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The Washington times., 1916-04-10
WIFE DRINKS HEAVILY
AS TOMMY" FIGHTS
British Authorities Considering
Plans to Stop Practice.
Talk Of Special License.


LONDON. April 10.--A plan is being
considered in England today TO compel
man who wants to carry q bottle of
whisky In his pocket to take out a
license. II isn't likely the schefne will
pe ADOPTED. but II illustrates the trou-
PIE the government II having IN its at
.empts to regulate the country's per-
Present English saloon regulations
intention was TO reach two particular
classes Of people-makers OF munitions
ana other military necessaries and the
wives OF soldiers at the front
Inc authorities contended early I'm
the war that the excessive drinking
Dy the munltion workers was lowering
their output. Then caine the Complaint
that, soldiers wives were drinking too
much.
These women received from the gov
ernment what are known as separation
allowances" varying somewhat with
circumstances, but amounting approx.
mately to 50 to 81 weekly.
The sum, though small. according tc
American standards was liberal from
the viewpnint OF many English work.
ingmen. They also received II paid into
their own hands. insteaed of being de
pendent on what their husbands haC
previously seen fit to give them. II wai
charged that numbers of them spent fa-
too large a proportion OF It for alcoholic
refreshments.
The upshot was q regulation re
strlctinR liquor selling daily to two
hours and'a half. beginning with noon
and to three hours. beginning with Ga
p. m.
Employers complained that unles.
they set the luncheon hour for thei
help later than $50 .. M. many workers
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
STRIKE CONFEREES
IN SESSION TODAY
W. & 0. D. Employees and Com
pany Heads to Discuss Dif.
ferences.

Representatives OF the employees Of
tre washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company, who were out on strike
foi three days last week. are assembled
with officials Of the company in the first
Of q series OF media ton conferences this
afternoon.
Colin II. Livingston. president. and
w. b. Emmert. general manager. will
represent the company. while the em-
ployes Will be represented by M. #.
Patterson. Ernest.C. Putnam. Walter 8.
shertzer. w. II. Foote. and o. F. Car
ron.
The conferees will NEST In the Offices
OF the company. Thirty-sixth and N
streets northwest.
Under the agreement entered into
Saturday by which tho strike was tenn
porarily called off, the conferees will
meet daily until some definite agree
ment In reached.
Recognition OF the union and settle
mcnt by arbitration OF all differences
between officials and employees are tw,
Of the principal demands OF the workers
The men also want n ten-hour day
with pay for all overtime. an increas'
for conductors and motormen In tn,
steam freight service from 81 to "a I
day, and OF nagmen and brakemen from
S2.JO to S2.75 n day.
Demands are also made by the EN-
ploNes for one hours pay for sandinI
and coaling engines. and pay also fo
doubling In" They also want to b
assigned positions according to seniorit,
rights. Increase OF pay for motormeI
and conductors In passenger train serv
Ice from ~ cents to cents n mile, ant
pay for time lost on account OF accl
dcntE.
The striking employees Of the Washing
ton Virginia Railway Company will T1ec
tonight at Clarendon. Congressman Car.
lin has been invited to speak.
Mother Jones. organizer OF the Wes
Virginia miners Resin Orr, organizer oi
the Amalgamated Association of Stree,
and Railway Employees. and L. a
Sterne. organizer of the American FED
GRAFTON of Labor. will also speak.
Officials OF the Washington Virgins
Railway strikers today estimated thai
between sixty-ive and seventy-fve mer
were "out." These officials declare tha
up TO this time nothing whatever hal
been done toward the mediation OF tn,
differences between these employees en-.
the officials OF the company. OFFICIALS o
the company say their service Is not al
fected by the strike.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
PROF. CHARLES DAVIS
DEAD At HOME HERE

Prof. Charles A. Davis, a memoer oil
the Bureau of Mines. died last night al
hts residence In Ontario road. lie had
been III for several weeks.
Prot. Davis was widely known as
.RcoloRist and botanist. and for his IN
vestigations of and writings on tho SUD
ject OF peat. a.,
lie was born Rt Portsmouth. N. H.
Seutember ~, 1861. After receiving de-
crees from Bowdoin College ana tne
University Of Michigan. he became
teacher Of sciences, and was connected
with Alma College, Michigan, and the
University Of Michigan.
In 1907 when the technologlc branch
Of the United States Geological Surveye
began its Investigations of the origin
and use of peat. Prof. Davis, having
made a special study of the subject. be
came a member of the stan as peat
EXPERT. lie later became fuel technolo-
gist and geologist of the Bureau OF
Mines.
Prof. Davis was a fellow OF the Geo
logical Society OF America. and mem-
Der OF numerous other scientific or
ganizations. He published a book on
"Peat In Michigan" and series Of re-
ports and bulletins dealing with the
subject.
Frances NJ. II. Davis, of this city; his
mother, Mrs. L. q. Davis. OF Ports.
mouth. y. H.; his sisters. Mrs. Robert
Sugden OF Portsmouth. n. H.. and Mrs.
Arthur W. F. Brown, OF F,tchburg.
Mass. and his brother. Percy Davis. Of
waltham. Mass.
Interment will be at Portsmouth,
N IL
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Carranza Prepared
To. Arm Own Army
No More Orders for Ammunition
Will Be Placed With
Foreigners.

