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Smyrna times., 1917-02-28
AVOID SPREAD OF DISEASE
Point of Importance Is That Sick Chill.
dren Should Not Associate With
Their PIaymates.

That the general public, especially
the uneducated public, has no knOwl-
edge of the danger of the cOmmOner
diseases of childhood and no apprecia-
ton of the peril Of letting ailing little
ones associate with others at school
and Sunday school, is the assertion OF
the New York Medical Journal.
parents should be shown" it says,
mot only that their children are dam
gerOus to others, but that the reverse
is true"
The fear of having the house pla.
carded and quarantined leads many
parents to conceal a child's illness,
sending word to school that it has
chicken-pOx, for instance, when really
it may have smallpox, tOnsillitis or
even diphtheria. They do not summon
a doctor, and for the same reason.
What is needed is a campaign to edu-
cate parents as well as children to a
wholesome dread Of sick playmates
and to a realization of their duty tC
keep their own sick little ones away
from their neighbOrs' well ones.
Smyrna times., 1917-02-28
Lebas' Confidence.

Many years ago the granite obelisB
that stood sentinel before the palace
of Rameses III, at Luxor, for more
than thirty centuries, was taken tC
Paris. Its erection in the Place de Ia
COncorde was marked by a fine ex.
ample Of civic courage. 1t had been
brought from Egypt by the engineer
Lebas in a river boat specially con
structed at TOulOn, to navigate the
Nile and the Seine. This boat was
tOwed through the sea by a warship.
When the cables used in raising the
obelisk were strained almost to break.
ing Lebas placed himself under the
enormous stone as it began to move
If single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Ex
planning his hardihOod Lebas said IL
was to show the crowd of onlookers
that he was sure of his calculations
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishOnOr. 'This," said lie Cri de
Paris, "was in 1886, before our day OF
interviews and Lebas occupied only a
few lines in the Constitutional, nc
more, no less, than the periodical ad
ventures of the sea serpent"
Smyrna times., 1917-02-28
Windows That Lioht.

In the question of light rooms it is
a fact that windows grouped together
give more light than the same mum.
Der and size of windows scattered
about the walls. For the tOO-dark
room, therefore, it is sometimes pos.
sible to remodel to the extent of cut
ting through the wall and joining
two separate windows in a bay. An.
other advantage of such a step is to
apparently and actually increase the
extent of the room - apparently
through the vista afforded, and
through the increased light in the
room, actually by the two or three
feet added in forming the bay. Or,
if bay is not possible, the forming
of a line of windows, instead of the
two separated windows, will still
furnish the vista and the increased
light.
Smyrna times., 1917-02-28
FATE KNOWS HER BUSINESS
Most of Us Have Been Placed in Our
Proper Sphere if We Look
at Things Properly.

Of course, we all admire the person
who is considered a genius. We feel
sure life must be very sweet to such
celebrities, overlooking the cold facts
that he or she must eat, sleep and pay
his or her bills just like ordinary hu-
manity. So, after all, probably those
genius-peOple haven't (as the Office
boy expresses it) anything on" the
person who must work hard all the
week-who just look forward to Sat
urday, when little yellow (it's usual
ly Yellow envelope will be handed to
him. He throws back his head,
whistles and, whether he's on or off
the key, doesn't care. He's happy
yes, probably happier than most
kings.
Fate knows what she is doing, and
each one of us is in just the place
where he should be. If we can sing
a little, let us use our "talent" enter
tanning our good friends now and
then. Let us keep the piano open,
and even if our musics from the 8
and 10-cent store, what Of it? Our
marrow sphere can be brOadened If
we go about 1t in the right way. We
can make life very full and happy for
ourselves and those around us If we
try to do so. There are too many
talented" failures all around us, so
let US wisely stay on the side that
wins.
Smyrna times., 1917-02-28
No Wonder.

