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The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
District frozen GAS
PIPE RECORD SCARS
24,00O Present Count: Fuel Lack
and Weather Cause.

Statements made by officials of the
Washington Gas Light Company, at
the re-opening Of the hearing for in
creased gas rates, before the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday, show
that Washington's frozen gas pipes
during the present winter increased
from 2,4O0 of last winter. to 24.000.
Lack Of coal and the extreme cold
weather was cited as causes Of the
big increase
Testimony taken yesterday was
practically all purely technical An
drew ]. Sangster. expert accountant,
who prepared figures for the valua-
ton Of the gas company for the
utilities commission, and his as
sistant, J. H. Botz. were on the stand.
The relative use of coal and oil in
the manufacture of gas was brought
out in an examination of Sangster
by Commissioner Gardiner.
The expert declared that he had
found that the cost of gas to the
consumer represented twice the cost
of manufacture.
The cost of oil in the manufacturing
cost of gas figures at 4S per cent,
while the cost of coal represents 80 1-S
per cent of the cost of manufacture.
Sangster said that increased cost
Of labor and materials had been
taken into consideration when experts
were engaged in compiling valuation
statistics.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
RAILROAD BILL
ADVANCED BY
HOUSE REPORT
Measure Termed War Leg
islation Grants Concessions
Desired by McAdoo.

A declaration that the administra-
ton railroad bin neither commits the
government to public ownership or
control, nor opposes Il, featured yes
terday's favorable report on the meas
ure by the House Interstate Commerce
Committee.
This measure Is war Iegislation in
tended to meet the essential needs
growing out Of the Federal control
OF our great carrier systems" the re-
port said.
1T is not to be regarded as a bill
for government ownership or control
of railroads, or against government
control or ownership Of railroads. II
undertakes to provide for war needs
and only for them"
A section permitting the President
to pay recently reorganized railroads
on a higher basis than the three-year
average is emphasized as a matter OF
justice to security-hoIders OF non
typical lines"
There has been discussion as to the
justice of the proposed basis Of re-
turn" the report continues. Your
committee has dealt with that as a
practical question. 1t is probable that
any court would take an average OF
earnings for some reasonable period
as persuasive. perhaps conclusive evil
dence, OF a just compensation"
Minority reports-by Representative
Esch. Of Wisconsin. favoring rate
making by the Interstate Commercs
Commission. and Stephens. Of Ne
braska, favoring keeping the roads In
definitely after the war-win be sub
mitted Monday.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Commission ORDERS
CHANGES in TRAFFIC
First Steps Taken to Enforce Street
Car Improvements.

Orders were issued yesterday by
the Public Utilities Commission by
which the Capital Traction Com
pany must put into operation re-
Communications made by John A.
Beeler. consulting engineer OF the
commission. in the first section of
his report on local traffic conoi-
tions.
These orders contain provisions
for double-berthing Of street cars;
elimination of a number Of stopping
places, creation of others; revision
of schedules of the Capital Traction
Company; and the introduction OF
front-end fare collectors at princi-
paI stopping points to facilitate in
loading.
Stopping places ordered are:
On Pennsylvania avenue at Four
teenth street, as at present
On Fifteenth street at the south
building line of F street
On New York avenue immediate
ly east of the junction Of New York
and Pennsylvania avenues and Fiji
teenth street.
On Pennsylvania avenue just west
of its junction with New York
avenue and Fifteenth street.
On Fourteenth street north Of H
street, as at present
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
SIX BOARDS To push
U.S.. SHIPPING
Zone Directorates Will Be Estab-
hshed by Central Body.

Government shipbuilding is to be
speeded by decentralizing the Ship
ping Boards power in six shipya-d
zone directorates, supervised by the
six most capable shipbuildeIs OBJ
tainable.
There will be three zones on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. two on
the Pacific and one on the Great
Lakes. comprising 1872 shipyards.
Appointment of the six directors
has not been made. but organlza-
tion will be delayed scarcely at all
following the boards choice, as
there is already a field personnel Of
district managers, and they will re-
main.
The zone directors are to have
full authority in operations within
their respective jurisdiction, not
only effecting a closer supervision.
but relieving the board and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation of
much detail
The men to be selected will be
the heads OF the leading shipbuild-
ing companies in. the zone affected,
who will, in effect, coordinate all
the companies In each zone into ore
vast. unified and cooperative build
ing enterprise.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
dine
At SHOREHAM Hotel
EoIa Rice and Justine Johnstone
Are Opposite Types.

