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Evening star., 1914-06-05
TO GIVE LAUNCH TO FRANCE.
Resolution Proposes Gift in Recog.
milton of Canal Assistance.

AS a recognition of the assistance of
the French nation in the construction of
the Panama canal, the initial steps were
taken today on the part of the govern
ment to present to the French people the
steam launch Louise, used in construct
ing the canal, and to give the little boat,
bearing the French flag. the place of
honor in the formal opening of the canal
In order to make the gift congress
sional action was necessary. Senator
Root. who has taken a foremost part in
the movement. today introduced a reso-
luton authorizing the presentation.
Ambassador Jusserand has already in
formed this government that the launch
would not only be acceptable, coming so
spontaneously and friendly, but would
be taken as another evidence of the ira
ditional sympathy between the two re-
publics.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Assistance for Refugees.
ENGLAND BUYS AER0PLANEs
Takes Advantage Of German Com
petition, Benefting Manufacturers.

England is taking advantage of the re-
cent German aeroplane competition to
lay in a supply OF military aereplanes
from the winner OF the contest, according
to a statement Of one Of the German
aeronautic papers. and German manu-
facturers are taking advantage Of Eng
lands financial generosity to extend their
aeroplane business abroad. The German
government recently held contest for
military aeroplanes and gasoline motors.
This contest was confined to German
manufacturers. The British war office
had Just placed an order with the winning
firm for eighteen military aeroplanes. all
equipped with German motors. The Brit
ish admiralty has ordered twelve hydro
aeroplanes in the same way and these
are to be equipped with German motors
Of the same make.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
NATIONS ASKED TO JOIN.
Celebration of Star Spangled Banner
Anniversary in September.

The House today adopted a resolution
already agreed to by the Senate to au-
thorize the President to invite foreign
governments to participate through their
accredited diplomatic agents in the ma
tional Star Spangled Banner centennial
celebration at Baltimore September to
Is. 1914.
President Wilson, exPresidents. gov
ernors of the several states and other
high officials and distinguished citizens
have accepted invitations to the celebra-
tion," the foreign affairs committee re-
ported to the House.
THE celebration is of the Tooth ami
versary of the battle of North Point and
Fort McHenry and the writing by Fran
els Scott Key of 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner which by common choice and
executive order has been adopted as our
national anthem
Evening star., 1914-06-05
PUTS WILSON AND TAFT
ON LEVEL AS GOLFERS
Columbia Country Club Announces
Handicaps of Its Statesmen
Members.

President Wilson and former President
Taft are put down as about on the same
footing as golf players by the Columbia
Country Club. which recently arranged
the handicaps of all the members of the
club. They are allowed handicap of
sixteen strokes each over par for the
course, which is seventy-two That
means. so the public can understand it,
that they are only sixteen strokes be-
hind par for the course. and rank among
medium good golfers. Vice President
Marshall and Speaker Clark, also mem
bers of the club, are not rated as they
have never taken to golf. Representa-
tive Oglesby Of New York is put down
as the best golfer in public life, according
to the ratings. His handicap is only
eleven. He has played the course in
eighty-three or less, on one occasion
making eighty
Ratings of Statesmen.
The ratings of other prominent
statesmen belonging to the club are as
follows:
Senator Penrose. 16; Senator sauls-
bury, IA; Senator Walsh. "a; Senator
Bristow. %; Senator cummins, II; sena-
tor Hitchcock. 1s; Senator Hollis. Is;
Senator Townsend, %; Senator OGor-
man. "a; Representative Oglesby. IL
Representative Prouty, 16: Represent
atlve Shreve, 16; Representative Walsh,
"a; Representative Fitzgerald. q; Rep
resentative Whaley, IA: Representative
Gillette, 16; Representative Kent "a;
Representative Tuttle. 24; Representative
Townsend. IS: Representative Tredway,
1S: Representative Woods, 16, and for
mer Senator Bourne. IS.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
COL. FRANK MARKOE DIES
AT HOME IN MARYLAND
Veteran Of Confederate Army Was
Born in Washington Seventy
Four Years Ago.

