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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
"Without Naming Figures

.sMany urge reasonable charges
without naming figures. one actl.e
nhilanthropist names SIS as lai I
pr;ce for a room and S35 for room ana
hoard. but fails to say how she arrives
1T these figures. What nooooy ap
nears to have done is to find out 'he
actual expense of rooms or OF houses
An the CITY of Washington at the present
time. ~ ,,,,,cb
"a particular example being so Inucn
more convincing than abstract theories,
a definite three-story house is taheli 90
the subject of this study, mouse II,
which the family occupies the hrst anu
second stories and the third floor. con-
sisting of four bedrooms. bathroom
large central hall and big porch, is 10
be rented to four men. Ihe pre-"aI
nrice of the house would have been not
less than $4,000. and the basement
being used only for service purposes,
the rented floor must be counted as
-one-third of the house value, or So.ooo.
The next item of capital is the furnl,
ture. estimated for the four rooms anu
porch as follows:
-Four sets bed springs and mat
tresses, $3.50: four bureaus. $50; tour
desks or writing tables, $50; four book
shelves. $50: four easy chairs and
eight straight chairs. $50; small rugs,
$40: wolfe curtains, s12; cretonne oyer,
curtains in two rooms, So; Holland
shades, $50: nickel fittings for bath
room, SIS, and porch couch, table, chairs
and rug, $50. These total S505.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
SUMS UP THE VALUE
Of RENTAb[E ROOM
Mrs. CoviIIe Computes Upkeep
Cost and Gives $22.39 as
Fair Monthly Charge.
BASED ON SPECIFIC CASE

What is a reasonable room rent to
charge men and women who come to
Washington to do the governments war
work?
In an endeavor to answer this ques-
ton before a meeting of the civic sec
ton of the Twentieth Century Ciuo
Thursday Mrs. Frederick CovilIe TOOK
a specific case of a housekeeper with
four vacant rooms, and, by listing an
items of expense, reached the concur
sion that this housekeeper could not
rent her rooms at less than S2z-S9
month without going into debt
..rhe citizens of Washington began
Mrs. Coville. ARE being reques,eu'
urged. entreated, almost commanded 70
omen their homes and take III the
stranger within their gates Many nay
done so; many more VIII 40 so; anu
to all the question comes: nat sHoNi ="
he charged for rooms.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
REPUBLICANS PLAN
ATTACK ON Waste
Coming CampaignaProbab
TO Centre Largely Against
War Department
NO RARS INTENDED
FOR PRESIDENT WILSON

WASHINGTON, May 3i.-Waste Of
pubic funds and alleged shortcomings
IN the executive departments and par
ticularly in the War Department will
constitute the key note OF the an
preaching Republican campaign for the
control OF Congress. In addition TO the
win the war now" slogan determined
on by the Republican chieftalns there
VIII be criticisms from practically
every stump OF the failures OF the adj
ministratiye branches.
Republicans are not going 10 the
country with an attack on President
Wilson, Their plea will be 20 stand
by the President as Commander-in-
Chief," but there viii be an unspar-
ing criticism OF some Of President WI
sons subordinates and their admins.
tration OF the duties entrusted 70 them
Indications are that the attacks viii
centre on Secretary Baker and the War
Department. While the President prob
ably Will not escape indirect criticism
on the charge that he has failed 10 sur
round himself with the best men avail
able for the conduct OF the war. the
heavy Republican guns Will be turned
on the enormous amounts spent for
aviation and ordinance, the sluwness
In production OF aircraft and ordnance
the Ions delay and internal rows in
volvlng the shipping program and the
alleged laxity Of the Department OF
Jstice in administration Of war time
legislation.
That Postmaster-Genersl Burleson and
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
DEMOCRACY

Democracy is as the seas" men sneered
Unstable as Is water"
So IT, in TRUTH appeared,
For In democracy, althO' the tideN
OF common consciousness flows deep and wide
Yet every wave and ripple, undertOw and eddy
Forever make its purpose unsteady
And wasteful Of ifs energy and power
SO runs IL ever till the trying hour
When the world tempest rises TO its height
And then that Instability spells Might.
Unstable as the sea?" Aye, hut the seas wrath.
What power shall stand and stay Il I'm its path?
EDMUND VANCE COOkI
Copyright 1918, n. E. A.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
14O-LB. WRESTLERS
TO PROVE SPEED

