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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
NIGHT EDITORS AFFECTED.
Copy Readers Not to Enjoy 20 Pc,
Cent Increase.

Copy editors of the government print
ing office. paid 20 per cent more
for night work than the day scale OF
$5.4e a day. or 1924, will not while the
day men get the benefit Of the per
cent increase to meet the high cost OF
living, be paid 20 per cent more than
this Increased day price. The reason is
that such a rate Of pay would bring the
night workers, at $6.55 per diem, un-
der the prohibition Of advances on
wages Of $4,000 or more a year.
This is the ruling of the controlle, OF
the Treasury. W. W. Warwick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
New Type Of Cigarette
Lighter u. S. Boys Need

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
.QUANTICO, Va March IA
new type, Of cigarette lighter Ii
wanted Immediately BY our boys
in the trenches. According to
reports received here from United
States Marines abroad. matches
are all right, IL dry, but are n
"deado, Eive-away, especially ut
night. Gasoline lighters are used
almost entirely, but gas-ifs ut
n premium over there.
Ambulance and l0rry drivefs,i
literally, are obliged to hght to
keep the gas in their tanks. Many
q driver has started his days
work to md his tank empty, or.
while driving, has stopped sud-
denly from punctured or
drained-Off tank.
The boys promise a big reward
for the man who gets n Easless
lighter. or something similar,
over to them, the only condition
being that they get 1t quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
FUNERAL OF MRS. BARNARD.
Member Of Eastern Star Had Large
Acquaintance in District.

Mrs. Linda Barnard. a resident of
Washington since 1865. widow of Fan
ming Barnard. died last Tuesday at her
homo. 80 Rhode Island avenue north
west. at the age Of seventy-nine years.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Thursday afternoon and
were conducted by Rev. Charles 4.
Fuitx. Interment was at Glenwood
cemetery.
Mra Barnard enjoyed Wide ac-
quaintance among the older residents
OF Washington. She was born in New
York city in 1889. In 1910 she cele-
brated her golden wedding anniversary.
She was a member Of Esther
Chapter. No. s. Order Of the Eastern
Star "A special meeting Of Esthes
sChapteEw was held In her honor at New
AsSonE Temple Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

