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The Washington times., 1917-03-31
McARDLE P. o. CHIEF CLERK
Frank 3. Lord New Head of Divi-
sion of Correspondence

J. Ruskin McArdle, for many years
private secretary To Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson, and recently covered
into civil service by an executive
order, has been promoted to chief
clerk Of the Postoffice Department.
He will assume his new duties Mon.
day
William l. Denning. chief clerk of
the department has been appointed
general superintendent Of the Rail
way Mail Service.
F. Frank b. Lord, Washington news
paper man now on the New York
Herald staff and representative of
the Buffalo News, has been appointed
chief of the Division of Correspon-
dence, succeeding ID. Hastings Nc
Adam, recently appointed Postmaster
at Honolulu. Mr.. Lord was mem
Der of the the publicly staff OF the
Democratic National Campaign Com
mittee and chairman of the inaugu-
raj publicity committee. He was for
two years president OF the National
Press Club.
Joe p. Johnston. former general
superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service, goes to Kansas City as in
spectorin-chari 2.
George NJ. Sutton, inspector-in-
charge at Kansas City. has been
named chief postoffice inspector,
succeeding John c. Rooms, RECENTLY
made first assistant postmaster gen
eral.
Thomas NJ. Diskin has been promo
ted from postoffice inspector to in
at Chattanooga.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
BOWIE ENTRIES.
OFOr MOnday.)

RACE TRACK. BOWIE, MD, March 81
Entries for Monday, April ?
First race-'arhe Fairvfew Purse" for two
yesr-oids; four furlOngs. Imp. Producer, lli
Virginia Yell. II4: Bill Livingston. ia; Dirigo
ia; Brig O'dee, ia: Imp. Juanita. 3rd. iIi
Imp Land Lubber, ia; Tippity Witchet, ia
Austral, ia.
Second race-SeIling; threeyear-olds and up;
six and one-half furiOngs. Frontier, lis: Par
lor Boy. us; Humiliation, lis: Brickley, lis;
Ocean Prince. lI3: Salon. 1l3: Divan, Ill;
Lady London. u0; S!larach, lis: o'Hagan. l5;
Dartworth. IL: Jerry. jr.. ll5: Bob Redheld.
lIs; sRoyal Tea, II3; Edna Kenna, III; Edith
Bauman, 100.
Third race-''The Flight Purse" for three
yesr-olds and up: five and One-half furlongS.
Top O. the Morning. lI6; The Decision. IO7:
Cleaning. IO9; Fruit Cake, 100; True Steel,
IoI; Blue Fox. 100; Or; Nelson, s6 Hauberk,
1is: Skies Knob II3: Warsaw. 100; Malheur,
I07; Lucille B., lC2: Dunga Din, Ss
Fourth race-'.The Inaugural" Handicap.
for three -year-Olds and up: seven furlonRs.
Woodward. 10; Kewessa, ll5: Sir William
Johnfon. III: Delaney. los: Galway, Io5:
III: Woodstone, Ill: Rilmer, lo7: Indian
Chant, l0i.
> Fifth rsee-seIlinE; for four-year- -oIds and
1p' one mile, Ray O. Light. ns: Valas. Iil:
Brother. IQ7; Carlton G.. lii: Gaiar II4; Dis
turber, IL: sHHrwood. Ios: "welga. IO4
Sixth race-Selllng, for three yea r-oIds and
up: o-.e mile. Libyan Sands. us: Miss Kr1it-
ter. les; Chemung. ?: "star Pearl, SS; YOdeles,
10; Fairy Legend, l0z: Buzz Around, 100.
Seventh Tace-SellinR. for four-year-olds and
MP; one c,Ile and seventy Yards. Pierrot. III:
LlIaFa. III; Jabot. ITO: Star Bird lie: Burglar
IfS: Progressive, los; Imp. Fonctionnsire, Il4:
Flying Feet, 10; AtabOy, IlO; Agon, los; In
Quieta, l01.
'ADprsntice allowance claimed.
Weather clear: track fs&k.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
CHARTING OF AIR PLANNED
Fund to Aid Aerial Navigation to BE
Asked of Congress.

An appropriation OF 100000 for
the establishment OF special aeroIogi-
cal stations in the United States in
connection with the Weather Bureau,
to chart the air for aviators, will be
urged at the coming session of Con-
gress. as a preparedness measure.
This appropriation failed in the last
Congress.
Charting of the air over this con
tinent and adjacent waters is an es-
sential to aerial navigation. accord
ing to DIR. Charles ID. Walcott. chair
man of the executive committee of
the national advisory committee for
aeronautics.
At presen. DIR. Walcott said. prac-
tically nothing is known of the air
in which in event of war, thousands
of our best young men will have to
venture in machines representing an
investment of millions of dollars.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
LANE ANNOUNCES CHANGES
Secretary of Interior Makes Public
Shifts in Office Personnel.

