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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
DIES WITH HER TWINS.
Mrs. Elizaheth Curry Came Here
to Do War Work.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis Curry. who
came to this city from Clifton Forge,
Va, to do war work and who later
was employed as collector for maya
zine publishing company. died yester-
day afternoon at 1918 L street south
east.
Her death occurred shortly after the
birth of twins. who also died. The
three bodies were taken to the
morgue.
Mrs. Curry's father came here this
morning and will accompany the
bodies to Clifton Forge tonight She
was tWentX-one years old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
CONGRESS MAKES
GETAWAY PLANS
MayHave to Resort to Three
Day Recesses During EIec-
ton Periods.

Plans for virtual adjournment of
Congress, if not an actual adjourn
ment, over the prediction and cleo
ton periods are under way at the
Capitol. It is likely that arrange
ments will be made for three-day re-
cesses in the House and Senate. with
no business to be transacted. This
will enable the Senate and House to
have handful of members in Wash
ington to meet and adjourn every
three days.
Would Delay Revenue Bill.
The revenue bill, if these plans are
carried out. will not become law
until some time in December. The bill
either will be reported to the Senate
about October 20. after which the
three-day recesseS will begin and con-
tinue until late in November or the
LIST of December, or it will not be re-
ported to the Senate until after the
elections in November. and the three
day recesses will begin within a week
or two and continue until about the
middle of November.
So far the plans are tentative only,
members of the Senate finance COM
mittee having talked them over and
promised to take them UP with their
colleagues on both sides of the cham
Der. Members tof the Senate and
House are anxious for a holiday, it is
said, and the members of the House
are sure to have one after they have
passed the big military appropria-
ton bill. which the appropriations
committee is now working on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
GEORGE IF. WILLIAMS, Attorney.

SUfREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columba. Holding Probate Court.-No.
ESQ. Adfninistration.-Tlis is to give notice
tina the subscriber. who was by the Supreme
CONT of the District of Columbia granted let
Powtr, deceased, has. with the approval of the
supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
holding a Probate Court, appointed Monday,
the :1ith day OF October. 1918, at 10 O'Clock
am. as the time and said courtroom the
place for making payment and distribution
froni said estate. under the courts direction
and control, when ard where all creditors and
persons entitled to distributive shares or 1ega-
cies. or the residue. or parts thereof. are noti-
fed to attend. in person by agent or attor
HCy duly authorized. with their claims against
tho estate properly rouched. Given under my
hand this 18th day of September. 1918. Ma
TIONAL SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY.
By :GEO. FRANCIS WILLIAMS. Attorney.
SeNt Attest: JAMES TANNER, Register
Of wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of
the S,roha;. Court SGT oc3 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
Applications for Rooms.

Applications for rooms in the dor
r1itories probably will not be ac-
cepted until the buildings are nearly
finished, as it is the desire of the
housing bureau to put war worker
in every available room in the homes
of the city. The canvass now being
made by soldiers is bringing in hun
dreds of rooms, which could be rent
ed to government employees who are
expected to arrive before the dormi-
tories are completed.
The Union station dormitories are
due to be completed December 1.
Work is expected to be started soon
on more dormitorieS and several tenn
porary apartment houses at 23d and
streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
WITHIN THE REACH of every
Manufactured by
MAT e. ~ Tpr Norry vnrI

" " III d ii llSdllA d III u
S tr en- g t h. They're
brought to you by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-,
scription. Take this
medicine and there's a
safe and certain remedy
for all the chronic weak
nesses. arrangements
and diseases peculiar to
the sex. 1t will build up,
strengthen and invigor-,
ate every rundown" or
delicate woman. 1t reg,
ulates and assists all the
natural functions.
At some period in her
life, a woman requires q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
FURTHER APPROPRIATION
OF $11,00O,O00 SOUGHT
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Seeks Sum for 1918 Deficit
and for 1919.

