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The Washington herald., 1921-06-19
WEEK IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE H

Senator Balls committee reported an amend
ment to the Ball rent act extending its life seven
months from October ~. the date Of its expiration.
The law also amended so as to exempt garages
and other business firms and provide attorney for
the rent commission
The Joint Civil Service Committee. Of which SEN
ator Sterling is chairman. completed its hearings on
the bill and announced that the work
of drafting a suitable measure would be begun at
The report to the Senate, however is not look
ed for before Senator Serlings return next Sunday
from South Dakota, his home State, where he went
last night.
Considerable opposition the part Of grain ex-
change and board OF trade developed late in
the week to the Volstead Capper collective bargain
ing bill before the Senate subcommittee COM
merce. The measure is the presented in the
last Congress. II permits farmers to form co-opera-
tive selling and buying organizations. Its opponents
say ii is class legislation in that il would exempt
farm groups from the provisions Of the antitrust
law with respect rebates and combinations in
sraint of trade Farmers say it merely broadens the
scope of the cooperative movement in a manner es-
sential to its continued success and growth.
favorable report ordered by the Postoficc
and Postroads Committee Monday the Townsend
bill to create Federal highway commission and es-
tablsh interstate system OF public roads. Resum-
ing its inquiry into the railroad situation the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee heard further COM
plants against working conditions put into effect by
the Federal railroad administration
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Supreme Court.
A INVOLVEMENT from the White House that
~ President Harding would not appoint sue

INVOLVEMENT from the White House that
~ President Harding would appoint
cessor to the late Chief Justice Edward
Douglas White before fall has served to slaeken
speculation to the likely choice About the Capitol
il is believed the appointment will be offered to former
President William Howard Taft despite Taft's
ton while President that the Office should not go to
one who is 90 years of age. He is g. The pos
sbiliy that Justice Day will be given the place and
a successor named for his post probably former Sen
ator George Sutherland has been discussed President
Harding has not ntimated whether he had made a
decision, but hundreds OF letters from lawyers and
business men all the country have been received
at the White House. most OF them urging the appoint
ment Of Taft
The court clerks Offices have been rather dull
during the first week Of the long summer vacation.
only half dozen cases having been filed The Dis
trict Commissioners obtained writ Of error Wednes-
day which enabled them to knock out mandamus
against their occupancy of the premises of Mollie
Schwartz at 26o4 Connecticut avenue. The United
States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
appealed the case in which John E. Sullivan a civil
employee of the corporation obtained judgment Feb
ruary S. 1870. involving the corporations liability for
compensation for injuries The workmans compensa-
ton board OF Pennsylvania took jurisdiction and made
the award while the appeal forth that Sullivan is
compensate under the Federal compensation act
Other cases in the court were of great Importance
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Congress-House.
THE Porter peace resolution was passs
House at the beginning of the wei

