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The Washington times., 1919-06-02
REIMBURSE YANK
ROBBED BY FOE

Repatriated American soldiers may
have the value Of necessary personal
articles. stolen by the Germans while
prisoners-of-war. reimbursed 70
them, according to a decision OF the
Comptroller OF the Treasury made
public today. However. money taken
from them cannot be reimbursed. &C.
cording to existing laws, says the
decision.
This decision was made in the case
OF Private Charles w. West, Company
n, 1O9th Infantry. who was captured
by the Germans near Chateau Thierry
July Is. 1918. While he was wound
GO and helpless, he says. a watch and
152 francs in money were stolen from
him.
The auditor for the war Depart
ment was authorized to pay him SO
for the watch.
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
PRESIDENT GETS IRISH
PROTESTS FROM WALSH

PARIS, June Frank P. Walsh, on
behalf Of the Irish-American delega-
tion, has sent a letter TO President
Wilson transmitting a number OF ca
Diagrams from various parts OF the
United States insisting that the dele
CATION be given an opportunity to pre-
sent Ireland's case before the peace
conference and protesting against
Article x OF the covenant Of thu
league OF nations. He requests the
President to give the cabIegrans
careful consideration.
In the letter Walsh tells the PrssI-
dent he fears the evil effects which
might follow the inclusion OF Article
x in the covenant in its present form.
This article binds the signatory
powers to uphold and respect the ter
ritorial integrity and Independence OF
other powers.
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
etween September

no part of ii. to be ourselves again.
with our ideals untarnished-to be
just Americans"
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL
WILL HAVE DAY SESSIONS

This years encampment Of the Ma
tional Service School which opens for
. three-week session on June Is, will
introduce some new classes in the
course and a new plan to have day
classes for Washington women who
cannot become resident members will
be put into effect
II is expected that many house
wives, whose duties al home are
such that they can leave only for
short periods in the day, will take
advantage Of the new arrangement
and attend the new day classes at the
Service School and the Mason House.
A limited number Of scholarships
are available in telegraphy. com
munity service. signaling, home gar
deninE and first aid.
The Washington times., 1919-06-02

Make your money "wOrk OF nGh2.S
II IL II net ngAting for you in the
Industrial field, put II to WOek -
War SaVingS Stamps-
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
COL. CUTLER THINKS PEACE
ENJOYS WILL AID ZI0NISM

NEW YORK, June 2.-TCoI Harry
Cutler. OF Providence. R. l.. chairman
of the Jewish welfare board. and
member OF the Zionist delegation at
the peace eonference,' returning on
the Rotterdam. said that he was OPP
timistic in respect to the prospects
for the aspirations OF the Jewish peo-
pie being favorably treated as the re-
suit OF the representations OF the
Jewish delegates at the conference.
The delegates" he said. are very
hopeful that the Palestine matter
will be settled by appointing England
as the trustee. 1 hope that with
President Wilson's support the Big
Four and the plenary council will
recognize the right OF the Jews to
have q homeland in Palestine"
The Washington times., 1919-06-02

ablest and most brilliant officials.
but by the most astute and talented
statesmen Of England, al for Britain
and all with an eye single TO Britain's
power and greatness; for France. her
grand, old premier, and her most
famous citizens. stand there ever
alive to Frances interest, demanding
Frances right, and fighting for
Frances aggrandizement; Italy, from
her various parties, has sent her
best, skilled and learned in state
craft, Italians all, for Italy and ItaIys
future; Japan's cunning and Illus
trious sons. fight Japan's battles for
Japan's expansion and Japan's in
crease in territory and wealth"
There is but one nation unrepre-
sented, perhaps included in a wide
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
Copyright, 1918.
By r. L Goldberg.

range OF internationalism, but not
otherwise. and that is the United
States Of America" he added. The
position originally assumed by our
country, OF idealism and altrutsm'
struck a responsive chord in the gem
erous hearts Of Americans, but I'M
fortunately we have seen our ideal
ten.
We have observed with astonish-
ment and Indignation our country in
eXtricably bound in the sordid. cum
ming, secret, and crafty designs OF
European and Asiatic governments.
We'd wish, IL we could not stem the
tide of greed and avarice, selfishness.
and sordidness. and stop the secret
plotting and plumber, at least to be
The Washington times., 1919-06-02
YOUTH is STABBED.