The bureau Of war risk insurance
has asked Congress for an additional
appropriation of practically SILL
600, 900 for the deficit in 1918 and for
1919. OF this amount 100000 is to
be expended in 1918.
The amount asked for next year
includes the following items: Salaries.
ss.251,7s0; stationery. s45o,0oo; furni-
ture and supplies, s1,cs1.3es; field in
spection and branch Offices, $685., 900,
and miscellaneous, $4,000.
In explanation of the salary esti-
mate, William c. De Lancy, the direc-
tor, says that the payroll for Au-
gust shows S,108 employees at an
average salary of $1,032.z9. The pay
roll on October l was $9,202,307, for
regular employees and an additional
amount of. $150,000 per month is
being paid for contract work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
Famed Belgian Horsen1en,
Nations Pride, Again Fight
Joyful Inhabitants of Little Kingdom Politely
Restrained While Once Arrogant
Germans Pass as Prisoners.

taking prisoners on account of the
size of my old cage"
1t was here that I saw two cap
tured battalion commanders who had
tried pretty trick in order to retain
their servants. They put officers caps
on them and brought them along in
the midst of the officers, reporting the
whole number of forty. An English
officer. accustomed during four years
to German tricks. easily picked out
the servants. much to the annoyance
OF the enemy officers, who had hoped
to keep them with them.
Il have only a few cigarettes with
me for myself" said one of the in
telligence officers. These Hun Off
GERS are very sullen because I will
the most arrogant were angry be-
cause no smokes were produced for
them. Several asked complacently for
fires. They complained of the chilly
weather on the British side of the
lines. but the British decided that if
they could endure the weather the
Germans could do the same.
Sparks Son With Joy.
In one of the little Belgian lowland
villages. looking for all like scene
on stage. a large body of prison
ers passed guarded by few Belgian
gendarmes on horseback. The joyful
inhabitants restrained themselves as
the Germans passed. being polite
enough not to annoy the defeated, but
one woman gave vent to her pleasure
by cheerfully spanking her equally
enthusiastic small son. Near the end
of the convoy rode a Belgian with a
fine Gallo mustache and one happy
villager shouted to him: ''Ah, Will
liam, fine lot of soldiers you have
Then the teasing spread, all the by
ISLANDERS shouting "Gui1laume' while
the stalwart Belgian beamed with
pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
To Mobilize Servants.

Perhaps the most difficult phase of
Mr. Amer's task will be to mobilize
servants to care for the sleeping
quarters and to run the dining rooms
which are being built in the dormi-
tories. Mr.. Amer's experience as a
hotel man is expected to fit him for
this.
The question of the scale of rents
to be charged by the government for
rooms in it's dormitories has not been
announced, but they will be made as
low as the expenses of operation will
permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
ALFRED S. AMER NAMED
D0RM|TORY MANAGER
New Orleans Hotel Man Selected
by Housing Corporation Ex- :
pected Here at Once.

Alfred S. Amer Of New Orleans.
president of the Southern Interstate
Hotel Association, has been selected
by the United States Housing Cor
poration to operate the dormitories
being erected to house government
war workers in Washington.
Details of the plan under which
the dormitories are to be operated
will not be worked out until Mr..
Amer arrives. He is expected to come
to Washington at once because of the
many problems which must be worked
out between now and the time the
temporary buildings are completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03

aswift & Company's sales of Fresh
Beef in Washington, D. c., for the
week ending Saturday, September %.
1918, averaged 1924 cents per pound"
advertisement.
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5riDDoN Il GATLEY. Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
trast of Columbia, Holding the Probate
touE.-in the matter of the estate of Amelia
J Eyl". Observation-Disclosures No. 1891
--SSnluel y. lrury, executor. having reported
Z" M court that he h@S received an offer
ff"In. John \. Moon TO purchase lot numbered
". in square numbered sl9, and the improve
mems thereon. for S6.i-,p the following
t"ri5S: SI.lSd in ice L. $. liberty bonds and
III" balance in cash, subject I" Il brokers' com
mission of 80, il is this o::ri day of Sep
reulhr. 1918. ny the court ordered that said
sal'cie finally ratified and confirmed. unless
clC>. 10 the contrary b. shown or before
Of atis order be Published in the Washing on
Law Reporter and The Evening Star once a
week for three successive weeks prior to said
last mentioned date. by the court: WENDELL.
J.. STAFFORD. Justice. tSealp A true copy.
Attest: WM. CLARK TAYLOR, Deputy Reg
5St.g of Wills. sa27 oc2 10
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Quick Action Is Expected.

