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The Washington times., 1919-09-09
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Belgian Ambassador Returning News Ofthe Diplomats
and of Official at the Resorts

N A EAEBERS Of the Belgian en-
M bassy staff have gone to New
4N4 York to meet the Belgian Am
bassador, Baron z. de Cartier de Mar
chienne, and his bride, who are due
to arrive this afternoon with Bel
GUMS hero priest, Cardinal Mercier.
After a few days in New York they.
will come to Washington. Baroness
de Cartier was formerly Mrs. Hamil-
ton Wilkes Cary, OF New York. Her
marriage TO the Belgian diplomat
took place in Paris in July.
Cardinal Mercier, who will be met
by a number Of prominent Roman
Catholic prelates, will go from New
York to Baltimore to visit Cardinal
Gibbons. 1t is expected that he will
come to Washington in October after
the return Of President Wilson.
Under the leadership Of Mrs. Mar
shall, wife Of the Vice President, the
Ladies Of the Senate met today for
a sewing bee and picnic luncheon in
the room Of the Senate Office building
which was set aside for the organiza-
tion's Red Cross work. This was their
first meeting on Tuesday, sessions
having previously been held on Fri
days.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand are due back at the en-
fassy on Thursday. They went TO New
York to attend the Lafayette Day cele-
bration last week, and have since been
in New England. On Sunday the am
bassador made an address at Paw
tucket, r. T. in connection with the
exercises to welcome home 5000 men
who have been in the service.
Bakers Back Home.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Baker have returned from New York,
where they went to welcome General
Pershipg. Miss Betty Baker, who has
been visiting in Cleveland, is again
with her family.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs.
Redfeld have as their guest their
daughter, Mrs. Charles K. Drury. of
Brooklyn.
Justice Louis d. Brandeis, Of the
United States Supreme Court, and his
daughter, Miss Susan Brandeis, have
arrived in New York, after a trip to
Palestine. Justice Brandeis is presi-
dent Of the Zionist organization, in
behalf Of which he went abroad.
Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr.,
is expected back tomorrow or Thurs
day from New York, where he went
to meet General Pershing. Mrs
Wadsworth will remain at their sum
mer home at Mount Norris, N. 2, un-
til about October 1.
Senator J. c. W. Beckham has re-
turned TO Washington from q visit TO
Frankfort. his home in Kentucky,
where Mrs. Beckham and their daugh-
ter will remain through the fall.
Sonora Mariana Seva de Menocal
wife Of the President Of Cuba. and
her two children, Senor Don n. G.
Menocal, jr., and Senorita Georgians
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr.,
is expected back tomorrow or Thurs
day from New York, where he went
to meet General Pershing. Mrs.
til about October 1.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Newport for Mrs. Curtis Guild. who Is
their guest.
Miss Charlotte Pell also gave q
luncheon yesterday at Newport.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09
Rnr Home in suburbG.

Major and Mrs. Russell A. Osmun
have bought q house in Chevy Chase.
Major Osmun, who was formerly aide
to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. is now
on duty with the motor transport
corps in Washington.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09
Have Guests From Kentucky.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Phelan have
as guests the Rev. James Cusack and
Leo Casey, Of Ashland, Ky. They have
also been entertaining Mile DeBie, Of
Belgium, for the last week.
Mrs. Phelan and Miss Mercedes
Phelan have recently returned to town
from Lake Mahopac. N. z.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George. 7. Wheeler
have sold their residence on r street
and have taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel. after spending
the summer at Cape May.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Mrs. Katherine Duehay and the
Misses Mabel and L. NJ. Duehay, have
returned to town from Gloucester,
Mass. where they passed several
weeks. Miss Hester Burns accom-
panied them to New England.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daughter
Of Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, is Wis
iting Mrs. william Douglas Sloane al
Elm Court, Lenox, Mass.
The Washington times., 1919-09-09

Menocal, are at the st. Regis Hotel
New York, from Havana Cuba. to re-
main until they start on Board the
France for Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-19
PRESS CLUB IN
SESSION HEARS
TWO SPEAKERS
ldopts Resolutjeu q Calling
Late T. O. Van Calder q
Aiter Dinner Meeting.