Col. Frank Markoe. born in this city
in 1910. veteran of the Confederate army,
died last night at his country place. in
Baltimore county. Nd. of pneumonia,
after an illness Of three weeks. Col.
Markoe was taken i'll while visiting his
daughter. Mrs. H. J. Dugan, at Balti-
more. 1t was decided to send him to
his country place SO as to better insure
his recovery, but shortly after being
taken to Baltimore county he began to
get worse and Wednesday lapsed into un-
consciousness. Col Markoe had been i'll
since 1904, when he suffered a stroke of
paralysis.
The body was taken back to Baltimore
today to the home of his daughter. Fu-
neral arrangements have not yet been
made, but it is thought the funeral will
be military one.
Native Of Washington.
Col Markoe. who was seventy-four
D. C. His father. Francis Markoe. was
for many years chief Of the consular
bureau Of the State Department and his
mother was the daughter Of Virgil Maxey.
who was United States minister to The
Hague.
Col. MaSkoe was graduated from the
College of the City of New York with
the class of go. Entering the insurance
business, he soon became general agent
in Baltimore for a large company. and
at the time Of his death was one of its
trustees.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
WYNNE GETS LETTERS.
No Statements From Either Side as
to Future Procedure.

Between 500 and 600 letters. which had
been held by the city post office authori-
ties pending the settlement Of a dispute
as to their possession between Robert j.
Wynne. deposed president Of the First
National Fire Insurance Company, and
the board of trustees of the company,
have been turned over to the former by
order of Assistant Attorney General
Lamar
The majority Of the letters are said to
have contained proxies from stockholders
of the company to be voted at the annual
meeting scheduled to be held next Thurs
day. Just how many shares the proxies
represented has not been stated.
No statements were made today either
by Mr.. Wynne or officers of the insur-
ance company concerning the course
which they now plan to pursue.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT.
William Kinley, Colored, Arrested
for Attack on Joseph Goldstein.

William Kinley. colored. who says his
home is at 2015 Rosedale street north
east, was arrested early today. charged
with assaulting Joseph Goldstein with a
dangerous weapon
Kinley was arrested near Landover.
Md. by Humane Officer Haines. by whom
he was employed. Sergeant Mccormick
of the ninth precinct had received in
formation that Kinley was the man who
assaulted Goldstein in his store at 18th
street and Benning road northeast yester-
day morning, and he was looking for
him today when the humane off1cer look
him to the ninth precinct station.
Kinley viii be arraigned in the Police
Court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
RAPID PROGRESS NOTED,
Final Measure of Administration
Aimed at Trusts Well on Wav.

Work in the House on the railroad Sc
curities bill, final measure on the admin
istration antitrust program. advanced
rapidly today Democratic leaders plan
ned to complete the measure before ad-
journment with the hope of taking the
final vote on the three antitrust meas
ures tomorrow.
Republican opposition to the Rayburn
bill was largely overcome when Chair
man Adamson from the commerce COM
mittee presented a substitute broadening
the power of the interstate commerce
commission and containing a new provi-
sion for prior authorization Of railroad
security issues
Evening star., 1914-06-05
WOMEN THRONG TO HEARING.
Extra Seats Needed at Schumann-
Heink-Rapp Divorce Trial.

CHICAGO, June 5.-Extra seats for the
Schumann- -Heink-Rapp divorce case were
placed In Judge Sullivan's courtroom to-
day. All forenoon the spectators. more
than half Of them women. waited while
the court and counsel were in secret con-
ference in chambers.
Nine. Schumann-Heink is under con-
tract to appear at the Wagnerian festi-
val at Beyreuth, Germany. June 15 and
the conference is said to have concerned
propositions including night sessions to
hasten the court proceedings The sing
er says she must sail not later than next
Tuesday. The trial began yesterday.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
President Hears from Niagara.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. June 5.-President
Wilson received a long wireless dispatch
on board the Mayflower en- route to An
napolis at 2 o'clock this morning from the
American delegates at Niagara Falls.
Members of the presidential party re-
fused to discuss the message except to
say that it did not materially change the
situate
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Escort for Capt. Carpenters Body.

The body of Capt Alvin r. Carpenter.
who died suddenly Wednesday night while
returning from the banquet given by Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson to the class of '6s.
United States Naval Academy. of which
class Capt Carpenter was member.
was taken to Saratoga. y. Y, last night
in charge OF a committee consisting Of
Col Edward W. Creecy and Commodore
William H Beehler. L. S. N. appointed
by the class
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Bench Nomination for Prouty.

