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The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
GOVERNOR DEFENDS
Army CAMP SITES
Chief Executive of South Carolina
Justi6es Southern Locations.

New York, March Ex-Governor r.
I. Manning, of South Carolina, de-
Tended the action of the War De-
partment in establishing cantonments
and training camps in the South here
tonight.
Il desire to correct the impress
sion." declared the governor. that
seems to have gained some headway.
that southern camps are not suited
to occupancy the year around. As
a matter of fact. no section of the
country offers such exceptional ad-
vantages throughout the year as does
the South.
when the matter of establishing
these camps was Up for considera-
ton, Secretary of War Baker said
to me. You may rest assured that
the training camps will be selected
on military grounds Everyone knows
that the first military consideration
Is health.
The lower range mountains and
plateaus of the South meet the other
requirements aside from the health
considerations. They counterpart the
plains of France and the mountains
of Italy"
Governor Manning has four sons in
southern training camps.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
MINIMUM wage
URGED FOR women
Mass Meeting Voices Hearty Sup
port for Keating Bill.

Support for the minimum wage law
for women was warmly urged at a
mass meeting held last night in the
auditorium of the Y. w. C. A.
Representative Keating, father Of the
bill. declared that so per cent of the
women workers of America received
less than living wage. He asked the
support OF press and public in the
forthcoming fight for a minimum wage
law.
Il want to help pass a minimum
wage law, not to uphold American
standards of living. but TO change
them. to make them better
DIR. John A. Ryan, of the Catholic
University. who is an acknowledged
expert on the wage scale, gave as a
reason for urging the passage OF the
minimum wage law. the difficulty
which women find in organizing and
consequently in effectually demanding
those wage raises which men obtain
by the power OF their respective labor
organizations. Miss Mary O'Sullivan,
a salesgirl also spoke.
The meeting was presided over by
Miss Jessie r. Haver. of the Wash
ington Consumers League
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
WELD PLATES
TOSPEED SHIP:
PRODUCTION
Important Experiment Now
Pending to Beat U-Boats
by Rapid Building.

Unless some means is found to sink
the German submarines at a greater
rate, America and her allies will be
no better or for Shipping at the end
of this year than they are now.
The combined shipbuilding program
OF the United States and the entente
nations, it was estimated last night
by an official OF the United States
Shipping Board, will not exceed eight
million tons. and the present rate
of ship destruction by the U-boats
will equal that. 1t was said, unless
offensive against them is developed.
Program Goes Into 1919.
Although Americas contribution in
shipping, based on contracts to date,
with little expansion contemplated this
year. amounts to- ten million tons,
at an aggregate cost of about a bill
lon and a half dollars. that progrm
extends into the autumn of 1919. The
most optimistic predictions by Board
officials do not call for more than
four million tons actually to be put
in service this year, approximately
a third of these vessels are requi-
sitiOned.
There is. however, an optimistic
prospect in experiments now being
made with a comparatively new
method of construction. that of weld
ing the ships plates in position in
stead Of riveting them on. This
method, 1t was said yesterday by a
member of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. would turn out ships per-
haps ten times faster than the rivet-
ing process.
The fleet is conducting experiments
in plate welding at the Federal Ship
building Company's yards at Newark,
putting together an entire midship
section there. The officials are pre-
pared. they say. to spent forty to
fifty thousand dollars to test the eff
ficacy of this process for the vitality
needed bottoms.
The welding idea. with several va
riations. had been tried here before
for repair work. and is SAID TO be
used by the Germans FOR submarine
building. The process being tried by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
however. is said to be a speedier and
simpler invention, designed by A. J.
Mason. a marine engineer of Chicago,
who is serving with the fleet.
Short shrIft for Laggards.
In the close race between Ger
man destruction and American pro-
duction, laggard yards are to have
short shrift. Government seizure
of four yards. described as sick"
is being considered seriously by the
Shipping Board. These yards are
Somewhere between Baltimore and
Newark" but not in either of those
cities.
The yards already with contracts
must produce according to schedule,
at least, or they will lose their con-
tracts. as some have done already,
and be taken over by Federal man
agement. The Boards general policy
was reiterated this evening, that
present yards must deliver ships
or be made to deliver them, and
that new yards. with new overhead
costs and new chances for inefficient
management, would not be develop
ed. More ways. instead. will be
added to other yards, as needed
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
JOHNSON WILL PUSH
JUGGLERS OF RENTS
House Chairman Announces He
Will Fight Extortioners.

