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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
FOURTH WOMAN CLAIMS
ESTATE Of SELE-S[AYER
Latest Alleges to Be Wife of Hell
muth Schmidt-Remains of House.
keeper Found Under House.

DETROIT. Mich. May Still an
other woman has entered the mystery
surrounding the matrimonial affairs of
Helmuth Schmidt, self slayer, beneath
whose former home here the police
yesterday excavated and discovered the
remains of Irma Pallatinus, his house,
keeper. who apparently had been
strangled. She is Mrs. Helmuth
Schmidt" Of Chicago, who has asked
the authorities for a picture of the
man who. she believes, is the same to
whom she was married in 1916, and
who, she alleges, robbed her of $4,000
and deserted her.
With appearance in the case of the
Chicago woman there are four women,
not including the seventeen-year-ol
daughter, who may claim the estate of
Schmidt, said to be more than $4,000.
One of these, the widow, Mrs. TietZ-
Schmidt, was held by the police at the
time of her husbands arrest and later
released. A third Is Mrs. Adele Ulrich
Braun. who came from New York to
claim part Of the estate, alleging that
Schmidt, to whom she was married in
Lakewood, N. j., where Schmidt was
known as Braun, robbed her of $4,000
and deserted her. The other is Mrs.
John Swift of New York.
With the Identification Of the BODY of
the Pallatinus woman late yesterday.
the police now attribute two deaths to
Schmidt. Augusta Steinbach, whose
body he confessed to having dismem-
bered and burned, having swallowed
poison when he refused to marry
her. Renewed search is being made
for Margaret Darsch and Mrs. Anita
Schmidt. two others said to have mar
ried the man in New Jersey and who
suddenly disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Half and-HaIf Repeal
Not Expected to Pass
Senate, Says Mr.. Martin

The District appropriation bill,
carrying the Gard amendment strik-
ing down the half-and-half plan of
appropriating for the National Capital.
was received by the Senate today from
the House and referred to the Senate
appropria lions committee.
Senator Martin. chairman Of the ap-
propriations committee. said he did not
believe the Senate would agree to the
Gard amendment, and called attention
to the fact that the Senate repeatedly
has turned down all efforts to do away
with Tic half -and-half plan. He indi-
Gated that he believed that war time
was not proper time to take up the
proposal to change the system of pro-
vidins for the National CopitaL and
that the Senate would strike the Gard
amendment from the bill. as 1t has
stricken similar amendments from
other appropriation bills in the past
Senator John Walter Smith of Mary
land, chairman of the subcommittee of
the appropriations committee which
will handle the District bill. expects to
call the subcommittee together at an
early date to work on the measure. He
is strongly opposed to doing away with
the present plan Of financing the ex-
penditures OF the capitals upkeep and
development. He has always been a
full share in the development of the
National Capital. and has held that it
could do this best and most fairly un-
l. der the half-and-half plan.
The other members of the subcom-
mtttee are Senators Owen, Robinson,
|Hardwick, Gallinger. Dillingham; and
Curtis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Caisson Bearing the Body
of Late Minister de Pena
Is Disabled by Accident

q When the caisson from Fort Myer. on
its way from the fort to the residence OF
the late Minister de Pena, reached 31st
and NJ streets. the slipping of the left
front wheel from the axle frightened the
four horses drawing 1t and caused them to
run away. Corp. David Birner and Pri-
Yates Walter Gallagher and Albert White,
who were in charge. remained on the We
hicle until the horses were brought to a
stop at goth and NJ streets.
At Goth and NJ streets, the caisson col
lided with the automobile of the Chilean
minister. in charge of Morris Burns, 1165
18th street. breaking one wheel from the
car and doing other damage. 1t also
struck motor truck belonging to the
Sanitary Grocery Company. Edward w
knight. 692 4th street northeast, chauf-
eur. and slightly damaged it.
None of the occupants Of the several
vehicles involved in the accident was in
jured. A hearse was used to convey the
body to the church and cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
TWO HUNDRED WOODEN
SHIPS ADDED TO PROGRAM

