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Evening star., 1918-08-11
TO CONSIDER PROBLEMS
OF W0MAN'S WORK
Miss Elizabeth Christman of Chi
cago Is Named Chief Examiner
by War Labor Board.

The appointment of Miss Elizabeth
Christman of Chicago as chief of a
staff of woman examiners for the ma
tional war labor board was announced
yesterday. Miss Christman is a trade
union woman and a member Of the
executive board of the women's Trade
Union League Of Chicago. and her ap-
pointment is regarded as adding
fresh emphasis to the government 3
new policy toward the problems of
women's labor.
AS a worker in glove factories for
ten years, and as secretary-treasurer
of the Gloveworkers' International
Union for five years, Miss Christman
has acquired f1rst-hand knowledge of
factory conditions and practical ex-
perience in, dealing with labor issues
involving women.
Miss ChTistman arrived in Washing
ton yesterday and Immediately took up
her duties at the new headquarters of
the national war labor board, on
Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Entertainments FOR
COLORED SOLDIERS

The list of activities under the su-
pervision of the colored branch of the
District Of Columbia War Camp Com
munity Service follows:
Today automobile sightseeing trip
for the soldiers of Camp Humphreys.
Leave the Service Club. 1886 18th
street northwest, at pm. Luncheon
service by the ladies of the various
churches. Monday. August IL, picnic
at Greenwillow Park from 6 to IL
pm. Tuesday evening, special services
at Galbraith Church for soldiers. We'd
nesday evening, Dunbar High School
center swimming pool open for SOL
diers and sailors. Musical and dance
for soldiers and sailors at the service
club, 1886 14th street northwest,
Thursday evening. Special lecture on
the war by Lieut.. ]. S. Kilroy.
United Service Club. No. 8, 1886 18th
street northwest, open for soldiers and
sailors, with luncheon counter, read
ing and writing rooms, pool and bill
lizards, piano, Victrolas, dormitories
and hot baths. Information bureau
conducted. where enlisted men can OBJ
tain full information as to activities
for their entertainment in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
ABSOLUTEL LOYALTYIS
DEMAND OF AMERICANS
Representative Scott Ferris, Back
From West, Says Country Is
Soidly Patriotic.

THE American people are insisting
on absolute loyalty to their govern
ment. their President. their flag and
the boys at the 'front.'" said Represen-
tative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma,
chairman of the democratic national
congressional campaign committee.
who returned yesterday to Washington
after a four-week tour through the
west.
Commenting on his trip, Mr.. Ferris
said that the recent primary election
held throughout the country disclosed
that the people will not vote for any
one who has not a loyal record.
ANY wavering process" he said. "by
any senator or member of the House
has proved and will prove his COM
plete undoing. The country Is in
tensely patriotic and behind the Presi-
dent and government almost to man.
Here and there there is an occasional
fly in the ointment but they are few
and far between. Never has the
country been SO united on one propo-
sition as they are on winning the war
and standing solidly behind their
government in every undertaking"
Evening star., 1918-08-11
D. c. MEN coMMIss1oNED.

