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The Washington times., 1918-10-26
Painted Chickens
Go Astray Cause
Housewives Row

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 90
Painted chickens were the cause
OF a dispute in a breach OF the
peace action before Magistrate
Harris.
The chickens, white-feathered
originally. had been painted .
bright yellow on the same prin-
ciple that cattle on the Western
plains are branded.
Mrs. Rose Swalton. 1927 Madison
avenue, accused Mrs. Mary Hall
lister. 1888 Madison avenue, Of
harboring four OF her yellow
painted chickens. Nearly eveU-
one In that section keeps poultry
and the neighbors hit on the
device OF distinctive colors for
their small fioeks.
When Mrs. swalton demanded
the return OF her four chickens an
argument developed which result
cd in a breach OF the peace action.
with Mrs. Hallister as the defend
ant. The latter was allowed to
sign her own bond for $500 to
keep the peace
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
.JIM'S WAR CROSS
WON WIFE'S CASE

CHICAGO, Oct pa young woman
stood before Judge Cook in the morals
court and upon her own testimony
was Immediately discharged. On her
bosom was pinned a "Croix de Guerre. "
Her husband had sent it to her
from France. He had won it In the
fighting around the Argonne forest.
I'm a soldiers wife,, she said
"Since Jim/went away I've been Iiv-
ing on the money he sent me and on
what I earned working in a store My
folks live in a different part of the
town. II they knew 1 was here. II
Jim knew / was here, oh, IL would be
terrible!.
Last week got that medal Jim
sent me. I put it on and wore It to
work for I was proud of it Ny
little sister came and called for me
after work and we started home to-
gether. We were waiting for a car
when a bluejacket came alongside.
He didn't smile or try to fIirt. He
was waiting for a car. too. After a
minute he saw the medal I was wear
Ing. He looked at it and smiled
then.
pretty NICE he said.
MY husband won it, said. He's
in France
THE bluejacket came a step closer
and bent down to look at the medal,
so as to read the writing on II.
"'Gee, wouldn't like one like
that?' he said.
"And then a policeman came along
and arrested US. me and the sailor,
and my little sister. The policeman
said We were breaking the law"
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
WHEAT SUPPLY HEAVY

A bumper supply of wheat On
hand the first OF October IL shown
in a statement issued by the
Department OF Agriculture. At that
time. there were 95.997 $50 bushels
reported on hand. as compared with
114.331,s42. September l.
The supply, the report shows. Is
almost three times as large as a
year ago, the actual percentage being
297.s CT the 1917 stocks These
figures refer to stocks actually re-
ported and do not include stocks
on farms.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
TEACHERS PICK APPLES.

LONG BRANCH, l. l., Oct. "a
Daniel II. Taylor. who owns a farm.
between Holmdel and Bradevelt. has
a large crop OF apples this year. The
public schools are closed on account
OF the influenza epidemic. so some Of
the women teachers applied for Jobs
a. apple pickers. In the seven days
ending last Saturday night four
women had picked 700 barrels OF sp-
rlaa
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
us. HALTSPLANT TO
GUST WAR WORKERS

Ma workers In Washington cannot
be put out Of their rooms under the
Salisbury law, despite an assertion
to the contrary by Edwin S. Hegs,
manager OF the United States Homes
Registration Service, yesterday. Capt
julius 1. Peyser, chief OF the Housing
and Health Division OF the War De
partment, today issued an official
statement contradicting Hege's asser-
ton.
.'Inasmuch ss there is much misun-
derstandbng as to the rights of ten
ants, roomers, or dodgers in the Dis
trict of Columbia under the provisions
Of the Salisbury resolution, I wish to
clear up the situation with state
ment that not a single war worker In
the city can be dispossessed of his or
her accommodations without due proc
ess OF law" said Captain Peyser. 81
want to make II very plain that no
keeper Of a rooming house in the city
can. fail to understand the Salisbury
law. I feel sure that with this under
standing firmly fixed in their minds,
the thousands of war workers who
have rome from all parts Of the coun-
try will be accorded their full rights
under the law"
Justice To Workers.
THE housing and health division will
Insist upon all occasions that full Justice
be given to the war workers as well as
those patriotic waShingtonians who
have opened their homes for those
Americans who have come forward 70
aid their Government in its time Of
need" continued Capatjn Peyser.
A Misunderstanding between the hous-
ing and health division Of the Was I'e-
partment and the United States Homes
Registration Service. which is under the
Jurisdiction OF the Department Of Labor
Is believed to be the reason for the
conflicting statements
In order to comprehend the situa-
tion IL should be understood that the
purpose of the Homes Registration
Service is to obtain rooms for war
workers planning to come to Washing
ION, while Captain Peyser. chief of the
housing and health division of the
War Department, is concerned with
protecting war workers already here.
'Mr. Hege declared the Salisbury
law did not oblige landlords to keep
tenants for the duration Of the war, in
IN effort to have more rooms Yolun-
tarily Offered by Washington home
owners" said Captain Peyser. This
Interpretation was bound to injure the
war workers already here, because it
gave the landlords the impression that
shey could dispossess the tenants at
will. II that impression. which is
false, would become widespread, IL
would be disastrous to the peace and
comfort OF all war workers who live
in rented rooms or houses"
THE housing and health division in
tends to protect girl war workers now
in Washington, even IL 1t is neces-
sary to forbid others to come to the
National Capital" declared Captain
Peyser.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
Death-Defying Stunts
In ClOudland by Flyers
Surpass Circus Offerings