Secretary of the Interior Lane to-
day announced the following changes
In personnel in his department:
Probationary appointments: Patent
Ofice-George A. Hossick. California,
and Harley c. Bacon, Minneapolis,
copyists, S72O. Geological Survey
Miss Ruby Demoret, Colorado; Robert
Skilar, New York, and Charles l..
Ritchie, New Jersey, under clerks,
5000; Louis NJ. Kamrass, New York,
assistant photographer. 5000. Bureau
of Mines-Carl A. Allen. Colorado,
metal mining engineer, $1,000: Silas
NJ. Brown, California, analyst, 81 ,02O:
Anvil II. Clayton, Utah, typewriter,
5000; Ernest l.. Irwin. Pennsylvania.
stenographer and typewriter, 5000;
Robert w. Merritt, Oklahoma, eleva-
tor conductor, $40.
Temporary appointments: Geolog-
ical SurveN-Mrs. L. Madge Beach,
Illinois, statistical clerk, So day;
Miss Anne o. Peck, District of CoIum-
bia, stenographer and typewriter, So
a day. Bureau of Mines-CIete L.
boyle, Pennsylvania, junior chemist,
81 200; Lowell T. Wakefield, Virginia,
typewriter, 5000.
Reinstatement-Cha H. Whor-
rail-, Illinois, under clerk, 5000, GeoIog-
ical Survey.
Promotions Geological Survey.
Harry y. Luber. assistant map print
er, 81 to S1.50 a day. Bureau of
Mines, Vernon c. Allison. Massachu-
setts. Junior chemist, 81 POO to Sl.32O;
William J. Clements, jr, District of
Columbia, messenger boy. $500 to $3.50
Transfers-General Land Office,
Arthur X. Jones, copyist. 5000. from
Philippine Service Indian, Office,
Warnie V. Mcintosh, clerk, 5000, to
Department of Commerce. Bureau of
Mines, Rudolph HelIbach. instrument
maker. Sl,74O, TO Department of Ag-
riculture; Bernard A. Hayden, under
clerk, $40, to Department of Agri-
culture.
Reslgnations-lndian Office, Cyril
r. Rothmund, clerk, 5000. Patent Of
nee, Charles Bentheim, copyist, 5000;
George J. Brew, copyist, s72O. Geo
logical Survey, Harlan w. Peabody,
assistant topographer, SI25; James II.
LeFeaVer, assistant topographer, SlI5:
Raymond B. Murray, under clerk,
81 900.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
GIRL SCOUT bike"
COURTERS ORGANIZE
Sixteen Expert Riders Nucleus
of Corps Being Formed for
Emergency Service.

Following the example of Girl
Scouts in other cities, the Girl Scouts
of Washington today announced the
formation of bicycle squadron for
courier and messenger service in
emergency. The squadron is being
organized by. Mrs. S. Pentz Wilcox,
1907 Clifton street northwest.
Every girl in the squadron, which
is being formed around a nucleus
of sixteen expert riders, who own
their own wheels, will be taught the
requirements of a good wartime
courier. Each must pass an examina-
tion in traffic rules. be able to repair
a tire, clean a bicycle, and to make
long, hard rides.
The girls, led by their captain, Miss
Amy Brooks, 1913 Massachusetts ave
nue.. will have their first squadron
practice Monday afternoon on the
White House Ellipse, with special in
struction in quick repairing and drills
in squadron formation.
Girls who have signified their will
lingness to serve in whatever capacity
they may be needed are Isabel Say
lor. Edna Kelly, Jessie hundeck,
Beulah Neuhouser, Emma Rragunier,
Adele Coaan, Anna PutzsA. Katha-
lene Andrews, Marjorie Mason.
Agatha Peak, Barbara Mcpherson.
Eva Bailey, Evaline Bunstead, Helen
Bunstead, Elizabeth Macglacklin, and
Lois Hoover.
Each girl will pledge herself and
her wheel to the service of the coun-
try at any time needed.
Many of the girls who will be mem
bers of the bicycle squadron have
studied first aid, and will be prepared
to take service as nurses. The av-
erage age of the girls p sixteen
wears
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
BABY FED TOO CARELESSLY
Labor Department Bureau Issues a
Bulletin Advising Mothers.

