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Evening star., 1919-05-09
OPEN INSTRUCTION
SCHOOL TONIGHT
U. S. Clerks Questionnaires
to Be Explained at Meeting
at Western High.

| The big school of instruction for the
| proper filling out of the question
! naires which are to be distributed
| to the 10000 men and women on
| Uncle Sans pay roll, preparatory to
reclassification of salaries, is to open
tonight.
This school is for all members of
the central committees and subcom-
mittees throughout the various gov
errment departments and establish
merts. More than 1000 committee
representatives have been personally
urged to attend this conference, SO
there will be present representatives
Of every office and line of work in
the government service.
Extra Seats Are Provided.
The meeting is in Western High
School. 25th and r streets, and sew
eral hundred extra seats were put
in today to accommodate the gath
ering. This is the first of these large
gatherings in the interests of the
clerks held under the auspices of the
Reconsideration commission,
The questionnaires will be ex-
planned by former Representatives
and c. w. Hamlin and Senator Hen
dersoa, al members of the joint COM
mission.
All questions will be answered so
that the government workers may
know the friendly attitude of the
commission and its zeal to reclassify
salaries on a just basis for actual
work done.
Previous to the meeting in Western
High School Mr.. Hamlin will have
conference with the committees rep
resenting the school teachers OF
Washington in the District building.
Send Out "Position List"
Preparatory to delivering the ques-
tionnaires to all government workers,
the joint Redistribution commission
has sent today to all the chief clerks
what they call position list" This
Is really a copy Of the government
pay roll It IS q blank form in which
the chief clerk lists each employe OF
his bureau showing present salary
without bonus, character of work per-
formed and official designation on the
pay roll The number and name on
these position lists correspond with
the number and name on the ques-
tionnaire. So that as a QUESTIONABLE
Is delivered personally to each en-
ploye 1t is checked off on the position
list, and when the QUESTIONABLE is
collected for the reclassifcation COM
mission it is again checked Off.
Evening star., 1919-05-09

and Electric Company for financial
relief. developments either as to rates
or the company's statement that 1t
may be forced to abandon non-paying
suburban lines are not looked for un-
til after the regular meeting of the
directors of the utility, scheduled for
May Is.
A special meeting Of the directors
yesterday did not produce any
changes in the general situation,
President William F. Ham said today.
Tho troubled affairs of the company
were considered exhaustiyely. but no
action was taken.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
RALLY BY CHILDREN.
Virginia Avenue Playground Scene
of Exercises This Evening.

A liberty loan rally will be staged
by children of the Virginia avenue
playground. at the grounds. 9th and
Virginia avenue southeast. at $50
o'clock this evening. In the event of
rain, the exercises will be held in
the Tyler School. The first community
dance of the season will be held fol-
lowing the rally. All former play
grounds boys who have been in the
service are invited to attend and
enaalk
Evening star., 1919-05-09
BUY $2,126,s00 OF BONDS.
20,025 War Department Employees,
or rs Per Cent. Invest,

4 total of sa.126.s00 of victory
liberty bonds was subscribed up to
yesterday by 20.o25 employees OF the
War Department in this city. being
Is per cent of the entire force. Tbs
subscriptions in the Office Of the CHIEF
Of staff amounted to s52s..50, in the
office of the director of finance to
S421.3o0, in the adjutant Eenscats
Office to 32Sa,Ga0 and in ths a..!ea et
the ch!ac OF ordnance, S203,S5o. Tina
percentage ~ Subscribers in inc Office
of tho Motor Transport Corps is
81, in the office Of the director Of
finance. 81. and in the Office of the
chief of staff, 81.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
SCHOOLS SELL MANY BONDS.
Children Turn in Loan Subscrip
tions for S115.5OO.

The public school children of
Washington had turned in total
of $115.5oo in subscriptions to the
victory loan up to 10 o'clock today
Ernest L. Thurston. superintendent
of schools, announced. 1t is expected
the amount will be much greater
when final returns have been made
by all the schools.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
v. R. & f. PLEA DELAYED
No Action Expected on Application
for Relief Until After Com
pany Directors Meet.