Each tri-city newspaper was we'll
represented 1t the congress Of edi-
tors. advertisers and reporters it
the ManufacturerS' hotel IN Moline
last night. The occasion was tho
meeting Of the Tri-City Press club.
H. W. Harrington, new manager
Of advertising for the Moline Plow
company, made the address OF tho
evening, IN which he outlined some
phases Of the Advertising game in
. lucid manner which made them
aDpear interesting to the press club
members. He stressed particularly
on the need of banishing selfish In
terests and serving advertisers and
the public better. Mr.. Harrington
lately succeeded W. Il Eastman 1t
the plow company. He said last
night that in coming to the tn
cities he recalled former associa-
lions here which made his return
geem q natural pilgrimage. In his
foundations he spoke Of the fact
that his father had been . co-editor
Of the old Davenport Gazette. He
told Of other incidents, some of
them amusing, Of experiences here.
Axel H. Kohler. Moline attorney.
gave . very interesting few min
utes to the club, during which he
told Of some Of his experiences in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-19
PROPIRTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
General. No. sos.

Notice II hereby given to all 'per-
sons interested, that the council Of
the city Of Rock Island, Ill, having
ordered the paving With asphaltic
concrete Of Eighteenth avenue from
Thirty eighth street to Fnrty-fourth
street, and IN ordnance for the
Same being on flls In the once Of
the city clerk Of said city. and said
city having applied to the county
court Of Rock island county, Ill.
for IN assessment Of the cost Of
said Improvement according to
frontage said assessment being
payable in nine installments, each
bearing interest 1t the rate Of s
pef cent per annum, and an assess-
mont therefore having been made
and returned to said court, the nnal
hearing thereon will be had on the
18th day Of November. A. D.. 1919.
ct the hour Of . o'clock .. M. or a.
soon thereafter q the business Of
the court WIN permit.
All persons desiring may flle OBJ
1ections in said court, before said
day and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, Nov.
II, 1919.
JOHN Y. WELLS.
OMcer Appointed to Make the
] Assessment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-19
Curious About
MI?
e Stands fer the Best Geld,
Cough and CataFrh Medicine
Ever Discovered, which h
~ ~ -
Mentho kaxene-

Mentho-Laxene has been on the
market eight years. It q . con-
csntrated compound Of healing,
soothing. curative extracts to be
mixed at home with sranulated.
sugar syrup full pint-or It
may b taken in doses Of ten drops
In the raw" state by those who
do not like sweet syrup,
The very, frst dose brings won
derful relief in head or chest colds
OF children or adults. Every bot
tie ID guaranteed to please or mon
|ey back by the Blackburn Products
Co., Dayton, Ohio.
It II economy to make full
pint. Much cheaper than buying
ready made cough or cold reme-
dies-besides, you canhot buy q
more effective medicine anywhere.
Ono bottle will last a season for
most families, and It checks OF
aborts q bad cold II taken prompt
". Every we'll stocked druggist
supplies Mentho-Laxene. Don't
take . substitute your sake
I.(Adv.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Woman Fighter Now
l. Nursing Soldier

kISHINEN. South Russia, Sept rs,
via Paris, oct. 5.-Marie IvonotF. form
erly captain in the Russian women's
Legion OF Death is now a nurse in
the Rumanian Mission of the American
Red Cross. Miss lvonosf was in charge
Of Russian machine gun company
for thirteen months and carries shrap-
mel wounds in her cheeks.
She is now engaged in distributing
American medical and hospital sup
plies to her countrlmen in the Bassar-
abisn district Of New Rumana, with
headquarters in kishinef.
Miss lvonofT was an officer, both in
the old Russian army and in one Of
General Denikinc's units. which have
been fighting the Bolshevisk near
Odessa. Her husband was an aviator
and during the early part Of the war
she was attached as Z doctor and nurse
to the aviation section. She is d grad
uate physician.
During the fighting She became sep
alatcd from her husbands unit and
fell in with machine gun battalion.
When al the officers and under off
GERS Of this unit were killed she was
unanimously elected captain by the
men. For eleven months, both in the
trenches and during the Russian re
treat, she was in charge CT the com
pan.y
When the Bolshevists took Odessa,
Miss lvonhof went south to join Deni-
klne's army, hoping to find her hus-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Belgium Rapidly
Recovering From
War Devastation
Factories Resume and Many
Have Regained Normal
Output; American Cotton
Arrives at Client for Mills

