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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27

The concert Of La soeiete des Con-
eerts du conservatoire de Paris.
known more Familiarity as the French
symphony Orchestra. will be given on
wednesday afternoon. November 6, in
Polls Theater. The date was origin
ely October I6. but owing to the cpl
demIc the concert was postponed. The
orchestra SIS one OF the oldest institu-
tions in Europe. and comes tn this
country at the request OF the French
High Commission, under the auspices
Of the French-American Association
for Musical Art, with the cooperation
OF this Government. The boxholders
for the Washington concert are Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson. Nine. Jusserand, the
French deputy high commissioner, N.
de Billy: NJ ALBERT and NJ. Simon. OF
the French High Commission; Mrs.
Thomas F. Logan. Mrs. +. B. Moran
rnnesses include Mrs. Wilson. Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall. Mrs. Robert Lam
sing. Nine. JuEserand, Mrs. William
Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. Newton d. Baker.
Mrs willard Salisbury. Mrs. Frank
LYON Polke Miss Margaret Wilson,
Nine. Collardet, Nine. de Blanpre,
Nine. Louis ALBERT. Mrs. Perry Bel
mont. Mrs. calderon Carlisle, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Stephen B. FL
kins. Mrs. Gibson FahneStock, Mrs.
Eugene Hale, Mrs. John Hays Ham
rnond. Nine. Christian Hauge. Mrs.
Henry Rea. and the members OF the
French High Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27

Thrift stamps bought fer yourself
or your children cultivate the rishf
SPIRIT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27
lieutenant Donaldson
Nov n Priaoner

Now . Prisoner.
do you remember my writing you
"a few weeks ago about the exploits
OF Lieut.. John o. Donaldson. son Of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson
who had downed seven Hun planes
four Of them "oniciaF'-during the
few months he had been at the front
serving with the British Royal Flying
Corps?
Since then he has been reported
missing" later located at a prison
camp in Germany, and only a few
days, ago came word that he had
escaped into Holland
In view OF all this and the fact
that his mother lives here in Wash
ington and the boy has hosts sof
friends here, the following extract
from a letter to his family may be
OF interest:
DAY before yesterday I got my
second Hun. It has not been verified
yet. but will be. Our squadron got
into a scrap with six Huns fifteen
miles over in Germany. Our machines,
heing on top. would dive down on the
Huns. firing like anything, then make
a big climbing turn and dive again
Well, after I had dived about a dozen
times and used up half my ammuni-
ton. tried to make a climbing turn,
hut my engine went dead and stalled.
I put the machine into a glide and
tried to get my engine to start-all
in vain. I came down from 10000
feet. got into the clouds at 1000 feet,
and there I met six other Huns
slightly below me.
'The top Roche pulled his nose IN.
fred at me. and then passed 800 feet
directly under me- put my nose
down a little farther and came down
on him. firing all the time fred
about $50 rounds altogether. He
turned on his back, went into spin
ming nose dive, and then into nat
spinC called = dead mans spin. be
cause It occurs when a pilot Is
killed..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27

The Spanish musician, who is rec
ognized as the foremost 'ceIlist of
the age and whom musicians are
won't to acclaim as the greatest ar
fist of them all. is starting off on
his first transcontinentaI tour of
this country. He has played many
times in New York. where he is al
ways sure of a. packed house and
an enthusiastic welcome. and has
given concerts in other cities: but
he has never been willing to devote
an entire season to the United States.
The call of his native land. Spain,
is too strong for him to resist and.
moreover. he makes a particular
point OF spending part of every year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27
N ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGS

pose because we move 50 much, but
keep writing as Il may reach me
sometime"
Fondly yours.
JEAN ELIOT.
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with his mother in her home near
Barcelona.
Casals has never before given q
public recital in Washington but you
may remember that he and Mary
Garden gave a joint recital at Mrs.
Thomas T. Cats one evening last
winter for the benefit OF the British.
American war relief fund. a concert
which was one OF the most brilliant
social events Of a season brilliant in
deed-despite the war-and which was
something for music lovers to treas
ure in their memories. The man is a
wizard with his bow. He plays an
Unwieldy instrument like the cello
with all the virtuosity OF a violinist.
and makes II sing. he sets me to
dreaming dreams and seeing visions
but what's the use. haven't the
knowledge or the inspiration to write
about music.
Mr.. Casals. by the way, is tremen-
dously Keen about the community
singing idea. the way It 10 being de-
veloped under the auspices Of the
Y. N. c. A, the War Camp Com
munity Service. and kindred orEani-
cations, and the effect it will have on
the musical culture which is slowly
growing up in America. The musi-
clan is OF the opinion that the song
directors whom the Y. N. c. A is
sending out to help. make a singing
army are laying the foundation for
a great spread of musical culture.
that out of this mass or community
singing splendid choruses will be de-
veloped. The fact that II increases
the efficiency OF the workers-which
has been proven-will make II VAL
liable to employers in general, and
there Is no reason. why the inspira-
tional effect OF mass singing should
be confined to war workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27
A ProteEe of
The Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother.
But there. I'm drifting far aheld.
had the pleasure OF meeting Mr..
Casals last winter when he was here,
and I'm looking forward to the op-
portunity of hearing him play again.
He's such a picturesque and interest
ing person. He's a protege of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27

ready made a liberal purchase OF
bonds, $1,000 worth think It was:
but so strong Is her allegiance TO
the navy that as soon as she learn
ed that Mrs. Daniels was acting az
saleswoman she drove to the head
quarters in T street and matched
her own purchase.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27
Epidemic Takes
Toll In Society.


The influenza epidemic seems to
be dying down. new cases are fewer,
deaths are falling off appreciably
although shocking things are still
happening-the death of Eustacia
Hardesty, for instance, a debutante
OF last season and a popular girl
among her mates, and the passing OF
the Frank Harmans' young son, John
Randolph Harman-and. apparently,
it will not be very long now before
life in Washington resumes its nor
NAL course.
The races at Laurel opened yester-
day, the schools are scheduled to
resume their sessions a week from
Monday. ] believe. and the powers
that be announce that perhaps" the
ban on the theaters and motion pic
ture shows win be removed the lat
ter part of next week. ! hope so.
indeed, particularly since one of the
most important concerts of the sea-
son, a recital by Pablo Casals. Is
to be given at the National Thea
ter on Friday afternoon, November I
influenza permitting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-27

visit to her or to Mrs. Lewis Hayes
Watkins, an old friend OF all the
Gatewood girls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Smoking In Church.

Smoking in church is a Dutch GUS
tom. London Tt-48its states. Dutch
men are such inveterate smokers that
rarely Is one of them seen without a
pipe. He finds himself unable to de-
prtve himself Of the indulgence even
for the short period of a church's serv-
Ice. A similar practice exists In sew
eral churches In South America.
The practice Is said to have been
prevalent in Great Britain at the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century. At
n time smoking was carried to such
an excess in Seville cathedral that the
chapter applied to the pope for power
to repress the abuse.
Ia Wales smoking In church was In
dulged In as late as 1850. In one
church the communion table stood In
the aisle and the farmers We're in the
habit Of putting their hats upon 1t,
and when the service began they light
ed their pipes and smoked, without
any thoughts Of irreverence In the act.
Oh. ]. II. Jowett. New York, will
return TO clerical work In England
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Joffre. the Immortal.
From the Philadelphia 1edeer

