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zfitj&gs?"" COMPLETE AFTERNOON EDITION With Complete Wall Strut. WEATHER FORECAST: Warmer; Probably Rain (Pull Report on Page Two.) WASHINGTON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1917. PRICE ONE CENT. NUMBER 10,058. &l m r j I D.C. POLICE MAY TRY 250. MENU Major Pullman Ready to Test Scheme If flis Men Want to Do It. MUCH INTERESTED IN PLANA Secretary Houston Also Prom ises Help of Department of; Agriculture. Washington may have a "two-bit-a-day" police idlet squad of Its oWn. Bp said Major Pullman when Inter viewed this morning -Ay Mrs. Eula McClary. who has Just prepared, a special menu for a "two-blt-a-day" try-out at the White House. The only thing to keep the pol'ce experiment from being conducteJ would be the refusal of enough po licemen to consent to trying the plan. Major Pullman said It would-be up to the policemen, but that he, hlrosel'. was yery much Interested In the plan and believed It should be conducted. Favors Helpful Experiments. He said that he was a strong be liever In all movements for preven tion Of sickness, such as the experi ment now being "Conducted In New Tork. the purpose of which Is to sho the people how to live properly on Ihe right sort of foods. Should the experiment be undertaken in Washington, the help of the Depart ment o fAgrlculture will also be avail able, as was promised by Secretary Houston of the department this morn ing, when called up by Mrs. McClary. Mr. Houston expressed himself as, a firm believer In the theories now being taught by Mrs. McClary nd her associates. He promised Mrs. McClary that he would help her In her work at any time his assistance should be needed. Nothing Deflnltr. Nothing definite has, as yet. been de cided as to where the .experiment will be conducted, but If Is supposed that some vacant room, within the business section of the city will be used. As was done In New York local firms will be asked to supply the furniture, linen, silverware, and other things nec essary for the success of the experiment. The proposition will be put up to the policemen this afternoon, and, should enough of tljem express their willingness to undertake the task, a 'definite time for the opening date will-be set. Hay Ask Other Volonteers. Should fewer than necessary feel able to undergo the ordeal other vol unteers will, in all probability, be asked for. Mrs. McClary suggested that the test be conducted during Lent. Her reason for this is that there will be less meat eaten during that perljd. It is one of the hopes of the Life Ex tension Institute, of which Mrs. Mc Clary Is the representative, to educate the people to eat less meat. TO BAPTIZE IN POOL Colored Pastor to Immerse Flock at Bathing Beach. A "regular baptism" will be held at the Municipal Swimming Pools, at the foot of Seventeenth street, northwest. Rev. Alexander H. John son, pastor of the Union Christian Church, has requested the Supervi sor of Playgrounds permission to use the pool, at the bathing beach to morrow at levn o'ejock. The re quest of the clergyman has be granted ,by the Supervisor of Play grounds, and It has been stated bv Mr. Johnson that the baptism of hi" flock will be undertaken even If lie haa to break through !ce In order to Immerse them. It haa beJVi the custom of the color ed baptists of the city to use the Potomac for baptismal celebrations, but since the erection of the swim ming pools, they have been accustom ed to using them rather than the more exposed place. Last year the cere mony was performed at the Howard playground swimming pool, but ow ing to the fact that there is a 'arger number of candidates than usual, and the pool at the bathing beach Is con siderably larger and more accessible, the change has been made. Being held on District property, no admission will be charged and no col lection can be taken. The affair will be open fo the public The dressing rooms at the bathing bearh will be at the disposal of the candidates. It has been announced that the first candidate will be Immersed promptly at 11 o'clock, despite weather condi tions VETS TO RIVAL PICKETS Spanish War Fighters Begin -Pension Appeal February 10. BALTIMORE. Jan. 27. Following the example of the suffragists. In an effort to call'the attention of Pres ident Wilson and members of Con gress to what they term an ""Injus tice." veterans of the Spanish Amer ican war who are morn than fifty years old will take up sentinel duty at the White House. February 10. A rail has been sent forth by Thomas Allen, a former member of the Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry. After seventeen years, he says, the veterans of the Spanish-American war were granted pensions of $12 a month, but nothing was allowed for the, time they were seeking the pen sion. This, they say, "Is not Justice," and they want the back payments. So they will go to Washington net month and do picket duty around the White House to call attention to their wants. Florida Superior Scrrtee via Atlantic Coast Lin. all-steel leetrlo-llrbtad trains CxJlr, Office ! Nsw Tork are. swAOvt. HERE'S WHAT WILSON CAN EAT FOR 25 CENTS This Is the "Two-Bit Menu" (3,000 Calories Strong), as Sug gested for White House Trial: BREAKFAST. Oatmeal (2 ounces). Milk (half cup) Toast (3 ounces). ColTe- (half ounce). Sugar for oatmeal and coffee. Cost, 7 cents. LUNCHEON. Salmon with Peas. (Consisting of 1 ounces of salmon, H ounce of rice, 4 ounce of bread, 1 .ounce canned peas, cup of milk, salt and pepper. ounce of flour and ounce of pure fat forming the ssucc). Date Bread (5 ounces). Tea ('i ounce per cup). Sugar (H ounce). Milk (quarter cup). Butter substitute (1 ounce). DINNER. Split Peas and Bacon. (Peas, 3 ounces;, bacon, 1). Scuffed Peppers. (Consisting of H" green pepper, 1 ounce rice, salt and pepper, then bake). Butter substitute (1 ounce). Milk U cup). ' COL. HARPER DENIES HOTELS PLAN RAISE Inaugural Head Assures Fair Prices for Visitors to Ceremonies. Statements that Washington hotels are demanding $300 and more for a room for the Inaugural period were branded as "mere rot" by Col. Robert N. Harper, chairman of the Inaugu ral committee, this afternoon. Declarations that the hostelries, boarding and rooming houses, are banding together to gut exorbitant rates and prices from thethousands of visitors coming here for the cere monies are not supported by facts obtained by investigations, the In augural head said. Kick Nothing Unusual. While there is always a kick by visitors to any city where a big convention, fair, or similar affair is under way. about high prices, and while Washington has not escaped being criticised along th'.a line in the past. It Is said ..that the hotels and boarding houses here maintain a more regular schedule than do the hotels of any city In the country. So absurd are the charges 'made in the Senate yesterday, it is said, that the committee on hotels of the gen eral inaugural committee will not an swer them. "It Is necessary for th hotels to boost their prices somswhat during the inaugural period." Colnnel Harper continued, "but their rates are not exorbitant At this very time It Is almost Impossible to ontaln rooms In many of the Washington hotels. What must be the demand a month from now? Itooma at Reasonable Prices. "There will be rooming houses where beds may be obtained at rea sonable prices, in March, Just the same as in the past. If visitors do not care to stop at the larger hotels and pay the prices of the latter, 'they may go to the rooming houses and boarding houses," and rest assured that they will find reasonable and comfortable quarters at moderate prices " A comparison of the prices received by Washington hole1, manageis 'lurinit the inauguration, with those obtained! in New Orleans at Madri Oras. and in other cities when special events are held, show that rates here are muih Ion er. NEW COLLEGE HEAD Dr. Woods to Be President of Mary land School of Agriculture. A dhpatrh from Minneapolis sas that Ir Albert Fred Woods, desn of the Minnesota Agricultural College, has announced he will accept the presidency of the Maryland State Col lege of Agriculture, at Hyattsvillc, and that his salary will be $ 10,000 a year. Dr. Wood was In Maryland some days ago. and spent some tlmo in con ference w"h Samuel M. Shoemaker, president of the State btard of agri culture, and others In authority at the college, including Governor liar rington It was stated by the insiders at that time that there whs Iittl ques tion that he would be elected prl den of the college. If he decided to accept, and that he would be paid a very substantial salary. SKATING ON BASIN But Weather Man Is Expected to . Break It Up Tomorrow. People with skates will havelhclr Inning today The Weather Man was generous last night and the temperature crawled way down to so degrees. The tidal basin was thrown open to the crowds this morning at 0 o'clock and within a few minutes there were hundreds of skaters on Its surface. School boys who found last Saturday a dull proposition because there was no Ice. can make hay before the sun shines too hot today. The forecast for tonight Ik for an overcast fUy and rieing tnmpera ture which latter means there prob ably will be no skating tomorrow. The Weather Bureau says It may rain or snow tomorrow or possibly both. BAKER LEAVES SHIPPINGBOARD Resigns After Difference With Secretary McAdoo 8ver Organization. ACTION COMES AS SURPRISE Baltimorean Selected for Long Experience in Building Up 'Merchant Marine. Resentment against the efforts of William Q. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, to dictate the organization of the new shipping board. Is under stood to have been responsible for the action of Bernard N. Baker, of Balti more, In resigning from the. board. The action of Mr. Baker came, aa a complete surprise, and while all parties concerned are refusing to comment. It Is reliably stated (hat the trouble came to a head suddenly late yesterday, when Mr. Baker sent his resignation to the President. The fact that It was promptly ac cepted Is 'taken to mean that the President was fully advised of the situation, and knew that the Issue be tween Mr. Baker and Mr. McAdoo waa so sharply Brawn that the former would not consider his determination to get out. As originally drawn the shipping bill had provided that the Secretary of the Treasury should be an cx-of-flclo member of the board. This waa changed, however, and authority waa vested In a board of five. Selected F6r Experience. Mr. Baker has been selected for a position on the board not only be cause of his long experience in ship ping matters, but because of the val uable aid which he rendered the Ad ministration in preparing the legisla tion and enlisting support, for' Its passage. He was one of the organizers of the Atlantic Transport Company, and was one of the first to propose that tho United States should venture tempor arily Into the shipping business as a means of building up an Amerlcnn merchant marine. It was generally understood that he would be made chairman of the board, but according to gossip In official cir cles today, Mr. McAdoo had planned it otherwise. Refuse to niseusa Matter. The White House, Mr. McAdoo, and Mr. Baker all refused positively to day to discuss tho matter In any way. although It Is not denied that the Sec retary of the Treasury was tne storm center. While Mr. Baker was an Invaluable aid to the Administration In getting the shipping bill through Congress, Mr. McAdoo was the official sponsor of the scheme. Consequently, his friends declare, he felt that he was at liberty to advise the board as to Its procedure. HONOR PROF. BLEWETT Security League Passes Resolution Regretting Sudden Death. A resolution of regret at the death of Benjamin Blewctt, superintendent of schools at St. IxjuIs, who dropped dead yesterday while addressing a committee of the National Security League here, was adopted by the league today. The tragic event cast a gloom-over delegates as they assembled for the flnal session today. The resolution follows. ' "Resolved, That In the death of Benjamin Hlewett. of St. Louis, the National i-ecurity League has lost one of Its most conscientious and zealous members. "In this testimonial the leaguii mingles Its sorrow with that of the city of SI. I.nuls. to which Su perintendent Blewett devoted a long career of splendid educational lead ership. "The league also Is mindful that the passing of Superintendent Ble wett removes a man whose profes sional influence has been not merely local. For many years he has everted enlightened and constructive Influ enco upon public educational policies throughout the United States. The inHiiner of Superintendent Ulewett's death was an appropriate and envi able close of an exemplary life as educator and citizen. He was speak ing in committee upon plans for mak ing the public schools of our country more efficient In developing patriot Ism Ills last words, cut short by death, "were jn highest praise of the "efforts of tho women teachers of America to Inculcate the spirit of loyalty and patriotism " BIG FIRE IN PITTSBURGH Downtown Business Block Swept by Flames Five Reported Injured. PITTSBURGH. Pa...Jan :7?One of the most disastrous fires in Pitts burgh in recent years destroyed the eastern half of the downtown busi ness block bounded by Fifth avenue. Wood. Diamond. and Smlthfleld streets today. The los.i was estimated at from SI.500.OOO to $2,000,000. Officially It was stated that It might be greater Five were reported injured, none seriously. Tho principal establishments de stroyed and best early estimates of their Individual losses were: ' Frank and Seder department store 1800,000; Grand Theater, owned by Harry Davis Enterprise Company, $2.10,000; Davis restaurant adjoining the Grand. 