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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Current News From
Govt Printing Office

Charles H. Leeds. veteran timN
keeper in the hand section. died in a
Baltimore Hospital. Monday, after an
illness of several months. He was
born in Perry County. Ohio, in 1912.
but moved with his parents to Car
Isle. Pa. where he attended school
and served an apprenticeship in the
Office of the Carlisle Democrat. He
served with the Emergency Men Of
Pennsylvania in the Antietam cam
paign, and was prominent in Grand
Army circles. He came to the Gov
eminent Printing ONCE in 1880. Be-
sides the widow he leaves a daugh-
ter, Miss Louise D. Leeds. Funeral
services will be held at the home
this morning. after which the body
will be taken to Carlisle for inter-
ment.
Albert c. Stanley. of the ruling
room, and Miss Elsie Marie Ceilings,
OF this city, were married yesterday
afternoon by the Rev. John E. Briggs
at the home of the pastor. After
honeymoon at the home of the bride
groom in Norfolk. the couple will
reside with the brides parents al
~ r street northwest.
Miss Ida Van Arsdale, Of the job
press section, died Monday IN
Homeopathic Hospital after an illness
of several weeks. She is survived
by two brothers, Thomas P. and
Joseph S. Van Arsdale. both of this
city. Funeral services were held
yesterday in the chapel at 1908 H
street.
Doran McCarty and Alice Loretta
Brooks were married at the home OIL
the bride yesterday. They left last
night for a honeymoon in New York.
Charles P. Amazeen, son of
Charles B. Amazeen. of the pamph-
let bindery, a cadet at West Point,
left for the academy last night af-
ter spending the holidays with his
parents at rs T street.
John ]. Hickok is visiting friends
in Salem, Va, during the holidays.
Miss Otelia Taylor has returned to
the property record section after an
illness of three months.
Lloyd Garrison, James E. Harper,
Uriel C. Hays. James P. Hunter, Ar
thur G. Bateman. James I. Jones,
James P. Garner and Robert Fletcher
have been transferred to the day
proofroom.
Makeup Charles A. Capell. of the
hand section. is on the sick list.
Charles L. Nay Is absent from the
night linotype section on account of
the death of his father-in-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher NJ. Zepp
are spending the holidays with rela-
tives in Troy, N. Y.
William F. Koehn, of Milwaukee,
Wis, and Adrian, Mich. has accepted
an appointment as linotype operator
Promotions have been announced as
follows: David r. Maxwell, emer-
gency to probationary pressman;
Harry L. Kidd, helper, 70 cents per
hour. to caster helper, S. cents per
hour; William F. Casey, bookbinder
in charge, 30 cents per hour, to book
binder. s. cents per hour; William Il.
Carter, skilled laborer, IS cents per
hour, to helper. 10 cents per hour;
Claude A. Pate. proofreader, Is cents
per hour, to referee. 80 cents per hour;
Walter F. Berry, Simeon w. Ford and
Harvey B. Adams. skilled laborers. IS
cents per hour. to master helpers. IS
cents per hour; Edward A. Jehli and
Elmer II. johnson. compositor, to
monotype keyboard OPERATOR, Arthur
4 Bower. reader. to compositor;
George r. Angel. makeup. to mono
type keyboard operator.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Capital Seethes With Romance
In 1919 as OTTO Ask to Wed

Settling in romance was the; Ma
tional Capital during the year ended
last night
After a, tough day yesterday. Col.
William A. Knoll, veteran marriage
license clerk. last night summed up
his years work and disclosed these
facts:
That s77s, licenses had been issued
in 1913. a ~.
That only s,sos were issued In 1913.
which smashed all previous records.
That 7s4 licenses had been issued in
December, 1873, against only Sis for
the same month in 1913.
That Dan Cupid had a spasm Of
energy last October, when 716 couples
were fatally wounded, and another
one In June. when IA paIrs' met the
same fate.
81 Licenses Yesterday.
That yesterday the colonel lisensed
50 couples to marry, against only a
for the same day in 1913.
Incidentally. the colonefs confidence
In his wide knowledge Of the marital
affairs of Washington cost him sun
dry cigars yesterday. the price he
paid for losing bets made a month
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01