Across the table from each other
at an after-theater-surper at the
Shoreham last night. sat the prettiest
girl in Washington and the prettiest
girl in America. according to artists
The Washington girl was Miss Eola
Rice, who came of with first honors in
District Of Columbia beauty con-
test several years ago. The premier
beauty of the United States was JUS
tine tombstone, the blonde maiden
who leads the "Over the Top" COM
pany.
Two more contrasting types could
hardly be imagined than Miss Rice
and Miss Johnstone, Miss Rice is Of
the pronouncedly Southern type, dark
haired and eyed. with a high color.
The "Over the Top star is yellow
haired and blue-eyed as a Christina
doll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A White, Harry
A L. Barker, the local attorney, and
Jose Coranado. OF the Pan-American
Union. were the others present at
the supper.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
AVIATORS PAY
MAY BE CUT
DOWN BY U. S.
Pershing Says Men In the
Trenches Work Just
Z as Hard.

American aviators need no more tsrS
for flying than do soldiers in the
trenches, Gen. Persing has told the
War Department At the request Of
Secretary Baker, a bin has been pre-
pared cutting OF the 50 per cent In
crease In base pay the flying men
have been receiving.
A cable from Gen. Pershing reads:
For the reason that flying duty In
aviation section is no more hazardous
than duty with combat troops and In
wolves nothing like the hardships en-
dured by troops which occupy trenches
repeal is' recommended as early as
possible Of laws providing increased
rank and pay for qualifications as ju-
nior military ayiators. military avis-
tors, Junior military aeronauts, mill
tary aeropauts, and for any other in-
creased pay for engaging In aerial
flights.
such laws are productive Of i'm
proper balance in rank and pay and
result in injustice to other men and
are no longer necessary In order 70 get
personnel as was the case when pass
ed and aviation was In experimental
stage. Gen. Foulois Is In full accord
with the recommendation"
The cable was sent Nov. q. 1916.
At present, a first lieutenant in
France adds % per cent to his 1900
salary for foreign service and 80 per
cent for flying. This makes a total
of nearly as much as the pay Of a
Northumberland.
The bill which has already been
drawn will operate 70 reduce pay OF
present aviators. as well as that Of fu-
ture flyers. Ground men are also In
cluded as being unable TO receive
higher pay than the regular scale.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Plan Community Centers
For Spreading Good Cheer
Miss Cecil B. Norton Leads Movement to Help
New Government Employees Find Enter
tainment with Congenial Persons

Community eenters will play big
part in making life more cheerful for
girl government clerks, II the plans of
Miss Cecil B. Norton work out as she
has planned.
There are now operating in Wash
ington in school buildings in different
sections OF the city ten community
centers.> where dancing. music, dra-
matics and many studies are available
to the young women employed in the
government service.
Miss Norton, who is in charge of
community center work, has under
taken to see that all government
clerks, both men and women, take
advantage Of the centers and the ben
efits offered. In order to insure get
ting the thousands of clerks to come
to the various entertainments and
classes, committees will be appointed
in each community district to visit all
government clerks In that vicinity and
extend personal invitations to the
gatherings.
Ask Congressional Aid.
Congress will probably be asked to
pass an amendment to the emergency
bill providing funds for opening the
Central High School as a central cluu
and community center.
This would mean that a swimming
pool and gymnasium would be within
easy reach of girls living in the CEN
trail part of the city, and that the
splendid high school building with its
fine auditorium could be utilized to
better the condition of government
employees
Plans under consideration call for
an appropriation of $4,000 to carry on
this work. This would provide in
structors in dancing, club leaders,
pianists, janitor service and every
thing necessary to provide for the So
cial needs OF the young folks. Funds
now provided for community center
work have been exhausted and the
additional appropriation will be nee
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
U. S. employees
NOT EXEMPTED
FROM TAX LAW
All Receiving Salaries II
Excess of Sums Named
Must Pay.

