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The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
DELEGATES COMING
FOR DRY" SESSIONS
W. c. 7. U. Five-Day Convention
Will Entertain 900 Visitors.

Plans for entertaining the thou
sand or more visitors expected to
the national convention Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. which is to be held in this
city December to Z. are rapidly
being completed, despite the fact
that the entertainment problem is
a serious one at present.
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia w.
&c. T. u, announced last night that
adequate accommodations have been
secured through the opening of pri-
vate homes to the visitors.
Every train arriving at the Union
Station from s o'clock in the morn
ing until 10 o'clock at night, start
ing tomorrow and continuing until
Monday afternoon. December 2, will
be met by committees from the Dis
trict union and escorted to the
places prepared for them.
Headquarters for the officers will
be at the Powhatan Hotel. and the
conventions will be held at Polls
Theater. Miss Anna Gordon, of
Evanston. Ill, national president of
the Woman's Christian Union, State
presidents and superintendents will
reach Washington tomorrow on a
special train from Chicago.
Active I'm War Work.
The officers and individual mem
bers of the union are among the
most active in promoting the work
looking to the welfare, moral and
physical conditions of the soldiers
and sailors of the United States.
Early in the present war the ma
tional officers of the union sent out
instructions emphasizing the follow
ing pertinent questions:
Establish rest rooms at training
stations and see to it that the men
are heartened by friendly goodbys
when hey leave home and when
they entrain from the mobilization
cities.
Continue to make the new
"many-tailed bandage" called for by
the British war.
Get a list Of enlisted or con-
scripted men in your community and
see that they receive letters and
papers from home.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
TO CLOSE OUT
COAL DEALERS
FOUND GUILTY
Fuel Administrator viii
Take Drastic Action
Against Violators.

Drastic steps will be taken to
punish dealers In fuel who violate
the laws and regulations governing
the sale of fuel In the District,
John L. Weaver. Federal fuel ad-
ministrator for the District, declared
last night.
Criminal prosecution Of guilty
dealers will be resorted to under the
law which provides for two years in
the penitentiary and a fine of 5000
for those found guilty.
The least q dealer found guilty of
violating laws or regulations can
hope, 1t is said. will be the permanent
closing Of his business. Large deal
ers who are required to obtain
licenses can be reached directly by
the fuel administrator and will be
dealt with heavily.
Smaller dealers. not required to
obtain a license. will be reached
through the wholesaler, who will not
be allowed to sell fuel to him. In
this way, both large and small dc al
ers, who violate the spirit of the
regulations will be punished by being
forced out Of business permanently,
and where 1t is possible to do so
they will be brought to trial with
a term in the penitentiary facing
them.
As a result OF the investigation of
a report received one small coal deal
er in the eastern part Of the city was
called before Mr.. Weaver yesterday.
Accused OF Extertion.
Three hundred tons of coal were
said to be in the possession Of this
dealer who refused to sell in any
quantity larger than a bushel, charg-
ing as much as fifty cents for a
hushel of coal.
The same dealer also was called be-
fore Clarence r. Wilson. food ad-
ministrator for the District to answer
charges of charging extrontionate
prices for sugar.
Complaints from many consumers
that they could not obtain coal from
dealers in all sections of the city
were met with the statement that
there is plenty Of coal in the yards
of the railroads here and it was de-
clared emphatically that any short
age was due to the inability of deal
era to move shipments which had ar
rived.
Coal is arriving in Washington at
the rate Of 100 cars per day. L. A.
Snead in charge of the distribution
of fuel throughout the country, and
there probably will not again be so
serious a shortage here as has existed
recently.
Suter Begins Work.
Jesse c. Suter. has taken up his
work and established offices in the
Federal Fuel Administration building
at the Gordon hotel.
Decision as to the price Of fuel in
the District probably will be made
at meeting of the price investigat-
ing committee Friday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
NAVAL RESERVE
WILL BE BUILT
:, UP TO 100000
Shipping Board Co-operates
with Department in Plan
i ming for Increase.