the United States army. Her father
was Col. E. e. Williams and her
brother Is Col. Richard P. Williams.
of the Marine Corps. With her moth
er. Mrs. Z. c. Williams. she has
been conducting the Spruce Log Tea
House. near Bethesda, for the past
two years, but the place will be
closed when she sails with Miss Dell
on December 81 for France.
SO far the> two women are the
only ones to be sent overseas with
the Graves Registration Service, and
unless the policy of the service
changes they will be the only ones
to go from the United States. There
are at present number of women
connected with both the London and
Paris offices of the service, but the
majority of them are women who
were already overseas with either
some branch Of the army or as well
fare workers.
Miss Dell expects to stay overseas
as head of the Paris office of the
service until their work is compIet-
ed. which may be three or four
years. Miss Williams will remain
with her until she returns.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Current News From
District Navy Yard

]. S. Meade. of the boiler shop. has
been confined TO his home for tive
days with severe cold.
c. L. North will return to the tool
shop in the near future from Ne
braska after three months absence.
George Seis has been promoted to
quarterman of public works in the
western extension.
John McKer=Ia, Of the erecting
shop. is confined to his home with
rheumatism.
Jack Herman. of the broadside
mount shop. has returned to work
after recovering from an injury to
his foot ..
Willard Small. of the miscellaneous
shop, has returned to work after
visit with relatives in Baltimore.
c. L. Mattingly, of the east gun
carriage shop, is enjoying a weeks
leave in Philadelphia.
Charles Thorpe. of the coppersmith
shop. has been transferred to the
naval torpedo station at Alexandria.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01

somewhere in France" It will be
Miss Delfs duty to find just which
of the many American cemeteries
the particular soldier for which they
are looking lies and give them the
proper directions for reaching the
cemetery.
Tragedy of Unidentified.
1t is possible that some of these
graves may never be identified, al
though the majority of them have
already been recorded and are on
file in the Paris office OF the service
In such cases, however. where 1t has
been impossible to locate the grave
Miss Dell will be able to offer the
sympathy that will soften the blow
to the heart-broken mother and
make her understand that even
though she has not found her son
her journey has not been entirely in
vain. These women Miss Dell will
direct to the cemeteries where the
unknown American dead" lie and
show them how the United States
government is caring for these as
thoughtfully as those whose identity
is known.
Miss Dell has been connected with
the Quartermaster Generals Office in
the War Department for twenty years
and during the war was in direct
contact with the work Of the Graves
Registration Service. Letters received
during the war from the mothers and
families of dead "Yanks" inQuiring
about their dead. have been turned
over to Miss Dell and her name is
already a familiar one to those who
have succeeded in locating their dead
through her.
II know the work will be trying -
she says, but l feel I can best do
my bit by making these poor mothers
and families feel their long pilgrimage
has not been in vain and that their
government not only appreciates their
sacrifices but sympathizes with them
in their grief"
Friend Goes with Her.
With Miss Dell will go her friend
and fellow worker in the War De-
partment, Miss Elizabeth Williams
Both women hail from Georgia. Miss
Williams is an army girl. being the
daughter and sister of officers In
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Irish Loan Subscribed
Despite British Protest

Dublin. Dec. 3i.-The Irish repub-
lie loan of si.O0o.0O0 has been over
subscribed. although the allotment
will not close until February !. Il
was announced today.
The Sim Fein oficials labored un-
der a disadvantage in getting sub
scribers as the British government
has outlawed subscriptions and
newspapers were suppressed fer
publishing the prospectus. IrfShmen
were imprisoned for having copies
of the prospectus in their possesSoh.
In some districts the loan wss
oversubscribed three times.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01

ago that the years total Of marriage
licenses issued would be $500 He
missed the mark by a
On request. Col Knoll ventured sew
eral reasons for the wild rush to get
married, despite the high cost Of ev-
erything, and Incidentally he refuted
a charge brought against Washington
girls that there was q widespread
tendency among them to forget the
boys who went TO war.
ta Many War Brides.
II didn't keep q record Of the num-
ber," he said, but in q great portion
OF the marriages that occurred in 1913
men who either had been In the service
or were still In uniform and girls who
had been waiting for them were the
principals. Yes, sir; there were a
bunch Of war brides in Washington,
and many men in uniform have been
applying lately for licenses.
More than the usual average Of
persons claiming other places as their
homes wer married here during the
year, Col. Knoll said He ascribed
this to the great numbers OF both
sexes who came here to do govern
ment war work
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
FLOOD OF BOOZE
HINGES ON SUIT
Authorities Move to De-
stroy Liquor Owned by
Arrested Men.

