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New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

A Few Timely Hints
and Tender
Obsequies

M drink! The need is en-
w phatic, and many a keen
mind is staying up nights
trying to find the solution. "The
demonstration made by a prominent
restaurant keeper Of the possibili-
ties of invention in devising seduc-
tive substitutes for alcoholic bever-
ages seems to have been a great
success except on one point" OBJ
serves a writer in "The New York
World" who goes on to say:
"The imitation cocktails, highballs,
liaueurs, etc. deceived the eye and the
palate of the imbiber but they failed
to fool the subconscious sense which
, registers degrees Of alcoholic exhilara-
ton. They were good TO look at and to
taste, but they did not cheer the inner
man.
"Wll it be possible, indeed. with all
the compounder's art, 20 overcome that
inherent defect Of Misunderstanding
drinks? They may be Just as good in
all other respects, and better as re-
CARDS the absence Of reaction following
stimulation. But the problem will re-
main of supplying an acceptable SUBJ
stitute for the alcoholic content.
National prohibition, of course, will
offer spur to invention of this kind
such as it has never had under the free
consumption of liquor. There will be
wealth beyond the dreams Of avarice
for the man who can concoct q soft
drink which will have stimulating prop
critics. which will conduce TO convivial-
ity without drunkenness. There are
coffee and tea, of course, among nom
alcoholic stimulants-unless, or until,
the prohbitionists make these also
wicked outlaws.
"But world which after centuries
Of demand for palatable temperance
beverages rests content with ginger ale,
soda pop and similar carbonic drinks
offers little promise of a beverage
which will cheer and at the same time
gently inebriate without violating the
prohibition laws
"The San Francisco Chronicle"
offers its readers the inspiration Of
three old-fashioned elderberry wine
.'ecipes, which read as follows;
From the Berries Three gallons
of berries, nine gallons of water and
other ingredients as follows: Put the
water and the berries into boiler
with two ounces Of ginger, an ounce Of
alspice and half an ounce of cloves.
All the spices SHOULD be bruised and
tied in muslin loosely. Simmer for an
hour, then strain and add four pounds
OF sugar to the gallon. Mix in a tub
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

EVER hear Of mate? Probably
IL not.
To begin with it is pronounced
ma-tay.
1t is a South American drink and
they wonder down there, in view of
mate, why we worry about prohl-
bition.
Mate contains:
Almost no essential oils.
Even less tannin than coffee.
Less caffeine or alkaloid than
either tea or coffee.
Yet
(We quote the "Pan-American
Review
Mate will:
Produce an exhilaration SIMILAR to
that Of beer.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
adjustment SlO,o

Here is the situation, and explain
it because / doubt whether the general
public understands 1t. There is just
one feature Of the hotel business in
which we do not compete with men out
side that business. For example, you
do not have to 60 to hotel for your
meals. There are plenty of restaurants
of all kinds where you can eat. You
can 20 outside to telephone, to be
shaved or have your hair cut, to buy
your paper, your cigars, your candy,
your flowers, your theatre tickets. You
can send out your laundry, your clothes
to be cleaned and pressed. Every item
of service in a hotel can be obtained
outside-except the one item Of lodg-
ing. So we cannot raise our prices in
those lines, because we are in COM
petition with people outside. The in
evitable conclusion seems to be that
the only way In which the hotels can
make up the deficit which will come
from stopping the sale of liquor will
be to increase the rates for rooms.
."Of course, believe that in time
the restaurant end Of the business will
increase and help to make up the loss.
But the process Of adjustment will be
slow. In the mean time, some other
provision must be made"
The possibility that we may de-
velop into a nation of tea drinkers
looms up:
an the cafes abroad you will see
scores of men in the late afternoon
sitting at little tables drinking coffee.
| predict that we will see the same
thing in this country, though not to
the same extent. The Englishman
would rather 60 without his dinner
than without his afternoon tea. | ex-
pect to see the custom grow over here.
81 know that the man who has been
in the habit Of taking his afternoon
cocktail or highball will froth at the
mouth at the idea Of substituting tea.
Some years ago, believe, a certain
Mayor of New York was the butt of
endless jokes and ridicule because he
had tea served to him every afternoon
in his ofice at the City Hall. Times
have changed a coed deal since then;
but they will change still more in that
respect under prohibition.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
Here, Mate, Is Mate;
Pronounced Malay

