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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-13
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
-Four Minutes to Digest This.
No. 246.

No 24o.
Brown and his wife opened their
savings box where they kept the
loose change and found they had be
tween one and two dollars. which
Brown proceeded to divide in the
proportion OF ) 10 S To this ar,
rangement the wife readily agreed,
but Chen he was not looking, she
Slyly slipped three COINS, of the same
denomination, from his to her pile,
which still left the two piles in the
ratio OF three To five.
How much money had each ,
Answer to No. 245.
Stable, table touch, ouch; owing
wing nice. ice, islanders, ISLANDERS
copyright. 1917. by sam Loyd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-13
Straightes Up, Ben |

While most oi our men are adopting
9 srect military carriage when they
Ben Tower lives at Lindenwald,
k-Luke AeLaks.
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B-t-r-t-rl
\ + Snow is manager and ! J
Storm is sales manager oi a salt con
cern IN Detroit MiCh.-Luke Mclukc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
TRIAL OF mrs. |. c. HILL
BEGINS AT ROCKVILLE
Many Residents Of Friendship
Heights Attend Hearing Of Al
legged Breach Of Peace.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. August S.-Trial of
Mrs. Leonore c. Hill, wife of Joseph
H. Hill of Friendship. Heights. this
county. began before Judge j. Abby
Henderson in police court here this
morning. Many residents of Friendship
Heights We're present to hear the case.
in which Mrs. Hill is charged with
disorderly conduct and breach of the
peace.
The specific charge against Mrs. Hill
alleges that employees Of the c. & T..
Telephone Company, working in front
OF Mrs. HIS home. we're ordered to
cease and when they refused to do SO
were threatened by the defendant, who
verbally abused them and threw tools
and outer clothing of the workmen in
all directions.
This attracted the attention of Mrs
Charles f Roach. who swore out the
warrant against Mrs. Hill; Mrs. Emory
y. Bogiey. Mrs. II Huntsberger and
Mrs Henry w. Offutt 1t is alleged
Mrs. Hill also attacked the four wo-
men verbally. The four women APP
peared as witnesses against Mrs. Hill
this morning.
Harry a. l.. Barker. a Washington
attorney. represents Mrs HILL and in
the absence of States Attorney Bouic.
Emory H. Bogtey appeared for the
state.
The hearing was ajourned for lunch
ana Is continuing this afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08

board No. 10, today appeared before
that board and asked to have his pa
pers given back to him. as he did NOT
wish TO claim exemption from service.
The papers We're returned and the
young man. who had already been
found physically fit. was accepted Tor
the National Army. This is the hrst
time any one in Division No. 10 mas
asked to have his exemption papers
withdrawn.
Arthur G.. Vanderlip. formerly
student at Eastern High School. was
one of those who today accepted en-
Enthusiastically the countrys call to serv-
ice. After Vanderlip had successfully
passed his physical test he turned 10
DR.. Edmund Barry. who examined nm,
and thanked him. He filed no clam
for exemption and said he was glad
that he was able to pass the physical
test which will enable him to so TO
France with the other boys.
The board thought for moment TO-
day that il had a famous motion pic
ture actor for examination. The young
man did not appear in the least iike
Charlie Chaplin. but his last name was
the same and upon inquiry 1t was round
that he was cousin of the comedian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
EXEMPTION BOARD AT WORK.
Total of 43 Out of so Applications
Approved at Rockville.