So many new iIO-pounud wrestlers
have sprung up in the State within the
last. few months that Il Is not possible
to decide who has the right Of claim
lng the championship In that class.
Some Of them claim to be local cham
pions, some State champions, two or
three OF them even go as FAR as to say
That they can beat any man in the
country or from any other part OF the
globe.
At the request OF the followers OF.
sports the Keystone Field Club will
conduct tournament In that division
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
June 4 and 6. The competition is open
TO all who wish to enter by having
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
ST. PAII,s WINS

ST. Paurs baseball team defeated the
Allen A. C. in a heavy hitting game
yesterday is to 7. The features OF the
game was the pitching OF Kerrigan
and the batting OF Donovan who got
four clean hits. The ST. Pauls base
ball team would like 70 receive chsl-
lenges from any 70 20 a year old team
I'm the city. Send challenges 10 J.
Lovel. No. 1903 W. Fourth street, city.
ST. Paurs lineup; Keely, C; Kerrl-
gan, p; Lovel, IS Stirlit. ib; Donovan,
Oh; MeDonough sb; Crop, III Dagnis,
CT; Johnston, RI.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
PUSEY TEAM PLAYS
MERCHANTSSATURDAY

Pusey and Jones will play its FIRST
game in the Delaware River shipbulld-
ers' League tomorrow afternoon, Mer-
chants OF Briston. being their oppo-
nents. The game will be played at
Bristol. The local team Will be the
equal OF any in the league. Pusey and
Jones is now after a field on which 10
play its home games and hopes to be
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

their names or entry blanks in by Mon
day evening. June g. A silver loving
cup will be awarded the winner. other
srapplers OF high calibre will be seen
In action. among them being Stranger
Daily, Soldier Stokes. William Wig
sins, Corporal Meredith. Young Mon
tans, Herbert Booze. J. H. Moore and
John Barclay.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

70 form they viii have to go some 10
stop him. lie not only Is a good bail
player, but a prince Of good fellows as
we'll
George Dumont. who has twirled such
mastery ball throughout the season, Is
living up TO his reputation made al
Washington. George was the most ef-
fective pitcher in the American League
last year. In all the games that he
worked his opponents scored less than
an average Of two runs a game. Dumont
Is bound TO keep the Harlan club up in
the race. In the four games that he
has pitched for Harlan. four runners
have been the most 70 dent the home
plate IN any one game.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

the mail service viii be attacked harsh
ly is practically certain. There also may
be criticism OF the food and fuel ad-
ministraHons.
Inquiry among Republicans develops
however, that their principal grievance
concerns what they regard as waste Of
public funds. They contend that Con
gress has given the Administration
practically every dollar requested. but
mat accomplishments OF the first year
OF The war were not commensurate
with the vast sums appropriated and
expended Inefilciency. they VIII claim.
has been apparent in various admins
tratlve branches and especially In the
War Department, where necessary
changes in personnel were not made
until forced by public opinion within
the last few weeks.
That the War Department should
have summoned 10 its aid the coun-
try's greatest executives viii be con-
tended and the Shipping Board is
scheduled for attack because OF its
dilatoriness in drafting men Of the
ability Of Charles NJ. Schwab.
The rather belated calling OF Edward
r. Stetinius and John d. Ryan 20 the
aid OF the ordnance and aircraft situa-
tions In the War Department will be
cited as what might have been done
earlier in the war.
One Of the Republican leaders in Con-
eress was asked today upon what
grounds Republicans would ask sup
port in the next Campaign.
There are three things which come
TO mind Immediately" he said. I'VE
shall protest against the proflteering
which has existed and the large waste
OF public funds. We shall demand that
every effort should be put forward TO
Win this war quickly that the coun-
try's best men should be called 10 aid
our administrators. A few have been
called lately. We shall demand strict
accountability as 10 every public SER
want These criticisms and suggestions
are conscientious and justified and are
made by men who have been Just as
loyal ss Democrats IN furnishing the
money for the conduct OF this war"
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

Here they are boys, our own big
league battery, George Dumont and I'd
Charity. Next to the worlds famous
Walter Johnson-Dick Ainsmith combi-
nation, these lads. who are now show
ing their wares 10 local balloon
were Clark Grifiih's Washington
League 3hrower and receiver
for three successise seasons. Charity
IS one OF the hardest hitting players in
the Steel League. notwithstanding the
fact that he Is undergoing a brutal
slump at present Manager Payne is
well satisfied that Charity can bust
that old pill and wants the fans 70 rest
assured that when he starts to hit true
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
YESTERDAYS RESULST
National League.

