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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
ny BRICE BELDEN. VI. ID.


The great bulk OF those who have
been attacked by influenza in the course
OF the recent epidemic have been be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and forty
five
!. would seem that some general
condition has prevailed which has rem
dcred that portion OF our population
between the ages OF eighteen and forty
nve particularly susceptible to the
germs which have been shown TO bear
Il relationship 10 Influenza.
What has this condition been that
has prepared the soil for the seed.
that has lowered resisting power 10
a point where Infection has easily
gained the upper hand?
1t Is believed TO have been a con-
dition brought about by the modified
dietary of the American people. There
has been marked reduction of the
sugar and an increase OF certain pro-
teids and fats. This is thought 10 have
led 10 an excessively acid condition Of
the body known as acidosis. and to
reduction in the power OF the liver TO
destroy the poisons generated within
the body.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
Coats and Suits
Basket Weave Cloth

Baskct-weave cloths with velour
maps to make them soft and fluffy in
appearance are the fabrics of which
Bright shades such as emerald green,
leather tan and wild rose. with Innings
which introduce dashes OF burnt orange
or scarlet are shown, and collars can
not be made large enough. it is said
a narrow fringe edges both sides
OF IL colorful tapestry tape which puts
yet Is chosen by one manufacturer TO
outline the generous collar and arm
SAts on an emerald green cape. Sew
cf'al pockets arc on the lining. enhanced
Inside with embroidered motifs and
bands of the cloth.
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At the Movies

isiS-""hy Would Not Marry"
NlCTOH-Fnnnic Wnrd, In '.Com-
mon Clay"
COLONIAI-PcEEy Hylund. I'm
''ihc RcbclliOus Bride"
SANOY-Constnncc Tnlmudgc, I'm
"a Pair OF SILK Stockings"
ODItON-WaIlace Reid, in "AIIns
Mike Moran"
BI.UEBIRD-AnItn stewart 4,
"FrOm Headquarters"
BROADwAf-Ani Stewart, In
~ Midnight Romance"
REX-"Co,Yboy's Awakcninc.o
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Out OF Khaki.

The man who had lived and moved
and had his being in khaki for the
duration had at long last been demo-
bilized. He had also become democrat
lied.
"By George" he gasped. coming to
an abrupt stop and staring across the
road, that tailor has some nifty de.
signs in his window! Look at those
purple roses with scarlet leaves"'
Whats the matter with you?" asked
his wife. Have you gone mad? That's
wallpaper shop!"
"oh! I had decided to order suit
on that piece"
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will supply enough vegetables 10 mako
Out OF the garden and over the
fire. Sweet corn begins to deterorate
almost as soon as it is picked. No
one knows it's true flavor unless he
has. seen II come smoking hot to the
table within an hour after being pulled
from the stalk
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
Flowers in ENGLAND.

Flower farming offers very tempt :
ing prospect to land girls OF England
who are looking for quick return
for by no means heavy investment.
And IL prices only keep up, all flowers
Will be golden" by June
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III. sa.o..r p..,...

Only those "who have suffered" un-
derstand what tho loss Of pockets
really means to girls going out of
uniform. And many Of them have
declared that fashions will have to DO
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ADJUSTMENTS
Have n Heart opens Tonight.

