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Evening star., 1914-08-17
ITALI IAN LINER BRINGING
GROUP OF WASHINGTONIANS
Principe di Undine Heard From Off
the Azores Islands Today
by Wireless.

The Italian liner Principe Di Undine
is on her way across the Atlantic from
Genoa to New York carrying 400 Amer
leans from Italy. She has been in wire
less communication today with this
country at a point off the Azores Is
lands. Among her passengers are the fol-
lowing Washingtonians:
Representative Ben Johnson and Miss
Nancy johnson. Senator George w. Nor
ris of Nebraska and his daughter. Miss
Ethel Norris; Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
W. Noyes and their son. Theodore P.
Noyes; DR.. John Boyd and family, DR..
Paul S. Reinch, American minister to
China. and Mrs. Reinch. Titus like and
John B. Smallwood.
Friends of Mrs. Emma j. Young. who
taught in the public schools of Washing
ton for a number of years. who was
abroad this summer. and whose location
was not known, were sratified to learn
yesterday that she is at present in Bern.
Switzerland.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
SERGT. YATES IDENTIFIES
SUICIDE AS HIS DAUGHTER

Mystery surrounding the identity OF
the seventeen-year- girl who commit
ted suicide in the Windsor Hotel in
Philadelphia last Monday was solved to-
day, when it was learned the girl was
Helen Yates. daughter Of Robert Yates.
mounted sergeant of the ninth precinct,
living at 1886 Morse street northeast.
The girls father went to Philadelphia
and identified the body Of his daughter.
He will bring the remains to Washing
ton this evening.
The girl, 1t was said. had grieved over
the termination of her engagement to
marry. Recently. it was said. she had
served as a nurse at the country home
of the Washington Founding Asylum. at
Bethesda, Nd, but left that place about
ten days ago. Information was declined
at the home today. the statement being
made that no girl named Yates had been
employed there.
Miss Yates was a, student at Business
High School. When she left the Found
ling Asylum country home. 1t Is believed
she went to Philadelphia In the effort to
find employment. Probably unsuccessful,
and brooding over her unfortunate love
affair, 1t is supposed she drank the poison
that ended her life.
Evening star., 1914-08-17

The receipt Of three large gifts, aggre-
eating $4,000. to help carry forward the
work Of giving aid to the sick and wound
ed in the European war. which is to be
done by the American National Red
Cross. is announced by that organiza-
ton.
The Rockefeller Foundation has sent to
headquarters in this city its check for
$4,000, the second contribution of this
size received; Mrs Russell Sage, widow
Of the noted hnancier. has sent her check
for $5,000.. and the American Brewers
Association. with headquarters in New
York. has contributed 5000 to help along
the Red Cross work on the battlefields Of
Europe.
The appeal sent broadcast through the
country by the Red Cross and transmit
ted through governors of states, mayors
OF cities and presidents of boards nf
trades and chambers of commerce is
being generally answered 1t is announced,
In a substantial and gratifying manner.
Selecting the Nurses.
Miss Jane A. Delano. chairman of the
general nursing work Of the Red Cross,
is busily engaged in consideration of the
names Of available nurses and physicians
submitted by the local committees Of the
dozen or more cities and smaller states
to which the first call for volunteers was
sent day or two ago.
Too much emphasis, 1t is stated, can
not be placed on the fact that the only
persons whose participation in the relief
ship expedition to be sent abroad by the
American Red Cross is possible are the
regularly trained and enrolled Red Cross
nurses. Such persons must be not only
willing workers, but specialists trained in
their vocations according to the highest
standards and in whose integrity and dis
interestedness the foreign governments
have every confidence. There are 5000
Of these regularly enrolled nurses in the
United States. and but a. few. Of this num-
ber will be needed.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
THREE DIE IN GARAGE FIRE.
Six Others Seriously Injured When
Gas Tank Explodes in Ohio.

McCONNELLSVILE.O Ohio. August H.
Three persons were killed and six in.
jured, three perhaps fatally, when a
gasoline tank exploded in a garage here
late yesterday. The garage was wrecked,
and two other buildings, ignited by the
explosion, were destroyed.
The dead are Chester and Frank Walk.
er, brothers. owners of the garage, and
Edward Sheets, a garage employe.
The seriously injured are Mrs. James
Chappelear and Mrs. Henry Raredon.
both Of Malta, Ohio; Frank Bartlett.
aged ten, and Ernest Ridgely, both Of
McConnellsville.
According to physicians Mrs. Chap
pelear, Mrs. Raredon and Bartlett are
not. expected to recover from their in
juries.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
AWAIT VILLAS COMING.