With the Public Utilities Commits
sion apparently following a policy Of
watchful waiting in connection with
the appeal of the Washington Railway
Evening star., 1919-05-09

In parts Of England. France and
Italy It is believed a girK who buries
q drop of her blood under a rose bush
will have rosy cheeks.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
READERS who are un-

able to obtain The Star at
any newsstand or OF, any
train uhere The Evening
or Sunday Star should be
sold ,o;D confer a favor by
notifying the management.
Evening star., 1919-05-09

Raising the victory liberty lean is
the acid test OF patriotism.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18

posture which high-heeled shoes
necessitate.
at is not true that the new ideas
arc not gaining many converts.
Practically all the girls who have
come to the health center in bad
shoes have said, I know 1 ought not
10 wear these shoes Most of them
realize that they do not have correct
posture. The feet in Wellesley col
lege are beautiful. The girls there
almost uniformly wear foot-shaped
shoes and I think that is true of col
lege women in general. 1 should say
that about % percent of incoming
freshmen at Wellesley do not wear
corsets, and a much larger percent
take them off in the course Of their
college education. Among the young
fad just now to go corsetless. Fac
tory girls, on the other hand, near
ly all wear them. 1t is matter of
education.
Most women have very vague
ideas about their responsibility in
the matter of tempting men away
from what their own ideals would
have them cleave to. They still be-
lievc in the old theory that perfectly
innocent and uRoffending girls are
seduced by depraved men, and will
not admit what they could observe
with the greatest ease, that a good
percentage of hitherto innocent and
we'll meaning boys have been car
ried to tn point of loss Of self-re-
straint by girls who did not, per-
haps, know better, but should have.
The word of countless men Of every
kind and variety is TO the effect that
clothes which women wear. or do
not wear, make clean living a thou
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
Says Girls Paint to Hide
Ills and Use POzOder
Instead of Washing

Il do not think high heels or corsets
are a cause of premature death.
They merely lower efficiency. The
woman who wears them is merely
less alive. She is 75 percent alive in
stead of 100 percent.
Few Respectable Feet.
Hardly a respectable foot has
been examined at the health center
and scarcely a girl with good pos
ture. The type of shoe and corset
worn has been largely responsible
for this pathetic fact The girl who
begins to get plump around the
waist and hips instead OF exercising
a little justifiable vanity, and at the
same time making profit for her fig
ure from the sugar shortage, keeps
on with her indolent habits and
self-indulgent eating. depending on
the corset to make up for these quite
serious defects in her own disposi-
ton. The modern corset, il is true,
is not the harmful invention that it
used TO be. I object to it rather on
the ground that it induces laziness
and sloppiness of carriage
The high-heeled shoe is another
matter. 1t is positively harmful
Backaches, headaches and long
train of minor disabilities of women
follow in the wake OF the wrong
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-When DR.
Royal 5. Copeland health commits
sioner for New York. let slip the in
nocent little statement that high
heels fashionabIy shaped corsets,
silk stockings and rouge have not
proved harmful TO American girls
he was merely assuming the role Of
O gallant knight Grant. rushing TO
the aid of young women who are
So ailing that they must hide sallow
skins beneath q layer of paint, and
who are So dirty they are forced to
use powder"
AT least, so says Or. Florence L.
Meredith. giCl health expert, who
has made physical examination OF
12.oo0 young women during her
career In fact. Or. Meredith wakes
hot over the health commissioner
statement, which was accompanied
by statistics to prove that beauty To-
tions have not increased the popu-
lations OF our asylums.
Doubtful GaIlantry.
With just "A trace OF sarcasm in
her vOice,-Dr. Meredith adds:
Like gallant knight errant. DR.
Copeland has rushed TO the defense
of - whom? His sisters in the up
ward march OF civilization? No: 10
the defense of the girl who is so
stupid and vain and sex-centred that
she viii sacrifice anything. even the
health Of her body. 10 win this gal
liant admiration; the girl who is so
ailing that she has 10 use rouge 10
present n counterfeit OF health.
who is SO dirty that she has TO use
powder TO cover up her urwhole-
some skin. who cares so little about
being OF use I'm the world that she
is willing 20 cripple herself. falsely
believing, as hundreds OF girls have
told me. that men wouldn't ike 20
see them III what they consider IN
appealing clothes"
"Dr. Copeland's statements that
women are becoming longer lived
and that sanitariums for nervous
people have not received an unusual
number Of patients. are OF course.
not scientific basis for the deduc-
tions which he makes, the young
physician continued more calmly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
WELLESLEY GIRLS OBJECT
TO STATEMENT THEY HAVE
BIG EEEyT

