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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
FIRE ALARM BOXES Correct to Aug. 12, 1918

1-3-Cor Third and Franklin 1-4-Front of J. R. Wills store. 1-5-Op. Marshal & Newman's.
 Front Street. 1-6-Opp. Alaska Auto Gar
 age, Front Street. I-7-Front Street, opp. City
 Dock. 1-8-Front Street, below Wor-
 then Mills. 2-1-Cor. Mrs. Germain's store,
 Willoughby Ave 2-3-Willoughby and 2nd. 2-4-Seward and Front. 2-5-Main and Front. 2-6-Main and 2nd. 2-7-Cor. 9th and Seward. 3-2-Gastineau Ave. and Rawn
 Way. 3-4-Gold and End. 3-5-4th and Harris. 3-6-5th and Gold. 3-7-5th and East. 3-8-7th and Gold. 3-9-5th and Kennedy. 4-1-9th and Indian 4-2-5th and Calhoun. 4-3-West end Distin Ave. 4-5-9th and Calhoun. 4-6-7th and Main. l-7-12th St.. opp Northern
 Laundry. l-s-12th and p St.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
FILMS CAUSE TROUBLE

PAGCPAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, Dec. Sensational motion picture shows are blamed for trouble created for the British authorities in West ern Samoa by certain young men, who, it is said, have attempted to emulate the lawless cowboy type of the films.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
THEAT IRE ATT "A ( T IONS General News of Local Theatres, Screen Stars
 and Features

exercise. Weather permitting, she walks every morning from her home to Grand Central Station, matter of two miles, where she takes the subway to Brooklyn, returning in the same democratic fashion. Miss Joyce is seen again to splendid advantage in a Robert w. Chambers drama in The Business of Life" the Blue Ribbon feature
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
Attractions Tonight

PALACE-Alice Joyce in "The Busi-
 ness of Life" COLISEUM Bessie Barriscale in
 "The Snarl."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
(5!lal;5:7| !l.fl Last Time Tonight
 Bessie Barriiscale Snarl''
 and A Weekly and Comedy This is one good show, we'll worth
 the Admission.

of life and property, has put the country years ahead in development of flying machines for commercial purposes"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
WIFE OF NATIVE PRINTER
 PASSES AWAY AT HAYNES

The wife of Henry Phillips, the full-blOod native printer who has worked most of the time for the last score of years in Alaska print ing offices, died at Haines, Decem- Der 1st. Henry Philips resides at Skagway, Besides her husband, three children survive the mother.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
ONLY PLACE IN TOWN

serving Mallard and Teal ducks. Your way is the right way.
 THE ALASKA GRILL.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-05
BESSIE BARRlSCALE LAST TIME TONIGHT

Bessie Barriscale will be seen for the last time tonight at the Coliseum in The Snarl.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
ROAD HEARINGS CEASE In
CONGRESS UNTIL MONDAY
Appearance of Director McAdoo
Postponed-Will Testify
Next Week.

Both the House and Senate railroad
hearings were adjourned last night un-
til Monday. The appearance of Di-
rector General McAdoo before the Sem
ate committee has been postponed un-
til next week.
Possible reduction in the number of
railroad employees under government
operation was touched upon at the
House hearing on the administrators
railway bill yesterday. Julius Krutt-
schhitt, chairman of the board of the
Southern Pacific, who said he spoke for
the American Railway Association,
voiced serious objection to any pruning
of lists Of employees on the ground that
it would affect seriously the organiza-
ton of the lines and mean disarrange-
ment when the properties are turned
back to their owners after the war.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt again voiced his OBJ
lection to the proposed basis of COM
pensation to the roads, saying he be-
lieved the return should be based on
what the roads were earning at the
time they were taken over. He sug-
gested that not later than six months
enough for government control.
Before the Senate committee Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner Ander-
son estimated that maturittes Of rail-
road securities in 1918 and 1919 would
amount to s450,000.G00. 1t was not to
to take care of this. he said, but the
revolving fund.-" of s500.0o0.00O pro-
vided in the bill was to cover financing
that might be necessary.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
Claussen Concert.

