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The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
WILL STAY A MONTH
|, ON STRIKE IF NEEDED
Women Cigar Employees Announce
Intended Persistence.

Striking women employees OF the
cigar factory OF Henry T. onterdinger
are prepared 70 stay on strike for a
mouth IL necessary to obtain the grant
ing Of their demands, Mrs. r. Perry,
chairman Of the strikers' defense com
mittee, declared last night
Mrs. Perry made q vain effort 20
bring nbout an interview between Ny.
OffterdinEer and the women strikers
Of his factory yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Ohterdinger reiterated his absolute re
fusal TO treat with the strikers al an
organization.
Pickets placed in front OF the cigar
store OF the manufacturer kept Up
their vigil all day yesterday. walking
back and forth in front OF the en-
trance, wearing banners on which was
the inscription: Henry 7. Onter-
dinger's striking employees. Striking
for better living conditions"
Women form by far the majority OF
the membership Of the striking union,
Mrs. Perry declared.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Senator Hitchcock
Sees Crisis In War

"a great crisis Of the war;" is
what Senator Hitchcock. of Ne
braska. called the European bat
tie. Senator Hitchcock ranks next
to Senator Chamberlain, Of Ore
gon, in the Senate Military AZ
fairs Committee.
my vision is too vague" said
he, ito go into particulars. The
effort Is SO stupendous that IL 1t
fails a great victory will have
been won for the allies. On the
other hand, II it succeeds, 1t will
be a great victory for the Ger
mans. 1t does not appear that
the French are much involved.
The Germans seem to be carrying
ont their announced intention Of
trying to defeat the British"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
u. S. wheat RATIONS
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE.
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter OF a barrel
time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight OF other cereals.
+The bakers and grocers are asked
to reduce the volume Of Victory Bread
sold, by delivery Of three-quarters
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before. and corresponding proportions
in other weights. Bakers are also
asked not to increase the amount of
their wheat flour purchases beyond
70 per cent Of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four months
prior to March /.
5-Manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes
should cease such use entirely.
6-There is no limit upon the use
of other cereals. fiours and meals,
corn. barley. buckwheat. potato
flour, etc.
War Measure Essentially.
Mr.. Hoover, in explaining the
drastic action. makes it clear that
it is war step. 1t means a cut of
80 per cent in normal consump-
ton.
"Reserving a margin for 6fstri-
button to the army and for special
cases" says Mr. Hoover. leaves for
general consumption approximately
/ L. pounds of wheat products
weekly per person. Many of our
consumers are dependent upon bak-
crs' bread. Such bread must be
durable and therefore requires a
larger proportion of wheat than
ceral breads baked in the house
hold. Our army and navy require
a full allowance. The well-to-do in
our population can make greater
sacrifices in the consumption Of
wheat products than can the poor.
In addition, our population in the
agricultural districts, where the
other cereals are abundant, are more
skilled in the preparation of breads
from these other cereals than the
crowded city and industrial popu-
lation."
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
RETIRED MAJOR KILLS
HIMSELF In HOSPITAL

Maj. William Everett Parker. Ma
rine Corps. retired, died at the Naval
Hospital. Washington. March ., from
a self-lnfiicted razor wound.
Maj. Parker was born at Newport,
r. l.. in 1873, and was appointed sec
ond lieutenant in the Marine CORDS in
1904 He served on board the Ken
lucky. Prairie and New York in the
Philippines and in China. He was
ordered to the Republic of Haiti in Au-
gust. 1915. ard served on that island
until September. 1917, when he returned
TO the United States. He was retired
with rank Of major in 1918 by reason
OF disability incurred in active service
Maj. Parker had been suffering from
neurasthenia for some time. He "a
survived by his wife and a daughter,
who are at present living here.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
HOOVER ORDERS new
wheat Regulations
Substitutes Must Be Used More
After April Ia.

