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Arizona republican., 1919-02-11
ARM|ST|CE RENEWAL TERMS TAKEN UP BY
 GREAT WAR COUNCIL
Republican A. p. Leased wirel


 PARIS. Feb l0.-The supreme war council in which Marshal Foch and other military commanders sit with the council of the great powers, con- tinued today the discussion of the terms of the renewal of the German armistice without reaching a decision. At the same time the league of nations commission virtually completed the final draft of that project. assuring it's presentation at preliminary session the latter part of the week.
 The discussion of the armistice took a wide range. including the failure to execute some of the clauses of the previous armistice, the blockade, and the use of enemy merchant shipping. But the main issue turned on a series of proposals of a rather drastic nature designed Co place the enemy beyond the possibility of rearming and renew ing the conflict.
 From the French standpoint. menace of such renewal is not past and it is. urged as a matter of foresight that suitable safeguards be established. What these safeguards are has not been disclosed but it is generally un- derstoOd that they include the linn; tation of the production of field and heavy guns and an exact accounting of heavy guns now on hand. also some limitation of the military organization which is Co be of police service. While some of the military com 1 manders take the view that radical measures are needed tO assure the al- ! lies. particularly France. against possibility of renewed peril, yet other views tend to place reliance on eco homie measures as the. best means of ayorting any renewal Of enemy activ- itv.
 Discussion of the armistice terms l will continue tomorrow. Official Statement ] PARIS. Feb. 10--The official com munication dealing with the work of : the supreme war council says:
 "A meeting Of the supreme war council was held this afternoon from Co 5.2O o'clock at the Quai d'Orsay. The conditions of the renewal of the armistice were first discussed. NJ. Klotz French minister of finance, then described the work published in 1916 of the German great general staff. proving the premediated and system atic character of the destruction Of French industry. He gave detailed analysis of this work which it was de- cided to refer Co the economic com | mittee
 The next meeting win take place tomorrow at 8 o'clock The Belgian . delegates will first be heard"
Arizona republican., 1919-02-11

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. - Acting Secretary of State Polk declined to comment tonight on the statement of the Providence Journal questioning the legality of his act in proclaiming the prohibition amendment effective further than to say that. the proclama- ton had been issued on the advice of the legal department of the govern ment
Arizona republican., 1919-02-11
Welcome Cdttlen1en!

We welcome you caemen of of of largest industries.
 We you feel at The Valley Bank Meet friends here Use writing We want your stay Phoe nix to be a pleasant one.
 We realize the importance of the live stock industry and al ways willing to do part in financing legitimate enterprises
Arizona republican., 1919-02-11

New Hampshire and King of Utah with Knox of Pennsylvania, and Phelan o1 California and Fall of New Mexico with Smith of Maryland.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-11

ton usually arrests the complaint after few applications. Its steady and proper use seldom fails to restore normal skin health in the most az gravatcd cases.
 Reanol Ointment and K esinol Soap may be obtained at all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-11
BILL PROVIDES BIG ARMY FORGE

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Offieial Statement

Discussion of the armistice terms vyfU confinue tofnOrrov
Evening star., 1919-03-03
MEMS CLUBS ARE MERGED.
Federation of Eight Church Organ
izations Is Effected.

The Federation of Mems Clubs of
the Churches of the District of CO.
lambia is the name of an organization
formulated yesterday afternoon at the
Lincoln Memorial Congregational Tenn
pie. to promote moral, religious and
civic interest in Washington
Eight churches were represented by
more than thirty delegates. Z. w.
Turner was elected temporary chair
man and A l. Taylor temporary sec
retary. The committee to draft the
constitution was named as follows:
E. l.. Conway, chairman; A. l. Taylor,
secretary; Hudson Bell. w S. Ed
wards, C. L Robinson and f. w. Tur-
ner.
Members of the ways and means
committee include: Z. l.. Conway,
chairman, Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church; A L.. Taylor, Lincoln Temple,
secretary; W. S. Edwards, Metrepol-
tan Baptist Church; George Brown,
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church;
w. t. Chase, Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church; c. L. Robinson, St. Lukes
Protestant Church; John r. Smith,
Peoples Congregational Church.
The next meeting of the association
will be held March is, at 4 o'clock, at
the Lincoln Temple, 18th and + streets
northwest.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
URGENT APPEAL MADE
FOR FRENCH ORPHANS
Washingtonians Asked to Renew
Subscriptions to Little Vic
tins of the War.
That the plight of the French war

