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The Washington times., 1917-03-12
KING IN SPOTLIGHT;
BUT NOONES HIM
Head of w. R. & z. Co. Enforces
Strict Privacy Since
Strike Is On.

The man in Washington today who
is right in the spotlight Is Clarence
p. King. president OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
He is the man upon whom the car
men are blaming the strike. He Is
the man who is referred to by them
az "the man who wouldn't recognize
President Wilson," and he is the man
upon whom all remarks detrimental
to the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company are being centered.
But as for finding out very much
about this same Mr.. King, II Is rath-
er difficult. He is guarded on all
sides by bars stronger than iron.
Even the operator at the switchboard
in the Occidental Hotel, where Mr..
King has an apartment. knows abso-
lutely nothing, and Is willing to state
absolutely nothing. about the man
he sees coming in and going out every
day.
But this much has LEAKED out.
Has strong Man . Chin.
He is a medium sized man. rather
heavily set. with a black mustache. rosy
cheeks, twinkling eyes, and he usually
smokes a big black cigar. He has
chin which Shows the strength Of a
jaw which might explain the nom
recognition of the union.
Mr.. King is an enthusiastic golfer,
and spends much of his hours when
out of the office in chasing a little
white ball over the rolling hills of the
golf links of a prominent Washington
country club.
He also IL q tennis enthusiastic. and
In the summer time is often seen in
the might courts" the tennis courts
which are lighted by electric lamps
strung about the side lines.
He likes aeroplaning, too, Last
fall, when a Pennsylvania Congress
man-elect flew to Washington from
Philadelphia in a shiny and fleet
aeroplane, several Washingtonians
were invited to take trips around
Washington. Mr.. King was one OF
them.
Not In Telephone Directory.
He drove to Fort Myer in company
In6
climbed into the little car OF the
aeroplane without fear or trepidation
Mr.. King probably had been inter
viewed many times before that trip
for when the bird-like machine touch
ed the ground and came lightly to
standstilI, there were a group oi
newspaper reporters ana photograph
ers gathered around.
without waiting for the usual
question, Mr.. King was ready.
"Great. Immense! Just like riding
in my automobile, only a little
smoother" he said, as he was helped
to climb from the machine.
Mr.. Kings name Is not In the tele-
phone directory. Officials at the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company's offices say Nothing do
ing" when the seeker of information
is introduced, and many people are
vague about his personality.
He came from philadelphia sew
eral years ago, but in the years he
has been here he has refrained from
becoming what is known in some
communities as "a public character"
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
BRITAIN'S DAY AT BAZAAR
Col. Murrouah o'Brien to Repre-
sent Ambassador Spring Rice.

Sir Cecil Spring Rice, ambassador
from Great Britain, will be repre-
sentsd at the allied bazaar in the
Fifth Regiment Armory In Baltimore
this afternoon and tonight by Col
Murrough O'Brien, military attache.
Colonel O'Brien will be one OF a large
party OF Washington people who will
attend the bazaar today, the occasion
being Great Britain's Day"
The bazaar, which opened Saturday
night, will continue throughout the
week. Wednesday, when Belgian
and Serbian Day" will be observed,
Washington society leaders interest,"
ed in war relief work will attend.
Among these will be Mrs. J. Hamil-
ION Lewis, Wifi of Senator Lewis, OF
Illinois, who is to be in the fortune
teIler's booth.
Today's program will include spe-
cial exhibits of British trenches, a
war tank" captured aeroplHne and
motion pictures of the battle front.
4 typical English village street, with
six cottages and a central inn, aye
Red DrAgonne," is one OF the attrac-
tive features.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To pen'Clogged
Nostrils and End Head Colds

You feel Sfine in a few moments
Your cold In head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils VIII
open. The air passages OF your head
will clear and you can breathe free
ly. No more dullness, headaches: no
hawking. snuffling. mucous discharges
or dryness; no struggling for breath
at night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of Ely'S Cream Balm. Apply "A
little of this fragrant, antiSepiic
cream in your nostrils. let IL pene-
trate through every air passage of
the head: soothe and heal the swollen.
infiamed mucous membrane, and relief
comes Instantly.
IL Is Just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and mlserable.-Advt
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
CARS IN COLLISION
Fender of One is Smashed-No
Other DAMAGE.

