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The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
SEPARATE Voting ON
BORLAND MEASURE
House May Sever 1t from Legisla-
tive Appropriation Bill.

The Borland bill, which would COM
pei government employees to work
an extra hour a day. is still on the
tapis
When the legislative appropriation
bill comes to a vote in the House,
a separate vote on the Borland meas
ure will be asked. according to the
present outlook.
Representative Cox, of Indiana, yes
terday morning asked Chairman
Byrns. OF Tennessee, in charge Of
the bill for the subcommittee, re-
garding this point, and was assured
that the conferees for the House
would endeavor to see that the wishes
Of the House. as far as possible,
were conserved in the bill.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
LOAN DRIVE EMPTIES
HALLS Of SENATE
Upper Branch of Congress Forced
to Adjourn by Absentees.

The absence. of a large number OF
Senators on speaking tours for the
liberty loan caused the Senate yester-
day to take an adjournment until
next Monday. The Overman bill is
still the unfinished business before
the Senate and will be taken up again
for further debate when the Senate
reconvenes.
Only two more days OF unrestricted
debate on the bill will be permitted,
as the time limit agreed upon by the
Senate will become effective at 3
o'clock Wednesday. After that hour
no Senator will be privileged to speak
more than once on the bill or any
amendment, and not longer than 30
minutes at a time.
Five amendments proposed by Sem
ator Reed, to exempt the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Federal Re-
serve Board, Federal Trade Commits
sion, Farm Loan Bureau and Civil
Service Commission, are pending be-
fore the Senate. but have not been
debated. 1t Is probable that the de-
bate on these amendments will occupy
several days. and other amendments
are to be offered by opponents of the
measure in the effort to delay final
action.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
Make Another Effort
To Have Washington
Bone Dry Territory

A bill, similar to the Sheppard bin
to make the District of Columbia bone
dry, was introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative Randall, of
California. a prohibitionist The Shep-
pard bill deals more with the trans
portation of alcoholic liquors by ex-
press and freight or otherwise and the
Randall measure places the District In
the same category with the States and
Territories as did the Webb rider on
the postoffice appropriation bill which
passed March 3, 1917.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Genuine Goldfish, 19c; red kidney
beans. 15c can: Is lbs. white po-
tatoes, 30c; lbs. buckwheat, Csc;
4 lbs. pearl hOminy. Csc: Quaker
matches, Csc; pure pepper, 40c; fancy
syap. peaches. 1Sc; large prunes.
Valley sugar corn, 121Sc; navy
beans, lie: lima beans, tic; Va.
Sweet pancake flour. 12Ac; A. ].
pancake flour, 12Ac; A. ]. buck
wheat, 12hc; Gunpowder tea, sec;
25c; Log Cabin syrup, zoe. 412
Fourth st. S. E. and ali the J. T. d.
Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
GARDEN LESSON NO. Al.
BY PROF. THOMAS SHAW,
Noted ArrieuIfurisf.

For growing onions in gardens there
are at least four distinct classes, the
Red Wethersfield is among the favor
ties, also the Yellow Danvers- So Is
the Southport. The Bermuda sorts are
much grown for shipping, being Of
large size and mild flavor.
OF the other classes some are winter
varieties and perennial in their growth
From the White Welsh variety, for
instance, very early shoots may be
obtained for the table. The white and
yellow multipliers which increase from
their roots come quite early.
Onion seed should be sown on a loan
soil preferably. The seed may be sown
thickly as they will stand crowding
in the row. The rows may be from
nine to eighteen inches apart. In the
early spring they are put down about
an inch or more in the soil. and
tramped down. firming the soil Later
on in the season the seed is sown
deeper. As they are slow coming up
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
Serious Meat Riots
Reported in Vienna

Zurich. April 19.-Vienna newspapers
report serious rioting in the meat
market there.
Ten thousand people demand meat.
but only 1000 Kilograms was available.
They then demanded horse flesh and
when none was forthcoming they
stormed the meat stalls. The police
were summoned and cleared the hall.
Many arrests were made.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20

woman's Committee Of the Council
of National Defense.
1t is proposed 20 weigh and
measure every child under six years
Of age with the idea OF obtaining
data as to each child's general con-
dition and physique. and according
to reports received by the Children's $
Bureau, the idea appeals strongly
to mothers throughout the country.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
St Paul Capitol Redeeorated.

