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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
ALLEGES HE WAS ROBBED
BY TWO FORTUNE TELLERS

Edward Clementson. 2312 1 street. has
lost his faith in the honesty OF gypsies.
Yesterday afternoon he was at the
plant of a construction company at 14th
and streets, he told police of the first
precinct when two gypsy women. wear
ing the bright colors that assist in
giving them a picturesque appearance,
appeared and wanted to tell his for
tune. During the progress of events
1t became necessary for him to permit
one of them to examine his pocket
book, he stated, and when it was re-
turned to him it was minus ten-dollar
bill He said they left him and went
in the direction of Washington Monu-
ment and now he wants them arrested
Max Berlin. 1912 14th street. has COM
planned to the police of burglary
committed at his place of business Fri
day night Entrance was gained by
breaking iron bars from a rear win
dow. he stated. and shoes worth $50
taken. Several pairs of shoes belonging
to Boy Scouts were among the loot, he
said.
Thomas F. Barry. 1915 F street north
east. told police of the ninth prscicnt of
a visit paid his house by two colored
boys riding bicycles. He said they were
there yesterday afternoon. gained en-
trance through a window and ran
sacked the premises He war unable
to tell what. if anything, was taken
MRS William Murphy. 1852 street
southwest, last night reported to the po-
lice that burglars visited her house yes
terday, gained entrance through rear
door and ransacksd the house. They stole
nothing belonging to Mrs. Murphy. but
took silverware and jewelry valued at
$66 and S45 in cash belonging to William
A. Riley, a roomer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Secretary Baker in France.

Whatever pangs of jealousy the naval
report might have caused the Secretary of
War are spared him. for a time, at least,
for Mr. Baker arrived during the week in
France. There had been no announce
ment of the Secretary's departure and his
absence from Washington was not pub
licly known until his safe arrival was
reported. Submarine. commanders prob
ably will regard it as hard luck, but in
this instance there was no leak"
Mr. Baker will inspect Gen. Pershing' s
Army and camps, visit the American boys
at the front and confer with the war
chiefs Of Franco ard Great Britain. He
went, with the approval of the Preside nt
in order that he might have irst-hand
information. getting view and under
standing which it was impossible to OBJ
tain from official reports. no matter how
voluminous and comprehensive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
AMERICAS PART IN THE WAR
Progress in Week just Ended Toward
Making the World Safe for Democracy

vessels with the boxes. 1t was
acknowledged that a ship so equipped
probably would remain afoat after
being torpedoed. but the board reached
the conclusion, 1t was said. that the
vessel would likely be SO injured as
to be of no further service, and that
the advantage to be gained would
not outweigh the loss of cargo space
and the time required for reconstruc-
ton.
Another scheme for rendering ships
unsuitable was explained to the
Senate naval committee by C. L. Riker.
marine architect, and members of
the committe said they were i'm
pressed with it's practicability. The
Riker plan contemplates a ship with a
cylindrical hull with numerous bulk
heads. the hull to be further protected
by torpedo nets. The flaw in the Riker
plan is that it is not applicable to
ships now adoat, and an entire new
scheme sci Of shipbuilding cannot now be
naugurated with any prospect that 1t
would produce ships In time to meet
the requirements Of the war.
third shipping development Of the
week was the launching at a Pacific
coast yard Of the largest concrete ship
ever built The vessel is 32O feet long
and will have carrying capacity Of
5000 tons, very respectable size even
for an ocean-going steamer. The con-
crete is poured around a network of
steeA. anu IT'S designer Chains IL VIII
stand any stress Of weather. The claim
advanced for concrete ships is that
once the models are made they can be
turned out rapidly and in practically
unlimited numbers.
If the amount of space given this
week to review OF shipping seems
disproportionate. 1t must be remember
ed that the entire war program hinges
on shipping, and that as the opening
of the spring campaign draws nearer
the question Of tonnage becomes more
and more vital with each passing day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Wooden Ships Still Bone.