All endeayors will be made to enlist
officers and men Of the merchant ma
rine in the Naval Reserves. An at
tempt win be made TO increase the
Naval Reserve to approximately
100000.
The Navy Department and the
Shipping Board are now cooperating
upon this plan. The details will be
announced in a few days
The object Of the scheme is TO
strengthen transatlantic movement.
With the officers and men enlisted in
the Naval Reserve, the government
feels that the cargo transport service
will be much improved. Constantly
huge amounts of supplies are hurried
across the western ocean to PERISH
ing's men and to the Allies. Vessels
conveying these supplies would be
handled by Naval Reserves.
A conference was held yesterday
between representatives of the Ship
ping Board and the Navy Department
at which the general scheme was out
lined.
Difficulty Overcome.
One barrier that has long stood In
the way of carrying out such an idea
has been removed. This was the
union wage scale. Masters and sea-
men Of the merchant marine hesitated
to join the Naval Reserves because
the government wage does not meas-
ure up to the union scale.
However. under the proposed sys-
tenn. the government will pay its regu-
lar wage and the owner of the vessel
will pay each seaman or officer the
difference between that and the union
wage. This bonus will really be a
saving to the owner in the long run.
For the fact that the government will
pay its wage takes that financial
burden off his shoulders.
AT present. the men Of the mer-
chant marine take care of all trans
pots except those carrying troops.
and these are officered and manned
by, regular navy officers and seamen.
The Naval Reserve was authorized
in August. 1916. and 200 men were sent
for training with the fleet in Decem-
Der Of that year. BY April !, 1917.
about 1000 had been enrolled. Since
the declaration of war the numbers
have jumped until now the Reserve
has 1900 men.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Fight Your Rheumatism
With the Right Ammunition

ments and lotions to accomplish
what is impossible.
Rheumatism is caused by millions
of tiny germs, which are entrenched
in the blood where they cannot be
reached by locally applied liniments.
They must be literally routed and
forced out of the blood by a remedy
which searches them out and puts
them to flight.
For more than fifty years s. S. S.
has been recognized as the most
reliable blood remedy made. 1t goes
deep down into the blood cells, and
purifies and cleanses the circulation
Of every trace of impurity. 1t is the
right ammunition for rheumatism
and has been used in thousands of
cases with gratifying results.
You can obtain S. S. S. at any
drug store. Take no substitute.
Write to our medical director. re-
garding your own case. Address
SWIFT Specific Co., SAD. Swift Lab
oratory. Atlanta. Ga.-AdV.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
.BROWNLOW ISSUES
RED CROSS APPEAL
Commissioner Starts New Campaign
for Soldiers Fund.

District Commissioner Brownlow,
by invitation of Manager r. $. Rob-
bins. opened at B. F. Keith's Theater
last evening the publicity campaign
in behalf of Red Cross Theater
Beheft Day. which will be observed
at Keith's. the Belasco. and the Ma
ticnal tLeaters on Friday, December
I next The current attractions will
be presented at p. m, at Keith's
l p. m, at the National. and go
p. M. at the Belasco. The theaters.
attractions. stage hands, ushers.
musicians. ard others are enlisted fer
the cause and every penny of the
gross receipts will go TO the Ameri-
can Red Cross and its local auxiliary
for war relief work.
Mr.. BroWnlow explained 10 the
audience that Messrs. Keith and
Albee. the owners of the Keith The
aters. and Mr.. Erlanger. for the
dramatic theaters, had been asked by
Henry p Dawson. of the Red Cross.
to interest all the managers Of the
first-class theaters and vaudeville
houses in the event, in order to raise
large sum of money for the boys
at the front and in camp.
Mr.. BrOwnlow urged the audience
10 buy TICKETS for the special per-
fCrmance at Keith's. and the others
as well. There will he only two
prices at keith's that day, 50 cents
and 81. all the seats being reserved
Exchange tickets will be sod at once
and these can be exchanged begin
ming next Saturday morning at
keith's for the house tickets.
The entire vaudeville hin mill ha
given and Manager Robbins is MAX
inG strenuous efforts to add special
attractions that will assure ticket
buyers that the event is not only
good investment for charity, but
that hte entertainment will be worth
the price.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
DAMAGING To MEANS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
a surprise party in a few weeks tina,
will surprise the whole United
States"
The defense today began a drive
on Clyd B. Ambrose, the mysterious
agent of the United States Depart
ment of Justice. Several times Am
brose was 'mpelled to stand to be
identified by witnesses as the First
Man who had sought evidence from
them. 1: is understood that the de-
fense will charge that Ambrose was
at one time in the employ of the
Northern Trust Company in Chi
cago and that he has pressed tho
case against Means in the interest
of this trust company. 1t is gen
orally understood that Ambrose was
detailed by the Department of JUS
tice to watch the pro-German activi-
ties Of Means.
Trial at Critical Point.
During the late afternoon hours, the
testimony of several of the States
witnesses was at times shaken. The
testimony OF Capt. Bingham, who
was called by the State but who Is
considered a defense witness, was
simewhat shaken by the testimony Of
Farmer Dry. Farmer Dry testified
that from his home near the scene of
the tragedy he heard voices. He tes-
titled that the voices he heard did not
come from the spot where Capt.
Bingham had testified he and Alton
Means were at the time Mrs. King
was killed.
Roy Smith. chauffeur from Ashe-
vile. was called to tell of a hurried
all night trip made through the North
Carolina mountains by Means and
Mrs. Melvin. He declared they left a
hotel in Asheville where Mrs. Robin
son was guest, late at night and
drove all night to a town some fifty
miles distant. He declared he heard
Means say:
How do you think the ladies feel"
and Mrs. Melvin had said, "I think
we got out just in time" 1t is un-
derstood that the State will later
show that this trip followed a quar-
rel with Mrs. King and Mrs. Robin
son over the Means management Of
the King estate.
The trial is now reaching a fever
heat as the State attempts to show
a motive for the murder. Solicitor
Clement and E. T. Cansler came to
frequent clashes, and Cansler made
sarcastic and biting remarks in open
court.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29

