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Evening star., 1917-01-03
OBJECT TOAM RAISE
IN R. R. RATES ON COAL
Government Departments Add Pro-
test Against Increase on New
River and Kanawha Product.

Any increases in the transportation
rates on coal from the New River and
Kanawha coal fields Of West Virginia
would put a serious burden on the
government departments here and also
the industries. 1t Is asserted. The rail-
roads have hled schedules increasing the
cost of this traffic "a cents ton. but
the interstate commerce commission
has suspended the rates pending in
vestigation as to their reasonableness.
In addition to the formal protest of
the Washington Board of Trade, a
number of local coal companies. two
government officers and the Coal
Operators Association of West Vir-
yinia have filed protests with the COM
mission Col W. W. Harts, the officer
In charge Of public buildings and
grounds. and Assistant Secretary
Byron Newton of the Treasury say that
any increase in the coal rates would
seriously affect the government as the
estimates for the coal supply Of the
local government Offices for the fiscal
year have been made and did not take
into consideration any increases.
Large Amount Used Annually.
It is estimated that the coal consump-
tion of the city from the two fields in
volved I, In the INCREASED rates ap-
proximatss 10000 tons annually
and the proposed Increase Of "a cents
a ton would plaza an additional cost
Of $4,000 annually on local consumers.
The new rates. it is indicated by the
correspondence on file with the COM
mission. is due to controversy be-
tween the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroads, which have
been maintaining Joint through rate
from the coal fields to Washington. The
new schedules provide for the cancella-
tion Of this joint rate,> and making a
separate rate for transportation by the
Chesapeake and Ohio road to Potomac
Yards, Va, and another rate for the
| transportation of the product into
Washington by the Pennsylvania
The Chesapeake and Ohio road has nc
traclcage into the city. and must turn
the business over to the Pennsylvania
system at Potomac Yards. The Penn
syivania officials did not believe that
they were getting a large enough d.
vision Of the joint rate for the trans
portation from Potomac Yards to
Washington, which resulted in the
breaking Of the agreement tor the joint
rate and the establishment of q COM
bination Of local rates
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Pittsburgh Increases School Pay.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. January ala.
ersaasa Of approximately 10 par can't
IN the sAlssfss Of all teachers ana other
smpleYee of the PitebWrEh seheois "a.
eeivtnG 47S . ManA Or leaa have been
approved by the city beard of sAvca-
tton. The tneressss will afssct more
than SEQ teachers.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
December Circulation

District Of Columbia. ss.:
rLEAING NEWBoLD. bu.,n... u.,.
TIE EVENING" and SUNDAY STAR. does sei. u.
emmy sweaf that the actual number Of comic.
% Ne paper named sold and distrfbuted 6nr1ns
ne noafh Of December. AID. 1916, was as foi.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
FOR SAME COMPENSATION
As GIVEN U. S. EMPLo DYES
Commissioners Recommend Bill to
Congress Granting Injury BENEFIT
to D. C. Workers.

Employees Of the District government
who may sustain injury while in the
performance Of their duties win Be COM
pensated the same az federal employees.
in accordance with the act Of septem-
Der z last. II Congress acts favorably ON
a bill recommended to 1t today by the
District Commissioners.
The law in question. the Commits
sioners believe. should apply to Dis.
they make an exception in the case
of members Of the police and fire de-
partments. who are eligible for PEN
sions under the pension hw passed Sep
tember !, last.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
High Cost Of Fireworks.

Harry King. chairman on fireworks
called attention to the fact that all
sorts OF material for pyrotechnic dis
plays have increased alarmingly in the
last couple Of years. He pointed out
that for the last Inauguration $500
was spent in this fireworks display. He
advised that this time the committee
should be A. liberal as possible, and
suggested an appropriation of $4,000. A
motion by 3. b. MaltipEly directed that
InauguraA Chairman Harper and Com
mtttss Cnairman Hing should be sm-
not In excess Of S5,O0o. This was
amended On motien>of Milton q. Allies
to provAde that tbs appropriation be
rsfeDrea 20 the advisory council with
D. J. Callahan. chairman of the COM
Evening star., 1917-01-03

