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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

A Petworth man went to the Dis
trict building about 2 p. m Friday
to get permit to have his porch re-
paired. He was turned down with
the explanation that I'VE issue per-
mits only between 9 g. m and p.
m, 30 we can get the money in the
bank"
Is there no one In the District
building who can be trusted with a
dollar overnight?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Mr. Mudd concluded:

MT Muuu OUIIIIuUtU.
II have a complete record Of
every performance held IN Wash
ington from 1900 up to the present
time and therefore am able to say
that am the only authority on old
Washington theatricals. also have
many thousand theatrical pictures.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
SAM.

Anyone who is skeptical about the
ACCESSIBILITY of public ownership of
telephones has only to take notice
of how the mere threat Of Govern
ment ownership has benefited the
local phone service, and this will af-
ford them an idea Of what real Gov
eminent ownership would do.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

The phone service has not only
been much improved since Postmas-
ter MERRITT o. CHANCE offered
to take them over, but the company
is seriously considering the inStalla-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Cheap Work.

1t simply figures out like this;
l extra hour per day by 70 work
ing days per month equals 70 extra
hours per month by II months
equals 312 extra hours per year
equals IL months, counting ZOS
hours per month (26 working days
by 8 hours per day..
So. il they succeed In putting this
over the proud Congressman can
return to his constituency and tel
his voters that he helped drive a
rare Notwithstanding IL months
extra work per year from 100000
Government workers, and paying
some of them $12o, or at the rate
of SO a month, for It.
Mr.. Borland. stick out your chest.
Now the other Statesmen who think
II mean vote-with Mr.. Borlnad,
please step up and receive a little
pat on the head.
Yours, truly,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
HEARD AND SEEN
Officers With Spurs.
By EAR GOODWIN.

II am from the country" writes
a reader, and I want to ask you q
question as q well informed gentle
man, which you seem to be. I see
many soldiers on the streets now
adays, that would like to know how
to distinguish a REAL soldier from
a tin lizzie or near-beer' soldier.
They all look alike to me. Can
you tell met"
Not now; but wait TILL the near
beer soldiers wear distinguishing
marks.
BESSIE B. BARKLEY writes:
You might tell Frank Sigourney
that the reason army officers holding
clerical positions here wear spurs Is
because these officers are supposed
10 be star officers; star officers are
supposed to be mounted; hence, spurs
are part Of the Uniform"
On that theory, Of course, retired
officers would wear bedroom slip
perA
In answer to FRANK SIG0UR-
NEY'S query about officers on foot
wearing spurs, d. w. HILL quotes
the Century Dictionary:
spur Anything which
goads, inpels or urges to action"
It makes EN- more active, perhaps.
And J. +. W. says they wear spurs
to keep their heels on their desks.
And w. d. HASSETT. literary
Hight, says that In Rare Ben JON
sons day there was q fine imposed.
In st. Paul's Cathedral, on men who
tangled their. spurs In. the aisles
The nne was called spur-money and
was collected by singing boys.
Who viii collect It today? Our
leading singing boy, GEORGE o'coN-
NOR!
81 have no SPUR
To prick the sides Of my intent, but
only
Wanting ambition, which o'erleaps
itself
And falls On the other"
Fame Is the SPUR that the clear
spirit doth raise"
-Lyeidds, John Milton.
II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
Only One Way To Double Your Pay

Ear
for More
YunPa But You Must Be Equipped ~ o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

My old-time friend, JOHN J. Nc
CARTHY, the first caller / had
after the suspicious occasion Of my
birth in a little red brick house on
East Capitol street, between First
and Second streets, tells me he
votes with me AGAINST the Latin
inscription ON the Hahnemann
monument
He got his Latin a Ia GonZaga,
l got mine a Ia CHAS. B. YOUNG.
Both good
Mr.. MCCARTHY tells me he was
at Scott Circle the other day, and
heard a sightseeing bus speeler
make this remarkable statement:
ION your right is the Daniel Web
ster monument, to commemorate the
man who wrote the dictionary. 1t
also represents the State Depart
ment. In the middle is the SCOTT
monument representing the War De
partment and on the left Is the
Hahnemann monument representing
the Interior"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

A placard over the door Of the mid
dle-entrance cars on the Wreco reads
DO not lean against this door" The
admonition Is entirely supernuous,
because II anybody should lean
against anything in one Of these cars
the old boat would fall on the track.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

Congressman BORLAND IN the
House stated that the employees Of
the Government Printing Office re-
ceive time and half for overtime.
Mr.. Borland Is sadly mistaken, as
no one in the G. P. D. receives over
time pay. In fact, should one who
works at night be required to stay
after 8 g. m, he would get reduced
pay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

Upon cali Of ISAAC CANS, chair
man, there win be a meeting Of the
committee Of industrial interests to-
morrow, at o'clock. in the Board OF
Trade rooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24
The Kaiser and
The Water
Inland Seas Are His-Not
the Great Ocean.

