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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13
DIED.

cHIvEs On Tuesday, December II. 1917. a.
his rs s., s s4ss street northwssi
OF Edward and Bessie L. chives.
Funeral r.. rr,a.y December %, j. At pm. from
west. All friends invited.
1889 Connecticut avenue. ADELE CLARE.
wife OF the late William II. Ciagett. in the
Funeral sery,Se at s.. Matthew. Church on
Friday. December II, at an. iatcrrnent
private.
FLASNEaY. On Thursday. December 10. 1917.
At his residence. Laurel. Md. JOHN A.
Funeral from ST Mary'2 Church Laurel, Ma, on
Saturday morning 10 O'Clock. Relatives and
friends are respectfully invited TO attend. II
CARNEY. on Monday December 10. 1917. at
Miami Sanitsrium. Miami. Fla. BERNARD =.
aged sixty -four years
Inserment in Miami. Fla. tJohrs,own. Pa.
papers please cops)
| GRANT. Entered Into rest on wednesday. De-
eember II. 1917. after long and patnfui
Br.gh;weod d. G.. EDWARD G. GRANT.
He is survived by bis wife. 1ve and SIX
| Funeral notice hereafter cincinnati and New
YORK papers please copE.) So
HUGUELY. On December 10, 1917 at e;3esn
after a long Illness at his residence 1918 s;h
street northwest. OSCAR NJ. HUGCELY.
y
Friends and relatives invited. 10
JOHNSON. ON Tuesday December II. 1917, at
s oclock. after short Illness. EDWARD H..
The beloved husband Of Emma johnson and d.
voted father Of Mrs. Mary Burnett Rosa Mar
Tin. Ida Garrett. frankie Robinson and Edna
Wiukcr
Funeral from The metropolitan Baptist Church at
O'Clock Friday. December II. Rev. Norman,
pastor. Friends and relatives invited.
| JORDAN. Departed this life Tuesday. Decer-
her II, 1917, at s;l3 o'clock, GEORGE. the
beloved father Of Charles and Blanche Jordan
and the brother Of Annie Jenkins. Kate Lucky
and Dennis Jordan
| Funeral Friday. December II. at . o'clock.
from Macedonia church, Anacos;ia, ID. G.,
| Rev. Williams, pastor.
MCDONALD. On Wednesday, December H. 1917.
at IL 40 pm. SARAH A.. beloved wife OF the
late James II, Mcdonald and daughter Of the
| late 0verton Prather
Funeral from the residence OF her daughter. Mrs.
J. Winfield Gray. 'jr-. l32 Florida avenue north
west. Relatives and friends invited. Funeral
Saturday. December IL. at o'clock IA
MILLS. Suddenly. December O. 1917, at c.45
am, JOSEPH Z. MILLS, Of the late Jo-
:, seph and MARY MUS. aged forty.eirht years.
Pennsylvania avenue northwest Thursday he
ceInber 10. AT pm. Is
at > am. SARAH c. SACREY. wife OF George
+. Sacfey.
| Funeral Friday. December Il. at . pm. from
| the residence Of her daughter. Mrs n. I.
friends invited. fredericksburg. Va, papers
please copy.t 49,
sHERHR. At his residence Conduit road.
years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
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PICkETs SUE, ASK $50, 600.
Commissioners of D. c. Named in
Suits Totaling 500, 900.

Louis Brownlow. W. Gwynn Gardiner
ana John q. d. Knight, Commissioners
Of the District Of Columbia, and Louis
F. Zinkhan. superintendent Of the
Washington asylum and jail. are named
as defendants In eight suits for dam
ages filed In tho District Supreme Court
by eight suffragist 'pickets," who re-
Gently served terms of Imprisonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13
Report of Years Work.

Reports of the work of the past year
were presented. showing number of
families befriended during the year.
2,410, of whom 1.12S were given assist
ance in the form of cash relief. Other
services rendered were: Permanent po-
sitions secured. 40; temporary posi-
tons. 157; persons procured legal or
correctional aid. 6f2; hospital or insti-
tutiona1 care, 1872. Eleven thousand
one hundred and five visits were report
ed by the district workers of the So
ciety. More than $4,000 was distribut-
ed by its visitors in material relief, and
S9,11113 of penny provident saving
stamps were sold to 6,6S7 depositors.
These deposits are now being used very
largely for the purchase of winter ne
cessites. such as fuel, extra clothing
and the like.
A list of Christmas opportunities rep
resenting the needs of fourteen families
with young children We're presented
and approved for publication.
Notwithstanding the excellent en-
ployment conditions prevailing in the
District, reports received from the So
ciety's workers for the month of No
vember showed heavier calls for finan-
cial assistance among those disabled or
handicapped by Illness or death of
breadwinner than customary. 1t was
explained that these increases were due
very largely to the higher cost of all
food supplies and other necessities The
need for larger income for the So
ciety to meet the situation was empha-
sized.
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CARDS OF THANKS.

