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Evening star., 1918-06-06
INTENDED VICTIM TAKES
HOLDLUP MEMS PISTOL
It Doesn't Shoot, But Negroes Run
When It Is Turned on Them
by Car Employe.

Two negro footpads who tried to
hold up and rob Lewis H. Fletcher,
Capital Traction Company employe. in
C street between North Capitol street
and New Jersey avenue early this
morning. caught tartar.
Fletcher. whose home is in Cherry
dale. promptly took away the revolver
one of the negroes showed in his face
after he had been stopped by a re-
quest for a match. When the negroes
started to run Fletcher did his best
to shoot one or both Of them. but the
weapon he took from one OF the men
was not IN Shooting order and the effort
failed.
Fletcher reported the attempted
hold-up to the police Of the 9Th pre-
cinct, to whom he turned over the re-
volver that wouldn't revolve when
it was needed
Robbed by Colored Trio.
H. s. Mothershead, s29 F street
southwest, has complained to police of
the sixth precinct that three colored
men robbed him of two pocketbooks.
containing SlS, hiSuI dhSo opPiiSoeaohA
blanks and a receipt for s.. They also
took his watch.
Mothershead said the three men
were in a wagon and he rode with
them from Wisconsin avenue and
Hall place to an alley near North
Capitol and I streets, where, he
stated, he was robbed He was able
to furnish description Of one of the
men.
Mrs. Matte Whitaker. 1102 L
street, Tuesday afternoon was robbed
of a tan handbag containing $685. and
a trunk key, while passing along 1lth
street between L and NJ streets The
handbag, she stated. was snatched by
one of two colored boys about twelve
or fourteen years old.
Stolen From Cash Register.
william Blum, s27 Pennsylvania
avenue, complained Of the loss OF $50.
The money. he stated. was stolen
from his cash register yesterday att
ernoon by a young white man.
Richard Cook. 3137 n street. re-
ported the theft of wearing apparel
valued at $50. The theft was COM
mitted In his room some time in the
past three days.
An unidentified colored man yes
terday afternoon was discovered in
the apartment of Capt. Charles F.
Sellers, 1925 Swami street. having
gained entrance with a duplicate key.
He was frightened from the apart
ment before he had obtained posses
sion of valuables.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
GERMAN LOSS TERRIFIC;
WOMAN LOSES rs OF KIN

BERN, Wednesday. Tune 6.-As
bearing upon tho war losses of some
German families, a statement made
today to the Associated Press corre-
spondent by a German woman now in
Bern is interesting.
twenty-five of my relatives have
been killed; Ave are invalids, and only
two are left unharmed out of thirty
two engaged In the war" said this
woman, whose husband was killed on
the German front near Arras. my
uncle" she continued, "sent seven
sons into the war. and six Of them
were killed within two month";
The losses of the Germans since the
March offensive began have been ter
rific," she added.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
HAWAIIAN FLAG RAISD
IN DISTRICT BU|INNG
Conference Of State and Provincial
Health Boards Honors p.
siding Officer.

Hawaii's nag was raised the
boardroom Of the District buding
jfftoday. The ceremony took plce as
a mark of respect to DR.. is. b.
Pratt Of Hawaii. president OF tn con-
ference of state and provincial ealth
boards. which is being held the
municipal building. An ovation.hich
brought delegates from everystate
to their feet followed the unflding
Of the colors alongside the Star and
Stripes.
Social diseases formed the toic of
the mornings discussion. DR.. I. G..
Irvine of the Minnesota state oard
of health pleaded that medicalmen
approach this subject from q ioral
as well as a professional poit of
view. Fundamentally. he safd.it is
moral problem and never WI be
solved on any other basis.
DR.. Irvine suggested that thefed-
eral government join with the sates
on a '.fifty-fifty" basis in combting
diseases of this character.
American soldiers in this coutry
and abroad were discussed at theon-
ference yesterday. A contaious
form of the disease and, seeminsy, q
virulent outgrowth Of the epiemic
of measles that first menaced the
American Army, is a malady that
have swelled the casualty lists. twas
stated.
Rockefeller Institute Wor.
Dr. Rufus I. Cole of the Rockefeller
Institute stated that the institute
has been making a sweeping fnVsti-
cation of the subject in connection
with the surgeons general Of thewar
and Navy departments and the Tilted
States public health service.
While there was no direct iuict-
ment Of the Germans by DR.. Coz rs
being responsible for dissemination
of deadly disease through mysteious
germs, experts who took part IL the
discussion were of the opinion that
the frightful ingenuity OF the Hun
mind is responsible.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
: DEATH WARRANT Is SIGNED.
Mooney Execution Stayed Until
4. Court Acts on Writ.

