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The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
GVERNAN BILL Wins
POINT in Committee
Senators Vote Not to Ask Statement
Of Intended Changes.

Final action upon the IOverman
LiH still hangs fire. But the ad-
Enistration won a point yesterday
when the Judiciary Committee re-
fused to call Cabinet officers in
order to ascertain from them just
what changes are considered neces-
slry in the way Of governmental re-
C-zaniZation.
The bill as first framed gave the
President practically blanket power
80 consolidate and coordinate gov
SsrmCntal agencies and bureaus.
There was strong opposition to this.
Some Senators have insisted that
he President must specify" The
motion yesterday to call the Cabinet
'oriCers was along this suggestion.
The resolution read: That this
committee invite the members of the
cabinet to. in person or by writing,
inform the committee what statutes
50 limit or Obstruct their powers
as to make the repeal or amend
ment thereof desirable and also to
inform the committee what, if any.
new powers should in their opinion
Re granted in order that the war
may be effectively prosecuted"
The vote on the resolution was:
Against - Democrats, Overman,
Fletcher, Ashurst, Shields, Walsh.
WoIcOtt. CUlberson; Republicans,
EOrah. Nelson. Colt,10.
For-Democrats. Reed. Smith. of
Georgia, King; Republicans, Dill
iinEham. Brandegee. Poindexter,
Sterling.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

above and the penitent man was
happy in it's radiance.
But to make a long story brief. this
erstwhile servant OF the devil turned
a new leaf and the soIIed page in his
life was shut out forever.
Now Spreads the Gospel.
Now. Roberts goes to the work
shops and factories, the trade schools
and colleges. where he talks to the
men who always are willing to
listen. He told them he desired to
be their friend and adviser and
begged them. II in need TO call upon
him They called and Roberts an
swered. His time was given when
they were i'll and his pockets emptied
when they were in need. II they
wanted a job. he was the intermedi-
airy. He dared them to test his
Christianity and they accepted the
dare to find that he had made good.
Since Roberts hit the Billy Sunday
trail, he has led thousands to Sum
day school and to Sunday afternoon
meetings. He says when men be-
come Christians. no matter what the
previous condition Of their raiment,
they Immediately dress up
The War Department is planning
to send 5000 drafted men to an auto
and tractor school in Kansas city and
Roberts has been selected by the
Y. NJ. c. A. as moral. social. physical
and spiritual guide for the soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
Keep Pershing Out of the Scrap
With Spain? Not IF He Knew 1t?

By O. G. LYON.
The washIngten HeraId Reporter
With Pershing's Army In France.
tcoryrisht. Iaa)
with the American Army In France,
March. THE War Department. in
1895, told Capt. John ]. Pershing that
he couldn't get into the Spanish
American war In Cuba because his
services were more important as an
Instructor at West Point
Capt. Pershing took the night train
for Washington and the next day
served his ultimatum on the bureau
chiefs:
'"fhe government trained me to be
q soldier. not a teacher. I've been
waiting twelve years now for a
chance to get some real action. II
can't 90 to Cuba as a regular army
officer. here's my resignation. I'm
going to get into this fight II I have
to go out and Join the volunteers"
He won
He was sent to Cuba and It was
there, as a captain in the Tenth Col
ored Cavalry. regulars. that he won
his now famous nickname OF BLACK
Jack"
Pershing could no more have stay
ed out of the Cuba fighting than a
fish could stay out of water. Soldier
ing for thirty-six years has been the
consuming factor Of his life.
He 10 not greatly different in this
from any other officer except that he
has the powerful physique, the mental
leanings and the WILL to go just a
little bit farther than anybody around
him.
1t was in the Philippines, after the
close Of the Spanish-American war.
that he delivered the punches that
and finally resulted in his being Jump
GENERAL
Jungle fighting In the islands. Per-
shing was a sick man, but when one
of his friends urged him to return to
America to recover his health. he said:
NO, Charley, I'm not going back
home. I've learned this game and
know this Mindanao country and l
think 1t will be here where the ac-
ton Of the next year or two Is going
to take place. II they'll just leave me
alone ! can make q record for my
self"
Charley himself Is now a high Of
ficer in the American army in France.
''Pershing had a dirty job in Min
danao," Charley" declares. They
sent him in to clean out the saVages
who infested the back districts and
who used to slip up on the villages
and piIlage and murder.
But every time Black Jack and
a detachment OF troops went after
them it was a cinch he wouldn't be
back until he had finished his job.
Serving with Black Jack In the
Philippines at that time were a num-
ber of officers of higher rank who
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York. March l. The follow
jag -Washingtonians are registered at
local hotels:
T. F. F'innin, 8. Kann Sons & Co,
notions, leather goods, jewelry, toilet
goods, 40 Fourth Avenue. thirteenth
floor; H. King, C. King & Sons, ready
to wear. millinery, Cumberland: J. NJ.
Buzzell. Woodward & Lothrop, dress
goods and Innings, 324 Fourth Avenue;
W. w. Everett, miscellaneous mana
ger. 334 Fourth Avenue; D. L. Frank,
81. Goldenberg. cloaks, suits, dresses.
40 Broadway, Bristol; ]. C. Grif-
fifth. W. B. Moses & Sons. furniture,
Imperial; c. L Bast. Woodward &
Lothrop, boys clothing, 334 Fourth
Avenue; H. Barschkies, silks and VEL
vets; Miss Dell, millinery; Miss NJ. ID.
Collins. ladies neckwear; Miss z. Nc
Gill, laces, embroidery, ribbons; Miss
Eber. corsets. muslin underwear; Mrs.
NJ. johnson. ladies knit underwear.
silk hosiery.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
Disappointed In U-Boats.
THE TOWN CRIER.

