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The Washington times., 1920-02-05
RAISE HINGES
.0NFAREBOOST
No Increase for Street Car Men
Under Present Rates,
Ham Announces.

There will no increase in wages
granted the employees OF the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
under the present rate OF fare. was
the statement made today by william
f. Ham, president of the railway
company, who has just received de-
mands for a 20 per cent increase m
wages.
The present financial condition OF
this company makes II impossible for
any salary raises at this time" said
Mr.. Ham AN increase such as is
asked VIII cost the company $780,
900 year over the present payroll
cannot say what position the COM
pany will take IL the Public Utilities
Commission grants an increased fare"
To Present Demands Soon.
Within the next month officials OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Capital Traction
Company will receive a petition from
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees for "A
substantial wage increase. This or
ganization claims 1,4o0 carmen as
members.
President Ham today gave out iig-
ures Of the February earnings OF the
COMPANY burlng January the earn
ings totaled $423,1S7, compared with
$44l,814 in December and S41S.740 in
November. The average daily earn
ings last month were s13.6o0, COM
pared with Sl4,255 in December and
S13,95S in November.
Hmm Wants Relief.
I'VE cannot go Oh this way indef-
nitely," Mr.. Ham saiG TO-DAY. He de-
clared that the January figures were
further evidence of the financial con-
ditions OF the company, as he claims
they were lower than in previous
months.
Mr.. Ham is sending to the Federal
Electric Hallway Commission. ap-
pointed by the President, answers to
a qucstionnaire he received recently.
In one answer Mr.. Ham tells the COM
mission that the salaries of his en-
ployeS have increased more than 100
per cent since 1915, while the cost
of living has Increases anout so per
cent according to the Department Of
Labor.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
TO Sell AUTOGRAPHED
LEGION CIRCUS TICKETS

Eight tickets for the American
Legion circus, autographed by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson, will be auc-
toned off to the highest bidder at
Il. +. Keith's Theater Saturday
night. according to an announcement
Of Col. E. Lester Jones. department
commander OF the American Legion,
who has,charge of the circus.
The successful bidders may retain
the tickets All the advance arrange
ments for the circus relative to the
display advertising on billboards have
been completed, and most Of the litho-
graphic sheets were distributed ves-
terdsy
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
$4,000 IRISH BONDS
SOLD IN WASHINGTON

More than $4,000 has been sub
scribed in the local campaign for the
sale OF Irish Republic bonds, accord
ing to announcement r>ade this after
noon by william NJ. Phelan, chair
man of the campaign committee, al
the headquarters at the Washington
Savings Bank.
About $4,000 was subscribe yestcr-
day," said Mr.. Phclan, land with I'D,
ditional solicitors at work now We
should speedily secure at least $7j,-
900 in subscriptions in the Capital
city"
The Washington times., 1920-02-05

TIE fIu tsEt of the Dsw District of Co
lumbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times, has been printed in convenient
booklet form. A free copy 10 yours for
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
ington Times.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

sorrow was never a blank. He real
lied how completely an fastener
he was, how Oriental in character.
The blessing was that it gave him a
Chinese patience.
About the time that Con Lexington
was finding the deep places of Amer
lea, and dipping in rather freely for
a young person, Andrew March's at
tention had centered upon Chez Ming,
newly arrived in Dory street. This
Chinese shared his business with no
man, Intentionally. March had been
so light a shadow upon him that the
attack in the Wedger house was Il real
surprise. Lexington had worked deli
cately. and March permitted himself
to hope as he had n0t dared hope for
eighteen years. He had seen a pecul-
lar promise in the way Lexington had
made that stampede down the street
in Cincinnati. Con was close to the
elements. had imagination, vigor, and
Il laugh. In him were centcred now
all the hopes of an unhappy man.
On the night train, Con secured q
section, and as q precaution slept in
tie upper berth. He inserted himself
between the stiff brown Pullman bIan.
kcts, and stared for a moment up into
the close curve Of the car roof. He
thought Of the small parchment mar
against his ribs-tissue-thin in it's TIM
leather sack, resembling a Mongol
charm, hut in this case u%tilitarian
rather than religious. so marked as tc
guide him-and Of the two unusual
men whose messenger he was, ant
who had filled the pouch in his bel,
with heavy coins and paper. But the
lull of the rushing train, the clicking
monotony of the wheels. the fresh all
that shot in through the vcntilators
and fatigue we're claiming an organ
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
BY JEREMY LANE

