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The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
COLLEGE GIRL WHO TRAMPED
ACROSS CONTINENT DIES HERE
Miss Genevieve Alexander, of California War
Worker, Was Writing Book on Her Ex-
periences on the Road

asked that these penciled pages be
buried with her.
Marks of the Student.
traces OF her Washington life were
sea altered around her empty room, last
nlght On a table near her bed were
the still open law books over which
she pored during the last hours on
her SICKNESS. On the walls uera fn-
Vulnerable pictures cut from rnaga-
]ihes rom newspapers, from vrar
posters Of President Wilson. Articles
On democracy and the policy Of the
present administration were Wing
among the books of her. overcrowded
oook shelf. An uncovered t7ypewriter
contained a half-hnished letter, The
knapsack which she had carried e1or,
lhe racine Coast lay In a heap In one
corner Of the room.
IN the pocket Of the cravenette coat
she mad worn or the trip was found
a note from her mother in California
EVERY day I think of Won" she
wrote, "and wish you were coming
nome soon. I hope that Won IUko
Washington and that you are very
Miss Alexsnder's relatives were
notihed Of her death. As no word
was received from them for several
days her body was cared for by the
Food Administration officials, She
will be buried here.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Boches Capture Mary
Pickford, But Yanks Get
Busy and Retake Films

Paris. Oct. 23-The Huns cap
tured Mary PickfOrd, Charlie Chap
lin. Fatty Arbuckle and other. not
ables of the screen recently-but
only for a brief period. until the
Franco Americans turned the tide.
Then the films-for they were eel
luloid reels of the movie stars
We're returned to the Y. NJ. c. A.
secretaries to whom they belonged
originally.
1t all happened during a recent
counterattack of the Germans in a
certain sector. Their precipitate
rush compelled the evacuation Of a
frontline Y. NJ. c. 4. hut, the sec
retaries in charge being compelled
TO leave behind a quantity of stores.
Among them were nine sets Of films,
which were gathered in promptly by
the Boches.
As the world knows. it didn't take
the POilus and Yanks long, to turn
the tables, and when the victorious
allied forces marched into a certain
small village still farther forward
than the original ''Y' hut, thew
found the captured reels and re-
stored them to the rightfuI owner.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
STUDENTS REGISTER
ING. w. u. TO OCT. 30
Time Extended for Benefit of Men
Lately Arrived.

The War and Navy departments
have extended the period of registra-
ton in the army and navy sections
of the George Washington University
unit of the Students Army Training
Corps to October 80. This extension
will permit the enrolment of many
young men who Were not in the city
at the beginning of the academic
year or who were unable to enter
upon university work at that time.
Although the university is closed
temporarily on account of the inf1u-
epza epidemic. military instruction is
proceeding without interruption.
Members of the three companies COM
posing the George Washington unit
form daily at 2:3O o'clock in front Of
the university buildings in G street
northwest. near Twentieth, for in
struction in elementary military tao
tics. The student soldiers drill on the
White House Ellipse.
Students enrolling in the unit may
register either in the law school or
in the department of arts and
sciences
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
THINKS WILSON
HANDICAPPED
Washingtonian Citing Lin
coin S Course, Deplores
Lack of Allied Unity.

To the Editor Of The Washington
Herald-Apropos of the wave of
peace talk which has been sweeping
the country, I believe 1t will be in
terestng to persons who lived in the
civil war period and have not lost
the power of recollection, to have
recalled somewhat similar sitda-
ton when the fortunes of the South
were visibly failing in the field. as
the fortunes of the central powers
in Europe are now seen to be de-
clining. s.-a s@
In July. 1854 Just after President
Lincoln had been renoininated. a CO.
terie OF prominent Southern gentle
rner headed by Clement c. Clay, tr.,
Of Alabama, assembled at the l1if,
ton House in Canada and opened a
correspondence with Horace Greeley
with the view to obtain safe conduct
both ways to meet the heads of the
government in. Washington I'm an en-
deavor to bring about peace. The
country soon had information of the
exchange of letters on the subject.
the press was filled with runnors
and the keenest interest was excited
among all classes. though nothing au-
thentc was known.
Lincoln States Terms.
But Mr.. Lincoln instantly rose 10
tho full height of the occasion. In
one OF the most terse, complete and
effective documents ever penned by
an executive, he cleared the world
sky and animated with remarkable
rigor the Union firing lines on every
front. Here is the paper:
Executive Mansion, Washington.
July is, 1854: To Whom 1t May Con-
cern-Any proposition which embraces
the restoration of peace. the integ-
rity of the whole Union. and the
abandonment Cf slavery, and which
comes by and with an authority that
can control the armies now at war
against the United States will be re-
ceived and considered by the execu-
tive government of the United States,
and will be met by liberal terms on
other and substantial and collateral
points, and the bearer or bearers
thereof shall have safe conduct both
ways. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Lack of Agreement Unfortunate.
Upon principles of analogy l think
can see how unfortunate it was
both for President Wilson and the
allied cause, that there has been no
agreement reached by the powers
fighting for democracy as to the main
achievements to be secured by the
allies, severally ami collectively. as
gains to themselves and all man.
kind in successful consequences Of a
war conceived with as devilish an
object as could be entertained by a
madman. In the absence of such
authoritative determination the Pres
ident could not properly set out ar
itemized bill of particulars. as Mr.
Lincoln did. II he could have done
SO it would have clarified the at.
mosphere instantly and decisively.
E. s. KICKER.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
BY c. c. LYON
Washington Herald star Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN\ARMY.

