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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
MONTANA RANCHMAN IS
FIRST AERO SHEPHERD
Herder Uses Airplane in Looking
After His 100000 Sheep.

Now an American shepherd rides
an airplane in looking after his large
flock OF sheep, says the Worcester
Telegram. He says he can cover five
times as much territory in a day with
a flying machine as with an automo
bile, and he IL famous as an automo,
bile driver, without regard to rough
places and speed in looking after his
business.
The change emphasizes two import
ant points. An American is the FIRST
shepherd TO fly over his hocks. in con
trast with the slow methods of the
shepherds OF the Old World. who have
afforded mucn material for the poets
and the makers OF pictures. And II
means that sheep keeping pays.
The aerial shepherd Is ]. Stanley
Smith. OF Martinsdale, Mont, and he
has more sheep than any man has
personal use for. nearly 100000 OF
them, and he employs many men and
dogs to take care OF the wool growers.
All these need experimenting, and
the owning shepherd has been driv.
ing over the hills for some years in
his motor car for that purpose.
Now he has enlarged his fiocks and
his pasturinE area so much that he
must fly to look after the business.
Some men still believe there Is no
money In sheep keeping in this coun.
try. and millions OF words OF encour.
agement are put out for them an
nually by the Federal Government
and the newspapers.
The one fiier has them all beaten
to a standstill and Is getting so rich
that he may have a wireless boat TO
ride in before long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
NEED $4,000 ON FARMS
New York State Farmers Face
Shortage in Workers.

ALBANY. n. Y. May 9.-Farmers OF
the State need 10000 farmhands, ac-
cording to preliminary figures Issued
by the New York state food supply
commission appointed by Governor
whitman on April IL. The report
Just issued indicates that the farmers
OF New York are greatly increasing
the acreage of food crops this year.
but that labor Is the limiting factor.
1t Is shown that many men have
left the farms since the war began,
and there are only 81 per cent as
many hired men on New York farms
as there were lest year, when there
also was a shortage. At present there
are only two hired men for each Ave
farms, and the average size Of New
York State farm is little more than
one hundred acres.
According to figures furnished by
the farmers themselves, the farm
work will call for an agricultural
army of 10000 men and boys, of which
about $1,000 may be boys OF high
school age.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
TO OFFSET PEACE MOVE
Labor Men and Socialists Al mBIo "
At Russo German Propaganda.

Labor men and Socialists today
started a drive to offset the possible
effects Of the Stockholm international
Socialist conference called for next
month, with the insidious purpose OF
spreading the Russo-German separate
peace propaganda.
President Samuel Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor. in
tends to offset the Socialists work in
advance by spreading through Rus
STA news of the real purposes of the
conference.
group Of Socialists here also Il
particularly concerned at the pros
poets of a separate peace, and they
declare lone purpose OF the conference
is to lure a large Russian delegation
to Stockholm, to concentrate the Ger
man forces OF the world, and to per
suade them to get the council OF
workmen's and soldiers deputies to
issue this ultimatum to the entente.
If you do not accept the peace terms
of the Berlin Socialists we shall force
Russia to a separate peace"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
LION and EAGLE MEET
ON WHITE HOUSE COURT
BalfOur and McAdOO Stage Tennis
Battle; President Watches.

An international tennis match will
be staged on the court at the White
House this afternoon, with Arthur
James Balfour, foreign secretary Of
Great Britain, and William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, Secretary OF the Treasury, As
the contestants.
Mr.. Balfour is said to be able to
give a good account OF himself with
a racket. Secretary McAdoo isn't wor.
ried. however. He is quite some ten.
mis- player himself.
Mr.. Balfour. who has something OF a
reputation as q golfer. was anxious
to cross mashies with President VII
son on the links. Failing in this. he
challenged Mr.. McAdoo to three sets
of tennis. The defy was promptly
accepted. President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson may witness the contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
FRENCH SUFFRAGE
DOOMED, Is CLAIM
Declared Giving Women Ballot
Would Bring Church Into Politics.