Unless it is impressed upon Fed
eral and District government en-
ployes that they are subject to the
income tax, many will be penalized
for failure to make returns. There
seems to be a widespread opinion
that the tax does not apply to this
class of residents"
This was the warning given yes
terday by one of the deputy COM
missioners of internal revenue aid
ing Washington taxpayers to make
out their income tax returns. The
salaries OF officials and employees
of State or political subdivision
of a State such as a city, county,
town or village are exempt from
the income tax provisions of the
war revenue act of October. 8, 1917,
but the exemption does not extend
to employees of the United States
government. The Treasury De-
partment has ruled that as District
employees are paid under the half
and-half plan, they also are sub
Ject to the income tax. Returns
are required of every unmarried
person in Federal or local govern
ment service whose net income for
1917 was $1,000 or more and of
every married person whose net in
come was $4,000 or more.
Penalty for slackers.
The penalty for failure to make
return on time is a fine Of not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000 and,
in addition, so per cent of the
tax due. AS every government de-
partment is required to file with the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
a report of the wages of $500 or
more paid to each employe during
the year, there will be no difficulty
In checking up delinquents.
Hundreds of District taxpayers
are taking advantage of the free
service offered by the revenue offi-
GERS at the Legal Building, Eighth
and G streets northwest, to file their
returns.
Some novel questions are pre-
sented to the government experts.
One young woman confessed that
her principal source of income is
from alimony.
Freddie and I have had a little
disagreement and the court award
ed me $3.50 a month. How much will
the tax be?" she inquired.
She was told alimony is not tax
able income and that her ex-hus-
band would be allowed no deduc-
tions for the payments made her in
filing the return of his own income.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
THE TOWN CRIER.
| song cycle will be held Mt $3.50

A song cycle will be held Mt $50
o'clock this evening in the room Of
the Arts Club, 2017 street northwest.
The Collegiate Club of Washing
ton will hold its annual formal
New Ebbitt- Hotel, at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday evening, February 16.
A meeting of the Congress Heights
Public improvements Association
will be held at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row evening at Loeffler's Hotel.
Future war work will be the
topic for discussion and decision at
a meeting of the Legion of Loyal
Women, to be held tomorrow even
ing in the lodge room of the~Arcade.
Fourteenth street and Park road.
An afternoon performance of the
Passion Play, for the. especial ben
eft of teachers and school chill
dren will be given this afternoon
at o'clock at Gonzaga Hall.
Young women strangers in WASH
ington are invited to headquarters
Of the Young Women's Hebrew AS
sociation, from 8 to o'clock this
afternoon. They will be entertain
ed. Headquarters art at Four
teenth and U streets.
@Irish Home Rule Versus Inde-
pendence" Is the title Of an address
to be made by George A. Warren at
the meeting of the Washington
Secular League at Pythian Temple
today at p. m. An openforum
discussion of the subject will follow.
A hike II to be taken by the wan
derIusters this afternoon under the
leadership of G. A. Gambs, to Great
Falls by way of the Old Dominion
car line. The total distance will
not exceed five miles.
Unit No. of the Harriet Tubr,rr
branch, District Red Cross, is to
take the oath of allegiance to the
United States at 4 o'clock this after
noon. The ceremony is to be held
at 1900 13th street northwest, and
an invitation is extended to the
public to be present.
The service nag of st. Margarct's
Episcopal Church, at Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place, bearing
so stars, will be raised today at the
morning service. DIR. Herbert Scott
Smith, rector of the church, will
make the presentation address.
Rev. ID. Bergman Green, dean of
the Alexandria Theological Semin-
ary. will preach in Epiphany Prot
estant Episcopal Church this morn
ing.
A meeting of Importance will be
held at the Y. NJ. H. A. rooms, 1912
Pennsylvania avenue. this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. 1,
Mrs. Robert L. Dickfnson, mem-
Der of the war work council of the
Y. w. c. A. will address the How
ard Young Women's Christian As
sociation on What the University
Girl Can Do in the Present Crisis"
this afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock in
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
Howard Campus.
Washington Alumni of the uni
versity of Pennsylvania will cele-
brate Founders Day by a war din
ner at the University Club, Friday
evening. February 22. Representa-
tiyes of the allied governments, the
army and navy and several war
eesEde will attend.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

Could you have recognized her
before she unmasked? A lot of
Salt Lake folks thought they
could, too. But while deep in the
processes of deduction they went
spow-blind and had to give 1t up.
Being a daughter of one of Salt
Lakes first families, she and a
number of other prominent Utah
maids were attending a conserva-
tion party. They came arrayed in
bathing suits, having first taken
vow that If some of the boys in
Europe hadn't sufficient clothes
to keep their knees and hands
warm. as had been rumored.
they'd be unselfish and suffer
likewise, by Hoover! The weather
man, taking rapid observations. at
once predicted fair and warmer"
The muff owed almost overlooked
thatD-that was a mere concession
to custom. And now for the rev.
elation. She's the one at the ex-
treme right in the upper picture.
A little snow bird told us.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
PASTORS TO URGE
LABOR CORPS NEEDS
Council of Defense Asks Aid for
Shipping Board Plan.

