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The Washington times., 1917-07-02
Fl DISTRICT MEN
PASS EXAMS. FOR
AVIATION SCHOOLS

Twenty-seven Washington yound
men. most OF them collegians hays
! offered their services to the covers
ment as members OF the aerial corps
which viii be sent to France as tks
eyes" Of General Pershing's army.
The washingtonIans have passed
preliminary examinations and have
been assigned to ground schools Al
several colleges. Later they win b
sent to flying schools for further
training. II successful in the second
examination they will be commi.
stoned frst Iieutenants OF the avia,
ton section Of the signal corps.
-Four co to Cornell
The men and the schools to which
they have been assigned are:
Paul J. Carr. 40 Maryland avenus
northeast; G. L. crcsson, 10 Quincy
place northeast; Francis Z. waiter.
6o4 street northwest, and Morgan
H. Wiekersham. 23o1 Calvert street
northwest, to Cornell University.
J. w. Camp, IFS U street north
vest yelling N. Lodge. s1s south.
ern building; James H. Nolan, Bur
lington apartments: George L. ohr-
strom. 1914 K street northwest: L. q
Pugh, 447 Senate office building; Ar
mold J. Ruth. Department OF Agrfcul.
ture. and J. N. Dowell, 3026 Newark
street. Cleveland Park. to the Univer-
sity Of Illinois.
A z. Peck, Barrister building. 6s1
street. and Harris Z. Petree, I23d
Euclid street northwest, Massachu-
sets Institute OF Technology.
Eleven Go to ohio.
William w. Chalmers. 1878 Cali
fornia street: H. C. Dobbs, 221 n
street northeast; C. W. II. Douglass,
l1O1 Seventeenth street northwest.
Clarence L Jones. 217 seaton place
northeast; Homer H. Leep. 100 Sec
ond street northeast: Howard W.
Mesh. 1922 Thirty-hrst street north
west; Matthew o,Brien. 202 A street
southeast; Philip ]. Pepper. 2o1o N
street northwest: wallace L. Spring.
er, the Dresden apartments; Benja-
min S. walcott. 1T43 Twenty-seeond
street northwest. and r. n Walfrou,
tr.. SIG Evans building, to Ohio State
University.
Lenwood. H. OFT. 174s T street
University OF Texas.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
COTTON PROSPECTS.

The condition of the growing cot.
ton crop on June % was 7O.3 per cent
Of normal, the Agricultural Depart.
ment announced today, as compared
with 69.5 on May 25, 1917; sIl on
June 25, 1916, and so per cent, the
average condition for the past ten
years on June %.
A condition of 70.3 on June 25 fore
casts yield per acre of about 1925
pounds, and a total production (al-
lowing ] per cent Of planted area for
abandonment) Of about 1o,6S3, 900
baleG
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.ENROLLS WOMEN
IN BREADE EASKET
ARMY OF NATION

Registration Of women In ''ths army
Of the breadbasket- began all ovsi
the United States today. and viii con
tinue until July rs. :
Herbert c. Hoover. food administra'
tor and field marshal OF the army
said today he expected at least g.
O00. 900 enlistments.
The army is to be composed Of
housewives pledged to "hslp the
fighters fight" by conserving food
supplies and obeying instructions Of
the food administrator.
More than $4,000 pledges for WASH
ington women are being printed al
the Government Printing Office. Dis
tribution will be made by the police
Questions to Answer.
The housewives are to give their
names and addresses and answer the
following questions: Number in
household7 Do you employ eook7
Occupation Of breadwinner? VIII
you take part in authorized neighbor-
hood movements for food conserva-
ton?
william H. Baldwin. chairman Of
the District Council OF Defense, an
nounced today that the schools will
be opened one day next week and the
housewives would be asked to take
their signed pledges to the buildings.
Pledges not taken to the schools
may be mailed with q 1-cent stamp.
They should be addressed to Food
Administrator, Washington, D. C."
Adopting Special Attire.
A large number Of Washington
housewives. including Mrs. Wilson.
wife Of the President, are expected to
adopt the es-cent red. white. and blue
cooking gown which the food admin
istrator advises cooks TO wear.
Housewives who sign the pledge
may obtain for 10 cents a large col
ored plaeard, ornamented with a
shield and the inscription, Member
Of the Food Administration"
Irrespective OF the pledge, the food
administrator wants the names and
addresses OF the housewives to put
on his mailing list.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
ropAYs SALES.

