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TRAVELERS WiLL PAY
WAR TAX ON TICKETS
New Law Goes Into Effect on All
Railroads Today.
Beginning today, the railroads of
the country are compelled by act of
Congress to charge 8 per cent addi
tional on passenger tickets and 3 per
cent on freight rates; that Is, the gov
ernment has imposed these war taxes
and the railroads of the country are
compelled to collect them and turn
them over to the government.
The tax on passenger tickets will
be collected by the agent if the pas
senger purchases a ticket at the win
dow-the conductor to collect the tax
if it be a cash fare.
To illustrate the increased tax im
posed on passenger fares, one illus
tration will suffice. The fare front
New York to Boston Is a.5. and on a
limited train V.2, and the war tax
'e be paid by the passenger on these
tickets will be 42c and 60c. including
3 per cent tax on Pullman fare, re
spectively. making the amount to be
collected by the ticket agent or by
the conductor $5.67 and V.S3, respect
ively.
The 3 per cent tax of the govern
ment on freight will be collected by
the freight agent.
P..0 CLERKS TO HAVE
COMMUNITY STORE
Innovation Planned to Overcome
High Cost of Living.
Steps are being taken In the Post
office Department to organize a co
operative grocery store for the bene
tit of employes of that department.
the city postofftce, and other employes
of the postal service in the city of
Washington.
A store room for the purpose is
available In the main Postoffice De
partment buildie'r and a managing
committee, representing the various
bureaus of the department, has been
selected to put the plan Into effect.
A circular letter to officers and em
ployes of the department says in part:
**his plan is for the mutual benent
of each and every employe, and it is
not intended that any officer or com
mittee shall have any advantage or
privilege whatever not -shared by
every other employe. There is to be
no profit to any person and no salary
Is to be paid to any person except
the storekeeper, whose entire time
will be devoted to this work.
"Some of the employes who have
already been consulted are deeply In
terested in this proposed plan because
they feel the actual need of conserv
ing our resources and saving our
money at this crucial time, and be
cause this movement wilt result In a
decided help to postal employes gen
erally."
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSHKIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat if You Feel Backachy
or Bladder Troubles You-Salts
Is Fine for Kidneys.
Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
eferts to filter it from the system.
Rtegular eaters of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
regsve them like you relieve your
boweis; removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel a dull mis
*ry in the kidney region, sharp pains
I. the back or sick headache, dis
iness, your stomach sours, tongue
l ecoated and when the weather Is
bad you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full of sediment: the
mane often get Irritated. obliging
pEe to get up two or three times
during the night.
To neutralise these Irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous
wegS get about four ounces of Jad
Galts from any pharmacy; take a
tablespoonful In a glass of water be
fte breakfast for a few days and
yeer kidneys will then act fine and
dadder disorders disappear. This f a
aeu salts is made from the acid
:apes and lemon juice, 'combinedi
ilthia, and has been used for
monrations to clean ad stimulate
Ishkidneys and stop bladder Ir
Jad Baits Is inexpensive;
and makes a delightful ef
lithia water drink which
aof men and women take
adtethus avoiding serious
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ARMY NEEDS MEN
IN ALL BRANCHES
Two Thousand Colored Soldiers
Wanted for France at Once.
Enlistments are now sought for In
all branches of the army service and
colored men are wanted for the
Quartermaster's Corps of the Na
tional Army, according to a state
ment made yesterday by officers in
charge of the main recruiting station,
Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave
nue northwest, where all applications
for enlistment should be made.
Call is made for enlistments In the
air service for France, which includes
mechanics, chauffeurs and men with
almost any kind of a trade. In the
Signal Corps there is plenty of room
open for stenographers, clerks, tele
graph and radio operators, besides
men capable as inside and outside
wiremen and maintenance of tele
phone systems.
The Coast Artillery likewise needb
more men, 'and special inducements
are offered in each branch of military
service, especially In connection with
opportunities for going to France.
The main recruiting station here
yesterday posted a hurry-up call for
:.,%00 colored men for service abroad.
and extra encouragement is offered
for enlistments of this character.
The following enlistments were re
ceived :yesterday at the main recruit
ing station of the army: Charles E.
Powell, 86 R street northwest, and
George A. Wood. 1017 0 street north
west. both of this city; Lewis Sims,
Camp Springs, Md.; Morris S. Thom
as, Chester Brook, Va.; James E.
Seales. McLean. Va.: Hyman Segel,
133 North Fourth street. Philadelphia,
Pa.. and Henry McK. Moore, Phila
delphia. Pa.
MAIL EARLY SIN
APTEARS ON P. 0.
