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Engagement Recalls
Interesting Stories.


Sewbold Noyes is forerunner Of
wedding preparations in one Of the
most interesting houses In Washing
ton - the old Slidell mansion, on II
street. Aside from many other inter
esting occupants. it was once the home
OF Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, when
Mr.. Lamont was here during the Cleve-
land administration
One OF the interesting little stories
recalled is how little Ruth Cleveland. a
youngster OF three years, used to visit
the Lamont homestead with her gov
erness, who permitted Ruth to walk
across Lafayette Park 70 the White
House as Il reward for repeating to
Mrs Lamont some twenty lines or SO
OF German poetry. 1t was a great
treat to little Ruth to be allowed to
walk home through the park, as the
Cleveland children were always so be-
set by curiosity seekers and souvenir
hunters that they were Obliged to ride
IN carriages to protect them from these
seekers and hunters. 1t was while the
Cleveland children were little folk and
White House that the big iron gates
on either side, giving entrance to the
White House grounds, were kept lock
ad and closed to the public Up to that
time Washingtonians and visitors gen
efal1y had been allowed the privilege
OF strolling through the southern
sronds of the White House, as the
public Is allowed to stroll now through
the northern grounds- When the pub
lie aforesaid. however, got In the habit
OF stopping the little Cleveland children
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AHoliday Visitor.

Miss Helen Southworth of Brookline,
Mass, is spending the Easter vacation
with Mrs Roy Svman Neuhauser.
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Mrs. Small Returns
for Easter Visit.

mann Of Washington. spent Christmas
here with her sister. and when the sum
mer comes Mr.. and Mrs Bolt will 70 to
Canada to spend the vacation with Mr.
and Mrs. Small at their country place
instead Of returning to the new house
that they have recently built at Welles-
ley. Mr.. Bolt being one of the eleven
members of the Honeywell family who
form colony in the Wellesley section
just outside of Boston.
Mrs. Marshall Field has been hostess
the past week at dinner party or two
one Of which numbered thirty-six covers
she is thus making use of the large din
ing room which Mrs. Henderson, the
owner of the house in which Mrs Field
lives. had enlarged, so that Mrs. Field
could entertain large dinner compa MES
The house was formerly occupied by Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor and Mrs
oscar Straus. who gave large cabinet
dinners. but did not entertain companies
as large az Mrs. Field likes to gather
about her table
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Parties of Yesterday.

Mrs. Edward Stevens entertained yes
terday at the Cordova.
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Mrs. George Howard's
Costume Of Blue.

and buff chiffon. The blouse is made
over a foundation of white to the bust
and from there down over dark blue
of the same shade. The V opening has
bretelles on either side formed of white
chiffon over wider ones of buff Folds
of white net fill in the V, and there is
a deep square collar in the back OF
white chiffon, with an undercollar of
buff, showing about an inch farther
out than the white. The cuffs are sim
ilarly treated.
Mrs. William F. Dennis, just back
from the San Francisco exposition. is
wearing an attractive suit, which sue
cessfully carries out a preponderance
of knife pleats without adding to the
size of the Wearer. 1t Is of seal brown
cloth, with moderately full skirt, with
panel of kaf-inch pleats down the
front. The coat is plain as to the upper
part, except for the cutaway effect just
above the waist line, where wide bands
of cloth are put on in circular fash
ion following the lines of the cut
away opening. From the waist down
the skirt of the coat falls to the knees
in knife pleats half an inch deep, form
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Miss Glover Wears
Putty Cloth Suit.

snugly about the throat. and smart
little black hat. to give a note Of con-
trast.
Miss Helen Walcott is still finding
comfort in a very attractive moleskin
coat, a cutaway model reaching a little
below the hips. She, too. wears a
white fox collar, and with 1t a white
hat with sailor rim. and about the
crown a band Of white ribbon with the
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The announcement of the engagement
or Miss Alexandra Ewing, daughter OF
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Mrs. John Bolt will have her sister.
Mrs. Small of Toronto, Canada, to spend
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Gossip Of Society.