washington Railway and Electric
as, S5Oo67e.
Potomac Cons. SIS, 81 ,o009oe, $1,000
9ee, / ,Oo0des. 81 .O0O0e9. 81, 100000.
American Graphophone SIS, $1,000
100.
d1OO.
Arlington Ins., 406Sh.
After call-WashIngton I5as SIS,
81 o0O61o2. 81 ,OOOd1O2, S5O0a102.
washington Gas, 4d72%.
Washington Railway and Electric
as, S3,OO0d1s% s1,00o67s%, $4,000
7sx, 81 1,O0067S%.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
CHORUSES WILL sing
AT SYLVAN THEATER

Choruses are being formed to sing
Rt the celebration at the Sylvan Thea
ter on the night OF July 4, when a
general patriotic program will be car
ried out.
The choruses will be conducted by
Reginald de Koven in a program of
his own compositions. and will be
accompanied by the u. s. Marine
Band.
A preparatory rehearsal will be
held at First Congregational Church,
Tenth and @ streets northwest, to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
SENTENCES BOXER no WAR.

LONDON. July 2.-"You are a night
ing man; go and tight for your coun-
try. was the advice Of the Themes
police court magistrate to Joseph
Cohen, tailor and professional boxer.
charged with being an absentee Ac-
cused. who is known as "Joe Conn, Of
Stepney." boxed In The Ring recently.
He was fined SIS and handed over to
the military.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
ANOTHER MONGOLIA
VICTIM SUCCUMBS

BOMBAY, India, July "A New
South Wales legislator named Winch
combe, who was a passenger on the
Peninsular and Oriental line steam
ship Mongolia, which sank with the
loss of twentythree passengers after
striking a mine on June % OF Bonn
bay, is dead in a hospital here.
He suffered from exposure and over
strain in rowing toward shore.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
SHIP CONTRACTS SECRET.

Responding to a request by the
War and Navy Departments, the
United states shipping board today
declined to make public the ship con-
tracts let during the last week. In
future no announcements OF con-
tracts will be made, because OF the
fear that German plotters may at
tempt to destroy ships under con-
Struction.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
PREACH GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

The gospel OF good citizenship was
enunciated from pulpits throughout
the United States yesterday In re-
sponse 20 a suggestion from the Bu.
reau OF Naturalization of the De-
partment OF Labor. Yesterday
marked the second observance Of
''Citizepship Sunday"
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
EX-EMPEROR OF CHINA
AGAIN CLAIMS THRONE

SHANGHAI, July 2.-Hsuan Tung,
former emperor of China, deposed In
the revolution which made China a
republic, today announced his sue
session to the throne again and as
sumption of the government
At Peking martial law throughout
the empire was formally proclaimed.
President Ii Yuan Hung has been
formally ordered to relinquish all au-
thoFity.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
BOND ISSUE UP TO MeADoo.

The question of a bond issue In
connection with the Governments
war tax program, Is up to Secretary
McAdoo. The Senate Finance Com
mittee conferred with Secretary Nc
Adoo late today on the question.
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FAIR GROUNDS TAKEN OVER.

Under orders of Secretary Daniels
the Navy today took possession Of the
old jamestown Exposition grounds as
. preliminary to establishing a train
ing station for 10000 men there. In
addition the navy took over the land
at SewalPs Point, adjoining, which
will be made the chief naval base for
the Atlantic fleet
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
U. s. MAY lake SHIPS.

An announcement TO all ship own
ers to be prepared for the reQuisition
OF their ships by the United States
Government, Is expected to be issued
by the Department Of Commerce to-
DAY, according to Secretary RedneId.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
Aged Millionaire ReteIls
Romance in Twilight Of Life

courtroom drama, built about the word-old problem
youth mate with agei's being written day by day
down in Equity Division No. 2 where Chester S. Snow mil
ionare patent attorney underwent examination to-
day by the attorney for his young wife, The divorce
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

