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The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
$500 FIRE In HOME.

Fire in the basement of the home
Of Benjamin Gordon. els Ninth street
southeast, yesterday afternoon caused
damage of $500. The blaze was caused
by hot ashes firing a quantity OF
wastepaper. An explosion Of a bot
tie Of kerosene in the basement OF
a drug store owned by Henry Evans,
5000 Fourteenth street northwest.
caused a fire yesterday afternoon.
No damage resulted.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
WHEELER WILL
ENLIST LABOR
RESERVEHERE
The U. S. Calls for Skilled
Workers to Help
Win War.
BY WILLIAM II. BALDWIN.

ny w hENs
Chairman, District Council Of De-
fense.
The New Years message OF Lord
Northcliffe to the American people
expressing his desires. was ships,
Ships. and Eyermore Ships.'
This message comes with telling
force from the man whose views have
been 80 broad and who has spent 90
much time in finding out the facts
In regard to the situation in America.
The omission OF any reference to any
other indicates that in his opinion
this Is the funda menraI need at the
present time, and the reason Is that
without an ample supply OF ships.
not only are all the men and NUM-
tons which the Initial States is SO
rapidly furnishing OF no avail, but Il
will be impossible to supply to our
allies the food and other materials
necessary to keep them in efficient
fighting condition.
Plans for the building OF ehips
have been broadly made. The ma
terials, especially in steel. are readily
dNdAdDl6 WIN RiCh VI hiobCy "
purchase them. The United States
Shipping Board Is pushing the work
forward rapidly, bIt IL hindered by
the lack Of sufficient men properly
trained to do the work of building
the ships.
want $4,000 Men.
In this connection an obstacle
similar to that which makes II diff
ficult to obtain q sufficient number
of employees for the government in
Washington IL found, for at many
OF the yards there are no houses in
which men who offer their services in
this work can live; but steps have
been taken to remedy this in some
of the shipyards by the provision OF
ample funds.
To supply This need Of labor tn,
United States Shipping Board is7 un
dertaking to recruit a reserve army
of highly skilled mechanics, number
ing not less than $4,000 men, who will
hold themselves in readiness for any
call and pledge themselves to 60 wheT
and where they are needed. The Ship
ping Board. backed up by the Coun
ell of National Defense, appeals
through the District Council OF De
fense, to the District of Columbia t.
join in this movement and furnish
its quota Of 1880 men. which 1t Il
hoped can be obtained within the mex
two weeks.
On the recommendation of the Dis
trict Council OF Defense. W. Z. Hall
the director Of the United States Pub
lie Service Reserve. has appointed
Charles V. Wheeler as District direc
tor. As such. Mr.. Wheeler will hav,
charge Of the enrolment of recruits t,
the labor reserve OF the u. s. Shipping
Board IN the District
For this position Mr.. Wheeler 1
peculiarly qualified because OF his loni
experience as director of the Wash
ington steel and Ordnance Company
in which his relations with his EN-
ployes were very satisfactory.
Mr.. Wheeler viii give directions a
to where the enrolment will TAX
place and the requirements for it.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
STEAMERS ARE again
Sailing TO NORFOLK
Service Resumed Although Some
Boats Are Yet Bound by Ice.

Despite heavy ice in Chesapeake Bay
and difficulty in obtaining coal in
Norfolk. the interrupted service of
the steamers of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company,
running between here and Norfolk,
has been resumed.
The steamer Southland. expected to
arrive here from Norfolk early this
morning. will be the first steamer ar
irving here from that port since last
Wednesday. The last departure from
here for Norfolk was Wednesday
evening.
The Southland will leave again from
here for Norfolk this afternoon.
Word received at the offices of the
company here was to the effect that
many steamers are still frozen fast in
the ice of the river.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
Lieut.. Sroument Tells of
Life In French Trenches

Two hundred members OF the Y.
NJ. H. A attending a smoker last
night in the club rooms, 1929 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, heard of
the experiences Of Lieut.. NJ. Srou-
ment, of the French War Commits
sion, in the trenches.
A minstrel show under the direc-
tion of Mamie Morgan was staged
by members of the association. JUL
ius I. Peyser spoke on the War Saw
ings Stamp campaign.
Isidor Brotman and p. Mensch
rendered several instrumental num-
bers. Following the musical pro-
gram, lunch was served.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
Even When He Sleeps
This Soldier Sentry
V Salutes His Officers

Chucking hand grenades from
the trenches will be tame COM
pared to the strenuous life Of
the sentry on duty at the north
west corner of the White House.
adjacent to the Army and Navy
Building.
Here he stands all day long
saluting and pfesenting arms to-
the thousands Of ofiicers passing
to and fro along Pennsylvania
avenue. "a
He 10 the businest man on earth
beyond all question, and has de-
veloped such q saluting attitude
that 1t has become epidemic in
his nature, SO that whenever in
his sleep he sees an oficer rid
ing by ON q nightmare, he in
stinctively throws the covering
or his bed with his right hand,
and kicks a hole through the
foot Of the bedstesds. with his
heels.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
LAWYER TO AID M,ADOo.

