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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
COUNCIL or JEWISH
JUNIORS ELECTS OFFICERS

Meredith pragr and Ralph L. Dom
brewer vera elected as president and
vice president. respectfully, at the meet
ing of the Council of Jewish Juniors.
held Sunday afternoon in Beth
Ahahs synagogue. They were elected
to Offices ma de vacant by Abraham
Breitstein. VI no has Joined tho army.
and Miss Faith Lindeman, who Is at
tending college in New York. The
meeting Yesterday was the frst this
year and more thRn 100 members were
in attendance. DR. Edward N. Caiisch
opened the meeting with prayer.
Following the election Of officers and
the tran saction OF some routine bust
ness that had accumulated during the
summer months. Miss Adele Levitt rem
dered violin sole. accompanied by
Miss Carrie Clarke. Mrs. Leon Waller
stein made a brief address to the meYf1-
bers ana had n9 her subject, what
the Council W'n DO This Year" Mrs
RAYMOND Strause, who Is representa-
tive from the Council Of Jewish Women
at the meetings of the Junior council.
also made D few remarks.
Other officers q the council are;
Secretary, Miss Elsa Wailerstefn
treasurer. Edward Wallerstein: chair
man of membership committee, Junius
Dettlebach: chairman entertainme enc
committee. Julius Sycle. The execu-
tive board is composed OF the follow =
ing: Henry walierstein. chairman:
Henry Raah. Virginia Yer yeer. Flora
Hutzler. Ruth WaIierstein and Leah
Bins anger.
For the purpose OF making plans for
a bazaar and bali TO he given by the
council on November IS. meeting Of
the entertainment committee win Ne
held tonight at the home of Miss Ruth
WRllersteln
All former active members OF the
council who have Joined the nations
Hghting forces have been made hon
ornrY memb hers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take u Glass OF Salts If Your Back
Hurts OF Bladder
Troubles You

No man or woman who sats meat
regularly can make mistake 0y
flushing the kidneys occasionally, says
a well-known authority. Meat, forms
uric acid which excites the Kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain. get sluggish and fail ho alter
the waste and poisons from the blood.
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches. liver trounAe. ner-
vousness, dizziness. sieeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel u dun ache
In the kidneys or your back hurts or
IL the urine is cloudy, offensive, full
of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by a sensation OF scaiding,
stop eating meat and get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy; take a tablespoonful In glass
OF water before breakfast and In a
few days your kidneys Will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice. COM
bined with lithia. and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutraliye the
acids In urine so IL no longer causes
Irritation. thus ending bladder weak
ness.
I Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
In ture makes q delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink which every
one should take now and then to keep
the kidneys clean and active and the
blood pure, thereby avoiding serious
kidney complications---Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
HARD TO FOOL STATE
LIQUOR DETECTIVES
Shipping Booze In Trunks. Suitcases
and by Automobile All Risky
In Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Oct i5-The friends
OF old John Barleycorn in Kansas are
having rough shedding these days,
There stlil are a few who think they
can ship whiskey in trunks by express
and freight These do not know. ap-
parsntly, that the federal government
has detectives shopping around the
freight and express offices in Kansas
City the sources OF supply,
There are others who try to eyade
the bone-dry law by bringing it into
Kansas by automobile These too are
spotted and tire numbers of their cars
taken before they leave the booze sup
ply houses in Kansas City, Usually
the names OF the owners of the cars
are secured from the secretary of state
by the time they cross the state line
into Kansas. Officers at Argentine.
Olathe, Ottawa and other points are
waiting for the cars and cargo when
they pass through.
Bringing In whis~ey In a suitcase or
grip. too. is precarious. A man seen
boarding . train coming into Kansas
Juggling big grip that bulges out at
the sides is at once under suspicion.
Always = Kansas side onicer boards
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