St Paul, Mimi. April 19.-German
notices on the walls Of the State
capitol basement are to give way
to the American flag. 1t was an
nounced that decorators are to re-
paint the basement cafe. which was
copied after a noted German restau-
rant
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
VETERAN OF SEA DIES.

Greenwich, Conn, April 19.-Sam-
uel S. Chard, one Of the Oldest sea
captains in this section, died in his
home in Cos Cob. He was SO years
old. For fifty years he was captain
aboard the Henry Lockwood and
other oyster steamboats, on Long
Island Sound
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
U. S. MEN TOLL EXEMPT.

Albany, n. Y, April l9.-Here-
after United States soldiers or sea-
men in uniform need pay no tolls on
bridges. toll roads or municipal fer
ries. Gov. whitman has signed tho
Cromwell bill making this eXemp-
ton effective.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland-Partlv
cloudy and slightly cooler Saturday; Sunday
probably fair; light northeast to north winds
Vrginia-Gcnerally fair Saturday; Sunday
fair in north, rain in south portion; moderate
northeast to east winds
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
TEMPERATURES IN OTHER CITIES.
TIDE TABLES.

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled by United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey
Today-Lox tide. IL ID a. m. and II 10 q. m.
high tide. SO a. m. and 500 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
GENERAL FORECAST.


On the north Atlantic coast there will be
moderate northeast to north winds, fair wealth
er; OF the Middle Atlantic fresh northeast
winds, cloudy weather: of the South Atlantic
moderate southeast to east winds, showers
over the East Gulf gentle southerly WINDS,
shoS ers; over the West Gulf fresh northwest
to north winds, cloudy weather.
Pressure is high over the northern boundary
from New England westward to the Rocky
Mountains, and there Is a shallow depression
over the East Gulf States and the lower Miss.
isSippi Valley. second depression il doubt
less forming over the southern Plateau reCdcn.
EXCEPT in the South Atlantic and West CuIi
states, there has been no precipitation Of con-
sequence IN any part Of the country, The
temperature is relatively low in northeastern
districts and has fallen sharply during the
last "a hours from Ohio westward to eastern
Kansas.
Cloudy showery weather is indicated for the
East Gulf and South Atlantic States and
Tennessee for the next "a to g ohurs.
The temperature will rise slowly in the Obio
valley and Upper Lake region and the changes
elsewhere viii be slight and unimportant.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

Midnight, 81; Ia m. 81; a. m, d;sa
m, 81; a. m. s.; 10 a. m, %; II noon, 6;
= p. m, g; p. m, q; D. m, g; D. m.'
o. 10 ?. m. $: HIGHEST. ss; lowest, g
p. m, Il Rainfall Is D. m To
trace; Hours Of sunshine, 7.s Per cent Of
Departures deficiency OF tenn
perature since. January l, 1913. q. Excess Of
temperature since April !. 1913. rs. Accumu.
az aseu excess or Precipitation since January ].
I, 1919, +a0. ''"'e 1Ap'ii
q; lowest, %. s"e'''
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20
THE sun.

Today-sun rises. sB 4. m: sun sets, I.s
2. m
Assenos.ls isup. 70 be usAssd b. $40 ). n.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-20

IN. Mar. ss.r.-ofrel. weather Report-cosay Cooler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

The Eldorado Hotel at Wfnnemucca
New. was destroyed by fire yes
terday, at a loss of $500. 900 Three
persons were injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Result of New York Election
Giving Lead in House
Expected by Them

AS result of yesterdays special cleo
lions in Greater New York the roll of
the House of Representatives will
publicans. 212; Independents, 6; vacan-
cies, 2: total membership. ABS. The
vacancies are from Illinois and Ohio.
The vote in New York was no sur
prise to democrats in Congress. The
districts are normally democratic, and
the democratic vote has been increased
by the vote of the women who exer-
time yesterday.
Politicians have felt all along that
the granting of suffrage to women in
New York would benefit the demo-
cratic party more than the republican
party. They argued that the per-
feet democratic organization. popular
ly termed Tammany Hall, would see to
it that the women turned out at the
polls, and it was naturally expected
the women would vote with the male
members of their families
That the expectation of a heavy turn
out Of woman voters was realized is
shown by the statement issued from
headquarters of the national woman
suffrage headquarters here last night
that 95 per cent of the women who had
registered went to the polls, while
only rs to As per cent of registered
men voted
Democrats expect to reap further
benefits in the general congressional cleo
tons next fall, in New York state
The leaders figure that Tammany can
be depended upon to turn out its full
strength of woman voters in New York
city, while upstate. the seat of repub-
lican strength. it Is doubtful If the
republican women viii leave the farms
and go to the polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Seeks to Offset Sentiment.