Melchia Mcdowell, colored, twenty
years old. lies at Emergency Hospital
in critical condition. suffering from
stab wounds on the arms and body re-
ceived last night during an aIterca-
ton at $50 F street northwest The
police are looking for Adam Cash,
colored. eighteen years old. living at
the + street house, in connection with
the alteration.
The Washington times., 1919-06-02

Thriff Stamps are eafeFpmarA
When they have grown to aixGsaa in
number, \ few cents RstamoEphOasA
then - . bIG BIue butterFFY Of =
War Savings Stamp
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PARISSHOCKEDB
ROOSEVELT DEATH
Friend of Liberty and
France, Says President
Poincare
GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT
Regrets Expressed on All Sides
at Colonel's Sudden
Demise

Paris, Jan 7.--Theodore Roosevelt't
death came az a shock TO Paris, which
was unaware of his Illness. The public
has been expecting the fulfillment of his
promise to visit France.
The news of Colonel Roosevelt's death
was communicated by the Associated
Press TO the peace ommisslon and
other officials in diplomatic circles. elicit
ing general expressions of shock and
regret.
President Polncare said:
II am very much affected bys the re-
port Of ex-President Roosevelt's death.
1t was so unexpected. After the Presi-
dent had left the hospital some days ago
we thought that all danger had passed.
We'll do remember the dignif1ed let
ter which / received from Mr.. Roose-
welt after the dcatb>of his son Quentin.
in which he informed me that he was
coming to France to visit the grave Of
his son. It Is distressing to me to think
that poor Roosevelt will not have an
opportunity to lay flowers on the grave
of his heroic son.
Sympathy for widow
1.-The whole heart of France goes OFT
to Mrs. Roosevelt in sympathy.
Friend of liberty. friend OF France.
Roosevelt has given without counting
sons and daughters, his energy that lib.
erty may live. We are grateful to him.
We wish to express to Mrs. Roosevelt
our most sincere coincidence"
President Toincarc sent cablegram
Of sympathy to Mrs. Roosevelt He also
tecgraphed to Lieutenant Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr. and Captain Kermit
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have been familiar with, but one the
outside world perhaps never has known.
II Is a circumstance that may De salo
to be eloqucntly characteristic OF tne
simple home life of the Roosevelt ram,
ily II Is said that II was not unt''
about four months ago that the saga
more Hin house had installed In II eiec'
trio lights.
Noted visitors from many lands, pri-
vate men of renown. international mis-
sions sent by foreign Governments nave
come to the Sycamore Hill house 10
find the Colonel writing. debating or
reading by the light OF Oil lamps
Throughout his great home only OIL
burning lights were TO be found until
few months ago. on the desk at wnicn
the Colonel sat in his presidential chair
In the White House days-there s'ooo
an oil lamp
II was neighborly "Reminiscences To-Day
that revealed why precedent was shat,
tered at last In the Roosevelt homestead
and oil surrendered Its place to the more
modern electricity.
You know" the Colonel was quoted
by a neighbor as saying. half apologeti-
cally, I'VE just had to put In electric
lights. The servants demanded II
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Wilson Sends Cable
to Mrs. Roosevelt
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from Page One
the last wishes of Mr.. Roosevelt be
regarded in this matter.
ARCHlBALD ROOSEVELT"
The order to offer a guard of hono,
and an escort of United States troon.
At the funeral was given by telephone tc
General j. Franklin Bell, commander O,
the Eastern Department.
secretary Bakers message was as fol.
lows:
THE Secretary of War directs tha,
you make to Mrs. Roosevelt a formal
oner or United States troops for duty
as guards and as escorts at the funeral
or Mr.. Roosevelt, regardless OF the pub.
iished statement that the family desires
none.'
Funeral OF Spartan Simplicity
With the flags of Oyster Bay drooned
at half mast and its citizens IN
deep mourning. arrangements for the
unostentatious funeral services here
tomorrow were being perfected TO-DAY bv
members OF the family. High in tho
air over Sycamore Hill army airplanes
from Hazelhurst Field maintained n
ceaseless vigil, occasionally swoopinc
toward the earth 20 drop a wreath oS
iaurer among the elms near tho man
sion.
In accordance with the wishes OF ,he
FORMER President as expressed 10 NTrs
Roosevelt, obsequies will be OF almost
spartan simplicity. First there will be
prayer tomorrow at the house. at
tended only by relatives. At 1915
O'Clock the Protestant Episcopa. service
lor tne dead will be read in Christ
Church by the rector, the Rev. Georqe
Il. Talmage. There will be no ,nusic
no eulogy. no honorary pall-bearers
Mrs. Roosevelt has requested that no
MOWERS be sent. Present and former
employees or the Roosevelt estate prob-
ably will carry the coffin.
Among those arriving today TO attend
tns FUNERAL was William Loeb. Jr vbo
was Colonel Roosevelt's secretary when
ne was President. Accompanied bv Mrs
Loeb. he went directly to Sycamore nm
To Rest Beneath Fir Trees
Burial will be made in Younr's Ne.
mortal Cemetery-the Gods Acre OF tho
oid foungs farm. Colonel Rooseyel,
VIII lie beneath the fir trees on The
crest OF a Knoll overlooking Oyster Raw
cove-a beautiful spot selected soon n f,cr
he left the White House. The Cemetery
was established as a family burial pIacs
by an old Long Island family nearIv
two centuries ago. The Colonel will he
the hrst OF the Roosevelts TO be buried
In the family plot.
The quaint church where the seryices
VIII be held has seating accommoda.
tons for only $50 persons. Admission
win be by ticket. The church recently
celebrated Its 2ooth anniversary.
bronze table bearing the names OF the
vestrymen. includes that OF Theodore
Roosevelt. President OF the United
States" Two pages of foolscap hung in
cases on the walls. carry the names of
young men Of the church who entered the
service for the war. The names of Col.
onei Roosevelts sons head the list.
Attended Church Regularly
z While the ex-Presldsnt regularly Mt.
tended services at Christ Church while
- Oyster BAY, he was. at the time OF
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CIVIC CLUB OBSERVES
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Birthday Party This After
noon and New Building
Fund Started

