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The Washington times., 1918-05-29
The FLirty
Girl
She Has No Place
In q Business
Organization.
By Eleanor Gilbert.
Author Of "The Ambitious Woman
In Business"
By Eleanor Gilbert.


((T HAD to discharge a very
competent little girl to-day"
remarked a business man
friend. and It's the third time this
year I've dismissed a woman for
the same reason.
Can you tell me, please, why II
IL that so many women can't find
the happy medium in their attitude
toward the business men around
them? There are over nifty women
In our Offices and have them all
classified. not only according to
their efficiency. but remember
them mainly by their attitude to-
ward the men.
First we've the type Of girl
who Is tImid Her mother has
warned her to be very careful. and
20 she furtively eyes all men with
great suspicion.
Then there's the girl who Is
business-Iiks to the point where
she wants every one TO know how
business-Iiks srs Is She runs to
four-in- hand ties and the rainy
day skirts and she chops OF her
good morning with a clever tongue
to make you understand that a fur
thsr remark to her would be con-
Sldered familiarity.
The girl who went to-day be-
longed to a different group. She
worked well. but never seemed 10
remember that she was IN a bust
ness Office rather than in the parlor
OF her home. For which reason she
could never say. Here's the bill OF
ladinE. sir without shooting arch
Elances at me and dimpllnE all over.
She used dear little mIncinE steps
when she trotted into my private
Office. was forever pulling stray
little curls over her forehead, in
consciously becoming fAEhion. and
for all the world treated me as
though I were calling on her So
cialIy whenever ! asked her to take
dictation.
No. | wasn't the only chosen ono
for these blesBinRB found her
lunching frequently with several OF
the other men. Although ] saw her
sitting and working away rapidly
when by herself. the instant one OF
the men appeared her feminine am
munition was put to use. She was
twice as afIabls. twice as charming
as when the girls alone were pres
ent. and ceased work to smile her
prettieSt.
Il admired her work and wanted
TO keep her in the organization.
but when It got on my nerves too
much I spoke frankly to her. She
was surprised and pesved. hut
promised 10 mend her ways. But
she couldn't do II in our Office.
Somehow she had become used to
acting her own special little wav
with each OF the men, and il was
too late to change.
What ] like is a girl who Is
businesslike. but wonanly. vim is
cheerful without being frivolous
and giEgly. and who Is friendly
with every man and woman in the
organization. but fsmiIiar with
none.
i've Il number OF them in the
organization They are Invariably
good workers. md their price is
far above rubiesG'
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
RECIPES FOR
WARTIME
Selected by LOrettO c.
Lynch.
BAKED CHOCOLATE POTATO
PUDDING.


PUDDING.
Mashed potatoes. cup; corn
gyrup. l 4 cups Cor corn syrup, Y
cup, and maple syrup or honey. \
cup); fat \ cup; milk, 2 table
spoon: chopped wAlnutB. y cup;
barley flour. l cup; cornmeaI. Z
cup; baking powder. teaspoons
chocolate, melted. l square: cloves.
n teaspoon: salt, \ teaspoon.
Add the Bweetening. eggs and
milk TO the potato. Slit all the dry
ingredients and add them 10 the
first mixture. Add melted fat and
nuts Add chocolate. melted over
hot water. Beat well. Bake in
creased shallow pan about twenty
five minutes in a moderate oven.
Serve with cream or pudding sauce
Yield, I servings.
POTATO|CORNMEAL CRIsPs.
Mashed potatoes. n cup; corn
meal. u cup; salt y teaspoon;
fat, / tablespoon
Sift together the dry ingredients.
put in tho fat add mashed pota-
toes. making q dough which can
be rolled very thin. Cut into dia-
mondH and bake in a quick oven
until golden brown. II desired.
after rolling out the dough. sprinkle
with grated cheese and paprikA,
making cheese strHws
Yield: 50 waters. 2 in by : IN
PAPRIRoSH (FIsh and POtato).
PotatoeE diced. ! cups; fish chad
dock or other fish. 4 pound; onion,
sliced, 2 tablespoons; parsley. chop
ped. ? teaspoons: fat or olive oil,
tablespoons: salt. y teaspoon; pa
prika. u teaspoon; water. n cups.
Brown onion in fat. add diced
potstoes and brown. Add fish.
bonad and cut into small bits. Mix
well together: add parsley. season
Ings and water. and cook for about
twenty minutes. Serve with 4 gar
nish Of sliced lemon.
Yield, servings
POTATO sTUFFING.
Mashed potatoes, ; cups; fat, \
cup: egg. /. milk. \ cup: salt.
TEASPOON. sage, y teaspoon; onion.
hneiy chopped. . tablespoons.
Brown onion in fat. Add sage,
geason!ngs. mashed potatoes. egg,
slightly beaten. and milk. Nix
well. Use for StuninS fowl. fsh or
meat Tou
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
Hair Aid Wanted.

