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Evening star., 1916-12-27
FRANK sTETsoN. At,orn~y.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
hiinhih, Holding Probate tourt-No 23I3--..
This is To give notice shat tn.
subscriber Of the District of Columbia has OH
tanned from the Probate Court of the District
"f Columbia letters ie>taInenfery til. tate Of
CEristiana Haldcn8n. late of the District Of 90
!uihhia. deceased. All persons having claims
HRainst the deceased are hereby warned OK
iiihit III" SANE. with the Vouchers thereof legal r
:" the subscriber on or before
the fourteenth dry Of December AID 1917 .
otherwise they may by iaw b. excluded from all
'4neht Of said estate Given under my hand this
I'D day Of DecernpDr. 1916 NATIONAL. SAY
INGS AND TRUST COMPANY. by William
u Hoover, President. fS"ali Attest: JAMES
TANNER. Register Of Wills Tor the District OF
Columbia Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Departures.

Steamer North!and, for Norfolk and
Old Point, by the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company. United
States Army steamer Capt. A. NJ. Weth
Grill. from o street wharf, for Fort
Washington and Fort Hunt: schooner
Oakland, from 18th street wharf. for
Potomac point after being frozen in
here: schooner Cherubim, light, for a
North Carolina point to load lumber; +;
United States naval steamer Talbot,
from the navy yard, for Indian Head
with passengers.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
LEGAL NOTICES.
CHARLES W. ARTH. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT OF Co
lUmba. H1ldIEs Probate Court.-\o. -.3199
Adm ninistration. This is 10 give notice that the
subscriber. of III" District of Columbia. has oh
lined frcm the Probate Court Of the District of
tolumbis letters testamcntary the estate Of
Alfred LIetnan, late of tn. District of tnlum-
bis. deceased. All persons having Ella inns
against the deceased are hereby warned 10 tN-
hiUit the same. with the vouchers thereof. l.-
gally authenticated to the subscriber or he
fore tn. 18th day of Dcct mber \. D. 1917. other
wise they may by law he excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Given under nv hand his
list day Of December 1916. JACOB ENGEI.
6ua 18th sfre"i northwest. 'Seal.l Attest:
JAMES TANNER, Register Of Wills for The
District Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate Court
Evening star., 1916-12-27
SPECIAL WAR CONFERENCE.
Telegram to British Dominions Ex
plains Imperial Deliberations.

LONDON. December 21.-The secretary
of state for the colonies has sent a tele-
gram to the dominions eXpla ining the
purposes of the forthcoming imperial con-
ference announced by Premier Lloyd
George
The telegram explains that what the
government contemplates is not an ordi-
nary imperial conference, but special
war conference of the empire.
The prime minister of each of the do
minions is invited to attend A series of
special meetings of the war cabinet. In
order to consider urgent questions affect
ing the prosecution Of the war, possible
conditions, on which, in agreement with
our allies, we could assent 10 its termina.
ton and problems which would then inn
mediately arise"
The premiers are urged to attend at an
early date-not later than the end of Feb
ruary.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Dinner. Steaming Hot. in Trenches


