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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BIG INCREASE is SHOWN
IN RETAIL FOOD PRICES
Advance of 72 Per Cent From Sep
TENDER, 1913, to September, 1918.
25 Articles reported.

Retail prices of food increased 4 per
cent from August Is to September IS;
IA per cent from September, 1917, to
September. 1918, and 72 per cent from
September, 1913. to September. 1918.
The bureau of labor statistics an
nounced that the increases were de-
termined from reports by retail deal
ers on twenty-eight articles Of food.
Only two articles showed decrease
for the period between August Is and
September IS. onions dropping 9 per
cent and beans 1 per cent. Butter,
eggs, pork chops and ham showed the
greatest increases. Sirloin steak, rib
roast and chuck roast increased less
than fve-tenths of 1 per cent. Lamb,
bread, -four and potatoes show no
change in price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
AUTOMOBILES ARE HAPPY:
BAN ON SUNDAY RIDING LIFTED
Great Joy In the Land as GasoIneless Sab
bath Becomes Thing of the Past,
Thanks to Dr.. Garfield.

| If you hear an awful racket out in
the alley today don't get excited. Nine
chances out Of ten it is merely those
folks who own an automobile 1imber-
ing it up for its first Sunday spin for
10 these six long weeks.
Today is the magic seventh Sunday
since gaso1ineless Sundays went into
effect Today is "gas Sunday" if such
a phrase may be used. And it may, be-
cause there is joy in the land, and
Sunday is the proper day OF all days
. to be joyous and to take delight in the
works of the Creator.
Today is motor car day! Today is
automobile day! Today is fivver day.
Ieight-cylinder day, tonneau day, road
ster day, big car and little car day.
Real Gasoline, By Gum!
This is some" day, Maize. So put
on your new velvet bonnet. with that
swell Partisan rose upon it, and we'll
put some gasoline-real petrol by
gun1-into that old bus, and through
the roads of the Zoo we'll give the slip
to the 'flu," on this happy, gassy day.
Sam, the chauffeur. can back the car
through the garage door, pull a crank
or two and give the neighbors a.
realistic imitation of the battle of the
Marine. Let the Aeighbors. cuss. The
end Of gaSolineless days comes but
!once year-maybe they'll come Oft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BRITISH GO UNSCATHED
IN NAVAL OPERATIONS
Thrilling Narrative Issued in Re-
gard to Movements on Bel
gian Coast.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Friday, October 1s.-The
operations on the Belgian coast are
issued by the admiralty. There had
come rumor from up the coast that
the Germans had removed the heavy
batteries with which the coast was
armed. but in the afternoon. when a
reconnaissance was made to the head
of the West Deep. mile after mile Of
big guns awoke and blazed at the
slowly crawling screen of smoke in
which the ships had massed them
| selves.
Shells of all calibers, from six to
eleven inch, roared out from the coast
and plunged into or burst upon the
sea and spat leaping fountains of
enough a ship to drop fragments
aboard her, and between the spouts
the smoke-making motor launches.
each dragging swelling tail of vapor
behind it. moved unhurried, the men
leaning from the rails with landing
nets. scooping up fish killed by the
In the evening it was the turn Of the
coastal motor boats, the smallest of
all. Their function was to pay a visit
to Zeebrugge, where the old cross
channel boat Brussels was reported
lying, and sink her where she lay. The
boats, working up to speed, swung
around in curve that had the point
of the mole with the lighthouse and
searchlight for its center and drove in
toward the beach at Heyst, just east
OF Zeebrugge.
At 700 yards the bulk of the Brus-
sells was visible. clear enough against
,, the mole in the moonlight, with it's
two tunnels standing against a big
storeshed. The airplanes had ceased
fare dropping and were itombarding,
and to this accompaniment the first
torpedoes were fired. The second tor
pedoes were then let go at 400 yards
and the boats, bearing away seward
heard and saw the bursts Of three Of
them.
Independent observations by an OIL
Ger in the leading boat and by a tor
pe.io specialist in the last boat agree
that one torpedo hit the target close
to the stern. No boat was hit and
there were no casualties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
GERMAN MARK DROPS
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
President Wilson's Note Causes Sc.
we're Slump in Exchange,
London Notes,

