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The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
THE TOWN CRIER

A meeting of the Junior Hadasn
Club will be held in the clubs
rooms at 1915 Sixth street north
west Sunday at 4:s0 p. m.
"Shuiamis,, the weII-known Yid-
dish opera. will be portrayed Sun
day evening at 7:45 o'clock at the
Carroll Institute. 91s Tenth street
northwest, by a professional Yiddish
opera company. This entertainment
is to be given under the auspices of
the Jewish, Welfare Board. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Charles J. blanchard, of the Rec
lamation Service. will speak on Re
claiming the Deserts and Providing
Homes for Soldiers" at $50 o'clock
tonight at the United Service Club
Of America, Dupont circle.
Representative Frank w. MondeII
OF Wyoming, Republican floor lead
er, will speak at George Washing
ton University chapel exercise at
1915 o'clock Monday in the assem-
bly OF the Arts and Sciences Build
ing, 2023 G street northwest, Mrs.
Florence Jackson Stoddard gave an
illustrated lecture on THE Land of
Foch" at the chapel Wednesday
night.
The Maine State Association will
meet Monday night at o'clock at
the Park View School, Newton and
Warder streets northwest. DR.. J..
Stanley Durkee, president of How
ard University, is to speak.
Various phases of child labor at
home and abroad will be treated by
Edward p. Costigan and Miss Grace
Abbott at meeting to be held to-
morrow night at o'clock in the lee
ture hall of the Public Library un-
der auspices of the child labor and
education section of the children's
year committee. School attendance
and child labor in the District will
come up for discussion. Louis f.
Post will preside.
The Georgia Society will hear
Miss Mabel Boardman speak on The
Future International Responsibility
of the Red Cross" at a meeting to
be held tonight at $50 o'clock at
the Thomson School
The HerzI Club is to meet Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the rooms
of the Y. NJ. II. A, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Minnesota war workers will give
a dance at $50 o'clock tomorrow
night at Northeast Masonic Temple,
523 Eighth street northeast, to
which all Minnesotans in the city
are invited.
Men of Washington and Lee Uni
versity who served in the great war
will be memorialized by an entrance
gate to be erected on the campus
near the Lee mausolum. Local
alumni will contribute to the fund
Of $4,000 to be raised by the gen.
eral alumni association.
The fifty-fourth anniversary of
the surrender at Appomattox will be
observed by the William B. Cushing
Camp, No. 80, Sons of Union Vet
Grams, at the PYthian Temple, on
Ninth street northwest, tonight
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
"DRY" OFFICERS
MAY Get BAIL
Prohibition Agents in Jail
Pending Judges Hear
ing of Defense.

Richmond, Va. April 3.-Attorneys
representing the prohibition officers
accused of the death of Shackelford
and Hudson, near Woodstock, last
week. have returned to Richmond.
They say that the application for
bail is pending, the Judge not hav-
ing received the transcribed evidence
taken at the ex parte hearing.
Judge Whiting intended to hear the
States side of the case, but his train
was delayed and he was able to hear
only a portion Of the facts adduced
He will make known his decision
when he has completed reading the
evidence. The defense asked that
the case be sent to the grand jury
for a full and complete investiga-
ton.
Company D. of the Richmond Blues.
also arrived here today from Wood
stock, where they had gone to pro-
tect the lives of the agents from
mob violence. Nothing out of the
ordinary happened and aside from
picket duty about the courthouse
the soldiers had little to do.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
AERIAL TRIBUTE
TO DEAD PILOT.
Aviators VIII Drop Flowers
To Mark Spot Where
Lieutenant Fell.

