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Evening star., 1919-02-16
NERAND. C. RESIDENT
SOON NINETY YEARS OLD
Charles A. J. Williamson to Cele.
brete His Birth Anniversary
Next Tuesday.

Charles A. J. Williamson of 311 e
ntnetieth anniversary of his birth
Tuesday. He is in excellent health.
It was fifty nine years ago when Mr..
Williamson was appointed a carpenter
at the Government Hospital for the
Insane tnow st. Elizabeth's). the insti-
tuition at that time just coming into
bcing, with about twenty patients. and
IN charge of DIR. Nichols. Since that
time Mr.. Williamson has had charge
OF <the. carpenters there, and today
there are nine men under his super
vision Not only does he appear for
duty each day. hut he continues active
supervision of all of this work. He
has worked under Drs Godding and
Richardson- and the present superin-
tepaent. DR.. w. A. White. and has
seen the institution grow until it now
has more than S,700 patients.
Suffers Slight Injury.
On Christmas eve Mr. Williamson
had fall on the front steps of his
home. which required that he remain
in bed for a few days but he is again
completely recovered. and he makes
the assertion that he will live to be
q hundred.
He attributes his splendid health to
the fact that he has not smoked in
many years. When q young man he
smoked to excess, he claims, and de-
cided that he would never smoke
again. and has not done so.
He was born in Baltimore February
1Sss 1929, and when he was about
twenty-five years old he married Miss
Annie Kline, also of Baltimore To
this union six children were born,
four of whom are now living. they
being William A. Williamson. Thomas
F. Williamson, Mrs. Hattie Nicholson
and Mrs. Carrie Emo. all of the Dis
trict- His first wife died about six
teen years ago. and a few years ago
he married again. his second wife
being Mrs. Agnes Pumphrey, who is
still living.
The photograph printed elsewhere
In The Star shows four generations
the three, besides the older William
son. being W. A Williamson, born
September 25. 1850; William Ralph
Williamson, born December 8, 1889,
and William Ralph. jr., born March %.
1915. Charles a. j.. Williamson has
fourteen great-grandchildren living
and nine grandchildren, besides his
own -four children
Evening star., 1919-02-16
MISSION TO POLAND
GETS GREAT WELCOME
Princes and Princesses Join With
Workmen in Greeting Peace
Conference Delegation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Thursday. February 13.-
The peace conference mission to Po-
land arrived here from Paris by way
of Prague last night 1t received a
boisterous welcome from the Gus
tomarily undemonstrative people or
the city, who overran the station and
veritably stormed the train in their
enthusiasm to. greet the delegates
Princes and princesses struggled
with peasants for places of vantage
some of the enthusiasts even climb
ing on the engine tender as the train
halted
A special feature of the demonstra-
tton was the presence of Workmen
which previously have refrained from
taking part in the affairs of the
Paderewski government.
President Paderewski received the
mission, speaking to the mem bers
of each nationality in their native
tongue.
The delirium in the streets reached
its climax when NJ. Nouleus. former
French ambassador to Russia, and
now a member of the mission cried
from the balcony of the hotel.
"Jeszcze polskat''-the first words of
Poland's national anthem, meaning
POLAND lives again."
PARIS, February ia Polish del
egation, which will place before the
peace conference historical geo
graphical, economical and politica!
information concerning Poland and
its neighbors. has arrived in Paris.
1t is composed of scientists, writer's
bankers and political leaders. and is
headed by NJ. Pulaski. president OF
the Polish state council.
NJ. Pulaski said that in the recent
elections in Poland not candidate
friendly to the bolsheviki was elected
He urged that the allied powers sup
ply arms and ammunition to combat
the bolsheviki. Reports of anarchy
were untrue. he added and Poland
had been quiet since the elections.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