tho same train, or IL may be woman
detective, and by the time the train
rea ches Armstrong, Bonner Springs,
Argentine or Holiday. the common
carrier or lugger of whiskev is pinch
ed and.lts a 500 fine and thirty days
In Jail.
Sometimes these shipments get well
out into Kansas before they are grab
bed The Marion county court house
now shelters 100 pin.s of very red lia-
uor. When court meets there next
Sheriff Armstrong will get an order to
destroy the stuff. His idea of a good
,, joke is to pour it into the Cottonwood
river, so that all the fishermen along
that stream will need to do when the
fish get drunk will be to made in and
pick up the channel cats.
Part of this 100 pints at Marion was
taken from a trunk that was express
ed to Aulne and seized. by the sheriff
and twenty pints of it were taken
from Joe La Due and Forest Searles.
of Marion. when they got Off the train.
Both of these men are now In the
county Jail awaiting trail.
The trunk full of whiskey which
was seized in Aulne by the Marion
county sheriff was shipped In the lat
ter part of August. The sheriff was
notified by department of justice Of
ficials in Kansas City TO be at the
station a certain day when certain
train came in and seize trunk No. -
and the men who called for the trunk.
Sheriff Armstrong got the trunk and
the booze, but in some manner the
man who shipped 1t in got word OF the
seizure and never called for the TRUNK
In nearly every county In the east
ern half Of the state cases are pend
ing against men who think they are
smart enough 10 get by che bore-dry
law. And they are beginning to find
out that 1t is an expensive business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
ON LIBERTY BONDS
DEPEND WAR INSURANCE

/ Washington. Oct. 1.-THE success
fs1f< op arasson Of the war Insurance act
for those in the military and raval
service will depend largely on liberty
bond funds.
Secretary McAdoo made this plain
yesterday in announcing the coadi~
tions under which insurance contracts
will be made under the new law.
+ The law provides for family allow
ances. re-education of wounded and
csipples, compensation In case of
death. or injury. etc. Secretary Nc
Adoo today made public Il specimen
contract TO show how the law works
II In based on age twenty-five and is
for $1,000 The premium is $33o per
month. The insurance Is payable in
installm OF $2s.T5 per month in
case of death or total disability The
table for a $4,000 policy begins with
a monthly premium OF 1915 at fifteen,
sixteen and seventeen years of age. It
increases TO $500 a month for etgh-
teen. nineteen and twenty: to 1926 per
month at twenty-one. twenty-five,
twenty-three; $3.50 for twenty-four
and twenty-five years: $685. for TWEEN
ty-six and twentyseveu: s340 for
twenty eight: and progressively to
$3.50 for thirty-one years and over
The minimum amount OF insurance is
81 600; the maximum, $1,000.
Insurance may be applied for by
all officers. nurses and enlisted men
The government assumes the entire
war risk The rates charged are not
peace rates. During the war. yearly
term insurance is issued convert ihle
within Ave years after the war into
more permanent forms.
The insurance is paid out I'm e4o
monthly installments. To the Insured
during the continuance of the total
and permanent disability, and II he
dies before he receives 240 tnstalIments
the balance goes to certain members
OF the family
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
HOTEL HAS KENNELS
FOR CANINE GUESTS

Denvor's leading hosiery. the Brown
Palace hotel, does not allow dogs In
it's roms. they provide kennels in the
basement for the care of CANNES
brought to the hotel by guests.
The kennels are neat. roomy and
Individual" tied ND in rows near
the basement entrance. Bellboys can
be seen each morning taking the
four-tooted guests for an airing in
park near the hotel. and 1t is said
the rate" for the aristocrattc ami
mais furnishes substantial increase
in the hotel bill of the owners OF the
dogs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
CINCINNATI INVENTOR
CLAIMS FTEI1-Lf1SS MOTOR

Cincinnati. Oct. 15.--R. L. Banks,
an inventor and head of an automatic
power company. declared today that
he has invented the first fueiStess en-
CINE He BIAS an fncompleted model
of his engine In a shed in Pan alley
and claims he filed letters in the pat
ent office long before the Garabed en-
CINE was mentioned
Banks expressed bel.af that the Ga
rabed engine is practical and that he
and Giragossian had discovered the
same principle.
"EisctrAc4ty will be required In start
ing the machine" said Mr.. Banks to-
day, but after that no fuel Is neceS-
sary. This machine simply uses ths
natural Worldwide power OF sur
heat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
yON JACOW AND
ZIMMERMAN CONT'HiSrED

