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The Washington times., 1917-12-24
v. s. S. BONUSES
FOR EMPLOYEES TO
SWELLFUND TODAY

Christmas Eve sales Of War Savings
Stamps are expected to surpass any
single day since the beginning Of the
campaign. Many of the business
firms who are to use the savings GER
tifcates as gifts have yet to make
their purchases. The District com
mittee alec expects many individuals
to buy largely at the last moment.
giving War Savings Stamps in place
OF their usual cash remembrances-
The campaign for the sale of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps is now in
its fourth week. and much satisfaction
was expressed by the District COM
mIttee today at the ready response OF
the people of Washington to the nseve-
ment The efforts OF. the business
men OF the Capital who are making
the campaign q success II greatly ap.
prsciated by the committee.
81 am very much gratiied by the
spirit manifested by our large bust
ness" said d. ]. Callahan. chairman
OF the District committee, today.
As a protection to the owners of
the stamps. Frank A.. vanderlip.
chairman OF the war savings certih-
Gates committee. today advised pur-
chasers to write their names Or in
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
WASHINGTON NEAR
$4,000 GOAL IN
REDCROSSDRNE

Washington will fill its quota in the
Red Cross Christmas drive for 1900
new members before nightfall, 1t was
stated today.
David H. Brown, director Of the
bureau Of development for the Po-
tomac division OF the Red Cross.
stated that although this city would
in all probability complete the quota,
the Potomac division would fall short
in some communities.
Inclement weather in Virginia. West
Virginia, and Maryland, which States
comprise the Potomac division, has
made II very hard to reach the rural
communities, and although II has
been q hard matter to get adequate
reports from these sections, II Is not
believed that they will NIL their
quotas by the time originally set.
Pennsylvania today is within $4,000
of it's quota OF 1872 900, the Pacific
division Is within $1,000 of its quota
OF 46T 900, and the Central division
has voluntarily raised its quota OF
1,1S9. 900 to / 100000.
Red Cross officials are stressing the
need for members to display the Red
Cross service flag. Washingtonians
have done remarkably we'll in the
Red Cross drive. Red Cross officials
say, and it is fitting that they display
the official insignia Of the organiza-
tion to which they gave such liberal
support.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
SENATE AND HOUSE
WARPROBERSHAVE
BIG TASK AHEAD

Though taking a short rest over
Christmas. the Senate committees
which are investigating the conduct
0f the war and related questions will
start going again in full blast We'd
nssday.
From that time on, save for a short
respite at New Year, these commit
tees will probably be investigating
almost continuously for many weeks.
At the same time the House will
have different committees on the trail
Of the war management
The Investigations now under way
are those Of the Senate. Military Com
rnittee into the War Department: of
the Senate Commerce Committee into
shipping: Of the Reed subcommittee
into sugar and coal; of the Senate In
tsrstate Commerce Committee into
railroads; OF the House Naval Com
nnittee, through a subcommittee, into
the Navy Department; and of differ
ent committees charged with appro-
priations into numerous phases of ex-
penditures.
Special interest attaches to the in
quiries which the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs will make as TO
health and equipment in the different
camps, and also into the question of
the equipment of the American troops
abroad.
Returning members Of Congress in
some cases have criticised the equip
ment Of troops abroad.
Surgeon General GorEas has sharp
l. criticised the conditions in some
sf the camps as to health and sani-
tAtion.
In order to ind out more about the
equipment of troops abroad and the
conditions in the camps, the Military
Committee Of the Senate has called for
the testimony of three Of the major
generals who command camps and
who have been across the water. They
are Major Generals Organ. of Camp
Wadsworth: Grebls, OF Camp Bowie,
Tex, and Wright, OF Camp Donfphan,
Okla.
1t r. expected that other camp com
mAnders will also be called.
The committee wants to know all
shs facts with regard to health con-
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
1917 Best Business Year
With Only AZ Bankruptcy
Cases Recorded in D. {.