National League.
Morning Games.
Cincinnati 3; Chicago. 6.
Pittsburg, s.; 81. Louis, 0.
Afternoon Games.
New York. 6; Phillies. 3.
Chicago. 2; Cincinnati, 4.
So. Louis. 4; Pittsburgh. O.
Boston. 2; Brooklyn, 4.
Boston, a; Brooklyn. 3 I'D gsms.l
American League.
Morning Games.
Boston. 9; Washington, 4.
Chicago. 4: Cleveland, 3.
Afternoon Games.
New York. 2; Athletics. 1.
Washington, 4; Boston. 0.
Cleveland. 3: Chicago. 2.
Detroit. 2; st. Louis. 4.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
PRISONERS PLAY BALL.

In a lively game Of ball between the
white and colored inmates OF the New
Castle County Workhouse yesterday. the
colored folks proved themselves SO
much superior In the playing Of the ma
tional game, that they piled up a score
Of 10 4 IN a very short time. The game
attracted much cheering.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
oRIoLEs WIS TWo GAMES.

Orioles won two games yesterday. de-
feating Keystone Juniors in the morn
ing n TO and winning over Church A.
C. In the Afternoon TO 2. Orioles want
challenges. Address Emo Drummond.
No. 9i9 Church street.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
STEAMBOAT sMANrpEn.

The Keystone Colts swamped the
Steamboat Juniors yesterday by the
score Of 90 10 4. Score by innings,
Steamboat q. 80 0OOOOO0i- 4
Evening journal., 1918-05-31
STANDING or THE CLUBS.
NafionaI Ieanue
American League

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
National League.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
50. Louis at Pittsburgh.
American League
Washington at Boston.
Chicago at Cleveland.
ST. Louis al Detroit.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

Lost articles will be found by adver-
Using In the Want Ads and good ln-
gestments may be had in the Want
Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

Real estate investments, selling and
buying OF farm lands viii be prospered
through the Want Ads during the COM
ing week.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

able to make definite announcement
on this question in few days.
Evening journal., 1918-05-31

Domestlcs. housekeepers. cooks and
waiiresses would do well to advertise
In the Want Ads during the coming
two weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
THE THING TO KILL.

The election is over, but the fight against So
cialism is not ended. A good beginning has
been made, though, in New York City, where
Meyer London, that arch disciple of Karl Marx,
has been defeated for reelection to congress
by former Judge Goldfogle, who was Loyalty
supported by both republicans and democrats
in combination against the common enemy.
Scott Nearing, also candidate for congress on
the socialist ticket, was defeated in one of the
metropolitan districts by an opponent who has
won honor as member of our aviation corps
in Europe. During the present administration
socialism has made tremendous inroads upon
American government. Men of socialistic ideas
have been placed in positions of authority and
influence, and the administration has seized
every excuse to extend government ownership
and government control Individual initiative
has been studiously discouraged. stLet the gov
eminent do it, has been the slogan, and as
soon as the government takes charge the doing
is turned over to inexperienced theorists who
render the service less efficiently and more ex-
pensively. And the system of government
ownership is made sef-increasng. Every new
governmental agency feels the greed for power,
and demands more money, more employees
higher salaries, shorter hours, and less account,
ability. AS man of vivid imagination Ed
ward Bellamy was tyro. He pictured his
system of government ownership as in full
force in the year 20OO We are not far from it
in 1918, and getting on with amazing rapidity.
Unless the hand of the people shall stay the
downward rush, we shall be living under full
paternalistic government before we know it.
And the people must act if they would preserve
the republic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
HUNS BEATEN
TO THEIR KNEES
End Of War Found Halt Of German
Army Trapped by Allies
and in Danger of
Annihilation.
by ]. w. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert

by ]. w. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert
NEW YORK, Nov. THE end Of
the war has come with the German
army beaten to its knees and COM
PEELED to accept unconditional surren-
der. The final day of hostilities found
one-half the German troops in France
trapped south of the Ardennes by
the brilliant offensive of the Ameri-
can army which closed the Luxem-
burg way of retreat and captured
Sedan in series of remarkable
drives extending over the final week
of the conflict.
The Prussian military machine has
been broken beyond possibility of re-
pair during the retreat of the past
four months. The German surrender
is not due primarily to the desertion
of Germany by her allies, but to the
fact that the forces of democracy
arrayed agairst her OH the western
front Rave overthrown the German
armies on the field of battle.
The day of surrender sees the
kaiser's great forces so entangled in
the meshes of their own retirement as
to make it impossible for them ever
to have reached the German frontier
except as remnant Marshal Foch,s
extraordinarily successful strategy
since midsummer has now reaped its
fruit.
Had the war continued, it would in
reaiily nave become massacre. The
Gcrmans nave lost such frightful
casualties In their effort to get out
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
HOW CHICAGO
is CELEBRATING
Streets Filled Like Magic and Parades
Started When News of Vic
tory Was An
nounced

/ United Press Leased Wire Service !
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Chicago cefe-
brated the cessation of hostilities to.
day with the widest demonstration in
her hisory.
The United Press telephoned the
great news to the city hall and fed.
eral bulldog, the stock yards and teIa.
phone offices.
Almost Immediately whistles In
every corner of the city were shrieking
the tidings. Bells were runsy and guns
were fired, and at the end of two hours
the din had increased rather than al
minished
In spite of a drizzl:ng rain tho
streets filed magically with peonle
At State and Madison streets Cbica.
COS busiest corner traffic was halted
while thousands of laughing excited
people milled from curb to curb.
A bluejacket band that appeared
was almost overwhelmed by shoutinp
citizens. Thousands fell in behind
bands that paraded downtown stre1ts
olarfng "a hot time in the old town !"
and Hail. hail, the gangs all here %
Many business houses dismissed
their employees at noon to permit them
to join the celebration.
iops OF once buildings and windows
were jammed with cheering. flag wav.
ing multitudes.
FROM every window In the loo, dis.
tr1ct floods of torn paper and ticker
tape descended. The air was so s,led
that 1t was almost impossible To SEQ
the streets from an elevation. The
naper FORM continued undated for
hours.
Policemen Joined the joyous crowds
many emptying their revolve into
the air -.'o
News stands Were overturned by
croWds trying TO purchase extra edi-
patches.
Men in army and navy uniform
were hugsed and pounded on the hack
Wherever they appeared in The streets
Mayor Thompson this afternoon orf.
cially declared a holiday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
A light heart lives long, Shakespeare.
THE ISSUE AND THE RESULT.

Stripped of verbiage, the presidents APP
peal for partisan congress asked the people
to adopt the principle, new to our form of gov
eminent, that the executive should dominate
the legislative branch. Our constitution sought
in every way to guard against this and no chief
magistrate ever before asked or openly favored
it. When this wide divergence from establish
ed custom, in effect demand for an overriding
of the spirit and letter of the constitution, was
proposal, the people of the United States re-
jected it, seeing, as they believed, a dangerous
impending onslaught popular rights and a
movement closely akin to imperialistic control
of legislation.
By making his views the matter public
and urging it as the paramount issue of the
congressional campaign the president invited
the full and free expression of the peoples
views And there suggestion of dis
loyalty when they awolle to the far-reaching
Importance of the issue and in discussion of
the question he had raised. Always the citi-
zen's right to dissent has been as clear as his
right to approve, and the president, elected to
carry out the popular will, cannot be presumed
Ito desire anything the people are unwilling to
give
The issue boiled down to its simplest terms
WAS whether the administrative branch of the
government. should control the legislative
brancha Should congress voice the executive
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
United Press
War Summary

