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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-02

of the school system and the move
ment of business and civic organiza-
tons to bring the matter to the at
tention Of Congress, Senator Capper
said it was just what they should do,
and Congress would welcome sucn
action.
think that when a paper has
taken up movement for the better
ment of school conditions as The
Washington Herald has done, it is to
be highly commended" the Senator
said. 1T is doing a fine work for the
community and has served to stir
others to action.
1T is fine to see how the citizens
Of the city through their organization,
are eagerly taking up the fight for
the school children. 1t is the duty of
such organizations to do it. 1t is the
only way TO bring such conditions to
the attention of Congress.
Congress Lacks Information.
Congress, of course, has had many
big problems before 1t of late. and.
perhaps, has lost sight of the import
ant needs Of the District, particularly
me school system. They have not
been acquainted with facts as they are.
certainly this legislative body does
not want the little children Of this
city to suffer for lack of proper at
tention from Congress, and they will
welcome the coming before them of
representative business men and citi
Gems to inform them fully of PREVAIL
Ing conditions and suggest RENE
dies. When these are squarely put
before Congress, 1 think they will
get everything within reason required
TO put the schools in the condition
they should be in today.
There will not be any objection on
the part Of any fair-minded person
to the methods which the District
citizens propose to use in obtaining
for their school children all that is
needed TO have them grow I'D as good
Americans. 1 hope they will continue
their movement, and come strongly to
Congress and point out their needs,
One Way to Get Results.
1t Is the only way to get what they
want. There is need for more teach
ers. more pay for the teachers and
more money to support the entire sys-
tenn. Teachers cannot live today, I
know. on the salaries they were paid
before the war.
ihree or four years ago, per-
haps, the salaries of teachers were
ample to support them properly, but
conditions have so materially
changed that the situation has to
be met by providing better pay.
They can get better wages in some
other lines of work. If they are to
be kept in the profession something
must be done right now to give
them living wages.
"Of course, I think that it is I'M
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-02
UNIVERSITY
ADDS DORMIT0RY
100000 Structure to Ac-
commodate Overflow
Of Students.
RECOVERING FROM WAR
Engineering School And
Memorial Gateway for
Service Men.
RECOVERING FROM WAR

Lexington. Va, Jan. l-The author1-
ration of the erection OF a new dor
mftory. to be ready for occupancy at
the beginning Of the next fall term,
and Of additions to the faculty for
1901, Is announced in a bulletin is
sued yesterday by President Henry
Louis Smith, Of Washington and Lee
University.
The new dormitory will accommo-
date Il6 men and will cost in the
neighborhood Of 100000. Construction
will start soon
Reviewing the recent progress OF
the university, President Smith says:
DormItofies Are Crowded.
I'm its swift recovery from war-de-
preston the university has broken an
records, and the atmosphere OF the
campus is vibrant with optimism the
law school, closed a year ago, has
gone back with a rush to its pre-war
enrolment of 80. Every dormitory'
boarding house and private home Is
crowded to the limit, with over so
students in attendance, of whom
about one-half are new men,
with the practical certainty Of an
enrolment next fall that Will far
exceed the present accommodations,
The trustees have authorized the i'm
mediate erection OF a new dormitory
10 hold ZIG men. This must be fol-
lowed at once by a new dining hali
and several residences for new pro-
lessons. A second athletic field Will
BOON be under construction. IA large
area of building lots. Immediately ad-
Joining the campus has recently
been purchased for future domitories
and other buildings.
For the session of 1901 there will
be added to the faculty not less than
1--we or six new members
After two months Of preparation
and organization the actual solicit
sation of funds was begun the lat
ter part of October and has met with
most gratifying success. Only six
communities have been visited-Cov-
hgton. Clifton Forge, Harrisonburg
Lexington and Roanoke, Va. and
Charleston, w. Va.-yet the pledges
Glready amount to $125.OO0. Lexing-
.on, with less than 5000 white in
aabitants, has contributed over So
100 to the endowment fund.
Plan Engineer school
The plan of raising 100000 for
the equipment and endowment Of
The Lee Memorial School of Engi-
aeering has been unanimously ap-
proved and adopted by the Vir-
ginia Grand Camp and by the ma
tional convention of the United
Confederate Veterans, and is awak-
ng general approval among all
Confederate organizations. Com
nittees are being formed in every
state. and the campaign will be
formally launched at an early date,
with every prospect OF success.
COLLECTION, of funds for the cree
lion of the memorial gateway in
aonor of the Washington and Lee
nen in the world war is steadily
progressing. Over $4,000 is now in
,and. Fifteen thousand dollars will
De needed"
January 10, the birthday of Rob-
srt E. Lee, has been ofhcially estab-
Iished as university day. and is
formally celebrated at the univer-
Iity. The alumni organizations
throughout the country are plan
hing to celebrate the day by hold
ng a luncheon, dinner, banquet or
,ther meeting.
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Baltimore Friends Hold
Osler Memorial Rites

