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The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Army Orders

First Lieut.. Burt D.. MeGhee, Chemical
Warfare Service, is relieved from his pres
ent assignment and duties in the Office Of
the director, Chemical Warfare Service. this
city. and will proceed TO Edgewood, Nd,
and report to the commanding officer Edge
wood Arsenal for duty.
second Lieut.. John NJ. Jacobs, Infantry, IS
transferred from United States Army Cen
eral Hospital. No. 9. Fort McHenry. Nd,
TO Walter Reed General Hospital, Takoma
Park. d. @.
First Lieut.. George Duvan Mccarthy.
Medical Corps, now on duty at q. s. Army
General Hospital, No. 10, oteen, n. c., will
proceed TO Camp Benning. Ca, and report
to the commanding officer for temporary
duty.
Mai Gen. Jesse Mel. Carter. United States
Army, will proceed from this city to New
York City, ". Y. on temporary duty for
the purpose OF giving instructions to the
National Guard organizations of the State
Of New York.
Col. Ralph Henry Hess. ousrtermsster
He will proceed to Washington, d. c., and
report in pers2n to the Director Of Purchase
and Storage fSr duty.
Col. Matthias Crowley. Infantry. upon his
own application, is retired from active serv-
ice under the provisions of section 1243,
Revised Statutes. after more than thirty
Capt. Walter q. Pridgen. Infantry. now
on duty at Fort Wayne, Mich, will proceed
to Erie Proving Ground. Fort Clinton, Ohio,
for temporary duty, for the purpose Of in
specting unserriceable motor equipment at
that point, and. upon the completion of
this duty, win return to his proper sta ton
Maj. Louis B. Sheldon, 0rdna nee Depart
ment, is relieved from duty in the Office OF
the Quartermaster General, Director of
Purchase and Storage, Washington. d. c.,
and will proceed to Camp Custer, Mich,
and report, to the commanding officer for as.
signment to duty as assistant to the camp
supply officer.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

Col. Ed Little, Representative
from Kansas, is not what one would
call a social butterfly. He detests
to wear evening clothes, not only
because they are hard to sit down
| in, but also because he finds them
quite difficult to stand in. Besides,
Col. Ed is one of the plain people.
On a recent occasion. however.
when the daughter of a Kansas
member was about to be married,
| II looked to Col. Little as though
| he would have to dixie himself out
| in patent leather clothes. whether
or no. Still, as a sturdy last ditcher.
! he decided to brave the event in
civilian clothes II he could get come
one to stand with him in his In
ldependence. Approaching Represen-
tatiye White. also of Kansas. on the
subject, Little found sympathetic
friend. White said that he would
be only too pleased to attend the
function in Little's company dressed
| in a business suit even II they
stood out like the Gold Dust twins,
Hans and Fritz. Bryan and Grape
Juice, or any of the other famous
twins -.
AS the time of the event drew
near. White lost his courage, so ne
went downtown and bought himself
shining layout from funny little
pumps to silk topper. 1t Is con-
seryatiyeIy estimated that his shirt
front. when in position. measured
at least an acre and half. But
white said nothing to Little about
falling from grace. Since they were
to brave the FIRE together. Little
proposed to White that he call TOT
him in a taxicab at q certain houf
and they then would proceed to the
function. White kept the date and
soon Little emerged from his hotel
resplendent in the robes OF democ.
racy, namely, a black slouch hat
and a mixed business suit. He did
not proceed far, however. Opening
the taxicab> door, he saw Whlte
psrbed as a head waiter, sitting
back IN one corner of the cab grin
ming, SO Little simply snorted
slammed the taxicab door and re-
turned to his hotel. White went
to the function alone and Little re-
mained at home.
Anent various public servants
running for second and third terms
someone around tha White House
the other day recalled this story
as told by the late Private John
Allen:
Down in Alabama there was a
sheriff who had been in office for
thirty years. Finally, an ambitious
politician who hankered to do a
little sheriffing himself, announced
his candidacy for the job on the
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
What Congress Did
Yesterday
House.

