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THE WASHINGTON TDIES. MONDAY; MARCH 4; 1918. ' i ZARDS NOT APES PROGENITORS SAYS HARVARD MAN HOW MOTOR VOLUNTEERS SA VE ALLIED SOLDIERS FROM LONDON PITFALLS BOSTON. Maar.. March 4. The mockey mar be our first or our forty -erenth cousin, but re did not descend from him. according to Dr. Edward HIckley Bradford, dean of Harvard Medical School and an ancestry export. Better trace our ancestry na far as Adam and Kve and then stop, he mdvlsed, for, worse than monkeys, tee came original from the saurian. Thus the soolled tanco lizard of today may be the latest offspring of the original trea. "Darwin deceived us," li" declared. "We did not descend from monkey forefathers. Neither are we descended lineally from the beastly baboon, nor the agile ape. whose abored 'progeny may have boasted about their family trees. "The human species were originally lizards, and horses, dogs and mon keys sprang from the same source, but scientists have not yot been able to determine Just when the lizard family quarreled and split up in this war." Lady Lister-Kaye, American Woman, Asks Support in This Country for Noble Work of' English Organization. PORTO RICO GOES INTO THE BONE DRY COLUMN SAX JCAX, Torto Rico. March !. Porto Rico Is dry. At midnight Satur day all cafes and liquor establish ments permanently closed their doors, as the result of an act of Congress which the election of last July failed to repeal. The act prohibits the Importation, manufacture, sale or gift of intoxi cating liquors or drugs. The manu facture and sale of beer containing less than ', per cent alcohol is permitted. THIS WILL MAKE MILLIONS HAPPY! i Any corn will dry up and lift out, says a Cincinnati authority. I-et folks step on your feet here after: wear slices a size smaller If ou like, for corns will never again send electric fparks or pain through you. according to this authority. Ho says that a few drops of a drug called freezone, applied direct ly upon a tender, aching corn, in stantly relieves soreness and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts out without pain. This drug is sticky but dries at ence and is said to simply shrivel up the corn without inflamlnjr or even irritating the -surrounding tissue. A Canadian soldier boy, famished and fatigued from three months' fight ing In Flanders, arrived in Ixmaon a few months arter the war began. H was on leave, and had with him $275. His khaki was stiff and uncomfort able with tho thick mud from the trenches: two days and as many nights on service trains and the boat had seemed Interminable. Alighting shortly tfter midnight In a lonely railroad station in London, he sleepily thought of how insignifi cant he was in that great city of 6,000,000 souls. Not one of thera knew him. He was 3.000 miles from home and friends. Out into the darkened street he stumbled, prepared to accept the first proffer of a bed and food. Voltnrea of the Street. Two vultures of the street, one In the garb of a man. the other in that of a woman, accosted him. London has Its unscrupulous men and women In common with other cities. The welcome they offered, though as sumed, warmed his heart. Twenty-four hours later, the iOl dier was set adrift. His money was gone, his pseudo friends were miss ing, and serious ills had befallen him. This was not an Isolated case. Scores of such tragedies some of them worse were enacted each night As the war wore on and the num bers of men under arms began to swell, the number of men on leave Increased proportionately. War of fice reports showed five times' as many men in London on leave In the autumn of 1917 as there were in the autumn of 1010, with the dangers fire-fold greater. Lady iLster Kaye, of oLndon, but a native of this country, in in, Wash ington today, to tell Americans how this situation has been handled: how more than half a million men weaf Imr the uniform not only of the Brlt- I Ish Tommy but of all the allies, have been saved from the pitfalls of Lon ! don's danger zone, that period from , 1 until 7 o'clock in the morning, i when the city Is darkened that it may not be a target for an air raid and when all vehicles are stopped. In collaboration with Viscount Field Marshal French as patron-In-chief and Sir John Lister-Kaye, a plan was evolved. They learned that the dangers of war were not con fined solely to the fighting line and before the mouths of German guns. V!anteeni Meet Emergency. The London Motor Transport Vol