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The Washington times., 1919-10-18
That Civil Service Pension Is
Almost Here
By EARL GOODWIN.
Give It &. Pu.h--and OYor e WIN CO.

Both Republican and Democratic parties have endorsed
the idea Of retirement law for civil service employees md
both parties have given their promise to enact such law
In the last campaign when the Republicans were strv
ing to elect Judge Hughes they appealed to the country
for every single vote they could interest One Of the at
ractye bits they tackled to their program the state
ment that all Republicans believed that the civil service
employe should be retired on a pension when be had
reached advanced age. At the same time the Democrats
who had renOmnated President Wilson needed every vote
in sight and they also promised the Government clerk
aetly the same thing.
Now political promises ought To mean as much as any
other kind Of promise. furthermore the necessity for
enactng the civil service retirement law Is not based mere
ly the platform promises but upon the scientific and
economic need for inst such a measure
Many members Of Congress are afraid they win be
grossly criticised for voting for law which gives pension
to civil service worker. the truth were fully known
the criticism would rest upon those who allow the present
unscentfc state Of affairs to exist.
The work Of the Government win be hastened and per
fected by having a perfect working stat.
AT present there many older clerks who have passed
the best years Of their lives at Government desks and
who drawing full salaries and doing only part work
and at the time keeping younger and better clerks
from getting the proper pay and proper responsibility.
1t would be extremely wrong to throw out these older
clerks and it is wrong to keep them In
The problem viii be solved when Congress enacts that
civil service retirement bill which is just testern on the
ledge at the present time. Give it push the right way
and over it win 60 to splendid finish.
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
The
Haskin Letter

A CASE Of chronic ivy poison
~ ing, II you can view # with
out prejudice which we
nearly all feel toward diseased
states Of the human flesh, is real
ly q beautiful thing. The affected
hands swell up and turn q clear,
pale pink, deepening here and
there to a rich scarlet, family
mOttled with yellow and starred
with little silvery drops Of a
liquid discharge, that rest upon
the flaming flesh cOlOrs like dew
drops upon a rose petal.
These reflections upon the beau
ty Of ivy poisoning, which will not
be appreciated by anyone who has
had it, were provoked by a model
Of this painful affliction, made Of
wax and painted in natural colOrs,
by Capt. ]. F. Wallis, Of the Army
Medical Museum. It is no exag-
geration to say that if these wax
hands were shown by you project
ing through holes in a curtain, for
instance, you would believe they
were living flesh. DR.. Wallis,
who is at once an artist and doc
tor, has attained a new and start
ling realism in the representation
Of diseases and wounds in wax
and paint.
Four Collections.
Also, he has founded the first
American school in this difficult
and important art. Heretofore
all Of the wax models Of diseased
states have been made in Europe,
most Of them by a famous maker
named Baretta. Three or four
collections of these models exist
in this country. The Army Med
ical Museum has one Of them.
These European models are pale
and unreal looking compared to
those Of DR.. Wallis. They are a
a sort of opaque yellow, and look
dead, while DR.. Wallis captures
their very tone and color Of the
living flesh. Furthermore, the
Baretta models are falling to
pieces. They do not stand changes
Of temperature or exposure TO
sunlight. DR.. Wallis, by mixing
talcum, starch and other sub
stances with his wax, has pro-
duced models that are almost i'm
perviOus 70 changes Of light and
OF temperature.
The value to the United States
Of this achievement Of DR.. Wallis
has been widely recognized. Le
Matre, the famous French sur
geon, pronounced these the finest
models he had ever seen. Surg.
Gen. Rupert Blue, Of the Public
Health Service, has ind0rsed the
work Of Captain Wallis, and states
that the Public Health Service
needs q collection Of these models,
but that the funds necessary for
making it are not available. a
movement Is now en- foot TO have
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
An Artist of Wounds and Diseases
BV Frederic J. HaskiB

