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The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
DEATH RATE SHOWS
slight INCREASE
Pneumonia Claims Largest Group,
Says Weekly Health Report.

Pneumonia again proved the cause
OF most deaths recorded in the Dis
trict during the week ended April 1S,
twcnty-eight having died of this dis
"ase-four more than the week before
out of total Of 1J6 deaths, of which
u were of negroes. Whether this
was in any way due to the spell Of
winter which set spring back is not
mentioned in the health department :
report
1t appears from the figures that the
deaths per thousand among the white
population are 10 per cent greater IN
this period of 1918 than last year.
while the negro death rate is 10 per
cent smaller.
Heart disease took more than three
daily; tuberculosis and apoplexy, ten
Zach during the week Eleven were
victims OF malignant growths; eight
cen Of chronic nephritis.
There were two homicides and one
suicide. Under the heading of Mis-
cellaneous" forty-two of the deaths
are recorded.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

Ollie James will run for re-elec-
tion, and so will Senator Weeks, so
we are told in late news bulletins
from the Upper House. II they
both come back this means addi-
tional weight to the senatorial
equation.
Vice-President Marshall has again
political speeches during the war
when the call comes-with as much
force as it did in Wisconsin?
Senator-elect Lenroot has prom
ised to be with Nebraska Republi-
cans at a May conference, If con-
gressional duties at that time do
not press him too hard.
Senator Lewis hasn't said yet that
he would run for reelection, but a
lot of his constituents in Illinois
are taking it for granted. and are
peeling their coats to put him over
the Mccormick top.
Senator Nelson has come out in
Minnesota for reelection and says
he doesn't want to be known as a
slacker. No one considers him that.
He is doing patriotic duty which all
Americans recognize as commend
able.
The Joline letter finds its way
into the Colonel House articles
which the Mcclure syndicate is Civ
ing to the world through several
newspapers. The note loses none
of its flavor as it grows in age.
Can the Democrats of New Jersey
find someone with whom to defeat
Governor Edge for the Senate? If
there is such a man, and you know
him, gentle reader. for PHYS sake
send the information in, for they
want it badly in Jersey.
Cato Sells is handling the Indians
with the same preciseness he did
political questions in the Lone Star
State. Now and then he makes &
mistake. however. and starts out to
poll the delegation" before decid-
ing a question.
Mr.. Hearst will be found some
where near the fighting top when
the campaign goes a little further
in New York. He has opened up
already on John D.. and expects to
follow 1t with several close range
batteries.
few months ago the presiden-
tial campaign of 1890 was exceed
ingly closeJ from the talk. Now it
GEMS fsLlhsr aYsy 1as2 ever.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

There are some mighty important
things to attend to before we reach
the national conventions of that
year.
Col. Saunders, ,Louisianian and mem
ber of the Inland Waterways Com
mission, has something to do of a
constructive nature which his
friends say will not allow him to
be wooed away by either promises
or threats of the senatorship.
Mr.. Bryan continues to make
progress with is dry fight, and has
confided to his friends that he at
last has found an issue where he
can say, II told you this was COM
ing, and you'd better get in on it"
Congressional feet keep the
tracks so hot between the Capitol
and the departments we think it
would be a good thing for each
State to have four or five men on
hand with nothing to do but at
tend to these routine matters. Con-
gressmen would then be released
for real war duty on big measures.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
CONGRESSMAN'S SON
and CHUM JOIN UP"
Edward Cooper and 7. A. S. John.
ston Bound for Paris Island.

Representative Edward Cooper, OF
West Virginia, took his 20-year-old
son, Edward, and Tobias Andrew
Smith Johnston, the boys chum, to
the main recruiting station of the
U. s. Marine Corps, 407 Star Build
ing, and saw them enlisted safely
in the regular service for the dura-
ton of the war.
Not content with this, Representa-
tive Cooper placed both boys in his
machine and drove them to Union
Station, where they boarded a train
for the U. s. Marine training station
on Paris Island, Port Royal, s. c.,
Representative Cooper at the same
time wishing Them Godspeed on the
first stage Of their service.
Being only 20 years old, young
Cooper was in no way called upon
to enlist. but he was eager to go,
and SO was his pal, Johnston, be-
cause they had been fellow-students
at the Culver Military Academy, and
nothing suited them better than a
chance to show what they could do
for their country.
Young Johnston gave his occupa-
ton as q banker and lawyer, and
young Cooper that of a lawyer and
student, and both boys named Bran
hall, w. Va, as their former homes.
The recruiting officers of the Ma
rine Corps are offering odds that
they win make cd
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

