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committee.
Subscriptions to third liberty bonds
amounting to s2.35o.oOo have been
taken to date through the activities
of the womans local liberty loan COM
mittee, according to statement made
today by that committee. Several sub
committees have not made their re-
ports. and it is expected that the total
sales will amount to more than 3d.
5o0.0o0 before tomorrow night.
The headquarters. at 1924 F street,
today presents a scene of intense actlv-
fly. and a number of rallies have been
planned for the day and tonight. Miss
Agnes Wilson will be in charge of
the sales tables this afternoon. Mrs.
Christian Hauge. widow of the former
minister from Norway. and Nine. de
Mohrenschildt. formerly Miss Mona
McAdoo. daughter of the Secretary of
the Treasury. presided over the sales
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. chairman
of the subcommittee on hotels, has re-.
ported that her committee has re-
reived pledges for bonds amounting to
$33S,000.
House-to-House Canvass Hurries.
The house-to-house canvass which
has been SO successful is engaged in
whirlwind finish. Its work yesterday
resulted in more than $50 900 worth of
pledges being taken. Mrs. Mary G.
Bryan was the star canvasser of the
day. Mrs. G. Higginson Dorr and Mrs.
S. G. Porter, joint chairmen of the
use-to-house canvass committee. are
especially gratified at the way the
woman volunteers have accomplished
the big task thus far.
The Liberty Bell truck will carry on
fits street campaign for bonds until it
makes its final dramatic appeal tomor-
row night. Miss Mary Leet. the United
States Treasury representative, grant
ed the privilege of selling and deliver
ing the bonds to the subscribers, sits
on the wagon at a flag-draped table,
while the honor guard of soldiers, sail
ors and marines. with bugle notes and
songs. draw the crowds. The driver
last night was Mrs. Charles D. Carter,
wife of the representative from Okla
homa. Tonight Mrs. F. F. Hight, wife
of the manager of the New Willard
Hotel. will occupy the drivers sea. On
her tour tonight Mrs. Hight will sing
"Over Here" Mrs. Julius Rosenwald
will talk from the bell platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

janitor He won't leave his pinochle
game any way and you will have the
satisfaction Of knowing you annoyed
him.
Pass the pessimism to the Prussians,
they've got something to worry about
you haven't Just smile, buy liberty
bonds. eat last years spuds and save
this years tubers for next winters
boiled dinners.
Might as well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
OFFICIAL FAIR PRICE LIST.

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commodities will be published from time to time
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
EAT OLD POTATOES
Eat potatoes at every

LAT Pototc&S a. SNCl
meal.
There is large supply
OF potatoes in this country.
They must be used so that
the farmer will be encour-
aged to plant bumper crop
this year. If they are not
eaten by July I they will rot.
Potatoes are a. substitute
for bread, and by using
potatoes every person in
Washington can cut down
on their wheat flour con-
sumption. Thus, Tor a two
fold purrose-to save the
wheat and prevent the po-
tatoes from rotting-eat po-
tatoes.
The wholesalers and Job
bers who deal in potatoes
have promised Clarence R.
Wilson, food administrator
for the District of Columbia,
to keep their profits down to
the minimum. This insures
against rise in price due
to the big demand.
POTATOES ARE
SELLING AT FROM
80 TO IS CENTS A PECK.
IT IS THE DUTY OF
EVERY PATRIOTIC
\VASHINGTONIAN TO
EAT THE OLD POTA-
TOES,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

The idea of women sitting on the
judicial bench is not exactly new AS
long ago as the year 1892 Margaret,
Countess of Richmond, was made a
magistrate, and in the reign of Queen
Mary that monarch conferred a like
status upon a Lady Bartlett
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
CHILEAN GOLD RESERVE HERE Peculiar Deal by Which lt Was Transferred From Germany to
 the United States.

