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Douglas Island news., 1917-12-28
ooooeotooeoooeeo BiSmarck'S "NatiOn of House Servants" Now Becomes a Nation of Army Worms
 Turned From Domestic Peace Ideals to
 Rayaging War on Their NeighbOrS

death comes into adisputo there is no answer to it but death.
 The War Lord's' Peace Offer
 Now that tho German war lord sees the sword at his throat, ho is willing to use another argument. He offers Co talk of "peace without punishment" He is willing to for got our dead, to forgive our wounds, Co overlook our injuries, Co bow us out of his fortress and repair his dcrenses, and nt a new blade Co his old hit. His agents assure us that our allies arc not our friends; that this war is not our war; that we should never have thrust ourselves into it SO inspected. They observe with sorrow that we have ronounccd on the battle field, and under fire. our inallenable right to lifo, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They express a pious fear that in volun- teerlng for war to make the world safe for democracy we may have sur rendered ourselves Co a military au- tocracy no better than their own. Like the wolf brought to bay by Che sheep dogs, they arc afraid that we may forget our interest in our locks if we stay away from them too long. "Ah," says the wolf, "let us no longer be ferocious Why should VIC kill one another? It is too stupid. Let us arrange sonsibly the terms on which you may pasture your nocks, side by side, without quar- rellng. There is room for as all in this beautiful world. will not de- tain you any longer. Let us all 80 away from here. Ycs?"
 When the world become pitiful, the wise dog grows deaf We are new to this hunt. We have been without a wolf SO long on our con tinont that we forget he can not rc- pent and become a good collie. Let him go back to his den as meekly as you please, hc will be out again, hungry, as soon as his wounds are healed. The sheep dogs must make the world safe for the sheep dog. It will never be safe till this last wolnsh military uutocracy has died in its lair
 And it will never be safe tin the German people, freed of their en- chantmont of loyal subservience, have been made Co see that they are not a nation of green insects My lords," cried the lawyer, "wo are vertebrate anlmalsl We are mann malial My learned friends manner would be Intolcrable in Almighty God to a black bectc!" The Ger man Most High has drowned us i'm our ships with os little compunction as if we were coclroaches in the forocastle. He has assumed to us, and to all the world, the air of omni- potence addressing army worms. It is necessary to show him that a man Is vertebrate animal. 10 is ncces- sary to show the German people that they have the responsibility Of backbones.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-28
SEND BOYS THE HOME PAPER

Lord Northcline. publisher of the London Times. the London Daily Mail and scores of other papers and magazines, says it is not the big dailles that the boys in uniform want. What they want, he declares. is Che home paper the local, (which tells who was at the church social, who has been married, and which team won the game"
 Send the home paper Co the boy at the front. All news is new until it is read. What matter if the paper is stale when it reaches him; it will do him just as much good.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-28
A SEVERE MOTHER

Boston Mother-Do you know Willie Bump?
 Little son-Surcl I soaked that bone-headcd shrimp on the boezor the last time I seen him.
 Boston Mothcr-What awful Ian. guage! You should say CT soaked that bone-hcaded shrimp on tho beezer the last time I saw him. New York Times.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-28

"sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations. American or European plan. For terms apply to Dr. L. F. Goddard. sanltarlum, Alaska.-Adv.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-28
IuLnan

' lt30 a. m. Saturday night only Leave Dry uoeA. poaEiaA. Subject Co change without "a, ''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
NO REASON FOR SUICIDE.
Testimony at Inquiry Regarding
Death of William C. La Clair.

Coroner hewitt yesterday afternoon
conducted an inquest at the ninth pre-
cinct station in the ease of William G..
La Clair, a newspaper reporter, who
THURSDAY night was found in his room
at his home, 422 10th street northeast,
straneled to death with a necktie Wit
nesses who were examined by the cor
oner We're unable to suggest a reason
why the young man should have desir-
ed TO end his life They said he had
every reason TO anticipate bright and
prosperous future.
1t was suggested in view of an in
terest he had displayed in the question
of suicide. that he probably was ex-
perimenting for the purpose of getting
material for story. His mother told
of the presence of pair of shears close
enough to his body for him to have
picked them up and severed the tie
La Glars weight, friends suggested.
probably induced unconscousness SO
quickly that he was unable to save
himself. The jurors Were unable to de-
termine the question of suicide or acct
manner and cause of death.
Funeral services will be held at the
nome Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. Charles C. Mclean, pastor of
Douglass Memorial NJ T.. Church. will
ofiiciate. and interment will be in Rock
Creek cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
FIRE IN PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
Damage About $1,200-0ther Small
Blazes.