| In the fact that the last Of her sons is
giving an account of himself Tor
France and that she is, his mother. You
cannot realize how great this woman's
sacrifice is. She sent four sons to the
battle line to stop the Germans. Three
have fallen and one is still in the game.
| All the time she repeats 1t is for
France and goes on with her chaplet
and a Frenchwoman. I feel that if
recompense ever comes again in the
world that France must get her great
share of it all. Her women must be re-
spected and loved, and the world should
learn from this people what it means to
lose and sacrifice and still keep a brave
heart. I am a lover of France and her
children God bless them and keep
them.
Up 10000 Feet in -Airplane.
IT have lots of work to. do now and
have had but small chance to get
around, but I have had one thrill that
shall always remember. I went up in
an airship, and when 1 now think of
the height we attained and the many
shoots we took around the dizzy planes
above the earth I get troubled and feel
faint. Ten thousand feet above the
ground. Holy smoke! Can you imag-
inc how high that is? 1 reckon you
felt mile off the ground the first time
you got on horse. I went up nearly
two miles. and this is literal and not
figure of speech. I saw famous
range of mountains and city Of some
size saw trees that looked like lilac
blossoms in everything save color. and
the roads and horses and men who
walked on earth looked like children's
toys Why. the roads were like pieces
of white thread. When we came down
to solid earth and I got some of the
buzz out Of my ears I got out of my
aviator suit and looked up a fire. I was
cold and diZzy and had had tho thrill
OF my life. 1t was a great experience
and | shall always be glad that 1 flew.
We are all happy and all your
friends are here. doing yeoman's work
to meet the Huns. We will beat them,
Old Timer. and though there is tough
work ahead. still we have the heart
ana the desire to put a crimp in those
Darbarous dogs. > Do little pray
ing for us. for I feel when YOU visit
and wish US well - Good luck to
you and send us some candy. 1 have
net yet been to Paris"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Higher pay and better working con-
ditions for women in the District will
be the aim of local branch of the
National Women's Trade Union League,
to be organized at a meeting in Typo
graphical Temple Wednesday evening.
April 5.
The Washington branch of the organ
ization is being formed by Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot. who has been an active work.
er in the New York and Philadelphia
branches of the league. She also is a
member of the committee on women in
industry of the Council of National De-
Tense.
Representative Jeanette Rankin of
Montana will be the principal speaker
at the organization meeting. Mrs. Ray
mend Robins of Chicago. national pres
Will Open Office.
LAS soon as we are organized we shall
open an office and go in for the most
vigorous kind of work for better pay
and better working conditions for wom-
en- in the District of Columbia, the first
step which, of course is organization
of woman workers into the respective
unions to which they are eligible.
Washington needs a branch of the
Women's Trade Union League now
more than ever because of the sudden
development of this city as business
center under war conditions. Women
are replacing men in many kinds OF
employment, and they cannot protect
themselves without organization
There are five planks in the league
platform: Organization of all workers
into trade unions; equal pay for equal
work; a maximum eight-hour working
day; living wage and full citizenship
for women.
The Washington committee on or.
ganization is composed of Mrs. Pinchot
chairman: Mrs Robert Sold, secretary
Miss Mary O'Sullivan of the Retail
Clerks Union, Miss Katherine Lenrool
of the Federal Employees Union and
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
Women who will be guests on the
platform, at the organization meeting
will be Miss Agnes Nestor. vice presi-
dent of the National Womens Trade
Union League and a member of the
women's committee of the Council OF
National Defense; Miss Julia LathroI
and Miss Grace Abbott of the chill
dren's bureau, both active members OF
the Women's Trade Union League ir
Chicago; DIR. Jessica Peixotto of the
child welfare department and Mrs
James A. Field of the department OF
women in industry of the woman's com.
mittee of the Council Of National De-
Tense, and Mrs. Frank r. Halas, presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
National Federation of Postal EN-.
ployes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Series of Tests Elsewhere.

In addition to the tests made here
by scientists of'the bureau of mines, a
series of tests continuing over a period
of two months was made on a group
of about fifty homes in South Orange.
n. j. These tests were under the aus
pieces of a resident of South Orange
who, it is stated, made the original
suggestion that resulted in the war
savings and thrift stamp plan of rails
ing money.
Interesting in this connection is the
fact that one of the original systems,
for which patents were issued twenty
two years ago has been in continuous
and satisfactory use on the heating
plant of one of the city's large office
buildings since that time. Another. in
stalled at the same time at the home of
Washington attorney who at the time
of the issuance of the original patents
was chief examiner of the patent Of
flee. has performed satisfactorily every
winter since then, the owner of the
home asserting few days ago that the
use of the system as it was originally
patented has brought about sufficient
economies in the use of coal in heating
his home to amount to saving of at
least 35 per cent annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

Resignation of James NJ. kurn as
president of the Detroit, Toledo and
Ironton railroad is announced The di-
rectors have left the selection of his
successor to the director general of
railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Structures to Be Vacated.

The principal residential structures
which it is expected will he available
for housing when the additional tenn,
porary office buildings are conpleteo
streets: Hotel Gordon, 10th. near
street, and an apartment at 18TH and
streets.
Mai. Potter said there are other resi-
Dental properties being USED as o'iiSes
nartment may not be able to give W
within the next few months bat which
viii he utilized for housing government
workers as soon as possible.
Otto H. Eidlitz. director OF housing anu
bor. issued statement last night in winch
he declared that the government Will MOI
snend large sums in building homes IN
localities abnormally expanded ny war IN
S,,s,riaS nnt;I those localities have ex-
hausted their own efforts to handle the
situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
75O WAR WORKERS
| SOON TO Be HOUSED
Apartments Used as Offices
to Be Vacated by War
Department.
OTHERS TO BE RELEASED

