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The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
THE TOWN CRIER

In the interest of food conSerVa-
ton and the elimination of the use
of animal fats in the present crisis.
the Washington Club announces a
series of luncheons to be given at
the club every day for the next
two weeks. beginning today. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
Associated Charities and other To-
cal organizations. The luncheons
will be open to the public.
The annual report on current
events of the year is to be read by
George w. Evans, the chronicler. at
a meeting of the Association of Old
est Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia this evening at 7:S0
o'clock at the Union house. The
association will observe the fifty
second anniversary with apropri-
ate exercises Friday evening at 1880
o'clock at the Union engine house.
The national president of the So
ciety OF the Ladies OF the G. A. R.,
Mrs. Tarbox, will hold a reception
tomorrow evening to members of
Washington chapters in the home
of Mrs. Ella G. Clements. 1906 Kill
bourne place northwest.
The board meeting of the George
town Industrial Center will be held
at 1920 o'clock at 1440 Wisconsin
avenue.
The Juvenile Protective AssocIa-
tion of the District of Columbia
will meet in the Shoreham Hotel on
Friday evening to hear an address
by Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen.
A special call has been sent out
to the Flag Day" chorus to meet
in the Mckinley High School and
have a dress rehearsal with the Ma
rine Band in preparation for the
community singing which will be
held in the new Central High
School. auditorium on December g..
A dance, card party and Christi
mas sale will be held in the ball.
room of the willard tonight by the
women of All Souls Church. There
will be an afternoon tea from un-
til o'clock.
The CItizens' Association of Chevy
Chase will meet tonight at s
o'clock at the schoolhouse, accord
ing to notices mailed the members
by D. F. Hewett, president.
Talks on school subjects VIII be
heard at meeting of the Cranch-
Tyler Home and School Association
on tomorrow evening at o'clock
in the Tyler School.
A lecture for the benefit of the Y.
W. c. A., will be delivered in Polls
Theater by Sergt. Arthur Guy EN-
pey on his experiences at the French
front Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
OdelI s. Smith, chairman of the
newly appointed committee on pub
lie order of the Washington Board
of Trade, announces a dinner of this
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05

tory" will be delivered by Miss
Elizabeth Donnan of the depart
ment of historical research of the
Carnegie Institute at the headquar-
ters of the Young women's Chris
tian Association, Fourteenth and c
streets northwest, tonight.
Association OIdest Inhabitants
Will hold its fifty-second anniver-
sary melting Friday evening in Un-
ion engine house. Because Of re-
stricted space, only members are in
vited.
"Good Medicine, will be the tonic
OF lecture by Rev. Earle Whitley
of Vermont Avenue Christian
Church at Friends Church, Thir-
teenth and Irving streets north-
west. tonight
meeting of the washInston
Branch of the American Pharma-
ceutical Association will be held in
the lecture hall of the National
College of Pharmacy, sol 1 street
northwest, at o'clock this even
ing.
Association Oldest Inhabitants
will hold its monthly meeting to-
night at 1880 o'clock in Union en-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
PHONE INCREASE
RATE IS SOUGHT
BY POTOMAC CO.
Company Officials Make
Appeal Before Com
missioners.

