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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
D, C. MAN In FRANCE
PRAISES TREATMENT
Maurice Rosen Sends CHEEKY Letter
to His Parents of Serv-
ice Abroad.

A CHEEKY word picture Of the condi-
tons "over there" and the good treat
rnent the men receive is contained in a
letter received by Mr. and Mrs. D. H
Rosen of 2629 Connecticut avenue from
their son, Maurice Rosen, now in the
ambulance service with the French
army. He says that the conditions on
the other side are much better than is
generally supposed He speaks of hay
ing sleeping quarters and food with
which no fault could be found.
Young Rosen also speaks of the SPLEEN
did work of the Y, NJ Q. A He en-
listed in the American ambulance serv-
ice in May, 1917, and had several
months training at the camp at Allen
town. Pa. before leaving for France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Should Raise Staple Products.

The central garden committee is urg-
ing members of the clubs 1t is organic
ing to concentrate their efforts on the
following staple products: Tomatoes.
snap beans, Irish potatoes. lima beans.
sweet corn. cabbage. onions, beets and
carrots.
At a conference in the District build
ing yesterday afternoon seed dealers
told members of the garden committee
that they have enough seeds to supply
the needs of local gardeners provided
seeds are used with economy. The
dealers warned inexperienced gardeners
against wasting seeds by planting too
early. Although seeds have advanced
in price since last year, members of the
garden committee do not feel that the
increase has been large enough to dis
courage small growers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
8 MILLIONS FOR HOG ISLAND.
Rest of Fifty Millions Go for Hous,
ing at Other Coast Yards.

Out of the s50.0o0.Goo fund voted by
Congress to provide housing accommo-
cations for shipyard workers, the ship
ping board has decided to spend $4,000.
600 at the government fabricating plant
at Hog Island, Pa The rest of the
money will be spent at various Atlantic
and gulf coast yards in sums ranging
up to $4,000. 900.
At the Hog Island plant and at the
government yard at Chester, Pa. the
government itself Will purchase the land
and build the houses
The shipping boards intention is To
commander land for housing at all
plants to prevent speculative prices
and where empty houses are available
they will be Communicated for use by
shipyard workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
REPRESENTATIVE DOREMUS.
MAY RUN FOR SENATOR

Representative Doremus of Michigan,
chairman of the democratic congress
sional campaign committee, has an
nounced to his colleagues that he will
not serve in that capacity in the ap-
preaching campaign, for which the
committee will shortly reorganiZe.
Mr. Doremus. it is said at the Capitol
may enter the race for the United
States senatorship in Michigan to sue
coed Senator William Alden Smith, who
Will not run again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Duties Greatly Curtailed.

As director of priorities for the war
Industries board. Judge Lovett's duties
nd heen greatly curtailed by the alb
sorntion of transportation priority
functions by the railroad administra-
ton and the exercise of fuel priority by
the fuel administration
Eventually a joint government board
NAV be formed to coordinate the
priority functions now exercised by the
railroad and fuel administrations, the
War and Navy departments and the
shipping board. Officials who have dis
cussed this plan also would include
representative of the Treasury, whose
capital issues committee is administer
ing a voluntary system of credits
nrloritY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
ASKS FOR CHEROKEE INQUIRY.
Resolution in House to Probe
Charges of Unseaworthiness.

Congress is asked to investigate
charges that the naval tug Cherokee,
In which 90 officers and men were lost,
was known to be unseaworthy. A reso-
luton calling for such inquiry was Of
fered in the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Lufkin, of Massa chusetts. 1t
desires the Navy Department TO pro-
duce the Official reports made by the
commander, Lieut. Edward G. Newell
whose wife and father are reported as
saying he reported the tug unsea worthy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Reasons to Expect Increase.

