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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
BIRDELL

The storm Friday night did consider
able damage here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Barden of Poca-
h0ntas were visiting relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Joe IL. Blue preached here Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night. A
large crowd attended each service.
i. T. BOYD and family, Miss Nell
Hufstedler and Barbara Fry attended
church here and took dinner at the
home Of Mrs. Beatrice Hufstedler sun
day.
Jewell Startling and Miss Geneva
Barden attended singing at New
Covenant sunday afternoon.
II. NJ. Barden and NJ. G. Hufstedler
sold some hogs to d. c. Bishop last
week.
our school will close in one week.
There win be program Friday night
April l1th.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

plum blossoms. butterflies and ticks
but we changed our mind Monday
when the thermometer ran down below
freezing.
Dogs got into c. F. oldham's flock
Of sheep Saturday night and killed
twelve and wounded that many more.
+. VI. Lewis, II. Il. Krebs and J.. F.
Johnston were called TO assess the
damages Monday morning.
Among those from this place who
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Myrick
at Pitman last Tuesday were. Rev. u.
NJ. Holder and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. W
]. Luter, ]. ii. Carroll and family, r.
G. Kerley and family, and l.. f. John
ston and family. Rev. Holder was
assisted in conducting the services by
Bro. Martin of Maynard.
According to the Ingram scribe, G..
G. Davis must he on the move. We
saw where he was running for presi-
dent Of the fishing club and then we
saw where he had been elected. Nov
we see that he is about to hatch out
as candidate for county clerk. But
what we would like to know is how
many babies he kissed while out oD
his campaign for president.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
IoRINE

The storm here Friday night did
quite a bit Of damage to Uncle John
Halls rock house.
Several in this community put ont
gardens Monday.
Alex Goodman, age 20, and Miss
Ruth Eaton, age Is, We're united in
marriage Sunday morning at the home
of Rev. S. ID. Poe. We wish them
many happy years.
Among those who took dinner with
Aunt Dee Mondy last Sunday were
sam Mondy. Harry Pratt AMI Bob
Lewis and daughter Of PocahoEtas.
Mrs. +. Han, Mrs. J. T Romans
and Aunt Dee Mondy were guests at
the home of Mrs. Mary Mondy last
sunday evening.
We had a good singing and Sunday
school last sunday,
Next sunday is our regular meeting
day. Let's all the Sunday s,hool
pupils he there early and have pnr
lessons before preaching time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

We think 1t is time for our other
Ingram writer, just over the ridge, TO
do some explaining or else exit from
the bell rack and confess that he is
not 50 much of kissing bug after all
as he is being bombarded from every
corner Of the county.
We would like to see the farmers in
this section raise more cotton ON a
smaller acreage this season than they
did last. This will mean less labor
and better cultivation. As "A rule farm
ers over-crop themselves and then can't
give their crops the proper cultivation,
therefore we get a poor yield.
We believe that it would be well
for all school boards to see about the
conditions of our school buildings and
, see how much repairs are needed as
there may he leaky roof TO fix and
bell rack TO erect and perhaps some
other material necessities To look after
This should be done at once as the
summer term of school will soon bC
here and such needed repairs should
be completed by then.
Last Saturday morning while jim
Early was doing some work on his
garage, putting ON some rafters, thu
wind blew him off and as he fel
one of the rafters fell across his necl
hut he was lucky TO escape uninjured
Talking about working roads, WI
wish to call your attention to a piece
of road that we have in this commun
ity that runs north from T. J. Morris
store 10 the Palestine church that 4
In a deplorable condition. II Is oui
duty Ia come together and work ol
this road and make better one. j
needs to he done and why not do thii
before the protracted meeting time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

