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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
Wooden Ship Launched

Jacksonville, Fla, June 24-The Dancey, the first wooden hull steamer to be built here under government con-
 tract. was launched from the ways of the J. J. Murdock ShApbuilding com pany shortly before noon today. Within ten minutes afterward the keel of another vessel was laid The Dan cey is 304 feet in length and will de- velop a speed of IA knots per hour. She will be in commission within the next 20 days, her builders announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
BAPTIST CHURCH RECEPTION

The members and officers of the Ems ley Baptist church gave a reception last evening to the new members of the church and the new associate pastor. Rev Judson R. Martin. Short speeches were made by the pastor. Rev A. K. Wright, and the heads of the different departments of the churches. welcoming the new members and pledging their CO., operation to the new pastor. About 11o members were added to the church in the recent revival
 In police court yesterday morning the following fines were imposed: George Moore, colored, s100 for larceny of watch; R. T. Johnson and H. c. Bullock, white, s2.50 each, for disorderly conduct: Cor nelia Brown, colored, s100 and 1s0 days for scalding and knocking her husband in the head; Dave Forshee and Lizzie Au- brey, s10 each for disorderly conduct; Ar thur Perrion, white, and Cecil Conner, s10 for disorderly conduct: Thomas How ard, S7.5o for reckless driving
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
NOTICE RETAIL DRUGGISTS
NO MORE .VAPORUB DIRECT;
BUY IT FROM YOUR J0BBER

we have received as many as ! .S0S in
a single mail. 1t is becoming i'm
possible for us to All these promptly.
and instead of distributing our goods
more quickly. they are really slowing
up the process.
We believe that we can serve you
better now by reverting TO our for
mer policy of shipping exclusively
through the jobber, and effective
Immediately. no more drop shipments
will be made.
While we have put on a night shift
and have. thereby. about doubled our
production. We are still unable TO fill
our back orders and won't be able TO
give each jobber all the VapoRub he
wants. Hence. il will be necessary
for the jobbers to continue distrib-
uting VapoRub in small lots only.
But he will be able to furnish each
jobber at least twice the quantity of
VapoRub that he purchased for the
corresponding month last year. so
there should not be any difficulty in
your getting your pro rata share.
We feel that the public appreciates
the service that the retail and whole
sale drug trade have rendered the
country in this time of stress. We
wish to express to both branches OF
the trade our thanks for the kind
cooperation extended us in our ef-
forts to meet this emergency.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
CUPID SETS HIGH MARK;
MARRIAGE LICENSES, 6,197
Col. Kroll Says War Workers Contributed
Largely to Increase in City
This Year.

Dan Cupid has broken all records
this year in Washington. Col.
Kroll, impersonating that far
famed character has already wish
ed happiness and good luck to 6,197
applicants for licenses, a figure
which. with week still to 20.
exceeds last years total by 356 Ii
censes. The highest pre-war rec
ord is outdistanced by more than
1000 licenses.
During March. 1917. Col. Cupid
sharpened his arrows; shot home
332 bolts, and felt he had done a
good months work. On April T..
1917. the United States declared
war against Germany, and since
then the colonel has been so busy
aiming fatal darts that he has had
no time nor need for sharpening
his arrows. The first month OF war
showed a So per cent increase over
the last month of peace.
There In n Reason.
Col. Krol attributes the increase
largely TO the great number of SOL
diers who have gone across, but he
has a special theory for Washington
which does not apply to the rest of
the country. You see," said the colo
rel, "a lot OF the war workers who
came to Washington sent for their
girls to come and marry them here.
and vice versa. They had theory
that .t would be Just as cheap for two
to live in one room as one. Maybe
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
THE TOWN CRIER.
Miss Mabel Boardman will speak

