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The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
JUBILEE MARKS |
END OF BOOZE
SELLING HERE
John Barleycorn Is Burned
with Ceremony at Cen
trail Union Mission.

A tumble Of husky voices from
the throats OF wrecks that once were
men Joined with those Of better clad
and hrmer-featured men and wom-
en-. rising In a chorus at the end
OF the funeral Grafton OF old John
Barleycorn at the jubilee services Of
the Central Union Mission last night.
We are gathered here tonight 90
bury an acquaintance Of many among
u.s." said William S. Ramsay, be-
ginning the services. This perhaps
will be the happiest wake we have
ever attended No tears shall be
shed. We bury old John Barleycorn
with smiles and thankful prayers"
Cove johnson speal<A-
Cove. G. johnson. of the Imman-
uel Baptist Church. delivered the
principal address
1T was meet that we should
make merry and be glad" was the
text upon which Mr.. johnson spoke.
Starting his sermon with a prayer.
he asked the grace OF God for those
who would be hurt by the closing
OF the bars and voiced the thanks
of those present for the law which
goes into effect today. making IL un-
lawful to sell spirituous liquors in
the District.
Solos by Miss F1eharty. OF the I'm
manuel Baptist Church choir, and
Mr.. Vail were deeply appreciated.
Harvey Chawn sang Il have money
in the bank and a carpet on the
floor and the saloons are not going
to get my nickels any more"
Many Of those present rose and
told OF the grip whisky had upon
them and their fight against the
habit A grlzzled veteran. who has
been at the mission for years. told
Of how he had come there and con-
quered tn e habit: Come TO Ne
and ask and ye shall not want" he
quoted. Ask God for help and you'll
get it
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Lemon Juice Softens and
Whitens Rough, Red I lands
Women can make a quarter pint of won
derful lemo,, beauty cream for few
cents. Nothing so good

To soften. smoother, and VIII. n
the face. neck. arms. and parti,~
larly the hands when chafed, red Oh
rough there Is nothing better than
lemon Juice, but pure lemon juice is
100 Mighty acid and often Irritating.
A splendid lotion is prepared in a
moment oy squeezing the juice Of two
iresh lemons into a bottle containing
three ounces OF orchard white. Be
sure to strain the lemon Juice through
cloth 30 no pulp gets into the bot
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tie. then this creamy lotion will stay
sweetly fragrant and fresh for
months. Any grocer will supply the
'cmons and any druggist or toilet
counter will sell you three ounces OF
orchard white for a few cents.
This is the best lotion you could
us. Massage it daily into the face,
neck, arms. and hands and see for
yourself. 1t helps remove tan, SAL
lowness. and freckles. and every girl
knows that lemons are used to bleach
and whiten the skin.-Adv,
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King Receives Kyo Washington Celebrates Halloween Mig
SIDELIGHTS ON THE FUNERAL

A woman tried to camoufiage a bar
tender into selling her a drink. She
went dressed as a man, into Ninth
street barroom and asked for an Old
Jordon highball.
alright, scout I gotcha" said the
barkeep. He winked his eye at sew
eral barflies and set down the glass
with a spoon in II for the man" to
drink.
''Phew'' she said and let loose q
mouthful of salty water, colored with
vinegar. That's awful stuff. no
wonder they are closing up. alright
sister shouted the barkeep. Merry
Christmas"
A man stood taking one long linger-
ing look in front Of Castelli's restaur-
ant. Those boys closed up early"
he remarked mournfully, Il thought
was going to get one last drink
in there tonight"
Just then a woman, evidently his
wife, came up and said excitedly.
Webb, meet Miss Anderson, 1 was
just telling her how glad you We're to
see all this horrid liquor go. She Is
one Of the women who helped the bill
to 90 through" The man swallowed
hard and shook hands and said yes
to everything Miss Anderson said.
IT tell yer boysh. Imsh glad ash
can be that thsesh shaloons are
closhing," said one man who wore n
high silk hat. He was standing with
his back to a show window on Thir-
teenth street just of the Avenue.
'Looksh at me- he went on. Yes"
said a bystander, at Is just for such
as Sou that we all have to do without
our booze.
"Yesh," said the drunk, T guessh
sho, but look at how many bartenders
children feet 1 helped put shoesh on
an how many ownersh are riding in
FOrds on my moneysh? Shell amt
it,"
"Ah jes' CANT lib widout nah
GIN" said an old colored woman.
who had Just come from a large
office building, where she had been
cleaning up.
Well" said her companion, an
other Colored woman, 'yo wasn't
born wild a gin bottle in yo mouf, en-
All Eues yo can do widout one now
as 20 sorely doan wan ter die wild
one stickin' tween yo big lips"
'Lawse me-" replied the other
"Ah neber thought OBJ dat. Nah hus-
| ban CANT hab no excuse elder 70
not bringin' all his wages home
! neidCr. Tain't so bad aftah all. is it,
Irene?"
Tomorrow night" remarked a
grouChy Individual, all these peo-
| pie you see gallivanting around here
I tonight looking for some fun at the
expense of the saloonkeeper. will be
groveling along with their tongues
/ hanging out looking for drink"
'Snot as bad as all that" re-
marked his companion, n young
! hashily dressed man, "if you would
I take the trouble to investigate you
will find out that these same people
have been supporting several hun
/ dred liquor dealers and their fami-
| lies ever since there has been liquor
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Hark ye!

