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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-07
ALLIES WANT us.
TO JOIN PROPOSED
MUNITIONS POOL
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

to help bring up the exchange value
OF the American dollar and sustain
American credit in the future.
Both advantages and Disadvantage
are seen In a unified control OF ex-
ports and imports, but Il Is interest
ing to observe that plans for co-or-
dination are being canvassed with a
view 10 distributing eauitably the
burdens that are falling on the nor
NAL commerce OF the entente belliger-
ents.
Council Success.
With respect to shipping, the in
ter-allied council in London has been
a pronounced success. All the ton
mage has been pooled as II II were al
the disposal OF a single nation and
the paramount needs OF the allied
cause have been determined thew
based upon intimate contact with. the
military situation. England, for ex-
ample, gave America tonnage to car
~ American forces to France when
the demand for man-poWer super
seeded even the demand for food.
The shipping council has been able,
moreover. to introduce elasticity In
the tonnage situation so that as GER
tain essential needs were filled or
production temporarily delayed, those
next essential were granted tonnage.
The Allied War Council for military
problems has subcommittees that keep
in touch with the respective repre-
sentatives abroad Of war trade, food,
and ordnance OF the United States
and other countries, but UNIFIED con
troll which executives over every de-
partment OF the war, all Of whom
could sit in a supreme war council
that would meet frequently with the
military chiefs OF the allies cause.
means an even more effective organ
ization.
Federation Of states.
Conceivably It might make Of the
entente cause a federation Of states
for the time being. with a superwar
cabinet, each minister Of which had
absolute control over the resources of
all the belligerents in his particular
branch of war making. Germany's
cooperation with her allies has been
of exactly that character, except that
she has practically compelled her CO.
belligerents to accept German domi-
nation, whereas in the case of the en-
tente ii might happen that while
General Foch commanded the armies,
an American would control the food
supply OF all the belligerents, and so
on. Coordination among the allies
is progressing rapidly. but il has a
long road still to travel to the end
that the resources Of the free ma
lions may be economically expended
and effectively applied in winning the
war
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business.
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The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-13
HOME CIRCLE MAGAZINE SECTION
Believers S Alias
Continued from page "

opposite the entrance from the cloisters
and, at the sight of the two figures
standing together in the jeweled twi.
light broke into sobs.
Lesley-thank heaven!" she eiacu-
lated I've searched everywhere for
you. They tried to keep me from
coming back to the house, but would y
Lesley ran to her mother. "He saved
my life, !" she said.
The elder woman held out both ber
hands to him. '-' -N'
How can thank your" she cried.
by forgiving me-if you will" He
spoke to her, but he looked at Lesley.
we start newly from this moment.n
SAID the girl. Her eyes were wonder
fully soft and sweet in the chapeps dusk
Jeweled by the candle lights.
Gome away quickly" implored her
hother. Who knows yet if it is safe
even here? 1t has all been so sudden. so
horrible. | saw everything from the
tcrrace-the peasants falling over the
cliff from above, the fishing boats
crushed-oh, | shall dream of it always
oignore Vozzi says, even if all is we'll
alter TINS, every one must leave the
notei as soon as we can get our things
together. Do come!"
She turned toward the door again
craving Lesley with her. Believer
followed and at the door Lesley turned
back. He hardly dared to believe that
ne had read Alright what her eyes said.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-13
Qualified

l. want man to drive my car who
Is dlScreet and understands his busi-
ness" said the elderly roue.
I'm the chauffeur you want. sir"
replied the applicant. "My former
employer was-ahem-lik YOU. sir
and no matter how MANY different
ladies he took out riding with him. !
never could have identified one of them
In court. ."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-13
In nNauvoo
Continued from page y