The Senate must also pass this ap-
preparation bill before it begins it's
recesses, but it is not likely to take
the Senate long to put through this
war measure.
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II. .wINsEiIP WHEAwLHY. Attorney.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
tEiet Of Observation-Disclosures Il. Frontroy VS.
Ad'le Daily ct al.-Equty No. 36lOJ.-The
obtot of this suit is 10 have the fee simple
iiti9'to original lot t9I nine. square C0Op one
iuurrcd, city of Washington. District of Co.
1untfa. declared and dccrced perfect in the
p!atttif by adverse possession. and 10 enjoin
Che defendants from claiming asserting any
ri.iI. title interest in and TO same. On
ion of the plaintiff il is this list day of
AlGslst. 1918. ordered that the defendants.
Alt>e Daily. Douglas Reid Charles S. Jcnes.
tlaa>i"tte Hicks. Walter f. Jones, William
Henry STARK, Herbert Reynolds, Anabelle
sag Mona Trust. Abbie Kelly. Clyde W
sag. David Reid. Charles Reed. Daniel Reid
Jausss Carter. Felix Robinson, if living and
if ANY Of said defendants dead, then the
1!uE sown heirs al law and deviSces of such
"oasSd party. appear in this court on or before
The fhrst rule day occurring after the eXpira-
tom of the prescribed period of publication
hortof to wit. the rule day in December. 1918.
to defend this suit and show cause why said
r"li2f should not be had: otherwise the Srit
wjlE-tc proceeded with in case Of default.
Provided a cCpy of this order h" Published at
1"as~ twice month for three months in the
Washington Law Reporter and The Evening
Siar before said day. JENNINGS BAILEY
Gsrce- tSeal.) y true copy-Test: ]. Il.
YONG. Clerk. BY W. +. LEMON. Asst Clerk.
SOS: Is. oc:'. Is, moi. 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
SMALLPOX SCARE IN
FIVE LOCALITIES

The state board of health has re-
ceived information that smallpox has
been discovered at Richlands, In
Tazewell county: at Clifton Forge. In
the county of Allegheny; at Mannboro,
in Amelia; that one case has been
diagnosed In the city of Roanoke. and
that the disease has also manifested
itself at Plain View, in King and
Queen.
While not alarmed over these ..re-
ports the a tie board OF health feels
itself impelled O. caution the public
generally with lard to the great i'm
peHtanee and real nece ssity at this
time OF neglecting no possible means
at its command of preventing all
species OF disease, and especially OF
guarding. against the spread of any
dangerous contagion. Several hun
bred physicians in Virginia have an
gvered the call to the coiors and are
seeing service In environments. Others
are already on active duty as army
surgeons in Europe. The result Is
a decided and growing dearth of doc
tors in Virginia The rural sections
will probably he the worse sufferers
from this condition.
The state board of health has sent
out warning to citizens in infected
rural sections and cities, to at once
have themselves yaccinated. for when
once smallpox has entered the house
hold It's control liz most difficult.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
JOHNSON CASE MAY Be
FURTHER CONTINUED
rneertassty Az 10 Presence Of Impor-
tsnt Witnesses May Cause POST
renement I'm Police Comrt To-day.

1t is improbable that the preliminary
hearing of DIR. Lcmuei J. johnson,
charged with the murder of his wife
by poisoning. will be held in police
court today.
When the young dentist was brought
back from his North Carolina home ten
days ago. this date was fxed for the
preliminary hearing. at the request of
Detective-Sergeant Wiley. but as that
officer. In company with Detective-Ser-
geant Gordon p. Smith. Is now in North
Carolina gathering additional evidence
against the accused. IL is probable the
ease will go over to a date to be fixed.
Coroner Whitfield, leading witness
In the case. Ia engaged as an expert
witness in the Chamberlain tragedy la
Goochiand county, and may not be able
to appear In police court today. and 1t
Ia entirely probable that the North
Carolina witnesses may not be able to
reach hero In time for the hearing.
Everything last night pointed to a
further continuance of the hearing
when II 10 called today.
Lawyer John @. Woodward, of Mid
dlesex. n. c., will be here this morn
ing to look after the interests of John.
son. and he may determine to retain an
associate in the defense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
ORDNANCE BUREAU
TO BE REARl AGED