Flowers scattered from airplanes
circling low over Boiling Field by
colleagues Of Lieut.. Thomas Graves,
who Wednesday afternoon was killed
I'm the first fatality to occur at the
local flying field. win mark that por-
tion OF the field where the young
birdman met his death.
kilograms from young James E.
Graves, father OF the young army
aviator be sent for burial to Oakland.
Cal, the boyhood home of Lieut..
Graves.
How bravely the young pilot met
lIi5 death when his plane became
q death trap with the crumpling OF
the left wing shortly after the ascent
5sJ5 o'clock wednesday afternoon was
attested by several OF his fellow
ryers.
They found he had calmly shut the
gasoline control OF with the first sign
OF trouble and had braced himself In
the pilots seat to await the newt
Uble death. that would come at the
conclusion OF the fan.
although but q years old, Lieut.
Graves was considered one OF the
most skilled pilots at the field. Be
fope coming to Washington several
months ago he had charge Of Kelly
Field, Tex Since being here he had
BEEN named test pilot, with special
duties to try out all planes in use on
long distance flights or on passenger
carrying expeditions.
Senators who knew the young Cali
fornian and University Of California
graduate, yesterday voluntarily
raised funds for a special congress
sional tribute in his honor.
Lieut.. Graves had been especially
anxious to lower the Washington to
New York speed record. On a recent
nip from Mineola he had made the
trip in ninety-four minutes against
the worlds record of eighty-fiye min
lltes. This time had been delayed
owing to the storm clouds the plans
had bufreted against near PhiladeI-
paia.
Capt. Felix Steinle, in charge Of
flying at Boiling Field, yesterday ar
rived at the field from New York. He
landed about 4:3O o'clock, making no
time record. due to unfayorable
winds. He few alone.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04

Now Is the Time to Get Rid Of
Those Usly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed of your freckles.
as Othine-double strengths guaran-
teed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-dou-
BILE strength-from any druggist and
apply little of it night and morning
and you should soon see that even the
worst freckles have begun to disap-
pear. while the lighter ones have van
ished entirely. 1t is seldom that more
than an ounce is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain a beautiful,
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength Othine as this is sold under
guarantee of money back if it fails to
remove freckles.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
DEVISE MEANS
TO HASTEN MAIL
Postmasters and Business
Men End Conference with
Present for Rooms.

The conference OF postmasters,
postal officials and representatives OF
business interests, which has been In
session at the Postoffice Department
for three days. finished yesterday
after having participated in the dis
cussion of numerous important sub
jects.
The discussion was OF a business
character. There was an exchange
OF views with reference to the i'm
proyement in method of handling
fragile, perishable and special delivery
packages in the parcel post and on
expediting the delivery of third-class
mail matter.
There was a presentation to First
Assistant Postmaster General Koons,
who presided over the conference, by
Gov. Dockery. Third Assistant Post
master General of a specially mount
ed Victory" stamp, the fifth to be
taken from the press. with auto
graphs of President Wilson and Post
master General Burleson, and certi-
ned to by Gov. Dockery, who has au-
thority over the issue Of stamps. A
similar souvenir was presented to
Colin NJ. Selph. postmaster of st.
Louis. as chairman OF the National
Association of Pos tmasters.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
Gen. Ansell to Address
G. w. Annual Banquet

The annual dinner of the George
Washington University Law School
will be held in the banquet hall of
the New Masonic Temple. Thir-
teenth street and New York avenue
northwest, on the night OF April 2S,
according to announcement by Prof.
William C. Van Week, secretary of
the law school.
Among the speakers will be Gen.
Samuel Ansell, William Miller Col
lier, president of the university; DR..
w. r. Vance, former dean of the
law school and now dean of the
University of Minnesota Law School,
and L. NJ. Denit. Lieut.. Arthur
Deibert will lead the student sing
ing. Music will be by a section of
Myers orchestra
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04