Not every doughboy is lonesome In
France. For instance. there's Pri-
vate Red" Wyatt from Waldo, Ohio.
L did Red dirty trick one day.
Armed with my camera / sneaked up
on him and shot him while he was
holding the hand of pretty French
girl, who lived in a tiny French VIII
lage where Reds outfit was billeted
for few days.
Red is the humorist of Pershing's
army. He's got off lot of things
that are now going the rounds of the
war zone, a couple of which are:
I'D rather be a private in. France
with q chicken on my knee than q
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Slackers in All Ranks,
Says Wise K. of c. Man

Camp Upton, Oct 23.-That there
is such a thing as a Stacker in the
army was tn Gist of n few re-
marks made by a knights of Co.
lumbus secretary to little group
of soldiers ir one of the local X.
of c. huts last week. Explaining his
statement, he gave the following ex-
amples, as applied to privates, non
CONS and commissioned officers
l. The private who. at the entrance
OF an officer. waits for all his COM
panions to draw up to attention
before he pulls himself together.
2. The sergeant who pulls a bone
and then yells What's the matter
with yJuse guys"
3. The lieutenant who passes several
enlisted men and waits until the sev-
enth man approaches before salutins
thus killing seven birds with one
moveme 1t of his ann.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24

Miss GenevIeve Alexander, a Cali
fonia college woman. who recently
| tramped across the continent in order
to. reach Washington. is dead, VIC
tim of the influenza.
Sixteen months ago Misc Alexander,
college graduate, suffrage leader and
worker in the Democratic party in
terests in California. started on her
trans-continental walking tour. Her
tramp lasted four months, giving her
! many Impressions of the life OF the
king of the road" The costume that
she wore, a khaki-colored English
| walking suit. tattered. mud-spiat-
tered, and plainly showing the marks
OF the 5,0oo-mile tramp. hangs in the
wardrobe of her lodgings here. at ao55
Q street northwest
At the Food Administration, where
Miss Alexander was doing wa work.
the officials stated that she seldom
| spoke of her family life and kept
very much to herself. One of her
friends, to whom she confided more
than to others. said last night.
Miss Alexander walked to Wash
ington from Berkeley, California
where she had been secretary to the
Woodrow Wilson League during the
last campaign. to gain statistics on
food prices and material for book.
This book she hoped 10 write, TIE
Wcman's Age was planned TO show
the social. political and economic con-
ditions in the country"
Brakemen Were Kind
Miss Alexander. her friend said.
had gained some odd impressions on
her trip. For instance. she found
train conductors uniformly ungra-
cious while the brakemen were
chivalric and willing to let her
ride in a convenient box-car, say
/ ing nothing to the boss. The Amer
lean man in general Miss Alexander
had found to be cOnsiderate. courte-
GUS and not in the least disposed TO
take advantage of her helplessness.
At San Antonio, Texas, Miss Alex
ander had been detained as a Ger
man spy suspect, but telegraphic
advices from her home at San Jose,
California, soon caused her release.
'1 was a regular hobo" she had
| said. II topped a freight train
across the Arizona desert. was
thrown of more trains than l can
remember. l even learned some Of
the parlance of the tramps of the
road"
Miss Alexander had cramm ed
many experiences into her q years OF
| life. The encouragement her liter
/ ary work had received at the uni
versity Influenced her TO want to
produce a worthwhile book Work
! on, this book, the story OF her coun-
| Itry-wide tramp. had occupied much
of her spare time since her arrival
in Washington. She particularly
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
CHARGES SOCIALIST
MATTER HELD UP
Chicasoan Protests Postofioe Hold
ing Up Cannaign Iitera,ure