Leave no deleterious after effects.
Furnish at all times a palatable
refreshing, thirst-quenching liquid.
Nor is that all.
So much nourishment is there in
mate that it permits of prolonged
fast.
In some South American districts
it is used as a substitute for vege-
tables.
It has aided the treatment of
diabetes.
1t stimulates muscular power and
Ito quote AGAIN. produces an appre-
ciable intellectual lucidity.
This year South America vii, ex-
port 5000 tons Of mate.
That will bring in about S17,000,
600 1T thirteen cents a pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
II Hits Hotels

Touching upon prohibition as it
will affect big hotels, Mr.. Statler
writes as follows:
"The hotel business is certainly
going to suffer for time. The revenue
from the sale of drinks has been large,
not only from the bar itself, but from
the service to the grills, cafes and din
ing rooms. II we had foreseen the
coming of prohibition we should have
spent two million dollars less than we
did in building and fitting up the new
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. Let
me explain this. Every dollar spent in
construction, decorations and furnish
ings Of a hotel is invested capital on
which we must get return. IL one
principal source Of revenue is cut of
there is deficit, which must be made
up somehow. The problem over which
hotelkeepers are studying now is how
this dry deficit is going to be met.
For instance, give 100000 as
an approximate sum should have tried
to save on the Hotel Pennsylvania. In
running the hotel must figure on get
ting at least s per cent return on the
investment before any profit comes.
This is TO cover the payment TO the
owners Of the building and the special
tax which the hotelkeeper must pay
on the investment. In this case, the
s2,e06,000 represents an annual cost 10
me, therefore, Of about 100000: and
I an now. facing the fact that one
eourcs Of revenue on which ] counted
70 meet that share Of the annual ex-
Dsnss will, In ell probability. be cut of.
"Hov am ]. and how are other hotel
nsn. 10 mako this up! You probably
will say. oh, you must try 10 do more
business 10 the other departments.
But il that possible? You probably do
not know that q good hotel man figures
on doing capacity business anyway.
II our hotels have been running full all
the time, how can we make up this new
and unexpected dsneit1 We have just
20 many rooms. II we have been turn
inr people sway already. We can't make
~ the loss--from hsvirg one source
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
The Wrist Watch

Before the war most men would
rather have been caught with counter
felt money on them than to appear in
public wearing wrist watch. Per-
sonally, feel pretty much that way
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
r NDER the caption "How !
Men Act When They Can't
~ Get q Drink" z. Nj. Stat

Men ACT Wnen lncy OaH
- Get a Drink" E. Nj. Stat
ler, hotel proprietor, ex
plains in "The American Maya.
zine" various phases of the prohibi'
tion subject.
When he had finished his essay
the editor of "The American Maga'
zine" asked Mr.. Statler what had
become of the Cocktail" hour in De-
troit since Michigan went dry. lie
responded:
More men are having little
family spree by taking their
wives out to dinner. In the old
days there used to be line of
men at our telephone booths be-
tween 5 and 6 in the afternoon,
calling up their homes to an
nounce that business was going
to keep them down town and not
to expect them for dinner.
"In most of these cases the visit
to the telephone booth was fol-
lowed by a more or less protract-
ed sojourn at the bar and by a
dinner with trimmings Of drinks
in the grillroom. There is still
a certain amount of this late
afternoon telephoning, but the
message now is more often than
c not an invitation to the mans
wife to come on down town and
have dinner
Mr.. Statler believes that prohibi,
ton is going to create a large In
crease in the soda fountain business
and. with an eye on the future he
has installed three fountains in the
newest Of his hotels, the Pennsyl-
varla, OF this city.
These are some of the points the
writer makes from his experience
in dry and prospectively dry terri
tory:
/. In restaurants people are
spendinp more for food under
new conditions.
2. The cafe crowded hour used
to be after the theatre; now it is
between $50 and $3.50 p. m.
o1siS. People are spending 16 per
cent more for food than they did
when they could get liquor.
- a. There has been an enormous
increase in the consumption of
= desserts.
5. The taxicab business has
fallen off greatly.
6. Homemade booze" makes
of a man an insane drunk.
z. The hotel business generally
will suffer for time.
8. We may become afternoon
tea drinkers, as the English are.
o. 1t Will not affect big busi-
ness deals. Big deals are not
and never were consummated over
a bar.
10. There will be more smok-
ing, more motion picture goers.
!, IL. Men will spend more time
out of doors.
12. Women, who are toying
with drink as something new
. and the increase Of women drink
ers has been tremendous-would
line up against prohibition in
many cities more strongly than
men.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06