At the outbreak of the war. says he London Economist, the Chilean government owned a large amount of gold in Germany, which was destined % form a basis for its note issue, and vas held up by the blockade. So were Tast quantities of nitrateS, bought rom German producers in Chile for export to Germany, and their stoppage compelled the German nitrate pro lucers in Chile to cease working. These producers too were In debt to he Chilean government That gov arnment therefore bought the nitrate. paying for It by drafts on Berlin 1rawn against the gold which itScouid aot reach. It then sold the nitrate In he United States to the DuPont EX- oloSiyes company, receiving payment n gold in New York. Thus It trans ,erred its gold reserve from Germany 70 the United States. and incidentally added to the stock of raw material 10 De converted into explosives Where- with to defeat German troops. The deal has naturally been interpreted ID France as a preliminary step toward a breach with Germany. but 1t was carried out with the sanction or the German government. Partly, no doubt the latter desired to extricate Its suo- Iects in Chile and an important Ham, burg mercantile firm from their Seri- ous pecunlary difficulties, but It must also have been moved by an extreme anxiety to keep on good terms with Chile. which contains large German population and is an important field for German trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
 ELECTION

As provided by Ordnance No. l24 uot.ct is hereby given that a gen. eral municipal election will be held or Tuesday, April 2, 1918, for the election of 8 Mayor, three Council men a City Treasurer. City Clerk, and a Director of the School Board.
 The City Hall has been designat ed as the polling place and the polls will ce open from 2 a. m. to 2 p. m April 2, 1918.
 The qualifications of voters for couacilmen and other officers ex- cept School Director, are as fol- lows: They shall be citizens Of the United States or those who have declared their intentions to be- come citizens of the United states, twsnty-one years of age or oyer, who have resided continuously on year next preceding the election in the District of Alaska and six mos:hs next preceding the election within the limits Of the City of skagway, and shall have duly regis tered.
 The qualifications of voters for members of the School Board arc as follows:
 All adults, male and female, who are citizens of the United States Or who have declared their inten- ton to become such and who are bona fids residents Of the skagway scnool district. i'
 P. H. MoCLELLAND,
 City Clerk. March 11-April 1.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
NEW SAVING SYSTEM IN CHINA Scheme Devised by Authorities Shows How Western Ideas Have Begun
 to Permsats the Country.

For the purpose of supplementlng pensions given by the Chinese govern ment to superanuuated letter carriers a system has been inaugurated by the ministry of the interior, whereby the annual allowance may be raised to a llvable income.
 The new system provides for the deposit by postal employees of one twentieth of their salaries, the de- posits to bear interest at rate not yet determined. Where postal say ings banks have already been es' abolished they shall be used, and banks elsewhere will be authorized to undertake the handling of the ac- counts.
 The plan is elastic in that 1t will benefit the contributor not only In his old age, but In case of accident or emergency. Money may be drawn out up to q certain point for such ex- penses as Illness, the marriage or death of a member of ones family, etc. Savings and accumulated interest will be paid In full or on installment plan to members retiring from the police force.
 Before the savings system was put into operation it was submitted for ap- proval to the officers of the police forces, who assembled in Peklng for the purpose of discussing the matter. The ministry of the interior had their unanimous approval of the plaA and 1t is expected that officers of the provinces will also wish to adopt It.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
ADDING HORROR TO SITUATION
Conversation as Reported by Boston HHumorIst" Would Seem 10 About
 Approach the Limit.

''The coal situation Is getting very accuse. Isn't it?" asked ma, as she looked over the morning paper.
 Yes" said Peggy. "I was reading where Mir. StomOrrow, the fuel demon strator. is trying to get coal from the minds"
 But the paper says there Is a short age of anthrax coal" interrupted mS' and that We should use voluminous coal"
 Not 'volumlnous,' ma," corrected Peggy. "buytoomany coul!'
 "I don't care what they call It." said ma. you can't get any, anyhow. ts just too aggregating for words. A hound of sugar or a bod of coal today Is worth more than all the wealth or the ancient lnkstands."
 "Who were them?" asked Peggy.
 "Them was Indians as used to live down in Texaco," ma told her. "lt does look as If this war would never ter mInal."
 "It will be terrible If the Russians continue their armature with the Ger mans. wouldn't 1t, ma?
 "Oh. he's q terrible, terrible man. sighed ma.
 "Whom ls?" asked Peggy.
 "Why." said ma, as she went to gel dinner "who but the geyserT-Joe Tuve in the Boston Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
OLD PEOPLES
 KIDNEYS
Many Elderly Skagway Residents Suffer From Some Form of
 Kidney Trouble.