ROCKVILLE. Nd August S.-The
local exemption board yesterday began
the consideration of the cases of the 136
men examined here last week and who
claimed exemption from military sery-
ice and the work was resumed this
morning.
OF the first fifty claims passed on.
forty-three We're allowed and four dis
allowed. while action in three cases
was deferred pending further investi-
cation.
The board decided that John Henry
Shields, Potomac: Daniel H Hamilton
sellinan; Charles T. Sheckels. Damas
Gus, and James +. Coleman, Dickerson
all of whom claimed exemption on the
ground of dependent relatives. had
at once be certified to the district
board No. ., at Annapolis. as having.
been accepted for military service.
The forty-three the board decided
should be exempted. all of whom urged
ter. Derwood; Charles Rowland Baker,
Glen Echo; John J. Dolan, Silver
Spring; Harrison l.. England. John NJ
Heagy. jr.; Luther A. Hoellman. Rock
H. Musgrove. Harry c. Mullinix, Cal
thersburg; Bertram FrancisaLinz, Floyd
p. klopfenstein and George Joseph
Bentley. Takoma Park; Alonzo Prater,
Boyds; Earl Ulysses Stearn. Robert Lee
Saunders, Potomac; Joseph Rabbit,
Forest Glen; Clifford T. Brown, Spen-
cerville: William NJ. Pierpont, Brooke
Vile; Richard Franklin AlInutt, Boyds;
Harry l.. Hessie, Clarksburg; Edgar L.
Burdette, Hyattstown; Malachi Cope
land. Etchison; Nathaniel p White,
Kensington: Richard F. Jones, German
town; Harrison Hammond. Derwood:
Leslie Wright. Boyds; Noah Lee Best.
Germantown; George T. Jackson, Belts
Vile: Ward Lee. Olney: Ebert Murray
Johnson. Beallsville; Louis W. Hill, i
Sandy Spring; James M. Carlisle. Dick
erson; Ray H. Wilson. Silver Spring;
John Howard Dellinger, Chevy Chase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
LIVELY ENCOUNTERS
ON TRENTINO FRONT

ROME August S.-There were lively
encounters on the Trentino front yes
terday between Austro- hungarian and
Italian patrols, says the report issued
by the Italian war department. Italian
air squadrons on Monday and TUESDAY
dropped four tons Of high explosives
on the Austrian military hutments iu
the Chiapovano valley. causing great
destruction. The statement reads
"On the Trentino front yesterday
great activity on the part Of our recon
motoring parties led to minor eucoun-
tiers between patrols.
ION the Carso our concentrated fire
damaged and harassed the enemy and
drew his fire. our batteries answered
with accurately directed salvos.
"On Monday and yesterday our bomb
ing flights. Notwithstanding heavy anti
aircraft fire. dropped four tons Of high
explosives on the enemY's military hut
ments in the Chiapovano valley. caus-
ing great destruction. one OF our e.
corting planes was hit by enemy fire.
but succeeded in landing Within our
lines. All the other machines returned
safely to their bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
WOMAN'S PARTY ANXIOUS
OVER PROPOSED MEASURE
Believe Picketing of White House
Will be Prohibited Under SEN
ator Culberson's Bill.

The national woman's party is afraid
that its picheting of the White House
may be. snmmarily cut off if 2 bill re-
Gently introduced by Senator Cuiberson
TO amend the espionage law is passed.
Under this bill the President would be
given authority, during the war. or
during any other emergency. by procla-
nation, to prohibit all persons from en-
terlng upon places which the President
may in his proclamation designate as or
Importance in connection with the ma
uonal defense. "or from lettering with
IN such distance thereof as he may pre-
scribe"
The suffragists believe that this Ian
suage might be construed so a tn keep
their Spickets away from the White
House gates, and therefore they have
asked for hearing before the Senate
judiciary committee at 1880 O'Clock to-
morrow morning. The request was
made through Miss Maud Younger
The bill amending the espionage law
was introduced by Senator Culberson
at the request of the Secretary of War.
and it has been stated that il is de-
signed to give greater protection to
arsenals, shipyards. munition plants
and other places where work for the
government is going on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
DIVISION NO 4.

