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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11

Owned ard published daily ~ The Tribune A'o1',on.
New York Coposstion ogden Reid President q. Ne'".'
GoSe-s vice President Richard u. waldo Secrets1 e.
Sr,- T-.ssur,r Address Tribune Building. loi Nassau
Street New York Telephone Beekman 5000
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
GUARD WATCHES ALL
COMPANY PROPERTY
Uniformed and Plain Clothes
Policemen statiored at I'm
portant Points.
TO PREVENT DEPREDATloNs


Uniformed and plainclothes police
men have been stationed at important
points along the lines Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, and are acting under orders
from Superintendent Of Police Pull
man.
In addition to. the regular police
who are on the alert for trouble. In
Ispector Grant and his corps OF Cen
Itral Office Detectives, are at various
points in the city and at the car barns
of the street railway Organization.
Official reports Of activities are being
made public by Major Pullman, as fast
as reported depredations are .investi-
gated.
Major Pullman and Inspector G. l.
Grant, chief OF detectives, while max
ing a tour Of the barns Of the com
,pany shortly before daybreak, found
two cement boulders lying across the
street and Florida avenue northeast
Roeks Removed By Crew.
The rocks were removed by the.
crew OF, an approaching car. II 10 be-
lieved the rocks were placed there to
"pull" the plow Of the first car to
pass, and thereby tie up the line TEN
porarily. -
AT Four-an6a-half and G. streets
southwest a hatchet blade was driven
into the slot, but was discovered be-
fore any OF the cars had pulled" a.
plow by passing over IL.
Police of the HarborI precinct
learned that in Water street near
Tenth southwest another. attempt was
made to tie up the Four-and-a-haIf
street line by lifting a plow hatch
and dropping 1t down into the slot,
causing a short circuit.
Employees of the Four-a -and-a-haif
street barn, which Is only a few blocks
away, put the hatch in place.
Reports Anneyanee to Police. :
Police of the First precinct are in
yestigating a report made by Admiral
]. N. Hawley, U. s. N, of 1914 r street
northwest, that three men in an auto
mobile were running along beside
cars in F street today annoying the
crew. Admiral Hawley said he saw
the machine stop beside a car In F
street near Thirteenth northwest.
He said the machine borg a placard
which read: "Union Car; Rides Free.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
PICKETS GLOVER
AT MEN ON CARS
Strikers and Strike Breakers,
However, Show Enmity Only
in Looks at Barn.

Groups of union men across the
street from the Four-and-a-Half and
o streets southwest car barn. watch
ing and, in an orderly way, criticising
the operating methods OF the strike
breakers, gave the only evidence OF a
street car strike at that point today.
Policemen and plain clothes men
paced slowly back and forth.
In the barn, gangs of strikebrealx-
ers stood about waiting to take their
turns on the cars.
: 1t was stated by the superintendent
at the barn, twenty-five of a usual
twenyt-eight cars were on their
routes early this morning. Later, he
stated twenty-five cars, the number
generally in use, were in operation.
Union watchers stated that but six
teen cars were run during the morn
ing hours from a usual forty. A
schedule 0f about fifteen minutes was
maintained on the lines covering the.
Brightwood section, 1t was agreed bS
both parties.
The first car left the southwest
barn at 6:55 this morning, II Is stated.
1t was due to arrive at the Bright
wood barn at 5:43 o'clock but ar
rived there at 1854 O'clock II is al
legged by union watchers, stationed
along the route that the sign thereon
was "Takoma Park" when It should
have been Forest Glen"
The union pickets further stated
that a southbound car from the
Brightwood barn to the. southwest
station. leaving the former place at
6:44 o'clock, did not stop at the
Brightwood engine house fire stop.
The car arriving there at 1908 o'clock
Is also said. by piekets. to have failed
to stop there.
The entire schedule from the south
west-barn is Intermittent, there being
from one to ten minutes between the
time of departure. MI along the
route, former employees of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany are stationed. The first shift
arrived about 4 o'clock this morning,
and was relieved several hours later.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
PROVED HIS POINT.

