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The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

Henry Pillon. OF New Orleans, was a
guest at the Raleigh yesterday and talk
ed to Washington Herald reporter
about his city and business conditions
there.
New Orleans has become one of the
boom towns OF the country" said Mr..
Ptllon. TT is becoming more important
each year as a port, and largely be-
cause of the increased shipping trafic
through the Canal The business Of the
fruit companies Is increasing, and most
Of tho fruit ships bring their cargoes
to New Orleans. The river trafdo is
increasing enormously. We thought a
few years ago that the river trfic was
thing Of the past because SO many
ships were being sunk by snags, and
because the water became so low at
times. The stages Of the river are being
kept up SO we'll now and such fine steel
barges are being built that we are get
ting shipments from as far up as Min
neapolis, and from Pittsburgh and Kan
sas City. We have just built one of
the largest wheat elevators in the world.
City Park was getting green as
left. and it Is one of the most beautiful
parks In the world. We have miles of
canals and lagoons and many avenues
OF palms in the park. Many of the la
goons have swans on them, and canoes
in the summer. The avenues OF palms
are being heightened continually. We
have a dancing pavilion there. built after
an old Roman ruin. and called The
Peristyle' 1t is one OF the most attract
I've things OF the kind in the country.
We admit that only one park in the
country is on par with City Park, and
that is Belle Isle at Detroit"
"One of the things that has most
puzzled me-" yesterday said Frank J.
Dickinson. an automobile salesman from
Detroit. who is stopping at the Ebbitt,
is the way Sunday is observed through
the country. Here in Washington the
pictures and theaters are open all day
Sunday. but the only cities in the far
South that allow the pictures open on
Sunday are New Orleans and Columbus.
Ga Most Of the Southern cities. except
New Orleans and Atlanta, do not even
permit band concerts on Sunday. Even
New York City does not permit the
theaters to be open Sunday, except for
musical concerts. In Pennsylvania a man
is not even allowed to go fishing on
Sunday. In Pittsburgh a man is bored
to death on Sunday.
But leave Pittsburgh and 20 any
where West from the Ohio o-Pennsylvania
State line to Frisco and Sunday Is the
big day. I'm excepting several of the
rural States OF the Middle West In
Detroit we make Sunday the holiday in
summer. Belle Isle. in the river, Is open
for visitors and thousands of them go
there in boats and across the bridge in
cars. There is dancing and music on all
the boats. The pictures shows and most
Of the theaters in town are open The
restaurants Just blaze all Sunday even
ing. At Belle Isle q band plays rag time
all Sunday afternoon and men sing rag
time songs. There is dancing on all the
boats and pavilions. Go across the line
into Toronto and you find that even
the restaurants are closed and the only
place people can go is the Zoo. The
Toronto postoffice is locked up from
Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
CITY NOT FOR GARDENS,
farm EXPERTS DECLARE
Fine for Kids. but Not for Vegetables
They Say.

What can I raise on a plot 6 by s
feet?"
Hundreds Of letters contaIn.ug ques-
tions like this are pouring in o the De-
partment of Agriculture nov that the
garden season is here
OF course when amateurs fondly plan
successful gardens they have a few
shocks coming.
In the first place. a garden must get
five hours OF sunlight IL vegetables are
to grow.
In the second place. a garden must be
well fertilized and must have a rich top
soil-and mighty few city plots have It,
The department officials are taking
great pains to explain that they are not
encouraging amateurs to start gardens on
hard-clay city plots. but that 81 amateurs
want to start gardens the department
will give them every aid.
CITY gardens are fine to raise kids in -
said one of the experts yesterday. but
mighty poor to raise vegetables in
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17


Kern. Frank p. Morse, II. e. c. Bryant.
E. Jesse Conway, Guy Mason, Parker r.
Anderson, Wingrove Bathon, Joseph p.
Annins Louis sMcMahon,S L. 8. Gottleib,
Labert ST. Clair. J. Walter Mitchell E.
9, r. Humphrles, g. Gould Lincoln, Ar
thur W.. Dunn, George Gall. Hugh Me-
Isaac, John, B. Smaifwood. J.. ID. Neel.
Theodore Harris. e. b. Johns. J. S.
Price, S .erios Nicholson, G. W. Combs
Peter Knorr. Henry Swinehart. Harry
Colman. Edgar C. Snyder, Mallie J. Mur-
ply. Charles A. Cotterill Louis Garthe,
Ashmun N. Brown. Paul Moore, William
w. Price. Clifford X. Bergman. Stanley
Reynolds, Joseph Breckons. Earl God
viii. Paul Wooton. E. B. Farris. e. r.
Sartwel, c. S. N. Goodwin, Robert B.
Smith. William D. Hassett, Jesse l.. Su-
ter. Ralph Smith, John Corrigan. Robert
M. Gates. Ernest G. Walker. Gen. H.
oden Lake.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
EDUCATORS WILL URGE
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING

