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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31
CIerkship Examinations
in Civil Service Field
Branches Are to Be Held

day called attention to an examina-
ton to. be held in Washington NoA
vember 9, to fill vacancies in first
grade clerkships in the field branch
es of the civil service, such as navy
yards, quartermaster, engineer and
ordnance establishments
A large number of vacancies exist in
these branches and there is excep-
tional opportunity for appointment to
those who qualify from this examina-
ton. Applicants should get blanks
from secretary for the fourth civil
s1rvice district, 1874 F street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31
HOLDS A[0OF
Refuses to Become Involved in
Controversy Over Cargo Of
German-Made Goods.

Secretary Lansing respectfully de-
clines to become involved in tho con-
troversy that has arisen over the dis
position of the big cargo of German
made toys and china which recently
arrived at New York from Rotterdam,
Holland
1t appears from reports received at
the State Department that the mer-
chandise was purchased in Germany,
paid for and shipped to Rotterdam by
Butler Bros, importers Of New York.
Chicago and other cities, away
back in the spring Of 1914. before the
beginning of the great European war;
that their shipment from Holland was
delayed until after the declaration of
war. and that until recently their
transportation was prevented by the
British blockade.
the goods because Of their German
origin, and 1t has been proposed that
they be dumped into New York har-
Dor, q la the cases of tea in Boston
harbor just before the American reyo-
luton.
According to Secretary Lansing. the
problem of the German toys will be
settled by the War Trade Board, or
possibly by the War Industries Board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31

Boys S5.95 to sos
Juvenile OYercodtS
es 90 s'' :s1sa G }ss@ go =
our regular stock.
In fancy mixtures, also a few
chinchillas. Remarkable values
for little fellows. Broken sizes,
4 to 9.
Also These Bargains
Boys $40 SUITS. Overcoats
and Mack;na,os at $7.45
Boys $3.50 to $3.50 SUITS,
Overcoats and
Mack;na,Os, $9.45
Boys 69c to &c B1ouses
and Shirts. Hc
Boys N.25 to $I.65 Shirts
and B1ouses, 69c
Boys M.25 to M.65 Cloth
Pants, sc
Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31
Girls $40 Taffeta Dresses S2.95

Wonderful styles and remarkable values in
this lot of Dresses, in rose, Copen, brown and
plaids; high waist line pockets; some button
trimmings, others Georgette collars and touches
of embroidery. Sizes to II years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31

Fine quality French Kid
Gloves, in plain white and
white. with black embroid-
cred backs; also Meyers
sample gloves in capes and
P. K, in tan, ivory, gray,
white and black. This is the
greatest bargain we have
ever offered in gloves and it
will be the wisest sort of a
move to buy all you need
yourself and then remember
what Inexpensive practical
gifts they'll make for Christ
mas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31
DIFFICULT T0.KEEP
EMPLOYEES IND. c.
1876 Workers Leave Fed
eraI Departments From
October ! to 20.
OFFSET BY 7,24e new

Evidence that the government is
having difficulty in Keeping employees
on the job In war-congested Washing
ton is found in the records which show
that 1876 workers left the federal de-
partments in this city between October
and 20.
Whether all Of these employees re-
signed is not known. but in statistics
compiled by the housing and health
division of the War Department the
above number are actually listed as
separations from the service.
Offset by 7,246 New Workers
To Offset this number of separations
1916 new employees were put to work
during that period. making a net in
clerical force for the first three weeks
of this month.
The large percentage of separations
indicates that the civil service COM
mission must conduct a continuous
campaign to keep filling the places of
those who leave, as we'll as to meet
the calls which the various depart
ments make for additional employees.
During September 1898 new clerks
we're appointed to positions in Wash
ington and 5.291 left, leaving "a total
increase of 5.652 for the month. 1t
is not likely that many new employees
have been brought here this week, so
that total figures for October prob
ably will show a decided decline from
September in the arrival Of new
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31

Statistics indicate England and Swe-
den to. be the healthiest countries of
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-31

