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The Washington times., 1917-12-12
SUSf END
LAWPASSED
ASTR|BUTE TO.
MRS. WILSON
BY BILL PRICE

Before July 1, next, $500 alley
houses in Washington must be va
Gated under the law OF September 20,
1914 and homes must be found by
1900 occupants OF these places add
ing another serious phase to the hous-
ing problem here.
So important is the matter that real
estate men who comprehend its true
meaning have taken the question up
with the local Council OF Defense and
with the. District authorities, impress
ing upon them that the enforcement
~ the law at the time It becomes ef'
fective will complicate an already
heavy burden upon Washington to
find homes for the people who are
coming here
May Put Up to CS1gress.
The suggestion has been made that
the matter is serious enough for the
District Commissioners to lay before
Congress that the law be suspended
for q period of years.
This alley elimination law was
clearly the result of the work and
wishes OF the first wife of
President Wilson. although alley
elimination has been an issue in
Washington for many years before
Mrs. Wilson took it up. Congress
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first called. Later. however, he was
forced to report and was passed by
the medical board. she says.
Kuehling's farewell note to- his
mother indicates that he took his life
because Of duties at Camp Meade. 1t
follows:
Text Of Farewell Note.
Dear Mother: Do not grieve for
me. can't stand the work at camp
any longer. and those in charge tell
me I am blufnng. You know DIFF
ferent. Please. my dear mother.
forgive me. and do not grieve for me.
am almost crazy. Remember 1
can't go back would, but in my
condition / can't. ROY"
Young Kuehling was a messenger
in the Department OF Agriculture
prior to being drafted. He has an
elder brother. Ben Kuehling. of 1O16
Eighth street northeast. who is a po-
lIceman in the Seventh precinct. The
brother may have to assist in the
search for the missing soldier.
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SEARCH POTOMAC
TO RECOVER BODY
Of MEADE SOLDIER

While the harbor police today are
dragging the Potomac in search Of
the body OF Private Roy Kuehling
twenty-four, OF Company c, 3I2th
Machine Battalion, Camp Meade, his
mother, Mrs. w. +. Kuehling, is i'll
at her home, sl4 Ninth street north
east.
Because he found his mother and
two sisters in need of money When
he visited them on a pass from Camp
last night, and was unable to aid
them. he decided to end the trouble
by jumping into the river, says Mrs.
KuchlinS.
OVercont Il Found.
ale was half crazy when he saw
the condition OF his home, of which
he had been the main support" snid
Mrs. Kuchling today. 81 am sure that
when he left here at IL o'clock last
night he was SO desperate that he
had but one idea-to end it all I'm
the river
An vercoat~cOntaininC KuchIinr's
pass was found this morning by 4,
sentry on guard at the south end of
the Aqueduct Bridge. A letter ad-
dressed to his mother was also found
The Harbor police and the police
rom No. Precinct have not vet I,-
Gated tho body. although they baye
been dragging the river for several
hours.
The young soldiers mother claims
that he has suffered from n yyeaI.
heart for years, and that on thar
Jain he was exempted from mill
tary service when the c0nscripts were
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FLETCHER QUITS MEXICO
FOR HOLIDAYS IN D. C.

Henry P. Fletcher, American am
bassador to Mexico. left Mexico City
today. according to dispatches, for
Washington, where he viii spend the
Christmas holidays. While here he
will confer with the State Depart
ment relative to an increase in the
shipment OF gold and foodstuffs into
Mexico.
Louis Cabrera, Mexican minister Of
finance. will be In the conference.
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You Can Tell the People Who
Haze Iron in Their Blood
Strong, Healthy, Vigorous Folks!

II to yourself to make the following
test: Sec how long you can work or
how far you can wax without becoming
tired. Next take two nve-Rraln tablets
OF ordinary nuxatsd iron three tims1
per day after meals for two W ekA
Then test your strength again and see
for yourself how much you have gained
There is nothing like GOOD old iron to
put color IN your che Ks and sound.
healthy nesn on your bones- But you
must take iron IN n form that can b
easily absorbed and a8inifiated like
nuxAted hon II you want Il to do you
any good, otherwise Il may prove worss
than us less
NoTE-Nuxated Iron recommondsd
above by Dr. Z. sauer. n one Of the
newer organic Iron eompounda- Unlike
the other Inorganic iron products, II is
easily assimllated. do y not lnjurs the
teeth. make them black. nor upset the
stomach; on the contrary. Il II \ most
potent remedy. IN nearly all forms OF
Indigestion. a. well as for nrrvous, run
down conditions. The Manufactures
have such great confidence IN Nuxated
Iron that they ofsr to forfeit tloo.oo to
any charitable institution II they can
not take any man or woman under sixty
who lacks iron and Increase their
strength 100 per cent or over In four
weeks time provided they have no
serious organic trouble. They also offer
to refund your money n Il does not at
least double your strength and en-
durancs in ten days time. Il IL dis
pensed IN this city By James O-DonneIi's
Drug Storts, Peoples Drug Stores, and
All other drugg1sts-
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AUSTRIANS NTERNED
In PANAMA CANAL ZONE