The headquarters of the District
OF Columbia Red Cross Teaching
Center at 1913 G street northwest,
is enrolling classes in elementary
hygiene. dietetics. first aid, and
surgical dressings.
"The Historic and Political Back
ground OF the Great War" will be
| the subject OF lecture by b. r.
Baumgardt before the members of
the National Geographic Society.
! today at 4:45 p. m. and at S:15 p.
m. in the auditorium Of the new
Masonic Temple.
james A. Edgerton, president OF
the International New Thought
Alliance, will speak at the Eagles
west, Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
J his subject being The Cosmic
/ Law"
4 business wOmen's rally to pro-
mote the Business Womens Council
of the Young Women's Christian
j Association of Washington. will be
held at the First Congregational
Church this evening at o'clock.
4 lesson in war cooking on
| Meat Substitutes" will be given at
Henry D. Cooke School. Seventeenth
street. near Euclid. this afternoon
at S:15 o'clock by Mrs. Harry {,
Hetzel.
| "The Psychology OF Revivals- H.
the subject of a lecture to be given
by Miss Barbara Sells. before the
Woman's Alliance OF All Souls Uni
tartan Church. Fourteenth and 1
streets northwest this morning al
| II o'clock.
Summer activities will be planned
at a meeting of the Mount Pleas.
ant Citizens Association to be
held at Brown Betty Inn, Park
road and Sixteenth street, tomor-
row evening.
The Professional Chaufeurs' Union
will hold an informal dance in their
club rooms. 11o7 Fourteenth street
northwest, tomorrow evening.
The twenty-seventh annual han.
quet of the Vaughn class of Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school will be
held this evening in the Sunday
School House.
"spiritualism in the Light oi
Truth" and The Victorious Atti.
tude" will be the subjects OF two
free lectures to be given Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock and evening
at o'clock, respectively. at Hick'
man Hall. 1870 New York avenue
by Ludolf G. Schroeder, of New
I York.
"win Christianity be able to pre-,
vent a world. race war when tn,
present war is over?" The impor
tant question asked by DR.. D. H
Martin, will be answered by Rev
DR.. w. c. Brown, of the John Yves
ley Church. Fourteenth and Corco
ran streets. Sunday evening at
o'clock.
All Sigma Nus are cordially In
vited to a smoker at the Chapte
House, 1899 P street northwest
Saturday evening. Stranger Sig
take car to Du Pont circle. Com
mittee will meet all cars until i
p. m.
| r.. Hayes Hamilton will presen
his latest perturbation of the Vel
Iowstone National Park at the Bris
tol school, this evening.
Motion pictures of military oper
ations on the italian front are t,
illustrate lecture to be given b!
v. Falorsi. at the New willard Ho
tel. at $3.50 o'clock this evening
for the benefit of the United State
Signal Corps wool fund.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
CONFERENCE STUDIES
MILITARY CLOTHING