CLEVELAND. Oct. 26.-George
NJ. Comey. aviator. leaped from
his disabled airplane to a flying
machine OF a French rescuer high
over the German lines near Metz
and escaped death or capture
from a forced landing.
The incident is told in a letter
from the front-line trenches to
news sources here.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
AsToR PROPRIETOR DEAD.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-WillIam NJ
Muscheheim, proprietor of the Hotel
Astor, one OF the best known hotel
men in the United States, is dead,
following an attack of pneumonia.
which developed after a slight opera
ton.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
Mrs. MnrshaII Improved


Mrs. Marshall. wife OF the Vice
President. who has been I'll with the
influenza, is recuperating, although
not yet able TO leave her apartment
Morrison Marshall, the small ward Of
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
has also had influenza
Miss Thelma cudlipp. Of New York.
and Capt. Edwin P. Grosvenor' U. s. A.
were married today at noon at Wild
Acres, Bethesda, Nd. the country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert GrosTenor. Of
Washington. The wedding was quiet
one, and only the immediate families
and few intimate friends OF the couple
were present, owing to the fact that the
brother of the bride. Lieut.. Jerome NJ.
CudIipp, Of the United States Aviation
Service, was recently killed In France in
an aeroplane accident.
Miss Cudlipp Is a young Virginia girl
who has made quite a reputation In the
artistic world in New York, her sketches
and illustrations having frequently ap
peared during the past year in Vanity
Fair, Saturday Evening Post, Pictorial
Review, Century. Harpers, Metropolitan,
and other magazines. She is the daugh-
ter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Cudlipp. Of Richmond, Va
Captain Grosvenor Is a lawyer, a men,
Der Of the firm OF Cadwalader. Wicker
sham & Taft. Of New York. and a mem
Der Of the University, Union League,
City Midday. Columbia University. Apa-
wants and American Yacht Clubs of
New York. and OF the Chevy Chase,
Metropolitan, University. and National
Press Clubs in Washington. He Il a
son Of DR.. and Mrs. Edwin A Grosve-
nor, Of Amherst College, Amherst,
Mass, and a twin brother OF Gilbert IL.
Grosvenor, OF Washington. director and
editor Of the National Geographic So
ciety.
As Captain Grosvenor is stationed in
Washington. in the military intelligence
division, in the office Of the Chief Of
Stan. It was decided to have the we'd
ding at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Grosvenor.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, Of Wash
tngtop. performed the ceremony. Former
President William H. Taft gave the
bride away
Those present at the wedding we're
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Taft. DR.. and
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
SHAFT FOR WRIGHT

PARIS, Oct. 26..The committee OF
the French Aero Club, which arrang-
ing for the erection of a monument to
Wilbur Wright, inventor OF the air
plane, has decided to place the monu-
ment near the small village OF Au,
YOURS, near lie Mans, where Wilbur
Wright made his first fight in France
on August 8, 1905.
The monument will be erected next
spring.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
zEEBRUGGE LIKE
WRECK OF "CONEY''