An overheated radiator yesterday
afternoon started a fire between the
ceiling of the kitchen and the floor of
the doctors dining room at Providence
Hospital. Two alarms summoned a
number of companies of fremen to
the scene. and the blaze soon was I'M
der control. Firemen succeeded in
combining the fire to the rear portion OF
tn. big structure. The, loss Is esti-
mated at about 1000.
No 1 engine company yesterday after
noon extinguished a small fire in a fra
ternity house at ! Dupont circle. The
fire was caused by piece of lighted
paper dropped on the floor. the police
reported and $50 damage resulted
Fire in pile of hay on the premises
of William Richardson, 1903 Turner
street northeast, yesterday afternoon
did S. damage. rubber bucket was
lost from No truck while responding
to the alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Funeral of Mrs. Britton Monday.

The funeral of Mrs. Louise b. Britton
wife of Alexander Britton, will be held
at 3 O'Clock. Monday afternoon. from St
Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Church
Rev Herbert Scott Smith will Off
ciate at the services and interment will
be at Oak Hill cemetery The pail
bearers will be John l.. Newbold. lie
Roy futile. Charles l.. Sturtevant.
Evans Brown. DIR. w b. Mason, Victor
Kaufman. Edwin II. LOTUS and T. j.
d. Fuller
''-s Britton's daughter. Princess Zu
Hohenlohe -Schillingsfurst. wife of Prince
:. S.. ca 81 none nione- Schllingsfurst con-
nected with the Austro- Hungar an con-
sulate at San Francisco. held in the west
h" st~-rrs Is evDe"ted here tomorrow
Mrs Britton died Tuesday following a
- ose OF paralysis Sunday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Convention Program.

The convention is to open on Thurs
day night, March l. with receptions to
the woman voters and their less for
tunate sisters from the non-suffra ge
states. Fridays and Saturdays session
will be devoted to the preparation of
plans for the 1917 campaign for the
federal amendment. The convention
will terminate on Sunday with one of
the most impressive suffrage demon
strations ever held in Washington. 1t
is planned to have Gordon of more
than 5000 silent suffrage sentinels, rep
resenting every state in the Union and
containing women from all ranks and
professions. completely surround the
White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
WARNS j. S. AGAINST
ENTANG[|NG ALLIANCES
Senator William Alden Smith, in
New York Speech, Recalls Adj
monition of Washington.

NEW YORK, January 2'-Chlteo
States Senator William Alden smith,
speaking last night at dinner OF the
Michigan Society of New York oe-
clared he did not believe the nation
should disregard the admonitlon OF
George Washington to beware Oh en-
tangling foreign alliances.
when 1 left Washington" he said,
"a great storm was beating about the
Capital from all angles. The President
of this great nation has blown plast
heard round the world, which the scien-
fists, historians and statesmen OF every
land are giving grave attention:
II don't know whether we are headed
for an international parliament or not
I am not finding fault with modern
political thought. l feel that While we
have had wise men in the republic
and never wiser than when in the
severest trials. and while we have as
wise men now as in the days gone
don't think they approximate the flrst
President of this republic. he couh-
seled us to beware of foreign entangle-
me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
IN PATHE NEWS MOVIES.
Delivery of California Election Re
turns to Vice President Marshall.

the final vote in the presidential cleo
ton, representing the choice of Califor-
mia, as delivered bp Francis Heany to
Vice President Marshall, is pictured in
the latest Pathe News, just issued in
cola boration with The Star, and now
ready for showing at the local theaters.
The pictures also give glimpse of
Admiral William G. Benson, who sue
ceeds the late Admiral Dewey as rank
ing officer OF the United States Navy;
the sights at the launching of the United
States Superdreadnaugh Mississippi, sis
ter ship of the Pennsylvania and the
Arizona, each IAN empress of the seas,
and then switch to fancy ice skating on
their private lagoon by Millionaire Irv
ing Brokaw and his wife, and to the
herds of elk and antelope in the Yellow
stone Park in this country; to the con-
secration of PIT. Rev. Michael j.
O'Doherty. the new Archbishop of Ma
Mia, in the Philippines; the impressive
funeral ceremonies for the late Presi-
dent Yuan Shi kai. in Picking, China.
and to other matters of live news inter-
est throughout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Training for Business.

