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Evening star., 1918-02-12
DIVES, HITS HEAD, SUES.
D. C. Man Asks $4,000 Damages of
Bathing House Owner.

Frederick L. Harveycutter. local tire
merchant today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $4,000 dam
ages from Mrs. Elizabeth c. Wicker
sham. who operates the bathing es-
tablishment at Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Mr. Harveycutter says that he was a
visitor at the beach June 81. 1916, and
patroniZed the bathing establishment.
While diving into the water his head
struck the bottom. because of the shall
lowness of the water. and caused an
injury to his spine. from which he was
paralyzed and lay motionless for sew
eral weeks in a hospital. Attorneys
Darr. Peyser. Whiteford & Darr rep
resent the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
TAXIcAB Is OVERTURNED.
Two Orphan Asylum Sisters, Pas.
sengers. Get Severe Shock.

Sisters Arddla and Rosali of st. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum were occupants
of a taxicab overturned on North Capt..
tol street between NJ and N streets
about 10 o'clock this morning. Both
were badly shocked. Sister Rosalfs
left hand was sprained.
They were on their way to the orphan
asylum when their taxicab collided
with a street car. They said they were
not seriously hurt.
Israel Cafrietz. 1541 NJ street driving
the taxicab. also escaped injury.
Another taxicab was called. The
sisters continued their trip to the or.
phan asylum.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
GERMANS RELEASE SINGER.

CHICAGO, February 12.-Miss Blanche
Slocum of Chicago, a singer, who has
been virtually held a prisoner in Ger
many. finally has succeeded in obtaining
passports, her father, E. B. Slocum
was advised today in a message from
the American consul general at Zurich,
Switzerland.
in Berlin and soon after the outbreak
of the war she was offered an engage
ment with an opera company in Munich.
She was not permitted to sing, and Of
fcials revoked her passports.
The singer wrote her father that the
Germans would give her no reason for
detention other than she was under sus-
picion.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Supports Mr.. Gardiner.
Assumption Not Justified.

Undoubtedly many people put dis
injecting materials into their garbage
rags etc. all find their way into this
handy receptacle. The assumption,
however. that this admxture of foreign
material cannot be controlled. or that
it will cause all the remaining ma
terial to become unsuited for hog feed,
does not seem to be justified when the
amount of garbage being fed is con-
sidered.
Available records indicate that over
100000 pounds of garbage-fed pork
are being sold annually in the United
States: the city of Worcester. Mass.
has maintained a municipal hog farm
similar to that suggested for the Dis
trict of Columbia for some years. and
was received from the sale of their
garbage-fed hogs: the officials of the
Evening star., 1918-02-12
TRANSPORT GOES AGROUND.
Tugs Sent to Assistance of Ship Re-
8 turning From Abroad.

2 AN ATLANTIC PORT, February IL
A government freight transport. for
msr1y an American coastwise steam
ship. went aground or the coast near
here yesterday. Navy and wrecking
tugs were sent to her assistance. The
abroad.
Except that the ship was still
saGrouad, Army officers here said they
had Seceived no word today regarding
sthe transport Tugs dispatched to her
.AAqete4U LAST night were expected to
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Disseminated JUSTLY
Mr.. Asquith Comments on President
Wilson's Treatment of Hert-
ling and Czernin.

LONDON. February 12-In the house
OF commons today former Premier AS
quith. commenting upon President Will
sons speech to Congress yesterday, said
the President had Disseminated Justly
IN regard to both tone and substance
between the declarations of the German
chancellor and the ustro-Hungarian
foreign minister in their utterances re-
garding war aims
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Transfer Examinations.

All cases of transfer of physical ex
animation of registrants from outside
the District will be conducted hereafter
by the local boards of examining pny-
sicians in like manner as such ex-
eminations are conducted of regis
trants belonging to the local boards of
the District. This announcement was
made today by Acting Adjt. Gen. Dono-
van to clear up considerable confusion
that has developed as to the course to
be pursued by outside registrants in the
matter of physical examinations
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Hope Not Given Up.

