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Evening star., 1918-03-31

todians affords sufficient argument to
prove the need Of remedy. Those In
charge Of eight-room buildings get $50
. month and those who have twelve
room buildings in their care get go.
These men are more than mere janitors.
They have the health Of tho pupils in
their keeping. The custodians Of
twelve-room buildings must have en-
gineers' licenses for they must know
how to handle steam plant. From
about tho 25th Of September, when the
fires are started, to about the 1st Of May,
when they are extinguished, they must
be on duty from 5 am. to 5 pm. They
have charge of immense values in school
property. They exercise the functions
Of special policemen for the keeping Of
order. They must have some skill in
the mechanical trades, to make imme-
date repairs. They must, in short, be
able to do anything called upon at
short notice.
There is no force In tho District
worked harder or more poorly paid, in
consideration Of labor and responsible
ity, than the school building custodians.
It is not remarkable that the schools
have suffered losses in this department
lately. The men who have stood by
the system for years have been strong
ly tempted to leave for better pay. That
some have gone reflects lack Of con-
fdence in the readjustment of the pay
scale for which petition has been pre-
sented. To put untried men in their
places is to expose the health and even
the lives of the children to danger, for
the care Of the schools is matter re-
quiring skill and experience.
This matter is not to be cured by
general horizontal bonus increase of
pay. Tho basic scale Of wages should
be raised, so that the services required
Of these men will be compensated ac-
cording to value, not merely now by an
emergency measure, but permanently.
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School Janitors' Pay.

An any framing Of legislation affect
IL the public schools of the District
cthsideration should be given to the
sHeds and deserts of the janitors and
tleir assistants. who are asking for a
lying wage. These people are shame
fully underpaid. They are, indeed.
Hprs poorly paid than any other class
Of their kind in any city Of compare
BID size. The majority Of the force has
eSsn with the schools Of the capital for
yiAss, demonstrating capacity and fdsl-
~ 70 duty, serving uncomplainingly
ssd zeaiously, until they have become
sil trained hsdy Of experts in school
en-. They have the confidence Of
~ school authorities, who strongly
:zasse thS grant Of . moro adequate
vags scs1s.
Aptasp slAaes at the pssvailing com
- r - eGAeel Building eps-
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get four Of the sixteen wet states that
have not yet acted. These are Calfor-
mia, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louis
lana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Now
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. Considering that Of the six
wet states that have acted this year four
have ratified. one is presumably about
to ratify and ono has postponed action,
the prospect Of securing four of the re-
naming sixteen wet states would seem
to be most promising.
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The Supreme Command.

Generaissimo Foch commands all the
allied forces on the western front. For
the first time since the war began there
is a supreme head Of the military plans
Of the allies. He has heavy response
bility, but his appointment is regarded
with confidence, as he has given evil
dence Of possessing strategic qualities of
the highest order. When young Off
Ger he began, thorough study of the
Franco -Prussian war, endeavoring to ac-
quaint himself with the German mind
in warfare. To this knowledge Of the
Teutonic temperament he owed his sue
cess in the battle of the Marine, when at
the crucial moment of the fighting on
his front, in the center, where he was
confronted with largely superior force,
he detected signs of nervousness in the
Hun command His perception of this
fact and his ability to read its signifi-
canoe enabled him to strike with the
greatest effect and TO precipitate the
hurried retreat of the enemy in that now
notorious sidelong echelon movement to
cover successive gaps torn in the Ger
man right by the unexpected attack by
Manoury's army formed by the garrison
of the Paris Notifications.
It Is appropriate that the supreme
command of the allied armies should go
to Frenchman. The fight is being
waged on French soil. The French are
bearing in all respects the heaviest share
Of the burden. Their cities are being
demolished. Their civilians are being
slain. Their very physical existence is
in jeopardy. There can be no ground
for jealousy on the score of the selec-
tion for the absolute command of the
whole force. Cnquestionably Gen. Foch
will consult the leaders Of the other
armies. It is inevitable that he should.
for his own guidance. He is too good
a strategist to neglect to take into ae-
count the psychology of his assisting
forces as well as that Of the enemy.
The advantages of supreme COM
mand are unmistakable. It may be that
If there had been such q concentration
of authority in the early stage Of the
war the allied cause would have been
further advanced. The generalissimo,
however, now has the chance to profit
by the experiences of the past three and
a half years. His appointment comes
at time Of the gravest crisis.
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HEARD AND SEEN.