Upon three great bodies of
water the Prussian King may
look with satisfaction.
He has stolen from the fool
ish, feeble Russians their
great stretch along the Bal
tic. All one side of that sea is
his; German or Russian, it is
the same thing.
On the other side lies Swe-
den; nothing to fear from
there. Travelling along the
line of his dream, Berlin to
Bagdad," he comes to the
Black sea.
-Four years ago he would
have been a stranger there,
Now it Is all his. On the north
and east lies Russia-he con-
trolls Russia.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania are the boundaries
south and west-he controls
them.
The Caspian is his, if he
wants 1t, beaten Russia almost
completely surrounding it,
and feeble, helpless Persia to
the south.
From his new great in
land Black sea he may pass
through the Bosporus and
Dardanelles under the guns
Of his Turkish vassals, down
to the Mediterranean, and find
little to worry him in that
inland ocean.
Greece is at his mercy. His
submarines are destructive
and efficient, from the Straits
of Gibraltar to Cyprus, from
the ancient Gates of Hercules
to ancient Tyre.
The Prussian King is hav.
ing a pleasant time, robbing
and subduing. the weak
watching his flag on inland
waters. But what he control!
is INLAND.
The prospect is differen'
when he looks out on the grea
oceans and on the big world
Very different, when as il
this TnicfJ1Ta his limo oinotioI, l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

The play bill about which / wrote
Is dated September /, 1900, but for
the same theater, and only a few
days subsequent to the date referred
to by Mr.. Mudd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

The local coal administration
household coal application allows q
householder who uses six tons Of coal
q season to get the full six tons. but
anyone using more than six tons can
get only two-thirds Of their supply.
Under this arrangement, II you
need six tons you get It; II you need
eight tons you get five tons.
Isn't that fascinating?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

May make this suggestion that
10 relieve the congestion in the
crowded part Of the city-this
scheme be worked out-that all the
cars run one way on F street-and
all the cars on G. street run in the
opposite direction J. 3. W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

"That was not the first perform
ance staged in Washington" says
Mr.. Mudd. at took place in the
first theater in Washington, but the
first performance was on Friday,
August %. and the phys performed
were Venice Preserved and The
Spoiled Child"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

ALoYSIUs 1. MUDD, expert in
the history Of old Washington the
aters and play bills, takes me to
task for saying last Sunday that the
first play given in Washington was
performed September /. 1900, in
tie United States Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

Under Government ownership the
service would not only be much I'M
proved but would be cheap enough
for anyone to use it
AZ an illustration, just compare
the parcel post rates with the ex-
press rates before the establishment
Of the parcel post.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

Not now; but wait TILL the near
beer soldiers wear distinguishing
marks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-24

On that theory, Of course, retired
officers would wear bedroom slip
.perA
Evening star., 1918-04-04
EVERYTHING IN READINESS
FOR D. C. RED CROSS DRIVE

Pians for participation Of the National
Gapftal in the Red Cross nationwide
financial campaign to open May 20 were
&ompleted at a meeting at noon today
iof the executive committee of the Dis
tTict of Columbia Red Cross, at its new
ofBces. 1922 street northwest. and the
committee reported that everything Is
IN readiness for the beginning OF the
6rive.
Short talks were made by q number of
qonmittee members, the chairman, Henry
~ r. Mcfarland, stating that the COM
1ttfee expects the cooperation Of every
15eident Of the District, permanent and
(onaporary. In making the drive q success.
National headquarters of the Red Gross. he
I'D. wants 100000 subscribers to the
act. 100000 fund here
Nembers Of the local executive commit
~ are H. B. F. Macfariand, chairman
fGoEcoran Thom, vice chairman: Clarence
Aspfhwall. secretary; Cuno H. Ru.
411zA. financial secretary; Thomas Bell
S9oemey, executive secretary; Milton e
Anes. Charles Henry Butler. Myer Cohen
". J. Ebnon. William T. Gailiher. George
u Hamilton, John b. Larner. C. c. Long
Arthur Peter and B. F. Saul.
Evening star., 1918-04-04
I|IRGERSH|PSFOR
US, BOARDS Plan
New Program Calls for Great
er Tonnage Without Pro-
portioDate Expense.
STEP FOLLOWS DISCUSSION

