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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
10000 UNION MEN MARCH
IN CHICAGO FOR BONDS
Mayor Thompson Conspicuous by
His Absence at Great Nemon-
stration Of Loyalty.

CHICAGO, April 2o.-More than 2o,-
900 toilers. representatives of union
labor, marched through the streets of
Chicago today in one Of the greatest
patriotic demonstrations the city has
ever witnessed, to swell subscriptions
to the third liberty loan.
Mayor William Hale Thompson.
whose war attitude has been much
criticised. and who was invited to at
tend the demonstration, did not ap-
pear, and Gen. Lowden occupied the
place Of honor In the reviewing stand.
Let no man dare to doubt, after this
that the rank and file Of labor1ng men
in Illinois are loyal to the DEATH" the
governor declared after the parade.
Tonight 1t. was announced at liberty
loan headquarters that subscriptions
in Chicago and Cook county had
reached a total OF $54,l59,450 from
114,123 persons. This was an increase
during twenty-four hours of 1887
subscriptions. The total Is less than
half Of Chicagos minimum allotment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Mr.. SCHWAB RENTS NINE
FLOORS IN PHILADELPHIA
New Head Of Fleet Cooperation In
City 80 Minutes and Makes
Big Impression

PHILADELPHIA. April 2o-Charles M.
Schwab the new director general Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, was in
Philadelphia eighty minutes today. but it
took him less than half that time to
select building for the offices of the
corporation
The steel men called upon Mayor Smith
and told him what he wanted. With
Joseph E. Widensr and the mayor, MI
Schwab walked up Broad street Z square
from odty hail. where tho director rem
eraa WAS shown q ten-9togy building lust
J. h Gomery. one Of tha owners Of the
structure. has Just told q friend that
seven dooeD Of the buildin9 Were fllilv
equipped and occupied with paint shops,
gtorefooIns, eto
Ton minutes later Mr.. sohwab told
Mr.. Gomery "the Fleet Cooperation win
take your upper nine doors"
Hard luck" said q friend of the
owner.
mot on your life." replied Mr.. Com
cry: That's the way to do things"
Through the prompt cooperation of
Mr.. Widener and Mayor Smith," Mr.
schwab said. this building was sus-
gested and they brought mo here 1t
once to see 1t. can only say that II
their pfomptness Is an indication Of
The co-operation may expect IN Phila-
dsaphia. 7 am VEN Rleass4.
.a y = s so - - 4 -, $500 49,.
IeWsSAO 49, .4s-az.-, -.-5..sss- 81 -
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FINAL PRESENTATION
Of HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
Business" Students Charm Audi.
ence With Excellent Acting in
4
an Attractive Production.

Students of Business High School gays
the final presentation of their spring
play. Miss Business" at the school last
night. Replete with good acting. show.
ing all through the good coaching oil
Miss Sybil Baker. faculty instructor ir
charge, the play was second to none OF
the high school productions ever pre-
scented In Washington. The tableaux by
the company in the flag scene and in
the Leave 1t to Jane" scene were fea-
lures of the performance.
The play depicted the difficulties of
department store manager, confronted
by a shortage of help--all of his EN-.
ployes leaving to take more lucrative
jobs with the government. the boys with
the military and the girls as clerks in
government departments.
Finally. Jane Brown. played by Emma
Morozgi. in the title part AS Miss Bust
ness" hits upon the brilliant plan Of
calling on Allan Davis, principal Of
Business Eigh School, to help the store
out of its difficulty. Mr.. Davis oblige.
and Business" again comes to the res
cue.
Miss Morozzi with a fine soprano
voice, possibly a little weak on the low
er notes. played her part well. Others
in the cast were Adela ide Watson, Myet
Yolson. Kenneth Markward. as Grayson
Hill of Hill & Co.; Iona Mullikin. Glodye
Stevens. Theodore King. Lille Weber
Paul Sedgwick and Marie ZanelIa.
Last nights performance was given
for the alumni association of the school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
WATER MAINS TO Be LAID
IN POTOMAC PARK
President Excerpts Eght-Hour Law
in Securing Water for New
.. Office Buildings.

