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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
TWO GIVEN TEN YEARS
FOR STEALING FUR COAT
Harry Silverman and Samuel New
man Are Sentenced by
Justice Mccoy.

Declaring that the interest of the pub
lie must be safeguarded and an exam
pie made that will deter crooks from
other cities from visiting Washington,
especially at the coming inaugural fes-
tivities. Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court today imposed the max
imum penalty of ten years in the pen
ltentiary on Harry Silverman and Sam
uel Newman. recently convicted of
stealing fur coat. valued at SEAS, from
the store of Woodward & Lothrop De-
cember 80 last.
Although only about twenty five
years old, both prisoners have been con-
Victed on many occasions of pocket
picking and other larcenies. Justice
Mccoy told the young men that there
was no extenuating circumstance by
which he might make the punishment
less than the maximum. If they were
before a criminal court in New York
them that the law which provides life
Imprisonment for habitual criminals
would probably be invoked against
them.
Attorney Robert I. Miller, who, with
Attorney NJ F. Mangan. represented
the men, made a strong plea for lenien-
cy, claiming that the boldness display
ed when the men walked into the fur
department of the store. took a fur coat,
threw 1t across the arm of one of them
and walked out. indicated that the pris-
oners were "doped." He said both had
been addicted to the habit of using
narcotics and begged for short SEN
tence.
Assistant United States Attorney Arth
asked for the limit of the law, not only
because of the habitual criminal in
St1nctS of the two men, but in the In
tereSt of the merchants and the city.
He pointed out how the detective force
is required to police the department
stores around the holiday times, and
suggested that the approaching inau-
guration would draw number of the
light fingered gentry from other cities,
who might be kept away by learning
that such violations of the law were
adequately punished in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Smith Hughes Vocational Education
Bill Becomes Law,

President Wilson yesterday afternoon
signed the Smith Hughes vocational
education bill. which provides for fed
erai cooperation with the states in
establishing industrial schools. appro-
priating s1.70O.o00 this year. the ap-
proriations increasing annually to
$7.30O,000 in nine years.
Secretaries Redfield and Wilson. Rep
resentative Hughes of Georgia and
Senator Smith of Georgia were present
to witness the signing of the bill. Four
different pens for the Presidents use.
made especially for the occasion at a
boys school at Buffalo. n. Y. were
utilized and were afterward given
one each-to Senator Smith. Represent
alive Hughes, Secretary Redfeld and
the Buffalo boys school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Ending Feb
ruary "a. 1917.
WAR SITUATION.

Break between the United States and
Austria over relentless submarine war
fare was regarded as certain the
United States demanded an expression
of the Austrian attitude. American
sailors made prisoners in the capture
of the British steamer iarrowdale and
held by Germany apparently as hos
tages, were reported released Ger
many denied that American consuls had
been detained on German soil. Inc
United States Senate passed drastlc
bill aimed at foreign spies. The steam
ship Frederik VIII, conveying former
Ambassador Won Bernstorff of Germany
and his suite, made Halifax as a port
of call for examination by British
authorities The ruthless submarine
warfare continued. British troops We're
reported to have made gains on the
Ancre in the western front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Inquiry Into Foreign Trade.

Port and transportation facilities of
Russia, the far east and Australasia
will be Investigated by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, it was
today. The object is to sup
ply American shippers with reliable in
formation and to bring opportunities
for business to the attention of manu-
facturers and builders. Paul Page
Whitman of Seattle, a transportation
specialist, will make the investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
DIES IN NINETY-sECoND YEAR
Mrs. Leonora Baxter Resident o
washington Forty Years.

Mrs. Leonora Baxter, resident of
this city for forty years, died in her
ninety-second year yesterday at the
home of her son, G.. H. Baxter, S24 18th
street northeast Funeral services are
to be held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at her sons residence. Inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Too Ready With Figures.