The government clerks have by no means
yet given up hope of seeing the Borland
amendment defeated in the Senate. 1t
was said today that, as senator's are be-
coming acquainted with the real meaning
o. the Boriand amendment, they are be-
coming inclined to oppose it Senator
Jones of Washington frankly said today
mat he believed he would vote against the
Borland amendment.
Il do not see any need for the Borland
amendment. said Senator Jones' "If
there is need for the clerks working lon
ger hours. under the present law, the heads
Of their bureaus call upon them to work
longer and they do SO. OF course / be-
heve that we should increase the salaries
OF the clerks And if we do 1 have no
doubt but that they will cheerfulIy work
longer hours if there is need"
1t was pointed out today that there
were only ten members of the Senate
committee on agriculture present when
the Borland amendment was agreed
to by the committee.
Determined to push his amendment
representative Borland is planning to
try to get it put on as an amendment
20 the legislative appropriation bill
which is expected soon from the sub
committee. of which Representative
Byrns of Tennessee is chairman. IT is
before this subcommittee that hearings
are to be held regarding a general in
crease in salary for government en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
.8-HOUR DAY FINDS
FAVOR IN SENATE
Time-and-a-HaIf Pay to Gov
ernment Employees Working
Overtime Also Supported.
Mr.. GOMPERS IS : HEARD

A sentiment In favor of the estao-
lishment of an eight-hour work day,
with time and half pay for overtime
work, for the employees in the execu-
tive departments here is developing
among members of the Senate, In con-
nection with the consideration OF the
Borland eight-hour amendment to the
agriculture appropriation bill
Senator Nelson of Minnesota spoke
In favor of such a plan when Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, appeared before
the Senate commerce committee yes
trday afternoon and attacked the Bor-
land amendment. Senator Nardaman
of Mississippi. another member of the
committee, coincided with Senator Nell
sons views, and Senator Sheppard OF
Texas, in giving his reasons for op-
posing the Borland amendment. has
said that he objected to the amend
ment because it does not estapilsn
real union eight-hour day, with time
and a half for overtime.
Gompers Hits Borland Amendment.
Mr.. Gompers pointed out that at
present the Borland amendment specl-
fies merely that the employees OF the
Department of Agriculture in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall work mimi
mum of eight hours day. not
maximum He said that the heads OF
departments and bureaus worked their
employees just as long as they need
them under existing law. and that they
get no pay for overtime work.
He said, too. that if the Borland
amendment becomes a law unchanged
the employees will be compelled to work
minimum of eight hours a day, in
stead of seven hours as al present. and
that they still will get no additional
Day for overtime work.
Evening star., 1918-02-12

When a schooner was tied up recently
at Port Townsend, Wash, for lack OF
crew. three women of that town vol
unteered to sign on the vessel as
sailors.
Evening star., 1918-02-12

count of the war. eight girls were
called upon to act as ushers at a recent
society wedding at Glen Ridge, N ].
Evening star., 1918-02-12

Commissioner Gardeners plan for
municipal hog farm as means of dis
posing of Washington's garbage has
the support of the United States Food
Administration. Viewed as conser
is entirely satisfied with the present
method of reducing the garbage. but
if the plan is to be abandoned it pre-
fers that the garbage shall be fed to
hogs.
Mr.. Hoover's experts hold that it is
about $3.50 as between reducing gar
bage and feeding it. From the fats
which come from reduced garbage ther
is extracted about per cent of. glycer-
iR indispensable for the making of
ammunition, and the remaining fatty
acids are converted into soap. The
tankage is used as fertilizer. There is
about the same value in the garbage
when fed to hogs. The food admins
tration therefore. does not urge any
city to change from reduction to hog
feeding, but it does insist that il re-
duction is not practiced hog feeding
shall be.
Supports Mr.. Gardiner.
1t gives emphatic support to Com
missioner Gardeners claim that feed
ing garbage to hogs is practicable
and safe. Following publication of
the municipal farm hog project DR..
Lewis ]. Battle wrote a letter to The
Star, in which he contended that gar
bage was deadly poison, and that
to carry out the feeding idea would
lead to the biggest hog funeral ever
held within the confines of the western
hemisphere" In reply to this conten-
~ Dor in rno n q
garbage utilization bureau of the
United States Food Administration has
written the following letter to DR..
Battle:
Your letter to the editor of The
Washington Star. and printed on Feb
ruary under the caption, Garbage
as a Deadly Diet has been called to
our attention.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Pork Chops High in D. C.

