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The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
IA OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CHRISTMAS DEEDS
Associated Charities Lists Cases Wor-
thy of Generous Assistance.

The annual list of Christmas "Oppor
tunities' was given out yesterday by thu
associated Charities, which lists fourteen
asks s6,7A from Washingtonians.
SeVenty-three needy persons are to b.
taken care Of. fifty-eight of them chill
dren. Most Of the families are those o
widows or deserted wives.
Contributions should be sent to the As
ISOLATED Charities at s23 H street north
west. The list follows: E.
Opportunity No. IA young widow
with no means of support, with two boy.
and two girls. One OF the girls is work
Ing. Only $12 a week necessary.
Opportunity No. .2-Ambitious boy wants
TO be brtcklayer. Is Oldest child in the
family. Father deserted nearly five years
ago, Just before the birth of a child Only
! $3.50 year is needed.
Mother of Four Children.
Opportunity No. Smother brutalIy
treated. then deserted. Her children
were placed In an asylum and the mother
went to work. All that is needed to brint
the family together is $3.50 a year.
Opportunity No. Another OF two boyi
and two girls, the Oldest only 10. Desert
ed by husband. Mother wants her chill
dren near her and is taking in sewing
Only 81 week necessary.
Opportunity No. 5-Husband seriously
Ill and mother and oldest daughter dc
washing and sewing. but cannot sup
port the household OF FIVE Only s. q
week needed.
Opportunity No. GA widow, partly
blind. who has undergone several opera
tions, not bread winner; five children
all Of school age; SO a week necessary.
Opportunity No. IA blind father with
four motherless girls. In six month,
Martha will complete her course in the
Colored Vocational School and can be
the bread winner. Three dollars a week.
or SIS, is needed.
Opportunity No. S-Four little girls. the
oldest II. are sharing household duties
while their mother is recovering from a
serious operation. The father, a drunk
ard. has deserted; 81 a week needed
Opportunity No. 9-After a long illness
the father died, leaving his widow with
six children, the Oldest 15 and learning
to be carpenter; Ss a week necessary.
Her Husband Died.
Opportunity No. 1o-After the husband
died, leaving the widow with four chill
dren. all under II. the grandmother. a
government employe. with her meager
salary did what she could, but she has
recently died The mother is threatened
with tuberculosis. The Oldest girl has
received a business college scholarship
To permit the daughter to finish her
course $50 for the year is needed.
Opportunity No. IA widow for eight
years, this devoted mother has eleven
children to support. She has an arrested
case of tuberculosis. and is unable to
work; so a week necessary.
Opportunity No. PA widow, threaten
ed with consumption, doing her utmost to
keep her children: 80 a week necessary.
nrr 4,
and the other partially so. The father
works. One of the boys shows artistic
and the other mechanical talent; SO a
week Is needed.
Opportunity No. IA widow with four
children; 81 a week necessary.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Nutshell NeuUs

According to Mgr. William T. Russell.
who has been appointed Bishop OF
Charleston, 8. c., and who Will be con-
secrated early in February, his successor
at st. Patrick's Church will be selected
through competitive examination
Chi Phi Fraternity will hold its ninety
third annual congress here IN December,
1917. committee consisting of Barry
Bulky, chairman; ]. Rush Marshall, Rev.
John Rlttan Clarke, Edmund B. Smith,
william Mckinley Cobb, ]. T. Henrick,
Evans Brown, and ]. Walton Moore have
been appointed to arrange for the con-
gress.
The Borden Milk Company has bought
the White Cross Milk Company Of this
city for $4,000. A decree ratifying this
sale was signed yesterday by Justice
Stafford in Equity Division, No. l, Of
District Supreme Court, w. A. Simpson,
of Washington, offered 5000 more than
the sale price after the Borden offer had
been accepted.
Three new revenue cutters to cost
s., 10000 would be provided by a bill rec
commended to the House for passage yes
terday by the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee One cutter would
be stationed at Buford, N. c., one in
the Great Lakes at Detroit. and one at
Honolulu.
Notice of the death of Samuel M Tay-
lor. of Urbana. Ohio, United States Con-
sui at Birmingham, England, was re-
ceived at the State Department yester-
day. Death was due to complications fol-
lowing an attack Of influenza. Vice Con-
sui David c. Kerr is acting consul.
An agreement between the West Vir-
ginia natural gas companies and the
State Public Service Commission yester-
day resulted in the dismissal of a suit in
the Supreme Court Involving the right Of
the commission to fix rates for the sale
of natural gas.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee decided yesterday tc hold hear
ings on the Webb bill, urged by the
President in his annual message, to per-
init American corporations to combine
in foreign trade. rhe date for the hear
ings will be fixed later.
In a resolution introduced in the House
yesterday Representative Austin, OF
Tennessee, sought to give the Secretary
of War power to bestow the Congression.
al medal of honor on members Of the
National Guard who have seen service on
the Mexican border.
Secretary Lanes suggestions for the
organization of Federal Society is ex-
pected to receive early action. The men,
bership will be drawn from employees OF
the government The promotion of effi-
Ciency stinJards will be the main OBJ
ject. A large clubhouse for social and
business purposes viii. be built, II Is said
The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday suspended until June IS the
proposed increase in freight rates on but
ter, eggs and dressed poultry from Okla
homa and Texas to points east. The in
crease, ranging from 10 to 30 per cent
would affect Kansas City, New Orleans
and st. Louis principally.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
CRITICISM
BY DR.. VAN SCHAICK