An effort to simplify the spelling of
words in the English language will De
made at the annual session of the South
cTn Conference for Education and Indus
try. to be held at Macon. Ga, next week
The movement is in the direction of
simplicity and to substitute for present
spelling a simpler and more regular
style based on existing rules and in har-
InOny with the history of the language
it is pointed out that the new movement,
if adopted. will make 1t easier to spell
correctly and save time in elementary
education.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York. March 1.-THE following
Washingtonians are registered at hotels
here:
Marlbough. H. Brett: Brozten. R. A.
CroXtOn. F. ]. F. Theil, ]. L. Sherwood,
jr.: Continental. J. Donlin, B. Emmett,
e. W. Stevenson: Navarro, Mrs. A. NJ.
Elston. ]. A. Elston. F. c. Luhder. jr.
A Smith; Wallick. c. r. Holmes, W. H.
McKeldin, II. s. Pevsles; Marseilles, j.
P. Love; Breslin. S. P. Fowler; Grand,
r. WaggenOr; Herald Square, c. P.
Peirce.
Continental-A. r. Elmore, K. Furuya.
Rreslin-O. D. Grimes. G. L. Draeger
Navarre-F. f. Lubdin, jr., B. c. Dix
on. Mrs. B. c. Dixon
BrOtzell-J. L. Sherwood, Jr.
Grand-R. W. Spille
Empire-C. c. Bennett
Flanders-C. BIoomquIst. c. H saffell,
Mrs C. H. Saffell
Marlborough. H. Cox. J. p. Dodd,
Mrs. J. P. Dodd
Van Cortland-M. H. Cortland
Martha Washington-Mrs. W. D. sar-
gent.
Wallick-G. NJ. s. Tait.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
PLAN WAR ON FLY.
Swat Him Before He swats You, ~
Slogan Of Health OmcfaIs.

The Health Department has declared
war on all flies. dig and little. No quar-
ter will be given and no mercy shown
TO prisoners OF war. Already campaign
has been mapped out. DR.. John L. Nor
ris. assistant health officer, is In charge.
He is not going to wait until the ny
comes out OF his winter quarters. he's
going after him now.
1t is hard to tell Just where else q
fly has been. when you discover him
crawling on your food or on the baby's {
mouth. Swat him now and put out OF
commission innumerable germs Of such
diseases as infantile paralysis, typhoid
and malaria. urges the Health Depart
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
SELL APARTMENT HOUSE
AND BRADFORD HOME

John W. Thompson & Co.. real estate
brokers, 72S Fifteenth street. have sold
for David A. Baer the five story elevator
"rartnent house building at 1884 Colum-
hia road. The consideration Is believed to
be in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The same firm has also sold for Nellie
|. Bradford her residence at the corner
or Wyoming avenue and Twentieth
street, designed and built by the late
Zen Bradford, at a consideration Of
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
LEASES STABLE TO GUARD,

John w. Thompson & Co., Inc, real
estate brokers. 72s Fifteenth street north
west. have recently leased to the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia the old herdic cab stable at Nine
teenth and f streets northwest. which is
being used as stable for the mounted or
ganizations of the District of Columbia
Guard and warehouse for the escort wag-
ons and equipment until such a time as
their proposed new armory will be
built.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Rear Admiral
Vincendon L. Cottnan, Z. S. N, retired.
who died at the home OF his brother-in-
law, Capt. Emil Theiss, U. s. N, 17l .
street northwest. Thursday, will be held
at the residence today at O'Clock. Rev.
Charles Wood, pastor Of the Church Of
the Covenant. will officiste. 1nterment
will be in Arlington.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
ASSoCIATIoN ELECTs oFFICERs.

