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Evening star., 1914-02-14
PERMIT FOR A FERRY
ACROSS EASTERN BRANCH
Conditions Attached to License
Granted by the War
Department.

After prolonged correspondence, the
Secretary of War today issued a revoc-
able or permit license to J. H. Adriaans
to operate a ferry across the Anacostia
river between South Capitol street on
the north bank of the river and Poplar
point on the south bank, and also
to construct and maintain temporary
roads across the reclaimed area west OF
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
TO connect with streets in Anacostia.
1t is explained at the War Department
that the permit is granted on condition
that all expenses connected with the un-
Certaking shall be borne by the licensee.
and that the crossing of the outfall sewer
shall be subject to the approval Of the
District Co missioners. 1t is specified
also that the licensee shall construct
substantial bridges over. Stick Foot
branch and provide for the proper
drainage of the entire area on which the
roads shall be constructed.
The plans of the ferry company con-
template the use of Walters wharf on
the Washington shore and the use of /,
floating landing attached to dolphin piles
on the Anacostia shore.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
PROPOSED FARE INCREASE
SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE
Citizens of Somerset, Md, Win
Temporary Victory by Appeal
ing to I. C. c.

Proposed increases in the electric rail
way Passenger Rates between Somerset
Md. and the District of Columbia were
suspended today by the interstate com
Inerce commission Until June II, 1914. The
new rates which were To 90 into effect
February Il provided for an increase
in the passenger fares of cents from
Somerset To the District line, and an
other cents or one stree, car ticket
for the ride III the District of Coluru-
bia. Cnder the rates now in effect III.
rate from Somerset to points in the
District of Columbia is ) cents or -,
street ticket
The SUSPENDED tariff also provides that
a communication book applicable between
points in the District and Somerset GOV
ering sixty rides may be purchased for
So
The order today was issued against the
Washington and Rockville Railway Com
pany and the Georgetown and Teuley-
town Railway Company. subsidiaries Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company Soon after the roads flied
their proposed new rates with the COM
mission, citizens affected by tn. rates
entered a formal protest with the inter
state commerce commission. IL was de-
clared at the commission today that early
hearings probably will be held on the
question.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
FRENCH AIRMAN DEMANDS
DUEL WITH REVOL LVERS
Jules Vedrines Journeys From Cairo
to Paris to Fight Rene
Quinton.

PARIS. February 14.-Jules Vedrines,
the French aviator who recently flew from
Paris to Cairo, arrived from Egypt today
and telephoned from the railroad station
to two friends asking them to act as
seconds in his duel with Rene Quinton
president of the French Aerial League
Nedrines will demand a fight with revol-
yers.
The quarrel arose out of the refusal OF
Nedrnes to give satisfaction to Henry
Roux. a rival French aviator. who had
also flown from Paris to Cairo, and who
challenged Vedrines to fight after the
latter had struck him in the face. Quin-
ton ordered Vedrines to fight Roux and
Nedrines replied: Il will not fight Roux
but will fight you as soon as l return to
Paris
NJ. Vcdrines intends to run as a candi-
date for the chamber of deputies at the
approaching election. In tho meantime
after lighting NJ. Quinton, he will return
to Cairo in order to take part in the
flight from that city through Africa to
the Cape.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Snowstorm in New York
and New England States
Partly Ties Up Business

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE first
big snowstorm Of the winter hit New
York city today. The snow. which was
general in the southeastern, middle and
New England states. began to fall at
& o'clock last night and continued stead
ily today. Traffic on railroads and street
car lines was DELAYED and shipping all
along the coast hampered,
That the storm had extended out TO
sea was evidenced by the receipt of wire
less messages from several Liners due
here today that they wou be delayed
and Will not reach port until Monday or
Tuesday The list includes the Amerka
from Hamburg. the campana from
Liverpool, Savoie from Havre and ST.
Louis from Southampton.
Today thousands of unemployed men,
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Believes He Is Pursued.