Where conditions permitted. as mauy
Of the men as possible We're relieved
from front-Iine duty for dinner. but in
the mid bitches of the Somme and in
other sectors Christmas dinner, steam
ing hot. was carried up through the
communication trenches sometimes
under the pe!tine of shells. to the men
held by duty at the outpoSts of war
guns chaIked satirical greetings on the
shells before firin" them IL is tiud
smell ahd doesn't explode. eXpia med a
gunner. "Hrota"r Boche can read what
We ihi"k of him. Om the other hand, il
ii Goes its duty. he'll know without
reading.
This. The third Christmas of the Brit
ish armies in France. was vastly differ
ent from its two predecessors. espe-
cially the first. when only a pitiful
handful of the original eXpeditionary
force was left to form a thin KHAKI
line against the gray-clad enemy The
field army then small that King
George personally sent Christmas
package to every one. The multiplica
ton of that army of tens of thousa nds
into the present force of so many mil
lions has somew hat altered the situa-
ton
The news of President Wilson's peace
note had Dercolated throughout the
army by today. out it cannot be said to
have .,een faNorahly received While II
can truthfulIy be aid that officers and
men alike realize the hardships of the
coming winter. all appear eager for
new offensive in the spring, and say
they can make that offensive decisive.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
EDWIN {. DU1TO>. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate tourt-No. grit
Adininistr tion.-Th!S is to give notice that the
subscriber. Of the District Of Columbia has
oDta med from the Probate Court Of the District
Of Columbia letters Of administration on tli..
estate of bomenlc" X. /"T-ga late Of she Dis
trict Of Columbia. deceased All persons having
claims against the deceased hereby warned
10 exhibit the sane. with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated 10 the subscriber. or
before the 18th tay Of December A Il. 1917
otherwise they may by law he excluded from,
all benefit Of said estate. Given under nv
hand this 18TH dag Of December 1916 John
+: IEREGA. J35 Quincy =. NV. iSealb At
test: JAMES TANNER. Register Of Wills for
the District Of Columbia. Clerk Of The Probate
Court. deDp ia
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Student Kane Leaves Hospital.

John stephen Kane the student VINO
was shot the morning of December l
by Policeman kerns, when, il is al
legged, he attacked the officer and re-
sisted arrest, has recovered and left the
Alexandria Hospital going from here
to Washing ton.
Mai. Pullman. head of the Washing
ton police department. it is announced.
will deliver an address before the mem =
bers of the mems class Of the NJ. +.
Church South about the middle Of jan
uary.
The bar association Of the city viii
shortly present resolutions Of respect to
the court Of this city III memory OF the
late Col. Francis Lee Smith, dean Of
the bar association of the city, who
di ed AuguSt u =
Evening star., 1916-12-27
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Big Ovation in View for Light
Infantry Company.
BUSY WEEK FOR COURTS
peciaI Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. December 81
Members of Company G. LIST Virginia
Regiment better known as the Alex
andria Light Infantry. now eHcamped
at Brownsville, Ten. will <ntraln Tor
home next Tuesday. The men will go
direct TO Richmond. Va. where they
will be mustered out of service, and
exnect to return to Alexandria on or
before January 10. according to ad-
vices received here today. 1t is eN-
pected that within a few days definite
steps will be taken by various ofSahl-
zations in the city to arrange Tor o's
ovation in honor OF the return OF 'h'
soldier bows Members OF TINS com
many have been stationed At brow Us
yille since July 10. There are 'ish
four AIexandrians on the border. 'o''i
rar, - &c comuoSed of siXty-elSht men
intending three of!lcetS.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Sentry Shoots Escaping Soldier.

COLUMBUS. y. NJ, December 27.-
Private Albert \. StreigeI of the Quar-
termaster Corps was shot and killed
yesterday by a sentry. Streigel had
been confined to the stockade on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. He had
been given permission to go TO his tent
for blankets and was being taken there
when the sentry claimed Streigel at
tempted to escape. The sentry was
said to have called to Streigei three
times to halt and then fired.
Evening star., 1916-12-27

bands visited the mess halls. giving
concerts for the soldiers. The Young
Mems Christian Association and other
organizations arranged countless en-
tertalnments. and special programs
prevailed in the movie halls and SOL
dierS theaterS. most of the latter being
battered French barns. with the shell
holes barricaded against the wiutry
blasts and the noises of battle Waeins
not far away
Every British soldier had his indi-
Vldual plum pudding. this particularly
indispensable item of the Christmas bill
Of fare having been looked after by the
London EeNSnape which raised in
the netGhhorhood of tlHn."Un for their
nurc haSe
Evening star., 1916-12-27
People of Alsace Hopeful.
From STAFF Correspondent of the Assoca ted

