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The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Starts Fight to Kill
roc Gas Bill Penalty
Fitzgerald Declares Bonus
For Promptness Should Be Offered
Rather than Infliction Of Fine for Dilatori-
ness-Also States Belief Provision Is
Unlawful.

gas, furnished to and paid for by
private consumers in the District
OF Columbia. at rate not exceed
ing $1.10 per 1000 cubic feet and
that after the first day of July.
1896. the Washington Gas Light
Company Of the District of Colum-
bia shall furnish to the United
states and the District governments
gas at the rate OF 81 per 1000 cubic
feet. provided. that IL consumers,
other than the government. shall not
pay their monthly gas bills within
ten days after the same has been
presented. said company may charge
and collect from said consumer, so
falling to pay said bill as aforesaid.
10 cents additional for each 1000
cubic feet for the gas furnished to
said consumer during said month"
This authorization was repeated
in an act dated September 1. 1916,
and when the recent order of the
Public Utilities Commission was is
sued. authorizing penalty for non-
payment of bills. both acts were
referred to.
Representative Fitzgerald in
tends to work for an early repeal
OF this statute.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
SENATE DO0MS
BOOZE REPEAL

Repeal of the wartime prohibition
law was given a knockout blow by
the Senate yesterday. when by q
vote of 50 to II it refused to enter
tain a motion by Senator Phelan to
set aside the restrictions as to wine
and beer.
Senator Phelan sought to have the
rules of the Senate amended to make
his repeal amendment in order as
part of the agricultural appropri-
alton bill Senator Gronna made
a motion to lay Senator Phelan's mo-
ton on the table and upon this mo-
tIon the majority Of five to one was
recorded.
Those who voted with Senator Phe-
Ian against tabling the motion were:
senators Calder. Edge. France. Knox.
La toilette and Wadsworth. Repub-
licans: and King. Reed. Thomas and
Williams. Democrats.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

Representative Fitzgerald yester-
day introduced a resolution to re-
peal that section of the statutes re-
lating to the District which permits
the Washington Gas Light Company
to impose a penalty of 10 cents per
1000 cubic feet OF gas consumed for
nonpayment Of bills within ten days
after presentation.
Il intend" said Representative
Fitzgerald, "to see that this unjust
levy on the residents OF the District
of Columbia is wiped out.
TN every other community public
service corporations offer an induce
ment to patrons in the sSape Of a
cash discount IL their bills are paid
within ten days.
Believes LAW Illegal
"How such a law ever crept on the
statute books is more than 1 can un-
derstand. 1t is unfair, and / believe
that IL is illegal also.
when you consider the gas COM
pany Is protected by deposit from
every consumer which guards them
against loss by non-payment OF bills,
and when you further consider that
they have the right to turn on the
gas and thus deny the people who
fail to pay their bills any further
supply. this penalty is unnecessary
and a hardship on the consumers
II also believe that the discrin1ina-
tion whereby the Federal and District
governments receive gas at a lower
rate than that paid by consumers
should be abolished"
The authorization for the gas COM
pany to impose a penalty on persons
tardy in payment of bills Is as fol-
lows:
June 6. 1896. 29th Statute. Page
Isl. That the Washington Gas Light
Company is hereby authorized to
charge and collect, after the first
day of July, 1896, for Illuminating
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Danish Prince
Learns Poker;
Still Has Shirt

New York, June 1s-Prince Aage. OF
Denmark. who arrived here today to
make tour of the country. studying
American customs. told the reporters
as he stepped OF the steamship Amer
lea that he had begun his studies on
the way over with a preparatory
course in the great American indoor
game-poker. He still had his shirt
on.
The Prince was dressed in the uni
form OF a lieutenant in the Danish
army. He is accompanied by Capt.
Styrmer and Lieut.. Knudtson of The
Danish army. Among the places 10
be visited are West Point, Annapolis
and Mount Vernon.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
DAYLIGHT SAVING
ACT IS REPEALED
Both Houses Vote to Sci
Clocks Back Last Sum-
day in October.

