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UMAHA SUWUAK bEE: DECEMBER ,26, ltfZU. ,
Joy Rides of U..S.
Clerks on Public
Money Shut Off
Comptroller pf Treasury De
vises New Audit System to
Stop Leakage in
Expenses.
By W. H. ATKINS,
Intfrnatlonnl Nrwi Kfrvlee Staff
Corrrapondrnt. '
Washington, D. C, Dec. 25. Gov
ernment officers and clerks who
travel about the country in. Pullman
luxTTry at federal expense are going
to have all the joy taken out of such
junkets. Pretty stenographers and
others with a bit of oihcial pull.
seeking surcease from dull routine
by travel at public expense, here
after will pay their way over, the car
riers if they journey at all. Even
"higher-ups," who with "official .busl
ncss" as an alleged excuse secure
free transportation vouchers and use
part of their term of office traveling
about - the country on "inspection
trips," are to be curtailed.
Comptroller of the Treasury Wal
ter W. Warwick is the doctor who
.has found a cure for this travel
abuse. And the cure is going to
mean some major operations, treas
ury officials say. Comptroller War
wick has determined to protect the
public purse by setting up a new
system of audit which, lie saysy will
save the treasury several millions a
i'car.
New Audit System.
) Comptrolfcr Warwick's plan for
stopping, this treasury leakage is to
ntra1i7A iU aiiHit nf trnnannrtatinn
, accounts and subject to the acid test
all reasons which may be urged for
free government travel. . Only the
. tnost urgent official reasons here
after will be accepted by the audi-
tnr nn rlaims inr travel allowance.
Decision to consolidate the audit
' ing units of the various departments
under a transportation rate board
was I reached by Warwick after di
scouragement gven by congress to
ward the establishment of the bfldget
system.
Uqdcr the system, which the comp
... troller declares is now in smooth op-
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equippea wun ait uic parapucruaii
of an up-to-date passenger-jate es-
tablishment, has been brought to
gether Tinder supervision of a chief
of the general transportation board.
$38,000,000 During War.
Tn male thi nlan efficient Cnmtl-
troller Warwick was forced to take
away some of the wide discretion
formerly 'exercised by departmental
Four Generations Meet
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Mrs. Samuel NWilliams of 'York,
Neb., mother of Mrs. C E. Voor
hics, 561 South Twenty-sixth ave
nue, and ot bamuel Williams, 7l
South Thirty-first avenue, this city,
had the .distinction or being the
honored member of a reunion - of
her daughter, granddaughter and
great-granddaughter in. Portland,
Orei, while visiting there.
It was while visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. James McCarren, that she
was introduced to a granddaughter,
Mrs. Lillian Compton Likens, and a
great-granddatughter, Crarlotte v Lik
ens. . ,
Among the nine children and nine
grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Williams, there has never
been a death.
Mr. Williams is a retired farmer
and business man of York. "
tified auditors of various departments
that the rate board chief is to have
exclusive control over transporta
tion matters.' The various auditing
offices are directed to transmit for
examination all future travel claims
as well as matters bearing upon ex
press or .freight expenditures.
The extent of the comptroller's
job in xurbing unwarranted travel at
government expense is shown by the
, auditors and accordingly he has no- I statement that the War department's
bill for transportation amounted to
$38,000,000 during the period of fed
eral control.
Bathtubs Are Luxuries
(The Hague, Dec. 25. Bath tubs
and bathfoom fixtures appear on the
list of "luxuries" which 'would be
subject to a 10 per cent luxury lax
in Holland if a revenue bill now be
fore the Dutch Parliament were
passed.
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1415 FARNAM ST.
Girl of 12 Rival
Of Billy Sunday
As an Evangelist
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Pittsburgh Youngster Covers
Wide Range of Subjects In
Sermons Hailed as Great
... est Child Evangelist.
Pittsburgh Dec. 25. Mary Ag
nes Vichestrain, 12, is Pittsburgh's
rival to "Billy" Sunday. Her sub
jects range trom the simplest les
sons of the Bible to a refutation of
the Darwinian theory of organic
evolution. She is t a daughter of
Joseph "Vichestrain, ' former police
court magistrate, and now editor of
a labor paper. v
She has been preaching in the
churches of this city since she was
9 years old and has lately gained
the attention of national church fig
ures and is being acclaimed as one
of the most remarkable child evan
gelists the world ha3 ever known.
Off the rosttum she is shy and al
most a diffident little girlut when
She appears before an audience there
is an immediate change and a whirl
wind of oratory follows, resembling
generally that of "Billy" Sunday.
She i3 all arms and legs in , her ex
citing gesticuations and produces
marked effect on her audiences.
Besides preaching in-New Castle.