From STAFF Correspondent Of the Associated
Press.
AI.SACE via Chantilly, December 25.-
Never in the history of Alsace. recon-
quered by the French. has Christmas
been celebrated with such fervor and
hopefulness as this year. Every village
church and chapel was filed to over
flowing for midnight masses. services at
which the clergy in some instances Of
fered public prayers that the national
councillors might he guided Alright in CON
sidering the situation
The religious exercises were preceded
and followed by Sabbath school and fam
lily aSsembngS around Christmas trees.
which local custom this year carried out
apparently with a feeling of growing Sc
curity in the changed form of government.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Saws U-Boat Fired at Liner.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. December 20
The Italian steamer Pietro. on her
arrival at Hampton roads today from
Madeira, reported that when she was
in the Mediterranean sea. bound from
Genoa to Madeira, several weeks ago,
she was attacked by a large German
submarine. The captain asserted that
the submersible fired five shots, but
none took effect
Evening star., 1916-12-27
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COTRT or THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia Holding . Bankruptcy Court
In the matter Of Howard V. Mills bankrupt-in
Bankrupty, No. lllI.-Notice is hereby given
that the abore-named bankrupt has nled his
PETITION praying for discharge from all The
debts in bankruptcy. and that his creditors and
Uthrr persons in interest required TO enter
in the clerks office Of said court on ar before.
the :Ith day Of January. 1917. RALPH u.
OF INTER. Referee in paHkrupfrv
Evening star., 1916-12-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Steamer Southland. from Norfolk
and Old Point; steamer Majestic, from
Lower Machodoc and Eomini creeks
and lower river landings; steamer Vol
unteer, from MattaWoman creek and
upper river landings; steamer Talbot,
at the navy ward. from Indian Head
with naval passengers.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Steel Stock Offered at 1O7.

NEW YORK. December 27.-Oficers
and employees of the United States
Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries
viii have an opportunity this year to
subscribe for not more than 80 900
shares Of the corporations common
stock at l01, the directors decided to-
day. A year ago the subscription price
to employees was $50, which was about
market value of the stock at that time.
Evening star., 1916-12-27

of front hue trenches and cantoumcnts
behind ;hc lines
In every company. battery and detach-
ment. the commanding officer acted as
father Christmas toward the men. each
OF whom received some simple gift.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Recent Death

Mrs Laura Y. Burns. wife OF Michael
T Burns died yesterday afternoon at
her home. lll0 Prince street, after a
long illness. Mrs Burns. III addition
to her husband, is survived by several
children.
The funeral of Augustus II. krause
took place this afternoon from ms
late home. at Cottage fark. services
were conducted by Rev. Edgar 'arpen-
ter, rector of Grace +. +. Church, and
burial was made in Bethel CemeterN:
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Companies Pool Assets.

The members of the various COM
panies pooled their assets, both edible
and monetary, and the canteens and
small French shops which persist and
on for all their sweets and delIcacleS.
Mess halls were spleudidly decorated.
in many instances with holly and mis-
tletoe and paper flowers made by the
soldiers themselves. many OF the
flowers being worked into Christmas
notices.
At various places along the lines
Evening star., 1916-12-27

The Associated Press CORRESPONDENT at
tended several of these private and pub
lie functions during the day and night
and found everywhere the highest eN-
preston Of confidence in the future. The
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Bransfeld Appointed Umpire.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Kitty
Bransheld, the former first baseman of
the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh clubs
has been appointed IL National League
umpire by President John X. Tener
BranSheld was an umpire in the Inter-
national League last season
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Tugs and ToWs.

Tug Capt. Toby left towing two light
schooners for a lower river point; tug
T G. Herbert left Georgetown with
light scows for sand beds at OLD Ferry,
Md: tug Eugenia yesterday placed
dredge William A. Smoot on gravel
beds, opposite Alexandria.
Evening star., 1916-12-27
Memoranda.

Schooner oscar Is reported at a
lower Potomac point; schooner Halle
X is due to sail from the Wicomico
river for this port with oysters; schoon-
er Mabel and Ruth is reported at New
bern ~ C.. loading lumber for Balti-
more. schooner John Fisher is at a
river point with wood: schooners Ma
iestic and Centurion are at the 11th
street oyster wharf with oysters;
schooner J. X. Dixon is III the lower
river after oysters.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-03