Official notice has been given by the
Carranza government in Mexico that no
further contracts will be made with
foreign firms for arms and ammunitions,
according to Eliseo Arredondo, Wash
ington representative Of the Mexican dc
faCto government
The reason given is that the recently
established national works are now
capable of supplying the entire demand
OF the government
Announcement also is made that
traffic between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz Is soon to be resumed. A further
item reported by Arredondo Is that the
National Agrarlan Commission held its
first meeting recently and discussed the
means to put into practice a compre.
hcnsive system OF agrarian reforms.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
New Breach of Faith
Is Charged to Germany

PARIS. April 10.-An imposing
demonstration in behalf OF Armenia
took place at tho Sorbonn. yesterday.
Paul DeschaneI. who presided, re-
called that at the congress of Ber-
lin Europe Eupranteed the security
OF Armenia. that Germany was a sig
natory to this agreement. and has
violated II In allowing the Sultan TO
torture Armenians. Paul Painleve
and .Anatole France also spoke.
Pre- sidpnt Polncare was represented
at the meeting. which was attended
by large number OF prominent per
sOnagcs. including American Ambas-
sador Sharp.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Wore Trousers So Long
She's Ashamed of Skirts

CINCINNATI. April lO.-Prettty fran
c,s "Frcddie" Frey. twenty-four years
old. an attache of Allgcycr's cafe here
charged with disordeIly conduct by the
noI,ce when they discovered at the city
bosnitaI that she really was woman
~ rnan's clothing. was dismissed III
no,,cn court by Judge SpieGel. who Or
Sered her out OF the city unless She
pTSSh pWhon she got into a taxi to 20 home
viii her employer. she insisted on Slip
nina % on mans pants under a long ram, ram,
Coat. Coat She was ashamed OF woman, an, :
clothing after twenty years ar.s ~ nanta. amt !.
pan,s' nnrs dsfed the courts order to forsake
tbo wearing of, mans pants.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Fooled on April First,
he Seeks Joker'S Arrest

CLEVELAND. April l0.-Becausa he
was made the butt OF companion's
April fool joke. with disastrous conse-
uuences to himself Charles Herman ask
ed Police Prosecutor Edward ]. RussiclS
to issue a warrant for the companion.
Herman charges the man told him there
was present for him at the plant OF
the National Acre Manufacturing Com
pany. He went there.
Upon asking for his present. Herman
was tol there wasn't any such animal.
When he attempted to argue, he SAYS,
they handed him something that was not
a present.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Wife, Aged IA, Wed 8
Years, Asks Divorce

CHICAGO, April 1o.-An unusual spec
tacle was presented in Judge Ker-
stems court room when Mrs. lister
Smile, fourteen. appeared to obtain a
divorce from Samuel Smile. thirty
eight years her senior. TO whom she
was married In 1913. in Persia. She
charged her husband with cruelty and
desertion, and Judge Kersten indicated
he would grant her divorce.
Attorney Meyers, representing the
girl, told the court that she had heen
forced into the marriage at the age oi
eleven years by her grandfather, In
accord with the Persian custom.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Beans Legal Tender
In Soldiers Sports

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
MEXlCO, April S-The scarcity OF
'change" has made the lowly bear
legal tender In the soldiers Indoor
sport" of poker, craps, blackjack, ano
kindred pastimes.
The most common currency in the
army here Is the American five, ten
and twenty-dollar bill. Even Mexican
silver In small denominations is rare
The beans take the place OF Chips
and cash.
The banker" has n time of squarinl
w afterward. Ii behooves a player tc
win In "even money" or he stands tc
lose the fractional part OF the dollar
he acquired In beans over the denomina.
tlcn OF the currency In the hands OF
the banker.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Guard Your Zoo; War
Closes Animal Market

ST. PAUL. Mimi. April IO.-You'd
better guard the canary tonight. IL the
family cat makes meal Of birdie,
you'll have trouble getting another.
BE pleasant to your pets. Treat your
lions. panthers. tigers. elephants, par
rots and goldfish with courtesy and re-
spect.
It's going to be nigh impossible to get
more OF them on account of the war.
Most OF these animals are imported
from or through Holland and Germany
Some come from South America.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
SUPREME FOR
AILINC Skin
Nothing Like Poslam and Poslam
Soap to Drive Away Un-
slightly Affections.

