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Evening star., 1918-02-08
Profteering.

The pending House bill to punish past
e1tortion through excessive rentals in
the District and to prevent such extor-
tion in the future shonld in equity be
amended in certain particulars
If in the general ripping up and dis
section of leases and sublcases since De-
eember 81, 1916, provided by this legis-
lation, any proven excess of rentals is
taken from profteering landlord of
1917 it should not equitably go as tax
to either local or national government,
but should be restored to the tenant
from whom it has been extorted.
If an effective method is discovered of
Furnishing and preventing profteering in
house rentals it should be Immediately
applied to profiteering in the necessities
Of food and fuel, where the evil is.even
more deadly in the injury inflicted.
If war profteering in rentals, food
and fuel can be punished and prevented
by law in Washington, it should be pun
ished and prevented by similar laws Of
universal application in every one of the
many American localities where war
conditions approximating those of WASH
ington in these respects confessedly
prevail
! Retroactive discriminatory legislation,
Furnishing only profteering in rentals,
and not profteering in food and fuel,
and Furnishing profteering in rentals
only in the District and not elsewhere
in the United States, is out Of harmony
with the wise and fair principles Of &C.
tion which should influence Congress
in legislating for the unrepresented and
politically impotent District.
In order to house the host of Ameri-
cans whom it has summoned to Wash
ington to render war service the gov
ernment is using every argument and
appeal to Washingtonians to become
landlords. Wealthy newcomers have
competed and are competing with one
another in the tender Of tempting
rental offers to induce Washingtonians
who have never rented before to lease
their homes. The executive branch de-
mands maximum of local landlords.
1t is proposed that the legislative branch
shall reduce this number to q minimum
by threatening every new landlord who
agrees to rent for more than 10 per cent
OF the assessed value Of his property
with forfeiture threefold Of this excess,
and with tho stigma Of e1tortionate and
unpatnotic profteering. An additional
deterrent to entry into the landlord
class is found in the retroactive pro.
vision which in 1918 ixes the legal rates
of rental for 1917 and confiseates all
rental payments in excess Of these rates.
In accordance with this precedent the
Congress Of 1919 might fix another and
still lower legal rate Of rentals for the
landlords Of 1918 and confiscate pay
ments to them by tenants in excess Of
these rates. The leases Of 1917 were lust
rs lawful when made as the leases Of
1918 vii, be. The executive and Iexisla-
tive wings Of the national government
should Zap together.
If the proposed punishment Of past
prcfteering is found to be Of doubtful
eonstitutionality or unjust or unwise
est out the retrospective provision and
Concentrate on the effort to prevent
present and future profteering.
n These suggestions are editorially elab-
Grated elsewhere in The Star.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
Tho Senate and the Railroads.

The majority report Of the Ssna&s In
terstate commerce COMMITTEES on the
railroad bill contains this explanation
bf the provision placing time limit on
government control:
~1t is possible that certain conditions
may arise from federal control which
viii need adjustment before the prop
sTtics are returned to their owners, and
D reasonable period should intervene il
which these conditions may be met and
adjusted. It may bs that the nation
Sf1l be unwilling 70 return to the condi
4ous obtaiaing before the assumption
q 4sdesa4 eentrcl LAg&slakioa may b,
MGa60 SaAieally eAaagiag tho 1sla
A4 - gnEer9zaeut q 4ha>Jatpadl
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Following Leonard Woods injury by
the bursting of a gun, Theodore Rooss-
velt is obliged to put himself In the
hands of a surgeon for minor opera
ton. Men fated to face danger will
find it whether ON the firing line or not.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Carranza is reported to have sent q
message Of congratulation to the kaiser
on his birthday. Nevertheless, Car
rama is likely to see the day when he
viii wish the kaiser had never been born.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
Pull Together!