British Wireless Service.
LONDON, October 1s.-Financial cir
cles in London have been much inter-
ested in the movement Of the German
mark in foreign countries and note that
since President Wilson's latest reply
German exchange has deprecated
heavily.
Early in the month the mark was
being bought freely in the countries
bordering on Germany and a writer in
tine Morning Post thinks this was due
to the prospect of a fairly easy peace
for Germany and of the rapid re-
covery of German industry. The writer
adds:
'If such has been the theory the very
definite terms of President Wilson's
note with indications of unconditional
surrender have brought a decided re-
vulsion Of feeling and Thursdays ca
bles from all leading neutral countries,
while quoting higher rates for sterling,
reported a severe slump in the value of
the mark"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
RAILWAY INCOME 4
SHOWS INCREASE
Operating Revenues in Au-
gust, $136yOo0,000 More
Than in Same Month, 1917.
DUE TO ADVANCE IN RATES

Increased returns from higher
freight and passenger rates now are
fully apparent for the first time in re-
ports Of railway earnings to the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Compilations by the commission for
August. made public yesterday. show
an operating income of $12S.12s.ooo
for that month, or $24.o0o,o00 more
than in August, 1917. Operating
revenues jumped to $500. 600. which
was $13s,00o.o00 more than in August
last year At the same time. however.
expenses increased to $35s,sS7,000, or
$112, 100000 more than in August, 1917.
Federal Payments Exceed Income.
Tho report Indicated also that the
government has paid railroads in
compensation in the eight months end
ing with August nearly 100000. 900
more than it has received as net oper-
ating income.
Eastern railroads in August record
ed $235,017, 900 in revenues and $173,-
$4,000 operating expenses, with $751;
$4,000 as net operating income.
western roads accumulated $188, $685.
900 revenues. paid out $3.50, 81, 600 as
expenses and reported $50.S24,000 as
net income. Southern roads reported
revenues Of $7S,775,o00, expenses OF
$54,s53.oo0 and net income Of $751;
1884,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Births Reported.

Joseph n. and Marietta Souder boy.
Thomas G. and Bernice N. Tassa, girl.
Tony d. and Mary Sylvester. girl.
Samuel O.. and Mary v. Peck, girl.
Martin W. and Mary F. Coolerow, boy.
James p. and Jean Turnpane, boy.
William ]. and Helen J. Lewis, girl.
Vachelle E. and Bessie Harmon, girl.
Pete: and Marguerite Werner, boy.
William ". and Eleanor NJ. Tinumis, boy.
Armistead II. and Antoinette G. Cooke, CIR
Carleton r. and Helen 7. Richmond, girl.
Frederick J. and Selma l. Prichard, girl.
Benjamin H. and Esther Ball, girl.
George and Catherine Worsley. boy.
Wilhelm H. and Caroline A. kollmeyer, boy
Christopher II. and Gladys v. Williams, boy
Stanley and Elizabeth Arnold, boy.
Francis T. and Blanch 8. Mack, girl.
Francis J. and Jessie A. Carr, boy.
Bruce and Lillian Baird, girl.
Edwin r. and Ada Swingle. boy.
Boyce r. and Anes Bolton. boy.
William A. and Flosse Kemp, girl.
Paul W. and Mary Miller, boy.
Royal II. and Ethel b. Cariock, boy.
George and Mamie Dixon, girl.
Rufus and Suzane Hardy, girl.
John g. and Lenore Stack, girl.
Jarrod T. and Francis Coleman, 9frl,
Harry 1. and Emma Wedding, girl.
Isdore and Molly Ley, girl
Herbert and Marie Smith, boy.
John N. and sallie B: Harvey. boy.
William and Annie williams, girl,
John A. and Ella Watson, boy.
William e. and Ross Brooks, girl.
Elmer and Julia Gray, girl.
Willie and Lucy johnson. girl.
John and Sarah Ross, boy.
James 3. and Hattie Grady, boy,
William Fl. and Chidiana Boyd, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
PHONE AT HIGH ALTITUDE.
Mining Engineers Cline" Is Is, 500
Feet Above Sea Level,

G. D. Mortimer. a mining engineer of
Point Lorna, Cal, claims to have the
highest telephone system in the
world, the installation being at an al
titude OF $500 feet above sea level.
This telephone system is located at
Sonata, Bolivia, South America, where
the installation of telephone system
for a certain mining company. be-
tween various parts of the mine and
the town of Yani has just been COM
pleted.
and one-half miles, the installation
being at an altitude Of 1880 feet
above the level of the sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Report Covering Eight Months.