Although Chairman johnson, of the
House District Committee, has prac-
tically withdrawn his resolution to
commander the property located at
1850 l streets, the owner of which, II
is alleged. unceremoniously through an
agent notified the tenant, the wife OF
Major-Gen. William NJ. Black. chier
of engineers, of an advance in the
monthly rental from 800 to $50, he
has made it known that he will nol
hesitate to take like drastic steps
should another such case come to his
attention.
Mrs. Black notified Chairman John
son after she had learned of his
resolution that under no circum-
stances could she be persuaded
to continue living in the house. Not
even should It be given her as II
present" she declared to the Repre-
sentative.
Mrs. Black is not in the best OF
health and when she notified Chair
man Johnson that she was likely to
be made a victim OF extortion it en-
famed him to an exposal of the Incl
dent on the floor of the House and tbs
introduction of his communicating
resolution.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
CHOOSE new SITE
FOR Big CLUBHOUSE
Washington Athletic Association De-
cides to Build on Street.

Change OF site Of a proposed $780,
900 ClubhoU-" from Thirteenth street
and New York avenue northwest, to
l street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. is authorized by a
resolution unanimously adopted by
the Washington Athletic Association
at meeting in the Shoreham
Hotel
The executive committee blazed
the way for this action by favoring
such a change. The resolution will
be presented to the individual mem
bership of the orga nization for rat
ification.
The entire value OF the building
and land when the structure is COM
pleted is figured at $650.00O. This
is 100000 less than it would have
cost if the first site had been Sc
lected.
The new building will serve two
patriotic purposes. 1t will be
equipped for the training of young
men and rendering them fit for
active service. And, since compile
tiOn is intended before the year 1919
rolls around, II will aid in relieving
congestion in Washington, with
dOrmitOry facilities Of more than
two hundred rooms.
Land for the proposed structure
has been negotiated from Myron s.
Parker. Bates Warren and Samuel
Ross. Financing will be done by
the treasurer Of the club, Tucker K.
Sands.
The club at present has 700 mem
beTs. The initiation fee for the as
sOciation will be 800 and the mem
bership fee will be $50 per year.
The institution will be conducted
along the same lines as the New
York \. \. or the Philadelphia A. A.
Ella bOrate facilities for athletics
will be installed.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
LINCOLN PARK FLAYS
STREET CAR SERVICE

Lincoln Park residents raped Dis
trict car service in hotly expressed
sentiments at the Church of the Ma
tivity. Fourteenth and A street south
east, last night.
After declaring transportation facil-
titles In their neghoborhood "sim-
ply scandalous." the members unani-
mously adopted a resolution request-
ing the public utilities commission to
Immediately remedy conditions. Uni
versal transfers were approved, and
it was suggested that 1-2-cent tick
cts be provided. to be used in cases
where passengers were unable to find
seats.
Following an address by Miss Cor
win, of the national woman's party.
the members committed themselves to
the enactment of a Federal suffrage
amendment.
George r. Linkins was selected dele
gate from the association at a con-
ference to be held soon with Commits
sioner Gardner with a view of ad-
justing insurance rates in the District
on a satisfactory basis.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
MEDICAL
CORPS TARGET
FOR CRITICS
DR.. Mayo Tells Senate Mill
tary Affairs CommitteeRe-
organization Necessary.

One OF the famous Mayo Brothers,
- Minnesota surgeons, told the Sem
AZ Military Affairs Comrnitte yes
SSnsay. that the whole army medical
department should be reorganized un-
der one head
As II is" said the surgeon, who
now wears a majors golden oak
leaves, 'one section Is now under
the Treasury. another under the Pub
lic Health Service, and so on. There
Is constant overlapping and con-
fiict-"
Why don't you have conferences
with the War Department about it,"
asked Senator McKellar, of Ten
nessee.
Conferences are hopeless" answer
ed Maj. Mayo. II spent half a day
at the War College without result"
Surgeon General Gorgas pleaded
that medical officers be increased in
rank. Senator Owen, who has intro
duced a bill to this effect. said the
President shared the Surgeon-Gener-
ais views, but in the midst Of the hear
Ing Benedict Crowell the Assistant
Secretary Of War, sent down a COM
munication saying such a step would
be "manifestly contrary to the pre-
Vailing views as to what is equitable
and right" and opposing the bill in
other words. The Owen bill pro-
poses distributing the medical men
in the ratio of rank used in the navy.
The Surgeon-GeneraI said that line
othcers generally disregarded recon-
mendations made by medical officers
OF lower rank. and that at one en-
barkation point this resulted in an
overwhelming number of sick cases.
He said the Secretary OF War. Cen
eral Stan and War College had dis
approved his recommendations on the
change in the rank OF medical off,
GERS.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
HOLLAND FRIENDLY
TOWARD DEMANDS
Neutral Country Evidences Good
Faith to United States.

