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The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphsn.
n King Street

Alexandria, Va. Sept. THE OBJ
servance of Labor Day here was gen.
eraL Practically all business was
suspended and hundreds OF persons
spent the day out of the city. picnics
and outings to nearby resorts attract
ing large throngs. Baseball games
here and elsewhere also attracted
many. and many persons spent the
day motoring to nearby resorts.
majority of the picnickers returned
home late this evening. There was no
public celebration here of any char
acter.
Sergt. Homer Junkins. a member OF
the Twelfth Field Artillery, formerly
stationed at Camp st. Asaph. north OF
Alexandria, who recently returned
from France and Is now training the
drafted men at Camp Dix, n. J., was
a recent visitor here as the guest Of
Mrs. Mathew Angerine. 1915 Princess
street. He says all OF the men are
well and that the Americans surely
have the Germans on the run, and
they never intend to stop until they
have the stars and stripes waving
over Berlin. All OF the boys, he says,
send their kind regards TO the people
OF Alexandria and hope to have the
Huns whipped and be back TO eat
their Christmas dinner in Alexandria.
Sergt. Junkins after spending three
months at Camp Dix expects to return
to France.
The Chamber Of Commerce desires
that all persons who have spare
rooms for rent, especially for women,
notify them at once. There is a
heavy demand for furnished rooms
Just now. especially for wives of off,
GERS and privates at Camp Humph-
reys. The list OF such rooms at the
Chamber of Commerce. it is stated.
is now exhausted. Persons having
such rooms should at once notify J. T
Preston. secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Newell S Greenaway, clerk of the
courts. during the month Of August
issued a total of ninety marriage IL
censes of which number sixty-seven
were to white and twenty-three to
colored persons. He also recorded
fifty-one deeds.
The new City Council will be for
mally inducted into office at o'clock
tomorrow night. At this time the
newly-elected members will be sworn
in and presidents, vice-presidents and
other officers chosen. It is expected
that the presidents of each respective
branch will announce the appointment
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
KANSAS OIL MAN" DIES.

Neodesha, Kans.-Theodore John
son. SO, the youngest member of the
Neodesha G. A. R.. and known as
the kansas Oil Man." died at his
home here. The first wells in Kan
sas were drilled on his land over
twenty years ago. At the time of his
death he was still receiving royalties
from the first well drilled on his farm.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
Origin In Normal Mind.

OF committees who will serve for the
ensuing two years.
Gov. Westmoreland Davis has issued
a proclamation calling upon the peo-
pie OF Virginia, as a special tribute
TO France, 10 observe September s as
Lafayette Day by purchasing. to
the full extent of their individual
means, war savings stamps.
Ashby W. Whaling, - months old,
son Of Mrs. Mamie and the late
Arthur Whaling. died last night at
his mothers residence. Del Ray, Alex
andria County.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
SHIP
SEIZURE HELD
TO BE CRUCIAL
Will Demonstrate Whether
Hun Can Afford New Foe,
Diplomatic View.

The seizure by Spain of one of
the German vessels interned in a
Spanish port, while not officially re-
ported here. is received as a fact,
and is commented on as an act that
will disclose whether Germany can
afford 10 declare war on Spain.
Officialsj here differentiate absolutely
the act of the United States in util-
izing the vessels of neutrals for war
purposes and the act of Spain. which
Is obviously retaliatory measure
against Germany which may lead at
any moment to a declaration of war.
1t was stated yesterday by a diplo-
mat of the highest rank that the num-
Ter of ships which Spain may seize
is beside the question. The main
point is that one has actually been
seized. 1t is believed that there are
more than a hundred valuable Ger
man ships in Spanish ports which
may be seized in turn to aVenge any
future captures of Spanish vessels
trading under international law as
neutrals.
The diplomatic view here Is that
even IL war were precipltated by Ger
many the Importance of Spain would
not be in her army. She. however,
has a good navy which would be
utilized to arrest the further progress
81 q bmarine activities in the neigh
boE Cd of the Strait OF Gibraltar
and generally in the Mediterranean.
This work is now largely done by
American torpedo craft in and near
the Spanish shores.
Friction Now Acute.
1t was also stated that the friction
between Spain and Germany had
| reached such a point that the next
| insult to the Spanish flag by Germany
might result i'm Spain taking the in
iuative and coming out for the allies.
The makeup of the cabinet looks in
that direction, according to an Amer
lean diplomatic official The action
taken by Spain is manifestIy the work
| of the Spanish premier. and his repu-
/, tation here is that he is intensely pro-
! ally. The ministers of marine and
| War are said TO be very conservative.
| The result. however. shows that the
! proally members of the cabinet forced
what threatens to be decisive crisis
| between Spain and Germany.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
CAPT. "JACK"
ADAMS FALLS
FACING BOCHE
Officers and Men Mourn
Loss Of Washipgtonian in
Marne Advance.