Claiming he was being prosecuted and
followed. John NJ. Burgess. who said he
Is painter and that his home is. in
Philadelphia. was arrested today on sus-
picon of being of unsound mind. He
was sent to the Washington Asylum Hos
pital for observation as to his mental
condition. Burgess called at the Nil 5
building and said he wanted to see Presi-
dent Wilson, it is stated. and ask him
for protection. Sergt. Pat Creaghe of the
third precinct was called to the building
and arrested Burgess. The police have
notified the Philadelphia authorities of
Burgess detention here.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
RETURNING TO RULE PERU.
Vice President Leguia Declares
Friendship for United States.

LIVERPOOL, Eng. February IL
Among the passengers on board the car
mania when she left here today for New
York was Robert +. Leguia. first vice
president of Peru, who said he had been
called back to ill the Office OF president
of the republic during the unexpired
term OF the imprisoned president, Gull
lermo B.lllnghurSt Senor Leguia. before
his departure, expressed his friendship
for the United States, and said he ex-
pected to sign number Of American
concessions which had been held up by
Senor Billinghurst.
The American minister to Peru has
advised the State Department that,
through the junta at present administer
ing affairs i'll that country. presidential
election will be ordered by congress in
March. the election to be held in May.
The only announced candidate is stated
to be Aupusto Durand, the leader of the
liberal party.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
PRESIDENTS COLD BETTER.
BUT He REMAINS IN ROOM
Cancels Engagement to Be Present
at Tonight's Dinner of
Gridiron Club.

President Wilson was up and about
today and while his physician did not
permit him to leave his bedroom, his
cold WAS declared better and responding
to treatment.
Secretary Tumulty. who spent a halt
hour with the President, said he was
getting along nicely but that he needed
rest and would not attend the Gridirou
Club dinner tonight at which he was to
be the guest of honor. The President
was unable to go TO the Gridron banquet
last December because of a cold.
No engagements were made for the
President today, but Secretary Tumulty
expected he would be back at his desk
at the executive offices Monday.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
SAY LAND WAS DUG AWAY.
Owners Ask $25, 900 Damages From
Dredging Concerns,

Alleging that government contractors
dredging at Buzzards point in connection
with the reclamation of the Anacostia
river dug away their real estate. Isabella
w Ashford and Rosa Wallach filed suit
today against Dorsey x Miller Company
and the Columbia Granite and Dredging
Company for S15.UD damages. They state
they We're given no notice of the intention
TO trespass on the property. Attorneys
Leonard j. Mathe.' and H. Rozier Du-
lanY, trustees, represent the plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
MUMPS HOLDS UP
us. SENATE WORK
Senator Lea the Victim and
His L. & N. Resolution May
Have to Wait.

Further consideration of Senator
I.eas resolution for a special Senate
committee to cooperate with the in
terstate commerce commission to COM
pei the Louisville and Nashville rail
road to divulge certain information
was delayed today, and may not be
disposed of until next week.
Chairman Clark reported to the Sen
ate that Vice President Mapother OF
the railroad had elected the commits
son's agents from his offices. and was
altering and destroying records sought
in connection with the roads affairs in
political campaigns and issues OF
passes.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
RESULTS IN DEATH OF NINE.
Sudden Development of Insanity by
Two Fathers of Families.

LONDON, February 14.-Sudden out
bursts of insanity in two fathers of fam
lies were responsible today for the death
of nine persons at Harlesden. Northwest
London and ut Tonbridgc, Kent.
In the first case Walter Johnson. an
official of the Harlcsdon Street Car Com
pauy. strangled his wife and three chill
dreri and then hanged himself to gas
bracket.
In the second. James Standen, proprie-
tor of a large laundry at Tonbridge. shot
his three children as they lay in bed
aud theh sent a bullet through his own
head.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Chicagoans Get Tax Blanks.

CHICAGO, February 14-Fifty-tive
ments have been given out by the local
branch of the internal revenue service
The supply was exhausted today Less
than half the blanks are expected to be
filled and returned. according to f. T.
Hemstreet. chief deputy collector. To
date fewer than 5000 have been filed.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Holman Still Property of Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February H.
President Shropshire of the Nashville
Southern League base ball club declares
that Artie Holman, the outfielder, who re-
Gently contracted to play with the st.
Louis National League team is still the
property of the Nashville club and that
the St Louis contract is void. Holman.
said he. had not been waived upon by
two Southern League clubs.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Coming to Play Jaw Gould.

