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The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
EACH DAY BRINGS Is MORE
DC. MEN HOME FOR PARADE
Col. Harper Makes the Announcement that a
Shipload of Soldiers Is Due February 7
In Addition to Casuas.

A large number of Washington
service men will be returned home
in time for the patriotic celebration
in their honor and that of President
Wilson was the opinion of Col.
Robert n. Harper. chairman of the
executive committee of the Welcome
Home Parade.
Assurances were given me today
by the War Department that a ship
load of troops are expected on Feb
ruary Z, which will be stationed at
Fort Washington, Nd" Col. Harper
said last night. Army officials
stated that in this contingent there
are 20B or more District men, be-
longing as 1 understood it to Bat
terry D, Eightieth Division, which
left here under the command of
Capt. oliver c. Terry.
approximately twenty-five Dis
trict men, / en- told, are returning
to the city each day."
Twenty n Day Register.
Reports from headquarters of the
District National Guard at Room "a.
District Building, show that return
ed and the families of returned SOL
diers, in response to requests made
by Gen. Douglas r. Simms, who is
recruiting all Washington service
men for the parade. are registering
there at the rate of twenty per day.
The registration of returned SOL
diers yesterday was as follows: Wal
ter E. Anderson, Camp Meade, Nd. !;
Lieut. Walter c. Briggs, Munition
Building, nineteenth and B streets;
Daniel Freeland, jr., 14os Minnesota
avenue southeast; Sergt. George H.
Greenfield. 1881 Thirteenth street
northwest; NJ. C. Handleman, 1888
Elexenth street northwest; Sergt.
Schley Walter Hermann, 5lOS Georgia
avenue; Edward ]. Johnson. 2466 Phil
lip court northwest; Sergt. John F.
McVicker, George H. Miller, 70 Twen-
ty-second street northwest; Walter
T. Parker, 200 Tenth street south
east; Sergt. Arthur l.. Phillips, 1902
b street northeast; Corp. Henry c.
Ransom. 1927 Thirty-fifth street north
west; Lieut.. James p. Schroeder, 1918
X street northwest; john II. Schul.
III Massachusetts avenue northeast. !.
Lester s. Scott, 1885 r street north
west; Paul Sherlow, 457 c street north
west: Randall S. Smallwood. Manas-
sas, Va; Donald ]. Thomas, sl2
Nineteenth street northwest: and
Corp. Randolph X. Wheat, z Girard
street northeast
Gen. simms is particularly anxious
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01

to have every District man register
at National Guard headquarters.
either at the Armory, 472 l. street
northwest. or in Room "a. Municipal
Building, in order that the personnel
of the units will be made in ample
time for the parade.
AS chairman of the decoration COM
mittee, 4. j. Murphy said last night
that there was great interest dis
played among the merchants of the
city in decorating their esta blish
ments. Several of the largest de-
partment stores will decorate their
shop windows in keeping with the oc-
casion. One merchant has stated that
his windows will be used to repre-
sent a scene of a soldier returning 10
his home. Others will show relics and
war trophies gathered on the battle
fields of France.
The first steps have already been
taken, Mr.. Murphy stated, towards
making the Avenue brilliant with the
colors of the national flag. He stated
that the devices to hold the flags have
been placed upon the electroliers
along the principal thoroughfares.
Bright ms Day.
Numerous containers erected at va
rious points along the avenue will be
used on the night of the celebration
rious points along the Avenue will be
to burn red lights for an hour during
the height of the celebration. A num-
Der of searchlights thrown from the
roof of the Treasury Building will
make Pennsylvania avenue from Fif-
teenth street to the Capitol as light
as midday.
Efforts have been made to have
Washington Barracks, the Amemican
University and Camp Meigs, throw
the searchlights into the heavens on
the night of the parade.
One of the novelty features of the
big procession will be the down-to-
earth appearance of airplanes, geared
to run on the pavements at low rate
Of speed. This will be the first op-
portunity afforded many Washing
tonians to see aircraft at such close
range.
Col. Harper proposes to have several
German cannon. captured trophies, in
the line of march, If arrangements can
be completed with the War Depart
ment
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
MASS MEETING
TO DEMAND RISE
Will Prepare Appeal to
Congress to Increase Pay
of Federal Workers.