In order that the short supply OF
wheat flour may be sufficiently
stretched to meet the demands Of the
country for bakers bread, the pres
ent proportion. Of wheat flour substi-
tutes required in bread and rolls is
to be increased. New baking regula-
tions calling for an admixture Of at
least 25 per cent of substitutes with
wheat flour in commercial bread bak-
ing will go into effect April IA, the
Food Administration announces. with
possibility that a still greater per
centage Of substitutes may be requir-
ed later.
All bread and rolls now manufac-
tured contain at least 20 per cent OF
wheat substitutes. This percentage
was attained by gradual stages. final-
ly becoming imperative on February
"a. The time that will elapse before
the new rate 0f substitution becomes
effective will enable bakers to make
the necessary experiments and work
out new formulas and methods for
producing Victory bread.
To enable every baker in the coun-
try to use these substitutes success
fully, a nationwide campaign OF edu-
cation has been planned by the Ma
tional Technical Service Committee.
This committee presented its plan al
a conference of 800 representative ba-
kers from forty-three States, which
took place in Chicago last Friday and
1t received unanimous endorsement
The spirit OF the meeting Mas been
that OF patriotic cooperation" Win
NJ. Campbell. chairman OF the Techn1-
cal Service Committee. wired the
Food Administration yesterday, and
we pledge our full support to the new
wheat-saving regulation effective
April IA Our work Is already under
| way"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
FRENCH FLYER PLANS
FAREWELL D.C.FLIGHT

Lieut.. Flachaire. the young French
ace" who has twice thrilled Wash
ington with his exhibition of flying
over the city. will fly for the last time
here this afternoon. He will ascend
from the polo grounds, ia Potomac
Park. at 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon for
a flight.
In announcement of the night made
last night BY the French officials here
it was said that the lieutenant will
shortly leave Washington for Mineola,
flying from here to Philadelphia and
thence to Mineola. Long Island. from
which place he few here i'll his Spad
ma aChine.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
CARY MAKES CHANGES
IN NSTALLMENT Law
Wisconsin Representative Amends
Measure for Regulation.

Representative Cary, of Wisconsin,
has strengthened the bill introduced
by him March ITO regulate and IL
cense the business of selling pianos,
jewelry. furniture and other commodi-
ties on installments" by inserting two
new sections.
The first Of these two sections pro-
vides that no sales greater than 500
shall be made to one person and the
other would require all conducting in
staIlment businesses to keep 9 regis
ter and strict account OF all sales.
Whenever the Commissioners or
their agents desire, the bill provides,
they would be at liberty to go over
these registers and one offlcial report
from them must be made each year
before January %.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Y.W.C.A.HELPS
new employees
TO DOMICILES
The Organization Has Done
Hard Work in Finding
/. Quarters for Women.

Fifteen hundred girls arriving In
this city since the first Of February
to date, ha~. been located in pri-
vate homes by the Y. w. c. A, ac-
cording to a statement made yes
terday by Mrs Grace Woodburn, in
charge of this work.
Since the first Of March. the ONCE
was visited by as girls, who had
arrived in the city to take positions
with the government and were strand
ed. In nearly every case. the girl
was located in a carefully selected
private family within one week 8
time. Three hundred and fifty let
ters and kilograms were received
from girls and young women stating
that they were bound for this city
and asking that some accommodation
be secured for them. All these were
accommodated.
These figures were given out with
view to showing the great need
of more space for the Y. w. c. A.
work. The building in which the or
ganization Is now located Is declared
to be entirely too small for the ac-
commodation Of the numerous girls
crowding the city.
On account OF this, a campaign Is
being planned to secure funds for
building a new home, to be a large
six or seven-story structure, with
dormitory facilities for hundreds. in
order to relieve the pressing needs
for rooms,
Before taking up the building cam
paign a contest, looking toward in.
creasing the present membership tc
10000. was organized a week ago Tues.
day. During the first week alone
1000 new members were admitted. Aft
er that date the entrants number art
kept secret. and will be made public
on the final night, next Tuesday. Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer, chairman of the
membership committee. Is directing
the campaign.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
WILL PROVIDE
NEGROES WITH
BETTER HOMES
] introduced oAid Those
Forced from Alley
- Abodes. r.