Mai. Ford in Anti-Aircraft Service.
Maj. Ebert L. Ford, Coast Artillery,
has been assigned to the command of
the Sth Anti-Aircraft Battalion. at
Camp Abraham Eustis, Va.
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Offset by 7,24e New Workers
Family Ruling Changed


The Civil Service Commission. about
the middle Of this month, requested
government bureaus to get along with
as small a number of new clerks as
possible for the present. A few days
later the commission announced that.
: in order not further to eongest the
city. Washingtonians would be given
preference in appointments during
the emergency. Yesterday the Presi-
dent made it possible for any num-
Der of persons in the same family to
work for the government.
These three steps were taken too
late to have much effect on the in
f1ux OF new employees from other
cities during October. but it is ex-
peeted that these measures intended
will result in still further reduc-
ton in the number of employees
brought from other cities during No
vember.
The commissions announcement
that it will give preference to local
people and the Presidents action in
removing the family ban leave the
way clear for many Washington
women to apply for government posi-
tons and thereby reduce the necessity
bringing in clerks from other cities.
Room Surplus Dwind1ing. =
The United States homes registra-
ton service, 1414 H street, which
must accommodate new government
workers who will arrive before the
dormitories at Union station are COM
pleted, announced today that it is
now renting about 800 rooms a day,
whereas not more than 100 vacant
rooms are listed daily. At this rate
the surplus of rooms. will soon be
used up. The bureau has more than
1000 rooms listed for mon only"
despite the fact that four-ffths of
the new arrivals are women
The dormitories at Union station
will not be ready until some time in
December The contract was let re-
Gently for the additional housing Ac~
combinations to be built at 23d and
B streets northwest.
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pitals, and, in fact, with the American woman engaged in war work, wherever
 she is.
 Closely allied to the work of the '.
 w. c. A. is the War Camp Community
 service, which is more under the direc-
 ton of the army and navy than any
 other branch of the United War Work campaign. This has to do with the nor
 al and social uplift of the men in the
 cantonments It does what 1t can to keep our boys clean and to give them
 healthy amusements. It provides club houses, entertainments, music and ath- letics It aims to do for the men in the camps all that the most progressive com munities are doing for themselves. It 1 provides welcome for them in private
 homes and arranges parties and dances, picnics and sight seeing jaunts. It gives l them library facilities and teachers and l enlists the neighboring towns in the | work of making them contented and
 happy. In New York city alone this service furnishes sleeping places for SO | OOo uniformed men every week. It has hotels and clubs there where the sol diers can have s bed, a shower bath and soap, and in many places breakfast 1 for frob Is to 20 cents night and two , meals and a bed for not~over 75 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
JOI9T STOCK COMPANY INVESTMENT Carpenter

Similar work is carried on in 500 cen ters throughout the United States, the total annual saving to the men in the service thereby being well over S5,ooo.- 900.
 But the movements I have described comprise altogether less than one-fourth of the work of the joint stock corpora tion in which we are asked to buy shares. Adding their appropriations together, they make only S37,0 GOO The great bal ance oS more than s13S, 1000 is to go to the live men and women doing welfare work on the battlefield and immediately behind our trenches in France. These
 are the Young Mems Christian asso- citation, the Knights of Columbus and the Jewish Welfare board, All are working together and along the same lines, al- though the Knights of Columbus has been specially organized by the national l war council of the Catholic church to
 work among the Roman Catholic soldiers | and the Jewish Welfare board to do
 similar work for such of our men as are l Jews. The Knights of Columbus have
 4S0,0OO members in the United States. It | did it's first war work in the Spanish American war and in our troubles with Mexico 1t kept up a chain of service
 buildings along the Mexican border. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

