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The Washington times., 1917-04-05
COMB SAGE TEA IN
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
If Mixed with Sulphur 1t
DarkenS so Naturally
Nobody can Tell.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened. glossy and attractive
with a brew OF Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull.
faded or streaked appearance. this
simple mixture was applied with won
derful effect. BY asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" you will get a large bot
tie OF this old-time recipe, improved
by the addition OF other ingredients,
all ready to use, for about so cents.
This simple mixture can be depended
upon TO restore natural color and
beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and
sulphur Compound now because il
darkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell It has been applied
Its so easy to use. too. You simply
dampen a comb or soft brush and
draw II through your hair. taking one
strand at time. BY morning the gray
Rair disappears; after another appli-
cation or two, IL is restored to its
natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful. This preparation Is a
delightful toilet requisite. 1t is not
intended for the cure. mitigation or
prevention Of disease.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
GET HOLIDAY FOR FARMING
Employees of Byron Tannery Will
Have Half Day Saturdays.

HAGERSTOwN, Md, April 5.-To
stimulate interest in the food pre-.
paredness campaign, w. ID. Byron &
Sons, operators of tanneries at VII.
Transport, have agreed to give their
employees half holidays Saturdays dur.
ing the summer to cultivate available
ground.
Major Joseph c. Byron, a member OF
the firm, in an address to the several
hundred employees, urged cooperation
and impressed upon them the neces
sity of increasing farm and garden
production in order to supply suffi
cient food in case OF war.
The proposition was heartily re
ceived by the employees, who will
work from 6 a. m. until l D. m. NSat
urdays, and be paid fAr the full day
The plan will go into effect Satur
day.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
ELKS VOICE LOYALTY
Washington Lodge Votes to Stand
Behind the President.

Without a dissenting voice. Wash
ington Lodge of Elks last night voted
to stand behind the President In
whatever emergency may arise. and
agreed with him IN the war issues
which are hanging over the nation
today.
Grand Exalted Ruler Rightor. OF
New Orleans. previously had filed
with the lodge a letter, in which was
set forth that the duty Of every
American citizen at the present time
was to stand solIdly behind the Presi-
dent In whatever crisis may confront
the United States.
New officers OF the lodge installed
last night are: Fred J. Mersheimer,
exalted ruler; ]. A. BALI, esteemed
leading knight: w. l. Evans, esteemed
loyal knight: H. NJ. Peters, esteemed
lecturing knight; WHliam F. GUIDE,
representative to grand lodge; NJ. G.
Mccormick, treasurer; W. J. Shelby,
secretary; Thomas King, tiler; Ed
ward Kreig, trustee.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
U. S. BATTALION Is
FORMING IN LONDON
Consul General Skinner Has
Names Of 500 Available
For Service.

LONDON, April 5.-The tremen-
dous war fever among Americans on
this side OF the Atlantic took con-
crete form here last night in plans
for the organization Of an American
battalion composed of men now
living In England or men serving
in British or Canadian divisions who
are able to obtain their release.
Consul General Skinner has list
of names OF 500 Americans capable
of bearing arms. Philip Klein. son
OF a Luisitania victim, offered his
others, who either appealed to ths
consul general personally to ind
how they might best serve their
country or communicated by wire
from towns in the provinces.
1t Is possible that enthusiastic
Americans might form an entire regL
ment on this side of the Atlantic.
From the best information obtain
ablesmore than a hundred American
men also could be gathered from the
continent. these including even some
now leaving Germany.
Starting with the. rumor OF such an
organization early today the idea has
grown into tangible form, with prac-
tically all Americans enthusiastic to
begin recruiting at once. There IL
no question that such a battalion
would receive diplomatic support,
and also receive unlimited financial
backing from American business men
temporarily stationed here.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PLEDGE LOYALTY.