Z A veritable torrent of booze" will
flood the District should there be a
successful outcome Of proceedings be-
gan in the Police Court. II involves
either the release or the cophscation
and destruction of thousands OF
gallons of liquor. now in possession
of the police authorities as the result
Of the conviction OF many boot
leggers" under the bone dry" or mill
tary zone laws. t
Judge Robert Harrison issued q
rule against Sidney Miller, Hezekiah
Taylor and John Williams. return
able January 10. to show cause
why 64s half pints of whisky taken
from them when arrested should not
be confiscated and destroyed. The ac-
ton was brought by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Ringgold Hart and
his assistant. Francis H. Hill, tr.. by
reason OF the fact that the defendants
cited to show cause through their at
torneys have an action in replevin to
recover the whisky in the Municipal
Court.
II the defendants bringing the
replevin action win their case. the
police department will be COM
PEELED to surrender a vast guam
tity of intoxicating beverages val
ued at many thousands of dollars.
A favorable decision would also
determine the status of all liquors
in the hands of the police where
the defendants have been convicted
Prosecutor Hart said he would urge
in the proceedings before the Num-
cipal Court that the Jurisdiction OF
the cases belongs to the Police Court
where action was first brought Here
tofore when a man was acquitted
the liquor seized was automatically
released.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Five Millions in Raises
Given by Western Union

Salary increases totaling $1,000
600 are to be granted the employees
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in Washington and other
cities throughout the country. be-
ginning January /, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
Only employees receiving less than
$3.50 n month will be affected.
Those in the service a year or more
will get a Is per cent increase and
those who have worked six months
will get a 10 per cent increase.
Employees with less thar six
months service will not benefit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Fifteen More Days to
Get d. E. Auto licenses

Delinquent applicants for 1870 auto
licenses will have until January IS
to procure them. through an order
issued yesterday by the District
Commissioners.
Thousands of applicants who were
turned away from the District Build
ing yesterday will thus be given an
other chance to obtain their new tags
and will be immune from arrest for
violating the license regulations in
the meantime.
The once was open from . until
noon yesterday, but clerks were I'M
able to handle the crowd.
The license ONCE will reopen to-
morrow at o'clock. No licenses
will be issued today.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
District Women to Break Grief
OF Pilgrims to Soldiers Grapes
Miss Jessie Dell and Miss
Elizabeth Williams Sent to
France by War Depart
ment to Help Relatives in
Search Of American
Heroes Graves.

When the mothers and other reIa.
tives Of Yankee soldiers killed over
seas reach Paris on this pilgrimage to
the graves of their dead sons they
will be met by the understanding
sympathy of two Washington women
Miss Jessie Dell and Miss Elizabeth
Williams OF the War Department, the
only two women to be sent overseas
with the Graves Registration Service.
Since the announcement Of the first
casualty in the American army the
United States government has rea-
liked that lifting the ban against ci-
villains going overseas would mean a
long list of pilgrims to the spots made
holy by the young heroes who rest
there in their last long sleep-and
their expectations have been more
than fulfilled by the hundreds Of ap-
plications for passports received daily
by the state Department. And Uncle
sam foresaw the bewilderment that
would overcome the grief-stricken
parents should their search for their
sous end IN the long rows Of careful
ly filed cards in the office of the
Graves Registration Service in Paris
where the resting place of virtually
every American soldier Is recorded.
Col Charles Pierce, chief OF the
Graves Registration Service, has
been in charge OF the work sHnce
the beginning and he had already
experienced before he came to
Washington to direct the work from
here some OF the difficulties that
have confronted the Paris ONCE
when a mother in search of her hero
son broke down in the face of the
terrifying rows of cards. 1t was
necessary to secure some woman
who could understand and be able
to sympathize with the mothers
grief and yet have the ability to
give her the aid she needed in To-
eating the particular grave for
which she was looking.
OmcIaIIy "ChIef Clerk
when the name of Miss Dell was
first mentioned in connection with
the work." says Col. Pierce. 81 knew
she was the very person for whom
we were looking and I instantly
grasped the chance to- secure her
able services for our Paris office
l knew her ready sympathy would
make easier the painful journey
that confronts many an American
mother and that she would be able
to make them realize that their
country appreciates the sacrifice
they have so bravely made"
Miss Dell will hold the position of
chief clerk of the overseas Graves
Registration Service and will be in
charge of the Paris office of the
service. Her true business. how
ever. will be to assist in any way
possible the mothers and families of
dead "Yanks" resting in French and
English soil, giving them the SYM
pathy and aid they need in locating
their dead.
Many of these grief-stricken wo-
men and men will come to Paris
with no other knowledge of the
resting place of their sons than that
it is in an American graveyard
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
D. C. SEY-GAzERS
PASS UP PLANET
Naval Observatory Lacks
Adequate Instruments to
Detect Stranger.

