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The Washington times., 1919-11-10
Even Flour Sacks
Made to Do Their Bit.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIhER:
Having an old guilt that i did not
wish 70 spend much money on, I thought
OF an Idea which resulted splendidly. I
collected all the -four sacks I had, and
also those Of friend. and opening each
one nat soaked them In lime water to
remove the prints. After this I sewed
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

O.. Is there any odor that will drive
mice away? NJ. r.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the smell of napthaline fiakes'is dis
agreeable to mice and they will not
frequent places where it is kept.
q. How many Irishmen from Ire
land fought in. the British army and
| navy in the late war? NJ. o. II.
A There were 275,592 sons Of Erin
in the British land and sea forces, ac-
cording to a statement issued by the
Irish National Bureau. OF Washing
ton.
@. Did Wallace Reid have a part in
that famous motion picture play. The
Birth Of NationT' II. G.
A. Yes; he played the rather OBJ
scure role of the blacksmith in this
production. At that time he was not
a star.
@. What was the reason for the
| scarcity Of gold in circulation during
| the war? l. d.
A. During the war the Treasury
! Department took steps to discourage
the use of gold as money. This was
done to forestall the national tend
ency to hoard gold in time of trouble.
The result was that there came to be
little gold in circulation!
Q. If 1 sell my farm, will I have to
pay income tax on the etnire sum OF
| money realized by reason OF the
sale? L. Z.
a. No; you will only have to pay
/ income tax on the profit made on the
| sale, based upon a fair market value
| of the property as of March ], 1913
or on the price you paid il acquired
| since that date.
Q. What will remove the taste OF
new shingle wood from rain water
and also what will clear the water as
it has a dark color? G. Z. c.
A. The Bureau OF Public Roads sug-
| gests that you add one or two grains
| of alum to a gallon OF water. then
| filter through charcoal or charcoal
and sand. This will help to clarity IL.
Q. Will you please tell me the size
| of the New York HippodrOme stage
and also of the Cleveland HIPPO
drome stage? F. }. w.
A. The stage Of the New York HIP
podrome is 200 feet by 40 feet, while
the stage of the Cleveland HIPPO
! drome is 126 feet by 65 feet
G. What is the most precious stone
| in existence? l." w.
A. Tho Geological Survey says that
a ruby is the most valuable OF all
| precious stones.
| Q.-How many building and loan
associations are there in the united
States and what are their total as
| sets? N L.
A.-The latest figures aVallaole
give 6,429 associations, with mem
bership of ASSESS and assets OF
S1.24S.479,139.
| Q.-How can the dust be kept down
while sweeping a carpet? X. D.
A.-Sprinkle salt or cornmeal on
the carpet before sweeping. To keep
the carpet bright sweep II occasion
ally with broom dipped in water 10
l. -
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
AnsWers to Questions
WHAT RFAnrRs OF TIE TIMES WANT To xNou
he oress IS of blue r1cs

added. This will also keep moths
away.
Q.-Where should i make claim for
a refund Of income taxi. S. G.. /
A.-The Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. says that such claims should be
filed with the collector of your local
district. Claims made direct to Wash
ington are referred to the district col
lectors.
Q.-Why are honorably discharged
and released sailors who served in
the world war not entitled to wear the
star" victory button? w. A II.
A-The Navy Department says that
sailors are entitled to the victory but
tons and they are now being made
and will be ready for distribution in
a short time. When they are ready,
il will be possible to secure them
from any navy recruiting office.
Q.-Does the United States still coin
silver dollars? .D.J.
A-No "cartwheels," as they are
called, have been coined since 1904.
There has been no authority given
the Treasury by Congress since that
time to purchase silver for the maxi
ing of such coins. While silver dol
lars are quite rare in the East, there
are a large number OF them in cir
culation in the West
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

them together and covered the Quilt,
tying II with old rose yarn.
L feel that saved more than a dol
lar. as even cheap percale would have
amounted to quite a sum. and feel that
there are many others who could profit
by the idea. so I am taking the oppor-
tunity your paper offers to help.
= - MRS. z. H
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
Husband Suggests
Practical Plan.

