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Evening star., 1916-01-01
FOUR SMALL FIRES.
Backfire in Auto Cause of One Call
for Department Apparatus.

An automobile belonging to Carl
Nrooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture. caught fire this morning about
o'clock while making turn at
Washington Circle. The backfring of
the engine, it is stated, caused the fire,
which was extingushed by the fire
department, after about s75 dana ge
had been done.
No. II engine company last night ex-
tinguished small fire at the residence
of F. a. Clark, 35 Florida avenue
northwest. The fire was caused by a
lace curtain coming in contact with a
lighted gas jet.
An overheated gas stove yesterday
afternoon caused a small fire in the
basement at the residence of L. F.
Ruth, 1909 New Hampshire avenue
Only about 81 damage resulted.
Short-circuited wires on a Christmas
tree in the apartment of Frank Nc
Cormick, 81 Grant place, this morning
started a fire which created a great
amount of excitement and did about
SIS damage. Mr.. McCormick's hands
were slightly burned, and he was
partly overcome by smoke.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
DENMARK BLOCKS PLAN
Of FORD PEACE PARTY
Members Cordially Treated in Copen-
hagen, But Forbidden to Hold
Public Meetings.

COPENHAGEN, via London. January
1.-When the members of the Ford
peace mission. after their arrival in
Copenhagen yesterday, settled down to
consider their peace plans they dis
covered that the entire program ar
ranged by the local authorities con-
sisted of visits to places Of interest.
They found that the advance arrange
ments for the next FIVE days were de-
voted exclusively to touring the city,
including trips to the Thorvaldsen Mu-
scum and the art galleries. The inter-
vening time was to be consumed in
automobile trips. This was due to the
prohibition of the Danish government
against public meetings for the dis
cussion of war or peace. The expedi-
ton, therefore, is unable to conduct
sessions. except in the nature of pri-
vate meetings, many of which are being
arranged.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
WELCOMED IN RIO DE JANEIRo.
Indorsement of Secretary Lansing's
Suggestion of Pan-American Unity.

RIO DE JANEIRO. January 1.-The
views in favor of international arb-
tration and panAmerican unity ex-
pressed by Secretary Lansing on Tues
day at the opening of the Pan -Ameri-
can Scientific Congress have been well
coined here with many expressions of
public sympathy. The newspaper OPaiz
halls the idea as an admirable one and
says that such a step would be an in
dispensable guarantee of the peace and
prosperity of the American nations.
without doubt, II adds, the unani-
nous acceptance of the proposal soon
will change the vision to a reality.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
WORST sNOWsTORM IN YEARS.
Western Colorado Towns Isolated
Drifts Eleven Feet Deem.

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, January /.
Western Colorado today is in the
grip of one of the worst snowstorms
in years An average of twenty-three
inches of snow covers the Grand val
ley. The town of Gateway is reported
completely isolated. and communica-
tion with several other small towns is
cut.
Snow in Unaweep canyon ia renorted
to be forty-four inches deep. Forest
rangers report the snow has drifted
in places to depth of eleven feet
1nterurban service on electric lines fs
paralyzed and railroad transportation
is greatly interrupted
The snowfall has been steady for
more than two days
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Toledo Mayoralty Fight Abandoned.

TOLEDO, Ohio. January Mayor
Carl Fl. Keller late yesterday afternoon
gave up his proposed fight to retain his
office and to keep Charles NJ. Milroy.
mayor-elect. from taking possession
even though he found it. necessary to
resort to force to do so. Kellers pro-
posed fight to retain office was based
on dispute over the legality Of sec
ond choice votes, Milroy being elected
on a plurality of these votes under the
preferential system of voting.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
EI1TItESoR!E!S E1I
IIrBEIDTInE
ny THORNTON w. BURGESS
tCopyrght. 1918. By ]. G. Loydy
Christmas Under the Ice.

