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The Washington times., 1917-01-11
COCAINE PADS OUT
"THE BIGGEST FEET
Negroes Shoes Hiding Place for
Four Bottles Of the
Drug.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-After In
ternal revenue officers and policemen
raided a house in Eleventh street be
low South last night and arrested vii
liam Robinson, negro. they began q
search for dope they had reason to
believe was concealed there.
At the end OF an hour they found a
bottle of cocaine in the coal bin. Dis
appointed, they were leaving the
house when cop guarding Robin
son noticed the prisoner wore uncom
monty large shoes.
Some feet you got there" he com.
mented.
biggest in town." said the negro.
Take or your shoes and let's see
'em,y commanded the cop. He would
see himself in a very warm place first.
the prisoner asserted. Several cops
lent a hand and the negro's shoes
came OF.
His feet weren't the biggest in
town, but the shoes probably were.
Besides his feet they housed four
bottles OF cocaine.
Two other men and a woman, all
were found on the men, the police as
sert. and the woman was i'll from
drugs.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11
REGRETS RESIGNATION
President Expresses Sorrow at E. n.
HurIsy's Leaving.

Expressing deep regret at the res
ignation of Chairman Edward n. Hur-
ley, Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion, President Wilson today wrote
the following letter to Hurley:
MY Dear Mr. Chairman:
-"It is with deepest and most gen
uine regret that I accept your resig-
nation from the Federal Trade Com
mission. to take effect February 1.
1917. 1 accept it only because I am
convinced from what you tell me that
you could not, consistently with in
terests for which you must care. con-
tinue the work you have been so ad-
mirably performing.
81 wish with all my heart that II
might have been possible for you to
stay. and 1 want you to know In what
high esteem you have been held here
by everyone who has had dealings
with you, and what a very high value
i. in common with the public, placed
upon your work with the COM
mission.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON
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IDISTRICT-TROOPS
MAY COME HOME
Wait Word From General Funs-
ton on Ina.Sz. Parade
Suggestic:7:.

SAN ANTONIO. Jan. 11.-Distrie.
OF Columbia guardsmenr members o.
the Third Infantry and Troop A cav
airy. are eagerly awaiting Genera
Funston's return to headquarters-
When he gets back from his bordsr
inspection trip it is expected he wan
announce whether washington trooPs
are to be sent nome in time for pa
ticipation In inaugural ceremonies'
March 5. Secretary Baker Is. unaer
atood to have forwarded a suggeseion
to the department commander LOT
such action, providing the men can
be spared from border service.
Anxious To |Get Deeisie..
Since it became known that thslt
return IL mot improbable. the subjeet
has been a constant topic OF CONVEX
sation in the camp OF the, Third, ana
the men are anxious to know the ou~
come OF the matter 50 that they may
plan accordingly.
President Wilson will be called
upon to sign commissions OF seveiA
new officers in the District guard IN
the near future.
seven noncommissioned Officers
have taken examinations for prone
ton to the rank OF SECOND lieutenant,
and recommendation for promotion
OF those found qualified VIII pc toI
warded to Washington BY the ooar0
OF examining officers.
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Arrangements Made for Advo-
Gates to Appear at Senate
Committee Hearing.
PROSPECTS ARE FAVORABLE
M ASSURE Has Endorsement Of
Chamber Of Commerce and
Board of Trade.

