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Evening star., 1917-09-17

A frst-hand detailed account OF tne
deliberate drowning of thirty-elght sea
men from the British steamer Belgian
Prince July 81 by the laughlns' Eboat
was given to the New York World yes
terday by the sole American survivor,
who had just arrived on an Amer"
passenger liner at an Atiantlc POI pe1
OF the forty-one men from the ist
rian Prince who lined the deck yus.
three survived. Brit1sher ta; anolHa
Bowman, the chief engineerl; Russi1'
George Salisky, the secoha conc, ehe told the
and the man who yesterday toiu "
story to the World.
Negro Tells His Story.
This was William Smell. a big bronze -.
tinted negro from Newport News, a.
Smell told his story to the Woiiu the
porter as follows. after descrloln%s % a,e
shelling of the steamer ana the uep"
ture of the crew from her:
"All of a sudden the submarine came
right up alongside our ooaes' ,,,+
couldn't tell you how pig IL "as' ~:
man, that was certainly some -poat;
(Snell indicated a length OF ABOUT -2o
feetD 1t didn't have any numoer on l..
that I could see. Maybe l dlont kho"
where to look. ,. .
'Forward it had a cannon. about SIX
inch, l reckon. Aft there was a machlne
gun Two sailors stood beside these guns
Then there were nine men on lhe ueIh m
Eight had uniforms. ana the o,hei {
seemed to be boss. the commander-was
in plain clothes. not even brass nuttol,
on him. All these men had automatic
put up your hands.' says the man
without a uniform. Drop the oars and
put up your hands, All our poysI1ney @
had belts on and most of them had been
rovine-stuck their hands over their
heads. v
mander He was smooth-faced young
as good as ANYBODY Our captain hol-
lered. Here I am and the German fel-
low said: Come on board here. with
your papers But before you come-hase s,,
YOU got any gurners there IN the poa's'
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Chastisss the Democrats.

the rife manufacturers and allowing q
profit which he figured at 46 per cent.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
BRIDGE TUNNEL BURNING
ON WESTERN MARYLAND

CUMBERLAND. Nd. September IL
The interior of the Winchester bridge
tunnel. near this city, is burning, the
fire having started near here. Already
$50 feet of the tunnel have been de-
stroyed. Both ends have been closed by
Western Maryland railroad employees in
the hope Of smothering the flames. The
fire is holding up 5000 tons of coal
daily, the road being the outlet from
the Georges Creek region.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Do Not Use Letters "a. E. F."

Those sending letters and packages to
American soldiers abroad are warned
by the adjutant generalss office not to
use the letters "A. E. F." as an abbre-
Walton for American Expeditionary
Force" It develops that those letters
stand for Australian Expeditionary
Force" too. To avoid trouble all
around. the public is warned. write it
out plainly. American Expeditionary
Force"
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Representative Hull OF Iowa Jumped
we're chastisement of the democrats for
not having followed the demands of
the Army in former years and thereby
had enough money for arsenals.
The Rock Island arsenal 10 not run
ming full tilt on rifles even at this
minute" no said. land last year the
administration party in the Senate
struck from the appropriation bills five
million dollars that should have been
used for arsenal work.
It am in sympathy with what the
gentleman says about idle arsenals,
said Representative Borland of Mis-
souri,, a democrat.
Your sympathy comes too late" re-
piled Mr.. Huh. You had a chance to
appropriate enough money and you
didn't do it,
Evening star., 1917-09-17

tractors had to get enormous numbers
of carpenters together suddenly for q
temporary job, and said that neces-
sartiy they would have to pay more
for such rush work. He also said that
the rifle work Is going on as fast as II
could, and that no better speed could
be made because there are no iigs and
dies and other essential tools lying
around loose waiting for some factory
to offer to use them.
Two Viewpoints.
Contracts for clothing, he said, should
be viewed from two standpoints-one the
! standpoint Of raw material and the other
the standpoint of manufacture. When
the United States entered the war. he
said, khaki was not a commercial article
except in small quantities. The only
Army. Therefore when an enormous de-
mand for khaki was made. the govern
ment had to induce mills which had never
made any of it. to lay down what they
were doing and turn out this new prod
uct.
1--WE propose to spend $1,000. 900. 0ot
in this first year" he said, land no set Of
men ever attempted to spend such q
sum without being subjected to criti
cism, and some of it just criticism. Ir
a broad way, though, the work is being
conducted with integrity and compe
tency.
Representative Sisson of Mississippi
member Of the committee on appro
priations, called attention to the fac
i that the government is really financing
Evening star., 1917-09-17
ARMY CONTRACTS
Up IN THE HOUSE
Representative DaI!inger Has
Something to Say About
Rifles, Clothing, Etc.
SPIRITED DEBATE ARISES

