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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13

The camp library has been fortu-
nate in securing Gregg's rounding
of Nation" 1t is the story of the
beginnings of our country graphical-
ly and interestingly told.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-13

New books in the camp library in
clude Dramatic Moments of Ameri-
can Diplomacy" by Page, and Los
sings Pictorial History of the Civil
War"
Evening star., 1918-05-12
Mr.. BAKER TO ADDRESS
NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY

Secretary Daniels 10 to present Sec
retary Baker to the North Carolina
Society at meeting to be held Wednes-
day night at $50 o'clock in the ball
room at the New Willard Hotel. The
Secretary of the Navy is himself a
member OF the society. Mr.. Baker is
to make an address.
Representative John H. Small, presi-
dent of the society, especially invites
all North Carolinians who have come
to Washington within the past year
to attend the meeting. Admission will
be by card only. it is announced, which
may he obtained from Secretary James
Lee Bost. suite II Home Life building,
18th and G streets northwest
Evening star., 1918-05-12

Figures showing that there arc 761
persons per week leaving the United
States service because they cannot find
housing accommodations in Washing
ton were supplied to Chairman johnson
Of the House District committee yes
terday by Capt julius I. Peyser.
Capt. Peyser is a Washington attor-
ney, now in the Quartermaster Corps of
the Army, assigned to the division of
housing and health in the Office of the
Secretary Of War. working under the
direction of Maj. 2. L. Potter, chief of
the housing and health division of the
War Department.
In his statement on the labor turn
over in governmental departments dur
ing April, and estimated costs to the
government, Capt. Peyser presented
these facts:
Average number of people put on by
all government departments per week
in April. 1882: average number of peo-
pie leaving the service per week, 761 E;
net additions per week, 1,121.
Need Of Remedy Urged.
With over 1000 new employees being
added in Washington each week. and
!. considering the present crowded condf-
tton OF the city, 1t seems self-eVident
that something must be done to meet
the housing needs of the District at the
earliest possible moment.
The excessive labor turnover. makes
the provision of adequate accommoda-
tions for these workers doubly desira-
BILE. In private business it is estimated
that it costs approximately 500 to
secure and break in a new employe.
With the governments rather compli-
Gated machinery for securing new en-
pioyes and the disorganization Of work
while a new employe is being broken
in, it would cost at least that much.
This means that labor turnover is
costing the government $76,100 a week.
or S3,957.200 a year: and besides this
cost, 1T must be taken into considera-
tion that the DISCRIMINATION OF our
war machinery through the constant
breaking in Of new employees is neces-
sarily slowing up our whole war pro-
gram.
Moreover. the relative proportion of
people leaving the service is increasing.
Early in March one left to every three
appointed. The last week of April one
left to every two appointed. The last
week in April the War Department
added 374. but 309 left the service.
OF course, not all of this separation
from the service is due to bad housing,
Evening star., 1918-05-12
MENTALLY DEPRESSED,
HE COMMITS SUICIDE
c. J. Downey, Newspaper Man of
Denver, Ends Life at st. Eliza
beth Hospital.

Charles Julian Downey. forty five years
old. who formerly was in the newspaper
business in Denver, Col, and who came
to this city few weeks ago to accept a
government appointment. yesterday COM
mitted suicide in lavatoryIn B building
at st. Elizabeth Hospital, where he was
under treatment for a mental disorder.
He came here from Denver and accented
a position with J. F. Callbreath on the
American Mining Journal. He remained
there for short time and then accepted
a position as war worker in the inspection
bureau of the ordnance department of the
Army.
1t was while he was filing the first
mentioned position that he suffered
nervous breakdown and was forced to
seek brief rest. At that time he re-
sided with his brother in law and sister,
Lieut.. Col. A. H. White. U. s. A., and
Mrs. White. Florence Court West. When
he had apparently recovered from his at
tack OF nervousness he accepted the posi-
tion in the ordnance department. but was
there only short time before he suffered
another breakdown. and. it is stated. i'm
agined persons were following him as an
alleged German spy
musicians reported 1t was necessary
for him to get treatment His case was
referred to Sanitary Officer Phillips, and
two weeks ago he was taken to the hos
pital. Arrangements had been made to
give him trial by Jury the latter part of
next week.
Downey was a native Of Indianapolis
Ind. and graduate Of St. Paul University,
st. Paul. MINI. He filed position on the
Denver Post, later served as managing
editor Of the Denver News and still later
was editor of the Daily Mining and Finan-
cial Record. printed in Denver, which DO
Eftfon he filled fifteen years. His wife
and child reside at 1904 East 9th street.
Kansas City, Mo-. and Mrs. Downey is on
her way to this city to make arrange
ments for the funeral
Evening star., 1918-05-12
PROFITEERS ARE SCORED.
Worse Than Traitors, Representative
Sisson Tells Mississipi Society.