Miss Rebecca Stanley, chairman of
the central committee on teachers
retirement, today anpounced those
who will appear before subcommit-
tee OF the Senate District Committee
tomorrow to present the case for
teachers pensions.
The hearing will be at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. tSenator Hollis, of
New Hampshire, is chairman OF the
subcommittee, and ion1 It are Sena-
tors Smith,, Maryland; Dillingham;,
Vermont; Martin, Virginia, and Ken
yon, Iowa.
The Rev. DIR. John Van Schaick, jr.,
president of the Board of Education;
K. L. Thurston, superintendent of
schools; w. T. Gal1iher, chairman of
the Board of Education committee ON
teachers retirement, and Herbert D.
Brown, head of the United States Blu
reau of Efficiency, who helped frame
the proposed retirement bill, will
explain it's provisions in detail
Other speakers will be Mrs. ,Archi-
bald Hopkins, chairman OF the Dis
trict of Columbia Woman's Depart
ment, National Civic Federation; Mrs.
Ellen. Spencer Mussey, former vice
and Commissioner Oliver p. Newman
and Auditor Alonzo Tweedale, of the
District Government.
\ Representatives from the Board OF
Trade also will tell of the indorse-
ment these bodies have given the PEN
sion legislation.
Miss Stanley today said the pros
poets were bright for the passage Of
the measure at this session. She
said the Senate's attitude, according
to members interviewed, is encourage
ing. Members of the House, too, are
favorable, Miss Stanley said. though
consideration of the bill has been de-
1ayed in the lower house because OF
hearings on other legislation.
The bill will also be urged before
the committee tomorrow by the
Chamber of Commerce committee on
public schools. The committee On
public schools has prepared a report
covering the whole situation. This
report will be the basis of the COM
mittee's argument at the hearing to-
morrow.
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PAY DAY 7. FOR D. c. MILITIA
"ehost Walks" in Camp Of Third
Infantry Today.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 11.-Today is
payday in the camp of the Third
District of Columbia Infantry, and
the occasion Is one OF much
joy. throughout the regiment The
Washington militiamen marched to
the pay. tent by companies this morn
ing, and quartermarster officers con-
Quoted the regulation ceremonies
connected with 4the walking OF the
ghost" =
In addition to this event the pro-
gram calls for 'a-full' day OF military
activity in the field, beginning with
company drills before noon. A dress
parade will be held in the afternoon.
The Third will be headed by fits band.
Battalion drill was held in the morn
ing, and the afternoon will be de-
voted to paper work by officers, un-
der the direction of the inspector
of the regiment.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11

Work has been begun on the i'm
provement OF the Walker road, from
Good Hope to the District line.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11
leaves 500 TO CHURCH.

Mary l. Barton by her viii dated
May 10. 1914. leaves a Dequest Of 500 to
the Church Of the New Jerusalem Of
this city. and also beQueaths q set Of
swedenborg's books to the same insti-
tuition.
Requests OF 500 each are made to
Frances Twitchell and J. E. r. Ray, OF
Woodbridge. D. c. After bequeathing
other personal property to nieces and
nephews the testator leaves the remain
ing estate to Ellen Marshall Rugg. OF
1913 Newton street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-01-11
TO OBSERVE MAINE MEMORIAL

Arrangements will be made for the
observance OF the nineteenth ami
verssry OF the sinking OF the battle.
ship Maine In Havana harbor. at q
nesting tomorrow night OF the chair
men OF the NGrious Maine memorial
committees OF garrfsens Of the Army
and Navy Union OF the United States
The meeting VIII be held in the New
York Avenue headquarters Of tho
organization at = o'clock.
It Is expected that Admiral sigsbee,
Chaplain Chadwick, and other naval
officers viii speak. Gen. Lsonard
Wood ALSO IN expected 20 attend the
a.ssett1gs 49, - ~
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SENATE TO SETTLE
PAY RAISE ISSUE
Appropriations Committee Will
Probably Take Binding
Action Soon.

Fate of proposals to increase the
pay of Government clerks and en-
ployes may be settled, so far as sat
aries carried. in the legislative bill
are concerned, in a day or two.
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee subcommittee in charge of the
legislative bill is at work on the
measure today. 1t expected to meet
yesterday, but was unable. to do so.
Just how long the subcommittee VIII
require to finish. the bill for report
but little delay is anticipated.
Senate VIII Back Committee.
In view Of the fact the Democratic
caucus ofrthe Senate, in an economy
resolution by Senator Hoke Smith,
practically put II up to the Appro-
priations Committee to decide what
should be done In holding down ex-
penditures, it is probable any recon-
mendation the appropriations commit
tee makesswiu be backed up by the
Senate. =
Hoke snIth Is Opposed
While there is strong opposition
by Senator Hoke Smith and other
Democratic Senators to Increasing sal
aries and there is known to be some
opposition in the Appropriation Com
mittee, it was the opinion Of some
well-informed> Senators today that
the House increases Of 10 per cent
and 5 per cent at least would be al
lowed.
The action taken on the legislative
bill will be a sort of landmark for
salaries in the other appropriation
bills. However. there Is a question
whether an increase can be made for
the District employees without point
OF order being raised against It This
is q parliamentary difficulty which
may be serious.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11
NEWS OF ANAcosTIA
Citizens Associations Outlines Cam
paIan for improvements.

