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The Washington times., 1920-11-11
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ASAPROIEST
Friends Obtain Permission to
Pass White House in Parade
Tuesday Night.

The Padraic Pearse branch Of the
Friends Of Irish Freedom today Sc
cured a permit from Major Harry l..
Gessford, superintendent Of police,
to hold a parade next Tuesday night
preliminary to the huge mass meet
ing and demonstration to be held at
the Coliseum at $3.50 O'Clock.
MARCH PAST WHITE HOUSE.
The parade will, form at Sixth and
Il streets at o'clock. The line OF
march will be south on Sixth street
to Pennsylvania avenue: west on
Pennsylvania avenue past the south
ern front of Treasury building TO
Executive avenue; north on Executive
avenue to Pennsylvania avenue; west
on Pennsylvania avenue, past the
white House to Eighteenth street and
ountermarch to the Coliseum. Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue.
1t Is one Of the few times In q
number OF years that a parade has
traversed Executive avenue. The OBJ
ject of selecting the line Of march Is
to impress upon White House Off
cials the sincerity Of the American
sympathisers In the cause OF Erin.
The following organizations have
siYnined intentions of marching In
the parade: Soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital, contingents from the
American Federation OF Labor. the
War Risk Bureau. Spanish War Vet
Grams, Knights OF Columbus. Gonzaga
College, St. Johns College. Catholic
University. Georgetown University.
George Washington University stu
dents. the Ancient Order OF Hiber-
niansh, and Friends OF Irish Free
dom from Baltimore and Alexandria.
Any other organizations. wishing to
participate in the parade are re-
quested to communicate with Rosa
+. Downing or Raymond Kirkpatrick,
21S Maryland building.
DE VALERA TO SPEAK.
canon de Valera, president Of I'M
Irish republic. will be the principal
the Coliseum. Mrs. Pethick-Law-
renee, British sunragist, who left
Washington yesterday for New York
cancelled her sailing engagement fol-
England and will return here Tues.
day to address the gathering, accord
ing to an announcement OF the Won
ems National party. Senator Joseph
I. France OF Maryland, Sir Ormonde
Grattan Esmonde. Sin Fein delegate
to the United States, and jeremiah j
OLeary. Of New York. will deliver ad.
dresses to the assembly.
The committee in charge of the pa
rade and demonstration consists OF
Rosa F. Downing. Raymond Kirkpat-
rick, Andrew ]. Hickey and Daniel
Rorke.
More than 500 members Of the
Washington branch of the Friends OF
Irish Freedom marched around the
White House last night in protest OF
British atrocities in Ireland and In
memory of Lord Mayor McSwiney
Last night was the fourth of the
seventy-two night of tribute planned
by the local Irishmen. Rosa F.
Downing. president OF the Padraic
Pearse branch, stated today that other
cities and towns in the country will
send delegations to march on certain
night for the relief OF the local So
ciety. Tonight's parade will leave
Sixth and L streets at Sis o'clock and
march along the regular route.
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But the worst of 1t is--After chas
ing around all evening looking Tor q
moving man and finding him. and
finally getting his furniture and
clothes in storage the same night Of
the eviction, he woke UP the next
morning only to And that all his fur
niture had been seized by the land
lord on an attachment for two
months rent, which he claimed was
due him
And now Mr.. Henry wants his
pants. and his daughter wants her
kimono, and Mrs. Henry sitting up
stairs in the home of her cousin, in
her night-gown, wants at least her
dress SO she can get out to look for
another house.
IL sent down for my suit at the
storage house." walled Mrs. Henry,
land l was told I could not have an
article Of my clothing. Madam. not
an article Of this clothing or furni-
ture can be touched An attachment
has been placed on them said the
storage clerk.
"And / sent for my pants and my
collar button" said Mr.. Henry. land
was given the same reply"
Henry said he will night for the pos
session of his furniture and clothes
and has engaged the services OF
lawyer to this end. He claims he
paid the two months rent Murphy
claims is due him. and has receipts
to show for it.
And of all the things moved out OF
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COMMISSION TO BEGIN
ITS SESSIONS EARLIER

