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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-08
SITKA SEAL ARE
MIGRATING NORTH

JUNEAU, Alaska. Mar. 20, (By
Mail) Residents OF Sitka say that
the herds of seal migrating north
ward toward Bering sea this spring
are greater than they have seen in
years and that the migration Is three
weeks ahead Of It's usual time.
Countless thousands OF the seal have
been passing Sitka. Government Of
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-08

A bluejacket In the British navy Is
not permitted to cultivate a nous
tache. II he attempts II. he is fined
a months pay.
Through powerful microscope
such things as a nettlc-sting, the
scales on a butterfly. or the solid
particles In smoke are plainly seen.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-08

A wonderful example of mciro-
scoic writing is the work Of Can
adian. who succeeded in transcribing
Francois Coppee's novel of Henri
ette," containing over $4,000 words,
on the back of an ordinary cabinet
photograph.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-08

ficials say the grent size OF the MI
sratory herd is evidence that the
governments protective measures
have been effective.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-08

Mason wasps are magnificent engi-
neers, being especially expert in
building tunnels.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
|GEN. w. E. MICKLE DIES:
NOTED CONFEDERATE
Was Ill Two Weeks in Mobile.
Leaves a Sister in
Washington.

MOBILE. Ala, February 1s.-Gen.
William E. Mickle. adjutant general
of the United Confederate Veterans
and one of the best known men of the
Confederacy, died at his home here
today after an illness of only two
weeks. He was seventy-four years
old and was born in Columbia, s. c.
Gen. Mickle served throughout the
civil war, enlisting when he was sew
enteen years old. He was a member
of the Mobile Cadets, Company A, a
crack organization of the Sd Alabama,
and was twice wounded during the
war At the close of the war he en-
gagged in the book business in Mobile
and in 1903 was made adjutant gen.
eral of the United Confederate Vet
Grams. He maintained office in New
Orleans for number of years, but
was later given permission to trans
fer the headquarters here.
Gen. Mickle is survived by his
widow, two sisters, Mrs. Mary NJ Mo
EVAN of Washington and Miss Nenie
Mickle. Camden. S. c.; three daugh-
ters, Miss Carol Mickle of Century,
Fla. Mrs Frank c. Rolfe OF Detroit
and Mrs. Thomas Grassland OF Mobile;
also one son, William f. Mickle' Jr"
Of this city.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
OPPOSES ABOLISHMENT
OF GRAIN CORPORATION
Representative Summers Saws
Farmers of Northwest Hold It
Would Work Hardship.

Adjustment of the United States
Grain Corporation as provided by the
Gronna bill would, in the opinion of
the wheat farmers of the northwest.
work great hardship on wheat grow
ers and ultimately to the consuming
public, Representative Summers, re-
publican, Washington, today told the
Senate agriculture committee. He
was testifying against the Gronna
bill on behalf of constituents
There could be no export of Ameri-
Can wheat where the Grain Corporation
abolished. he said, and the result
would be the dumping of large GUAM
titles of wheat on the domestic mar
ket, and extremely low prices with
actual loss to the farmer and conse-
quent decreased wheat acreage in the
future. The consumer would suffer
from the resulting wheat shortage, he
declared.
Representatives of the grain ex-
changes of the boards of trade and
chambers of commerce of eleven of
the largest cities of the country also
testified against the Gronna bill. They
filed brief asking a continuance of
the Grain Corporation during the full
term of the price-guarantee agree
ment, which expires August IS, 1920,
and declared that the Grain Corpora
tion had peen extremely efficient and
that the entire wheat industry of the
country now centered around it.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
INDIANS IN WAR PAINT
DANCE FOR PAGEANT
Big Chiefs of Cheyenne Tribe Take
Part in Autumn Scene at
Mardi Gras.

Big chiefs OF the Cheyenne tribe who
are in Washington on official busi-
ness with the Department of the In
terror laid aside tradition last night
and attended the Mardi Gras ball al
the New Willard Hotel, as guests OF
honor in the group of the pageant de-
picting autumn.
One of the chiefs beat one Of their
ceremonial dances-on a ceremonial
drum or tom tom" lent for the oc-
casion, while the entire group of In
dams gave one of their ceremonial
dances.
1t took some hours yesterday for
Victor j. Evans, an attorney and
friend of the Indians, to induce them
to lay aside their prejudices and take
part in the pageant However. Mower
head chief of the Cheyenne tribe Of
Oklahoma; Little Hand, Man-in-the-
Clouds, Red Legs, Alfred Brown, John
two maidens of Indian pedigree on
one side. Miss Bondinat of the Chero-
kee tribe of Oklahoma City. and
wearing a Sioux costume, and Miss
Myers of the Omaha tribe of Ne
braska, wearing Flat Head cos
tune, went to the ball in full cere-
monial dress. with paint, feathers,
beads and fur, and Joined in the
dance.
AS the great Indian chiefs wear
American made clothes, generally
monial occasions. donning their cos
tunes last night was a great COM
pliment to Washington society and
special tribute to Neigh borhood
House, for which the pageant and
ball were given.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
BE COUNTED At ONCE,
CENSUS ADVICE HERE
D. c. Delinquents Are Requested
to Act in Order That Popula-
tion Figures May Be Right.

