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Evening star., 1917-09-16
DETECTIVE FORCE CHANGES.
Number of Promotions and Transfers
Announced hY Mai. Pullman.

w. ]. Barbee, for number of years
member of the detective force and
later transferred to precinct duty, has
again been detailed to the detective Of
fice by orders of Maj. Pullman, issued
last night, to take effect today. Detec-
tive r. H. Beckley, colored, who has
been doing duty at detective headquar-
ters for some time, has been promoted
to detective sergeant.
Other changes announced by Maj.
Pullman are acting Sergt. W. G. Stott.
promoted to full sergeant and transfer
red from the seventh to the fourth pre-
cinct: Sergt. Theodore Kaucher, trans
ferred from the fourth to the second
precinct: Private r. H. Johnson. trans
ferred from the second to the sixth
precinct: Private r. H Mansfield,
transferred from the sixth to the fifth
precinct: Private L. v. Cox, transfer
red from the eighth to the third pre-
cfnct. and Private d. Foley. transfer
red from the tenth to the seventh pre-
cinct.
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STILL CHANCE TO BE JACKIE.
Navy Recruiting Officers Here Want
rs Men Before October l.

Any husky American who feels a pa
triotic urge to go into the naval service
need not hang back because of any ru-
NOR that recruiting for that branch of
war activity has stopped. for the local
recruiting office at 306 9Th street north
west wants to get seventy five men be-
fore October !.
Lieut.. L. e. Morgan, recruiting officer
in charge. said last night that urgent
calls were being made for cooks and
mess attendants and that apprentice
seamen. firemen, machinists' mates and
musicians also were wanted. He said
he feared groundless rumors to the ef-
feet that recruiting for the Navy had
been temporarily stopped was causing
a decrease in applications. For the last
three weeks the 9th street Office has
fallen behind its weekly quota, but it
hopes to catch up this month.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
FUNDS SET APART
FOR THE PUBLIC USE
House Approves Approprla-
tions Which Total Many
Millions of Dollars.
DISTRICT ITEMS IN LIST

Appropriations approved by the House
in committee of the whole yesterday in
clude several important local items as
well as some of the largest of the war
items.
OF the latter the shipping board pro-
gram is the biggest. This provides for
increased expenditures over and above
those already appropriated. The urgent
deficiency act of June Is carried 100000,
900 for acquiring ships and plants, and
this item was increased yesterday to s51o,-
600. 600.
The cost of building ships was increas-
ed by the bill from half a billion to
81. .2S4 900, 600 For the purchase of ships,
other than those already authorized. $780,
600. 900.
For the acquisition and establishment
of shipbuilding plants or for extending
DlantS S35 600 600
Evening star., 1917-09-16
STILL SEARCHING FOR BODY.
Roosevelt Lake, Ariz.. Being Drag.
ged for Capt. c. H. Bowker.

The body of Capt. Charles IL Bowker
of the Medical Reserve Corps of the
Army, who was drowned in Roosevelt
lake. Ariz.. last Sunday morning. had
not been recovered yesterday morning.
according to advices received by
friends in this city during the day.
Capt and Mrs. Bowker We're promi-
nent in the work Of the Gospel Mission
here, and Immediately following the
receipt of the news of the officers
drowning in attempting to rescue two
young women. number of the leaders
of the orgs nization te!egraphed asking
for additional information.
These failed to elicit response until
Yesterday. when Lieut.. Good Of the
Army telegraphed from Roosevelt,
Ariz., that although the lake had been
dragged and dynamite used freely, the
body had not been located.
1t was said that following the drown
ing of Capt Bowker. Mrs. Bowker was
Frustrated and that for a time it was
thought that she might succumb, but
is now recovering.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Pleasure Craft in Harbor.

Three strange pleasure craft, two
reported belonging to Washington
owners and one to New York owner.
are lying in the harbor. having just
arrived. The auxiliary sloop Onium.
belonging to NJ. A. Sheridan. and the
sloop Marchioness. belonging to Col.
Rogers. are the two vessels which. it
is said at the boat clubs. have been
added to the local feet. Both craft
are lying at anchor in the harbor. The
LApache, hailing from Miami. Fla. and
owned by ]. II. snowden of New York.
Is lying at the 9th street wharf. She
is a handsome cruiser and is on her
way to southern waters. She will re-
main in port here for several days.
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For Students Of Medicine.