Hark ye!
Come with me.
Ye mourners of Bacchus, ye jubilant
enemies of booze and all ye residents
Of Washington come with me to police
headquarters.
See how this institution was affect
ed by the several tragic hours last
night before the death knell rang
over the body of old John Barleycorn.
Police headquarters was the enemy
| Of booze. The most effective enemy
of that great Hohenzollern-like power.
at the head of which Booze reigned-a
veritable Kaiser.
At midnight a poll Of the thirteen
/ police precincts OF the city found
forty persons who had been arrested
for drunkenness, or disorderly con-
duct. or both.
| Eighteen of these were held at the
| First precinct the remainder being
distributed among nine other pre-
cincts, three Of them having clean
| books.
New Deyotees Appear.
The charm of the eventful night
made them do II They felt sorry, not
| for the passing of the new Law, but
for the well-knOwn wretches who
night after night have knelt to their
conqueror. Booze, and have passed
the night in cold cells.
And all the members OF the police
| last night saw once more these old
| faithfuls to the deceitful power. And
many new members Joined the ranks
| of the old guard. For was not last
night the night. the tragic hour, and
! offerings must be laid upon the altar
| of Bacchus.
So much for the part that police
headquarters and the various precincts
| played in the biggest drama that ever
hit Washington.
In Thenter Lobbies.
! Now come with me, We same per-
sons, out into the streets and see what
the police and other members Of the
strong arm OF the law are doing.
Around the big theaters we go. You
wouldn't think that there was such
a cold metallic thing as a policeman
in that fway throng of well-dressed
men and women strolling about the
lobby, would you?
No. you wouldn't. but there he is
and he has his eye on you and also
every other human being in the lobby
And these men are everywhere in the
theaters.
You wouldn't think that 1000 OF
these automobiles that you see speed
J ing so swiftly about the city carry
plain clothes men of the police depart
ment. would you'
I
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N. Y. TAX BUDGET COMPLETE.

New York, Oct u--The city tax
budget for 1913 as passed by the fu-
sion board OF estimates and appor-
tionment today amounts TO s540. .5ls.-
SS1s. an increase OF 81. 90. .721-ss over
1917.
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Harvey's sticks 1t Out.

Harveys sticks 1t Out.
Wearying of the chase We plunged
into the mass of humanity and
struggled toward Harvey's. And
here We found 1t. John had linger-
ed here until his banishment We
thought of other days. days when
its founder had greeted those who
came within. No, Harvey's would
not be the same. But we will have
left the famous steamed oysters
of its founder. We saw a deep hol-
low worn in the marble slab of the
bar, silent testimony to the thou
sands who had paused there to
quaff from the cup that cheers
And Harvey's made US think of old
kernan's next door. one time a the
ater packed nightly by the old
guard. but with no lure under the
modern tang. And we remembered
that Joseph Jefferson in this house
gave his first performance of RIP
Van Wrinkle" But lest the reminis-
cent strain carry us to further pain
full memories, We gave it up.
The chase was over. John had
been found on his death bed. Your
town is dry. Selah.
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BARLEYCORN ISBURIED

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
attained a bond OF liberty, In that
which he saw last night as ca
lamity. We hope so.
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1000 Autos On Job.