This afternoon, from 3 until o'clock,
tho Civic Club Of Philadelphia will hold
birthday party in honor of the twenty
| NTH anniversary of its organization.
The club is preparing to celebrate the
event in a practical way by, raising a
fund with which to provide larger head
quarters which the directors hope will
soon become home not only for It's
own activities and members, but a
home for civlcs in this city--a civic
headquarters"
The Civic club. OF which the idea
was evolved by Miss Cornelia Frothng-
ham and the late Mrs. owen Wister. held
its first meeting February 3. 1894, at
the Art Club.
For considerable period prior to that
date, however. these two clever young
women had thought out the plan and
maturcd 1t by discussing its aspects with
the women who at that time were at
the head of all serious work in Philadel-
phla, and were recognized as leaders In
all progressive thought In philanthropy
and in education.
Mrs Cornelius Stevenson was the
first president. Previous TO that time
she had been much interested In re-
form, having usually served on commit
tees when the Municipal League or Civil
Service Reform conventions brought to
Philadelphia such people as Charles
'uaparte. Carl Schurz, the late Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Josephine
Shaw Lowell.
Among the prominent women con-
nected with the club in it's early years
were Miss Anna Hallowell, Mrs. Joseph
+. Mumford, Mrs J. Dundas Lippincott.
Mrs Alfred G. Harrison. Mrs. William
+. jerks, Mrs. c. Stuart Patterson. Miss
Cecilia BeauX. Mrs. Leverett Bradley.
Mrs. Arthur II. Lea, Miss Mira Dock
and Mrs. Talcott Williams. For five
years the club developed in usefulness
and acquired strength under the presi- (
dency of Mrs Stevenson.
She eventually passed the reins OF the :
club into the hands of Mrs. Wister. who ,
soon afterward was elected by the Board !
IF Judges to the Board OF Education !
from the Twenty second Ward. She re-
tained both offices until some time after |
her marriage, when she resigned. and |
Mrs. Matthew Baird assumed the re-
sponsibilitics Of the clubs development !
Upon Mrs. Baird's resignation. due to i'll |
health. Mrs. Wister resumed the helm.
After Mrs. Wister's death. Mrs. Frank .
Miles Day. who was then first vice
president, served for one year and Mrs
stevenson then took the position again
or one year. in order to carry out GER
ain policies of Mrs Wister. Her sue
essor was Mrs. Edward w Biddle, who
$ now president
The summary of the work done during
he last twenty-five years shows that the
lub has been a leader in many phases
( civic betterment Among the various
ines of activities In which It has taken
ncial action a few of the most import
mt are: Playground work, placing of
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Roosevelt, who are with the American
army OF occupation at Coblenz
stephen Piehon, Foreign Minister
said:
without entering into political mat
'ers pertaining to the United States, the
death Of Mr.. Roosevelt must be re.
grettcd. lie was an eminent and cour-
ageous man, inspired with pure patriot
ism. France shares with the entire
American people in the sorrow following
his death"
M. Pichon cabled his condolences to
Mrs. Roosevelt.
J. J. Jusserand. the French ambassa-
dor to the United States, laid:
THE unexpected death of one who
has upheld all his life the principles of
viriie manhood. straightforward hon.
esty and fearlessness, will be mourned
all over the world. nowhere moro sin.
cerely than In France. whose cause he
upheld In her worst crisis In a way that
shall never be forgotten"
Henry White, one Of tho American
peace commissioners said: II have
heard OF Mr.. Roosevelt's death with deep
sorrow because of the loss to the nation
OF great public servant and to myself
Of lifelong friend"
A Great American
Secretary Lansing said:
The death OF Colonel Roosevelt re-
moves from our national life a great
American His vigor of mind and cease
less energy made him a conspicuous fig
ure In public affairs. Friends and
enemies alike recognized the force of
his personality and the great infuenc.
he had in molding public thought and
purpose. His patriotism and devotion
to his country will long be remembered
by all his fellow-citizens, while his
sturdy Americanism will be an inspira-
tion to future generations"
Herbert c. Hoover said: THE news
OF Mr.. Roosevelt's death comes to me
as distinct shock. America is poorer
for the loss Of great citizen, the world
for the loss of great man. His virility
and Americanism have been one Of our
treasures"
Colonel j.. NJ. House said IT am
greatly shocked to hear the news that
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LONDON NEWSPAPERS
PRAISE ROOSEVELT