At meeting of the Capital Beneficial
Association, held last Thursday even
ing at their hall In the Perpetual Build
ing, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Frederick ]. Rice,
president; W. c. Smallwood, vice presi-
dent; G. H. F. Davis, recording secre-
tary; Joseph A. Geier, financial secre-
tary; John May. treasurer, and Charles
Fl. Ehrhardt, John Miller and Frank
Rom, trustees. The installation of Off
GERS will take place April s.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
COLLEGE PICKS LOCAL BOY.
Paul G.. Woodward, at Hoston Tech.
Goes to Chemical Plant,

. Paul @. woodward. of 17s2 Lanier place.
who has been selected as one of the
students In the new chemical engineer
ing practice course of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, has left Stam-
ford, Conn, for the plant of the Eastern
Manufacturing Company Bangor, Ne.
This Is in accordance with the plan of
the course which seeks to give the SEN
iors who have been selected to take It an
opportunity to spend six weeks at each
of six chemical stations which have been
established with six prominent Industrial
plants in the country. . ~
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17

Tobacco in Cuba is one Of the most
rapid growing Of all forms Of plant life
on the island. # being planted. grown and
gathered within ninety days.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-17
SEVENTH DEATH FROM EPpEM1c

Galesville. Wis. March 1.-two more
victims We're added to the death list to-
day making total of seven, and many
others stricken, among them a health
officer, as the result Of throat epidemic
prevailing in this community.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
INTRIGUE OF GERMANY
Forced China IN WAR
Attempts to Create Disorder Re
sponsible for Declaration.

Cable advices received at the Chi
nese Legation last night announced
that China had been forced into the
war by German intrigues.
In view of the many kinds Of
German intrigue seeking to create
disorder in China" says a formal
statement issued last night, ''the
Chinese government found it impos-
sible to wait for the convocation of
Parliament before declaring the eX-
istence of a state of war with Ger
many, especially since the rupture
of diplomatic relations with the I'm
perial German government had been
previously approved by Parliament
almost unanimously.
'AustriaHungary has all along
been acting in concert with the Ger
man Imperial government. More
over, the Austrians. like the Ger
mans, have special settlements in
China which might easily be used
by Germans, who speak the same
language as Austrians, as a base of
operation for further intrigues,
thereby rendering the situation still
more difficult for China to cope
with. The Chinese government,
therefore, was unable to adopt a
different attitude toward Austria
Hungary, but was constrained. as an
act of self protection. simultane-
ously to accord her the same treat
ment as was accorded Germany"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
SAYS THAT DENMAN
IS ARROGANT ASS'
Former Shipping Board Chief As
sailed by Senator Penrose.

william Denman's skeleton was
ratified yesterday afternoon in the
Senate. Senator Phelan, of Cali
foTnia, read a statement in defense
of the ousted chairman of the Ship
ping Board. But Senator Penrose,
of Pennsylvania, called Denman IAN
arrogant ass" and Senator Lodge.
of Massachusetts, said the removal
of Denman and the reorganization
of the board was zone of the best
things done for the advancement of
the United States"
The row over Denman came as
sequence of Tuesday. when Sem
ator Phelan tried to read the state
ment, but was blocked in this en-
deavor. During debate on the war
revenue bill yesterday he secured
his opportunity against the pro-
tests of Senator Simmons. in charge
of the bill. Senators Smoot, OF Utah.
and Lodge.
Simmons plea to Phelan that the
revenue bill needed speeding along
had no effect on the Californian. He
began to read the statement. How
ever. he had not proceeded far when
Penrose said:
When 10, 900 men are being killed
daily and 500, 900, 900 spent, the
Senator from California shows small
appreciation of the situation of the
crisis by this idle fooling. This is
no place for obituary ceremonies.
This man, Denman, was hailed from
obscurity, and he has returned.
Merely because he comes from Cali
fornia. the old and tedious story
should not occupy time.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
NEUTRALS WORSE OFF
Than BELLIGERENTS
People of Sweden Facing Winter
with Dread.
Special to The Washington Herald.


New York, Aug. 15-"The northern
neutrals, and especially Sweden, are
worse off than some of the belliger-
ents." said Pehr Goesta Norberg, spe-
cial correspondent Of the Swedish Tel
egraph Agency of Stockholm, who has
just arrived at an Atlantic port from
Sweden.
I'm Sweden 1t is a question of where
the bread for today is coming from.
The Swedish people are facing the
coming winter with dread"
Mr.. Norberg. who is here on q mis-
sion for his news agency, said:
THE prices Of commodities in Swed-
en- have risen from 100 to 500 per cent
all along the line. We have been
having bread cards since October, 1916,
At that time the allowance It -four
per capita was limited to go grams
(about S5 ounces) per day. Since then
the maximum has been cut down to
200 grams. The government has ap-
pealed to the well-to-do to surrender
as great a quantity as nossible Of
their bread cards so that the working
people may be en1bicu to OBTAIN an
extra supply. The response TO IT,. ap-
peal h"s been general.
White bread has been unobtaina-
Bile since last autumn in Sweden. Nor
way and Denmark ere a little better
of in that respect.
Oatmeal is to be got only on a doc
tors prescription, like a drug. I had
not had potato in my house for two
months until the new crop came in.
But the supply of potatoes is very
SMALL
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
SWISS DEPEND ON US.
SAYS new MINISTER
Envoy Declares Republic Sends No
Food to Central Powers.
Special to The Washington Herald,

