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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11

gested portion of the lines of the Capital
Traction Company. was submitted to the
commission on January -. 1913.
"On February G. 1918, the commission
Capital Traction Company to put into
effect certain of the recommended tions
| made by Mr.. Beeler in this section of his
report.
Relieves Much Congestion
/ THE changes directed by this order.
effective February Il. have greatly re-
lieved the present congestion on the
Capital Traction Compauy's lines, par
ticu larly in the vicinity Of 18th street
ana New York avenue northwest
The second section OF Mr. Beeler's
report dealing with the question of the
Stopplhg places of cars on every lire
Within the District of Columbia, was
submitted to the commission on Febr1-
airy i In this report Mr. Beeler recon-
mendS the abolition of a proportion OF
the stops, approximately 6ne-third OF
tne present number. He proposes that
the average spacing Of stops within the
closely built sections OF the District
De liked at eight per mile and in the
| SUBURBAN districts six per mile. By this
means an equalization OF the spacing of
stops VIII be secured upon a rational
basis
The commission has had conferences
with the railway companies and has
heid public hearing on this subject,
and is now preparing its order to put
the recomn endations of its experts into
erect The necessary signs to mark
the locations of these stopping places
nave been ordered by the railway COM
pdnleS, and IS soon they can be re-
ceiVed and erected on the streets the
order Will be made effective April /,
IH-N, Is probably tha ...' fic:-t date on
Whlch this system can be inaugurated.
Deals With W. 5. & A. Cars.
The third section of Mr.. BeeIers re-
port. dealing with the operation of tho
cars Of the Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway Company
over the tracks OF the Columbia line OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, was submitted to the commis-
sion on February Il. 1915
His principal recommendations on
this phase of the subject are the build
ing of loop terminal east of 14th
street northwest for their use alone
and the stopping of all their cars at
their station at 18th and II streets
northeast until such loop can be con-
structed. This matter has been taken
up informally with the officials of the
company, and public hearings as re-
quired by law will be held on March
IS, 1918.
The other subjects on which the
experts have practically completed
their Investigation and on which the
reports are soon to be furnished are
follows:
"ta) Rearrangement of stops and
operation of cars on the most con-
eested section of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company's
system in the vicinity of l4th street
and New York avenue, similar to
that submitted in the first section ot
the report with reference to the Can
ital Traction Companys lines.
'tb) Recommendations regarding
the opening and closing hours OF
the government departments, Office
buildings and large department
stores. with the view to SO stagger-
ing these hours as TO spread the
traihc on the street railway lines
more evenly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
AMERICAN AND HER SON
VICTIMS OF AIR RAID
Mrs. Ford, Author of "Keep the
Home Fires Burning" Perished
in London Home.

LONDON. March 1.-THE bodies OF
Mrs. Lena Guilbert Ford, an American
poetess, and her son. about thirty years
Old. were discovered today in the
wreckage of a house destroyed in the
German air raid last week In this
house twelve persons were killed.
Mrs. Ford formerly lived in Elmira, y
Y She was author of Keep the Home
Fires Burning" one of the most popu-
lar English war songs. She had made
her home recently with her son Walter
in the northwestern section of London,
Her mother. Mrs. Brown of E.lfnira,
was extricated Friday from the wreck
age of the house, and taken TO a hos
pital seriously injured. The Ford home
and five adjacent houses were wrecked
by bomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
Regulate Vehicular Traffic.

I'm addition to the recommendations OF
the traffic experts, the commission has
submitted to the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia certain suggestions
and reconm endations for the regulation
OF vehlcular traffic where it interferes
with The proper operation OF street rail-
way cars.
one of the most important questions
row being studied by the experts is that
OF reroutlng cars. either on the lines of
each company individually. or by an in
tsrchange Of trackdEe arrangements hv
the two companies. The studies in this
direction have progressed sufficiently far
- warrant the assertion that if the
TWO principal street railway lines were
operated as one the present trackage
would be ample 10 meet traffic conditions
or ine present, at least. This presup-
i''fSeS, however, that ii would be neces-
-2fN to construct several short track con-
'Sctfons TO make the Interchange of cars
feasible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
Plans South of Pennsylvania Ave.

