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The Washington times., 1917-12-24

A hfeboat, with members OF the
n pulling away from the doomed
RENE right convoy is rushing up.
curing legislation when may aid them
the cost of living"
Not Ready to Commit ThemseIves.
The following Senators were not
ready to commit themselves, but had
nothing in. any case. to say against the
raise asked by the clerks:
senator ollie m. James of kentucky
81 shall give my most careful con-
sideration to your suggestion in re-
gard to the Keating bill"
senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of
Nebraskat ---..
Il will give this measure careful
have to say"
Senator Thomas $. Martin Of VIrgiaiai
II write to assure you OF my care
full consideration of me matters re-
ferred to in your letter" ..... 90.
Senator john r. shaforth Of COIoradOI
I will give this measure careful
consideration when 1t comes before
the Senate"
Senator william J. stone Of MIssouFiI
"The matter will have my careful
attention when 1t comes to the Sen
ate"
senator PhIIander C. Knox Of
PennsyIVanIat ...
THE matter you referred to will
have my earnest consideration when
it comes before the Senate for ac-
tion."
Senator Morris sheppard Of TexnsI
The Keatihg bill shall have my
most careful study"
Non-CommIttaI COnEressnen.
Many Congressmen did not feel dis
posed to pledge their support direct
ly for the principal reason that they
were not well enough acquainted with
the bill and the situation. They all
pledged their interest. What the non
commIttal Congressman had to say
follows:
fornIaI
II have the Keating bill at hand
and will consider it carefully"
CoaEressman AIVan T. Fuller Of
MasaaehusettsI
81 will read the bill over carefully"
ConEressman James l.. SIayden of
TexaHI
"I shall be governed by the COM
mittee's recommendation to the
House"
conrre..man Edward w, Pom of
North CarOIinaT
Your bill will have careful con-
sideration."
ConEressman Thomas Gallagher Of
IIIlnolsG
THE Heating bill will have care
full consideration"
ConEressman james p. GIynn of
ConaectIcuti
The matter will have careful con-
sideration."
Congressman II. VI. Jaeoby OF Ar
'I have read your letter with care
and shall give the proposition pains
taking consideration"
Cougressman Joseph W. Byrns Of
Tennessee
81 will keep what you have to say
in mind"
CouEressnan william Gordon Of
OhIOI
81 assure you OF my consideration
OF the Madden bill"
ConEressman Walter n stIness of
Rhode IsIandI
Il will attend the hearings II am
not engaged with my own commit
tee
Congressman william W. Griest of
Pennsylvania
The committee is acquainted with
my views"
Congressman J. T.. Watkins Of
LOuIsIanaG
II hope I will be able TO attend the
meetings of the subcommittee"
Congressman J. Hampton Moore of
Pennsylvania
I appreciate your having written
me-
Speaker Clark interested.
speaker Champ Clark of Missouri
Il will present your letter to the
House today. read II with much in
terest."
Congressman Henry T. RaInsy OF
IIllnOIEI
Il appreciate your calling my at
tention to the hearing"
Congressman n. ID. HeatOn Of Penn
syIVanlaI
Il want to assure you OF my inter
est in the measure"
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICES

THE regular meeting Of the stockholderu az
the Beacon Steam Laundry Company for
the purposs Of electinE = board Of ave Dir-e-
tors, Secretary. and TREASURER, and transact
ing any other business that may pruporiy
come before the meeting. will Be held al the
office Of the company's counsel. Clarsnce W.
Dealtry. Room so4. No. lsl Devonshirs street,
Boston, Massachusetts,. on Tuesday. January
18th. A. ID. ISIS. that being the afth Tuesday
In January. 1913. at ten O'Clock IN the FORE
noon The books for the transfer Of stock
viii be closed from January 18th. 1878, In
elusive. to and including January 10Th. 1914
BY order Of the President
- C. FRANCES GRIFFIN. Secretary.
THE SOCIETY OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE
offers the public their eertincatsa OF m
dsbtsdnesa at par with interest q 3 Per ccnf
per annum, payabls on demana % suanI1
them to operate depoeg for the NE sf tut
and food At reduced prices 20 fathers. moth
err. wives. daughtera, sons. sisters and broth
srs Of soldiers and sailors OF ths Unitf
States. For particulars address p. o. BOX
sI. 1ith II. station. I'D
I MAKE = speciality Of preparng ana ao-
knowiSdging Income Tar rsturns-after Jan
uary first LORENZO O. WAKEFIELD. No
tary Public. l11l n ST. n. ". North ffs1.
Draft afndavits free. II
WE ORGANIZE corporations roady to %
business under Delaware or d. Q. laws -
lowest rates. for further particulars addreas
THE CoRPORATIoN AGENCY coHPANT.
Washington. d. C u
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
LODCER CAUSES
EXCITEMENT IN
NICHOLS STREET
Discharge of Cartridge in
House and Near Arson
Blamed on Him.