That the plight of the French war
orphans is an emergency which, to
be met adequately. must be met i'm
mediately is the substance of an ur-
gent appeal issued by the Washington
branch of the "Fatherless Children Of
France" to residents of the National
Capital to renew their subscriptions
to that great charity. Neglect during
only one or two years of the physical,
mental and moral welfare of the child
whose father fell on the field of honor
can never be repaired at a later date,
it is pointed out
Since the first day Of the present
year, $4,000 has been donated in
Washington for the help of taese
youngsters, according to Miss Har-
riet Winslow, iii 18th street north
west, treasurer Of the local branch,
which is making special appeal ef-
fort for renewals of the subscriptions,
which this sum represents, and which
now are renewable for another year
The organization expresses the hope
that none of the subscribers will
withdraw from their adopted chill
dren" the comforting assurance of
helpful friendship unless absolutely
compelled to do SO.
IL 10 tuc pol1CJ OF tQe society to
keep the children in their own homes
to be brought up by their mothers or
other relatives and in the family re-
igion.
The small sum of 10 cents thus
maintains the child. with the chance
Tor proper upbringing and education,
for one day; So keeps a child a
month. while $3.50 maintains a boy
or girl for whole year. Not one cent
of the money subscribed for child is
used for expenses, these being met
either from voluntary donations ex-
pressly made for the purpose, from
membership dues or from interest
on bank balances. Marshal Joffre is
president of the organisation, which
is international In character; Bour-
geois, Painleve and Lucien Poincare
are. honorary presidents, while the
list of officers and directors includes
most of the great names of France.
To see you devote yourselves to
our orphans Is very touching to u.s."
writes one grief-stricken mother to
the benefactor of her child here. I'VE
are at Rouen, where we see many of
your compatriots who came to fight
at our sides. We are more than
grateful to them for, from the day
they entered the battle, they have
distinguished themselves by their
bravery, and have shown themselves
the equals of our poilus. We have
gained the victory, which Is so splen-
did, but which can never take away
the suffering and losses the war has
caused"
Evening star., 1919-03-03
PLAN DINNER FOR MARCH 10.
- -
Contractors and Dealers to Discuss
the Electrical Industry,

Electrical contractors and dealers
of Washington will hold a meeting
and dinner at $50 o'clock on the
night of March 10 at the Ebbitt
House. Plans for the betterment of
the electrical industry as q whole VIII
be discussed.
William l. Goodwin. father of the
Goodwin PLAN" which has as its fun
damental purpose the education and
dealer. is to be the principal speaker.
other speakers will be John r. Gallo
way of this city and Samuel A Chase
of the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
ACCUSES FORMER PRESIDENT.
P. ]. Ryan Says Mr.. Taft Is Spread
ing Anti-Irish Propaganda.

P. J. Ryan, speaking before mem,
bers of the Friends of Irish Freedom
at the Central Savings Bank last
night, declared that former President
Taft is spreading British propaganda
against the Irish cause. Mr.. Ryan
was one of the delegates to the Irish
convention at Philadelphia.
In explanation, Mr.. Ryan said that
Mr.. Taft was connected with the Car
negie Foundation, which is an un-
American. anti-labor and anti-Irish
Institution. the directors Of which are
mostly British. He called attention
to the fact that number of years
ago Mr.. Carnegie wrote an article in
a magazine in which he supported a
union of the United States and Eng
land.
Other speakers were Rev. Edward
Sweeney, S. j.; p. ]. Moran. Frank
Sheridan and Joseph Reeves. Rosa
f. Downing presided.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
LAST BOOTH ESCAPE
SURVIVOR NOW DEAD
Maj. E. g. Rugglee, Who Aided
Flight Of Lineoln's Assassin,
succumbs, Aged rs.