After commending President viii
sons war address. the Illinois Society
last night. at its annual dinner at
the New Ebbitt, pledged undivided
loyalty and support to the President
and the nation. The resolution asks
Congress to take the action sug-
gested by the President. The FOL.
lowing officers were elcted: o. J.
Ricketts,, president: Louis +. Post.
first vice president; EtheIbert h.
Stewart. second vice president; Carl
Vrooman, third vice president; Miss
Julia Lathrop, fourth vice president:
Joseph E. Ralph, fifth vice president;
George NJ. Brown, sixth vice presi-
dent; W. H. Richardson, secretary:
Mrs. James William DOGGY, assistant
secretary; ]. B. Kinnear, treasurer.
and W. F. Woolard, historian.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
CHEVY CHASE FOLK
WILL CULTIVATE
Citizens Association Takes Up
Matter of Raising Own
Vegetables.

Discussion of ways and means to
encourage home gardening was the
program of the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association, which met last
night at the Chevy Chase School
Among things suggested to lend
impetus to the idea of home gardens
were:
Franking of seeds by District Com
missioners.
Furnishing of seeds by the Gov.
ernment to bona fide gardeners who
agree to cultivate vacant lots.
Division of idle premises and va
cant lots by Government authority,
like systems in vogue in Germany
and Austria.
l.. A. Rogers, ex-president OF the as
ISOLATION, spoke at length on the
beneficial results OF training chill
dren to raise a part OF the products
they consume. He referred to the
system of home gardens In Germany
and Austria where the government
divides available land and super
vises the planting of crops. and gar
dens and marketing OF products.
The speaker traced the home gar
den movement from fits earliest his
tory. He pointed out that many for
eign countries rely on gardens as an
economic asset to protect the citf-
zens in event OF crop failures or ma
tional emergency.
w. s. Elliott saw an objection in
the plan of encouraging those who
rent houses to cultivate garden.
He declared a loss will occur
where a change OF tenants prevents
the work from being carried out.
W. L. McAtee. Of the biological
survey, gave an interesting lecture
on wild and domesticated birds.
The mystery of the swallow, he
said, is still unsolved. The speaker
declared no one knows where the
swallow goes in winter. but IL Is gen.
orally believed that the bird lies DOR
mant during the cold months.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FERTILIZER TO Be
DISTRIBUTED SOON
Street Sweepingsto Be Dumped
at Central Locations for Use
/. of Gardeners.

Arrangements are being completed
by the Central Garden Committee
with the District contractors, for the
dumping OF street sweepings at CEN
trail locations for the use of the city
gardeners Owing to lack of funds
and facilities, the committee will be
unable to deliver this fertilizer right
on the property of the gardeners. But
the city has been divided into sec
tions from which the requests for
fertilizer have come. and as far as
possible central points will be fixed
at which the sweepings will be
dumped.
The street sweepings probably will
be available in the course of a week.
The committee also hopes to procure
some bone fertilizer for free distri-
button. but the quantity of this will
be limited.
The offices OF the committee, at
ed tomorrow. A secretary has been
procured who will give his entire
time to the garden work.
Boys and Girls Interested.
The home garden movement in
augurated by The Times has taken
sweeping hold on the boys and
girls of the city. The Boy Scouts,
school children, and the boys and
girls who have Joined the home
achievement movement are taking an
active interest.
A meeting of citizens of Plney
Branch and the surrounding section
<yas held in the Iowa Avenue Method
ist Church last night, at which over
a hundred bays enrolled to take up
the garden work at home.
At a meeting of more than 500 boys
of the Sixth school division. in the
Apollo Theater, the garden movement
received enthusiastic support yester-
day afternoon. The Sixth division
comprises the territory in the north
east, east of Union Station and from
F street to Florida avenue. A plot
of ground 100 by 240 feet on Morrison
street northeast, has been loaned to
the division N. II. Shea. wholesale
grocer. 1t has been staked of and
work OF planting II will be begun i'm
mediately by the boys of the upper
grades in the division.
Band offered to Boys.
The meeting yesterday was under
the direction OF the supervising prin-
cipal, Miss Flora L. Hendley. John
Dolph, president of the central gar
den committee, addressed the boys
For those boys who want land on
which to raise a garden. the follow
ing office sent out to the Boy Scouts
of the District yesterday is of in
terest:
ANY boy who desires a plot of
ground on which to raise vegetables
this summer should apply to the
treasurer of George Washington Uni
versity. 2024 G street northwest,
without delay. The university has
several small pieces of land in the
District which it will be glad to turn
over to any boy desiring to use the
same for these purposes"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
IND0RSES PRESIDENT
Chamber of Commerce Adopts Reso'
luton Approving War Message.