sE- IAN AnAo0S1PAl1d ACukCr.
Marshal Joffre Is to be an immortal In
name as well as in fact; the French acad-
envy In solemn conclave has voted to
honor itself by admitting the hero OF the
Marine to membership. If in his case the
sword is the mightier implement, even the
boche who runs may read what our
Rattle Hymn of the Republic" calls "a
fiery gospel writ in FURNISHED rows Of
STEEL by Joffre's firm hand. He has
not been a soldier given to "mere ltera-
ture." The %terseness of Pershlng,s speech
at Lafayette's tomb. Lafayette, we are
here!" would appeal to him. The ex-
amples of Julius Caesar and of Napoleon
go to show hat soldiers may be writer's,
too: but as a rule the military profession
leaves the descriptive task to the his
tortan who has distance to focus and
leisure to digest Impressions. Joffre Is
not acclaimed by the French academy as
q literateur, though military law has tax
en- much OF his time and bought. and
he has been preceptor as we'll as exemplar
OF military science. But he is named for
he high honor simply because the land
he has served SO we'll desires to accord
him while he lives that recognition which
IL too often. p~osthumously conferred.
France teaches In this act a lesson to our
own republic, which frequently haa al
lowed factional struggle to retard or even
prevent q decent expression of popular
gratitude for . great public service.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
Wooden Orchestra.

There exists in Brianza, in Lonl--
hardy, a unique orchestra, or, more
properly speaking, a band, the instru.
ments of which are all made of wood
The pipes are made of reeds, and are
fastened together side by side after the
fashion Of those seen in the pictures
Of the god Pan. Each man plays pipes
OF a different size and length, the bass
pipes often being several feet long. Be.
sides the pipes are other Instruments
such as drums, flutes, French horns
and even a rude attempt at a from
bone. but all are made of wood.
The members Of this odd band ara
all quite ignorant of written scores,
but they have quick and sensitive ears
since their harmony is purely instinc
tive. Curfously enough they most oft
en- learn their selections from that
most modern Of inventions, the phono
graph. The music produced by this
curious band is said to have a curious
weird harmony that is decidedly agree
able.-Edwin Tarrisse.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
WESTERN ANADkS
CEREAL CROP
One of the Best Ever Harvested.

The cereal crop Of Western Canada
for 1917 was the most valuable one
ever harvested; the returns from all
classes Of live stock have been equally
satisfactory. The wool clip was not
only greater than in any previous year,
but the price obtained was double that
of 1916, which in turn was almost
double that Of the year before.
AS was the case in 1915 and 1916
many farmers were able to pay fol-
their land outright with the proceeds
Of their first years crop. Further evil
dence Of the prosperity of Western
Canada is shown by the fact that one
in every twenty Of the population is
now the owner Of an automobile. If
the farming community alone is taken
1t will be found that the proportion of
automobile owners is still greater. The
bank clearings Of the leading cities of
Western Canada were consistently
higher than they We're in the CORE.
spending periods of 1916, and then they
were higher than the year preceding.
In Winnipeg $500,O00, 900 more was
cleared in the IL months ending No.
yember 80 than in the same months q
year ago.
The entry of the United States into
the war has strengthened the bonds
between that country and Canada. We
are now working together for the
same ends. Those who are not fighting
ire promoting n greater production Of
fnnIctnffc tn thto o~-~oo&;o~ NYya.A...
Canada offers a wonderful opportu.
nifty. Not only can larger quantities
OF staple foodstuffs be produced, but
the cost of production Is lower and tbs
remuneration greater than where land
IS more expensive. Notwithstanding
the fact that the price Of farm prod.
ucts has doubled during the past three
years, there are millions Of acres OF
arabic land in Western Canada which
can still be bought at a low price.
Western Canada has an enormous
acreage prepared for seeding to wheat
In 1913. It Is larger than In 1917, and
VIII probably surpass the record area
put into crop In the year 1915, wheL
the largest crop ever known in the
West was harvested. The year 1915
should also See q further increase IL
live stock activity. q.
Farmers have been investing consid.
cradle sums In cattle; the high pricef
secured for wool and mutton hav.
opened the eyes Of Western farmers tc
the possibilities Of sheep, and such was
the demand for breeding animals las,
fall that 1t was impossible to meet II
adequately; the campaign for greater
hog production Is expected to yield ar
increase Of between 25 and so per cen
in 1918.
Those who r contemplating coming
to Western Canada cannot do better
than come early in the spring when
they can put in a crop and harvest II
In the fall. In this way they will be
able to achieve something that will
not only be Of great benefit to them.
selves, but also to the great cause fol
which the Allies, including the United
States, are now tighting.-Advertise.
ment. 20
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
SUGAR LONG GROWN IN JAVA
Production Has Been Pushed Rapidly
and There is Room for Fur.
ther Development.