BRUSSELS, Oct. By The Asso-
GATED Press PAl Belgium is return
ing to work and the country IS recover
ing rapidly from the war
In Brussels factories which were
Damaged during the German occupation
arc being refitted with machinery. and
some Of them already are .urning out
their accustomed products to within a
few per cent of the pre-war capacity.
Production Of sugar exceeds the pre-
war tonnage. Glass factories are re
opening In the iron and steel mills
many plants have resumed operations,
particularly in the Liege district,
where some Of the Nil were COM
p.etely demolished and others so badly
damaged that entire blast furnaces had
70 be rebuilt Within a year, it is be
ieved, the most important Of these
pants will be operating to capacity
The cotton trade Of Client also has
resumed and steamers loaded with
American cotton are arr wing almost
daily. During the German occupation
al copper fittings were removed from
the machines in The spinning factories,
and some of these have not yet been
replaced.
The linen industry also has taken on
new life. and additional workers are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Famous Salisbury Baths Are
Being Used for Former Troop:

BUCHAREST, Oct. BY MaiD.-
The famous salt baths of Salisbury,
where the mil cnaires Of Austria.
Hungary and the Balkan States used to
spend their summers. are now curing
rheumatic Rumanian soldiers.
Stripped Of all their luxurious fur
nishings during the war, the Salisbury
baths have Just been rehtted with the
aid Of the American Red Cross for use
as a military hospital for chronic
rheumatism resulting from ternch war
fare. Five hundred sold crs are al
ready there recovering from rhelma-
usm and similar diseases contracted
WIN undergoing the hardships Of war.
In times Of peace thousands Of tour
lsts visited Salisbury, high UP in the
Trans yvanian Alps. southwest o.
kronstadt With its magnificent hotels
and gay casino. il was perhaps the
chief show place of Eastern Europe.
When the Germans pushed the Ru-
manians out OF this district early Ia
the war General Mackensen and his
staff took possession OF the town and
staged luxurious revelry there When
the Germans left they looted the place,
stripped tn hoetes Of tapestries, furni-
ture and brass tttings. Fen the equip
men. for the medicinal baths was
wrecked.
Under the direction Of Major George
c. Treadwe !. Of Albany. and several
American physicians, the baths were
'etttod sufficiently to care for the sol
diors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
AmeyicdniznfiOn Promised
Where Germans Care Opera
Man no Says He's Friend Of President ilson Has
Scheme TO Regenerate Lexington Thcaier: Also
TO Sell Stock for s 500 900. blu; Not Make Gent

The theater viii be known in Mr..
McDowells mind as community
House but cannot be called that pub
lcly because o terms Of the lease.
which forbid Ms being known as any
thing By the Lexington Theater As
a part Of the community plan, q lunch
will be served daily q, cost. Thirteen
cents was the sum named as the pos
sible cost Of the midday meal by M
Mcdowell
Reduction Of the cost Of living is to
be brought about, said the promoter
Of AUGMENTATION, by volunteer work
ers who viii consult with those who
are active in the movement, assist in
community buying and by other meth
DDS that are 10 be worked out later.
Jus how cheaper housing is 10 be
accomplished Mr. Mcdowell refused to
say Yesterday, although he referred to
the bringing Of portable houses from
Michigan as last resort il other
plans fan.
Options have been acquired on thea
ters in Philadelphia, Cambridge. Mass.
and elsewhere. said Mr.. Mcdowell. All
the benefits that are to be offered
10 New Workers, he said, would be
found at these community houses"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Full-Blood Hawaiian
Now Becoming Extinct
Will Have Disappeared by the
Next Century, Former
Nayor Saws

HONOLULU, 7. H.. Sept. q BY
The Associated Press In the next
century the full-boodcd Hawaiian viii
be extinct declared former Mayor John
c. Lane, in a luncheon address here re
Gently. Mr. Lane is an Hawaiian and
ono of the leaders of his people
among the Hawaians.H added Mr.
Lane, the present ratio is 225 deaths
yearly in excess Of births On the
other hand births of par. Hawaiians
exceed the deaths by 775 and at this
rate IN too Years there should be a
now Hawaiian race cosmopolitan
race"
When Captain Cook discovered the
islands. more than 1910 years ago. he
estimated the population at haif a mill
ION. To-day, MIR. Lane said. t.ere arc
only p 500 fuil-blooded Hawaiians and
10000 half -Iawaiians
The Hawaiian Protective Association.
SAID Mr. Lane. has been formed to pro
tect, educate, upllt and re affiliate
the Hawaiian race. and the first step $
to get the natives back TO tre soil. H
a ked for cooperation in getting
through Congress a bill to set asd
one-tnlrd Of the public land Of Hawaii
tor the remaining natives and their
heirs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Building Up
Its '|UnofhciaI Army
Increase iii Crime Used AZ Ex.
cuse for Enlargins OF "Pri-
waite Police Force"

