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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

Three mass meetings in the interest
of higher salaries for federal and Dis
trict government employees win be held
tomorrow, Tuesday and "Wednesday
nights The mass meetings will open
formally the campaign for higher sal
aries and those in charge of each are
to cooperate with those in charge OF
the two other meetings In other words
the meetings are not rival ones. but
are coordinate. Ali are open to the
public and interested persons are urg-
ed to attend.
Tomorrow night a general mass meet
ing is to be held under the auspices OF
the organized labor movement OF the
District of Columbia. This is to De
held at Convention Hall and speakers
from many labor organizations are 10
be present Tuesday evening school
EMPLOYEES are to hold a mass meeting
at new Central High School. 18th and
Clifton streets northwest, under the
auspices of the Hi%h School Teachers
Union Wednesday the Federal EMPLOYEES
Union has scheduled mass meeting
to be held in the National Rifles
Armory.
Interest in all of the three meetings
that the three meetings coming so close
together might interfere. but after con-
ferences Of officials of the various Or
eanizations concerned. held yesterday,
it was decided that through the CO.
operation of all persons Interested each
assembly could be made distinctly
worth whifeT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

one of the assistants to Col. W. w,
Harris. In charge of public buildings
and grounds. who has been in charge
of the official stands for several in.
augurals and important memorial un-
veilings. Is to be chairman OF the gem
eral decorations committee. He will
have as his vice chairman George H.
Emmons.
To Have Lavish Fireworks Display.
Harry King has been made vice
chairman Of the committee on fire.
works. The chairman Of the COMMITTEES
will be named later. II Is proposed to
mako the fireworks display 1t tais In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Will Oppose the Bill.

Walter l.. Fisher of Chicago, former
Secretary of the Interior, and strongly
opposed to the Chamberlain compulsory
military training bill, is to be the first
witness against the bill at the hearing
before the subcommittee of the Senate
military affairs committee at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Senators Chamber
lain Thomas and Brady constitute the
subcommittee, but ii is expected that
members of the main committee also
will attend the hearing. The Woman S
Peace Party and a number of other pa
cifst organizations have asked for a
special hearing on the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Progress on Mexican Constitution.

QuERETARIo, Mexico. December 16.
The constitutional convention today
adopted the articles of the constitution
dealing with the right of free speech
and the right of petition. Articles pro-
hibiting gambling and the sale Of in
toxicating liquors were then taken I'M
der consideration,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Fire Gusts Seventy.Five Families.

SHAMOKIN. Pa. December 16.-Ffre.
which last night caused loss Of $780,
900 in the business district Of Shamokin.
broke out again early today and caused
additional damage of 100000. Seventy
five families were made homeless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Shoes Gifts for 100 Bows.

George D. Horning. through the As
ISOLATED Charities. is giving away for
Christmas pair of shoes to each of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
What the Bill Provides.

The Chamberlain bill provides for an
extensive system under which all
physically fit youths between twelve
and twenty-three receive military in
struction, those between eighteen and
twenty-three constituting the active
forces officers of the general stat at
the request of Senator Chamberlain,
have prepared substitute providing d
simpler form, however. which probably
will be offered substitute.
Senator Chamberlain has made plans
FOR tensi' e hearing GA. t.
subject. and has extended invitations
10 those oppos d as well as those VINO
favor universal training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Violent Storms Check
Trentino Operations;
Italians Consolidating

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. December Is, via London
The Italian war office today issued the
following statement:
ON the Trentino front military
operations were checked by violent
storms.
'On the Julian front there were
desultory artillery actions east Of
5oriz a and on the Carso In spite OF
ne bad weather our troops continue
cir work of consolidation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Knocked Down By the Negro.