The daylight saving law was re-
pealed by an overwhelming vote in
both houses of Congress yesterday.
In the Senate the vote on repeal
was Sc to 6, and in the House it
was 233 to 1922. five members vot-
ing present
The repeal. If approved by the
President. will become effective on
the last Sunday in October. At 9
o'clock in the morning of that day
the hands of the clocks in the
United States. which were moved
forward one hour in April, will be
set back.
Senator La Toilette fathered the
repeal measure in the Senate. BY
the vote of 4G to 20 he obtained per-
mission to suspend the rules so a.
to make the measure in order as a
rider to the Agricultural Appropria-
tlon bill. On final passage. Senators
Calder. Frelinghuysen. Newberry,
Page. Phipps and Robinson voted
against repeal.
In sponsoring the repeal amend
ment. Senator La Toilette said that
the law had been passed as a part
of the wartime legislation and that
it never had been voted upon Shy
the people. He said that inasmuch
as the people of the country had
been given no opportunity to say
whether they were willing to ac-
cept the burdens which the measure
imposed it was desirable to have il
repealed.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

Hare Going to Europe.
Instead OF that. c. w. Hare, head
OF the division, who draws a salary
of s25.ooo year from the govern
ment. is going to take q trip to
Europe. with several assistants. ali
travelling on expense accounts. to
sec IL he can And q foreign market
for these food SUPPLIES!
Mr.. Hare's title is director of
sales of the War Department. I'm
der him is a corps OF experts"
with long. high-sounding titles and
fat salaries.
Director Hare officially estimates
that his organization will set the
government back ,25o.ooo a year for
salaries alone. There are many
other expenses, such as trips to
Europe. which will eat UP that ST.
100000 appropriation.
Making Big Sacrifices.
Director Hare told the Houst
Committee on Military Affairs that
he was anxious to dispose of the
arny's surplus supplies as economi-
caily as possible. Yet he intimated
that he intended to raise the salary
of his $4,000 assistant, his 5000
second and third assistants. and his
$500 chiefs Of sections All Of
them. he said, are civilians who are
working for the War Department
at great personal sacrifice.
Representative F. II. La Guardia
of New York. one of the members
of the House, who is fighting TO
compel the War Department to
throw its immense quantities of
foodstuffs on the market, charged
on the floor of the House that Hare
is still receiving his $4,000 salary
from a private corporation. in addi-
tion to the s25,0o0 the government
now pays him. Hare has not issued
a denial.
Could Sell Curling Irons.
As sales manager for the gas
company, he testified that his prin
cipal business was selling gas ranges.
hot plates, gas irons and other i'm
plements using gas for fuel.
Now" says Representative La
Guardia, "if the War Department
had any gas ranges OF curling irons
to sell. / have no doubt that Mr..
Hare could dispose of them prob
ably better than any man in Amer
ica. But when il comes to selling
food supplies. for which the Ameri-
can people are paying outrageous
prices, how can we expect gas
salesman to know how to sell them?
There is a perfectly feasible and
practical way TO get the lb.OU.uv
pounds of canned meats held in stor-
age by the army on the market. where
the public could buy them at cost.
Let every Quartermaster in charge
of these stores in various cities ad-
vertise through the newspapers-not
through a few circulars, as is now
being done-that certain quantities OF
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Seek Reform in Choosing
d. c. Board of Education

Widespread dissatisfaction over
the present method of appointing
members of the Board of Education
has crystallized into a movement to
bring about the election of these
officials by popular vote.
The various organizations and in
terests concerned in effecting the
change last night called a confer
ence to meet at s p. m, Wednesday.
June 26, at the rooms of the Board
of Trade, when the matter of or
ganizing a joint committee to work
for the proposed reform will be dis
cussed.
Organizations EnIisted.
Organizations thus far enlisted in
the movement are:
Washington Board of Trade, Mary
land and District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Labor. Daughters of veter-
ans. Northeast Washington Citizens
Association. Chevy Chase Citizens
Association, Central Labor Union.
High School Teachers Union, Grade
School Teachers Union, Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Association,
Public Interest Association of East
Washington. Washington Branch of
International Association of Machin-
lists, Kenilworth Citizens Association,
Bradbury Heights Citizens Associa-
ton. Washington Civic Center. Wash
ington Elementary Teachers Union.
Fairmont Heights Citizens Associa-
ton, East Washington Citizens Asso-
ciation, Manual Training Association,
Congress Heights Public Improvement
Association. Petworth ,Citizenss-Asso-
citation.
Recently Brought to Head.
Recent reappointments by the
District supreme court have served
to hiring the subject To an iss,,a
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
THO Reds Engineered
Plot to Kill Palmer
Flynn Finds Witnesses Who Saw Accomplice
Carrying Second Suit Case, was
AT Scene of Crime