Because Of the inadequacy OF their
instruments. astronomers At the ma
val Observatory made no attempt 10
photograph q new planet which. 40
cording TO Professor Harold Jacobys
was 70 be IN line OF vision last night
for the first time. -
According 20 Professor Jacoby the
new planet. somewhere outside the
orb OF Neptune. VIII be In position be-
tween December 81 and January q. 70
be photographed II Is only with the
aid Of photography, Il n explained.
that the planet can be seen. Photo
graphic plates register an object more
accurately than the retina Of the eye
Astronomers for fifty years have
contended that the invisible planet
exists. Neptune was discovered only
in 1sfs after astronomic mathematics
had proved han century before that
Il existed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
DROP
Fin FOOD PRICES
Secy. Atkinson Of Square
: Deal Board Calls Atten-
ton to Lower Egg Cost.
MEAT TO FOLLOW SUIT
Milk Dealers Cut Rate to ! 6
And ~ Cents-Grand
Jury Has Four Cases.

vVashin0top will REGAIN her normal
- :, g, = =. -. .r,a,,
ssete Vi i00u Pii0es " sea-
before the New Year discards It's
swaddling clothes, it was predicted
-xesfsrd,x, Ia, The District Fair Price
Cornr,i,,se
Egv nrices are dus IN a decided drop
,ritb az advent ~ ION declared p n
AtEt,so, s~sc,,tivs sscretarv ~ tbs
connittee IEgg nrices have fallen
N cent? IN The isst two IvseEs he said
"a ,-i,bj, : n1ontb tbs snnnI,, will
~. tncrsassd anor-b 10 hermit
drsst,, ioysrin, of nricss
This tact to9stbsr With the an
,,o,,ncsn,e,t 1eStsrJa,, tbat milk has
been reduced by one dealer to Is cents
= qul' WIN 'Ho otneis ' ~ Us &C.
-t .,a0
pIeoletloh tnat IoGai IAt H
9onS srauudnS VIII '''
pOpuiar aspect
General Decline Expeeted.
ss..,, ,,,,,-o,, h.,iayas Sron
a. - - aIono Iii 800 gspe
IS oiOhe WI 49, 80,
80 oeSne IN pIiee On so 80 $3.50 "a
sr ~ o' 0S'ii' NAM
0t,er meas A.. 49,.
eoI oi 'ne
ulent OF Jus tlce are inaA's q 6.-.eis a.
survey Vi ess Plies IN sue ISL "
tney nave Iounu oiiat HhoIesaie Pii -
Iahse from V; 70 +" &c cehlS a uoAeh anu
resall prices iroh - 70 ~
pesinnihg TINS month egg proouc
tion snould increase materlaliy anu
Ihe enect on the local market mas al
ready made itsen teit.
II the men does her part dealers
VIII do theirs, or the fair price com
mittee Will IND out why they don l.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
SUGGESTS ROOSEVELT
NAME FOR PLAYGROUND

Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super
visor of District Fairgrounds. al
ready has named one of the new
Fairgrounds which civic leaders in
Washington have petitioned Con-
gress to buy for the Riddles.
The name she has in mind is
Roosevelt" because. she says, of
the former Presidents interest and
activity in promoting recreation for
the future citizens of the nation"
Mrs. Rhodes cited two letters
written by Roosevelt, one to the
Washington Fairgrounds Associa-
ton and the other as part Of his
annual message to Congress-. urg-
ing that public Fairgrounds be es-
tablished for the development of
wholesome citizenship.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Wife Sues for Divorce
From William Pickett Helm

william Pickett Helm. jr.. was
made the defendant in a suit for
limited divorce filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday by his
wife, Ida Mills Helm. He now is
employed by the National Coal As
ISOLATION
Mrs. Helm requests alimony and
the custody of her two children,
Elizabeth Mills Helm. Is. and Will
lam Marshall Helm, II. Attorney j..
]. Costigan appears for Mrs. Helm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Georgetown Citizens Elect.