Foyer du Soldat is awaiting word
from his men as to the work in Bo-
hemia. upon the receipt of which he
expects to dispatch another group of
men with second Czechoslovak
army.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

ing several thousand, who are on
strike for higher wages. Friday night
refused to return to work as request
ed by their international officers on
pain of loss of their union cards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21

migration station in the country he said, the others being at Bos- ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seat tie, Wash. Norfolk, Va, and Gal veson, Tex, are ports of entry with inspection officers but are not classed as stations" like Ellis Island and the rest. It is com paratively easy to shut out the mentally and physically defective when they come in at these big ports, said Congressman Siegel, but the big problem is to prevent the entrance of undesirable aliens over our northern and souther1 borders.
 Inadequate as our immigration machinery may be in New York and other large ports," said the congressman, it is much more effective than the machinery we have along the international boun- dary lines of Canada and Mexico. We have no means of knowing how many men and women, hostile to American institutions and demo- cratic government, have surrepti- tiously entered the United States. Still another means of illegal in gress has been for reds to ship as sailors and desert upon reaching this country. Under our present law the ship owners can be pena- lized by a $10 fine only. We pro- pose making ths penalty more stringent"
 The house committee, MT Siegel said, will recommend the estab- llishment of the naturalization court so that federal and other judges, whose time is taken up with hearing hundreds of civil and crin- inal cases, may be relieved of q task of immense importance to the country's welfare but which by the very nature of things at present, is generally slighted iron: sheer judicial necessity.
 Last year, Mir. Siegel said, the government realized a net profit from naturalization fees of $450,- 900 and the profit to date since the beginning of the immigration service has been $10000,00O Such court, it was said, could expedite hearings and "undesirables" in- stead of being released on their own recognizance or paroled ia the custody of their lawyers, could be ordered deported within 30 days.
 One judge, said the congress man, his mind preoccupied with other cares recently had lot 3f naturalization cases before him. The crowd in the courtroom repr=- sented several nationalities. Soon a bailiff shouted: "All you Czehco. Slavaks hold up your hands!" Up went the hands of about a dozen. The judge, thinking of other press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21
PLANS ID RESTRICT REFRIGERATION ARE
 70 BE SUGGESTED
Defects of Ellis Island Sys. tenn are Cause of Tight
 ening Up

New York, Dec. 2O.-Some of the defects of Ellis Island and sev- en recommendation which the congressional committee will make to the house for a frightening up'' of immigration egulat ii o S throughout the United States, particularly as they apply 10 anarchists, bolshevists and other ultra radicals, were indicated here today by officials of the United States immigration tsation and by Representative Isaac Siegel, a member of the committee which has been. Investigating this port of entry.
 These recommendations, accord ing to MT. Siegel, will include CD Naturalization court in large cit ies; @ a mother of requiring all young Americans to take the oath of allegiance upon reaching 21 years; (3) abolition of the office of commissioner general of immi- grafton; (4) appointment of an assistant secretary of the depart ment of labor to supervise all i'm migration affairs; (5) mandatory legislation providing for more rigid inspection at Ellis Island where 80 per cent of incoming al- iens arrive; (6) a military immi- grafton patrol on the Canadian and" Mexican borders; CD more drastic penalty for ships owners who permit alien members of crews to desert.
 "You can't tell a red by looking at him." declared one of the Ellis Island officials. "You can't catch a red by cross-examining him. They are far too willy and shrewd It is only after they have been in the country for a sufficient length of time that you discover their pernicious beliefs and when you do no time should be lost in deporting them. No examination, prior tu entry, acn give the protection in- tended by the law. It is neces- sarily perfunctory and ineligible aliens are bound to slip through because of our wrong methods"
 New York has the biggest inn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21

ing matters, soberly remarked Gentlemen of the jury!' but quickly recovered himself and ad- ministered the oath of citizenship Here was a ceremony which shou! have been attended With great care and solemnity turned almost into a vaudeville show
 A naturalization court, presided over by federal judges similar tc the circuit court of appeals and where it would not be known wi was to administer the oath of allegiance, declared MT. Siegel would lend dignity and force to one of the most sacred obligations i'm. posed upon the alien and start hln right on the road to patriotism ard good citizenship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21
GERMAN SAVANTS
 n0W REALIZE THEY
 NADE: B!C MISTAKE:
Some Signers of 1914 Mani festo Express Their
 Regrets