The census bureau today urged resi-
dents Of Washington who have not
been enumerated in the fourteenth
decennial census to send in their
names before the last Of this week
The appeal is last minute" one, and
should be complied with Immediately
taken, census bureau officials say, be-
cause the preliminary population
count of Washington is expected soon
and it is desired that every resident
OF the city shall be counted
The Washington Board of Trade. the
Chamber of Commerce and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion have Joined in an appeal to civic
pride in urging all residents of the
city who have not been enumerated
to turn in their names to the census
bureau.
While no estimate of the population
or Washington as a result Of the re-
cent census Is possible, bureau officials
before January l, the population of the
city will be below 100000. They claim
the police census was too high by about
10000. and that final figures will show
a population of about 425,OOO. Oficers
Of civic organizations have claimed that
Washington has population Of at least
half a million.
The preliminary count of the CITY
will be made public by next week and
there is possibility it may be an
nounced by the end Of this week. This
should not deter delinquents from send
ing in their data, however, officials say
as the preliminary announcement is not
official and may have to be revised.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
URGES BUSINESS MEN
LIST VACANT POSITIONS

George c. De Neale. head o, the
citizens employment bureau, has
made an appeal to the business men
of Washington to list their vacant
positions with the bureau. Mr.. De
Neales letter follows:
This bureau, which is being run
in cooperation with the United States
employment service, despite the
handicap of insufficient help. owing to
lack of funds, is making strenuous eff
forts to place applicants by phone.
and hundreds are being placed every
week.
Since October II. the date the civic
welfare organizations began active
cooperation with the federal employ
ment Office, the bureau has received
IO,12S applications for employment.
and has placed 4,4S0. This work could
be greatly facilitated and many more
replacements made by employers of
Washington phoning the 141O Penn
sylvania avenue Office of the bureau
when in need of skilled or common
labor"
Evening star., 1920-02-18
MISREPRESENTATION
IS UNCHANGED TODAY
Statistics for That Disease and for
Pneumonia Reported by
Health Office.

The influenza and pneumonia situa-
tion continued today about the same
as yesterday.
The health office reported ten deaths
from pneumonia and four from influ-
enza in the twenty-four hours ending
at noon today. Eighteen new cases OF
influenza were reported before noon
today by physicians. as compared with
seventeen all day yesterday.
The deaths reported today follow:
eumonia-Charles J. Crenshaw, G.
i7th and Meade street northeast;
Catherine G. Stuwe. IS, 904 Ritten-
house street; William Pedlow, 5S, 1906
G street northeast: James E. Austin
~. st. Elizabeth's Hospital; Frank j
Nesline, jr., 6. 1850 Sth street: Mary A.
Bryant. 81. 1854 18th street; Vernier
Wilson, l, zoos 24th street; Ida w
Blackstone, 40, 1343 Clifton street
infant Of Arthur and Corennie Suth-
erland, Freedmen's Hospital; Harry
Shapiro, 29, 2l0 p street.
lnf1uenza-James Whitecross, II, St
Ellzabeth's Hospital; Maggie Brown
81, Freedmen's Hospital; Robert L.
Flynn. II. $40 E street northeast;
Louis Grady. 80, 2722 Poplar place
Evening star., 1920-02-18
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT OF
G. A. R. BEGINS TONIGHT
Banquet for Commander-in-Chi
Hall Tomorrow Night to Feat
ure Reunion.