Washington tops the country on pork
chops. the price here being given as
Ais cents a pound as against general
average of 34.6 cents. The nearest ap-
proach to Washington prices are in
Louisiana and Wyoming. 40 cents
pound being quoted for each state.
Milk also is high in Washington. the
price here being 14.3 cents quart
against country average of 1876 cents
The only prices higher than Washing
tons given are 1876 cents in Arizona. l6
in Florida, 1873 in Georgia, g in North
Carolina. 15.3 in South Carolina. 1871 in
Tennessee and 16 in Wyoming. None of
the cities given pays as much for milk
as Washington does. The lowest milk
price is 90 cents a quart in South
Dakota.
A study of the table will show many
other interesting comparisons, some to
the advantage of Washington and some
to its disadvantage. One of the things
shown is that Washington people use
cheaper tea and coffee than is used any-
where else in the country.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
new MAN IN THE FIELD
FOR COMMITTEE HEAD
Republicans Seriously Consider Fred
Stanley Of Kansas for Ma
tional Chairman.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, February 12-Fred
Stanley Of Wichita. national committee
man for Kansas, was mentioned today
as candidate for chairman of the re-
publican national committee. Party
leaders this morning inquired into his
qualifications, and there were evidences
that he was seriously considered, in
view of the struggle between the sup
porters of John T. Adams of Iowa and
VIII Hays of Indiana. The selection
will be made at meeting of the COM
mittee this afternoon
Evening star., 1918-02-12
'Gompers Hits Borland Amendment.
Other Side of Question Viewed.

Senator Nelson said:
But you must not overlook the fact
that these government employees get
thirty days leave every year on full pay
and thirty days sick leave on full pay.
And work any time that their work
Is required without extra compensation"
replied Mr.. Gompers. There Is this
fact, they feel that the government to-
day. and particularly at this time, is
striking a blow at them"
Would 1t not be better to raise their
wages and make them work eight hours. y
suggested Senator Nelson.
"They can be required to work eight
hours or ten hours or twenty hours, to
perform Sunday work or holiday work.
said Mr.. Gompers, land they do not get
any extra compensation Where is the
necessity. then. of specifying they shall
work minimum Of eight hours"
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Insists Upon Eight-Hour Day.

IT would give them pay for that extra
time" said Senator Nelson. 'T want to
give them good wages, but l do not see
any reason why they should not work
eight hours, from 9 o'clock until 5
O'clock There is no hardship in that.
my idea is that they ought to turn
in eight hours work a day. and If they
have to work overtime they should get
extra pay for it. That would put them
all on parity: those that did extra
those that did not would not get it.
That looks more equitable to me- and
would rather give them extra wages
on this basis I believe in these people
getting good wages"
Mr.. Gompers insisted the clerks would
rather have the law left as it is. so
that the department and bureau heads
may say when they are required to
work longer hours and when they are
TO get higher wages
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Adams in Fight to Finish"

Scarcely had this story gained circu-
iatlon when a bulletin came from Mr.
Adams room that he would go before
the committee in a fight to finish for
the ofhce. TheSbulletin was followed by
a formal statement asserting that the
whole trouble was due to the efforts of
George w Perkins to dominate the COM
mittee. 1t was said also that Hays did
not have the votes claimed
The executive committee this morning
took up the contest from Tennessee be-
tween Jesse NJ. Littleton and John j.
Gore.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Bread Cheaper in Washington.

According to the table, bread is
cheaper in Washington than the aver
age for the country or for any state,
and cheaper than in any city given ex-
cept Boston. The Washington price is
SIS cents a pound. Boston's price is 81
cents and the average for the country,
10.1 cents. Chicago pays 9.5 pound,
New York, 9.3 cents. and Philadelphia,
90 cents.
There has been much complaintsas to
the cost of corn meal here. but the ta-
BILE shows it is lower than for the coun-
try as a whole and lower than in any
other large city except st. Louis. A
number of the state averages. however,
will run cent pound or more under
the Washington price. Most of the
states which have cheap corn meal are
in the south.
On sugar Washington also shows to
advantage. the price here being cents.
against an average for the country of
81 cents a pound. The only cheaper
sugar is to be found in Illinois, where
it is So cents, and in California, where
it is quoted at S.S cents. The highest
price quoted is 11.03 cents in Georgia.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Rumors Arise, Then Contradicted.

