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The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
fine WEATHER BRINGS
MANY CANOEISTS OUT
River Swarmed with Pleasure-seek-
ers All Day Yesterday.

Answering the call of yesterdays re-
freshing breezes, thousands of Wash
ingtonians were abroad on the upper
reaches Of the Potomac. Swarms of
canoes dotted the river all the way
between the Chain Bridge and the
Aqueduct.
Fishing, swimming, picnicing and
boating furnished amusement for
those who sought the river to dis
perse the cares of the week, and in
the evening they found an ideal moon
lit night inviting them to throw worry
away.
The call Of the water was too strong
for a number of attaches of the Japa-
nese Legation, who were on the river
practically the entire afternoon.
Frank Quinn and John Gately. men,
bers OF the Washington Canoe Club,
who figured prominently In the re-
cent regatta, were among those who
were on the water during the after
noon. Among the feats which they
attempted was riding Little Falls
rapids. The boys started down the
rushing stream and all went we'll un-
til they reached the lower part of
the rapids. Flying through the water,
one Of the Jagged rocks ripped
through the canoe bottom, tearing a
large section out The boys were
clad in bathing suits. and both being
good swimmers, they succeeded In get
ting the canoe ashore in short time.
The Colonial Canoe Club had an all
day party. During the morning a
canoe parade was held. and in the
afternoon the members went OF In
couples and put in the day enjoying
the canoeing. In the evening dancing
was held in the club pavilion. About
200 members were present at the out
ing.
Bert 1. Baldwin and a party OF
friends spent the day fishing at a
point Just above the Hen and Chick
ems" in the upper part Of the river.
They were rewarded with an extraor-
dinarily successful catch. Among the
trophies was a huge cat fish taken by
Mr.. Baldwin.
Among the other fishermen were J,
C, Forrest and his son. ]. c. Forrest
jr., who also obtained quite a string
of FISH; ]. F. Flaherty. and ]. C.
Knight.
John Quinn and Ralph c, Smith
were among those who went on q
canoeing and swimming trip. Mr.
Quinn and Johnnie Gateley will make
| a canoe trip to Cumberland. starting
next Friday. They will return via the
river and canal The trip will take
! a week.
There were a large number Of bis
boats on the river yesterday after
noon, many of them containing picnic
parties. The woods lining the river
were putting forth smoke every hun
dred feet showing the location OF theiI
| camp fires.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
BOARDS MAY QUALIFY
MORE DRAFTED men
Doctors Examinations Seem More
Strict Than Necessary.

As a result of figures compiled by
the War Department showing thar
approximately 10 per cent OF men
Of draft age should be physically
fit for military duties. 1t Is likely
that q larger percentage of men
notified to appear this week for
examination before draft boards
will be passed than was the case
last week.
On the face of reports by local
boards as to the percentage of draft
candidates disqualified for physical
defects, some Of the examining sur
geons are giving severer tests than
others. For instance District No.
Z rejected AZ out of 9s men examin-
ed as physically disqualified-or ap-
proximately ~ per cent. while Dis
trict No. 1 only rejected 2S out of
s5 men examined for the same
reasons. District No. IL showed an
even higher percentage of reflections
for physical disQualifcations. the
surgeons turning down about A
per cent Of the men examined.
With the report of the surgeons
at District No. s missing-and there
fore estimated-the reports of the
eleven boards show draft fitness to
be about 75 per cent.
In New York City, the percentage
of those called and found physically
fit so far has risen to n per cent,
and as a consequence the quotas in
the various districts are being rap
idly filled. Thus far. out of 1,65S
men examined in the District, ap-
proximately 400. or rs per cent, have
been found physically disqualified.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder has
ruled that local boards may order
men declared physically UNFIT re-
examined by as many surgeons as
they desire. in case they have any
doubts on the subject.
The examination of the additional
men called for examination will be
continued this week until the
quota of 1.022 men allotted the Dis
trict Is obtained.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
GEN. SWAIM'S WIDOW
DIES, AGED 80 YEARS