hoped that Chester, having had spe-
cial training. would take over my
patent business and that later Hub
ard 1.-THE baby) would also get into
the business"
II am hoping you will be able to
nurse your baby: II you can 1t will
be great for both OF you." was one OF
the intimate passages from q letter
/ by the husband while his wife was
abroad in 1914. He suggested that
she bring q nurse back with ..er from
Italy. adding:
Bring a nurse. not a young and
pretty one, but one forty to sixty
years old, and II she can speak good
French or German, so much the bet
ter"
His Son . Best Friend.
what did you mean when you tes-
tified that you had to square yourself
with ChesterT" asked Mr.. Davis.
Anybody ought to know that"
said Mr.. Snow. Here was my only
son homesick at a military school
which he detssted. HIS father was
his best friend, and his father was
about to get married"
Did you mean you were going to
square yourself because you were
about to get married without letting
him know anything about II, or be-
cause you were getting married at
ALL"
Probably both," said Mr.. Snow.
During the cross-examination Mr..
Snow repeated his former assertion
that he had been practically ac-
cepted" prior TO the time he knelt BY
the chair Of his future wife and
kissed her hand. February 13. 1912.
Wanted Freedom. He Says.
Il was practically accepted, but not
committed" he said in answer TO ques-
tions by Mr.. Davis. "In other words,
was a suitor and she was a suitor,
or rather a suitress
II knew Miss Hubard wanted to
marry me and. was protesting for
my freedom and arguing for It. The
letters Will show there was no formal
agreement or engagement"
Later the witness amplined this by
saying they discussed marriage stem
tatively and romantically," and that
he then considered II more of a pos
sibility than a probability.
When the question Of a trial, or
experimental marriage, or q secret
marriage, which Mr.. Snow testified
On oiIeCl examination MISS Hubbard
had suggested. Justice Stafford took
a hand In the examination and asked
the defendant II he could not recall
the exact words the woman used on
that occasion.
Says She Suggested II.
ut would take me some time and |
study to say just what expression |
she used, but she did make sugges- |
tions both of a trial and secret mar
riage," answered Mr.. Snow. at was |
In connection with an experimental |
or trial marriage that she suggested
a secret marriage. Then IL we did |
not get along It would not become
known She talked of this more than |
one time, more than two times, pos
sibly more than ten times."
How was this trial marriage to
be endedT' asked Mr.. Davis
"Ah, how is this marriage to De
ended"
That does not answer my ques-
tion"
you will have to learn the an
swer from her. don't know. She
certainly proposed it."
Pressed still further Mr.. Snow fnaI-
ly exclaimed:
There are some things I must not
say"
"I want you to consider you are at
liberty to say anything" Mr.. Davis as
5ured him.
II am not" responded the witness.
and the question of trial marriages
was dropped for time.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
FORMER JUSTICE 10 DEAD.

HAVERHILL, Mass. July Twill
lam H. Moody, former associate Jus
tice OF the United States Supreme
Court, Secretary OF the Navy and At
tOrney General in the Cabinet Of
Roosevelt, died here early today.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

Selling ex-dividend-United states
Steel, 1; Distillers' Securities, II; Am.
Refining and Smelling, /. Extra,
Philadelphia Coal, N: extra, Pacific
Mail Steamship, a United Dyewood, l.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
Provisions Of VIII.

"In your talk about the will did
you tell her you had provided share
and share alike for Chester. your
first son, and the baby borne by herr"
Probably so, that was true. I.
The Washington times., 1917-07-02

Sales up to IL g. m......... 21e, 800
Sales up to II noon. ..... 324, 1900 |
Sales up to 1 p. m....... 64.sOo
The Washington times., 1917-07-02
LOCAL BOND MARKET,

Capital, Traction 5's... 1o2h 1o3h
Metropolitan R. R. IS. 100
Wash Ry. & Elec. As. 1SS To%
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

after our problems over was passing
church door. when three boys
dashed out with a woman clawing al
ter the last one, but they got away
and ran into me. OUCH / said who
shot you out? what's the matter?
Nothing. | was a stranger Loyal!
boy stands for it. when a stranger
comes to ask P question about the
women the boy knows so the boys
said nothing. Oh. now come | said,
I've been there myself. Nothin' dom
i'm there that's why you came out.
Let's go back. take me in. And in
we went. Why don't they put some
nep in the music and the work OF the
Sunday school. The very songs they
they sang they seemed to love them
so much they wanted to stay with
them and so drew them out so long
they got tired. Adults can't sing like
children. Little tots can't sing like
the boys and girls of II. Let them
sing the martial airs in Sunday School.
not the childrens pieces or the hymns.
Sing, "The fight is on. "The Son OF
God goes forth to War;" and that to
double time as if he was going some
where. Don't talk, nobody has any
right to talk in Sunday School. Sun
day school is for study. One who
talks just gets something off his chest.
Don't call boys and girl children,
they're grown up at II years. A gen.
tleman 81 years of age took his little
boy "A years old to church and-but
il is all nonsense. no sense. Parents
don't know the children are grown up.
Stop ordering the boy around. Is that
from her husband? Push him up
against the wall and order it, No, in
deed she persuades him with her
sweetest talk and honeyed words. And
she can have the new hat and every
thing to shoes. Waste some of your
sweetness on your boy or girl as a fav-
or to you. Ask them as man for man,
for the things you desire of them.
Remember, Christ came not to be
ministered unto but to minister" The
manhood and womanhood Of this time
must see that the boyhood and girl.
hood left the religion of the father
miles in the rear. Their ideals are
higher. They struggle to rise higher,
until they reach the "fullness of stat.
ure in Christ Jesus"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02
Commissioners
Fill AppOintive
Officers And
Fix Salaries