Judge Franklin A Grimm late yesterday
signed the death warrant Of Thomas J.
Mooney. sentenced to execution for mur-
der in connection with the preparedness
day bomb explosion in 1916.
The court stipulated the warrant was
not to be executed or served until the
state supreme court had acted on the
writ Of probable cause sought by
MONEYS attorneys. with Q view Of fur
ther appealing for a new trial.
Maxwell McNutt, one of MONEYS at
torneys, said the application for the writ
% IN preparation. and in all probability
svould p dlsd within fsw aaya, -,
Evening star., 1918-06-06
SUFFRAGE
VOTE THIS SESSION
Senate Leaders Again As
sure Action or Amendment
Before Adjournment.
william Jones.

A vote during the present session
of Congress on the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment today was
again promised by Senate leaders.
Republican Leader Gallinger urged
early disposition Of the resolution and
Senator shafroth Of Colorado for the
Senate majority said 1t positively
would be brought to . vote before
Congress adjourns. but that friends Of
equal suffrage are delaying action be-
CAUSE they lack two or three votes
necessary to insure its adoption.
'"Ths truth Of the matter IL that
friends Of the resolution are not
pressing Il at the present time." said
Senator shafroth. because they
haven't promises Of two or three
votes needed" ....
"And you're not likely to get Them"
Senator Smith Of South Carolina 5ocu-
larly inter3ected.
Senator shafroth Confident.
"oh, yes. We are." Senator shafroth
replied. confidently. stating that he
believed the resolution would be
adopted II voted on At once. but that
its friends desired to be sure OF hav-
ing the required two-thirds majority be-
fore bringing the resolution to a vote.
by postponement we believe its
passage can be assured" said Senator
6hafroth.
Urging an early vote, Senator Mel
son Of Minnesota said he understood
the delay was due to the woman
managers"
1T want q vote soon because I want
. little peace in my last days; don't
want to be subjected to this continual
he added.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
Has onoe While P.isousr.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June s-Dr. Ben
Reitman Of Chicago. serving . sem
tencs in the Warrsnsvills workhouss
for distributing birth control iitsra.
ture, effective Monday. will become
city serologist. . position similar to
the one he held with the Chicago
board Of health prior to his coming
to Cleveland. Under the circum.
stances, no salary 10 attached to the
position. Dr.. Reitman viii be motored
70 ~: once n the city hall sssh
Evening star., 1918-06-06
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
w. B. WILSON, SECRETARY.
TO MANUFACTURERS AND EMPLOYERS:

VISITING washington acquainted
Service Be-
ManufacturerS
what
there about needs
workers
required.
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
J. B. Densmore, Director General
Hotel Gordon, 10th and Eye Streets.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
AIRPLANE FALLS IN AFRICA.
British Pilot and Observer, Unin.
jured, Interned by Spaniards.

MADRID, Wednesday, June 5.-A
British airplane fell in Rio NUM-, Af-
rica, recently, and the pilo, and OBJ
server, who were unhurt, will be in
termed at Cordova, Spain.
Spanish possession on the west coast
of Africa, south and southwest of
Kamerun. which was formerly Ger
pnan possession - Z =. -.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
STRATEGY OF FOCH
Wins ADMIRATION
Officers Here Praise Holding
of Germans Without Sc
rious Losses.
AWAITING new EFFORT