special to The Washington Herald
New York, Aug. l5.-Hans Sulzer,
the newly appointed Swiss Minister
to the United States, accompanied by
thirteen members of his personal and
ofhcial family and ITO trunks, arrived
at an Atlantic port today aboard a
Spanish liner. Mr.. Sulzer succeeds
DR.. Ritter, who became persona non
grata to the administration and who
recently departed for home.
When / left Switzerland conditions
were about normal with regard to
foodstuffs," said Mr.. Sulzer, but un-
less We can import more supplies 1
am afraid that my country will under
go considerable suffering. 1 am sure
that none Of the imports to Switzer-
land go to the Central Powers.
Switzerland can only raise between
ten and twenty per cent of her nor
NAL needs for food and we are natur-
ally dependent, since the war, upon
the United States"
Accompanying the Swiss Minister
was the official Swiss Commission
which Is coming here to discuss the
economic situation of the republic and
endeavor to arrange for better food
supplies.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
SUPPRESS NEWSPAPER
FAVORABLE TO u. S.
State Department Demands Expla-
nation of Switzerland's Action.

The State Department has made a
formal inquiry of the Swiss govern
ment as to why the small semi-weekly
paper, "Freie Zeitung." in Berne, has
been suppressed. The department
openly questions the neutrality of
such a proceeding.
The department has been informed
that the little paper has been run by
a German republican who has openly
expressed his admiration for the
United States and President Wilson
in the war.
The paper was suppressed. accord
ing to information received here, at
the request of the German legation
in Berne.
1t is known at the State Depart
ment that many German papers have
been published in Switzerland without
interference. Many of them have been
very bitter in their antagonism to
the United States,
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
BLAME UNITED States
FOR BLOCKING PEACE
England and America Determined
to Destroy Germany.
lle to The Washington Head.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Berlin via London), Aug. I5.-The
refusal Of the entente powers to
grant passports to the Stockholm So
cialist conference shows that Eng
land and America are determined
upon Germany's destruction. the
''Vorwaerts' asserts today.
This reveals who are the real OBJ
stacles to peace" the "Vorwaerts"
declares.
The "Vorwaerts'' refers to the ac-
tiOn OF the entente nations as "Bru-
tai destruction of the Stockholm
peace work"
This is the first comment out of
Germany on peace since the issuance
Of the Pope's peace appeal. While
the comment is on another subject,
it nevertheless reveals again the Ger
man attitude on the general PROPOSE
ton Of peace.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Kaiser Upbraids Son
For Extravaganza"
And Secret Scandal

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE Berlin
correspondent of the Amsterdam
Express reports that Prince Leo
pold Of Prussia. figured in a dis
graceful scandal. the particulars
of which are withheld from the
public.
The Kaiser himself administered
a vehement upbraiding to the
young prince, the dispatch says.
A dispatch from Berlin last week
said Prince Leopold of Prussia,
who is "a years old. has been
placed under the parole of a rel
ative. as result of serious Of
fenses. "Extravagance" was given
as the main reason.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
FORD Makes AEROS
To STAMP OUT War
Noted Pacifist Has Government
Contracts for War Supplies.

tby the international News Seryice.)
Detroit. Mich. Aug. Eff by
manufacturing war supplies 1 can
heIp TO stamp out militarism and
Danish the war I will gladly do so. !"
said Henry Ford, manufacturer, to-
day.
The Ford factory is making 1000
airplane cylinders a day at exact
cost by new process for the United
States government.
I would be glad to make loo
daily without deriving one cent of
profit. even at loss, If BY so doing
could insure a permanent peace and
put an end to militarism," Mr.. Ford
said.
The contract on which the Ford
plant is working is for 5000 cylin-
ders. Mr.. Ford said his company is
also engaged in making tractors for
Belgium and for the British govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Pontiff Yearns for Peace, i
:" Cardinal Says in Interview