Ever since the creation Of the shipping
board there has ragged controversy over
times that it has resulted in the looping
off of official heads. And 1t RACES still.
Builders have been divided between
complaint that the designs were
they be changed more often. Oflcials
charged With responsibility for tho
shipbuilding program are not agreed
among themselves even today on the
most desirable and most practical de-
sign. The Ferris model. calling for
fuIl-leneth timhers. which are all but
understandable in most parts OF the coun-
try. still has it's champions. while ad-
bers contend that ships could be built
in about half the time and in about
double the quantity if their scheme
should be put into operation.
a concession was made during the
week to southern yards. permitting tie
use of smaller timbers than those called
for in the original specifications. This
concession was made when it had been
est ablished that southern forests did
not produce timberS of the specified size
in anything like the necessary quantity.
But the concession was not made until
aftel months of valuable time had been
10 st-not until after builders had been
driven to the necessity of bringing the
big timbers from the Pacific coast and
the coast had begun 10 howl in protest.
1t is surprising the experts of the
shipping board did not know that the
big timbers they specified were not
| available In southern forests. but it is
still more surprising that southern ship
builders entered into contracts without
some conpreh ensive Knowledge of the
aVaila BILE timber supplies.
However, the southern ship timber
episode is only typical of things that
have happened. and keep on happen
ing, to the shiphuildinE program. Only
last Thursday Walter Goodenough. gen
eral manager OF the Hog Island ship
yards. where the governments largest
sh building contract is under way told
the Senate commerce committee that
.he work was in danger Of being de-
layed because Of :: lack Of steel. The
only explanation he had to offer was
that the mills with which orders had
been placed had given preference to
orders placed later by the Army and
Navy. aud also that the mills had fall
en-. behind with their work through
the railroads. He didn't hold any in
div,huals up to hl"rne. though he left
the impression with the committee that
some one hal blundered.'
But the outlook is not altogether
pessimistic. Mr.. Goodenough held out
hope that with better weather and
improved transportation the steel will
be forthcoming after n while, and
southern pine manufacturers during
the week pledged themselves to pro-
duce tjmbers for at least 800 ships
year Of the modified Farris tyne, upon
which shipping board architects now
are at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
What Added Tonnage Means.

These Dutch ships, armed against u
boats and placed Immediately in the
Transatlantic service, will go a long way
toward enabling Secretary Baker to make
good his claim OF ability to transport an
other million men to France and keep
them provisioned.
And a million men in France this year
will be worth two or three million next
year or the year after. Gigantic as is the
program undertaken by American ship
builders. and great as are the claims
made for it, the public gradually has
been awakening to a realization that
few newly built American ships will be
ready to transport American troops in
time for their participation I'M the cam
paign now opening in France and Elan
derS.
That progress is being made toward
quantity production" of ships may be
true. but ships on paper or even on the
ways will not carry troops TO France.
Whether the public was deliberately or
ignorantly misled is wholly aside from the
question. The fact remains that the day
Of large-scale launching of ships is good
deal further in the future than the people
had been led to believe it would be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

- Nreacfiing engagement with England
whereby a million tons of Dutch ship
ping is to be taken over tomorrow,
the American government last week
took a long step forward in prepar-
ing for effective war. 1t will not solve
the shipping problem. but it will be big
and. even more to the point, immediate
help.
This million tons of shipping. terrorized
by the German submarines into hugging
safe anchorage in American. British and
other allied ports, had been as useless as
though the submarines actually had sent
the ships to the bottom Of the sea. And
while these Dutch vessels remained safely
in sheltered waters the United States was
under moral and contractual obligation
to provide the foodstuffs necessary to save
the people of Holland from starvation.
Announcement of the decision to COM
mandeer the ships came as a surprise to
the public, but the only really surprising
thing is that, when the ships were so vi
tally needed and the right to take them
international law, Washington and London
permitted negotiations for their voluntary
surrender to drag through SO many weary
months. 1t was clear weeks ago that the
Netherlands government could not Surren-
der the ships without bringing down upon
it's head the wrath of Germany, but
Germany could justify no reprisals
against Holland in case the ships were
seized. German wrath now is directed
against England and America, but what
Is a little wrath more or less when the
Hun is the wrathful one?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
CONTRIBUTE TO HOSPITAL,
Many Additions Bring Fund for
Ward Past S106a Mark