Army officers here, believing that
the first stage Of the second great Ger
man drive has been checked at the
Marne, and that the generalship Of
Foch has upset the original German
plans, look for series Of efforts to d.
vert troops from northern portions Of
the line as o preliminary to the main
German effort.
Admiration for the strategy Of Gen.
Foch, in holding the Germans with
out serious loss to the allies or weak
ening Of other sections Of the allied
line is freely expressed by officers
here.
Mobilizing Near Metz.
One Of the possibilities is that the
Germans now reported to be mobiliz-
ing near Metz. before the American
troops about Toul. will attempt an at
tack upon that sector. pursuing their
purpose of drawing troops away from
the Amiens. Arras or Ypres regions.
which they consider vital. and toward
which their strategy is directed.
1t is more than possible. 1t was said.
that renewed assaults on the limo
from Chateau Thierry to Scissors
would come at any moment. The Ger
strength there to force a way through
toward Paris.
Unofiicial reports from the front,
however, indicated that tho crack
German offensive divisions, the shock
troops relied upon time and again to
break q way through the allied lines,
were disappearing from tho new bat
tie front. II this Is the fact, officers
believed 1t meant that preparations
were already under way behind the
German lines for another blow.
Where it might fall they hesitatsd to
the enemy would derive the greatest
results by carrying out his original
program Of smashing through to the
channel ports.
American Marksmanship.
Everybody here is greatly pleased
with the evident good impression
created by the American troops wher-
ever they have been employed.
Tributes paid by British and French
observers to the accuracy and volume
of American machine gun fire have
been noted with particular gratihca-
ton. Gen. Pershing has insisted from
the first on good marksmanship, and 1t
is evident he has had his way in train
ing the men In this regard. The sue
cesses scored by the fghting men
gives xest to the task Of arming and
eQuipping them and rushing them re-
Inducements for telling victories they
will win later.
Officially officers here discuss the
doings of their comrades at the front
in reserved language. Unpficially they
glory in the fact that the Germans
are finding themselves busy wherever
the men from overseas reach the bat
tie lines.
Evening star., 1918-06-06

A convention to revise the state
constitution of New Hampshire as
sembled at the statehouse in Con-
cord yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
Members Of the Party.

In the party were Franco Zamora
Of the Historian. Mexico City: Luis
Tornel Olivera Of FL Universal, Mex
leo City; Carlos Gonzales Pena of Ell
Universal Ilustrada, Mexica City; Jose
e. Campes of Ell Excelsior. Mexico
City: Jose de J. Nunezy Dominguez of
Revista de Revistas. Mexico City;
Ganzalo de la PARA of Nacional; En-
rique Monora of El Economista, Mex
leo City: Leopoldo Zamora Ploves of
A. B. c., Mexico City; Manuel Carpio
Of La Voc. Merida: Lie. r. Herrador
Calvo of Ell Diclamen. Vera Cruz; Teo-
domrio L. .Vorgas of La Prenza- Pu-
eb1a: J. A. del Castillo of Ell Informa-
tion. Guadalajura; Uribe y Mendoza.
Ell Liberal. Saltillo. and Lee D. Walk
er. El Progreso. r. D. al Huerta of
Ell Liberal. Saltillo. and Leo d. Walk
or, Ell Progresso; r. D. La Huerta of
Ell Liberal and Miguel Martinez Rem
don of Nueva Patria. all of Monterey.
Among those who met the party
upon the arrival at the Willard Hotel
was e. H. Talbot. who arranged a
tour of Mexican editors in 1855, when
$4,000 mile trip was made. and
these editors were the last delegation
received by Gen. Grant, then near
death at his home at Mt McGregor.
New York.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
Letter of Public Printer.