Provision for negroes who will be
ousted from the Districts alleys
July /, is made in . bill introduced
in the House yesterday. by Rspre-
sentative Hull. Of Iowa. 1t has been
referred to the Public Buildings
and Grounds Committee.
Representative Hulfs bill In full
is ito provide a home or homes for
aged and infirm colored people and
working girls. and to establish an
industrial farm and to aid people
who must move from the alleys on
July / and to provide work for the
coIored youths during the summer
vacation"
Takes Freedmen's Fund.
Notice is given in the bill that
the appropriation is found in $780,
600 which was in the hands OF the
Fredmen's Bureau, and has now
been repaid into the Treasury. This
money was due to estates OF de-
ceased colored soldiers.
1t is planned in the bill to build
homes for the aged and infirm col
ored people and working girls and
TO establish an Industrial farm to
aid in the maintenance of the home
and to give employment to colored
youths during the summer vacation
and to aid the people who will have
to move on account of the closing
of the alleys here.
Industrial Farm.
1t is required that the buildings
be erected on land owned or to be
owned by the Home for Aged and
lnfirm Colored People, and it is
stipulated that the Industrial farm
be located in virginia.
The necessary money would be
paid out from the Treasury as soon
as the superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds recommends buildings
plans-
II is Representative HulPs aim
to encourage these negroes to pro-
duce all the foodstunfs possible to
aid in feeding our soldiers and al
lies during the present war.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
N. Y. PRISONERS GET HOLIDAY.

ossining, y. Y. March z3.-Prison-
ers in the prison were given a hoIi-
day from factory work Friday
The theater was closed and other
amusements were curtailed, owing
10 100 cases of grippe among in
mates. Supt. of Prisons James NJ.
Carter said he believed II was the
first time prison industries had
closed down because of illness
among the men.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Ga War Tax Sleuths
win Chase Slackers

Six more business days In which
to fle your income tax return. II
you forget to do IT, sixty-four tax
ferrets under command OF Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner Daniel
Roper viii hit your trail. One
man from each Of the sixty-four
collection districts will come to
Washington to help organize a
campaign designed to nab every
last tax Stacker. The Revenue Bu-
reau yesterday said the way Of the
tax Stacker win be hard.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
WRONG ADDRESS GIVEN.

Attention has been called to the
fact that the address OF Perry Anton
Smith, arrested on Friday under
charges preferred by the B. F. Keith
Theater. was given in the Saturday
morning edition of The Washington
Herald as S. New York avenue north
west. instead of 63 New York ave-
nue. northeast. the proper address
The Washington Herald takes
pleasure in noting the correction.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

lain said: II reports we sei from.
day TO day are true, we do not
need merely men Of thirty. but Per
haps up 70 forty-nve"
A btll bridging = legislative gap
whereby widows Of ofieers and en-
listed men would have been de-
priyed OF the usual six months pay
given 70 dependents Of men killed in
action. was passed. This compensa
tion Sc regular In the army. and is
In addition TO the new war risk 4n-
surance which 10 optional with the
lighting man.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Huns Shoot Two Priests
In Belgium; Imprison 8

London, March 23-The execution
in Brussels Of two Roman Catholic
priests on the charge OF espionage
is reported in an Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam dispatch.
Eight other priests, the dispatch
says. have been sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor for life at Brus-
sells on the charge of espionage.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
LECTURES ON CHINA.

Edmund Heller delivered an address
on The Chinese Borderland of Tibet
and Burma" last night at meeting of
the Biological Society of Washington,
held at the Cosmos Club. Lafayette
square and H street. Thirty-f1ve menu
oers Of the society were present.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
THREE MONTHS FOR MURDER

Richmond. Va. March 23-Fanny
Jones, a white woman indicted for the
murder of her three weeks old child.
was sentenced today to serve three
months in Jail. She refused TO the
last to give the name of the father of
the child,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Aged Man Missing;
Police Begin Search

Police have been asked to locate
Thomas Belts, So years old, who has
been missing from his home. 7o4 A
street southeast. since early Friday
morning.
He IL described as being feet s
inches in height and Weighing 150
pounds. When last seen he was wear
ing dark suit and derby hat.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
dutch SOLONS SPEAK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