J. i. Pratt and his mother visited
at the home of Rufe Shipman and
family last Sunday near Warm
Springs.
Bill Harris of Poynor Mo. and
another man were here one day last
week with a mule to be treated by +.
Il. Startling
Uncle Alex Shipman and son, Rufe,
passed through here Monday morning
enroute to Pocahontas to attend TO
business matters.
sam Bridges and Wells Waddle were
in this section last Sunday ON their
wheels looking over the country and
seeing their friends.
Agnes and Ollie Long went down
near Vernon to help their grandpar-
ents. Uncle Jim and Aunt Ellen Con-
diet, make garden.
The severe rain and wind storm we
had last Friday night blew down much
fencing and uprooted trees and mroof-
ed some barns throughout this section
of the country.
MIR. Parker, the movie man. has
been here with good show together
with some slight-of-hand and magic
tricks. He has a real clean show
worth seeing.
Sunday school was well attended
last Sunday but there is room foI
more and we want each Of you ia
come as nothing will speak better foI
n community than to have "A good bible
lesson each Lords day and everybody
there.
We are reliably informed that Frank
Byrd has just about decided to enter
the race for tax assessor. Mr.. Byrd
SAYS that the solicitation is so strong
that he can hardly refuse his many
friends and will make mp his mind in
the course Of the next few days.
\ large quantity of corn is being
purchased and hauled away from this
section at high price which should
he proof enough that farmers ought
10 give more of their attention TO a
feed crop rather than all to cotton
crop. They should raise both but care
should he given to raise enough feed
and save the expense Of buying your
feed.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
Late County News
INGRAM

George McCamey made a business
trip to Pocahontas last week.
Otis Mock and G. II. Shaver made u
business trip to Pocahontas one day
last week.
Rector Davis was around Hamil
last sunday meeting with special
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Long of May
nard attended Sunday school at this
place last Sunday.
]. Il. Thompson, good FARMER Oh
Warm Springs. had business In these
parts last Saturday morning.
CIaud Mock had the misfortune OF
getting quite lot of fencing burned
last saturday during the high wind.
Il. J. Bellah of Hamil was a week
end business visitor at this place and
also attended Sunday school while
here.
Mrs. A. +. Mock and children OF
BrakebilI were visiting her brother
Rayburn Long. and family here last
Sunday.
While repairing some fencing last
saturday morning. the wind blew some
of the fence down on +. Nj. Shockle'
and he was somewhat bruised up but
not hurt much
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

Miss Vivian Bishop. a pupil I'm the
Pocahontas high school spent the week
end with homefolks here
G. +. Smith and family of Imboden
attended church here and took dinner
at the home Of G. Z. IIufstedlcr sun
day.
Misses Fannie and Hazel Campbell
spent Sunday afternoon with Nr. and
Mrs. Grover Guide.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04

For Sale-Pure bred S. c. White
Leghorn chix and setting eggs. Baby
chix, 10 cents each. Eggs, 4 cents
each. Box B-74. G. W. Bennett,
20 Ct. Myrtle, Mo.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-04-04
NOTICE

We have moved our Office in the
Stubbleheld building and will be glad
to have our friends and customers call
on us. Spinnenweber Lumber Co.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
CITIZENS TO DISCUSS
STREET PROJECTS
Takoma People Will Meet in Pub
lie Library Saturday
Night.

A joint meeting of the executive
committee and the streets and lights
committee of the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association will be held Satur-
day evening in the Takoma Public
Library, to discuss local improve
ments. Walter Trey will preside.
Those desiring to present any prof.
ects or to oppose any portion of the
program are invited to be present at
the meeting.
The following projects. suggested to
date, will be discussed:
Fern street - Complete sidewalk
from Georgia avenue to Blair road
Carroll street-Widen from Cedar
street to Eastern avenue.
Piney Branch road-Construct side
walk from Aspen street to Blair road.
Dahlia street-Develop west or 7th
street to Georgia avenue.
Sth street-Surface Aspen street to
line of Cedar street
6th street-Surface from Aspen to
Van Buren,.
Aspen street-Surface from Piney
Branch road to Blair road.
Rutternut street Surface from
Georgia avenue to 4th street
4th stree--Surface from Butternut
to Cedar.
Cedar street and Blair road.
Vine street-Surfaoe from Maple
street to the railroad.
Maple street-Surface from Carroll
to Aspen.
Laurel street-surface from Eastern
to Walnut.
Sandy Spring road-Surface from
Walnut to Underwood.
Van Buren, street-Extend and sur
face from Blair road to 1St street
7th street-Construct sidewalk from
Dahlia to Fern.
Van Buren, street-Construct subway
under the tracks of the B. & Q. rail-
road.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
IMPORTANT D. C. BILLS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Printing Office Pay, Dentistry and
Switching Rates Among
Measures.
ONE CHANGES STREET NAME
Survey for Botanic Garden Exten
sion Provided by Another.