Important developments in the hunt
for perpetrators of the anarchist
bomb outrage of June were TO
vealed yesterday by William ]. Flynn,
chief of the Bureau of Investigation
Of the Department of Justice. Flynn
said witnesses had been found who
made it certain that the anarchist
who was blown up by the bomb
which he carried to the house of At
torney General Palmer was accom-
panied by an accomplice.
This accomplice also carried a suit
case and was a spectator Of the ex-
plosion which blew the body of IN,
anarchist companion in hundreds of
fragments. Chief Flynn said depart
ment agents had succeeded in ascer-
tanning that the dead anarchist and
his companion had been in New York
two weeks before the night the bomb,
were exploded in Washington ana
other cities of the East.
Warns of More Outraxe..
Chief Flynn warned that the neo-
pie could prepare themselves to ex-
pect other bomb outrages to be per-
petrated- 1T is possible. though
not necessarily so. that they may
come on the Fourth of July" he
said. The plotters are noc going
to stop with the few bombs they
already have set OF. All these
bombs turned out to be miscar-
riages. This. of course, is a matter
for the police of the various cities
to take precautions against.
The dragnet has brought new
evidence to light in connection with
the bomb exposion which wrecked
the home of Attorney General Pal
mer. We are making progress.
steadily and surely. At the pres
ent time. a full announcement of
developments would only tend to
prevent the successful elimination
OF our fabors to round up. not only
the participants in these outrages.
but the ringieaders as well.
I'VE now have eye witnesses who
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
WAR BUILDINGS
DOOMED TO co
Bureau Heads to Confer on
Wedding Out Process
Today.

Many Of the temporary buildings
that spfans sp in tie Capital IKE
during the war emergency
period shortly may be doomed to de-
struction.
Which OF these buildings will be
needed for the housing of Uncle Sans
government will be determined par
TALLY today, when representatives of
all departments and bureaus will con-
fer with the Congressional Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds.
They will present housing needs of
their respective organizations as a
prelude to an investigation by the
committee. headed by Senator Reed
Smoot.
Representative John W. Langley
Is chairman of a sIb-committe,
which will ask permission today at
the House Rules Committee to in.
troduce a bill giving the Public
Buildings and Grounds COMMITTEE
power to have torn down any OF
the buildings it considers unneces.
sary to be maintained.
Buildings erected for the housing
of war workers are included in the
investigation.
Washington's division Of the
United States Housing Corporation
to which thousands of war workers
are indebted for their rooms, will
be dissolved June 80.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

are prepared to testify that they
saw the two men who tried to blow
UP Attorney General Palmer. The
anarchist who was blown up was
accompanied by a man who also
had suit case. 1t is our opinion
that there was also a bomb in the
second suitcase. The man who es-
capped was seen only thirty feet or
so away from the scene after the
explosion.
I'VE now believe that the bomb
exploded at Attorney General
Palmer's house went Off prema-
turely, and that the would-be as
sassins had lost time due to in
terruption in their plans caused by
the presence of the witnesses in
the vicinity. This delay caused the
death of one of them.
Plots Had Common Source.
I'VE now have these two me1 .o-
Gated as having been in New York
two weeks before the night that the
hornts were set off in Washington
and other. ci:.es la the East The
source of the plot is common one
thst is. the bomb outrages all en-
df'tsGu lIOHi a sIs1Sie source, The
source is a domestic one, ALTHOUGH
we think there may be a foreign
connection"
Department of Justice agents and
police are vigorously prosecuting the
search to round up radicals here
and in other cities. Both men ard
women who are known to have made
inflammatory remarks are being ar.
rested and closely questioned ns tc
their connections with other radical
groups.
Arrest Two In Philadelphia.
Arrested on the technical charge OF
violating city ordinance, Lydia Vim
inocios and Samuel Miller are being
held in Philadelphia under 81, 900 bail.
According to police. the couple was
arrested after distributing radical
literature.
Detectives assert wrappers, either
genuine or spurious. bearing the name
of a New York department store.
were found in the mans room after
his arrest
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

The War Department has division which, by
its admission has the FIVE
81 5000 month.
The House has just passed appropriation of
this expensive another Secretary
request.
Yet this mlondoa sales division is unable
to the public $ooooooo worth of surplus food supplies help
reduce the price of food
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

