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The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
U. S. WAGE RAISE
SEEMS CERTAIN
Feeling in Congress Strongly
In Favor of Increase
in Pay.

So strong is the feeling in Congress
that some relief must be given the gov
ernment employees receiving 1900 or less
that developments yesterday made II
practically certain sl2O a year increase
will be recommended by the House Com
mittee on Appropriations for the next
fiscal year
Representative Fitzgerald, chairman OF
the committee, was so disappointed al
the failure OF the President to mention
the high cost of living in his message
that he issued the following statement:
1T must be a matter OF keen re-
gret to the Presidents sincere ad-
mirers. coupled with the statement
that he would have no other occasion
to address the Congress at this ses-
sion. / should like to believe that
he has some plan to AFFORD relief
without action by Congress, but in
formation / am obtaining from day
to day strengthens my opinion that
the country is facing a most serious
situation which must be met prompt
ly by drastic legislation IL untold suf-
fering is to be avoided"
With the appropriations leader feeling
that the living problem is so acute, gov
ernment clerks and those getting more
than s., 900 a year felt encouraged that
increases which have been recommended
in the departmental estimates may be
permitted to stand and be favorably re-
CONTINUED ON PAGE POUR.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
FIST FO|LS FELON
Householder Knocks Burglar
From 2d-Story Window.

William 4. Upton. rs H street north
east. knocked "a burglar through a second
story window at his home late last ngiht
The burglar fell to the pavement. and
escaped. although apparently painfully
injured
Upton was awakened by the sound of
someone walking In the second floor o.
his home. Upon investigation he found
q burglar in a front room. Tiptom grab
bed the man and in the struggle which
ensued. hit the burglar and knocked him
through the window.
Upton found nothing had been stolen.
He interrupted the burglar when the in
truder was at a bureau. 1t is thought
the thief gained entrance to the house
through rear window
The police were notified and search
was made for the burglar. Upton de-
scribed the man as a white man, weigh
ing about 14o pounds and five feet seven
inches tall
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
LABOR PLANS TO fight
COMPULSORY SERVICE
Gompers Declares Wilson's Recon-
mendation Cannot Stand.

The four big railroad brotherhoods are
preparing to submit to Congress and 20
the President a plan for the settlement
OF disputes between the railroads and
their employees which will do away with
the Objectionable compulsory serT4ss''-
feature OF the Presidents reoommenda-
ton to Congress yesterday. The legis-
lation urged by President Wilson would
force all employees to remain at work
during investigation Of the cause Of their
disputes with their employers, and until
settlement short OF strikes and lockouts,
had been attempted.
In this position the American Federa-
tion of Labor will Join hands with the
brotherhoods Samuel Gompers, In an
interview last night, outlined clearly the
attitude of the Federation toward this
phase Of the Presidents message TO Con-
gress, and declared his organization was
prepared TO fight IT all down the line
Mr. Gompers. stating the position OF
O, gsnizatlC "a, "we will resist every
attempt to IL ose involuntary seryituds
upon our peo, = We win demand the
right, which we have always Possessed.
of every employe 20 cease labor either
individually or collectively. whenever the
conditions Of labor become intolerable-
Mr.. Gompers said there was const-
tutionaI prohibition on the imposition OF
Involuntary servitude" except for GRIM
inals.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
SUNK WITHOUT CAUSE,
SAYS CHEMUNG'S Chief
Captain of American Steamer Declares
No Contraband Was Carried.

(By the International News ServIce.)
Valencia, Spain, Dec. 5.-The torpedoing
of the American steamer Chemung by a
submarine of the Spanish coast was
characterized today as absolutely unjus-
tiied' by John T Duffy, commander OF
the lost vessel.
I'VE carried absolutely no contraband," d"
he said. Our entire cargo was worth
s., 000, ,Oo0."
Capt. Duffy said that Jacobsen, the
third mate. first sighted the undersea
boat when it was about two miles on.
Without warning. he said, the submarine
began firing. The second shot shattered
the bow, he said. and he Immediately
ordered the crew to hove to. Then the
submarine came alongside, ordered the
crew into the boats. and proceeded to
send the Chemung to the bottom.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
KNIGHT" SHOOTS UP COURT.