| London, Jan. 7.-(By A. PIN dis
cusing the death of Theodore Roosevelt,
the Times says this mornings:
In politics. as in all else, he was a
vigorous fighting man and dealt hard
blows. His opponents smarted under
them but the most determined enemies
In that field were just as proud or him
as a great citizen as were the rest OF
the American people.
He cannot be ranked with the lofty
creative geniuses of politics, but his
name will go down among those OF
American President with something OF
a character that attaches to the name
of Lincoln: as one who was a great
abiding force In morals as well as
politics and who served his country with
unwearied earnestness and ZEAL
that carries across the Atlantic. but
Roosevelts undoubtedly did. 1t was lis
tened to here almost as attentively as in
America and its familiar. downright ac-
cents will be missed. The world can
Ill spare its big men now and even the
strongest opponents of Roosevelt's poll
cies admit that Roosevelt was a big
man."
Few men, however eminent, are
known outside their own country. but
Roosevelt was one," says the Express
His ideals may be described as the
cause of righteousness and progress
backed by the big stick"
The Chronicle says: History places
some big things in his record but big
ger than any perhaps was the challeng-
ing impact Of his personality on the
world in which he lived"
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DELAWARE ASSEMBLY
AGAIN IN DEADLOCK
Republicans, Who Control,
Unable to Agree on
Candidates

