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Evening star., 1914-12-14
SEEK TO MAKE COMBINE
Arguments in Lake Shore Injunc-
ton Before Court in Cleve-
land Today.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December IA
Efforts to thwart the injunction pro-
ceedings sought by the General In
vestment Company of Maine, which
would prevent directors of the Lake
Shore Railway Company from voting
for a consolidation with the New York
Central Railway Company at a meet
ing to be held here December %, will
be made today in common pleas court
here, when arguments will be heard
Judge Stevens, who will conduct the
hearing, is not expected to give his de-
cision for several days.
Suit to prevent the consolidation.
filed several days ago, charges criminal
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law ana also of the Valentine trust
law of Ohio against the management
of the two roads, and says officials are
planning to deplete the treasury of
both roads. The court is asked to ap-
point a receiver to take over the Nickel
Plate. Big Four. Lake Erie, Ohio Cen
traf and Indiana Southern roads, all OF
which, it is alleged in the suit, are
controlled by the Lake Shore, and that
at the end of the hearing they be put
under management which would insure
competitive operation.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
SHIPS FLYING u. S. FLAG.
101 Foreign-Built Craft Have Taken
Out American Registry.

a total of 101 foreign-built ships
had taken out American registry up
to December ~, under the emergency
act suspending portions of the naviga-
ton laws. according to a report sub
mitted to the Senate by the Depart
ment of Commerce today in compliance
with Il resolution. The report shows
these ships have a total tonnage of
1.07S.
The resolution also sought informa-
ton as to American officers available
for watch duty at the time the act was
passed. AT the various custom houses
2,13S masters, mates, pilots and en-
gineers were available, 335 of them
holding masters papers.
June 80 last there were 26.943 Ameri-
can vessels of all kinds under registry,
with a total tonnage of 7,92S,6SS.
Licenses had been issued on that date
TO 1OO,551 ship officers, but the report
points out that this number far ex-
ceeds the number of men actually
available for duty.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
TO STRENGTHEN WEAPON LAW.
Bill introduced in Senate to Make
Statutes More Severe.

a bill designed to make more rigid
the laws regarding the possession of
firearms in the District was introduced
in the Senate today by Senator Sauls-
bury of Delaware for Senator Hollis
of New Hampshire. VINO was absent
The bill provides an amendment to
section S57 OF the code of law for the
District, as follows:
That any person or persons who shall
within the District of Columbia or on the
waters OF the Potomac river or its tribu-
taries expose or knowingly allow to be
exposed. any loaded gun, revolver or other
deadly and dangerous hrearm, which
comes into the possession of any minor
under the age of twenty-one years, and
which results In said minor committing
a felony. shall be deemed guilty of q mis-
demeanor and shall, upon &C conviction, be
fined not more than $1,000 or be ifnpris-
oned not more than five years, or both
Evening star., 1914-12-14
IDENTIFIES HUTCdINS HOLDING
William J. Dante. Trustee of Estate.
Again on Stand.

When the hearing of the stilson Hutch
ms vii contest was resume dthis morning
before Justice Anderson and jury in the
Probate Court WILLIAM J. Dante, trustee
of the Hutchins estate. again took the
stand. Mr. Dante was a witness last
week, his testimony at that time cover
ing Il number o phases OF his business
relations with the late Stilscn Hutchins
and other members OF the Hutchins fam
lily
MIR Dante was called upon to identify
a large number of deeds. lists OF securi-
ties and memoranda connected with The
Hutchins estate and 10 fix the dates on
which such documents We're executed In
cluded in the lengthy list We're deeds TO
numerous parcels of real estate in the
business portion OF Washington and in
suburban sections Of the District, together
with lists of stocks pledged with banks
snd individuals as security for loans of
various amounts. the loans aggrcgating
more than 100000. II was expected that
tr. Dante would be on the stand until
the close of court Wednesday afternoon
Evening star., 1914-12-14
SWEDEN FINDS MINES
PLANTED BY GERMANS

