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The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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DISTRICT PLAN
CUT FROM BILL
from Treas
ury Reduced by Amend
ment Of Rep. Gard.

After scarcely half an, hours de-
| bate. the House yesterday after
noon struck out OF the District Ap-
preparation Bill what is commonly
| called the alf-and-half' plan. on
an amendment proposed by Repre-
sentative Gard. of Ohio.
No roll call was taken, though
the nays were numerous. Repre-
| was practically the only outspoken
adherent of the half-and-half plan.
by the end of June" said Rep
resentative Gard. there will be
nearly. five million dollars to the
credit OF the District of Columbia
in the Treasury, not a cent of which
the District has any use for.
Foresees Big Surplus.
BY 1924 at this rate there will
be q surplus large enough to do
away entirely with taxes In the
District. There is at this moment
| more than two million dollars of
! excess revenues to the credit of the
District in the Treasury. and ] can
not see why the District wants
continually to pass the hat around
| to. the forty-eighth States for
| money, when II already has more
than 1t can or will spend. Taxes are
| lower in Washington than in any
| city of its size in the country. The
half-and-half plan is entirely OBJ
solete and should have been done
away with a long time ago"
Ben johnson, chairman Of the
District Committee. also opposed the
half-aud-half plan. Mr.. johnson
argued that the property owners of
the District would not be burdened
| under the Gard amendment any
more than they are are now, and
| these burdens. he stated were al
most too light.
Representative Crisp. of Georgia,
also helped to kill the half-and-half
plan. Mr.. Crisp charged the Dis
trict with trading of its right to
vote in 1878 against the half-and-
half plan. The District was afraid
of the negro vote. he said. and sac
rificed its franchise Out Of the 4s,-
900 acres Of land in the District.
Mr.. Crisp stated. the government
does not occupy exclusively more
than fifty acres. and the argument
that the Federal government owns
at least half of the land in the Dis
trict is without foundation. nor can
1t be rightfully used as a pretext
to keep the half-and-haIf plan alive.
Amendment as Adopted.
The amendment, as offered by Mr..
Gard and adopted by the House,
reads:
"The following sums (meaning
amounts asked for in the appropria-
ton bill by the Commissioned are
appropriated out OF the revenues OF
the District Of Columbia. to the ex-
tent that they are sufficient thereof,
and the remainder out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. but the amount to be paid
from the Treasury shall in no event
be as much as one-half of said ex-
| penses-in full for the following ex-
penses OF the government Of the Dis
| trfct OF Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1919. except amounts
to pay the interest and sinking fund
| on the funded debt of said District.
| OF which amounts one-half is appro-
| priated out of the money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
and the other half out of the reve-
nues Of the District of Columbia"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
lGl|lRl1lIgA$ CTOW


the roots as possible. This helps them
to get a quick start. First dig a hole
with q pointed stick and put the plant
in an inch or two deeper than It set
in the seedbed, press the soil around
the stem firmly. and pour in some wa
ter. 1t is best to do your transplant
ing along toward evening or on cloudy
days. II it must be done in the morn
ing cover them with paper or leaves
while the hot midday sun is shining.
Another Gardener Cut worms
may be kept from plants by enclosing
the plant stem in a paper border set
about an inch or two below the sur
face and extending an inch above.
This halts the cut-worm's march. A
circle Of SCOT from a stove pipe
around the plant stem will keep them
away, but this must be renewed after
each rain.
what's your questionf Read To-
morrow's Herald.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
|GN "Good Morning, Judge"
+ Nx Human Interest Stories of pnno, By gz
/ w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

glib 1t to her. Wen All found out
she war already married All axed
her foh nah money.
En- she jes' looks at me en- laffs.
En- she sticks her tongue out at me
en- calls me a sucker" All may be
sucker. Jedge, Yonner, but All
money back by force"
Twas ever so. Some poor guy is
always getting engaged to a mar
ried woman-and sorry for it after
wards.
Ed walker is the man in ques-
tion this time.
He and Ruth Bateman were en-
gage ESQ Ed said and announced
it to his friends.
Ruth borrowed SIS or SO from
him to get some new clothes.
But-she explains now-her hus-
band sent for a loan to get himself
some clothes.
Ed insists that she borrowed 1t
to get herself some wedding clothes.
Anyhow, he asked her for the
money the minute he found out that
she was married.
She told him OF course to go to
her husband for it.
He wouldn't do that, he said, be-
cause it was too humiliating.
He grabbed her, twisted her arm
and by force took several dollars
away from her.
And because he was impolite
about it. and hurt her. the court
fined him SO.
Pete Is "In..
Didn't you just get out of jail?'
asked the court of Pete Becker,
seems to me that you were here
only a short while ago"
Not me. Judge" answered Pete.
Must have been somebody that
looks like me-"
There isn't anyone else that
looks anything like you," respond
ed the court. You have a face en-
tirely different from any other that
1 ever saw"
Pete smeared his hand over his
face to see If it had anything the
matter with it.
He didn't discover anything-so
he turned to the court again.
Judge" he said, elf 1 ever find
a guy that looks like me, he amt
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
SI,6OO,OOO REVENUE
OF NON-PARTISANS'
Out of This Income League Only
Invested 5000 for Liberty.

