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IS FIRST RECIPIENT OF
INSURANCE FOR SOLDIER
Mrs. Alice Dodd, Indiana, to Receive
Dependent Compensation for
Private dresham's Death.

The first dependent Of an American
soldier killed in trench warfare to re-
ceive compensation under the govern
ment system will be Mrs. Alice Dodd of
Evansville, Ind, widowed mother of
Private James B. Gresham. one of the
victims OF the German raid on Amer
ican trenches in France November 3.
She will receive at least s45 month.
$40 of which Is the regular allowance
and s25 the insurance payment provid-
ed by the government life insurance.
for which Private Gresham may have
applied.
Records here show that neither Prt-
vate Thomas F. Enright of Pittsburgh
nor Private Merle B. Hay of Glidden,
Iowa. who were killed in the trenches.
left dependents. and consequently no
compensation will be paid.
The compensation to be paid any of
the five wounded soldiers depends on
the seriousness Of their injuries. For
total permanent disability they would
receive $25 a month, in addition to the
usual family allowances for depend
ents. Dependents Of the twelve men
reported captured or missing will con-
tinue to receive allotments OF pay and
family allowances.
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NAVY TO TRAIN FIREMEN
TO ATTAIN MORE SPEED
All Army Transports to Be Manned
by q. S. Crews to Escape
U-Boat Perils.

In preparation for the manning Of all
Army transports with naval crews, the
Navy Department has announced that
special efforts would be made to re.
cruit men for hreroom service. PhyD-
tcal ability to stand the work is the
only qualification required. The Navy
will train the men for their duty after
enlistment and will mako no effort to
get experienced men.
An efficient ireroom foroo 10 vitality
necessary to the protection Of trans
ports and merchant vessels from sub
marines. Maximum speed is required
for all vessels passing through the
war zone. There have been many times
when that was found impossible with
civilian fremen. Great Britain has had
similar troubles
It is still possible that government
built merchant craft will be manned
by naval crewS for added protection.
In that event g. great addition to the
Navy force of dremen will be needed
1t has occurred frequently that ships
with a possible speed Of fifteen or six.
teen knots have gone through the sub
marine zones at a ten or twelve knot
gait because Of poor firing. The Navy
Department plans to make that impos-
sible by supplying highly trained fire.
men for all ships over which 1t exer-
cises control.
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pany on Kenilworth avenue near the
Benning race track; He was cut by
dressed at Casualty Hospital.
Sarah Young. colored. eighty-five
years old, 1925 New Jersey avenue.
Monday afternoon about $50 o'clock
was knocked down by an automobile
belonging to R. e. Thompson. 11v Z;
street, at New Jersey avenue and L
street. The occupant Of the automo-
bile took her to Homeopathic Hospital.
where it was said she was not serious
ly hurt.
Private A. B. Armour, 18th United
States Field Artillery. lost control Of
his motor cycle last night about $50
o'clock while starting from in front
Of 525 9th street The motor cycle
collided with a street car and was
damaged to the amount of $40, but
Armour escaped injury.
Failure of the automatic switch at
14th and U streets to respond to the
efforts Of a motorman to turn 1t last
night about 9:16 o'clock resulted in a
collision between Capital Traction
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Street Cars in Collisions.

\ collision between street car and
a motor truck of Adams'- Express Com
pany, on II street near the viaduc1
last night about o'clock, resulted in
damage to the vehicles and injury to
Forrest Cooksey. thirty-four years old,
$40 c street. Cooksey was struck by
the truck and his right ankle sprained.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Charles Edelin. twenty-five years old
Seat Pleasant, Md, yesterday afternoon
was injured about tho head as q result
of a collision between two cars Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
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CARS IN COLLISION
BLOCK TO TRAFFIC
Accident on Electric Line Dam.
ages Two Coaches; Passen-
gers Escape Injury.

Two street cars collided at 11th and U
streets this morning about o'clock.
No one was hurt, but there was much
excitement. One of the cars was north
bound on the tracks Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, and
was in charge of Motorman NJ. L. Ia
tum and Conductor L. E. Ledane; the
other was an eastbound Capital Trac-
ton car in charge Of Motorman w. B.
Cuttings and Conductor j. Tucker.
1t is stated that there were many pas
sengers on the Capital Traction car on
their way to the navy yard. but there
were but few persons on the 11th street
car. The eastbound car was first to
reach the crossing, according to a re-
port made by police Of the eighth pre-
cinct. and was struck by the north
bound car.
The car on its way to the navy yard
was badly damaged, and several Of it's
passengers shaken up, but mono was
hurt. The other car also suffered dam
age. Traffic on both lines was inter-
rupted until the two cars could be re-
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R1vERMEN REPORT DUCKS.
Many Flocks Seen Along River a.
Far as Lower Potomac Points.