Washington, JAM "A complete
reorganization of the ordnance bu-
reau with civilians to head important
departments was announced by Sec
rotary of War Baker.
Two new branches OF the bureau
are to be created. They will be
known as the division of procurement
and the division OF production. Col.
Samuel McRoberts, formerly execu-
tive manager Of the National City
Bank OF New York, will head the de-
partment of procurement His duty
win be to obtain ordnance materials
The civilian head OF the department
of production will be announced with.
in q few days. 49,
Two other Observation-Disclosures
and supply--are also created by the
secretary's order. Heretofore the
work of these four divisions has been
carried on by FIVE more or less In.
dependent units in the bureau.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
ILLEGAL CvNTnACIS
HAVE BEEN AWARDED
Members Of National Defense Council
Charged With Violation OF Recent
Law Passed By Congress
FORBID CONTRACT PrrBfhorTY
Numerous Embellishments In which
Council Members Arc Interested
Said to Hold large Government
Contracts,

Wash Tugtoh. Jan. "A Cleveland
company in which Charles Eiseman.
chairman OF the supply COMMITTEES Of
the council Of national defense, In in
terested has contracts with the row
eminent for more than half a million
dollars.
MIR. Eiseman testified to this today
during the course of a searching IN
qulry before the senate military COM
inittee.
"D.d YOU know the law was very
strict in connection with contracts
with members OF the council?' asked
Afr. Mcclellan. of Tennessee.
Yes" replied MIR. Eiseman.
With the knowledge of that law,
YOU permitted these contracts to be
carried out? How do you get around
the law"
Il took no part in advising on the
contracts. We do that sort of thing
every day
Following this line OF inquiry. Sena.-
tor Mcclellan asceftained that COM
panios in which many other members
of the council are Interested have gov
eminent contracts. In each instance
the members took no part In advising
on these contracts, for that 10 against
the recent law passed by congress-
The Tennessee senator called TINS
stepping aside"
Another interesting disclosure of the
day was the fact that Quartermaster-
General Sharpe had issued an order
for bidding all publicity about AWARDS
of contracts TWO senators said this
must have been done at the instance
of Secretary Of War Baker. Mr.
l;lseman said he had advised such
course
Mir. Eiscman and Samuel Kaplan,
one of his assistants. occupied the
stand all day. Mr. Kaplan Is brother
OF Ira Kaplan. one OF the organizers
nf the Base Asserting company, which
has been criticized for it's contracts fer
work on uniform Eeraps.
Both witnesses grew much excited
at times and were sharply called
down" by the examiners. Senator Nc
Kellar told MFR. Eiseman that he spoke
in Ct sharp and raspinS way and
should have moro respect not only
for himself but for the committee.
Senator Weeks said to Kapian: You
are about as impudent a person as
have ever seen"
Senator Mcclellan indicated that the
members Of the council for national
defense who have government con-
tracts would be called as witnesses.
He asked Mr.. Eiseman to identify
from the $500 10000 he had spent
for the governInent--in 4,500 con-
tracts--in what contracts the com
panies with which these men are in
lserssted shared.
During the day Mr.. Eisernan put UP
Ito the auartermaster Ter generals depart
Iment the blame for the delay In get.
ting clothing to cantonments. He
said he had not been informed as to
the number OF men who we're TO be
uniformed, and that bad routing re-
suited in some environments being
oversupplied while others were In
need.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
CHANGED SCHEDULES ARE
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY

A change Is effective Sunday, Janu.
airy 9Th. by which the through trai
Tor New. York by way of the Pennsyl.
vania road. leaving Byrd-street sta
tion AZ l1:o1 noon, will leave at H.
A. III. daily. This train VIII carry
day coaches and one parior car which
VIII run through to New York. The
train now leaving Byrd Street sta
lion at 1850 p. NJ will hereafter leave
'At 1859 r., ". This train Ia for wash
'ington only. all equipment terminal t.
ing At that point
Local train leaving Eiba on week
days at 1850 p M. viii leave at 2:1O
r. NJ. Effective Thursday. january
llth. new pullman trains will leave
Byrd-street station A, NJ daily. and
Main Street station 1855 A. M. daily
Tor Washington and beyond Other
changes. which will become effective
January 18th. will be announced
later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
CARCsO FEARS FINANCIAL
CRASH BY PHILANTHROPY

New York. Jan. 2.--When not pranc-
ing before the foottights and tearing
off huge chunks of wonderful tenor
Enrico Caruso is subscribing his name
to war funds.
That the famous tenor is patriotic
there can be no doubt. but not bein &
a Rockefeller the returned Italian be-
iieyes there should be stopping
place or a period In the giving bust
ness. Otherwise. he'll so broke.
Caruso has boy In the military SER
vice in Italy. He has subscribed to
more than 100 funds here and abroad.
He has given eight gala performances
for different war works. He has sent
$4,000 to aid Italian relief. He has
several poor relatives whom he is aid
ing financially--and--
He recently paid $4,000 for a box OF
oranges for a patriotic purpose.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
CRIME PERCENTAGES
HAVE INCREASED
SINCE WAR BEGAN