@ HORTIX after the. close of our N civil war a crippled soldier walked 0 the streets. of New York About
 his sunken shoulders was a leather strap, and supported by it, rest ing against his chest. a tray. The tray contained pies which he was selling to make a livelihood. As he moved slowly through the crowd crying his wares he was met by an ol comrade. who had been too young, too old or too weak to fight. This man stopped the soldier and commiserated with him, saying: Tom. l can't tell you How sad I feel for your misfortune. My soul is sick with pity for you.'' He then started away, where upon Tom cried: Damn your pity Buy my pies!''
 This figuratively speaking, is the cry of the United states war work cam pagn which begins tomorrow. It's pies 2 are the right to subscribe to s17o,oDoo0 worth of opportunities to do wor.S in the war. and it's business is on cash basis. Patriotism. pity and promises do not go except when backed with hard cash; aud every one of us will be judged by his gifts.
 One hundred and seventy million 6ol- lars | is vast sum, viewed as whole. It is more than orie-t third as much as We spent on the. Panama canal, and more than a dozen times the cost of the capi- tol at Washington. That is how it seems through the front end of the opera glass. Now turn the glass around and scatter the money over the country. How it has dwindled, It is only so many fly speclis on the great mass of our wealth. It is less than $9 per family; less than g for every man, woman and child. The latter figure includes also the little ones and the babies They cannot give, but if each of us subscribe until it hurts no more than a pin prick the fund will far exceed the sum asked. The only require ments Is that every one should give something. The Boy Scouts 50 cents or more is needed as much as the $10,000 of. the millionaire bondholders, and, like the widows mite, it will make him equal partner in thi, the noblet war work of all time.
 I say partner. The offer is of shares ir. joint stock corporation. Ill this letter I am acting as one of the pro- motors. Let mo lay the proposition be- fore you. What is it that the United States war work campaign has to offer ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

United States are offering scholarships for French girls who wish to take ad-
 vantage of our educational system. There are 23o of these girls now coming over the ocean, and the French government is paying a part of their expenses. Our w. c. A. clubs in France have opened new world to the working girls of that country, and the same is true of the club centers established in Russia. Not long ago corps of our woman workers went on big steamer down the VClga, giving educational and propaganda lectures in all the towns. They taught modern san- itation. as to the care of babies and children and home economies, including
 bread making and cooking. When our
 women were forced to flee from Petro- grad they went to Moscow and later
 carried their work out into the country.
 They are doing wonders in showing the peasant women how to tighten their la bors and to aid in the regeneration of Russia. As to France, the Y. W. c. A. has 12 different centers there for Ameri- can women. These include the superin- tence of the signal corps women, the tel ephonsts and the telegraphists and the clerical force employed by the army. It has to do also with our nurses in the hos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

organization has almost 1000 secretaries in Europe. It has 100 in Italy and 1t maintains headquarters in London and Paris.
 The Jewish Welfare board is organized on the same basis. Its members dress Tn khaki, with the six-pointed star. known as the star of David" on their sleeve Its secretaries number POO; they are the counselors, teachers and big brothers of the 75,OOO Jewish soldiers and sailors in our army and navy abroad They are to be found in every large camp and also in the barracks and hospitals. They have an educational service with classes
 (C0ntinucd on Page EighO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
LEMON JUICE
 WHITENS SKIN
Girlsi Make beauty lotion
 at home for few cents

4eo.c tie yuiye Ui ici4iv.4. alto 4 bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the. best bleach ing and skin whitening lotion, and com, ple;iion beautifier, at very, very small cost.
 Your grocer has the lemons. and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents Massage this sweetly fra grant lotion into the face. neck and :frms and hands each day and see how tan. redness, sallowness, sunburn and >windburn disappear and how clear, soft and rosy-whfte the skin becomes. Yes! It is mless.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
H||h.RD ID RELIEVE THAT TIGHT C0!D?! Not a bit of it! Dr.. Bells Fine Tar-Honey turns tine
 trick

The tight cold is the kind Dr. Bells Pine Honey likes to tackle-the hard to- -rid-of kind It gets on the job and helps Nature to loosen the cold and then finally to relieve it. You soon will feel like yourself
 The balsam and other healing, sooth- ing ingredients do it. The phlegm soon loosens, the inflammation is alleviated, the "tightness, gives way without un- comfortable after-effects. Get bot tic today. 30c,s soc and $1.20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

