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The Washington times., 1918-05-07
DOVER INTEREST IN
WOODLEY PARK DENIED

A decision OF the Court OF Appeals
today has it that Mrs. Christine wag-
gaman, widow OF Thomas E. wagga-
man, is not entitled to a dover in
terest of one-third IN the property
known as woodley Park. a
This decision upholds the action of
the District Supreme Court, which
had held that because Mr.. Wagga-
man had executed encumbrsnces on
the property prior to 1895, when there
was no statute giving a wife dover
in the estate OF her husband. the
widows claim could not be allowed
in reference to this particular prop
erty.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07

things 1 amused the boys by playing
tune with two spoons.
Yes, army life IS a great life II
you don't weaken. The head doctor
wants me to stay here.
The orderly says my grin wakes
up with the sun and rides along with
It all day.
However, I shall never forget that
motorcycle ride. Those Boche shells
are still humming q lullaby in my
ears.
Talk about bad mules in n circus!
Mustard gas Is mighty rough stuff
Pm telling you, and 1t don't help to
make speed on a motorcycle, nohow.'
The Washington times., 1918-05-07
To Play @OtheIIo" Friday.

A tabloid form o. "Othello" and the
Booth and Barrett version OF The
Tanning of the Shrew" will be given
in the Belasco Theater on Friday att
ernoon, May 81. by r. D. MacLean.
Odetts Tyler and the other members
Of the company who presented The
Merchant of Venice" recently. This
performance will be for the benefit
of the free wool fund OF the women's
committee for engineer soldiers. Mrs.
r. D. Shepherd will have charge OF
arrangements Ten boxes and over
100 tickets have already been sold.
The dramatic company will remain
a permanent organization to be used
for the benefit OF war charities only.
The company was organized at a
meeting last Thursday in the home
OF Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Charles
Nv. Richardson presided and Mrs. wiz
lam L. Marshall presented Mrs. Shep-
herd, who outlined what these per-
formances could accomplish for char
ity, and told of the expenses of the
recent Merchant OF Venice" perform
ance. The total receipts amounted to
something over $1,000. and the eN-
penses to a little over $500. nearly
81 800 being cleared for the American
Hospital. No. I. IN France, and the
George Washington University Hos
pital here.
The dance to be given At Washing
ton Barracks Saturday evening, May
IL. at 0 o'clock. by the women's COM
mittee for engineer soldiers, promises
to be one OF the largest and most de-
iightfuI benefits Of the season. The
members of this committee have been
meeting all winter at Mrs. DimoclS's
house, and more recently at Mrs.
Blacks to make knitted garments for
the engineer soldiers, and the purpose
of this dance IS to raise funds to buy
wool.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
President Attends TheaerBh Ambassador and Lady Reading
Dinner Guess-Brian Entertainments Italian War Relief

France, supported by the N a. W.
Suffrage Association. Of which the
Anthony League is an auxiliary. Tick
cts may be obtained from Mrs. Hend-
ley.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07

Linen
Makes Stunning Summer
Suits and Dresses

OuIIS ana DIeSSeS
Imported material that Is
very scarce in the country
today. It Is ideal for ser
viceable summer suits, or
one-piece dresses, also for
separate skirts. A good
range Of colors to select
from in the assortment, in
GLIDING about 8 different
shades of blue, tan, mais,
old rose, pink, wistaria, and
hunters green. Sc in OK
wide, a yard. $1,000. OOS
SILK MIXED GING-
HAMS, in beautiful plaid
patterns. The material is
light in weight, is shown in
the gingham plaids, which
are among the most popular
of the seasons designs, and
has a beautiful lustrous
finish. What more could be
desired in a Summer wash
fabric? Any. Of the new
youthful looking styles
shown in Pictorial Review
or Ladies' Home Journal
patterns would be charming
developed of this silk
mixed bingham, a OK
yard ..............OO wv
LIGHT WEIGHT COLOR
ED POPLlNS, highly mer-
cerized fiHisn. q inches wide;
very desirable for summer
dresses, motor coats, motor
hats, separate skirts, or coat
suits. 3 full range Of
colors to select from-about
10 different shades Of blue,
8 or 4 shades pink, 8 or 4
shades of red, tan, wistaria,
gray, hello, cream, and
black. p inches Az
wide, a yard. 1900. GOS
Kann's-Street Floor.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07