We are opposed TO the establishment
Of the municipal hospital at Fourteenth
and Cpshur streets northwest only be-
cause of our desire to protect the hr.nes
OF that section from the invasion Of an
Institution which cares for undesirable
elements Of the city's population" de-
clared George A. Finch, president OF the
Piney Branch Citizens Association, in
answer to an open letter by Rev Dr.
John Van Schaick. which described the
opposition ignorant and selfish"
Mr.. Finch declared the same stand is
taken by the Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton. Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
tion, Park View Citizens Association.
Brightwood Citizens Association, Bright
wood Park Citizens Association, Takoma
Park Citizens Association, and Wood
burn and Chillum Castle Heights Citi-
Zcns Association.
This stand. he adds, is indorsed by the
Federation of Citizens Associations. the
Board OF Trade and the Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
INDIANS BACK TO LAND"
In INCREASING NUMBER

That the Indian, like his white brother
has responded to the Back to the Land
call, is asserted in the annual report OF
Cato Sells. Commissioner of Indian Az
fairs. An increase Of 20 per cent in
churchgoers is shown Commissioner
Sells says the Indians as a class are
making substantial progress in farming
education and finance.
Large numbers each year adopt the
haoiliments OF the white man and gradu-
ally the Indian is learning to overcome
objections to the white mans medicine
and hospitals.
The report shows a decrease of nearly
50 per cent In mortality Of infants less
than 8 years old in 1916. There were Is
per cent less deaths from tuberculosis
The general death rate has dropped from
30 per 1000 to 20 per 1000
Live stock owned by Indians in 1915
was worth s22ooo,ooo and today it Is val
ued at SO, ,0O0 0O0
Nearly 1900 Of the Indians-or 30 Der
cent-can read and write English, against
5000 in 1912.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
NEWLANDS Commission
ASKS YEARS EXTENSION
Chairman of Railroad Investigations
Wants $4,000 More for Work.

The Joint Congressional Railroad In
vestigating Commission decided yester-
day to ask Congress to extend the time
for completing its work, from January L
1911. to January /. 1918. The enormous
volume of work before it makes it i'm
possible to complete the inquiry before
another year, the commission explained.
1t was also decided to request Congress
to increase the appropriation for the in
quiry from S24.000 to $4,000 and to ask
authority to retain Representative Gull
lop, Of Indiana, who failed Of re-elec-
tion, and whose term expires March 4,
as a member Of the commission.
Senator Newlands, chairman Of the
commission, and Of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, issued a statement
declaring Congress should sit in extra
session II It does not otherwise have
time to complete the Presidents railroad
legislation program. He also called the
term compulsory arbitration bill' q
misnomer.
mo measure for compulsory arbitra-
tion is proposed" he said. The legisla-
ton desired Is an amendment to the
mediation and conciliation act, providing
that where mediation and conciliation
have failed there shall be an investiga-
ton Of the facts by a government COM
mission, appointed by the President, in
structed to report within ninety days.
accompanied by a stay Of the power Of
strike or lockout during the period OF In
vestigation and for thirty days there
after"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
MEMORIAL FOR MRS. COLBY