Tusboat masters arriving here re-
port having seen numerous docks Of
ducks along the river. from Just below
this city to as far down as Glymont
and Indian Head. The docks. 1t was
stated. were unusually large, and In
them were numbers Of mallard, black
heads. shutters and barred ducks, be.
side numerous small crow ducks.
In spite of the law against the use
Of big guns in killing the birds, it was
stated. hunters were out with them
and were slaughtering the ducks Tor
this and other markets.
Ducks generally make their appear
northwester Of the fall. but IL 10 sei-
dom. the tugboat men say, they ere as
numerous as at the present time,
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U4fhR &anaes Tu6ae
asI Trs Accessories
Hsps al Ms StsyEsR
Wss7h md Na1r ekAp
Maks Cxiisd &kakks
Hrsy Abrs1s
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KAISER NEEDS MORE REST.
Last Six Months Particularly Siren
mons. Saws Message From Cologne.

LONDON November IA dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from The
Hague says a message received there
from Cologne asserts that Emperor
William concealed his visit to Gorilla.
The doctors have ordered the emperor
not to overtax his strength" the dis
patch adds. Although not ill, the doc
tors say the emperor needs more rest
and less travelling. The last six months
have been particularly strenuous for
him."
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cars. Both cars were slightly dam
aged.
Fell While Boarding Car.

Fell While Boarding Car.
Cecil Fetters, fifty years old. 1899
street, last night about $50 o'clock fell
while boarding street car at Penn
sylvania avenue and 11th street and
received a slight injury. He refused
treatment.
Car s44 of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the auto
mobile of Sherman Folsom, 1922 11th
street. collided at 7th and 9 streets
yesterday afternoon about $40 o'clock.
The automobile was slightly damaged.
A motor delivery wagon, operated by
Aaron Fox. Sc G street. and an auto
mobile owned by ]. F. Smith. 81 Myrtle
street. collided at 5th and H streets
last night about s o'clock. Slight
damage to the delivery wagon resulted.
Paul c. Golding. seventeen years old.
2412 N street. riding bicycle at I'd
and q streets. yesterday afternoon was
knocked to the street by an automo-
bile operated by Charles w. Morgan
thai, 1928 Vermont avenue, and slightly
Evening star., 1917-11-07

An Englishman has invented q
safety suit for aviators which 10 cover.
cd with parachutelike pockets, by
means Of which the entire suit can be
inflated, SO that the force Of the av:a-
tors fall may be broken.
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Come to Rescue Temporarily.

At the Toner school the smaller chill
dren were for time supplied with
milk bought by the teachers out OF
their salaries. but this had to be dis
continued because the teachers could
not afford it. So pressing has the ques-
tion of milk for small children become
there that an organized effort for re-
lief Is being made, and the Home and
School Association of the Toner-Grant-
Weightman schools will take up the
and other products at its meeting to-
morrow night. DR.. Henry E. Jackson
Of the bureau of education and Mrs.
William w. Smith of the food confer
ence Of the Wilson Normal School will
speak.
In one Of the schools a few days ago
a little girl in one of the primary
classes tainted and on making inquiries
the teacher learned she had not eaten
any breakfast.
Study Of Effect on Diet.
At the suggestion Of Miss Estelle
Wheeler, superintendent of the Wash
ington Diet Kitchen Association, the
nurses connected with that work are
making an effort to learn how much
the curtailment Of milk is affecting the
diet of children old enough to eat
other foods. 1t also is probable that
an effort will be made through other
organizations to learn If babies are be-
ing undernourished In families where
no nurses make visits
Through the cooperation of one Of
the largest milk dealers In Washington
the Washington Diet Kitchen is able
to have milk delivered to the poorer
great incentive in such cases to keer
the baby's milk diet intact. About 50
per cent of the cases Investigated by
the association are in colored families.
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SMALL CHILDREN
MAIN SUFFERERS
Diet Kitchen Association Re-
ports Effect of Increase in
Milk Price.