Jennie Bell Swain, widow Of Gen.
David q. Swain, Judge Advocate
General OF the U. 8. army, died yes
terday at the residence of her only
daughter, Mrs. L. L. Thompson, 1870
Columbia road
Mrs Swain was In her eightieth
year, as she was born December "a,
1896. In Virginia, now West Virginia,
near Wheeling. She was married to
Cen Swain just before the outbreak
OF the civil war, at Salem. Ohio,
where both were then living. Mrs.
Swain lived in Ohio until after the
war when she accompanied her hus-
band, who had been appointed to the
regular army, to the different army
posts in the West. In 1881 Mrs. Swain
came to Washington with her hus-
band. In the Swain home, Fourteenth
and Irving streets, Gen. Swain died
August IS. 1897.
Mrs Swain In recent years lived
at the home of Mrs. Thompson, at
142o Columbia road.
The funeral and interment, which
VII be at the Arlington Gem etery
tomorrow, will be private.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Catholics to Meet Here
And Plan Aid to Troops

A meeting of representatives of the
Catholic clergy throughout the United
States will be held here next Saturday
and Sunday to confer on plans for the
spiritual and physical welfare of
Catholics who have been called into
the national army.
An official representative of every
diocese in the United States. and a
representative OF every Catholic So
ciety, are among those invited to at
tend the conferences.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
DRESSINGS COMMITTEE
JOINED TO RED CROSS

Announcement was made yesterday
that the surgical dressings committee,
one Of the most important relief or
ganiZations called in by the European
war. has become an auxiliary of the
American Red Cross.
The committee will retain its name
and organization, and continue its
lpresent work. The Red Cross will
seek to standardize materials sent
abroad. Mrs. c. K. Austin, formerly
ldireetor in Paris of the French surgi-
fcal dressings committee, will be in
charge OF the surgical dressings work
in France.
Judge Robert s. Lovett. recently sp-
pointed TO the war industries board.
will be succeeded in the Red Cross
by c. A. Coffin, chairman Of the board
OF directors OF the General Electric
Company. The name of II. E. An
drews, president Of the New York
State Railways Company. has been
added to the committee on co-opera-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
CITIZENS EN- MASSE
DEMAND ICE SUPPLY
Patient for Baby's Sake,
We want ice!"

we want ICe.
This as the cry made by more
than % people who stood before a
big fee factory in the northeast sec
ton yesterday demanding their days
supply. Regular ice dealers had been
unable to sell them their necessary
quantity.
So great was the crowd in this ana
other sections of the city at certain
times that detail ofpolice was found
nscsssafy 70 prevent any disorder.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
More Than Six Million
Is Given to Red Cross

Red Cross wa. council, has made pub
lie a statement showing collections
and expenses since war was declared
on Germany.
Total contributions for the war
council up to August l amounted to
ss, 1852. The payroll of the Red
Cross to TOO workers for July was
siT,75O. Approximately 100000 was
spent in France.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Thanks Washington
For French 0rphans

Nine. Blanche J. Bimont, formerly
teacher in the Western High School.
who is in France, caring for seventy
destitute orphans of French war
heroes in a home provided by the gen
erosity of Washington citizens, has
written thanking people in the Ma
uonal Capital for their help.
''It is q Joy TO see the changes in
their little faces and bodies even after
one week Of fresh aid. good food and
care" writes Nine. Bimont. I'VE are
trusting TO Providence that. hsvinc.
thanks TO your kindnes. the beds to
put them in, the funds for running
expenses will follow"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
OFFICIALS FORSAKE
BANKS OF POTOMAC
Nations Leaders Steal Away. Leav-
ing Washington Deserted.

Everything was quiet along the Po-
tomac last night. For the first time
since war was declared oficiaidom
spent a normal Sunday.
The President was somewhere down
the river on ths Mayflower. Mr. Ian
sing, Secretary Of State, was In New
York State; Mr.. Baker. In Massachu-
sets on one of the most exposed
spots OF the New England coast. Mr..
McAdoo was somewhere in Maryland.
Mr.. Daniels went automobiling yes
terday evening and left no address.
Gen. Crowder. provost marshal, took
his first day of in weeks.
Speaker Clark spent the day at his
country home. More than 100 Con-
gressmen have taken trains in view
Of the three-weeks recess taken by the
House. Vice President Marshall will
leave in a few days for Petowskey'
Mich.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Nature Needs Assistance
In Keeping You Well

in keeping the blood absolutely free
of all impurities. This old remedy
is a wonderful purifier and tonic. and
has no equal for keeping the blooo
rich and pure. 1t builds UP the ap-
petite and tones up the entire system.
S. S. S. is sold by druggists every
where 1t has been successfully used
for more than fifty years and people
in practically every State testify to
its great worth. Write for booklets
and free medical advice 70 Swift
SPECIFIC Co. Dept. O-S2. Atlanta, Ga
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
CHURCH RAISES FUND
TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS

One thousand dollars was, last night.
raised among members of the Ply
mouth Congregational Church. Seven
teenth and P streets northwest. Rev.
A. c. Garner, pastor, in an effort TO
collect enough to clear of the churchs
Indebtedness. An equal amount will
be received from the Congregational
ChurchbuiIding Society. of New York.
Immediately. The t2ooo will virtually
clear the debts from the church
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
ONLY PASSED AUTO WRECK.