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
THE WESTERN BATTLE FRONT,
Oct. 26.-Picture Coney Island in ruins
and deserted and one gets an idea of
what Zeebrugge, until recently one Of
the most important German submarine
bases, looks like.
The famous zeebrugge lighthouse
and all the bridges and trolley lines
have been wrecked. The harbor is
filled with blackened hulks of Brit
ish -destroyers blocking the entrance
of the canal.
The surrounding country, covered
with oily water and pitted with she'll
holes. is covered with twisted wire
and trenches. Here and there are
great gun EMBELLISHMENTS and many
concrete pill boxes cement block
houses, with the walls ten feet
thick).. Off the port is the famous
mole, where a British submarine was
filled with explosives and sunk earlier
in the war.
CThe mole is a seawaII which was
from filling with sand)
Priests View Ruins.
The only living persons in sight
when entered Zeebrugge were
three Belgian PEASANTS with packs on
their backs, returning to their homes,
and. six Belgian priests who were in
tent upon the examination Of some
wrecked buildings. s
D. The great Solvay works were still
intact, but the ground was strewn
with wreckage of searchlights and
burned and otherwise damaged sup
plies left by the fleeing Germans in
their hurried flight.
(The Solvay works were used by
the Germans for the manufacture of
poison gases. 1t had been previously
reported that they had been wrecked
by the Germans before they retreated
from the North Sea coast.)
Contrast with BruEea.
The scene at zeebrugge was in con-
trast with the happy picture of
Bruges with its historic buildings.
But while these buildings had not
sustained damage, the population had
suffered.
On my way to Bruges 1 saw the
roads lined with children carrying the
kits of Belgian soldiers. Occasion
ally the parent or sweetheart of a
soldier would meet up with a loved
one and q pathetic scene would fol-
low.
1 saw two Germans who were
caught hiding in the city. A great
crowd had gathered about them, and
1t was said that on the day previous
two others had been captured in the
suburbs. where they had been firing
upon automobiles from a clump OF
bushes.
parently been left unchanged by the
Germans, and great heaps of coal
were found which the Germans had
been unable to carry away. The gar
dens still were filled with fresh vege-
tables.
ThourOut Rebuilding.
The scene in Thorout yesterday
was like the dawn OF a new day. The
Of the city had already be-
gun. and the population was rushing
the streets-happy, smiling,
and businesslike. Some were busy
plugging up broken windows and
others were cleaning out their homes
and shops.
The stores in Bruges suffered when
the Germans left The soldiers max
ing up the rear guards smashed the
windows with the butts of their rifles
and removed the valuables from the
whole countryside.
In Menin and Zeebrugge many per-
sons who had refused to comply with
the German order TO give up their
wool mattresses were found in prison.
When the allied advance began on
the Flanders front the Germans told
the civilian population that they were
Belgium and that 1t would
bring peace.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
CHURCH NOTICES

THE NATIVITY. 18th and s. T., open
1880 to IL a. m for prayer and medlta-
lions; for presentation Of October offerings;
for gifts for Episcopal Hospital. 16
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
.HARDDISCIPLINE
|. FOR j. S. AVATORS

Air pilots do not learn to fly a.
they first Learned" the bicycle; climb
on, Jump off and trust to luck or
intuition as to whether they ride or
fall Much has been printed as to
the training OF a flyer through the
elementary stages, dual. primary and
advanced solo, formation, cross coun-
Try, acrobatic, etc, but the most
rigorous Of all the instruction the
pilot gets is the accuracy stage. This
Is not considered in any way pleas
ure flying. II is nothing more or
less than grueling work on turning
figure eights at angles OF 60 de-
grees on short courses, flying as low
as 800 feet.
Must BE Accurate.
Emphasis is laid on the bearing
OF the accuracy stage work on d
students later work. either on the
front or as Instructor. A good flyer
must be able TO make turns accurate
ly and. without losing altitude. After
becoming proficient In 6O-degree
banks It is not q difficult matter for
him to practice later at higher clti-
tudes until he can make good verti-
cal banks. The 1,20O-foot field IL
used with the additional idea Of
training a pilot to get out OF vtrtu-
ally any field long enough for him
to leave the ground, no matter how
high the obstacles outside the field.
and to perfect his ability to land IN
small field without power from
1000 feet or higher. This Is real
war time emergency training.
Always studying.
When not actually flying, every
pilot in the accuracy stage must OBJ
serve critically the work OF every one
In the air. Those awaiting trips ex-
pect TO be questioned by an Instructor
at any time regarding the work of
others who are flying and must cor
rectly diagnose any fault.
Strict observance OF stage rules and
military discipline Is insisted upon
Variance from the assigned routes in
going to and coming from the eight
courses, landing in the wrong direc-
ton except in case OF trouble. SPIRAL
ing when other ships are flying the
course. taking off when a spiral has
been started. or any other willful or
careless violation of orders. as well
as failure to maintain q military bear
ing or come to attention on the ar
rival OF q stage or visiting officer are
all considered causes for disciplinary
action
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
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The Washington times., 1918-10-26
WOMAN PATRIOT
GIVESALL FOR US.

