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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
PAYS TO MOVE FORWARD
ON CARS, PUBLIC LEARNS
Public Utilities Commission In
dorses Educational Work Conduct
ed by Local Transit Companies.

The public is gradually learning that
cars. That is the gist of statement
issued yesterday by the public utilities
commission, which has been making
some observations in the matter.
The commission urges a continuance
Of the educational work which the com
panies are doing along this line, and.
especially, commends the placards dis
played in the cars of the Capital Trac-
ton Company as being an effective 81
lent force in enlisting the public's CO.
operation. That passengers should
plant themselves in the middle of an
aisle and cause congestion at the
entrance when there Is plenty of room
up front is one of the mysteries con-
nected with street car service that no
one has been able to explain.
The repeated entreatleS or the con-
ductor to move up front, please" fire.
auently fail to produce the desired re-
suit, and, as consequence, scheduleS
are DELAYED and service interfered with
while passengers push their way into
the entrances.
Inspectors of the commission have
been noticing of late. however. more of
a disposition on the part of those forced
to stand in cars to move as far up
front as possible, in order to relieve the
congestion in the rear. The commits
sion is hopeful that the time Is near at
hand when the public will realize that
by adopting the move forward habit
it will promote it's own convenience
and considera facilitate the main
tenance of schedules and rendering of
efficient service by the companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
DESIGNS FOR INSIGNIA
FOR CADET UNIFORMS
Change in Style Was Made Neces-
sary by the National De-
Tense Act.

Designs for insignia for high school
cadet uniforms have now been COM
pleted. 1t was necessary to change
from the old style of epaulets because
of the national defense act, which pro-
hibits the wearing of insignia of
Army, Navy or Marine Corps by others
service. The present design has been
selected by Stephen L. Kramer, as
sistant superintendent of public schools.
who is directly in. charge of military
affairs. and Capt. E. Il. Steever, L. S. A.
designated for service with the high
school cadets here. If the War De-
partment officials find it is not in con-
fiict with the national defense act the
design will be adopted.
1t has a "snappy" appearance. as well
as being in harmony with the dress
uniform worn by the Districts young
soldiers. 1t consists of a ground of
dark blue, bearing "A rectangular gold
field nearly as large as the blue. On
top OF this. at one end, is small but
ton of military design. while small sill
yer plates designate the rank of the
officer. The captain has three discs,
the first lieutenant has two and the
second lieutenant has one. In the case
of the higher officers diamonds are used
in place of discs, one denoting the
major, two the lieutenant colonel and
three the colonel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
REPORT BREAKS AND THEFrs.
Property Owners in Various Parts Of
City Suffer Losses.

An unidentified colored man yester-
day afternoon visited the house of
Thornton l.. Richar dson. 116 W street,
and when he received no response to
the ringing of the bell he went to the
rear of the premises and effected an
entrance through the cellar. He was
frightened from the house before he
had an opportunity to steal anything.
Moore & Hill, Woodward building,
told the police OF the work of depre-
dators IN the unoccupied house of for
mer Representative Hobson, PIT S
street since September rs. Glass pan
els were broken from a front and rear
door and a dozen spigots, ten gas
extinguishers and brass and lead pipe
connections taken
Police are searching for an unidenti-
ned Individual who made preparations
for dry" Sunday by helping himself
TO eight pints of champagne and a
quart Of whisky in the delivery wagon
of G. G. Cornwell & Son. The wagon
Club when the theft was committed.
]. b. Fitzgerald, Brightwood. asked
the police to search for an unidentified
colored man driving a gray mule draw
ing a delivery wagon. He said he
hired the man at Louisiana avenue and
18th street to drive the mule to 18th
and Kennedy streets. and nve hours
later he had not reached his destina-
ton.
A box Of groceries valued at $3.50
was stolen from q wagon belonging to
II. L. Meader. 1910 LIST street, yester-
day afternoon. The theft was COM
xnitted IN front Of 1882 H street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
TRIES TO BREAK OUT OF JAIL.
Hill Was Being Taken to New Yor.--
to Answer Murder Charge.