Acknowledgment of further contri-
buttons to the Washington Ward of
the American Military Hospital. No /.
at Neuilly- France. formerly the Amer
lean Ambulance. today was made by
Mrs Reginald Huidekoper. treasurer of
the Washington Ward.
The contributions follow: N Y. Ave-
nue. PRESBYTERIAN Church unit. 81; Mrs.
Dahiorth' u: Mrs. w. ii. Stovall, 81
81: Mrs. Richard Harlow. 50; Mrs. Rob
ert Stead: sll; Mrs. j. d. Morgan. s12;
Association Private Walters Of Wash
ington, 500; previously received from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
wakefield RESUMES TRIPS.

The steamship Wakefield Of the 70
tomac and Chesapeake line. resundng
service on the route to the lower
river. left here yesterday morning with
a heavy load of freight for landings
along the river as far as Nominal
creek.
The Wakefield will make the hrst
visit to landings along the river be-
tween Indian Head and Somini creek
that has been made since the middle OF
December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
SENT IN FOR REDEMPTION.

From far-on Spain has come Con-
federate paper currency to the treas
urer of the United States. with request
for redemption. Treasurer John Burke
has written back that the money of
the lost cause" has no present value.
even II a few thousand dollars Of 1t
at one time would buy pair OF shoes.
twenty, a ten and a FIVE dollar bill.
The Spapiard had tried to get the bills
cashed in his own country. failing
which he sent them on to Treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Drafted Men Are Going.

1t developed during the week that
large contingents OF the National Army
aoon will be in Franco to support the
regulars and former national guards
men who were trained there and now
are holding section Of tho trenches
It Is admitted by Army officers that
of the drafted men into
efficient soldiers has been much more
rapid than they had deemed possible.
1t now seems probable that men who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
DENIED ALLEGED BACK PAY.
D. Nd. Roulson Fails in Attempt to
Collect Salary on Leave.

d. NJ Reulson. Grant place, re-
signed as bookkeep,r in the bureau
OF supplies and accounts. Navy De-
partmsnt. to take effect December Is
last. asking leave for the fifteen days
OF December. The resignation was
accepted effective November 81 and
the leave requested denied.
-. Hou,son now ssss for nay for the
get 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Making SHIPS Non-sinkable.

Plano for rendering ships sink
rble figured in two developments of
the week. An examination of the
former Austrian steamer Lucia, which
q. was made by q board of naval
experts. which, 1t was said. was not i'm
pressed to the point where 1t is likely
to recommend the equipping Of other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Proposed Building Described.