WELLESLEY, Mass. Dec. II.
What's this about Wellesley
girls having big feet?
Dr. Florence L. Meredith.
health expert and medical exam
liner, created a mild sensation
when she asserted that accord
ing TO her experience in physical
examination at Wellesley college
the girls almost uniformly wore
sensible" shoes and no corsets.
But the fair Weuesleyites
hasten to deny the charge.
eve may wear low-heeIed
shoes around campus when we
have a date with Pythagoras or
the blind poet Homer" explained
one dazzling undergraduate, but
just watch us when we dress up.
The square-toed Mother Hubbard
hasn't a chance"
And we have a special corset
shop IN the village. patronized
almost exclusively by college
girls says another.
The girls ought to know.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
START PROBE Of
COAL SITUATION
Judge Anderson of Indianapo-
lis Federal Court Tests
Lever Law.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Dec. IL
Federal investigation OF the "er-
tire coal situation" started today.
A special federal grand jury went
into session to probe charges:
That the coal miners violated the
governments anti-strike injunction
by falling to return to work after
the injunction was issued.
That the mine workers and the
mine operators were in collision to
restrict production.
That the mine operators violated
the Lever act by failing 10 produce
coal when the circumstances were
favorable.
That the operators violated the
anti trust laws.
Thorough Investigation.
Let your Investigations in all
these matters be thorough and
searching" District Judge A. B. An
derson said in instructing the %
jurors. land let your conclusions be
a full answer to n question which
has been uppermost in the minds of
our citizens for the past few weeks:
That is, whether the government of
the United States or a group of men
shall rule this country and wheth-
er we shall be governed by law or
by threats and force"
The court laid particular stress
upon alleged violations of the Lever
act. Little time was devoted to the
antitrust law. He did not mention
recalcitrant local unions of the min
ers who did not return TO work upon
receipt Of the final order telling
them TO go back.
Make Big Profits.
1T is charged that since the
passage of the act" the court said.
referring 10 the Lever act. the mine
owners, or operators, have made
enormous profits, and that these
profits have been made by handling
the business in certain particulars
in violation Of the statute TO which
I have called your attention.
I'VE have heard much of in
creased prices, shortage of cars. the
limited number Of days which min
ers are allowed to work and the
manipulations of coal dealers as well
as coal operators. 1t is said That by
system agreed upon between the
miners and the mine operators the
dues Of the miners to their union are
paid by so-called check out system
by the mine operators themselves"
Specifically Set Forth.
Judge Anderson said the charges
of violating the Lever act were
specifically set forth by the govern
ment on Oct. 81. when it filed a
bill in his court asking a restraining
order against carrying out the strike.
Then the Judge told of the elapse of
a month before the miners finally
did return to work.
You will investigate fully this
defiant violation of the criminal law
Of the country" he said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
ATTRIBUTES SUICIDE TO
WORRY OVER PREDICTIONS

BY United Press:
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Dec.
17.-FriendS OF Mrs Samuel r.
Heaslip today attributed her suicide
TO worry over predictions of the end
Of the world. They said she was
suffering from nervous ailment
and worried intensely over the lend
of the world" prediction.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
REVIVAL OF HON0RED
COMPOSITION Is FEATURE

CHICAGO. Dec 1.-Two novel
ties and two revivaIs OF time honor
ed compositions were points Of par
ucular interest in the program oi
the nth week Of the Chicago opera
season here.
ON Friday night Dec. 49,
'LHeure Espaguole" ,The Spanish
Hour a one act opera 10y Maurice
Rave, VIII De given its American
premiere with Yvonne Gall. and AL
fred Magueuat i'm the leading roles
The same night John Alden Car
penter's new ballet pantomiue "The
Birthday OF the Infanta." with
Adolph Bolm appearing as Pedro.
me Grotesque"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
STARVATION NOW
FACING FOLKS Of
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
Famous PreIate Says There is
Food Enough for One
Week, No More.

ROME. Dec. 17.-Austria faces
immediate famine. Cecil Harms
worth. under secretary for foreign
affairs. declared in the British par
lament Tuesday that there IS bare
ly enough food in Austria 20 last out
The week. The supreme council in
Paris after Chancellor Renner plead
ID for aid for his country. decided
20 ship a great quantity Of wheat to
Austria at once ard declared that
only through Americas assistance
could a great catastrophe be avert
ed. Following is a graphic descrip-
lion OF conditions in Austria by the
best known church man OF that
country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18
LIBERTY BONDS.

