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The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
DECK OFFICERS
TO Get RAISE
Atlantic and Gulf Service
y Men Affected By Ship
Board Ruling.

A new wage scale for licensed deck
and engine-room officers of vessels in
the Atlantic and Gulf service was an
rounced yesterday by the special COM
mittee to which the question of read
ia >ment was referred.
The new scale eliminates all bo-
muses.. retains the present coastwise
scale for all service and reclassifies
the sizes OF vessels by labolishing the
lowest class and making one for all
single-screw vessels Of less than 5,Ool
tons and twln-screw vessels of less
than 3.5u ton.
The reclassification has the effect of
increasing the wages OF officers in the
former lowest class to the level OF mex.
higher, which. under the award. he
comes the lowest.
The new scale becomes effective for
all licensed officers signing on and
after January 1, 1919. and is to remain
IN ehect until May l. subject 10 re-
vision at any time thereafter upon
thirty days written notice by any Of
the interested parties to the Shipping
Board.
The committee is composed of Rob-
ert p. Bass. of the Shipping Board,
Chairman; Franklin d. Mooney and
William S. Brown. 1t was chosen bv
the employers and licensed officers
and went into session prior TO the
signing OF the armistice.
Since that time. the committee saws
in the award, the committee was nm
able to agree as to the extent to
"hlch the award should be manda-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
FIRST'19 AUTO
TAG TO S0L0N
Ben Johnson Heads List of
10000 Purchasers in
District.

The first of 10000 auto tags for
1919 issued by Superintendent of
Licenses Coombs has been secured
by Representative Ben johnson. To
date 10000 licenses have been taken
out by autoists.
More than fifty requests had been
made for tag No. l, but Representa-
tive Johnson's letter of three months
ago containing his request was
given preference.
Although the law states that Ia gs
must be obtained by January l, the
Commissioners have been in the
habit of extending the time to the
31st.
The rates are as follows: For each
vehicle of more than 25 horsepower
and not exceeding 80 horsepower,
So; for each vehicle of more than 30
horsepower, SO; for each vehicle of
"a horsepower or less, So. and 50
for each motorcycle or similar We
hicle.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
YOUNG ROOSEVELT'S NEMESIS.
"a, STRUTS AROUND COBLENZ
canrras Cocky as They Come, Assigned to
Repair Planes Taken by Allies.

The name OF this last chap escaped
us. but We gathered from what the
officer said that he was famed
throughout Deutschland The officer
kept laying stress on the fact that he
was EoOfer. Then he took pains to
mention that Max Mueller began as
an under officer, but someone remind
ed him that Eddie Rickenbacker
Americas greatest ace. was originally
sergeant. Taske claims to have
downed thirty-two British, French and
American planes.
Met Hun Machines.
Quentin Roosevelt was flying with
a party Of four or five other Ameri-
can aVIators in the vicinity of Fere-
en-Tardenois in France when they
encountered a party of German ma
chimes. Roosevelt left his group
and made a fearless dash at the
bunch of Boches.
One OF them pulled off from the
group and met him. This is sup
posed to have been Taske.
In the fight which followed the
young American was shot down His
body was later recovered and buried
by the Germans who have always
expressed their greatest admiration
for his bravery.
Quentin Roosevelt's elder brother,
Theodore Roosevelt, 'jr.. is tonight
commanding the Twenty-siXth In
fantry across the Rhine.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Grass "Hula-HuIa" Skirt
Sent Red Cross As Apron

Honolulu, Hawaii. Dec. "a grass
hula-hula skirt is the most appropri-
ate sort Of Red Cross apron to send
from Hawaii TO Meade, Kans. in the
opinion Of the promotion committee,
and one has been dispatched there to
represent Hawaii at a Christmas ba-
Eaar Of the Junior Red Cross OF that
city.
A short time ago a request came ad-
dressed to Leading Dry Goods Mer-
chants" for the donation of an apron
TO be held at a bazaar given by the
children Of Meade for the benefit Of
the Red Cross. According to the let
ter, similar requests had been sent
to merchants all over the country.
The letter was turned over to Fred
Halton. secretary OF the promotion
committee, who came to the conclu-
sion that a hula-hula skirt would be
Just the thing. In his -etter to Meade.
Mr.. Halton stated that such a skirt
was the original apron of the old
Hawaiian days, and hoped Il would
add to the success OF the Kansas
bazaar.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
FREE SEATS In TRINITY
URGED BY ITS RECTOR
Declares 22l-Year-Old Policy Not
in Keeping with Times.