to do SO. without difficulty. but found
to his terror that each rider had taken
a different direction. radiatins out
from the point Of attack. He did not
know which to follow. He was alone.
Sanity left him. The camels WINNER.
ed and started back the way they had
come.
Andrew reused from his delirium in
the hut where his baby Helen had
been born, and the familiar bearded
female was watching him. Fever had
held him in this hut for many days,
From c~aravansaries to the south he
gathered up camcls and men and
horses and provisions and started
%northward again. in search of his Owl
Most Of the men refused to ride with
him beyond the trees. into the forbid
den land. Bright-eyed alarm prevent
ed, although a few consented to ac-
company the white man. Softly moan
ing wind covered their tracks as they
went. They moved in large irregular
circles. always northward, searching,
until they deserted Andrew for a mad
man. Stephen March am to find
his son. and ended these desperate
wanderings. He pieced out the story
Andrew could not tell, and gently guild.
ed him back to Picking.
a ransom was raised, great enough
to i%mroverish the house OF March.
Now. to carry the ransom to the riders,
came the British expedition, and its
failure is still on the tongues of cor
tain old-timers. Out OF thirty stall
wlrt, sweating, sun-helmeted men.
four staggered back to Shan-sung, with
a tale Of skin-wounds that brought
bitter death. and whole mirages of
hell. Their mouthings were not taken
down officially. The stories were
tinctured with lunacy. so decided the
wise listeners at the legation. Eithna
March was never found.
In eighteen years Some of the bitter
ness had faded out of this for Andrew
March. His ways were as recondite
as those Of his father, his desires far
flung in shatowy worlds. To him
Eitllna was lest, but not forever. His
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
Showing Kaiser's viciousness.

The Germans, in setting fire to the
Louvain library, totally destroyed not
only the printed books numbering
from 100000 to. 100000 volumes and
nearly 1000 manuscripts which the
library contained, but also the famous
university halls, thus destroying in
three days that which had taken five
centuries to build up. Only once be-
fore in history has such a disaster
been inflicted upon the world, when
in A. D. 643, the Caliph Omar, with
blasphemy only equaled by that of the
kaiser. destroyed the library of Alex
andria In the name of God, and that
is of very doubtful authority.-Cht.
cago Evening Post.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
EiTHNA MARCH.

Synopsis. . John Lexington, a
poet. visionary and impractical.
and Mary Martin, the daughter of
rich and worldly parents. hear the
call Of love and unite their lives.
They go to a small Michigan city,
where John finds work in a stove
factory and on Sundays writes
verses. The Martins try In vain to
get the happy wife to leave her
husband. Mary begins to breathe
for two. John loses his job. He
appeals in vain to the Martins.
Mary goes to the hospital and
never returns. Thus ONE into the
story Cornelius Lexington. The
father leaves town and the city
farms out the child. After two
years the father returns and takes
his little son with him on his world
w~anderings The father becomes
the slave Of a mysterious drug.
koresh, with odors of wine and
cinnamon. and returns with little
Coo, to die on his wife's grave. Con
is again farmed out. grows up In
the underworld and is saved for
better things by Andrew March.
So much by way of Introduction to
The hero of the strange adventures
of yellow Men Sleep" These be-
gin when Con takes by force a
small leather sack from Chez Ming.
the Chinese cook Of an acuuaint-
ance. This sack contains a Chi
nese map of the Cobb desert, which
is precious beyond price to Andrew
March.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
Advocates Trial Of Hun Leaders.

If Hindenburg and Ludendorf are
guilty Of offenses against humanity
they, and not some Of their under
lings, should pay the penalty. 1t would
be a farce to let them go and to
convict their subordinates; and it
would be a farce to try to impress
the German people with the inviolable
majesty Of international law while
fearing to try leaders who are in po-
sition to arouse a public clamor in
their behalf. BY all means let linden
burg and Ludendorff be among the first
to answer. They stand as heroes be-
fore their followers and no lesson
would be more impressive to those fol-
lowers than the spectacle of their lead
ers brought to book.-Exchange.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
The "feathered needle"
Of Chez Ming threatens
disaster to Con.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Polar Ice.