PANAMA, Dec. l2.-All Austrian
subjects Of the Panama Canal Zone
are being interned. following the dec
laration OF war on Austria by Panama,
and United States Government Of
fcials are cooperating with Canal
Zone authorities.
In accordance with President Will
sons recent order. the Zone has been
cleared Of Austrians and Germans.
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PEACE PRIZE TO
RED CROSS AT GENEVA

CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 12.-The inter-
national Red Cross committee at
Geneva has been awarded the Nobel
peace prize for 1917. according to an
nouncement here. No award was
made In 1915, and by unanimous &C
ton OF the custodians, the 1919 peace
prize was added to the special fund of
the Red Cross international COM
mittee.
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NO LIQUOR HERE FOR
CANADIAN SOLDIERS

MONTREAL, Dec. 12.-Orders have
been issued by Major Gen. Z. Wilson,
general officer commanding, debarring
any Canadian officer or soldier in uni
form from drinking intoxicating
lleuor in places OF public refreshment
IN the United tSates.
An order along this line has been
received from Ottawa.
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CLERGYMEN ASKED
TO AID IN SALE OF
SAVINGS STAMPS

Every Protestant clergyman in the
city has been invited to a conference
at the District building Friday after
noon at o'clock to cooperate for
the sale OF thrift and war savings
stamps in the District.
Invitations to the meeting were
sent out today by d. J. Callahan, di-
rector OF the District campaign.
A whirlwind ten-day speaking cam
paign for stamp sales IL to be launch
ed tomorrow.
Four-minute men and other volun-
teer speakers are to deliver a series
ters and before civic and other meet
ings.
Begin In Schools.
The campaign will start in the high
schools with addresses by prominent
citizens. Tomorrow the appeal will
be carried to theateT audiences Of ev-
cry kind
Announcement OF a number OF
school and district committees to
press the campaign for the sale OF
the Districts quota of $500. 900 have
been announced.
Superintendent Of Schools Thurston
appointed a committee. composed of
the two assistant superintendents,
stephen E. Kramer, OF the white
schools, and Roscoe c. Bruce, of the
colored schools. the supervising prin-
cipals OF the high and normal schools,
and Charles Hart, Of Business High
School. for the war savings campaign
in the public schools.
AS a special executive committee,
ATr. Thurston appointed r. l.. Hay
cock, representing the supervising
ing the night-sehool principals; w. Z.
Patterson, representing the night
schools: Charles Hart, representing
the high-school banks. and r. G.
Bruce. representing the colored
schools.
A meeting OF the Four-Ninute
men was held at the University Club
last night. d. J. Callahan, director OF
the local campaign. addressed the
committee. outlining to them the
work they were to do.
Letter Carriers Race
The prize race being carried on in
the war savings stamps and war
thrift stamps campaign among letter
carriers OF the eDistrict under the aus
pices OF Berberich's grows hotter day
by day.
To quicken the selling OF the stamps
this concern took the unique methOl !
OF offering substantial merchandise
awards to the nine postmen who lead
in the matter Of selling the creates
number OF stamps TO people along
their routes. The race, which began
on the Sd OF this month, ends oi
the evening OF December IS. The first
prize consists OF $40 worth of mer-
chandiss and the following eight OF
SIS worth of merchandise each.
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had debated the wisdom OF prevent
ing the discontinuanee OF the use OF
dwellings in alleys on the ground
of public health, comfort, morals. and
safety.
Mrs. Wilson, through the aid OF
Washington men and women, i'm
pressed the matter upon Congress,
and the law eliminating alley houses
as dwellings was passed and signed
by President Wilson September 25,
1914.
Tribute To Her Memory.
Mrs. Wilson died August G. 1914,
before the passage OF the law. Had
she lived the law would have passed,
but her death recalled her humani-
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Doctor Says Ordinary Nuxated
Iron VIII Make Nervous Run
down People 100 Per Ceht
Stronger In Two Weeks
Time In Many Cases.

