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Evening star., 1916-12-22
'SUCH A WONDERFUL,
THRILLING TRIP

fright from the observation car of
the Golden State Limited | could
see far away toward Mexico. a vast
! rolling sweep OF country
"Then-fias sh-the red and white
-pennou Of q cavalry troop moving
or patrol-Or a long column of
marching infantry
! You really ought to adopt the slo-
'Ean--See the army at york from the
Golden State Limited"
Another splend!dIy equipped train
,-over the Golden State Route via
|. Rock Island-EI Paso Southwestern
Southern Pacific, is the "Califor-
nian.
II reflects the high-class service
Of the Golden State Limited" Both
trains via the direct line of lowest
, altitudes-the most comfortable and
interesting route to Southern Cali
'fornia.
The military enca ampments at El
Paso and West provide a continuous
panorama every loyal American
should see. Tickets permit ten-day
stopove- at EI Paso.
J Less than three days-Chicago-S
; Louis to Los Angeles-no extra fare.
Tickets. reservations and Califor-
MA literature on reques. at Rock Is
land Travel Bureau. 43i Widener
bldg. Philadelphia. Ps. H NJ
Brown. d. p. A-Advertiser1ent
Evening star., 1916-12-22
RUSS CAPTURE POSITIONS
IN KIMPOLUNG REGION
By the Associated Press.


PETROGRAD. December 22. British
admiralty, per Wireless Press.-An ad-
vance for the Russians in the region Of
kimpolung, in the Carpathians, where
height positions were. captured. is an
nounced by the war Office in the latest
official statement.
A violent battle is in progress in
northern DobrudJa, where the onens-
i've was assumed by the. forces of the
central powers. which at first carried
several heights, but later were driven
from a portion of the captured ground,
the war office announced today. Rus
sian attacks in efforts to gain control
of the remaining heights are going on.
On the west bank Of the Danube. in
the region north OF Buzeu, and at other
points, there has been fighting. chiefly
between advanced detachments.
BERLIN. December 22.-The latest
announcement follows:
"Archduke Joseph: Four Russian at
tacks near Meste-Canesci, on the east
ern bank Of the golden Bystritsa, broke
down before the strong resistance of
AustroHungarian battalions. Further
south the enemy was driven back from
some sentry positions.
Front of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen: In Great Wallachia the enemy was
elected from some rear guard posi-
tons.
Evening star., 1916-12-22

have. he never could have made Rob-
after that Robber would have treated
him as one to be chased and caught. If
possible. You see. those who are bold
themselves like boldness in others, and
so Robber liked the pluck in Danny
which made him stand ready to fight
if he had to.
Danny didn't forget to be polite.
There is nothing like politeness to win
told Danny that he was glad to make
his acquaintance and that Danny was
welcome to stay in the barn, Danny
promptly replied: THANK you, Mr.. Rat.
the winter. and will take great care
to mind my own business and not in
terfere with yours. I'm glad to make
your acquaintance because 1 have heard
great deal about you"
Robber chuckled. II expect you
have" said he. 'I expect you have.
Most folks have heard of me. I don't
suppose there Is any one in all the
Great World more widely known than
I am. Tell me. Mr.. Meadow Mouse,
have you ever heard any good of me?"
Now that was question which Danny
would have liked to avoid answering.
One never likes to tell another that
he has heard no good of him. SO
Danny hesitated. He tried to think of
some one good thing he had ever heard
of Robber, but he couldn't. At last
you are a very brave fighter. Mr. Rat"
That reply tickled Robber. He had
fully expected Danny to say that he
never had heard any good said of him.
While Danny's reply didn't exactly an
swer Robbers question, it did answer
it in a way. and it was very pleasing
way. There is no one who doesn't like
to be thought brave. and even bad
people can be brave. you know. So
on this account Robber was pleased.
And he was still more tickled because
Danny had been smart enough to an
swer him in a way that couldn't pos
sibly offend him. SO Robber laughed
right out.
"Im glad" said he, that you have
heard that much which isn't bad. But
you needn't be afraid to tell me. Mr..
Meadow Mouse, the other things you
have heard about me. 7 know all about
it. You have heard that 1 am a robber
"a bold. bad robber who cares for no.
body and nothing and has no friends.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
w. H. JOHNSON MADE HEAD.
Other Officers of Columbia Aid Asso-
citation Also Selected.