Representative Thomas u. Sisson of
Mississippi at a meeting of the Mis-
sissippi State Society last night at
1899 Vermont avenue northwest. Mr..
Sisson declared that war profteers
who are reaching in the government q
money chest when it needs every cent
1t can get to back up the boys in
France. are worse than traitors and
should receive a traitors fate.
Mr.. Sisson eulogized the women OF
Mississippi and the patriotic men of
that state.
Raleigh Raines, president of the So
Ciety, presided
Evening star., 1918-05-12
EVA BOOTH TO LECTURE
ON "STARS AND STRIPES"
Feature of Meeting Today Over
Which Vice President Marshall
Will Preside.

Commander Eva Booth Of the Saliva
ton Army is to deliver a lecture on The
Stars and Stripes at Belasco Theater this
afternoon at 3 80 O'Clock. Vice President
Marshall Is to preside.
The program is to open with a concert
at o'clock by the United States Marine
Band This is to be followed by the sing
Ing of America" by the audience. The
Evening star., 1918-05-12
TO UTILIZE PRISON LABOR.
House Passes Bill Authorizing Fac
tory for Cotton Fabrics.

BY a vote Of 191 to IS the House
yesterday, after several days of dis
cussion, passed the bill authorizing
the establishment of a factory at the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
for the manufacture of cotton fabrics
for the government.
Opponents of the measure said its
enactment will open the way for a gen.
eral industrial prison system. The bill
now goes to the Senate
Evening star., 1918-05-12

Invocation Ia to he pronounced by Rev
Dr. James Shcra Montgomery. Mai WAL
ter b. Mabee Is to sing Battle Hymn Of
the Republic" Commander Booth will be
presented by Vice President Marshall.
The audience is to sing The National
Anthem and the 6ensdie'ion is to be-
Commander Eva Booth Is the fourth
daughter Of the world-famed rhian-
thropist, the late Gen. William Booth.
She has been the Blucher upon many a
Waterloo of the army's warfare.
Evening star., 1918-05-12
LOSS OF 76l u. S. CLERKS A WEEK
IS ASCRIBED TO LACK OF HOMES

but there is no question Of doubt that
the greater proportion of it is due to
the bad housing, feeding, and recrea-
ton conditions which exist in the>District
of Columbia.
When one considers that over 1000
people net are being added in Wash
ington each week and that over $50
are leaving the service in Washington
each week, it seems self-evident that
the government must do something to
speedily provide for the situation.
Evening star., 1918-05-12

Land has been acquired in New Jersey
by Norwegian shipping interests for the
construction of one of the largest ship
yards in the world.
Evening star., 1918-05-12

Rafael Nieto, Mexican minister of the
interior. and Mario Mendez. director of
teIegraphs. have been elected president
and vice president, respectively. of the
constitutionalist railways.
Evening star., 1918-05-12
Mail Shows Increase.