character Of expressions Of sympathy
for suffering people and for people
struggling for liberty or freedom.
This resolution ia not general res
o1ution in regard to peace 1t does not
simply say that In the interest OF hu-
soon will be reached and this desolat-
ing war brought to an early end.
Whether such an expression by Con-
gress would have any effect or not we
are not here to discuss. That Ger.
tainly expresses a sentiment that must
be appreciated by everybody with any
feeling for humanity.
But this resolution goes very much
farther than that. It commits the SeH-
ate to most absolute approval and In
Therefore. IL Is desirable to consider
Just to what the note commits the
country. 1t also commits US to demand
from the nations engaged in war q
statement Of terms upon which they
win make peace.
Not for "Bad" Peace.
"As the war stands today We have no
national or legal connection with these
terms. It IL beyond our national in
terest. Such interests as we may have
now are only the interests Of sentiment
or humanity.
1T is to be remembered that Congress,
In acting on q matter OF this great seri-
ousness: cannot be content to act on q
mean merely . breathing spaee. during
which the nations might gather fresh
strength for 2 renewed struggle. which
possibly would involve this nation. Such
is not peace worth having.
i There 10 such = thing as q good peace
and bad peace. The peace We desire
must be a peace that appears to have
some promise Of performances and some
two years shall not again heat down on
@rhe right to offer mediation is un-
questioned. We have that right to oRer
our good ohlcss to bring about peace
between warning nations with which
we are in friendly terms. That right
10 specifically given under The Hague
conventions. which have been tram
pied under foot and utterly disregard
apparently watched with indifference
by ourselves AZ well az all other neu-
trails.
'aThe President Is the proper au-
thority. to offer mediation. but such
%eiI rseosni.sd s linss Hi ssfiixs4sns; a,ans
may without breach Of friendship or
good will decline or resent interference
from outside"
S4tSo SAVA " a. XSSS000b8s
Precedents Of mediation overturei
received by the United States during
the civil war then were cited at length by
Senator Lodge He read to show how
Secretary Seward had rejected sug-
gestions of France and Great Britain
for mediation.
Senator Hitchcock interrupted to say
that the case was different where there
was civil war and where Independent
powers were in conflict.
"I do not think" he said. "that where
1t is war between Independent pow
ers there Is any precedent or authority
for the position that An attempt by q
neutral would be resented OF regarded
as an unfriendly act"
Senator Lodge replied that he had
any unfriendiy act.
Il only quoted Seward" he continued
ITO show that every nation had q right
to decline mediation and that we had
illustrated 1t 0uFselyee,"
Evening star., 1917-01-03
For Vacation of csmstsry.

Favorable action on the bill to pro-
hibit further interments In the cems-
terry lying within the lines Of 37th
street west, which is known as the
Cemetery of the Whites Tabernacle
No. 80, of the Ancient United Order
of Sons and Daughters. Brethren and
Sisters of Noses" also was recon-
mended to Congress today by the Com
missioner.
This cemetery was established In
1880, and the owners of it desire to
remove the remains from 1t to some
other suitable place. q plan the Com
missioners say they approve of.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Continued Next Week.)
In the Hiaher Places

1enTy DAVID TfOreau.
We hug the carth-how rarely we
mount! Methinks we might elevate
ourselves a little more. We might
climb a tree; at least, l found my ac-
count in climbing a tree once. It was
a tall white pine on the top Of q hill;
and though 1 got well pitched, I was
we'll paid for it, for 1 discovered new
moutains in the horizon which 1 had
never seen before, so much more Of the
earth and the heavens. I might have
walked about the foot Of the tree for
three score years and ten, and yet i
should never have seen them. But
above all I discovered around me-it
was near the end of June-on the ends
Of the topmost branches only. a few
minute n delicate red conelike blos-
SONS, the fertile flower of the white
pine looking heavenward. Tell of an
cient architects finishing their works
on the tops Of columns as perfectly as
on h lower and more visible parts,
Nature has from the first expanded the
minute blossoms of the forest. only
toward h heavens. above mems heads
and unobserved by them. We see only
the flowers that are under our feet in
the meadows. The pines have deyel-
oped their delicate blossoms on the
highest twigs of the wood every sum-
mer for ages, as we'll as over The heads
of her red children as of her white ones.
yet scarcely a farmer or hunter in the
land has ever seen them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Nuts Kill Cattle.

