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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
Southern Railway Company.

Necessities OF the government In
the movement OF troops and sup
plies for the conduct OF the war
have compelled curtatiment of
passenger train service throughout
the country. and has particularly af-
fected those lines upon which mill
tary camps are located.
Substantial reduction has been
made by lines east OF Washington
in through sleeping car service OPP
Grated in connection with the South
ern Railway and Is now confined to
the New York-New Orleans and
New York Birmingham cars on No.
30. and the New rk-Memphis and
New fork-Nashville cars on No. IS.
Sleeping car service will be OPP
Grated locally from Washington on
the following Southern Hallway
trains:
No. 37-Atlanta section. leaving
Washington 10 pm: sleeping cars
No. 37--New Orleans section, leav-
ing Washington 1915 pm; sleeping
cars to New Orleans.
No. 36-Leaving Washington s:45
am; sleeping cars to New Orleans
and Birmingham. Coaches
No. 2s--Birmingham Special, leav-
ing washington sos pm; sleeping
cars to Birmingham. Effective Sum
day. December %; No. 20 will leave
washington at AIS pm Coaches
dlC Hdn0ltu Oh -No. -.
No. 31-Leaving Washington z
pm: sleeping cars TO Augusta, Ca;
Aiken, s. c., and Asheville. ". C.
Coaches.
No. 4I-Leaving Washington s:45
pm; sleeping cars to Chattanooga.
Nicksburg and New Orleans.
Coaches.
No. 25-Leaying Washington l:25
am: sleeping cars to Memphis and
Nashville. Coaches.
Delays contribute difficulties and
must, SO far as humanity possible, be
avoided.
Therefore, the trains enumerated
above, with the exception of No. IS
and No %. which handle through
sleeping cars, will not be held at
Washington for connections. They
will depart on time scheduled and
be limited to their present capacity.
Parties travelling from points east
OF Washington to points south, in
connection with any of these trains.
are urged to regulate their move
rnents into Washington SO as to in
sure connection and to satisfy them
selves, beforehand. that accomrno-
dations south OF Washington will
be available.
r. II. DeBUTTS.
Division Pass Agt..
705 18th st. NV.
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
j. 5. SOON
MUST BUILD HOMES
District Council of Defense So
Notifies National Body Re-
garding Extra Clerks.
MAY REPAIR EMPTY HOUSES

The District Council of Defense has
informed the Council of National De-
feise that it believes it will eventually
be necessary for the government to
build additional dwellings here to
house the thousands of federal clerks
who are yet to be brought to this all
ready crowded city.
William H. Baldwin. chairman of the
local council, expressed the belief to-
day, however, that the residents of
government from spending thousands
of dollars in the erection of these
houses If they will, as a patriotic duty.
rent out unused rooms in their homes.
Every hundred clerks provided for
in the homes of the District" said Mr..
Baldwin, will mean so much deducted
from the amount which the govern
ment will have to spend in building"
Wants Registration Office.
The l7sal council is endeavoring to
secure from the Council OF National
Defense funds to open a central room
persons having rooms to offer should
write to the District council of de-
Tense, room 504. District building, CIV
ing the following facts Name, loca-
ton, number and description OF rooms,
with or without board, for men. women
or either, bath, and whether on same
floor, kind of light. kind of heat. teie-
phone number, is there reception
room for women. price, what car line
to take and where to get of. refer
ences. any further details.
There are about $50 houses in the city
vacant because they are in poor condi-
ton. The Real Estate Brokers' Aasocia-
ton has been given list OF these houses
by the District council OF defense and
viii communicate with the owners in an
effort to have them put in repair and
rented.
Where to Make Inquiries.
Until the District council of defense
opens its central registration office all
applicants for rooms should go to the
Y. NJ. c. A, 1895 G street. or the 4.
w. C. A, 18th and G streets. where the
lists are being kept. The Chamber Of
Commerce has been forced to abandon
its room registration service, because
the task assumed such proportions that
the directors felt 1t was becoming the
governments problem to see that its
workers are provided for.
Mr.. Baldwin said there are scores of
rooms available in all sections of the
city which cannot be filled because the
majority Of the clerks coming here say
they want to be within a few minutes
walk of the downtown government
buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
CALLS WASHINGTON
A GREAT OFFENDER
IN BOARDING SUGAR