fication as I am not known in At
lanta. Wire cash quick, so l can get
it tomorrow morning"
Before being complied with, any re-
quest for money to be sent under
such conditions should be verified by
letter or telegram to the command
ing officer of the camp in which the
man whose name is signed to the re-
quest is stationed.
Col. william ]. Glasgow. cavalry,
is relieved from further duty at the
Brigade and Field Officers School,
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and is at
tached to the Sixteenth Cavalry. He
will proceed to join that regiment.
The March report Of the Red
Cross department of military af-
fairs in France. Just received at ma
tional headquarters. indicates a
large development of the Red Cross
canteen service back of The Amer
| lean front" A network of thirty
canteens for our troops has been
established in the rear of the 'front.'
line trenches. Besides supplying
hot drinks and other refreshments
to the soldiers, they also are under
taking the distribution of such ar
ticles as pencils, paper and enve-
lopes. safety pins, playing cards,
bandages, iodine, canes for wound
ed. sewing kits. etc.
Four rest stations on the Ameri-
can lines of communication sup
piled food and hot drinks to Amer
lean troops en- route to their camps
from the various ports of debarka-
| tion. No charge is made for the
| drinks or any of the articles that
are distributed.
The great German drive has ere
ated a new refugee problem for
Paris, and the department of mill
| tary affairs detailed a large num-
Der of its workers to assist the
civil authorities in day and night
work in caring for the thousands
of unfortunates.
The need of binoculars and spy
| glasses for the use of the navy still
continues, in spite Of the large num-
| Der that patriotic citizens have loan
| ed for that purpose. BY direction
! of the Secretary of the Navy, these
/ loaned glasses are recorded at the
| Naval observatory. Washington. d.
Z. Each instrument Is assigned a
serial number and a record of the
glass is kept in numerical and al
phabetical files. Every instrument is
engraved with serial number as
/ signed.
A protest against alleged "continu-
Gus unjust, unfair and discriminatory
treatment" of Jews in the army was
filed with Secretary Baker yester-
day by Louis, Marshall, Of New York.
head of the American Jewish Com.
mittee. Mr.. Marshall asked that the
alleged discrimination Immediately be
stopped or that the officers respon-
sible for it be brought to trial. One
Of the chief complaints is that not
single Jew, among the large num-
Der with the ex 1edIt'onary forces in
France, has been commissioned from
! the ranks, although many commits.
siQn&- haye been ,aYar1sd
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
LAST SHIPYARD wage
DECISION FOR TODAY
Adjustment Board Will Make Edict
for Lakes District.

The last of the shipyafd deci-
sions will be announced today in
the Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment
Boards schedule for the the Great
Lakes district.
The workers on the Great Lakes
are not likely to have a very con-
siderable increase in today's decI-
sion. as they already have had
their wages raised and other con-
ditions of labor adjusted through
the direct action of Charles Piez,
vice president of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
He averted threatend trouble
there about three weeks ago by
granting to the Great Lakes dis
trict the same scale in effect in the
Delaware Chesapeake district, op-
erative in the Great Lakes yards
since April l.
Unless the boards decision for
the Great Lakes grants a scale al
ready in effect in some other dis
trict. as has been done in the
South, there will be four different
wage scales for the government
shipyaTds-Great Lakes, Delaware
Chesapeake. Gulf-South Atlantic
North Atlantic and Pacific Coast.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
REWARDS FOR
.D.C.GARDENERS
TO BE GRANTED
Prizes Of $40 Are Offered
Best Home Producers
Of Vegetables.

Home gardeners of the District
are to be encouraged to raise as
large a quantity of vegetables as
possible by n system of rewards
which has been arranged by the
garden committee Of the District
Council of Defense. These rewards
are offered to the gardeners as an
incentive, not only to strive for a
prize. but to produce the greatest
possible amount of vegetables.
Garden clubs have been formed.
and one of the conditions Of the
contest is that entry of the guam
tity of vegetables raised be made
through one Of these clubs. Awards
are to be based on the production
in bushels per plot of 700 square
feet. Prizes are TO be awarded at
the close of the season.
4 ten dollar prize will be given
for the best productions of each OF
the following:
Tomatoes. onions, Irish potatoes
Award cards will be given to
members of garden clubs who raise
the best plots of a number of other
vegetables, and the winner OF the
greatest number OF award cards
within each club will be given a
prize of five dollars. Certificates
will be awarded to the clubs win
ming the greatest number OF GER
tificates.
Information and literature may
be obtained from the office of the
Garden Committee, room 61S Union
Trust Building. or from supervisors
of garden clubs.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
CHAPLAINS MAY STAY
IN ARMY after 45
Wording of Retirement Bill. Con-
fusing, to Be Amended.