Court records disclose the fact that
the year OF 1917 has been the best for
business since 1913, so far as bank
ruptcy cases are concerned. 1913 was
one Of the worst years in the annals
OF bankruptcy history. eighty-ive-
petitions FOR dissolutions OF business
on the ground Of bankruptcy being
recorded. In the year 1917. forty-two
cases have been filed; and in 1916
fifty-Dine petitions were placed on
record
The Improvement OF business as
shown I'm the steady decrease in
bankruptcy petitions since 1913 is
aseribed to the prosperity brought TO
the merchants Of the city partly by
the war and partly by the natural in
crease In business volume. Judging
from the records and taking them as
an indication OF the future, the con-
ing year Of 1918 should see not more
than about twenty-five bankruptcy
cases on the court dockets.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
ONEDEAD, ONEHURT
IN AUTO SMASH Up
ONBALT|MOREPIKE

On. man Is dead today and one Sc
riously injured as the result of an
other accident on the Washington
Baltimore pike caused by ElAring
headlights on an approaching auto
mobile.
The dead man Is Edward n. Thomp-
son. forty-five years old. Of 616
Eighth street northeast. until recent
" manager OF the Lansburgh Com
pany's garage.
Dr. Alex S. Berger. OF 420 Seventh
street northeast. acting medical ex-
aminer Of the Pension Office. lies at
his home with three broken ribs.
Harmon NJ. Boteler, Of 652 Eleventh
street northeast. owner and driver OF
the wrecked car. which was outside
Of Savage. Md, bound for Washing
ton at o o'clock last night. and J. J.
Minson. druggist, OF Eighth and 7
streets northeast. the other occupant,
are suffering from cuts and bruises.
According to MinsOn's story. as
RoteIer came down TO the little bridge
which leads into Savage, fifteen miles
this side OF Baltimore. another car
shot out on the structure with its
lights blazing.
becoming confused BoetIer swerved
his machine and the rear wheels hit
the railing. The car skidded and
threw the occupants to the roadway.
Thompson's head struck a post.
fracturiug mis- skull and causing in
stsnt death. Meanwhile, the other
car sped on toward Baltimore
An inquest will be held at Savage
tonight. Thompson's body has been
brought to Washington and funeral
services will. be held at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, with interment
in Congressional Cemetery. He is sur
vived by q wife and one child.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
HALL
WILL Be USED BY .
TREASURY CLERKS

Convention Hall, the largest audi
torium in Washington and the scene
OF many historic gatherings, has
fallen to the steady wartime expan-
sion OF the Government departments.
A force Of several hundred work
men are completing alterations, which
will convert It into offices TO house
/ 900 clerks. The income tax division
OF the Internal Revenue Bureau,
Treasury Department, will move into
II from their present cramped quar-
ters in the Treasury building about
January 8.
improvements to the extent OF $4,000
are being put in. Plumbing, a heat
ing plant. partitions, paint, new win
dows, and a lighting system will con-
vert this big hall into q modern Of
fice building. This change will add
about 40 900 square feet OF floor space
to that now used by the Treasury
Department.
The owners have leased the build
ing to the Government for the bal
ance Of the fiscal year, until June so,
1918, at rental OF $4,000. Accord.
ign to the contract, which is renew
able annually, a rental OF 10000
yearly thereafter will be paid.
This sounds the death knell Of the
annual indoor track meets held by
Georgetown and George Washington
Universities. The only hall in the
city large enough for this purpose, II
holds an improvised 3O0-yard running
track with q 50-yard strSightaway
course. The food show, the automo-
bile show, circuses, skating rink
and theatricals will have to hnd an
other place for the annual exhibits.
The present building was built BY
the city in 1874 to house the farmers
and other produce dealers OF the old
Northern Liberty Market II was
then the most beautiful structure In
the city. The building and ground
cost $500. 900. In 1890 General Ord
way conceived the idea OF erecting q
hall between the high ceiling and the
ground floor. This was done at .
cost of $4,000 and the hall was
named Convention Hall"
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

tisls across across the face OF the
stamps. Stamps that are lost would
not be OF any value to anyone when
they are marked in this way. Mr..
Vanderlip's advice comes in answer
TO numerous queries with regard to
lost stamps.
One hundred additional agencies
for the sale OF war savings stamps
will be in operation by the first Of
the year it was announced today by
Chairman Callahan.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
WINS eoVERNoRsHIP.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dee. 24.-The su-
preme court has randed down a deci-
sion holding that George W. p. Hunt.
Democrat. * legally governor OF the
State. Thomas l.. Campbell. Repub-
lican. who has been acting governor,
has been displaced. The decision was
the result Of . contested election.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

dItions, the reasons why there have
been outbreaks OF pneumonia, menin-
gifts, and other maladies, who is re-
sponsible for unsanitary locations,
and whether Pershing's troops are
equipped as they should be.
The coal inquiry OF the Reed sub
committee has not yet started. II
will begin this week with the testi'
mony of Clifford Thorne OF Iowa. The
Garheh fuel administration will be
thoroughly Grilled.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
NINE EXPERT HELD AS Spy.