Beginning Monday the District
Rent Commission will again open its
daily sessions at 10 o'clock in the
morning instead of 1880.
This latter time was enforced dur
ing the month Of October in order
that the commissioners might be CIV
en- more time to prepare the many de-
Examinations with which the commits
sion was syamped on account Of the
many complaints filed around the
first OF October because Of the msv-
ing season.
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U. S. ARMY SAFE OPENED
AND THIEVES GET $l22

A safe on the second floor OF the
United States recruiting office at AS
Ninth street northwest was rified this
morning by a thief who got $122.
The robbery occurred some time be-
tween $50 o'clock last night and 8
o'clock this morning.
First Sergt Winfield Fl. Bell told
the police this morning that the
safe evidently had been opened by
some one who knew the combina-
ton.
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GARRETT'S ARREST
MAY COS! HIM lob
Congressman Accused of Driv-
ing Auto While Drunk, Con-
sidered for Judgeship.

CONGRESSMAN Finis James Garrett
Of Tennessee, who gave bond yester
day for his appearance in police
court to answer charges Of driving
an automobile while intoxicated, as
A. result of knocking down a young
woman war worker, II was learned to-
day. is being considered by President
Wilson for appointment as United
states Judge for the Federal judicial
district OF Western Tennessee.
Mr.. CARROTS present predicament
Il is understood, Is proving a source
of embarrassment to the President In
considering the appointment OF the
prominent Democratic House leader
Tho Congressman's case comes UP In
Police Court November "a. In the
meantime, 1t Ia understood that Presi'
dent Wilson 10 holding the appoint
ment in obeyance to the outcome OF
the charges against Mr.. Garrett.
1t is pointed out that the circuit
court in Tennessee gets a good many
cases involving violation OF the Vol.
stead Act for which Congressman
Garrett voted in the House. This lie
one reason. IL is said, that Is causing
the President embarrassment in con.
sidering the Congressman for the ap
pointment. unless he Is cleared OF
the charges.
A vacancy occurred on the Tennes-
see bench August o, last. when Judge
John r. Mccall, OF Nashville, died
owing to the national prominence Of
Congressman Garrett as q lawyer. his
name was one OF the hrst presented
to the President.
Mr.. Garrett was ono OF tho few
Tennessee Democrats to be reelected
n the recent election.
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DAN n. O'CONNELI..

Two years ago today. was in the
guard house---not as a prisoner. but
as sergeant of the guard---at the Cen
trail Officers Training School, Camp
Lee, Petersburg. Va. Everyone In my
company was discussing what they
were going to do when they were
discharged. Most of them were going
in for farming so that they could
keep In tho good condition they were.
Seven OF the men In tho 26th Com
pany we're from Washington and
they. like the rest. were going farm.
ing. I have seen them on the streets
OF the city since and they are not
farmers. ] don't know what physical
condition they are In. but they, like
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PLAN XMAS REUNION,

Plans for tho annual Christmas re.
union of the Central High School
Alumni Association will be outlined
at q special meeting Of the associa-
ton, to be held Saturday night at
8 o'clock. The completion Of plans
for the two memorials that the a..
ISOLATION has undertaken. will be dis
cussed.
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J.. j. McGANN.

