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The Washington times., 1917-12-16
FIGHT ON WATER
POWER TO REACH
A CLIMAX SOON

The tsn-year night over water power
development will reach a climax soon
after the new year in the House
when conservationists mass their
forces to defeat or amend the Shields
bill passed this week by the Senate.
The Senate was persuaded to pass
the, measure by the argument that
President Wilson in his message to
Congress advocated legislation for
development OF water power.
COnservationists led in the House
by COngressmen Ferris OF Oklahoma
declare the measure would rob the
people Of the country OF their rights
in navigable streams. at the same
time producing huge fortunes for
private interests
What Bill Provides.
The bill gives the Secretary Of
War the power to grant any person
or corporation the right to build a
dam across any navigable stream.
At the end OF nifty years the Govern
ment may get back its rights in the
stream together with the dam by
paying n reasonable" price TO be
fixed in court
President Wilson has been repre-
sented as fAvoKing this form Of lesis-
latiou.
THE President -favors a water
power development bill" said Senator
Hollis. New Hampshire, "but / doubt
very much that he favors the Shields
bill in its present form"
"ConservRtionists in both Houses
hold that the Government should get
back the public rights together with
all improvements at the end OF the.
hfty-year teIn. by paying the
The Washington times., 1917-12-16
2-PLATOON PLAN
SURE, BROWNLOW
TELLS FIREMEN

stations would have to be maintained.
The removal Of the horses would also
Improve sanitary conditions.
No Lobbying.
There will be no necessity for lob
bying or buttonholinE to get our
measure through. We must simply
get the facts before Congress, and
believe they will act wisely and we'll
II is a fact that many OF the Congress
men do not know that the firemen
here are ON dutg twenty-four hours a
day. Some OF them have shown sur
prise when ! told them.
That Il would take more men 10
make the two-platoOn system practical
and safe Is going TO be the first argu-
ment advanced against the movement
II will be pointed out that the force is a
little short now. and that 1t would be
difficult to get more men. The force is
short because few men will work under
the conditions that prevail. When u
day Of a fair length is offered. there will
be plenty OF men for the work. There
will be no doubt about that.
We are gping to do all in our power
to bring this long sought reform to a
reality this year. / believe our hopes
viii be rewarded. There are many pow
erful men In Congress who favor the
movement The next best thing iS that
the newspapers are with US / know
that every newspaper in Washington will
do all 1t can for US. That Is a great and
powerful thing in our favor. The next
best thing Is for you to work hard
yourselves-not as lobbyists, but merely
as an organization.
The Washington times., 1917-12-16
Congress Wants Facts

do not try TO represent yourselves.
that. 1t has been my experience that
Congress Is Interested in facts-noth-
ing else. This Is a thing that 10 Of
Infinite interest TO your families as
well as to yourselves. 1t is also vital
TO the citizens whose lives and prop
erty are in your hands. It is most en-
c6uraging TO know that all the citi-
zens' associations are with yeu. said
with you started to say. with
me- We will not argue the question,
but say. with US
with all these things IN our IA
vor. / do not see how We can fail to
have the unanimous support Of both
houses OF Congress"
When Commissioner Brownlow I'm
ished speaking, the two hundred fre-.
men formed in line and each shook
hands with him. They said that they
had many things to thank him for.
After round aud round of applause
In recognition of his services, the
Commissioner was obliged to go TO
other work. Burst after burst OF
shouting and applause followed him
down the steps 20 the street II was
exciting. Commissioner Brownlow's
smile showed both that he felt re
paid for what be had done and that
he was determined to- finish winning
''our" fight.
secret Session Follows.
A secret session OF the association
followed.
Capt Edward o'Connor. Of No. 10
hre truck, explaining the tumultuous
receptioift that had been given the
words onhIr. Brownlow whom he told
The Times reporter that the Commits
siOner had exactly expressed the sem
timents OF washlnEton's fremen in
his talk, and that he always had in
his actions. He said that there were
5O2 hremen in Washington, and that
their average pay for twenty-four
hours work every day WAS So5 a
Evening star., 1917-04-10
FRANK A. SCOTT HEADS
NEW MUNITIONS BOARD
Body Is Composed Of Twenty Mem.
bers, Sixteen Of Whom Are Army
and Navy Officers. ,

