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The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Being Labor Leader
Pays Well in Britain

London, Nov. 23.-Leading Brit
ish labor the way it should go may
be a strenuous business but it pays
well.
The old idea that a labor leader
was a poor but honest working
man" is exploded, most of them
here being as immune from the ne
cessity for toll as the lilies in the
field.
j. H. Thomas, NJ. p, has an in
come of well over $4,000 a year. all
expenses paid. a motor car, and a
house worth about $4,000. in addi-
ton to a cottage in the country.
John Hodges. NJ. P. is well-to-do,
looks 1t and feels ii.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Snowden are
the highest paid of all labor lead
ers, mostly from lectures and writ
ing. Mrs. Snowden's gowns are the
envy Of welI-dressed London.
Arthur Henderson, known to the
political world as Uncle Arthur"
once drew s25.OOO a year as a war
cabinet minister, and never COM
planned.
Robert SmilIie. beloved OF the
coal miners, seldom falls below S.
400 a ear. and being Scotch his
financial position is "aricht the
moo"
George Lansbury is a successful
timber merchant and a good en-
ployer.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
"PLAY' COURSES
OFFERED GIRLS
Columbia University Will
Give Sample Study Dur
ing the Holidays.

New York, Nov. 2.-How to work al
play will be the subject Of q sam
pie" course for young women to be
given at Columbia University here
during the Christmas holidays as a
means oEselecting fit candidates for
a more thorough study of the new
profession Of recreation" according
to a joint announcement by the col
lege authorities and the National
League of Women Workers.
Mise Jean Hamilton. a Vassar grad
uate and executive secretary of the
league, an organization Of self-sup-
porting women comprising 5000 mem
bers. is in charge of an abridged
course In recreation for girls to be
given December p to January & and
to be supplemented by a six-weeks
training course in the spring. Miss
Hamilton said the experiment in Civ.
ing a sample" course would aid the
g. students to see whether they like
the new profession and give the in.
structors opportunity to test the fit-
pess of the candidates.
The league comprises more than IL
girls clubs in seven States, twenty
fiye OF them in Greater New York
and vicinity, all being self-governinG
and self-supporting. Many have
comfortably furnished clubhouses,
with memberships as high as 1000
and opportunity Is afford for rest
recreation. and education in the arts,
domestic sciences, gymnasium work
and other subjects of interest to girls.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23

citizenship to the people here. We
intend to give the movement coun-
trywide publicity"
Secretary Gottlieb reminded those
present that suffrage for the District
has been favored by every civic or
ganization in Washington and vicin-
ity. He said:
The present time is propitious for
the renewal of a vigorous campaign
against the continuance of the un-
American conditions here. As object
lessons We have the demand of cor
porations for higher telephone rates,
increased car fare and other threat
ened advances"
Many for Representation.
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell said he
has interviewed upwards of 200 Rep
resentatives and Senators on the sub
ject Of suffrage for the District, and
found q great majority of them
favored some form of representative
government here. Most OF them
favored giving the District represen-
tation In Congress. and there Is a
healthy sentiment in favor of making
at least two of the District Commits
r sionerships elective offices.
Col. Jones announced that j. d.
Kaufman had accepted the chairman
ship of the finance committee of the
suffrage body. which will be named
at another meeting. Nathan Musher
sent word that he would do anything
he can to help along the patriotic
propaganda. A call for funds will be
made in a few days. Several letters
from prominent Washingtonians com.
mending the movement were received
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
FRANCE TO USE
| ITALIAN LABOR
Treaty Provides Million
Workmen for Duty In
Devastated Areas.