That public appeal may be made to
Congress to grant a salary increase
of $3.50 per year, or a dollar day.
and to include IN this increase the
employees OF the War Risk and all
other permanent government bureaus,
a mass meeting will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock at Liberty
Hut, in Union Station Plaza, under
the auspices Of Federal Employees
Union, No. 2.
Representative Jeanette Rankin,
of Montana, and Edward Heating of
Colorado. will speak, and Luther c.
Steward, president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees, will
preside.
War Risk employees, who have been
vigorously pressing their case for in
clusion in the salary increase, point
out that many of their number re-
ceive but $500 and 1900 per year, and
all of them are subject to the same
living conditions which make the $3.50
increase a necessity for other govern
ment employees.
The War Risk Bureau employees,
within the past ten days, have formed
branch of the Federal Employees
union with a membership of 5000 or
more. George w. Batson has been
elected president Of the new branch
and Miss Esther Penn. secretary.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Rent Collector Indicted
for Theft of $500

George Henderson. a former rent
collector, was indicted yesterday by
the grand jury for forgery and ut
tering. 1t is alleged that Hender-
son forged the name of Rachel E.
Schneider, of the Balfour Apart
ments, and obtained $500. He is
still at large. Others indicted and
the charges against them are:
Assault with a dangerous weapon,
Ruth E. West. Ethel Dimes and
Reuben C. Raulhac; robbery, Frank
c. Johnson and Vinelle King; grand
larceny, Harold E. Warner, Leo
Burke, Edward Jones, Margare
Harper, Sylvia Thomas and George
c. Elliott; violation section S51-b
D. c. Code, Louis Bliss; housebreak-
ing and larceny, Luther Young.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Copper Miners Urged
to Find Other Work

Representatives of the copper mines
and smelter workers in Arizona. Mon
tana and Utah conferTing with Sccre-
tary OF Labor Wilson, Yesterday.
were urged to find other employment
until the copper markets again become
normal.
The representatives said the situation
was grave because large numbers of
men. attracted by the high wartime
wage in the copper works are now un-
employed.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
THREE FILE $4,000
SUITS FOR DAMAGES
Alleged Slander, False Arrest and
Injuries Reasons for Action.

Three damage suits, each for $4,000,
were filed yesterday in the District
Supreme Court.
Gertrude Curtin asks $4,000 damages
of Max Davidson for alleged slander,
said TO have been committed on Jam
uary II last in front of the defendants
store at 43 L street northeast.
Margaret Johnson asks $4,000 dam
ages for alleged false arrest and as
sault which she claims Joseph and
Jessie Tschipke are responsible for
Tie assault is said to have taken place
on October II last
Ephriam p. II. Parker asks $4,000
damages of the Anacostia and Potom-
ac River Railroad Company for intur-
les alleged to have been received In a
collision on Delaware avenue north
east on September 6. 1917.
Attorney Crandall Mackcy appears
for all three plaintiffs.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Lithuanians Seek u. S.
Aid Against Bolsheviki

A delayed appeal to the United
States for assistance against the Boil
sheviki was received from Lithuania
yesterday by the Lithuanian National
Council. Victory over the Bolsheviki
near koszdery was officially report
ed. The Bolsheviki are still aided by
strong German forces. it was declared.
and entente aid at least In supplies
are needed at once.
Lithuania will recognize no decision
Of the Peace Conference that does not
free her from both Russia and Po-
land. according to leaders here.
Colds Cause Headaches and Pains,
feVerish Headaches and body pains caused from
a cold are soon relieved by taking LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets There's only oue
"Bromo Quinine." Z. W. GROVES signature
on the box. soc.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
G.W.U. CLASS TO STUDY
HISTORY OF STONE AGE
Course VIII Include Herodotus,
PIutarch and Others.

The class in ancient history at
George Washington University will be
resumed at the beginning of the next
semester. which opens about the mid
die OF next month. The class will be
under direction of Prof. Elmer Louis
Kayser. secretary of the university.
Mr.. Kayser. who entered an officers
training camp at Louisville, Ky. last
October, WIS released from the serv-
ice after the signing of the aruhstice.
The class will meet Tuesday. Thurs
day. anS sturday mornings. The
course 4 tDclude a study of the, his
tory III 4. 3scient oriental peoples.
and ~ Greece nd Rome; with COL
latcraI rcAoiuga IA the translated texts
'of ktsr1cca:us. Plutach, Thucydides
TacilGa ara ether
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
STRICKEN AT GOLF,
MRS. DOWNS DIES
Wife of Manager of Hotel Wash
ington Succumbs to Apoplexy.