Ambiguity in a military bill led the
President to veto the measure and re-
turn it to the Senate yesterday.
The bill appeared to indicate that
army chaplains must be arbitrarily re-
tired at forty-five years of age, where
as the intention was that no chaplain
older than fOrty-five years should be
appointed to service.
President Wilson sent a message
with his veto, commenting on the con-
fusion, and saying that il was evil
IDENTIFY not the intention of Congress
to retire chaplains at forty-five. SEN
ator Chamberlain. of the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee. said on the
floor that the President was perfectly
correct. and that the bill would be
altered.
The language which created the
confusion was inserted in the House
and the Senate accepted it. 1t will
now be necessary to repass the bill
in both Houses, and send it once more
to the President for his signature.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
THOUSAND AIM
SURPASSED IN
new MEMBERS
! 1865 Added by Drive to
Roll Of Twelfth Street
Y. M. c. A.

Great enthusiasm marked the close
Of the campaign of the Twelfth street
branch. Washington Y. NJ. C. A., in
which the goal was 1000 new men,
bers. The team workers went away
past that mark by bringing the total
up to 1855 new members, the first
colored organization In the city to
get that number of members in five
days.
H. B. F. Macfarland, William
Knowles Cooper, C. A. AspinwaIl,
Clifford L. Johnson. and w. o
Hiltabidle were among the speakers
who gave talks to workers during the
campaign.
s. w. Rutherford was the general
chairman in charge and was also
leader of-a scrub team" which made
a record report. j. Percy Bond was
leader of Division A, and ]. j.
Porter was leader of Division B. r.
p. Hamlin was campaign director.
The total membership of the branch
now is 1,7S3.
John w. Davis, executive secretary
for the Twelfth street branch, was
in general charge.
The totals made by each team fol-
lows:
Division A-CaPt Lindsay. Ill; Hous-
ton, %; Chapman, 1852; Scott. lO2; F.
Johnson. s; Charleston, ~: Williams,
100; Burwell. "a, and Smith AZ.
Division B-Capt. Orme, "a: Taylor,
%: Rogers, %; Thomas. "a: Middleton,
81: d. c. Johnson, %; Jumper, %;
Cowan, 90; Turner, 13. and Webb, 50.
The scrubs" brought I'm SO6, and
twenty were signed up over the
counter.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
CADET CORPS
OF RIVERDALE
PASS MUSTER
Officers Of Regular U. S.
Forces Approve Drill Of
Embryo Soldiers.

Col. Albert S. MeLemore, assistant
adjutant and inspector OF the U. S.
Marine Corps, inspected the River
dale Cadets at their second exhl-
bition drill, which was held recent
ly at Riverdale Park. Nd. Repre-
sentative James W. Hustled. Of New
York. delivered an address in which
he told of some Of his experiences
in his recent visit to the battle front
OF Europe and urged the adoption
by this country Of universal mill
tary training
DR.. A. F. Wood, president Of Mary
land State College, spoke for the
Third Liberty Loan. The meeting
was presided over by DR.. Clarence
]. Owens. A competitive drill con-
Quoted by Commandant Yaueh was
judged by Marine Gunner S. J. Hand
ley. L. s. NJ. e.
The personnel of the Cadet Corps
is as follows: Sergt- Reginald ID.
Yauch, U. s. Marine Corps, COM
dant and instructor: Sergt. Alvin II.
Lindemann, U. S. Marine Corps, first
lieutenant and assistant instructor;
Harry Mccullough. first sergeant:
Charles Castella. color sergeant; Al
fred De Groot, Tennyson Myers ser
Geants; Norwood Glading, Paul Lew
is, Alfred Owens, Fred Worley, cor
porals; Glenn Babcock, Homer Bah
cock, Edward Becker. Jack Bowie,
Hugh Buckingham, David c. Buscall,
George Buscall. Robert Caruthers,
William De GrOot Bernard Donovan,
Bryant Donovan. Leo Donovan, Dan
eel Fahey. Frank Gather, Edward
Glading, Gus Gray. Harry Gray,
Charles Hayes, John Hollingsworth,
Sherman Hollingsworth. Addison
Jones. Elmer Krebs. John Mating
~. Frederick Perry, Walter Rich
ards, John Rose. Stanley Sanders.
Herbert Shafer. Francis Seufert, AL
fred Smith, William Selby Stein. Eu-
gene Stroup. Gerald Stroup, Francis
Warren. Gordon ZOlInhofer. privates.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
PURELY PERSONAL.