0IO10SSQ
new club building follows:
There will be a subbasement for me-
chanical equipment. On the ground
floor will be the natAtorium, contain
ing the swimming pool. with dressing
ties. On this floor also will be turkish
baths, barber shop, bowling alleys.
storerooms. supplies and other rooms.
The water for the swimming pool will be
f,ltered. heated and sterilized before it
On the first moor will be a large lobby
and lounge. There will be a visitors
room. ladies' room. ONCE. checking
rooms telephone and telegraph Offices.
booth. The main lobby will be con-
nected with the upper part Of the nata-
torium. which will have inclined seats
around the pool for observation at the
times OF holding contests and similar
The second floor will be the club floor.
1t will contain a large library and read
ing room. lounge, recreation room,
rooms for games. large billiard room
and house service and other rooms.
Main Dining Room on Third Floor.
On the third floor will be the main
dining room. There will be a large
foyer. ladies' and gentlemen's rooms
and kitchen. The kitchen will be so
situated that food can be served direct
to both the dining room and banquet
| room, also to the roof garden or to any
part of the building. without in any
| w6y conflicting with any other part of
the service.
The fourth and fifth floors will be
| utilised for the gymnasium and its &C
ssss9rle s:,, in "audis running track,
lions. physical directors room. also
large locker room. toilet and shower
room and the ONCE and lounge
The sixth. seventh. eighth and ninth
I, floors will be utilized for sleeping apart
ments. Each floor will contain thirty
| rooms. Each room will have separate
! lavatories and coat closets and every
! On each bedroom floor there will be
a large shower room.
There will be a roof garden. On the
roof will be an inclosed dining room.
mems rooms. check room. foyer and
large kitchen with direct house serv-
! ice facilities. 4.
Frame to Be of Steel.
The structure will be steel frame
| hreproof construction throughout, will
be elegantly finished and viii con-
| tain four high-speed traction type
| elevators. The building will be heat
! cd with a vacuum system of heating,
!, with temperature regulation. and will
/ have separate high-pressure steam
! system for the kitchen service.
! There will be a complete telephone
and fire alarm system throughout
| maids and Wallets. signal system, time
clocks vacuum cleaning and drinking
water systems
, The officers of the club are: Presi-
gent, Percy s. Foster; vice presidents.
H. F. Cary and H. King Cornwell:
| treasurer, Tucker K. Sands; recording
secretary. Fred A. Emery: organizing
secretary, Charles H. Genslinger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

Why. asks Col. Bill Bilious, can't we
have 2 waterless day? Il there no pa
triot VINO 70 willing to 20 without wa
loved country ?-chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Other Developments of Week.

Among other war progress" de-
velopments of the week were:
Institution of weekly conferences be-
tween War Department officials and
members of the Senate and House
military affairs committees.
Announcement that another move
ment of drafted men to training camps
will begin March %.
Approval, on final test. of fighting
seaplanes equipped with liberty motor.
Protests against a new War De-
partment rule emitting addresses of
victims from casualty lists, with pros
pect that the rule will be rescinded.
Plans for loan of $4,000. 900 to
Cuba, to finance its preparations for
participation in the war
A call by President Wilson for boys
Of sixteen years and over not perma-
nently employed to enroll in the United
States boys working reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
TEN-ST0RY BUILDING
FOR ATHLETIC CLUB
Structure to Be Erected on
Street Between 18th and
18th Streets.
ESTIMATED COST, $780, 900

The banner Of the Washington Ath-
letic Club will be flying in the very
near future from ten-story building
that is to be erected on Franklin Square,
on the south side Of 1 street between
18th and / It'll streets. 1t will be one of
the most modern structures in the city
and built along the lines of the most
successful clubhouses in America. There
will be natatorium and gymnasium.
turkish baths and bowling alleys, rec
reation rooms and roof garden and all
the variety of features that the archi-
tects could think of to make the insti-
tuition as complete structure of the
kind Us possible and a credit to archi-
lecture and physical comfort.
Sleeping Rooms Abundant.
Ill developing the negotiations for the
erection OF the clubhouse the members
in charge OF the movement kept to the
forefront the idea of preserving the
abundance OF sleeping rooms. SO that
the institution could serve to help meet
the housing problem and at the same
those to whom these additional home
facilities are to be extended. 1t is the
expectation of the club officials that the
government and the civic organizations
of the District will welcome these ia
cil.ties to take care of the great in
flux of people into the nations capital
OF the 200 rooms of all kinds in the
$3.50, 900 clubhouse at least 80 Of them
will be sleeping apartments.
The clubhouse extends on I street
from the Brunswick apartment house
to the alley at the east. and three
dwellings now occupying this site will
have to be razed to make way for the
new structure. 1t is understood the
land is taken over by the club on the
basis of substantially $40 a square foot,
Bates Warren and others now owning
the property taking a second trust in
payment in connection with the fnanc-
ing of the entire undertaking. The
building will be put up by the Long
acre Construction Company, one of
whose undertakings now in progress
Is the construction Of the large South
ern Hotel in Baltimore. The building
will occupy q tract with seventy-two
feet frontage and 40 feet depth. 1t
will be 10 feet high. The whole
structure Is designed so that in event
Of the club outgrowing its quarters
and needing a larger building to meet it's
expansion it can convert the building
into a hotel.
The building has an open exposure on
all four sides,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
To Whom It May Concern.