LEBANON. Pa. Dec. 24.-John Al
exAnder, native OF Germany. and re-
puted graduate Of the University of
Berlin. IL in Jail here charged with
giving valuable Information TO the
German foreign Office. Alexander is
n mining expert
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
The Side Door Car
By EARL GOODWIN.

One OF the most outrageous spectaces In Washington
is the sidedoOr of the Washington Railway and Eec
tc Company This type of cannot be exceed for the
opportunities it affords for the indecent crOwdng Of pas
sengers and the tores ncts upon and old peo
pie The sdedoor ought to be discarded abolished and
thrown on the scrap heap and this cannot be conveniently
done all at once the company should change them at
time for cars of decent type
The Ededoor permits crowd of incoming and oHk
going passengers to push and haul and jam against
other until clothes and limbs endangered permits Of
thousands of people daily endeavorng to violate the fairly
well established law of the universe which prevents two
solid bodies from occupying the space. 1t allows
roughs toughs drunks and human hogs to joste
and babies It allows close and uncomfortable standing to
the point Of indecency In general it is nuisance and
stencil.
The proper type Of admits the passenger at
end and allows him to aght from the other The sdedoor
takes the passenger in at the door from which he
mady struggles to aght against combatant tide of in
coming passengers. If he moves up front" he must fight
his way back to the middle, squeezing through crowd al
ready mashed together in cider press he refuses to
''move up front" be becomes minor nuisance himself
If the company thought it could make few dollars by
changing this type Of at time, it would do
There is no such word as "canno" The managers of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company would not al
10y anything so indecent these in their homes;
they ought to be allowed to nct them the Washing
ton public
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
Rv Winifred Black.

the petticoat Is not only out OF
sight, but out OF hearing.
Men do not give honest and Just
verdicts in cases where men are
charged with crimes against
women, and they do not give hon
est and Just Yerdicts In cases
where women are charged with
crimes against men, or even
against each other.
Oh, yes; we've all heard about
q woman's lack Of the power to
reason. know all the old stories
about the hopelessess Of the femi-
nine point OF view, which is always
sure to be personal, but for sheer,
straight, out-and-out, shameless
and brazen-faced personality in
the point Of view, commend me to
the average man when there's q
woman In the landscape.
What Women Know.
II he likes her, she's all right, no
matter what she did. and II he
doesn't like her-oh, well, poor
soul, she's nobody but a woman.
anyhow. Why talk about Justice
for her?
We've all known It for thou
sands Of years, gentlemen. Maybe
you haven't, but we have. The
funny thing IL that when you be-
gin to realize 1t, It doesn't make
you cross or even embarrassed in
the least. 1t simply seems 10 make
you feel that you are really a reg
ular man after all, and that Is
what you actually are, isn't It?
We wouldn't have you different
for worlds. Bless you, no. That's
the way we like to have you, for It
makes you SO easy to manage, ex-
cept when there's q question Of
real justice, and then, Of course,
we can use the old tactics and
even get Justice by a roundabout.
hindermost, disguised, deceitful
method, but that isn't always quite
fair, is Il?
So !, for one, am glad to hear
about women on juries. | think
they'll make for justice In the long
run.
OF course, the fool we have al
ways with US, and the petticoated
fool does seem TO be a little more
virulent than the one In trousers,
but after all, there IL q limit to
her folly-an age limit, anyhow.
The ,middle-aged woman won't
be half so apt to shed sympathetic
tears over the good-looking mur-
derer as the middle-aged man may
be to let the good-looking murder
esS off just because she's pretty.
I'm for the women on the Jury.
1t will be so interesting to see
what they do and to wonder what
makes them do Il.
toopyrght, lsi7. by NsWspApsF Fsaturs BsE
Wee, Inc. GrOat Britain Rights ROoSrVsA.
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
If You Give Cash for Christmas
Give War Stamps
Give A War Stamp With Each Present and Also GIVE
REGULAR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