The old Scotch professor was trying
TO impress upon his students the value
of observation.
mo-" he complained. we dinna use
your faculties OF observation. Ye
dinna use 'em. For instance"
Picking up a pot of chemicals of
horrible odor, he stuck his finger into
II and then into his mouth.
Taste of it, gentlemen" he com
manded, as he passed the pot from
student to student
After each had licked a finger and
had felt a rebellion through his whole
soul, the old professor laughed in
- triumph.
81 told We so,". he shouted. "Ye
dinna use your faculties of observa-
ton, For If ye had observed ye
would ha' seen that the finger which
stuck into the pot was ma the finger
which 1 stuck into my mouth .'-Ex-
change.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
DEPLoRES ARMING, OF SHIPS
Columbia Professor Says First Shot
Would Break Law Of Nations.

NEW YORK, March 12.-If Presi-
dent Wilson allows armed merchant
men to go to sea with instructions to
sink German U-boats on sight he must
first serve formal notice upon the
Kaiser's government that he is about
to take such action, is the opinion Of
DIR. Ellery c. Stowell, associate pro
fessor Of international law at Colum-
bia University. Unless the President
does this, the first shot fired by an
American ship at a submarine would
constitute a technical breach of inter
national law by the United States, DR..
Stowell declared. He made this as
sertion last night in an address on
american Rights,Y delivered at the
Labor Temple, Fourteenth and Second
avenue.
During the course of his speech'Dr.
Stowell criticised President Wilson in
the strongest terms-"not." he ex-
planned, "as the head of our Govern
ment, but as the man Woodrow Will
son."
"All this discussion about arming
ships is absolutely unnecessary" he
said. cit could be done away with by
ordering torpedo boats to convoy our
craft across the seas. Then, IL they
were attacked, it would be virtually
a declaration OF war by Germany"
The Washington times., 1917-03-12

the horizon line. The vessel appar.
emily was a British patrol boat. But
to nerves already drawn taut by days
and days OF tension, It seemed pos
sible she might be q German raider.
Mr.. Gerard Is still tired and worn
byAhis expo sncss. His first word on
reaching Havana was q request for
further information as to the German
plot revealed in Foreign Secretary
Zimmermann's letter. The wireless
had told him only the briefest outline
and he was eager for more. He re-
served comment, however.
Mr.. Gerard said he had no plans for
the future. aside from looking out for
his own personal affairs.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
A BROAD HINT.

Ethel Barrymore tells this as a leap
year story OF timely notice:
"A girl" she said, looked calmly
at a caller one evening and remarked:
George, as IT is leap year.
'The caller turned rather pale.
LAS it is leap year she continued,
and you have been calling regularly
now four nights a week for a long,
long time, George, ! propose'--
I'm not in a position TO marry on
my salary George broke in hurriedly.
1 know that well, George the girl
pursued, and so, as II is leap year, I
thought ia propose that you stay
away .'"-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
THAT FUR COLLAR.

Didn't l see you lately with a fur
collared coat on?" asked Wyzeguy.
Like as not. was on exhibition
for day or so in one of EN-"
"Hock it?"i
"Hock nothing! I'd "a had to hook
it though If I'd kept it any longer.
Why, do you know that coat was
about to ruin met My wife gave IL
to me for Christmas. and 1 was
tickled stiff with it. wore Il
around prouder than a peacock for
while. Then / began to notice
things.
81 first noticed it when I took a
little run away from home. Every
lined up in solid phalanxes and just
grabbed my bag right out of my
hand. Then ] got into a parIor car
and those fool red-caps wouldn't
let me go anywhere else-the porter
just hung around and wrung his
hands and smiled till he had to be
fabricated copiously so that l might
stay in the drawing and not disiIlus-
ion him too much. When / get off
the train the taxi-pirates surrounded
me completely and the red-caps q
couldn't dodge those at alD handed
me into a machine as IL 1 was a royal
prince.
II spent more money in those two
days of travel than ] had ever spent
before in ten. That fur-collared coat
looked like ready money. present.
ed the appearance OF one who would
reek dimes and dribble nickels and
leak quarters at every pore. had
the look OF one who is likely to come
down with a silver hemorrhage on
the, slightest provocation
$50 i just put that fur coat away
in moth balls and shan't take II
out again-at least not when I'm
going among strangers, or until ISe
saved up a lot more money."-Ex-
change.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
VARIED SCHEDULES
ON LINES OF STRIKE
Service FIuctuates, With Some
Tie-ups Because of Strike
Breakers Ignorance Of City.