Hammond, Ind. Dec. 5.-Stripped of
his mediaeval armor. in which he had
sailed forth like knight of old to kill
Superior Court Judge Charles f. Greon-
wald. Michael Inik raved In a padded
cell today while three of his victims bat
tied for their lives in a local hospital
Inik entered Justice Greenwald's court
room clad in a coat of sheet iron. iron
shoes, a 33-inch sword. and metal arm
bands from which protruded spikes. He
carried four revolvers. two hatchets, a
piece of heavy chain. and a dagger. He
had grudge against the Judge.
In the melee which followed he shot
Judge Greenwald. Bailiff Louis De Bow,
and juror. George Robbins, before be-
ing suEdued.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
MRS. BEUTINGER SOBS
tale OF TRAGIC life
Tearfully Tells Story Of Events Lead
ing Up to Husbands Murder.
By the International News Service.

CBy the International News service.l
. Newark, N. j.. Dec. 6.-In a voice
broken by Intermittent sobbing, Mrs.
Marguerite C. Beutinger sketched to a
jury here today the chain OF tragic events
which she alleges led up to her shooting
her husband, Christof Beutinger. a
wealthy commission merchant.
All through the fearful recital her five
small children sat facing her. wide-eyed
and awe-stricken. They cried frequently.
I'VE were married the day after Christ
mas in 1906" she said brokenly. "I was
Is at the time, and weighed about ia
pounds. He was much older, big and
strong, and weighed about go pounds.
only a short time after the wedding
in Washington he came home intoxicated
and demanded 500. When 1 didn't give
1t to him he beat me. After that 1t was
one succession of beatings-in Chicago. in
Manila, and other places. Twice he struck
me when 1 was ill in bed. The children
our children-meant nothing to him."
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
Telegraph Tips

New York, Dec 5.-Thousands OF New
Yorkers went to the Department of
Health today. stuck out their tongues
and had their pulses felt and their chests
raped, and all free of charge. 1t was
medical examination day, inaugurated
to teach the citizenry of the city II
should keep physically fit and know when
and now to apply needed remedies.
Berne, Dec. 5-Maximillan Harden, the
famous German journalist, declares in
Die Zukunrt that Foreign Minister Won
Jagow resigned recently because he was
opposed to a submarine policy which
would offend the United States, and to
the deportation of Belgians and French
from territory occupied by the Kaiser s
armies.
Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 1.-TWO masked
men entered the Park Bank and Trust
Company today. covered the cashier with
reNolvers, and compelled him to turn over
5000 to $4,000 They escaped in a wait
ing automobile.
New York, Dec. flames W. Gerard,
American Ambassador to Germany, left
for his post in Berlin today on the steam
ship Frederick VIII of the Scandinavian
American Line. He was accompanied
Ey anu herman Oelr1ChS.
jr., who will be secretary of the embassy.
Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. 5.-Pennsylvania
crude Gil made its most sensational ad-
vance in years today when 1t jumped l5
cents a barrel to $275. Other Eastern
grades advanced 10 cents each with
the exception of ragland, which moved
up cents.
Bath. Maine. Dec. 5.-The United States
Destroyer Allen was launched at the
ship yards Of the Bath Iron Works to-
day. The ship is named for Capt WIZ
lam Henry Allen, a hero in the war of
1S12 Miss Dorothy D. Allen, of Con-
cord, mass, was sponsor.
Davis Pierce. minister to Norway from
SO to 1911. died today at the age Of 81.
the Belgians to demolish all buildings in
ju-ed IN the war which cannot be used
for theS,RrrpQse for which they were
originally bdfl6 according to a Havre
dispatch receiSed here today.
Chicago. Dec. 5.-Fifty tons of food
have teen purchased here by Can't. Roo-
aid Amundsen, discoverer of the South
Pole, in preparation for his expedition to
the North Pole Provisions will be taken,
he said. for six-year stay in the North.
St Paul. Dec. SAN estate valued at
&. .1s9, ,945 was left by Thomas L Shey-
lin, former Yale football player accord
ing to a statement filed by appraiser
The estate paid an inheritance tax OF
S8717
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
FOOD COST ISSUE
President to Address Congress
on Ascending Prices.