PARIS. May 9.-"whether British
women smash all English tradition and
vote after the war or not. France can
never follow England's example. Votes
for women is and must remain dead
letter in France.
THE subject is as complicated as it is
simple" the United Press informant de-
clared. The simplicity lies in fact that
France is vastly Catholic. OF the coun-
try's 100000 inhabitants only one mil
lion are Protestants and 10000 are Jews.
This leaves about thirty-six and three
quarter millions OF people under direct
or Indirect influence of the Catholic
Church.
The republican government Of France
is neither clerical nor anti-clericaL But
clerical infuence-the influence once
so all powerful in France-todsy takes
practically no recognized part In the
making of French laws and the direction
Of public affairs. This situation dates
from the very beginning Of the present
form OF government when the govern
ment said to the church. we will give
you freedom and independence but
never occupy yourselves with political
questions That was a long time ago.
But today the clericals have strong
desire to have political influence. Their
preponderating sentiment is in favor OF
woman suffrage.
French workers, as a rule. are
thinkers and men OF advanced ideas.
But French women-the ordinary
everyday french woman-do not
think with their husbands. They are
closely allied with the church. Thus
to literally throw the vote TO the
average woman OF France would be to
reconstitute the political power Of
the church and weaken the founda-
TORS OF representative government.
France long ago separated the
church from the state. 1t is not prob
able, therefore, that the law-making
assemblies will again come under the
dominating influence OF a single po-
litical party and, least of all. a cler-
ical party.
THE question Is not the same with
England. There IL is a clear-cut I'M
complicated issue and the words OF
England's progressive premier seem
to Indicate, that British suffragists
will win their long-fought-for cause
without much fuss soon after the
war"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
TEACHERS, UNION ELECTS.

Each of the ive white high schools
is represented by teachers yesterday
elected as officers OF the High School
Teachers Union.
William ]. Wallis was elected unan-
imously elected.
president at the meeting held in Cen
trail High School. and r. A. Maure~
vice president. Other officers elected
are l.. V. Lampson, secretary; Mrsh. F.
X. Rogers, treasurer; c. W. Rippey.
guardian: Miss Alice Deal. chairman
Of the pension committee: George ,.
Jones, chairman OF the membership
committee; J. w. Wilson. chairman
of the committee on delegates to the
Central Labor Union. The four dele
gates chosen were Mark Finley, VI. C.
Gunther. Miss Mary Brown, and Reu-
ben Fink.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
GIRLS In NARROW
ESCAPE FROM FIRE
National Engraving Co. Plant
Goes Up In Flames.
CHEMICAL STORES EXPLODE
Four Firemen Injured By Flying
Glass Combating Blaze.

Continued from First PaseD
treated them. Five OF six of the en-
gravers who were on the top moor
ran down the nre-escapes. but the EN-
ployes on the second and third noors
made their way down from the In
SIDE.
Henry Farnum' president OF the en-
CRAVING company was IN Iunch
room across the street Wheh the rush-
laB tnrohs Tauseu nun 70 run INTO tIie
anu u'o@o'er 'h@' his place. wa
TS L,,,,st -. ... S-,.,.
,o-,n,-. ti,,aI,r -, - .'Ss-at,,.- 80
NJ Earnnrs i. $500 ~ -. a. $780,
mspt
The enrravIn1 counanv occunies
the ground floor and the top floor
The Potomac Electrotype Company Is
auar. u ho On t .ne SECOND hoor, sn1 9N tns
lfoor.
Chemical Stores Expl,de.
Mr.. Farnum said there were large
quantities Of collodion. alcohol, and
atber IN tho four,b door and aremen
-, =.
'"e Oeiei mat u was PRIV
ably these chemicals which caused
the building to break out into a mass
OF flames so suddenIv
NJ E.r,rr, .,,,,.,.S a.. 81.
damage 10 MS part OF the oulloihs
would De less than So'OOO. ne sara
ms properly was iuily insured. II
Is probable the other two firms In the
building Will suffer from water.
The first companies had hardly ar
rived on the scene when Chief wag-
ner sounded a second alarm
AT first IL looked as though the
flames would spread to the big old
C. 4. r. building, at 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, but in less than an
hour after the FIRE had started, Chief
Wagner announced that the blaze was
under control.
.,..-.hI,.. ~. n. -. n
Inc extreme neat frightened en-
ployes Of the New Central Garage,
in the rear on Z street, and they ran
all thu nnacbIncea out into the street
-,
oe'eIai snnAii frame STORES On Ing
left OF the burning building were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09