were employed 10 Alu III C0mpoiSh
to impress upon the public the neces-
sity for building merchant ships.
Seeks to Offset Sentiment.
Senator johnson of California asked
the witness il he had been responsible
for sending messages to Washington
newspaper Correspondents urging them
to attend yesterdays hearings. MI
Robinson said he knew nothing Of the
messages. but that they might have
been sent by the corporation. Under
further questioning by the California
senator the witness said the corpora
ton is endeavoring by publicity to
Offset some of the sentiment that has
developed against it during the Senate
committees Investigation.
Senator Nelson read into the record
a communication from one of his Min
nesota constituents, who said:
TT is very hard to go out and sell
thrift stamps to children and then
have the money blown in as it is. on
fat salaries and diversified contracts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
ROBINSON DEFENDS
HOG ISLE SALARIES
Corporations Head Says Men
Were Only Paid What They
Previously Had Received.
DUTIES OF PUBLICITY MEN

Dwight F. Robinson, president of the
American International Shipbuilding
CORPORATION. engaged in the task of
constructing the giant shipyard at Hog
Island and 200 ships in eighteen
months, resumed his testimony before
the Senate commerce committee this
afternoon, answering cricisms of ex-
travagance and mismanagement which
have been hurled at the Hog Island
project by former witnesses.
Mr.. Robinson yesterday afternoon de-
Tended the salaries paid on the work,
the form of contract which the cor
poration has with the government and
the manner in which the work is being
conducted.
Case of Boston Men.
In regard to the salaries, many of
which are much larger than the SAL
aries paid the same men before they
entered upon this work for which the
government is paying, Mr.. Robinson
said that many of the yards officers
We're employed by the Boston engineer
ing firm of Stone & Webster before en-
tering the employ of the International
Corporation and Mr.. Robinson told the
committee that IN the cases OF Such
men the increased salaries they now
receive represent what they would
have been paid by Stone & Webster
had they remained with that firm.
Under questioning he said that possibly
the yards S25.000-a-year general man
ager might not have gotten that much
from the Boston concern, but added
that all of The salaries were approved
by the shipping board.
In justifying other salaries. including
approximately $1,000 a month to pub
licity men, Mr.. Robinson said capable
men could not be retained for less
money. The publicity men, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
View of Suffrage Workers.

Suffrage workers attributed the in
telligence displayed by woman voters
to the fact that they had been given
careful instructions for the last ten
days. Miss Mary Garrett Hay. New
York county chairman of the woman
suffrage party. was especially gratified.
THE woman voters of New York
city who took part in the congressional
elections have fully justified the be-
stowal upon them of the franchise by
the state of New York." she said. They
voted in large numbers, "a per cent of
those who registered going to the polls
and casting their ballots.
They voted in a straight, businesslike
way, which won praise from the man
inspectors. They voted intelligently,
taking the trouble beforehand to pos
sess themselves of enlightening in
formation about the candidates for
Offices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Rations on Meager Scale.

The principal rations of the Berlin
population were still on the same
meager scale as for months: namely,
a pound of potatoes per day, rour
ronnds of bread. one-half pound of
meat and about an ounce of butter per
4 slight Improvement in the milk sit
uation has been noted. permitting the
restoration of the carrier ratiohs OF
mill, for children, one quart for those
I'D to two years, hree-quarters OF
quart for those below the age of four
and a pint for children between four
and six years Expectant mothers also
SKINNED milk could be obtained by
other privileged ones not by the gen
eral population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
RULING ON CERTAIN COAL
SUPPLIES is SUSPENDED
All But Five States East of Missis
sippi River Affected by Suspen-
sion of Priority.