Rome. Nov. 22.-France and Italy
have just negotiated a labor treaty
under the terms of which Italy ex-
poets to furnish France with more
than 100000 workmen for the rebuild
ing Of the French devastated dis
tricts.
This treaty may be regarded as
sounding the keynote Of Italy's new
policy regarding emigration.
With worlds shortage In man
power OF between seven and eight
million caused by the deaths and
permanently disabled Of the war,
Italy, as one of the very few nations
that can contribute steadily toward
making up this loss. proposes here
after to safeguard and protect her
emigrating workingmen in every way
possible.
Realizing that her surplus of popu-
lation. in fact about the only natural
national resource OF which she does
have an excess. constitutes one of her
greatest national assets, Italy here
after will place a much higher value
on her men than before the war.
The treaty just negotiated with
France. while reciprocal in every way,
will apply. as a matter Of fact, almost
exclusively to the Italian workmen
who go to France. as few. IL any
French workingmen can be counted
upon to emigrate to Italy. Under the
terms OF this treaty. the Italians who
will be employed in the devastated
districts Of France and elsewhere are
fully guaranteed in their social and
political rights. in their educational
facilities. IN the matter of their recon-
pense and. in fact. in everything tha,
goes to affect their moral and ma.
terial welfare.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Berger Opposes Prohibition.

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. @.-Victor l.
Berger, Socialist candidate for re,
election to Congress from which ht
was barred. is against prohibition.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
VOTES FOR WASEINGFON'
IDEA REVIVED AT MEETING
Milton E. Allies Will Be Treasurer of Fund tc
Be Raised, and Headquarters Are to
" Be Opened for Active Work

There was a brisk revival of the
votes for Washington" movement
at a conference of business men
and newspaper writer's at the New
Willard-Hotel last night.
Col. Winfield Jones presided, with
Louis s. Gottlieb as executive sec
rotary. and f. c. R. Humphries
and Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell as as
was made that Milton z. Allies
would be treasurer of the suffrage
promotion fund, and that headquar-
ters would be opened next Friday
in the Franklin National Bank
Building, Tenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. Harry
Sherry and Nathan Musher. presi-
dent of the Pompeian Oil Company.
were represented at the meeting
last night.
Suffrage Becomes Inactive.
Chairman Jones explained that
owing to the treaty and other
pressing matters before Congress,
the original suffrage committee
had become inactive.
This Is the logical time to
strengthen our organization and
get ready for action by the time
Congress meets next MONTH" Col.
Jones said. We will have a COM
prehensive bill for suffrage in the
District ready for introduction in
the House and Senate Immediately
after Congress meets. We expect
every patriotic citizen Of Washing
ton to assist US in this patriotic
American propaganda to restore
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
YOUTH RESCUED
FROM Detention
Ninian Hughes Returns to
Court Switchboard and
Thanks Officials.

Ninian Hughes, 16. who was held
at the House of Detention without
any specific charge against him, will
not be sent to st. Mary's Industrial
School. Baltimore, as had been
planned. He was back on his job as
telephone operator at police court yes
'terday morning and smilingly thanked
the court officials for the kindly in
terest they had taken in him.
The agent OF the Board OF Guard
ians ordered his release after the
court officers had vigorously probed
into the orange case and an inves-
tigation was threatened.
Ninian has been given a comfort
able home through the efforts Of
Clerk Campbell Howard and Supt.
George r. II. Marshall. of the police
court, and says he is going to work
for a career as a good citizen.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Police in Riots Freed.

Charlotte. N. c.. Nov. 22-The case
against the thirty-one Charlotte
policemen charged with responsibility
for five deaths in a riot last August
was formally dismissed by Magistrate te
F. B. Alexander at 12:45 this after
noor- The magistrate altered his de-
termination to postpone the decision
until next week. This puts an end to
all further prosecution.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Firemen Leave Union.

Jersey City. n. J.. Nov. 22.-City fire
men of Jersey City have resigned
from the uniformed firemen's assOcia-
tion with headquarters in Washing
ton after adopting resolutions declar-
ing they find a unionized fire de-
partment destroys the efficiency and
discipline of the department"
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Shoot Radicals on Sight
General Advises Legion

Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 22.-Gen.
Harvey H. Hannah. officer of the
Spanish h-American war. in a speech
here last night advised members Of
Tennessee Post. No. S. American
Legion. to "shoot on the spot the
man who raises the red flag of an
archy in America"
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Speaks on Theosophy.