TIME Porter peace resolution passed by the
House at the beginning of the week and 10
now deadlocked in conference with the Senate
members insisting holding fast to the Knox reso-
luton which passed by the upper body shortly
after converting Of the session
The army and navy appropriation bills passed by
the House during the previous week in the same
plight, with the House conferees on both measures
insisting upon reduction in personnel and exPendi-
lures and the Senate members holding out for
larger force in both branches and consequent in
crease in expenditures.
So stanch both houses in their positions that
Secretary of War Weeks found it advisable to appear
before the conferees the army bill and urge
settlement. The Secretary however took the Senate
end of the argument insisting that the House plan
to cut the army to 100000 men would be ruinous.
Similar action was taken by the Navy Depart
ent to prevent the House having its way in cutting
naval personnel when Admrals Coontz and Wash
ngton appeared before the conerees that measure
and contended that 10000 men are necessary to
properly the vessels at sea.
The conferees the army bill finally decided to
report back to their respective houses their failure to
agree and to ask for additional instructions. The
question will up first in the House and if the
House declines to yield, the controversy will be
brought to a showdown in the Senate Both meas
ures must be passed by the first of the month or the
War and Navy departments will be without funds
The peace resolution. brought acrimonious de-
which dwindled when the vote came to only sxty-one
opponents, one of whom was Republican, Repre-
sentative Patrick Kelley, of Michigan, chairman OF
the Naval Affairs Committee
The psychological effect of the word peace was
too much for the Democratic minority and the final
vote disclosed that fortynne of them had deserted
their party and voted for the resolution.
ANY of those who voted for the measure ex-
N planned their vote by saying that the resolu-
An ton was only political move, that it meant
little even if passed, and that vote either way made
little or difference.
The difference, however they said, lay in their
unwillingness to take the time explain to their
constituents why they had voted against a measure
which supposed to bring peace" to the land
The Democratic opposition led by Repre-
sentative Fnis Garrett of Tennessee, acting minority
leader and Representative Flood, of Virginia, rank
ing minority member of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee.
The Democratic orator, Bourke Cochran, Of New
York. was the only conspicuous minority member
who favored the measure He told his colleagues
they standing unsound ground when they
opposed, q measure to end war, .,.,.tr,. RI o.,
Representative Tom Connally, OF Texas, made the
.pripspa. speech in opposition 10 the measure. He
took each argpmapto that bad been advanced in favor
OF the resolution, dissected it, and gave his reasons
for holding tia arguments worthless.
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The work revival" of Postmaster General Hays
is spreading all the country among postmasters,
railway mail officials, clerks and other postal workers,
declares the Postoffice Department Rivalry of bene-
fetal nature has been created among them. "A post
starts out in the morning with the mail early
tambourne to stir up the large Of the mail, he
goes school and tells the school children how to mail
letters and packages andg in the eyepPg.h ppqgfs
among the civic bodies and clubs in order to spread
the postal gospel" said a statement 49,
"The employees are out as personal workers, drop
ping tracts posting stickcrs here and there in order
to get the public interested in these. campaigns"
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Y the other hand. he declared, if the r
is approved by the President, Germ
insist upon the recognition by this &C


~ is approved by the President Germany
insist upon the recognition by this country of
the treaty of 1928 which would force the Alien Prop
erty Custodian to return all property of German sub
ects seized at the beginning of the war; as well as
German vessels interned in American ports and now
held by the government
Representative Burton, Republican of Ohio, for
United States Senator. supported the resolution,
but also advocated prompt ratification of the treaty
of Versailles with reservations.
THE political and economic future of Germany is
largely under control of the allies and separate
treaty afford adequate solution Of the stua-
ton" said Burton.
On Wednesday the House passed the Scott bill
amending the La Toilette Seamens act, to
exempt shipping the Great Lakes from certain of
its provisions
Shipping the Great Lakes has suffered
y during the past FIVE years that the La Toilette
has been in effect, proponents of the de-
clared. Many ships especially packet vessels,
tied up at the docks because they cannot bear the
expense of providing extra provided in the
La Toilette act they said.
Conditions the Great Lakes greatly differ
ent from those the ocean, said Representative
Scott author of the bill On the ocean the average
is eight days. while the lakes it is eight hours
. less. 3D., S.. go, t.-..
The La Toilette act which provides three
working four-hour shifts, is adaptable to the
lake shipping he said and IS per cent of the men
have nothing to do. ~.. ... IL: .G....
The measure is expected to revive lake traffic,
said Scott -.. . -.a'-,
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The argument advanced year ago that il was
necessary to pass peace resolution to bring about
trade relations with Germany and Austria does not
hold now, he declared
Letters from Secretary of Commerce Hoover and
Secretary of State Hughes read into the Record
to show that the only restriction against trade be-
tween this country and Germany that imposed
by the Republican emergency tariff act against the
importation of certain dyes and chemicals
During the year ending june l. 1921, he said, the
United States exported goods to Germany to the
value Of $4oo,oooooo. which exceeded by $Sooooooo
the figures for 1913, which the record year for
export trade with that country.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01
led CROSS WORKING
FOR HEAL H|ER U. S.
Thousands Aided by instruction
In Care Of the Sick, Food Sc
lection and First Aid.