unteers have been equal to the emergency. No more do these sol diers, nearly all of whom are strangers in London, have to find BSSSSSKtiEHiBSSSSSSSSSSSSBjU , -ffitf dnflBSBaHHDKffQflSSBlSSSIBBBl RHHt 'riflp3ilB9Rsafsi9H aaaBKjaaaaBBHr'r VfIjsS9BaHsKiP?lailflailllH r"V -a : " -i .' . ? r; t s wiH LADY LISTER-KAYE, American woman who is head of the London Motor Transport Volunteers. meet all trains, take charge of the the way from Victoria to Euston, but soldiers, and transport them without, think of the trudge that followed! charge to Y. M. C. A. huts, church-: The endless length to Whitehall. In controlled institutions, go-crnment hoots still stiff with Flanders clay, operated hotels, and to respectable and then the news at Whitehall that lodging houses. I cases where the Euston Is 'a mile and a half up soldiers were in London only long) there:' Thousands of heroes were enough to chnnge trains they were making this . ghostly Journey while taken from one train to the other. lycfli and I were sleeping. The clerks, drivers, and others need- "But for a year past the pathos of ed in the operation of the transports were volunteers. Government Takes Hand. Military men became interested In this innovation which was proving! the thing has been removed by the Motor Volunteers. These eplen-.u citizens have organized a flee of cars and lorries, which attend the stations every night and give Tommy trans portation. Between midnight and .. .... . .... I.l In 1. a !.- 1. .,!' i t ii . ..ii j ..n.. . .dawn the trains are met at every London station. The men and their physically, mentally, and morally fit. The government took a hand and gave Sir John control of two railroad stations. Today lie controls every railroad station in London, in so far as it relates to the activities of motor transport volunteers. The need of this work and its merit Is indicated in the latest report, show ing that there are now Oil motor their way through darkened streets It Is claimed that a quarter of an 'from one station to another, ofttlmes I vehicles in operation each night in ounce of freezone obtained at any .two to four miles apart; no more do London between tho hours of 1 .'nd drua- store will cost very little but ! they have to wander about seeking! 7 - is sufficient to remove every hard 'lodging; they are no longer left to'tran8 .r !ii n-ra i-aiius ' ""- be prayed upon by vicious men and vVurnrrwonla0rde7oaaVrX7rc,!msin ' l Cla'm ' high heels. 1 1 as their victims. - - 1 The plan was to have motor busea WHICH WILL YOU HAVE? X. "TX J . -r Bad Teeth ' Sunken Cheek Wrinkles- Bad Digestion Poor Health and Misery ? j u I Sound and Beautiful Teeth A Winning Smile Good Digestion Health and Happiness? NOW Is the Time to Decide YOUR TEETH are lo be the deciding factor in your future health and hap piness. Save yourself from pain, embarrassment, and poor health by having your teeth properly treated. CONSULT AT ONCE Jfe DR. WYETH AND STAFF of expert, careful, L.llled dentists for Ueatlatry tbat Imt. That lu lieen r record for the past 23 years. IJr. Wyelk'n rep Btatton Is to drntUlry trhat Merita; alrraj' au been to silver. All lTork dune without the allKhtrat resemblance of pain. Terms of Payment to Suit Examination Free - tfr Vjr226C"3iriifl My Perfect Suction Teeth Will Xot su or Diop $5.00 Other Sets or Teeth. $3.00 up. Filings, 50c to $1 up. In gold, silver, amalgam or porcelain Gold Crowns and Bridge Work, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00. Open Every Evening Until 8 o'Clock and on Sun days, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Lady and Maids in At tendance. All Work Fully Guaranteed for 20 Years. Dr. Wyeth, gf 9. Opposite Lansburgh & Bro. and over Grand Union Tea Co. Largest and Most Thoroughly Equipped Parlors in Washington. Phone Main 9133. clock In the mornlntr. They transport from -l.OOO .-.U(M) each night without any exiienrc whatever to the foldlirs. and each motor car covers a diatauc" of from sixty to 100 miles each night. Xearly 500 men and women, many of tho prominent in Foclal and butiress circles, clve their time and money to I the operation of the motor service. 