The Anacostia Citizens Association last
night outlined q number of improv-
ments sought for the near future. r.
W. Thompson's resolution asking the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany to. operate a daily freight car
between Baltimore and Anacostia was
adopted.
The president was instructed to
appoint a committee of three to
confer with the commandant at the
navy yard to urge upon him the nee
essity of acquiring the ground be-
tween the Anacostia bridge and pres
ent navy yard grounds as a part Of
that property, as covered by the last
navy appropriation bill.
A committee will also be appointed
to urge the Improvement Of Eleventh
street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
the bridge.
Maurice Otterback reported on the
proposed improvements of the Ana
costa river beyond the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge. Mr.. Otterback will
attend the hearing soon to be- held
before the United States engineers
and urge that open draw spans be
placed in these bridges in order that
the entire river may be opened for
navigation.
Upon motion of Mr.. Otterback the
Commissioners will be asked to &C
quire sufficient land at the northeast
corner of Nichols avenue and Good
Hope road. in order that the danger.
GUS traffic conditions at this point
might be eliminated.
Work has been begun on the i'm
provement OF the Walker road, from
Good Hope to the District line.
Next Tuesday night in the Masonic
Hall an entertainment will be given
for the benefit of the German widows
and orphans. under the direction of
the Anacostia members of the general
relief committee of the District.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11

234 pairs Hish-grade Two-tone
Colored Kidskin Boots, in this sea-
sons best selling novelties, in both
lace and button; most any desired
combination. Every pair a Ber-
berich 5000 value.
The Washington times., 1917-01-11
r1LE coRPoRArloN pAPsas.

Articles Of Incorporation for Thomas
r. Kesne & CO., Inc. were filed with
the recorder Of deeds yesterday. The
capital Of the corporation will be 40
shares Of stock valued at $50 share.
The concern will operate stalls in the
Center Market. The trustees are
kThomas F. Keane, William o. Cullin-
ane. Gertrude c. Cullinane and An.
toinette K. Keane. p
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
To Keep Skin Healthy,
Youthful, Wrinkleless

Now that the social season Is here,
be especially careful to keep your
skin in fine condition. You know
how conspicuous complexion defects
appear under the bright light of the
drawing or ball room. Also how very
evident are some makeups when sim
ilarly illuminated. I have myself
discarded cosmetics entirely, using
process which gives far better results,
and which leaves no trace on the skin.
At night 1 smear On thin coat OF
ordinary mercolized wax, washing 1t
off next morning, This gradually alb
serbs the devitalized particles Of sur
face skin; just as gradually the more
youthful skin beneath comes forth,
providinga complexion as clear,
smooth and delicately tinted as
young girls. Get an ounce of mer-
colized wax at your druggists and
try this remarkable treatment.
Remember, too, that wrinkles, even
the finer lines, are not easily conceal
ed in a brilliantly lighted room. You
can quickly obliterate these hateful
marks by bathing your face in a solu-
| ton of powdered saxolite, one ounce,
/ dissolved in witch hazel. one-half
pint. And your face won't look
sticky, as after using pastes.-Aunt
Sarah in Woman's Realm. ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

Ing 1t during the summer is weather.
proof it may be as good for winter
storage as for summer storage, and
then again it may not-weather
proofness is not enough in choosing
a place for laying up the car for the
winter, when it may be plenty when
choosing a place for housing it dur
ing the summer months when used
frequently.
I know several persons who kept
their cars in room in the horse barn.
When the care was taken out in the
spring the varnish was badly blisterad
and furnished There had been no
sign of that early in the winter when
the car was laid up. And yet it was
the odor~ from the horse stalls. odors
heavily laden with the ammonia In
which horse manure and urine is so
rich, which had done the damage dur
ing the winter, but had shown no ef-
feet during the summer and fall.
You see, during the warmer months
the barn had been open enough so 1t
was well ventilated; the doors from
the horse stalls did not get into the
car room strong enough to have any
serious effect on the paint and the
varnish. But the barn was kept
tightly closed in the winter and these
doors and gases were held in SO that
the car room would smell almost as
badly as did the horse stalls them
selves.
Horse manure is much worse IN
this respect than is cow or hog ma
nure. If you must store the car IN g
room in a barn, let it be in the cow
barn rather than in the horse barn
| Farm Life. z
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
GERMAN PEACE
GIVES THEM ALL
GROUND TAKEN

London, Dec. 12-The Petrogran
correspondent of the Times attributes
to a responsible source the statement
that during the informal converse
tons between the Russian and the
German representatives in Brest Lit
oysk regarding the armistice on the
eastern front the Germans indicated
that the following points were likely
to be included in any Of their peace
negotiations: 5
Germany to have control of the
Russian wheat market for 15 years;
all German goods to be admitted to
Russia duty free; no territory now &C.
cupied by the Germans to be sur
rendered.
The correspondent says the Boil
sheviki were disappointed at the re-
served attitude of the German nego-
tiators and their lack of sympathy
with political idealism. Other causes
contributed to their depression but
IT is said that they are determined to
conclude an armistice at any cost If
the latest appeal by the Russian COM
missioners to the Allies fails.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
special to The Farmer.)