Hon. City Commissioners of Lake
land, Florida:
Gentlemen-You are hereby di-
rected to meet at 8 a. m. today.
Jan. /, in call session TO consider
unfinished business, and also to dis
pose of new business relative to ap-
pointments for the year la17.
JOHN F. cox, Cha. man,
Lakeland, Fla, Jan. /, l917.
Pursuant to the above call witch
was read, Messrs. Cox, Keen and
+ Flanagan met in call session. Mi, :
utes of Dec. 81 were read and ap
proved.
On motion the action of the ex-
ecutive session held Dec. 81 at which
four members were present, was rat
flied; and each person so elected to
FIJI office was employed on monthly
basis for 1917 as follows for the Of
fee set opposite his name and for
salary per month also set opposite
his name:
Per month
Chief police, R. c. Ellis $4,000
Policeman day, W. II. Ellis 1900
Policeman (nigh), ]. E.
Miller 1000
Policeman (pound), d. ].
Browning =. ...... 5000
Municipal judge. V. w. Ste
phenson ..... go. 49,. 5000
City attorney, J. Hardin Pet
erson 49,. ..'.. 25.O0
Chief Fire Department, B. F.
Driscoll $50. .. ....a 1900
Plumbing inspector, John B.
Speth (salary not fixed).. -.
Sanitary inspector, R. F.
Tillis -. -. -. ...... $500
City engineer, J. w. Turner 1900
City clerk and tax collector,
Treasurer and assessor, A. c.
Armistead -. -. ..... 10000
Bookkeeper, E. o. Garland. 1900
Keeper park and cemetery, P.
Jackson 800. $50. .... 5000
,Supt hospital, Margaret
Angland, r. N. .l...... 1900
City health officer, ]. F. Will
son, M. d. yearly salary 10000
Hospital Medical Advisory Board
Doctors Grower, Wilson and Duffy.
The Commissioner of Finance was
authorized to employ the auditor t.
audit the books.
City Engineer Turner submitted
his report on specifications for street
improvements, and on motion 10O
copies Of same were ordered printed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Tampans are taking steps to Sc
cure inclusion in the next national
rivers and harbors bill of a 27-foot
project for Tampa's harbor. The es-
timated cost Of the project is ST.
$4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02
One of The Excellent Addresses
Delivered By John L. Alexander

50 ulSltdhabis bau sOoa IVY NoA
want to be like him. Any boy can
look like an angel. Dress him in pure
white and let him wear long curls;
ia like to get him out in an alley
and spoil his face for him, is the
thought OF most real boys. Don't talk
to me about a model boy. We don't
want model boys. a model is small
imitation of the real thing The aver
age personality never exists. In a
group of nine or ten personalities
which is the average A teacher
asked class one day the meaning
of the word average. A small child
replied. The thing the hen lays an
egg on. "Oh, no, said the teacher but
the child persisted that it was and
brought the book to prove it. The
lesson read. The hen lays an egg a
day on an average An average new
err existed The best leader is the
best example. Boys are most of them
just ordinary boys. The following set
of resolutions are just from the or
binary boy. Resolved: that will not
put pins in my dear teachers chair,
tacks are good enough, anyway. That
| will never again steal mothers jam;
her currant jelly is good enough for
men. That | will be kind to dumb
animals such as lions. tigers and ele-
plants, stray dogs and cats had bet
ter stay out of this neighborhood how
ever That | will-Oh, Gee! haven't
got time for anymore, as ! want to
catch that red-headed kid that stuck
out his tongue at me yesterday. You
are Just bad or good because you
have caught the vision. My religion
should be good enough for my boy.
But not his kind. We used to hear
sung, we do not hear it so often now,
1.-THE old time religion is good enough
for me-. We don't know what is good
enough for our boys, we are not liv.
ing in an age of standing still and
the old time religion is out Of date
Not spirituality but it's practice in re
ligion. When I was small boy,
do not know how it was in your home
but in mine we did not have any toe
much money and the clothes we're cut
for the children. Fathers trousers
were cut over for me. Did they fitl
, Well guess not. Did they ever lool
good? No. They would slide up ant
down and all over. Why cover YOU
Judgment with lost memory? Father
, trousers don't fit and fathers religion
don't fit, either. Your religion will
kill them. My religion is everything
, have said and done since I me
, Christ face to face. Lead your boy o.
, girl by the hand to Christ and let then
;. grow as they come to know Him. Tot
, many men expect to get to heaven OF
, their wife's membership. Give you
. boys and girls a chance by maxim,
v them partners in this enterprise. TIL,
a old saying that Children should b.
; seen and not heard is a lie. Lister
!. "Out Of the mouths Of babes and suck
, lings thou has perfected praise" Ha,
s to be heard. 1t is the child's right
z Nobody will stay where they have NJ
!. part. In Braddock, Pa, one morninf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