New York, Dec. 2s.-On seats in
staid. conservative old Trinity church
are to be free henceforth il a sug-
gestion made in his sermon today by
the Rev. DR.. William T. Manning,
rector, is adopted. He said:
1T seems to me that the freeing Of
our seats would be thoroughly in hsr-
mony with the new spirit, and the
new day the war has brought US. I
am certain our men in coming home
from the front will more easily un-
derstand the real spirit of the church
If they find its worship and its seats
equally open TO them and to all
comers."
Freeing Trinity's seats would alter
policy Of 221 years standing. main
tanned ever since the church was
founded in 1887.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
NOTICE RETAIL DRUGGISTS
NO MORE VAPORUb DIRECT;
BUY IT FROM YOUR JOBbER

we have received as many as 1.30S in
a single mail. 1t is becoming i'm
possible for us to fill these promptly,
and instead of distributing our goods
more quickly. they are really slowing
up the process.
We believe that we can serve you
better now by reverting to our for
mer policy of shipping exclusively
through the jobber., and effective
Immediately. no more drop shipments
will be made
While we have put on a night shift
and have, thereby. about doubled our
production. we are still unable to fill
our back orders and won't be able to
give each jobber all the VapoRub he
wants. Hence, it win be necessary
for the jobbers to continue distrib.
uting VapoRub in small lots only.
But he will be able to furnish each
jobber at least twice the quantity Of
VapoRub that he purchased for the
corresponding month last year, so
there should not be any dlficulty In
your getting your pro rata share.
We feel that the public appreciates
tho service that the retail and whole
sale drug trade have rendered the
country in this time of stress. We
wish to express to both branches of
the trade our thanks for the kind
cooperation extended US IN our ef-
forts to meet this emergency.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

tory upon American vessels. The
scale Is therefore made mandatory
upon all vessels owned or under requi-
sition by the Shipping Board and is
unanimously urged on all private
owners and operators Of vessels not
under requisition. in order 10 main
tain stable conditions.
The committee says that inasmuch
as there seems to be no immediate
prospect of a reduction OF the cost Of
living, no reduction should be made
in wages. 1t also felt that Increases
which might have been favorably
considered during war would not be
warranted now.
The wages range from sl25 a month
for Junior engineers TO 1876 a month
for masters OF the largest vessels.
The committee also xed wages for
wireless operators, effective January /,
at s11O month for all chief opera
tors and SIS a month for assistant
operators.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

With the American Army of Occu-
patton, Coblenz, Dec. 29.-Lieut. Taske.
the German aviator, who is said to be
the man who killed Lieut.. Quentin
Roosevelt, of the American army. in
an air duel, arrived at Coblenz tOday.
He is one of a bunch of fiiers sent
by the German army to repair and de-
liver to the Americans about forty
planes which have been turned over
to them in accordance with the terms
of the armistice. The planes are ali
OF the fast Fokker type.
Before delivering them Taske ana
his companions will make flying tests.
The planes are now being assembled
at what is known as Spitzburg Bar
racks. an old German military train
ing camp on a picturesque hill over
looking Coblenz. There was no ade-
quate flying field in this vicinity. but
the Americans are constructing one
there.
TOD SIOan's Size.
Taske is little fellow about the
size of Tod" Sloan. Moreover, he
is about as cocky as they come. He
was strutting around town today in
full uniform, with his blue cap
slanted over his ear and his head
half buried in fur collar. On his
chest he wears the gold insignia of
a flyer. along with black and white
ribbons, indicating that he has won
the iron cross. both ~ the first and
second classes.
He attended the opera after visit
ing the billeting officer and being
assigned to the home of Herr Wer-
ner. 90 Cusanos Strasse. This morn
ing he became restless and moved
out to the barracks at Spitzburg.
They said at the Werner house that
he was muttering something about
his uniform when he left.
In the English sector where he was
located before coming here, Taske
was not allowed to wear his uniform.
but German officers actually on duty
in Coblenze are permitted to retain
their military apparel. There were
not many of them left. They have
to keep certain hours and report
regularly.
Taske was down at american head
quarters tonight reporting in. He
seemed enthriIed by the lighted
Christmas tree which stands over the
blu lOItItSS VI tInGOnDltllSIeln, across
the Rhine, like beacon of hope.
Air Filled with SIect.
1t was sleeting tonight. The air
was so thickly filled with particles
Of ice that it was hard to distinguish
objects far away-but the glowing
tree blazed out of the darkness as
brilliantly as that star whicn
guided three wise men in the long
ago.
Taske stared at the scene over
his fur collar for some minutes. He
is about "a years old He is said
to admit frankly that he is the best
flyer in the German army.
This was suggested to an older
German officer who was among the
party left at Coblenz to complete
the delivery of material TO the
mericans. He shook his head He
said Taske is pretty well known.
but hardly in the class with Haupt-
mann. Max Mueller. or another fell
low who started life as a roofer.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Effective Immediately, No More
Direct Shipments Will Be
Made Retailers. All Ship
ments Now Go to Jobbers
for Redistribution.