Housing accommodations for aprroxi-
mately $50 war workers will be pro-
vided in apartment houses and resi-
dences now occupied as offices by the
War Department which the department
expects to vacate before July 1. This
was announced yesterday by Maj. z. l..
Potter. head of the housing and health
division of the War Department
The use of these residential properties
will be made possible by the co"pie-
ton of additional temporary ONCE
structures in Potomac Park. in seaton
Park and on B street, between TIN and
Sth streets.
I'VE had hoped to get the use OF these
residential properties before this, SAID
Mai. Potter, but the demand ior once
space has been as pressing as the de-
mand for housing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
device CUTS COAL
BILL BY 0NE-HALF
Tests at Bureau Of Mines Here
and in Other Cities Prove
Satisfactory.
URGED FOR GENERAL USE

Possibility of saving of one-half
in the amount of coal ordinarily used
IN domestic heating plants and ranges
and, In industrial and manufacturing
establishments is the claim made for
u device which is now being subjected
. to rigid tests by combustion experts of
the bureau of mines, cooperating with
the United States fuel administration.
Results already obtained from the tests
In Washington as well as in other
factory that the state fuel admins
traitors of New York and New Jersey
have urged the federal fuel admins
tration to recommend the use of the
new device or system of combustion
rs practical means of fuel conserva-
tion.
Following tests made in Washington
during the severest weather of the
present winter, the new system has
been ordered installed on the heating
plants of two of the National Capitafs
most prominent clubs, the membership
of one of which is made up principally
of men of high scientific. attachments
The tests, conducted under the most
rigid conditions of scientific accuracy.
apparently overturning all accepted
laws governing the physics of combus-
ton. actually resulted in the produc-
ton, through burning only so to SO per
cent of the ordinary amount of coal,
of a degree of heat equal to that pro-
duced by ordinary means of combustion
when the usual quantities were burned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

- q iss Sosa:s Bsonesisi Tsoches. Avn :
ireadg, ard sure to help. Coatain No opiates.-
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12
THE SAME SPIRIT.

That the real American spirit is at the front is evidenced by the daily reports of the action of the American soldiers The same spirit that characterized our men in all conflicts, whether on the seas or on land.
 History tells us that there time when America maritime power and its seafaring men were the envy of the world, for their spirit they brought into conflict. Great names illum- inc Americas naval history. we have met the enemy and they are ours,' was the word sent by Perry. Don't give up the ship, exclaimed Capt. Lawrence. Fire when you are ready, Gridley,' ordered Dewey as the American fleet went into Manila Bay. We have not begun to fight answered John Paul Jones, w.en the ene- my demanded his surrender, and he fought and won. This has always been Americans spirit in the struggle for human liberty. That spirit today is answering Germany's order to keep off the high seas and torpedoAg ships.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12
GERMAN IN THE SCHOOLS.

It will be serious error if after have removed the German tongue fro schools sit back con tented with the notion that have made protection from German propaganda In fact will have made beginning of the bushes. beginning that is really more pecacular than effcacious, for German propaganda speaks all tongue and is by con fined to German.
 Every public school sytem in the United States is infested to greater less degree with propaganda cooes the extinction of which will require the strongest sorts of vermifuge Germany either by plan by ac cdent in the past managed to get it's agents into educational system and there they sticking today when they being cleaned out elewhere. Even if Germany did not aim controlling the education of youth in she past the desirablity of doing the is plain that it have escaped her atten tion is this rather than the mere learning of the German tongue. against which will have to take our precautions
 The school day impressions are lasting; our citizens tobe in their formative period and the proGerman acher whether teacher of mathematics English ler- ature French, has endless opportunities for sly n- fusion of German ideals It is all likely that pro- German teachers Will strive cultivate German ideas in the German classes if such allowed continue Suspicion will he the alert there for long time and any propaganda would be quickly brought to retrbution
 In the other departments of education, however in- siduous means will always be at hand if they only take negative shape, distortion of facts that have = apparent bearing Germany Germany's crimes will be cOndoned made doubtful incidents refecting discredt the allies will either be deftly manufactured cleyerly magnied thousand ways the facts of today will be hidden made obscure. Considering the with which this be done and the immense value 1t will be to Germany, may effort being made. It is therefore incumbent upon the people and the school boards examine with the records and the inclnations of teacher whom is trusted the instruction of children The proh eition of German in the schools may sound big may create the notion that everything that is necessary to he done has been done but if stop with that will have stopped before started We should have stopped before estarted. We should have teachers our schools only those and whose loyalty is unprecedented and unquestonabue; whose patriotism is passive but passionatey active Thus profit from the lessons of the pastSeate Post-Inteligencer
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12

