The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

teenth street southeast. who. with
his wife. recently returned from
there. says Germacy's only saliva
tion is assistance from America.
The people are distracted. Heavy
taxes In an effort to raise repara-
tions money and a shortage of coal
and food have made the people
ready to throw up their hands" said
Mueller. The exceptionally rainy
summer has played havoc with the
crops. with wheat and potatoes rot
ting in the feld.
Coal In being mined. but It is
shipped to Belgium and France as
reparations payments. and In most
sections the country Is without
fuel. according to the returned trav-
eler.
THE government has taken con-
troll Of all produce stores in a final
attempt to alleviate conditions.
Bread tickets are being issued. but
prices are still high and necessary
foodstuffs are becoming a luxury.
The people are fearing winter. The
young element Is hnockintg to the
cities and the farms are beins aban =
doned."
Asked how the people feel con-
corning the Kaiser's contemplated
marriage. Mueller said; THE Ger
man people hate the Kaiser. As
they face ruinatiop they all declare
the country was torn to pieces by
the Kaiser's ambition. Those who
believe he is to be married don't
take much interest in the affair.
The people are looking to Amer
lea to help them through the winter.
| II A merica doesn't Germany 10 bound
to fall. for she Is very susceptible to
radicalism at the present time.
The average weekly wage for the
laborer is approximately 1000
marks. With meat at CSC marks a
pound. bread at a. marks a pound.
coffee 400 marks a pound and po-
tatoes 4e0 marks a hundred pounds.
1t 10 easy to see the poorer classes
can't AFFORD to live. Prices are con-
tinuafly rising and the supply now
In government warehouses is dimin.
ishing. This period OF reconstruc-
| tion is the greatest crisis Germany
has ever faced"
To mark the close OF his long ca
reer as manager of the central sales
department of the Navy Yard. nearly
zoo employees of the department
gathered In the offices OF c. Z. Mil
Ter and presented him with a travel
ing bag yesterday afternoon. Mil
ler's resignation takes effect tomor-
row. He has been appointed vice
president OF the Standard Mercan-
tile Company. of New York.
The presentation speech was made
by Capt. Joseph J. Chestham. Capt
f'haa IN at ad TINT NilIar
friend OF every employe OF the Navy
Yard and that his loss would be
keenly fet
Miller responded with thanks.
after which he was presented with
a bouquet OF flowers.
Dry Bones" is the theme of the
sermon to be delivered by Rev. ]. w.
Waters at the IL o'clock services
this morning at the Ebenezer Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Fourth and
ID streets southeast. In the after
noon the Elk lodges, accompanied
by the grand exalted ruler, will at
| tend the church. A musical and
literary program has been arranged
for the occasion.
RiShop william f. Mcdowell will
speak at the evening services at
1880 O'Clock. The Epworth League
will meet at $50 p. m.
Two hundred employees and nurses
| of ST. Elizabeth's Hospital enjoyed
| Halloween ball in the Hitchcock
Hall of the hospital Friday night.
Prizes of IS were awarded to Franz:
Skinner and George Meyers as the
best masked couple. They were
dressed as Mexican bandits.
With a solemn high mass, forty
hours devotion will open at 1890
o'clock this morning al st. Theresa s
Catholic Church, Fourteenth and v
streets southeast. The devotions
will close with ienediction and an
address on Tuesday night.
Visiting priests from Washington
will give addresses each evening
during the devotions. The Rev.
| Charles NJ. Bart and the Rev. Jo-
seph v. Buckley are in charge.
! Counting the Cost" is the theme
| of the sermon to he delivered by
morning at the First Brethren
| NnurtH, i"cllln anu T. streets
southeast. In the evening the Rev
Mr.. Lyon will speak on The Day
of Small Thanks
Plans for the winter social ac-
tivities were outlined at recent
meeting of the sodality of St. The
resa's Catholic Church. Fourteenth
and V streets southeast. Miss Ad-
die Walthen was in charge of the
meeting. The Rev. Joseph v. Buck
ley is spiritual director.
| The Rev. Hubert Bunyea, pastor
OF the Fountain Memorial Church,
will speak on The Lure of SIM
at the morning services in the
church today. In the evening the
pastor will deliver the first of a
series of sermons on the Great
Soul Crisis" The theWe for to-
nights sermon Is THE Man who
| Came to Himself"
knowing Ourselves As God
Knows U.s." is the theme of the
sermon to be delivered by Rev. F.
w, Johnson this morning at Grace
BAPTIST Church, Ninth street and
| South Carolina avenue southeast
| Tonight the pastor will speak on
"A Ministers Temptation and Sim"
The Young Peoples Society and
the Junior Society will meet at the
church at GAS o'clock
An evangelistic sermon on An
Election Forecast Which Is Only
Partially Political" will be deliv-
cred by Rev. f. c. Primm. pastor
of the Second Baptist Church,
| Fourth street and Virginia avenue