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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
A Soldier Says

MICHAEL HARRIS, private in the
1V1 81st, wildcat" Division,
thinks the excitement and specula
ton over the Willard Dempsey fight
is all mistake. Harris, who spent
a year in France, returned about
week ago. He has been out of the
army but few days.
cover in France we heard little
about the so-callcd big Scrap" said
Harris, as he walked along with a
package of civilian clothes under his
arm. "When We did get any news
about Jess or Jack Dempsey the boys
let out groan that could be hearti
all over the place. Imagine men
like Willard and Dempsey, they
would say, fighting for. an enorn-
Gus purse! What did they do either
with their money or in actual fight
ing when the war was on? l wonder
how the folks stand for it'll"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Man Held for Abduction
Stage Mechanic Says He Mar
ried SCHOOLGIRL Aged II

Philip Shaw, a stage mechanic. who
said he was connected with the Metro
politan Opera House, was charged
with abduction yesterday after he had
been found at Coney Island with Edith
Saftler, Hunter College student aged
fourteen, who lives at 922 Seventh
Avenue.
Miss Saftler was sent to the Brook
Ign Children's Society. The police
said the girl left home Wednesday.
The couple first went to Greenwich,
Conn, where they said they were
married by a justice of the peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Sane Fourth Is Upheld
Officials All Over Country Ac.
to Prevent Old per;1s

Attempts to place ban upon a
safe and sane" Fourth of July and to
make of the national birthday riot
of mishaps, noise and conf1agrations
as in the old days, have been defeated
by the Governors and fire marshals of
all the states, according to an an
nouncement made here yesterday by
tn National Board of Fire Under
writer's.
State wide proclamations have been
issued. 1t is said, warning against
laxity in enforcing ordinances for the
protection of life and property, and
most cities and towns throughout the
nation have arranged athletic games,
historical pageants, community sing
ing and evening fireworks displays un-
der proper safeguards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Evangelinc Booth Going
To Washington for Medal

Commander Evangeline Booth will go
to Washington on July 10 to receive
at the hands of Secretary of War
Baker the Distinguished Service Medal
awarded her for services during the
war. Word reached the National Head
quarters of the Salvation Army vestor.
day that the award was made at the
special instigation of President Wilson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Sing Sing Keepers, Bounced
For EscaDe. Are Susnended

OSSINING, N. Y, June 28.-The three
keepers who were responsible for the
escape of John McAllistcr, artist and
burglar. from Sing Sing, when the con-
vict lett dummy" on his cell cot,
ward V. Brophy to fifteen davs' sns-
pension each. They arc T. V. Payton
f. N. Price and James Nolan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Judge Gives Blood for Helner

OSSINING, N. Y, June est is be-
lieved that second TRANSMISSION opera
ton which he underwent to-day viii
save the life of Constable William Me-.
Pherson. Judge George Cowie. of
whose court Mcpherson is an attache
sacrificed his blood in an effort Co
save the constable's life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

1924 Breakfast Coats. .6G
Plain crepe light blue, Copen-
hagen, pink, rose and lavender
small sailor collar-dcep fiounce-
also button trim--szes 38 to Al.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FLOOR
81 ct. Scarfs and Squares. 40
Lace trimmed various patterns.
DECORATIVE LlNENs-MAlN FLOOR.
S2.4S Girls Tub Dresses .......1.GG
PLAIN or stripe gnghams-white
Plque trimmings 70 II years.
GIRLS DEpT.-SECOND FLOOR
81 ct. and SLIT Stamped
Sizes Is, 16 and 17-fne quality
all made ready to embroider.
ALSO
Stamped Dish Towels
ouf reg. 10 co.. ............. 10
STAMPED GOODS-BASEMENr
$3.50 Little Tots Bloomer
OIcSScS .DN
Ginghams and Chambray-empire
and belted styles-sizes to yrs.
INFANTS DEPT-SECOND FLOOR
73 ct. Women's Extra Size Vests. .53
Low neck-slceveless, or short
sleeves--sizcs to so bust measure
also drawers, loose knec--drawers
have slight imperfections.
KNIT UNDERwEAR--MAlN FLOOR
lS ct. Childrcn's Socks. III
Plain white-double heel and toe.
HoSlEnY-MAIN FLOOR.
2S ct: Box of Stationery ~
"a sheets, with Old English gilt mi
tlal--24 envelopes.
STATIONERY-THIRD FLOOR
~ ct. New Curtain Muslins. 49,. IA
White only-lacc insert and edge.
UPiIoLsTERy-BAsEMEN
1919 Crochet Spreads ....1.77
Full and quarter sizcs-hcayv
raised designs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
S1.97 Bleached Sheets AZ
8lx90-dcpendable makc-no dress
ing.
MUsIISS-BASEAENT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