Under the ice seems a queer place
to spend Christmas, doesn't it? Yet
that is where Jerry Muskrat and his
big cousin, Paddy the Beaver. spent it,
and il was a very comfortable and
happy Christmas, too. 1t isn't quite
true that they spent it wholly under
the ice, but in a way it was very
much the same thing. While the
snug, warm bedrooms of their houses
were above the ice, they couldn't get
in or out of those houses without
swimming under the ice So you
see their world was a world all their
own. They knew nothing at all
about what was going on in the
Green Forest and on the Green
Meadows except when Billy Mink
took it into his head to pay them Il
visit and tell them the news. You
know Billy is a great traveller, and
there isn't much going on of which
he doesn't know.
In fact, if it had not been for Billy
Mink l am afraid that Jerry Muskrat
would have quite forgotten Christ
mas day altogether. You see in that
very much alike. In fact. they were
so much alike that Jerry quite lost
track of them. So if early that morn
ing Billy Mink hadn't stuck his head
in at the door of Jerry Muskrat's s
house and cried Merry Christmasr'
l am afraid Jerry might have slept
all day.
Whats that" cried Jerry, rub
bing his eyes and blinking them in
the most sleepy way you ever saw
Did / hear som.ebody say something
about something"
Il wished you a Merry Christmas. ;.
you old sleepy head. l saw Paddy
the Beaver at his house in that pond
of his in the Green Forest, and told
him | was coming down here to the
Smiling Pool. He told me to be sure
to wish you a Merry Christmas for
him Good bye, must be on my way"
Hold on" cried Jerry. scrambling
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Headed Board of Education.

Judge Hiatt always was deeply inter
ested in Alma. Neb. where early in
1882 ne was commander of Van Meter
Post. G. A. r.. and was reelected three
times.
In 1883 he was one of the organizers
of the Christian Church at Alma. He
was elected a member of the board of
trustees of Alma. and was reelected
for several terms. He also was chosen
a member of the board of education of
the city. was subsequently made presi-
dent of the board and held that office
for fourteen years.
Judge Hiatt was "A Royal Arch Mason
and an odd Fellow. being affiliated
with lodges of the organizations at
Alma
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Ban on Advertising in Courtrooms

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January ALL
forms of advertising, especially those
on calendars, are barred from court
rooms and federal offices according to
notice received here by the United
States marshal from the Attorney
General in Washington. The notice
states that the Department of Justice
has issued a new calendar bearing the
departments seal and requests that
these be substituted for any now in
use.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Comet to Pass Around Sun Jan. %.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. January L.
Taylor's comet, discovered early in the
month and visible through telescopes
in the northwestern skies, will make
its passage around the sun January %,
according to calculations received at
the Harvard observatory from Prof. A.
%. Leuschner. director of the students
observatory at Berkeley. Cal. The or
bit of the comet is a very short one,
requiring not more than hve years to
make the journey to and from the sun.
1t was stated that the light of the
comet was decreasing gradually.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA, December 80. via London.
January 4:

Russian theater: On our Stripa front
between Buczacz and Wisniowezyk,
several strong Russian attacks were
repulsed by the troops of the armies
OF Gems. Phanzer and Baltin. On the
lower Stripa and on the Bessarabian
front the acticity OF enemy troops
which have been greatly exhausted
by the recent heavy fighting, abated
The Russian losses in the last few
days on the east Galician battlefields
everywhere exceeded the usual num-
tber. On the Stripa yesterday 16l
Russians were counted lying dead
before one of our companies and 80
before another. on the kormin
brook several Russian attacks again
failed.
Italian theater: In the south Tyrol two
5Alpine battalions which twice at
lacked our positions southeast of
tTorbole were repulsed- On the Car
ipathian front the enemy's heavy ar
.tiIIery bombarded the village Of
'Wolffbach. southeast of Malborghet-
to On the front in the coastal dis
trict artillery and bombing encoun-
ters continue at some points.
theater: There is nothing
to report.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Volunteer Regiment, by Gov. Oliver P.
Morton, and afterward commissioned
captain of Company d of the same
regiment
In 1875 he removed to New Sharon,
Iowa, where he was connected with the
public schools, during which time he
completed the study of law and was
admitted to the bar in 1879. He was
chosen a trustee of the Feeble Minded
Institution at Gienwood. Iowa. by the
legislature of the state at this time and
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Woman's Peace Party Meets Jan. 8.

The first annual convention of the
woman's peace party is to begin next
Saturday at the New Willard and con-
tinue for three days. Sunday. January
8, at Polls Theater. a mass meeting
will be held with Miss Jane Adams
of Hull House. Chicago, and Mrs Car
rie Chapman Gait of New York as the
principal speakers.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON. January I,

LUNDUN, JanUAry II
The enemy has been active in mining
about the quarries north of Loos.
Thursday night Ave mines were ex-
ploded there. causing few casual
ties and slight damage to our trench
es. No attack was made. The dam
age is being repaired.
There has been artillery activity on
both sides at Hulluch, Givenchy,
Wytschaete and ST. Julien, and in
creased hostile shelling about Ar
mentieres. Our heavy howitzers
have caused considerable damage at
various points.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD. December 81. via Lon
don. January II:

0Ohs SdhuaTS
On the western tRussian) front, south
east of Zulay. during the night We
threw hand grenades into the enemy
trenches. The attacking troops re-
turned safely without loss.
On the front in the Dvinsk region
there were skirmishes in the sector
of the Poneviezh railway. In the
.Pr.pet region the situation is un-
changed. South of Pripet there nave
been desperate engagements in some
places.
ON the Caucasian front attempts by
the Turks to cross the River Ark
hava, south of Khopa, were stopped
easily. our forces stopped Turks
from constructing fortiication works
lin the region of Ardost.
In Persia, in the region east OF OUCH
more south of Crmia, there have been
engagements with kurds supported
by Turkish infantry.
In the region of the village of Sirkan,
south Of Hamadan. we exchanged rifle
fire with Persian gendarmes who
have taken sides with our enemies.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
One Reason.

From the Boston Transcript.
Il tell you it's an outrage" exclaim-
ed the married suffragette. The man
who keeps a saloon across the street
can vote and / can't.
That's So" answered her husband.
but he shuts up at IL o'clock and you
never do.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Costs Chicago So, 500, 900.
St. Louis Mayor Leads Dance.

ST. LOUIS, January In the face of
pouring rain, 5000 persons stood in
the 18th Street Plaza for an hour here
last night watching 1000 others trying
TO dance over mess of cornmeal
soaked by the rain. The cornmeal had
been spread over the asphalt street to
act wax on a dance floor Mayor
kiel and his daughter led the first
dance. The dancers withstood the rain
Evening star., 1916-01-01

out of bed But Billy Mink alreadv
had disappeared. Merry Christmas.
any way" cried Jerry. thrusting his
head down his hallway just as Billy
Mink slipped into the water, and
whether Billy heard or not Jerry
didn't know. He hoped he did.
Now that he was awake Jerry de-
Evening star., 1916-01-01
was later made president of the board
of trustees.
Moved to Alma, Neb.

Judge Hiatt moved to Alma. Harlan
county, Neb., in 1879 and took up the
practice of his profession there. Two
wears later he was editor of the Harlan
County Herald and in 1852 he estab-
lished with his son. John Clinton Hiatt.
the Alma Tribune. In this year he was
appointed county attorney of Harlan
county.
The republican state convention of
Nebraska in 1852 nominated Judge
Hiatt for membership in the board OF
regents of Nebraska University and he
was elected by about $4,000 majority.
He also was made a member of the re-
publican state central committee.
He was elected probate judge of Harlan
county in 1886 and elected in 1887.
Three years later he was appointed spe-
cial agent for Nebraska by the director of
the eleventh census and after continuing
in that office for about Gear he was
transferred to the office here and assigned
to the division of agriculture. where he re-
mained until the work was completed. lie
also was appointed to position in the
twelfth census and remained until about
ten years ago, when his health compelled
him to resign.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Saloons Reap Harvest.

At Seattle. ell the saloons did a large
business.
At Spokane police were stationed in
front of saloons and cafes to guard
against infractions of the new prohi-
bition law. By sundown most of the
liquor dealers had permanently closed
their doors.
At Denver, thousands paraded the
streets in a carnival of merrymaking,
celebrating until midnight the passing
of John Barleycorn' and the old year.
Denver hotels agreed to close their
dining rooms at o'clock, and at that
hour the last strains from the or
chestras died away.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Public Meetings Forbidden.

Nine Rosika Schwimmer. the Hunga-
rian delegate, was requested to visit the
minister of justice. and she received the
instruction that no public peace meetings
would be permitted. Nine. Schwimmer
was summoned from her hotel by the po-
lice. Later the committee of arrange
ments issued a formal public statement,
which was printed and a copy given to
each member of the expedition. This
statement said:
NO invitations for public or private
functions, other than those officially ar
ranged by the Danish committee, may be
accepted. Embarrassment for the recev-
ing nation will be avoided only by care
fully abiding by these conditions. Any
one ignoring them will automatically sep
arate himself from the expedition"
Evening star., 1916-01-01
NEW YEAR REVELRY
EXCEEDS RECORDS
New York, Chicago and Other
Big Cities Expend Millions
in Celebrating.