How the American Red Cross guides
thousands Of persons to health is
shown In a summary Of the society's
activities In the health field based
upon the annual report for the last As
cal year. Through its Nursing Service,
Its Home Hygiene and Care Of the
Sick courses, nutrition classes, First
Air classes, Life Saving classes and
Health Centers and in numerous other
ways designed to acquaint masses of
citizens with proper methods of living,
the Red Cross carried its message Of
health into all parts of the country.
The work of the Red Cross during
the war In its traditional field of nurs
ing, furnishing the military and naval
establishments of the nation with 49,
ST. nurses, is we'll known. And there
are today 37,7S7 nurses registered with
the American Red Cross and subject
to call in emergency. During the ifs,
cal year, 1901 Red Cross nurses were
accepted for assignment to Govern,
ment service, 3SS by the Army and
Navy and 1,163 by the United States
Public Health Service.
In addition to the nurses enrolled
by the Red Cross for Government serv-
Ice, the Red Cross itself employed
total Of 1,34S public health nurses in
the United States and Europe. BY far
the greatest number was employed in
the United States, 1857, while 81 were
IN foreign service.
Home Hygiene and Care Of the SICK
classes, giving thorough instruction in
the proper care of the sick in instances
where the Illness is not so serious as to
require professional nursing care, dur
ing the fiscal year numbered 5,179. A
statistical picture of the Red Cross
operations in this field follows:
New classes formed during
year .................. 5,179
Glasses completed during year 5000
New students enrolled ..... 101, 068
Students completing course. =. 1892
What the Red Cross accomplished
In giving proper instruction through
its Nutrition Service is indicated by
the following table:
New classes formed during
year Observation-Disclosures. 142
Glasses completed during year.. 186
New students enrolled ..... 2,341
Students completing course. -. 2,O13
In addition to the above total Of
22,006 children were given instruction
in the proper selection and prepare
| tiOn of foods
Through it's 260 Health Centers, the
Red Cross reached 90252 persons. In
these Health Centers, 4,O15 health lee
lures were given and 7SO health ex-
| hibits held.
In the United States last year, 75,-
432 persons were killed and 100000
| Injured in industrial accidents. To
| prevent this enormous waste the Red
Cross held 800 first aid classes with
total Of 100000 students enrolled.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01
DAY EXPRESSIVE
OF A NATIONS
GRATITUDE
PAGE TWELVE

Turkey and cranberry sauce, crisp
weather, general sense of well-being
and football are In the air at the very
mention of Thanksgiving, writes Mar
guerite Samuels in the New Orleans
-Picayune.
But football and too much dinner
are not, in the final analysis, all Of
Thanksgiving There is deeper, in
spirational side to the day set aside
through Three hundred years of Amer
lean history as the great national
celebration of gratitude.
! DO you remember the simple story
of that first Thanksgiving day as you
read it in your primary reader? And
the thrill of thankfulness for national
greatness and goodness that came to
you as your chubby fingers drew de-
formed turkeys and rOund-eyed Pill
grim fathers on the school blackboard?
1t was in 1921, the fall following
the landing at Plymouth, that the Pill
grimS celebrated the first Thanksgiv-
ing day. The little colony, one hun
dred and two souls who had Jared
westward from England for their con-
sciences sake, had weathered the
storms Of the Atlantic and the worse
hardShips of New England winter,
and they had won through at last
TO sort of comparatively
speaking.
Back from the rocky coastline of
Massachusetts, with its thunder of
limitless waves, a little group of log
houses crowded together behind the
tall stockade, feeling safe in their
nearness to each other.
Garnered corn filed the barns and
the stOrerooms Of the houses were
pungent with ripe copies. The colony
felt firmly established In the New
World of its seeking. Even the silent
footed Indians had begun to under
stand that there was room for them
and for the pale faces too. The de-
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01

trict, mysteriously disappeared from
home last Saturday afternoon, accord
ing to the Due West representative
of the Journal, and despite the most
careful and diligent search, no trace
of her could be found up until late
Tuesday afternoon.
No cause has been given for her
disappearance and is is said that ex-
element is running high among the
colored people of the community. The
search kept up all day and Sunday
and Monday, nearly all the colored
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01
NOTED HEALTH EXPERT
WILL ADDRESS JUNIOR
HEALTH MEET SAT'DAY

The regular meeting of the Cobb
County Junior Health Organization
will be held at the court house in
Marietta, Saturday, December 3rd lat
10 o'clock. Dorothy Baker, division of
Child Welfare, Georgia State board
of health, will give an interesting
talk. Teachers and parents are invit-
ed, as well as the children. There
will he good noovio0 nio+,,ros
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
DISAPPEARANCE OF
LITTLE NEGRO GIRL

The little 10 year old daughter of
Stephens, colored, of Red Rock dis
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
Priest Who Bearded
Lloyd George Has
"Scrappy" Reputation