Only Two Weeks Remain for Post
ing Xmas Gifts to Soldiers.
The first "Mail Early for Xmas"
sign appeared yesterday.
Posted in front of the new city
postoffice, it warned pedestrians pass
ing along Massachusetts avenue near
Capitol street that the big day of
the Christian world was fast ap
proaching and that barely fifteen days
were left for the posting of articles
for soldiers.
Postmaster Merritt 0. Chance ex
pects soon to have signs up all over
Washington. Within a few weeks.
cars and show windows, bill boards
and newspapers will preach the doc
triine of punctuality in mailing to
the tardy ones.
The sign board in front of the post
office Is about four feet by seven.
The words "Mail Early" glare out
above all others on the board.
AH! CREAM SUNDAES
CAN STILL RE HAD
Druggists Say War .Tax Won't Af
fect Price,
Ice cream sundae "hounds'' need
not worry about a sudden raise in
rates as the result of the war luxury
tax.
If no other complications come up,
according to druggist, of the city, the
rates of 5 cent, for plain sodas, 10
cents for the ice cream variety, and
15 cents for fancy sundaes will remain
the same.
At some stores In Washington lime
ades are now selling at 10 cents.
Others declare that they will not raise
the rates.
A drop of lime in a cocoa cola will
cost the drInker 10 cents.
The war tax falis on all syrup bev
erage.. A tax of about 5 cents a gal
lon on the syrup, selling at more
than 31* per gallon will be levied af
ter November 1. This tax Is so In
considerate, according to loa soda
merchants, that it will not aftect the
prices of the drinks at all.
sa.. Heads G. W. IL .s.
Waiter E.' Seymour, of the class of
'I8, at the George Washington ,Uni
versity Veterinary College, who was
secretary-treasurer of his sophomore
clams, has been elected president of
the Veterinary Medleal Society. Other
officers elected are: Honorary preel
dent. Dr. John Lockwood; honorary
vios president, Dr. Gsenfel: bonorary
secretary, 8aj. . P. Turner; vice
uresident, c. L Phlip, '15; secretary.
L. L Criswell, '15; treasurer, Charles
RULES ISSUED
FOR ENGINEER
WORK IN ARMY
Surveyors, Draftsmen and
Clerks Needed by Uncle
Sam for Work Abroad.
AdJ. Gen. Bate, of the War De
partment. gas issued a list showing
the qualifoations of enlisted men for
the Twenty-third Engineers, National
Army, for road service, and has In
structed all officers in charge of main
recruiting stations throughout the
country to accept enlistments for this
branch of the service.
This list includes surveyors, for
transit and level work; draftsmen,
familiar with civil enginering work;
clerks having knowledge of material.
time-keeping, tool checking, etc.;
stenographers, expert axemen. black
smiths, blacksmith's helpers; ma
ehinists, gas engine operators, re
ciprocating crusher operators, hand
drillers, air-drill runners, quarrymen,
powder men, masons, teamsters, drop
hammer pile driver operators. con
crete foreman, concrete carpenters,
road foremen familiar with bitumin
ous and water-bound macadam, gaso
line tractor and road roller operators,
blade and elevating grader operators,
bridge foremen, bridge carpenters and
truck drivers.
Chaufeurs Needed.
There also is immediate demand for
chauffeurs, cooks, motor truck re
pairs, automobile repairers, pipe fit
ters. electricians, horseshoers, tailors,
shoe repairers, buzle, fife and drum
musicians, mechanics of all kinds,
telephone operators, steam engineers,
tool sharpeners, ditchers, boat build
ers and caulkers steam and gasoline
shovel runners, barbers, bituminous
road men, Ironworkers. riggers, vet
erinarians and French Interpreters.
Generally utility men capable of
driving automobiles and water trucks,
acting as teamsters,. workint in con
crete, running small gasoline engines,
and men having a general working
knowledge of machinery quarries,
steel and timber construction and
road construction are likewise urgent
needs of the War Department, which
offers attractive Jobs in this connec
tion. Men accustomed to handling
and caring for horses or mules,
wheelwrights, harness makers. leath
er workers, and In fact about every
grade of labor are needed by the gov
ernment right away, so there's no
necessity for anybody to complain
about a lack of employment so long
as these conditions exist.
The fact that French Interpreters
are embraced In this list of require
ments would seem to indicate that
applicants for enlistment in the vari
ous grades of service enumerated
soon will be afforded the opportunity
for duty on foreign soil.