Although 7 was wearing olive drab
two years ago today, I was far from
the battles din and horror. was
safely ensconced In tho office of Major
General Black, at that time chief OF
engineers.
While mingled with the jewellers
that day there was tinge OF sad
ness in my heart, for had in mind
a younger brother who was asleep
in Flanders fields. He had fallen
early in the war after his regiment
had been cited on n number of &C.
casions for extraordinary bravery I'M
der hre. He was a member Of an
Irish regiment
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Whatever reclassification bill 10
passed by Congress. II viii PROVIDE
larger salary increases for Federai
workers than those contained IN
the Jones bill.
OPINION OF EXPERT.
This statement Is made by an ex-
pert who. as the result OF proion1eo
study OF the original reclassincation
measure, believes that Il will not
oven provide the 8 to 10 per cent IN
creases which It's supporters claimed
~ its minimum.
at 10 hard to see how the substi-
tute Moses-Lambie bill will do much
better" declared Herbert ID. Brown.
chief OF the Bureau OF Efnciency. III
will, of course, be an improvement on
ne Jones bill. but IL cannot deviate
~ far from the main principles OF
original measure.
Brown declares that the bill soon TO
presented by the Bureau of En-
ency to Congress will provide more
Neral treatment to the Feoerai
vorkers than any other BILL that VIII
ONE before the legislators
NEW SALARY standard.
without attempting a hard'and-
ast, or rigid classification which will
the hands of administrative Of
Yrs and prove impossible of execu-
!" ne says. I'VE have drawn a Dill
Deh will provide the right salary
lndards and become the guide for
bngress in making appropriations,
well as act as the final authority
IA determining for administrative Of
heers what they shall pay their
workers. We do not attempt to dc
tate what the departments shall pay
the employees. That Is impossible for
two reasons: First OF all. Congress
will not forego its prerogative OF nx-
ing salaries, and, second. the per-,
sonal element, the cases OF highly In
dividualized efficiency. simply cannot
be touched in a classiffcation meas
ure."
The Bureau Of Efficiency measure
10 particularly aimed for the RELIEF OF
the underpaid administrative. tech
meal, and scientific employees draw
ing from 81. 500 to $500 a year from
the Government-the class which has
not received the beneft OF the war
bonus and has not had any salary IN
creases in many years.
FEW CHANGES CONTEMPLATED.
It has found that in practically all
the lower grades of workers. includ-
cal grades, there have been substan-
tial Increases since the prewar years.
without including the war bonus. In
the Postoffice Department, with ref
erences to the lowest clerical class,
these increases have been as high as
5000 to $500 a year. which. plus the
bonus. have made increase ranging
from 80 to 80 per cent Of the total
salary.
These increases have not been as
krge in the higher clerical grades
We in certain divisions Of work pro-
led for by lump sum appropria-
As. But in the cases Of the tech
n and scientific workers there
3 been no increases whatsoever
r the war period. and 1t Is these
1t the Bureau Of efficiency bill Will
IA to extend the most immediate
aid.
; No changes in the administrative
control of the departments is con-
tsnnpIated in the Brown bill. The chief
aim Of the. bill is to bring Congress
and the administrative officers OF the
Federal establishment closer together
and to provide for both an authority
and manual Of references with re-
spect to salaries and classification
that can he read Mt n glance.
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D.. c. Man Has
Neither Pants, Collar
Buttons, Nor His Pipe

Eviction from home by the landlord can sometimes
cause one little inconvenience.
Take the case of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Henry,
formerly of 1925 Massachusetts southeast Mr.
Henry came evening and found his furniture on
the front lawn his wife sitting the dish-pan crying
and at once he knew what had happened He had been
cd
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Times "Scribes' Tell
Of Where They We're
T.uo Years Ago Today

where do we go from here boys" the refrain of
four million two years ago today when the word
!" Armstce" became one of the most significant in the
English language
When the city editor asked members of the staff to
give account of their movements November H. 1918
and abroad.
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Service Club to Meet.

The Catholic Women's Service Club
will meet tonight at the National
Community House. 601 u street at s
o'clock. All members arc requested to
be present as business OF Importance
will be transacted.
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Doctor Must Be Given
Lii Bit of Loui,,' in
TakinqNew Treatment

Washington society women, tagged out from daily teas
and nightly Dances taking to psycho-analysis
new treatment for what ails them.
No one will admit it publicly least of all the doctor
who prescres the treatment for best known to
himself. if he happens TO be benedict.
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HARRY ID. MURRAY.

Two years ago today 7 was stand
ing in machine gun pit beside the
old Verdun-Clermont road debating
whether the war was over or II II
was only ono of the many wild ri.
mors rampant in the First Army.
Infantry was still going forward to
new positions and an incipient peace
celebration was stopped by the Of
ficers OF a pioneer infantry regiment
behind our machine gun cmplace-
ments.
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CARL r. THONER.

