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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-07
CONFERENCE TO , !.
BE HELD al .U''

A conference Of the student Y. NJ.
G. A. and Y. w. C. A. bodies at the
University Of North Dakota is to be
held at the university on Saturday
and Sunday. Several prominent work
ers' for these organizations from out
.ofatheicity,, are expected here for4the-
conference. which promises many I'M
Steresting and inspiring features. Miss
Agnes Hall, student secretary for the
north central field, will arrive this
evening aud. will be at the. Hotel Da-
|cotah for the remainder Of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Hdnd-Blocked Hats

a showing of exclusive shapes
sure to appeal to the discriminat-
ing dresser. Untrimmed models
that express the utmost in style
and novelty. Those at $3.50 are
especially captivating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Raises Rent From $40
Month to Nearly $3.50;
Defends His Course

Denial that he has done anything to
render himself liable to charge of
cruel behavior as a '-would-be prof.
teer,- as was asserted in the House yes
terday by Representative johnson.
chairman OF the House District COM
mittee. Guy Zepp, in a comrnunicat ton
to The Star. gives his statement of the
rental of house owned by him at 81
Rock Creek road
The house, he states, was built Tor
his own occupancy several years ago.
is semi-detached, has nine rooms and
all modern convenienceS. When bust
ness made 1t necessary for him to leave
the city, Mr. Zepp says he stored his
April. 1915. for $40 a. month. at which
rental the house was occupied for about
two and a half years.
When the housing situation began
to be acute, Mr.. Zepp states, he gave
the occupant the required legal notice
to remove. desiring to furnish the
house for the use of number of young
women coming to this cty to enter
government employ.
The house. he says, is now occupied
by fourteen woman employees Of the
government, who pay at the rate of
$10.71 per month on u cooperative
basis.
The young women. Mr.. Zepp says
have informed him that their salaries
range from s1.1oo to s1.seo year. and
all, he says. have expressed willing
ness to be interviewed as to their ideas
as to the fairness of the rent they are
paying. Mr.. Zepp asserts in his COM
munication that his house could not
now be built to sell under $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
BILL TO CUT HIGH COSTS
Permits All q. S. Employees to Buy
Necessaries at Federal Com
missary Stores.

Provision that all officers and en-
pIoyes OF The United States who reside
in the District of Columbia shall he
permitted 10 purchase supplies from
comnIisSary stores. operated either by
the quartermaster department of the
Army or by the bureau of supplies and
accounts of the Navy. is contained in
h bill introduced by Chairman Johnson
OF Kentucky. which has been referred
20 his own committee. This measure
would allow all members of Congress
and all employees of the Senate and
House of Representatives to purchase
groceries and other supplies at these
commisSary stores.
Representative Johnson feels that
the passage IF this bill would have a
very salutary effect in lessening the
hardships due to high cost of living
among government employees and that
it would he a very strong influence in
reducing the cost of food supplies gem
orally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
SEE GRADUAL CLEARING
OF FREIGHT CONGESTION
Rail Administration Reports, How
ever, Rate of Decrease Less in Last
Two Weeks in Good Weather.

Gradual clearing up Of freight cunges-
ton on eastern railroads from the criti-
cal condition during the bltzxaras OF
last December and January was shown
today by a railroad administration re-
port that lines east of the Mississippi
now have about 10000 cars more than
normal on their lines. as compared with
nearly 200, 600 above normal early last
January Most congestion is in east
bound loads, and the Pennsylvania, Bal
timore and Ohio, New Haven and New
York Central are the most overloaded
The rate of decrease in congestion has
been less during the last two weeks than
in the month previous, since good weather
has stimulated manufacturing and rail-
roads have permitted more loading than
in the period Immediately following the
long siege of bitter winter weather. Local
embargoes have been raised as fast as
conditions justify, and Comparatively few
now are in effect.
Railroad administration officials are
working toward absolute elimination OF
freight congestion this summer, bot many
believe that there always will be an over
: load of cars on eastern roads while val
industry continues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
M. ]. BROSNAN HURT.IN CRASH.
Auto Badly Damaged and Iron Post
Observation-Disclosures Accidents.