According to the story told the police
by the family. Mrs. Berry, whose bus
band is clerk in the pension office. was
in the house alone yesterday about l
o'clock. when she heard noise in the
lower floor. Upon making an investiga-
ton she confronted the colored man in
the dining room. The man hit her with
a blunt instrument, probably club, she
thought, and when she ran screaming
from the room the robber followed her
catching her in her bedroom. and bound
her and placed a belt in her mouth as a
gag.
Mrs Annie Jones. neighbor. living
at PA 18th street northeast, came to
the Berry house shortly after / o'clock
to go to a matinee with Mrs. Berry,
and hearing her groans went to the
bedroom and released her.
Mr.. Berry told Inspector Grant last
night that his wife said she had been
hit on the head by the robber three
times and that he used the butt end of
a revolver.
Strands of cotton material. which
Mrs. Berry is said to have stated she
used to repair carpets, and with which
J she was found bound, had been kept in
a closet in the. room, Inspector Grant
was told. Although Mrs. Berry was
bound to the chair, it was stated, her
hands We're free and the belt, of a
duck material, was rolled up and in her
mouth. but not bound in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

ground for the Teutonic forces in wal
lachia and Dobrudja are announced.
The statement reads:
I'm Great wallachia and Dobrudja
our armies, partially by means OF en-
gagements, gained considerable ground.
There is calm on the Macedonian
'front.'
The official report issued by the Bull
garian war office at Sofia on December
IA. as received here. follows:
Near Doxan a French airplane was
shot down. Both occupants were made
prisoner.
The vanguards of the troops who
crossed the Danube near Turtukai,
Sflistria and Tchernavoda have crossed
the Bucharest-Futesti railway.
Russian ships have shelled Baltchik
Con the Black sea coast of Dobrudja).
Four inha bitants were killed and i've
wounded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
GEN. SCOTT WILL URGE
US. UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Chief of Staff to Attend Senate Sub
committee Hearing on Cham
berlain Bill.

Maj Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief Of
staff, and an advocate of universal mill
itary service. Will appear before Sen
begins hearings on Senator Chamber
lain's universal training bill Other
army officers and civilians on both sides
of the question will be heard before
the hearings close.
Gen. Scott made a plea for universal
service in his annual report, published
recently, and is known to have spoken
on the subject for the entire general
staff. His report was issued with the
approval of Secretary Baker. although
the latter reserved his own opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

FREDERICK ID. OWEN.
Chairman of committee on decOra ton.
ed to be able to announce possibly ten
more of these generous contributions
the first OF the week, before the commit
tee actually begins it's work of solicit
ing funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
To Speak Tomorrow Night.

Samuel Gompers. president. and FRANK
Morrison. secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, are to be the
principal speakers at the meeting to-
morrow night. Newton A. James, pres
ident of the Washington local or the
Central Labor Union is to preside
other speakers are to include II. a
Maurea .nd = - 'ns
Teachers Unions. Z. W. Morcock. pres
ident of Columbia Typographical Union /:
t. f. FJaherty. secretary treasurer OF
the National Federation of Post ONCE
Clerks: N F. Alias. legislative repre-
sentative of the Machinists' Union;
H. NJ. McLarin and Miss Florence Eth
eridge of the Federal Employees Union
Josaph Hurley, president of the Dis
trict branch of the Federal Employees
Union; Miss Gertrude McNally, repre-
sentine the wn-'ao o. r. tn on
reau of engraving and printing: K. l..
Taylor. representing the laborers'
branch of the Federal Employees Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

cludes the stand where President will
son and his official party will be seat
ed, the President occupying a glass in
closure while reviewing the parade. and
also the Lafayette stand opposite. Cliff
ford K. Bergman of The Star has been
named as vice chairman.
Frederick ID. owen, organizer and
president Of the Society of Patriotic
Decorations and Civic Improvement,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Teachers Union Issues Call.