With the close of the season at the
Florida resorts, many Washingtonians
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Preparations for the dog show are going
On apace. many society women planning
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TRADE PROMOTERS PLAN
LATIN AMERICAN VISIT
Chairmen of Recently Appointed
Group Committees Meet in
New York.

NEW YORK, July 27.-A council OF
chairmen of group committees has been
formed at meeting here of the chair
men of the permanent group of com
mittee formed to promote trade in
tercourse with the Central and South
American republics as result of the
recent pan-American conference at
Washington.
The meeting was arranged by Secre-
tary w. G. McAdoo of the Treasury.
He was unable to be present, but sent a
telegram pledging his cooperation.
Speakers at Conference.
James A. Farrell. president of the
United States Steel Corporation. and
chairman of the National Foreign Trade
Council; John Barrett, director-general
of the Pan-American Union, and A. j.
Peters, assistant secretary of the
Treasury, were among the speakers.
Mr. Farrell emphasized the important
bearing of interchange of visits upon
the rela tions between the United States
and Latin America and the need of q
complete organization of business men
Plan for Return Visit.
He announced that the committee to
arrange a return visit to Latin America
of American business men would meet
August in New York Robert II.
Patchin, secretary of the National For
eien Trade Council, was elected secre-
tary of the council of chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27

German students could find no place
for themselves. Such a thing must
never happen again. the Koelnische de-
clareS in arguing against unrestricted
admission to the German institutions
of learning. 1t also cites the case of
the Russian student at the University
of Berlin, suspected of espionage at the
outbreak of the war. who openly shout
ed words of contempt of all things Ger
man. This should teach lesson for
the future. the paper declares.
Notwithstanding the war, the Uni
versity of Berlin had. during the sem
ester. no less than 1.43s students from
foreign countries. including Austria.
The majority were Swiss, Rumanian.
Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish. Only
few Americans were left, principally.
the Koelnische suggests, because they
believed what the American papers said
about "starved-ou Germany"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
NATIONAL: DEFENSE
FIGHT IS BREWING
Greater Army and Navy Advo-
Gates to Meet Old Oppo-
sition in Congress.
APPROPRIATIONS HARD
OBTAIN IN THE PAST
Bills to Augment Military Resources
introduced at Last Session, But
Were Figeonholed.

it is one thing 10 declare in favor or
a greater army and navy and another
thing to get Congress to appropriate
for them. This is the view that the
old stagers who have watched the rise
and fall of popular Clamor for or
against bigger armies and greater
naves. The fact that White House
statements have announced that the
President is going to consult with Sec
retaries Daniels and Garrison on the
question of preparedness has given
movement to increase the national de-
Tense; but it also is to be remembered
that the state of preparedness is some
thing that army and navy experts have
at their fingers ends all the time. and
the consultation between the heads of
the nations defenders is rot likely to
produce any large amount of new infor-
nation.
However. those in public life who are
in Washington and who have given
thought to the situation believe that
the administration is going to put
little more steel into its backbone on
the navy and army question. and that
many of the petty economies which
have resulted from the attitude of GER
tain members of Congress are going
to be eliminated in the next Congress.
1t is believed that Secretary Garrison's
reserve ,arny and big coast artillery
corps ideas will be laid down in front
of Congress with instructions to be
good and pass the bills which were
treated with rare and painful dlSdaln
at the last Congress.
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IS GREATEST
COAL EXPORTING PORT
Has Become Heart-Source of Energy
to the Entente
Powers.
Welsh City Has Grown From Popu-
lation of 6,187 in 1881 to
10000 at Present Time.