Polar Ice.
In the region around the south pole,
Sir Ernes, ShackletOn found various
kinds Of ice to which he gives inter-
esting names in his new book,
"South." Thus one kind he pictures
as "yOung ice;" another as eight
pack :" another as "drift ice" Heavy
hummockcd pack and close pack are
the toughest in appearance, with rag
ged little crags covering all the sur.
face.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
THINGS That Arc Never Wasted.

No honest work is wasted. Force
is never lost. You may not see the re-
suits you expect. but there are al
ways results when there IL effort.
Never let yourself think that any.
thing you have done has been done
IN vain. Effort and achievement are
lnsepar0Nle.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
Low LIVED YANKS
SENT TO COBLENz'
Gen. Harts Lays "Crime Wave
in Germesy to "Unfortunate"
Se,svtion of Army.

Unfortunate selection OF American
troops for the army OF occupation
In the Coblenz area caused consider
able crime in that district, Brigadier
General Harris yesterday told the
House subcommittee investigating al
legged brutal treatment Of soldiers In
France.
"The men who were selected to
hold the Rhine were OF a class far
below that serving in the A. Il. f."
Harts said 'The men who remained
there would become intoxicated, shoot
Germans, steal, rob, and commit other
crimes"
"Did you ever complain to an Of
ficer in that area that he was not
making sufficient arrests?" Congress-
man Bland, Republican, of Indiana,
asked.
~ might have" Harts replied.
"You believed that arrests rather
than kindliness would relieve the e'con-
dition. You believed in applying the
iron heel of Prussianism?" Bland con-
tinued.
"No, but believe in arresting muir
derers and robbers" Harts retorted.
Speaking of his activities in Paris
as commander of the Paris district,
Harts said he has been commended
by Generals Persh1nS ana harporu
for his work "of cleaning up the dis
trict."
"When?- Bland asked.
by both in France, and by General
Pershing here since ] returned to ap-
pear before this committee" Harts
said.
Did General Pershing know of
the outrageous conditions in Paris
when he commended you" Bland con-
tinued. ...f
HE had heard the charges and
knew that / was here to answer
them Harts explained. ...
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
1876 CONCRESSMEN -.
WILL MAKE JUNKE1
Trip to Begin July 5, Will Iaclude
Hawaii, Philippines, China
and Japan.

Tentative arrangements for the
proposed Congressional trip to Pacific
ocean countries have been announced
here.
Congressman c. II. Randall OF Cali
fornia has been elected chairman of
the Congressional Committee, and re-
ports that 1856 Congressman and Sena-
tors have written acceptances to in
yitations to join the party.
1t is expected that the army trans
port Great Northern will be assigned
for the use of the party, and that she
will leave San Francisco July s.,
making 60-day cruise, with thirty
days at sea and thirty ashore. per-
hitting an insight OF the CONNER
cial Industries of the Orient.
The party will visit Hawaii, the
Philippine Islands, Japan, China. and
Korea, with tho possibility of maxi
ing Vancouver, Canada, on the return
trip.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
VETERAN BODIES TO AID
SALVATION ARMY APPEAL

Col. Winfield Jones. chairman of the
Veteran unit of the 1920 annual ap-
peal OF the Salvation Army. will meet
with representatives OF all war vet
eran organizations. tomorrow at
noon In the mezzanine Of the willard
Hotel. This Is the first unit to be or
ganized IN the appeal.
The conference tomorrow will be at
tended by these representing the fol-
lowing organizations: Col. John Nc
Elroy. department commander. @. A.
r.: Col. L. Lester Jones, departme mt
Commander, American Legion; Col.
ID. L. Rice. veteran publications; Maj.
Gen. John L. Clem, U. S. A.; r. II.
Wood. department commander. Span
ish War Veterans: James J. Murphy.
assistant adjutant general, Spanish
War Veterans; Capt. Fred Beale com
mander, u. c. ": Capt. ID. ". CHS
holm, former commahder-in-ch chief,
Spanish War Veterans; Capt. w. L.
Mattacks, office editor, Spanish War
Veterans; George A. Neuner. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, and Capt. J.
Walter Mitchell, Army and Navy
Union.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

