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The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
JURY ACQUITS COOK
ON LIQUOR charge
Georgetown Saloonkeeper Found
Not Guilty in Police Court.

The government lost its first case
under the new law which prohibits
the sale of liquor to soldiers in uni
form when the jury in the case OF
Patrick Cook. Georgetown saloonkeep-
er. and his bartender, Richard CLANCY.
brought in a verdict of not guilty yes
terday afternoon after four minute
deliberation.
Attorney James O'Shea appeared for
the accused, while Assistant Uniteu
States Attorney James B. Archer con-
Quoted the case for the government.
Immediately after the trial, Prosecu-
tor Given called Leo ]. Smcncosky to
the bar and charged him with similar
ofrense. Smencosky. according to tes-
timony by Policemen Mansfield,
Waugh and Frye, who trailed him into
Temple court southwest, after he had
accosted Privates Netzer and Newell
of the Marine Corps, produced half
a dozen bottles of beer and delivered
them to the marines for 50 cents.
Smencosky, who was employed at
local hotel, denied that he sold the
beer. The jury brought in verdict OF
guilty and Judge Pugh sentenced him
to four months.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
A Change of Front in Germany.

The foremost German naval au-
thority Capt Perseus, now admits
that Germany cannot win the war by
the submarine. This is an astound-
ing confession for any Prussian to
make. 1t measures the distance that
Berlin has travelled since February,
when she determined to brave the
might of the United States rather
than to forego further the use of the
deadly and (as she believed irreslst-
ible marine weapon that she had
forged.
Count Won Bernstorff left American
shores predicting that Britain would
be brought TO her knees by the u
boat within three months. Won Tir-
pitz, the sponsor Of the whole pro-
gram of submarine ruthlessness, re-
joiced that Germany had come to
her senses at last" and his contemp-
tuous attitude toward the United
States was echoed by Hindeuburg. who
frankly believed that any threat we
offered to Germany was idle and emp
ty. The Berlin admiralty was con-
fdent that lone million tons of ship
ping a month" would be the submarine
toll. That toll has been heavy enough.
heaven knows, but it has fallen more
than 80 per cent short of the expecta-
tions held by the Germans.
Perseus warns Germany now that
the worlds tonnage" is at the dis
nosal Of her enemies, and that the
submarine cannot be expected to per-
form a superhuman task, despite the
roseate predictions OF February. He
entirely overlooks the fact that the
German people, six months ago, were
promised an end to their intolerable
sacrifices because the submarine would
starve England into surrender before
the summer was out. He 'forgets"
all about that, and expects all loyal
Germans to forget it-all loyal Ger
mans. who are told by their govern
ment exactly what they ought to
think, and are conscientious about
1t.
Germany now has one hope left:
the conquest Of Russia. She cannot
conquer Russia, Of course, in any
strict sense of the word, but she can
make her militarily negligible. per-
haps even wrest a separate peace"
from her. But the world has every
reason to believe that this hope will
fail her, just as the submarine has.
The history of Russia is the history
Of an unconquerable nation. Her mas
ter commanders have been Gems. jan
uary and February, and her master
strategist has been the geographer.
A nation of such limitless territory,
such huge population. battles inva-
sion and through sheer staying pow
er turns defeat into victory. That
is the message which the Root mis-
sion brings back to the United States.
II Is quite probable that the Ger
man high command Appreciates these
facts better than any other group OF
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
WANTS Fairgrounds
OF CITY Combined
Mrs. Rhodes Suggests Bringing Rec
reation Grounds Under One Head.

The cooperation Of all schools in
the city in the playground movement,
and the combination Of the private
and parochial schools with the public
schools In giving the pupils recrea-
tion facilities, under one supervision.
is the suggestion made by Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, supervisor of play
grounds in the District, to the au-
thorities, recently
Mrs. Rhodes stated yesterday that
a new system would be of great ad-
vantage and would not cause such
a division of energy in the line by
the public authorities, the private
schools and the parochial institutions.
She advises combining all the private
Fairgrounds in the city, under the
direction Of the District authorities,
whereby the entire public could de-
rive equal benefit OF the appropTia-
tions made for instructors in the play
grounds, by Congress.
A new system of recesses has been
advocated by Mrs. Rhodes for the
coming year. 1t consists in giving
one class the use of the playground
for one part of the day, followed by
a different class which in turn is
followed by another until the entire
school has been given a half-hour at
the recreation grounds each day.
The Eighth grade of a school would
start in recess at l o'clock, followed
by the Seventh grade, and so on
down to the Fourth grade, which is
the last in the curriculum to attend
school for the day. One teacher
would be allowed to direct the reCrea-
tional games, which might consist of
baseball. basketball. or some similar
sport.
At o'clock director would be ap-
pointed to superintend the play until
dark.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
HOROSCOPE.
Saturday, August IL, 1917.