That section of the city south OF
Pennsylvania avenue and west of 18th
street. where many temporary build
ings have been erected by the federal
government to house such bureaus as
the Council of National Defense the
food and fuel administrations, etc, will
pe fairly well accommodated by the
extension of the tracks of the Capital
Traction Company, on 18th and 10Th
streets. ordered by the commission on
December 4, 1916. This extension is
expected to be in operation by April
/, 1918.
- and s. Acting under the gen.
eral authority conveyed to it by the
terms of the public utilities act. ths
commission in october. 1914. held pub
lie hearings after investi cation, for the
purpose of adopting certain standards
of service for street railway lines. Fol-
lowing that. additional studies were
made, conferences were had with rep
resentatives of the electric railways
and other hearings were held in June
and September. 1916, AS result OF
these Investigations. the commission
on September %. 1916. adopted its order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11

was driven out by American sharp
shooters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11

gested portion Of the lines of the Capital
Traction Company. was submitted to the
commission on January "a. 1913.
"On February 6. 1918, the commission
issued its order No. 24S. directing the
Capital Traction Company TO put into
effect certain Of the recommendations
made by Mr.. Beeler in this section of his
report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-11
WEATHER.

Fair. slightly warmer tonight: tenn
perature about freezing; tomorrow fair.
warmer.
Temperature Tor twenty-four hours
ending pm. today-Highest, AZ, at
: pm. today; lowest, %, at Z am
today.
For full report see page 13.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
NAVY IS
BIGGER THAN EVER
Has Grown l6o Per Cent De-.
spite the AArSubmarine
Warfare.
LOSSES ARE FALLING BEHIND
Official Figures Show Convoy System
Is Beating u-5oats-New Tonnage
Exceed Destruction by 1oo,
900 Tons Monthly.

London.-Upon the fourth a%nniver-
sary of Great Britain's entry into the
war the secretary of the admiralty
made public figures and facts which
throw an encouraging light upon the
naval situation of the allies.
The British navy, apart from the
American forces which now form an
integral part of its fighting strength,
consists at the present time Of war
ships and auxiliary craft whose total
displacement reaches 6,500,000 tons,
against 100000 in August, 1914. Dur.
ing that period about three-quarters of
a million tons have been lost, but at
the present day the growth of the feet
shows an increase Of .160 per cent.
Similarly with the personnel. The
original 100000 officers and men have
grown to $4,000.
U-Boats Losing Power.
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord Of the adj
miralty, speaking in the house of ON
mons on March 8, 1918, was, able to ex-
press the opinion that the British and
American naval forces In the North
sea, the north Atlantic and the Eng
lish channel were sinking submarines
as fast as they were built, and on
July 80. says the statement, he made
the welcome announcement that dur
ing the last three months Of the first
half Of 1918 the world output Of tom
mage exceeded the worlds losses from
all causes by no less than 100000 tons
a month.
As to the means Of defense against
submarines, figures r now available
which show that the convoy system
has played a large part In overcoming
the submarine nae to the ocean
communications Of the allies. Where
al In the period from April to June of
? last year, before the convoy system
was established, British steamers sail
ing to and from the United Kingdom
In the main oversee trades suffered
losses through enemy action Of 6.41
per cent Of their total number. The
figures since then have steadily dimin-
ished, until In the period from March
to June of this year, during which cas-
per cent OF the ships were conveyed,
the losses have dropped to 1.23 per
cent of the total number Of sailings
In these trades.
. Million Americans Abroad.
American troops who reached Eu-
rope by July ~ Of this year totaled
well oyer 100000. Nearly half OF
these were carried by American ships,
and the United States furnished for
them 40 ocean transports and 1876 es-
corts Of destroyers.
The total tonnage Of ships Of all ma
tionalities conveyed In all trades since
the introduction Of the convoy system
is 1851, 900, of which $4,000, or APP
proximately 81 per cent, has been lost
while In convoy.
Since August 4, 1914, the British
navy has transported nearly 20.000,O00
men to different destinations, 100000
animals and 100000 tons Of naval
and military stores.
The men lost through enemy action
during the transportation bear the pro-
portion of 1 to every 5000 carried.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
MAKES CITY FARMING PAY
Teacher VIII Raise Crop Of Beans Az
ter Selling Pea Crop for
917O.