Army contracts for rifles, clothing and
shoes were dragged out again today in the
House and given severe drubbins by
Representative Dallinger of Massachu-
setts whose chief criticism was that the
cost plus 10 per cent profit system allows
manufacturers to pay extraordinarily
high wages for labor, which results dis
astrously for other concerns and also
takes considerable blood money from the
United States Treasury.
Despite the fact that Representative
Fitzgerald and Representative Sherley, on
the part of the appropriations committee,
answered Mr.. Dallinger, the Mass&chu-
sets republican put it up to the House that
any contract based on cost plus 10 per
cent induces a manufacturer to pay higher
prices Tor wages and material than he
would do otherwise.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
CAPTAIN Tries to Save Gunners.

"No. sir our captain SAYS We
had two. but they got killed on the
ship He was trying to save the
gunners They were navy fello"s'
Didn't have uniforms on. and the Ger
mans couldn't tell 'em from anybody
else
"'well, all right. then says the
your boats close up. Remember, II
YOU make a move with gun or a
pistol you're all dead men!
"Believe me. there wasn't anybody
irving anv foolishness with gun.
They had US covered with everything
from the cannon down to little pistols.
Our captain first got aboard the y
and down the steps. That was the
last we saw of him. Then this COM
mander fellow in the plain clothes
watches US climb up on the sub
marines deck. one at time He
got US covered. and SO has the rest OF
the submarines crew.
Lime up, there. single file. ne
says. and we string out the lensth OF
the U-boat deck. Then he says: Take
off your Iife-belts" We all took them
off and dropped them at our feet
Then this commander goes along the
whole line. feeling each fellows pocket
to see if he has a gun or KNIFE
When he finds a fellow don't have one
he kicks the fellows life preserver
overheard.
my lifebelt dropped between my
feet. and the raincoat kind OF covered
it, so he didn't see it. This commander
and the other U-boat men were swear
ing at US and pushing US around as they
searched us. I'm a husky boy. and !
came near taking a punch at some OF
them, but I knew It wouldn't do.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Cost of Cantonments.

Representative Dallinger included in
his criticism the contracts for canton
ment building. and Representative Shell
ley of Kentucky called his attention to
the hearings. in which it was shown
that the contract for the erection of the
cantonments was on a sliding scale,
running from profit Of 10 per cent on
set sum down to per cent. Repre-
sentative Dallinger then referred to the
rifle contracts. saying he believed there
are more than three concerns in the
country which could handle such a job,
and that if the government wanted
rifles so badly as it seemed to some of
the other concerns might have had
chance to make them.
Representative Fitzgerald said there
was much anonymous criticism coming
in from outside, all of it difficult to
meet He said he believed the canton
ment contractors were honest and that
the government is not being skinned"
He outlined the difficulties of building
the cantonments, told how the con-
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Cites Case to illustrate.

Il heard of a case in my district" he
said, where one man was being paid
500 a week for labor, and another man
who had been a clerk was receiving
$3.50 a day on week days and SIS on
Sundays for doing carpentering. The
s6o-a-week man is said to have told a
friend he had a soft job. spending his
time keeping out of the rain and dodg-
ing government inspectors.
1T is not fair to the other manu-
facturers of the country to allow gov
ernment work to be done on cost
plus 10 per cent basis. 1t upsets the
labor market. In Lowell, Mass, have
heard of government contractors tax
ing men from other factories, because
of the high wages they could pay.
have no criticism to make of Cen
Crozier but I believe the appropriations
commit se ought to do something about
this rife contract on the cost plus 10
per cent system. Something should be
done to limit the system. There is no
risk, the government furnishes the tools
and pays them every month. so they do
not have to borrow money. If they turn
over their capital twice in a year. there
is 26 per cent profit under the exist
ing contract, without any risk at all
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