When the influenza epidemic struck
the country and wiped out our ware
house and jobbers' stocks almost ov-
er-night, we were faced with the prob
lem of distributing-to the stricken
districts-in the quickest possible man
ner-our daily output of VapoRub.
We solved this by Offering to ship
direct to the retailers in these infiu-
enza districts, by parcel-post, pre-
paid. quantities of not more than
three dszen VapoRub In any one
shipment, and by shipping what was
left from our daily production to our
jobbers by express instead OF freight.
This was costly, but It solved the
problem for the time being. Now.
however, we find that these small
shipments are constantly Increasing
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
HOPES TO EXPAND
TRADE WITH GREECE
Athenian Newspaper Manager Here
to Better Allied Business.

Polyvios P. LeCkos. general rep
resentative of the Athenian news
papers "Patris,' 'Hestia" and
"Rominos." is in Washington for the
purpose of forming an American
Hellenic commercial corporation.
which will care for the expansion
and betterment of the import and
export commerce between the
United States and Greece
From the beginning of the war
Mr.. LeCkos's papers we've pro-alIy
and during the political distur Dances
in November. 1917. were attacked
and wrecked by King COnstantine's
party. The editors and members of
the STATS were imprisoned until
freed through the intervention of
the allied governments
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
SHE'D TAKE A MAN.
She Thinks Lanters Unnecessary on
Dark Road

Winsted, Conn, Dec. 2s.-'If II was
a dark night and you were going for
a drive along aa unfamiliar road, YOU
had the horse all hitched up. warm
blankets in the carriage and were
rsady to start out. what else would
lssg take with your" quered Principal
'Beardsley' of New Hartford, ques-
noning his pupils in certain object les
sons and psychological tests.
One girl overlooked the expected an
sWer. "a lantern" and promptly and
emphatically replied, "a man"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

formed an aSSocla-
ton for the study
of what they con-
slider one of the
gravest problems
the nation has to
solve. That is a
substitute for the
saloon.
They are not ap-
preaching the sub
ject with any false
n o t j o n s They
know what a bane
and source of deg
radiation the saloon
h as been. They
know also the sa-
loon has been a
focal DOint q So
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
ALEXANDRIA
TIE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
- Kun. ,tr..s