GsIlantry OF Capt. Jack" Adams
OF Washington, who was killed in
action on July %. is praised ny a
fellow officer.
Lieut. Francis n. Grady. Thir-
teenth Infantry, American Expedi-
tionary Forces, recently wrote in
the following manner Of the brsv-
cry Of the Washington officer 20
Mrs. J. 3. Diamond. Of Gathers
burg. Md.
May 1 extend TO you my deepest
sympathy for !. tOo," wrote Lieut.
Brady. am grieved at the loss OF
Capt Adams, and can appreciate
what his death means. ] thought
il improbable that you would have
any OF the details OF his death. 80
I'm taking the liberty Of sending
this note to you.
Killed Along MRrBe.
Captain Jack was killed dur
ing the advance OF our division
made on July 1915, / believe it
was The Hun attacked on our front
on the night OF July 1913. As you
know we held and forced him back
across the Narne. We then crossed
the rlYCI and began an advance
that has not yet been arrested.
Capt. Adams company was in the
first line Of attack and succeeded
in pushing back the bOche nearly
three kilcmeters despite deterrnin-
ed opposition on the part or this
German. Then the BoChe fell back
under a heav- protecting curtsi IN
81 shell end machine gun fire anI
* company took uD a position ana
WAS Preparing Tor another advance.
Capt. Adams was iu mall
dUEout working out details Tor
the advance when the BOChe made a
direct hit with l5O-miIlirneter
shell on the duEout TIE exploding
SHOCK together with several pieces
OF steel struck him IN the bodv ana
ended the captains life almost IN.
stsntly.
Men All Mourn los.
The captains death Is deeply
felt by all officers and men in the
division. The officers Of his resi-
ment hesitate in celebrating our
great success on the field while
the men OF the company are in
mourning"
Capt. Adams was well known IN
Washington as ne had spent the
greater part uf his time since mis-
graduation fTCm the Western High
School here. At the Western High
I School Capt Adams earned his let
tors IN football baseball, bsskeyz >
ball and track.
After Eeina- graduated from the
I officers training camp at Char
| lotte, y. c. he was commissioned
Z captain snG was sent overseas
! shortly Afterwards
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
ANCIENT D. c. LUNACY LAWS
NEED REVISION, SAYS DOCTOR
System of Making Jury of Laymen Decide on
Cases of Insanity Declared Defect
i've and Dangerous.


Tl2 .gs.acy laWa- the District of
Columbia are antiGuated and an ef-
fort will be made 10 have them mod
ernized.
The victim of lunacy in the Dis
trict Is treated as a criminal and not
as a diseased person. The mentally
sick are hailed before a judge and
tried by a jury in much the same
manner as thief or murderer g
tried.
Trying a man for lunacy is like
trying a man because he has tuber-
culosis," said DR.. Percy Hickling. the
District alienist. DIR. Hickling hesi-
tated TO criticise the laws of the
District, as he swore 10 protect anj
uphold them when he took office.
but he did make suggestions as to
the manner in which other States
treat the subject of mental disease.
1t is expected that he will make an
effort TO have Congress amend these
laws. or rather simplify them.
THE Illinois law is considered the
best and most effective in the ma
tion," he said. 1T is very simple.
A judge and two physicians decide
whether a person is in need of med
ical treatment"
District Laws Unusual.
The District laws, as they are at
present constituted. require that any
person thought to be insane be passed
upon by a committee of f1Sr-two
physicians and two laymen. This ar
rangement apparently neutralizes the
effect of science on the verdict. II the
four decide that the person is insane
he is committed TO the government
hospital. St Elisabeths. for a period
not to exceed thirty days. After the
expiration of this time he is subject
to a trial by a judge and jury who
decide whether he is to be committed
TO the institution"
This long and involved legal process
allows of many loopholes for the es-
cape of the mildly insance. Unless a
man is most apparently insane he is
not committed to the asylum. In this
manner many people who are really
in need OF treatment are deprived of
it. Very often if a case is taken in
its early stages 1t is durable. while II
il is allowed TO go on until pronounced
symptoms appear it is very often in
durable.
For this reason there are many
people in the District OF Columbia
The Washington herald., 1918-09-03