From he Seattle Postfstsilissnesr.
So long ~ svssYbody concerned in II,
controversy at WashinSton 10 agree
that the main thsng y g win the wes
reminded that scfapping over the steer
Ing wheel while the machine 10 goini
is Just A. hsaithfui ~ brsiding q mule
tail.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

As instruments of "frightfulness" the
Zeppelin and the U-boat have both fail
ed. They arouse indignation but not
fear.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

The criticism that causes an improve
ment in medical conditions at camps
must be regarded as being in an impor-
tant degree constructive.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

The tenant who experiences lack of
heat has at least the satisfaction of
knowing that the landlord has doubtless
had his own troubles with the home
radiator.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

There are hopeful signs that the snow.
plow will soon cease to be the most i'm
portant feature Of locomotives equip
ment.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

The only people who remain unable to
realize that America is in the war are
the cruelty deceived German soldiers and
civilians.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

This winter has disposed Of any west
ern suspicion that the country east Of
the Mississippi has been getting rather
the best of things.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

No German expert has undertakes to
explain the military advantage to be de-
rived from bombing cathedrals or hos.
pitals.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

The bolsheviki have developed an in
clination to fight everybody in their
neighborhood except the Germans.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

No one can blame a fuel administra-
tor if he keeps an alert and anxious eve
on the thermometer.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Prohibition will prevent great deal
Of next summers valuable ice from be-
ing shaken away in mixed drinks.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JoHEsoN,
OVERRIDING the Sweetness.

OVERRIDING the Swestness.
"Cheer up" exclaimed the genial eiti.
zen. Remember, sweet are the uses Of
adversely"
eyes" replied Miss Cayenne. 'But
don't forget that Mr.. Hoover says Va
are to 60 slow on sweets"
Evening star., 1918-02-08

America has determined to be as eco
nomical with food as she Is lavish with
money
Evening star., 1918-02-08

The United States Senate resolutely
refuses to indorse any proposition to In
troduce speechless days.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
Prudent Retirement

Pradent Retirement.
his shadow Uncle Ground hog saw,
That was the Last Of him,
For II he waited for the thsw
He'd have to learn TO swim.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Perhaps Hindenburg will bs in Paris
in April-under French guard.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

when You sees man VIII punickly
good disposition jes now" said Uncle
Eben, "it's q sure sign dat he's got most
as much as ton Of coal in his cellar.n
Evening star., 1918-02-08
whss Gpsiag Comes.

yron ths Chicago Hsws
49, Z. re. /: IN a e ss:s ss:s!ss sesss.sss
MecA Xar &aeas0A ..-.--,. ..........
Evening star., 1918-02-08
AnH-Amsyioaa Winter.

Fen ~ Indiasspslis Nsws.
It might be q good idea to intern the
weather for the remainder Of tho war.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Spring.
Dc banjo string Is busted.
De fiddle sounds 80 queeri
De skillet has done 4useed
Cause de frewood is 90 dear.
An dat IS jos de reason
I Is tryin' fob to sing
Bout de pleasures Of do season
OATS alluded to as Spring"
Dc snow1akes comes a-dancin'
As de wind brings round . storm,
An r: gotter Join do pSsncin'
Cause rs tryin' TO kssp warm.
And dem musical psstensss
Bout de birds an blossoming
Is de only evidences
Dat dar's such . thing % "spring"
Evening star., 1918-02-08
The Real Article.

The Real Article.
3Father," said the small boy, "what
is pessimists"
"A pessimist, my son, Is q man who
begins to worry about ne1s summers
ice before he gets through worrying
about this winters coal"
Evening star., 1918-02-08
lnE DAILY STORE news OF LANSBDRGA oMO
Buy Thrift
Stamps Tomorrow

Buy as many as you possibly
can. Let's make Washington
the leader in stamp buying.
Evening star., 1918-02-08

Improvement.
"Do you think prohibition has i'm
proved the moral tone Of Crimson
Gulchsn
'Unquestionably," replied B.oncho
Bob. Everything Is fair an above
board bein' as how everybody 10 so cold
sober that the first move to deal off the
bottom Of the deck would be noticed
Evening star., 1918-02-08

There are lot of people nova
days who are trying to class
themselves as failures-not
intentionally, perhaps, but
the fact is true just the same.
Our country is at war. War
costs lots of money, and the
money for the winning of
the war must be borrowed
from the people.
The government can't borrow
anything that we do not
have. 1t can't take money
from FAILURES. They
have none. The SUCCESSES
are the ones that will con-
tribute their share from the
incomes they receive.
The FAILURES can't buy War
Savings Stamps, Liberty
Bonds, etc. They haven't the
money. The SUCCESSES
are the ones that make
money campaigns success
full.
We're thankful that we can buy
stamps, bonds, take out Red
Cross subscriptions and pay
a substantial income tax.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
HUNGER" TERM
 OFTEN M|SUSED
 SCIENTIST SAYS
Is Declared to Be Inadequate Measure of Body's De-
 mand for Food.