Director General McAdoo yester-
9ay3 announced that Judge John
a5ton Payne has retired perma-
iSntiy from the firm of winston,
RaEne, Strawn and Shaw, of Chi
css go He has accepted appointment
d general counsel to the Director
if,nafal of Railroads.
u0ge Payne has been general
enth<sl TO the Emergency Fleet
cepefation. He win continue IN
N position. st IS
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
BOY INJURED AT LIBRARY.

While leaning over the balustrade
in the Public Library. yesterday aft
ernoon, Charles Crawford, colored,
IL years old, fell to the mable moor
and was slightly hurt about the face
and arms. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital where II was
said night his condition is not serious.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
TECH PUPILS
ASK FOR "GYM'
And new HALL
Lack of Facilities Possessed
by Other High Schools
Is Set Forth.

Because of lack of a gymnasium
and the need for double the capacity
of the present assembly hah. students
and faculty of Technical High School
are circulating a petition to get both
these improvements.
The use Of the small assembly hall,
built to accommodate 800 pupils, neces-
STATED a division of the student body
of 1000 into two sections. When the
principal desires to communicate with
the entire student body, he gives his
lecture twice.
The location of the small assembly
hall is between the north and south
wings of the school building. and a
student who passes from one wing to
another must go through the assem-
bly, hall. Thus, when any use IL being
made Of the hall, the passageway to
the wings is closed. or Interruptions
must be tolerated.
There is no armory for the cadets
at the school. other high schools use
their gymnasiumS
Some Reasons why.
Here's battery of reasons why"
leCh SHOulu nave SYM pEcpdEou
by the pupils:
Tech pupils lose time and spend
carfare in going to and from rented
gymnasiums.
Washington high schools, other
than Tech. have gymnasiums equip
ped and paid for by the District.
Tech students must take up a collec-
ton to pay the rent for a small gym
nasium and to carry on athletic ac-
tivities with other high schools.
Tech has no ground or gymnasium
for physical training. Other Wash
ington high schools have teachers for
physical training. Tech has none for
100 boys because there Is no room for
physical training classes.
Lacks Arms Storage.
Tech has no safe place for keeping
government arms.
Other high schools have sanitary
facilities for caring for their athletes.
Tech is compelled to send boys home
in an nhygienic condition
When bad weather compels indoor
athletic work Tech students have no
place to go. The corridors and class
rooms are their only refuge from the
elements. Other high schools have
gymnasiums as much for this pur-
pose as for any other.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

London has an army boat hospital
in which 800 women are employed in
putting old shoes in shape so that
they can be worn bv the officers and
soldiers in the English army.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

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which merely hide for the moment
Get a SO-cent box OF Stusrt's Calcium
Waters at any drug store today.
And II you wish 20 give them a uisl
send the coupon below.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
No Time for Baseball War

RESlDENT John Knley Tene Of the to be
mended for the stand he
prosees would down the
of organized sport satisfy the pride of boss who
his whip to see his
This time for baseball or anv Of the rest of
the magnates wish to fight let them join Huston in France
He will welcome them and them
of his construction The trouble that is
being slowly talked DEATH game has to suffer
like we'll
in the
In this instance John K Tener absolutely right Those who would
Of the
ment will find to their that the principles in
baseball will public such temper as now
prevails United If
from the West has through personal pque lined
with Ban johnson base action then Barney
traitor to his colleagues, but traitor himself we'll
The the American League the
will public Connie Mack being
allowed to steal the labor which belongs
covenant The action and dpcab American
League magnates and ALL condonng johnson
Far better that
the earth than that the should allowed proceed lie
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Stuffy McInniis
Stands Out as
Real Player