William II. Johnson was reelected
president of the Columbia Aid Associa-
tion at its final meeting of the year
last night in odd Fellows Hall, NJ
street between 10th and 18th streets
northwest. Other officers elected were:
Vice president. Walter J. Singleton;
financial secretary, a. II. HUFF, re-
elected: assistant financial secretary Ed
win +. Richie. reelected; recording secre-
tary, j. $. Jones. re-elected treasurer
David Rnker, reelected; clerks to the
secretaries, Clement Ferguson and George
6. Harris; chaplain. Frank Smith, re-
elected; chairman of the relief commit
tee, George W. Boone, re-eIected
sergeant "a arms, Henry Staylions. The
following were elected members of the
board of directors: William p. Harris,
Levi NJ. Collins, Nathaniel Ruffin, James
X. Chambers and NJ. II. Pender
according TO reports submitted last
night the finances of the association
have increased from $500 to $4,000
during the year. The association is
planning smoker to be held at its
January meeting.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
CANNOT GET C STREET SITE.
District Must Go Elsewhere to Erect
Municipal Lodging House.

After hearing protests from a large
number of property owners against the
proposed establishment of the new
municipal lodging house at 322-324 C
street northwest the District govern
ment will not be able to acquire the
property. regardless Of what action 1t
might have taken on the complaint
The Commissioners have $4,000 avail
able for the purchase of site for the
lodging house and had offered this
amount for the G street site. Negotia-
Iions for the transfer practically were
complete: when higher price was
offered for the property. The court
held that in view of the interest of
one of the heirs to the property. who
was a minor. 1t was permissible to dis
pose of the land to the highest bidder
In addition to $4,000 for a site, there
is available $4,000 for a building. The
Commissioners have not considere ed
what steps they will take toward OBJ
| lta.ntngSS Jew location.
Evening star., 1916-12-22

sumo the campaign after the holidays
with renewed interest and energy. Supt
Ernest L. Thurston expects to have his
various officers stimulate added interest
in the campaign as soon as the schools
reopen. In the meantime he has urged
every boy and girl in all the schools to
save their papers over the holidays SO
that the best showing yet may be mad
when schools reassemble. Messages to
this effect were sent to the children yes
The leaders yesterday were the Bryan.
with 903 pounds: the Ketcham. with SO :
pounds. and the Carbery. with All pounds
The leaders last Thursday were the
ketcham, with 71S pounds: the Thom-
son. with 622 pounds. and the Bryan,
with COS pounds.
Evening star., 1916-12-22

ner to horses will be given at Chicago
this Christmas, and Boston and Balti-
more are arranging similar feasts.
The preachers of Washington will be
asked to announce from the pulpit
Sunday that the horses will have a
treat Tuesday. This is the true Christ
mas spirit" said one of the local pas
tors today. Christ was born in a
manger, SO it may be said that the first
Christmas was celebrated in a stable.
The faithful work done by horses in
carrying Christmas cheer deserves the
reward of a square meal"
Hungry horses are especially invited
to the horse show grounds next Tues
day, from 10 to o'clock. Box stalls
are provide There will be coffee and
doughnuts for drivers.
Evening star., 1916-12-22

1t is one of the funny things about
lie That bad folks often are very
smart. Anyway. it seems So Perhaps
II we knew all about them we would
hnd that they are smart folks who are
bad instead of bad folks who are smart.
But whichever way it is, they never
are quite as smart as they might be.
Ihey never are smart enough to see
mat badness never pays in real happi-
ness. No one can be bad and happy at
the same time.
Now, Robber the Brown Rat is bold,
bad, smart and an outcast. Everybody
knows that. An outcast is one with
whom no one will associate or have
anything to do. He is one who has
been cast out from the society of his
neigh bors. This is the kind of a fell
low Robber the Brown Rat is. In all
the Great World he hasn't a single
friend. The little people of the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest hate
him and will have nothing to do with
him. While many of them fear him,
even the smallest despise him. So
dows and the Green Forests to live
around the homes of men, and by them
he is hated even more than by the lit
tie people among whom he used to live.
<aiia DIS nate makes nate, so IL mas
come about that Robber. being hated by
all, hates all.
Something of all this Danny Meadow
Mouse knew. He, had heard about
Robber and he had heard no good of
him. Often he had thought what a
dreadful thing it is never to hear
single good thing of another. But bad
people sometimes are interesting people,
and Danny was very much interested
in Robber. So when he met Robber
and wisely stood his ground instead of
running away he found that Robber
was ready to make his acquaintance.
If Danny had run as Nibbler would
Evening star., 1916-12-22
MAKE BIG CONTRIBUTION
TO SUPPLY OF OLD PAPERS

