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The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

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1uDadsy -FTdsHtv. No. :. degree.
Tntrzday Martha Washington. No. ?. busl-
Tr.dsy-D Dorcas. No. & business.
Ruth Lodge No. > will hold it's regu-
lar session tomorrow evening and
after the regular business of the lodge
social hour will be INDUCED in by
the members
Fidelity. No. :. will confer the de-
gree at the regular meeting on Tues
day evening. Degree Directress Mrs.
Nettie Mettler announces that the de-
gree team has been increased by new
members and that every member is
proficient in the work of the degree
Vice President Mrs. Floro o. Schwin-
ger, of the Rebekah Assembly. and
Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger.
both hold their membership i'm F'idci-
ity Lodge and are constantly working
for its advancement.
Miriam Lodge. No. 6. held its
meeting on Friday evening at which
time the degree was conferred upon
.CveraI c.;@diGaths by the degree team
under the direction of Degree Direc-
tor Past Grand l.. H. Windsor. At
the recent examination of the officers
by President Dement,. of the Rebekau
Assembly, every officer was rated
high.
Friendship Lodge. No. .. a large
number of members headed by the
Noble Grand of the lodge. attended
ladies' night at Friendship Lodge, No.
l.. after which Friendship Rebekah
Lodge was named. Past Grand ]. NJ.
England represented the lodge on the
program which was rendered at the
meeting. Post Grand Robert Thomp-
son brought with him in large truck
more than twenty-five members of the
lodge.
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Masonic.

Washington Centennial Lodge. No.
Il. F. a. 4. NJ, had scheduled a spe-
cfal communication for Thursday.
November %, but the master an
nounces that the date has been
changed to Wednesday. November S.
On that date the W. NJ. degree will
be conferred. with Senior Warden
Robert r. Cooke. jr.. heading the Of
ficial line. Washington Centennial
Lodge. No. II, and Osh is Lodge. No.
* are making arrangements for a
Joint entertainment Wednesday, No
vember q, when the Grand Master
will pay to each of these lodges his
official visit The program is in
charge Of a committee composed of
members of the two lodges.
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was received that Past Consul II. C.
Long is visiting at his former home
in Tupelo. Miss. Harrison F. Shaw
has Joined the force attached to the
cantonment division of the War De-
partment. Past Consul James A..
Moody. District Deputy Henry H.
Millard, J. s. Higgins, C. ]. Beck, A.
II. Jaeger, w. r. Sulhoff. and II. F.
Shaw. made remarks. w. r. Sui
hon was appointed a member of the
entertainment committee.
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were among the visitors at Decatur's
visitation.
The grand visitation of Columbia
Lodge. No. a6. Wednesday night. was
one of the most successful of the Sc
ries. There was a large attendance.
and large gain in membership by
the lodge the past year was the cause
for extended congratulations. Su-
preme Representative Stearman gave
talk on the meaning of Pythianism
and closed with the presentation of a
silver cake basket to Grand Chancel-
lor Melick on behalf of Columbia
Lodge. Past Grand Chancellor Dick
man congratulated the lodge on its
net gain of twenty members for the
year. and spoke of the success indi-
Gated for the home lodge. During
the social hour which followed the
visitation exercises a musical program
was rendered and refreshments
served.
Excelsior Lodge. No. IA, reports ex-
cellent progress in donations to the
relief fund.
The degree team OF Syracusians
Lodge, No. 10. in full regalia, was at
Alexandria. Va. Tuesday night. and
initiated a large class of candidates
for Oriental Lodge. No. 6, OF that
city. Chancellor Commander Charles
o. Emerson presided. Incidental to
the initiation was the celebration of
the completion of the Rathbone Me-
mortal Temple. which has been erect
ed there in honor of the founder of
the order, who was for long time a
resident of the Virginia city and ac-
tive in the Advancement of the order
there. Grand lodge officers of Vir-
ginia were present and other promi-
nent Pythians with delegations from
nearby states were in attendance.
Washington was well represented.
Webster Lodge. No. Z. attended the
temple dedication in Alexandria Tues
day night. emitting the regular con-
vention to enable the members to be
present at the ceremonies and the
class initiation conducted by Oriental
Lodge.
The board OF directors Of the
Knights of Pythias Hall Association
will consider important business at
the monthly meeting tomorrow night
at the Pythian Temple.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
ways and means committee of the
Pythian order of the District will be
seld Saturday night. At the last meet
ing of the committee Past Grand
Chancellor Dickmdn spoke of the home
lodge, soon to be instituted, and urged
the cooperation of the members in
assisting in the work.
Washington Company, No. /. Uni
form Rank. is well represented in war
service. Capt. G. T. Cressy, of the
company. will leave Thursday for
Omaha. Nebr.. to join the air service,
and after thirty days intensive train
ing, expects to be ordered abroad.
Sergt. c. J. Stansbury. Of the Machine
Gun Company, has received orders to
depart, and others who have Joined
the colors include C. NJ. Landy. Will
liam Roberts. Arthur c. Smith and
P. 4. Stein.
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Royal Arcanum.