Office swapped anecdotes and discussed general
dressed with sudious disregard for collars
dreading TO be confused with the bouygcoise
For radical club general air Of quiet cgned.
confined chiefly the literature of the
Nor
volunteers Others, according
tanned IS much $50 week.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-06
E. NJ. Statler Tells
How 1t Works
In His Hotels

/ Of revenue stopped-by getting more
guests. We already have all we can
handle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
SENATOR McNARY FAv0RS
D. C. REPRESENTATION
Oregon Legislator Thinks It Only
Just That Congressional
Rights Be Granted.

The people of the District of CO.
lumbia are entitled to have repre-
sentation in Congress and to vote
for President and Vice President of
the United States. in the opinion OF
Senator McNary of Oregon.
He has not fully determined. he
said. just what the representation in
Congress should be-whether the
people Of the District should elect
delegates to the House and Senate
or should elect representatives and
senator's That they should have
representation of some kind. however.
is only just. he said.
Senator McNary believes that II
the people of Washington were given
the ballot. it would result in great
err self-government. and that there
would be an improvement in many
matters here.
II have seen snow lie for days and
days on the streets of the capital in
manner which would not be toll
Grated in the towns of my state" he
said. Something should be done. he
said. to improve the street car serv-
ice. If the people had a voice in it,
he said, he believed something would
be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28

Mrs. Elmer Stone. wife of the pilot
of the NC4, was overjoyed late yes
terday afternoon when told that her
husband and Lieut.. Commander Read
had landed at Lisbon, completing the
overseas portion of the fight across
the Atlantic.
At her home in the Observatory
apartments. Wisconsin avenue and
Hall place, Mrs. Stone said today she
was confident from the start that the
plane of which her husband was pilot
would make the trip, and that he
would be among the first two men to
fly from America to Europe.
Il never lost confidence that my
husband would Bucceed in the effort"
she said. "A letter l received from him
Monday, written from the Azores. ex-
pressed the same confidence. Elmer
wrote about the flight from New
foundland to the Azores. describing
the trip in detail. 1t must have been
wonderful. In his letter he said he
had not the slightest doubt that he
and Lieut. Commander Read would be
successful in the rest of the trip"
Mrs. Stones father, James G. Pace
of Pensacola. is planning trip to this
city to welcome his SON law when
the latter returns from Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
SECRETARY LANE URBES
EARLY PASSAGE OF BILL
To Provide Employment and Rural
Homes for Those Who Served
in the Great War.

Early passage Of the bill to provide
employment and rural homes for
those who served with the military
and naval forces in the great war
was urged today by Secretary Lane
before the House public lands COM
mittee. Mr.. Lane explained in de-
tail features of the measure which
he declared already has been en-
dorsed by forty states.
Secretary Lane said thus far $4,000
soldiers had expressed q desire in
writing to obtain farm projects un-
der the government plan, and that 1t
was necessary to proceed Immediate
ly with the legislation.
He added that. while the public first
regarded the bill as something for
the particular advantage of the west.
it now saw that 1t was designed to
be of help to every section of the
country.
'The reception given this plan.
which was frst presented q year ago"
Mr.. Lane said, shows that it struck
p popular chord"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
President Wilson Invited
Luxembourg Delegation

LUXEMBOURG, May 27.-Secretary of
State Reuter- today read in the cham
Der of deputies a letter from President
Wilson, inviting a Luxembourg delega-
ton to come to Paris. He said the
government was ready to leave to-
night for Paris to tell the peace con-
ference that the people Of Luxem-
burg wish their country to remain
autonomous and to conclude an eco
nomic union with France or Belgium.
or If that was found impossible to
open negotiations with those two
countries to learn their conditions.
He added that the government was
also asked that Luxembourg be ad-
mitted to the league OF nations. Ac-
cording to a Paris telegram the dele
CATION will be received on Wednesday
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
SERVICE LEAGUE UPHOLDS
D. c. VOTES IN CONGRESS
Recognizes Need Of Local Share in
Legislation Which May
Affect Veterans.

