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Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

Men who drive cars are face to face with condition that becomes more and more serious each day.
 That condition is the constantly de- clining grade of gasoline. Nearly every engineer has said goodby forever to high-grade gas.
 For the moment, and possibly for all time, multi-cylinders counter balanced crankshafts, and little tricks with valves give way in engineers discussions to the gas problem.
 Every alert engineer Is bending his utmost to make "one drop of gas now do the work of two.
 Just as great situations produce great men, SO out of this condition has come great engine.
 It Is Chalmers.
 It makes high power out of low grade Compared with other engines of the same size or whereabouts, 1t shows:
 More bo70er More rapid acceleration Grsater economy Greater length ofHe
 Greater smoothness
 And an amaSing ability 10 start quickly on cold day, and 10 "qUarm ID aOuhout delay. The Chalmers engine IS a simple one That is one reason why 1t is so good. In many engines of the moment the gas passes on its way from the carburetor to the cylinder through tunnel, which runs all the way through the engine block.
 Before the gas gets to the cylinder 1t IS forced to turn many sharp angles and does not become completely mixed with the air. This results in raw gas running into not only one but all the cylinders, particularly when the car IS cold, and especially when running for the first five or ten miles. In the case of the Chalmers engine this type of intake manifold has been com pletely eliminated.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Purpose Of Extra Session.
EIGHTEEN PASS POLICE TEST.
Meet Mental Requirements and Prob
ably Will Be Appointed,

Eighteen of the twenty-seven appli-
cants for positions on the police force
who were given a civil service exam
nation have been reported to Maj.
Pullman as having successfully passed
the mental test If they successfully
pass the character test that is being
conducted by the police department,
it is stated. they probably will be ap-
pointed for duty before the close of the
week.
Fifty-one applicants were examined
py the board of surgeons yesterday
afternoon, and fourteen of them We're
reported as having passed the physical
test Twenty more candidates were
examined this afternoon.
In the matter of character test, Maj.
Pullman furnishes the names. ages and
addresses of the candidates to every
member of the force and asks for in
formation about them. Records of the
department also are examined to ascer-
tain If the candidates have ever been
arrested.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
POSITIONS OPEN TO BOYS.
Examinations for Apprentices at Bu-
reau Will Be Held March IA.

BOYS between sixteen and eighteen
years of age are to have chance
March IA to qualify for apprentice plate
cleaners. transferers and engravers
at the bureau of engraving and print
ing, announces the civil service COM
mission. The examination is for boys
only"
The salary paid these apprentices is
$500 per annum for the first year. $500
for the second year. $500 for the third
year and sS4n for the fourth year. Al
the end of the apprenticeship assign
ment is made either to plate clean
ing, with an initial salary Of $1,000 and
promotion by successive grades to a
maximum salary of 1900 per annum;
or to transferring. with an initial sal
array of 81 900 and promotion by success
sfye grades to maximum salary or
S24OO per annum; or to engraver. with
an initial salary of 81 900 and promo
lion by successive grades to a maximum
salary of $1,000. Promotion in these po-
sitions will depend upon the ability
and efficiency shown by the employe. IT
is stated.
Other coming examinations OF the
civil service are to be as follows: March
21-junior chemist in radio activity,
field. agent aid, soil physicist, chemist.
aid in paleobotany. dentist: March u
mechanical engineer. mining engineer;
April 14-cotton entomologist.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Investigation Is Ordered.

Interstate commerce commission en-
gineers and examiners were ordered
to Mount Union. Pa, today to investi-
gate the wreck.
inspectors Duffy and Bromley. with
headquarters at Harrisburg, were be-
lieved to be on their way to the scene
when first reports of the wreck were
received her.. Commission officials in
structed George Ellis, chief signal en-
gineer with headquarters at Altoona,
and w. P. Borland, assistant chief sig
nal engineer, to go also.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
How They Voted.