Two street cars operated by strike
breakers were in collision on g street
just west OF Fourteenth street north
west shortly after noon today.
The fender OF one of the CARS was
smashed and torn loose, but there was
no other damage. A lone passenger,
an aged man, was shaken up a bit
Pedestrians who witnessed the ac-
cident "joshed" the crew, a fed Jeer.
ing the strike breakers.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZED.

With a view to rendering assistance
to the Government in he event OF
need, committees OF business men
have been organized by the Chamber
or Commerce or the United States in
all cities in which the army maintains
purchasing bureaus, to cooperate
with purchasing agents of the Gov
eminent. Bascom Little, chairman OF
the committee ON national defense, re,
ported progress to the board of di-
rectors at a special meeting held here.
Mr.. Little was authorized TO proceed
with the work. and a large appropTia-
tion was put at his committees dis
posal.,
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
HyattsviIIe Officers AIIege They
Violated Ordinances
of Town.
COMPANY GIVES BAIL BOND
Charge Is That They Sounded
Suburban Whistle Un-
necessarily.

Four strike breaking motormen'sna
conductors on the City and SUBURBAN
line of the Washington Railway ana
Electric Company, were arrested oS
county officers at Hyattsyille this
morpinE. They were taken from
car, and charges of blowing whistles
against the regulations of the town
Of Hyattsville" were placed asaihs'
them.
The men. later were released on
bail furnished by C. +. Owens. an at
torney representing the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Resistance Alleged.
The arrests were made by Deputy
sheriff Thomas II. Garrison, OF Prince
Georges county. and Constable JAMES
Tobin. The men were taken from VI.
car as II neared the Main Ftre'
crossing at Hyattsvilie. Aoolph ~
tick, the acting motorman' Is u ~
have resisted arrest. Constable Toolh
d-ow his revolver when the motor
man Is said to have reached threa'.
enineIy for the controller handle Oh
the car. ,.t
The additional charges OF resist
ing an officer and assault were ihaue
against him. =,
The men arrested gave the names OF
Adolph Nortick, Joseph BedeIi' Jonh
Fanning, and Will jacob. All OF the
men except Nortick were released on
S25 bonds. Nortick was required 10
give surety amounting to $40.
The officers declared that town
ordinance makes II illegal Tor the
street cars to blow the whistles used
on suburban lines, within the cor
poration limits. Deputy Sherin Gar
rison said that the car crew mace
an unnecessary amount OF noise whlle
going. through the town.
VIII Be Tried Next Week.
The accused men will be given
hearing before Justice OF the Peace
J. H. Mofratt at Hyattsville, on
March 20.
The car from which the men were
removed continued its trip to WASH
ington with but little delay, there
having been three or four other
strike breakers on board.
Following the release OF the strike
breakers they were escorted to- the
District line by Sheriff r. +. Gates, OF
Prince Georges county, who explained
that he desired to give the men all
the protection possible.
81 did not know that anything would
befalI them," the sheriff said, but
was determined to take no chances
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
EAST CAPITOL BARN
SCENE OF ACTIVITY
Railway Officials Declare, Regu-
lar Schedule Has Been
Resumed.

At the East Capitol car barn there
was considerable activity today. as
that point Is regarded by the union
men as their stronghold. The barn.
which is located at Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets, supplies cars for
the Thirteenth and d street, the Cap
itoI, the Georgetown, and the Cabin
John Bridge lines.
J. T. Moffett, general superintendent
of the transportation OF the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company.
who spent the greater part Of his
time at the barn during the early
part of the day, said that by 10 o'clock
this morning the regular schedule
was in effect. and that the usual forty
cars were being operated. He de-
clared ulat half the cars were manned
by regular crews.
Union Men Contradict.
James Z. \. Shaw, division super
intendent, said sixteens cars went out
on time and that twelve of them had
regular crews. He said that by .
o'clock nineteen more cars were sent
out with new men in charge, and that
the usual service had been restored
by 10 o'clock.
The statements of the railway off,
cIals were vigorously denied by the
union officers, who said that only
four regular crews were working al
10 o'clock and that only two cars
went out of the barn in time for the
early traffic.
sour men are standing pat, and
we have not had a single desertion.'
said a union man. I'VE do not intend
to resort to violence. We hope to wir
our fight in an orderly manner"
Police Report All Quiet.
Policemen stationed in the vicinity
of the barn said there had been nc
disturbances and that there had been
not even any verbal clashes between
the strikers and those who took theil
places.
Four or five strike breakers are
being sent out on each car from the
East Capitol barn. Railway officials
say that this is being done to instruct
the men rather than to affopd a guarc
for the operators of the cars.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
ACTED ON OWN HOOK"
Company Official Says Over chars'
Ino Conductor Did Wrong.

