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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
MID-CITY CITIZENS FIRST
TO BUY LIBERTY BOND
Association Leads Civic organiza-
tions With Subscription--Com-
mittee Named for Registration d

| The Mid-City Citizens Association
has subscribed to liberty bond. 1t is
the first citizens organization OF wash
ington to take this step. The money
was voted last night at meeting at
i4th and L streets.
A committee of ten members was ap-
pointed to prepare program Tor the
registration day celebration. The COM
mittee met at o'clock this afternoon
at 1909 7th street to begin its work. An
appropriation of $40 was made to pro-
vide food for registrars.
A. T. Driscoll. president of the organ
ization. has been designated as cap
tain and Thomas S. Sergeon, vice prest-
dent as lieutenant of the home defense
guard of the first police precinct. For
ty-one members are already enrolled
and request was made to AID III lncreas-
ing the number TO the necessary eighty
members.
1t was voted to aid the Department of
La Dor in organizing a federal bureau of
employment in Washington. This was
in response to a request from Commits
sioner Anthony Caminetti of the bureau
of immi grafton.
Addresses were made by Rev. DR..
John Van Schaick, who told Of the ac-
tivities of the Red Cross; by Charles
s. Shreve. president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations. on registration
day exercises; by Odell Smith on the
Home Defense League, and by Samuel
Gompers, jr., on the results of a con-
SITUATION Win SstHil-
netti regarding the proposed federal
bureau of employment in Washington.
Odell Smith, Samuel Steinar and John
A. Heibhauer were admitted to men,
bership.
The committee to arrange for cere-
monies on registration day consists of
A. ]. Driscoll, general chairman; Ward
Savage, chairman for the Business High
School subcommittee, associated with
DR.. ]. French Simpson and Joseph
Geier; D. E. Barry, chairman for the
Franklin School subcommittee, as
ISOLATED with Henry J. Smith and
John Geier. and Wade Cooper, chair
man for the Strong-John Thompson
School subcommittee. associated with
s. r. Waters and John Shugrue.
The discussion that followed Mr.
Shreve's explanation of the purposes
and scheme of ceremonies resulted in
general instructions to the. committee.
Ladies will be associated with it to aid
in cheering the young men who must
register. The registrars, who will be
on constant duty for sixteen hours, will
be given food. Appeal will be made to
those who can play either fife or drum
to volunteer for fife and drum corps
to give martial inspiration to the occa-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Making Plans for Labor Dav.

The Labor day committee appointed
by the Central Labor Union to ar
holiday made a preliminary report last
night at meeting of the central BODY
in Typographical Temple. The cele-
bration probably Will be held at Bowie,
Md Mother Squires entertained the
original cartoons depicting wildly the
unnecessarily high cost of living at the
present time" She also made a BRIEF
talk on the food question. Henry
Myers, an electrical worker of Albany
N. V. spoke on trade matters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
KILLED IN PISTOL DUEL.
Robert Price, Wounded, Held for
Death of Augustus Hamilton.

Augustus Hamilton. colored. twenty
four years old. 1902 4th street. late yes
terday afternoon was killed in a pistol
duel in Seaton court near Sd and |
streets, and Robert Price, also colored,
twenty years old. residing at As Defrees
street. was wounded Three fingers were
shot off Prices left hand and his watch
stopped another bullet.
Police investigation of the affair ELECTED
the information that the men met at the
house OF a colored woman resident of
Seaton court and engaged in a quarrel
about her. They adjourned to the court
and started the pistol duel. One bullet
struck Hamilton in the neck. severed his
jugular vein and caused death in a few
minutes
Price who is chauffeur, entered his
employers car before the smoke had
cleared away and drove to Homeopathic
Hospital, where he was placed under ar
rest by Policeman Waller of the second
precinct Coroner hewitt will hold an
inquest at the morgue Thursday morning
at II o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
HOUSE PASSES FOOD
SUPPLY SURVEY BILL
First of Control Measures Provides
14,77O,OO for Census and to
Increase Production.