Greensburg, Ind.-Clifford letter
berg. a teacher of this county, is put
ting into practice some of the intensive
farming plans he has been teaching.
AID at a considerable profit.
A crop of early peas, raised on four
city lots, two-thirds of an acre, has
been sold for $170, and now the ground
Is available for late beans. The pea
crop aggregated 100 pounds and was
sold at from 8 to u cents a pound.
zetterberg says IL the conditions are
propitious the bean crop will arm him
equally rs much money. He is now
working out a plan to protect his crops
against dry weather and will irrigate
.he ground from wells he has sunk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
To RetaIn Frlends.

To retain friends OF the right sort
means that one must prove a friend OF
similar calber. But on the other hand,
n a girl or mi is Influenced only
by display (which az best Is an empty,
shallow AFFAIR." she cannot hope 10
hold the sincere regard Of persons
Who II truth are worth while. The
really level headed girl win cling fast
10 the honest friends OF other less
paimy days-perhaps to the friends
who make no display bur who are ster-
Inns through and lhKoueh-ExchaneA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
Woman Heads COLLEGE.

Washington. N. J.-Dr. Maud KIN
naman, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Kinnaman of Washington, N. j.
has been made head Of the new medi-
cal college at Yellore, India. She left
last fall for India to represent the
American Baptist Medical Missionary
society.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
BROTHERS URKN0WlNG,
ON BOAT 9 MONTHS

Cumberland. Md.-Benjamin
L. Martin, Jr., OF the United
States marine corps, and. his
brother, Edward v. Martin, wa
ter tender. both Of the Arkansas.
Travelled on the ocean for nine
months on the same ship.
neither knowing that the other
was aboard. The boys met re-
Gently when they were leaving
at the same time for a furlough.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
Cost of Gasoline.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Gasoline
production costs, showing that retail
prices are from seven to ten cents
above the refining cost were made
public today by the federal trade
commission after an investigation di-
rected by Victor Murdoch. The cost
Of producing gasoline was found to
be the lowest in California, 1852
cents. The retail price in San Fran
cisco was given as 20.5.
The highest production cost was in
New Jeresy and eastern territory
amounting to 1852 cents while the
New York retail price was 26 cents.
Other figures given were gulf coast
15.46S2; Chicago retail price; 21
cents.
The commission said it used the
market price of crude oil in comput-
in the refining cost.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
TELLS WHAT GAVE HIM RELIEF AFTER
SUFFERING AGONY WITH RHEUMATISM
IN BED THREE MONTHS

and by the time | had finished them
| was as we'll as | ever was. | was
relieved of the other troubles too and
feel now like owe a debt of graf
itude to you people who put it up.
am sixty-three years old and back at
work every day and believe that rheu-
matism is banished completely and
forever from my system" said Mr..
Williams His wife said:
81 heard OF Acid Iron Mineral and
got a bottle for my husband and by
the time he had used one bottle he
was really we'll. You can see of
what value it is to me. He is now
well and back to work l wish l had
more space to tell you about how
thankful I am for your Acid Iron
Mineral Charlotte C. H., Va, Box
26.
This glowing statement corroborat-
ed by both husband and wife testi-
fes eloquently to the power of the
concentrated iron as bottled, tested
and put out under the Ferrodine
Chemical Corp. trade mark 'A-I-M."
Most druggists have it. Get a bot
tie today.
Acid Iron Mineral is sold here by
Mack's Drug Store, J. B. Black, Drug
gist; Fordham's Pharmacy; Doyle's;
Lowman Drug Co.; Dr. D. Mocrer;
DR.. H. D. Rowe; DR.. J. G. Wanna
maker Mfg. Co., and other good
stOres.-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31

it's worst form writes: II suffered
from rheumatism for two years and
was confined to my room for three
months. l tried everything. The
suffering was so severe I thought
was forever done with work. / tried
everything l and my friends could
get, but it looked like | was done
with business and work for the bal
ance of my life. 1t struck me worst
in the small of my back and in the
left leg," continued Mr.. Williams.
By chance he heard of what iron
will do for people with blood and
system full of uric acid and the kid
neys not acting right. He bought a
bottle of Acid Iron Mineral, obtain
able at most drug stores. This is
the highly concentrated natural pro-
duct of a mineral deposit of medicin-
al iron. 1t is stronger and being
concentrated is more economical, a
few drops in a glass of water being
a full dose. He took it regularly a
short while and now read what he
says:
Il bought a bottle of AIM and
before I finished that l saw l was
getting better. I took three bottles
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
A Hard Life.

