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The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
BILL INTRODUCED TO
POSTPONE ALLEYLAW
Measure Brought in by Represent
alive Johnson as Expedient.

Carrying practically the same word
ing as the bill offered in the SeLate
by Senator Jones. of Washington,
Representative Ben johnson intro
dUced in the House yesterday a bill
to postpone the operation of the alley
law in the District until one year after
peace is declared.
The alley Jaw. approved September.
1914, was sponsored by the deceased
wife of the President, and required
that all houses in alleys of the Dis
trict that were being used as DWELL
ings, be abandoned as such.
This bin by Representative johnson
Is intended to alleviate the conditions
now existing in the District in regard
to the housing of the city's fast grow
ing population. The problem, not only
of getting labor to build houses for
those who would be ousted from the
alleys, but also of obtaining quarters
for new government workers who
would have. to some degree, to occupy
houses which the ousted alley inhab-
itants would use when ousted, all
more or less prompted the introduction
Of the bill.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
one THOUSAND March
IN PARADE FOR LOAN
Employees of Food Administration
Hold Rally at Polls.

The feature of the liberty loan
rally yesterday afternoon at Polls
Theater. which was held under the
auspices of the United States Food
Administration. was the musical
program. Prize winning verses to
popular tunes, written by employees
of the food administration. were
sung, and the Marine Band, heading
the parade of more than 1000.
played marches composed by MEM
bers of the Food Administration.
The prize winners were Miss Julia
H. Hunt, Lee Towers and +. S.
Brooks. The choruses were lead by
a triple quartet. These singers
were Miss Laura Rabbit, Miss X.
Stephens, Mrs. Helwig, Miss Fra !
ces Scherger, Mrs. Maude Berry.
Miss L. F. Greene. ]. 3. Lord. 2. H.
Birch. Paul Raeburn, Mr.. Dunbar.
B. Coombs and Mr.. Gleason. The
triple quartet also sunk Till All
Be Free" the first rendition of a
song composed by Albert S. Crock
EFT. of the hotel and restaurant di-
vision of the Food Administration.
Marches. Defend Our Land" by Mr..
Crockett, and wig Wag." by Mrs.
Catherine NJ MacLennan, of the ed
ucational division. were played by
the Marine Band.
Addresses were made by Fred c.
Walcott. Mrs. Forbes Robinson
Hale and Roscoe Mitchell.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
SUNSHINE" HAWKS
STARS At Y. NJ. c. A.
Favorite of Soldiers Heads Bill at
Headquarters Tonight.

Tonight for the first time civilians
will have a chance to hear Sun
shine" Hawks, who has been giving
a message OF cheer to men in the
camps about Washington under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. \.
He will be a part OF a triple bill
of entertainment at the association
building tonight. He will speak in
the lobby at o'clock, giving the
same laughable, whimsical, philo-
sophie monologue that has been scor-
ing with the men in uniform.
At the same hour, in the assembly
hall, DR.. c. n. Shipman will give
the fourth of his series of lectures
on First Aid to the Injured" His
lecture this evening will be on suf-
location and artificial respiration.
drowning. electric shock and gas
poisoning.
At s o'clock the College Mems Club,
newly organized. will gather in the
assembly hall to see war pictures
sent here by the French govern
ment. One film shows thrilling scenes
of aerial combat. and another deals
with the industrial mobilization of
France. Capt. Maurice Boyer, of the
French army, will speak.
All college men of Washington. es-
pecially newcomers, are invited TO
attend the meetings of this club. Al
ready there are more than LOCO
names on the college register, at
the Y. NJ. c. A. lobby, so that col
lege men coming here may have a
means of getting in touch with men
from their home State and cities,
and there colleges and fraternities.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
STORY OF PROPERTY
BRINGS DIVORCE SUIT

Declaring that her husband had
mislei her about his financial af-
fairs when he married her here last
Dec mber, and naming CORE
spondent. Mrs. Margaret See yester-
day filed suit against George D.
See for an absolute divorce.
According to the complaint filed
by Mrs. See. her husband led her
before marriage to think that he
owned the house in which he was
living, that he was getting $45 a
month from the government. and
that he was earning a much larger
salary elsewhere, all of which
proved to be untrue. so the wife
AYERS, as it appeared that he was
living with his parents at Al U
street northwest and had no income.
Disguised with these revelations,
Mrs. See stated that she returned to
the home of her parents. 5105 Race
street, Philadelphia, where she Is
now residing.
Arthur P. Owens appears as at
torney for Mrs. See.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
1t Takes Steady Nerves.