Suffering from injuries to his hand
and shock, N j. Erosnan. thirty. 200
18th street northeast. WAS taken to
Casualty Hospital from Potomac ave
nue. and 10th street southeast this
morning about $50 o'clock. lie was in
Jured when his automobile came in
contact with an iron post on the gov
eminent reservation at the scene of the
accident. The post was demolished
and the automobile badly damaged.
While running to overtake a street
car at North Capitol street and New
York avenue yesterday afternoon
Samuel Q. White. sixty-fve. Anna polls
Junction, Nd. fell and cut his head.
He was given first aid at SibIey Hos
pital.
Capt Carl Cellner. l. S. A., thirtv-
one, was knocked down by a street car
on Pennsylvania avenue between 9Th
ana eth streets yesterday afternoon
and Slightly hurt. He received treat
ment at the Army Medical School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21

Only One "BRoMO QEININE.n
To get the genuine. call Tor full name, LAXA-
TIVE BR0M0 QCININE Tablets Look for
signature of E. W. GROVE Cures a Cold in
One Day. 30c.-AdyertSement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Commissioners Are Gratified.

Both Commissioners Gardiner and
Rrownlow expressed qualification tina
the men and the company had been able
TO get together.
This is good for everybody concern
ed said Mr. Gardiner. 1T shows a
proper attitude on the part of both the
corporation and its employees and sets
good example for the country. When
a utility and its operatives can get to-
gcthcr in this fashion il means that
they are imbucd with motives that will
make for better public service"
Commissioner BroYnlow said that no
arbitrated wage could be as satisfac-
tory as that agreed to between employ
err and employed, and that it spoke we'll
for the company and the men that they
had besn able to adjust their differences
without going to arbitration.
Union men expressed satisfaction
with the new wage scale, and both COM
pany officials and members of the car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
CONSUMERS BACK STRIKERS.
Support to Former Cigar Factory
Workers Promised by League.

Support Of tho ConsumerS League OF
the District Of Columbia was pledged
to tho striking employees of Onterdin-
gers cigar factory at q meeting this
morning at s11 e street northwest
when Miss Jessie HavcE secretary OF
tho league, told tho strikers not to
worry about employment. The organi-
>zation. Miss Haver said. would back the
strikers in their demand for modern
and sanitary working conditions and
for a fair working wage.
Mrs Jessie Hardy Mackaye also ad-
vised the strikers to remain firm and
not to yield in their demands for clean
and sanitary working quarters and a
living wage for their work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
GIVES HOUSE TWO CASES
Of RENT PROF|7EER|NG
Chairman johnson of District Com
mittee Details Experiences of
Soldiers Wives.

Two cases that he described as par
ticuIarly mercenary attempts at prof
iteering by merciless landlords were
day by Chairman Johnson of the House
District committee.
In response to questions. Chairman
Johnson said he cited these instances
particularly because the claim had
been made in hearings before the House
committee and repeated on the floor of
the House that profiteering was not
practiced by the landlords or their
agents, but by persons who had sublet
property. He said that these two in
stances indicated that the owners are
endeavorng to profiteer.
Chairman Johnson read two letters.
one from a widow of a civil war vet
eran who is seventy-six years old and
seh-supporting. the other from a ser
geant in the Aviation Corps. whose
wife is about to be evicted. although
she is soon to become a mother.
One of these letters was from Sergt.
Newell S. tombstone. in Walter Reed
Hospital. who said he is a member of
the Aviation Corps and is in the hos
pital with a broken leg. His wife is liv-
ing at IS New York avenue in a house
owned by Mrs. kearnon, II New York
avenue In his letter he said that prior
to March the rent of the property was
S35 and that now the rent ia 500
month for the upstairs and $50 month
for three rooms downstairs
He said that the rent has been raised
and he is to be put out April /. He
charged that on account of his wife's
health and the fact that he is himself IN
the hospital the landiady is taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity to charge
increased rental.
Chairman johnson read = letter from
Mrs. c. c. Abbott. sos f street north
west, who gave the name and address
of the agent i'll charge of the property
as Daniel J. Sullivan. 402 II street
She said that she is the widow of a
civil war veteran. self-supporting and
has occupied the property for one year
and seven months, paying SO a month,
generally in advance She had heen
notified by the agent to vacate April 10.
She said that six weeks ago sullivan
raised the rent $1,000 a month and that
about two weeks ago he came to the
house and said the rent would be So Il
month.
She said she believed he had been
scared by what he Thought Chairman
johnson or some one else in authority
might do TO him for raising the rent
Senator Pomerene, chairman of the
subcommittee of the Senate District
committee. in charge of the Johnson
bill prohibiting profteerinS in rents
in the District, said today that he
would call his committee together as
of procedure. A number of persons
have asked to be heard on this bill
and the subcommittee is expected to
grant the hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
ALMAS PATROL TO DANCE.
Masons Plan Surprises for Those
Who Glide at Willard Tonight.

