davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Cleaning Up.

We are now n the midst of Clean
Tip week, and the city refuse division
is doing an extra bit of collecting. Spe-
cial wagons follow the ordinary trash
carts through the alleys TO pick up
everything that may be thrown out
of the basement or the attic, the wood
shed or the garage. This is done to
help citizens clean up. The District
government does something besides
collect taxes. Some fellow citizens
may lose sight OF this, but there are
times when the government goes in
for cooperation and is willing to do
some OF the cooperating. This is one
OF those occasions. The engineer de-
partment is helping in the cleanup. In
many houses there are things cast off
which cannot be cast out without hir-
ing q. private carter or wagner, or
as the phrase goes now. truck, to
haul the thing away. The engineer
department will attend to that, once
YOU get the cast-off thing out Of the
house and into the alley. While
spring house cleaning is going or, and
PEOPLE are making ready to paint up
the front porch and spruce up the
hack porch, many persons whose
habits have been sedentary all winter
can get some exercise by raking the
litter and dead grass off the lawn and
giving it a chance to turn green.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Arbitration Instead of Strike.

On the face Of the showing made by
both sides. the dispute between the
employers and union painters of
and not a strike, the only point
n controversy being as to the correct
Interpretation of continuing clauses
in last years contract. An increase of
from IS TO SO a day in wages is de
nanded. and the employing painters
are willing TO grant the increase. but
there is conflict Of opinion as to
whether the PAINTERS are entitled to
have the increase take effect immedi-
ately or after an interval OF sixty days
from the time the demand was made
Both parties rest their case on the
provisions of a contract which expired
"n the last day OF January. The union
PAINTERS contend that the 1922 agree
ment lapsed on January 81, the last day
az its stated term. The employers insist
that the agreement continued auto
matically after that date until sixty
days notice OF termination had been
given by either party, and that they
had no notice from their employees Of
desire to terminate the agreement or
change its terms until March 16.
The employers rightly contend that
it is vitality necessary to their business
end 10 the interest of their employees
that the industry should be stabilized;
hat contracts have TO be entered into
months in advance and that they can
not risk entering into such contracts
II they cannot know from one month
70 another the wages they will be
called upon to pay. The union paint
ers undoubtedly will concede the rea,.
sonableness of this contention, and all
equitable unionism now is committed
to the proposition that contracts once
entered into must be faithfully carried
out.
1t would seem, therefore, that the
only dispute between the master paint
ers and their striking employees is the
result OF distinct difference OF opin-
ion as to the proper Interpretation OF
3. contract. No such dispute ever
ought to he permitted TO reach the
stage OF a strike. It is clearly case
which should have been submitted to
impartial adjudication, preferably to
an umpire with legar training. It is
not yet too late to take such COM
nonsense way out OF the difficulty.
end both parties will show their good
faith and fair intentions by agreeing
to this method Of Cancellation.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Horse.Drawn Fire Engines.

The fire horse has been called out of
retirement to pull fire-fighting appara-
rus, and we will probably see him gal
Looping through the streets drawing an
antique engine. He is not as young
and mettlesome as he was, and he
cannot be In as high state Of training
as when he was answering alarms day
and night. 1t is a fortunate circum-
stance that pleasant weather is here,
and that the going Is fairly good for
an old horse. We salute the old fire
horse with affection. He is q veteran
and he has done the state some serv.
ice. We think of him most kindly for
the good he did us in other days. His
return is picturesque and romantic,
but there Is another story to be told.
Several pieces Of modern fire.fghtins
apparatus have been disabled In the
Evening star., 1923-04-03
By THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.