SYRACUSE, n. 7, Oct 26.-Intro.
ducing Miss Cornelia Jaynes, patriot.
Miss Jaynes lives in West Edmes-
ton, near here. and is twenty-three
years old. She wanted to do her part
toward winning the war-was willing
to sacrifice. more than most stay-at-
homes to do IL, too.
She dropped her cherished ambition
OF becoming q veterinarian, for which
she was studying. When the United
States entered the war she slammed
her books shut and went back to her
fathers thirty-acre farm, on which
her widowed mother lived. She Is
now harvesting sufficient food to give
one hearty meal to some 10000 per
sons.
Then she cut of her hair and sold
II for the benefit OF the Red Cross, a
real sacrifice when woman is but
twenty-three.
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
Has AfannIGh Attire.

Miss Jsyues, who wears mans at.
tire. IL the daughter OF the late Dr.
Jaynes, OF West Edmeston.
I'VE have harvested our wheat and
have sown two acres to alfalfa, but
we-that is, mother and myself, for
no other labor is obtainAbIe, due TO
war demands-have plowed again for
nearly two acres OF wheat" said Miss
Jaynes today.
I'VE have also harvested half an
acre OF seed telephone peas, two
acres OF beans, and one acre OF corn.
We have besides more than an acre
Of potatoes to dig. We sprayed for
blight, and our vines were still
thriving after most others were dead.
Raises Crops.
This year wethave harvested more
than fifteen tons OF hay. We sold
$4,000 pounds OF milk. a veal calf,
raised 10000 pounds of pork, sold
three tons OF cider apples and fifty
bushels OF picked apples. All this be-
sides lots OF small stuff-carrots,
beets, sweet corn, cabbage, berries,
pears. and plums.
Not so bad for two women to do,
Is itr''
The Washington times., 1918-10-26
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Interesting Weddings of the Day-Miss Mary Browne
Weds Lieut.. Harry BOyden.

n n ISIS MARY ELIZA B z Fl
. BROWNE. daughter of Mrs.
vi Adds BiEdsey Browne, and
Lieut. walter Mayher Boy
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-13
WEED OUT THE TRAITORS

The Senatorial investigation into
the workings of the German propa-
ganda that was "played" in this coun-
try throughout the war has already
developed almost unbelievable rami-
fications of that Shiny monster, and
is constantly disclosing additional peo-
pie in high places as being connected
with it.
Such investigation is disclosing
accessories to the crime'e not only
among people of German birth and ex-
traction, but among Americans, with
no German blood. Disclosures al
ready made are proving especially
disastrous to the heads of the great
est universities of the countries, show
ing that they were reeking with HIN
sympathy, which such characters were
ready and willing to "cash in for the
price"
Such "conbing" process should be
continued until the last traitor has
been uncovered, be he big or little.
This country must now be thoroughly
sterilized and purified, for the pro-
lection of all honest and patriotic cit
liens. No Benedict Arnolds must he
overlooked. But The Times is pleased
to note that the great bulk of the
.Americanized Germans are standing
up under the "acid test" far better
than are many so-called Americans.
Yea, a thousand per cent better.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-13
SHOULD NOW BE
PROPERLY THRESHED