pattern for a plain skirt and jacket,
furnished by any of the standard pat
tern companies. 1t has a wide cape
collar and a belt with sash ends made
of the same material as the dress.
The skirt is embroidered near the bot
tom with occasional sprays of flowers,
and this embroidery reappears on the
cuffs, collars, and sash ends. The jack
ct is laid in plaits at each side of the
front and across the back. The sleeves
are plain. Plain white buttons, eth
er bone or pearl, and buttonhOles,
are used for fastening the jacket,
whether the material of the dress is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

Southern socetys ball at the Pan-American building: The first little in
formal reception, when the president met the guests Of honor the diplomats
of Pan-Amerca, was very pleasant, the supper for the distinguished guests
a really charming affair."
But between whites, when the notables were seated in W. row in a
sort of ropedOf box and the other guests crowded around for a glimpse of
them, one could think of nothing but Mrs Jareys wa works.
At the Navy Relief ball the president and his party were half way
across the room IN their way out when it was suddenly decided that some
formal notice should be taken of their departure and the band struck up
"The StarSpanged Banner"
There they had to stand at attention in the middle of the roo until it
was all over
The same sort of thing will continue to happen until there is some
definite understanding of the etiquette which should attend the arrival of
the president, his departure, and the time which he spends at a social func-
ton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
In Woman's Realm
Pretty and Sensible Morning Dress Which May Be Made of Linen,
but. Is More Likely to Be Made of Cotton, Such as Indian
Head or Some Other Suitable Weave-Pretty Head
dress for the Opera.

Here is a pretty and sensible norm
ing dress which may be made of linen
but is more likely to be made of cotton
such as Indian head or some other
suitable weave. For it appears that
linen is soaring in price, with the end
not yet in sight. There is no very
good reason for preferring it to sub
~stantial and beautifully-woven cotton
materials.
Now that the days are short and the
evenings long, and while the weather
Out-of-doors is not inviting, springtime
clothes may be got under way.
The dress shown may be cut by n
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

white or a color, and the embroidery is
done in white cotton.
The same character of suit is made
with a MILDLY blouse. This simpllies
the matter of laundering them. EN-
broidery is left out of the reckoning
on these. Among the newest and most
satisfactory house dresses are skirts
and blouses in one, of unbleached lin
en- or cotton resembling it. In making
these clothes, that must stand the
a of everyday and a weekly tub
bling, goods that will look best in the
long run should be unpsen.
Even those who have no ear for mu-
sic find the opera alluring, and one
might be stone deaf and still find it
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

with spangles or rh~inestones, make a
background for wonderful feathers or
other ornaments.
A headdress of this kind is pictured
here. 1t consists of Il fan of plated
malines, set on a headband made of
wire, covered with many thicknesses
of malines. In front of the fan of
malines a smaller fan-shaped orna-
ment of fine rhinestones is set, and
bands of rhinestones are slipped wei
the headband, at short intervals, all
the way round it.
Silver cloth and silver lace make
~headbands that are ornamented with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

Potato growing on a large scale in the United States has been centralized
half a dozen localities, corresponding roughly to the various geographical
divisions of the country. This specialization has created a demand for
varieties adapted to conditions in particular localities II for varieties pos
seSdng certain desirable qualities, such as heat and drought resistance, re-
sistance to parasitic fungi, early n latem maturity, high+arch content etc
AS q result of the years of selection and breeding literally thousands of
seeding potatoes have been secured. These are grown in all parts of the
United States where the office of horticulture and pomology has experimental
grounds-Maine, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado and Idaho-and complete
records are kept of every phase of their development.
mo matter how disease OIL drought resistant a potato vine may be- the
Seeding will prove of little practical Importance if the potatoes have a dis
agreeable flavor IT odor, if their flesh turns black after cooking r. if they
talking of her work, 1.-THE tubers from each Seeding which is thought
worthy of saving are subjected to a cooking test and if this is unfavorable
the Seeding must possess some very desirable culture characteristics to save
it from the discard.
There are three general tests which we apply to each potato-bOnng,
baking and potato chips. The first two methods of cooking are the fundaton
of practically all the ways in which potatoes are served in the household"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