Education in the Light of
TheOsophy," will be the subject of
an address by B. p. Wadia, dele
gate from India to the Interna-
tiOnaI Labor Conference. before the
public next Tuesday afternoon,
4:45 o'clock. at 1915 H street north
west.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Engaged Girls Study Housework.

Denton. Texas. Nov. 23.-Eighteen
engaged girls here today were study
ing How to Be Married" The spe-
cial class occupied two cottages leased
by the College Of Industrial Arts,
where by hard knocks and benevolent
instruction they were learning first
hand the duties Of glorified "kitch-
en- police"
The Washington herald., 1919-11-23
Plan Card Party.

Novel surprises have been ar
ranged for the card party of the
Sisterhood of Eighth Street Temple
at o'clock next Tuesday after
noon in the ballroom of Elks' Hall,
H street northwest
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
NEW LOCOMOTIVE
 NOW COMPLETED

The second of the two locomotives received last summer, the setting up of which was commenced some time ago, has been finished in every de- tail and is now ready to go into commission, this is known as loco motive No. 239.
 The big locomotive was subject to a test by hydraulic pressure and was found to be tight in every way She was removed from the machine shop this morning and is now in the enginehouse ready to go out on the line if need be.
 The switch engine, No. B., which had also been sent to the machine shop for repairs, has been fixed up and is ready to resume duties at any time. This engine was also sent to the enginehouse this morning.
 Engine No. 27O, now doing duty on the line, will be brought into the machine shop to be thoroughly over hauled and her place on the line will probably be taken by the new engine, No. 239.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
LAST RESTING PLACE
 OF RALEIGH DISCUSSED

LONDON. Newspapers here have been engaged in controversy as to the location of the burial place of Sir Walter Raleigh in connection with the celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth. BiOg- raphers of Raleigh supposed that, after his execution, the body was buried in the chancel of St. Mar garets. The Times. however, sug gests that his body was placed there for a short time only and that Sir Raleigh really was buried at Bed dington in Surrey, where the widow desired that he should rest. Raleigh's head was embalmed and cherished by his dow in fred leathern bagge" to the day of her death. The head Nas afterward inferred in the church at West Horsley, in Surrey
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
HUDSON'S BAY BOAT
 IS FARTHEST NORTH

Farther north than any other steamer line on the North American continent lies the route travelled regularly during the summer by the stern wheel steamer Mckenzie River. a light draft boat which plys a stretch of the Arctic Ocean between Herschel Island and Fort McPher- son, Canadian outpost at the mouth of the Mackenzie river. The boat belongs to the Hudson Bay company.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
RURAL TUBERCULOSIS

Doubt that tuberculosis is "city disease was presented to the Amer ican Public Health Association con- vention at Chicago last month by Dr. Burton R. Rogers of New York. He said the secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health had written him that out of total population of l3,000 in Crawford county, In- diana, 1000 had died of tubercul- osis within ten years.
 Gan such record be even par alleled in the worsha lung block in the worst city in America?" asked the speaker. investigation in other states might reveal even worse con dtions"
 Dr. Rogers explained that Craw- ford county has BOA square miles and that the 13,0OO residents are scattered on 1861 farms and in 21 towns and villages; the largest urban center containing less than 1,20O inhabitants. He added:
 'It is doubtful if there is three story tenement in the county, and if every house is not at least ten feet from every other house and if every living and sleeping room has not one or more outside windows. These are certainly not city con ditions"
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
DEVILS TO THE LAST