"Stufy" Mclnnis is of the stuff that
haseoall players arc made. "Stuffy"
was star ball tosser back in 1905. as a
student at the Gloucester Mass. CHigh
School, and he never got over it, In
l9uS he started his professional career
on the diamond with the New Bedford
team of the Eastern League.
From New Bedford he was shifted to
Haverhill, of the same league, and it
was while he was with the last named
club that one Of Connie Mack's scouts
got sight of the youngster and recon-
mended his purchase. Connie followed
the advice, and for few hundred dol
lars became possessed Of one of the
Steadlest all-around players the game
has ever produced
joined the Athletics. and for the first
three or four years as a Mackman he
covered shortstop. covered" is the
right word in the right place. Few
hails indeed there were that came in
his general direction without having
the lid put all over them. In the course
or Tune Mack discovered weakness at
first base. and he informed "Stuffy"
that he hao been promoted and in the
region about the first sack.
"Stufy" acquitted himself Just as
we'll at his new post as he had in his
old position, and soon came to be re-
garded as one of the leading first base
men of the big leagues.
Mack finally decided to break UP his
100000 iniield, and one after another
OF the stars who had aided Connie in
bringing pennants and world champion
NV, ri
block and sold to the highest bidder
But Mack held on to "Stutfy" until this
year. when just before the season
opened Mclnnis was sent to the Boston
Red Sox
Ed Barrow, manager of the Bostons,
as result Of the "ravages" of war,
found himself without a third baseman
on the eve of the opening OF the 1918
campaign "Stutfy" was elected to fill
the vacancy. And he was filing it. too
antil Hoblitzell, the veteran first base
man of the Red Sox, answered his
country's call. "Stutfv" again was COM
mandeered to close the breach. SO Nc
Innis returned to the near corner,
where he has been powerful factor in
keeping the Red Sox IN the van in the
race for the pennant.
A glance at the records shows that
Mclnnls is one of the most consistent
hitters in baseball. Since he broke into
the major league only twice has he
failed to bat above the 800 mark
These breaks occurred in 1909, his first
year under the big tent when his av-
erage was .239. and in 1916, when tie
figure was 1876.
So far this season "Stuffy" has been
batting around $50. but it is safe to az
sumo that his rating will be much
higher than that by the time the season
comes 20 close
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Just Missed the Old Can

II'>HE Old Major
battalion stationed
hall before there
nave not been
ne Knows have
A. Rice He Paris the
Of
tut for the fact of being family
alone
have had at typewriter
self OF the opportunity o writing to
1T is difficult interesting
would like to tell am
only wish that be wit
Have old Charley and he have
another laugh
on
heard that Runyon had been
AND Frank Harry
office and back tie wardrob
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
CHELSEA FIREPROOF
STORAGE WAREHOUSES;. INC.

4Z6-43f West goth st.
Harlem Branch: l12-12O West 1G7th st.
New York. July 18th. 1918
To W. w. Bracket. Guy II. Randel.
Augusta AZ, spirer. FHbrica Printing Co. and
Wm D. McNulty: You and each of you are
hereby notified that the time for the paw
ment Of our lien upon the property here
mater described having expired. after due
cause such property. to Wit Household
Goods. Personal Effects. Trunks Merchan-
disc, Carpets. etc, stored In our warerooms
oy you COR IN your name. or in which you
may have all interest), to be sold at public
auction according to the statute in such
case made and provided. at the warehouse
426-434 West 26th St, New York City, on
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18th, 1918, at 10 80
a. M. and II the sale thereof Is not COM
pleted on said date the same will he con-
tinued at the same time each and every
Wednesday thereafter. beginning at 1920
A. NJ. on each day. and continuing until
the sale is completed.
CHELSEA FIKEPROOF STORAGE WARE
HOUSES. INC.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Telephone Handouts Boze

~ M FRENCH slowly
have
talk the telephone
m bum 1T French
hit
lhe other day rode through the ttlc
porn ana spent interesting in
was the
up the 1ounansid
ue village is named
not heard but
expect
ior themselves matter what he eIIunss start
the
We'll lie had bad cod
also saw George Patulo Arthur
raul west other fellows had
long talk with Vnk, Wheeler Syndicate
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
AutomobiGng
There Seems To Be q Sort of
Conflict About the Real
Status of the Automobile
By c. E. T. Scharps