Tho difference between Won Jagow
and Zimmerman was that Won Jagow
had lived abroad, had met people from
all countries. and knew that there was
much TO learn about the psychology
of the tnha bitants of countries other
than Germany. Zimmerman. in the
early part of his career. had been
consul at Shanghai; and on his way
back had passed through America.
spending two days IN San Francisco
and three In New York He seemed
TO think that this transcontinental trip
had given him an intimate knowledge
Of American character. Won Jagow.
on the other hand. almost as soon as
war began. spent hours talking to me
about America and borrowed from me
books and novels on that country. The
novel In which he took the greatest
interest was Turmoil" by Booth
Harrington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
By JAMES w. GERARD

american Am bassador at the German
Imperial Court, July ~, 1913,
to February 4, 1917.
Copyright, Canada, 1917. bw the Pub
lie Ledger Company. International
copyright. 1917, by the Public Led
gnr Company. All rights reserved.
Any infringement will be prose
cuted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
WOMEN To REPLACE
SUBURBAN CONDUCTORS

New York. Oct. 15.--Y Dung WON en-
will take the place OF mer conduc-
tors and guards on the suburban lines
of the r~ookhn Rapid Transit com
pany before November /, it.is under
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

stood Girls are being trained &or
these positions by the company. Il was
| learned today. The women Will Get
| the Same wages ps tho men called 20
| duty In the national army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

Thoughts and Incidents Re.
counted From NV Diary

In January. 1916, visited Munich,
and from there Bavarian officer
prison camp and the prison camp for
private soldiers. both at Ingolstadt
also conferred with Archdeacon Mes,
of the American Episcopal church,
who carried on a much-needed work
In visiting the prison camps In
Bavaria
The American colony In Munich
maintained, with the help OF friends
In America. Red Cross hospital under
the able charge of Doctor Jung. a
Washington doctor. and his wife. The
nursing was done by American and
German girls. Tho American colony
at Munich also fed number of school
children every day. I regret to say,
! however. that many of the Americans
IN Munich were loud in their abuse
OF President Wilson and their native
country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

The compnittee invites any citizen
with idea or plan for betterment OF the
city government to forward the sug-
gestion to the clerk OF the committee,
and 1t will be given due consideration
A letter has been received from the
New York bureau OF municipal re-
search. enclosing certain reports loaned
that organization by the city. including
surveys OF several city departments
submitted the committee by the heads
of the departments The bureau did
not indicate when II would be ready
with its report. although has until
November /, under the contract with
~ Civic association
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
CHARTER CHANGES
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The council committee on charter
changes has been called to meet
Thursday night TO proceed with the
consideration of several papers before
Ii suggesting changes in the charter.
One OF these papers suggests the
abolition of the administrative board.
another suggests many changes In the
present form of government. including
the institution OF a committee for the
handling of the affairs OF the city. and
reduction in the membership of city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
EOLF AS POSSIBLE
GERMAN COLONEL HOIST.

In March. 1915, I was sounded on
the question OF Germany's sending
an unofficial envoy, Ike Colonel
House, TO America to talk Informally
TO the president and prominent people
I was told that Soif would probably
be named
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16


and vile snd daughtep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
Boqdan Stimof.
s..-.sp,ei In rier Ak'en and esnen' =
von Alfred Deutseh. German.

flair, B..tssssns i-s, Msan sts Ksnta' rtf0"a WV
d. Ksnsn Elena Bass'fen sfs"se ger Hs-
psr ..ss.anss E.4escha and Eudsxia aaisraor7eH VIZ -
Projsasioas A. 6. Union 80 Se'sn'
Sciegeituag; Gssre jaeeby'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

IiebknReht, in April 81 1916, made
matters lively at the reichstaE sessions.
During the chancelior's speech, TIehk-
necht Interrupted him and said that
the Germans were not free next to
deny that the Germans had not wished
war. and another time br calling at.
tentien 10 the attempts Of the Germans
To induce the Mohamme dan and Irish
prisoners OF war To desert to the Ger
man side, Liebknecht finally euraged
the government supporters by calling
nut tfIar .1H subscription ~ the foan
Was IA swiadle Z
After the Sussex settlement I think
thet the Germans wished To fnauru-
rate an era OF better feeling between
Germany and the United States At
any rate. ana tn answer to many
anonymous attacks made against me.
the North German Gazette. the official
newEl.a per. published a sort OF cert!-
feate from the government 10 the eff
feet that was a good boy. and that
the rumors of my bitter hostility 10
Germany were unfounded
In Nav. 1915, Wertheim. head OF
the great department store in Berlin.
told nae that they had more business
fh~ n In mace sIrY4as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