-Four thousand five hundred and sixty
seven pounds Of old papers and maga-
zines were collected from the public
schools of the District yesterday for the
benefit of the Fairgrounds and other so
cial activities. Yesterday was the last
day before the Christmas holidays on
which the children had an opportunity
to bring in their contribution of papers.
The boys and girls are planning to re-
Evening star., 1916-12-22
CONCE|VERS' PAY
HELD TO Be PROPER
E. B. H. Paine Goes Into Po-
tomac Electric Power Pre-
Organization Expenses.
ESTIMATES THE OVERHEAD

Resuming his testimony before the pub
lie utilities commission this morning in
the Potomac Electric Power Company
valuation case, E. B. H. Paine, consulting
engineer of New York, went exhaustively
into the question of REORGANIZATION ex-
penses characterizing the conceivers'
compensation and other items carried In
the AIrnert report as proper charges to be
incnrred.
Like c. G. Young. consulting engineer
of New York, MIR. Paine has estimated a
larger amount for overhead charges than
Harold Almert, the Chicago expert, who
walked the companys property. Mr. Al
merits total base figure. plus the over
heads, is S19, 735, ,3S7. The Paine estimate
is $40 329, ,554 or an increase of So94.16
Both estimates are exclusive of the estl-
maees of $1,000. 600 for the company S
Great Falls property and S2,500O0O ease
mests. With these items included the
total estimated cost of reproducing the
property and business of the company
exGsedS S23 600, 000
Evening star., 1916-12-22
FEAST FOR WORK HORSES.
Fully 1000 to Get Free Christmas
Dinner Next Tuesday.

Fully 1000 work horses of Washing
ton will get a free Christmas dinner at
the horse show grounds December 26.
The free dinner for horses at Christ
mas time is Washington idea which
has spread to other cities. A big din
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Questioned by Attorney Barbour.

Asked by Attorney Barbour If he
thought expenses Of negotiations to Sc
cure the charter franchises, easements,
approval of the franchises. prospectus
and financial plan by the public service
commission and other such matters was
a necessary cost to be incurred by the
company, the witness replied that they
Were absolutely essential
DO you think that , per cent is a fair
and reasonable estimate of those ex-
pe0ditureS2" he was asked
Il do sir Ordinarily. that runs in
my experience from = to 4 per cent
have taken the lowest amount here"
Mr.. Paine said that no old accounts
which he had seen would show such
costs. aud that though prcsent-day sys-
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Not Case in Old Properties.

You do not think, then" asked Mr..
Barbour, "as to properties whose his
tory extends back for fifteen or twenty
years, that it would be at all practica-
Bile to expect to find these costs set up
separately on the books of the COM
pany?"
NO, sir, I have never been able to find
it," was the reply. There are two
reasons for it. In the first place. the ac-
counting systems We're entirely differ
ent and omitted these items in the gen.
eral classification of accounts. The sec
ond reason is that the expenditures
themselves occurred prior to the or
of the accounting depart
ment of the company. They are gem
orally more or less vest pocket memo
randa and never until the present day
became itemized in the general ac-
counts of the corporation"
Evening star., 1916-12-22

Well. I am. Yes. sir: I am. What is
more, I am all these things because 1
want to be, and / don't want to be any
different. Now. what do you think of
that?"
Evening star., 1916-12-22

tens provide for 1t they have not been
in use long enough, and few consider.
able properties have been conceived
and built in their entirety since the
modern accounting systems have ex-
listed.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Adds to First Estimates.

