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Evening star., 1917-12-03

.ade psalm. followed by prayer by Mr1
Florence D. Richard, president OF the
Ohio branch Of the union. Mrs. Elisa
beth p. Anderson OF North DakotA
called the roll and the convention va
That the W. c. T. U. win take an ac-
tive part in the. work Of Amertcanixtng
foreigners in the United States was
forecast by Miss Gordon.
Urged Upon Delegates.
Among tho things which Miss Gordon
urged upon the delegates were the Iol-
THAT special effort to get out tho
woman's vote be made at all elections.
That social centers as subssitutes
FOR tho saloon be introduced In license
and prohibition localities.
That in public schools and on Tenn
perance day in the Sunday SCHOOLS We
emphasize the injurious effect OF .tne
cigarette and that we post In pubic
schools and public places the anu-to-
baoco law.
THAT we endeavor to secure in all
states an annual Temperance day IN
the public schools: urge wider observ-
anoe OF Worlds Temperance sunday
libraries Of Sunday schools. day schools
and colleges temperance references
books and an up-to-date prohibition
map; s ;. n,o,,n,t,on
Tnat tho w. c. 7. U. IN pronoiuVu
localities take moro aggressive part IN
the enforcement Of law by arousing PUBIC
sentiment, by giving to the pulpit ana
press the provisions Of tho prohibition
law and by furnishing evidence OF VIOLA
Etions."
Report Is Received.
The morning session closed with tho re-
ception Of the report Of the committee on
plans and methods for continuing tho
campaign for national prohibition.
This afternoon the convention opened
with scriptural reading by the dele
gates. after which the following com
mittee reports were received: Cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Frances z.
Parks; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret c.
Munns; auditor, Edwin F. Pierce; gen.
eral secretary Of young peoples branch:s
Miss Mary F. W. Anderson; general
secretary of Loyal Temperance Legion
branch, Miss Mary B. Edwin. The after
noon session will adjourn at 5 o'clock.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow Will
formally welcome the delegates to the
city tonight. Others who will speak
are A. Leftwich Sinclair Of the Cham-
Der Of Commerce; William 7. Galliher
Of the Board Of Trade: Rev. Earle Will
fey. pastor of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, representing the Min
isterial Association. and Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton. president Of the Dis
trict branch OF the union.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
NEW POSTAL STATION TO OPEN.
Will Be Located at 1915 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Northwest.

Postmaster Chance announced today
the opening of a new postal station at
IT'S Pennsylvania avenue northwest
December Is. The station will be
classified financial station. and will be
in a class with the F street. New York
avenue, 11th street. U street and other
large substations. 1t will be open
from am. to s pm. daily except Sun
day.
The postal station formerly located in
Flemers drug. store at 18th street and
Columbia road, has been transferred
to- Hills drug store on 18th street
south of Columbia road
Evening star., 1917-12-03
OBJECTION OF BIDS UPHELD.
Power of Congressional Committee
Strengthened by Decision.

The joint committee on printing of
Congress has the right to reject any
and all bids for paper supplies to the
United States government when. in the
opinion of the committee. there is no
lowest and best bidder for the interest
of the government"
The District Court of Appeals SO de-
clared today when it affirmed the action
of the District Supreme Court in refus-
ing a mandamus asked by the Champion
Coated Paper Company of Ohio. which
claimed it had been denied the contract
when it was the lowest bidder under
proposals issued by the committee.
The opinion was rendered by Justice
Robb.
The appellate court finds that the COM
mittee acted within its discretion, which
is not subject to review.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
SIXTY TO ATTEND DINNER.
First Meeting of Public Order Com
mittee Of Board of Trade.

The first dinner and meeting of the
newly appointed committee on public
order of the Washington Board of
Trade will be held at the National
Hotel at 6 o'clock Thursday night.
Commissioners Gardiner and Brown
low. Maj. Pullman and William P. Emo.
director of the Home Defense League.
will be the speakers.
Odell S. Smith. chairman Of the COM
mittee. will preside and among the
invited guests will be number of
police chiefs of different cities. who
will be here to attend the national con-
vention Of police heads this week. Cow
ers. will be laid at the dinner for sixty
members and guests.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
SCHOOLS WILL NOT CLOSE.
Reported Action on Coal Shortage Is
Denied by Officials.