''I'll say one thing for the apart
ment house we live in. No one ever
has any reason to complain about lack
of heat"
''You must have a very unusual sort
of landlord"
"Oh, it isn't the landlords fault. The
janitor has brother in the coal busi-
ness"
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings of the Day in
Various Parts of the
Nations Capital.
Eat what you cook"

Eat what you cook
That's a motto. 1t has been called
cruel and even drastic, but a motto
it is and a motto It will remain until
some one is afflicted with an ailment
similar to the one caused by green
apples when the supply Is greater
than the demand or capacity.
The motto has been adopted by the
domestic science class for special in
struction in cake and pastry making
In the Wilson Normal School.
Miss Rosa Bittner, in charge Of the
Glass, has an idea it's the best way
to make the pupils exert all their et-
forts in turning out good cakes. muf-
fns or popovers. And she is brave
woman, for she walks to and fro in
the class, sampling a muffin here and
q cake there herself.
It is stated that Washington Is cake
hungry, and for that reason the do
mestic science class has been formed
IN order that the city's hunger might
be Gppeased- The only requirement
for admission to the class is that the
pupil be willing to eat what she cooks.
Are you willing?
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
onieers To Be Elected.

A meeting Of the board of COVER
nors of the Retail Merchants Associ-
alton has been called by President
r. P. Andrews for Tuesday night,
February Is. Officers will be elected
for the ensuing year at This meeting.
A call also has been issued for
meeting of the Credit Mems Section,
TO be held at the New Ebbitt at $50
o'clock next Tuesday evening.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
To Tell of Cliff Ruins.

prehistoric Ruins in the Mesa
Verde National Park" will be the sub
5ect OF an illustrated lecture by DIR.
J. Walter Fewkes, Bureau of Ameri-
can Ethnology, at the Public Library
Tuesday evening at S o'clock, under
the auspices of the Anthropological
Society.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Thurrfon to he Sneaker.

Superintendent Thurston. of the public
schools of the District, will speak on
The Vocational School, at a meeting
of the Toner section Of the Grant-Toner-
Weightman Schools Parent-Teacher As
sociation. at the Toner building, Tues
day night.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
To Lecture Mt Embassy.

To interest WashingtoniAns in the
proposition Of supplying American mo-
tor-drfven ambulances for the use of the
Red Cross in the European war. Col.
Andrew Kalpaschnikoff-C -Camac, COM
mAnder OF the Twenty-first flying col
umn Of the Siberian army. will give a
series of lectures at the Russian en-
bassy this week. The first will be heard
at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Addre.. BIZ Prof. Baldwin.

Educational Tests and Measure
1aents" was the subject Of the address
last night OF Prof. Bird Baldwin, Of
Svarthmore College, who spoke before
the Federal Schoolmen's Club. at the
Continental Hotel
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
THE WASHINGTON TINES SUNDAY FEBRUARY f. 1917.

nual banquet. Saturday evening Feb
ruAry II, In the Lafayette Hotel. At
that time plans will be announced
for the Massachusetts, celebration OF
tho tercentenary of the landing at
Plymouth In 1920.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
AntI.Mar Leasue To Meet.

A mass meeting OF the Anti-war
League will be held tonight in North
Carolina Avenue NJ. E. Church,
Eighth street and North Carolina ave
nue. southeast.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
To Addr.,, secuIarLenrue.

The Vatican and the War" is the
subject of a lecture by Moses Baritz,
of Manchester, England. at a meet
ing Of the Washington Secular League
in the Pythian Temple this afternoon
at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
To Attend Convention.

More than 500 residents of the
District are expected to attend the
annual convention of the Christian
Endeayor Union, to be held in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York, next
July. z. F. Haycroft, superintendent
of the transportation department OF
the organization, is looking after the
Washington delegation.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Lectures ON Canada.

Judge G., wiIlrich, United States
Consul to Quebec, delivered an illus
trated lecture on Canada to the mem
bers OF the University Club last
night.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
TnIkn ON ArcheoIoEy.

under the auspices of the Art and
Archaeology League was given by Ed-
win w. Deming yesterday afternoon
in the auditorium OF the Corcoran
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Maynover Meeting.

The Society OF Msyfiower De-
scendants in the District will cele-
brate the anniversary of tn es-
tabIishment of military orders and
the selection of Miles Standish ss
captain of the Pilgrims at its an
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

Gallery of Art. His subject was The
American Indian in Art. Prof. Mitchell
Carroll presided.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

OF the Rev. and Mrs. John T. Hud-
die, of T3S Eleventh street north
west. The names and addresses OF
Roanoke Colleges men are being OBJ
tanned by Charles J. Grosclose. of
of solicitors office, Interior De-
partment. Invitations to the alumni
to attend the reception will. be issued.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
A New Home Cure That Anyone Can
Use Without Discomfort or
loss of Time.

