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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
CITY FEDERATION OFWOMENLS TOLD
OFWORK AND NEEDS OF RESCUE HOME;
OF FEDERATION UNITY AND OF RUSSIA
By DOROTHY B. JOHNSTON.

healthy, strong. happy and good hui
man beings As the stalk of the
water lily raises its white flower TO
the sun, so must the flower of our
race, the child, be raised by strong and
tender hands toward the light and
air"
FL Paso has a place that makes q
business Of reckoning life values, a
home that opens its doors to little
unfortunates Injured with the wrong
start, whose parents, through sheer
ignorance, never knew the need OF
prenataIism or proper environment;
a home that has taken the uucon-
trollable child from the juvenile
court and placed 1t in real home at
mosphere, with proper nOurishment
Of body and mind; a home that re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

~ LIEN KEY, somewhere in one Of
r her books, points out that our
- age allows millions OF children
TO be worn ont, starved, malUeated,
neglected, to be tortured at school,
and to become degenerate and Grim
tnal, because we are not yet willing
TO reckon in life values instead Of
n gold values Children should be
insured healthy and moral surround
jugs. They should be given a full
measure Of the Joys OF life before
the inevitable shadows fall across
their pathway The years OF child
hood should be lived in the condition
Indispensable TO the rearing Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

ceives whole flOcks Of children that
have been left alone or with one
parent mother, perhaps, who is
dragging out her life trying to pro-
vide daily bread in her desire to keep
her little family together; poverty
hasn't eXtinguished her love for them.
Then it Is that this home, that is do
ing so beautiful and great a work,
makes good its raisOn d'etre, for one
OF its good women goes and gathers
up the whole flock and takes the
children to the Rescue Home for Girls,
out Government Hill way, and gives
the mother a lift "a real human lifD
by offering temporary help until
conditions are bettered-
It was about this Rescue Home
and its work that ensign Kate Marek
told the City Federation OF Women,
Monday afternoon. Wien a large
audience met in the chamber Of COM
merce for the monthly session.
The home has been in existence
three years now, having started with
five girls. and built to accomodate
l6. At the end Of the second year
there were 50 or 30 girls being cared
for, and the third year has averaged
IS children-today IS girls and chill
dren are being housed within the
honey atmosphere and all but II Of
them, American. (But five have been
taken outside the county) Eight
are over 16 years of age, and there
are 80 little faces TO wash and 50
little bodies to clothe and hair comb
and be sent off to school, every morn
ing, smiley faces, too.
The demand for bigger quarters
and receiving a constantly increas-
ing family" has taxed those in
charge for the house space hasn't
grown with the work. There have
been a few additions, such as play
house and isolation cottage and a
temporary dormitory with 10 beds
that do duty for IS; but the isolation
cottage and play house are answer
ing the needs Of living accOmOda-
tons. Through the generosity and
interest OF A certain few dOWn-in-
t-philanthrOpists, an addi-
ton Of six rooms is now being built
But there should be a cottage for
the younger children from two To
six, and the school girls should have
a building quite as large as the pre-
sent main building.
As to the inmates-just rollicky.
happy little children. bubbling over
with youth; little folk who haven't
had the right start: girls who have
been cheated out Of their birthright
and have committed their first Of
fence that has brought them to the
juvenile or police court, but who are
forgetting all about wrong, now that
they have care and proper direction.
After all it is up to a community
TO look after its delinquents and
dependents, and the courts can't give
the "homing" influence. Children
have the right to protection for both
soul and body against blows and
drudgery, against hunger and dirt:
to physical and mental development
during the whole period Of growth
As ensign Marek said: They are
more sinned against than sinned'
and the local work needs the cooper
alton of every woman and club OF
the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27