Indicating the friendly attitude in
which Holland has attempted to con-
duct negotiations with the United
States. the War Trade Board last
night made public the text of the re-
port OF the Dutch foreign minister 10
the States general covering negoti-
ations to March IL. The report begins
by recognizing. without question. the
right OF the United States to refuse
rations to Holland and to refuse
bunker coal for her ships.
While the account of the relations
does not include the latest phase in
which the United States has proposed
to seize the whole of Dutch shipping,
the friendly tone is believed to indl-
cate that the conditions imposed by
the United States to counteTact the
rigorous German demands on Holland
will be complied with, or at least that
there will be no active opposition 10
them by Holland.
The foreign minister also set forth
in his report the fact that Germany
eXerted pressure upon Holland to
keep her from coming to an agree
ment.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16

unnecessary as 'assistants TO second
vice presidents"
He said that. unless the country
listened to the farmers. who were
coming from all parts of the country
in protest, 1t would not be long be-
fore America would have to be Civ
ing out bread and meat tickets.
When asked by one of the Sena-
tors who had accomplished some Of
the acts he was protesting against
he replied:
Hoover fixed II. Hoover fixes
everything. Hoover fixed the price
OF wheat. and in doing so he violated
the law. Hoover is fixing the prices
in America to suit the prices in Eu-
rope.
1 do not think am going too far
to say that Hoover is fixing to lose
the war II he cuts down productions
as he plans"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
Women's Hosiery,
Corsets and Underwear

A Saturday sale today that will suggest sup
plies for long to come. Read of the prices
, and then learn of the qualities.
d7x a pair for Fibre Silk Hose in every best
1'f shade-mill seconds Of CSC and 75c grades, at
, i7c pair
. 1QE pair for Black and White Cotton Hose. mill
A0f mends-in sizes to 10 only.
S1 90 for pink and white Dimity Corsets. light
pA'H' in weight but scientifically boned. Sizes
19 to 80.
ISH for Seconds" of superior quality Ribbed
, Icy Vests, in regular and extra sizes.
2qE for Vests Of fine eon,bed yarn, plain and lace
coy trimmed, regular and extra sizes
Coz for Seconds" Of s1,OO Union Suits. ribbed
wy Isle, with round and " necks- Regular and
envelope styles.
dox for Swiss Ribbed Union Suits. sleeves lace
10Y trimmed pants Regular and extra sizes
Why pay SOC and 59c!
81 10 for sheer Nainsook Nghtgowns. trimmed
pA'1S with fine laces and ribbons These would
be good values at $1.50.
PaIais RoynI-Bargain Basement
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
Senator Reed Again Takes
Verbal Whack at Hoover

Herbert Hoover and the sacred
Food Administration" as he referred
to, were given some more rough raps
by Senator Reed yesterday afternoon
when the gentleman from Missouri.
diverged from his discussion OF the
Borland amendment to call attention
to waste" in this new department
Senator Reed was prompted again
to arraign the Food Administration
when he lamented the fact that the
Senators were more prone to practice
economy on old government clerks.
which they might accomplish on a
small scale when they might better
practice 1t in this bureau and reap
a larger harvest
Senator Reed read q list Of newly
created positions in six or seven large
American cities carrying large sala-
ries and bitterly declared that some
of these positions were apparently as
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
5. BROOKLYN FOR WAR PORT?

