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The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Funeral Of Carl Xander
In Charge Of Masons

The funeral Of Kari Xander took
place from his home at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The Rev. Mr..
Schmidt. OF the Lutheran Church at
Sixth and p streets. conducted the
services. The Masons had charge OF
the ceremonies. Mr.. Xander was q
prominent man in business circles and
was also . thirY-second degree
Mason.
The floral offerings were numerous
and beautiful, as he was well known
and beloved In this city. He 10 sur
vived by fvs children-Karl Xander,
jr., Miss Amelia Xander, Mrs. Thomas
Luckett, Mrs. Walter Baker of New
York. Mrs. George winans OF Okla
homa City-four grandchildren and .
brother. Jacob Xander.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
452 D. c. Men Enter Army;
Will Train in Mechanics

Eatainment Of nymade soldiers effected yesterday
morning Union Station, when o6 white went to Ia
Park D. C., special training electricity. and as6
rgnts left for Greensboro NJ where they will receive special
training the Agricultural and Mechanical College of that place
Maj Daniel Donovan draft had charge of both
entanmen having nducted the into service the
previous The those composing the units
for Uncle Sans fighting forces follows:
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
SWISS SOCIETY MEETS.

The ladies' Swiss Society Cstauna-
cherin) held their monthly meeting at
the home Of Mrs. L Gutnann, Con-
gress Heights. last Sunday, when 80
was donated TO the Red Cross and So
to the interned soldiers In Switzer-
land. The oficers for this year area
Mrs. n. L. Schmidt. president: Mra'
@. Gutmann. vice president; Mrs. r.
Fugierter. treasurer. and Miss c.
Broschin. secretary.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
SUGAR WORTH
DESTROYED IN fire
Much Of Damase at Seventh Street
Stone Done BY Water

Fire in the rear Of the store OF C.
d. Kenny Company. 7zs Seventh
street northvest yesterday aftsrnoon
destroyed sugar valued at g7,50o.
Large quantities Of stock IN the
store was damaged by the nsmes..
smoke and water.
The IRE was FIRST discovered In the
rear Of the store Before the arrival
of the IRE apparatus the flames had
spread to q small wooden building
behind the store which is used as a
warehouse. where the sugar was kept.
Much OF the damage TO the sugar
was caused by the water dIssoIying "a.
Damage 20 the store was estimated
at 800.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
YMC.A Girl Clerks Form
Quartet; Sing to Soldiers

Five young women, all Of them en-
ployed IN the clerical force at the
Washington Y. NJ c. A war work
headquarters. have formed q camp
quartet, and they are making q big
hit In their musical programs for the
soldiers encamped near Washington.
The quartet is made up Of Mira r.
W. Boone. Miss GeneyieYe Folson. and
Miss Anita Marlborough. sopranos:
Miss Marguerite Cooper. oontraito;
with Miss Marion Hardis a. an &C.
companist. On their program also is
Miss Laura Hardie, a reader OF high
ability.
Their engagements this week include
appearances at Camp Humphreys and
Washington Barracks.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
ASHLAR CLUB PLANS TRIP.

Arrangements have been made by
the executive committee of the Ashlar
Club Of Master Masons 30 that the
officers and members will leave Mon
day evening, June II, on the $50 cars,
W.. B. & A, for Baltimore. where they
will be met by automobiles and taken
to Holabird Camp. Y. n. C. A. for
the purpose Of installation Of the new
officers who represent the branch Of
the Ashlar Club there.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
CAMP HOMEOF
WOMEN IN WAR !
: : WORK OPENED
Community Service Pro-
vides Outdoor Abode
Near Capital.

