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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-16

plane, with its German pilot and OBJ
server. near Lahana (Tahinos?).
''On the Dorian front our raiders
entered the village OF Akinjall, infict-
ing casualties on enemy detachments."
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WOMAN FIGHTS MAN
IN HER APARTMENTS
Mrs. Grace Piney Tells Police Of En-
counter With Midnight In
truder at Burlington.

| Mrs. Grace Piney, Burlington apart
ments, this morning shorty after mid
night participated in desperate en-
| counter with an unidentified white
| man in her apartments. according to
complaint. she made to the ponce
/ When Detective Evans reached her
| apartment shortly before ! o'clock he
! found Mrs. Piney suffering from bruises
on her throat, which, she stated. We're
made by the intruder choking her
Mrs Piney was in the bathroom
cleaning her gloves when noise at
tracted her attention and she discov-
cred a man on the balcony Of her apart
ment.
The intruder told her he would choke
her If she made an outcry. and When
she started to summon assistance shc
said, he choked her. Then she tainted,
she told Detective Evans and Precinct
Detective Forteney. Mrs. Piney sald
the man made a second attack after she
had revived and choked her again. but
not until after she had oealt him blow
with her fist and made his nose oleed'
He finally left the apartment, she said
taking with him several papers OF no
value that We're III an envelope III Il
| bureau drawer.
Mrs. Piney went to the telephone to
summon assistance, but was unable TO
telephone z message. and an emploSe OF
the apartment house came to her as,
sistance. Mrs. Piney said she was not
positive of the mans identity. though
she thought she knew who he was. The
affair is being investigated.
Duplicate Key Workers Active.
Duplicate key workers are reported
to have burglarized the residence OF
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GEORGETOWNFOLK
OPPOSEU. PHONES
Citizens Association Declares
Against Idea of Govern
ment Ownership.
OBJECT TO BRIDGE PLANS

Government ownership % the tele-
phones of the District of Columbia is
not favored by the Georgetown Citi-
Gems Association. Government owner
ship of the telephones of the country
finds no greater favor. In fact, gov
eminent ownership generally is OBJ
jectionable.
The organization went on record last
night. when it approved the report of
its legislative committee on the pend
Ing bill in Congress for government
acquisition. maintenance and operation
of the telephones of the District as q
measure of military caution. The re-
port, OF nine typewritten pages. was
an exhaustive consideration of the sub
Jet of government ownership of telc-
phones, here or elsewhere. and most
positively opposed the idea. 1t was
coEc!usiveiy il favor OF private own
cysnip and strong in praise of the
present corporation that maintains and
operates the system here.
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Senator Pomerene Talks Plainly.

Senator Pomerene Talks Plainly.
Senator Pomerene, chairman of the
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment, said that he accepted the invi-
tation to speak at the meeting on the
condition that he could tell them plain
, ly how he felt. He said he had no
sympathy with the so-called horizontal
increases in salaries for employees of
the government, because he had made
study of the civil service and found
that there was one class of workers
That was underpaid. a second class that
received just what it was worth and
a third class that was overpaid.
Your horizontal increases would
simply retain these inequalities. Do
YOU suppose ! could go back to my
constituents and say that 1 was right
when l voted for a raise for men and
women who now get more than they
ought to have? But l can defend u
raise Tor the man or woman who is
undergrad"
He said that he had come to the con-
clusion that there should be a retire.
ment system. and the question now
was what kind?
But whether you belong to the
school for the straight plan, or to the
school promoting the contributory
plan" he said, you must first estab-
lish the principle of retirement. And
at this time the only plan which can
be passed is the contributory plan. 1t
is the only plan which can be>passed
Men who are now fighting for the
straight pension plan" he went on.
ARE delaying the day when you will
set 4 retirement system
Sounds a Warning.
|. He told the employees he had heard
that unless something WIS done for
the government employees the labor or
CARNATIONS "were going to get some
| BODY He said you can catch more
flies with molasses than with vinegar.
and 'if case Will not stand on its
merits you will not get it by threats"
Representative Porter II. Dale of
Vermont said there was universal
need for pensions for citizens who have
outlived their usefulness. ]. d. Hol-
land, postmaster of West Roxbury,
Mass. a member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association of
Civil Service Employees, and William f.
Russell, a lawyer and former govern
ment employe. also spoke in favor OF
the retirement system.
]. w. Mcconnell of this city pre-
sided. Music was furnished by an or
chestra. and George O'Connor rendered
several solos.
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response from all over the nation. For.
after all, the American people are not
a small-souled people. The people in
my district, typical American district,
believe that the laborer is worthy of
his hire
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Urges Feb. % for Belgian Protest.

