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The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
NACCURACY CHARGE
REFUTED BY TREASURY
Statement on Bank Failures Cor
rect. Says Mr.: Williams.

John SHELTON Williams. Comptroller
OF the Currency, last night made pub
hC the correspondence relating to a
controversy which has been going on
between himself and c. II. Sabin,
president OF the Guaranty Trust Com
pany. ever since the latter on Sep
tember p made the statement that
there were at least forty four
States in which there had been no
State bank or trust company failure
during the first even months of the
present year.
Mr.. Sabin's statement was in Criti-
cism of an official announcement of
the Comptroller of the Currency that
during the period mentioned there
had not been a single failure of a
national bank, although there had
been failures OF State banks or trust
companies in fourteen States.
Comptroller Williams Immediately
wrote to, President Sabin. protesting
against fhe reflections cast upon the
accuracy of the official records OF
his office Mr.. Sabin replied that the
words "forty-four'' were obviously a
typographical error for ''thirtyfour. "
which would accord with the Comp
trollePs own figures The COmptroll-
er complained in a second letter that
the original misst statement had been
repeated in matter issued by the
Guaranty Trust Company, and still
complains that insufficient amends
have been made by Mr.. Sabin.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
INFLUENZA JUST GRIP
CAMOUfLA AGED UNDER A new Name
Most Authorities Now Agree that This Disease Simply the Old
Fashioned Grip, the Same that Has Swept Over World
Without Number Since 1881 the United
Epidemics-

/ blades TO open the pores Then
VapoRub should be rubbed IN over
the parts until the skin e. red.
spread thiclCly and covered with two
thicknesses OF hot flannel cloths
Leave the clothing loose around the
neck as the heat OF the body lfb-
crates the ingredients in the form
Of vapors. These vapors. inhaled
with each breath. carry the medfca-
tion directly 70 the parts affected
At the same time. NapoRub Is ab-
sorbed through and stimulates the
skin. attracting the blood 70 the
surface, and thus aids In relieving
the congestion within
NO OCCASION FOR PANIC.
There is no occasion for panic-io-
fiuenza or grip has a very low per
centage Of fatalities-not over one
death out OF every four hundred
cases. according 10 the X c. Board
OF Health. The chief danger lies
in complications arising. attacking
principally patients in a run down
/ condition--those who don't 20 to
! bed soon enough, or those who get
Z up too early.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
Evidence seems 20 prove that this
] is a germ disease. spread principally
: by human contact. chiefly through
coughing. sneezinE or splitting So
avoid persons having colds-Which
means avoiding crowds-comuon
drinking cups, roller towels. etc
Keep up your bodily strength by
I plenty OF exercise in the open afr.
and good food
KEEP FREE FROM COLDS.
] Above all avoid colds. as colds
! irritate the lining OF the air pass
ages and render them much better
/ breeding places for the germs
Use Nick's VapoRub at the ver-
( first sign OF a cold. For a head
cold. melt a little VapoRub in r.
| spoon and iuhale the NspOrs, or bet
/ ter still. use NapoRub in a benzoin
/ steam kettle. II this is not avail
| able, use an rdinary tea-kettIe.
I Fill hslf-full OF boiling water. uut
! in half a teaspoon Of VapoPub
/ from time to tfme-keoD the KETTLE
just slowly boiling and inhale tie
I steam arising
NOTE-Vick's VapoEuh is tho die
. covery Of q North Carolina drug
Eist who found how 10 combine n
sslve form. Nenthol and Cam-h0-
with such volatile oils as Euca1vD-
tus, Thyme. Cubobs. etc. SO that
when the salve is applied To the
J body heat, these ingredients arc
liberated in the form OF vaDorz.
NapoRUh can ho had in three s.zsE
l At all druggists. While COMPARE
lively new in certain PARTS Of thu
North, il is the standard home REM
edy in the South and West for all
! forms Of cold tr0UhIcs-over SIX
u--T 30
NapoRUb is particularly recommend
ed for childreu's Group or colds as
it is externally applied and can.
therefore. he USED freely and often
without the slightest harmE-. sf-
B fects-Adv
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
FUNERAL OF DR.. BUTTS
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services Of DR.. Edward
A. Butts. an old resident of Wash
ington. will be held at the John r.
Wright Chapel. 1897 Tenth street
northwest, this afternoon at .
o'clock
DR.. Butts had made his home in
Washington for many years. Be
fore his retirement from active
business life he had conducted a
group of drug stores and had been
manufacturing chemist His
kindly nature had made him many
friends in business circles and So
cial life.
He leaves his wife. Gertrude L.
Butts; two sisters. one Of whom is
Mrs. James Scoughtenburg of Alex
andria. Va: and a brother at Gull
peper, Va.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
CANAL BARGE MEN
SEE M'ADOO TODAY