The Georgetown Civic Association
met Tuesday night at Odd Fellows
Hall, eighth street and Dunn
barton avenue northwest, and elected
these officers: President, George T.
Beason; secretary, James H. Nc
Gruder. and treasurer, o. n. Butler.
Short addresses were made by DR..
Terpeau. of the Mount Zion N. z.
Church; DIR. Wesley, Ebenezer Church,
and DR.. Penn, First Baptist Church.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Mormons Out as Salt Lake
Paper Changes Hands

Salt Lake City, Utah. Dec. a-The
Salt Lake Herald changed hands to-
day when A. l. Fish. formerly Of the
Oregon journal and more recently Of
the Los Angeles Expres'. acquired the
controlling interest i'm the paper. The
Herald hereafter will be independent
IN politics and not a Republican
paper, Mr.. Fish announced.
In the change. leading members Of
the Mormon Church are relieved Of
ownership.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Five May Die from Fumes
OF Acid in Chicago Fire

Chicago, Dec 3i.-Five OF twenty
fremen trapped on the upper noous
Of the warehouse Of Albert Pick
and Company and overcome b.
sulphuric acid fumes during a frs
today are said TO have slight
chances for recovery.
The fremen were rescued by their
fellow IRE fighters and carried
from the burning building. The
blaze caused a loss estimated az
$3.50, 900. ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, Dec. 31.-The follow /
ing Washingtonians are registered
at hotels here: A. S. Bruce, Cum
berland; II. Bunting, F. c. Dorney,
v. d. Johnson. NJ. Matthews, Herald
Square; NJ. H. Caro-, Hermitage.
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES,.
Hecht and Company: NJ Kauf-
man. women's cioaks and suits,
Grand.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Divorces In New York
Quadrupled In Year

New York. Dec. 1.-THE number Of
divorce cases filed in New York
County in 1919 was four times greater
than in 1915 IL was announced by the
county clerk today. The number OF
marriages increased about II per cent
In the year just ended there were
l,SS5 actions for divorce filed. There
were only $50 cases in 1918.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
E Street Southeast

Mrs. George H. HAZEL. SIS Street southeast gave
the, following statement November 80, 1915: 81 have
used Doans Kidney Pills off and on for a number
years. 1 work pretty hard and think that is what
weakens my kidneys and brings the attacks. often
the pains are very severe in the small Of my back
and / find il difficult to stoop / nervous
and become easily excited and my feet swell badly.
caused by the irregular action of my. kidneys al
ways Deans Kidney Pills these times which
l get at oDonnelrs Drug Store, and am fixed up in
fine shape"
On November 10: 1918 Mrs. HAZEL said; IT rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills to anyone in need of a
kidney remedy. Doans cured of a severe case OF
kidney trouble and l can't praise them too highly"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
H Street Southwest

Mrs. Dennis A McInerney $50 H street southwest
Il don't know what would do without Doans
Kidney Pills. They have helped me wonderfully for
the past two years. My kidneys IN a bad TX.
1 couldn't rest nights and mornings / was lame
l couldn't do my housework. never free from
dizzy. nervous headaches and my kidneys annoyed
by the way they acted. 1 read about Doan's
Kidney Pills and used some directed. Doan's
had my back strong and well and my kidneys in
good order" f. rs
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
Virginia Avenue Southeast

c. E. Manglitz 40 Virginia southeast
says: Il am always glad to recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills, for know what they will do. For years
! had been having pains in my back, and bladder
trouble. l certainly shape. The action
of my kidneys was irregular, and suffered terribly
in passing the secretons. My back hurt me, too 1
used different remedies. but nothing did any good
until used noan's Kidney Pills. In a short time I
greatly relieved"