120.000. Lyric Theater, adjoining the Grand, Xltl.000; White Palace restaurant. $20,000. Creeccnt Jewelry C.ompany, destroed. hut loss not estimated, Gazette-Times ( entrnl Office, slight. Klrby Shoe I'oinpair . building Ino tenant), 16.000. W. L. Douglas Shoe Company, store. $50.00'). McCrory. 6 and 10-cent store, IIIE.OUP. and Hilton Clothing Company. 450,000. FIRST SERVICE INTABERNACLE Temple Will Be Dedicated This Evening Before Arrival of Evangelist. WILSON INVITED TO OPENING President and Cabinet Members Asked to Attend Meeting Tomorrpw Evening. Dedicatory services will be held to night at 7:30 o'clock at the taber nacle at -Sixteenth and V streets northwest, which will be used by Gypsy 8mlth, Jr., during his month's revival here. Owing to the fact that the evange list will not arrive In Washington until shortly before midnight, he will not participate in the service prellml nary to the opening of his campaign for "Washington for Christ." The opening prayer tonight will bo pronounced by the Rev. Henry E. Brundage, pastor of the Ecklngton Presbyterian Church. Passages of the Bible dealing with the dedication of temples and other buildings for the worship of God will be read by 111 Rev. Joseph I. Kellcy. pastor of the Fourth Vresbylerlan Church. The concluding prayer will be pro nounced by the Rev. John Carpenter Palmer, pastor of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, and chairman of thexecutlve committee which arranged the "revival. Capacity Crowd Kxperted. Notwithstanding the absence of Gypsy Smith, Jr., It la expected a capacity congregation will crowd Its way Into the big tabernacle tonight. The revival will start tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock, when the Rer. Wallace Radcltffe, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian C.hurch. delivers the opening prayttv" This will be followed by readings from tha Scripture by the Rev. J. J. Dlmon. rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, which adjoins the taber nacle on the east. The Rev. Dr. Palmer then will In troduce Gypsy Smith, Jr., whose sub ject for the Initial sermon of- the re vival will be "Follow Thou Me." Benediction will be pronouncer by tho Rev. SamuelJ. Greeny, pastor of President Is Invited. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock the chorus of -100 voices will be rehearsed by Prof Forest Cole, choir leader for Gypsy Smith, Jr.. Tho musical director exptcts to rehearse the chorus for several hours so as to familiarize the men and women not only with tomorrow night's program, but with the looms to be sung throughout the revival. Dr. Palmer has. Invited President Wilson and all the members of his Cablni to attepd the services tomor row night. Secretary of State Ijn sing and Mrs. Iinslng already Jiavo accepted, and It Is believed other mem bers of the Cabinet will attend. At a meeting yesterday It was stated by Dr Palmer that "tire taber nacle, the church Workers and the entire population of Washington is ready for Gypsy Smith, Jr." , GIFT AMBULANCE CAPTURED Mrs. W. W. Miller's Donation to French on the Ya'rrowdale. NBW YORK. Jan. 27. When the Germans took tho Ilritlxh steamer Yarrowdale Into harbor December 31. In her cargo was a fine new auto mobile ambulance which had bo'n In tended for tho transport of French wounded. The nnibiilnnce had been purchaseo: and shippe.1 to Mrs. William Mil ler. of this city, wife of n member of the law firtn of Ilornhlower, Miller & Potter Mr and .Mrs Miller vlsiteil Frnnre and Kelgium last autumn and made a trip to the Verdun battlcrlelil. There tliev saw ninny Frencli wound ed. and Mrs Miller was so much af fecteil tluit on her return she ordered the ninbtilnnce. The cur. which was entirelv mod ern in its equipment, left Now York on tho Yarrowdale December I, con signed to the French government. EXPECT RETURN ORDERS D. C. Soldiers Hear Rumors of Ccm Ing for Inauguration. SAN ANTONIO. Tex . .Inn 27 Tli.j report that l)itrict of Columbia troops will be sent home fioni the Ihii tier III time for the Inauguration has been re vived. General Funstnn is silent on the question, but a staff officer at depart ment headquarters pointed out that even If the guardsmen aro to lie released for participation In Inaugural activities. It would be logical to hold the units on the bonier until shortly before the time In question llnder such a plan, he said. orKnnica tlons would he kept intact for the parade March C If the troops were to he sent home very far In ail wince of Hie iicIiihI date or the liwuKiinitlim. mustering out of