WITH THE AMERICANS IN GER
MANY, Oct (By The Associated
Press The German government is
asirg statistics on the increase Of
crime In Germany since the end Of the
var as the basis and the excuse for
formation Of numerous units of secUr-
" police. as they are called. They
are to have a purely military interior
organization, cloaked outwardly, how
sver as police and intrusted only with
oolice powers.
The Intentions of the government, as
DICED in the German newspapers. is
o have these organizations as instru-
nents Of the police chiefs OF the vari-
GUS cities without any connection with
he military authorities. II appears,
however, according TO the information
T the hands of the Americans, that
these units are to be housed in bar
racks in order to be available in case
II any concerted trouble. Companies
are TO be formed, each Of 100 men, with
B leader and number of officers for
aeh company.
While these units may perform po-
ice duties, they are nevertheless, &C
cording to reports reaching American
headquarters, to be well trained bodies
II men TO be incorporated into the ma
tional army at moments notice
The security police is to be the
armed military constabulary for the
larger towns. as differentiated from
he voluntary guards for the smaller
towns. the civil gendarmcrie in the
country districts and the civil police IN
the towns.
Figures quoted in the newspapers
recently show $4,000 cJmes in Ger
many in the period from January l to
lunc 80 last. as against 10000 in the
whole OF 1913. Officials say that in the
event OF serious outbreaks this winter
the present civil police cannot be so
expanded as to handle the situation.
Up to this time Breslau has had an
allowance of 675 policemen, to which
will be added ITO recently authorized
~ the local ministry. American Off
cers say this increase is in violation
If Article 1852 of the peace treaty.
which provides that the increase in the
number Of geudarmes. employees or
officials Of the local or municipal pc
ice will be allowed only Iii proportion
she increase Of population since 1913
n the districts in which they are en-
2loyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02


German opera IS to be succeeded at
the Lexington Theater by patriotic
and versatile nroiect warranted 10 nro-
,.;s, ,,r,.o4:ouI,,. ,,...,..l,;.,o .a,,,,;.o.,
''' P'''N''e''.'' ''.'"s 'eq''.' ("
Tor the mental and physical weliheng
Of the average New Yorker
rAaca+ior ,haan lunches en.ortain-
A4~4i'' 'A'"e -e<'n ''oh propaganda ana
cheaper housing arc among the numer
Gus boons promised bv the new lessee
s
.'' 20 ,,.r,..,
d. -'io ell' y" no says ne IS
CQi's Ing oi's l.ie' 'a~ <
iorm n taea1fl ,s- :,I manager ana lrlend
-.,.!-.I WIKI. '',oa' INC NY 10
li'i'.,." o"SNei y, .ne 'e1ell'e. ne ny :
..e - "1So,'..ssu Ns...' W.
"' ~. '"e 49, 0e''-'.,9 ~ ~"
Or "Ne VIII i'o' i'"Ne pupi'p '"ei'
"s'p'eS' ,,,....,
VI NSl'V"e!l says ms ooJecVs are
fN'e-y Patrio1ic COMBAT herman
propaganda ara assist those VINO need
ass stance However, he expects TO
sell stocA for approximately sl,o0o.-
ouu III an enterprise which involves
the purchase OF a string OF theaters
~. c>;a % >,al ,n.
na' 1Hst ror 'he rear estate ann
tAeateTs ne explained yesterday.
aon expect TO MAKE thlhg out OF
II. moreover ,hihn nave q liSH'
10 DO my DIT without gong INTO TINS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Boy Health Drive Tuesday
Countrywide Improvement Il
Aim Of Campaign

WASHlNGTON. Nov. IA country
vide drive to improve The hea tn OF tn-
5000 600 boys in the United States DC
tween the age Of hfteen and twenty viii
be launched here next Tuesday and
Wednesday by the Public Health Ser
wee State boards OF health, the Red
Gross the Y NJ. c. A, Rotary clubs and
other organizations Interested IN wo-;
among boy, VAL participate N the
campaign.
Samuel Gornpery. president Of to-
American Federation % Labor; {. r
Robinson, international secretary Or
the ! ". c. 4; Dr. " J. Exner. George
J. Fisher and Dr. Rgper. Blue. head o.
United States pGblc Hea'th Service.
VIII SPEAK al the conference here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
War Risk Bureau
Handles a Million
Letters Each Month
Mistakes Of Soldiers and
Relatives Force Clerks to
Work 10 Hours a Day to
Keep Records Straight