There are many reasons why we can
expect an increase in home garden work
in the District this year said Mr..
Connolly in the first place, the labor
shortage is going to reduce the amount
of vegetables the truck farmer brings
to the markets and the home gardeners
will have to make up for this.
Then. there is the incentive to sup
ply substitutes for the staple foods
which the government has asked the
people TO conserve as a war measure.
No less important is the fact that
prices are so high as to prompt persons
who have land available to cultivate as
many vegetables as possible.
u have had many people who garden
ed last year for the first time tell me
that they never knew before what 1t
meant to taste good vegetables and that
they intend to grow even more this
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
EESBANNER YEAR
!. FOR HOME GARDENS
H. M. Connolly, Expert, Be-
Iieves Crops This Season
Will Exceed Last.
TEN SECTIONS FORM CLUBS

A banner year for home gardening in
the District was predicted today by H.
NJ Connolly. Department of Agriculture
expert assigned to direct the work of
the central garden committee of the
District
Ten sections of the city already have
organized garden clubs and ten other
neighborhoods are planning similar &C
ton, Nj Connolly announced. The sec
lions already organized are Rosedale.
Anacostia, Woodbridge, Piney Branch.
Takoma Park, West End, Birney School
Community Club, Randle Highlands and
the Wilson Normal School Club.
Last year. without the aid of Or
Sanized clubs in each locality, the CEN
trail garden committee induced 5000 per-
sons to cultivate home gardens, with a
resulting crop of s260,0O0 worth of food
stuffs. Under the new plan of neishbor-
hood clubs Mr.. Connolly predicted that
both the number of gardeners and the
amount of food raised will far surpass
the figures of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05

Women's Pumps and Oxfords. in
gun metal and patent coltskin. With
high and low heels; all sizes 2Ia to
s. For one day only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05

The remainder of fine stock of mems
pants They include hundreds of patterns
that will not be duplicated at double the
Drice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
ROBERT S. [OVETT
GIVEN NEW POST
Heads Division of BettermentS
and Additions of Railroad
Administration.
TO SUPERVISE EXTENSIONS

Robert S. Lovett. former chairman OF
the board of the Union Pacific and priori-
ties director of the War Industries Board.
has been appointed by Director General
McAdoo to be chief of n new division OF
betterments and additions Of the railroad
administration!
He has resigned from the Union Pacific
and from the War Industries Board ana
has given up all his other corporate IN
terests to take charge of railroad I'M
provements under government operation
Judge Lovett will hold one of the most
important positions in the railroad al
ruinistration He Will supervise the Dig
program of extensions contemplated ior
this year, particularly relating 10 terul-
nal constructions. and will.deterTuine what
improvements are essential ana what
should be postponed until the close OF
the war
improvements Planned by Roads
REPORTS of railroads. now being taou-
lated by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and railroad administration Of
fdals, show the improvements rail-
roads had planned for this year II Prl-
vate operation had continued. These re
norris are also being examined pE u
committee of railway engineers, act
ing for Director General McAdoo. WIN
a view of trimming the estimates III
the light of emergency war heeds.
Judge Lovett is expected 70 Iu' III .
national organization. Including rail-
way vice presidents in charge Of m
provements and extensions on thelr
respective lines. Every proposed G
nenditure for these purposes VIII ne
closely scrutinized before being ap-
proved. The new division will work
Closely with the division of finance ana
purchases, directed by John SAei'on
WifIisrs who pIans TO centralizc pur-
chases for all roads
The sun., 1918-10-17

caused him more worry on his trip
than anything else because oil the
allied nations were demanding more
Of them than could possibly be sup
Piled" for:
'French. British and Italians have
used the Liberty engine In their own
machines at the front. and their building
programmes as laid out are based to a
considerable extent upon obtaining a
supply Of these motors in this country.
II come homo feeling that our allies
consider the success OF the United States
In producing this engine in large num-
bers one Of the greatest accomplish
'ments in the war.
The British and tho French are now
putting the Liberty motor in planes that
formerly carried engines of either a
heavier weight or less power"
AS we said before, Mr.. RYAN's
words are inspiring in their conf
dence and definite declaration of
faith in the success Of our plans for
superiority in the air. II he Is not
over optimistic-and Mr.. RYAN Is a
hard headed, sensible man of affairs.
not n dreamer.we have overcome
the obstacles which so long hampered
our airplane production and have
made considerable progress in prop
erly equipping our armies with the
most useful of modern weapons.
The sun., 1918-10-17
Are You Going to Quit?