There will be an entertaining pro-
gram. All members of the G. A. r.
posts In the city have been special
ly invited to attend, as we'll as the
women Of the Woman's Relief Corps
Maj. c. Clark, who was a member of
Gen. Pershing's staff and who has
just returned from overseas duty,
will speak on Some Lessons Learn
ed from this War"
Fifty delegates, from all the
States in the East. are expected at
the Eastern conference of the Jew
ish Welfare Board at the Willard
Hotel on Sunday and Monday. The
local branch of the Jewish Welfare
Board will tender a dinner at the
Lafayette. followed by a reception
at the Town and Country Club, to
which the people of Washington
will be invited.
Annual memorial services for
those who died during the year will
be held by Morning Star Lodge, No.
40. Improved and Benevolent Pro-
tective Order of Elks of the World,
on the night of April 10, at St Pauls
A. NJ. E. Church, Eighth street be-
tween d and E streets southwest.
A special program has been arrang-
ed by a committee, headed by WILL
lam Millard, chairman.
Charles Cheney Hyde, professor of
international law. will discuss the
league of nations covenant and pro-
posed amendments at s o'clock to-
night at the Club for Enlisted Men,
1914 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Washington Simmons Club Is
to meet at s o'clock Tuesday night
at the College Women's Club. 1922
street northwest.
Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer will preside at the debate
between George Washington Uni
versity and Swarthmore College, to
be held at Sis o'clock tonight in the
assembly hall OF the Y. NJ. c. =.
1886 C street northwest. The sub
ject will be That the Retention of
Control and Operation of the Rail
roads of the Country by the United
States Government for a Period of
Five Years Is More Desirable Than
Their Immediate Return to the
Owners"
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
MOTOR-DRIVEN STREET
CARS ARE PREDICTED
Manager of Ford Plant Announces
New Vehicular Invention.

Detroit, Mich, April 3.-Street cars,
driven by internal combustion mo-
tors, will be general in the United
States in a comparatively short time,
1t was predicted today by Charles E.
Sorenson, general manager of Henry
Ford & Sons tractor plant
The Ford company will demonstrate
such a car on the streets of Detroit
this summer, said Sorenson. The
company is now working on a street
car driven by an internal combustion
motor, he added. In his opinion, the
present electrically driven street cars
will be replaced by the new vehicle.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
SPECIAL MEETING
FOR BANK DINNER
Annual Event viii Be Given at
:. Willard, April u.

L. J. McQuade, president Of Wash
inEton Chapter, American Institute
OF Banking. has called a special meet
hlE OF the committee having in
charge the annual dinner to be held
at the New Willard Hotel on Satur-
day evening. April T. There will be
dancing from Il o'clock until the wee
snlc hours.
The members Of the dinner commit
tee are: Victor +. Deyber. Frank
y. DevereuN, F. r. SteTens, Ross
J.. Pollock. Harry p. White, F. G.
Addison. jr-. Roy /. Neuhauser, John
NJ RiOrdOn, W. W. Maloncy, John
L. Frugitt s. Theodore Howard,
Richard W. Hanson. Charles D. Boyer
Charles L. Gable, w. NJ. Seay, G
y, Barnes. W. S. Parks. Harry V.
Haynes, We W. Spaid. Joshua Ey-
ans. jr-, A. a. p. Savage, c. Louis
EcklOn, +. NJ. Savage, Dennis E.
Connell and W. E Dougan.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
G. W. Debaters to Meet
Team from Swarthmore

George Washington University to-
night will meet Swarthmore College
in two debates on the question of
the retention of control of the rail-
roads by the government for a pc
riod of five years being more desir-
able than their immediate return to
the owners.
One debate will be held at S:15
o'clock in the assembly hail of the
Y. NJ. c. A. 1886 G street northwest; !;
and the other will be held at the
same time at Swarthmore. The pub
lie is invited to the local debate.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
Female Professor Will
Lecture at Calvert Club

a lecture will be given by DR.. Ger
trude Schoepperle this evening at s
o'clock at the Calvert Club. II Dupont
Circle.
Dr, Echoepperle. elve titulaire de
ecole des hautes etudes a la Sor-
oohne. faris; School of Irish Learn
ing. Dublin: associate in the Univer-
sity Of Illinois, has been giving a
course OF eight lectures in ancient
Irish literature at Wellesley College
Mass and Brooklyn Institute, New
York
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
Fire Breaks Out in Hold
Of Steamship Scythian

Boston, April 3.-Fire was discov-
cred in the hold of the steamship
Scythian of the Leyland line at the
grand junction docks in East Bos-
ton today.
Fire boats and land forces of the
fire department were rushed to the
scene. How the fire originated prob
ably will not be known until the
holds are examined.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
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Kidneys or Rheumatism?
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The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
MRS. BAKER TO SING
AT G. W. CHAPEL TODAY
Miss Hannah Patterson. of Defense
Council, to Speak.