In these eatless, meatless, wheatless days it behooves us to know the true significance and meaning of the three oft confused and rarely understood words hunger" fasting" and star vation" Popularly these words are used with but a careless distinction of terms. Hunger is believed to be the first symptoms of starvation, and fast ing and starvation are distinguished only by the fact that in the former case abstinence from food is volun tary, while in the latter it is not. But to the student of science and health and the key to the secrets of Nature, hunger, fasting and starvation are truly and wonderfully distinct, and to each term there are many meanings.
 Hunger is a sensation. It comes from somewhere within the inner man and its seat is popularly located at the stomach. Hunger Is a call for food generally believed to Be Natures call, although the more Nature is out ragged in our habits of eating the more insistent, cratic and tyrannical be- comes the call of hunger. Hunger is 1nQe6Q a very 1HduSQudl0 In0dSuIc Ol the body's true demand for food. eith CT as to quality or quantity. A man can become hungry-only in that case we call it craving-for coffee, CO., caine, gold tipped cigarettes or green corn whiskey. Hunger is one of the human habits, and there are food hab- | its as we'll as drug habits, so by habit a man can become hungry for any or all of a thousand and one of the useful and useless barbaric connections of our civilized cooks.
 In the restaurant where I partake daily of my two sugarless meals. there wabbles in a patron who carries about his ungainly form enough stored up nutriment to last professional faster for a half dozen long distance runs. From the little fat-boned squinty eyes of this man of swine-like form and goose-like brain there gleams a des- 1 perate passion of hunger. Out of his bulky coat pocket on the meatless day, he produces a fat and greasy pack age of ground up hog, slipping it to the keeper of the shop accompanied by a suitable bribe, he connives with the proprietor to defeat the ends of law and decency ana prolong the war in Europe, and forthwith proceeds to feast on sausages while we eat eggs and oysters.
 This sort of hunger is not intelligent Natures call for food but merely the stupid demand of a pampered and dis eased belly for it's habitual fill.
 The extent and nature of hunger is largely determined by the extent to which eating habits are tempered with. Digestive organs always trained to fullness send forth the hunger call the moment their habitual fullness is not Yet stomachs can be trained to function without waiting upon any quantity of food and upon food taken at any intervals of time that are suf- ficient to furnish the body with the minimum of nutrition consistent with
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
PLAZA

The Plaza has staged many admir- able vaudeville bills in recent months, but none to compare with that ar ranged for the latter half of the week and which opened yesterday.
 The Four Kelltons topped the bill with their musical offering that ended up with a. cyclone of jazz music that fairly took the house by storm last evening. Though they bill themselves as the Four Keltons, there was a new face in the act, a young fellow who played a clarinet in a manner that made the blood jingle in your veins especially when they all joined in "The Livery Stable Blues" There never was a more versatile family for each and every member can handle, and handle well, almost any popular instrument.
 Grindell and Esters---you remember them, or rather you'll surely remem- ber the tall thin fellow with those long legs that can twine round each other into almost any conceivable shape---almost stopped the show with their cross-talk comedy and their songs and dance numbers.
 . Hale Norcros and company staged a comedy sketch entitled, Light Housekeeping" and we think that outside of their comedy and their commendable stage presence, the suc- cess of theE offering last night de- pended upon their true-to-life DOT trayals of newly-wed characters.
 The Wood Sisters are clever. More than that, they are versatile, and af- ter going through a diversion of song and dance that pleased immensely their presentation of a difficult Rus. sian dance well deserved the gratify' ing reception it received.
 Constance Talmadge in 'TThe Shut tie is a wonderful picture. Mis-! Talmadge has a superb role that sht handles splendidly and the director of the production has credit due fol the way he handled this widely reae story.
 A couple of single reels---comed! and cational---completed bill Ahat we'd go again to see withou feeling as if we had wasted our time
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
it's continued activities.