WASHINGTON, Nov. much of
inc humor and some Of the tragedy Of
the war are poured daily into the
bureau OF War Risk Insurance. which
mas the enormous task of administers
ing the insurance and allotment ac-
counts OF all men in the military ser
vice
AT the first of the month the let
fers arrive at the rate Of l4O 900 a
day, later falling to 40 900 or 80 600
Between $4,000 and 100000 pieces of
ma'i are sent out daily. Remittance
20, insurance premiums numbered
,'Zo3,792 between July IA and Octo.
Der T. having value of s9,7s4,lS6
Accuracy Is Essential
Handling such tremendous quantity
or mail, dealing with men whose names
IN scores Of instances are identical.
necessitates the most punctiious ac-
curacy. to assure that the proper
account Is credited One mother who
wrote to ask about an allotment made
by her son jim, was aked to be more
SPECIFIC in Identifying the soldier
She wrote back, somewhat indignant
in her motherly pride:
You must have noticed jim, because
he's six feet tall"
The bureau constantly is reminding
persons with whom it has dealings to
send notification of any change in ad-
dress. One person took this injunction
very literally:
Dear Government she wrote.
This is to let you know | am staying
while with my folks at Simpkins
Falls"
Manifest Willingness to obey the law
and the honesty Of the average Amer
lean are portrayed in most of the let
tcrs, but in none better than the one
replying to a formal inquiry whether
the mother of certain soldier who
asked government allowance for her
had any support. She conscientiously
replied:
only Frcd's hens
Work Is Hours Daily
The mai! section Of the Bureau has
been put on l6-hour basis to keep
the handling of mail strictly current
One shift works from nine to five each
day, another coming on at one O'Clock
in the morning to work until niue
Great mail trucks make hourly trips
to the postotfice day and night.
Letters containing insufficient infor-
mation-and there are many Of them
entail great trouble. They are turned
over to index searchers who comb the
files for other papers until the case IN
question is beyond doubt This group
OF employees works from five until mid
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Art Treasures of
J. r. De Lamar Will
Be Sold at Auction
Noted Tapestries. Sculpture
and All Furnishings of
Madison Avenue Home
Will Be Offered to Public

PROBABLY the most important "house
sale IN this country will occur Novon,-
her 20. - and %. when the contents o.
the palatSal residence Of the late Capt.
]. r. De Lamar, az 2s3 Madison Ave
nne VIII be sold at public auction by
he American Art Association. The
sale viii be held by order OF william
Nelson Cromwell, Alfred Jarcski ana
the United States Trust Company.
Inc most costly item to be DISPOSED
+? IS the great mosque carpet IF Artle-
T. from the famous Charles r Yerse ;
oolIectiSn: This rug. the work Of al
Gent oriental looms, is pendant
10 the equally famous rug in the Sortn
NonSlng'on Museum Together these
rss ere cons idered by experts - m,
nc most important ancient OrifntqI
.horlcs IN the world The Yerkes De
Lamar rug IS % feet II inches in
length BY Is feet inches wide. There
arc 200 nand-tied Persian knots to TIE
square inch, and in the completed run
over IS 600 900 knots.
The sculptures include Alfred porch
ers "Hlrondelle Bless" from the
Isaac D. Fletcher collections; Bottlncl-
lis "Armida." and Cupid Aftirino.
Venus by Ar Wolff. both from the
Charles I. 1erkes collection; Winged
Victory. by Ger6me; The Greek
save by Hiram Powers. from the A.
stewart COLLECTION; Paul and Viz
gina. by Durham. A. K. A., Flora, t
y c. B. Ives; "Ienobia in Chains" bv
harriet Nosmer. and "Flora." hy
Thomas Crawford, from the 4 +
stewart collection, and important ex-
ampies by Juan Claire. Lapini. Han
FAUX. Levasseur, Picault, Bottinelli
1ouper' RoNdoni and other French and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

band there When General Denikine's
forces were driven back. a hospital
train to which Miss lvonhoF was at
tached took refuge in Rumania, and
she turned over the train to Major
Charles +. Spratt, of New York, the
head of the American Red Cross unit
here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

How about the servant problem,
Do YOU know that more domests employ
ment agencies adj cTtisc in The Tribune thaa an,
other New York newspaper
Many d0mesties are looking Tor positions.
ana their announcements appear in The
lrbune $ classified columns to-day Why DON,
you look over their advertisements now,
II you don't find the one YOU uAnt, VII,
don't YOU telephone BeeAnan 5000 and let Us
insert an advertisement Tor you Bill wil he
sent later