Berlin, Dec. 20.-Thirty-nine of the 93 German servants and pro- fessors who signed on October II, 1914, the famous manifesto at- tempting to justify Germany's course in the war, now realize that they made tragic mistake.' Sixteen, however. adhere to their belief that the manifesto was drawn up in accordance with facts.
 This has been disclosed by a canvass of the IS living expon- ents of German culture who sign ed the manifesto. This has just been conducted by Dr. Hans Wen berg.
 Dr. Weinberg reports that so signers of the celebrated doca- ments have admitted to him that today by no means all of the assertions therein made could be maintained. Many of them, lie says, insist that they did not correctly read or understand the paper when they affixed their signatures to it or allowed them to be attached
 Some of these 39 already ex- pressed their regret that they .Isigned the statement and eight of them have withdrawn their signatures since Dr. Wehbere be- gan his investigation. These o;o,l+ oro I,,;o p,,o-+apo Ea1iv 1y,7, Weingaertner. Herbert Eulenberg, ". Foerster, Won Kaulbach and the theologians Schmidlin, Hermann and Mausbach.
 Writing to Dr. Weinberg, Her bert Eulenberg said that the 93 men who signed the manifesto at the beginning of the war then be- lieved that Germany had been at tackled underhandedly and that the country merely aaviled itself of it's right of self defense. Professor Brentano has declared that he was urged by telegraph to allow his signature to be ap- pended, that he assented only to regret it bitterly after he saw the :. text of the paper. Felix Weln- gaertner writes in similar vein; Of the IS living scientists and professors. Dr. Weinberg received replies from 55. Sixteen who stood by their guns and declared their adherence to their orlglnal
 standpoint include Siegfried Wag.
 ner, Eduard Meyer, Doerpfeld and < Lenz.
 One of the 16 replied that ne g had read the manifesto agalh, : sentence by sentence, and had n9' no
 found single one which, accotu' e ing to his knowledge, ot the slo- nation. could not be signed today
 Twenty three of the signers alo r not reply to Dr. Wehberg's ln-
 quiry.
 asserts Dr. Weinberg, by a smal
 oro11n of professors and artls1S
 incT 'i;nol,1dinq Emil, Fischer, Fuida
 Harnack' Humperdinck, Ma'
 Rlehl ana oclliiloiie tLo o+bar
 tained the signatures or the o'he- e chiefly by telegraph. !, x The issuance of the H. manfles.' Wabbsr, y ,, is characterized by Dr, ,,,h;oh Meilohs' ba n ,a as tragic mlstake wn,'" nu Afte stt 'H il brought harm to LerriaHS, nf tSe wal j. he adds, the better .aln ,eppretted pret d tn sy ssnaE fai:e but p4de %'9S from ga1y ii uS Ss N N ment." n |. as !. He quotes Carl Hauptmahna Haupaatn afil1 Ii saying rtd4s that vith ths horror n,rSsd and tha the, y,y will iSss bs wagaan sganst Ill the mpstv g of oi,s tne,r srerariousness raes which ], ha is ous gfes hsm anitv for centuries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21
Tramp Steamer 6 to Circle Globe

trsna, snnaa,,veston, Tex, Dec. 2o.-The
 wa;lb saanb steamship Kinkasan Maru,
 homen hm,sn left Galveston recently
 bana the 1a.I tor a Japanese port, began
 wo,,s e last leg of a trip around the
 th;s GsVu begun in the Orient in April
 dia ifs1 the steamship went to IT, Lto M.arom from there she took a cargo otbaauaagascar, where she loaded
 pcrt er cargo for an Australian % enntr, Denmark was the next e,rr;sa . to which a cargo was ed to M From there she steam load n;o ;ose1olk, then to Mobile tc in adS;.!i s ron, steel and rails, whicl bales ot on to several thousan. ton, co,, c. cotton loaded at Calves carrvin" vinprlses the cargo she i. s pack to the Orient.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21
TREASURER PROF1TEER

Oxford, Eng, Dec. 17.-The first complaint to the profiteering com mittee of this town came from Dr. Edwin Cannan who asked for the prosecution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the ground that a treasury note which "costs less than one penny to produce, is being sold in this town at one pound.'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
nlraovID UNRonN INTERNATIONAL
NJNDNSGlOO
LESSON

tBy Rev. P. b. FITZwATER. D. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper UaisaD
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
CHAPTER VII.