timidly. 'i'e '''Nei'
VIII you be good enough to pass
your way!" he answered, rising.
Not yet" she replied, and seated
herself ON the steps. The next moment
she was crying, silently but that onIv
lasted until she could touch her ewes
with her handkerchief.
tie stood above her on the steps Per-
maps 1t was astonishment that sealed his
ups, perhaps decency. He had noticed
That she was slightly lame, although her
slender flgure appeared almost faultless
lie waited for a moment
far on the clearing's duskv edge a
white-throated sparrow called persist
entiy to mate that did not answer.
IL Helm felt alarm or feared treachery
ms voice did not betray it. "What is
tne trouble?" he demanded, less roughly.
She said, without looking at him: II
have deceived you. There was a letter
for you today. 1t came apart and
found-this+"
She held, out bit of paper He took
1t mechanically. His face had suddenly
turned gray
Inc paper was fibre paper He stood
tnere breathless, his face a CHASTITY.
bloodless mask; and when he found his
voice it was only the ghost of voice,
what IS all this about?" he asked.
about fibre paper" she answered
looking up at him.
Fibre paperl" he repeated. con-
founded by her candor
"Yes-go government fibre. Do YOU think
L don't know what it is?"
For the first time there was bitter
ness In her voice. She turned partly
around, supporting her body on one
arm. Fibre paper? All, yes-I know
what 1T is" she said again.
lie looked her squarely in the eyes and
ne saw In her face that she knew what he
was and what he had been doing in Nauyoo.
Inc blood slowly stained his pallid cheeks.
WELL" he said, coolly, "what are =,
you going to do about it?"
:. His eyes began to grow narrow and the
lines about his mouth deepened The {
criminal In him, brought to bav. watched I
every movement of the young girl before d
MN. Tranquil and optimistic, he quietly c
seated himself on the wooden steps beside
her Little he cared for her and her n
discovery. 1t would take more than a +
pretty, lame glrl to turn him from his r
destiny; and his destiny was what he Ii
chose to make it. He almost smiled at her
. 3d." he said, in smooth, even tones 6,
you think the game is up?" =, ~
Yes; but nothing need harm you.n :, =
'he answered, eagerly. 81
Harm mel" he repeated. with an
Ugly sneer; then sudden, wholesome le
urloslty seized him, and he blurted out. tt
But what do you care?" SC
Looking. up at him, she started to
eply,. and the words failed her. She ds
'ent her head in silence. by
"Why?" he demanded again.
81 have often seen you," she faltered he
sometimes thought you were unhappy
But why do you come to warn me? =
'eople hate me in Nauvoo."
~ DO not hate you," she replied, family.
"Why?" ws
II don't know" tn
A star suddenly cleaned low over the
rests level crest. Night had fallen in
auvoo. After silence he said. in an biz
tered voice, "Am l to understand that or,
0u came to warn a common criminal?n on,
She did not answer Il
DO you know what | am doing9u he
, asked 'o
"Yes"
WHAT"
You are counterfeiting. PR
" How do you know" he said. with a
lIph Of roopooo -, H. mo
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-13

nlpnp IN
your hand!"
!, Through the stiffness of the evening
the rushing OF a distant brook among the
henliocks grew louder, increasing on the
hgnC WDld like the sound of a distant
tram on trestle. Then the wind died
OUT; night bird whistled in the starlight:
"hite moth hummed up and down the
vines over the porch.
l know who you are now," the girl
continued. you knew my father in The
bureau of Engraving and Printing"
"Yes."
"No."
Do you not know that the government
watches discharged employees of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing!"
Il know it."
so you changed your name?"
She leaned nearer, looking earnestly
INTO his shadowy eyes.
Do you know that an officer of the
secret service is coming to Nauvoo?"
could take the plate and go. There
is time, ne answered, sullenly
Yes-there is time" A drv sob
choked her. He heard the catch in her
voice. but he did not move his eyes from
the ground. His heart seemed to have
grown curlously heavy; strange inertia
weighted his limbs. Fear, anger, bitter
ness, nay, revenge itself, had died out
leaving not tranquil mind but alfred one
he pulse scarcely beat in his BODY.
After a while the apathy of mind and
body appeared to rest him. He was so
tired of hate
Give me the keys" she whispered.
" Is it in there? Where is the plate?
In that room? Give me the keys.n
>, AS in dream he handed her his KEYS.
l hrough a lethargy which was almost a
sstupor he saw her enter his house; he
heard her unlock the door of the room
where his plates lay. After a moment
% 1ne found match and lighted the candles.
lielm sat heavily on the steps, his head
on ms breast, dimly aware that she was
passing and irepassing, carrying bottles
'hu afmiuis OF tools and paper and plates
out INTO the darkness somewhere.
1t may have been a few minutes: it
nay have been an hour before she re-
urned to him on the steps, breathing
apIdly, her limp gown clinging to her
lmbs, her dark hair falling to her shoulders.
The plates and acids viii never be
ound,'. she said, breathlessly; "I put +
and"
For a long time neither spoke. At +
'ngth she slowly turned away towards E
ne gate, and he rose and followed &
;arcely aware of what he was doing
At the gate she stopped and pushed a s.
ark object out of sight under the bushes r
Y the fence. ~ &
Let me. help you," he said, bending m
eside her. 81
No, no., DON'T" she stammered; 'it q
nothing" d
lie found it and handed it to her. It 81
as her crutch; and she turned crimson fo E
e roots of her hair H
Lean on me-" he said, very gently. s.
The girl bit her trembling lip till the 81
ood came. "Thank you," she said 81
lshlng back her tears; my crutch is -
ough-but you need not have known q:
Kindness is comparative; one can H
too kind" ~
he misunderstood her and drew back. Es
forgot" he said, quietly, what s
vlleges are denied to criminals" !" ~ M
: Privileged" she faItarad Af+ou EH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
WOMEN LEAD MEIGS MEN
IN "SWATTING KAISER
Base Balls Hurled at Hohenzollern
Face Painted on
Keg.