Camp Columbia" the summer camp
OF the War Camp Community servi,s
for women government employees. was
sofficially opened last evening. with
an enthusiastic and happy group Of
women. many Of whom were to sleep
out Of doors for the first time. .
Four companies Of volunteer recruits
to a season Of camp life. with Just
enough Of military routine to whip
them into something Of the good
physical form. assembled on the
parade ground for the ceremony OF
lowering the flag. The companies
have not yet their full quots-
Camp Columbia" has in its military
organization q commandant. Suzann7
II. Moore: an inspector. Grace Bull
man; and Mai. Elaine English, Of the
N. 8. s.. Is acting as drill master. The
N. s. 8. girls are volunteer helpers
for the War Camp Community Serv-
ice, and are the acting captains ard
adtutants Of each company.
The captain for Company A Is Kath-
arine Forbes. for Company B Lucille
Jones. for Company C Miss Morse.
Evelyn Mitchell Is the camp physician
Fellowship Spirit.
Supper followed the first military
discipline, and Marjorie Day, Of the
W. c. c. g., was the guiding spirit In
the fellowship that the FIRST meal In
the mess hall began to create. The
camp "yelI'' was introduced and went
with q will.
= Exploring the wood paths and find
ing the lovely water scenes along the
canal was the next part OF the pro-
gram, with its hours Of relaxation.
An entertainment in Dewey Hall con-
eluded the evening.
Again the trumpeter, c. d. Crock
EFT, OF the U. S. Marines, who gave
his sea-going' bugling, brought the
camp together for an hour of mu-
SIC, community singing. and among
sther things a talk by the camp ply
sician.
E"Camp Columbia" was receiving ap-
plications for admission throughout
the evening. The camp charge Is $35
for four weeks, and that includes
many camp privileges, athletic, So
eial, educational. There Is an attrac-
tive field here for the entertainer.
The girls promised to be as apprecia-
tive an audience as the soldiers. WIS.,
ftors are admitted to the camp from
sto $50 on week days, and on Sundays
until $50 p. m. Taps Is sounded at
10 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16

psrtment sdjutant. J. =. Carver. ana
department. quartsrmaster. Joseph
J. Harvey. -
Delegates to the national encamp-
mont Of Spanish War Veterans 70
be held in Baltimore Sept . TO 8
are: George B. Parker. w. L Mat
tocks. Chris. Hinternoch. and Al
fred slmmonds.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Sehoolboys Burn German Books.

Tarrytown. n. Y, June 15.-Gsr-
man text books were thrown into
pile and burned tonight by pu-
pills Of the North Tarrytown High
School. Oil was poured upon the
books and a match applied while .
big crowd cheered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
RESTAURANT WILL SERVE
5000 PERSONS DAILY
Uncle Sam Is Building a Huge
Lunch Establishment at 9Th
and B Streets.

Uncle Sam is constructing at 9Th and
streets a restaurant that will accom-
modate $50 persons and will serve 5000
a day for the convenience of employees
of the ordnance department.
This announcement has been made by
Mai. T. Z. Potter. chief of the housing
and health division of the War Depart
ment. The welfare branch of the civil
ian personnel section of the ordnance
department handles all matters per-
tanning to health and recreation for the
benefit of civilian employees of the ord
Martha Nelson McCan is in charge of
the adjustment unit of the welfare
branch, the function of which is to take
up the problems of the woman en-
p1oyes from the personal angle.
Maj. Potter stated that good rooms,
to accommodate about 5000 persons
were listed at the central recommending
bureau, established by the govern
ment, at 1921 New York avenue. Dwell
ing houses and residences soon to be,
released by the government. by re-
moval to new official headquarters of
Offices temporarily occupying them, will
provide for 5000 more.
But these accommodations are not
enough to keep pace with the clerks
expected here during the coming
months. and there still is urgent need
that all available rooms be listed with
the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
TWO-PLATOON SYSTEM TO
Be CONSIDERED SOON

The two-platoon system for fremen
in the District of Columbia will be
considered during the next week by
a special subcommittee of the House
District committee.
Two bills providing for the two
platoon system in Washington are now
before the House District committee,
one by Representative Van Dyke Of
Minnesota and the other by Repre-
sentative Cary of Wisconsin. Both of
these members are urging their meas
ures for prompt action in the House.
In an effort to get the authors of
these two bills to agree upon one meas
ure on which the District committee
can report to the House, a special sub
committee was named consisting of
Van Dyke and Cary.
with Representative Mason of Illinois
as the third member. This committee
is instructed to report to the full COM
mittee next Thursday.
Members of the committee generally
and of the House, are very favorably
inclined toward early action on the
two platoon system for the National
Capital.
1t has been brought out that the
building of temporary structures for
war workers in the District has in
creased the work of the fire depart
ment, making it very desirable that
the two-platoon standard shall be put
in force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
WASTE IN LABOR AND MONEY H RI
ALLEGED IN LETTER WRITING
Persons Familiar With Correspondence Sys.
tens Of Government Departments Say
Form Letters Would Substitute. -..,t