Plans have been completed for the
annual dance of the Alnas Temple
Patrol of Shriners at the Willard to-
night The ballroom has been elabor-
ately decorated to form a fitting back
ground for the bright fezzes to be worn
by the members of the patrol, and the
evening gowns of the guests.
Surprises are in store for those who
attend Two orchestras will insure
plenty of music for the dancers. Souve-
Mrs will be distributed to the ladies.
Henry Lansburgh. chairman of the re-
ception committee. win be at the ele-
vator with his genial smile to meet
the guests as they arrive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Mr.. Redfield to Attend Conference

Secretary Redfield will represent the
United States at an American Canadian
fisheries conference to be held at Seattle
April "a, it was announced today. The
conference was called to discuss a pro-
posed agreement between the United
States and Canada to remove all re-
strictions the two governments now i'm
: pose on fishing in each others waters.
From Seattle the Secretary will go to
Alaska for conferences with the
Alaskan fisheries commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Red Cross Nurse Death Rate Low.

NEW YORK. March 21.-The death
rate among Red Cross nurses on duty
in France does not exceed one in one
thousand, according to statement
issued by the Atlantic division of the
American Red Cross. More than 1000
Red Cross nurses now are engaged in
active service, it was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
SEEKS NUMBER OF
STACKER OFFICERS
Senate Wants to Know How
Many Are Within Draft Age.
Scored in the House.

A resolution calling upon the War
Department to inform the Senate how
many non-combatant reserve officers
are within the draft age was intro
duced in the Senate today by Senator
Thomas of Colorado.
The resolution was referred to the
Senate military affairs committee It
is understood that the committee will
give the resolution early consideration
and that it will be favorably reported
TO the Senate.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the committee. has already indicated
that the matter of granting commits
sions to reserve officers within the draft
positions would be looked into by the
committee
Senator Thomas said he had been led
TO introduce his resolution by public
statement to the effect that about $1,000
non-conbatant officers have been ap-
pointed.
81 want to find out how many Of these
are within the draft age" said Senator
Thomas. 'If many Of them are within the
draft age do not think it is a very good
thing for the morale of the Army
Stacker Officers Scored.
Stacker" officers. of whom there are
commissions. who have been put in cold
storage for the period of the war In
r. clerical positions here. where no war
zone roughness can wrinkle their uni
forms, were the subject of sarcastic de-
bate on the floor of the House yester-
day while the war finance corporation
bill was being talked over
Representative Mccormick. republi-
can. having declared that the war cor
% poration bill was ''palatabIe to very
few of u.s." announced his purpose to
support il as war measure. He
praised recent changes in the War De
partment.
Representative Cox of Indiana. demo
crat. interrupted TO liken the $1,000
holders Of non-con1 Blatant commissions
to Jobs war horses wanting to sniff
the breeze of battle from afar on
B The gentleman refers to what the
soldiers call near-bee officers, l sup
posec" interrupted Mr.. Mccormick.
Prefers They Be Called Tin Lzzies-'
IT would rather call them tin Lizzie
officers replied Representative Cox
II think that fits them better. What
does the gentleman think about stack
ing up the Army in this country with
$1,000 commissioned non-combatant Of
hccrS- stored down here in the various
departments, doing nothing in the
world but clerical work? Does not the
gentleman feel that those men should
Be put on the firing line, If they want
TO Keep their commissions, and let the
civilians go down there and do this
work that women can do?"
Representa- tive Mccormick agreed
with the Indiana member that many of
these officers ought to be on the firing
line.
This view has been expressed by
members of the military affairs COM
mittee and members of Congress gem
orally who say they are disguised at
the way commissions have been given
out to men within the draft age limits
who are doing desk work in Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21

The French police have discovered =
wireless outfit concealed in a large villa
at one of the fashionable seashore re-
sorts on the right bank of the River
Loire. in France. The owner of the
villa. a foreigner, and his valet were
arrested,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
TRACTION COMPANY
RAISES MEMS PAY
Makes Voluntary Salary In
crease After Conference With
Committee of Employees.
COMMISSIONERS PLEASED