Guarding lines is like guarding hea-we
age the of bodetran bodily
efficiency and full achievements We advantage
known health 1t much necessity
fight disease cultivate health for long life happiness
tentment
If wish to old coming the sudden
attack of mbago rheumatism if
for long e-Dr Pierce says keep kidneys good
Try eliminate through the skin and ntestnes
otherwise clog the kidneys Avoid eating much possible
avoid much salt, alcohol Try interchangeable diet
Drink plenty of obtain Anuc double strength druggists
and urc~acid." .-....
For those middle life for those easily recognized symptoms
OF inflammation backaehe scaldng if acid
blood has caused rheumatism rusty joints stiffness Anuric
the drug store for 6oc send Dr. Pierce nvads Hotel Sug
cal institute Buffalo. N " for trial pkg You will find Anue
times than ha and eliminates uric acid
water mcts sugar short trial will convince you Send sample
Dr. Pierce and will be charge,
Tor medical advice the lnvalids' Hotel.
An-u-rc regular insurance all big
eaters and those xA deposit lmsas in their joints Try now
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
What to Bring Across; How
To Fight, Told by Marine
Travel Light and Buy When You. Are in Need,
!, Is Advice Contained in Letter Reach.
ing Here from France.

The following letter has just been
received by a local citizen from a
friend who is now on the battle
front in France and whose descrIp-
tions Of conditions existing there at
present are filed with interest.
Portions of the letter had been
deleted in accordance with necessary
military precautions. and while IL
has been a long time in coming
through the message 1t conveys Is
none the less welcome, as II breathes
a spirit of patriotism that Is inspir.
ing. The letter is written from
somewhere in France" and reads,
in part, as follows:
What to Bring Across.
February IS. 1915.
My dear -: Your letter came
several days ago. As I have some
time today I'll answer it to correct
some nisinformation I sent you,
II have put in a month at the
Headquarters British Bayonet School
behind the British front. l also put
in five days UP in the front-line
trenches with a British battalion,
1t was my good fortune to learn
quite number of things up there.
AS you will remember, / made
up list OF things to bring along
over here. Well. 1t is all wrong.
From my experience with the Brit
ish. all any junior officer needs to
bring along are the following ar
ticles:
"one suit winterfeId; one enlisted
mans suit. trousers made into
breeches; three suits of our winter
underwear: six pairs of socks, heavy
woolen; one pair very best quality
high lace boots; one barracks cap,
winterheld; one campaign hat; one
good compass, luminous dial; two
blankets; one sleeping bag Cour bed
ding rolls are no good; one outfit
Of toilet articles.
All OF this can be put in the
sleeping bag and you have every
thing you need to bring over.
"Al British officers and most
American ones now carry a water
proof haversack which we sling
over our shoulders. and when we
go to Paris or anywhere we take
1t along with us. 1t is far better
than carrying a clothing roll or
valise: and when you go to the
trenches you carry it with you.
"Buneh Of Old Women"
I'VE Americans are like a bunch
of old women who take everything
we own along with us. It's all
foolishness. British officers are al
lowed but 35 pounds of baggage.
They have to carry the rest. And
what's more. If you do come over
with a bunch of baggage you will
find 1t a source of eternal worry,
and more than likely you will loose
it.
II am making a sleeping bag by
taking two shelter halves and sew
ing my blankets and them together,
the shape of a bag. 1t will be just
as good as a high-priced one.
But 1 still believe each company
should bring enough tobacco, ci-
gars. cigarettes and candy to last
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24

ouuck IN mluahfs
The man was Jack" AIlez of my
own squadron, a clever pilot and a
fine fellow. His father, head of AIlez
Freres. is the John wanamaker of
France. The ad. "Allez Freres, Paris
is stuck on every railroad. subway
and trolley car seat in France.
We were on the Verdun front, and
Allez was UP on patrol work, when
his machine was struck in midair by
a "friendly she'll"
1t was tieklish business flying low
over this sector where your own gum
ners were giving the Boche a strafing
with big stuff" and the Huns re-
turning the compliment.
When you get down to the 6.0O0-foot
level, with a flock of "eights." tens
and .twelves'' from the big howitzers
buzzing across. there is considerable
danger.
1t beats lodging the traffic at Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street.
We had already had a number of
machines shot down and pilots Killed,
but the work was emergency and
had to be done at low levels, and
there was not time to stop shelling to
accommodate the air corps.
Our ten and twelve-inch howitzers
were firing at 1000 to 1900 yards
range, and the shells were reaching
their highest point at about 5000 feet.
All the big shells go up to a height
OF about one-third their total range.
I had that morning been flying
down to this height, with my time all
given to watching the six points of
the compass-there are six for the
aviator: Up and down as well as
north, south. east and west.
1t certainly makes you feel sick
when your machine is suddenly rock
ed from side to side as though giant
hands were trying to shake 1t to
pieces.
The first time this happened to me 1
did not know what was up.
Comparing notes afteTward, the fell
lows laughed as they told me 1 had
simply "buttted into a trajectory
crossed the path of a passing shell.
The receding black dot that 1 saw
was the she'll that didn't have my
number painted on it." 1t is only
visible a second or two.
But to get the story:
Machine Helpless.
Jack Allez was flying low in the
middle of this mess when we sudden
ly saw he was in trouble and stagger-
ing back home.
A big. shell hit his machine fairly
in the side. going through the fusel-
age. cutting every control wire. and
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
DESERTION CHARGED:
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE

Charging him with desertion and
failure to provide, Catherine Ger
trude Lee brought suit for a limited
divorce and alimony yesterday in the
Equity Court against Brainard Warn
er Lee. whom she married here July
8, 1916. They have no children.
Mrs. Lee, sets forth in her COM
plant that soon after their marriage
her husband left her without cause
and vent to live with a sister at ss1
&c street southeast, where he has
since resided.
He had furnished their home on
the installment plan. she says. and
When he went away he told the
furniture company to take their be-
longings, which they did, as eyery-
thing was still unpaid for. In this
way she was left without a place To
sleep and was obliged to seek shelter
with her parents.
Robert E. Mattingly is Mrs. Lees
attorney.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
PURELY PERSONAL.

Richard L. Miller. OF the navy
yard, is back TO work after a short
stey in the hospital.
Clarence Jenkins. Of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, has re-
ceived a promotion.
John ? Earshaw. of Littlefield, ILL.,.
is in the city tor a few days.
Michael T. wooIey. of the Patent
once. has resigned.
George E. Myers is visiting his
home in New Rochelle. y. Y.
Lester Y. Warner. of the General
Land Ofice. has resigned.
Lieut.. Charles F. BrideweII. OF CAT
weston. Tex. has assumed his post as
auditor of army construction work at
Wilmington, Del. He left Washing
ton last Saturday for his new posi-
ton.
Mrs. Febiger, wife of Col. Lea Fe-
bigeT. L. 5. A. has returned to West
Point after a visit to Washington.
ter of Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Kinsolving. has returned to Baltimore
after short stay in the. Capital.
Mrs. William Henry Wait, State re-
gent of Michigan. D. A. R., is the
guest Of Mrs. Alfred Holmes White,
at Florence Court. for few days.
Edward J. Dwyer, a yeoman second
class, has been assigned to duty at The
main recruiting station of the navy
JS Ninth street northwest. He was
transferred from the Great Lakes
naval training station at Chicago for
this purpose.
Emma Z. Roussel has been appoint
ed to position in the bureau of CEN
sus. Department Of Commerce.
JoeyP. Grantham has received n pro-
motion in the bureau Of census, De-
partment Of Commerce.
Arthur E. Needham has been ap-
pointed to a cleTkship in the bureau
Of standards, Department of Conn.,
neTce.
Etteline FleTh has received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce.
Roee A. Mullin has received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the office Of
the Secretary Of Commerce.
Harry Feldman. Of the Ordnance
Department., will leave today for his
home in Boston.
Prof Edward SCheIlinE. OF PhiladeI.
phia. is in Washington for "A few
days.
Rev. DR.. Stewart returned yestcr-
day after spending the past week al
ktlantic City and Camp Dix, where
he visited his son. who is first Heuten.
ant and chaplain OF the Twenty-sixth
Engineers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. wincheu. of
New York, are the guests Of friends in
p this city.
Representative Langley, Of Ken
tucky, has returned to Washington
after spending two weeks at home
having been called there on account OF
the illness OF his sister.
Miss Mary Noonan, Of the Treasury
Department, was recently absent from
her desk on account of illness.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
WOMEN'SC CLUB
FEDERATION TO
HEAR OF WAR
Hot Springs Convention to
Be Addressed by Mrs.
Baker and Mrs. Hoover.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 2S.-Many
war addresses are indicated by the an
nouncement made today that the fol'
lowing speakers will be guests of the
local biennial board and will speak al
the fourteenth biennial convention o1
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs. Hot Springs, April 30 to May D.
on dates noted:
Mrs. Newton d. Baker. wife Of the
Secretary Of War, Washington, D. Z.
Wednesday, May 8.
DIR. Esther Lovejoy. OF speakers di-
vision, American Red Cross, Wednes-
day, May s.
George w. Simmons. American Red
Cross. Southwestern division director
st. Louis, Mo-, Wednesday. May s.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman
of woman's committee, Council of Ma
tional Defense, Washington, D. c.
Wednesday. May s.
Miss Julia Lathrop, chief children's
bureau, U. S. Department of Labor
Washington, D. c., speaks Wednesday,
May l; Thursday. May 2; Friday,
May 8.
DR.. Jessica B. Peixotto, executive
secretary National Council of De-
fense, department child welfare,
speaks May /. 2 and 3.
I DR.. Alonzo E. Taylor, United States
Food Administrator, speaks May 2.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Washington
d. c.. speaks May 2.
Dudley Crafts Watson, director Art
Institute of Milwaukee, address "Art
During and After the War" May 2
Kenneth S. Clark, u, s. Army Di-
vision Song Leader, Camp Meade,
Md, How Uncle Sam is Making a
Singing Army" May 2.
Sarah Louise Arnold. dean Simmons
College, Boston, May 2.
Helen Frazer, New York, May 3.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue. U. s.
Public Health Service, Washington,
d. c., May 3.
Jane Adams. Hull House, May 3.
Maud Powell, violinist, speaks on
American Music" May 3.
VI. D. c. Crawford, curator textiles,
American Museum Natural History,
New York, May 3.
Prof. Theodore G. Soares, UnIver-
sity of Chicago. Chair of Technology,
Chicago. Sunday Biennial Vespers,
May 5.
Raymond Fosdick, War Department
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities. May 6.
Hon. c. II. Brough. governor Of
Arkansas. Monday. May 6.
Hon. Jeanette Rankin. NJ. c. from
Montana. May 6.
Hon. Richard II. Dana. National
Civil Service Reform Association,
New York, May s.
Maude z. Minor. War Department
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities. Washington, D. c., May Z.
DIR. Richard Burton, president State
University of Minnesota, May 6.
Jasper l. McBrien, United States
Bureau of Education. Washington, d.
c., May Z.
Cora Wilson Stewart. founder of
Moonlight Schools" Kentucky, May
s.
Herbert S. Putnam, Librarian of
L. S. Congress, May Z.
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford, president
National Educational Association,
Denver, Colo, May 7.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
How Can u. S. Save One
Billion a Year?-By
Coordination, IT'S Said

