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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Stored Places.

On Jordan's stormy banks l
stand, and watch, with cheerful
eye, the hurried Turks burn up
the land, as they go whizzing by.
Through stored scenes they
wildly rush their coattails flap
ping wide, they're scratching for
the underbrush, where they may
hope to hide. By cool Siloam's
shady rill the Turk, in deep dis
tress, is wondering how Kaiser
Bill got him in such a mess.
Could | but stand where Moses
stood, and view the landscape
DER, I'd see the Turk vamoose
for good from Jordan's sacred
shore. The rose that blooms be-
meath the hill must shortly fade
away, and SO the Turk, with lust
to kill, must perish and decay.
Too long, too long he's hung
around, blemish on this sphere
bark, from the tombs a doleful
sound tells that his end is near.
The Turk still trots on weary
limbs, and leaves much dust be<
hind ; and, as we. read, forgotten
hymns, unbidden, come to mind.
The hillsides and the towns and
streams knew One, long, long
ago, who has inspired the hopes
and dreams that all good Chris
tians know. 1t is the soil of hal
lowed works, and it is good to
see such moral lepers as the
Turks chased out of Galilee. Oh,
may they be forever banned, for
ever and a day, from Canaan's
fair and happy land, where their
possessions lay.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
EPIDEMIC DEATHRAE
WOULD Be BIG IN YEAR
District Figures Show That, Rate
Maintained, Annual Victims
Would Total 40, 400.

If the death rate Of tho District Of
Columbia for the week ending Octo-
Fber 10 were maintained through an
entire year. the total number OF
deaths would be approximately 40,40o
The total number of deaths in the
District during the week ending &C.
t"ber 10 was IT'S. OF these 527 were
due to influenza and the remaining
24s from all other causes combined.
This gives rate for the week OF
| approximately 1o1.s per thousand OF
population, the fraction being. carried
| only to one decimal point The figures
are not percentages, but the actual
| number Of deaths a thousand of popuia-
ton for the specific period of seven
days ending October 10.
Multiplying the indicated deaths 9
thousand of population by 400, to OBJ.
tain the annual death rate, gives an.
proximately 4O.450. Multiplying the
total number of deaths for the seven.
day period ending October 10 by fifty.
two, the number of weeks in the wear
gives 10000, the difference being &C.
counted for by the single decimal frac.
ton used for the sake of convenience
| by the health department.
The report in The Star of last Satur.
figures were given evidently has Great.
ed considerable misapprehension in
the minds of readers of The Star, mann
OF whom have questioned the accura CIV
| of the figures. The Stars figures werf
correct, and stated plainly that the re-
port was for the week ending Octo.
Der 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
TO INSURE REDEMPTION
OF ALL w. S. S. PLEDGES
District Committee Will Meet to
Plan Ways Of Reaching
Buyers.

For the purpose Of devising further
ways to bring about 100 per cent re-
demption Of war savings and thrift
stamp pledges in Washington the
District war savings committee will
hold special meeting Thursday. if
all of these pledges can be redeemed
it will mean the realization of the
Districts allotted quota Of $1,000, 900
in these war securities.
Many thousands of pledges were
turned into the committee as result
of the house-to-house canvass last
June, as we'll as concurrent drives in
local theaters. While a majority of
the pledges have been strictly OBJ
served, others have been neglected.
either as a result Of the liberty loan
activities, absence from thea city or
for some other reason, andSspecial
means probably will be- adopted to
bring about the redemption Of pledges
in those cases.
The local committee yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from Gov. Seay OF
the fifth federal reserve district. in
which Washington is located, asking
that plans be prepared at once, SO that
the war savings campaign may pro-
coed with vigor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
AMATEUR NURSE HELPS
SAVE EPIDEMIC VICTIMS
Brings Roommate Back to Health
and Volunteers in Other
Cases.

Miss Mary Agath Of New York city.
who is hardly eighteen years old, is
credited by her associates in the IN
terror Department with having saved
at least one life and contributing to
the salvation Of fifteen other lives
when the influenza scourge was doing
its worst in the District. She nursed
her roommate, who was severely
stricken. back to health. The young
women live at 400 K street north
west.
Miss Agath is not a trained nurse,
but as soon as she found that her
roommate had been stricken she asked
for leave of absence and applied her
self to bringing about her recovery.
When the work Of Miss Agath was
called to the attention Of the visiting
physician he suggested that she
might be useful in other cases. She
gladly placed herself under his di-
rections and worked night and day
among stricken girls.
Although without any special
training for the work, and with no
previous experience, Miss Agath has
during the past two weeks nursed
in fifteen cases and made seventeen
investigations" said c. M. Ireland,
under whose direction Miss Agath
works in the Interior Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Prohibition of Public Worship.

