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The Washington times., 1917-12-24
FEAR SEVEN-YEAR
CLAUSE NULL|FIES
DRY AMENDMENT

Is there q Joker" in the national
prohibition amendment which has
just been submitted by Congress to
the States?
This question is being raised by
some OF the prohibition leaders, who
are getting nervous lest It be found
to contain a provision which would
nullify it II it were ratified.
The provision as to which some are
doubtful IL the one requiring ratihca-
tion in seven years. This is unprece-
dented.
Congressman Randall OF California
is one Of the prohibition leaders who
are concerned about the legality OF
the proposition. He wants a test case
begun In the courts in order that .
ruling may be had before years OF
work have been done, possibly for
nothing.
As a matter OF fact, the great bulk
OF legal opinion in Congress 10 that
the amendment IL valid. Senator
Sheppard. who was author OF the
amendment in the Senate, has no
doubts on the subject Moreover,
prohibitionists on the judiciary
Committees OF the House and Senate,
including some Of the ablsst lawyers
in Congress, regarded the seven-year
qualification as entirely within the
law.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
ONLY ONE DELIVERY
A DAY WILL SOLVE
FREIGHT SITUATION

One delivery a day over each routs
Is strongly urged upon merchants OF
Washington today by the commercial
economy board OF the Council OF Ma
tionaI Defense as a means OF re-
ducing traffic congestion in local
freight yards. BY 50 doing the mer-
chants would release part OF their
delivery equipment to haul freight
from the yards.
r. p. Andrews, president OF the Re
tail Merchants Association. an
nounced today that he had adopted
the recommendation OF the Council OF
National Defense and the one de-
livery system would 60 into effect at
the r. P. Andrews Paper Company
on January I. Other merchants OF
the Capital will undoubtedly fall in
line with the recommendation Of ths
Council. Andrews declared. and put
the equipment thus released to NOV
ing freight
The need for a traffic dictator who
can give his whole time TO the ques-
tion Is clearly manifested" said
Andrews. The committee can only
give a limited amount of time to the
matter and it Is a twenty-four hour
job"
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
43L|QUOR CASES
IN COURT TODAY
IN DRY CAPITAL

Twenty-nine persons received SEN
tences for violations OF the dry law
in Police Court today. Fourteen for
feitsd collateral for falling to appear
to answer similar charges.
Premature celebration Of Christmas
is given as the reason for the large
increase In arrests for dry law ViO-
lations. The majority OF the prison
ers said they had obtained their liquor
in Baltimore.
William Christmas will spend
Christmas Day in jail in oefault, OF a
fine OF $25 for drunkenness. When
Christmas Is past he will serve twen-
ty-nine days more. as his sentence
calls for thirty days Imprisonment.
John Stamps and Charles A. KeIlor
were ined $40 each for drinking
liquor in public places.
The severest sentence was that Of
Abraham Dorsey, colored. He will
strve three months for selling liquor
Fourteen others charged with
drunkenness did not appear in court,
thereby forfeiting S25 collateral each.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
FARMERS PRODUCE MARKET.
WHITE HOUSE ENJOYS
COMMUNITY SINGING

Community singing in Washington
is being highly praised today as
result OF the demonstration yesterday
afternoon on the south steps OF the
Treasury, in which thousands OF per
sons Joined. The singing was direct
ed by Hamlin Z. Cogswell, and led
by the Marine Band. Two ohtre bands
assisted.
President and Mrs. Wilson. and
family party listened to the singing
from the White House. On the ter
race were Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo,
Mrs. Martin. william McAdoo. of the
Naval Reserve Corps, Commissioners
BrownIow. former Commissioner B.
F. Macfarlsnd. and several members
of the Diplomatic Corps and Congress.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
GET CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