Full information respecting any of
the places offered can be obtained
on application at the main recruit
ing station of the army here, Seventh
stret and Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Hebrews Discuss Means
Of Aiding City's Poor
Plans for the coming winter to re.
lieve the suffering of the poor were
discussed at a meeting of the
United . Hebrew Charities in the
Eighth Street Temple, Eighth and I
streets northwest.
President Lee Baumgarten read the
annual report. He thanked the mem
bers of the organization for their
support and urged them to contrib
ute while the wave of prosperity is
here.
The board of managers was re
elected. Other officers will be elected
early next month.
She--What's the meaning of "Giv
ing comfort to the enemy?"
He-I think It means "Paying all
mony."-Cartoons Magazine.
UNDERSTAND
NOW! I
CANI
S. S. S. Has Proven to Be a Blood
Purifer That Will Cleane the
Vital Fluid and Carry Of
the Imparities.
The very fact that Catarrh is of
ten considered to be nothing more
than a bad head-cold or inflam
mati6n of the membranes of the
nose and throat has caused many
people to go through years of suf
fering, who might have been fully
restored to health had they realized
that the supposed cold in the head
was not a local trouble only, but
that they had become infected with
the germs of a complicated and
dangerous disease.
It is true that Catarrh usually
begins with a cold in the head, and
this supposed cold may have been
caused by infection through prox
imity to infected persons in a
closed street car or room, inhal
ing the germs when someone
coughed or sneezed; but, however
the infection occurs, the poisons
which are tahen into your system,
ultimately find their way into your
blood and the suipposed cold be
comes a constitutional trouble that
will afect every part of your body.
'The poisoned blood circulating
through your system will carry
these germs to the very source of
your vitality.
Look out for these symptoms
for there is no more annoying or
dangerous iase- than Catarrh.
There's a continual discharge from
tie nostrils, buzzing in the ears
that grows worse and worse, some-.
times leading to deafness, scabs in
ths nmns, hahe, & i.. .
SHELLS BURST'
ABOUT DANIELS
AT QUANTICO
Big Gun Testers Active
When Secretary Reviews
5,000 Marines.
Quantico, Va., Oct. 31.-Secretary of
the Navy Daniels was under fire here
yesterday.
He was virtually bombarded with
1-inch shells,, but escaped un
scathed.
With Gen. George Barnett he came
to inspect and review the Marine
Corps before it departs for France,
when the gunners at Indian Head.
seven miles up the Potomac, decided
the day was ideal for the testing of
a few guns with 14-Inch shells.
The camp here is pitched on a high
plateau that juts out Into the Poto
mac like an elbow. Gunners up the
river have the range of the river on
three sides of the plateau, and almost
daily test out their new ordnance as
it comes from the plants.
Today, with Secretary Daniels and!
Gen. Barnett busy at inspection, the
gunners opened up on the range. Sev
eral shells were dropped into the PO
tomac. exploding as they fell within
a few rods of the visitors. Each shell,
with its terrific crash and succeeding
waterspout, caused consternation
among the visitors until an omncer
explained that since July the gunners
up the river had dropped shells on
land ougy two or three times.
Secretary Daniels put the cannon
ade to good use in emphasizing his
address to the Marine Corps. This
body, America's "First to Fight," is
slated as the next to leave for France.
The Secretary did not say when they
will go, nor, of course, what their
destination will be when they sail.
As he reached the end of one of
the opening sentences of his address.
and dropped his voice for a pause,
a faint "Whoosh" has heard, and
then, just whero the Secretary would
have placed a period If he had been
writing, came a terrific explosion to
serve him for both period and ex
clamation point. Another fourteen
Inch shell plunged into the river
about two hundred yards away.
"I want to congratulate you hoys."
the Secretary said. "On getting Into
this favorite service. At the same
time I congratulate the country, that
it has a Marine Corps as efficient as
you have this morning shown your
selves to be. The country will have
faith that when you get to France
you will do everything that Is aslkel
of you, with courage, and do it well.
"It has been well said that the Mar
ine Corps, neither soldiers nor sail
ors, can not be drowned at sea. nor
vaniulshed on land, nor followed in
the air. You will maintain this splen
did tradition."
50 Men Is Review.
The entire quota in the Quanti-o
i amp. more than 5.000 men, turned out
and went through all their paces be
fore Secretary Daniels, Infantry, ma
hilne gun battalions and artillery
staging a veritable war game to prove
themselves ready for active service
overseas.
Secretary Daniels expressed himself
as gratified at their showing. Ile
was also pleased with a report by
the chief medical officer. showing by
the camp records only .004 of one per
cent sickness.
The men do not know when they are
to sail, but interpreted the review
today as meaning they will see early
service. They can consequently gave
Secretary Daniels a rousing send-off
as he departed.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels nt
tacked the use of the expression. "Do
your bit.'