F'ederatlon-elIi c.eHcy-cooperati
vas the keynO.e OF q splendid talk
made by Mrs. ". " James, who trace
the worlds achievements through
ualty OF action ana thought The
lack OF federation is the root of all
taliui e; were there a proper feder-
alton between capital and labor there
could be no strikes; it is federal on
that Is gong to win the war and con-
serve the food; and federation will
answer the call that has come for
liberty fight that stands for worIu
democracy said Mrs. James, whose
electrical words charged each indlyid-
uaI with her own inesc-pable respou-
slbluIy- Had We proper feiera ton
we could cut out the nonessentia-
averred the speaker. we have
wheatless and meatless days, but
chewing gumless days2" And vet IN
the United States enough money is
expended in tobacco in Just one year
TO build a Panama canal. Gum de-
strOys 20 percent efficiency OF the
girls and in the large stores through
out the east. the question is now
asked as to gum chewing before n
girl is employed. The reason 50 many
OF the boys fail to pass physical eN-
animation for the army is their lack
OF chest expansion through cigarer
smoking" French heels also came
- - IL AA5 AAe9 are - dp-
surd as the bandaging Of the feet Of
the Chinese women" declared Mrs.
James Before her dynamic talk was
concluded, the speaker brought the
needs close to home of families in FL
Paso that need cheering and assist
ance. She pictured the tine when
surgeon would go about things in
the rlgl way ana map out the elm
nation # the unfit and the diseased.
when engineers would be able to
properly direct the conservation Of
the waterways and soil and the for
ests; when everything would be
brought 10 the highest state Of eff
ficiency through unity Of purpose and
cooperation and federation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27

Mrs. z z. Winch Of Kansas CITY,
spoke Informally Of early days, when
Mrs. Mary Livermore of Chicago.
started the first big federation Of
club women who were called in con-
ference at the Wigwam building (the
same building where Lincoln was
nominated for PRESIDENT and where a
million dollars was raised for a s3ui-
tary commission. THAT was during
the civil war" said Mrs. Winch, and
the soldiers were in as greet need
as they are now, and were suffer
ing greatly. They needed better food
and fit living conditions. So the
women went about interesting uli-
nois, Indiana, Michigan and other
states tributary to Chicago, and col
lected everything from a hay stack
or steam engine to a wax doll slip
per and sold the articles for the
fund"
Mrs. H. C. Greer announced that she
had an apron that had been purch sci
at the first sanitary fair in Illinois
Mrs Ernest A Young told OF the
formation OF q Girls Economic club
at Grandview, with a membership of
detailed report of the recent
stretched out to four days and which
resulted IN a generous collection Of
gold and silver that has been sent to
national headquarters to melt into
money for the aviators Up to d-te
Texas with % cities observing
Treasure and Trinket day. leads all
the states in this work" said Mrs
Carter, who served as chairman for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
WIFE SUES DRAFTED MAN.
Mrs. Christine A. Conner Asks for
Separate Maintenance.

Mrs. Christine A. Conner. whose hus-
band, Lewis E. Conner. has been draft
ed and has not claimed exemption, to-
day filed suit for separate maintenance
in the District Supreme Court and
asked Justice Gould to issue an in
junction restraining Mr.. Conner from
disposing of his property until her plea
has been acted on Justice Gould is
sued a rule summoning the husband
to appear in court. September 1. to
show cause why the injunction should
not issue and why he should not pay
his wife alimony pending the litiga-
ton.
The two were married August 20,
1915. and according to the wife their
marital difficulties began a short time
later. She says she has been treated
with cruelty. and that her husband
allows her only So a week with which
to purchase her meals. Since he gave
her So to buy a spring hat in 1916
Mrs. Conner says her husband has
given her no money for clothes. so
that she has been compelled to go to
work. She is represented by Attorney
Leo p. Harlow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
RUMANIANS WIN BACK
HEIGHT THEY HAD LOST
Petrograd Reports Repulse Of Aus
tro-Hungarian Attacks
South Of ocna.

PETROGRAD. August 81. british ad-
miralty per Wireless Press).-An Aus
tro-German attack on Rumanfan posi-
tions south of Ocna last night was re-
pulsed, the war office announces. North
east at Souveia the Rumanians re-
covered a height which had been wrest-
ed from them.
The statement follows:
Western front: There were fusillades
and scouting operations.
"Rumanian front: On Sunday night
the enemy attacked Rumanian posi-
tons in the region of Ocna, but was
repulsed. In the direction of Kedzi
Vasarhely the enemy last night made
several attacks northwest of Soveia
He succeeded in occupying one of the
heights. but was driven out by a coun-
ter attack.
"On the Danube our machine gun fire
on Saturday evening brought down an
enemy hydroplane in flames"
BERLIN. August 27. via London.--To-
days official report from the Russo
Galician front says that in the Dvina
river region. northwest Of Jacobstadt,
on the northern sector of the line, the
Russians yielded some positions to the
Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