plaster has been put on he can
generally form q breathing hole.
This is much better than the use
Of quills, as the quills tend to
tickle the patients nose, causing
him 70 sneeze and blow the soft
plaster east to pieces.
Wax Impression.
When the plaster cast has hard
ened, an impression is taken Of it
in wax, and this wax impression
is painted In the exact cOlors OF
the wound or disease. This re-
quires q very skillful and delicate
use Of color. An experienced tin
ter Of photographs is often more
successful at It than an artist
trained in the use Of oils on can
vas.
Thus, in order to insure an ade-
quate supply Of wax models for
this country the only thing neces-
sary Is to train a certain number
Of these artisans, in standardized
methods. These trained opera
JOrB cOulu Lnen De aLLaCneQ 70 m6u-
ical museums and universities,
and could train others in the work.
DR.. Wallis is now probably the
only man in the United States who
could do this work OF training Op-
orators and standardizing meth
DDS. The medical fraternity, in
and out Of the Government, seem
agreed that some way must be
found Of enabling him to do this.
The value Of these wax models In
diagnosing diseases was we'll IL
Illustrated by the case OF ivy poison
ing with which this story began.
Experienced physicians we're un-
able to decide what was the cause
Of this painful and seemingly in
durable eruption. II was being
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
That War Department Store

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
May I not" as we say in the
League Of Nations, comment on your
recent editorial and the letter which
referred to the army store in this city
and the line Of customers waiting IN
the raiu7 It IS true that commercial
houses give a service that this store
does not profess to give, but IL was
the purpose OF this sale to meet the
needs OF those who could not afIOrd "a
buy service.
The very crowds to which reference
was made shows thelrospOnse made e
this sale of excess fOodstufs by the
army az prices generally below what
the goods cost the Government, and
within the last few days we have seer
much criticism OF the War Depart
ment. because IL is alleged some sur
plus food was sold to the French in,
stead Of being brought back here and
put on our home markets. Wher
your correspondent says the Govern
ment 10 doing business like . piker'
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treated as eczema. DR.. Wallis, be-
ing a specialist in skin diseases,
recognized Il as ivy poisoning.
He points out that II his model
had been at the disposal Of the
physicians, together with a model
Of typical eczema rash, there would
have been no difficulty in making
the diagnosis.
To the army, the great value Of
wax modelling is for the preserva-
ton of records Of wounds. For
example, a certain method of
treating gaping wounds has been
worked out. 1t applies in certain
cases and in others it does not.
DR.. Wallis has made models show
ing what sort Of wounds can be
healed by this raethod and what
sort cannot. But for these models
the appearance Of such wounds
would probably have completely
faded from the memories OF men
before the next war.
GruesOme Model.
These models of gaping shrap-
mel and bullet wounds are among
the most horrible and beautiful in
the collection. Their colors are as
fresh and bright as those of flow
ers. One Of the most gruesome Of
these exhibits is the model of
large section of a mans leg which
was amputated in Europe. Be
cause it illustrated some impOr-
tant scientific fact, this piece Of
leg was picked and shipped to
this country in a barrel, much like
corned beef. When it arrived, it
was put up in a preservative sOlu-
ton. But specimens in such sOlu-
tlOns are never satisfactory, as
they cannot be examined well, they
change color and, disintegrate, and
the solution becomes cloudy. Ac-
cordingly, DR.. Wallis made a wax
model Of this piece Of mangled
leg, Just as it was when it came
out Of the brine, and a singularly
hOrrible-lOoking affair it is. He
also made a model Of a cross sec
ton Of it, which looks exactly like
q raw beefsteak, somewhat far
gone.
Recognize HOokwOFm.
But these records of wounds are
of interest chiefly to the army doc
tors. In addition to them all Of
the hundreds of skin diseases can
be exactly represented in wax, so
that almost anyone may diagnose
them. All of the eruptive dis
eases, such as chicken-pOx, small
pox, measles and scarlet fever can
be represented by wax models. It
is remarkable how often even ex-
perienced practitioners are unable
to diagnose these diseases correct
ly. And there are many other dis
eases which may be recognized bv
conditions of the skin. Hookworm
and pellagra are among them.
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Congress make an apprOpriatiOn
for the work. Unless this is done
the work viii stop altogether, as
DR.. Wallis, a prominent dermatol-
ogist, cannot afford to retain
much longer his position Of cap
tain in the Medical Corps, now that
the war is over. During the war,
too, he had a number Of pupils,
including some first-rate artists
who had enlisted. Most Of these
have now been discharged, and the
doctor has but q single pupil, al-
though another Of his pupils Is
now working at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Need Skilled Artisan.
DR.. Wallis found that finished
artists were seldom able to make
good models. Baker, the famous
portrait painter, who enlisted in
the army, was assigned to DR..
Wallis office, but was wholly
unable to do the work. He was
accordingly transferred to the job
Of painting portraits of Cabinet
officers, at which he made a great
success.
It should be explained that this
matchmaking does not require a
real artist, but rather an extreme
" skillful artisan, working under
the direction Of a physician. The
wax is not modelled. Instead, a
plaster of paris cast is made Of
the part which is to be reproduced.
The hair and beard are plastered
down with some viscous material,
il the face is to be the subject,
and quills are usually nut in the
patients nose. At least that was
the European method. DR.. Wallis
has found that IL the patient will
blow through his nostrils after the
The Washington times., 1919-10-18