MEXICO CITY. August 17.-Gen. Car
rama will enter Mexico City tomorrow.
BY that time 1t Is expected all the con-
stitutionalist troops. Including Gen. Villa,
with 10000 men. will have arrived and
that the members Of Carranza's cabinet
also will be here. Troops continued to
pour into the city to augment the 1900
Obregon led Saturday.
1t is reported that 5000 federal troops
at Guadalupe declared they would not
abide by the peace pact, but would con-
tinue fighting. They are virtually sur
rounded by constitutionaIists.
Evening star., 1914-08-17

Carl Schurz vrooman was sworn in
this morning at $3.50 o'clock as assist
ant secretary Of the Department of
Agriculture. The oath was admins
tered by r. M. Reese. chief clerk of
the department.. in the Office of Secre-
tary Houston, sbefore a gathering of the
heads of the different departments.
Those present, besides Mr.. vrooman,
Secretary Houston and Chief Clerk
Reese. included Milton Whitney of the
bureau of soils. DR.. A. D. Melvin of the
bureau of animal industry, DR.. c. L.
Alsberg Of the bureau of chemistry,
Leon Estabrook of the bureau of crop
estimates. Nat c. Murray of the bureau
OF crop estimates. Joseph A. Arnold of
the division of publication, Miss Clar-
ibel Barnett. the librarian; George w.
Horton of the Office of Information,
Charles A. Brand of the Office of mar
kets and DR.. w. w. Taylor of the bu-
reau of plant industry
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Marconi to Serve Italy.

ROME. via Paris. August II, 4:35 am.
william Marconi, the inventor of wire
less telegraphy. has written to friends
in Rome saying that he will return to
Italy to offer his own country all the
assistance that he can sive-in case Of
need his scientific knowledge or his arm,
whichever may be most useful.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
US, SAFETY MEN
PLAN LOCAL BODY
Government Officials Enroll as
Charter Members of the
Branch Here.

Saving 1900 lives and preventing 1,oU,
600 persons from being crippled or seri-
ously injured in accidents Is the annual
task assumed by the National Council
for Industrial Safety. an organization
which seeks to conserve human life, par
ticularly lives Of those engaged In IN
dustrial work, on whose well being wives
and children are dependent for support.
Plans were set on foot last night Tor
the organization of Washington branch
of this great humanitarian effort. Some
well known men who have enrolled as
charter members Of the Washington
branch are DR.. Joseph a. Holmes. direc-
tor of the bureau Of mines; Charles =.
McChord, interstate commerce commls-
sioner: William B. Wilson, Secretary 0.
Labor: Royal Meeker. commissioner OF
labor statistics: Lucian W.. Cnaney,
of statistics of the Department OF LABOR
and F. Fl. Bird. a statistician In the pu-
reau of Industrial relations.
These men met at the Cosmos Club and
were told the objects. methods ana ac-
complishments of the organized safety
men by Lew r. Palmer of the Pennsyl-
vania department Of labor and industry:
who is first vice president OF the national
organization.
Mr. Palmer was in Washington last
week ARRANGING Win piolhAehS AAAS
make speeches at the annual council IN
Chicago during the week OF Octooer 10.
ROYAL Meeker, commissioner OF labor sta.
tistics is chairman OF the national councll
committee on Standardization OF accioent
reports. He is to preside at one OF the
sessions of the congress and Is to present
a paper. DR.. Joseph A. Holmes is recog.
nized as one of the pioneers In industrial
safety. He Is a director as well as a
charter member Of the national council
He is to speak at the Chicago congress.
Inspects Traffic Regulations.
While in Washington Mr.. Palmer care
fully inspected the traffic regulations to
insure the public safety, with view to
recommending some Of the regulations
here toward code for Standardization OF
municipal traffic, so that policemen, or
officials going from one city to another,
or the public would not be confronted
with different regulations, and habits Of
caution would be more easily acquired.
Mr. Palmer regretted that william r.
Emo was not in the city. as he said Mr..
Emo, who has had considerable to 90
with outlining the policy Of traffic regula-
tions, is recognized as an international
authority and he had hoped to interest
him in assisting the council in adopting
Standardization rules.
The national organization of safety
men was formed by the voluntary CO.
operation of men interested in this hu-
panitarian work. 1t was not founded
fbr profit. 1t has only one paid officer.
the secretary, w. H. Cameron, who was
formerly assistant to the president Of
the American Steel Foundries, in which
company he was head of the safety or
ganization.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Kansas Guardsmen Begin Camp,

FORT RILEY. Kan. August 17-Every
train reaching Fort Riley today brought
scores of members of the Kansas Nation
al Guard for annual encampment which
formally began today. By tonight
twelve hundred members of the guard
will be here.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
National Mercantile Men Meet.