At the memorial service to be held for
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby tomorrow
afternoon. from 4 to O'Clock, at the
chapel Of the Unitarian Church, Four
teenth and L streets, five-minute addresses
Will be made by Mrs Mary S. Lockwood,
for the Woman's Press Association; Mrs.
Carrie c. Kent, for the Peoples Church
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. for the Peace
Societies: Mrs. Theodore L. Cole for the
University Of Wisconsin Aiumnae; Mrs.
Florence Willard Day, for the New
Thought Alliance; William Garfield Lee.
for the Liberal Religious Union of the
Unitarian Church; Representative John
E. Baker, on Mrs. Colby's Congressional
work for woman suffrage; Hyland c.
Kirk, for the Secular League; Rev. Olym-
pia Brown, and Kepler Hoyt.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
GERMS In TOY HORNS:
GREAT NEWS FOR DAD

warning has been issued by Health
Ofhcer William C. Woodward against
germs In toy horns, whistles and similar
articles sometimes given to children for
Christmas.
1t is the opinion Of Dr.. Woodward that
an unusual amount Of germs are carried
in these toys
He recommends that dealers in toys
contribute their part toward maintain
ing the good health of the community by
preventing customers from testing be-
fore purchase such toys as are intended
for introduction into the mouth
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
NAVY LEAGUE SCORES
IN 100000 FORD SUIT

Henry Ford, Of Detroit lost a point yes
terday in the 100000 libel suit of the Navy
League against him.
Justice Siddons, of the District Supreme
Court, sustained demurrers filed by the
Navy League to the pea Of probable
cause made by Mr.. Ford. Advertisements
published by Mr.. Ford IN his campaign
for peace form the basis of the litiga-
ton.
The court held that reasonable grounds
or probable cause for believing a matter
of public interest is not a sufficient de-
fense. as It does not constitute privilege
The case may now be scheduled for
trial
Attorneys s G. Porter. Of Pittsburgh
and William C. Sullivan, of Washing
ton, represent Mr.. Ford.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
GEN. SCOTT ACCEPTS
INAUGURATION HONOR
Charles A Douglas to Head the Recep-
ton Committee.

Robert N. Harper. chairman OF the
inaugural committee, announced last
night that Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott had
accepted his invitation to act as chief
marshal OF the Inaugural parade. He will
appoint his aides within few days.
Charles A. Dnuglas, prominent local
attorney, has agreed to act as chairman
Of the reception committee, which once
entails much important work.
Following the innovation OF a special
advisory committee to a. 40 n I'll
to the Inaugural chairman, Col narpor
said yesterday that this body would not
in any manner Lsurp the functions "t
the regular inaugural committee, of
which 1t Is part. It was designed
merely to act in cases OF sudden emer-
gencies, wheh II might no. be crnvenient
to call meetings of .he larger body
which viii be made up OF from 100 to l5O
members.
A court of honor, extending from FIJI
teenth to Seventeenth streets on Penn
sylvania Avenue. will be elaborately ar
ranged and lavishly decorated. Col. Har-
per said. It is planned to make this the
center Of attraction of the inaugural
ceremonies and a special committee will
have charge OF its arrangements.
There appears to be little doubt that
a large guarantee fund will be raised for
inaugural expenses. Chairman Harper
said. Already large voluntary subscrip-
tions have been rendered by prominent
bankers and business men.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
EXCISE BOARD ASKED
TO DEFINE FREE LUNCH

The Excise Board Is up against a Diff
hcult proposition as a result Of having
been asked to determine Just what is a
free lunch"
Bartenders who have watched patrons
gobble free food. have given up trying
to define . free lunch. They can't agree
whether a pretzel. a piece of cheese and
stale cracker, or soup. hot dog and
bread, Is q real free lunch menu They
say it may be just one of these things,
or all four. 1t depends on the man who
Is looking for free lunch.
So the Board, whose purpose It is to
discourage midday drinking by cutting
out the lunch as a drawing card, must
decide just what must be taken of the
lunch counter.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
VETERAN DEMOCRATS TO MARCH
Club Organized in Cleveland Cam
paign Meets Monday Night.

