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The Washington times., 1918-05-16

When Potomac Park was laid out
by plans OF the District engineers
office 1t was intended that its play
grounds and shade should be enjoyed
by all the people Of Washington.
This intention has never been
realized, for a large part OF Wash
ington's citizens, those, in fact, most
in need Of the recreationaI advan-
taEes Of a city park, never see the
park. except from a distance.
This distance. the width OF the
Washington channel, should be
bridEed by ferry, which would
throw open the privileges Of the park
to thousands OF South Washington
Children who have never been any
closer to the green trees and park
shade than the streets which are
their Fairgrounds in the southwest
section.
IndOrSe Times Plan.
These Views are advanced today by
the heads Of the two civic bodies in
South WashinEton-the South Wash
inEton Citizens Association, OF which
lr. Louis A. Johnson Is president. and
the Southwest Citizens Association,
~ which Richard Brooks is the head
Both these civic leaders heartily in
d"rse the movement started by The
Times to establish a ferry across the
channel
Br. johnson said today his asso-
citation inGorsed the project a year
ago. At that time letters were sent
20 the chaITmcn of N" Senate and
House District Committee, urging
that the ferry be built.
10 strong. has taken the stand that
in equity TO the citizens Of South
Washington a ferrS should be pro-
vided
This will have to be done sooner
or later" said Dr. johnson. IL Is
an excellent idea TO push the move
ment nov, so that the children may
have the benefits Of it this summer
50 long as only a part Of the people
can enjoy the park. 50 long as its
privileges are restricted to those who
own machines. or are able to hire
them, the park is not fulfilling the
purposes for which it was made. The
very people who need it most San
not enjoy it
Funds Should BE Granted.
DR.. Johnson thinks that inasmuch
as the appropriation sought for this
ferry. $4,000. is insignificant in
comparison with other appropriations
being made today for less nccdful
purposes. Congress ought to grant
IN" amount asked by tn engineers
'fhcc. which has charge Of public |
buildings and grounds in Washing
ton.
The South Washington Citizens |
Association may take the matter up
al future meeting, Dr. Johnson |
intimat-d
Tw" hundred and nifty members of I
the Southwest Citizens Association |
The Washington times., 1918-05-16
14S WOUNDED SAMMIES
RETURN FROM FRANCE

One hundred and forty-eight wound
ed Sammics arrived in this country
from the American expeditionary
forces during the week ended May 3,
the surgeon general announced today.
Eight soldiers have been received
during the week ended May 10. al
though one receiving station had not
reported at the time of this an
nouncement
SMILE when you pay your Income
Tax. Ii means n tear for the kaiser.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Assigned as Instructors.

Chapel FIill.-The following Univer-
s'ty of North Carolina men who re-
ceived commissions at Plattsburg last
month have been assigned to collegi-
ate institutions as instructors, the list
being necessarily Incomplete:
H V. P. Wilson, Jr. Is, of Chapel
Hill, and William Thompson, 80, Of
Goldsboro, to the University of Vir-
ginia; jeff Bynum, 10, of Durham, to
Clarkson Institute, Pottsdam, N. r;
T. c. Kittrell, 20. of Henderson, to
Renslaes Polytechnic Institute, New
York; w. A Blount, go, of Washing
ton. to New York University; Jesse
Erwin, '21, Of Durham. to College City,
N. Y; Calvert Toy, 10. of Chapel Hill,
to st. Johns College, New York; w.
D. Poindexter, 30. to University Of
Florida; T. E. Rondthaler, 10. of Win
ston-Salem, to Buffalo University, New
York.
Rainey Cuthbertson. 10. Of Char
lotte; Ed. s. Lindsay. 10, of Tryon;
S. B. Allen, 20. of Weldon; A. H Mar
tin, 30 of Winston Salem; Amos Cum
mings, '21, of Weston Salem, are
among the University men assigned to
Camp Zachary Taylor. KY.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
City suIna Corporation.