T am wondering what becomes of my copy Of the Progressiye-Iiner The mail that is brought out from Petersburg every Thursday. never brings the number of copies I should have Last Thursday didn't get single copy and today (Augus 8 four copies brought dated follows: July 13 2, go and August ?. This together with the fact that a here sent five dollar bill to a friend in Ketoh- kan that reached destination, you will agree with that there is something rotten somewhere in Uncle Sans mail business up here II you something to improve the service. it will be much appreciated ty all those in way places
 From the above, 1t is evident that there is something rotten" but we see nc reason why it cannot be improved; for it is an easy matter for Uncle Sans agents to trace the shortcomings. In defect lays between the Ketchikan and Pet ersburg postoffice and two carriers
 However, we are pleased to be able to advise our correspondent that the cause Of his complaint will be removed. We base our assertion upon the fact that we have nice and devoted little postmaster here-he is a nice little fellow and everything-who, when he reads this, will stir up things along the line in 3 way that will bring the desired effect; never fear.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12
IMITATION

is the sincerest form of fIattery, tha, is why it pleases us to hear that othe, laundries claim to do work just like ours. 1t is tribute to the excellence or our iau0eriny which we fully ap preciate. But why not have the origi. nal? Send us your wasnaDies anC you won't nave 60 say they are as perfect as ours. The work will be ours and the real thing.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12

Work or fight" said General Crowder, and the words went ringing through the land like an electrical storm "Work or fight" is making some working who never worked before. Every little bit helps killing the Hohenzollern rat.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12

\ statistician has discovered that soldier at the front has twenty-nne chances of coming home to one O. getting killed. Lucky boys! Many of who remain at home have chances dying from indi- seston b. our wives experimenting on us with four substtutes.-Vaidez Miner
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12
It isn't unreasonable to say that freight

It isn't unreasonable to say that freight mail service is great improvement over the old service, at least to a class of people-the local merchants. Patrons of mail-order houses will hesitate long time before they risk ordering goods that will be thrown in any old place to be crushed and otherwise soiled in transit. Mean while, they will patronize the local merchants. After all, it's an i'll wind that blows no one any good ,s
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12

It looks as though Norway would make good. That is to say, she will remain neutral until her last ship is sunk.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-12
SOMETHING ROTTEN SOMEWHERE.' 5

So Uncle Sams mail service is rotten" At least it looks that way to one of our subscribers who complains in a note received this morning that he is not receiving his paper. He says:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
AMERICAN To
PLAY 14O-CANE
1878 SCHEDULE

CHICAGO. Dec. 1@.-Adopt!on OF a
14o-Sa,nc schedule opening. the season
on or about May lst, Is tho American
League plan for the resumption Oh oase Sc
session OF the club owners at their an
~nual meeting Tonight.
The committee to confer with tho Ma
tionai Leaguers will be INSTRUCTED 20
vote for a l4Q-Same schedule instead OK
Io4 games. the number reported 70 oS
desired by a majority Of the NatonA
League club owners President pan
johnson strongly urged the playing VI
-. will eliminate the evil OF playing
double headers and will result IN ois
1inirciai saving because 50 many saiHeH
were postponed in tormer Yeas "a m
count o. unreasonable weather. III "a"
Early spring" Johnson SAID
Another move in the path OF Te1rnSn.
mcut was the decision to SLASH tne GU
player limit from 20 to II men staf 't hn
prn. In order to take care OF the play
crs in military service. spec1ai aIlenu-
ment was passed, so each c4uo OWN
will DC permitted TO retain returned SOL.
diers and sailors on his roster Tor thirty
days During this period. these players
r. viii not be included In the player limit
If at the end Of that time they are oee en-,
ed Of major league caliore. 'ney
automatically be regaroso a. 70
and other players must DO oislaiSseo ~
make room for them. -
The club owners voted 70 retain .uo
National Baseball Commission as now
constituted 4 vote OF confidence was
passed for August Hermann chairman
OF the commission. whom tho S isn,inn
Iearus recently opposed for re-efeCt'ot..
This vote OF confidence vas passed ou1
of consideration for Herrmanns long ser
vice as an official on the ruling oooS -
Abaseoall. it was said. -. ~.
Charles A Contskey. president OF inc
r,hiraro club was reelected vice presi-
dent Of the league at tho afternoon sss.
SION The presidents Of the Bottom New
York. Cleveland and Chicago ciuos "e'e
named the new board OF directors
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
TWO WORKMEN BURNED
IN LOCAL STEEL PLANT