ne should remember that expensive.
salesrooms mean expensive goods.
As for the army store az Liberty
Hut allow me to say that everything
possible IS being done for the public
with the facilities at hand. When it
rains the crowd is not kept waiting
outside, but is admitted 70 q roped-
on area inside the salesroom. Major
Graham, superintendent Of the store.
has had 70 train his own stan, and
when the store CLOSES at p. m. he
superintends the restocking OF the
shelves. which frequently keeps him
there until midnight. With q small
sales organization he is doing a busi-
ness averaging 5000 q day. and no
customer with a market basket is be-
neath his attention.
I take the liberty Of addressing this
90 you because I was TO see credit
given this group Of workers at LIB
erty Hut. regardless OF any general
criticism OF the policy of the teF
Department G. ". =
The Washington times., 1919-10-18

o.-What iH the true meaning OF swan
SouE?" K A.
A.-This expression has reference 10 an
OLD superstition 20 the effect that the swan,
voicelesa through life. breaks out into song
a. the approach Of death. The express
sion 10 often used dgurat lively, the last
public TtteranCe Of some statesman, for
example. being referred 10 as his swan
song.
c.-Who were the Night Riders?
7. IT, &.
A.--Thts term was applied 20 parties
who, during the period between 1906 and
lel0s carried on bitter war against the
tobacco trust In the tobacco growing states
On the South. A number OF planters
entered into an agreement 10 hght this
trust by refusing % sell their product
When some q the planters broke their
agreement, bands Of masked horsamen
visited their plantations and destroyed their
crops.
The Washington times., 1919-10-18

O-Has the population of the world In
creased or decreased during the last hun
dred years. N. -.
A-The population 81 the rlorld has
more than doubled in that period. ~ the
beginning of the nineteenth century % D.
estimated that there were 7oo,00brdoO peo-
Die In the world. In 1914. the estimated
population was 1915, o00, 900,
O-My three -mouth-old brood OF black
lsrhornn have white feathers. ls this an
Indication that they are an inferior =!
80 o. -
A-The Bureau of Animal Industry say 2
that it o. not infrequent FOR pure young
black loEhgrns % have white feathora, paT-
ficuiariV on the wings. These white
feathers DO not disappear until tho fowl
gets It's final plumage
o.-What o. the value % platinum?
" T. ~
A.--The Geological Survey SAYS that the
value % platinum varies. 10 ia worth
from floo % fit0 an ounce, While Iola q
ucrth eaaG7 90 eu1ea
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
HERD AND SEEN

There's an Trisb Citg Editor on
this paper, and gog eight % haze
seen him tUhSn hs Uao handlil1 Gst
cOpV on that loUslT kttlg krisb
spescS Of JOhR Sharpe VILLAINS.
Not ONLY the tenants raise 3 row
about high rents. ] have q letter
from q property owner who Is sore
because q man he knows bought or
built q house for $4,000 and Is
holding it for q rental Of 500 .
month.
A man writes me asking that I
tell the world that efogs-eyod
children should visit ogteopothg.
New let the oeulists reply.
I'll 0ips a prize to anYons tgho
can find worse bridge % cross %
a tCdgoR or an aigtoWObilg than tie
Pennsylvania GVehuS bridge Geross
the AnGeostiG FiUor.
Something By Charlie Columbus.
I want 70 enter q protest against
/ The Times form Of makeup, which
established q very bad connection IN
your issue Of October 8. On the
editorial page wherein the leading
editorial makes q plea in big type
snake your wife the Compan-
ion of Your Brain
and down that column g little farth-
er an even larger head line states
this,
SEVEN MONTHS OF HE'LL"
I am sure you win agree with me
that little more care should Be ex-
ercised because none Of rs want %
subscribe to such condition
CHAS. COLUMBUS.
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Where Is Fort Berry?