New York State Barge Canal OFF,
cials arrived here yesterday and
arranged with Director General Nc
Adoo for a hearing at $50 O'Clock
this morning to discuss problems
connected with the operation of the
canal since the advent of govern
ment control.
The officials making up the party
are. Murray Hulburt, Director OF
the Port; Lee Kohns. president, and
Frank S. Gardner. secretary of the
New York Board of Trade: Capt.
Marcus II. Tracy, of New York: E.
F. Murray. of Troy: Deputy Sur
veyor General Finch: J. Sherlock
Davis. president of the Brooklyn
Board of Trade: Frank +. William
son and Senator Henry w. Hill, OF
Buffalo; George d. Babbitt, vice
president OF the Albany Chamber of
Commerce. and Judge Charles F,
MacLean. of New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
TWO MEN OF u. S. NAVY
PRAISED BY DANIELS

Two more names of young Amer
leans were yesterday added to the
naval roster of national heroes by
Secretary Daniels. James E. kel-
leher, ships cook. first class. whose
family lives in Kansas City. was
commended for heroism in risking
his life in an effort to rescue
comrade from drowning. He jump
ed overheard from his vessel in the
darkness, remaining in the water
until he succeeded in recovering
the lifeless body of his shipmate.
Secretary Daniels wrote a letter
to Mrs. Kate Kaufman of Whitten,
Iowa, about the courageous manner
in which her son, Wayne E. kauff-
man. lost his life while serving as
a volunteer assistant in the hos
pital corps during the influenza
epidemic at the Naval Training
Camp at Detroit. He contracted
the disease which developed into
pneumonia His death followed q
few days later.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
MORGAN PLANT BLAST
TO BE PROBED QUICKLY
Senate Resolution for Action Made
on Neighborhood Request.

The Senate passed yesterday with
out opposition the resolution by SEN
ator Frelinghuysen authorizing an in
vestigation OF the recent explosion at
the Morgan plant, near South Amboy.
y. J. The investigation is to be made
by a subcommittee of the Military
Affairs Committee. with expenses linn
tied to 5000.
Senator Frelinghuysen made an
urgent plea for speedy action on the
resolution because. as he stated, sew
eral tons of high explosives are stored
at the plant. and residents in the ad-
joining district are in constant fear
of another explosion unless the causes
of the last explosion are determined.
Senator Overman. of North Caro-
lima was at first disposed to object to
having the resolution considered
upon the ground that the Department
of Justice was already at work on an
investigation of the disaster. He
withdrew his objections, however,
after Senator FrelinGhuysen had eX-
planned the reasons for prompt action.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
Literary Shrapnel
Dropped from Planes
On U.S.War Workers

Twenty thousand workmen
are to be bombed by American
planes behind the lines. The
military authorities know just
where these workmen are, and
they have the bombs all ready.
The bombs are sort of lite
rary shrapnel. and they read
like this:
The quick finish of this job
will help Uncle Sam to finish
the Kaiser over there. Our
hammers, troweis and saws are
as necessary here as are guns.
grenades and bayonets at the
front. Neither must be idle"
The first bombing raid was
made yesterday afternoon at
Camp Meade. where wcrkmen
are building a camp extension.
Other expeditions will be made
over 3S7 other jobs under the
supervision of the Patriotic
Promotion Section of the Army
Construction Division.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
URGENT DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSES SENATE

The urgent deficiency bill, carry
ing the great total of S6,345.755.6
in cash and authorizations, was
passed by the Senate yesterday after
brief debate. The bill is S23l,977
less than when it passed the House.
the reductions made by the Senate
Committee on Appropriations hav-
ing been made in the items for the
purchase of land at Fayetteville, ".
c. and for the establishment of
shooting ranges.
The total amount of cash ap-
prOpriated by the bill is S2.467173.-
912. and the authorizations made
amount to s3.85S. .349,776. The amend
ed bill will be received by the House
and sent to conference today.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
HELD TO GRAND JURY
FOR CAUSING DEATH
Girard Montgomery Drove Car
Which Struck P. W. Cummings.