After recess of several weeks be-
cause of the holiday, season. musical
activities were resumed in Washing
ton yesterday afternoon when Nine
Julia Claussen appeared at the fifth
Of the Ten Star series of concerts un-
der the auspices of T. Arthur Smith.
Nine. Claussen has a mezzo- soprano
voice of much power. Especially strong
and yet sympathetic is her mixed reg
lister.
A departure from the usual arrange
ment of program was noticed by her
songs being divided into four groups,
according to nationality, namely,
French, Russian, Scandinavian and
American. The Russian and of course
American songs were sung in English.
Mr.. Sidney Arno Dietch at the piano
was among the best accompanies
heard in Washington this season. Hard
ly did the brilliant work of Mme
Claussen overshadow his splendid play
ing.
Grieg's Fra Monte Pincio." was the
most pretentious number and was de-
lightfully rendered.
The remainder of the program was
as follows:
Clair de Lune." Gabriel Faure; "Chant
Hindou." H. Bemberg; "FIeur Jetee,"
Gabriel Faure; 20 ieslib ii mogla," P.
Tschaikowsky; ..'W'temnoj tschastschje
samolk soloVel, A. GretchanlnoW; !;
Sired schumnavo bala.'' P. Tschaikowsky;
"Pjesnja maloi ribki." A. Aransky; ii
Seraljens Lustgard." Emil. Sjogren;
"skogsdufvors Toner" oscar Merriam
to: 20 Herre," Erkki Melartin; It'll
Majdag," V. Peterson-Berger: Mid
summer Lullaby" Edward A. Mac
Dowell; "a Maid Sings Light and a
Maid Sings Low" Edward A. Mac
Dowell: "Exaltation," Seneca Pierce;
"a Nocturne." A. Walter Kramer; 1--WE
Two Together" Marshall Kernochan;
Nine. Claussen was happy in the Sc
lection of encore numbers. which in
cluded Woodman's "An Open Secret"
and MacFadyen's, Cradle Song" the
latter recently sung here by Schumann-
Heink.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
GERMANS EXPANDING
SUBMARINE WARFARE
Economic Life of Entente Powers
Completely Upset, According
to Berlin Paper.

LONDON, January 12.-Reviewing the
first year of Germany's ruthless sub
marine campaign, which ends February
1. the Tageblatt asserts that the CEN
trail powers have succeeded in upset
ting completely the economic life of
the entente and adds that the subma-
rine campaign, which has now become
the principal factor in naval warfere,
is being expanded and developed still
further.
Summarizing the results of the UNDER
water campaign since February /, the
Tageb1att claims that the U-boats have
sunk on an average of $4,000 tons of
shipping monthly from February to
December, and for the whole year the
toll may be expected to show nearly
100000 tons and that the building
of new ships by the entente and neu-
trails during the year will replace only
between 100000 and 100000 tons of
these losses.
The newspaper says the monetary loss
to Germany's enemies as the result of
the years work by the U-boats will
reach $5,o00,000, figuring the value of
the ships at $3.50 per ton and their car
goes at the same rate.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
Middle-Door Cars Condemned.

To the Editor of The Star:
1 have read with considerable surprise
the letters in your paper by Messrs.
Gordon and Silance, attempting to de-
fend the use in this city of the middle
entrance cars by the Washington Elec-
trio Railway Company, and the only
explanation that I can conceive is that
these gentlemen do not ride on these
cars to any great extent. Your editorial
on January 5, entitled "Scrap the Mid
dle-Door Cars" hit the nail squarely on
the head, and the mere fact that The
Star editorially realizes an evil is proof
positive that the evil exists.
One trip on 9th street will convince
any one of the futility of trying to
handle a crowd with a one-door car.
These cars were built to provide a few
more seats than usual, but when it be-
comes necessary to stand passengers in
the aisles, these cars should be, as you
say "scrapped." They are ideal when
only the seats are filled, but in city
the size of Washington. where the sery-
ice is inadequate and the few cars in
use are jammed with passengers until
the conductor can hardly close the door
these f1reless cookers are the limit.
To get on one and move to the front
or the rear is to subject yourself to a
tion, for by that time the middle Of
the car has been scientifically packed
by the enterprising conductor until II
is next to impossible to get to the door.
even presuming you are able to guess
in which direction the door lies. And
the Gar Full sign is never used az
long as the conductor is able to omen
the door.
From sanitary standpoint (comfor+
being out of the question) these cars a re-
an abomfnation and should have heen
consigned to the scrap heap before thev
were built. Packed in the aisles and in
the pit. each passenger is thankful for
one square foot, instead of the famous
seven square feet recommended by the
Public. Utilities Commission. From, q
moral standpoint the less said the heta
ter, though from a social standnoint
the conditions are very intimate
While l, of course, cannot even ~
tempt to express the opinion ~ -.
public generally of these cars. since
their installation I have heard nofhine .
but condemnation. PROCLAMATION, ana one
other nation" will not mention
will also state that could be arrestad
for what think Of them.
This IL a question in which manv
Of your readers are Interested. and
sincerely hope that others Will faEe -.
trouble to write and declare fhems
selves. FRED s. WAI.KNR
Evening star., 1918-01-12
FOR BOARD OF EDUCATI0fs
/. IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Suggestion Made by Representative
Of Engineering and Scientific
Schools and Colleges.

