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The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
STRAW VOTE ON
PUBLICWORKS.
U. S. Chamber Of Com
ceSends QUESTIONABLE
About New Department.

Establishment of a Department
of Public Works by the United
States will be voted upon In q ques-
tionnaire sent out yesterday by the
United States Chamber Of Commerce.
to it's 1905 member organizations.
The three questions submitted to
referendum follow:
Shall there be established by the
national government a Department
of Public Works?
Shall such a department be estab-
lished by suitable modification Of
the existing Department of the In
terror, excluding therefrom the nom
related bureaus or Offices and by the
change of the name of the Depart
msnt of the Interior to the Depart
ment of Public worksv
Shall such a department be estab-
lished by the creation of an entirely
new department?
The proposal for the department
of Public Works was first suggested
by the Engineering Council, a menu
ber of the United States Chamber OF
Commerce. This body has gone on
record in favor of the nes-Reavis
bill, now pending in Congress-, pro-
viding that the name of the Depart
Hleut OF tne interior De cnangc0 TO
the Department of Public Works.
and that the head thereof continue
to be member of the cabinet.
In addition the bill will transfer
many functions of the present De-
partment of the Interior to other
departments and create new func-
tions for the Department of Public
Works.
The Committee Of the Chamber
Of Commerce named to study the
question did not go into the merits
of the Jones-Reavis bill. Members
of the committee are: Charles
Nagel. formerly secretary Of Cons
merce and Labor, chairman; Sam
uel b. Botsford. Buffalo; ]. Parks
Claiming, New York: L. S. Gillette,
Minneapolis; Ira N. Hollis. Worces-
ter, Mass; Frederick H. Newell,
Urbana, ILL.,; William c. Redfield
formerly secretary of commerce;
Frank A. Seiberling. Akron, Ohio;
r. H. Sibley. Rochester. N. z: NJ. C.
Tuttle. Boston; William F. Will
loughby, Washington.
public Ledger Serrice.)
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
new BUDGET
BIbLPLANNED
System More Drastic Than
House Measure to Go
To Senate.

A measure providing for the Gre
alton of a sound national budget
system has been ordered reported
to the Senate by unanimous vote
Of its special committee for the
consideration of a national budget.
IL will be presented early this week
by Senator Medill Mccormick. of
Illinois. chairman Of the commit
tee.
This measure, which is more
sweeping than the bill passed by
the House of Representatives some
weeks ago, vests in the Secretary of
the Treasury. in great part, the re-
sponsibilities devolving on finance
ministers throughout the world and
which were borne by Alexander
Hamilton and other early Secre-
taries of the Treasury in the Unit
ed States.
While II reserves to the Presi-
dent the power to revise and con-
troll the terms of the budget, 1t is
the hope of members of the COM
mittee that in the actual working
of the proposed law, this power
would have to be exercised but sell
dom and that the Secretary Of the
missioner OF the budget would as
semble. revise and prepare all esti-
mates of expenditures for the gov
ernment.
Budget Bpsenu Provided.
The bill sets up in the Treasury
Department a budget bureau, to
which the various government es-
tablishments, on or before October
l each year, will submit their esti-
mates for expenditures for the en-
suing fiscal year. The budget bu-
reau will compile these estimates
and submit them with recommenda-
tions to the Secretary of the Treas
ury not later than November 1.
The Secretary of the Treasury
in turn will revise and coordinate
them and submit them to the Presi
dent not later than November 20,
The President then has twenty days
to review them before handing
them to Congress for its considera-
tion. The budget, when 1t reaches
Congress. will be a complete state
ment of the Administrations finan-
cial condition, as well as an OUT
line of a proposed fiscal policy.
Terms of Measure.
1t must include, under the terms
of the Mccormick bill:
1. A statment of current Treas
ury resources and obligations:
2. A statement of the condition
of the Treasury at the end of the
preceding fiscal year;
3. A statement of the estimated
condition of the Treasury at the
close of the current year;
4. A statement in detail regard
| ing the bonded and other indebted
ness of the government;
5. A statement in detail regard
| ing existing appropriations;
S. A statement as to the revenues
| paid into the Treasury during the
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12