The greatest coal exporting port In
the world. where more business is car
ried on In a quiet way than in hun
dreds of cities better advertised and
far more in the public eye, Cardiff at
tained a sudden blaze OF fame by rea-
son of it's being the center of the strike
declared by British coal miners, an
action which might have had signifi-
cant bearing upon the war. The story
of England's richest coal fields Is told
in a bulletin just issued by the National
Geographic Society. which reads:
For years Il great part of the coal
that has driven the industrial ma
chinery of Germany, Austria, Holland,
France and Russia has been shipped
from the Welsh port of Cardiff. That
for the shipment of coal, and so vast
was the quantity of this export that, in
GLIDING the docks at Barry and Pen
arth as part of the port, it saw the
greatest quantities of foreign shipping
clear from its docks of any port in the
United Kingdom. With the outbreak of
the European war, with the loss of
France, and with growth of need
of coal by Russi;. and by France great
err than ever before for the manufac-
ture of the almost unlimited munitions
that the war is consuming, Cardiff has
become a place Of first strategic I'M
portance, a heart-source of energy to
the entente powers.
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WOULD HAVE u. S. PAY DEBT.
West Virginians Will Ask Govern
ment to Shoulder Big Obligation.

Bills to authorize the United States
to pay to Virginia the $4,000, 900 debt
which the Supreme Court of the United
States has decided is owed by West
Virginia, will be introduced into the
next Congress by Senator Chiffon and
Representative Moss, according to an
announcement by the latter.
THE United States should paw this
debt arising from the separation of the
two states, as the separation was a
war measure" said Mr. Moss in speak
ing of his proposed bill. 1T was
necessary to help preserve the Union
in the civil war. West Virginia. or
the western part of Virginia, control-
ing an east and west railroad, remain
ed loyal to the Union and being
border state was potential factor in
aiding the northern armies. / should
think the federal government should
assume the financial burden for the
sacrifice which West Virginia has been
forced to assume through its act of
breaking away from Virginia and help
ing the Union cause"
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FOR WORLDS BEST NAVY.
Judge Gary Urges Expansion of the
National Defense.

HONOLULU, July 27.-In an address to
members Of the Honolulu Chamber Of
Commerce, Judge Ebert H. Gary. chair
man OF the board of directors of the
United States Steel Corporation. yesterday
declared himself in favor Of a larger army
and navy and of increased fertilization Of
the Hawaiian Islands. He said:
Immediate steps toward military ex-
pansion should be taken by the United
States We should maintain the largest
and best single navy. In the world, and
our army should be many times larger
than 1t is.
Hawaii. as buffer for the western
shores Of our nation, should be made
strong enough to defend itself and the
surrounding seas"
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INSURE AGAINST AERO BOMBS.
German Business Mems Demand
Produces New Policy.

Insurance against damage to prop
erty In Germany by aircraft Is one of
the latest developments of the Euro
pean war. The American consul gen.
eral at Dresden, Saxony, reporting to
the Department of Commerce. said that
a demand for insurance against bombs
had been created by aeroplane attacks
upon German cities near the battle
lines
AS a result. a German insurance COM
pany has established what, the consul
says. may properly be called aerial in
surance, policies being issued covering
by explosives thrown from the aero
planes or the aeroplanes themselves in
landing. No provision is made, how
ever. for injury to or loss Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
GRAND JURY RESUMES ,...
NEUTRALITY INQUIRY
San Francisco Officials Delve Into
Recruiting and Munition
Violation.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-With the
impeachment completed of new fed
eral grand jury, United States District
Attorney John w. Preston announced
today that further investigation of
suspected neutrality violations would
be vigorously pressed
Numerous indictments for alleged
recruiting here for the British army
and the alleged supplying of munitions
TO a German fleet in Chilean waters by
the steamer Sacramento were returned
by the grand jury which completed it's
term July 9.
A damage suit for sl07,350 brought in
the United States district court against
John o. Davis, collector of the port, by
the Golden Gate Transport Company,
charterers of the steamer Olson and
Mahony, because that vessel was re-
fused clearance papers last November
on the ground that her cargo was des-
tined for belligerent vessels at sea
was dismissed upon tn emotion of the
district attorney.
Preston said today his office would
proceed with its investigation of the
Olson and Mahony case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