NEW YORK, January 16-The New
York Churchman'S Association has
adopted a resolution calling upon the
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Representative Keating's Views.

representative heatluS views.
The time is coming" said Repre-
sentative Heating of Colorado. when
we will not only recognize the service
of the man trained to destroy other
produce things so that men can live.
Where is the money coming from? Cut
off one battleship. That would produce
the money. But when man suggests
that he cut off one battleship and sug-
gests the pairing of the army appro-
priations he is declared to be lacking in
patriotism.
Il want to tell you right here that
no nation Is saved by its guns alone.
You have to have something back of
the guns. 1t is all right to have an
army, a navy, plenty of guns and big
stores of ammunition. but you must
have something back of them You must
have back of them men strong of body,
mind and SOUL
Points Out Another Way.
There is another way. Enormous
profits are being made by industry in
the United States. Tax all profits
above 10 per cent. Take cents from
every dollar of profit above 10 per cent
and you will have 220,0O0,OoO annual
ly, and that's just one item"
He told the employees that they must
concentrate; that they were going after
too much and would wind up with
nothing.
First" he said. you must catch up
with the spirit of labor organizations.
1t is to help the poor devil down be-
low. Don't let him suffer a day longer
than is necessary. See that he gets
living wage. See that every man
or woman, without regard to color,
who works for Uncle Sam gets a living
wage. 1t Is nothing less than a ma
tional disgrace for government to
pay salaries that will not keep body
and soul together.
You should concentrate, then, on re-
tirement legislation. You will get a
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Report Approved Unanimously.

J. Holdsworth Gordon, chairman of
the committee, read the report. 1t was
approved without dissent. The accom-
panying motion proposed that it be
submitted to committees handling the
bill in both houses of Congress.
The report objected to using the Dis
trict as an experiment station, citing
instances in which the community has
been far from benefited by similar leg
islative try-outs. 1t recited the appar-
ent fact that the proposed taking over
of the local phones would isolate them
from the national system now main
tanned, regarding this as a disai vantage
to private and business interests here.
No reason, at large. could be seen for
government ownership. in view of the
fact that. for military purposes. the
government is empowered at any time
TO take over the national system or any
part of il. 1t declared the existing
efficiency of the system under present
management. citing a test undertaken
BY the Navy Department and meet
ing the unqualified approval of Secre-
tary Daniels
I'VE of this community know our re-
lations to the government said the re-
port. I'VE want no experiments at our
expense"
Points Out Drawbacks of Ownership.
Then, discussing government owner
snip generally, the report calleQ atten-
tion to the difficulties of obtaining prop
err and needed appropriations: the fail
ure of progress in developing the bust
neesss possibilities; the process of fill
ing positions by political influence, and
the general circumlocution of govern
mental methods.
The executive committee, Frank 2.
Leetch chairman, reported a resolu-
tfon prepared by John Hadley Doyle,
directing the committee on parks to
take up with Col. Harris. in charge of
public buildings and grounds, and the
commission on fine arts the question
of locating on the old reservoir site at
Wisconsin avenue and r streets one
of the many historical statues in con-
temptation. The resolution was ap-
proved and referred to the parks COM
mittee for action.
Chairman Leetch considered it doubt
full IL the provision for a public COM
fort station at Wisconsin avenue and
NJ street would be included in the
District appropriation bill.
T. Janney Brown, chairman of the
public improvements committee. report
ed the failure of experiments to con-
vert small expanses of water into skat-
ing ponds, under tests made by the
office OF public buildings and grounds.
The water seeped away under these
tests and no means to correct this had
been found
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
RED CROSS HEAD
 ANSWERS CHARGE. . OF'LEON TROTzky