Girsrd Montgomery. the coIored
man who ran into Parrant W. Cum
mings with an automobile on Penn
sylvsnia avenue Wednesday night
and caused his death. was held for
the action OF the grand jury yes
terday by a coroner's jury.
Montgomery was rushing up
Pennsylvania avenue with a Colored
woman whom he had run into at
our-and-a-haIf and c streets
southwest. He struck Cummings
and knocked him fifteen feet. The
man died from a ruptured heart on
the way to the hospital Mont
Eomery is now charged with re-
sponsibility for his death.
The same coroner's jury exon
Grated William r. Thompson Of re-
sponsibility in connection with the
death of. John Follin. IS years OF
age. who was struck and fatally
injured by Thompson's machine on
October 90. The coroner's jury
agreed that the accident was un-
avoidable.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A S. Doniphan.
n Eirs Strset

Alexandra, Va, Oct 24-It is ex-
peCted that steps soon will be taken
to reopen the churches and places Of
amusement that have been closed for
nearly month on account Of the cpl
demic of Influenza
The epidemic here is now on the
wane, it is reported. and has prac-
tically been stamped out The death
rate during the past few days has
been but little above normal and il is
belieN ed that it will be normal within
the next few days. According to re-
ports most of those who have been
suffering from the disease are now
on the mend and there is every indi-
cation favorable 10 an early reopen
ing of these places.
The matter will soon be submitted
TO DR.. W. l.. Wood. special State
health officer and of the United States
Public Health Service
Lectures were suspended during the
past week at the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary and eight studen,-
from that institution came here and
assisted in fighting the epidemic OF
influenza and pneumonia which ex-
I listed in this city. Their work has
proved very satisfactory.
John w Wharton. - years old. a
| butcher who lived in Front Royal,
, Va. died at midnight last night at
III South Columbus street. where he
came to visit his wife Death was
due to pneumonia. His wife and
mother are living. The body will be
taken to Front Royal, Va, for burial.
James NJ. HutchinEs. @6 years old,
died late yesterday afternoon at the
| Westminster building OF pneumonia.
| The deceased was a fireman and was
employed by the Washing gton-South-
ern Railway Company. He lived near
/ Richmond. The body will be shipped
! to Decatur. Ill. for burial
| Mrs. Elizabeth Ashby Kerns. wife
| of James Kerns. died Yesterday aft
| ernoon at her residence. 80 South
| Patrick street, of pneumonia. Her
| daughter. Mrs. Ella Brown. died sew
eral days ago of the same disease.
The funeral of Mrs. Isabel W.
! Jameson was held at 11:30 o'clock to-
! day at her late residence, 81 South
! st. Asaph street. Rev. S. A. Wallis,
| d. d, of the Episcopal Theological
| Seminary. officiating. The body was
shipped to Bethlehem, Pa, for burial.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martin A.
Quinn were held at 10 O'Clock this
morning at her late residence, 81
Oronoco street, Rev. Louis SENT, pas
tor Of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Of
| ficiating.
The funeral Of Edward J. LaycocS
will take place at $50 O clock tomor-
row CF'riday) afternoon from the resi-
| dence of his parents. Capt. and Mrs
George E. Laycock.
The death rate here from influenza
and pneumonia is now near about
normal Four deaths from this dis
ease occurred during the past twenty
four hours. This is but little above
the normal death rate in the city.
! NJ. B. Harlow has sold to Mrs
Addie T. Baumgardner a house anc
lot on the south side of Commerce
street, between Fayette and Payne
4 streets.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sid Douglas have
received a cablegram from their son
/ Capt, James S. Douglas, jr.. who has
been in France for several months
stating that he is well.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
Strauss Appointment Ratified.

The nomination of Albert Strauss,
OF New York, to succeed Paul NJ
Warburg as a member of the Federal
Reserve Board was confirmed by the
Senate yesterday. The draft treaty be-
tween the United States and Italy was
ratified also by the Senate in execu-
tive session.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25

den's desire for Democrats in the
Senate might arise from the in
tention to perpetually fasten upon
the country policy of free trade
by committing the nation under
treaty obligation which would take
the question of tariff making out
of the hands of the people and
make it a contract between an ex-
ecutive committed to free trade. by
and with the consent of a Demo-
cratic Senate. on the one side. and
the foreign nations on the other?
This is the real significance to
be drawn from the Presidents let
ter"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
New u. S. Rail Section.

A marine insurance section in the
division Of finance and purchases
Of the u. S. Railroad Administration
has been established here with WILL
lam c. De Laney as manager. il
was announced yesterday. 1t will
have charge Of marine and war
risks on vessels under the control
Of the Railroad Administration. The
name Of the insurance and fire pro-
lection section has also been chang
ed to the fire loss and protection
section.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
2U. S. VESSELS NAMED
AFTER SECRETARIES

Two new destrOyer-tenders num-
hers and 4. have been named after
former secretaries OF the navy. One
has been called the whitney" in
honor of the late William c. Whit
ney. of New York, who served as the
head or the Navy Department from
1885 to 1889. The other will bear
the name of "Dobbin". in memory
of the late James Cochrane Dobbin,
of North Carolina. who filled the
navy post from 1853 to 1857.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
3 More Banks Admitted.

