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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
ONELOST, 1OHURT,
WHEN IS TANKS
OF OIL IGNITE

PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-One
workman is missing and ten fIremen
and workmen are suffering from in
juries today following the explosion.
one after another, of sixteen tanks
Of petroleum at the Point Breeze
plant OF the Standard Oil Company.
near the navy yard, shortly before
last midnight. The damage is esti-
mated at 5000, 900.
-Four separate Investigations by
municipal and Federal authorities
have failed TO discover any evidence
Of a plot though the company has
large contracts to supply petroleum
and oil to the Government for bat
tleships and destroyers.
A leak in one of the stills Is be g.
lieved to have been the cause of the
hrst explosion. which was felt in
three States. Flames leapinE 1000
feet into the air attracted thousands
of spectators, many Of whom had
narrow escapes as barrels of oil,
flaming, were hurled into the air.
Officers and marines from the navy
yard helped to handle the crowd.
The fire was under control early
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
RATED SAMMIES
HAVE GOOD CHANCE.
TO WIN EPAULETS.

Brains and bravery will advance
ambitious boys among Uncle Sans
drafted Sammfes to officers commits
sions. It was stated at the War De-
partment today.
Hundreds of British and French
boys scarcely out of their teens have
wrested commissions and high he nors
from the ruck of the west front
trenches.
Americas men will get their chance
to do as well.
Adjutant General McCain's depart
ment has been too busy with other
things to work out the promotion
plan.
IL out in detail" said Colonel Ladd.
''but the national army men will be
eligible to promotion"
Colonel Ladd is more or less q con-
script himself He had done his bit
by serving the best years Of his life
in the army and was on the retired
list when war was declard. He is
now back in active service, helping
whip Americas first national army
into shape.
America at war Is proceeding on
the theory that a live fighting man
is better than a dead hero, unless by
dying he saves other men, vital equip
ment or territory.
Every man will be judged on the
basis OF his moral courage as much
as on his physical courage.
The French army has classes in
safety first" This system is cred
tied with having saved thousands of
fighting men to France.
The Sammy who shows he knows
how to Judge situations quickly and
has the courage and the ability to act
instantly and intelligently, whether
the action be one OF holding back
from an inviting chance or going
ahead in a nasty" though important,
situation, will stand highest on the
lists for promotion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
MEN Of WAR AGE
FLOCK TO COLORS
ALL OVER NATION

Americas men OF fighting age are
fiocking into war service. An I'M
precedented wave Of enlistments in
the army, navy. and marine corps Is
sweeping the country.
During the past two days, in New
York city alone, S33 men have colun-
teered. have been examined and sent
to Fort Slocum. This Is an increase
OF 80 per cent.
Chicago reports 300 enlistments
during the past two days, an increase
Of 70 per cent.
In Milwaukee scores are clamoring
To be taken into the national guard.
At Kansas City 103 men enlisted in
the regular army the first two days
OF this week. a 80 per cent increase
over the daily quota before the draft
Applications for enlistment in the
navy trebled.
Indianapolis and Cleveland report
big increases. At Indianapolis 14S
men Joined the regulars in two days.
At Detroit, where thirty-three en-
listed yesterday, the men said they
were enlisting so they could choose
their branch OF service. Pittsburgh
reported 105 enlistments in all
branches in two days.
At Philadelphia, applications for
enlistments are coming in at a rate
Of $50 a day. This is almost double
the rate before the draft.
Boston reports similar conditions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
REQUEST TO
MERCHANTS