The vote on the Indian bill confer
ence report was as follows:
Yeas-Democrats Ashurst, Cham
berlain, Hollis. Husting. Lea (Tennes-
see) MARITIME. Myers, Owen. Phelan.
Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Shep-
pard. Thompson and Walsh. IS Re-
publicans: Brady. Brandegee. Catron
C1app. Clark. Cummins. Curtis. Fall,
Gronna, Jones, La Toilette, Mclean,
Norris, Page, Penrose, Smith (Michi-
gam, Sterling and Warren, 19. Total,
SO.
Nays-Democrats; Bryan. Fletcher,
Hitchcock, Hughes. James, johnson
lSouth Dakota). Lane, Martin, Over
man, Reed. Robinson. Salisbury, Shaf
roth, Shields. Simmons Stone, Swanson
Thomas. Underwood and Vardaman. 20.
Republicans: Kenyon and Weeks, 2.
Total, %.
Senator La Toilette quoted statistics
to show how the cost of living had in
creased in recent years, but the pay of
the clerks had remained stationary. He
pointed out, however. that the salaries
of members of Congress and of high
officials had been greatly increased in
this time. If the higher paid officials
of the government feel the need Of In
creased pay. he said. how much more
must the poorly paid clerks feel it,
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Mr.. La Toilette Wins Fight.

Under the leadership of Senator La
Toilette the Senate last night upset all
the efforts which have been made by
the democratic leaders of the Senate to
defeat the House scale of increases in
pay for the government clerks. By a
vote of 33 to % the Senate agreed to
the conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill which gives the House
Increases to the clerks receiving sal
aries of S1.S00 year and less.
1t was predicted that this vote in the
Senate meant that all the other appro-
priation bills would carry similar in
creases in salary for federal employees
and also for the District employees.
The republican senators have been in
favor of increases in pay for the gov
ernment clerks since the fight was be-
gun at this session of Congress. When,
under the leadership of Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia, Senator Overman of
North Carolina and Senator Bryan of
Florida, the Senate was about to reject
all increases in pay for the clerks,
Senator Smoot of Utah, republican,
with the aid of a number of democrats,
amendment, which would have increas-
ed the pay of all civil employees of the
government receiving $1,000 or less
Senator Smoot. while he has stood for
his amendment, in reality was in favor
of the House increases, provided they
could be put through the Senate. This
! appeared to be impossible, and he pre-.
| ferred his amendment to no increases
| at all he said
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Opponents Voted Down.

Senator Bryan and Senator Overman
sought TO stem the tide which was set
ting toward the House increases in paw
but in vain.
Senator Overman declared that if the
Senate agreed to this report it meant
that the House provisions would have
to be inserted in every appropriation
bill.
We'll. we must begin somewhere and
this Is the place to begin,'' retorted
Senator La Toilette. Put the House
provision in this measure and we will
deal with the others when we come to
them The House provisions are fair
and just and they must go in," the
Wisconsin senator shouted as he bang
ed his fist on his desk.
I'VE have increased our own salaries,
we have increased the salaries of cabi-
net officers, we have increased the sal
aries Of judgea and we hesitate over
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to the
following:
Charles W. King. to build dwelling at 1905
Webster street northwest; architect and builder,
Charles W. King; estimated cost. $4,000.
Moses a. Dade to repair building at 1915
Pennsylvana avenue northwest; estimated cost.
s.. 900.
A. J. Clark, to repair building At 1929 14th
street northwest; estimated cost, SS5.
s. r. Waters. to repair building at 633 N
str eet northwest; estimated cost 500.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
C. B. Watts Claimed as American.

RACINE. Wis, February 21--Repre-
sentatives of local manufacturing es-
ia blishme ents for whom Cedric b. watts.
a victim of the Laconia disaster, acted
as foreign representative asserted to-
day that watts, although born in Eng
land. was a citizen of the United States,
having taken out his citizenship papers.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean to Lecture.

Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean, pastor of
Douglas Memorial NJ Il. Church. 11th
and e streets northeast. will lecture in
that church tonight on 1.-The Heritage
of Half a Century" Tomorrow evening
he will lecture at Union M. E. Church,
goth and Pennsylvania avenue. on The
Wonderland of New Mexico and Ari-
zona." Both lectures will be illus
trated with stereopticon views.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
TO ENFORCE law
CHARGED AGAINST JUDGES
Attorney General Gregory Offers One
High Cost Reason in Letter
to Senator.