Three more State banking institu-
tiOns have been admitted to the Fed
eral reserve system. it was announced
by the Federal Reserve Board yester-
day. bringing the total admitted to
date to SO The banks are the
Equitable Trust Company. Whining
ton, Del; Citizens Bank of Perry, n.
Y, and the Picabo State Sank
PiCabo, Idaho.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
REFUSE TO AGREE TO
POMERENE MEASURE
House Conferees Deny Value Of
Rent-Prohteering Amendment.

The House c0ufer'ws ON tho Pom
creme amendment to prohibit r0ut
profteernE in the D.strirt OF CoIam-
hia Yesterday refused fo agree 90 The
amendment for Two reasons
The .frsr reason. according 20 Tn0-
TesentajIve Ben johnson. 0T Isau-
lucky. chairman o. tho House T7-r-
Irict Committee rs fna' rhn awrnd-
mcnt docs not prohibit ron. 7-onrlao-
InC.
The second reason given IS that
such an amendment has no place in
the agricultural bill
The pTuft"' rnE amendment was the
only item Of drSr.uro between the SEM
ate and House C0ufgrrrs
Senator Smith said yesterday that
! he would C0rf.r urnn wnr. with
| Chairman Lever. or tho 7E0u~a com
mittee. i'm an c~0~r rn bring him 20
I the Senate coUEoI-gs' 15na ~ tie
! ponlarcnc amendment
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
The Last Epidemic, in 1880
Came from Russia BY Way of
France and Was Given a
French Name, La Grippe. Thi,
Time 1t Comes by Way of
Spain.
ORIGIN OF THE DISEASE

UT biSIAsh
Spanish Influenza, which appeared
in Spain in May. has swept over the
world IN numerous epidemics as far
back as history runs. Hippocrates
refers to an epidemic I'm 4l2 B. c..
which is regarded by many 70 have
been influenza. Every century has
had its attacks. Beginning with
1881. this country has had Eve cpl
denies. the last in ISS9-sO.
THE SYMPTOMS.
Grip, or influenza as it is now
called, usually begins with a chill
followed by aching. feverishness
and sometimes nausea and dizziness,
and a general feeling OF weakness
and depression. The temperature is
from 100 to lO4. and the fever usu-
ally lasts from three to five days.
The germs attack the mucous mem
brane. or lining OF the air passages
nose. throat and bronchial tubes
there is usually a hard cough. es-
pecially bad at night. often times a
sore throat or tonsilitis. and fire.
quently all the appearance Of a
IN''a' AiNoN NblA.
THE TREATMENT.
Go to bed at the first symptoms
take purgative, eat plenty OF
nourishing food. remain perfectly
quiet and don't worry. Nature her
self is the only cure" for influenza
and will throw off the attack il only
YOU conserve your strength. 4 lit.
: tie ouinine. Aspirin or Dover's
I Powder may be given by the physl-
clans directions to allay the aching
Z Always call a doctor, since the chief
danger Of grip is in its weakening
effect on the system. which allows
complications to develop. These arr
chiefly pneumonia and bronchitis
sometimes Inflammation OF the mid.
I die ear, or heart affections. Fol
these reasons. il is very importan'
that the patient remain in bed unit
| his strength returns-stay in bed a.
least two days or more after tn,
fever has left you. or II YOU ar,
over so or not strong. stay in bee
four days or more. according to tn,
| severity OF the attack
EXTERNAL APPLICATION.
In order to stimulate the lining o.
the air passages to throw of tn,
grip germs, TO aid in Ioosening tn,
phlegm and keeping the air passage
open. thus making the breathin.
easier. Nick's NapoRub will b.
| found effective. Hot wet towel
| should be applied over the throat
chest and back between the shoulde
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
n. Y.-CHICAG0
AIR MAIL SOON
Regular Service to Start
Early IN December,
Postmaster Says.