You have been informed Where
Clarendon is and where Hyattsville
is. These are comparatively well
known, but now let me tell you
where FOEt Berry is. First, it d
located mid the green fields Of Vir-
ginia," and in addition 70 being the
scene Of several battles during the
civil war, It is where TIE Columbus
Country Club is now located. It q
also the place where the club is
nightly holding carnival in cslebra-
tiOn of the anniversary Of the die.
covery Of America by its patron
That is the place where Columbus
Day is not only celebrated on October
12, but for q whole week. In addi-
ton to the usual features Of red
lemonade, paddle wheel, games,
fancy, candy and other booths, there
is dancing every night, with music
furnished by MacWilliams' orches-
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- on 60. p -.

I am a clerk in the A. G. o. ana
expect to be laid off in q few days,
and as ] come from a city away out
west I am at q loss what to Do. he
reason Of my writing Is this: I have
q friend working in the War De-
partment who Is married and who
gets 81 400; her husband works FOR
the Government and gets $4,000
her daughter is also employed and
gets paid BY Uncle Sam and her
sister also works for the Govern
ment; they all live together and the
fur salaries are $1,000 q year. I
want 70 ask il you think It is SQUARE
70 other people, as I thought It was
the law that no more than two In q
family could work for the Govern
ment, besides don't you think the
salary Of The husband IS enough b
keep the house7
A. G. D., CLERK.
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WHATEVER YOU WANT TOKNOW

to OF
reader An replies mailed drc a inquirer your ques
The Times Information BHreaU, Frederic j. HGs director
Enclose stamp. Do not telephone.
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w. +. SIMPSON

Wolld Knock an I Out Of LeaVelling
There g an instructive inserip-
ton chissled over the southwest en-
trance Of our beautiful Union Sta
ton, reading as follows:
''Hs that would bring home
the wealth of the Indies must
carry the wealth Of the Indies
with him. So &c Is in travelling,
q man must carry ln0wIedTs
with him IL he would bring hone
lmOWiedRs."
The writer wonders how mueh
knowledge the author carried with
him when he spelled "tFavolinzP
with two Is. E.H. EHLIS.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-29

ordinary cream separater-with no thought of consequences to the sepa- rator for it will gum up badly-results in something unusual to say the least but called Jersey Lightning
 Grape juice, yeast and water-and time, just few brief days. is one of the most often mentioned recipes, and although l have yet to meet it face to face, doubt not that it is good.
 Frozen cider, as almost everyone knows. makes a splendid champagne; that is, the part which does not freezs, The frozen party is really sherbet.
 "Then there remains the chance of experimenting with rye, barley, rice, the breakfast foods, and cottonseed. And it is certain that with the addition of raisins, prunes, yeast. and such, will give more Or less satisfactory re- sults."-New York Times.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-29

One of the most notable additions to the salmon canning capacity of South eastern Alaska is the Port Walter plant of the Alaska Herring & Sar. dine company, now owned by the Will son Fisheries company, which was completely rebuilt last summer, too late fo rthe canning season, and is practically a new plant. The main building is 80 feet, by 36a feet, two full stories and loft, and the equip ,nent includes five lines of salmon can nIng machinery and three lines TOT herring, with two complete lines of A. nerican Can company can-makng machinery. The plant also includes a by-products outfit made by the Cal irornia Press Manufacturing company. A new can-making line has also been installed in the Wilson Fisheries com pany's Ketchikan cannery. Each plant is being outfitted for about 100000 cases.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-29

The Southern Alaska Canning com pany of Seattle has acquired the entire capital stock of the Alaska-Pacitie Herring company, consolidating that company's herring and salmon can nery at Big Port Walter Alaska, with it's own properties, and the Alaska-Pa- cific Herring company has been discon- tinued as a separate concern. The of ficers of the Southern Alaska cmpany are: Einar 5eyer, president and manag- CT; Eiei euschmann, vice-president and general superintendent; and H. B.. Grung, secretary-treasurer. Mir. 5yeer has been actively engaged in the Alas ka salmon canning industry for seVer- al years, having taken a leading part in the organization of both companies referred to, as we'll as the Pacific Mildcure company; and Mir. Busch mann is one of the most thorough going cannerymen on the Coast, hay ing been in touch with the business since early youth, when his father took T prominent part in the development of the Southeast Alaska fishery.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-29
MANY DRINKS FOR DRY TIME