''one KIanee Il enough to tell which
people have iron IN their blood" said Dr.
L. Sauer, q Boston physician who has
studied widely both IN this country and
IN Great European medical Institutions, In
q recent discourse. They are the ones
that do and darC. The others are IN the
weakling class Sleepless nights spent
worrying over supposed ailments, con-
slant dosing with habit forming drugs
and narcotics for nervous weakness,
stomach, liver or kidney df5saso and
uselcsa attempts to brace up with strong
coffee or other stimulanta are what keep
them suffering and vRfnly longing to b
strong. Their rnal trouble Il lack Of Iron
in the blood. Without iron the blood
has no power to change food into living
tissue and therefore. nothing you eat
does you any good; you don't get the
strength out OF II. The moment Iron is
supplied the multitude Of dangerous
symptoms disapp ar. have seen dozens
OF nervous, rundown people who were
ailing all the time, double and even
triple their strength and enduranee and
entirely get rid Of every Eign Of dys-
pepsla, liver and other trouble IN from
ten 70 fourteen days time simply BY
taking iron IN the proper FORM And
this, after they had IN some cases BE-
doetoring for months without any bene-
1T,
II you are not strong or well you owe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
SCORES HELPLESS
FROM RHEUMATISM

The gravity Of rheumatism Is not Al
ways fully appreciated by sufferers from
this disease as many afflicted people DC
lievc il a trivial matter not worthy OIL
serious attention until the symptoms
have become SO had that treatment DC
comes imperative. IT is then that lhe
natient goes through weeks. months ana
sometimes wears OF misery through nav
Ing started treatment ~ this late day
rheumatism is NOT readily durable. ana
II IS, in fact. far from It: indeed. it Is on.
Of the most stubborn Of ailments once II
has obtained Il thorough hold on the AT
titcted one When rheumatism has gone
So far as to enlarge or stiffcn the joints
OF the sufferer the case is usually con-
sidrrcd hopclcss--incurablc Becoming
acquainted with this fact and feeling
his or herself drifting from the curaele
into the incurablc stage. Is anything hut
one Of happiness In view OF the future
The Electro-McdlCa Doctors, whose
Wheeling institute comprises the COM
plete second floor over GricStS Cut Rate
Pharmacy. at 1927 Market street, have
had wonderful success In the treatment
OF Rheumatism. often even after others
have failed to give the sufferer RELIEF.
Testimonial after testimonial have been
given the Elcctro-Mcdical Doctors at
testing this ract. and rheumatic suffer-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
MODERN METHODS

Tie Electro-Medtcal Doctors. as the
name implies. Is an association OF e1-
pert medical specialists and electro
therapists who have organized a new
schooi OF medicine. 4 new and more
positive system Of treating human all
nitntS. For centuries The world has
been full of different cults" and
iSns' In medicine: we have had the
ga root and herb Doctor" with his
eHIer potlons; the Allopatha with
pilIS and quinine in heroic doses; the
ilonr"path with his triturations and
ii%niiiteSlmal doses; the Eclect.c, the
OS'eopath; We We're Goctorcd by heat,
pY electricity; by baths at springs and
D! multitude Of men and methods.
Sonlo or the patients were cured some
nIcu VINO should have been cured. Il
was Impossible Ior the average per-
S9r TO say which method of treating
diseases was the best and the phy5;-
cianS or tie various schools we're 80
niaSoa tia; they could see good only
in their own motnuCs OF treating dis.
cases; all others were necessarily bad.
EvlGently there was some good in All
Of them for they all cured some Cases;
also there IS bal III all for all fail at
Tunes anc allow misery to remain and
, nave rca1 effected.
A frrlnnndnuS stride forward was
made when the new system Of ."eat.
incDt Of the Elcctrc-Medical Doctors
w3S formed. The founders o: the new
sy5t"I-; IF treatment consisted Of spe-
cialistS from the. various schools OF
1ract!ce--Ec!ecti Homeopathic. Allo-
p7ths. regulars and irreglIlsrs, vino
dropped Their personal prej.:dirns and
formed now system OF treatment
thai embraced all T. good points OF
the old methods a. 4 left out the bad
The result Of .he efforts OF these spe-
cialiSts nj the various schools IS the
wonderful! system of treatment row
u3ej BY the EleCtro-Medical Doctors.
All this was not accomplished in a
day, or week. but has taken yearH Of
patient cork by these specialists in
thoi- various offices. Homeopathic.
AlIopathc. working side b. side. each
throwing away his old ideas when he
was convinced there was something
better, until 1t last out OF the old
chaos and confusion came the new
ard mo,,nrn system as Is now used by
Tho Elactro-Meiical Doctors
The loss 10 these specialists was
great. not only BY their labor Of form
ing = new system Of treatment, but
also In the effect II cost them TO ig-
more heir pride in the various schools
In which they were educated But
their reward has been great. for they
have seen health and happiness re-
stored to hundreds and thousands pro-
. uounced lncurabln by old methods.
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compcnsai ion commission and their cm-
pioyrS The estimate for the National
Advisory Commute" for Aeronautics II
increased to t"6G.oo0. For the work 81
connecting Rock Creek and Potomac
parks here in the capital $500. 900 ia esti-
mated For III" Arlington MrmoEai
Rride" Commission. which is 20 plan I'll:
connection Of Washington I? Arlington.
Va. $25Gun is submitted
For collecting information az the pro-
yaicnCr and geographic distribution *
disease. the Public Health Service asks
$4,000. An increased estimate nf So
con I'm Increased estimate Of Scah.0on
for studies III rural sanitation is sub
ruit"ld.
Tho exhibit showing the Trra, sums
III" government spends each year Tor
rented buildings in Washington ~ IS
rrrially interesting this year b""a'iS" *
the Errn: number nC such buildings
taken for war activities. Hanging in
character from h":clS and office build
.ngs In lofts. stores and stables. H.!
rents puid by the different departments
total Si.H59.jgt.
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M. .PETROS

