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When Problem Became Acute.

The housing problem here began to
become acute last summer. when sew
sral hundred employees of the Washing
ton Steel and Ordnance Company, at
GiesboPo Point, were Quartered here.
These men took up all the available
living quarters in the city with the ex-
sirAble houses such as are usually rent
Cd to the poorest class of tenants.
Since then there has been no new con-
struction..
say they have no lists Of houses for
rent, as any owners who may wish to
rent their houses nnd no difficulty in
doing SO without the Intervention of an
agent. The realty men also say they
have no lists Of homes that may be
bought, nor Of apartments to be rented.
Walks around the entire city in the last
few days showed. as stated. only four
houses where signs Of rooms for rent
were displayed.
At one of these houses a single room
was found. 1t was on the second floor
overlooking a squalid back yard and
the frowsy rear Of the houses on the
next street: The wallpaper was badly
the noor was ragged and soiled. tho
window shade hung by one corner and
the furniture-well. the less said the
better; The price asked for this room
Another place offered two rooms.
fairly well furnished, lighted with gas
and arranged for two bedrooms, but
capable OF being converted into a bed
room and sitting room. The bath was
on the noor above. The rooms rented
for $50 q month singly or $40 for the
two. tenants to pay for their own gas.
The other two places found proved
on inquiry to be for colored tenants
and rented for SIS and SIS month.
Housing accommodations, 1t was
stated. have been running about equal
to the regular demand here for sew
eral years. Some houses accommo-
dating roomers, 1t was learned, now
have three and four beds in q single
moderate-sized room, occupants pay
ing from So to - q week for sleeping
accommodations. Board costs from
$3.50 q week upward.
1t IN stated the shipbuilding corpora
tion plans to put up 800 or more small
houses and bungalows Of the kind cut
to pattern at the mills and shipped
ready to be put together without saw
ing or fitting. Alsxandrians call them
mail order houses" or parcel post
homes" None Of these has been built
a. yet, however. and there Is no as
suranoe as to when they will be.
As q result Of inability to find places
to live. many Of the men who came
here. bringing their families, to take
employment with the shipbuilding cor
poration have already left. and others
are leaving. Prospects for any extern
sivs building operations this spring,
real estate men assert. are far from
bright. because Of inability to get mate
Yials and also because OF scarcity of
labor. Az one man expressed It, Alex
andria II In the position Of having a
big boom thrust upon II at a time
when its hands were tied and Il wasn't
able to accept the gift.
Evening star., 1918-03-29
TO ODECLARE POSITION
Of AMERICAN LABOR

NEW YORK, March 2s.-To make
known to British and French labor the
position Of labor in the United States
Of nine American leaders, with creden-
tials of the American Federation OF
Labor. will sail shortly for England
and France.
This has been announced by the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, Of which Samuel Gompers
Is president
The American labor mission, accord
ing to a spokesman for the alliance. will
tell British and French labor leaders
that organized labor in the United
States is committed to the prosecution
of the war to q successful conclusion
and will not confer with any represent
atives of an enemy country.
Personnel Of Mission.
The mission ofiicially known as the
American Federation Of Labor Mis-
sion," is composed Of the following:
James Wilson, president Patternmak-
ers' League Of North America, chair
man: John F. Frey, executive ohacer,
International Molders' Union Of North
America. secretary: William Short,
ton Of Labor; Miss Melinda Scott.
president strawhat Trimmers' and
Operatives Union; Miss Agnes Nestor,
vice president Glove Workers Interna-
tional Union: William H. johnson.
president International Association of
Machinists: George L. Berry. president
International Printing Pressmens and
Sato -
member International Typographical
Union. and Martin F. Ryan. president
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Going in Response to Invitation.
The sending Of the mission is in re-
sponse to repeated Invitations from
British and French labor leaders to
Samuel Gompers, president of the
federation, to visit them personally and
confer with them on the question of
the position OF labor in the associated
nations at war with Germany. Mr..
Gompers was anxious to go, but felt
that his duties required him to remain
here.
The invitation received by the fed
Grafton to send delegates to attend
the allied labor conference in London
in February came too late. 1t was ex-
planned, but it was decided by the fed
GRAFTON, nevertheless, that visit Of
American labor representatives to Eng
land and France would serve to show
that organized labor in the United
States was ready to confer and CO.
operate with its fellow workers abroad.
1t was believed that a personal confer
ence would clear up any possible mis-
understandings that had arisen abroad
in regard to the attitude of labor here
toward the war.
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Resolution Limits voters,