The Grand Council officers made
their annual official visitation to Ma
tional Council Monday evening in
Pythian Temple. Grand Regent c. J.
James, on the request Of Regent
Perry Cleaveland. installed Charles
d. Tedrow as guide and John J. Nc
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Pythian sisters.

Friendship Temple, No. 9. will open
promptly at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday
night, and after the transaction of
business, will close. in order to enable
the ways and means committee to
hold card party in the hall. Mem
bers and friends will be cordially well
coined. At the last meeting a social
hour followed the business session.
Games were played and prizes given.
the successful contestants being Mrs.
Thody and Mr.. Hill. A supper was
served by a committee. of which Mrs.
Nettie CTowthers was chairman.
Rathbone Temple. No. s. will devote
a portion of the meeting Friday night
to a rehearsal of the degree team un-
der the degree director. II. Elkton
Smith. in preparation for work in the
near future.
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rain. All uniformed men are asked
TO meet at Masonic Temple, Eighth
and streets. northeast, at . O'Clock
Special.
Sovereigns. II you are not enrolled
in the Woodmen's Home Rifles ge,
your application in now. as we are
receiving applications daily and wan,
to start with as near 3O men as DOS.
sibIe Ask the clerk of your camr
for an enrolment blank.
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The Rebeknh Degree.

Monday Ma. nj No. l. and Ruth No. :. busl
--S
1UI day Fd-litv. No. :. d,gTee
THl'r day Martha Washington. No. ,, busI
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IIdty- DOrCas No e. business
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National Tent. No. /. meets Monday night at
Maccabee Temple. Seventh and streets. over
the Bank; Anacostia Tent. No. :. meets in
Fraternity Hall. at the south end Of the Ana
costa Bridge.
Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4, will meet Tuesday
evening at Masonic Hall Eighth and + streets
nurtheast, with initiation by the degree team
BTightwood Tent No. {. will meet in Maccabea
Hall. Blishtwood, with initiation by the degree
team,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
so CARS OF FLOUR ROADS RUSH CARS
ON WAY TO CITY TO END SHORTAGE
Holiday Offers Opportu-
nifty to Clear Out Con-
gested Yards in East

Washington. Feb. %. Many empty
freight cars rolled west at passenger
train speed to-day from congested rail-
road yards OF the Fast. according to
Interstate Commerce Commission adj
vices from its field force OF investi-
gators. Fair weather and holiday
combined gave the roads the first real
opportunity in more than a week TO
exert their maximum energies 10 re
lieve the car shortage that has threat
ened near-famine in some sections pf
the country.
Officials Of both the railroads and
the commission expressed conviction
tonight tina. the acute stage Of the
shortage had passed and that steady
Improvement In the situation would
continue. At no time. /, was said. had
conditions reached the scuteness OF
the tie-up a year ago. At the same
time the number Of cars involved in
the te-up. according TO reports to the
GOHtNlS SION ION NlEAudlls fNtA F~N
in the country. increased b. more than
one-third in the two weeks between
January q and February 10. and on
the latter date reached the grand total
Of 1924.
In the absence Of detailed reports
the car service commission OF the
American Railways Association was
unable to say definitely what steps had
been taken TO relieve the shortage OF
gas coal which threatens a possible
interruption" OF service OF light, heat
and power companies in eighteen towns
aud cities in six middle Western states.
l. was assumed. however. that the
commissions request of yesterday that
coal be rushed 20 the points most
needed was being complied with
The situation at Chicago. while caus--
ing some concern 70 government ana
railroad officials, was not regarded
here as desperate. Officials said that
similar conditions prevailed, 70 great
extent. AT other cities throughout the
country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
First Capacity TrainlOad
Started from Mime
apolis for New York
By TELEGRAPH 10 Tie TrbuntI