their operators vitality SO that she
might take care OF abnormal business
demands, The other managers went
their way. meditatiye over the pos
sible acquisition of a suitable screen
which they could put to the same
service.
A consideration other than the "con-
servation of vitality" policy which
caused the adoption of the screen idea
was the one which has given the
operator distinction as 'fiirt-proof."
Heretofore. according to observers,
almost every man passing through
that particular lobby paused for a
word Of cheer or jocular remark
which fiustered her concentration.
When this pioneer in the coming
army of "iirt proof" switchboard
operators was interviewed last night
over the wire. of course-she de-
terminedly refused to talk for pub
lication. -.
1t was difficult to fathom from her
telephone attitude whether this was
on account of some inherent bashful-
ness-or just because the darn thing
had been put up."
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Colonel Roosevelt Gives
Causes for THANKSGIVING

Oyster Bay, L L, Nov. 2S.-Col.
Roosevelt made this Thanksgiving
greeting today to the people Of the
United States:
I'VE have cause for profound
Thanksgiving for all of the men in
the regular army, in the National
Guard, the national army and the
navy because these are Americans
who are acting in accordance with
the highest ideals Of the American
people"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
RAILROADS AID WAR

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
place an embargo on steel and iron
products was prompted by the fact
that there is now stored on the
ground and in cars at Northern At
Iantic ports 1.325, 900 tons of steel and
iron. Immediately available for move
ment overseas.
Railway equipment which would
otherwise be available for coal and
coke was ordered not to be used in
moving traffic which can not be
promptly trans-shipped when it
reaches tidewater. All existing per-
mits for the shipment of steel and
iron were ordered cancelled. No per-
mits are to be issued for these articles
except by specific authority of the
committee.
\ representative of the committee
will be named. who will have his
headquarters in New York, to thor
oughly cooperate with allied repre-
sentatives to the end that rail trans
portatiOn be limited to that traffic for
which overseas transportation is
available.
Big treat! Don't miss Thanks
giving at Harvey's. Table d'hote, 81.
Ha-"ing at 1N-3O. Specipl dishes
famous the world over.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
WAR With AUSTRIA
URGED BY SENATORS
Borah and Curtis Believe U. S.
Should Fight Cermany's Main Ally.

More Senators said yesterday that
they thought a declaration OF war
should be made upon Austria by this
country. Included in these were
Senators Borah, Of idaho, and Curtis,
of Kansas.
Borah, who Is a member Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, said:
Il do not see why we are not tech
nically at war with Austria. She
is giving aid to Germany. We are
to all intents at war with her. to-
day. Why stop at the technicality?"
Curtis, the Republican whip, said:
I'VE ought to go ahead and smash
Austria along with Germany. We
should have declared war upon her
a long time ago."
Senator Reed, of Missouri, who was
quoted as saying he was opposed to
a declaration of war upon Austria,
said yesterday he was misquoted.
Senator Reed said that he thought
the Presidents decision upon the
matter should be awaited. Mr.. Will
son, said Senator Reed. probably had
some good reason for not urging a
declaration of war upon Austria when
he asked that this country fight
Germany In the meantime, said
Senator Reed, he would withhold any
expression.
1t is the general impression that
declaration of war against Austria
would be passed in quick time by
Congress, if the President should
make such a recommendation.
Speaker Clark. of the House of
Representatives, said he thought the
present situation was extremely
anomalous" but that the President
knew best about the matter.
Il think Congress would follow Mr..
Wilson's suggestions as whether or
not to declare war upon Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria" said the
Speaker
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
COLLEGE EXPERTS TO
INVESTIGATE MEXICO