Immediate construction of water
mains to supply the group Of Office
buildings to be built by the govern
taken by the District government.
Funds for the work are provided in
the urgent deficiency bill, approved
March 30. President Wilson yesterday,
at the request of the Commissioners,
declared the construction Of the mains
to be an emergency matter and d.
rected that it be excepted from the
provisions Of the s-hour law govern
ing the hours Of laborers and mechan-
les in connection Herewith
The commissioners. as members Of
considering plans for an extension of
street car facilities to the new build
tng1 which are to house IL, 900 clerks
The water mains to be construct ed
will include one Of twenty-four inches
in 21st street from l. street to vir-
ginia avenue; In Virginia avenue to
New York avenue; in New York avenue
between Virginia avenue and 18th
and E streets; in r street between 18th
and 18th streets. and in 18th street be-
at a total cost of $4,000.
Other mains to be laid will include a
pipe in 21st street
from Virginia avenue to B street and
In B street between 18th and 81 streets.
$39. 800: q sixteen-inch pipe in street
between 21st and 26th streets and in
26th street between B and D streets,
$1S,70o: q twenty-inch pipe IN Missouri
avenue between ~ and 9Th streets.
Mall between 7th and 9Th streets and B
street north and B street south, 81. 400,
In all. $66,70o.
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s1,37f,055,3O0
BOND SALE TO DATE
About Half of Amount Sought
In Four Weeks Campaign
Il. at End of Fortnight.

Al the nation hast night completed
half Of It's four weeks third liberty
loan campaign. with subscriptions OF
sian, o55, 500, or a little less than half
the $4,000, oo0o 900 minimum total re-
ported to the Treasury, cable ais
patches brought word that Germanys
eighth popular war loan was Just
closing with $3,4s1 100000 subscrip-
lions.
Last nights Treasury figures brought
the total of the American peoples con-
tributions to war loans. including the
first and second liberty loans. in one
year of war UP to s7.17s.o0o.oo0. With
tho addition of the eighth loan, Ger
many has raised from her people In
little moro than three and one-hair
years of war about SEE. 500, 100000.
The German figures are the most &C
curate available in this country. hav-
governments reports from time to
time. The total OF the eighth loan.
however, includes parts OF FORMER
loans offered for conversion: the
amount Of which Is not known here
Germany's record as compared with
the United States was made the sub
feet yesterday of a Treasury appeal to
beat Germany with both dollars ana
guns"
in the third liberty loan campaign.
81, 62s. 100000 must be raised to pass
the three billion mark, and TINS VIII
require a harvest of $135,Oo0,oO0 SUB
scriptions day In the past IT., two wees KS
rate of STA 000, 900 day. Yesterdays re-
ports from district organizations added
$166,341.0 900 to the total.
BY districts. subscriptions are re-
f~1l
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Brent Dow Atkinson of Chicago was
arrested here yesterday by Department
of Justice agents on charge of evad-
ing the draft and was turned over to
War Department officers. He was
taken last night to Camp Grant, ILL.,,
where he will be tried by court-mar-
tial on a charge of desertion.
Atkinson was directed by local board
No. A at Chicago to report April 2 to
join registrants to be sent to Camp
Grant for training. Before receiving
the notice he came to Washington to
interest the War Department in a re-
construction unit he desired to organ
slider his plan, and he then made appli-
cation for admission to Camp Meade,
Md, but that also was refused
After Atkinson failed to gain admis-
sion to Camp Meade, War Department
officials were under the impression that
he had returned to Chicago to report
to his local board. Information came
from the board, however, that he had
failed to report and orders for his ar
rest followed.
Several weeks ago Atkinson made ap-
plication at the State Department for
appointment as clerk and he was as
signed to the legation at Bern. switz-
erland. He left for New York to take
passage, but before his vessel sailed
the State Department learned that
some time before he had written Secre-
tary Baker protesting against the
draft law and Immediately recalled him.
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D. c. LEGISLATION LIKELY
IN THE HOUSE TOMORROW
Chairman johnson Anxious to Get
Action on Several Important
Measures.