The Washington Gas Light Com
pany has distributed $1,000 among its
employees for Christmas. 1t was
learned today.
Howard Reside, president of the
company. declined to indicate how the
amount was divided, and declared
that the usual Christmas-time salary
raise had been anticipated during the
past year by several increases. Sal
ary increases to gas employees dur
ing the year, he said, reached S115,O 1000.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
WAR WIVES CLUBS
FOR EVERY TOWN,
IS WOMEN'S PLAN

A War wives Club in every town
Is what the Nomen's committee Of the
Council OF National Defense would
like to see.
The committee explained today that
local, State, and national clubs like
this would crystalline the war-sac-
rlnce spirit among the women at
home just as it Is crystallized among
their men At the front when they
90 over the top together.
The committee feels that not only
IL there q natural bond Of sympathy
and interest among these women. but
that very material advantages rest
in an organization that would give
the women who are giving most
their loved ones-a local, State, and
national voice in matters affecting
them.
Sharing q COnnOa Grief.
But above all good," said . mem
Der Of the committee, would be the
good OF sharing a common grief, a
common anxiety, held up by q COM
mon patriotism and courage.
They would stimulate each other
10 DThNe luEEC "OlnCus
and they would hnd in each others
society the only perfect sympathy
with their own private trouble.
There is nothing that so takes
away the bitterness of grief as rob-
binE IL OF its Isolation. Personal sor-
row Is lost in the exhilaratlon that
comes with general sacrifice to a
great cause. Such losses have Q quail
Ity of glory and OF greatness"
would Promote SoeIabIIIty.
Socially, the committee suggests, II
would give them an opportunity to
meet and keep in touch with each
other frequently. They could start
circulating libraries for their homes.
They could help each other material
ly, both in home economies, and in
the care Of their children, through
exchange OF personal experiences and
lectures which they could af-
ford TO arrange for.
In France these clubs have been
organized, mostly among the wives of
officers, who are still serving or have
fallen at the front. The French clubs
are called The Friendly Union" and
are said TO have aided materially in
sustaining the morale OF the civilian
population.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
COMPANY WITHOUT SHIPS
IS DENIED RATE RULING.

A steamship company without ships
can secure no ruling from the Inter
state Commerce Commission. This
was the decision today in the case Of
the Charleston and Norfolk Steam
ship Company corporation organ
ized on paper to do business between
Atlantic coast ports II favorable rates
couIl be secured.
A petition for the establishment OF
Joint rates with other common car
riers was dismissed by the commits
sion. Then the hackers OF the plan
were able to get through a Senate
resolution for a rehearing of the case.
The case was reOpened and reheard.
and today the commission held 1t was
without Jurisdiction.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
WIFE REFUSED DIVORCE.

On the ground that the testimony
falls short I'm the courts opinion Of the
legal requirements" Justice SiddOns de-
clined to grand an absolute divorce 10
Mrs. Esther NoEt from Frederick II.
VOgt. The husband offered no testi-
mony.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
MORAN MAY Be NAMED
SECRET SERVICE CHIEF

w. II. Moran, for many years assist
ant chief Of the Secret Service. IL to
be made active chief when William
]. Flynn retires from that office.
Mr.. Moran was assistant under
Chief Wilkie, and has held that office
ever since He has been in charge of
the Washington office for months,
since Chief Flynn established head
quarters in New York.
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
is not prepared as yet to make an
nouncement OF q successor for the
chief. Mr.. Moran is being considered
for promotion.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
From the
Business Office Vis11pofHt
Good Advice
To Statesmen

Following is a para
graph verbatim from .
letter of a well known
shoe manufacturer to one
of his men on the road:
In fact it pays to get
around among people and
see what the other fellow is
doing and / hope you will
make it a point not to stay
in too much.
When there is anything i'm
portant going on anywhere
around the country where
you think you could do the
association some good or
get some ideas that later on
would do the association
some good-G0 TO 1T.
No matter what line Of
business you may be in,
WIDEN YOUR AC-
QUAINTANCE. And the
lower down in the scale Of
things your position may
be, the more important it
is that you follow this
very good advice.
Business is not in
fluenced merely by the i'm
preston created in the
minds of those who actual
ly do the buying. Things
are easier to sell to i'm
mediate prospects when
everybody" knows that
what you have to sell is
just what this particular
prospect needs.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
Marshans' PrOtege
viii Find Stocking
BuIgins With Cheer