1t was announced yesterday by
the officials of the University of
California that a fund of 100000
has been created for the purpose of
instituting a careful investigation of
actual conditions in Mexico under
the auspices Of the institution
named. Sin conjunction with the
Universities of Harvard. Princeton,
Wisconsin. Minnesota and others.
The investigation is to be conducted
by experts in collaboration with a
delegation Of Mexican educators.
The object is to present to the world
a truthful statement of the economic
and social conditions Of the Repub-
lie,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Flirt- proof Phone Girls
Evolution of Wartime
1tWE

Fllrt-proof switchboard operators is
the latest war product!
1t would never do, hotel and apart
ment house managers are agreed.
when hiring a girl to preside over
telephone booths to ask II she fiirts.
Jobs are too plentiful nowadays
for any man to so take q chance of
losing a prospective employe. Be-
sides' 1t Is rather a delicate mat
ter to touch SO close to the heart
of things"
So, after a lengthy conference. q
happy thought came to this group OF
managers, with the result that one
of their number went back to his
premises somewhere downtown" and
tried out the practicabilIty Of their
scheme.
He placed a three-winged library
screen about his lovely switchboard
princess, concealing her completely
from public gaze.
Brother managers who stopped in
to see the latest efficiency wrinkle
seemed exceedingly pleased. They de-
termined to conserve every atom OF
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
ALLEGED SLAcKERS JAILED.

Aver, Mass, Nov. &.-Four men
were brought to Camp Devens from
Bridgeport, Conn.,, today and locked
up pending investigation of charges
that they had evaded the draft. The
men, John Maiki, Peter Buslow.
Michael Manning and Michael Polosi,
told officers they had received no or
ders to report for service.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
LABOR PROBE GOES ON.

Portland, Greg, Nov. 2S.-The Fed
eral Mediation Commission, headed by
william B. Wilson, Secretary of
LABOR. will continue its investigations
INTO the industrial situation here de-
spite the illness of Mr. Wilson, it was
announced today. Mr.. Wilson has
been suffering from an acute attack
Of bronchitis.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Kills Nine-Year-Old Boy.

Laurel. Del. Nov. 2S.-wilbur Mes
sick. nine. entered the Bethel school
house today just as Fred Morris. Is.
returned from hunting. Young Nor
ris raised his gun and fired. The
Messicl< boy fell dead. Morris says
he did not intend to hurt the boy.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Take Every Advantage Of This Re.
lentless Enemy,

IaAc HNcES advantage OIL THIS He
lentless Enemy.
Fighting disease is the most i'm
portant warfare known to mankind,
because we are all subject to its
attack.
One Of the most common foes is
Rheumatism. which attacks with re-
lentless violence, and often leaves
It's victim entirely helpless. Rheu-
matism is so often successful
against its victim because the
wrong ammunition is used against
it.
Too many people make the mis-
take of treating only the symptoms
and entirely overlook its source.
They are SO anxious to find relief
from its torturing pains that they
expect local applications Of lini-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
TWO CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE.

. South Windham, Me-, Nov. 2s.-Two
children were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed the home of Ed
ward Jewett, their father today. They
were Cora, twelve years old, and
Vera, ten. J=wett was probably
fatally burned in attempting to save
them
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
Miners to Work Today.

Scranton, Pa. Nov. 2S.-Thousands
OF the miners in the anthracite coal
nelds announced today they would
work on THANKSGIVING day although
the question Is optional with them.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
German Captain Sentenced.

Philadelphia, Nov. 8.-Captain
Thiershens. former German sea raider
commander, was sentenced to a year
In the Atlanta tPenitentiary here to-
day on the charge of violating the
Mann white slaSe act =. =
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
WILSON SEEKS
ALL WOLATORS
OF FOOD RULES
District Food Administrator
Threatens Drastic Punish
ment for Guilty Ones.