Let your own skin tell you how Won
derfuliy efficient Poslam is, how easily
and quickly 1t drives away Pimples.
hcals Eczema, disposes of Rashes,
soothes and allays Inflammation. A
splendid test is to apply to a small
affected surface at night and note i'm
morning. Intiamed compilations are
cleared in this brief time, and better
inent should be seen in any eruptional
disorder.
Eczema knows no surer treatment.
Posiam Soap is the safe soap for use
on the skin with, or apart from, treat
ment with Poslam.
For sample, send &c stamps to Emerg-
ency Laboratories, 81 West 18th ST..
New York City. Sold by all druggists.
AdVt.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Suggest Roosevelt
To Present Statue

NEW YORK. April 1o.-lt has been
sucgested that Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph II. Choate. and George Peabody
Wctmore act as a committee to make
the presentation of a bust OF Gen: jos
Wheeler, made from life by w. n.
" ashington. Henry Clews Is treasurer
OF the Gen. Joe Wheeler bust commit
tee which has undertaken to provide
5000 for the bronze sculpture,
The bust Is now on exhipition az mt
street.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
mot MY CHILD" ("
SAYS MRS. GLASS
Youngster Found in Kentucky
Different From One Lost
Year Ago.


LEXINGTON. KY. April lO-Mrs
Charles I. Class. hagsnrd and sleepless
after n hasty journey from her Jersey
City home. Reached the little village OF
Fink, in the mountains OF Jessamine
county. only e. find the boy held there
by Mr. and Mrs. Link Miller was not
her son.
once again she met disappointment
after following n clue OF the sort that
already had dragged her over 5OOO
miles since her child vanished. May H.
1917.
ON that day Jimmy Glass. four yearn
old. was PLAY Ing In the frcnt yard oil
his fathers summer home. at Greeley
Pa. When the mother came to take
him in he was gone, and the distracted
mother has Leen hunting Tor him ever
since.
The hoy who lives with Link Miller
md his wife presented u remarkacie re-
se,nblance TO Jimmy Glass. IIo Spoke
Of "MadclIne" and "hunt Emma
nou,os =, Jimmy Glass sister and aunt.
The mothers disn ppointment was All . .'ie
more keen because she saw IN tnf p"S
The double of her own son: Inc re-
sembIance extended even 10 H"nia'
markings on the body; to,, nv
The boy at the milcIs
two men and woman last MAY
Disappeared Last Summer.
Jimmy Glass disappeared last sum-
NOR while the family was In Greeley
pa lie wns four years old at the time.
tic left no trace, and the motner naa
been looking for him, everS"here' any
nncc she Travelled to oklahoma. GER
tain that the lost Doy held there VA ~
her son. Again, she went 10 S, Sou.,
Carolina, sure that Jimmy wouiu g,ey,'
her at the end of her journey, botn
times she came back Droken ny '"e
disappointment.
Mis- Glass left Jersey City yesterday
ON the old, bitter track which mas al
ways led to nothing. ..o
No one knows who the little BOY sne
went to meet is-the Miilers nc
70 their story, in June Of last year
two women and a man came 10 cnp,'
they were living in on Poor creek;
GERHARD Bounty, anG lett ,ne '. S
with their. They % MmfmoSNr Noo%v o% MISS
the three gaNe-Mtnnle "oocy' -N'S
I.ohr and Ples Barnett.
Like Missing Jimmy.
Since that time the Millcrs have KEEP.
the how. some time ago they receiVed
n letter, telling them thst tney cou''
have hin. permanently. Since us re-
ceint, nothing has tcen heard OF tne
man and the women who brought hirti
to them. H. oyerv detai
IN the description OF her son wired ps
Mrs Glass. lie speaks OF Madeline
and Aunt Emma" and OF the Dig nous, houst
he once lived in. Madeline Is Jimms
Glass sister. lie has an Aunt Eini.a
Mt and Mrs. Miller are poor whltes,
shoihv iIIiterate. since they hearc
that there was a reward OF <StD Tor tht
nv they have guarded him jealousy
heiped by all their neighoors.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Widow Finds $1,000
In a Picture Frame