80 we have decided to trim our gar
ment to the CLOTH" smiled an official
telling Of the order put into effect in
structing agents to now secure so per cent
long" schedules and so per cent short"
schedules, holding the longer accounts
down to a minimum from now on, If
Washington Housewives will let them.
The fact is the housewives are so
ready with their figures and aid that
the investigation>fs drawing itself out
to too great a length, and with about
$500 schedules yet to be gotten. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24

ment is to be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mrs. Baxter, who was born in Eliza
BEETHOVEN, n. Y, September IL. 1925,
was the widow of DR.. ]. b. G.. Baxter,
who served as chief surgeon during
the civil war. Mrs. Baxter was active
ly connected with the hospitals during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24

the war. and served in the hospitals
with her husband in New Orleans in
1864. DIR. Baxter died IN 1892. Besides
her son, G. H. Baxter of the Post ONCE
Department, Mrs. Baxter Is survived
by daughter, Mrs. w. B. Hawley Of
ST. Paul, Mimi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24

Col. Patrick Hagan. ninety, retired
lawyer and capitalist, and owner of
coal. mineral and timber lands in Scott.
Wise, Lee and Dickinson counties, Va,
C4cl at DunGannon. Scott county. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
D. c. HOUSEKEEPERS
FOUND EFFICIENT
Have All Information at Hand
for Cost of Living
Investigators.
KNOW where MONEY GOES

Hats off to the housewives of Wash
ington!"
Such was the general sentiment
among officials of the bureau Of labor
statistics, which Is conducting the in.
quiry into the cost Of living in the Dis
trict, as it has become apparent that
local housewives are as efficient In
keeping track of their daily expenses
that they are ready to give the fifteen
young woman agents too much detail
as to the cost of living!
. 1t develops that local housewives have
been eager to fill out the longer ant
have been presented to them, and that
eight out of every ten women have
filled out the longer schedule. Thes'
schedules being SO much the longer OF
the two, take so much time to fill in
that it has put the agents somewha
behind in their collections. For thai
reason the agents today were instruct
ed to stop getting SO many long sGneo
ules" and get more shorter schedules.
Keep Track of Every Penny.
Down to penny. Washington house
wives know where their money goes
it develops. They not only know. but
they are anxious to tell the govern
ment Investigators just where it goes
and how it goes and for what.
The bureau Of labor statistics is quite
overwhelmed with the wealth of sta
tistics which Washington women are
giving This state of affairs is com
plete reversal of conditions that pre-
vailed in 1903. when the bureau made a
detailed investigation into the cost OF
living in the United States. In those
days the average housewife had little
or no idea as to detailed excuses OF
household affairs.
So when the present investigation
was started here in Washington, Of
ficials of the bureau, banking on past
experience, instructed their agents to
get as many Of the longer schedules
filled out as possible, feeling that they
would do well if they could secure two
out of ten long schedules. as COM
pared with short" schedules.
But the high cost of living today has
reversed all that. it would seem, with
the result that the agents have been
literally de.uged with facts, facts. facts
on the cost of living in Washington.
They have not only been able to get
the longer schedules filled out up to
expectation of the older Investigation
the results have been just the other
way round. Indeed, eight out of ten
housewives have preferred to go into
detail as to the cost of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
ROTARY CLUB REACHES
HS0NE HUNDRED MARK
Quarterly Meeting and Dinner Last
Night Celebration of
Attainment.

The Rotary Club of Washington, d. c..
attained the century mark in member
ship last evening, when, at its quarterly
meeting and dinner at the New Willard,
nine new members were formally intro
duced. An attendance record was estab-
lished. the entire personnel of the club.
with only one or two exceptions, being
present. In other respects. also. 1t was
conceded to be one of the most SUGGEST
full and enjoyable functions in the his
tory of the organization. The guest of
honor was Stewart C. Mcfarland. gov
ernor Of the third Rotary district. Of
which the Washington club Is part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Railroads Rush Food Trains.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, February "a
Within the last twentyfour hours FIVE
trains of fifty cars each loaded with
-four or grain have left here for the
east and two more trains will be dis
patched some time soon. The trains
will be rushed through ahead of all
other freight in order to aid in reliev-
ing the food situation in several cities
of the east One train, loaded with
corn and oats. is bound for the New
England states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
On Entertainment Program.

