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Evening star., 1918-01-26

he says. is the fact that street cars
carry from so to 100 persons at load,
while automobiles carry only from one
to six passengers.
Recommends Skip Stops
After the proposed changes at the
throat" have gone into effect, Mr..
Beeler suggests that a general intro
duction of skip stops be- introduced all
along the lines. both Oh outward and
inward runs. He proposes that stops
be reduced to an average space of $50
feet. or eight stops to the mile. The
arrangement of this general schedule
of stops is left to be worked out by the
company.
NThe report contains fifty-nine pages.
with tabulated statements, maps, etc.
giving voluminous data upon which the
recommendations are based. The report
has been taken under advisement by
the Public Utilities Commission, and a
conference is to be held with officials
of the Capital Traction Company before
the proposed regulations or any amend
ment of them are made effective.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
RAISES FOR TEACHERS
: AND ]AN|TORS FAVORED
Georgetown Citizens Also Include
Caretakers of Schools in Vote
for Increased Wages.

General wage increases for school
teachers in the lower grades and for
janitors and caretakers in the public
schools were indorsed by the George
town Citizens Association at it's meet
ing in Potomac Bank Hall last night.
A report from the school committee
recommending increases of from so to
so per cent was adopted unanimously
by the association. The report. copies
of which will be sent to the board of
education, the District appropriations
committee and the school committee of
the Board of Trade, states that none
of the lower grade teachers who are
graduates of our normal schools
should, in view of what their qualifica-
tions would demand in private or pub
lie work. be paid less than at least
81 900 per annum. and that proper in
creases be made in proportion to length
of service and grade of work Ben. w.
Murch, supervising principal of the
first school division, is chairman of the
school committee.
A report of the meeting of the Dis
trict general committee on suffrage
was read by the chairman of the suf-
frage committee, Henry S. Matthews.
The association went on record as
favoring national representation in
Congress for the District at its last
meeting.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
IN THE ALIEN ENEMY LIST.
Frederick Xander Arrested, Charged
With Violating Exclusion Order.

Frederick Nander, a truck gardener
of 1921 NJ street northwest, was taken
into custody today on charge of vio-
lating the alien enemy exclusion order
of President Wilson. Xander has never
completed his naturalization, and was
required to leave Washington Decem-
ber Is. He admits. it is stated, that he
came back December 29 to see his wife
and children, but remained only two
days, returning to Baltimore. He again
visited his family last Wednesday, and
the information reached Deputy United
States. Marshal OMeara. who caused
his arrest.
Xander told Assistant United States
Attorney Arth that he secured a permit
to enter the barred zone in Baltimore
and had been told that his permit al
lowed him to visit his family. The case
is under consideration.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
BILL TOL|M|T RENT
PROVIDES RECOVERY
Representative Johnson Ex-
plains How Victims of Prof.
iteers May Get Back Money.

How persons engaged in war work
for the government and who are COM
planning that they have been. victims
of profiteering in the District may re-
cover double the amount of the alleged
|tion to a reasonable attorneys fee Is
Explained by Chairman johnson OF the
House District committee. Representa-
tive johnson yesterday introduced a bill
limiting rents in the District. to a ~
per cent increase over the prices charged
prior to September 80, 1916. HIS ex-
planation of what the measure Is pro-
posed to give in relief to the war work
ers and government clerks generally is
Jas follows:
'The practice of extortion and prof
iteerine in rents in the District has al
ready imposed a serious burden on many
of those whose duties require them TO
be in Washington, particularly those
who have come to assist the govern
ment in the war emergency Congress
would legislate to little purpose i'm AID
of the clerks .or other officials residing
here if the increases which Congress
grants must be paid out Immediately
to the profiteer in rents. 1t would seem
to be the duty of Congress to take cog
nizance of this situation and to under
take to remedy it.
Tax on Excess Rent.
THE bill introduced by me levies
tax of 100 per centum on SO much OF
charges for the use of living quarters
as exceeds the average rental of the
same property in the year ended Sep
tember 80, 1916, plus 10 per centum
thereof. Where property was not in
existence or not rented before Septem-
Der 80, 1916 (the end of the rental year
in the District) the tax is laid upon so
much of the rents as exceeds 10 per
centum of the value of the property.
The landlord is thus allowed an exemp-
tion of 10 per centum Of the value of
new renting property: which is GER
tainly not an Inadequate return.
Certain other provisions of the bill
are intended to equaliZe, with the
charges for other property rents which
are charged for the use of furnished
property. formerly rented -unfurnished.
and rents charged for unfurnfshed prop
erty. formerly rented furnished
administrative features of the
bill are not dissimilar to those of
the federal income tax law. Returns.
under oath. at stated periods are to be
made to the assessor of the District Of
tOluHDld Dy IHoSe SUBJECT u tue tdA-
Where the taxpayer fails to make a re-
turn or files a false return. the as
sesor is empowered to Investigate the
income from rents of the delinquent
and to make the return. The taxes
are to be paid to the District collector
of taxes at the same time that other
taxes are paid. Other steps of an ad-
fninistrative character are to be taken
in accordance with rules and regula-
tions to be prescribed by the District
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
RATION FOR SHIP CREWS.