Fancy dresses were decidedly IN
her lind and her life ambition from
now onwards was to keep up the
deception Of youthful appearance.
Elizabeth" she called. did you
got the flowers that l am to wear
in my hair to-nightT'
Yes num- was the reply,
"but"-
But what"
1--WE mIsIaid the hair. mumI"
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
From Pole 10 Zenith.

A. 20 O'Clock u lhc evening nov ihr great c1unoc-
- uul .ulur. ur first meridian nf ihc heavens. runs
STRAIGHT from H. pol. through lhD zenith and down n
thr .d, of hr southern hprizun The point where the
CROSSES ihr equator September y twenty degrees
above the ruusir lntiou CurNus
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
The Grim Recital of How Gertrude
Ran Off With the ImpetuOus Cyril
and ScOundrel Grimstead

peared. and I thought that an
danger from that quarter. At least
was averted. But, oh. was wrong.
terribly mistaken. For a few weeks
later Gertrude. my poor. little sis
ter. had run away from me-"
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the birth Of Patrick Henry in
1876. II was he who, in 1775. uttered the famous
phrase Il know not what others may take but as
for me- give me liberty or give DEATH He died in 1799
The Washington times., 1918-05-29
A Good Memory.

You remember as much as that
Gbout that mestinE?" Milton que
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Forty Million Enfranchised in War
Time, According to the National
Association.
Washington, May 9.-Figures as
sembled by the National American
Woman Suffrage Association show
that approximately forty million wo-
men have been enfranchised since the
war began. Nine great states and
nations have extended suffrage to their
women since 1915.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, presl
dent of. the National Suffrage: Asso-
citation, says.
"The unanswerable logic of suffrage
as a wartime issue finds its best
demonstration in these. figures that
cover the tremendous strides made by
the cause throughout the world with
in the last three years"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
New Firm In City.

The Virginia Printing Company is
the name of new firm which has
lust leased the building at 112 South
Fairfax street for term of years,
with the privilege of buying, and will
engage in the job printing business.
The names of the proprietors are j. c.
Lesher, formerly assistant foreman of
printing in the Government Printing
Office at Washington, and George {.
Cole, formerly assistant foreman OF
uresswork in the Government office.
The latter resides in Alexandria and
Mr.. Lesher also expects to move to
This city. Both men are thoroughly
cxnerienced in their line of work and
sav that it will be unnecessary for
orders for job printing of any kind to
be sent out of the city, no matter how
large or how small.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
Proud of Both Titles.

Paris, May gu. S. Marines in
France are rapidly acquiring new So
briquets. The Germans, terrorizea ny
their maniacal fighting, have dubbed
these Americans, "Devil Dogs" Bnt
the French who have come in con-
tact with the Marines refer to them
as "the Millionaire soldiers" due to
the fact that Marines are constantly
dividing their pay with the Frenrn
women and children who need help.
In many instances Marines have been
known to give up their entire mo'th's
pay to purchase food for destitute
French families.
And the Marines are proud Of both
titles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
PARTIES LINING UP
Issue Raised Over Maurice's Letter to
Be Forced 10 Early Decision.

London, May 9.-The most serious
poiitical crisis in the life of the Lloyd
George government exists today. The
situation, engendered by General +
Z. Maurice's letter charging the pre-.
nier with lack of veracity, was
brought to head by Herbert As
uuith's motion in favor the '!ause OF
Commons investigating the charges,
instead of allowing the government
to appoint two judges for that pur,
pose. Asquith's action amounts to a
direct declaration of a lack of conf
dence in the government.
1t is understood that if .Asquith's
supporters do not press for a decision
tomorrow, the government will. Both
sides are strenuously drumming up
supporters.
"The government may survive the
debate, but its days are numbered"
wrote the lobby correspondent of the
Westminster Gazette today.
Lloyd George is likely to reply to
Maurice. Political students generally
believe the premier will be able to ex-
plain satisfactorily. Nevertheless, the
incident tends to shake public conf
dence until it is Strengthened out.
The Northcliffe press supports the
government, refusing to believe the
ministers deliberately deceived the
people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
FIRENEN'S CLOSE CALL
Collision Between Train and Motor
Fire Engine Investigated Last
Night By Police Court.