The amount of mail we handle has
increased SO tremendously" one holder
of q contract wrote the city post Office.
in rendering his resignation, that the
people have to stand in line, and the
service Of all the clerks are required to
attend to this work alone. 1t makes
customers discontented and many Of
them go away angry. Those wishing
to mail packages and buy stamps sit
in the soda fountain chairs and are
themselves dissatisfied because they
have to wait their turn to mail a
parcel"
The contracts are awarded by the
city post Office on bids made by the
applicants. In Washington no con-
tract has ever been awarded for more
than $500. This sum, many Of the con-
tract holders declare. is now made
Quate. and unless more money is al
flowed for the work more stations will
probably be surrendered.
The contracts run from 81 to 5000 a
year here. The contract station in the
House of Representatives is run for the
convenience of the members of the
House, and the clerk in charge is paid
by that body. He is "doIIar-a-year
man." probably the original one, as he
is given by the city post Office 81 a
year.
Determined by Business.
The clerk at the station at the Sol
diers' Home is paid IS year. Many of
the drug store men who have stations
receive no more than 5000 a year. The
salaries are determined by the amount
of business done at the stations. The
amount Of business done since the
United States declared war on Germany,
and Washington has become the busy
capital of a nation at war, has jumped
enormously.
There are now fifteen classified sta
tions, where all sorts of postal business
is handled, throughout the city. and in
this respect Washington is better off
than ever, il is pointed out notwith-
standing the fact that one of these sta
tions is not available to the public at
barge This is Statoin b. located In the
Treasury Department for handling fed
eral reserve business. This station was
Established in 1914.
Most of the drug store postal station
contracts are for one or two years, but
has been the custom of the city post
bfice to accept designations on thirty
lay notice, when conditions warrant
Patrons of the post office NAV have
O walk bit farther, in some Instances
10 huy postage stamps, but such are
allied upon by the city post office to
emember that the nation is at war
Officials declare that it is not feasible
or letter carriers to sell stamps: that
he matter has been considered many
imes and has never been adouted for
ood reasons. Especially at this time
arriers have about all they can do, due
largely increased mails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Things Worth knowing.

To Renovate Wallpaper-Buy five
or ten cents worth of assorted
school crayons. Pick out the
shades you want to renew on your
wallpaper where the pattern is
faded out. Start at the top and
follow with your work down the
strip and so on around the room
You can have very nice room
with little expense and no hard la
Dor; no muss to clean up and just
the colors you like. The crayon
will not fade or wipe Off
To turn hens of table linen cas-
lily and accurately remove needle
from sewing machine, adjust hem
mer to desired width and pass the
goods through. They are then
ready for hemming by hand. This
gives a straight, even hem.
Wallpaper cleaner will clean your
white shades and saves laundry
bills. If unusually soiled at the
hem, rub with dry whiting.
When rolling linoleum to put
away, roll with the stamped side
out and edge will not curl up when
put down again. but will cling close
to the floor. Needs no tacks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Carbon Monoxide Gas Poisoning.

Carbon monoxide gas (not car
| bonic acid gasI is colorless, taste
less, odorless. burns with a blue
| flame, and it is a deadly poison. 1t
may be given off from any fuel,
whether charcoal, wood, coal, oil.
gas, or gasoline, which burns with
out free air supply Therefore
any heater is unsafe in a room I'M
less adequate provision is made for
carrying off the products of com
! bustion through a fiue or pipe or
chimney. (1he sole exception is
electric heating.
A gas stove or oil stove in room,
without connection with a tiue, is
injurious to the health of occupants
in another way as we'll Even II
no carbon monoxide gas is given
off, carbon dioxide gas is necessar-
lily given off by the flame, and
though carbon dioxide is compar-
atively harmless in limited guam
tity in the air OF room, persons
OCCUPYING rooms SO heated are quite
commonly observed to suffer from
headaches, loss of appetite, some
times nausea or faintness anemia,
sallow complexion and lack of nor
NAL vitality-in short, all the ia
miliar symptoms of oxygen starva-
ton. The carbon d:oXide tcarbonic
acid gas) accumulates in the air OF
the room in sufficient quantity to
crowd out oxygen, and the occu-
pant suffers the natural conse-
quences 1t is safer to go chilly,
if necessary, than to ruin health
by chronic carbon dioXide poison
ing.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is not
chronic, but sudden and acute and
alarming or fatal in effect. Run a
gasoline engine in a tightly closed
garage and the exhaust containing
as much as 10 per cent of this dead
ly poison) may bring disaster to
persons in the garage, and without
warning. Fortunately some warn
ing is given in most instances, the
victim feels a sense of pressure on
the temples, blurring of the eyes,
and weakness or "caving in" of the
knees If not quickly removed from
the place to open ar he will col
lapse or die. Sudden deaths in
closed garages in cold weather have
too often been ascribed to heart
failure" by the body viewing"
brand of coroner, when in fact car
bon monoxide poisoning destroyed
life.
Carbon monoxide poisoning IS
likely to occur IN workmen in steel
mills. blast furnaces, engine rooms,
smelters. foundries, bottle factor
les, laundries. t'ylor shops. water
gas plants, brick kilns. bakeries,
stokeholds. linotype rooms, mines
from fumes of explosions) and
garages
Blurring of the vision, sudden
headache or sense of pressure
against temples. and peculiar feel
ing of "caving in" of the knees
should warn the victim TO rush for
omen air Some victims declare
that a strange taste is noticed be-
fore collapse comes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27