Also are they accomplished fenc-
ers. In the Philippines, where Gen.
Wood was engaged for a time in
pacifying the Moslem tribes and
building up stable government,
they were required by him to take
daily lessons in this muscle-build-
ing sport. an Italian fencer by the
name of Pesita coming daily to the
palace to teach them.
Devoted Mother and Wife.
Before that they spent a number
of years in Cuba, when Gen. Wood
was military governor and governor
general, where they lived through a
period of turmoil and excitement al
though in comparative luxury and
state. or late years, most of the
time has been spent in the west-at
army posts and camps. So the young
Woods have had pretty stiff train
ing for any experience which the
future may hold.
Mrs. Wood is a devoted mother
and wife. She has given her chill
dren every advantage, and has been
her husbands constant companion
and aide. She is not the aggressive
type of woman, but more of the old
school type who believes in wor-
Shipping her husband and absorbing
her individuality in his.
Marriage to her was a serious
business, and she has shouldered her
share OF the responsibility. One
doesn't see much Of this fash
ioned partnership in marriage to-
day, which lack of team work prob
ably accounts for the number of
'closings-out" by the courts.
Advocates Physical Training.
Perhaps Mrs. Wood has stood out
mo- conspfcuously in the matter of
the ilitary training and physical
development OF young women than
in anything else. She was at the
head OF the girls encampment
which was held annually at Chevy
Chase. Maryland, before the war,
and which was a national training
school under the supervision and di-
rection of regular army men. This
camp. and the results of its splendid
training and discipline. was to Mrs.
Wood what Plattsburg was to Gen.
Wood.
And while she Is in no sense of
the word a "militarist," that buga-
boo of the so-called pacifists of the
nation, she Is preparedness and ef-
ficiency from the word go, and a
great believer in the development of
women physically. as we'll as men,
tally, so that their bodies may be
made stronger for the added respon-
sibilities which the new order of
things has placed upon them.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
AMERICAN GIRL
"LOST' ABROAD
Missing Quaker Relic
Worker Sought in Paris
And Vienna.
washington HeraId-PubIic Ledger
Service. Special Gable Dispatch.)

(Wasbington Herald-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Gable DIspatch.)
Paris, April 11.-Police of Paris
and Vienna began a search today
for Miss Mary Ellen Appel, Allen
town. Pa. who has been missing
since Wednesday. She planned to
leave here for Vienna on that day.
She was engaged here in relief work
with the Society of Friends and
had been in France eleven months.
Miss Appel had concluded her
service with an organization in the
Marne region and had volunteered
to go to Vienna to continue relief
work among civilians. She had just
returned to Paris after short va
cation in England and Ireland.
The society bought her ticket and
sent her baggage to Vienna. All
the embassies and the Philadelphia
branch of the American Friends
service committee have been noti-
fed Of her disappearance. Officials
OF the society are Of the opinion an
accident happened which has not
been reported. Miss Appel. 26 years
old. was considered one of the best
workers of the society.
Copyright. 1920, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12

told Justice Tormollan in South
western Police Court yesterday.
Lersheir and James Marley, 2o7
South Mount street, the only ones
of the gamesters to fall into the
hands of Patrolmen Kendall and
wannaweitz, were the losers, they
declared. Each had to borrow
money to pay the fine of $2.45.
The other players recognized
Kendall and Wannaweitz and es-
capped.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12

last fiscal year; as to the revenues
estimated for the current year. and
as to the revenues to accrue or be
paid in during the year to be
financed. IL the revenue proposals
contained in the budget are adopted;
2. A statement as to expenditures
during the last fiscal year; as to ex-
penditures during the year in prog
ress, and as to the he<expenditures as
represented in the budget and APP
proved by the President for the year
to be financed:
8. Such other Information, as the
President deems necessary to. ac-
condition, operation and estimated
future revenues and expenditures of
the government.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12

