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The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
DANIELS ACTS ON
|. JELLICOE REPORT
Asks Officers Eavoring Battle
Cruisers if They Want
to Change Views.

After reading Admiral Jellicoe's report
Of the North Sea battle yesterday. Sec
retary OF the Navy Daniels telegraphed
TO Rear Admiral Austin NJ. knight and
Capt. w. S. Sims asking them IL they
wished to change their recent testimony
before the House Naval Committee
This action was taken at the suggestion
OF certain members of the committee,
who had relied upon the testimony of
these officers In supporting battle cruisers
instead of battleships for the Amerf-
can navy's building program. Admiral
Jellicoe's report is taken to demonstrate
that the battle cruisers were unable to
cope effectively with battleships in this
fight.
Admiral Dewey, head of the General
Board, and other line officers Of the navy
are already on record as stating that the
battle cruisers, with their comparatively
thin armor protection were in no position
to cope with super-Dreadnoughts in a
hght-it-out issue.
Members of the House Naval Commit
tee who have consistently opposed bat
tleships despite the unanimous opinion
OF line officers and experts Of the navy,
are now preparing to resume this fight
when the naval bill, with ten battleshipe
added, gets back to the Senate and House
conferees. Their main reliance is the
testimony of Rear Admiral knight and
Capt. Sims. Both these officers emDha-
sized the value and need OF battle cruis-
ers. 1t has therefore been taken for
granted by certain members of the House
Committee that they were in favor OF
this type OF craft to the exclusion OF
battleshipe. which It is now understood
is a mistake.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
purely personal

Melvin F. Fischer and Justin L. Fear
ing have been promoted from aids to
laboratory assistants at the Bureau OF
Standards.
William F. Meggers has been promoted
from laboratory assistant to assistant
physicist In the Bureau of Standards.
Helen La Fontaine, recent graduate Of
Harris & Ewing.
Edwin Joyce has secured a position
with the Washington Terminal Company.
Samuel Moores is employed with the
PuPsic Utilities Commission.
Kenneth B. Collins, who was gradu-
ated from Western High School In June.
returned to Washington to join his COM
pany of the District militia.
Miss Lydia Gum, of 113 v street north
west, went to Fredericksburg, Va. Thurs
day to spend 4 vacation of about a
month
Everett Earl Tanton. of Minneapolis.
after completing his second year at Tome
AAlsIhuteI mas accepted a position III tnc
Division of Public Roads, Department Of
Agriculture.
Robert ]. Sullivan is planning to take
a party of friends on an extended tour
through nearby States in his new tour
ing car.
Wisdom D. Brown. Daniel " Chisholm
and L. S. J. Dunbar will represent the
District at the meeting of the Senate
Of the National Union, which meets on
July II at Mackirac Lake, Mich. The
Washington delegates will leave on We'd
nesday.
Carlisle Needham, former city passen-
ger agent of the Norfolk and Western
Railway, in this city, has been promoted
to passenger agent of the road to sue
ceed the late E. J. Lockwood, who was
agent for nearly thirty years.
Carl D. Sheppard. local newspaperman.
has gone to New York to become politi-
cal secretary to Charles E. Hughes, Re
publican candidate for President.
Mrs. Flournoy Menefee ir., here from
Norfolk. Va, on a visit to her mother in
law. entertained a small party Of friends
at crab feast on the lawn of Washing
ton College last night.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
MAY ABOLISH TUBE SYSTEM.
BurlesOn Said to Have Decided to
Discontinue Method.

sensational charge that Postmaster
General Burleson already has decided to
abolish the pneumatic tube systems in
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and below
Forty-second street, in New York, in
disregard of statements made to the con-
ferees on the postoffice appropriation bill,
was made by persons in touch with the
pneumatic tube companies here last
night
The charge is an episode in an inter
esting fight which has been made by the
tube companies and business interests
in all the cities concerned for the re-
tention of the tubes. Mr.. Burleson never
has said fatty that he did not intend
to displace the tubes with surface truck
ing arrangements The House left to the
discretion of the Postmaster General the
matter of renewing the tube contracts,
but the Senate specifically directed him
to continue the service for another year.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
ADVERTISEMENT FOR CITY,
Trade Bodies Film Ready for show.
ing Monday

