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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

That automobile thieves are op-
Grating in the District of Columbia
is evidenced by official figures COM
, piled by the police department for
the calendar year ending yesterday,
in which 1t is shown that of 4a2 cars
of all classes stolen during the. year,
406 have been recovered and restored
to their owners. leaving eigHty-six
unaccounted for
Not until about year ago were any
! Of the automobiles taken put in the
class OF having been stolen by auto
thieves. practically all cars reported
! by owners aa missing having been
promptly recovered by the police. But
| during the last year actual stealing
of cars is shown in the report for the
year.
! Heretofore when a. car was re ported
as stolen il was in ninety cases
out of the hundred the work of Joy
| riders" who, after running the car
all over the city or out into Mary
| land and Virginia, abandoned it when
the gas ran out. Such cars were re-
covered generally in good condition.
Warning to Owners.
| Now that thieves are actually steal
ing automobiles in Washington, with
| the intent to dispose of the cars. as in
/ the case of the eighty-six missing
machines for the year unaccounted
for. Maj Pullman, superintendent of
| police, gives warning that owners of
| cars must lock their ma chimes with a
! high-cisLss lock that only a special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Peace Jubilee Held
by Joyous Population.

Premature publication that Ger
many and the allies had signed an
armistice produced n victory demon.
stration on the afternoon and even
ing of November that surpassed
any celebration ever witnessed in the
, capital. Government departments
closed and the entire populace joined
| in a iubilation that lasted until the
participants had marched, sung and
shouted themselves into a state of
, exhaustion, Announcement of the
which came three days later made
Monday, November IL. IL day never to
be forgotten in Washington, as well
as everyw here else in the world. Again
the government departments closed
and all business ceased. Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, from the Capitol to the
Treasury, seethed with humanity. as
thousands of citizens contributed to
twelve continuous hours of din and
! rattle, and the capital literally aban-
doned itself to the inspiration of pa
triotism. Plans for a mammoth vic
tory parade occupied the attention of
Washington's civic bodies Immediate
ly following the signing of the arnlis-
tice. The District Commissioners de-
clared in favor of postponing the pro-
posed demonstration until after the
signing of the treaty of peace. After
numerous conferences had been held,
the view of the Commissioners pre-
vailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

Increases in the pay OF municipal
government employees.
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
at its Gfty-third anniversary meeting
December 4, renewed it's appeal TO
Congress and the people of the nation
for the Anericanizing of the District.
Charles {. Foster. in his first annual
report as superintendent OF the Dis
trict penal farm, comprising the work
house at occoquan and reformatory
at Lorton. Va. urged that conSttuc-
ton of permanent buildings for these
institutions be commenced as soon as
possible.
Influenza again appeared in epidemic
form In the District early in Decem-
her. All the agencies which previously
had co-operated in combating 1t pre-
pared once more to join forces 10 a de-
termined drive on the maIady. while
the Commissioners considered reinsti-
tuting the restrictions that were lift
ed in November. AS the cases report
ed were of mild form. the taking OF
drastic steps was delayed until there
should be more indication of how seri-
Gus the epidemic might become.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
The District
in Congress-.

10 meet the conditions that the war
brought about in Washington Con-
gress enacted several pieces of Iegis-
lation during the year just closed, in
Guiding the salisbury law to forbid
profiteering in rents and 10 prevent
the eviction of tenants from rented
houses and rooms during the period
OF the war. In the appropriation bill
a number of items were carried pro-
viding for additional sewerage and
water facilities to serve the govern
ment buildings which sprang I'D like
mushrooms. An effort was made to
put through a more general law than
is the salisbury enactment, dealing
with rents in the District. but owing
to a controversy between Represents.
tive Ben Johnson and members of the
Senate, this came to nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Attack on Half
and-HaIf System.

