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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
SAYS navy IS ANCHORED
. IN AFFECTION OF PEOPLE
Secretary Daniels Addresses Red
Gross Auxiliary Meeting at Polls.
Prof. Arson Speaks.

There never was a time when the Navy
was so safely anchored in the confidence
and affection of the people Of the coun-
Daniels in his address at meeting held
yesterday afternoon in Polls Theater to
organize for war relief the Navy Depart
ment Auxiliary to the Red Cross.
The theater was decorated with Navy
bunting and on the stage with Secretary
Daniels were a number Of naval officers
and Prof. Stockton Arson Of the Red Cross.
Pledge cards were distributed throughout
the audience and several hundred OF them
were signed and turned in.
Did Not Wait for Call.
Secretary Daniels said that the women
of the Navy and the women Of America
have been vigilant to add to the comforts
of those lads. who entered the Navy with
out waiting for call He asserted that
the men at sea feel most the fact that
the women of America are thinking Of
them and providing necessities for them
In praising the men of the Navy Secre-
tary Daniels said: in the Navy it is
conviction that it is better to die and
win rather than live and lose"
Prof. Axson's address followed Mr..
Daniels, and he told of what an inn
portant factor the work of the Red
Cross is in the war. He said you are
trying to make life a little more toll
cradle for the Jacky at sea- You warm
his body with sweater and you warm
his heart with the realization that the
American people are behind him."
Sends Message to Kaiser.
Prof. Arson said that by the organi-
zation of the women of the country in
Red Cross work you are sending a
message to the kaiser that We are all
in this war"
Every stitch you stitch" said the
speaker. sis a stitch in the web of des-
tiny that is sealing the doom of autoc-
racy. With your scissors and needles
you are helping to unlock the gates of
world freedom"
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, is chairman of
the Navy Department auxiliary. with
Mrs. George Dewey as vice chairman.
They have obtained the use for work
rooms the lower floor of 1712 H street.
where materials and supplies will be
given out.
Among the activities of the auxiliary
will be the making of hospital gar
ments. knitting and other branches of
Red Cross work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
$50, 155,000 FOR ARMY.
Additional Appropriation Asked to
Be Made to Urgent Deficiency Bill.

Additional appropriation of $so.155,-
900 included in the urgent deficiency
bill for the military establishment has
been asked of Congress. The ur-
gent deficiency bill is now being con-
sidered by the Senate appropriations
committee. OF this amount $12,660, 900
would be used for barracks and quar-
ters for troops, $5.o4o,o 900 for Quarter
master Corps supplies. $6,1s0,O00 for
water and sewer systems at military
posts. $2.525,000 for roads and wharves,
$5,25O,000 for the construction and re-
pair Of hospitals and $500. 600 for shoot.
ing galleries and ranges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
SENATOR SMITH TO RETIRE
TO RESUME BUSINESS LIFE
Will Have Served in Congress for
Twenty-Five Years at
TERMS End.

Senator william Alden Smith Of Mich-
igan in announcing that he will not b
L. candidate to succeed himself In the
Senate when his present term ends
March 8, 1919. said today he would re-
turn to his home in Grand Rapids to
look after his newspaper and law prac.
tice and the affairs Of a son in the
Army.
II want to go home" he said
Il have served in Congress twenty.
five years actively, and In some work
Of moment, but ! feel now that want
to return home and look after the in.
terests OF myself and son."
Senator Smith first served in the
House. and came to the Senate, sue
ceeding Senator Alger in 1907.
Should the Senate go republican at
the next election and Senator Smith 70.
manned in the Senate, he would un-
doubtedly become chairman OF the
naval affairs committee. He holds many
important committee assignments In
the Senate today, including naval af-
fairs, foreign relations and commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
TO C0MMANDEER PLATINUM.
Orders Issued Affecting Importer,
Jobbers and Wholesaler.

Orders have been issued for the com.
Wandering for war purposes OF an
crude and unworked platinum In the
hands Of importers. jobbers and whole
salers.
Increasing need for platinum In the
manufacture Of munitions, according to
|ofncials. rendered this step imperative
II the war program was not to receive
q serious setback. Communicating
win be carried out through the war
|DepArtmsn4 The world supply OF the
lmefAl 10 comparatively smaH snd pro-
d6ctt0n has shown . Steady dAcaine
since the war began. Internal troubies
lin Russia virtually have eliminated ~
AwoSld'S ohtee souFcN-o9- supply Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
CONGRESS ORATORY ONE-TT1IRD
OF $4,000 PAGES IN RECORD

ishes it. And while the salaries of
other House officers have been increas-
ed. there has been no increase what
ever in the compensation of the report
ers of Debates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
POLICE SELL @2,079.77
WIS. IN TODAY DRIVE
Fifty.Six Members Of Department,
Maj. Pullman Asserts, Establish
Record Hard to Beat.