Representative Prouty of Iowa, one Of
the most active members of the House
District committee, has received the re-
publican nomination in his state for Judge
Of the Iowa supreme court
Evening star., 1914-06-05

The heart of a standing man beats
sighty-one times a minute. of a sitting
is lying down its beats are reduced to
sixty-six a minute
Evening star., 1914-06-05
S|LL|MAN IS HERE
TO SUBMIT REPORT
His Imprisonment in Mexico
for Weeks Was Cause of
Official Worry.
is TO WRITE HIS STORY
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
Mr.. Bryan Will Decide Which Parts,
if Any, Shall Be Given
to Public.

Cast into Mexican federal prison and
kept there for three weeks, with his life
threatened, while the State Department,
for which he held consular office in Sal
tillo, made daily demands upon Huerta
for his release and safe conduct to Vera
Cruz. Consul John r. Sflliman, whose
predicament threatened to cause armed
invasion of the Mexican interior, came
to Washington today bringing to Secre-
tary Bryan flrst-hand and detailed infor-
nation regarding the indignities he was
forced to endure.
Mr. SiIliman confirmed the report that
he had been forced to open the safe in
the consulate. He said that, while at
times the outlook was very threatening.
he never was taken before a firing squad
as was reported. He will see Mr. Bryan
again tomorrow and later will see Presi-
dent Wilson, with whom he was a class
mate at college.
Consul Silliman reached Washington
from Norfolk about o'clock this morn
ing. After a shopping trip he reported
to Wilbur II. Carr. director of the con-
sular service in the State Department
He was detained from seeing Mr. Bryan
until this afternoon on account Of the
cabinet meeting.
To Write Out Experiences.
Consul Silliman was in conference for
some time this afternoon with Secretary
Bryan. During the interview John Lind,
who was for some time special repre-
sentative of the President in Mexico, was
called into consultation. Consul Silli-
man was Instructed to write out his
experiences as an official report for the
State Department, and as soon as he has
done so the Secretary is to decide just
what part, if any. Of his story will be
made public.
Consul Silliman said that he had left
Saltillo May II. 1t took him more than
a week to reach Mexico City. trip that
ordinarily would require about twelve
hours on account of the railroad being
torn up for a long stretch.
The telegraph lines had also oeen
cut He was detained two days in
Mexico City by illness consequent to
his imprisonment and the tedious
journey from Saltillo.
Assistance for Refugees.
He reached Norfolk yesterday after
q very pleasant trip on the Jason as
guest of Master Meriwethere. On the
Jason were twenty-one other refugees
from Mexico and Consul Silliman was
engaged in Norfolk yesterday arrang-
ing as agent of the Department of
state for the passage of these refugees
to their homes in various parts of the
country.
IJ M Gleason of Mexico City and a.
w Donly. Canadian who Is on his
way home.
Evening star., 1914-06-05

The Yellowstone National Park has an
area Of 3,515 square miles.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Soldiers on Senate Rolls.

Senator Smoot then criticised the demo.
Gratis for the treatment they had accorded
old soldiers employed by the Senate. He
admitted that they had been retained on
the rolls but pointed out that some had
been reduced from $500 to $1,24O; others
from 81 go to S. 200. and still others from
s1.04O to $500.
''If we must have economy let US be-
gin with the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill. but don't let
us begin with the old soldiers" said SEN
ator Smoot. II would rather spend money
to care for these veterans than 1 would
to spend hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to eradicate imaginary bugs" he
concluded.
Senator Jones. author of the resolution
regarding the old soldiers, declared that
he had no intention in Offering it to
bring politics into the discussion.
'.If any politics develop in this discus-
sion,' he said, lit will be from what the
senator from Missouri has said"
He, too, commented upon the high eff
cheney rating Of the old soldiers who
we're forced out or denoted in the Wash
ington city post Office.
Senator Kern's Comment.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
If. L. Feick, Representative of
Western Railroad Employees,
Gives Their View.
DECLARES 500, 900 MEN
ARE NOW OUT OF WORK
Will Urge Interstate Commerce Com
mission to Grant Advance in
Freight Tariffs.

Fred l.. Feick, representative of west
ern railroad employees who number a
million men. is in Washington TO appear
before the interstate commerce commits
sion to advocate. in the interest OF the
railroad employees. an advance in railroad
freight rates The railroad men stand
for no set rate of increase, but are anN-
tous that the railroads shall be enabled
to show a profit and progress.
Five hundred thousand railroad men
in the west are out of work. said Mr.
reick, discussing the situation. Men
who have been engineers and conductor ;
or ten years service today have been
set back to braking." something that has
never happened before"
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Mellen Statement Disputed.