the Federal service .iml other thliiE Incidental to arrival home might Inter fere with plana to have them In the parade, declared tho staff officer. Rain today called a halt i" the train ing program In tho camp of the Third District Infantry at Camp Wilson. WALSH FOR OFFICE. Former Gov. David I. Walsh, of Mas SRfhuselt.s. is being uigc.l us a fmi ble appointee as a I'liilippi"' oiiiihm sloner, it was learned toda Senator J. Hamilton Lewis W urging Hie hp pnlntmcnt. and already has presented Governor Walsh's name at the White House, MRS. BYRNE FORCIBLY FED AFTER LONG HUNGER STRIKE Woman, Fighting for Principle, Under- . goes Ordeal for First Time in History of Country-Varying Reports. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. A woman, fighting for a principle, and hunger striking In protest following Impris onment, was forcibly fed for the first time in the history of this country to day. Mrs. Ethel Byrne, birth control ad vocate, was so fed at Blackwell's Is land after she had become practically unconscious as a result of abstaining from either food or Water for a period of 103 hours. Given Milk and Eggs. Mrs. Byrne, who" is the mother of two children. Was rolled In a blan ket, a rubber tube inserted In her mouth, and a pint of milk, two eggs, and a stimulant administered. An official statement from the de partment of corrections. Issued dur ing the morning, . stated that Mrs. Byrne's condition was "slightly Im proved." , Mrs. Margaret Sanger, her sister, and leader In the blAh control move ment, declared, however, that she had received confidential Information that the condition of Mrs. Byrne Is seri ous. She said she understood her sis ter was In a state of coma. Both Trained Nurse". Both Mrs. ganger and Mrs. Byrne are trained nurses. The former expressed the greatest concern on account of the fact that her sister had drunk no water. After ACTION ON DRY BILL PROBABLE TUESDAY House D. C. Committee to Take Up Measure May Set "Hearing Date. Although a half dozen persons. In cluding prohibition workers, appealed at -thercntnmlttee-roorh-thetewastio consideration of the sheppard prohibi tion bill today by the House District Committee. The Sheppard bill will not be dis cussed until next Tuesday, when It la probable the first sKirmisn Deiween .i, ,.-( o" ,nt "drvs" will occur and a dale set for beginning hearings. Owing to a mix-up wnian oeveiopeu yesterday and was generally adver tised there was no meeting today of the House District Committee. Con gressman Mapes of Michigan, Hllllard of Colorado, and Cary of Wisconsin were the only members to come to the commltee room, and they came with the knowledge that no hearing would be held. Chairman Johnson III. (tialrman Hen Johnson is ill In bed and other members of the committee agreed two days ago to postpone" a further session of the committee, whlclic Is now considering the Iewls telephone bill, until next Tuesday. Without: knowing or tho desire of i,i. ..,.llac-iia to take a reunite until Tuesday, Chairman Johnson Issued a call for a meeting of the prohibition bill. When this was ascertained yes terday there was sa tacit agreement among the committee members that ono or two of them would be on hand this morning to adjourn the meeting. Misunderstanding Occurs. Congressman Barkley. who Is not a member of the committee, but has a bill slmljar to the Sheppard measure pending, explained to representatives of the Anti-Saloon League who were present that a misunderstanding had arisen about the hearings, and there n.n..i.i a nn'm.nilnir until next Tues- d.t. This appeared to satisfy every body and the committee will begin to wrestle next week wun inu piuu lein of District prohibition. The HoUfcC District Committee lit under the necessity of taking rea-s-iunblv prompt action on the Shep pard bill. Unless the District Com mittee shows early signs of activity tho prohibitionist element will go to the Rules Committee for a special rule discharging the District Committee from consideration of the prohibition issne. POMEROY DEMANDS PARDON Refuses to Quit "Solitary" or Ac cept Commutation. BOSTON. Jan. 27. After being forty ono years in solitary confinuient. Isolated from every one but his keepr and his mother, Jesse Pomeroy has refused to accept the concession that would permit him to mliieln with the other inmates of Charlestown prison. lie ilein.