During the busy hours Of this day,
the stars are in kindly aspect. Nep-
tune, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are
all friendly. In the evening Mercury
is adverse.
This is a rule under which both the
army and navy should benefit greatly.
1t is an auspcious time for plaking
journeys, whether on land or water.
There Is a prognostication that navi-
cation on the Great Lakes will as
sumo a new Importance. owing to some
enterprise in which Canada and the
United States are jointly interested.
This is a favorable day for agricul-
ture and gardening. Whatever has
the earth as its source of success is
likely to prosper.
Large enterprises of every sort are
well directed during this confguration.
Banks and wholesale houses should
benefit.
There is a sign said to presage a
growth of unpopularity for legisla-
ton Of paramount Importance to the
nation.
This sign appears to forecast eX-
traordlnary anxieties for the Presi-
dent.
The South comes under a direction
that is most encouraging in every way,
making for new industries and general
prosperity.
Again accident or illness is prog
nosticated for King George and a
woman of the royal family of Eng
land will die, the seers declare.
The planets that make and unmake
democracies foreshadow the final
triumph of liberty and the downfall
Of all sovereigns.
In the new era the recognition of
the universal brotherhood will level
all ranks, but soothsaver declares
that the United States will go through
the perils of a revolution as well as
Europe, owing to labor troubles.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
a favorable outlook for the year. They
should be careful of letters and writ
ings.
Children born on this day will be
quick. clever and generally fortunate.
They are ruled by the sun and usually
make influential friends.
Copyright, l9l7.)
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
"25S." /"

1t was "only a scrap of paper
InclOsed in a crystal ball,
But it carried the Hope OF half the
world
And spelled the Fate of all
Not since the Arab ciphered,
Or Egypt graved on stone.
Have Figures drawn from Freedoms
pawn
Such wealth of blood and bone.
For Figures were things of Business,
OF diagram, map and chart;
The barren drOss Of Profit and Loss,
The numbers Of The Mart.
TIL Destiny seized n tablet
And took in her hand a pen,
And, scorning shame. plunged into a
game
Whose stakes were Million Men.
There were the Elders gathered
Exalted Of heart and soul
At Her command a cropping hand
Drew a cube from the teeming bowl
And one broke the seal, and another
Wrote the answer down on a slate;
Then, shrill and high, rose the echo
Two Hundred and Fifty-eight!'
1.-TWO Hundred and Fifty-eight?" you
say
Merely a gambling score "
Twas a prisoned Soul that leaped
from the bowl
And loosed a Million more!
And be he a sallow stripping,
An athlete. hard and brown;
Be he the scum OF a citys slum,
Or a monocled Man-of-the-Town.
Be he Poverty's founding.
Or the pet Of a potentate-
His eye is alight as he reads tonight
Two Hundred and Fffty-eightI"
Be he the scion Of Yankees.
Or the son Of an alien state
His Is the beast, "I lead the host
Two Hundred and Fifty-eightr
And the voice Of Hundred Million
Goes booming across the sea:
TWO Fifty-eight-heralds OF Fate
These shall you freeH
Let the Figures fly in a war-torn sky.
Where birdmen train their guns:
Let them ride the wave to succor
and save
Where the U-boat stabs and runs.
Eet them flash ike swords DER the
Kaiser's hordes
TIL he yields the Belgian gate;
Let them choke the throat that would
breathe a note
OF that puny Hymn Of Hate"
Let them carry cheer to the listening
ear
OF those who stand and wait;
-et them sound the knell OF that Hun
made hell
Two HundrA and Fifty-eightl"
CHARLES EAYLAND TowNE.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
MOTHER Is In SEARCH
OF MISSING DAUGHTER