Through the evolution OF the film, The
National Capital Prepared" it is expect
ed that Washington will secure a unique
and permanent advertisement The film
has been produced under the auspices of
a joint committee of the Board of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association, and will be produced
for the first time next Monday night at
Polls Theater.
The joint committee OF the three trade
bodies, of which Col. Robert n. Harper
is chairman, has gone to considerable
expense in the making of this film.
The committee is making a formal ap-
peal to the citizens of Washington to
patronize the production. The seat sale
is on at Polls Theater, where the gen
eral tickets issued by the committee must
be redeemed for coupon seats. The tick
ct office is open from to daily
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
0be Gown Gr,er

The Missouri Society will hold q bas-
ket picnic at Glen Echo this afternoon
the cars leaving Lincoln Park about
o'clock.
The Woodward & Lothrop Employee
Relief Association will hold an outing
at Marshall Hall today.
Canton Washington, Encampment
No. l. of the odd Fellows. will hold a
meeting tonight.
field meeting of the Aquarium
Society of Washington will be held
near Bladensburg tomorrow afternoon
The members will meet at the Dis
trict Line at 2:30 o'clock.
The Industrial Home school and the
Rosedale playground are to hold a life
saving contest at the Georgetown
playground this evening at $50 o'clock
The Department of Agriculture to-
day Will send about 12O men to the
Winthrop range to practice.
The Wanderlusters will hike from
Rock Creek Park to the District Line
and Georgia avenue tomorrow after
noon. The party will meet at Thirty
sixth street and Connecticut avenue at
2:3O o'clock.
The knights of Columbus will hold
a family reunion and field day at
Chesapeake Beach on Tuesday.
moonlight excursion will be given
Monday evening under auspices of the
Methodist Home for the Aged The
steamer St Johns will leave Seventh
street warf al 6:45 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
CHANGE IN RECRUITING,
Az Future Enlfstments VIII Be for
Federal Service.

Recruiting In the District hereafter will
be for the Federal army and the double
process of enlistment in the National
Guard and muster into the Federal serv-
ice, and the two medical examinations
necessary under that system will be
eliminated.
Orders were received by Capt. Horace
Hobbs, L. S. A, mastering officer at
Camp Ordway. providing for recruiting
parties formed from militia officers. doc.
tors and enlisted men in the service of
the United States who will enlist "rook-
les directly into the organized militia
As soon as these parties are formed, all
detachment muster rolls will be closed
by Capt Hobbs
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
NAVAL MILITIA TO CRUISE.
Local Battalion VIII Leave July Is
for Fleet Maneuvers.

Oficers and men of the District Naval
Battalion have received instructions to
report at Philadelphia for the summer
cruise for fleet maneuvers aboard the bat
tleship Illinois. They will leave Wash
ington July Is.
Officers of the District Naval Militia
are: Lieut.. William r. Hoefer. Lieut.
Frederic L. Nudge and Ensign Charles
S. O'Connor. The South Carolina, New
Jersey, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
naval militia will receive instructions at
the same time aboard the Illinois. There
will be no target practice.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
U-BOAT WAR NOT FEARED.
OHciaIs Here Believe Germany VIII
Not Resume Tactics.

Renewal Of the reports from German
sources that the Teutonic submarine cam
paign may be renewed against all OF the
allied shipping has caused little appre-
tension here.
1t is believed that Germany will stand
by the pledges already solemnly given,
no matter what pressure is brought to
bear to have them violated. Oficials say
that all OF the diplomatic advices re-
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
Special Saturday Summer Schedule.
Washing ton to Harrisonburg,
Southern Railway.

Beginning Saturday, July s, and on
Saturdays ONLY thereafter until Sep
tcmber 16, 1916, inclusive, Southern
Railway train No. 21, which now leaves
Washington 3:45 p. m. will be changed
to leave Washington las p. m. pas
sing Manassas 2.57 p. M, Riverton Jet
5:e3 p. m, Strssburs Jet: 6:O4 p. M.
change in other trains and connec-
tions. This arrangement only for the
summer months. Consult agents.--Ady,
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
HAWAIIAN MUSIC AT oRDWAY.
"Bird of Paradise" Strains Played
for ID. c. MiIitiamen.