Newtown, Dec. 11-About 80 mem
bers of the Home Guards went to
Norwalk Saturday to welcome the
soldiers of the National Army at
Aver, Mass, whose homes are in the
Norwalks. These expect to be trans
ferred elsewhere soon. and were sent
to their homes on short furlough.
The local guards went by autos
The widows Of deceased soldiers of
the town who have attained the age
Of 70 years have been gladdened by
notice Of increases in pensions here
after. There are ten entitled to the
increase since 1917 began.
Mrs. James w. Gordon will spend
the winter in the metropolis. She
left on Saturday for Bridgeport.
Charles @. Curtis is the Newtown
veteran Of the IT survivors Of the
23rd regiment, Conn. Vols, in the
Civil war, who expects to attend the
campfire of the survivors now being
arranged.
Several Of the Newtown boys are
on the Texas border since last week.
A card from william Conger en- route
YES received by KS parents.
John o. Pitzschler assists Town
Clerk Oscar P1tzschler Monday OF
each week, during the absence Of the
assistant town clerk, who is at Camp
| Aver
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
= : - ~ - ~ ~
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Papol

It was Noras day out yestidday, and
after suppir ma was in the kitchen
washing the dishes, and I wunted to
ask her If 1 Good stay all mite at my
cuzzin Arties house, witch she never
wunts me to do, and I went in the
Kitchen, saying, Do you wunt me to
dry them for you, ma? Meening the
Dishes, and ma sed, Don't you feel
well? t,
Yes mann, / sed, and ma sed, Well,
wonders will never Geese, take that
dish cloth on the back of the chair
Wich 1 did and I died cups and
2 cawsers and was Jest going to ask
her wen cup fell out of hands rite
on the floor and the handle broke
off
There, now you've done it, one of
the new set, sed ma.
Only the handle broak, sed.
Wat goods a cup without handle !?
sed ma.
Its better than handle without a
cup, 1 sed.
Don't argew, sed ma.
Witch l dident. jest keeping on dry
ing, and Jest when I was going to
ask her agen wat did L drop but a
sawser, breaking into SO meny peeces
you coodent hardly tell wat it used
to be, may saying. There, now I
hope you're satisfied, you better stop
drying altogethed.
Well, it woodent of bin mulch use
without the cup, eYlyhow, l sed.
You're very optermistick, l must
say, III dry the rest of them myself
sed ma.
III be careful ma, Ill be careful,
sed. And kepp on drying careful
as enything, and jest when was won.
dering weather it wood be all rite tt
ask her then or weather better wate
| It'll they was all dried, 1 dropped the
Green pitcher and cawt it agen on the
/ way down
O. do you wunt to give me har
kfafIure? sed ma now you put tina
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
GERMAN BREWERS
ARE HIT BY WAR

Amsterdam, Dec 12.-The business
OF brewing beer, which ranks second
In Importance among German indus.
tries, Is In bad way, and according
to the Berliner Tageblatt, SO drastic
have become the restrictive measures
Of the authorities in the matter of
labor and material that the future is
looked forward to with the grayest
apprehension.
The aggregate capital invested in
the German brewery trade amounts
to three billion marks distributed over
1900 breweries. The latter control
wholly or partly $4,000 retail bus
inesses, employing some 100000 per-
sons.
Concentration Of labor and saving
of fuel is the line which the author
tiles have adopted with ever increas-
ing severity; needless severity, so the
brewers say. The fact that the coal
supply has been cut down by one
half. solved in a measure the con-
centration problem, because it has
automatically brought numerous small
breweries to a standstill.
Among the north German beer pro-
uucers, d 'plIteT leeAuB eAlSLS against
the BaVarian brewers. The former,
complain that the Bavarians have
been, and are being, unduly favored
in the matter of obtaining barley and
malt. Rumors are current that 1t has
been found necessary to placate the
people of Bavaria, who have suffered
cruel losses in men during the war.
Meanwhile. Bavaria remains the par
adise of beer drinkers from the Prus-
sian point of view, although the quail
ity of the beverage is such that the
popular verdict is that It is wet and
that's about ALL"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
CONNECTICUT co.
CONTENDS 6 Cent
FARE NECESSARY