Miss Mabel BOardman Will speak
on the Future of the Red Cross"
and Justice Job Barnard on Some
Good that May Come From the
War" at the dinner at the Arts
Club, 2O17 street northwest, tOmOr-
row night. Mrs. George Julian Zol-
ney will act as hostess and B. ].
johnson will be toastmaster.
The art section of the Twentieth
Century Club will hold it's next
meeting tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Dayton
Ward, 1859 Columbia road. north
west.
The Friends Alumni will hold its
annual meeting at the Friends school
tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. Dancing will
follow at 4 o'clock.
The Calvert Club for Girls, L!
Dupont circle. will hold open house
today.
The Rev. Joun n. Edwards will
conduct a Christmas morning praise
service at Foundry NJ. E. Church at
o'clock.
beginning tomorrow q game tour
nament which will last a week. will
start at the boys department of the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. Finals will
be played on New Year day when
prizes will be given the winners.
The games include pool. bac bolo,
ping pong, cue quoque and checkers,
Playing will take place daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
There will be n basket ball game
Friday evening in the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys department gymnasium, be-
tween the boys department team
and Western High School
Members of the Arts Club of
Washington should make their res
eryations for the Thursday (Decem-
Der 26) Club Dinner at the earliest
possible moment. Besides interest
ing addresses by Miss Mabel Board
man, Judge Job Barnard and others,
Mrs. c. W. O'Connor who has entire
charge of the menu, promises some
interesting features. For instance,
with the turkey will be served the
finest brand of SmithfIeld ham pre-
sented by a Virginia friend Of the
club.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
George Does II.

While his wife. Ethel. Hoover
lied" in the daytime, George Rollins
worked hard swinging a pick and
shovel.
He would eat supper about six
o'clock, eat again at nine o'clock
and then go to bed. He would be
up again at eleven and eat once
more.
No matter how hard wifey plead
ed, he would eat, eat and eat. He
paid the bills, he argued. and would
eat as much as he pleased.
According to what Ethel said. he
never missed a day without eating
at least six meals.
Friday night, she walked in on
him while he was raiding the pam
try. 1t was midnight.
The first thing she knew, she
was back in bed again. with her
mead bandaged up and aching as il
1t had been broken in a million
pieces.
An thought she wuz burglar
Jedge," explained George. "Odder-
wise, All neber would have hit her. g"
But she says you stood and swore
at her for several minutes" remark
ea the court. You had plenty of
time to recognize her"
Fhe truth of the matter was
Heorge knew perfectly well who
he was hitting. He was sore at his
wire because she was continually
getting after him for eating so
much.
But-since it was the day before
christmas and there is a youngster
In the house. waiting for someone
70 decorate the tree and play Santa
Claus the court put George on pro-
baton upon his promise to curb
both his temper and his appetite.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
saonia Due After Christmas.
DESERTER GETS MERCY
FROM PRES. WILSON
Ernest Laub Will Serve 20 Years;
Refused to Wear Uniform.

Sentence of death imposed upon
Ernest F. X. Laub for desertion and
refusal to wear the uniform has been
commuted by President Wilson to dis
honorable discharge and twenty years
Imprisonment. Laub was attached to
the l63rd Depot Brigade, Camp Dodge,
Iowa. For Private George o. Jacobs,
10th Infantry. Camp Shelby, Miss,
President Wilson has Commuted a
death sentence for desertion to twenty
years Imprisonment.
Captain Bucklew has been dismissed
from the service for failure to prop
erly account for funds in connection
with the construction of a theater at
Camp Funston, Kansas.
One court-martial case has been
suppressed by order of the Secretary
of War. without any explanation. Sec
ond Lieutenant Ernest r. Scribner.
of the Fifth Infantry. Replacement
Regiment, has been dismissed from
the service for passing a worthless
check.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
FOLLOW DOCTORS ADVICE

Ask any physician or druggist and
he will tell you that the first step in
the treatment of a cold. cough or
grippe should be "a brisk calomel
purgative, preferably the nausealess
calomel tablet called Calotabs." This
alone is often sufficient to break up
a severe cold over night, or shorten
an attack of grippe and possibly pre-
vent pneumonia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with swallow of water-that's s
all. No salts, no nausea. nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing, pleasures or work. Next MORN
Ing your cold has vanished and your
entire system feels purified and re-
freshed. Calotabs are sold only In
original sealed packages: price thirty
five cents. Recommended and guar
anteed by druggists everywhere. Price
refunded If you are not delighted
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25