n0unes
Met at II o'clock and adjourned
at l:1o.
Discussed Frear report on alleged
wastefulness In air service of the
army for four hours.
While Representative Clarence #.
Lea, Of California, was defending
the army air service representative
Gard. of Ohio. made the point of no
quorum in order to dispense with
further debate on the Frear bill. A
rush Of Republican members from
the cfoakrooms brought q total of
los to their seats before the Speaker
completed the count This was
three more than a count.
District Day" on Monday was
set aside to allow the army reor-
ganization bill to be taken up.
Representative William ID. Up
shaw, OF Georgia. denounced the ac-
ton Of Representative Blanton, OF
Texas. in causing the s240 bonus
for Government clerks to be climi-
mated on a point Of order and
voiced his objections to- the House
being charged with striking IL out.
Benjamin c. Marsh of the Far
mers' National Council testified be-
fore the Agricultural committee.
Representative Royal c. johnson,
of South Dakota, announced he will
attempt Monday to have q provi-
sion for establishment OF military
justice inserted in the army bill.
Representative Halvor Steener-
son, of Minnesota. introduced bill
further to define non-mailable mat
ter.
Representative Joseph w. Ford
ney, of the Rules Committee, intro
duced n bill providing for partici-
patton of the government In pro-
viding foodstuffs Tor starving popu-
lations in Europe. and authorizing
the U. S. Grain Corporation to sell
5,000,0 900 barrels Of flour now in its
possession.
Representative, Nicholas ]. Sim
mott, of Oregon, introduced a bill to
provide employment and rural homes
for ex-service men.
Representative Charles E Fuller
Of Illinois, introduced a resolution
requesting the Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee to inves-
tigate the print paper situation.
2nohto-
que. OF Virginia, introduced bill to
amend the railroad act by prevent
ing the abandonment of coastwise
and inland water commerce except
with the consent of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
! A letter was received from the
Treasury Department submitting
supplemental estimate of s1.000,000
required by the Navy Department
for a fieet-landing and storehouse
at San Diego.
A letter was received from the
/ Secretary of the Navy requesting
authority for use OF present appro-
priations in converting the Kear-
sage and the Kentucky into a crane
and a salvage ship.
A letter was received from the
Secretary of the Treasury transmit
ting supplemental estimates of the
War Department of $4,000 for sites
for fortifications and 100000 for
armament for fortifications.
A letter was received from the
Secretary of the Treasury trans
hitting deficiency estimate caused
| by increased cost Of stationery used
by the Postoffice Department, OF
iS7.710,17.
Secretary Daniels recommended
! to the Naval Affairs Committee a
monster naval program of thirty
more ships.
The Rules Committee decided the
United States Grain Corporation
has sufficient authority to extend
relief to European nations.
The Appropriations Committee
held executive session over the
| sundrY civil bill
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Notes By a Washington ObserOer
Peabody to Be Senatorial Candidate Pass
ports to- Europe Will Be Available Per
shing Still Wears Sam Browne.

Francis s. Peabody. the Chicago
coal millionaire, is the Illinois
Democratic organizations candidate
for the United States Senatorship
that will become vacant with the
expiration of Lawrence Y. Sher-
mans term In March. 1891. Mr.. Pea
body was chairman Of the Coal Pro-
duction Committee Of the, Council OF
National Defense during the war.
Clerks OF the passport division of
the State Department who expect to
be swamped by the rush OF Amer
lean tourists to Europe this summer
have had excellent training since
the advent OF constitutional prohi-
bition. The exodus to Cuba, which
began January 16 and has kept up
steadily. has put the passport peo-
pie In trim for any sort of a tourist
drive. little difficulty. ofiicials say,
will be experienced by Americans
eager to tour Western Europe this
season. The Department has adopt
ed the policy of issuing passports
subject to the wise of countries
to be visited. Although the red tape
requirements of the war are largely
In effect, tourist bars are down In
France. Belgium. Italy. Spain. Hol-
land and the Scandinavian countries.
These nations apparently are
eagerly awaiting the old time an
nual influx of American dollars.
Travel to the British Isles is still
carefully regulated by the British
authority. Probably. only limited
number OF pleasure-bent Americans
will see England, Scotland or Ire
land this summer. Britain's home
food requirements are to blame.
s. S. Gregory. of Chicago. former
president Of the American Bar As
sociation. and two or three other
former presidents and executive
committeeman. have been in session
In Washington this week in connec-
tion with matters OF internal or
ganization. Mr.. Gregory says that
Illinois two "bitter-ender" Sena-
tors. Lawrence Y. Sherman and Me-
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Round the Town
Jaunting With
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell.
still i'm the Game.