'1 regret to say that a number Of the
federal judges have been and are still
apparently reluctant to enforce the
Sherman antitrust act" said Attorney
General Gregory in letter dealing
with the increased prices of foodstuffs
and other commodities. addressed to
Senator Borah. made public today.
THE executive department cannot
enforce the antitrust laws" said the
Attorney General. TT must have the
sympathetic cooperation of the federal
courts" He then made the statement
already quoted in regard to some of the
federal judges.
II do not mean to charge that they
deliberately attempt to obstruct the
will of Congress. T assume that their
views of public policy do not agree
with those Of Congress as expressed
in the Sherman act and that uncon-
as to what the law should be to affect
their construction of the law as 1t IS
written
AS example to this. the Attorney Cen
eral mentioned the cases against the
American Can Company and the plumb
ing supplies trust Trivial fines were
inflicted by the judges.
Suggestions for Legislation.
The Attorney General pointed out
that Immediately after the outbreak or
the European war. when the first
marked increase in prices took place.
the Attorney General instructed the
various district attorneys throughout
the country to make thorough investi-
cation.
Except in two or three cases. no
evidence has been discovered up to this
time" he said. ito justify indictment
The inquiries are continuing, howefet.
he said.
The Attorney General made the fol-
lowing legislative suggestions:
That the charging of extortionate
prices in interstate commerce should be
made per Sc an offense although not
the result of conspiracy or monopoly.
That the great stock yards and pro-
duce exchanges of the country should
be under much closer governmental su-
pervision and regulation.
That the warehouses of the country
should be required to make to the De
partment of Agriculture under oath
periodical reports of the quantities Of
produce in storage.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
BILLION POUNDS
RA|SEDBY BRITAIN
Great Enthusiasm in Commons
as Bonar Law Announces
War Subscriptions.
BIGGEST VOLUNTARY LOAN

LONDON, February 27-There was a
scene of great enthusiasm in the house
of commons when Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the exchequer, announced
the result Of Great Britain's third war
loan. which is by far the greatest vol
untary contribution by the people of
any belligerent nation. More than
&. .000, ,00O. 900 of new money, with more
than 100000 subscribers. are the stu
pendous figures which the chancellor
of the exchequer confessed he would
have thought it impossible to raise only
a few days ago.
victory for the government over the
professional financiers, since bankers
had advised the treasury department
that it could not be fioated at less than
s per cent. Mr.. Law at the time de-
clared that he preferred to risk failure
in an attempt at s per cent loan
rather than to place per cent as the
standard of the naion's credit. The
chancellor's highest expectation had
been for $500. 100000 of new money.
The total of new money" includes
the conversion OF nearly f131.000.o00
shortterm treasury bills, and there is
a difference of opinion whether they
should be regarded. as such, some finan-
cleTS taxing the negative GROUND tHdl
they represent money which the gov
ernment already has spent.
Analyses New Loan.
Andrew Bonar Law. the chancellor of
the exchequer. last evening gave the
Associated Press the following analysis
of the new war loan:
The new money subscribed to the war
loan is f1.O00. 10000 The number of
subscribers is 5,289,0O0. including
100000 subscribers for f25.000,000 of
fl for Is shil1ings pence war savings
certificates of a cash value of f19,-
100000. If subscribers of l shilling and
upward, but Of less than Is shillings
6 pence. should be added the total num-
ber of subscribers would exceed
{, 100000.
The total new money of f1.000, ,000, 900
includes f126,000.000 subscribed in the
form of treasury bills. There were no
whereas in the war loan of 1915 the
special subscriptions from banks came
to f200. 100000 out of the total of
f616.000,000 then subscribed. The pub
lie subscriptions in 1915 were there
fore f41S.OO0.0o0 from about 1,100,00
subscriptions of 1000. .000.0 from. at
the lowest. 5,2S9.00O subscribers.
Largest German Loan.
The largest German war loan was the
the pound, amounted to f8OS, 900, 900.
But as the sovereign even at that time
was worth "a marks. truer basis of
comparison would be to take that total
as f50S.0OO.0O0. The total raised by
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Carries District Salaries.

The legislative bill carries seventeen
thousand salaries, nearly all of them
in the District of Columbia. AS orig
inally passed, it contained the and 10
per cent section. providing 10 per cent
increases in salaries less than $1,000
and per cent on salaries of $1,000 or
over, but because of the attitude of
few senators, the conferees accepted
the Smoot amendment for Is per cent
raises on salaries up to $3.50 and 10 per
cent raises for salaries between $3.50
and $1,000.
The action of the Senate last night in
accepting the House proposals. as
carried in the Indian bill, has led the
way to enacting the and 10 per cent
amendment in all the appropriation
bills.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Yield on Legislative Bill.