District. will also be a speaker at tn
rally. which opens the four-day can
paign. Mr.. Brownlow Cancelled
engagement for tomorrow evening 1
order that he might be able TO be
present and address the meeting.
Simon Lyon. chairman of the Wash
ington committee. said last night thai
invitations have been sent to promi.
nent Washingtoniaps to~be present al
the mass meeting.
II is announced that other speakers
will be selected to make addresses
In the stead of the annual tag day
the young ladies will be given an op-
portunity to display their ability as
collectors in raising the amount nee
essary to all the quota set for this
city,
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25

that is true as far as room rent goes,
hut" the colonel added philosophical
ly, II am perfectly sure that IL takes
more for two to live than for one.
But the longer / live, and the more
licenses / issue" Col. Kroll continued.
the surer / am that you can't keep
two people who really love each other
and want to get married apart. Nine
out of every ten couples to whom
have refused licenses this year, be-
cause the contracting parties were
under the legal age or for some other
reason, went elsewhere and got mar
ried."
People VIII Marry.
More people from out of town
have taken out licenses this year.
the colonel said. than residents of
the city. Licenses have been taken
out by people from all over the
United States and not a few citi-
zens of the allied countries have
Joined their fates with Washing
tonians.
The colonel thinks it is just as
well not to have to acquire a resi-
dence here to take out a license.
IF two people make up their minds
to get married" he reiterated, they
are going 20 do it willy-nilly. Ap-
plying for a license FIVE days ahead
as they must do in Massachusetts
isn't going to be an obstacle for
people who want to get married
right away. They will go where
they can get married in a hurry.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Good Morning, Judge"
NN Human Interest Stories of RuporPz 5y
ER Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
By
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

Smith, one of the 100000 Smiths in
the United State.
Il only took one drink" went on
Charlie, "and 1t went to my head"
And you forgot all about your wife
and baby" put in the court again.
III you don't think enough OF your
family not TO get drunk" continued
the court, why do you expect me to
do your thinking for you?
You are supposed TO use your
thinking cap, if you have one. before
you get drunk, and not afterward."
Charles main fault was-he swore
so loudly at the policeman who ar
rested him and then tried to fight
him.
But when the brand of whiskey that
he drank is considered. he deserves
just a little consideration.
His wife says he is a good provider
(when he is sober), but she neglect
ed to say how often he was that
way.
However. Christmas is here. and the
court couldn't see where any great
harm could be done by putting Charlie
on probation, and it was done.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Effective Immediately, No More
Direct Shipments Will Be
Made Retailers. All Ship
ments Now Go to Jobbers
for Redistribution.

When the influenza. epidemic struck
the country and wiped out our ware
house and jobbers' stocks almost ov-
er-night, we were faced with the prob
lem Of distributing-to the stricken
districts-n. the quickest possible man
ner-our daily output of VapoRub.
We solved this by offering to ship
direct to the retailers in these infiu-
enza districts, by parcel-post. pre-
paid, quantities of not more than
three dozen VapoRub in any one
shipment, and by shipping what was
left from our daily production TO our
jobbers by express instead of freight
This was costly, but it solved the
problem for the time being. Now,
however, We find that these small
shipments are constantly increasing
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
PURELY PERSONAL

William l. Eberhard, of the Census
Bureau, is visiting his home in Cairo,
Ill, for the holidays.
Chester W. Arrohart, of the Treas
ury Department, has resigned.
Milton G. Bailey has returned from
a trip to Buffalo, N. Y, where he
went on business for the Treasury
Department.
Charles c. Hinkle has received an
appointment as typist in the Agricul-
tural Department.
Owen s. Miller, of Plainfeld, N. j.,
is in the city for a brief visit.
Claude s. Lonsfield. of the Postoffice
Department. is on sick leave.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
SUPER-BOLSHEVIST FREED.
Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Charge
and Declared Sane

New York, Dec. 24-EIis o. Jones,
ultra-radical and super-Bolshevist,
can spend his Christmas at home.
The man, whose personal revolution.
set for Friday. December 13, was
postponed on account of rain, is out
of Belvue Hospital today. having been
pronounced sane by an alienist.
Jones pleaded guilty to a charge OF
disorderly conduct, and Magistrate
Ten Eyck said he would give the de-
fendant a suspended sentence.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Forty-some DoIIars-Nix.

Wesley Porter and his wife, Delainr
Porter, have been separated for near
ly a year. Wesley has been living on
G street northwest.
The other day wifey came to his
room, and, so she said, tried to collect
forty-some dollars, which she claims
he owed her. ..-.-.
He wouldn't let her in. And so
wifey got in by another way. She
entered through the room of woman
who rented room in the same house.
I When wifey got in the first thing
she saw were some of the other wom-
ans garments. and right away she
suspected hubby
1t wasn't hubby's room at all but
wifey was too excited to think about
that
She became very. very excited, wit
nesses in the case saidsand the land
lord was called in to quiet her.
IL became necessary to take the ain,
innate" garment away from her by
force. and in so doing wifey wasn't
handled very gently
She had Wesley arrested She told
the court that he has hurt her so
badly that she couldn't move her arm,
for two days.
Why did you go around mixing in
your husbands private affairs?" the
court asked wifey.
Went to collect my forty-some dol
lars" explained wifey
Il fail to see where your husband ia
to blame in this case. Case dis
missed" said the court, thus endin,
what promised to be a scandal.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
RESORTS
TO PROVIDE FARM LABORERS
Employment Service Arranging for
Demand Next Year in Wheat Belt.
ATLANTIC CITY, ". J.