who are mildly insanee. 1nd who
eventually will become incursbly
insane, as they are accorded no
treatment. 1t is just the same as 81
consumptive could receive no
treatment in the incipient stages.
To be sure. there are private ssni-
tariums where people OF large
means may be sent. There are none
in the District. However, only the
rich can afford to receive treatment
I'm such places.
Thus IL happens that only the
very rich and the very poor who
have no means to defend themselves
in a lunacy trial receive proper med
Ical treatment
Trying a man for lunacy Is like
trying man because he has
typhoid fever II the disease has
reached the dangerous stage he IS
convicted. IL he shows only the first
symptoms he is released.
There are several types Of in
cipient lUnacy. DR.. Hickling de-
clared. One OF them is "dementia
precoX." The person so afflicted
shows symptoms OF exaggerated eX-
citement without due cause.
Then there is melancholia, being
worried and depressed without sUfr1-
cient reasons. which so often results
in suicides. The paranoiac shows
fears of being pursued or OF per
secution that is entirely unwarrant-
ed. The abnormal day dreamer who
cannot bring himself back TO the
actual world at will is stiII another
person in need Of psychotherapy or
medical treatment.
Origin in Normal Mind.
Any Of these mental ills may have
its origin in a more or less normal
mind. There are plenty OF people
VINO are easily excited; others who
worry more than there is cause for
and still others who spend a lot OF
time dreaming. 1t is only when these
symptoms become exaggerated that
one may be termed unbalanced.
"If such people do not receive treat
ment in the early stages in two or
three years the case becomes deplor-
ably incurable." said DR.. HickIing.
'Rela tiyes and friends hate to ad-
NIT there is anything wrong with a
person they care about. and that is
only too often why people are not
cured when it is possible TO cure
them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
WORKER TO MEET

Eighty-two women and 53 men must be enrolled immediately by the bureau of personnel Gulf division of the Amer lean Red Cross. in Louisiana, Missis- sippI and Alabama, for overseas Red Cross service.
 Women are wanted for canteen work CTS hospital and airplane hut service, women drivers for automobiles, clerical positions in military establishments field secretaries and kindergarten work among refugee children. For the can teen service. 24 must be enrolled, and in hospital hut service 28, while the air plane hut service calls for 12 Nine is the quota of women auto drivers.
 Of the 53 men, r are wanted as field representatives; 2 in field service; SU motor drivers, @ motor mechanics, one skilled garage manager and one skilled ignition and lighting, expert
 Applicants for any of the positions should apply to the nearest Red Cross chapter for the names of the state rep- resentative of the bureau of personnel, or communicate direct with the bureau of personnel, 225 Postoffice building, New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. A. G. McAndrew is leaving today for Miami. Fla, where she expects to spend the winter.
 Mrs. J. w. Tomlinson, who is in New York at the Great Northern hotel, will return home the last of the month Judge and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe have returned from Pittsburg where they visited their daughter, Mrs. A. M. Lynn and MT. Lynn.
 Miss Helen Glenn of Auburn will ar rive today to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Harry Early at their home on sixteenth avenue. south.
 Friends of MT. Louis Ebersole will be glad to learn that he is improving at St. Vincent,s hospital following an opera ton several days ago,
 Judge C. C. Nesmith is i'll at St Vim cents hospital.
 Miss Louise Hooper. who has been the guest of Mir and Mrs. Sid Lee has re- turned 10 her home in Selma Mrs. Erwin Robertson. who has spent the past few weeks in New York with her
  home.
 Mrs Garnett Harris who has been Ill at the South Highlands infirmary ia improving and has been carried to her home at West End.
 Mrs. Paul Pim left yesterday for Cleve- land, Ohio, where she will join Mir Pinl in their new home.
 