For nineteen months and more the
President Of the United States and all
his multitude of assistants in Offices
conspicuous and obscure have unfal-
terlngly and unwaveringly given Of
their best In mind and in body to win
the war. Their devotion has been
continuous, unrelaxing, unQuestion-
ing. They have not hesltated, though
their burden has been heavy; they
have pressed forward with victory as
their goal, depending on the support
Of the whole population of the United
States to uphold them In their task.
For nineteen months the sailors in
the navy Of the United States have
risked their lives by night and day, in
fair weather and In foul. In calm and
In tempest, to bring triumph to our
arms. They have not shrunk from
any sacrifice, they have not faltered
In the presence Of any danger. They
have paid the supreme price cheer
fully, In order that the high aims OF
their country may be attained. They,
too, depend on us to support them.
For nineteen months the soldiers Of
the United States In ever increasing
numbers have performed their toll
some and dangerous tasks without
complaint. without hesitancy, without
displaying the slightest reluctance,
though they were called on to give
their lives for liberty. Their valor
has brought to their country undyiug
fame, as,it has brought to them death
less honor. And they, powerful in
their millions, strong in their disci-
pline, depend utterly and completely
on the folks back home.
Weare the folks back home. On US
the civil and the naval and the mill
tary establishments are absolutely de-
pendent. To-day the Government calls
on US to lend-not to give---our money
to 1t, that the great commission 1t has
undertaken to carry out for us may
he successfully accomplished. If any
among us quit now; IL any of us re-
fuse or neglect to do his duty in
lending every penny he can rake,
scrape, save or borrow, he will betray
the President, the navy. the army and
the great mass of American citizens,
who must and will make the Fourth
Liberty Loan a success.
The sun., 1918-10-17
HAVE JUNE IN DECEMBER
II Advancing the Clock Helps, Why
Not the Calendari

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: We
are all more or less familiar with the
daylight saving scheme, its blessings and
advantages: how wo get up an hour
earlier In the morning, go to work sooner
and eat lunch in the middle of the fore
noon. all for the sake OF retiring an
hour earlier in the evening.
This. however. should be followed by
its logical sequence. Whether It should
be observed only part of the year or
continued throughout Is only a matter
Of getting used to IL the rest OF the
system Is also merely question OF
habit and should not cause more than
fiutter OF comment, a days wonder.
1t Is therefore proposed that the en-
tire calendar be set ahead six months
on the first OF November. By doing this
We escape tho long. cold winter. save
coal--whether we have any or not-en-
Joy theoretically the balmy spring days
OF May almost Immediately. and In a
word gain everything while losing moth
Ing bdt time. which so many are trying
to kill anyway.
My suggestion may be passed on for
discussion without reserve or copyright
ANrHRA CITE.
EAST ORANGE. y. j.. October 10.
The sun., 1918-10-17
Germany ut the End.

From quarters in and near Ger.
many come three reports about the
triumph Of the Allies. They are, In
effect, that the German Government
has capitulatet, that the German EN-.
peror is off his imperial throne, and
that the German people have thrown
themselves upon the mercy of the
Allies.
Those reports, of unreasonable
gravity to the world. are not official
and until they are official they can.
not be accepted Us fact. They are
not even uhofficially confirmed, and
until they are confirmed they cannot
command unqualified belief.
But, official reports or unofficial
confirmed or unconfirmed, the events
Of recent days and hours leave nc
doubt that all the possibilities EN-
braced In those three reports will
soon become. fact, to the happiness
and blessing of mankind.
The sun., 1918-10-17

likely to be more difficult in Mime
sofa than II was In San Francisco.
In the California, calamity the suffer
ing was confined to a comparatively
small district; In Minnesota the for
est fires have burned over q large
area sparsely settled and in many
parts difficult to penetrate. This In
accessibility Is emphasized by the abb
sence from their homes of large num-
bers Of skilled woodsmen, who are
" the military service. Notwith-
standing these obstacles, the work of
relief Is being pushed and already
plans are being laid for the perma-
nent rehabilitation Of the affected dis
tricts. 1t appears that under re-
cent amendment to the Constitution
Of Minnesota the State may lend Its
trust funds on farm mortgages for
long periods, and this circumstance in
measure slmplifies the solution Of
the financial problems involved.
The origin Of the fires is in doubt,
and the suspicion has arisen that they
were the work of incendiaries. 1t Is
entirely possible, however, that they
may have had their beginning in that
criminal carelessness which in the
past has cost this country so many
lives and such vast sums of money in
forest fires. The protection OF wood
lands has not been abandoned for the
period of the war, but the service has
been seriously impaired by the with
drawal Of men. Meanwhile. careless
campers and settlers have not dlsap-
peared. II the persons responsible for
the disaster can be found they must
be severely punished, and 1t Is Of sec
ondary importance whether they were
enemies Of the country, persons seek
ing to avenge private grudgc, or
merely reckless fools.
The sun., 1918-10-17
SOME RECORDS.
CamOufage, Riveting and Boiling
Crews Display Their Skill
From the Emergency Fleet Nsa