-indeil a pardon or a new trial, nnd declared In a letter to the governor 'that unless his cane was "reopened and investigated." he would remain in "soli tur" until he died. l'omeroy's refusal of the privileges, for which he'liHs been clamoring for years, camo after an Interview with him bv Wnrden Nathan D. Allen, of tho penitentiary, and Edwin U. Wepscots. tho prisoner's attorney. Wepscots plead ed with Pomeroy to accept the commu tation, hut the "lifer" would have none of It. Wopscops then withdrew as coun sel. Toihtirroiv will come as a crisis for Poijicrov lie will have his breakfast vrvcil to him in cell 1'U. lis nsual, in'I If lie refuses to do the light work thai has been arranged fin hint, Jesse will be put n one or the solitary blocks In the I or the Cherry Hill section of the prison. the fifth day. In such cases, she said, patients fall Into an uraemlc coma, from which they sometimes do not revive. Commissioner of Corrections Iewls announced that four physicians and two nurses are in constant atten dance on Mrs. Byrne. Docfar Called at One. The minute It was decided Mrs. Byrne's condition waa such that she should be fed Dr. James P. Hunt waa called, and arrangements made for tha feeding. , In addition to Dr. Hunt, Dr. Irma Howard, attached to Blackwell's. Dr. Howe, and -Dr. William Traps' Bibb, are being consulted In the case. While no regular scheme has been planned, Lewis declared, Mrs. Byrne will bo fed henceforth whenever It Is deemed necessary. Lawyer Denied Admission. J. J. Goldstein, attorney fpr Mrs. Byrne, sought permission to visit her today. This waa denied. Application for Mrs. Sanger to see her waa also denied. ' s . Commissioner Iewls declared he waa acting on the best medical advice, which waa that Mrs. Byrne should not be disturbed by .visitors. The bulletin covering Mrs. Byrne's condition gave her blood pressure, respiration, and heart normal. Her temperature was slightly subnormal and pulse slightly accelerated. LAST DESPERATE EFFORT FOR SPEED Steering Commute to Meet To morrow to Try to Avert , Extra Session. The Senate Democratic' steering coromlUra.'wllI meet tomorrow in a- last-desperate, effort to straighten out the legislative tangle and prevent an extra session. The caucus and the committee are thus far completely in the "Sir about the legislative situation. Meantime, extra session talk is growing. 3Iay Ditch Program. It looks as If nearly the entire pro gram of legislation insisted on by the President would have to be thrown overboard. The President has not helped con ditions by frequent visits to the Capi tol and hW apparent efforts to drive Congress to quick action. The White House strike restraint proposal Is dead. And there Is good reason to believe the President will not Insist on li mn May Not Pass. It Is uncertain whether the modi fled legislation which will be recom mended by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee can pass. Many think that in the wind-up. (here, will be little done but to pass the ap propriation bills and the revenue bills. The revenue bill, wit hits scheme for an excess profits tax. has aroused much op position. INTERMITTENT WIFE BALKS Gets Divorce After Telling of Piece meal Honeymoon. NBW YORK. Jan. ST. Mrs. RebA Porter of Island Heights. N. J . whose -features grace the new Can adian coins and gale at one frequent ly from magazine covers, has nb talned a divorce from her migrant husband. Henry A. Torter, habitat unknown. Mrs. Porter to avoid publicity ap plied for the divorce In Union Hill, N. J., before special master Agnew. He recommended a decree. Mrs. Torter In her complaint de scribed an intermittent honey-moon which began at the Waldorf Astoria. After three weeks Porter confessed he was not wealthy and that he would have to send her home to her parents. , Thereafter, she said, he had line plained periods of affluence alter nating with periods of poverty. When he had money lie sent for her. When it wa spent he sent her home. She spent five das with him ot the Bellevue-Stratford In Philadel phia, then was home a month, was with him at the Normandie In Phila delphla six weeks, then three months at home; next with him two months at the Nassau in Princeton, N. J then six months at home FRENCH FLIERS COMING. PARIS, Jan. 27.T-Mlle. Helena Dutrleu. the young French aviatrix. who holds the Cross of the Legion of Honor for services to FranOe; Klllott Cowdln, tho American filer with the Frencli army. and Prince Poniatowskl are among tho.