In medical science particularly Wash
ington will be fortunate this winter,
for the health problems of the Army
and Navy has interested thousands of
the most advanced men in the medical
world and all that they know row and
what they will learn as the war pro-
crosses will be made available for the
government here.
These and other advantages already
have been recognized by the student
world. and the total enrolment this
wear is confidently expected to estab-
lish O new record for the city, in spite
of the demands that military service is
making on the young men who other
wise would be in the classroom.
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Personal to River Men.

John Beck, head of the bookkeeping
department of L A. Clarke & Son. has
returned from a two-week vacation
spent in Westmoreland courty, Va,
and Is again at his desk in the office on
10th street wharf.
Capt. Frank Taylor of A J. Taylor
& Bro, tugboat owners of this city
IS In Norfolk on business connected
with the big tug Advance. in govern
1nent service there.
Eugene Parker, mate of the Taylor
tug Capt. Toby. has resigned to take
command of the power boat Virginia,
recently purchased by Dorsey & Miller
of this city for duty as tender to
dredging machines
Evening star., 1917-09-16
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED,
William Eschelman, Victim of Stree
Accident. Subject of INQUEST.

The body of the man killed by
street car on New York avenue between
18th and 14th streets Friday afternoon
was identified last night as William
Eschleman, thirty-five years old, who
roorned at 1914 G street.
An inquest was held at the ctty
morgue yesterday afternoon and the
jury returned a verdict that the death
was the result of an accident due to
negligence on the part of the deceased
The police are endeavoring to locate
relatives of the deceased.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
GREAT YEAR AHEAD
OF SCHOOLS HERE
National Capital Attaining
More and More to Pre-emi-
nence in Education.
ADVANTAGES ARE GROWING

The educational year just opening. it
is expected. will be the most important
in the annals of Washington, which to-
day, more than ever. is the center OF
the scientific. intellectual and military
activity of the nation.
The daily history of this city is the
story of the United States at one of
the most momentous periods since the
battle of Lexington, and the young man
or young woman who rubs elbows with
its cosmopolitan life and who attends
school, college or university in its at
mosphere of unparalleled activity will
have many rare advantages
Three large universities, a number
Of colleges a group of private schools
surprising in their equipment and per-
sonnel those of any other American
city. and an up-to-date public school
system, have enabled Washington to
forge rapidly to the front as an educa-
tional center, and they will reap mu-
tual advantages from their fortunate
location this fall and winter. IN an
other part of this paper is complete
list of The leading institutions of learn
mig in and near the District of Co
lumbia. which will bear out any asseT-
tions of Washngton's supremacy III
this field.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Others offered Resistance.

He was finally liberated and was sent
to work along with others. He was
given a shovel and threw it away. This
went on for five days. after which he
was sent to another barrack and was
left alone. as he only created distrac-
tion on the work. The cook there en-
listed his services and he worked in
the kitchen. He stated that there were
ten other commissioned officers
who similarly resisted all German eff
forts to compel them to work.
July 1, 1917, party OF thirty men.
five of whom were sergeants, came to
his battalion. Twenty of them consent
ed to work. others refused. They Were
made to stand immovable from am.
to noon, when soup was given them,
and then the standing continued to 10
pm. This continued eight days The
commandant told them they would
stand until they were dead unless they
consented to work. The mems legs
became so swollen that they could
neither stand nor move, and they were
removed somewhere.
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Training In Citizenship.

There never was time when it has
seemed so necessary 10 train young
people in the rights. privileges, duties
and responsibilities Of citizenship and
to give them a clear understanding OF
the ideals of democracy. The student
must be made to feel that not only
is he to become a ci''Zen, but that he
already is 4 citizen with a certain part
TO play and a certain place to take in
the community life.
There never was n time when there
was so definite a need for the extension
of practical training for the work of
life. We must teach our nation thrift
and the spirit Of thrift. Home econ
omics must take far more important
place in our courses of study, and prac-
tical training in the trades must have
a definite place.
For the schools to carry forward
their work with this increased etfici-
ency is to perform, as l see il, a great
patriotic service. l am sure that the
teachers will take up the work this
year with q feeling that il is tremend
ously important in meeting the present
crisis and in meeting conditions which
will follow the winning of this war,
and that they are called to service
just as truly as those who are called
10 other lines of activity in connection,
with the war.
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NEED OF SCHOOLING
/. IN WAR DAYS URGED
Supt. Thurston Issues a Warn
ing Against the Neglect
of Education.
MORE VITAL THAN IN PAST