The cultivation Of sugar cane is an
old industry In Java. The production
has increased rapidly and the end is
not yet. Between 1850 and 1860 Java
produced less than 100000 tons a year.
Sugar tonnage increased rapidly and
steadily, until In 1904 the million-ton
output was reached. and 1t is thought
that the two-milli0n-ton mark will be
passed within two OF three years. A
writer In the Americas, issued by the
National City bank of New York, says
that while the cultivation Of sugar is
q very old industry in Java, 1t has
passed through many vicissitudes. Fiji
y years ago, he says. the sugar was
rnlsed almost entirely by native farm
ers, who paid a part of their crop to
h government as rent. The rise of
beet sugar growing in Europe made 1t
necessary in order to compete to in
troduce q more efficient system. To-
day the cultivation rs done by the
manufacturers themselves. They lease
the land from the natives, who In
many cases are the owners, or from
the native communities. Many small
properties are thus united under the
management Of n manufacturer dur
Ing the period Of one planting-that is,
about three years. After each planting
the land Is turned back to the native
prOprietors for growing rice or corn
until Its fertility for sugar productio'
Is restored.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
PERIsTALsIs.

The most striking cases of reversed
feristalsis are those due to complete
obstruction Of the bowel. Such causes
are strangulated hernia, twists and
kinks in the intestine, and a few other
causes of less frequency. In these cases
focal vomiting makes the direction OF
the perlstalsis plain, though the seat
OF obstruction may lot be eas to find.
The remedy for this condition is
prompt operation.
Among other causes of striking re-
versal Of the direction of flow are
chronic appendicitis, gallstones, inflam-
nation of the gall bladder, and ulcers
OF the intestines or stomach.
In chronic appendicitis the irritation
OF the neighboring intestines sends
waves of contraction up the tube. Many
or these travel to the stomach and
cause nausea. vomiting, sour stomach,
elch1ng and a sense of %fullness, all
commonly known as symptoms Of in
digestion. The stomach is usually
flooded with a lot of dyspepsia medi-
clnes ranging from pepsin to charcoal
IN an effort to cure it of an affection
Which does not exist.
sometimes the remedy is operation,
though very careful regulation Of the
diet and bowel habits may cause the
symptoms to stop. The theory is that
food that is too irritating may set off
the hair trigger nerve and muscle ball
ance of the appendix region, whereas
bland foods. such as milk diet, might
slip by without irritating the sensitive
region.
In gall bladder trouble the explana-
ton of the symptoms is the same as in
chronic appendicitis. The remedy is OPP
Grafton. Careful regulation of the diet
and of such habits as food chewing and
bowel emptying may hold the symp-
toms in allegiance.
Adhesions sometimes cause symp-
TOMS IN the same way. Where an ulcer
exists the normal downward moving
waves travel to the ulcer. Here they
are interrupted. The local irritation
starts backward waves which result in
symptoms Of indigestion.
Much the most frequent cause of
these symptoms Of reversed peristalsis
- irritation from a distended lower
bowel. The bowel contents irritate. The
muscle movement does not
orlng about emptying of the bowel.
shortly a reverse muscle movement
begins. 1t travels to the upper part
OF the small intestine, the stomach or
tne mouth. In consequence there ensue
p commonly referred to as
tomac trouble, indigestion or dys-
pepsia. Among them are belching,
heartburn, fullness, b~iliousness, SOU
stomach n sometimes nausea, vomit-
ing and pain.
In these cases emptying the boweo at
once stops h stomach symptoms for
the time. An enema or a dose of pur-
gatlVe water will bring about almost
instant relief. On no other basis thai
reverse peristalsis is such immediate
relief eXplainable.
The remedy is the establishment Of
proper bowel habits. BY proper bowel
habits we mean frequent emptying of
the bowel. A daily bowel movement is
enough. Such a habit may go hand
IN hand with a considerable degree of
constipation. By diet, exercise and at
tentlon the habit Of several bowel
movements q day is to be established.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
DoI'ars-IdIe, Stacker and Patriot.
Frank A. Vanderlip.

