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Evening star., 1918-02-16
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
CONTRIBUTE S244,491
Executive Committee Of Columbia
Union Conference Holds Meeting
at Takoma Park.

At a. meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Columbia Union Con-
ference Of Seventh-day Adventists yester-
day at Takoma Park C. C. Pulver. Sec
retary-treasurer Of the conference. an
nounced that $244.491 was contributed
by the membership last yeax which
was a gain of $50, ,6619o over the previ-
ous year.
The Columbia Union Conference in
cludes the local conferences in Ohio.
Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Mary
land. Virginia. Delaware. New Jersey
and the District of Columbia Mr.. Pull
yer stated that this money was given
for the support of the ministry and
tho advancement of the church at home,
while a total Of 9s.733.74 was given
for foreign missionary endeavor-an
increase Of $16,1o0.92 over the previous
year. The average given per member
for the furtherance of foreign mission
endeavor was SEAS.
He also stated that the Washington
Missionary College fund has been in
creased by cash receipts amounting to
ss1. DPS SO. This college draws most of
its students from the local conferences
in the Columbia Union. The money
viii be applied to the fund that has
been raised for the erection of a new
college building at Takoma Park. The
foundation for this building has al
ready been laid.
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GOVERNMENT WORKERS
FIGHT BORLAND BILL
Union Asks Employees to Get Sena-
tors to. Oppose Amend
ment.

Every government employe in Wash
ington who has a vote In any one of
the states has been appealed to by the
National Federation OF Federal En-
ployes to write to his or her senator
and ask him to oppose the Borland
amendment to mako employees OF the
Department of Agriculture work eight
hours day instead of seven.
Let them know the truth from you,.
reads statement from the union
They are fair. but should have the ex-
listing facts impressed on them and
brought to their attention"
The statement declares government
employees are willing to work any
number Of hours necessary during the
war and the nations need without
overtime pay. but they are not will
ing to have a minimum eight-hour day
forced on them with insult from Bor-
land In consideration Of the seven
hour day we have always been willing
to do any necessary overtime work
without extra pay therefor, but II we
are to have the eight-hour day 1t must
be the standard union eight-nour day
not Mr.. Borland's sort-with pay for
overtime at one and one-half the. regu-
Lar rate
Evening star., 1918-02-16
CALLS TO DISTRAIN FOR RENT;
FINDS FAMILY IN DIRE WANT

married. She separated from her hus-
band and is at home. helping provide
living for the younger members of
the family. The father was i'll during
the cold spell and could earn nothing.
Deputy Sheriff Garrison was told.
Bundles of clothing and packages of
food were left at the home yesterday
by Mrs. Garrison. Sherif Bean of
Prince Georges county, and Herman E.
Burgess. visited the home late yester-
day in company with Deputy Sheriff
Garrison.
In the absence of bed clothing. rags
were thrown over the children at night
in the effort to keep them warm. the
mother explained to the officers. While
state authorities Investigate the case
the family will be cared for under di-
rection of Sheriff Beall and Deputy
Sheriff Garrison,
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couldn't RENT HOUSE IN SOUTH
FOR INCOME FROM D. C. HOME
Army Officers Wife Protests Proposed Leg
islation Embracing Only Washington,
Citing Instance at Admission, Ala.

necessary. as there were few houses
~ith furnaces and the weather was
bitterly cold). They provided no meals
a friend OF NINE " no came TO w a 81
ington to do government work arrived
FRIDAY and secured by Sunday u bright
sunshine room with use o. connecting
bath and breakfast and dinner for Si3 a
month
of bungalow which rented. furnished.
for $40 a month. l FASTENED to see it.
but by the time l reached there in the
early afternoon the price had advanced
70 500 a month. II was dirty. ill-kspt
and poorly furnished. The bungalow
that l finally took. which was at least
clean and new, l was told formerly
went for S45 a month I paid $l5s And
I had TO buy an entire set of living
room furniture to make the room abit-
able.
Profteering Should Go.
When the rert l had to pay for my
apartment in Washington and the real
estate dealers commission were de-
Quoted. l had less than half of the $50
TO apply 10 the sl55 on the bungalow.
Not that | am complaining of or dis
paragiag the people: ! was glad TO find
a home-however humble-and l met
many delightful. hospitable and pa
But does it seem fair that Washing
tonians should be fegislated against in
their own territory and unprotected
when Uncle Sam orders them TO other
parts OF the country? Is not justice for
one spot justice for all places? Must
one be SO restricted in the District that
one cannot pay rent anywhere else with
rent received here?
Certainly. all wise and fairminded
men must see the logic Of this argu-
ment against such discriminating legis-
lation. Exploitation of our country's
faithful workers-'profiteer in house
rents"-shoald be '-cut out" But this
should be a ciean-cut. scientific opera
tien. and not a vicious and malicious
thrust of the knife
Evening star., 1918-02-16
N. C. WOMEN SEEK VOTE.
Petition Senators 0verman and Sim.
mons to Back Suffrage.