LONDON, February 14.-George +.
Covey. worlds professional court tennis
champion. left for New York today He is
going to the United States to make ar
rangements for his match with Jay
Gould. amateur court tennis champion
which will probably be played in the
United States.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Senator Lea Has Mumps.

Senator Luke Lea has the mumps lie
is at home today with his face consid-
erably swollen Yesterday, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the glands in his neck
mad begun to swell and to bc painful
Senator Lea remained in the Senate
chamber to take part i'll the debate over
the resolution providing for the appoint
ncnt of Il special Senate committee to
Investigate the Louisville and Nashville.
fIe warned other senators. however to
keep away from him if they feared the
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Dutch Warship to Watch Mexico

THE HAGUE. Netherland February
1.-THE Dutch warship kortenaer sailed
today for the West Indies to watch de-
velopments in Mexico. She will proceed
to Mexican water to protect Dutch sub
jects in Mexico II necessary.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Rev. Theron Brown Dead.

NEWTON. Mass. February 14-Rev.
Theron Brown. associate editor of the
Youths Companion since 1870. died here
today. aged eighty-two. He was a grad
uate of Yale.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
final DRAFT SOON
OF DISTRICT BILL
Senate Subcommittee Prob.
ably Will Meet Monday to
Prepare Report.

The Senate subcommittee of the ap
propriations committee in charge of the
District appropriation bill, having com
pleted its hearings on the measure, is
preparing to begin the final draft of the
measure for report to the full committee
and to the Senate. 1t is expected that Z
meeting for this purpose will be helt
Monday, and that as speedily as possible
work will be completed.
The members of the subcommittee, il
is understood, have been much impressed
with the arguments advanced in favor o1
a number of the items which were ethel
eliminated from the bill or greatly re
duced in the House, and it is expected
that substantial increases will be recon
mended
Favors Half-and-Half System.
1t seems a foregone conclusion that the
committee will insist upon the retention
in full force of the llalf-and-half prin-
ciple of appropratng for the District
and that the eighth section of the biz
as it passed the House, proposing thai
all revenues of the District i'll excess o1
current expenditures be covered into the
United Sta,es Treasury, viii be strlckei
out The iSor!and amendment too. which
would pace the burden OF paving al
streets not more than forty feet wade
upon the owners of the aputtlnS property
also is expected to be eliminated.
Merger of Gas Companies.
Whether an attempt will be made to
include in the District appropriation bill
a provision permitting the merger of the
Washington and Georgetown saShgnt
companies will depend. IL is said, upon
how quickly the two companies can reach
an agreement as to the terms OF the
merger provision. Chairman Smith oi
the subcommittee has SAID that the Gal
unSer anenument TO the plil pfoViu.nS
lor the merger. which Was not satlsIac-
cory To the Georgetown company. would
&c laid ASIDE, and tnat he would See
mat a substitute measure acceptable to
10Th companies was gwen early con-
Iteration.
Unless this substitute measure is draft
sd soon, however, 1t must come before
ne Senate as a separate measure, fol
-nairman Sm4,h intends to get the DIS
uriet Appropriation bill before the Senate
1T an early date.
it was stated Today by an official OF the
georgetown Gas Light Company that
homas l.. Hume did not attend The hear
ing on the merger proposition before the
senate committee yesterday as a repre-
sentative of the Georgetown company.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
May Delay District Bill.

Senator Lea is a member of the sub
committee of the Senate appropriations
committee in charge Of the District ap-
propriation bill, and his illness may
suit in delaying somewhat the final re-
port of that measure.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
BIBLE A LIBRARY,
NOT SINGLE BOOK
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan
Tells How to Read the Scrip
lures InteIIigentIy.
SIXTY HOURS SUFFICIENT
TO COMPLETE TASK ONCE
Only by Repeated Study, He Says,
Can True Relations of Books
Be Understood.