AGER. We wish to thank our many relatives
and friends for their kindness and many norsl
tributes extended at the time Of papa's death,
g. ARTHUR AGER. December 4. 1917.
BY HIS WIFE AND BABY.
uoWNEY. We wish to thank our many frfeHds
and relatives and Maple Grove, No. 8, for their
kind expressions Of sympathy and beautiful
dear husband and father.
HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. =
KELLER. We desire to express our thanks
and deep appreciation 10 our friends and
neighbofs for their many acts OF symps thy
beantful Coral tributes and condolences at
the death of our mother.
MR.. AND MRS. CHARLES D. KELLER. .
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|TOG|VE WAR MAIL
THE RIGHT OF WAY
Postmaster Chance Says
Christmas Gifts Will Not Be
Favored This Year.
ADVISES EARLY MAILING

War mails, not Christmas mails. will
have the right of way" this Christmas,
Postmaster Chance announced today.
1t behooves every one having Christ
mas gifts to mail out of town to send
them on their way at once, the post
master added.
The present situation is one unprece-
denied in the history of the post office.
With tens of thousands Of pounds Of
government mail matter leaving the
city each day. and with the careful
work demanded in the mailing of the
questionnaires to the registered men,
beginning Saturday, the point has been
reached where war malls must have
priority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13
More Room to Handle Mail.

j Three rooms on the main floor OF the
big Office have been torn out to give
additional supace on the workroon
floor. Basement rooms are being used
by the deposed sections. which form
part of the parcel post service
More than 100 additional male en-
ployes have been placed on the mails
and more will be added day by day. In
addition, high school boys will be en-
ployed to help out with the rush dur
ing the last few days before Christmas
day.
Despite all these precautions, the city
postmaster is afraid that unless You
mail your gifts this week, or Monday
or Tuesday of next week at the latest
somebody may be disappointed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13
the way this week. more time viii be

the way this week. more time will Be
necessary.
The postmaster made 1t plain that
there will be no halfway treatment OF
war and Christmas mails. The wal
mail will get precedence every time
and II Santa Claus is angry ne VII
have to make his complaint to mars
not to the city post office.
The response to the appeal to mai
early" has begun. Hundreds Of parcels
easily seen to be Christmas gifts os
reason of Christmas stickers on them
have come into the post office wi.han
the past few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-13

Colds Cause Headache and Grin.
LAXATIVE Bk0N0 QUININB removes the
cauea There q only one Promo Quinine -
n W. GROVES signature IL on box. Doc
A4ysStlssDso6 = :.
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ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
NAME NEW OFFICIALS
Officers and Board Of Managers Sc
lected at Annual Business Meet
ing-Year's Work.

Officers of the Associated Charities
and membrs of the board of managers
elected at the annual business meeting
of the society held at its central of
flee, 923 Fl street northwest, yesterday
afternoon were: President, Cuuo II.
Rudolph; vice presidents, Hennen Jen-
nings. Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith,
Rabbi Abram Simon. Corcoran Thorn
and Mgr. Charles F. Thomas; treas
urer. John Joy Edison; assistant treas
urer Boyd Taylor; treasurer, provi-
dent savings fund. Thomas Bradley.
Members of the board of managers
for the, period expiring November,
1920: William, II. Baldwin. William w.
Everett. Gilbert II. Grosvenor. Col
Archibald Hopkins. Hennen Jennings,
Gen. John A. Johnston. DIR. George NJ.
kober. Henry B. F. Macfariand.
Miss Florence Spofford, Henry White:
also representing the Instructive Wis
ting Nurse Society. Mrs. H. Blaine
Beale: the Washington Diet Kitchen.
Miss Mary Gwynn. and the Junior
League Miss Dorothea Denys
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MARRIED.

CT AIBoRNE-NICHoL. On December Q. 1917,
at Washington, d. G.. SAMUEL II. CLAI-
BORNE sad LILLIAN V. NICHoL by Rev.
Williams. 1ss
WRIGHT-GRAHAM. On December 5, 1917.
at New York city. JULIA KENNETH Ora
HAM and JOHN ABBOTT WRIGHT, III. of
Boston.
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Mails May Be Delayed.