Led by Representatives sisson of
Mississippi. Guard OF Ohio and Rem
Johnson OF Kentucky. the House made
an EFFORT to overthrow the half-and-
half principle OF appropriating for
the District. The Senate. however.
stood practically unanimously against
a change in the existing law and
after months of deadlock tho House
nnaliy was compelled 10 yield. and
the half-and-half plan was continued
III effect. However. when the House
took up in December considerat ton
or the District appropriation act for
the coming fiscal year 1t again struck
out the half-and- plan. providing
Il system whereby the entire revenues
of the District are first to be ex-
pended and the federal government
is to provide what may be needed
in addition thereto for the mainte-
nance and Improvement of the can't
tai. 1t is expected that the Senate
vii again stand firm against this pro-
posed change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Minimum, Wage
Law Enacted.

The so-called TrammeII- Heating
minimum wage law for women and
minor workers in the District was en-
acted: 1t provides for a commission
on minimum wages, and is regarded
as forerunner for minimum wage
law for all persons in the District.
While the question of suffrage for
the people of the District WAS dis
cussed by a number OF members OF
Congress at various meetings In
Washington. no action was taken by
Congress or any of its committees ii,
regard to this important subject.
Among those who supported the plan
were Senator Chamberlain of oregon
and Representatives Burroughs and
Mason.
other legislation for the District in
cludes two-platoon fire department
system and a District garbage dis
posai plant.
The final legislative act OF Congress
for the District during the year, or
rather of one branch of Congress, was
the placing of the Sheppard amend
ment extending the Reed bone dry law
to the District on the war revenue
bin It is expected to become law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Every War Obligation Has Been Met
With Enthusiasm, and City Has
= SOlUed Difficult Problems.
Under Most Rigid TEST ofEffciency Caused By
Big Increase in Population Its Success
Has Been Notable

Washington lover the top This fact looms impress
svy retrospect take OF the events
that occurred in the District during the closed
Whether in supplying its share OF the funds needed for the
prosecution responding quickly and efficiently the
requirements the military registration and draft meeting
Obligation mention the solving OF difficult prob
lens that developed overnight with the sudden in
population, the Capital toed the lne-and more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

cubic feet. IN November the COM
panies again petitioned to have the
rate advanced to s110, claiming to
have operated at heavy loss during
the preceding six months under the
ninety-cent charge. This applica-
ton still was under consideration by
the commission at the end of the
year.
Street car companies were tho last
public utilities operating in the Dis
trict TO apply for relief in the form
of higher rates as result of in
creased costs of operation imposed
upon them by war conditions. Their
application was for the abolition of
the six-tickets- for a-quarter plan and
the establishment of carfare on
a straight five-cent basis. The COM
mission. late in the fall, agreed to
this change, with the understanding
that intercompany transfers were to
be issued at certain points. Confer
ences were held between the COM
panies and the commission. and a
number OF such transfer points were
established.
Washingtop's population November
l, 1917, as ascertained by police
census and announced in January,
1915, was 395.947. In their annual re-
port to Congress, submitted last
month. the Commit ssionors estimated
the capitals population to have ex-
banded by considerably more than
100000 during the year following the
police census.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
War Stamps Campaign:
Food Conservation Week.

TO carry Washington over the top
on the war savings stamps sales for
the year Il vigorous campaign was
, waged throughout December Neces-
sity for saving food that famine might
| be driven out of Europe and anarchy
prevented was emphasized in u food
conservation week for world relief,
conducted under the direction Of the
federal food administration. Meetings
of practically all citizens associations
during December were devoted to con-
liberation of the food situation and the
progress of the war savings stamps
campaign.
| Christmas spirit took hold of the
District with it's usual yigor. despite
the sorrows the war had brought to
many families and the necessity for
saving that confronted others. on ac-
count of heavy contributions for war
purposes. Everywhere was the spirit
that springs from victory and pence
In the Districts training and indus
trial schools for boys and girls, at the
jail and the penal farm and all it's
institutions of a penal, charitable and
correctional character Christmas was
! marked by the Serving Of bounteous
dinners and joyous anticipat tons of the
approaching new year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
influenza Epidemic
Closes Public Places.