For the purpose Of making substantial
gains in tonnage without proportional
advance in expense. the United States
shipping board has decided to build
larger vessels hereafter for the gov
ernment. The new program calls Tor
steel vessels of $500 tons and larger;
wooden ones of 5000 tons and concrete
ones will be 1900 tons.
However, In the case Of the latter
the size depends upon experiments to
be made. The old standard Of $500
deadweight-ton vessel. of wood. steel
and concrete, will pass with the COM
pIetion Of those now under construc-
eien.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
hoard also asks for the prompt enact-
nent Of bills now before Congress pro-
vtdinE large extension of federal au-
thority over shipbuilding. ships, ship
ping rates, docks and terminals.
The bills increasing governmental
powers over shipping were introduced
by Senator Fletcher of Florida, chair
man of the commerce committee, after
conference with Chairman Hurley OF
The shippingN board. Under one bill
20 prescribe through the shipping
board charter and freight rates and
ta take over ships, docks and terminal
facilities. The other measure is an
Amendment to the law creating the
shipping board and provides for the
extension Of it's authority over owner
ship and transfer Of vessels, ahoat or
under construction. Both bills have
been referred to the commerce COM
mittee.
The question of the size Of ships has
Aecn the subject Of much discussion
since the creation Of tho board. It has
1elt its way slowly and has given much
tAought to every phase of the question.
Increase in the size OF steel vessels is
not expected to add to the shortage OF
steel plates which at present is handi-
GApping the output in some yards. in
onmuch as the larger ships will not be
lid down for several months.
Evening star., 1918-04-04
ANCIENT SEED FOOD HELPS
TO RELIEVE DUTCH HUNGER
introduced From Germany and Test.
ed Under Government Auspices,
Promises Big Crops.
ny w. ]. L. KEEL.


C.blesram to The Eysnine star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
THE HAGUE. Holland. April 3.-After
opening a new agricultural university
at wageningen, Minister Posthuma
dined with the newly appointed profess
sors in order to taste some new food
stuffs introduced from Germany. where
they are giving satisfaction. Food is
obtained from chenopodium quinoa
seeds. which can be had gratis in small
quantities to make trials with before
being used as food for human beings.
The seeds have to be '-unbittered." The
bitter taste Is removed by a simple
process and the seeds are then soaked.
Used in Time Of Necessity.
There are several ways of cooking
this food at wageningen. The seeds
are stewed with milk and a little butter
and sugar is added. according to taste.
Prepared in this way. the food tastes
like oatmeal. According to an agricul-
tural publication, the new food Is really
an ancient one and was used in time
Of necessity. The plant can be grown
in almost any soil. and even poor
ground gives very big return. In a
trial made with 1t by the government
seed control on ground unfertilixed for
several years every little plant came
up and gave $4,000 fold in seed. an av-
erage of only 500 seeds per hectare
GA acres).
'If al waste places were sown with
this seed a gigantic crop could be OBJ
taiued." said Minister Posthuma- 1T
can also be used as cattle fodder. bird
seed and poultry food. 1t compares ia
vorably with very good oats"
Evening star., 1918-04-04
NEW FOOD ARTICLES TO
GO ON FAIR PRICE LIST
Admiuistrator Wilson's Price Com
mittee Scheduled to Meet
This Afternoon.

A number of commodities not before
Secluded in the fair price quotations
published weekly by the District food
6dministration will be added to the
price list to be published tomorrow.
g the fair price committee of wholesale
1nalsrs, retailers and consumers will
ineet late this afternoon In the ofi1ce Of
administrator Wilson and will check
- the prices of the commodities here
16Eore published. -
y Ths articles of food to be listed to-
3&oxrow probably win include dry beans
t3Dd fruits, split peas. and, possibly.
0419r and eggs and American cheese
~ changes In the prices are .antici-
Nn3od-
AdministrAtor Wilson announced to-
&ay that he now has under considefa-
5f1A the schedule Of increased prices In
- proposed by several large ice manu-
1agturera He will. In q few days, de-
43de whether these increases are rea-
IGoaable.
Evening star., 1918-04-04
Cites Policy Of Germany.

