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The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
PLEADS FOR WHITE "JAcKIES.
Andrew Furuseth Talks to Congress
on senmens Bill.

Making what he declared was his
last plea for "a white sea power"
the enactment of the seamen's
bill. for which he has been working
for the last twenty years, Andrew Fur
useth, president of the International
Seamen's Union, told the House Mer-
chant Marine Committee yesterday TINT
in these two decades the white sailors
had decreased by one half and the
Asiaiic sailors had more than doubled
in numbers ia the American trade.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
Cbe Down Crier

The Northeast Citizens' Association
Will meet in Northeast Temple, Twelfth
and H streets northeast, tomorrow night
at O'Clock.
II. A. Plummer, forty-two years old,
of Mount Rainier, Nd, was hit over the
right eye yesterday by a falling cash
carrier in a Seventh street store and
painfully hurt He was removed to
Emergency Hospital in an ambulance.
DIR. Harvey W. Wiley will discuss
the temperance movement at the session
of the Sunday school Of the Church OF
the Reformation, B street near Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, this
morning.
Mrs. Mary Murphy. of 1871 Seven
teenth street northwest. reported TO the
police yesterday a wallet containing SSo
was stolen some time during the day
from a closet in her home. She gave a
description of a person she believes COM
mitted the theft.
Charles =. Bradley, seventy years
old, of I72 n street northwest, was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital yesterday
afternoon from Fifteenth street and New
York avenue northwest suffering from
cuts on the forehead and nose received
as a result of a fall over coal hole
cover.
BoIItha J. Laws, n clerk In the ofhce
of the United States District attorney.
has been appointed assistant United
States attorney for the District of CO.
lumbia, to succeed Sidney E. Mudd, who
resigned. The appointment takes effect
March 10. The new assistant is a native
of Washington and a graduate OF the
Business High School.
w. Alfred FaIconer, well known as
a reader of dialect stories, will enter
tain the blind at s o'clock tomorrow night.
Mr.. Falconer will be assisted by Mr. Le-
roy Gelder in negro folk songs, with Mr..
Herman L. Amiss at the piano Miss
Martha W. Fairfield will give a selected
reading Saturday. March II at 80 p. m.
Rev. Charles Steele Davidson, the
clergyman who renounced the outer SYM
bols of the church by burning his vest
mcnts at the gate of Monticello, vii! give
a lecture at Pythian Temple Fourth floor
rear), 1012 Ninth street. on Social JUS
tee" at Sis o'clock tonight. He will
discuss the attitude of socialism and re-
ligicn toward each other.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

weitou c. orndon, .. Of wardensrille. W. Va.
and Bessie NJ. Wise. 8 Of REQ. W. Va. Rev.
James s. Montgumery
William X. Munns. 70. and EHclyn Smith, u. both
on New York, N. Y. Rev. James $. Montgomery.
Harry Nef. ,. and Fannie l.. Blum ~ Rev.
!. w. Samuel.
William Y. Mcintosh. q. and Helen B. Taylor. Is.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
DEATH RECORD.
NNHITE

WHITE
William Byrd. - months ChiIdren's Hospital.
Laurence Clarke, y. Providence Hospital
Mary I. Palumba, months. GO H ST. ne.
COLORED
Alexander Draper. R Tuberculosis Hosrital.
Lee Branch, g. Aliens Ct sw
Florence johnson. 8. Georgetown Univ. Hospital
Taylor Jones, 60. sS French st. NV.
John HON, 3. Wash. Asylum Hospital.
Joseph Lloyd. 81 - jackson Hall alley NV.
Beatrice Msccabee. s. ChiIdren's Hospital.
Hollie Blow. s. Freedmen's Hospital.
Daniel c. Grigg. months. SIS oath ST. NV.
Daisy Bell. months, Children's Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
PRIMARY BILL REFERRED.

The Cummins' bill for Presidential pri-
maries was referred yesterday to a SUBJ
committee headed by Senator Pomerene.
Anti-lobby bills were referred to a SUBJ
committee headed by Senator Lea, of
Tennessee. and Senator Works Federal
patronage bill was referred TO a subcom-
mittee headed by Senator Thompson.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
AERIAL FLIGHTS HIS TOPIC.
DR.. A. G. Bell Addresses Federal
SchooIman's Club.