The collision between the auto fire
engine of this city and freight train
at Wilkes ani Alfred streets about
eleven o'clock Sunday night was inves-
t;eared last night at a special session
Of the Police Court. The city was rep
resented by II. n. Garner, Corporation
Attorney, and Gardner L. Boothe ap-
peared for the Southern Railway COM
pany. A number Of witnesses were in
attendance and many spectators.
The alarm of fire was occasioned by
burning automobile at New AleXan-
dria The fremen were notified that
fire was raging on the north side Of
Hunting Creek, within the present
city limits, ami the auto engine was
rushed towards the southwest section.
According to the testimony, the fire
engine was proceeding south on Alfred
street at % or 80 miles an hour, and
when is was within a few yards of
Wilkes street Southern Railway
freight train moved out of the yard
in front Of the engine. The train
was being backed. It was impossible
to stop the truck, and the driver at
tempted to pass in front of the moving
train by turning to the left. This
maneuvor caused the right side of
the engine to be sideswiped by the,
train, damaging the mud guard break
ing several ladders ard causing ether
damage. Several fremen, who were
on the engine, believing collision in
evitable, jumped, and received inju-
RIGS.
None Of the firemen saw a lagman
who is supposed to precede train
moving on Wilkes or Onion street.
The conductor o. the train, however,
testified that the hagman started in
front of the train, carrying lantern,
while It was crossing Patrick street,
inside the railroad yard, and that he
kept his eyes upon him after the train
started The conductor was on the
tirs. car Of the backing train with his
lantern alcngzide him. Re heard no
alarm of fire and stopped the train
as soon as possible after the accident.
The train. he said, was moving about
three miles ar hour.
The fagman testified chat ne was
preceding the train at the time of the
collision, corroborating the condre-
tors stat ent.
After the examination Of a number.
of witnesses ana and arguments OF
counsel were heard, the court decided,
that the collision was due ITO an accl-.
dent. that the railway company was
complying with the law by having. q:
A&gman preceding moving train and
that neither the. company not its en-
ployes should be held responsible for
the damage to the truck or injuries
TO the fremen-
1t is understood, however, that Off
cials of the railray company have sig
n!ied their willingness to pay for such
repairs as may be necessary TO the
auto engine.
rs4!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
100000 U. S. SOLDIERS.
Trained Men Going to Europe Faster
Than Originally Estimated.

The United States has now more
, than half million troops in France.
Official announcement to this effect
was made Secretary of War Baker
last night.
He said: an January I tod the
Senate committee that the strong like
lihood was that early in the present
year 100000 American troops wou.d
be dispatched TO France. | cannot
even now, or later, discuss in detail.
further movements of troops tc
France
AZ am glad to be able to say that
my forecast, made in January, has
been passed"
While it cannot be stated what the
exact number of American troops
abroad is at this time, the following
figures as to the total force both in
this country and in France were OF.
tained from authoritative quarters:
Total number Of troops under arms
May /, 100000.
Number under arms when May mob
il:zation is completed, 2,250,000.
Total number o: drafted men in the
service, 100000.
Troop movements to France in the
last few weeks, under the spur of
events connected with the German Of
fensives in Flanders and Picardy,
have exceeded in volume the most ex-
asgerated hopes possessed by military
men six months ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
S40N, 100000 WAGE RAISE.
100000 Railroad Men Affected by
Rate Increase Dating From Jan |.

1000. 900 Railroad Men Affected by
Rate Increase Dating From Jan |.
Within six months of tic time when
the government assume: operl:ioa ct
the railroads, the largest wage r.
crease in the history Of tie world was
recommended yesterday for 'rai!ro"c
EMPLOYEES.
In round numbers S30A,O00,0o0 a
year will be expended Cor increased
wages, and s1OO,0Ou.000 will be i'm
medately applied 20 shack pay" from
January 1 to April 90, 1918. as the
award, in this respecr, is retroactive.
It represents the long work = the rail
way wage commission, appointed by
William G.. McAdoo, l.rector general
of railroads. for the purpose of re-
commencing increases to employees,
and it effects approximately o,nG0.-
600 workers.
Release Of the report by the CON-
mission is believed to be tcr-aGloun:
to its acceptance by the dire tor gen
eral.
Every penny of the gigantic sum
will 90 to the relief of the "little fel-
low" No employe, receiving $3.50 OF
more a month. is given an increase
Higher paid employees receive nc
benefits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
ALLIES ON THE ALERT.
Franco. American Forces, Guarding
Road to Paris. Ready fer Expected
Drive.