J"s"rh Erishan. aged a years. Of lfn
TW-ntynHIh street. and Walter LOOK
aged IS years ~ ~ Tw"ntN-nlnih
street ar" ia ;hc OH" Valley General
hospital. suffering with serious burns
suffered while WORKING IN the Wheeling
Steel and Iron company plant early yes
trriay nftcrn"nn.
1t was reported that molten metal
s7fash"d on the mon. several other
wurkmcn w"r" painfully burned, but 1t
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
decided to withdraw their craft from

competition.
Under tho rules. governing contests
for the America's cup is the provision
tina, the challenger shall sail on her own
bottom across III" sea. While th sham
was TN her way and III danger of being
destroyed by submarines. tn" New YORK
Yacht club, custodian Of tho America :
cup. sent Il wireless dispatch 10 Sir
Thomas Upton. off the .lzore Islands,
giving him permission TO have his steam
yacht. the famous Erin, tot the Sham
rock To NV York.
The Americas cup was trophy put
up by Queen Victoria in 1851 for an
international yacht race. 1t was won
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
NO 4, 4, FRANCHISES
CAN Be PURCHASED

MINNEAPOLIS, Miun.. Dec. IL
Neither Charles ". Murphy If Chicago
prr William O'Kourkc of Omaha wlll hc
table to purchase mn American A$S"cia-
ton baseball franchise for tho l9lH sea-
son, according TO statements made here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
YOUNG THORNTON DIES

Bob Thornton. tho we'll known gentle
wall I'm charge Of the Mcclure hote
check room. received word last night OF
the death of his sor WIS aged 26
vino yyns in ti. service. Bob has tive
more SON; serving their country. one a;
rn,nn sherman and the other in France
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

E"Ilairc and vicinity. This is the iars
est contingent Of homecoming solder:
thus far since peace was declared. Al
"r Tia" boys we're from Camp Sherman
chI.iic"thc. Ohio and they OF course
were glad 10 S.t home.
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was mot necessary to remove them t.
the hospital.
I;".SiiIm and Cook were resting easily
early this morning ana Will likely h'A
ltI" &c i"i,yc the institution in lc"
weeks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
Big Contingent Of Home
Coming Beliaire Soldiers

When the Baltimore and Ohio train
pulled into lrllairc this morning ut
l2.iU O'clock from Columbus. ii dis
charged - soldiers who homes are in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
CHALLENGE FOR THE
AMERICAS Cup IS
WIRED BY ULSTER

BELFAST, Ireland Doc. 12.-(By
tho Associated Press..-The' Royal
u1stsr Yacht club has sent cable
IAN 70 tho New York Yacht club
Containing = challenge for the Amer
:ca'S cup.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

Sir Thomas Upton thrIce has at
,empted to lift" the Americas cup.
historically known as the trophy for
tho blue ribbon" event OF yachting b.
tween tho United States and England
and fought for supremacy. but unsnc-
rsssfilly. with American-built craft over
IN. triangular and w!nd~ard and lee
ward courses off Sandy Hook: and stu
an",h"r Shamrock. called Sha!nEock ~.
Was bc;rg sent a lSr;s the ATLANTIC in
the surname. OF 1914 for contest for
= L.. L.