The House has passed the food survey
bill appropriating s14.t70,O00 for in
vestigation of the country's food resources
and supplies and providing measures to
increase production. The Senate is now
considering a bill along similar lines. and
when the two houses have agreed upon a
measure and it is signed by the President
the Department of Agriculture will start
1900 employees and 10000 volunteer
crop reporters on a survey OF the food
outlook. The data gathered will be given
to Herbert c. Hoover, the prospective food
director.
In closing debate on the bill in the
House, Chairman Lever indicated one line
of inquiry to be followed under the bill,
He said that opposition to the measure
which had been persistent in the House
might be accounted for because we are
carrying power in the hill to go into
storage concerns and find out who is
boarding and who is specializing"
These are the principal amounts appro-
priated.
For seeds. s5.77S.000; education for in.
creasing production by waste elimination
and conservation, $4.34S,400; general sur.
vey, s2.522.000: eradication of live stocl
diseases and live stock Improvement work
$SS5,000: miscellaneous items, S547400
and eradication Of plant diseases and in.
sects, s44i.000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
PANAMA'S STAND IN WAR,
Explanation of DR.. Morales, Head of
Mission Now Here.

Explanation of the exact aims of the
ianama war mission, now in Washing
ton has been made in a statement by
Or Eusebio A. Morales, secretary of state
OF Panama, member of the mission
He points out that by treaty between the
United States and Panama the United
States is perpetually obligated to main
tam the sovereignty and independence of
Panama.
'The present war has revealed the pcs-
siblllty of very real danger to the ca nal
and Panaman territory he states, and
therefore Panama has assumed the status
OF belligerent and has offered to the
for the defense of the canal"
Two elements are necessary for slc.,
defense. DR.. Morales says, military roads
ana strategic railroads, and increases in
internal agricultural' production which
would make Panama indenendent of tha
importation Of the necessaries of sub
sistence. -'""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
MANY BOY SCOUTS BUSY
MAILING BOND CIRCULARS

More than fifty Boy Scouts are to
work during the remainder of this
week at the government printing Office,
voluntarily, folding and mailing circu-
lars throughout the country in connec-
ton with their campaign to help get
subscribers for the liberty loan of 1917.
A total of 10,250.00O circulars are being
printed, and within two days it is ex-
pected that 100000 will have reached
the scout officials of New York state
alone. while three carloads will be ship
ped to the Pacific coast tomorrow.
Every scout feed a soldier" is the
slogan that has been adopted by the
scouts in their campaign. James j. Lee,
scoutmaster of Troop So of Chevy
Chase, has announced that his troop
has purchased a fifty-dollar bond.
Troop SIS and Troop rs have supplied
boys to do the folding at the govern
manipulating office, from s am. until 4
p. m, and from pm. until pm.
The nationwide campaign is to be
conducted by the Boy Scouts through
out the country on four days-June IL.
y. 10 and 14--and it is expected that
100000 'homes will be visited. To
every scout who secures subscriptions
from ten or more different homes will
be awarded suitable war-service en-
bleg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
WOULD BOOM LIBERTY
LOAN BONDS FROM AIR
Plan Afoot to Have Aviators Dis
tribute Literature and Garry
:. Speakers.
LIBERTY LOAN WEEK.
June Q to June 9.

Saturday and Sunday-Liberty
loan days in the churches. The
cIereymen of the various de-
nominations will preach special
sermons calling attention to the
liberty loan and urging the mem
bers of their congregations to do
their part in making the loan
big success.
Observation-Disclosures and manu-
facturers' liberty loan day. on
which the merchants and manu-
facturers of the country will de-
vote their energies toward get
ting all persons with whom they
come in contact TO buy a liberty
loan bond.
Tuesday-Professio and in
surance mems liberty loan day,
on which the professional and in
surance men of the country viii
make Il special drive for the lib
erty loan. Every insurance agent
in the country will give his time
on that day to soliciting sub
scriptions to the liberty loan
bonds.
Wednesda Liberty loan labor
day and automobilists' liberty
loan day. In addition to the eff
forts of the workingmeu of the
country, the automobilists will
lend their energies toward get
ting subscriptions to liberty loan
bonds.
Thursday-Farmers liberty loan
day. Members of the oranges
and other farmers orsaniza tons
throughout the country will make
n special effort to obtain sub
scriptions to the liberty loan.
Fritlay-Woman's liberty loan
day. when the women of the coun-
try Will endeavor to persuade
every person who is able to sub
scribe to at least one liberty bond.
Observation-Disclosures liberty
loan day. when the school chill
. dren of the country will ask for
subscriptions to the liberty loan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
URGED TO STAY IN SCHOOL.
Commissioner Claxton Tells Pupils
of the Nations Need