To limit voting for President, Vice
President and members Of the Senate
and House to reA American citisens
is the purpose Of . joint resolution
for Q constitutional amendment intro
duoed yesterday by Representative
Montague Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1918-03-29
CONTRACTS FOR SEWERS
AND ROADS LET FOR CAMPS

The War Department today awarded
contracts to spend $4,000 on sewers
and $4,000 on roads at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. c. These improvements,
1t is believed, will overcome the objec-
tions raised against the camp site.
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TO DEBATE ovERMAN BILL.
Senate to Consider Extending Presi-
dents Powers Monday.

The contest over the Overman bill
extending the Presidents powers to
reorganize government departments
during the war will begin in the SEN
ate Monday. Following passage Of the
eleven en-million-dollar Indian appropria-
tion bill last evening. the Overman
measure was made the Senate's unfln-
ished business. with an understanding
that the debate would start Monday.
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Lobster Men Coming to Protest.

BOSTON. March 2s.-Notice Of hear
ing to be held at Washington April 8
by the food administration on tho ex-
press companies embargo on lobster
shipments from New England was re-
ceived here today. Lobster men from
Boston to Nova Scotia said they would
attend to protest against the embargo
on the ground that it was detrimental
to the industry.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Power boats Princess Virginia, Mary
S. Faunce, Lula Bell and Ada Handy.
fish from river beds at 18th street
wharf for the dealers; steamer South
land, from Norfolk and Old Point to
the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company; tug Capt Toby, with
lighter in tow from a river point.
Departures.
Schooner Hattie Francis, lumber
from 18th street wharf for Belyofr:
schooner M. A. Roberts, light, for a
Potomac point to load cord wood to
return; schooner Bertha May, light, for
Nanjemoy creek to load pulp wood ::
steamer Northland. for Old Point and
Norfolk with freight and passengers:
United States Army steamer Capt. A
NJ. Wetherill. for Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt.
Memoranda.
Schooner Elizabeth Clarke Is report-
ed in the lower river loading for this
city; schooner Silver Star is due here
from a Potomac shore with lumber
for the dealers; schooner c. B. Shep-
herd is at Potomac point to load
cord wood for the dealers here:
schooner Centurion Is on her way to
this port from Colonial Beach with
lumber.
Evening star., 1918-03-29

Chicago Trading at Standstill.
CHICAGO. March 2s-Ths Chicago
Board Of Trade and the Chicago Stock
Exchange were closed today. Good Fri
day. ~.
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WEATHER..

For tho District Of Columbia and
Maryland. fair tonight and tomorrow;
little change in temperature; gentle
easterly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and tomor-
row; probably light frost tonight in the
interior; moderate northeast winds on
the coast.
For West Virginia, fair tonight and
tomorrow; little change in tsmpera-
ture.
Tide TableA
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 3:27 am. and 1888
pm: high tide. 9:11 am. and s:3s pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:04 am, and
4:ss pm: high tide, 9:47 am. and 1918
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 5:5s am; sun sets.
Tomorrow-sun rises. 5:57 am: sun
sets, 6:29 pm.
Moon rises. s:44 pm: sets. 6:s1 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
hours beginning at 2 pm, yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm, 81;
PM. Al; 12 midnight, 81; today, am,
81; 8 am. 49, Maximum, SO. at pm.
yesterday; minimum "a, at am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 50; minimum, ~.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 Pm. 80.1s; 8
pm. 1925: IL midnight. 1928: today,
am, 1929; 8 am. 30.34.
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KANSAS CITY STRIKE IS.
NO NEARER SETTLEMENT
Backed by Police Protection, the
Street Car Company viii Attempt
to Resume Service.