! tell you, we have come to a time
when we have got to weight the expendi.
ture OF dollars in a new scale. 1t is no
longer a question of whether we can
afford to buy a thing that we want. The
question now is: Can the nation afford to
have us buy it?
There are three things you can do with
a dollar: You can hoard it. you can spend
1T, or you can inves it. Now, a boarded
dollar is an idle dollar, and today. with
capital needod. 1t is a drag on a commune
ity. An idle dollar is a Stacker. But there
Is something worse than a Stacker. A
Stacker is not doing anything actively to
defeat the nations purpose. But a dol
lar that you spend needlessly, a dollar
that employs labor or consumes material
In competition with the government, is
an ally of TIE enemy; it is a traitor dol
lar.
War savings stamps and certificates
are going to raise $1,000 900, 900. That is a
big thing; the biggest financial transac-
ton ever undertaken In this country ex-
cepting. the two Liberty loans.
But that Is not the great hin about
IT. 1t Is going to teach thrift to America.
That is a great thing. We needed the
lesson. We needed 1t desperately. We
have not stood up very we'll unoer that
hardest test of all-prosperity. We have
become careless: we have become a spend
thrift people. Our savings do not compare
per capita with those of much poorer
countries. Sweden has five times as much
saving per capita as We have in this
country. So has Switzerland. We have
100000 depositors in savings banks. I
believe we shall see $1,000, 900 holders of
these certificates. That will be some
thing. 1t will be 3d. 100000 stockholders In
the United States.
But, great as it is, that IS not the big
thing. The thing we have got to do now
Is to win the war. And this is going "a
help us in the most direct way to win the
war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
THE END.
Saving Ships in Half.
From Harper Magazine.

From Harpers Magazine.
me great iakes nave contrlbuted I'D
eraily oi tnelr vast tonnage TO replace
the favages OF the German submarines.
the ehtlre autumn the CON-
ing OF neaVy ice n the closing OF
upon u lnlana seas was
lorscasl ny a steaoy PROCESSION OF their
NOR was that as easy as 1t reads. for
inc passageWays IRON the tour upper
lanes-upon "hich the greatest traffic
rloes.to tne oiue Waters OF the salt
seas - pa11ea Dy great natural I'M
peaiIients. bu5 ions q ago the Ca
nanlahs passeo them py means OF ca
nalS. ana the determining factor IN
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-31
A Expensivs Luxvu.
From the RocRyMount.in N.r.

Mr.. George Creeis bureau OF pubic IN
formation 10 costing the country In sal
aries 6.3ss q week. or u average Of SIS q
week for each of Isl employees. Including
George. This 10 too e%xpensiye y luxury
for war times. Doubtless. MI. Creel.s
literary talents are OF high value in the
magazine market. but IL II be true. as We
hear, that he gets $15. 600 a year for direct
ing his bureau, we think he should be re-
leased to write fiction for Tip-Top-Tales.
or some other purveyor of thrills, and a
on q fighting salary for his coAntry.s
cause. When men like F. r. Adams and
Grantland Rice feel called upon to re-
iinauish highly profitable professions for
nominal pay In The nations service, we
copfess to . difficulty In understanding
Why ~. 9crse's efforts should 10 rewarded
- h3ghly.