Petitions to Senators Overman and
Simmons of North Carolina asking
them to vote for the federal suffrage
amendment. and signed by hundreds
of North Carolina women, have been
presented to them by Mrs Helen h
Gardener. vice president Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
sociation. and Mrs. Maud Wood Park,
congressional chairman
The signatures on one petition alone
represent college women from 107
cities and towns IN North Carolina.
This is a petition from Meredith Bap-
tist College. in Raleigh, where all the
faculty but one are suHragists, and
nearly 200 young woman students have
asked their senators to vote for the
federal suffrage amendment.
A petition from the State Normal Cob
lege, at Greensboro. N. c., which has
been sent direct to the senators, bears
the signatures Of 576 young women
out of $50.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
DESCRIBES FAKE U-BOAT.
Carl B. Ssancill, D. c. Man in France,
Writes of "Scares."

Fake sssbmarines would seem to be
tho latest Hun trick. according to an
account contained in a letter from
Carl B. Stanci1L son of Rev. R w.
StAnciu of this city. Young Stancill is
a member Of the United States an,bu-
lance service. which recently landed in
France.
I'VE had two submarine scaress says
the writer. sighted one but our gun
nerB soon put 1t to rout before It had
q chance to shoot at us
"A few days later we sighted what
we took to be the peFiscope of a sub
marine and opened FIRE on it, but saw
1t was not a submarine but a fake
periscope with a mine on the bottom
Of it But we steered clear, and after
we we're at a safe distance one of our
torpedo boat destroyers destroyed it"
In q previous letter Mr.. Stancill told
Of the submarine watch which he and
his comr-des kept.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
INTERFRATERNITY ELECTS.
Eugene Underwood of Sigma Chi
Made President.

The 1nterfratern1tY Association at
George Washington University has elect
ed the following officers: Eugene Under
wood. Sigma Chi. president: Robert Ash.
Theta Delta Chi. vice president. and John
Paul Earnest Sigma A1ph Epsilon. Sec
retary.
Plans are under consideration for fhe
holding Of a smoker In the near future
Members Of the basket bah team probably
will be the guests Of honor. Phns also
are under way for tho annual fnksrfr1Aer-
nifty prom. which win be held soon after
the close Of Lent
Mr. Underwood. Ihe newly e3ected pres-
ident. has opened a campaign to induce
all Of the Greek letter fraternfties at the
university to Join the association. Most
Evening star., 1918-02-16

A mother without work and desti-
tute. her seven Children without proper
food or clothing. sleeping in one room.
has lived at Belle Haven, Md, three
miles from the District line. all winter
to provide for her on account of illness.
This was the report Of case found
Thursday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Garrison of Prince Georges
county. Md. His visit at the home was
to distrain for rent His paper called
for him to take whatever personal
property might be found to pay for the
rent.
Mr Garrison found no personal be-
longings OF value. but has made
report to the health department of
Maryland to see if steps cannot be
taken to relieve the condition of the
family.
Edith. Oldest Of the seven children. is
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Draft Examinations in Fairfax.

Physical examinations Of class I men
under the seiective draft In Fairfax
county will begin Tuesday next in
Brooks Hall. at Fairfax. Fifty men
have been ordered up for examination
each day until the list Of cfaAp 1
men 10 completed DR.. r. Il BROOKS,
DIR. Ford SWetnam and Dr.. l. A. Hlaa-
agnn win be the examining o6bcerx.
The local exemption board has COM
plStsd it's work Of eaAaalfying thA l1oo
nnaa iA I1trfAx county Haha0 tor 6nf.
tAxY asxV4ea a11 hA1 1AdD In oaRf1neA-
t1u0D - u 1Sl1knzy azzAeRak1na An1
The d1naxink 1eaD4 n 21nAnmA
Evening star., 1918-02-16
COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
DR.. Samuel P. Capen, Specialist, 10
Act as One of Advisors to War
DEPARTMENT Board.