Everybody, except one actually at the point of death from starvation, contains stored up nutriment, and this nutriment can be drawn upon for the continuance of the functions of living. But here again habit comes into play. If the real needs of the muscles and organs are accustomed to take their supply of nutriment directly from the digestive organs, any food shortage here would immediately result in loud and angry calls of hunger This is what happens when the soft city man tries to work in a harvest field, or when the first-cabin passengers are all wrecked on the desert island Their we1l-fed bodies may contain enough nutri1nent for many weeks or months, but when the supply from the regular channels is shut off the disturbance of function in transferring the trade from the current supply to the stored
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
EMPIRE

Alice Hogan Rice, among prominent American novelists, probably stands as one of the foremost of those who have delineated in fascinating stories that particular life of Mrs. Rices best books which centers intimately about families in small communities She has written five books which are particularly known by the public, these being Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab bage Patch," 'Dovey Mary" Sandy Captain June," and MT. Opp" most of which were serialzed by the Cen tury company.
 Sandy" which was published in 1905, has now been adapted for the films and will be shown at the Elm pire treatre today and tomorrow. It should prove, as many film produc- tions have already demonstrated, that artists and successful screen pro- | auctions can be made from thoroughly clean and delightful stories of Amer ican life. Sandy" has a particularly charming group of characters and a location loved at the outset: It is Kentucky, and the people of the story are the most charming of Kentuck- 1 ians.
 | Ruth Nelson and Annette Fenton are charming young Southern girls. | Sandy drifts into the community-a Scotch immigrant. Judge Hollis, Dr. F'enton and the others are liable char acters, artistically painted by Alice Hogan Rice.
 Jack Pickford will be seen in the film version as Sandy and Louise Huff will portray Ruth Nelson. These two stars of the Paramount have al- ready offered some of the best CO., starring productions taken from sue Ecessful novels of American youthful 1 life. It goes without saying that the I combination, of these film players has ] heara asnaci 2 ll!x ...all ol,aso..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
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 LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE
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Us fellows was standing erround the lam post this afternoon looking at our faces in little round mirrors with av- ertizements on the back wich some man had went erround putting under frunt doors, and all of a suddin Leroy Shooster dropped his and the glass saying, G, 7 yeers bad luck, G.
 And he started to pick up the peeces looking disappointed, and Sid Hunt aint 50 long.
 They'll soon be over, you'll ony be + yeers old, I sed.
 Besides, you mite not even live that long, Leroy, sed Sam Cross.
 No matter wat happens, Leroy, you mite get over it all rite, sed Ed Wer- nick, I know a fellow broak a mirror wunts, and that nite he fell down and tripped and broak his leg, but he got over it all rite and now he can wawk pritty neer as good with that leg as wat he can with the other one, pritty neer, so wat do you care, Leroy? i Maybe if I pick up all the peeces | it wont be sutch bad luck, sed Leroy Shooster. And he kepp on looking for more peeces, and my cuzzin Artie sed, That don't make any diffrents, it's luck jest the same no matter how meny you pick up, but wat do you care, Leroy, in yeers maybe you'll have so mutch bad luck you'll be use to it. Wich Leroy Shooster jest kepp on wawking erround looking for peeces, and all of a suddin he sed. G, there's a dime. Wich one was, and he quick picked 1t up, saying. Gosh, if I hadent of broak the mirror I would never of found 1t.
 | G, sed us fellows.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
RUSS|ANLIFE
 CHANGED WITH
 BOLSHEvIKlR RULE