REDoNDO BEACH, Cal. April 10
Two thousand dollars in dust-laden
groenbacks came as a windfall to Mrs
Martha Anderson, widow. While
housecleaning she took a picture from
n frame to adjust the glass. Noticing
a fold of heavy paper lining the back
OF the frame she tore the covering on,
and rolls of greenbacks fell out.
Tho picture. reproduction of the
Madonna of the Chair" had been
willed to her by her father twenty
three years ago.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10

returned fuddlcd for their afternoons
duties. |tt Et
Housewives were bitterly dissatisfied
At the epidemic Of failures by their
husbands to return from work until $50
or n little after for dinner.
Indications are that there has been n
falling OF among those on whom tho
drinking habit had no Very tight grip,
but certainly no decrease, and perhaps
the contrary. on the part OF confirmed
habittes
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
Moran Sorry Backer
Must Push Nut Alone

PATTERSON. N. j.. April 1G-Larry
O'Brien, the orderly in the Paterson
General Hospital, whose faith In Frank
Moran will compel him to roll peanut
for a mile on Market street with
gram from the fighter Willard defeated
"Am so sorry my losing the verdict
on Saturday causes you so much Toa-
bic, but am confident your sporting
qualities stamp you. among your
friends, as what would be called a
game loser. Sorry ! can't be present
to help you"
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District OF CO.
lImhia. Maryland, and Virginia-Falr
WITH slowly rising temperature tonight
and Tuesday; frost tonight. Moderate
west to southwest winds.
The Washington times., 1916-04-10
TEMPERATURES.
(U. +. Bureau.)
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
High tila-l:22 a. IN. and 1:n p. m.
Low tide-S:Q a. m. and S:i2 p. m.
SUN TABLE.
Bun rose. Sun sets...,...G:32
Light automobile lun'?s I:ps p, m.
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ment. you know. However, the boy
didn't look to be in any mood to listen
to complaints, and the witness was
showing signs of growing FESTIVE; so
dipped a highly inefficient official pen
into a reluctant ink and set to work.
cage" That was fairly easy. So was
height" Then came "eyes." Now
what was / supposed to put opposite
that? Was l to tell their color, or their
expression? Just how far did one go in
descriptive passages of this sort? AS
gazed around for inspiration, l noticed
a placard on the wall before me. Printed
thereon was list of most of the parts
and appendages that go to make up the
human countenance. Opposite these
names were brief rows Of adjectives. A
line of text at the bottom announced
that applicants were to use the terms
herewith in filling in their descriptions.
sought out the eyes line. My eyes,
| found, could be blue, black, brown,
gray or hazel. That hadn't been my idea
at ALL l had thought of putting down
kindly" However, since that was
barred. I chose "blue" as the best COM
promise between what my relatives gen.
erously call "a sort of changeable gray
and what my friends call green"
"Nose" came next. Two adjectives, |
found must be used to describe this in
teresting feature. You put down its
size. and then you describe its skyline.
For the first, | had small, medium or
large" to choose from. My nose is not
large. 1t is not even medium. Stubby
would be the best word, guess. But
"stubby" wasn't in the bright lexicon of
the State Department. so / put down
small" Then came the other adjective.
/ had Curved, straight, or retrousse." l
pondered.
You see, it's rather hard to do justice
TO nv nose in a word, or even in two
words. 1t is brief, and slightly squashy
when viewed from the front. On the
other hand, when | get around to the
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side Of it-as do, sometimes, in tai
lor's fitting room, when they get me up
in front of triple mirror in order that
may see for myself that there isn't
sign of wrinkle across the shoulders,
end | spend happy five minutes adj
miring the distinguished looking
stranger therein who needs haircut
as such times, | say, when | do see Il
from the side, it is not curved. Nor is
il retrousse. 1t seems to be just an aver
age. perfect thirty-six nose, neither
bumped nor telescoped.
SO | wrote straight"
Then mouth" came along, and | had
the old Small medium or large" trouble.
Eventually l compromised on the mid
die adjective, lacking the humbleness to
put down the last and the courage to
nut down the first. My hair, l found,
could be either black, red, brown or
blond. I must confess to having felt
thrill of pride as | wrote brown" 1t
seemed such gross fattery to what hair
| have to be describing it at all.
Then came complexion" somewhat
of a puzzler, as up to that moment | had
never realized that had one. 1t could
be, | found, dark, fair, ruddy." No
trouble here. was no negroid neither
was | an Indian.
"Chin" and shape of face" were the
last ingredients. Maybe | was firing,
but these did seem unusually hard. l
tried feeling my chin, but except for the
discovery that shave wouldn't hurt me-
the results were unsatisfactory. |
turned to consult the witness, but he
proved Unexpectedly irritable. So, with
g sigh, | chose round" Oval, / con-
cluded, would have to do for the shape
of my face.
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AND A DOLLAR
Bv DEEMS TAYLOR