If YOU wanted to, break a wire, ana
had no tools with which to do ii, how
would you proceed? You would bend
the wire, then straighten it, and again
bend and straighten it until at last II
broke at the place whore 1t was hent
What did you really do? Why, at the
first bend you tore asunder few OF
the fibres of the wire, at the second
Il few more and so gradually weak
ened it until the wire broke COM
plctcly.
Suppose you had piece of stiff
fabric and wanted to break II, how
would you proceed? If you had no
>shears you would proceed just as you
did with the wire but with the fabric,
because of greater toughncss, 1t would
take much longer time. In time,
however, it would break, as every
bend means the tearing of some of
the fibrCs.
Now this is exactly what man
does to the fabric of his tires when
he runs his car with the tires under
inflated Have you ever noticed the
flate or belly of.an under-inflated tire
Just below the hub? Have you ever
considered what happens to such
tire when the wheel is made to re
vClve2 Why, every time the wheel
revolVes once, every inch of the tire
will have been flattened, or bent, ano
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-03

then have Strengthened again. In
other words, the fabric of the tire
will have been bent and Strengthened
just as YOU bent the wire to break IL
A 34-inch tire is nine feet in cir
conference, and as there are 5,2bc
feet in a mile, for every mile car II
run with an under-inflated tire, the
tire will have been bent 5S5 times
Many cars are driven hundreds oil
miles with the tires under-inflated,
and each 100 miles means that the
side walls of the tire have been bent
and struightcned 500 times. In a
tire this means not only the weaken
ing of the fabric as the wire was
weakened, but overheating and the
pulveri2ing of the binding rubber.
Do you wonder, them that IA tire so
used will eventually not be able u
hold the air which has been pumped
into ii to a pressure of seventy or
eighty pounds per square inch. IN
fortunately for the manufacturer, y
tire which has been run under-ln-
flatcd for n long time viii probably
blow out when it is finally blown up
to its rated capacity, as while II Is
st'll strong enough to contain the 80
to 50-pound pressure of undermine
tion, il has been weakened so much
as not to be able to contain the 10 to
SO-pouud pressure. Many owners, in
their ignorance of the harm done by
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-03

running under inflated, will remom-
Der only that the tire blew out while
fully inflated and so insist that the
blow out was due to a defect and not
their own negligence.
Proper Initiation.
10 what pressure should tire be
inflated? In the past 1t has been
practice to initiate the rear tires to
pressure of 20 pounds per square Inch
for each inch of width. Thus, 34Ni
tire having width of inches would
ba inflated to "A pressure Of so pounds
per square inch. This, however, does
not take into consideration the weight
of the car. a 4-inch tire may be
placed on car weighing $500 pounds
by one car manufacturer ana on
s, ,SOO-pound car 10y another obNl-
ously the former does not require as
high a pressure as the latter.
The writer believes 1t to bo bet
ter practice to Judge the proper in
flation of tire by caliper rather than
by testing the air pressure with Il
gauge. If, with calpor, the width
Of the tire at front or rear be meas
ured, and the tire then be inflated
until the portion just under the nun Is
only very slightly wider than at the
front or rear while the car is loaded,
it will be properly inflated. 1t Is said
that flattening of . per cent is allow
able, and the writer understands that
at least one tire builder has placed on
tho market a special caliper by the
use Of which this . per cent can be
measured.
II you would get an idea of how
much tires are abused 10y under-in-
flating. as you walk along street
where many cars are llned up hotlce
tho large percentagc of them which
have very perceptiblc flats or "beilios
Just under the hub. 1t Will make you
marvel, when you also think OF the
bending as explained above, at the
/ genius and skill of the tiremaker III
making tires which will stand up SO
well under these conditions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-03
TOO MANY MOTOR
LAWS, SAYS ROWE
Thinks Trend Should BE To-
Ward Fer Simple
Rules.