The fact that the various labor
organizations and civic bodies had
indorsed Miss Alice Deal. president
of the High School Teachers As
sociation, for membership on the
board and that the recommenda-
tion was ignored in the appoint
ments has resulted in vigorous
criticism and gained support for
the present movement.
Questions that will occupy the
attention of the conference will be
the manner of the election and
qualifications of voters. The COM
mittee will have the cooperation
of members of Congress in draw
ing up a bill providing for the
election of school board members.
The provisions of such a bill, II
enacted, can be made an integral
part of any new organic school law
which might later be adopted.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Frankfurters Turn Guns
On Allied Mission Hotel

London. June 1S.-An exchange tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen to-
day reported that hostile demonstra-
tions against allied Representatives oc-
Cured in Frankfort-on-Main Monday
night and Tuesday. Shots were fired
at the Hotel Carlton, headquarters
of the allied mission. the dispatch
said. Government troops dispersed
the mob with machine gun fire. French
army officials threatened to lombard
the city If French citizens were mo-
Tested. "a
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

meats and other supplies are on sale
at the army's warehouses at a given
price.
Way to Aid Public.
s'They would soon hnd out whether
or not the public would buy the
bacon md other meats which Sec
retary Baker snys are mot articles
of ordinary commercial trade
1T is ridiculous to say that il this
stun were thrown into the open mar
ket it would ruin the packers. II
would certainly bring down the price
but it wouldn't disturb the industry n
the least. On the other hand. the plan
of Director Hare is to turn the sup
plies back TO the packers to be re.
cured and put up in smaller pack
ages. And the packers arc 20 be
paid a commission for handling
them over again at their own
prices:
The packers thus keep up the pres.
ent high prices. and in addition gel
a commission for doing il. Isn't thai
lovely for Armour. Morris. ct al7
1T would be simply increasing the
stranglehold of private monopoly OF
the purses Of the American people"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Hines Says Crops win Move.

Walker ID. Hines, director general
OF railroads. yesterday said he be-
lieves there are sufficient cars to
move wheat crops without conges-
tion. In addition. he believes the
permit system, again TO be emf
ployed, will be helpful
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
5000 Girls Pledge
ThemSelvesNotto to
Marry for2 Years

Newark. N. J., June 1s.-
Five thousand Northern New
Jersey girls, between the
ages OF 20 and 30. have
pledged themselves to at
least two years voluntary
spinsterhood.g They are to be
graduated from the State
normal schools at Newark
and Montclair this month.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
King Alfonso SIxhsly III.

London. June IRA news, agency
dispatch from Madrid reported today
that King Alfonso is slightly III and
confined to his room.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
PLAN FOODSALE
ABROAD AS u. S.
PRICES BALLOON

War Departments High-Salaried Sales Divi-
sion Plans Expensive Junket to Europe to
Dispose of Meats for Which Public Here Is
Clamoring Representative La Guardia
Makes Caustic Comment on Selling
Program.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Recently Brought to Head.

District supreme court have served
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
Favors -opes Nina

The chancellor laid stress on the
necessity of considering the terms
with an open mind"
II is regarded as certain that Count
Won Brockdor1f- -Rsntzau win not go
hack to Versailles In any event.
whether Germany does or does not
sign.
A tendency 10 blame America gen.
orally and President Wilson person.
ally for the crushing terms U
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-19

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28
&. A. r. REUNION.
Excellent Program Has Been Arranged
For the Get-Together Meeting of
the Veterans on September 1st.


The annual reunion of the Racine and
Kenosha counties Civil War Veterans
will be held at Gland Army Hall in
Racine on Labor Day, Monday, Septem.
Der LIST,
All auxiliary societies, the w. R. c.,
the Sons of Veterans, Ladies of the G.
A. r., Daughters of the g. A. r., and
the members and their families are cor
daily invited.
Veterans Of fhe World War and their
families are urged to participate.
The W. r. c. ladies of Racine will
furnish Refreshments at moderate
charge.
Judge Joseph r. Clarkson of Kenosha
will deliver the principal address.
Racine talenC will contribute music
and recitations.
The business session will be called to
order at 1890; refreshments at 1900;
address and music at 200. 1t is plan
ned to take the 9:40 NJ r. and K. car.
Get off at Fifth and Main streets and
walk directly west on Fifth to College
avenue to old Casino Hail. now known
as G. "A. r. Hall. adva25-27- Bowie
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28
THE GUMps. OPENING SHOW.
At the Rhode Next Sunday, Matinee
and Night.