1t probably will be District day in the
House tomorrow. Chairman johnson
declined yesterday afternoon to express
any certainty that District legislation
VIII get consideration, but the assur-
ance was practically given during the
week that District day would not b
disturbed.
Chairman johnson notified the House
Friday that II he has charge Of the
time tomorrow he will allow Represen-
tative Ttlson Of Connecticut three-ouar-
tors Of an hour to deliver q sas-mask
talk. illustrated by the various types Of
gas masks. This Is one Of a series of
lectures on war implements which
Representative Tilson has prepared for
the benefit Of his colleagues.
There are q number Of important Dis
tr1ct measures awaiting action in the
House, chief among them tho bill for
eovesnment ownership and District op-
grafton OF tho carthage collection and
d1apoan1 aVBt0m altar July 4 Tho next
in1poEtank bill II for ths establishmen
lef q two-plAteon systsm Tor dEsmsn.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 20.-The
city fire department soon will have a.
modern truck of the pattern known as
the city service truck. II the recon-
mendations of the joint committee on
fire and finance of the city council are
adopted by that body at q meeting to
be held Tuesday night. It is UNDER
stood that the committee will recon-
mend the purchase of this type.
The question of purchasing a new
truck to take the place Of the present
pieces Of apparatus, known as the Relief
Hook and Ladder, has been under con-
sideration by the city council for sew
eral years. The old apparatus has been
In service for moro than q quarter of q
century It is asserted that the, ladders
are dangerous.
Twenty nine colored men from this
city have been ordered by the local
report next Friday morning and entrain
at 9:47 o'clock for Camp Lee Peters,
burg. Va Those notified are: John
Gillum. David Alexander. Dump Morrf-
son. Clarence Pye. Aubrey Washington.
George Robinson. Samuel Sutton, Harn-
son Sommerville, Harry Shaekelford,
George Mcdaniel, Eugene T., Shanklin.
Coulter P. Willis, Burnette Holmes W.
E. Gladstone Peters, Walter H. Porter;
Charles Lewis Russell Sterling Bouden.
George GaSktnS, Marshall Harris, James
H. Baker, Ely Spriggs. Boston Shelley,
Fletcher Griffith, William Jefferson,
Frank Bias. Archie Scott. Isham Dud~
ley, John L. Jones and Theodore q
Carter,
By June I next there win be about
$4,000 soldiers at Camp Humphreys. and
the citizens Of Alexandria are quietly
making plans Tor the entertaipnent OF
these mon. Organizations and churches
are cooperating along every line 70
have pleasure and recreation provided,
and the Anal plans for their entertain.
ment soon Will be completed by the
various committees In charge Of camp
activities. 1t is regarded as probabl
that the government also Will obtain
place as headquarters for the sol.
diers.
An important meeting of Alexandria
Lodge of .Flks is scheduled to be held
Monday night at o'clock at its home.
A matter of interest to all of the mem
bers will be up for consideration.
Rev. DR.. John Edwards will preach
tomorrow night in Trinity M. e. Church.
Rev. DR.. Edwards. who is district su-
perintendent. will hold the first quar-
terly conference In that church Tues
day night.
Tho refreshment corps Of the Alex-
andria Chapter of the American Rcd
Cross tonight gave a dance in the
auditorium of tho Eiks' Home. II was
largely attended.
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DEPARTMENT BUYS HEAVILY.
Secretary Bakers Force Takes
81, los, 400 Of Third Liberty Bonds,

Subscriptions TO tho third liberty loan
by employees OF the War Department to
date amount to $a,1oS, 400. AppodntmenA
Clerk =. NJ. Hoadley, who has charge
Of tho subscriptions in tho war Depart
ment. says that. Of the total. ts7o,sSo.
was subscribed by e.4Ts persons through
Washington banks, and $685., $50 was
subscribed by s77 persons through out
of-town banks.
The ONCE of the quartermaster gen
eral subscribed S605,450: the office of
the chief of ordnance, $376.5o0; the of:
fee Of the chief of engineers, 1854, 200;
the Office of the chief signal officer,
$231.600: the office of the surgeon gen.
eral, s1s5.750; the Office of the chief
of stan. $166,550, and other Offices pro-
portionately smaller amounts.
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HOW LIBERTY BONDS HELP
WIN VICTORY OVER HUNS
AE Seymour Makes Telling Points
=, ats. Pauls Church Parish
Eys. Han.

BUY = nfty-doIlaP bond and you put
q tide in tho hands Of three American
soldiers.
BUY q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bond and
you fully equip a soldier for service
against the Huns.
BUY $500 worth of bonds and you
keep a soldier for a year"
These were some of the arguments
used by A. e. Seymour of the speakers
committee for the liberty loan In ad-
dressing patriotic rally in the parish
han Of st. Panls Episcopal Church, Esd
street near Warrington Circle, last
nagA4
M Seymour told Of the many insults
watch were thrown AZ the Omitted States
be6he0 war was declared. but once the
WAP was on. he said. the American psq-
plA decided TO Tight grimly to the end
tOlloW1ng the address liberal pledges
vsrs made by members Of the conEre-
getion.
me speaker was introduced by Rev.
Robert Talbot. pastor Of the church,
VINO offered brief prayer for the sue
CESS Of American forces on land and sea-
n. q. Ferris. orRanist and choirmaster.
lad the congregation in patriotic songs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
PR0-RUN SUSPECTS
TREATED QUICKLY
Oklahoma Has a Near-Hang-
ing-Three in Alabama Re-
ceive ''Visits."
PEDDLER GIVEN THRASHING