BY THE MARC USE DE FONTENO1. .
Turkey will not be dry. 1t had
been announced with great flourish
of trumpets that the Angora govern
ment had determined to follow i'm
plicitly the commands OF the prophet
and of the founder of Islam, who in
A. D. 632 had pronounced himself
uneouivocably for teetotalism and
that prohibition would therefore be
rigidly enforced throughout the Otto
man empire, not only by the religious,
but also by the temporal authorities.
In fact, all the foreigners at Con-
stantinople and elsewhere in Turkey
were laying in big stocks of wines
and spirits in provision of the in
auguration OF totally dry regime.
which it was believed, perhaps
wrongly, would appeal favorably to
the American government and people.
Since then the heads Of the AM
cora government seem to have been
enlightened about the difficulties and
enormous expense of the enforcement
of prohibition in the United States
and about the lawlessness which 1t
has engendered F1s t1s eniaaaes the neso6a of
kemal Pasha and of his premier,
Reouf Bey, Turkeys naval hero, has
decided to abandon its project OF
making Turkey dry, owing to local
difficulties"
a victory which is said to have been
due in no small measure to the infiu-
ence Of the exceedingly up-to-date,
progressive and emancipated Smyrni-
ote heiress recently married to kemal
Pasha. and through her good looks,
eign education has reduced to COM
plete subjection her husband. who is
near quarter of century her
senior. Indeed, it looks very much
az If the real ruler of Turkey is not
Kemal or Reouf Bey. nor yet the
Angora government. but the twenty
two-year-old Nine. Kemal.
:: & y s
Count Albert Bernstorff, who has
rust been appointed second secretary
of the German embassy in London, Is
not the son, but the nephew of
ex-Emperor Williams former repre-
sentative in the United States Ger
many's ex-envoy at Washington has
only one son Of the name of Gunther.
now over thirty years old. whose
mother was a Miss Luckemeyer of
New York. and who, at the time of
the outbreak OF the world war. was
learning American business methods
as a cIrek In the New York bank
ing firm Of James Speyer. After
ward he became involved in a scan
dai at Berlin, which resulted in his
dismissal from the German army by
the ex-kaiser as the result of YER
dict Of military court Of honor,
composed of the officers Of the cav
airy regiment. in which he held a
commission. one of the causes being
that he had permitted his shoulder
straps TO be torn from his uniform
and his sword to be broken across
the knee in public resort in Berlin
by the former husband of the Amerl-
can lady who is now his wife.
The newly appointed secretary Of
the German embassy In London is an
entirely different person and a landed
proprietor. He completed his edu-
Cation at Trinity College, Oxford.
where he took his degree. and is the
son and heir of the late Count An
drew Bernstorff, who was during the
latter part of his life one OF the
heads Of the state department of pub
lie worship at Berlin and the prtnci-
pal adviser and counsellor OF the late
Evening star., 1923-04-03

There Is only one person in the
United States who can sign the Presi-
dents name to an official document
and get away with it. One person, I
mean, of course, other than the Presi-
dent himself.
That person is a woman. Mrs. Viola
b. Pugh, who lives in Kensington,
Nd, and works in the general land
off1ce of the Interior Department.
She is authorized by law to sign the
Presidents name and is the only per-
son so authorized.
Her whole duty consists os signing
his name to official papers. When
there are no more papers to be sign
ed her days work is done. 1t may
be that there are enough documents
on her desk to keep her busy all day;
1t may be that there are only few.
1t matters not. If there happen TO
be only few and she should finish
the job by, say. l o'clock in the after
noon, she has done her task and the
rest of the day is hers.
A good job, you say? Yes. but sort
of lacking in variety. Moreover. the
rt-hour feature isn't all it's
cracked up to be. Mrs. Pugh gener-
ally finds that there are enough pa
pers to be signed to keep her occu-
pied from 8 to 4:30.
Mrs. Pugh is not authorized 10 sign
the Presidents name to any and
every kind OF official paper. She is
restricted in her work solely to sign
ing his name to land patents.
There are about 400 of these docu-
ments TO sign every day. Some days,
or course. there are a good many
more than that number; on other
days the number will fall below 400
but the figure is a fair average.
The law requires her to sign her
name Immediately beneath that of the
President. thus:
Warren G. Harding.
BY Mrs. Viola B. Pugh. Secretary.
Mrs. Pugh entered upon her duties
August 20. 1921. She has signed
President Harding's name to about
100000 documents since that time.
All OF which. of course, lightens the
Presidents task by just so much. A
considerable Tightening of the task il
figures out in the long run, OF a man
who not only has a mans share OF
pressing problems put up TO him
every day, but in addition has hours
of just such routine as Mrs. Pugh
takes from his desk.
About year ago Mrs. Pugh was
introduced to President Harding al
the White House. He had heard OF
her. but had not met her before tina;
time.
Il feel. Mr.. President" she said
that it a most distinctive honor to
be permitted to sign your name"
The President smiled. Well" he
replied, there are not many who can
do it
The job Of presidential name signei
was created by Congress upward OF
ninety years ago, during the admin
istration Of Andrew Jackson. Prior
to that time the President WIS re-
Quired to sign personally every land
patent.
However, in March, 1888. President
Jackson had got behind to the extent
Of 10000 patents. In other words, il
would have been necessary for him I,
devote his entire time for about two
Evening star., 1923-04-03
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON
Miss April.