It is stock in a combinatio of the
 seven greatest philanthropic organi- zations of all time. These are the Y. M. C. A, which had circled the world with it's stations before this struggle began and has already spent $5o,00e,- 900 in it's war working operations, and the sYqung Womans Christian asso- citation, which has established hostess houses for the boys at scores of camps abroad and at home and is aiding in club and recreation work at all war communities. It includes the Knights of Columbus, that great organization of Catholics, which is harnessed side by side with the Y. M. c. A., and the Jewish welfare board, which is per forming similar work among our sol diers of Hebrew descent. It includes
 the Salvation Army, with its hundreds sf nurses and canteen assistants now at the front, the American Library association, which has already put
 into the hands of our troops more
 books than there are in the national library at Washington; and the war camp community service, which is doing so much to raise the morale and keep clean the souls of our sol diers from the time they are drafted until they start over the ocean to ! France The work of each of these organizations is the pride of America. It would take columns to tell you it's story. ] can point out only the high lights.
 Take. for instance, the A. L. A, or the American Library association, which is to use S3s5o0,oe0, or about one-fftieth of the money you are to invest in this united war work cam paign, This association needs this i money fo exnand inc service With less ! than one half the amount asked it has 1 established in France A libraries of l 30. .4G00 volumes each at the largs camps and smaller libraries tt 300 other camps 1 and posts. It has libraries at 14S naval
 and marine stations and 1500 branch l libraries in the huts, canteens and club- rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A, K. of C. and other organiza tions of the present cam 1 paign. There is a deck library on every transport and one on 230 vessels ] of war The association has libraries in l 129 hospitals, and at every Ncantonment l this side the water. Since we entered l the war it has sent more than 100000
 books overseas and put more than l 5000, 900 periodicals and magazines in
 the hands of the soldiers
 Many of these books were gifts, col lected by Boy Scouts, and they came
 from all sorts of libraries. Some were
 old and most of them fiction. The sol diers like fiction. As one of them
 said recently when asked if he want
 ed T0ve story: Sure, I want love
 story Amt l got a girl?" Another soldier was offered the novel. "Bambf'
 with the remark that it was about a ] young woman who married man without his having anything to say about it. The applicant, who had de- 1 a1;na oJ1 rth books reached Ol1f his hand. saving: Give me that book it's my autobiography!"
 | But there is demand for some
 thing more than fiction. The men
 want technical and scientific works
 and textbooks of various kinds. There
 are 40 different languages used in the
 average camp and books, are needed 1T
 every foreign language spoken by tht ! soldiers. We have to have books II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
FAT PEOPLE
 GET THIN

Rest safe home method. Get small box of oil of korein at the drugglsts s, Eollow plain directions under SlOV puarantee. New book tells all about re- ducing weight quickly, pleasantly, last ingly, in plain wrapper, free; write to Korein co, NA-53S, Station F. New York N. Y.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
The Smartest
 of the Smart

George w. Baker is the greatest of the great makers of smart shoes for women-and they are as well made as they are smart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

I say partner. The offer is of shares 1T. a joint stock corporation. Ill this letter I am acting as one of the pro-
 motors. Let me lay the proposition be- fore you. What is it that the United States war work campaign has to offer? !?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10

Continued on Page Eight
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14

.Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets for
Christmas presents at Nathan's Fur
niture Store.-Adv. lit.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14

government action cannot display.
tional Organization not alone to
/ Study is being given by the Ma
! problems of International relief, but
to plans in this country for enlarged
home service, the promotion of pub
! lie health, education, development of
nursing, the care and prevention of
accidents, and other correlated lines,
which may contribute to The health
and happiness Of men, women and
children. Such plans when develop
ed will, il is believed provide for
both world relief and for home com
munity. and thus constitute chan
mel for the continued and useful eX
preston by Red Cross workers and
members of those qualities of SYM
pathy and love which our whole peo-
pie have poured out so unstintedly
during this war.
The Roll Call of the Nation is thus
to be called at Christmas time, that
through enrolment in their Red
Cross the American people may send
a message to our soldiers still over
seas and to the peoples of the world
that we are not merely content with
seeing our arms united with our AL
lies in victory, but that our abiding
purpose is that the love, the sympa-
thy and the intelligence of all Ameri-
ca shall be re-dedicated to the per-
manent service of mankind.
H. P. DAWSON,
Chairman Red Cross War Council.
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TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