Intense excitement prevailed in the
lodging house at BIT Nichols street,
Saturday afternoon and evening. The
police were first calltd to the scene
an excited ledger reporting a man had
shot himself or someone else in his
room. The fire apparatus later
changed up to the building when an
individual, whose identity the police
think thek know, tried to burn down
the house and the dodgers with it.
Set forth in chronological order it
was about like this:
One of the dodgers perusing, the
contents Of a moving picture magazine
had Just reached the point in the
story where the william enters with a
gun. The thrilling construction Of
the piece Of fiction had the reader on
edge when .'bang!" he heard a shot in
the next room.
The lodger, trembling, ran to the
nearest phone and called up Capt. E.
O.. Cronan informing the latter some
thing terrible had happened. Lieut..
James Ramsey rushed to the house
and entering the room where the
shot had been fred, found Robert
Lesbry, carrying a souse, and an
empty cartridge shell in his hands.
ASSDIys IL dppCaAS, AieIo PAeSSoA Zig
cartridge in wise and banged it with
a. hammer, the bullet Embedding itself
in the wall. The landlady insisted
he disturbed her tranquility and eject
ed him bag and baggage.
That evening the inmates having
regained their composure were forced
to flee from their beds as smoke
poured up the cell ar stairway threat
ening to suffocate them. The fire
apparatus was driven to the scene. In
the cellar the firemen found a mat
tress had been ignfted in the coal
bin, and a. waste basket filled with
paper purposely set under the stair
way and fired. They put out the
flames
District Chief Burns says the fire
was of an incendiary nature. The
landlady, with emphasis insisted that
Lesbry, peeved because he had been
fired out Of the house tried to burn
it down. The police coincided and
started a hunt for Lesbry.
Last night they found him in
Water street Detectives Burns and
Derrick, who had been assigned to
arrest him. meeting Lesbry near a
lodging house. The fact that he has
been drinking heavily for weeks pre-
vented the police from questioning
him today and he was held in $50U
bonds for a hearing August 4. The
police in the meantime will assist the
fire marshal in an effort to solve the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31

-.
George and Bonar Law and Sir Ed
ward Carson, however, would not
seem to indicate that the foundation
for a peace Of reconciliation and COM
promise really exists. Other English
and French utterances are equally in
compatible with such an assumption -
Regarding the Erzberger interview,
the Cologne Gazette observes:
After this interview Herr Erzber-
ger cannot longer be taken seriously.
However, for the sake of the public
interest. we would urgently request
him to discontinue playing the role of
Providence to the German people,
The Tageszeitung says: Herr Err
berger talks much, hut in the long run
everything cannot be overlooked"
The Germania continues to defend
the Centrist leader against attacks
from within the ranks Of his own
party asserting that while his peace
agitation Is wholly in accord with the
Pope's recent communication. he was
not Influenced by the vatican's att-
| ude.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
BURGLARS ACTIVE
IN WATERBURY

Waterbury, July s1---Many daring
burglaries have been committed in this
city during the last week or 10 days
but the climax was reached yesterday.
Taking advantage of the noise made
by the city's street flushing machine,
burglars broke the show window of
J. D.Cecco. a jeweler ON East Main
street, and when the police discovered
the break few minutes later they
found a brick, done UP in an old shirt,
inside the store, having been used to
smash the glass. The proprietor made
an inventory and learned that several
watches and rings were missing from
the window. It was learned that the
home Of Albert Frank at SO Faber
avenue was entered Saturday night or
Sunday night and a considerable sum
of money, which had been concealed
beneath rugs, was taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
Compensation For
Georgetown Worker


Declaring he lost the sight of one
eye while working for the Gilbert &
Bennett Co., of Georgetown, Michael
Diciegel of that town has appealed
to the superior court from the find
ing of Compensation Commissioner
Buckingham. The latter found the
loss of sight was due to an old in
jury and allowed the employe $5.85
a week for the actual time he lost
from his work.
Diciegel claimed he was working
in the, shop yard when he got a. piece
Of coal in his eye. The eye became
inf1amed and he had to quit work
for A days. ,Afterward he became
entirely blind in the injured eye. Spe-
ciaHsts testified the presence of small
bit of coal could not possibly have
caused blindness and said there was
an old injury which caused loss of
sight
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
LEG AMPUTATED
!. SUES FOR $15, 900