Clarence IEnatius Morrison will
preside at the Christmas tree in
the home OF the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall tomorrow.
Clarence Ignatlus is the young
ster the Marshalls have taken un-
der their wings because his
mother was unable to afford him
advantages due. His stocking
and tree will bulge with Christ
mas cheer as never before.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
CAPITAL TOTALLY DARK;
STREETS DESERTED EARLY

washington's third "lightIess"
night, was marked by general observ-
ance Of the "lightless" rule.
Electric display signs along Ninth
and Seventh streets. the Avenue and
F streets were, without exception,
dark. No violations of the order were
reported.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
WALL ST. MARKET
STRONG TONE TO LIST AS
SESSION OPENS.
Steel Common, Bethlehem q, Marine
Preferred, General Motors, Union
Pacific, Utah Copper, Anaconda,
and Southern Pacific Advance.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2L-There was q
strong tone to the stock market at the
opening today. first prices showing gains
Of from fractions TO more than one
point.
Steel common rose rs to IS. and Beth
lehem Steel sold up one point to 20.
Marine preferred advanced lss TO sos.
and General Motors gained Ia TO 80.
Union Pacific sold at l045s. a gain Of rs.
Utah Copper rose over one point to I5'
and Anaconda was y higher. at IS.
Southern Pacific was active, advancing
IL to 7s1i, and Reading was up =. to
ssla.
General Electric sold Ia higher. at
123k. while Texas Company rose two
points to 127. Studebaker gained one
point to 45A, and Tobacco Products was
one point higher at 4S Atlantic Gulf
advanced one point TO S7'i.
The demand for stocks continued
brisk throughout the forenoon with
the price Of many issues making
further substantial gains.
Steel common moved up tot So, and
Bethlehem Steel B rose . points, to
a. Vigorous advances were also
made in stocks like Baldwin and
Crucible Steel. The greatest upturn
was made in Texas Company, which
rose 6k, to 130k. New York Air
Brake made a gain OF IS, to 144l5.
and Mexican Petroleum showed an ad-
vance Of 3 points. at 74A. Many other
issues in which there was active
trading rose 1 to points.
Money loaning was at 8 per cent.
CO. H,1h- Law. pm.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
THE INVISIBLE WORKSHOP

Telephone work is done so quietly and so
inconspicuously that few can realize what is
going on. Most of our activities are invisible
The outward evidence of the great telephone
machine is the telephone itself
When railroads are busy, the putting engines,
the heavily loaded trains, the congested term
inalS can be observed and appreciated. When
factories work overtime turning out munitions
and supplies, their lighted windows at night, the
steam from the exhausts, the freight cars lined
up at the platforms all help to tell the story.
But people cannot see telephone activities in
that way. They can see the crowded aisles Of
4 department store; but they cannot see tele-
phone messages flashing along the wires. Nor
can they catch glimpse Of long rows Of oper-
Gtors who behind closed doors are quietly hust-
ling at the switchboard They do not see our
oficials watching every development of the
situation; the hearty and effective cooperation
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

with the Government; the hnemen, cable Splc
ers and switchboard experts working night and
day installing tons Of new equipment; the scores
of young women training to take their places in
the army Of operators
People cannot see the heavy condnits and
cables under the streets; the almost countless
wires working through terminal frames into
switchboards; the extensive and complicated
switchboards themselves; the hundreds Of
trained men and women at their respective
posts, struggling with an equipment taxed be-
yond its capacity. They do not see the product
of this labor as it radiates through the city and
out over the land. They cannot see the trs-
mendous increase in the volume Of the product.
Yet all these things are there. They are taking
place every day. II the activities Of our great
invisible Workshop were open to the eye our
problems would be materially lightsned
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