TULSA, Okla. April 20-Heny RE
mer. Russo German farmer, who last
night at Collinsville, Okla, narrowly
esca ped the fate of Robert Prayer,
hanged recently at Collinsville. ILL.,. for
alleged disloyalty, in federal court
here today pleaded not guilty to
charges of obstructing the draft and
was remanded to Jail in default of 5000
bond. In broken English Riemer said
that the attack on him last night, when
The was hanged until unconscious and
was probably saved from death only
by plea of Charles Miller. Collinsville
policeman, was the result of personal
animus of his neighbors.
Riemer's preliminary hearing was set
for May . Tonight he is in the Tulsa
city jail.
His Son Religious Director.
Riemer's son, recently called in the
draft, claimed exemption because of re-
ligious scruples and was placed In a
nom combatant branch of the Army.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 2o.-The
Stars and Stripes are flying before the
front doors of the homes of J. NJ. Brown.
F. l. Tucker and Marvin Finley at Bessie
Mines. in the western part of Jeffer-
son county, Saturday morning and the
three will make purchases of liberty
bonds during the day as evidence of
their loyalty TO the United States, ac-
cording to telephone reports received in
Birmingham.
100 Citizens Visit Men.
The demonstrations it is reported, are
the results of visit of a committee
|of over one hundred citizens to Brown.
Tucker and Finley. who are said to have
made pro-German remarks. The three
obeyed the instructions of the commit
tee in giving evidence of their loyalty.
Excitement at Bessie mines is said to
be high, with the citizens determined
there. Unless the authorities take a
hand in the affairs, indications are that
there will be further demonstrations
during the day.
Pro-German Pedd1er Whipped.
Placed across barrel, an Ensley
peddler named Holzclaw was severely
whipped with straps at Bessie mines
in this county this afternoon In the
presence of crowd Of nearly a thou
sand people. forced to kiss the Ameri-
| can flag and ordered to leave town i'm
mediately and never return. He has not
been seen since.
81 cannot stand this; take me out and
shoot me-" he cried as the lashes fell
upon him.
Would Eat Flag if Necessary.
When told to kiss the flag he said
Yes, I will eat it If necessary"
He was taken from an officer who had
arrested him this morning to bring
him to Birmingham. He was charged
| with telling negroes that Germany was
sure to win the war: that the Germans
would finally take America just as they
| took Belgium and that men were fool
| ish to join the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
PROGRAM IS VARIED.
Something Different Every satur-
day Night at Y. M. H. A. Quarters.

1t is something different every Sat-
urday night with the Young Mems He
brew Association. Last night their
quarters at 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue were the scene of an
old time smoker Battling Nelson. the
erstwhile lightweight champion. was
the headliner of the entertainment. He
gave an exhibition of boxing with his
dummy. There were three boxing bouts
of three rounds each. in which soldiers
participated and which were refereed
by Nelson.
Sam Scher, Dave Glushak and Pri-
Yates Olsen, Walker and Lacy fur
nished the remainder of the entertain
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
DRAFT CALL TO PROVIDE
MEN FOR SPECIAL COURSES
Five States Will Furnish 1,19O
Registrars to Be Sent to Ger
tain Institutions.

A call for 1880 draft registrants Of
grammar school education. with some
technical training, was made yesterday
by Provost Marshal General Crowder upon
New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York.
Virginia and Tennessee. These men will
be sent to technical sschools for training
along special lines, mobilizing May Z.
The apportionment follows: New Hamp-
shire. 100, to Tufts College; New Jersey.
90 to Rhode Island State College: New
York, $50. to Rochester Athaneaum and
Mechanical Institute: Virginia. 100. to Le-
high University, and Tennessee, 400, to
University OF Kentucky.
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ONE DISTRICT ITEM is
LEFT OUT OF NAVAL BILL
Appropriation of $44S, 900 for Pur-
chase OF Additional Ground at
Navy Yard Is Retained.

