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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
Help Properly Equip Your Own
Son and Other Soldier Boys
Over There.
DUTY OF ALL TO BUY BONDS
Liberty Loans 20 Uncle Sam Is Best
Guarantee Of Our Fighters Safe
Return Aome-po Not
Hesitate.
(ey ROLAND c. USHER o. the VIC.
lIAnfeaN

Ilantes.l
Put Il to yourself straight now. You
know perfectly well that YOU would
feel ashamed to keep your boy out NJ
the ranks II he wanted to 20, You
know perfectly we'll thar you would
probably feel ashamed before your
neighbours II they knew that the hoy
was sticking at home. hut have you
ever asked yourself whether you felt
ashamed that you we're keeping your
dollars tight In your jeans INSTEAD "
lending your dollars 10 the war rs
well as your boyg II YOU have not
got a boy you probably would feel
that he ought To ~ II you had one.
You have got some dollars. why don't
yon sAnd them2
Think again; II YOU have sent n boy
over there. don't You know for GER
tain whether that hoy Will come back.
God grant that he may. hut he went
Just the same. knowing fully just ms
you did that he might not come back.
| You gave the dearest thing yeu had Va
| he world To the government freely for
he cause OF democracy. You We're
glad 10 do II; you felt fine about II.
/ You still feel That " you had V ~ 90
over again YOU would not do anything
else. But will wager anything you
like that you have lot of money that
you can lend 10 the government with
out hurting yourself at all, and which
YOU are hanging ON 10 until It screams.
| Think of H. Those dollars will be per
fectly sure To come back " You lend
them TO the government. The govern
ment guarantees that Why should
you therefore he so afraid g. loose
your clutch on them. The great risk
you have already taken and did II be
cause IL was worthy and nohl,
thing TO do. The thing which Is nc
risk M all and Vet which Is Just as nee
essnry TO the war as the other. YOU
hesitate about
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
All KNITTING.

Jane-Do you knit?
Susie-No.
Jane-Get busy. kid; even bones
knit.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19

Take tho little iayr eut ~ ff# and
tie big onca left would hardly he
worth living for.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
yIpdIettse.

Friend what would you llkr beat
20 plant this yearf
Farmer Ny summer visitors
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
pownmnrd arnntl,.

Teacher why do words hive
roots. Johnny7" $50 that the Ian
gunge cnn grow "
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19

Dr. pirree'n Pheasant Pellets re me
original little liver pills pm w ~ years
ago. They regulate liver ard bowels. Ad-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19

Ghosts may talk. tut very feU peoz
pie understand the dead languages
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
Proc.

Proof.
so You think art can improve on
nature?" Certainly. If not, why the
Easter egg?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19

civ MINT sou has. To SONS enc Il
mhy De Nettsr rhnn yon dare to thfpk.
I.ongfsii8n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
AnnIioahIe Anx,ahere.

What Kitchener said to the English
landowner who questioned him, Is
worth remembering: "If the Germans
should invade England, what uniform
should | wear as a member of the
Home league to repel them?" asked
the landowner 1.-THE suit you wish
to be buried in" answered X. of K.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19

The Sort.
"What kind of men do they have for
the crews of torpedo boatsy
II suppose they are submarines"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-04-19
Dollars viii Come Back.

