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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
CARDS OF THANKS.

CRITTENDEN. We wish to express our sin
cere thanks to our relatives and friends for
their kindness, sympathy and beautiful floral
tributes at the death Of our beloved dhugh-
ter and sister.
MRS. Z. F. CRITTENDEN AND FAMILY.
McCLoSKY. We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our relatives and friends for their
death of our beloved mother MARY q Me-
CLOSkY.
BY HER DEVOTED CHILDREN. .
oRME. wish to express my sincere thanks
to my relatives and friends for their kind
ness: sympathy and beautiful floral tributes
at the death of my beloved husband, WILL
LIAM oRME. BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE. .
PARKER. We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our relatives and friends for their
kindness, sympathy and beautiful floral trib-
utes at the death of beloved wife and
mother. ISABELLA PARKER, late beloved
wife of Phillip Parker.
HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
LIEUT.. GEN. SHUTS QUITS
BRITISH WAR CABINET
Resigns on Ground That End OF
Strife Has Terminated Need
of His Services.

LONDON, December 16.-Lieut. Gen.
Jan Christian SHUTS has resigned as
member of the war cabinet, on the
ground that the end of the war has
terminated the need of his services,
according to the Express.
Jan Christian SHUTS has long been
a figure in the political life of South
Africa. During the Boer war he was
in command of the republican forces
in Cape Colony. In 1907 he became
commander of British forces in East
Africa fighting against the Germans,
his success in that campaign being re-
markable.
In January. 1917, the British gov
eminent named him a member of the
imperial war conference as repre-
sentative of the Union of South Africa,
and in June, 1917, he entered the war
cabinet. His services to the British
government since that period has been
distinguished in many ways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16

was accompanied part of the way
by barges loaded with American sail
ors, while crowds along the shore
and at the windows waved flags. The
band Of the u s. s. Melville, her sis
ter ship, played patriotic tunes as the
Dixie moved out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
q. s. s. DIXIE ON WAY HOME.
Destroyer Tender Cheered as She
Sails From Queenstown Harbor.

QUEENSTOWN. December Is (by
the Associated Press).-The U. S. S.
Dixie. destroyer tender, which has
held large place in the hearts of
the American sailors and the resi-
dents here, steamed slowly out of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16

James Renwick -Breyoort, eighty
six years old, prominent as a painter
of landscapes. died at his home in
Yonkers, N. Y, yesterday. Mr.. Bre-
WORT had been a member of the Ma
tional Academy of Design for fifty
five wears,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
Knockers Coming.

From the Boston Transcript.
They're going to cut-Oh. blushe:
deep!
Our trousers legs in halves.
To save the product Of the sheep
Wa must exposa QUIZ calYea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
No Lottery.

From the st. Louis Republic.
It has been said that marriage is
lottery, but the Milan Standard thinks
not. "When man draws blank in
lottery that is the end of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16

Intensive training in agriculture
instead Of the arts of war will be
undertaken for one week at Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Tex. beginning
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
BORN
DIED.

CoCKERuLE. To Coleman and Marguerite E.
Cockefiile, December 18. 1918, at Columbia
Hospital, q girl.
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Saving Is Figured On.

With regard to the wood ship pro-
gram, the report says the board has
recognized that more careful atten-
ton should be given to ships of large
size, and, after investigation. has de-
cided to recommend that efforts be
concentrated upon the construction of
a 5,O00-ton fush-deck wood ship,
which would be as strong as the
3,500-ton types now being built, and
which could be produced at a saving
of approximately $50 per ton. At the
present time ten types of wood ships
of $500, 1000 and 5000 lightweight
tons are being turned out.
Since August 1 wood ship produce
ton has averaged at least one COM
plete ready-for-service wood steam
ship per calendar day, and the re-
port declares that this average will
increase.
Concrete ship construction has been
limited, the report states. because
this type of vessel is admittedly less
efficient than the steel ship as a
cargo carrier and because the pres
ent hull-producing capacity of ma
rine engine makers, and machinery
for operating concrete ships could not
be made available.
However. contracts for construc-
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position to meet the future needs of
shipping.
Goal Of the Board.