E. H. Youngs, Jr., appeared Il
fore the Commissioners for the Il
ditorium Association, and requesi
that suit against the Association
stopped, and a settlement for claI
for damages against the city be 4
tied withoot suit. The Commissd
ers suggested an arbitration Of d
matter, and requested he report
the next session of the commissiu
ers If the Association would agree
such a proposition
On motion the Commission ;
journed.
JOHN F. cox, Chairman.
Attest:
H. l.. SWATTS, City Clerk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

One of the largest real est]
that has been made in II
section in some time was consul
mated when George P. Hathaway,
Kalamazoo, Mich, and e. D. Hath
WAY, of Washington, d. c., meg
beers of the Wigginton Loose Id
Ledger Company, of KalamazOI
completed the purchase Of 100 acrl
of land fror the Graham & Shrivi
Land Company.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

The tourists express much appre-
citation of the courtesies being extend
ed them by the Chamber of Com
merce. It is such recognition as the
establishment of the Tourist Head
quarters and the free sightseeing au-
to rides. that win for community a
reputation that is a mighty big asset
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

c. H. Slifer of Arcadia who is State
salesman of the Auto Kamp Trailer is
in town today the guest of Geo. Hal
deman the local agent. Mr.. Slifer
had this trailer on exhibition here
in October and many of our citizens
saw it. He reports business at Area
dia as starting out with bright pros
poets for the new year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

AS forecast in these columns several
weeks ago, ]. V. Burke, of Jackson
Vile, will be Cats secretary, Be-
lieve us there is no fulsome fiattery in
our statement that he is, in our opin-
ion, just the man for the place.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

An invitation has been extended
the executive committee of the Flor,
ida State Press Association to visit
the State Prison Farm. 1t looks like
q put-up job to land the editors in
the penitentiary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Umatilla, Florida, ought not be be-
hind Umatilla, Oregon The latter
has elected an entire set of women
officials. Can't the women of the
pretty little Florida city get busy
and let us see what they can do.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

A few less lynchings in 1915 than
in 1916 is a hopeful sign of the times.
Georgia continues to hold the lynch
ing record, though Florida had a suffi-
cient number not to crow overmuch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Why all the fuss about there not
being spiked" punch at the Cats in
augural, as IL this were o remarkable
or unusual thing? Certainly nothing
of this kind was served at Mr.. Tram,
mell's Inauguration. and 1t is doubt
ful II 1t was ever served at any inau-
guration previous.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

The Evening Telegram feels that
1t is entering ON it's best and biggest
year. Were going to do our part,
and we believe our loyal friends will
do the rest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Lakeland is proud of her golf
course. When finally extended to
eighteen holes and brought to the
condition planned for it, it will
bring hundreds of worthwhile peo-
pie here every year 1t is one of our
big assets.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Lakeland will welcome the return
OF. her distinguished citizen, who
comes to spend brief interval be-
tween his incumbency ofrthe Cover
nor's Office and his promotion to the
United States Senate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Rube Allyn is again at Sarasota
but it is not stated whether he IS
again in command of the marine
print shop, or is merely studying n
part for the Gasparilla Carnival.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

Glad to see the Mulberry Herald
showing up as bright and clipper as
ever. despite its own prophecy of its
demise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02
Among the New Year resolves be-

ing made by poor Embarrassed IA
Their is one to curtail Christmas
buying next year. This is fine
time to make such a resolution. SO
1t will be entirely forgotten by the
time it might be necessary to act
upon it..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-02

The New Year did not break very
brightly for County Treasurers in
Florida.