To date the post office has disposed
of all outgoing mail within twelve
hours. but from now on, unless people
get the hulk of their Dackages out of
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Nut-Margarine

Nut-Margarme
The knowledge OF this Won
derful butter substitute is
spreading all over Washington.
To tell you that there is a
butter substitute that looks
like butter latter coloring),
tastes like butter and can sell
dom be distinguished from but
ter, except by an expert, is al
most unbelievable.
Yet its a fact, and if you
want to economic on butter
try this productive assure
you it's a wonder.
As we sell it to you the
product is pure white, but we
give you capsule of coloring
matter to color it in your
home.
If you have large family
and are denying them plenty
of high-priced butter. try a
pound of NUT-MARGARINE
you've got a surprise COM
Ing to you.
o osxtd,,. &c
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
Motorists Gets
More for Money

Despite the high prices of every
commodity automobile owners are re-
Iceiving more for their money today
than ever before in the history of the
automobile industry. In the last few
years efficiency has been the watch
word in every branch Of the motor
car industry. Constant application to
this policy has produced labor-saving
devices which have enabled the motor
car makers to give greatly increased
values.
War orders have sent the prices of
materials, even the smallest parts,
soaring, and unless the manufacturer
was far sighted enough to prepare for
the situation he found himself in a
difficult position. The material mar
ket left the market choice of three
courses.
These courses were; first lowering
the standard of the car by using cheap
er material second, raising the price of
the car to meet the increased cost of
production; third, building for the fu-
ture and for permanency The best car
Of its type for the same money.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
Find Good Trade
In Imp. Valley

That Los Angeles has overlooked the
trade Of Imperial Valley is becoming
recognized more as San Diego's bou-
levard to the Valley is proving. What
is true of the automobile industry is
also true practically Of every other
line of business and while Los Ange-
les automobile dealers have been in
directly benefited by the trade going
through San Diego there are many
merchants in other lines who are los
ing out to the San Diego merchants.
says the Examiner.
Where a short time ago the Osler
Racine Rubber Company sold practic-
ally no tires in Imperial Valley, they
are now selling them by the hun
dreds and the Hermon- Worthington
Company of Ell Centre, distributors
for Racine County Road tires, are
now one of the largest outside deal
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
$43, 1876, 440 In
Akron Plants

Akron, o., has become firmly estab-
llshed in the public mind as the cru
Der capital of the world"
A recent valuation of Akron indus
tries for property taxation, completed
by the county authorities, bring out
with clearness the predominance of the
rubber manufacturing industry over
any other of the many that have
brought about an approximate 300 per
cent increase in Akron's population
during the last ten years.
The taxable value of the great plant
of the B. F. Goodrich Company alone
amounts 20 almost half Of the total
S43,896,440 placed upon the 1G8 indus
tries located in Akron and Summit
county. When it is remembered that
ircludea in these 168 industries are
such concerns as the Diamond Match
Company and the Quaker Oats Com
.pany, it is possible to get an idea
Of the immensity of the Goodrich Com
pany's establishment.
A total of $36,22O,58O is credited
to the rubber manufacturing industry,
more than four-fifths of the entire
manufacturing activities of Akron and
its suburbs.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
Paige Report Is
Prosperity Record

The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Com
pany, in its recent report, showed that
it has manufactured 1886 cars in
1916 up to November 25, as compared
with 7,749 cars for the year 1915 and
1881 in 1914. The total sales for
1915 were $7,47L033.37, with net
income available for dividend of $685.
1851. Total sales for the ten months
ending October 81, 1916, were S9,899,-
790.48, with a net income available
for dividends of 1864 ,442.21. l. now
has monthly turnover about equal
tc its capitalization. In 1911 the au-
thorized capital of the company was
increased from 100000 to $3.50, 900,
iiy 1915 to $5O0,00O, in May, 1916, to
$1,002,600 and again in September,
1916, to $1,5OO,O00. This latter now
has a common stock market value of
$685., 800. One thousand dollars in
vested in the Paige Company in 1913
would now be worth $36,9S8.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24