For the eight months ending with
August operating revenue Of all roads
was $3.051, 100000, as compared with
1851. 100000 in the same period last
year. Operating expenses amounted
to s2,4ss, 1000, 900. as compared with
1887, 100000 last year. Operating in
come was $43s,476, 900, in comparison
with $685., 900 last year.
The influence of rate increases IL
shown by the item Of freight reve-
nues in August, amounting to $349,-
S16,000 as compared with $250,2S1, 000
in August, 1917. Passenger revenues
amounted to $113,651, 900, as COM
pared with $S1, $4,000 in August, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

the Hampton roads naval base. pro-
ceeded to the Norfolk navy yard. where
they witnessed the flnal commissioning
Of the destroyer Craven, built and de-
livered to the government in eleven
months ready for sea duty.
The Craven was placed in command
Of Lieut.. Commander McCombs. with
a complete staff Of officers and full COM
plement Of enlisted men drawn from
the training station and inactive ships.
The Craven will begin duty at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
1851 ,631 q. S. RIFLES MADE.
Ordnance Bureau Gives Figures fol
Period Since Nation Entered War.

Production Of rifles since the United
States entered the war has passed the
100000 mark. according to an
nouncement by the ordnance bureau.
Total production is fixed at AISLE
which includes 2.033.63S of the model
1917, 277.944 Of the Springfield type
and '2s0.049 of the Russian model
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Wants Teeth in Measure.

Mr.. Anderson discussed the deadlock
which has arisen between the two
houses over the rent, profiteering legis-
lation, because the Senate resented re-
marks made by Representative John
son charging it's members with acting
in the interests of the profiteers, and
said that the only chance of getting leg
islation SO much needed was to put it
on the pending emergency agricultural
appropriation bill He said that Mr.
johnson had made objections to the
Pomerene bill, which he considered
valid. For that reason he proposed an
amendment to the Pomerene bill which
he said would put teeth in the meas
ure.'
Representative Johnson said that he
agreed with Mr.. Anderson that there is
"a crying need for legislation on this
subject, but he added, rthat is not Of
such recent date.
Mr.. johnson Denunciative.
courageous profiteering was going
on in the District of Columbia in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit
blowing and snuffing! Ease your
throbbing head! Nothing else in
the world gives such prompt re-
lief as "Pape's Cold Compound"
which costs only a few cents at
any drug store. 1t acts without as
sistance, tastes nice, causes no in.
convenience. Be sure you get the
genuine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
DEPICTS BEAUTIES
FRANCE YET HOLDS
Letters From District Sol
diers Tell of Experiences
"on Leave"

The life of soldier in France Is
Excerpts from letters to Washington
friends of two local boys tell Of
experiences exploring France" while
on leave.
A communication from Private
Walter Noyes tells about visiting an
old abbey in the country. He writes:
1.-The church is beautiful, or was
beautiful, for it has been shot to
pieces. Affairs are smashed, wood
work splintered and pillars, which were
crumbling with age, were tumbled
all about. In the main part of the
church the roof has fallen in, cover
ing the floor
Scenes Of Beauty.
"As roamed from the corridor into
that part nothing I have ever seen
was more beautiful; the clear blue
sky above, warm breeze blowing
through and everything in ruins. and
Just had to make a sketch OF IT.;
Il met an English officer in there
as much impressed with it's beauties
as l was. in fact. here are his words:
Just had to make sketch of it,
going to leave tomorrow.
I'm the court are four graves cover
ed with sweet peas, roses, weeds ana
pieces of fallen walls. One grave
is that of an American.
eff his mother could see where he
is buried, she could not but be other
than contentsd. Way UP there away
from the roar of the guns. in a quiet
churchyard he lies, where there is
peace all around.
IT gathered a few roses and put
them on the grave myself. This may
sound like girl doings, but he was
one of US and way up there, the only
American grave. Well, I did 1t any
way.
"Then 1 climbed to the top Of the
tower, and from it could see Jerrys
front lines. AS far as the eye could
reach the Germans were setting fire
to the villages and retreating. That
was my first real sight of Jerrys
work Little did 1 think then that we
would be out in no mans land the
very next night digging trenches, but
we were"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Relief comes instantly.