Mrs Newton d. Baker, wife Of the
Secretary Of War, will sing at George
Washington University chapel exer-
cises At l2.l5 o'clock today in the as
Eembly hall OF the Arts and Sciences
Building, 2O23 G street northwest, Miss
Hannah J. Patterson, Of the woman's
National Defence Council, will speak.
The public is invited.
Or. William Miller Collier, president
OF the university. has announced that
he speaker at the chapel exercises on
-tOnday will be Representative Frank
w. Mondell, Of Wyoming.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04
Church No Bar to Thieves.

Boston. April 3.-'The better the
Coyle, jenitor, left his bicycle out
side a Dorchester church. When he
came out the bike was gone. So
was s. he had in a pouch strapped
to the seat.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-04

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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
Smoking Tobacco to
Be Sold Cheap by
U. S. Army Store Here

A large quantity of smoking to-
bacco will be placed on sale at the
army retail store in the Auditorium
Tuesday. night, when the store will
|. be open from 6 to 9 p. m. The
stock of tobacco has just arrived
and includes we'll known brands at
10 cents a can and four cents bag,
with Bull Durham at 7 cents a bag.
No order for goods to be deliv-
cred by parcels post will be accepted
after December 10, Col. G. S. Bing-
ham, zone surplus supply officer,
announced today. This non-accept-
ance of parcels post orders was or
dered to prevent congestion of the
mails during the Christmas season.
THE store wilt continue to ac-
cept bulk orders placed by munich
palities, municipal selling agencies
and community buying associations,
however, Colonel Bingham said,
"as these orders are delivered by
freight. From now on discount
of 10 per cent on any bill ordered in
bulk is allowed the purchaser to
cover the overhead expense entailed
in making distribution. The deliv-
cries of bulk orders are made freight
prepaid, t. o. b. to point of destina-
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
Gives List of Officers
Women Cannot Vote For

Lincoln, Nov. 24.-(Special)-
Answering a question as to just
what candidates for Office the wom-
en- Of Nebraska can vote for under
the partial suffrage act passed by the
1917 legislature, Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis has made the list
explicit. All candidates except
those mentioned below can be voted
for by the women:
United States senator.
United States representatives.
Governor. s...
Lieutenant governor.
Secretary of state.
Auditor public accounts.
Treasurer.
Attorney general.
Superintendent public instruction.
Commission public lands and
buildings.
Members Of railway commission.
Members of state legislature.
Judges of supreme court,
Judges of district court.
Judges of county court.
Justices of the peace.
Police magistrates.
Delegates to constitutional con-
vention.
All questions proposed by or sub
mitted under initiative and referen-
dunn.
All the above come under the
head of constitutional officers and
until the constitution of the state is
changed the women are not eligible
to vote for them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
State EmpIoye Killed
When Train Strikes Truck

Lincoln, Nov. 24.-(Special.) III.
Christensen, driver of truck for
the road building carried on by the
state, was killed by being struck by
Union Pacific train No. 9 at Wood
River Saturday afternoon, according
to information received Monday at
the Office of Secretary Johnson of
the department of public works.
All the information so far re-
ceived shows that the train was
going at high speed, being one of
the fast trains Of the road which
does not stop at the small stations.
The man was thrown from the
truck badly injured and died in a
short time. The truck was carried
by the locomotive a quarter of
mile before the train could be
stopped.
The state carries no insurance on
its employees, but it is the custom of
the good roads department to pay
all expenses and continue the pay of
any person injured while in the
employ of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
CAR HEARING BY.
CITY OFFICIALS
NOT RECOGNIZED
State Commission Holds City
Has No Authority to Act
Service "Worse
Than Ever"