A new building devoted to Men,.
Clothing and Furnishings, When.
exclusive .STYIWEAR" c,..l
meet critical standards of mascnI;n.
taste.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

SO ct. Table Oilcloth. IN
a yds, wide-plain white and as
sorted patterns-slight imperfec-
tions.
TABLE o1rCLorH-TH1RD FLOOR.
81 ct. Union Linen Huck Towels. 40
Heavy quality-hemstitch good
size.
TowELs-MAIN FLOOR
S175 Black Satins. Ira
35-inch-fne close face.
SALESMAN FLOOR
"a ct. Black Surf Cloth. go
32-inch-lustrous quality.
LININGS-BAsEAIENT
Is ct. Khaki Cloth 20
Mill lengths-excellent for chill
dren's play. clothes as we'll as
skirts, middies, etc.
WASH DRESS rABRIcs-BAsES1ENr
30 ct. Pink Nainsooks. 90
In demand for undergarments for
women, misses and children.
WASH DRESS FABRIcs-BAsEMENr
6S Ct. Fine Mohairs. .E0
36-inch-white hair lines and cord
ed dcsigns-silk tinish-cream, gray.
Drown, garnet, navy and black.
DRESS GOODS-MAlN FLOOR.
SO ct. White Beach Cloth. 40
36-inch--for dresses, skirts, mid
dies and boys wash suits.
WHITE GOoDs-MAlN FLOOR
$500 Mems Fine Shirts. .2.4O
SILK fibre; also heavy silk stripes
on fine madras-with or without
collars-all. sizes.
MEMS FUANIsIINGS-NEW BUILDING
so ct. Mems Balbriggan
underwear ......... AZ
Short sleeve shirts-drawers double
scats-all sizes.
MEMS UNDERWEAR,-NEW BUILDING
S7oa and 1914 Boys Suits. 1850
SemiNorfolk belted models-nov-
city stripes and mixtures-regular
and stout sizes included.
BOYS CLO1lIING-rH1RD F1Oon
S1.25 Boys' Trouscrs-All Sizes 30
Corduroys and cassimcres-check
and hcrringbone fancics - we'll
made.
BOYS CI.orHrNG-THIRD FLOOR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29

Visitors and Vacation Shoppers
may enjoy delicious luncheon at our
restaurant on the Third Floor. Refresh
ing Summer menus of home cooked food
at moderate prices are speciality.
Evening journal., 1919-09-09
SHARK GOD DEFIED
At PEARL HAkBOR
Deity Held Responsible by
Natives fol Reverses on
Big Dry Dock
WATER PUMPED OUT,
SKELETON IS FOUND

HONOLULU. Sept. 9.-The shark god
OF the Hawaiian Islands. has lost his
last fight.
An American dry dock wizard named
Smith. aided by a sorceress, dead
pig and a slaughtered chicken, mas
done for this grim deity at last.
The most costly dry dock in the
world. the Pearl HarbOr basin, has
been completed and formally opened
FOR traffic. After ten years OF labor,
the expenditure OF S5.O00,O00. the 1000
foot dock was officially dedicated on
August 2i by Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels with Mrs Daniels acting as
sponsor.
When Mrs. Daniels pressed the but
ton that opened the sluicegates and
let In a food Of water, a tall, rangy
man, with somewhat loose, baggy
clothes, a sharp, clean-cut jaw and a
bald head took off his hat, wiped the
perspiration from his forehead and
leaved one grand sigh OF relief.
His troubles Of ten years were over
At lastl
That man was Francis B. Smith, OF
san Francisco, better known as Dry
Dock Smith," builder OF the Mare IS
and dry dock. Smith and the Shark
god had been enemies for ten years.
This great deity, worshiped by Ha-
waiians. according TO tradition inhaDit-
cd a coral cave on the exact site OF the
dry dock.
Three times. on the verge Of compile
ton, the project failed. All mrouSh
there were strange accidents, mlshaps'
DELAYS. shortages OF material.
II may seem laughable, but It was
ANYTHING but a laughing matter Ihe
dav laborers on the projects were
mainly Hawaians and the unknown
terror of the shark god was a big iac-
tor through the entire course OF the
work
And-when all the water was at last
pumped from the cement basin mere
al the bottom Jay the skeleton OF
gigantic shark
When work commenced on OctoDer
+ 1909. the natives in the vicinity INT
Cd their hands In horror at the desc
Grafton. A..
THE flrst attempt TO pump out me
cofferdsm in 1914 lifted the floor OF the
basin nine inches before the water had
been lowered 20 feet. In the second al
b tempt. in 1912. the floor Of the basin
lifted again. The third attempt TO un-
water was made early in 1913 On Fep-
ruary II OF that year the level OF llle
water was brought down 81 feet. But
the bottom rose rapidly rs the weight
Of the water was removed. The coher-
dam collapsed at 3 o'clock on the al
ternoon Of the tIth. 50.
The shark god was getting IN MS
work. or so said the natives,
The Navy Department granted Smhn
another chance. Work RECOMMENDED
December {, 1914. -.
Methods heretofore untried IN tne
h,storv Of dry dock construction were
nsed Instead Of building the dry dock
an lis nermanent site. IL was built in
Evening journal., 1919-09-09