Hardly a night passes but the Y. NJ.
c. A. tent presents some amusement for
the District soldier boys at Camp Ord
way. Last night the American-Hawaiian
Trio rendered music as featured in THE
Bird OF Paradise"
With ukelele and other Hawaiian in
struments Donald Libbey. Marc Phillips,
and Sanford Covngton played before a
tent full of soldiers and visitors.
In the movies" the militiamen saw
themselves marching in review before
President Wilson when they first went
into camp. as well as many other war"
pictures of one of the moving picture
weeklies. Comedies and other pictures
were also shown through the courtesy Of
Harry Crandall.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
Sues for Maintenance

Suit for maintenance was filed in Dis
triCt Supreme Court yesterday by Rose
L. Fryer against Horace B. Fryer. The
plaintiff, who lives al sSs NJ street south
east. charges nonsupport- The couple
have one child. Thelma E. Fryer. At
torney Crsndsl Maclley appears for the
wife.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
Criminology Bill to Be Pushed.

An effort is being made to place a bill
on criminology in the official program
Of the President for bills TO be acted on
at this session. Senator Reed has charge
OF the bill In the Senate, and Chairman
Webb. of the Judiciary Committee, in
the House. The bill carries out fully
the plank on prison reform Of the Demo-
cratic platform.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
KENSINGTON RAILWAY

Chevy Chase cars from Treasury and
Seventh street pass entrance Zoo and
Country Clubs; connect with Kensing-
ton Line, recently extended. Picnic
grounds and choice location for subur-
ban residence or for board during the
season
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
WEATHER CONDITIONS,

District Of Columbia and Maryland-Fair Satlir-
day; showers at night Sunday gentle to moderate
shifting winds.
NTglnia-Fair in east; showers Saturday or Satvr-
day night in west portion. Sunday showers moder-
ate shifting winds. mostly sortherly on the coast
Showers will continue Saturday in the East Gulf
States and On Saturday and Sunday in Georgia and
Florida. There will also be thundershowers SatIr-
day in the Lake region Saturday or Saturday night
IN the Ohio Valhy, and Saturday night or Sunday
in the Middle Atlantic States and New England.
The winds along the North Atlantic coast will be
moderate south and southwest with fair weather
on the Middle Atlantic coast moderate southerly,
with fair eaheT; the South Atlantic coast mod
crate southeast and south with showers
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08

Fat Norway mnckereI, and 7Iact
peanut butter. lOc: 2-lb sacks flour
1;5c: - lbs. white meal, 24c; grape
juice, quarts. 22c: Jelly Mints. 15c: 3
loaves bread. 1Oc; Wonder coffee, zoe
Ross whole wheat biscuits. 25c: 1 maca-
roni. 25c; lbs. fancy head rice, Csc: 4
karo syrup, z5c; 4 Wisconsin peas. 25c;
sugar corn. 25c; 3 large cans toma-
toes, 25c: large cans Cal peaches, lOc;
best flour. $500 bbl.; "a lbs Old Time
flour, 75c. II eth st. y. E. and all the
]. T D. Pvles stores
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08

ceived here indicate that the submarines
are closely following out the doctrine OF
visitation and search in all OF their oper-
ations and the conservative party stIu IS
In control
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
LOCAL. TEAIpERA

Midnight 70; 2 a. m. 65; 4 a. m 81; a. m, 81
a. m, Y; 10 m, 81; Il noon. 81; p. m s4; 1
?. m, 81; p. m, s6; p. m, 81; 10 T. m. 7s
Highest, S.; lowest 81.
Relative humidity-s a. m. s.; 2 D. IN a: s
p. m, s.. Rainfall Is p m. to 8 p m), O. Hours
of sunshine. 1877; Per cent of possible s1nsllne 93
Temperature same date last year-Highest IS;
lowest g.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
LOCAL MENTION.
Fat Norway mnckereI, Z

Va. today, @The Ring of the Borgiss .
also Chaplin in the Bank" sc always Sc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16
BREATHING AND MEMORY
BY n. AooiNeToN