The Young Mems Democratic Club of
the District which was organized in the
Cleveland and Hendricks campaign of
1884, and is the only Democratic Club in
the District that has taken part in all
OF the last three Democratic inaugurals,
will meet at the Raleigh Hotel Monday
night at o'clock.
The club has taken part in all cam
paigns and set up with the corpse" on
more than one occasion.
]. Fred Kelley, president; James L.
shdmore, first vice president; William
NICK. Clayton, second vice president
Needan q. Turnage, secretary, and H. o.
Middleton. treasurer, are the officers
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
DAUGHTER OF GODS, IN COLOR

The Washington Herald will give free
with each copy Of its December II edition,
an eaqulsire calendar for the New Year
1t will 60 In an sS4x4 inch mailing
folder. It is a separate sheet of extra
grade. heavy white paper, ornamented
with an oval in which is a striking
picture of beautiful Annette Kellermann,
Anita IN William Fox's million dollar
picture beautiful "A Daughter of the
Gods"
This medallion shows Miss Kellermann's
form to wonderful advantage, in oriental
orocade and Jewels, against a drapery
OF gorgeous hue. 1t Is developed in six
rich harmonious tones
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
C0LORED LAWYERS ORGANIZE

A large number of colOred lawyers of
the District met at 317 Sixth street north
west, yesterday and formed a temporary
organization. looking to their mutual
benefit and protection. The following off,
GERS were elected: L. Melendez King,
chairman; E. B. Hubert. secretary;
Thomas L. Jones, treasurer; J. f. Col
Inns, sergeant-at-arms.
A committee on permanent organization
was appointed, consisting of Joseph H.
Stewart, B. L. Gaskins and j. E. Collins.
The next meeting will be held at 317
Sixth street northwest, Thursday after
noon, DecembeR q, at o'clock
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
WHEN SCALL0PS ARE NOT,

Boston, Dec. 15-When next you seat
yourself at your favorite restaurant and
order fried scallops, don't waste valuable
time imagining nice Jumps of dainty white
meat being removed from pink-edged
shells for your benefit.
Picture instead a strong-srmed fisher
man with a mallet in one hand and a
cute little set Of dies. scallop-size, in the
other. merrily engaged in cutting out the
cutest little scallOps you ever saw from
the meaty sections Of a large fiat fish.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
ROAD READY FOR HOLIDAYS.
Southern system to Run Fast Train,
in Two Sections

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 15.-In order to take
care of increased travel incident to the
Christmas holidays, and to provide
adequate facilities for handling the large
volume Of man and express, the Southern
Railways has arranged to operate trains
81 and Ss in two sections between Wash.
ington and Atlanta December 1b to Is in
elusive, and trains IS and 86 In two sec.
tions between Washington and Atlanta
December II to "a inclusive.
The first sections of these trains will
carry passengers exclusively and will, be
operated on the regular schedules now
in effect.
Arrangements have been made to han.
die additional equipment in trains % and
30 between Atlanta and Washington, and
on other trains
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
FORESTRY DELEGATES CALLED.
International Conference to save
Resources to Meet In Capital.


Letters were sent out yesterday by R.
S. Birdsdale, secretary of the American
Forestry Association, at the request of
Charles Lathop Pack, the president, to
governors of all States and to Canadian
provincial governments, asking them to
name delegates to the international for
estry conference here January Is and 10.
The chief topic for discussion will be
the battle against the white pine blister
disease, which unless checked will cost
the country millions of dollars.
Widespread interest in the fight to
save the forests is shown by the fact
the forestry organization has IL, 900 MEM
bers, and on its list Of vice presidents
are such men as Andrew Carnegie, Will
lam Howard Taft, Secretary Houston,
Secretary Lane, Theodore N. Vail, DR..
Charles W. Eliot, Thomas Nelson Page
and DR.. B. E. Fernow, Of the University
of Toronto.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
BIBLE FOR EVERY HOME.

The Washington City Bible Society,
through its agent, Albert H. Zimmerman.
announces its intention of putting a Bible
into every home in the city that lacks
one. Lack of funds prevents this plan
from being carried out now. but the So
ciety is looking to the public to aid in
the movement.
The treasurer, Andrew Wilson, in the
Woodward Building, will receive contri-
buttons and Bibles to aid in the campaign.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Noncombatants Killed

Berlin (via Sayville wireless). Dec. Is
During November in the districts ot
France and Belgium held by the Germans
twenty-nine noncombatant civilians were
killed by the artillery and aeroplane fire
OF the allies, Il was announced today
through the Overseas News Agency.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
CROWD AT POLI'S SEES
UNCLE SAMUEL AT WORK

A motion picture symposium Of Uncle
Sam at work and at play was shown
yesterday afternoon in Polls Theater for
the benefit of the Christmas fund being
raised for the 1.SOO District soldiers on the
Mexican border.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman spoke on pa
triotism.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Ahavas Zion Society Elects.