After a day of conferences and cleo
tioneering. word came forth last even
ing that Adams. present vice chairman.
would withdraw, and that probably his
only rival for the chairmanship, Hays,
would do likewise
A few hours later an announcement,
sponsored by Gov. Goodrich of Indiana
John T. Hert of Kentucky, field mar
shall of the Hays forces, and others,
stated that Mr.. Hays name positively
would go before the meeting today
and that twenty votes out of a
possible f1fty-three had been pledged to
him.
They asserted that there was nothing
Tor Adams to do but withdraw His
Amer1canism. it was learned. had been
subject to an attack by United States
Senator Calder of New York, in the
meeting of the executive committee, and
sentiment, they said, had turned away
from him.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
WASHINGTON PRICES.
CLOSE TO AVERAGE
Bread and Sugar Are Low;
Milk and Pork Chops
High.
FOOD SURVEY is MADE

Report on one of the most comprehen-
sive surveys of retail food prices ever
undertaken has been made by the sta
tistical division of the United States
Food Administration for the week ended
February 2. The average prices given
are based on reports from consumers In
nearly thousand cities and towns in
every state of the Union.
Twenty-nine principal articles of food
are covered in the report, tabulated
summary of which appears elsewhere in
today's Star. Average prices are given
for the United States as a whole, for
the several states and for a number of
the principal cities, including Washing
ton.
A totaling of the figures shows that
to purchase the twenty-nine items, in
the quantities and at the prices given,
would cost. in the District of Columbia.
s9623 In the United States, taken as
whole. it would cost $9.39S. The
prices given for Washington. therefore.
are very close to the country average.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06

ss Ta4 90 q Ss5 A5T g a5A1 ESTATE.
County Of Grand Forks
(. NoTicE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT That
in pursuance of an order of license
the guardian Of the estate Of Walker:
H. Evans and Forest G. Evans. minors,
on the 18th day of January, 1918, I Will
sell at private sale the following de-
e se,,ntx IL lends a,, lying Eo aRa se ! .t II he ns
All right. title and interest Of said
minors IN and to the northeast quarter
that said sale will be made on or after
Friday. the sth' day Of February, 1918.
and bids for said land will be received
in writing at the Office Of the Judge
II. the city Of Grand Forks. county g1 and
state aforesaid. All bids or offers for
said 2 must be in writing. and may
be left at the place above designated
of said minors. Of the estate personally,
at n time prior to the making of said
SALE. that the said sale will be made
upon 4the following terms: one-third
CASH A. the time OF sale and the balance
upon the following terms. to-wit: De-
ferred payments due IN or before three
years from the date Of sale, with in
t. sive q his six notes pss l fgsate;i the e. p1 \ t;ms
Of safe. said notes to q interest at
the. rate of six per cent per annun, and
said notes to be secured by mortgage
snsts sds Il te Gran. nag Forks. n, ., th,, 18th
a. ". DENNIS,
Guardian Of the Estate Of Walker
r. Eyans Of Forest g. Evans,
Gan. So Feb. e,S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
THE COSTLY CAME
.tBy Amelia Josephine Burr Of the
E Vigilantes.)

'(By Amelia Josephine Burr Of the
Vigtlantes.)
What is the price upon a baby's head?
Set 1t, you women who have borne 4
child 500
And know the warm sweet weight
Upon your breast
OF that which lay 50 long beneath
your heart!
Set It, you women who have only felt
That blessed burden. in your hottest
dreams,
Women whose arms so out SO hungrily
To others children. that one turns
Blinded as by 4 vision, from the pure
White fame Of your vicarious mother;
hood!
Set II, strong men, the fathers OF our
race,
Who from the innocent lips lifted to
yours
Take-beyond sense-Life's deepest
Set II, 9 son Of Man and God. whose
Wa. ,aia On little heads Of sanburned
These baby heads. for which No havs
.Tns.. "a 10 s.lls Buls.r..a solder.
|Aero1s the arecian sreensward, who're
the shells n
Have left 4 level spot
lord, how long!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
HOUSES FoR RENT.