NV" t"o E"TUtUrV fict Nf4t'
Ten painters In a Jacksonville Fla.
yard recently put the coat Of camoIiiAs'
on vessel for the Emergency Fleet Z"
two days and six hours. The Hun Iau-
mer believes this is speed ro,o-I foF
painting. The ship Was @sj to"t lals.
The Hun Hammer invites reports 4.
any crew In the country that ca LEA.
the Jacksonville record. II recalls '.at
recently on the Pacific Coas, a painting
record was established. but remarks tHat
nearly four days were required g. COM
piete the Job. The Jacksonville painters
are headed by q. l.. Tate. foreman
The feat OF driving 1852 y inch -oI1-
tersunk heavy shell rivets IA eight hours
Is reported by Wallace DowrcY president
OF the Downey Shipbuildnc CoTpora;o.
Arlington, N, Y, to Director General
Schwab. on behalf OF crew tn -
Downey yard. This is an average 90: 80
rivets an hour. and Mr.. Dowucy you--|7
for the claim that all of them Ucrt good.
as he personally inspected the wo-s -
premium had been offered or sprr'A. IT.
ducement made, the men doing I'll" "'T"
on their own volition. The gang WAS
composed OF the following: Louis El'e'
riveter: Charles Vosco, holder o. 700
Catanoo. heater Sig Young, passe''
Salvatore Brmdis, passer. The same
gang in regular working hours last "ee"
drove 5000 rivets. Mr.. Downey saws
I'VE believe this Is going some cor,
ments NJ NJ. Linnehan. editor Of TIE gar"
paper OF the Grant Smith-Porte" Slp
Company. Portland. Ore. In sending -
the Emergency Fleet Nc1s infornAi.2o
that a crew OF six In the Grant Sn''n.
Porter yard, under Frank poylts' '-'"su
out 1910 bolts In ten hours.
In the name OF the Emerrenry f.ee'
Corporation. Division OF Wood ship Cone
struction. challenge the world, e''ae'
steel or wood. TO equal the record OF tn'
Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation
Aberdeen. Wash. In building the steamer
Aberdeen. The keel OF the Aoefa's
was laid September Q. 1915. and sA''
ship. 1000 lightweight tons, Wa "'''
cred to the United States Shipp!nS boar
and accepted for service \, " n'..'''
6-twenty-four working days th,T'a..'''
no work being done on Sundays
JAMES O. HEYWoETH,
Manager. Division Wood sAlp C'"'
struction-
The sun., 1918-10-17
TRADE BRIEFS.

A smeitins company to treat molybde-
mum. the nrst OF its kind in Norway. has
been formed. II 10 estimated that the
works will be able to handle nfty tons
Of molybdenum yearly.
Sugar. alcoholic beverages. thread. tex
tiles. matches, explosives. &C.: materials
for designing. construction work, railways,
water works. sewers. electric illumination,
pavement, irrigation. street cars, ausomo-
biles. for the manufacture OF matches and
explosives. for making beer. liquors. con-
fectionery, Ac.. and for the manufacture
OF glass and granite utensils. &C.: sup
plies for naval and military forces, &C. |:
agricultural machinery. smelling plants.
Ae,: construction materials Of all kinds,
metal products clothing. jeweiry. dry
goods. metals of all kinds. oils. siaugh-
tering plants, incinerators for garbage.
drugs. incidence paints. electrical sup
plies. hides and leather. rubber goods.
foodstuns, medical instrumental. cement,
paper and once supplies and thorough
bred breeding cattle are the needs OF .
firm In Brazil
The sun., 1918-10-17
Political Tours Are Not Necessary
This Year.