Crews OF all American, ships
sailing from Atlantic and gulf
ports will be put on a special
food administration ration, be-
ginning February l. They will
eat less beef and pork than now
and will observe ten wheatless
meals week.
The new conservation diet was
worked out with the approval of
the Department of Commerce and
the shipping board. Food officials
say it will provide a better bal
anced ration than is the rule now.
The program later will be ex-
tended to American ships on the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
DOLLAR TO STOP KAISER.

"A loyal citizen'-who wants to
remain "a loyal citizen" - does
not explain how he came by the
sum Of 81, which he gives back
to Uncle Sam, with the state
ment:
''Being a true born American
citizen. 1 could not possibly take
anything which l feel would
hinder US in this great war we
are in"
He expresses the hopes that
this 81 will be a help in stopping
the kaiser.
The 81. received in the mail by
Treasurer John Burke, has been
placed to the credit Of the gen.
eral fund in the United States
Treasury.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SHRAPNEL
Sidehghts on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Irish on-commissioned officers, both
in the American and British armies.
are noted for their ready wit. One cor
poral was drilling a bunch of recruits.
His men refused to keep in line. it.
seemingly, being impossible for them
to do SO. Then he cried out in angry
tone:
Eyes front. Just step out of the
ranks. You set of buffers. and come
anti see what you look like"
Through the enterprise of an Amer
lean manufacturer all England was set
to chewing gum in short order. Now
these converts are being forced to cur
tail their "fations' owing to the limi-
tations placed about imports. it being
the desire of officials to utilize every
available inch of cargo space for abso-
lutte necessities. An unusual fact, how
ever. is that gum is considered essen
tial to Canadian and American soldiers.
and, while the European civilians will
be forced to do without their supply,
the soldiers will chew on.
war bores army mules. Shells bore
them. A crater is just the same as
dry road to them. If you ever get the
wind-up. find a mule and he'll hearten
you. Nothing matters-that's the
motto of the mules. Take life as it
comes. and if you can kick some one
in the face SO much the better. But
never get excited
Thus an Army officer commented as
string of long-eared beasts of burden
slowly meandered by.
Soldiers who have lost their legs
while fighting the nations battles now
are being taught. under the auspices
of the British government. how to cut
diamonds. Many are taking the course
and London believes that the diamond
cutting center of the World may be
of at Amsterdam. The men start to
work on marbles.
Case charts, diet sheets. four cooked
meals day and nurses constantly
dancing attendance contribute to the
early recovery of horses which are
wounded on the western battle front.
A Berlin firm advertised the sale of
consignment of geese. There were
10000 applicants for 5000 fowls.
Cigarette smoking has grown to un-
expected bounds among women in Eng
land. The placing of smoking cars on
trains travelling to and from munitions
factories, chiefly manned" by women,
now is being considered.
Serbian soldiers are almost entirely
dependent upon their allies for sup
plies of all kinds. There has been a
dearth of woolens, while socks have
been extremely scarce. One Serbian SOL
dier used pieces of an old shirt for
socks for over nine months.
Prices of sugar have increased 200
per cent in England in the last three
years: meats. IS to 100 per cent; milk,
butter and eggs 100 per cent, and tea
and fish have made corresponding up
ward strides.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
RELIEF OF TRAFFIC
|NCONGESTED ZONE
John A. BeeIer'S Recommended
tions for New York Avenue
and 18th Street Section.
COVERS ONE R. R. LINE ONLY
COVERS ONE R. R. LINE ONLY
TEN RECOMMENDATIONS
TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC

I. Stopping places in cOngested
zone must be rearranEed and the
numh hor reduced.
=. Double berthinE at all the
stops In this territory.
3. Well defined zones of safety
and loading platforms must be
provided.
4. Front-end fare collectors
should be stationed mt the princi-
pal stopping points.
;. Street ears must be given
precedence by the traffic officers.
g. Parking of automobiles must
be limited.
:. Certain streets should be used
for traffic in one direction only.
s. Capital Traction ears must
not be turned back on crOssOver
on New York avenue.
q. Capital Traction Company
should revise schedules to min
imize punching.
10. Limit the stopping places
for street cars outside the con-
gested zonc not to exceed eight
stops to the mile.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
TO FILL ST. THOMAS PULPIT.
Right Rev. Frederick Courtney Will
Deliver Two Sermons Tomorrow.

Announcement was made today that
Rt. Rev. Frederick Courtney, the noted
preacher, will deliver the sermons at
the IL am. and 4 pm. services tomor-
row at st. Thomas Protestant Episco-
pal Church, one of the sixteen churches
of that denomination to be open. At the
4 o'clock service, it is stated, seats
will be reserved for men in uniform and
there will be reception to them at
5 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Courtney for many years
was Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia and
afterward rector of st. James in New
York, and is now retired, devoting his
time to special efforts.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Also Benefits Tenant.

This measure also contains a provi-
sion for the benefit of the tenant,
modelled along the lines of similar
provision of the national banking act.
The bill against rent, profiteering
just introduced by me gives to the
tenant a right of recovery from the
landlord or his agent, of double the
amount of the extortionate increase,
and also the costs of the action, includ-
ing a reasonable attorneys fee not less
than $50. Really. usury and rent
profiteering in Washington at this time
have much in common. In either case
the excessive exaction is made and paid
because of the necessities of the per-
son paying it.
ut is recognized, however. that there
are in force leases made in good faith
before October /. 1916. without regard
to the present congested war condi-
tions in Washington. which provide for
increased rentals during the later
periods of the lease. All such rentals
are exempted from the provisions of
the rent profiteering bill.
This bill is essentially war meas
ure, designed to meet conditions exist
ing at the seat of government during
the present war. conditions which al
ready have progressed to the point
where they hamper the prosecution of
the war. 1t is therefore provided that
the provisions of the bill shall remain
in force until one years after peace
shall have been concluded between
Germany and the United States"
Evening star., 1918-01-26
ASSIGNED to the General Staff.

Lieut.. Col. David I. Sultan. Engineer
Corps: Maj. Benjamin H. L. Williams.
Coast Artilley Corps; Mai. Clifford
Jones. Coast Artillery Corps. and Maj.
Philip H. Bagby of the sth Infantry,
have been detailed. by the President. to
the General Staff Corps. These Off
GERS are directed to report to the Chief
of Staff for duty in this city.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Great Falls Power Project.

The attention of the association was
directed toward the probable benefit
Chesapeake and Ohio canal to transfer
coal from the mines to this city. The
matter was referred to the committee
on commercial interests. Recommends
tions introduced by Henry s. Matthews
favoring adoption of a resolution in
dorsing the Great Falls power project
were referred to the committee on
legislation.
Reasons for buying war savings and
Littlepage, one of the District war saw
ings stamps committees four minute
men.
Charles S. shreve. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
urged the association to continue in its
favorable attitude on all questions con-
cerning public betterment.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Six Stops Within $500 Feet.