Wheeling, w. Va. Sept. I. 1917.
To whom II may concern:
For two years ] have suffered with
great pain In my right side and lower
part of my liver. Tho pain was so great
sometimes that had TO give up nv
work for days n time. The doctor
pronounced my complaint case OF Gall
stone, and advised me to have an opera
ton performed ~ once. hut thinking
that Was not in q condition ply stcally
strong enough to undergo the Surgery.
was advised :" consult The Electro
Medical Doctors. Of No. 1l27 Market St.
second floor wheeling. W. Va. an
have an N-Ilay examination made and
sec what the real trouble might be. Tho
Doctors made very careful lnvcstiGa-
ton and f0und we'll defined nest o.
stones in the Eall bladder.
As the Doctors had number OF cures
in cases like mine by The Electro-hedl-
cal system Of treatment at once placed
nv case an their hands.
After few lays my pains stopped
and | was able 10 30 back to my work
And now am entirely well and feelinG
hotter Than ! have in many years. Anc
all this without an OPERATION.
Respectfully.
MICHAEL PETkOS.
Benwood. W. Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04

parts Of the face and head TO The brain.
Some OF these little nerves probably
have to pass through a mass of ca
tarrhai inflammation on the road to the
brain When they do they are weak
eaed. and sometimes destroyed
What affect the nerves Is bound to
affect the brain, and when the nerves
are deadened by constant catarrhal dis
charges there Is bound TO be O certain
torpor or stupidity Drought about in the
brain OF the victim. Thus follows sleep
lcSSness. inability to think clearly, or
connect ideas. loss of memory, lack OF
concentration. lack Of presence OF mind
and wandering thought.
Catarrh. as any sufferer knows. also
has a dreadful effect on the hearing.
many persons being partially or totally
deaf as result Of the rarases OF this
terrible affliction. Catarrhal deafness"
is as widespread. almost. as ordinary
colds"
Science has eminent physicians in all
parts OF the world who have placed their
stamp Of approval on the Elrctro- Med
ical Doctors who arc now prepared TO
give these treatments.
Tho ozone treatment Is simplicity tt
self; lts very simplicity. and naturalncss
being its chief recommendation. There
Is nothing mysterious about It. or its ap-
plicatton.
Ozone Is air-purc air. Everyone knows
that pure air is the most wonderful germ
destroyer known to human beings In
the treatment Of catarrh, this ozone is
generated IN ao electrical machine, and
is inhaled BY the patient. 1t Is just like
breathing. only every breath brings into
the head. throat lungs, pure Ar-na-
lures own curative agent Simple medi-
cines. specially prepared to heal and
strengthen are also given in this treat
ment-the combination being the last
word In the scientific treatment OK ca
tacrh.
II you. or any OF your friends, suffer
from, this loathsome disease. for loath-
some 1t is to many. q visit to the office
OF the Electro-Aedt al Doctors Is more
than the right thing 10 dot IS A
DUTY AND ONE WHICH SHOULD
NOT BE NEGLECTED.
These specialists are glad - hay" m"
opportunity OF explaining their treat
ments. II a patient is accepted II is with
the certainty that everything will be
done that can be done to restore him or
her to full health. Charges are always
moderate.
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Orleans. tII.unH; Port Townsend. Wash.
$4,000: -. Louis. $i.0"n: Savannah. ia.
SIu.0Gn.
New items for qnaraniin" stations arc
submitted as follows. lioSt"n. $"."u"'