Let me suppose for moment TINT
you have not yet sent your hoy, ! viii
wager you have n Sneaking feeling
that he ought 90 60, lie has too. In
this case. won't have 10 make n wa
ger about it--you hAVe not sent your
dollars. II you hesitate 10 send the
boy because you are afraid h. may
not come back, you have perfectly tx.
piainable renson. hut sou hnve not got
good reason why you should not send
yaur dollars. They will come hack.
YOU may be sure of II. Not only VIII
they come back, the government wiz
pay you interest on them IN the mean.
time. You VIII lend the government
your capital aud Will get return on
II. Far from losing anything, you
ALL mike something Why hcsltate1
Look at II from another point os
| view. II your hoy has not gone. or "
you hive no son. your neIgbbors Who
have sons hnve sent them Those boys
are going into danger. They are gn-
Ing II need guns. food artillery. Ships
and airplanes. not only 10 enahie them
to do what they went over there To- DO
bent the Germans ont ~ sight but
to keep them safe. If they don't have
those things they certainly wont come
back at all. You know perfectly we'll.
however tight-nste you may be. or
however mean sou may think yourself
and you are not half Ms mean as
that-you would not hurt your neigh.
bor's son Just because u few dollars
| stood In the way You would feel 10
! ashamed of yourself for the rest Of
| your life you would moi be able 20
shave in the morning. Your neighbors'
/ SONS aud your friends sons that you
| have known all your life need the
things your money can buy for them.
and Il IL going To 90 mighty hhrd With
them II They don't get them.
Make Yeur Money Help.
Now put II TO yourself straight If
the thing was n little nearer TO y1u
| 80 thnt you really snw your neigh.
boris son actually without food be-
cause you had declined 10 give II 10
him, you would not hesitate for n mo-
ment what TO do. The difficulty IL
here. that the thing IL on 80 large
scale that you do not realize that your
failure 10 lend your money 10 the gov
| eminent ~ gong 10 result very pfOD-
ably In depriying that particular boy
OF things he needs. You can say. II
you like. there are - many millions
IF them that 1t will be some other fell
lows son that will 20 without. | hope
You won't get much comfort out Of
hat. because Il u The same old thing
You would not hurt him either II you
saw him aud knew he vas 10 want .
but because you don't see him. because
ne ~ somewhere In France. yOu for
get about him and don't stop to think
thar lie wants a thing yon would not
hesitate 10 give him II sou kne# him.
Why hesitate. then. 10 lend your dot
lars 10 the government? They are the
only thing that can really do this hnNi-
ness. They are the only thing that
ran put tools into The boys hands over
there To Kill The Germans With. Don't
hesitate any longer now: get u
straight. aud 20 down and buy q
bend md feel better about Il for the
rest Of your life.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
Army men TO DENY
POSTOFFICE CHARGES
Will Testify in Probe of Delays of
Mail for U. S. Troops.

War Department men are to be
called to reply to Post Office De-
partment officials that army men
are responsible for mail delays for
American troops in Europe. Chair
man Keating. of the House postal
expenditures committee. conducting
an investigation. made this an
nouncement last evening.
Army men are prepared to deny
the charge.
Testimony of minor postal Of
ficials yesterday told of greatly
Congested conditions at Chelsea
terminals, New York city. Admis-
sion was made that employees there
were dissatisfied with pay and
working conditions, and that wom-
en- received only two-thirds the
money paid men for the same work.
The post Office committee, at the
instance of Postmaster General
Burleson, will attempt today to have
the postal expenditures committee
discharged from pursuing the in
vestigation. This would then go to
the post office committee. which is
friendly to Burleson. This fight.
scheduled for yesterday. was post
poned by agreement.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
Change Of Owner; Change
Of Light-Why Should a
Newspaper Man Worry?

Commissioner Brownlow, fresh
from a meeting yesterday afternoon
of the District Public Utilities Com
mission, of which he is chairman, had
probably been reminded of gas and
electricity, and this brought up a
reminiscence when he was told of the
death in Minneapolis of w. H. Hunt
ter. a former Washington newspaper
man.
II knew Hunter we'll" said the
Commissioner. And. speaking of
clever newspaper men. which Hunter
certainly was. I think one of the
cleverest things he ever did was when
a certain local newspaper. by which
Hunter was employed, then owned by
proprietors also interested in electric
power. was acquired by its present
owner. who at that time was head
of the local gas company.
Hunter was not a man Of words,
but his strong point was writing
paragraphs He was sitting in the
office writing paragraphs one even
ing when somebody came in and told
how the paper had just changed
hands.
Hunter made no comment, but
merely got up from his chair. struck
a match, and lit the gas. Then he
switched off the electric highland
went on writing paragraphs"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
How Can You Help U. S.?
Mix Cement If All Else
Fails Care to Try?

There is more than one way to
get into the service of Uncle Sam.
If you can't make him accept you
as an aviator. or an engineer. or an
artilleryman, perhaps you may
qualify as a cement mixer.
For details, ask Sidney w. Leech,
second oldest Y. M. C. A. secretary
in the Washington war work dis
trict, who finally succeeded in en-
listing in the United States engi-
neers, as a cement mixer.
sid" Leech, as thousands of men
about camps know him. for he is
one of the most popular and best
known of the war work secretaries,
was at Fort Myer. He helped "set
up" the association work at Camp
Ordway, and recently has been at
Belvoir.
Because he is of draft age Leech
had his troubles in shedding his
secretarial uniform for the regula-
ton service one. He could not see
his way clear to waiting to be
called, and he picked out the engi-
neers as the best chance of getting
to France, and since no other open
ing was available. he is perfectly
willing to mix cement-if that will
help lick the Germans.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
WORKERS PLAN
CLUBHOUSES
FOR SOLDIERS
Washington People Asked
to Volunteer Furniture
and Equipment.