Voluntary salary Increases will be
given to all it's employees by the Capital
Traction Company.
In addition to the decision reached
Yesterday between the company and a
committee of it's trainmen to increase
the pay of motormen and conductors
approximately 3 cents an hour, the
traction company, it was announced to-
day, has decided to boost the pay of
every person in it's employ.
There is to be also an increase of 25
cents a day for all barnmen and
switchmen. This amount was sought in
conference and agreed to, but the sal
aries of other employees were not men
toned, the company on its -fnitia-
tive deciding on the general raise.
More Pay Begins Saturday.
Morormen and conductors increases
will be effective from March %. The
other schedules, now being worked out,
will go into effect about the same
time Under the agreement the pay of
first-year men will be so cents an hour;
second-year men, 81 cents an hour:
third-yea men, 80 cents an hour:
fourth-year men, 33 cents an hour, and
fifth-year men and over, 35 cents an
hour.
The agreement was reached yesterday
afternoon at Il conference between
President George L. Hamilton and Vice
President John II. Hanna of the COM
pany and NJ. W. Poole. j. H. Goodman
and others of a committee representing
local branch. No. $50, of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees of America.
1T relieves the District Commissioners
from the duty of arbitrating the wage
question in case Of disagreement.
which is provided for by contract be-
tween the company and its men. Re
quest for such arbitration had been
made to the Commissioners and a date
for a hearing set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21

Girl students of the Margaret Nor
rison School of the Carnegie Institute
of Technology at Pittsburgh will farm
a twenty-acre tract Of land at Glenn
scamp, in the Allegheny valley near
Garvers Ferry. Pa. next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21

mems committee had some nice things
to say about the attitude Of each in the
conferences. The new agreement will
be in effect for two years. but the wage
question may be raised every March.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
La cOlerina Causa es=
tragOs en- Toluca
MUCHAS DE LAS PERS0NAS A.
TACADAS HAN PERECiDO

TCLUCA, JUNO 25.-A pesar de
ia camnana sanitaria e~mprendida en-
esta ciudad para combatir Ia epidemia
dc colerina que Sc ha desarrollado en-
e<ta ciudad, no Sc ha !ogrado haSta
ahora hacer desapareccr eSta efsrme-
dad. DuraNte los ultimos dias 80 nan
reei ;trado nuevoS casos, que han oca-
sionado IL muerte de las personals alta
cadaS.
Nucha> tamilias, tcmcrosas dc ser
vicVimas DE- Ia enfcrmcdad, han salido
v;ol2reamcate para Ia capital de la
Rc?ublica. FL gobierno local ha desig
nado 4 varios doctores. para que Sc
encarguen dc dirigir los trabajos ten
dcGte5 a coniD&tir la epidemic.
La opinion dc varios galenos es
que la enfermedad Sc ma d~eSarrollado,
debido a Ia mala alimentaci0n de las
clascS bajas de Ia socieiad. Ell nu-
nero dc victimas es va considerable.
y los eSfuarzoS dc les Goctores eStan
encaminadOs a cvitar que el NAL 81
"a cundiendo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02

rebeldes
A todos los individuos que
pOrten arIlaS en- flneS.
tEo pals

MEXICO, JUNO 2S.-Por haoer
l.egado a la Secretaria de Guerra y
Marina noticias de que eXisten per
sonas que Sc dedican a surtir de par
Que Y armas a los rebeldeS surianoS
Y Q los que operan en- los EstadoS
de Veracruz V Oaxaca, hacienda pa
"a elo uso de las Was ferrocarri!cras,
ACADIA de girar una circular a todos
los jefeS de peQlenos destacamen-
tos en- los pueblos que son tocados
las redes ferrocarrileras, a I'm
de Il dichos iefeS ~procedan a Ia
revision de los equipajeS de todoS los
paSaieros, sin permitir a estos que He
ven en- ellos nj una arma nj un car
tucho.
En- igual sentido Sc ha notifica-
do a todos los jefes dc estacion, Y
en- virtud de esta disposition. en- ca
da punto de los tocados por Ell fc-
rocarril. TODD ell paSaje tendra que
sujetar Su equipaje a n revision
minucioSa. sin cuyo requisite nadle
podra embarcarSe, Y este. natural
mcnte. vendra q redundar en perjuicio
del servicio ferocarrilero. va de por
81 muy deficiente, pues o~casionara
rctardos continues, va que hay esta-
clones de fe%rrocarrii en- las que SC
cmoarcan hasta cincuenta pasajeroS,
V Ia revision de cincuenta eguipa-
les no eS coSa cue Sc pueda hacer
tar v!oleutam"nte como 10 cxijen los
horarjos de los treueS.
Como la orden que en- tai sentido
tiene que scr girada a los jefes de
estacion dc las lineas ferrocarriie-
ra5, tiene Que llegar a estos por las
Vas legalsS. Ia Secretaria de Glerra
sc d,rigi6 va a Ia Direction de los
~Ferrocariles ConstitacionaliStas, Y eS-
IA oficina sera Ia que Sc encargue dc
core traSiado de la disposition
mcncion&da a los ierroca-rileros.
En- la disposition relativa de IA
1mencionada Secretaria, Sc agrega
que toda persona que sea sorprea-
dida cor armas en- su equipaje, sera
considerable como rebeide Y Sc pro-
ceGcra contra ella segun haya lugar.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
Dos amos de aeeeho.

