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Evening star., 1916-12-08
DEPORTAnONS
HELD SOCIAL NECESY
German Government Issues Sta
ment in Justification Of Labor.
ers' Transfer.

BERLIN, Thursday. December z. Via
London. December S.-The German gov
ernment issued a statement to-day in ex-
PLANTATION and Justification Of tho transfer
of Belgian laborers to Germany. It says
the measure Is by no means a hardship
for the laborers. but is . social necessity.
Owing chiefly to the British embargo
against Belgian overseas trade. which
before the war supported q large part OF
the industrial population. largo numbers
OF Belgikn workers are idle. the state
ment says. and conditions arc growing
worse Many families. after spending all
their savings. have become objects Of pub
&c charity. This state Of things 10 not
due. as asserted in Belgium. to German
reQuisitions of raw material. IL II ex-
planned. for these acquisitions occurred
as a rule only where factories were un-
able to continue operations.
OF 100000 employees engaged In Bel
gian industries before the war, 506.0 900.
including $4,000 women. are now
wholly without work and 10000. in
Guiding $4,000 women. are partly with
out work. making total of 655.o00 per-
sons dependent on public aid. In ad-
dition to these there are 1000 wives
and $4,000 children of men without
work. SO that 1.5S0,000 persons. or one
fifth of the total Belgian population.
require assistance.
More than 800. 1000, 900 francs already
has been spent in supporting these
persons and 100000 francs monthly
will be required hencefor.h. These
masses of idle people. the statement
says. are degenerating and drunken
ness and social depravity are resulting.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
PROVIDES INCREASED PAY
FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Senator Marines Bill Divides
Clerks and Carriers Into
Six Glasses.

Senator MARITIME of New Jersey today
introduced in the Senate a bill to in
crease the pay of post Office clerks in
first and second class post Offices. and
OF letter carriers in the city delivery
service.
The bill provides that the clerks and
letter carriers shall be divided into six
grades. as follows: First grade, salary,
$1,000; second grade. salary. s11OO:
third grade, salary, $1,000; fourth
grade. salary, $1,000: fifth grade. SAL
ary, s1,40O: sixth grade. salary. S1,5O0
Clerks and carriers shall be promoted
successively to the sixth grade.
All promotions of both clerks and
carriers shall be made at the beginning
OF the quarter following the expiration
of one years service in the next lower
grade. it is specified in the biH. No
clerk or carrier shall be denied promo
ton until he has been notified by his
postmaster in writing of the reasons
why and the employe has been given
an opportunity to submit an answer in
writing.
Evening star., 1916-12-08

be collected by young women in the
lobbies.
Mrs. John c. Whitaker, wife of Mai.
Whitaker. Quartermaster Corps, \. G.
ID. G.. and Mrs. Glendie +. Young, wife
of Col. Young. commanding the Sd D. c.
Infantry, are in charge of the duty
squad which is making these theater
collections.
Among those who were assigned to
stations at the theaters are:
National: Tonight. Mrs. Whitaker.
Miss Ruth Corby and Miss Helen Dris-
coll; matinee tomorrow, Miss Marion
Grey and Miss Julia Doyle; S1morrow
night. Miss Jean Corby and Miss
Vivian Snyder.
keiths: Matinee today. Mrs. Whit
aker and Mrs. Langdon Moore: tonight,
Mrs Whitaker and Miss Helen Town
send: tomorrow afternoon, Mrs. Harr,
sister of Brig. Gen. Harvey, and Miss
Harr; tomorrow night, Mrs. Will II.
Chase and her two daughters, Mrs. r.
D. Mcbride and Miss Juanita Chase.
Belasco: Tomorrow night. Mrs. AL
fred p. Robbins, wife of Maj. Robbins,
quartermaster, n. G.. d. c.. and Miss
Helen King. daughter of Lieut.. Col.
Thomas r. King, n. G.. d. C., retired,
director of the Congress Heights tar
get range.
Poli's: Tomorrow matinee and night,
Mrs. G. Z. Young, Miss Lillian Rosafy
and Mrs. Carrie J. farnell sister of
Lieut.. Rheese of Troop A, cavalry.
Cosmos: This afternoon and tonight,
Mrs. Lillian Kopp and Misses Edith
and Ida kopp
Evening star., 1916-12-08
HAWAII ENJOYS YEAR
OF UNUSUAL PROSPERITY
$50, 1858, ,OC7 Increase in Assessa BILE
Property Recorded in Report of
Gov. Lucius E. Pinkham.