zone Of the things which has con-
tributed largely to the success Of Ger
many" said Mr.. Hemen. sis the fact
that the German government always
has been eager to test the merits of
the smallest contrivance which might
increase the efficiency or the fighting
power Of the army or navy.
Now, believe that the brain power
of the United States Is as good as
that Of Germany. and I feel certain
that a paid government board, with
authority to test instruments offered,
could find many things which would be
Of valuable assistance to the forces of
our country"
Evening star., 1918-04-04
pl0MEN IN NEW YORK
PROVE GOOD FARMERS
91cxuits Sent to Work in Country
Are Again Wanted, Mrs. W. A.
Hutchison Says.

How farmsry Of Now York state were
- 4yst frankly skeptical regarding the
A2uo Of recruits In the women's land
NEmy, and how, within q few days these
GADe farmers were not only asking for
- services Of the girls but were speci-
fSing the same ones that had worked
9&stsrday." was graphically told by Mrs.
~ A. Hutchison of New York. member
- TIE Armys national executive commit
- who made q special trip to Wash
n8ton to describe the work and plans OF
tie organization before tho TMentiefh
Century Club at AL Souls Church this
m0fninG. -
Mira Hutchison pointed out that, in
addition to helping solve the food
prcblem OF the world. the labor pursued
&1veS the workers a new vision, i'm
Hroses their physical state. and. Incl
6entally, puts money in their pocketa
Evening star., 1918-04-04
GEN. F0CH JUST THE MAN.
nnjak Deciion and Iron viii Upper.
most-Does Not Hesitate.

Ehrn1agsan - The Evening Sfaf aAA
GA1sags Daily News. CsDyTdgAt. 1913.
E0ADoN. April 3.-'My left II crush
~ my right II In retreat; shall at
3k1k immsdiately with my center" So
11ooRfed Cen. Foch at the critical mo-
E6ant In the battle OF the Marine. Such
u eommander II considered peculiarly
u for the task Of co-ordinating the re-
1Daxcea Of the democratic armies In
Xxanco 1t this moment. Quick decision
ma iron viii have always marked
peAe9 generalship throughout the war
With regard to clarity of mind and
zp4omttable fighting spirit he II called
Xka %Clemsnceau Of the battlefield =
qneers and obstacles evoke In Gen
jek oulXfs fsboldierly qualities Of ths
Uhsst der. Migration and hesitation
not Ror him. Besides from the
f1task9days OF Germany's unspeak-
~ EsrAees on Belgium and France
zuQ0 D hoe hoan aflame 70 ding heclI
nE N Rh11s1k1HnHhtnr
Evening star., 1918-04-04
sLAvs, FREED, RETURN HOME
Starving, Clad in Torn Garments,
and Dazed, Arouse Pity.

Chicago Daily News. C0ryFight 1913.
PETROGRAD, April 3.-The first par
ties OF Russian war prisoners from
Germany are now arriving. They are
in a frightful condition. Starved and
clad only in torn undergarments and
wooden shoes. they make a terrible I'm
preston. They eat greedily. saying
that for several long months they were
doomed to the most torturing hunger
and starvation.
The war prisoners are morally de-
pressed and cannot get used to free
dom. They look around and behave as
III they were under arrest Special
measures have been taken to hasten
the return of prisoners from Germany.
Evening star., 1918-04-04
LACK OF INSTRUCTORS.
Reorganization Of Russian Schools
Il Reported Difficult.

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
ChlcaEo Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PETROGRAD. Russia. April I'M.
Lounacharsky has reported to the
Petrograd soviets committee on public
instruction that the reorganization of
the present schools SO as TO make them
real public schools is dif1cult On ac-
count Of the impossibiiity Of using
the old regime teachers there is a
lack of instructors. lis planned soon
to open public technical schools for
workmen. Besides mechanics and spe-
cial sciences they will study economics,
The men will learn not from books but
practically in the workshop. which
will be the main place of learning. Ed
ucation will be organized on socialistic
principles. Part of the palace at Tsars-
koe-selo will be used as an agricultural
institute.
Evening star., 1918-04-04
.PROPOSESABOARD
TO TRY INVENTIONS
Seattle Man Wants Congress
to Create Special War
Device Body.