Aerial Fights was the subject Of an
interesting lecture by DIR. Alexander
Graham Bell before the Federal School,
mems Club at Fairmont Seminary last
night.
The members were guests OF DIR. Ar
thur I. Ramsay. principal of the semi
nary. Among the guests was Douglas
McCurdy. the well-known aviator
Prof. Edward l. Parks and Dean
George J. Cummings, both Of Howard
University. were admitted to member
ship.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
GROUNDED VESSEL REFLOATED

Salem, Mass, March AFTER remain
ing for twenty-four hours upon ledge
where she had grounded yesterday. the
British steamship Domingo de Narrinaga.
bound from Buenos Aires to Boston.
was refioated today. The vessel lost her
way in a snowstorm and went on the
ledge in Salem Harbor. Her crew stood
by all night in open boats.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
Local Temperatures.

Midnight, -; a. m, =; a. m. z; a. m. 81: :
a. m. 81: 10 4. m, .: I, noon, Is; p. m. D:
p. m, ~; p. n. Is; p. m. .; lo'p. m. ..
Highest. a.; lowest. Il.
Relative humidity-s a m. q; . p m, ~; p
m. Is. Rainfall Is 2. m to y. nj. OH: hours
Of sunshine. So; per ccnt Of possible sunshine ~.
Temperature same date last yesr-Highest, -:
lowest, IT,
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
PIRATE SENT TO PRISON.

San Francisco. March Capt" A. d.
Nelson. a pirate, convicted of attempting
to hold up and rob the steamer VILLA
mette on the high seas. was sentenced
today to five years imprisonment in San
Quentin.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
FLAMES DAMAGE SHOP.

Fire of unknown origin last night did
S1CJ damage to the tailor shop of Alex
Altman, 1924 Fourteenth street northwest
The building is owned by Louis Steer
man, 2GIO Woodley place northwest, and
is insured.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
STRICKEN AS SHE TANGoES.

Rochester, N. Y, A4arch while dane
ing the tango. Mrs. Ernest Hawkins, a
well-known Batavia society woman, suf-
fered a stroke of apoplexy and died to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
CIRCUS BURNS; LOSS $500, 900.

Copenhagen, March Fire today de-
stroyed the great circus with loss Of
$4,000. Several fremen were injured
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
Temperature. in Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities, together with the
amount Of rainfall for tho twenty hours hours ended
at p. m. yesterday. follows:
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
Tide Table.

> sToday-Low tide. los a m and 1l:js p. m
high tide. AZ q. N and S 5e y. m.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
LOCAL MENTION.

vioIets. Roses, Sweet Peas, and Orchids
Shaffer's New Store. 800 14th st-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08

Fresh. Fragrant yioIets.
Guides home e-grown violets are plucked
hourly at this time Of the year. 1914 +.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08

F. F. V. LUNCH, zoos -
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08

H. A. PIummer, forty-two years old,
of Mount Rainier, Nd. was hit over the
right eye yesterday by a falling cash
carrier in a Seventh street store and
painfully hurt. He was removed to
Emergency Hospital in an ambulance.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley will discuss
the temperance movement at the session
of the Sunday school of the Church Of
the Reformation, street near Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, this
morning
The Washington herald., 1914-03-08

The Northeast Citizens' Association
Will meet in Northeast Temple, Twelfth
and H streets northeast, tomorrow night
at o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
ate policy that he and Gen. carranza
 have adopted toward the vanQuished.
NEW TANGLED NOTIONS" AND
 REVOLUTION.
THINGS are suggested by tue
 speech made by Mayor Gill to

1.-TWO THINGS are suggested by tue
 speech made by Mayor Gill to
 the members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce recently in which he told them that a revolution greater than the French revolution has occurred in the United States; that wealth is no longer the governor of the land; that he himself, man up- on whom the mouied interests had long leaned, became a radical with many misgivings and in spite of the fact that he had always opposed the new fanglcd notions" only when he came to realize that the change had come to stay, whether right or wrong.
 The first suggestion is that he ex- plalned his election as Mayor after being twice repudiated. The progress slve element of the electorate voted for him because he had become rad ical." The second suggestion is that he. like many others, does not fully comprehend the significance of the revolution of which he talks.
 The change that has come over the Nation has not been the acceptance of new fangled notions" These are but incidents of the change, The revO- lution that has been accomplished has been the return of the people to pow CT. As President Wilson expressed 1t, the people have demanded admittance to the councils of government and have forced the grant of the demand. The revolution has come to remain. The people are in the saddle. They have and will retain the direct pri' mary so that they can control their political parties. They have secured and they will retain the direct cleo tion of Senators so that they can con trol directly both branches of the Ma tional Legislature. They have and they will retain the initiative and ref erendum in many States and they will have it in others so that they will be able to act directly for themselves in case a Legislature betrays them. They will never again tolerate the ar ranging of the affairs of government
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