Two hundred wooden ships are to
be constructed as an addition to the
shipbuilding program of the shipping
board. They are to vary from $500 to
400 tons. lightweight. They will be
Of tho Dougherty or BALM type,
The vessels will be constructed in
ehipyards already established and will
be allotted. the shipping board an
nounces: among yards most efficiently
managed. Construction will begin as
soon as vessels building are OF the
stocks.
This will increase to $50 the number
OF wooden ships completed. building
and planned.
The board also decided to authorize
construction of twenty-five new sea-
going tugs, Increasing to 100 the num-
the board. The tugs will be empioy le5
in coast traffic. replacing those d.
verted overseas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

ment Of live stock to the markets will
steadily decline for the next few
months. making 1t imperative that
conservation measures be taken II the
needs Of the Army and the allies are
to be met.
These requirements amount to about
100000 pounds OF meat and meat
products per week. against 3 pre-war
normal of less than 100000 pounds.
The administrations statement points
out that the allies have reduced their
per capita meat and poultry consump-
ftion to an average OF about one and
a quarter pounds per week. to save
shipping needed for the transport of
American forces overseas. The per
capita meat consumption in this coun-
try is about 3 and a quarter pounds
per week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
OFFICIALS ATTEND RITES
FOR URUGUAyAN ENVOY
Solemn High Mass at St. Patrick's,
Accompanied by Military Honors
From Nation.

President and Mrs. Wilson, members
of the cabinet. other high officials of
this government and the diplomatic
corps attended solemn high mass at st.
Patrick's Church this morning over the
body of DR.. Carlos de Pena. Uruguayan
minister to the United States, who died
Tuesday.
Hundreds of persons crowded about
the church as the funeral procession
approached, headed by the Marine
Band. Three battaliops of infantrymen
and engineers stood at attention in
front of the edifice throughout the
service.
The funeral bier was draped in the
flag of Uruguay and was carried into
the church by six American soldiers.
their plain khaki in striking contrast
sentatives of South American and Euro
pean countries.
Secretary of State Lansing walked
with relatives of the deceased minister.
Uruguayan legation had entered the
church the President and Mrs. Wilson
arrived.
Mgr. Thomas oHiciates.
Mgr. C. F. Thomas. celebrant of the
mass. met the cortege at the door of
the church and headed the procession
to the altar, where the service was
conducted with all the solemnity of
the Catholic Church. The body will
repose in the vault of local cemetery
until arrangements can be made to
send 1t to Uruguay on a warship.
The honorary pallbearers were the
ambassadors from Brazil and Mexico.
the ministers from Bolivia. Guatemala
and Colombia; Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska. Representative Flood Of Vir-
ant secretary of state; John Barrett,
director of the Pan-American Union;
Francisco Yanez. assistant director Of
The Pan-American Union, and former
Minister Pezet of Peru
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
ASSERTS IT IS WAR NEED
Secretary Baker Renews Efforts for
Authority to Commander Prop
erty When Required.

The War Department has made another
effort to push its bill providing authority
to commander property for war purposes,
Secretary Baker. as result Of opposition
in tho Senate military COMMITTEES, today
wrote to Chairman Chamberlain that tn,
legislation is needed for the department
to obtain summer hotels and boarding
houses for war workers.
Secretary Bakers letter was laid before
the Senate military committee today. but
the committee again passed over the bill.
members Directing to action without most
deliberate consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Not Financed by Government.

Although the "childrens year" CAM
paign, intended to save some of the
hundred thousand blb,e:s who die un :
necessarily in, this country each year.
is being conducted und.r the auSpirc:
of the federal children bureau, il is
not financed Dv tee government. as,
perhaps some pefs nay 1hinI.. go
far the work has been made possible
through voluntary con- 1ributionG, and
it is hoped .ha. these may be contin-
ued.
In this connecticl 1T is though. that
perhaps Washing tonIans do not real
iZe the extreme Importance of the cut
ting out by the District subcommittee
of the House appropriations committee
of an item of $1,000 for the cSua blish-
ment Of a child hygiene bureau as 4
part of the District health deraI tment,
says Mrs. Whitman cross, chairman
Of the local work. Mrs. Cross also
characteriZes IT'S Hhor. sighted, to. say
the least, reduction OF 5000 in the
estimate to combat contagious diseases.
especially in Vie" IF the present
crowded condition IT Washington.
Ask for Restoration Of Item.
Mrs. Louis Brownlow, chairman of
the legislative committee of the local
child welfare committee, has been di-
the correction and reinsertion of the
$4,000 hygiene bureau item.
At meeting yesterday of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the child well
fare committee Barry BulI1ley. chair
man of the publicity committee, and
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, chairman of
the committee on home care and in
come. were elected to serve on the
executive committee.
At a melting last night Of the Juvenile
Protective Association of the District
of Columbia, held at the Tyler School,
Mrs. Cross described and discussed the
weighing and measuring work now in
progress here. Mrs. NJ T. X Bushee
gave an address on the protection of
the child in wartime; Mrs. II. B. Mason;
a public school teacher, gave a teach
ing demonstration. and Miss E. B.
Green. a kindergarten teacher, enter
tanned the children who accompanied
their parents to the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
STUDY AFTER-wAR PROBLEMS.
Conference in New York on Social
and Economic Reconstruction.