Influenza made it's appearance in the
District late in September. Its pres
ence came officially to the attention OF
the health department with the re-
porting Of the first death, September
FL. Tho Commissioners. October s,
promulgated q regulation making in
fiuenza a reportable disease. Within
. short time the disease had gained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

epidemic form and drastic steps were
taken to hold It in check. Schools.
churches and theaters were closed
Staggered hours for the opening
stores and government departments
were ordered to relieve congestion in
street car travel. The District health
department, the United States pub
lie health service and the Red Cross
with many other agencies, worked
light mad day combating the rnalady,
1t WAS late in October, however, be-
fore the epidemic began to recede. The
order requiring churches to close,
which was the target for much criti-
cism from minister's and members of
congregations, finally was revoked
October 81. Schools and theate were
permitted TO open November 4. Be
tween September 81, when the first
death was reported. and the final lift
ing of restrictions, November L. there
| had been reported in all 25.075 cases
of influenza with 1,54i fatalities re
| suitins.
Because of the influenza epidemic.
civic activities of every kind were at
| Il standstill during October. Meetings
| OF citizens assocjations-in fact, in
| door meetings Of all lSinds--were dis
! pensed with. There were open-air
| meetings. however, in support of the
| liberty bond drive. while some churches
conducted open-air services.
| The Capital Traction Company, as
well as the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, having petitioned
! for q straight iiye-ceut fare, the Pub
| lie Utilities Commission. after consid-
ering the increased cost of operation
| imposed upon the companies by war
conditions, granted their applications.
October 90 the new rate becoming eff
| fective Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Fire Department Increased;
Second Draft Registration.

The Commissioners, September 6. ap-
pointed an additional deputy chief and
four battalion chiefs for the fire de-
partment. Philip w. Nicholson, fire
marshal. was named the new deputy
chief, and George S. Watson, chief
clerk of the department. was pro
NOTED to IRE marshal Giants n
OConnor. No. l engine; p. r. Davis,
No. IL engine; J. J. Hanlon, No. 2 en-
CINE. and Sergt. c. w. Gill of the dc.
partment repair shop were promoted
to battalion chiefs.
September IL the District conducted
It's second military registration of the
year. Tor men between the ages of
eighteen and forty-five years The
number enrolled was 52,571.
AS the result of an agreement sign
ed September IS. the Capital Traction
, Company granted additional increase
In pay to it's employees, amounting.
approximately. to s425,0 year.
This month saw the selection of w II.
Ham as president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company sue
ceeding Clarence =. King, and wit
messed the petitioning of the Public
Utilities Commission by the company
Tor authority to charge IL straight
fiVe-cent fare On all it's lines in the Dis
triet. The utilities commission. in Sep
TENDER, formally acquainted Con-
ton Railway and Electric Company
had ordered fifty new cars and the
Capital Traction Company twenty
cars, for the purpose of relieving local
street car congestion.
John II. Early, detained as a leper
in cottage on the banks of the
Eastern branch, made his third es-
cape from the District. September 1e
September .. the executive COM
mittee Of the Park View Citizens AS
ISOLATION adopted a resolution favor
ing the creation of a citizens food
council, to cooperate with the food
administration during the war. The
suggestion rapidly crystallized and
the proposed organization came into
existence at a mass meeting of citf-
Gems held a few weeks later at the
municipal building. John G. McGrath
Of Park View was elected the first
president of the council. The Com
missioners provided the organization
with Office quarters in the municipal
building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
First Woman Trufldc
Policeman Appointed.

November l Washingtonians were
introduced to their first woman traf-
tic policeman. She is Mrs. Leola y.
King, wife of Capt. L. II. King OF
the Medical Corps of the Army. Mai
Pullman superintendent of police. as
signed her to the busy corner at 9Th
and X streets northwest.
w. b. WeStlaie WAS elected presi-
dent Of til" Federation of Citizens
Associations, November > This or
ganization. under its new admins
tration. decided 10 carry on Il national
campaign OF education as to the un-
democratic conditions obtaining in
Washington and to make strong
fight for the granting of suffrage 10
the District.
In November Walter A. Brown was
elected president sof the Board Of
Trade: Evan III. Tucker was chosen to
succeed himself as president of the
Northeast Citizens Association: = A.
BoEles was reelected for the thi term
as president of the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association, and DIR. Charles NJ
Emmons was reelected president Of
the East Washington Citizens Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