Commissions in the Army have been
issued to residents Of this city and
vicinity, as follows:
Ralph H. Ober, 1912 Park road, cap
tain, Engineer Reserve Corps.
Tarvey B. Lemon, Aberdeen. Md,
captain, Ordnance Reserve Corps.
Robert Hills, Chevy Chase, Nd, sec
ond lieutenant. Signal Reserve Corps.
Hector Crandall, Washington bar
racks. second lieutenant, engineers,
National Army.
Edwin S. French, Falls Church, Va /;
John F. Kelley. 1889 1st street;
Frederick H. Prince, jr.. the High
lands, and William A. Ford. 1888 U
street, first leutenants, Quartermaster
Corps, National Army.
Hugh Higgins. 1907 Monroe street; /;
George A. Irwin, 14th and I streets,
and Gerald A. Rounds, 1725 18th street,
second lieutenants, Quartermaster
Corps, National Army.
Donald H. White, 1929 s street, and
Charles H. Burns, 3459 Macomb street.
second lieutenants, chemical welfare
service, National Army.
John D. Hird, 1906 Lamont street:
Charles G. Senseney. 1853 Otis place,
second lieutenants, air service (aero-
nautics).
Evening star., 1918-08-11
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, August
lo--Funeral services for Mrs. Cor
nelia Weems Gibson, wife of Judge
John Gibson, who died at her home,
in Hyattsvilie. early Thursday morn
ing. were held this morning at All
saints Church, Calvert county. Rev.
Charles E. McAllister, rector of st.
Matthews parish, officiated. The pail
bearers were her three sons. Messrs,
Z. M, T. w. and John Gibson, jr. /:
TWO nephews. Harry w. and Thomas
H. Wilkinson. and her son-in-law.
=. L. Rector. Mrs. Gibson's death
down. and she had been seriously
III Tor about week. She was sew
enty-slx years old. Her maiden name
was Cornelia Weems, one of the best
knoWn family names in southern
MA Marytana. she married Judge Glib
ago. Besides her husband, Mrs. Glib
son leaves these children: E. N. Glib
son. Plainfield, n. J.: Mrs. c. l.
rector. Baltimore; Miss Bessie N.
GIBSON, Hyattsyille; John Gibson. ir..
fl.tsporsh. and I. W. Gibson, Char
Declaring that he would neither
night nor work. Frank Ball, twenty
4 nve years old, barricaded himself in
| a barn on the Brady farm, about
eight miles from here, and, with a
revoiyer. defed the county officers.
denied and Thursday afternoon cap
tured Ball and locked him up in the
| local jail When the officers arrived
Ball was told some friends in an auto
mobile wanted to see him and Deputy
sherin Garrison offered him a. place
he
to start it the officer slipped the hand
cuffs on him and took him to Jail
In letter to friend in the county
Corp Claude T. Underwood. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Underwood
| Of Piscataway, and formerly of the
clerical force of the county COM
missioners' Office. says:
Just few lines to let you know
that I arrived safe and would rather
be right here on the front than any
place in France. We have been at.
tackled several times by the Huns
| want every time they try to pull any
| thing on us. We play ball and other
games when we have time"
Rejected by the military authorities
for service because of physical dis
qualifications. Clyde NJ. Shreve. son
anxious to do his bit, filed his ap-
plication with the Red Cross to drive
an ambulance and this week received
his call.
DIR. Reuben S. Hill of Maryland
State College has been commissioned ed
first lieutenant in the Sanitary
Corps and left today for Fort Ogle-
| thorpe. Ga.
A Red Cross rally of colored work.
| ers will he held at the courthouse in
Upper - boro Thursday, August 90
with morning and afternoon sessions
| There will be speaking. dancing an6
! other features. The committee or
| arrangements comprises James F
| Armstrong. chairman: Misses NJ E
Montgomery and E. L. Watkins. sec.
| retaries, and Mrs. NJ. E. Campbell ant
| J. A. Griffith. treasurers.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
PLANS FOR HOLY NAME DAY.
Memorial Field Mass in October for
Members in Service.

Plans are being arranged by the
Holy Name Society of the District for
observance in October of Holy Name
day, when memorial field mass will
be held in honor of the living and
dead members of the society serving
in the Army and Navy. Approximately
$500 members of the society in Wash
ington are now serving the colors.
The memorial field mass was agreed
upon 2, meeting of the Washington
branch of the society Friday night,
instead of the annual street demon
stration. Rev. Eugene del. McDon-
declared that 1t was most fitting that
the Catholics of Washington should
hold the memorial for the men. John
Hadley Doyle, president Of the Arch
diocesan Union, presided.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

est service at this time is in war
industry.
Description Of the Badge.
Charles T. Clayton. director of the
civilian insignia service of the Depart
ment Of Labor. announces that the war
industries badge will be disc-shaped
slightly larger than a quarter. and
will be attached to a red. white and
blue enamel bar one and three
quarters inches long. Four consecu-
tive months Of uninterrupted service
worker to the first badge. which will
be of bronze. Eligibility to the sec
ond badge. which will be cast from
the same die but made of different
metal, possibly silver. will result from
eight consecutive months of war
will be retroactive on properly sup
ported application. but no silver
badges will be given for industrial
war service performed prior to Sep
tember l.
The original plan of having a serv-
every additional four months of war
employment has been discarded.
largely because of the danger of the
additional bars becoming entangled
in machinery while the wearer is at
work. Instead. the policy of having
metals. has been substituted.
For the present eligibility to the
war industries badge will be limited
to civilian workers in industries un-
der the supervision of a government
official. or in plant that is certified
to the civilian insignia service by
the chief of a government department
as being of sufficient Importance in
war production to have the badge
issued to its workers. In all cases.
only those actually engaged on gov
ernment contracts shall be eligible.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
FOOD HIGHER HERE THAN
ATLANTA AND PITTSBURGH