outside in the carriage waiting for
her husband to make his morning
round, nor later as they visited often
at the White House during the re-
gime of the Roosevelts-theirc close
friends.
But I suspect none of the pro-
spective first ladies, with one ex-
ception, is as we'll acquainted with
the Presidents house as Mrs. Wood.
In "Roosevelt's Letters to His Chill
dren," recently published in The
Washington Herald. mention Is
made of several informal dinings
with the Lodges and Woods, after
which we cleared away the table
and danced the Virginia reel" And
also of numerous "scampers" on
Renown.
Have Three Children.
The Roosevelts' friends were the
Woods friends, and II General and
Mrs. Wood should be the next oc-
cupants of the White House I pre-
dict a similarity of administration
and reflection of the delightful So
cial and home life which charac-
terized that of the Roosevelts.
There are three children - two
sons. Leonard, jr., in the army; Os-
borne c.. in business, and a daugh-
ter, Louise, aged 16, who Is a stu
dent at Bry n Mawr. All three were
literally born to the leather and
have ridden horseback since they
could stick in their saddles, takinC
endurance tests and cross-country
rides with both General and Mrs.
Wood from the time they were
youngsters.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
TRAINING SHIP GETS
READY FOR CUBA TRIP

Baltimore, April 1.-THE United
States training ship Alabat arrived
here today and was Immediately
cleared for Havana. She will sail
in five days carrying 110 cadets who
are undergoing training for the Mer-
chant Marine Seryice under the
totorship of Capt. r. NJ. Torrey.
The Alabat is one of four ships
operated by thegovernment as train
ing ships for the Merchant Marine.
the others being the Utoko, Newton
and Sturgeon Bay.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
Bill Would Raise Annuity
OF Retired School Teachers

Boston. April 11.-A bill has been
introduced in the legislature to in
crease from $500 to $500 the mini
ers.
Stories of the hardships suffered
by teachers who have retired at the
age of 20 were brought to the COM
mittee's attention. Ellen A. Still
lings, Of Lowell. mentioned one case
where a retired teacher only
$500, and a person living with her
gets s142. The two teachers have
an annual income of only s442 on
which to live.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
LOSE MONEY AT CRAPS
GAME, THEN FINED

Baltimore. April 11.-Although
Earl Lersheir makes his home in
the caretaker's house in Loudon
Park Cemetery, he wasn't really a
dead one" until a group of men
won all his money in a craps game
at Mount and McHenry streets, and
he was arrested in the bargain, he
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
Read This Series
Of Interesting,
Timely Stories,

The Washington Herald today
presents the second of an absorb
ingly interesting series of stories
on the "brosfeetiVe first ladies'"
-sromen in the public eye today
because the present political cant
paign may place one of them in
the While House. The third of
this series of personal sketches tUill
appear in The Washington Herald
tomorrow. Q, y
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
Prospective "Fna Ladies = :.
In Cuba, Philippines and at
Army Posts in West Mrs.
Wood Has Campaigned
With Her Husband Since
1890.

Behind almost every man sr,o
has distinguished himself in the
srork that he has set himself to
do, yos tuiu. If you look, ssuoIly
find q pomon. Partienlorly Is this
true in the case of men srho aspire
to be President.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
Gibbons Club Inspect, c. U.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Thirty members of the Gibbons
Club Of the National Catholic Com
muntty House. headed by their
president. Rose Mary Tuttle, yes
terday made a tour of inspection of
the buildings and grounds at Cath
Ole University. The girls. most of
whom are employed in the govern.
ment departments here. were ac-
companied on their sightseeing
tour by members of the University
faculty.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-12
Holland Grants Credit to GERMANY.
(washington HernId-PubIic Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dispateh.)

The Hague, April 11.-An agree
ment was signed today between the
Dutch and German governments
granting Germany credit of twenty
five million guilders (normally $10,-
O00,000O in advance Of a general
credit for the delivery Of foodstuffs.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
EVENTS AND AWARDS