Much illness and suffering among
babies commonly attributed to the
second summer" or to teething, act
ually are due to errors in feeding, ac-
cording to a bulletin issued by the
Children's Bureau of the Department
of Labor.
The baby's delicate digestive mech
aniSm. II is declared is accustomed
to assimilating only milk. and cannot
all at once be adjusted to a varied
diet of solid foods. 1t must be
strengthened by gradual addition of
new foods until the organs are trained
to more complicated operations.
Directions for feeding the baby dur
ing the second summer are given.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
ONLY DEFERS Dixie DRIVE"
Woman's Party Postpones Suffrage
Onslaught Set for April 1.

The National Woman's Party Is mol
going to abandon its "DiXie drive.
The drive" against the thirteen
suffrage States of the South has
merely been postponed, officers OF the
organization said today.
Three reasons are assigned for fail
ure to start the drive" tomorrow. as
originally planned, but none of them
takes cognizance OF April 1 as buga-
hoo date.
One is the approaching war Con
gress;" the second, bad roads, and
the third, unsettled condition of the
al crisis.
Charlotte. N. C., will be the first
city visited when the campaigners
start
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
FORUM LEADER TO SPEAK
George w. Coleman to Address
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon.

George w. Coleman, former presi-
dent of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of America, and now connect
ed with the work of community
forum organization, will address d
meeting of those interested in the
forum movement tomorrow after
noon at o'clock in the new Central
High School auditorium.
He will outline the manner in which
forums throughout the United States
have been organized, especially deal
ing with problems he met in organ
izing the forum known as Ford's Hall,
in the Middle West.
His speech will be followed by a
query period.
The address will be preceded to-
morrow by an organ recital by Sam
ueI Wood. The Rev. John J. Van
Schaick and DR.. Hamlin Z. Cogswell
will lead in patriotic singing.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
HEAD STUFFED FROM
. CATARRH OR A COLD
: Says Cream applied in Eostrils
5 Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the
air passages of your head clear and
you can breathe freely. No more
hawking, snufflinG, blowing. head
ache, dryness No struggling for
disappears.
Get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little Of this fragrant antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. II
sage of the head. soothes the infiamed
or swollen mucous membrane and re-
lief comes instantly
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
NEWS AT HYATTSVILLE
To Begin Taking Prince Georges
County Military Census Today. 4

The committee appointed BY Gov
ernor Harrington to conduct the cen
sus of men of military age in this
county will begin work Monday. The
members OF the Prince Georges
county committee are: George w.
Waters. jr., mayor of Laurel, chair
man; Aquilla T Robinson, Brandy
wine district; Grafton c. ID. Town
shend, Queen Anne district; Oliver
Metzerott, Chillum district, and VIII
liam d. Pyles, Nottingham District.
The prize winners in the corn and
potato clubs of this county for 1916
have been announced and the prizes
awarded as follows: Potato club
First, Roy Sellner, trip: second, Cecil
Naylor, SIS cash: third, Frank Bur
roughs, $40 cash. Corn club-First,
William Bickford, trip; second, John
Hayes, SIS cash: third, William Bur
rCughs, $40 cash; fourth, Vernon
Thompson, So cash.
The sacrament OF the Lords sup
Presbyterian Church tomorrow MORN
ing at IL o'clock. The recently elect
ed deacons and elders will be in
stalled at this service. In the even
ing the pastor, the Rev. John W.
Slack. will preach on The Triumphs
OF the King"
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
HAPPENINGS IN THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Stars and Stripes Will Float
From Alexandria Buildings
on Monday.