RICHMOND. va, March 3.---Maj. Ed
ward Seymour Ruggles, the last iiv-
ing person connected with the escape
of John Wilkes Booth. following the
assassination OF Abraham Lincoln, is
dead in his home. near Fredericks-
burg, according to telegram re-
ceivea here. After the Lincoln trag-
edy Mai. Ruggles, his brother, Morti-
mer Rrggles, and cousin, Fellow
Bainbrioge. rowed Booth across the
Rappahannock river. landing him at
Port Royal. The brother and cousin
were arrested. Maj. Ruggies declared
that neither he nor his companions
recognized Booth until the boat was
in the middle of the river.
Ruggles was seventy-five years of
age and paralysis was the cause of
death. His body will be taken to
Washington to be cremated. Maj.
Ruggles was born in Wishata, Tex.
"R'' is the most difficult letter for an
intoxicated person to pronounce
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Famine Threatens Czechoslovakia

LONDON, March (via MontreaD.-
Reuters is informed by the Czecho-
slovak legation here that according TO
the JourneI seske Slovo. Prague and
the entire Czeehoslovak republic are
on the verge of famine. Flour. fat.
meat and vegetables are nowhere OBJ
tainable. All stocks are exhausted
and f ? population cannot hold out
until the next harvest
Evening star., 1919-03-03

work H. p Ames. a son-in-law, is
captain in the service.
Cant Tastet's work in France was
almost entirely in connection with the
replacement work at St. Afghan. He
landed in France in December, 1917,
and before being assigned to ST. Aig-
nan was schooled at Chatillonsur-
Seine one of the officers training
schools. He also served for a short
time at Langres. He said that Maj.
Charles r. Luce of the old Sd Regi-
ment. under whom he served when
they Were taken over by the 41st Di-
vision, was left in France and is In
charge of the camp hospital at Con-
drecOurt.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
HOT IRON CAUSES BLAZE.
Several Fires in Various Parts Of
City Are Reported.

A hot iron caused a fire in a cup
board in the house of L NJ. Gudger.
1922 11th street, yesterday afternoon
about 1910 o'clock. Damage to house
and contents amounted . 800.
Firemen last night about $50
o'clock went to the house OF Eugene
E. Trussell, $40 18th street, and ex-
tinguished a small fire. About 500
damage resulted.
Short-circuited wires caused a small
fire in a street car at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and r street early this morning.
The car was slightly damaged.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
TOP MOORE BACK,
FULL OF pep AT 63
D. c. Soldier, Oldest in the
War, Saw Plenty of
Its Dangers.
FOUR OTHERS ALSO HOME

In Color Sergt c. w. Moore, better
known perhaps as TOP" Moore, VINO
has lust returned to his home in this
city after twelve months in France
Washington has the distinction OF
having furnished the Oldest man IN
the enlisted service of the Army dur
ing the war.
This hardy and grizzled patriot
celebrated his sixty-third birthday
last week during the trip home on
the President Grant. Because of his
great popularity among his soldier
comrades and the officers, as well, the
event was made quite an occasion.
Sergt Moore was with the 164th In
Santry of the Sunset Division
A Born Soldier.
Top" Moore is born soldier, and,
although exceedingly proud of his
long National Guard service and the
fact. that he is the oldest enlisted
man, he SCOTS at all reference TO his
age and contends that there is not
youngster in the outfit who has any
thing on me-" Aside from the fact
that he. is not given to boasting, he
looks the part.
Straight and sturdy as Norway
pine, clear-eyed. ruddy-faced and agile.
this veteran gives every evidence of
his long life out of doors and of the
spirit within him During the long
tiresome tramps from one point to an
other in France, with nearly eighty
pounds Of kit slung across his broad
back, 'Top'' Moore trudged with the
rest of them-always cheerful, always
ready to help. 1t is little wonder that
'his boys" as he terms the other men
of the 164th, hold him in such affec-
tionate reverence. He was not only an
inspiration to many of the lads in the
ranks, but to the officers as well. and
they. too, held him in the highest
esteem.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Looked After Mems Wants.

Top" Moore. because of his long
experience and his age, was appointed
enc Of the sanitary inspectors of the
camp. This gave him an excellent
opportunity personally to look to the
many wants Of the enlisted men and
otherwise to serve and comfort them.
His saddeSt recollection of the war
Is that the old Sd Regiment was not
permitted TO go through IL all as a
body and to achieve. as an organiZa-
tion. some of the glory and distinc-
tion attained by its former members
The latter did themselves proud"
TOP" says. and when II Is all past
and the old regiment gets together
once more the individual honors of
its former members will be enough to
make IL proud of Its long existence.
. Sergt. Moore's home 10 at iSss CAL
ifornia street. One of his sons, John
u. Moore, was q captain In the serv-
ice; another, Stansell Moore, was a
Sergeant. and another son was IN the
I1eA0gAfae1 has been GAgaged In Wag
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Four Others Return.