STOCKHOLM. December II, via Lon
don.-The Swedish minister of foreign
affairs has given out statement with
regard to the recent sinking of three
Swedish steamers as the result of
striking mines in the Gulf of Bothnia.
The Germans the foreign minister
says, declare that the mines were Rus
sian, as no German mine laying had
been done up to the time of the dis
aster. Official Investigations made by
Finland disclose that several groups of
anchored mines were German and not
Russian and that they had been laid
during the war in the Gulf of Bothnia.
No floating mines, IL was stated, had
been found"
Evening star., 1914-12-14
URGES THAT AUSTRIA
MAKE SEPARATE PEACE

LEMBERG. Galicia, December IA, via
London, 20 p.m.-M. Merunovitch, an
influential member of the Polish delega-
tion to the Austrian parliament, has
caused to be published in a Polish news
paper of Lemberg request to Poles in
court, diplomatic and government circles
at Vienna to exert all of their influence
toward obtaining an immediate con-
clusion of separate peace agreement
between Austria and Russia. without
reference to Germany.
In his announcement NJ. Merunovitch
states that it is the sacred duty of the
Polish aristocracy to take this step in
view of the future interests of Austria
and Poland. He expresses the opinion
that the present time offers a favorable
opportunity or the conclusion of peace
with honor to Austria.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
FOUR BATTLESH|PS
AYEAR REQUIRED
General Board Gives Navy
Needs to Keep Pace With
Other Nations.

RattIeships live to be twenty years
old They die at that age so far as
their usefulness as lighting ships goes
Battleships are the only effective
means of offense and defense and pro-
lection of commerce. regardless OF sub
marine experiences in the present
European war.
Battleships to the number of four
year must be built to keep pace with
the other nations and assure safety to
the American commerce in time of war.
These are some of the conclusions
of the general board of the navy.
headed by Admiral George Dewey, and
composed of high naval officers. who
have made the navy their lifework
and who have studied and know the
needs of a navy. The report was writ
ten the latter part of November. after
the German submarines had gotten in
their deadly work, and was made pub
lie yesterday.
The board gives an explanation of its
program. laid down i'll 1908. which
looked to the completion by 1919 of a
fleet of forty-eisht ail-powerful bat
tleships, of the super-dreadnaugh
type, equal to the sea fighters of any
other nation. At that time tWo-bat-
tleship program was outlined, which
would have produced the forty-eight
battleships i'll 1919, but then Congress
came along and wrecked the plans, be-
ginning in 1904. by providing for only
one battleship. In subsequent years
only one hattleship was authorized,
completely upsetting the program of
the board and necessitatins a four-bat-
tleship program if there was to be
forty-ei : ht-ship fleet III 1919.
AS a building program TO assure the
United States command of the COM
merce of the seas. the following is de-
clared to be necessary:
Four battleships. sixteen destroyers,
three fleet submarines tseagoing). six
teen coast submarines. four scouts.
four gunboats. two fuel-oil ships. one
destroyer tender, one submarine tender.
one navy transport. one hospital ship,
one supply ship and $5,000,000 for air
service"
Evening star., 1914-12-14
VOTES TO SET ASIDE
ORGANIC ACT OF 78