Washington. d. C., for the week ending sat
urday. Deeemoer =, Is17, averaged IS.u cents
pr pound.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

TOP|G-RA|S|NG
TO MAKE USE
|. Of GARBAGE
By BILL PRICE

the District government will prob
ably 20 into the hog raising business
onsa big scale some time next year.
although present laws prohibit Joseph
Letter and others from feeding the
CABBAGE from their homes and places
Of business =, their own hogs.
So strict are these prohibitory laws
that a number OF citizens. including
the proprietors OF several large res
taJirants. have been arrested and fined
for. sending their own garbage from
their places OF business to farms
where they have hogs. Mr.. Letter
Wa so sure of his own right to dis
pose of waste from his own palattal
home that he threatened to take the
mstter into his own hands. When
his lawyer was consulted the advice
was to let the District continue to
collect and handle the waste.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
Six Months 10 Decide.

Congress will have to determine
what is to be done before the end OF
the present fiscal year. June 80, so that
District authorities may get every
thing ready for the new venture. Some
plan will have to be adopted for cook
ing and straining the garbage, so that
broken glass may not go to the pork
ers. Plans for hauling the garbage
to Occoquan will have to be adopted
as well as plans for collection in this
city.
The fertilizer company now does the
collecting. 1t is operating about nifty
three wagons a day at this time and in
the summer runs about ninety. The
District must take over the collection
and either buy the old wagons or get
new ones.
In revising existing garbage laws.
Congress may favorably consider the
desire of farmers all around the Dis
trict to buy garbage for their own
swine and of many people living here
who own farms to which they wish to
send garbage. Considerable garbage
is surreptitiously sent out Of the city,
but the fertilizer people watch this
closely and report to the District
authorities.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
District In Plight.

The District government is in the
plIkht of either having to go into
the hog raising business at OccoQuan
or of buying the reduction plant OF
the Washington. Fertilizer Company,
which for years has had the contract
for collection and disposal of the
garbage OF this city.
Congress is to have the situation
put before it-that Congress which
makes war and discusses and acts
upon great questions of statesman
ship. Due to the fact that the Dis
trict can do nothing without Con-
Eress. the statesmen on the hill must
listen TO much data about Washing
ton's leftovers. and act upon the SOL
emn question whether hogs are to eat
and grow fat upon what this city
fails to consume. The District Com
missioners will soon lay the whole
mournful problem before the Con-
Eressional committee that is making
up the District appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year.
The fertilizer company. the sole es-
tablishment engaged in the reduction
business anywhere near Washington.
declines to enter into a contract for
collection and disposal of garbage in
the next fiscal year, ana has forfeited
a check Of $4,000 It deposited when 1t
bid for the contract.
Urged Plant fer District.
The plant OF the company has been
in operation for many years. During
the last three or four years the Dis
trict Commissioners have been urging
Congress to appropriate money to
build q reduction establishment along
the most modern lines.
Congress could not see il that way.
Now Congress must authorize the
purchase Of the plant at practically
the company's price or direct the Dis
trict government to begin raising
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
Pigs Scarce and High.

The purchase Of pigs will be a serl-
Gus problem. They are getting scare
er all the time in the territory sur
rounding Washington and the stock
is generally OF mediocre kind. Last
spring. after war with Germany was
declared, the price OF pigs in the
Washington markets jumped far
above anything ever known. The
smallest and commonest sort Of pigs
sold around So each and have been
advancing In price ever since. Tho
District government will have to buy
its pigs in the West, in all probability.
In another year II would be able to
breed Its own stock.
District experts are of the opinion
that the reduction OF garbage is worth
more to the Government than h"g
raising. The fats and greases from
garbage. when properly reduced, be-
come valuable commercial products,
such as glycerine. used in making am
munition, greases. soap, etc.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
.7AVO|DDRYD. C.,
BUT VIOLATED
INPRINCE GEORGES