NEW YORK. May "a conference on
social and economic reconstruction"
after the war opened here today and
will continue until Saturday night. The
conference was called by the peoples
council and the delegates inciuoe rep
resentatives of labor. socialist. agra
rian and other similar movements IN
the United States and Canada
The conference is expected to urge
the adoption of the British labor move
ment.s program as a basis OF unity OF
action by American labor organizations'
Universal military training Will Do
among the subjects discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
new SPEED RECORD
ON DISTRICT BILL
House Passes Measure With
out Roll Call, With HaIf-and-
Half System Omitted.
TOTAL OF S13,426,393
Mr.. JUL Champions
Vote for Capital

Representative Nfefs Juul of
Illinois, a member of the House
District committee, wants to help
give Washington the vote. In a
speech In the House on the Das-
trict appropriation bill he said:
81 want 1t distinctly understood
that i nm friendly to the Dis
trict, and Ii this was n bill to
give every man and woman OF
legal age In the District n vote L
would favor it.
1--WE are fighting a great war
for democracy. and one OF the
measures we should hurry along
here Is to do everything to estab-
fish democracy mt home. and
Srnntin,, the franchise to WASH
fngtOnians, would be right In
line"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Yeoman, g Sir Walter.
"Get up and give the lady y

Get up and give the lady =
seat"
Silence.
Get up and give the lady
seat"
A colored man comfortably
seated In an, as usual, crowded
Georgia avenue car, gave no heed
to the second demand that came
from navy yeoman. Then the
yeorlan quietly grabbed said col
ored man by the nape of his neck
and yanked him to his feet.
Have a seat. lady" said the
yeonan. as the evicted colored
man wormed his way through
the crowd to the front of the car
without utterins word of pro-
test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
COL. BAKER REASSIGNED,
Made Departmental Quartermaster,
With Chicago Headquarters.

Army orders today announced the des-
ignation Of Col. Chauncey B. Baker as
departmental quartermaster Of the Gen.
trail Department, with headquarters at
Chicago. relieving Lieut.. Col. sherrard
Coleman.
Col. Baker has been in charge Of the
motors division of the Quartermaster
Corps and has had control Of the purchase
Of motor-driven vehicles. He was head
Of the board Of experts that produce the
standardized design for the liberty trucks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
CUT MEAT CONSUMPTION,
GOVERNMENT REQUESTS
Seasonal Shortage Requires Care
That Army and lilies May Be
Properly Supplied.

Appeal to the public to voluntarily
reduce consumption Of meat to provide
sufficient supplies for the Army and
the allies. and thus avoid re-introduc-
ton OF meatless days, is made by the
food administration.
Warning is given that the seasonal
shortage of meat is now on. and ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