Motorists Light Lamps To-day, 9 y. nj.
1t is scrt of merry-go round, at
tempting to find out what the govern
menS idea about automobiles really is.
For instance, last winter the Council
OF National Defence characterized the
automobile as q public utility. Now
the government tax plan schedules the
motor car as a luxury, in that the
revenue bill provides for an impost on
the retail sales Of automobiles.
The provost marshal c!assiies chauf-
feurs in private employment at out
side the work or fight" order. Service,
repair and demonstration men also are
outside the provisions affecting those
IN non-essential employment. Even
automobile statesmen have not thus far
been told to seek other employment,
although in some cases it would be
difficult to convict them Of being really
at work.
The situation is about this, then:
Those who sell. drive, operate and
maintain an article which the govern
ment, according to one department,
less, according to another department,
engaged in an essential occupation.
This makes it about as clear as the
world outside must look to squirrel
IN a cage turning over 3,400 t. p. m.
1t would not be very good move
for the government to classify service
and repair men as non-essentially en-
ployed, because by that means they
would make it impossible for persons
TO keep on using their old cars. The
object of luxury tax is to check the
sale, and thereby the manufacture of
the goods, in order to release labor
for war purposes. But in the case Of
things already manufactured there is
no point in preventing their continued
use
The labor and materials of which
automobiles are made, in the case of
old cars, are all accounted for and
there is no saving of either by forcing
the laying up of cars already in use
In fact, with railroad conditions what
they are, a great deal of harm would
be accomplished by forcing automo-
biles to d standstill.
One of the very best things that
could happen would be government
cdict ordering that every motor car in
the nation stop running for period
OF sixty days. By the time the sixty
days were over, the Congress would
learn whether or not the motor car is
a luxury or An essential. 1t wouldn't
take many guesses to establish which
class it would prove to be in.
Incidentally. are the members OF
Congress all laying up their cars?
There are good chances to save gaso-
lene in several ways. 1t is estimated
that the loss through dripping from
tank wagons serving garages, filing !
stations, etc, is 100000 gallons a dav. |
1t doesn't seem possible, of hand, that |
there can be so great loss, but when !
il is considered that there are many |
thousand such places and that only a |
very little loss by dripping must be- |
multiplied by thousands Of times in !
the course of day. it becomes more |
comprehensive.
Remember. starting to-day. they are
enforcing the headlight law in Con-
necticut against nonresident motor
lists. Beware the glare in the Nut
meg State!
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Boze Enjoys Treat OF His Life :

days
French marching the street
now that the Americans pretty good English and
Eknowt theycan
OF an old French family the
the Bohe The
hrubbery
cleans but have in the
Colonel thu
please saw heo r. INV
dear old friends, all
"Wh all the in the
mate,
Sgned)
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
STORAGE NOTICES
ANSONIA
STORAGE WAREHOUSE CO..

NJ New York July 18th, 1918.
?, 70 Anna Anderson, Mike Bnrto. Mrs.
r, G. Becker Esteiie L. DuMabaut Jas
Mrs M,s n Si =; mnnley, Thomas G.. Hutchinson.
Mae Keeson. Helena Kcrzenmacher, Mrs
sasot sas M9Guire by John r. Morse. Mrs Mar
ERE, Hhiet burden. Mrs. Lillian Sims Emma
Tucker: You and each OF YOU are hereby
no.inea no.. ,,S that the time for the payment OF
our , zen upon the property hereinafter de-
sSr.pcu .,, having expired, after due notice
.nereof mad been given you. we will cause
s"en sa property, to wilt. Household Goods,
rersonal Effects. Trunks. Merchandise.
carpets. etc. stored in our warcrooms by
you Cor In your name or In which you
may nave an interesD. to be sold at public
auction according to the statute in such
1ase %m"t,nn made and provided. at the Monarch
Huct'on Rooms 81 East l25th ST. New
1. York city. on TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th.
~ asl", TO- at 30 A. NJ. and II the sale thereof
is not completed on said date the same will
be continued ut tho same place on each and
every Tuesday and Friday thereafter, be-
nt,, samn'ng az 1920 A. NJ: on each day and
ANsONIA STORAGE WAREHOUSE co.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
Honorable John 2. Cohalan a Surrogate
of the County OF New York Notice Is
hereby given to all persons having claims
gainst Henry d Babcock. late OF the
County Of New York. deceased. 20 present
the same with vouchers thereof TO the sub
scriber, at place OF transacting business. A,
the once OF ]. Archibald Murray No 40
Wall Street, IN the City of New York on
or before the 9Th day OF January next
Dated. New York. the 25th day OF June
1918 '
ANNA NJ BABCOCK, Executrix
WOODWARD BABCOCK EAecutor
HENRY ROGERS WINTHROP,
Executor
j. ARCH1hALD MURRAY. Atty. for Ex-
eCitOvS "a Wa
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GHEN THAT Az
application of The Staten Island Rand
Transit Halfway Company for an order for
the public Service Commission for the FIRST
District aGt nor-zing an issI. by said Com
pany Of the balance e the bonds 10 tl,.
amount of {l,l59. face value under its
refunding mortgage. made TO the Guaranty
Trust Company Of New York as Trustee.
dated June j. 1915. the proceeds to he sp-
Piled 10 ;he payment of a Ike amount OF
its said Indebtedness to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for cash ad yAnces
made 70 The Staten Island Hapid Transit
Railway Company FOR necessary construc-
ton purposes In the nature II ca pltal ex-
penditurcs. as in said application set forth
viii be heard by the Commission at its
Office. 40 4a Lafayette Street. Borough OF
Manhattan. cry of New York. on the 2srd
day OF July. l9ls, at 80 o'clock in the
afternoon
Dated .Iuly 9th. 1873
THE staten ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT
RAILWAY COMPANY
BY DANItT. WILLARD President.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