= KIns Str--.-
Alexandria. Va, Dec. 29.-WiIIiam
Quill. colOred. will be placed on trial
for his life at 10 o'clock tomorrow
tMonday) morning. in the Corpora
ltiOn Court. Judge l. c. Barley pre-
/, siding. for fatally stabbing Abbie
Butler. COlOred. which occurred
August :. II was. however. several
months afterward before the woman
died
The following have been sum-
moned from which to select a jury;
John McCUen. Moses Jaffa. J. Will
lam Goods, John B. Carter. II. Clay
Phillips. F. W. Deeton, Thomas s.
Pullman. Harry Hammond. Harry
L. Darnell, John G. COckey, T. ~.
Hulfish, Gilbert Cox. Walter Pier
point and c. William Wattles.
The Red Cross Christmas enroll
ment will end next Wednesday. Dur
ing the past week a number of-ad-
ditionaI members have enrolled in
this organization and its member
ship now exceeds 5000.
The funeral Of Charles NJ. Bruin
took place at 5 o'clock this after
noon from MS ldle TeSlQenCS, 1oE1
)Duke street Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. Z. 3. Jackson,
pastor of First Baptist Church.
Burial was in the Presbyterian Gem
etary Members of the Masons and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers attended.
Pallbearers-A. J. Ross. ]. NJ.
Saunders. Gilbert W. st. Clair.
Claude W. Fletcher. S. W. Pitts and
@. B. Swan.
At many of the CHURCHES today
the Christmas music was repeated
by the ChOirs.
Golders COnnor. Il years old, OF
Markham. FauqUier County. Va, died
this afternoon at the residence Of his
sister, Mrs. ]. T. Slower, the Wagar
apartment. The deceased only recent
iy recovered from an attack of infiu-
enza and yesterday was stricken with
an attack of heart trouble which
caused his death. Mr.. COnnor came
here to spend the Christmas holidays
with his sister and was accompanied
by DR.. Baxley. Besides his wife, he is
survived by a daughter. Miss Grace
Connor. Mr.. Connor was a timber
dealer.
His funeral will take place at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
residence OF his sister.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
''Hold-up Twins" Busy
Again in Southwest,
Get SIT, Then Vanish

The Hold-up Twins" are at it
again.
They walked into the store Of David
Kalodiny. S34 Third street southwest,
last night, and while one held-up the
proprietor at the muzzle of revolver,
the other looked into the cash regis
ter.
Seventeen dollars in bills was taken.
The men are described as follows:
Both are IS or 20 years old; each
weighs about rs pounds; one wore
black suit with a soft hat; the other
light suit with a checkered cap.
Neither wore overcoats.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
After Midnight Theater
to Get Try-out in "Chi"

Chicago. Dec. 29.-Vaudeville for
night workers long has been the
dream OF theatrical maGnates here
Beginning New Year night the idea
will be tried out. ten-act vaude-
vile show. to be known as the
loop midnight frolic" will open
each night on the stroke of II.
Performers are not to receive
mere than 81 a night and all anna
teurs will b" given a chance. The
hook" will be used at the demand
of the adiene and all acts will
change nightly.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
POLES AND HUNS CLASH.
Seven Killed. Eighty Wounded il
Fight at Posen.

Copenhagen, Dec. 29.-Seven persons
'4re killed and eighty wounded in
street fighting at Rosein, in Prussian
roland between Poles and German
troops. The latter tore down the az
ned hags raised by the Poles. The
roles decisively defeated the German
troops. Machine guns were used in
the clash.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
SEEK SOLUTION
FOR PROHIBITION
Officials Admit Nationwide
Ban Will Precipitate
Grave Situation.
By RICHARD SPILLANE.
Editor of commerce and Finanee,s
and Special Writer for the
Washington Herald. Assigned
to yitnIize and Humnnize the
Topics of Economics and
Reconstruction.

(Copyrigh:, ,siS.
Some of tine most earnest and
men in New York have
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
"Class Ad" Advertising

class Ad
ing the business establishment The his
problems advertising The individual who property
mas something OF value of which has
capable b-to
Glass Ad advertising practicable thing.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
Do You Oun Real Estate:o

Do real which of immediate Have
lots with future and
sbe make these now? You should be able advanaseou
realizing fair profit subsequent carrying charges
Use The Herald ClasA
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
This City Is Growing Bigger All the Time

N hH city growing bigger all the med people who looking
MI do not find practicable make personal of the They
Hi Glass Ad columns and their facts
iii When they go homehmtng they specific enan
iii particular section of the n a general way.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
There's a Tenant TO Be Found

there's tenant be found for Office workshop the
city; and for house. studio. This the
offered desirable
formed the habit of his facts through the Class Ad columns He
that desirable offerings will be right
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30
That Idle Car of Yours

That idle would be useful else Why
the market and realize full cash? Use
Ads columns selling prospective expense
nominal; the result i usually actievedq quickly.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

The Red Cross Christmas enroll
ment will end next Wednesday. Dur
ing the past week a number Of-ad-
ditional members have enrolled in
this organization and its member
ship now exceeds 5000.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-30

At many of the CHURCHES today
the Christmas music was repeated
by the ChOirs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-09
CHECK TO A THIEF.
Policeman Keeps Eye Out for Mis-
siles Apparently Placed for Con-
Venient Later Use.