Miss April's SO coquettish dat she'll
always keep you vexed;
She's smilin' sweet one minute. an
she's sheddin' tears de next.
One day she's dressed in blossoms, like
a lady fit to kill.
An de next she's col an distant, till
you nearly has a chill.
tantaliZin' ways.
But jes' de same we loves her an we
allus sings her praise.
Her frowns is full O. sadness, an dey
bothers us a lot,
But when she smiles upon us-all de
rest is clean forgot.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The French sculptor whose statue
Of a doughboy wears gloves could
never have seen the way real Yank
did his job. Fritz will vouch for the
fact that he was not handled with
gloves on.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

They are Planning to use the beau.
tiful Lincoln Memorial pool as a land.
ing station for Navy Department
planes. Why not turn over the Wash
ington Monument to the War Depart.
nlent as a signal tower and develop
rhe Arlington Memorial as a rest room
for the wireless operators.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

ANY one who refuses to swallow
the fatuous optimism which govern
ments feed to the people in order to
deceive them knows that we are still
IN the midst of storm and far from
nort M. FERREROS.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The big five" becomes the big
four Armour & Co. has absorbed
Morris & Co. The merger is said to be
legally unassailable-being heavily
Armour plated.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

A Virginia COW has produced l52
pounds of butter fat in one month and
claims a world record. Last week
Virginia cow committed suicide. Bossy
is willing to go to any extremes for
publicity.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The decreased British income tax
produced $4,000, 900 more than il was
expected to. proving that excessive in
come taxation is as bad for the ma
dividua!.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The American dancer who is report
ed to have shocked Paris. while de-
serving censure. has only accom-
plished what Partisan dancers have
long attempted without success.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

One of 11o questions to be asked en-
listed men in the Army is: Who won
the war against Germany" Why ex-
pect a buck private to answer q Ques-
tion which is stumping the world S
grea test statesmen?
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Rate by AIail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States
Member Of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republiea ton OF all news dis
patches credited to il not otherwise credited
~ this paper and also the local news pub.
hshed herein. All rights OF publication of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
In a Few Words.

The modern girl does not love with
the "Tll-follow-you-into nto-the-desert
sort of love. Love is only one or the
issues in marriage today.
KATHLEEN NORRIS.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The strike of the local painters
union does not stop any progressive
Washingtonian from buying a can OF
his favorite color and Brush and
making Cleanup. Paint-up week a
personal ISSUE
Evening star., 1923-04-03

Sun Vat Sen is going to open China S
door to American and British capital.
American capital, contemplating all
the doors now open to it, finds itself
suffering from an embarrassment of
riches in opportunities.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The world champion long distance
dancer is a vegetarian. This is per
haps good propa ganda for vegetarians
but the trouble is there are so few
pionship.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Opposes More Speed.
O the Editor Of The St;

To the Editor Of The Star:
From time immemorial there has
existed a subconcious antagonism
between the pedestrian and the rider.
Increasing the speed limits for au-
tomobiles will not tend to ameliorate
this condition. G. e. GRIFFIN.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

However much noise dealers may
make, the Maryland oyster is keeping
mum on the question of it's disappear
ance.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

