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New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Dividends Declared by 50
Corporations Not Yet
Turned Over
Delay Hampers Work
Special Appeal Made for All
to Send In Their Checks
at Once

Almost s4,OOO,OOO is being withheld
from the Red Cross because the spe-
cial dividends declared for it by many
corporations have not been turned over
OF the 175 corporations which declared
special Red Cross dividends, fftyfour
corporations have paid the money to
the stockholders, but the stockholders
have not paid it over to the Red Cross.
The total amount already paid by
corporations in Red Cross dividends is
s4,2O5,121.5O. According 10 figures
compiled yesterday at the Office Of
Seward Prosser, chairman Of the eXecu-
tive committee, at 80 Wall Street, only
S2731S5.7S Of this amount actually has
been transmitted to the Red Cross.
This leaves S3,93l, ,935.72 due from this
source alone. The special dividends de-
clared by the 121 remaining corpora
tions will not come due until later in
July and in August. The total amount
voted in favor of the Red Cross was
sl7OOO,OOO.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Versailles Cheers u. S. Troops
On Way to Their New Camp

Versailles, July IA convoy OF
American automobiles passed through
here to-day on the way TO the new camp
assigned 10 the American troops.
Most of the cars were decked with
roses. They received an enthusiastic
reception all along the route.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
'Sn Hurt When Cars
Collide at Paterson

~ 81 Shfss trolley esr,, one inward
riv.,. var outward bound, eollided
nj t' n. j., y.stsrdsy. The out
~ ,.iie 49, ear. driven by Patrick Me
~ NJ On the switch directly into
Y. - va, badly Gu. on ,h. head
V hV hzing glass, and was taken
sls sn .sn General Hospital Tn.
stsu .Nfmsn, Melville Polhsmus,
N compound fracture Of tho
ky nt lace and hands were slso
xs,s.t'hsd Hs is in 81. Jossph's
h1s.Is I've other persons were
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Discrepancies Discovered

The Red Cross books show big dis
crepancies between the amounts OF
dividends declared by the corporations
and paid over to their stockholders for
transmission to the Red Cross and the
amounts received from the stockhold-
ers. The books show that in some IN
stances much less than one-thlrd OF
tho amount due has been paid. The
amounts declared by the fifty-four cor
porations and the amounts actually re-
ceived are:
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

To,,Is S273, 1878 Si2O5 ,l2l.oO
The Red Cross dividends necessarily
were made payable to the stockholders'
The intention was that they were TO IN
dorse the checks over to the Red Cross
although they were not bound to DO
90. 1t was explained at Mr.. Prosser's
Office that some of the discrepancies
NAV have been caused by the stock
holders substituting personal checks
for the ones they received. Further, 1t
was said that some of the dividends
NAV have been paid in as personal con
tributions, or given to local branches
without any reference to the original
source
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Handicapped by Delay

The delay in receiving the full
amounts caused Mr.. Prosser yesterday
to issue a statement. "The generosity
Of these corporations will have been
in vain if shareholders fail to give the
dividends. to the Red Cross he said.
"Without these dividends the Red
Cross will be hampered in its work OF
mercy.
"The Red Cross is preparing now for
vastly increased American army at
the front. It must ship great guam
titles of supplies. II must store up
supplies for future emergencies. To
do this it must get the special divi-
dends corporations gave to sharehold-
ers.
THE French, for the spring offensive,
prepared for 100000 wounded. To H'e-
pare for our wounded the Red Cross
must avail itself of every dollar IT
can get. We would not risk the lives
of our. sons and brothers at the 'front.'
TO unskilled hands. Yet. skilled hands
can do practically nothing without hos
pital stores and equipment great
quantity of the stores and equipment
can be bought with the millions out
standing in Red Cross dividends. For
the want OF something better, news
papers have been used 20 tie up the
wounds OF soldiers abroad. When our
BOYS are wounded and surely they
will be-are we going to let them
suffer still more through our neglect !
To withhold a Red Cross dividend
means withholding relief from our
wounded.
I'VE at home must help the army at
the front Men IN the misery and
madness of the firing line look TO US
for aid. The Red Cross alone offers
the opportunity 20 extend this aid. One
way OF helping is 10 pay over the dlvi-
dends to the Red Crcss."
OF 10000 contributed 10 the Ked
Cross yesterday. $1,000 was given by
Jeremiah OLeary, who sent a letter
saying: "While | do not relish the
entry OF our country into this war
stll feel i, is the duty OF every
American citizen 10 alleviate the SUIT
fering of the men who are making the
sacrifices
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

Contributions preferably hy check or money oraer.
should he sent 20 Tho Tribune freth All fuhi' Inv
Tribune, New York.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
IF BACkACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat and Take a Glass of
Salts to Flush Out Kidneys-
Drink Plenty Water.

Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys,
they become overworked; get sluggish,
ache, and feel like Jumps of lead, The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder Is
irritated, and you may be obliged to
seek relief two or three times during
the night. When the kidneys clog you
urinous waste or you'll be q real sick
person shortly. At first you feel q dull
misery in the kidney region, you suffer
from backache, sick headache, dizzi-
ness, stomach gets sour, tongue coated
and you feel rheumatic twinges when
the weather is bad,
Eat less meat. drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces OF Jad Salts; take a tablespoon
full in a glass Of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid Of grapes and lem.
on juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to clean
clogged kidneys and stimulate them TO
normal activity. also to neutralize the
acids in the urine. so 1t no longer Is
source Of irritation. thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
lure; makes q delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keen the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
here say they sell lots Of Jad Salts to
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while 1t is only trouble
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
SUFFS RAISE $4,000
FOR March 5 DISPLAY
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont Sends Congress
sional Union Check for 5000.

Pledges and cash donations amounting
to A3,6oo for the Federal amendment war
chest were received yesterday at the ma
tional headquarters OF the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. Mrs. o. II.
P. Belmont. of New York. made the
heaviest personal contribution. giving
5000. which she directed be used in help
ing finance the suffrage demonstration at
the White House next Sunday. The other
contributions came from the Massa chu-
setts branch OF the union. which pledged
1900, and the Delaware. Colorado and
Pennsylvania branches, which pledged
500. 5000 and 5000. respectively.
Twenty-three delegates and forty-six
alternates to the convention of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage
were elected yesterday afternoon by the
District branch OF the union.
The delegates elected to take part in
the convention OF the Congressional
Union. which opens March l. were: Mrs.
Robert Baker Mrs. John Jay White.
Mrs. W. Thompson Burch, Mrs. Jessie.
Hardy MacKaye. Miss Emily Stearns.
Mrs. Nina z. Allender. Mrs. Kate Beck,
Miss Grace Needham, Mrs. ellison Gard
ner. Miss Bliss Finley. Mrs. George Odell.
Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. Neil. Mrs. g. Brown
Miller. Miss Edith Hall, Miss Emily
Farnham. Mrs. Morgan Thompson, Mrs.
Mrs. Gervin Peters. Mrs. Paul Dessez,
Mrs. Alice Jones and Miss Joy Webster.
The alternates elected included Mrs.
Harvey Wiley. Miss Winifred Mallon,
Miss Brock Bright, Mrs Louis Thompson.
Mrs. Fairall. Mrs. James Harbin.t Miss
Aline Solomons, DIR. Clara Ludlow, Miss
Helen Munroe, Miss Thomas, Mrs. L. o.
Howard, Mrs. Herman Gasch, Mrs.
Charles Edward Russell. Mrs. ]. w. Con-
nelly, Miss Lena Hitchcock. Mrs. Gilmer
Easley. Miss Katherine Fisher. Miss Dab
ney, Miss Anna Carr, Mrs. Claggett, Mrs.
z. s. Mussey. Mrs. Neville Munro Hop
kins, Miss Blanche Brown. Mrs. ]. f.
Jones. Mrs Bertha Helm. Mrs. B. Colum-
bus, Mrs. Harmon Mrs. Charles Roberts,
Mrs. Ida Waters, Miss Eliza Tonks, Miss
Bertha Dana, Miss Clara Langebeck. Mrs.
Gering, Mrs. Breckt, Mrs. Louis CLAWS,
Miss Charlotte johnson, Mrs. Harold
Walker. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs Durant
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
AMERICAN EXPORTERS
neglect Big MARKET
Bengal Buys as Much Cotton Goods
as South America.

Bengal. in India, imports as much cot
ton goods as the whole OF South America
and 10 per cent OF the total worlds trade
in cotton goods. and yet the American
manufacturers have practically no share
in 1t. according to a report just issued
by the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce OF the Department of Com
merce. Bengal spends 800. 10000 a year
for foreign-made cotton goods.
Americans do not make the kind Of
goods required by the market" says
Ralph N. Odell. author Of the bureaus
report, land until they do. il IL not like
ly that they will ever get much OF the
business. Dhoties. saris. colored lungis,
gray and white Jaconets and mulls, and
white nsinsooks. which are practically
unknown to the majority Of American
manufacturers. occupy q prominent place
in the trade. The rising cost of produc-
ton in England, which supplies most of
these goods, makes It possible for Ameri-
cans t. compete in at least some OF the
qualities that are imported.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
DENVER PIONEER GIVES
RULES TO STAY YOUNG
Moderation and Exercise His Two
Chief Watchwords.