EGGS-Steady; nearby. 40: southern. AZ
CHEESE-New York state factory
new. 2saz7. .
BUTTER-Elgin print. IS; Elgin tub
~; process. 4o14a41; store packed. 81.
POULTRY-Live hens. per Ib.. %.
ROSTERS. per ID. IS; turkeys. per ID
2oa22.; spring chickens. per h., 2saso.
ducks. per H.. 13a20: geese, per ID, loa
IL: keats. young. each. 40a5o.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice
per H.. 2sa24: spring chickens, 3oa32
per ID; turkeys. per h.. 23a25. ROSTERS,
per h.. 17a1S; geese. per ID. 1aA15.
GREEN FRJITS-AppIes. new
Dbl. 1soa4.so. per box. 50a1 SO. csnr
fornia oranges. 3.5oas75: lemons 8 aoo
500: peaches. 1.o0a2.50 crate; water.
melons. 25a50 each: cantaloupes, Cali
fornia, 2.ooaa-oo: southern and nearby.
Niagaras. crate. 1.5oa2. 90; pears, basket.
6oa1-25; damsons. basket, 30a75.
vEGETABLES-Potat new. q GOA
$50 per Dbl: No. 2. 1.50aI.75 bbl.: string
beans, per Dbl. 3.ooa4.0o: peppers. per
radishes. per 100. 1.50a2. 90; cucumbers
basket. 75a1.oo: eggplant. !. GOAL IS crate
new cabbage. per Dbl. 75a1. 90; beets. Der
bunch. 2a3. lettuce. 75a2.5o per basket:
eelsry, Per ao.;. soa,s: celery. per crate.
Eoa75 per crate: tomatoes. 25a75 crate:
spring onions. 1.50az.o0 per 100 bunches:
onions. per Dbl. 2.5oa3.5o; green peas, 2. o.
also per basket: spinach. l00aI so per
Dbl: kals. 5oaso per Dbl: corn, per doz'
1za13: lima beans. per qt., l5a25
LIVE sToCk-Sheep. per lb.. sa7.
lambs. spring. Is: calves. per lb., I5aI5K
medium. II per h.; common. per lb''
wooI-Trss of burr.. 81: bury. ssa
!; 80.
sEEps-Rsd clover. 12ooa1z.so mar
bu: alsiks clover. 12.00al2.50 per bu.:
crimson clover. 11.o0al1.so per bu.:
timothy. 100 per bu.: red top. IA. GOA
1900 per bu.: bluegrass. s.o0aS.15 Der
clover, 50 per h.: alfalfa clover, 1870
Per ID: cowpeas. a.5oa375.
0AAN-Whsat. milling, per bu., s0a
80; corn. per bu.. z.ooa2.1o: cats. White.
- b.. -; MIXED. pr bu-. ssaso.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
Roadbeds in Good Condition.

The Russian roadbeds are in excel
lent condition. Virtually all the lines
were well built originally. and the
tracks have been kept up. chiefly
through the work Of peasant women
in spite OF the shortage OF labor ara,
ated hy the heavy draft the war has
maze upon the male population
Now even the labor OF women INNS.
be economical as much as possible
Women are required in the fields 10
replace men. They are the baggage
handlers ut most stations and are even
firing locomotives. Wages necessarily
have risen with the increased cost Of
living and every possible Iabor-saying
device must be used
Because OF the lack OF skilled labor.
the inadequacy OF repair shops and the
scarcity Of metals and other supplies
many locomotives on the Russian rail-
ways are out OF repair. The American
railway engineers have advised an inn
mediate extension Of repair shops and
the employment OF foreign mechanics
II necessary to restore these locomo-
tives TO service Immediately
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
AMERICAN EXPERTS ADD
TO RUSSIAN RAIL SPEED
Find Many Locomotives and Freight
Cars Needed, But Help Utilize
the Present Equipment.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