The High School Teachers Union. of
which Roy C. Clafiin is president, yes
terday sent out call urging all school
emploves TO attend the meeting to he
hcra Tuesday night. The call sets
forth that the purpose is TO arouse the
public school employees to a realization
ha the present is the time to coop
crate Tor a general increase in sala-
ries made necessary by the high cost
of living Those actively engaged In
the salary increase campaign are con-
,-'- COD ny s@a+ements made to them by
influential members of Congress that
10. al continent prevails through
out the entire body for such increases.
We do not believe that Congress Will
20 'r.'-.--e . -ainet the employees OF
the public school system unless the
iat.er fail to demonstrate their vital
n.nreSf"
kers al thif meeting ore t" in
c1uae Pe,resont"t've Henry Allen
Cooper of Wisconsin: R"prr sNnt"t We
Q c Van Dyke ~ Min~nsota. ard ". VI.
McI,arin cre7ident of III" Fede~a' En-
moves Union A recital VII b" given
o., the nipe organ. The ~otice t. the
schoo! employees urges them to attend
Nc m~o+i~g TOMORROW wight also
"Wednesday eve~i +ha Feaer"' EN-
ployes Union will hold TIER meeting.
ra-ger1onts are being completed
-ap'A'y for this meeting and the LIST
of speakers is re"~lv "eaAy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Funeral Services Tomorrow.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 16.-
The funeral of Prof. Hugo Munsterberg
will be held at the family residence
Monday afternoon. Rev. Adolph A.
Berle, a close friend of Prof. Munster
berg. will officiate at the services.
which will be in the German language.
Prof George +. Moore of Harvard will
deliver an eulogy.
Mr. Berle said the body would be
cremated in accordance with the wish
of Prof. Munsterberg and that even
tually the ashes would be shipped to
Germany.
Prof Robert NJ. Yerkes, an assistant
in the department of psychology at
Harvard, of which Prof. Munsterberg
was the head, said death probably was
due to cerebral hemorrhage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
BINDS AND GAGS WOMAN
AND LO0TS THE HOUSE
Negro Gets $500 and Jewelry After
0verpowering Mrs. Charles
W. Berry.

The police were asked to investigate
another hold-up In a home yesterday
when report was made that colored
man had entered the home of Mrs.
Charles w. Berry. 1914 street north
east. and, after binding and gagging
Mrs. Berry, ransacked the house and
stole 5000 in cash and some ineXpen-
sive jewelry.
The police Of the ninth precinct and
detectives from headquarters tmme-
diately set out on the case. They were
unable to see Mrs Berry on account of
her nervous condition. Mrs. Berry.
they were told. was suffering from
shock and an ugly bruise over her eye,
inflicted. she said, by the robber.
While the police were conducting an
investigation at the house they found the
5000 in fern jar in the house. A check
book which was also reported stolen was
found in the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
HIS MESSAGE Of HOPE
THAT WARS END IS NEAR
Vision of Peace and Good Will, Prof
Munsterberg's Last Written
Production.

NEW YORK. December 16.-The last
public message of Prof. Hugo Munster
berg. who died suddenly today in his
classroom in Cambridge. Mass. contains
vision of peace and good WILL and in it
the writer indicated that he believed such
a peace was near. The message was sent
to a weekly magazine here and made pub
lie today upon receipt of the news of his
death
After the war. the message says. no
trace will remain: those who hated
most holly will forget most quickly.
Men will look one another in the face
with astonishment; the spell will be
broken. They simply will not believe
that they could misjudge and maltreat
their friends so grossly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Power to Forget Mankind's Blessing.

THE subtle power of our mind to
forget will become mankind's blessing.
AS soon as peace is secured we shall
keep the peace. not only by the harsh
method of enforcing 1t, but by the hum
dred titmes better method of making It
natural. And it can become natural be-
cause all the scorn of today will fall
off like the scab of a healing wound.
Unless all psychological signs deceive
us, after this war ends peace will real
ly be lasting-and / feel sure the end of
the war is near, the world Christmas
tree will be glistening tomorrow, the
fragrance of its candles already per-
vades the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Pepper Hill Swept Clear.

Advancing beyond the village. the
French attacked a German trench
known as "Bethmanns Bowl, which
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
"nz" PUTS JOY IN
 SORE, ACHING FEET
My. how 'Tiz' gladdens tired, swollen. burning feet-Tt'S
 gIoriOus!"