Setting a new speed record on Dis
trict legislation, the House yesterday
afternoon rushed through the District
appropriation bill without a roll-call
vote. Only slight amendments were
made, so that as it passed the House
the measure carried practically the
same grand total of funds for District
expenses as were proposed to the House
in the committee report-s13, 426,39S.
The House, by accepting without a
separate vote an amendment made in
the committee of the whole, entirely
funds The half-and-half principle of
financing, whereby the Federal gov
eminent shares equally with the Dis
trict government in supporting the
National Capital, was summarily re-
moved.
Friends of the half-and-half princi-
pie in the House decided not to make
fight at this time, as they are conf
dent that the Senate Will restore the
old principle, in justice to the District,
leaving the final decision to be thrashed
out in conference between the two
houses.
Certain Funds Available at Once.
The bill as passed in the House
makes funds Immediately available for
posal system. for installation of the
two-platoon system in the fire depart
Dent and for constructing sixty porta-
BILE school buildings to relieve the press
Ing school congestion.
The measure raises the base pay OF
teachers in the four lower grades, estab-
Hshes longevity allowances and raises
the pay of all District employees max
ing $4,000 and less and'a few others
Tor special services.
1t carries number of improvements
particularly for repairs Of the streets
and in working conditions for District
employees. 1t makes substantial reduc-
lions, however, in the allowances made
for support of the District and pre-
vents any draft on federal funds to
help paw District bills until the surplus
Of the District has been exhausted.
District Firemen in Hero List.
Honor to the District f1remen as che
roes Of peace" and as real war workers
was paid on the floor of the House yes
terday by Representative James A.
, Gallivan of Boston. member of the
appropriations subcommittee on the
District budget. when discussing the
two-platoon system.
The House approved the appropria-
ton for increasing the f1refghting
force by IA men in order to install the
double-shift system, with an appropria-
tion~of S757,220.
When the item for 1921, 1000 to be
made Immediately available for port
able school buildings to meet the big
increase next year in the schools and
to meet the labor shortage which pre-
vents permanent construction was de-
bated in the House yesterday it was
stated that provision is being made for
1900 children additional to those al
ready enrolled.
Summary by Mr.. Davis.
The arrangements that are being made
were summarized by Representative
Davis Of Minnesota as follows:
They are ten or fifteen of the perma-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
DISPUTE TIES UP SLICKERs.
Wage Controversy Between Makers
and Workers MAY Be Arbitrated

A wage dispute hfs arisen between
the manufacturers IL slickers for the
Army and their employees in New York
city. Mai. Samuel J. Rosensohn, Judge
Advocate Generals Reserve Corps, on
duty at the War Department, has gone
to arbitrate the questions at issue. The
order for the slickers was an emer-
gency order and the government de-
sires the completion of the contract as
pepnr a. ppssiblss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

Since the beginning Of the war the
been reduced from Ss,oo0,000 baxsole ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Five Thousand Babies Tested.

The work which began here last Non
day, under the lcade rship of Mrs. WHIT
man Cross is in full swing Sand the head
quarters of the local work. 1888 G street
northwest. states that fully 5000 babies
have by now been tested.
1t is urged also by those in charge that
children should be submitted regardless
of the financial condition of their parents;
departures from the normal which show
possible tendency to ill health and the
classification of which will show the way
to better general child health. can occur
just as readily in the homes of the we'll
to-do as anywhere else.
Notices are today going out fer ap-
pointmen;s for Monday at twelve different
weighing and measuring centers .eStab-
lished at convenient points throughout
the city. If it is inconvenicnt to bring a
child, and the mother has accurate scales.
it is pointed out, the statistics can be
gathered at home and forwarded to the
committee. All the mother has to do is
to register her child and request blank
which she herself may fill out. The ad
vantage in bringing the youngster TO a
station. however, lies in the fact that If
variation be apparent the doctor in
charge can and will then and there make
an examination that may prove extremely
helpful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Summary by Mr.. Davis.

The arrangements that are being made
were summarized by Representative
Davis of Minnesota as follows:
They are ten or fifteen Of the perma-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
REASONS ASSIGNED
FOR WEIGHING BABY
Explanation to One Mother
Who Fails to See the
Necessity.
TOTAL OF 5000 EXAMINED

ct don't see why I should have my
baby weighed and measured; there's
nothing the matter with him" Thus
spoke a Washington mother who had
received through the police department
poster calling attention to the work
of getting records of as many as pos
sible of the youngsters under six years
of age, the first step in the nation
wide 'children's year. campaign.
She is among the very ones who
should offer her baby for tabulaton pur-
poses, explain those in charge of the
local work. The more normal babies
that can be tested, the greater will be
the accuracy possible in establishing
standards from which variations may he
noted. Furthermore if only children who
depart. or are thought to depart, from
the normal are available, the National
Capital will show a poor record. So 1t
is evident that proud parents of "ahso-
lutely normal. sound-as-a-dollar' baby
boys and girls should respond as freely
as do those with delicate children.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-06