HnEe Heart opens Tonight.
Have a Heart" one Of the musical
comedy successes of last season. will
be presented by Henry w. Savage at
The ACADEMY tonigh! In sna SATURDAY and
house-kern meianEe of mirth, melody
and novelties has been concisely sum
med up by New York reviewer as "a
splendid panoramic vision of stage
beauty
The scenes are laid in the lingerie
section OF a big department store and
port. r. l. The drol comedy compli-
cations involve devoted young couple.
almost DIVORCED because of a little
girl who evolved into a movie queen H1.
And the hilarious climax is reached
when they decide to elope and begin
production of Mir. Savage. whose sue C..
cesses have run tho samut from grand
emotional drama and morality plays 10
farce. Famous. examples are: The
ST hs Ya of ssu tons Ths Me 5s nse
!eEe wdo as .M S% monk <" TIE 1sxe Snle
Nj: Me" and the still vital "Everywoman."
The present Offering is under the direc-
ton OF Henry w. Savage and by the
only company playing Have A Heart"
'"rhe boomerang" Coming Monday.
One of the coming attractions at the
Academy of Music. and one OF the sea
sons best. will be David Belasco's pre-
;Sentation of the Winchel Smith and
Victor Hapes comedy, The Boomerang"
which will come TO Richmond Monday
Tor two-day stay direct from it's SEN
spa a,nnn run Of fifteen months at the
g BniSe Thsatea Nsw York, and eight
The fame of this comedy hiss already
spread throughout the county. for it is
conceded that no play Of recent years
has achieved the popularity of this
latest test sel nl piece;
one Of jealousy and the way to treat II.
and 1t will be interpreted by an almost
hawless cast. Mr.. Belasco is breaking
one of his rigid rules in sending this.
the only company playing The
Boomerang" to Richmond at this sea-
son of the year. All of his touring
companies close at certain date. but
in order not to disappoint his many
Richmond friends he has extended the
season OF this company for a very short
period SO that 1t may play the engage
ment originally contracted for during
last October but which was interfered
with by the raging OF the infunza
epidemic at that time.
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SHAMPOO HINTS

Fine toilet soaps and shampoos are
made Of a ascent cake OF CASTLE. which
would be just as delicate for washing
the face and hair as the finest soap on
der and then boil this in pint Of
soft water; keep tho resulting Jelly
In a widesmouthed bottle. working the
jelly into. the skin when using, but
only making thick suds.
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Unique Isis Attraction.

what grand and glorious exist
look into the future and mould our
ives as is done in why Would Not
which is showing at the Isis ThcsTcr
this week. The play concerns a man
VINO was willing to put his daughter
iurther his own interests. An excel
lGnt ail-star cast is seen, and, in adj
oitlon 70 real evenings entertain
nlent, the play teaches Il moral ii
WIN he shown again today and to-
morrow Tom MIX, in six -Cylinder
Rove, ana music by the Boston
oman 8 orchestra round out the bill
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A IfrcnI Hem

Bread should never be wrapped in
a cloth. as the cloth absorbs the mois-
iure and imparts an unpleasant taste
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11

tx A Novel Note.
4 novel note in French garments is
cotton ribbon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11

is presenting Common CLAY; the IA =
IN nous Harvard purize play by Clcve
hinkcad. II ~ woman's play
through and through, pulsatinE with
feeling and tense with the angiIish ~
tortured souls. II has been said that
~ awakens in the breast of the spec
tator th~t pity which DIR. Gilbert Muir
ray says. is the kingdom of heaven
WITHIN Us lighting against the brute
power of the world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-11
MARRIAGE LICENSE

William c. Watts tsa). Washington. d e
Viola Fairhurst t27). Mansfield. Ohio.
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"The RebelIious. Bridev at Colonial,