CHICAGO, December 2-Axel HILL
who is being taken to New York from
Salt Lake City to stand trial on
charge of participating in the murder
of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols September s,
1915. made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape from the county Jail here today.
Hill was in custody in a wire cage"
at the Jail. He had climbed. bent the
top of the wire door outward far
enough to pass through and was crawl
ing over the top of the cage" when
spied by jailers and hurried to a cell
Mrs. Nichols was slain by four rob-
berg who took jewels worth $4,000
from her. Hill was implicated by Mrs.
Nichols butler, Onai Talas, who con-
fessed participating in the crime.
John J. Fogarty, New York police
lieutenant, who has charge of Hill, said
it was the second time he had tried to
escape. AT Salt Lake he feigned lame
ness. Fogarty said, and later it was
found that a razor blade had been hid
den under piece of adhesive tape
wrapped on his leg. He tried TO cut
his bonds on the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
BRITISH LINES SHELLED:
ONE TRENCH ENTERED

LONDON. December 1.-The COM
munication from British headquarters
in France, issued tonight. reads:
During the day there was intermit-
tent Smelling against our front on both
sides of the Ancre. small party of
the enemy entered our trenches north
of LIE Sars, but were at once elected.
I'm the neighborhood of Ypres. Ar
mentieres and HohenZollern there was
considerable trench mortar activity on
both sides
PARIS. December THE bulletin is
sued by the war office tonight reads:
The artillery was only feebly active
today along the whole front. except on
the right bank of the Meuse, where the
enemy violently bombarded the neigh
borhood of VauX. A German long range
gun fired several shots in the direction
Of Nancy
Belgian communication: 'Artillery
fighting occurred in the region Of DIX
nude. North of that town there was
violent fighting with bombs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
MAY BUY INTERNED SHIPS.
Brazilian Government Begins Nego-
tiations With Germany.

RIO JANEIRO. Brazil, December q
Negotiations have been begun by the
Brazilian government for the acquisi-
ton of the German merchant vessels
in Brazilian ports. it was brought out
in debate in the chamber of deputies
today.
The subject came up with the presen-
tation by Deputies Pedro G. Moacyr
and Goncalves Eaia of a measure au-
thorizing the government to institute
negotiations to such an end. In reply.
Antonio Carlos, government leader in
the chamber. announced that the gov
eminent already had begun such ne
gotiations and demanded that the bill
be withdrawn. The chamber approved
the withdrawal of the measure.
Thirty-eig German and four Aus
trian merchant vessels are in Brazilian
ports, their estimated value being be-
tween $15,000.000 and $20.000,00o. AS
long ago as last July it was announced
from Rio Janeiro that Deputy Naia
would present a resolution authorizing
the requisitioning Of such vessels by
Brazil. but no subsequent action in
this direction has been reported until
now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
COLOGNE PAPERS OPPOSE
POLICY OF ANNEXATION
Germany Will Seek to Round Out
Colonial Possession, One
Declares.

COLOGNE, via Berlin, December q
Two of the leading newspapers OF
Cologne declare today against the pol
lev of the annexation OF European ter
ritory as peace terms of Germany The
Koelnische Zeitung asserts that Ger
many will not annex lands of the peo-
pie of Europe. but will seek to round
out her colonial possessions. Never
theless, the British evacuation OF Ca
lais and the French coast must pre-
cede the German evacuation Of occu-
pied French territory.
The Koelnische Volks Zeitung says:
"France knows that she could recover
the occupied territory without the price
of blood, but only by renouncing the
mirage of revenge and the hope OF con-
quest"
The Volks Zeitung. however, thinks
that Germany should retain a small
strip embracing the Briey iron Hello
The paper says the Belgian problem is
more difficult. 1t adds that Germany Is
not thinking of annexing Belgium. but
the paper demands that upon the res
toration of the Belgian monarchy.
which will be perfectly free in internal
affairs, substantial guarantees be given
that the foreign policy shall not be
used against German interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
INQUIRY AS TO SALARIES.
Department of Labor to Gather In.
formation for Congress.

Statistics are to be collected by the
bureau of labor statistics of the Depart
ment of Labor to determine the in
creases in salaries and the number of
people affected in the large business
houses and corporations throughout the
country, according to Ethelbert Stew
art. chief statistician of the bureau.
The schedules now are being pre-
pared and are expected to be ready for
distribution by the latter part of next
week. The schedules will go only to
the large employers, and the bureau
has machinery working continually to
obtain data of this kind from the small
er employers.
Efforts will be made to have the
schedules answered as quickly as pos
sible so that the information may be
tabulated and sent to Congress In con-
nection with the consideration OF meas
ures affecting government employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
COUNTESS NOT COMING.
Wife of Ambassador Tarnowski to
Remain in Vienna.

Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna, re-
ported to the State Department yester-
day that because of i'll health Countess
Tarnowski, wife of the new Austro-
Hungarian AMBASSADOR to the United
States, had abandoned the idea of at
once accompanying her husband to this
country. 1t is presumed here that she
will be able to come later, and that IL
safe conduct finally is given to the
ambassador by the allies there will be
no objection to her passage through
the blockade lines.
Since it asked Great Britain and
France to reconsider their refusal to
grant Count Tarnowski a safe conduct
the State Department has received no
on the subject. 1t was
said yesterday that so far as the de-
partment knew he would sail from
Rotterdam December 16, as originally
planned.
Officials hope that meantime the al
lied governments will respond favora-
bly, to the American request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
PLAN TO PROCURE PARDONs.
Movement in Behalf of Woman and
Miners Under Sentence.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, December Eff
forts were being made here today to
secure pardons for Miss Fannie SelIins
and three miners who are serving
terms in West Virginia jails for con-
tempt of court in connection with the
coal strike at Golfers, w. Va, two
years ago. Appeal was taken from the
sentence of Judge A. G. Dayton and
the cases went to the United States
Supreme Court, where the lower court
was sustained.
President Wilson then interviewed
through a reprieve and the prisoners
We're released. 1t was then found that
this would not serve to cancel the SEN
fences and Miss Sellins and the miners
were returned to Jail.
1t was stated here that Stuart w.
Walker United States district attorney,
an / i"a.ders of the American Federation
of Labor were behind the movement
for a pardon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
Additional Features.
NEGATIVE SIDE WINS.
Propriety of Food Embargo Debated
by Law School Students.

According to William Mazo the lau-
rels as orator. but picking on H.
c. keene as the debater with the
pith and substance of argument, the
judges OF the second debate of the
freshman class of National University
Law School decided that the negative
had the best of the proposition: THAT
the Congress of the United States
should put an embargo on all food
stuffs.''
The debate was held in the rooms
of the University Law School, SIG 18th
street, last night. f. J. Braswell, vice
president, occupied the chair. The de-
baters were: Affirmative. f. c. Gibbs.
James Capello and William Mazo;
negative. Ralph c. Wilson. Hugh G.
Buhrman and H. c. keene.
At the close of the debate it was de-
cided to refer to the executive COM
mittee the matter of a better method
of judging debates, and the procuring
of adequate critics of the arguments
and decisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
HOPE FOR PRESIDENTS AID.
Woman Suffragists Approach Session
of Congress With Confidence.

CHICAGO, December Hope that
President Wilson will see fit to aid the
women in their campaign for a ma
tional woman suffrage amendment to
the Constitution was expressed here to-
day at luncheon of the national wom-
ans party. Delegates from many
states were present. Miss Anne Mar
tin of Reno, New. the national chair
man. was the principal speaker
I'VE approach the coming session of
Congress full of hope and confidence.
said Miss Martin THE suffrage amend
ment has been made "a national polit-
zeal issue. We have every hope that
Congress will submit the amendment
to state legislatures at the coming
session"
Other speakers were Miss Alice Hen
KEEL Illinois; Miss Amy Comstock. Wis
consin: Mrs. a. r. Colvin, Minnesota:
Miss Eleanor Barker. Indiana; Mrs.
Mary Whttemore, Michigan, and Mrs.
Julius Rosenwald, Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
FRATERNITY GIVES DANCE.
Formal Thanksgiving Party of Sig
ma Phi Epsilon Last Night.