| Frank A. Scott Of Cleveland, Ohio,
will head the new general munitions
board, whose duty will be to supply the
army and navy with munitions and
equipment.
The board, creation of which is an
nounced by the council of national de-
fense. is composed of twenty army and
navy officers and industrial leaders.
Most of them are experts on munitions
standards and manufacture, and some
of the civilian members have been en-
gagged in supplying munitions to the
allies.
The boards task will be almost SINH
lar to that of the British minister of
munitions, and it may develop into
government department., headed by
cabinet officer.
Twenty men, sixteen of them army
and navy officers. make up the board.
Besides Mr.. Scott, its civilian members
are Bernard NJ. Baruch, Howard E. Cof-
fin, julius Rosenwald and DR.. Franklin
Martin. From the army there are Brig.
Gen. Thomas Cruise, Col. f. G.. Hodgson,
Col H. Fisher. Lieut.. Col. ]. Z. Hoffer.
Maj. p. E. Pierce, Maj. Charles Wal
lace and Capt. A. B. Barker and from
the navy. Rear Admiral H. II. Rousseau,
Rear Admiral W. S. Capps, Commander
+. II. Leigh. Commander T. y. kearney,
DIR. r. c. Holcomb. Paymaster J. II.
Hancock, Lieut. w. Il. Lemly and L. Nc
Howe.
Mr.. Scott issued a statement. saying:
Notwithstanding the great efficiency
of the army and navy and the tremen-
douS efforts of the officers and person
mel of both branches to meet the vast
demands of the existing situation the
difficulties the board will have to en-
counter are very great. These Difficult
ties are. however, such as are naturally
inherent in our position as a nom
military nation forced into war. That
the difficulties will be overcome is not
doubted by any who have witnessed
the spontaneous outpouring Of patriotic
enthusiasm by all classes. or who have
observed that in the case of manufac-
turers and business men generally this
feeling already is making itself evident
in practical ways in support of the
government"
Evening star., 1917-04-10
PLAN FOR WOODEN FLEET
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
A Thousand Vessels of From 5000
to 5000 Tons to Be Con-
structed.

The program OF the shipping board
for building a great fleet of wooden
ships has been approved by the Presi-
dent. Construction will go forward
without delay A fleet of 1,00O, vessels
Of from 5000 to $500 tons each is con-
templated; the shipping board expects
this new tonnage. to offset the loss by
submarine warfare.
The first ship viii be ready within
five months. The board will call upon
the Treasury for from $f0,o00O0O to
$15,0O0.000 within the next few days
Chairman Deninan has announced
that the boards plans are virtually
complete. Contracts have been let
arrangements have been made for sup
ply of standardized lumber parts and
the labor problem has been at least
partially solved. Unless there is an un-
foreseen hitch by October, Atlantic and
Pacific shipyards will be turning out
two or three vessels day.
The great fleet will fly the American
flag. Each vessel sailing to the war
zone will be armed. The program calls
for the building of 100000 tons of ship
ping monthly. The builders will be
encoura ged to complete the vessels
speedily. Plans have been made to
make partial payments on vessels
where necessary. from month to month.
The present program calls for leasing
the ships to private firms.
Evening star., 1917-04-10

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epe facing; S., S6 and $3.50. saIe-second Floor.
Evening star., 1917-04-10
APPEAL TO AMHERST MEN.
Committee of Prominent Graduates
Issues Call to National Service.

has issued to Amherst men throughout
the country "call for national serv-
ice," in which each one is urged to
write Immediately to his representative
in both houses of Congress. and also to
the Secretary Of War. urging them to
do all in their power to gain the i'm
mediate enactment of an adequate bill
for compulsory military training.
A leadet from a defense organization
which is backing the Chamberlain bill
and a prospectus Of the governments
training camps for 1917 were
inclosed in each letter.
One hundred and forty-two Amherst
men attended last years camps.
Evening star., 1917-04-10
TEMPLE SIsTERHOCD TO AID.
Pledges Support in War and Urges
Vigorous Campaign.

The Temple Sisterhood of the City of
Washington. at a recent meeting ut He
brew Temple, adopted resolutions calling
upon members of Congress to furnish
all necessary aid-men. material and
money, ito bring the war thus thrust
upon us to a successful conclusion
The members pledged their support and
aid in whatever sphere of action they may
be helpful. and called upon other sister
hoods of the national organization to take
like action.
1t was ordered that a copy of the reso-
lutions be sent to the President, Vice
President and Speaker Clark
Evening star., 1917-04-10
Predicts Less Crime in D. C.