Public schools Of the District of CO.
.Iumbia will not be closed for two
months this winter on account Of a re-
ported shortage of coal here.
This was the statement of school OFF,
cials today. Employees Of the schools
were recently much worried by a re-
port that a shortage of coal in the
northern and central states. which had
resulted in the decision Of school ofii-
cials there to close the schools to save
coal, had had the same effect upon Of
ficials of the Washington school lsys-
tenn. Such reports were denied by
school officials today.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
ii
STATE Referendum
URGEDBY ". c. I.U.
President Anna A. Gordon
Sounds Keynote in Opening
Annual Convention.
FOR DRIVE ON CONGRESS

with an appeal to the 1000 delegates
assembled TO work during the coming
year for national prohibition. and urg-
Ing them to do all within their means
gone into the service Of their country.
Miss Anna A. Gordon Of Evanston. Ill.
president Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. opened
the forty-fourth annual convention of
the union at Polls Theater this morn
ing.
Miss Gordon sounded the keynote of
the convention when she laid down the
Evening star., 1917-12-03
$500, 600 Fire in Lynchbure.

LYNCHBURG, Va, December 3.-A
disastrous fire. believed by the police to
be Of incendiary origin, yesterday COM
pletsly destroyed the wholesale hard
ware plant of the. Barker-JenninEs
Hardware Company. q six-story struc-
ture, and damaged the wholesale
grocery warehouse Of A. s.. White q
Co. The damage IL estimated' at fully
.$b0e,000.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
CAMPAIGN FOR SALE
OF THE RED CROSS SEALS
Money to Be Used for the Crusade
Against Tuberculosis-Progr
Reported Satisfactory.

With the observance yesterday Of
tuberculosis Sunday. tuberculosis week
Is being observed throughout the coun-
try simultaneously with the opening Of
the Red Cross seal sale. Two other
important days. have been named for
special objects-medicaa examinatiom
day. which will be observed Thursday,
Evening star., 1917-12-03
BEAT UP GUARDS AND FLEE.
Thirteen Prisoners Escape From
Penitentiary at Joliet, III.

JOLIET, ILL.,. December Thirteen
convicts escaped from the state peni-
tentiary, here early today by breaking
throrgh steel doors and beating two
gry into unconsciousness. The
qua - on the penitentiary wall fired
many shots at the fleeing convicts, but
owing to darkness It is not believed
any were hit. A posse Of sixty started
In pursuit Of the prisoners.
Evening star., 1917-12-03
TO HEAD FLYING SQUADRON. !
Detective Cornwen Named Chief for
Christmas Trade Service.

Detective Frederick NJ Cornwell has
been designated to serve as chief of
Maj. Pullman's flying squadron of male
and female detectives, organized for
the protection of merchants and Christ
mas shoppers. Yesterday members OF
the squadron listened to an interest
ing talk given by Capt. Richard H.
McKenna, chief Of the fourth branch
of the New York detective service, and
this morning they listened to a talk
by Mai. Pullman.
Evening star., 1917-12-03

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John Redmond ~ and iovia: mossS % 4 All
Lar Louis Clarke, Florence arssn snd n1nst
Funelal Tuesday, December Z. at Pm, m:
Hsisti,ss and srisnss are % Invited.
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4: al. Nay L ans n.sS.1s ss':.ss ..sa 49,
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thence to St. Aary's Church.
sTRArroN On Saturday, December 1. 1s47. -
xp.%.. ETHEL MAY. beloved wife Of 0tsw{
FuneraI from her late residence % Rhode fe,.sa Z
s.s s.snue .Orfhwest on Tuesday. Decsznest g ~
invited. Interment Eock Greek censfsry,
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station, Va, Tuesday morning. December a.
Interment, at the Catholic cemetery. Rsassl
leaves Union station '.s 50 sm % .''snc xiez.,S
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Torr; On Sunday. December 2. 1917. at aea.
ALICE g.. the loving wife Of Wiiliaa &.
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Nay she rest In peace.
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Church. Tuesday, December 4, 1917, at So
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1917. at 2l62 stsset northwest. At 8 eielsesss
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MRS. Z. sNAoKUN. Presiasuf. !
In Nemoriam.
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BY HS DEVOTED wus HAaam. u
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DA aHh HUSBAND AND CdILuBDNs
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ago today. December ., 1S1k.
Mother, thou art gone but mt xprxuttrns
Fresh our love shall ever be, = = -
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motnef. y. v. HAAEL4 who departed fhfG
mo No year, ago fcpay. DecembsR .. 101s.
Evening star., 1917-12-03

