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The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
ARMY
OPENS JOINT MEET
Banquet Opens Five-Day Con.
= ference on Social Well
fare.
Photo News.

Two hundred and fifty officers of
the Salvation Army. delegates to
the, National Social Congress Of the
army. opened their five-day conven-
ton here last night with a banquet
at the Metropolitan Hotel. This
is the first meeting of the congress
at which both male and female
divisions of the army have been
represented.
Sessions today include a joint
meeting this morning at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
a meeting for men only at the same
church during the afternoon. and
an afternoon meeting for women at
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church South.
Comdr. Evangeline Booth will
arrive to participate in the program
tomorrow.
At the banquet last night Com
mander Thomas Estill. of New
York, presided as toastmaster.
Speakers included Mai. John Nc
Gee, District officer. and Col. Mrs.
Margaret Bovill, secretary for
women's work. and Col. Edward ].
Parker. head OF mems work.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07

For Colds. Grip or influenza,
and As q Preventive, take GROVES Laxa
tive BR0Mo QUININE Tablets. The zen.
uine bears the signature Of Z. G. Grove,
(Be sure you get BRoMo.) 30c.-Adv. :
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
FAVORS FREIGHT
RATES UNDER &C.

In. letter addressed to the COM
mittee on Interstate Commerce of
Congress, the Board of Trade.
Chamber of Commerce and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion. Salvatore Scalco. president and
general manager of the National
Fruit Company. yesterday asked the
respective bodies to use their in
huence in obtaining for the Inter-
state Commerce Commission juris-
diction over the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company's sched-
ule of freight rates
The letter charges the transpor-
tation company had advanced its
rates 40 per cent in the last few
months The receivers and ship
pers have learned the line is not
regulated by the commission. and
seek Introduction of a bill where
blythe commission will have au-
thority to regulate.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
US. POSTMASTERS
WILL LLHOLDAlglUAL
CONVENTION HERE
Will Hays Also Tells How
Mail Early Plan Has
Helped ID. C..

Postmasters Of the nation will
come to Washington this summer
for a national convention. at which
views on the needs of the postal
service will be exchanged with the
chief. according to announcement
by the Postmaster General yester-
day. The announcement was made
at a joint conference with Post
master Gneral Hays. and Postmas-
ters Thomas G. Patton. New York.
William B. Carlisle, Chicago. ana
Colin NJ Selph. St. Louis.
During the postmasters interview
with the postal service chief. MT
Hays was asked to offset the hard
ships of night work by establishing
shorter hours for night workers
He was also asked to restore 2,oO0
special clerks who were denoted
under a ruling of the former Post
master General. Bo both pleas, Mr..
HAYS promised careful considera-
tion.
A delegation of postal employees
representing the National Fedora
tion of Postoffice Clerks. also con-
ferred with Hays on q numbr OF
questions concerning employment
policies affecting the employs.
Those in the delegation were;
Gilbert L. Hyatt. president; and
Thomas F. Flaherty. secretary
treasurer. of the National Fedora
tion of Postofice Clerks; John j.
Flynn. president of the New York
Postofnce Clerks Union: John A.
Kelley. president of the Boston
Postofice Clerks Union; Harry G.
weinstock. president of the Phila-
delphia Postofice Clerks Union;
and Thomas B. Meushaw. president
of the Baltimore Postofice Clerks
Union.
Success of the Mail Early cam
paign in this city has enabled the
transfer of twenty clerks on the
Washington night force to the day
force. Details OF the benefits aris-
ing from mailing early and fire.
quently have been included in let
tiers the Postmaster General has
sent to many large Arms and gov
ernment departments.
We have a demerit system in
the Postofice Department. What
we need is a merit system, by which
eficient workers can gain recogni,
tion and Just reward. 1t is our
plan to put such a system into op-
Grafton"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
May REPLACE s24O
BONUSBY HIGHER
employees WAGE
Fifty New Pay Scales Are
Il Ready to Include d. C.
! Workers.