1t IS an ill-advised thing to refer To the
Bible as a book" especially to the young
person who IS being urged to read it.
The Bible is, rather. whole library of
religious literature, consisting of sixty
six books, written by at least forty diff
ferent persons in three languages-Greek,
Hebrew and Arabic-and covering a
period of more than 1,:,0o years.
This was the declaration of Rev. G..
Campbell Morgan today at the final
morning session in the First Congrega-
tional Church of the midwinter Bible
conference holding its sessions in this
city DR.. Morgan, who spoke on How
to Read the Bible said that the time
when it can be considered as one book
for there is such a time-comes later,
and that the conscientious reader dis
covers it for himself or herself
As an illustration. the speaker told of
an English girl who was urged by a
friend to read the Bible and who, to be
obliging, consented.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Will Aid Assessors.

Second operation Will be OF enor-
nous benefit to the assessors of the Dis
trict of Columbia in that it will enable
them to learn from an authoritative and
official source the actual price at which
property in the District of Columbia is
bought and sold, and they will. there
fore. be aided to that extent in arriving
at proper values for assessment.
'At the present time the assessors
have no means of obtaining official in-
formation Of this character and only in
adequate means of obtaining authorita-
tive information.
1T is the practice in real estate trans
actions in the District of Columbia to re-
frain from recitlng the true consideration
paid for property. The only way, there
fore, that the assessors can get this in
formation is ny surreptitious inquiry OF
by taking advantage of personal ac-
quaintance among the men who handle
the transactions The results obtained by
these methods are unsatisfactory and the
methods themselves are offensive to the
best ideas of good government
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Erection of George Washing
ton Structure Held Best
Peace Centennial Marker.
MRS. DIMOCK PLEADS
FOR LLUBS' COOPERATION
Traces Steps Already Taken to Obtain
Funds for Projected Edi-
flee in Capital

That the best method of celebrating the
one hundred years peace between this
country and Great Britain would be
through the erection of the proposed
George Washington memorial building
was asserted by Mrs. Henry F. Dimeck,
president OF the George Washington Me-
mortal Association. in an address before
a meeting of the Federation of Clubs of
the District at the Public Library today.
She urged the federation to assist in the
work being done toward the erection of
the building, saying it would be fine
Wasiington's birthday present. I'VE are
going to build anyway she prophesied,
but we want you to help
Within the next week or ten days,
said Mrs. Dimock, she hoped to be able
to announce the names of ten architects
who would compete in drawing plans for
the memorial. The architects invited to
compete are from several of the largest
cities of the country.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.
Senate.

Met at noon.
Continued discussion of a resolu-
ton to compel the Louisville and
Nashville railroad to furnish GER
tain information to the interstate
commerce commission.
House.
Met at noon.
Debated the Indian appropriation
bill.
Naval committee considered ap-
pointment of commission to in
vestigate the subject of govern
ment armor plant
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Much Money Expected.

While urging the cooperation of every
person. Mrs. Dimock spoke optimisti-
cally of the progress which is being made
to raise the necessary funds. Massachu-
setts. sne said. expected to contribute
100000 on Washington's birthday.
She expected that bill for a contribu-
ton of S2Ja0oO to the fund would be in
troduced in the New York legislature
within the near future. Mrs. Dimocll
has just returned from Albany where
she went to urge the introduction of this
bill.
Speaking of the work which has been
done among the children of the country.
in endeavoring TO have them contribute
10 cents. or ''one brick. Mrs. Dimock
declared that the youngsters should be
taught that it was by no accident Wash
ington became President.
He worked hard and fitted himself for
the position she declared. Her work
for several years in genealogical fields.
she said. had so familiarized her with
the people of the time of the revolution
that she had become greatly interested
in-fe.t almost familiar with them
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Skipped to Last Chapter.