A. c. Townley. president OF the Ma
tional Non-partisan League. defended
that organization against the charge
of disloyalty in testimony given yes
terday before the Senate Military
Affairs Committee. He admitted that
he is under indictment upon two
counts, brought by State authorities
in Minnesota, but declared that these
indictments were based upon misin-
depreciation of his utterances..
Townley disclosed the fact that the
league has a membership of 100000
composed principally of farmers of
North Dakota and Minnesota. The
annual fee assessed upon the members
is IS, yielding an income to the league
of 81 100000. 1t was brought out that
the league had made no subscription
either to the first or second liberty
loan. but has invested 5000 in the
third loan.
Townley entered a general denial of
the charge of disloyalty.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
SUMMER CAMP
FOR 1000 WAR
WORKERS GIVEN
Joseph Letter and Com
munity Service Per-
fecting Plans.

Use. of a tract OF land overlooking
the Potomac. suficiently large to ac-
icommodate q summer colony of at
least 1000 war workers, has been
donated by Joseph Letter, and the
District Of Columbia War Camp
Community Service is rapidly COM
pleting plans for the opening on the
site of camp where men and wom-
en- employees brought here for war
work may spend short vacations or
week-ends during the coming sum-
mer.
The site is on a high bluff oppo-
site Sycamore Island, on the Vir-
ginia side of the river. Many pine
trees AFFORD ample shade, and a big
spring of pure water insures an
ample supply for the camp. The To-
cation was personally selected by
Mr.. Letter and the executive officer
of the War Camp Community Serv-
ice.
includes Bathing Beach.
Buildings. tents. etc. to accommo-
date 1000 persons at one time are
planned. and much of the equip
ment Is already arranged for. The
buildings are to include a big mess
hall. recreation hall. to be made also
as a reading room and a chapel, and
other structures. A bathing beach
is also to be established.
Plans contemplate operation of
the camp at as near actual cost
as possible, and 1t is expected ac-
commodations. including everything,
will be furnished at not more than
81 day.
Limitation OF vacation for W
workers to seven days. it was an
nounced. has made it imperative
that arrangements be made to af-
ford these workers a pleasant and
healthful place in which to spend
the brief vacation periods they are
to be allowed. 1t was further stated
that IL the first camp proves as
popular as it is expected to be, SINH
lar camps will be provided at other
points easy of access to the city.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

gonna live long. There amt room
for both of US on earth"
But tell me, when are you GO
ing to stop drinking whiskey?" the
court asked.
'T dunno judge-maybe- when the
cars stop runnin' to Baltimore and
all the whiskey in the country is
drunk up"
You are very honest about It
and / wish you had as much will
power as you have honesty.
TN have to fine you $25," the
court added, "and If you are here
again, there won't be any question
as to identity and it will go hard
with you
Poor Business.
We can hardly call Blanche
Goodwin a rent profiteer-but we
will say that she is unbusinessl
Abou a month ago she rented a
room in her house to Joe Sma wood.
Last Sunday George Craig knock
ed on her door and asked II she
had any rooms to rent. -.
Blanche said yes" She led
George upstairs and showed him
Joe's room and told him he could
share it at so much per week
The room looked good to George
and he paid a weeks rent in ad-
vance.
Then he went out. got his things.
brought them back again and put
them in the same closet and chif-
fonier that held Joe's things.
When Joe came home that night
he discovered George curled up in
his bed asleep.
Thinking he saw a drunk lying
there, Joe got him by the feet and
dragged him downstairs. He hadn't
been notified that he was to have
a bedfellow.
Blanche woke up and tried to ex-
plain. But it was no use.
Joe persisted in beating George.
and she came near getting whipped
herself.
The court reprimanded Blanche
for her unbusinesslike conduct and
fined Joe $40 and advised him to
move.
Always a woman In 1t.
Two boys were catching ball on
the sidewalk on Third street.
They got along together alright un-
til a little girl came along.
She wanted to throw the ball. But
the older of the two boys. with
wisdom beyond his years, objected
because he thought 1t was dangerous.
He was right. It was dangerous,
as we shall see.
The girl threw the ball. anyhow. 1t
went through a window and struck
Cyrus Thomas in the nose.
Cyrus ran out. He grabbed one Of
the boys. He didn't wait to ask who
threw the ball.
The girl ran. Rufus Tinker. the
boy whom Cyrus grabbed. was turned
across a broad~knee and padded.
The boys father appeared on the
scene and demanded an explanation
from Cyrus.
He got none. Cyrus made for him
and the pair grappled.
They fought for about fifteen min
utes. Rufus had sense enough to run
and get a cop. The other boy stood
around and giggled.
Each man swore he was attacked
first, and tried to justify his actions
But sometime ago the court ruled
that parents have no business TO get
into a scrap on account of the chill
dren.
Five dollars fine for each-or fif-
teen days.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
CAPITOL Police KEEP
BUSY, SAYS Chief
Representative Byrns Goes to De-
fense of the Force.