A mandolin and guitar orchestra rem
dered selections throughout the evening,
and special entertainment features were
introduced between the courses of dinner.
under the direction of Rotarian Roland S.
Robbins. These included numbers by Miss
Elizabeth Brice and Charles King. Scarpi-
of and Naeavara and Miss Emma Ste
phens. all from Keths Theater: the I'm
perial Quartet and Raconteur Jarvis.
on by President Callahan 10 prove to
Gov. Mcfarland that the club has in its
membership talent of high order. and
he made good by relating humorous sto-
ries.
Other noteworthy features of the even
ing were addresses by Gov. Mcfarland
and RotarianS John l.. Newbold and Clar-
ence F. King, who discussed Rotary topics
of peculiar interest to RotarianS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Probing Illegal Combinations.

The district attorney has Joined the
state and city officials in their cam
paign by starting an investigation of
reports of illegal combinations to raise
prices.
Arrangements have been made for a
great demonstration this afternoon in
Madison Square. If the police will
permit. those in charge of the meet
ing say that after the speaking is
over they will start a parade on 5th
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Governor rendered Reception.

Gov. Mcfarland was rendered a recep-
ton from until 7:30 o'clock. Prompt
ly at the latter hour the Rotarians en-
tered the small ballroom of the Willard.
which was especially decorated for the
occasion, one table being in the form of
a mammoth horseshoe, with small
table within the curve. At the latter
were seated the new members and those
who proposed their names for member
ship.
President D. ]. Callahan presided. He
first announced the new members they
being John c. Mclaughlin. W. \. Leetch,
DR.. F. A. Casteel. II. King Cornwell. +.
wards, Richard l.. Lamb and F. S. Hight.
All responded except Mr. Hight. who was
confined to bed by illness. Each of the
others was introduced by his proposer
and made a suitable response.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT
FORNEW YORK POOR
City Authorities and Wealthy
People Combine to Force
Down Food Prices.
PROBE ILLEGAL COMBINES

NEW YORK, February 24.-Relief is
now in sight for the poor of New York
city, who have been suffering from the
high price of food. SpLrred by riots,
boycotts and mass appeals, the city
government and wealthy citizens have
taken action designed not only to ease
Ythe present situation. but provide for
the future.
The most definite measure is the pur-
chase of large quantity of food which
will be brought here for distribution at
the lowest possible price. George w.
. Perkins. chairman of the mayors COM
mittee on food supply, announced that
a campaign had begun to popularize
rice as a substitute for more costly
foods. To keep down the price of rice
the committee has bought 100000
pounds. The fact that plans are laid
10 buy rice in immense quantities be-
came known today through receipt of
information from Woodland. Cal, that
Mr.. Perkins had telegraphed the coun-
~ board of trade there asking terms
for immediate shipment to New York
Of $4,000. 900 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Advance in Cost of Onions.

practically all the onions raised in
the Chicago district were sold by the
producers at prices which did not aver
age higher than s1.75 hundred
pounds. The present stocks are in
strong hands, and onions are selling
here at IL to Is cents a pound. or six
or eight times as much the pro-
Queer was paid for them.
The car shortage situation had not
improved in this city. at least as far as
IT concerned grain shipments. One
large elevator closed in south Chicago
yesterday because of lack of cars. and
it was said four elevators belonging to
a large grain house would probably
shut down during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Forcing Down Prices.

The mayors committee has purchased
also a carload of smelts on the Pacific
coast, which will be used to force down
prices in the local markets. Funds for
these purchases were guaranteed by
members OF the committee of local
men. The board of estimate and ap
.portionment has asked the state 1egis-
lature to authorize an amendment to
the city charter giving the board power
to appropriate. in case of emergency.
city funds with which to buy foodstuffs
20 be sold at reasonable prices.
Gov. Whitman. who came here last
Dight from Albany. said that he would
devote the day to consideration of
the food problem. The governor ex-
pressed the belief that the Wicks food
and market bill now before the legis-
1ature would, If it became law. ulti-
mately bring some relief. The situa-
ton. he said, demanded an immediate
remedy. and he looks to the municipal
authorities for recommendations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
DISTRICTS OF COLUMBIA.