IN mis- letter TO the chairmen OF the
appropriations committees Of the Sem
ate and House. Mr.. Ford says:
"A situation has developed in the
| government printing Office that re-
quires immediate consideration and
faction by Congress.
Under the law-appropriation bills
and separate statutes-the compensa-
, tion Of certain employees Of the gov
ernment printing ONCE is fixed, and an
advance in the compensation cannot
be made unless by statute fixing a
higher rate or by the repeal Of the
Limitations placed by various acts and
appropriation bills.
printer cannot increase the compen-
sation of printers. linotype and
monotype operators, bookbinders and
pressmen above the following rates
Printers. 50 cents: linotype and
monotype operators. 60 cents: book
binders. 80 cents; pressmen, 56 cents.
1, In addition to the foregoing are
the skilled 1aborers. male and female.
intendent of documents, who receive
9s2e Per annum- fixed by law, and
under the statutory rate now paid I
am without authority to increase
their compensation above that which
For some time the force at the
printing ofilce Of the above-men-
toned employees has been gradually
decreasing through enlistment in the
Army and Navy and to outside posi-.
ttonY carrying higher rate Of pay.
The large quantity Of printing
coming into the government printing
once demands not only that tho force
of few months back be kept up, but
that additional help be employed SO
that the work can be properly handled.
Printers. bookbinders and pressmen
will not answer tho calls from this
ONCE. when higher rates can be re-
cetved outside the government service.
so as to overcome this serious con-
dition, I respectfully request that i'm
mediate action be taken to remedy the
hardships placed upon tho govern
ment printing ONCE. and urgently re-
quest with all the emphasis at my
command that the public printer be
authorised to employ such help al
may be necessary for the proper con-
duct of the government business al
compensations comparable with out
side establishments, the Limitations
now eEiseing being repealed
Publishers of the City of Washing
ton have agreed to pay printers, limo.
type and monotype operators. on q
seven-hour-dayb basis, q rate of 7s-4-i
cents an hour for day work and s5 s.
cents for night work. All overtime Il
compensated for on q basis Of price
and one-half."
Evening star., 1918-06-06
MEXICAN EDITORS
ON TOUR Of j. s.
Here to Get First-Hand In
formation as to War
Conditions.

Editors Of more than a score of in
fuential daily newspapers and Illus
trated weeRlies OF Mexico arrived in
Washington today, the official starting
point of tour Of the United States to
observe war conditions so. they may
inform their own people of what the
United States is doing. and the reason
why 1t must make certain restrictions
in regard to food, raw materials and
supplies.
German propaganda in Mexico is
blow, and German activities there now
are confined largely to efforts at dis
torting news to serve the German pur-
pose," said Leo D. Walker. ellitor of
Ell Progreso. of Monterey.
Pro-Ally in sympathies.
every editor in this party is thor
oughly pro-ally. IN personal sympathy"
he said. land already in our trip across
the country to Washington We have seen
things that have opened our eyes to the
task that confronts the United States.
"Our message to the American people.
I believe, is that Mexico. on the whole.
is pro-ally in sympathy. Certainly the
better classes realize the value of our
friendship for the United States, also
they have a deep regard for Great
Britain and France"
In charge of the visiting party Of
editors is Wilfred E. Wiegand. on leave
of absence from the Associated Press.
for which he is a correspondent at
Mexico City. and they also are accom-
panied by Lieut.. P. S. O'Rielly.
The tour was arranged under the
auspices Of the committee on public in
formation. George Creel was among the
government officials who met them at
Union station upon their arrival at 11:45
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. WieEand and members of the
party paid a high tribute to the
bureau of the committee on public
information in Mexico. which Is
headed by Robert H. Murray. They
stated that this bureau is doing a re-
markable work in informing Mexicans
about the activities of the United
States. and the purposes for which
she is aiding in the fight. for world
democracy.
Evening star., 1918-06-06
ASKS HIGHER PAY
WORKERS
Public Printer Wants Author
F, ity Vested In Him to
! Fix Wages.
URGES REPEAL OF LAW

Repeal of the existing statute COW
sring salary rates for printers, book
binders, laborers, folders and press
men in the government printing ONCE
is asked by Public Printer Cornelius
Ford in q letter addressed to the
chairmen of the appropriations COM
mittees Of the Senate and House to-
day.
1t Is asked that the old rates fixed
by statute be raised and that the
power of raising rates for printers,
bookbinders and pressmen be trans
ferred by act of Congress to the pub
lie printer. who has an exact knowl-
edge of the work done and of con-
ditions.
Workers Suggest Rate.
Following q joint meeting Of the
printers, bookbinders and pressmen
the following rates were placed in the
hands of Mr.. Ford: Seventy-five cents
per hour fat for printers, 20 cents per
hour fat for bookbinders, and rs
cents per hour fiat for pressmen. The
rates under which the men are now
working are: Printers. so cents; l1no-
type and monotype operators. SO
cents. DookDlnoerS ana preSSinen, DO
cents.
Mr.. Ford conferred with President
Wilson yesterday afternoon. 1t is un-
derstood the President looks with IA
vor on tho proposed rate increase.
Losses due chiefly to men leaving
the employ Of the government print
ting office have SO depleted the force
THAT the production of the office is
now much curtailed. Mr.. Ford says.
All The employees who have remained
have been working hard to keep
ahead of the volume of work. With
!. an inadequate force it will be I'M
possible to do so much longer.
Il am proud to be the head Of an
establishment which numbers among
its employees such efficient workers
a. those now here" said Mr.. Ford
today Every man who has remained
has been working at top speed to
keep up production.
"The government printing office this
year will produce almost double the
amount Of work done last year.
amounting to approximately $13,000,-
900. as against S8.000.0 .00o."
This alone. according to Mr.. Ford,
causes demand for higher wages and
q larger force
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-20