The fads, freaks and idiosyncracies
OF human nature, and the resistless
/ humor in Sidney Smith s cartoon, will
be accurately Sc. forth in The Gumps
musical farce scheduled for the sea
son : opening attraction at the Rhode.
| In many respects it IS said Howard
Mckent Barnes, the playwright, has
#evolved farce which will stand COM
parlson with the best fun show hits of
the day. The musical score and num-
bers were specially arranged by Isham
Jones, and the lyrics by Casper Nathan,
both composers of well known reputa-
ton for the composition of popular
songs and music.
Every character of the cartoon farce
| is well established and acted in per-
feet tone.
James R. Fraser, a splendid character
actor OF much repute, has the role of
Andy. His portraitur of this sing
/ ular Individual is declared to be won
Ederfully true to type. : Bessie Clifton,
as Min has specialized in the depic-
ton of eccentric women for several
seasons, notably in the original produc-
ton of so Long Betty
Other prominent players are Mary
Jane Shearer late of the New York
Winter Garden, Browning and Graham
travesty artists, George (Porkchop)
Evers comedian, Earl Leslie who made
his mark in Flo F1o's and "The Bet
ter Ole, Marie Welter, clever com
edienne formerly of Springtime, =
Beverley Byrd song and danster,
Maybelle Richards, Grace Mccoy, Leone
Linder, Harry A. Kessley as Slick !"
and others.
According to the Buffalo Courier the
latter named has /" A comic yisage, a
comic voice, a comic gait and comic
habits, and is responsible for more than
one comedian s share of the fun =
OF sedate, ludicrous, topical and ,iazzy
songs there are twenty and dance mum
bers galore. Amongst the most striking
of the latter are THE Pierrots, y
Beach Girls, y Getty Sports, = "sea
Sprites, Sunshine GirlsO and the
Bathing Girls. = At intervals the
dancers traverse the performance, ed
dying in and out with new and eccen-
trio footsteps Of character seldom
seen within the borders of a single
program. advdw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28

First Publication July 81, 1919
KEN0SHA COUNTY COURT-IN PRO
BATE
NOTICE no CREDITORS.
In the matter Of the estate Of Oscar Lund-
berg, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands Of all persons against Oscar
Lundberg, deceased, late of the town Of
Randall, In said County of Kenosha. will be
examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms Of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City Of Keno
sha, in and for said County. on the first
Tuesday Of October, A. d. 1919, and on the
first Tuesday Of January. A. ID. 1920. at
ten o'clock A. NJ. of~those days: also that
the time until and including the first Tues
day Of December. A. ID. 1919 is the time
allowed and limited for creditors of said
Oscar Lundberg, deceased. to present their
claims for examination and allowance.
Dated ut Kenosha, the oath day Of July,
A. ID. 1919
BY the Court.
GEO. W TAYLOR.
VIE County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28

Paid for barley, rye and oats, deliv
cred at your nearest station; also cab
bage, onions and potatoes. Get our
prices before selling elsewhere. The
Dunnebacke Co., Market and West
Main street, Kenosha Phone SOl.
eO2. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28
LEGAL NOTICES.

IEUAL NOI1CESs
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the Eastern district of Wis
consin. In the matter of Harry r. Miller
bankrupt
The above named bankrupt, having filed
his petition to be discharged, the court
made the following order thereon--to wit:
On the sixteenth day Of August A. p
1919. on reading the foregoing petition it
is ordered by the court that a hearing be
had upon the same on the Twenty seventh
day of September A. y. 1910, before said
court, in the city Of Milwaukee, in said
district, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and
that notice thereof be published in The
Telegraph Courier, newspaper published
in said district and that all known credi-
tors and other persons in interest may APP
pear at the said time and place and show
cause. if any they have. why the prayer OF
the said petitioner should not be granted
1t is further ordered by the court that
the clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies Of said petition and this
order. addressed to them at their places of
residence as stated.
Witness the Hon. Ferdinand A. Geiger
JUDGE Of said court. and the seal thereof
at Milwaukee. in said district. on the Six
teenth day of Aupnst AD. 1919
L. 81 F. c. WESTFAHL, JR.. Clerk
WIS