Aunt Nabby's Rhode island
! Johnnycake-Cut up piece o.
nice fresh beef seut to about half
cupful Mix thoroughly with one
quart cornmeal and one-half ia
blespoon salt. Scald meal VITA
hot water and stir till it is well
wet to the consistency of mush.
Grease a long bakepan and spread
the johnnycake in il very thin;
bake in oven till brown and crisp.
Eat this hot. with jam or any fruit
butter, and there isn't a better
dessert.
Honey Drop Cakes-One-half cup
extracted honey, one-halt cup sd
gar. one-half cup lard, two ana
one-half cups flour (may need
moreb, two eggs. one teaspoon soda
in one-half cup hot water. Drop
in well-greased pan with spoon.
Prune Shortcake-Ma a bis
cult dough, using two cups -four.
four teaspoons baking powder,
one-half teaspoon salt, two table
spoons butter and about three
quarters cup milk. Roll out dough
about an inch thick. Crush TOP
Will Tue DdhC
hot oven about twenty minutes.
Then strain the juice that has been
cooked wi,h the prunes until ten
der and allowed to cool, in a pitch
er. Stone prunes, put i'll dish.
then pour over the juice; sprinkle
with one and one-half cups sugar,
let stand until ready to serve. Cut
shortcake carefully to make two
layers, put prunes between, then
another layer on top; cover with
prunes and juice. Serve with
cream. One pound OF prunes
makes this delicious shortcake to
serve six persons.
Chocolate Pudding One quart
milk, four tablespoons cornstarca.
four tablespoons sugar, four ia
teaspoons scraped chocolate, two
tablespoons boiling water, two
eggs, one teaspoon vanilla and
pinch of salt. Reserve one cup
milk and put remainder on to boil.
Put chocolate, sugar AMI water in
saucepan and stir until smooth and
glossy Stir in boiling milk Mix
corn. arch with cold milk, beat
eggs and add to cOrnstarch anu
milk; stir into boiling milk and
beat about three minutes Turn
into mold and serve with whipped
cream or vanilla sauce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27

The young peoples societies of
the five United PRESBYTERIAN
churches of the three cities held a
rally last evening at the Gloria Dc!
church, a large representation of
each congregation attending Mrs.
s. X. Davis and Mrs Verna Banks
acted as reception committee.
The Davenport contingent was dc
iayed until late by the irregular
service on the car lines, but came
90 strong and TO them was given
the banner for the largest attend
ance IN proportion to the member
ship. Each society took some part
IN the program, the main feature
or which was an address by W. B..
Mcintyre, who spoke on the re-
sponsibility of the church toward
the children. The Davenport soci-
ETY. sang a patriotic number and
introduced Miss Blake, who. dress
ed as farmer boy, gave Knee
deep in June" The Oak Grove
church sang a patriotic song and
the Gloria Del church was repre-
scented by Miss Elizabeth Mcmillan
Mrs. Verne Banks, Mrs. Robert
kinner and Mrs. Franklin White
the latter dressed as Liberty and
the others as Red Cross nurses
MRS. klnner gave a reading and the
company sang The Star Spangled
Banner. Mrs. j. l.. Vance at the
close of the program came forward
anu pinned a star on the church
service nag for her husband, Rev.
). l.. vance, who is in France In
y. NJ {. A. work, and was former
ly pastor of the church. A time
OF s<cta bility followed the pro
gram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Social Announcements