Adjustment of unlimited telephone
service, increasing the price of tele-
phone calls from pay stations from 8
to 10 cents for each local call and
other increases were asked of the Dis
trict Commissioners yesterday by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
F. H. Bethel, Of New York, presl-
dent Of the company, the general
counsel, ]. F. Swayzee. and other high
officials presented their argument for
advances in price to the public to the
commissioners at a meeting yesterday
afternoon in the District building.
The company based its principal
claim. for an advance allowance upon
the statement that $S.sO0.0 900 had been
expended since the beginning of the
war to improve facilities in order to
give better service to the public. This
amount k in excess of the regular
operating costs, it is said, and no re-
turn upon the extra investment has
been received.
Increase of pay station local calls
from five to ten cents each, abolition
of the unlimited telephone, and in
creasing the rate to $S6 per year for
were asked by the company.
All calls over the 50 allowed under
the $36 annual price woud be charged
for at an increased rate of from three
to five cents. Telephones now limited
would be further reduced and the
prices advanced.
1t was the contention of the tele-
phone company officials that these
changes would sufficiently reduce the
number of calls now handled by them
without impairing in any way the
actual necessary use OF the teie-
phone.
A public hearing probably will be
held at which the case will be pre-
sented later in the week.
The cost of bringing many expert
enced telephone operators to this city.
laying them IS per week and furnish
ing their room and board was an
other of the reasons making the in
crease in price necessary, the COM
pany maintained.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, Dec. 4-Washingtonisn
registered at New York hotels in
clude:
Murray Hill-P. W. Barr. a. c.
Kennedy.
Flanders-G. T. Bell. R.R strattan.
Broztell-S. Berns.
Gregorisn-E. J. Brown. Mrs. E. J.
Brown.
Grand-H. D. Boyd. F. :. SwingIe.
Albert-Mrs. A. J. Bryan
New Victoria-C Burke. J. d.
Morse
Arlington-G. BuSby
Herald Square-H. Goldberg.
Broadway Central-E. e. Hightman.
Cumberland-R. Z. Johnson.
Hermitage-L. Michael.
Breslin-H. +. Taylor.
Navarre-D. T. Weatherhead.
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES,.
Kann, : Sons & Co: Miss A. NJ
Hagan, coats and suits; 432 Fourth
avenue.
Peoples Department Store: J. Gold
enberg. ready-to-wear; Herald
Square.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
GIRLS GLEE Club
begins BUSY YEAR
University Students Will Sing at
College Gatherings.

The Girls Glee Club of George
Washington University has reorgan-
lied for the year. The club will sing
at university exercises. fraternal and
sorority gatherings. athletics games
and other student gatherings.
Rehearsals are being held in the
evening this year to enable students
in the late afternoon classes to attend.
Mrs. o. D. SWEET. wife of Prof. SWEET,
of the chemistry department, is di-
rector.
The following girls already have
Joined the club: Josephine Huber,
Louise Gardner, Lettie Stewart. Eliza
beth Andrews, A. V. Bowden, Rachel
Benfer, Minna Gill, Elizabeth Humph-
rey, Betty Richardson. Anne Louise
Mitchell, Margaret Preinkert and Ella
Gardner. =.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLE.

TIDE TABLE.
Compiled BY United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey.)
Today-Low tide, 706 a. m. and rs p. N. /;
high tide. 1913 a. m. and 1884 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05

Flowers for the Sick.
Guides flowers are prettier and always last
longer. Prompt delivery. Ina F.-Ads.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
Attorney Sues Chaloner
For $4,000 Court Fees

John Armstrong Chaloner. author
of the famous phrase. Who's Looney
Now?" sent over the cable to his
brother, Sheriff Bob Chanler, when
the latter married Lima Cavalieri,
the opera singer, was made defendant
yesterday in a suit to recover 5000
attorneys fees and interest, filed in
the District Supreme Court by Hugh
Gordon Miller. who represented Cha
loner a few years ago when he sought
control of a million dollar estate.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia. Maryland and Virginia
Fair today and tomorrow: not much change VI
temperature; light variable winds.
Shallow depressions. one central over North
Carolina, the other over Ontario, have caused a
continuation Of cloudy weather in Eastern dis
tricts. with local rains in the South Atlantic
States and SHOWS in the Upper Lake region. A
depression of considerable extent is advancing
southsastward over the northern Rocky Noun
tain region, and pressure is still higher over the
Canadian Northwest. 1t is unusually cold for
the ceason in the Upper Mississippi Valley and
the Dakotas.
Generally fair weather is indicated for the
Washington forecast district during the next
fOrty-eight hours.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05

gine house. Chronicler George W.
Evans will read his annual report
The second meeting of the John
son-Powel Community Association
Will be held tonight in the sudito-
rum of the Powell School.
The Citizens Association Of Chevy
Chase will meet at the school house
tonight at s o'clock.
r.. Hayes Hamilton, traveIOguer
and lecturer. will present the beau
ties Of the Yellowstone in hand
colored slides and motion pictures
to the soldiers at Camp Meade this
evening.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
Divorces and Weds in Two Hours.