One of the two big District items in
the naval appropriation bill was
stricken out yesterday in the House,
the other remains in the bill as passed.
The item of s36o.000 to be advanced
by the Navy Department for building
railroad to Indian Head was with
drawn by Chairman Padgett after it
had been attacked by Representative
Cooper of Wisconsin. Chairman Pad
gett stated that the Pennsylvania rail-
road had made arrangements to pro-
vide the necessary facilities.
The item of $3.50 for acquiring
more land at the Washington navy
yard was retained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
BR|STOW MUzzLED BY
ANOTHER KANSAS Town
Annapolis and Then Ellsworth Oh.
ject to His War Attitude-Coun-
Gil of Defense Acts.

ELLSWORTH, Kan. April 2O.-Joseph
L. Bristow, former United States sena-
tor from Kansas. and now candidate
for republican nomination for the
same office. WHO was denied a hearing
here last night on either war or po-
litical topics because it was said Ibis
public utterances on American war
problems do .ot conform to views held
by Ellsworth citizens" was unable to
obtain hall in Kanopolis for speech
earlier in the day, 1t developed today
Mr.. Bristow spoke in the city council
chambers at Wilson, however, it was
reported here tonight.
The action of home guards last night
in picketing the Office of the newspaper,
to which Mr.. Bristow went after the
use of the county courthouse had been
denied him, followed the request of the
executive committee of the county coun-
Gil of defense that the former senator
cancel his three speaking engagements
in Ellsworth county. The home guards,
local organization and not yet taken
into the state guard, declared today
their action was non-partisan, and. 1t
is said. unanimously Endorsed the &C
ton of the council of defense. The
home guards here number seventy-hVe.
Wouldn't Recognize Authority.
Mr.. Bristow is said to have refused
to recognize the authority of the coun-
Gil of defense in demanding cancella-
ton of his speaking engagements. and
stated that he would speak anyway.
The county commissioners are said to
have decided twenty-four hours before
his arrival here not to permit him to
speak in the courthouse. and all other
suitable buildings for a meeting were
closed to him.
The home guards are said not to have
intended using force to prevent the for
mer senator from speaking, but ar
engagements were made to see that no
one attended il an attempt was made
by Mr.. Bristow to talk.
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Wouldn't Recognize Authority.
Second Time Refusal Given.

Representative Helvering of Kansas
announced that last June he protested
to Gov. Capper against former Senator
Bristow's attitude regarding the war,
and that this is the second time a Kan
sas town had refused to let Mr.. Bris-
tow speak. He said that because of
Mr.. Bristow's utterances regarding the
war a speaking engagement made for
him in a Kansas town last July 4 was
Cancelled and he was notified not to
come to the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Hearst's German Paper Suspends.

NEW YORK. April 20.-The New
Yorker Deutsche Journal. owned by
William Randolph Hearst, announced
tonight that after tomorrow's issue it
would suspend publication as a daily
and Sunday newspaper printed in the
German language"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Would Divert Cost Of Tutoring.

Jesse c. Suffer endeavored to tack an
amendment on to the resolution urging
Congress to set aside for the teaching
of English to foreigners the amount
now spent in teaching German in the
schools. This was debated pro and con
and finally abandoned. The action taken
on the original resolution will be COM
municated to the board of education.
The only other resolution Of I'M
portance adopted was one favoring uni
fication of the street railway systems,
re-roating of cars, universal transfers
and no increased fare. reported by the
committee on law and legislation. This
proposition was approved without dis
cussion. The committee. which has be-
fore 1t a resolution favoring govern
ment ownership of telephone lines in
the District, asked for more time in
which to investigate the matter and
submit q report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Children to Have Chance.

The children of Washington are to
have the opportunity this week of CIV
ing aid to the loan drive by partici-
pating in the Liberty day celebration
next Friday. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes.
supervisor of Fairgrounds. is ready to
co operate with the two committees
and has promised the use OF the play
grounds children in either one grand
united spectacular representation or for
other service at the celebration.
Mrs. Rhodes is arousing the children
Of Washington to enthusiasm in the
loan by three demonstrations each day
on the municipal Fairgrounds. Tho
first Of these is given to the outdoor
kindergartners. This is designed to
carry Its message back into the homes
The second is talk to the boys and
girls each day when they assemble i'm
mediately after the daily games of Soc
cor and schlag ball. The third demon
stration is given every evening at 7
o'clock to the parents who come to
listen to the liberty loan message in
response to the children's request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

Woman nurses employed by the fed
eral government in the military hos
pitfalls during the civil war were paid
S12 month and given their food.