This table of comparative prices was
made for thirty-seven food articles
and was collected by experts of the
bureau July % last. Another outstand-
ing feature is the relatively higher
prices paid in Washington for poultry
compared with Pittsburgh and Atlanta
prices. In Atlanta fresh eggs were Z
per cent cheaper than here. white
corn meal was 8 per cent cheaper.
breakfast foods 9 per cent cheaper
and canned vegetables 33 per cent
cheaper than here.
Washington is shown to have been
slightly cheaper on rice, ham. navy
beans. cheese and evaporated milk
than were the other two cities.
The bureau reports that figures COL
lected on the same date show that
prices are on an average higher in
Boston than they are in Washington.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
FRENCH GRATEFUL FOR AID.
Acknowledge $4,000 Remittance
for Orphans and Refugees.

In acknowledgment of cable re-
mittance of $4,000 sent in honor of
Bastile day, July IA, Mrs. Whitney
Warren, treasurer of the New York
committee of the Secours Rationale.
has just received the following cable
from NJ. Outlet, secretary general of
the Secours Rationale, in Paris:
1.-The Secours National committee, in
conference on July is. renews to Nine.
Whitney Warren and her collaborators
it's profound expression of thanks for
the orphans, repatriated. refugees and
tubercular patients aided SO benif1-
Gently and efficaciously since 1914"
During the past week contributions
received by Mrs. Warren amounted to
sl,294.S4 for the relief of the desti-
tute women and children of France
and Belgian refugees. making total
TO date of S510.5S9.75.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
TRAIN FOR MEDICAL CORPS.
Colleges to Be Asked to Alter Cur.
riculum

The medical department of the
Army through the National Research
Council will shortly Issue an appeal
to American colleges and universities
urging them to alter their curriculum
SO that third and fourth year stu
dents may receive special training
which will enable them to qualify
MS officers and for other work in the
medical department
The appeal will be sent to all the
principal colleges and universities IN
the country. The request is made
that all directing heads of such in
stitutions write to either DIR. Rich
ard NJ. Fearce of the National Re
search Council: Washington. or to the
division of laboratory. office of the
surgeon. general, Washington, D. c.,
for details of the proposed plan.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
FOR CHEAP woMEN's WEAR.

Plans to reduce the prices on wom-
ems ready-to-wear garments will be
discussed at a meeting in the offices
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Tuesday morning. Max
ing a charge for all allegations will
also be considered.
This is regarded as a labor economy
for war times and Is expected to
prove permanent public benefit.
Every ready-to-wear store has its
alteration department. and this de-
partment, It is stated. is charged au-
tomatically on the price of the gar
ments.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

1t costs housewives more to pur-
chase foodstuffs. in Washington than
1t does those in Atlanta, Ga, and
Pittsburgh, Pa. This is brought out in
tables of price comparisons prepared
by the bureau of markets of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
AS was the case in the comparisons
furnished for Baltimore. st. Louis and
Minneapolis. the prevailing prices or
butter and meats are higher here thar
in Atlanta and Pittsburgh. In fact
this city is considerably higher on il )
meat prices. The prices for meats in
these two cities are from Z to '19
per cent less thatkin Washington.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Welfare Building Approved.

Brig Gen Charles W. Kutz. camp
commander, has approved plans for
the construction of the Jewish We'll
fare building in the civic section Of
the cantonment. Frank Astor of Bal
timore, who recently resigned the
high school principalship at Madison,
Va, has been appointed field repre-
sentative at Camp Humphreys by the
Jewish Welfare board. He arrived at
camp this week.
Plans have also been approved and
the contract awarded for the con-
struction of Y. W. c. A. hostess
house at this camp. The building con-
structed will be built along the lines
of the type at other camps. Four wings
will go off from large entrance hall,
containing an information desk ana
Office. The two front wings will be
the living room and the cafeteria,
where soldiers and their visitors will
be able to order home cooking at rea-
sonable prices. The back wings will
accommodate the kitchen and the rest
rooms.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
HAUL BIG COAL SUPPLY.
Railroads Are Moving Many Thou
sands Of Tons More Than Last Year

Railroads hauled 26s.175 cars of coal
from the mines during the week end
ing July 81. or 10000 more than in the
corresponding week last year. rail-
road administration report today
showed.
For the entire year up to July q
S59,125 cars Of coal have been haul
ed more than last year in the same
time. For the week, loadings were
bituminous. 40.942 Of anthracite and
G.65S Of Ignite.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
CREDIT MEN TO MEET.