To the Editor Of The Star.
On behalf OF the eleven hundred
members of Shiloh Baptist Church, Of
which I have the honor to be pastor,
and on my own behalf as we'll. wish
to thank you most heartily for your
splendid and mastery voicing in re-
cent editorials Of the views of the
church people Of Washington relative
to the closing Of the houses of wor-
ship here.
The Christian people Of this city
know that The Star can be depended
upon to champion at all times what
ever makes for the welfare of Wash
ington and to oppose everything that
is Injurious to the material. moral
OF all the rights guaranteed tho
American citizen by tho Federal Con-
stitution mono Is moro dear to him
than religious freedom. and he frowns
upon anybody and ANYTHING that in
worship God when and how he pleases.
We como in contact with large num-
bers Of church people daily and we
have yet to find single churchman
or churchwoman who does not depre-
cate the action of the officers of the
state in interfering with the freedom
OF religious worship. And these peo-
pie also feel that the authorities are
woefully lacking In reverence to God
and wanting in a correct knowledge
Of tho character and mission Of the
church when they place it in the same
classrwith poolrooms, dance halls,
moving picture places and theaters.
The Christian church is not a lux
ury. but q necessity to tho life and
perpetuity Of any nation, and we
firing efforts to Impress this impor-
tnnt fact upon the minds Of govern
mont omeials In this city.
J. MILTON WALDRON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
STOLEN AUTOMOBILE
BREAKS; TWO HURT
Man and Woman Go to Hospital
for Treatment; Other
Mishaps.

Viola Jackson. 1920 10th street. re-
ceived a fracture of the right leg and
Ernest Fairfax. 2O37 9Th street, was
injured about the head, right arm and
shoulder when a speeding automobile
bearing a party of colored men and
women broke down last night on Bun
ker Hill road near 18th street north
east. The two were taken to Freed
mems Hospital.
Bicycle Policeman ]. c. Maloney. of
the ninth precinct Investigated the
affair and reported that the damaged
automobile had been reported stolen
from 14th and f streets only short
time before the accident. Samuel
Morris. 925 Westminster street, one
of the party. told the policeman he
did not know anything about the car
having been stolen. He had hired it,
he said. from an unidentified man at
18th and L streets to take several
friends to party. Later, it is stated,
he admitted taking the car. and a
charge of joyriding was preferred
against him.
w. A. Williams, owner of the car, re-
sides at 1908 Cathedral avenue. He
was a visitor at the Willard Hotel
when his car was taken. 1t is stated
the car was running at a high rate of
speed when the breaking of rear
wheel caused it to swerve.
L. W. De Cast. secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A., was slightly injured last night
in an automobile collision at Massa =
chusetts avenue and 18th street. His
automobile and the automobile of c.
B. Bryant, 4752 New Cut road. COL
lided. He received slight cuts to the
left side of his head. but would not
go to hospital.
While getting off d street car at
Chesapeake street and Wisconsin ave-
nue. Sunday night Mrs. Hattie Labor.
4701 Wisconsin avenue, was knocked
down by an automobile operated by
Clarence Bruce, 1901 18th street. and
injured about the legs and body. She
was assisted home by friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
PLEA FOR THE AGENCIES
ENGAGED IN WAR WORK
DR.. Mott Shows Activities Cannot
Be Dropped Until Long After
Hostilities Cease.