Survivors Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Department of the Potomac.
will gather for their fifty-second an
nual encampment at the G. A. r. Hall
at 7:30 o'clock tonight
Capt. ]. NJ. Pipes, commandant of
the Old Guard. has been appointed
officer Of the day and Lieut.. r. n.
Cook officer of the guard. for the
encampment
The encampment feature will be q
banquet tomorrow night at the Ebbitt
Hotel. rendered to Daniel M. Hall.
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic
Department Commander H. 3. Snyder
will call the assembly to order. !.The
Star Spangled Banner" sung by the
veterans. will precede an invocation
by Department Chaplain Rev. William
H. Gotwald. Henry A. johnson, act
ing as POSTMASTER, will Introduce
Chief Hall and Senator
George H. Moses of New Hampshire,
who will make addresses.
'Tenting on the Old Camp Ground -
The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
and Marching Through Georgia" are
among the songs which the Veterans
will sing in chorus. The banquet will
close with the singing of America" !"
Miss Viola Schippert, accompanied
by Miss Nellie Sacrey. will render sew
eral vocal selections.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
WAR Department ISSUES
RULING ON DESERTIONS

According to bulletin issued to-
day. the War Department policy with
reference to those draft registrants
classified as deserters, who performed
honorable military service il the
army or navy of an allied power, is
that where such men hav. been
placed on the list Of ISL. 900 non-will-
full deserters their names remain on
such list, without further action. II
the men wish to secure discharge
from the draft they should be in
structed to report to the commanding
officer Of the nearest military camp,
post or station, who will investigate
each case and settle it on it's merits.
The policy in reference to regis
trants classified as draft deserters.
but claiming or appearing to be alien
enemies or non-declarent aliens, is
that until further instructions those
classified as non-willful remain 80
classified without further action.
Where draft registrants belonging to
the consolidated list of wfilful draft
deserters prepared by the adjutant
general, claim to be alien enemies
or non-declarant aliens, the War De-
partment policy is that each case
should be decided by the local COM
mander having jurisdiction after in
vestigation Of the circumstances OF
the case.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
LOAN-SHARK LAW
CHANGES FAVORED
BY COMMISSIONERS
1Continued from First Page

be done for less. The Commissioners
are satisfied that the fat rate of 2
per cent per month is high enough for
the District. 1t is the rate at which
both the small loan business and the
pawnbroking business were being
carried on when the existing law was
passed and resumption will take place
when the limit is again fixed at 2
per cent"
Rates in Other Localities.
Attention of Congress is called to
the fact that number of states have
passed laws fixing a higher rate since
the existing law for the District was
enacted in 1913. Some of the states
cited follow:
Virginia. per cent per month on
small loans up to $50 and 312 per
cent over that amount. In Virginia
pawnbrokerS are allowed 10 per cent
a month up to SIS. per cent from
$25 to 500, and per cent over that
amount.
month on small loans. For pawn
brokers the rate is 10 per cent for
thirty days under $40. and per cent
month thereafter. 1t also allows
per cent a month above $40.
Pennsylvania allows az per cent a
are allowed II per cent month an
terest, per cent a month fees.
Pawnbrokers all went out of bust
ness in the District after the passage
of the loan shark law in 1918. claim
ing that they could not operate on a
rate of per cent a month.
The Commissioners confidently De
lieve that pawnbrokers will re-estab-
lish themselves here if Congress
makes the monthly interest rate Z
per cent.
The loan shark law has the approFal
Of citizens' committee on loan shar k
laws. of which William H. Baldwin is
chairman.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
PETER PROPHET CONVICTED.
Charged With Having Appropriate
ed Money of Mrs. A. Teresi.

victed today by jury in Criminal
Division / before Chief Justice Nc
Coy of a charge of appropriating to
his own use $2.430 intrusted to him
by Mrs Antonina Teresi last Decem-
Der. Mrs Teresi. according to the evil
dence. received death benefits from
societies to which her husband had
belonged and intrusted the money to
Prophet. When she demanded it's re-
turn. it was testified, Prophet denied
receiving the money.
Deposits made by him at the time
the woman claimed to have given him
the money Prophet said were funds
given him by another Italian who re-
sided with him for transfer to Italy.
Prophet was committed to await SEN
teQce.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
MAY INVESTIGATE ATTACK
/. ON COMMUNITY SERVICE
Board of Education Likely TO In
quire Whether School Officials
We're Partly Responsible.

An investigation to learn whether
Or not any school officials have a
responsibility in the attack on Com
munity Service just at the time that
organization opened a campaign for
funds, may be started at the meeting
of the board of education this after
noon. This was predicted by board
members before the session.
DR.. Abram Simon of the board of
education is on the executive com
mittee of Community Service, and
with other members of that body has
been sharply resentful of attacks
which have recently been made. Other
members of the board of education
are said to be much opposed to Com
munity Service. considering it a need
less rival to the community center
department of the public school sys-
tenn.
A special committee of the board
will advise the whole body at this
meeting whether or not to proceed
with the trial of a teacher in Dunbar
High School charT-d with improper
conduct toward one of his pupils.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
PLATOON SYSTEM
IN SCHOOL LAUDED
Or. Van Schaick Enthusiastic
After Inspection at Park
View School.