Winston Salem. An action has
been instituted here against the Unit
ed Cigar Stores Company, which OPP
crates a branch store in this city, for
the collection of a special license tax
of 500 for the privilege of giving a
coupon with each purchase, to be re-
deemed in cash or merchandise This
tax is imposed by city ordinance and
failure to pay the tax, is declared a
misdemeanOr. It is understood that
the company is acting upon the belief
that the ordinance does not apply to
their business for the reason that
they operate their own coupon system
and redeem them in cash or merchan-
disc carried by them, always in stock,
and that they do not operate through
any trading stamp or premium estab-
lishment. The case may develop an
ether test case in the higher court. AL
though there is no state law covering
the case the charter of the city gives
Winston Salem the right and authority
to require tax for the privilege of
distributing trading stamps.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
STATUS OF AFFAIRS SUMMED UP
BY DIRECTOR 1RAWLEY OF
U. S. LABOR BUREAU.
AIDED BY CHIEF OF POLICE
loafers Rounded Up, Convicted, and
at Once Found Work for by n
l>e, Mr.. 8rawley.,

Charlottesville, labor situation is
becoming more serious and complex
every day,".was the manner in which
Director J. ". Brawley, of the local
United States labor and employment
bureau summed up. the labor sdtua-
ton. "The employers Of non essential
labor will have to be awakened to the
fact that if this war is to be success
fully terminated, they will have to give
their employees for government serv-
ice even il they are forced to close
DOWN their shops and businesses. We
are getting calls for men every day
both local and from war $industries i'm
other cities and 1--WE are unable to fill
the demand although there are hun
dreds of abled-bodied men loafing.
Several carpenters and laborers
were sent by the locale board to
Fayetteville while a number Of ne
gro laborers were turned over to J.
A. Jones, contractor, at Camp Greene.
Director Brawley is being aided by
Chief of Police Neal Elliott, Commits
sioner of Public Safety r. H. Moore
and Recorder H. c. Jones In lining
up the work slackers. Following a
roundup of all men who failed to have
work cards or unused ones, Fl negroes
faced the recorder on charges of va
grancy. After a two-houT trial every
one of the 81 was found guilty and
were turned over to Director Brawley
who imm ediately found essential work
for them.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Low Death Rate.

Raleigr had the lowest number Of
deaths last month for any other 30-day
period since September of 1911,s ac-
cording to the report of Regis trar w.
T. Davis, which shows that 80 deaths
certificates were filed in September.
The causes of death were acute gas
tritis, 1; chronic nephritis. 3; diph-
liberia, /; Oppressive psychosis. I; en-
e,tio co1itis. 8; electrocuotion, /; par
lysis, 2; pluritic, 1; puerperal eclamp-
s, 1; pneumonia, 3; pellagra, 2; pre-
nature birth, z; g,,u shot, 1; tubercu-
}osis 3: whooping cough, /.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Veterans to Meet,

Wilmington.-Major General James
I. Nets, commanding the North Car
DINA division, United Confederate
veterans, has issued an order calling
on the delegates representing the
camps in North Carolina to meet at
Raleigh, October %, for the purpose
Of electing the division and four
brigade commanders. The order cor
daily invites all the veterans in the
state to attend the meeting. but only
delegates from camps whose dues are
paid will be allowed to vote.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
SPECIAL PIG CLUB PRIZES
Fhree National Associations Are Maxi
ing Efforts to Encourage Hog
Breeding Here.

Charlotte-County Farm Demon
stra ton Agent c. E. Miller announced
list OF special prizes which will be
gwen In an effort to encourage hog
raising in Mecklenburg county. The
prizes will be given by the American
Duroc-Jersey Swine Breeders asso-
c1atlons, the National Poland China
record association and the American
Hampshire association.
These prizes are offered to the mem
Ders or pig clubs in the county. ct
Is hoped that many eligibles will take
advantage of the offer, and the entry
lists of the Fair of the Carolinas be
increased" said Mr.. Miller.
Special prizes amounting to 500 will
be awrded by the American Duroc-
Jersey Swine Breeders association of
Chicago, ILL.,, and the National Duroc-
Jersey Record association of Peoria
ILL.,, to club members exhibiting regis
tered Duroc-Jerseys. This money will
be awarded on the five pigs scoring
highest regardless of age or sex.
Prizes will be as follows: $6,@$5, 81,
So and So.
Special prizes amounting to $12
will be awarded by the American
Hampshire Record association of Pc
or1a, ILL.,, to CLUB members exhibiting
registered Hampshires. This money
will be awarded on the three pigs
scoring highest regardless of age or
sex. Prizes will be as follows: IS,
"a and So.
Special prizes amounting to $12 will
be awarded by the. American Poland
China Record of Chicago, Ill, to the
club members exhibiting registered
Poland Chinas. 'HFhis money will be
awarded on the three pigs scoring
highest regardless of age or sex. The
prizes will be as follows: SIS, 81,
and SO.
The National Poland China Record
association of Winchester, Ind, will
give a registered Poland China pig to
the pig club member exhibiting the
best Poland China pig at the fair.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Shot by Woman.