Despite the claim, made not so long
ago. that the league is dead, Lord
Robert Cecil will speak to the United
States on topic of live interest.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

Pennsylvania mounted police have
been ordered to enforce the prohibi-
ton laws. A case Of riding to the rum
hounds.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

France seems determined to keep
the ranks Of her army full. Tobacco
is still supplied soldiers at francs
kilogram. though taxation has forced
the price 10 civilians up TO 27l:. francs.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

4 British scientist has discovered
the origin Of coal. We can guess at
the destination of the coal profiteers.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

How many accusations that were
cruel and unjust
Have emanated from a bit Of tough
and soggy crust;
How many weird suggestions that
have made the people vince
Are caused by injudicious things that
ningle in the mince?
For the ills OF indigestion so affect the
best Of men
That they grow as harsh and restless
as lion in his den.
So let's turn in and legislate and toll
both day and night
To prevent the things that threaten
when the
pie
amt
right.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

From coast to coast bobbed hair is
being coaxed to grow, for the Hap
per's reign has ended.
MISS EDITH KEMPTHORNE.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

According to Secretary Davis, Presi.
dent Harding is letting the opposition
do the worrying about 1924.
Evening star., 1923-04-03

b.va ordered my staff to stop
ci9arette smoking because it is too
effeminate. My deputies must be
gun-toting, he-men, with a shooting
iron on each hip and corncob in
their mouths.
(Oklamoha City, Okla.)
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The difficulty with Germany, her
statesmen and her people, Is that inn
ma6istely after the war she began,
Hrst Campaign of propaganda to
nrove that she did not start the war,
md second. campaign to prove
she Aid not lose the war. hoping thus
to prove that she did not owe any
oiie any ny.MstARTIN w. LITTLETON.
Evening star., 1923-04-03
Protect the Pie.

If your going to be a statesman and
perform your duty well,
And make a showing in the tale that
history has to tell,
You want to mind a point that's very
often overlooked
And give minute attention to the way
your food is cooked.
For an intellect that's placid under
ordinary use
Becomes abnormally alert or painfully
obtuSe,
And lends itself to actions that are
very impolite
In emotional excitement when the
pie
amt
oh
Evening star., 1923-04-03

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morni az
edition. iS delivered by carriers within the city
at 90 cent. Per month daily only. 4s oeS esSts Der
aers may be sent by mail. or telephone Main
5000. Collection 10 made by carriers at the
end Of each month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
PLAN TO DRAIN
HORIZON MARSH

Horizon, Wis. All cities interested
in considering plans for draining the
Horizon marsh are in attendance at a
meeting here today called for the pur-
pose of discussing this project.
Newspaper men, sportsmen and 9TH
ers interested in the project will go
over the grounds and investigate the
feasibility of building dam at the
foot of the marsh, thus making the
vast tract, a home for fish. muskrats
and wild fowl, at the same time less
ening the danger of high water in the
Rock river valley.
The Horizon marsh covers an area
of about 10000 acres unsuited for any
use at the present time. The proposal
to dam the marsh was brought about
as a result of the present low stage of
the Rock river, which has caused
many Of the main channels of the
marsh to be practically dry and there
is no shooting of any kind for the
hunters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11

First publication Oct II, 1928.
STATE OF WISCONSIN - IN COUNTY
COURT = KENOSHA COUNTY.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph
Loncaric, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and
in pursuance of an order of license made
In said matter by said Court on the 9th
day of October, 1923, the undersigned, Al
bert E. Buckmaster, administrator of the
estate of Joseph Loncaric deceased, will on
the sth day of November, 1928, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. at the front en-
trance of the Court House, in the city OF
'Kenosha, in said county, offer for sale
and sell at Public Auction, the following
described lands, situated on the county OF
kenosha, and state of Wisconsin, to-wit
Lot four az of block sixty-eight 1851
now or formerly in the Seventh Ward OF
the city of Kenosha, being in the northeast
fractional quarter of section thirty-one (31)
town two (2l, north, range twenty-three
(23) east, otherwise known as 500 Ounce
Street. Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wiscon.
sin.
Terms and conditions will be made known
at time and place of sale.
Dated October 9th, 1923.
Albert F.. Buckmaster, administrator oil
estate of Joseph Loncaric. deceased (W-29)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
'DRYS RAP JUDGE FOR
LIQUOR DECISION
Prohibition Enforcement Omcers are
Praised in Statement Issued
in Madison.