ALEXANDRIA, March 31.-Mopday
will be Flag Day" in this city. Ar
rangements are being made to have
the Stars and Stripes float from every
public building, as well as private
residence, was held at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms last night, at which
the matter was discussed in detail.
Everybody in the city has been ap-
pointed a committee of one to take
a personal interest in seeing that no
one is allowed to forget to display
a flag. Boy Scouts have been selling a
large number of small flags on the
streets today.
Clarence Z. Crown, thirty-nine, a
brakeman, who was shot yesterday
by A +. Cannady, chief of special
agents of the Washington Southern
Railway Company, while the latter
was trying to arrest him on the
charge of attempting to steal goods
from a freight car in the Potomac
yards, is in a serious condition in
the Alexandria hospital. The bullet
entered his abdomen. According to
Cannady's story, he watched Crown
and two others, Melvin J. Mayhugh,
and r. NJ. Gundy, also said to be
brakemen, while they were goins
through eight cars. When they reach
ed the ninth car, Crown went inside,
while the others remained on the
ground. Cannadsy then ran up and
arrested Mayhugh and Gundy, when
Crown appeared at the door of the
car and began firing at the officer,
who then shot him. Crown was taken
to the hospital, while Maybugh and
Gundy were brought to the Alexan-
dria police station, and later turned
over to Sheriff Field, of Alexandria
county.
The patriotic parade given by
pupils of the public schools yester-
day afternoon, in which about 500
were in line, attracted a large crowd.
United States flags were carried by
practically levery one in the parade.
Capt. Conrad Johnson, principal OF
the High School, was chief marshal.
with Lieut.. Reginald Dyson chief of
staff, and Capt. Robert Hancock in
command of the High School cadet |
corps.
William B. Nixon died at his home, |
213 North Patrick street, Thursday |
night, aged thirty-three. He is sur
vived by a wife and several children. |
His body will be sent to Sumter, S. c.,
for burial.
Mrs Andrew Picken, wife OF Lieu
tenant Commander Picken, L. s. N,
who has been with her husband in
China, is the guest Of honof Of her
mother, Mrs. Charles s. Taylor, on
Princess street. She was on the ocean
for forty days before arriving here
Picken will return to this
country within the next month.
The Rev. s. c. Hatcher, ID. D., vice
president of Randolph Macon College,
Ashland. Va, is to preach at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
tomorrow morning, in place OF j. Si1-
ney Peters, State Commissioner OF
who will be unable to
come.
The Right Rev. William Cabell
Brown. Bishop coadjutor of the State
lf Virginia, will preach and admins
ter the rite of confirmation at the IL
o'clock service at Christ Episcopal |
Church tomorrow morning. He Will
lfficiate at the evening service IN I'm
manuel Chapel, at Braddock Heights.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
NEWS AT. .ANAC0STIA
Many Spring Building Projects Un-
der Way in Suburb.

s. E. Snyder is erecting a modern
brick residence in Chester street foI
Mrs. s. NJ. Frazier. c. A. Barker, con
tractor, is planning the erection OF
several modern brick dwellings here
Oscar c. Brothers, promoter, of Fair
Lawn, has plans out for the erection
OF several residences in that suburb
II. p. Butler is TO inaugurate an &C
tive campaign in promoting Butler
Heights, the latest addition to this
suburb Charles r. Ray will erect a
two-story brick dwelling at 231O Shan
build a frame house at 1887 lAlabama
avenue. The Iris Realty Company has
made extensive alterations to its
property at 2O29 Nichols avenue.
The Rev. George, L. Dudley. rector
Of st. stephens Church, preached last
night in Emmanuel Church. The
choir gave special music. Tomorrow
night the Rev. II. W. Stowell will
preach.
Residents of Apacostia will be
urged to display the flag next week,
and IL is likely a committee Of the
citizens association will make a
houseto house canvass to that end.
II. Maske. of Malboro Pike, Md,
while driving across the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge yesterday afternoon
collided with the street car which
operates across the bridge. The car
and wagon were damaged. No one
was injured
The Washington times., 1917-03-31
NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Washington Man Takes Bride From
San Antonio, Tex,

The Rev. \. r. Howard, pastor of
the Baptist Church, officiated at the
marriage here yesterday afternoon of
Miss Lucille Fussell. twenty-eight
years old, of San Antonio, Tex, and
Henry Jennings Dean, thirty, of
Washington.
Seven years in the Maryland peni-
tentiary was the sentence imposed
by Judge Peter. in circuit court here
The Washington times., 1917-03-31

According to the report OF the coun.
ty commissioners, the assessable basis
of the county for 1917 is ST, 7,S95, SAG,
an increase of $144,5sO over last year.
The total expenses OF the county this
year are S242, ,2s4:64, as against $685.
1878 last year. This years county
tax rate was fixed at $1.35 on A., the
800, a reduction of IA cents from
last year. The combined State and
county tax rate this year Is
S1.T1 5-12. against $1.S1 .1-3 last year.
The commissioners levied 94,667. so
for public schools this year. Other
items in the levy are: Roads. $35, 500;
bridges, S6.456.35; macadam roads,
S13,37I2S; repair of macadam roads,
$1,000.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31

yesterday, upon Eddie Berry. colored,
of Norfolk, Va, and Washington, fol
lowing pleas of guilty to two indict-
ments charging him with the, lar
ceny of a horse belonging to Joseph
II. Bradley, near Rockville. and one
from Mrs. Annie Plyer, of Wheaton.
The Washington times., 1917-03-31