nyou haven't bought what you ought to buy it ism too
late e-go out and buy it NOW or on Monday
Remember the thing that makes your wife happy is q
USELESS present Don't buy her hatchet to cut ndling
wood or knitting needles to knit something for you
Get her something of NO EARTHLY USE, something
with feather pearl gold or diamond, something
that she can't but will like to look at useless present
viii make your Christmas And do your Christmas
shopping to please your wife, You wn the later
Of those that give nearly all give certain number Of
presents in the shape of money.
Let your money gift this year be War Saving stamps.
The stamp cash-better than cash. for it carries saw
ing message with it.
The War Stamps that you give to relations Office boys
anybody, is more than real money it is LESSON AND
SERMON.
The War Stamp carries lesson in economy and ser
mon on the value of saving.
Every day that boy keeps the savings stamp
that stamp is worth more
So is with dollar Every day that you keep dollar
it is worth more It every year from four to six cents
in interest And becomes every year valuable be-
cause IT GAINS POWER FROM THE OTHER DOLLARS
SAVED and makes you stronger because independ
ent human being.
Give War Stamps for Christmas in place of cash
Buy other presents all YOU CAN afford Don't join
the stingy brigade.
The Washington times., 1917-12-22

There iso one for Uncle sam t. dos Inn o w
Petticoats Swish Mems Reclaiming a Body For
Brains to Pity Country Is Easy
By Elizabeth Jordan

ment. If It is outdoor work that
keeps you trotting about, you will
gain weight more slowly. Exer-
else and fresh air are the worst
enemies Of flesh-a fact our too
plump friends should remember.
For lunch drink milk. eat more
bread and butter and indulge in
wheat cakes with maple syrup, or
something equally fat-producing.
Hot, buttered corn bread makes
a nice change in the diet, and is
almost passionately recommended
to US by Mr.. Hoover. A dish Of
"mush and milk" is excellent for
your purpose and Is good in itself.
/ know one woman who employs a
hundred-dollar cook, yes, and in
variably eats mush and milk for
her breakfast.
Light custard and tapiocs pud-
dings are also good luncheon
dishes for you. With these dishes
and many others equally simple
and fattening, you can have a
great variety Of food.
For dinner eat thick soup, fish,
bread and butter, mashed or baked
potatoes, well buttered, and a SIM
pie pudding. Bread pudding is ex-
cellent. Rice pudding Is even bet
ter. Indeed, you should eat rice
every day, served with milk and
sugar.
OF course, in eating these foods
you will be violating some Of Mr..
Hoover's excellent rules. But you
will be keeping others.
For example, you won't be eat
ing much meat. A meat diet Is
thinning and bad for the health.
And it must not be forgotten that
even when you do eat the food we
are supposed TO give up, you Will
be doing it in a good cause.
You viii be making 3 sturdy
young sailor for Uncle Sam
When you feel hungry during
the day eat a banana. Remem-
ber, too, that bananas make q
good luncheon dessert The last
thing at night drink a glass Of
milk.
At all times drink q good deal
Of cold water. (Cold water Is fat
teninR. Hot water Is very reduc-
ing.) Moreover, you will need
water to help to correct the effects
of your somewhat unbalanced
diet.
For. as you exercise less, and
eat and sleep more, confining
yourself TO fattening foods, you
may begin to feel heavy and BILL
ious. To correct this condition,
add apple sauce, baked apples,
boiled onions, stewed tomatoes,
spinach and plenty Of graham
bread. Do not eat fresh white
bread.
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
THE prosecuting attorney Of q
Western city is quoted as
II ..,,;,. Thak 1ha paxt fiYna q

TINE prosecuting attorney OF q
Western city is quoted as
l. saying that the next time a
woman is put on trial for her life
he is going to put women on the
Jury which tries the case.
There now! Didn't we tell you
so? Women on the jury-why
not?
Did you ever see a man in your
life who would say that he had a
fair trial if he had nothing but
women on the jury TO try him?
What's the difference between a
man who's accused of murder and
a woman who's accused of the
same kind of a crime? Not a
thing In the world except the par
ticufars of the particular crime
with which each of them is
charged. Then why should there
be such a difference in the way
they are tried?
In the majority of the States Of
this Union it's utterly impossible
to convict q woman of murder in
the first degree, no matter what
she's done, how she's done it, or
what made her do It. II she's
young, every man on the jury
wants to show her he feels like a
father to her. II she's pretty,
every man on the jury wants to
prove that no pretty woman can
do anything that is really wrong
in his eyes. II she's ugly, every
man on the jury is sorry for her,
and he wants to demonstrate to
the world how soft-hearted he is
where an ugly woman is concern
ed. II she's old, the juryman
thinks of his mother and of the
apple turnovers she used TO bake
and have ready for him when he
came home from school ON cold
January afternoons. And the
woman is not Kuiity!"
Are Men Blinded
I saw a woman who had killed
her own sister get off scot free
once because she was clever
enough to bring a little piece OF
patchwork into the courtroom and
work on It so that the jury could
see her.
II turled out afterward that the
patchwork belonged TO the sister
she had killed, and that she never
sewed in her life till she thought
out the effect on the jury Of q nice,
domestic accomplishment
It's no use, brethren; really Il
isn't q particle Of use. You're hope
less sentimentalists, and you'll
have TO admit It one OF these days.
A man can't see straight when
there's q woman within the line OF
his vision-he really cant. He's
mentally cross-eyed from the In
slant he hears the swish Of q pet
tieoat, and he stays cross-eyed till
The Washington times., 1917-12-22