Several important District measures
were passed by the House last night
Among them were:
The Keiss minimum wage bill for
the government printing Office, which
adds 100000 annually to the pay
roll.
The Keller bill strengthening the
law regarding the practice of dem
tistry in the District.
The bill changing the name of
Keokuk street to Military road.
which makes possible the develop
mept of new main entrance to
Rock Creek Park from the west.
The Zihlman bill providing for
reasonable railroad switching charges,
which Representative Zihlman claims
should result in a very noticeable de-
crease in the cost of coal
The resolution providing for
survey looking toward extension and
development of the National Botanic
without a record vote the govern
ment printing office pay bill was
passed, fixing a minimum or 80 cents
an hour on the pay OF 1ourneSman
printers. pressmen and bookbinders.
Amendments offered by Representa-
,iyes BoyIan and Stengle, both Demo-
rats of New York, to further in
crease the pay schedules were de-
feated Representative StenSle sought
10 make the rate S1.10 an hour, which
yras beaten by a vote of 40 OF "a.
The Boylan amendment to NIX the
rate at 81 an hour was defeated, 5o
TO &c.
Is Cents an Hour Increase.
The proposed minimum rate of 80
cents an hour is an increase OF 10
cents an hour over the present s.atu-
tory wage as fixed by the act of Au-
gust 2. 1919. The actual increase pro-
posed however, is only cents an
hour, as the bonus represented tenn
porary wage increase or approhI-
mately 10 cents an hour.
In addition to fixing the minimum
nay of printers, preSsmen and DOCK
binders, the bill which was passed
Yesterday also would authorize the
public printer to employ, at sucn
rates, including compensation Tor
night and overtime work, such jour,
neymen. apprentices tnot to exceed
200 at any one time). laborers and
other persons as may be necessary.
The Senate bill to regulate the
practice of dentistry was substituted
for the identical House bill so as to
expedite enactment of this legiSla-
tion. 1t now goes to the President Tor
hia signature. 1t has tho UNANIMOUS
suDuoTt of the dental societies and OF
the District Commissioners.
Tks bin changing ehe name ofKeo-
Evening star., 1924-06-05
School Ne1Us Gag
To End June IL,
Says Committee

The news gag rule put into eff
feet at the administrative head
quarters of the school system at
the Franklin School several
months ago by the board Of edu-
cation will be repealed at the next
meeting of the board, June II. A
special committee. composed of
Mrs Laura D. - Morgan, Ernest
Greenwood and Edwin c. Graham,
which was appointed to consider
the abrogation of the censorship
order. decided at d meeting yes
terday afternoon to recommend
that the ban on news be lifted.
The committee. it was announced
by Mrs. Morgan, chairman, be-
lieveS that the rule has served its
purpose-ttat of preventing Ger
tain irreSpo nSible school employees"
from giving interviews to mem
bers of the press.
Evening star., 1924-06-05

Adam Weinberg, caretaker, Congress
Heights School.
Retirement: Anna Ross, teacher
class 4, Banneker School
Leave of absence: A. Del. Spauld-
ing, teacher. class ga, Mckinley High
School; A R Yarnen, teacher, now
on leave of absence, leave extended,
Slater-Langston School
ianitor Fillmore School, to laborer,
Eastern High School, and w. r.
Pruitt, from laborer, Eastern High
School, to janitor, Fillmore School.
Appointme ents - Katharine Arm
strong, probationary dental prophy-
Mcconnell, temporary teacher. class
4, Blair Hayes School; Il. l.. Wilkin-
son, probationary teacher, class GA,
Business High School; Pauline Lob
mann, probationary teacher. class
ga. Eastern High School; NJ. V. Ma
gruder, probationary teacher, class
6A, Western High School: r. o. Shar-
itZ, probationary teacher, class GA,
Business High School; T. r. DowIing,
probationary trade instructor, class
5. Smallwood School; ]. T. Gallahorn,
probationary teacher. class 8, Small
wood School; P. d. Preston. proba-
tionary teacher, class 8, Hamilton
School; J. T. Burrell, permanent care
taker, ]. F.. Cook School; A. G. Thorne-
permanent laborer, Congress Heights
School; r. c. Raley, permanent la
borer, Van Buren, School: p. w. Jar
Doe, permanent janitor, Blair School;
Wake Crawford, permanent labor
er, West School; W. u. Ruth. per-
manent laborer, Lovejoy School:
Thomas O'Conner, permanent janitor
Hine Junior High School; Albert
Kaiser, permanent coal pa-sser. East
ern High School; ]. E. Bowles. per-
manent laborer. Miner Normal School.
and A. P. Harris, probationary teach
er. class 1, Slater-Langston School.
Reinstatements - Rosebelle, Biser.
teacher, class 2, Pierce-Webb School;
E NJ Angel. caretaker, Congress
Heights School, and 81. w. harris,
teacher, class Z, Montgomery School
Evening star., 1924-06-05
BALLOU ASSAILED IN NEW CLASH
BEFORE BOARD OF EDUCATION
"Progressiue Bloc on Var Path Again. as Houston
Hits Changes Reducing Deficiency Appro-
priations Item From SI4, 400 to $4,000.