threads overhead. Individual favors
were heart shaped boxes OF cnofec-
lions; and prizes for a heart hunt OF
candy verses and placing an arrow
10 a pierced heart consisted OF red
satin boxes, heart shaped, and con-
tanning Valentine bonbons. The ice
cream was frozen IN heart shape, and
a big. frosty birthday cake. surmount-
ed by SIX burning red tapers. occu-
pied a conspicuous place on the ex-
quisite refreshment table. down
which ran two streamers Of red. aug
mented by Valentines and diminutive
red hearts and men en- miniature.
Miss Louise Sistermans. Mrs c. 0.
Wasky and Mrs. J. Arthur Tobias as
sisted Mrs. Odeu. Mrs Baldwin and
Mrs. Williams in serving.
Among the happy children hidden
were Irene Gilroy. Jane Dimmitt.
Wilma Bruce. katherine and Char
Iotte Beecher. Helen Marie Reyer and
her brother Sonny; irene johnson.
Edward Gordon Perry. Noble. Viz
ginia and Lyla Kirkpatrick, Margaret
McElroy. Carl Goodman, Billy Owen.
jr. Margaret and Maxine Orr. Rosalie
Woodul. Mary Louise Wood. Rob and
sam Orr, Eleanor and Charlotte Bald
win The little girls aren't six. every
day. and the occasion was one OF the
happiest IN Juveniledom-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-06
Dances.

A Jolly event was the dancing par
ty. given by George and Herbert
O'Rear, honoring George Snyder, OF
Pittsburg, Kansas. on Monday even
ing at the parental G. ". O'Rear
home. A two course luncheon was
served just before midnight. the Ia
BILE appointments being suggestive OF
the St Valentine season. Favors for
the affair were caps, balloons and
whistles, which added no little to the
merrymaking. During the evening,
number Of readings we're given by
Miss Edith Harvey, also several saxa-
phone and clarinet duets by the two
Georges-O'Rear and Snyder.
Acceptances are coming in. In large
numbers. for the Red Cross benefit
dance. 10 be given in Ryan's hall
Thursday evening. the names OF Mr..
and Mrs Charles Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walk, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. T. ".
Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Huff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Turner. Mr.. and
Mrs. E J. Swami, Mr. and Mrs G.
G. Neville, Mr. and Mrs Powers. Mrs
J. Taylor. Mrs. Julia H Behr. Mrs.
William Wallace. Mrs J. Dewitt, Mrs.
E. N. Fairhurst. Mrs S. Lyons. Mrs.
Mcmahon. Mrs. J. McManus. Mrs G.
A. Sorrells. J. c. Rodehaver, Joe Tay-
Tor, Capt. Randall, Maj. James Regain.
Mai. E. B. Allderdice. Lieut. Rice.
Lieut.. J. J. Cornish, Miss Kate Stoker,
Miss Wilma Elliott. Miss Mary Fair
hurst and Miss Simpson being added
TO the list already published Excel
lent music has been provided. and the
affair gives promise OF being a bril-
liant social and financial success All
funds will go to the local Red Cross.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-06
Dinners. Luncheons. Teas.

4 recent merry dinner party at the
x-oTlev Inn Ysleta. included Misses
-s-ab F3rIdgers. Anne Butcher, Doro-
nv Riorden. Elizabeth Stevens, Edlth
.Talonev and Sergts- Ed solomon
toward Files, Devere Smith Luclen
Clarke and Vance Van LaaVau- An
7fher marty included Lieut. and MIS-
T. IA Strickland and Misses Edna ana
Elsie Strickland.
Tuesday evening. in the basement
Of the church, the workers councli
of Trinity Methodist Sunday scnooi
entertained the FL Paso district sun
ds.v School institute OF the n =
Church South with a supper, In when
some so Of the intermediate, senior,
Young people's and adult departments
"a rffcipated. Robert Lander, superin-
tendent Of Trinity Sunday school, pre-
sided. Dr. c. P. Moore, division secre-
tary Of the western division, being IN
charge of the institute contingent;
plans were made for the Father ana
Son" hanuuet. to be held in Trinity
church Tuesday evening, the lzth-
BASIL King, superintendent OF the
teen age boys, is to be chairman Tor
the Sunday school. and the following
committee has been appointed 10 look
after the banquet: Mrs. L J. Ayres'
Mrs. p R. Knickerbockers Mrs. Dave
Roberts, Mrs. R. E. Bryan, Mrs. W. H.
Capron, Mrs. H. l. Jennings. Mrs K
A Brown, Mrs. Fred Crosby. Mrs. B.
o. Brattstrom, Mrs F. G. Douglass,
Mrs. Fred Wright, Mrs c p. Wag-
goner, Mrs. John c. Schiller, and Mrs
A. ". Mclean. Dads Day" has been
set for Sunday, February II, in Trim
ity Sunday school.