get the hang of the daylight saving
plan. He is n perfectly intelligent fel-
low. with 4 keen enough brain, ana l
have strong opinion m alirhs tnai ms inav aUins.
scheme is largely due to an arguments
tive disposition.
But however that may be, there is
omething to what he says. There IS
going to be a lot Of topsy y-turvy busi-
ness resulting from the double-quick OF
the clocks, unless people really do what
they are being told to do
"Set your clock forward an hour and
forget it,"
The trouble is, some of these birds
are determined not to forget it.
There will be the sporty fellow, who.
thinking to slip one over on the gov
ernment Will look at his watch. note
that the hands register i o'clock. and
Will exclaim:
ITS only midnight. boys-we've got
another hour yet"
Such folks, who cannot forget, will
set the noise OF the city forward an
hour or SO each night, and will wake
law-ahiding citizens UP, so that they.
too. Will not be able to forget.
And then there will be those matter
of fact folk, who are dead set and do
termined to retain the status quo. law
or no law.
l heard an intelligent-looking man
say:
I'm not going to be mixed up about
this time business-Im going TO carry
two watches, one in my left vest pocket
and one in my right vest pocket. When
want to do anything I'll look at the
one in my right pocket, but when I
want to really know what time 1t 10.
I'll look at the other one
:. Il
From far-away Japan there carne tho
following letter to the Department OF
Agriculture:
Again have the honor to write let
ter for you that since / was granted a
good permission TO translate into Japanese
the cattle disease ! have had about
three months and row preparing to print
at first edition in Japan under your kind
ness
$50 I'm glad.
"But recently our countrZ Door author
and doctor are come to invade my work,
as SO happiZ that our government have
no this rule.
afterward comes. Please beg you would
never consent them what good present
such authers and doctors have"
And the writer signed himself with
much respectful regards
But apparently everything came out all
right III tho end. for the department re-
ceived the following:
II thank You with much thousand re-
CARDS as 7 was favored respectful per-
mitted letter and a heutiful new dated
book today. which were recognized with
the acknowledge of Secretarz of AgricIl-
ture.
''On my honor, let thank here how I
am honour and gladness in this favor"
CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.
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April fool.
A certain public official wants to
know just what April fool means. He
got the drop on some folks last Week.
but they claim the joke was on him.
Here are the facts in the case. duly
set down with precision:
He has a son in the Army, and he is
pretty proud of that boy. Fine boy.
too. Recently the young man sent MS
father A couple of boxes of cigars, but
sorleway or other the boxes got lost;
So when the father was informed by
letter that a third box of cigars had
been sent hin, he began at once to
Imagine himself smoking one of those
real big fellows they make IN certain
sectors of the earth. Any cigar smoker
can tell you about them.
Now the jokesmiths get in their
work The box of cigars arrives at the
big government department 1t rs turn
ed over to the big chiefs assistant.
take out all the cigars, fill the boN
with sawdust, place one lone cigar IN
the middle of the sawdust and wrap
the whole thing up again
The camoufiaged box was duiy piacea
on the big chiefs desk.
1t happened that the chiefs wife was
in the office at the time.
.see," cried the chief, his face BEAM
ng Here are those cigars
With anxious fingers he cut the
string. tore of the paper and prieo up
the lid.
Wen. the big chief was durnfounded.
"-To think, he said. finally, that he
would play an April fool trick IKE
"perhaps he didn't do i'll know he
didn't spoke up the mother.
yes. he did: yes. he did know
that boy" said the father. as he III
the one cigar
sorry. SO they laid their plans for max
That night, after the chief had gone.
they rescued the box of sawdust from
the waste basket where 1t had been
thrown. emptied the sawdust. put the
cigars back in it, tied it all up again
in the original wrapper and placed 1t
on the chiefs desk.
Next morning everybody hung around
the door to see what would happen.
When the chief came in he spled the
box.
He cut the string again, tore off the
paper and pried up the lid.
We'll. the big chief was more than
dumfou uhded this time.
Then sthe merry iokesmiths came In.
laughing loudly. explaining in detail
lust how they did it.
April fool,' they shouted, at the last
They looked expectantly at the cigars.
The big chief lit a fragrant smoke
and quietly closed the lid.
April fool!'' he said.
T know A man who swears he can't
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No doubt the Hun drive was expected
TO furnish Berlin material for spectacu-
lar insincerity in the way of an Easter
demonstration.
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His Ear to the Ground.