In the distance of 1900 feet, Mr.. BeeI-
er SHOWS in his report, northbound cars
make six stops and southbound cars
make eight stops. He recommends thar
northbound and southbound cars alike
stop at the following points: Pennsyl-
wanna avenue at 14th street. 18th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and F
street. New York avenue Immediately
east of the junction of New York and
pennsylvania avenues and 18th street.
pennsylvania avenue just west of that
junction. and at the north side of I4th
and Fl streets.
Rerouting of Chevy Chase cars to
take them west in Pennsylvania avenue
and back by way of the Potomac Park
loop thus eliminating the dangerous
crossover just east of 18th street in
New York avenue. and the dead
time" caused by Chevy Chase cars
standing on the tracks there to make
their starting time, also are among the
recomm endations for relieving conRes-
tion at the Treasury corner junction.
In his report Mr.. Beeler refers to this
junction as 'the throat of the Capital
Traction Company's system." and by
maps show that the running time of cars
on the following lines of the company is
slowed down by reason of congestion at
this throat" The 18th street lines.
Georgetown, navy yard Union station.
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, Peace
Monument and Sth and F. streets north
east. Through this throat" the renort
shows. 211 cars in both directions and
over the lines mentioned, are scheduled
to pass in the one-hour period between
4:30 and 80 o'clock each weekday aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Points of Congestion Noted.

Mr.. Beeler's first report covers con-
geSted traffic conditions on 18th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and New
York avenue, and New York avenue
between 14th and 18th streets. and re-
fers only to. the lines and cars of the
Capital Traction Company. In his let
ter of transmittal Mr. Beeler says he
confined his report within the limits
described for the reason that the situ-
alton demands Immediate action, and
that the correction of one congested
point at a time will result in less con-
fusion and less friction than many
sweeping changes involving the entire
city. He says that working somewhat
slowly in an orderly manner will bring
the best results most quickly.
In ten concrete propositions Mr..
Beeler suggests remedies for congested
conditions in the area described, after
showing, from personal observation,
the causes for such congestion of street
car traffic. In tabular form Mr.. Beeler
shows in his report that on the after
noon of Sunday, January 6. when traf-
flc was not affected by the morning and
evening rush hours. the average speed
of outbound Capital Traction cars be-
tween 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue and 14th and H streets was SIS
miles per hour. On the afternoon of
Tuesday, January 8, at the same hours.
the average speed of outbound cars
was 4.12 miles per hour, the slowest
rate. observed between 5:45 and 6 pm
belng 2-99 miles per hour.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
50 Die in Coal Mine Explosion.

HALIFAX. ". s., January 26.-The
death toll of the explosion in the Allan
shaft of the Acadia Coal Company's
coilieries at steilarton has been placed
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Says Cars Should Berth in Pairs.

AS an important aid in relieving the
congestion on these parts Of the Capital
Traction lines Mr.. Beeler recommends
that cars berth at the designated stops
in pairs instead of singly
By this plan two cars would be open at
once to receive and discharge passengers
and this work would be done in half the
time now required. Double berthing
would be effected by the cars moving into
first and second positions at the stops
with front and rear ends close together
To facilitate this the report proposes
safety zones and raised platforms upon
the streets where the transfer of pas
sengers takes place. The platforms would
be six feet wide and ten inches high.
Mr.. Reeler suggests that fare collectors
be on duty on these platforms and that
passengers be admitted to the cars both
at the front and back of the cars. The
collectors would sell tickets, take I'D the
fares and give transfers. so that the mas.
sengers could file into the cars Quickly
without stopping to settle with the con-
ductor.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Prolific Cause of Delay.

Interference by automobiles with
street car traffic. the report saws is
one of the most prolific causes of con-
gestion and delay. For this reason Mr.
Beeler recommends that traffic police
men on duty at congested points be di
rected always to give street cars prec-
edence over other street vehicles of
all kinds. and recommends further that
automobiles be permitted to park in
18th street between Pennsylvania and
New York avenues only. parallel with.
and their wheels against. the curb:
that no vehicular traffic, northbound
be permitted in the short block be-
tween G street and New York ayenue
during rush hours. and that no east
bound vehicular traffic be permitted be-
tween 18th and 14th streets in New
York avenue.
Considerable attention is given in the
report to the question of diverting au-
tomobile traffic from streets on which
street car lines operate to other thor
oughfares having no car tracks One
argument in favor OF such a regulation,
Evening star., 1918-01-26

Eyes front. Just step out of the
ranks. You set of buffers. and come
anti see what you look like"
Evening star., 1918-01-26

keller, KNOWN THE WORLD OVER IN
spiritualism for independent writing is now at
1862 Parkwood place NV. Interviews by ap-
pointment. only. Phone Col. 2270.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-07
CHURCH RAISING
ANT|-DRAFT FUND
To Place Responsibility for Eek
pending Money on Sim FEM
Daily Mail Correspondent.