Prof Clark of the department OF
economics spoke of the new work of
the college in the training of business
professions on a thorough scientific
basis. He pointed out further that
the members of the local branch in
serving the government exemplified the
ideal of constructive patriotism that
the college so ardently breaches.
After the meeting a buffet luncheon
was served. Each alumni of the Wash
ington branch spoke Of the kind OF
service he is performing for the gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Sitting Bulls Widow Dies.

FARGO. y. D., January 21.-Sman
Woman. former wife of Sitting Bull.
noted Indian chief whose band annihi-
lated Custer and his command in Little
Big Horn in 1876 and who was killed
fifteen years later at the battle OF
wou aded Knee. has died eat the Fort
Bertkoid Indian reservation. y. D.. OF
b1rHs suffered when fire destroyed her
si,as's nj Lucky Mound. Small Woman
escspsd FROM her burning cabin unin-
jured but returned to rescue an old
rh vi which she priced highly and her
clio ,hi.i1 took fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Boarding Ladders Dangerous.

The department always has consid-
cred it dangerous for women to go on
board the cutters, because of the per-
the ships, and because of the uncer-
tainty of the weather" was the reply
Assistant Secretary Peters sent by
telegraph, and added that he was OBJ
liged to uphold Mr.. Malone's ruling.
That telegram reused Miss Rogers out
of a sound sleep about o'clock in the
morning. When she was fully awake
she sent the answer telling Secretary
McAdoo plainly what he could do with
his "paternal solicitude"
Now the suffrage leaders have taken
up the fight. They are arranging 4
meeting of protest at the City Club
of New Yory city next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
BATTERY B NOW WAITS
FOR CARS FOR H0RSES'
District Soldiers Have Completed All
Other Arrangements for the
Return From Border.

CAMP OF BATTERY B.. n. G. D. c,
Douglas. Ariz, January 27.-Everything
is in readiness for Battery B. N. G. D.
c., to start on its journey homeward
except the stock cars for its horses and
these are expected within few days
Early next week the artillerymen PROB
ably will say goodbye to the border
and head for home.
Thirteen of the men of the battery
have obtained their discharges from the
service and are to remain in this sec
ton OF the country. They have obtained
employment in the mines around Bis
bee. Ariz., where top-notch wages are
being paid as the result of the high
price copper is bringing.
The battery will bring to Washington
thirty-two of its horses and the re-
mainder will be turned back to the gov
eminent. This plan is being Followed IN
the case of all mounted militia orsanl-
cations which have been on the border
land.
Horses for Two Sections.
The thirty-two horses will be kept in
a livery stable in Washington and Will
be used when the battery takes week
end practice marches and goes to sum
mer encamrments. This number OF am
mails will be sufficient to mount two
sections of the battery.
The Battery men went Wild when
the orders were received for them TO
start home. Never have the folks OF
Douglas heard such cheering as that
which greeted Capt. George q. wilson
when he read the announcement.
Last night a farewell entertainment
in celebration of the receipt of orders
relieving the command was held IN the
big Y. NJ. c. A. building near the camp
of Battery b.
Announcement has been made that the
command probably will return via the
Sunset route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Need of Legislation Urged.

From the statements made during the
two-day conference there was brought out
the fact that there was general need of
legislation which would prevent owners of
filing stations from mixing kerosene with
gasoline after these products reached the
stations. There was a great deal OF this
deception practiced. according to the in
formation given the committee.
All stood together on the ground that
there should be no specifications for gaso-
line outlined at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Recalls Washington's Address.

II am not going to criticise. but Tor
100 years the Senate has listened 10
the farewell address of Washington ana
with bowed heads on February y we
will listen again.
There must be 4 common ground
where America will lift up her head
and find the respect, comfort ana ad-
miration of all the citizens or the
world.
Were it not for the war of WASH
ington's time and the suffering of VAL
ley Forge, we would now be an entity
of Britain. If King George Ill had
been as tolerant and as mindful as the
King of Belgium has been to has sub
jects we might now be wearing a
crown in spite of ourselves.
eff it had not been for the spanish
American war. we could not nave DUR
led Dewey two days ago with martial
honors and given freedom to the is
lands of the seas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
Says Germany. Wanted Islands.