To complete our misery, we received
orders during the night to attack the
French at 4 4:15 In the morning. We
made our preparations under a pour
ing rain. Promptly at AIS we went
over the top. jumping over corpses and
wounded men. We were forced to re-
tire before hail Of machine gun fire.
and sustaining large number Of un-
necessary casualties.
Hardly had we regained our trenches
when the French attacked us. They
came within three meters of our trench,
and here their attack broke down un-
der our fire. They too had to retire
with fearful losses.
Three times In two hours the French
attacked. always with heavy losses
and no results. We were at our wits
end. Unless help came soon 1t would
be impossible for us to hold the posi-
ton. We were tortured by hunger and
thirst as well as being wet to the skin
and were so exhausted that we could
hardly stand.
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We Went Over the Top.

tion Of hastily thrown up dugouts. A
hard rain had set In. The field around
Us was covered with dead and wound
ed. Even our trench was fllled with
wounded, which made its occupation
by the defenders difficult. Many Of
the wounded men were paralyxed from
lying on the Shiny ground. All wers
without bandages. They begged for
bread and water, but We had none for
ourselves. They pleaded piteously. Just
for q scrap Of bread. Many Of them
had lain in this Inferno for two days,
without having eaten anything what
Over.
We were scarcely established when
the French attacked en- masse. The Oc-
cupants Of these trenches. whom we
had REINFORCED had already repulsed
several Of these attacks. They urged
N to shoot and fred wildly themselves
into the ranks Of the advancing masses.
We responded to the exhortations Of
the infantry officers: "Fire, IRE hard
O.. harder!"
We fred until the barrels Of our
guns became red-hot. The enemy
turned. The victims Of our fire al
ready lying In heaps in No Mans Land
between our lines and the enemy's
were increased BY hundreds. The at
tack was repulsed
It IL dark. and 1t rains and rains. An
about Us in the dariness are heard
the wounded weepan& moaning m,
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a perfectly justihable hatred because
of the way her hostess did 1t. The
visitor asked II she had ever tried
using hotter water. placing the dishes
in wire drainer. pouring scalding
water over them, and then placing the
Grainer in the open window for the
sunshine to dry the dishes.
mo; and I'm not going to spend d
dollar on a dish drainer when l am
going to town In the spring." was the
reply.
A Way Ready at Hand.
But you could use that wire waste
basket" persisted the agent. "You
need your minutes for other things.
Suppose you time yourself when you
do the dishes your way the next time.
and then the time after that follow my
suggestions and see how many minutes
you can save"
The next day, with new interest
in her voice, the rancher's wife tele-
phoned the agent she had found She
could save at least ten minutes at each
dish washing by using the new way.
That was the beginning. The house.
neighbors this easy way Of drying
dishes. And she was willing to listen
to whatever else might be suggested.
In the beginning the extension
worker found that anything calling
for money should be avoided. The
husband was good provider," but
did not believe In a woman handling
money. The agent took pains to point
out tactfully at every opportunity the
advantage Of having his wife satisfied
in the country.
About this time a letter from q col.
lege friend threw CONSERVATION into
the little shack on the ranch. 1t an
nounced that they might expect visit
from Mrs. DIS college roommate, whom
she had not seen since she graduated.
1t was decided that the only avail
able spot where the guest could sleep
would be one end of the porch.
This was boarded of. Some cretonne
and unbleached muslin, together with
some packing boxes, were turned into
presentable furniture for the guest
room" By this time, his eyes opened
by the extension worker, Mr.. D. saw
the difference a few conveniences and
comforts made In his wife's happiness
and the whole family's comfort.
A Home Made Over.
The home ON the irrigated ranch
took on a different atmosphere. The
college friend came, made an enjoyable
visit, and went. No longer was when
we move to town" the main topic Of
the rancher's wife.
+, At first it seemed as II 1t would be
an impossible thing to get the family
to keep household accounts, because
Mrs. D. had no share in the funds,
and until she did her interest In her
home would be only perfunctory. But
eventually even this was arranged.
When spring came the rancher and his
wife had not only decided not to move
to town, but had determined to pur.
chase their irrigated farm. so they
might be sure Of staying there all their
days.
The family has grown. and as much
or more work needs to be done, but by
efficient methods and home conven.
fences it occupies only part Of Mrs
DIS time.
This tale Is one Of thousands that
might be told Of the work Of home
demonstration agents.
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Because we have used up all our
ammunition" was the answer of one of
the battery men.
els 1t impossible to bring ammuni-