Credit managers in Washington
stores are going to attend the war
time convention of the Retail Credit
Mems National Association in Boston,
Mass. at the Copley Plaza Hotel Au-
gust 20 to "a. The. credit mems sec
tion of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association will be well repre-
sented.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Richard F. outcault. ir.. the original

Richard F. Outcault. jr.. the original
Buster Brown" a son Of the car
toonist. was injured in an airplane
accident in France a few weeks ago.
according to letters received by
friends of the family in New York.
When the Tuscania was torpedoed
Outcault was among the American
ayiatorS aboard.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
BUSINESS PROBLEM PARLEY.
Merchants and Manufacturers
Governors to Meet

Problems that confront the busi-
ness men of the National Capital will
be considered at q special meeting of
the board Of governors of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion Tuesday evening. This is pre-
liminary to a general meeting of
the association. Business men of
Washington have war problems diff
ferent from those Of business men in
any other city.
1--WE have one thought in mind right
now" says President NJ. A. Leese,
win the war"
Evening star., 1918-08-11

Papers and other articles seized
when Prof. Charles e. Strangeland
was arrested in Bethlehem. Pa, last
June. were ordered returned to him
yesterday. He was charged with
sending outside the regular mail
channels communications to his wife
in Denmark and to Ellen Key, the
Swedish author.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

Omcers Of a lumber laden steamer
arriving at an Atlantic port Friday
reported that the previous Friday
while off Cape Hatteras their vessel
was chased for half an hour by
German submarine. The ship escaped
by taking zigzag course and putting
on full steam.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
STAG HOTEL
COS 9Th Street.

Over Virginia Theater. Take Elevator.
Best ROOMS I'm city. Parque:
noor: steel ceilings; shower
bath, toilet and lavatory; teie-
phones; French windows;
writing tables; metal lockers;
shoes shiued while you sleep.
etc. Everything sanitary, Sl.0o
to $3.50 per day. Special
weekly rntes. Look 'em over.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
, person who will fill your need.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

The steamship Hickman. built for
the Emergency Fleet Corporation at
the plant of the Standard Shipbuild-
day.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
BIG DOCK PLANNED
BY j. S. ENGINEERS
Giant Structure Proposed at
Camp Humphreys to Handle
Big Ships.
HOSTESS HOUSES o. KID
speeinl Correspondence of The Star.

speciaI Correspondence Of The Star
CAMP HUMPHREYS. Va. August
10--This military city on the fo-
tomac river is soon to be port sec
ond only to that at the National Capi-
tai. =.
A giant steel dock and wharves' IL
n,ans known to be under consideration
are carried out, will be erected at
White Stone point, at the end OF the
peninsula on which the camp IS 10
Gated, SO that Norfolk and Washihs-
ton steamers can make regular stops
for both passengers and freight
The building of these docks ana
wharveS, in accordance Win INC us,
tom of having the engineer troops con-
struct all the important puohc ~ofks
about the cantonrerl as Il EaIt u
their war training. will most hkeiy pc
assigned TO seleetives ,ni, IRON NY V,rainis
and the District of Columbia. VINO NJ
present compose the buls or the men
in training here.
No official announcement mas Deen
made by the camp authorities as 10
lust what will be done to improve the
port facilities here, but 1t is known
that the whole situation has peen
thoroughly canvassed. and definite an
nouncement of just when the con-
StrucllOn OIL the uoShS eii0
will be undertaken is expected
shortly.
Must Be Strong and Permanent.
Only a strong, permanent dock will
be able to withstand he breakup
of the river ice in the spring, ana
that is the reason the present tenn
porary structure, built before the camp
was established. was placed in shallow
but protected cove.
At White Stone point there Is over
fifty feet of water about seyenty-nVe
feet from the shore. which is a blum
through which a road will be cut by
the engineers. The location OF the
dock at this point exposes it to a GER
tain extent, but it will be built strong
enough to withstand any pressure
which the ice floes are likely to de-
yelop.
Preparatory to merging it with the
Central Engineer officers Training
School. the Engineer officers School
at Camp Lee has been ordered to move
TO Camp Humphreys. and the 2.oOo
student -offieers and corps of instruc-
tors numbering 100 commissioned Of
ficerS are expected to arrive here this
afternoon.
Col. B. L. Peterson, commandant OF
the Camp Lee school. has been select
ed to head the Central Engineer ON
GERS Training School here, which will
be the largest institution of its kind
in the world. Col Peterson and all
the higher ranking officers of the
school are graduates of West Point.
Mai. B. A. Miller of st. Louis will be
adjutant and Maj. d. A. Dawson OF
Chicago. senior instructor of the CEN
trail school.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