German deviltry seemed to know no bounds in the last days of the fighting on the British front after the Hndenburg line had been shat tered, declares an Associated Press correspondent, who was with the Anglo American forces when the German tide was turned. They at tached grenades to the bodies of dead Huns left behind in the Ger man retreat, so that when the bodies were lifted the grenades ex- ploded, killing or wounding the bearers.
 Near the town of LeCateau, a number of Australian stretcher- bearers were killed by these gren- ades in attempting to remove some German dead from the field in front of an American machnegun posi- tion. Thereafter no Australian would put hand on 9 dead Ger man. In some cases the bodies were dragged to their burial places by means of a long rope which al lowed the stretcher- bearers to keep out of range of any exploding hand grenades.
 The Americans, on the other hand hit upon the plan of making the German prisoners bury their own dead. In one instance a Boche pris- oner was summarily shot because he refused to remove the body of one of his dead companions. An examination of the body later led to the discovery that it was mined. The German was aware of the fact and refused to touch it.
 In one small town evacuated by the Germans, many of the beds were found to be mined. An American officer, tired and worn by long and hard fighting sought rest on a lounge in a room previously occu- pied by German officer. The lounge blew up and he was in- stantly killed.
 Another officer picked up pair of field glasses left by the Germans and was adjusting the focus when the glasses exploded in his hands and blew away part of his face.
 The Huns had become adept in the nefarious business of making internal machines, mines and time
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
PROMINENT JAP PASSES

TOKIO.-Buei Nakana, president of the city council of Tokio, who with Baron Shibusawa headed the Japanese mission to the United States in 1909, is dead. He was for long time president of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce and leading figure in the Japanese business world. The mission with which he went to the United States nine years ago was received in many American cities and proved an important step in promoting business relations be- tween Japan and the United States.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
PUTS BAN
 ON GOLF LINK WACERS

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Wagers on golf games on links in Louisville's public parks has been prohibited by the Board of Park Commissioners. It had come to the notice of the board that there was much gambling on games and strokes, and "that some people were making a living on the links" This is said to be the first time in Kentucky that off cial cognizance of gambling in golf had been taken.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
York, or the Coliseum, Chicago.

York, or the Coliseum, Chicago.
 Kieckhefer is willing to donate the receipts to the Red Cross. He also will give Hoppe three months in which to practice.
 Kieckhefer is playing at the top of his game, having successfully defended his honor five times. He recent played two championship matches within two weeks.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

fuses, and there was scarcely an area where the electrical and en- gineering experts of the Allies did not find some new form of their fiendish ingenuity
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

You are unlucky nowadays, says the Alaska Pioneer (Ketchikan) if your are looking for house or a va cant rooms in Ketchikan. There ''aint no such thing" This would indicate that the First City has no closed season, and that it is good place to give the "once over" if you are looking for a place to locate in Alaska.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
AUSTRALIA HAS
 PLAN AUTL|NED
 FOR PEACE ERA

SAN FRANCISCO.-"Au will solve it's industrial problems by the adoption of new social code that every worthy citizen is entitled to a minimum standard of comfort bearing some relation to the total wealth production of the community, but above that minimum full play will be given to individual enter prise, initiative and intelligence" This is the conclusion of the Hon. George Beeby, member of the Aus tralian coalition government, and writer and lecturer on economic problems, who recently began here a four months inquiry into plans for reconstruction in the United States
 Australia, he said, has no fear of revolutionary disorders. The only dangerous element being small minority although very active. The problem of maintaining comfortable standards of living without pater- nalism, is being met, he said, with a great educational movement to seek ing to create mutual lines of respect by which enterprise may be con ducted.
 Mr. Beeby noted that the rail roads and other great utilities have since the beginning been government owned in Australia, but predicted that the extension of government operation to ordinary industry as the result of the war would not remain permanent.
 ''The only state in Australia which is at present under a labor govern ment recently attempted to reduce the cost of meat to consumers by starting government ranches and butcher shops," he said. "For some time the supposed benefits of this scheme were lauded as triumph of state socialism, but when the propo- sition was analysed after two years of operation it was perfectly clear that the reduction on price was neg ligible and that the enterprise was run on unsound business lines which might, particualrly during a dry spell, involve the whole state in heavy loss.
 1.-The idea of state control of food supplies is rapidly giving way to agitation of voluntary cooperation among primary producers. The pro- ducer now seeks to eliminate inter- mediate profits and is trying to get nearer the consumer, looking to cooperation as against state assist ance as his media"
 The same applies to manufactur-
 ing industries, MT. Beeby said.
 "Efforts are being made", he continued, ito provide definite and permant lines of communication be- tween the employer and the work man. Schemes for the creation of industrial councils, shop committees and boards of conciliation, mutual proposals for better shop conditions and creating healthier social life are receiving unusual prominence.
 "Out of it all believe Australia will develop on lines of indiYidual effect rather than that of state socialism, but this will be achieved by definite cooperation between employers and their workmen. l >->--------~>--~-"---~~~
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
WESTERNERS DO
 HEAVY FIGHTING; WIN WAR HONORS