Four other Washington men, three of
whom were in the old Sd Regiment, re-
turned from France on the President
Grant with the 164th. At the head of
the medical detachment of this regi-
ment is Capt David ". Tastet of 1925
Paramount street Prior to entering the
Army for the period of the war he was
with the medical outfit of the Capitals
famous old National Guard, having
served more than three years in it.
The others from Washington are
Corp. Norman Padgett of 7i4 Harvard
street, D. Murphy. who was associated
with Guide Brothers, and Corp Ben
3amfn NJ Gist, whose parents live at
725 Jefferson street northwest. The
first two were members of the old
Sd Regiment and went with it to Char
1otte, N. c., where it was finally abb
sorbed into the newly formed 41st
Division.
Corp. Gfst was drafted into the Army
ut Chattanooga, Tenn, where he was
employed at the time in the service
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. He had been with the commits
sion eight years up to the time he was
sent TO Chattanooga to work with the
southern division in its valuation
work. He had been there only a few
months when he was drafted.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Big Bills Signed by President.

The bill validating and authorizing
adjustment of more than two and a
half billion dollars of war contracts
and the thirty-three- million dollar
rivers and harbors appropriation bill
were signed today by President VIII
son.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
Mrs. Minnie B. Gardner Dies.

Mrs. Minnie 3. Garner, wife of Jesse
J. Gardner, died Friday night at her
home. 723 18th street northwest. Serv-
ices will be held at the Zionist Bap-
tist Church, F street between Sd and
n streets southwest, tomorrow after
noon at ] O'Clock. She is survived by
her husband and her mother and
ia Their, Mr.. and Mrs. R c. Brooks,
Evening star., 1919-03-03

Earthworms have no eyes, but the
ends of their mouths are sensitive to
light They can thus distinguish be-
TWEEN day and night.
Evening star., 1919-03-03

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian
Pike Roome were conducted in the
chapel at Oak Hill cemetery at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Roome
was the daughter of the famous Con-
federate officer, Gen. Albert Pike. and
the wife of Maj. William oscar
Roome. She was well known here.
Leroy Kramer. federal manager of
the Frisco system, with headquarters
at St Louis, has rendered his resigna-
tion TO the director general of rail-
roads
Evening star., 1919-03-03
February 28, 1919.


Honorable Public Utilities Commission,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
The Washington Railway and Electric Company in its
petition heretofore filed requesting the abolition of tickets
while stating seriously doubted whether the there
from would be sufficient said that ask for
the very minimum relief that could be then granted trusting
that conditions would improve make it unnecessary
ask for further relief Condtfoms hoaeUer haze NOT
proued and the proof offered by this Company the hearing
in January last the of transfers o7ed beyond que5
tion that this Company is entitled to further relief.
While have had increased gross receipts as
increased fare in the District of Columbia and Mayand and
from interstate and result of improved fare collections
all these gross gains have been than absorbed by oa
ing expenses The results from railway operation for the
month of December 1918 estimated would show decrease
in operating income of $338o33 compared with the pre-war
period Since then actual figures for December sho7O this
decrease to be and for January 1919 decrease
operating income OF So78, compared with the pre-wa
PERIOD loss further increased by additional interest charges
of S0I44 5o making total of S5o294.eS
Since the Sc fare became effective, November 1st
1918, the Railway Company, out of it's earnings,
has failed to meet its operating expenses, and
interest charges by $65,911.69 as is shown by the
following figures comparison with surplus above such
charges in the pre-war period:
A''i'': Ssils:: ss:'''' ,",;5:s;:;spn. e;ss
$3z93aO3
336sH 194l1O9 53ls026
January ry.......-.........-- 17oSs64 343l32 s<324s
snss4os ,sss11ss ,,7s4sn
From which it appears the decrease in income would
amount to $3.50, zS3 3.oS ANNUALLY.
Including in the income of the Railway Company the
proportion of the usual dividend received by it from the
Potomac Electric Power Company the total income Of the
Railway $ooo883 for this quarter the
of S3o633s4 per annun, less than the required 10
meet Dividends at our present rate Of per cent
Evening star., 1919-03-03