New York. Jan. 2.-Since the United
States entered the war the crime per-
centages In practice by every city In
the country have taken amazing leaps
The number of complaints reaching
the various detective headquarters
throughout the land for the last six
months was 20 per cent higher than
during the same period year ago.
The increase has extended to practi-
calIy all forms of crime except muir
der and assault.
Commissioner Woods, OF the New
York city police department, has made
a special examination of the records
with view to answering the cues
tia as to the effect OF the war on
crime and criminals. His conclusions
are as follows:
Grimes against property have in
creased steadily since the United
States entered the war, and the rea-
son may be found directly In the
economic conditions which have been
brought about by the war. Crimes
Of violence. except robbery, have
tended to decrease. but the decrease
10 to be attributed not so much to
the war an to the destruction of the
gangs and the Imprisonment of the
ganssters who formerly afflicted New
York city
Like Commissioner Woods, Distric,
Attorney Swami holds that the causes
of increased crime are economic. due
to the war
The explanation" he SAYS. sis ir
the increased value of property. silks
copper, brass. foodstuffs and almos,
every commodity have such an in.
creased value and are so readily sal.
able that II Is worth while tn sfsa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03

NTOnLinN90 from FITSt EdEt't
public today. Numerous army camps
IN this country are likewise affected.
Me- jor General Blatchtord, 1t was an
neunced tonight, had been assigned to
tho training forces. although his com
mand was not made public. Major
General Hugh L. Scott, former chief
of staff. took command today at
Camp Dix. Major-General James
Parker was relieved of command of
the Thirty-SecoA national guard d.
vision and assigned to the Eighty
nth at Camp Custer. Brigadier-Gen-
eral w. q. Ham, of the Fifty-seventh
artillery brigade. succeeds him In
command Of the Thirty-second. Gen
erai Hams place viii be taken by
Brigadier- General Edward F. Nc
Glachlin. of the One Hundred and
Fifth Geld artillery brigade, Ninetieth
division.
Other changes include:
Major General Charles Fl. Muir
from command OF Camp Jackson to
command the Fifth division. regular
army. at Camp Logan.
Ma1or-Generai George II. Gamer
on TO command the Fourth division
regular army, at Charlotte. NJ. c.
Major General George w. Read to
command the Fifteenth cavalry divi-
sion. regular army at FL Paso.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
DOCTOR SAYS SOLDIERS
WILL BE DRUG USERS

New York, Jan. Fifty thousand
soldiers will return to America from
the battlefields as drug users. accord
ing TO DR.. John A. Gutter. who made
the statement before the Whitney leg
isiative committee, which fs tuvesti-
eating drug or narcotic conditions.
He said that unless there Is an
awakening on the part of the medical
profess on of the seriousness OF thaj
narcotic evil, the nation will con-
denim us ALL" He insisted opium was
the most valuable of all drugs and
denounced laws that prevent medical
practitioners from prescribing the
drug judiciousiy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03
WARREhT0b LIGHT
PLANT IS BURNED
Frozen water, Plugs Prevent ENese1te
Fighting Of big Fire that P1uResu
Town Into Darkness.

Especial to The Richmond yirgiuaa1-l
warrenton. Va. Jan. 1.-The eiectfle
light and power plant of the Plains.
Fauquoer county. the garage Of J. -
Howard. and the residence OF w. -
yanhorn. adjoining the garage. wsro
destroyed by IRE Monday morainS. ~.
sulting In loss for the property own
ers. There were thirteen cars ~ IL
garage which were also destroyed Tie
fire was caused by an explosion u ~
dynamo of this plant and tn less tton
an hour the several buildings were y
complete loss. Dir. Vanhorn carried
small insurance on his dwelling.
The loss of the Hight plant cAuses the
village OF the Plains TO be In total DARK
ness. Owing to the zero weather ma
the frozen condition of the water
plugs. -efre Roadway of the flames c0A3d
not be checked. For a while the oe4-
ton and freight ONCE Of the SoutAeE1I
railway were in danger. but shin IN
the wind saved the. buildings.