4 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCKUOLD-
ers of the Anglers Associati ton of Washington.
District of Columbus, will he held on August ,.
1915, at o'clock PM. at go New York
avenue northwest, to vote on the rrorganiZa-
fion and perpetuatior Of the existence Of said
corporation. HENRY q. EERt:I.lNG. !. j.
MCCARTHY. BIZ tE :. RRA\SD\ Directors
ON AND AFTER JULY II. 1919. I WILL Nor
tc responsible Cor any bills contracted in 'he
ba1ne Of The WnShir EtnY Hose and Nr'c ~
Change or Isaac }iaiivn-"G. Proprietor. at 81.
nth st. NV. said ir,u hci;I:. diSs fvr;l after
Hhu,e date.
fSNNc BNIL.E\CFE.
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SAM BELL, LIFE PRISONER,
GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
But Original Punishment May Act
as Bar to More Severe
Penalty.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 27.-Sam
Bell. convicted Of killing four of his
wife's relatives in Conway county. was
sentenced to life Imprisonment in one
case and to the electric chair in a case
tried later. 1t has developed that the
life sentence is a bar to the death SEN
tence unless the governor first pardons
him in the life term.
1t was held by the attorney general
in similar case that ii is optional
with "a p2rtoned prisoner whether he
accepts Il pardon. AS it stands officers
say he cannot be executed under the
death sentence. nor can he be sent to
the state convict farm under the life
sentence, hccau&e he is supposed to oc-
cupy the death colt.
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Fight in Committee Likely.

In. the naval affairs committee Of
the House, where the naval appropria-
tons must start there will be
merry how-de-do if any four battleship
program is launched there. Unless the
personnel of the committee is changed
there will be a tight squeeze for any
larger appropriations than heretofore.
Chairman Padgett is a straight out
and-out administration man, ready and
willing to take hard knocks in support
of any program that the administra-
ton wants but he has had a skittish
team to captain in the last two years.
With Representatives Tribble, Wither
spoon and Hensley pulling for no bat
tleships at all, and nearly all the re-
publicans chipping in for more battle
ships, more men, more guns and more
everything else, the craftsmanship OF
the naval affairs committee of the
House is a troublesome job.
These facts are brought to light
again to remind those interested in
the present agitation that congress
sional action is long way off, and
there probably will be just as much
of fight to get increases as there
ever was, except in the contingency Of
actual trouble The Congress has never
refused to dig down deep for unlimit-
ed funds in case the country was in
trouble. 1t is only when the country
is not in trouble that certain congress-
men refuse to believe it needs a de-
Tense.
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vast deposits have formed an undimin
ishing stream of lifeblood. not only to
British industry, but to the industries
of many other countries. The whole
region surrounding the town is honey
combed with coal and iron mines, prin
cipally coal mines. These minerals have
been mined here for centuries, and
were formerly brought down from the
hills on the backs of mules and in rude
~ constructed wagons. With the rise
of the star of industrialism, the con-
structon Of an up-to-date harbor and
of efficient means for transportation,
Cardiff came into it's own; became big,
prosperous, rich, renowned.
Imports Comparatively Light.
''Whle the export trade Of this port is
enormous, 1t has but an inconsiderable
import. It's docks receive iron ore, pit
wood, grain, flour and cattle. An in
dustrial region of increasing impor-
lance has been growing up around the
city. Tin, copper and iron works are
established here. There also are large
wire factories, general foundries and
engineering works. Many of the city's
general manufactures are sent to Lon
don, which Is 146 miles to the west, by
the Great Western railway.
Cardiff owes much of It's progress to
the second Marques OF Butte, who
TedilZeu tHe Importance oI tHiS pace ds
an outlet for the great stores of min
eral wealth of the surrounding country,
and who opened the first great dock
here in 1899. The present Lord Butte
owns the docks and basins Of the har-
Dor proper, five in number, and cover
Ing 10 acres, while numerous other
docks extend down into the Bristol
channel. Despite the citys great de-
velopnent in all directions. the ex-
haustion or shutting down Of it's coal
mines would rob it of it's Importance.
During the present time the value of its
exports to Russian, French and Italian
factories can hardly be overestimated."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
KEEP SCHOOLS FOR GERMANS.
Press Urges That Restrictions Be
Placed on. Foreign Students.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
COLOGNE, July 16.-With the COM
plete figures of the number of students
from neutral foreign states who visited
German universities during the last
semester, now at hand, the Koelnfsche
Zeitung. foreseeing a tremendous in
fux when peace shall have come, de-
cides that some restriction should be
placed on foreigners in the interests of
German students.
Shortly before the war there was
such a large number of Russians at the
University Of Halle that the Would-be
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Clyde Line Longshoremen End Strike