South Booklyn shore has been
recommended to the War Depart
ment by a committee of the Chamber
of Commerce. of the State of New
York, as the most suitable site
around the port Of New York for
development to meet the needs OF
the army for overseas shipments
and the ultimate requirements OF
the nations commerce.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
|. W. Carter in Charge
Of Union City Office

Announcement Is made of the ap-
pointment of Mr.. I. w. Carter to the
position Of ticket agent in charge of
the new Union City Ticket Office,
which is to be located at Thirteenth
and F streets northwest.
Mr.. Carter is a Georgian by birth
and has spent his life in the rail-
road field. beginning at the bottom
as ticket seller, and by industrious
effort and splendid executive ability
has risen in recent years to be in
charge of passenger traffic of the
ticket office in the new Atlanta Termi-
nal Station.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
Automobile CoIlides
With Motorcycle

Thrown to the ground when an au-
tomobile operated by Morris T. Kel-
ly collided with the motorcycle he
was riding, at Thirteenth and F
streets northwest, yesterday, j. d.
Heavlow, 1916 Montello avenue, was
slightly injured about the head and
body.
Kelly was arrested by police Of
the First precinct, charged with op-
Grating an autqpobile while under
the influence Of liquor.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
100 Trimmed Hats
Special at $500

Hats of silk straw and hats OF
glossy finish straws combined
with Georgette crepe: smartly
trimmed with flowers. fancy
novelties, etc. Styles suitable
for the miss OF sixteen or the
woman Of simple tastes.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
Burn Seditious Books.

Binghamton, N. Y, March 15.-An-
ti-war literature issued by the In
ternational Bible Students Associa-
ton was burned tonight at Evange-
listic Services in the First Baptist
Church at Union, a local suburb.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
New Sport Hats
-Last-moment styles
$3.9S to $f2.95

Included in this beautiful dis
play are white Italian Milan
hats. also Milans. lisere. piping
straws and novelty braids in
various style effects. The last
see
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
New Straw Sailors
$2.9S, $3.9S and $4.9S

Our display includes seunot
straws. pineapple straws. and
rough braid straws in single and
cushion brims; straight and
mushroom effects. Attractlv,lv
trimmed with ribbon bands and
bows. All the new Colors.
cOnd Floor of the PaIRIs Royal.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
Various Table Damasks
and BedsPresds at Special Price

Various Table Damasks
and BedsPresds Special Prices.
OK yard for 7U-inch Bleached Table Damask in
ooS good patterns. Scarce at $IOO-suCh damask.
S1 90 for ready-to-use hemmed Damask Table
pA'o0 Covers, size 52X72 inches.
oS6 for Hemned Table Covers. S6x56 inches High
"CS ly mercerized.
S1 60 for Crochet Bed Spreads in Marscies pat
PA'O" terms and weight Size 72NsO inches.
bargain basement.
Wash Dress Materials
1Ox yard for Printed VoiIes in floral and striped
10y effects. "Misprints"-but note that one yard
of msprint in 4O-yard piece creates this bargain
price-19c yard.
07S yard for the Madras and Pcrcale used In
S'S mems best shirts and women's waists. etc. II
is not a printers error-27c yard.
bargain BaScnent
New Wash Dresses
wOmen's House Dresses Of good ginEham we'll
made, cut on full generous lines with large S1 20
collar. pockets and fancy cuffs. Special VA''"
ChIdren's smart percsle. chambray. aud
gingham dresses, plain coIors and stripes with
collar and cuffs Of white repp. gathered waist
two fancy pockets. Sizes to IL c1 10
Bargain BaScment.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
$3.50 to $50

Large Hats, Small Hats, Dressy ChapeauI
and Semi-dress Hats, Beautifully Trimmed
Street and Afternoon Hats, and Smart, Busi-
ues.like Tailored Styies-an moderately priced.
A Nd every style shown. mind you. IS
"A authoritative. The most distinctive style
features brought forth this season by
both American and French designers are en-
bodied in these hats-the best materials have
been used in the making and trimming of
them, and some of the reproductions of French
hats vie with the originals.
second Floor.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16

Made expressly for the
Palais Royal and you-the
woman who is looking for
a Suit combining style with
durability,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16

and embraces models broad
every Small etc, etc hd
ans and
dfy omparson a Sale Thh Morning ndHoor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24