Recommendations that the Secretary -
War be urged carefully to consider the
desirability Of creating War Department
board Of education to be made UP of rep.
resentatives Of those divisions Of the Armt
having need Of mechanics and technic1anb
Of any kind and to be charged with prpH
viding for the training OF such mechanics
and technicians are embodied in . rssolu-
ton adopted at a meeting Of repressnfa-
tives Of engineering and scientific schools
and colleges in conjunction with the fedsr4
board for vocational education at the Co..
mos Club yesterday.
Other recommendation adopted and ssss
to the President are:
That such board should work. % far 40
possible, through existing federal educse
tional agencies, but should have power ami
authority to secure the services OF any exr
listing educational agencies or institutions
or industrial plants Of special character
That necessary funds should be apprue
prfated to carry out the plans and work
proposed by the War Department board
Of education.
That the principle Of pay and subsist.
ence for men in training be accepted ~
fundamental
That the principle Of compensation for
the actual cost OF the training herein con.
templated be accepted as fundamental.
That technical teachers Of draft age If
called to service. should be assigned to
their respective schools for teaching sefv-
ice SO long as they are engaged in the
training work herein contemplated.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
BEHRMANN RENOUNCEs HIS
ALLEGIANCE TO RUSSIA

Albert S. Behrmann, a salesman, of
1104 9Th street northwest. in an appli-
cation for first citizenship papers,
claims to be a Russian and renounced
his allegiance to the present govern
ment of Russia" He declared he was
born in Hamburg. Germany. of Russian.
parents November 80. 1892, and came
to this country in 1894.
United States Marshal Splain on
learning of the application, sent dep
uty to summon Mr.. Behrmann to his
office for inquiry as to his citizenship,
The Department of Labor seems to be
of the opinion of Behrmann that he
owed allegiance to Russia. Mr. Behr-
mann made a declaration of intention
last March. reciting the same facts as
to his birth and arrival in this coun-
try, but then stated that he renounced
allegiance to the kaiser. On the new
application is endorsed a statement by
o. T. Moore, chief examiner Of the nat
uralization bureau. that the depart
ment has no objection to the new dec.
iaratiOn
Evening star., 1918-01-12
BLAMES WHISKY FOR TROUBLES
Private McFadden; Engineer Corps,
Under Arrest for Robbery.

Blaming bootleg" whisky at SIS a
quart for his troubles, James Joseph
McFadden. twenty-seven years old. of
Company c. 3oth United States Corps
of Engineers. stationed at Fort Myer,
Va. today is occupying a cell in the
first precinct station. He is charged
with HOUSEKEEPING at the jewelry
store of Mrs. Annie Hermann, s39
Pennsylvania avenue, about 1890
o'clock this morning. It is charged
that he smashed a plate glass window
and took numerous articles of jewelry
from it. When arrested by Police
man Hellmuth of the first pre-
cinct. he was suffering from cuts about
his right hand, supposed to have been
received when the glass was broken
The policeman had his wound dressed
at Emergency Hospital before he
locked him up.
Articles Of jewelry and penknives
worth S43.35 were taken from the pris-
oner's pockets. according to the police
Sergt. Wittstatt and Policemen Currier,
Payne and Davis. who were among
those who responded to the call re-
ceived at the first precinct. visited the
iewelry store and gathered more than
SIS worth Of jewelry that had been
scattered about the street.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
FOOD BODY EMPL DYES
LIKE MEAT AND WHEAT

The Council of National Defense
has ordered a wheatless day and
meatless day in the lunchroom in Its
new quarters at 18th and D streets
northwest. An official Of the council
told why today. 1t seems that the
lunchroom in the neighboring build
Ing occupied by the food administra-
tion is running in conformity to the
Hoover idea of food conservation. and
has had a wheatless day and meat
less day all along. But the man
ayers of the councils lunchroom
complained that on these wheatless
and meatless days employees of the
food administration would come over
to the councils lunchroom and swamp
them with orders SO that they could
not take care of the councils own
employees.
Therefore. the council, both for the
sake of food conservation and for its
own protection, has ordered a strict
observance of the food administra-
TONS meatless and wheatless days.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
EAT MORE POTATOES
TO AVOID SPOILAGE
Department Of Agriculture Shows
Various Ways in Which Tubers
Can Be Cooked.