! CAMP LEWIS.-The great West always will feel that it had it's share in the victory of 1918, for it's heart went with the 91st division when that organization, drawn from the states of Washington, Oregon, Cali fornia, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Ne vada, and the territory of Alaska, went overseas to engage in the final and decisive combat of the world conflict for freedom and democracy. When the men of the 91st, who participated in some of the bloodiest encounters that marked the final collapse of Germany's military power, come back in triumph they will present spectacle strikingly in contrast to their appearance as raw recruits a little more than a year ago when they first assembled at Camp Lewis. They were the first of the selective draft.
 Flushed though they may be with the glory of achievement and the plaudits of mutiudes, the men prob ably never will forget those first days at the great cantonment early in October, 1917, when with the carpenters still at work on many of the barracks that stretched in seem- ingly interminable lines, they entered the barren buildings that were % be their homes fo. months during the period of training.
 For weeks the men, Wtio came from offices, shops, ranches, farms and stores-fresh from the com forts of home-went accomplishing through the rigorous drills and set ting-up exercises wearing their civi- lian clothes and lacking the stimulus of uniform and military acoutre- ments. The officers, mostly from San Francisco Preside training camp, comparatively new to military life themselves, whipped into shape the heterogeneous though sturdy material they found.
 The 91st probably showed as dis tinctly as any other organization in Uncle Sam's great melting pot" army the striking social contrasts that were meregd into the fighting machine, To it came millionaires and laborers, artists and shoe shin CTS, cowpunchers and actors, mer- chants and policeman, preachers and pugilists, lawyers and farmers, cooks and carpenters, and many others of diverse occupations all called from their accustomed pursuits to fit themselves for the great battle.
 News gatherers found many thrill in those days in discovering some movie" magnate obscurely learning how to fright about face", some millionaire, off in a remote corner of the camp going through the daily routine, his identity un- suspected by his companions, world champion wrestler, many for mer champion boxers, actors, grand opera singers, stage managers and other entertainers were among the men drawn from more ordinary walks of life who helped to provide amusement for the men in the gath ering arranged by the War Camp Community secretary.
 As the weeks and months passed, however, all were welded into solid fighting unit, each individual grimly intent on the business of war-the spirit that dominated the American army and turned the tide of the fight to the overwhelming victory of Noyapohar 1918
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

More than five thousand tons of rolling stock for the Alaska rail- road will be shipped to Seward from Balboa during the early part of this year. The Coastwise Shipping & Barge Co.,, of Seattle, has the con- tract to move the equipment.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

The public schools of Ketchikan were closed 27 days on account of the "flu" The hours have been heightened in order to give the pupils chance to catch up with their work.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

It is rumored, says the Douglas Island News, that several prominent citizens of Gastineau Channel are putting off that attack of flu until the government boat with the doc whiskey arrive there.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02
CHAMPION BILLIARDIST
 OFFERS HOPPE A MATCH

CE'CAGO-August Kieckhefer, of Chicago, worlds three cushion billia-' champion, has challenged Willie 1orpe to play three cushion match Tor 900 or $5,000, either at Madison Square Garden, New
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

This world would be a happy place,
 There'd be smile on every face: If we were all as good as we
 Expect all other folks to be.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

Great Britain and Ireland con sume 3O,O0O,OOO rabbits as food annually.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

,r.nan.. Ala.Ha,. Interior Fuel Depot
The Nenana daily news., 1919-01-02

DOG FISH-Sc pound. Johnson's
 Store. 13