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The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
THIRDS MEN MATE
UP With live Ones
Oregon Comrades Know All About
Outdoor Life.

The fact that officers and men of
the old Third regiment, known later
as the Third Battalion, had been as
signed to the 162nd Regiment, (Third
Oregon), Is gratifying news TO a large
number of local citizens familiar
with the personnel of the oregon
contingent.
For purposes of camp training.
rifle shooting and general experience
with conditions likely to be encoun-
tered in warfare, said a Western man
yesterday, the District boys could
not have gotten in with better
bunch of fellows than the Oregon
regiment. All OF them are expert
enced rifle shots. accustomed to hunt
ing wild game all their lives, and
there's notsa trick in camp life that
they do not know. Moreover, they
are a gentlemanly set of men all the
way through. and when It comes to
courage they are there with bells.
Capt. John l.. May, in command Of
the regiment. is one of the best
known railroad men on the coast. He
has seen service in the PHILIPPINES,
and so have a number of his Of
ficers.
Capt. George A. White. before
entering military service. was a news
paperman OF Portland, Ore, and was
appointed adjutant general. AT the
outbreak of trouble with Mexico that
year, he resigned to take a commits
sion as captain of a cavalry COM
pany."
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
PLAYS FOR SOLDIERS
PLANNED BY G. ". u.
College Players to Begin Rehearsal
OF Sketches.

A series Of one-sct plsyiets and
sketches will be given at army camps
in and near Washington this win
ter by the George Washington Uni
versity Players. according to plans
that have Just been formulated.
Three plays have been selected and
will be in rehearsal shortly. They
are Ernest Denny's "All-of-a-sudden
Peggy" Charles Aunt" and Mo-
Heres The Imaginary Sick Man"
Miss Nell Stanton Is In charge OF the
first-nsmed production. which IA a de-
lightful farce-comedy containins
many funny predicaments. bffss Ada
Howell has charge of arrangements
for Charles Aunt" and Mr.. Christ
mas will superintend the presenta-
ton OF Moliere's farce.
Casts will be selected at try-outs
to be held Thursday evening at
O'Clock in the assembly haH OF the
Arts and Sciences Department ad-
ministration building. Prof. Dewitt
c. Croissant, OF the English depart
ment. will aid n the selection OF
the casts
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
FOOD PLEDGE DRIVE
WELL UNDER WAY
First Days Campaign Brings Forth
Encouraging Reports.

The Food Administration yesterday
launched its campaign to capture
q, 452.727 families in the United States.
Before the end of Food Pledge Week
1t hopes to have every one of these
families. constituting the. country's
total, lined up formally for conserva-
tion of food supplies.
Preliminary figures on the first days
campaign show that. il the pace is
kept up. most of the families will
be enrolled. Iowa and Indiana were
the first States reporting this even
ing. Campaigners in Iowa enrolled
over 72.o00 families yesterday, and in
Indiana. 67.S23 families.
Changing the nations diet" Is ths
way Food Administrator Hoover sum-
med up the object of Food Pledge
Week. Every family in the land must
endeavor to save, he declared. in order
that the country may Play Its proper
part in the war.
Already 2,1s5.704 families have en-
rolled on pledge cards, and are doing
their best In the way of conserva-
ton. The Food Administration hopes.
at the end of the week, for a mini
mum enrolment of 1859 9e5 families.
or a little more than half of the
total number of families.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
MAY CUT down
FUEL SUPPLY TO
MANUFACTURERS
May Eliminate Electric Signs
on Account of Scarcity
of Coal.