correspondence Of the Associated Press
MOSCOW. July 30.-John +, Stevens
and his associates on the American
railway commission now visiting Rus
sia for the purpose OF assisting the
administration Of the Russian RAILWAYS
IN increasing their efficiency have dis
covered many ways in which transpor
tation may be speeded up on all Rus
siah lines without additional equip
ment.
The commission has advised the Unit
60 states government TO supply Rus
sla with $500 more locomotives ana
$4,000 more freight cars as soon as
possible. However. il will be a CON
sidera bic time before this rolling stock
can be manufactured and shipped 10
Russia. The shortage of bottoms an
both the Atlantic and the Pacific viii
delay the delivery Of the new rolling
stock ana additional shops must he
erected at Nladivostok before such
great quantities OF locomotives and
cars can be put together speedily
Meantime Russia must make the most
OF its available rolling stock and loco
motive power. and the American en-
gineers are busily engaged assisting
the Russian railway officials in a study
Of the Immediate problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR GIRLS
WHO LACK PROPER ESCORT
Police to Keep Watch Over Young
Women Who Frequent Streets
at Night.

The police are on the lookout for
young girls who may forsake their
homes for the gayety of Washington's
downtown streets after dark There
will be no more cases like that of Marx
Cooney. if police vigilance can prevent
it Superintendent Pullman has given
orders to have a strict watch main
tanned for young girls who are on the
streets at night without proper es-
cort, and any young girl out for ad-
venture will be likely to find it, but
with policeman as the hero. For
the plan is to provide every such girl
with a blue-coated officer as escort to
see that she reaches her home in safety.
This program was put into execution
Saturday night. About dozen young
girls on Ninth street who couldn't
give a satisfactory explanation of why
they We're out alone at late hour
were sent home by the police. after
they had received some friendly ad-
vice. Police officers and matrons will
be on the job again tonight and every
night. and no pains will be spared to
put an end to the promiscuous parad-
ing of the brightly lighted thorough
fares by the young girls who should be
at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
DEMAND END OF WAR.
British Socialists Want Peace on
Basis of Common Responsibility"

LONDON. August 27.-The British
socialist party has prepared a state
ment on war for presentation at the
inter-allied socialist conference at
Westminster Tuesday and Wednesday.
The statement declares that there is
common responsibility for the war and
that consequently reparation must be
from a common fund contributed by all
the belligerents.
other conditions laid down by the
socialists are that Mesopotamia must
be transferred to Turkey: the German
be no action on the part of other coun-
tries to capture German trade; the
people Of Alsace-L Lorraine to decide their
own government and q similar course
to be applied to Poland. India. Egypt.
people are to be called upon to inter-
vene to end the war. which. It Is as
serted, was caused by the capitalists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. August 27.-The market
opened steady at a decline of points
on October but generally to 8 points
higher. and active months sold 10 to 16
points above Saturdays closing figures
during the first few minutes. Before
the end of the first hour October was
selling around 2143 and January PISA
or about IS to 40 points net lower
Futures opened steady; october. 21.77:
December, 21.s4; January, 21.S6; March.
22.03: May. 2l.12.
The market frmed up renewed
covering. prices advancing very rapidly,
October selling up to 21.90 and January
to 2I91, about to IL points net
higher, but demand then became less
active with the market a few points
off from the best after midday.
There appeared to be very few sellers
after the forenoon break. and prices
advanced to 22.05 for october and 22.15
for January. or 65 to 10 points above
the early low level and 20 to "a points
net higher
NEW ORLEANS. August 27.-Al-
though cotton displayed steadiness
around the opening today and rose to
points on realizing by shorts. the
trend of prices soon was downward un-
der favorable weather and crop ac-
counts. At the end of the first half
hour of business the most active months
were 81 to Al points under the last
prices of Saturday.
Futures opened steady. October, 20s5;
December. 100: January, 21.15; March,
21.eT; May. Plat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
CAMERA CLUB TO EXHIBIT.
Some Novelties to Be Introduced at
Event in December.

Arrangements have been made by the
Capital Camera Club for an exhibit at
Corcoran Art Gallery this year. to be
held some time in December, different
in nature from those Of other years.
In the hemicycle at the gallery will
be shown. for the first time, an ex-
elusive exhibit of Lummiere, Padget
Hess-Ives color photography. and also
the famous Burgess Smith color
photographs
There is to be a cartoon section, and
4 caricature section, in which the work
of Clifford Bergman of The Star and
other artists of the District will be
shown. Among the sensations this
year will be the new autographs in
colors by VIII TowlGs
The committee in charge of the
exhibit consists Of C. Kattleman. F. l.
Pittnan. Mrs. w. 3. McDevitt r b
Gardner and c. A. Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
Held for Alleged Assault.