Anything that ohstructs the
breathing Is a handicap or a per.
sons power to remember things
This Is a fact no, nearly as widely
known as II ought TO be.
II is a fact which has been veri.
aed BY scientific experiment Par.
'icuIarly interesting and striking
are the results of some experiments
made in a public school in New Y0rk
city.
The experimenter was the prin.
cipal OF the school. Felix Arnold
The subjects OF his experiments
were boys in different grades. from
Sd through S-A y
In making the experiments paper
plugs were inserted in one OF the
nostrils Of every boy. While wear
ing these plugs rhe boys Were on
several occasions given memory
tests. the tests being made iucreas.
ingly dihicult 10 Offset any adval-
tage that might be gained through
practice
n was discovered that tho plug
ging OF the nos,rils acted in two
ways 20 lessen memory poverty
distracting the attention so that the
boys did not adequately concentrate
on what they were told 10 memo
rize. and also b. impeding the in.
take OF oxygen. The resultant mem
DRY weakening was In every case
quite marked.
To quote the more important ind
inzs made by Mr.. Arnold In conse
quence OF his experiments
In all cases Of INSTRUCTED breath
ing from whatever source. there will
be loss in the results OF memoriz-
ing verbal matter OF from 10 to 30
per cent
When the work IL new and diff
fcul,, the loss will run as high a.
so per cent
In terms OF classroom practice
INSTRUCTED breathing prevents any
progress through drill. and binders
assimilation OF new matter safi-
GENTLY 10 cause non-promotion Of
the pupils concerned"
or course boys and girls DO not
ordinarily study their lessons with
their nostrils blocked by paper
plugs
but too often they do study them
with adenoid growths choking tho
cavity back Of the nose. or with the
nostrils plugged through sheer lack
Of cleanliness.
Distractions like these must be
removed II memory power IL 20 be
properly developed. This Is The lev
son plainly taught by experiments
like those Mr. Arnold made
Undoubtedly among NY readers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16
Progressives Are
Strong in Louisiana

There are sometimes interesting
and exciting primary elections with
in the Democratic party in the
southern states. The recent spring
contest for the governorship be
tween Colonel ku9in G.. Pleasant.
The regular Democratic nominee. and
John VI Parker. the nominee OF the
Progressive party. is worthy Of more
attention than We have seen given
~ II except In the New Orleans
newspapers John NJ Parker Is a
close friend OF Colonel Roosevelt
and was the Progressive leader In
1912 TN the state Of Louisiana. His
total vote in the election for gov
crnor the other day vas close 10
80 mo. while his Democratic oppo-
neat received between 5000 and
10000 The city OF New Orleans
gave Parker about 5000. and Pleas
AM about $4,000. In the country
Districts o. Louisiana Parker receIv-
cd about % 5000 and Pleasant about
5000 The Third Congressional
district which nov has a Progress
sive congressman. "a result OF the
lgh' over The sugar duty. increased
ia Progressive majority over 1914 49,
The Outlook.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16
A FISH ELEVATOR.

In order TO restore the normal habits OF FISH
that have suffered through the building Of dams
which cut OF their spawning ground. the Cana
dian government has installed fish elevators 30
enable Ash to ascend rivers that otherwise
would be closed TO them The device. de
scribed in Popular Mechanics, works automsti-
caliy at intervals. which can be regulated accord
ing to the number Of fish, sluiceway In built TO
a point near the foot OF the falls or dam, and an
elevator tower erected from the sluiceway in
such manner that the fish cage can be dumped
al point convenient to the upper level. The
ounterbaance to elevator proper II reservoir
somewhat lighter than the FISH cage. When the
cage is AT the bottom, door is left open To ad
init such fish as may wander into the cage. The
counterpoiae reservoir meantime Is being filled
from a hydraulic ram. and when enough water
has been received the counterpoise starts down
and the fish elevator starts up. The elevator
door in opened automatically and the fish find
themselves foundering down short incline
which spills them into the river above the dam.
The reservoir is then emptied and being lighter
than the elevator proper ascends as the elevator
descends. In this way the action is practically
continuous and inexpensive requiring only the
OF a Iaborer TO keep the parts oiled
and adjust the frequency OF the lifts TO the de-
mands OF the season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16
Oh, What's the Use?