Joseph True, president Of the True
Motor Company, has gone to Lans-
ing. Mich. to superintend the driving
in of a fleet of REQ Cars.
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan. Of
Philadelphia, is the guest of Washing
ton friends.
Glen Poole. S13 Twelfth street north
west. who has been connected with
the National Red Cross headquarters
since November, 1917. has returned to
his former home, Otego, n. Y, having
been called there on important bust
ness.
William o. Field. of New York, is
in Washington for an extended stay.
Walter Thomas, Of Kentucky, has
accepted a position with the War De
paTtment.
Mrs. I. w. Beale and daughter, of
this city have gone to New York on
a brief shopping trip.
Helse o. II. Murray. the patent at
torney. is confined to his residence at
1924 Buchanan strefet northwest.
from the effects of lagrippe.
Mrs. Rose Henderson. of Richmond
Va, is here on a visit to her sister.
Miss Preston WOmack, of the Gem
eral Land Office.
Thomas Holcombe. of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. is on leave of
absence.
Michael F. Coleman has received
a clerkship in the Interior De-
partment-
Bruce Mangan. of the Navy Yard,
has received a promotion.
William II. Oracle. of Huntington
Junction, Pa, is in the city for a
few days.
Paul 4. willard. of Boston, Mass,
is visiting friends in Georgetown.
Isaac Williamson, of the General
Land office, has resigned.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

Then 1 saw a French Spad making
for the one nearest our lines. 1t was
piloted, 1 later learned, by Mai. Luf-
berry. of the Lafayette Escadrille, the
only American ace now alive. /
didn't butt into this affair. and Luf-
berry brought his Boche down.
When two of you are after the same
enemy it is courteous and customary
to allow the first man to get his Vicl--
ers gun popping to finish him up. It
ensures at least one pilot Getting full
credit for the kill"
That is why We seldom encroach on
the patrol of an adjoining sector.
Sometimes, of course, we cannot resist
the temptation to do a little trespass-
ing if the prospects of a successful en-
counter look too inviting to resist. In
such a case, il we bring a Boche down
the fellows of the other squadron nave
20 blow US to champagne supper the
next time we are together at some
cozy little rendezvous in the rear. AT
these parties we could always trust
lie Boucher, our pet humorist, to keep
things lively. Poor LIE Boucher. he's
now "nlissing''-a prisoner. l nope.
but I'm afraid not
BOche ShOt Down.
Well, to continue Fooled of one
Boche, l went for his friend. I fol-
lowed him for some miles. got behind
and above his tail, and let fly with a
whole belt" He went down in the
steepest picque have ever seen.
My motor was again shivering
around 30 degrees, and as was two
miles from home, I climbed back to
the right air level, rejoined the pa
troll, and returned to camp.
1 didn't have time to follow the
Boche's course to the ground to see
whether he smashed up or not. l
know he didn't go down in flames.
/ reported a Boche shot down."
but as the incident was never con-
firmed by any observation posts or bal
looms, the rules of the game made it
impossible for me to claim credit.
But
Well. my time would come!
Continued tOmorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

distribute in some specified block Of
the sections mentioned.
When thh was done-and the rolls
piled high in one Of the District Build
ing offices-they unfolded their map
Of Washington. and planned the
routes" while waiting for the men"
10 arrive from Scouts headquarters
The heads of the first two who put
in an appearance. just a little before
the time mentioned, would have
reached about Up 90 your waist and
20 the middle button Of your vest.
respectively.
Neither wore a uniform
Are you Scouts?" they were asked.
Up spoke the smaller Of the two
men:
Yes; Joined in February, but
have not been able to get my uniform
yet have started work out in
Chevy Chase so that i can buy one
for myself
Watch out along the Avenue and
on Fifteenth street, TO see IL there
are few posters or many today.
The result will prove whether or
not young patriots with a spirit like
this can get results.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
/ Army and Nay NeyygSNkt<
51t. .az.~a.~.a.s.As9s
Best Service Column in tie Civ