No man on the Capitol police force
is job Stacker. Representative
Byrns. of Tennessee. replied to a
criticism made by Representative
Sanford, of New York. in the House
yesterday. Byrns quoted Sanford as
saying that Chief NJ. B. Louthan had
declared that Of his force OF 100 men.
only thirty were doing anything"
Representative Byrns. while he did
not accuse Representative Sanford of
deliberately making a misstatement.
read a letter from Chief Louthan
which said there are ninety-seven
men on the Capitol police force, and
out of this number. sixteen are de-
tailed TO the House office building.
The remaining eighty-one men are
detailed about the Capitol building
and grounds. Every man on this as
signment is doing something.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
ANTHONY LEAGUES
ELECTION TONIGHT

The annual election of the Anthony
League will be held at s o'clock to-
night at 20N Columbia road north
west. Tomorrow afternoon, from $3.50
to $50. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett will
give a reception to members Of the
league and students OF Paul Institute
at her home in Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, 2O07 Column
bia road northwest, is president of
Anthony League, which has for its
object the enfranchisement of women.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
Chilean U-Boats at Havana

Havana, May six submarines
built in the United States for the
Chilean government. have anchored
In the harbor here after a Journey
of four days from an Atlantic port.
They are being conveyed by the
cruiser Chacabuco and the transport
Angamos. The Chacabuco fired a
salute on entering the harbor. Great
crowds lined the shores.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

"Ignorant"-Don't throw the sod
away. Turn it under as you spade,
thus fertilizing the soil and supplying
it with much needed humus at the
same time. =
"R. D. F."-Fresh barnyard manure
will not give any immediate help to
the plants. Usually 1t takes several
weeks for it TO rot in the ground. and
until it rots no fertilizer is available
for plant food.
Mrs. wa hotbed naturally be-
comes a cold frame when the heat Of
the underlying manure. has been
spent.
Boy Scout''-1n setting out seed
lings. try to keep as much soil about
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight. 81: a. M. E:4a M. 8:sa
81: 3 a. m. So; 10 a. m. s.: Il noon, IS; D
M. IS; p. m. S.; p. m. s.: p. m, 4s: 10
p. m. r. Highest, 50; lowest. q. Relative
humidity-s a. M, 6s; ID. m. ssh "a
Rainfall 70 p. m. to 9 p. M o4 Hours Of
sunshine. 81. Per cent Of possible sunshine
Departure deficiency OF tenn
perature since January /. 1918. 20: excess OF
temperature since April l. 1915. -; accumulated
excess OF precipitation since January l, 1919
+2s5: excess Of precipitation since AriI /
1918. +39.
Temperature sm. date last ycar-Highes. ~;
lowest, s.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

The Bureau Of Refugees and RELIEF
has made arrangements with three
French organizations to have untin-
ished apartment buildings completed
to house about 1000 refugees. The
cost of the necessary construction will
be met by the organizations. The Red
Cross will provide furniture.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia =:
Fair Thursday; Friday fair warmer: SATURDAY.
probably fair; northwest winds becoming yari-
able,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
TEMPERATURES IN OTHER CITIES
TIDE TABLES,

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled BY United States Coast and Geodetic
Suryey.)
Today-Low tide. Sis q m and sae D m.
high tide. :Ss q. m. and 500 D. m
THE sun AND MOON.
Today-Sun rises. $40 a. m; sun sets. 7Dl
p. m.
Noon rises q. m. sets, s06 .. M
Automobile lamps to be lighted one half hour
after sunset.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
NAVY MAN SEEKS
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

William F. Scott yesterday brought
suit for an absolute divorce from
Sarah E. Scott. whom he married
here September 2s, 1916, and names a
correspondent. They have no children.
The complaint says that on Janu-
ary s. 1917. while they were living at
lol7 Tenth street southeast. she de-
serted him and he has not lived with
her since. On the other hand, when
April came around he enlisted in the
navy. Harry A. L Barker is his at
torney.
Potatoes are perishabIe-eat the old
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
GARDEN LESSON, No. 81.