organizations behind the points Of con-
tact. Our aviators are on the way
and our airplanes will be there. Few
persons disposed to criticise Uncle
Sam for the delay ever stop to think
that the greatest problem Is the wide
expanse OF the Atlantic ocean. We
are producing the men and munitions
now as fast as they can be taken
across In ships And we are bending
every energy to the production of
ships and the bridling of the deadly
submarine. There is no one in au-
thority In our government who Is not
alive to the necessity for getting aid
to the gallant French and English
before the gray waves OF the Kaiser
succeed in breaking through.
There must be no hampering OF
the powers at home who are responsi.
BILE for speeding this assistance on its
way. Everyone must do his or her
part because we are fighting for our
own existence as well as that Of Eng
land and France and the other allies.
Buy Liberty bonds! Contribute to tho
Red Cross! Abide by the strict letter
OF the food and fuel regulations! En-
list, II you are eligible! All these
things We must do. They are imper-
alive. But while we are doing the
things that look big; the things that
entail sacrifices and sorrow, don't for
get that this thoughtless passing Of
word here and there may undo much
OF the work that our sacrifices are
seeking to promote.
Don't be an involuntary German
propagandist!"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24
KEEP MOTHER HEN CONFINED
Loss Of Chicks by Exposure Largely
PreventabIe by Keeping Hen In
Ventilated Coop.

II is not good poultry management
to allow the mother hen to range I'M
restricted with her chicks. With such
freedom the hen frequently takes her
brood through wet grass and, as re-
suit. some are chilled and die, espe-
cially the weaker ones, which are like
ly to be left behind. The loss of young
chicks which follows such practice
is large and mainly preventable. Fur
thermore, the food which brood al
lowed to range with the hen obtains
goes very largely to krr% up the heat
Of the body and the --Ecks do not
make as good growtt b. they other
wise would.
Chick lossAs of i,ria kAture can be
largely prevents ?? she,tung the hen
in coop. Al! Ryie Of coop which
is dry, ventilated end can be closed
ut night to prceect re h, pod against
cats, rats ana oth.s aEmais, and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24
WAR INQUIRIES ENORMOUS
Government Prints Bulletin Every Day
Concerning Important Orders, Etc.

Lansing, Mich.-Owing to the enor-
work the governmental departments
at Washington ask Michigan resi-
dents to refrain from making inquir-
les on every conceivable subject con-
corning the war, as 1t has been
found a physical impossibility for the
clerks, though they number an army
in themselves now, to give many of
these inquiries proper attention and
reply.
There is published daily at Wash
ington, under authority and by direc-
ton of the President, a government
uewspaper-the official u. s. Bulle-
tin. This paper prints every day all
OF the more important rulings, de-
cisions, regulations. proclamations, or
ders, etc, as they are promulgated by
the several departments and the many
special committees and agencies now
In operation at the National Capitol.
This official journal is posted each
day In every postoffice in the state of
Michigan and may also be found in all
libraries, boards Of trade, chamber OF
commerce, the Offices OF mayors, and
government and other officials.
BY consulting these files most ques-
tions will be readily answered; there
will be little necessity for letter writ
ing; the unnecessary congestion Of
the mails will be appreciably relieved;
the railroads will be called upon to
move fewer correspondence sacks, and
the mass Of business that Is piling
MP in the government departments at
Washington will be eased consider
ably Hundreds Of clerks now answer
ing correspondence will be enabled to
give their time to essentially import
ant war-work, and q fundamentally
patriotic service will have been Der.
formed by the public.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-24
RETURN SOLDIERS GET COMFORTS
Michigan War Board Will See Soldiers
Receive Proper Care.

Lansing, Mich.-Michigan does not
intend to forget the debt she owes
her native sons who have offered their
lives for their country, and when the
first hospital ship laden with sick
and wounded arrives at the port Of
New York, a representative of the
Michigan War Preparedness Board
will be on hand to see that the boys
do not lack individual attention.
Under the plan adopted by the
Michigan war board, the state will pay
the expenses Of a citizen who Is able
to devote his time to the work. and
will supply him with funds to pur.
chase for the sick and wounded sol.
diers such luxuries as the federal
government fails to provide.
If Michigan soldier confined in a
New York hospital is unable to write
letter home, the relief commission
will do it for him. He will see that
he is supplied with papers, gossip
from his home town, magazines, to-
bacco, etc. If he is broke" and needs
fifteen cents for a shave, the Michi-
gan representative will see that he
gets it.
Several citizens of wealth and abil-
ity, have volunteered to take up this
work as soon as it is deemed advisa-
BILE to station man in New York.
They have volunteered to give their
time and pay their own expenses. The
governor, however, plans to have the
relief commissioners work in relays
SO that no individual will have to
give more than sixty days Of his
time.
Other states are following Michi-
gan's plan in the matter Of relief
commission at the port Of debarka-
ton.