Following Mr.. Young. Francis 3.
Paine of New York, a member of the
National Electric Light Association
and a fellow of the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers, took the wit
ness stand.
Employing the labor and material
Base estimate of Mr.. Almert, Mr.. Paine
allowed contractors' profits of per
cent, bringing the total of the con-
structed property up TO $16.169,2i5. To
this Mr.. Paine added financial indirect
costs of percent for preliminary ex-
penses prior 10 construction, . per cent
for cost of money and per cent for
pomoters' remuneration, making a total
OF $3.50 ,309. and S2,220.000 for cost of
developing the business, these items
ewellinS the grand total for reproduce
tion cost of property and business to
$20, ,329.554. This figure does not in
c1Vde the Great Falls property and the
estimate for easements.
In explanation Of the statement, the
witness said that when he received the
Almert base figures he began a study
of the situation and the application of
What he regarded the reasonable other
costs of construction, and had not the
slightest idea where he was coming
out.
<''Since then l have found that this Is
paeasurably close TO Mr.. Almert's fig
ures.' he said, but they were made
without any detailed study of his fig
ures in any way, and they represent
my individual judgment absolutely"
Evening star., 1916-12-22

The annual income in the electrical
industries is equal to the total annual
expenditures of the United States gov.
ernment.
Evening star., 1916-12-22

An Indian tribe in Bolivia shuns the
whites and lives as in the stone age,
making tools and weapons of stone,
bone and wood
Evening star., 1916-12-22
9 to IL O'Clock Specials for Gift Seekers
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J

SI.00 Seamless Sheets, 69c
slx9o seamless sheets Of heavy, round
thread bleached cotton.
ISc PilIowcases, 1211c
45x36 pillowcases, firm and durable,
with wide hens.
Sl25 Bedspreads, SSc
noubl"-bed size spreads, heavily GRO
cheted and finished with fast hens.
ANY Sl.00 Blouse, S5c
Choice of all fine trimmed and
tailored organdy and wolfe blouses.
Infants SI.I9 Sweaters, SI.00
Warmly knit sweaters in the wanted
colors: splendid gift for any tot
FlanneIette Gowns, 45c
Women's warm striped haunelette
gowns. with yoke back and front.
$3.50 Bath Robes, $500
Womens blanket robes, with fiat COL
lars. trimmed with satin; heavy cord at
waist
Chiidren's 5000 Coats, S4.98
Reduced from to II o'clock-Fine
corduroy. zibeline and cloth coats. sizes
:. TO years.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Five Per Cent Allowed.

In his testimony today regarding
the A1mcrt allowance for conceivers'
compensation, Mr.. Paine referred to
court decisions and the finding of util-
tty commissions to show that per
cent of the physical cost is usually
allowed under this head.
Che witness gave some interesting
observations as to the cost of getting
business, expressing the opinion that
the cost of getting customers in Wash
ineton had increased the expense of
furnishing electric light to the extent
OF a bout $3.50 per customer. He said
the usual practice was to allow not
mdfe than the first years return from
each customer for getting his business,
except in the case of large consumers
ofllectricity.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
lI1IILES1oRlE!3 l1IE
%rBEDTInE
BY THORNTON W, BURGESS.
Copyright. 1916. by 7. W. Burgesa.l
Robber the Rat Is Bold and
Bad.

He's bad and also he is bold,
Is Robber the Rat;
He is an outcast. We are told,
Is Robber the Rat:
But bad and bold as he may be.
And though a hated outcast he.
That he is smart we must agree,
Is Robber the Rat.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Increases '.overhead'' Estimates.

lSdSeS OS6TuSdo 1SL1udCGS.
Increasing the so-called overhead"
estimates of Harold Almart, consult
ing engineer of Chicago, who made
valuation of the company's property,
b~-approximately a quarter of a mil
lion dollars. c. G. Young, consulting
engineer of New York, yesterday after
noon brought to a close his testimony
before the public utilities commission.
Mr.. Young filed a statement in which
he added $4,000 to Mr.. Alrnart's esti-
mate for engineering, supervision and
inspection; s121, 1,603.29 to the estimate
for working capital and ss7,1s5 to the
estimate for development His total
estimate for overheads was s223,7SS.29
&reater than the amount allowed by
the company engineer.
This amount, added to Mr.. Almart's
complete figures for basic costs as well
as overheads. gives a total valuation
for the company's property Of $685.
459,175.92.
Evening star., 1916-12-22
Praises Property Acquisitions.