cause ef so embargo That has been
placed on the bay boats and railroads.
The State warehouse. built to hold 49,
37s hogsheads, now has more than pa
600 stored in It. and regulations allow
ing only as much tobacco to come is as
is being shipped out have had to be
put into force.
The new crop Ia selling at an aver
age OF 40 cents a pound. with maxi
mum OF AZ cents. A few years ago
Maryland tobacco sold at or 80 cents
a mound. which means that the product
mas increased nearly 400 per cent
within TWO years. Government taxes
have been responsible for the jump, %
"a certain extent, but the farmer, never
tneless. gets more than three times a:
much for his tobacco today as he go
in 1917.
The demand for Maryland tobacco Il
greater now than lt ever was, Mr.
Ward said. Imported tobacco. such a.
the Turkish and Egyptian brands, j
no longer on the market in any quan
titles. and manufacturers must seel
the nearest substitute The Maryland
product closely resembles Turkish to
bacco. because both burn easily an'
quickly and are very dry. Southern TO
bacco burns slowly, and cigarette
made from 10 will not burn unless In
hailed continuously In this respect
Maryland and Turkish tobacco ar'
practically Identical, Mr. Ward said.
The European countries are buying
the American product and much OF 4
is being shipped from Baltimore. The
French Government has an order fol
1900 hogsheads and importing flrm:
Evening journal., 1919-09-09

l6 sections in the open A huge steel
ballast tank floateed each section TO its
permanent location. The spaces be-
tween the sections were Joined by
means OF tremie concrete. Then the
caisson was floated to the entrance and
the water pumped out. The thickness
or the base Of the dry dock was made
so as 10 weigh $500 pounds TO the
square foot as against the 5000 hydro
static uplift Of water through the
coral foundations beneath the dock.
Just before the caisson gale was
moved up this spring Dave Richard. a
Hawaiian worker, collected a fund
from his fellow-laborers and invoked
the aid Of a female kahuna, or sorcer-
ess. to save the dock
She ordered them 10 throw a pig and
a white chicken into the water at the
entrance Of the dock. They followed
her Instructions, and that is how, they
explain, the shark god was lured to
his death.
For the decayed body Of a shark was
actually found in the basin at the con-
clusion Of the four months unwater-
ing operations.
The basin is 1929 feet long. 1873 feet
wide at the top and has a depth OF 30
feet. II will accommodate the largest
ship aflOat.
Evening journal., 1919-09-09

In Belgium and England ssSo isrs5
quantities. Much Of thie is Maryland
tobacco and the rest Is from Ken
lucky. but shipped from Baltimore.
Three steamships now in Baltimore
harbor will load osrsoes In which to-
bscco Will fgure.
The last OF the present crop will not
be in until December, It is believed by
shippers, because II must be shipped
slowly untill the congestion at the
warehouse IA relieved. The crop us
Evening journal., 1919-09-09
Attending to Chickens and
Garden

uNrv nelshbors are surprised to see
na looking so well, for they thought
would not live TO see summer. hao
mch pain around my heart as to cause
me 10 faint. knew It came from bloat-
ing and pressure Of gas in my stomach.
friend in ST. Louis told me TO use
Mavr's Wonderful Remedy and l now
feel better than in all my life. am DO
ing my own work, attending TO my
chickens and my garden ana nave
rleaned house" Il is a simple, harm
less preparation that remove the ca
tarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract
and allays the Inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. including appendix
cltis. One does will convince or money
refunded. J. NJ. Eckerd, The Miller Drug
store. n. B. Danforth and druggists
everywhere.
Evening journal., 1919-09-09

esliy Is Ia b. November. A. shss Tine
OF the year there are seldom more
than 5000 hogsheeds remaining TO ne
shipped to Baltimore. and. Mr.. Ward
said, there are now 10000 still on the
farms or bay piers waiting TO nno
space in the local warehouse.
Evening journal., 1919-09-09
TOBACCO NOW AT
THE PEAK PRICE
Growers Get AZ Cents, With
Average at 45. for
Supply
NETS FARMERS THREE
TIMES USUAL PROFITS