Now that the smalgamation of Hun
butchers and murderers has been sup
pressed, overcome and disorganized in
Germany, it might be well to turn the
Allies loose in that country long
enough to give each and every one of
them who do not yet comprehend that
they have been whipped, genuine
trouncing. Their manner of conduct
since they threw up their hands, with
the cry of "kamerad", is inclined to
suggest that they consider the whole
thing joke. They should be dispos-
sessed of such feeling, and made to
understand that they are now 'down
and out "A-among the "has beens."
Listen to the following Associated
Press dispatch from Amsterdam, I'M
der date of Dec. 9Th:
The mental attitude evidently still
widely is prevalent in Germany,
which persists in regarding the Ger
man army as unbeaten, or, at least,
as "vanquished victors", as a popular
paradoxical German designation has
it. This attitude is exemplified in the
farewell proclamation to the inhabi-
tants of the Rhineland issued by Gen.
Won Einem in evacuating the Rhine
Provinces. In this message, as quot
ed in Coblenz dispatch to The Dns-
seldorf Nachrichten, Won Einem said:
"You desire to see the victorious
army which protected the Fatherland
for four and one-half years against,
all its enemies. You wished to see
for yourselves whether our strength
was broken or whether we remained
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-13
THE NEWSPAPERS PART

The newsnapers of tbe limited
States NAV we'll he nrond of the mart
thew nlaved in heln;no IN hiring the
war to = successful conclnsion The
glorious story of how American prh-
fishers cast as;de oil nol;t;cs hnr;ad
their sn;mos;t;as and ;ennraJ oil nonI
siderat;ons tn oct bebiSd the country
NAV never he told, II IL immater;aI
whether Il ever il The nawsnanars
are NOT seeking nraise for . dutv wall
nerformed. The mere nerformance &c t.
sufficient reward 80
II has not been easv at all times for
the newspapers to stand bv their duty
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-13

Louis Republic. They have done their
bit, regardless Of cost,
Many newspapers in the past year
have raised their subscription prices
but the amount of revenue thus gained
has by no means made up for the in
crease in expense due to the higher
cost of white paper, labor and other
essential items. Government re.
strictions prevented newspapers from
exploiting their product and increasing
their calculations. Hundreds of con-
Germs manufacturing non-essentials
were practically shut down by the
government cutting off advertising
revenues from the newspapers. The
taking over of the railroads destroyed
another great source of income, but
few complaints were made. The gov
eminent insisted the things it was do
ing were necessary to help win the
war, and that was enough.
At times Washington put up some
knotty problems to the newspapers.
In the same mail publisher would re-
ceive a notice to cut down the amount
of white paper he was using and an
other communication asking him to
devote several pages of news and car
toons to boosting the Liberty loan.
The publishers even found ways out
of such dilemmas.
For time there was some agitation
by the newspapers to have the gov
eminent pay for it's advertising just
as it was paying other organizations
for work done. Nothing came of it,
however, the publishers declining to
make an issue of the matter while the
Question of winning the war was at
stake. AS it was, space valued at mil
lions of dollars was given gratis to
the various departments at Washing
ton. Much of it was of little news in
terest, but the government thought it
would help.
The Republic did no more or no
less than other newspapers. We did
the best we could for America, and,
if we say it ourself, we did a good
Job.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-13
DIES IN ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL

John Henry Wood, who has lived
in Flat River for many years, died
at Barnes Hospital, in st, Louis, Fri
day, November 20, 1918, aged so
years, 10 months and Ia days. He
was afflicted with cancer of the
stomach and bowels, and has been in
failing health for more than a year.
btte had been taken 10 Barnes Hospital
week previous to his death, in the
hope that he would be benefited.
The funeral services were conduc-
ted at the family residence here Sun
day, December l, at IL o'clock, by Rev.
Stamm, pastor of the Christian church
lnternment was made at the Christ
in Cemetery in Fredericktown.
Mr.. Wood had been meber of the
Flat River Christian Church for about
2. years, and had lived consistent
Christian life. He was q man of ster-
ling worth, and will be greatly missed
in this community.
He leaves eight children by for
mer marriage: Ed, and Bert of st.
Louis, Mrs. Bessie Bond of Alton, III,
Mrs. Olive Blankenship of Desloge,
Mrs. Retta Schlcsser of St. Louis,
Willard and Vera CT Flat River and
John Nolan who is at home with his
mother. He had q son, Harry, who
left home more than year ago, from
whom they have not heard since. The
present Mrs. Wood and son, John No
Ian is by a second marriage.
He also leaves an aged father, Jo-
siah Wood, who lives at Pennington,
two brothers, Chas, of Pennington,
and Oscar, of Flat River, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Nell Kelley and Mrs. Jen-
ME Skaggs, both of Flat River
Lead Belt News.