Total sales of $s2.079.77 in war savings
and thrift stamps were made by fifty
six members Of the police department
In the last twenty days, and Maj. Pull
man today expressed his qualification at
the results obtained by the men Of his
department. At the same time he said
one to beat.
Capt. C. E. Father tops the roll Of
honor with a total to his credit Of
$29.4Oo. The highest amount sold by
any precinct was sold in precinct No. l..
where Capt. Flather makes his head
quarters. The total there was $36,5ss.42.
Besides showing their ability to act
as agents in the sale Of stamps, the
s3,S49.s1. The largest amount pur-
chased by any group of policemen was
s1.21S.s6 purchased by the men Of pre-
cinct No. 10.
Letter Carriers Aid.
In addition to the efforts of the po-
licemen. the letter carriers and firemen
have been working equally hard. The
combined forces of these men have
added more than 100000 to the war
savings quota of the District of CO.
lumba.
Tonight the men who have been en-
gagged in this work will gather at the
Billy Sunday Tabernacle to receive
their rewards in thirty prizes, aggre-
eating $1,000. The Marine Band will
Sunday himself will hand out the
prizes.
With pledges from 140 Of its $50 mem
bers to buy at least one thrift stamp
each day for the remainder of this year.
the Bachelors Club Of the Y. M. c. A. at
thrift stamp dinner became the first
contestant formally to enter the COM
petition for the silver cup offered by
the Chamber of Commerce to the or
eanization whose members buy the
greatest aggregate number Of war saw
1ngs and thrift stamps during the year
Speakers at tho dinner included g. s.
Mcclure, D. J. Callahan. Lieut.. Robert
Z. Martin and William Knowles Cooper.
a K Shaffer, president OF the Bache-
Tors Club. was POSTMASTER. The call
Cor signers of the pledge cards was
made by the POSTMASTER Immediately
following the dinner.
Ordered to Stay Family.
Telling why war savings and thrift
stamps should be bought "by the bale"
Mr.. Mcclure, who has just returned
from France. told Of being permitted to
go through bureau conducted by the
French government in which are kept
all diaries, etc, found on dead German
soldiers. An extract copied by Mr.. Nc
Cure from one of these diaries read:
This morning I was ordered to kill a
Belgian family. 1 made away with the
mother and father, but the innocence
or the little daughter, not yet sixteen,
almost unnerved me-"
The Bachelors Club already claims
for the organization the largest per
capita purchases Of war savings and
thrift stamps of any similar body in the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

The German crew and a Spanish oficer
have been landed from the German con-
verted raider 1gotz Mendi. which sought
refuge In Danish waters. The Spanish
nag is now Tying from the vessel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
FICTION
AND
FEATURES

"a SOLDIERS LIFE IN THE
s,LLETS'-Another pen-picture
Of the fighting froEt, by Corp.
Holmes.
&c r EAS ED LIeHTNrNep-A
PAUL BECK, RULE.oF.THuMb
DETECTIVE story.
&sSSSSSS
"SETTliNG A BURNING CUES.
TIoN"-A satire Of current appeal
In the "HoUsEsoAT ON THE
STYx" series, by JOHN KEN.
DRick BANGS.
&SSSSSeS
THE OBSERVER is FORCED TO
POSE AS A LITERARY CRITIC.
JUNGLE SANS BIG WAR CON.
+ sTRUcTioN PROGRAM IN THIS
COUNTRY" by FRANK q. CAR.
PEWTER.
SSSSSSS$
"FLAME AND CAS-, cAMou.
FLAoE AND FORESTRY REel.
MENTs BEING TRAINED AT
CAMP AMERICAN uNlvER.
sITY."
$SS$S$SS
THE RAMBLER RECALLS IN.
TEREsTINo EVENTS OF "THE
ICE WINTER OF 1885,"
$SSSSSSS
"rHE COUSIN OF NINE. MO.
REAu"-A war story from the
French.
$SSSsSSe$
"sPEED WORK FOR PIPkINp-
A SHORTY MecAsE story, BY
SEWELL FORD.
$SSSS
"RosE CROSS AID. ORGANIZED
DURING CIVIL WAR, HELPS
HOOVER SAVE FOOD"
$SSSSSS$
"AeE AND MAWRUss TRY TO
DECIDE WHO SHALL RUN
THE WAR;" by MONTAGUE
GLASS.
$SS$SSS$
"NEW GERMAN BALTIC OFTEN.
sivE CASTS A SHADOW OVER
sWEpEN"-A Timely article by
J CHARLES N. PEPPER.
/ $SS$S$S$
PROTECTION FROM POISON
GASES USED ~ GERMANS IN
FRANcE"-A vivid story o. thla
War hosrse, BY STERLING
SSSSsSS>
Temerrew, In the Special Feature,
Section Of The
/ SUNDA
STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