St11 In tne eamcs
While on a quest for interesting
happenings 1 met SMITH ID. FRY,
veteran newspaper correspondent, at
Thirteenth and F streets. He in
formed me he has again become ac-
tive in newspaper work and repre-
sents a triangle of papers in Iowa
Il thought 1 was out of the news
paper game" he said, but some
how l just cannot keep out of the
atmosphere. l guess 1 must be like
the late Gen. ANDREW S. BURT.
who, when he was about to be re-
tired from the regular army be-
cause of his age, met a brother
army officer.
well. Andy" the latter said.
/" at last they have butted the old
buffalo bull out of the herd"
Never" replied the irrepressi-
BILE Andy. "'Sure they have placed
my name on the retired list of the
army. but watch my civic activities.
I'm as good yet as a dozen dead
men.
And to the day of his death he
was engaged in strenuous civic and
patriotic work.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Naval Orders

Lieut. James B. Ryan-Det. U: s. s. Rain
bow 2-el-2o; to U. 8. 8. Putnam as Senior
Engineer officer.
Lieut.. q. G.) John NJ. schmissrauter-
Det. Submarine Div. Fourteen; to U. 8. s.
RIG.
Ch. Pharm. william +. sheridan-Det.
Naval Yard. Philadelphia, Pa; to duty Naval
Hospital, Norfolk, Va.
Lieut.. Il. c. Maurice 81. Stein-Det. u.
8. 8. South Carolina; to U. s. S. Colds
borough.
Lieut.. Comdr. George c. Thomas Medical
Corpsl-Det. U. s. s. Olympia; to U. s. s.
Kentucky.
Lieut.. David B. vassie-Det. Navy, Yard.
Washington, ID. c.; to Navy Yard, New
York, N. Y.
Lieut.. Comdr Lee W. warren-Det. com.
mand Submarine Div. o; to Naval Opera tions
Navy Dept. Washington. d. G.
Lieut.. John Whalen-Det. Navy Yard,
Washington, d. c.; to command U. s. s.
wicomico.
Lieut.. Edwin v. wilder-Det. RS New
York; to U. s. s. Kentucky.
A. p. elk. John p. wilson-Det. Destroyer
Pay Office Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Pa,
to RS Philadelphia. Pa, duty with supply
Ems. Lester NJ. woif-Det. RS San Fran.
cisco; to U. s. 8. Kanawha (Hdqts 18th
Naval Dist.D.
Lieut.. Charles J. Gegelman-(C1-3) (1s)
Det. R-Barracks Hampton Rds., Va; to q.
s. s. Celtic as Chief Engineer Officer.
Lieut.. Comdr. Neil A. Winquest-(Ci-3)
(1D Det. Fifth Naval Dist; to u. 8. 8.
Brazos as Chief Engineer on.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
A DAILY LIN.o' CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs
THE SPHINX.

The SPHINX.
One thing like about the Sphinx.
That ever-silent desert, Mink,
And that's the way she holds her
tongue
Out there the shifting sands among.
For II Is clear her solid pate
No thoughts can possibly create:
And unlike many a (thoughtless
wight
Who with dull speech clouds DER
the light
She sits. refusing well to press
Upon the world her emptiness.
Copyright, 1910. By The Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.)
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