following AZ the nrst plank in ths
unions platform for the year:
THAT we strenuously push the pas.
sage Of the Sheppard rd-aronna-Wehb-
Smith bill for q referendum to the
states on national prohibition. The
Evening star., 1917-12-03
Rev. DR.. G. o: Bullock Called Here

1SGVs OI. Os y: -0UaVCN Oe11Su 13eIS.
Rev. DR.. George o. Bullock Of Win
ston- Salem. N. c.. was elected pastor
of the Third Colored Baptist Church,
5th and q streets northwest. 1t a re-
cent meeting, to succeed the late Rev.
James H. Leo. The officers of the
church arc Rev. Charles Cussenberry,
moderator: Clarence w. Lewis. clerk;
Luke q. Reynolds assistant clerk: dea-
cons, Joseph Montgomery, chairman !;
Daniel Lewis. Walker J. Robinson.
treasurer; Daniel Smith, Stewart Z.
Minor. James @. Matthew's secretary,
and Samuel Bush.
Evening star., 1917-12-03

the band Of original crusader and
A feature Of today's sessions was the
pageant presented by more than q score
Of Washington girls. depicting the
welcome Of the District Of Columbia
into the column OF dry" states. In
state that has banished, John Barley
corn, the girls formed brilliant specta-
Gle. led by Columbia, represented BY
Miss Helen Edgar. America as a whole
was pictured in the pageant by Mrs.
Sarah Deeds.
Miss Gordon's opening address was
preceded by an impressive patriotic
service.
The delegates than chanted the cru
Evening star., 1917-12-03

Te CuFs . CssA IN One Day
GR0pU'D Agnatnss = % each bpx. t0e.-AA-
Evening star., 1917-12-03

Joint resolution has passed the Senate;
effort must be concentrated on the
House and on the elimination Of the
six-year clause All local unions should
closely follow the plans adopted by the
for this mighty campaign.
and also press, through letters and tele-
grams to members Of Congress-, such
measures Gs the legislative
general officers Of the National w. c.
T. U. may indorse."
Evening star., 1917-12-03
Floral Decorations Abundant.

high with floral decorations and Amer
lean flags as the national officers and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

1916, the Northwest appeared to-day
70 be getting into It's stride IN the
task of supplying America and the Al
lies with bread.
II appears, however, that an impor-
tant factor in the delay in marketing
wheat has been largely overlooked.
The new Federal grain inspection act,
replacing Minnesota grading, wnich
has heretofore governed all North
western spring wheat, went into erect
August l, and has been found to be
clumsy, complicated and unjust in itS
results.
The same farmers who clsmored for
a Federal law TO supersede the simple
and practical Minnesota inspection and
the sample buying of the Minneapohs
and Duluth Chambers Of Commerce are
now as much opposed TO the Federal
law as the grain commission and ele-
vator men, and want the state system
back again. For instance, under sam
pie buying and Minnesota inspection.
a farmer might suffer dockage OF
two or three cents a bushel for wheat
that would grade No. l Northern ex-
cept for an admixture OF rye, Inc
Federal law grades such wheat as NO.
4, which means 10 cents off the No.
price of s2.l7 at Minneapolis.
The grading has caused moro dis
satisfaction than the government price
because it has nullifed the maximum
price. The injustice has been so obvi-
Gus that intelligent farmers have felt
sure that IL would be corrected. The
Food Administration is now consider
ing reverting TO Minnesota inspection
and practice and suspending the Fed
eral grading law, and 1t is generally
believed tina. it will take such action.
AS such a course means a saving of b
10 10 cents a bushel 20 the farmers on
perhaps 5O,OO000O bushels of wheat,
it is only a foolish or hard-pressed
farmer who markets his wheat till q
decision is reached The Minnesota
Railway and Warehouse Commission
predicts that suspension Of Federal
rules will result in q freer movement
of wheat, better prices TO the farmers,
less dissatisfaction among them and n
larger wheat acreage in 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
American /. w. w. Led
3.Week Strike in Australia
Railroads, Shipping and Mines Were Paralyzed
by Tie-Up, News of Which Has just Reached
United States-Covernmen Won, Says Premier