President ~ ison attended Washing
ton birthday anniversary exercises un-
der the auspices of patriotic societies in
the District; Washington birthday ex-
ercises were held by the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants, the Washington
National Monument Society and other
organizations. Many Senate amend
ments favorable to the District of CO.
lumbia were accepted in conference on
the District appropriation bill.
Chairman Johnson of the House Dis
trict committee cited an opinion of the
controller of the Treasury as evidence
that the District of Columbia is in
debted to the federal government near
ly a quarter of a million dollars for
fines collected in the federal branch
of the Police Court No appropriation
for the proposed Key bridge across the
Potomac was included in the sundry
civil bill as reported to the House. st.
Aloysius Roman Catholic Church raised
100000 in ten days for a girls paro-
chial school. Street car employees.
through their union, made demand for
higher pay from the traction corpora
tions. Among those who died during
the week We're: Charles Stutsman,
twenty-one years a proofreader in the
government printing office; Capt. H. b.
Elliott, retired police officer; NJ Fl.
Dooley, claims agent of the Southern
Railway Company; Rev S. l.. Boiler,
d. D., vice chancellor of the American
University: Capt. Edward Capehart, re-
tired naval officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
NATIONAL.

The House adopted the Senate Reed
bone dry" amendment to the postal
bill. prohibiting importation of liquor
into dry territory. Demonstration OF
housewives and wives of strikers
against the high cost of living took the
form of riotins in New York. Phi1adel-
phia and elsewhere: railroads, under
pressure from the interstate commerce
commission, took measures to hurry
food and fuel products to eastern mar
kets Congress passed the bill giving
citizenship to Porto Ricans. Capts- H.
S. Knapp and w. l.. Rodgers were nom l.
mated by the President as rear ad-
mirals of the navy. Maj. Gen. PERISH
ing succeeded the late Maj. Gen. Funs-
ton in command of the southern De
partment of the army. Nine incendiary
fires in ammunition plants in New
Britain. Conn. resulted in militia
guard against possible repetition OF the
danger. Among those who died dur
ing the week We're: Mai Gen. Fred
erick Funston, U. S. A. hero of many
military campaigns; Brig. Gen. J. X.
O'Beirne, civil war veteran, Rear Ad-
miral A. B. Bates. U. S. N. retired. who
had civil war and Spanish war records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Chicago Begins Food Census
to Detect Attempts to Keep
Products Off the Market

CHICAGO. February pa food CEN
sus of Chicago was started today by
the police department. acting under the
"forestalling ordinance" which forbids
the storing of food in warehouses for
the purpose of keeping it off the mar
ket and thus raising the price to the
consumer.
chief of Police Hermann F. Schuett-
Ter started out a special detail of off,
GERS. with instructions to call at each
OF the twenty-one large cold storage
warehouses and obtain a statement of
tie amount of food of various kinds
which is in storage. With this infor-
mzfion the police believe it will be
possible to determine to what extent
spectators are responsible for the
high prices of food materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Federal Authorities Investigate.

The federal authorities also con-
tinued an investigation into the food
situation, United States District At
torney Charles F. Clyne making the an
nouncement that agents of the Depart
ment of Justice are seeking evidence
on which grand jury indictments will
be brought If conspiracies to corner
food supplies are found.
August Geweke, president of the Cook
County Farmers and Truck Growers
Union. believes that the onion crop Of
this district is now in strong hands"
The Chicago district raised last sum-
mer about 100000 bushels of onions.
said Mr.. Geweke,' himself one of the
largest producers of onions in the
country. That would make about 5000
carloads. Two weeks ago ] saw state
ment that there were not more than
1900 cars of onions in the United
States. Millions of bushels are raised in
other parts of the country, and every
where there was at least two-thirds of
q normal crop. If there are only $500
cars left l wonder how the enormous
difference can be accounted for?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
FOREIGN.

Villa, leader of Mexican insurgents,
was reported to be seeking to make
conjunction with Zapata in southern
Mexico. Congress voted S23.OOO,oOO to
pay for the Danish West Indies, pro-
viding for continuance of the present
government pending investigation of
local needs. The United States again
warned the Cuban people against revo-
lutionary movements. Negotiations
were reported under way for a treaty
making Santo Domingo ward of the
United States. President Wilson urged
Congress to ratify the treaty with Co
lombia- compensating for loss of its
ghtS in the Panama canal, and sug-
gested the necessity of Pan-American
friendship. The United States gave as
surance that the revolutionary govern
ment of Gen. Tinoco in Costa Rica
would not be recognized. Among those
who died during the week was Sir Ben
jamin Franklin, noted British physi-
clan.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-23
CHICACOTO HAVE
CITIES MEETING
WILL SEE PLACES or INTEREST
League Sessions viii Be Held At the
Hotel sherman on Thursday
Friday and Saturday.