To meet the demands for farm labor
next year a special farm service di-
vision of the United States Employ
ment Service has been created. NJ. A
Coykendall, Of Nebraska, has been ap-
pointed director of the new division
with John P. Connell, of Mississippi,
as assistant Recruiting and distri-
buting Offices for harvesters will be
opened in the western wheat belt next
spring.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
RAISE $4,000
/ IN FOUR DAYS
Jewish Committee Will Star
Senator Salisbury at
Opening Meeting.

Senator Willard Salisbury, Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate. will
be one Of the speakers at the man.
moth mass meeting which will open
the local drive of the Jewish Welfare
Relief Committee to gain the $4,000
quota of this city, to be held tomor-
row night at the Eighth Street
Temple.
Louis Brownlow. senior member of
the Board of Commissioners of the
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
.RENCH Liner
LANDS TROOPS
Col. Minor, Wearing D. S.
c. Medal, But Minus Leg,
Among Wounded

New York. Dec. 24-The French
liner La France made port today,
bearing 3y41 officers and men. and
every sound man and many OF
the $50 wounded exuded Christmas
cheer from face and throat. Some
of the wounded were among the most
cheerful, even though not able TO
make their share of noise. Most OF
the troops came from the West and
Middle West.
Mai Gen. Goethals was on hand
when la France docked. to meet his
son, Maj. Thomas X. Goethals.
Col. Asher Miner, of the 109th Field
Artillery. was met on the pier by his
wife and by delegation of relatives
and friends from Wilkesbarre
Both Legs Hit, One Gone.
His cheerfulness over the loss of
his left leg dispelled their sadness
and they found matter for pride In
the ID. S. c. medal he wore. His left
leg was shot away on October 4 at
Opermond. but he continued fighting
until his other leg was hit and bits
of shrapnef had torn his face badly.
Then, against his wishes, he was
borne to the rear. This was revealed
by one of his command. Col Miners
words upon landing were all of the
bravery OF his boys.
saonia Due After Christmas.
The Saonia, bearing LAOS officers
and men, is racing against time to
land them before Christmas, has
been delayed by storms and is not eX-
pected to reach port until late in the
week. according to wireless advices
today.
The Persia Maru, carrying eighty
three officers and twelve enlisted men.
sent them ashore when she dropped
anchor near the Statue of Liberty to-
day. They went in tugs 10 Hoboken.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Coal Bars Lifted.

The Fuel Administration yesterday
modified coal zone regulations TO per-
init further shipment of bituminous
coal from parts Of West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania into sec
tions of Maryland. the District OF
Columbia and New England.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Use Minesweepers
for Fishing Fleet

London.-With the object of in
ereasing England's food supply. the
admiralty has plans for reconverting
the large number of minesweepers
into trawlers. These will be used as
fishing fleets. and will partly make up
for the large number OF these fleets
sAstroyed by the U-boats.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Demand Expulsion of Huns.

Tangier, Dec. 4.-The French ana
British ambassadors at Madrid are
reported to have demanded expulsion
OF all Germans from Spanish Nor
rocco.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Exchange Notes as to Kaiser

Amsterdam Dec. "a. - Chancellor
Ebert was reported today to have ex-
changed communications with the
Dutch government regarding the for
mer Kaiser. The result is not known,
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
A Cold World for the Coal Man.