Aroused by the futile efforts OF the
police TO locate her missing daughter,
the mother of Marjorie Thompson,
Mrs Matte Thompson, yesterday took
up the search in person in an attempt
to find the girl, who is supposed to
have left the city to seek her for
tune as a star Of the stage.
Mrs. Thompson left the city yes
terday for Baltimore. taking with her
100 circulars describing the lost gil,
and made a tour of the movie houses
Of the nearby city. II Mrs. Thomp-
son meets with no success i'm this
venture. she will return to Washing
ton and make plans for q search Of
New York.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

in the world. They know
exactly what they are up against"
and the peace drive Is a symbol Of
their desperation. They want to avert
the steam-roIler, which Is heading In
their direction. They are forsaking
mere force in favor OF triokery. turn
ing the spotlight from Bismarck to
Machiavelli. But Teutonic chicane is
decidedly different from Florentine
ehicane, from that of the Borgias and
the Medici; and it is vastly easier to
fathom.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
Senator Would Increase
Supply of Potash

Uncle Sam needs potash for use
in fertilizers, dyes. munition manu-
facture and for other purposes. The
Senate yesterday passed a bill de-
signed to replace the supply Of
potash which formerly came from
overseas.
Senator Pittman introduced the
bill, which allows this government
to lease thousands of acres of pot
ash lands in San Bernardino County,
Cal. Private prospectors are grant
ed permission to apply to the Sec
retary of the Interior for leases on
government potash lands in other
localities
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
VACATION HERALDs.
SATURDAY. AUGUST II, 1911.
A LINE O. CHEER
Cwnsten especially for Ths Washington Herald-l
By John KendrIek Bangs.
THE FAILURE.

THE FAILURE
He knew the inside Of the market.
He knew the inside OF all stocks.
In fiiers of all kinds he'd lark it,
And millions flowed into his box.
He knew the inside Of all movements
Pertaining TO lofty finance.
In all sorts Of mOnied improvements
He knew the inside OF each chance.
But in spite OF his great intuition
In things that enriched him in pelf,
He knew not the things of fruition
That lay down inside Of himself.
And that's why this creature supernal.
This master OF riches while here
Passed on to the regions eternal,
And nobody shed him a tear!
tCOpynght, BIZ
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
Women Decide to Make
Comforts for Soldiers

A meeting OF the women OF 81. An
thongs parish. Brookisnd. y. C. in
terested in Catholic war relief. Was
held last night at the parish rectory.
Plans for making comforts for the
soldiers were disguised and Il was
decided that most OF the comforts
should go 20 the recrI ton houses
now being established by the Knights
ell over the country.
Mrs Frank O'Hara acted as chair
man and a large number attended.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
TO MAKE inquiry
into COAL PRICES
Federal Trade Commission Will
Talk to Dealers Today.

The Federal Trade Commission. as
a part of its investigation into the
price of coal. has asked thirty-five or
forty of Washington's largest coal
dealers to attend a conference to be
held at the Offices OF the commits
sion this morning, according to a
statement received from the commits
sion yesterday afternoon.
The men are all Washington coal
dealers and represent the wholesale
and retail coal interests in the Dis
trict. The commission at present is
engaged in an investigation on the
high price OF coal and the conference
today is called in connection with this
investigation.
The conference will be conducted
by the commissioners of the Federal
Trade Board. Experts of the COM
mission have been at work on the
Investigation for some time and it
is understood that the work is prac-
tically on the road to completion.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

1t is fortunate for some publications
that women are not conscripted and
murders are still committed. other
wise the sob sisters and the headline
experts would have to turn their
talents in other directions.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
NAVY NEEDS RoDMEN.

The Indian Head Naval Station has
been given authority to add the rat
ing of rodman at s3.04 per diem to the
current schedu, of wages.
Application blanks may be had upon
request to the labor board. Naval
Proving Ground. Indian Head. Md
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

We congratulate Mr.. Westmoreland
Davis andNthe farmers of Virginia on
a cIean-cut and well-earned political
victory. even though the Anti-Saloon
League may delay its fluctuations.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

II the Board Of Education in Chi
CagO fails TO take the Kaiser out Of
the school books there. the school
boys and girls viii. Trust young
America for that.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

The kaiser Wilhelm" banner is
another evidence that even Presiden-
tial pardon failed to soften the hearts
Of the suTragette Amazons.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