National representation for the Dis
trict of Columbia was Endorsed in q
resolution adopted at a meeting of
the Enlisted Service League last night
at Kfdders Hall, s22 goth street. The
league believes that inasmuch as the
present and future Congresses will
pass matters of legislation concern
ing the welfare Of the ex-enlisted
man of this city as we'll as those of
the states, representation should be
given the District in both houses of
Congress and in the electoral college,
A committee was appointed to confer
on this matter with the various civic
organizations here.
The aim of the league is to estab-
lish branches in eight of the principal
cities of the country. A member of
the committee on organization will
take the necessary steps in regard to
the establishment Of branch in New
York city. it was announced.
An entertainment committee was
appointed to arrange for dances and
an excursion to some point of in
terest in the near future. The next
meeting of the league will be held
at kidder's Hall. Tuesday, June "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
WAIF FOUND IN CHURCH.
Believed to Have Been Abandoned
by Young Woman. j..

A boy baby. about four months old,
yesterday made known his presence
behind the organ in the choir loft of
st. Aloysius Church by giving a DEM
onstration Of his lung power. Persons
in the church. there to say prayers,
heard the walls Of the youngster and
proceeded to investigate.
Finding of the abandoned infant re-
called to one of the ladies' in the church
that she had seen a young woman
scarcely twenty years old, whose light
hair and blue eyes attracted her at
tention, enter the church with the child
in her arms.
Police of the sixth precinct were
told that the young woman wore q
blue suit, white waist and black hat
trimmed with feathers. The waif was
taken to Founding Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
RUTH LAW WILL ATTEMPT
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

CHICAGO, May 2S.-Ruth Law. avi-
atrix, before leaving for New York
today. announced that she plans to
attempt a transatlantic fight within
six weeks. She will use a new Cur
tiss land biplane equipped with two
Curtiss- Kirkham motors of 400
horsepower each, and will be accom-
anician. The machine is now being
built for her by the Curtiss COM
pany, she says. She expects the
United States Navy to give her as
sistance In making the flight.
Miss Law recently returned from
the orient, where she was engaged in
aytngs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
WANTS PRIVATE RAILROADS.
Vice President Marshall Tells Cot
ton Men He Favors Wider Control.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., May 2s-vice
President Thomas r. Marshall told the
American Cotton Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION in session here yesterday
that he wanted to see the railroads
operated by their owners.
Il think. nevertheless" he added
that the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission should be en-
larged. 1 believe that the Interstate
Commerce Commission should have
control not only OF the physical prop
erty but the securities of Interstate
transportation corporations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
ADVOCATES
CHURCH COOPERATION
Interchurch World Movement
Conference Held at New Bethel
Baptist Church.

There is not enough cooperation in
church work. Rev. w. B. Millar
of New York city. said in an address
at the interchurch world movement
conference today at New Bethel Bap-
tist Church. 9Th and s streets.
The speaker told the several hun
dred delegates from the District,
Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia
that the work must be unified. He
said it is easy enough to appoint
committees in the churches. but that
it is a hard point to get them to do
the church work properly.
Opening Of Conference.
The conference opened with Rev.
Rev. E. Adolphus Haynes Of Alexan-
dria, Va. and Rev. DIR. A. c. Garner
of this city conducted the devotional
services. Addresses of welcome were
given by Rev. 8. Geriah Lamkins and
Rev. w. D. Jarvis.
1.-THE Interchurch World Movement
Its Purpose" was the subject Of an adj
dress by H. =. La Flame of New
York city. at the session this morn
ing.
Following luncheon, there were
short addresses by several delegates.
Other addresses are scheduled for
this afternoon. At q dinner at $50
o'clock DR.. William H. Moses of
Philadelphia 10 to deliver an adj
dress.
Mass Meeting Tonight.
A mass meeting is to be held at
$3.50 o'clock tonight. at which ad-
dresses are to be made by Rev. DR..
E. NJ. Poteat of Brookline, Mass.
Rev. Dr. Charles 8. Morris Of Norfolk,
Va, and Rev. DR.. w. b. Millar OF
New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
g DAYS ONCE FAST
FORATLANT|C TRIP
Savannah's Voyage in 1919
Amazed-CoIumbus Took
70 Days to Cross.