To recover for the loss of a leg.
which was amputated as a result. of
injuries received in an automobile ac-
cident, James Jende of Greenwich
has brought suit against c. e. Slau-
son Co., of Stamford for $4,000. Pa
pers in the action were filed yester-
day in the superior court. Jende says
he was struck by the defendants mo-
tor truck as he crossed a street in
Stamford on October 10 last. He
was confined in hospital for long
time and had to spend 1863 for treat
ment,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
yesterday.
AS against the statements alleged to

yCotSIA<nJs
AS against the statements alleged to
have been made by the Centrist leader
to a Swiss editor, official circles here
yesterday pointed to Chancellor Mi
chaelis's recent speech. Wheo the AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent inquired
whether Herr Erzbergers presence In
switzerland and his announced aufbi-
ton to sit at table opposite Premier
Lyody George for the purpose Of ar
ranging a peace conference reflected
the sentiments or the authority of the
German government. the Foreign Of
fee replied that Herr Erzberger was
travelling and talking in a private ca
pacfty.
''The German Chancellor" 1t was
stated. has demonstrated that he IS
a peace chancellor by his Endorsement
of the Retchstag's peace resolution.
and since then in, the course OF his
address to the German Journalists -
To this q Foreign Office official added
In talking with the correspondent
The recent speeches Of Messrs. Lloyd
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
DRUG CLERKS ELECT

PED. Sullivan was elected president
of the Bridgeport Drug Clerks asso-
citation. Slocal $40, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor at a
meeting of that body held in this city
last night A. F. Mccain was named
first vice president and Joseph R.
Martin. second vice president.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
Mayor Mitchell
After Reelection

New York, July 31-Mayor Mitchell
will become a candidate to succeed
himself. In letter yesterday from
Upper Saranac Lake, N: Y, to Will
liam Hamlin Childs. chairman of the
executive committee of the fusion
committee, he accepted the designa-
ton for mayor in the September pri-
maries
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31

Where the Exemption Boards located, their per-
sonnet, and places of examination and corrected quotas
to be called for examination for first call:
FIRST DIVISION
(F1rst. econd and Voting Distrcts)
George G. Edwards, chairman; F. A Bartlett secre-
tary; Dr. samue! NJ Ga Ca examining physician Office
amnaons viii be- held ED in the Y NJ c. a. Gymnasm
Quota to be sent to war, 1852 Probable number of
istration 5,774.
SECOND DIVISION
Eourh and Voting
Judge John S. Pullman, chairman Henry Lee secre-
J. s. Pullman State and Broad streets Tel 1865
Examinations to be held in Elias Howe school, Clinton
Of 49, Total division e2
THIRD DIVISION
(sixth and Seventh Voting Disricts)
Sanford stoddard chairman; Archer c. Wheeler
Of bn
Tel Barhum 5s4 Examinations to be held at the Bridge
port High school, to be war 372 Probable
number of examinations, 1116 Total division regisra-
ton 1896.
FOURTH DIVISION
eighth and Ninth Voting Disricts)
Edward S. Spargo, chairman; George NJ Coughlin sec
retary Dr. Daniel P Griffin examining physician ONCE,
Room zoe Warner Building Tel: Barnun isles Place
war 1856 Probable number of examinations 1853
Total division registration 4,774.
FIFTH DIVISION
Eleventh Voting Dstricts)
James Coulter, chairman; Frank P. Day. secretary;
Dr. J. Formichella examining physician Office,
Automatic Machine Co.. 113 East Washington avenue.
Tel Barnum 27O Place for examinations Franklin
school, Nichols street. Quota to be sent to war; 348
Probable number of examinations required 1144 Total
division registration 1898.
SIXTH DIVISION
(Both of Voting Distrcs)
l. B. Powe chairman; Albert Lavery, secretary; DR..
H. Finnegan, examining physician. ONCE Engine Co.
No g. Barnum and Central Tel. Barnum 2iO6.
Place for examinations Engine House No g. Quota to be
sent war; 49, Probable number of examinations $751;
Total division registration 1928
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-31
BERLIN REFUTES
PEACE EFFORTS
OF ERzBERGER
officials Don't Think Talk
With Lloyd George Would
End War.