Later the conferees on the legislative
bill met, and the Senate conferees re-
ceded and accepted the House provision
for increased wages. If these increases
are carried in all the appropriation bills
at the same rate, it will mean an added
expenditure of about $4,000. 900. Sena-
tor Overman pointed out that he had
merely followed the instructions of the
democratic caucus in attempting to
keep down expenditures
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Senate Grants Request.

The Senate agreed to the request of
Senator Overman and the bill was sent
back to conference. with the understand
ing that when it again came before the
Senate it would carry the House proposed
increases in wages-10 per cent for all
those receiving less than $1,000, and 5
per cent for all those receiving from
81 200 to $500.
Following the lead of the Senate, the
House today sent the legislative ap-
preparation bill to conference again so
that the original House provision for
horizontal raise for government
clerks could be enacted
Evening star., 1917-02-27
granting this mere pittance to employees
Of the government and the District.
Wherein is the consistency?

Feel Pinch Of Prices.
I'VE have felt the pressure of advanc-
ing prices and the employees in the low
er grade of the government service
have felt it equally as much" he said.
Let us glance at some of the in
creases we have voted: The President
so per cent; the secretary to the Prest-
dent. so per cent: the Vice President. SO
per cent: the secretary to the Vice
President. 81 per cent; senators and
representatives. SO per cent; the sec
retary to the Senate, 80 per cent: the
sergeant-at-arms, 49 per cent: the
Speaker, so per cent; ambassadors from
33 to 100 per cent, the secretary to the
Secretary of the Treasury, SO per cent,
and the employees of the executive de-
partment Of the Treasury from II to SO
per cent.
I'm all that time we have not recog-
nized the employees in the lower grades
of the federal service. They find 1t just
as hard to live"
Evening star., 1917-02-27


900. 900 marks. which, on the convention
basis Of 20 marks to the pound. is
2,350. .OOO. 900. but at 2S marks to the
pound. which is the present value OF
the mark. is only f1 67s, 900 900.
The total raised in Great Britain by
means of war loans since the war be-
gan. exclusive of all short-term bor-
rowing. is f2.OO2. .OOO.0 II excheduer
bonds. of which the average currency
is about three and a half years. should
be included, this total becomes f2.a46.-
600. 900. The population OF Germany
is $4,000. 900. the population OF the
United Kingdom is 45.00o.o0o.
Number Of Subscribers.
The total number of subscribers from
1 shilling upward to the last German
war loan was $4,000. The total num-
Der of subscribers from 1 shilling up
ward to the new British war loan is
more than 100000. No figures are
available as to the conversion OF the
Az per cent war loan into the new war
loan The amount of the and per
cent excheouer bonds converted is not
completely known. but is at least f23s.-
900 900 out of a total outstanding or
5O9 900 900. The total bonds convert
ed-namely, e234.000.000 S per cents
are. of course, in addition to the hgure
of 6 200, ,00O. 900 new money.
Evening star., 1917-02-27

Piles Cured in to II Days.
Druggists refund money If PAzO OINTMENT
fails to cure Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. First application gives relief. soc.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Disagree on the Signals.

Cook. the freight engineman, who had
only recently been promoted to the
throttle. 1T was said, declared that the
block signal at "MU" tower, mile
and a half from Mount Union, showed
white. indicating a clear track. His
fireman and brakeman, who were in the
cab when the tower was passed, are re
ported to have told him il was green,
which would indicate that another
train was in the block.
Wrecking crews and relief trains
with physicians. nurses and all first
aid equipment were rushed to the
scene of the wreck within an hour
after it happened.
The wreck occurred within ten miles
of the scene of the disastrous wreck
at Warrier Ridge. six miles west of
Huntingdon. a few years ago. In that
wreck an all-steel train fell down the
embankment to the bank of the
Juniata river. Several were killed and
many passengers were injured.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Inclined to Blame Engineer.

