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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31
Would Protect Divers

The frequent necessity for diving in
recovering torpedoes from varying
depths of water within present
ranges has suggested to some of the
naval surgeons the desirability that
much more attention be paid to this
important subject than has hitherto
been given to it. II is believed that
the training of personnel in this sub
ject is deplorably inadequate. and
that unnecessary fatality is apt to
result from ignorance or disregard of
the elementary PSinciples of physics
involved.
IHe knowledge that man has de-
scended to thirty-ive or more fathoms
without appreciable injury has en-
boldened some who. with the con-
hdence born of ignorance. do not hest
tate to send a diver down without
previous physical examination of the
diver, without test of the pump to
insure the delivery of a volume OF
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Fort Myer Notes

Fort Myer. Va. Oct 3o-Capt Morris
L Locke has left for san Antonio and
will later be stationed in San Francisco
as aid TO Gen J. Franklin Bell
Mrs Connell wife of Capt William VI.
Conneu. has returned from New York.
the Officers Club
Lieut. Homer NJ. Groninger and Troop
X Will leave next week 20 participate
IN the Madison Square Horse Show
Mrs. William D. Forsyth has returned
after visiting her mother Mrs. Dockery.
OF Mississippi.
Mrs. D. H. Scott has as her guest
her mother. Mrs. Mcclellan. OF ST. Louis.
Capt Duncan Elliot entertained at din
ner on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert ". Barton gave a supper
recently for the young people of the
post.
DR.. and Mrs. Clemens ". Mcmillan
were luncheon guests at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Maj and Mrs. Msnus Mccloskey had
dinner recently for Mai. and Mrs.
Charles P. Summerall and Maj. James
F. Hall
Gen. and Mrs Hugh l. Scott have
visiting them their son. Mr.. Merrill
Scott. who has just returned from
Mexico.
Enthusiasts from the post who at
tended the ride held in Rock Creek Park
Sunday included Mai. Manus ~McCloskey,
Capts. Elliot and Foercher, DR.. u z.
Griffin. Mrs Forester. Miss Sylma
Tauscher. Miss O'Keefe. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Thurber and Lieut.. and Mrs. Parker
Mrs. W. e. Helmers and small daugh-
ter. who have been visiting Chaplain
Timothy P O'Keefe. left recently for
their home in Kansas City. Mo.
A special drill was given last week for
the postmasters and postmistresseS who
attended the convention held in Wash
ington-
Capt Charles s Haight viii take his
splendid jumping horse to the Madison
Square Horse Show.
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Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk. Va. Oct. 3o.-Mrs. Mark Z.
Bristol and Mrs. Reginald F. Nichol-
son. guests Of Admiral and Mrs.
Frank E. Beatty. have returned to
Washington.
Mrs. John A. LIE Jeune and Miss
Ellis lie Jeune, guests of Mrs. Claude
Murdaugh. Portsmouth. have returned
to their home in Washington. D. e.
Miss Janet Crosse. of Brookline.
Mass. is the guest of Miss Anne Fos-
ter. Portsmouth.
Miss Jean Jervey left recently to
spend two weeks at West Point and
later visit friends in New York and
Washington.
Miss Meta Wigs. guest Of her
cousin. Mai. Pierce Stevens. U. S. A.
near Washington. D. C, has returned
to Portsmouth. =.
Mrs. L. W. Clark. of Washington.
Is the guest of Miss Virginia Lynch.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Paul ANpron will.
soon leave for Port Royal. S. C., for
station
Ensign and Mrs. Justin McC. Miller
and little son have left Portsmouth
for Washington
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air necessary to sustain life at the
depth and under the pressure that
the work is to be done. without knowi-
edge or realization of conditions
causing squeeze" and without APP
probation of the necessity Of decom-
preston at a rate proportionate 10
the submergence and depths OF de-
scent. II fs believed that the relative
ly infrequent casualties to divers In
the navy in the past have been due
more 10 good fortune and shoal wa
ter than to appreciation of conditions
OF pressure and skillful use of tested
apparatus OF known efficiency.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31

The French understand the possibiIi-
ties of separate aerial attack as well,
Il not even better than ourselves and
hsye practiced IL continually ever
since we initiated attack by aerial
squadrons and fleets by sweeping
down on German warships at an
epoch-making raid directed against
Cuxhaven in the early months of the
war;
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No More Cold Storage

Upon the recommendation of the
naval general board II has been de-
cided TO establish no more magazine
refrigeration on board vessels of the
navy. This decision will not apply to
the Oklahoma and Nevada. but will
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sbsentees are not more careful. some
surprises in the shape of summary
courts-martial will be handed out.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
VITAL STATISTIC PLANS
SHOW BIG IMPROVEMENT
Census Director Says United States Is
Catching Up With Foreign Coun-
tries in Methods.