But, that is true. Mai. Pullman last
night conmandeered approximately
2,"p automobiles from the various
departments OF the District govern
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Costs but u cent burned all night for each HYL0.
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As the night wore on the youth of
this city seemed to have gone bug
house in its observance of All Hal
lOween, pranks taking almost every
form of extreme, Notwithstanding the
bCctle-bro~ed-like admonition of the
head of the police department to the
contrary. The boys probably figured
that Mai. Pullman, superintendent or
the Metropolitan police. was a kid
himself once upon a time and that
his proclamation putting the kibosh
on Halloween fun was more of joke
than a threat. Anyhow. II didn't
seem to produce much effect, from all
accounts
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Away out on Fourteenth street,
from Clifton 70 Park road especially,
there was a perfect riot of sport, the
affair developing finally into a full
fiedged Mardi Gras, with bi-products
on the side streets. Here staid and
sedate couples. long in their affection
for each other but shy on discretion.
were shocked beyond measure by the
rude interruption OF door-bells or the
fervent admonition to pull down the
blinds" and it is more than likely
some gilt-edged romances were shat
tered by this process like unto the
blighting of blasted hope.
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Policemen were stationed at short
distances on Ninth street and along
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1t is doubtful II there was ever a
funeral celebration which was at
tended by more mourning friends
or more jubilsnt enemies.
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Several of the smaller booze par
lors which lasted it out, were soon
filled with their regular habitues and
the doors closed save to those who
desired to leave.
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Along Pennsylvania avenue north
west, from Ninth street clear up to
Fifteenth and around the corner into
Fourteenth again, was the main CEN
ter Of attraction so far as the genu-
inc article of merriment was con-
cerned. To put 1t mildly, it was the
submarine zone for pedestrians,
and woe be unto any person caught
mapping along this thoroughfare, be-
cause it was the open season for one
continuous round of pleasure for
everybody in general and the youth
full in particular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13
Furniture for the Home

y The collection Of distinctive pieces, the personal
articles called is large and satisfactory that 1t
is a pleasure to select this Christmas season.
Tapestry Covered Lounging Chairs and Davenports
Hall Clocks with melodious chimes.
thine time
T.
Book Troughs for the intimate volumes one lives
with.
Odd Chairs, "Mayfower - " Windsors '"Comb-
backs" etc.
Tea Tables and Tea Wagons.
Low Boys, those convenient little pieces which
serve for so many USES At the head Of the bed for
very personal things and to hold a reading lamp. In
the dining room as serving table and storage place
for small linens. In the hall as general table.
Mahogany Dover Chests, the gift Of all gifts for
young girl.
Smoking Stands with or without humidors.
Serving Tables, Queen Anne Knitting Tables,
Colonial and Martha Washington Tables
An Empire Sofa with mahogany legs hand carv-
ed curved ends with hand carving and heavy back
railing of mahogany.
Fourth floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13
Hosiery

McCallum Pure Silk Hosiery, all fashionable
Shades gray, caster suede bronze nile green nahog
any, champagne, gold, silver pink, light blue, black
and white All the shades represented which will
match tailored suits or colored boots,
$1.75 pair
Special in Silk Hose, black and white only,
$1.25 a pair
A more useful gift for woman could not b.
found
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13
The D. NJ. Read Diary

This little book, measuring five by seven inches,
contains spaces for addresses telephone numbers daily
expenses daily cash accounts and miscellaneous nfor-
nation such as population Of the various states and
cities, rules for computing interest the distances OF
cities from New York, first aid treatment complete
list Of legal holidays rates Of postage also space for
personal and family records together with calendars
for 1913 and 1919.
handy reference book for every household
Order early. Book Section main fo's. !
Luxurious Linen Sets
A Hemstitched Luncheon Set Of pure linen, table
cloth and napkins to match, at $1,000
Finer grades, up to $500
Low priced Hemstitched Luncheon Sets
$3.50 and $3.50
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13
'Klever Kraft" for the Home

Earthenware Innings in silver holders. The
mountings heavily silver plated and will endure
years of service. The designs are graceful and
chaTYnnp
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13
Che DmRGdd Co
EskabII6he6 1857
The Wonderful Stock of Slippers