The exemption board of the fourth
division, at its headquarters at the
fourth precinct police station. today
was busily engaged in going over the
exemption claims filed by young men
who were physically examined in the
first call
The board today certified to the local
board the following for service in the
National Army: Shirley Fortune. 100
Delaware avenue southwest: William
n: Walker, 1920 c street southwest;
William Parker, 121 X street south
west: Raymond J. Hayes, 345 Mclean
avenSe southwest: George y. Hallback,
sos I'd street southwest: Albert Lucas.
$50 X street southwest; James F.. Jones.
sol street southwest; Charlie Day,
s23 I'd street southwest: Charles Il.
Curtis, Gal + street southwest; Josiah
H. Riley. S14 F street southwest: Frank
Himebright. sgt 9Th street southwest
John sampson Wilday. Ala Sd street
1915 LIST street southwest; James
Michael Jones. 727 9th street southwest:
John B. Dennis. 700 LIST street southwest
William j. Collins, $40 II street south
southwest; Philip Young. 22s street
southwest Raymond Campbell. 1113 I'd
street southwest Earl \. Thornton, II X
street southwest: Israel KRISTEN. So7 ~
street southwest Frederick D. Kent. sos
Virginia avenue southwest: William H.
Wood, $50 Golden street southwest Ed
ward Butler. 1918 I'd street southwest :;
George Dixon. 1873 p street southwest !;
Hslvin l. Addison. 229 Sd street south
west. and George H Srnothers. 100 4th
street southwest
All of those certified filed no claims of
exemption. with the exception of George
H. Smothers, who claimed Il dependent
wife John s Wilday. who claimed aged
or inffrm parents; Frederick d. Kent. who
claimed support of "A widowed mother
Iiilam Henry Wood. who claimed sup
port of a widowed mother.
rms board today discharged, because
OF dependents. the following:
Leslie b. Chisholm. 939 Virginia ave
nue. southwest, wife.
Porter F. Patrick, $50 9Th street
southwest. wife and two children
James l.. Dechard, 629 l. street south
west, wife and two children
William McKutchin, 9l5 Sd street
southwest. wife
Frank H. Coakley. PA 18th street
Cornelius varmodN s45 k street
southwest, wife and two children.
Ralph r. Murray, 474 X street south
west. wife and child. widowed mother.
+: Dale benson, Colonial Beach, Va,
wife and child.
James Hawkins. Glen Echo. Md, wife
and child.
Henry F. Jolliffe. 500 C street south
west, wife and child.
Edward 5. Hall. s25 I street south
west, wife and children
Frank T. Wittenberg, 327 Linworth
place southwest, Wife.
William ]. Mould, $50 10th street
southwest. wife and child
Charles 4. Richards. 491 Maryland
avenue southwest, wife and infirm
mother.
The young man residing on Carroll
purg street northwest. who certified TO
the board of the fourth division that he
has wife and child dependent on him
Tor support, and whose sister-in-law's
sister wrote TO the board stating that
he borrowed" the child from his SISTER
who had adopted it. has been
ordered TO report Friday with his wife
and child and birth certificate of the
child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
DIVISION NO. II.

The following today claimed exemp-
ton in District No. II headquarters, Tor
the reasons noted:
James H. Green, Elvin road. wife and
three children: Milton Phillips, 1904 10Th
street. widowed mother; Roland Dale
1863 Brothers place, wife and enid
Glenn H. Sincox, 12ll Orran street. Wlte
and child James II. Ellis. 1927 22d
street. wife and child; William Washing
ton Anger place, wife and four chill
dren: Wilfred l.. Havener. 626 Alabama
avenue. navy yard employe; Raymond +.
Burnley. 1882 stanton road, wife; Lewis
W. Hall. T street hill. wife: John w.
Jockhart 22e1 Shannon place, wife. owen
F. Cray, 1922 V street. wife and two
children: Benjamin +. Can't. 27ls Wade
road. wife: Vernon King. 1903 9TH street
wife: w w. Bailey, 22S3 18th street
wife and child; William Neitzey, 1922
Morris street, widowed mother; Joshua
Clark. Ills L street, intirm parents;
Melvin Addison. us Alabama avenue.
wife.
The following men today passed in
district No. IL, and claimed no eXemp-
ton:
William w. Darr. Corby avenue.
William c. Quivers. 1872 Turner
street.
William King. 1910 Biadensburg road.
William Glaze, e33 Raleigh street
Alvin LETTERS. United States Naval
William Coouey, $500 24th street.
Albert Thomas 194S Naylor road.
Clagett T. Jones, 1850 Bladensburg
road.
charles Chiswer. 2122 Central avenue.
Edgar H. E,uell, 500 4ith street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08