Small children, rather than infants.
are the chief sufferers since the price
Of milk was increased last month. an
investigation by the Washington Diet
Kitchen Association Of the 1900 babies
under Its supervision showing that less
than per cent of them had suffered a
curtailment Of their diet in the last
six weeks.
In these families, however. the asso-
citation has made vigorous efforts to
keep the milk supply normal In spite
of the increase in price. and 1t is
thought that in poor families where
such efforts have not been made the
babies do not fare SO well. In many
cases the parents and older members of
the family have taken to the use Of
condensed milk or are doing without
milk entirely, In order that the baby
may have its proper food. and this
practice may have seriously affected
the diet Of some Of the children Of pri-
mary and kindergarten age.
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injured. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Eta Madison, Fairmont Heights,
Md. yesterday afternoon was knocked
down by a bicycle at 18th and q
streets. She was only slightly hurt.
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HE'LL Die FOR U. S.
David MeIensky of Baldwin Denies
He's a German Spy.

Kansas City, April David Melen-
s1xv who was arrested at Baldwin,
kan, yesterday by secret service men
on orders from the department of agri-
culture protested at police headquar-
ters today that he was loyal Amer
lean citizen.
Il am willing to give my life for the
limited States" he declared, denying
the allegation of espionage Melensky
was ordered arraigned before the fed
eraI immigration inspector Monday as
he was arrested on an immigration
warrant He said that he lived here
before going to Baldwin to conduct a
shoe shop and denied that he had re-
ceived mail at several towns in Mis-
souri, and Kansas. He declared he
was a Polish Jew. Federal authori-
ties refused today to hint concerning
any information they may have
against him.
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FOIL A BOMB PLOT
Woman Overheard Scheme to Dyna-
mite Homes of Officials in Denver.

Denver Colo, April 1.-Two Ger
mans, giving their names as Karl
Burke, Sc, and Charles Nelson, 81,
were arrested by police here today and
turned over to secret service opera
tives, following discovery of what is
believed to be plot for a wholesale
dynamiting campaign, including blow
ing up the homes of Governor ]. c.
Gunter, Adjutant General Frank Bald
win, Police Chef Hamilton Armstrong
and three public school buildings.
Three other men, said to be fmpli-
Gated. are being sought, but are be-
lieved to have escaped.
The arrests were made on 1nforma-
ton of Mrs. J. C. Larson, who became
suspicious when she saw the plotters
comforting in an alley in the suburbs.
She concealed herself in a woodshed
and saws she heard details of the plot.
She notified the police and two pa
trolmen made the arrests.
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J. C. COOPER WINS
Supreme Court UphoIds COnten-
ton of Much Married Man.
Judgment Obtained by His Wife
Declared Excessive.
The CASE HAS Been REMANDED
Ante-Nuptial Agreement Held
To Be Valid.
V. ii. HagIund, Imprisoned for
Debt, Receivers Damages.
The CASE HAS Been REMANDED

John G. Cooper, one of Topeka's
most enthusiastic advocates of the
try, try again matrimonial scheme
is not thru with the court mills yet. He
must still battle with his last better
half over financial matters and in
cidentally must give her comfortable
support. In the case of Cora T.
Cooper, his wife, which was appealed
from the Shawnee county district court
and in which she was given $500
and a monthly stipend, the supreme
court today handed down an opinion
in which it stated that the $4,000 was
unwarranted and excessive in the face
of a pre-nuptial agreement and the
case was remanded for further pro-
ceedings.
The opinion which was rendered
by Justice Johnston held that the
pre-nuptial agreement between Cooper
and his wife was valid. This agree
ment was to the effect that If the
plaintiff outlived the defendant she
should have as her separate property
a half interest in two lots in Topeka
and she expressly waived all claim she
might have in any of Coopers other
property in consideration of this. The
agreement provided that Cooper
should provide "A comfortable home
and maintenance for his wife so Iona
as she remained with him and per-
formed the duties of a wife, but it was
the opinion of the court that If she
did not continue to live with him thru
no fault of her own, she should not
be compelled to suffer because of this.
The City Manager Case.
There We're few cases of Importance
or general interest affected by the
opinions handed down today. In the
city manager case, which came up
from Wichita the court held that
curtain of fire. in a lawsuit does not
necessarily win the case. The opinion
upheld the constitutionality of the law
allowing cities to hire city managers.
In the opinion the court said
Mere than twenty reasons are pre-
serted for striking down the statute.
The attack is made from all sides and
levels at every supposed salient. The
general assault, being preceded by
curtain of fire alleging that the title
of the act is not sufficient The title
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SUPREME COURT OPINIONS.
List of opinions handed down by the
Supreme Court, Saturday, April eth, 1917:
By Johnston, G. j.