Minneapolis, Feb. ga train OF
fifty cars, loaded beyond their esti-
mated capacity with the equivalent Of
22,5OO barrels Of -four, left Iinnespo-
lis tonight for New York City. A
similar consignment will follow soon.
This is the beginning of the move
ment to relieve the serious food situa-
ton in the East, and especially in New
York. 1t was made possible by the re-
cent order OF the interstate Commerce
Commission for all Eastern roads to
supply 500 empty cars week at Chi
cago, TO be stocked at Minneapolis.
All trains are TO be sent through Chi
cago to their final destination, without
delay or reduction TO their freightage.
To-day's -four train will go over the
Chicago. Minneapolis g. Omaha road to
Chicago, and thence by the New YORK
Central TO its destination.
Other specials due 10 20 out to-mor-
row will leave over the st. Paul road
70 Chicago, thence by the Pennsylvania
line TO Pittsburgh, over the Wisconsin
Central and Baltimore e. Ohio TO Phlla-
delphia. over the Burlington and Penn.
svlvania for New York City, Omaha and
New York Central for Boston and New
England points and over the Chicago
Great Western and Baltimore & Ohio
for Pittsburgh.
Grain and mill by-product specials,
each of fftv cars loaded TO maximum,
now being made Up in Minneapolis
wards will 90 10 Boston and New Eng
and points over the Chicago Great
Western and the New York Central
over the Burlington and the Pennsyl-
vania and over the Omaha and Michi-
gan Central and the Lackawanna.
The 500 Line will send one train
over the Wisconsin Central 10 Chicago.
thence over the Nickel Plate; the MIN
neapolis & 81. Louis will move one
from Minneapolis through Peoria to
the Wabash and the West Shore roads
and the St. Paul and Erie roads another
for West Virginia and adjacent points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Meyer London Says Con
gress Must Make Pro-
vision for Crisis
WANTS COMMISSION
TO SELL TO PEOPLE
Representative Bailey Urg'
es Embargo-Lays Short
age to Exports.

Washington, Feb. 22.-"Congress mas
no business 10 adjourn until some pro-
vision has been made 20 meet the food
emergency" asserted Representative
Meyer London to-day, introducing
resolution 20 create a food emergency
commission to purchase food. estab-
lish food distribution centres and sell
food to the people or 10 the state or
municipal governments at reasonable
prices.
Representative London declared that
the investigation into the high cost Of
living suggested by President Wilson
would require many months. The So
called bread riots constitute report
by the people themselves on the con-
ditions which must be relieved with
out delay" he continued.
The resolution calls for q commis-
sion, to be composed Of the Secretary
of Agriculture. the Secretary of Com
merce and the Secretary OF Labor, and
an appropriation OF S5,000,000 is asked
by Representative London for this pur-
pose. The work Of the body IS TO be
continued until the President shall an
nounce, by proclamation. that the pur-
pose OF the act has been accomplished.
Declaring that no investigation Is
necessary 70 throw light on the exist
ing food situation in this country, the
cause Of which is wholly attributable
to the tremendous shipments abroad,
Representative Warren Worth Bailey,
of Pennsylvania. introduced resolu-
ton in the House this afternoon urg-
ing an embargo on exports OF food
products and other necessaries Of life.
Representative Bailey says that, ac-
cordng 20 current reports, agents Of
the warning powers have contracted for
practically all the available food prod
Ucts in this country Cor year 70 come.
prices in consequence having advanced
20 the domestic consumer in an alarm
ing measure" Owing 10 the distress
throughout the United States as a re-
suit. Mr.. Bailey urged the placing OF
an embargo on exports OF food prod
Ucts.
There is not the slightest chance Of
Congress passing any legislation look
ing 20 this end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

stufs here to-day. when a delegation
Of buyers, representing commission
houses in New York, Philadelphia and
other Eastern cities invaded the local
market and bought all the available
goods in sight.
Arrangements were made 20 send
the pun releases east on fast express
trains TO relieve the shortages in East
ern cities. The visiting buyers of
fered prices materially higher than
those which have been prevailing here.
and consequently were able to obtain
large quantities. II is feared that
there will be a food shortage here as
consequence.
Apples which have been priced az
81 barrel went to Sc and the frat
shipment Of new potatoes TO this mar
ket went al si25. the Eastern men
scrsm5liHg for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Mothers Threaten
Strike in Schools
Women Will Keep Their Children at Home
if Officials Refuse Their Plea for
Lower Prices of Food