in secret caucusos of chm leaders, nor by an exchange of fayors among priv ilege seekers. The masses have res cued the power of government and they will retain 1t. They have inject. cd more democracy into the affairs of the country.
 The new fangled notion" of regu- lating every little thing by statute is not and has not been a part of the real revolution. In fact, many of those who have indulged in this past time have been new Nationaists that have missed the real portent of the revolution that has been in progress. Their disposition to take government away from the people and to center it in handpicked agents and bureaus has been one of the things that the real democrats have had to overcome in bringing about the revolution dis cussed by Mayor Gill,
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
ALASKA INDEBTED TO MADoo

 THE PEOPLE of Alaska owe debt
 of gratitude to another member
 of President Wilson's cabinet. This time it is Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo who has taken up our cause. The letter which he wrote to Delegate wickcrsham, March 17th, calling attention to the need for $45O,- 900 additional money to construct a satisfactory capitol building for the Territory at Juneau shows that the Treasury Department is wide-awake yo the needs of Alaska as well as are other Departments at Washington. As a result of this letter, Delegate Wick. ersham introduced the bill suggested by 1t, March 24th, providing the re, quired appropriation. That the Secre- tary of the Treasury called attention to the memorial of the Alaska Legis- lature. asking for the additional ap- propriatior, indicates that he. too. is looking toward Alaska. This memor, IaI had been unacted upon for nearly a year before MeAdoo took 1t up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
JUNEAU IS ALASKA'S LARGEST
 CITY.

THE REGISTRATION and poll
 books attest the claim of Juneau
 that it is again the largest city in Alaska. The registration at Juneau exceeded that at Fairbanks by 51 and the number of votes cast here were IS more than at Fairbanks. This was notwithstanding that more women reg. istered at Fairbanks than at Juneau, while there is no question but that there are more of them here than there-probably two to one, Our school population is double that of Fairbanks.
 But even these figures are mIslead- ing. because there are many hun dreds in Juneau who have not been here long enough to acquire voters qualifications. 1T all the bona fide res iden,s of Juneau had been qualified and all had registered our voting list would have exceeded 15OO. Juneau has considerably more than 5000 inhabi- tants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

The Yukon Territorial Council has passed law regulating automobile traffic. That is going some for a land made famous for dog teams and snow- shoing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

The complete victory of Gen. Villa at Torreon has helped the cause of the Constitutionalists in Mexico scarcely more than the more temper
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

The pople of Ulster are by no means unanimous in opposition to en- tering the home rule government that is proposed to establish for Ireland. The population of the province is l. 5S4.6gO of which 56 per cent. is Pro testaut and II per cent Catholic. Prac- ticaly all of the Catholics and some of the Protestants are in favor of ties the supporters of home rule are home rule. In some of the nine cOun- iu the majority. In fact, John Red mond. leader of the Irish NatiOnalists, is from Ulster and represents a Bel fast district in the British Parliament.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

Yukon Territory has asked the Do- minion government for the introduc- tion of reindeer into their Territory. Why the discrimination against yaks?
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

the mite for himself if shipping com petition should become more keen than selling competition.
 Therefore, why give subsidies to one class of coastwise ships and deny it to others? Why should ships oper- ating between New York and San Francisco have a subsidy while 1t is denied those operating between se- attle and Alaska or Key West and Porto Rico, or Baltimore and Maine?
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
LEGALIZING A REBATE. CNew York World)