The United States Fuel Admins
tration is making a survey OF the
country's manufactures, and listing
them all with regard to their neces-
sity to the nations economic well
fare during the war. They are grad
ed from useless luxuries to abso-
lutte necessities.
DIR. Harry A. Garfield. Fuel Ad-
ministrator. announced his staff Is
making the census.
When it is completed, the Fuel Ad-
ministration will be in better posi-
ton to manipulate coal supplies.
When coal is scarce. 1t will be de-
MED to manufacturers of unnecessary
commodities. Inasmuch as the coal
supply must be stretched to cover
the needs of some of the allies,
the present scarcity is expected to
continue. This being the case, many
Industries may. although DR.. Garfield
did not expressly say so, be on the
lookout for abrupt curtailrnent Of
their fuel supplies, at any time.
Men interested in electric signs
gathered in this city yesterday in
an effort to convince Mr.. Garfield
that the signs are necessary and
do not use up extra coal. Their
contention was that in nearly every
case big electric signs utilize current
that would otherwise be wasted. With
them came several real estate men
interested in holding the rentals they
derive from renting sign space.
Makes No Decision.
DR.. Garfield heard their contentious,
but made no decision as to whether
he would shut of coal used in pro-
ducing the power. Stenographic rec
ords were made of the hearings given
the sign man. in order that there
may be no misunderstanding in a
decision that may eliminate gay
white ways" in several of the large
cities.
DIR. Garfield made it clear that the
Presidents proclamation on higher
coal prices and the agreement on
higher wages are interdependent.
Mine operators who do not pay the
union scale and therefore are not af-
fected by the increase in wages, will
not be permitted to claim higher prices
for their coal. In the same way, the
miners will not be entitled to raise
wages unless the operators for whom
they work are receiving the higher
prices.
DR.. Garfield said he had not been
advised of exorbitant prices asked by
New York and Chicago coal mer-
chants. If these were serious, he said.
he thought the Federal Food Admin
istrators for New York and Illinois
would have reported on them.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
QUIET AS MORGUE
IN HAUNT OF VICE
Four-and-a-Half Street No Longer
Fighting Center.

Already in one section of the Ma
tional Capital they are mourning for
old John Barleycorn.
Down around Fopr-and-a-half street
southwest 1t is almost as quiet as the
morgue. Not a sound save the tramp.
tramp of the policeman on the beat
or the workers returning to their
homes in the evening.
No more do the drunken soldiers
shoot up" the street. No more
whisky and GIN bottles are thrown
around like old shoes at q wedding.
Dozens of houses in that locality tire
vacant. They have what Is known as
"Purcell-Benham'' signs on them,
which, in police parlance. means
empty.
At night time it Is ghostly quiet.
Shadows of persons lodging in and
out of alleys. sneaking In buckets and
cases of liquor are seen no more. The
booze is not to be had, or else the
money to buy 1t with isn't.
1t looks like deserted village The
piles OF bricks are undisturbed. No
one gets drunk and throws them
around.
No more girls in their teens walk
the streets, leading a life OF shame.
A man may walk the whole length
and breadth OF that locality and not
be "molested" once.
The saloons down there are getting
ready to hang the crepe on the front
door. The long line of people waiting
at the front door in the cool morn
ing for their "toddy" are nowhere to
be seen.
Some of the denlzens have gone to
work, others have moved out and car
ried their licentiousness with them.
Without liquor. immortality lessons,
and when the liquor is all but cut out.
there is but one thing to do, and that
Is, to get out.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
D. c. QUOTA filled;
CONTINUE To enlist
War Department Decides to Receive
Unlimited Number of Men.

Although the quota of CO. men for
the regular army fixed by the War
department for the District of Column
bia, was filled last Saturday, enlist
ments will continue to be received at
the main recruiting station. Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue. ac-
ccrding TO announcement made yes
terday by officers in charge of that
station.
The War Department likewise has
authorized the acceptance Of an un-
limited number of eniistments for the
4l9th Depot Detachment. Engineers Of
the National Army. Those enlisted
will be assigned to Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass. after qualifying. upon
presentation Of card signed by the en-
gineer officer requesting such assign
ment. Accepted applicants will be en-
listed at the nearest depot post en-
route to the point designated. Mar
ried men are eligible for this service.
The following enlistments were re-
ceived yesterday at the main recruit
ing station here: Neil Sheffield. Ran
dleman. n. c.; Lawrence Barley. Lam
caster, S. c.; Robert F. NOVEL;,
Greensborough, n. c.; Clarence Ross,
l7C6 Seventeenth street northwest;
William Gross. 925 Eighth street north
east: Arthur Fl. Gass, 6j2 Ninth street
northeast, and Paul W. Myer. Zlos
Twelfth street northwest, all of this
city; William NJ. PuSh, Lewiston, ~.
c.; Fred A. Bowling. Indian Orchard.
Mass, and Key F Scott, FredericKs-
burg, Ba.
Men are wanted for thet mechanical
repair shop Of the Q. NJ. c. Of the
regular army, which holds out sp
perior inducements for those desirous
OF enlisting.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
GIRL ASKS S53O,OOO
FOR HEART BALM
Acquaintance Begun Under an Um-
brella Leads to Court.