y couldn't do it," she reported later.
When asked why, she said, We'll. l
started in and got as far as man called
Cain. 1 was anxious to see how the
whole thing ended and skipped over and
read the last chapter. / couldn't make
head nor tail OF it
DIR. Morgan characterized the literature
of the Scriptures as historical, didactic.
predictive and emotional. Nor is one di-
vision. said he, complete without the
other. Without the New Testament the
Old is Inadequate. and owing to the
frequent allusions to and quotations from
the Old. the New Testament by itself is
incomplete.
The best plan fo reading the Scriptures
according to his own experience. declared
the speaker. is to start with the four
gospels, and the Acts, then all the rest
of the New Testament except Revelation
third the Old Testament from beginning
to end and. finally. to read the last book
of the whole. that of Revelation.
Read il this way once, said DIR.
again When the impression of the gen
eral movement of the books is thus
gained then take up each book in the
same order and go through it until a
mental map or outline is gained. At the
ordinary pulpit rate one reading takes
about sixty hours. an hour a daE for
two months. Give those excellent vol
Imes of fiction a rest for a while. my
Young friends. and give the Bible a
cnauce Nor do | decry good fiction.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Steamer Still Held in Ice.

MILNAU IlEE, February 14.-only one
steamer. the Conestoga of the crosby
Transportation line. is today held in the
slush les. near the shore at milwaukee,.
The ci.ht vessels which We're held tight
all dan yesterday were released during
the night nd early today, when the wind
shifted.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Services at Three Churches.

Despite the storm that began during
the morning session yesterday the
crowds that came to hear the various
cIergymen at the three churches were
not diminished one of the largest
gatherings of the conference heard
Rev John Mcneil at $50 pm. at the
First Congregational Church on The
Word OF God Shall Stand Forever" Dr.
MoNeill spoke again in the evening at
Epiphany Church, and at New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church Rev. Rus
sell II. Conwell of Philadelphia ad
dressed a simultaneous meeting.
Rev. Sol &. Dickey, director of the
conference. left the city last evening
for Columbus. Ohio where. stimuli
taneously with the closing services
here, the conference will reopen tomor-
row. His parting statement was that
the interest in any sympathy with the
week services Of people of the Ma
tioual Capital mad more than exceeded
his expectations
At the final services tomorrow after
noon. at folis Theater. DIR. Morgan
viii make the closing address Admis-
sion Will he by ticket until 3:15 o'clock.
and free after that hour. y meeting of
the Joint committee of the conference
was held at the Ebbitt at o'clock this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight;
Sunday fair. with high north
west winds. .9."
FULL REPORT ON PAGE THREE.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Cites History of Memorial.

Mrs Dinock spoke OF the history of
the progress of the proposed George
Washington memorial and told of the
plans for it. She gave several quota
tons from Gen. Washington which show
ed his deep interest in educational mat
ters, and pointed out that he had hoped
to national place of learning es-
tablshed here. "A monument is a mon
ument. said she, in urging the erection
of building here, but that was not
what Washington wanted.
Congress has been good enongh to give
for the building the square upon which
the cd Pennsylvania railway station
stood. but. she said would not allow the
work of erection to be begun until the
association had at least 81 0yU,c1u She
explained that private rooms could be
procured by patriotic organizations which
contributed Il certain amount, and that
numerous other public rooms and halls
of various sizes were to be provided in
which to hold various conventions and
meetings. The plans are to include ban
quet rooms. kitchens and dressing rooms
After the building is completed there is
to be no other call for money, as it is [,
be endowed.
one of the principal features of the
institution. she said. would be a memo
rial within it to George Washington
and to the signers of the declaration
OF Independence Adjoining this she
hoped to see rooms Of the thirteen
original states. and she also hoped
that every state in the Union would
have room where they could pla &c
exhibits and other things of interest
Plans Not Carried Out.
ltegret that number of suggestions
for Washington. the city beautiful"
had never been executed was expressed
by Mrs. Charles Richardson, who was
also speaker. She said that grand
avenue with beautiful gardens ad-
joining had been planned and that it
was proposed to allow fifteen squares
to he divided among the states for
decoration as they desired
She told OF the origin of the half and
half system and explained how the city
was governed i'll it's early days. She gave
quotations from members of Congress
saying that the citizens We're responsible
for its development and that Congress
had not kept to the promise made in its
early days to do all within its power to
make this Il great city. She said that
Congress often used the time allotted to
consideration of the Districts needs for
| trivial purposes. This, She sad. was as
much regretted by many members of
Congress it was by the people of the
District themselves
Mrs. Ellis Logan, president of the fed
Grafton, presided.