THE EXEMPTION of. American
 coastwise ships from tolls at
 Panama amounts to a rebate.
 By the laws of the United States the granting or acceptance of rebates in the matter of interstate or foreign transportation is punishable as a mis- demeanor.
 Congress has recently voted $a5,OOO,- 900 for the construction of a National railroad in Alaska. While less ex, pensiye than the enterprise at the Isthmus, the undertaking has the same relationship to the people of the canal
 If the coastwise shipping monopoly is to have a rebate at Panama, how can it be denied like favor in Alaska? The new railroad is to carry coal. Our coastwise ships must have fuel. If they are to be deadheads at the peo- ple's canal, why should they not be deadheads on the peoples railroad?
 The answer will be that the Alaska Railroad act prohibits rebates and all other forms of favoritsism. So does the Hay-Pauncefote treaty prohibit re- bates and all other forms of favorit- ism at Panama, and treaties are the supreme law of the land"
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
MONOPOLY FOLLOWS RATE WAR
THE EMPIRE was taunted last year
 ,ao,,.;,o, ;, disoussi,c tho

THE EMPIRE was taunted last year
 for suggesting. in discussing the
 Yukon traffic war, that trans pOrtation rate wars seldom if ever re- suit in permanent good to the public. It said that those engaged in the transportation business do not con- duct business at a loss without at tempting to recoup. The result of the rate war on the Yukon last year is seen today today in the announcement of the consolidation of the warning Sane competition such as is hcalthfuly stimulating to traffic and which assures the public accomo- dating service that was possible has given place to monopoly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

The introduction of the bill appro- priating $45O,OOO additional money for the Alaska Capitol building suggests that thre are several other memor- ials of the Alaska Legislature that could very we'll receive attention. Probably they will now, that the rail road bill fight is over and Delegate wickersham has time to give to mat ters of lesser importance than was that paramount issue.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

The final passage of the Alaska rail. road bill and the coal development bills was never in doubt for a single moment after President Wilson decided that they should be party measures and set Secretary of the In. terior Lane to work upon them. Al. aska's victory was won with the cleo ton of Wilson. The rest of it was a matter of detail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09

Who told this man Foley, of Pan- ana, who seems to be boosting for job in Alaska for the Canal Zone pO- lice department, that he knows any thing about the needs of the North? He made a mistake, who ever he is, when he said that we have use for gov ernment mounted policemen here. AL aska can police herself if she but be given the opportunity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-04-09
WHY DISCRIMINATE?

T HARD THINKING supporters of l l the exemption of American
 coastwise shipping from the payment of the Panama canal tolls ad- init that it is ship subsidy proposi- ton. Underwood admits 1t, so does Taft. It can be nothing more. except that it is an indirect subsidy and leaves the producer an opportunity to claim
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-17
BRITISH SUFFER IN
THE HESOUTH.ATLANTIC
German Statement Asserts English
Fleet Damaged in Battle with
Won Spec.
ONE SHIP IS REPORTED SUNK
King GeOrge's War Vessels ln Pur-
suit of Cruiser Dresden, Accord
ing to Santiago Report TO
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Dispatches to
the German embassy today from the Ger
man minister at Santiago. Chile, an.
nounced that, the British fleet which
sank the cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau
and Leipzig off the Felkland islands re-
Gently, was bodily damaged. and that one
of the British ships apparently was sunk.
A statement issued tonight at the
embassy said: ,-.. e..
According to information received by
the German embassy from Chile the bat
tie off the Falkland islands, lasted from
Q o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the. evening.
"On the British side the Invincible, In
flexible. .Canophs, carnaver, Cornwall,
Kent Glasgow and Bristol were engaged.
Mony German officers and men were
saved. lack of boats prevented the num-
ber being larger. The British cruiser
Defense did not take part and has been
seen aground at Port Stanley.
only seven English cruisers left the
scene of battle, so that one must have
been sunk. Others were badly damaged" i"
Two British warshIps are pursuing the
German cruiser Dresden, which left Punta
Arenas on Sunday, according to. an Of
ficial telegram received today from the
American embassy at Santiago Chile.
MoNTvEIDIo. Uruguay. Dec ls.-It is
announced that the British fleet which
recently defeated the German cruisers
Scharnhorst Gneisenau, Leipsig and
Nurnburg off the Falkland islands, will
arrive here. next Sunday. The German
survivors Of the battle will not be landed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-17
RAID PROBABLY
STRATEGIC MOVE
Attack on British Towns Interests
Washington Diplomats and
Naval Experts.
INTENDED TO CAUSE A SCARE
Belief that it win Lure British
WRrshiDs from stations and
Keep British Troops
at Home.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ls.-The German
naval raid on British coast towns ex-
cited widespread attention In naval. mill
tary and diplomatic circles and was the
absorbing topic in official and congress
sional circles. The first feeling was one
of surprise that the Gordon OF British
ships which was said 10 form a ring of
assured defense around the British isles.
had been suddenly penetrated and serious
damage inflicted on the British coast
ports.
II was pointed out that this might put
10 serious test the late Rear Admiral
Mahan's noted theory of sea power, ac-
cording TO which a strong naval force
could hold at bay the attacks OF In
vaders.
IL was recalled also that the northeast
coast OF England. in the immediate vicin-
ity of today's German attack. had been
the historic point of England's invasion
In the past. the Mortimer having en-
tered through the Humber and advanced
toward York, where the famous battle
of Stamford bridge was fought. All his
toric Danish and Teutonic movements
Continued ON Page -Four. Column one)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-17
GERMANS GATHER
WARSAW FORCES
Invaders Concentrating Fighters al
Extreme Left of Their Lowicz-
How Front.
EVERYTHING NORMAL IN CITY
Metropolis of Poland showing PrRc-
ticaIIy No Apprehension and Peo-
pie Not Worried About Bombs,
According to Report.