Representative men of Rock Island
Including city officials have received
Invitations to attend the convention
oF the League oE Illinois Muulc1pal4~
ties 10 be held next week in C1fcsgo-
the meeting VIII open ON Thursday
aud close Saturday. Sessions VIII
take place at the Hotel Sherman ana
among tae places which visitors VIII
lie shown are fbe Clarendon municipal
beach. the municipal pier. the city
tuberculosis sanirarium. the Bell teie-
phone buildiug. the Fisk street gen
Grating station of the Commonwealth
Edison company, the Illinois tunnel
the Union sock yards and the Essanay
FtEna eompauv's studio and plant.
Amended IL the invitation received
from Mayor James f. Harley of
Aurora. president of the league. by
local people
@You are invited to attend the con
vaafGon oT the League Of Illinois
Municipalities to be held in Chicago
On March e, so and 81 at Hotel Shar-
man. and Eou are at liberty % bring
tw3 or three of your friends. pres
/ Eerablv efty oT6faIs. with yous as att
men Interested iu the welfare Of lille
uols cities and villages are invited lo
he present whether members OF the
league or not
~ program of excellent speakers
ON municipal subjects has been ar
ranged for. and we expect q great deal
eau be learned by exchanging expert
euees and ideas. Many oI the pront~
uert public officials Of the state viii
be at the convention.
"The delegates, members and
guests will he entertained by the city
oGciaIs. business men and citizens of
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-23
D8yFY PLEADS Guilty..

Sidney Dayey pleaded guilty in cir
cuig court tHis afternoon 10 breaking
into the garage of the Independent
Jobbing company in this city. March T.
He was charged with burglary. He
was ln the act Of eranking Ep an auto
mobile at the TINS of his arrest Judge
W f. Church gave him an indetermi-
nate sentence 3n the state peEitentiary
at Joliet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
GUILFORD.

Isabelle Jewett Of Newport, y II, is
visiting at Frank Iacobs's
Mrs Charles Alexander OF Brattleboro
is a guest of Mrs : \ Smith and calling
on old friends
The rain storm Tuesday morning
washed the roads very badly in places
Even the oldest inhabitant" does not re-
member the like
The body OF John Walbrldge, which was
buried in Christ CHURCH cemetery nearly
three years age, was removed TO St Johns
bury last week Thursday by undertallers
Moran a Rohde.
Bert Wood, demonstlator for the Rob
crts Auto Co. and the Western Electric
Co, installed two electric lights in c. p.
Miller's house the night Of the social. for
the evening. which were highly satisfac.
tory. 1t was almost as light as day
The chicken pie supper and social last
Friday evening, given by the Ladies' Aid
society, was very successful affair Fully
l25 people enjoyed the supper. and SIC
was Melted for the society. 4 large mum
Der came from Houghton Simondss and
/ Donnel a Davis's, and many more from
Brattleboro which was very pleasing tc
the society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-02
RHEUMATISM is A
WEATHER PROPHET
More Prevalent Than for Many Years
Sudden Changes of Tempera-
ture an Immediate Cause.

When rheumatism fastens on an midi
vidual he generally knows what the trou-
blc is. The inflammation. soreness, pain,
swelling Joints and backache, with loss OF
appetite, plainly indicate rheumatism
Physicians differ a. to the disease. but all
agree that rheumatism is CAUSED 10y poison
getting into the system Cold and mois.
ure with sudden changes of temperature,
cause aggravated attacks and intense suf-
fcring The first twinee OF pain or stiff
ness OF muscles demands quick action
Don't suffer minute: get from Wilfred
L. Root or any druggist a bottle OF Rheu-
ma. It's a great specialists prescription
which gives relief in all forms of rhcmma-
tl~m. 1t brings swollen Joints down to
normal, reduces the pain, and restores the
whole system without the least injury to
the heart. This two weeks treatment is
inexpensive and your money will be re
turned II YOU do not get the JOYFUL relief
anticipated