tion through this barrage1'
NO." replied the artilleryman, "but
there IL NO more ammunition. That is
why we cannot get any. At Neufcha-
teau we started like wild men after the
enemy. Man and beast died from the
heat. railroads and other mediums Of
transportation were left In their dam
aged condition In the wild excitement
OF victory. as we dashed into the heart
Of France. We raced on, blindly and
thoughtlessly. thereby interrupting
communication with our bases, ran
directly into the trap set for us by the
French. Before the nrst ammunition
and other relief supplies reach US we
will all be killed."
Up to this time we had trusted
blindly In the invincible strategy Of our
home to us on all sides that the
French were fighting at home, close
to their greatest source Of supply, and
had excellent railroad connections al
their disposal. Further than that the
French maintained q terrible artillery
ire from guns of far greater calibez
than we believed they owned. This led
MS to the conclusion that they were oc'
cupying positions which had been pre-
pared for long time. Yet We believed
that the picture painted by the artil.
leryman had been too black. We were
soon to know better.
A. we approached the enemy'i
trenches. we were met with q heavy
machine gun fire. and In double-quich
step hurried to the temporary protec.
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ploring. Their cries are augmented
by other wounded closer by. All called
for bandages, but we had none left. We
tore strips from our muddy shirts and
with them covered the gaping wounds
Men are dying constantly. There are
no doctors. no bandages, nothing. The
wounded must be assisted. but first the
Frenchsmust be repulsed.
The rain falls harder constantly and
we are all wet to the skin. We shoot
blindly into the night. The fiuctuating
fire of musketry becomes strong. then
weaker. then strong again.
We pioneers are scattered among the
infantry. My neighbor touches me.
"Say," he calls.
"what do you wantr' ask. "Who
are your
"Come here" he hissed.
1t is eerie. alone in this DEVILS night.
"Why are you here? VIII you muir
der me like those over there. Soon
they will return from over there and
the fun will be on again. Do you hear
the others weepr
And he laughed.
Suddenly he started again: "I al
ways shoot at them until they stop
weeping. That Is fun"
And again he laughed. maniacally,
and louder than before.
realized finally that this man had
lost his reason. A man passed bring
ing ammunition and I asked him to
ncer arrived, accompanied by an infan-
try lieutenant. met them and report
ed that my neighbor had been firing ON
the wounded, talking nonsense. and
undoubtedly was insane. The lieuten-
ant stepped between us.
'Can you see anythingr he asked.
'See! No. But hear them moan
ing and weeping. As soon as I hit one
he IL quiet for he sleeps!"
The lieutenant nodded to me. He
tried to take the gun from the man.
but the latter seized 1t quickly and
sprang back to cover. From there he
fired while standing among the wound
ed, until a moment later. he himse4
fell. riddled. by many bullets.
The drama had only a few specta-
tors. It was hardly over before 1t was
forgotten. Anything but sentiment.
The blind firing continued. The
cries of the wounded became constant.
" louder.
| Why? These wounded lying be.
tween the two fighting lines are ex.
posed to the firing Of both parties. No
one can help them for 1t would be in.
sanity to venture into No Mans Land
Ever louder and with more heart.
rending pleadings. the wounded called
for the stretchers. for help. for water,
At the most a curse or an oath Is the
only response.
Our trench was filled with several
inches Of water and underneath that
mud. In this morass lay dead and
wounded. thrown together. It became
necessary to make room and so the
dead were thrown over the ramparts
At one O'Clock In the night men came
with stretchers and took away some OF
the wounded. but for those wretches
lying in No Mans Land there was no
help.
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
Seeming Contradiction

The Oriental may be inscrutable, but
he is no more puzzling than the aver
age American. We admit that we are
hard. keen, practical,-the adjectives
that every casual European applies to
us,-and yet any book store window or
railway newsstand will show that We
prefer sentimental magazines and
books. Why should hard race-if we
are hard-read soft booksf-Henry s
Candy, in the Atlantic.
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MAKE GOOD PICKLES.

Use some Of the vegetables
you salted down last summer
for pickles this winter II your
supply Is low. Freshen them
in plenty Of water, and using
any good pickle recipe, proceed
the same as II the vegetables
were freshly picked. Relishes
and pickles add zest to an
otherwise insipi4 neal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
What to Pray For.

oh, do not pray for easy lives. Pray
to be stronger men. Do not pray for
tasks equal to your powers. Pray for
powers equal to your tasks. Then the
doing of your work shall be no miracle.
But you shall be miracle. Every day
you shall wonder at yourself, at the
dchness Of life which has come to you
By the grace Of God.-Phillips Brooks.