With non-union employees and strike
breakers operating its cars, the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company maintained varied
schedule in the downtown district
this morning. There seemed to be no
attempt to follow regular schedules
or to keep the usual headways be-
tween cars, but enough cars were run
to afford a moderately satisfactory
service and keep traffic moving.
o nevery corner however, would
be passengers waited long intervals
for cars. The service was intermittent
with the cars running in punches.
,Headways on the Georgetown-Lin.
the Eleventh street-Anacostia, and
the Brookland and Maryland lines
that ordinarily vary from three to
five minutes were disrupted so that it
was impossible to assign any head
way. Cars ran at intervals of from
one to fifteen minutes and even longer
periods in the shopping district.
As to the number OF cars run
through the business district, the
railroad officials claimed to be giving
anywhere from so to e5 per cent nor
NAL servicce, while strike pickets and
other strikers along the lines and at
the barns contended the company was
not running half its usual cars.
Close observation in the downtown
section, however, indicated the COM
pany was operating nearly three
fourths of its usual number.
A number Of "jitneys" sped about
busy corners and some of them had
given destinations displayed on their
dashboards. These destinations were
the same as some of the car lines.
At noon the railway officials and
starters at the barns claimed TO be
running the full number of cars for
that period of the day on practically
all the lines. The Georgetown line,
il was claimed. was giving a little
better than normal service.
Are Not ~CIty Broke
Some OF the men operating the
cars were familiar with the operation
of the brakes and controller lever,
but showed ignorance of conditions
in the city.
Many of them were reprimanded by
crossing policepen for neglecting to
follow the directions of the "go-stop"
signs and other minor traffic viola
tions. The traffic squad was kept on
its toes to prevent accidents.
Some minor tie-ups were reported.
Most OF them resulted from the cars
being stopped in dead" places, where
there was no current, by inexperi-
enced operators.
Where convenient, many traction
patrons took Capitol Traction cars.
and a flood of officegoers walked TO
work. Many workers were late in
arriving at their places OF business.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
SLIGHTLY AMBIGUOUS.

The grammar school principal went
from room TO room explaining what
TO do in case OF fire. The pupils lis
tened with respectful attention until
he came to his final instructions, then
smiles and giggles disturbed the
principals serenity.
above all things" he said, '1f
your clothing catches FIRE, remain
Eagle.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
KING GIVES WARNING
OFDAMAGEP PENALTY.
Posts Notices at Power Plants,
and in All Street
Cars.