The senator declared that Admiral
Dewey, one week before his death. had
told him that the presence of German
fleet under Admiral Won Diederichs in
Manila bay in May, 1898. was to insure
for Germany it's purchase of the Phil
ippine Islands, and that the admiral
had come there to take possession as
the first German governor general.
Senator Smith asserted it was not
necessary for the United States to be-
come involved in war and that there
was every reason to keep out of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27

refiners telling what they could produce
and the engine manufacturers trying to
design the engines that would use the
lowest grades Of the product known as
gasoline satisfactorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
GIVES DECISION AGAINST
STANDARD FOR GASOLINE
Conference of Experts Urges Legis-
lation to Prevent Mixture With
Gasoline-Session Ends.

What is gasoline?
After two days Of discussion. govern
ment experts, oil refiners, jobbers. state
Oil inspectors and designers and builders
of gasoline motors admitted that they
didn't know, and, what is more. that in
the present state Of evolution OF the oil
industry and the gas engine industry. the
question would not be settled for some
time, if ever.
AS close as any one could get to a set
temeut, it was the lowest grade Of prod
uct that would meet all of the needs of
the gas engine as to starting, running it.,
and using up all combustible matter fore
ed into the combustion chambers of the
engines.
Conference Closes.
The conference, which was called by
the joint committee of the bureaus of
standards and mines charged with the
duty of determining whether standard
OF specifications could be fixed for gaso-
line, ended yesterday. 1t brought out the
fact that the oil men and the gas en-
CINE men, whose interests were, in a way.
mutual. had been working far apart, and
there was expressed a determination to
bring the two industries closer together
by conferences which would result in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ANNUAL REPORT
January I, 1917,

ANNUAL REPORT
January !. 1917.
THE WASHINGTON TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY. n-... .,
Incorporated under the laws of the District OF
We hereby certify that the capital stock Of the
that the company has no debts outstanding. e1-
cept current expenses S.
,Signedl L. L. SCHMIDT,
" DANIEL FRASER.
:. Mo W; w. q COZ NNicoSNoR
u HI akhpIkY pSyIDsoS.
:. W. T. GALLIHER:
do soemnly swear that the above Is true
and correct report of the condition of the assets
and liabilities Of the Washington Title In
signed A. H. LAWSON.
day Of January. AID: 1911; ooonn
tsigned) HENRY E. COOPER,
Notary Public. p. G.
Notarial Seal.
ANIMAL REPORT
January or J. 1911
The DISTRICT TITLE INSURANCE COM
Incorporated under the laws of the District of
We hereby certify ' thnt the capital stock of
the above company is s15ooo0.oo fully paid.
and that the company has no debts outstand-
Ing. except current expenses.
tSigued) f. L. SCHMIDT,
President.
A. G. BISHOP.
FRED MCKEE.
T. s. PARKER.
CHARLES G. ALLEN.
JOSEPH 1. WELLER.
II. NJ. PACKARD.
FRANK p. RESIDE
solemnly swear that the above is true and
correct report of the condition of the assets and
Liabilities of the District Title insurance Com
i'any-
,Signedl A. II. LAWSON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of January. AID 1917.
tSisnedD HENRY +. COOPER.
Notary Public. ID. C.
Coo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
How Trouble Started.

But it was not Secretary McAdoo who
was responsible for the refusal that
provoked this message. 1t was As
sistant Secretary Andrew J. Peters, in
charge of customs, supporting a ruling
made by Dudley Field Malone, COL
lector of customs at the port of New
York.
The trouble started when Miss Lou
Rogers. artist. of the Newspaper Enter
prise Association, and Miss Eliza beth
C. Watson of Survey made application
recently at the office of Dudley Field
Malone for permits to go on board the
cutter which went out to meet the
Ryndam of the Holland-American line.
The two applicants were unable to get
the. permits and were told they must
have the permission of the steamship
company's officials.
Refused permits by the company, the
women went back to the collectors Of
fee and began their fight. Mr.. Malone
was absent. but his representatives
finally admitted that. while it was dis
elimination. the government long ago
had ruled that passage on board the
cutter should not be given to women.
Formal protest then was sent to the
Secretary of the Navy, with an appeal
that he reverse the ruling Secretary
Daniels put the matter up to the Treas
ury Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
ALUMNI GIVE SMOKER
TO FACULTY MEMBERS
College of the City of New York Is
Landed by Speakers-Promi-
nent Men Attend.