regarding the Holy Fathers docu-
ment of peace until I see the text.
Every rational citizen will ack-
nowledge that the Pope is actuated
by lofty. humane and disinterested
motives and. therefore, his sugges-
tions deserve to be received with the
attention and respect due them.
Consequently. l have no doubt
that the United States government
will give to them the profound con-
sideration which they deserve, what
ever may be ones individual opinion -
His Eminence showed the keenest
interest in the Pope's action.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
WAR COST TO BELGIUM.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-German occupa-
ton of Belgium has cost the impover-
ished country in war contributions"
and in destruction, more than $780,
OOO,o0O. according to the American
committee of engineers here. In sd-
dttion. the Belgian Government and
the charitable world have contributed
.oe,oooooo to feed the Belgian pppula-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
films PLAN To DEFY
RUSS GOVERNMENT
Lsndtag to Resume Sessions Despite
Petrograd's Orders.
pecial 10 The Washington HeraId-

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
London, Aug. 15.-Dispatches from
Helsingfors and Petrograd show an
approaching climax in the Finnish
situation. The high tension is shown
by news OF a conflict at the Finnish
capital between civilians and Rus
sion soldiers in which several Firms
were killed and many wounded.
1t is also reported that the Finnish
Landtag will ignore the Russian order
Of dissolution and resume its sessions
this week
In case OF dissolution OF the Lands
tsg. the Finnish Socialist party has
called upon its members TO participate
in the new elections under protest to
obtain a new assembly with power TO
frame a new constitution by majority
vote, free from Russia.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
MAY co TO vOLGA.
Plots Reason for Act.

Plots Reason for Act
Everyone knows that the chief con-
sideration Is one figuring with q
counter revolution. There have been
more than one sign OF late that the
sinister forces are hard at work
planning for a coup as sudden ar the
march revolution itself.
Gen. Gurke in his intercepted letter
to the ex-emperor plainly said he Was
merely lying low" waiting for the
proper moment to prove his ''un-i
dying loyalty" Kerensky is a very
sick man. He himself said only two
days ago that he had not long to
live. What may happen when he is
claimed by death no one dares 70 con-
template. But the former autocrats
presence 30 near the capital was q
menace
No chances were taken. Eleven men
were picked out from each battalion
of Tsarskoe-Selo's garrison. Each
man had been watched for weeks as
to his innermost sympathles and
found loyal TO free Russia and an
arch foe OF sutocracy.
Csar Leaves Garden.
These men guarded the road be-
tween the prison palace and the sta
uon. near which. on a side track. the
exile train waited. Not even the chief
of the traffic department of the min
istry Of communications has been told
the destination OF the train. His or
Gers were - get il ready and ASK no
questions.
Just before leaving the palace Nicho-
las had taken last walk through the
palace garden. where he has been
planting. pOtstoes and cultivatinE now-
ers since mis- Imprisonment. IRE
thought that he was TO leave his gar
den seemed more saddening t6 the
former monarch than the mystery and
uncertainty Of his involuntary journey.
At the time OF the revolution Nicho-
las was at the front On his way back
to the capital he was arrested and
taken TO the AlexandrovslCy palace, ct
Tsarskoe-Selo. fifteen miles south Of
Petrograd. where the imperial family
has since been confined
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
By KARL ii. Won wIEGAND

(staff 'Correspondent of the L N. 81
Deafbach, n. Y, Aug. 15.-"His
Holiness unquestionably is expressing
the yearning and longing that is in the
hearts of millions OF people," said
Cardinal Gibbons when he received
me here tonight.
Aside from that" declared the
aged Cardinal, who is remarkably
hearty, alert and keen for man OF
81. Il would deem it premature to
give any formal expression of opinion
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Cossack Congress Asks
Government with Power
(By Agence RndIo to i. NJ. s.

tby Agence Rndlo to 1. N. So
Petrograd, Aug. 15.-At the close Of
the Cossack congress today a resolu-
ton was adopted demanding a ma
uonal government with unlimited
powers and responsible only to a con-
stituent assembly.
The Cossacks in another resolution
insist upon the establishment of iron
discipline at the front.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
FORCE u. S. CITIZENS
TO FIGHT WITH HUNS
No Remedy for Draft of Americans,
State Department Saws.

The Department of State has re-
ceived confirmation of Copenhagen re-
ports that Americans long resident in
Germany have been declared to have
lost their American citizenship and
are being drafted into the German
army. The department has Instituted
inquiries in this regard through the
Spanish Ambassador at Berlin.
It was stated at the State Depart-
ment that the law of Germany pro-
vides that resident aliens must re-
affirm their foreign citizenship at least
every two years.
The department expressed the be-
lief that little could be done even IL
the German drafting was working
serious hardship on certain persons.