marriage of Theodore Shonts TO the
Duo de Chaulnes. Mrs. Shonts, in her
answer. refers to the noble man as
An impecunious Frenchman OF un-
savory character and reputation.
"Realizing, however that for many
years you have lived almost exclusive
ly with your mother" Shonts wrote to
iis daughters. "and always under the
lirect influence of her perverted ideas
)f life, and have breathed the stmo-
sphere OF deceit and hypocrisy she
Very where created, / have been pa
tient and consfderSte, OF you. even
when you hurt me most, always hop
ng that you would In time awaken
o the true situation and learn to love
nd practice truthfulness and sin
cerity in all things and with all peo-
lie and appreciate those qualities In
jthers above everything In the world.
This is still my hope, and. should
il ever die. l will then be ready to
give up the struggle, and, heart
broken, die with It,"
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
mrs. SHONTS' ideas
PERVERTED, HESAyS
Traction Magnate Warned
Daughters Against Her De-
ceit and Hypocracy.

NEW YORK. April ll.-AA remark
able letter OF Theodore p, shonts. late
president OF the Interboroush Rapid
Transit Company. TO his daughters,
the Duchess de Chaulnes and Mrs.
Rutherford Bingham. was made pub
lie yesterday as part OF answer df
Mrs. Amanda Thomas in a suit
brought against her by Mrs. Mia
Shonts. widow OF the traction man,
for alleged alienation of his afiec-
tions. Mrs. Thomas, who was made
the principal beneficiary In Shonts
will. asserts that her acquaintance
with Shonts did not begin until after
Mrs. Shonts' conduct had alienated
her husbands affection. :
The letter was dated May 10, 1911.
1t contained an appeal by Shonts TO
his daughters to give him their sym
pathy despite the family differences.
He asserted the trouble was largely
due TO the social ambitions of Mrs.
Shonts, particularly OF her promotion
OF an affair that eliminated in the
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
SAYS COAL PRICES
ARE |NEXCUSABLE
Secretary Of U. S. Bituminous
r Coal Commission Sees No
Reason for Boost.

Present high prices OF soft coal
were characterized as "inexcusable,"
In a statement issued yesterday by
Herbert NJ Shanton, secretary OF the
United States Bituminous Coal Com
mission, which adjusted the dispute
between the soft coal operators apd
the miners. He declared that was no
economic reason for the "skyrocket-
ing OF prices"
Although there Is a great demand
for coal In Europe this year, Mr.. Shen-
ton said, "there are very real limita.
tions 10 oVr ability TO make foreign
shipments. and the present large for
eign demand is not likely to be con-
tinuous enough 10 warrant the per-
manent enlargement OF dock facilities
and the diyerting into the coal trade
OF a large portion OF our merchant
fteet."
Mr. shenton said there were va
rious causes for the present-S"prob-
ably very emporary'-upward trend
In pricess. The first week in April,
he pointed out, happened to include
the low production period always as
sociated with Easter. High COST pro-
production mines which have for past
years been able to operate only be-
cause OF the fixed price conditions. he
said, are making a last effort To OBJ
tain what they can,
There Is no ground, he said, for the
| fear OF immediate suffering from car
shortage. The distribution problem,
he said, has been we'll met during the
past few months, and the same facili-
ties are now available. He urged
early buying and storage as a means
for stabilizing the market.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
500 Per Plate To Be
Smallest Charge AT
Dinner for Helen Taft

DENVER. Cob. APRIL li.-one
hundred dollars per plate will be
the minimum charge for a dinner
at which Miss Helen Taft daush-
ter OF the former President, will
be the guest Of honor here to-
morrow.
The surplus remaining after the
expense OF the dinner Is paid
will be contributed to a fund be-
ing raised to increase teachers
salaries at an Eastern college of
which Miss Taft is acting Presi-
dent.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
PLAN G. w. U. CONTEST.

Freshmen at George Washington
University, led by Harold Mccoy, stu
dent In Columbian College, are ar
ranging for prize oratorical contest
for underclassmen to be held in the
near future. The competition will
be open TO both men and women, and
prizes will be offered. DR.. William
Allen Wilbur, dean of Columbian Col.
lege and head of the universlty's
English department, is receiving the
names of contestants.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
PLAN PAN.GREEK BODY.