cate orchid center, the petals being
simulated by rows of pulled magenta
satin.
Oblong pillows of unusually large
size are being covered with rich
fabrics for use over the arm of a
dlvan or chair or to be used Els a boil
ster on a day bed according to the
new scheme of interior decoration.
OFTEN these long oblong pillows, COW
cred to match, tone in with or contrast
with the general decorative scheme.
and are used on the floor before daven-
ports or large chairs as ~footrests,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

mighty well worth while. There is a
feast spread there for the eyes, as
well as the ears.
The coiffures and hair ornaments are
enough to engross eyes that love to
see woman's browning glory still furth-
err gloriied. This season. handsome
combs have taken precedence over 9TH
er hair ornaments. They are made of
silver filigree, shell, coral, amber and
gold some of them are enameled, and
most Of them are set with b~rllliants
and mock jewels. Besides these, there
are many pretty opera caps and head
dresses in which malines, frightened
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
AFRO-AMERCAN CULL|NCS

"The student gets his taste and am
bition for higher education In the pub
lie school, If he is to have 1t at all.
Since such large proportion of u
youth is trained in the rural districts,
how necessary that we should take
pains to provide proper educational adj
vantages for their early training. We
should seek to impress these boys and
girls that education Is not merely a
tool for enabling them to provide or
procure a living easier, but that 1t is
intended to better fit people to live
as units Of society.
THE country must not be neglected
1t is the staff upon which civilization
rests. AS the rural communities
stand so stands the state-economical-
ly, industrially and educationally."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

duty 10 mankind. IN It's later efforts
toward the improvement of the use
full tuber, it has called in the assis-
lance of a oma that she may bring
her woman's knowledge of home
economics to bear upon the study of
the vegetable.
1t is the province of Miss Marga-
ret Conner, scientific assistant in pO-
mology, the youngest woman scientist
in the government employ, TO put the
potatoes through their PAGES from the
standpoint of the home economist.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
Some New FnIows.

The very latest in fancy pillows is
the Hover pillow. These new cushions
are most attractive and at a suitable
distance resemble a huge open flower
very closely. For instance, one may
have a pansy pillow made of purple
and yellow satin shading from the yell
low center to an almost black edge.
The semblance Of petals is gained by
SUGGESTIONS of pufings. The back Of
this pillow is Of plain pansy-leaf green
satin.
A dahlia pillow Is round with a deli
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
For Nervous Women.

One Of the latest things for the
woman who is trying to re-
duce her fractions nerves is the bran
bath Just before retiring at night.
This not only has a soothing effect but
incidentally softens and whitens the
skin. To make the bath buy ordinary
bran at a feed store and keep 1t In
a tin box away from mice. Make a
bag Of c~heesecloth from u to IS
inches square and stun 1t with bran
until about as full as a pine pillow.
This bag Is put into q 3athtub half
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

either strands of pearls or rows OF
spangles or %rhinestOnes set on them.
They are easy TO make. The founda-
ton is a narrow band of buckram, COW
cred with silver cloth. Silver lace is
placed over this and sewed along the
upper edge. In one Of these orna-
ments n strand of pearl beads is sewed
along the upper edge, and a disk, COW
cred like the band with silver, is set
at the front. Pearl beads are sewed
all over its outer surface.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

More than 20 per cent OF the ex-
ports of jamaica come to the United
States.
In ten years the wheat yield Of west
ern Australia has increased from TO-
600 to more than 8,00O,Oo0O bushels
Glasgow provides its policemen with
warm food and tea when on duty ct
night by the use of electrically heated
plates In signal boxes.
Agr~iculturists have succeeded IN
raising a brown cotton In Egypt that
is stronger than any heretofore pro-
duced tn
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

ably to the interest of the function.
Usually his arrival with the la
dies OF his party is marked by some
degree CT pomp and ceremony, and,
what is more important, by some GER
tainty on the part of his hosts, as to
the proper form of procedure.
But after the greetings are over
there are many awkward moments for
all concerned, and usually the presi-
dents retreat is almost in the nature
of q rOut. Take. for instance. the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
SCRAPS