A news report yesterday regarding
an accident on Conduit road in which
Otis Winning was killed. and which
stated that the machine in which Vim
ming was riding was driven by Ben
jamin Vernon. Sl24 Georgia avenue
northwest, was not correct, as Mr.
Vernon states that he was only pass
ing by In an automobile
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Pavement Collapses
Under Bargain Crowd

London, Aug. 6-War has not dull
ed the English woman's sest for .
bargain sale. While crowd Of young
women waited outside Sunderland
millinery shop for the opening Of an
announced sacrifice disposal Of goods,
the pavement collapsed under the Jam
end fourteen would-be customers
tumbled seven feet into cellar. Eight
were hurt.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Won Klucs Is Grandson
Provt : Daring Aviator

Berlin. Aut 5.-According to the
Lokal Anzeh ,r, one of the German
fiiers who Lombarded London with
6isatrous results on July Z. was Lieut..
Walter Won r<luck, grandson of the
famous Gen. Won Kluck. The young
officer Is one OF the most daring avia-
tors Of the German army and recently
was decorated with the iron cross Of
ths first class by the Emperor.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Asks for Job Guarding
u. S. Soldiers in Camps

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. "a young
farmer from Arkansas walked into
IT, Federal Building here. went TO
the engineering department and
made application for q tob as night
watchman. He explained that ne
wanted to be sent to one of the
cantonml IT camps to guard the
soldiers" He was told the soldiers
were able to guard themselves. both
day and night. q.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
COL. F. G. HODGSON DEAD.

Col Frederick @. Hodgson, u. 8. A.,
retired, veteran Of the Spanish war
and Indians campaigns, died at his
home in the Rochambeau here yes
terday Of arterial sclerosis. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow and
interment will be in Arlington Ma
uonal Cemetery. He was 81 years old.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
A Little Help Goes a Long Ways.

If you would keep your body in
a healthy and robust condition,
throbbing with that splendid vital
ity that indicates freedom from all
ailments, first of all see that your
blood is kept pure. Any slight i'm
purity that creeps into your blood
will soon affect the well-being Of
your whole system.
A few bottles of S. \. S. will give
Just the assistance that nature needs
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
MEETING is POSTPONED.

On account of the absence from the
city of several of the members Of the
Georgia Society, the regular monthly
meeting Of the society, which was TO
have been held tomorrow night at the
Ebbitt House has been postponed.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
MATR0N TAKEN ILL.

Mrs. Estelle N. Keys. lO3 Fourth
street southeast. matron at the First
police precinct station house, was
taken suddenly ill with an attack Of
acute indigestion last night. An am
bulance surgeon Of the Emergency
Hospital treated her at the station
house.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06

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The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
for women whom he entertained In
her own rooms.
He did everything except break her
face with his fists. He went SO far
as to wait until little Jack. jr., and
the servants were present to roar at
her:
"'Well, why in - don't you get
out. No one wants you here anyway
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10
STEP AHEAD FOR OUR STATE

The following from the Country
Gentleman is good advertising for
Florida:
The 1917 Florida legislature estab-
lished good foundation for putting
the state to the forefront in meat pro-
duction by creating a state livestock
sanitary board, and giving it $780,
900 for the ensuing two-year period
to eradicate cattle ticks and control
hog cholera and other animal dis
eases.
The legislature also authorized the
commissioners in each county to ap-
propriate money up to two mills per
annum on the assessed valuation of
property for building dipping watts
and cooperating with state and fed
eral government officials in tick Grad
ication work.
This presages great activity thru
out Florida during the coming
months. The people are calling on
their county officials to include in their
coming budgets sufficient appropria-
tons to eradicate the ticks.
Florida has already made consid-
cradle progress in getting rid of the
ticks, $500 square miles of territory
in Dade, Broward and part of Palm
Beach county having been cleaned
and released from quarantine. Mon
roe county is doing systematic tick
eradication work and a number of
other counties are building dipping
watts as rapidly as possible. With the
ticks eradicated, the most serious cat
tie disease in Florida will be entirely
eliminated. And rapid improvement
in the size and quality of native cat
tie will be made by using pure-bred,
beef-type males on the native cows.
Demonstrations along that line have
proved that six-months calves should
weigh as much as fve-year-old moth
ers, and be worth several dollars per
head more.
Florida officials have heard the call
for increased meat production and
have taken action which will encour-
age the livestock owners to develop
the beef industry. A. A. Coult.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10