KANSAS CITY. NO., March 2s.-The
third day OF tho general sympathetic
strike called to aid striking laundry
employees began with no indication Of
an early settlement and with union
increasing the number of strikers to
beyond the estimate OF twenty thou
sand. which they made last night.
Backed by the promise of the police
to furnish protection. the Kansas City
Railways Company, announced that an
attempt would be made today to re-
sumo street car service here and in
Kansas City, Kan. which came to COM
plete stop late yesterday. The car
men asserted that violence committed
and threatened made it unsafe to oper-
ate. At a meeting last night. attended
by 1000 Of the carmen, they indorsed
the general strike.
Ali the saloons still were closed this
morning under orders from the police
commissioners at the request OF Adjt.
tion of Gov. Gardner to aid in preserv-
ing order.
Obtaining Food a Problem.
For the thousands who daily depend
upon the restaurants, which are closed,
the problem OF obtaining food was fur
ther complicated by the strike Of union
bakers and union meat cutters In retail
butcher shops.
All motion picture theaters also were
closed by the strike Of machine oper-
ators.
Tho LIST and "a Battalions of the 7th
Regiment. Missouri National Guard,
are quartered in Convention Hall, in
the heart OF the city. and the Sd Bat
TALON is being held in reserve at its
arm0rv
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ALEXANDRIA HAS
HOUSING PROBLEM
Government Aid in Finding
Homes for War Work Me-
chanics Is Suggested.
MANY OBLIGED TO LEAVE

Special Corrsspondenes Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2s.-Gov-
srnmsnt aid in the solution Of this city, 8
housing problem 10 vitality and imme-
diately necessary II the mechanics and
workmsn already here. constantly ar
Yiving and still to come are to md places
In which to live. This 10 the conviction
Of residents Of Alexandria who are In
close touch with tho situation.
Other cities Of the country lay claims
to various distinctions, but Alexandria
may with complete propriety assert that
It displays fewer "for rent" signs than
any other place in the United States.
Red Cross cards are to be seen in plenty.
Tho window cards that have made the
played everywhere. and service flags.
bearing from one to score or more
stars, are innumerable. But in can
vass Of Alexandria covering the entire
city and requiring the greater part Q.
TWO days only four signs reading rooms
for rent" were found. with not single
eim indicating a house for rent
Furthermore. not single apartment can
b rented. the four apartment buildings
in the city being filled and all having
waiting lists Of from a dozen to two
score applicants for apartments that
may possibly be vacated.
Advance Guard Of Workers Arrives.
The advance guard Of the small army
Il men to be employed on the plant Of
the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation is
already hero; in fact. many Of the men
have come. camped out awhile and then
have gone away. because they were un-
able to find homes, apartments or rooms
for their families. The plant. when in
operation. Is expected to furnish employ
ment for more than $500 men. and no
homes for them are available.
Other hundreds Of men have been
brought here to work on the big canton
ment being erected at Belvoir, Fairfax
county, while still others in great num-
bers are being brought here to work in
the Briggs aeroplane factory. now in
part Of the building formerly occupied by
the Robert Portner Brewing Company
Another aeroplane concern. with contracts
for building or assembling large number
Of submarine chasers, also is starting
work on its plant and its workmen are
looking for living quarters. which cannot
be found.
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Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature, 40:
condition, Sc. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, As: condition at north con-
nection, 80; condition at south connec-
tion, SO. Georgetown distributing reser-
voir-Temperature.5 so; condition at in
fluent gatehouse. 35; condition at efflu-
ent gatehouse, 26.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-03-29

Commodity.
Corn meal, white. bulk, per lb. .............
Wheat -four
24hlb. bag (best Grade). e)...............
Broken lots. less than 24M-Ib. bag, per lb.
Whole hominy. bulk, per lb................
Rolled oats. bulk, per lb..
Rice
Blue Rose, per ID. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sugar. granulated. bulk or package, per lb.
White potatoes-
United States, grade No l, per Is lbs. 80.
McCormicks. per IL lbs. s.................
Onions No. !. per lb;
Oleomargarine. first grade. per lb. .........
Nut oleomargarine. per lb. b.................
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FISH HAVEN NOTES.