To establish a merchant marine OF
25,000,000 tons is the aim and purpose
of the board, and this will be accom-
plished. leading officers say. if Con-
gress provides the needed money. BUT
so far the board is able to account Tor
merchant marine, already in the wa
ter, capable of carrying 7.49S,075 dead
weight tons.
OF this amount the Emergency Fleet
Corporation built 2,64S,S92 tons, d.
vided among 455 new vessels. Ger
many contributed 343,206 tons, and
Austria, $500 tons. The tonnage was
seized when the United States deciar-
ed war on the central powers.
Contracts and commitments OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation for the
construction of ships made during the
year provided for 1896 steel cargo go
steel tankers of $4,000 deadweight
tons, "a steel troop ships of $4,000
deadweight tons, 2 steel hospital ships
of 10000 lightweight tons, steel re-
frigerator ships Of 1880 deadweight
tons, '104 ocean-going steel tugs and :
steel harbor tugs, and Is steel barges OF
$4,000 lightweight tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
Prosperous Condition Indicated.

"Notwithstandin the existence of
conditions tending to divert the en-
ergies and industries of the country
into channels other than those OF
town improvements and settlements,
there appears to be no diminution in
the demand for town lots in govern
ment town Sites" says the report
Many settlements have been made
in the old towns, and new towns
have been created on government
lands, thus indicating a prosperous
and growing condition of the coun-
try.
for rights of way of all kinds (ex-
cepting for hydroelectric power) were
COS as against ga in 1917. OF these
101 were applications for railroad
rights of way. as against 90 last
year, and S04 other than railroad and
power, as against 52S in 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16
J.. S. FAILURE TO RAISE
SALARIES IS DEPLORED
Shortage of Help Is Cited in Re-
port of Commissioner of
Land Office.

Failure of the government to recog-
nize the demand for a comprehensive
revision of salaries upward is de-
plored by Commissioner Clay Tallman
of the general land office in his annual
report to Secretary Lane of the In
terror Department..
A request for additional clerks for
the Washington office was granted by
the government, but the additional
clerks allowed less than offset the
loss resulting from the inability to
obtain commensurate benefit from
the low-salaried clerks that the com
missioner was authorized to employ,
Under the circumstances, there
FORE" Mr.. Tallman adds, I'VE must
simply do the best we can with such
forces as may be available"
Lands Entered and Allowed.
The total area of public and Indian
lands originally entered and allowed
during the fiscal year ended June so
1918. is 9.974,331.61 acres, not includ-
ing 172,446.46 acres embraced in finals
not heretofore counted as original
dispositions of land. This is a de-
crease of 6.221.462.77 acres, as com
pared with the area originally entered
and allowed.
The area patented during the fiscal
year was 9,552,4S2,217 acres, de-
crease of 1,760.SS0,023 acres. as COM
pared with the fiscal year 1917.
Actions taken on fraudulent entries
of land for 1918 were 2,036, which
number gradually decreased until in
1917 there We're only 64S. a total de-
crease of 6S per cent in the five-year
period. This record, says the report,
is shown, though there were large
outstanding entries during 1917. The
reason for the decrease in frauds, ac-
cording to the report, is that ''the
public has learned that in the long
run irregular methods do not pay
Accepted surveys and resurveys
during the fiscal year totaled more
than 100000 acres. which is 1,00O,-
900 more than the area accepted dur
ing the previous year.
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Wood and Composite Ships.

The wood and composite ship con-
tracts called for 181 complete wood
ships of 707,500 lightweight tons, 519
hulls of 1,S41 900 lightweight tons; 140
barges of 359, 500 lightweight tons, l62
wood tugs, and 80 composite ships OF
116 900 lightweight tons.
From the time of it's organization
up to August 81, 1918, says the report,
the corporation had negotiated 495
contracts, aggregating 2.29S vessels,
with total of 14,119,130 deadweight
tons. involving an estimated cost Of
s2,319,216,2O4.
Dealing with the steel ship program,
the report states that efforts of the
steel ship construction division have
been devoted to accelerating the con-
struction of ships, obtaining ships
suitable for war purposes. improving
the quality of new construction, and
obtaining ships at reasonable prices.
During the year ending August 81, 566
keels were laid. 35S ships launched
and 2s7 ships of 100000 lightweight
tons completed.
The report declares that material
1y better accomplishment is confidently
expected during the coming year and
that gratifying progress along tech
nical lines was made, particularly in
the simplif1cation and Improvement of
ships. and standardization of the many
fittings required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-16