New York Sun: A stranger ir
New York was walking along
Broadway in the Thirties and wa,
on the point of asking a policeman
the way to a hotel when the police
man suddenly swerved from the
middle OF the sidewalk to the build
ing line, picked up a large stone
wrapped in paper, took it to the
curb and threw it into one of the
many excavations along the thor
oughfare.
The visitor was surprised that
the members of the police force
went so far to help make New York
a "Spotless Town" but did not men
tion his surprise wwhen he asked
for and received the information
he wanted. The next day he com
mented on the incident in the hotel,
and the house detective, who was
near by, gave this explanation:
That stone was probably laid
their by a window thief. who would
time himself to saunter by as a
surface car ratified along or some
other unusual noise was imminent
so that the window could be smash
ed with less likelihood of being
heard and the culprit would make
a quick getaway after looting the
window
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-09
TROOPS WANT GOOD MUSIC
Professional Entertainers Who
Appear Before Soldiers IN Train
ing Camps Make Discovery.

New York Sun: Professional en-
tertainers who have appeared before
thousands of soldiers in the train
ing camps in the United States are
of the opinion that one result OF
the innumerable concerts has been
the raising of the standard of the
programs. Says one singer:
when the mobilization first be
gan it was supposed that the men
wanted only ragtime, jazz band and
mooney-looney-wishy-washy stuff.
but a few OF the good old musical
standbys given as encores soon prov
ed by the applause they won that
the soldier boys tastes are above
those credited by some producers to
the tired business man.
The tropS want the best music
we can give them. and since many
of the headliners have appeared III
the camps the audiences have be-
come critical.
"One thing is sure, they don't
want cheap heroics about marching
into Berlin. 1t doesn't ring true.
and If there is any place where 4
man learns true valuations 1t Is IN
the training camps
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-09
A SAHARA OF ICE.
Interior OF Greenland So Cold That
1t Gets Little Rain, and Snow
Has No Chance to Melt.

Century. The interior OF Ereen-
land. or the inland ice. is so cold
that it gets virtually no rain, and the
snow does not have a chance to
melt in the long sunlit day, accord
ing to Robert +. Peary. SO the
snow has accumulated century after
century until it has filled the val
levs. and not only leveled them with
the tops OF mountains, but the high
est of these mountainous have
been gradually buried hundreds and
even thousands of feet in ice and
snow. Today the interior OF Green
land, with its l,500 miles i'll length
and its zoo miles in maximum width,
rising from 1000 to 5000 feet or
more above sea level, is simply an
elevated and unbroken plateau OF
compacted snow.
On this great frozen Sahara OF
the North the wind never ceases to
blow. In invariably radiates from
the center of the ice-cap outward,
blowing perpcndicularly TO the near
est portion OF the coast land, except
when storms OF unusually large pro-
portions sweep across the country.
Such a regular thing are the winds
OF these regions, and so closely do
they follow the rule of perpendicu-
laritv to the coast, that it is always
easy to determine the direction OF
nearest land. A sudden change in
the wind indicates the presence OF
large fords, and the crossing OF a
divide can be detected by the area
of calm or changeable winds which
prevail there, which are followed by
winds blowing from the opposite
direction.
Sweeping along the most direct
path to the coast and with more or
less velocity, the wind always car
ries with it a flying mass OF snow,
which, on reaching the mountains,
settles in the valleys and goes swirl
ing over the cliffs into the sea
When there is only a light breeze
the snow is very fine, and flies only
few feet in the air; but the
stronger the wind. the coarSer the
whirling SNOW becomes, and the
greater the depth of the current. In
blizzards on this desert OF snow this
drift surpasses in fury the sand
storms of the Sahara, the snow ris-
ing in the air hundreds of feet in
kissing, roaring, binding torrents
which make it almost impossible Tor
one to breathe, and which bury al
most anything stationary in short
time. 1t penetrates like water, and
on stepping into the drift, its sur
face is very nearly as tangible and
sharply defined as that of a pool Of
water of like depth.