II you meet any difficulties I'm
your garden work ask the Garden
Editor of The Washington Herald
to help yon.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

Keep the potatoes nere-and the
wheat lover there"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

The potato is value received" In
food value.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02

Potatoes are perishable-eat the old
crop first.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
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- =. Publishsd Every Eyehnx inciuding Sundays,
washington Times Company Muney Bdg pennsylvania
en sasseripton.: sundysl Month"; Size n
-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-24
Tells HOD to Stop a
Bad Cough
eurpriring results from this famous
old home made syrup. FaAjIy
prepared and coSts little.
c:s3s.cs.:c. o :sS:ao:.csscs.(

If you have a severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle, hoarseness, or difficult breathing,
or if your child wakes up during the
night with Group and you want quick
help, try this reliable old home made
cough remedy. Any druggist can sup
ply you with 2t2 ounces Of Pinex.
Pour this into pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. Or you can use clarified
moIasscs, honey, or corn syrup, in
stead Of sugar syrup, If desired. This
recipe makes. a. pint OF really remarkable
cough remedy. 1t tastes good, and in
spite Of it's low cost, 1t can be depended
upon to give quick and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold of a cough
in a way that means business. 1t loos'
ems and raises the phlegm, stops throat
tickle and soothes and heals the irritated
membranes that line the throat and bron-
chial tubes with such promptpess, ease
and certainty that it is really aston
ishing.
Pinex is a special and highly cnncen-
trated compound OF genuine Norway pine
extract, and Is probably the best known
means of overcoming severe coughs,
throat and chest colds.
There are many worthless limitations OF
this mixture. To avoid disappointmsri;
ask for "2lZ, ounces OF Pinex" with full
directions and don't accept anything else
Guaranteed to give absolute atisiactinn
or money promptly refunded. The Pinex
Co, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-24
BOYS ~ JUVENILE COURT.
Big Batch of Minor q ases Heard b.
Judge prickoff

Judge Prclctt in Juvenile Cour-
yesterday disposed y large number
cascs of naH boys a~rn.od u migd
neanor-
I-ivc ladz. ranging from 8 to II scar
gerc charged with faking copper from the
railroad Yards i Fdgr Moor spcr
men Of part 81 heir iYut a8- Shown
cour weighing ~ pounds Three r.
hid bovs wore placcd IN probation .ta
other Two lad groyiou- court record
p Judge Priatef decided ~ and one
III Ferris school and thc other toy
ca-c Wa continued for Dnr neck
The nest ca-n Ha- hat ~ ii-vcar-oja
boz charged ith vagrancv III ht
widowed mother had catise to correct
him n anv Tav + pa. slated nr would
10 awav and would rot return nonlc
for uocl5 Z time -ieentnV at night
n wagon II 4nr giace hc COULD find
Judge I'rictett ,aought il pest ,p scra
hlm TN 4 farm.
The rascs 0f twelve bows charged
with disorderiv conduct vcre retired
Three small bows who owned air r.f4e-
had evidently tried their marksmaurhu
In nelrhbors house The caSr w,~
before the court about month ago ana
the bovs have been IN probation since
Their being I'D further complaints the
case was dismissed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-24
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Herrie tia Gransl
GOOBERS POPULAR YES.