So insistent have demands for a Fed
eral inquiry into causes of high prices
become that President Wilson probably
will go before Congress again and ask
aIol Investigation and legislation signed
to reach combinations that may be re-
sponsible.
This was learned yesterday from
sources close to the President The De-
partments Of Agriculture. Commerce. and
Justice, and the Federal Trade Commits
sion have been asked by the chief execu-
tive for all Of the Information at their
command bearing on the situation. II
these reports warrant, the President may
reconsider his determination not to ad-
dress Congress again at the present ses-
sion.
Congresmen and Senators are begin
ming to feel the strongest sort OF pres
sure from their constituents demanding
that Congress do something about re-
ducing costs. In turn, the White House
is feeling this pressure from Congress.
President Wilson still is firmly opposed
to the food embargo method Of trying to
force prices down.
Representative Edmonds, Of Pennsyl.
vania, introduced a resolution designed
to hold prices down by prohibiting the ex-
portation of grain and potatoes when
prices reached a fixed'leveL
A resolution, aimed at finding the cause
Of inflated prices, was introduced by Rep
resentative Van Dyke. of Minnesota.
The Edmonds and Van Dyke resolutions
we're referred to the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
In the Senate Mr.. MARITIME Of New Jersey.
called upon the President, by resolution,
to urge enactment of embargo legislation,
to remain in effect until the present high
prices are lowered. This resolution was
referred to the Foreign Relations Com
mitee.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
RIOT IN MOVIE" THEATER.

Chica go. Dec. 5.-One man is in a hos
pital seriously shot and several persons
are suffering from stab wounds as a
ter.
Six armed men. three of whom had been
elected from the theater several times
before. started the riot through an argu-
ment with ushers. drew knives, and be-
gan to slash recklessly. Their revolvers
barked and William Pasnik, an attendant,
fell, shot under the heart
Panic reigned as the battle surged out
irto the street, where passers by, mem
bers OF the audience. and police engaged
in a free-for-all fight.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
U BOAT SHELLS MADEIRA PORT

New York, Dec. 5.-An attack on the
port of Funchal. Madeira. by a German
submarine. was reported today in a cable
dispatch received by Salinger and Mag
nus, embroidery importers. The cable
stated that the offices Of the firm had
Leen damaged by submarine shellfire ~
the extent of $1,000.
The offices of the firm are directly in
shore from the cable station. II is be-
leved the submarine tried to destroy the
cable station and the shellfire injured
neighborinS buildings.
The cable was from the Acting Consul
at FunChal.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM URGED

New Haven, Conn. Dec. -5.-A sweeping
reform in civil service was recommend
ed here today by former President Will
lam Howard Taft, in an address to the
National Civil Service League convention.
THE President should not be taxed
with friction between Senators and Rep
resentatives as to who shall be post
master at Devils Lake, N D." said Mr..
Taft. THE President ought not to make
appointments outside his Cabinet and
their political assistants and under secre-
taries, the judges of the courts, ambassa
dors and ministers, and the general Off
GERS OF the army and navy"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
The Payday Bout.
Making Munitions Out
of Coins From China

The time-honored joke about the
low value of the Chinese coin has
been vindicated as being no ex-
aggregation.
Consular reports to the Depart
ment of Commerce yesterday say
that Chinese copper coins-the ones
with the square holes in them-are
being exported from China by the
thousand ton lots because they are
more valuable for melting up to
make war munitions than as
money.
Shipments at the rate Of 5000 tons
a month have gone to Japan alone.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
WOULD ARM MERCHANTMEN,

Rotterdam, Dec. 5.-Under the caption
Arm Every Ship; Enlist our Mer-
chantmen in the War Upon the U-Boats, -
q member of Parliament writes to the
London John Bull
This fact we must bear in mind:
II Asquith continues as premier for one
more year the Germans, and not we. will
dictate peace terms.
ut is high time the people learn the
truth. At the present rate of loss Of
ships it will not be long before England
will be incapacitated to serve as chief sup
port of the allies. The Germans fully
appreciate this and are Fastening in max
ing gigantic efforts to paralyze our
shipping"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
100000 DRUG USERS m U. s.

New York, Dec. 5.-Following a oeclara
ton by the District Attorneys once
that there are 2rO.ooo slaves Of drugs n
New York State. the Whitney legisla.
tive investigating committee today added
to the tentative bill II is preparing, pro-
hibitive provisions that win make the
securing OF drugs harder than ever.
Dr. Charles F. Stokes. medical dIrecto,
of the board of inebriety, stated that
there are 100000 drug users IN the United
states. 30 per cent Of whom are heroIn
addicts.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
SCORED FOR RAPPING DAVID.