NC-' A~'S III hO4A UNI.
not be the Dutch flag. but IL that
flag was used, he hoped it would
be hoisted at half mast. Referring
to President Wilson. the senator de-
clared:
President Wilson calls himself
our friend. Well. heaven preserve
US from our friends"
The Senator said he hoped the
Dutch would not take reprisals
which could be carried out easily
against the unfortunate interned
prisoners in Holland. but they should
render good for evil. He concluded:
Our free and proud nation should
prove that in these days of brutality
the Dutch are the only gentlemen re-
naming in Europe"
Other speakers also criticized Presi-
dent Wilson. Deputy Van Kel, a So
cialist, said:
THE seizure of the Dutch fleet by
President Wilson. under the pretext
of war necessity, is as bad as the
violation of Belgium by Germany on
the same pretext We will maintain
our independence come what may.
The American people have been mis-
informed and their indignation will
be great when they learn the truth. -
THE government had too much
faith in the friendly speeches of form
er American Minister Van Dyke" de-
clared Deputy Hooft, an anti-revolu-
ZIONIST TO our shame the govern
ment has not considered that often
wolf disguises himself in sheep's
clothing. America has followed the
practice of a brigand by holding a
pistol to our head. The associated
governments have acted like com
mon thieves
Motive of Seizure,
Admiral Roth said the United
states was taking advantage of the
war to create its own merchant feet
and declared that England, aware
OF this, was naturally seeking by
selling neutral tonnage to fill out
the gaps in its own merchant ma
rlne arising out of the submarine
warfare. but nevertheless England,
he thought. would fail to keep its
new competitors, the United States
and Japan, out of the British
spheres of interest. The entente
powers, he asserted, were attempt
ing to place blame upon Germany
for doing exactly what they them
selves were doing.
The neutrals were placed in a pre-
carious position, not by the sub
marine warfare. Admiral Roth said,
but primarily by Americas refusal
to permit exports of foodstuffs,
fodder and fertilizer to European
neutrals in order to prevent their
re-exportation to Germany, and
secondly. by the neutrals being
forced through fear of starvation
to surrender their tonnage.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
PREVENT Rail STRIKES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
officials that the agreement stands
absolute during the war.
The agreement goes into effect at
once. by order of Director General
McAdoo.
The Railway Adjustment Board No.
] will consist OF four members Sc
iected by the regional directors and
compensated by the railroads. and
one member each selected by the
chiefs of the brotherhoods and COM
pensated by the brotherhoods. The
board will meet in Washington with
in ten days Of selection, and will
hold stated meetings monthly. at
which matters before it will be set
tied before adjournment.
The old Commission of Eight, which
vas to adjust disputes arising out
Of the application of the eight-hour
law. is absorbed by the Board %
Adjustment. All decisions of a gen.
eral character heretofore made by
the Commission of Eight are con-
Timed and shall apply to all rail-
r0as under government operation,
ufsss exempted in the eight-hour
tas Decisions rendered by the Com
irtssion OF Eight and which apply
20 ndividual railroads shall remain
h sffeCt until superseded by deci-
sons of the Board of Adjustment
fne broad question of wages and
bcar," says the agreement, will
ie ccnsideTed by the Railroad Wage
l'tr aission, but matters of contro-
fefsics arising from Interpretation of
ress agreements, not including mat
fers passed upon by the Railroad
tt4Te Commission. shall be decided
~ ne Railway Board of Adjust
1lsnr when properly presented to it.
- Wages and Hours Fixed.
Wages and hours. when fixed by
the Director General. shall be in
CoTpOrated into existing agreements
ON the several railroads. and should
differences arise between the man.
asement and employees of any of the
railroads as to such incorporation,
such questions of difference shall he
decided by the Railway Board of Ad-
tustment, when properly presented.
subject always to review by the Di-
rector General"
Personal grievances or controversies
arising under Interpretation Of wage
agreements. and all other disputes
arising between officials and en-
ployes. will be handled in their usual
manner by general committees Of the
employees. up to and including the
chief ofierating oficer of the rail-
road II no decision is reached the
matter will go to the Division OF
Labor of the Railroad Administra-
tion. which in turn may present il
10 the Board Of Adjustment.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
Response Of Apparatus.
How Fires Were EXtinguished

Fires were extinguished as follows:
Water SO, chemical IA, otherwise -,
out on arrival 26, false 8, out Of city
5, second alarm 4. same fire o. grass
fires %.
The need Of another engine house
and equipment on the south side Of
the railroad is just as necessary this
year as last. I trust that q house
my be built in the south end Of the
city to install the new combination
pump which will soon arrive, also
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
g. q . ORA
For Infants and Children
In, Use For Over 3OYears
Always bears H --------..ss
slgna ths Of &W2ZzzSs<

