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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Would Better Service.

The Federal Employees Union. Mr.
McLarin said. has demonstrated that
its efforts are toward a betterment of the
service and that 1t will cooperate with
government officials and committees of
Congress to improve conditions. He
said that committees of the union are
now working on schemes for the reor-
ganization of the service, the preven-
tion of duplication of work and i'm
proved methods of doing business.
Mr.. Mci.GrIn said that he wished TO
correct an impression that had gained
ground that the government EMPLOYEES
are better paid than employees outside
the government service doing similar
work. He also stated that the union
had no intention Of threatening mem
bers of Congress in order to obtain its
desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Constitutional Question.

There is reasonable doubt whetheF
there Is any power under the Constts
tuition under which the United States
can take private property such as this
and operate It as part of the governA
ment, and fairness requires that proA
vision shall be made to protect the
owner from loss as by providing that
actual taking Of the property should
be coincident with the final decision OF
the court fixing the right OF the gov-
ernment to take 1t. Imagine the site
uation II the United States should take
possession and finally the Supreme
Court should hold that the proceeding
was illegal, with no provision In the
bill to compensate the company for
loss Of use or damage while in the
possession"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
RUSSL0SEPOS|T|0NS
ON S|X-M|LE
More Than LOO Prisoners
Taken on the East
ern Line.
FIERCE BATTLES RAGE

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 25. by wireless to
Sayville, n. Y.-Russian positions on
front of about six miles on the north
ern end of the Russo-Galician line have
been captured by the Germans. the
war Office reports. The Russians
unable to check the Germans. who took
more than 400 prisoners and about
thirteen machine guns.
Desperate Fighting Reported.
PETROGRAD, January 25, via Lon
don, 2:30 pm. British admiralty. per
Wireless Press).-Desperate fighting is
still in progress in the Riga region on
the Russian front, the war office an
nounced today. Further attacks by the
Germans in the Tyrul marsh district
were repulsed and in a counter attack
they were dislodged near the easterly
outskirts of the marsh and driven back.
Southeast of the River IA Russian
detachments that took the offensive
afterward had to yield ground in the
face Of a German offensive, falling back
third of a mile. The statement
reads:
western front-Enemy formations.
which after strong artillery prepara-s
tion, attempted to attack our detach-
ments north Of Shmarden and near the
northwestern corner OF the Tirul
swamp, west of Riga, were driven back
by our fire into their entrenchments.
Dislodged and Thrown Back.
Persistent attacks by the enemy
against our troops occupying positions
between the Tirul swamp and the River
Al were first renulsed hy our fire and
afterward, as the result of a violent
counter.attack by one of our gallant
regiments, the enemy was dislodged
from the hillocks in the vicinity Of the
eastern outskirts of the Tirul swamp.
and thrown back.
Southeast of the River Aa our de-
tachments took the offensive in the d.
rection of the village of Kalnzem. The
Germans, after bombarding these de-
tachments with heavy artillery. them
selves took the offensive and pressed
back our troops northward one-third
of a mile.
obstinate battles are continuing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
DOUBTSLECAuTY /
OF: U. S. PHONE PLAN
Company's Attorney Also
Fears 1t Would Isolate J
Users in Capital. !
SYSTEM is STANDARDIZED.

The need OF standard apparatusk
standard accounting and standard trafS
hc agreements among the companies
responsible for the telephone system
OF the United States was emphasized By
John L. Swayze of New York. general
counsel for the Chesapeake and Poto>
mac Telephone Company and associate
ed companies. arguing against the
Lewis bill for government ownership
OF the Washington telephone system
before the District committee Of the
House this morning. Mr.. Swayze again
referred to the inevitable isolation OF
local telephone users which would re<
suit should the bill pass and the gov-
the District. as the author OF the bill
has indicated is contemplated.
Questioned by Representative Rags
dale OF South Carolina, Mr.. Swayze said
the provision of the bill purposing to
grant low rates for telephone com.
munication between sellers of farm
produce and residents OF the District
Is illegal because of its discriminatory
nature. He pointed out that. while this
provision might be effective in aiding
the marketing of farm products. IL
would work no benefit for the count
less other interests in the flfty-milo
pointed out that IL this provision event.
ually be held to be illegal. and the
ffty-mile zone clause stricken out, the
entire fabric Of the experiment con.
templated by the bill would be dee
stroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Will Propose Pension Measure.