am Mccormick. In their uncom-
promising Opposition to the peace
treaty. do not represent more than
Is per cent OF the people Of their
State. Illinoisarfs, Mr.. Gregory be-
lieyes, want the treaty ratified. with
or without reservations. He IL con-
WINGED that Western and Middle
Western sentiment generally runs
along the same lines.
Philadelphia Is very much to the
fore In the administration of the
big Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
which. though the war is ancient
history, Is still a going concern. The
Directs Of the entire organization
Is r.. n. Cholmeley-Jones OF Phila-
delphia. His executive assistant is
Franklin Townsend. jr., fellow
townsman, also well-known In the
Pennsylvania Insurance held. ana
the assistant director of the insur-
ance division is a Philadelphia ma
val officer. Captain f. w. Bonanon.
The War Risk Insurance folks
are asking Congress to appropriate
S., 900. 900 for the purpose of boom
Ing" the benefits of Uncle Sans In
ing fourteen regional subofices
throughout the United States.
Gen. Pershing still wears the Sam
Browne belt and shoulder-strap, al
though the army council recently
banished them from the uniform OF
officers In general. The explanation
is that officers OF high commanding
rank are privileged to regulate de-
tails of their own uniform. Visi-
tors to Pershing's modest head
quarters in the Old Land ONCE no
-tice that the window curtains con-
sist of simply -draped bunting
stars and stripes. To the right an
left of the generals desk stand. re-
spectively, a handsome silk, gold
bordered Old Glory and silk en-
broidered edition of Pershing's own
standard, both gifts from admirers.
+. w. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York, March 6.-The fol-
lowing washingtonians are regis
tered at hotels here today: J. p.
Harris. II. Daugherty, Navarro: w,
o. Edlee, M. Charles. c. ]. Fennei.
Grand; Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hill.
Great Northern: r. J. Chehery. c.
G. Warner. Breslin; T. b. Jewel.
Miss H. Hutchinson, Park Avenue:
H. Alter. Aberdeen: w. NJ. Cloud.
H ]. Doyle. Continental: Miss M
N. Hooper. Mrs. l.. o. Howard, Mrs.
H. o. Stengel. Martha Washington.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
The National Catholic Women's Council.


Of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States has been
during past week. organization will
permanent headquarters this city In this other churches of
the country the past generation has
of for spiritual and ethical ends 1t has been of
broader that first resisted by authority
state church. industry by
Irresistible and hence better its utilized and guided
rather than futiley opposed
This particular decision has been fastened somewhat by the
Experiences of the during which the womanood of the church
has shown sf rich in both willingness and capacity
the machinery of service Moreover the unsettled prob
lens of the call for concentration of of best
both church and civic duties They bear
burdens of moral responsibility donors of their earnings
citizens with political rights equal They under the
compulson of avoid all possible
through the duplication of organization machinery They
gain their ends quickly by coordnated action Creation
council therefore natural That has quickly
indicates ness and quick adjustment contemporary oppor
tunties.
...
just Congress getting pokless days the
Senate committee establish seedess
some of the veterans sigh for the good old days
psce becoming tenant of the White House for four
will figures, but there plenty willing pay
it without appealing to the Rent Commission.
After all the interest of clean government for
The cities to rase the of their policemen that
start in to raise it for themselves
customary remedy for shortage is to stimulate and en-
courage production but this plan seemingly will be applied
the famine in teachers
American tourists preparing Europe and the hotel
feel perfectly at home.
There when appalled, at the thought of
billion dollar Congress Now they sghng
University plans to open course for press agents,
Wonder of its slogans will be- Honesty policy"
The insane but the affection mus. have
come upon him after he decided to retreat to Holland
New Jersey evidently to drop old full dinner pan
slogan for the full beer pail
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
How About Recreations

The bill recently introduced in
Congress providing for strict Sun
day observance in the District will
be antagonized. / am informed, by
Ia number of organizations and
creeds. The father of the measure,
Representative HENRY w. TEN
PIE of. Pennsylvania. is reported to
have said his sole object in intro
|ducingi 1T is to see that every one
has a day of rest at least once a
week. One of. the opponents Of the
bill. OSCAR d. WALKER. in dis
cussing this phase of the proposed
rigid Sunday closing, said:
I agree with Congressman Tenn
pie that all of us are entitled to at
least one day a week for rest and
To rest without
some form of harmless amusement
is to sleep. The Temple bill pro-
poses to close all theaters and other
places of amusement. contend
there Is no better nor more refresh
ing form of rest than going to the
movie theaters Sunday afternoon or
night and enjoying the silent drama
or comedy and listening to delight
ful strains of music. 1t Is an axiom as
old as the hills that men cannot be
remade by legislation, and with the
theaters and other places of amuse-
ment closed. mark me. Sunday gam
ing and other forms of unlawful en-
|tertainment viii flourish In spite OF
the law"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07
Deaths from Influenza and Pneumonia

statistics
United
of
covered LOT
months this
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

II
of will
in
in
OF the
severity epidemic
these cities
g Number of Deaths
nfue
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Events Of Today