That much of the time and labor of
stenographers and typists in government
employ, as well as great quantities Of ex-
penslve stationery, are wasted in the writ
ing of thousands of original letters, when
form letters would serve every purpose, is
a claim of persons familiar with the cor
respondence systems of the various great
ly enlarged government departments and
governmental activities having directly to
Go with war work.
A single feature of the tremendous vol
ume of correspondence that IS carried on,
that of verifying signatures to letters Of
recommendation, it is claimed, results in
the absolute waste of the time and labor
of hundreds of typists and stenographers
drawing anywhere from $40 to 500 per
month. for the reason that this branch of
correspondence might be handled by the
use of simple form letters requiring
nothing more than a rubber stamp sig
nature. A sample comm unicaion OF
this kind follows:
"Mr John Smith,
BLANK avenue. Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir: Mr.. William Jones is making
application for a commission in the -
department, and submits a letter testi-
monial to his character and qualifications,
which letter appears to bear your sigma
ture.
1T is requested that you kindly con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
CHAMBERS
TO PLAN c. & 0. TRAFFIC
Washington and Cumberland Men in
Joint Conference Will Determine
Trade Development.
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With early and favorable action
looked for on the proposal for govern
ment operation of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, the Washington and Cum
berland, Md, chambers of commerce to-
day took steps for speeding up their in
vestigation to determine what trade de-
velopment is possible through an in
creased utilization of this inland water
way.
Telegraphic correspondence between
A. Leftwich Sinclair, president Of the
Washington organization. and w. l.:
Sperry, president of the Cumberland
body, will result in committees of the
two associations holding joint meet
ing in Washington. probably next
week President Sperry wired for in
could be held and President Sinclair
replied. lat the earliest date suitable
to the Cumberland representatives.
Representative Frederick n. Zihlman,
who has been untiring in bringing to
the attention of the government the
great use the canal can be put to as a
coal carrier during the war, and who
believes that a big general trade be-
tween Washington and Cumberland
by way of the canal is possible, received
letter today from President Sperry
giving the names of the representa-
tives of the Cumberland Chamber of
Commerce, who will come to Washing
ton for the joint meeting.
They are Henry Shriver. president of
the First National Bank; Leslie L.. Hell
mer general manager of the n. & G..
Taylor Company; Thomas F. Finan.
president of Footer's Dye Works; James
c. Shriver, civil engineer; W. w. Hanly,
president of the Union Lumber Com
pany; John G. Lynn. secretary of the
Keneweg Company: +. G. Pugh. secre-
tary of the Wilson Hardware Company;
Albert Charles, secretary of the Cumber-
land Steel Company; John S. McCauley,
president of the Cumberland Dry Goods
Company. and George G. Young, secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington committee that will
confer with the Cumberland representa-
tives is the harbors and waterways COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce 1t
is headed by Charles A. Baker, chair
man. and Isaac Cans, vice chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Wingo Opposed Bill.

Mr.. Wingo of Arkansas did not favor
TIE bill
Fl think there are a great MANY peo-
pie in this country that will not paw
any attention to this law" he said.
''and people will go around here in the
city of Washington and ask, 'What
time is it? DO you mean the congress
sional time or the standard timer will
be the reply. The farmer will have a
good laugh over our tinkering with
the clocks We have tinkered with
everything: We have tried to repeal the
law of supply and demand; now YOU
are tinkering with the clocks, and if
you keep up this foolishness some fool
will ask US TO suspend the law of
gravity.
Il do not recall the name of the gen.
tIeman who wrote it. but if 1 can find
the article L am going to ask the priyi-
Iege of putting it in the Record be-
cause II was serious article adyo-
eating that Congress provide for a
winter thermometer and fix the freez-
Ing point at 45 degrees Fahrenheit, on
the serious theory that people gener-
ally try to keep their apartments and
houses at between SO and 40 degrees of
heat. and they could look at the Their
mometers and be fooled, and in that
way save fuel next winter. I have as
much respect for that proposal as |
have for this. Mr.. Speaker, you cannot
change the habits of nation, and that
Is what you are trying to do by this
legislation. A majority of the men who
advocate this character of legislation
nave not seen the sun rise in twenty
years, and they will not see it if YOU
pass this bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
PACKING INDUSTRY NExT7
Predicted That Government Owner
ship Is to Be Discussed in Congress.