Fish Haven, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Magnus
Erickson. Sr., and Mrs. Bert Erickson
are on the sick list.
Mrs. George Mccain il slowly re-
covering from very severe sickness.
Last week Burns Erickson, Henry
Smith. Sol Conley and Oscar and Mil
ford Loveland, FIVE Of our boys who
are in class one, division Al, went to
Paris and offered their services to the
nation. All passed the examination
except Oscar Loveland, who was turn
ed down on account Of being too light
for his height.
A banquet and dance was given
yesterday afternoon and evening for
all Of the nine boys who are in class
one, division A. A grand time was
had feasting, dancing and playing
games until a late hour.
John Vaterlaus came In from Cow
ley, Wyo., where he has been working
, for the past three months. He came
home on account OF the draft.
A number OF men are busy in the
canyon hauling wood and saw logs.
There 10 no ice ON the lake and but
little prospects Of any, as the weather
Is quite spring-Iike.
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sOLEDO CITIZENS
LIKE HORSE MEAT

Toledo. O., Feb. s,-Horse meat
steaks are here to stay. After .
weeks experience at selling horse
aesh. Gotlieb Maier. butcher. today
declared he would continue his bus
mess as long as the supply Of horses
continued.
Maier's venture in the horse meat
business was made ON two horses
which he purchased at an auction
sale for s65. Before his days bust
ness was over he was all sold. His
business has been rushing since.
All of which convinced Maier that
horse meat is no longer considered
taboo as q table delicaey. His prices
range from 10 cents for hamburges
to is cents for porterhouse steaks.
Horse tall soup may. soon be . new
item on tine menu.
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and friends, returned on Thursday 10
ais home Ia Riverton. Utah.
Mrs. H. q. Dimick visited q few
lays ~ the home OF her father,
George .. Hon.
Charlotte Alfred has been staying
few days al the home or her brother
Arch Alfred.
A party was given Tuesday night by
the Misses Percie Tippets and Clara
Hoff at the home OF the former. In
honor OF Roy Robinson, Who will
shortly leave for one or the training
camps somewhere In America" The
reception room was decorated In the
National colors. and the evening was
spent with various games, In addition
to which numerous patriotic songs
we're sung. A feature Of the evening
vas patriotic reading. composed and
given by Mrs. Tippets. The evening
vas delightfully."- ended with patri-
tic luncheon. plates being laid for
thirty guests. the decorations being
appropriate and In perfect taste.
When he reaches. perhaps. . foreign
land the memory Of this pleasant
evening will long remain with Agr
Robinson.
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RECRUITING OFFICER
10 BE IN PARIS,

Corporal McGee. one Of the officers
in charge of the army recruiting sta
tion in Pocatello, win be in Paris Mon
day, Feb. 18th, and is DESTROYS OF
meeting all men under and beyond
the draft age to explain the several
branches of the army which is now
open for enlistment.
The aviation section of the Signal
Corps is q very excellent branch Of
the service, lie also open for mechan-
les, in all forty-seven different trades.
The spruce production branch Of the
aviation deals with the business of
forestry as the spruce Is used extern
sively in the building Of aeroplanes
for service abroad
The 27th Engineers need men ex-
perienced in mining, especially in all
trades that work around mines.
The medical department is another
interesting branch OF the army SER
vice, young men entering this branch
being detailed 70 hospital work and
men are given instructions in nura-
ing, in general all duties required in
hospitals.
Corporal MCGEE will be in Paris
Monday and win cheerfully give any
information possible to any one inter
ested In the several branches or the
service. He liz we'll versed in the re-.
cruiting work and is most DESTROYS
OF meeting all men beyond the draf,
age and talking the matter over with
them. Come in and see him.
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BENNINGTON w0g