part. a radio station or must be members In
coed standing OF an amateur radio club.
Ceberal knowledge Of the subject from an
amateur or experimental viewpoint must be
exhibited.
SECOND EVENT. .
Rewards offered for the best phetegfaphs
Of smatsur radio stations, tsgether with 200.
verd descriptions Of the euthts.
First Award ................... $4,000
Second Award. ................... Jo.W
Sixteen pairs Of RED Head Radio Re-
ceiyers as sixteen additional awards (retail
value OF each, $7.0o).
The winners will be selected after care
full consideration Of the value Of tias wire
less sets from the standpoint Of nestness,
originality. efficiency Of arrangement. choice
Of instruments aud accompanying deserip-
tion.
THIRD EVENT.
Rewards offered fer the best long distance
receiving records made By amateur-opefators
with amateur stations.
First Award. ..............' '*iOOo
Second Award. d.........-...-..... voo0
Sirte<n pairs Of RED Head" Radio Re-
eriyers as sixteen additional awards lretall
value Of each, $7.ool.
The records must have been made by am
ateur operators with amateur stations Ths
records must have been made in the pres
ence of at least one witness and the truth
Of the statement must be subscribed to Be-
fore a notary public.
Form OF entry for the third event In The
washington Herald's Radio Contest today
is printed for the conyenience OF comPeu-
tors.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
|NITTI HOPEFUL
! OYER ADRIATIC
Friendly Agreement With
Jugo-Slavs Called SIM
plest Solution.

Rome. March 2s- (Nisht). - The
simplest solution Of the Adriatic dis
pute is a friendly agreement be-
tween Italy and ~Jugo-slavia, and
this Is the plan the government
hopes to work out. Premier Nitti
told the chamber OF deputies today.
Nitti outlined the administrations
foreign policy after q day of.stormy
debate, during which he was at
tackled bitterly by the Socialists.
Italy has three possible lines OF ac-
tion in the Adriatic, he said. They
were:
First - Friendly agreement be-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia, which
the government will try for.
Second - Italy can dfmand en-
forcement of the pact of London.
which she has asked France and
Great Britain to recognize in case
Italy desires. s
Third-If no other solution can be
reached. President Wilson's propo-
sails, with suitable notifications.
may be used as basis for negotia-
tions.
The premier deplored the dan
Ferous press campaign" which. he
said. was fostering a break with
sugo-Slavia.
As to Turkey. the premier de-
clared Italy had no program for ter
ritorial acquisition. But, he added,
she cannot remain indifferent to-
ward measures for safeguarding the
straits. No one can honestly deny
that Italy has the right to partici-
pate. in control IT the straits and
ADVANTAGES to be derived from the
exploitation of Asia Minor. he said.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER
TO BE TRIED APRIL II

Philip Sherley Cockrell, "a years
old formerly a lecturer on a sight
seeing automobile, will be placed
on trial April IL on a charge of first
degree murder in connection with
the killing of his wife, Pearl Hor-
tense Cockrell, % years old. on July
1, 1918.
Cockrell, who has been in jail
ever since the alleged murder. ac-
cording to evidence brought out at
the inquest, struck his wife over
the head with an iron bar at their
home, $40 F street northeast, after a
quarrel about her love for dancing.
After the alleged offeffse Cockrell
walked to the Sixth Precinct and
surrendered himself, offering the
police a key to the room which con-
tanned his wife's dead body. Mrs.
Cockrell was waitress and was
frequently seen in public dance halls,
according to her husbands state
ment at the time.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
SALE OF ship
UP IN COURT
French Concern Claims
Judgment Against Ship
ping Board Vessel.

Admiral W. s. Benson and his
associates of the shipping Board
were cited by Justice Bailey in the
District Supreme Court to show
cause why on April . they should
not be prevented from selling the
s. s. Nyanza. an tex-German ship
formerly known as the Esslinger.
A French corporation. known as
the Campagnie Franco -Indochinoise
claims to have a judgment of $43.-
sss.7s against the ship. secured in
the Philippine courts for alleged
failure to- deliver cargo.
The Nyanza sought refuge In a
Philippine port at the outbreak Of
the war. and because of her failure
to deliver the cargo the. corpora
ton secured an attachment against
her.
Now. the corporation claims. the
Shipping Board is about to dispose
of the ship without considering the
Judgment. The ship is not one of
those covered by the Hearst in
junction.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
RULES OF CONTEST.