The possibility that Governor WHIT
MAN and ALFRED f. SMITH will aban-
don their tours Of the State because
OF the danger OF spreading influenza
through public meetings will not per-
turb greatly the. masses Of the elec-
torate. The chief concern of the peo-
pie Of this and other States IL In the
war, subject with which the cam
palgn for the Governorship has not
great deal to do. What with the Lib
erty Loan drive and the various &C.
tivitles in which men and women are
interested the voters are busy enough.
There was a time when n political
campaign was looked forward to by
men in very much the same way that
boy looks forward to a circus pa
rade, but that time is not now. There
Is less entertainment than there used
to be in being told that the Demo-
cratic or the Republican party is a
peril. Beside the German peril all
other dangers are trivial.
No Issue in the State campaign is SO
complex that Il has to be dwelt upon
orally in the light of the campaign
torch. Both candidates for Governor
are heartily in sympathy with Ameri-
can war purposes. Both agree that
the State must support the Govern
ment In every way and meanwhile
r,,p oxrp hnptpaoa No
as possible. II either candidate for
Governor suffer by the closing Of the
stumps 1t will be Mr.. SMITH. Cover
nor WHITMAN has had the advantage
Of keeping his works before the people
for the last four years. He has an
nounced that he asks for reelection on
his record. and as that record Is quite
familiar to the voters his appearance
throughout the State would only add
the personal element TO his campaign.
As for Mr.. SMITH, his followers,
who believe that all who meet him
like him, will regret that he cannot be
looked upon by the upstate voters
Yet Il Is unlikely that any number Of
public appearances by the Democratic
candidate would of themselves erase
the impression, which has reason to
exist, that Mr.. SMITH is Of and with
Tammany Hall. II Mr.. SMITH should
choose to utter formal reputation of
/ Fourteenth Street 1t would not be
necessary for him to pronounce 1t
from a hundred or even from one
rural platform to make it known. A
dozen words scrlbbled on a pad and
handed to a reporter and the whole
State would know Of his decision the
next morning.
There Is nothing important that
either candidate might say that can
not be eald without gathering together
groups Of people upon whom the indu-
enza germ might poInce.
The sun., 1918-10-17
THE NEGLECTED BANANA.
4 Food Product Ignored in Some At.
tractive Forms.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Prior
to the panic OF 1907 had close associa-
ton with a food company specializing
In banana products believe we were
the originators of the banana FIG" a
banana evaporated until It has turned
10 a golden brown color. This fig
makes a delicious addition to a meal
when eaten with bread and butter. When
cut to currant size II is an admira Bile
substitute for currants. We made ba-
mana flour. banalade. stuffed Gigs and
other products from banana culls, and
had orders on file for all We could pro-
duce.
Our plantation was in Honduras and
Key>West was our point OF importa-
ton. United States laws impose import
duties on banana products SO manufac-
tured. perhaps to prevent the monopoly
OF the raw banana industry being broken.
The financial disturbance OF 10000
caused us to shut down.
Your correspondent In THE SUN OF
October / spoke Of this field as neg
lected. 1t is, and for several reasons.
Primarily because those who visual
ize the opportunities In the banana are
spoken OF as dreamers. promoters. &c.
AID efforts to encourage capital are
stamped as get rich quick schemes
A company entering this field must
control its source Of supply and its trans
portation. This means all the work in
volved In clearing. setting out the young
trees, cultivation and shipping. It can
never be done by company which re-
lies on purchasing the fruit in the trop-
les or elsewhere. say at the dock In
New York.
Our friends o: the big White Fleet
always sleep with ono eye on the man
who Is more than trans!enty interested
In bananas.
As means toward helping TO solve
the food problem found this field very
fascinating. I wrote a great deal on
this subject. both from an academic and
from a sales point of view. and my first
hand information confirms the narrow
views of capital and American business
when It comes to this particular branch
Of foreign industry.
Some OF your banana loving readers
will confirm the truth OF the foregoing,
as we'll as recognize the writer when
he signs himself TROPICAL TOPICS.
NEW York, October l6,
The sun., 1918-10-17
Buy the Bend You Think You
Can't Afford!

There have been nti-Hohenzollern
riots In Berlin, because the Germans
take it from the Presidents decision
that America, which turned the tide
of war, is going ahead with her pro-
gramme Of keeping the drumflre roar
ing along the line; of fighting the
Prussians without q halt until the
white flag goes w.
Berlin has long known that Amer.
lea has wealth enough to crush her.
She knows now, rather late, that
America has the fighting men with
the fighting will. Berlin, and all OF
Germany, Is waiting to see whether
cur expressed purpose is indomitable,
She has heard words. Six billion
dollars-the greatest bag of war gold
in history-clanked on the counter
will show Germany that more than
words are behind the two million
Yankees now in France.
Make another rio. in Berlin. Buy
that bond yeu think you can't afford!