''The following very satisfactory
plan was suggested to me by my
husband a few years ago and has
proven most satisfactory in actual
practice, as it gives up both a feel
ing OF freedom and independence.
and with me especially It has been
most helpful In teaching me to
realize the value Of money 10
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

Q-How can the dust be kept down
while sweeping a carpet? X. D.
A.-Sprinkle salt or cornmeal on
the carpet before sweeping. To keep
the carpet bright sweep IL occasion
ally with a broom dipped in water 10
which a little turpentine has been
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

Q.-How many building and loan
associations are there in the United
States and what are their total as
sets? n. L.
A.-The latest figures aVallaple
give 6,429 associations, with mem
bership of 2,S36,433 and assets OF
S1,24S.479,139.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

9. What is the most precious STONE
in existence? L. W.
A. Tho Geological Survey says that
a ruby is the most valuable OF all
precious stones.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

@. Did Wallace Reid have a part in
that famous motion picture play, The
Birth Of a Nation?' II. G..
A. Yes: he played the rather OBJ
scure role of the blacksmith in this
production. At that time he was not
a star.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
Young Sergeant's Retorts.

A young sergeant was walking along
downtown street last Tuesday. Both
of his hands are off below the elbow.
On his right arm he wears a metal
contrivance with which he manages to
do all sorts of stunts, but there is
nothing showing below the other
sleeve. A passerby stopped him, and,
in causal way. asked if he had lost
his hands.
You don't suppose I would be so
careless as to lose my hands," he
replied, but you see they are kindo
heavy to carry around these warm
days. so keep them in my pockets"
1t may have been a saucy answer.
but The Star reporter who got the
story at first hand could hardly blame
him.
1t does seem as though these plucky
fellows must spend a lot of time fab
ricating weird tales as to how they
lost their useful members.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
ADMIRAL SIMS REVEALS
ORIGIN OF DEPTH BOMBS
Idea Developed by Sir Charles Ed
ward Madden, British Admiral's
Chief Of STAFF.

NEW YORK. April 11.-How the
submarine depth bomb. familarly re-
ferred to as lash can," came into be-
ing to revolutionize anti-submarine
warfare was related here last night
by Rear Admiral William S. Sims,
commander during the war of the
American naval forces overseas.
Rear Admiral Sir Charles Edward
Madden. chief of staff to Admiral Jel-
licoe. was the author of the idea,
Admiral Sims said. giving as his au-
thority Admiral Jellicoe.
The idea came to Admiral Madden.
he continued. while the British Off
Ger was aboard a cruiser which
sighted a submarine. The cruiser
gave chase, he said, but as it drew
near the submarine submerged
Admiral Madden, chagrined at the
cruisers failure to get" the submar-
inc, exclaimed:
why wouldn't it be a good idea to
work up some sort of a device to drop
on these Huns?"
Other officers approving the plan,
the cruiser put back to port, where
the. idea was presented to Admiral
Jellicoe. He approved the plan and
munition experts were put to work
devising the lash can
The depth bombs evolved contained
500 pounds of trinitrotoluol and were
capable Of wrecking a submarine.
Evening star., 1919-04-11

planning mood. when he blames all
and sundry for what has occurred. It
does not seem to enter his mind that
any of the fault lies with him. At
these times he expresses sorrow for
the asperity of his utterances. On
other occasions-these are more rare
he closes up like a clam and not a
word can be drawn from him.
He has everything he can possibly
require in the way of creature COM
forts. but without actually being inn
prisoned he is confined to very
small area, for he has not dared since
before Christmas to put a foot out
side Of the castle grounds. as he fears
contact with the outside world.
AMERONGEN. Holland, April 10
Evening star., 1919-04-11
Artificial Feet Did Well.

One day this week a young soldier
was walking along one Of the in
closed verandas when a carpenter,
who was engaged in making some
additions, in the course of conversa-
ton congratulated him on the fact
that he had not suffered any serious
mishap. Now, it SO happens that that
particular boy was walking on two
artificial feet at the time. He merely
smiled and walked along without the
slightest sign Of a limp. apparently
rather pleased that a bystander
should have thought that he was
whole and sound.
Another young soldier was lying in
bed with the left sleeve of his paja-
mas "as empty as nothing at ALL" A
kindly intentioned woman asked him
If he had been hurt in. the arm.
mo-" he relied, in a bored tone Of
voice as If he were tired Of answer
ing foolish questions. THE truth Of
the matter is that / was shot in the
right leg, but my left arm gets tired
Of lying here in bed and sometimes
take it off to rest it a while
That also may have been a saucy
answer. but the boy was sick and
peevish at the time, and who can
blame him?
Evening star., 1919-04-11
ASK FOR AUTONOMOUS
STATE OF MACEDONIA
Twenty-Five Specialists OF
Balkans Questions Seek Sup
port Of Mr.. Wilson.

