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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
WILL TRY TO SETTLE STRIKES
Secretary Wilson Appoints Severa
Cancellation Commissioners.

Secretary Wilson Of the Department
Of Labor has appointed several com
missioners of Cancellation who will AT
, tempt to settle several pending strike
in various parts of the country. William
Blackman and James a. Smyth have
been sent to Pittsburgh and Canton.
Ohio. who will attempt to settle tht
pending strikes of steel and iron work
ers in those two cities.
John \. Moffett has been ordered t"
Pittsburgh to attempt to settle the diff
ferences of the employees of the Okla
homa and Texas oil fields.
A. l.. Faulkner has gone TO Chica go
Heights. ILL.,, to settle the strike at the
Central locomotive works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

receipts, which state the shipper can
recover but $50. and other forms adopt
ed by railroads to limit their liability
arising from accidents in traffic.
The bill. II signed. will also interfere
with Supreme Court decisions on the
subject.
Passage Of the bill in tho House was
opposed strongly by Representative
Mann, but nevertheless the bill was
passed by 252 to So.
Representative Frederick c. Stevens
Of Minnesota, who opposed the passage
Of the bill. said that an increase in
freight rates must follow. because the
railroads would not carry any freight
at the present low rates accorded to
shippers by reason Of limited liza
bility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
PROVIDES FOR SETTLEMENT.
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing City
Heads to Act in Watson Case.

At the instance of Senator John Wal
ter Smith of Maryland. the Senate early
this morning passed the House bill au-
thorizing the District Commissioners to
adjust and settle aortages in certain
accounts Of the District arising through
the defalcation of ]. NJ. A. Watson. a
former employee of the District. by pay
ing into the Treasury OF the United
States the sum Of S63,939.96
The entire sum is to be paid from the
revenues of the District The measure
already had passed the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
To Describe McAll Mission Work.

The work Of the McAn bnssA1n Of
France is to be told Of by Mrs. Henry
B. F. Mcfarland, president of the
Washington McAIl Auxiliary, at a meet
ing of the Woman's Interdenomina-
tional Missionary Union In tho Church
of the Epiphany tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Miss Lucie E. Dunn of Jerusalem and
Mrs o. B. Brown Of this city are other
speakers on the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
DR.. Cries Of Cleveland Here.

Rev. DR.. Moses J. Cries of Cleveland,
Ohio, one OF the foremost men in the
Jewish ministry IN the United States
is a guest Of DR.. Abram Simon and will
occupy the pulpit Of the Eighth Street
Temple tomorrow evening.
DR.. Cries is leader Of the institutional
synagogue movement in this country
and president of the Central Confer
ence of American Rabbis. DR.. Simon
announced today that the public is cor
daily invited to hear DR.. Cries preach
tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Motor Company Incorporated.

The FrobeyArrison Motor Company
has been Incorporated by certiticate
filed with the recorder of deeds. Tht
ed into shares of 500 each. The Ia
corporators are George Stuart. William
d Arrison and T oliver PRODIGY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Navy Has Appropriation.

The navy Department las an appro-
priation for sending me fleet to the
canal. and it was said that some AND
Of exercises probably would be held
The canal opening was to have been
held this month. but was postponed un-
til July because Of landslides. Inc
original plan was to have tho Presi-
dent go through the canal on a battle
ship and then proceed to San Francisco
for the Panama PACIFIC exposition
All Of the Presidents plans for the
spring and summer months are depend
ent on the international situation.
While the prospects for him going by
train to San Francisco later this month
are brighter, he will make no final ar
rangements for the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