Vologda, Russia, July 12-The top sy-turvy change which has taken place in Russian life with the advent of the rule of the Bolsheviki is graphically shown by the situation in the Cover nor's palace here, where the foreign embassies, including that of the Unit ed States. have made their headquar- ters since leaving Petrograd.
 In that palace, where now sits the Vologda government soviet there Is a sailor who is in command of an inn portant military post-once held by a general. Two months ago the sail or wore his open-throated blouse and belled trousers and was unshaven. A month ago the correspondent saw him, this time in trim, light grey uniform, with slick, shining high boots.
 Yesterday, a carriage, with two fine horses, passed the correspondent S izvoschik on the Riverside Drive of Vologda. Seated in the carriage was an elaborately uniformed young man, his right arm, Russian fashion, clasp ing the waist of a very pretty girl. Our sailor friend; out for an airing, with his lady love.
 While the "bourgeoisie' are under going taste of what the proletariat had, the Velogda representatives of the latter are ruling with a firm, quiet hand. There have been no riots or disorders here as in Petrograd and Moscow. The soviets just took con- trol, that was all.
 They are free and untrammeled lords of all they survey. Most of them have stepped into the. official places without changing their work mems blouses. Their "sobrinias" or meetings are fervent with oratory and theories and they are learning politics and all it's quips and quirks. Those of the embassy colonies here who have attended the "sobrinias" declare | they have been impressed most by their earnestness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
PORT JEFFERSON TRIP
 DELIGHT TO EXCURSIONISTS,

Where can we go?" and What can we do?" are two questions which vacationists and others are contin- ually asking and they are two ques- tions which the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. is successful ly and satisfactorily answering every day in its matinee" excursions to the quaint island town across the Sound. To one who has never been. it is 8 trip of exploration. To those who have experienced it's delights it is the ever-changing trip, which the moods of the sky and sea make it. To all 1t is a pleasure.
 Leaving the hot city at 1:30 o'clock, the sturdy little steamer Park City is soon out of the harbor and on the breeze-cooled Sound its upper deck we'll filled with excursionists who enjoy every minute of the trip, from the time Bridgeport Light and Seaside Park are left behind.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
POLES

One of the most interesting, patriotic and almost spectacular offer ings of the vaudeville dramatic sea son was witnessed yesterday at the Poli theatre when the premiere of Marion Craig Wentworth's drama "Bonhres'' of Old Empires" was shown upon the stage and upon the screen.
 Incidentally there begins a new ere in the spoken drama when the mo- ton picture is used to fill the gaps that heretofore have been inserted in the synopsis of programs only. It is more satisfactory in every way and gives the author wider scope before his audiences.
 The plot discloses a woman chased into the house of Hun officer by soldiers who seek her as a. revolu- tionist to autocratic rule. Her broth CT has been captured and the officer who is to try him by court-martial, she finds to be none other than an old acquaintance. She importunes him to save the brother. He refuses, but she quotes the immortal words of President Wilson that all nations shall be free from despotisn, and as the officer goes to sleep he dreams a dream which appears upon the screen. Next morning he also joins the revo- 1utionists for freedom but Is killed by a superior officer. The screen show ing gives good opportunity to show soldiers of many allied nations marching to battle and to glory.
 The Dancing Carnival, also seen upon the stage Is one of the most georgeous of all recent scenic dis plays, having been conceived and painted by artists of great skill. Two girls and a man give a. pleasing dem, onstration of the latest dances.
 Billy McDermott, tramp comedian held his audience for half an hour yesterday which is almost equal to the record of Eva Tanguay and Harry Lauder. They were laughing con- stantly.
 Retter Brothers, comedy acrobats offered a delightful novelty and Rose and Bell, two soldiers from the Euro pean trenches. with good voice and really comic material scored.
 Dorothy Phillips appeared in "A "Soul For Sale" a five reel analyst: of human life. Great interest was dis played in this modern thought-play.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
TRIANGLE
 LANGUAGE ONE
 HEARS IN FRANCE

"Franglais'' is a new language that you hear in France today. The word is made out of ''francais" and "ang- lais''-the French words for French and ,English-and the language itself is made out of a fearful tumble of words that were perfectly good when they played by themselves but don't always mix.
 Franglais is what you hear where American and English men and wo- men without a very good knowledge of their hosts own speech find themselves at work alongside of Frenchmen and Frenchwomen-so diers, nurses, relief workers, shop keepers and all sorts of folks.
 American Red Cross workers say that when you gather up several hundred little French babies who have hardly begun to speak any language at all, and several hundred Hitler ones who are speaking the un- iversal and universally incomprehen- sible language Of babyhood. the re- suits are one degree harder to nn- derstand than grown-up English
 But somehow the French habies and their American caretakers get on just wonderfully together.