The hearing of the Rafterry-Mc-
CIellan $4,000 breach-of-promise suit
was begun yesterday before Chief
Justice Covington in the District Su-
preme Court. Miss Sadie Mcclellan.
a saleswoman, is suing ,ncis ].
Rafferty,. alleging that he failed to
keep his promise to marry as, she
AYERS. he agreed to do as far back
as 1872.
In 1914 Rafferty, married another.
Miss Mcclellan told the court that
she saw Rafferty, only twice after
the marriage proposal, and that she
did not lose hope of marrying him
until after he had married, not her,
but his present wife.
They first met. she said. on a rainy
cay and the two became acquainted
by Rafterry's proffer of an umbrella
He called several times to see her
after that occurrence, and, she AYERS,
on the sixth he proposed marriage.
Attorneys Clagett and Sinclair rep
resent Miss Mcclellan. and Attor-
neys Sheehy and Sheehy represent
Rafferty,.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP cATARRH
Tel, How to Open Clsesed
kostrils and End Head-Cs

You feel fine in a few moments, You
cold IN head or cstsrrh will ce gone
Your clogged nostrils will open The
air passages OF your head will clesi
and you can breathe freely. No mos
dullness. headache; no hawking. snuff
fling. mucous discharges or oryness
no struggling for breath at night
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm Apply
little OF this fragrant. sntiseptic cream
in your nostrils. let IL penetrst,
through every air passage OF the head;
soothe and heal the swollen. inhsnec
mucous membrane. and relief GOMEZ
instantly.
II is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stun
ed-up and miserabls.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District OF Columbia-Rain today. followed by
fair in the afternoon; colder by night. Touaor-
row fair, much colder; fresh southwest to west
winds
Maryland and Virginia-Rain today followed
by fair in the afternoon; colder by night. To
morrow fair, colder; fresh west winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.
Midnight. Is; a. m. q; a. m, a; 6 g. m,
Is: a. m, 4s; 10 a. m, 81; u noon. s.;
p. m. IS; p. m. 6l: 2. m. 81; ?. m. s.; 10
p. N. 65. Highest. C.; lowest. q.
Relative humidity-s a. m. "a; p. m. 7s: 8
p. m, "a. Rainfall ts D. m. to p. M, o.cs-
Hours of sunshine. OIL; per cent Of possible sun
shine, J.
Departures-Accumulated deficiency OF temper.
ature since January l. 1917. 10; deficiency Of
temperature since October /, 1917, -lo. Accu-
mulated deficiency Of rTeciritation since January
/. 1917. -l.lO excess Of precipitation since jan
uary !. 1917. FILE.
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, g.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Lemons Beautit!
Strain lemon juice well before
mixing and massage face,
neck, arms, hands.
neck, arms, hands.

Here is told how to prepare an mex
pensive lemon lotion which can be
used to bring back to any skin the
sweet freshness of which it has been
robbed by trying atmospheric condi-
tions. Wind-chafe. roughness, tan
and redness are warded OF and those
tell-tale lines of care or of age are
softened away.
The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into q bottle containing three
ounces Of orchard white makes q
whole quarter pint of the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the cost one must pay for a
small jar of the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon Juice through a fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in. then this lotion
vii, keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon Juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes
as freckles. sallowness and tan, ana
is the ideal skin softener, smoothener
and beautifier.
Just try It! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage It
daily into the face, neck. arms and
hands, and see for yourself.-Adv,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Husband Pawned Her
Wedding Ring, She Says

Mrs. Grace ]. Leimbach filed suit
for maintenance yesterday in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against her hus-
band. Adam Leimbach. plate printer
Of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
Through Attorneys Tobriner and
Graham, the wife states that she and
Leimbach were married June II, 1911.
and have two children. At the time
of their marriage both were working
at the bureau.
Mrs. Leimbach AYERS. that he often
failed to pay the rent She says he
pawned her jewelry including her
wedding rings. She states that he
spent his time in bowling alleys and
dance halls, until his foreman at the
bureau warned him.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
LETS CO." SAY
men IN CAMPS
EAGER TO FIGHT
Census Of Selected Shows
Majority Want to Go
in Infantry.