Denver. Feb. A.-Jay j. yoslin, pioneer
merchant, of Denver. has watched the
city grow old, while he himself. st g. SIN
remains young. Somewhere he found the
secret OF keeping youthful while walking
down the long lane Of the years. Here
are the rules OF life he adopted:
Avoid excuses OF every kind "Moder-
alton" IL the grand watchword.
Have care for your stomach. Do not
allow your sense OF taste 10 crowd Il.
Better leave on eating with a fairly good
appetite.
Eat slowly-sparingiy Of highly seasoned
and rich foods. lavishly Of fruits.
Drink four or ive glasses Of water be-
tween meals daily. A cup Of hot water
with pinch OF salt added, awhile be-
fore breakfast, Is beneficial
Take plenty Of exercise in the open air.
Be an optimist Do your best every
time and "let 1t 20 at that"
Don't take your business home with
you. Leave II at the office or shop.
Keep serene and cheerful Smiles are
q good and influential asset.
A hearty laugh Il a good tonic II you
hear a good. clean story. pass II along.
Make yourself agreeable FIRST, last and
I'm the middle.
Have a hobby OF some kind outside your
business or profession and attend to It
faithfully.
II you have a garden or a place for one,
raise flowers. Plant and tend them your
self.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
INVADED
BY SOUTHERN NEGROES
Influx of 5000 Alarms Housing Of
6cisls-Seek hlsh Wages.

SPECIAL 70 The Ha<hlnEfon HeIad
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-Health authori-
ties and social workers are alarmed over
housing and sanitation problems that
have arisen In Philadelphia during the
last two months with a great infux Of
Southern negroes Into the city.
According 70 the Traverels' Aid So
ciety, more than q. 200 negroes, lured BY
the many opportunities for making high
wages have nocked into the city during
the last few weeks. The influx has 90
crowded the negro sections OF the city
that In some places i've families are
living In one house
The problem Ii regarded as 80 acute
that number Of city officials and go
cial workers held a meeting yesterday in
the Charities Building. Fifteenth and
Pine streets. to ind a solution Among
those VINO took part in the discussion
were: DR.. Wilmer Krusen, director OF
the Department Of Health and Charities:
Chief Mccrudden. OF the Division OF SAINT
tation; John Ihlder. secretary OF the
Philadelphia Housing Association. and
Chief Inspector Buchholz. Of the HOUSING
Division.
To prevent the spread OF destitution
and crime In these contested districts
the Octsvia Hill Association offered 20
assist DR.. Krusen in making a wider dis
tribution of the negroes and nnding sani-
tsry t'nements in which they might I've.
The nsgroes have come mainly from Als-
bama, Georgia and Florida. Many OF
them are working in munition factories
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
ASAD, SAD TALE THIS;
TSABOUT WASHLADIES
Rent Out Laundry to Fiends-and
Police Kick.

Some OF the very incest washladies IN
the city are Just as mad a. they can De
today. The police are to blame. They
are planning TO interfere with the activi'
ties of the washladies' Clearing House.
The clearing house u nifty little or
ganization. according to the police. SIM
pie in operation. too, All the members
do Is hold back the weekly wash they
promised to deliver on Friday. for
courle Of days or 50. Then, during the
holdoack period. they rent out certai"
desirable portions Of said wash 70 tneir
friends.
A regular scale Of prices II said to
have been fixed. For instance. friend
of the washlady wishing to 90 TO pan,
or something like that, can rent the use
Of a perfectly stunning waist for the
small sum of two bits. Silk stockings
came as low as a dime an evening. Un-
dergarments ranged in rental rom
titney to a quarter, according to whether
they are common or garden variety. n
complete outfit. from lingerie TO lace
cuffs. can be gotten for a case note.
A similar scale of prices IL said to hsVe
been established for the gentleman
friends Of the washladies.
The activities of the clearing house were
first brought to the attention OF the po-
lice through shooting anray. po-
liceman. removing the coat from a negro
wounded at an evenings entertainment
that went wrong, found said negro wear
ing a perfectly good silk shirt the po-
liceman had purchased for himself only
the week before, and had just sent his
washlady for the first time.
But as already stated, the washladies
are indignant. They can see neat lit
tie weekly income Of real easy money
vanishing into thin air, just like that.
Mebbe they'll raise the cost Of wash
ing. to get even.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
south STANDS UNITED
TO BACK UP President
Grandsons of Confederate Veterans
Await Call to Arms.

Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 3.-ProbabIy
In no section Of the country is more
intense loyalty to the United States
government being demonstrated today
than here in the Southern States,
where. nifty years ago. the Civil War
was fought.
From every public building and
from thousands OF private homes the
Stars and Stripes are fluttering in the
Southern breeze. More than a million
sons and grandsons Of veterans of
the Confederate States of American,
are ready to respond to the call to
arms.
No other broad section of the
United States has so small q foreign
population as Dixie Land. The ne
gro also is ready to do his Bit
Every newspaper in the Southland
and every Southern orator permits no
opportunity to pass to kindle the flame
OF patriotism. Editorially the Mem
phis Commercial Appeal says:
over fifty years ago we had our
war. an unfortunate fratricidal strug-
gle, in which the blue and the gray
fought for the cause they believed to
be3right. Today the nation is united.
1t has been for many years. The old
fires have died out The ashes have
been blown by the winds OF heaven
to fertilize the country as a whole.
THE blue and the gray meet today
as brothers. They realize and reeog-
nice that they belong to a fast van
ishins army. when the differences of
the days ago should be buried and
forgotten. They realize that only In q
short while they will join in perfect
peace on the camping grounds of the
great beyond.
We do not want war. The South
has suffered, and does not seek to see
the loss Of sons, but IL war Is de-
clared the world will chronicle the
splendid patriotism Of the South, and
the old veterans in gray will send out
their sons to defend the flag so hon
ored today
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26

missing elements are restored, either by
nature or by some artificial means. The
absence Of any Of these inorganic salts
brings on arrangement Of the stomach.
This affection can be spread to any part
Of the body. and can soon affect the liver,
kidneys and intestinal tract, and eventual
ly affect the lungs.
Many testimonials are received daily
from well-known local people relative to
the wonderful curative properties Of
Plant Juice. One recently from Mr. Henry
Lockette, who resides at Bowie, Nd, is
especially convincing. He said:
II have suffered with stomach trouble
for about a year, and had tried many
different medicines and was under treat
ment for months at a time, but I did not
seem to get any permanent relief 1
became so bad that / could not retain
any food in my stomach, and took moth
ing but the white Of an egg had dizzy
spells and was terribly nervous I went
down In weight from 15S pounds to III
pounds had read so much about Plant
Juice that decided TO give 1t a trial. II
helped me from the start, and now since
i have taken 1t for several weeks I am
feeling fine. I am not SO nervous. and
have a good appetite. I feel sure that
Plant Juice has completely relieved me
and am glad to indorse it,
Such words as these and those Of many
others which have been printed, have
wide influence, for they come from men
OF standing and integrity. who have given
Plant Juice fair trial and have been
greatly benefited.
The Plant Juice Man 10 at the People's
Drug Store, corner of Seventh and e
streets northwest. where he Is daily meet
ing the local public. and introducing and
explaining the merits Of the remedy
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26

MY wife suffered from rheumatism
Of the joints for many years, and one
time the pain was so severe that she
tainted. Her shoulder and arm were
stiff and very painful and II was almost
impossible to get her hand to her head.
Some one had to comb her hair for her
arm was locked" said Mr.. G SNYDER.
Of Liberty street, Allentown. Pa.
She was in bed for six months. one
leg being drawn up on account of the
pain and stiffness IN the knee and hip
joint. Really she was in q pitiful con-
dition. and had to be lifted from the
bed to the chair.
Lots of people knew of her condi-
tion and many have seen her walk with
cane, which she had to use to get
about.
sicians all the time, yet was growing
steadily worse. and was very much dis
couraged over her condition. About
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
WILLIAM HELMUS DIES;
BURIAL TO BE MASONIC