Supplementary to recent statement
declaring that even if peace were de-
ciared tomorrow the need of the seven
ganizat tons Joined in the united war
work campaign for funds to carry on
their welfare work among the soldiers
and sailors would not be lessened the
following is issued by DR.. John r.
| Mott. director general of the campaign n:
Even though the war were to end
within a few months. or a few weeks,
we should stand in great need of a
fund of more than s17O,500, 900, owing
i to the fact that this work, unlike that
/ of many other agencies, will have to
: be maintained during the entire period
of demobilization.
while in Europe was told by mill
tary authorities that it will require a
period of fifteen months from the time
,, the conflict ceases to transport the
| it will require not less than twelve
months to bring our American Army
home.
During the long period of waiting
! they will have virtually all their time
on their hands. They will not have the
| their spirits and the intensive activi-
ties of the war period to absorb their
attention and utilize their time. Their
! temptations will be numberless and
persistent.
There will be tendency to let down
| standards and relax discipline. The
| period of rehabilitation should be
| made one of growth in knowledge and
working efficiency and of strengthen
| ing of character and life purposes.
+! The Y. NJ. c. A. and the other or
CARNATIONS are planning not only to
/ enlarge their recreational program,
| during this period. but to launch a
great educational campaign. We have
| been asked to select and send to
i France about a thousand professors
and teachers of American colleges
| a nd schools to help in launching edu-
| cational work for the coming winter
| and also to be on hand for the period
of rehabilitation. We have entered
into negotiations with the English
and French universities to help us in
this vast educational undertaking
One may Judge of the Dimensions Of
the enterprise from tho fact that 1t
will require at least $s.00o,000 for text
| books and books OF reference for the
| coming winter alone. 1t ought to be
added that this $1,000, 900 Is not in
! cluded in the budget Of $40, $780, 600
| and therefore in itself is one further
reason why we should have q large
| oversubscription." =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
TWO WASH|NGTON|ANS'
NAMES IN CASUALNL|ST
Lieut.. James A. Davis Is Reported
Wounded and Private James
Il. Coleman Killed.

Today's list of casualties from the
fighting front contains the names OF
two Washington men.
Lieut. James A. Davis is reported
wounded in action on September %
degree undetermined. His wife, Mrs
Phoebe NJ. Davis. 427 Irving street
when seen by reporter this morning
expressed the belief that mista Ike
had been made concerning her hus-
band She bases her belief on the
fact that she received letter from
him recently in which he said he was
well and happy.
Lieut. Davis nine years ago enlisted
in the District National Guard and
has been member since In 1916 he
went to the Mexican border. and sailed
for France nearly year ago.
The lieutenant has fought on every
front in France. and when Mrs. Davis
last heard of bim he told her he was
going to an officers school. He was
sergeant then
When the War Department today
was asked for his record it was an
nounced that Lieut.. Davis was with
his command, Company y. 14Sth In
fantry. when wounded. Details have
not yet been received by the depart
mens
The second man. Private James H.
Coleman, died of pneumonia Septem-
Der IS in France. His next of kin was
given as Mrs. Sarah Watson, 1919 Sd
street northwest. At that residence
nothing is known of Mrs. Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
TO AID Y. NC. A. ABROAD.
DR.. Theodore C. Merrill Is Accented
for Service Overseas.

Theodore c. Merrill Of 1855 Calvert
street northwest, physician and
medical assistant at the Department
of Agriculture. has been accepted for
service by the overseas department of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and will leave for France about
November 5.
DR.. Merrill has been Of assistance to
the local health authorities during the
influenza epidemic as a doctor at call.
He is a graduate of Brown University
and a we'll known writer on technical
and medical subjects. He has been in
active practice twelve years. six of
which have been spent in the service
of the Department Of Agriculture. Dr.
Merrill has in addition to his official
work conducted Red Cross talks and
been a Red Cross examiner on first
aid lectures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
DOUBLE WELCOME GIVEN
TO WASHINGTON OFFICER
He Not Only Carried Pay, But Met
Troops From National
Capital.

Beefsteak, hot biscuits, frst-class
coffee and cigars figured in the menu
at an impromptu banquet given by
the colored troops of the District of
Columbia, somewhere in France" to
Lieut.. Raymond c. Goodhart, who,
when at home lives at So S street
northwest, this city.
In a letter to Mrs. Goodhart, the
officer speaks enthusiastically of the
manner in which he was entertained.
He is in the Quartermaster Corps, but
was temporarily detached to perform
the office of paymaster
81 went to pay of the colored troops
of the District. They didn't at first
know that / was from Washington,
but when they found it out they
! cheered themselves almost hoarse and
went wild with delight and just had
to attend banquet, where they gave
me beefsteak5 hot biscuits, coffee
cigars and other good things. 1t was
just like being at home" the young
officer wrote.
Lieut.. Goodhart was formerly a
clerk in the employ of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
and served in similar capacity with
the Potomac Electric Power Company
His father, Briscoe Goodhart, is ad-
jutant of Lafayette Post, G. A. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Mr.. HOOVER DENOUNCES
H. D. COOPER'S "TACTICS''