Midsummer Weddings,
Guides flowers and decorations are
always beautiful and artfstic. 1914 F.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
The Star by Mail.

and Sunday Star follow you.
b 1T the breakfast table the
nsxt morning, and always give
al Of the latest news from wash
angton Of the day before. xns
address may be changed a. xrs-
quently. ~ desired by giving the
old - well AZ the new addrsss.
The price Of The Star by mAi1
daily and Sunday In 70 cents Per
month. In advance.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

Maj. Sidney C. Graves, who has been
decorated for bravery in action in
France. a graduate of Western High
School, and of West Point in 1915. has
returned from overseas and is to go
with his father, who has been ap-
pointed to command the American
forces in Siberia.
Maj. Graves has had stirring expert
ences in France during the last year
and participated in several of the
most notable engagements. He was
selected for his mission to Russia on
account of his fine military record.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Description Of the Badge.

est service at this time is in wal
industry.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-15
Mr.. BRTLEs OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY TODAY

Mr. d. o. Bartles, prominent farmer
of Dry Run, and for seveml years
past the mayor" of his community
by unanimous vote of his constitn-
ents, is today celebrating his fifty
fourth anniversary of his birth. al
though somewhat handicapped by u
stiff neck, due to hay-ladder Dalling
upon his head The Ct ebration is
only mildly hilarious, Mr.. Bartles be-
ing modest man and not caring
about making much OF splurge over
the event. However, it is of interest
to his host Of friends, who are ex-
tending their sincere congratulations
and best wishes for many more ami
yersaries of the same kind Mr.. Bart
les is of that type of Berkeley coun-
ty citizenship of which we are all
proud, being a. substantial, dependable
and safe and sane man., who is
loyal to his friends, and wouldn't hate
his enemies If he had any. That he
is self.made man is all the more
credit to him.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-15
Mothers Friend
in Every Home


In Thousands of American homes there Is
q bottle Of the splendid and time-honored
remedy, Mothers Friend, thet has aided many
a woman through the trying ordeal. saved
her from suffering and pain, kept her in
health Of mind and body in advnnee of
baby's coming end had g most .wonherfnl
influence in developing healthy, lovely dis-
position in the child. .
Mothers Friend relieves the pain and dis
comfort caused by TIE strain on the llga-
meuts, makes pliablc those, 1Ders and muscles
which nature is expanding and sootlies the
inflammation Of breast glands and other
soreness. The tendency to nervousness and
to morning sickness or nausea is counter
acted.
By regular use during The period the mus
cles expand with ease when baby ~ born,
tension is reduced and the pain and danger
at the crisis is naturally less.
Mothers Friend IL an external remedy,
IL absolutely safe and wonderfully effective
II not only ailays distress in advance but
assures speedy recovery for the mother.
This splendid preparation may be had at
every drug store, and Is one OF the greatest
blessings ever discovered for e1pectant moth.
ers. Write to the Bradfeld Regulator Co..
Lamar Bldg. Atlanta, Ga, for their
Motherhood Book so valuable to expectant
mothers ard In the meantime do not fail
10 get bottle OF Mothers Friend at the
drug store ard thus fortify yourself s-@'.-st
HAits and discomfort -. .ss.z o.. -. 4
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-15
HAS PAINFUL FALL
IN UNION STATION

Mrs. Maude Williams, wife of Lieut.
II. T Williams. Of the Medical Re-
serve Corps. stationed at Washing
ton met with painful, but not sas-
GUS accident in Union Station that
city. while on the way to the train
for a visit to Mrs Williams parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Brantner, of Boyd
avenue Mrs Williams Slipped and
fell cutting both elbows and slight
ly spraining her buck However. she
spunloily continued the trip to Mar
tinsburg and Sunday morning had re-
covered sufficiently to motor with the
Lieutenant, her mother and Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Stotler, in the latter's car
to Lieut.. Williams old home at Mt.
Williams, Va. not far from Wfnches-
ter.