Washington. D. c., was pro-
nounced by Earl D. Babst. presi-
dent of the American Sugar Re-
fning Company. q sugar-hoard-
ing town, one Of the worst Of
tenders. during his testimony be-
fore the Senate committee in
vestigating the sugar shortage.
yesterday afternoon. Discussing
the sugar situation In the early
days of the sugar scare he said:
THE public was thrown into
panicky state of mind by sensa-
tional stories. and n great deal or
consumer boarding developed,
and at no place was II more pro-
nounced than in Washington.
"The city of Washington is not
a jobbing center, depending en-
tirely upon retail stores, and the
supplies of the city were so
quickly exhausted that l was In
receipt of daily kilograms from
United States senators and others
asking what might be done to re-
plenish the stocks here.
The conditions were so dis
turbing in Washington that we
published in the newspapers Sc
RIGS of advertisements to allay
public alarm"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
GEN. LEMAN AT ZURICH.

ZURICH, Switzerland, December I'll
Gen. Leman. the Belgian officer who
commanded the Liege forts when the
Germans invaded Belgium has arrived
here. He was met at the station by the
Belgian military attache, the French
and British consuls and a number of
compatriots, among whom were several
interned soldiers who had fought under
him in the Liege garrison. Gen. Leman
in talking with the British consul, said:
Il have undergone three years captiv-
ity. but l have had two faithful COM
panions. which bring back with me to
Switzerland-hope and faith"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
URGED TO ABOLISH
FLAT RATE IN HOMES
Utilities Commission Hears
Plea of Telephone Company
Against Discrimination"
CITIZENS ATTEND HEARING

The public utilities commission will
not have to wait for existing contracts
to expire before putting an end to the
charging of fat rate for unlimited
telephone service in District residences.
This contention was made by represen-
tatives of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company today. at the re-
sumption of the hearing before the COM
mission on the company's application to
increase rates.
r. v. Marye, general counsel for the
corporation, characterized the fat rate
as discriminatory and expressed the
opinion that the commission has the au-
thority to abolish 1t at any time.
1t developed that the nat rate serv-
ice for residences is available in all the
territory now covered by the Bell lines
with the exception Of two zones In New
York covering the borough OF Man
haitian. This service. however. gradual
~ is being abolished, according to the
testimony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
HEARS ANNUAL REPORTS.
Columbia Aid Association Also
Elects Board of Officers.

Election of officers and consideration of
various reports for the year formed the
principal business at a meeting of the
Columbia Aid Association last evening at
Odd Fellows Hall, NJ street between 10th
and 18th streets.
The officers are William II. Johnson,
president; ". E. L. Sanford. vice presi-
dent "A H. Huff. financial secretary Ed
ward r Richie, assistant financial secre-
tary: J S. Jones' recording secretary !:
David RinIser, treasurer. Clement Fergu-
son and George G.. Harris. clerks; Frank
Smith, chaplain, and Henry Stayiions,
sergeant-at-arms.
The board Of directors is composed of
William b. Harris. NJ. II. Fender. Levi NJ.
Collins. James r. Chambers, II. L. Dixon.
Hamilton H Thornton and Nathanial Ruff
fin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS.
Four Negroes Given Long Terms in
penitentiarY.

Two women and two men. all colored,
were sentenced today by Justice Stat
ford of the District Supreme Court to
serve ten years each in the penitentiary.
Charlie Owen, one of the quartet. was
convicted Of an assault with razor.
The others. James d. Merritt, Bessie
Jackson and Hattie walker. were
charged with robbery.
The trio was indicted for Turing
Joseph r. Boone. an old colored man,
into house in Southwest Washington
October 81 last and taking from him a
watch and SIS in cash.
Charlie Owen. while celebrating the
demise of John Barieycorn October 81,
slashed Edward Monroe with a razor.
according to the testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
SOLDIERS DELAYED IN PORT.
Shortage of Cars in France Hats
Unloading of Transnnrt

Complaint that transports carrying
Is. 900 United States soldiers were de-
layed outside a French port fifteen
days. with rations and water low he
cause there was a shortage of rail-
road cars. Is made by Representative
Claude b. Miller of Minnesota The
cause of the delay was the divertinR
by the. French government of cars to
carry reinforcements to the Italian
front
Mr. Miller said the United States
should have railroad lines in France
to transport its troops to western
front.
'Uncle SAM" he said, should own
the ships. should control the wharf
privileges at the landing port and
should own the land TRANSFORMATION
lines to take the men and supplies up
to the fighting zone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
Cadets Are Excluded
!: From Assembly Until
J: Civil War Is Ended
nY HJALMAR LINnRERG.