WARSAW, Dec. 16-(Vla London)--
While the consensus of opinion In War
saw is that the second German attempt
to reach the city has resulted In failure.
It is fact that the Germans have be-
gun a rapid concentration OF their forces
at the extreme left Of their Lowicx-Ilow
front. practically on the banks of the
Vlstula. They are said to have thrown
a bridge across the river TO the southeast
of Plock, and It appears that they are
preparing TO GROSS the vistula to the rear
of the Russian line running between
Plock and point south Of Mlawa, or
move up the left bank between How and
the river
This new German concentration In such
FORCE ~. Iae believed by y@eempetent. Rua-
sian observers here. constitutes an effort
to drive q wedge back to Sochaczew.
thirty miles west of Warsaw. with the
idea OF cutting railroad communication
between Lodz and Warsaw This move
ment has been met by strongly reins
forced Russian column which during the
last several days has been slowly forcing
the Germans hack In the vicinity of
Soohaczew. Here the fighting has been
severe. each side making repeated at
tacks and counter attacks.
Warsaw Life Normal.
Little apprehension OF the outcome OF
the fighting in the immediate vicinity is
evident in Warsaw, where business
houses are open and the streets thronged
as usual. The infrequent flights OF Ger
man aeroplanes on bomb-dropping expe-
ditions continue, but the people of War
saw apparently are becoming accus-
toned to such visitations which, with
one or two exceptions, have resulted in
little damage or loss OF life. A total OF
twenty-six bombs have been dropped on
the city of Warsaw. The most serious
results followed the falling of such a
missile In a crowded tenement district.
where eight people are reported to have
been killed and several wounded.
In the north Of Poland the Germans
appear to have directed their aerial ef-
forts TO the destruction of railroad ter
minals where a number OF their bombs
have fallen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-17
The Days
War NegOs

The long expected German at
tack on England was made today,
and for the first time in the his
tory OF the United Kingdom hos
tile warships bombarded English
towns. Scarborough, Hartlepool,
Redcar and Whitby, on the shore
of the North Sea, we're shelled by
German warships. The extent OF
the damage inflicted was not re-
vealed in the early reports.
Although the raid on England
overshadowed all other develop
ments for the time being, there
are important occurrences In other
quarters. The French official
statement says that some further
progress has been made by the
allies in Belgium, that German
attacks In Alsace and the Wosre
district had been repulsed and
that British warships have again
bombarded German positions on
the coast OF Belgium.
II is reported at Constantinople
that the tribes OF northern AL
4bania have declared war on Seryia.
King Peter of Servia has re-
entered Belgrade In triumph, and
the servian general staff states
that not single Austrian remains
within the borders.
Premier Salandra of Italy again
stated that the rightful position
of the country was one of watch
full neutrality" and the position
of the government was endorsed
by Parliament.
The khedive of Egypt is said
to have gone to Vienna to confer
with Austrian government Off
cials.
The eastern coast OF England
was raided today by German war
ships, which dropped shells In
several towns along a forty-mile
strip of coast. Considerable dam
age was done In Scarborough,
Whitby and Hartlepool. and It is
reported that several persons
were killed or wounded. The
German raid apparently was per-
formed by a few fast cruisers
and SO far as is known the main
British and German fleets were
not engaged. London has a re-
port that two German warships
were sunk.