| Dover. Del. Jan. 7.--Thc organization
| Of the Delaware Legislature here today
seems as remote as It was two years
ago, when n deadlock occurred In the
Senate over the election of a president
pro tenn, which lasted three weeks and
then was broken only by the aid Of
Democratic votes. After an all-night
caucus lasting until o'clock this morn
ing. the Republican members-elect OF
the two houses of the General Assem-
bly, who control this years body, failed
to agree on candidates. but merely to
apportion the offices to the several coun-
ties, giving the best offices to those coun-
ties which rolled up the largest Repub-
lican majorities at the last general cleo
tion. Sussex and New Castle.
The agreement as finally reached as to
the distribution of the offices includes
the president pro tenn of the Senate from
Sussex County; chief clerk of the Sem
ate. Sussex County Uhis office was sup
posed to have been conceded TO Kent
County, reading clerk. city of Whining
ton; bill clerk Kent County; sergeant
alarms, Sussex County; Attorney. Sus-
sex County; chaplain and page, Kent
County.
In the House the distribution was as
follows:
Speaker. New Castle County; chief
clerk. Kent County; reading clerk, Ssls-
sex County; bill clerk, city Of Whining
ton; Attorney. New Castle County; SER
geant-at-arms. Sussex County; chaplain
and page. Kent County.
An unprecedented action was taken by
the caucus, evidently because of the
clamor Of the negro members of the
party for recognition. that of selecting
negro telephone messengers OF the two
houses. the choice CT men to be made
by the negro members of the Republican
State Central Committee
That the organization of the two
houses will probably be delayed Is man
ifcst by boiling OF the Senate caucus
by Senator Ira w. Long, n hold over,
who has been prominently spoken of for
president pro tenn, and |. -. Short, a
newly elected Senator.
While it was thought Short would re-
ceive sufficient vote to land him in the
Speakers chair, It developed during the
early morning hour caucus that the divi-
sion stood six to six, which evidently
means that the election will be taken to
the. floor of the Senate.
In the House the fight will resolve It. |
self IN the wet" and dry" question. |
The vets support William II. Danzen- !
,aker while the drys have three names, |
my one of whom would be acceptable
Corbett. Francis and |
ircgg. all of New Castle County.
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comes from America. The entire world
will share the grief which will be felt In
the United States over the death oil
Theodore Roosevelt. He was the one
virile and courageous leader Of his gen.
GRAFTON, and will live in history as one
of our greatest Presidents"
Colonel House sent to Mrs. Roosevelt
n cablegram saying:
Mrs. House shares with me the great
sorrow which all Americans feel over the
death Of your distinguished husband"
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No Teacher for Island School

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 7.-Schooi d.
rectors OF Londonderry township yester.
day pleaded with the county superin-
tendent Of Dauphin County, asking him
to help them get teacher for the Shelly
Island school There are only four pupils
on this island. but the township must
support a separate school for them. The
directors are willing to pay as high as
$50 n month II they can get "the right
party" they said. but "the right party"
doesn't seem to relish the thought Of liv.
ing on the island
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While the ex-Presidsnt regularly at.
tended services at Christ Church while
= Oyster hay. hs was, at the time OF
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women on school boards. establishment
OF free evening schools, Introduction OF
music into public schools, emergency
work In Spanish War. pure water agi-
tation. school for backward children,
Digest OF Charities, First Peoples Con-
cert Of Philadelphia Orchestra. school
gardens. social centers in schools, segre-
CATION OF feeble-minded. safe and sane
Fourth. child labor, mental hygiene. vo-
cational training, study of marketing
conditions and war work along all lines
during last year.