pr samuel T. Capen, specialist In
rei"r education at the United states
bureau - education has been named.
with four other educators a committee
70 act rs an advisory board OF edu-
Gators for the War Department
The War Department announced
simultaneously this board and a special
committee or Army officers. both Of
which will mobilize the schools and
colleges OF the country to provide for
the technical education of men needed
particularly for the ordnance bureau
and the signal and engineer corps.
Graduate of Tufts College.
Or. Capen. who lives at 22is Caiifor-
MIA street, has been connected with the
United States bureau of education since
February /. 1914. He is a graduate of
Tufts College. OF which his father was
president, and took courses at Har-
ward and at the University of Leipzig.
Dir. Capen was a professor of modern
languages at Clark College was pro-
fessor of German there. and lectured on
school administration. He is the author
of number of bulletins of the United
States bureau of education, also of
"Lessine's Nathan der Weise." He Is
a member of the Cosmos Club.
The committee of officers, authorized
under general order. is to be known
as the committee on education and spe-
cial training, and is composed of Col.
Hugh S. johnson, deputy provost mar
shall general: Lieut. Col Robert l. Rees
of the general stan and Mai. Grenvills
Clark of tie adjutant generals depart
ment.
Others on the Committee.
The advisory board OF educators,
whose selection has been approved by
the Secretary of War. In addition to
DR.. Capen, is composed of the following
DIR. Charles r. Mann of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology; DR.. James R An
gell of Chicago. dean of the faculties
of the University of Chicago: J. w.
Dietz of Chicago, director of education.
Western Electric Company; president
of the National Association of Corpo-
ration Schools. and James p. Munroe OF
Boston. member of the federal board
for vocational education.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
PAINTING OF MODERN WARFARE
HERE RESULT OF IDLE JEST
Mural Decoration In War Department De-
pictine Work of CamouAage Artists In
spired by Bare Walls-Wins Praise

There is rne specimen e mural
decoration % the ptst w,N # ""o'i
l2a, on the csrrral cnia,id@r ~ The FIRST
foor .. tho War pera~rn.nt. l. covers
a space about tweHiY feet wide md ten
feet high. and is the work of three
private soldiers in the Army.
1t depicts the work OF camoufeurs
for the protection Of a small village
from the espionage Of enemy airmen
seeking vulnerable points Of attack by
bombs or heavy artillery.
A large church with square tower
stands on a corner. ffanked on both
sides with picturesque dwellings with
typical gables and balconies, with the
Inhabitants engaged in their usual
peaceful occupations Mingled with
them is small body of soldiers en-
gagged in camoufage work. They have
added a number of sham buildings and
are engaged in raising painted screens
to conceal the location of the roads.
which always are special points Of at
tack. An English caterpillar tank and
two aeroplanes in flight add further
touch of realism to the scene.
Artists who have seen the painting
speak in the highest terms of its tech
nique and execution, and it has been
the subject of special praise by Secre-
tary Baker and high officers of the
Army. That is not strange, however.
for the entire work was done by three
graduates of the Beaux Arts of Paris.
now serving as privates in the 40th
United States Engineers, and now in
active service in France. Their names
are A. Rattnere. C. B. Ashworth and X.
Hartwell. They belong to Company'A,
which was organized and trained at
Camp American University, in this city.
They are high class artists. but did this
particular piece of work as part of
their regular military duties and with
out thought of compensation.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Most Desirable Step.

sYoo see that for the beginning
Rely rather on international conference
than on international tribunals in deal
1ng with the larger international dis
putea- The most desirable step, in my
opinion. Is to get nations into the habit
of settling their own differences by
other means than war: to accustom
fkem TO discussions. debate and con-
ference as the normal resource in dis
pGte and to lay down such regulation
y,as win enforce this habit
: ~If prolonged International consid-
5eration Of the league of nations idea
shows we can go still further. nobody
win be more rejoiced than I. and there
is NO limit I would place on the ad-
vance in that direction except the linn
It's Of possibility and purpose. But 1
am a little afraid when I see some OF
the elaboa ate schemes which have been
arranged in various quarters
Evening star., 1918-02-16
M Bsker or to Inspect csmpa

Secretary BAkr lsft hare yssA9.
day TO naaD . personal tnspscf3on Of
Ca1p GrsaAA II q. and skhae esAps
IN u aootA IaDog1DA sto >lAeks p4u3w
fn1fl1kfao ter <Ao- -41aanlne A14-eA1e 4
f1oopk
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Aviation Exhibit Off.