Mrs. Fay Saville Downs. wife of
Robert s. Downs. manager of the Ho-
tel Washington. died suddenly last
evening at o'clock. Mrs. Downs
was stricken with appoplexy while
playing golf at the Columbia Coun-
try Club yesterday afternoon about
o'clock, and was removed to her
apartments in the Washington Ho-
tel. She did not regain consciousness.
Mrs. Downs was a native Of Bal
timore, and was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Saville of that city.
She had lived in Washington for a
number of years. She is survived by
her husband. a son. Donald. who is
at Princeton, her father and mother.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been made.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Clarence E. Latimer Dead,
Funeral Set for Monday

Funeral services will be held Mon
day at st. Andrews Church for Clar-
'ence Z. Latimer. who died yesterday
of influenza at his home, S401 Six
teenth street.
Mr.. Latimer was born in Washing
ton fifty-three years ago. For many
years he was connected with the In
ternational Building Association, and
later with the F. H. Smith Company.
About a year ago. with his brother.
Lee d. Latimer, he opened the real
estate firm of Lee D. Latimer Com
pany. He is survived by his wife
and two children.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
q Licenses
~ Ordered Removed

resident Wi'son has signed a proc
Faspstion, - octive today, removing
fes rcluir u.ent of licenses under the
'fopd crG-col act in a large number
OF g - and repeating regulations
governing those whose licenses have
been cancelled. Only the following
remain under license:
Importers and distributors of
wheat, corn, oats, rye. barley and
rice.
Importers, manufacturers and dis
tributors of fresh, canned or cured
beef. pork or mutton, cottonseed and
cottonseed products, lard. butter, eggs
and sugar.
Importers and manufacturers of
rice, rice flour. wheat flour, wheat
mill feeds and cold storage ware
housemen.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Brazil Sure to Accept
League Of Nations Plan

Brazil will accept the decision Of
the United States and the entente re-
garding the league Of nations and an
other world issues, according 10 the
declaration OF the Brazilian deIer1
tion 10 ,he Peace Conference. maa-
public In Washington yesterday.
Brazirs special interest is reEardrD-
the Geru-an FrsseE lhe tEazlL
result OF LhG t-hrlt war.a7c Fua
ships sum and rvcs l5sf wiu be sE-
pectel. il LE stated
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
SENATE FAVORS
HIGHER SALARIES
Increases Made in Legisla-
tive Bill Over Sums
= Fixed by House.

Appropriations for the nine sub
reasuries in the United states,
'hich were cut out of the legisla-
we bin by the House, have been re-
tored by the Senate Committee on
ppropriations. The bill was re-
orted yesterday and carries & total
Z s97, 7,761, Silt. which is greater
Y 1915, 5000 than when the bill
assed the House. Il is more than
100000 in excess OF the bill passed
st year.
Amounts allowed are: Baltimore,
1880; Boston, S46.57O; Chicago,
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01

program authorized yesterday Will
give the United States thirty-nin.
nrst-class capital ships.
Navy experts do not expect 20 b.
able TO complete the new program
before 1925. however. and the dill
ference in the strength OF the two
navIes will depend upon the con-
struCtion undertaken by England.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Forty New Mexican Consulates.

Mexico win establish forty new con-
sulates in the United States, South
America, and Europe, II was announe-
ed at the MEXICAN Embassy yester-
day
The Washington herald., 1919-02-01
Piles Cured in Q to IL Days.

Druggists refund money IL PAZo OINTMENT
fails to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pro
truding Piles. stops Irritation; soothes and
Heals. You can get ressful sleep after the hrst
application Price 6oc.-Ady.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
CITY ADVERTISEMENT

Adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Excise Commissioners of the City OF
Perth Amboy, N j.. held October 9th,
1919, adjourned from October 7th The
members present were Commissioners
Frey, Fitzpatrick. Smith. Lucas and
President Flynn.
Application of Joseph Fuchs for re-
newal of saloon license at 1928 Cort-
iandt Street. for three months, which
was laid over from last meeting, was
again laid over.
Application Of Joseph Saynoga for
renewal of saloon license at 456 Me-
chanic Street, for three months. which
had been laid over from the last meet
ing, was taken up n balloted on, and
granted, with the condition that this
license does not authorize violation of
the laws OF the United States. same to
be stamped on the face of the IL
cense. by the following vote: Yea
Frey. Fitzpatrick. Smith. Lucas. Flynn.
Nay-None.
Application for transfer of the hotel
license of Floyd It. Brown at S25 AM
boy Avenue, which had been~laid over
from the last meeting. was again laid
over
The Board adjourned.
JOHN HANSON, JR.,
Clerk.
9522-ll-7-It.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
LOVE VALUED AT 100000
Artist-soIdIer sues Play Producer
for Theft Of Wife's
Affections.