President to succeed Judge Alexander
r. Muilowny of the Police Court.
whose term had expired and who was
not a candidate for reappointment.
Judge Aukum. who had been serving
as the successor to Judge j. Wilmer
Latimer at the Juvenile Court, re-
turned to his former seat in the Mu-
nicipal Court.
Symboiizing new world era of
liberty, the National Capital on In
dependence day staged an allied pa
geant Democracy Triumphant"
contingents representing many ma
Eticnalities participated. The pageant
was held on the lawns of the Mall
and the Monument grounds and
eclipsed any demonstration Of the kind
ever held in Washington
The municipal government entered
on a sort OF hand-to mouth existence
in July, owing to the deadlock in
Congress over its appropriation bill.
Plans for filing vacancies in the po-
lice force with limited service men
from nearby military camps were
made late in July.
Fiye-Mile Dry Zone
About Camps Extensicd.
August brought a blow to bootleg
gers In an announcement by the De-
partment of Justice that it had rured
Camp Meigs and fCamp Leach, at
American University, as military
camps within the meaning of the
Presidents proclamation for a five mile
dry zone around military camps. This
ruling brought practically the entire
District within the dry zones. 1t re-
suited In the police department max
, ing several large hauls of bootieggers
and others bringing liquor into the
District In large quantities.
Through the cooperation Of Capital
Traction Company officials and John
A. Beeler. representing the Public
Utilities Commission, a new rerouting
plan was worked out for this COM
pany late in August. 1t gave 27S ad-
ditional trips daily and four new
services, one of which met a demand
for direct service between Potomac
Park and Sth ana r streets northeast
The District appropriation bill.
finally passed by Congress, became IL
law on the last day OF August. Hous-
ing congestion in the capital reached
It's peak early in September. when il
, was announced that the number of
rooms listed from day To day had be
come negligible and that 5000 rooms
were needed at once for incoming war
workers. 1t was stated as being in
the range of possibility that the gov
eminent would ind it necessary to
commander rooms. An appeal on pa :
triotic grounds to every one who had
a spare room to permit it's utilization
helped materially to relieve the sit
uation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
New Health Officer and
First Woman Judge Named.

health officer of the District, was
named successor to DR.. William c.
Woodward, health officer. who resign
ed July !. to accept a similar post at
Boston.
This month the first woman In the
history OF the District to be selected
for the bench was nominated by Pres
ident Wilson, when he sent to the
Senate the appointment of Miss Kath-
arine Sellers as judge of the Juvenile
Court. to succeed Judge George G..
Aukun. Judge John p. Mcmahon Of the
Municipal Court. was named By the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

food regulations promulgated as wa
measures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-29
Kansas Sheriffs Are
Searching Nebraska
For Two Murderer:

Superior, Neb., Sept. 2S.-(special
Telegram. 1.-The automobile stolen
by the murderers of o. H. Munger,
deputy sheriff of Smith county,
Kan, was discovered half mile
west of this city near the Nebraska
Cement plant on side of road. The
front right-hand side tire was
chopped up. caused by running at a
high rate of speed on a fiat tire, and
one of the tenders bent. No trace
of the murderers has been found.
Deputy sheriffs of Kansas were in
Jewell county searching after trace
of them was found southwest of the
city. The bridges over the Repub-
lican river were guarded, but the
murderers may have crossed before
parties got to the bridge. Heavy
rain last night has made the roads
bad and with floods the week be-
fore makes roads impossible for
automobiles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-29
C0RNHUSKERS IN
FINAL PRACTICE
FOR iowa GAME
All Drills Will Be Behind
Closed Gates-Regular
Team to Be Chosen
Before Last Day.