An! what relief. No more tired feet no more burning feet; no more swollen, aching, tender sweaty feet No more soreness in corns, callouses, bunions.
 No matter what ails your feet or what under the sun you've tried with out getting relief, just use "Tiz" "Tiz" is the only remedy that draws out all the poisonous eXudations which puff up the feet. '"riz' cures your foot trouble so you'll never limp or draw up your face in pain. Your shoes won't seem tight and your feet will never, never hurt or get sore and swollen. Think of il, no more foot misery, no more agony from corns GallouSeS or bunionS.
 Get a 25-cent box at any drug store Dr department store and get instant "cEef Wear smaller shoes. Just once try ',Tiz." Get whole years foot comfort for only 25 cents. Think of it.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
CAUSES OF FREIGHT
 CONGESTION HERE

Export Traffic, Desire for Large Sup plies of Coal and Insufficient Track Facilities arc Given as Reasons.
 Washington, March 7.-COnfcrenres between the interstate commerce commission, representatives of the eastern trunk line railroads, shippers and other for discussion of the req sons for .congested conditions in freght terminals in New York and and other Atlantic coast SeapOrtS with view of remedy1ng the situa- ton were continued today. Several representatives of the interests affect ed were on hand ready to again dis cuss the subject
 The conference, which is expected to conclude today, has developed the fact that those already heard are no6 agreed as to the causes for the freight congestion. Contributory causes, however, were said to be the large export traffic, the desire of the carriers to obtain large supplies of coal because of fear of a shortage in that product. and insufficient track facilities around New York, and light CTS in New York harbor.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
POSTPONE BANK TRANSFER
NeW Britain and Other Institutions
 Must Wait Until May

Washington, March 7.-Thc federal reserve board last night decided to postpone until May consideration of the pending appeal of the banks west Of the Connecticut river in the state Of Connecticut to be transferred from the Boston to the New York federal reserve district. : Banks in Fairfield county, Connecticut have already been transferred, but those in the four other western counties remain in the Bos- ton district.
 Secretary McAdoo, eX-oficio, a member of the board, and Paul NJ. Warburg of the board, leave Wash ington today With the United States section of the interna tional high com- mission for Buenos Aires and will be gone two months. Tn their absence the board does not desire to take up this subject.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
SUBMARINE FIRES
 ON SHIP HOVE TO
Captain of Giava Says Boat Was Made Target After Command to Halt
 Was Obeycd.

Genoa, March 6, via Paris, March T.-Silvio Potensani, commander ot the Italian steamship Giava, which was sunk by a submarine on March 1 in the Mediterranean, while on her way from LeghOrn to Greek ports with passengers and a cargo of cement, gives further details of the destruction of his ship. The com- manding officer of the submarine re- fused to tow the boats with the crew and passengers to the neigh borhood or the coast of Milo, the nearest land On account of the nature of the cargo, no attempt was made to torpedo the vessel, the big submarine employing for the destruction of the Italian ves- se1 the two 5-inch guns which the war craft carried. It required forty. five shots to send the freighter to tn c bottom. The captain atfrms that he stopped nis vessel at the first warning shot from the submarine but that the latter continued to fire
 The sea was calm and the transfer of crew and passengers to the boats was accomplished without difficulty They were soon discovered by a Brit iSh steamer and taken to the Island of Milo, where they found the six hum dred survivors from the French aux Hilary cruiser LaProvince. The Brit ish vessel before reaching Milo sight lions to attack her, but was frightened off when a British destroyer showed up III the distance.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
VILLA FLEEING TO
 " ASYLUM IN U S.
Mexican Bandit Said to Be on His Way to American Border to
 Escape PurSucr~.

Fl PasO, Tex, March 1.-I'ranrircC Villa is making for the border with the intention of seeking refuge in the United States, in the opinion of Gen. Gabriel Gavira, Carranza commandani at Juarez, who said today that he had requested General Pershing, com- manding the American troops here, to keep a sharp watch for Villa west of Fl Paso Villa was reported yester- day in the vicinity of Janos, seventy five miles below the boundary. Gen. eral Gavira said that Carranza troops had been disposed in the rear of his left flank, preventing him from re- treating to the mountains or entering the state of Sonora.
 For several days past it has beer understood that Villa was headed for the American border. Should he at tempt to cross directly north of his present location he would enter New Mexico close to Columbus.
 The reported Diaz revolt is ridicu- lous, according to General Obregon, who left El Paso for Eagle Pass, whence ne will go south to rejoin Gen. eral Carranza at Queretaro.
 We do not expect the revolution to spread beyond the confines of Oak aca,' said the chief commander of the Carranza forces, and we are positive that Zapata will not affiliate with Diaz Villa cannot join DlaZ if he so wishes because the Carranza forces have him cut off in the nOrth.'
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
NUN FORCES ESTATE
 70G|VE UP $25,0O0
Proves She Was Daughter of
 Railroad Contract Printer