Men from Camp Meigs haven't gone
across yet but they are "swatting the
kaiser" just the same.
They are doing their "swatting" in
games introduced by young woman visit
ors from Washington. who go there every
Friday afternoon under the chaperonage
of Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard and others
Kaiser Bilrs' face is painted on a key
and the boys and young woman visitors
organize competing teams. which, armed
with base balls, assault the Wilhelm coun-
tenance.
At a tournament, in which one of the
soldiers seated on the back of another
tried to unmount another knight" SINH
larly mounted, the prizes were packages
of cigarettes furnished by Mrs. Floyd
Waggaman.
The afternoons entertainment concluded
with grand march, wherein each man
and his partner wore blue hat and threw
ribbon confetti over wires strung across
the Y. NJ c. A. hut.
Women on Mrs. Stoddard's committee
chairman; Mrs. Charles B. Drake. Mrs
George A. Weaver, Mrs. Ben w. Wood
ruff. Mrs. H. c. Merrill, Mrs. G. B. Chip
man, Mrs. Allen Dougherty, Mrs. Fred
Kelly, Mrs e. P. Bertholf, Mrs. C. Nc
Allister. Mrs. James Emery. Mrs: Frank
Hight. Mrs. George Morse, Mrs. Wagga-
man, Mrs Edgar Sisson, Miss Sybil Baker,
Mrs. George Lewis. Miss Casselman, Miss
Mary Hartley, Miss Blodgett, Mrs. James
Roach. Mrs: Herbert Day. Mrs. Robert
son, the Misses Hotchkiss and the Misses
Barnes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
BLAZE ROUTS TENANTS
OF APARTMENT HOUSE
Slight Damage in the Rooms of Capt
Jacques Boyriden-other Fires
Reported.