Lincoln, Neb, Sept. <28.-(Spe-
cial)-The Cornhuskers today be-
gin the home stretch of their final
practice before the big game with
the University of Iowa at Iowa City
next Saturday. Coach Schultz, it is
expected. will not announce his final
team before the last day before de-
parture for the Hawkeye village
Thursday.
All drill this week will be behind
closed gates at Nebraska field. A
temporary police has been formed
of university cadets and undergrads
intimate with the athletic depart
ment. Several strangers have been
noticed about the Husker precincts,
their demcanor decidedly Iowan, at
least this is the suspicion of local
vigilants.
Sam Kellogg, husky fuilback and
end whose home town is Nebraska
City. arrived in Lincoln Saturday
morning. He turned out for the
regular practice the same afternoon.
The head coach ran him in at end
opposite Swanson, the position he
held two years ago and last year
with the S. A. T. c. eleven.
The squad now numbers 46 men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-29
Leading American
Trainer Thinks Joie
Rays Days Are Over

New York, Sept. 2S.--In the opin-
ion Of one of Americas foremost
trainers OF athletes Joie Ray has run
his last great race. This prediction
was made at Franklin field, Phila
delphia, Immediately after the little
Illinois A. c. champion had run his
third hard race in the national cham
pionships.
Ray had previously won the one
mile championship in Ala rs, slip
ping four seconds from the previous
championship record made by him.
self at St. Louis in 1917, and the
half-mile championship in 1::56 sec.
onds. Either of these two perform
ances would have been considered
a good days work by the ordinary
athlete, but not so with Joie. He
wanted to bring another champion,
ship to his club, and when the clerk
Of Course called the teams out for
the four mile relay, Ray answered
the call as one of the Illinois A. C.
quartet, and ran the last mile of the
race Tor his team.
Ray was compelled to run hard
in this race. The men who ran
against him were fresh, while Raw
had already run two of the greatest
races of his career. He proved
equal to the task and led his rivals
across the finish line in 4:32.
In discussing Rays great per-
formances after the games with sew
eral prominent trainers and athletic
officials it was admitted that he is
the greatest middle distance runner
of all time. but one of the coaches
said he believed Ray made the mis-
take of his life by running that last
mile as member of his clubs four
mile relay team. He firmly believed
that the strain of those three great
races, within a space of three hours
will prove a permanent injury &c
Ray, and that the Illinois A. c, sta,
will never run another record break.
ing race.
There is limit to the punishment,
that the human body can stand. and
in the opinion of this we'll known
coach, Kay overstepped the limit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-29
One Stroke No More Vital
Than Another, Says Ouimet
Expert Declares Recent Amateur Championship Up
set All Notions of Golf-Says Driving Just AS
Vital in Winning Matches AS Putting.

was we'll rounded in every depart
ment. His powerful drives were
straight and as they were followed
up by deadly irons he. always had
the opportunity to putt. Now il
you cannpt drive we'll it stands to
reason that even if you do get a
good second shot you will not be on
the green. Therefore your opportun-
ity to putt comes one stroke too
late. All of which proves that good
driving and fine iron shots are just
as important as sinking puts.
The vital stroke in Bobby Jones
case in the finals was that topped
brassie shot on number Il. 1t was
vital because through no fault of his
own Jones lost a hole that he should
nave won. And in losing it Jones
left himself an almost impossible
handicap to cut down.
In my match with Evans the vital
stroke was Chicks approach to
the 36th hole. This was odd and
queer for in golf matches the turn
ing point, or psychological moment,
usually comes before the last hole.
But in this case the climax came at
the end when Evans over-approach-
ed the cup on his third shot and left
himself too long a putt to hole.
Plenty of Proof.
@ If this season in golf proved any
thing it proved the fallacy of the
theory that putting wins golf
matches. Do not be carried away
with the idea that if you can putt
we'll the rest is easy. While put
ting is mighty important and must
be mastered by anyone who wishes to
play good golf it is never more so
than driving or playing the irons.
There is proof in abundance to be
had in the records.
Take my meeting with Evans at
Oakmont. Chick has been called a
poor putter. But the records show
that on the SO holes we played he
took "a puts to my 6S. Now if
putting is the vital part of the game
l would have lost. But putting is
not. It's the perfectly balanced
game-the long, straight drive, the
clean snappy irons, the deadly
mashie and the even more deadly
putting that wins be the play medal
or match. Golf demands that to-
day and will demand this perfectly
balanced game. more and more as
tn years roll by.
copyright, 1919. Sol Metzger)