Warnings to strikers and sympa-
thizers not to modest, tamper with. or
destroy any OF the property of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Potomac Electric
Power Company were posted by Clar-
ence P. King, president OF the COM
psny, today.
On every car operated by the COM
pany over its lines today appeared a
printed copy of sections S46 and 1s9
of the criminal code of the District,
prohibiting the placing of obstruc'
tions upon or the destruction OF
street railway property.
At the office of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Company, the Benning
plant. and all substations of the
power company were posted printed
copies Of an act of Congress OF June
80, 1902, providing a penalty for OF
fenses against the property OF elec-
trio light companies.
Following is. the notice posted on
the street cars:
"wARNING.
provisions of the law preventing
obstruction upon or destruction OF
street railway property:
Section S46 OF the criminal code OF
the District of Columbia-WhoeVer
maIiciously places an obstruction on
or near the track of any steam OF
street railway or 'displaces or In
lures anything appertaining to such
track, with intent to endanger the
passage of any locomotive or car,
shall be Imprisoned for not more than
ten years.
Section 100 of the criminal code OF
the District of Columbia-Whoever
maliciously places an obstruction
upon a railroad or street railroad, or
displaces or Injuries anything apper-
tanning thereto, or. does any other
act with intent to endanger the pas
sage of any locomotive or car. and
thereby occasions the death of an
other, is guilty of murder in the first
degree"
Penalty Il Heavy.
The notice posted for the informa-
tion OF striking employees OF the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company fol-
lows:
WARNING.
Provisions of the law for offenses
against the property of an electric
light company, act OF Congress, June
80, 1902, section S26A:
"Whoever shall knowingly connect
or disconnect any electrical conductor
to any company using or
engaged in the manufacture and sup
ply OF electric current for purposes
of light, heat, and power, or either OF
them, or makes any connection with
any such electrical conductor for the
purpose of using or wasting the
electric current, or who in any
wise tampers with any meter used
to register current consumed, or
who interferes with the operating
OF any dynamo or other electrical ap-
pliance of such company. or tampers
with or interferes with the poles,
wires, conduits OF other apparatus
used by such companies, unless such
person or persons shall be duly au-
thorized by or be in the employ of
such company. shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or impris-
onment not exceeding one year, or
both"
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
WHERE ARE rHEY2.

The man who had made a huge for.
tune was speaking a few words to a
number of students at a business
class OF course, the main theme of
his address was himself.
"All my success in life, all my tire
mendous financial prestige" he said
proudly, 81 owe to one thing alone
pluck, pluck, pluckr'
He made an impressive pause here.
but the effect was ruined by one stu.
dent. who, asked impressively:
"Yes, sff; but how are we to find
the right people to pluck?"-EX-
change.
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
He WINS.

The Hard Boiled Egg who spent an
hour looking for the press gate in
the subway has been tied. A fellow
was discovered the other day trying
to beat one OF those weigh-yourself-
penny-ip -the-slot machines with a
thin tobacco taS.-Eew York World
The Washington times., 1917-03-12
IN STORAGE.

Twenty years ago | paid II cents
q dozen for eggs"
Now we pay 35. or more"
Worst of II Is, / suspect they are
some of the same eggs we buy at
Gmes."-LouisYilIe CouHer-JouTnaI,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-23

All Of the members Of the Carbon
county school board were present AZ
yestetpHys meeting except Dr. A. w.
Dow9 Of /Sunnyside. who had prcvi.
ousiy nTificd the secretary that he
would Ne IN California at the time OF
holding this meeting with his family
who are visiting there for the winter.
y. w. Golding. county superint,n.
dent, was notified to instruct an prin
cipals that payrolls for teachers and
tanitors and also Tor transportation
must he made out on claim blanks two
days before the end ct the school
month and forwarded Co the clerk.
Miss Ida u. Tanner. PayroIls failing
To- reach the clerk In time will be held
to the end Of the following school
month
u was decided ~ 'he board to take
up the matter Of naming "A county
superintendent AT the next meeting of
IN" board on March goth. anc a. hold
an extra. or perhaps. two extra meet.
inEs IN March to consider the appoint
mcnt ~ teachers FOR the ensuing
school year.
Appointment Of Juvenile officer
Tot Carbon county was discussed al
comfortable length with the result
that x. w. Golding. county supcrln-
tcndent. was instructed e. communt.
cate With IN" state Juvenile commits
snn and the county commissioners
about paying portion of the salary
Cf such Off ~.
Twenty dollars was appropriated
To buy records for ~ Nictrola recently
purchased for tho nigh sch ,ui ~ pri ..
J. q. Gubler and \. Burgcncr we're
named u committa, g. acqlirc the ~ 20
ords. g. a. Marcuscn was instructed
To- buy the necessary furniture for the
supcrint"ndvnts and clerks office.
Melvin 7. Harmon reported over the
telephone that the school house nj
Stnndardyiiic Naa Tar enough along
towards completion that u might be
occupied at this time G. ~. Jones.
trustee. was instructed e. confer with
Harmon about the matter.
superintendent Goiding was IN.
utructod Ia purchase such flags ~ are
needed by the various schools. aud IL
was decided e. have zach precinct
member Of the board buy the ncceH.
rary fiagpolcH
Hiawatha and black Hawk folks
were granted the high school gymna.
stun In which o. hold their annual
employees ball on March i7th.
Prices public school building roof
was reported 10 be- In had shape. and
the matter OF repairs was lcu o.
President MarcuScn.
II, w. Powell appeared before the
hoard and asked 90 be allowed g. hold
dances In the Carbonvillc school
house. stating that he had been app
pointed NJ committee by various
people In Carbonyiilc Co take the mat
ter ur with the board. Powell was In
rtructed To confer with Trustee
The lease covering ground occupied
by Standardvilic school was ordered
executed with Standard Coal company
by the president aud clerk.
The clerk was instructed 10 divide
the school printing work. giving the
three printing houses of the county
each an equal share
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-23
WAIlOp THE HUKTIA(TONS
silil Morr IIonors Come Co Price
Good Playing Baskctbalier-.