TENDER. A similar provision was car
ried in the general deficiency appro-
priation bill.
The house passed a bill authorizing
the District Commissioners to settle
shortages in the accounts Of the Dis
Watson. formerly an employe OF the
District, amounting to $63.939.96.
Pending before the Senate District
committee were a number OF Important
bills, which died with the end Of the
session. and which must be reintro-
to be taken up again. Among them
are bills introduced by Senator Works
of California, Senator Sheppard OF
Texas and Senator Thompson of nan
sas providing for prohibition In the
district Another bill still before the
House, was that prohibiting the inter-
marriage OF white and colored persons
in the District.
Work Of Special Accountant.
The work Of Investigating the rela-
lions between the United States and
the District Of Columbia was pursued
by a special accountant employed by
countant presented reports on the
salary of the auditor of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia,
recommending that the compensation
be cut to salary basis instead of a
fee basis, and also presented reports
alleging that the District owes the
United States $461,SOS on the general
account and s4SO.SS5 because of errors
gent patients at the Government Hos
pita1 for the Insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Foremost Enacted by Late
Congress Is for Inquiry
Into Organic Act.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
IS ALLOTTED $50, 900
Prohibition Fails, Though Strong
Sentiment for Law De-
velops in Senate.

Legislation of great Importance to
the District was enacted in the final
session of the Sixty-thrd Congress.
which closed today. Foremost in the
list stands the provision of the District
appropriation bill creating a joint con-
sressional commission to investigate
into the fiscal relations between the
District and the federal government.
This commission, which has been di-
rected TO report to Congress its find
ings and recommendations by January
/, 1916, it is hoped will be able to
bring to an end the controversy which
has existed in Congress for several
Years as 10 the advisa bility of doing
away with or amending the half and
half plan of appropriating for the
District.
Much of the legislation for the Dis
trict was incorporated into the appro-
priation bills. The District appropria-
tion bill as finally enacted into law for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1915
carries Il total of s11,S59,5S4.45. Among
the items in the bill is one of $4,000
for the new Emergency Hospital. Strong
effort was made by the Senate to have
placed in the bill s150.000 for begin
nlng work on the proposed new mu-
nicipal hospital, to be called the CAL
linger Hospital, and ultimately to cost
S1,9O6,00e. This item was killed in the
House, however.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill carried items providing for the
payment of the District to the federal
Treasury OF S5S6.067.23 on account of
interest on bonds and S15S.437.50 on
account OF rental of the Washington
market.
In the sundry civil appropriation bill
was placed provision permitting the
commission charged with making plans
Tor a connecting parkway between
Rock Creek and Potomac parks to
change certain features of the map
adopted for this project. This action
was deemed necessary in order to per-
nit of successfully carrying out the
project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
RISE IN PRICE OF BREAD
IS REPORT FROM GENEVA
Shippers Refuse to Take Risk of
Forwarding Wheat Down
the Rhine.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
GENEVA, February 2o.-The price OF
bread has increased Is to 30 per cen,
in Switzerland in three weeks, while
the size and quality of the loaves have
diminished. Shippers will not take the
risk OF sending wheat down the Rhine
to Basel, as Germany has not giver
out definite statement concerning
the traffic on the Rhine. Southern Rus.
STA supplied most Of the grain to Swift.
zerland, and this country now depends
upon America for grain through
Genoa and Marsaille, but these two
ports are congested with goods an6
the former is temporarily closed. The
Swiss mills cannot fill their orders. and
In Geneva alone fourteen bakers closed
their shops within the last two days.
Supporting Many Aliens.
Switzerland is supporting" a popu'
lation Of foreign nationalities number
ing well over a million. Germany ha:
practically closed her southern frontier
against this country, involving much
hardship on the Inhabitants of botf
countries in the neutral zone. Pass
ports costing marks are now neces-
sary to cross the German frontier fol
workmen. The milkmen at Kreuzlin.
gen, who carry milk. butter and cake:
to the Germans daily, struck and were
supplied with passes.
Navigation on Lake Constance, which
is patrolled by German boats, Is practi'
cally at a standstill, and no boat Is al
owed near the Zeppelin works al
F'riedrichshoffen or off the shore. !
new German order states that an,
boat approaching Friedrichshoffen vii
be fred upon and that all Swiss fisher
men must fly the Swiss flag in future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

for 4 banquet and other entertainments
on the Isthmus. for gold medal souve-
Mrs and for the printing of special in
Vitations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Post Office Appropriation Bill
Is Passed at That Hour.
Indian Bill Fails.
COMMISSION TO EXAMINE
RURAL CREDITS PROJECT
Unanimous Consent Calendar Clean.
ed Up and Many Small Bills
Go Through.