I;alvrSion $4,000: Mobile. Aln.. Si5.UOh.
New Orleans. $4,000. Fort TOWNSEND
Wash. 81 GU0: i,""dy Island. $i.o0h: san
Franri&,:n. Sos. UhJ; Baltimore. 81 -.
Estimates under independent offices
ara far ihnSr not under executive dc
partmruIS elsewhere, Th" lnt"rStat"
t'nmn1rrc.. Commission asks Il liI!i" more
Than riv" millions. Tn" expenses OF ih%
Shining Hoard are placed III $N?9.3I -
anN. which inrlud,- Ih- construction and
rruuiSiiinninr uf ShiuS.
For H.. C,,uurii "f National l"'i"n&''
i"-n.u is asked as against $30b.0pp
ur,viulISly TIN" Federal Trade Nm
missions "Xpri!H"S arr estimated al ~
i"a24h rs against $Gmn.nnn. Th" usual
$50 Ouu is asked :"r ia" Ed, raj Beard
for In" Mediation and Cancellation ~
Interstate Transportation wHg" disputes.
\ new item If So. 5Un IL presented Tor
salaries VI the United States employees
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Tbs great army for the air. sl.l3S.24o'
::lJ Is estimated. The sum includes the
SsiG.ape.000 previously appointed lot
m, great air fleet. y billion dollars Is
asked for pay and miscellaneous eN-
,"nScs Of the army: more than TWO Dill
lion dollars for the auartcrmaster
cores: $751;. 100000 for hospitals and
medicines: Sl35. 100000 for the equip
mcnt OF engineer troops and SS92'UOo.-
900 for the EXPENSES Of their operationS
in The field. Ammunition for the great
guns to blast 4 way through the Ger
man fronts IS estimated to cost $780,
00n. 900. For machine guns. the dead
Hest weapons of the war. moro than
s237. 900 Is asked. For armorcd mo-
tor cars, moro than Sio,OnO.0OO is estl-
mated.
Compared with these estimates in
billions and hundreds of millions. some
ot the paratively minor Items stated
in simple millions are: For the tx
tension Of the military academy. Si,hH".-
200: horses for cavalry. etc. A2S.hVh.-
unn: barracks and quarters. S@G.0p2.O00;
construction and repair OF hospitals.
s25. 0Uu 900: manufacture OF arms. SIG.
200. 4n0: small arms Target practice.
ST5pnpG00: civilian military training
camps. Sh.00h.UUV: riff" ranges for the
obstruction of civilians. %l,ihO.nNO;
equipment oc home guard organizations.
81 .5n". non: supplies for reserve officers
training camps and ordnance stores for
tn, Sam. s5.000.600: nrdnanrc equip
rnent for military schools ana colleges.
sl.I3a.G00. For gathering information.
the general staff asks $c,00ohoo.
The Navy.
The Nays tota! IF II little more than
$1,000. h00. 900. is distributed principally
in this way: Fay ot Officers AMI men.
1925 0hn 900: aviation. $9i.Op0.uOO: i'm
proving and rquiprinE navy yards for
construction nf ships. s4.bO0.0nD: pay.
provisions and clothing for the marine
corps Shi.G0y ono: recruiting. tranSpor
tatInn and ou;titting recruits. slj.0o0.-
900: arrninS and rGuiprtng naval militia.
sI50U.G0n: organizing naval reserve
forces 100000: schools and camps Of
instruction for rav:, reserve recruits.
s@6G0.n0n: ordnance strictly in the hui
rrau of ordnance. $2G.5GN. 600. new bt;-
tcri:a Of guns for ships. S%S.Ooc.oDn;
ammunition for ships alone. S@2 con .00n:
tnrprdocS and torpedo appliances. ST.
OOn. 0aG. coo; extension ri tn" naval gun
factory 1t Washington. S2.500.0n0: re-
serve supplies "f ordnance. 5000. 900;
FOR a new naval proving grounds. ST.
400. n06: for experiments. S%8a. 900: mair-
ienancc Of yards and docks and r"Ttin-
s"nt expenses. sl@J.0Go. ono: for medi-
ri,:r a,:h surgery. $500. 0nn: care OF
hospital patients. alone. s+.OGG.h0n: pro-
visions for blue jackets. SCI .hHn.op0
trans portatiou charges on the same