A mouse can bore a passage through
an inch board in three hours.
Printing was practiced generally in
China about the sixth century.
The empress of Russia is said to
be the finest royal singer in the world.
One machine has a capacity Of cut
ting a thousand eelluloid combs a day,
A new heading device for harvesting
wheat is designed so 1t can be at
tached directly to the front of a trac-
tor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

filed with wa\m water and squeezed
until the water Is brown and bnbbly.
It is not well to remain In the water
longer than five minutes and, II posi-
BILE. the bather should rest ten min
utes and then be m~assaged. II there
is no M to do the m~assaging. one can
rub the body thoroughly with a rough
towel and knead 1t with the hands.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

The 1910 census shows that 69,91s
farms are operated by Negroes in
Texas. Twenty-one thousand, two
hundred and thirty-two of these farms
are owned by them, while the remain
ing 4S,605 farms are rented.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

Archibald II. Grimke was reelected
president of the American Negro Acad-
envy at the session of its twentieth an
nual gathering, which is being held at
the Twelfth street branch of the Young
Mems Christian association in Wash
ington. Other officers elected for the
coming year were: First vice presi-
dent, Prof. Kelly Miller; second vice
president, Rev. Matthew Anderson;
third vice president, Rev. L. V. John
son fourth vice president, Bishop ].
Albert Johnson; recording secretary,
Arthur U. Craig; corresponding secre-
tary, ]. w. Cromwell, and treasurer,
Rev. f. j. Grimke.
Prof. Kelly Miller, ]. e. Moreland,
J. w. Cromwell, l.. w. Hershaw, f. Fl.
M. Murray and L. J. Grimke were
elected members of the auditing com
mittee.
Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard uni
versity made an address, Douglass
From 1865 to 1885," and Judge Robert
III. Terrell spoke on Douglas work as
an orator. Mr.. Grimke spoke on Doug
looo az an uilll-SluNGIy ublluIOI, uSul-
ing extensively with his work in the
northern cities a number of years prior
to the Civil war. Talks on the anti
slavery agitation prior to the advent
of Douglass and on his work as a
journalist were made by Carter Wood
son and j. e. Bruce of New York city.
Douglass came to Washington after
the close of the Civil war, where he
resided until 1895. the time Of his
death. He was an escaped slave from
Maryland, who toured the northern
states in the interests of freedom for
the slaves. His two o N served in the
war. He was a contributor to the
periodicals of his day and wrote an
autobiography that is considered n
of the most interesting contributions to
the literature of the colored race.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

The summer residents at Blue Ridge
Summit, Monterey, Chairman and
Buena Vista Springs, from Baltimore,
Richmond, Norfolk, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh. have purchased land for
merly belonging to the late George T.
Oliver of Baltimore at Blue Ridge
Summit.
A church, 30 by IS feet, is now be-
ing built, which, when completed, will
be presented to the colored people of
that section, to be used as a place of
worship during the summer Here
tofOre the colored help at the many
cottages had no church in which to
hold religious services.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

To the memory of Paul Laurence
Dunbar, the Negro poet, educator and
philanthropist, a bronze tablet was I'M
yelled on Wednesday in the new Paul
Laurence Dunbar school, Caroline and
Jefferson streets, Baltimore. The cere-
monies, conducted in the assembly
room, were impressive. The dead poet
was ~eulogized as 1.-THE only man of
pure African blood and of American
civilization to feel the Negro life es-
thetically and express it ~lyrically."
Addresses were made by Charles ].
Koch, superintendent of public
schools; Hugh NJ. Burkett, a personal
friend of Dunbar, and others. Alice
Dunbar Nelson, widow of Dunbar, I'M
yelled the tablet.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

Mcclellan, who "a in command of the Army of the Potomac, had seen
balloons used in the Crmean war, and so made use of them in hisca campaign,
selecting Professor Lowe Ito command that branch.
The captured Confederate balloon was under the command of Gen. E. p.
Alexander with the Army of Northern Virginia. 1t made but n ascension
and that not veys successful. This balloon was lowed down the James river
by q tug ..
After the balloon was captured, it was turned over to Professor Lowe for
whatever use his department might make of it, Being of impractical ma
teraIs and construction, it was III up and pieces given a souvenirs to promi-
nent persons of that day.