Director Sam L. Rogers. Of the
Bureau of the Census. Department of
Commerce. has inauGurated the COL
lection annually OF birth statistics
within an area comprising the states
Of Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont.
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Connec-
ticut, New York. Pennsylvania, Michi-.
gan ana minnesota, and the District,
of Columbia This area. although il
represents barely 10 per cent of the
territorial extent of continental!
United States. has a population of APP
proNimately 31.150.ooO or about 81 per
cent of the total for the country.
The collection of both birth and
death statistics was authorized by the
permanent census act. approved March
:. 1902 Ever since the passage of
this act the Census Bureau has made
annual collections Of mortality statis-
tics from a steadily increasing area
which now contains two-thirds of the
total population of the United States:
but until recently very few Of the
states have maintained reliable birth
registration systems.
In this respect the United states
has Jagged far behind a number of
the leading foreign countries, in some
of which-such as England. France,
Germany. Norway and Sweden-ade-
quate birth-registration systems have
been in operation for many years.
beginning has now been made in this
country. however. and the statistics
will relate to an area having a popu-
lation of such size and heterogeneity
as to render them of great value and
significance.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
DISCUSS ALCOHOL'S EFFECTS.
DR.. Carter Heads society Which
studies Narcotics.

At the forty-fifth annual meeting OF
the American Society for the Study Of
Alcohol and Other Narcotics. at the
Raleigh Hotel yesterday, papers were
read showing that the use Of alcohol
weakens the body's power of resistance
against disease. 1t was further stated
that many diseases were directly trace
able to the use of alcoholic beverages.
DIR. l.. d. Mason. OF New York. opened
the meeting and presidede.
These officers were elected: President
DIR. ID Lancey Carter New York city:
first vice president. Col. T.. NJ. Maus, ".
S. A.. retired. Frankfort. KY: CORE
spending OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and editor
of the journal, DIR. T. ID. Crothers. Hart
ford. Conn: recording secretary. DR.. AL
fred Gordon. Philadelphia: third hon
orary vice presidents. DIR. T. d. Crothers,
Hartford. Conn, and DIR. S. p. Kramer.
Cincinnati. Ohio: members of the execu-
tive committee: DIR. l.. D. Mason, of
Brooklyn. n. Y: DIR. c. ID. Benton, Mi
ami. Fla. and John Quackenboss, New
York city: delegates to the Pan-Ameri-
can Scientific Conference, Dr. Tom a.
Williams. of this city. and DR.. w. E.
Berkeley. of Baltimore: alternates, DR..
Richard Grundy, Of Gainesville. Md.
and DIR. S. Z. Bishop. of New York city.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

State Department received cablegrams
telling OF tho departure Of other delegates
from South American ports
The delegates were received in the
Presidents room Of the station by Will
lam Phillips. third assistant secretary of
state, representing Secretary Lansing;
Capt Powell Clayton. U s. A.; Lieut..
Rufus King. U. S. N; John Barrett, d.
rector general and F. ]. Yanes assistant
director general. representing the Pan
American Union; Maddin Summers and
Oliver Hartman. of the State Depart
ment; Jose F. Godoy. representing the
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace; and, from the Argentine Embassy,
r. M. Quintana. charge d'affaires; Col.
Eduardo Rabaud. military attache; Car
los Acuna, first secretary. and Eduardo
Racedo. second secretary.
The Latin-American party consisted of
Dr. Ernesto Quesada, president of the
delegation: DIR. Juan B. Ambrosetti. with
his wife. son and daughter: Emilio E.
Dagassan. DIR. Augustin Moreau, DR..
Cristobal Hicken, Tomas Varela and
Jose Ingenieros and wife. Senior In
genieros is guest Of the Carnegie en-
dowment- All the others are officially
accredited by the Argentine government.
which appropriated $4,000 with which to
pay their expenses. They were accom-.
panied from Key West by a Chilean dele
gate. DIR. Alexandra Alvarez, counselor
of the Chilean legations in Europe and
by William II. Robertson, American
consul general at Buenos Aires, official
representative of the State Department
Eight more delegates from Argentine
will arrive later in the week. coming by
steamer from Havana via New York
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
GOSPEL MISSION PLANS
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Poor of City Will Be Given Dinners.
Toys and Other Gifts
for Children.