SINCLAIR. On Saturday. December IA, 1918.
at the residence of his brother, @. A. Swami
Sinclair. North Rosemont, Alexandra. Va,
GEORGE TERRY SINCLAIR. son of William
W. Sinclair. aged twenty-five years.
Funeral at above residence, Tuesday. Deem
Der IT. at 10 am. Interment (private) at
Pohck, Va 16s
SMITH On Saturday December IA. 1918. at
1918 am. at her residence, 1927 street
northwest, CARRIE SMITH. beloved mother
Of James P. Smith and sister of Rev. Il. II.
Bunny of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Funeral Tuesday, December II. at l O'Clock
PM. from Second Baptist Church. Bird street
between and l NV, Rev. J. II. Holonfan.
pastor. Relatives and friends invited. 16'
SMITH On Sunday. December Is. 1918. at
the Home of Incurables, CATHERINE ID.
SMITH, aged fourteen years.
Funeral services at the home on Tuesday, De-
cember II, at pm. Friends inEited. In
terment private.
SMITH. Suddenly. on Sunday, December Is:
i 1915. GEORGE LINvILLE, husband OF
Emily Fitz Gerald and beloved and only son
of Thomas W. and Caroline G. Snitf
! MINERAL nriYate>
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Fish and Game Problems.
Rutland Herald.


The Herald IS particularly glad to re
ceiye such a letter as that which APP
pears elsewhere on this page, signed by
Mr.. j. w. Severance of Chester
Newspapers are inclined to be enthu-
slaStie over letters which agree with
their views, but, As a matter Of fact.
the really valuable communication is
that which disagrees with them and
gives rea@ons therefor
Mr.. Severance disaorees with some al
tcrances of the Herald regarding the
game laws and their enforcement. Ov-
in2 to his situation. close to the EDGE
Of Windham county and the most dense
l. deer-populated region of Vermont
his problems are more or less local and
his grievances must be due to misunder-
standing, either of the law or its appIi-
cation.
The cleanup act of 1918, which
stands substantially as enacted, pro
yides as follows:
\ person may pursue, wound or kill
on land owned or occupied BY him a
deer, which he can prove was in the act
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

the excellent manner in which the re
ec.t ited eros drive was conducted by
lar. h2Gea II. Darling Ism t it Just
1 ne least bit small to attempt to be-
i,5tle the splendid results Judge Oar
ing achieved a.mp1y because someone 5
- candidate .or governor is Temporal
My ohs"r"ea Burlington News.
31e Rutland News il. of course. not
authorized TO speak for Judge Darling.
It's best guess. however just to Judge
rom hls record and his personality. is
mat Mr Darling put his best efforts
INTO th' CAMPAIGN without thought of
ITS personal advantage or disadvan
ta@eS- 81 course. he did. Some men
may render service t. the country with
minds S3ic!y conferred on the question:
y nat Is thee III it, and picavun-
lSh minds are apt to conceive picavuh
~ motlNet IA other people < actions
50, WHY hothor2 The BrattIeboro Re
former rs had lapse from its usual
nigh standard, If it imputes selfish mo-
tivcs 20 Judge Darling's Red Cross
campaign. At the same time. il can !
say anything or DO anything to prevent
Nr. Darling receiving, willy nillv. -.
arctiya benefit Of his magnificent sue
cess. i nav sop the hurricane bv
blowing against it, but il can t change
human nature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
IN Embargo on Luxuries.

Last week an embargo was delivered
ON phosphate rock north of Norfolk.
Inc railways were unable to provide
%4ui mcnt aEd men to transport this
huily commodity. If the embargo con
Times, fertilizer plants must shut down
ahd food reduction viii be materially
reduced. Ail over the seaboard states
i"rias Simply cannot operate proftabIv
'Hiiheui fertilizer.
Cia daE last week twenty five train
inad III soldiers and hundred thou
iHa civilians were hauled into New
orh riir for the Christmas vacations:
at.ti,a'ls of .oal we're burned m IN
I'slt'e celebrations; oceans of gasoline
| aGGaa z Tangent tinge to the atmos
/ Phefe aEa people crowded EIGHT deen.
hctcae tha andy counters.
\eees tics Not bit Of i, can
Noa imagine Germany PERMITTING snch
Wastage of utilities and cInftorin,,
up 81 railways At such time-wben
Der farmers needed fertilizers a. tbey
lad never needed them before Woli
hardly,
Since we are 70 win against Germany
we must practirc some Of our enemy "
ecoromies-clear the tracks of non-es.
santiais-rHt necessities before luxurics
Isn't i about time to cut out the
parade end strip for action?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