Chicago. Oct 22.-AIlegfnr tHst
campaign literature sent out fron
MS office is being held up bv thc
chicago postal authorities and de-
clsring that the Postoonice Depart
ment at Washington so far has
Ialied TO act on his protests. W.
Bross Lloyd Socialist party candf-
date for United States Senator, To-
day addressed scathing letters 70
Senators Lawrence Y. Sherman ara
J. Hamilton Lewis. asking them 10
investigate and remedy the matter.
In his letter 20 Senator Sherman
Mr.. Lloyd says in part:
II were charitable I might az
sumo the non-de1ivery OF my liter
ature was due TO the Incompetence
and negligence with which the Chi
cago postoffice Is being run. But
am not charitable, and the tests
conducted in my of1ce show that
the literature sent out f. being
systematically not delivered"
i am sure ] do not have 20 point
out to you that this action by Ped
eral officials Is not only absolutely
illegal and unconstitutional. but
what is even worse, is underno-
cratic"
Mr.. Lloyd closes with the state
ment that he feels sure neither
Senator Sherman nor Senator Lewis
have any knowledge OF this situ-
alton. and asks them 20 use your
utmost efforts to resist and destroy
this arbitrary. oppressive usurpa-
ton"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 800 years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
ity to Withstand attacks OF kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs. and to build up and
restore TO health organs weakened by
disease. These most important or
gans must be watched, because they
filter and purify the blood; unless they
do their work you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness. dependency, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel. difficulty when uni
mating. rheumatism, sciauca and lum-
bagO all warn you OF trouble with
your kidneys. GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules are the remedy you
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Jim Ham Lewis Says He
Is Unswervingly Faithful

Rockford. ILL.,. Oct. 23-United States
Senator Jim Ham" Lewis. making
his first stop here tonight on a
''speechless tour OF the State. opened
his campaign for reelection with a
statement calling upon Illinois to for
get party lines and lend a helping
hand to President Wilson.
Senator Lewis based his claim for
another term on the fact that he has
been unswervingly faithful to Presi-
dent Wilson in the service of the
nation"
All speaking trips have been aban-
doned because of the influenza cpl
demic. Senator Lewis is Confining
himself to issuing statements in each
town he visits, and to personal calls.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Red Cross Rushes
Workers to Front

All American Red Cross workers
VINO can be spared from other work
In France. including forty-fve wou-
en-. have been sent to canteen and
hospital service near the front. ac-
cording to cable received at Ma
tiohal Red Cross headquarters. Twen-
ty-three tons of green Vegetables
have been harvested from the gardens
maintained by 5000 convalescent SOL
diers near the hospitals. says the
same message.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Cup of Heatless Coffee
Provokes Wild Gun Play

A cup of cold coffee. a hot temper
and a loaded revolver brought about
a condition in a Pennsylvania avenue
restaurant yesterday morning that re-
minded the onlookers Of the exciting
days in the West when most of the
conversation was carried on with
leaden bullets.
Franklin Henry Mcdowell. 50 years
of age, who halls from the Lone Star
State, had the gun. the police say,
and threatened to use it on James
Mandjuris,, waiter. all because Nc
Dowell, it is said. was served with a
cup of coffee of a temperature cor
responding with the outside atmos-
phere Mcdowell was arrested and
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
S2,3S5,000 u. 5. GIFT
TO BRITISH RED CROSS
Donation Opens Great Drive for
Funds in Empire

Great Britain's Red Cross cam
paign. which begins today with the
celebration of Our Day throughout
the empire. was given a flying start
Yesterday by a contribution Of s.. .3S5, =
900 from the American Red Cross
Announcement of the donation was
made by the Washington headquar-
tiers OF the American organization
upon receipt of a cable stating that
check for the above amount was
handed to Sir Robert Hudson of the
British Red Cross by Lieut.. Col Will
lam Endicott, commissioner of the
American Red Cross for Great
Britain. The check was delivered i'm
the presence OF a distinguished as
semblage of notables at a dinner
given by Col. Endicott at the St.
James Club.
A cable message from Henry 2.
Dawson presenting the gift was read
at the dinner. II expressed the deep
appreciation and gratitude of the
American people of the services rem
dered to the American Red Cross by
the British organization and the Or
der of St John.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
RED CROSS RELIEVING
MISERY IN ARCHANGEI
Mission Sends Shipload of Sup.
plies to Starving Inhabitants