Waiting for the conference reports
on the Indian appropriation bill and
tho Post Office appropriation bill to
arrive in the House from the Senate
the House remained in session until
1853 o'clock this morning, approving
the conference agreement on the latter
measure at that hour. Only a few min
utes before that Representative Under
wood, who had stayed in the chamber
all night, announced that there were
rocks ahead for the two bills. and ask
ed the House to stand ready to pass
resolutions extending the approprfa-
lions for the current year so as to take
care of the activities involved.
The appropriation bills were the sole
reason for the House staying up all
night, but in the interim scores of
other measures were taken up and
passed, the only one of great import
ance being the neutrality resolution,
explained elsewhere in The Star The
unanimous consent calendar was clean
ed up, and many small bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
The rural credits matter in the House
was settled just as the Senate and
House conferees had agreed, namely,
that q commission to examine into
rural credit should be appointed.
Takes Brief Breathing Spell.
At o'clock last night the House took
a breathing spell, and stood in recess until
pm, and then went at it with high
speed thrown in and all hands primed
for hard nights work. Galleries had
filed up in the meantime, and dozens OF
women stood about in the upper Railways
endeavoring to get a seat.
Representative Fitzgerald opened the
night proceedings by offering the confer
ence report on the general deficiency bill,
which was adopted without comment, in
Guiding the legislation ordering the Dis
trict to pay back large sums on account
Of the Washington market rentals and
the alleged shortage in payment of in
terest on the 3.65 bonds.
Members to Get Docked Pay.
Following this, the House also adopted
without the slightest sign of a struggle
the HUMPHREYS resolution authorizing the
sergeant alarms to pay back to the once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Abolishes Limited Liability.

One of the most important bills of
the session was passed by the House
late yesterday. tn measure being that
Of Senator Cummins. which in effect
abolishes the limited liability traffic Of
common carriers and gives shippers the
right to sue for the full .alue OF ship
ments lost or destroyed in transit. It
has passed the Senate. 1t is said by
railroad experts in the House that II
signed by the President 1t will wipe
out freight classications insofar as
the lower rates are concerned. In these
lower rates the shipper valves the
right to recover full damages for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

locked absentee members the money he
had withheld from their salaries under
the Underwood resolution to enforce the
law which says that members shall not
be paid when absent from tho House.
One or two members will get whole
months salary. Thus endeth one Of the
greatest bursts Of self-discipline the House
ever imposed upon itself.
Another resolution agreed to with
great force and vigor and loud ac-
S %sana,s was as that by Representat.ye
Congress of the United States goes on
record as being opposed absolutely to
the Post Office Department proposal to
cut down the number of rural free de-
livery routes. Rural mail carriers are
great force in politics. and the Post
Office Department had thought to do
away with the present system. sub
shutting therefor contract basis.
However, the House has consistently
fought this scheme. and in the Thomas
resolution also goes on record as say
ing the sense of Congress is that the
present system be even more widely
extended than at present.
Conference Report Adopted.
When the House received the much
discussed conference report on tho
agricultural appropriation BILL with
the rural credits legislation left out
and a commission provided for to look
into the rural credits question, Repre-
sentative Thompson of Oklahoma
primed themselves for a last stand in
the trenches. but were routed out
eventually. The Texas member made
a point of order that the conferees on
the bill had exceeded their authority
in bringing in legislation providing for
commission when such legislation
had not been considered in either
House.
Representative Underwood cited the
District appropriation bill and the
committee authorized to look into the
fiscal relations between the United
States and District Of Columbia as a
substitute for the so-called Johnson
backed him up by citing the same
reference produced by him in the dis
cussion on the District bill conference
report-namely, that in 1906 the con-
ferees on the immigration bill had
substituted commission for the liter
acy test. Speaker Clark upheld the
point Of order, and on the roll call
vote. which followed. the first up until
midnight. the conference report on the
agricultural bill was adopted by 219
to 104.
A tremendous number of Senate
amendments to the omnibus claims
bill were treated to the cold shoulder
as soon at that bill came up in the
House. Representative Mann said
could not possibly agree to Senate
amendments 296 to 707, all travel al
lowance claims, on the ground that
they had not been before the House,
and expressed the opinion that they
were not meritorious claims. Rather
than tie the House in a knot on these
amendments the bill went back to the
Senate with disagreements on the
amendments mentioned until later in
the night.
Abolishes Limited Liability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
PERSONALS