List of opinions handed down by the
Supreme Court, Saturday, April eth, 1917:
By Johnston, c. j.
+. NJ. Abel appellee and appellant VS..
appellee; appeal from Clark county; af-
firmed in part and reversed in part, and re-
manded with directions to enter Judgment
in favor of the defendant Johnston C. j.
West, J. and Marshall, J. dissenting)
The Oklahoma State Bank, appellant VS..
o. z. HickIin CMarshal) appellee: appeal
from Sedgwick county DIV. u. Affirmed.
In the matter of the estate of John s.
Holloway, deceased &C. w. Peckham, ap-
peal from Sedgwick county DIV. II. At
firmed.
The Kansas Flour Mills Company, appel
liant VS. Z. L. Dirks, appellee; appeal from
Rush county; reversed and remanded with
directions to enter judgment in favor of
the plaintiff for S1S9.2S, with interest there
on at the rate of SO per annum from Jan
uary 18th, 1915.
Cora T. Cooper, appellee VS.. John G.
Cooper, appellant; appeal from Shawnee
county, (Div. L. The award for future
maintenance is affirmed but the Judgment
allowing plaintiff $2500.00 is reversed and
the cause remanded for further proceed
ings.
Eugene Sehenck ST., appellant VS.. School
District No. "a, Hamilton county, ct al ap-
pellees; appeal from Hamilton county; af-
firmed.
BY Burch. j.
Frank Sylvester, APPELLANT VS.. William
RiebOlt, ct al, appellees; appeal from Sher-
man county, dTtlrne0-
Ezra Pever, appellant v The A. T. & s.
f. Ry. Co. appellee; appeal from Mont
gomery county; affirmed
Martin Carroll, etc appellee vs. J. d.
Bowersock, etc. appellant; appeal from
Douglas county; reversed and remanded
with directions to take such additional
evidence as may be necessary and deter
mine the rights of the parties according
to the views expressed in the opinion.
Johnston, c. ]: making statement as to
recovery on upright Rods, and Dawson ].
concurring in the statement)
Victor H. Haglund, appellee VS.. The Bur
dick State Bank, ct al, appellants; appeal
from Morris county; affirmed.
Earl Esdale, appellee VS.. The A. 7. &
S. f. Ry. Co. appellant; appeal from
Franklin county; reversed and remanded
with direction to enter judgment for the
defendant.
Jacob Corbett, appellant VS.. Edwin S.
Cohen, executor, etc. ct al, appellees; ap-
peal from Kearny county; affirmed.
James Fennimore, ct al, appellees VS.. The
Pittsburg ScammOn Coal Co. appellant; ap-
peal from Crawford county; affirmed.
By Mason, j.
a. j. Brunswig, appellant and appellee
VS.. The Farmers Grain, Fuel and Live Stock
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of the act is sufficient. The consti-
tuition does not contemplate that the
title should be an abstract of the en-
tire act"
The court also held that the act is
not special Legislation and that the
legislature had a right TO empower the
cities to employ a nonresident at a
salary to be fixed by the city COM
mission for city manager. All the
other reasons for knocking out the
law were swept away. The court an
noun ed it's order in the mandamus
action to compel Mayor o. H. Bentley
to hold the city manager election at
wichita some time ago but did not
hand down the opinion until today.
No Jail for Debtors.
A man cannot be put into Jail to
collect a debt in Kansas. This was
the ruling of the court today in affirm
ing a judgment of $1,635.26 for Vic
tor H. Haglund of Kansas City, Mo-,
against the Burdick State bank. Hag-
tanned a Judgment against him. He
went to visit his father one day and
the bank obtained judgment war
rant against him. The warrant di-
rected the sheriff to arrest Haglund
and bring him before the court. In
stead of doing this the sheriff took
Haglund to Jail, kept him there all
night and until after noon the next
day In the meantime the attorney
for the bank had told Haglund that
the bank would keep him in Jail until
the debt was paid. Acting under this
threat Haglund allowed his father to
pay the $500 which the bank claimed.
Then Haglund was released.
HagIund brought suit for damages
against the bank and the jury in the
district court allowed him one thous-
and dollars for false Imprisonment and
gave him also the full amount of mon
ey which his father had paid the
bank. The lower court and the su-
preme court both held that judg-
ment warrant which directed the
bringing of a debtor before a court
did not permit locking the debtor in
jail.
Bennett Case Remanded.
In the case of A. S. Bennett, doing
business as the Bennett Commission
company, against the st. Marys Grain
Co, the cause was remanded and it
was recommended to modify the judg-
ment, allowing the plaintiffs claim
for $60-9O and disallowing the claim
for $50.
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SCOUTS To FRONT
Topeka Youngsters Offer Serv'
ices to City.
Their Duties To Be of a Nom
Military Nature.