New York. Dec. 5-Octogenarian ex-
Senator Depew's criticism of King David
for saying mans life should be three
score and ten years." in his recent widely
quoted speech on how to keep young, got
him into all sorts of trouble.
Mr.. Depew confided to the Lotos Club
at a dinner here: Ever since then I
have been lambasted by the press, the
deacons, and the clergy on the charge of
villifying the character of David, who
hadn't struck me as a saint The next
time make a reference like that I'll use
NebuchadnezZar or one Of the Egyp-
tians."
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
CONVICT GIVES SELF UP.

Baltimore, Dec. 5-Homeless and penni-
less and almost starved, Thomas Red
man, alias Joe Rhyme. walked into Cen
trail Police Station here today and said
he was an escaped convict and desired
to give himself up,
Redman said he was wanted, by the au-
thorities at the Kansas State Peniten-
tiary, where he was sentenced to serve
twenty-five years for burglary with ex-
plosives. and from which institution he
had escaped on August 8, last He was
held for the Kansas authorities.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

ITALIANS USING CHURCHES
AS DEP0TS FOR AMMUNITION

Berlin Cvia sayville wireless). Dec e.
The Katholische Vo1ks Zeitung states
that the Italian government has estab-
lished ammunition depots in all Of the
larger churches IN Northern Italy.
As result Of a sharp protest by q
religious order, the paper learns, am
munition and arms deposited in the En-
tonius Basilike at Padua had to be taken
out OF the ediflce.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
AMERICAN KILLED AS
STEAMER IS SHELLED
U. S. Sailor Reported Victim in Sink
ing of Italian Ship Palermo.

Lond N. Dec. 6.-Loss of life Is reported
In the si,I'dng of the italian steamer
Palermo of the Spanish coast by a sub
marine. according to a dispatch received
here today from Madrid.
Twenty-Five Americans were reported
10 have been on board the sunken liner
1t Is reported that one American, a
sailor, was wounded by a shell and died
in a hospital
The Palermo displaced 5,s46 tons and
sailed from New York on November is
for Genoa and other Mediterranean ports.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
COUPLE KILLED; BABY WOUNDED

Chicago. Dec. 5-with bullet holes in
their bodies. Mrs. Stella wyczax, q, and
her husbands step-brother, Charles wy
czas. were found dead when Tony Wy
czas, the husband, returned home from
work today.
In the crib nearby, he found his young
daughter Marie. aged 2, bleeding and
unconscious from "a bullet in the chest.
A discharged revolver lay near Charles
wyczas' hand. The couple had been dead
several houra
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
JACK NoRwoRTH, VAUDEVILLE
ACTOR, Is SUED FOR DIVORCE.

New York, Dec. Slack Norworth, .
vaudeville actor. is again . defendant IN
Q Supreme Court action for divorce. HIS
third wife. Mary Norworth, today filed q
complaint II charges the actor with
visiting unnamed women In London, San
Francisco and this city.
Mrs. Norworth, who married Norworth
In San Francisco in 1913. will ask for
alimony and the custody Of her two little
children.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
CAPITAL WATCHMAKER KILLED

En- route to Washington from New
York, Frederick Schwing. matchmaker
3O7 C street northwest, Washington, fell
from a train yesterday at Highlandtown,
Nd, and was killed.
At about the same hour. Schwing left
New York his wife took train in Wash
ington to meet him in New York in COM
pliance with a telegram received Sunday.
Schwing formerly was employed in Cas-
telberg's store as a matchmaker. He
resigned there about two weeks ago and
went to New York
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
AUSTRIAN AER0s RAID FOE.

Vienna (via Berlin and sayville), Dec.
k1The admiralty issued this report to-
night:
hSOn December one of our naval air
sduadrons very successfully bombed hos
tile positions on the Doberdo Plateau.
Despite heavy shelling the squadron
returned unharmed"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
SENATOR WEEKS BUYS
HUGHES CAPITAL HOME

The home here of Charles e. Hughes.
designed and built by him in 1911, the
year after his appointment to the Su-
preme Court, was bought yesterday by
Senator John w. Weeks, or Massachu-
sets.
It was in this house that Mr.. Hughes,
last June, was notified Of his nomination
for the Presidency by the Republican
national convention
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
CONVICT AND POSSE BATTLE.