NEW YORK, January New York
ers abandoned themselves last night
to revelry and racket. 1.-THE gayest
New Year eve on record" was the
verdict of those who know intimately
the history of Broadway and other
streets where the white lights blaze.
Persons who had not made reserva- :
tions in advance found it almost i'm
possible to get table in a dining
room after 10 o'clock last night The
railroads provided special trains after
midnight to take home the hosts who
came from nearby cities and suburban n
points. Merrymakers seemed to be
literally supplied with money and a
fortune was spent for entertainment.
Costs Chicago So, 100000.
CHICAGO, January 1.-Two and a
half million dollars is the estimate
given by leading hotel and cafe man
ayers as the amount expended here in
the ushering out of the old and the
welcome of the New Year. The same
authority pronounced the celebration
as not only the freest in the matter of
expenditure, but the gayest which had
been observed in Chicago. The demand
for tables at the hotels. restaura s
and cafes was unprecedented. Ardor
of the street throngs was dampened
shortly before midnight by a down.
pour of rain.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
JUDGE JESSE N. HIATT
TO Be BURIED MONDAY
Funeral Services Will Be Held at
the Family Residence, 1928
Harvard Street.
Civil War Veteran and Census Of
fee Employe-Leaves
Seven Children.

Judge Jesse NJ. Hiatt, former judge OF
the probate court of Harlan county
Neb., and later connected with the
census Office for many years. who died
yesterday, will be buried from the fam
lily residence, 1928 Harvard street
northwest, Monday morning at II
o'clock
Rev. Dr. Earle Whitley, pastor of Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, will
be the officiating Clergyman at the
services. which will be private on ac-
count of the serious illness of Mrs.
Hiatt The list of pallbearers will be
chosen from the membership of Burn
side Post, G. A. r., with which Judge
Hiatt was affiliated. Interment will be
in Arlington cemetery.
All the children of Judge Hiatt Will
be in attendance at the obsequies, with
the exception of Robert NJ. Hiatt, who
resides in Lahoma. Okla. The other
children are Miss Flora E. Hiatt, John
Clinton Hiatt, Harry NJ. Hiatt, Miss
Meta F. Hiatt, Mrs. Fred Lees and
Frank H. Hiatt.
Born in Indiana in 1888.
Judge Hiatt, VINO was son OF Joel
and Anna Cooper Hiatt, was born near
Cadiz, Henry county, Ind, in 1888. He
was married in 1857 to Miss Sarah j.
Haworth of Clinton county, Ohio. In
1851 he was elected justice of the
peace and afterward trustee of Har-
rison county, Ind. Shortly thereafter
he Joined the Christian Church, and on
coming to Washington attended the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
He was commissioned a second lieu
tenant of Company /, 147th Indiana
Evening star., 1916-01-01

John NJ Friedel, sixty-two years. A
retired policeman, was found dead In
his bed at his home in Baltimore yes
terday. He was a patrolman for near
ly twenty years.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME, December 81. via London. Janu-
sry 4;
The actions on all of the fronts have
been confined 10 artillery fire. AT a
few points the enemy unsuccessfully
deiuged with gases the positions cap
tured by us on the left bank of the
. Chiese.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
TURKISH STATEMENT.
CONSTANTINOPLE, January I. vi
Amsterdam and London,

front: Near Seddul- Ba mr.
the night OF December 1880 and in
the morning, there was violent
' rife fire as we'll as bomb fighting
/. December 80 there was violent fight
& ing. participated in by artillery, in
fantry and bomb throwers. on our
Z right wing. center and part of our
E left wing. Two cruisers and one
monitor took part in the battle on
land. Our artillery caused heavy
damage TO the enemy trenches and
j, camps near Seddul-Bahr
The night of December 30-31 our bat
tories successfully bombarded the
= plsces near Seddul.Bahr and Tekke
Evening star., 1916-01-01
To Prevent the Grin.

moves the cause. There Is only one ..BRONO
QuINiNE." f.. W. Groves signature @ bnx SSe
Evening star., 1916-01-01

and the dough1ike cornmeal for an
hour and then, led by the mayor and the
band, fed to shelter.
On the Pacific Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, January l.
No exceptional or unseeming scenes
marked New Year eve in the cities of
the far west and Pacific slope. Re-
ports that the imminence of state wide
prohibition in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho would precipitate carnivals of
drunkenness were not substantiated.
Portland, Ore, reported the supply of
intoxicants nearly bought up by noon.
At Portland, New Year eve revelers
began early to make the most of their
final opportunity to buy liquor. Grills
were crowded as early as O'Clock, and,
from that hour on, merriment and HI
Iarity reigned.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
May Sail for The Hague Wednesday

1t is considered probable that the expe-
dition will charter a small vessel at
cost of $4,000 and sail direct from
Copenhagen pext Wednesday for The
Hague. where it will arrive three days
later.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

The Swiftsure is British battleship
of IL 500 tons displacement. She was
formerly the CONSTRUCTION, and was
bought from Chile in 1908.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED.