A formal Thanksgiving dance was
given by the Sigma Phi Epsilon Frater-
nifty at it's chapter house. 1928 * street
northwest, last night. Those dancing
were Misses Carter. Brockman. Bran
denhurg, Chase, Gaddess, Ferguson.
Bradley, Clark, Edwards. Donaldson.
McGowan, Whitley, Trundle. Hillyard.
Kelley. Smith, Reinburg, Hill. Coleton.
Eby, Ryan, Jester. GUIDE, Mckay. Wes-
sells Marsden. Mrs. Houghton, Wallace
and Clark and Messrs. Scott, Fravel,
Myers, Mcbride. Kruger. McFall, Ell
kins. Payne. Bowen. Townsend. Clark.
Trundle, Hunter. De Aguero. Harsh.
Starr. Hyde, Smith, Schmitt, knaack,
Funkhauser, Carver Ware. Spear, Con-
ner, Lupton. Conlon. Hunter. Stockett
and Wallace. The chaperons were DR..
and Mrs H. w. Houghton. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Elliott
Wallace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
PRICE FIXERs ARE FINED.
Thirty Master Plumbers Convicted of
Violating Antitrust Law in Iowa.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. December .
Thirty master plumbers, convicted OF
combination in violation of the Shcr-
man antitrust law. were sentenced in
the federal district court here today
by Judge John c. Pollock of Kansas
City, the court assessing fines aggre-
eating s2,525 and costs totaling S1,f75.
The defendants were found guilty of
entering into a price-fixing agreement,
contrary to the federal law. In pro-
nouncing sentence the court asked each
defendant whether he could pay the
fine assessed without financial embar-
ia ssment. indicating his intention to
lower the assessment if the defendant
asserted he was unable to pay that
much money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
29,297 DIE IN TWO YEARS.
Sanitary Conditions in German Wa
Prisoners Camps Reveaed.

BERLIN. December 2. via London
Oficial statistics published here in re-
gard to the sanitary conditions In the
war prisoners camps In Germany state
that there were 1,663.Ts4 prisoners in
the country on August I, 1916.
In the two years of war which had
then elapsed 2s.2s7 prisoners died. OF
these S,o32 died from tuberculosis. 4.20l
from spotted fever. 6.27o from wounds
and $500 from other illnesses The
statistics indicate that only 10 per
thousand war prisoners committed sui
eide.
1t is stated that the number of tu-
berculosis cases Is decreasing owing to
the effective medical treatment and
that numerous patients are able to
leave the sanatoriumA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
ALL SOULS TO GIVE BAZAAR.
Two-Day Event to Open Tomorrow.
Dancing. Cards, Afternoon Tea.

A dance and bazaar is to be given I'M
der the auspices of All Souls Church
tomorrow and Tuesday at the New Will
lard Dancing and cards are on tho
program tomorrow evening. The after
noon tea will be in the charge Of Mrs.
ID. L. Fletcher and Miss Catherine A.
Newton. The committee in charge con-
sists of Mrs. Charles F. Robbins. Miss
Catherine A. Newton. Mrs. Caleb S. Mill
Ter and Mrs. l.. l.. Morrill,.
The patronesses include Mrs. u. q. 3.
Pierce, Mrs. Joseph Stewart, Mrs Dun
can u Fletcher, Mrs. Thomas NJ. Gale.
Mrs. Ridley Mclean, Mrs. s. B. M.
Young, Mrs H. u. Flood. Mrs. Cato
Sells, Mrs. Ernest Knaebel. Mrs. Whit
man Cross Mrs. Fl. F. B1ount, Mrs. r. A.
Delano. Mrs. H. c. Newcomer. Miss
Woodruff Mrs. John Cossels. Mrs. R H.
Liggett, Mrs. NJ. M. Parker and the
Misses Pillsbury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
REFUSES TO GIVE UP GIRLS.
First Wife of Jack London Will Not
Turn Over Daughters to Second.

OAKLAND, Cal, December Mrs
Bessie NJ London, first wife of Jack
London. declared today that she would
not turn over the custody of her two
daughters, Joan and Bess London, to
Mrs. Charmion X. London, the widow,
as requested in the writer's will. Mrs.
London said that she had been amply
provided for in a property settlement
made with her former husband years
ago.
81 have means to support my two
daughters and myself and We will con-
tinue to live quietly here. Under no
circumstances viii | ever give up the
custody of my two daughters, SAID
Mrs. London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
RE|CHSTAG PASSES
MAN POWER BILL
Socialists Take Occasion to
Condemn Deportation of
Belgian Workers.
HELD VIOLATION OF LAW