BALTIMORE. Md, Sept 9.-The
Maryland tobacco crop Of 1918. which
is now coming into the city, is bring
ing the highest price ever known in
the history OF the trade. The crop. ao-
cordlng 10 Samuel B. Ward. superin-
tendent Of the State Tobacco Ware
house, is the largest since the year be-
fore the Civil War, and still there is
not enough 10 equal the demand.
The 1918 crop is estimated to ex-
ceed 5000 hogsheads. 5000 Of which
already have been brought to the city.
The remaining 10000 are held up be-
Evening journal., 1919-09-09

II drop OF water could be mssni-
Ned 10 the size OF the earth. each OF
ITS molecules would appear not larger
than a baseball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
He Was Having Chills One Mn
ute, Fever Next. So Weak
Could Hardly Lift
His Head.
MOTHER TELLS HOW
SHE OVERCAME 1T
Aehed All Over. Had Bad
Cough. Many Since Relieved
by Same Method.

Anxious mothers almost driven
distracted these anxious times by the
81 u q bl- sad 90 read this iady's
experience with her sons case and
learn from her how she turned the
tide in his favor when everything
looked blue. 1t points a lesson that
is true, whether the disease be in
fuenza, la grippe. pneumonia or any
other wasting illness. She said:
My son. following a severe attack
of the 'fiu.' was In depleted rum
down condition, and every symptom
pointed to his going Into pneumonia.
He was so weak that l despaired OF
ever getting his strength back and
he had a cough and cold that SIM
ply would not yield to ordinary
treatment. He had no appetite and
complained of aching all over. How
he did suffer with his back, and yet
l knew of no way to relieve him. He
would get hot with fever one minute
and then ice cold with a chill the
next, and 1t kept me constantly on
the jump. The wonderful thing was
that any medicine could give him re-
lief, but we discovered II. and now
! want to tell every ono about 1t and
add my name to tho long list Of peo-
pie here who swear by Hypo-Co6
The first bottle ct Hypc-Cn4 ~
|WcndAre feP him y eelluaeA Hke 4
[rnRohqd down Ap1 A3mpet xMAlq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Thought He
Z: Had the "Flu"
HID All the Symptoms. Took
Hypo-Cod as Preventive.
Does All Claimed.

Below is the statement of one of
the many here in Washington who.
WITH ell the symptoms of the FLU.
behaved in an ounce of prevention
is worth IL pound OF cure" Read
What he says, Read what folks say
aboVe.
Il had all the pains and aches that
seem to be the precursor of the flu.
] had severe pains in the lumbar re-
gion and felt achy and stiff all over.
bly, digestion and appetite became
impaired. and / was badly consti-
pated and stuffed up. / decided it
was wise to build myself up right
quick, so got bottle of Hypo-Cod
on the advice of friends. and my re-
lief was almost Immediate. Pm sure
1t kept me from coming down with
the .iu.' The very first doses seemed
to strengthen and benefit me, and
there is no doubt in my mind that
this medicine has high preventive
virtues. am thoroughly convinced
that Hypo Cod will do all that is
claimed for it," declares NJ ]. Lane,
IFS + street northwest, Washington.
y c.
If there is sickness in the readers
house Il bottle OF Hypo-Cod should
be taken homo and the whole family
started using it. It strengthens and
builds them up. Wards off sickness.
( lust as a tonic for fall and winter
use 1T has no superior.
Read what Washington folks say
I who had the 4.du'' and uaed Hypo-
Cod. Then get . bottle tonight
: Their atafemeuts ara pE3ute0 ahove
fpd lns TIN N4x& co1uu3p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
BLIND SOLDIERS PROFICIENT.
Sir Arthur Pearson Tells How They
Are Aided in ENGLAND