"Do your bit? If there is any word
in the language I despise, that is the
word. You men In uniform are not
going out to do little bits of things.
You are giving your all to do great
things."
He decried the use of the expreesion
as summarizing any soldiers contribu
tion to his country.
THIS
:ATARRH
BE RELIEVED
the throat, constant hawking and
spitting, and in certain stages of
the disease the odor from the
breath is very offensive.
Catarrh is usually worse in win
ter because of over-heated rooms
and offices, and because the low I
temperature prevents the little re
lief that healthy sweating will give.
The poison vitiated air in stuffy
rooms is breathed over and over
in fact, the daily habits of men
and women in winter are faith
ful allies of this disease. As the
blood circulates through the body,
it carries Catarrb germs into the
stomach, causing chronic dyspep-d
sla; It affects the kidneys and'
bladder; it weakens the general
health and causes loss of appetite.
The sufferer feels despondent and
half-sick most of the time, but the
greatest danger lies in the fact
that if the Catarrh is not checked,.
the lungs may become involved,
terminating in Consumption, the
most insidious of all diseases.
Don't expect to permanentlyt
cure Ctrhwith sprays, lotions
and salves or medicated cigarette
smoking. They give oinly tempor
ary relief. S. S. S. is the best'
treatment for Catarrh, because it
goes right into the blood and as
sists it in removing the catarrhal.
poison and at the same time builds
up the entire system by its fine
tonic effect. S. S. S. is a purely
vegetable remedy and not injurious
to the system, like mineral medi-.
Cmfes are,
Catarrh sufferers will find the
consulting department helpful in
advising local treatment to be
used with S. S. S. Don't hesitate
to write them, and if you have
the symptoms of Catarrh or a cold
that is hanging on, go immediately
to yordrggst and geft a bottle
of S. S. S. Swift Specific Com.J
'ny, raer. 17, Atlata Geri..
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EDITORIAL
The swagger stick so much In
evidence just now is not one
of those things that "just
happened." It was an in
vention, or idea. or what
ever you might call it, of
the British army to keep the
men from putting their
hands in their pockets.
The scheme worked beautiful
ly. It became the fad to
carry a swagger stick, and
as the men couldn't carry a
stick and keep their hands
in their pockets at the same
time they carried the H. T.
It Is true of human nature
that the beat way to break
a habit is to substitute
something else-something
better-something more at
tractive.
It used to be the custom to
wait for your change and
to wait for your package.
Then we installed National
cash registers. convenient
wrapping desks and did
away with cash boys and
cash girls. Now your pack
age and your change are
ready as soon as your pur
.hasing is finished. The
beauty of this new system
will be appreciated more
than ever during the com.
ing Chirstmas rush.
4
Today
High-gra
at
Form
Second Floor-Lansburgh & Bro
50-inc Black
Broadcloth,
$1.49 Yd.
Worth $2.25.
Think of Fine All-wool, Crow
black. Twilled-back Broadcloth
at such low price. Get your sup
ply today.
56-inch $3 Black
Diagonal C lwating ..$. 1.98
Guaranteed all-wool, pure dye,
heavy quality* a rich black; for
making unlined coats.
$4 Gaberdines and 9 Q
Poplins, Yard..... . .ei
Noted for their wear-resisting
qualities and lovely flnish; 54
inches wide; imported quality;
large assortment of shades.
50-ia. $1.75 Black $ 1
Storm Serge at, yard..
Pure all-wool, crow black, full 50
inc~hes wide; non-crushable. For
one day only at, yard, $1.19.
Thn'd Flee--Lansburgh a Bre.
Today You
Wonde rfui
Worth Up to
$12, Special. ......
Some charming late fall Hats
one of New York's best mi
regular price.
Choose from large flaring sha
Draped Hats, Afternoon, D
Hats for everybody, from Mi
Gold and silver ornaments, fa
mings are all represented.
s
UENEWSF ]L
355 Pairs Lace (
Values U
M
F'~WithEvery Pai
Brass Extension
Plain Net Curtains with imitation cluny ed
lace border; fine Marquisette Curtains.
Henkel cluny lace insertion and edge; a]
and Filet Net Curtains in imitation of f
laces.
9x12 Congoleum Rugs,
Secomis of $9.60 Qualty.
Rugs finished with border all around. Come
Oriental patterns. Because of slight in
print we are able to offer these Congc
$3.95.
$22.75 Velour Portieres,
Full Size, Finely Mercerized Velour Portieres,
-the same on each side or a different cok
Oak-Finish
Tabourets,
19c
The strong, sub
stantial kind; 17
inches high; iix
it-inch tops. Can
be folded up
when not in ufe.