TINE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
WILSON occupied q box at
the Belasco Theater last even
ing, having as guests Mrs.
William H. Boiling, Miss Bertha Boil
ing, and John Randolph Boiling.
This afternoon Mrs, Wilson win re-
ceive the delegates to the national
work council OF the Y. W. c. A. now
in session here Mrs. Robert Lam
sing, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, and Mrs.
James w. wadsworth. tr.. are among
the members Of this council
The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading were the guests in whose
honor the Third Assistant Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Breckenridge Long
entertained Mt dinner last evening.
The guests to meet them were the
Secretary Of tn Navy and Mrs. Dan
lis, the Belgian Minister, Mr.. de Car
tier de Machienne, the President pro
tempore of the Senate and Mrs. Will
ard Salisbury, Secretary and Mrs. Gil
bert NJ. Hitchcock, Senator James d.
Phelan, Assistant Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius, the
Solicitor General and Mrs. John W.
Davis, Mrs. Wright, wife OF Brig. Gen.
William NJ. Wright: Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Major and Mrs.
Gist Blair, Captain and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Auch-
incloss, Mrs. Z. H. G. Slater, Miss
Ladenburg. and Major Crawford
Stuart
Maj. Gen. Peyton c. March. Chief
CT StAfr, U. s. A, announces the en-
gagement OF his daughter, Miss Jo-
sephine March, to Major Joseph NJ.
Swing, field artillery, U. s. A. The
marriage will take place in the near
future.
The wedding will be the third in
General March's family within six
months. Miss Mildred March became
the bride of Capt. John Milliken. q.
8. A, in December, and Miss Vivian
March was married to Capt. Paul Rus
sell Frank. U. S. A on March 4, the
cay her father arrived In Washington
after spending several months in
Major Swing returned from France
with General March and is on duty
at Fort Myer As the generals aide.
EatertaIn at Dinner.
Assistant Secretary OF War and Mrs
Edward r. Stettinius will entertain at
dinner on Saturday evening in honor
of Admiral and Lady Grant. Admiral
Grant, formerly commander OF the
British North Atlantic squadron, is
naval attache OF the British embassy.
Miss Isabel Stettinius will be host
eSs at dinner on Thursday evening, en-
tertaining In. honor Of Count and
Countess de la Greze and Miss Eleanor
Lawrence. OF New York
Mrs. Robert Lansing, who has been
confined to her room for several days
by an attack OF tonsilitis, Is improved
and expects shortly to resume her
The Washington times., 1918-05-07
Laat ID 80. d..

Robert Z. Lee Chapter. No. ga,
United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
will give its last dance OF the season
at Chevy Chase Lake Thursday eve
ming, May %. An excellent orchestra
has been secured, and the dance Is
expected to be one OF the largest Of
the series A large portion Of the
funds realized from this dance win be
used for war relief. Additional in
formation can be obtained from Mrs.
Walter f. Hutton. 1411 Newton street
northwest, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07

Capt and Mrs. J. P. Wheeler. U. S.
A., are being congratulated on the
birth OF a son on April %. at Fl Paso.
Tex. Before her marriage Mrs.
Wheeler was Miss Marie Newton, Of
Washington.
The Washington times., 1918-05-07
Going to Chevy Chase.

Ensign and Mrs. Robert Howard
Gamble. who have returned to New
York from their wedding trip, will
come to Washington tomorrow and
will take possession OF the house IN
Chevy Chase, Nd, they have taken
for the summer. Mrs. Gamble. who
formerly was Miss Virginia LOney.
was one Of the survivors OF the Lusi-
tania disaster, in which both her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen LOney. lost
their liYes-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