Bennington, Feb. flames 4.
Dunford IL spending q few days with
Bishop and Mrs. Hume.
The initial Training Teachers' class
d the Sunday school was held last
week At the home Of superintendent
Victor Mouritsen. and large number
i people were present.
President and Mrs. 3. L. Wright
entertained the bishopric ct d conum-
drum supper. and . most delightful
evening was enjoyed by all.
Last Monday night Bishop q. ii.
Hume caIledNa meeting whore ii was
decided that basement would be ex-
cayated under the church. a class
room added and heating plant in
stalled.
Many teams are busy hauling gravel
Ell for the church, on Wednesday
fifteen teams and on Thursday seven
teen teams were employed.
The primary association will give q
dance ON Friday night, refreshments
win be served and . general good
time ID promised. The proceeds win
be turned over to the ward for ward
maintenance.
Mrs. G. 2. Lindsay and son Reuben
returned from two weeks visit to
Jerome, Idaho. where they spent the
time with relatives and friends.
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ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the Justices Court of Montpelier
precinct, county of Bear Lake, state
OF Idaho, before G. L. French, Justice
of the Peace.
Sam l.. Lewis, Plaintiff.
va.
To the ahove-named defendant:
The State OF Idaho sends greetings
to the aboye-naYned defendants:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear In the above entitled court 20
be held at the city hall, Montpelier,
Idaho. in said precinct. In the above
entitled cause ut II o'clock .. M,
upon the Iat day OF April, 1918. and
answer plaintiffs complaint on flle In
said court, or plaintiff will take judy
ment against You as prayed in said
complaint.
Said cause Of action being brought
against you to recover purchase
price for goods. wares and merchan-
disc sold and delivered to you BY
plaintiff.
Witness my hand this 7th day 81
February. 1918.
c. l.. FRENCH,
Justice OF the Peace.
ID. c. Knnz. Atty. Tor Plaintiff.
Montpelier. Idaho. Asst
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HOME MISSIONARY
APPOINTMENTS.
sunday. February 24th.

%@"@NP~1SH =
Dingle--J. s. Robinson. d. o. Ste
phens.
Montpelier, End Ward-David G.
.Iunz, Lorenzo Swensen.
Bewn-Hyrnm Oakley, Ole Swensen.
AItOn-Samuel w. Hart.
Montpelier 8rd Ward-Edgar NJ,
lindsay, VIM. Perkins.
Geneva-F. M. Winters, David
lewis.
Raymond. 49, Samuel Humphreys
has. P. Keetch.
Nounan.-C. r. Pearce. silar
Wright.
wardboro-aeo. T. Smith. G. I
french.
Cokeville-Wilford W. Clark. Al
ma Hayes.
Montpelier lst ward-F. W. Boehme
\. Hirschi.
Bennington-state Presidency.
Georgetown-John Black. ]. w
tones.
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Joseph Stocks OF San Angelo. Tex.
arrived in Montpelier last Sunday
from Ogden. Mr.. Stocks Is In the
sheep business and Ii buying prize
stocker stun. He left for Cokeville
on Tuesday.
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GEORGETOWN NOTES.

Georgetown, Feb. Bishop Tip
pets has been III for few days but IL
now able 10 be around.
VIII Freeman, who has been here
for the past week visiting relatives
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NOTICE.

Just arrived-One carload az
sewer pipe. VIII be pleased to con-
meet up your sewer lines and do
excayating work In the future as for
the past 10 years. Prices reasonable.
Phone 80. ROBERT RAY.
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BIDS WANTED.

Bids are requested for doing the
herding for the Caribou CattIemens'
Association for the season Of 1918.
See ]. w. Cook. President. or G. G.
Gray. Secretary.
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LOSS or TRANSPORT TUsCANTA
OFFICIALLY REPORTED AS aOl

Since the front page Of The Exam
liner went to. press the appalling loss
Of life through the torpedoing Of the
Tuscania" has officially dwindled
to 1O1. The following London dis
patch is self explanatory:
London, Feb. IA statement from
the admiralty confirmed the earlier
figures giving the total number OF
persons on the Tuscania at 1897, and
the saved as 21s7.
The approximate figures OF those
saved are: Officers. 7s; men. 1896;
ad1eers Of crew, Is: men or crew.
I25; passengers, 3 not specified, 80.
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The Examiner sa.Oo . rear.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
THE KIND Of
A SILO FOR Me-"
Various Sorts All Good II They
Will Hold Silage and
Exclude Air
WOOO.HOOP SIlO is POPULAR

Tennessee Farmers Showing Their In
forest In tn Better Feeding OF
Beef and Dali Cattle by the In
creased Numbt, Of SIlos Being Built