me heheiii0us bride" at Colonial.
Bride will be the attraction eo at ths
This ,h new. new William Fox photoplay tells
girl OF the Ozark Mountain region, Who
oontracts peculiar marriage Her old
ing that the child is getting beyond his
control forces her 10 marry the frst
T Tan III 5h EN- NEE. on the country road
man who has dropped into the noun
. .ains curing an airplane flight. Lone
3 RGn npke, :, n SAMMY in Siberia and
Mary plIkford at the BTou.
ds CAST p Gi foTseH PaysEs saT
" ef f,oSSSl program. Her leading man
sMaesSn po gt,ksny YOUNG be
SSi nHlG wit with Mary Pickford in How
deser in seg Pe1an * kad cgr uric
The chief comedy role is portrayed bv
v tincE ho,ei. and Robert Gordon, Of
excellent part. Other notable players
are Winter Hall. Marcia Manor. Mrs.
Moore "a. and Clarence Geldart. Smiling
FOOD, is the comedy feature. and the
overture by the famous Fadettes is a
scotch patrol The Wee MacGregor."
"A Pnir of SILK StuektnKr- nj savoy.
II your husband not only objected
on one OF his own selection. but
bought sables for another woman Ito
make you jealousy as we'll. would YOU
lmt ii;y lose no time in suing for
j., Some to the Savoy soday.and see
Talmadge) solves the problem of the
picture, x Pair Of Six s t ieascs
S Shlgh she IS presented BY Lewis j.
Iaa Tai week in Her Only Way"
Win Eugene OBrien as the co-staI.
"Alias Mike Moran Mt odeon.
~, you meet an apparently wealthy
giri. and fan in love with her, be sure
marital plans Wallace Reid. Who is
1ion. ALIAS Mike Moran" at the odeon
Young; who asPired to marry a. soc d
bud. He found the bud all right, but
It happened that she loved him too well
GLIDING Ben Titpin and Marie Preyo Isl,
Is Is the added added attraction. Tomorrow's
Pauline Frederick. in "soid." ai
'F,rom Headquarters- at the Rluebird.
Love and duty fight a titanic bat
tie where girls honor is at stake in
s trom He Lea t1 starring Anita
Blueoird. Powerful in theme, the pic
ture is Of gripping intensity through
Hf ;a ms and nd Miss ISIS, Stewart and Mr. vii
their remarkable talents Ralph fnce
greeted nse . the picture and the stars
strength and balance From Head.
quarters" closes it's engagement today.
Tom orrow, William Duncan appears
of Might" Some amazing ADVENTURES
are promised. A two-part western
d disa comedy and Hearst news viii
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

gems But one of these discovered late this Summer that
Mrs. Webb and her daughteI-inlaw planning
tend house party at the Summer home of Mrs Leweyn
Parsons Kennebunk Beach in Maine OF course both
Mrs. Seward Webb and Mrs Vanderbilt Webb would take
with them least part of the jewels to at the
entertainments which would be part of the house
party programme.
The spying servant learned that the mother-inaw and
daughter-in-law intended to make the trip by motor,
distance of three hundred miles, stopping route for
dance at Bar Harbor.
When the motor party set out it was followed few
discreet miles behind by another in which rode two
men and When the Webb stopped
night at Bar Harbor the trailing stopped also When
the trip broken at another resort along the road the
along the road the Webb broke down and the members
of the party stroed away from the roadside while the
chauffeur attended to his repairs. The chauffeur found
it necessary to 60 to nearby farmhouse for pail Of
water While he left the the baggage of the party
opened and ransackcd but the jewels found
1t seemed if the followers In the second which still
kept out of sight, but close enough to make dash for the
Webb baggage the moment the chaufeur's back
turned would be disappointed in their trip
But their opportunity came when the Webb party
rived the home of Mrs Parsons In the excitement Of
their reception and during the confusion of unpackng and
settling themselves In the guest apartments in the Parsons
home the Webb jewel casket left for moment on
dressing table few moments later the elder Mrs Webb
remembered her jewel and hurried to her rooms to
get it, saying that she would ask her hostess put in
the house safe When she reached her dressing table the
gone and with it necklaces bracelets and pend
ants valued at $50OO0 An open window disclosed the
in which the thieves had entered and pair of
binoculars found in a nearby field, close TO a cump of
bushes disclosed that the occupants Of the which had
followed them from New York had watched them even
into their rooms through the window and probably had
the glitter Of the silver jewel casket as it was lifted
from its secret hiding place In the Webb trunks and le
for moment the dressing table
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

inent agency with offices fashionable Fifth avenue,
which supplies servants for the homes of the rich.
The young man sent to the Whitman home proved to
be all that the agency had said for him. He was quiet
apparently unusually intelligent and his manners be-
rayed long familiarity with the routine of fashionable
household He was very modest in speaking of his own
abilities, seemingly to prefer that Mrs Whitman would
his references for Indication of his value as
a trusted servant
These recommendations were indeed lust what the
agency had said of them of the highest possible class
They were signed by some Of New York s best known
matrons and all written upon letter papers which
in instances Mrs Whitman recognized as being the
particular kind affected by the whose name was
signed satisfied former employer of the Young man
She knew that Mrs George Vanderbilt for instance used
but kind Of note paperpan marbled surface white
The young presented reference supposedly signed
by Mrs Vanderbilt He had worked for her at her Sum
mer lodge the season before, he said.
The young man. who had given his name as "John
Reder proved to be all that his references proclaimed
him The butler well satisfied with his services and
Mrs Whitman liked him very much. Three weeks after
he engaged he disappeared, however and wiz, him
went a hundred thousand dollars worth of Mrs Whit
mans jewelry-a diamond and platinum necklace ruby
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