The young man giving his name as
Stanley P. Duffy. arrested late Satur-
day night on a charge of having as
saulted a young woman, entered a plea
of not guilty and demanded a jury
trial when arraigned in Police Court
today. Duffy is alleged to have grab
bed hold of Mrs. Alice Hartman of 4s1
G. street while on 9Th street near
Washington street. He also is charged
with having been drunk. To this
charge he also entered a plea of not
guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
TURKISH PAPER MONEY
NOT LIKED IN PALESTINE
Greenback Currency Said to Have
Steadily Declined in
Value.
correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. August 5.-The paper
money issued by the Turkish govern
ment is not popular in Palestine. Since
its issue it has steadily declined in
value, and as the native OF Palestine
has an international reputation for
discrimination in matters of finance. it
is not easy to hoodwink the people as
10 the real worth Of the greenback
currency.
The governor. Jemal Pasha, recently
has issued some rather peculiar proc
lamations insisting that this rise in
the local rate of exchange is due to
the evil practice Of boarding real
money" and that therefore the practice
of boarding must cease. The procla-
nations declare that paper money and
specie must and shall he equal in value,
and TO enforce this somewhat arbitrary
adjustment OF financial values he
states that:
IF our hope to have this adjustment
peaceably effected is disappointed. and
If By the 18TH instant articles Of
any kind. whether food or otherwise.
cannot be purchased with paper al ex-
actly the same rate as cash. | shall
proceed to deport from the vilayets OF
Anatolia and Roumelia every tenth
man. with his family. Of the persons
specified above docal bankers. head
men. and leading citizens). The Sc
lection viii be made by lot. In the ex-
ecution Of this deportation no exception
will be made in favor OF the manag gers
of Ottoman ard German banks
This drastic method has certain OBJ
vious advantages for the Turk. for the
accusation Of boarding and manipulate
ing the exchange lies not SO much
against the individual as against the
whole community.
In any case II is proba BILE that be-
fore the governor is through. the bulk
OF the Inhabitants will be reduced TO
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
VERY LIGHT BUSINESS
IN LOCAL SECURITIES

9odays session OF the local stock ex-
change proved one of tho most unin-
tsrssting Of the many slow markets OF
ne summer season
WIN prices melting on Wall street,
with taxation schemes under consioer-
alton that would increase taxation on
oorporations and the investing puoic
e well, the absolute indifference OF the
public to bargain counter investments
II not to be wondered at.
One American Graphophone per cent
bond sold at se& and the bid price at
the same figure was repeated.
A few shares of Washington Gas sou
at 1.-THE story of the day.
As q rule prices were wfthout chahs s
on the list during the call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
STAND BY COL. REICHMANN.
Fellow Officers Testify as to His Per-
sonal Character and Record.

Several Army officers testified today
before the Senate military affairs sub
committee investigating alleged pro-
German statements of Col. Carl Reich
man, nominated to be a brigadier gem
eral. to his military record and per-
sonal character Senator Fletcher said
they spoke in highest praise, person.
ally and professionally
Col. Reichmann explained his obser-
walton service for the Army in the
Boer war. He was accompanied by
several American officers. and said the
widest reports had been circulated.
one being that he had led Boer de-
tachment. He said his movements
with other American observers, were
regulated by the military authorities
and were strictly neutral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-27
COTTON MARKETS.
BRITISH WAR SAVINGS
PLAN PROPOSED FOR U. S.
New Certificate Scheme Tentatively
Based on System Used
in England.

Details Of the war savings certifi-
cate plan, modelled somewhat after the
British plan under which certificates
of IL are purchased in nstallments by
stamps issued through the post offices,
have been virtually completed and are
before Secretary McAdoo for considera-
ton.
Pending official announcement indi-
cations are that the American certifi-
Gates viii be issued in denominations
as low as 50 and the British stamp
scheme viii be adhered to.
Indications are that the British plan
Of forming war savings associations
followed to any great extent. If at all,
in this country.
Pending legislation would provide
for the issuance Of certificates up to
s. 900. 100000