'What are your ideas as to the po-
litical situation?"
any friend" replied Senator Sorghum,
eve regular expert politicians know
how to go with the people. And just
now all of us people are fighting for
our country and not for jobs"
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There is no excuse for the man who
undertakes to carry two separate sys-
TENS of time in his head instead of
going with the majority and trying to
save daylight.
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One line Of information represents
Germany as suffering the pangs Of hun
ger and tottering on the verge of So
cial disintegration. Another draws a
picture of absolute confidence and un-
limited resources. The evident desire is
to appeal to every taste.
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It requires 10 great astrological skill
to announce that the horoscope of
Archie Roosevelt, jr., indicates the ca
reer of a first class fighting man.
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There is room for the agreeable i'm
preston that whenever President Will
son begins a letter. "May I not" ho
knew the answer before he started to
write.
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The shattered Paris church will be
another landmark to call the attention
of future generations to Hun atrocity.
1t may represent good Prussian war
fare, but it is execrable advertising.
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ode man dat believes everything he
hears" said Uncle Eben, "ain't much
worse off dan dc man dat won't believe
muffin 'eeppin' what pleases him."
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Presidents Johnson's Impeachment
trial started Monday, March %, 1853.
The Senate
Beginning, Of the galleries were ,,,,
Impeachment Trial. pson,a ~ for

Impeachment Trial. pson,s for
whom tickets Of admission had been is
sued in advance, after much intriguing
and persuasion. The Star of that day.
describing the scene in the Senate, men,
toned the names of the leaders of Of
cial society present, and compliments
the good taste of those who had the
distribution Of tickets in charge. fn-
asmuch as the galleries contained a
galaxy Of beauty.
President johnson did not appear in
person. being represented by his coun-
sci. former Attorney General Henry N.
Stanbery. William NJ. Evarts of New
York. B. r. Curtiss of Boston, J. S. Black
Of Pennsylvania, w. S. Groesbeck of
Upon the formal reconvening of the
Senate as a court OF Impeachment at
1880 o'clock objection was made that
the Senate could not sit as court
while certain southern states were not
represented. This point was overruled
and after some further maneuvering the
court proceeded to receive the Presi-
dents response to the articles of i'm
peachment, which was read by different
mem bers of the staff of counsel. 1t was
formally voted by the court to receive
the response, and summonses were is
sued for the witnesses, twenty-four in
number. Seven of these were reporters.
called to testify to certain speeches
made by the President on various occa-
sions. Others were officers of the Army.
On the second day of the trial Senator
Johnson of Maryland moved to allow
the President ten days to prepare his
case. This caused the retirement of the
court for consultation, as a result OF
which 1t was decided to postpone the
case for one week.
Biddle that was stolen from the George
Washington case in
Trophy Sword the Patent Office
Museum was recov-
Recovered. cred several days
afterward, although the thief made his
escape. Several detectives were put on
the trail of the loot, two from the
metropolitan police department and
some from the secret service of the
Treasury. with several private detec-
tives working on their own hook. The
According to The Star of March %, 1868,
that night mysterious person went
to a merchant in this city and offered
the trophy as collateral for loan.
which the merchant refused. The man
thereupon handed the merchant a letter
purporting to be from Gen. Grant to
Secretary Stanton. asking an appoint
ment in the War Department. The
Stars account continues:
HE also said If the merchant would
oblige him with the loan of 800 he
would give a security. a sword which
had been presented to his grandfather
by the Duke of Cambridge, and the
merchant finally agreed, and the party
went off and returned with the sword,
saving that he would not bring the
scabbard as it was too valuable" The
merchant reported the matter to the
police, by whom the sword was identi-
fed and who Immediately sought for
the thief but he had left the city. the
detectives were satisfied that he was a
young man who had gone under differ
ent names and he had been appointed
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An Education,