The Federal bonus will be knock
ed out and hfty new scsies of pay
for District aha government em-
ployes viii 20 into effect with the
beginning Of theN new fiscal year.
July 1. II the .reclassincation bill is
passed At the extra session OF Con-
sress, which meets next week.
This became known yesterday
when 1t was announced that the
work of. recognising the govern
ment upon . new basis Of em-
cheney had progressed to the extent
that the bill will be introduced I'm
mediately. Increases in salary, in
GLIDING those of District employees.
will be made In a great many more
instances than decreases. II was
said. but a saving will be found in
the reduction OF forces which will
come gradually with the tntroduc-
tion Of the new system Of co-ordi-
mating bureaus and doing away
with overlapping. The pay rolls in
washington, which are at present
ABOUT S,VOo,OoOr VIII mus pC NSEy
little changed. though nearly every
employe of the Federal and Dis
trict governments will be affected
by the salary changes.
The bill will include q provision
repeating the entire bonus features
of the legislative. executive and
judicial bill. II its passage can in
sure the going into effect of the
new salary scales by July /.
Under the new scales OF pay
scientific employees of the govern
ment, particularly those in the Pat
ent once. which has become incon-
venienced by the resignation OF hun
dreds OF patent experts, will be more
greatly increased than the pay of
less skillful workers. Employees OF
the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
and others who receive their pay
from lump-sum appropriations. are
to be "reclassifed" generally in the
new bill, IL Is understood.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Oyster Asks Harmony
In Police Department

Harmony and cooperation in the
police department is essential for
the best interests of the District.
Commissioner James r. Oyster said
yesterday in speaking to police cap
tains of the several precincts at a
meeting in the ONCE of Maj. Harry
l. Gessford. superintendent of p6-
lice.
The meeting was in the form of
"get-acquainted" meeting, the
Commissioner being presented to
the commanders Of the various pre-
cincts.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Georgetown to Erect
Tablet for War Dead

A, bron-~ 'lblet will be erected
bysGeorg n University School of
Law in m rlory of about 100 stu
dents and alumni who gave their
lives to their country in the world
war.
Unwilling exercises will be dur
ing commencement week, June H.
The tablet. the work of Capt.
David r. wolverton. student, will
be erected in the new law library.
The names of the students to be
honored will be engraved upon the
tablet
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
CAPITOL HILL ABUzz
ASSESSION NEARS
Senators Flock Back in Prep
aration for Special Meet
- - = n.
ing Monday.

Senator Holm o. Burson. of New
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Senator Albert 3. Fall. who
became Secretary of the Interior.
was in his ONCE yesterday. having
arrived Tuesday night to prime
himself for his duties.
Senator Thomas E. Watson. of
Georgia. will arrive Sunday.
Senators Harreld, of Oklahoma;
Oddie, of Nevada; Broussard. OF
louisiana; Weller, OF Maryland;
Ernst. of Kentucky; Cameron, of
Arizona, and many others who were
sworn in March 4. have been on
hand for some time. The few vet
eran members who took leave dur
ing the recess are getting back, and
the scenes on Capitol Hill are bug
zing again with congressional ac-
tivities.
The Sixty-seventh Congress will
convene in extra session Monday.
after a recess of three weeks on
the part Of the Senate, and nearly
six weeks on the part of the House.
The new directory in the Senate
ONCE building. which will appear
Monday, will show the following
changed office locations:
Norbeck, North Dakota ONCE 423 (;
Oddie. Nevada. 44s; Ladd, South Da-
kota. 33s: Edge. New Jersey. 2i7:
Stanfeld. Oregon 444; Lenroot.
Wisconsin, 1873: Ernst. Kentucky.
2S1; Moses, New Hampshire, 304 ;
Sutherland, West Virginia. 33l:
Dial. South Carolina. 321; Nicholson.
Colorado. 245; Weller. Maryland.
227; Mckinley. Illinois, 1872; Brous-
sard, louisiana, 447; Watson. Geor-
gia- 1873: Capper. Kansas. 2ds; .Har-
reid. Oklahoma, 21o: CaYrawaY; Ar
kansas. al; Mccormick, Illinois,
1871: Elkins. West Virginia, 344;
Cameron. Arizona. 1877; shortridge,
California 347; Robertson, Arksn-
sas. 4o4; New. Indiana. 52s;. Burson,
New Mexico, 123.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Nel1Iy Promoted Fire
dept. Men Transferred