At this time when the. price of butter
is soaring, any substitute has special
attention and OF all that are offered few
are better liked than that made from pea
nuts Indeed the denlhnd for peanut
butter and peanut oil has increased 20
greatly during the past three years, that
these products are well known throughout
the country, though before that, 1t Is SAT
to saw, there were thousands OF Ameri-
cans who had never heard OF eating this
delicious little ground pea IN any form
but roasted
One pound of "goobers, or roasted
peanuts. contains nearly eight ounces
of fat Of highest grade and purity, So that
the food of the gallery gods Is most rfourish-
ing 10 It's plainest form. But If peanuts
are good, peanut meal Is better. 1t Is
much like almond meal and those who
have been fortunate enough 10 get a sam
ple declare il makes the most exquisite
sweetmeats imaginable
Peanut oil Is excellent for all shorten
ing uses. for salad making and trying
so at last the peanut Is elevated to It's
rghtful place at the head OF the list oi
our food oils Two million acres OF
peanuts are under cultivation IN this
country alone, and millions more are
planted to il in Central and South America
The nuts. besides making valuable butter,
and cooking oils, offer Il forage crop also,
for stock cat peanut vines as readily
as any other hay The shells are pressed
into cakes with refuse from molasses
mills and are used for fuel.
The use Of peanuts III the home is more
general than formerly, but not one hun
dredth part as many are used as Will be
when recipes for making peanut bread.
a HcaVsF aFEa
! better known The Government will
send these and other recipes TO you free
! if YOU write to the department of agri-
! culture for them.
| If your food chopper has hne cutter
or nut knife. YOU can make the best
| quality Of peanut butter al homo Buy
! ncanlis hv the peek and roast them IN
II pan in hot oven about thirty minutes.
! You can tell by the size of the nut and
/ the heat of the oven II this Is long enough
! anyone know hv tasting. when pea
/ nuts are well roasted Nov shell them
i and grind them fine Perhaps you will
! have to put them through the chopper
twice, and il you have ro chopper YoH
NAV have 10 grind them III the old coffee
! mill When they are pasty add salt
very little pepper and few drops OF
! cream This is pure peanut butter and Is
! a fine dressing for bread, hot toast, and
mixed with plain boiled rice fairly en-
mobiles the dish
Peanut buttcr popcorn Is made With
syrup and popcorn, as usual, but coarsclY
chopped nuts arc mixed and II certainly
is an improvement
The peanut -four Is now on sale IN
some markets and will be offered more
generally this coming winter The oli
Is removed from il to great extent,
and il mixes with wheat -four and makes
4 loaf high in protein, fat, minerals and
! good favor. Our Government believes
the peanut loaf will be the popular bread
Of the future
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-24

Marriage licenses have been issued
by clerks Of the peace and magistrates
as follows
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Magistrate L. J. Broman. $40 Mar
ket William II. Aaron and Mary
A. Morrisey, both OF 61o Walnut street; ;
Antonio Faello, of Philadelphia, Pa,
and Louisa Pelolicchio, Of 1916 West
Seventh street
Magistrate Harry F. Gillis, Seventh
and Shipley streets-John Brewington
and Della Stats, both of Tillman place;
Clarence r Chefiins, Of Marshallton,
and Linnie kennerly, Of 42l East Sixth
street; William johnson and Alice Carter,
both of 419 Taylor street.
Clerk of the Peace John L. Wright
George c. Fleetwood OF 925 Orange
street and Flossie Cove; Harrison Morton
Price and Nellie l.. Campbell, both OF
Delaware City; Leo Braserman and Mary
Anster, both of Richmond. Va.
Magistrate l.. j. Broman, 843 Market
street-Wilham A Walsh OF Gil West
street and Matilda G. koerner OF 223
Monroe street; John J. Gallagher of
Yorklyn and Elizabeth n. Deery of
MarshaIlton; Edward Gelette and
Florence Black, both of S13 Wollaston
street William Hensley of 1927 Hutton
street and Irene f. Gibson of Philadel-
phia; Joseph Godesky of SOC East Eighth
street and Waldyslawa Kulakowski Of
735 Church street
Magistrate Harry b. Stradicy. 925
Market street-Leon J Gates and Lena
Moon both Of POP West Twelfth stree,
Magistrate Daniel " Stevens Mid
dletoWn- Simon Loaf and Maggie Wat
son, both Of McDonough
KENT COUNTY.
Magistrate Samuel t. Shaw, Harrng-
ton--George W. Rash and Violet =
Rash, both of Houston
Magistrate Francis r.. POstles, SmSTDa
Albert c. Dill Of Taylor Bridge and
Matte r. Jerdsn OF Biackbird
SUSSEX COUNTY
Clerk Of the Peace Elwood W Wright,
Georgetown-Oscar Vickers, of Frank
ford, and Nellie i. Pepper. Of George
town
Magistrate J r. Phillips, Seaford
Charles r. Holl and Annie Russell, both
Of Bridgeville
Clerk of the Peace w Elwood Wright
Georgetown Noah Swggett Of Smyrna
and Susie Porter Of Georgetown
Magistrate James X Phillips. SeaGord
Jessie r. Nelson and Emma Anderson
both of Bridgeyille