We have a New Method that cures
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We especially want TO send it to those
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This free offer is too important To
neglect a single day. Write now and
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Do II Today.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
VIII Addre.. saIesmen.

William H. Bethke will be the prin-
cipal speaker at Tuesday evenings
meeting of the Salesmenship Club OF
Washington at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

Powell before the Teachers Club, 6o2
Eleventh street northwest. Tuesday
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

"a pairs Ladies' Coored Kidskin Two-tone Boots,
in the most desirable combination, such as light gray
vamp with white washable kid top brown kid vamp
with white washable kid top; black kid vamp with
white washable kid top. Special. l...............
81 pairs Ladies' English Walking Boots, in black
kidskin vamp with genuine gray buckskin top welted
sole; black calfskin extra high top English Walking
Boot, with wing tip and Goodyear welt sole. Special
I25 pairs of Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords, many
desirable styles of eathers not all sizes in every STYLE
but most any size in the combined lot. Special
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
American flag Presented.

A large American flag was pre-
sented to the Pennsylvania Society
by Mrs. Ida A. oldroyd at the month
Iy meeting OF that Organization last
night
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Georsian.- to Rntertain.

Plans for the entertainment OF in
auguration visitors OF Georgia. will
be made by the Georgia Society at a
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

lustrated lecture by DR.. w. W. Baker
at the TheOsophic Hall, 1916 II street
northwest. this evening at s o'clock. |
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
SPECIAL FARES TO MARDI GRAs
RnIfImnrA and min AaIlrnad

Tickets on sale to Mobile. New Or
leans: and Pensacola February 10 TO
Washington 12:4s midnight daily via
Cincinnati. Louisville. and Illinois
Central Make reservations at Ticket
6l9 Pa. Ave. or Union Station.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Tuesday night at u. Es-
Women To Meet.

The women's wage-Earners' As
sociatIon will meet this afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Columbia Academy.
1704 T street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
LOYAL Women TO Meet.

The Legion of Loyal Women will
meet tomorrow night at S o'clock at
the Hotel Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
Reception For DIR. Morehe.d.

Or. ]. A. Morehead, president OF
Roanoke College, will be in Wash
ington Thursday, and on Thursday
evening will be the guest at re-
ception to be 81 en- at the home
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
To T.IL On Color I'm pr....

"Colors in Dress" is to be the sub
ject Of the first OF a series Of IN
formal talks by Miss Louise Cults
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

Gude'a Flowers on the Table
add distinction and eclat to the for
NAL banquet. 1914 T St.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
NARDI GRAs.

New ensacola-Msbile.
Excursion Fares. February 10 to ID.
Southern Railway. Consult Agents-
ADV
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
LOCAL MENTION.

Today. Table d,Hets Dipner. 8 e =
taurant, 11th and Pa. ave.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04
VIII TaIk to TheosophIsts.

Man and His Bodies" and Thought
Forms" will be the subject of an H.
The Washington times., 1917-02-04

Music and DancinE
Every evening. $50 to 8 o'clock a
the Sterling Hotel. 18th q E SITS NV.
Table d'hote dinner. 15c.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
ARGENTINE DRIVES
ANOTHER WEDGE
INTO GERMAN BREAK

Buenos Aires, Sept. PA diplo
matte break with Germany now rests
with the president of the Republic.
After "a hour session the Cham
ber Of Deputies voted in support of
the senate resolution calling for
break with Germany, but before the
action of the chamber becomes elfec-
tive 1t must receive the approval of
the executive.
The president, it is said has paci.
lic leanings and 1t was group of
his followers that blocked action in
the chamber last week after the sen
ate had voted for break
The action of the chamber comes at
a time when the whole republic is in
the throes of railway strike. but
there is much activity in the war and
marine departments indicating that
strong action is to be taken to clear
the situation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
CHILD LOSES HAND
IN MOWER DRIVEN
BY HER OWN DADDY