1 Others look after the niasa of detail Involved. More than COO.dOO folillers and sailors have been carried acres Lon don from one-station to another or to somo cafe, respectable lodffln house, hut, or hotel, since the sys tem was Inaugurated less than two years apr.i. That Is Just one of the visible re sults of what tho Motor Transport Volunteers are doing;. A series of motion picture films of the motor buses at work and some praetiral scenes of the work as it is carried -on haVe been shipped to the Tnited States. Thoy have aroused the interest of the Committee of Pub lic Information, through whom they will be released In this country. Kitchener Indorsement. The lato Lord Kitchener cave the service his hearty indorsement and said of it: "Xot only the army and navy, but the whole country owes a d-bt vf sratittide to those who un-drrtaki- the work " It has the heariy nppioval and s'lppo't of I'-'i ni-n a. Field Jlar shal II. H. H. ihn LmUc of Connaught and others who are In a position to understand tho real necessity for ku h work. Jamei I. Pollitt. of London, wnt itiK of what tiio Motor Transport Vol unteers aro doing for the 3,000 to fi.OOO soldier hoys who pasi through London each night while the city is asleep, says: kits are carried first to a rest house, and then re-sorted for the trains home." American AIho Helped. Hut Tommy v.-aa not the only uni formed soldier to be "mothered" by this remarkable organization. Hun dreds of American boys, enlisted be foro the Vnlted States entered the war. were llshtins with tho Canadian Overseas. They rude the lorries side by side with Tommy. The upkeep for twelve months of tho Gil motor cars now in service totals approximately 5I.Ono.000, or about $I,!00 annually for each car. Lady Lister-Kaye. some months ago. came to America, her native land, to rest. 'With the entry of the United States into the war. however, she foresaw that American boys would soon be In London. Increasing the already heavy burden on the Motor Trasport Volunteers, and im mediately site bean actively to work for the motor service. Through her efforts a Jiumber of motor buses have already been sent to London. Purchased at a cost of $1,750 to M.000, they bear the name of the State or city which donated them. Some weeks ago she received from Field Marshal Viscount French the following cablegram addressed to her in N'cw York: "I congratulate you on tho splen did support given Motor Transport Volunteers, and I trut you will con vey my most sincere thanks to the generous contributors." General llalg has had posted all nlons the front posters calling tho attention of the soldiers to the Mo tor Trnnsport Volunteers and urging that they use them. More than 000.000 soldiers, many of them Ameri can hoys, testify to their worth. Kut they must he kept moving. An American city or organization can keep one moving on entire year for Sl.f.UO. A single dollar contributed to this work today may mean saving five American boys from falling into pit falls: It may mean saving for them tho two or threo monthB' pay they carry to London with them; It will mean that they will be properly cared for In some respectable home, "They are strangers In a dark and or Y. M. C. A. hut. church, or c-overn- sllent city. They are weary, too. for ment hotel. tliev are carrying 100 pounds of kit. Oivo tho lads n lift through Lon- and the route from trench to Blighty don's danger zone' is a two-day Job in service train Send our cheek to Lady Lister- and boats. Ku e. Motor Tmnsp.rt Volunteers, "A ;ear ni?o tliesi- nleiidid pit in Hie rare of the .National Allied gnms ,al to tramp across our ntv. llilief Committee, Im . ;;uo Madison A tliippmg policeman would point avenue. New York. FISH! FISH! Why not eat more Fish?. Fish meat compares favorably with other meats in diges tibilit. Pound for pound there is nearly, if not quite, as much protein in fish meat as in beefsteak. Here are a few bargains in fish; many more at our stores. Salt Water AK Frozen Trout, OA- Oysters, qt OCjlb ZOC Smoked Labrador OC ! Frozen Butterfish, 1 Q Herring, 3 for. . . .OC U IOC Smoked O O -, ! Frozen Whiting, - ( Whitefish, lb "C ,1b 1 VC Fresh Halibut QOr resn -rerch, OO,, 0-C.ilb n.t Steak, lb. Fresh Tile Steak, lb. . 25cb ,ib. Fresh Rockfish, PARIS fN FURORE ATSPY CHARGES AGA NST ACTRESS PARIS', March 4. rarls Ii in a furore over the arrest of Sumey Depsy. a minor actress at Sarah Bernhardt's theater, on cliargo of maintaining relations with the enemy. The actress' connections have caused a sensation. It being show that ono of them, an Austrian named Kosen berg, whoso Paris bank Is under se questration, and who was prominent on the Bourse, fled to Switzerland at the opening of hostilities. There. In company with another Austrian. I organized a bank and Information bureau. Mathias Hrzberger, of the German J?lchtajr. is said to have had a large account with the firm, and used it to conduct propaganda in Switzerland, Poker and Pony Profits, Election Winnings, and Bridge to Pay U.S. Tax . NEW YOrtK, March 4.