New York.-Two hundred thousand
dollars is the quotation for a wife's
lost affections which figures In an
action brought IN the Supreme court
by Raymond O. Keller, artist, Of 422
West 18th street, against George e.
Lothrop, ST., theatrical producer.
Mr.. Keller explains in the complaint
that Just before Joining the army and
In anticipation Of going overseas to
fight, he and Mrs. Keller were mar
rled on April 8, 1918. While a soldier
Mr.. Keller won a promotion to ser
geant.
The artist asserts that on his re-
turn to this country he discovered Mrs.
Keller's love was no longer his, and
he charges that Mr.. Lothrop lavished
gifts upon her, knowing she was a
married woman.
MIR. Lothrop filed a general denial
to the allegations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
To Richard E.. Comegys.
BY virtue of an order of the Court
of Chancery made on the fourteenth
day of october, 1919. in a cause where
in Emil Koyen is complainant and you
are defendant. you are required to APP
pear and answer to the complainant's
bill on or before the fifteenth day of
December next. or the said bill will be
taken as confessed against you. The
said bill is filed to procure a reforma-
ton of two certain agreements made
by you with Emil Koyen bearing date
June Is. 1911. for the purchase of lots
on block 323-B on a map entitled Map
of Property owned by Emil Koyen and
liver C. O~stergaard at Perth Amboy,
N. j." one for lots Nos. 8 { and and the
other for lotsINos. 8 and 6. by changing
the purchase price mentioned in each
of said agreements from Two hundred
dollars ($200.O0) to Four hundred dol
lars ($400.00). and to further compel a
specific performance of the said agree
ments. q
Dated. Perth Amboy. N. J., October
16, 1919.
ADRIAN LYON,
Solicitor for Complainant.
210 Smith Street,
Perth Amboy. New Jersey.
9114-10-17-4t-oew-fri.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
U. S. HAS BUILT 1863 SHIPS
Wartime shipbuilding Campaign In
the United States Produces Over
100000 Tons.

Washington, D. C.-American ship.
building efforts, commenced with the
war, have resulted to date in the con-
struction of Lass vessels of a total
dead weight tonnage of s,109,059, the
Emergency Fleet corporation announ-
ced today. The steel tonnage contrib
uted by vessels amounted TO 6,455,2O8.
During the present year 891 vessels
or 4,796,537 dead weight tonnage were
delivered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
Curious Collection of Pens.

In the prison at Lyons, France,
there is n curious collection of pens.
They are the pens with which the exc
cutioners signed the regulation re-
ceipts for the prisoners handed over
to them to be guillotined. At each
execution q fresh pen is used fer the
purpose and the ink is left to dry
upon it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07

A meeting Of the South Amboy
Woman's Club was held in the-new
school building yesterday afternoon
with a good attendance. The meet
ing was addressed by Miss Ewing,
director of Public Health Nursing.
Miss Ewing has been trying to inter
est the club in a community nurse
and no doubt that organization win
AXE steps to advocate it. The series
of card parties held under the IS
pieces of the club at the homes of the
various members for the benefit of
the hospital are progressing very
nicely. The club is pledged for 500
for the hospital and the money is be-
ing raised in this manner 1t is hoped
by the members that when the build
ing Is completed that the club viii
be able to endow one rocm as a gift.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07
BUDGET 0F MEMS
FOR So. AMBOY
Joel Parker Council Again Wins
--O.heT News
BV Special Correspondent.