Eat more potatoes. in order that the
tremendous crop of tubers produced in
the United States this year may be
utilized as fully as possible and spoil
age avoided, advises the Department OF
Agriculture.
Says the department:
Potatoes. even in their simplest
forms-baked and boiled-make good
luncheon dishes. They may also be
used for making variety of dishes.
such as creamed and escalloped pota-
toes. with or without cheese; stuffed
potatoes, potato croquettes. and so on.
Combination dishes, such as hash.
stews. meat pies with potato crust, and
SO on. in which a considerable amount
Of potatoes Is used with other foods.
may constitute practically an entire
luncheon. being hearty enough to serve
for the purpose with little salad or
fruit or sweets"
Evening star., 1918-01-12
STAYS ELECTION OF TENANT.
Justice Siddons Rules in Case of
Representative Crago.

Representative Thomas S. Crago of
Pennsylvania may continue to occupy
his apartments in the Farnsboro, at
Florida avenue and Decatur place. pend
ing the final determination of his suit
for an injunction against the Fidelity
Storage Company and James L. Karrick
to prevent any effort to eject him or to
disturb him in the peaceful occupancy
of the premises.
Justice Siddons has granted a tempo
rary injunction against the defendants
on condition that Mr.. Crago pay a
monthly rental of $135 while the pro-
ceedings are pending, and that he give
an undertaking to answer any damage
sustained by the defendants or either
OF them in the event that it shall be de-
termined that the Injunction was
wrongfully sued out. Counsel for the
defendants agreed to the temporary re-
straining order under the conditions inn
posed. Attorney Thomas C. Bradley an
peared for Mr. Crago. while Attorney
Charles H. Merillat represented the de-.
fendants.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
NEW HOSPITAL OPENED.
The sainte Eugene at Lyon, France,
for tuberculosis Patients.

In the presence of officials of the Red
Cross and Rockefeller foundation and
of the French government, the Sainte
Eugene Hospital for tuberculosis re-
patrfes at Lyon. France, has been open
ed. according to announcement from
the Red Cross. 1t is designed to care
for patients reaching France via Evian.
Sainte Eugene Hospital has been
lent to the American Red Cross by the
hospital board of Lyon. which supplies
the building with heat, light, water and
sanitation; and furnishes at cost food,
linen and 'disinfection. The American
Red Cross provides the nurses, doctors
and medical supplies.
The new hospital cares Immediately
for two hundred patients in five new
hospital barracks, and in the main
building-a chateau presented to the
city of Lyon by the Empress Eugene.
Evening star., 1918-01-12

Special delivery girls. if there are any
such in Washington, will be eagerly
welcomed by the city post office. Off
cials said today.
The special delivery boys are proving
almost too much for the men who run
the big post office. Although the lads
make anywhere from $50 to $3.50 a
according to the number of let
ters they deliver. they will not work
when they do not choose. 1t is stated.
Last week, when it was SO cold, about
half the force laid off," Importantly
on the part of officials failed to drag
them from their warm homes. A lively
young man with a wheel, who can go
out and earn cents per letter deliv-
Evening star., 1918-01-12
p. O. TO GIVE GIRLS A CHANCE
IN SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE

ered and thus garner more than 500 a
month. in many instances, it is alleged.
is not going to work when he doesn't
feel like it.
The city post Office, therefore. needs
about fifty reliable-with the accent on
the reliable-special delivery messen-
gers, and is willing to give girls try.
About 5000 special delivery letters
come to the post office every day for
delivery in all sections of the city.
War work and wartime conditions have
increased enormously the number of
letters bearing special delivery stamps
People even put the stamps on parcel
post packages. and such packages get
special delivery.
Here is a fine chance for lively girls
who are not afraid of the weather, it is
asserted. The messenger must be not
sess a wheel
Evening star., 1918-01-12
FOR WATERPOWER QUESTIONS.
Speaker Is Authorized to Name New
House Committee.

Consideration of all waterpower 1egis-
lation during this Congress by a COM
mittee Of eighteen members was au-
thorized in q resolution adopted by the
House yesterday. directing the Speaker
to name the committee. The admins
tration bill will be considered by the
committee as quickly as possible.
Speaker Clark may offer the chairman
ship to Representative Sims of Tennes-
see, now chairman of the interstate COM
merce committee. Most of the members
of the new committee will be taken from
the public lands, interstate commerce
and agriculture committees.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
FALL FROM ENGINE FATAL.
Jacob B. Boyer Crushed Between Lo.
comotive and Platform.