~ BY HJALMAR LUNDBERG.
Cablegram to The Evening Stnr and
lChfcaGo Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
I STOCKHOLM. Sweden. December 20.
EHerr Hoeglund, leader of the Swedish
xinmerwaldists. who is now in Petro-
Grad. telegraphs that the cadets or
democrats are excluded from the con-
stituent assembly pending the outcome
sbf the civil war. This confirms other
advices received from Petrograd that
all the members of the duma except
those who belong to the bolsheyik
party were arrested on their arrival in
the capital On this question the Lee
nine government in the soviet execu-
4ive committee received a vote OF con-
4deuce of $50 to So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
HOLDS APPOINTMENT INVALID.
y -
Attorney General Pollard Takes
II Action Against Sheriff Woolf.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
hsRICHMOND. Va. December 2I.-At-
<orney General Pollard has Instituted
duo warranto proceedings in Fauquier
circuit court for the removal of Sher-
IN woolf from ONCE for accepting a
pass from the Southern railway.
.swooif resigned and was appointed by
the judge to succeed himself. Pollard
Holds the appointment invalid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
Huns to Exchange French Prisoners

BERN. Switzerland December Ell
Germany and France have just com
pieted arrangements for the exchange
of large number of medical and am
bulance men from prisoner camps. A
thousand Germans and 500 French
coBs will be exchanged by way 81
Switzerland in the next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
John Hicks Dies Of Heart Disease

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December I'll
John Hicks. seventy-one. of Oshkosh,
Wis, owner of the Oshkosh Northwest
ern, has died. suddenly, here. Death
was ascribed to heart disease Under
President Harrison. Mr.. Hicks was min
lister to Peru, and in the Roosevelt ad-
ministration he served four years as
minister to Chile. He had been in San
Antonio six weeks. and, until his iii
ness. was engaged in writing his auto
biography.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
1000 Skilled Workmen Wanted.

The aircraft factory at the Philadel-
phia navy yard now completed and In
operation needs Immediately 1000
skilled workmen OF all kinds to bring
u up 70 capacity production There are
places for machinists of all grades.
sheet metal workers, wire workers
wood workers and many women also
can find employment The Navy De-
partment urges that skilled workmen
of all inds register with the board OF
labor improvement at the yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
Hind II Guilty in Bay View Riots.

II MILwAUKEE. December 21.-A YER
S4ct of guilty of assault with intent to
murder was returned last night by a
larry against eleven Italians arrested
sitter the Bay View riots September O..
The riots occurred during patriotic
siass meeting in the italian district.
One italian was killed by city detec-
i've. who was later killed in bomb
S&plosion In the police station. The ex-
pf59icn Of tNe bomb at the police sta
1fes.usees1 aslto the Bay View riots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
rrotzky Makes Protest.

With regard to the reported presence OF
allied military missions In the Ckrhine'
II is asserted that Leon Trotzky. the Tor
eign minister visited the French en-
bassy ard made representations that the
presence of allied officers in the Ukraine
was impossible while the rada WAS as
e-ning- ire holshevik openly supporting
Gen I.aiedines and disorganizing the
front by sectliing Ukrafnian troops from
the Russo Rumanisn front. M. Nouiens.
the French am a;.ssador to Russia, replied
that tue + re.icii mission was In the
Ukraine nj the request OF Russia to super
wise m = lorna ton OF the national Ukraine
army: that they lad been ordered not to
Interfere An internal political AFFAIRS ana
1v6,;ld not participate in the ngnting In
thc event OF q struggle.
The dispatch did not mention any otner
members of the entente being in the
Ulraine.
Foreign Minister Trotzky Is said to have
toll NJ Nouens that IL Germany rejects
q peace without annexaticns and indem-
mites il will end the negotiations. IL IS
noteworthy now that in the fetroSrao
dispatches every government act Is at
tributeCi to TrctZk4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21

pArts of the country and the CONSEQUENT
&pread Of civil war. The rejection OF
the bolshevik demand on the Ukrainians
presumably adds the resources OF ~
ing the bolshevik. rule.
The position OF Gen. Kaledinee. netman
sef the Don Cossacks, is reported to nave
become very much stronger. and ms close
4 association with the Ukraine Is generally
conceded.
"a dispatch from Petrograd confirms the
previous reports that Rostov- on Don is
IN the hands of the Cossacks ana tnat
ihie entire ant.-boishevik movement Is
causing serious anxiety TO the bolshevik
conmissi toner's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
PACKER REFUSES
TO OPEN RECORDS
Swift & Co. Declines to Meet
Demand of Federal Trade
Commission.
WILL APPEAL TO COURT