Drive
With the Americans in Picardy,
May 9.-The American artillery con-
.inuss pounding the German positions.
One German battery is known to
have been blown up. Another, in Bois
Ie L'Alval, near Franlicouct, which
mad been heavily shelling our posi-
lions, was wiped out by the American
retaliatory fire.
While there is speculation as 10
where the next German attack is COM
inr, the Franco-American stalls re-
sponsible for barring the way to PARIS
are on the alert. There are indica-
tons that the Bcche is bringing up ad-
ditional artillery IN this region.
The Franco American liaison Is eX-
trcmelv effective. The transport SER
vice is working smoothly, and the
hospitals are cooperating to The full
est extent.
London, May o.--"We improved our
new positions between the Somme and
the Ancre and took several prisoners,
Field Marshal Haig reported.
London. May 9.-Sevcnteen addi-
sional Austro- German aeroplanes
have been shot down on the Italian
front the British war Office reported
today in a statement dealing with op-
erations in that theater of war. The
text of the announcement follows:
"Two successful raids were carried
out and we captured few prisoners
The artillery is more active. Hostile
batteries were engaged with satlsfac-
tory results. Our air forces since the
last report have destroyed seventeen
| enemy airplanes. None of ours was
| lost.
London. May 9.-Field Marsha
Won Hindenburg. chief of the German
general staff and his main aide, Gen
eral Won Ludendorf, have had a dlsa
! ereement over the delay in the Ger
man offensive on the western front
according to reports from correspon
dents in Holland today.
The Kaiser and the German crow
prince arc said to have taken oppo
! site sides in the quarrel.
The well-Enown war correspondent
i Hamilton Fyfe, sends a story fror
the front confirming reports that Vo
| Mackensen will go to the wester
front.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09

navy. of it's men fit to fight and Mt t
die, readily and courageously, II need
be. but with a last thought of love
and prayer for those who are left be-
hind to mourn their loss and an un-
dying faith that a decisive victory
will be ours and is near at hand.
80 beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country
loved,
And mercy more than life!
Americai sAmerica!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine"
From America the Beautiful.
East Orange, n j., April 7, 1918.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
70 REGISTER EACH 80 DAYS.
Gen. Crowder Submits Plan to Con-
rress for New Recruits.

To enlarge its reservoir OF draftable
men. the War Department may soon
hold a registration day every three
months instead Of once year Pro
vest Marshal General CroWder gave
this information to the House Militia
ry Committee yesterday, explaining
that the annual class of men becoming
81 would thus become available Tor
service more quickly.
Committee mem5e were impressed
favorably with the plan. Representa-
tive Caldwell, Of New York, Demo-
crat. suggested that the department
90 still further and require every
man t. register on his 2lst birthday
Crowder said that he did not think
that registration of all men from
y to 40 Immediately necessary, al
though he admitted his department
has prepared itself for such a sltua-
tion if Congress should act. Kahn,
of California, strongly urged extern
sion o: registration to those ages.
He said the 100000 men available
within the present age limits wholly
inadequate. !.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
.FOH CANTEEN SERVICE
The Work to be Continued at West
minister Building and May be In
augurated at Soldiers Club Later.

augurated at Soldiers Club Later.
a meeting of the Red Cross Canteen
Committee was held Tuesday evening
at the Soldiers Club, when it was de-
cided that it would be unwise to start
the cantcen service at this club under
the present system, due TO the fact
that eventually there will be several
hundred men to serve each Sunday
morning, which would be physically
impossible for the small number of
women who have so faithfully and
generously given their time to this
service.
For the present the Canteen CON-
mittee will continue their service at
the Westminster Building
1t is possible that pay canteen will
be started later at the Soldiers Club.
The present idea is that when such q
service is begun ladies from all the
churches as we'll as the Red Cross will
be asked 10 lend their services as the
work will be too large for ;,''l nne or
ganiZation to handle.
The Canteen Division of the Red
Cross is really for emergency service,
in caring for troops on the move, and
similar work, and what they have been
doing is rather beyond their duties,
but as. the work grew they did not
withdraw ana leave number Of SOL
dicrs uncared for, as the soldiers in
the city on Sundays to be fed are
more than any one organization alone
can properly attend to.
If canteen service IS iaaugurated
at the Soldiers Club all OF the various
bands Of patriotic women who arc
now giving their services will be COM
b;ned under one head, with headquar
ters at the cl@b and all work will be
under the direction or the War Camp
Service Committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
TONERS.
Front ROYAL Merchant Has License
Revoked.