No Sc sabe q punto fiio en- dopde
CT captain conocio a Ia sonora Pia-
c~encia. pero esta segura Que hacc
dos amos que este la persigue incc-
santemente con su interpretive a
NOR. h%abiendole Ell varias oportnnlda
des propuesto que ahandonara Ell
hogan conyugal Y sc fuera con el a
.vivir a Puebla. proposiciones que
s:empre rechazo con indignation IA
sonora, pues es dc las que Saben
cumplir con los deosres de toda mu-
jer honrada V cumple con clos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
Quienes han sido desterrados

Entire las personals cuyo destierro
les ~constai a los habitantcs de CHA
pas Y que Sc ha veriifcado en- la forma
que Gueda dicho. Sc cucntar Ia ?ami-
liza Perez, 81 liccnciado Enoch Pa
niagua, don Manuel Llano. don Jose
Nurillo, don Augusta Fibo.a y otros
muchoS.
Tn grupo de los chiapanecos que
han sido desterrados por medic de
csta mcdida POGO mcnos que bacba-
"a. ha logrado rcunir algdA dinero
para embarcarsc j Nueva Orleans,
del punto guatemalteco On donde
Sc ~encuentran, Y penetrar Il terrific
rio imeyicano por Veracruz, rara
lvenir a esta capital a poner IN CO.
nocimiento del senior Carranza 20
que ocurre en- Chiapas Y los proce-
dimientos de que las autoridade: de
csc Estado echa mano para ancna-
dar a sus presuntos cncmigoS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
FL AlCalde de Yeracruz
aCusado de rebellion
TAMBlEN L0FUE Ell INSPECTOR
DE POLICIA DEL PUERTO

VERACRUZ, JUNO 2G.-No solo
el presidente municipal de Vera
cruz ia sido a~cusado, sino tambien
ell Inspector de Policia del puerto, Sc
nor Jacinto Lara, Sc e%ncuentra en-
igual case. La acusaci6n que contra
este ]funcionario Sc ha hecho es por
c, deLito de, rebellion, que ,consiste en-
habcr ocupado varios puestos publ
cos durante la epoca huertista.
Ia acusacion fue enviada al senior
ProcuradOr General de la R%epublica,
General Pablo \. de Ia Cara, que
sera quien resueiva 10 conducente. Sc
asegura que uno de los puestos qre
desempeno ell senior Lara, fue ci de
iefe politico de Cosamaloipam.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
Dice que era su sombra

La aflijida mora refierc que el
enamorado captain era POGO meno$
que su sombra; que en- todas parties
& donde ella liza: a misa, q visitaS. a
IN teatro. a paseo. Sc encontraba
al captain, quien no Sc cuidaba de
que el csposo de Ia sonora lie viera
seguir a ambos con insistencla.
Esto do lugar 4 Que en- alguna
oportunidad e. marido praguntara 4
su espo>a por qu@ les Scguia aquei
militar. a 10 que la sonora. deSeoSa
de evitar IN lance. co1ssstaba STEM
pre- one 10 ignoraba Y que nj siqHIe-
ra conocia al captain.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-07-02
en- pugna ell
Cobernador y la
Legislature
Ha surgido otro grave con-
flicto en- Ell Edo de Hidalgo

PACHUCA, JUNO 26.-Un nueVo
conflico acab de surgir entire ell Po-
der Legislative Y el Gobernador del
Estado. La Camara de Diputados,
resentida por que Ell Executive no pro-
mulga Ia Constitution de 1913, a pc
sar de sus instancias. Sc vale de Ia Co.
mission Permanente, Y trata de impe-
dir que Ell general Flores legisle y Sc
le ponen obstaculos a SUI administra-
ci6n.
En- dias pasados, al consular n
disposition legal relacionada con la
Contaduria General de Glosa, 81 die
taron acuerdos por los diputados, pa
nombrar Y remove e%mpleados en-
esa oficina.
Dadas las dificultades existentes,
que cada dia aumentan, Y hacienda
waller la protesta otorgada por ell 60
bernador ante la Camara, de repre-
sentar la Constitution Y las leyes que
de ella emanan, Sc desconocen desde
hoy las re5oluciones de la Camara
respecto a la Contaduria, y Sc dispo-
ne que continuen funcionando sus
oficinas como antiguamente, en- la in
.te,igencia de que seguiran depen-
diendo directamente de la Secretaria
General de Gobierno.