Baltimore. Nd. Jan. 1.-Simultane-
usly with the funeral service at Ok
ord. England. for the late Sir William
Dsler. world renowned specialist, regius
PROFESSOR of Oxford University. and
ormer head of Johns Hopkins Uni
rersity here, who died last Monday.
impressive memorial services IN honor
4 the dead surgeon were held today
n old St. PauPs Protestant Episcopal
church, this city
Leading members of the medical
Profession, nurses, clergymen and
ther friends and admirers of OsIer
yttended the services here. The Rev.
Or. Arthur B. KinsoIving, rector of st.
'aufs. and the Rev. DR.. H. P. Almon
lbbott. rector of Grace and st. Peters
Protestant Episcopal Church, off,
dated.
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VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Portsmouth. - Judge Hugh r.
Watts, ~. one of the most promi-
nent corporation lawyers in the
State. died at his home after be-
ing stricken with apoplexy.
Petersburg. - Chief Of Police
James BrockweII has resigned.
Capt. W. b. Davis, who served
overseas in the Twenty-ninth Divi-
sion, succeeds him.
Danville.-J. A. Possey, 70. soldier
of the Confederacy. got a medal
here recently. 1t came from the
Cabcll Street Methodist Church.
The award was made on account
of the fact that Possey during the
last five years has failed to attend
Sunday school only twice.
Richmond.--Maj. Alexander For
ward is serving as chairman of the
State Corporation Commission in
the absence Of Judge w. H. Rhea.
Many charters are being granted.
Lexin gton-A new site is being con-
sidered by the Virginia Military In
stitute for the artillery and cavalry
plain and range. 1t Is one mile from
Lexington on the Staunton Pike. The
board of visitors of the institution at
u meeting in Richmond January II
will decide upon the site
Norfolk-Police of all Virginia cities
have been notified of the escape Of
five negroes from the county Jail
which occurred Wednesday, but no
reports have been received which in
dictate any of them have been cap
tursd. Sheriff c. L. Grizzard was
beaten to Inconsistencies by one of
the men, who then robbed him
Lexington-Gen. Nichols is planning
to attend the meeting Of the Associa-
ton of Military Schools and Colleges
in Washington early in February.
CharlottesviIle-Robe NJ. Hall. OF
Lynchburg. and Miss Josephine Wood.
OF White Hall, Va. were married at
the home of G. NJ. FAINT.
Amherst-william Allen Thompson.
of Durham, N. c.. and Miss Lenora
May Overman, Of Sweet Briar. were
married here.
Danville-R. C. Harris and Miss
Mamie Phillips, teacher in the Dan
vile High School, were married in
Roanoke.
Richmond.-Dr. D. Robins Anderson.
a member of the faculty of the Rich
mond College and secretary of the
Civic Association of Richmond, was
chosen by the trustees Of Randolph
Macon Woman's College at Lynch
burg as the new president of the in
stitut:on. He will fill the vacancy
caused by the death, a few weeks ago,
of DR.. w. A. Webb.
Richmond.-Ground has been broken
for the annex to the Stuart Circle
Hospital. The cost Of the new build
ing will be S132 900.
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Equality Post No. 2s4. Veterans 9
Foreign Wars, held an open NEE
ing and smoker last night
Pythian Temple. ]. A. Leayei
commander of Equality Post. Pre-
sided.
That the efforts Of the Veterans o
Foreign Wars were largely respon
sible for the passage Of the swee
bill to increase the compensation G
disabled veterans was asserted +
e. H. Hale. commander Of Nation
Capital Post.
A drill and songs by the GI
Scout troop Of cherrydale was q
entertainment feature.
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public Of the importance Of the teach
ing profession.
More liberal appropriations to State
normal schools and teacher-training
schools in order to pay better salaries
in these institutions and furnish BET
ter equipment.
Extending the courses and raising
the standards In the Misunderstanding
schools.
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Special
5 mems Hudson seal collar winter
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MADE MADE p Hs p Sss1 s75 for $13785
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.ansan Aids
SchooILnterests
On CapitolHiU