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 1.-TWO
hours and 4 half interviewed today
between Mrs. Grace Ellsworth De
Wits divorce and her marriage to
Capt. Paul Martin. of the Lilley Base
Hospital. Following the ceremony
Capt. Martin left Immediately for
Fort Harrison to join his company
and start for France. His bride will
join him later.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, 40; a. m, -; 4 a. m, g; 6 a. m,
50; a. m. g; 10 a. m. %; IL noon. Al; p. m.
Il: p. m. al: p. m. 20; 8 p. m. %; 10 p. m..
81. Highest. Il: lowest. 36. Relative humidity
a M. es; p. m. 81; p. m. 50. Rainfall
e .. m. to p. MI. .. Hours Of sunshine, o.
Per cent Of possible sunshine. o.
Departures-Accumulated deficiency Of tenn
rerature since January l, 1917, -367: deficiency
Ct temperature since December l. 1917. 2: &C.
cumulated deficiency NJ precipitation since JanrI-
ay l. 1871. $50; deficiency Of precipitation
since Decemberl. 1917. -03
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05

Autcmsb.ie lamps must be lighted BY SIC p. N.
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LOCAL MENTION.

IS lbs. white potatoes, 4Oc; yellow
onions, &c h.; canned corn, l4kc:
gee; Star cocoa, 25c; cocoanut, sc
and 10c; Knox gelatin. 15c: mann
moth herring..4 4 for Csc; ;l13 ozs. Cal.
sardines. 15c; our best flour, $1,000
bbl.; Glib. sacks, soc; whole wheat
flour, &c. 412 Fourth st. S. E. and
all the ]. T. d. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-05
CONDITION OF THE WATER.

Temperature and condition Of water last night {:
Great Falls-Temperature, s.; condition, misty.
Dalecarlia reserIoir-Temperature, 81; condition
at north connection. very clear; condition at
south connection, very clear. Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir- Temperature. 50; condition
at infuent gatehouse. very clear; condition at
eHfuent gatehouse. very clear.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
SHIPBUILDERS TO GO ON
STRIKE WEDNESDAY

SEATTLE, Wash.-A strike of
more than $4,000 workers in Seattle
shipyards and plants engaged in fab
ricating shipbuilding material, to en-
force demands for general increase
in wages, was set for next Wednes-
day by officers of the 16 affiliated
unions Of the Seattle Metal Trades
council in executive session today.
Formal notice of the strike date
was served upon all companies and
firms that have not met the union
demands. The ultimatum is that the
demands made by the unions six
weeks ago, when they gave notice
Of their intention to abrogate the
existing blanket agreement on Aug
ust 1, must be met on or before next
Tuesday or the workers will walk
out Wednesday morning.
The wage increases asked are said
to average per cent in most of
the trades. A Sc a day minimum
for mechanics is the basis of the pro-
posed new agreement, it was said.
Officers of the Metal Trades coun-
Gil said the ultimatum was forced
upon them by failure to reach an
agreement after six weeks of nego-
tiations. They further declared that
for three days no word had been re-
ceived from labor leaders at Wash
ington relative to plans reported to
be under consideration there for in
dustrial peace.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
SUGAR BEET SEED
AT IDAHO FALLS

Few people realize the extent to
which the raising Of sugar beet seed
has expanded. The United States
Beet Seed company has IA farms
under cultivation this year. 1t Is
only in the last few years that the
United States has been Independent
of Germany for beet seed and the
quality grown here is far superior
to the European product. On the
Miner farm of $50 acres, south OF
town, the work of threshing the seed
is being carried on this week. The
yield averages 18 sacks, or 1900
pounds, per acre and the plants have
been irrigated once this season. The
stocking, or mother beets, are plant
ed in rows about 81 inches apart and
are frequently cultivated. About
7 900 beets are planted in each acre.
It is necessary to cut the seed
plants by hand and Japanese and
Mexicans are employed for this
work.
The experimental station is also
located on this farm and beet seed
expert is in charge. A hundred and
sixty-five different varieties of beet
seed have been planted for expert
mental purposes.
This fall, report will be made
and the seed which proves most sat
isfactory in every particular will be
cultivated hereafter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
FAILED TO REPORT