An all day meeting of the Ser
vice Star OF Barbara Frietchie tent
daughters OF Veterans. will be held
Monday. A picnic dinner will be
served at noon. The regular meet
.hg or the tent will be held Friday
evening OF next week.
The Tri-Cfty Sisterhood of Tenn.
pie Emanuel will meet in the tenn
pie social room next Tuesday afte-.
noon at 2;30. Members are asked
to- note the day.
Mrs. A. Franklin Sala was named
vice president of the social service
department of the Rock Island
Woman's club at the annual meet
ing held Thursday evening. the
name of Mrs. F. NJ Sala being in
advertently used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Heel Skir, Diseases

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema. blotches. ringworm. rashes
and similar skin troubles. A little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c, or
Sl.OO for xtralarge bottle, and prompt.
y applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo is wonderful. penetrating.
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. 1t is not greasy.
Is easily applied and costs little Get
1t today and save all further distress
The Z. w. Rose CO.. Cleveland. o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
All Thai Wheeze is Not Asthma.

Last June" writes a correspond
ent, the doctor told me | had valv-
ular heart trouble. 1t had been
present for years and l was una
ware of it. Blood pressure nearly
normal. l can hold my breath only
20 seconds l have what l call
bronchial asthma; have been sub
ject to it more or less constantly
for years. Bringing a bucket Of
coal upstairs sets me wheeling.
A great many people who imagine
they have asthma, have no asthma
at all We haven't examined the
correspondent, of course, but his
description does not tally with that
of bronchial asthma. In bronchial
Tor spasmodic) asthma the Difficult
ty of breathing is not constant, but
comes only in spells lasting from a
few hours to a few days, with inter-
walls of perfect freedom.
What the correspondent describes
is rather the dyspnoea, or difficult
breathing, of impaired circulation.
He probably has a dilated heart;
the state which doctors call loss
of compensation. That is, for
years, since his heart valves be-
came incompetent, his heart has
been doing overwork; it has been
pumping out at each beat more than
enough blood to meet his demands,
the excess being pumped out to
compensate for the quantity that
leaks back through the damaged
valve at each beat The valve, you
might say, is incrusted with car
bon; it has been distorted by the
scar formation following some past
infection and Inflammation.
While the heart muscle has been
able to compensate for the leakage,
through hypertrophy or overgrowth
Qike an athletes or gymnast's
muscles), the man remained, as he
says, unaware of his trouble. But,
being unaware of his handicap, the
man has perhaps not taken the pre-
caution he otherwise might have
taken to avoid excuses or strains,
and SO the overturned muscle has
."gone STALE" the overgrown heart
muscle has stretched under the
strain, the heart is dilated. There
fore, the heart no longer pumps the
blood through the lungs as efficient
~ dS II anu tllC oAlOA I
ness OF breath, especially on exer-
ton.
Is there a remedy? Certainly Alb
solute rest IN bed or reclining chair.
Perhaps the Karell or other limit
ed diet. This may be a matter of
a few days or several weeks. In
any case it is Indispensable. Alb
solute rest does not mean lying
down or sitting up most of the
time. and getting up now and then
for a few moments. 1t means alb
soIute rest. Rising to get IA drink
or answer the telephone cancels all
the benefit of several days of rest.
So the Doctors judgment Is neces
sary to determine how long this
rest must be continued. and your
nurses skilled care is equally nee
essary to see that the rest IL not
nullified by your own mistakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Miss Pittman to Visit Graduate
Nurses.

Miss Anna Pittman. field secre-
tary under the nursing service of
the central division of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, will be in Moline
April % and 80 and will confer with
the individual nurses regarding
Red C\s work. In order to as
sist Mis-; Pittman in the work OF
seeing the largest number of
nurses in the shortest time meet
ing has been ARA "ged for Monday
evening at the Kings Daughters
rooms in Moline. Supper will be
served to all who wish to avail
themselves of the opportunity of
seeing Miss Pittman and reserva-
tions may be made up to noon Mon
day by calling Mrs. o. H. Dodge,
Moline 1868.