Declaring that trained men and wom-
en- will be needed during the war lust
as much as fighting men, p. p Claxton.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, today urged all high school pupils
to remain in school next fall
IF the war should he long" said DR..
Claxton, 'the country will need all the
trained men and women it can get
many more than it now has. There will
be men in abundance to fight in the
trenches, but there will be a dearth of
officers, engineers. and men of scientific
knowledge and skill in all the indus
tries, in transportation and in many
other places, where skill and daring are
just as necessary for success as in the
trenches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
BINDS JAPAN AND AMERICA.
japanese Premier's Comment on U. S.
Participation in War.

TOXIC, May 29.-F Field Marshal
Count Terauchi the Japanese premier,
yesterday delivered an address to the
prefectural governors on the policies of
the Japanese government. Referring to
tho accumulation of gold by Japan, the
count declared the gold should be en-
ployed in developing the domestic wealth
and in Strengthening the foundation of
Japans resources in international ex-
change.
The premier said the war threatened to
involve the whole world. The participa-
ton of the United States in the conflict
he declared, was particularly satisfactory
to Japan, because it materially strength
ened the ties of interests binding Japan
and America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
CANALS WOULD AID NAVY.
But Admiral Benson Does Not Con-
slider Them Necessity at Present.

Admiral Benson, chief of operations
yesterday told the Senate commerc com
mittee he considered government own
ership of the Cape Cod canal of great
value to the navy, but because of nee
essary heavy appropriations for the
war did not consider it a naval neces-
sity at present.
Such canal the admiral testified
would be of great value in moyiny
ships to escape submarines, and he sug-
gested the connection of New York
bay with the Delaware river and the
latter with Chesapeake bay by canals
Ior the same purpose. Secretary Red
neid told the committee that would cost
about S35,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
FOOD SHARK BILL REPORTED.
Senate Committee Approves Meas
ure to Prevent Malicious Storing

The Senate Judiciary committee has
fayorably reported Senator Poindexter's
bill to punish malicious storage of food
stuffs. coal and other necessaries of life
by Imprisonment for six months to
three years. The committees report
said the bill is drawn to meet cases
where existing law is of doubtful ap-
plication.
1T is matter Of common knowl-
edge" said the report, that SPECTATORS
and dealers throughout the country are
taking advantage of the present eco
nomic situation to extort reasona Bile
profits from customers. These offenses
are practically heinous in times OF
war. Speculation and profiting by she
necessities and hunger of the people In
such a time cannot be too severely
punished"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
TO BLOCK SALE OF BONDS.
Propaganda Alleged to Have Ap-
pealed to Business Woman.

! One business woman of Washington has
been appealed to by prominent Wash
ington woman who, it is said, is seeking
to fnjure the sale of liberty bonds, by
urging that no bonds be purchased until
food control legislation passes Congress.
1t is believed that this propaganda is
seeking to prevent the sale of the bonds
by similar appeals elsewhere. Her argu-
ment to the woman approached was that
powerful food spectators are lobbying in
Congress to seek to block the passage of
measures which would place food con-
troll powers in an organization headed by
Herbert c. Hoover She requested the bust
ness woman to write to Secretary Nc
Adoo stating she would buy no liberty
bonds until the government took action
which would tend to keep down the cost
of living :
had no success, as no letters of this kind
have yet been received at the office of the
Secretary of the Treasury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
CHURCH BUYS LIBERTY BOND.
All Souls Congregation Devotes Of
fering, Sunday School Assists.