An additional list of persons call
ed by the local board who failed tC
report and submit to examination
Martin Byron Howard, enlisted In
marine corps, June 20.
Daniel Baker, enlisted in medical
corps at Fort Douglas.
William Bowers.
Charles Edward Ellis, record
shows employed by Dyer Construc,
ton company at Shelley, Idaho.
Roy Pierce Jacobs, no reason
known.
Ben Leonard Johnson, record
shows employed by the Dyer Con-
struction company at Shelley, Idaho
as laborer. Swedish declarant.
Cleveland Pierson, no reason
known. African.
Cosme Corta, alien, sheep herder,
employed by Raymond Stewart,
Bingham county.
The following persons were trans
ferred to the jurisdiction of other To-
cal boards for their physical exam
nations, and filed no claims for ex-
emption and are called into the mill
tary service of the United States,
Arthur Davis Unkefer, at Bozeman,
Montana; and Hubert Browning Ter
rill, at Elmore county, Idaho.
Alva James Jordan and Freeman
w. Mallory, both Of this county, are
temporarily exempt from military
service because they are now l.. D. 8.
missionaries; the exemptions to ex-
pire December 81.
Eber Whitehurst exempted from
service, because he is married man
with wife or child dependent upon
his labor for support.
Harry e. Gales exempted from ser
vice because he is married man
with wife, mother and two minor
brothers dependent upon his labor
for support.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
PRICE OF WHEAT
IS FIXED AT $2.2O
Committee Agree on Price After
Three Hours Deliberation; Higher
Than Price for the 1918 Crop

A price of 1920 a bushel was fix
ed for the 1917 wheat crop by Presi-
dent Wilson August 80, on the rec
ommendation of the wheat price
committee headed by DR.. H. A. Gar
field. This basis will be for the best
grade of wheat delivered in Chicago,
and will make the price Of 100
pounds Of wheat here $3.50.
The price fixed tonight is 20 cents
higher than that named for the 1918
crop by congress in the food control
bill. In statement accompanying
the announcement of the price Presi-
dent Wilson declares it is the hope
of the food administration, and his
own as well, that the fixing of a
price will stabilize the market and
keep prices within moderate bounds
for all transactions during the cur
rent year. The price of flour and
bread too, the president declares,
will be kept down.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
WAR SUMMARY

Germany comedies Argentina's de.
mand to pay indemnity for ship
losses thru U-boat warfare.
China left in state of doubt and
suspense following declaration OF
dislike for the new president. New
president under suspicion. Try to
induce old head to return to office
Committee unable to fix the price
of wheat. Representatives Of pro-
ducing interests hold too high price.
Italians push forward and make
gains on the heights beyond Gorizia.
Russians retreat in great disorder.
Entire division abandoned its posi-
tion.
Violent counter attacks beaten Oh
and new headway made by Italians
on the Austrian front.
Wilson's answer to Pope Bene-
diets peace plan virtually makes
him spokesman of the allies.
Pope's peace rejected by Wilson;
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03

place in Chicago failed, and the Of
f1cers Of the convention, flooded with
kilograms from delegates wanting to
know where to go, and from special
trains asking where to go next, kept
pouring in.
The decision to meet at the ma
tional capitol and to hold their meet
ings on the capitol grounds was met
with the announcement that they
would be elected as was the Coxey
army with Keep off the grass"
Public sentiment is at high
pitch, the pacifists are regarded as
little less than traitors, giving more
aid to the enemies of liberty than
armies opposing us on the battle
fronts. Such action in America aids
the German corruptionists in Russia
to keep that unhappy land divided
against itself, and may enable the
German armies to overthrow Russia
in the stupendous drive now in prog
ress in the region of Riga.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03