NEW YORK. july 21-The strike OF
1880 lOngshore,nea employed by the
Clyde Steamship Company and the NAL
Tory Steamship Company, which had
been in progress since last Tuesday and
which threatened to cause great della y
in shipments, was ended yesterday. The
men were allowed concessions in the
matter of working hours and were
granted an increase of cents an hour
for regular work and time and half
for Sundays.
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Has Had Rapid Growth.

THE Welsh port conforms to the best
American tradition, in that it has
grown from an insignificant village to
center Of world importance during
two brief generations In 1881 it had
a population of s,1S7, and its name was
never mentioned outside of Wales. 1t
now has population of more than
1875, 900, tremendous business, high
ly developed harbor equipped with the
most modern machinery and port APP
pliances, and among the finest group
of public buildings in Great Britain.
It's annual shipments Of fuel totaled
before the war about 100000 tons.
THE growth of Cardiff began when
Great Britain started upon. its. career
of being the factory nation of the
world. The port, situated upon the
River Taff mile above its outflow into
the Bristol channel, lies in the midst
of rich coal and iron country, whose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Favors Reserve of Officers.

II found that the army of the United
States is very small for the work that
it is expected to do" he said, and is,
of course, smaller than could possibly
be conceived of as an offensive or de-
fensive force III case of actual hos
tilities.
secretary Garrison believes III Great
ing a reserve of officers. SO that train
ed, responsible and intelligent men al
vavs may be found to take command
ing positions-n any big army that may
suddenly be marshaled He believes IN
having the militia of the country IN
such shape that a reserve army OF hal1
a million men or more may instantly
ri. rlobiIiZed. He believes that trans
portation reserve corps is necessary.
This would be composed of mechanics,
machinists and chauffeurs. and ne be-
lieves in keeping the coast artillery
personnel at 10000 men.
Bills to put these ideas into effect
were introduced into the last Congress,
but nothing ever came of them. 1t is
no secret that there is a lack of CO.
operation between the War Department
and the House committee on military
affairs, and some of the spirit has gone
over to the Senate. One of the first
things to be done in case of a definite
administration policy for d larger army
will be to smooth down some of the
rough spots in the road through the
House, starting at the military affairs
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27

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Political Effect Considered.

Men who have an eye on the political
effect OF such clamorous uprisings as
the present bigger army and navy"
movement, say that the pre.entatives
and senators who are presidential pos
sibilities will all adopt the larger prop
uganda as the popular thing to adhere
to- The few senators who have passed
through the city recently have all re-
iterated their desire to go on record as
friends OF a big army and big navy.
and. il the indications amount to any
thing, there Will be more noise than
ever in the big navy camp.
However, there are several members
of the next Congress who are sworn
to small navy and small army
until the bitter end. it is assumed.
There are middle westerners and south
erners, like Representatives Wither-
spoon of Mississippi. Cox Of Indiana
and Hensley Of Missouri, who will
not take instructions hints, plead
to the big army and navy question.
They do not believe in big or little
armies and want navies OF the very
cheapest and smallest variety, and have
ligion for years. On the other hand.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts and
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia are
ready to make the fights. of their lives
for big armament. Senator Hoke. Smith
recently said he believed the President
should call an extra session for the
army and navy questions alone.
There will have to be considerable
smoothing out done if Secretary Car
rison wants to get through his pet
plans, which are really very conserva-
tive He has said, and it is to be found
in black and white in the military at
fairs committee hearings, on the House
side, that the United States Army is too
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