AT the morning service at All Souls
Unitarian Church Sunday. the con-
gregation unanimously decided to de-
vote the offering to the purchase of
liberty bonds.
This action, so far as is known the
first instance reported in the United
states OF church buying liberty
bond, was the result OF an impromptu
expression of sentiment on the part of
the congregation, the plan never hav-
ing been preached before the service
Sunday morning.
A jar of pennies, the offering of the
primary department of the Sunday
school. was added to the regular morn
ing offering, and it is thought the en-
tire amount may be sufficient to buy
more than one 500 bond to be regis
tered in the name of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
BONDS TO THE STAR FORCE,
Subscriptions to Liberty Loan by
Company Employees Exceed S27 0nl,

In response to an offer of The Star
giving its employees the opportunity of
subscribing to the liberty loan bonds
on deferred payment plan. 179 en-
ployes out of total of 1873 who re-
ceived as much as $1,000 per annum
have already made subscriptions, and
20 employees who receive less amount
also have subscribed
The amount of the subscriptions is
1880, in addition to which a number
of subscriptions have been made by the
same employees through banks. etc.
The Star itself has subscribed for
$780, 900 of the bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Cuban Tax on Sugar Negligible. !"

The small tax Which It has placed on
raw sugar win have negligible effect
on the retail price of sugar as a house
hold commodity. according to a state
ment issued by the Cuban government.
The tax is 30 cents bag and per
cent of the net profits of the sugar
companies. At present raw sugar is
worth SIS a bag, and the net profit to
the producer is 50. Reports received
by the Cuban government indicate that
the sugar production this year will be
only about per cent less than that of
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
BIG HONOR GUARD TO MARCH.
Women to Have Place in Memorial
Day Parade for First Time.

NEW YORK. May 2s-An honor
guard CT United States soldiers, sailors,
National Guard regiments, home de-
Tense leaguers, Spanish war veterans
and other organizations will march in
the Memorial day parade with the few
hundred veterans remaining from the
thousands who did their bit in the civil
war. Not more than 800 veterans are
expected to be in line. For the first
time women will have a place in
Memorial day parade.
A preparedness parade of 10000 boys
of the Public Schools Athletic League
will be held on the same day. Wednes-
day will be flag day for the Jews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
LIBERTY BOND PRESENT
TO LITTLE MISS McAD00

Little Ellen McAdoo, two
year-old daughter of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and
Mrs. William G. McAdoo. had
birthday last week, during
the travels OF her father in the
middle and north west. AS
result of having such a birth
day she will become the owner
of a hfty-dollar liberty loan
bond.
Secretary McAdoo is the
donor. He has subscribed to
the bond is the name of the lit
tie girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Wills $500, 900 to Charity.

NEW YORK. May 29.-Bequests men
toned In the will of Miss Susan Mount,
daughter of Richard Mount a million
aire brush manufacturer. include sums
amounting to nearly 100000 left to
Protestant Episcopal institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Aaron Littlefeld Dies at Age of "a.

EDGARTOWN, Mass, May 29.-Aaron
Littlefield. acting commander in the |
United States Navy during the civil |
war and retired senior captain of the |
revenue cutter service, now the coast |
guard. has died here at the age of
eighty-four,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Liberty Loan Labor Day.

Samuel Gompers. president of the A.
F. of L.. has approved the plan for
liberty loan labor day. He has called
upon the members of the A. F. of L. as
a patriotic duty to subscribe for as
much as they possibly can.
Hit the Trail for the Liberty Loan"
is the slogan adopted by Billy Sunday,
evangelist, who will hold liberty loan
rally at the Billy Sunday tabernacle in
New York city Thursday night. Every
person should farm, finance or fight"
he declared. in a message to Secretary
McAdoo of the Treasury Department.
William H: Taft, former President of
the United States and president of the
League to Enforce Peace, has appealed
to that organization to get behind the
loan. Service to the league" he
wrote. sis service to our country: and
the way to serve our country just at
this time is to buy her bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29