Fifty first and second class Boy
Scouts of Topeka filed into the coun-
Gil chamber of the city hall this morn
ing and there offered their services to
the city. In accordance with orders
from headquarters, they offered them
selves for service of military ma
ture, such as helping ths wives of
the soldiers, running errands for the
officials, assisting in the guarding of
city property.
with great delight. Altho there is
nothing at present for them to do, no
doubt the occasion will soon arise. The
first and second class scouts are
trained to the minute, according to
Professor Wood, who is scout master
here. They can perform signaling as
we'll as the corps Of the regular army.
In the east they have actually relieved
the federal troops from signal duty
along the Atlantic coast. More than
5000 scouts are stationed at various
points and keep up constant signal
service with the regular army.
Headquarters have at last been Sc
cured for the Topeka troops of the
Boy Scouts. Washburn, last week,
gave over the old medical school, at
523 Quincy street, to the scouts Fiji
ty scouts were taken there this morn
ing, by A. A. Graham, Scout Master of
Troop 3. Professor Wood and Rev. j.
H Fazel, veteran scout.
Three rooms on the third floor OF
the building will beu sed. The front,
for the secretary's Office; the middle
room for a library and den; and the
back room for initiation, lounging and
a general meeting room.
1.-The needs of a headquarters for
the scouts has become most urgent"
said A. A. Graham, this snoring.
Fourteen troops in Shawnee county
and no place to meet The separate
troops had been meeting around at
the Y. NJ c. A and private rooms
since their organization. and they had
outgrown any family residence. 1t
had become a problem. Now it is
solved and we are all pleased"
The building has been idle for a
| long time. AS soon as Professor Woods
had addressed the boys, telling them
of Washburn's boost" the troops in
sisted that they should clean the place
up this afternoon, just after dinner.
And they will, too.
The building will be in shape in
| less than a month, furnished, cleaned
and occupied, according to their pres
ent plans.
| A. A. Graham for many years in
| terested in the Boy Scout movement,
has been appointed as Veteran Scout,
effective May IL.
Tuesday will be Boy Scout day at
! the Chamber of Commerce. Dinner
will be served at noon. Every man
| interested in the movement will be
| more than welcome.
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Best Results

To get the very best results, take
"Seventy-Seven" at the first feeling of
If you wait till you begin to cough,
have sore throat and your bones ache,
It will take longer.
Small vial of pleasant pellets, fits
the vest pocket.
At Druggists. % cents and 81 or mailed
Humphreys Ho-eo. Medicine Co. 1856
William Street. New York.-Advertisement.
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SNAP SHOT S
Resurrection.
AT HOME NEWS

Resurrection.
Wake up, little violet in the wild wood,
Lift above the earth your tiny head;
Show the world that you were only sleep
ing
Sleeping sweetest sleep-as are the dead.
Nell Scribbler.
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TO CENSOR ALL MAILS
Government VIII Order Control Tele.
graph and Gables. Too.

Washington, April IA strict cen
sorship of mails, telegraph wires and
cables soon will be inaugurated in the
United States. State department Off
Gals made this known today.
1t is expected that the censorship
will be in full swing in a few weeks.
Congressional action is necessary to
launch the bureau.
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Clear Your Skin in Spring

Spring house cleaning means cleaning
inside and outside. Dull pimply skin is
an aftermath of winter inactivity. Flush
your intestines with a mild laxative and
clean out the accumulated wastes, easy to
take, they do not grippe. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills will clear your complexion and
brighten your eye. Try DIR. Kings New
Life Pills tonight and throw off the slug
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Harvard a Military Camp.

Cambridge, Mass, April 7.-Har-
ward is to become practically mill
tary training camp after the spring
recess next month. The students will
be given from fifty to fifty-five hours
week of intensive training to be
modelled~pn the Plattsburg plan. The
freshman dormitories are to be used
for barracks. There is a staff of eight
army afficers here now.