Permanent government ownership or
control of the packing industry will be
discussed in Congress before the close
of the present session, according to pre-
dictions made by some of the members
of Congress. 1t has been predicted that
the Federal Trade Commission will rec
ommend that the government take over
the packing industry when it completes
it's Investigation of that industry.
Henry Needer. general counsel for
Swift & Co, yesterday filed a protest
with Vice President Marshall. Speaker
Clark and other leaders in Congress
against the proposed amendment to the
search warrant law recently requested
by Francis J. Heney. special investi-
gator for the Federal Trade Commits
sion. The purpose of the amendments,
the protest sets forth. is to legalize
such raids as that recently undertaken
by Heney at the Offices Of Mr.. Veeder in
Chicago. 1t would make conclusive.
the protest declares, the decision of
district judge issuing the search war
rant, and bars all appeals until the pur-
pose of the seizure has been accom-
plished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
GOV. DAVIS SUMMONS
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
$19, OOO, 900 Appropriation Bill Re
suits in Call for Extra
Session.

RICHMOND, Va, March 16-Gov
Davis last night issued call to all mem
bers of the state Legislature requesting
their presence at the capitol Monday to
receive an important communication.
kilograms were sent to all the mem
bers.
The s19.o00,000 appropriation bill is
responsible for the extra session call.
Gov. Davis has voiced his displeasure
at the amount of salary allowed the
members of the state corporation COM
mission, who each receive $500 per
annum. with $4,000 to the chairman.
The amount appropriated for tubercu-
losis work in the state also dispIeases
the governor, and it is said he will ask
for a modification of the appropria-
ton.
Since the legislators adjourned last
Sunday, Gov Davis has been going over
the appropriation bill. 1t is limited
there is evidence, of extravaganza which
the governor believes i'll advised dur
ing these war times.
kilograms went out last night to all
members of the state legislature to
have a quorum at the state capitol at
II o'clock Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Effect on Other Items.

Cement, commodity rates increased by
l cent per 100 pounds, regardless of dis
lance.
Lumber and forest products. increased
by 1 cent per 100 pounds, regardless of
distance.
The commission ordered that in rais-
ing the whole scheme of commodity
rates. existing differentials, or relation
ships between cities or districts. be
preserved. For instance, in cases where
rates to certain eastern cities are
certain definite sum less than the rate
to New York, this difference is to be
preserved. although the result may
sometimes be to raise charges more
than Is per cent. This provision Will
serve to maintain present relationships
under the long-and- short-haul laws
BY its decision the commission dis
posed of the long-pending anthracite
coal case, the eastern live stock and
fresh meat case, the eastern commodity
case, the case involving commodities
between the extreme east and west, the
Central Freight Association territory
petroleum case and the eastern grain
case.
The order does not affect bituminous
coal, coke, iron ore and ice, which are
carried under commodity classification.
because these ewereincluded in the in
creases allowed last June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
REFUSES TO REPEAL LAW
FOR HIGHER AVIATION PAY
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Feels Evidence of War Department
Does Not Warrant Change.