A dose taken every two hours
until three doses are taken will
end grippe misery and break up
a severe cold either in the head,
chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up
nostrils and air passages in the
head, stops nasty discharge or nose
running, relieves sick headache,
duIlness, feverishness, sore throat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
MIR. DANIELS AT YARDS.
Sees Bagley Launched and Craven
Put in Commission.

NORFOLK. Va. October 1s.-secre-
tary Daniels and party today. after wit
messing the launching Of the destroyer
Bagley at the Newport News shipbuild-
ing yard and inspecting the progress at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
DR.. 4. L. Day to Leave Washington

DR.. Arthur L. Day, director Of the
geophysical laboratory Of the Car
negie Institute OF Washington since
it's establishment in 1900, has resign
ed to accept research position with
the Corning glass works, Corning
N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Enjoyed "one-Lung'' Cab Ride.

ct enjoyed the whole experience at
Paris, even riding about the town in
a one-lunged taxicab. or an old-fash-
toned phaeton, horse-drawn. driven by
an old man wearing a high silk hat.
These latter vehicles require study to
be occupied gracefully. The things are
built so that if you lean back at all
you have to assume that swaybacked
air of elegance, and besides being hor-
ribIy conscious of this. the sides of
the rig are cut low, and what in the
world one could do with his feet so
they wouldn't protrude like huge
stumps is more than could figure out
in one sitting. However, don't miss
riding down the boulevard in one of
these old boats when you visit Paris.
And then the fun in sitting out in
front of the Cafe de Ia Paix, say, with
a bibulous crowd composed of laugh
ing. chattering groups of five or six
different nationalities, the while you
are drinking your modest 'citronade;;'
(Yes, honestly. You know these cafes
accommodate the greater portion of
their clientele with tables and chairs
occupying half the sidewalk in front
of them, and from noon until 9 o'clock
in the evening you find them filled
with people disposing Of red wine.
white wine, champagne. and every
known brand of drinkables. Can't
imagine who conceived the idea of
tables out on the sidewalk unless it
was the proprietors themselves and
thus save rent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Likes ga Little Spice"

For the boy who likes a little spice
of life when ION leave" the following
experience told by Curtis N. Taylor. a
field clerk at general headquarters, is
typical:
"And we had some time in Paris,
too. let me whisper in your ear. After
such a sober six months at general
headquarters our trip was like fling
in a fairy world. with war at least a
million miles away, from the moment
I settled back in the little railroad
compartment with the other five oc-
cupants-a middle aged Partisan lady
elegantly but simply attired in a. mod
ishly tailored. suit of black; next her
white-haired priest in black garb
also, but lacking the stylish cut of
the other; a lady in mourning whose
eyes wore sad, far-away expression;
next me a young French lieutenant.
and on the other side of him a mother
with a two-year-old baby whose
rather peevish fretfulnesS the mother
ascribed to the fact of his having suf-
fered terriblement' the night before
with the colic-to the time 1 got off
the Paris express at general head
quarters in the cold dawn of a gray,
gray morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
-PROF:|TEER|NG
MEASURE DOOMED
House Rejects Pomerene Bill
as Rider, Senate Likely
to Yield.
ExToRTIoN CASE CITED