Mrs. Guy L. Haskell, Stillwa-
ter, Me, says: Il advise every
mother to give Father Johns
Medicine to her children ii they
have throat or lung trouble. l
give it to my little girls and it is
Father Johns Medicine that
keeps them we'll
Miss Alexina Melanson of 81
Lafayette St, No. Attleboro,
Mass. in a recent letter said:
My little sister is gaining
strength since she has been TAX
ing Father Johns Medicine. She
has gained flesh also"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Takes Brief Breathing Spell.
Members to Get Docked Pay.

Following this, the House also adopted
without the slightest sign Of a struggle
the HUMPHREYS resolution authorizing the
sergeant alarms to pay back to the once
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

also become known that many wood pulp operators have been considering the possibility of obtaining timber from these forests for pulp mills of the east"
 The Railway & Marine News denies that Alaska timber is as valuable as claimed, and says if the whole re- serves were thrown open very few ad- ditional saw mills would operate, for the reason that nearly all Alaskan industries, including railroads, as well as the government railroad, import Puget Sound timber at higher price, because it is more durable. The Sea- tie publication says still more biting things, all of which goes to show that the Alaska question is loaded" and may again serve as a national political and industry bone of contention.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22
FORESTER SUBJECT ID
 CRITICISM

The Alaskan question, like Banquo's ghost, will not down.
 Already are looming large on the horizon shadows of a coming scrap in congress and more friction between departmental chiefs and the ever con stant play of politics over the Alaska question.
 The Railway & Marine News hints more directly at the alleged friction between Secretary Lane and Chief Forester Graves than has been seen in print thus far, although the visit of Forester Graves and person said to be the representative of Secretary Lane to Alaska caused vague rumors of departmental friction.
 The Railway & Marine News charges that the forest service is fol- lowing the footsteps of Pinchot in handing out Special articles" on the great value of Alaskan forests to east
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22
SUPREME COURT JUDGE PASSES
 A W AY
OLYMPIA, Oct. 22-Justice Her man Crow of the State Supreme Court died here last night.
F. M. Fuller has moved his bar

F. NJ. Fuller has moved his bar Der shop from the Windsor hotel to the Alaskan hotel. He has spared no expense in making his new quarters very inviting for his old friends. He may be Fuller-but not full of cus- toners and says that he has new way of removing the alfalfa. Try him.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22
PROMEHEUS |S IN HER WAY ID
 CORDOVA

SEATTLE, Oct. 22-The United States collier Promethels sailed from here yesterday bound for Cordova. The Prometheus carries new &quip- ment for the wireless station at Cape Whitshed, to repair the damage done by the recent alcohol explosion at the plant.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

ern papers with a view of paving the way for a fight in congress this winter against any encroachments on. the forests in Alaska. Referring to an article in the Washington Sunday Star, the Railway & Marine News says:
 "The peddling Of such misleading information Is merely following out the Pinchot tactics. In this instance the Star article was promoted by the for est service, which furnished the infor- nation and pictures to a free lance writer, who successfully unloaded the mess on the unsuspecting Sunday edi- tor of the Star. Possibly he also sue ceeded in putting it over on some other Sunday editors throughout the uniformed east. Pinrhots press bur eau, when operated, was most suc- cessful in handling dope to special writers, which they were able to sell at good prices to various publications. Pinchot was the angel of many wrrt- CTS. and many of the space men will always regard him as their particular friend, and it is possible that this friendship of the space writers is one of the reasons why he can to this day put over false statements.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22
HELP WANTED