An inspection of the platoon sys'
tenn Of teaching in the Park View
School twas made today by DIR. Johr
Van Schaick. jr, president of tho
board of education. and he was en-
thusiastic about the work.
II found the school activities going
smoothly" he said. The teacher!
and children have become accustone et
to the change, and from expressions
i heard, they prefer it to the ole
method. The discipline of the chill
dren is remarkable. In the matter
of good behavior and of moving
quietly from one classroom to another
several times a day, they are on theil
own responsibility. That responsible
ity they have assumed and are exer'
cising in a manner highly credltablt
to themselves.
Parents Like Plan.
Not only teachers and children
but the parents. are enthusiastic about
the platoon plan. 1 was told the
parents are supporting the efforts oi
the teachers as fully as possible
Much credit is due to Miss Frances
Farley, the principal She is one
of the most capable we have.
The Park View School has now ga
pupils and twenty nine teachers. with
sixteen classrooms and two portables
Two of the classrooms are used for
special work. The pressure of work
on the teachers is not so great as IL
was under the old plan, Miss Fair
ley told a reporter for The star. Inc
janitors in this school have, now
ever. a great deal of work because
of the use of the school for neigh
borhood and community meetings in
the evening.
DiscjpIine Ii Better.
1--WE are Y very much pleased with
clared. THE children are quite as wei
taught as they were under the ols.
carded method. My complaint is ina
we are lacking very much IN equip
ment. Discipline is better under Inc
new system.
THE children are on their own re-
in moving about. There
are no monitors, but each class has q
captain and a lieutenant to guide IL
l have noticed they are not nearly sc
restless, but that their attention l:
better. under the new system. Schoo
to them now is not irksome. as 1t sc
often was before the change.
Has Become Routine.
THE platoon system is working
smoothly. 1t has become routine
Initial confusion has disappeared"
The plan was put into the Park Vie"
School as an experiment. beginning
February 2. If it appears to be sue
cess after several months trial there
it will be installed in many othel
schools. The platoon method permits
the accommodation of many more
pupils with only a few more teachers
in a school of a given capacity thar
is possible under the old system with
which all grown-ups are familiar.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
ROBERT LANSING
MAN OF INFLUENCE
IN CABINET OFFICE
Continued from First Page }

a number Of questions. all of which
served to irritate Mr.. Wilson. who
couldn't brook disagreements. Pres
emily. Mr.. Wilson began to lose con-
fdence in the Judgment Of Col. House,
and when he failed to consult him
he relief more on Mr.. Lansings ad-
vice. 1t begln to lcok as If the two
men would get close together a'ter
all.
Mr.. Lansing continued to work
hopefully. He didn't want the Presi-
dent to go on that western trip. he
thought Mr.. Wilson could do much
more effective work in Washington.
strain mi Yht break him down.
Treaty Compromise Question.
The real crux of the situation came
when Mr.. Lansing showed unmistak-
able readiness to write compromise
on the peace treaty, willingness to
adapt the Lodge reservations to tfe
Wilson viewpoint in such fashion thai
without loss Of dignity by either side.
But Mr.. Wilson was furious. He was
impatient with any one who even
mentioned the word reservation IN
his presence. The nearest one could
get in a communication that would
not bring forth his displeasure was
the employment of the word Inter.
pretations" Senator Hitchcock could
probably tell an interesting story
some day about his troubles with
President Wilson which would per
'haps throw light on why Mr.. Lansing
was summarily dismissed.
internationally. the departure Of
Mr. Lansing will cause much uncer-
tafnty, for our ambassadors and min
isters abroad have long felt that they
were unable to execute their tasks
because of the lack Of knowledge of
what the Department Of State had in
mind. There will be even NOR, per-
plexity because it will take the new
Secretary of State some time to get
his bearings.
Mr. Lansing's going will be regret
ted by newspaper men generally, who
regarded him as not necessarily the
best Secretary of State we have ever
had, but as one of the highest types
of public off1cial-an honest, CHRISTIAN
Gentleman who gave more to the
President than he ever received.
(Copyright, 1920.)
Evening star., 1920-02-18
MISS BLACKSTONE DIES.
Resident of River Springs, Nd,
Was Visiting Aunt in City.