Fourth Floor. -
S, Lansburgh & Bro.
-Your First Opportunity to Buy E
de Suits, Coa
Less Than Ha
r Values from $S to $200, Offer
$19.A
'e Garments made of rich Br
Fabrics and Velour de
Mallison's de Luxe linings
Women's L
Values Up to $32.50. Si
Diesses made of satin. serge
green, brown. Burgundy ai
made of Georgette crepe a
ous for the price. Twenty
for every occasion.
Women's C
Values Up to $37.50. Si
Exquisite Coats, made of we
black, navy, beetroot. greq
lars; others have Kerami
tailored effects. Some co
anteed silk or satin.
Exquisite Arri
All are first quality. absolutely all-silk fabrics
more than 57 years.
40-inck $1.85 Satin de Chine
to All Celer
36-ich $1.85 Chif Drs Satin
in iaek sod *or*i.
364n. $1.5 Chffea Dre Tafeta
In Al Cflei.
A glance at the six special lots gixen abovc v
you will be able to supply your wants froi
Third Fleer-LnabUrgh & Bre.
Remnant Lots of 0
Highest Grade 5
I'alues Up to $15 Pair
Many of our best and most stylish Shoes have
to a few pairs or the sizes have become brok
They're Shoes which we are unable to reorder
do not wish to reorder.
We've taken the entire lot and put them uni
group, $8.gg-even though many are worth!
Styles for dress or walking wear, in assorted k
All sizes, but not in each style.
Beed 31ee,-Lamsl
Get "l~eseVery CC
Get heseNew
!Trimmed
A Knickerboci
t with lace ii
ribbon run.
$5.55 ndebri
...... sleeve
which we. just received from Third Floor
liners at less than half their .
pes, Continentals, Chin-chins, n
ress and Evening Hats.
uses to Matrons.
nces, feathers and fur trim
'urtains, $2.2'
p to $4.56
a Round'
ge or braided
finished wit!
so fine Scotcl
ne hand-mnade .. 1=.
$3.95
in wood and Up fa 35e
iperfections in
leum Rugs at Marquisette and
Curtain Voile
$19.75 at 16c Yd.
Plain or fintisiher with open
%Ork Ins.', ion prnd tape
in plain colors -de. 4' in" ht wide, white.
r on eac cream and eci u
39c Cretemes, 29c Yard.
This year's colorings and design,; full 36 in- wide.
About 40 different patterns to choow trim.
1,600 Yard 3c
White Table Oilcloth
(Factry Seconds)
- At 19c Yd.
4-inch Table Oilcloth, in P tt bet mAke. Be
cause of slight imperfecions we iI sell them.
for one day at, 3ard, iijc.
ruskaI & Co.'s
ts and Wraps
f Price
A Today at from
"0 to $135
oadcloths, Duvetyne. Chifon. Velour. Sports
Laine; in black, navy and many colors.
used almost exclusively in these garments.
resses, $18.80
ms 16 to 44....
and combination materials, in taupe, black, navy.
Ad saany other colors. Aso a few Exquisite Dressea
nd satin combined. Dresses that are truly marvel
five distinct and charming styles. Dresses suitable
oats, $21.75
es 16 to 44....
our. silver tone, broadcloth. serge or poplin; in
m. brown or Burgundy. Many have real fur col
or Napa-la mb trimmings. Belted. flared and semi
ts lined throughout. others half lined with guar
zy of Fall Silks
-the kind for which this store has been famous for
d9Y 40-inch 51.75 Crepe de Chiae
' Yd 6-i . $1.69 Chife. Dress Tafeta
.. RI*,k un.
36-inch $2.25 Black Charmeuse
ill cln itc yoil that w ase. ni
n this assemlage.
IXmas Handkerchiefs
ur of Crepe de Chise
hoes 2Sc Value, Each, 10c.
.95ire.iien li Sii'
been reducd a
n.39 WrtgPae
or which fowefs 2c
:er one price Ton rlli it'iii-rd
athers. hes ad 4 isi - n a
o Cre t'de 'i. C ine d
25ci alue Eac, 0c
TherCer.Cmealo t o"
areui P lhlZmp : Nsa
EnWhteNanso39Sc atnd Paper
Nigt foes $1.50 9c
nansok i epTeand or laei Whotel-hrd
for wnter wertringc Pa,with mb re or
aned a d '-4 nesr. i
Labrh & Bro.
;~er an Oceisecobe. Made of pink 1 te
trytrmed as o of~ camri in hig m eck