When past middle age, there ire quently comes a noticeable weaken in os the organs of tha body, and resulting danger of quick decline' It is quite necessary to give prompt help Lc any part that first shows signs of wear. Healthy kidneys als necessary to 8 hale old age. Weak kidneys often bring constant backache, lame back, stitches and twinges of pain, annoying urinary trou1les, and the danger of drop sy or Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills are gratefully recom- mended by very many aged people. Convincing proof of merit in the following testimony:
 J. VI. Johnsen, carpenter, 2625 W. Fifty-niDth St., Seattle, wash. says: "A cold weakened my kid ney and after that I had 8 great deal of kidney trouble. My back was lame and It 1elt as InouSn Iho muscles were all drawn Up and stiff. My kidneys didn't act right at all and the secretions were high ly colored. I had to get up often at night. Doan's Kidney Pills gave m= a complete and lasting cure. I Am now free from kidney trouble in spite of my age, which is six t~ years." SPrice COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Johnsen had. >Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
 Advertisement.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
Rolled Food Snuqdlers.

Smuggling of foodstuffs into Ger many Is being practiced In Ingenious and unexpected ways. Three weeks ag6 party of 90 persons crossed the frontier to take part in masked ball in q little Swiss town. Toward mid night they returned in automobiles, which were warned tn stop at the from tier. No notice being taken of the warning the Swiss Sentinels fired and brought the, cars to Standstill. The occupants, most of whom were dlscov- cred to be German soldiers. succeeded in making their escape. but the cars, in which were found to be hidden large quantities of soap. chocolate, butter leather and fats, were seized bv the authorities.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29

There Is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together. and for years 1t was SUD- posed to be lncurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment. pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi- cine. manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo. Ohio. Is a constitutional remedy. Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System, One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
 Advertisement.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29

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The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
FOOD WINS THE WAR DON'T WASTE IT
AN EDGE OF STEEL
By J. H. Hanford,

Tn France the men are wrought to an edge of steel, and the women are line of fire behind them"
 An edge Of steel-a line of fire. The image of nation en- ergized for war, But this is France. And We, the men and wo- men of America, are We. too, of steal an6 fire? Fine as our na- tional temper hts become, it falls far short of this. The war is 100 remote. No cannon thunder at our ports. No hostile airpIanes hover in our skies.
 In a trench or two along the bat t.e front there lie and watch a few 70 whom Amerca is home They have already suffered. They have paid first toll in prisoners and in blood. They are in contact with the foe. Others behind them hear tho roar of distant guns. Stiu more are on the sea, conscious of the vague presence of an enemy be- meath. At home busy preparation goes on among half a million to whom the war is still far away-a thing heard of,waited for, not yet seen.
 And the rest: The hundred odd millions of men and women in their homes, In the main, we 30 on the even tenor of our way. We eat-enough as yet; we wOrk-a little harder than last xear; We take many of our ac- customed pleasures; and, save for occasional bad dreams, We sleep. The thought of war comes to Us not above g dozen times a day.
 The thing that will make us steel and fire draws nearer every hour, In some few months, be fore the leaves are come and gone upon the trees. that half million will be side by side with Pershing's handful at the front. Long before that time another half million will have left their work ana play for the hustle of the camps.
 More and more the war comes home to us. The battle line, that cutting edge in France, is not remote and alien thing; it is be coming, it has become, our flesh and blood. It is "closer to Us than bres thing and dearer than hands and feet" Vibrant currents of sensation and energy pass from us' b it and from it to us. The nerves Of our whole being begin to throb in it.
 More and more the war comes home. It is no longer ''the strang- CT that is within our gates" It imperatiyely demands admittance to our inmost thought.
 These are the times that try mems souls" wrote Thomas Paine in 1775, and the words leap fresh into our hearts to-day. Where Is the man so dull that hs can
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29

not see it? Departures, sinkings, casualty lists, thrusts from nnex7 Pected quarters, reverses, uls- asters, new loans, new labors, new sacrifices-we shall know them all.
 And We shah meet them - as France has met them? It is impossible that we should finch. To that high call to dedicate to the cause of liberty and right "our lives and fortunes, everything thet we have and everything that we are," we shall respond.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
Burning Water.