Three newly promoted officers in
the fire department yesterday were
transferred to other companies.
opt. W. II. beavers was trans
feGed from No. Q Truck Com2any
a If placed in charge of No. IL En-
gfhe Company. Lieut.. j. F. Costello
wAs~ transferred to No. Truck
Coppany from No. IL Engine Com
pahy, and Sergt. Irving w. Luskey
was transferred from No. IL Engine
COMPANY to No. IL Engine Com
pany.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
.SQUELCH EFFORT
TODEBATEBRUCE
At SCHOOL MEET
Session Is Interrupted by
Parent Seeking In
formation.

A rumbiins Of old feuds between
the Board of Education and the
Parents League over Assistant Su-
perintendent of Schools Roscoe
Bruce and matters pertaining, to his
administration was suppressed ves-
-terday' afternoon when yauobn
Todd. of the Parent League, sought
10 uestion DR.. Abram Simon, presi-
dent of the board. as to the legal
status" of Garnet1 C. Wilkinson,
principal OF the Dunbar High school.
:, Not content' with the informat tion
given; by 'Dr. Simon, Todd accosted
him outside OF the achools and en-
deavored to nd out further what the
board intended doing in wnkinson"s
behalf. DR.. Simon told Todd he
would let him know when the mat
ter comes up for formal discussion
saying 1t was still confidential. Two
colored school teachers, o. r. Rox-
ers. printing instructor at the Car
doza. and Miss NJ. F. Turner of tie
reanwoSd, were reprimanded at the
recommendation OF Bruce for hold
ing government jobs in violation of
the boards rules and the Federal
statute.
Mrs. Marie W. 'Hodgkins, nedly-
appointed member OF the board, was
administered the cath.
DR.. Ballou and Miss Cecil e. Nor
ton were named TO attend the ma
tional conference to be held here
April 21-23
Following are changes in person
mel sanctioned:
Appointments.
Carrie Grevemberg. B. ]. Porter,
Maude Mooney. w. NJ. Yater, S. z.
CAN'T. Bertha Pemberton, A. ".
King. Mayme lliott, o. r. Harris, L.
B. Donohue, W. NJ. Carey, Robert
White. G. r. Anderson. John Moore,
c. A. Cantrill.
Resignations.
r. II. Healy. g. S. Thurtell. M. p.
Evans. G. E. Knaub. F. F. Cough,
Chester Gray, N. L. Riley. Maude
Moody. Jesse James Loor.
Colored Schools-Appoint B. L.
Brandon.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Soviet British Mail Resumed.

Postal communication was re-
Russia and Great Britain, the State
Department has been advised.
This is in line with the recent trade
agreement concluded between the
two countries.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
To Present Grumpy" !"

Grumpy" will be given at the
Business High School. April II. Is.
l6. by a cast almost entirely COM
Losed of Eighth Semester pupils.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Foster Sees Rudolph.

Charles c. Foster. superintendent
of the District Jail and occoquan
workhouse, yesterday conferred
with Commissioner Cuno Rudolph.
Following the conference. Com
missioner Rudolph said that the
concerned the institution
and that no mention was made Of
Fosters resignation.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Athletes Play
Gets Uniforms
For Baseball

Thirteen baseball players Of
the Park View Athletic Club, In
q three-act play called Tor the
Honor Of the University" enter
tained a capacity audience at
the Park View school last night.
One outfelder and a., third
baseman. ciothsds In frocks, worn
by old maids. and two other ath-
letes, dressed Jas demnre' young
girls. drew continuous laughter
from the audience.
J The proceeds of the play will
buy baseball uniforms for the
boys. who will play on the
Grant Circle in a league series.
The cast includes: Herbert
johnson. Caleb Hamilton. Will
lam Mason, Leon Mckay, Mack
Johnson: Charles Rhodes. Albert
Casss Joseph Tamsgni, Walter
B. Harvey. Bernard Lippoid. AL
bert Rhodes. Vernon Parker and
Richard Harvey.
The play will be repeated to-
night for the beneft of those
who could not procure seats At
the first performance.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09