Two years ago today was in
Brest awaiting orders to 60 to the
front. I was attached to the Signal
Corps. Eighth Division. Suddenly at
IL o'clock all the whistles along the
water front broke out and the bat
tie ships in the harbor began firing
off the small guns. Everybody in
the city poured into the streets,
laughing and shouting hysterically.
An old man ran up to me and slapped
me on the back. Ia guerre fini,
Lieutenant Americana. Nivc la
France. vive fAmerique!" he shouted.
That was the first I knew Of the sign
Ing Of the armistice.
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CuIbertson to Speak.

W. S. Culbertson, OF the United
1 states Tariff Commission. will address
Athe Kansas state Society Saturday
night at 3 o'clock In the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
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Or. Iupper to Lecture.

"a Cord That Cannot be Cut" Is
the subject OF DIR. Henry Allen Tup-
per's lucture to be delivered at
the First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and 8 streets tomorrow evening at
o'clock.
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WILLIAM u. DORSEY.

Two years ago today I was In the
army aviation signal corps at McCook
Field. Dayton. Ohio. had been dis.
charged from the hospital the day
before. I went downtown and Joined
In tho Arnisticc celebration with
Serg. Charles n. Bower. later an ON
ploye OF The Washington Times, who
was drowned In Harrisburg. IA. last
Decoration Day.
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A. CLOYD GILL.

was at Camp Gordon. Ca, at
tired In fatigue ministering to a sick
stove In the orderly room, where I
was company clerk when the armis-
tice was signed two years ago. A
few minutes later I was fighting
back platoon OF candidates in the
training school who were asking me
to intercede with the company COM
mander for passes to Atlanta for a
celebration. They got them. Capt.
S. Strang Nicklen. the commander and
former third baseman for the New
York Giants, said: Let EN- go. Just
keep enough here for a fire guard"
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Have The Times delivered 10 your
home for so cents month. Telephone
your subscription now Call Main $3.50
and AJAX for Circulation"
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JOSEPH s. EDGERTON.

Two years ago today I was trying
to break into two places. One of 'em
was to a seat in the Winter Garden
in New York. broke. That was
true in two ways. The other was the
s. A. T. c. at Columbia University
After nearly q week OF waiting the
day of my final examination for ad-
mission to the corps and the day of
the signing OF the armistice dawned
simultaneously. The news of the
armistice got to be before I got to
the examining officers. No doubt
they are still wondering who shang-
haied me. Six hours later was al
home in Washington.
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NELSON M. SHEPARD,

Two years ago today found me ly-
ing low in hole in the ground some
where along the Mouse, with the
marines of the Second Division. won
dering II the next order would be
Chow" or advance" It was neither.
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me, have lost their Annette kellerman
figures, and instead OF weighing 1875
pounds, now are nearer 200.
Even though ! did not 20 over.
I would not have missed IL for a
million dollars and I do not hesitate
to say | would not want to go through
II again for a million. The next war.
/ am going to leave the infantry
alone and get into the Navy. prefer
ing to see the world from a port hole
than to see II on foot.
"vIC" OIMsTED.
was a top sergeant In that muchly
despised organisation. the Military
Police. I was stationed In New York.
My chief job was rounding up
slackers.
The mess hour was over, and I had
formed the company for the after
moons grind OF drill. OF q sudden
Il seemed like all the whistles In the
world started blowing At once.
A moment later the skipper came
out of his office. He was smiling.
noticed that with wonder. He didn't
do 1t often. Especially when he
looked at me.
Sergeant" he said. "The wars
over"
saluted him. Then I turned
around to the company. and said just
one word!
Dismissed"
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CHARLES >. WARREN

This day two years ago I was at
Chaumont, general headquarters OF
the A. f.. r., awaiting orders from
Brigadier General McCloskey. to re-
port to him for duty with the 18th
Division.
At Chaumont was with the A. O..
o. Division.
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JOHN j. MULLEN.

On November II. 1918, was
awakened from q sound slumber on
comfortable army cot co by the
blowing OF factory whistles In Wor-
cester, Mass. Inasmuch as the noise
was quite different from the odious
bugler's reveille. I naturally sus-
pected that something was up. We
were soon routed out OF bed by our
beloved bugler a few minutes later
and lined up on a company front
while our commanding officer deliv-
cred an eloquent speech. telling US
about the signing Of the armistice.
Anyhow, we took the wrong point OF
view that day and failed to join in
the spirit of that glorious occasion
that ended strife and bloodshed in
Europe. We only knew that we had
been robbed Of commissions and
cheated out OF a chance to get into
the fray. That afternoon we pa
raded in Worcester. but II was not
with the same old army pep. inasmuch
as there was no incentive to make US
work while in the service.
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JOHN j. LUDDY.