During air raids recently airplanss
dropped twenty-seven bombs on in
habited places in Venice, thirty on
Mestre and 1--WE on Castel Franco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Rated Biggest Job in Country.

This job at Hog Island is the big
gest undertaking in the country" he
said ut is bigger than the Panama
canal or the Suez canal There has
been a charge that 1aborers were slack
ers because they would not go to Hog
Island to work. I believe those who
went were patriots, to work under the
severe conditions required on account
of the weather."
Twenty-four thousand men are now
employed on the job. one-half the grad
ing has been done and 500, 900 cubic
yards OF dredging has been completed,
he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
DEFENDS OPERATION
of HOG ISLAND YARD
II. D. H. connick Says Large
NJ
Expenditures Above Esti-
/. mates Were Necessary.
-Atss

- The United States will be able to domi-
nate the world in shipbuilding and in
merchant marine with her huge yard at
Hog Island, Pa, and other big yards,
Harris d. n. Connick. vice president Of
: she American International Corpora
stion, whose contract for the Hog Island
yard has been under fire. told the SEN
ate commerce committee yesterday
afternoon.
: Mr.. Connick stanchly defended the
separations Of the corporation and its
subsidiary, the American International
Bodybuilding Corporation, and the con-
-<fact.
5 To Launch Fifty Ships This Year.
He revealed to the committee also
that nifty ships of 1900 and 5000 tons
will be launched from the Hog Island
yard this year He admitted, however.
that 1t would be November i before the
frst twenty-five were ready and De-
acember is the second twenty-five. After
that, he said, the production of ships
would be much more rapid. the con-
tract with the corporation calls for
200 ships to be completed within
eighteen months.
of the large expenditures
of money beyond original estimates,
Mr.. Connick insisted they were
made necessary by weather conditions
this winter and by improvements in
the plans.
- After the original contract for the
Hog Island plant was signed. the wit
ness told the committee. seventy 5000
ton ships were added to the proposed
output, which had been fixed at fifty
vessels of 1900 tons
- Invests More Than Cost of Land.
In a colloquy with Senator Nelson
Of the committee, who has been one OF
the vigorous critics Of the management
at Hog Island. Mr.. Connick assert
ed the American International Cor
sporation invested more than the $1.-
.7e6. 900 which it paid for the land, de-
clearing that experts were retained for
-advice, plans were drawn and other
expenses incurred, which represented
o large outlay of funds.
Among the reasons enumerated by
the witness in justification of the in
creased cost were that the corpora
ton originally planned to house 5000
men, but now plans to house 1000 men:
instead of having use for only 60.000,-
600 feet of lumber. it already has used
125, 0o0,0 900 feet; that the driving of
piles had to be begun by blasting on
eaccount of the severe weather, and that
1t was difficult to get men to work in
me extreme cold unless they received
large pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Letters Enough to Tiu Wagon.

Down the street came the nrst SER
geant Of L Company. an old timer with
tWenty-one years service in the Army
behind him. His hands bore . stack
Of letters and his face . disgusted ex-
preston.
Look what them rocks been nm to-"
he snorted. 'sWritin' letters enough to
MI wagon. How In hell are We Eoin'
to censor letters nowr
well. Pop" said lieutenant,
have those. letters get home, 20 guess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Still IToiling at Taps.