Furniture and equipment for at
least six clubhouses for soldiers on
leave in this city is wanted by the
District War Camp Community Serv-
Ice. One of the clubhouses, at 636
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, al
ready has been opened and Is in op-
Grafton. Another is to be opened
within a few weeks. in the old Nor
ris mansion at 1874 Massachusetts
avenue northwest, and a third. for
colored soldiers, is ready for OPEN
ing at 1884 Fourteenth street north
west.
Many Articles Needed.
At least three more are to be es-
tablished Just as soon as quarters
can be found for them and furnish
ings and equipment supplied:
The articles needed. which patri-
otic washingtonians are asked to do
nate, include victrolas, victrola rec
ords, tables. chairs, lounges, rugs.
pictures. ash trays, inkwells. type
writers, desks portieres, kitchen
equipment of all kinds, magazines,
books, sheet music-in short, every
thing that is needed to make honey
and comfortable clubhouses for the
men in khaki spending a few hours
or a day or so in the city.
For ENLISTED Men Only.
The clubhouses are established and
operated by the District of Columbia
War Camp Community Service under
the direction of the War Department
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities, and are for the sole use,
comfort and convenience of enlisted
men of the three branches OF the
service.
Persons who have any of the arti-
cles enumerated above which they
are willing to donate for furnishing
or equipping the clubhouses are asked
to write to the War Camp Community
Service. Nineteenth and G streets
northwest. or telephone Main 292S.
branches "a. 25 or q.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
j. S. LEADS ENGLAND
in SAVINGS CAMPAIGN
Total f or Eighteen Weeks Over
Seven Times as Great.

Comparative sales OF war savings
securities in tie United States and
England during the first eighteen
weeks OF the campaigns shows the
United States to be far in the lead.
Although the population of the United
States is much larger than that of
Great Britain it is also pointed out
that when England started her war
savings campaign a little over two
years ago they were much closer to
the war.
During the first week of the cam
paigns the United States purchased
stamps amounting to $3,OS0,SO5 and
England purchased S576,S1O worth The
highest week for the Cnited States
was the seventeenth week when the
sales totaled SIC, TO5, OBS. EngIand's $
highest week was the eighteenth week,
the sales amounting to $3.50, ,6S9.
Totals for eighteen weeks are: United
States, S167. .9S9, $50; England, 81. .O46, 500.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24

cat. He is always fighting some
body.
But he didn't look it. He looked
as mild as a kitten.
Sarah says she has gotten a beat
ing every day for the past fifteen
years.
And so the court told her she
could have a little vacation. Pete
got thirty days.
And the Bullet Just Bounced.
"Jedge. dis man didn't hurt me
none. De bullet jes bounced onen
nah haid. 1t didn't hurt me none.
Me en- him is friends yet"
Talk about love your enemies.
Bill Waters is one Of those Bry-
anesque individuals who are living
beyond their time
The other day Henry jackson
came 10 see Bill. And as usual
Henry was a trifle picked.
He had a gun in his pocket, Henry
did. and he yanked out and fired
four times. Three shots went wild.
The fourth bullet struck Bill in the
head, bounced of doubled up on the
floor in a heap, bemoaninE the fact
that it had been sent on a foolish
errand.
Henry had no reason for the
shooting. nor did he need any.
No man when he is half-shot need
to wait for an occasion to arise
to do something out OF the way
1t made no difference to the court
whether or not Bill wanted to pros
ecute Henry. The government took
a hand demanding that such boobs
as Henry be locked up.
The court after looking at the
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
Soldier ''Vamp" Must
Have Gown-Ladies,
All Speak at Once

Sally La Bergere, the vampire"
i'm the soldier-made show, You Know
Me. AL" which will play at the Be
lasco Theater next Monday after
noon, will be compelled to return his
black silk evening gown to the So
ciety woman who loaned 1t to him, at
the close of the phenomenal run Of the
show in New York next Saturday
night
1t is likely, therefore, the soldier
vamp will jump to Washington minus
the adornments which go to make
the part. In which event Washing
ton society leaders will be appealed
to. E. Albert Crawford, private in
the army. and vampire on the stage.
arrived in New York in a pitiable
plight-without a gown and without
means to procure a gown. A news
paper reported turned the trick. A
little story in the newspapers brought
offers from Yonkers to Staten Is
land. And Eddie had gowns a-plenty
before the premiere in Manhattan.
The proceeds will go to purchase
a portable theater to be taken with
division overseas.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
BIG CROWDS ANXIOUS
TO HEAR J. w. GERARD

Though tickets to the dedication ex-
ercises at Liberty Hut for Friday
night have been exhausted for two
days, applications for them continue
to pour in. ..
James W. Gerard. former ambassa-
dor to Germany, will be the principal
speaker He will be introduced by
Secretary of State Lansing.
Immediately following the announce
ment that tickets to the meeting
might be had upon application there
was such a large number of written
applications that clerks will be kept
busy throughout tomorrow filing
them
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
navy RECRUITS KEEN
FOR SEA TRAINING
Stream of New Men Grows; Pros
poets Drawing Gard.