With mere handful Of members
| present, the House yesterday after
| noon defeated all efforts to bring
about an agreement with the Senate
| on the Pomerene bill to prohibit rent
pronteering in the District Of Colum-
bia.
The Pomerene bill is attached as a
rider by the Senate to the emergency
agriculture appropriation bill. The
question before the House was
whether it would agree to the rider
or reject it and send the emergency
bill back to conference.
It adopted the latter course on mo-
ton Of Representative Lever of South
Carolina, chairman of the committee
on agriculture.
Predicts Senate Will Yield.
It was predicted last night by 'sena-
tors who are friendly to profteering
legislation that the Senate would now
yield to the House by striking out
the emergency agriculture appropria-
ton bill to become law. All other
provisions Of the bill have been
agreed to by both houses, including
the wartime prohibition rider.
The supporters of prohibition in the
legislation delayed longer. It is be-
lieved they will throw the rent
profteering amendment overheard to
save the wartime prohibition feature
Of the measure.
Effort may be made by wet" sena-
tors to still further delay final action
on the bill. 1t is not believed it will
be effective.
No Rent Law Probable.
Except for the Salisbury resolution
to prevent eviction Of tenants, which
permits no increase in rents over those
charged May 81 last, when the resolu-
will be no legislation to prevent rent
profiteering in the District, unless a
bill to prevent profiteering in rents
throughout the country where war
workers are housed should be enacted
into law.
Such a bill has been reported to the
House from the public buildings and
grounds committee. But under the
agreement not to transact any bust
ness until the Senate passes the
revenue bill, adopted by the House
yesterday, there seems no probability
Of this bill being passed.
Mr.. Levers motion to have the House
further insist upon it's opposition to
the rent-profiteering bill was not
adopted until a motion by Representa-
list, to concur in the Senate amend
ment had been voted down Is to 2.
and motion of Representative Ander-
son Of Minnesota to concur in the
Senate amendment with an amend
ment proposed by himself was beaten
20 to 10.
1t was obvious there was not a
quorum present, and the probabilities
were that a quorum of the House
could not have been obtained yes
terday afternoon.
Charges Are Repeated.
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$45 a Month for Little Room,


'It is our business" he said, Ito
take little interest in the District.
The situation is discrediting the Dis
trict as the capital Of the nation. ]
have a list of 100 places that were
visited by young woman war worker
seeking a room in which to live. In
none of them could she obtain a room
for less than $45 a month. Now she
is Lying in a little back room, just
off a kitchen, for which she pays $45
a month. These war workers come to
Washington to serve their country
and they cannot obtain rooms except
at exorbitant prices. They are asked
to live here in conditions about equal
to those of the trenches in France.
IT know of 100 war workers who are
living in three houses and the total
rentals brought in by those three houses
per month is $4,000. Before the wal
these houses were rented for a total
of 1925 per month";
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Charges Are Repeated.

The discussion was marked by a re-
iteration by Representative Ben John
son of Kentucky that the Senate was
acting in the interest of the rent
profiteers when it refused to have it's
conferees meet with him in confer
ence on the Johnson-Pomereneb bill.
On the other hand. Representative
Anderson laid the blame for no legis-
lation on the rent profiteering in the
District of Columbia at the door of
Mr.. Johnson himself. who, MIR. Ander-
son said. would consent to no legisla-
ton that was different from the John
son bill.
The debate was opened by Mr.. An
derson who said that the housing and
rental situation in the District Of Co.
lumbia was appalling, horrible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Mr.. johnson Denunciative.

courageous profiteering was goin
on in the District of Columbia in tn
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.SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The units organized to clear up bat
t1ef1elds after a struggle are called
rag pickers." These units usually
are composed of old soldiers who are
not fitted for more rigorous duties at
the front.
The shells from archie" still are
most feared by allied airmen. Few
airmen get hardened to the villainous
noise of d loud wouff, wouff! at $4,000
feet, especially when it is neaNenough
to be followed by the Shrek of shell
fragments. To anybody who has seen
a machine broken up by direct hit
at some height between 5000 feet and
$1,000 feet. Archie" becomes prince
among the demons of destruction.
Direct hits are few. but hits by stray
fragments are many. Yet. though the
damage on such occasions is regret
able, it is seldom overwhelming.
Given a skiflful pilot and we'll rugged
bus, miracles can happen. though
machine stands no technical chance
of staggering home. In the air un-
common escapes are common enough
The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
must have special permit before
she can motor from her palace to her
summer home.
When an officer is in the unpleasant
position of being under arrest he is.
as a general rule. confined to his
quarters with another officer of SINH
lar, or senior. rank in charge of him.
Should, however. any special circum
stances-such as probability of at
tempted escape or violent conduct
require it. he may be given into the
custody of a guard, just as is a pri-
vate soldier.
So far as the commissioned ranks
are concerned. arrest is either CLOSE"