caveat filed in the District Probate
Court today by Grace F. Weir. At
lacking the validity Of the VIII OF
her brother, William G. Green, dated
February Is, 1917. The caveat alleges
that the testator at the time OF
making the will in question was not
mentally competent to dispose OF ms
property. The caveator is represent
ed by Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert
Frank J. Hogan and Thomas II. Lion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09

floor to call the engines. although one
call had already been sent in.
Rush to Warn Girls.
an the meantime, the other fell
lows, about fifteen in all, had rushed
downstairs. warning the girls who
worked in the box factory below.
"Just as I reached the telephone and
took up the receiver tt e was an
other explosion, and before / could
think the room was completely en-
veloped in flames"
The flames evidently were very
close to Mr.. Whitaker, too. His eye
brows, eyelashes, and hair were
singed. while his face was blaekened
with the smoke. On one corner of his
shirt, there was a hole, burnt by q
spark.
"Just then made for the window
and the fire escape. was cut off
from the steps, and so escape that
way was impossible. I had n hard
time getting the window pried open.
but finally broke the sash out and got
down that fire escape in record time"
Last to Leave Building.
Mr.. whitaker was the last man to
ACaNb LuC
When the flames were at their
highest, and the great volumes Of
smoke, broken here and there by ton
CUES of flame, which, enveloped the
front OF the building, an uninterssted
observer stood in his doorway. He
was Jerome MazzochI, the keeper II
little pastry shop, just next door
to the burning building.
His frame structure which prob
ably held his earthly possessions was
constantly in danger, but never for
a moment did he manifest the slight
est concern. He put his faith in the
fire department. and waited. The
firemen saved his building.
Gas Employees Risk Lives.
An example OF devotion to duty IN
the face of danger was furnished by
Frank Hass and L. H. Eley, employees
OF the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, who arrived at the fire just az
the firemen began shooting heavy
streams through the basement and
first floor windows.
without hesitating the two men
dashed through the flames. and,
knocked down twice by the strong
streams Of water, cut on the face and
hands by broken glass, staggered to
the point where the gas flowed from
the main into Ine building. Clicked
by smoke and dust. the two men man
aged to get the connection closed, and
turned to force their way against the
streams of the fremen out OF the
building.
Firemen rushed to their assistance
and helped them through the cellar
entrance.
Had the gas not been shut on be-
fore the gas pipes in the building
broke. the FIRE would have ignited
the escaping gas and made the task
Of the firemen doubly difficult
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
SAY GERMAN PEOPLE
ARE LOSING STAMINA
BritOns Tell Of Desperation Due
to Food Shortage.

LONDON, May e.-More intimate in
formation from Germany which has
come recently through the repatria-
ton Of numbers of Englishmen who
had been interned there during the
war seems to show that strikes and
riots are more general than the out
side world knows. Even persons
coming from different parts OF Ger
many, ignorant of each others Gituar
ton, agree that food conditions are
desperate.
For months the rations have been far
below the subsistence line and are
getting steadily less. The whole pop
uIation, while not starving. Is gradu-
ally losing its physical stamina, and,
most important OF all. its nerve.
The central committee of the Social
Democratic party, meeting with rep
resentatives OF the Austrian and Hun
garian Socialists, adopted resolutions
recognizing President Wilson's dis
tinction between the government and
the people OF Germany. The resolu-
lions declare that immediate liberal
izing reforms are necessary to dis
prove the accusation that the war
must continue in order to force lib
eral institutions upon Germany and
demand peace without annexation or
indemnity.
Conservative Threaten.
Conservative newspapers threaten
revolt II the government accepts the
program OF no annexation and no in
demnity. Chancellor Won Bsthmann-
HoIIweE 10 universally called upon
for a statement concerning the So
cialist program. but he is not likely
to respond until the military sttua-
ton Is more settled.
Strikes have started in warsaw
munitions factories and conditions In
Austria have become desperate be-
cause OF the many deaths Of children,
aged and even middle aged persons
from privation, while revelations OF
corruption in the vast fortunes made
by contractors and officials are en-
raging the people.
These reports say that the demand
for a separate peace with Russia was
inspired by sympathy with the Rus
sian revolutionists. The summoning
time since the war began just averted
a revolt.
ReventIOw Is Angry.
Count Won Reventlow Nsturns in the
Tages zeitung to his attack on the
German official statement that there
are no German submarines in the
west Atlantic. He says:
at would seem that Germany is
again building hopes on the United
states. Two well known American
newspapers are said to have free ac-
cess to the foreign office in Wilhelm
strasse. Which enemy power is to
be approached next?"
The Koelnische VolkZeitung also
dIsapproves of the assurance that no
submarines have been sent to Ameri-
can waters. 1t says:
I'VE can understand why, for the
present, we refrain from ATTEMPTS to
blockade American ports. Our sub
marines would be too far from home,
and we have better use for them
elsewhere. But surely we have the
right to open hostilitiss and we do not
see any reason why we should not.
Anyhow, the announcement was not
a diplomatic masterpiece"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
MD. WHEAT CROP GOOD
State Now Has In Prospect Ten Nil.
lion Bushels.