Two things count in advertis-
ing as in other purchasing Of
merchandise-QUANTITY AND
QUALITY.
Merchants want to know how
MANY and what KIND Of citi-
zens buy the newspaper in which
they advertise. In their own es-
Establishments, business men have
the opportunity Of getting this
information so important to Them
and we make this request:
Please instruct your employees
to ask customers WHAT NEWS
PAPER THEY READ?
We shall consider it a great
favor if you will ascertain par
ticularly how my and what
kind Of customers read THE
WASHINGTON TIMES.
We think that we know. We
want BUSINESS MEN to know.
We believe you will find that
THE WASHINGTON TIMES is
read by all classes of citizens, but
for the moment PARTICULAR
LY BY THE YOUNG MEN AND
THE YOUNG WOMEN.
Older people are slower to
change a habit. THE TIMES is
read already by practically ALL
THE YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN OF WASHINGTON,
and it will be read regularly very
soon by practically ell Of the
others.
Meanwhile, it is worth remem-
bering that the young men and
the young women are THE BUY
ELS.
We shall be grateful to any
merchant who will request his
employees to get answers to this
question:
"What newspaper do you readf
Do you read THE WASHING
TON TIMES? What do you like
about it?"
There is no information quite
as good as YOUR OWN informa-
ton And we are anxious that
merchants should have THEIR
OWN information about this
newspaper, its readers, their num-
Der and quality.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
PRODUCE PEDDLING
FROM FREIGHT CAR
UNDER BAN OF Ice.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today ruled that "car peddling,"
as practiced by truck farmers, is un-
authorized
Complaint was brought by several
railroads that truck farmers in all
parts of the country have built up
custom OF loading freight cars,
shipping them to town and then ped
ding the goods from the car, thus
holding the car on a siding for sew
eral days at the railroads expense
In view of the shortage Of cars the
Interstate Commerce Commission held
that the railroads should not be held
for such expense, and that the cars
are TO be unloaded as quickly as pos
sible-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
To Look and Feel
Bright in Hot Weather

This Il the season when she who would
have a IIly-whits complexion should turn
her thoughts to mercoliIed wax, the frm
friend OF the summer Girl. Nothing % sf-
fectuAlly overeomeS the soilins effects OF
sun, wind, dust. and dirt. The wax liter
ally Absorbs the scorched dlscolored freck-
led, wtthsred or coarsened cuticle, bringing
forth . brand new skin. clear, soft and
girlishly beautiful II also uncloss the
pores. removing blAckheads and increasing
the skins breathing capacity. An ounce OF
msrcolILed wax. obtAinAble at any drug
store. applied nightly like cold cream, and
washed off morning., will gradually improve
the worst complexion.
When depressed by the heat and you want
TO freshen up for the afternoon or evening.
battle the face in a lotion made by dissolv-
ing an ounce OF powdered saIolite IN a half
pint witch hazel. You'll md this more re-
freshing than an hours rest. II IL hne for
smoothing out wrinkles, even the deeper
oneE-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
BAKER
DELIGHTED WITH
NEW SHIP BOARD

BALTIMORE, July 25.-"T am de-
lighted. Now the shipping board and
the emergency feet corporation will
begin to accomplish things"
Bernard N. Baker. who drew the
bill creating the United States ship
ping board. who was the chief factor
in its organization. and who said re-
Gently that William Denman must
be dismissed IL the board were ever
to get anywhere in its work, thus ex-
pressed today his approval OF the
changes made In the board by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Edward n. Hurley is a big, broad
gauge business man who will be sure
TO see things in a large way" Mr..
Baker continued. The same thing
can be said OF cambridge Colby. He
Is q lawyer. OF big, constructive type
OF mind. While I know Mr.. Hurley
by reputation and have met him,
know Mr.. Colby better. He has been
closely associated with Colonel Roose-
Welt
mo one in the country knows more
about the construction OF ships than
does Admiral Caps. know him
well. He Is a man OF broad vision,
who will get results. While his ex-
perience has been chiefly with war
ships, he will be able to get advice
from men who know the mercantile
marine. And he will not delay work
on account OF technicalities
in fact the whole board. as Il Is
now reconstructed. is a splendid one
and feel sure that, while Mr.. Hurley
and Mr.. Colby are not shipplng men,
their general largeness of viewpoint
will make all the specialized knowl-
edge OF men who have been Identified
with the merchant marine available
for the Government"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
SAVE ALL FATS, SAYS
EXPERT FOR HOOVER