ws,k later il was estimated that
40 600 men were idle. II spread first
20 the railroads and the street car
lines OF Sydney, then to the collieries
In Oueenpiand and to the shipping at
SYDNEY and Melbourne. Government,
navy wards were tied up and all
characterization of food came to a
standstill. Even the large abattoirs
and packing concerns, both privately
and publicly owned, we're affected.
The government was forced TO take
charge of the food situation. AND
calls were issued for volunteers 70
take the places Of the strikers. inc
shortage of coal was so serious that
in Sydney no one was allowed 10 use
gas in hotels, restaurants, boarding
houses or shops between a. m. ana
p. m.
Food Shortage Acute
The seriousness Of the food shortage
is shown by the following dispatch
from Sydney TO the Melbourne Age on
August Ia:
"The food situation, not only in the
city, but also in the country, is stu
increasing in seriousness. Stocks OF
wheat and -four, apart from those de
clared black BY the unions, are sum-
Gent TO last sydney only for fort
night, and there is a veritable butter
and cheese famine. Fruits and Vege-
tables also are becoming scarce.
Trade in TIE produce markets Is
totally paralyzed. All interstate ship.
ping is held Up, and $4,000 bags or
potatoes cannot be unloaded from the
vessels in port"
Tho strike in the government tram
shops at Randwick and Evcleigh. near
Sydney, was called ostensibly,a as pro-
test against the introduction of a card
syctem for the purpose of cost account
ing The men claimed that the system,
which is in vogue in NIL of the NUM-
tions factories in Great Britain, was
an effort to crush organized labor and
70 compel workers to speed up
From Randwick and Eveleigh the
strike spread to shops at Port Waratah,
Hamilton and Werris Greek, and two
days later 10000 men were involved.
On August the Labor Council lead
ers urged the appointment of royal
commission, composed of union officials
and the Railway COmmiss ioners, for
the purpose of conducting an inquiry
into the effects of the card system, the
cards to be abolished in the meantime.
This was rejected by the Cabinet.
Rail Men Join Strike
The next day 1000 employees of the
Northern Railway in Queensland Joined
the strike, and strikers in Sydney in
dulged in a great parade.
The following day Acting Premier
George w. Fuller issued this nc'ice TO
the public of New South Wales:
after FRIDAY next no workman will
90 back on his old status. The men
who stand by the government in this
crisis will be amply protected, and will
receive and maintain seniority in the
future. The men who refuse TO return
will los. the special rights and priv
ileges which they now enjoy as en-
ployes of the state.
"If the strike does not terminate be-
fore ordinary working time on Friday
next. the government will utilize the
offers Of services already made and
will call for volunteers to assist in
running the services of this state"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Pokers Warned They
Must Haze Faith in
Action of War Board
rspo4h Cc-rvpondeno'l