Although the winter wheat crop of
the nation is short, and all OF the al
lied countries are facing the posi-
bility OF bread famine, the State of
Maryland has in prospect 100000
bushel crop. which Is near the aver
age. The Delaware crop forecast is
for a harvest OF 100000 bushels,
which is a record.
Other crop conditions in the near
by States are favorable.
The forecast OF the Department of
Agriculture on the winter wheat crop
for the United States, is for a harvest
Of $4,000. 900 bushels, the smallest in
thirteen years.
The department is to bend every
effort for wider use OF cornmeal for
bread to relieve the situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09

District Red Cross will be held at
the White House Ellipse tomorrow
afternoon in preparation for the
dedication OF the new Red Cross
building on Saturday. One hundred
prominent society women compose
the organization. divided into four
corps-supply, refreshment, motor.
and clerical The central committee
meeting, which had been called for
tomorrow afternoon to consiuer plans
for the dedication, has been Dostpon-
ed on account of the mobilization. as
many Of the leaders of the Red Cross
are also enrolled in the Women's
Volunteer Aid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09

evidence in this case. gentlemen, when
he dies he'll split hell wide open"
Colhoun waNed from the dramatic to
the comic as he commented on the eN-
pert witnesses presented by the state.
Colhoun abandoned the self-defense
plea in the warmth OF his argument
and turned directly to the unwritten
law. Describing the death scene he
shouted to the jury:
ANY OF you men would have killed
the damned rascal"
While Colhoun was making his
dramatic argument, Lee was in the
counsel room backing his boots. But
he left the door open and caught
every point
What did the rascal give in re-
turn for Rachael Vawter's Lover
Colhoun shouted at the height of his
argument. "A love OF lust, a love Of
disqualification, a love from which
every pure woman should shrink. Ra-
chel Vawter sinned. yes. But how
much more damnable was the man
who made her sin by dethroning her
power of resistance with drink"
Had he ravished her." he thunder
ed, "he would not have done her so
much harm! He would not have stolen
her virtue"
Has 60 Take OH vest.
coIhoun, who had been talking an
hour and a half, became so exhausted
At this point that he was obliged to
halt and remove his vest. He was
fairly dripping with perspiration, but
but there was only a moments delay
before he resumed.
In closing, CoIhoun paid high
tribute to the prosecutor who was to
follow him, Jack Lee, in warning the
jury not to be swayed by his oratory.
Like County Fair Days.
The day dawned auspiciously for
vawter. After nearly week of cold
DRILLING rain, more like February
than May, the sun came out this
morning, bringing with it cheering
warmth that put everybody in good
humor despite the nervous tension
OF waiting for the big day Of the
trial.
It was like county fair day. Where
there have been scores here for the
trial before, there were hundreds to-
day. Every road leading into Chris
tiansburg was crowded with vehicles
bringing in the farmers from miles
around to hear the final arguments
OF william H. Colhoun, for the de-
Tense, and Jack" Lee for the Com
monwealth. There were many, too,
who had Travelled hundreds of miles
by train just for this one day. There
was a brilliant gathering OF young
lawyers in town, from every part OF
Virginia and adjoining states, who
wanted to round off their legal educa-
tion by hearing Lee in action. An
hour before the trial opened the court
room was crowded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
HUSH! HUSH!