sitions. The present standing of the
force is as follows: One chief en-
gineer. one assistant engineer 40 per-
manent men and 81 call men, making
the total force 73 men.
Hose.
We have 10,117 fet of 2 p inch
hose. rubber lined, most of which is
in good condition; 1000 feet of chem
ical hose and 1900 feet of 3-inch
hose, rubber lined; in addition we
have $500 feet of u inch and 200
feet of 2-inch hose, rubber lined
(new), to be placed with the new
automobile pump now ordered
Houses
The houses are in good condition
with the exception or some small re-
pair and No. I house which is under
going some much needed improve
ments.
PuIrnOtOr.
June Sth at 2:45 d. IN. received a
call from the police for the pulmotor
at 81 ELM street Chiefs car and
two men responded, found Blanch
Waters who was overcome by gas
from a defective gas fixture used the
pulmotor for about 15 minutes and
she recovered.
August 21St at 500 p. m. received
a call from the power station on Cor
hin avenue for the pulmotor. Chief's
car and two men responded Found
John Bates who Had been struck by
lighting. Used the pulmotOr but was
unable to bring him to.
September 21st at 3:15 p. M, re-
ceiVed q call from 1913 Booth street
for the puImotor. Chiefs car and
three men responded. Found V. kro-
pinski overcome from gas from an
open jet Used the pulmotor for
about 80 minutes. After he was re-
susitated he was taken to the hos
pital where he fully recovered.
October goth. at $50 y. m. re-
ceived a call from the police for the
pulmOtOr at the foot of BaSsett street.
Chiefs car and two men responded.
Found August Bolan who had been
taken from the water. Used the pull
motor about 80 minutes but was UNI
able to resusitate him. The phySl-
clan had pronounced him dead.
january 5th at $50 a. M, received
tor at rear Of As Lafayette street.
Chiefs car and three men responded.
Found Paul POrusaO overcome by gas
rom defective gas stove. Used the
pulmotor and he recovered. Also used
it on his wife and two children who
were in another room and partly
overcome. All recovered.
March 31st at 9:45 a. m. received
Il call from Or. Bray for the pulmotor
at 153 wilcox street r. Tome sina,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
fire LOSSES FOR
YEAR ARE LARGER
Chief Danes Report Shows In
CreaSe-Summary Of Duties

In the annual report of Chief Rob
ert M. Dame of the fire department
the forty-sixth of the department and
his twelfth renewal of the recon-
mendation for the erection of a new
fire station south of the railroad
tracks is made. The report shows
1852 fires, of which 1856 were still
alarms. Chief Danes fire losses for
the year are larger than in previous
years.
The report In part follows:
During the year the department
has responded to &c bell alarms and
1856 still alarms q total of 262. The
total loss by fire amounted to $204,-
200 and the value of the property in
volved amounted to 1924, $50. The
majority of the losses occurred in
three fires nota bly, the Corbin Annex
where the loss was $135,S0O, the
Simmons building on Main street
where the loss was $41, 131 and Ian
ders, Frary & Clark with an estimat-
ed loss of $4,000, making a total of
$1S2,931 for these three fires.
Apparatus.
The apparatus in service is as fol-
lows: One chiefs automobile, 2 au-
omobile chemical and hose combna-
lions, auTOmO Dlle 100 gallon pump
chemical and hose combination, au-
tom Obile 250 gallon pump chemiC cal
and hose com bination, / automobile
city service hook and ladder, l TO
foot hook and ladder, horse drawn.
In reserve: Two hose wagons and
one city service hook and ladder, all
horse drawn.
Force of the Department.
The force of the department has
been changed quite a little during the
year. We have lost two permanent
m en-William Bolman and Charles
Rehm by resignation. One perma-
nent man, Richard Hartnett, was re-
tired On pension and Master Me-
chanic Edward Burke has been
drafted in the National Army. John
Egan and Oscar Nygren have been
detailed as permanent men still leav-
ing us short two men in the per-
manent force. Two callmen Harry
Phalon and Ike Hills, have resigned
and George CasWell, Frank Hum
phrey, James TOrmay, Thomas
C1erkin, William Forsyth and Pat
rick Egan were retired on pensions.
Six men were appointed to the call
force-John Egan, Oscar Nygren,
Fred Linn, John Higgins John Shaw
and Harry Parsons Two Of these
men, John Egan and Oscar Nygren,
have been detailed to permanent po-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

upon the arrival of the new aerial
ladder that arrangements may be made
whereby one Of the ladders will be
placed in No. 2 house, thus having
a ladder company north and south of
the railroad.
In closing I again wish to express
my thanks to His Honor the Mayor
and to all the departm ents Of the city
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

with whom I had dealings, an
officers and members of the
ment, both permanent and
the earnest and faithful ma
which they have performed tn
presented to them, and for TT
they have made to place the|
nnt on a high standard of d
I return my sincere thanks.