Washington, N. C.-Mrs. Will Cow
ard, who resides a few miles from
Washington, shot and instantly killed
an unknown negro when the latter
persisted in entering her yard. It is
stated that Mrs. Coward told the negro
not to come into the yard and that he
then used profanity and declared his
intention of entering the yard regard
less of her wishes. Mrs. Coward then
went back into her house, secured a
shotgun and shot the negro dead In
his tracks.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Price Of Seed Reduced.

Raleigh.-The counties of Robson,
Scotland, Richmond, Hoke, Lee and
Moore were transferred by State Food
Administrator Henry A. Page from
cottonseed zone No. 2 to zone one, and
effective October 10 the price for cot
tonseed in these counties will be $40
a ton instead of $72. The crushers in
the counties named and also in Union
and Arson counties claimed that. the
products from the seed in these coun-
ties are worth SIS less than the basis
upon which the. price of cottonseed
had been fixed
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Cotton Must Be picked.

Raleigh.-The cotton gro wing farm
grs of North Carolina, as we'll as CT all
other cotton growing states, are being
urged by ]. Y. Joyner, state superin-
tendent of education, to save every bit
Of this years cotton crop, as this COM
modify never before was so necessary
to the United States as in this year
Of war. Cotton for textiles and cot
ton to keep the guns going-there is
no commodity more Immediately es-
sential to the war. he declared.
The state council of national de-
Tense is urging all citizens to help
in every possible way to get all the
cotton picked. The labor shortage is
a we'll established fact. but as Mr..
Joyner says, explanations will not get
the cotton gathered.
It is also a certainty that much Of
it must be picked by people who
usually spend their time in other oc-
equations. The state council says
extra labor may be supplied, as fol-
lows:
''First, the school children have
been asked to help. They may be
counted on to work willingly, and at
the same time they will be receiving
elementary lessons int conservation,
commerce, and the meaning of use
f1l work. In the second place, the
council of defense asks that every
North Carolina town create it's own
local organization. The particular or
ganization which should take the re-.
sporsibility will have to be decided
locally. Many women will find it pos
sible to help not only with the organi-
zation. but with the labor, remember
ins that every pound saved will help
to keep the great guns supplied.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17
Great Bond Purchase.

Aston-Salem.-The r. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, acting fox the cor
porationfs and its employees subscrib-
ed, through the Wachovia Bank and
Trust Co., for $1,OOO,OOO of the fourth
issue of Liberty Loan bonds.
Arrangements have been made by
the company to aid it's employees in
paying for such part of the bonds as
they desire to purchase, the payments
to be made under conditions that will
render the buying of the bonds COM
paratively easy for those who are
employed in this mammoth industrial
enterprise ..4
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-17

The weather bureau will publish in
it's National Weather and Crop Bulle-
tin a series of charts showing for the
country east of the Rocky mountains
the southwark progression OF the earl1-
est killing-frOst date line and the total
area covered by killing frost to the
date of each issue. These charts are
expected to be Of much interest and
value. as they will indicate the time Of
the ending of the growing season for
summer crops this year In the various
sections of the country.
Much loss is caused at times by
early frosts and interest is unusually
great this year because Of the posi-
bility of frost damage affecting the
food supply.
To test the present health Of the
nations children, the child welfare
committee of the council of national
defense throughout the country has
weighed and measured more than
6,5OO,OOO babies. Hundreds OF COM
lnittees, endeavoring to meet the needs
revealed by this test, have employed
public-health nurses, opened infant
welfare stations.
In England, since the beginning OF
the present war, the infantile death
rate has been reduced nine points be-
low the mortality among American
children Of the same ages.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