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. via London. December Z.
The reichstag today adopted the com
pulsory civilian service bill. after the
third reading. says a dispatch from Bsr-
lin. The vote was 235 to 10. and sevsral
members did not cast their ballots. Tho
bill as passed. it is added. was not
changed after the second reading
In the course of a debate on the bill .
socialist proposal that a permanent work
mems committee should be appointed In
connection with industrial workshops and
railways was defeated by one vots.. DR..
Karl Helfferich. the vice chancellor. the
dispatches say. opposed the proposal on
the ground that powers conferred on ex-
exceeded in practice the limit OF the de-
mands submitted by the socialists. The
vice chancellor added that the adoption
OF the proposal would endanEer the bill
Condemn Deportations.
The socialists took advantage OF the de-
bate. the reports continue. to condemn the
| action OF the government in deporting
Belgian workers.
Deputy Hugo Haase, a socialist mem
Der. declared that the service bill was
detrimental to the interests Of labor,
Thousands OF workers in occupied
regions already have been subjected to
| compulsory labor he is reported to
| have said. I'VE summon the govern
ment to restore freedom. especially to
Belgian workmen." Deputy Haase said
that neutral governments had protested
against placing the BeleIans under the
provisions Of the bill and he condemned
the deportations as violation Of in
ternational law. Deputy Wilhelm Dit
man. another socialist. discussing the
subject, is reported to have said:
when the Belgian workers returned
from Holland to Belgium. Gov. Gen. Won
Kissing assured those returning that
deported to Germany. This assurance
has not been kept
Peace Effort Prejudiced.
The Frankfurter Zeitung published
a report from Washington to the effect
that the question Of Belgian deporta-
lions has caused extreme unrest in tho
United States. That proves the ex-
tent of the difficulties which the Ger
man government would have to meet
in taking such measures. and how
greatly the promotion Of peace is pre-
JUDGED thereby"
DR.. Helfferich. in replying, declared
that he deplored deeply that the dis
| cussion should have arisen. "thereby
promoting the business Of our enemfes
Turning to Deputy Haase, the dis
patches say. the vice chancellor said:
The setting of the unemployed Bel
CLANS to work is thoroughly consist
tent with International law. They are
not given work. which. according to
international law. they should not per-
form. We are only making use OF our
undoubted rights"
The "man-power" bill. providing for
the compulsory service Of cfvilians for
war purposes was introduced In the
| reichstag last Wednesday by Or. Won
Bethmann- Hollweg, the imperial chan
! cellor. The principle of the measure
is that all able-bodied males between
the ages of eighteen and sixty not
serving with the colors are liable to
labor service in the interest OF Ger
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
MANY FILMS ARE BANNED.
PENNSYLVANIA Board of Censors Is
sues Edicts Against Certain Movies.

HARRISBURG. Pa. December e
Films showing safe crackers at work.
tramps stealing watches and people
taking drugs are to be eliminated from
moving picture exhibitions in Pennsyl-
vania. according to a bulletin issued
today by the state board Of censors. A
long list of aim plays. some Of them
thrillers, with heroines tied to tracks.
is forbidden.
Scores Of Aims in series are enumer-
ated as condemned, including about
sixty on the subject of white slavery
and twenty-five on Mexican scenes
whose manufa cturers the censors have
been unable to locate. Prize fighting
films have also been put under the
BAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
COFFIN WRAPPED IN FLAG.
Inez Milholland Boissevain Will b
Buried on Tuesday Afternoon.

WESTPORT, n. Y. December MRS
Inez Milholland Boissevain, the suf-
fragist who died in Los Angeles. Will be
buried at Meadow Mound, the family
homestead. near here, next TUESDAY
afternoon. Her body was brought mere
from California today by her father
John e. Milholland. The coffin was
wrapped in an American flag and COW
cred with flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
SCHOLAR IS WAR VICTIM.
Robert Warren, American, Serving
in Hospital Corps, Dies in France.

YANKTON. 8. D., December 2.-Presi-
dent ii. X. Warren of Yankton College
has been notified of the death of his
son. Robert Warren, in hospital at
Bordeaux. France. Warren. a Rhoades
scholar in England at the outbreak of
the European war. joined the American
Hospital Corps for service in Belgium.
Since then he has returned to his home
here once. Upon his return to the
battle front In Belgium. Warren's
health failed and he was taken to the
hospital, where he died.
At one time Warren was arrested
thrown into a German prison and con-
demned to death as a spy. Upon estab
fishing his nationality he was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
RECOUNT PLEA WITHDRAWN.
Chairman of New Hampshire Re
publican Committee Takes Action.

CONCORD, y. H.. December "A pc
tition which had been fled at the office
of the secretary of state for the re-
count of the vote for presidential cleo
tors was withdrawn by Philip S. Faux
ner. chairman of the republican state
committee, today. The recount was to
have begun December 4. The reason
for withdrawing the petition was not
stated
Official returns give President Will
son a plurality of fifty-six. the figures
being Wilson, 43.779; Hughes. 43.723