 Mrs. q. ". Bains has returned home from Washington, D. c.
 Lovely Miss Eileen McFarlen of Bir- mingham has arrived for visit with Mrs Elgin Johnston in East End. .-Tus- caloosa News.
 MT and Mrs. H. O. McIslwee of Mont gomery have recently come to Birming- ham to make their home and will be with Mrs. McElwee's aunt, Mrs. T. M. Brad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
ACHELuS- uS-MuSGROYE

The following from the Anniston Star and Hot Blast will be read with much interest by many friends in the city of tho lovely young bride who formerly made her home in this city, and has a large circle of friends here:
 "A happy nuptial event, the consHm- nation of q pretty love affair, began amidst preparations for war, occurred Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the palatial home of Colonel and Mrs. Will liam H. McKleroy on Quintard avenue. when First Lieut.. Johnfritz Aehelus and Miss Louise Musgrove were welded.
 The home ceremony, charming in it's simplicity, was performed by the Rev. Samuel E. Hodges of the First Presby- terian church, and on account of the re- cent illness of Colonel McKleroy, only the immediate members of the two fami- lies were present for the nuptial event, which is onesof the most interesting of the many wartime marriages occasioned by the presence of the troops at Camp Mcclellan
 The lovely bride. who is one of the most attractive young women of Annis- ton, was charmingly gowned in a hand some creation of dark blue velvet.~car- 5ying an arm bouquet of orchids and val ley lilies. Lieutenant Achelus is just back from tour of duty with the Sixth and Seventh field artillery regiments in the front lines on the western front and since his return from the front has been on duty as senior instructor of orienta- ton at the field artillery firing center at Camn Mcclellan. He is a New York city officer, and his father, Mir John -Aehelus, came from the metropolis to witness the ceremony which made the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
RED CROSS BULLETIN

lb0 tons, but as number of chapters have not reported and several chapters held no campaign at all, owing to the influenza epidemic, these numbers are more than encouraging and the quota will finally be reached when reports are complete.
 The clothes collected were all substan- tial and just the sort of things French and Belgian sufferers will need to pro- tect them from the winters cold. The barrels of articles that came pouring in at the different chapter headquarters in- cluded everything from shoes to warm overcoats. Mothers who bought new school togs for the kiddies sent the old ones to the refugees; mothers whose sons were winning the war lover there did another little bit by adding Heir boys cast-off civilian clothes to the pile of refugee clothing.
 The 125 chapters In the state of Ala bama collected 3S,e97 articles, gross weight S8, 394 pounds. These numbers are prom ising, as IS chapters, including Birming ham, have not yet reported and four chapters held no campaign on account of the influenza epidemic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
AVOID FLU" AND
 PNEUMONIA BY
 STERILlZMC NOSE
London Epidemic of 1891
 Proved Ol. Eucalypti (Eu- capine Salve) Is Most Ef- fective Preventive Known.

Get out your jar of Eucapine saive. or, if you have none, go to the nearest drug store al once and set & family jar of this well known nose and tlMoat sterilizer. sterilize morning and night by sniffing the Eucapine up into the nos trils and back into the throat, whence 1t will spread to the larynx and tonsils, thus sterilIzing the nose and throat.
 The chiet ingredient of 1ucapine salve is oleum Eueaiypti the nom poisonous antiseptic whose power to prey ent Influenza was first discovered in the London epidemic of 1891. In addition, Eucapine Salve contains just enough .camphor, menthol and oil of white pine to make it soothing, heal ing and delightful to use. Even the babies enjoy it. Ask any well inform : ed physician and he will tell you that Eucapine, though originally designed for the mothers use with her children in colds. croup and to prevent pneu- mona. is the best and most agreeable antiseptic you can use to sterilize the nose and throat of young and old alike.
 Note--One application of the product refem ed to above steriiizes the air pas sages for> about twelve hours against diseases contracted through the nose and. throat Any druggist can supply you for half dollar.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
It's Not Surprising That Mr. Morosco Featured Charlotte Greenwoodn 80 Long Lefty Because the Lord Almighty Featured Her Before Anybody Else Had Chance