unique Christmas celebration for the
worthy poor of Washington is being plan
ned by the Gospel Mission. IA John Mar
shall place northwest. The celebration
W occur at o'clock on the afternoon
of Christmas Day.
A big Christmas dinner will be served
the army OF poor and unfortunate men,
women. and children coming under the
influence of the mission. and there will
be two beautifully illuminated Christmas
trees loaded with toys. dolls. and boxes
of candy for the children. Each poor
child will receive a pair OF new stock
inSs filled with gifts of nuts and candy.
An appeal to the public for funds to
make possible the celebration has been
issued by II. W. Kline. superintendent
of the mission. and ~. ID. Gordon. treas
urer. Checks should he addressed to MIR.
Gordon. whose Office is at 623 Bond Build
ing. Clothing. provisions, toys, and
other donations should he sent to SUI
perintendent Kline at the mission.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
"GREAT BUSINESS OF
LIVING" HER SUBJECT
Mrs. Vance Cheney Speaks in Wood
ward & Lothrop Auditorium Be-
fore League of Right Thinking

The Great Business OF Living was
the subject of lecture yesterday
morning in Woodward x Lothrop's
Auditorium before the League of Right
Thinking and Right Living. by Miss
Vance Cheney Right thinking" she
said. puts man In a right relation to
the Unlimited right living puts one in
riGht relation to ones fellowmen-"
Referring to the scriptura1 state
mcmillan is to have dominion over
the earth and the things Of the earth
she said:
Mind is the greatest power of the
universe. The mind OF man Is the
means of expression OF the Divine
mind. Man is able to gather more
mind from the Supreme mind in which
he has his being. The getting of more
mind. a better mind. the kind of mind
one wants. and the development of the
brain. are mere matters of will.
Mrs. Cheney warned her hearers to
be careful not to substitute the per-
sonal will for the Divine will.
The Wednesday lecture of the league
will be discontinued until after the
Christmas holidays The subject for
Wednesday. January 5. will be Re
making Ones Self and Conditions TO
Order"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Want SCHOOL Doctors
under HEALTH Officer
Public Health Committee Chairman
Will Urge Matter at Board
of Trade Meeting.

Recommendations that all medical Of
fcers of the District be placed under the
supervision of the Health Officer and an
objection to the transfer of supervision
of medical inspectors of schools from
the District health office to the Board
of Education, are made in a special re-
port of the public health committee OF
the Washington Board Of Trade, to be
submitted to the board on Monday night
at the first meeting of the organization
since its annual session in November.
The resolution to be offered by the
committee. of which DIR. d. Percy Hick-
ling Is chairman, says the Washington
Board of Trade views with regret the
apparent omission in the last District
appropriation bill which resulted in the
transfer of the supervision of medical
inspectors of schools from the Health
Officer to the Board of Education and
recommends that in the future these med
ical officers. as well as all of the medi-
cal officers of the District. to be placed
under the supervision of the health Of
fice-.'
Four committees arc to submit annual
reports for adoption by the board. Odell
5. Smith, chairman of the public order
committee favors an armory for the
District militia and the upbuilding and
manning of the militia; a permanent re-
tirement fund for policemen and firemen:
an increase in the number of policemen;
increased pay for police captains. lieu
tenants and sergeants; a consolidation
OF park police with the metropolitan po-
lice. and that crossing policemen be
specially selected. both as to physique
and their special fitness"
The streets and avenues committee
recommends increased power for the
District Commissioners in streets and
avenues matters. william G.. Henderson
is chairman of the committee. The Law
committee. of which A. A. Birney is
chairman, will introduce a special repor,
covering the passing Of bad checks In
the District. and the bridges committee,
A. r. Server. chairman. will recommend
the repair of certain bridges.
Representative Julius Kahn. of Cali
fornia, will address the board on pre-
paredness. Senator Sterling. of South
Dakota. also will speak. The meeting
will be held in the New Willard Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
sunday SCHOOL
Superintendent
GIVES ADVICE
Advises Every One, Suffering
As He Was, to Take
Dreco.