Every Sammy in the training camps
OF the United States wants to 20
to France at once-and nearly every
one of them wants to go to fight.
in the actual, active fighting branches
Of the service.
This enthusiastic showing Is made
In census taken by the War De-
partment of the young men. COM
ing from desks, counters. schools.
and other professional occupations,
who are to make up the forthcom-
ing army. The department has had
observations made by a committee
headed by Prof. Walter Dill Scott.
Infantry Most Desired.
The greater per cent of the men
want to go into the infantry service;
then according to their choice, they
seek the light artillery. heavy artil-
lery and so on through the various
branches. Secretary Baker sums up
their preferences thus:
In these camps, each man is asked:
What do you want to dor said Prof.
Scott
II have hal reports from five or
six of the largest camps and they
showed that the majority answered in
effect:
- don't care what / do Just 50
get TO go to France among the
first
The next question asked them is:
What branch of the service do you
prefer?'"
''Of these sons and brothers drawn
out Of life by selection, more than
one-third have asked to go into the
infantry service. The next choice is
the light artillery, the next is the
heavy artillery, the next is the avia-
ton service.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
PURELY PERSONAL.

Harry E. Emmets, of the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving. has re-
signed.
Harry T. Holmes has received an
appointment as clerk in the Interior
Department.
Joseph F. Cady has been named Il
probationary messenger with the Food
Administration.
Frank H. Graywater, Of the Cen
sus Bureau, has received a promo
ton.
Clement T. O'Day of the Geologi-
cal Survey. has been transferred to
the War Department.
J. T. Peters and wife, of Portland,
Ore. have returned to their homes
after a short visit to Washington.
H. H. Steadman, of London, Eng,
has arrived in thic city to spend the
winter.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Wants Patent Lawyer
To Increase Alimony

The high cost OF living and sd-
vanced age is the reason given by
Mrs. Belle Alexander, who asked the
District Supreme Court to increase
her alimony which being paid TO her
by a former husband. whom she d.
vorced forty years ago, Thomson H.
Alexander.
Mrs. Alexander now receives $40 a
month. At first she received s125 a
month. From time TO time the ALI
mony was reduced until once IL got
as low as so and was later increased
to $40.
Mrs. Alexander, through Attorney
Edward L. Gies, tells the court that
her husband is a patent attorney and
lives in fine style. spends his win
tiers in Florida and owns real estate,
stocks and bonds.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES

TIDE TABLES.
tCompileS BY United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey.)
Today-Low tide. ! 50 a. m. and 2O6 ?. m. (;
high tide, 7:ii !. m. and s:0o n m.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
Temperature and condition Of water yesterday:
Great Falls-Temrersture. 90; condition, very
muddy. Dalecarlia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, g.;
condition at north connection. very muddy; con-
dition at south connection. misty. Georgetown
distributing reservoir-Tenpersture. 50; condition
at infiuent gatehouse, clear; condition at effusnt
gatehopse. clear.
Automobile LAMPS must be lighted at 5:c
2. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

That a bay horse had strayed from
the stable at Seventeenth street, and
Browning road northeast. yesterday
morning. was reported to the police
last night by Robert Bowdler.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

Jacob Goldstein told the police last
night that the carpenter shop at 14O7
Q street northwest, had been entered
and several carpenters tools stolen.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

Ira Bates. of Toronto. has returned
to his home after spending month
in this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Oyster Season Opens
In Full Blast Ncyember

Thursday. November 1. marks ths
end OF the closed oyster season %
the Potomac. in view OF which event
an increased supply OF blvsive oeIi
cacies Is anticipated by the oyster
men handling the shipments at ths
city wharf.
The laws OF Virginia and Maryland
provide that the taking Of oyster
from beds In the Potomac River may
open November 1. and continue until
March Is of the following year
Tongers have been at work sincs
September Is and II Is from this
source Of supply that oysters durini
the early fall are obtained.
Whether the introduction Of dredg
ing for the oyster crop viii materially
reduce the prevailing prices "a prob
lematicai. as a considerably reduced
number OF dredgers is available.
Alfred Lewis. Of 1910 G street north,
west. reported TO the police last nirht
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
They Want To Fight.