Senator Pomerene of Ohio, chairman
of the Senate committee on civil serv-
ice. said that he was considering offer
ing as an amendment to the legisla-
tive bill his bill for a retirement and
pension system for the federal en-
ployes.
IF / do not offer it as an amend
ment to the pending bill" said Senator
Pomerene. II will offer it as an
amendment to one of the other ap-
preparation bills yet to come before the
Senate"
Senator Pomerene is awaiting some
more definite information regarding the
initial cost to the government OF es-
tablishing the retirement system.
His bill, which he proposes to offer
as an amendment provides for the con-
tributory plan, whereby part, not ex-
ceeding 8 per cent. will be deducted
from the salaries of the employees to
build up such a fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Estimated Initial Cost.

He said II was estimated that it
would cost the government some three
or four millions of dollars to start the
system and to pay the annuities to the
superannuated clerks who would be
retired Immediately under his plan.
I'm the long run this plan will work
a great saving to the government and
90 away with a lot of inefficiency and
create a better condition in the gov
ernment service" said Senator Pome-
rene.
Two Amendments by Senator Jones.
When the legislative bill was taken
up. an amendment offered by Senator
Jones of Washington. providing that the
efficiency bureau should investigate the
government serxice- to. Determine -ths
value of work done by the various em-'
ployes. In connection with the salaries
paid. and report to Congress. was
adopted.
Senator Jones offered another amend
ment, the purpose of which was to
limit the number of active Senate COM
mittees. SO far as specific appropria-
tion is made for their employees. to
twenty-one. For the seventy-fve
senator's. who would not be chairmen
of committees. included in this list.
Senator Jones would provide a clerk
at s2,220: an assistant clerk, at S1,440,
and messenger, at $1,000.
Senator Jones explained that he did
not abolish the committees of the Sem
ate not included in the list of twenty
one. since those committees are pro-
vided under a rule of the Senate The
employees of the Senators who were
chairmen of the excluded committees
he said. would be able to carry on the
work of those committees. He pointed
out that many of those committees
never meet.
Senator Jones' amendment was i'm
mediately under fire. Senators who
were chairmen of various committees
left off the list of twenty-one demand
ed an explanation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: colder
tonight; lowest temperature tonight
about "a degrees: moderate westerly
winds
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 p.m.: Highest, AZ. at pm. to-
day: lowest. 80, at l am. today.
Full report on page is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25

Urging that Congress be convened IN
extra session to carry out "Presiuent
wilson's demands for adequate pre-
paredness measures" S. Stanwood Men
ken of New York. vice president OF the
National Security League this after
noon enunciated the 'foreword' OF a
congress of constructive patriotism
in the ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel, which is to continue for three
days, with the presence and assistance
of some of the most prominent men OF
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
Part Of General System.

THE local telephone system is part o1
the general Bell system Of the country
and therefore not only supplies local
service. but connects the people OF
Washington with telephone users
throughout the United States. All this
service depends upon the use OF patent
rights, service contracts. traffic agree
ments and other privileges. and this
service outside of Washington depends
upon contracts for interchange which
are part of it's general relationship to
the Bell system. To make the inter-
change economically effective all the
companies in the system have adopted
standard apparatus, standard account
ing and standard traffic agreements.
Some of the apparatus under patent 10
most necessary for the efficient conduct
of telephone business and without it
the service to the public will be very
much damaged.
Yet the bill provides only for the
acquisition of the physical property OF
the telephone company and makes no
provision respecting the patent rights
or the value OF the established business
and other contract rights. including
those for connections with other COM
pantes. ssT
Would Lose company's Rights.
The telephone users will suffer
equally by the loss Of the rights en-
joyed by the company. The patents
are owned by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company and their use,
like other rights and privileges en-
joyed by this company by arrangemene
with the American Telephone and Tels-
graph Company. is a mutual right en-.
joyed by all the companies in the Bell
system throughout the United States.
ITO illustrate the importance OF
standard apparatus. IL we assume that
the automatic system which it Is pro-
posed by the introducer of the bill the
Postmaster General shall install in the
District of Columbia is one which will
not work in harmony with the appara-
tus now used throughout the rest OF the
country by the Bell system, the de.
struction of service that would follow
here would be SO great the fntroducer
would have succeeded in actually segres
eating Washington telephones from
those throughout the rest Of the United
States, since the lines of the Bell cons
panies are those by which Washington
must reach all outside telephones.
1.-The large number OF District peopi0
living in the suburban territory sur
rounding the District should be care~
fully considered in weighing the effect
of the proposed experiment. The diff
fculty in segregating any particular
community, fully recognised by the
men who have built up the Bell sys.
tenn, is illustrated by the absence OF
provision in the bill to give the
suburban territory full protection and
real service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
COURT OF RECORD
HAD BUSY DAY