CHICAGO. Sept ls.--F' h Shep'''.
., Boston, chairman Of the BAKERS
War Emergency Board, when met J"
with Food Administrator
uoover emphasized the fact to the
bske,s' convention here to-day ,n"'
bis hearers must have faith III tne'i
wor board and must do as they are 'olu
y, "sonething dreadful may happen
Hs implied there WAS something
..,cirg over the bakers heads which
lid drop if they did not follow
orders.
THIS 4, in line with reports coming
from Washington that the country may
be given a standardized loaf at hSea
nrice. and rumor places the prlce IN
the neighborhocd Of cents TO IL cents
for a sixteen-ornce loaf,
Mr.. Shepard told the bakers the gov
eminent through the Federal TRADE
Commission was making a survey OF
the cost Of making loaf OF preao'
He intimated that the government soon
would have exact figures TO 60 on
The bakers raised the price OF bread
when -four prices scared around slS
a barrel. Flour prices have been fxed
now and tho government says bread
prices should be reduced. The bakers
say reduction is impossible,
An investigator to-day endeavored to
determine the approximate cost Oh
making a loaf Of bread. From several
sources the figures would show the
hsker has q profit Of about $40 on
every barrel Of -four he makes INTO
bread after figuring in the overhead
costs. which mean labor, fuel, main
tenance, sales costs, depreciation, etc.
No two bakers agree on the hgures'
One authority says SO576 pounds OF
bread can be made from q barrel OF
-four. Another says 2I1.S loaves OK
eighteen ounces can be made, which,
selling at 10 cents loaf, would net
the baker $40.65. Others get as high
as 2g6 loaves from barrel.
Still another authority says with
-four at Sl2 a barrel the cost Of other
ingredients that so to make up the
loaf brings the total cost of convert
ing a barrel of -four into bread up to
sl5. The same authority says the
labor and other overhead expenses Will
cost another SIS, or $50 barrel, for
which the baker receives approximate
" $40, Still another authority placed
.6s cost of a pound loaf at "a. cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

How strike, attributed TO the
teachings Of American !. W. W. agi-
tators. paraly1ed business In New
South Wales for three weeks was re-
vealed yesterday by the arrival Oh
Melbourne and Sydney newspaper
The strike began in government ran
road shops on August and was at ito
height on August 81. the date OF the
last paper at hand.
William Holman, Premier OF New
South Wales, now in this city, sald
last night that the trouble was all over
in three weeks from the time 1t start
cd, ending in complete victory for
the government, with the strikers re-
turning to their work unconditionaliy.
lncensed by Check System
The immediate cause of the strike,
he said, was the introduction of sys-
TEN TO check the production in govern
ment railway shops, this in turn hav-
ing been caused by serious falling oil
in production owing TO the influence oil
|. W. W. teachings. To meet this check
some OF the unions which had come un-
der |. W. W. influences declared u
strike, other trades going out IN sym
patty. Credit for winning the strike
he gave to loyal members of the al
fected unions, who, in large numbers,
remained at their posts, and the over
.whelming public opinion against the
strike and the strikers.
D,oc+ica11,r tho Whole eastern section
Of Australia was held in the grip OF
one of the most disastrous strikes IN
the history of the country in August.
First news of the strike was received
here yesterday through the medium OF
the Melbourne and Sydney papers.
William Holman, Premier Of New
South Wales, said at the Hotel Car
idee last night that the strike lasted
three weeks and ended in complete VIC
tory for the government. The blame
for the strike he placed on !. W. W.
agitators from America who, he said,
had captured a small section OF the
railway workers unions.
Are you quite sure these agltators
arc |. ". WIS from American? the
Premier was asked.
Certainly" he replied They have
DpCn DusN IDtEt bNt opi't N'h'~
Something like year ago number
of those fellows were given fifteen 70
twenty years penal servitude for CON
spiracy and like crimes.
Prime Minister Hughes, by procla-
nation, directly charged that the
strike was fomented by wild eX-
tremists and secret agents of Ger
many" and Melbourne papers accused
the /. W. w. of playing a leading part
in the upheaval.
Three Leaders Arrested
On August 10 three of the strike
leaders, Z. j. Kayanaugh, A. c. Willis
and Claude Thompson, were arrested
on government warrants charging
Conspiracy 70 incite industrial dis
turbance."
The strike started on August in
the government tram shops when $500
men walked out Day by day the
strike grew in proportion until