Pa., she has addressed audiences in
Cleveland and many of the villages
and townships near Pittsburgh.
jig. Haugdahl of Norway during
a speed trial held in Canada recent
ly made a record of 5 minutes, 26 2-5
seconds for five miles over a dirt
track in an automobile.
Reformed 'Bad Boy' Becomes
Noted as Juvenile Orator
Coached by Father Flana
gan, Lad Attracts
. State-Wide At
tentionf ,
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With hii persuasive and singular
eloquence, Demosthenes swayed pub
lic opinion in ancient Athens; Cic
ero harangued the Romans with
telling effect; in later days world
wide attention was centered upon the
oratory of Daniel O'Connell, Patrick
Henry and Daniel Webster. Each
afose to a pinnacle of fame and pop
ularity. Each had something to tell
tne world. And the world heark
ened. I '
Perhaps Charles Kenworthy, 13
year)ld homeless lad, has never
heard of the leading orators of the
past. Nevertheless, he is foHowing
in their footsteps. ( " . -
Speaks Before Thousands.
During the last six months Charles
has spoken before thousands of per
sons throughout Nebraska on a tour
of the state with Father Flanagan's
boys. He met the public and con
quered the spifit of stage-fright in
addressing them.
He has been acclaimed "the boy
cratorof Nebraska."
Against a bet that he, would b un
able to control the lad) Father E. J.
Flanagan, head of a boys'yhome at
4206" South Thirteenth street, took
him n charge.
On the first day that Charles min
gled with the other 120 boysat Fa
ther Flanagan's home he was dis
spirited. He ran away three times '
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the third escapade finding him "rid
ing the rods" of a fast mail train
bound west. He was apprehended
at Fremont and Father Flanagan
was nbtified.
' Wins Him Over.
The priest talked again with
Charles and won him over.
"Yep, I'll go back," Charles de
clared determinedly. "And I'll just
bet the sheriff a big box of candy I
can make good."
The bet was accepted.
It was not long. before Charles'
ability was recognized. His sjeech
was persuasive, his personality win
ning and he. was acclaimed a leader
among the boys at the home.
Achieves Grace.
Father Flanagan took special in
terest in him and coached him in elo
quence. So much interest did Charles take
in his new line of endeavor that ne
has achieved a remarkable (trace of
delivery in voice and gesture. His
one plea is in behalf of the homeless
boy.
impassioned, his voice rings ef
fectively in the conclusion of his
main speech: "Give them a chance."
When Charles addressed a large
audience at Fremont a month ago,
he ended his talk with these words:
) He Got It
"And they said I couldn't make
good in six months. Now, if the
sheriff will kindly give me that box
of candy."
At North Platte, Charles' former
home, and the scene of his pranks
that first led him into trouble, his
arrival was heralded. North Platte
had heard of the success attained by
him. Before his address, more than
1)00 persons were turned away
from the hall, so great was the
crowd. The lad's impassioned
eloquence "went over" with his
hearers. Several persons in the
audience were seen to wipe tears
from their eyes when Charles en
tered into heartfelt recital of in
cidents of the lives of his neWasso
ciates. - . '
So today, Charles is back in
Omaha acclaimed "the boy orator
of Nebraska." ... '
Father Flangan declared he hopes
to send his new charge to college
where he can learn f Demosthenes,
Daniel O'Connell, Patrick Henry
and Daniel Webster. '
Panama Girl Is
Leader in Politics
Young Woman Is Most Pow
erful i actor in Govern
ment Circles.
International Mews Servlcv Stuff Currc
ipondrnt. Panama City, R. P.,' Dec. 2S.
Women have played an important
part in the background of the world's
history and there have been some
hisjonc women of the ages past who
have been credit! with ruling the
great empires of the world.
In this day of suffrage and in this
period when woman is taking her
place in the sphere of politics and
commerce, it is not surprising to
find that a woman is popularly be
lieved to be tjie power behind the
government of a Latin-American re
public. A beautiful young woman of 26 is
said to be the most powerful factor
in the political life ofthe little re
public of Panama.
Anita Erhman, nieve of the former
President Le Fevre, and the descen-
dant of an old Panamanian family
of German, French and Spanish Ex
traction, is generally given credit for
keeping the politics of Panama on an
even keel. '
With flashing black eyes and the
carmine lips of a story book Spanish
beauty, this modern and aggressive
young girl is seen wherever Panan
nianian celebrities gather.
Educated in the United States and
thoroughly acquainted with the pol
itics of the United States, as well as
being friendly "toward the American
government, Anita Erhman is said to
be one of the gjeat factors in stilling
the suspicions of some of Jhe more
excitable Panamanians who distrust
the United States and its aggressions
in Panama.
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