New York;, March 1.-The appraisal filed, yesterday of the estate of Char les Berlin Reed, a railroad contract t printer at 142 Worth Sstreet, who had a home at Greenwich, Conn, shows that his daughter Jessie, 29 years old, a member of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul under the name of Sister Mary Berchmans, has re- ceived $25,O0O from the estate in set tlement of her contest of the will. The executors asked permission of the
 Connecticut courts to compromise the
 case after becoming convinced that
 Miss Reed was MT. Reeds daughter
 MT. Reed died at the Sherman
 Square Hotel on March 25, 1911, and
 left an estate appraised at $156,288 of
 which $11O,139 was in this State. He was WldOWer. In his will he left
 his entire estate to Dr. James P.
 Fiske of 76 West Eighty-sixth street and Mrs William Grant Brown, club woman and wife of a lawyer, who. MT. Reed said, were two of the most valued friends of my wife and my self"
 After Miss Jessie Reed filed her con- test of the will testimony in the case was taken here. This evidence showed Reed, the son of a Confederate gun boat captain who died a prisoner of war in New York hospital in 1864, was married at the age of 26 to Mary A. Curran, mother of Miss Jessie Reed, with whom he had fallen in love while both were employed in the Martin B.
 Brown printing concern. Their daughter, Jessie, was born in August, 1887. Reed was divorced by his wife Tn 1893, after he had joined a set of believers in spiritualism and reincar- nation. The daughter, Jessie then went to live with an aunt. Reed sued later to get possession of his daughter and lost the case. -
 Reed later married Dr. Augusta Webster, who shared his beliefs and was the joint author with him of sev- eral philosophical works, one of which was The Animal, Mind of Man" The second Mrs. Reed died February g. I9l1, few weeks before her husband and left $10O,00O to her friend Mrs William Grant Brown.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
"SWEAT SHOPS" NOT
 POPULAR IN BERLIN
Authorities Establish Minimum Wage for Women Although Law Is Ere
 QucnIy Violated by Employers.

Berlin, Feb. 25.-In an effort tc see that workers, particularly women engaged in the manufacture of army materials receive fair wage, the gov ernment has imposed upon contrac- tors certain definite wages which they are ordered to pay. Violations are followed by loss of contracts, and sometimes several penal ties.
 Notwithstanding the threatened pen- alties, certain contractors perpetually try in the most ingenious, petty ways to sweat their workers.
 The women making straps for sol- diers' f1asks, for instance, were or dered put on a. piece work basis of 5 pfennigs per strap. They previously had been paid a straight sum per hour One firm, it has now been found, immediately adjusted the mat ter to it's satisfaction by decreeing pri- vately that an hours work should consist of a stipulated number of ps-about twice normal capacity continued to pay by time, and con- sequently continued to get it's strap made for seven and a half pfennies apiece instead of 15.
 A second firm was far more in genius. It compiled with the piece work schedule and pays it's employees IS pfennigs per strap-but it charges them about half their wages for heat. light and other similar items which of course were free under the old schedule. There are now under in vestigation a series of complaints of similar nature.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
c. o. P. EVENS UP.
Pays Back Democracy For Stealing
 Republican Stronghold.

Portland, Me, March 7.-Repubn- can mayoralty candidates were suc- cessful in seven out of the ten city elections held in Maine yesterday. Colonel Frederick F.. Boothby, former republican mayor of Portland, was elected mayor of Waterville, his pres ent home, by a margin of only two votes over his democratic opponent. There will be recount
 Other republican mayors elected are Henry R. Porter, at Auburn; Fred T. Eldridge, at Eastport; Alexander C. Hagerthy, at Ellsworth; John M. Rob- binson at Hallowell; James H. Fen derson, at Saco, and Charles F.. West at South Portland.
 The successful democratic candl- dates are John A. Small, at Bath; Louis J. Brann at Lewiston and Frank C. Flint at Rock1and. The success of the republicans in wrestling control ot Hallowell from the dem ocrats was off, set by the victory of the democrats over last years republican adminis- tratiOn in RoCkland.
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