NEW YORK, February 1s.-The pan
American aviation exhibition and con-
gress, to have been opened here yesterday
has been postponed indefinitely.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

e. ther t3'.n;s T. the government 10
a't il winning ne h'E ~:
II" 2sstya. u iist ive have sur ne
ri. ..t ttp'ut. and - per cent 50 ,ssS
t,-rnCA. X wcli ,s ;;rsiisl.
Ii'e irting ~ the War Department
t.;tt1ic i; hoat purely incident - tho
war n The course Of preparations il he
came necessary to make provision in the
department for the newly created military
division of the chief of engineers office
That was done by transferring to the land
office the river and harbor division. which
had been in room 195 ever since the War
department building was completed about
forty years ago. Because the east wall of
the big room was covered by map files it
vas left blank and unpainted. When the
map flies were taken down recently the
wall presented dingy and soiled appear
anee out of harmony with the orange
tints of the other walls.
Joke Taken Seriously.
When the superintendent of the building
was asl.ed to have the wall painted he
held up his hands and said that while he
had the paint and other material he had
no funds to pay for the labor. He sug-
gcsted that the engineers do the paint
ing themselves. What was meant for a
joke was taken seriously.
MesSrs. Rattnere, AshWorth and Hart
well, then under training at Camp
American University. heard of the de-
partments dilemma and volunteered to
do the work for nothing. Their offer
was accepted, and the bare wall soon
was transformed into a beautiful pic
ture of modern military methods.
In finishing the painting the artists
labeled it the "Camoufleurs," and added
the following descriptive lines:
We make the roads where others march to glory.
-, BROTHERS IN danger, WEAKNESS and cold.
They are the heroes of the worldwide story.
Ours is the story that is never told.
playing.
Shoulder TO shoulder, then let us advance
Victory treads the roads that we are laying.
Justice is coming to Belgium. peace to France.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
How Enemies May Work.

they win be found open to many
Hphiections when they come to the in
fferuational table for examination, and
4 am afraid that the enemies of this
Evening star., 1918-02-16
SIX SUCCESSFUL LEAPS
FROM CAPTIVE BALLOONS
Thrilling Exploits Placed to Credit
Of an American Aeronaut.
Hurt Only Once.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
CableGrnn to The Evening Star n
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, {, 1918

CableGrnm to The Eveni1R Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copy yright I. l0IS.
!. LONDON, February 15.-Six successful
leaps from captive balloons are to the
credit Of an American aeronaut. now in
active service with the British armies in
France. In only one Of these perilous and
thrilling exploits was the man injured
On this occasion. while falling sidewise
strapped to his parachute. which moved
with a stiff wind, his feet caught in the
ruins Of a she'll wrecked mill, and the
muscles Of his right side were seriously
strained before he could get himself loose.
Tell me about it," said l. Are these
leaps from balloons. thousands Of feet
I'D. exhibarating?''
Smiles and Touches Injured Side.
The American officer smiled wryly and
placed his hand against his injured side
They give you some thrill. right
enough he said. MY most pronounced
sensation in all my leaps has been that of
joy at escaping my Hun assailant or as
sailants. 1t Is simply immense to find
yourself alive and shooting earthvard.
particularly If toward the rear Of your
own lines. after machine gun bullets and
the flaming balloon have seemed to make
My latest leap-I hope it win be my
last. but probably will not-was into
gale that had been buffeting me for
couple of hours Indeed. it had made
my head ache. 1t also had slightly
numbed my faculties. But for the wind
everything was serene There were
some fat clouds about. but no hum of
aeroplanes. 1 don't know just how it
happened. but before 1 knew it a Hun
atrman was pitching straight down at
me from the top of a cloud. His ma
chine gun sputtered flercefy as he came.
I was not hit, but all at once he got
in a fore shell and the balloon burst
into flames.
Dips Over the Edge.
Then dipped over the edge Of the
basket and jumped Being an old hand
at the game. I knew how to counter
act the effects OF the long fall before
the parachute opens. I learned this while
In those swift dropping New York ele-
vators. At the instant of falling I
all my lungs with all the air can hold.
This fortihes me against the peculiar
and powerful upward pressure of the
air during the first xtonelike fan Of
some hundreds Of feet
1T was a good job that I dropped
fast this time. for that Hun was right
after me. shooting as fast as he could
l think fell 1.eoo feet before my
parachute took any notice. Then it
opened with great slddenness and avay
went obliquely through the air at
express train speed OF course, 1 could
not pick a place to land. No man can.
When l felt my feet catching in the
ragged wallis OF the building / got out
my sheath knife as quickly as possible
and cut myself loose. When some Of
my pals reached me I was quite com
Portable. I knew nothing.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Composed of Painters.