Mission Sends Shipload of Sup
plies to Starving Inhabitants.
A shipload of food. medicines and
supplies has been sent to the ont
lying parts OF the ArchaneeI dis
trict. according to a cable received
from the Red Cross Mission to Rus
Sla by national headquarters Tues
day. The mission left New YORK
for Russia a few weeks ago II
expects to give prompt relief to the
inhabitants of towns along the
coast of the White Sea and on IN.
Kola peninsula. Scurvy is now
prevalent among these people, who
are reported to be facing starva-
ton.
The towns to which the relief e.-
pedition will send food are isolated
from the outside world because the
coast is lined with sandbars and
the waters are uncharted. An earIy
frost ruined the crops which they
expected to tide them over a hard
winter.
Statements in Russian. explain
ing the work OF the mission, have
been distributed among these peo-
pie.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Georgetown Law Man
Dies in Navy Hospital

Another Georgetown law school
student has made the supreme sac
rifice' for devotion to his country
although not permitted to die in bat
tie. He is Joseph G. Mcdonald, of
2131 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
and a graduate of the law school in
the class of 1917.
The secretary of the school was
notified yesterday that Mcdonald. a
member of the United States Naval
Reserve, died September IS of influ-
enza in the naval hospital at Hamp-
ton Roads, Va. His wife, May N.
Mcdonald. lives in this city Nc
Donald enlisted in the navy early in
September.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
France Congratulates
Belgium on Victories

France congratulated Belgium on
the allied successes in Belgium in a
recent telegram to Foreign Minister
Hymans of Belgium. from Foreign
Minister Pichon of France, a COPY of
which was received yesterday by the
Belgian Legation.
Our joy on the liberation OF Lille -
says Foreign Minister Pichon in the
telegram, lis doubly that which we
feel on account of the deliverance of
Bruges, Ostend and the vast terri
tory given back to Belgium by the
valor of the united armies fighting
for the victory of Justice, under the
leadership of King Albert. | am most
happy In sending you and asking you
to communicate to your collea gues
my congratulations and friendly
greetings.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24

need. Take three or four every day.
The healing OIL so8ks into the raus
and lining OF the kidneys and drives
out the poisOns New life and hanHh
will surely follow When your nov
NAL viCor has been restored continue
treatment for a while % keep y.r-T--
self in condition and prevent a return
OF the disease.
Don't wait until you are inCar. BILE
Of fighting. Start takinE GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem OIL CafzuIes today
Your druggist will chcprfully round
your money n you are not satisfied
with results. But be sure 10 get The
original imported GOLD MEDAL and
accept no substitutes In three sIzoA
Sealed packages. At all drug sJolUs.-
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24

colonel with an eagle on my shoulder. -
Which would you rather be, a lieu
tenant with a bar on your shoulder
or doughboy with your shoulder on
a barr" -,
Red assures me that the publica-
tion of this photo in America will
make absolutely no difference in his
young life. .-.. =
II never went with a girl at home
in my life," he swears.
TIM seriously thinking Of staying
in France after the war. he con
fided to me. This country has many
attractions. You know I'm farmer
In civilian life. The farms over here
are only about one-tenth as big as
they are over home. Think of the
fun of having only one-tenth, as much
work to do"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24

trained nurse out Of doorA.
wrecked his house and held twenty
policemen at bay two hours. lie
was finally captured and rushed 70
a hospital, where It IS said he may
die.
Dohmsn had tossed all day with
fever. He arose suddenly from
bed. seized the gun and fired.
shouting. The war iE on"
Patrolmen finally got into the
house from the rear and captured
him
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
u. S. CARGO SHIP SINKS.

The United States cargo steamship
Lake Borgne struck rock and sank
off the French coast. the Navy De-
partment is informed. There was nc
loss OF life, the report states. The
Lake Borgne had a cargo-carTying
capacity of $3.50 tons. There were
ten officers and forty-eight enlisted
men in the crew.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Kaiser Has Rival; u. S.
Man Has IS Relatives Safe

Chicago, Oct. Z.-Until tonight the
only man known to have fifteen rela-
tives in the German army who have
escaped injury was the Kaiser. Now
he has competition. Wendell Young.
4 merchant at Honeyville. near Co
shen. Ind. was advised today by the
Red Cross that three months ago his
eight brothers and seven nephews,
soldiers in the German army. were
alive, despite the fact that they had
then been in active service for more
than four years
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Crazed "Flu" Victim
Menaces 4 With Gun.