II George Washington Post, No :
American Legion, anniversary meet.
ing with addresses BY Gen. Pershinf
and Representative Julius Kahn
Central High School. p. M
st. stephens Church. address bs
lCommander John Brockenshire. II
q m. and $3.50 p. m.
Friends Of Irish Freedom, address
by Representative James - Mead
COL e street northwest 8 p. m.
New Thought Temple, address by
DR.. F. H. Curfiss, 11:l5 q m.f
| Z. W. G. A, yesper services. 1851
Fourteenth street northwest, p. m
Junior Hikers. hike. meet at 14Vs
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
First Baptist Church, address for
Near East Relief BY Capt. C. K
Morse. Sixteenth and o streets
northwest, IL g. m.
Church Events.
=. Roosevelt Church, organization Of
new church. Wardman Park Hotel
IL a. m
Christian Science Churches Of
America" Address by John c. Lath-
rop. Polls Theater. 4 p. m.
Second Baptist Church, sermos
by the Rev. L. c. Drake. euperin-
tendent Of Washington Boy Scout
work. Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast, IL a. IN
Hamline N. z. Church. motion
pictures Of Methodist centennial
celebration at Columbus, Ohio.
Ninth and p streets northwest.
p. m.
Metropolitan Memorfa N. Z.
Church. address by DR.. wflfred 7.
GrenfeIl, missionary TO Labrador.
John Marshall place and c street
northwest IL q. m.
Union NJ. Z. Church. exhibition of
motion pictures on China by the
Rev. John MacMurray. Twentieth
street and Pennsyivania avenue
northwest 2 p. m
Club Events.
women's City Club, program Of
Russian music by Mrs. C. w. Fair
fax. % jackson place northwest
s p. m.
! Catholic women's Service Club.
community sing. col e street north
west p. m.
Calvert Club. tea, II Dupont cir
Gle northwest s to 2 p m
| At the Theaters.
Poli's--Chu Chin Chow"
Shubert-Garrick-'TittIe Miss CHARITY
Moore's Rialto-''The Right Of Way"
Loew's Palace - Ethel Clayton in ''Young
Mrs. winthrop"
Crardan's Metropolitan-Elaine Hammerstein
Ia -'Greater Tnan Fame"
Crandalrs b. Warner In "Hauntins
IL Shadows"
Moore's Garden-''on With the Dance"
Afoore's stnnd-'Judy OF Rogues' Harbor."
Loew's Columbia-shirley Mason in ''Her
Elephant Man"
lCosmos-Continuous vaudeville ana pieturesL
Crandan's Knickerbocker-Elaine Hammer
stein In "Greater Than Fame"
B. r. Keith's-Vaudeville-
IGayety--A Reeves"
Folly-"social Follies-"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07


s5 cent in deaths shows how urgently there is needed
following table gives the deaths the city of Washington
these ne same periods: -
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Harbingers of Spring.

Several observant persons have
written to me of sure signs of an
early spring" GUS THEILKUHL
says the pesky little English SPAR
rows ars already engaged in mat
ing, which presages that the sea-
son of balmy breezes and blooms
is near at hand. Miss MARGARET
HALL has observed several flocks
of wild geese winging their way
northward. HARRY KARGER saw
a robin redbreast in Franklin Park
but JOE GRIFFIN AYERS the bird
Is a leftover" from last spring
that has hibernated in the park all
winter. Miss MYRTLE A. DYSON
'phoned me that the surest signs of
the approach of spring may be seen
in the + street promenade every
afternoon-the airy, flowery spring
hats worn by the women promen-
aders.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

The psce of becoming of
will figures but there plenty willing
it without appealing to the Rent Commission.
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Influenza .........-............... J.
II pneumonia iS'
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After all in the of government better
the cities raise the of their policemen the
raise it for themselves
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

Columbia University plans to open course for pres
Wonder of its slogans will be- Honesty is the best
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

The former Kaiser may be insane. but the affection
come upon him after he decided retreat to Holland
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

just Congress getting accustomed porkes days
committee establish seedess
some of the veterans sigh for the good old days.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

There was a time when folks appalled, at the
billion dollar Congress Now they signing for the ret
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

The customary remedy for shortage is to stimua
courage production, but this plan seemingly will be
meet the famine in teachers.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-07

American tourists preparing food Europe AM
keepers with others will try regulate the prices so tina
feel perfectly at home.
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February weekly average in 1917. !.
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New Jersey evidently wants to drop the old full dinne
slogan for the full beer pail