Petrograd, De. 29-Col. Anderson, head of the Red Cross mission to Rumania, has telegraphed to Jassy to American Ambassador Francis, an ex- planatton of the Col. Kolpashnikoft Rostov automobile incident. He de- clared 1t was intended originally to send the automobiles to Jassy, but suddenly conditions developed here which indicated it might be possible for the entire mission to leave at once and we were advised it might be inn possible to go by the northern route" |"
 "On Dec. 5 conditions became acute" the telegram adds. 'It then appeared that 1t might be necessary for the safety of the Red Cross units to leave Rumania by the southern route with the motor transport, I instructed Col. KoIpashnikoff to take the automobiles to Rostov, intending to have a unit go southward by motor from there. A few days later con- dftions changed for the better and l cancelled the order and sent Kolpash- nikoh back to Petrograd.
 ''The only reason for ordering the cars to Rostov was to provide for the safety of the units in case of emer- gency."
 The statement concludes by saying Col. Anderson had nothing to do with any political or military conditions in Russia, either directly or indirectly.
 Raymond Robins took this explan- etion to Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik minister, who Is responsible for the Imprisonment of Kolpahsnikoff and who has made allegations against the American embassy. MT. Robins who is head of the Red Cross mission to Russia, took with him a letter from Ambassador Francis to Mr. Robins explaining the situation. It is un- derstood that Trotzky's attitude to- ward the new explanation, Is one o1 skepticism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
HtALlHItSi UNE
 , IN TIE FAMILY No Sign Of Dropsy And Kidney Trouble
 Since Taking 'FRUIT-A-TIVES"

Port Robinson, July sth, 1915.
 "We have used tFruit-a-tt7es' in our house foro over three ysarz and have always found them a good medicine. Oav kttls girR, Aattie, Eas t,os5Aed wita Kidsey DisAass. The Doctor said she was threatenedwith Dropsy. Herlimbs and body were all swollen andwe began to think she could not live. Finally, ", decided to try "Fruit-a-tives". .SE begaS b saow fanbroseasemt Gtse1 sre Aa giS'e~ Aev GtSw ts6Iets. In short time the swelling had all gone down and he flesh began to look more natural. Nov she is the AeGlkAiest one in Ase famiL;; and has no signs of the old ailment. We can not say too much for st tFruit-a- tives" and would never be without them"J
 WILLIAM WARREN.
 50c. 6 box, 6 for $2.5o, trial sire, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid OF receiptof price by Fruit-a-tivesL Limited, Ogdensburc. T~w vo~'-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SHOWN
 TO BE A FAILURE

With the French Armies in the Field, Dec. 2S.-Germany's Zeppelin program, announced with boastful pride in 1914, stands a dreary failure today.
 Accurate figures now available show that of 53 Zeppelins put into commits sion since 1914, 35 have been totally destroyed; two have been badly dam aged and put permanently out of commission; two are missing and probably destroyed; one badly dam aged was temporarily out of commits sion in December: 13 remain in ser vice, eight of which are detailed to the North Sea, two to the Baltic and three as experimental or school ships.
 Raids over France, England and Belgium have cost the Germans 1T zeppelins. eight having been account
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29

ed for in England, five in France and four in Belgium. Accidents by fire, wind and lightning have destroyed at least eight in Germany.
 Zeppelin numbers. accurate calcu- fation shows. started with the "L-1'' and ended with 'L-57'' Numbers be- tween 25 and 30 have not been em- ployed, leaving B to be accounted for. "L-1" and 'L-2" were destroyed be- fore the war. The first fell in the North Sea and the seconld was acci- dentally burned in Fuhlssbuttel
 In addition to her ZeppeIns, Ger many has had in commission since beginning of the war at least 13 air ships of the .tSchutte LanS'' Gross
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
ONE THOUSAND CLERKS NEEDED
 BY GOVERNMENT