1000 Maryland avenue northeast private
secretary to assistant secretary Of state I;
William julius Compiler. 1856 East Capt.
Wang, $3.50 27th street northwest (old adj
dress. 312 Maryland avenue northeast),
alien: Charles Frederick Overmiller. II
Henry Beard Sears. Sf3 Sth street north
east, wife and widowed mother; John
Joseph Aloysius Dillon, 1880 Maryland
/ avenue northeast, student OF divinity 70,
street northeast, wife and child: Cornelius
William Beale, 1925 5th street northeast
NEW address. Balston. Va), wife and
two children; James Carroll Reeves. III
4th street northeast, wife and two chill
dren; Joseph Edward Funk, jr, 1909
street northeast. wife and child: Chris
tan Frederick Kleinknect, 314 IA y street
northeast, wife.
The following claims for exemption
on the ground of dependents were re-
jected in district No. 6:
John Samuel Morrison, 1913 / street
northeast, soldiers pay sufficient to
support widowed mother; Herman
Thomas Morsel, 612 B street northeast,
married June 2. 1917; James Albert
Young. 203 II street northeast. soldiers
pay sufficient: George Bright Clark. 21S
Sth street northeast, soldiers pay with
Independent income sufficient; James
Alonzo Hawkins. 1924 Gales street
northeast. soldiers pay sufficient for
dependent mother.
Claims for exemption. since those
previously published. are as follows:
Louis William Allen. 1874 Linden
street northeast, dependent: James
Francis Collow, 1909 Florida avenue
northeast dependent: Robert Irving
Lansdown. GA 18th street northeast,
dependent; Herbert Albert Dixon. 1106
5th street northeast. dependent; Ernest
Carl Mann, 1907 9TH street northeast.
dependent: Nicholas Eugene Tinoia, 336
18th street northeast, dependent: Will
liam Francis Smith. 305 II street north
east, dependent: Alfred Vernon Myers,
ll5 b street northeast, wife and child;
DINNER Roscoe Reese. 700 4th street
northeast. wife and two children; David
Brown, 631 Elliott street northeast,
wife and child; French Milford Fritter.
625 11th street northeast wife and
child; Samuel Gugliehmini 925 H street
northeast. wife and two children: John
Daniel Stanton, jr, GAL n street north
east wife and child; Fred Calvin
Strfckler. IA 18th street northeast,
Wife; Elborn Frank Andrick. 625 Nor
ris street northeast, wife and two chill
dren: William Henry Robinson, 500 Sd
street northeast mother: James Ed
ward Davis. 54S Acker street northeast,
wife. child and father: Clinton Aspeli
Quantrille, 1919 b street northeast.
wife and child.
Additional men accepted in division No
are as follows: Raymond Ellers 80
9TH street northeast: James William
Amidon. S23 I street northeast; Gusep-
pino he Grazia, 1411 II street north
east: James Bernard Farrell $40 I'd
street northeast; John Clifford Tyrrell
40 Maryland avenue northeast: Will
liam King, jr.. SIS 18th street north
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08