As a result OF being afraid to take
chances with the District prohibition
law. seven washingtonians who went
to Baltimore Saturday night for a sup
ply of" Christmas cheer are today
locked up in the jail at BladensburE
on the charge OF bringing more liquor
into Prince Georges county than the
law allows.
James Matthews, william Young,
David Sloan, Robert Page. John lack
son. James Ingram. and Robert Wat
kins, all negroes, are the men.
Instead Of remaining on the w., B.
4 A car. the men thought they would
be safer by leaving the train At
Prince Georges Station. walking to
Chesapeake Junction and taking the
street car home Just as they came
in sight OF the junction they were
nabbed by Sheriff W. W. Bell and
Deputy Sheriff Thomas v. Garrison.
Owing to the Marlboro Jail being
overcrowded from Christmas drunk
cases In "dry" Prince Georges, the
men were taken to Bladensburg. ar
raigned before Judge Bailey, and -
manded to the jail there for q fur
ther hearing today.
NaD Thfee at Juneuon.
Another Chesapeake Junction raid
earlier nsttled three -drunks."
An automobile containing three
negroes. ran into o telegraph
pol eat that point and demolished the
car. The men gave their names a.
Gladen. Oden. and Medley. They haA
too much liquor IN their possession,
II is charged. They were taken to the
Marlboro jail. where Gladen was also
charged with operating an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor.
Another negro named Michael was
arrested just as he was getting on
the Marlboro bus at the junction, and
q white man named Horeland was
taken into custody a. he was leaving
the bus at Wells, q town near MARI e.
boro. Both were charged with bring
ing too much liquor into the county
and locked up in the Marlboro jail.
One quart Of whiskey, two quarts OF
nine, or twelve bottles Of bear are the
limit allowed to be imported int
-dry" Prince Georges by any one per-
son per month.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

=. C. ROGERS, BUSINESS MondaSr,
THE WASHINGTON TINES
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

hogs until steps can be taken to con-
struct a municipal plant, the ma
chinery for which could not be obtain
ed for 6 year or more.
District authorities said today that
the trend Of official sentiment IL to-
ward hos. That is the tip that has
come from the national food admins
tration. where Mr.. Hoover mas ex-
perts who have been considering the
hog question from tail to jowls.
These experts are about to start
general hog raising propaganda ad-
vising the use Of waste everywhere
for increasing the pork supply Of the
country. This will not apply to cities
that have reduction plants, but will
apply to those like Washington, to
army cantonments and to individuals.
U. 8. In Junk Business.
The Federal Government months
go embarked on a profitable system
of selling garbage. tin cans, paper.
bottles, etc, at army cantonments and
camps. The system OF waste utiliZa-
tion was devised by Col. J. A. Ellison,
First Delaware Infantry, detached
from his regiment for the purpose.
Contractors around the cantonments
are paying snug sums to the Govern
ment for the waste. which is careful
" sorted. Contractors pay on basis
of so much per man in camp. What
is not sold goes to hogs, thousands OF
which are being fed at the canton
ments.
District authorities state that there
are 1000 hogs at Occoquan already,
but that II the District goes into the
hog business to the extent OF consum-
ing ali the garbage OF Washington,
from 10000 to 10000 more will have
to be purchased.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-23
TAX COMMISSION
 CALLED TO CAMP

Rudolph Kuchler, member of the state tax commission, and Don c. Henderson, secretary of the commis- sion, have gone to Clifton where they will remain for two days having been called to that mining town by the fed eral Investigating commission of which Secretary of Labor Wilson is chairman The commission wishes information which the tax commission can furnish them.
 C. M. Zander, chairman of the com mission, is in Globe on business con- necteds with the commission
 The entire commission will go to At lanta, Ga, on November 13. where the members will attend the National Tax Conference, meeting of tax commits sioners of the entire country. The con- ference is to be an especially important one. The government, in seeking to tax certain industries, is encroaching upon some things formerly considered to be he sole business of the states. This will be discussed at the coming con ference.