Declaring that crime In the District
Will be reduced by more than so per
cent when the dry law goes into effect,
William e. Leahy of the District bar
last night addressed the Society of Med
ical Jurisprudence at the University
Club The crimes Of violence COM
mitted every year in the District will
le cut so per cent and the police record
for the year following the Inauguration
of District prohibition will be one of
the most interesting documents to
study" said Mr. Leahy.
Evening star., 1917-04-10
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15c Munyon's Witch Hazel
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25c Ponds Vanishing Cream I6c
81 Wampole Cod Liver Oil. .7Ic
Soc Kinds Honey and Al
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l5c Mennen's Talcum. lie
Soc Lithia Tablets, 5 grain. .15c
25c Mennen's Shaving Cream 17c
On Sales treet Floor.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
HOME CIRCLE MAGAZINE SECTION

looked asleep, and the farm houses
that looked watchfully awake while their
owners slept. 1t would not be well
to knock at these, still and somber
windOwed. And though there were
lights at the Moneys and at the
Howells' and at the Hubbelthwait
farm, and even at Bess and Opie's,
their gates, by common consent, were
also passed. Nor did they stop at
the Topladys'.
They're real, regular people with a
grown son." Chris said Of them vaguely,
"and il don't seem hardly fair to give
'em little John, tool"
Little john" Allen said overwhelm-
ingly. When they called him that the
child seemed suddenly person, like
themselves. Their eyes met above his
head.
"Allenl" Chris said.
"What? What is it?" he, asked
eagerly. T..
"Could-do you think-could WEI"
she demanded.
"My" he answered, ~ been a.
wishin'-"
Involuntarily he drew rein. They
were on the rise by the corner church
at the edge Of the village. The village,
rhythmic crest of wall and shallow Of
fawn, lay below them, and near the
little Triangle park would be their
waiting house.
"Did you mean have him live with
us?" Allen made sure.
ayes, did," Chris said, "if we had
the money"
"Well!" said the boy, "welL ! guess
that'll be all right"
"How much she'd Of liked it," said
Chris.
"Wouldn't she, thought" Allen as
sented; wouldn't she? And you heard
what she said-that about keepin' him
from bein'-wicked? Chrissie-could
we, you and me? This little fellowH"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

"Allen," Chris said, "you'll miss
her. mean miss KNOWN she's alive"
"Yes," the boy said, "pll miss
KNOWN she's alive" =
"Well, we must try to settle what
to do with the little boy" she suggested
hastily.
"Yes," he assented, "that's right.
We've got to settle that" and at this
fell silent.
"There's Hopkins" Chris said pres
emily, nodding toward the home Of
the neighbor who had waited their
coming to Jacobs cottage. "But she'll
hev to be over there lots today and
tomorrow. And she was KEEP up so
late it don't hardly seem us if we
ought to stop and ask her."
"No," Allen said, ~ dunno as it
does, really"
There's Cripps'," she suggested a
little farther on, "but they amt up
yet. l donno's 'twould do to rouse
'em up"
"No," Allen agreed, "best not do
that, ] guess"
Christopha looked over the great
fields.
"My!" she said, "you'll miss her
miss thinkin' of her bein' somewheres.
Allen! Where do you s'pose she is?"
~ thought O. that" said Allen,
soberly.
"Goodness!" said Christopha, and
shivered, and suddenly drew the child
close to her. He was sleeping again.
And it was SO, with his little body
between them, that she could no longer
keep her hand warm in Aliens great
coat pocket. But above the child's
head her eyes and Aliens would meet,
and in that hour the two had never
been so near. Nearer they were than
in the talk about the new house, and the
presents and the dinners and suppers
and breakfasts together.
They passed the farmhOuses that
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
By Mary Bream

face, and then, as soon as he has fin
ished, ! am going to look him straight
in the eye and say: Nothing doing,
George!' Just like that"
"You'l get reputation as flirt."
"I don't care. Other girls do the
same thing. Besides, you know we
haven't much money, and how am
going to get gifts and things unless the
men give them to met Now George
gave me this box Of candy. Well,
I've got two Others fellows on the
lead, too. Oh, Tess, if only you could
see the funl George is coming tonight
"My dear"
"Have you good ears, Tess? Why
don't you go when he comes, and SIT
on the .piazxa behind the locust treeP"
al will, then. But, o Bessie"
Emily Hilton turned away, sick with
disgust. It was growing darker as
the moon waned. That was why she
did not recognize George Raymond
till she almost bumped into him, and
did not at first know that he had
heard.
Whatever George had heard, and
how much, he gave no sign Of 1t half
an hour later when he made his way
toward Bessie in the summerhouse.
He carried another box Of chocolates
done up in pink ribbon, which he be-
slowed upon the giggling girl. Five
minutes afterward Tess, who had
seized the opportunity to depart, sat
on the piazza, straining her ears to
catch the words OF the lover and her
friends answers.
After a while she heard George say,
in q low voice:
"Bessie-Bessie, dear, there is some
thing that / have wanted to say TO you
for long time. But il takes courage,
and somehow / have not dared to men,
tion it. 1t means such q change in
your life, Bessie. "
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