ST. LOUIS. August 17.-Representing
ninety-seven cities in the United States.
several in England and Havana, the Ma
tional Association Of Merhcantile Agen-
cies opened its ninth annual convention
here today for three, days session.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Succeeds DR.. Galloway.

Mr.. vrooman takes the place of DR..
Beverly T. Galloway. who resigned
last spring to accept a position as dean
of the New York Agricultural College
and experiment station at Cornell Uni
versity. DIR. Ga1loway's resignation.
however, did not take effect officially
until August 1.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
RED CROSS announces
RECEIPT Of $4,000
Rockefeller Foundation, Mrs. Russell
Sage and American Brewers' Asso.
citation Send Big Checks.

The Star viii receive, acknowl-
edge and TRANSMIT to the Ameri-
can Red Gross. contributions from
the public toward the work to be
undertaken by that organization
in connection with the war
abroad.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Comparisons Made in Texas.

What the European war is doing in Tex
as is indicated by the following co:npari-
sons received from United States dis
trict attorney. These prices were OBJ
tanned from hotels and restaurants, and
the district attorney expresses the opin-
ion that small consumers are being
charged even higher prices.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
UNABLE TO SAY WHEN
CONGRESS WILL QUIT
Pesident Wilson Will Not Guess Date
of Adjournment-Public Busi-
ness Pressing.

The President would not attempt to-
day to make a guess as to the time for
the probable adjournment of Congress
So much depends. he intimated. on de-
velopments abroad that no guess could
be made by anybody. The situation in
Europe is such that Congress is prac-
tically compelled to stay on duty to
safeguard American interests with prob
able new legislation.
The entry of Gen. Carranza into Mexico
City and his assumption of the duties OF
provisional president of the republic has
not yet caused any consideration by the
President of the withdrawal of United
States soldiers from Vera Cruz. The
President has been SO deeply absorbed
in other things he has not taken this up.
The belief is general that the troops OF
Uncle Sam at Vera Cruz will not be dis
assume a shape that promises permanent
peace there.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Brings Golf Clubs to President.

John w. Wilson, President Wilson's s
cousin, has arrived at the White
House. Mr.. Wilson was one Of the
Americans caught in London at the
time of the declaration of war in Great
Britain. He had been abroad some
time with Mrs. Wilson. He and his
wife will be guests of the President
several days. Mr.. Wilson came back
on the Philadelphia and brought with
him a set Of golf clubs for the Presi-
dent. a gift from the American Lunch
con Club. the president of which is
Walter Page, the American ambassa-
dor.
The clubs are the handiwork of James
Braid, for many years the golf cham
pion of the British Isles, who took
much trouble in their manufacture.
President Wilson will use them when
he takes up golf again.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
VIRGINIA.
Orkney Springs Hotel and Baths

Orkney Springs. Va, open June / to Nov. 1: de-
1ightfui summer resort: elevation, 1880; min
eral waters equal TO Carlsbad. Germany: capae-
ity, 750; varied amusements: tempera ture S. !:
ful: homelike Booklet H. G. CARTER Prop
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Petition from Railroad Men.

A petition from the railroad employees
of Jacksonville. Fla, came to the De-
partment of Justice this morning. ex-
pressing the belief that not only wnoIe-
salers but retailers of foodstuffs have
been holding meetings in that city to
control food prices.
1--WE believe" say the petitioners. that
the present prices have been created by
men who have no regard for humanity in
their rush to satisfy greed"
Joseph Hoch of GAINESVILLE, Wis, writes
There seems to be combination among
the grocery and meat dealer. 1 in
quired at a local wholesale grocery house
as to prices. and they absolutely refused
to give any information at ALL"
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Rise in Prizes of Sugar.