The American housewife must save
&c, 900 pounds OF fats and oils Dur
ing the next twelve months, accord
ing to Miss Abby Marlatt, expert on
fats for HooVer's food commission.
BE sparing of bacon, ham, and
pork. Render fat from all fat trim
mings. Have special cups for beef
fat, mutton suet. chicken fat, bacon
grease and drippings-
use soap powder instead of soap
wherever possible.
use sour cream or chicken fat
instead of butter in making cake.
Don't fry with butter; use cottonseed
or peanut oil.
Don't stint growing children on
the fats OF milk, cream, butter and
eggs"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
TRADE BOARD TO BACK
TEACHERS RETIREMENT

An active campaign for q teachers
retirement bill will be launched next
winter II plans formulated By the
committee on public schools OF the
Board OF Trade are carried out
This action was Endorsed by the
committee in a resolution adopted at
a meeting yesterday afternoon in the
board rooms. The committee also
adopted a resolution asking the
board OF directors for an appropria-
ton for the summer high school.
Frederick A. Fenning, chairman,
presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
LEWIS LAUDS PRESIDENT
FOR ENDING ship ROW

Three pertinent patriotic things"
says Senator J. Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois, were accomplished yesterday
by President Wilson in the big prac,
teal way to win the war.
He signed the S64O. OoO. 900 aviation
bill.
HE ended the shipping board row
by ousting the whole row.
His Secretary OF the Treasury sent
to Congress a request for a $4,000.
1000 budget to provide for the men
who are to make the war.
"As soon as Germany heard hat
this nation was to build an enormous
air fleet she apparently turned her
eyes in the same direction. The at.
est air fleet in the world will win the
war"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
Assessor Defines
Word Resident" in
Personal Tax Law

W. P. Richards, District as
SCISSOR, today issued q statement
defining the word resident" in
connection with the personal tax
law.
The assessors office holds that
members OF Congress, the Cabinet,
and Government officials appoint
ed by the Administration for
definite period are not residents
of the District within the mean
ing OF the law.
Government clerks under the
civil service law who are appoint
ed for an indefinite period and
who have taken up their abode in
the District are held to be resi-
dents within the meaning OF the
act, even though they may claim
q legal residence In one OF the
States and enjoy a voting privi-
lege there.
Answering q question OF As
SCISSOR Richards, corporation coun-
sci, has ruled that charitable,
benevolent, and scientific institu-
lions are exempt from taxation
for intangible property.
Owners OF personal and intan-
glble property were advised by
Assessor Richards today to file
their returns In his office before
August 1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
ALEXANDRIA COMPANY
JOINS REGULAR ARMY

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 25.-Com-
pany G, First Virginia Regiment, to-
day is a part OF the regular army OF
the United States.
Lieut.. David E. Lane and Lieut.. B.
Van Cemper, regular army officers,
mustered the company In at 10 o'clock
this morning. The members were
called to the armory by the blowing
OF the fire department whistle and
the ringing OF the city hall bell
officers said today that they mo-
mentarily expected to go to Annis-
ton. Ala, for training before going
abroad to tight in France.
Company G has 1872 men. Capt.
Conrad Johnson commands, and the
other officers are Lieuts. L " Dufey
and R c. Knight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
PENALTY OF DEATH
FOR DRAFT SLACKERS

Drafted men held for service"
who do not report, when ordered,
to the local board for mobilization
will be considered as under mill
tary Jurisdiction and absent
without leave" They will then
be gathered together by q provost
guard.
II they refuse to obey the com
mands OF the provost guard they
will be. held as "deserters" and
subject to court-msrtial, the pen
atty for which in wartime may be
death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
BANKERS TO CONFER.

A special meeting of the Bankers
of the District has been
called for Friday evening at 8
o'clock in the rooms of the Washing
tn Chapter, American Institute OF
1914 F street northwest.
Edmund S. Wolfe requests
that each member bank have q rep
present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
FALLS IN HOLE, ASKS $4,000.

A few bricks missing from a side
walk were instrumental in making
the District of Columbia defendant
in a damage suit for $4,000 filed in
the District Supreme Court today by
Mary ]. Healy. The declaration says
that L street southeast was In a dan
gerous and unsafe condition on No
vember 5, last, and that the plaintiff
stepped into a hole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
MA TO Fl SEEKS DIVORCE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 25.-Mrs
Dollie Dill. mother of twenty-one
children. seventeen OF whom are liv.
ing, filed suit in Kansas City, Kan,
today for divorce. charging non.
support Mrs. Dill obtained much pub.
LEFTY q year ago when she volunteered
TO adopt two small children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
TO INCREASE ENGINEERS.