A board Of experts. created by Mai.
Gen. Goethals, acting Quartermaster
General, began yesterday a thorough
study Of the character Of woolen IA
brics now used for the army, with a
view to recommending whatever
changes might appear to be necessary
in the specifications, in order to as
sure, IL possible. greater comfort for
the men.
The soldiers are now sufficiently
supplied with clothing to be kept
warm and comfortable. No shoddy,
or wool substitutes, are used in the
sixteen ounce Melton cloth from
which the uniforms-the coats and
breeches-are made, this cloth being a
worsted made from all wool, The
heavy thirty ounce Melton used for
soldiers overcoats, and the blankets
contain about 80 per cent of shoddy
mixed with l65 per cent of virgin wool.
shoddy as applied to svercoats and
blankets, Is rsyoEked wool
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
RED CROSS DESIRES
ALL TRAINED NURSES
Society Raps Those Who Refrain
from War Duties.

Trained nurses who have not enlist
cd for Red Cross service, except for
very good reasons, are slackers, 'ac-
eording to Jane A. Delano. head OF
the American Red Cross department
Of nursing.
The nurse who stays at home and
refuses to respond to the call of her
country, unless for some very ade-
Quate reason, should be made to feel
that she is failing in her duty" says
Miss Delano. ''She who wears a Req
Cross nurses badge as an indication
that she is awaiting her call to serN =
Ice should be honored and projected
by the nation"
Miss Delano urges that those nurses
who have offered for service receive
every consideration from doctors ana
the public generally. In a number or
instances, she points out, physicians
have Disseminated against enrolled
nurses because they did not want a
change OF nurses and wanted one who
would not be called away. Miss De-
lano classifies this discrimination as
exceedingly unfair to those patriotic
nurses who have signifed their will
ingness to serve.
According to a statement Of the Sur
geon General. 5000. nurses are needed
by June l. Approximately 5000 will
be needed for service in army hos
pitals during the present year. AL
though the Red Cross reports show
that nearly 1000 nurses have been
supplied as a reserve for the Army
and Navy Nurse Corps since the be-
ginning of the war. the need of more
and more nurses is steadily growing.
A recent decision of the Surgeon
General provides that any Red Cross
nurse selected for service with a unit
and awaiting assignment will upon
her own request be given temporary
duty in one OF our military hospitals.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

bigger and bigger, and every time
Pershing went out he commanded
more men. The commanding general
Of the ilsands saw that Pershing
was the man for the job 20, pain
lessly and noiselessly. he 30 arrang-
ed II that Pershing's superior off,
GERS were temporarily detached from
their commands and assigned to less
hazardous duties.
."Pershing, as a captain. became
commander OF ALL the troops In
the Mindanao district, He should
have had the stars of q brigadier
general on his shoulders.
"As a Philippine fighter. Pershing
tried to attain the endsi OF paeifica:
tion with just as little bloodshed NJ
possible. But he never hesitated to
use plenty Of three-inch guns when
they were necessary. The savages
saw that they had an iron man To
deal with and the native chiefs, one
by one, came in and surrendered TO
him.
AFTER they had agreed to behave
themselves, he treated them with
so much Justice and kindness
cleaned up their villages and paved
the way for schools and law and
order that they turned in and elected
him a native chief-the highest
honor they could pay a foreigner
Pershing did his work In the Phil
ippines so thoroughly and with Sc
much satisfaction TO the Washing
ton government that he. came under
the personal notice OF President
Roosevelt.
Thnn.h h. A. -
a captain. he was performing duties
and had responsibilities which
should normally fall on q general
officer. President Roosevelt, In
recognition of this. appointed him
a brigadier general.
A howl went up against jumping
Pershing from a captain to brigadier
general and Roosevelt was accused OF
being Influenced by the fact that Per-
shing's father-in-law was an infiuen-
tial United states Senator-Senator
Warren. of Wyoming.
But Roosevelt silcnced his critics
with this statement:
ITO make this man n brigadier gen.
eraI because his father-in-Iaw Is a
United States Senator would be In
fanny, but to decline 10 make him a
brigadier general for that reason
would be greater infamy."
The fact remains that the one man
who stands out from all others as
having delivered the goods in the
Philippines was Gen. Pershing.
The Taft administration Recognized
Pershing's worth as military CHIEF
and sent him back to the Philippines
to command all the United States
troops In the islands. He came back
to America just in time for the MeI-
can border troubles.
Another chapter OF the story OF Gen.
Pershing will appear in The Herald
tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
CHAMP CLARK
GIVES SECRET
OF HAPPINESS
Good Wife, Good Children
and a Boy in the Army
ingredients.