Then l made a great mistake. read
over the completed description. Eyes.
blue; nose, small, straight; mouth, me-
dunn; hair, brown; complexion, fair;
chin, round; face, oval"
Good heavensw | thought. What
will the government think of me? This
is not this blue-eyed creature, with
his fair complexion and brown hair, his
small, straight nose set over medium
mouth and round chin, in ar oval face!
Why, this is description of Robert
Chambers hero; this is no human be-
ing" | thought of talking it over with
the boy. / wanted to explain that l am
not really the conceited ass that this
eulogy of mine implied. | wanted to
see if he wouldn't give me fresh set OF
blanks, so that could take another shot
at self-analysis. But remembered his
warning not to erase anything. And be-
sides, the witness was making perfect
exhibition of himself by this time. Just
Tie SdlIlc, lct llIC ~ uPOii iSNOi ~ "o P"'A'N
ing out that the passport application is
the homely mans paradise. defy any
living being to write description OF
himself that wouldn't fit Paul Swan
The blank filled in and the photo
graphs in place, sought the boy again.
He passed me into an inner sanctum,
where the witness swore that he had
known me for two years, and that l was
who | said | was, and swore that was
who | said | was-although after that
description had my doubts.
"And now" said the official in charge,
"if you will give me the other photo
graph of yourself and your credentials
and your birth certificate, and a dollar.
we can forward your application to
Washington at once"
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FOUR PICTURES, A WITNESS,

What a lot of things seemed to have
overlooked. 1.-THE boy said to bring only
three photographs" l remarked in an
offhand way. Perhaps, if the man knew
the facts of the case he would take
broad view of the matter. He might
say. ooh, never mind the other photo
graph, and the dollar, and the birth
certificate; you look honest"-- and let
it go at that.
"He should have said four"
81 see. Well, er-I don't believe |
have birth certificate with me-"
That's too bad" he said, with evil
dent concern. In fact he seemed so sorry
about it that began to entertain faint
hope of being able to compromise on the
credentials and three dollars. Hope
faded as he continued:
"Now. you come back tomorrow or
next day with the other picture and
birth certificate, and we can fix you right
up"
Let us pass swiftly, as the novelists
say. over the events of the next two
weeks. brought in the fourth picture.
| paid my dollar. Then l went up to the
Health Department to get my birth GER
tificate. After waiting half an hour and
paying sixty cents | obtained a hand
somely engraved document stating that
no record of my birth existed. You've
no idea how disconcerting it is to find
that people are willing to go on record
as saying that as far as they're con-
cerned you were never born at all.
However, there was a rift in the
clouds If l could get my family to
swear that l had been born, and upon
such and such a date, the State Depart
ment would believe it. So the Health
Department gave me set of blanks for
the family to play with. I am vague in
my recollection of most of the contents
of these documents; but one deathless
line will remain with me forever. 1t was
on the blank supposed to be filled out by
nv mother, and it read as follows:
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to what she had so often felt in her moments
Of injured pride:
"See, Herbert, the boy must be named
Lorenz, after your father! Perhaps that will
help me to open the way to his heart"
The husband realized her unspoken chagrin
and loved her all the more tenderly for it. He
planned to 90 as soon as possible on visit to
his parents, taking along his wife and child.
He would attain an understanding through
tactfulness and through love. They must
learn to appreciate Renates goodness Of heart,
and, so far as that went, he knew he could
trust implicitly TO her conquering charm.
But his wishes were never realized. Renates
health after the birth of her child remained
delicate. She tried vainly various cures, and
finally they were obliged to put off by tele-
graph a visit which his parents had arranged,
because an operation became necessary. The
old lady in HOlstein, whose features were as
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sharp and angular as if carved out of wood,
smoothed out the dispatch after reading it and
stuck it in her apron pocket. She said not
word. Only when her husband, who was sit
ting at desk ard figuring up accounts, asked
her: "Have you ever had an operation" she
threw back her mead so that her cap ribbons
futtered together behind her shoulders, and
answered, sharply:
"a foolish business, If had my way Id
send the doctors all a-packing. But"-and her
scornful voice suddenly shifted to high Ger
man-"with these fine ladies it is altogether
different. We know nothing about their way
of doing things, Lorenz."
The old man said nothing, not wishing to
proong the discussion. But each of them
knew exactly what the other thought
SO things remained as they were before.
But then, in warm summer nights, when the