Quite busy day was spent by the
court of record yesterday, closing up
practically all the business which
had been entered on the docket for
disposition.
Matte Lewis, charged with lar
ceny, sentenced so days.
H. Prather, train riding, as. days.
J. B. Wilson. same as above.
]. w. Bullion had sentence suspend
ed in his case.
John Smith, pleading guilty, sen
tence, so days.
Will Reese, pleading, had case mol
pressed.
At today's session, it is expected
that several cases against persons
charged with selling liquor withodt
license will be tried. These cases
were made against parties in the
northern part of the county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
CLOTHES
RECOVERED FROM
NUMBER POINTS

Lille May Luckey, colored, about
16 years of age, was bound over from
the city to the county courts yester
day morning as dangerous and sus-
p.cious character, and in the county
now faces charge of larceny.
Another woman, named Jane Shelf
felo who was also arrested by the
plain clothes men, was bound over
to ~. c,urty authorities, and she will
be prosecuted for receiving stolen
pr perty. Neither made bond.
1t was Christmas week when, as men
toned above, the girl went to homes of
prominent people of the city and Sc
cured valuable lots of linen for the
purpose of laundering. Three weeks
washing" was obtained at one
point, and when, week after week,
went by and no return of the cloth
ing, this victim called up the police
station, and Special Officers Nichols
and Shackelford went to work This
victim could only say that the party
who carried off the clothes was a girl
The name was unknown to the family.
Very shortly, however, the Luckey
girl was arrested and readily identi-
fed. The clothes were recovered from
many points, sveral shirts having
been sold to negro men at ten to
twenty cents each, and when the girl
was found she was wearing some of
the clothes which she had obtained to
wash.
When she is said to have confessed,
and in the confession implicated the
other woman arrested, the latter en-
tered a strenuous denial. Clothing,
however, which the girl is said to
have turned over to her, was found,
the officers reported, in the Sheffield
woman's home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

SAN CARLOS. w. Kerrigan. F. A.
Meredith, Los Angeles; R. F. Bochy.
Louisville. KY. J. S. Dunbar, John 9
B. Levey $. Kropman, Atlanta; c. B.
Cowan. B. d. Turner. Montgomery; w.
Pahenzomy, Lew F. stapleton. A. D.
Cecil, A. e. Wardle. J. S. James, ].
F. Taylor j. G. Pittman. g. E. Sanford,
F. F. Herr. Charleston; Ar
thur Cohen, Mrs. K. d. Schneider, F.
Schneck, C. L. Richard, 3. Stuart, New
York; A. j. Burhenvick, A. wingf1eld, NJ.
J. Grumfun, Chicago: Bascom Parker,
Niles. Mich; j. Wister, Philadelphia; T.
III. McKeS, Valdosta, Ga; j. NJ. Cox,
Waycross, Ca: N Selfan. Spain; s. A.
Leonard G. NJ. Hamilton, J. Huffoted,
Mrs. r. H. Turner and son, st. Louis;
f. F. Rouse, Toledo. O.. w. B. Harris,
Griffin. Ca; z. NJ. Owens. Louisville, KY;
i. WE'LL, ]. e. Walker, Montgomery; c.
F. Henry New York; A o. Henrikser
and wife and child, Chicago; w. c. Nc
Gill. Mrs. E. H. Turner and son. St
Louis; e. A. Sims and wife, PIT. Town
send; C. d. Gileath, s. Starke and wife
Pierce, Fla. A. p. Watkins, Nashville
J. N Houston, Meridian. Miss: T. b
Waller: Seattle. Tex; A e. Pierce, Mo-
bile, Ala; e. 8. Mention. Brewton, Ala.
J NJ Heard. L. 2. Lund. New Orleans
70 A. Davidson. Ala; L. w. Duvsl, Ocala
Fla; N. Rauch, New York City; o. r
Churn, Memphis. Tenn; c. v. Holderman
Nashville; NJ 7. Martin, Dothen, Ala
w. Goldberg, Scranton, Miss; G. e
Bright. -AsnvIpe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
boy IS HURT WHEN
BICYCLE SK|DDED