PARIS. April 10 (by the Associated
Press).-Twenty-hve specialists in
questions relative to the Balkans have
joined in a request to President Will
son to lend his support to a plan for
the creation OF an autonomous Mace
donian state. This would include a
population Of about S,S00.000 and
would have as its capital the city Of
Saloniki. The proposed state would
extend from the Serbian mountains on
the north to the Aegean sea and from
the Bulgarian frontier to the eastern
boundary Of Albania.
Among those who signed tho request
were Charles r. Crane OF the United
States. Sir Edward Boyle Noel Bux-
ton, chairman of the British Balkan
committee, and DR.. H. N. Brailsford
Of England. tho Rev. Herbert Adams
Gibbons, former professor Of politi-
cal economy at Robert College. Con-
stantinople. and Prof Thomas White
more Of Columbia. University.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
RAILROAD COAL ORDERS
DISPLEASING TO MINERS
United Mine Workers May Take
Drastic Action, Acting Presi-
dent Lewis Says.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April 11.-John
L. Lewis. acting president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
who, for the past two days has been
inspecting mining conditions in the
Pittsburgh district, said in a state
ment published here today that the
miners organization would be obliged
to take drastic action" unless there
is a change of policy on the part Of
Director General Hines.
Mr.. Hines actions indicate that he
is determined not to keep his prom
ises relative to the letting of rail-
road coal contracts. giving full pub
licity to such contracts and guaran-
teeing a fair profit to operators.
Since I have been in Pittsburgh"
declared Mr.. Lewis. II have learned
that he Is making contracts for coal
during April. The custom, has been to
contract for six months supplies" /"
This means. said Mr.. Lewis. that the
director general will arrange to get
coal during May for less than he paid
in April.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
How He Lost His Arm.

Coming down on the train from New
f! Der of boys, each of whom had lost
an arm. A fellow passenger, possibly
| with the best intentions in the world.
| asked one of them If he had lost his
arm in the Army, as though a one
| armed boy could have enlisted or
would have been drafted.
NO" he said, II did not have the
honor of losing my arm for my coun-
| try. You see, I was careless one day.
fell out of a boat and got run over"
| Another lad told the reporter that
| he got his when he was leaning up
| against a big barrage at Mons when
| some darned fool lifted the barrage
| and he fell down and suffered a dou-
| BILE compound fracture, which neces-
| STATED an amputation.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
FORMER SOLDIER HELD
on BOOTLEGGING CHARGE

Ralph n. White. an honorably dis
charged soldier en- route from q camp
in tho south to his homo in Arkansas,
was in this District branch Of the Po-
lice Court on q charge Of bootleg
vestigation into the character Of the
defendant and to verify statements
that he came to Washington to draw
his bonus of $50 as a soldier and that
he had only been in the city for twen-
ty-four hov1>
Evening star., 1919-04-11
WOUNDED YANKS
QUICK AT RET0RT
"Saucy" Replies Quickly
Hurled Back at "FooIish"
QueSti0nerS.
SOME WITTY ANSWERS

Wounded soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital are familiar sight on
the streets of Washington, and are
usually the objects of kindly interest,
even if they are not always the re-
cipients Of the courtesy and consid-
Grafton due them on crowded street
cars. Sometimes. however. this in
terest takes the form of a curiosity
that is almost impertinent, and the
young men can hardly be blamed if
they feel some slight resentment.
A young soldier, whose clean white
bandage showed clearly below the
knee. was stopped on the Avenue the
other day and asked if he had been
shot in the foot.
Not at ALL" he replied, 81 was
wounded in the forehead, but the
bandage slipped
Evening star., 1919-04-11

This ought to be Gust for to-
morrow"-because the value is
good; and the price so bargainly-
that you should snap this up in a
hurry.
Evening star., 1919-04-11

Former Emperor William is contfnu-
ing in excellent health. but the ardor
for wood saving which he displayed
for so long has apparently cooled. as
he is working much less than for
merly.
Evening star., 1919-04-11

The ex-emperor Is said to have
bought q large and extensive estate
known as Klein England. The muni-
cipal council of Amerongen is report
ed to have decided to tax him on an
income Of 10000, 900 marks.
Evening star., 1919-04-11
KA|SER'S MANNER
NIGHTLY CHANGED
Former Emperor No Longer
Acts the Supreme Lord to
Whom All Must Bow.