French, Gallagher. Gardner, Gillett,
Good, Greene of Vermont. Hawley, Hay.
Hayes, Helgesen. Howell, Hughes of
West Virginia, Humphrey of WASH
ington, Humphries of Mississippi, john
son of Utah, Johnson of Washington, kel-
ley of Michigan. Kennedy Of Iowa,
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Kinkaid of
Nebraska. Knowland. Langham. Lang
lev, Lee of Pennsylvania, Lindquist,
LIoyd. Mckenzie, Mclaughlin. Madden
Mann, Miller. Mondell, Montague,
Moss of West Virginia. Nelson. Pad
gett and Paige of Massachusetts. Par
ker of New Jersey. Patton of Pennsyl-
vania. Peters. Plumley, Post. Powers.
RagsdaIe, Raker and Roberts of Massa-
chusetts, Roberts of Nevada. Rogers.
Scott, Sulls, Slemp. Sloan and Smith of
Idaho. J. NJ. c. Smith and Smith of
Minnesota, Smith of New York, Steen-
erson and Stevens of Minnesota,
Stringer, Switzer and Taylor of Ala
bama, Temple, Thacher. Towper,
Treadway. Ware, Volstead. Watson.
Weaver, Williams, Willis, Winslow and
Woods.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
COAL INQUIRY CONTINUES.
Senate Committee Hears Charges
Against Southern Railway.

Inquiry into charges of rate discrimi-
nations against independent coal
operators in southern fields by the
Southern railway continued today be-
fore a Senate committee with COM
plainants seeking to show that the
Southerns purchases of subsidiary
lines, which have remained undeve1-
oped, has served only to place indie
pendent coal operators at disadvant-
age in shipments to south Atlantic
ports.
Counsel for the railroad objected to
going into the Southern's acquisition
of the Mobile and Ohio. but counsel
for the operators Insisted they would
show the Mobile and Ohio had partici-
ports.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
D. c. BUSINESS sIDETRACKED.
House Takes Up Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Bill.

Following the passage of the District
appropriation bill today. Chairman
Johnson of the District committee en-
deavored to take up regular District of
Columbia matters. this being District
day. He failed.
Disregarding the established rule
that appropriation bills must lie over
one day after being reported, the
House Immediately took up the legis-
Iative, executive and judicial bill.
which had just been reported. Cen
eral debate started on the bill this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
TOTAL OF $321,70O,514
FOR P. 0. DEPARTMENT
Provisions of Appropriation Bill Be-
ported to the House by
Committee.

Appropriations aggregating $321,700.-
514, for the conduct of the postal serv-
ice during the next fiscal year are car
ried by the post office appropriation bill
reported to the House today.
The bill carries no provision for the
extension of the postal service to tele-
graph and telephone lines as recon-
mended by Postmaster General Burle-
son Reorganization recommendations
made by the department which were
expected to bring the total of the Dill
down to s299.211,014, were also turned
down by the post office committee.
Permits Experimental Contracts.
The committee authorized the depart
ment to make experimental contracts
for the carrying of mails on rural free
delivery routes The department had
estimated that by eliminating the pres
ent rural route system. and relying on
contract carriers. S1S,OOO.00O a year
could he saved. Under the bill it will
be possible for the department to make
experimental contracts in one county
in each state.
The bill carries a readjustment of
salaries for rural carriers, graduating
payments from $3.50 a year on four
mile routes to $1,000 on twenty-four-
mile routes
An appropriation of $4,000 asked for
by Postmaster General Burleson for
experiments in aerial mail delivery
was refused.
Compensation to Railroads.
The bill carries a readjustment of the
basis of payment to railroads for car
rying the mails, and contains pro-
vision allowing the additional payment
of one-half of 1 per cent of the esti-
mated compensation to railroads to pay
for increased weight carried due to the
parcel post service.
The bill also carries a provision in
creasing the amount which depositors
in postal savings banks may have to
their credit, from 500 to $1,000. 1t
also provides that the postal savings
board may allow each depositor to keep
an additional $1,000 in the postal saw
ings bank without interest.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
MAY CONVEY OWN PROPERTY.
Woman Does Not Need Husband s
Consent in Old Indian Territory.

Woman triumphed today by the Su-
preme Court of the United States de-
Gliding that woman in the old Indian
Territory had the right to convey her
property without the consent of her
husband
Congress had extended Arkansas law
to the territory. but the Arkansas law
had one provision which required the
husbands consent and a later one
which authorized the conveyance with
out the consent of the husband. The
court held that the latter prevailed
Evening star., 1914-12-14
SYLVESTER OFFERS REWARD.
Seeks Arrest of Purse-Snatchers and
Highway Robbers.