United States Consular Report,
The shortage of fodder in Holland Ia
affecting the health Of live stock be-
of substitutes-in some cases IA
tally.
Recently reports have been frequent
OF h death of stall fed animals. at.
tributed to spoiled or otherwise un-
wholesome feed. In many such case.
the animals have been freely given
acorns. chestnuts. and beechnuts. I'm.
shelled and uncooked. All Of these nuts
It Is ayerred. in their natural state
rave poisonous elements. especially in
died within "a hours after eating raw
and unshelled %beechnuts in consider
able quantities. the stomach and intss.
tines being fatally disordered.
Experts advise that must be
fed to stock in limited quantities.. NOT
more than a kilo t2.2 pounds) at the
utmost per day. and then only after
they ave been shelled and boiled. csr.
being taken to throw away the boiiins
water. IT is remarker, however, that
nuts can be fed more freely to pigs
sides they are very f%Attening.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Caribou Block Yukon Mail.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
Complaint comes from the Yukon.
away up in the Dominion of Canada. to-
ward Alaska, that the mails are DELAYED
on account of the caribou. The animals
are in their annual migration, and they
fill the trails and passes to such an ex-
tent the mail carrier cannot make his
regular trips.
1t is estimated that at least 1000. 600
of the animals are on the move south
ward. They drift southwark every fall.
to find better pasturage and their num-
bers have increased until no one can
make his way through the mountains
until they have gotten out of the way.
OF purse there are not many trails
through the mountains to be followed
by human beings, M the mail carriers
are few and their routes long. But the
caribou have become so numerous Do
minion officers actually have filed a
statement with the government giving
the migration of the animals as . res.
son for the delay in delivering the
mails.
The caribou il much larger than the,
American deer, but not SO large as the
moose 1t is more nearly related to
the reindeer. probably, THAI to n 9th.
ed species. It subsists on the mosses
and vines and shrubs that grow in ths
most northern ATTITUDES, and gets along
very well in the deepest of SHOWS. II
has never been domesticated as has the
reindeer, but it furnishes c%onsiderahls
food for the people of the Far North.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
at the knob.

at the knob.
The door did not yield. PAINTING
with excitement, she snatchcd uD
a chair and drove it with all her
strength against the lower panel.
The chair flew to pieces in her
hands, but the door held firm, And
then. as she looked about for IN
other weapon, she heard the sound
Of a sliding bolt, the door swung
open, and Pachmann entered. He
looked at her and at the broken
chair, and smiled slightly.
IL come to reassure you, Miss
Yard" he said, "since / suppose
you must have heard the noise of
our little combat. No one was in
lured; but your father, after a
burst of rage at finding himself
in our hands, during which we
found it most difficult to control
him, has had what appears to be
an epileptic seizure. Is he subject
to epilepsyY"
II have known him to have two
attacks" said Kasia, in a low
voice, with a shuddering rememS
brance of the desperate crisis at
which each had come.
"There is nothing to be done, 1
think, except to loosen his cloth.
ing and battle his head and
wrists?"
"No-that is ALL" Mechanically
her hands were smoothing her
disordered hair.
"And there is, of course, no dan
ger. Nevertheless, you may wish
to go to him."
81 do wish it,"
"'Then come with me-" and he
led the way up the stair. "Your
father is in there" he said, point.
ing to an inner room. "I will bring
some water"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
XVI.
THE TURN OF THE SCREW.


It was a moment later that
Kasia Yard, still sitting at the
window staring out into the court.
searching desperately through her
brain for some plan of escape, was
brought %quivering to her feet by a
shrill scream, followed by the
sound OF q terrible struggle O n the
floor above. There was q heavy
tralnping to and fro, the thud Of
falling furniture, . duh crash that
.shook the house-and then silence.
II was. over in . moment, bnt she
stood rigid for . moment longer,
her hands against her heart, then
she flew to the door and vrenched
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
NXv.
THE TRAP.