Due to improvement in the fuel and
transportation situations, priority Of
coal supply for railroads, domestic con-
sumers, cantonments, public utilities
and hospitals, established by the fuel
administration January II, has been
suspended in all states east of the Mis-
sissippi river, except Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and
eastern Kentucky.
The five states in which the regula-
ton continues embrace the anthracite
and bituminous producing fields which
supply the eastern section OF the ccun-
try, and coal operators therein will con-
tinue to give preference to shipment
for consumers in the order named in
the original regulation. 1t also was
provided that in those states the pri-
ority provisions shall be extended to
include contracts for coal made or ac-
cepted after January IT, as we'll as
contracts and orders on hand on that
date.
New maximum prices for bituminous
coal mines in the whole of Wayne
county. w. Va. comprising parts of the
kenova and Thacker fields. are an
nounced by the fuel administration, eff
fective Immediately. The prices. which
do not include the allowance made to
operators for such wage increase as
may be applicable under the Washing
ton wage agreement, are: Run of mine,
$40; prepared Sizes $3.50; slack or
screenings. $2.15. The old prices were
$500, s2-25 and $1.75. respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
OBJECT TO 'SUIZER BILL.
Measure in Congress Applied to
Alaska Opposed by Game Association

NEW YORK. March S.-The defeat of
the Sulzer bin, . war measure now be-
fore Congress which would provide for
the killing and cold storage of big
game in Alaska, was urged in a reso-
luton adopted by the American Game
Protective Association at the final ses-
sion of its annual convention here yes
terday.
Before ad5ourning the association
appointed a committee to go to wash
ington and urge the passage In the
House of the enabling act by which
may be put into effect the new treaty
between the United States, Canada and
Great Britain to protect MIGRATORY
fowl The committee com1yrises MAI
e. C. Bradford OF Delaware, Ralph F.
Bradford of Illinois. NJ L AfexanS,er'
game commissioner of Io,risian N.
George Graham of Massachusetts, and
| Frank d. CLAIM Of Minnesota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
SECOND DRAFT DATE AWAITS
CONGRESS AMENDMENTS TO ACT

Deputy Provost Marshal General
Johnson today declared that the an
nouncement of the date of the second
draft is held up pending action by
Congress on amendments to the select
i've service act.
The most important of the proposed
changes in the opinion of the provost
marshal generals Office is that which
will give authority to base state quotas
on the total number of men in class l
instead of the total registered.
1t would appear at this time that
the second draft will be made some
time in April
Prepa rations have been made for sum-
moning the remaining negroes certified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
To Report to Depot Quartermaster

Lieut.. Col. W. E. C. Clifford. Quarter
master Corps. n. A, has been relieved
from duty with the war credits board
and will report to the depot quarter
master in this city for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Baby Carriage Vote" Main Interest

In none of the districts was there any
especial issue involved except that of
party politics Chief interest centered in
the baby carriage vote" The results
indicated that majority of the women
who took the trouble to register so they
could cast their ballots were guided large
~ by the politics of their husbands or
male relatives. All the districts are nor
mally democratic.
Election officials who had predicted
that the advent of women as voters
would slow up the election machinery
professed TO have been pleasantly sur
prised. Many of them declared the
women acted more intelligently and
voted more expeditiously than the men.
Many of the new citizens were accom-
panied to the polling places by their
hus bands. and not a few of them trun-
bled baby carriages. A few women
were challenged because they were the
wives of unnaturaliZed aliens, and had
registered without knowledge of the
law, which provides that a woman must
assume the nationality of her husband
although she may have been born in the
nit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

In all the districts the democratic nom
ineeS We're elected over their republican
opponents by comfortable margins. The
most surprising feature was the fact that
IN the twenty second district. which in
cludes part of the borough of the Bronx
the vote cast for the socialist candidate
exceeded by approximately 100 that given
the republican nominee. The socialist
vote in the other districts was negligible.
The only district which had a woman
candidate was the twenty first, where
Mrs. Mamie Colvin ran on the prohibition
ticket. Her vote was 3S2, out of a total
of 2392s.
In the same district the Rev. Reverdy
Ransom, a negro, who was denied a place
on the ballot because the courts ruled
there were not enough names on his NOM
mating petition, received i65 votes. There
are many thousands of coored voters in
the district and Ransom sought the re-
publican nomination against John A.
Bolles. When it was refused him he be-
came the candidate of the United Colored
League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Arraigns Municipalities.