A very large proportion Of the Shoe Shop has been
given to the special display Of Christmas Slippers
They have tucked themselves into the show and
along the lodges The dantest things in pink blue and
gray scamper the tops of the show cases to say
nothing of the sombre styles in gray and leather
which follow them closely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13

vi O4lIQ1 ell
Fur trimmed, pink,
blue and white.
Deluxe styles in pink
and blue.
Indian Slippers, red
and wine.
Pussy Comics, pink
and blue.
PR
For Boys
Felt Everett's, elk
soles, gray, blue and
green.
For Men
Mules, gray.
Comics, blue and
black.
Hylo, brown and fawn.
"Kozy- Foot" Slippers,
high or low cut, green,
tan and gray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-13

v SAA ~
Children's Napkin Rings
w e dding ring -
style, sterling silver,
$1.a
Infants Cups
Silver plated, plain or
with thread edge,
$1.W up
according to size,
Marmalsde Jars
Gut crystal, silver top
and silver spoon.
75 cts
Cheese Knives
Short handles, broad
blades,
e. cts
With hammered sill
yer handles,
IS cts
Silver Baskets
without handles, for
bonbons,
$1.25
Cake Servers
May be used for pie or
ice cream, hammered
silver,
$1.75
A. D. Coffee Cups
Plain high curved
handles, very graceful
model,
$1.O0
Main floor.
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Casseroles, with handles) $1.15
Casseroles, (without handles) $1.OO
Bakers, Pyrex lining, $1.0O
Horse Radish Jars, $1.1O
Compotes, glass Innings, $1.35
Candlesticks, (high) $500
Cand1esticks, Cow $3.50
Vases, (glass inset) $1.20
Marmalade Jars, $1.35
Custard Cups, each, rs cts
Ramehns, each, 60 cts
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
NOT GUILTY, IS Plea
OF MRS. De SAULLES
Slayer Of Rich Husband Arraigned
and Trial Date Set.

Mineola. y. Y, Oct. 17.-Mrs.
Blanca De SauIles, the beautiful
Chilean heiress who shot and killed
her wealthy husband, John Longer
De Saulles. entered a plea of not
guilty in the Supreme Court here
this afternoon. No other plea is
taken for an Indictment of first de-
gree murder. and Mrs. De Saulles
went through the formality with
an air of detachment as if her
lawyer and not she were the one
chiefly interested.
The trial will be held here the
first week in November.
Mrs. De SALES has not LEFT her
room in the Nassau county Jail
since the night of the shooting.
August 8, until she went before
Supreme Court Justice Jaycox this
afternoon. She has grown wan and
istless from worry. She uttered
no word from the time she left
her prison room until she returned
The disputed possession of Little
Jack" De Saulles was the cause of
the shooting of John L. De Saulles,
the wealthy clubman and former
college football star Mrs. De Saul
les claimed her husband kept their
boy from her in definance of a
court order that possession should
be divided
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
BAG Is PLANES
DURING RAIDS
Air Fights Numerous on the
Border of Fighting
Territory.

London. Oct. 17.-Twenty-fve Ger
man machines were ''bagged" by
French flyers in the last two days.
the Paris war office reported. Twenty
Of them were downed in eight fierce
air duels.
The German war office reports the
shooting down of ten entente ma
chimes. German fiiers carried ont a
vioient bombaIdment of Nancy last
night. killing ten and wounding forty
civilians. The Berlin report char
acterizes the raid as a ''reprisal for
attacks on open German towns" The
French on their part retaliated by
bombing half a dozen important places
behind the German front.
British seaplanes again raided the
BTuges docks Monday. They brought
down a German double-seater ma
chine. The observer fell out and the
machine turned over and fell in flames
There were no infantry actions of
Importance in the west during the
last iwenty-four hours. Berlin. how
ever. reports a revival of violent ar
tillery bornbardments all along the
Flanders line. foreshadowing re-
sumption OF Haig's drive.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
FARMERS MUST
PRODUCE MEAT
AYERS HOOVER
u. S. Food Administrator
Speaks Before Railway
Commissioners.

American farmers must concentrate
their attention on producing meat
even more than on raising grain. That
was the gist OF a speech made by
Herbert e. Hoover. Food Administra-
tor. at the annual banquet OF the Ma
tional association OF Railway Commits
sioners last night.
According to Mr.. Hoover, EuIoge
after the war is over. will De able 10
raise all the grain II needs but will
inG fself lna ole to produce the meat
needed by its population during the
rebuilding period. The Food Admin
istrator also predicted that the de-
msnds for grain made on this coun-
t'y would increase - per cent during
the next year, due partly TO the iail-
ure Of the Mexican corn cron.
Samuel Rca. president OF ;he Penn
sylVania Railroad. made A very force
ful speech. in which he covered pres
cnt transportation conditions Mr..
Rea particularly decried the many
purely formal reports that railroads
are now required to make to the gov
crnment. claiming that the thousands
O! superfiuous reports now required.
handicap the work of the railroads
when they need every ounce Of their
energy to cope with the immense
transportation problems that fsee
them.
Other speakers at the banquet were
lion. William NJ. Daniels. senator
Francis C. Newlands, Hon. Max The
len, and Hon Clyde b. Aitcneson.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
Will GUARD SUPPLY
OF SULPHURIC acid
Food Administration Names Direct
or of Division.