Sugar has advanced one-half cent since
Saturday. and is now selling for 8 cents.
Other necessities in the way Of vege-
tables and fruits were quoted at reason
able prices along the market lines this
morning. The principal complaint of the
commission merchants seemed to be that
there were no purchasers. At 10 O'Clock
there were few customers along the line
and the merchants said it had been that
way for two hours.
There Is plenty of vegetables and
fruits coming in. but no one to buy
them" said one merchant to Star re-
porter. '"If there was. you wouldn't see
those crates of peaches lying there to rot
We can't sell them. People are out of the
city on vacations, and there is no de-
mand.
I'm the matter of fruits, perhaps. the
high cost of sugar may have something
to do with the small demand. No one Will
attempt to put up preserves when sugar
is quoted at such a high price"
The Department of Justice reports seem
to indicate strongly the creation of arti-
fetal prices and the thing for the agents
now to do apparently is to fix the blame
on the persons responsible.
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Commission company's Statement.

A communication from the general man
ager of one of the largest live stock COM
mission companies in the west follows:
LAS 1 am in the livestock business
and a very careful observer Of general
conditions, / am writing to advise you
that week before last hogs declined
in Chicago 81 per 100 pounds. and
cattle 65 to IS cents per 100 pounds.
except in possibly a few loads Of choice
cattle; and at the very same time that
this livestock was being reduced in
price from the producers. the dressed
products to the consumer advanced
several cents a pound. The packers
claimed that reductions were made on
account Of financial conditions and the
stringency of money. but l do not
know what excuse they gave for the
price of the dressed article being ad-
vanced or what reasonable excuse they
could give.
I'VE know that there is very little
beef or pork exported, and from what l
can learn of our neutrality conditions 1t
would be impossible to export anything
at the present time. Therefore, I am un-
able to see why the dressed article
should be advanced; and the same would
apply to wheat and -four. as tine farmers
are complaining that they cannot sell
their wheat at the present time on ac-
count of financial conditions, and at the
same time mills are advancing the price
Of -four, which is most unreasonable
Evening star., 1914-08-17
North Hill
n CASTLENANS
EEfp DIV VT

Mnrfh Ai11 cAsTIEMANs
2lJ-ac colonial farm seat, nc0r Bluemont, a
shenandoah river: valley. mt. and water see1@y;
shaded grounds; nshing boating. swimming; fress
taken; circular. MAURICE CASTLEMAN,
Beuyviue, Clarke county, Va
Evening star., 1914-08-17
Department Of Justice Re.
ceives Information. From
Volunteer Investigators.
MORE WITNESSES HEARD
BY DISTRICT GRAND JURY
Vegetable Market Shows Reasonable
Quotations, But Sugar Quoted
Half Cent Higher.

Having started it's agents to investt-
eating to fix responsibility for the
present high prices of foods, the De-
partment of Justice now finds itself
flooded with information gathered by
voluntary investigators the country
over. All eyes seem to be turned on
this department as with it will rest the
question as to whether the RESPONSE
BILE ones may be made to suffer for
their acts. II there are no laws to
cover the case. then it probably Will
be matter of short while before
such laws will be enacted. it is de-
clared.
Senator Culberson. chairman Of the
judiciary committee, said today that
the Department of Justice succeeded
with its proceedings against dealers
in foodstuffs who have raised the
prices on the ground of necessity
created by the European war, when
In reality there was no good reason
for such an increase in prices.
1T the present law Is not broad
enough to permit the prosecution OF
such dealers and to send them to jail
if convicted" said Senator Culberson,
Clayton antitrust bill now pending
before the Senate so as to give this
power
Before Local Grand Jury.
In this city today the grand jury in
vestigation started Friday was con-
tinued.
Assistant United States Attorney S.
McCoInas Hawken. who Is assisting
United States Attorney Clarence R. Will
son in the investigation. stated that a
number of new witnesses had been sum-
moned to give testimony before the grand
jury and that other witnesses who had
not testified when adjournment was taken
Friday would also be heard.
The witnesses summoned to testify to-
day were B. Frank Fuller, manager Of
the Columbia Hotel Supply Company,
and representative of the Armour Beef
Company: Ellwood Lyons, of the Wilson
& Rodgers Company. local representatives
Of Swift & Company; w. G. Carter. of
r. A. Golden & Company. commission
merchants: W. w. Bowie, freight agent Of
the Pennsylvania railroad in this city;
Charles Wann, yardmaster Of the Jersey
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad, this
city. and E. o. Whitford, president Of
the Washington Market Company.
1t is expected that others will be sum-
moned to appear before the grand juhy
tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-24
THE AMERICAN WARSHIPS
WILL DEAL WITH TURKEY