Swift & Co. of Chicago has refused
to deliver to the Federal Trade Com
mission records desired by the COM
mission in its investigation of the pack
ing industry. and drastic action will be
taken in court to force their produc-
ton. Francis j. Heney announced to-
day at the commissions inquiry.
It was said that when the commits
sion's Investigators went to Chicago
they received only evasive replies from
the officers of Swift & Co, and that di-
rect demand for the records had been
refused. To obtain the papers which
relate to the ownership of the Chicago
stockyards and other details of the
meat industry the commission viii go
into a federal court and ask an order
compelling the company to produce
treu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-21
Auditor Is Taken Ill.

Mr. Heney also announced receipt of a
telegram saying that C. c. Chase OF Chi
cage. auditor of the Union Stoekyards and
Transit Company, was ill and could not
answer the commissions subpoena. The
telegram said Mr.. Chase has been COR
dered south for an indefinite time" Mr..
Heney added;
Il desire to inform the commission
that we have enough evidence without
Mr. Chase's testimony to make a prima
facie case, and then the packers can do
what explaining they think necessary"
Details OF the plan for obtaining con-
troll of the Chicago Junction Railways
and the Union Stockyards Company
were unfolded by W. NJ. Walden.
former treasurer of the company, who
said he was a partner in F. H. Prince
& Co. OF Boston. but sometimes took
shorthand dictarion from Prince. Two
pages of shorthand notes were identi-
ied by Walden as having been taken
by him in 1911.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04
No Interment

Even in the event of war between
Germany and the United States, Germans
in this country will be safe in their per-
sonal and property rights so long as
they are law-abiding and mind their own
business. They will be treated with the
same consideration accorded other aliens
residing in the U. s.. and will not be in
termed unless their acts warrant other
and more drastic measures. The position
of Germans in this country will be en-
barrassing if hostiities break out, but
the Federal authorities will be consider
ate of them so long as they show consid-
Grafton for the country which they en-
tered of their own free will and for their
own improvement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04
Observed About Town

That the Bijou is showing some very
fine pictures these days.
That the milk license question is still
an interesting topic of conversation.
That the Morrisville merchants who
advertise in this paper report business as
good.
That the watering trough at the foot
of Academy Park is still out OF con-
mission.
That the new electric sign on The
Randall attracts much favorable COM
ment from visitors.
That Jim Kelley has more inquiries for
"War News" than all other agencies,
When it comes from Kelley it's right.
That Henry Ccle and his little broom
did good work on the streets the past
week. The scraper will appear later
That several Morrisville business pieces
have shown their patriotic spirit by dis
playing "Old Glory" Why not others2
mat the WdtCl ~ A~iShI HSPe'i lLhShI
set a good example in the electric sign re-
Gently placed over the superintendent
office.
That the site for the new Masonic
Temple will look better after it is cleared
OF the debris-until the committee starts
building
That Herb" Delano was one of the
first to make new sugar this season
bringing in some of fine quality last
Thursday.
That potatoes should be cheaper next
!all Judging from the preparations for
intensive farming now being made by
local amateur agriculturists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04

man. the editor thinking it would inter-
est the readers of this paper to learn
something about him and the insurance
.company he represents. interviewed him
recently and gathered these facts -
Glenn" has been in the life insurance
business twenty years. seven OF them as
general agent of the New England Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. During that time
he has built up large business for that
company, increasing the same each year
and reaching in those seven years the
magnificent sum OF a million and half
dollars worth of business, and 1916
showed a record of S427, 900. His bust
ness thus far this yearhas reached about
half as much as all of that OF last year.
To show how extensive is this busi-
ness we would state that he has large
mail correspondence, frequently sending
on, UPWARDS OF 125 letters a day. The
agency now employs iveinsurance sales
men. There are only FIVE insurance com
panies in Vermont that exceed this IN
business.
At this time among the general agen-
cies of the company Mr.. Wilkins agercy
leads such as New Orleans, San Francis
co. Talladega, Ala. Providence. X. l.,
Portland, Me, Portland, Ore, Roches-
fer Ny. MANCHESTER, n H., Syracuse,
Ny. aud Washington, d. {.
Glenn" represents a good company,
and his affable manner and strong per-
sonality makes him a leader in the life in
surance business. He certainly has but
few equals in gathering in policy-takers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04
MORRISVILLE