with the completion yesterday OF the
examination of the additional men
called at the first division In the Frank
lin School ninety-three men were found
To be eligible for the new National
ARMY. Including the forty-one who did
not report and will be certified for
eeryice. A total of 500 men had been
summoned to appear before this board
Eleven men were accep9ed yesterday.
The names Of those accented which
were not published in yeAerday's star
are Idano Giusti, AS H street: Albert
Herman Crane, 302 street, waiter j.
Judson. 472 Massachusetts avenue. anu
Emil Frederick Brodt, 521 18th street
The following men claimed exemp-
tion yesterday: Joseph Probst. s2S G
street, wife or child: Luke Ciark
O'Brien, the ventosa, widowed motner;
WIN Yancey. s14 Sd street wlao Wow
mother: Thomas Joseph F1tzmauriee,
b14 9Th street, aged or infirm parents
Walter ]. Rallinger. 500 10Th stree,'
widowed mother. Clarence EDWARD NJ
Iiams, 220 D street, WIFE or enia.'
Blaine ]. Laden, 500 Lincoln avenue
artificer in navy yard: M4colm Leon
ard Nicholson, 226 New Jersey avenue
wife or child: Thomas Joseph Moor,
l11s New York avenue, motheIiesa
child; Isaac Albert, 222 ! s.f ,.,rr w.
ters. III II street, wife or ch1lu' AipeIe
James Linkins, 342 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. widowed mother: Richard Ih1 niId'
WarreII. SIG H street. wife or chiid:
Anthony Letina, s17 p street. VIE VIE OF OF
child: Harry Joseph De Alley 80, 20 80
street. wife or child; Antonio pas9s-
1ine 70 n street. alien; Peter kanelo-
pouios, 227 D street, alien; Rinaldo
colombini, 5o2 14th street. amen,
Thomas Nardi, 71s 18th street. amen.
Herman Preston RHODES, 2lst SIRE.
sery,ca. Garnett Rixey Brown, s63 Fair
mont street. officer of District OF co,
lurnbia; Krikor Sarkis Avadl kian- az az
18th street. alien. Carmelo dasiia' ol'
G street, alien
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
STEPS TO AID PRODUCTION.
International Committee Seeks to
Standardize Aircraft Metal Parts.

NEW YORK. August S.--An interua-
tional committee formed To standardize
aircraft metal parts with view OF aid
ing production on large scale held its
first meeting here today. with repre-
sentatives of this country. France,
England, Italy and Canada present
AS an example of the kind OF work
the committee will have to do, il was
nointed out that the average airplane
has thousands of metal parts, one item
alone being PAS turnbuckles. Hereto
fore these have been made in innu-
merable sizes, and an effort will be
made to reduce these TO as few stand
ard shapes and sizes as practical BILE to
At all airplanes. Frank q. Dihin of
Erie. Pa, is the American representa-
tive on the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
SECRETARY McADOO TO TALK.
Luncheon to Form D. c. Branch of
-Four Minute Men"

A luncheon will be held at the Uni
versity Club tomorrow for the purpose
of forming a District of Columbia
branch of the national organization
known as 1.-THE Four Minute Men" which
was of public service during the recent
liberty loan campaign. Secretary Nc
Adoo of the Treasury viii be the prin
cipal speaker. Claude y. Bennett will
he the chairman of the meeting. and
many business and professional men of
Washington are expected to be present.
THE Four Minute Men" have been
of assistance ia the government in CON
nection with acquainting the people OF
the needs of the Red Cross and in re-
gard to food conservation week, the
seIective draft, why the country is at
war and Other similar subjects. The
work is now organized and operating
in ZOO cities in thirty states, and there
is an enrolment of 1000 speakers.
Secretary McAdoo desires TO see the
work encouraged and spread in Wash
ington as well as throughout the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
T0DAY's ENLIsTMENTs.
Army.

Jesse ]. johnson, Washington. D. c.
Alexander y. Garden, IT Minnesota ave-
nue. southeast.
Peter ]. Mitchell, 1919 Sth street north
west
George f. Beckert, s4o9 street north
west
James C. Kenney, Richmond. Va.
Edward J. Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio.
Sidney S. Boswell, S11 18th street north
east
Samuel NJ. Biggs, S24 9Th street north
east.
Ashury R Woodward. Gaithersburg, Md.
Felix e. Booth, COL X street northeast
Malcolm Gardner, Washington, d. C.
Navy.
Roger Henry Hankins, 2709 Dumbarton
avenue northwest.
Samuel Allen Ellis. 642 G street south
east.
Earl Ambrose Brown, K street north
west
Marine Corps.
Thomas Ii. Raymond. New Orleans. La.
James NJ. kealy. New York city.
Gustavus d. Dill. Rockville, Md.
Howard Rafferty,, 1101 18th street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
DIVISION NO. 9.