Particularly pat, at time when the shortage of coal has required many emergency regulations of business. IS the announcement that a chemist has found way in which It will. 1t Is claimed. he commercially profitable 10 use water as fuel. A man who saw the process eXemplitied describes it to the Christian Science Monitor in these words. T have seen water burning, l have seen water streaming into flame of blazing oil. and instead of putting ont rhe fire. it made the flame rear up- ward and develop a temperature or 9 GOO degrees Fahrenheit. enough to melt copper" IL should be said that the water alone will not burn now any more than in the past, but, combined with equal parts of any oil that VIII flow freely. It becomes excellent fuel. This is the way the observer explains the process technically: The Combus- lion of water is based upon the fact that when fine stream of water Is put through an intensely hot metal coil, It Is not only turned into vapOr, hut the water molecules are split up into their constituent clements, oxygen and hy- lrOTCn.'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-29
Piles Cured in 0 to If Days

Druggists refund money if PAZo OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or ProtEuding Piles. First application gives reltet. 50c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
Beans.

People who fancy they know beans may
change their minds when they see speei-
men of the new variety now being grown
in Texas, if We may trust the Ferguson Fo-
rum. published at Temple in that state.
The New Guinea butter bean it is called,
but the editor after sampling a specimen
sent from Austin, where il was grown.
pronounced it more like gourd-necked
squash or mammoth cucumber. If the
plant corresponds it must resemble the
ono celebrated in jack and the Bean
stalk
y fulgrown bean is said TO weigh from
10 pounds up, but if it IS TO be sliced and
fried it should be picked in its tender infan
cy when it weighs not more than SIX
pounds For this treatment il should bt
peeled, Sliced thin, soaked IN salt water foi
an hour, and fried in egg batter; We are as
sured that it is much better than cge
plant. But this l. only ono of many Gull
nary modes recommended Whether New
Englanders could bake it is not stated
but one bean cut into chunks OF any con
convenient size and boiled with Bit O
pork or bacon will make Il hearty mea
for a huge family
This seems to be uncommonly timely
news for 4 hungry world, which certainl,
ought to be pnt into communication witt
N. c. Leonard OF 300 Willow street, Aus
tin, Tex, who sent SO generous a sampl
to the editor OF the Forum. If the Nov
Guinea butter bean makes good. any othe
variety would apnear to be has been
Springfield Republican
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
HEARING IN CUMMINGS CASE.
Further Testimony to Be Taken at Date
Not Yet Decided Upon.

4 hearing was held before Chancellor
Frank l.. Fish in the municipal court
room yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Aurlla Cummings of Brattlcboro against
Clarence Bean of Springfield, this state.
Some time ago Mrs Cumming, brought
bill in chancery claiming to own a note
and mort gage for 81 800 assigned TO her
hv her mother before the Eaters death.
Clarence Bean. brother of Mrs. Cummings,
claimed to own the note and mortgage
by reason of their having been given to
him previous TO their assignment 10 Mrs.
Cummings. 1t was alleged that the pa
pers came into MIR. Beans hands fraudu-
lently
a few days ago Chancellor Fish found
that the note and mortgage were given
to Mr. Bean and belonged to him. There
upon Mr.. Bean filed a cross petition ask
ing that Mrs. Cummings. eXecutriX of her
mothers will legally assign the note and
mortgage to Mr.. Bean. Mrs. Cummings
claimed that she was not bound by the
| findings of facts because the estate was
not made a party to the hearing on the
merits OF the case Yesterday Chancellor
Fish ruled that the estate was not bound
by the findings. but that Mrs. Cummings
as an individual was bound and that il
would be necessary TO produce further
evidence under the answer which the es-
/ tate has filed.
! Chase & Chase appear for Mrs. Cum
mings and II. &. & +. +. Barber for Mr.,
! Bean. No date has been decided upon for
taking further testimony.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
RED CROSS MOTION
PICTURES FREE
DR.. Lincoln Writ, Who Visited Europe
With Secretary of War, to Speak
Tomorrow Evening.