sounded and the toll has been paid.
 But the world goes on. Not the way
 you would have it go, perhaps, but
 day by day the sun rises and sets,
 and day by day it seems that you are
 contented to let it go at that. There
 is duty to be done, and duty is a
 hard master. It is a relentless duty
 that often requires lf-sacrifice. and
 self-sacrifice is a generosity offered
 for others without any consideration
 to one's self. and without it no duty can be efficiently performed. What,
 then, is this duty? Is it necessary to turn to the Z's in your encyclopedia Iof experience for the answer? Must Iyou resort to a vast research for the reply? The decision must be negative, absolutely negative in each instance.
 Let these words be branded on your memory, We Are at War. Enough!
 The 1as. the president, the country is ours; and we are for them to the very last. Serve your country. Forget your present needs and wants, make all the sacrifices for the future A people in
 want finds nation in need; not the classes, but the masses, not the mill 1 tlionaires, but the persistence of your
 million of men and women hold our country's fate in time of war. We
 must scrap old ideas and old ways of living. The old standards of comfort
 must be kicked aside. When We have tgone through the sacrifcial fires of se1f-denial we will have learned that | show and qualification of whims and ! vanities have nothing to do with our hearts hapfaness. That waste and ex- ltravagance has the mark of either dull
 wits or proffigacy, and unthinkable te her whose eyes have opened to the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-20
rnE uNslNKAsLE SHIP

Even though the committee named 10 investigate the method of making a ship unEinkable along the lines worked out on the former Austrian liner now known as the Lucia has not presented e favorable report following its tests. inc sensible thing appears to hgve been done in continuing that committee for the purpose of making further investigations along this very line of effort.
 There are many ideas which have been advanced regarding the making of a ship inperEsous to submarine at tack. and to prsEent ships from going to the bottom ln case of collision or other serious accident. Many of these may not be practical but it Is entirely possible that there are devices which. if they rouldbe worked out would re- suit ia zaviusatieast some of the yes ssls. which under the present method of construction and the dangers to ''-.-ia@ tl.a., era si,lz,ee< -eze p<ettx cay
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-20
GOVERNOR wHITMAN's POINT.

GOVERNOR WHlTMAN'S POINT.
 Ordinarily it might be supposed that the people of any state could better declare by their own votes their likes and dislikes on such an important matter as national prohibition, and that referendum upon such ques- ton sa !s proposed in New York state would come nearer to being the real rKpression of the people than as if the J,presentafives to the legislature were left to pass their judgment or to vote in accordance with what they thought 10 be the desire of their constituents.
 But according to the message of Governor Whitman to the New York legislature in regard to this very mat ter sseii e referendum as is planned there wsuid have no binding effect up- on the legislators. It is because of this thnt he believes that the present legislature should act upon the prohi- lition amendment, whatever the result may be. instead of causing a needless delay and the taking of referendum vote which would amount to nothing.
 According 10 the federal require ments the action upon the amendment must bs taken by the legislature, There is nothing which would bind the leg islature to act in accordance with the referendum. and the referendum vote would not decide, whether the state ratified the amendment or not. Should the people declare in favor of the amendment the next legislature could refuse Co ratify. or vice versa. Such heinz the case the referendum appears to be e needless move and other states besides New York have reason to give heed to the point which Governor Whitman has brought out.