WaShiugton, Nov 2S-Secretary
Daniels today cahled Captain Decker
O, the cruiser Tennessee and Captain
Oman Of the cruiser North Carolina
in the eastern Mediterranean. giving
them authority to deal with emer-
ccucies that might arise in protect
ing American citizens and their in
,crcst> in Turkey
The secretary resciuded the order
which he sent las, week directing
both commanders to take no action
whatever pending an investigation Of
the firing on a launch from the Ten
nessee at Smyrna. Although an Of
fetal explanation from the Turkish
fo~ojcu office has not yet been re
coiycd. informal assurances from the
Ottoman minister os the interior and
the minister " war to Ambassador
NorrcDthau that the shots We're fired
as friendly warning to inform the
launch as was customary that the
harbor of smyrna was closed and
mined have been accepted as the
fovcvunncr Of formal statement by
the grand ,.zicr TO the same effect
Secretary Daniels thought IL ad
,isahlc to place the American naval
commanders again under the navy
regulations which had been temporar-
ily suspended. but cautioned them in
the use ot their discretionary au-
uor,y. The regulations particular
Ia give the naval commanders in
solatcd parts OF the globe the au-
tNor,ty 10 take any measures deemed
necessary ~ prevent loss Of life to
Americans They miSht even Nom-
bard a town in an extreme case.
NJ further word came from Am
hassador Morccnthsu today concern
iuc the smyrna incident.
one phase OF the situation which
will he Impressed upon American
consals is that in taking care Of
British and French interests they
src not to place themselves in the
oos.tIoD or par'isanS
American varShips are in no case
~ be uscd as has been frequently
reported as means NJ forcing pro
lection Tor british and French sub
.,,ts hccausr the latter are in the
carp OF tho American couSuls.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-24
H T LP 7 HI
BENEVOLENT
8 D Gle 7 !
TONIGHT BY BEING AT THE CON-
CERT TO BE GIVEN AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
THEY NEED THE MONEY.

Everything is in readiness for the
concert at Tn, nigh school auditorium
tonight for the benefit Of the beneyo-
lent society
The program is an attractive one,
and there viii be several added mum
bers to the one published in yestcr-
days issue Of this paper.
The women of the city who have
been assisting Mrs. Curtis in this
work. have succeeded in caring for the
needy so far, but with the advent of
cold weather the demands on them
will be- greater and they are going
to be in need Of funds to carry on
this work. The different lraternaI
orders in the city help them every
year. but oven with this assistance
they are often without means to sue
cor the helpless,
The city and county have failed
to provide a fund this year for this
purpose. and therefore the citizens
must bear the burden which will be
light if all will help. The ladies' of
the Benevolent Society state that they
are going to see that the county of
dcials provide "A fund for this work
another year, or know the reason
why They maintain that the county
is obligated to do this work, and they
are not going to let them shirk it in
the future. Some other fund may be
reduced or cut off entirely by the
excise board but the women say that
the poor and insane fund is going
to be provided for or they will have
to have some better explanation than
has been advanced SO tar by the of
fcials for not providing for them. The
concert tonight starts promptly at 500
o'clock. If YOU cannot go, buy a tick
ct anyhow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-24
Mc8RlNE FORGERY CASES
TO BE HELD AT GUTHRIE


oklahoma CITY, Nov, 23.-Attorney
General Charles West and Assistant
Smith Matson went to Guthrie this
morning to prosecute William r.,
MclTine, whose trial on a charge OF
forgery of state warrants was set in
Logan county district court today.
McErine was employed in the state
auditors office for several years, He
disappeared mySteriously about three
or four years ago. Numerous charg
es We're preferred against him in
the local courts and the courts Of
Logan county.
He entered plea a. guilty to q
charge Of forgery in Oklahoma Coun-
ty. receiving one-year sentence in
the state penitentary. His sen
tence expired a short time ago.
McBrine went from Oklahoma City
TO New York, where he obtained
employment as detective for a
large agency He went abroad from
New York. travelling in style all
the way He visited London Paris
and many other cities Of Europe.
Weary Of such life. his pockets al
most empty he made MP his mind
to come 70 his own country and face
the music.
In New York. he decided 10 come
on 10 Oklahoma. but not until he was
assured Of right treatment from the
powers that be So the story goes,
and it was told in detail in Nc
Briro'S confession he says he was