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
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Richmond.-Ground has been broken
for the annex to the Stuart Circle
Hospital. The cost Of the new build
ing will be 1890
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-02

Danville-R. c. Harris and Miss
Mamie Phillips. teacher in the Dan
vile High School, were married in
Roanoke.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03

out of their caverns. blinked up at the
sun, and piped:
what! No more war;. No more
hatchet work? No more sending out
other men to batter one another while
we watch the fun and sell 'em hat
chefs? Not on your life!' 49,. 10. 49,
!. So they spiked the peace treaty and
went back to their caves.
1t will be up again probably Just
after the holidays and the same old
skin-clad. crew will spike it for good
and all. unless intelligence, on the OUT
side steps In to stop them. -
The first fruits of what they did in
November were q wave of despair
that swept: over the world, the out
break of terrible rioting in, Italy and
fall in exchange to point where
American exports must stop.
No more exports, then no more
making Of the things to be exported.
That means that mills stop, the mass
OF Unemployment is~multiplied and
the prophets see the signs of 4 panic.
All here in America.
Then please note: " & d {:
Iss The peace treaty was defeated on.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03
STRIKE THREATS '|||'' T
FRAMEDbY WALL
STREE|T'S:L0bbY
RAILROAD Strike" Myth Helped
Pass:Reactlonary Railroad
Bill n Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-No ma
tion-wide strike of railroad en-
ployes, either d transportation or
shopmen' is in aisht or even nder
consideration. \
The sensationaf stories sent broad
cast last week w34re to inflame men,
bers of the Uaited States senate
against labor SOFAS to influence the
passage of the Cummins bill with
its anti-strike clauses.
No more subtld publicity has been
used in securing legislation than that
which forced the Cnmmins bill
through the. s:. - ~ 49,. :. >,f:
In order to :hoodwink- labor and
the public the word had been sent
forth that the financial interests
were against the Cummins bill be-
cause it. provided for a government
board ;. to run the railroads, which
would be divided into districts.
This subterfuge was to throw both
labor and the public off the track
and permit the sliding Through of
the bill without so much opposition.
1T was cleverly done," is the
comment going about Washington.
But the, stories OF nationwide
strike are being bitterly resented by
the labor officials, who fear that it
might cause trouble that otherwise
would have been avoided.
All the unions of the railway EN-.
ployes' department and the brother
hoods have requests for increased
wages before the director general.
In fact, the shopmen have put the
situation squarely up to- Director
General Hines with the request that
ne give an answer as soon as pos
sible whether he intends to grant
the advances asked.
Should the director general refuse
to grant any increases in wages
then the shopmen and brotherhoods
Will hold conference to consider
making a concerted demand for
Detter wages and conditions. In
that case the question of a nation
Wide strike would be considered.
But at the present time no one is
thinking, much less talking, Of a
general strike. Bert M. Jewell, act
ing president Of the railway . en-
ployes' department, is said to have
voiced the opinion Of all other union
OFFICIALS when he said today:
The railroad employees have been
looking for industrial peace. They
love it as do all other citizens. The
best proof of this is that they SUBJ
scrtbed to the request of the Presi-
dent that no strike beHcalled. So far
as strikes are concerned no one is
even thinking about one at the pres
ent time"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03

Wall Street VIII Want s1o0Q0oO0o Relsaa Increase from
Roads, Which Nn Compel "a 00,Ou0,Qo0 Charge fol Ka-
E =. t|ons Products People Being aroused toDanga.
BY CHARLES. sa1..KEaLEY..