Food Administrator Hoover has sent
a telegram to r. D. Cooper, president
of the Dairymen's League of New
York, in which he deneunces mes
ages Mr.. Cooper is alleged to have
sent throughout the country urging
congressional investigation of the
food administration dealings with
the dairy industry.
L wish to state plainly that the
food administration is not inundated
by such tactics" Mr.. Hoover's tele-
gram said, land I do not believe they
are supported by the responsible
dairymen of the country, whose prop
err interests we have at all times en-
deavored to protect"
Pointing out that in New York the
food administration proposed a price
of Is cents a quart for milk. the
highest ever paid there. Mr.. Hoover
said Mr.. Cooper's demands, which
would result in 11-cent milk, are
based upon an attempt to profiteer
and will react upon the dairymen by
decreased consumption
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
LIBERTYLOAN REPORTS
DELAYED BY EPIDEMIC
Banks Short Of Clerical Help and
Unable to Complete the
Tabulations.

The Treasury Department announced
today that because Of the shortage Of
clerical help caused by the influenza
epidemic scores Of banks have not
completed tabulations of their fourth
liberty loan subscriptions. reports on
which were due at the Treasury last
Thursday. Consequently federal re-
serve banks have been forced to await
belated reports, and mono of the
twelve reserve banks has submitted
to the Treasury figures on its dis
trict's achievement
officials say they had hoped to be
able to announce the nations total
loan subscription late this week, but
that the Indications now are that this
may be postponed until next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
PLANS INTENSIVE WORK
ON REOPENING SCHOOL S
Supt. Thurston Will Aim to Have
Time Lost by Influenza
Epidemic Made Up.

Intensive classes in all subjects in
both high and grade schools. follow
ing their reopeninS next Monday. are
under consideration by the superin-
tendent of schools. Ernest l.. Thurs
ton, in order to make up the time lost
by the period the schools will have
been closed on account of the in
fiuenZa epidemic.
The program mapped out a week
after the schools opened for intensive
work in training students in certain
classes in the high schools in sub
jects pertaining to military matters
will itself pc more intensified and the
subject period necessarily cut down
to a shorter time.
Another way in which the public
school authorities are planning to
reduce the actual time lost by the
enforced closing of the schools is by
cutting down the number of days for
the annual Christmas and Easter va
cations. 1t is likely the annual Christ
mas vacation viii be cut at least
two days and the spring vacation
even more materially reduced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
THEODORE F. SHARP DEAD.
Was for Twenty Years Expert Gun
maker at Navy Yard.

Theodore Frk1inghuysen Sharp, for
twenty years an expert gunmaker
at the Washington navy yard. died
last Monday at his homo. 1924 East
Capitol street, after, a short Illness
Funeral services were held at his
homo. Thursday, Rev. DR.. Barres OF
Eastern Presbyterian Church ofhciat-
ing. Interment was at GlenWood
cemetery.
Mr.. Sharp was hfty-five years of
age. He was born in Salem, N. j..
in 1868 and came to Washington
twenty-five years ago. During his
long service with the navy yard he
had devised many valuable methods
for handling the intricate mechanism
Of tho big guns made for the Navy.
He leaves his wife. Mrs, Katherine
A. Sharp. and two daughters. Mrs.
Jules F. More1 of Monera, Colombia,
and Mrs. w. A. White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
HAS THREE SONS AND ,
FIVE NEPHEWS IN WAR
Mrs. T. u. Strchecker Of 500 18th
Street Northwest Is Proud
Of Family Record. o..

Three sons and five nephews in the
service Of Uncle Sam is the family
war record Of Mrs. T. H. Strohecker
OF $50 18th street northwest. The
sons are Thomas H, Charles d. and
Edward L. Strohecker.
Edward was graduated from Gem
trail High School and was prominent
there in athletics. He is nineteen
years old and is in the aviation Sec
ton of the Marine Corps at Paris Is
land. He enlisted in the aviation Sec
ton OF the Army last Juno ana FOR a
time was at training camps at Dallas
and Austin, in Texas. He was trans
ferred from the Army branch of avia.
ton to the Marine Corps.
Charles Strohecker. who is twenty.
nve years old, is with Company D Of
the Infantry and has been at
Camp Sheridan since last May, Since
last spring Thomas Strohecker has
been in the Signal Corps and sta
toned at the motor plant of the Buick
plant, where he is Inspecting motors
for the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
A Salisbury Act Injustice.