"Did you manage TO give your boy
much schooling?'
'Finest possible" rejoined Farmer
Corntossel. "Josh joined the Army and
is being educated abroad"
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Work and Play.

Both work and play you'll need, they say,
If what you've planted grows.
You'll have to work the ground each day
| And play the garden hose. .
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Wheat has become too precious to be
accounted even luxury. The fact that
you have the price is no excuse for con-
suming it.
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;Afexican disorganizetion presents an
Illustration of the conditions favored
" German propaganda.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

War is a severe test for the type of
mentality that demands nothing but
good news.
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Some Of the investigations come to a
halt just as they are about to reach the
"you are another" stage.
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Jas various articles disappear from the
nifnu the hotel head waiter begins to
lipk sympathetic instead of naughty.
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The medical tests indicate that Gen.
Wood is a frst-class personal example
of preparedness.
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Germany is never fighting so hard
that she cannot find time to talk peace
to anybody except her own people
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was ascertained that he had walked
away from the city and took the cars
at a point several miles outside, going
eastward.
bothered by the embarrassment of court
dress regulations
rorr+ ro,fuma at foreign capi-
tails. This DIM
Embarrassment. Guilty arose acute
Iv in 1868, as noted in the following
nararraph In The Star Of March "a OF
that year:
.aThe diplomatic and fashionable cir
cles of London were stirred couple OF
weeks ago by the non-appearance OF
the American minister and members of
his legation at n royal levee at 81.
James Palace. on account, as the court
journal expressed 1t, OF unavoidaple
circumstances. Another paper. now
the circumstances referred to consisted
of an act of Congress prohibiting Amer
lean ministers abroad from wearing the
court dress. Mr.. Adams CONSIDERED tnae
1t would be no mark of cfvility to pre-
sent himself without the dress pre-
scribed by etiquette, and which is worn
by his brother diplomats. SO he and his
official family stayed away Preciseiy
enactment referred to we are unable to
perceive. The practical result Will prob
ably be to keep our representatives
abroad from attending court recep-
tions ETC. which is considered much
more important omission in Europe
than here, or else to force them to ap-
pear in a costume different from that
worn by others occupying like posi-
tion thus making them conspicuous by
oddity-which after all. is one OF the
most unpleasant predicaments in which
sensible man can be placed"
A movement was under way fifty
years ago for the development Of Ball
timore as a CONNER
paI+;r,ora,s ciaI center. The Star
of March 81. 1858,
Development. contained an edito-
rial review of speech made by John
w, Garrett in that city on the occasion
Of the arrival of the first ship OF tho
Baltimore and Bremen line of steamers.
Mr.. Garrett noted that forty years pre-
vious Baltimoreans of sagacity ana en-
terprise had formed plan for the con-
nection of the waters Of the Atiantfc
with the navigable rivers OF the west oy
a railway line 1t was estimated tnae
"a ono 600 would be needed for this pur-
nose an immense sum for those times.
BEFORE the work was completed. now
ever. the capital required was over
SIC, ,ooo, 900, the result of this expendi-
ture being the Baltimore and Ohio rail- rail-
road. The company was then-in ieoe
@n,.Jntainine a line of steamers be-
tween Baltimore and Liverpool, the
only line carrying the American nag.
The Star said:
IVA ashington city. from its position
must always be benefited by the pros
perity of Baltimore. and we can there
fore afford to bid her godspeed IN her
endeavors to put herself in the front
rank of our commercial cities We
trust that she will speedily be able to
apply some of her growing wealth to
the development of the immense water
power of the Potomac above this city.
There is no good reason why the Great
Falls should not be the Lowell OF Bal
timore and at the same time contribute
! fmmeasurably to the wealth and pros
perity Of the District cities"
Evening star., 1918-03-31