Read thsse rules carefully 50 - to run no
risk Of disaushfying ysurssf In the ma
tional radio contest. 'gr
ONE. Any owner. or part owner, Of an
amateur radio STATEN or any member OF an
amateur radio club which owns an amateur
station. Is eligible in this contest. A
Two. All manuscript must b neatly
written In ink or typswritten. on one side
Of the paper only. -s- r--.
THREE. Manuscripts or photographs can
net be returned to the sender.
FOUR. The contest Gill consist Of three
separate events.
Each contestant may enter one, two or
three events.
FIVE. The contest "opens immsdiately and
cities, on March 81. ns entries, for any
event, received by The Washington Herald
after March 81 will BE- considered. Judging
in the national contest win begin ten days
later. on April 10. ,
SIX. No commercial operator will be con-
sidered . legal contestant
FIRST EVENT.
Rewards s6ered for the best soe-werd es-
say on amateur wireless tslsgraphy.
First Prize. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
second Prize ...............s...$I .$IV.O
Thirty pairs Of Red Head Radio Re-
ceivtrs as thirty additionsl awards tretail
value Of each. 5000.
Winners will be selected after careful
consideration Of the essays from the stand
point Of general interest and literary value.
Contestants must either own, In whole or In
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
$4,000 Given Y. W. c. A

with nearly $4,000 already sub
scribed. the drive Of the Wv. c. A.
for . fund of 5000 is rapidly near
ing completion Mrs. H. B. f.. Mac
fariand, captain of one of the drive
teams, yesterday reported the larg-
est returns for the week. her team
turnlng-in $fis.15.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
DANCING

II You Are Thinking About Learning to
dance don't Make a decision without frst
Visiting the Rightway Studio, the only up
to-date Dancing Academy In Washington or
south Of New York ciry. Prof. Cain,
Americas foremost Dancing Master. can
teach you in one course IL you can be
taught. Mrs. Cain and Miss Fitzhugh as
sisting. You learn the Right Way to Ddnce
at the
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
Lost Soldier Found
Slain In Tennessee

Nashville. Tenn. March 29.-The
body of Raphael Perlmutter of the
Twenty-cighth Infantry band. who
disappeared while the band was in
Cookeville. Tenn, a week ago. was
found today near that city.
His throat had been cut and four
bullet wounds were in his body. He
had about $4,000 in drafts and
money orders on his person when
ne disappeared.
Perlmutter was last seen when he
hired a mule and rode away from
Cookeville with the evident pur-
pose of buying some moonshine
whisky.
Army officers have gone to the
scene to make a full investigation.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
RIeHTWAY SCHOOL OF DANCING

I2fs New York. Near 18th ct.
You need not have an appointment. Pri.
vate Course Lessons Il hour, 81. Private
Room for Beginners. Open 10 q. m. to 10
D. IN. Fr. 1854.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
Bank Drafts to Poland
Refused by u. S. House.

Owing to serious delays in the
payment Of drafts issued by banks
in the United States for payment L
in Poland. a number OF associated
banks which have been Transmitting
funds from American citizens to
relatives and friends in Poland are
refusing to accept any drafts for
forwarding to that country, Accord
ing to informatfoI received at the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
( The conditions prevailing in Po-
land. 50 far as banking is concerned,
are considered in Official circles here
most unsatisfactory. Delay in pay
ment on the part OF the Polish banks
is sometimes eight months.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
Railway Labor Board
To Be Announced Soon

The personnel of the railway Ia
Dor wage adjustment board, author
lied by the Esch Cummins law. will
soon be made public by President
Wilson, it was said yesterday follow
ing a call at the White House by
Rail Director Hines.
Organization of the board has
been delayed by failure of the car
riers to submit their list of names,
but this was furnished yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
Writes Best Essay.

Herbert r. Grossman. a student
in the College of Engineering Of
George Washington University, has
been awarded the honor of writing
the best essay on the subject of why
football should be revived at the
university. The prize was offered by
The Hatchet, the college paper.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
Amateur Radio Operators
Must Act at Once to Enter
Washington Herald Contest

Contest are sent by wireless tele-
phone to amateur radio operators
of the city through the courtesy
of Messrs.. Haas and Smith, of the
National Radio Schools.
If you are puzzled over any phase
of the contest, telephone, write or
call personally at The Washington
Herah office.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30

Don't Overlook the Need
of flowers. Easter blooms at their
hest at Guides, 1914 F.-Ady.
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