A man In his sixty-eighth year
has everything to be happy FOR IL
he has:
"a good wife. good children. and
a boy in the army"
This was the statement yesterday
OF Champ Clark. Speaker Of the
House. responding to a tribute paid
10 him In the lower branch of Con-
gress on the occasion OF his birth
day anniversary.
Also to be thankful for. said the
Speaker, was the fact that his grand
son. 10 months old. resembled him
in looks.
Given OyatiOn-
As Clark took his place on the
raised Speakers platform, Represen-
fatiye Cannon, of Illinois, called the
attention Of the House to the fact
OF the birthday. Members arose,
clapping their hands in applause.
The demonstration lasted several
minutes.
Il was Speaker Of this House when
the present Speaker was ON the floor,
and now / am on the floor and he
Is the Speaker" said Uncle Joe. "
while / do not agree with him at
times, yet. looking him in the eye.
want to say that he intends to
be correct in his rulings and at all
times is fair and courteous.
Il wish him many recurring anni-
versaries. and that he may live to
be 100 years old. and then run a foot
race, Intellectually and physically"
The Speaker responded in part:
IF l am no older than I feel, then
I am no older than was when en-
tered this House twenty-five years
ago. There Is not a man on earth
in better health than l.
'"To talk about the House Is always
an enticing subject to me. really
believe am the only man living who
always takes up the cudgels for the
House. No man ever says anything
against II when am present that he
does not get II back.
7 have spent twenty-three years In
this house, and l made more speeches
my first term than in any three Con-
crosses since. had told my consti-
tuents that my predecessor. whom ]
had defeated, had not been active
enough. Hence my numerous speeches.
Il look upon the speakership with
the same high regard that q judge OF
a high court should regard his judi
cial duties, and I would be ashamed
Of myself forever and externally If
ever made a partisan ruling"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
FOOD SOURING IN
STOMACH CAUSES
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" Relieves Stom-
ach Distress in Five
Minutes.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't bother.
II your stomach Is in a revolt; II
sick. gassy and upset, and what you
just ate has fermented and turned
sour; head dizzy and aches; belch
gases and acids and eructate undi-
gested food; breath foul. tongue coat
ed-just take a little Pape's Diapep-
sin to help neutralize acidity and
in i've minutes you wonder what be-
came OF the indigestion and distress.
Millions OF men and women today
know that II is needless to have dys-
Pepsia- A little Diapepsin occasion
aliy keeps the stomach sweetened and
they eat their favorite foods without
fear.
II your stomach doesn't take care
~ your liberal limit without rebel
lion: Y your food h a damage in
stead Of a help, remember the quick
est. sdrest. most harmless relief is
apes Diapepsin, which costs only
~ cents for a, large case at drug
stores- It's truly wonderful-it stops
fcrmeltation and acidity and sets
thingxtstraigbt 50 gently and easily
that Il 3 really astonishing. ADV,
=
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
War Garden Scrapbook

The Washington Herald has
opened a War Garden Depart
ment in charge of expert agri-
culturists, who will assist the
readers of this paper In every
possible way to raise bumper
war crops this summer.
The Herald II publishing daily
garden lessons and hints, which
win appear in every issue Of this
paper until crops are harvested.
Why not be a systematic and
scientific war gardener this sea-
son md follow these articles
daiIyf
Would It not be an excellent
suggestion to start a WAR GAR
DEN sCRAPBOOKf CIIp our
daily hints, paste them In a book
and you will soon have q COM
pIete garden guide, arranged
daily in the order in which you
Will be most apt to need II.
Begin WAR ARDEN
sCRAPBoOK TODAY.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
'BARUCH WILL
DEFINE PLANS
ON INDUSTRIES
Chairman Of War Board Has
No Desire to Disrupt
Normal Business.