Elizabeth, the three year old daugh'
ter of Andrew Holvarth, who lives on
the Lempp truck farm on Bridge
street, suffered one Of the most hor-
rible accidents that could have be-
fallen her yesterday afternoon.
The child's father was cutting millet
in the field near the house and she
wishing to 90 to her father ran thru
the high grass towards the moving
machine. The millet was over the
child's head and her father could not
see the baby coming until she had
ran directly in front Of the machine
Hearing her screams, Mr.. Holvartl
jumped at once to her assistance, but
the sharp blade of the mower had
completely severed the baby's right
hand Just above the wrist.
DR. T.. r. Palmer was called at once
and the baby was removed to the Ry
burn Memorial hospital where th'
child's arm was given surgical atten
ton. In spite of the great quantities
of blood lost the child is getting alon,
as good as can be expected and wa
able to be removed to her home las
night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
USE BLOOD HOUNDS
TO TRAIL SOUTH
OTTAWA BURGLARS
HOWARD FARNSWORTH HOME
ROBBED OF JEWELS WORTH
S15O-OWNERS RETURN TO FIND
HOUSE RANSACkED.

Blood hounds last night were put
onto the trail of burglars who broke
into the Howard Farnsworth home,
corner of Van Buren and State streets
making away with jewelry valued at
more than $50 belonging to Mrs.
Farnsworth. The robbery was perpe-
trated in the early evening hours as
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth had been
away from home only a little more
than an hour when the theft was dis
covered.
When they arrived from an auto
ride about As O'Clock they found the
house had been ransacked from top
TO bottom. AS they drove up to their
home they saw strange man cross
ing vacant lot to the east of their
abode but thought nothing of the Oc
curence until after their discovery,
when the police were hurriedly call
cd and notified Of the burglary. Jack.
son 5 canine sleuths were called onto
| the scene and took trails leading from
| the residence but were unable to give
tn police any definite leads thru which
the guilty parties could be traced
/ down
/ Among the articles stolen were a
I layal,ere set with three diamonds, two
rings watch and a chain. All oil
these were gifts to Mrs. Farnsworth
and we're prize by her as keepsakes
After finding the house had been
covered from top to bottom by the
thieves in their search for other val
uables, Mr.. and Mrs. FarrswCrth both
congratulated themselves foe having
worn their more expansive jewels on
their atto trip. An invt tst,Gation dis
closed. tha, the burg 3r entered the
house thru a window on the first floor
and from there visited every room
pulling ont drawers and throwing the
contents about on the floor
In their trails the hounds went to
four different homes, none of which
harbored mar whom suspicion could
point a finger at One well known
rewspaperm3n who with his wife was
rudely arouse by banging upon his
rear door and the bray of dogs. He
went to ascertain the trouble and ar
rived there just as the dogs were
about to tear off the back porch of
his domicile Having a perfect albi
h was given an apology and the dogs
were yanked away. Another place
visited was the home of one of Mr.
, Farnsworth's trusted employees, Two
other stops were made at homes of re
puIable residents and finally the at
tempt to trace down the fugitive was
given up as futile.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
MRS. DAY TO SPEAK
AT CONG. CHURCH

Mrs Warren Day. widow of the for.
mer pastor OF the First Congregations
al church in this city, who is visiting
friends here. will give talk at the
prayer meeting of that church We'd
ncsday night. Mrs. Day is quite an
accomplished speaker and her friends
here will be glad to the opportunity
to hear her speak again.
At this time the annual thank offer
ing of the Woman's Missionary Soci
ETY. will be received A cordial lnvi
tation Is extended 10 all to be pres
ent at this time,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
AWARD CONTRACTS
FOR DRAFT BURNER
COUNCIL GIVES PALMER PEOPLE
CONTRACT AND DRAWS IRE
FROM FIRM BIDDING UNDER
SUCCESSFUL CONCERN.