The shortage of farm labor threatens reduce the agrcuur-
production of Ohio and the naton time when increased pro-
ductIon is valv necessary to tie national welfare.
Every effort is being made to having farm experience
employed in other occupations which be
spared BACK TO THE FARMS
There great Of youG being
ed by the u Boys Working Reserve These young men, 16 TO
21 years of age, constitute tremendous force
Many these boys already have farm experience They
should be given the opportunity for train agricultural service
that they be available to the nation ou the next few
give these boys work the farms viii compensate in
way for the of power due 70 Enlistment in the national
service and the drain into the war Industries III cities
Ohio farmers WHO these older bows in farm work should
fill out the application blank and mail the Office Of the fed
era state director of the u s. Boz Working Reserve State House.
Columbus Ohio Upon receipt c this application Instructors will
be sent to them showing the Of placing boys
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

advertisement
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

Henry Miller, a former resident
Of this city. but now of Kenton,
Ohio. died of pneumonia last Fri
day afternoon, at Wheeling, West
Va. where he had recently taken
up a new position. having for
years been employed by til e
Champion Iron Works o. Kenton.
Mrs. Miller, nee Ditman, was
here visiting her sisters when ap-
prised of his serious illness at
once hastened to his bedside. He
leaves his wife. two daughters
and a brOther-Elliot Miller. His
remains were brought to this city
and funeral services held Monday
afternoon in the home of Cert
rude and Inez Ditman, burial be-
ing made in Greenville cemetery.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11
&eOAOoo ONE POUND
LOAVE9.

(ESoA Commissioner HoOver.)
Il 1915 there was used in the
preAuction Of malt for the man
uGasturO Of beer for home con-
sumption and export about co.
e,Noo bushels Of barley, 15,-
Oo0, 900 bushels Of corn and
about S,0O0. 900 bushels Of rice.
This represents about 80 per
esat Of the normal barley crop
and 0ne-half Of one per cent Of
this years corn crop. 1t will
be seen, therefore, that THE
ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE TO
BE GAINED FROM THE PRO-
HIBITTON OF THE MANU-
RACTURE OF BEER RE-
IATEN ALMOST ENTIRELY
TO TNE QUESTION OF saw
ING 00,oOO,00O BUSHELS OF
BARLEY, WHICH COULD BE
AILLED TO so PER CENT OF
ITg FOOD VALUE AND PRO-
DUCE A POUND LOAF OF
BARLEY BREAD PER DAY
FOB OyO0e, eco PEOPLE.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11
WHERE ThE TROUBLE LIES.

The tra0seGtation branch Of
The gOVeSnRant has taken hun
0Te6s @ passenger trains from
TallrOaAA has placed an en-
largo o. many classes Of
frslsAL aad is uEYing the people
- tAka Journeys only when nee
sssAEy to Do %. In order that
there may BE- cars and engines
t. move fuel and other commodi-
tiss essential to the prosecution
e the war and the welfare Of
tAa people. Th0 people are not
@DlAiaAAg because Ot these In
eonveaaoAesa but tAsy do Cozn-
plain that under such circum-
stances Tie brewing company iB
DeTmlGted 70 use 100000 cars
annually. aaA tAN motive power
neeas@Ev e nevo these cars.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11
The Mysterious Anti-SaIOon League

What is this Anti-Saoon League that says the peo-
pie of Ohio and other states should not have the
right to vote on Federal amendments?
The Anti-Saboon League has plenty of money and
an army of paid agents, but has it any membership!
1t has all kinds of national state and district officers.
but has anyone ever seen an Anti-Saloon League
private?
The AntSaloon League is close corporation, oper-
ated by few men. Except for collections from
churches and church societies, which infnitesi-
NAL as compared with the immense sums expended
by it, the of the Anti-Sacon League
paign funds is a mystery
The one thing about the Anti-Saoon League that is
plain to everybody is its opposition to popular vote
on Federal amendments; in New York. MaSSachu-
setts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Ohio
wherever the right Of referendum has been urged
demanded the AntiSaloon League has bitterly op-
posed giving the people the right to vote.
sieve government
OHIO HOME RULE ASSN. L. H. 0Ibssn, N
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11
LOCAL BRIEFS