Two years ago today, in a cafe IL
Les Islettes, France. staged one O
the greatest battles OF the war. i
was a hand-to- struggle will
the Vim Sisters-Rouge and Blanc
They were tough girls, carried a wal
lop in either hand, and let you la.
where you fell.
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MICHAEL w. FLYNN.

Just about the time the German
peace ENJOYS were rafting into Re-
thondes. France, on this date two years
ago I was stabbing straw dummies
In bayonet drill In the Officers Train
Ing School at Camp A. A. Humphreys.
Va. With the war ended quite a
few of the students decided they
would rather have their shoulders on
bar than have a bar on their shoul-
ders.
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JOSEPH u. FLYNN,

On this day two years ago was
at Liberty hut. with n dilapidated
suitcase containing a few cherished
mementos OF civilian life and a de-
meanor felt too sure bore too plain
evidence Of a farewell party the night
before, both of which I hoped would
be overlooked by the military official
to. whom I had been directed to re-
port for transportation to Camp
Green, S. c.. at o'clock that after
noon. have never seen the afore-
and after several hours fruitless
search left word with the "Y" official
at the hut that the army could find
me at The Times office " Il still
needed mo and returned there to see
II nrt old job still was open. 1t was,
but It never has been since that
have been informed.
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WILLIAM M. CONRAD.

when the Armistice broke" two
years ago l was a commissioned Of.
ficer Of the army and assistant chief
of the Housing Division of the War
Department under that able director,
Capt. Julius I. Peyser.
Every officer. non-commissioned Of.
ficer and soldier OF this division had
seen 30 much suffering In the ranks
of those who came here to help their
Government in its time OF great need
and found the housing situation SO
inadequate, that we welcomed the
signing Of the armistice. fully be-
lieving that the Rubicon was being
crossed.
True We had an inkling before the
city broke forth in It's Joy but We
hardly expected the celebration which
eEsued. However the situation began
to ease up thereafter and within q
few months. when transferred to New
YorE. I again came face to face with
another housing situation which had
many OF the characteristics of the
one here.
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The Washington Times stan Is
made up mostly OF men who saw
some sort OF war service. Here Is
what few Of them have to say about
It:
"a. w. L."
Capt Lawrence T. Stallings. formerly
OF the Second Marines. but now OF The
Washington Times stan. was not at his
desk today to write his own memoirs
OF Armistice Day. He was A. w. l..
He spent the day at Walter Reed Hos
pitAi cheering us UP and making US
forget our troubles." one OF the men
explained over the telephone Captain
Stallings was In a hospital Somewhere
In France" on Armistice Day. two years
ago. A German shell had shattered his
right leg. He won his second great
night when he got himself in condition
to return to his first love-newspaper
work. A recent trouble with the old
wound recalled him to Walter Reed. He
will return to the office within a few
days.
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WILLIAM MOORE.

Some one at the breakfast table
said he heard whistles blowing early
In the morning, but I didn't. As
legged II through Lafayette square
a newsboy was yelling an extra"
The Armistice had been signed!
My sob during the last few months
Of the war was grinding out reams
of propaganda for the War Depart
ment Commission on Training Camp
Activities. There was not much glory
in the job, but everybody said II
helped win tho war.
When I reached the commission :
headquarters there was much excite
ment. No work that day. The office
force went on a joy strike. A motor
lorry was chartered, and all day and
well into the night crowds of joy
intoxicated war workers rode up and
down the streets cheering the lads
who had fought and won"
That was two years ago today. II
was a pleasant dream at the end OF
a nightmare.
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TO REVISE
PAY UPWARD
Increases Seem Certain Under
All Redistribution Bills
to Be Considered.

Whatever reclassification bill 10
passed by Congress. It will provide
larger salary increases for Federal
workers than those contained In
the Jones bill.