DR. William III. Kent of Masontown.
Nd, was fatally injured Sunday, when
h<s<aatomohile ran down a hillside near
Hingwood, w. Va, and turned over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
LEGAL NOTICES.
GEO. c. GERTMAN. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lmbia Holding Probate Courf.--No 23d69.
Administration--This is to give notice that the
subscriber. of the District of Columbia. has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the District of
Columbia letters testamentary the estate Of
Margaret Deuteln Piaz. late of the District of
Columbia. deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof. legal
~ authenticated. to the subscriber. on or before
the 18th day of May, ID. 1918. otherwise they
may by law he excluded from all benefit OF said
estate. Given under my hand this l1th day OF
May, 1917. FRED ALBRIGHT. 219 Pa. ave.
Sc. tSeal.) Attest: JAMES TANNER. Reg
lister of Wills for the District of Columbia.
Clerk of the Probate Court myla. 22o&og
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
D. ". O'DoNoGHUE. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lunbia Holding Probate Cnurt.--No. 1861.
Administra tion.-This is to give notice that the
subscriber. of the District of Columbia has OBJ
tained from the Probite Court OF the District of
Columbia letters of administration the
tate of Patrick Fl. McQuade. late of the District
of Columbia. deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased hereby warned TO
hiht the same. with the vouchers thereof. legal
ly authenticated, to the subscriber, on or before
the 18th day of May, AID. 1918. otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit Of said
Msr ven ~ Fanf MS I Gay sol
e4th st. NV. tSeal.I Attest: JAMES TAN
NER. Register Of Wills for the District of CO.
lumba. Clerk OF the Probate Court, my15, 81 .s.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
Plate Printers to Raise $50, 600.

Plate Printers Union, Local No. 2.
bureau of engraving and printing. has
least $4,000 in subscriptions to the
liberty loan bonds. The entire MEM
bership Of union plate printers in the
bureau is being circularized, with an
offer of an installment plan on the basis
of monthly payments of 10 per cent of
the face value of the bond subscribed to.
The committee in charge consists of
c. B. Rout. chairman Joseph Johnson,
George Herman, Joseph Bennett, Theo-
dore Wagner, Joseph Cain and David
Fulton. ETeyen other members of the
union have been designated as a sec
tional committee, Each will have direct
charge of soliciting and receiving sub
scriptiens in the section assigned to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29

"A liberty loan aerial rally" to secure
subscriptions to the liberty loan is be-
ing discussed. If the plan materializes
the rally will take place some day next
week. and will be participated in by
many aviators of the Army, Navy, Army
Aerial Reserve Corps, Naval Reserve
Flying Corps, aviation sections of state
militias. and flying instructors of civil
ian schools.
The project originated with the Aero
Club of America. President Alan +.
Hawley and other members of the
board of governors are in consultation
with Robert W. Woolley, director of
publicity for the liberty bonds, and
Brig. Gen. George O. Squier.
The plan. as developed, contemplates
that aviators from wherever they may
be located will make cross-country
flights of 200 to 300 miles. following
the aerial route above the Lincoln
highway. The flights would be timed
so as to practically touch simulta-
neously all important geographical
points by aeroplane, carrying educa-
tional pamphlets and circulars, urging
the public to buy liberty loan bonds.
Whenever possible, the aviators would
carry members of the liberty loan COM
mittees, who. upon landing. would be
received by the various city authorities
and would deliver addresses urging the
public to buy liberty loan bonds
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-09
AURORA

Fred A, Baker, his son Fred and
wife, of Magnolia. MINI, spent Sunday
at the homes OF his brothers. Geo. and
o. J. Baker.
Mrs. Bud Morris and son returned
to their home nea Bushnell Tuesday
Pearl Kirby is staying at the n. M
Woodbeck home.
Mrs. c. S. Ripley arrived home Fri
day night after a two months visit
with her sons at Kenosha, Wis, and
Detroit, Mich.
c. B. Mills resumed his duties at the
bank Monday, after a two weeks va
cation spent at Mitchell, Hurley and
Lake Henry.
Doris Ripley came down from
Thomas Thursday for several days
visit with friends and relatives.
w. l. Mall is taking his annual va
cation and spent Monday and Tuesday
at the home Of his brother, near Nunda
Mrs. Geo. Thornton and Margaret
left Thursday noon for Fond du Lac.
Wis, for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery and fam.
lily, OF Brookings, were pleasantly en-
tertained at the c. Muilenberg home
Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. Reeve. of Great Falls.
Mont, arrived last Wednesday night
for an indefinite stay with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Burns, in the hope
being benefited in health.
Charles Burns came down from Yale
n spent Sunday at the parental
home.
A. J. Lovejoy and family are spend
ing these days at their farm in Par.
nell. assisting with the harvest.
Lois Huska was the guest of Claire
Lovejoy last Friday.