: WATCH GRAND FORKS GROW
FOR RENT
16.00-Five roomed cottage, all modern
but heat, city water free.
$S6.oO-Seven roomed all modern house,
University Ave.
f15.0o-Six roomed house, city water ana
sewer, University Ave. ~
$20.00-Seven roomed house, all modern
.. but heat, University Ave.
$50. 00-Six roomed house, al, modern
but heat, Walnut st.
$16.00-Six ZONE house, all modern
but heat, International Ave. I
$zo.o0--Stx roomed house. all modern
but heat, Nortn Fourth st.
$35.00-Six roomed all modern house on
LAND FOR RENT
$50 AereB@-ones mile from the new pack
s1 i ing plant, close in and good land.
Also for sale at $1,000 per acre.
FOR SALE. >sf. H.
$780, 0-AlI the furniture and le9ae of
premises In rooming house establish
ed. n running for. four years, now
DOING 2 good business and close in.
house with full basement. hardWood
IL floors. good location. always rented
for $500, per month. On Cherry
$l250.0o-Four roppued cottage, water,
sewer, and electric lights. on Elder
street,
$1,000. oo-six roomed all modern house,
hardwood fioors and finish, full base.
ment. concrete floor, electric lighted,
on Vernon avenue - ~ !
r w. H. KELSEY,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
LEGAL NOTICES
sHERnT,s 1xEcuTIoM SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That.
under and by virtue of an execution to
me directed, issued out Of the District
court Of the First judicial district Of
the state of North Dakota, in and for
Grand Forks county, on a. judgment rem
in said court in. an action therein pend
ing. where in Bank of Modena, a cor
poratioh. is plaintiff and Northern Fire
& Marine Insurance company, a CORPORA
tion,.is defendant in favor Of said plain
tiff and against said defendant for the
sum of $1.189.S6, which judgment was
on October 4tl,, 1917. duly assigned to
estate Of N: M. Relsum. deceased, did
all right. title and interest which the
said defendant has in and to the follow
ing described real property, and which
levy included all the right, title and in
terest Of such defendant therein on
October 9Th. 1915. the date Of such
Lots one O. n,, and Two .s2 block . sk
Third Addition TO- the city Of Grand
Forks. county of Grand Forks, and tina
I, the undersigned, as sheriff of said
Grand Forks county. will sell the above
described real property to the highest
bidder for cash at public auction at the
front door of the court house, the same
being the Fourth street entrance thereof.
Grand Forks. North Dakota, on the 23rd
day OF February, 1918, at two O'clock
p. m., to satisfy the said Judgment and
interest thereon and the costs n ex-
penses of sale.
Dated January 22nd, 1913.
A. F. TURNER,
Sheriff Of Grand Forks County. N. ..
r. -Hr Wg (Yor C9-90- Uoh Sf9-9nN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
The World. Taste.
German Efficiency
Gerald Stanley ,Leesin the Saturday
-.'. Evening Post ~,

Evening Post q.
We do not deny that Germany in
her little, local. Central Europe way
dealing right Under her own ewes.
in Germany with Germane-in deaths
with the only kind Of people she has
but the efficiency Germany claims is
efficiency in DOMINATING a.'.world
Any tyro in the science Of human
nature as It exists ON this, planet at
large today could have told Germany
that to begin dominating a world and
proving that She was at to dominate
a world by showing herself at the
start q coward and a bully, would not
work.
It left nothing for anybodv to five
for but to prove to the Germans and
to everybody else, once for all, that it
as a incoming. egotistic. ahsent-mind-
ed and visionary thing for GERMANY
to do-to hold IN and shoot I'm a
world from behind little Belgium by
showing little Belgium in front of her
to protect her while she did it,
fact, unsentimental man outside Of
Germany would have seen it would
turn out. Gernlany nv one ~telepram
| pulled the plug out Of the world and
mobilized a world against her.
I hardly see how there can be a
man left who. after all that has hap
pened, after seeing Germany commit
suicide by being un~scientific and sem
timental about herself, can seriously
keen on calling German effcient.
The armchair lighter MAY one will
occasionally come. on q, man vet. sit
ting in a coy corner Of a club per-
haps, who still lets his mind keen pat
tering on about German e~fficiency;
but with men who observe facts it is
idle now to call Germany a practi-
cal nation. when, even from a sheer
military point of view. for every man
she killed in Belgium she raised up
as by enchantment 100000 soldiers
against her-and set their faces. their
living or dead faces, forever against
her.
In England, Russia. Italy, America
and Japan it was Germany herself
who advertised for troops to come out
and crush her. Come and crush
mel" she shouted in the same splen-
did, crazy minute in every capital of
the world. For herself Germany had
raised an army in forty years. For
her enemies she raised 100 armies in