A Dane who had quantity Of
manganese in Brazil sold Il 10 a
Philadelphia firm for deltvesz. to the
United States Steel companv The
German government in Eo-ae way
learned Of this and tho Dare VS. ar-
rested and put In fail Hts min ~ r.
had great difficulty In getting hm
nrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

In 1915 the Importation Of many
articles OF luxury into Germany waa
forbidden. This move was naturally
made in order to keep money in the
country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
! FRINGE s-fes TssTsIa sssys
GOOD ENGLISH


Early In June had two long
talks WITH Prince Won BuelSw He
speaks English well. and IL suspected
by his enemies of having been polish
Ing II up lately In order to make ready
for possible peace conferences. He II
a man OF more active bra in than
the present chancellor. and liz very
restless and anxious IN some way 70
break into the present political situa-
lion.
IN June the anonymous attacks. on
the cha nc<llor. by pamphlet and other
wise, incensed him TO such degree
that he made an open answer in the
reichstag. and had rather the best
of the situation. Many anonymous
lies and rumors were flying about
Berlin at this period. and even Helffe-
rich had publicly to deny the anony-
NOUS charges that he had been
anonymously attacking the chancellor
PRINCE wTDr.L's
COMMITTEE OF PEACE
In July the commitfe called the
national committee for an honorable
peace was formed with Prince wedel
Mt it's head. Most of the people in this
league were friends of the chancellor.
and one OF the three real heads was
the editor of tho F-rankfurter Zeitung.
the chancellor's organ. 1t was planned
that fifty from the committee would
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

/ think there must have been a
period quite recently when the Ger
man government tried to Undue the
people with greater degree of fright
fitness, because all of us In visiting
camps, Stc.. observed that the land
sturm men, or older soldiers. were
much more mercifui thai. the younger
nnPa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

III Judging the German people. we
must remember that. while they have
made great progress in the last forty
years In commerce and chemistry, the
very little liberty they possess is a
plant OF very recent growth About
the year 1850 Frederick the Great,
having sent money to restore the
burned city OF Greiffenberg, in Siiesia.
the magistrates OF that town called
upon him to thank hin. They kneeled
"a nd ag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

at Hrst attended the hybrid
American church. but, when, in 1915.
J taank ths committee hired Ger
man woman preacher ] ceased 70 at
tend The American, the Rev. Doctor
Crosser, who was in charge when /
arrived IN Berlin, left, to my ever
lasting regret, in the spring before the
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16

Among the American correspondents
in Berlin during the war great credit
should be given to Carl w. Acker-
man and Seymour b. Conger cor
respondents of the United and Associ-
ated Presses respectively. who at all
times and in spite of their surround
ings and In the face OF real difficulties
preserved their Americanism unim-
paired and refused to succumb to the
ailuring temptations held out to them
I do not mean to Imply that the other
correspondents were not loyal, but the
pro-Germanism of many OF them un-
fortunately gave the imperial foreign
Office and the great general staff a
wrong impression of Americans It
is the splendid patriotism under fire
of Alderman and Conger that deserves
special mention.
Evening star., 1917-03-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the fol-
lowing:
L. Martin Young and Evelyn NJ. Borough.
Daniel Lewis and Mary Contee.
william f. Fleming Of Stafford county. Va,
mad Make NJ Martin Of Goochland county. Va.
Lee Ridout of Norfolk. Va. and synthe L.
Brown Of Richmond. Va.
Of Richmond Va.
Raymond r. Trefry Of Gloucester. Mass. and
vivienne l. Murphy Of this city.
William N. smith and Annie q. B. Godfrey,
William Calvary Of LeesburE. Va. and Alma
White Of this city.
John L. Patterson and Alice Fountain.
Cary L. Eggleston and Henrietta J. Kracke.
both Of Richmond, Va.
Andrew d. Maxwell Of Sumter, 3. G.. and
Florence n. Parnell of this city.
q. Clayton Terry of this city and Caroline
B. Iovett of Williamsport, La.
Harry Keller and Pauline E. Rhodes both
't CHARLES s. Gawler and Ruth A. Gardner.
George Carter and Rhoda Brown.
Evening star., 1917-03-02
Ami. Horn. q years. 11os lth street north