zinc American housewife complains
80 il is stated en- good authority, that
after she has carefully followed the
requirements of the food pledge in her
home, the business man, her husband
and her men folks generally, go down
town to the hotels or clubs and fill
their stomachs from tho flesh pots.
Some suggest that the food conserva-
tion message does not reach the bust
ness man, because he has little time to
read the papers, and the main appeal
of food saving, has been made to
women. This may or may not be the
case, but where there is so much smoke
there must be some fire, and the bust
ness men had better buck up a bit.
They usually eat just as much as anv
other individual and they are supposed
to Hooverize just as much as other
Americans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Cc.dttts,s y Comm

Franklin, y. T.. Ioaraa' Trans, rir,..
Il one wants To Euau the aetaal
conditions il Germany during the last
lev Years he should read g .rarI s Four
leasa in Germany. It'll slgsleat
tA3a with e. book, Ca ina Thee
booha are not fiction. They deai III ac-
tCai facts. The book, CHRIS inc. wa
2" written for tile public and ,hp
one ha wrote / had 20 = crea. 81 lis
cver anl a,ia4 il priat. lit IS series
OF letters written ~ vraE ~am1a
90 Der mother, and rnhiish,d ter the
winter S Death IN II stf tells m.Hy
t1.Ac5 which could net have laen Obs
tanned bv one who wa lcokiu" tor
DOCK n,atc-ial L shows The training
% which tina Germans hsra been ssll-
leeted and .le absolute 'ogye which
the Kaiser and his mma7iata. Officials
have over the people Tie psrspn Who
hopes to see Germany disintc-at" rs has
hussia en- Who c,snegt, to the -o-
Pie demand = democratic fesa Of eov-
eInment via. fpd mach eJ fol
thouoht I'D these books. I aaz not oe
ito his liking as il viii Convince any
fai. minded individual III. nothing
"an he houel for in the directions.
Germany il going to win or bg beaten.
+ : not f. be an easy matter 70 IN
either. America must make up its
mind to accept the orc or 90 the other,
and that right speedily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

~ 9oIn0 ACTUAL ana substantial damage
or injury to a fruit tree or crop. ex-
cept grass; The person BY
whose direction a deer is 50 wounded
Or !liiled, shall, within six hours. report
I'll the facts relative to such wound
ing or killing, in writing signed by
lin, to the nearest fish and game war
den III the county or town in which the
deer was so wounded or killed. Such
report shall state the time and place
OF the Wounding or killing and the
amount OF crop destroyed by the deer.
\ person who 50 kills deer. shall inn
medlately properly dress the carcass
and care for the meat Of the same
The fish and game warden who receives
notice OF such killing or wounding of
deer shall Immediately investigate the
case and if he is satisfied himself that
the deer has been wounded or killed in
accordance with this section, he shall
| give 1t to the person by whom, or un-
4 der whose direction, a deer has been 50
wounded or killed. a certificate Of his
! finding in the matter. Such certificate
/ Wld entitIe its recipient to ownership
! Of the carcass.
/ As to crop damage, that is provided
/ Tor under another statute, which APP
/ pears iii the revised general laws of
/ 1917 and provides for appraisal. first
/ by the chairman of the board Of select
men, then by the county game warden,
then by them both jointly, or, if they
! cannot agree, by Introducing a third
disinterested person, the finding of the
majority to be forwarded 10 the fish
and game commissioner, who, if he APP
! proves same, shall certify to the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