Madison. Wis. - State prohibition
officers are highly praised and Judge
A. C. Hoppmann of the Dane county
superior court is roundly denounced
in the latest issue of The Campaigner.
dry publication.
Hoppmann is criticised for his rul-
ing in the case of George Bates, Mid
dleton, in which he held that war
rant made out on information and be-
lief is invalid. Prohibition Commits
sioner Herman w. Sachtjen is quoted
as saying that this ruling leaves his
deputies in Dane county helpless.
One county judge in the southern
county, whose name is not given in
the article, is quoted as saying, "Hopp-
mann should be impeached." ut is
one of the defects of our criminal law,
and one of the reasons why the United
States harbors so many unconvicted
criminals, that judge may arbitrari-
ly release a criminal and society has
no redress, save to retire the judge at
the expiration Of his ternl," the ar
ticle states.
In praise of state prohibition forces
the article said in part:
"The men on the staff to the state
prohibition commissioner have been
making a good account of themselves
the past month, and are demonstrating
that there is to be no policy of in
activity in that Office under the present
regime. One Of the best things they
have done is to gather in some Of the
worst offenders in the northern part
of the state. Glidden is one of the ul-
tra-wet northern towns that came in
for dry cleaning three arrests be-
ing made there. Mellen, Rhinelander,
Crasdon, Mercer, and other wet centers
received attention"
Praise is also given to the federal
prohibition forces.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
NORMAL SCHOOLS TO
PRESENT STATEMENT
Governor to be Shown Just What Is
Needed to Assure Proper
Operation of Schools.
tBy Associated Press Leased wire


Madison, visa statement showing
how Wisconsin's nine normal schools
are to spend their comparatively small
continuing appropriations will be
placed before Governor Blaine upon
his return from the governors con-
ference October 81 or %, Secretary
William Kittle of the normal school
regents stated today.
Previously Secretary Kittle, CO.
operating with special committee
appointed by the board of regents
submitted to the governor statement
indicating how much would be needed
IN addition to the funds which are
available from continuing appropria-
tions.
Governor Blaine retaliated by re-
questing a statement of the manner
in which the present funds will be
expended. 1t was prematurely an
nounced that the normal schools would
be able to draw funds from the gen
eral state funds through a special
ruling by the attorney generals of
fee, as is the case with the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
This is untrue Mr.. Kittle said to-
day. An opinion was requested from
the attorney generals Office asking
whether or not it would be possible
to secure funds in this manner. "The
attorney general is taking the situa-
ton up with the governor, l under
stand, and is attempting to work out
the best solution possible for the nor
NAL schools" Mr.. Kittle said. "Be-
cause of this we will not press him
for decision"
1t is thought that Governor Blaine
will decide after carefully reviewing
Mr.. Kittle's statement whether or not
the normal schools will need further
funds. In view of his recent economy
measures it is not thought probable
that he will grant further funds
through the power vested in him as
head of the emergency board.
"All the schools are operating on
an extremely rigid and close basis,
Mr.. Kittle said. "Many of the presi-
dents are having to be very judicious
in deciding in what particular branch
they will spend the small sums al
their disposal. There is no construc-
ton or improvements in progress al
any of the schools"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
Florida City is
Still Under Water

Moor Haven, Fla.-Moore Haven ear
ly today rer aimed inundated while
state government was rushing dredges
here to help volunteer army of citi-
zens plug the big gaps in the dykes
surrounding this town, which yester-
day failed to stand the onslaught of
swirling waters from Lake Okeechobee
during a high wind.
A sudden lull in the wind, during
the night saved the town from fur
Their disaster, and early today, al
though gale warnings have been post
ed on the west coast of Florida, the
wind had mt rasnnoad Gale velocity