Congressman Sherley of Ken
lucky greeted Senator Williams
of Mississippi today in the cor
ridor just of the Senate chamber.
How are you, Congressman"
asked Williams.
Sorry but l can't tell you
the censor won't let me-" Sher-
ley replied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
BERGER DECLINES TO SERVE
Socialist Editor AssaiIs Root as
Member Of Russian Mission.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 9.-Nic-
tor L. Berger, Socialist newspaper
editor, today declined TO become a
member OF the American commission
10 Russia. His name was recently
mentioned in this connection. 4
"T do not believe that Ellhu Root
a well known representative OF the
American plutocrRcy-and the perse
cutor OF Rudowitz and Pouren, the
Russian revolutionists who escaped
to America, is the right man to ad
wise the Russian democracy land es
pecially the Russian Social Democ
racy) what to do in this world crisis. .
says Berger's letter TO a member OF
Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
MATRIMONIAL TRIP
MADE Him SEASICK
Wrecked by Tempests Of Wife's
Wrath, Says Captain.

NEW YORK, May 9.-In response
20 the suit for separation brought by
his wife, Frances Ada Uttmark, Capt.
Fritz Emmerick Uttmark. head of a
nautical school at $50 Water street,
has filed an answer in the supreme
court detailing his difficulties in navi-
eating the sea of mAtrimony, which
At times became so stormy that the
captain, as he explains himself. was
unable, like poor landlubbers, to eat
any solid food.
It was his wife, he asserts, who
kept the domestic barometer dropping
by a frequent pressure of temper.
The second Sunday after they were
married, his reply states, she turned
their life into a typhOOn when he
asked her to go to church, and she re-
torted, go to church? Co to blazes"
For himself. the captain AYERS. in
refutation of her charges that he used
some profane words in tempestuous
moments, he was a complete sailor in
everything but that.
In Rockefeller Class.
Further TO emphasize his total alb
stemiousness in the matter Of profan-
fly, Captain Uttmark points out that
he was associated with the Y. NJ. c.
A, was a Sunday school teacher, and
q member OF the Bible class at the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, gener-
ally called the Rockefeller church.
Uttmark says that he frequently
took private pupils in the evening to
initiate them in the mysteries Of
nautical practice, and that when he
would come OF watch at 10 o'clock
his wife, instead of permitting him
TO turn in, would keep him awake
with some sulphuric but really I'M
necessary observations on his habits
and character.
Now sleep, the captains holds. is not
only important for the average man.
but had been strongly recommended
in his case by a doctor in doses Of
seven to eight hours.
Consequently, his story continues,
his nervous system was almost cap
sized and for long periods he was
unable to retain nourishment-solid,
not liquid.
Living Made Difficult.
His hands would shake, he says,
and his whole being would tremble, as
n in a gale OF win, when any one sent
a little innocent word his way. Alto
gether he would be rendered unfit,
-
20 shoot the sun and engage in SINH
lar marine pastimes.
Her favorite name for him, as set
forth in his answer, was Swedish
pauper" With such words whistling
about his rigging, the captains says
that on several occasions he steered
a course for a hotel Once he lay to
in the Holland House and again he
took shelter in the McAlpin.
Captain Uttmark fails TO see how
such fleeing from the wrath to come
can be construed as abandonment.
though his wife accuses him OF DELHI
erately neglecting TO tie up at his
Brooklyn home.
Yet despite this apparent desire TO
have him around the place, the cap
tain Gays. whenever he tried to show
his affection for his wife she usually
ordered him 10 drop that silly, sickly
sentiment-what I want is money"
Once on her return from a hospital
after the birth OF child. her husband
says, he hired a taxicab and tipped
the driver so cents, whereupon she
bestowed on him the new title OF
Altogether the captain feels that
her suit ought to be cast overheard
'psuper millionaire"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09

ATTACKS WILL.
Real and Personal property to the
value OF 100000 is involved in
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-02-09
MEW COUNTY AIGH SCHOOL
1U|LD|MG NOW PROPOSED

On Thursdsy afternoon the members
,of the Gunnison county high school COM
mittee met to discuss the advisability
Of erecting new High school building.
1t was unanimously voted by members
who are DR.. Geo. Sullivan. chairman;
Miss Verna Waterman, secretsry;J. M.
Flick, C. E Budlong. A. L. Wilson.
that the need Of the building Is impera-
tive and that the matter Of voting
bonds for this purpose be submitted to
the people.
Dr.. SulIivas and Miss Waterman put
the matter before the assembled stu
dents on Thursdsy morning. At nom
the committee and President J. H. KEEL
ley, Miss Alice Anderson and C. P.
Meddins were entertained 1t dainty
luncheon served by the girls Of the jun
Tor Home Economics class.
Next week . complete presentation Of
the need for the new building will be
made.