Personal investigation into reports
OF violations OF regulations govern
ing them by dealers in foodstuffs In
Washington was made by Clarence r.
Wilson. Federal Food Administrator
for the District, yesterday.
Reports have been received OF deal-
ers who have violated the anti
combination food sales and other or
ders OF the Federal administra ton
and many already have been invesu-
gated.
Recommendation OF steps looking
10 punishment OF these dealers have
been prepared in some cases and will
be sent to the national food admins
tration Friday.
Drastic action Is urged In some
eases, it Is understood. and il Is pos
sible that some dealers may be forced
out of business and others may suffer
heavy penalties.
Careful watch will he kept upon the
prices of various articles TO prevent
sudden rises in price to the consumer
which are unwarranted. Dealers,
however. will be given every consid-
Grafton merited in all cases and It is
said no one will find cause for COM
plant in any action taken.
ContInue Gard Campaign.
The food pledge card canvass nf the
city that was 10 have been ended last
night has been. continued in a large
number OF the sections OF the city by
those i'm charge Of the subdistricts into
which the city has been divided. In
every instance where permission TO
continue the canvass was made IL was
promptly granted.
1t is estimated that near rly 15.oDl
families will be reached through the
follow-Up mail canvass which viii he
conducted,
Figures continued TO come In slowly
during yesterday because OF the con-
tinuance Of the canvass in many of
the districts. and it is probable that
not before the end Of the week will
nearly complete reports from every
district be received.
More than 3.CN0 cards 10 he signed
by housewives OF the city who were
not reached by Canvassers after sew
cral calls were sent out Yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
FRENCH JURIST APPOINTED.

Paris Nov. 2S.-Paul Andre has been
appointed by the government to re-
place Fernard Monier as first Presi-
dent Of the court Of appeals in Paris
Monier was recently dismissed from
office.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29

Great! Thanksgiving nj HRrVey's.
Dancing 1890 p. IN. Table d'hoIe
feast. 50. Guests from every State
in the Union. Come A DIV,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-29
COMBINATION No. :.

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-26
SHORT NEWS

WHEN WILLIAM a. kELsoN,l
II dairyman nj Boulder. Col. re-
turned 10 his home Saturday after
neon he found his wife and three
OF his children dead and. a note,
attributed 10 Mrs. Nelson, indicat.
cd her responsibility for the trag-
edy.
BRIG. GEN. w. W. ROBINSON,
IT, ~. L. 3. A.. retired. Of Seattle,
cied az Washington early Sunday
morning after an Illness OF several
weeks.
At NEW YORK a premature ex.
plogion OF blast set I'm the new
Cueensboro subway at the point
where IL crosses Blackwell
IL land Killed four men and injured
eight.
a eo-MlLE.AN-HouR gale, 40
companied by a heavy. wet snow.
has caused disastrous snow slides
II the Occur d'Alene mountains.
killing several people and doing
heavy damage to property.
ACCORDING TO the report ~
Insurance Commissioner Fishbank,
losses paid last year amounted 10
S,s70.1l3, "a decrease over 1915 OF
S417.3G6.
GEORGE r. WILLIAMS. 30. ne
gro train Porter. declared 10 police
that he was shot thru the right
thigh by another negro. Eli Step
pes. In an alley off Main St. be-
tween Maynard and Seventh ave.
shortly after o'clock Sunday
evening.
WHEN THE motorcycle which
he was riding. collided with an au-
tcmobile driven By a japanese
Sunday evening at Eighth ave. and
Olive IT,. Allen " G. Crowder. OF
Everett suffered a broken arm
aLd was taken to the city hospital.
RESOLUTIONS DECLARING
that overt acts" however brutal.
do not afford adequate cause for
war 10 a republic whose essential
relations to international affairs is
summed In the worlds conciliatio6
arbitration and democracy" were
passed in New York at a meeting
by the Emergency Peace Fedora
ton Saturday evening.
AT HOOD RIVER, Ore. A. MIL
lard. formerly president OF the
First National bank at Omaha.
sold his two orchard tracts to w.
j. Furnish. former candidate for
governor OF Oregon. for $4,000 in
cash and several pieces OF Port
lend property.
FRESH CLANS reached the
highest price known at Aberdeen
saturday when cannery men in the
Grays Harbor town offered 81 per
loo pounds.