Burnu One of our aeroplanes sue
cessfully dropped bombs on hostile
camp near Seddul-Bahr and on a
transport Other aeroplanes dropped
bombs on the armed ship Swiftsure.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Boats Dropped During Flight.

s.'During the flight the steamer had
already, while at full speed, let some
boats with persons in them fall, which
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
PROMPT ACTION SAVES
PROLONGED SHORTAGE

CaleXico Chronicle: By today l,O0o
feet of water will be running over
the intake gate at Sharp's Heading
stated irrigation officials yesterday
and West Side ranchers will feel
final relief shortly from the short
age which has been experienced be
cause of the gate going out recently
1t is expected that $50 feet Of wa
ter will be going ever the new gate
today and about $50 feet has been GO
ing over the old gate.
When the accident occurred winch
sent the structure out, fears were eX-
pressed that West Side rancher8 Woulc
suffer for many weeks from the wa
ter shortage.
Prompt action by the engineering
forces of the district, however, has
PREVENTED any prolonged shortage.
1t is expected that the crew Whief
has been working on placing the IN
take gate will be shifted to assist of
the work on the new West Side canal
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
DR.. H. c. Atwood, Osteopath, Ell Cen
tro Bank building.
No. 3071.
SU NtN0NS.

In the Superior Court of the State
of California in and for the County of
Imr erial.
HiIa w Anderson, plaintiff, VS.. Will
lian }. Drcher, Jane Doe Drcher, his
wife, and John Doc, defendants.
NCland & Kibbey, attorneys for
plaintiff.
The People of the State of Califor-
MIA send greeting to: William J. Dre-
her, Jane Doe Dreher, his wife, and
John Doe, defendants.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the complaint in an ac-
ton entitled as above, brought against
YOU in the Superior Court of the Coun-
ty Of Imperial, State of California
within ten days liter the service on
you of this summons-if served with
in this county; Or within thirty days
if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as above
required, the said plaintiff VIII take
Judgment for any money or damage
demanded in the complaint, as arising
upon contract, or he will apply to the
court for any other relief demanded
in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the sea
Of tie Superior Court of the County
Of Imperial, State of California, this
3rd DAY of May, 1916. nj
(SeaD M. S. COOK, Clerk.
By W. D. FISK, Deputy Clerk.
Eri iIlvD1
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
NOTICE OF SALE OF LIVESTOCK
BY VIRTUE OF AGISTOR'S s

Notice is hereby given that whereas
one, Juan Gonzolas, and one, NJ. va
moto, did on the 1st day Of May, 1915,
place in the possession Of the under
signed, Fred E. Cline, in the County
Of Imperial, State of California, one
gray mare, weight about 900 pounds,
with colt at side; one burro; one bay
horse, weight about 900 pounds; one
bay colt, , years old weight about
1000 pounds; one black colt, 2 wears
old, weight 1900 pounds; the same tc
be kept and pastured on the premises
Of the said Fred f. Cline in the Coun-
ty Of Imperial, State of California
and
Whereas the said Fred E. Cline has
horses from the said first day of May
1915 to the date Of sale of said stock
as herein stated, and
Whereas, the said Juan Gonzolas
and M. Yamoto are indebted to the
undersigned in the sum of one hun
dred sixty dollars ($160,00) as com
pensation for the caring, keeping anC
pasturing of said horses; no part
Of said sum has been paid to the un
dersigned, and the said account hav-
ing been due and payable for more
than three months; and
Whereas, the undersigned claims 6
lien upon said horses under and by
virtue Of the provisions of Section
3o5l, of the Civil Code of the State
of California,
Now, Therefore, Notice is hereby
giver that the undersigned will, or
the 9th day of June, 1916, at his prem
ises on Tract fifty-sevcn (57), Town
ship fourteen QQ, Range four
teen QN, in the County of I'm
perial, State of California, at the
hour Of 10 o'clock a. m., by virtue OF
the aforesaid lien, sell said horses at
public auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash for the purpose OF
satisfying said lien and Indebtedness
together with keeping, selling, adver-
tising and all other costs incurred il
the sale of said property.
Dated this 25th dav of May. 1916.
FRED f.. CLINE.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-26
Los Angeles Produce Market.

Los Angeles, May 26.-New crop
peaches were lowered to 2.25 lug
on TIE local wholesale produce mar
ket today A brisk demand was in
evidence throughout the entire day. In
the vegetable market cabbage was ad-
vanced to 1.35 a sack. Red cabbage
also advanced to AZ @5 a pound. Cur
rants were plentiful and prices dropped
off to 1.20 a crate.
Local ranch eggs, per dozcn-Se-
lected, %; candlcd, 2G; case count,
"a.
California creamery butter, per
pounG-Fresh extras, rs; fresh firsts,
%.