Japan has made it clear that any lack
of activity on her part is not due to un-
preparedness.
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The first and second liberty loans
we're splendid promoters for the third.
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Diplomacy has put the word "neutrap
II the obsolete list.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHI1ANDER JOHNSON.
Elimination Of Waste.

"Pm told talk in my sleep"
"Good idea. If lot of US could do
our talking that way it would be some
daylight saving"
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FIFTY YEARS Ago In THE STAR

q short time previous ~ one Of tAe
doorkeepers at tho museum room. It
was ascertained that he had walked
away from the city and took the cars
at a point several miles outside, going
eastward.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Electrical
Standards.

Electrical subjects Is the estab-
lishment and mainte-
Standards. nance Of the funda-
mental standards upon which all meas
urements in these fields are based, in
Guiding cooperation with similar in
stitutions in other countries SO as to
secure international uniformity. This
includes the intercomparison of stand
ards and extensive research in methods
of measurement and the development
and Improvement Of subsidiary and de-
rived standards. These standards are
utilized and the results of the re-
searches are Immediately applied in the
testing OF reference standards and in
struments for manufacturers. testing
laboratories, universities, research in
stItutions. electric utilities, utility COM
missions, engineering and other inter-
ests and various agencies of the gov
ernment
The testing of electrical instruments
and apparatus Is of two main classes.
First there is the Standardization of
reference standards and precision in
struments for manufacturing and other
institutions which themselves make or
standardize instruments for CONNER
cial use or which conduct research
work 1t is through the work Of such
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7 know man who swears he can
Evening star., 1918-03-31

One of the most important functions
of the bureau of standards with respect
Arizona republican., 1918-07-13
SOLDIERS T0LD HOW ID TAKE ADVANTAGE
 REDUCED RAIL RATE

Inquiries from soldiers and sailors in regard to the one-cent per mile fare provided by the railroad administra- tion have been received at local head quarters. Many have not become ac- quainted with this ruling and have been paying full fare when they might have made considerable saving.
 In order to take advantage of this reduced rate, however, it is necessary for the person 10 be provided with the proper credentials, the furlough fare certificate.
 Following is the reduced rate rule issued by the director general:
 "Officers, enlisted men and nurses of the United States army, navy and marine corps, when travelling in uni form al own expense, shall be granted the privilege of purchasing passage tickets at one-third the regular one- way fare by way of route of ticket, ap- plicable in coach parlor or sleeping car, as the case may be- when on fur lough or official leave of absence, ex- cept that this reduced fare shall not be granted on short term passes from camps or when on liberty from ships pr stations to nearby cities.
 Applications for such tickets shall be required to submit for inspection of ticket agents. military furlough or other official forms of leave of ab- sence, and to surrender to ticket agent furloush fare certificate signed by a commanding officer"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-13
:. b|SbEE SUITS NOW
 REACH 286 IN ALL

BISBEE, July 12.-With the filing of twelve suits for damages in behalf of men deported from Bisbee in connec- ton with the deportation of 11S6 striking copper miners and their al- legged sympathizers, July 12, 1917, the total number of claims for damage on file in the office of the clerk of the superior court in Tombstone was raised to 2S6 while the money involved is S6,150,000.
 Today. the anniversary of the de- portation, was the last day for filing damage suits, under the state law. Two of the actions were filed by Wal ton and Gavin, Phoenix, Ariz attor- neys, and ten by Jackson, Isaacs and Leasing, an Fl Paso, Texas, law firm. Eleven of the suits were for s12,500 real and 12,500 putative damages. The other plaintiff, whose name could not be learned tonight. asked S15,000 actual and S15,000 putative damages.
 The same list of defendants figured in these cases as in previous ones.