Dear Mrs. Thompson: In bus
mess way l became acquainted
with man about twelve years
older than myself. The first time
1 saw him I thought he was the
finest man I had ever met. He
seemed to have the same regard
for me, too, but | did not know how
he felt until about two months ago.
He began to express himself in
little ways, but finally he came
right out and said he loved me and
would always love me
He is a married man, but he and
his wife are not cOngenial She is
very selfish and never considers his
wishes at all. He says that he has
nat loved her for several years.
l spoke of going to another place
to work and he said he could not
give me up and begged me to stay
where he could see and talk to me
every day. / love him so much
that it seems TO me I would do any
thing for him.
l know you will tell me to go
anyway This time 1 think you will
be wrong. | believe that when two
people love each other as we do
they should not have to give each
other up Life is SO short that all
the time they have should be spent
together. Why should he continue to
live with wife he does not love,
and why should l go away from
him? DOLORES.
Matters as complicated as yours
can be Strengthened out in a right
and honorable Wy. If the man
loves you as much as you think he
does he will ask him wife to divorce
him so that he will be free to
marry you. In ninety-nine cases
out Of g hundred the man is merely
infatuated with the other woman
and if he were given the opportun-
ity to be free from his wife he
would not take it.
Only unhappiness can result
from doing the wrong thing. You
cannot honorably permit the man
to 90 On loving you. Get another
position at once. You can tell the
man that if he is ever free to give
you his love houorabIy he may
come to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
Movies and the.ETes

/ The old time fliCkering cinemato-
| graph was q great strain on the
ewes. and according to eminent oc-
ulists it produced a great deal OF
eyestrain Modern PROJECTIONS In
/ the pictures and improved projec-
ton machines and, especially, more
shl1ful operation of the projection
machines have combined to make
| the movies rather a rest for the
eyes. If the heroine has a fair de-
gree of pulchritude and the hero
I doesn't roll too many cigarettes a
good movie is helpful to sore eyes.
| When the film begins to be rainy"
| then the spectator suffers-but no
| live manager perpetrates this on
| his patrons any more.
| Oculists who have investigated
| the matter state that glass screens
/ should be preferred to all others,
/ for this type of screen produces an
1 ideal rejecting surface that gives
minimum of glare and distortion
of the pictures.
| Managers not blessed with too
much common sense sometimes dis
| tribute annoying lights about the
theater which diminish attendance
! by making most of the avaFable
| seats undesirable. The auditorium
| should be as light as possible with
out obscuring satisfactory detail in
the picture, but in movie theatef
| is the place of all places where the
| source of illumination should re-
main invisible
| A crude practice in some movie
/ theaters is the flashing of notices
| or signs on the screen from a slide
| improperly shaded, so that there is
a sudden overwhelming glare that
/ fairly blinds the spectators. This
sort of thing is limited to the low
/ est class Of theaterS where. after
I collecting admission fees from the
/ patrons, a c1oice selections of ad-
vertisements is served in lieu Of
! entertainment or instruction.
! People with weak eyes should
patronize theaters in which the pic
lures are interspersed with other
| features, for this change rests the
eyes, whereas prolonged watching
/ of even the finest moving pictures
/ is fatiguing.
Seats directly in front of the. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
The New German Menate.

Events of the last days in Berlin may proper
II be viewed with concern in the United States ana
among our allies Signs Of growing power among the
German bolshevists we're considered good omens
when the kaiser was on the throne but 1t is different
now Throwing the former empire into anarchy
might serve as course of punishment but it would
have its disadvantages.
For one thing the center Of social chaos
would be even more dangerous to the allied anu
neutral nations than thatin Russia because it would
have better facilities for scattering its propaganda
as we'll as greater cunning in planning it.
Another consideration is the need for mainten-
oca If larger armed forces to maintain order The
allies would be bound, in any event. TO keep the
Deace along the border. Germany under an orderly
government, will DO its own policing, although i
will hardly be strong enough for long time TO be
much of a menace to its neighbors. Ruled by boil
sbevists it will become the of pirates and br
gands
Then there is a purely financial viewpoint The
sooner the Germans restore order the quicker viii
they be abeRo resume production and distribution
Of goods. Unless they return TO normal pursuits
they cannot support themselves, let alone help to
pay the damages that will be assessed against them.
'A'AAisitA's7
cows give no milk and they break down the pasture
fences and make trouble generally for the owner.
Driving the German people into anarchy would be
expensive and hardly effective way to punish
them as keeping them fairly comfortable and milking
them of their surplus for a period of years
Making sure that the lesson of shall sink
home is another matter too important to be
looked. The Germans used to pirate of their cause,
when as a matter of fact, they had one. 1t
was purely an adventure. If it had been a
defeat would not have obliterated Being simply
adventure there is nothipg left but the mem
Org of it, and that may be sure, is not pleasant
There are no martyrs in Germany and if the
victors are wise they will that none are created
henceforth
Germany should be kept strong enough to throw
off bolshevism, but it should also be made to face
the sordid facts that deliberately threw the world
into paroxysm of for selfish purposes violated
every recognized practice in prosecuting it. and quit
cold when over-matched.
If anything make good Germans out of bad
it will be such Of education the bald
and obvious truths about themselves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