The alumni of the College Of the
in the National Capital, entertained
large part of the faculty Of their alma
mater last night at smoker held at
the Cosmos Club. "Prexy" DR.. Sidney
E. Mezes was guest of honor.
Other guests included Col. Charles
f. Lydecker and Lee Kohns. trustees;
Prof. Paul Saurel. department of math-
ematics: Prof. Clark. department OF
economics. The members of the Wash
ington society present were DR.. Marcus
Benjamin, president, and Capt. Robert
Alton. Joseph ]. Arnaud. Harry Cell,
Moses Starbecker. Harry J. Shultz. Sam
uel Isler, Maxwell James. Larazus Sha-
piro and Arthur E. Albrecht.
DR.. Benjamin presided. Addresses
were made by Dr. Mezes, Mr.. kohns and
Prof. Clark.
Nearly 10000 Students.
Mr.. Kohns. in his address, spoke of
the rapid growth and the present eX-
tensive operations of the college. The
number of enrolled students totals
nearly 10000. Day and evening ses-
sions are held in the cultural and scien-
tiic courses, teachers extension courses
and the municipal land vocational
courses recently instituted The col
lege is not only broadening its scope of
operations, but extending it's sphere of
influence in creating subinstitutions in
various parts of the city.
President Mezes spoke of the Ideals
college.
expressed his firm belief that the future
leaders of the great metropolis would
spring from the city's college, for it
stands for no factions. but for the
whole city. The training afforded at
the college, he said, was, in comparison
with the other institutions he intimate
ly knew, more thorough and more in
tensive.
He outlined the cultural and voca-
tional courses that are now being
given to meet both the cultural and
practical demands of the great city.
He laid equal emphasis on both phases
of study and added that those. how
ever, who came to the college for the
municipal courses were lured to the
cultural end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27

INAUGURAL tONNTIIEE.
Proposals for the privilege of erecting review
Ing stands for the inaugural parade on Penna.
ave-. in front of the Botanic Garden. from LIST
20 End sts. in front of the market. from 9TH
10 9th sts., space west Of 9th St; in front or
post Office, from 10th TO 18th sts.. for lunch
privileges at 9TH and Peuna. ave. and at 10th
aud Penna- ave will be received up to and in
Guiding Tuesday. January 80. 1917, by sending
samc to the undersigned. Bidders must agree
TO the usual restrictions that have prevailed at
previous inaugurations. Certified checks OF one
hundred dollars must accompany proposals. which
will he returned IL bids are not accepted. The
committee reserves the right TO reject any or all
proposals. JOHN II. COLPOfS.
Chairman Committee on Reviewing Stands and
Privileges. 604 9Th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
TEAM OWNERS OF D. C.

meeting OF the Team Owners Of the District
sre requested to meet ut the Builders and Manu-
facturers' Exchange bldg. I'll 18th St, Monday
evening O'Clock. January 20, 1917. to discuss
price hou- for teams. 2Ss
THE OPENING OF THE 34th SERIES OF THE
Home Building Association gives you a chance
10 start saving. Dues 81 per share a month.
Take as many as you can carry Organized In
1855. Under L. 5. government supervision. Ask
about II. X. Z. CIaughton. pres; Arson s.
Taylor and VIM. T. Galliher. vice presidents:
James NJ. Woodward sec: Edw. s. Wescott.
treasure 1907 Pa. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
WOMEN MAY NOT BOARD
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
Refusal of Treasury Department to
Reverse Ruling Arouses
Indignation.

Safety and decency dictated the per-
sistence of the Treasury Department in
the time -honored ruling that no women
are to be allowed aboard coast guard
cutters in the decision barring women
of the press of New York city from
such privileges. But the fair sisters
of the writing fraternity do not like
the ruling. and ask no special consid-
Grafton on either score.
Hang your paternal solicitude," says
a telegram to the Secretary of the
Treasury from Lou Rogers, one of the
applicants for the privilege accorded to
men of the tribe of scribes on special
occasions. Business women want
square deal from their government.
They have brains and sense enough to
judge for their own safety"