A plan to organize the brains as well
as the man-power OF America into an
army to make war on the kaiser is be-
ing proposed here today by F. ]. He
men, an inventor. of Seattle. Wash.
Arrangements have been made for a
conference in the rooms Of the Board
Of Trade, in The Star building. at 2
o'c)ock Saturday afternoon. to which all
inventors now in Washington are in
vited to attend.
At this meeting temporary organi-
xation will be effected. it is proposed.
and plans discussed for making the
body permanent. Mr.. Hemen expressed
the belief that every man now in the
capital with an invention to offer to
the government should attend the meet
ing Saturday afternoon.
May Ask Special Board.
Should the meeting result in the FORM
ing of an organization. one of its first
aims probably will be to ask Congress
to create q board to try out and pass
upon all devices which might be OF
Nj. Hemen- said that under present
conditions in Washington much valu-
able time is lost in the consideration of
new devices, no matter how willing
the government may be to try out the
inventions offered.
The Seattle man said he realized
there already are government agencies
here designated to consider new inven-
tions, but he expressed the BELIEF that
they are voluntary groups of men with
out the authority which MIR. Hemen re-
CARDS as essential to the efficient han
ding of devices offered to the govern
ment. ta
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-08
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
SUPPLIED BY A. |. 4.
English Camp Shows the Good
Work Of That Organization
for Our Boys.

Something like 18,600 pieces Of sta.
tionery are distributed daily among
1000 enlisted men BY Uriah B. Bru.
baker Of lola, Kas, a. librarian at the
7. NJ. c. A. writing tent, woodley
Rest Camp Of the American Expendi.
tionary Forces in southern England.
The number Of troops at this camp
varies from 1900 to 1900.
This single detail indicates why II
Ia necessary for the Y. N. @. A., Y. w.
O. A., National Catholic War Council
and K. Of G., War Camp Community
Service, Jewish Welfare Board and
Salvation Army have to furnish 1885,
10000 sheets . month for soldiers
letters.
Hundreds Of books are taken out In
this small camp, books furnished by
the American Library Association and
handled by the Y. y. G. A. Most Of the
demands are for a good class Of fc-
ton. Thirty American newspapers are
received there daily. One hundred and
nifty magazines + In use daily and
COO pieces Of athletic equipment fur
Inishsd By The Y" azs put to good usA
rr -
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-08
WHY WOOL IS SCARCE.

The army and navy monopolize the
wool market. Orders for our soldiers
and sailors not only require every
high grade pound produced in the
United States, but compel the utiliza-
ton of our precious ships to bring
in more. Civilian requirements de-
pend and must depend for a consider
able time to come upon the shoddy
and rejected stocks that fall below the
army and navy requirements.
During recent years we have shorn
about $4,000, 900 sheep annually, and
lambs slaughtered for meat brings the
the pulled wool taken from sheep and
total up to the equivalent of about
10000, 900 fleeces. If all of this were
suitable for military use, which unfor-
tunately is not true, it would be
enough for only half of the 100000
men we will have under arms.
In 1917 Argentina sold US 21O,OO0,-
900 pounds as against $4,000, 1000
pounds three years ago. Uruguay
%quadrupled her shipments and Chile
sent $4,000, 900 pounds as against none
a short time ago.
The department of agriculture is
working hard to increase American
production. every extra fleece of
American grown WOOL" says Secre-
tary Houston, "is direct contribution
to increasing the shipping tonnage
for carrying supplies to Europe"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-08
REFILLING NARCOTIC
PRESCRIPTIONS ALLOWED

To collectors of internal revenu
and others concerned: Owing to the
extent of the epidemic of Spanish in
fluenza now prevailing in this coun-
try and consequent difficulty of per-
sons in getting immediate medical
attention and medicaments upon pre-
scriptions issued by physicians, the
provisions Of article II of regulations
No. IS prohibiting the refllling of
narcotic prescriptions are modified as
follows:
Prescriptions calling for morphine,
codeine, or heroin, which are writ
ten by registered practitioners for pa
tients suffering from Spanish influ-
enza and any pulmonary or bronchial
affections, may, until further notice,
be refilled, provided that at the time
of issuance by physicians instructions
are not in the body of such prescrip-
tions, "Repeat if necessary" and the
druggist filling and refilling the same
shall note thereon each and every date
upon which such prescription is re-
filled.
DANIEL C. ROPER,
Commissioner of Eternal Revenue.