Five men out of the fifteen examined
this morning in the ninth division at
the Henry p. Cooke School were ac-
copied as being eligible for the new
National Army. Each man who passes
the physical examination and valves
all claims for exemption is congratu-
lated by members of the board and is
presented with "A cigar.
Six men claimed exemption today.
while another said that il was his in
tention to claim exemption later on.
Two were disqualified physically, while
one mag was an alien.
Members of the board were struck
by the fine spirit displayed by an alien
who has just taken out his first natu-
ralization papers, and who appeared
for examination this morning. He
seemed anxious to join the Army and
after passing his physical examination
he was accepted. His attitude so i'm
pressed the board members that each
one shook his hand and congratulated
him. besides giving him a cigar. His
pane is Frederick Samuel Minassian.
and he is a native OF Turkey.
The following men have been accept
ed from noon yesterday to noon today
at the ninth division in the Henry d.
Cooke School: Charles w. Schafer. Vic
tor II. Dodge, Charles L. Mortified.
Frederick S. Minassian. Earl c. Laugh
lin, Floyd Il. Bageant and Reuben
Klein.
the 1oIiowinS men Grained eXemp-
ton from noon yesterday until noon
today in the ninth division at the Henry
ID. Cooke School:
Willis L. Lansford, dependents: Will
liam A. Chisley. dependents: John Sam
uel Jones. dependents: Harry c. Hetzel.
dependents and government service
Shea Mensh. dependents; John Joseph
Eppler dependents; Louis d. Neuman,
government service: William Z. Hall
dependents: Edward Fl. Thompson:
Whitney ii. Shepardson. government
service; George William Gould who
has announced his intention of claiming
exemption; Joseph A. Common. depend
ents; William NJ. Holland. dependents;
Fred Z. Smith. dependents, and Rich
ard S. Gessford, who is member of
the reserve officers training camp and
who expects a commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-08
DIVISION NO. 7.

The exemption board of the seventh
division. with headquarters in Western
High School, is fast getting through
its work of examination of the 220
young men called. The board has ex-
amined 1872 men. of whom seventeen
have been certified to the War Depart
ment as being eligible for service in
the National Army. There have been
fifty-two reflections and Isl cases are
still pending.
The board yesterday started the ex-
animation of the second group of young
men called for examination. Thirty
two were physically examined and
twelve were found to be physically de-
ficient- Eleven filed claims of exemp-
tion and nine made no claims. although
the latter have until tomorrow night
to do so.
Those who filed claims for exemption
were: John Allen Ray McFadden, 3a42
F street wife and three children: Lewis
and two children; William Franklin
Warner. Palisades. Conduit road, Wife
and child: Morris F.. Sparshott. 5013
Belt road. wife and two children; Stan
wife and child: Walter Earl Davis. S419
Q street. officer of the District of Co
lumbia; Leonard Brown Punch, 1920 SD
street, wife and two children; August
William Neuhaus. 1928 Both street. aged
and in1rm parents; Carroll Elmo Hin
son, 3051 street, wife and two chill
dren; Adam r. Heinrich. 3s49 Daven-
port street. widowed mother.
Despite the fact that he is crippled
,and walks with his hands and feet.
EssshilipaC. McGrath, who is at the Home
for Incurables, wants to do his bit"
for Uncle Sam in the present war Nc
Grath called at Western High School
today and talked with members of the
exemption board He said he is per-
fectly willing to waive all claims for
exemption. and that if there is any
work the United States government
might have for him to do he would
cheerfully answer the call to colors.
The board members say that although
McGrath may be physically deficient he
measures us TO the full stature of a
man when it comes to being ready to
do his part and to stand as good
American citizen in support of the gov
eminent.
Thirty-seven men have been notified
to appear before this board for exam
nation tomorrow. which Will be the
last of the go called before the board
in the two groups. and it is expected
the full quota for the division will be
secured