When his bicycle skidded on the wet
pavement on South Palafox street
yesterday morning about s o'clock,
the twelve-year7Nd son of Port
Physician Spencer fell and struck his
head on the curbing. producing an
ugly laceration and rendering him
unconscious.
The accident occurred near the cor.
ner of Cedar and Palafox streets, and
the little suffered was hurriedly lifted
and carried into the Mex. Oerting
store, nearby, where, in little while
the boy recovered consciousness, and
asked for his parents.
The child's father was sent for inn
mediately, and upon arrival took
charge of his son and returned with
him to his home 1t was reported
last night that he was resting well,
and would suffer no i'll after effects
of the accident.
1t was stated that the child was on
his way to school when the fall oc-
Cured. From the heavy rains of the
night before, the paving was slippery
for bicycle tire, and that caused
the wheel to skid when turning the
corner into Palafox street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
NEW SCHEDULE FOR
THE MISSING LINK

AS result of the heavy auto
travel from northern points and the
demand for special trips, Capt. S.
Otis, proprietor of the new Mulat
ferry boat, the missing Link" an
nounces a new schedule effective
February 1, which will provide adj
ditional regular trips to and from
Mulat. Capt. Otis states that his
boat, which is equipped with life
boats and complies with all the re-
quirements of the customhouse Off
Gals for the safety of patrons, is
maintaining its fast twenty minute
schedule for trips across the bay. He
says the popularity of his service
would be. even greater than it is if
the bad piece of road near Gull Point
and the road leading to the landing
at SINNERS old mill, was repaired,
and he hopes the Escambia county
commissioners will give it early at
tention, making the road on this side
as good as that in Santa Rosa.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
PRESIDENT CoNFERS
WITH FIVE SENATORS

Washington, Jan. 24.-Five Demo-
cratic senate leaders, three members
of the foreign relations committee,
conferred with the president at the
White House tonight They after
ward refused to talk.
In the conference were Senator's
Stone, Pomerene and Salisbury, of
the foreign relations committee, and
Walsh and Hoke Smith. The presi-
dent is interested in the efforts of the
Republicans to force an open debate
on his peace address and this sub
ject was discussed but only general
ly. No attempt to agree upon plan
of action was made. The legislative
program was considered with the
president urging the passage of the
waterpower bill at this session.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
TAKE A GLASS OF SALTS IF
YOUR BACK HURTS OR BLAD-
DER BOTHERS-MEAT FORMS
URIC ACID.

If you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says a noted
authority who tells US that meat
forms uric acid which almost par
alyzes the kidneys in their efforts to
expel it from the blood. They become
sluggish and weaken, thehn you suf-
fer with a dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or
sick headache, dizziness, your stom-
ach sours, tongue is coated and when
the weather is bad you have rheu-
matte twinges. The urine gets cloudy,
full of sediment, the channels often
get sore and irritated, obliging you
to seek relief two or three times
during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
body's urinous waste get four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy
here; take tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys viii then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to flush and
stimulate the acids in urine, so it no
longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure and makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
j. Warren Kerrigan, Film
Idol, Delights Hundreds