What the Red Cross is accomplishing
will be brought before the public wildly
in an address tomorrow evening in the
Auditorium by DIR. Lincoln Writ. who
comes here through the generosity of the
national headquarters and who is well
equipped TO give first hand talk on the
history of the organization from its in
ception to the present time and of the
tasks before il in the European war
areas. as he recently visited the front in
company with Secretary of War Baker.
Moving pictures, through which runs a
thread of story. and in which appear such
film stars as Jane Vance, Jack Harland,
Gloria Goodwin and Betty Clarke, viii be
thrown on the screen and Will trace
graphically the history of the Red Gross.
The pictures We're taken especially to il
lustrate DIR. Wirt's lecture and range
from scenes on the front line trenches to
illustrations of home service.
The lecture and exposition of moving
pictures of Red Cross workers under shot
and she'll, in No Mans Land, i'll hospitals
and canteens, is free to the public The
pictures and talk will give a eomprchcn-
sivc idea of how the money contributed
by the $4,000, 900 members is being spent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
The Son She Gave.

When the war is o 'er, and the crashing
guns
Give place to peace sublime,
And the broken hearts in the martvred
homo
Are healed by the passing time,
He Will live. the hero of victory won,
And of valor. her dauntless son.
Who passed from this world. that we
might reap
The harvest of deeds well done.
When the conqucring troops reach home
once more
And the roar of the peoples hail
Their sons and brothers. victors all
She will sit in the twilight pale
And though there's one who is absent
still,
Her heart will throb with pride
For her own dear boy who is buried
there
In the land for which he died
As years pass ON and. the world wags
No more disturbed by strife,
And We wcnd our devious ways along
Tho hills and dales of life
She viii sit alone, and her thoughts
will turn
With JOY Q 'ershadowing pain
To the son who died for his country s
On Flanders bloody plain.
H. B. Atkinson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-03
SUMMARY OF WORK.
Continued from Page IT.

part OF the huge task of completing
the work of the draft board in order
that the lies may be sealed on Dec. 10,
ready for shipment, according to in
Structions from Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowdcr
On the four specified dates a total
of 5,3lS mon were registered in Wind
ham county. covering every man from
Is to 40 years of age. inclusive. CUES
tionnaircs were sent to all but / SIS,
and these were men from 81 TO - years
Of age, who registered Sept. i. All
men in the June. 1917, and June and
August, 1918. registrations were CLASH
fed, while nine eases of the Sept. II
registration between 10 and Sc years
and - eases of boys IS years of age
are still pending before the local board
Questionnaires fully executed and re-
turned placed 1.233 men in class l.
Glass contained the names of SIS
mon. Glass :. was represented by
the smallest number. there being but
H. in this class. The second largest
class was class /. with LII men, while
class five contained but COS names.
Five hundred and sixteen white men
and two colored men were indicted
and sent TO camp, including accepted
| deserterS. Desertcfs not accepted at
camp included - white men and one
eolored man. Seventeen are delinquents
| mot yet become desertersl. Nine have
entered tho emergency fleet. TWO col
ored and 3 white reeistrants. finally
classified and physically qualified, are
available for future calls for general
service Limited service men ayaila-
bic for future calls include g. white
men and one colored man. One white
man is listed under the heading of
those with remediable defects, Phvsi-
cal examinations pending before the To-
cal board contain the names of $50
white men and two colored men, and
two are pending before the medical ad-
visorv board.