by Associated tftSs W rNo's
London. MAY Ireland remains re-
markablv quiet, says tho Dublin CORE
spondCnt of the DAILY Maui IN rcpor''hH
on conditions there incident to the anu
CONSUMPTION campaign H.
Although the church Is ralslng, nc
adds ian enormous national dcieilo'
fund which is ostcnsihly being collected
to fight CONSUMPTION. II apparently uu'S
not prefer tn accept responsibility 'or w"
manner IN which the money Is spent anu
control of the fund has passed mt" 'h'
hands of The Sim Teln The lists ct men
who signed the anti CONSUMPTION plcuW'
under the direction of tho priests Is S,'d Y"
hc in the hands vt Sinn trlucrS rs ''i'''H
for "A registration system
conditions appear daily to hr Ht""ln
worse rs uatlonnlism Is hcing spread iur'h'
along ON the sum Ecu flood Moderate,
mon Of the IRISH convention have tad'''
ont If puhlrc recognition. and IT IS pui''
ohy,ous that whatever aro the govern
mcnt'e homo rule proposals thc' WI ="
rejected contCmptuouSlN Ivy the ie'N :"
the country and denounced hH' l"N~
slonatclN than was CONSUMPTION
The shortage ct SILVER continues N'tN
acute and difficulty m making change ms
almost paralv 5rd hus mess IN s"'nC towns
Postage stamps are hoiuC used ~ The m'd-
lands and ~ the West instead vt com
The Bank If ireland has received IN the
mast three, months suppls ~ SILVER hN'
tunes greater ms compared with the Sat''
prod IN prcvious vcar- lHlt IS long as fh'
boarding continues AL cilort@ to meet TIE
shortage probably viii h,' mtll"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-07
NEW ARTtRS

special Correspondence" = F,rr, Evening
Dover MAY Charters were tiled
here Yesterday. IS follows
Dual Truck AMI Tractor 60 Whining
Ton. Dcl car,tal. 81 500 GOO
National Marine FnFnc Works. VII
minFtou. Ircl 81 400 600
Eloctrot,pc DAIRY 90 Wilmington.
Del SAOo,0no
Rar Lock shoe MACHINERY Co VII
mpetou Del $500 200
Iowsna otl Co. Wilmington. Del
s2l0.000
Industrial Corporations Philadelphia.
IA Investments 500 600
Neptune Navigation Co New York
CITY 500 coo
\cwklrk Theatre Go. Wilmington
Del 500 600
Mutual Development Go. PIttshurg.
10 OIL and gas lands S6o 600
MclNccsport Truck Go Philadelphia
IA trucking and express business. So.
600
Increase in capital ~ Charles NJ Scott
Packing co Dover Del from $ 600
10 S. 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-07


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Relatives and tT1end~ are ih.tFH {" a.
tend the innefa. So ~ =
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PEARNAN In tins CITY on Nav e. l9iN.
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Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services AZ hiS late resi-
GenCe. No 4bi tTafhliH stree on Nrd
nesfaN aifS.n.Hl. ..r,,.,,., 'i''NN
interment 81 Ni'N' t''H'N nv
ELLIOTT In this CITY. on Ma q IHtS
Margaret IT, wife nj simon Elliott. ages
ia wears
Relatives ami friends are invited fo al
tend the funeral services al hcr late rcsi-
dcncc 2022 Lincoln N'rcFt on Thursday
afternoon, M2A p" ~ ~ 'i'eh inter
meHt NJ >a"ih '''l'''
GROSS In thJs city on May igIS
NarI + wife ct TAYLOR t,TOS> aged
50 years
Relatives and friends arc invited TO al
tend = Ia funeral services al the Residence
OF heT husband u. 4l@ south Franklin
- rect on Friday afternoon May 10 a.
o'clock lniermen' private al Lombafdy
Cemetery
HEIDNEE on MAY al her late residence
Alden Delaware count, "a A1ar> YaIcs
VIII OF MARE, t'tt-itI "e'a = years
SERVICES ahG iht'ih'h1 f'tNa"
M.kFAN In his CitS. on May ,, 1918
John Mexican
Relatives and friends American ar and
Foundry Co Bethlehem steel Cor are
invited 10 attend the funeral services az
the residence Of AR and Mis- \ Is Wilson
mort invest corner sixth and spruce streets
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