Food Director Waldow launched
Illumination against various onending
municipalities, which were paying
above the maximum prices for various
kinds of food in order to assure sup
ply for their inhabitants and were
thereby. he declared, contributing
largely to the steady driving up or
prices and to the disregard of the food
laws.
The newspa pers none of which is a
friend of the food dictator. retorted
very sharply that it was impossible Tor
the municipalities to secure enough
food to feed their populations without
disregarding the maxima, which is a
general practice throughout Germany,
and declared that Minister Waidow
could find, if he sought them, law
breakers enough among the PrusSlah
state officers and war food bureaus
Vorwaerts for example, remarked
that the central administration OF the
province of Brandenburs distributed
-four among it's employees for Christmas
at price equivalent to so cents per
POUND: that the Berlin police pref ecture
sold butter to officials at the equivalent
of s2l2 per pound; that state factory
rladdened it's employees with marina
Iade at rs cents and beef for $l.lS a
hound. and that one of the 1000 as
trihution bureaus under Minister Wal
dow secured for its employees as a
christmas favor very poor quality OF
nork. which is sold to them at Sl.15 per
pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
GERMAN PRESS SILENT
ON FOOD SITUATION
Meager Rations and Necessities at
High Prices Cause Unrest in Do
minion of Hohenzollerns.

NEW YORK. March 6.-German
newspapers Of the first half of January
recently received here have suspicious
ly little to say on the food situation.
which for two years before was an
important topic for discussion in prac-
tically all the Berlin newspapers. The
political strike. evoked by food diff
ficulties and the prospect OF an in
definite prolongation of the war
through the attitude of the German
delegates at Brest-Litovsk, was. per-
haps, casting its shadow before and
causing the censor to discourage pub
LEGATION of news calculated to aug
ment the dissatisfaction of the working
people.
decree of the Prussan commits
sion on food administration mentioned,
however. that mortality during recent
months had been as high as 80 per
cent above that of 1913. and. for that
reason, prescribed increased rations
for tubercular patients. among whom
the effects of undernutrition are felt
with particular severity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
Noted Produce Statisicisn D;...

CINCINNATI Ohio. March s-cnsrass
b murray. eishty-one years old. many
years SECRETARY Of tho Cincinnati Cham
ber Of Commerce. and said to be one Of
the most noted produce st1tistioans in
at his homo hare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06

under the first draft. Between 10000
and so. 900 Of these were called out, but
only half of them have been sent to
the training camps. The inadvisability
of centraliZing these troops in south
ern camps and the fact that the Army
medical authorities do not believe 1T
safe to transfer them to colder north
ern camps during the winter are given
as the principal reasons for the delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-06
FOUR DISTRICTS WON
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Interest in New York Congress
sionaI Elections Centers in
"Baby Carriage" Vote.
ONE WOMAN CANDIDATE

| NEW YORK, March democrats
yesterday elected their candidates from
four districts in Greater New York at
| special elections called to choose sue
| cessors to four members of that party
who had resigned their seats in Con-
gress.
| Women cast 31,S5s votes out of total
of 1892 in the four districts. The sue
cessful candidates were:
| Seventh district, Kings county-John
| ]. Delaney to succeed John ]. Fitz-
gerald.
| Eighth district, Kings county-Wil-
| liam L. Cleary to succeed Daniel j.
Griffin.
Twenty-first district. New York coun-
ty-Jerome +. Donovan to succeed Muir
ray Hubert.
Twenty-seCond district. New York and
Bronx counties-Anthony J. Griffin TO
succeed Henry Bruckner
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-01-18
FINAL EXAMINS AT THE PARIS
HIGH SCHOOL.

Final examinations have been in
progress this week at the Paris High
School. The students were very
busy with paper and pencil in
"readin', riten' and 'rithmatic."
The second semester of the Paris
High School will begin on Saturday,
January 10. The cold weather has
had considerable effect on the at
tendance near the close of the first
session of the school, but the pupils
made a brave effort to keep up the
record the Paris school has obtain.
ed for average attendance.
The younger pupils of the school
were given but one session, not be-
ing required to return in the after
noon.