-1IOW much did you win at cards last year? Or how much did you clean up ortthe ponies? Don't forget to Include these profits In your Income tax return. Henry V. Keith. Brooklyn col lector of Internal revenue, warns that such Items must be Included, liven election bets must be record ed, said Instructions from In ternal Revenue Commissioner Daniel Ttoper. I SEEK SAFETY FOR LUXBURG. BUENOS AIRES. March 4. The Argentine government today asked the British government for safe con duct to Germany for former Ambas sador Count von Luxburg The am bassador, who was handed' his pass ports several months ago. Is sailing from Buenos Aires on the Swedish ship Valparlso, for Rotterdam. PASTOR PREDICTS ADVERTISEMENT WORLD WAR -WIDE BETWEEN RACES A world-wldo race war as the out come of the present struggle in Eu rope Is the prediction of Rev. D. II. Martin, unless the church Is ablo to counteract It. made at Wesley Chapel yesterday. Puritan virtues, llko economy, fru gality and self-denial, will be Incul cated In humanity as a result of the present wotld war. according to the Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, who today enters upon the eleventh year of his pastorate of his church. Bishop Harding administered the rite of confirmation to a class of twelvo candidates at Grace Episcopal Church last night. The candidates were presented by the rector, the Iter. Meade B. McBrlde. Dandruff Soon Ruins The Hair Girls If you want plenty of thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all means jtet rid or dandruff, for It will starve your hair and ruin It if you don't. It doesn't do much Rood to try to hrtih nr wash it out. The only stirs way to set rid of dandruff is to dis solve It, then you destroy It entirely. Tn An tfet frt about four OUnCCS of ordinary liquid arvon: apply It at night when retiring: use enougn to moisten the scalp and rub It In gently with the finger tips. By morning, most If not all. of your dapdrutf will be gone, and threo or a. n.i- nr1nlliatlntl!t tvlll COrODletelT dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace or Jt---,, -iit And. too. that all itching and dlggln- of tho scalp will ato- and your hair will look and feel a hundred ir.'nv'Sru store. It Is lnpen.lY. ."nd four ounces Is all you w . neeo. no maltftr now mutu yAtu " Save. This simple remedy never falls. 30c U. S. Food Administration License No. G-04638. "Cash and Carry" "Cash and Carry" To-Morrow and Wednesday We Offer Quite a Few Specials In Milk-Fed Veal, Native Steer Beef, Little Pig Pork, Fancy Creamery Butter, Victory Bread, Frqsh Eggs, Etc. Est More P0TAT0ESN 15 Lb. Peck 39c ew CABBAGE Ci c Crisp heads of new cabbage from Florida farms n Lb lOc "VfTI fVMC YELLOW GLOBE VaJllllV-JrNlS i peck of 3 lbs... U. S. Government Inspected Native Steer BEEF At attractive prices. See our display in our refrigerated plate-glass show cases. ' PORTERHOUSE QC, STEAK, lb OJC SIRLOIN Q rt- STEAK, lb OZC HAMBURG a l . STEAK, lb 4-C PRIME RIB ftf. ROAST, lb 4JC CHUCK ROAST, ryy BOUILLON, CLOD, rt A t ROAST, lb 4-C BOILING BEEF, in. Here Are Choice Cuts of Milk Fed Veai! SHOULDER CHOPS, 94c LOIN CHOPS, OQc Hi; 22c "g,.,; 38c STRICTLY FRESH , v NEARBY EGGS l I lp Millbrook Brand 1 Dozen inTr'' sealed carton Little Pig Pork Loin, whole or Q A half, lb JVL Select Pork Chops, OP Lean Pork Chops, O O - Derrydale Brand . Fancy Creamery BUTTER Pound Print. . 52c BREAD 12 OZ. LOAF 6c In harmony with the wheat saving policy of the U. S. Food Administration, we are now baking twelve-ounce loaves of VICTORY BREAD. A Get-Acquainted Special on CANNED SOYA BEANS with pork and sauce. They arc good; try them! 4 cans ..... 25c California fea .Beans QQ 2 lbs z)C Canned Spinach 1Q large can OC Sweet Meadow Corn 10 can XOC Extra Standard Tomatoes 10 large can XOC Yellow Cornmeal Qf) 5 lbs 3C Become a War Saver! Buy 'WS.S. TOR SAYINGS STAMPS J1IUEDBYTHK UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT and Help Your Country to Victory! Lenox Soap 97r fi mkn' "lt 6 cakes' An Ideal Wheat Flour Substitute BARLEY FLOUR we have it in five-pound packages. 5-lb. package 40c Crubro Mayonnaise Dressing Large .bottle Small bottle 25c 14c Washington Crisps 1 C 2 nlros IOC 5c 19c 2 pkgs White Cornmeal lb Dessert Peaches Consul Brand large can i y,x