work. instead of decrease it There
is not anything being done at the
Smallwood- Bowen that cannot be
continued in the Jefferson"
board inquired into the appointment
of new officials as provided in the
new teachers salary bill which was
signed yesterday by President Cool
idge. DR.. Ballou said that he could
not appoint these officials until July
I. when the law becomes effective.
The board disagreed, and requested
the superintendent to make his rec
concentrations as soon as possible.
One of the recommendations of DR..
Ballou which the progressives did
not attack and as a result was ap-
proved, provides for the opening next
February L of the Powell School as Il
junior high school. Another of the
superin ntendent's recommendations
which was approved provides for the
School classes from the Columbia
Junior High School to the Webster
School, at 10th and II streets.
Resolution Expresses Thanks.
Just prior to adjournment a reso-
luton was introduced thanking the
many agencies in the District who
ers' salary bill. Capt Peyser took
objection to the inclusion of the Dis
trict Commissioners in the testl-
monial, and the board was forced to
table the resolution, and adopted as
substitute general testimonial
assisted in the passage of the salary
bill"
IT can't see why we should thank
the Commissioners for assistance
declared Capt. Peyser Il can't place
myself in the position of a hypo-
critic and thank the Commissioners
when they did everything in their
power to harm the bill"
The meeting of the board scheduled
for June IS was advanced to next
Wednesday afternoon at the request
of DIR. Bal1ou, for the primary pur-
pose of considering the appointment
of new teachers for the next Scholas-
hour day program in the first and
second grades, and the extension
from four to six years Of a teachers
service in both the day and night
schools was approved by the board
The Elementary Teachers Union,
in service DR.. Winfield S. Mont
gomery, assistant director of special
schools, who is slated to retire on
June 80.
Changes in Personnel
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follow:
designations: Ann J. Runge
teacher, class 4, Blair-Hayes School;
Louise Walker, teacher, class 2,
Cranch- Tyler School; Leila Tellers,
teacher. class ga, Central High
School; K E. Garfield, teacher, class
ga, Central High School, and J. F.
Hailstaik, teacher, class 2, Mentgom-
cry School.
Terminations: NJ. b. Baldus, teach
er, class 1 Pierce-Webb School. and
Evening star., 1924-06-05
new INJUNCTION SUIT
AGAINST BONUS FILED
New York Lawyer Claims Act Dis
eliminates Illegally Within
Veteran Glass.
BARS ALL HIGHER OFFICERS
Arguments Advanced in Former
Action Are Repeated.

The soldiers bonus is characterized
as class legislation, in which there
is an attempted discrimination within
the class, in the second attack
launched today in the District Su-
preme Court against the world war
compensation act. The plaintiff in
the new suit for injunction against
Secretary Mellon, Secretary Weeks.
Secretary Wilbur and Director Hines
of the Veterans Bureau is Joseph
Wheless, an attorney, of lis Broad
way, New York city. who held a COM
mission as major and judge advocate
during the world war, of which he
says he is a veteran.
Charges Discrimination.
Maj. Wheless points out that the
bonus act pretends to offer bounty to
only about four million of those who
participated in the war, and denies
its benefits to all officers over the
rank of captain in the Army and
Marine Corps and of lieutenant in
the Navy. AS his rank was that Of.
major, he is excluded from particips-
tion as are also all officers of sim.
liar or higher rank. This constitutes
a discrimination within a class which
has been held to be unlawful, he as
serts.
The plaintiff attacks the validity
and constitutionality of the bonus
act and declares that it pretends to
recognize debt of the United States,
where no debt or moral obligation
exists. He points out that when the
United States entered the war there
were laws fixing compensation for
all entering the service, and the Sc
lective draft act specially provided
that no bounty should be paid to
anyone for enlisting 2
Maj. Wheless also repeats the other
claims of unconstitutionality prop-
posed in the suit filed yesterday by
BENJAMIN Catchings, another lawyer
of New York, who based his right
to sue on being a tax payer. Mai.
Wheless says he also a taxpayer as
we'll as person Disseminated
against in the alleged class legisla-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-06-05