The Senate military affairs commit
Of law granting extra pay averaging
about so per cent to men in the aviation
service, although Gen. Pershing and Sec
rotary Baker have recommended this
change.
Although the War Department con-
tends that flying is not more hazardous
than other services, the Senate COM
mittee feels that information presented
along that line was not sufficiently
complete The departments views
were given by Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder. but even he admitted
that wholly reliable statistics on COM
parative Army hazards are not availa-
BILE.
Recent deaths in training camps
Gen. Crowder said, were due largely
to inexperience and to the great num-
Der of men suddenly called into the
service.
British and French aviators visiting
here told the committee of conditions
and hazards in their aviation services.
Col Bloomfield of the British Royal
Flying Corps said that five months is
the average length of service of a
British aviator. and that many are de-
tached because of ruined nerves or
health. British infantry generals in
France, he said. have almost unani-
mously approved extra pay allowances
in the British air service.
Extra pay allowances to French
aviators average more than 100 per
cent, Lieut.. Marquisen of the French
service told the committee.
A provision in the bill allowing ar
senal employees thirty days annual
leave with pay was stricken out at re-
quest of the ordnance bureau because
continuous operation of the arsenals
during the war is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
WHERE HUNS GET IRON ORE.
Sixty-Five Per Cent Used in German
Steel Obtained in Sweden.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HAVRE, February 25.-Swedish iron
ore supplies 65 per cent of the steel
used by the German armies, Emile Van
dervelde and M. De Broukere, the Bel
gian labor leaders. declare in a letter
sent to Hjalmar Branting. the Swedish
socialist leader. protesting against the
increasing Swedish exports of iron to
Germany.
1.-The exports of this material from
Sweden to Germany are increasing
daily" the protest says. "Sixty-five per
cent of the steel used by the German
armies Is manufactured from Swedish
ore, and without this great help the
German emperor would be unable to
continue the war and the martyrdom of
Belgium.
I'VE implore neutral and democratic
sweden 10 prevent the German militar-
lists from obtaining further resources
frpm Sweden"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
RALEIGH NEGRO PUT TO DEATH

RALEIH.G N. c.. March 16.-Declar-
ing his innocence to the last. Earl
Neville. a negro, was put to death at
the state prison here. having been con-
victed on charge Of criminally assault
ing the wife of a street car conductor
in this city last October.
Soon after his arrest two unsuccess-
full attempts were made to lynch the
negro, and on one of these occasions
Gov. Beckett left his bed at late hour
at night and rushed to Wake county
Jail and succeeded in persuading the
mob to disperse. promising a speedy
trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
'Incendiary Fire" Reports Denied.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Denying re-
ports that most of the fires which de-
stroyed factories and warehouses in
this country last year were started by
enemy agents, actuaries of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters made pub
lie today results of their investigation
of seventy-ive costly fires. occurring
between April and December 81 last.
OF these fires, all seemingly suspicious
when discovered. only four were proved
to be the work of incendiaries. al
though six others were listed as prob
ably incendiary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
A|RP[ANE ACCIDENTS
KILL TWO, HURT OTHERS
Lieuts. Marmaduke Earle and Nile
Gelwick Dead at Houston,
Due to Falls.

HOUSTON. Tex, March 16.-I.ieut
Marmaduke Earle OF Lewisburg, Pa, and
Nile Gelwick of Findlay, Ohio, were
killed at Ellington Field. and Civilian
Instructor Kaiser was seriously injured
internally by falls in airplans. His was
the first death at Ellington Field since
night flying was undertaken there. Both
accidents were attributed to high winds
which prevented the young fiiers from
regaining control OF the planes when
they fell into the tail spins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Steamer susquehanna Reaches Port.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 16.-The
American steamship Susquehanna,
which went ashore on the Atlantic
coast on March Z, arrived in this port in
tow. She is owned by the Great Lakes
Transit Corporation and was from a
European port with chalk. The crew
was removed on tha day aba went
aground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Corporal Badly Injured.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 16.--When
an airplane he was attempting to start at
Kelly Field No. 2 suddenly lurched for
ward, Corp. Cyril J. Favreau. twenty nine
of Indian Orchard. Mass, was caught in
the whirIing propeller blades and the
lower half of his face torn away. The
airplane, just brought from the hangar,
was standing on the edge of a depression
Favreau took hold of the propeller, start
ed it, the engine caught it's spark and
the shock threw the airplane forward,
Favreau was able to throw his head back,
but could not dodge further before the
blades caught him.
Favreau will be sent to hospital at
Washington. ID. c., where surgeons will
attempt to restore his chin and face.