Chicago. Oct. 22.-FoIIownr
period OF delirium. induced bv in
nuenza and pneumonia. Harry Dob-
man, an ironworker, last night
chased his wife, two children and
The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
Don't Suffer
From Piles
uon Necessary, Send at Once
for q Free Trial of Pyramid
Pile Treatment.

Try Pyramid first. It will give
quick relief and has saved thousands
from the knife. A free trial will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-11
The Old Order Changeth.

Wall Street Journal: We are ac-
customed to view the British mer-
chant as welded to old methods
and yielding with adherence to
change. A summary OF the trade
of the entire British empire with
us at this time would be a revela-
ton of strength and activity. Its
variety in kind, locality and method
should easily persuade us. whatever
the English merchants attachment
to old manners at home, in colonial
trade adaptability is the goal. Be
hind his efforts and industry there
is already in mobilization. unosten-
tatiously and without talk or flare
up, every banker and financial
agency worth while in England,
with all their unexampled resources
in bullion, in every form of cur
rency and in every form of nation
al credit, including our own.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-11
MG4ARllET TIA
MRS. NATIVE N. ROSE.
Agent and Correspondent
Bell elephone Office.
Full Carrier Service.

. Marietta, Okla, uly IL. A
Fleming, county commissioner OF
the Marsden district, was in Mari
eta yesterday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Holder a daughter.
Robert Colvin at Enville. re-
eeived telegram from Washington
telling him that his son-in-law, Noah
II. Mlllikin, was wounded in action
in France. June q. On that day
Mrs. Milikin died at Envile of ty-
phoid fever. Since Mr.. Milikin
Joined the service, his wife and baby
both have died. -'r
Mr.. and Mrs. A, w. Chestnut of
Booheta, Okla, returned home yes
,er6ay, after 4 weeks visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Bert Abernathy
and husband.
The following list of men select
ed by the Love County Exemption
Board lett yesterday for Camp Ma
bry, Austin, Texas, to enter the
training camp: Ashley $. Roberts.
Jno. Carvis. Elonzo c. Mitchell, Leo
+. Bennett-Wallace.
The following negroes have been
ordered by the local exemption
board to entrain for Camp Dodge.
Des Moines, Iowa, July II: Robert
Smallwood, Louis Shambra, Harry
CULLEN, Sam Willis, Earnest Civ
ems, Purcell; Elmore Gains, Mus
kogee, James Bias, Ardmore; Joe
Owens, Gainesville, Texas; Charlie
Showers, Hugo; Floyd Manuel,
Carl Shaw, William Bryant, Roswin
{. Mccain. Richard Reagan, Pres.
Talton ! liggs, and Gus
sic Beard
Mrs. G. r. Chestnut and son,
ialen, OF Cooper, Texas. are visit
ng at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Abnathy.
!. NJ. Sparks OF Oklahoma City
Sas business visitor here yester-
lay.
+. +. Clayton, Magnolia Petrole- |
I'm Co. agent, accompanied by his |
on Joel, and daughter, Geneva. de /
iyered three barrels OF gasoline to
Robert Shomake and Company at
}omar yesterday.
Mrs. John Kelly and baby are Wis
ting at the home OF Mrs. W. A. I
'ulwell at Burneyville.
8. Westheimer was ] business Wis
tor at Ardmore Yesterday.
Miss Eddie Thompson OF Enville
,as in Marietta Yesterday.
Miss Fay Tippett OF Gainesville, |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-11
Oil Producers Cannot Do I-sg.@
Their Utmost to Win the s's
War if PrOhbtive and Unjust Taxation Prevails

Ii any class OF men in America have thrown themselves
their and energies whole hearedy into the
serious business OF winning the war it has been the oil
producers. They have told Uncle Sam: I'VE with
to the last dollar and the last man" They have in
vested lavishiy in all the Liberty bond ssuesin War
Savings stamps-and have given grander scale
to the American Red Cross, Practically all OF the big
producing companies while cheerully paying from 80
percent of their earnings in income and profit taxes
have placed their entire energies, and abilities
at the service OF the nation to produce the oil vital to
win the TO man. they believe that the utmost
they do is enough to do in time like this But
they are blocked from doing much as the gov
ernment asks by state laws which puts unjust unfair
and prohibitive burden upon the industry.