Lincoln, Nov. 2E(Special. 1.-The
city commission of Omaha has no
authority to hold hearings for the
purpose of enforcing efficiency in
street car service, according to the
State Railroad commission, which
Monday received letter from
Dan Butler, superintendent of the
street department Of Omaha. He
says the service on the Omaha &
Council Bluffs street railway is
worse than before fare was raised"
He says the city commission recent
ly set date for a hearing in the
matter, after receiving large num-
ter of complaints, but that the act
ing president and manager of the
company did not attend.
Mr.. Butler says that another
meeting has been called and
wants the commission to send
down a representative. Mr.. Butler
also sent along letter received
from R. A. Leussler, general man
ager of the street car company. call
ing his attention to the fact that the
supreme court recently held that
the State Railway commission had
full authority over street car serv-
ice and therefore will not take part
in any hearings Of the city commits
sion in the matter of service.
The state commission notified the
city commission Friday that they
will take no part in any hear
ing before the Omaha city commits
sion, and that the only way that the
Omaha commission can get hear
ing is to make proper application to
the State Railway commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
WILSON CoNFERS
| WITH GOVERNOR
| ON POLICE PROBE
McKeIvie Says Little New to
Give Out, But Inquiry
Will Hit Bed
Rock.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24.-(SpeciaD
Wilson, the governors spe-
cial legal representative looking
after the matter of a hearing in
Omaha to investigate the response
bility for the burning of the Douglas
county court house, called on Gov
ernor McKelvic Monday. Re-
garding their conversation the gov
ernor said there was very little new
to give out.
Governor McKelvie said that the
investigation would be complete and
that fixing the responsibility both
for the riot and lack of proper
means for quelling the same would
be investigated.
1t is understood that Mayor Smith
has been sending out questionnaires
to all members of the police force
in an effort to discover the where
abouts of each one from II o'clock
noon on Sunday to midnight the
same day.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
LOVE AFFAIR OF
MAN, 40; GIRL, "a,
COMES TO GRIEF
Nebraskans, Arrested in Des
Moines. Brought to
Omaha.

Ivan Culver Of Cozad, Neb., is 40
years I'D.
May Young of Gothenberg, Neb.,
is IA years old.
They declare they love each other.
Sunday night and yesterday they
languished in separate wards at the
Central police station lamenting
deeply upon their arrest Sunday at
Des Moines, Ia.
Sheriff F. B. Benton of Gothen-
berg, Neb., brought the pair here
from Des Moines and left with them
for the girls home town last night.
Both were arrested upon informa-
ton of the parents of the girl.
Sheriff Benton said the girls par
eilts arc trying to annul an alleged
marriage of the two because OF
their daughters youth.
The girl told Sheriff Benton that
Culver kidnapped her last Friday
night from her home in Gothenberg
and took her to Des Moines.
"She agreed to elope with me. and
we came to Des Moines to get mar
ried," Culver told Sheriff Benton.
Culver may be charged with vio-
lation of the Mann act, the sheriff
stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
Nemesis Of Police
Apprehended at Last,
Claim Authorities

The nemesis of the police has at
last been apprehended, according to
police, in the arrest Sunday of Jim
mie Jones, l4l5 Missouri avenue.
Jones is being held for investigation
in connection with recent robberies
of Omaha homes, police say.
He was arrested upon informa-
ton furnished police by a former
pal" Detectives say Jones con-
fessed to breaking into the home of
Mrs. Mat Munchoff 2424H South
Sixteenth street, month ago and
stealing two overcoats.
Detectives have been searching
for Jones since the Munchof rob-
berry and have run down numerous
clues to his whereabouts only to
learn that he has already eluded
them,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
Farm Land Increases In Value

Fremont, Neb., Nov. 24.-The
value of farm land in Nebraska is on
the rise and here's the figures to
prove it.
Mrs. Anna Brown of Nickerson,
refused an offer of $500 per acre for
her 80-acre farm, and Paul Bize Of
Nemaha county, recently turned
down $500 an acre for a l20-acre
tract
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-25
Blood-Iron Phosphate
Makes Thin Folks Fat
Or Money Back

II you are weak, thin and emaciated and
can't put on flesh or get strong. no matter
how much you eat. go to Sherman q Nc
Connell Drug Co., or any other good drug
gist and get enough Blood-Iron Phosphate
for q three weeks treatment--it costs
only 80 cents a.week-and take as directed.
II at the end Of three weeks you don't
feel stronger and better than you have for
months; If your eyes aren't brighter and
better. and your vim. vigor and vitality
aren't more than doubled, or il you haven't
put on several pounds Of good stay-there
flesh. you can have your money back for
the asking and your trial of Blood Iron
Phosphate will cost you nothing.