A farmer living in Iowa, returning
home one evening from rural BAN
ouet, dropped lazily into chair and
addressed his wife as follows:
Il am all tired out. Are the COWS
all in the barn."
Yes, Henry
Horses all fed and bedded DOWN."
he asked as he produced cigar with
a gilt band around it.
"Yes, Henry
"Chickens aren't locked up, though
are they?"
Eyes, Henry; long ago."
wood chopped for morning?"
eyes"
Ducks picked and wagon wheel
mended for tomorrow's market?"
Eyes, Henry"
The farmer lighted the cigar,
yawning and said:
well, then, just hand ME the farm
paper and draw me a jug of cider,
Mary. I'll turn in soon. Farming S
beginning to tell on me. ."-Denver
News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
East Wind Complexion.

Little Tommie. who is rather of an
inquiring nature, and who had been
gazing at his fathers rosy counte-
nance for some time, at last said:
Papa, what makes your face and
nose so dre'fully red?''
''The east wind, of course ans
wered papa rather hastily. ''Do not
talk so much Thomas, and pass me
the beer
It was then that a voice came from
the other end of the table in dulct
tones, saying: 'Tommie, dear, pass
your papa the east wind, and be
careful not to spill it on the clean
cloth. Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
Not Patriotic, Says Crum.

Unanimous consent was asked yes
terday in the house to take up out OF
it's regular order the bill creating
the State council of defense. OBJ
lection was Immediately entered by
Mr.. Hemphill, of Chester, and Mr..
Duncan, OF Union. Mr.. Crum en-
phasized that this was the first war
measure to come before the house
and made an earnest plea for its con-
sideration. Objection was again en-
tered, when Mr.. Crum retorted:
This is the first war measure to
come before this house and / think
it's distinctly unpatriotic act to en-
ter objection. THE State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Taste1ess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because It contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QU1N1NE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
Having No Alcohol in it Claim it is
Better and Stronger and
Much Cheaper
Blood Med.
icine.
BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE
WRITE GLOWING TRIBUTE.
November 5, 1917. .

November 5, 1917,
Dear Sirs:-
My husband suffered from rheuma-
tism and sciatica for about one year
so awfully bad that just can't de-
scribe his awful suffering. We had
doctors to tend him but nothing ex-
cept the morphine they gave him cas-
ed the awful pains. When he began
breaking out with boils and sores he
would itch so bad he would almost
scratch to the bone. sure thought he
would die" writes Mrs. A. B. Will
liams.
Her husband, who suffered the
dreadful torture of rheumatism in
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31

The Italian wheat crop for 1917
was 80 per cent below the average.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
just for PaStime.

Slocombe Pogis is not a gay place
and the commercial traveller was
hard put to it to discover some
means of Willing away the evening.
In the bar of the only hotel he enter
ed into conversation with it's solitary
occupant, a railway porter.
"Anything going on here just
now?" he asked. picture palace,
lecture, political meeting or anything
amusing?'
The porter stroked his chin re1ec-
lively. "Well-er-no; nothing O.
that kind. But-Ah, now l come to
think of it, we're loading freight
train this evening down at the sta
tion at about 10 o'clock, if you care
to come and look on!"-Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
LONG TRIP TO DROP BOMBS.
Britons Fly From London to
Constantinople.