The distinction made by President
Wilson in his war message to Con-
gress between the German people ana
the German government was charac-
terized as "magnificently-s
like" by the board of directors OF the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
in a resolution adopted yesterday. The
resolution also strongly indorsed the
entire message, and pledged the sup
port of the Chamber of Commerce in
any and all ways at its command to
the service OF the country. 1t was Of
fered by Col. John G. Capers.
E. c. Grahamtreported that his sub
committee had visited the War and
Navy departments and offered the
services of the Chamber of Commerce
to assist in any way possible in the
preparation for war, and stated that
Secretary. Daniels and AssIstan. Sec
retary of War Ingraham had express
ed their appreciation OF the offer.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
GARDENS URGED IN
NATIONAL CRISIS
Department of Agriculture Ad-
vises Home Cultivation to
Avoid Waste.

Make your home garden work for
yourself and the nation.
Idle ground is waste; this is no time
for waste and idleness.
All idle ground utilized in the pro-
duction OF food means more food for
you'and food for those who have no
ground at all. Keep your ground
working all season.
This Is the advice given out by the
Department of Agriculture today in
view of-the national crisis. The state
ment, which seeks to boost home
gardening follows:
Text of Statement.
Help feed yourself. Make home
gardens and back yards productive.
Make every square yard of fertile
sunny soil produce food for your
family, and others IL possible. II you
cannot raise all your own vegetables,
at least raise part of them.
Make your ground work for you
and the nation. Idle ground is waste;
this is no time for waste or idleness.
You can raise some vegetables for
your family no matter how small a
piece of ground you have.
"All idle ground utilized in the pro-
duction of vegetables means more
food for those who have no ground
at all.
Do Your Share.
Somebody has to raise everything
you eat. Do your share.
"If your garden Rt any time pro-
dUces more than you can use imme-
diately do net allow the surplus to
spoil.
"Can surplus beans, peas. corn,
tomatoes, beets, spinach, pumpkin,
and squash for winter use.
"Can or preserve apples, peaches,
pears, cherries, ounces, berries, and
other cultivated and wild fruits.
Every can OF vegetables or fruit
and every jar OF preserved food means
that you have saved food materials
that would have otherwise been
wasted.
Can Vegetables.
"Can or store root crops, cabbage,
and other vegetables properly, so that
they will keep well and supply you
with food when the garden ceases to
produce.
"The Department of Agriculture or
your State agricultural college or
county agent will give you explicit
directions for raising vegetables, and
will tell you simple Uethods for can
ming vegetables and fruit at home
with ordinary home utensils"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FACE EASTER HOLIDAYS
Children Will Find Schools. Closed
Ten Days.

Staring the children of the public
schools in the face is the necessity Of
taking ten long days vacation, begin
ming with the close of school to-
day.
The prevalence of measles in Wash
ington is not to blame; neither is a
shortage OF coal.
The occasion is the annual Easter
holiday given since the school system
here was organized. Holidays start
April and end at o o'clock Monday
morning, April 16.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
BANK ELIpEs "eERMAN.y

PATERSON, N. J., April with
the approval OF the New Jersey State
banking department the directors OF
the German-American Trust Company
have recommended a special meeting
OF the stockholders for the purpose
OF changing the name of the institu-
tion to the United States Trust Com
pany OF Paterson, N. J. The bank is
one Of the strongest in Paterson.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
SUPPORT SOLDIERS, FAMILIES.

CHICAGO. April 5.-"Support a SOL
dier's family" has supplanted the
adopt a war baby" slogan among
Chicago society women. Several have
signed up to contribute IS a month or
more to be used by dependents of men
called to war.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
OFFERED FOR
GARDEN PURPOSES
Available Plots Placed at Dis
posal of Those Who Will
Use Them.