The Red Cross generals" may
think better OF it after they get
their hot. uncomfortable uniforms on.
Ask any army officer.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Jeanette Rankin is fighting the Cop
per Trust and does not expect the re-
taliatory campaign will be confined to
"coppers."
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

becomes forest giant of huge proportions.
Just so will the smallest business (no matter
how small if good sound one) grow steadily to
magnitude never dreamed of by its planter. if
nourished and cultured by sound. consistent ad
vertising.
But the advertising must be as consistent as
the forces of nature And just as the growth of
the oak depends on the sunshine and rain. the
rate of growth of business depends on good juds-
ment in copy and the selection of mediums.
In Washington The Herald is proving daily to
many fast-growing business houses that it is
of the best helpers to their steady growth from
acorn to oak.
Monday-"Benzoate of Soda"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Samuel Gompers must seem a real
hardshell reactionary to some Of the
British laborites.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Field Marshal Lewis probably will
withdraw his troops from Russia to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

The Society of Automobile Engineers
has standardized the names of about
100 parts Of cars and still has much
work before It along the same line.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Who said that Washington was a
hot place in summer?
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
DRAFT DELINQUENTS
64 in ALEXANDRIA
Set tuesday as Date for Examina-
ton of Late Arrivals.

uon OF Late Arrivals.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. 4. knight a Son.
61s9 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, Aug. 10.-Out OF
306 men summoned TO appear be-
fore the board OF medical examin-
ers TO undergo the examination for
the draft. but 243 have put in their
appearance, leaving G. unaccounted
for. The delinquents will be ex-
amined. beginning at o'clock next
Tuesday morning by DIR. Edward A
German. physician on the board, in
the chamber of the common council
Members OF the board have already
accounted for some OF the delin-
Quents who have already Joined the
colors and who have sent affidavite
| tc this effect.
The local board OF exemption to-
day was busy in checking up the
delinquents and reviewing the work
of the physicians on the board.
Out of the rs men accepted. OF the
| l64 examined, approximately as per
cent have filed exemption claims.
The board will take up these claims
within a short time and pass upon
them. A majority will be referred
to the district board for its con-
sideration. IT Is stated. In most in
stances the claims are for depend
ents.
DR.. c. r. Defour. Of washington.
has been appointed as opthalmolo-
gist of the board in order TO inyesti-
gate cases of defective eyesight.
Commissioner Of Immigration Cam
Inetti. together with Mr.. Klein and
Miss Hopkins. OF the Department Of
Labor, and z. A. Alcette. repre-
senting the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company, Giesboro Point,
.. c.. this afternoon discussed plans
with Representatives OF the Chamber
Of Commerce and others interested
proposition to accommodate 500 men
here who will be employed at the
plant Of the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company.
A list of about so idle houses sub
mitted to J. T. Preston, secretary Of
the Chamber OF Commerce as a result
of wide publicity given. were present
ed, through realty brokers and others,
from which to select the houses need
ed. Several of those interested will
look over the houses Monday.
II is said that the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company will operate
ferry between this city and its
plant, for those who will reside in this
city.
Capt. Conrad johnson, Of Company
G, First Virginia Regiment, today
was notified that a consignment OF
rifles. mess kits. bayonets. forks and
spoons had been shipped to his COM
pany from the arsenal at watervleit
n. Y. They are expected here with
in the next few days.
A fund is being raised here for
Company G. First Virginia Regiment
for the purpose OF having the mem
bers Of that command purchase KNAPP
sacks and other things for their use,
after they leave Alexandria. c. S.
Taylor Burke is in charge Of the work
of collecting the fund
Virginia Lodge, No. 1F6, Loyal
order Of Moose. will give its fourth
annual excursion to Marshall Hail.
| Thursday. A degree team from CO.
! lumbia Lodge OF Moose, OF Wash
ington. tonight conferred degree work
on a class for the local lodge.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
What They Say at The Washington Herald
From Acorn to Oak

The little acorn from
which the great oak
(sturdiest of all trees)
grows is a pretty small
seed for such a big
plant - but it sprouts
according to nature,
and grows slowly but
ever steadily until it
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Storms move most rapidly in Feb
ruary and March.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Capt. Conrad johnson, OF Company
G, First Virginia Regiment, today
was notified that a consignment Of
rifles. mess kits. bayonets. forks and
spoons had been shipped to his COM
pany from the arsenal at Watervleit,
n. Y. They are expected here with
in the next few days.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