We can furnish fourth Liberty
bonds az approximately $s2 @. l.
Glthris, 42S J. NJ S bldg 5495-1S
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-18

Country Pork Sausage ..--.-. 2OC
Leaf Lard and Rendered Lard zee
siriOin and short steak 16C
Round steak ...-.-.... ...-..,. 1Sc
Buehler Bros, 3f9 :. Michigan II
For Thursday.
s032-1S
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
Robert Hundey Jr., Accidently Kills
Himself With Gun While Squirrel
Hunting. Home in Mineral Springs
Township.

A distressing accident occurred
in Mineral Springs township last
Saturday. Robert Huntley Jr.,
whose father is superintendent
of the TIC. Leak farm, was hunt
ing with some boys. He shot a
squirrel, and when it fell to the
ground the dogs pounced upon it.
He ran forward to keep them
from tearing it to pieces, and
had grabbed it and was holding
it aloft in his right hand, with
his shotgun in his left, when in
some way the gun was discharg-
ed, the load tearing through his
left side into his heart and lung.
Death was instantaneous to this
bright thirteen-year-old lad.
The remains were inferred
Sunday at Pleasant Grove ceme-
terry in Wolf Pit township.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
PRISONERS ESCAPE
Six COnvicts Escape Monday Night
From Richmond County Chain Gang
by Ripping Hole in Floor Of Cage.

The chain.gang of Richmond
county is shy six workers-they
departed in the dead of night
Monday night, nor did they leave
their address behind. This leaves
the gang with but 20 men now.
Monday night seven prisoners
made their escape by ripping up
a portion of the floor of the cage.
One OF the seven, Tom Mckay,
voluntarily returned within a few
minutes after escaping; he is the
colored boy sent to the roads for
two years for stealing Kenny
Gamers car July 18th.
No trace has yet been found of
the other six. Their names are:
Andrew McLessie
Ben Walker, Bennettsville
George Eason, Petersburg
Henry Little, Rockingham
Yoder Cunningham, Waxhaw
Sandy Mccarthy, Richmond.
The county is offering a reward
of $40 for return of each prisoner.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
SANTA CLAUS
The Post Dispatch Wants the Children
to Write Short Letters to Santa Claus.
They Will be Published Dec. 18th.

Now that Christmas is drawing
nearer and nearer, each little boy
and girl is no doubt thinking and
looking forward to Santa Claus.
1t occurs to the PosT-DIsPATCR
that the children under twelve
years Of age might like to write
Santa Claus a letter telling him
just what they want him to bring
them. ..
Aud so the POST. DISPATCH in
tends publishing in its issue of
Dec. 18th the letters the children
may write to old St. Nick. Each
child must write his or her own
letter, unless too young; and each
letter must be short and to the
point. Don't you parents dictate
the letter or tell the child what
to write, but let it be the child's
own expression and own quaint,
straightforward way of writing
to the beloved old Santa Claus.
This is for children under IL.
Send the letters to the Post-Dis-
patch at once, and these will be
published over each child's name
Dec. 18th.
Keep hands off, you parents!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
Smith Goes to Pen.

Sheriff Mcdonald Tuesday car
ried Henry Smith to the pen to
begin serving a three years SEN
tence. He was convicted at
January term, 1919, of blockading,
and sentenced to the pen for
8 years. His attorney gave no
tice of appeal, but this was never
perfected; in meantime he was
released on bond. A capias was
ISSUED foa / at last court, and
ION Sunday night Sheriff McDon,
aid, with deputies Reynolds and
Bean, arrested him while asleep
| at Cab. Smiths house, about Il
miles from Osborne.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
IN PRICE
Dispatch will Increase Its Subscription Price Fifty Cents
December 18th. Until That Date Renewals
Accepted at Old Price.