How can Uncle Sam save a billion
dollars a year
Very easily, according to Senator
McKellar. of Tennessee. Simply, do
away with the competition among the
various government departments. CO.
ordinate departments whose work in
any way resembles the work of an
other department. Combine the pur-
chasing departments of the various
branches of the army Stop the
wasteful process OF duplicating work.
There are some of the ways which
Senator Mckellar says that Uncle
Sam can save that billion dollars. He
spoke yesterday in the Senate in favor
of this bill to empower the President
to coordinate any two or more de-
partments.
If this coordination has been prac-
tised at the beginning of the war,
said the Senator, there would have
been no need of the many advisory
boards; there would not have been
the competition among different de-
partments of the government. which
in bidding against one another for
supplies have cost the government
millions of dollars that should not
have been spent.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24

several months. The supply of these
Is very irregular over here and
cigars (the chcapest) cost 20 cents
apiece. Chocolate Is very dear also.
All OF these could be stored in sea
bags very conveniently. Candy
should come in q wooden box In
order to prevent moulding.
II can't emphasize too strongly
what 1 have said about baggage.
We who have brought over so much
will simply have to store II some
where.
%'TrayeI Light" Good Motto.
THE quartermaHter Is getting
things In shape. You can buy
trench boots. shoes. whip-coFd
breeches, trench coats and most
everything from him at very rea-
, sonable prices. Then the French
merchants are learning our wants.
and you can get things from them
as cheap as you can in the States.
Sam Brown belts cost but 35 francs,
or s6.25 at the present rate of eX-
change. You can get splendid pig
skin puttes from England for 30
shillings. You can get new uni
forms made up (you furnish the
cloth) for so francs. Travel light
Is my motto and buy things only
as you need them. You don't know
when you are going west.
Our troops here know the me-
chanical idea OF the bsyonet, but
they lack skill and polish. and II is
this skill and polish they need in
order to get the best OF the Boche
they will meet. Aga.n. proper bay
onet training, instils a fighting
never-give-up, blood-thlrsty spirit
in the men, and at the same time II
puts the wind-up Fritz. / have ask
ed scores of English officers and
non-coms about this and they all
say he will run or give up when
he sees the cold steel with a man
behind 1t coming at him. But un-
less bayonet training is given with
blood od-thirstiness. and unless the
men can handle IL with skill and
dash, its functions will fail.
Art of the BayoRet.
you can't realize what an i'm
portant thing 1t is until you see
the men actually under fire. The
use of the bullet and bayonet Is an
art in itself. Don't ever think it is
merely pointing. Withdrawing and
coming on guard. The spirit of the
bayonet is the spirit that carries a
man forward in the attack; it helps
him to say I will when he is at the
point of giving in; it is the spirit
that keeps his mind alive and
makes him blood-thirsty.
We are all very happy here. II
we could get a division of Marines ;
Marine Light and Heavy Artillery.
ammunition and supply trains, sani-
tary train, machine and Lewis guns.
aeroplanes. trench mortars-every-
thing United States Marine-why,
the war wouldn't last long!
I'm glad I'm over here. II
do get back I will be a real Marine.
and if / learn in the next few
months as much as have learned
so far. believe I'll have made a
good start. Everybody Is happy
over here.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
SUGAR CARDS
WILLCONTROL
. CANNING NEEDS
Food Heads Plan Distnbu-
ton System to Check
Summer Waste.