Fire in the apartment of Capt. Jacques
Boyriden. a French aviator. fifth floor
of the New Berne. this morning about 3
clock routed out tenants of the build
ing. They gathered in the Railways
and made preparations for hasty exit.
Firemen of No. 2 engine company
reached the building while the pajama-
clad occupants were discussing plans
for flight and hurried to the apartment
of the aviator, saw the blaze and quick
ly assured the tenants there was no
danger.
! Clothing had been left in a boiler on
the stove in the kitchen of Capt. Boy
riden's apartment last night. and when
the water boiled out the clothes ignited,
sending smoke through the building. =
Burning of the clothes and destruction
of the boiler was the only damage done.
,, A lighted cigarette set fire to a bed
in the house of Belle Thomas, 1927 Pros
o'clock and did about IS damage. ac-
cording to the police. No. engine
company extinguished the flames.
Several companies of f1remen about
1870 o'clock last night responded to an
alarm sounded for fire in the house
of Milo c. Burbage. 614 10Th street
northeast. The fire did $500 damage
Its origin was not determined.
Sparks from a neighboring chimney
set fire to the roof of the dwelling of
Harry Johnson. 3413 Dent place, yes
terday. Only slight damage to the roof
resulted.
Fremen last night about $50 re-
sponded to an alarm sounded because
OF scare in the kitchen of a restau-
rant at AS 18th street. pan of grease
caught fire. but no damage was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
ON THE PROGRAM.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Fortieth annual reunion and dinner
of the class of rs of the Washington
High School at the Army and Navy
Club. Frank B. Noyes, president of the
class, POSTMASTER.
Federation of Citizens Associations
meets at O'Clock in board room, mu-
nicipal building.
The Federal Schoolmen's Club, at Fair
mont Seminary. 2701 18th street north
west Arthur Bestor. speaker.
TOMORROW.
The first of a series of lectures under
auspices of the International New
Thought Alliance at o'clock at sos
18th street. James A. Edgerton, presi-
dent of the alliance, speaker.
The Neighborhood Club. from to
o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. w. l.
Board, 1915 Vermont avenue northwest
A Purim festival and dance by the
Adath Israel Synagogue at o'clock in
vestry rooms. 9Th and I streets north
west. Men in uniform invited.
Ludolf G. Schroeder of New York will
speak on 1.-The Law of Liberty" at 3
o'clock at Hickman studio. 1910 New
York avenue. Mr.. Schroeder will speak
on The Unity of Cod at O'Clock.
The Woman Wage Farmers Associa-
ton, at 4:30 o'clock at 704 street north
west. Miss Jeanette Carter, speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Mr.. BORLAND REPLIES TO
LABOR PLEAS FROM HOME
Tells Four, Unions That All Other
Industries Are Working 8 Hours
and Federal Employees Should.

Thrown on the defensive by telegram
signed by four national labor organiza-
tons i'm his home district Representative
Borland of Missouri. in a speech in the
House yesterday during debate on the
legislative appropriation bill. read into the
record a reply he had made to these labor
representatives.
In this he told the home unions that all
branches of labor are helping to win the
war by working full eight hours, and
that the government clerks are enjoying
political privileges and favoritism.''
He claimed that he was answering two
sophestrieS-one that the amendment is
not in the interests of laboring men the
other that it is now in the power of the
government departments to require an
eight-hour day and that they are doing it.
He said:
The whole Commerce Department. the
whole Labor Department the whole De-
partment of Justice-in fact, all Of the
departments, except few bureaus of the
Treasury and of the War and Navy de-
partments-are on a seven-hour basis,
and as that is the standard fixed by law
you cannot change it,, except by special
order, stating the reason. Legislation by
Congress is clearly necessary to remedy
the abuse"
Assertion that continuance of the seven
hour day is merely winning the war for
the District of Columbia profiteers was
made by the speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
RELEASED ON 5000 BAIL.
Louis ]. Schroeder, Accused of Lar.
eeny From U. s., to Be Arraigued.

Louis J. Schroeder. former draughts-
man in the gun carriage section of the
ordnance bureau of the War Depart
ment, who was indicted yesterday on a
charge of stealing blue prints of gun
carriages, was released on $1,000 bail
He probably will be arraigned on the
charge of larceny from the United
States at an early date.
The indictment against Schroeder
does not take into consideration any
use that might be made of the plans
alleged to have been purloined by the
War Department clerk, but deals only
with the actual value of the papers
said to have been taken. The docu-
ment is in two counts. The first charges
that Schroeder stole property of the
United States consisting of one blue
print valued at SO, one brown print
worth So and one photostatic print
valued at SO. The second count re-
lates only to the intrinsic value of the
material of which the prints are made
and charges that Schroeder took prop
erty of the United States of the value
of fifteen cents. each of the prints
being given an estimated value of five
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
TELLS OF VISIT TO U. S.
FIGHTERS IN FRANCE
Representative Hicks Relates Ex-
periences While on Congressional
Tour Overseas.