Hawaii enjoyed unusual prosperity
for the year ended August 81, 1876, ac-
cording to the report of Lucius E Pink
ham, governor of the territory. Accord
ing to his statement the assessa BILE
property of the territory for the past
year was S206,970.229, as against S176,-
601222 of the preceding year. and the
bonded debt has decreased 100000,
making it sS,024 900.
There now are 1896 school children
in Hawaii 7,74l of whom are in private
schools. The japanese have 1864 chill
dren in the public and 2.156 children
in the private schools of Hawaii, far
more than any other one nationality
According to GOV. Pinkham's report,
the Japanese lead in population in
Hawaii $1,000 of that nationality re-
siding there. The total population of
Hawaii, including the sections of the
limited States Army and Navy stationed
there, is 237.623. The Japanese also are
multiplying more rapidly than any
other race, there being 4,639 births in
the past year. The total number of
births in the territory for the past year
was S,S76.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Wide Interest Is Aroused.

Not only the public school authori-
ties. but other educational institutions
have become interested in this exhibit
ton of government pictures showing
the beauties and resources OF the
United States and human interest and
patriotism stirring pictures from such
government bureaus as the life-saV1ng
service, bureau of mines rescue work,
target practice in the navy, drills at
the afmy riding school, camp life on
the Mexican border. the beauty spots
of the country as seen in the great
national parks. the monster dams and
irrigation projects of the reclamation
service and hundreds of other pictures
that will appeal to the red blood Of
every true American and be concrete
lesson to every man. woman and child
of great works that the government is
performing.
Many of the private schools through
out the capital have become deeply in
terested in this exhibition and are ar
ranging to attend in large groups.
The thousands of workers in the gov
ernment service are particularly inter
ested in these films. some of which
show federal activities in which they
themselves have part
Evening star., 1916-12-08
afternoon plans to combat the proposed
federal amendment for woman suffrage

afternoon plans to combat the proposed
federal amendment for woman suffrage
Difficulties Of Advocates Recounted.
Judge Oscar Lesser of Baltimore re-
counted the difaculty in the path o.
advocates of the proposed federal suf-
frage amendment at the banquet he'd
by the anti-suffragettes at Rauscher's
last night More than 400 persons ac-
tive in the work of opposing universal
suffrage were at tables. Mrs. Dodge,
president of the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, presid-
ing.
Incidents of the recent campaign, es-
pecially as related to the work against
woman suffrage. were related by vari-
Gus speakers, including Miss Minnie
Bronson. field secretary OF the ma
tional association: d. c. Galliher of
West Virginia, Mrs. NJ. ]. Millard of
Iowa. Mrs. o. ID. Oliphant of New Jer-
sey. Mrs. Ella Jacobsen of South Da-
kota. Mrs. Edward Pennington of Min
nesota and Mrs. b. l.. Robinson of Mas
sachusetts.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
BRYAN CONTRIBUTES 81
FOR D. c. GUARDSMEN

William Jennings Bryan, for
mer premier of the cabinet and
noted peace advocate, has con-
tributed to the Christmas fund
for District Guardsmen on the
Mexican border.
Mrs. Will H. Chase, wife of
the commanding officer of the
supply company of the Sd Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry, was
seated at stand collecting
coin contributions in the Union
station yesterday, when she
looked up to see that Mr.. Bry-
an had stopped and was look
ing at the flags with which she
had her stands decorated.
Even though you are our
leading peace advocate you are
going to help us little, Mr..
Bryan Mrs. Chase said.
certainly l am" he respond
ed, and dropped a dollar bill
into the basket. Il think you
should do very well with your
collection. 1t is a worthy OBJ
Ject to show appreciation of
what the soldiers are doing. es-
pecially at Christmas time"
Evening star., 1916-12-08
BALLOT AID TO EDUCATION.
Woman Suffrage Will Work I'm
provement, ]. L. McBrien Says.

That the ballot would be a great aid to
women in bringing about improvements in
education was emphasized by J. L. Nc
Brien Of the rural extension division.
United States bureau Of education. In an
address before the Riverdale branch Of
the Maryland Just Government League
yesterday afternoon. He said many op-
portunities for the education of women
and girls in Maryland are yet undevel-
oped. Especially is this true in the pres
ent lack Of curricula for women in state
agricultural colleges. he said.
The league decided to hold an evening
meeting Tuesday next in Riverdale Hall
for women and men who have been un-
able to attend previous meetings because
they were held in the afternoon. An
address by a member of the National
Woman Suffrage Association and a mu-
sical entertainment will be features OF the
program Mrs Humphrey d. Howell pre-
sided yesterday
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Estimates for Operation.