The Right Rev. William Cabell
Brown. Bishop coadjutor of the State
of Virginia, will preach and admins
ter the rite of confirmation at the IL
o'clock service at Christ Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning. He Will
officiate at the evening service IN I'm
manuel Chapel, at Braddock Heights.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-03

50 many grand opera organizations. the
san Carlo company was enjoying its
regular. steady measure OF success. and
completed its trans-cOntlnental timer
aTy- Of more than thirty weeks with
a recOrd-breaking engagement in Pitts
burg. The san Ca-loans have been
made famous through strict adher-
ence to a system that imparts the best
there IS in grand opera, at prices that
enable every music lover to share in
its pleasures Season after season the
attendance Of the San Carlo company
has kept far apaee OF any other sing
ing body, until now the organization
is recognized as the representative
grand opera aggregation Of the coun-
try The list o. principals has this
season been so revised as TO admit TO l
its ranks several noted singers from /
foreign companies. who. owing 10 the /
OF the European war zone.
have found their engagements abroad !
inierfered with.
The rich-voiced singing actor Siznor
Angelo Antola baritone. Val be heard
n one OF the principal roles when the
,pers company visits this city. Antola
seems inseparably welded TO the opera
,Ompany that has enjoyed the proud
distinction OF having his name upon
= roster Of principals for the past
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-03

and editors assigned and arrange
meuts made for the printing. the lat
ter being done by city newspaper.
The nrss idea was to confne the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 the camp.
but this has developed TO such an
extent that It wiii probably have \
nationwide circulation. and II may 20
into the trenches abroad. Members
Of the camounase division-some-
~here around i've hundred In number
-are nearly all college men. and
many are prominent artists and writ
ers. Their paper should become al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-03
ST0NEWALL NEWS BUDGET.

Conway. Okla. tStonewau Route No.
2 Dec stock water Is getting scarce
snd rain is needed for wheat The
Farmers are getting out the last OF
Sneir cotton and the corn is mostly all
an the crib There viii be enough corn
made % run the average farmer
Ar. Allison is feeding two cars Of
COWS fpr the February market.
Federal officers at Allen seized and
coRtscated 500 quarts OF red liquor.
which was taken from car billed as
Containing furniture
At Lula, seven miles southeast Of
here. Jason Davis shot a young man of
the name Of Harbin. and another youth
narnei Brooks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-03

relieve the boredom Of men IN train
ing and provide them with lisks
amusement in their hours O, reiaxa.
ton.
But the war journals of the French
are very different They vary in many
respects. ranging in size from a plain
foolscap sheet OF from two to eign:
pasys 70 several times that xze. Some
are Printed In orthodox style. others
are but impressions in various degrees
Of clearness- But the papers have one
characteristic in common; they show
an intense realization OF war. In all
the trench journals of the French is
shown the Frenchman's love of peace,
his love CT home l;fe and the love o.
his country
The 1fory Ct Row tie t.-sscil toprna.
Is produced is sn ipterase,rE taie in
itself. For inSSance. c-.E-any Of
soldiers arrive back OF the iines from
duty in the trenches. Iaey are guar
tered In an old, sheli-riddlee barn.
F1inging themselves down. Inc nen
satisfy hunger and thirst, and then one
by one drop OF 20 sleep. All except
one man. He squats in a corner Of
the barn. busy at something by the
aid of cantle-quite against the
regulations. He is the editor OF a
trench journal. such a one as lie Ga
fouilleur" perhaps, or lie Mouchoir.-
Outside the harm the din OF shell-fre
continues Explosions far away or
nearby do nat interrupt the soldier at .
his work His only megace IS a stray .
~ Of equipment flung az his lignted .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-03
How They Are Published The Trench journals Of
the French Written and Printed While the
Shells Scream Overhead.
cosyrsat isIi ey rAs Is,sr.atisaai syssleats

and Baltimore. where .; Is issued
weekly TO The men OF the SationAi
Army. i 5 called the Trench and
Camp and Is printed for the Y. NJ
c A. by courtesy Of = newspaper In
q nearby city. The nrs< pase OF the
journal gives the information TIA; n
contains Army news for Army men
and their home folks" Each Issue Is
profusely illustrated. In many cases
with special pictures drawn By na-
tioaally known artists who have con
tri5uted their services 70 the cause
rrrnch Journals OF French.
In the early days OF the great war.
the French were nrs; 20 show the
need Of newspaper for the aght.ng
men The poilu IN the trenches was
lost wt;hou; his illustrated papers