William Helmus. a resident of Washing
ton for the last ffty-six years, died yes
terday at his residence, 1735 Riggs place.
after a brief illness. He was born In
Worms. Germany. November p, 1884, and
came to this country in 1S4s, settling first
In Baltimore. In 1861 he came to Wash
ington and engaged in business until a
few years ago. when he retired.
Mr.. Helmus was a member of Harmony
Lodge of Masons. Lafayette Chapter.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2. Knights
Templar. and the Mystic Shrine. He is
survived by his widow and two daughters,
Mrs. E. C. Walford and Mrs. Harry
Ward.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock and will be under Masonic
auspices. Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26

this time heard OF Dreco and. having
tried most everything else I'd heard
of. decided to try her on IL also, After
taking Dreco a while she could tell
the pain was not so bad; her joints
seemed not to be quite so stiff and she
was able to handle herself better.
She continued the treatment and
now has thrown her cane away. The
pains and stiffness have about ceased
and her general condition lie better
than in years. and we never miss
chance TO recommend Dreco."
Dreco is a preparation OF the eN-
tracts from roots, herbs, barks and
berries II contains no mercury, potash
nor other harmful mineral II acts
on the bowels. liver and kidneys and
cleanses the impurities from the blood.
giving renewed strength and vitality
to the organs.
Go TO-DAY and get a bottle OF Dreco
from any O'Donnell Drug Store: Bury's
Drug Store, in Anacostia: Aliens Drug
Store in Alexsndria.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
WARNING TO FARMERS

State College. Pa. Feb. a.-Pennsv,-
vania's potato crop last year suffered a
loss of about 100000 bushels through
preventable diseases. according to agri-
cultural experts at the State College. The
department of botany. upon whose rec
ords the statement Is based. estimates
this loss to be 20 per cent OF the normal
annual output
Common scab Is said to be the most
unusual and the best-known enemy Of
the potato
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
common PEOPLE BEST
SAYS REP. ". c. HAWLEY
Salvation of World Lies in Their
Hands, He Declares.

Declaring that too much thought and
attention is paid to kings and rulers,
Representative w. c. Hawley. of Oregon,
speaking on The Unearned Increment in
Modern Life" at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last night, said the SAL
vation of the world lies In the hands Of
the common people"
We have freedom. educational oppor-
tunities. and liberty today" Representa-
tive Hawley declared, ''only because the
multitude Of unknown common people
gave their lives in the centuries gone by.
I'm the first place we were given all
the beauties of the earth. The sun. moon
and stars, the animal and vegetable king
doms were all the gift Of the great
Creator. Civilization owes much to Moses
for the great laws he gave US and which
have been used by every civilized ma
tion since.
Greece and Rome let go Of virtue and
fell Character is the most valued pos
session of man or nation; pestilence may
come and sweep everything away, but
character still remains.
We are all handfuls of human clay
and under the tutelage OF Almighty God
We can be developed until We shine like
diamonds
In the front Of a large London building
there was recently found q pigeons nest
made of hairpins. 3
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26

Food is sweet from the fact of being
hunted for."-Latin Proverb.
BREAKFAST.
Apples and Quipees. Cereal and Cream.
Cornbeef Hash.
Hot Buttered Toaa. Coffee.
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Sliced Ham. Potato Salad.
Rye Gem&
Crlllen- Tea.
DINNER.
Chicken Soup
Lamb with Caper Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. Peas
Bean Salad.
Lemon Jelly.
Apples and quincesIf you have flavor
less apples, stew them with Q few slices
Of canned ounces. The pungent taste Of
the ounce is good with the apple
Rye gems-They call for three quarters
OF cupful of rye flour and one half
cupful OF wheat flour sifted with a pinch
of salt. Add the beaten yolks of two
eggs and q tablespoonful Of sugar and a
cupful Of milk and last Of all the beaten
whites Of the eggs. Put into buttered
muffin tins and stick a piece OF candied
lemon or orange peel in each and bake
for about thirty minutes.
Caper sauce-Add . quarter Of q cupful
of capers, well drained, to . cuptul Of
white or drawn butter sauce.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
ASKS LOCAL POLICE
TO FIND LOST SISTER

Little Gladys Blair, is. pretty and stage
struck, has vanished from her home,
34l5 Lombard street. Baltimore, Md, ac-
cording to information furnished the po-
lice yesterday by her brother Frank.
Mr.. Blair told the police that the little
lost sister disappeared at the same time
as a man who had advertised for girls to
go on the stage. The girl left home a
week ago yesterday.
She is described as blonde, feet 4
inches high, with gray eyes and weighs
12o pounds. When she left home she wore
a dark plush coat trimmed in fur.
The brother expressed the opinion that
his sister might be in Washington and
asked the police to look for her.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-26
NOT ONE SUB" SUNK.

Berlin (via SayvIlle wireless), Feb. g.
From a competent source II was learned
today that there has not been q German
submarine sunk since the ruthless U-boat
war began on February I, said the Over
seas News Agency today.
The agency sharply criticised the speech
Of Sir Edward Carson. first lord Of the
British admiralty. In the English Parlla-
ment saying that he was hiding the real
facts IN the submarine situation