He's got twin brother, girls
which is 'nuf sed', although the lat
ter isn't in the picture show BUSH
ness. This doubles the chances of
the lovelorn, but it doesn't mean
that j. Warren refers any of those
dear little billets doux to the other
Kerrigan; far from it. He attends
to them himself-as he told you pub
licly yesterday afternoon in the Isis;
and he told the reporter, who promis-
ed he wouldn't tell soul except the
public, that before leaving on his
tour, New Years Eve, he had writ
ten $500 letters to correspondents
all over the United States-mainly
of the adorable sex-some of them
in Pensacola.
You would expect j. Warren Ker-
rigan would put on lot Of side, but
really, he doesn't do anything of the
sort. The fact that hundreds, thou
sands of girls set up nights to write
him sweetly scented epistles is
rather embarrassing to him. Actual
ly, when the reporter pressed him.
he (not the reporter) blushed, a pal
pable blush that shook the make up
to its foundations! 'They think
they're in Lowell" he explained, "but
it's not that-it's just the limelight."
mo, said Mr. Kerrigan, "there is
no one part that l like better than
another. l like to do the western
stuff and the society stuff too. l am
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25

appearing in these western toys be-
cause this is what I wore in one OF
my biggest hits, The Sunset Trail;
and besides, they are convenient"
That the movies are getting clean
er all the time, Mr.. Kerrigan stated
unequivocally. Commenting on the
recent decision of the censors to put
the ban on the nude in movies, he
said that the vampire theme is also
losing favor. Its the western stuff
that is coming back Stronger every
day. At one time we had too much
of it, and the people got tired of it,
but now it is $3.50, and going strong
err every day."
Mr.. Kerrigan stands over six feet,
and has the build of a football play
er. This reminds us. He was in
Pensacola seven years ago, playing
the Juvenile lead to Brown of Harv-
ard-his last road piece. His hair is
as wavy as a wheat field in breeze,
and he is-well, enough girls have
told him how good looking he is, so
there is no chance of our making him
conceited when we repeat the gentle
impeachment. His voice is resonant,
and he lays himself out to be agree
able. He is an interesting talker.
He smokes.
Mr.. Kerrigan's tour will not be
completed before May, when he will
take up his duties as director of his
own company
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
COUNTY CAMPS At
TWO POINTS NOW

County camps were yesterday sta
toned at Century and Gonzalez, and
both places were greatly in need of
able-bodied prisoners. During the
day application was made at the
county Jail for all males, white and
black, who were able to perform duty
there, and the guard left last night
with three white men, one of whom
had been sentenced to three months,
and the other two to 45 days each.
1t was stated that county roads,
following the excessive rains of the
that. the roads are badly in need Of
attention, and this is the work which
the prisoners are on now.
Autoists from the city, who made
trip northward as far as Flomaton
Tuesday and Wednesday, reported
that roads are badly in need of repairs
but that they are in much better
condition than they were found during
ing the past few weeks. The tremen-
dous "bog" in the road near Rob-
erts was found to have been in pass
able condition, but many other points
felt the rain very much, and espe-
cially on stretches of the public road
where clay had been employed as a
surfacing material was this condition
true.
Jobbers send representatives
through the country about every day
in the week, and these salesmen
know where the roads are good OF
bad, and do not fail to give express
sion to these matters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
PLEASED WITH
QUICK COALING
CONTINUED From Page One)

after entering the bay, it was claim
ed, the Palmer was on her way to
New York.
1t was stated that in the past
steamers of this line, which ply reg
ualrly to sulphur ports of Texas, have
been coaling at other gulf ports, and,
according to reports which were made
here this procedure has been unsatis-
factory. A trial made by the steam
er which was here yesterday, however,
will in all probability result in send
ing practically al of the vessels
when in need of coal, and when in
the gulf, to this point. 1t is said that
at least one each month is operated
all the year around, with the posi-
bility of this number being doubled
through a part of the year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-25
THIS-AND FIVE CENTS.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose five cents to Foley & Co.,
1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago, H.,
writing your name and address clear
ly. You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, for bronchial
coughs, colds and Group; Foley Kid
ney Pill, for pain in sides and back,
rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartlc
Tablets, wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, especially com
forting to stout persons.-Adv.