Way back in May last, Thomas Ri
naldi a coal dealer. entrusted a load
of coal. worth 50, to Ray Coleman.
to deliver c. o. d.
Ray delivered the coal all right.
But he failed to turn in the money.
He lost" it, he told the court.
He managed to elude the police
ever since that time by going about
under a false name and otherwise
camouf1aging himself.
who else was in the crap game
with you?" the court asked Ray.
"Ah neber said nuthin' bout no
crap game" Ray answered.
I know you didn't" said the court,
but as long as you didn't explain
how you lost the money, we assume
that you lost 1t that way"
The fact that he failed to come
back to the coal yard and report the
loss of the money. if he really lost It,
showed, to the mind of the court
that there was something suspicious
about the loss.
"Ah was ashamed of mashelf
Jedge," explained Ray, zen dat was
de reason All neber come back"
"Crapshooting is something to be
ashamed Of remarked the court.
"Ah amt neber mentioned nc
citedly.
Thirty days in JAIL" came back
the court.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25

send GUIDES Flowers
the most expressive last-minute
gift you can select 12i4 + ST.
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
Moore Bootleg Acid.

Judge. gotta wife,
You had one before you got drunk.
didn't you," the court asked Charlie
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25
jim is In.

With prospects of rainy, wet
Christmas in sight. Jim williams de-
cided he needed an overcoat. He had
raincoat, but the rain drops refused
to skid off of it and percolated
through.
He visited a store run by Louis
Lazaroff, way up on Seventh street
northwest.
Nice coat-sell il to you for 'leven
dollars. Fit you like you was melted
and run into it," said Lazaroff as Jim
tried on the coat.
1t happens that Jim was broke He
didn't even have two "ones," let alone
$11
However, he decided to buy the coat.
He reached into his hip pocket.
The first thing I.azaroff knew he was
looking into the business end of a gun.
which he told the court that Jim
pulled on him.
Keep quiet now" warned Jim,
"elses your top piece gets loosened.'
Out he ran with the coat. Several
people took up the chase. Policeman
Broderick caught Jim in house on n
street and found the gun under a
chair.
Lazaroff got his coat back. Jim Was
arrested and charged with an offenso
for which, If the Criminal Court finds
him guilty. means about twenty
Christmasses in Jail for MN.
AS it was, the grand jury will LOOK
into the matter. Jim stays in Jail.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-25

The MANS Store-OMiciaI weathe
Reporf-Fairy colder.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
The State Election

The returns from upstate New York
are sufficiently complete to make the re-
suits in the state fairly certain. Nh
Smith seems elected Governor by plu-
rality which the soldier vote is more
likely to increase than decrease. With
Mr.. Whitman is also defeated Mr..
Schoeneck Aside from these two candi-
dates, the Republican victory is state
wide, complete and decisive The rest of
the state ticket is carried by the Republi
can candidates. The Senate and Assem-
bly, remain strongly Republican. The
House delegation is still Republican de-
spite a net loss of three seats due to the
huge vote rolled up by "Al" Smith in this
city.
Tammany's teeth have been pulled, but
not his claws. by this result The great
powers of the Governor fall into the
hands Of Il man who is an t-and-out
Tammany man, with record of undevi-
ating loyalty to the needs of the organi-
zation and its friends of racetrack and
saloon. Mr.. Smiths ability and legisla-
c1'C ChpC4ICiSC tucIc IldkC lllIu q
genuine possibility of menace to upright
government, despite the hostile Legis-
lature which he faces The Republicans
OF the Senate and Assembly will owe an
especial duty to maintain themselves free
of any possible bipartisan alliance and
to scrutinize every gubernatorial move
with care and wisdom.
The Tribune regrets the loss of Mr.
Whitman's services to the state. He suf-
fcred at the polls both from factional
fighting within his party and from a lax
and ill-conducted campaign.
"Al" Smith will go into office with
wealth of goodwill. The Tribune will be
glad enough if his appointments and
leadership disclose that he has learned
lesson and resolved upon career of in
dependence. He has a great opportu-
nifty. May he rise to it.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Governor Edges Title

James r. Nugcnt, hitherto unknown
as an authority on constitutional law.
announces that he will contest the cleo
ton of Governor Edge to the United
States Senate on the ground that the
New Jersey state constitution provides
that the Governor shall not be elected bv
the Legislature to any office under the
government of that state or the United
States during the term for which he was
elected. Governor Edge has not been
elected United States Senator bv the
New Jersey Legislature. 1t has no
power to elect him. But even if it had
elected him, the provision in the New
Jersey constitution which Mr.. Nupent
cites would put no cloud on his title.
The qualifications of a United States
Senator are fixed by the Federal Con-
stitution, and those arc the only aualifi-
cations which the Senate will take note
Of when passing on his credentials.
Qualifications imposed by any other in
strument are gratuitous and superfluous.
Maryland used to have law to the