/, Berth, via London, July M.-The
herman official world IS apparently
mot Inclined TO share the opticisn
wt3oh n6aHhias Erzbergsr exhibited in
she recent 4ntsrvasw he gave In zu-
rich and which burnt in upon Berlin
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
INV Payore When We Sell for Less Sale Starts Friday June 18th
Ladies' Dresses.

Our entire line of Ladies' Dresses, con-
sisting of Crepe de Chine. Taffeta, Voiles
and Organizes going at 33 1-3 per cent off
during this great Sale. ,ss., ~ hi'
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
Extra Special
800 Pairs Ladies, and Miss
es' Oxfords and Shoes,
Samples" $3.50 o.
and $500 values for !. COC

We are wanting you to take the time to
compare the prices we are quoting in this
sale with the prices asked by other stores.
II will tickle you to find out that we can
and will save you lot of your cash. And,
too we want you to get the idea well IN
mind that we are going to move to a new
location-a bigger location-and are going
to be in shape to offer you better store
service than ever before. Bit, by all
means, get yourself in running order TO
come to this great bargain sale at speed
limit pace Note the dates. Get them fixed
in your mind and don't forget our NEW
location-the Mime corner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
A SAFE INVESTMENT.

There is no safer investment than the Liberty
loan bond issue offers. One advantage is that
the money thus invested is not tied up beyond
reach in an emergency. The bond will always
be salable at it's face value, will be the best
kind Of collateral on which to borrow or buy.
Other securities will fluctuate, but the govern
ment bond for one hundred dollars will always
be exchangable at moments notice for one
hundred dollars, in crisp new bills or one hum
dred dollars in gold
In the conviction that men Of small means
cannot do better than to buy these bonds,
Warren S. Stone grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, urges railroad
workers and men in the transportation industry
to invest So also does John Mitchell, presl-
dent Of the United Mine Workers of America.
Especially does he advise forei Unborn citizens
that such an investment would be a convincing
proof of their loyalty and demonstration OF
their gratitude to the country which freely
gave them the splendid opportunities they and
their children enjoy.
It remains only to add that these bonds are
exempt from taxation and bear interest at
the rate of three and onehalf per cent. If any
future bonds are offered at higher rate of in
terest the rate on this first issue is automatcal
" raised, and the investor of today will get as
nigh rate of interest as any man who shall
hereafter buy government bond.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
Pershinu,

Springfield, Mass, Republican: Ma
jor General PershingS is fit and ready
This is, in substance. his military rec.
ord:
West Point graduate. in class OF
1856.
In the Apache Indian campaign in
lsss.
In the Sioux Indian campaign in
1S90-1S91.
Instructor at West Point. 1897-1S9S.
Served with the Tenth cavalry of
the regular army in the Santiago cam.
paign of the Spanish war.
Served in the Philippine islands.
1S99-1903; conquered the hostile
MoEos of Mindanao in notable cam
paign lasting from October. 1902 to
June, 1903.
Served with General Kurokis army
as United States military observer in
the Russo-Japanese war.
Commanded United States expedi-
tionary force in Mexico, 1916, and
succeeded Major General Funston as
head Of the United States military de-
partment of the southwest.
General Pershing is Sc years old and
in the very prime of his military Wig
or and capacity for service. AS an
officer, he will worthily represent the
United States regular army in France
and in his professional attainments he
will be no discredit to the American
military traditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
KEOKUK MUSIC LOVERS.

Maud Powell, whom this country gladly
recognizes a notable violinist Of native orr
gin, recently gave an interview in which she
appealed to American men and incidentally to
American women to make an effort to appre-
ciate music intelligently instead of regarding a
love of music as something dependent on sensi-
bllity. The point Miss Powell makes is worth
attention. She suggests that many people who
hear music en- masse, so to speak, might if
they took the trouble, make BEGINNING at hear
ing the elements in the mass. By this she I'M
doubtedly means that what is now taken in bv
the senses as a general effect could be bv at
tentlon separated into the several factors that
make up the product. A nearer who likes times
OF easy appeal might come to like the tunes of
the great composers equally we'll if he lis
tened carefully to the manner in which they
are used by such composers Almost all Deople
are susceptible to rhythm in simple form:
large majority OF people might become suscep-
tlole 20 rhythm IN more intricate form. if they
gave thought to it. All intelligent neople nso
IN their daily speech the extended range of tone
under emotion to secure emphasis. and the in
crease and decrease IN speed of speech which
are directly paralIeled as musical means h1
composers in building compositions,
There would be a large addition to tho intel
ligent music public if people Of INTELLIGENCE bo-
heved it worth while to cultivate undnre+ a,,d;,,
OF music There are in Keokuk several oraoni
cations devoted to the study and Instrumental
and vocal presentation Of music which arc cor,
tributing in no small measure to a. correct j.,
Interpretation and understanding of what is
most desirable in the efforts of notable connos
ers OF this and past days. The work is one If
love and appreciation, removed, as it sbouId no
from expectation of pecuniary reward. Renot;,
ton of good music is of great Importance as in
ducing harmonious condition Of mind .na
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25