We beg to inform the editor of the
Lakeland Star that we do not make
up the mail of this paper. 1t is job
that we leave to the mail clerk and
office boy, and if his paper has failed
70 receive a copy of this one at any
time since it was put on the exchange
list, it was without our knowledge.
As for his remarks about st. Leo
College: that school put an advertise
ment in the Star the other day, and
received complimentary notice, just
as every other school, including Stet-
sor University, Rollins College, the
University of Florida, the Florida
College for Women, and other schools
have received, only each and every
one of those schools has received
more complimentary space than st.
Leo. The biggest write-up the Star
ever gave any school was given the
state university at Gainesville. The
ideas of the editor of the Lakeland
Star about the Ocala Star and good
many things originate in his own
mind, which doesn't need holy water,
but soap and water. We have no
reason for praising st. Leo College
except a knowledge of its good work
and well-deserved friendship for its
teachers. And any man who says we
have any other reason is a plain, un-
ornamental liar. Do you get that,
Mr.. Bloom?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10
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REAL FRAGRANCE.

How Altar of Roses 10 Made by the
Cold Method.
Grasse is the city of perfumes and
more particularly the city Of perfumes
of roses S. Leonard Basin described
a visit to this French city, where the
fields are filed with rose and orange
groves THE first stage in the extrac-
ton of the perfume" writes Mr.. Bias
tin, Consists In the separation Of the
petals Of the flowers from the other
parts Just at the time of our visit
roses figure largely. The baskets of
blooms first go into the hands Of scores
Of women workers, who with def fin
gers deal with each blossom. On the
floor of the factory there 10 piled a
heap of roses several feet In height,
and the entire quantity would make
many fair sized carloads. The most
precious of all the perfumes distilled
In the factories is the altar Of roses.
No less than forty-five pounds of rose
petals are needed to make one gram
Fifteen and one-half grains troy Of the
essence. Briefly the methods of ex-
The petals are spread between sheets
of glass, which are held about four
inches apart by wooden frames. On
each side of the glass is a layer OF
lard little less than half an inch in
thickness The sheets of glass with
their load of petals are piled one above
another, and at the end Of about TWEEN.
ty-four hours it is found that the essen.
tial oil from the flowers has been alb
sorbed by the lard. The lard is finally
melted in a large iron vessel and is
then mixed with spirits. The essential
oil of the flowers rises to the surface
In combination with the spirit; finally
1t Is collected and filtered. This par
ticular plan is known as the cold
method"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10
A NEW BATTLE HYMN

Well rally round the hoe, boys, and
join the ranks of toll,
Shouting the battle cry of Feed
'em!"
Wen train the crops to grow, boys, as
tillers of the soil;
Shouting the battle cry of "Feed
'em!"
Where there is work to do, boys, we'll
gather on the spot,
Shouting the battle cry of "Feed
'em!"
To duty we'll be true, boys, and till
the vacant lot,
Shouting the battle cry of "Feed
'em!"
Potatoes forever! Hurrah, boys, hur-
rah!
Well speed our endeavor, raise beans
and cold slaw;
So we'll rally round the hoe, boys
with blisters ten times ten,
Shouting the battle cry of "Feed
'em!"
-DesMoines Qa.) Monthly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10

GERS of the First Florida Regiment
Who will compose the board or when
or where it will meet has not been
divulged. 1t is reported that the ap-
pointment of this board was suggest
ed in the first instance by persons
who are after the scalps of one or
more of the officers. 1t has not been
decided whether the officers will be
given an opportunity to familiarize
themselves in military requirements
before the board goes to conduct the
investigation"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-10

When a governor places whisky
man at the head of the board of con-
troll that has charge of our State
College for Women, recommends a
negro for appointment as probate of
ficer, writes insulting letters to ou1
national officers and other heightened
men, deliberately breaks his promise
to the people and otherwise cuts the
fool, then he can count on us fighting
him to a finish. When we support
such man the second time, we want
somebody to be kind enough to send
us to hoochee-Palmetto News
The News was vigorous supporter
of Cats in the recent primary.