The dkes make this announcement but is
forced The tremendously high price paper copes us
advance the subscription December 18th to 2Oo year
increase of only fifty cents This very small increase as
compared with the increase in the cost of print and we hope
our subscribers will appreciate this.
Until December 18th all renewals subscriptions will be
accepted at the old Of $50a year. your subscription is
still paid in advance you you wsh pay $5O and have
extended for full year from whatever time your subscription
does expire But after Dec 18th the price will be strictly $780,
For the information OF the readers kindly let the FOSTS-
PATCH give some facts:
In normal times the price of print paper two cents
pound Now nine cen and advancing Postage has almost
doubled AS matter Of fact the subscription does net more
than pay for the white and ink and posage The foregoing
is in addition every other item that to make up paper
But the distressing part about the print paper situation the
inability sufficient paper irrespective OF price, Not
pound paper stock of the six big wholesale paper
houses in Richmond Not pound in Atlanta for SALE Nor
in Norfolk Baltimore These the big paper ceners of the
South and when available with these there is certainly
none in smaller towns.
The editor was Charlotte Monday and inquiry from the big
paper house there elected the information that in
stock there and probability of getting before Christmas
There is no assurance as to when will be received
Fortunately the PosTDSPATCH managed to get enough
in October at seven and half pound to last until January
lst The needs the PorDsPATcH practically ton month
AT the present price of nine cents this amounts to $3.50 month for
te blank PAPER aone Can you wonder that increase is abso
utel #aRder ao to TO you is that the SUD-
VssaSaNI N hop talk But the paper shoyt-
Clvde Byens of the Wadesboro Ansonan recognized what
papers may eventually to- and wisely took time by the fore
lock and two weeks ago sold his the Wadesboro H.
and the two have consolidated.
The News Observer this week announced that until the
shortage is over would appear daily in only 16 pages
The Atlanta Constitution recently was unable to get supply
of print paper forced to use expensive book
of a much better grade than ordinary print.
And 50 with papers throughout the land The shortage
acute. .h
# YOUR subscription has expired or is abour expire RENEW
NOW AT 81 5N After Dec. 18th it will be $500.
If YOU are not subscriber become one NOW by sending in
S1 20 and get the benefit of the old price.
The fifty cents saved by renewing or subscribing NOW is
worth saving. Do it.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
STORES REMAIN OPEN
Change Made Today in Clos
ing Orders So That Stores
Can Remain Open After
Four O'clock, But Can Use
No Fuel After That Hour.

Since the article appearing below
was put in type, the Regional Coal
Committee at Atlanta has today
(Thursday) issued an order modifying
the original order.
The new order allows stores and
places Of busineas to remain open in
definitely provided that between a p.
m. and 9 a. nj. they use NO HEAT,
LIGHT OR POWER DERIVED In
ANY FASHION FROM COAL, WOOD
OR GAS. This applies to stores,
barber shops, picture shows etc.
Therefore the places Of Rocking
ham will be open as heretofore, only
NO fires can be maintained after 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
Hydro electric plants will be re-
quired to show that no coal, wood or
gas is used in generation Of electri-
city and that no coal, wood OF gas is
used in any way outside Of prescrib-
ed hours.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04

The 75-Million-Dollar campaign
of the Southern Baptists is meet
ing with splendid success; every
church is exceeding its quota.
The formal drive" began last
Sunday and continues through
this week. '.s
Rev. Bruce Benton is director
for the Pee Dee Association,
which was asked to subscribe
Sl50,000. This small Associa-
ton of 5000 members has not
only raised that amount, but eX-
ceeded it by S3l,000-the total
to date being $l8l, 900, with ad-
ditional churches to be heard
from.
Rockingham First Baptist
Church was assigned $4,000, and
to date has pledged $3O,3O2.5O;
this will be increased by still
further amounts. ...
Those churches in Richmond
county that have exceeded their
quotas to date are: first figures
are the quota, the last the a.
mount raised:
Hamlet $40, 600 .$22, $50.
Pee Dee. $500 -$l06l.
Cartledge Creek $500 $4,000
Cobb Memorial $l45O- $3452.50
Midway $l50- $429
RoberdeI $1,000 $2050
Steele's Mills $3.50 -$l4S8.8O
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-04
COURT DELAYED
Civil Term Court Continued From Last
Monday to Tomorrow friday
Illness in Judges Family.

The civil term of court sche-
duled to convene last Monday,
Dec. lst, was postponed until
later in the week upon receipt Of
a telegram from Judge Lane
stating that illness in his family
would prevent his getting here
earlier.
A later message stated that he
would be here to open court Fri
day morning, Dec. 5th.
1t is hardly likely any cases
will be tried at this delayed term,
the two days, Friday and Satur-
day, probably being devoted to
motions.
The next term will begin JAN
uary 9th, for criminal cases only.
The jury list is on this page.