Pastors of District churches will ask
men of their congregations today TO
join the labor reserve of the Shipping
Board.
Resolutions asking this action were
adopted at a meeting of the District
Council of Defense late yesterday af-
ternoon at the request of the Council
of National Defense. The Districts
quota in the labor reserve is 1880
men. The men will work in shipbuild-
ing yards.
Regardless Of their standing under
the selective service act, men may
join the shipbuilding reserve at the
Office Of Charles V. Wheeler, l2lla
Connecticut avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Eddy Paintings Added
To Museum Collection

Arrangements for the reception of
the collection of paintings, miniatures,
ivories, statues and bronzes left the
National Gallery of Art by Mrs. Mary
Houston Eddy have been completed
by National Museum officials and the
collection soon will be placed on. ex-
hibition.
1t was left to the museum upon con-
dition that the entire collection will
be exhibited as a whole.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

essary IL the high school Is to be
utilized for this purpose. -
Il want all clerks and newscomers
to the city. and all enlisted men. to
use the community centers as they
are intended to be used,'' said Miss
Norton. I'm every district in Wash
ington the men and women OF the
neighborhood utilize the club centers
for dances and entertainments which
could not be given in their own homes.
In one dancing club we have a men,
bership Of over 100 men and women
of the neighborhood. 1 am sure that
il the girls and boys who have come
here to help win the war but come
to these gatherings it will do much
to dispel the gloom and loneliness
which always come with living in a
strange city"
Headquarters Opened.
Miss Norton requests that all clerks
or enlisted men who desire TO be given
an opportunity for social companion
ship will communicate with her. Miss
Norton has headquarters at the
Franklin High School. Thirteenth and
K streets northwest
Il hope that newcomers will not feel
timid about Joining in these COM
munity AFFAIRS said Miss Norton.
IAN that it is necessary to do is
get in touch with the secretary of the
center most convenient to you. The
secretary will introduce you to the
other members OF the club and you
will soon feel entirely at home. and
you will find that the people who at
tend the gatherings are reenle of the
kind you would want to know"
The plan to welcome government
clerks to the community centers and
to see that they are made to know
they are welcome and are extended
special invitations to coroe. is being
backed by Maj. z. l. Potter, of the
housing and health division of the
War Department, Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, of the local Council of Defense
and others who are interested in the
welfare of the women war workers.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
G. OF e. WILL HEAR
STORIES FROM FRONT

Representative Albert johnson, OF
Washington. will tell members of the
Chamber of Commerce some of his
experiences in the war zone at a
special meeting of the chamber at
Gil Twelfth street northwest, Tues
day night.
Members of the chambers W. s. s.
committee selected yesterday by
President A. Leftwich Sinclair are:
James NJ. Denty, chairman; F. W.
Bolgiano, vice chairman; DR.. Arthur
Ramsay, Judge Milton Strasburger.
and ]. Leo Kolb.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
meet each OTHER,'
Slogan OF GUESTS
Joint Entertainment at 7. M. {. A
Promises Unique Features.

Everybody must have the best time
of their lives" is the watchword adop-
ted by the committee in charge of tn.
st. Valentines Day entertainment to
be given on Thursday evening at the
Y. NJ. C. A. assembly room, under the
joint auspices of the Y. NJ, c. A and
the Y. W. C. A.
Three one-act plays, The Brace
let" The Lash" and THE Burglar"
will be presented under the directics
of Mino ]. Maiori, dramatic instructor
of the Y. NJ. c. A Leading parts will
be assumed by Messrs. Maiori and
Meek and the Misses Estelle Allen.
Alice Whitcomb. Lois Meek ana
Grace Liscomb.
Following will occur a general social
for which a number of lively diver
sions have been planned.
The public is invited. Soldiers and
government clerks who because OF
limited acquaintanceship here have
been unable to find the social life TO
which they were accustomed at their
homes, are especially urged to attend
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
LOCAL, TEMPERATURES