They. were still toiling to load the
wagons with all the thousand and one
things that a regiment needs in active
service when from the steps Of the
Marie came the first soft. unforgetably
beautiful yet mournful notes of taps.
The freely flashlights vanished from
the streets. one by one the narrow
threads of light marking shattered
billet windows snapped out. the last
foot ball ecurrying to quarters died;
only that window on the top floor of
the Marie where the colonel worked
remained alight Tho regiment was
sleeping it's last sleep before 1t left to
1t seemed only an hour later-thers
was the same darkness and ratn-when
the buEle blew again. This time 1t was
the brisk. MISUNDERSTANDING
bed ditty or reveille. It was $50, and
he regiments are to assemble ready to
march at much work must be done.
There was a hurried breakfast
around the "chow wagon" bread and
cofree and bacon, in such darkness that
the men remarked that 1t was lucky
thew knew where their mouths were,
cause they couldn't see EN-. Then they
broke up Into squads, one to store the
rest of the company property that was
TO be left behind. another to clean out
the old billetS and burn the straw that
mad served them as mattress 50 long,
one euuad to follow each wagon to push
It ont Of the mud Il It got stuck.
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GERMAN ENJOYS MEET
Both Annexationists and Conservatives
Represented at Peace Conference.

London, Jan. 4.-There were two
distinct tendencies noticeable in the
enemy delegations at the Brest-
Litovsk meetings, the Petrograd cor
respondent of the Daily News says.
One was anneXationist and was repre-
scnted by General Won Hoffman. A
more moderate view was upheld by
Foreign Secretaries Won Kuehlmann
ID Czernin.
There were frequent disputes be-
tween the two tendencies. These were
settled, it is added, by appeals to Ber-
lin, which always supported Won
Kuehlmann and Czernin. General Won
Hoffman took the purely military
point of view and complained with
great bitterness that the Russians
We're usin- the armistice to agitate
among German soldiers.
According to the correspondent
there is a belief among the Russian
delegation that Germany will yield to
the Russian demands concerning Po-
land and Lithuania, so as not to lose
the advantage she gains by seeming to
agree with Russia while the entente
allies disagree. The reasons for wish
ing the negotiations to be continued
at Stockholm are desire for greater
publicity and this idea is expressed in
a Bolsheviki statement:
while we recognize that Stockholm
is not very neutral, it is anyhow more
neutral than German headquarters"
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BEWARE PACKAGES!
Some Left in Stores by Strangers MAY
Have Started Norfolk Fire.

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 4.-Fire started
anew early today in the ruins of Nor
folks business section, threatening to
spread to other structures and renew
the confiagration of Tuesday.
Meantime, authorities had not re-
Taxed their hunt for Teutonic spies
thought responsible for the original
fire with its 100000 loss.
The city is still patrolled by sailors
and marines.
The original roundup of suspects
has proven unavailing but city and
government authorities are contlnu-
ing to examine new suspects,
All merchants have been advised to
be cautious what they do for strang-
ers, inasmuch as apparently the bomb
explosions attending Tuesdays fire
were traceable to innocent looking
packages left in stores to be called
for later"
Special care is being taken at the
Norfolk navy yard and other naval
Establishments to guard against spies.
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BUT NET INCOME LESS
railroad Profits Shrink $780, OO, 900
Despite $500. 600. 900 Gross Increase.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-The operating in
come of the country'S railroads, de-
spite a new record in revenues, was
S1O0,000,OO0 less in 1917 than in the
previous year, Frank Haigh Dixon,
chief statistician for the bureau of
railway economies declared in an
article published by the Railway Age
Gazette today.
Railway revenue for 1917 in all
probability crossed the 100000, 600
mark, which is higher by 100000, 900
than the point attained in 1915. which
broke the record by many millions"
said Dixon. ION the other hand, rail-
way expenses are on an even sharper
incline. They amounted to more than
81 $780, 900, 900 in 1917. which is near
ly $500. 100000 greater than in 1916"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