his. In time he would discover what
she herself had long known, that there
was not an unselfish thought in her
daughters empty head. However, as
things were going, she was simply
being swept down the current; and she
could detect a sort OF filial respect in
the way George spoke to her.
Bessie's callers were numerous, girls
and young men. 1t was on particu-
lar moonlight evening, Yhen Bessie
and q girl friend were munching choco-
lates together in the little summer
house that Emily Hilton was an un-
willing hearer Of what passed.
She had not meant to listen; but,
when she began to overhear she re-
mained rooted to the spot in strong
disgust.
"My dearest Tess, have not the
slightest intention Of marrying George
Raymond" said Bessie.
"But everybody thinks you are go
ing TO-" protested her friend, helping
herself from the box.
al know it. "Well? I've never
had proposal in my life, and ! meant
George to be the first. That's why
/ am leading him on"
"Bessiel" interposed her friend
shocked, yet wondering.
"That's what I'm doing. ! tell
you, have that man at the end Of q
nice long string. He thinks be has
only go to ask me and he'll get me.
But | mean to have some fun out OF
life, with mamma so easy-going, and
I'm going to break q dozen hearts at
least before make my choice"
"But is il fair to GeorgeY"
al hope 90. But / don't care II 1t
isn't. Listen, Tessl only wish you
could hear when he proposes. I've got
him 80 that can make him do Il any
time want to. When he looks like
beginning I'm going to lure him on and
listen with dOwneast eyes and blushing
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

Chris lifted her face and nodded.
al amt afraid" she said simply.
~ amt either" her husband said.
As if, in this new future there were
less need of fear than in the future
which had sought to "try to be happy
and keep ourselves happy"
They looked down where their house
would be, near the gate Of the coming
dawn. And-as two Others in such
case might have SCENT was as 1t
they were the genii Of their own mys-
terious future, future whose solution
trembled very near. For with the
charge OF the child had come a courage,
even as the dead woman had known,
when she thought OF her charge OF
Allen, that she was not afraid to die.
"Allen," said Chris, stumblingly,
at don't seem as if we could get
like the Howells' an the Hubblethwaits'
and them. Somehow it don't seem as
if we could"
"No," said Allen, i've couldn't.
"That's so, amt it?"
Above little Johns head their eyes
met in q kind Of new betrothal, new
marriage, new birth. But when he
would have driven on, Allen pulled at
the reins again, and, "Chrissie," ne
said, suddenly, '"if afterwards-there
shoGld be anybody-else. l mean for
us. Would-would you keep on lovin'
this little kiddie, too?"
She met his eyes bravely, sweetly. :
"well, you silly" she said' "Of course
/ would"
At which Allen laughed joyously,
confidently.
"Why, Chris" he cried, I'VE mar;
ried. For always an always. An
here's this little old man to see TO-
Who's afraid2"
Then they kissed each other above
the head Of the sleeping child and drove
on toward the village and toward their
waiting house.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
10

il not he the perfume. Of her own bridal
bouquet, the carnations which she had
carried that night? But then the child
stirred, and Christopha reused a little,
and, after all, the sense Of the flowers
in the room was the sense OF the little
one in her arms. As if many things
mean one thing.
1t was toward dawn that the end
came, quite simply and with no manner
of finality, as il one were to pass into
another chamber. And after that, as
quickly as might be, Christopha and
Allen made ready to drive back TO
the village for the last bitter business
OF all.
Allen, in the barn with Jacob, won
dered what he must do. Allen was sore
hearted at his loss, grateful for the
charge that he had been given; but what
was he to do? The child ought not
to stay in Jacobs cottage. II Chris
mother would take him for o little
but Allen knew. without at all being
able to define it, her plaintive, burdened
manner the burdened manner Of the
irresponsible. Still puzzling over this,
he brought the cutter to the side door;
and the side door opened, and Chris
came out in the pale light, leading the
little boy-awake, warmly wrapped,
ready for the ride.
"Where you goin' to take him to,
Chrissie?" Allen asked breathlessly.
"Some of the neighbors, guess,
amt we?" she answered. ~ dunno.
] thought we could see. He mustn't
be left here-now."
"No, that's so, amt it?" said Allen,
only. "He mustn't"
The three drove out together into
the land lying about the gate OF dawn.
A fragment Of moon was in the east.
There was about the hour something
primitive, as if, in this loneliest Of all
the hours, the world reverted to type,
remembered ancient savage differences,
and fell in the primal lines.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