The War Department today an
nounced authorization OF the increase
of engineer regiments by thirty-six
men, to enable each regiment to
maintain q headquarters company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
ERNEST eEpoEs NOW M. p.

LONDON. July 25.-Sir Ernest
Geddes, new lord OF the admiralty,
was sent to parliament by Cambridge
borough, his election being unop-
posed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
WOMAN TELLS WHY
SHE GETS $4,000,
WIDOW NOTHING

NEW YORK. July 26.-why william
Marshall, inventor OF a condenser for
wireless telegraphy and owner OF pat
ents, bequeathed SIS, 900 to Mrs. Frieda
Buuinger, wife OF DR.. John A Bull
niger, and disinherItsd his wife and
son, George B. Marshall, an account
ant. of New Rochelle, was explained
yesterday to Surrogate Cohalan in
Mrs. Bullinger's answer to the contest
begun by the decedent's wife to de-
clare the will invalid. Mrs. Marshall
and her son allege that Mrs. Bulling-
er brought undue influence upon the
decedent in the making OF his will.
From the autumn OF 1914 until the
time of the death OF Mr.. Marshall we
became more and more attached to
each other" declares Mrs. Bullinger
in her affidavit 81 would go to him
with my troubles and moods and he
would come to me with his little
household worries.
Like One of Family.
From time to time" continued the
affidavit, my husband, Mr.. Marshall
and myself went to various places of
amusement and dined together. Mr..
Marshall became as one OF our fam
lily, calling me Frieda, which is a
term of endearment by which I was
only called by my husband and moth
err"
Mrs. BulIInger, who was a school
teacher before she married the physi-
clan in 1913, says further:
an August, 1915, I became I'll and
went to the German Hospital. 1 was
there about two months. During
that time Mr.. Marshall was very
about me, visited me at
the hospital as often as permitted,
telephoned repeatedly when he was
not allowed to see me and sent flow
ers and books"
According to Mrs. BullinRer, she
and Mr.. Marshall took an automobile
trip. to West Point to witness the
graduation OF the son OF his friends,
Colonel and Mrs. Huston, in June,
1914, and they all had luncheon to
gether. She and DR.. Bullinger declare
they often sought to persuade the
inventor to visit his wife and son,
but he always refused.
Planned to Die Interstate.
Mrs. Marshall declares that, al
though she had not seen her husband
In forty years, and that he at one
time thought she and his son were
dead, he later learned they were alive.
The widow says that for reasons Of
pride her husband never intended to
make a will, but to die interstate, SO
that she and her son would receive
the estate.
Adolph Susskind, friend Of the In
ventor and proprietor OF Terrace Gar
den, and Eugene Peerrot, manager OF
A club near the Marshall home, both
swear that the decedent did not utter
A word at the signing OF the will, only
moaning. They both aver that DR.. |
and Mrs. Bullinger were present when |
the will was signed
A motion to have a temporary ad-
Of the estate appointed |
will be argued on July 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-25
LOCAL MENTION.

wanted-The address of Mis- Mary D..
Monroe or Fad Beaton, employed by
Government. L Vivian Best, at Cap
itoi Park Hotel.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
GERARD REPLIES TO
 FORMER CHANCELLOR