Midnight 81; 2 a. m., 81; l. m, 81; q. m,
81: a. m. 3l; 10 a. M. 3; II noon. .; p. NJ,
IS; p. m, g; p. m, 10; p. m, IS; 10
D. m. 81. Highest. 81 lowest, % Relative hu-
midity-s a. m. 20; p m. %; .. m, 9s.
Rainfall 70 p. m. to p. nj, 0.S. Hours of
sunshine sos Per cent Of possible sunshine, Q.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS deficiency Of tenn
perature since January /. 1913, 81; deficiency Of
temperature since February !, 1918. -; sccumu-
lated deficiency Of precipitation since January l.
1913. oo6; deficiency Of precipitation since Febru-
ary !, 1913 0S
Temperature same date last year-Highest, a;
lowest, Is.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, Feb: 9.-Washingtonians
registered at hotels here include:
Grand-H. H. Chaplin, D. L. Slusher.
Navarre-A. T. Durlin, A. c. Goetz
Flanders-F. D. Jones. r. Kane, l.
A. Spiess.
Herald Square,. A. Reilly, Mrs. I,
Welton.
woodward-C. B. Savage.
Arlington-W. V. Bottom.
New Strand-M. E. Kahn, NJ.
Vaughn.
The Herald, Daily one cent,
Sunday two cents.
Flowers for Valentines.
Guides home grown flowers are always appro
priate-always expressive. 12ls F.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia: Fair today and tomor-
row; not much change in temperature; moderate
westerly winds.
Virginia: Fair and somewhat colder today
tomorrow fair; moderate westerly winds.
Maryland Fair and slightly colder today; to-
morrow fair; moderate westerly winds
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Gunpowder tea, 44c and 59c; Star
cocoa, Csc; white potatoes, &c lb.;
onions. &c lb.; starch. TIC; Argo
starch, &c; Karo syrup, 13c. see and
75c; Log Cabin syrup. 20c; Va. Sweet
pancake flour, 121sc; "A. ]. pancake
flour. 1914 GA. J. buckwheat, IL X C;
macaroni or spaghetti. 12c; 21 ozs
Van Camp. beans, 17c; red kidney
beans, 15c; navy beans, 17c; lima
beans. 17e; black-eyed peas, lie;
Quaker matches, 25c; safety
matches, TIC; Babbitts soap, 25c;
Silver Brand peas, 12hc; sugar
corn, 12hc; can pineapple. Csc; 2C
ozs. baking powder. 15c; large
herring, SC: fat mackerel, 15c; 1;
ozs. sardines, 15c; Bluejacket sar-
dimes. 10c. 412 Fourth st. S. Z. and
all the ]. T. ID. Pyies stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Phone Rate Hearings
viii Reopen Thursday

The Public Utilities Commission will
reopen the hearing Of the telephone
o npany for increased rates Thurs
day morning in the board room OF
the District Building at 1910 O'Clock
Vigorous protest against the re-
quests for the increased rates by the
company have come from representa-
tives of citizen associations and
trade bodies.
Z. Z. Clement. OF the Board OF
Trade, and Jesse Crawford. OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
will probably be present. A brief will
be field by interested citizens.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Ye Fireside
Gossip
BIZ a. B. c.
APOLOGIES TO. x. c. B.
OH YOU kid

OH YOU kid.
A. B. C. is
ON VACATION ! at
NASHVILLE, Tenn,
HAVING the time
OF HIS life.
so LONG as he's
HAPPY we're
TIcKLED to death.
TOO Busy at
D. ]. KAUFMAN's
TO Pass
THE BUCK"
THE way he -
DID-so we'll
JUST say
AU REVoIR and
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
Policeman Falls on Ice;
Bruises Hip, Shoulder

Patrolman D. L. O'Brien, of the
Seventh precinct, living at 2114 Thirty
fifth street northwest, fell on the
icy sidewalk in front of his home,
Yesterday afternoon. and received
bruises about the hip and shoulder.
He was treated by DIR. H. w. Law
son. the police surgeon.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES

(Compiled by the United States Coast ant
Geodetic Suryey)
Low tide, ~ a. m and l 3l D. m; high tide,
q. m. and Is D m.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
CONDITION OF THE WATER.

Temperature and condition Of water yesterday
Great Falls-Temperature,. s3; condition, very
cloudy. Dalecarlia reservoir -Temperature, 49,
condition at north connection. misty; condition
at south connection, very clear. Georgetown
distributing reservoir-Temperature "a; condition
at inhuent gRtehouse, very clear; condition at
en1uent gatehouse, very clear.
AutomoOils lamps must be lighted By so
.. N.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10

The Herald, Daily one cent,
SlAdsy TIVE cents.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
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Movlnx, PIctsiee Machines.
Elaetrie Wskster. ia 9th st d. W,