Mai. Sylvester has offered a reward of
$50 for information leading to the ar
rest of any one of the persons who was
Implicated in any of the pocketbook
snatching or highway robbery cases re-
ported to have occurred in this city
during the past few weeks.
The police arrested colored man on
suspicion of having robbed Mrs Louisa
Be holz in the Center ket : L
urday night. He was not identified,
however, and was released.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
So, 500, 900 to Fight Epizootic.

An emergency appropriation of ST.
500. 900 to be Immediately available for
the Department of Agriculture in fight
'ns the foot and mouth disease was
passed by the Senate today, existing
funds for such purposes having been
exhausted.
Evening star., 1914-12-14
Another Month for War Taxes.

An amendment to the war tax bill
that no penalties shall be
imposed for failure to make returns
on or before January l. 1915. an ex-
tension from December l. 1914, was
pa sscd by the Senate today
Evening star., 1914-12-14

In the course of one year more than
finger prints in the London police court.
Evening star., 1914-12-14

S a m pies of Fruit
Bowls, Water Pitchers.
Compotes. Fern Dishes.
gar and Creams,
Celery Trays. Naples.
etc. Va lu e $ % 81
to So %@"/|
Evening star., 1914-12-14

h1 rn to $500 for Velvet
D .OU Handbags. gilt, nickel
and covered frames;
velvet strap handles; fitted with
purse and mirror.
o. M to $500 for Real Pin
nj VU Seal and NJ r occo
Leather Handbags, fit
ted with purse and mirror; new
shapes; assorted colors.
IN to s12 for Willow Sew
nj vUD ing Baskets, with or
" without leather top:
nicely lined and fitted with neces-
sary sewing articles.
Evening star., 1914-12-14

Samples of Bonbon
Dishes. Celery Trays.
Compotes. Mayonnaise
S 8 ts. Handled Nap
pies, Vases and Jelly
Dishes. VAL S1o7
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
CHURCH JAN|TOR
ADMITS MURDER
Perpetrator Of Heinous Double
Crime, In Which Girl Was
Victim Confesses

SACRAMENTO, December g. (Asso-
ciated Rrees by Federal Wireless nv
David Fountain, janitor ef the Germap
Lutheran Church, who has been under
arrest since Saturday on suspicion Of
having assaulted and murdered ten,y ear
old Margaret Milling, confessed the dou,
BILE crime yesterday TO the police.
The mutilated remains Of the little
girl were found on Saturday in the
basement Of the church, after a party
of little girls entered the edifee, and,
discovering blood dripping from the
belfry tower, gave the alarm. Fountain
was at once arrested on suspicion.
The man subjected to a severe police
inquisition and after holding ont for
two days, in which he remained in a
sulIen, uneommunieatiye mood, mot re-
plying to questions until the answers
were practically dragged out Of him, be
finally broke down and confessed late
yesterday.
The police were prepared for the hor.
rible recital after extracting from him
previously the information that he had
served various terms in prison. and had
also once been held in an insane asylum
The man was completely urneryed afteI
he had made his confession.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
NATIONAL Defense
BEFORE CONGRESS
Federal Lawmakers Hardy Con-
vene When Army and Navy
Matters Come Up