A steady stream OF applicants for
enlistment continues to pour into
the main recruiting station of the
navy, 306 Ninth street northwest,
ten new recruits having been en-
rolled yesterday. while the office
has a large waiting list.
Many are being attracted to the
navy by the fact that in course of
time this country is going to main
tain a great merchant marine sys-
tenn, and that the navy offers su-
perIor inducements for training in
this branch of service.
1t is asserted that after a few
years training in the navy. an en-
listed man is competent to enter a
navigation school and pass exami-
nation as a second officer in the
merchant marine. thereby emitting
him to a salary of 5000 a month.
and found. in addition to placing
him in line for promotion to first
officer or a captaincy. where the pay
is much higher. His discharge pa
pers from the navy are of material
aid to him in this connection.
The following new enlistments
were reported yesterday from the
main recruiting station OF the navy,
and they will be transferred to
other points for duty as rapidly as
possible:
Ellsworth Homer Lacey. Ill U
street northeast; Thomas Wilson
McKnew, 1863 Park road northwest;
Howard Carlton Ameigh. 2S14 Thir-
teenth street northwest; Robert
Carl Mitchell. 713 Mt. Vernon place
northwest; Paul Bernard Hill. 1913
Seventeenth street northwest; Will
liam Henry Booth. r. F. D. No. 1
and Roger Sherman, 625 Second
street northwest, all of this city,
Hadley Robert Gates, Rockville
Md: Edward Joseph WeCkermeyer
Cincinnati, O.. and jerome Pau
Whitmer, Savage, Md.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
Marine CORPS IDEAL
SAYS SOLDIER-EDITOR
Stanley Dyer. Former Herald Man,
Writes Letter.

Stanley ]. Dyer, who resigned as
news editor of The Washington Her
aid, a short time ago. and enlisted
in the U. S. Marine Corps. has writ
ten to a local friend detailing some
of his experiences at the Marine Bar
racks, Paris Island. S. c., and, like
all others who have entered this
branch of Uncle Sans service. seems
quite we'll satisfied with his lot.
Living conditions are IDEAL" said
Private Dyer. THE food is excel
lent, quarters roomy and well-con-
structed and the equipment given
every man is top notch.
Il was surprised at the fine quail
ity of clothing issued each man.
They are not only serviceable, but
fit as well as though made to order
for the man to whom they were
issued"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
COMEDY AT HOWARD
PLEASES BIG CROWD

At the Howard last night the fam
OUs George NJ. Cohan's musical
comedy success, The Man Who
Owns Broadway" was presented to
capacity audience which enjoyed
every bit of this clever show as pre-
sented by a cast of favorite players
of the well-known Quality Amuse-
ment Company. The songs and lively
dances made a great hit.
The mountings and stage effects
are in keeping with the standard OF
the original production which had
such a long run in New York There
will be matinees today, Thursday and
Saturday and the outlook is good for
a record weeks attendance.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
LOCAL MENTION.

MOnOcacy Valley sugar corn,
1212c;:- red kidney beans, 15c can;
Blue Label coffee, Csc: Gunpowder
tea. 59c; genuine Goldfish, 19c; fancy
eYap. peaches, 1Sc; can peaches,
zoe: large cans pineapple, Csc; 13
ozs. sardines, 15c;. Is lbs. white po-
tatoes, 30c; lbs. hominy, Csc: 4
lbs. buckwheat. Csc: Karo syrup,
13c. 39c and 75c; Log Cabin syrup,
20c: large herring, SC; navy beans,
17c; lima beans, tic. 412 Fourth
st. S. E. and all the ]. T. D. Pyles
stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24