ANY conductor who deliberately Sold
five tickets to a passenger for n quar-
ter. and refused TO offer even his own
explanation. was doing it on his own
hook The company can make abso-
lUtely no explanation of the action. In
fact. there is none to be made. The
matter will be taken up with the con-
ductor. and we can assure patrons il
will not happen again"
This was the statement today of J. T..
Lynch, an official OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. in reply
to a request for the explanation Of the
actions OF conductor Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company.
who, according to statements by two
persons. sold five tickets for "A quarter
and refused To offer suitable eXplana.
tiOns of his action.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
HIGH TICKET COST
COMES WITH STRIKE
Passengers on Washington
Railway and Electric Cars
Get Five for Quarter.

with the advent of the strike. on
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company this morning. trolley riding
Joined potatoes and onions and other
contestants in the high cost OF living
race.
Strike breaking conductors raised
the price on street cut tickets-Snd
made passengers buy them at the IN
creased rate whether they wanted
'em or not.
Several persons who gave conduc-
tors a quarter and asked for tickets,
got four back-and were told ''Tick-
cts are i've for a quarter now"
Couldn't Get Cash.
In one instance, on a Mt. Pleasant
car, a passenger protested, and asked
for 20 cents instead OF the expensive
tickets in exchange for his quarter.
Cant do il. I've already torn en-
on" was all the satisfaction he could
get from the conductor.
So many persons were handed this
pleasant little surpise on their way
down town that 1t formed about the
only topic OF conversation on the
cars.
People who, under ordinary condl'
tIons, don't strike up conversations
with strangers, made impromptu
speeches to the passengers at large,
and quite a number of street-car law
yers rendered weighty opinions about
what could be done about ii.
Saving Aspect Of Humor.
But, even though it's pretty hard
to see anything funny in price in
crease in these days OF high cost oi
living. human nature came to the
rescue, and there was a saving aspect
of humor to the situation. =
lust as soon as a passengers fre
receded enough for him to see
straight again, he began looking
around to see IL anyone else was get
ting "stung."
And. not matter how angry Re hac
been himself, he was always sble l
see the humor in his fellow-passen
gers predicament.
White House Mans Story.
When william Pannell, for man!
years a trusted employe OF the "hit'
House, boarded a Mt. Pleasant CA
at Fourteenth street and New Horl
avenue this morning and asked 70
a quarters worth OF tickets, the con
ductor refused to sell him more thai
five tickets for a quarter.
| "wbv not" asked Pannell, "th'
company has always sold me six tick
cts for n quarter
| "To H with the company" repl'r'
the conductor. a short thck-set MAJ
who wore the company'H cap, bu
was dressed in ordinary clothes. W.
are running this line now" he added
refusing again to sell Pannen I'M
usual six tickets. and Pannell. refus
ing to buy. paid only a single fare
Mr.. Pannell says he Is ready t
take oath az to the above incident
He was careful to take the strik'
breakers number which was 22i ol
car numbered 439 Of the MI. Pleas
ant line.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
Police Report All Quiet.
"Po0R," HID $50, 900 AWAY
Relatives Of RoekIand County Man
Find Treasure.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Although
Frank Grimes. OF Grassy Point, near
Haverstraw, was supposed to have
been penniless when he died. recently,
several OF his distant relatives were
curious to know just what he did
have hidden in his house. So yesterv
day they searched the premises from
cellar to garret and found money and
securities amounting to $4,000 and
deeds to property worth as much
more.
The money discovered by the
searchers, including that called for
by seven dust covered bank books,
totaled S21. 900. Among the securities
was a $1,000 japanese government
gold bond.
The relatives have notified Grimes
sister, who lives in Ireland, Of the
hidden fortune, and today they're go
ing back to see If they can md
something more.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for the District Of Colum-
bIa-CIoudy and colaer tonight; tenn
perature about 36 degrees. Tuesday
cloudy; moderate north an northeast
winds.
For Maryland-Cloudy and colder
tonight. Tuesday cloudy; moderate
north and northeast winds.
For Virginia - Thunder showers
this afternoon or tonight; colder.
Tuesday cloudy: moderate northwest
TO northeast winds.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
HARD TO UNDERSTAND