At this time the railroad company is
inclined to place the blame for the
wreck on the engineer of the freight
A T Cook of Harrisburg. who had a
leg crushed. 1t was his duty. said an
official. to get off his engine, walk
ahead and look at a signal in case of
fog. rather than run past it.
Chester A. Minds, who. with his fam
fly, was killed. was coal operator in
the CIearfleld region of Pennsylvania.
He was travelling to Utica, n. Y, to at
tend the funeral of his wife's father.
Minds was a foot ball star on the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team. and
brother of John II. Minds, Philadel-
phia attorney. famous years ago as
captain of the Pennsylvania team.
The express is said to have arrived
at Mount Union station twelve minutes
late, with brake trouble. 1t was held
there while the trouble was remedied.
it is declared. and the signal to start
had been given when the preference
freight crashed into the rear sleeper.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
SALARY RA|SEF|GHT
|SCONS|DEREDW0N
Senate's Acceptance of House
Rate in Indian Bill Accept
ed as Criterion.
PAY IN DISTRICT INVOLVED

The fight for salary increases for the
federal employees and the employees of
the District receiving $500 and less
was declared today to be won.
Senator Overman. in charge of the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, and chairman of the
conference committee on that bill. an
nounced on the floor of the Senate that.
in view of the action of the Senate last
night in accepting the House rate of
increases in wages as attached to the
Indian appropriation bill. he proposed
that the Senate recede from it's earlier
position on the legislative bill and to
accept the House rates.
Regarded as Matter of Duty.
Il regard it as the duty of the con-
ferees to stand by the action of the Sen
ate last night, when it reversed itself on
the salary increase question" said Sen
ator Overran. He asked that the Senate
agree to further conference on the leg
islative bill. and gave notice that he
would move to recede from the Senate
amendment TO the bill.
Senator Smoot of Utah. author of the
Smoot amendment, which provided for in
creases in salaries for all employees re-
ceiving $1,000 and less. but making the
increase in salary for those receiving
$3.50 and less Is per cent instead of 10.
said that he regretted 1t had not been
possible in conference to bring about
such an increase.
II do not know how men receiving only
$40 month. with families of seven or
eight to support. as some of them have,
are able to live today" said Senator
Smoot.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-12-01
REAL COMFORT IN
AMERICAN WEED"
CAPT. CLAUDE r. cAmMER, OF
PERSHING'S STAFF, SAYS FOLK
BACK HOME MUST SUPPLY 1T.

Capt. Claude II .Cammer, of Win
chester, who is on the staff OF Gen
eral Pershing in France, has the fol-
lowing to say relative to the use OF
obacco by the American forces
abroad:
we had our first American tODac-
today. ] think t3e fund for it vas
raised by some newspaper concern
by soliciting contributions from ind
viduals. 1t certainly made our boys
a more ~contented .ot TO have an Amer
can smoke one more, and as the
first sergeant of the company said.
Uncle Sam furnishes us with some
thing to eat and wear, but 1t is the
folks back home furnishing us with
smokes
There is not one person in the
! am sure, who, if he knew tne
real comfort u boys get from their
American tobacco, would not deny
himself something every day in order
help make the tobacco fund larg-
err
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-12-01
"RALPH THE BARBER"
PARTY TO % MURDERS

NEW YORK. Nov. pa confes-
sion that he had been implicated in
% murders, committed by gangs of
which he was a member. was made
yesterday by Ralph Danielle, also
known as Ralph the Hlrber," ac-
cording to District Attorney Swami.
Danielle was brought back from
Reno. New, two months g to an
swer an Indictment charging the
murder of a boy in Brooklyn.
Danielle's statement. the District
Attorney said. covered homicides
committed in New York. Yonkers
End Philadelphia. The prisner said
the victims were killed because they
had incurred the enmity of gang
sters' calling themselves the Sicili.
ans and the Ncapolitans. Mr.. Swami
said tbs murder Of Guistllo Galllici.
known as the Harlem Gambling
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-12-01
MRS. coRNWELL NOT TO
HAVE FORMAL AT HOME DAY

Mrs. Governor Cornwell has decic-
ed not to have j formal 'at home
day as long as the country is at war
and there are so many things to be
done with oneis time in war relief
and other work, it seems to be the
general consensus of opinion that
life should be made as simple IS even
Wagner would like it.. Mrs. Corn
well Will be delighted to see her
friends when they call and she is
generally to be found at home in the
mansion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-12-01

the "100%. idea with Just as much
ardor as a college ever worked for
the success OF a team.
These public health nurses and
public schcol teachers are working
out a new kind of an educational
melting pot. They are giving point
to the arguments of the health
agencies Of the country that our pub
lie health work must not be crippled
by the demands Of var upon our
cf physicians and nurses The
effect Of their work viii be seen in
decreased eyemptinns for physical
Gnltnsss II we are ever again com
PEELED TO raise a draft army.
They are also showing In q new
way and with new emphasis the on
p~ortunity for public service and nro-