On the eve of the opening of the edu-
cational year In Washington. Ernest L.
Thurston. superintendent of the Dis
trict public schools, which will, reopen
tomorrow morning. has issued warn
ing to parents and pupils of the Ma
tional Capital not to allow the cause
of education to suffer because of the
war.
In making this statement last night
Mr.. Thurstou said that educators all
over the country were opposing ten
dency on the part Of many 10 slight
school work on the plea Of national
emergency.
There is a strong feeling that eX-
Cept in = case of vital necessity there
must be no interruption TO public
school work. and that the work Itself
must be done with an efficiency never
before known" said the school ofhclal'
I'VE are seeing in this war tremen-
dous demand for the educated man ana
woman. There never WAS time when
trained people We're more needed. WITH
the close of the war this need VIII be
felt in every line Of activity here and
abroad in connection with the recon
struction of all the great institutions
of human society.
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Other Items Disposed Of.
Other items approved:

otneT items approved.
Interstate Commerce Commission: Two
additional commissioners salaries from
September l, 1917, to June 80, 1918, sl6,
66e So.
Relief and protection of American sea-
men in foreign countries, $4,000.
Treasury Departments: Contingent ex-
penses, $14,500.
Office of the controller of the Treas
ury, additional employees: Five law clerks
at $1,000 each: two clerks Of class 4, one
Of class 5, one of class l. messenger, $40.
Office of the treasurer of the United
States: Additional employees. one clerk
class 4: three clerks. class 8; three
clerks, class 2: ten clerks. class /: eight
at $1,000; two at $500; three expert
counters at $1,000. two at $1,000. and
two at $500
Supplies for the bureau of engraving
and printing, S125 600
Additional pay for acting assistant
surgeons of the public health service,
S100, 900
District Items.
District of Columbia:
Public utilities commission. 1882 63.
Contingent expenses, $500.
Tools. etc. $4,000.
Coroner's office, S71j.
General advertising. $4,000.
Benning road viaduct and bridge across
Pennsylvania avenue, additional $50 900
Highway bridge lighting. $4,000.
Construction of two swimming pools
on Fairgrounds. $4,000.
Heating plant at Elizabeth V Brown
School. Chevy Chase. $4,000
Washington aqueduct, $4,000.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

William H. Summers, identified with
the dry goods trade in Chicago for half
a century prior to returning to his
old home in Massa chusetts eight years
ago, has died at Maiden.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

| ity cursed their commandant for the
waAton cruelty; a general came along
! looked at him, said nothing and went
away
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Facilities for Research.

Every facility for research is within
few miHutes ride of any poin- in the
city. To the Congressional Library are
sent copies of every copyrighted book
or story as soon as il is off the press.
To the National Museum and the
Smithsonian are brought the products
of research and exploration, of genius
and invention from every part of the
globe.
The Naval Observatory crowning the
heights above Georgetown has an in
teruational reputation for its accom-
plishments in the realm of astronomy,
sharing honors with the naval wireless
station at Arlington. which has opened
up new fields in that branch of science.
An Indication of advantages the war
has brought to this city in an educa-
tional way is the new aeroplane mu-
scum the War Department is fitting
up, just south of the main building OF
the Smithsonian Institution. To that
place will be brought devices and in
ventions from all over the world. so
that Americon inventors may have the
advantage of familiarity with the
products of aeroplane laboratories
throughout the world. Even parts OF
German machines brought down in the
lines of the entente allies viii be
shown
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Becoming an Art Center.