Sir Arthur Pearson, founder Of the
st. Dunstan's Hotel for blinded SOL
diers in London, speaking at the VIII
| lard last night at a dinner given in
his honor by Lieut. Col James Bord-
ley, declared that the majority of men
I who have completed the various
courses in vocational training are now
earning more money than when they
had their sight
Typewriting. shorthand and several
trades' are being taught at the school
Plans are being made to establish a
chain OF uniform stores to provide occu-
ton for blinded SOLDIERS. after the fashion
of those the Red Cross will introduce in
! this country. Among those awaiting OF
the courses provided at ST D,nstan'z he
said. is Sir Earl Grey. the former Brit
ish foreign minister. whose sight is
rapidly failing.
Among those present were Secretary
Baker. who complimented Sir Arthur
on his work. Surg. Gen Ireland and
other Army officials and Red Cross
leaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
After the "Flu"
Lost Her Voice
Following Flu Had La Grippe.
Then Pleurisy. Siege Left
Her Very Weak.
NEICHBORS URGED HER
TO TRY HYPO-COD
This Washington Lady Says
Hypo-Cod Is Simply Grand
Medicine.

II had very severe attack of the
'fu. and directly after the flu /
was taken down with la grippe. and
after that went into a serious and
acute case of pieurisy. This caused
me to lose my voice. This long
siege OF sickness left me in a fright
fully weakened condition, and it
seemed like I must succumb. Even
my digestion no longer work ed, :"
writes this Washington lady whose
name is given below.
Il read the splendid Endorsement
being given Hypo-Cod in the papers,
and then some neighbor friends of
mine urged me to try it, SO I
bought a bottle and 1 received the
greatest kind of relief from using
It. In fact. It has had such q apIen-
did enect In my case that my own
family physician advised me to con-
tinue taking IL right along, and 1
surely think 1t 10 wonderful I am
giving It to my two boys. too tone
they are gaining new strength and
weight every day. 1t seems like.
Their little appetites came right
back in grand style, and I can see
IN Improvement in their condition
every day. 1t does the work so quick
~. too, that I most heartily and
gratefully recommend Hypo Cod to
agonies of this dreadful disease, and
will be more than glad to tell any
one the wonderful good this medi-
cine has done me and my children %
continued Mrs. K. Brotherton, sos I
street southeast.
Most every one following tha ''fiu''
complains Of catarrhal troubles,
bronchial affections and deep-seated
coughs and colds. Chest soreness
and other dangerous indications
point to the fact that many are apt
to be troubled long time with lung
| weakness unless they take soue-
| thing promptly. The danger Of
tuberculosis Is ever present, and an
alarming number are contracting
this fatal disease following pneu-
monia and influenza
To be on the safe side take this
advice: Go down to tho nearest
Peoples Drug Store hero In Wash
ngton and ask the clerk about 1t.
| 'sk to see the formula on the bottle.
Submit 1t to your physician II you
wish, but, batter still. take homo q
| bottle or two and quickly put your
| self back on your feet aud to work
days and weeks sooner.
| Read what other Notwithstanding
| say about Hypo-Cod on this same
page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
After Flu He Almost Caught
Pneumonia---Tells What She Did

him out of bed. 1t was wonderful
His cough stopped entirely and he
began sleeping peacefully through
the night before he had finished half
the bottle. His cold and congestion
In his chest disappeared. and now
since using two bottles. he is back
to normal again, when only about
two weeks ago I thought he would
contract pneumonia He has q good
appetite and has actually gained
considerable in weight, and his food
seems to agree with him so; nicely.
Since then I have known of at least
three other cases where this splen-
did medicine called Hypo-Cod has
lifted people from dependency and
despair to good health and buoyant
spirits, and / am indeed glad to add
by name to the dist of indorsers,"
declared Mrs. L. Hutchings. 2S9 West
Butte street, Norfolk. Va.
1t is when one Is weakened by
long wasting illness that danger
The lungs become weakened and
cough Is not at all unusual. It
should not be permitted to linger a
| minute. 1t 10 appalling how many
are contracting Tuberculosis follow
Ing influenza and pneumonia A
soreness In the chess. hoarseness and
thing-you should give the patient
Cod Liver Oil. the easiest oxidizea
oil known. In Hypo-Cod this best
| Of all tonics when the lungs are
| weak is combined with Syrup Of
Hypophosphites. which every doctor.
every hospital prescribes after long
wasting illness. Hypo-Cod contains
| Cod Liver Oil extractiyes, Syrup Of
| Hypophosphites. Malt, Iron, Wine
and Wild Cherry Bark and Il is SO
| perfectly blended 1t agrees perfectly
with the most delicate stomach and
| is a most pleasant and agreeable
medicine to take. There Is no similar
preparation the equal Of HypQ-Cod.
and one taste proves 1t It u
heavier. racher. better and only tho
ve!Y Anest tn9rsdisnts ayN useA We
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