Flat denial Of the statement made re-
Gently on the witness stand in the New
Iaven inquiry by Charles s. Mellen that
as president of the New Haven he had
allowed himself to be indicted in the
Grand Trunk case to shield ]. Pierpont
Morgan was made by Lewis Cass Ledyard
of New York. who was a director of the
New Haven at the time
Il want to say in most unqualified
TERMS" declared Mr.. Ledyard. that Mr..
Mellen did not offer himself as a vicari-
Gus sacrifice for Mr.. Morgan"
Telling Of the letter in regard to the
Grand Trunk investigation to the United
States district attorney at New York,
written by Mr. Mellen in the presence of
e. D. Robbins, counsel for the New Ha-
ven. and himself. Mr.. Ledyard said:
That letter was not the letter of a
man accepting responsibility. 1t was the
letter Of a man claiming innocence"
George F. Baker. director OF the New
Haven. and Laurence Minot former
member of the board. who were present
yesterday, ready to testify. were excused
until next week.
Evening star., 1914-06-05
5000, 600 Persons Interested.

There are at the present time about
3,OOo.OO Of people directly interested in
this rate question, and We feel that we
can truthfully say that 10000 of these
people are out of work Figuring their
average daily pay at the rate OF 81 per
day. will mean $1OO0,0Oo a day. or $50
O0OOO month. which is being taken
away from the employees and their fami-
lies. These employees would receive $3Go.-
OUO000 in one year. Put them to work.
let them earn this money and put 1t into
circulation. and We are sure that 1t will
stimulate business to a great extent.
'At the present time engines are laying
in the shops for repairs thousands OF
cars are stored. rolling stock has been
run down, the laws upon the statute
books Of the federal and state govern
ment are being constantly violated. and
these men who have nothing to do and
cannot secure employment elsewhere are
getting tired OF Investigations: what they
want and desire is results. We feel that
the shippers may have a grievance. We
will not attempt to dispute their claim,
but We do know that the small business
men Of the country, together with the
farmers. would much rather be assessed
little more in the shipment of their
products and the consumer would be
satisfied to pay more for his goods in
order that he might see the thousands
of men now out of employment back
to work, and the country prosperous,
than to see existing conditions
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Senator Kern's Comment.

Senator Kern. the democratic leader
Evening star., 1914-06-05
Thousands of Men Laid OF.

Durlns the past few months thousands
or men in all departments of the great
railroads of this country have been laid
on. and engineers and conductors. who
have been running engines and trains for
nine or ten years regularly have been
set back to firemen and trainmen." said
Mr. Feick.
Many regular schedule trains have
peen discontinued. Telegraph offices have
been closed. men in charge of pumping
stations have been laid off and the work
doubled on men now employed, hours
have been reduced of the men working
at present In the shops and In Offices
MANY employees have been dismissed
from the service and retrenchment is
general tn all departments. and In many
instances wages have been cut anywhere
from 10 to 20 per cent. and the hours of
thousands of employees reduced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
APRIL, o, APRIL. APnIL.

April is tho month Of happy times
TO all OF Natures subjects. rho trees
and all things related to Nature re-
turn to US with renewed life. and all
things arc happy. happy.
Miss Cherry Tree in this month Is
= growing mass Of white blossoms.
Miss Peach is also dressed in flowing
robes Of pink satin, spiashed with
green. Ana she looks SO loving and
gentle to our nature-l loving soul In
fact, everything human or otherwise
looks forward 10 April rs the show off
month.
Even the clouds shed little dimpled
tears. that sparkle III ana out among
The grasses, and early wild flowers
like costly diamonds
Next comes the birds. the crowning
subject Of all Each moruinl. the gay
rodbreaat robin sits IN the old apple
tree beneath yoGr window and whistles
until his little throat nearly pops. It
is always the came welcome, cheerful
song:
Wake up little sleepy head, 'tisI call
ing. ! robin rcdbrcast:
Wake, wake. you've been long at rest !;
Dawn's come, and It's another beau
tful day,
There arc many birds in spring that
sing just rs many pretty songs as
does The happy robin.
Composed by
NELL WALKER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
WILBUR BOWMAN.
Editorial and Literary Department