Washington. Dec. 28.-The cas-
ualty list given out today by the
war department has total OF go
names.
(SECTION ONE.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
OF the American expeditionary
forces: Killed in action, 81; died OF
wounds, 33; died Of accident and
other causes, II; died of aeroplane
accident, 2: died of disease, u;
wounded severely. 229; wounded.
degree undetermined, II; wounded
slightly, 10; missing in action, SO.
Total, 496.
Killed in Action.
SERGEANT.
Earl S. Gerard. Mendoza, Ill.
PRIVATES.
Homer Mize, Pana, III.
Felix J. Washakas, Chicago.
Died From Accident and Other
Causes.
H. CORPORALS.
George w. Clark, Amos, Iowa
Albert s. Coe, Port Byron, III.
Died of AerOplane Accident
PRIVATE.
James A White, South Chicago.
LIEUTENANTS.
Anil r. Messelheiser, Hampton,
Iowa.
Harry B. Weilopp, Maroa, Ill.
CORPORALS.
Virden Smitherman, Pitts1eld,
Ill.
CHAUFFEUR.
William II. Wall, Joliet, Ill.
PRIVATES.
Chestney V. Sharpe. Lock Ridge,
iowa
Elmer w. Faulkner, Greenfield,
Ill.
Alloys Vanthournout. ST. Charles,
III.
Wounded Severely
Capt Edwin H. Randle, Decatur,
Ill.
SERGEANTS
Harold L. Clark, Eagle Grove, la.
David Lamberg, Chicago.
Marvin G. Whiting, Aurelia, Iowa
George M. Terford, Quincy, III.
CORPORALS.
Clarence r Johnson, Sioux City,
Iowa.
PRIVATES.
Charles A. Overall, Jr., Peoria.
Edward L. Perkins, Chatham, Ill.
Albert L. Sutton, Nebo. Ill.
Raymond F. Waggoner, Grafton,
III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

Charles r. Ahrens. Cbiczs.
Arthur Hall, Stewart. Iowa
clinton H. Kessinger. Hlllun.
Ill.
Missing in Action
SERGEANTs
Burdett A. Briggs. MarepSo -
CCRPORALS
August +. sabotta. Kewanee M
PRTVATEs
Engevald HandeIand, Auror, r.,
Henry G. Prather. Flora. mi '-
(SECTION TWOJ
Killed IN Action
PkIEATES
Edward +. Ellis, East ST. Lous
Died Of Wounds
PRIVATEs
Carl J. Kippard. Arlon, Iowa
Frank Kracmer. Chicago.
James StinOcher, Iowa CITY :.
Aloysious a. Schiott Chicago
Harry l.. Swagger, Flanagan IN
Edward A. Swanson, Chicago
Died Of Disease
PRIVATES
Milo V. Alan, Pava,. Ill
Wounded Seyehply
PRIEATES
REX r. DELANY, POS KIr,r-,.s
BLVD Davenport.
Gust J. Gillette. Chicago.
James H. Silllman. Winterss, =.
William Seibert, Danyille mi
Charles Eugene Bauer. Watssss
III.
Carl Frederic Bechtel, Eureka. m
Perry Cleanliness, Odell. III.
Charles G. GiHhOrn, fremont M
Robert G, Hills, Winterset. Iowa
Charles J. Macke, Chicago.
Wounded, Degree undetermined
PRIVATES.
Erwin J. Teller. Dubuque. Iowa
Johan Holub, Chicago.
Earl F.. McClelland, Corning IA
Wounded Slightly.
ABIVATES.
Raymond Z. Walton, Fort Nadl.
son, Iowa.
Missing in Action.
PBIVATBS.
Clark n. Maxey, Sandoval, nj.
Anscairus Powers, Lake Forest
III.
Byron James Todd, Hinckley. IL
Lucius S. Weeden, Sycamore, Ill
Emil Wenger, Stockton, nj.
Leroy H. Wheeler, Deerfeld. I'll
Robert Williams, LaSalle, Ill
Emil NJ Wilson, Chicago.
Joseph B. Kobus, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