Paticncr-It is said that a noted
British entomoloGist recently paid
81 900 for rare specimen OF Flea
which is occasionally found in the
fur of the sea otter.
patrice - But ! can't understand
What the man would do with the flea
nr vbat the sea otter would do with
the 81 OOO-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
Commuters Trains on BalH-
more and Ohio Were Crowd
ed to Capacity.
ANAcosTIA PEOPLE WALK
People Of Nearby Settlements
Fare variousIy in Reach
ing City.

suburbanites in the county section
of the District and in nearby coun-
ties Of Maryland were hardest hit by
the car strike, Some cars were run
ming on all Of these suburban lines
this morning. but many persons had
to walk
Commuters trains on both branches
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
and the cars of the Capital Traction
Company were overburdensd. many
walking across country to reach these
lines
Residents. Of AnacostIa were incon-
venienced. Up to s ocloc but two
cars were operated to Anacostla' ana
there are no competing lines In THIS
territory Workers going out and An
acostia residents coming to the city
mad 10 walk 10 or from the Pennsyl-
vania avenue lines of the Capital
Traction Company.
Jitneys On Conduit Road
Jitneys were in operation along
practically all the suburban lines. ana
they did a thriving business.
Probably the best service was given
to residents Of the northwest suburban
section out Wisconsin avenue and on the
Rockville pike Cars were running
fairly regularly. but many residenus
Of this section walked over to Con-
necticut avenue to take. the Capital
Traction line, while many from Rock
willie and other stations came In by
railroad
Two cars were in operation this
morning on the Cabin John Bridge
line No cars were run through to
the city. Jitneys were running out
Conduit road, giving the only aiter-
native except Walking.
Residents OF Forest Glen. Wood
side, Silver Spring. Takoma Perk'
and other points along the Bright
wood and Takoma Park lines hocked
to the local trsin service of the Balti-
more and Ohio As q consequences all
trains coming in this morning were
crowded to capacity. Many fakoma
residents used the WashfRgton-Mary
land trolley line, running from Ia
lSoma to the terminus of the Four
teenth street line
Resort To h. a. o.
suburbanites Of Brightwood.
Brightwood Park, and Ssurs Adeition
went in large numbers to the Four
teenth street line of the Capital Trac-
ton Company, which is but few
blocks west of the RsNway Electric
lines.
BrookIanders had local train ssrv-
ice on the Baltimore and Ohio that
many used.
Though service was Inadequate
early in the morning on the Maryland
Hines, the company claimed q full
schedule service after the rush hours.
A number Of residents OF Hyattsyiile'
Riverdale, Berwyn, College Park
BeltsviIIe, and Laufel avaiied them
selves OF the commuters trains on the
baltimore and Ohio. Others made ar
rangements to come in by autemo-
bile. 4,
A work car attached to the local
| train which left Takoms Park At
a. m. was invaded by erstwhile
patrons of the Brightwood line, who
mingled with members of the work
crew of all shades of complexion, for
! whose benefit the car was run BY
the time University was reached even
the women commuters had begun TO
drift into the car. The congestion was
reIived by the departure Of the work
crew just before the city was reached.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
HEIGHTS CITIZENS TO MEET.

The next meeting OF the Sixteenth
Street Heights Citizens Association
will be held at the residence OF Thomas
]. William. 1323 Dogwood street north
west. tomorrow evening at 3 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
Temperatures.

Average temperatures for this date
the last thsrty-three years. Al.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
THESE LITTLE GIRLS
ARE SOLDIERS NOW
Sisters Enlist Under Their
Major-Daddy and Observe
Military Routine.