Annie Horn. - years, 11os lth street north
east.
| Abbie Horn, 30 ysars. Is Q street northwest.
Henry Clay Bradley. 70 years, Homeopathic
Hospital.
g: Bert Rspass. 81 years, ealena. Potomac
Fannie a. Mcknight. 90 years. Georgetown
University Hospital.
Mary f. Bradshaw. es years. Providence
Hospital.
Grafton Owens, IS years. Providence Hospital
Frederick ]. kohlman, 81 years, 1922 4th
street northwest.
Stella Frances Yates, - years, s11 sth street
northeast.
Alva Kathryn Harrington. 2 years, 1745
Oregon avenue.
Sarah Osborne, 81 years, Providence Hospital
Annie r. McLawson, 70 years, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue northwest.
Andrew Doonies. % years, Potomac river foot
of 14th street northwest
Frank d. Metcalf. Al years. 2413 18th street
northwest.
Eliza Gray. 81 years, 11so half street south
east.
George Lee johnson. 20 years. Freedmen's s
Hospital.
Joseph Cooper. 40 years. Freedmen's Hospital.
Lydial Johnson. A years. Freedmens Hospital
Evening star., 1917-03-02
HOLDS BENTLEY INSANE.
Alienist Says Man Accused of Muir.
der Showed It by CRYING.

If a strong man cries over his trou-
bles openly before strangers it is an
indication of insanity. according to DR..
Charles NJ. Emmons, Washington
alienist. who testified today before
Justice Gould and jury in Criminal
Division No. 1 at the trial of Joseph
A. Bentley. charged with murder in the
second degree in causing the death of
Harry Seffers. boarder at the Bentley
home. The alienist explained that a
strong man in normal condition of
mind usually restrains his feelings
until he can give vent to them in
privacy.
Testimony had been given that Bent
ley shortly before the homicide had
driven a fire engine. Assistant United
States Attorney Leahy inquired of the
physician on cross-examination If he
though an insane man could pilot a
fire engine successfully through the
streets. The doctor maintained his
view that Bentley was insane.
Attorneys l.. J. Mather and Richard J.
Downey represent the accused.
Evening star., 1917-03-02
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to the
health department within the last twenty-four
hours:
Henry A. and Frances W. Hollns. girl.
James A. and Cora NJ. Robertson boy.
James D. and Evelyn s. Richards, sirl.
Val J. and Lucye Isemann, girl.
Joseph and Ida Krause. boy.
Archie w. and Ethel Morgal boy.
William c. and Margaret vaden boy.
Thomas E. and Mable Shearer boy
Russell and lone NJ. Hickernell boy.
Samuel s. and Helena II. Clark, boy.
Charles L. and Jennie NJ. Ahern girl.
James A. and Margaret NJ. McDermott, girl
Charles and Elizabeth Raltzell, boy.
Lorenz and Florence Coppolo, girl
Evening star., 1917-03-02
BIG BOOST FOR SUFFRAGE.
Women Rejoiced by Their Victory il
Province of Ontario,

Officials of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. headed by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. see in the
recent granting Of suffrage to women in
the Canadian province Of Ontario a step
toward the eventual grant Of woman
suffrage in England.
Ontarios action. following that Of
Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and
British Columbia, gives suffrage to
women in three-fourths. of Canada The
action of the Ontario parliament, suf-
frage leaders here say, gives the ballot
to more women than ever received it
before at one time except in Australia
The population of California exceeds
that of Ontario. but the proportion Of
women to men is larger in the Canadian
province.
Evening star., 1917-03-02
PASSES THE DANGER ZONE.
Wireless Announces Safety of Boat
Bearing James W. Gerard.

LONDON, March 2. 2:3o ANA WIRE
less dispatch received from the Spanish
steamer Infanta Isabel. on which James
w. Gerard, the former American am
bassador to Germany, and his party
are passengers, says:
''Finisterre $50 pm. Wednesday:
passed German danger zone without
incident. Weathr dlightful"
The dispatch was sent by the Daily
Nails correspondent, who is on board
the steamer.
Evening star., 1917-03-02
CANY.TnE
WATER
%GrayHair

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1t is very easy and convenient to
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"Canute Water for Gray Hair" con-
tains no acid and is totthout odor or
sediment. AS it Is not a dye in the
usual sense. another good feature
about it is that it will not stain the
hands or scalp.
NoTE-After having been tried and proven
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leading stores are recommending the use Of
"Cdnute Water for Gray Hair to those who
wish the color Of their hair restored.
Why hesitate? "Canute Water for
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