Added 10 the many endorsements of
Dreco. the Peerless Preparation, which
is attracting such widespread attention
throughout the country. and which Is ac-
complishing such wonderful results In the
treatment OF stomach, kidney, and liver
disorders and rheumatism, is that OF
Mr.. Homer A. Hurd, of 2lls Dartmouth
Ave. Bessemer. Ala, who is superintend-
ent of the First Presbyterian Sunday
School.
Mr. Hurd had this to say concerning
his experience with .Jreco: For a mum
Der Of years have been a sufferer from
chronic Kidney trouble. Had terrible
pains in my back and limbs, a dull slug
gish feeling possessed me. and At times
would become very dizzy. I was in
tensely nervous at times and had con-
sdpation almost continually. In fact was
almost . wreck and could not do very
much work.
mo kinds Of medicine" continued Mr..
Hurd, seemed to do me any good, and
] was going from bad to worse
Reading % much In the papers about
the wonderful benefits being derived from
the new remedy. DRECO. thought Their,
surely must be something In It 80 de-
oidsd to Try It. After taking two bot
ties am able to do a reasonable days
work. and intend to keep up the treat
ment. My kidney trouble has almost
disappeared. my digestion and appetite Is
good. am no longer troubled with con-
stipation and have no pains at all.
Il am growing stronger daily. rest well
at niEhts, and feel altogether like q DIFF
ferent man.
IT canot praise DRECO too highly. and
advise all sufferefs from kidney trouble.
indigestion. constipation and rheumatism.
10 Try it,
DRECo Is sold in Washington In all
tAs 'rOn.nelI orug Stores.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
BRITISH EMPIRE WEIGHED
AND IS FOUND WANTING
Belshazzars Warning Writ Upon Hel
Walls. Says German
Official.

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville, y.
W. Dec 15.-In the course OF his adj
dress before the Reichstag DIR. Karl
Helfferich, secretary of the treasury,
said:
Responsibility for the blood which
will flow from now on. for the misery
which comes upon the world. for the
danger to which civilization is cX-
posed. falls not upon Germany. but
upon those who cannot resolve to draw
the conclusion from Germany's mill
tary successes which no one can dis
pute any longer. The responsibility
falls upon those who. in their foolish
and criminal Illusion. still speak of
humiliation and partition of Ger
many and OF war of exhaustion.
I'VE stand like rocks in the soil of
the home country. and on the columns
of the British Empire are written In
glowing letters the same words as
were written on the wall OF Belshaz-
Ears palace.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
WOULD prevent
THEATER faint
South Washington Citizens
Want Law to Keep Boys
from Certain Shows.
MAY JOIN FEDERATION
r. H. johnson Believes Nothing Can
Be Gained by Ahliatins With
That Organization.

The need for a law in the District pro-
hibiting boys from attending theatrica
performances that faint the character
| OF our boys" was urged by members Of
| the South Washington Citizens Associa,
| ticn at a meeting in the Jefferson Schoo
last night.
At a previous meeting the matter wa,
| referred to Rev. John Z. Briggs. pastol
| of the Fifth Baptist Church, who 10 q
member Of the association, with the re.
quest that he take 1t up with the pastor,
Of the city. Louis a. johnson. president
of the association, spoke in favor Of the
movement to have young boys kept from
questionable playhouses.
Name Theatrical Committee.
81 am sure the ministers Of the city
such an evil that tends to faint the char
acter of our young men In such an In
sidious manner" said DR.. Briggs.
In connection with this. . special COM
mittee was appointed. on motion OF
Thomas Brown. to confer with the Dis
trict authorities in reference to the police
regulation governing Sunday theatrical
performances. The members took the
view that the present restrictions are
evaded by the theaters. The committee
consists of w. E. Mooney. chairman:
Rev. John E. Briggs and Thomas Gallia-
On motion OF Mr.. Mooney. the associa-
ton indorsed the half-and-half plan and
voted to send letters to the members OF
the joint citizens committee, who de-
Tended the District at the recent nscal
inquiry.
On motion of Dr. c. n. Chapman. II
was voted to invite the Federation OF
Citizens Associations to send repre-
sentative to the next meeting to ex-
luSv hA otx nd
federation. in order that the associa-
ton might consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of affiliating with that body.
Says Amliation May BE Futile.
II see little to be gained by going
into the federation said X. II. John
son. I'VE are working for the i'm
mediate betterment of the southwest.
and we have the Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce. both city-wide
in scope, to handle matters affecting
the entire District. There seems to be
a lot of duplication here"
On motion of Hammond Brewer. an
entertainment committee was appoint
ed to arrange for occasional socials
in connection with the business meet
ings. tentative plan Is to have
every third or fourth meeting SOC
ial meeting" The object of the inno-
walton is to arouse the interest of the
residents of the section who take ac-
tive part in lettering their neighbor-
hood.
The entertainment committee con-
sists of Hammond Brewer. Charles
Church, Maurice Fitzgerald, NJ. ].
Dricoll. Hedge Murray. John and
George Auth and George Krsmm.
On motion of Hedge Murray. SIS was
appropriated to be distributed among
needy families OF the southwest to
help make Christmas happy for the
unfortunate ones
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Notwithstanding.