The Germans are apparently in
rout on the entire front from the
Sambre to the Meuse.
The official report Of the French
war office today Indicated that the
enemy lines have crumbled along the
whole line of nearly one hundred
miles.
Huge gains were reported at all
points on this front, and whereas
the communicates Of the past few
days have definitely fixed the limits
Of. the advance, today,s statement in
timated that the allied progress is so
rapid this could not be done.
The French have ieaped forward at
least five miles on their left FLANK,
clearing the forests of Nouvion and
RegnAvaI and bearing down upon
Hirson, from which they are now
seven miles distant. Capture Of this
town will close the northern exit Of
the German armies southwest o. the
.Ardennes, completing their, entrap-
ment.
At the point where the French line
joins with that Of the American first
army, French cavalry has gone into
action again and is reported to be
approaching the Meuse between Sc
Gan and Mezieres. In the center,
French troops have pushed forward
several miles north Of the serre.
The Americans speeded up their
advance astride the Meuse today.
They are within four miles Of Sedan
and rapidly approaching that city.
The Germans are reported to be with.
drawing north Of Sedan. East Of the
Mouse, American observers report
the enemy in rout at several points.
Capture Of Mont NEEDY seems immi
nent.
The German armisticc delegation
is variously reported to be enroute
to the >west front, to have entered
the British lines and to have received
the armistice terms and taken them
under consideration. The latter re-
port, received from Paris, declared
the German answer was expected
hourly.
Copenhagen dispatches declared
that revolutions have broken out in
kiel and Hamburg. In the latter
city an artillery battle Is reported to
be raging in the streets. The kieI
revolt, which started with the seizure
Of two battIeships by German sailors,
is reported to have spread into parts
of Hoistein and Schieswig. Several
towns are said to have beer occupied
by the revolutionary troops.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

THANKSGIVING SERVICES
VIII Discuss Allowing serv-
ices in All Churches Of keokuk
Next Sunday to Render
Thanks.

'"The city council sitting as board
of health feel that it is their duty to
cali the clergy, physicians and the
Red Cross together tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock in meeting of the
board of health. believing that the
public generally want thanksgiv-
ing service in all the churches in the
city next Sunday" said Mayor LOT
ton this afternoon.
''If at this meeting 1t lis thought
advisable, the board of health will
permit such services"
All the clergy. all the physicians.
the Red Cross committee and all
others interested are urged to meet
tomorrow morning in the council
chamber of the city offices to consider
this matter, at the invitation of the
board of health.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07

The Sioux City editorial follows:
Newspapers print a great many
things which they have no concern
about whatever. The large volume OF
what they print in every issue, Is
comprised Of things people entirely
ASSOCIATED from the newspaper are
interested in. These people seek the
publicity. 1t is function of report
ers and editors to distinguish be-
tween what is for the general good
and what is essentially selfish in its
origin and purpose.
AS rule, the newspaper owners
and editors are interested in fewer
enterprises, fewer schemes, fewer
sources Of profit. than almost any
other class of business men. They
have, in other words. less of selfish
ness in what they are doing. But this
does not relieve them from the sus-
picion that it is their private interest
which prompts the appearance of
every item that appears in their
papers. Nothing could be more UNI
just, but, except to those who use the
paper for their own private ends, the
suspicion is quite natural. The
masses do not know.
enters into the work of the newspaper
man, reporter city editor, managing
editor. or editor. He has to decide
on the instant. generally, whether a
story offered is or is not for the pub
lie good, and he has to be able to
refuse men who are often unselfishly
engaged and who, have often given
him good news. His difficulties in
this respect have been multiplied in
this war, because it has brought to
the front many new sources of infor-
nation and many new kinds. This
means dealing with new people who
know less about imparting infor-
nation, less about its value, and less
about the part newspaper should
play in disseminating it.
In the great collections OF money
by and for the government a mass of
people has been employed who never
before had any public employment.
They want ito accomplish a purpose
dear to them and think the end justi-
fes the means. 1t does not occur to
them that the end might be better
another way. They see
but one way. Many such workers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
THANK GOD!

Germany, crowded to the wall, had no other
recourse but to accept the armistice conditions
imposed by the European allied nations mill
tary and naval representatives and those a,l-
thorities representing the United States. Ad.
herence to the drastic demands, demands that
are fully justified in dealing with nation and
people made mentally strabismical as result
of years of submission to an autocratic rule-a
rule that has made beasts of men and turned
to nothing the social equation-was not prob.
lematical nor unexpected.
With the armistice signed,
Peace is in sight.
Thank God!