Actual operation OF tn. New York
Chicago air mail route is promised by
Postmaster Burleson for the FIRST or
second week OF December.
He announced yesterday that a more
definite date for the Inauguration OF
tho service could :aot be hxeo. as the
department was str. awaiting neces-
ssry equipment
The distance between the two cities
viii be covered by the posto1ice air
planes, including all necessary stops.
IN about ten hours. Each machine
q VIII have a carrying capacity of ap-
proxtnlately 5000 letters. The plan
OF operation during the winter months
provides for a machine to leave New
York and Chicago daily at s o'clock
each morning.
Two 215-MiIe Flights
The new air route will be laid on,
In three legs. The first Will Oe from
New York to Bellefonte, Pa, q dis
fance OF rs miles, with an emergency
station midway at Leighton. The sec
end leg from BellsfOnte to Cleveland
will also cover a distance of 2l5 miles.
The emergency station will be at
Clarion. Pa, 81 miles from Bellefonte.
The final leg from Cleveland 20 Chi
eago, a distance OF 323 miles. will have
an. intermediate station at Bryan,
Ohio.
Representatives Of the Postorrice
Department will visit the stopping
points along the route this week to
arrange for the immediate erection of
hangers and the preparation of land
ing ields
Chicago and Cleveland have set
apart for use as mail aviation fields
beautiful city parks. The former
city has turned over to the gov
ernment the use of Grant Park.
and the Chicago Association Of
Commerce has voted an allotment
OF $4,000 for the construction Of
hangers. The Aero Club Of Illinois
has rendered the use of Ashburn
Field as a site for the hangers and
other necessary buildings.
Cleveland Offers Park.
The city of Cleveland has offered
Woodland Hills Park. a magnificent
pleasure ground and VIII place on
it 3 hangar costing 10000. Pre-
hminary work on the field there
was begun early in the week
Bryan, Ohio. the stopping point
for exchange of mail and gassing
Of Rirplanes. between Chicago and
Cleveland. has likewise furnished
the government with suitable
grounds and hangers.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25
AIIenby Recognizes Y. M. c. A.

Cairo. Oct. 24.-Gen. Allenby OF
the British army has sanctioned the
wearing of chevrons by Y. NJ. c. A
workers on active service in Egypt
Mesopotamia and Palestine. This
gives the Red Triangle workers
onhcial military standing.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25

To Prcvenr E-ir and rufHuou--
LAXATIVE BR0N0 oTTNTNE TIL ~
lets taken in time WIFI Prevent E-.7
and Influenza. F. W. GROVES -i--
nature on box C0c-Adv
The Washington herald., 1918-10-25

The funeral Of Edward J. Laycock
will take place at $50 o clock tomor-
row CF'riday) afternoon from the resi-
dence of his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
George E. Iaycock.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
FOR STRICTER REGULATION.
Board Of Trade Committees Sugges.
ton REGARDING Milk Skinned Here

The public health committee of the
Board of Trade went on record at a
meeting Thursday night in favor of a
stricter regulation Of Washington's milk
supply. The committee will report its
action to the full board and urge that
Congress be asked to give the Com
missioners authority to supervise,
through the health department, all
milk shipped into the city.
DR.. D. Percy Hickling, chairman of
the committee. pointed out that dairy
men in the District are required to
comply with certain sanitary reguIa-
tions. and said it was unfair to these
dealers to allow dairymen in nearby
states to ship their product into Wash
ington without observing the same
regulations.
The committee voted to recommend
establishment of child welfare bu-
reau in the health department. Inspec-
tion of sanitary conditions of business
places and factories where men work
also will be recommended by tho COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
U. S. EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
HAS ITS OWN NEWSPAPER
Report From Paris That First Issue
of Stars and Stripes Has Been
Circulated.

PARIS. February 9.-The first num-
Der of the stars and Stripes. the offl-
ciaI publication of the American eNpe-
dictionary forces, has appeared. 1t is
weekly newspaper. authorized by the
commander chief and written and
edited by officers and enlisted men All
the profits will be devoted to the bene-
fit of the enlisted men.
The paper has eight pages of or
dinary size. and 1000 words of cable
news will be sent from the United
States for each issue. Besides reading
matter. there will be half tones and
line illustrations.
Yesterdays issue has on the first page
this message from Gen. Pershing:
lean eNpeditionary forces extends his
greetings. through the editorial staff.
to the readers from the first-line
trenches to the base ports. The readers
are mainly men who have been honored
by being the first contingent of Ameri-
cans to fight on European soil. 1t is
an honor and a privilege which makes
them fortunate above millions of their
fellow citizens at home.
Commensurate with their privilege
in being here is the duty which is laid
before them. ana this duty will be per-
formed by them, as it has been by
Americans of the past, eagerly de-
termined and unyielding to the last.
The paper. written by the men in the
service. should speak the thoughts of
the new American Army and the Amer
lean people from whom the Army has
been drawn. 1t is your paper, Good
luck TO it,"