"w. T. B."-EarIy and late cabbages
are planted at the same time. but are
of different varieties. one maturing
earlier than the other.
IS. L"-Brussels sprouts may be
planted until July.
'Reader'-Parsnips are planted early
in the spring and are left in the
ground until after the first frost.
''Would-be Gardener'-You have
fine idea 1t will pay to specialize IN
one vegetable. and peas are as good,
II not better than most other garden
things. They can be sown until mid
summer. beginning when the ground is
in condition for spading. They ma
ture In tTo months. Unless you plan
to sell the surplus It would be well
10 make successive sOwings, say about
two rows at q time. every ten days
or two wrEl-s. But 1t will be easy to
sell all y,sG can grown on a vacant lot.
BY August the ground would be fine
for a late crop OF lettuce and spinach,
thus paying you double.
"BOy'-ThCre are any number of
lettuce varieties. most OF which are
good. The United States Department
Of Agriculture recommends Big Bos-
ton as the sUrest sort to form a close
head. and most people prefer the head
varieties.
"E. r. HI would not advise-the
amateur gardener who has a small
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
GARBAGE BILL
PASSES HOUSE;
HOGSOPTIONAL
Disputed Measure Finally
Voted; Disposal Ques-
ton Remains.

Whether or not the District of
Columbia will raise and sell pork to
Is inhabants depends on the sue
cess or failure of the methods that
will be used by the District Commits
sioners in handling the problem Of
garbage disposal.
The House yesterday noon passed
the johnson bill authorizing the
District Commissions to acquire by
purchase or condemnation the gar
bage disposal plant of the Wash
ington Fertilizer Company in Vir-
ginia and the miscellaneous refuse
disposal plant of NJ. r. Ready on
Bennings road.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for
the purchase of the garbage dis
posal plant and S55.O00 for the pur-
chase of the miscellaneous refuse
plant.
Bill Permits Hog Plan.
In case the District Commission
ers find that they cannot economi-
cally operate either plant in order
to rid the city of its refuse. the bill
empowers them to invest as much
as 100000 in the hog, livestock or
poultry business. either on land es-
pecially purchased for that purpose
or at Occoquan, Lorton or the Home
for the Aged at Blue Plains.
The bill also allows anyone. X he
complies with certain rules and
regulations to be made by the Com
missioners. to remove garbage in
metal containers from the District
for the purpose of feeding 1t to
livestock.
The law that now prevents this is
of course repealed by this bill. This
provision and the one authorizing
the Commissioners to embark in
the livestock business was hard
fought all the way through.
Many Congressman argued that the
method of feeding table refuse TO
hogs or other animals was not only
primitive but impractical. They OBJ
iected, too, to the Commissioners
srending such an amount when the
market price of hogs ranges any
where from SIS to $50 per hundred
weight on the hoof.
This provision in the bill is merely
an alternative, however. 1t does not
mean that the District Commission
ers are to start. Immediately upon
the passage of the bill. to engage
in the livestock business. Only in
the failure OF all other means Of
disposal are they expected to pur-
chase hogs and feed them with the
refuse from the city.
Garbage Product to be Sold.
Products arising from whatever
means of disposal the Commission
ers may see fit to use are to be sold,
and the money derived therefrom is
to be added to the current appropria-
ton The entire bill. as it passed
the House. carried So. coo
Owing to the fact that unless some
thing is done by June 90 to get rid
of the refuse of the city, a prob
lem requiring drastic attention will
face the District Commissioners,
Chairman Johnson, of the District
Committee, insisted that the bill be
pushed through as soon as possible.
To date the District Commissioners
are entirely without means after
June 80 to dispose of refuse of any
sort.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight. 81: a. M. s.; "A m, 50: Ga m.
IS; a. m, ~; 10 a. m.. 60: IL noon. S.; p
m. u; p. m, rs; p. m, 72; p. m. 90;
10 p. m. go. Highest. II; lowest, a.
Relative humidity. 8 a. M, 81; p. m, 80;
5 p. m., 7S.
Rainfall Is D. m. to p M .ol.
Hours Of sunshine, ia.
Per cent OF possible sunshine, "a.
Departures excess Of teInpera-
ture since January l. 1918, 1871. Excess Of
temperature since April l. 1918, 1878 AccImn-
lated deficiency Of precipitation since January
/. 1918, y Deficiency Of precipitation sincp
April l, 1918, s.
temperature same date last year: Highest, 81 /:
lowest, 49,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
Mail Man Confesses Theft.

Elmira, n. Y, April 23-Porter Har-
rover. driver Of a parcel post wagon,
confessed today upon arrest that he
had stolen thousands of dollars from
the mails during the past year.
James Smith and Mac Farr were held
after confessing they sold the stolen
goods.