To the Editor of The Star.
I would like to submit an instance
Of apparent inequity resulting from
the Salisbury act: Last April offer
ed for the use Of war workers twoman
clerks) during the continuance Of the
war with Germany an unfinished
house, at the lowest rental ever re-
ceiyed for 1t. tho house to be avail
able at the expiration of an existing
see, who Is a war worker. refused to
surrender the premises. I learn that
re does not occupy tho house himself.
but subjects 1t, in defiance of the terms
Of the lease, furnished. at Just twice
the rental he pays to me-when get
it-a rental at which tho government
Is offered the property. 1t seems to
act promotes proflteering instead of
preventing 1t. r. L. HOX1E.
Iowa City, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
REPORTS ROBBERY BY
FIVE MEN IN AN AUTO
Woman Tells of Hold-Up and Loss
of Money and
Watch.
BY, POP

Reports of two persons held up and
robbed on streets last night by armed
men were made to 1.-THE police
Clarence Minor. z Logan place, told
police of the seventh precinct that his
wife. Beatrice Minor, was robbed of
$50 and a gold watch and chain at
AZ and c streets southwest about 10
o'clock. She said she was robbed by
one of five colored occupants of an
automobile, and her description of the
men suggested to the ploice that they
probably were bootleggers.
Roscoe Brockenberry, colored, 1882
18th street, said he was held up on NJ
street bridge over Rock creek and
robbed of $19. He gave the police the
name of the alleged robber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
USES STOCKING AS BANK;
MOURNS LOSS OF So. 600
Colored Woman Reports Disappear
ance From Her Hosiery of
Package of Bills.

Mrs. Rose Nelson. colored. 80 street.
this morning reported to the police the
loss of $500. She said she lost the
money from her stocking while working
in the warehouse of an express COM
pany. sc L street northeast. yesterday.
Rose told Detective Scrivener she sold
piece of property in the country and
hSd planned to purchase a home in this
city. While at work handling heavy
packages yes! erday. she stated, she
noticed a hoe in her stocking and
pushed the pc ckage of bills far enough
down. she thcdght, TO prevent it's loss.
This morning she returned to her place
Of enploymen, and conducted a search
for the cash, ut without success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
MAY WEAR GARB OF ORDER.
Caps Stipulated for Catholic Army
Nurses on Duty, However.

Army nurses, members Of Catholic
orders. whose vows require the wear
ing of a distinctive garb. have been
authorised by the War Department
to wear the garb OF their order while
travelling on land in the Cnited States
without troops, and while travelling
on transports.
It IL prescribed. however. that when
that Earb IL worn. they also shall
wear . device Of the Army Nursing
Corps which will clearly identify
them n members Of that corps.
Whsn actually on duty they are re-
Quifed to wear q distinctive cap Yfo-
scribed by the surgeon general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
SENTENCED FOR ROBBERY.
Five Years for Two Men, While
Women Get Two and -Four Years.

Benjamin Johnson, James H. Roll
Inns, Alberta Perry and Essie Miller,
all colored, who recently pleaded
guilty to robbing Robert Nichols of
$136 September 20 last, were SEN
fenced yesterday by Justice Siddons
in Criminal Division l. The men were
given five years each, Alberta Perry
got four years and Essie Miller two
years in the penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
EMPL DYES IND. c.. GOVERNMENT
PUT $230,35O IN FOURTH LOAN

In comparison with their purchases
and sales. for the third liberty loan
the increase was large. The employees
purchased of the third liberty loan
$174,750, an increase Of $55,600, and
sold S911, $50, an increase of $2,s27, 200.
The report made by Disbursing Of
ficer Lusby shows by departments the
purchases and sales made. The police
lead both in purchases and sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The whole-souled, patriotic support
of the employees of the District gov
eminent in the fourth liberty loan
campaign is strongly emphasized by
tabulated report of what they pur-
chased onNindividual account and the
amount sold by them in canvassing.
The employees from all parts of the
service purchased a grand total of
s230,350 and sold on account s3,2S8.550.