Lexington, KY, Dec. ga posse Of Fed
eral officers and an escaped convict, who
was supported by his mountain clansmen.
fought a pitched battle in the mountains
of Madison County early today Green
Davidson, the convict was killed. his
brother Robert was seriously injured, and
two officers. Douglas Young and Robert
Young, were slightly wounded.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
THREE HOLD-UP MEN TIE
WOMAN AND ROB STORE

Washington police were asked to look
out for three hold-up men who late last
night entered the store Of P. H. Ward,
about one mile from the government
reservation at Fort Washington, Md.
The three men entered the store and
at the point of a gun robbed Mrs. Ward,
who was in the store alone. of $50.
They left her tied helpless. She was dis
covered by soldier from the fort about
an hour later. The robbers are said to
be headed for WASHINGTON.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
KILLS BRIDE; ENDS OWN LIFE.

Chicago, Dec. 6-George LAvella II
shot and killed his girl bride Of oufy
Eve weeks. Lucille Rogers Lavells, this
Afternoon and then killed himself The
shooting occurred In the home Of q friend,
where the couple were married Lavelle
left a note. indicating that he planned
the tragedy after the first glamor. Of
romance died away and he found him
self pennilessL
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
HUGHES LEASES APARTMENT.

New York. Dec. 6-Charles Evans
Hughes today Informed friends who are
to be included on his visiting list that
he had become a regular New Yorker
again through lease Of an apartment al
30 East Sixty-fourth street, containing
fourteen rooms and fonr baths. The
rental is said to be 5000 Der annum
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
PORTUGUESE STEAMER SUNK.

Lisbon. Dec. 6.-The Portuguese steamer
Sano Nicolau, 2,S7S tons, has been sunk
b va German submarine. Eighteen mem-
bers Of her crew were landed today
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
1000 Workers Get Ra;sr

Bethlehem, Pa, Dec. 6-One thousand
employees Of the Lehigh Coke Company
today were given a ten per cent increase
in wages, effective December 16.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

Leave Washington D. m. daily: due
Asheville II a. m. Dining car All the
way. Ideal weather for golfing, riding
ana all outdoor sports. Southern Rail-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
OWNER CAN CONTROL
NEW POWER CRUISER
Gas Engine and Power Co.
Will Exhibit Comfortable
Craft at Palace.

A cruiser built for a New York yachts
Long Island Sound IL the chief attraction
in the exhibit of the Gas Engine and
Power Company at the Motor Boat Show.
This yacht Is ~ feet long. . feet beam and
3 feet draft. and ie to make twenty miles
an hour Tire large bridge. m!dsh!p deck
and the after cockpit furnish the run
about features for ton or twelve persons,
and a forward cabin ard a trunk cabin
and galley the features for a cruiser for
-four TO SIX persons. The yacht d. ar
ranged for an owners one man control.
a. f., is not the intention OF the owner
TO carry any crew. This type OF yacht
Is particularly economical TO run. The
motive power consists Of a six cylinder
1870 horsepower Speedway motor. in
stalled under the bridge deck. This in
s,allation * made accessible and conye-
nient 10y hinged covers on the deck.
4 rUnihout and a yacht tender are
also in this exhibit. The runlbout IL the
rs foot S~p.edlbout. "A duplicate Of the
boat hat attracted 80 much attention at
last years show. II ~ " feet b inches
beam and > feet draft, and with a four
cylinder IS horsepower Speedway makes
eighteen miles an hour. The yacht ten
der Is the latest Speedway shelter cabin
model and is so divided that the owner
ami his guests have The entire cockpit
and the helmsman is carried Forward
and "A sailor aft in separate cockpits.
This boat Is 2j feet long. Z feet . inches
beam. and with a Is -power motor
makes fifteen miles an hour.
The accessories part OF this EXHIBIT
are a Speedway alcohol yacht range with
all its attachments for smokele~s and
odorlcss broilcrs, baking and ROASTING
ovens, plate &c.
There are also several Speedway
motors ranging in size from % to l5C
hOise-poWer