SOUTH AMBOY, Nov. Joe
Parker Council number sixty-nine of
this city travelled to Monmouth juno
ton last night twenty-six strong and
came back home once more with the
honor banner of the Past Councillors
Association. This makes twice in sue
cession that the local council has won
the banner and if they accomplish
this trick at Metuchen next month the
Association will present them with a
handsome set of ivory gavels. A great
deal of sport was enjoyed enroute to
the Junction and on the return trip
home.
Two new members from South Am
boy were taken into the Association
last night they being John l.. Apple
gate and John Korkea. This REIN
forced the ranks of the locals making
a total of thirteen past Councillors
present giving them 202 IL points.
The meeting was held in the cham
Der Of Royal Council of Monmouth
Junction. The feature of the evening
was the completion of tn equoit tour
nament. Goodwill Council of New
Brunswick came out leaders in this
tournament finishing with a perfect
score while Joel Parker Council of
this city finished second. Charles
Carlisle and James English did the
tossing for the locals.
The meeting was agreeably surpriS-
eP.-to have with it Edwin 7. BARLEY
the newly elected state vice. councillor.
He addressed the meeting and urg-
ed a great increase in membership.
He advised the representatives from
the different councils as to the method
OF getting new members and getting
them to come to the meetings.
The question of a Indies night was
brought up and by an almost unani-
nous vote the members. decided to
hold a ladies' night at Metuchen
Council next month. The question of
an annual banquet was also brought
up and it was decided to hold it in
one of the churches.
Those from South Amboy who made
the trip were. Ansell Morris. John l..
Applegate, Herbert r. Dix, NJ. Lee
Stultz, Otto Miller, James English,
John Korkea, j. T. Dill, Henry Dill,
Burke ~Lambertson. John Mcdowell,
Marshall Magee, Fred Petty. Samuel
Watson, Harper Lewis, William A.
Mills, Donnell Hoffman, Peter Apple
gate, Collin Stratton, e. c. Thomas.
e Edwin l.. Tice. Willard Olcott, and
several others.
The "Y" invites the general public
to hear G.. Gay Wood, b. A. and M.
A, graduate of Yale and Harvard,
native of. China, who will speak on
"~Shantung'' at the Methodist Episco-
pal church tonight. The original in
tention was to have a Japanese stu
den from n of the leading Afneri-
can universities speak on the same
question and to secure Congressman
Scully or some other representative
to sunl-up the matter from an Amer
lean standpoint. Temporary arrange
ments were made with the japanese
that had to be cancelled 1T the last
minute.
n,aati,o of tho Co,,tb Ap,bo.y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-07

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The sun., 1919-06-08
FINGER LAKES.
Spectal Despafch 10 TIN an


AUBURN, N. Y. June 7.-Motorists. in
numbers not equalled at this season Of
the year since the war opened. found
their way this week into the picturesque
region of the Finger Lakes in central
New York, where improved highways,
fms fishing and good hotel accommoda-
lions combined to provide the vacation
lists with sure relief from the cities
heat. During the week 400 cottages and
summer homes on Skaneateles. Owasco,
Cayuga, Seneca. Keuka and Canandai-
qua lakes opened for the season and a
far larger number will be put into use
later in the month, when the schools and
colleges close.
Waters In all the lakes are at an I'M
usually high level and the fishing is
excellent The newly formed Finger
Lakes Association has begun marking
the scores of historic spots in the locality
in a way to distinguish them to the
tourist. Whether in wooded glen or
along the smooth stretches of State
road, artistic markers are being erected
to point the way to hooks rich in his
torical significance and Indian legends.
With the advent OF June the country
clubs on the lakes have opened for the
season and golf and tennis tournaments
have started. Many hotels are booked
for weeks ahead, and virtually all are
Allied at present. Regular boat service
will start soon on several lakes, along
whose shores the summer colonies are
planning special canoe and motor boat
regattas
The sun., 1919-06-08
Outdoor Sports at Garden City

Brooklyn-Mrs. w. S. NJ. Mead, Ben
jamin +. Mead. Mrs. NJ. Atwood. Mrs.
W. d. Breaker. II. l.. Moore. Frank A.
Selle. Mr.. and Mrs, George Powers. Mr..
and Mrs. John Middleton. Mrs, Ambrose
l. McCafferty. 4. w. Downing, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs, Charles
II. Dewey. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Lock-
wood. Miss Lockwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Y.
A. Walter. Miss Walter, Mrs l.. NJ.
Werner, Miss Norma Werner, Mr. and
Hrs. Sherman LOOMS. Mrs. d. S. Are
mott. the Misses Arnott. Mr. and Mrs.
George T. Moon.
From other points-Mr. and Mrs. II.
S. Jordan. Des Moines; George F. Kear-
ney. st. Johns. y. F.: Robert Watson,
St. Johns, N. F.; Mrs. Howard Rich
mond, Providence, r. l.. Henry ]. Nor
ris. Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Burdick. Pittsburg Mr.. and Mrs. Parks
w. Pope. Eric ]. Pope. Elaine Pope.
Sydney, Australia; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
Motter. Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Parish. Mrs,
w. w: Wheeler. ST. Joseph. Mo. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Wallace. Boston;
Major and Mrs. w. T. Owens and Miss
Owens, Hartford, Conn.