Mr. Paine praised the selection by
the company of the Benning site for it's
power plant. He also expressed the
opinion that the purchase from the
United States Electric Lighting Com
paay of the property at 14th and B
streets, in 1902, for approximately s4,-
00S,000, was a good investment and
made at a reasonable figure. This pur-
chase. he said. was for the best interest
of the company as well as the public.
cross-eXamination of the witness by
General Counsel Conrad H. Syme for
the commission was begun shortly be-
fore noon.
Evening star., 1916-04-23

THESE babies will
never know a mothers
milk, because nobody
knows where their mo-
theirs are. And, because
all the cows in Belgium
have been made into
beef for the German
army, they must look to
shipments of condensed
and powdered milk from
America in order to keep
on living. There aren't
many cows left in Ger
many either. so thou
sands Of German babies,
as well as Serbian babies.
Polish babies. and Cali
clan babies, are going to
be "can babies instead
of bottle babies"
Many of these poor lit
tie legacies of a great
hate died at first, be-
cause America could not
ship the milk to them
quickly enough after the
milk shortage had be-
come acute; but now
that large boat-loads are
going over every week,
the nurses in the hospi-
tails are hoping that
many will be saved.
Evening star., 1916-04-23
Photograph by
Underwood g. Underwood.

MOTHER is not adj
ministering castor
oil these days as lavish
ly as she did in that
glad ante-bellum peri
cd when peace Tapped
the world and no one
west of the Vistula
could pronounce Pre-
mysl. Cargo upon car
go of castor oil bears
from India are now
rotting on British
wharves because the
British can't spare the
ships to transport them
elsewhere. SO castor oil
is much too expensive
for mother now unless
father is in the NUM-
ton business. AS a
consequence, the Amer
lean small boy can eat
all the green apples he
wants. with no terror
Of the awful dose that
used to follow such in
dulgences.
Photograph by Paul Thompson.
Evening star., 1916-04-23
Photograph by Underwood & Underwood,

Photograph by Underwood * Underwood
THE war has frequent death for Crown Prince
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst, the chronology
of whose reported casualties is something folows Aug
s. 1914 killed Namur Aug 20, decmated by shrapne on
French frontier Sept committed suicide; Sept l3 died
in Brussels hospital Sept 49, killed in Poland; Sept H.
killed in France; Sept 90 hastened to his deahbed Oct
"a buried in Berlin; Nov. "a, body found batteed
Dec. g. buried; Dec. 4 killed. Dec. H.
buried; Jan, l6, 1915 more killed. Feb g. sent home
Evening star., 1916-04-23

ERAULE1N SCHWIMMER, who modest peace lee
rer before the embrogio started of Mr.
Fords eme the Oscar H. For weeks at least,
nancers swayed to her mood folk bowed at her
approach cergymen embed at her rown and life increased
in for all the result of her activities
Evening star., 1916-04-23

CYLVIA PANKHURST is having her
meals regularly these days. There was
time when the ardent Sylvia was in danger of
entirely losing her figure through malnutrition
brought on by the frequency of her famous
hunger strikes; but, since the war. removal
of this necessity through the cessation of her
fanily's hostiities against the government
has given her back her appetite.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-27
MOTORCYCL|STS PLAN
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Will Have Nonstop Run TO Cumber
land, Md, And Return, Saturday
Night And Sunday

Plans were formulated for cham
pionship side-car run to Cumberland
Md, and return, at meeting or the
members of the Wheeling Motorcycle
Club held in their headquarters u
North Market street last night. Inc
run will be held Saturday night, RID.
ers leaving Fourteenth and Market
streets at 9:3O o'clock, returning some
time Sunday. There are to be
no stops for eating or sleeping. Pres
ident J. Landon Bier Of the Wheeling
Motorcycle club is the holder OF the
record in this city, he making the trip
in Is hours and II minutes. The run
will take place unless weather condl'
lions are not such as would endanger
The lives Of the riders.
Leaving this city, the riders Will
have their time sheets signed by May
or H. L. Kirk. These will again be
signed at Baltimore street, Cumber'
land. the 132 mile post, where the re-
turn trip will be commenced, The
winner of the event is 10 receive at
championship medal for 1916. Presl,
dent Bier said last night that all en-
tries must be in by Friday morning at
g o'clock. The following have signi'
fled their intention of taking. part:
George Clapper, LeMoynes Pickens,
-. p. Wasmuth, H. A. Brady, j. l.. Bier
Andy Pastors, Dave Micbaels, C.: j.
Cheshire, Walter Bowman and Carl
Soils