This may be accomplished through
the prevention of the sewage polIu-
ton of public and private water SUP
plies; the insurance of safe milk SUP
plies through the asteurization and
inspection provisions of tn estate milk
law; investigation of outbreaks of
typhoid fever, determining and re-
moving their sources; manufacture
and distribution to physicians of ty-
phoid vaccine; inspection of hotels,
eating places, summer resorts and
surroundings, corgectihg insanitary
conditions that may be present; en-
forcement Of laws and of the boards
regulations for the prevention Of. ty-
rhoid fever, and by education in the
prevention of typhoid fever.
If the high rate of 19O6-32.2 per
100000 population--had prevailed in
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
CARE Of BATTERIES
Contributed by Harry Glenn

Contributed by Harry Glenn
"Any storage battery of sufficient
size and correct voltage will operate
an electric cranking motor Common
ly called an electric starter)," says
harry Glenn of the Alcorn Rubber
Company.
'But the better the condition in
which the battery is kept, the better
the starter will operate and the more
certain it is 10 produce the desired
results. Now repeated tests have
shown that if a battery that is not
kept with the plates submerged in the
eiectrolye and used to spin a cold
rotor or to crank motor over for
several minutes, is the battery that
is generally in the Junk pile before
Its time. Now a battery should be
.of the correct size and voltage. Also
1t should not be hidden in some re-
mote spot where it never receives any
attention. 1t should, instead, be placed
where it is accessible at all times and
should be inspected and tested at a
service station at least once a month
and should have pure distilled water
added to it, once q month in cold
weather and about twice month in
warm weather, because the chemical
action OF the electric energy that is
condensed in the cell jars work on and
use up the water very rapidly and if
neglected it will be found to be very
costly to the car owner and really
there is no sympathy for he who thus
neglects his battery, as there are al
ways free service stations within his
reach and they will give him the cor
rect condition of his battery.
"You, Mr.. Motorist, you will watch
your tires for air, your motor for oil.
Why not watch your battery for wa
ter? Now" said Mr.. Glen. here in
the Imperial Valley the Alcorn Rub
Der Company has made these service
conditions possible and within the
reach OF all. The battery users Of
this Valley are invited to call at the
Alcorn Rubber Company Service Sta
tion and have their batteries tested
inspected, watered and receive any
general information, all free of charge.
The Alcorn Rubber Company employs
only experts in this line"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
California Reduces It's
IyphoidDeath Rate for
1916 to About 7 Percent

In 1915 the California State Board
of Health declared its intention to re-
duce the typhoid fever death rate
from 1876 per 100000 population (the
rate for the year 1914 to SO per
100000 population in 1918. As mat
ter of fact, however, this declaration
was nearly fulfilled in the year 1915,
when the rate was reduced to 81 per
100000 population. And now, the
typhoid death rate for 1916 is II
per 100000 population-lower than the
board hoped it would be in 1918. If
the measures employed in typhoid fe-
yer control are continued and if the
same cooperation of the people of
California is received, the board
hopes to reduce the typhoid death
rate to a point below 80 per 100000
population in 1918.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
DO-YOU REALIZE WHAT THE
NEW BRANCH RAILROAD WILL
MEAN TO THE CALIPATRIA
FARM LANDS.

You farmers Of Imperial Valley
still have the opportunity of getting
in on these farm lands at the pres
ent low prices-prices that were
placed on these lands three years
ago, before a dollar had been spent
on the improvements which have
been put in and which are being put
in around them.
Outsiders are realizing the tremen-
dous opportunity that is offered to.
day to buy these Farm Lands ahead
Of the completion Of this railroad
The same opportunity is open to you.
The prices are very low. The land is
as good as any in the Valley and the
terms are very reasonable.
This land will never be cheaper.
Prices are bound to be advanced be-
cause the railroads are going to make
this very valuable farming COM
furnishing quick and easy
transportation.
You men who are thinking of buy
ing a farm should investigate these
lands Immediately. Do not delay. Go
to Calipatria at once and get in
touch with Mr.. H. H. Clark, who is
the General Manager and Agent for
the Imperial Valley Farm Lands AS
sociation, the owner of these farms,
and let him show you over this prop
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
ASK GOVERNOR
TO REMAIN
AWHILE
(By United Press)