y
AMERONGEN, Netherlands. March
20 Correspondence of the Associated
Press).-All who come into close con-
nection with the former German en-
peror these days are astonished at the
change which has come over his be-
havior in relation to people with
whom he is brought into contact: His
naughty manner has disappeared He
no longer takes it for granted that
he is the supreme lord to whom all
must bow. Any service given to him,
even by the humblest of gardners in
the employ of Count Bentinck. is re-
warded with apparently sincere
thanks and sometimes even with a
genuine handshake-a thing not look
ed for by the highest of his courtiers
when he was still at the height of his
power.
Talks on German Affairs.
AS a rule, the former emperor is ex-
tremely talkative. He dwells greatly
on happenings in Germany, both past
and present. Often he is in COM
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
HARD TO JUDGE BY sound
Nature Has Not Equipped All Crea-
lures With Vocal Organs ccmnsen-
surate With Their sixe.

II is q very curious fact that the
ioudest sounds are not always made
by the largest animals. The roar Of
the lion exceeds In sonorousness the
cry OF the elephant Anyone who had
only heard. without seeing. bullfrog.
might well suppose that Its fearful
voice. breaking the silence OF the night.
must certainly come from the throat or
an animal of formidable dimensions.
Perhaps the most remarkable case
Of vocal power in an animal Is that
encountered by a traveller in the high
lands Of Borneo. He was Informed
by some natives that they had heard
a tiger roaring In the neighborhood.
Such news is always startling to a
stranger in the jungles, and hardly less
so to the natives.
An investigation was accordingly set
on foot. which resulted in the discoy-
cry that the alarming roars had been
emitted by a toad This toad of Bor-
neo. however, was by no means an or
binary member of the family. 1t meas
ured no less than 14i5 inches around
the body.
That the natives should not have
recognized the true source OF the
sound shows that the existence OF
such roads was either unknown TO
them. or at any rate. they had never
discovered the remarkable vocal capa-
bilities OF the animals.
In this relation Bates tells OF an In
cident that occurred during his trav-
els along the Amazon. Among the
many sounds heard In the dense Bra
lillian forests was a kind of loud me-
tallic clanking. that sometimes rang
through the trees, and the origin OF
which the traveller was unable to dis
cover. Whenever IL was heard, the ma
lives covered with fear, ascriblng 1t
to a supernatural origin. Possibly the
noise was so loud that they missed Its
location by searching only for some
thing of corresponding physical dimen-
sions.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
PATRIOTS GET POOR REWARD
British Soldiers Who Won High Dis
tinction Have Right to Conn
plain Of lngratitudc.

Attention has been directed TO the
hard case of men who won distinction
In the great war, and seem to have
been forgotten, by two dramatic incl
tents. One is the public statement by
Sir Douglas Haig that a demobiliZed
officer who won the V. c., u. 8. o.,
and NJ. c., is at present trudging the
streets of London in search of work.
The other is the announcement that
Mr.. Arthur Richings has rejoined the
Cardiff police force as an ordinary
constable, notwithstanding the fact
that he has just relinquished the army
rank of lieutenant colonel.
The latter's record is an astounding
one. He was promoted second lieu
tenant on the field. and his subsequent
promotions were astonishingly rapid.
Mentioned in dispatches three times,
he wears six wound stripes, the Mons
Star, the Croix de Guerre with
palms,, the Military Cross, and is also
a Chevalier Of the Legion of Honor
Perhaps one may be pardoned for
questioning whether there is not some
thing wrong with nm army admins
tration which allows a man with m
active service record like that to dis
appear into the decent obscurity of n
police constable's tunic. - Montreal
Family Herald.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
YOUNG HEROES At OXFORD
Many Customs and Traditions Of the
University Are Likely to Seem
Tame TO Them.