~;e yOuTSunscr!nun paid?-6a
Gladys and Harold Davenport
spent Monday with friends in Ar
canum.
Samuel Amspaugh of Ft. Re-
covery was a visitor in this city
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Gerstner of Un-
ion City was a visitor in Green
vile Thursday.
Attorney J. W. Keyt of Piqua
was transacting legal business
here Saturday.
Mrs. Grace Whiteman of Hol-
lanshurg was shopping il Green
vile Saturday.
George Stuobs of Akron was
the over Sunday guest of his pa,
rents in this city.
Ms. Wallace Miesse of Van
Vert was the guest of relatives
here the past week.
Miss Merle Newly was home
from Cleveland a few days this
week visiting her parents.
C. A. Stoltz was in Lima, o.,
Friday, attending the funeral of
the late Walter B. Richie.
Charles Saettel and wife of
Hudson, Mich, spent Sunday
with his parents in Greenville.
James Reck and Cletus Otwell
were among the Greenville people
who visited in Piqua Friday ev-
ening.
Rev. C. H. Gross of Norwalk,
O., was visiting friends in Green
vile Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Mrs..J. E. Turner and daugh-
ter, Miss nellie, visited with Dick
Turner at Camp Sherman a few
days this week.
Bloise Dawson is reported az
slowly convalescirg from a severe
attack of pneumonia at his home
on Sweitzer street.
Harley Walters and Miss Mabe
Helmar of Cleveland, O., wer,
the guests of Charles Walters an,
wife Saturday and Sunday.
VIM. Sanders and wife are re
jOicing over the arrival of a bah,
boy at their home on WaInu
street early Saturday morning.
Miss Frances OGlin and Mrs
Clara T. Grimes of Dayton wer
in Greenville Thursday, attendin
the funeral of the late Mrs. Jer
Eie Meeker.
Mrs. Gus Wilmer of Middl,
town and Mrs. Harold Snyder {
Dayton visited their parents, 4
L. Eikenberry and wife. in tn
ci.s several days this week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11
SAVE WHEAT BY THE CALENDAR

only on Mondays and Wednesdays
but every day. The above wheat
saving calendar is issued by the Fed
eral Food Administrator for Ohio to
remind 10 Of our obligation to our
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

brave soldiers and our allies. On and
after April IA all Victory bread must
contain 25 rer cent Il wheat Substi'
tutes. Hotel men have agreed to aboI
len wheat from their menus.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

~ pobAOilS
George W. Banks.
Emery Hawes.
Albert Thomas of near Dawn,
a young farmer with a wife and
two children, was adjudged in
sane last Friday and taken to the
Dayton State Hospital. He is a.
but 80 years old.
Darke county's quota for the
third Liberty Loan bond sale has
been placed at $500. 200. the same
as were the quotas of the first and
second drives and the amount
will be subscribed. the sales 80
far being reported as good.
August H. Kester, 20 years old.
died Saturday morning in his
home on Tffin street. leaving his
wife and ole daughter. Funeral
services were held Monday aft
ernoon at the Grace Lutheran
church and burial made in Zion
cemetery.
Mrs. Virgil Piatt, 80 years old.
died Sunday night in their home.
two miles west of Nashville, leav-
ing her husband. two brothers
and a sister. Death was due to
tuberculosis. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon
and burial made in Greenville
cemetery.
The sale of the Tribune was not
confirmed last Saturday. a bond
of $475O having been given by
James Sharkey, president of the
company, and the Whitaker Pa
per Co. of Cincinnati, guarantee
ing the plant would net sell for
less than the bond. It will now
be re-advertised and again offer
ed at receivers sale.
The third soldier boy from this
county to die at Camp Sherman
was VIM. 0. Wogoman, q years
old, whose death occurred Sun
day last following an operation.
He was a son of Edward u. WOR.
oman, watchman at the Washing
ton avenue railway crossing and
who resides on Sweitzer street.
The body arrived here Monday.
The police report for the month
of March shows twelve arrests
made, as follows: Homicide, two;
larceny, one; intOxicatiOn, two:
gambling, one; fighting, one;
speeding, two; operating motor
vehicles with open exhausts, two ;
carrying concealed weapons. one.
There were six fires during the
month, but none Of any great
consequence.
Mrs. Elmer E. Kester, AZ years
! old, died Tuesday afternoon OF
last week, after months illness,
| in their hone on Walker street.
She was a daughter of Thomas
Finnarn and wife. who. with hel
husband. one daughter. two bro
theirs, and a half-brother survive.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at the residence
and burial made in Greenvillt
cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah E. Stair, 55 year
old. died Tuesday evening of las
week in the home Of w. F. Nor
ris in this city, where she ha'
been living since the death Of he
=
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-04-11

please fill and mail to G. f. NayhugN Federal State Director
u S. Boys Working Reserve, St2e House Columbus o.