as TAr from the screen as pOSSlDlei
offer the easiest vantage point for
the eyes.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Rare and Anomalous Infirmity
have the sciatic rheumatism in
the worst way and would like to
know the cause and a good remedy
for it 1t has settled all over my
body, mostly in the joints, especial
Iy my shoulders and neck an
Answer-This is perhaps the
first authentic record of the sciatic
rheumatic settling anywhere except
in the sciatic nerve where IL be-
longs, and while the sciatic nerve
is a whopping big nerve with mara
branches extending down the limb
no instance is on file in the liter
ature of a sciatic nerve sending
branches to the shoulders and the
neck.
4 Certified Dry Cleaning Estab-
uSnmenf
What would you think of the al
visibility of having the employees
of a dry cleaning establishment
medically examined and certified
free from communicable disease.
Would such plan attract you as
customer, for instance? | myself
have always supposed that clothes
cleaned by the dry or naphtha pro-
cess are thereby rendered germ
free, but we must remember that
after the cleaning the clothes are
handled by the spetters, pressers,
tailors and packers. IN. J. c.
Answer l would give little
thought to such arrangements if l
were sending a suit to be cleaned.
For the employees own sake GER
tainly regular periodic physical ex-
aminations and sanitary inspections
of the shop should be encouraged,
but / cannot see that there is any
reason to suppose that any disease
is ever conveyed in clothing from
a cleaners.
| Told You So
Dear Doctor: Please accept vote
of thanks for your lesson on far
sightedness published Nov. 8, 1918.
Respectfully,
IA w. c. L., OptometTist.
Answer-Gosh, first thing you
know I'll be given a testimonial by
a scientific Christian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
Taking a Personal Inventory
What are you worth to yourself?

what are you worth to yourself?
To help every American find the answer. the
government has asked that Jan l. 1919 be nationally
observed as personal inventory day" 1t is sug-
gested that every man. woman and child take ac-
count of his OF her personal property savings and
debts, and make plans for months of getting ahead
during 1919
The sayings division of the United States treasury
department has devised two simple FORMS one to he
filled out by adults, and the other which might he
called patriotic estimate blank is equally useful
Tor both children and grown-ups. Those directing
the project realize that one of the hardest things
person has to do is to be financially honest with
himself but it is believed the blanks VIII helm anv
citizen to obtain enough account Of his
personal financial status
Teachers will be asked to encourage their pupi1z
TO fill out the patriotic estimate blanks for them
selves The other blank may be filled out bv the
family for its guidance. The forms are not to
be sent TO or filed with any person or organization
They should be kept by the family as record Of its
financial standings a budapest to a year Of
thankful thrift
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
MENU HINT

Breakfast.
Preserved Pears
Cold Egg Oatmeal Crackers
Warm Milk
Luncheon.
Creamed Potatoes Cove Oysters
Gingerbread with Whipped Cream
Chocolate
Dinner.
Drowned Potatoes
Old Fashioned Hash Succotash
Plum Sauce Oatmeal Cookies
Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

The navy is perfectly willing to demonstrate
those 110-fOot submarine chasers any foreign gov
ernments that may be interested. As for booking or
ders for them that is not exactly in the navys line
but it might give the address Of certain well known
American manufacturer who is ready to quote
prices and guarantee prompt delivery in quantity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28

News that the former kaiser and Won Hindenburg
scurried for deep holes in the ground whenever there
was the remotest danger that bomb might alight
them is Illuminating in that it shows how little
real faith they pinned to the German god that they
commended so highly to their undcrlfngs