''IYhat's that9 Do want to play Ophe- Iia, or Lady Macbeth or Rosalind7 My kind always do. you say? We'll. I've Fplayed Romeo, If you please-in dignified, cultivated cultured Boston. ohi 1t was the funniest sight that ever you saw; an actor so fat and short, as I am long and lean, took the part of Juliet and the performance which was given for the benefit of the Actors Fund will go down in history as one of the most re- rnarkable Shakespearan productions in the world. l remember so distinctly that Sothern and Julia Marlowe were sitting in the audience and l thought that they'd never get over 1t; 1t must have been funny to them.
 "Do you know that we've had an ex- perience on our southern tour this season that we've never had before" Miss Greenwood observed. We've played to our first camps, soldier boys,~I mean. over at Camp Gordon. I never saw such sight as our audiences; 1t was during the influenza epidemic and the seven or eight hundred soldiers in the audi ence wore guaze nashs; they looked like the Klu Klux klan; but oh, how they enjoyed It! General Gage, who Is in command, gave me a party and l felt terribly important; he was the first real general l had ever met, and l must say, he was most agreeable my acquaint- ance among the soldiers had been con fined principally to privates, sergeants and second lieutenants.
 T was among the first stage women to be asked to go to France to enter tain the soldiers" Miss Greenwood said. MT. Winthrop Ames asked me to go and l would love to have done so, but l was signed up 50 completely that couldn't be released and so I couldn't go. Several members of my company went with Margaret Mayo's unit, and they are now sending back the most won- derfui reports Of their trip. What l really would like to have done was tc drive an afnbulance; I'm perfectly fasci- mated with automobile driving and pride myself upon being an expert driv- CT I adore anything pertaining tc athletics anyway; it's my one hobby; love the open-golf, tennis, and all sorts of sports-swimming, dancing-everythine of that kind; indeed, if you'd ask me what l enjoyed most of anything in the way of amusement, I'd answer by saying any. thing connected with athletics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
LIEUT.. SWAAB NEW
 AMERICAN ACE"
Brings Down Enemy Plane Within American Lines at Verdun

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Thursday, october sl.-(By the Associated Press) Lieut.. Jacques Swaab of New York city, is the newest American ace" Today he downed his fifth German aviator, who fell within the American lines at Verdun
 In an air duel Swaab fired more than 400 bullets at the German, the last few of them at a distance of about 2o0 feet. Meanwhile the enemy airnan was firing as fast as possible at Swaab.
 Suddenly there was terrific explosion, which nearly upset Swaabs plane and the German machine fell in flames, Swaab believed the German must have been carrying bombs or some high ex- plosive which was detonated by a bullet.
 Lieut.. William Palmer. of Bennetville, IS. C., downed an enemy plane today making his third.
 Lieut.. Roger Rowland of Springfield, Mass, bagged his first machine today,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05
CaIonneI Loses You Days Work! Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead Read my guarantee If bilious, constipated head achy you need not take nasty sickening danger
 ous calomel to get strengthened up.
l, stlpatlon, you nave only to ask for you

stlpation, you nave only to ask for your money back
 l)odson's i.iv& Tone is |. pleasant sasting purely vegetable remedy harm less to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at night and wake up feel Ing fine, no biliousness, sick headache
 acid stomach or constipated bowels. Il doesn't gripe or cause inconvenience al ihe next day like violent calomel. Tax.
 q uvse of ealomel today and tomorrow
 you win feel weak. sick and nauseated Don't lose a days work! Take Dod sons Liver Tone instead and feel fine l full of vigor and ambition.--Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-05

the national council or defense this aft ernoon at 1:30 o'clock at Suffrage head quarters, Cable hall. The object of the meeting is to consider the feasibility of securing six post workers for Birming- ham in the womans and girls law en- forcement department. Those who heard Miss Virginia Murray will understand the nature of the work. Dr, Bowling will be present to advise with the women as to the necessity for such work.
 Clematis division No 169, c. I. A. to B. of l.. E., will meet this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at Fraternal hall.
  'The Fortnightly Shakespeare club will meet on Thursday morning at lo;So O clock at the home of Mrs. w. A. Hill on Underwood avenue.
 The Comforts Forwarding Committee of Christian Scientists will hold it's regu- lar business monthly meeting this after noon at 8 o'clock at their workroom, fourth floor Oster Bros furniture store,
 The Ensley Delphian club will meet this afternoon at o'clock at the home or Mrs S. H. Mann. 1535 Terrell boulevard.
 The Psychology Study club will meet this morning at 10:S0 a'clock at the home of Mrs. R. H. McCarty.
 There will be meeting of the Robin son School Improvement association this afternoon at 2:S0 ocloek.
 The Cunningham School Improvement association will~fneet this afternoon at 2:90 o'clock.
 The Nursery guild will meet this after rAon at o'clock at the Young Mems Christian association. All members are asked to attend and note change of the hour of meeting.
 Allison chapter N. 466, O. E. s., will hold regular meeting this afternoon at o'clock, this being the last meeting before the grand chapter session. There will be business of importance. All mem- bers requested to be present at Masonic Hall. Powderly.
 k The College Women's club will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. H. U Sims on Twelfth avenue, south.