WASHINGTON, December s. Com
gress convened yesterday for the win.
ter session. President Wilson win read
his message today. 1#
With the conyening Of Congress, es,
Inmates were made public for army
and navy expenditures. These estimates
show total of $206,I2l ,357.
Two hattleships and six torpedo
boats and eight or more Submarines
are called for. OF these submarines,
one is to be Of the powerful sea going
type and the Others for coast defense.
An Oiler and one gunboat are also
called for.
Kahn Favors Submarines
4 Representative Julius Kahn of Cali
fornia, ranking member Of the house
committee on naval affairs, made the
formal statement in the house today
that the building program to be adopt,
ed by this Congress should include APP
preparation for many submarine vessels
Representative Kahn also urges that
the United States build more torpedo
boats and more battleships and make
ready her land forces in case of war
by increased enlistments Of the mobile
army and a national guard of 100000
men.
President Wilson has LET II be known
that he approves plans for expendi.
lures for army and navy purposes that
will be adequate to the needs. The
naval experts must define tfadeqnate /"
and show the necessity for the expen.
ditures.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
BOMB DROPPED FROM d
GERMAN AEROPLANE
KILLSNONCOMBATANTS

LONDON, December g. Associated
Press by Federal wireless) -Dispatchss
from Belgium by the Central News
Agency say that yesterday German
Taube, military aeroplane, dropped
two bombs at Hazebrouck
The first exploded harmlessly. A
curious crowd gathered &c eZartine the
hole in the ground caused by the ex.
plosion. and the aviator returned and
dropped another bomb into the crowd.
Ten persons, including women and
children, were killed by this missile.
7 Advices from Berne, Switzerland,
say that the Bavarian press reports
the death Of the German General Won
Meyer. He was killed by an arrow
dropped by French aviator.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
BRYAN COMMENTS ON
TSUMASHIMA SPEECH

WASHINGTON, December a. (Asso.
ciated Press by Federal wirsless) Re
ferring to a cablsd report OF speech
made in Honolulu last Saturday by Rev.
X. Tsumashima, in which the Japanese
clergyman praised the attitude Of the
President and secretary OF state in re-
gard to the California antiland lesis-
lation, and referred to the general good
win existing between Japan and Amer.
ica, Secretary Bryan said yesterday:
"He knows what everybody knows.
that we are doing all We can to remove
friction out there
In his further conversation, Secretary
Bryan explained that the Japanese
clergyman was only expressing the sen.
timents with which every one was fami
liar,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
SCANDAL FOLLOWS q
in WAKE 0F VERA
CRUZ WITHDRAWAL

WASHINGTON, December s.--tAs-
sOciated Press by Federal wireless)
Various stories are afoat in onicial cir
cles regarding the withdrawal Of the
American forces from Vera Cruz last
month. One Of these stories alleges that
bribery was resorted to by the Mexi.
cans 70 influence the action Of certain
senators in bringing pressure to bear.
ULTrMATuM FROM oARRANzA 4
Another story says the President
withdrew the expeditionary forces mp
ON receipt Of an ultimatum from Oar
ranza.
Some excitement was caused in the
Senate yesterday when senator Robin.
son Of Arkansas introduced resolution
directing that an offcial inquiry be
made into certain published reports
alleging that $4,000 had been paid to
UEited States senators by agents Of
carranza for influencing the withdrawal
Of the American troops from Vera Cruz.
PUBLIC CHARGE MADE
Senator smith Of Michigan. speaking at
q reception rendered the governor elect
Of New Hampshire, at Manchester, last
night, declared the reason the American
forces had evacuated Vera Cruz was
because carranza had given President
Wilson twenty four hours to do SO, fail
ing in which hostilities would begin.
Telegraphic advices yesterday from
Mexico CITY say that General villa and
General zapata have agreed to cooper
ate during their public life and to re-
tire to private life when their task Of
rehabilitating Mexico Is accomplished.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
FRENCH ARMY LOSES
HALF MILLION men

LONDON, December Associated
Press by Federal wireless) 1t is esti-
mated in Paris, unoficially, that up TO
November 10 the French army lost In
the nsighborhood Of 100000 killed, and
up TO November 10 about 100000 sick
and wounded
It is said that Germany holds 10000
French prisoners
Tho total British casualties, includ,
ing oficers, for the week ended Novem-
Der 2s, were ss7 killed, 17,777 wounded
and hfty-one missing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
With Rats lowed BY Motorboats
and Mounted With Machine
Guns, Germans Make DIsast-
rous Attacks on the BeIgians
ALLIES SEARcHLIGHTS
SPOT EVERY MOVEMENT
Heavy Artillery Turned Upon Teu-
tons and Coup Defeated
Warships Assist Land Forces
Bombarding kaiser's Positions