License No. E-O409 Of c. c. Proctor
& Son, millcrs, Front Royal, Va, was
revoked May 9TH by Herbert Hoover
for a ten day period, for the reason
that the said C. c. Proctor d Son
violated the regulation in that they
bought wheat in car lots without first
having submitted a sample to the
United States Grain Corporation at
Baltimore for the purpose of having
the wheat graded and the price fixed.
It appears that the millers pad
s2.17 for. wheat which was 5.2c per
bushel more than the price fiXeI By
the Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
APPEALS. ALLOWED.
Supreme Court Of Appeals viii Con-
strue Will of John +. RiXcy.

Appeal and sspsr:adeas, with a
bond of 81 ,00G, were allowed by Judge
Robert R. Prentis in the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia Tuesday
or petition Of c. n. TaliafeTro and
G. E. Wallace from Il decree Of the
Circuit Court OF Prince William
County, entered in February. 1913,
IN the sui. of Charles Fl. Emery
against the petitioners. BY the decree
appealed from, contract relative to
the exchange Of. real estate was aa-
judged to- be specifically enforce4, At
to-hcys: for TIE petitioners were. T.
". Coleman and.C. E. Nicql.
An appeal, bond $500, was allowed
by Judge Martin P. Bu,ksi on The pc
titicn of Mary T. Compton, .er ais,
from a decree of the Circuit Court Of
Fairfax County, rendered at the May
term, 1917. in favo, of John 5. Bar
bour and the Virginia Trust Company,
as executors OF the estate CT John +.
R!xey, ct. ais, defendants. The orig
inal bill Of complaints was based on
question raised by the construction
and Interpretation Of certain clauses
in the will CT John F. Rixey. Joseph
+. Moore was attorney for the petit
tionerS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
Notice.

The business formerly conducted by
the late Julian f. Chauncey will be
hereafter carried on under the name
of Mrs. Julian F. Chauncey. The pub
lie and particularly former customers,
are notified that the best quality Of all
kinds of meat and meat products will
be handled and sold, and their patron
age is respectfully solicited.
HELENA c. CHAUNCE4.
iO4-3Ot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
Notice of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Virginia Brick Com
pany will be held at their works IN
Alexandria county, Va, on Tuesday,
May IA, 1918 at IL o'clock noon. W
E. Pearson, president; F. E. Evans.
secretary. 110-3t .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
KILLED BY PLOW HANDLE.
Rockingham County Farmer Fatally
Jp;urad When Pillow Struck Rock.

Charlottesville, Va, May 9.-Moses
shiflett, aged thirty-three, a farmer
OF Swift Run, Rockingham County,
died Monday night at the University
Hospital from the effect of injuries
sustained while plowing last week.
His plow struck a rock and the ham
die kicked him in the abdomen, perfor-
ating the intestines. - a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09

The exhibitions which have been
given by the three Audubon societies
oe the city daily this week at the
High school auditorium will close to-
morrow afternoon at half-past five, at
which time the prizes will be awarded
to the children for the best bird box
and best drawings Of birds, insects
an: wild flowers. Miss Fannie Burke
will be the Judge OF drawing and Mr..
and Mrs. Leo. d. Miner, of the District
Of Columbia, will judge the bird boxes.
The exhibit has created q great deal
of interest and the public IS cordially
invited to attend the exercises tomor-
rn,p aftarnOOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-09
BRIDES ERROR COST LIFE
Takes Poison Instead of Medicine as
New Home is Ready.

Harrisburg, May 9.-Mrs. Samuel
Worley, aged 10, bride of a few
months, and who last evening was
getting ready to move into new
home, recently purchased and fur
nished by her husband, died yesterday
in the Harrisburg Hospital from ar
senical posing caused by drinking rat
poison. She swallowed poison in mis-
take for medicine, her husband de-
clared.