When the Savannah, the first steam
ship to cross the Atlantic. made the
voyage from Savannah. Ga, to Liver
pool in twenty-nine days eleven
hours. only a few days over 100 years
ago. chroniclers of that day wrote
that the speed of the little vessel
was Extraordinary phenomenal"
amazing" and the like, exhausting
the journalistic vocabulary in at
tempting to describe the epoch-mark-
ing event.
Columbus and his sailors on the
Santa Maria. Pinta and Nina, making
the voyage from Palos. Spain, to the
new world in seventy days. were not
trying to establish transatlantic speed
records They were merely making an
known area of the world.
New Mark May Not Stand Long.
Lieut.. Commander Albert c. Read,
first airman to make the transatlantic
fight and negotiating the distance in
twenty-six hours forty-one minutes
actual flying time. possibly will not
hold the record for long. Events hap
pen more rapidly now than they did
a century ago.
Columbus and his crew, mostly COM
posed of the Siffraff Of Spanish ports
and prisons, hailed from Palos Au-
gust 8. 1892, and sighted land in the
western hemisphere October IL, 1892.
Capt. Moses Rogers of the steam
ship Savannah sailed from the harbor
of Savannah May "a, 1919, and reached
Liverpool. England, June 20.
Savannah Built at New York.
The Savannah was built at Corlears
Point. N. Y, and was originally de-
signed for a sailing vessel. Before
completion. however, it was decided
to- to n make Ike a. 2 steamship Of the little
were added to her equipment. Mer-
chants and other interested persons
of Savannah financed the venture,
for which reason the boat was named
for the southern city and started on
her eventful trip from that port in
stead Of from New York.
From old records of the voyage 1t
favorable the sails were set and the
engine stopped, to conserve the scanty
supply Of coal. Indeed, the latter part
of the trip, after the Irish coast was
sighed. was considerably delayed be-
cause the coal was exhausted and,
the wind having failed, the vessel was
becalmed for some time.
Had weather conditions favored, the
Reads hight across the Atlantic
might have been completed last
Saturday, the exact centennial ami
versary Of the first crossing Of the
ocean by a steam craft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28

Admiral Knapp, commanding the
American naval forces in Europe, the
following cablegram:
Lieut.. Commander A. C. Read, u.
8 N, commanding net: The cruiser
and transport force congratulates you
and your crew on your great achieve
ment, which has added another bril-
liant page to the history of the Navy.
We remember that your first flight
was from the flagship Seattle"
(SignedO "GLEAVES. Vice Admiral"
The Seattle is the flagship Of Admi-
raj Gleaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Mass Meeting Tonight.
HAVE CONGRESS
THANK COMDR. READ

A resolution extending the thanks
of Congress to Lieut.. Commander
Albert Cushing Read. U. s. NJ, for his
successful transatlantic flight was
introduced in the Senate today by
Senator Moses Of New Hampshire.
Lieut.. Commander Read IL q native
Of New Hampshire,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Charles B. Crane Leaves for Turkey

PARIS. Tuesday. May 27.-charles
r. Crane. commissioner to investi-
gate conditions in the east. has gone
tofConsta ntinople. DIR. III. c.. King.
president of Oberlin College and a.
member OF the same commission, will
follow on ThursdaX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
DEMOCRATS SEEK
VOTE ON PENROSE
Would Force Senate on Rec
Ford in Choosing Finance
is Committee Chairman.

sbetermined to force a roll call or
ballot on the election of the chairman
of the finance committee. democratic
senator's today raised objection to
resolution presented by the republican
leader, Senator Lodge, proposing to
elect a standing committee of the
Senate en- bloc.
Senator Hitchcock. Senator Hoke
Smith and other democrats insisted
that under the rules the minority was
entitled to demand a separate vote on
committee chairmen. Senator Lodge.
on the other hand. argued that his
resolution providing a specific order
for electing the committees was in
order.