press the lawmakers that the women
demand national legislation, partlcu-
larly the national control Of 1000
prices. according 20 the members OF the
subcommittee Of the Anti-hIgh Prlee
League.
The Subcommittee. under the chair
manship Of Teresa Malkiel, Socialist
suffrage worker, was IN session ali day
yesterday, arranging tor the meeting
with The Board of Estimate, to-mor-
rows demonstration and plans Tor
Withdrawing the children from school
in case Of necessity.
While the committee was IN session
Mr. Panken conferred with members Of
many of the radical societies Of the
city at the Rand School. Arrange
ments were made for scores of outdoor
meetings. which were held last night
on the East Side, Williamsburg, The
Bronx and Harlem. A mass meeting
was also held in Williamsburg yester-
day afternoon.
Children Are Hungry
Discussing the withdrawal Of the
children from the schools, Mrs. Pastor
said:
The committee has decided that the
mothers should be requested 10 take
their children out Of school beginning
with next Monday. The children are
sent to school hungry. II is impossible
for them to learn their lessons. They
come home with faces pale as snow.
They receive small piece of bread
and a glass OF weak tea. Many chill
dren. | know. have tainted in the
schoolrooms in the last few months
because they had not had enough 70
eat. Unless something is done for the
poor, the plan to take the children
from school next Monday will go into
effect"
Mrs. Pastor said that her daughter,
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, Socialist
lecturer, would aid the cause as soon
as she would be able to leave the bed
side of her husband, who has recently
Undergone an operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Women Continue Food Riots as Relief for City Is Sought
TRIED CHINESE EGGS!
THEY'RE ON SALE HERE

Boil two medium-mske EN- Chinee.
Yes. for the same price that America an
.,oras. Gag, bring New Workers may now
breakfast on egg, tina, have seen 1000
mile slice of the world. Several carload.
of Chinese ess. reached this city yes
terday from Vancouver and broush, at
wholesale ~ and 42Iz cents a dozen,
practically the same price paid for Amer
icsn eggs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

While score Of women in the tene-
ment districts of New York were being
arrested yesterday for rioting against
high food prices, the subcommittee OF
the Mothers Anti-High Price League,
in session ~ Forward Hall, 10 East
Broadway. decided to keep children
from the public schools unless the city
found a remedy.
This determination was announced by
Mrs. Hannah Pastor, who said that
children would be permitted TO attend
school to-day. Whether they will be
permitted TO attend school Monday will
be conditional on what is accomplished
at the meeting of the Board Of Esti-
mate this morning, when a committee
of 100 women, composed of various or
CARNATIONS throughout the city, under
the leadership Of A. t. Shiplacof, So
cialist Assemhlyman from Brownsville,
will ask for immediate relief IN the
shape Of a $l,000,000 appropriation 10
purchase food.
Inc committee VIII start from I OI 70
ward Hall at $50 this morning Speak
ers will place before the board re-
port of the actual conditions prevail
ing in the districts particularly at
fected.
Plan Parade Tomorrow
Whatever the outcome of the meet
ing. a demonstration will be held at
neon tomorrow. Jacob Panken. the
Socialist LAWYER assisting the Mothers
Anti-High Price League. said yesterday
that thousands of women would march
TO Madison Square Park and from there
parade past the homes of the wealthy
on Fifth Avenue. The original plan 10
invade Wall Street was abandoned, be
cause the financial district closes at
noon on Saturdays.
This demonstration will seek to i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
HUNT FOR RIOT
FUND CONTINUES
Secret Service Men Seek
Proof of $4,000 Purse
for Food Disorders

Agents OF the Department of Justice
,,ssr Captain William ". Ofiey were
.,rsstigating yesterday the report that
fund Of $4,000 was deposited by
GENTS Of the Central Powers with a
y,v YORK bank 70 pay agitators 70
,,ite food riots.
II the Secret Service men in their
AN: for proof Of The report to-day
nd any positive information of value
h vill be laid at once before the
LATED States District Attorney, it was
aid.
According to the report. the $4,000
r,s TO be distributed TO six men,
s,aded BY an East Side dentist. The
5,ptist has denied any connection with
he natter or knowledge of the eX-
stenee Of such a fund. Other per-
,ops concerned have also entered
isnials. As the story ran, two women,
aid 70 be leaders OF the agitators,
received part of the money, one, IT is
alleged. getting $4,000 for melting the
march on the City Hall last Tuesday.
Expresses Indignation
Sweet Marie" GAM, who was ar
-ssted following the descent on the
City Hall. expressed her indignation
yesterday that any women's leader
should be accused Of taking money for
heir efforts.
Such a story ois ridiculous she
sserted what a silly, stupid thing
70 saw that these hungry people are
;raitors, bought up by a foreign gov
srnmentl These women are hungry
and their children are hungry, and
ssy didn't need any leaders to make
asm do what they did.
The way I happened 70 lead the
ronen TO the City Hall Tuesday was
tls: ! was on my way TO work that
-srning. when 7 saw women upsetting
aderS carts and throwing away pO-
z.oss and onions. They were enraged
cause the pedlers had raised prices.
Igrieted the women and told them the
poor pedlers were not 70 blame. The
romea wanted me 20 talk 10 them
more and took them TO Rutgers
Square. There / told them the best
hing for them 70 do was 70 lay their
ease peaceably before the Mayor. They
asked ne. 70 90 70 the City Hall with
hem and consented. but warned them
hey must be very quiet and orderly
Police Spoiled Plans
There would have been no trouble
Z the police had not angered the
Eomen by barring the doors in their
aces and beginning 20 shove them
scout
Sweet Msrie's" protestations were
ooked upon with some doubt by Mrs.
Lsba Schfkovitch. a member Of one Of
tas mothers committees that protested
. Mayor Mitchell on Wednesday. She
aid that the members of her commit
ss had decided 20 drop Sweet Marie
Our committee wants 70 be peace
~ she explained. because We do not
'eisye anything is 20 be gained by
noting Agitators like Marie GAM
isst make trouble and put a bad face
o. the whole movement"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23