Virginia Lodge, No. 1Fs, Loyal
Order Of Moose, will give its fourth
annual excursion to Marshall Hall,
fhursday 4 degree team from CO.
lumbia Lodge OF Moose, OF Wash
ington. tonight conferred degree work
on a class for the local lodge.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

THE HERALD BUREAU.
Il. 4. knight a Sou.
g. e2 King Street.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-11

A fund is being raised here for
Company G. First Virginia Regiment,
for the purpose Of having the mem
bers Of that command purchase KNAPP
sacks and other things for their use,
after they leave Alexandra. c. s.
Taylor Burke is in charge Of the work
Of collecting the fund.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

J. c. Lee, ct. ais. by Special Master,
to E A. Vinson-Lot 10 in block As,
Of the West King Tract.-S350.
Pensacola Home & Savings Assn
to DOley Turtle-East $50 feet Of
west 300 feet lying south of right of
way county road, block OF subdivis-
ion VIM. Fisher, Pedro PaIao Grant
$4,000.
Columbus McClane, Admir-. Est.
Jane McLane, deceased, by Sheriff, to
Lola M. Daniell-2 1-2 acres on west
side public road in Section IS, Town
ship South, Range 80 West, adjoin-
ing church lot.-S275.
Minnie Viola Fuller, unmarried, to
Edwin Bowen and Emma J., his wife
40 acres of Thomas English Grant,
known as Sec %, Township / South,
Range 81 West-$2, 500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
CROP IS
ONLY I'VE RACE

Washington, June 16-According
to q bulletin entitled Cotton Pro
ductiOn in. the United States. 1916"
about to be issued by Director Samuel
L. Rogers, Of the Bureau of the Cen
sus, Department of Commerce, and
prepared under the direction of MIR.
William N. Steuart, chief statistician
III charge of the inquiry, ths Ameri-
can cotton crop of 1916-11.449,0 $50
equivalent 500-pound bales-shoWed
2 slight increase as compared with
the preceding year, but with that eX-
ception was the smallest since 1909,
The crop of 1916 exceeded that a
1915 by about 25S.O00 bales, but fell
below that of 1914-the largest ever
grown-by 4,685,000 bales, or 20 per
cent. The production in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, and South Carolina Cell
below that reported for 1915, while
the remaining states show increases.
By far the most pronounced decrease
took place in Alabama, in which state
the 1915 crop, amounting to 533,402
bales, was only little moro than half
as great as that of the preceding
year, 1,O2O,839 bales.
Despite the marked falling off in
the crops of the last two years as
compared with that of 1914, the out
put of linters continues to show
pronounced increase. The figures
now available cover only the nine
months ending April 80, 1917, during
which period 1,210,876 equivalent
5O0-pound bales of linters were pro-
duced, as against 931, 141 bales from
the crop of 1915 and $4,000 bales
from the crop of 1914. The high
prices obtained in recent years for
this fiber, which is used extensively
in the manufacture of guncott0n and
smOkeless powder, have so stimu-
lated the production of linters that
the yield per ton Of seed treated is
now considerably more than double
that of a few years ago.
Tho sea island cotton crop of 1917,
III ,559 running bales, was the largest
on record, with the single exception
of the crop of 1911, which exceeded it
by ,734 bales. This class of cotton,
however, represented only about l YER
cent of the total crop of 1916. Al!
the sea island cotton was grown in
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina,
the first-named state producing 1881
bales, or about two-thirds of the
total.
Although cotton is grown in Is
states, the combined product of three
Texas, Georgia and Arkansas, the
only states which produced more than
? million bales each in 1916-repre-
what less than one-sixth of the total;
crop Of that year. Texas alone re
ported 3,725,7 bales, or nearly one
third of the total crop; Georgia's out
put was 1,82O,939 bales, or some
what les sthan one-s;xth of the total;
and that of Arkansas was 1,134,033
bales, or nearly one-tenth of the to-
tai.
Six counties-Ellis, Hill, McLennan,
and Williamson, in Texas, and Boil
var and Coahoma, in Mississippi-re-
ported the ginning of more than 100,-
600 bales each from the growth of
1916. Williamson county, Texas, with
124,792 bales. was in the lead, Gesely
followed by Ellis county, in the same
state, with 124.349 bales.