Phyllis Nielsen Terry. niece of Ellen
Terry, is. by arrangement with her
manager. Joseph Brooks. making a
limited tour of major Keith theaters
and Washington will see her at the
head Of the Christmas bill at Keith's.
Miss Neilsen-Terry Ia offering the
melodies she sang as '"Trilby' and
also giving two scenes from Romeo
and Juliet" She Is supported by Ce-
will be Constance and Irene Farber in
their musical interlude: Lola Merrill
and Frank Otto; Harry GiIfoil; Car
mine Fabrizio: Bankoff and Grille:
Quigley and Fitzgerald; the Clown
seal: the organ recitals and the Pathe
pictorial. The Christmas matinee will
begin at 3 p. m. instead Of 2:1S.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
RETAIL GR0CERS
HONOR PATRICK
Secretary Given Purse for
Successful Management Of
Food Show.
MEMBERS GIVE BANQUET
Trustee, Are Nominated-I Rrav.
MEMBERS GIVE BANQUET
Trustees Are Nominated-J. Bray
shaw. jr.. Delivers Address on
Business-Others Speak.

| HOnorariums were awarded. interesting
business talks given and a general jolli-
fication INDUCED In last night at the
meeting of the Retail Grocers' Protective
! Association at 929 ID street northwest,
followed by banquet at a local cafe.
1t was the last meeting of the year
! with a general report oil the food show
given by the grocers last month. From
every Observation-Disclosures. exhibits
and finances-the show was a distinct
| success. and marked the high tide in
such enterprises here in Washington.
The report was presented by Perry p.
Patrick. secretary Of the association and
manager of the food show. Manager
Patrick was accorded a rising vote of
thanks and presented with a substantial
purse as mark Of appreciation.
President J. II. Goodrich and H. s.
Haight were voted interesting Christmas
gifts. and a worthy charity also came in
for consideration.
Interesting business talks were
given by Frederick A. Dodge. Martin
l.. Frees and J. Brayshaw. jr. Mr..
Brayshaw is tho second vice presi-
dent of the association. and he made
an interesting exposition of the many
things that the retail grocer has to be
thankful for. the problems he has to
meet. and how. in his opinion. those
problems should be met. The speaker
urged his hearers to devote time. in a
systematic manner. to the individual
needs of his business. and reminded
his fellow-grocerymen that he should
adapt himself and his business to the
individual requirements and natural
possibilities Of his business.
Trustees Are Nominated.
The following were nominated to serve
on the board OF trustees for the ensuing
year. fifteen of whom are to be elected
at the next regular meeting. to be held
Wednesday. January 10: J. F. Schneider,
J. Bray shaw. tr.; ]. H. Goodrich. c. v.
Sparrow. A. G. Schmidt. NJ. J. Whelan.
Frederick A. Dodge. G. w. Slair. II. 5.
Haight, II. T. Cover. l. F. Lusby. J.
E. Diggle. F. W. Pike. william Hannah,
b. B. Allison. ]. B. Simpson. c. K.
Morrison, H. c. Robertson. r. E. Rober-
son. r. E. w. Schmidt. and W. H
Gotthardt.
Among those present were: H. T.
Cover. VI. c. Lipscomb. ]. F. Schneider.
George F. King. H. S. Haisht, Fred
erick A. Dodge, ]. NJ. Annadale, l. W.
Bailey, F. V. Schneider. r. A. Rollins
c. X. Morrison. H. W. Pike. J. f.
Diggle, ]. F. Filter. B. B. Allison. +.
P. Zuschnitt, William Hannah. George
E. Bohannan, r. E. W. Schmidt. II. e.
Robertson. r. E. Robertson. August q.
Schmidt, E Burkhalter. g. w. Slair. b.
s. Pendleton. John c. McFan, c. v.
Sparrow Martin L. Fries. James ID.
Donnelly, John Brayshaw, jr.: Otto
RUPERT, ]. II. Goodrich. Perry p.
Patrick. and A. Luber.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
COsmos-Nn udeNillc.

Dorothy De Shelle will be the chief
OF the attractions in the new bill
which will be presented the latter
half of the week beginning with to-
days matinees at the Cosmos With
her company. she will present Una
Clayton's comedy. "Crookology. The
headline attraction of the bill will be
the symphonic Sextet. with new rep
crtoirc of selections. New acts Will IN
cIude the four Minstrels: Kay and
Vernon. a pair of condolences: the
Aldeans, and Wolf and Brady. The
Pathe Weekly will head the added at
fractions and the photoplay feature
will picture Anita Stewart and Earle
williams in The Sins of the Moth
ers."
Sunday the concerts viii present &
musical program. with new special
ties and other features.