Interesting details of the recently
announced fight of British battle
airplane from London to Constan-
tinople where it bombed the battle
ship Goeben, the German head
quarters and the Turkish war office,
were given at a banquet in London
the other day by Handley Page, who
described it as the longest distance
military attack on record. The
flight of. 1000 miles was made with
out mishap.
The feat was accomplished by
biplane with two 270 horse power
engines, carrying two pilots, an en-
gineer and two mechanics.
Loading up at Hendon,' said Mr..
Page, 1.-The machine, which with
spares and luggage, was over six tons
in weight, proceeded to Paris, Lyons
and. to avoid the Alps, continued by
way of Marseilles. From Marseilles
the journey was by way of Spezzia to
Pisa, Rome, Naples and Otranto, the
last point over friendly country.
The next and perhaps the most diff
ficu1t stage of the journey was over
the Albanian Alps to Saloniki, trip
of $50 miles across mountains vary
ing from 5000 to 10000 feet, with
no suitable place for landing in case
of need. In covering this distance
two stops were made, the first at
Paris and the second at Pisa.
From Saloniki the adventurous
party flew to their base, oyerhauled
the machine and prepared for a long
distance bombing expedition to Con-
stantinople, a distance of 800 miles. ,
"On their attacking trip they set
forth with 16 bombs and on arriving
at the sea of Marmora throttled down
from 1000 to 1900 feet, the Golden
Horn and other points being clearly
in view.
after short survey of the lights
of Constantinople and to make sure
of their objectives, they came down
to 500 feet and dropped salvo of
four bombs, hoping to hit the Goeben
which was anchored just beneath
them. Unfortunately they missed
the ship, but managed to hit one or
two Submarines that were lying
alongside her.
Turning on their track, they
made another attempt on the Goeben,
nd this time in spite of the attentions
of a number of Turkish and German
anti-aircraft guns, managed to land
four bombs on the battleship. Then
they flew to a ship called the Cen
eral, which was the headquarters of
the German staff and dropped two
bombs on her. Next they made their
way to the Turkish war office and
dropped two more bombs on that
building, the Turkish official report
of the incident stating that the war
office was not destroyed
AFTER half an hours bombing on
Constantinople they turned round
and made for their base. One of
their engines was disabled and no
fewer than 26 bullet holes were
made in their machine. The journey
to Constantinople and back, dis
tance of $40 miles, occupied seven
hours. They were 80 hours in the
air on the flight from London to
Constantinople.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.

Mrs. R. NJ. Krawchek. of Ehr-
hardt, was in the cityson Monday.
Mr.. J. B. Miley, of Lodge, was
in the city on Saturday on business.
Mrs. S. G. Ray has been spend
ing some time in Savannah with rel
atives.
w. D. Bennett, Esq, of Ehr-
hardt, has been attending court here
this week.
R. C. Hardwick, Esq, of the
Denmark bar, is in attendance upon
court here this week.
Miss Lille Poliakoff spent the
weekend with relatives and friends
at her home in Aiken.
Chief of Police w. G. Kirkland
has moved his family to town from
his farm out in the country.
Senator J. B. Black spent the
weekend at home from his duties in
the general assembly at Columbia.
Mr.. H. B. Grimes, of Lees, was
in the city the first few days of the
week. being foreman of the grand
jury.
-Messrs. J. S. Dannelly and j..
w. Priester, of Ehrhardt, were at
tending court here the first OF the
week.
-Messrs. J. w. Priester and r. X.
Graham, of Ehrhardt, were in at
tendance upon court here the first OF
the week
Mrs. L. NJ. Sledge, of Como,
Miss, is spending some time in the
CITY with her daughter, Mrs. j. D..
Copeland, Jr.
DIR. H. J. Stuckey has returned
to the city after spending several
days with relatives at his old home
in Bishopville.
-sergt. Eugene w. Walker, OF
Camp Jackson, has been spending
several days in the county with
friends and relatives.
MAGISTRATES o. J. c. Lain, OF
Olar, and J. H. Kinard, of Ehrhardt,
were both in the city this week at
tending criminal court.
Mr.. Charlie B. Virgins, an old
Bamberg boy, but now of Brunswick
Ca. is visiting friends and relatives
in the city for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Smith, OF
Columbia, former residents of Bam-
berg, are visiting the latter's par
ents in the city, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F..
Kilgus.
Miss Julian Easterling has re-
turned to her home here from the
Moody Bible Institute, which she
has been attending in Chicago for
the last few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Folk and lit
tie son, of Bamberg, motored over
Sunday and were guests at the home
of Mrs. Folks parents on Whitman
street.-Orangeburg Times and DEM
ocrat.
j. Wesley Crum, Esq, of the
Denmark bar and representative in
the lower house from this county,
spent the weekend at home from
the legislature and incidentally was
in court here Monday.
Mr.. o. D. Faust, Jr., who for
a number of years past has held a
responsible position in ] Jacksonville,
spent last Friday at his old home
here after which he returned to Jack
sonville, where he will remain until
the 18th of February, on which date
he will move permanently to Bam-
berg to engage in farming, which will
be pleasant news to Mr.. Faust's
many friends here.