The Carbon County High school
basketball team journeyed over 90
Huntington "Wednesday evening. and
came back with one more victory To
their credit They defeated the Hun
iington high by a fifty-two TO thirty
four~Hcore. thus practically cinching
the Eastern Nebo division champion
ship. The only remaining game viii
be played with the Emery stake acad-
envy In the local gymnasium tomorrow
niEht.
During the first half the Price boys
ran up the score easily. working their
signals at viii. and when the whistle
blew were on the long end OF a thirty
six Co eleven score. The Huntington
team showed more fight In the second
half. hut II ayalled thsm hut little.
~. Leonard az center and ihmph at
forward played good games with then
teammates. showing up well also. v.
Leonard was the shining light OF the
Huntington squad.
Lineup Tor Carbon-I.amph aud
Frandsen. forwards IA. Leonard, cen.
ter; Bryner and q. Leonard, guards.
Huntingt0n-Stewar center; Wake
field and V. Leonard, forwards. Jen-
sen and Iirinkerhoff, guards. Ret.
eTee--Jenkins.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-23

An elaborate affair OF the week"
says Sundays Herald Republican.
was the delightful dancing party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. James Holman
Waters and Dr. and Mrs. Given Addl-
son Light at che Newhousc Hotel on
Wednesday evening. The ballroom
was beautifully decorated with fcH-
toons Of hearts that covered the walls
and the doorway. In the drawing
room of the presidents suite. where
the guests were received. tall baskets
OF red carnations tied with maiine In
the same cheerful color were used for
the attractive decoration. Supper
was served In the oak room. the guests
being seated at several long tables
decorated with feHtoons Of nc hearts
and crystal baskets OF the white and
red carnations. The favorH at each
place were tiny brass cnndlestickn that
held rcd tapers. Two hundred guests
were hidden" Mrs. Light L. n sister
OF Mrs w. v. Olson of Price aud has
visited here ON numerous occasions
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-23

BAYS the American Falls udaJ cor.
respondent of last Sundays Tribune I.
Mrs ben richards entertained az u
series 81 parties the past week. giving
valentine party On the afternoon of
th" lith at which fourteen guests
were present In the evening. the
HOSTESS had bridge party aud the
following evening y five hundred par
~ pld fashioned bouquets of vioietH
were given ~ favorH and refreshments
were served" Mrs. richards was for
mcriy Miss Augusta Walsh OF Price.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-02-23

Reports received by the Umtnh for
est officials at Provo last Monday are
to the effect that previous Co the last
storm there was not corresponding
heavy fall of Hnow On the high levels
to the snowfall In the valleys. AZ the
east portal ~ the strawberry tunnel
the snowfall was below the average
ana the same was true 90 Daniels
Canyon. while around Indian Creek
the snowfall was an average of the
past few years The late snow has
been heavy In the mountains.