There used to be q time when little
Minna B. Finney, nine, and her sister
Sally. eleven, did as most other little
children do when bedtime comes, and
begged to be allowed to sit up ~just
a little while longer" and they used
to beg just as hard to be allowed to
stay in bed "tust q little while
longer" when told to get up and
dress for Breakfast next morning.
But that is all changed now, and
there are no. two little girls In all
Washington who are more punctual
about retiring, rising, washing their
faces, making ready for school, and
doing other things which until quite
recently were $50 hard to do"
For when their father, then Sergt
John II. Finney, returned from q
three weeks stay at Plattsburg last
summer, they insisted that he tell
them all about military camp life
and the things he had been doing
there, and both became very enthusi-
astic preparedness advocates, and
wished they were little boys, so that
they might be soldiers. And when
last February their papa received q
beautifully engraved document, with
a big red seal on It, and signed by
the President OF the United States,
and told them that II made him q
major in the engineer reserve corps
of the, army, their enthusiasm be-
came unbounded, and nothing would
do but that they must be allowed
to enlist as privates under him. And
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
APPLICANTS MOB
SERVICE OFFICES
Job Seekers Throng to Ask
Work as Laborers in CIassi-
fled Departments.

The offices Of the Civil Service Com
mission on F street, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. were
all but mobbed by thousands Of appli-
cants for positions as unskilled labor
ers in the Government service this
morning.
1t had been advertised that 1000
application blanks for such positions
were to be distributed. AS the supply
OF blanks began to run short, there
was such a crush that policemen and
employees were unable to hold the
applicants in line and distribution
was stopped. Hundreds were turned
away and the police dispersed them.
Another distribution will take place
May 1.
Women were in the majority in the
crowd.
1t has been the annual custom to
distribute blank applications May L.
This year, because OF war prepara-
tions, examination day was moved up.
Each year there has been an enor-
nous. throng of applicants, and a
heavy police detail has been neces-
sary to control the lines.
Applicants are rated on physical
ability alone. Those qualified physi-
cally are rated in order of applica-
tion, 50 hundreds OF applications were
made out on the curb as soon as re-
ceived.
The crowd began to form in lines
at the door OF the commission offices
late last night. This morning at
o'clock a special police detail of six
men was sent to keep order. By o
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
SIX GERMANS JOIN |
CITIZENSHIP RUSH
Passage Of War Resolution
Gives New Impetus to Dis
trict Naturalization.

The passage Of the war resolution
by the House was followed today by.
an increased number Of German sub
jects applying to Clerk John r.
Young, In District Supreme Court, for
American citizenship. Six, OF eight
applications this morning said Ger
many was their birthplace.
Records Of the naturalization divt-
sion Of the court since the breaking
Of diplomatic relations with Germany
show that fully 70 per cent Of the
applicants for citizenship were. Ger
man subjects. Austrians and Italians
rank second In the rush Of aliens. re-
nouncing their fatherlands for Amer,
lea
The applicants today include
George Philip Krouse, forty-nine,
carpenter, 1850 Nontello avenue north
east, native of Germany.
Margarete Steinle, forty-eight, do
mestic, 2106 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest Germany.
wilhelm Strasser forty-one. baker,
1890 North Capitol street, Germany.
Hans August Jorss, twenty-nfne,
clerk, 1921 fifteenth street northwest,
Germany.
Fritz Kari Feuschrens, twenty
seven, bartender, 81 Eighth street
Germany.
Marie Gerstner, twenty-seven, The
Germany.
Thomas Cullen, thitry-three, master
painter. 1914 g street northwest. Eng
land.
Abram woifpletzel, aslo known as
Abram Wolf, thfrty-nine, 437 Q street
Russia
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
MAY SIT CONTINUOUSLY
Leaders In Congress Believe War
Demands Long Session.

Leaders differ in opinion as to how
long the present session OF Congress
will last The most conservative, how
ever, say 1t will continue two or
three months, and perhaps longer.
Feeling is strong among many
members, regardless OF party, that II
is the business of Congress in a crisis
such as this to be In Washington.
The passage OF the national de-
fenss legislation alone, including
army, navy. appropriations. revenue,
shipping, railroad. espionage, and
other measures touching preparedness
viii take time, and there will be pres
sure for general legislation apart
from defense.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
American on cannIzaro-AII Saved,
State Department Hears.

The unwarned torpedoing OF the
British steamer Cannizaro. carrying
an American fireman, William Samuel
Jones, Of San Francisco. was reported
to the State Department today by the
Hull, England, consul. No lives were
lost.
The report on the Canadian showed
four torpedoes fired, while in the
Cannizaro case no safety measures for
the crew were taken.
Reporting further details Of the tor
pedoing OF the Leyland liner Can
adian, Consul Frost, at Queenstown,
said the submarines action "was in
fragrant contempt OF the safety of
the boats in act Of quitting the ship"