Official recognition Of glorious short
ages in the nations supplies of sui
phUrie acid and other important
chemicals was taken yesterday, when
the Food Administration announced
the formation OF n division on chemi-
calls. 1t will cover chemicals in the
production and conservation OF FOODS,
and Charles W. Merrill. of San Fran
cisco, will direct the work
Mr.. MeTriIls division will endeavor
to control and locate chemicals used
in insecticides, prescrvativCs. refrig-
Grafton and fertilizer.
The action of the Food Administr-
alton is the third step toward safe
guarding the nation on this import
ant acid. Because high explosives
tan not be mad" without it. and sui
phur IS its chief source, the War De-
partment has asked the sulphur
monopoly OF the country to withhold
reserve supply for war uses of
l.ooe.00 tons. Print paper can not be
made without sulphur
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
SEEK TO BALK
LIBERTY LOAN
Col. Lord Declares Move Is
Made to Defeat Sue
cess of u. S.

Organized efforts are being made
10 balk the Second Liberty Loan OF
1917. according TO Col. Herbert NJ.
Lord. They have misrcpresented the
patriotism Of the national army, he
told the War Risk Insurance con-
ference Yesterday. by declaring the
new soldiers are opposed to the war.
Col. Lord went on to show that ma
tional army men have subscribed
more than $A6.O00.CI0 to date, thus re-
futing any charge they are opposed
to the war. Members of the confer
ence, gathered from all branches or
the army TO study the war insurance
measure. gave enthusiastic support to
the loan.
Half Subscribed.
Treasury officials last night believe
the loan has reached the halfway
mark of 81, .0OO0lc. Official and un-
official reports were so satisfactory
that they declared the 5000 coo, 900
goal as practically certain to be
reached. with the ma ximum amount
of $500 O00oO0 possible.
Official and unofficial estimates OF
the sales to the close of business Oc-
tober l6. were issued as follows:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
EXPERTS NAMED
TO RUSH SHIPS
Shipping Board Also An
nounces Pacific Strikers
Will Go Back.

Eminent engineers will consti-
tute q Production Board to inspect
the shipyards or the country and
hurry along the building OF the
merchant marine. The four mem
bers OF the board have already been
named. and have made a prelimin-
airy survey OF some OF the yards.
Charles Piez, president OF the
Link Belt Co. of Chicago. heads
the board. which also includes
Charles, Day. an electrical engi-
neer. OF Philadelphia. Arthur Mas
on. an erecting engineer OF Chi
cago. and Frank Kirby. a naval
architect OF New York.
Pacific strikers To Go Back.
At the same time that this an.
nOuncement was made. the Ship
ping Board was informed that 2Sy-
OcO men who struck in the Pacific
Coast shipyards last summer would
be back at work Immediately. The
strikers and employers agreed to
abide by the decision OF govern
ment arbitrators.
The men who struck at Portls nd
are already back at their tasks
and the men out at Seattle VIII
return Monday. Both groups have
agreed to await the decision %
the san Francisco case.
The engineers will all act as ef-
fioiency experts in the matter OF
material transportation ana gen
eral speeding up in the plants.
They w!ll show where lost motion
can be cut out.
Admiral Cams made tho snnoInf-
ments. and after a ten-dsy trip to
Sparrows Point. the Cramp yard.
the New York Shipbuilding COM
pany and some smaller yards. the
four men reported to Admirals
Capps and Bowles.
No other appointments have vet
been made. but the men al the head
OF the new work will soon select
other experts. These will all be men
OF the best reputation. such as tb.
production engineer OF the Henry
Ford plant.
May Work 24-Hour ShIfts.
Working twenty -four hours in the
Pacific Coast yards is a scheme now
seriously considered by the Shipping
Board. With two or three shifts the
work could be carried on.
Charles W. Morse. Of New York.
is willing TO work on this basis. He
told the board so today He said
that IL the government would nav
for the electric light and for over
time for the labor. he would keen
up the twenty-four-hour work on ths
twelve wooden and six steel shtpS
he is building.