The 48th Engineers is known as the
"camoudage regiment" and outside Of
It's officers is made up almost entirely
Of painters. designers and other artists.
who temporarily abandoned the prac-
tice Of their profession and volunteer
Evening star., 1918-02-16

This is the comparison l wish t.
draw--for a well heated. comrretely
furnished six-roosn apartment III this
cruel. rsercenary city of Washington.
received $50 month. For an un-
heated. poorly furnished fve-room
bungalow in small town in the south
1 paid s155 a month
This is the statement of an Army Of
icers wife, who believes that. though
conditions may be congested in Wash
ington. that the capital is not alone in
its housing problem
speaking of proflteering" she said.
there is not one of US who Is not an
anti Yet in view of the proposed
legislation pending in Congress in re-
gard to the unrepresented and much
maECned District OF Columbia. let me
mention few instances which have
come within my personal experiences IL
little southern town typical of all
the towns and cities suddenly called
upon 20 house nearly twice their popu-
lation-the only Just comparison which
can be made to the District n its pres
ent inflated cond ton.
Equally Outrageous Prices.
while | do not deny that there are
several appalling cases of increase in
rent in this ciey-au Of which has been
so ably brought to attention by Mr..
Johnson do say that in all cities
suddenly filled with officers and sol
diers and their families there have
been equally outrageous prices ex-
torted.
In the city of Admission. where /
spent part of the winter. there was not
a room to be had. to my knowledge. for
less than SIS or $40 month: and in
the better houses. $50 to $40. For this
price you had room and the use of a
bath, had to do all your own work,
and. in many cases. had to buy coal for
your CRATE fire (Which fire was always
Evening star., 1918-02-16
MIGHT RESTRICT
\ LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Lord Robert Cecil Discusses
Scheme for International
Control After the War.
WORLD READY FOR PLAN

By the Associated rrc<<.
LONDON. February ls.-Lord Robert
Cecil. minister of blockade. who an
nounced in the house OF commons re-
Gently that he himself had prepared a
plan for league of nations. discussed
the whole problem yesterday. While
declining to give detailed outline of
his plan. which. with others, now is
engaging the consideration of the Brit
ish government. he indicated 4 number
of conclusions to which his study of
the problem had led him.
The frs, and most important matter
to be insured by any adequate league
of nations said Lori Robert. is that
no nation shall 20 to war until the
matter in Gispcte has been submitted 10
international consideration. IL at first
the league Of nations gets no farther
than this, it will be worth while. and
a beginning would be made from which
wider developments are possible in due
course"
second point he emphasized was
that, while for an ideal league it would
be necessary TO have all nations of the
world as members. 1T may be found
necessary TO begin with a more re-
stricted membership"
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Power of Economic Weapon.

MY experience in the present war
has taught me the great power of an
economic weapon How would league
of nations use it? Well. for example.
II any nation went to war with another
without submitting it's dispute to in
ternational consideration il would
forthwith be cut off from all CONNER
ciAl Intercourse with every member of
the league. That would be a tre-
mendous weapon and one that few, if
any, nations would care to defy.
The first thing to be done is to decide
definitely what laws we shall try to
enforce through our league of nations,
and. since we are starting from the be-
ginning. We should have these laws as
simple as possible Now. even today, 1
doubt whether it is yet possible to in
duce the nations of the world to put
themselves completely under control of
my International organization Many
nations would still, consciously or un-
co0ociously. reserve the right to defend
1or themselves what they regard as
vital interests to their existence.
7 DO not believe that feeling will be
Hound to have completely vanished at
the end Of the war. ], therefore. am dis
posed to aim at the rather moderate
that We have done well IL we feel that
than IL we advanced too rapidly 1t
may be that we shall be unable to go
further at first than to lay down the
dictum that no nation shall engage in
war until the matter under dispute has
been submitted to international con-
alteration Even that would be a great
0dyautxge