AS attorney for the heirs of the
late John E. Eskridge, hereby offer
at private sale the dwelling house
property where John A. Fountain.
Esq. now resides, situated on the
northwest side of Academy street, in
the town of Cambridge, between the
residences Of Messrs. Elbridge Phil
lips and Walter Marshall.
Splendid Terms.
CALVIN HARRINGTON,
Adv. 11-19-tf. Attorney.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14

If it's anything in gents
furnishings, you can get it at
w. H. North'S.
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NOTICE

StHtt -fIIU NUIIUly IaN I0ayVFS
Four (4) months interest on
county Taxes must be paid on Janu-
AIRY !, 1919, if such taxes are not paid
by that date.
The law requires the publication
Of all delinquents during the month
of January.-Thos. f. Kerr, Treas.
and Collector.-AdY.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
MONEY TOLOAN

MONEY TO LOAN-I am prepared to
lend on mortgages. In sums to suit
borrowers. amounts ranging from $500
to $4,000. II yoI wish to borrow mo-
ney, or have some you wish to lend.
apply to T. SanS-top Insley.Cambridgs
Md ?21-tf
$1,000 to lend on nrst mortgage. on
desira BILE real estate. Leroy l. Wal
lace, Attorney-at-Law. 4-24-tf.
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NOTICE,
State And County Tax Pay'

State And County Tax Payers.
Interest on County Taxes will be
due for months on January /, 1919.
Therefore, to save this charge for in
terest, all taxes must be paid on or
Kerr, Treas. and Collector.-Adv
1-15-19. B. cod. R. ed
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14

MONEY To LOAN-I nave severa,
amounts ranging from 5000 to $1,000,
for Immediate investment en- frst-class
mortgages. w. Irving Mace, Attorney
at-LAw. 7-11-tf.
MONEY TO LEND-On mortgages,in
sums to suit borrowers. Fletcher &
Jones, Attorneys. 3-7-tf 3ta.w.
small sums. Lloyd Webster. Spring
street, Cambridge, Md. 8-25-tf. cod.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
NOTICE.

There will be no brick sold from
the Cambridge Brick Yard from Dec.
81, 1918, to March l, 1919.-Cam-
bridge Brick Yard.-Adv. 12-13-6t.
R. 12-14-4t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
NOTICE

State And County Tax Payers
Interest on County Taxes will be
due for months on January 1. 1919.
Therefore, to save this charge for IN
terest, all taxes must be paid on or
before January 1st, next.-Thos. E.
Kerr, Treas. and ColIector.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
NOTICE
State And County Tax Pay

State And County Tax Payers
Four (4) months interest on
County Taxes must be paid on Janu-
airy 1, 1919, if such taxes are not paid
by that date.
The law requires the publication
of all delinquents during the month
of January.-Thos. E. Kerr, Treas.
and Collector.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
Get him a raincoat for
Xmas at w. H. North's

How would a comfortable rock
er be for a Christmas present? Go
to Nathan's Furniture Store.-Adv.6t ct
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-14
TAKE NOTICE.

If you have furniture or organs or
stoves of any kind, or go-carts, call
on Omar B. Brown, the Furniture
Dealer, 1875 Race ST., phone 159. We
don't care if your iron top and bot
tom heaters are burned through, we
will buy them.-Adv. 12-9-17t.
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WANTED

WANTED-Large Life Insurance Co.
desires representatives in all parts Of
the Eastern Shore. Salary and COM
mission paid. Whole or part time.
Wonderful opportunity for live, pro-
Maryland's largest companies. All re-
plies confidential. Address Box f, Cam
bridge, Md. 12-13-6t.
WANTED-One unfurnished room, for
storing furniture. IS High st. 13-6t