The returning hero. fresh from battle
fields. win no longer rush to the
cricket fields and the river at Oxford
with the zest of young barbarians at
their play. observes writer in The
Nation Q4ondon1. To one who may
wear the ribbon Of the Military Cross
or the u. 8. O.. the position of his col
lege boat in the eights can no longer
seem the one matter of life and death.
and even the halo of a goal shines
with diminished glory.
So, too, IN lesser pursuits. How
shall he dwell upon the squabbles OF
compartments in ancient Greece. when
he himself has motored from Saloniki
TO Athens in day. and on to Sparta
In the next? Or what will he feel
when questioned on his fading mem
cries of the irregular verbs? Probably
1ost public school boys are haunted
to old age by dream--a terrible
nightmare-of being ''put on" by the
old headmaster when they have not
taken the trouble to prepare line OF
the passage. 1t makes no difference
that they are more than 30 and the
headmaster has long been dead. The
horror of the situation remains ap-
paIling, and the dream is far more
frequent than any of Freud's mag
Innry perversions.
The feeling Of the soldier returning
TO the class and lecture room will be
much the same, with sense of fulfil
ity added. For, indeed, 1t is impossi-
BILE to go back In life and second child
hood is not like the first. Little vic
Tins play regardless of their doom,
but not men who have known what
doom can do.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
Dolno Him a Favor.

When my cousin, newly commits
stoned, was sent to Camp Grant he
found himself In command of lot of
draft men drawn mainly from our
Stun district. One in particular took
quite fancy 10 him and never lost a
chance of doing him a favor.
One day after the man had been
in camp only a week or so he ran
breathlessly up TO my cousin, who was
in the far end of trench. He re
membered to salute after a fashion.
then stood plainly trying to think what
TO do next. Finally he burst out.
BEAT it, mister, while de COINS good
De boss is after youse. and gosh, he's
sore!"
The colonel was al the other end of
the trench calling for the officer In
charge.-t,hicago Tribune.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
Rritaln,s Old Warshlns.

A great clearance of old warshlps
has been ordered by the British ID
miralty. The decree will affect no
fewer than ITO ships, all of which saw
service in the war, and some played
distinguished part. Nine battleshiDs
are included. They are: Africa,
Dominion. Hindustan, Duncan, Ex-
mouth. Albemarle, Campus. Jupiter.
Redoubtable. The first three were
built between 1903 and 1905. and the
Duncan group dates from 1901. The
Jupiter was completed In 1897, the
Campus in 1899, and the Redoubtable
(ex-Revenge) was already on the list
for sale as out of date when the
war began. She was rescued from
the mother-bank, and specially fitted
as supermonitor to lombard the
Belgian coast-New York Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
Where East and West Meet.

AS soon as looked him over knew
from his frank, engaging smile, his
cpenwork countenance and his free
and-easy clothes, where he was from.
"Yes," he said, you've guessed 1t.
I'm from the West"
sand you look down upon the East"
/ ventured. you regard New York as
essentially provincial-believe that the
Atlantic seaboard is infested by spe-
cies of human being with ingrowing
culture, with mock intellectualism,
with narrow mentality, indeed with no
natural, healthy, broad outlook on
life"
"But I enjoy my yearly VISIT" he
said, pleasantly.
Certainly you do" / replied. "You
are wise enough to overlook the self
satisfied stupidity of the easterner, and
there are opportunities for realization
not afforded In the West. You can be
vibrated in New York In many keys"
He shook his head.
"You haven't got me at ALL" he said.
"There is, of course, something In what
you say. But that is not why really
like the East"
. ''Then why 2" j asked.
Because" he replied, pleasantly, "in
travelling through the East l always
meet so many Westerners. Chester
ton Todd, In Judge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-14
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1919.
A TIE THAT BINDS

The coming to Annapolis of
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
was not only an official honor OF
the most exalted kind, but it was
doubly significant because of the
heartfelt unison between the
youthful Royal visitor and the
American lads and their precep-
tors who were his hosts.
Probably no place in America
represents the Princes ideals of
patriotic service more adequately
than does the Naval Academy, for
it is the home OF the Navy, that
institution in which all Britishers
take just glory and pride and in
which throughout history their
country has maintained suprem-
acy. The Prince. himself, learn
ed the ropes" in the navy by ac-
tual service and the genuine en-
thusiasm he showed in getting in
close touch with his contempor-
aries of the American Navy was
manifestly reciprocated by the
latter. For, besides being honor
ed as the Royal representative of
our closest ally and mother coun-
try, the Prince is a most likeable
and admirable character and a
real man" in his own right.
The welcome, therefore, that
Annapolis and the Naval Acad-
envy accorded him came from the
bottom of our hearts and perhaps
little more fervently than from
those sections not having special
interest in him, although all
America joins in the spontaneous
outpouring of fellowship, good
will and honor that must make
him feel the indissoluble strength
of the tie that binds his country
to ours.