should also be borne mind that during the year 1918
the Potomac Company failed by $oI2I9S7 TO its usual
dUend and the figures for January 1919 compared with
the previous year, show FURTHER LOSS OF S2I7T355
although in said month the Company had the largest gross
earnings in its history.
our petition heretofore filed with YOU and in the testimony
offered in the hearing transfers. in full detail the
ustfyng increase in revenue, which
need be repeated here but ask leave make part hereof
This Company respectfully petitions behalf of itself and
its affiliated companies namely:
City and Suburban Railway of Washington
Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway Company
The Washington Interurban Railroad Company
for such additional relief be necessary the
of operation arising from conditions and would
that consideration be given the following methods of provd
ing additional revenue:
District of Columbia.
2-Establishment of zone system in the
District of Columbia with the initial charge in
one zone and an additional lesser charge in the
second zone.
"a charge for transfers issued by this Com
pany to its own lines and charge for inter-
company transfers issued by this company to
and received from the Capital Traction Com
pany, the latter charge for intercompany trans
fers representing differential in favor of this
company in lieu of the establishment of joint
rates between said companies arising out of
the issuance of intercompany transfers.
In conclusion cannot press too strongly ab0m the Com
mission the urgent need of IMMEDIATE RELIEF 1t is
imperative that this Company be provided with sufficient
to its necessary and obligations and in order
that there may impairment of its credit and its ability
furnish adequate service properly maintain its property and
provide for extensions improvements and equipment that
may be required by order of the Commission otherwise
Respectfully
WILLIAM F. HAM,
President.
Evening star., 1919-03-03
164th's Good Record.

Although 1t has record of which
to be proud and has been officially
commended for its efficiency and valu-
able service, the 1s4th Infantry, like
many others of the Sunset Division"
was utilized principally in and about
the great replacement camp at ST. Aig-
nan. France.
It landed In France early in Feb
ruary, 1915. and during the greater
part of the following twelve months
was engaged in duties incidental to a
replacement camp. Numbers of it's
men were sent to the front individu-
ally as replacement troops, but all
OF It's officers and non-commissioned
omcers were retained to prepare the
new men constantly arriving at the
camp for fighting at the front.
atop" Moore Got There.
Top" Moore got there, though. At
least he got right in the midst of the
shelling, and the noise and excite
ment, the smell Of powder and the
general atmosphere was much to the
Hiking of this seasoned soldier. How
ever. he was not out there as an
actual combatant. He was one of a
number In charge of conveying re-
placement troops to the firing line.
He took advantage of the opportunity,
thought to hnger long enough to get
his hand in it. His great regret was
that he did not have an opportunity
70 leap over the top and go through
the sensations of being right out in
mo mans land"
It was a grim and most serious af-
fair. he says. He was in the Spanish
war and on the Mexican border and
had participated with the old guard
In scores of sham battles and en-
campments. but there was no COM
parison. The latter were not even
EuYXeSf1VA nf the " ny
In the struggle just ended, he ex-
planned. Nothing he has read thus
Tar comes anywhere near defining it,
and the only way fully to compre-
hend 1T is to have been in 1t, he says
Shelled in Paris.
He was fortunate enough to get to
Paris several times. On one occasion
last summer he was in the French
capital when the Germans commenced
Smelling the city with the long-range
gun located in ST. Gobain woods.
seventy miles away. There were wild
times at frst he said. The excite
rnent was not due TO the fact that
shells were dropping into the city
but because of the mystery surround
ing the bombardment. Everybody
appeared TO be at loss to determine
whence the shells were coming
II seer almost uncanny at first
/ because If this uncertainty.
I'm the midst of the second shellinz
at this long range" Sergt Moore said
IT was standing beneath an awning
in front of 4 produce store. The
shells were not coming exactly in our
direction then. II they had been
probably would not have been stand
ing there-at least not so calm and
unconcerned. Finally one of the
shells dropped nearby and a piece
from II crashed into one OF the stands
containing vegetables. There was
great splash and scattering of all
sorts of vegetables, and despite the
gravity of the situation | could not
help but roar at two French dandies
who became wildly excited when they
saw large red srnears all over their
shirt fronts. What they thought
were blood stains were tomato
stains"
TnNIad A fIar Tn,,te xg
Evening star., 1919-03-03

''R'' is the most difficult letter for an
intoxicated person to pronounce
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