LONDON Jan. 2s-Father
Michael o'Flanagan, acting prcsi.
dent OF Sim Fein, who sent the IA
nous telegram so Premier Lloyd
George asking him by what steps he
proposed to make peace in Ireland be.
fore Christmas, is described by one
who knows him as "the sort of man
who would not hesitate to argue
with the Pope himself"
''when he was curate Of Cross
na," says Professor Robert Mitchell
Henry in "The Evolution Of Sim
Fein." Father O'Flanagan had TAX
en- a very active part on the side OF
Sim Fein in the East Cavan election,
when Arthur Griffith was return
ed.
"Soon after he was deprived by
his bishop, DR.. Coyne. Of all his fac
ulties as q priest. including the
right to say mass. The technical
offense for which he was punished
was that OF having addressed meet
ings within. the boundaries OF three
parishes OF the local parish priests.
Everyone knew that the reason
for his punishment was not the tech
nical offense, but the fact that his
speeches had been strongly, and
even violently. Sim Fein.
"The people OF Crossna retorted by
shutting up the parish church, and
refusing to allow mass to be said in
Il by anyone else"
After the Easter rising Of 1916,
Father o'Flanagan took Eamonn de
vslera's place.
In appearance, he is described as
. smiling man in early middle age.
with Just a suspicion OF silver in
his jet-black hair. HIS conversation
is easy and witty. and on the plat
form he is an effective speaker. with
. crisp command Of epigram.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

John Enders. J. II. Carter. n. J
Drehr, Byron Hardenbrook, 10. l.
Hosley and Roger Deweese. Mrs
Jester won tho first prize for the
best costume. Mrs. Lincoln tho flrs,
prize at cards. and Mrs. Stewart the
consolation prize.
90
Mrs. ]. II. Carnahnn Is serving a
pot luck" dinner to party OF
friends at her homo on north Sixth
street this evening at 7 o'clock.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

mobile. saying II Is too dangerous
and expensive. N
Nungesser was racing through
Neuilly recently when no knocked
down and killed n cyclist as u ro-
suit OF which tho court ordered him
to pay tho widow OF his victim 3o.-
900 francs for damages.
4 think III stick to my nirplano
hereafter" he told tho Judge. III
anything breaks there I'll bo the
only one to suffer-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
AGED WOMAN.
FIRE VICTIM

OAKLAND. Ore. Jan. 2s.-Mrs.
Augusta ID. Moot, an invalid widow.
living alone in a small house near
here. Was burned to death in a fire
that destroyed her home last night.
Marshal r. C. Powell broke open
the door in an attempt to rescue
Mrs. Moot, but after making his
way through smoke and sparks to
the woman's room. found 1t mass
Of Goals. It is believed the victim
upset a lamp and was unable to
check the spreading flames.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
Ky TRAVEL TO
RAINIER DURING 1920

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 29.-Travel
during 1920 to Rainier national park
broke all previous records. A total
OF $4,000 persons from outside the
state OF Washington entered the
park during the year. Six thousand
OF these were from east Of the Mis-
sissippi river. When the 1921 tour
list season opens there will be avail
able addition hote. accommodation
within the park.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
SENT TO HOSPITAL

Mrs. Roso Kirkpatrick, wife OF
Algin Kirkpatrick OF Fort klamath,
was committed to the hospital for
tho insane at Salem by County
Judge Bunncil today. Mrs. Kirkpat-
rick has developed no violent symp-
toms. her condition being described
as fcobio-mindod. Henry Gordon Of
Fort klamath made tho complaint.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
Mills in Hoquia,n
District Cut Wages

HoGUlM. Wash, Jan. 2s.-The
wage scale board for the lumber mills
in this district today reduced the pay
OF common labor from 81 to $3.50
day. The lumber workers. how
ever, won partial victory when the
scale board abrogated an order for
reduction of wages of all woodsmen
one-third and substituted a cut of
16 per cent.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29
Aviator Says Auto
Costly, Hazardous