jccted. she said II was too far from
town; He said as IL was built the year
Napoleon was hanished to Elba Island
we will call this Eliza John Minor
Eotts moved from l1lba III the year s62.
Clha School was built in about 1850.
The grounds were bought by the city.
They were bought from Mr.. Washburn,
and the school and other houses were
built on It.
Next to Elbn lot was Mr.. Mann VAL
ent;nes garden: This garden was the
playground of RichmondS famous
sculptor. Edward Valentine. and his
brothers. Mr.. Valentine raised small
fruits and veEetabl here. and espe-
ciaily asparagus. Mr. Valentine sent
q bunch OF asparagus to Admiral Far
ragut He said they were some o.
the largest he had ever seen.
Noting the changes OF hundred
years, we will rccte with Pippa:
! Gods in His heavens
AIS right with the world"
(Thc end
Written by
FLORENCE RUSSELL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
On TIE ROAD TO ELDA.

no The c Heh% bgs6 T Ran Which i
mond. 1t is around this our history
centres. The turnpiteS were not over
ten miles long, and when il ra!ncd they
We're 80 muddy that people called them
mud turnpiikcs
IS No enter BROAD Street from Rob
inson street we sec the site o. tho
hermitage. II was burned in 1857. end
in its place are stores and offices. Some
Of tho buildings are the Hermitage
shoe Company and the Virginia school
Suppiies Company the latter facing the
Hormirace Road.
The lot now bounded by Lomhardy,
was the site Of three homes Thcy
We're, Columbia. Egypt and Bellvile.
all later occupied by Or John 9. Met
calf! professor in Richmond College.
iic still lives there
site whore Bloomingdalc Farm is now.
], was started with only fourteen pu-
pills. II was a vocational school, now
On the square now bounded by
of trees and bushes: This was
3Uchanau's Spring There was
small trojan running through this
lot Parsou Blair and P;.rson Ruch-
ridges oi this lot We could not pa IS
without saying something aboU, tho
puoils CLUB This club met at Buch-
auai's ~pe:uE Thcv did not have over
thirty members. There were three
hpnorarr members Parson Blair. Par
SON Buchanan and the Governor Of Nir-
rinio These men, who mixed reason
.iet Oh Saturdpys orly. one Of tho hest
blazers was Chief Justice John Mar
shall II amy money was made by bot
/ ting j. "as given TO the treasurer to
iler They had q plain dinner, and ate
q under shed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington was born in
Westnoreland County. Va. February
%. 1886. When small boy he would
not go off with the other boys. but
would stay at home and help his
mother. Whcn->hc was twenty year.
old he was going to the navy, and was
ready to leave. when his mother cried
50 he wouldn't go
When he was twenty ono he carried
message through the Wild Indian
woods TO the French asking them to
leave the land west OF the Appalachian
highland
When he was for,y-three he was
appointed COMMUNICATIVE chief Of all
the American forces during the Amer
lean Revolution All who saw him
admired his manly presence and SOL
dierly looks. lie loved all tho soldiers
and treated them with much respect.
After they spent that awful winter at
valley Forge. the French sent aid 10
the colonies during the spring under
Marquis Lafayette.
Washington then put him head Of
most Of the American forces As sum
iner came on the soldier did not want
To go south because II was so hot. so
Lafayette bought them summer clothc 5
al his own expense
LINWOOD PERKINS.
5o+ Dobson street, city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
HARRY T.. CHADWICK.
MARIE L'ENrANr TERRIBLE.

We took her TO the matinee
on. pleasant afternoon at three,
Sh" sat upon the cha plains knee
TIE band struck up raGtirnc song
And small Marie began TO laugh
And said: Last sunday. all day long,
Ma played That on the photograph"
y maiden lady moved next door
With cats and parrots by the score
y Green one hangs outsid" the door
one evening, from across the lot,
Young Mrs Browne ran In TO chat
Marie said: why, Mrs. Browne. you've
got
Miss Trueman's parrot on your hat"
One summer night came aunties beau
To take her to the picture show.
OF course. Marie was bound 10 go!
rhrY talked Of ages Aunt said: Il
Was twenty-five week ago"
Lcnfant terrible said: why,
You told ma you were th!rty-four."
y silence fell upon the three.
How old YOU thin!: | am Marie"
The curtain tcll, the lights .honc
bright
And small Marie looked up in wonder.
IA never guessed. until last night.
Aunt said YOU looked as old as
thunder"
Composed and illustrated by
HARRY Y. CHADWICK.
care William Chadwick. National
Soldiers Home, Hampton, Va