William Gerald Simpson, who few
"a very few-will recall as having been
candidate in the primaries for presi-
dent Of the United States. is very much
mt out. (once AGAIN.. over the way we
analyze the voting in which William
Gerald Simpson played such an minutes
imal part.
We have declared and repeat that the
majority vote for Henry Ford, who made
no campaign, was an expression OF So
o5s citizens of Michigan that they are
not in favor of preparedness as advocat-
ed by William Alden Smith, who made a
campaign and who received only I7,oT2
votes.
But William Gerald Simpson insists
that 10 the Smith vote there should be
added the William Gerald Simpson vote,
which was 1866. and the total OF g.
237 votes be accepted as Michigan's en-
pression on the issue of preparedness,
which would show the opponents OF pre-
raredness 9,179 in the rear.
We were moved 20 take William Gerald
Simpson seriously and reply, when We
got to adding votes ourselves and dis
covered that the vote for Henry Ford
,dded 10 that received by William Al
en- Smith gave total of l6o.93O as
against 1855 votes cast for William
Gerald Simpson, and We said to our
selves: "Oh. what's the use?''
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16

superintendent wus Flannigan:
Boss sv the siction wus Finnigin:
Nhiniver the kyars got often the
An muddl.d up things Z tn divf an
back.
F,nnisin writ q to Flsnnizsn.
Aatther ths wreck ~us all on agin.
FRAT "a. this Finnigin
Reported to Flanagan
Whin Finnigin nrst writ 10 Flanni-
lie WTitcd tir pazes-dld Finnigan.
An ne toaid jist how the smash oe-
Turred.
Full minny a tajus. hlunderin' wurrd
Afther the kyars had gone on agtn.
That wus how Finnigin
Reported TO Flannigan.
Now vlannisan knowed more than
He'i more Idjueatlon--had Flanagan,
An IL wore'm clsne an completely
To tell what Finnigin writ about
IN his writin' To- Musther Flsnnigar
50 ne wrIted back to Finnisan:
Don't do SIGH sin agin:
Make en- brief. Finnigin.'
whin Finnisin got this from Tiannl-
Hs biushed rosy rtd--did Finnigan;
An ~. said IN gamble whole
That II viii be minny an minny
da-ay
Befoore suprintindint. that, Flsnnl-
Glts a whsck at this very same sin
agin
From Finnigin to Flanagan
Reports won't he long sgin"
Wan da-ay on the siction sv Finnigin
on the road sup'rintinded by Flanni-
gan.
4 rail give way on bit sv a curve
An some kyars whit on a. they made
the shwerve.
There's nobody hurried" ser Finni-
But report, mus, be made to Fian-
nigan."
An ne wfnked at Mctiorrigan.
AZ married a Finnigin.
He wus shantyin thin. wus Ftnnisin.
As ruinny rsilroaders been asin.
An the shmoky oil lamp was burn
in bright
In Linnisir's shanty all that night
Boilin' down hts report wus Finni-
GIN
Flanagan:
ON agin. on agtn,
Gone agin.-Finnigtn.
Strickland ". GILLIAN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16

| are many parents troubled by the
failure o. their children 10 remem-
Der well And undoubtedly many
OF these parents can eliminate this
cause OF worry - he simple meth
cd OF taking steps to- remove. and
prevent the recurrence % obstruc.
tons 10 The breathing OF their b---
lived little once
Adults Likewise need 20 take pre-
cautions 20 keep their nostrils
open. Nasal plugging By accumula-
ton OF dust IS a common occurrence
70 dveilo-s in large cities. especial
~ cities that have many factories
Also In numerous cases adul's.
Ike Children. are afflicted with alb
normal tissue zrowths in the nose.
limiting the supply OF oxygen 10 the
lungs. These growths need 10 Dc
treated BY competent physicians
for the sake OF the mental "a we'll
a. The physical health
Please hear IL mind always that
memory power depends on the
proper tunetioning Of The brain, aud
that no brain can function 10 IT'S
maximum II the blood that nour.
lshes II Is impure or deficient II
oxygen
Keep your nostrils open il only
10 give your brain a chance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16
Pointed Paragraphs

The supply OF common sense
never exceeds the demand.
One way to make friends-keep
your advice TO yourself.
A miser In q great lover Of gen
crosby In everybody except himself
Many a man doesn't realize what
he In up to until he Is called down.
IT'S the easiest thing In the world
TO be brave when there Ia no
danger.
The headache that a man doesn't
have the morning after Is the one
he enjoys most.
Fortunate In the man who has no
time to take advice because he Is
too busy selling II.
A spinster says an old bachelor
Ia a man who has overlooked an op-
portunity to make some woman mis-.
cradle for life.
The average girl would rather
hear young man say he ID Jealous
OF her than have him tell her she
inspires him to great deeds.