Students at George Washington
University belonging to Greek-letter
fraternities not having chapters at
the institution are organizing an as
sociation. The new organization has
the Endorsement Of the Interfraternity
Association at the university.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
ADVERTISEMENT
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Better cut out this notice aud show it to
any others Who are rupturcd=you may
save a life or at least stop the misery Of
rupture and the worry and danger Of an
operation.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
S. Pc. CAT HOME |"

sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity OF
Ioeorge washington University will
be st home to all university men from
q TO 9 o'clock this afternoon at the
charter house, 1889 Nineteenth street
northwest.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09
MONTE VISTA CAVALRY TROOP
GIVEN FEDERAL RECOGNITION

Troop A, Colorado cavalry. was
mustered into federal service Thurs
day night at town hall in Monte
Vista. by Col. Spangler and Col. Nc
Cunniff.
Monte Vista is the first town In
the state to I'LL its quota for the na-
tional guard, the necessary number
OF men having been recruited some
weeks ago.
Colorado will have four troops
of cavalry. each consisting of fifty
men and three officers. Complete
cavalry equipment, including
mounts, will be furnished to these
units by the federal government.
Pay for drill also will be allowed at
the rate of one days pay for each
hour and half OF drill. Permanent
employment will be given five men
who are qualified to care for AMI
mails and equipment.
Col. Spangler went over the plans
for the new armory building and as
the money Is available for the prof.
ect and the site secured, construc-
ton will be commenced Immediate.
~.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09
LITTLE MEXICAN BOY
MEETS VIOLENT DEATH

Last Friday evening, Octo-
Der first, the three-year old son
Of Roman Monte was run Ov-
er by load Of potatoes and in
SANITY killed at the ranch OF
W. w. Wright. Mr.. Wright
Witnessed the accident and
describes it as q most terrible
sight.
The Monte family were ell
gagged in potato picking at the
ranch and It was when the last
load Of potatoes was brought
IN from the field that the ac-
cldent occurred. It seems that
as the wagon passed the bunk
house where the Mexican fam
ny was staying, the little fell
low ran out and tried to climb
onto the wagon but was warn
Cd by his father who was driv-
ing the team to stay off and to
90 back to the house. But the
10Y kept on following and
When the wagon stopped at y
gate he climbed up on one of
me wheels. As the team start
ca again he was carried over
On the wheel which passed
across his head, killing him in
tantly.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09

The people of Monte Vista de-
mand good schools. They want the
best academic education that II IL
possible to secure: and then they
want teachers for training young
people along vocational and techni-
cal lines. This makes II necessary
that we provide departments for
teaching Domestic Science. Manual
Training, Agriculture. applied
science such as Physics. and Chem
tstry and Biology and Commercial
courses. The program calls for a
modern high school. VIII you not
be voter for the school bonds on
October 22Hd.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09
w. J. CLARK

The republicans have designated W. j. Clark ms
their candidate for representative from this county to
the twenty third general assembly
MIR. Clark has been identified with the upbuldiny
Of Monte Vista since its early history and has been fac
tor in county progress. He is known politically Ms "a life.
long republican and has occupied positions OF political
preerment In which his work reflected credit to himself
and his party.
WI. Clark ~ representative may be relied upon to
work for the best interest of his constituents and the best
welfare Of the state and will be found actively opposed
to un-American legislation.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09
ROBERT 5. WILLIAMS

The candidacy of Robert S. Williams for the Office
of county commissioner first district is that if
elected he will fill all the requirements progressive
and business-lke commissioner. Bob" Williams not
only knows how to make good roads but how they should
be maintained He is of those farmers who
takes his team after every storm and voluntarily drags
the road to his place from where it leaves the main
road.
Mr. Williams has resided in this valley since the
early days and all this time has been engaged stock
raising and farming producer He enjoys the repu
tation of absolute reliability and honesty and has the
good judgment essential business administration of
county affairs.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-10-09
THE "RExALL" STRAW VOTE

Eight Thousand Rexall stores representing every
part Of the United States taking a straw vote among
their customers and forwarding daily by to
the United Drug Co., Boston, who turn bulletin to each
OF the stores the total returns " 1870
The latest bulletin shows aa5673 votes cast TO
date OF these Harding received votes and Cox
l7ss6S. The electoral gives Harding Gi COY l70.
266 electoral votes being required to elect