Estimates amounting to Si55,600 are
submitted for the operation, including
salaries maintenance and repairs, OF
Washington aqueduct and its accesso-
ries. Mcmillan Park reservoir, Wash
iugton Aqueduct tunnel, the filtration
plant. the plant for the preliminary
treatment of the water supply, for the
purchase, installation and maintenance
of water meters on the federal serv-
ices, for the purchase and maintenance
of motor vehicles, including automo-
biles. motor trucks and motor cycles,
etc
The safe daily capacity of the sys-
tenn is considered to be 65,0O0.000 gal
Ions. The maximum capacity OF the
conduit is estimated at 15,0oO,o0O gal
Ions and of the filtration plant at 90.-
10000 gallons.
The publication of the water was very
satisfactory, the average bacterial count
having been reduced from $40 per cubic
/ centimeter in the ray water to 10 per
| cubic centimeter in tie filtered water and
the turbidity from 23S in the raw water
| to 0 in the filtered water The cost of
| operation was s6.26 per million gallons
| Of water filtered The average daily con-
sumption was 5191 million gallons. max
| ing a per capita daily consumption OF l4o
gallons The work was done by hired
| labor and the expenditures for the year
were s136.721.44.
The estimated cost of completely meter
ing all government services is $4,000,
and the chief of engineers earnestly rec
ommends the appropriation of this entire
amount at one time, to be made immedi-
| ately available and remain available till
| expended.
| The work of widening and improving
| Conduit road at the narrow and danger
| Gus places was nearly completed. which
required fills amounting to 22,901 cubic
| yards. In all, 1928 linear feet of road
| We're treated with Tarvia and LISP linear
| feet of concrete guard fences were built.
| The work was done by hired labor and
! the expenditures for the year were
| $4,000.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Show Children Should See.

The proposed educational exhibition
is the sort of show the children should
see more of. II is a wonderful oppor-
ernment is doing and TO learn more Of
the riches and beauty of their native
land"
The Boy Scouts have also volunteered
to distribute circulars about the show
at the large government warehouses;
such the navy yard. government
printing office, bureau Of engraving
and printing and at the various fed
eral departments.
These circulars to be distributed by
the boys will be given out at scout
headquarters in the Corcoran building
Monday afternoon.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Magical Usit

Now all you ladies who suffer tyes.
suffer, for you do) from unsighly
wrinkles can drive them away for
ever. Usit, the pure nut-oil skin
food. the Arabs Secret" a prepara-
ton used by famous Eastern beau
ties for centuries. can be purchased
at any first-class drug store.
This wonderful preparation tnot
face cream), is positively guaranteed
to clear the complexion of all wrin-
kles. whether caused by age. worry,
work or exposure. Rub it into the !
skin with the finger tips at night
just before retiring, and in short
time every wrinkle Will disappear,
your hungry, faded kin viii get
back it's healthy color, it's well nour-
ished smoothness, and the lines in
your face will be replaced by youth
full roundness. No other treatment J
is necessary.
Usit Is well named the Wrinkle I
Chaser" for no wrinkles can exist
where it is used. 1t is guaranteed to (
contain nothing that will cause hair
growth (
Go to your druggist today and get
a bottle of Usit for so cents. Try 1t
tonight and see how fine your face
feels in the morning. But remember J
Usit is put up only in opal bottles.
Take nothing else.
Immediate relief to chapped face (
Nand hands.
For sale by O'Donnelrs Drug (
Stores and Dealers everywhere (
advertisement. :
Evening star., 1916-12-08
DEMOCRATS TO CAUCUS
Senate Majority Will Outline Leg
islative Program for Session

Senator Kern, chairman of the demo-
cratic caucus of the Senate. said today he
would call a meeting of the democratic
steering committee for Monday and
meeting of the caucus Tuesday
The legislative program for the session
will be outlined. in all probability a Presi-
dent pro tmepore Of the Senate to sue
ceed the late Senator Clarke of Arkansas
will be selected, and a number of COM
mittee assignments will be made.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
To Coordinate Naval Reserves.