assumed they are the German peace
 terms after all I consider it a matter
 of great regret that the German gov ernment put Dr. von HollWeg out O.
 office; and l feel that personally he
 is bitterly opposed to the ruthless sub.
 marine warfare of the German govern
 ment and that he only refrained from resigning his office out of defere.4 4ce
 to the wishes of Emperor Wilhelm.
 Il presume he was put out because his ideals are too liberal for the Ger
 man authorities to endure. This liber-
 ality is shown in the interview. l am
 sorry to take issue with pr. von Holl-
 veg on this subject because 1 have a great admiration for him.
 "As to the ethics of my articles, all
 I wish to say to that is that old time
 diplomacy, which Dr. von Hollweg ad- vocates, has succeeded in plunging al most the whole world into the bloodiest war of history. When the people of a i nation know what is going on in the seats of government such wars can not happen.
 q do not believe in back stair l diplomacy any more than Dr. Hollweg i believes, apparently, in what he is 1 pleased to call shirt sleeve diplomacy | believe the people of nation are en- | titled to know what is going on. This : German diplomacy may be all right in a monarchy of the most limited type but it will not go at all in a modern ] democracy"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
CARRANZA INSISTS MEXICO SURELY ID
 REMAIN NEUTRAL
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1.-Renewed assurances that Mexico would remain neutral in the world war were given by President Carranza tonight in his message at the opening of the regular session of the Mexican congress. The president reviewed the efforts the Mexican government had made toward peace mentioning the note in which it proposed that all neutrals cease ship ping supplies to the belligerents. He said that probably as a result of this Argentina had proposed a conference to discuss the attitude of neutrals, but that after many countries had agreed to attend it had decided to postpone the conference indefinitely.
 President Carranza salu that while it's efforts for peace had not as yet been successful, Mexico would still strive toward that end, and con cluded:
 Mexico, to comply the better with this mission, which it's destiny offers completely apart from the interests which the European nations are struggling, respecting all nations anc being respected by them, surely will observe the most strict neutrality which is now, which has been, and which will be it's inflexihle rule oi conduct"
 The message refers briefly to tht , fact that permission has been giver for the bringing in from the United States of 2,000.000 cartridges, to tht settlement of strikes at Tampico and 1T Coahuila, and to the order sending from the country those implicated il i the murders of 1913. The message alst records the measures taken to aiC MeXicans who have returned from thu United States. It mentions briefly thu closing down of the Cananea coppe fields and the measures taken to ait workmen thrown out of employmen and the measures looking to the in crease of grain crops.
 The message says the governmen expended 22,500,000 pesos from May
 to August 10 and coined 21635, ,00 pesos from May l to August Is.
 President Carranza announced commission had been named to revis accounts and contracts with the Pear son syndicate and with the Tehuante pee Railroad company. This is take to mean the beginning of an investiga tion of the concessions entered into b the Cowdray interests with Genera ! Huerta when he was president
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
POLICE SAY MINISTER CONFESSES
 LATER REPUD|AT|ON |S MADE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

LOGAN, Iowa, Sept. Ion the eve of his trial for complicity in famous Villisca ax murders of 1912, Rev. Lynn G. J. Kelly, itinerant preacher, it was announced today by J. E. Risden, state agent, signed an unqualified confes sion that he had slain eight persons with an axe and then through his counsel made a complete repudiation.
 Kellys repudiated confession was made early Friday morning in the presence of Attorney General H. M. Havner, Sheriff M. D. Meyers of liar rison county, Deputy Charlie Atkins. J. F. Risden, state agent, and J. J. Hess. Council Bluffs attorney. In his statement Kelly said a sermon on the text, "Slay Utterly" caused him to kill A voice which he believed to be that of God. led him and guided him in his crime, the preacher declared in his confession.
 Later in the day, Friday, J. A. Me KenZie, of the legal firm representing Kelly, went to Logan and visited the preacher in his cell. Mckenzie then said Kelly completely repudiated the confession. Judge A. L. Sutton of Omaha, of Kelly's counsel, says the confession is not worth the paper it
 
 methods were used by state authori- ties to get the signed statement from Kelly, Judge Sutton declares. On the other hand, those present when the confession was secured absolutely deny using any force or coercion on the preacher
 "Slay Utterly" was the text which Kelly followed when he slew with an axe Joe Moore, his wife, their four children and the two little Stillinger girls as they lay in their beds in Will lisca on the night of June g, 1912, &C., cording to his alleged confession.
 He had heard a sermon by the fam ous Gypsy Smith on the text "Slay Utterly" and had been working on g sermon from it. The two words had been running through his mind fol days. The night of the staying voice told him to go down the street from the Rev. W. J. Ewing home where ht was staying, to the Moore house, ant to go in after he had picked up the axe in the back yard. Then the text came, "Slay Utterly" and following it Suffer little children to come unto Me" Kelly answered, Yes, Lord