kuk street to Military road was pass
ed by the Senate January 81, and it
will now go to the Pre- Sident for his
keokuk street runs from
Wisconsin avenue to Connecticut ave-
nue. and then to the western edge of
Military road. The latter road runs
through the park to Georgia avenue
at Brightwood.
By this change of name there will
be a distinctive highway from Wis
consin avenue to Brightwood
When the unfinished road is COM
pleted it will be the main entrance to
the park from the west. and will
greatly lessen the congestion of trav-
Ell on the Rock Creek Ford road.
which is now used exclusively in
reaching Chevy Chase Circle from
the park.
switch Rates Measure.
The Zihlman measure for reason
able rates provides that if interested
parties are unable to agree upon
switching charges the Interstate
Commerce Commission is empowered
to fix the charge upon petition of
either party. The report made by
Representative Zihlman states that
the committees Investigations showed
that the present switching charge in
the District is prohibitive.
Specifically, this legislation is aimed
at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, the evidence before the
House committee showing that as
high as $125 for switching car of
coal from the PennsylvaNia railroad
tracks to the b. & o. terminal was
charged.
The Botanic Garden survey measure
provides for a study to be made by
the Joint congressional committee on
the Library to determine a. compre-
hensive program of development for
the Botanic Garden. 1t is fathered
by Representative Luce of Massachu-
setts, and carries authorization for
an appropriation of $4,000. This leg
isla ton was introduced because sew
eral measures were urged to secure a
site for a new conservatory, due to
the fact that the main conservatory
is now in too unsafe a condition to
allow repairs to be made, and be-
cause the present conservatory Is on
land which the Fine Arts Commission
wants TO make a boulevard between
the Capitol and tho Washington
Monument IN the mall development
Evening star., 1924-06-05
AUTO VICTIMS SUE.
Two Ask $4,000 Damages for
Alleged Injuries.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Christopher Holzbeierlein
against Fritz Klein and Clarence NJ
Barnard for alleged personal injuries.
The plaintiff says he was a passenger
in Klein's car July 1. 1928, and while
on the road near Waldorf, Md, the
N achine collided with a car of
Barnard which was being operated in
the opposite direction. Holzbeierlein
claims he sustained permanent and
serious injuries. He is represented
by Attorr eys Rudolph H. Yeatman
and Alfred NJ. Schwartz.
Another traffic accident forms the
basis of suit for $4,000 damages
brought by Lorena Black against a.
G. Luber. It is charged that a
machine owned by the defendant
struck the plaintiff, November 13
last, as she was crossing 18th street
at Massac achusetts avenue northw est
Attorneys l. B. Perkins and
L. A. Widmayer the plaintiff says she
sustained serious injuries.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
RENAMES PEYSER
Body Elects Officers at Annual
Meeting-Mental Tests for
Pupils Approved.

Capt. julius I. Peyser, member of
the board of education, was unani-
mously reelected president of the
Public School Association of the Dis
trict at its annual meeting last night
in the board room of the District
building.
Other officers who were elected
unanimously follow: Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. first vice president;
Gen. Samuel T. Ansefl, second vice
president: Walter Trey. secretary;
Thomas W. Joy. assistant secretary
Mrs. Carrie Golden Smith. treasurer.
and Mrs. a ]. Robertson, assistant
treasurer.
Committee chairman chosen are:
John T. Thomas. school expansion;
Ira 3. Nutter, legislation; J. c. Yaden,
appropriations: Mrs. w. T. Banner
man. educational methods and
progress; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
school personnel; Judge Milton Stras-
burger, recreation; II. S. Parsons,
membership: DIR. Louise Tayloe-
Babp, community centers, and DR..
U. J. Daniels, Mrs, Julia West Ham
ilton and Thomas W. Short. members
at large on the executive committee
Mental Tests Indorsed.
After protracted discussion the as
sociation adopted the report of
George W. Hodgkins indorsing the
psychological tests given In the pub
lie schools. The association also vot-
ed to urge Congress to retain in the
District appropriation bill items for
school sites at Sd and Rittenhouse
streets, east of South Dakota and
Rhode Island avenues, and at 5th
and Buchanan streets.
Mrs. William 3. Hardy, acting di-
rector of the community center de-
partment, explained the activities of
the department Walter Trey, secre-
ary of the association. presided.