Miss Leia Nay returned Tuesday from
a few days visit at her home in Burling-
ton.
Max Miller has finished work for Id E.
Bliss and began work last week for F. E.
Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. fl. Raymore and
daughter were visitors in Jacksonville
last Thursday.
Miss Madiue Boardman of Stowe was
a guest Saturday and Sunday of Miss
Barbara Small.
Miss Marjorie Newton of Cambridge
was the guest of Miss Rena Merrill sew.
eral days the past week
Mrs. Nettie Law and son. Linwood,
OF Middlebury have been spending the
Easter vacation in town.
Mr.. and Mr.. Howard Lyons are the
happy parents of daughter, Carolyn
Marie, born Sunday, March Is.
Lester MaRoon lett last Thursday
morning for Burlington, where be entered
Mary Fletcher hos pital tor treatment.
Albert c. Smith of Highgate Center
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Smith, part of last week.
Mrs. H. A.. Smalley and son, Frarcjs,
returned last Thursday night from few
days visit with relatives in Cambridge.
Earl Foss of Dean Academy, Franklin,
Mass, is spending the Easter vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. g.
Foss.
Mr. and Mrs. PerIey Sears and Mrs.
Lester Magoon, were in Burlinsto lest
Friday to see Mr. Magoon at Mary
Fletcher hospital.
Road Commission Lie Allen and Geo
r Currier have been busy the past week
with the road machine, in different sec
tons of the town. a.
The condition OF Joseph Bassett, who
has been confined TO his bed for several
weeks. following the amputation OF a
toe, is slowly improving.
Mrs. F. L. Dunn of Richford, who at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Alex Parks, in
Hardwick. was guest the past week o.
her sister, Mrs. E. g. Page.
Mrs. E. D. Huntley and son, Charles,
of Burlington has been guests the past
week at the home of Mrs. Huntley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cram.
Gideon Burnham of Dean Academy ar
rived last Friday to spend the Easter va
cation with his me Their, Mrs. Henry Ross
on West Hill, and friends in this village.
Mr.. and. Mrs. G. E. Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Gwendolen, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Cheney, F. E. Wheeler and son, William,
H. S. Thayer and F. c. Peck were visit
ors in Burlington last Thursday.
At a special meeting of Mt Vernon
Lodge, F. ga. M, last Wednesday even
ing the Fellowcratt degree was woIsed
upon two candidates Following siae
work, refreshments of new sugar, dough
nuts and coffee were served.
Mrs. Joseph Conant OF Hardwick was
guest several days the past week OF
h r brother, George X. Curr.er, also Wis
iting her sister, Myra, in Waterbury,
Mr.. Conant is now employed as a sales
man in Sprinehel J, Mass,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04

The following article is taken from the
well-kno an insurance journal, The New
England Pilot of Boston:
We are indebted to our General Agent,
Glenn A. wilkins, tor this very woodsy
photograph OF the United States Post
Office at Sear,burg, Vermont. The PIC
turesque little building nestles in a grove
at the foot Of Haystack Mountain, one
of the southtrnmost peaks OF the famous
Green Mountain chair. Its owner serves
the postal needs of 100 Vermonters. We
might add that the population OF the en-
tire state is only 800 COOLIES than one
fourth the population OF Greater Boston.
Mr.. Wilkins writes:
"You are always looking for something
original for the Pilot. Last year the
New England Mutual got a little adver-
tising in our state nom the bear supper
/ gave We have many curious things
up here, so am sending YOU n real pho
tograph of the Post Office at Searsburg.
1t is rather an interesting picture to
study. You will notice the old gentle
mans wash basin on the bench outside
his anvil and wise on another bench, and
his sign Don't call on Sunday. The
postmaster is a fine man, eccentric and
very religious. Vermont is a great
country
The other figure is not that of Mr..
Wilkins, who we presume was engaged
with the camera.
As everybody hereabouts, as well as
throughout the state, knows. Mr.. VIII
kins to be a rerr snccessfnl insurance