Americas fighting men are CIV
ing more than their lives for lib
erty, for they are setting a notable
pace in subscribing for liberty
bonds.
During the Second Liberty Loan
drive, the campaign in the army
was a competitive one between
companies, and so keen was the ri
valry that many of the men so OBJ
ligated their pay that they have
been on the verge of comparative
bankruptcy ever since. Thousands
of them are still making payments
on purchases of that issue. Addi-
tional calls have been made on the
purses of enlisted men by the war
Risk Insurance Act. which requires
allotments of soldiers pay for sup
port of their families, with the ne
cessity also of setting aside pay to
meet government insurance prem
iums. Notwithstanding all this, the
military personnel of the United
States has risen as one man to an
swer the latest call for funds to
carry on the war which they are
to wage in arms.
1t ia realized, however, that harm
could result from over-enthusiasm in
this regard. Accordingly organization
commanders have been instructed by
the War Department to see to it that
soldiers do not so obligate their pay
that they are unable to provide for
their families or to provide them
selves with money for their own per-
sonal use.
Those who can afford to do so will
be encouraged to buy bonds, and will
be given every facility to subscribe.
Allotments may be made directly to
the Secretary of the Treasury out Of
monthly pay in proportion to the
amount purchased. Sucn allotments
will commence in the month of April.
1918, of pay due April 80, 1918, and
will terminate with the allotment of
pay due January 81, 1919. To adjust
the accrued interest, bonds purchased
on this plan will bear interest only
from September Is, 1918, and will be
delivered with the coupons due Sep
tember- Is, 1918, detached, and the pur-
chaser of the bond will not he entitled
to delivery Of such coupon. Liberty
loan officers have been appointed for
every regiment and every other SIM
liar command and Col. Herbert NJ,
Will nave
general charge OF the sale of bonds
for the army.
Relatives and friends in several
army camps have been victimized by
swindlers who wired or wrote for
funds under soldiers names. In each
instance it was requested that money
be sent by wire waving Identification
or by mail to general delivery, the
customary explanation being that the
soldier had been discharged and would
have no way of securing Identification
nor of getting mail addressed to his
company.
The following is typical telegram
sent to the father of soldier in q
Southern camp:
Have been discharged Coming
home. Going to Atlanta through
country tonight. Please wife me S6t
at Atlanta so l may pay for uniform
and come home direct ,Naiye idsnti
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
Boy Scouts Enlisted to Put
Up Posters for Liberty Loan

More liberty loan posters needed, Z"
was the thought which prompted the
three members Of the District govern
ment publicity committee, c. Willard
Camalier, c. Lester Sweeney, and r.
NJ Brennan, 10 make a drive on their
own account yesterday afternoon.
One OF them had noticed that, in
stead OF every merchant in the DOWN
town district having displayed one
or more of the posters conspicUousIy
at his place Of business, comparative
ly few OF those I'm the section OF Penn
sylvania avenue between Peace Mon
ument and Treasury. and the section
OF Fifteenth street running north
from the Avenue. had considered this
display a duty.
The three, therefore, got together
and figured out how the omission
could best be remedied. They called
up Boy Scout headquarters and ask
ed for lOO 'men" to be sent down at
O'Clock for a little patriotic work.
Then they got busy themselves and
rolled up posters in lots of twenty
apiece, one packet for each boy to
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

Finds Other Planes.
Before concentrating on the Job !
took the usual precautionary survey
above. below. and in front. in order to
be sure that no other enemy planes
were in sight, ready to surprise me at
work
II 1 had not, this tale most likely
would not nave been written. l was
up 1000 meters. Under my tail, at the
500 meter level, I saw two biplanes
with the tell-tale black Maltese
crosses on their wings.
So there was two jobs to be done.
| left the lone Boche to the rest of the
patrol. Me for one of these other
yuys."-I said to myself.
1t was bitterly cold. As I voiplancd
down, the icy blast chilled ny His
pana-Suizza motor. The gauge was
=teadily creeping down to the danger
,oint. Keeping one eye lodging be-
'wCen the motor temperature indicator
and the air pressure gauge of the es-
scnce tank, 1 continued on my dizzy
dive, letting two or three" out of my
Nickers gun through the propeller. en-
route, 10 De sure IL was all ElShl-
foolishly put my head over the
side of the nacelle for a second, and
pcCred below to be sure just where 1
was-and nearly had my head blown
of
Drops 200 Miles an Hour.
Down "picqued'-almost vertically
at 200 miles an hour, and down my
motor temperature went, too. Six hun
dred yards from the nearest Boche
and it had dropped to 35 degrees ceI.-
tiGrade. Fifty is supposed to be the
dead line" Below that the motor
might stall when threw on the juce
again, and then me for the Karlsruhe
concentration camp and paper pants!
There was nothing else to do but
fiatten out my cuckoo" put on full
rotor and let her warm up a bit. This
I did, and then returned to the attacl:
But the Boches had seen my pre-
dicament, and had showed off for their
own lines. The maneuver brought both
equidistant from me.