The commission again brings to the attention of the public the necessity for stenographer and typewriter ap- plicants for the department service
 Literally thousands of stenographers and typewriters have been appointed in Washington during the past few months. and thousands more are needed. The expansion of established bureaus and the organization of new offices are calling for stenographers and typewriters in unprecedented numbers.
 AS an example of this expansion, the Gun Division of the Ordnance De- partment of the Army may be men toned. Before the United States en- tered the war this office did not exist as q a separate division. It now en- ploys more than 1000 civilian workers, and it is estimated that this number will be increased to approximately 5000 within the next year. The office of War Risk Insurance. an entirely new office. has about 1000, stenog- raphers, typewriters. and other clerks, 1 and is making additions by hundreds as fast as the commission can supply eligibles.
 | Local boards are requested to keep 1 in touch with the various agencies through which information has been distributed concerning stenographer and typewriter examinations. and tc endeavor to sustain the interest which bas been aroused and to induce those who are assisting to continue their efforts.
 The motion picture theatres are re- quested to continue to display the lantern slides The commission has learned that a number of slides were broken in transit. Upon the request of the theatre managers new slides will be forwarded bv the commission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
DIR. OMER L.ARUE, OLD
 PRACTITIONER, DEAD

Putnam, Dec. 29.-Dr. Omer LaFale. A practcing physician, well known to French speaking people of New Eng land, died at his home here yesterday, aged 68. He was connected with various Franco-American organiza- tions, was a charter member and for mer treasurer of the Franco-American Historical society of the United States, and in 1886 was vice president of the national convention of French speak ing people of the United States. He had also held various town offices and was a former president of the Win ham County Medical association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SECTION [
Exclusion from School

.R2calzSaon rom SCn004
 (a) Exclusion of infected children. All persons who arc or lately have been infected with any disease dsclar- ed to be dangerous to public health shall be excluded from all schools and gatherings of children, during the fol- lowing periods and until givea a per init by the Department of Health.
 Dfptheria-Untu released from iso. latton by two negative cultures.
 Polionayelitas-Sx weeks from on set of disease and until acute sy1np- toms have subsided.
 Ola1cRenpoZ-Uatu skin and mu- cous membrane lesions healed
 German n1easIes-Seven days after the appearance of the eruption.
 Measles Seven days after the ap- pearance of tho eruption.
 Mumps-a1 days
 Scarlet Feyer-so days and until all abnormal discharges have ceased.
 Smallpox Until desquamatiou ceases,
 Typhoid F'ever-Unt1 recovery.
 Whooping Cough-Durtng the par oxysmal period.
 (b) Exclusion of exposed children
 Children who are members of g household where case of disease dangerous to the public health exists or who have been exposed to such 6 disease, shall be excluded from al schools and gatherings of children during the following incubation per. icds and until a permit is granted b, the Departmental Health.
 Diptheria, days; scarlet fever, days; smallpox, 21 days unless sue. cessfully vaccinated within two years whooping cough, 14 days unless i'm. munized by previous attack; measIe. l IA days unless inmuniEed by a pre- vious attack
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SECTION 5

Pex1ods of Isolation and Quarantine
 Isolation and quarantine shall be continued until released by an author 1zsd agent of the Department of Hea1th-
 The minimum period of isolation and quarantine of person having any of the following diseases (reckoned from the date when the report of such disease is made to the Department of HeaIth) shall be as follows:
 Dapfhezfa-14 days and until two successive negative cultures have been obtained from both the nose and throat of patient, at least 24 hours apart, and examined in the laboratory of the Department of Health
 Scarlet FeFer-3o days and there after until all abnormal discarges have ceased.
 Csrebrospinal Meningitis speci- ffc organisms are no longer present fin secretions.
 smallpox-UntiI disappearance of aI1 scabs and crusts.
 PoIiomyeIitiS-N less than 21 days and until the disappearance of all acute symptoms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
 SPY IS IDENTIFIED

Los Angeles, Dec. 2a.-John Knox, arrested yesterday in connection with the killing of Hartmann Jakopatch, in a remote part of San Gabriel canon, identified today, according to the sherifs office, the mysterious "H," an alleged German woman agent, said to have directed the activities of Franz schulenberg. held in San Francisco as a spy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SEDITIOUS TALK
 WINS JAIL TERM