Dah, she had awakened to find
the boat motionless, and had run
to the window to gaze cntranced
ut the green slopes of Sandy Hook,
Home! Home! She fairly sang the
words as she dressed and rushed
ON deck. From that instant, every
moment was charged with emo
ton, eliminating as she leaned
against the rail and eazcd with
misty eyes at Bartholdi's master
piece. She remembered how, 10
years before, her father, with
tears streaming down his checks,
had lifted her i'm his arms for her
first sight of the majestic God
dcss, and had explained to her, in
a voice broken by emotion, why
thus statue stood here, at the en-
trance of his great harbor, hold
ing her torch high in the air.
The ship swept on. and Kasia,
with a sigh of joy, turned her
eyes forward for the first sight of
New York.
1t was at that moment her
father joined her. One glance at
ms face, and she had placed her
hand within his arm, walked back
with him to their suite, entered
and closed the door.
"Now tell me-" she said. ssWhat
has happened?"
II have just seen Pachmann.''
answered. her father hoarselv.
lie has arranged for the final
conference as soon as we land. 1t
will be at the consulate. There is
yet one danger" and he dropped
has voice. "Pachmann has dis
covered that there are spies on
board-French spies. They sus-
pcct something-how much we do
not know. But it is necessary for
lis to evade them. We will leave
the pier as soon as we land with
iachmann and the Prince. Pach-
mann will have a a waiting-he
has made all arrangements. Here
is your landing ticket"
kasia took it and slipped it in
side her glove.
Very WE'LL" she said. but
the baggage?'
We cannot wait for that-it
would be too dangerous. | will re-
turn for it as soon as the confer
ence is over" His eyes were burn
ing with excitement, his lips
twitching with nervousness. II
am glad that the hour is at hand.
he added. II feel that | could.
not endure a longer delay-these
hours of suspense are dangerous
for me-"
Aasia laid a calming hand upon
his arm.
II know. father" she said.
You must not permit yourself to
dwell upon it SO. Let us 90 on
deck again and watch the land
No; we are to wait here" said
her father. "These last moments
we must not be seen," and he sat
gnawing feverishly at.his fingers.
The long minutes drifted by.
They could hear the rush of feet
and chatter Of voices on the deck
outside, Their. excited cries of
recognition and greeting, as the
boat swung into the dock, and fin
ally the clatter of the gangplank
as it was run into place. Almost
at once there came a tap at the
door. Ward sprang to open it and
Pachmann and the Prince
outside. !
sYou are readyl' asked the
former.
Yes" and Kasia and her faith
er stepped out upon the deck.
Yon have your landing checklist
Good, Then we will start"
They joined the long line NOV
ing down the gangplank.
This way" said Pachmann,
The Instant they reached the pier.
aid led Yard hurriedly toward the
entrance.
Kssia, lsftsxith the Prince,
glanced into his moody and down
80. - .re permitted to have
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13

turned the knob; but it did not
open. He wrenched at it madly,
but it held fast. In two strides
he confronted Pachmann.
"What is the meaning of this?"
he demanded.
"Ihe meaning" replied the ad-
miral sternly, sis that you are a
prisoner here until | choose to re-
lease you. Now will you sit
down."
Ward stood for a moment, his
face deadly white, his hands
clasping and unclasping convuls-
lively, staring down into Pach-
mann S leering eyes; then he went
slowly back to his chair.
"That is right" said the Ger
man. cit will be best to take this
calmly. In the first place, | want
you to realize that you are wholly
in my power. Nothing that occurs
in this house will ever be known
to the outside world. If you should
fail to reappear, there will be no
one to trace you. You will remem-
Der that we have your daughter al
so. And | say to you in all serious
ness, and as emphatically as 1 can,
that neither your life nor your
daughters life will cause me to
turn aside or even to hesitate. I
would kill you with my own hands
and then your daughter-yes, and
1000 like you, if neel be-rather
than that this chance should be
lost to Germany. 1 say to you,
then, that either you will consent
to my proposal, or both you and
your daughter will suffer the ut
most consequence"
Wards eyes had never left the
speakers face, nor had any color
come back into his own. But at
the last words he laughed con-
temptuously.
ut is useless" he sneered. 81
am not one to be frightened.
~ am not trying to brighten
you'll warn you"
"Your warning is useless. | re-
ply to you in all seriousness that
neither my life, nor my daughters
nor the lives of 1000 like
us!-would persuade me to put
this power in your hands. But you
dare not kill me. In this brain, and
there alone, is the great secret"
You forget" Pachmann e
minded him, "that in your bag
gage is a complete machine. We
do not really need YOU"
At the words, Ward burst into a
shout Of mad laughter. Pachmann
watched him, and his face fell in
to haggard lines.
$50 that is It'll" .ieered the in
ventor, when he had got his
breath. $50 that is the great plot
Well, Pachmann, to that 1 answer,
'Checkmate! Go gt the bag
gage! You are welcome to all
you flnd there! ]"
"You mean the machine is not
there?" demanded Pachmann
thickly.
"Just that!"
Where is it then?"
Gazing into his ~adversary's
bloodshot eyes, Ward had another
burst of strangling laughter.
II have already told YOU" he
said. "In this brain-there alone
there alone!" His face was
red now, strangely red, and his
words were queerly ,jumbled.
Pachmann sat looking at him for
a moment, then he rose.
GIVE shall soon see if you are
speaking the TRUTH" he said.
Whether you are or not makes
no difference. If there is no ma
in your baggage, you shall
for us another"
"Oh, shall l." screamed Ward,
also springing to his feet. "Sha1l
1! How good of you, that permits
"You shall construct another!,
repeated Pachmann, between
teeth. ooh, you will be
glad to consent, once l turn the
screw; Come prince"
He tapped at the door, and there
came from outside the scrape of a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-12
AMERICAN