$50 that what they asked for IN a
tremendously predominating majority
Of instances is. not the non-combatant
series for which their previous expert
ences might well qualify, but the
fighting branch. so that they can take
the risk Of fighting for their country
with the real weapons Of war.
Our nation need have nothing but
mounting pride at the spectacle they
present.
Registration of one day at Camp Up
ton showed 26 machinists, 81 carpen-
tiers, il motor-truck drivers, IS pipe
filters. 10 bookkeepers, Z druggists, 4
moving picture operators, 8 painters,
8 tailors. dentists. nurses, IL seefar-
ing men. 30 clerks, 2 stenographers, 2e
cooks, 10 bandsmen, hremen, %
draughtsmen. BARRIERS, 10 grocers, %
auto repair men.
One days examination for prefer
ences of service showed: Infantry.
10; cavalry, 6: field and heavy ar
tillery, 427; coast artillery. 81; engi-
neers. lS3; signal corps and aviation.
LIB; medical corps, 5S; quartermas-
ter. corps. SCI; ordnance. II; machine
gun. Z; trains. 4: veterinary service. ].
Carleton E. Thompson, of Norfolk,
Va. is visiting Fred K. Jones, OF
GEORGETOWN.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

Alfred Lewis. Of 1910 G street north
west. reported to the police last night
that a bicycle. valued at $40 had beer
stolen Saturday night form that ad
dress.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

Carleton E. Thompson. of Norfolk,
Va, is visiting Fred K. Jones, Of
Georgetown.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-12
Fast BaU Game
 This Afternoon

The deadliest rival organizations ir the Warren district, the c. & A. and Junction-Brig teams, will cross bats this afternoon at Warren park in what should prove a real, none-genuine-with- out-this-signature baseball game. The c. & A. will trot out two new players, Wilson, former catcher with the Globe team, and House. speedy sec ond-bagger from the Colorado Ag@. ss. Both men are described by Mayor B.i. Gallagher, baseball impresario. as the real dope, kid, the real dope"
 House and Wilson have been prac- ticing hard with the c. & A. for sev- eral days and are all ready to put for ward the best in 'em this afternoon. The Junction-Briggs team is reported to be stronger than ever before this season and will give the Indians an exciting run for their money.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-12
LAVISH PROGRAM AWAITS ARRIVAL
 OF JAP MISSION
High Officials of Nippon Will Reach Pacific Port Soon on Way to Discuss War Aims With Washington.

AT A PACIFIC PORT, Aug. H. Lavish entertainment and a royal welcome await a Japanese mission soon to arrive on the western coast of the United States on thier way to Washington. Plans completed today surpass in dignity and scope any greet ing extended in the history of the Pa cific slope.
 Membership of the commission, which is considered by state depart ment officials to indicate its extreme importance, is as follows: Viscount K Ishii, ambassador-extraor and plenipotentiary; Vice Admiral T. Takeshita, Major General s. Sugano, Matsua Nagai, emissary of the foreign office; Masanao Hanihara, consul gen eral at Pacific port; Commander M. Ando, Major K. Tanikawa and Tadeno Imai. vice consul at Honolulu. Toshio Shiratori, attache of the embassy at Washington, and Douglas L. Dunbar, American secretary to the mission, also accompany the party.
 Breckinridge Long, third assistant secretary of state; Ransford s. Me Kellar, consul general at Seoul, Ko- req; Colonel James A. Arons, U.- s. A, and Captain C. c. Marsh, U. S. N. with staff of secretaries and aides, are here to welcome the mission on behalf of the government. The governor of the state and the mayor of the city will aid in their official capacities.
 The ceremonies will last four days. Two of these will be given over to trips about the country. There will be a formal banquet, luncehon ten dered by the mayor and another by a private citizen at his country place, but before these, all ceremonies are to give way to a welcome extended by Japanese residents of the state. who will banquet the visitors the night of their arrival
 The commission on landing will be greeted with the Japanese national anthem, "Kimi Ga To-" played by a military band. It will be made the guest of the city at a brief assembfage in the rotunda of the city hall.