Representative Frederick c. Hicks of
New York related his Impressions of
the fighting front in France at a lee
ture before the members Of the Nation
al Geographic Society in the auditorium
of the New Masonic Temple yesterday
afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Hicks was one Of the members Of
the congressional party which made a
tour of the battle front last October.
He said American troops in Lorraine
lacked nothing essential. and that the
only complaint which he heard was
the delay in being allowed to get at
the enemy"
The speaker described the desolation
at Verdun, of his visit to King Albert
of Belgium and paid tribute to Am
bassador Walter H. Page.
Mai. Gen. A. w. Greedy introduced the
speaker at both the afternoon and
evening lectures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
CAT TALES.
Winter WEAKNESS.

I'm tired of snow, I'm tired OF
sleet, I'm tired of both together
I'm tired of storms that save the
wheat, I'm sick of wintry weather.
| try to be a cheerful guy, | strive
to chirp and chortle, and hand
some glee, as l pass by, to every
signing mortal. To find some Joy
in everything is always my en-
deavor; but how can one rear up
and sing when winter lasts for
ever? How can a minstrel swat
his Tyre to glad and pleasing num-
bers, when he has naught to feed
the fire, and freezes while he
|slumbers? Each day think the
cold will break, the winter be ex-
hausted, and every morning when
l wake / find my whiskers frosted.
Each day l see some hopeful sign
that spring at last is coming, and
in the night, at half past nine, l
hear a blizzard humming. I'm
tired of chilblains in my toes, I'm
tired of influenzy; I'm tired of
every wind that blows from back
of the Mckenzie. I'm tired of
ice in sheets and peaks, of ashpiles
large and dirty; I'm tired of every
blast that shrieks from up around
Alberty. I'm tired of CRATES and
and easy chairs. when I'd be out
choo-chooing; this climates built
for polar bears, and hence my loud
boohooing. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Johnson Bill and Rent Returns.

To the Editor of The Star
Dear SireI have read with a great deal
of interest your discussion of the Johnson
ex post facto law. l appreciate the very
telling points which you have brought out
A few more occur to me which might be
of interest. In the future 1t is proposed TO
limit the gross lawful rent to 10 per cent
Of the assessed valuation of the property.
The assessed valuation of real estate IN
the District is supposed to be two-thirds
of it's salable value If the owner seeks to
obtain more than a gross income OF -
per cent on the value Of his property the
proposed law would impose heavy PEN
alties upon him.
Now, what ia the relation of gross to net
income on real estate? Water rent. taxes.
fuel and repairs are unavoidable expenses
that must be met out of the gross income.
All of these except the first have been
directly affected by wartime conditions.
Are real estate owners only to be pro-
hibited from adjusting their prices to meet
increased cost of maintenance? It has
cost Of the first three items enumerated
above. but the fourth has ever been the
despair of house owners. Probably no one
"a building project which promised nothing
better than a gross income of So per cent.
How will such measure affect the con-
struction Of more house room for the
needy government clerks in Washington?
Does Mr.. Johnson think IT will promote
such projects? What effect will it have
on the house owner who has crowded his
family into three small rooms in order
that two may be rented, even though
badly needed by the family? II the family
under the changed conditions proposed in
the johnson bill should prefer to occupy
the entire house and refuse longer to rent
the two rooms. what will Mr.. johnson do
about It? VIII he bring in another meas
ure with sting in it to punish the house
owner? If he has not thought of this
phase he had better provide for it in this
measure, for a few thousand government
workers are sure to be advised to seek
other quarters with none to be found.
Some legislation Is undoubtedly needed
to correct the prevailing extortions in
rent but legislation of a vindictive tone
Ia never justified. G. CLINTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
TO SEEK SKILLED MEN.
Committee Named to Aid Every
Branch of Military Service.

Organization of committee on edu-
cation and special training is . an
nounced by the War Department The
committee will be under the direction
of the chief of staff and its duties will
De to study the needs of the various
branches of the service for skilled men
and technicians; to determine whether
such needs shall be met by seIective
draft. special training in educational
institutions or otherwise: to secure the
cooperation of the educational insti-
buttons of the country and to admin
lister such plan of special training as
may be adopted"
The committee is composed of Col.
Hugh s. Johnson, deputy provost mar
shall general: Lieut.. Col. Robert |. Rees
of the general staff. and Maj. GrenvilJe
Clark. A civilian board composed OF
representatives of schools and colleges
will assist the committee.