Miss Ida Wright Blackstone.
daughter of the late pr. Richard P:
River Springs. Md. died here yester-
day of pneumonia at the home of her
aunt Mrs. N. S. Blackstone. 1343
Clifton street. She was forty years old
and had been spending 1e" weeks
with her aunt.
Miss Blackistone's father was the
owner of a hotel at River Springs.
Potomac river summer resort IRE
ouented by many Washington people
for many years She had lived with
a brother, Robert Blackstone. who Is
the present owner of River Springs.
Funeral services were held here TINS
morning at o'clock. The body was
taken by automobile to All Saints
cemetery, St Marys county. Md.
where buyial services were held. She
is survived also by Wade H. Blacki-
stone. a real estate broker in this
city. She was a cousin of 2. D.
Blackstone, the florist.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
FAHNEsT0CK, WILL PR0BATED
Estate of Former Resident Is Ap.
praised at $500 .154.

The estate Of the late Gibson Fahne-
stock oS this city. New York and New
port is valued at $5.520.154 by an ap-
praisal in the surrogate's court of New
York city, according to the New York
Times today.
Mr.. Fahnestock died at Newport in
March, 1917. His wife. Carolyn S. !;
sons, Gibson and Snowden A, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Margaret Fahnestock Stokes of
1910 Rhode Island avenue. are the heirs.
Each receive $17.390 from the New
York taxables. valued at S69.562. Mrs.
Fahnestock receives, in addition. the
Newport and local homes. with their
contents.
The residue of the estate is divided
into four equal parts, Of which three
fourths are bequeathed to his widow and
sons and the remainder to his daugh-
ter. with life estate with power of ap-
pointment.
Evening star., 1920-02-18
CANVASS SPEEDED UP.
Women's City Club Committee Will
Seek $4,000 for Building.

With $4,000 needed and the time
limit set at six days. a committee of
the Women's City Club was appointed
at a meeting last night to make a
personal canvass of members to pro-
cure the additional amount to make
up the building fund quota of that
organization. The club has an option
on the two lots Immediately 10 the
north of the present quarters and
S50.000 is needed before February %
10 carry out the terms of the option.
Following are the members appoint
ed on the special committee: Mrs. l..
y. Swormstedt. Mrs. T. H. Stephen,
Miss Minnie S. Thompson, Miss Ethel
Bagley. Miss l.. NJ. Berrien, Dr. Laura
Brennon. Mrs. Rosalie Shaw Mrs.
Denis O'Connell. Miss Edith Hall, Mrs.
g. NJ. Steward. Mrs. Marshall McKib-
bin, Mrs. n. X. Street. Miss Anna ].
f;reenless, Miss Jane Bartlett. Mrs.
stokes Millar, Mrs. A. Leftwich Sin
clair, Miss X. c. Wilson. Mrs. ]. A.
McCready. Miss Tessie O'Sullivan,
Miss Anna L. Donlin. Mrs. T. w. Bar
rett and Mrs. George Eastment.
More than 250 members already
have subscribed TO the fund, it is
stated
Evening star., 1920-02-18
CORRESPONDENTTELLS
Of MARSHAL ALLENBY
City Club Hears That British
Field Leader Attracted Love
of Children.

A Closeup" of Field Marshal AL
lenby, the last of the crusaders"
whose army marched VIGOROUSLY
was given today by Lowell Thomas,
the war correspondent, in an address
at the weekly City Club luncheon.
Allenby. according to Mr.. Thomas,
was exceptionally popular with the
| men in the ranks. but his generals
got shaky in the knees when in his
presence. because if anything went
wrong you could hear the deliverer
of Jerusalem all the way from Dan
to Beersheba." AS matter Of fact.
MIR. Thomas said. Allenby is known
throughout the British empire as
Bull" Allenby.
"a thousand years from now" Mr..
Thomas continued. historians, 1
believe. will rank Allenby with
Richard Coeur de Lion. Saladin and
other mighty conquerors who have
led their hosts across the plains of
Sharon and Armageddon. And I be-
lieve they will write his name at the
head of the list. Allenby succeeded
campaign such as all military men
have dreamed of, but few have
realized
Mr.. Thomas told of the ''quieter
side" of Allenby,s life. He is a lover
of books and children. and never
hesitated to roll up his sleeves to
help a squad of enlisted men in a
particularly arduous task.
THE British commander who mas.
tered the Turks was also the equal
! master of the art of making children
love him. said Mr.. Thomas. He
made adoring young friends of the
children of all nationalities he hap
pened upon during the war. In some
miraculous manner he managed to
keep on hand a never-failing supply
of dolls and toys for the hapless.
| toyless babies of a land that had been
starving to support the war. He
gave to many Of the children in the
near east the first playthings they
had ever seen"