Inc desperate plight in Wall supporters in
States Senate find themselves clearly revealed in the
methods adopted through Cummins railroad
return n with its antstrke provision against the workers
many that are mmcal to the best interests Of the people
the members of the Senate support the measure
atnrea to cheat them Of holiday unless eg
the then
honord Senate precedent the
hat body with Senators who lack
with the majority OF Americans.
mmemorial customs of the Senate conferees
Snoud nave three ranking Republicans ranking
OF the committee foreign
tins precedent had been followed Toilette would have
the Republicans and Senator South
Carolina, in behalf Of the Democrats ~ ~ =" - S-s
=: d. ~ Wall Street Did Not Want LaFolete ~.
but all street did Smith on the confer
ence committee and what Wall wants generally gets from
TINS assembly, Senator Kellogg Of Minnesota Senator
ARKANSAS Were named instead of the ranking members Of the
and Senator Cummin has committed
tne halfway Executive plan for Of the rail-
roads to private conral =S !: -" :. s 80 - =
e the House and Senate conferees wrangng
Dill It = conceded that the Senate
will remain firm for the clause Wchhas for s ohct
inS Saacane o. check any possible protest
It first turns the the tender ercs of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03

The treaty fight continues. Mean
while a state of war continues to exist
also. Common sense demands action.
The cave men Of the senate. will stick
to their Hermit Crab'' idea II they
are not overruled by the Nation. Cur
rent events are rudely shattering the
doctrine Of isolation. Here is an ar
ticle written for The Labor World by
Charles Edward Russell that shits like
asteam hammer and which furnishes
two great reasons for a popular de-
mand for ratification and peace
Editor. -.
By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
:. The United States senate il close
now to the choosing place between i
war and no war. barbarism and civil
ization, and which Is 1t going to pick?
Just before it adjourned in sNovem-
ber It picked war ana barbarism
temporarily. .s$, ..ss .5.ss5 0 { tif.
It's poor. old shasey Cave Men crept
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03
PLANoFE ENDING. \
PRESENT. SOCIAL
ORDER ASSAILED
Contiscation, Says Austrian So
cia!lst, Would Spell Ruin to
Nation That Tries It.

The plan Of ending the present So
cial order by seizing property with
out compensation was dissected by DR..
Bauer, secretary Of state for socializa-
ton, in a speech before a conference
Of trade uni0nists in Austria, which is
reprinted in the MONTH";: Labor Re-
view issued by the United States bu-
reau of labor statistics.
In referring to the revolutionary
plan of grabbing the business and
ousting the employer, DR.. Bauer de-
clared that this would work terrible
michief among u.s.
If we take away their establish
ments and leave them their other
MEANS" he said, 1--WE would not have
a single farthing with which to carry
on the business. We should, there
fore. have to confiscate not only )fac-
tories, dwellings and plots Of ground,
but all capitalists property, and we
should thus have to declare null and
void paper securities and war loans.
But everyone who knows who are
the present owners Of war loans is
well aware that savings banks, rural
cooperative banks, etc., would be-
come bankrupt and every peasant,
every small burgher, every official
and every salaried employe and work.
er would lose his investments. But
even this is not the chief hindrance:
much more tremendous are the inter-
national difficulties which would re-
suit from 1t. Many Of the largest
enterprises in Austria belong wholly
Or partially to foreign capitalists. The
foreign countries would not submit to
it.. And even If they did submit to it,
We know that we are quite unable to
do without foreign capital for the re-
construction OF our national trade and
industry. - -
) 1--WE cannot even pay for eur food
today without the help Of foreign
credit. Only with foreign credit can
we get the raw materials that we need,
and only with foreign capital can be
developed our industry.
But we cannot obtain credit if we
legalize confiscation Of private prop
erty.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03
WANTS v IN! / PRlVAT' | ! ! | ! ! .
ARMY TO START
, :. -. ..-seS.. 49,. 2. +4sfE.1i
WARM / MEXICO. I:
Oil. E1p|oItsfs Object TO Paying a
Taxes to Cafranza and Would !.
Finance Revolution.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2:-If oil men
would finance private army, start
a revolution in Mexico and take over
the oil fields in that country it would
be a. good business propositions, ac--
cording to William F. Buckley, real
estate and oil lease broker of Mexico
City and New York city, testifying
before senate committee.
Mr.. Buckley does not like the Mex
lean constitution which provides that
"only Mexicans by birth or ,naturaliza-
ton have the right to acquire the
property Of lands and waters and
their accessions, or to obtain conces-
sions for the exploitation Of mines,
waters or conlbustible minerals in the
republic Of Mexico"
The constitution further provides
that foreigners may be given the right
to acquire these properties, If they
agree to be regarded as Mexicans in
respect to said property, and to not
invoke their government to assist
them in any dispute that may arise
between them and Mexico. -"
This means that If an American
wants to exploit Mexican resources he
must agree to accept conditions and
laws that Mexican exploiters accept.
Mr.. Buckley said Carranza is con-
fiscating property under the new Mex
lean constitution which abrogated a
former law that exempted, oil COM
panies from taxation. The witness
insists that any attempt to tax ex-
ploiters of natural resources, in the
face Of this law, in unadulterated
bolshevism. and he favors oil men
financing a revolution to rectify the
wrong: This is his plan: :.~.- !,
''The oil :eompanies, after receiving
no relief fkona larraD ma instead of
sending q multitude sof: representa-
taYss over to Washington to. ,talke.to
clerks in the state department, should
have told the state department Just
what they had already told Carranza, ;,
and II they failed to receive relief here,
they should have financed, a. revolu-
ton to take over and permanently
administer the oil fields, which they
could have done for an expenditure
Of 100000 q month, whereas they
are today paying Carranza over: ST..
100000 q month"; .: :.<a..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03

