremely critical moment in the war The novel itself ends in the same terrible month of April, 1918. the month when Sir Douglas Haig issued his famous Order of the Day, declaring that "every posi- tion must be held to the last man." the month when England stood with her back to the wall' fighting for her life and for the freedom of the civilized world against the oncoming, seemingly ire sistble assault of the Hun. But desper- ate though the situation then seemed, the mood" the book expresses is by no means a mood of despair. Pamela writ ing to her soldier lover, says: Don't imagine that I ever doubt for mo- ment;" Elizabeth herself declares: Eng land will never yield" and even the sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

money to foster rebellion in Ireland
 To those who have striven to impede the action of the United States government ir speeding up the war,
 To those who have made their hatred of Great Britain a justification for their disloyalty to the United States,
 To those who organize labor troubles so that the production of munitions. air planes, ships and all war materials may be grievously handicapped.
 To those who urge that the Hun should not be humiliated after he has been beaten, and others with pro-German ten dencies.''
 Among other things Mir Manners says:
 German agents are at work all over the world today promulgating peace-a German peace.
 If they succeed. this horrible war, forced by Germany on civilization will end in German victory. A German vic tory would mean the destruction of ev- erything Americans have fought for and are still fighting for-deals, government by the people, religious tolerance, and the common decencies of life.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
NINE

the war, and I was conscious of one unI- form. and one only, worn by her women. uniform incomparably chic, incompara- bly, French, and gaining daily in popu- larity. A plain black dress. with long. tightly fitted sleeves, a severe little bon- net and the long veil of black crepe-that uniform and service with which no wo- men of the world may ever hope to compete.
 Not once in all France did I see a Frenchwoman in any costume so much as suggesting an adaptation of the military uniforms of the men. And Paris was filled with the masculine gorgeousness of war. colors. and plumes, and dashing svelte lines, and elanking swords. sug- gestions to fill the fashionable souturi- ere's head with ravishing dreams for madame. Perhaps they had had enough of uniforms: or perhaps it was just a kind of good taste, that unconscious fas- tidiousness of the spirit which does not even permit one to parody a sacred thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
CHANGE OF WORK BY
 WOMEN IS PROBLEM
Dissatisfaction in England. High War Salaries Are
 Being Cut Off
By Associated Press


 London, February &. To demo bolize9 about 1000. o0o women war workers is the colossal task assign d try of labor. Women predominate in this new organization.
 One of the most difficult of their problems will be how to satisfy a mu- nitions worker who has been earning from SIS to SEQ week now that she is called upon to return to her former task as a family servant at from s3 to s3.25 week, Government officials realize that this is one of the hard problems connected with the recon struction period, especially as these girls and women must sacrifice some of the freedom they have enjoyed as mu- nitions workers and now submit to more exacting hours of work. They are appealing to the workers to ad- just themselves to the new order of things as best they can, and to be willing to make sacrifices during the reconstruction as they did during the war.
 Unemployment Is one of the big problems. Employers are being admon- ished to give their workers long mo- tice of dismissal and not to discharge large numbers at one time To aid the girls. the government has decided to give each war worker $4.75 week for 13 weeks after she stops war work if, during that time. she does not find other employment. This Is the only tangible bridge the government has been able to provide to carry the workers over the tr3Nsition period Other means of helping the situation are to be left to the new organization in the labor ministry. To solve the problem of demobilizing these women workers, the country has been divided into II labor districts, each with district council which will be in close touch with the labor ministry These councils will be composed of repro sentatives of each town or small dis trict in which there is a labor employ ment agency and these latter agen- cies will organize committees to care for the needs of the workers in each town
 member of the government re- gently told the Associated Press that the most serious difficulties could oe expected during the first six months of peace. During that time. he said, there was bound to be much unemployment and dissatisfaction over wages and the help to relieve the situation.
 High cost of living. He hoped a reduc- tion of the prices of necessities would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09
Conditions in Coblenz

With the American Army of Occupa- ton in Germany, December 13.-The canteen in the largest barracks In Coblenz continued to operate as usual during the switch from German soldiers to those of the American army of oc- cupation. A German civilian, with two young women assistants, managed the canteen while the Germans were in the barracks and when the Americans ar engagement should continue. The Ger mans did a thriving business. All the iron crosses which the canteen manager had on hand were bought up in a hurry by the American infantrymen-by those of the soldiers who had not se- cured a souvenir of this kind on the battlefield.