With the completion of the Freer Art
Gallery. where the government exhibit
now in the New National Museum viii
be installed as nucleus. additional
impetus will be given artistic life in
this city. already developed TO credit
able extent through the Corcoran Cal
lerv of Art.
Washington has another unusual ad-
vantage in being the home of the Ma
tional Geographic Society. Through
this organization there is brought to
the city the explorers. travellers and
lecturers whose activities lead them
through every degree of latitude. from
the poles to the tropics.
Even now there is en- route to this
city from Alaska an expedition which
has explored and mapped the worlds
greatest volcano. Mount katmat. 1t is
bringing more than two thousand pic
lures taken in the volcanic region. as
well as samples of volcanic gas trapped
in the giant crater. Its final reports
perhaps will open new fields in the
science of vulcanology. and the student
or teacher in Washington will have op-
portunity to take advantage of the ex-
peditionS findings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-05-10
GREEKS Die UNDER
ALLIED BLOCKADE

Washington, May 9.-An official dis
patch from the Greek government
communicated to the state department
by the Greek legation says the block.
AIDE of the allied Greek coast has re-
suited in many deaths from starvation.
In January there were twenty-five
deaths. in February twenty-six, in
March forty-nine and in the first third
of April ten. These figures do not in.
clude deaths within the area occupied
by the French and English armies, and
they cover only such cases as were
certified to by physician as having
been due to starvation The legation
assumes that many cases must have
occurred without being reported.
The greatest distress appears to ex-
list in Epirus, where forty deaths &C.
CURED. In Thessaly, there were sew
en-, while in other provinces and ISL
ands the cases range only between one
and four.
AS the organization of the new
Zalmis cabinet was undertaken in
harmony with the wishes of the allies
the legation assumes that the blockade
will now be raised
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AMERICA MUST PAY
WITH BLOOD IN WAR

New York, May 9.-An appeal for
patriotic service and devotion to the
nation in it's hour of need, made by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt before the
Kings county Republican committee,
in Brooklyn, evoked great enthusiasm.
The meeting was attended not only
BY the committeeman and party lead
ers of the county, but by many of the
most prominent residents of Brooklyn.
A dinner in honor of Colonel Roose-
welt, given by United States Senator
William M. Calder, preceded the
meeting. ~@.. -=.-.- ~
Having "failed in time of peace to
prepare for war" Colonel, Roosevelt
said the United States and the en-
tente allies will @spay for this act Of
folly" before the war ends.
Meanwhile, he urged, Americans
must bear themselves manfully in the
conflict, "and pay with our blood,'
sending to the front as rapidly as
possible a great force of fighting men.
The former president discussed the
country's participation in the war in
it's military, social and Industrial
phases.
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10 percent cash discount or 97c if paid

10 percent cash discount or 97c if paid
before the 10th of the month following
which would make Mr.. Caley's bill
$8.78 as against the bill he paid of
$1,000, net saving Of $4.22 or a frac-
ton over 20 per cent.
The bill of the Evens Hardware Co.
in December, 1916, was $17.33, show
ing that they used 173 kilowatt hours.
Under the proposed rate this bill would
work out as follows:
The first so kilowatt hours at 1Oc
per K. w. hour or $500. The next SO
K. w. hours at &c per K. w. hour or
$3.50 and all the balance or 70 K. w.
hours at &c or $4.38 making a total of
$13.88, and deducting 10 percent cash
discount of $1.38 leaves a net bill under
Mr.. Waterman's proposed rates of
$3.50, net saving of $4.83 or more
than 20 per cent.
Mr.. Dunn stated to the undersigned
that he has had bills for his residence
as high as $500. Taking an $500 bill
for his residence for example, this
would show that 80 K. w. hours was
consumed at 10c. Under the proposed
rate this would figure out as follows:
Mr.. Dunn has 10 rooms, 3 K. w.
hours per. room would be 30 K w.
hours. The first 80 X. w. hours at
1Oc would be $500. The next 80 K.
w. hours at &c would be $2.7O and the
balance, or 20 K. w. hours at Sc per
K. w. hour would be Coo, making a
total Of $3.50, less the usual 10 per
cent discount or 63c making net
total of. $5.76 effecting a saving of
1924 or more than 20 per cent.
Let us take for example a power
consumer and suppose that customer
has monthly bill of $500 for power.
Under your present rate of SC this
would show that this customer had
consumed 100 K. w. hours. Under the
new rate this would figure out as fol-
lows: - =
The first so K. w. hours at SIC or
$2.75 and the next so at &c or $500
would make such bill $4.75, less the
customary 10 per cent cash discount
or 47c which would leave net bill
for such a customer Of $4.28 against
$500, a saving you will note of nearly
so per cent.
believe that I have taken sufficient
examples to show the electric consum-
ers of Princeton that the new sched-
.ule offered will Immediately put into.
effect a large saving to them.
Respectfully submitted,
H. H. Henley.
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BALFOuR PREDICTS
TEUTONIC DOWNFALL