Plans for coordination of all
branches of naval reserves. including
aeroplane units, powerboat squadrons
and regular state reserve contingents.
are being considered by officials of the
Navy and War Departments, the Ma
tional Aerial Coast Patrol Commission.
the Aero Club of America, the Power
Craft Association and the Naval Train
ing Association. ~
Evening star., 1916-12-08
GOES TO CALIFORNIA

An old customer and friend of
our house has gone to California
to live and has left with us to
sell his beautiful Kimban up
right piano. This piano is in
perfect condition. Tone and case
like new. VIII take 500 cash or
S110 on time. Payments, $40 cash
and 81 per month. See this Won
derful bargain right away at T.
+. Culley & Sons. 523 11th St NV,
Washington, d. C.-Advt.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
MANY TO WITNESS
GREAT FILM SHOW
Wide Interest in Entertainment
for National Guard Christ
mas Fund.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO AID
SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO AID
Contributions to District
Militia Christmas Fund

Plans for the greatest educational
moving picture show ever given in
Washington. which has never been
presented elsewhere and probably
never will be shown again. were work
ed out today through the cooperation
of the school authorities. government
officials and civic leaders in The Stars
campaign to raise a fund with which
to make merry Christmas day for the
1,5O0 District soldiers on the Mexican
| border
| This benefit performance is to be
given one week from today, FRIDAY,
| December 15, in Polls Theater. There
will. in fact, be two performa one one
| starting at 3 and lasting until 4:5o
| o'clock, especially for school children,
| and a second to start at 4:43 pm ana
| to last for an hour and half.
This is arranged so that the thou-
sands of clerks and other government
employees may have the opportunity OF
| witnessing this unique demonstration
Schools to Dismiss Early.
The board of education has indorsed
the exhibition and Supt- +. l.. Thurston
has volunteered. with the approval of
| the board, to notify every school teach
from school at 2:30 O'Clock on that
date all children who wish to attend
the performance. The hour of 3 to
4:3O o'clock was set for this perform
ance in order the children might be
dismissed from the theater in plenty OF
time to get home before dark Many
of the teachers are arranging to take
the pupils in groups, acting as chap
eronS.
When The Star obtained from the
federal departments permission to snow
these films. which have never before
been exhibited publicly. and which
probably never will be shown again
collectively. Manager Fred Berger teief
Polls Theater. for permission to donate
the use of that large playhouse for this
educational and patriotic purpose Mr.
Poll promptly wired back that he was
very glad to contribute to such wof-
thy cause especially in way that
would make the District soldiers on
the border appreciate that the people
of the National Capital remembered
their seh-sa crifice in answer to their
countryS call
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Collecting Cash at Theaters
to Help Swell the National
Guard Merry Christmas Fund

Theater collections for the benefit of
the Christmas fund with which to re-
member the District national guards
men in camp on the border started to-
day and will be continued at the prin-
Slides are being shown on the screen
calling attention to the fund and advis-
ing pa CONS that coin contributions Will
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Booked for Promotion.

Lieut.. Colst Frances Il. Skunk and
Henry Jervey. Corps of Engineers, have
been ordered to report to an examin-
ing board in this city for examination
to determine their fitness for promo
tion.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Cotton Ginned to December /

Cotton ginned to December l amount
ed to 10.35s,346 running bales. includ-
ing 1852 round bales and 1OI,62O
bales OF Sea Island, the census bureau
has announced
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Will Dredge the Channel.

The funds on hand will be devoted to
carrying on the work OF dredging in
the channel and between the channel
and the bulkhead line and depositing
the dredged material on the reclaimed
fats. The expenditures Will amount to
Sc. 900 per month. and the funds on hand
will be exhausted by December 81. 1915.
No funds are asked for the fiscal year
1918 The channel Will not require any
maintenance work during that year,
and it is understood that no further
river and harbor appropriations are to
be made with view to completing the
reclamation portion of the project.
Commerce for the calendar year 1915 is
reported as 277,7S7 short tones, valued
at s19,430.232, the principal items. in
order of tonnage, being gravel and sand,
brick clay, stone, naval ordnance and
supplies, oil, coal, powder and powder
making supplies and apparatus, cord
wood and piles. The entire commerce
passed over the improved section. and
required the increased depth and width
afforded by the Improvement. The de-
crease in tonnage is considered to be
temporary.
The sum of 100000 is asked for con-
tinuing the reclamation of the Anacost1a
river above the Anacostia bridge. San1-
tary conditions in the area between the
Anacostia and Pennsylvania avenue
bridges have been improved by the work
IN progress.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
TO INSTALL MACHINERY
TO TEST DYE MATERIAL
Secretary Houston Is Planning Lab
oratory to Be Put Up at Ar
lington Farm.