list prices of staple and fresh vege-
tables here are from 10 20 10 per cent
lower than in the East. In some cases
New York prices are double those here.
Chuck roasts are 10 cents pound;
rib roasts. 20 cents. and round steaks
22i, 10 % cents. Potatoes are $50 a
bushel. or > cents a pound. Cabbage Is
10 10 u cents A year ago dealers were
having s. a ton. Now u - as hlgh as
$3.50 a ton. Onions retail at 10 cents
Mound. First quality dairy butter Is 80
cents and creamery 10 cents. carrots
and beets retail at 70 cents OusneI
and turnips az Sl63.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Telegram a Final Plea

To-day's meeting was based on the
assumption that relief might still be
expected from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and the second telegram
was said 70 be a final plea on behalf
Of the Board Of Trade and IN a general
yav on behalf Of the farmers and
country grain elevators of'the AissIs-
sippi and Missouri valleys.
MIR. Griffin reiterated that the gram
situation Of this district was desperate;
Forty million bushels of grain are held
nm m the local elevators; I,OOO,OOO
bushels more are in cars. some or Wnlcn
should have been shipped three months
ago. He also said that food produel
factories in Chicago IN many cases
we're running only % per cent capacity
berau,e -hey could not ship their prod
yctS ont and that one Of the biggest
corn products factories in the world
might have 70 close down II conditions
weTe not remedied. lie added that al
though the elevators had ceased 10 op-
crate thev feared. because of the snort
age Of laboring men, 70 lay on any
hands. as they might not be able TO get
them back again.
To-day's telegram again directs the
commissions attention 10 the tact thar
while 500 ears week are being pro-
vided TO Minneapolis. Chicago "ls
virtually a closed market 20 the farm
ers of the West
Meanwhile prices in Chicago showed
M signs o. decline. Wholesalers gen
erallv predicted still higher prices be-
fore new crops were harvested. Iney
exhibited government reports "a 70 con
ditions.
These do rot include an immense
amount Of potatoes used N canned
stews used by the Allied armies. In ~
latest contracts the British soverEmen
specifications omitted potatoes oeeaus-
Of the price. but the Belgian Relief
Commission j. said 10 have purchased
millions OF pounds Of these stews' IN
GLIDING the tubers.
Other vegetables. too. have scared
Onions. which sold at , and cents a
hound a year ago. are bringing l. 70
Is cents. Beans, which sold at cents
I last year. are bringing Is cents now
: Live hogs yesterday sold at Sl2.s5, the
highest price in the history Of the
country. including Civil War days. The
tor price was $3.50 to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
KANSAS CITY PRICES FAR
LOWER THAN NEW YoRKS
Bread Alone High There-Cabbage Cp
from IS TO $3.50 a Ton

Kansas City, No, Feb. 22.-With The
possible exception o. bread. retail food
prices in Kansas City. despite the un-
precedented recent advances, still are
considerably lower than in Chicago and
New York and other Eastern cities
where the food situation has become
acute. Throughout almost the entire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
BUY ST. LOUIS F0ODSTUFFS
TO END EASTERN SHORTAGE
visiting Purchasers Boost Prices; All
Available Goods Sold

fy Telegraph It'd me Alt"+Ht|
s.. Louis, Feb. 22.-There was big
increase in wholesale prices OF food