bracelet jade watch valued at So 0o0 rope Of opas
and diamond pendant in which set twenty-four
carats of perfectly matched stones
Mrs Vanderbilt astounded when she learned that
the young had been hired upon her recommendation
She had had him in her employ and certainly had
never given him reference She could explain how
John Reder" had obtained sheet of paper and enve-
lope from her writing desk At the Fifth servants
agency the manager declared that he had accepted
the forged recommendations being unquestionably
genuine
1t was plain that John Reider had fitted himself for
entry into wealthy home with extraordinary and
an amazing knowledge of the individual traits of the rich
women to whom he referred The police recognized the
master criminals ingenuity at once. Only he with his
organization could have fortified John Reder with Just
the of references forged well that they
unquestioned by an agency familiar with the ways of
every servants staff in town
This is typical of or more of the pains
taking with which agents of the criminal organiza
ton have been placed in the homes of the wealthy as SER
wants. soon to reveal themselves jewel thieves
Another interesting that of the theft of ffty
thousand dollars worth of diamonds from the wealthy
Mrs Seward Webb and her daughter in-law Mrs Van.
derbilt Webb both Of New York.
Both the elder and younger Mrs. Webb have famous
collections of jewels, but both keep their gems we'll
guarded while their New York homes Dishonest ser
wants frequently found in the Webb homes, but
did they succeed in ching any Of their mistress
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

Lovers of outdoor sports will recall with considerable
interest Malcolm d. Whitman the wealthy clubman who
became America tennis champion and who married as
the result Of which began the tennis court
the beautiful Jennie Croeker Of California heress to one
Of the greatest of the days Of Forty-nne" fortunes
Mrs Whitman possessed collection Of jewels valued at
many hundred thousands of dollars
few months ago important servant was needed in
the Whitman household In New York While Mrs Whit
always passed personally upon the qualifications Of
applicants for positions on her household staff which
usually numbered twelve men and women she never both
cred with personally seeking out applicants When a
servant was needed her butler telephoned to prom
The Washington times., 1919-11-09

so well in terrorizing depart.
ment stores and other big
mercantile institutions.
Ii was soon discovered that
" schools for the training of
thieves in the art of being
capable servants and that
departments for the purpose
of finding employment for the
school graduates in wealthy
homes and the forging of
recommendations" had been
established by the organi-
zation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
CASUALTY HOSPITAL.

The list of those at Casualty Hos
pital with their wounds follows:
Walter H. Douglas, white. 402 18th
street southeast, scalp wound.
Morris o. Weeks. white. 1888 18th
street southeast, Commissions of the
face and head.
Earle Hall. colored. 81 Randolph
place. stabbed in arm and forearm.
Carl SPAIN. white. 1923 6th street
southwest, gunshot wound in the
groin.
Robert Bucker. colored. sos 18th
street northwest. decorations of the
back.
Albert Bates. colored. 75s Navy
place southeast. decorations OF the
Browns court. gunshot wounds.
Ames Green. white. 10 Congress
court. gunshot wounds.
Ben Scott. colored, Halls Hill. Va,
gunshot wounds in the abdomen.
Arthur c. Thompson, white, police
man. 716 18th street southeast: gunshot
wounds in the lungs and back.
Samuel Thompson. colored, 1909
street; decorations of the face and
mouth.
Charles Crenshaw, colored. 2125
Ward place; decorations Of the scalp.
Herbert Barker. colored, Mccullough
street; decorations of the face.
Benjamin johnson, colored, 220 G
SI1cSl uOTlAtdStp 6uuSuOI "OuHQb
Harry Gross, colored, ITS Garfield
avenue northeast: decorations of the
face and scalp. 80 - =f-a >
Henry Gerhold. white. 513 N street
northeast; gunshot wounds in the
shoulder. ~
Vincent Morris, white, 407 C street
northeast; decorations of the leg.
James Richards, white. 1874 M street
southwest; decorations of the arm.
Herbert Broadus. white policeman,
1908 N street; gunshot wounds in the
right cheek.
Sam Gilmore. white, st. Elizabeth's
Hospital; gunshot wounds in the arm.
Jennie Gore, female colored, Is G
street northeast; gunshot wounds.
Rebecca Webster, female colored.
1926 Ga street; gunshot wounds in
the cheek.
No emergency cases were treated at
Georgetown University. George Wash
ington University or Providence hos
pitals as result of last nights riots.
Only one case was treated at the Naval
Hospital, that Of William II. Travis,
seventeen years old. 1916 Nailor road,
shot in the right thigh His condition
is not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
IS ASKED
BY COLORED CITIZENS
Resolutions Adopted at Meeting
Propose That Leave of Men in
Service Be Ended.