Note: have received several threatening letters from
anonymous proGermans This cartoon is reply to all OF
these-H. T. Webster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

were called to the coIors only last June
may bear their part when the first
big battle comes. 1t is most graft
flying reply to German sneers at
Americas ability to create an army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Lessening of Danger
From U-Boats Shown

Lessening of danger from sub
marines was reflected yesterday
by Secretary McAdoo's order re-
ducing from 4 per cent to 3 per
cent the governments marine in
surance rate on hulls and cargoes
passing through the war zone, and
from 50 cents to % cents per s100
Of pay roll the life insurance rate
on officers, masters and crews OF
merchant vessels.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-18
AWAIT STEPHENS
WIRE TO CHOOSE
BUILDING BOARD

Awaiting the telegram from Gov
ernor William d. Stephens which will
make him chairman of the County
Council of Defense in succession to
his late chief, Galen Nichols, District
Attorney Simon today was preparing
to name priority committe to pass
on all building permits for Imperial
county.
Creation of the committee, to be
COMPOSED of three members, will be
taken up at the request of c. G..
Moore, state chairman of the Coun-
ell of Defense. The action is taken
under official orders of the govern
ment.
Unless the building to be erected
is considered absolutely necessary for
the successful prosecution of the war
or for public welfare, it is probable
that the committee will refuse issu-
ance of the permit.
The decision can be appealed to the
state council and then to Washington.
1t is meant to apply to all buildings
as a means of conserving both men
and materials. N-,lis ssxsx
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-18
Assessment Raise
For Water District
In Contemplation

Among the necessary improvements
in the system contemplated for the
immediate future are the replacing of
the Sharp's Heading structure, which
has caused several Interruptions in the
water flow during the past two years,
with concrete, at an approximate cost
of $4,000, and continuation of the
policy of raising the protective 1ev-
ees.
During the past year the following
betterments have been completed and
paid for out of the general fund be-
cause not provided for in the last
bond issue:
Improvements at Hanlon Heading,
developing of rock quarries, construc-
ton of power lines and building of
new warehouses and dormitories, $780,
900.
Rehabilitation of Cudahy check,
s71,OOO
Bulkhead for Solfatara heading,
$4,000.
Construction of houses for hydro
graphers, $4,000.
Reconstruction and electrification of
dredges, $4,000.
Enlargement of Cerro Prieto canal,
100000.
Estimated amount necessary to COM
plete enlargement OF Cerro Prieto ca
nal, $4,000.
Channel training of Alamo canal,
$4,000.
Digging cutoff in Alamo canal, S46,-
600.
To obtain an understanding of the
liability item of more than $45O,OOO,
which includes the cost of improve
mnets made and not provided for in
the bond issue, it is we'll to remember
that when the present board assumed
office the revolving debt was approx
imateiy $225,OOO. This item was due
largely to the cost of construction of
the Cerro Prieto canal. 1t was in
creased last year in making the serv-
ice betterments which increased and
improved the water flow this year.
1t is believed that when the ranch
ers thoroughly understand the situa-
tion they will give their hearty ap-
proval to the contemplated plan to in
crease the District revenues and wipe
the books clean of indebtedness and
provide for future emergencies.