Woman, all round laundry worker. Must be good ironer. To begin work about October 12.
 INDEPENDENT STEAM LAUNDRY Valdez, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

WANTED: Position as steno- graher, secretary or general office assistant on newspaper, by American woman of twenty-five. Have had three years experience. References.
 MISS RUTH NJ. HEATH, 3002 4th Ave. West, Seattle, Wash.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

The train arrived this afternoon bringing many passengers from inter for points and a consignment of mail Fairbanks.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

LONDON, Oct 22-The war office has published a sum, mary of the British casualties in all the theatres of since October and the official figures nearly 2300 officers and over fifty thousand This includes killed, wounded and missing The public is impatient of the large casualty lists published by the office and criticism of the management of the rampant due to the apparently insignificant results obtained from such large sacrifices.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22
BRITISH SUBMARINE
 ACTIVE IN BALTIC

LONDON, Oct. 22-The campaign of the British sub marines against German shipping in the Baltic Sea is being continued and the results obtained proving very asac tory the British admraty Four vessels with joint tonnage of eleven thousand have been sunk since Tuesday In all the given time to launch their life boats before the ship is attacked
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

Clark Byers, the chief of the fire department was busy today inspecting chimneys and fues throughout the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

A furnished and an unfurnished cot tage, Observation Knoll. Apply to the Alaska Transfer Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

WANTED-To buy roll top desk, apply at the Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-22

Job printing at the Times office b! skilled printers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-25

and warehouse for the company, and in the interim between now and the time of their readiness for use to put up temporary dock, together with necessary facilities for the handling of all traffic
 WASHINGTON is every in dication that the United States will hold fast to the territory known as Alaska panhandle notwithstanding there has been well defined movement to create sentiment favoring the transfer of it to Canada. Representa- tive Frank O. Smith of Maryland by request introduced in the house a joint resolution providing that Pres- dent Wilson be authorized to take up with Great Brtian and with Canada the question of the transfer of the Alaska panhandle The resolution was referred to the committee of foreign affairs where 1t was promptly put in a pigeon hole and there 1t will likely remain although MT. Smith made speock in favor of it in the last ses- sion of congress.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-25
City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, MAY 25, 1915.

Italy might go To war and Mt. Las sen might blow it's head off yesterday for all we cared What did it matter that some of the most monumental events in the history of the world were transpiring just across the Atlantic. in the face of the fact that the good ship Corwin was galantly fighting her way through the cumbering ice fields to- ward our long desolate shores. loaded with eggs of recent date, oranges of luscious sweetness and a numberless array of other good things from which we had long been separated? Out upon such things as war declarations cabinet changes and volcanic erup- tions in the face of an immediate prospect of fresh goodiesl What cared We that thrones were trembling or any other old thing was happening on the other side of the world, Fresh eggs Oranges Um,
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-25

What effect the entrance of Italy will have on the great European contest time alone can tell, but it is suggestive to note that in spite of the fact that the Austrians are quite busy esewf ere they vet found time to shake the war mad Italians up a bit by bombardin% Ancona and several other coastal towns along the Adratic almost simultan- rously with the Italian declaration If war Italy with all her extensive pre- e i,arations has seemingly been com pelled to suffer the heavier of the initial h,o.Vs exchanged. if We may judge h ?, the reports received, all of which indi- cates that Austria is ready for the emergency and has demonstrated her preparedness in a most effective man ner by coming right back at her antas- onist almosts before they. with all their months of steady preparation, had time to strike a blow.