To carry out the legislative authoriZa-
ton for an investigation and experiment
in the utiliza ton for coloring purposes
of raw materials grown or produced IN
the United States, Secretary Houston OF
the Department of Agriculture is planning
to install machinery and apparatus in the
building on the Arlington farm which is
now used by the bureau of chemistry.
The machinery will be riveted to con-
crete foundations, easily detached and re-
moved if it becomes necessary or conven-
lent TO do SO. In order to handle the
machinery it will be necessary to install
and house in the building an overhead
crane. To install and house the crane
will make necessary a reinforcement OF
the walls of the building with pilasters
for carrying the crane runway, to remove
pillars in the building which now support
the roof and to raise and support the roof
with trusSeS.
Secretary Houston states that the total
cost of machinery, equipment, installation
and the investigation and experiment au-
thoriZed by the law will not exceed $780,
600. This is the amount appropriated
by Congress for the project.
Finds Work Is Authorized.
Secretary Houston, in a reference to
the controller of the treasury. raised the
question as to whether he is authorized
to make the proposed alterations to the
building, Controller w. w. Warwick
finds that if the work proposed is neces-
sary to the investigation and experiment
it is a proper charge against the appro-
priation and thoroughly authorized.
THE building which it is intended to
USE said Secretary Houston in his ref
erence. lis not now in need of repair or
alteration. except Tor the purpose outlined.
The proposed strengthening of the walls,
the removal of the pillars and raising of
the roof are only contemplated for the
purpose of housing the crane and machin-
cry. The proposed changes may, Incl
dentally, constitute an Improvement on
the buildings: on the other hand, they
may prove to be detrimental"
He stated that unless this could be
done the investigation and experiment
authorized could not be carried on in a
proper manner.
The Venezuelan government has de-
cided to build a highway across the
republic that will be 6S3 miles long
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Navy Yard Employees Plan
Big Christmas Fund for
Soldiers on the Border

Employees of the Washington navy
yard. many of whom were in the Dis
trict National Guard at the time of the
Presidents call, but who were forced to
return to their civil occupations by or
ders of Secretary Baker. are planning to
have a large contribution from the en-
ployes of the Washington yard to the
general fund to make the District ma
tional guardsmen on the border happy at
Christmas time.
While the naval regulations prohibit
the collection of money inside the yard,
number of the men have formed a
committee to receive funds to give the
District soldiers a merry Christmas. They
are anxious to work for the fund, and VIII
receive funds outside of their regular
Office hours.
There are 1000 employees in this big
government workshop, and they are
eager to make their contribution
toward the Christmas fund the largest
from any one source. The committee
in charge of the collection realizes
that if every man employed in the navy
yard gives 10 cents large total will
result. and they say that many of the
employees are generously giving larger
amounts
Corp. Mohler Heads Committee.
This committee is headed by Corp. l..
s. Mohler, a member of the general
storekeeper's force. Mr.. Mohler has
Just returned from Douglas, Ariz.,
where he has been serving with Bat
terry y. District Field Artillery.
The other members of the committee
are Messrs. oMalleE, erecting shop:
Parkhurst, east gun carriage shop;
John Hebrew. west gun carriage shop;
Charles Flynn. cartridge case shop:
Sebastian, blacksmith shop; Blakney.
/ breech mechanism shop; Moody, mis-
cellaneous shop; Walter Hall, sec
ondary mount shop: Mckenzie. sec
| ondary mount shop; Costello, tool shop;
| TAYLOR, assembling shop; Kimmerly,
boiler shop; Rabbit, west gun car
| riage shop: Seger, pattern shop, and
Stockton, electrical shop.
| 1t is probable that other former
members of the guard who are en-
| ployes of the Washington yard will be
added to this committee just as soon
! as they may be seen Many of the men
are on the night shifts. and there are
| many of the employees on these shifts.
according to the members of the com
| rnittee who want to contribute to the
general fund.
Evening star., 1916-12-08

The Venezuelan government has de-
cided to build a highway across the
republic that will be 6S3 miles long