The Times today received several
offers OF the use of vacant lots avail
able for garden purposes. These lots
can be used by some city gardener,
and are in easy access to The home
sections of the city. Those who want
to take advantage of the plots should
address the central garden committee
or the owners Of the land. Following
are the letters:
Garden Editor. I have two large
lots which I will loan for planting.
For further particulars inquire OF
MRS. NJ. A. HARRIS,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
GIRLS TO RUN LIFTS.

NEW YORK. April department
bouse owners and agents are arrang-
ing to install girl elevator boys II
their present runners are needed
for military service.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
1911 Tenth street northwest.

Garden Editor: I have procured
the use of two lots, one on Colorado
avenue and the other just east OF
Georgia avenue. also have another
lot in the southeast section OF the
city. at Fourteenth and L streets. All
of these lots are available for use by
those who want to do garden work on
them. DIR. G. w. KERNODLE.
14O9 Kennedy street northwest.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
FIFTY MOTOR CARS DONATED

NEW YORK. April Fifty auto
mobiles and $4,000 were subscribed
TO Mrs. John Hays Hammond for the
Militia OF Mercy to care for naval
wounded.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Garden Editor: Please enter James
Duufgan in your garden contest. My
garden is on Thirty-fourth street
northeast, at Rhode Island avenue
and Bunger Hill road, just above the
postoffice. JAMES DONlGAN'
Mt Rainier, Md.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Garden Editor: Please enter my
name as a contestant in your garden
contest. My garden will be located al
1872 u street southeast. .-.
WILLIAM H. THOMAS. Jr.,
Anacostia-
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Garden Editor: I have three- va
cant lots in the northwest part of the
city, the use of which I shall be glad
to give for garden purposes. II you
care to consider them shall be glad
to give further particulars.
sc. STANLEY.
The Cordova. Apartment 102.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
$4,000 In Gold
For the Best
Gardens

The Times for the purpose
of encouraging the growing
of vegetables in back yards
and vacant lots offers 500
in gold for the best gardens
in the District, as follows:
For the best garden. $50
For the second best. :. SIS
For the third best. SIS
For the fourth best. $40
Those who wish to contest
for these prizes should write
10 the Garden Editor, Wash
ington Times, giving name of
contestant and location of
prospective garden. The
board of judges will be chos-
en- from well-known agricul-
tural authorities.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Garden Editor: Please consider me
an applicant in The Times Garden
Contest. Ny place is located at S1O9
Forty-first street northwest, and IL
composed mostly OF clay. 1 have had
some fertilizer put on top, however.
and am now waiting for the land to
dry so ! can turn II over.
Any instruction or information VIII
be highly appreciated.
LEWIS A. WINNER.
bIO9 Forty-first street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
some Other Applicant.

Garden Editor: am sending in nv
name. as I wish to enter the garden
contest. have a fine piece of ground
which never has been worked 1 have
planted peas, radishes and lettuce.
and expect to plant the rest OF my
seed this week. My garden is located
in my back yard at the address, be-
low. 80
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The following additional letters
were received by The Times from
those who desire to enter the garden
contest:
Garden Editor: I am going to
make a vegetable garden out Of my
back yard, SO / wish to enter your
contest. NJ c. BARRETT.
'4S5 G. street southwest.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

MRS. FRANK ROACH,
34O0 Ninth street northeast.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-09
Consumer rake 10 HiIIsI

Claude Callan writes in the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram IF you feel as
If you would like to leave the town and
move to a little hut far away il the
hills, where You seldom see other
men and where you could take time 70
live-if you feel that way, it is a sign
you W just about as much as we do.
We haven't any stubborn courage, and
when we see that the battle is lost we
want to retreat.
I'VE want to get away from bar
gain counters, taxes, installments and
meters. Right now we wish our home
was a log house, two days from a rail
road. We could go out hunting dur-
ing the day and go home with a little
game and a lot of talk. And just think
of the cold evenings when we would re-
urn after night. Martha would have
a skillet of pone bread, plenty Of real
bacon and some genuine sorghum mo-
lasses. After supper we could read
stories about frontier days, Indians and
bears.
"The busy world is all right for pro
ducers and middlemen, but we con-
sumers ought to take TO the hills
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-09
YES! MAGICALLY!
C0RNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS

You say to the drug store man,
"Give me a small bottle of ~freezone."
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet.
A few drops of this new ether COM
pound applied directly upon a tender,
aching corn relieves the soreness in
stantly, and soon the entire corn or
callus, root and all, dries up and can
be lifted off with the fingers.
This new way to rid ones feet OF
corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that freezone dries in
a moment, and simply shrivels up the
corn or callus without irritating the
surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to order a small bottle from
his wholesale drug house for you.-adv
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-09
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRuFF
GIFTS! seautlfy Your Hair! Make IL
Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant-Try
the Moist Cloth.

Try as you will, after an application
of Danderine, you cannot find a single
trace of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp will not itch, but what will
please you most, will be after a few
weeks use, when you see new hair.
nne and downy at first-yes-but real
ly new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No differ.
ence how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw ii
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is i'm.
mediate and Advantageous hair will
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable luster, softness and luxuri-
ance, the beauty and simmer of true
hair health.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected OF
injured by careless observation-disclosures
all. ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-09

we put the cushion In the chair SO that
it wouldn't be noticed. We never use
that chair, you know. Tn SO sorry
about it."
Carol was really quite crushed, but
true to her parsonage training, she
struggled v~aliantly and presently
brought forth a crumpled and sickly
smile.
But Prudence smiled at her kindly.
'"That wasn't very naughty, Carol" she
said frankly. "It's true that we sell
dom use that chair. And we ought to
have looked" She glanced reproach-
fully at Fairy. ut is strange that in
busting 1t, Fairy-but never mind. You
may go now, Carol. 1t is all right"
Then she ~apologized gently to the
Ladies, and the conversation went on,
but Prudence was intentionally con-
scious of keen and quizzical eyes
turned her way. Evidently they
thought she was too lenient.
swell, 1t wasn't very naughty" she
thought wretchedly. "How can / pre-
tend it was terribly bad, when l feel
In my heart that 1t wasn't!'
The meeting progressed, and the
business was presently disposed of.
So far, things were not too seriously
bad, and Prudence sighed in great re-
lief. Then the Ladies took out their
sewing, and began industriously work
ing at many articles, designed for the
clothing of a lot of young Methodists
confined in an orphans home In Chi
cago. And they talked together pleas.
antly and gayly. And Prudence and
Fairy felt that the cloud was lifted.
But 500 it settled again, dark and
lowering. Prudence heard Lark run
ming through the hall and her soul mis-
gave her. Why was Lark going up
stairs? To be sure, her mission nigh
be i%nnoceLt, but Prudence dared no
run the risk. Fortunately she was sit
ting near the door.
Lark" she called softly. Lar
stopped abruptly, and something fel
to the floor.
clark"
The Ladies smiled, and Miss Car
laughing lightly, said, "She is an after
tive creature, isn't she?"
Prudence would gladly have flow
out into the hall to settle this matte
but she realized that she was IN exh
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-09

"The kidneys play q most important
part in causing premature old age and
death-the more injurious the poisons
passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay"-so says q distinguished
physician, who further advises all people
who are past thirty to preserve the vitality
Of the kidneys and free the blood from
poisonous elements, such as uric acid
drink plenty Of water-sweat some daily
and take Anuric before meals.
This Anuric is put up in tablet
form, and can be obtained at almost
any drug store. For that backache,
lumbago, rheumatism, rusty" joints,
swollen feet or hands, due to uric acid
in the blood, 'Anuric quickly dissolves
the uric acid as hot water does sugar.
Discovered by DR.. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y.
Prevent premature old age by simply
slipping a cup of hot water every morning
before breakfast, taking a little Anuric
before meals and live to be a hundred.