PARIS, Jan. 29.-Charles Nun.
gesser. the French "aco," who rank
cd second to Fonck as a successful
military aviator during the war and
who has been prominent at aerial
meetings since tho armistIcc. has dc.
cided to give up driving his auto.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

dainty lunch was served, Those
present were: Mesdames W. 70, See.
horn, c. +. Trimble. NJ. l.. Miller,
]. ]. Keller, Fred Garich, Frank
Owens, q. II. Hunter, John Johnson.
~. +. McCollum. l.. Reconich, Mills.
q. A. Wirtz, Ray Anderson, T, j,
Telford, II. X. Danner. A. Banter.
Jesse Bailey, John Thorson and the
hostess.
Mrs. NJ. A. Callaghan entertained
a few friends yesterday at her home
in Hot Springs addition. In honor of
Miss Lydit Frike, the new county
nurse. The afternoon was spent In
cards and refreshments were served.
An incident OF more than passing
interest was the meeting OF the
Bridge club at the home OF Mrs. W.
o. Smith on Conger avenue. Monday
afternoon. II has been several years
since the last meeting OF the club
was held and most OF the afternoon
was spent in recalling events dear
to the memories Of those present.
The Bridge club was the first OF its
kind organized in the city and the
members were bound by ties OF per-
sonal regard as we'll as by the pleas.
ure arising from the interesting game
OF bridge. It was the custom each
year to adjourn for the summer
months and II was during the last
vacation that several OF the members
OF the club were called to other
homes. Recently the idea OF the re-
naming members OF reviving the
club took shape and the meeting OF
last Monday afternoon was the fruit
tion of this plan. Future meetings
will be held on every other wednes-
day. Those present were Mesdamcs
Underwood, Mills, Murray and Smith
and Misses Baldwin and Mcmillan.
Refreshments were served and the
prize for highest score awarded to
Miss Mcmillan.
o
Mrs. G. c. Lorenz gave a hard
times" party at her home in the Lor-.
enz apartments recently. It was
very unique affair to which all the
guests came appropriately garbed.
The decorations were in keeping. The
guests present were Mesdames Gold
en- Lincoln. Glenn Jester. Bert Igl,
]. II. Carnahan. IT. ID. l.. Stewart,
Leslie TerwillIger. Charles Martin.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

The Inhabitants of Greater Lon
don equal in number all the men,
wohen an dhcildren in the whole Of
Canada.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

A persian carpet was in use for
over 200 years in the main hall of
the palace of the Shah In Teheran.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

snatching at objects that they have
been known to snap up and eat red
hot charcoal.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

The local Western Union employees
entertained F. c. Cole, district COM
mercial superintendent OF Seattle.
and C. G. Bunnell. district CONNER
cial manager OF Portland, at their
monthly banquet Sunday afternoon
at the Rex cafe. Those present were
F. c. Cole, c. @. Bunnell Don Beld-
ing. Mrs. Don Belding, Z. r. Prazak.
Otto Ellis, Miss Verda Cozad. Miss
Norma Propst, Miss Florence Porter.
Lynn Skillington and Robert Hack
land.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

Mrs. II. N. Moe entertained the
Auction Bridge club at her home on
Washington street Wednesday after
noon. Dainty refreshments were
served at the close OF the game. the
highest score being attained by Mrs.
Oscar Shive, All Of the members
were present, and a most enjoyable
afternoon spent. Present were: Mes
danes George Watt, William Dun
can, G. A. Krause, Leslie Rogers,
Louis Gerber, George Wright.
George Merryman, l.. f. Willis, e.
w. Gowen, Silas Obenchain, Oscar
Shive and Il. B. Hall.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

The ladies of the Christian church
entertained at the home of Mrs. Tru-
owe on Tenth street Thursday as',c-
aoon. The time was spent with
aeedlework and conversation, an a
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-29

hacker. Claude williams, Joe Carter.
John Carter, John Robinson, Earl
Carson, Glen Sevits. Forest Hugh
ston and Weaver Solomon.
An interesting event OF last week
was the dancing party given Satur-
day evening by Miss Katherine Ui-
rich and Miss Margaret Hargus, ut
the home OF Miss Ulrich on Conger
avenue. Refreshments were served
during the evening. and those at
tending were Misses Letha Manning.
Frances McLain. Letha and Lena
Miller. Ruth Newton, Marian Wort
ley. Rebecca Humphrey, Helen Col
well. Margaret Hargus, Katherine
Uirich aud Harold Wortiey. Charles
Chastain, John Kuykendall, Roland
cantrall, James Manning, Frank
Peyton, Leslie Peyton. wilmot Sand
ham, Buford Hargus and Henry
Gerber.