National Commander Warns
Comrades Against Taking
Law Into Own Hands,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Members
OF the American legion must set an
example for law and order, declared
Franklin D'O1ier. national commander
OF this organization, in a speech in
this city. The speaker condemned
self-appointed vigilance committees
who disregard law and properly con-
stituted authority.
Neither national, state nor any
local organization has the right nor
will it presume to take the law into
Its own hands or interfere with proper
authority. We must always clearly
bear In mind that any disposition on
the part Of individual members Of the
American legion or Of local posts to
take law into their own hands, or to
act as self-appointed vigilance COM
mittees in disregard Of lawful and
properly constituted authority, is not
only subversive of the principles and
Ideals Of the American legion, but
Will weaken and tend to destroy our
influence for good in this country.
In our efforts to assist in the main
tenance of law and order. the Ameri-
can legion must itself set an example
OF lawful and orderly action. The
American legion has become so strong
that we need fear no force from with
OUTPUT let us be- sure that no over
Jealous or thoughtless or unfair act
OF our oKn occur to weaken our in
1luence for good or ALLEVIATE the sup
port of all true Americans"
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Mayor Ay|and Of +! .!'|' New York
Points Out ''WateIed' Stock
Features IN eet:Ral|ways.

NEW YORK, Jan. I'm declaring
that a scent street car fare is sufftc-
lent in this city, Mayor Hylan reviews
some Of the financial transactions, In
connection with these systems He
calls attention to a $4,000, 900 stock
issue by the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit company. which was taken over
by a new company that issued, So
100000 stock secured by the deposit
Of the Rapid Transit's $4,000, 900
stock. Later a holding company was
organized and the first two named
companies were taken over. -.
From the foregoing says Mayor
Hylan,1 ut is very plain to see that
this IS a first-class milking outfit for
manipulators Of transit securities.
while the innocent investor pays the
freight" ~'.> ..'.@
The mayor objects to a report by
Stone & WebBer to a federal judge,
that the street car companies need
more money. .,.13s. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-03
UNITED STATES
PAYS Low WAGE
Federal Departments Consider
ably Handicapped; Efficiency
Is Lowered Considerably.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Organ-
ized government employees suggest
that anti-trade union members of con-
sress read testim ony being. developed
at hearings of a commission on re-
classification of salaries that has been
appointed by congress. It is shown
that In one department of the patent
office, where 81 persons were en-
ployed, there were 81 designations
during the past year.
One witness testified that in his de-
partment Of the patent office the
designations are responsible for weeks
of delay to secure information that
could formerly be secured "in Is min
utes." It was stated that the patent
office has clerks working on an annual
salary Of $720 and that during the
war the office found it impossible to
get clerks at that figure and was
forced to go. to the schools for clerks
who were not required to pass civil
service examinations.