Washington, May 9.-Foreign Sec
rotary Balfour declared in an epochal
address in the senate chamber the
war conference here has cemented an
alliance of three great democracies
destined to crush the greatest world
menace of all time and to save civil
ization and liberty.
Free people now have been aroused
and fired with a determination insur-
ing the ultimate triumph of free in
situations, he said. -.
''This war is to be settled by hard
fighting" the British statesman said,
"and when it comes to hard fighting
neither America nor Britain, nor
France need fear measuring them
selves at any moment against those
who have risen up against all that we
hold dear for the future. speak with
confidence about the issue of this
great struggle confidence which is
redoubled since you have thrown in
your lot. 49,,
Failure to comprehend the two great
English speaking peoples would and
could fight for an ideal he character
lied as the great blunder which will
cost Germany the war.
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.H0LlWEG IS BLAMED
FOR WAR BLuNOERS

Copenhagen, May 9.-The conser-
vatives and pan-Germans have now
drought up their heavy artillery in
the battle against Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg and boldly lay the
blame for the long duration of the
war at his door,. ~. =" - =.
The conservative Deutsch Tages
Zeitung explains that three or four
days delay in German mobilization
at the outset of the war, due to the
chancellor's hesitant policy, caused
the loss Of the battle of the Marine.
The paper holds that the troops
that were detached to stem the Rus
sian Invasion of East Prussia would
have been sufficient to change the
defeat of General Won Kluck's army
into a victory and that, in that case,
the war would have-ended in a speedy
and decisive German triumph -
The Tages Zeitung goes on to de-
clare that the chancellor threw away
a second chance of terminating the
war by opposing ruthless submarine
warfare. It cites Field Marshal Con-
rad ven Hoetzendorf, Austrian com.
mander-in-chief, as saying:
"The war would have been over
long ago if the submarine campaign
had begun year earlier" -
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SOCIALISTS warn
OF kA|SER'S PLOT

Washington, May "a group of So
cialist leaders, including Charles Ed
ward Russell, William English Wall
ing and Ernest Poole, meeting here,
gave out statement denouncing the
international Socialist conference
called for Stockholm early in June as
"the most dangerous of all the kai-
ser's plots for cashing in his military
victories and characterizing the Amer
lean Socialist delegates, Morris Hill
quit and Algernon Lee, as radically
pro-German.
The purpose of the Stockholm con-
ference was described to promote,
particularly in Russia, the German
Socialist peace plans for mo annexa-
lions, no indemnities,' which it was
declared would mean return to the
conditions existing before the war,
and that all Europe would be help
less when confronted by the new cen
trail empire Germany has established"
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son, attended the basket social at
the Eastwood school house.
Jonas Grant has recently bought
Charley Anderson's place here. Mrs.
Anderson and daughter, Alfhield, are
intending to move to Montana this
summer to live with her son, Charley,
who has homestead there.
Delbert Mattson is skidding logs at
the Fischer saw mill.
Gust Leland, Willie Lofgren, Gustie
Haggberg and Ellen johnson spent
Sunday afternoon at the Grant home.
Ole Anderson is employed at the
Fischer saw mill. Il.
3 P. J. Anderson called at Jonas
Grants home Sunday afternoon.
John johnson did some blowing for
Jonas Grant Saturday forenoon.
Fred Eggan called at Jonas Grants
Saturday.
George Lundquist is hauling lumber
from Fischer's mill for Victor Peter
son.
Fredia Anderson spent Monday af-
ternoon with some of her friends al
Eastwood.
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ESTIMATE OF WHEAT CROP
Yield May Be Only Enough to Fill
Home Demand.

Washington, May 9.-Oficial wheat
crop estimates announced show that
with the world facing a bread shortage
the United States, unless it cuts it's
present consumption, probably will
produce only enough wheat this year
to supply it's own population.
The forecast, compiled by the de-
partment of agriculture on conditions
May l, put this country's winter wheat
yield at 266,0O0,000 bushels, the small
est in thirteen years. There will be
no estimate of spring wheat acreage
until July, but with crop of. $780,
100000 bushels, which is higher than
the average, this. country would grow
this year a total of only 616,00O,00G
bushels
The normal American consumption,
with seed requirements, is put at
slightly more than 6OO,000,O0O bushels.