Contracts for installing the new
coal saving device for the pumping
station were awarded to the Palmer
Forced Draft Burner Company, of Ft.
Scott Kansas, for $2,500, by the city
council this morning Bids for the
the forced draft burner were opened
a week ago at which time the Chicago
Combustion Company and the Palm
er Company were the only bidders,
the former asking 81 SOC and the un-
successful bidder $1,000
Tho award to the Palmer concern
was made upon the strength of re-
port given by Superintendent Mark
Duffy, who went to Chicago to invest
igate both devices thorOly. After see,
ing each burner in operation the SUI
perintendent says he was convinced
the Palmer contraption would give
the city better service and recon-
mended its installation in spite of a
$500 increase in cost
The Chicago Combustion Company
had representative at the council
meeting, who without the fOrmality of
asking to be heard and other parlia
mentary procedure, approached the
commissioners and began to get q
lot of Il don't sees out of his sys
TEN until called to order by the mayor
who peremptorily dismissed him
from any further participation in af
fairs of state.
The representative said he
could not see why the council wa
losing 5000 nor could he see why {
bid was being '~' 20 contrac ctor whit
asked so much more than his firm
did He couldn't see why the cit.
didn't take his machine, especially a
far as he could see it was as good
one as the other and did the sam
work. After all this blindness h
suddenly saw the light When men
bers of the commission began t
bristle and get uneasy in their seats
like Maclay Hoyne on a new Bil
Thompson clew, he suddenly discov
cred he had to make train,
As cost of the device is taken fror
the reports on fuel and that the eos
saved by the burner pays for it, tn
commissioners considered themselve
out of the worry class and said the
would let the Palmer people do tn
fretting.
That the council had Mr.. Duffy
word for 1t and as he has long been
trusted and valued empoye they d
cided to take the Duffy statement oY'
any others.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
FIRST WORD HEARD
FROM LOCAL BAND.
BOYS At HOUSTON.
ELMER METZGER WRITES OF
LIFE At CAMP DODGE-SWAP.
PED HORN FOR COOKS APRON
AND WHITE "HELMET."

First word Of Ottawa's musicians in
The Third regiment band was received
in a letter To-Day from Elmer Metz
ger, who with Elmer Levy and Oscar
Sieffert left Pontiac a week ago fol
Camp Logan. Houston. Texas
Mr.. Metzger, in a letter to his sis
ter, gives good pen picture of CAM
life, including some of the "hardships
that go with musical and cookinf
career. He says
Camp Logan, Houston, Texas,
9-20-17
Dear Sister:
just wish that you could have
been down here Wednesday and
watch me work in the kitchen.
We are detailed to the mess shack
about twice a month, Yester
day was my turn
The cook got me and fellow
by the name of Pruett, who was
on detail with me, out of bed at
500 o'clock. The first thing to
do was to build his fire, then help
cook breakfast. We wash dishes.
peel potatoes and all those nice
jobs. Didn't get thru until soc
in the evening, That was about
the longest day ever put in, but
we got out of hospital drill and !
have come to the conclusion that
the work in the mess shack is by
far the best One nice thing about
the mess shack detail is that you
get all you want to eat.
Remember this, that fudge Is
not on our bill Of fare and that
when sending pies. pack them
"one between two"
| did my own washing Tuesday,
and didn't do half bad job They
are keeping us so busy that its
hard to find time to do anything,
but | think will stick to the
ship.
julius Gerding was over to
Bommer's the other night, and
when he told them that Oscar
Pete and were here, they sent us
an invitation to call on them and
bring our instruments, and Lor-
eta will have some of her girl
friends over
Must stop now and go to band
rehearsal. Love to all the family.
Your loving brother,
ELMER
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
DESERTER TELLS OF
SUBSEA ATTACK ON
US. TROOP VESSELS

An Atlantic Port Sept 25.-The
story of thrilling sea battle between
American submarine chasers. convoy
Ing five troopships and flotilla of
German U-boats off the coast OF
France, was brought to this port to.
day by an American soldier who was
arrested in France as navy deserter.
The former blue jacket is being held
at an Atlantic naval prison pending
the action of the court martial board.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
EXTEND O. n. S. STACK
ADDITIONAL 20 FEET

Work has been started on the high
school smoke stack to put an addition
al twenty feet on the top John Mont
gomery, superintendent Of the build
ing and grounds, Is doing the work.
When the additional height is added
there will no longer be any smoke to
bother the people Of the east side. II
Is expected this work will all be com.
pleted before the cold weather sets
in, so the heating OF the building will
not be interfered with.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
STREATOR COUPLE
CAME HERE TO WE'D

Miss Marie kopp and Clarence v.
Barnum, both OF Streator were quiet.
ly married by Rev. G. W, Farrar at
his home on the east side yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock, The couple
tried to keep the news of their mar
riage a secret, hut some of their
friends saw them catch an interur.
ban car from Streator and the news
of the wedding soon spread among
their friends.
The couple were attended by Miss
Louise Kopp and Mrs Anderson both
of Streator
They will make their future home In
Streator, where they are employed In
the Heenan store,