The Food Administration has work
ed out a sugar distribution plan to
meet this summers canning demands.
and to prevent anyone from obtain
ing unreasonable quantities for house.
hold consumption.
Retail dealers in all States will be
provided with certificates which must
be signed by consumers before the
latter can purchase the amount OF
sugar needed for home canning. Each
certificate shas blank spaces for the
name Of the dealer, the signature
and address Of the consumer, and
the amount needed for canning and
perseryinE purposes only. The certi-
fcste must be returned within one
week after 1t is signed by the Fed
eraI Food Administrator for the
state in which the purchase Is made.
Check Through Retailers.
The system has been adopted so
home Gamers may obtain sufficient
sugar to preserve perishable fruits
and the check on the consumption
will be exercised through the retail
ers. This Is believed to be a much
more satisfactory method than the
card system adopted in other coun-
tries. The retailers check will be
chiefly to guard against temporary
shortages that may occur If more
vessels are diverted from the Cuban
trade and at the same time to as
sure an adequate supply for home
Gamers.
Jobbers are permitted to hold sugar
sufacient for sixty days IN advance,
instead of thirty. in order to build up
their reserve stocks. Where the neces-
sity exists Federal Food Administra-
tors will have authority to allow the
sale Of more than 1000 pounds, the
present limit. to retailers, but fve
pounds to people in cities, and ten to
those in the Countrywide prescribed
limits of retail sales for other than
canning purposes-will be maintained.
Commercial campers Will be allowed
also to increase immediate purchases
and acquire larger supplies Of sugar
for their needs.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24

are easier and more pleasant to
take than the oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one
dose of f1ve drops. Take them Just
like you would any pill, with a
small swallow Of water. They soak
into the system and throw off the
poisons which are making YOU old
before your time. They will quick
~ relieve those stiffened joints, that
oackache, rheumatism, lumbago,
sciatiea, gal1stones, gravel, brick
remedy for all diseases OF the bIad-
der; kidney, liver, stomach and al
lied organs.
Go to your druggist today and get
a box of GOLD MEDAL Haariem
VI Capsules; Money refunded IL
GOLD MEDAL are the pure, oriei-
nal imported Harlem Oil Capsuies.
,AsssRt no EuPstitutes.zAdY.T
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
BILL FOR APRIL 6 AS
ANNUAL HOLIDAY

One more legal holiday in the shape
of Liberty Day" is proposed by
Senator Smoot. of Utah.
1t would fall annually upon April
6, and would thus commemorate
Americas declaration of war against
Germany and her simultaneous pro-
test against any attempt to ensIave
the world. The Senator introduced a
bill yesterday to create the holiday.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
TELLS FRANCE'SNEED
FOR HELP in MONEY
Devastated France Committee
Shows Urgent Need Of Funds.

Myron 7. Herrick. president OF th<
American Committee for Devastated
France. Cooperating with the Amerf.
can Red Cross, Is in receipt Of a com.
munication from the Minister Of the
Liberated Legions OF France tellinI
Of the widened scope OF activities nov
carried on. and Of the additional ex.
pense. which makes imperative tho
need OF new funds TO alleviate suffer
ing and restore normal conditions In
war-striclCen regions.
An important function performed 1,
looking after the grouping Of farmers
In the farms actually vacant and to
the assembling OF the children in To-
ealities not exposed TO war risks.
Madame de Bryas will have super
vision OF a financing Campaign 20 d.
conducted when the present liberty
loan drive is over.