Several years ago Geo. Burghart opened
a small hole in the wall between Fifth and
Sixth streets, for the manufacture and sale
of cigars. Yesterday he closed a lease with
Josephine Sardou for the building located
at sol KANSAS avenue, just south of the
Rapid Transit station. in the old Pagan
Bros stand.
The railroad department of the Y; NJ. G.
A. has elected L. p. Taylor to fill the
office of recording secretary and Joseph
committees as follows: Visitation of sick,
w. Van Cleave; reception, f. NJ Robert;
rooms and library, J. NJ Meade; member
ship. w. c. Garvey; rules and bylaws, ii.
A. Tice; finance, Jas. Mullin; devotional,
d. NJ. Van Cleave. A call was extended to
Geo. f. Lerrigo to act as department secre-
tary for the coming var
At melting of Topeka Lodge No. 1,
Knights of Columbia, the following officers
were installed by Supreme Commander
vice commander T. w. Israel; lieutenant
commander, G. P. Wallace: recorder. J: NJ
Wallace; treasurer w. M. Forbes; stand ard
bearer J. A. Timmins; marshal, Geo. W.
Reed, jr.; guard, c. +. Peck; sentinel H.
II. Baker; trustees, Geo. w. Reed, ST., j.
H Cannon
Governor Humphrey and the other state
officers who retire next Monday are PACK
ing up their books and personal effects
preparatory TO leaving the state house.
The Duplicate Whist Hub was entertain
ed last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. u. J. Hathaway, 1882 North jackson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04
LEAVES COURT HOUSE
Miss Margaret Schmidt Going to Santa
Fe General Offices

Miss Margaret Schmidt, chief deputy
in the office of Mrs. Mary Chaplin,
clerk of the district court, has rendered
her resignation to becom- effective
Saturday Miss Schmidt's resignation
followed the offer and acceptance of
a better position in the telegraph de-
partment of the Santa Fe.
During the four years she has spent
in the clerks office Miss Schmidt has
won many friends, including attorneys
and plug citizens, thru he good ma
ture, efficiency and constant efforts to
please high and low alike. She came
to Topeka from Grand Rapids, Mich,
and in four years has climbed from a
clerk in the office to chief deputy
Miss Schmidt lives at 2045 Fillmore
street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns. soft corns
or any kind of corn can shortly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
will apply directly upon the corn a
few drops of freezone, says a Cincin-
natl authority.
1t Is claimed that at small cost one
can get a quarter of an ounce of
freezone at any drug store, which is
sufficient to rid ones feet of every
corn or callus without pain or soreness
or the danger of infection.
This new drug is an ether COM
pound, and while sticky, dries the mo-
ment it is applied and does not in
flame or even irritate the surrounding
tissue.
This announcement will interest
many women here, for it is said that
the prese Mt high-heel footwear is put
ting corns on practically every wom-
ans feet.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
AND CASTOR OIL
Give Fruit Laxative when cross,
bilious, feverish or
cOnstipated.
california Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver, bowels.

Look back at your ~hl1dhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil. calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them. how you fought
against taking them
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the ola form of
physIc simply d, at realiz. what they
DO The chlldren's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little ''insides''
are injured by them.
If your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only DELI
cious California Syrup # Figs" Its
action IS positive. but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy: they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweetsn
the stomach. and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomo--
row.
Ask your druggist for a bot
tie OF california Syrup of Figs
which has full directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle Beware Of
counterfeits sold here. See that it is
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
conten acknowledgements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04
M. w. A. MEET TONIGHT
Seven Shawnee County Camps Cele-
brate at the Auditorium.

Seven Shawnee county camps of the
Modern Woodmen of America have
combined for the celebration of the
New Year at a big open meeting in
the auditorium tonight. The program
has been completed, and T. A. McNeal
is announced as the presiding officer
for the evening. On the program as
features are, Governor Capper; Thos.
B. Duffy, national lecturer of the M.
w. A; ]. A. Walker, state deputy OF
the order, and E. D. Bryan, district
deputy. The addresses will be on ap-
plication of the war to fraternal or
Plantations. This meeting is open to
the public.
Preceding the meeting there will be
a parade of the membership and drill
teams of the seven camps on Kansas
avenue tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The
Santa Fe apprentice band will lead
the parade.
In addition to the open meeting
tonight there will be combined IN
itiation for the seven camps at Bates
hall this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-04

brought to a small town in southeast
ern Kansas for distribution in 1000
pound, lots to customers of a cooper
alive store. A telegram from a volun-
teer secret service man furnished the
information. Innes Immediately called
the store on long distance telephone
and explained the situation. At the
same time he sent a man from the
county seat to the town to explain that
the distribution of 1000 pounds of
flour is boarding and contrary to the
food conservation rule.
When the matter was explained the
customers relinquished their claim to
the large quantities of flour. There
will be no increase in the price of
flour