The realization that in a short time prohibition will be in effect has brot to light many oId-tine recipes for making light wines and beverages as we'll as talk of new experiments. Thos. ]. Farrell, assistant manager of the Waldorf, who has heard many inter csting discussions relative to these old time recipes, said yesterday that it was surprising to learn with what ease liquors, beer, ale and wines could be made with homegrown ingredients and how widespread the custom must have been among our forefathers.
 Almost every hour brings me new knowledg Of the subject he said, flor after conversation with a man from the South few days ago found his ideas so interesting that started a list of the drinks that could be made, and several other guests of the hotel on hearing of my interest in the matter. are now dropping into the office with new information." Mir. Farrell aid that the simplest Of all to make, and one that he predicted would become very popular, was the "Hum- Dinger," made simply by stick ing red-hot poker into glass Of hard cider, after the manner of null
 ed ale.
 Near beer," he said, with four
 -aisins added to each bottle, and al lowed to stand for twelve hours, adds zest.
 "Hessian rum is made with prunes .a.s and water. oat meal will do, and he quantities must be learned by the sxperimenter. Again, wait of two weeks is necessary before imbibins. From the Middle West sieaned | this ono: Sweet cider put through aH
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-29

quired to make service of this sum- mons upon the said defendant, and each of them, as by law required, and you will make due return hereof to the Clerk of this Court within forty days from the date of its delivery to you, with an endorsement hereen of ycur doings in the premises.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF
 l have hereto set my hand (SEAL) and affixed the Seal of the
 above Court, at Juneau,
 Alaska, this 3rd day of Feb
 ruary, A. D. 1919.
 J. w. BELL. Clerk, cHAs. H. coSGRoVE,
 Attorney for Plaintiff. First Publication, March 29. Last publication, May 3.
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FIRST VICTORY STAMP

The United States is the first of the allied nations to issue special post age stamp commemorative of victory. lt has just been put on sale In the various Post Offices, and as 1t Is not likely to remain in use for any great length of time, it may ultimately be- come one of the rare issues for collect CTS. The stamp is of the three-eent variety. lavender in color, similar to the regular three-cent stamp and of the same size, but the design is ob- long in shape.
 1t has been ten years since the Post Office Department has issued a spe- cial memorial stamp. In 1909 there were three issues of that kind, the first being the Lincoln stamp com .-e...- rating the centennial annivers- ary of Abraham Linco!n's birth on Feb. t2. 1909. This was soon follow ed by the Alaska-Yukon commemora- tive stamp and later appeared the Hudson-Fulton stamp in honor of the celebration of Robert Fulton's success ful steamboat trip up the Hudson Riv' CT in 1907. These were all two cent stamps and were used for only short time.
 The first memorial stamps issued by the United States were the Columbus stamps. which came out in 1885, marking the four-hundredth anniVer- sary of the discovery of America. There were sixteen varieties ranging in value from cent to $, each stamp depicting different scene in the life of Columbus. Dealers date the stamp collecting fever which has grown enormously ill later years to the ap- pearanee of these stamps. Thousands of schoolboys started collecting by buy ing the lower values of the Columbus samps, and dealers, anticipating high values in future years. laid in large stocks: in fact, such large stocks that the market value of the stamps, even including the high dollar values, have shown bu. little advance today.
 In 1898 the trans-Mississippi memor- laI issue came out, It embraced nine stamps, from cent to g. The 31 and g values of this issue are much scarcer than the corresponding val ues of the Columbus stamps. The cen tenary of the purchase of the terri tory of Louisiana was cormenorated in 1904 by five special stamps-1, 2, , and cents-and for the Jamestown Exposition in 1907, celebrating the three hundredth anniversary Of the settlement there, the first English set tlen1ent in the United States, spe- ciai issue of three stamps appeared. | The t-cent value had portrait of Captain John Smith, the 2-cent one a view of Jamestown, and Scent stamp 3 portrait of Pocahontas. Then came the three single issue of 1909.
 The Accent stamp issued last year when the aerial postal service was es- tablished between this city, PhiIadel- pha, and Washington, might be termed a commemorative issue. 1t only re- nained in use a short time, as the postage was reduced to 12 cents and again reduced to 6 cents, which is the present rat. The design of the stamp has not been changed, but the Scent aerial postal stamp is orange in color, while the 24-cent variety was red and black. Good used specimens of the latter are now worth much rnore than
 it orffinaIly cost at face value.