Sacramento, Feb. 2,,>.-Requests and
appeals that Governor Hiram Johnson
continue as the states chief eXecutiv,
until called to Washington to take
his seat as United States senator are
growing in number daily, and with
these appeals come additional rea-
sons why it would be to the best in
terests Of the state for him to re-
main.
Among the reasons there stands out
conspicuously his knowledge of taxa
tion and his eagerness to formulate a
sound tax system. Governor Johnson
was directly responsible for the Gre
alton of the state tax commission, for
he realized that the system under
which the state has been wobbling for
the past six years is far from salts
factory, and he knew that men of
the calibre he appointed to the tax
commission would find just where the
weaknesses Of the system lay and
would prescribe remedies. He knew
also that no help would come from
the state board of equalization, which
stamps the present tax system as a
coking good one.
The tax commissions proposed
are included in a number Of
legislative bills. Governor johnson.
Icing in full sympathy with the tax
commissions work, should continue
on the job, it is urged, if for no
other reason than to direct and su-
pervise the Strengthening out of Cal
ifornia's taxation laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24

1916, there would have been $50
deaths from this disease. There were
but 2O8 typhoid deaths in 1916, how
ever.
In order to secure these results. it
Is necessary that the California State
Board Of Health shall have the. active
support of health Officers, physicians
and citizens. All of the common rules
Of sanitation, particularly as related
to sewage disposal, water and milk
supplies, must be rigidly observed. The
regulations Of the board for the pre-
vention Of typhoid fever should be
carefully followed by physicians and
health officers. With such co-opera-
tion, California may soon have one of
Ct the lowest, if not the very lowest.
typhoid death rates of any state.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
LIBRARY board HAS
CRITICISM TO OFFER

The regular meeting of the board of
trustees Of the Ell Centre Public Lii
brary was held at the library, Febru-
ary %, at 1880 p. m. Trustees pres
ent were j. j. Simmons, D. R. Craw-
ford, Franklin Reading and B. Salo-
mon. The regular bills were allowed
end ordered paid.
The librarians report for January
was read, approved and ordered filed.
The board received letter fom a
committee appointed by the supervi-
sors offering to sell. to the City Ii
Orary three bookstacks for $125. These
stacks have been in the Library for
several years. This offer impressed
the board as a rather singular action
III view of the fact that the city IL
Drary has housed the county library
for a number of years, furnishing all
accommodations and conveniences and
receiving no compensation in return.
although the city has in the mean
time been required to pay it's usual
tax for the support of the county IL
brary. This matter has been referred
to Mr.. Crawford with full power to
act.
The following report was submitted
by the librarian for the month of jan
uary, 1917:
Books added by purchase. II
Books added by gift. Is
Total "a
Books worn out 4
Total volumes in the library. .6993
Books repaired ................ 127
Registrations for January. -. III
Cards withdrawn ............. 8
Total cardholders .3S4S
Circulation:
Non-fiction 492
Magazines 80. 33333
Hle'ioii '.'s ....' lObS
Juvenile -. .11S5
f, ! 367S
High school ................. $40
Grand total .421S
City books at High School, Janu-
airy /, 1917 Observation-Disclosures. 645
Book loaned during January. 80. 5S
Books returned 10
City books at High Schools Feb
ruary 1, 1917 ............. 600
Books loaned to county during
January, 1917 10
Books returned from count ..... 7
This circulation is 449 more than
that of the same month last year and
the largest in the history of the library.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24

Now is the time when you need a
gas stove. Don't forget the new meth
cd is guaranteed to save 25 per cent
Of your gas bill over any stove made.
This guarantee is backed by the COM
pany and by the Valley Hardware, G.
Watkins, proprietor, opposite Postof-
flee. Price for 4-hole range, $18.50.2-24
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
"Weather or M"

Extend some folks a chair and
welcome and they'll wear them both out
old Man Sage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-06
OBITUARY
Mrs. Susan E. Martin.

Mrs. Susan E. Martin. aged 20 years
wife of N. E. Martin. one of the most
widely known and highly esteemed resi-
dents Of South Wheeling. Is dead in the
family home at "a Twenty-afth street
Death occurred yesterday morning al
1870 o'clock. following 4 prolonged III
ness.
Mrs. Martin was born in Salem. Va,
where she spent her early days. She
had been a resident Of this city for 40
years. and was devout member al
the Chapline Street Methodist Episcopal
church. She leaves besides her hus-
band. four daughters. Mrs. NJ. E. PARK
Mrs. j. C. Mcfarland Mrs. r. r. Beuter
and Mrs. John Wilson: also six grand
children.
Funeral services will be held in the
residence Monday afternoon at o'clock
The Rev G.. D. Sampson. formerly OF
Benvood. now pastor Of the Chapllne
Street Methodist Episcopal church. Will
ofticiate. Interment will be In Green
wood.