Miller's Inn at Montpelier, which is
to be closed on account of lack of pat
ronaae, has been one of the institutions
of the city for years. 1t was place
whore YOU could get something good to
eat served in generous portions, and
You won't away feeling that you had re-
ccived your money WORTH The late
William Miller, head of the hosiery
n long period had a memory which in
cluded hundreds of people all over the
state, and if you entered his establish
ment waen he had time to give You per
sonal attention he was sure to make in
qulries about many men from your own
town and county whom he counted as
his friends. Miller's was different
from many other hotels because the pro
prietor gave to it a personal touch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

After Gov. Mccall of Massachusetts,
had been reinducted into office in
Boston Wednesday, he posed for a pie
ture on the state house steps. sur
rounded by his special guests, the GOV
ernors of the five other New England
states The six executives may now
be seen together in newspapers illustra-
lions and on the screens of the movies
The Springfield Republican thinks that
their composite picture affords a study
in personalities At first glance il will
be noted that the men referred TO as
the colder statesmen Mccall IL
Massachusetts, Graham Of Vermont
and Holcomb Of Conuecticut-appe
ready for the fray, in simple costumes,
while MiIliken of Maine. Keves of New
Hampshire and Beeckmm of Rhode
Island, the representatives. of the ''new
school in public life are arraved in
plug hats and other adornments of sar-
torial art. The Republican believes
Nilttb tiit OINAtI men are SOllH ana re
sourceful, as their records show. = and
it says that the governor of Vermont
has offered his state something like
what Gov. Talbot did for Massachusetts
in the line Of reconstruction recon
structing methods Of administration.
Our Horace deserves all this chromium.
He has been q real governor, striving
| to- put the state in the front rank ol
progress, and he has accomplished re.
markable results, although the lagis
| latiyc baked some of his reform pro
gram Mr.. Graham is "a man of whom
Vermont has reason to feel proud, wher
/ ever he is placed. Lincoln thought ii
a. poor policy to swap horses vhi}
crossing stream and it wou}d seem .
foolish act to change chief executive.
in war time, especially when the ma.
in Office III tried asa tfa&. The poliu
cal ambition Of some Other man ough
not to be a good reason for making
change year from now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Eelrin Save With Hoover.

NAV joined the Conservation Leaoup.
She s got the big idear
That she's t. wallop Kaiser Bill
b caaEin things this wear.
he way sAe p'0p- them peaches H.
me way she screws the lid down grim.
on kHo5" shn thinks she : cannin MIN.
Ry hapia save with Hoover.
I Eias scared orr hair II curI.
We eat 50 blamed much crust
Aa Fred - fag from clcanin plates.
IN two more nths he II bust.
hE, Lass haS learned to Sit and scrane
ray 5o5h"r ai-ht he dug grape
nj. HiaT hand-painted salad plate.
AAclEiH save with Hoover.
.u9 o. betnisq bns bsgnsIIa
iaa r3Ht"d nHt her dahlia bed
Al GOT q garden CROWN
.e "".a@teT- drove on some Of II
IN Eea me that much hoein'.
t.1f -s the onions tasted queer.
aa Pred ha erjuacd from ear 10 ear
'.#aHei dahia bulbs is swell this
We re helpin save with Hoover.
Hnt, gosh, 4 eat a picked toad
Ito helm oaf Gaclp sam:
Besides, he only wants the bread
Aa leaves b.. kids the lam.
we Il s2Fe ON all the sirloin steaks.
They kin have my pie and choklit
cakes.
Nav SAYS il saHin stomach aches.
A-heiHm save With Hoover.
Ruth 'oilins Dixon in The Salt Seller.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

f~urmgiIeld Republican,
There is no loud talk Of the COM
s-rirtfan Of Labor. hut there is con
rant whispering of it. peoulc talk
ahoat thu conservation of wealth much
MAR. boldly. No pubIic man lares to
brine nm. t}a -uh3qr4 of Iabar. rau-.rj5,-
ton in CONGRESS aid there il no }tree-
meet that a conservation measure will
be serionsIv considered The trqsa
ua;ao> wanld resent +he ,.rorosal end
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Complaints are frequently
received from subscribers OF
the late receipt Of copies Of
The Rciorncr sent through
the United States mails.
After we deliver papers to
the rostoffcc We have no con
troll over them, but as an i'm
portant step to remedy these
late receipts we suggest that
every delay in transit be i'm
mediately reported to the local
postmaster and to the Post
Office Department. Washing
ton, d. c.