New London, Dec. 23-"Men who enlist are fools," and ''The Presi- dent should get his," were among the remarks made by George Warner, 27, an Essex automobile painter, in 8 To- cal restaurant yesterday, while drunk. He addressed his remarks to a sailor who had warned him. He was arrest ed and in the police court today he was fined $25 and sent to jail for 30 days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SEVERAL KILLED BY EXPLOSION IN
 INDIANA FURNACE

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Severa1 persons are reported to have been killed ir an explosion of blast furnace 1n the plant of the Inland Steel Co. in Indiana Harbor. Ind, yesterday. The plant caught fire and is threatened with destruction. Ambulances from neighboring cities were rushed to the scene.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29

Everybody loves the plumb er-when the pipes are freezing.
 But not everybody can get him at once, so the wise man keeps some handy tools around the house, for emergencies. We have the tools! For instance, the Soderkit and easy way of making quick soldering repairs; electric soldering irons, Stilson wrenches, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
STATE CENSUS
 SHOWS NUMBER OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Bridgeport Has B, ,266, Show ing Slight Falling Of
 From 1916 Figures.

Following is a table of the Septem- Der enumeration of children of school age between { and 16 years of age) The increase in the state is more than 12,o00 and Waterbury is the leader, with 2,11s; Hartford being next with 1,7oe. New Ravens gain is s46, and Bridgeport shows a falling off. The list follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SECHToN !

h1DennEsAaR 0E Coxlszlnuntcahzo Diseases
 ta) Every pevson who treats or ex- kamlnes for purposes of diagnosis or xreatHnent any person suffering or af- fSaussd with any of the diseases men eaDnSd In Section l of this ordinance, | NhnM report such cases to the Depart ! ausmk of Health within twelve hours neesr making diagnosis. Such report whall he transmitted in writing on roxnas provided for the purpose by the dapartnnent of Health and shall give ! che following information:
 L Data.
 2. Name o1 the Disease.
 g Eane of the onset or duration of the dlsase.
 4 Name and address of the patient
 & Age, Occupation, School attend cd o1 place of employment of person
 G. Number of adults and childre- 1h the ho1sshold.
 T. Name and address of the person making the report
 Except In tho case of GOnoErhea or Syphilis when the Physician shall re- port the ease by number and give the age, sex, marital condition. occupation and name Of the disease
 (b1 Every teacher or person in charge of any public or private school including Sunday Schools. shall forth with report to the Department oi HaaIEA, each and every case which he or she knows or suspects to be a case Of raportable disease in persons at tending or employed in his or hel Beheol-
 (c1 The head of every family who knows or suspects thata person in hi. 2anily or house is sick with any of the diseases declared to be dangerous tG the Public Health. which is not attend cd by licensed physician. shall forth with give notice thereof to the Depart ment of Health
 (dl Notice of Removal. When ever a pezson i'll with Tuberculosii changes his or her residence, the at tending physician if there be one, ol the active head of the household shaI arnmediateIy notify the Department q Heakth of such change
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
DRINKING HEAVILY,
 HE TAKES OWN LIFE

committed suicide in an outbuilding on Fourth street yesterday by shoot ing with a revolver. It was said that he had been drinking heavily. A widow and child are said to live in the old country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-29
SECTION 6
Persons Exposed to Communicable
 Diseases

Persons who have been exposed to diseases dangerous to the Public Health shall be deemed to be in dan- ger of contracting such diseases, un- less 1amunized by a previous attack of the disease or by vaccination, or unless free from symptoms of the disease, during the following longest incubation period after the latest ex- posture;
 Dfptheria, days: small pox. 21 daysi chicken pox, 21 days, mumps, 21 days; scarlet fever, days; polio. myeutts. 14 days; measles, 14 days; whoeping cough, IA days.
 Persons who have been exposed to Scarlet fever, smallpox, and poliomye- litis must be kept under observation during the incubation period. In case of diphtheria, the exposed person must have two negative cultures from both the nose and throat on sacoes. sive days