He Is a brisk young man from
Hutchinson, Kans., and he opened up
conversation by asking me IL
thought the barber could give me a
lemon peel massage. 1t seems they
are quite au fait in Hutchinson.
He also showed me monogrammed
shirt sleeve which he had done in
Kansas City. / think he Is a ro-
mancer, but used to bc young and
am quite tolerant. He told me he
was going to Honolulu to pick up"
some ukulele players for a New
York theatrical manager About
this time the conductor came
through to give him the unused por-
tion of his ticket. His destination
is Topock, Ariz. He has avoided me
ever since. And rather liked him.
The desert gloom has lifted. Pas
sengers speak hopefully of soon ar
riving in Needles. That is the first
stop In California. My friend, the
chef, has come out of the kitchen
again with a shining new bon mot
thought up right in his own head
IT never set down when I get to
Needles" he said. ''why?" asked
innocently. "'Cause I don't want to
get all stuck up" was the reply.
But the desert had spoiled my zest
for his humor. Anyway, I only
have to eat one more of his meals.
So refused stubbornly to laugh.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Deductions Of HaryeyHu
By PhiIip Fraaeis NowI.s.

gist. ION condition that you don't
drag me into the limelight. ! don't
want to get a reputation among the
police departments for putting in
lfiyouil just let me act in advisory
capacity I'll be glad to come out.
what time does the next train
ieaye?"
Adseil met him at the station.
I'm on my way to Interview a
chape named Boiler" he said. so
4 won't take you up Ito Kidder's
mouse right away. Come along, I'll
tell you all about II as we go.
Amos kidder is one of this towns
wealthiest citizens. Some time last
night he was shot through the head.
Mounted patrolman passing the
mouse Just happened to glance in
and see the body lying by the open
safe. got up there right away
with the doctor, and have succeeded
so far in keeping the whole busI-
ness dark. Nobody knows old Kid
der's been. killed yet, but the doc
and myself. the chief and a couple
OF boys on the force. May help to
make our quarry careless and not
hurry SO IL he thinks IL isn't dis
covered yet. But i got a line that
may lead to something after / tele-
phoned you. Talking to me wom-
an across the street. She remarked
Mr. Boiler turned in Kidder's gate
about 1880 last night. At least
she thought ii was Boiler. Couldn't
be sure. Well, Boilers one of the
towns respectable citizens. Had. a
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
SATURDAY. APRIL ., 1871.

SATURDAY, APRIL ., 1921.
Another lucky day has dawned,
according to astrology. Uranus and
Venus rule in beneic aspect.
Above all else, love affairs should
prosper while this coniguration
prevails.
Warning is given that both young
and old are unusually susceptible
while the stars now in friendly
place have power and there may be
many hasty marriages at this time
Weddings today are well directed.
for mind as well as heart will
guide.
Under this planetary government
1t will be evident that no matter
how far women progress in business
and professional matters they are
still more concerned with romance
than with any other human inter-
est the seers prophesy.
The lucky star that today gives
promise to lovers Is said to encour-
age all who enjoy games of chance.
but 1t must be remembered thar q
lucky day for wooers Is an uniucky
day for gamblers.
The ,seers declare that there win
be a new mania for gambling, Which
will develop within the year ana
that women will be as muchsits vic
Tins as men.
This should be a favorable rule
for aviators and all that concerns
aerial navigation.
Inventors should profit greatly bv
this government of the stars which
VIII encourage new, labor-sayinr
contrivances
Venus is in an aspect held to in
dicate that women will have a re-.
vival Of the domestic instinct. Home
making Is to be one. of the newes,
fads, 1t Is prognosticated.
Persons whose birthdate II Is have
the augury of happy, prosperous
year. Travel and change are FORE
cast. - oe
Children born on this day will ba
respected and we'll conducted. Thess
subjects Of Aries are usually ysry
talented and succeed in whatcver
they undertake.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Ssx SE':: 2Eh s!i:: hG&RsZRYBBK! T.! ! 2:!' IBKi!:

SOMEWHERE IN THE ARIZONA
DESERT. April s.-westward HoI
The Arizona desert is appeal
ing in the West Forties with Belasco
lighting because one may hear the
honk of autos and the cry of newsies
outside. But in real life, 1t is the
most depressing place I ever saw.
There are two days of sage brush
and sand with jagged yellow cliffs
as a background.
Noy and then a lonely sheep
herder turns in his saddle to watch
the Overland train out of sight
the first sign of civilization he may
have seen for days. The conductor
told me that many of the herders
'go loco" from sheer loneliness and
1t is not hard to believe.
At dusk one may see the Indians
in costume going over the trails for
their huts. The river beds are dried
up and there is no vegetation. Our
train stopped for water at Yampai
and we all got of to stretch our
legs. The serious minded young
man from Boston, who wears horn
trimmed glasses, embraced the sta
tion agent. 1t developed they were
brothers.
was so desert-weary that I went
up to the barber shop to watch
Wade Bright shave a passenger.
One never knows what may happen
during a train shave. He uses an
old-fashioned razor and we we're
rounding many curves. but the
shave was just like life on the des-
ert-nothing ever happened
The lady from Huntington. W. va,
who Is taking her black cat to Los
Angeles, is becoming worried about
her pet. For four days Cicero-that
is his name-has been cooped up in
small box. He yowls all night
long. and the trainmen are super
stitious. especially about black cats.
To add to the gloom the baggage
car has become, so crowded that !
found they had made a bed for my
dog on one of the wooden boxes We
took on at Albuquerque. My pro-
test was Needed and he is now
asleep on the top Of a millinery
trunk from Rochester, N. y.
Fatty Arbuckle knows how to
travel across the desert. Since 10
o'clock this morning he has been
asleep on the observation platform
and he Is wearing deep black sun
glasses. Even II he .awakens he
can't see much.
There was touch Of Broadway
cafe life in the buffet vkr after
lunch today, Two young ladies
were pouring gin from silver
flask into their glasses OF ginger ale
and consuming one cigarette after
another. 1t Is difiicllt to Imagine
one having q Wild ming ON, the. des-'
ert, but they we're. But 1t dinner
their spirits had dropped again and
they ate lightly. and later the por-
ter asked me II I happened to have
any bromo seltzer. / am not. sure
for whom he wanted It, but ] have
.I.hsvs nsS. : .s~: .s..si.s...S.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
Short Stories of
Famous People
Les.srs Wood.

out in the middle of the bay
boat was sailing merrily along
toward the beach.
Although the skin was steerei
by a youth 1t kept a very
straight course and was making
excellent time. Suddenly another
boat came along and cut In on
the first's course. -s
GIVE 'em more room, Leon
ard" shouted the boys father
who was accompanying his son
on the craft.
But we have the right-of-
way" calmly replied Leonard.
T know. but I'D rather forego
my rights than spend a night out
here with my mouth full Of sea-
weed" But Leonard steered his
boat. safely past all danger.
Leonard Wood won fame
through his appointment as ma
tor-general of the United States
army.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-09
wol1AN's RIGHTS
INCLUDES PAYING FINES

WomANs RIGHTS
INCLUDES PAYING FINES.
This Is. the woman's age. II you
don't believe 1t look and read.
seMeyer Miller came into court
9Th q very much scratched face.
/, Meyer said his wife did. More
i, ever. that was not all she did, he
= said- The woman called him mean
names. he testified, and then hurt
Him with her fst.
4 Mrs. Miller complained that Meyer
sakayed out late at night and rarely
,soptributed to her support. He de-
sn3ed this.
rhe logical thing for q woman to
- when her husband won't SUPPORT
her is to either coax him to do that
.hsrself or else let the court do the
seoaxing.
But they do not all think of those
.hings. Too often they constitute
themselves judge, jury and execu-
huoner and occasionally they bang
- man up 80 he cannot support
them II he would.
However, Meyer. was not seri-
soasly hurt His physical injuries
were no worse hurt than his pride
as a husband.
- The court fined Mrs. Miller s,5
and placed her on probation, with a
Rggestion to refrain from scrap
ping In the future.