-o booked to sail for the United States aboard 111" Kspagne soon. ASKS PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY NBW YORK, Jnn. 27. Mrs. Joseph ine M. Victory brought a suit for a divorce yesterday against her hus- b&ndr.whoso Christian B&meU Emmet, D. C. CLERK TO GETSAMERAISE ASU.S. WORKER Federal Employes' Union Men Promised Assistance by Sen ate Subcommittee. TELL OF UNFAIR CONDITIONS Show How District Clerks Are Unable to Live on Present Salaries. District of C6Iumbia employes will be granted the same Increase of pay allowed to Federal employes gener ally. . Assurance to this effect was given today by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee, considering the Dis trict appropriation bill, to Joseph H. Hurley, representing, the District branch of . the Federal Employes' Union, and to PPresIdcnt H. M. Mc Larln. or the Federal Employes Union. Strong Argument. Messrs. Hurley .and McLarln ap peared before the subcommittee and Hurley presented a strong argument for Increased pay for the employes or the District .government Going Into the "matter of pay of the District employes historically. Mr. Hurley pointed out that one of the first acta of Congress when It took over control of the District forty three years ago-was to reduce tha wages or city employes 20 per cent. Handicap Remains. "Congress since 'that time." said he, "has never bad the matter called to its attention .and as a consequence forty-three years have passed, and despite the growth Qf the city In wealth and Importance and what this means in the way or more work and greater responsibilities to each Indi vidual concerned, this handicap or CO per cent still remains." Mr. Hurley said there were only 326 employes on the rolls of the Dis trict who get over $1,200. Between $1,000 and ?1.:0Q there are 21S per sons. By far the major part get Iesa than 1900. Tho average earnings are but J805. Nearly An Have "Dependents. ''Searly every one of the 3,32i em ployes have dependents." said Mr. Hurley, "and the effort to provld food and shelter for helpless little ones on this meager amount makes the exercise of the most rigid econ omy necessary. "I am going to relate one or two Instances or where even this ascetic mode or living d6es not 'suffice. "An employe of the Water Depart ment gets $63 per montji: he has sev eral children, and he tells me he can neither feed them nor clothe then even decently, and Is not able-to take advantage of the benefits of the pub lic school system because the ap pearance of bis children would be so shabby as to excite comment and hu miliate them, so hesends the elder two and instructs the others himsel. "This man lives In a remote suburb, but "walks to and from work because spending carfare would mean doing without some necessity for the fam ily. He hardly remembers when he had a new suit of clothes." Mr. Hurley told also of an oiler In the sewer department, who gets $600 a year, and is making a losing struggle trying to feed and clothe four children, himself aiyl wife on S32.50 a month after paying $17.80 rent. Mr. Hurley said these were not lo lated, cases but "typical of the sordid struggle going on dally amongst em ploye of the District." Many are forc ed to take on some additional employ ment after hours. Tells Of Hardship. He told of the hardships of the per diem employes .and he urged that the case of the District employes be con-' sldered apart from that of the depart mental employes and not "lumped " with them. He said the people or Washington were willing the District employes should have, a living wage, and were not objecting to a rate of taxation which would give such a wage. Mr. Hurley suggested a 10 per cent Increase between $1,200 and $l.0O and 20 per cent for those getting less than $1,200. This would amount to $303,332.07. SUFFRAGE DANCE TONIGHT Hesitation . Barred at Celebration For Silent Sentinels. To celebrate the end of their second week of "watchful waiting at the White House gates, the silent suffrage sentinels will give a dance tonight at the national headquarters of tho Congressional Union in the "little white house." Dancing pumps will act ai welcome substitutes for the heavy overshoes and hot bricks that have kept their pedal extremities warm while waiting for the President to do some brisk "one-stepping" In behalf of the Fed eral suffrage amendment. Only one dance will be barred from the night's festivities. That is the hesitation waltx. The suffrage senti nels say they have had enough of It. They want action, so the orchestra has been ordered to play nothing but one-steps and fox trots. The committee In charge of the4 dance, which is being held under the auspices of the District branch of th i'iitigre-.siinnl I'nmn, is headed 'v Mis. W Thompson Uurch. Am i? the other members are Mrs. John Jy White. Mrs. Nina K. Allender. .Mr. Gllson Gardner, Miss Edith Goods, Miss Grace Neadham and Miss Bliss Flaley. 'i a sf&.