The following letter Is one of
many earnest appeals from would
be soldiers and sailors, among our
boys:
Dear Mss Jordan:
Two weeks ago I tried TO enlist
In the navy. ! was rejected be-
cause I am ten pounds under the
required weight. Please tell me
how can gain ten pounds and get
in generally good condition.
J. T. G.
VI IHAT you wish. ]. T. G., is
" to be what the English
call "ht"-that is, well,
strong, and equal to any demand
that may be made upon you. You
cannot be "it" II you are under
weight; 80 the wise course for you,
and for others with the same aspir-
atoms. Is to begin a systematic
campaign for physical improve
ment.
Your lack OF weight may be due
in high-strung nerves and e1ces-
sive activity. In that case, rest
and the right diet are the first es-
sentials for you.
On the other hand. II may be
due 70 . generally rundown condi-
ton, for which. possibly. you will
need medical treatment. The way
to find out where you stand Is to
experiment
Question Of Proper Diet
II you have merely run the
flesh OF your bones," as the old
saying goes, you will respond very
promptly to rest and the proper
diet.
Put yourself "in training" for a
month and follow your schedule
,rIthont a ainRle break Rest as
much as you can. Sleep nine hours
a night, II possible.
Eat foods in which starches and
"fats" predominate-eggs, milk,
bread and butter, potatoes, sweets
mot rich). Avoid tea. coffee,
pickles and acid fruits. Give up
smoking, absolutely. Smoking is
very reducing.
Under your new system, a days
routine and diet might be some
thing like this:
Rise at Z (if you 90 to work at
Take q warm bath. (Cold water
Is reducing). For breakfast eat
any cereal you like, with plenty Of
milk and sugar. Eat two eggs
Il YOU can afford them (most Of US
can't, these days). Drink chocolate
or cocoa and eat plenty Of bread
and butter.
II your work Is in an office, 80
much the better for your treat
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
The Daily Street Car Complaint
This is a copy of communication to the Public Utilities
commission from E. P Calaghan 1898 Eucid street.

Els there no remedy for the deplor-
able service on the Eleventh street
car llne7
"The cars between and $50 g. m
each week day are generally so
crowded a. to seriously interfere with
the operation Of the controller and
brake by the motoTman. 1t Is . COM
mon sight 10 see persons riding on
the narrow running board, exposed to
danger. This should not be permit
ted. An incident illustrative Of this
danger occurred this morning when,
in order to bring q Bureau car TO a
stop before passing into the switch
At Eleventh street and Florida avenue
the motorman had to resort to the
reverse twice, shaking up the com
The Washington times., 1917-12-22

pressed passengers with resultant
discomfort, alarm, and danger.
There seems to be a total non
observance OF schedule on this lire.
Passengers often wait fifteen to
twenty minutes before a car ap-
proaches. and the uatural conclusion
is that sufficient cars are not oper-
ated to meet the demands OF the pub
lie. Cannot the public have a better
service? Is it not entitled to Il?
"I suggest that II there Is no law
or regulation prohibiting persons
riding on the front platform OF cleo
trIc cars that one be made, IL within
the power OF your commission.
Notices to that effect appear in the
cars, but there is no enforcement OF
the rule,
'In the interest OF safety and pub
lie duty something should be done"
The Washington times., 1917-12-22
Why Doesn't the Government Drive Its
Own Oil Wells
Continued from First Column.

CONTINUED nom First Counn)
patriotic and energetic they have been in the effort to give
the people all the oil they could use-at price
That little Walter Clark Teagle proof doesn't suggest
to us the payment $780, but does suggest to the ed
torial published here.
You feel sorry for couvicts inside Of stone wathey
can't get out.
You don't feel sorry for nation that owns fortyfour
million acres of land with unlimited oil and coal supplies and
that allows itself short of coal and oil and be aed
on the head by the monoposs that say Poor old Uncle
season. and at OUR price.