We WILL SELL Al PUBLIC AUCTION
ON WEDNESDAY. JULY 24th, 1918, and
every succeeding Wednesday until all is
sold. commencing az lo:30 a. NJ. each day.
at Cookies Auction Rooms. Inc, Nos 209-
~ East 125th Street. New York City.
household goods and personal effects
for unpaid storage and other charges,
stored by or In the names as follows Lud-
Mrs. X. a. Foley, Fred s. Sannis, Mrs.
Anna Schlessinger. Mrs. Hattie Turner
COOKIES STORAGE WAREHOUSE NC
2O9-2l1 East 1a1th ST. New York l,itv
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

N - AL !, l. FAIRNESS n
by Il w. j. MACBETH

bug the first New York newspaper man to an commission in
"ed states army as an officer of the Buger
r IRON coast 70 coast as an authority baseball
oi exceptional talent asks
"yse that most or many of Major Bulgers
eo Oh mlne and as hope friends
perhaps shall be enough NOT
o" ne grandest most gentle hearted noble fellow
'ne world for printing the letter verbatim which follows.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
The Voice of Dear Old Boze
"GHQ G2-D

0AAS NS-D
France, June Is.
My Dear Old Hunting Pal:
"lhe last time wrote you and the
gang I was just getting away from
New Zealand field hospital in an
other part of France. I hope the let
ter got through all right l am all
right again and in fine health. Ny
bean was busted up little for e.
while, but she seems to be working
all right now.
II have had various kinds of SER
vice and have been in all kinds of
places since l wrote you last, and
here I find myself in an ancient city
right on the banks Of river of
which you have read much in the
present war and not so far away
from where things arc hummng My,
Bill, but it would make you crack
your heels and knock over another
Scotch or two if you could see the
way our soldiers go after these Hunsl
A French paper the ether day made
the enthusiastic comment that the
Americaincs fought like veterans of
lS70,' when as matter of fact they
we're almost new on the job.
81 think I have written some of
the gang of what other officers are
congratulating me about, and calling
an important promotion. have been
transferred from my old battalion
and am on work with CHO as Won
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Mlske and Madden
Will Meet To-night

.f hiiIy Miske and BARLEY Madden. two
vi Ine leading contenders for Jess Will
,0u ,@lu apandoned heavyweight title, will
A'se' as II ao elimination match at the
cria.moly Athletic Association, OF jersey
Es,!' tonight. Madden saw Miske de-
va. 'anooat Smith the other night and
.,soN oo,nnoent he viii stop the winning
S'reaS Of the st. Paul sensation. Miske
tecently held Jack Dempsey even md
nolcs decision over Fred Fulton N
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
sURRoGATEs' NOTICES

Of an order OF Honorable Jonn p. CO.
halan, Surrogate OF the County Of New
York. NOTICE Is hereby given to all per-
King, late OF the County OF New york.
deceased. to present the same with vouch-
ers thereof to the subscriber. at his place
attorneys. Todd & ST. John Esqs.. No. abS
Broadway, Manhattan, in The City of New
York. on or before the 10th day of October
next
Dated. New York. the SO day of April.
1918. DANIEL. c. ADAMS, Executor
TODD g. ST. JOHN. Attorneys for Execu-
tor. 25s Broadway, Manhattan. New
York CITY.