II oNDoN, December a. (Associatcd
IL Press by. Federal, wireless) -
The official reports from Paris
yesterday and last night, and
opinions Of military observers.
indicate that the Allies arc
moving on the offensive along the en-
tire line on the western front.
Near Newport the Germans made an
attempt to surprise the Belgians by
night attack across the flooded ais
trict.
NIGHT ATTACK REPULsED
According to dispatches to the Daily
Chronicle from Dunkirk, the Germans
sent considerable force on RATS tow
cd by motor boats, ana supplied with
machine guns, to attack Ramscapelle.
Hardly had this expedition reached dfy
.gronnd and begun 70 diaembafk whom
the Allies turned on their searchllghts,
revealing every movement. ava Ne a.,
tackers were made the target for
heavy IRE Of artillery.
The attempt was repulsed and the
Germans made no effort to renew tho
attack.
WARsHIPs IN ACTION
Reuters advices from Amsterdam
last night report that heavy cannonad-
Ing was being heard of the Belgian
coast. This was believed TO come from
the Allies .warships, assisting by a bonn
bardment Of the German positions In
the land attack.
According TO the accounts received
at Amsterdam, the Allies are making
marked progress at Langemarck, 2on-
nelieke and Bixschoot.
The oficial report from Paris yes
terday, says; Iai
Along the User canal we continue
to attack the few entrenchments which
the enemy still holds on the left bank.
OFFENSIVE SUPERIOR
I'm Champagne our artillery shows q
marked superiority over that OF the
enemy. There is nothing else note
worthy. except that our offensive Is Of
a generally superior character on the
River oise, the River Aisne. and In the
forest OF Argonne. |"
| It Is noted here that within the past
fortnight the French reports contain
many references to the superiority Of
the new heavy artillery. and the ON
ciai reports record the destruction Of
many opposing German batteries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
EMPEROR Y0SH|H|TO
OPENS PARLIAMENT

TOXIC, December S. Especial to
the Nippu Jiji)--Parliament today was
opened by Emperor Yoshihito, who de-
liyered his message before the assem-
blage. =. .."v
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
.SCHWAB CANCELS ORDERS
TO BUILD SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON, December s.--(As-
ISOLATED Press by Federal Wireless)
At the request Of President Wilson,
II became known today Charles M.
,Schwab, president Of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, has cancelled orders
TO build a number Of submarines for
belligerents In the present war. Eight
submarines are now being built by the
Union Iron Works at San Francisco,
and others at the Fore River works,
Quincy, Massachusetts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08


Germans and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
.G0EBEN WAS BADLY
DAMAGED IN FIGHT

LONDON, December g. ASSOCIATED
Press by Federal Wireless) - Dispatches
from Constantinople by way Of Petro.
grad say that the Turco German battle
cruiser Goeben, which was damaged in
recent engagement with the Russian
Baltic Sea fleet, is now at Constantine,
pie, and win require two months for re.
pairs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
POPE is ENDEAVORING
TO ARRANGE A TRUCE
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK

ROME, December 8. ~ ASSOCIATED
Press by. Federal wirOless) The Pope
is endeavoring TO arrange truce bet
ween the belligerent nations during the
Christmas holidays. Little hope il
entertained. however that the negotia-
tions will succeed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-08
ITALIAN TROOPS TAKE
FIELD. AGAINST TURKS.

Rome, December 8. ASSOCIATED
Press by Federal wireless) Ion account
Of the possibility Of Mohammedan
uprising in the Libyap colony, eight
battalions Of Italian troops have been
ordered to Libya f'ready for any az.
gression.