Bernard Baruch. new chairman Of
the War Industries Board. WI an
nounce within two weeks his plans
for the greater mobilization Of Amer
lean industries for war.
They viii embrace no policy that
will disrupt Industries
This was emphasized at the Council
Of Defense yesterday.
Every effort viii be exerted 70 ins
fiuence manufacturers to work in
complete cooperation with the War
Industries Board. rather than under
pressure or demand from the gov
eminent. There VIII be no sudden
looping of Of the lesser industries.
Disquieting reports that the automo-
bile industry will be curtsiled nifty
per cent at once were denied No
such decision, IL was stated. has
been reached. The automobile men
have been asked to suggest TO what
extent they might curtail output.
Some have said they could curtail
about thirty per cent.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
PURELY PERSONAL.

carroll NJ. Long, OF Elizabeth, ". j.,
is visiting friends in Mt. Pleasant.
George N. Borden. of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Is on a trip to
st. Paul, MINI.
Cleveland T. Morfield, Of the Patent
ONCE. is confined to his home with lu
grippe.
Howard Keefer. Of the Government
Printing ONCE, has resigned to take
up employment in Baltimore.
Jesse Martin, Of the Geological Sur
vey. has been transferred to the War
Department.
Charles L Reilly Is visiting his
home in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. James Mcdonald has returned
from New York.
c. H. Ruddock, Of New York, Is
visiting his son. Albert B. Ruddock.
Mrs. J. Watson Webb. Of New York,
has Joined Mr.. Webb here.
Mrs. J. C. Hawkins and Mrs.
Charles Robert Brewster are spend
ing a week in New York.
Lieut. Bradford Mufford and his
brother, Carl s. Mufford, are in the
city for a short stay.
Miss Iona CornweIl is the guest OF
Miss Bessie Charlton, In Baltimore.
Miss Mary Ellsworth has returned
to her home after q visit to friends
in Danville. Va.
Miss Mary Donovan has been an.
pointed to the Department of Com
merce.
Elmer Smith has left the city fol
a visit to Philadelphia.
Frank Burman, who was here OF
q business trip, has returned to New
York city.
Ackerman Springman has left
Washington. for Chicago, where hs
will remain indefinitely.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

II mother and sister and brother
help, then there are four stars to
put on the flag-one for father, too,
you know.
If a troop Of Boy Scouts are max
ing a war garden, as many stars as
Scouts get on the flag.
Neighborhood and community gar
dens need larger flags to provide
space for the many stars.
The war garden slogan then is:
BE star In the garden service
flag!
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
WILL DISCUSS SHIPPING.

When the Southern Commercial
Congress meets at the Hotel Emer-
son in Baltimore on March Is the
all-absorbing theme will be '-shIps
in the Winning of the War and in
Trade Extension After the war"
The meeting will be attended by
Federal officials, State officials, rem
resentatives OF commercial organi-
cations and municipalities from
Baltimore. down the South Atlantic,
around the gulf to Galveston,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

Dit toward feed
Ing the nation.
its soldiers and
allies, and every
member of the
family be sure
to remember the
little boy!-gets
a star in the
flag, inside the
border.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
RAID BIBLE OFFICES.

Binghampton, N. Y, March IA
raid was made today upon the guar
ters Of the international Bible stu
dents Association. Armed with Fed
eral warrant. United States Marshal
Van Falkenburgh and Secret Service
men seized pamphlets and other Ut
erasars, a eqt made no aEEssts
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
CAMP MCCLELLAN THEATER.

When a theatrical company en-
ters Camp Mcclellan 1t is Just like
making a regular circuit. Each OF
the regimental canteens has an
auditorium that seats 1000. and the
visiting players move from one to
another. so all may enjoy the recre-
alton without, crowding. All pro-
ceeds derived by the csoldiers are
used in purchasing things for
amusement ana 70 make -afmy- life
easier,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

Being a star
N e a ms helping
with the spading,
h o e / n g, raking,
sowing. planting.
" e e d 1 n g a n d
sprinkling.
Twenty million
stars on garden
flags are needed
this summer in
America to pro-
duce enough gar
den food for US
all.
Make use of the
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
Boy Wants to Add a Star
To His Dads Garden FLAG

Dear Editor-I like garden
does dad who making Hut have to do
lot OF work in the garden
service fagf Why u show that helm
tOos-A r
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

That's IT,
A star!
Father can put up the garden flag
showing that the family is doing its