Jacob Il. Boyer, thirty-three years
old, brakeman in the employe of the
Washington Terminal Company, fell
from an engine in the company's yard
this morning, was caught between the
engine and a platform at the ware
rooms of Adams Express Company and
SO badly crushed that he died at Cas-
ualty Hospital two hours later
The engine was moving in front of
the warerooms about 6:45 o'clock near
the K street tower, when Boyer slipped
or missed his footing and fell.
Mrs. Boyer. wife of the brakeman.
was summoned to the hospital from her
home, at '10S 4th street southeast. She
reached the hospital before her hus-
band died, but he was unconscious and
remained so until he died.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
Objection Made to Transfer.

The recommendation recently sent to
the War Department by Commissioner
Brownlow, urging that new National
Guard headquarters be transferred to
the mobilization station of the District
Of Columbia, Naval Battalion. at the
7th street wharves. is not pleasing to
the militia authorities. If hearquarters
are moved to the Naval Battalion sta
tton, it is asserted. the space available
after furniture Is put in will not be
large enough to drill 100 men. AS the
new guard now is said to number over
400 men. officials believe this transfer
would balk development of another
National Guard unit for the District of
Columbia.
The Chamber of Commerce at its an
nual meeting January 8 adopted a
resolution opposing taking away from
the new guard the use of the armory.
and opposes any interference with eff
forts by Col Dapray to organize the
new guard. This resolution was for
warded to the War Department.
Contentious that the building is not
being used by military organizations
are answered by the following dates
described by Col. Dapray for the use
Of the armory: Ordnance reserve of
ficers use the armory one day each
week: Army Reserve Medical officers
use the study one day each week;
engineer reserve officers, two nights a
week; new National Guard, two nights
a week for drill; student officers, two
nights week, and Military Service
Legion one night a week.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
TO VOTE ON PAPER CONTROL.
Senate Will Act Tuesday Under
Unanimous Consent Agreement.

Under unanimous consent agreement,
a vote on the Smith resolution empow-
ering the President to order the Fed
eral Trade Commission to take over the
control of the print paper business Of
the country during the period of the
war, should the President deem such
action necessary, will be taken in the
Senate Tuesday. The agreement was
reached yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
DEATH OF MRS. 7. L. KooE
Came to This City From Rome, n. Z.
About Forty Years Ago.

Mrs. Theodosia Leonard Koon, q long
time resident of Washington, died
Thursday in her ninetieth year at sher
residence. sos I street Funeral serv-
ices were held this afternoon at the
residence. Interment was in Rock
Creek cemetery.
Mrs. Koon came to Washington from
Rome. N. Y. about forty years ago.
She was born in Pittsf1eld. Mass. Bhe
is survived by three sons. L. W. Koon
and Edgar Koon. both temporarily in
this city, and Smith Koon OF Arkarfsas.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
trict's plea for national representation
becomes Irresistible.
Foretells Accomplishment.


what the presentation of these facts
has accomplished locally foretells. we
feel confident, what will be accomplished
nationally through the campaign upon
which we have entered. In submitting
to the joint committee this report of
its labors the executive committee ven
lures the opinion that the broad and
solid foundations are being laid for a
campaign which is so strongly supported
by public opinion, so rooted in equity,
and whose purpose is SO Enthusiastically
just, that, however the end may be post
poned, final victory will surely result"
After a discussion of various features
of the situation, in the course of which
members of the committee manifested
confidence in the ultimate success of
the movement for national representa-
ton. the report was adopted as that of
the executive committee.
Chairman Galliher of the finance COM
mittee reported that his committee had
collected and turned over to the treas
urer, Robert N. Harper, approximately
$500 for the defraying of the necessary
expenses of the compaign. Other COM
mittee chairmen reported progress.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
Equal Distribution Assured.

'.This developed competition which,
until the international agreement was
reached. caused serious advance in
But with the international committee
acting for the allies and the food ad-
ministration in control in this country.
the supply will be equally distributed
and prices stabilized.
Great quantities of raw cane sugar
are locked up in far-away Java, un-
available because ships cannot be
spared to transport it. Hence the Eu-
ropean allies are asking Cuba and the
duty to supply them with sugar. The
United States is making every effort
to comply with this request for the
very interesting reason that IL we save
the allies from the necessity Of trans
it will release shipping sufficient to
carry about 100000 American soldiers
to France"