Copyright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman.)
Mrs. Emily Hilton laughed in an
embarrassed way. "Wait till Bessie
comes home from her finishing school"
she said. "Then, Mr.. Raymond, you
will appreciate us more"
It really was embarrassing, for Mrs.
Hilton, at thirty-eight, was still an
uncommonly pretty woman. Her hus-
band had been dead five years. He
had left her an annuity Of $1,000,
which was ample for the village, and
one daughter, now eighteen years old.
George Raymond was thirty-five.
He had stttled in the little place a
year before and opened a law office,
which was flourishing, as law offices
do in county villages where litigious
rich men exist. And Mrs. Hilton was
conscious against her will that she
was falling in love with a man three
or four years her junior.
He was q frequent visitor at the
Hilton home, but he had never met
Bessie. And Mrs. Hilton was deter
mined that he should never tell her
he cared for her until he had at least
met the girl.
In due time Bessie came home, ready
for the game Of life. her pretty head
full Of shallow nonsense. She was
blonde, in striking contradistinction>to
her mother. She was frivolous, joyous,
and altogether insincere.
But what is insincerity in the balance
with youth and freshness2 Emily Hill
r 4 l. u1wH al
with her daughter for the young mans
affection. And, what both troubled
and vet pleased her-troubled her as
a woman and pleased her as q mother
-George Raymond was undeniably
becoming infatuated with Bessie.
She watched the progress Of the little
affair. and, II she was unselfish enough
70 be glad for Bessie's sake, for George
was q man Of standing in the com
munity already, she was sorry Tor
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12

"What is it, Mr.. Raymond" Tess
heard Bessie answer very softly.
George Raymond seemed to hesi-
tate. 7I am not sure even now that
/ ought to tell you," he said. But
/ am sure that you must have guessed
something Of my feelings, and seen by
my attentions"
"Go onl" said Bessie, in a tone just
calculated to reach the ears OF her
friend. :
%WeIl," said George, with laugh
of embarrassment, "the fact is that
/ love-I want to marry" He broke
off, stammering.
Bessie Hilton suddenly raised her
voice loudly. :,
al understand now, and / am sorry"
she said. "But you ought never to
have imagined such q thing was posi-
bic. Why, you are old enough to be
nv father. Ny feeling for you has
never been anything but sisterly, even
daughterly. Why, you are old enough
TO marry INV mother. Go and ask her,
il you must get married" said tne
girl, with biting scorn.
"Why, Bessie"
at is useless, Mr.. Raymond. You
mean nothing to me at all.
"You entirely misunderstood me"
retorted George, just as loudly. What
l wished to announce to you was this:
YOUR mother, to whom you have re-
ferred me, has just promised to become
my wife, and / was trying to break the
fact that you are going to have step
father-and guardian" be added, mean
ingly.
Tess, on the piazza, caught her
breath. Then, hysterical with mirth,
she crept away, just Is the shamed and
weeping girl rushed by.
Upstairs Emily Hilton heard nothing,
of this. She was in her bedroom.
sobbing softly from happiness.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-07-12
An Unexpected Role

Copyright, 1915, by W. G. chapman.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-05
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR SAYS
HE WANTS EARLY PEACE
Report From Vienna Asserts Ruler
Told Party Representatives He
Is Working to That End.

Amsterdam, June 30.-Emperor
Charles told representatives of eight
Austrian political parties that he was
striving for peace at the earliest pos
sible date, according to a report re-
ceived from Vienna.
The lower house Of the Austrian
reichsrath has concluded the debate
on the subject Of peace without taking
a vote.
Deputy Hauser, Socialist, who had
just been received by Emperor
Charles, declared that the chambers
peace aspirations had the support of
the emperor, who had informed him
that he desired peace as soon as pos
sible.
Our emperor is q peace kaiser"
said Hauser.
The German Socialists submitted a
proposal that decisions as to war or
peace should belong to the reichs-
rath's sphere of activity.