The Civic league, through it
] legislative committee has offeres
various prizes for vegetable gardens
and well kept residences cared To-
| by children.
| The children have responded spleen
didly to the offers and nearly 10,
have entered in the two contests
Owing to the delightful instructions
given by Mr.. W. d. Lewis in garden
making, a large list of children have
entered in the contest.
The Commercial club will have
charge of the vegetable garden con
test and will lend it's support to the
league in this movement. Funds have
been appropriated by the Commercial
club for certain of the prizes. Other
citizens have responded generously
in supplying funds. to cover the other
prizes.
Citizens generally are invited to
inspect the work OF these children,
which is along the line OF patriotic
effort now being urged upon Amer
lean citizens, and lend encouragement
to the children In their enterprise.
Following is a list OF children COM
peting:
Lawn coptest-Third grade: Virgil
XhOSCACSy N<ll<bi 100 A%OAiSt A11SoA 2sAoAbs
Leo Andrews, Viola Rohrbougil,
Bertha James, Louise Boston. Billy
Helfrich, Philip Calhoun, Kenneth
Milborn, Bessie Davis and Charles
Galloway.
Fourth grade: iHilda Benner, Will.
bur BeIknap, Marguerite Carlton,
Archie Cantell, Reed Corson, William
Dye, Elizabeth Griffin, Leo King,
Franklin Shultz, Bernice Treuthart.
Fifth grade: Harold Wilson, Gil
bert Dunsworth, Fred Erwin, Chester
Brown, Clifford HARRISON.
Sixth grade: Junius Wetzel, Mary
Williams, John Ferris, Gerald Bald
ridge, Billy Dunn, Lloyd Gibson, Har-
ley Kimbrough James Cantwell,
Clara Griffin, Corrall Sweeney, Lewis
Westfall, Dorothy James. William
Milborn, Philip Culkin. Leland Brak-
ensiek, and Raymond Aicheley.
Seventh grade: Florence Palmer,
Gladys Sweeney, Theodore Morgan.
Garden contest-Third grade: Bees
sic Davis, Harry Fisher. Margaret
McCarty, Alice Denison, Marie Kelly,
Dorothy Levitt, Verna Long, Mary
Palmer, Kirk Smith. Billy Helfrich,
Raymond Byers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
Antidotes for
Bodily Poisons
fBy H.. II. Smith, M. d.

tBy IL. II. SMITH, NJ. IL.
The victims OF auto-intoxication
are many thousand every day. BY
reason of the toxins, or poisons bred
in the intestines, these poisonous
bacteria are sent all through the
blood channels and the victim feels
tired, sleepy and headachy, or the
best treatment for this is to drink no,
water before breakfast-plenty of
water all day and procure a simple
laxative, made OF May-appfe, leaves OF
aloe. etc, with no calomel and eli
tirely vegetable, which can be OBJ
tanned at any drug store, known as
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Equally important is 1t to cleanse
kidneys and bladder, and drinking
of pure water will cleanse
them TO certain extent. Then OBJ
tain at the drug store little Anuric,
which was first discovered by Dr.
Pierce of Surgical Institute in Buf
falo. N. Y Anuric double strengtll)
should be taken before meals. 1t is
many times more potent than lthia
in throwing off the poisonous accun-
ulations of uric acid.
Through failure of kidneys to act,
through congestion, inflammation,
any persons condition Is ripe Tor
disease to fasten its hold upon the
system.
Anuric has been tested for the past
few years for kidney, bladder, uric |
acid troubles, rheumatism, govt, AMI
such ailments as follow, and so many |
cases both acute and stubborn have |
Yielded to this wonderful remedy |
hat do not hesitate to recommend |
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