answer states that the United States
has suffered intolerable wrongs from
the imperial government.
General Korniloff addresses inter-
national conference and explains the
actual condition of troops. Advo-
Gates drastic measures for relief.
French repulse counter attacks
north of Verdun. Italians fighting
desperately and gaining.
Lull on all battle fronts. Ger
mans in Flanders worn down by con-
tinous bombardment. Great effect
on the whole world in general, is the
successful fighting by the allies.
Germans maltreat prisoners of
war. Compel them to work in the
trenches under fire Of their own
countrymen. Starved, beaten and
subjected to many indignities.
Senators agree to vote ON war tax.
Wilson's reply to Pope Benedict's
peace proposal meets with approval
and praise in England.
Americans making it hard for u
boats. Loss of convoy ships by sub
marines less than one-half of l per
cent. Sea war zone will soon be full
of American destroyers and menace
reduced.
Increase shown in number of Brit
ish ships sunk. Germany sends 18
vessels of more than 1000 tons and
5 of less than 1000 tons to the bot
tom, as compared to Is and the
previous week.
Teutons to attack by land and sea.
Advance to be made on Riga direct
ly in line of defense to Petrograd)
is expected soon. Submarines seen
near Riga Raw
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03

fore the present war the general
staff of the United States army had
laid plans against a possible inva-
sion of the country by Germany,
among other nations? 1t is the duty
of this staff to make plans for ma
tional defense in case of invasion
and to file these plans in Washing
ton. Considering the small army
and navy the United States then had
in comparison with those of Ger
many, the general staff was compell-
ed to decide that Germany could
probably unmolested land an army
of 100000 on the eastern end of
Long Island.
Eastern U. s. Under Teuton Rule
So the plan of campaign arranged
was to abandon all the eastern sea-
board and place the first line of
trenches in the Appalachian noun
tains. All the men, women and child
rem of the eastern states-at least
2O, 900, ,O00-would thus have been
left to the mercy of the German
army.
German mercy" has been demon
strated to the women of Belgium and
northern France.
Let women give prayerful thanks
for every soldier and sailor wearing
the uniform that stands for sacrifice
and service.
Let her put forth all her puny ef-
fort in whatever service comes to her
hand-buying war certificates, max
ing bandages, urging men to enlist,
food conservation-that the right
may win, and the women Of America
be made safe from the lust of the
Hun.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
PRIZES FOR BEST IDEAS

The Republican will give three
prizes for the best opinions as to
which of the interviews published in
this issue and the several that follow
under the heading, Resources of
Bingham County and How to Use
Them" is best. Read them, note
the good points in each one, and
when the lost ones are published,
write us letter telling which is
best and why; which will do the
most service to the county and why.
Those who send in the best letters
of that kind will receive the prizes
and their statements will be pub
lished.
The amouns of the prizes and
other details will be announced later.
tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-03
OUR RAILROAD EXTENSIONS

According to an announcement in
the Salt Lake Tribune the Oregon
Short Line is expending nearly a
million dollars to build 40 miles OF
roads thru the beet fields.
The plans provide for an exten-
sion 3.S5 miles in length to the
Baker spur north of Brigham City
and the construction Of branch line
9.65 miles in length from Garland
to Bear River City. The other i'm
provements are to be made in south
ern Idaho, and include branch
from Menan to Annis, 7.72 miles in
length; between Lincoln and Firth
two lines, $50 and 7.44 miles in
length; from Collins northeast, 7.26
mile, and from Keever to Thomas
4.55.
It was planned originally to con.
meet Lincoln and Firth, but subse'
quent developments necessitate6
changes which will leave gap ir
the center of the district between the
two points. The total mileage oi
feeder lines to be constructed, &C
cording to the reports of the engin'
eering department of the road, IL
39.06.
. According to the estimates of the
engineering department the new
lines will cos on ant average of $685..
900 mile, or a little more than
$975,0O0 for all. Three years ago
the engineering department advises
the same work could have been done
at an averge of about $4,000 mile
the nearly SO per cent increase being
due to the advances in the prices OF
materials and the increased cost OF
labor.