Hartford. Dec. 11.-President Ducius
s. Storrs Of the Connecticut Co., tee-
tifying before the public. utility COM
mission yesterday in the six cent fare
hearing. declared that his company
could never have built its interurban
or suburban lines If it had made those
lines pay for themselves.
Xhe burden of the county must be
So=ne by the city in the matter OF
~=oiiey fares, President Storrs said.
=. :. Brooks, witness for the Con-
neesicut Co., cost and appraisal en-
gineer of the company, testified that
the 8. N. e. T. Co. gives its sIburbaH
patrons the same rates as. Its Hart
ford subscribers. saying the trolley
and the telephone systems were sim"
liar in service and that the system az
a whole should he considered in de-
termining costs.
President Leon p Broadhurst OF
the Phoenix National bank Of Hart
ford. which handles part of the money
received by the company in fares, de-
clared the trolley company did not
get enough for its services. the sys-
tenn ought to be consiered as whole
in any scheme Of operation. he SAID,
because If one city was considered
unusual years might show unusual re-
turns.
Dr. Conway, the University OF
Pennsylvania expert, called by Attor-
ney Berry for the company, tesrneu
that when an electric railway COM
pany gets larger than certain size
the overhead cost per car does not
continue to go down. When a COM
pany does $4,000 business each
year, he said, it has reached the max
imum of efficiency so far as admins
trative efficiency is concerned.
Attorney J. r. Berry fol. the COM
pany presented evidence given before
the New York state public service
commission to the effect that prices
OF materials used by street railways
for operation Of cars had Increased
sometimes as much as 800 per cent
in the last five years and would prob
ably 60 higher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
FROM BREWERY TO
SUGAR REFINERY

The buildings and great part OF
the machinery in a Tampa brewery
are to be converted into a sugar re-
anery plant, establishing a cash
market for sugar cane in that To-
cality and encouraging the raising of
cane. The project is being supervised
by B. L. Hummer, industrial agent Of
the Seaboard Air Line. 1t has been
found that changes in equipment can
be easily made, and that cane sirup,
raw sugar. and granulated sugar may
be made at, the rate Of so tons daily
This section of Florida does not at
present grow sufficient cane to keep
such a. plant in operation, but while
cane acreage is being developed sup
plies Of raw sugar can be drawn from
Cuba.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
BOISHEvIK CALLS
TROOP FROM WEST
FRONT FOR REVOLT

Copenfage0, Dec. 11.-As the Boil
shevih government has proofs that
Gems. Kaledines and Dutoff have been
0rresting workmen's and soldiers
councils and trying to disarm revolu-
tionary VArrisons, according to a dis
patch from the official Petrograd tel
egram bureau, the government has
decided to make an end to the coun-
ter revolutionary movement.
1t has ordered enough troops to
suppress the movement to be, trans
ferred from the Caucasus. = 1t is ex-
planned that the troops in the eau
casus were chosen SO as not to di-
minish the forces on. the eastern
front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
RICE BREAD FOR OFFICERS.

= Paris. Dec. II - Slices Of bread
on board the eppe1in brought down
at Bouropne-les-Bains were shown at
a meeting of the Academy of Agri-
culture. Some were grey in color,
and covered with lard, these were for
the men on board. The officers had
bread much whittier and money TO
spread on it, The officers bread con-
tanned 10 per cent. of Java rice
which, it was stated, must have
reached Germany through Holland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
TEUTONS RUSHING
TROOPS TO WEST
FRONT FOR DRIVE

London, Dec Ii The cores
pondent in Amsterdam of the Daily
Express reports the Germans are
rushing troops to the western front
with the idea of smashing the Allies
before America is able to act and
adds:
zone of the results of this is that
two German munition trains collided
on Thursday. Both were blown up
and several hundred soldiers were
killed or wounded"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
TWO SCHOONERS
ne SUNK BY STORM

Gloucester, Mass, Dec. IL = Dis
patches to fishery. interests here to-
day told aof the loss of two Gloucester
fishing vessel in storm. off the Nova
Scotia coaSA last Friday. The
schooner Joseph H. Mesquite was
driven ashore and tbroken to pieces
near Canso. The schooner Rhodora,
grounded near Port Hawkesbury,
c. B., and filed quickly. The crews
We<e saved. Ia. sense 8Ss -alaz