President H. NJ. Rowe Of the AmeN-
can Automobile association says re-
garding the trend which he thinks
automobile regulation should take;
"Wc now have too much automobile
law. The next trend must be toward
the elimination Of all unnecessary re-
uuiTcmcnts and the enactment OF
few simple rules and resolutions that
may hc easily understood, easily en-
forced. and as nearly as possible, uni
Vcrsally observed. such an cNmlna-
tipn would in many instances do away
with about thrcc-fourths Of our pres
ent laws.
"But traffic rules and regulations
are yet in their formative period.
Much remains to bc done before
aVojdablc accidents may bc reduced TO
minimum. The principal difficulty
is the uuwillingncss Of the public TO
accept and obey such rules and rCEula-
tiora While there has been some
change in it's attitude within the last
year or so. there still rcmaius an nm
mcnse amount of educational work
before we can hope to secure that CO.
operation from the public which is
necessary to the efficient working out
cf any set of rules for the road and
+ the government of it's traffic.
at is needless to say that the motor
lists themselves dcplorc most keenlN
the steadily increasing number OF
accidents and fatalities occasioned 10y
/ the use Of the motor car, but the pco-
/ pie have not yet come To fully realize
/ that these accidents arc the result OF
/ negligence on tho part of the public To
| observe the simplest rules of personal
safety rather than neglect ON the part
of the motorist. The utter disregard
Of his personal safety shown hy the
average individual when occupying
/ the public hichwny is appalling.
simple rs II may seem, set oi
traffic rules and regulations that Will
: work out in practice is not easy to
prepare. II follows that rules and
regulations which will work out arc
those that will permit vehicles ana
I individuals to move with the largest
degree of freedom without coming in
contact with each other. Thru our
legislative board We have set about
codifving such a practical set of trat-
/ fic rules that may be easily under
stood and enforced. We are hopeful
that they will be generally adopted
OF course there will bc notifications
I'm different instances, and, of course
they will he attended by varying de
grccs of success i'm their enforcement
and i'm promoting the purpose of theli
enactment: but We believe that sub
i etautial uniformity can he ESTABLISHED
| thruOut the country. DALLAS News.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-03
HINTS TO THE CAR OWNER.

Grease spots on tho body are hard
TO remove with linsccd oil soap, and
one is tempted to remove them with
gasoline. This will ruin the finish
and should never be used. Use kcro-
senc to remove them, but use it very
spaIingly. as it will duh the surface If
used freely or too often.
With the increasing use of left-side
drive there is moro wear reported on
/ the side walls of the right tires. 1t is
I a difficult matter To stop close to the
curb without touching IT, yet the
} eliilled driver gets the feel of the
steering gear and his wheels never
touch the curp. Practice running close
I to the curb and tltcn see how close
YOU Rave come. with a little practice
You will soon be able to do this as
/ well as anyone else.
/ II YOU have a hich-tonsion magnetic
! of the usual type YOU can prevent your
( car from being stolen by removing the
I brush which takes the current from
, the collector ring to the distributor.
! or carry piece of metal to drop into
the safety spark gap. 1t may be Il
! little troublesome to do this, but the
engine cannot be started and so your
car is safe.
When following other cars on a
crowded country road, watch out for
n sudden stop. Get in the habit OF
running the car slightly off the road,
if there is room, so that if the brakes
do not hold you will be in no danger
of hitting the car ahead.
/ Always cross railroad tracks in sec
/ ond speed. You Will, of course, run
/ over them slowly to avoid damage To
the tires. hut the motor Is easily
stalled when throttlcd down on high
speed. Cross them in second speed
and you will be safe.
To You carry an extra set of lamp
bulbs so that one can be replaced as
souu as Il burns out? Do you know
the caudlepower cf the bulbs i'm yout
headlights. sidclights. rear, instrument
lights and dome light? If not you
will get them mixed Tafe them out
now ana make a memorandum of the
voltage and cindlCpowcr Of each one.
Keep this memorandum in the box
with the bulbs and so AVOID mistakes
Your dealer will show you how to
roll tho air out Of a tube and fold II
properly. but II II is left too long in
a folded condition II viii crack. 50
opcn it up once in two weeks and fold
another way. If this is not done the
tube will hccome almost useless.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-28
Creation of Such a Board to Settle
Disagrecments, Regardless OF
How Adamson Law Is Decided
Is Suggestion Made by Chiefs
RAILWAY MANAGERS ARE
IN FAVOR OF THE MOVE
Subject Has Been Mentioned to a
Number of Them and They Are
Said to Take Kindly to Propos
al Members Must be Practical

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