At Detroit o, Cleveland /.
At Philadelphia OIL; New York ia.
At Washington 4, Boston 8.
No others scheduled.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-12

Games Today.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Washington.
No others scheduled. !:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-12
ASSOCIATION,


At Columbus 30; Milwaukee sill.
At Toledo III; Kansas City Fl.
Second game called end of sixth
At Louisville 1. st. Paul O..
At indianapolis /, Minneapolis o.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-12
SPEEDY BROTHERS
WILL HELP G G
ATHLETICS THIS YEAR

Fargo, N. D., Sept 12.-Athletics at
the agricultural college will be made
interesting this week by Warder and
Franklin Roberts, ons of Orris w.
Roberts, meteorologist at Bismarck.
who will enroll this fall.
The Roberts brothers have a repu-
tation Of being the speediest athletes
in the western part Of the state. As
boxers they have staged exhibitions
before the North Dakota Press asso-
citation, and before the. gridiron club of
North Dakota. composed of newspa-
per men and legislators. The exhibit
tons have been fast, showed action
and head work. The boouts We're US
ually refereed by the boys father.
Warder Roberts is 80 years old and
will enroll in the agricultural college
engineering course, and Franklin. 10.
in the sophomore general science
work. PROFESSIONALLY both will
make the football, basketball and
track teams. Both are graduates of
the high school department of St.
Johns university.
In 1915 Warder Roberts was cap
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-12
ROOSEVELT WOULD
HAVE BIRTH CONTROL
IN SOME FAMILIES

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in an
in the October Metropolitan,
birth control for the hope
lessly poverty-stricken, but breaches
birth encouragement for other classes
the mean Of keeping up the
capable, self-respecting American
stock, which is in danger of dwind-
ries of legislative measures to pro-
mote large families by discriminating
in the matter of salaries and taxes,
and in other ways in favor of the par
ents of many children.
THE State can do something" he
says, "as the State Is now doing in
France. In all public offices in every
grade the lowest salaries should be
paid the man or woman with no chill
dren. or only one or two children, and
a marked discrimination madesfn ia
vor Of the man or woman with a fam
lily of more than three children. In
taxation the rate should be immensely
heavier on the Schildless and on the
families with one or two children,
while an equally heavy discrimination
should lie in favor Of the family with
more than three children. No reduc-
ton should be made in a mans taxes
merely because he is married. But
he should be exempted On an add
tional $500 Of income for each of hit
first two children, and on an addition.
al $1,000 Of income for every subse.
quent child-for WI wish to put es'
pecial emphasis on the vital need o,
having the third and the fourth and
the fifth children. I do not believe
that there should be any income ex'
emption whatever for the chtldlesI
married couple; let all the exemption
be for the married couples of mod
crate means who have children"
Colonel Roosevelt's Endorsement o
the birth control movementI anon
the very DOOR is as follows: "Appar
entity some persons regard it as a sat
isfactory answer to point out tina
some worthless or hopelessly poverty
stricken families would benefit them
selves and the country by having few
err children. I heartily agree to this
and will support n Measure t
make this agreement effective by linn
iting the production Of the unfit, afte
we have first taken. effective measure
to promote the production Of the ft.'