Appealing to the President of the
United States and the District Commits
sioners that they request the Secretary
Of the Navy and the Secretary Of War
to withdraw the leave Of all soldiers and
sailors and marines in and around the
District, and that those detected taking
part in the rioting be punished, resolu-
tons were adopted at a mass meeting
of pastors of colored churches and
other colored citizens at Metropolitan
a. M. e. Church yesterday afternoon.
. Signers of Appeal.
The resolutions, which were signed by
Rev. J. N. c. Coggins, Rev. NJ w. Clair,
Rev. J. A. Frankfort. Rev. W. D. Bat
tie, Rev, c. S. Hill. w. ]. Howard and
w. A. Taylor. were as follows:
'Colored citizens Of the District call
attention to, the extreme lawlessness
that has been perpetrated upon law
abiding -colored citizens in the District
of Columbia within the last forty eight
hours by Soldiers. sailors and marines
in the uniform Of the United States, as
sisted by civilian sympathizers.
I'VE note from the press that these
persons. moved by the spirit of mob
violence, did attack colored citizens
in front of the White House, Riggs
NaIlOnal BANK ana the united states
Treasury. At the coroner Of 9Th street
and Pennsylvania avenue on Sunday
night. July 20, about 11:15 this howl
ing mob, over 200 strong, did shoot,
mutilate, beat up and take away from
a police officer a colored citizen. At
another point. uniformed men entered
a moving car, beat and dragged there
from a peaceful, law-abiding colored
citizen.
"Failed in Crisis"
"As law-abiding citizens, we look
to the police department for protec-
ton, but in this crisis they have ut
terly failed US. Notwithstanding their
knowledge of the mob's threat of a
second attack, yet they took no pre-
caution that a competent and efficient
police department. would have en-
ployed.
Therefore. we appeal to you to re-
quest the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy as well as the
commandant of the marines to with
draw the leave of all soldiers. sailors
and marines in and around the Dis
trict of Columbia and that those de-
tected taking part in such riotous ac-
tions be properly punished according
to the law.
I'VE further request the Commits
sioners to demand of the chief Of po-
lice that the citizens Of the District
Of Columbia be rightly protected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Mr.. BAKER ACCEPTS
ANSELL. RESIGNATION

Secretary Baker has accepted the
resignation of Col. Samuel T. AnseIl.
former acting judge advocate general
of the Army. Col. Ansell has an
nounced that he will continue his
fight for a radical revision Of the
Army court-martial system, with Of
fees In this city and New York..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Conductor Is Attacked.

A party of about twenty-five colored
a street car at 26th and H streets yes
terday afternoon. They were unsuccess-
full. The police of tho third precinct
rushed reserves to the scene, but the
rioters made q getaway before they
arrived. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-22
Col. Ansell Committee Counsel.

Col. Samuel T. AnseIl, retiring judge
advocate general of the army. has
been retained by Representative Royal
johnson as counsel for the subcom-
mittee on foreign affairs of the special
House committee investigating war
time expenditures of the War Depart
ment.