The following have been elected officers
of the Ahavas Zion Society: DR.. B. l.
Grossman, president; NJ. S. Cohen, vice
president; H. Kramer, recording secre-
tary; Charles Waranow, corresponding
secretary; Miss r. Wolf. financial secre-
tary. and Charles Sislen, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

Fire from a defective chimney caught
vacuum cleaner in the house of Harry
A. Way, of Burlington, VT, and In some
way started it going. The noise of its
operation aroused the family and all got
out safely.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16
Read Paper on Poetry.

At meeting of the Society for Philoso-
phical Inquiry. to be held at the Public
Libray this afternoon at ass O'Clock Hy-
land c. Kirk will read a paper on Poetry
in Its Philosophic Origin"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

The Cuban government has established
nine wireless stations on the Island Of
Cuba and one on the Isle OF Pines.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-16

The Dutch Indies in 1915 produced Loo,
06S tons of petroleum.
The Seward gateway., 1916-09-08
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916.

Seward owes it to itself and particularly tCt better half if might say to make the Civic tar Oegnnlng today such success that 1t will an incentive to have it a permanent institution Every man in the city and district should consider part of his duty today to visit the railroad buldng The Of the city have devoted lot of time and labor to make the Fau worthy of its purpose For them it has been labor of love. They have done what the of Seward have failed to dO In this the Seward women have given more proof O then superiority over the members of the Sener here The men of Seward like everywhere, with great Se-com- pacency affect to see characteristics that make unity impossible but here in the Civic Fair we have con crete evidence that Stewards women have done more than the men of Seward for obvious reasons could ever do And these reasons are suggested by the word unity Writ ten above This all accounted for by the tact that the women of Seward are infinitely superior to the men m everything that makes life worth while. In the tSt place they are better read and generally better educated They are refined and this means lot, because 1T anything IS better calculated than another to make people muendy it is the vugaty of manner in small things which ls sad to say so apparent amongst in Alaskan camps This vulgarty is not crime immortality or anything like that man might break all the commandments and still be good deal of gentleman The fault lies in their little ac tiOnS Often a through lack Ot real manly rehne men or education makes remarks which hurt another to the quick and to this vugarty it may be said without hesitation is due the failure of men in Alaskan cites to unite That statement may make people smile but look into it for yourself
 But it is hardly fair to make the Civic Fair the text for sermon like this although might on the other hand help to do what is intended 1t might help to draw attention what the of the city have done for the city They have worked faithfully for months and they have succeeded in collecting and preparing exhibits Ot which Seward may be proud. When you visit the Fair keep in mind always the difficulties that beSe the work and the resources the ladies had at their command and then examine the exhibits.
 All together should pull for the Civic Fan.
The Clio messenger., 1916-08-25

The little miss who is about to take
her initial step on the endless road Of
knowledge must be fitted out with
plain and pretty frocks for school
wear. Most Of these are to be had
ready made, In reliable materials and
Mt prices so low that II Is hardly worth
while to make them at home. But
others in which simple handwork in
ornamental stitches Is used for a
finish are comparatively high priced.
Here is one made Of plain india
linen" This by the way, Is an insult
able name for n beautiful cotton fab
ric that needs no false colors for
smooth sailing.
The plain full skirt Is modelled at
the top with mercerized crochet cot
ton and the edge Of the frill about the
neck is finished with overcast stitches
set close together. This cotton Is In
color contrasting with the dress
The Clio messenger., 1916-08-25
Infantile PARALYSIS Germ.

In lengthy report to physicians,
the Rockefeller institute announces
the discovery Of germ in the brain
and spinal cord of monkeys 'noculated
with infantile paralysis. The organ
ism is said to be very minute, the
difficulties attending its artificial cul-
tivation and Identification being SO
great that the discovery is as yet OF
little value for the purpose Of early
diagnosis of suspected cases. Mon
keys inoculated with the micro-Organ-
ism, developed a disease correspond
ing to infantile paralysis in human be-
ngs. From these experiments it was
determined that the mucous MEM
brane of the nose and throat of per-
sons not sick with the disease may
become contaminated with the virus
and that without falling i'll themselves
they may become carriers of the dis
ease. 1t was found, in monkeys, that
the virus could be discovered six
months after incubation, and that dry
ing and mixing il with dust did not de-
stroy it.