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The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
LICENSE FIGHT
TOUCHES ELITE
Liquor Permits Of Stoneleigh
Court and Commercial
Club Assailed.
40 APPLICANTS HEARD
Saloons on Capitol Hill Opposed by
Head of Civic Asso-
ciation.
40 APPLICANTS HEARD

The liauor license Of the Stoneleigh
Court a fashionable apartment house In
Connecticut avenue. was opposed by At
torney a. +. Shoemaker. for the Anti
Saloon League. at a public hearing be-
fore the excise board yesterday on the
ground that the place is in a residential
section and In a nonbusiness oiocK. III
violation of the law.
d. E. Stephan. manager of the apart
ment house. denied the claim of Mr..
Shoemaker that the place is In a non
business block because II occupies prac-
tically the entire square. Mr.. Shoemaker
replied that the place In which the Ii
cense is granted Is not counted in de-
tcrmining the nature Of the surround
ing property.
The license of the Commercial Club
was contested by Attorney Shoemaker.
who asserted the place is located in a
residential section. He also said the
members of the club are not all on an
equal footing. Chaplin Bauman. for the
club, denied the charges Of the Anti
Saloon League.
Saloons OH Capitol Hill were opposed
by Merrill Blackburn. vice president of
the Washington Civic Association; Rev.
]. Phelps Hand. pastor of Trinity NJ.
+. Church. and a number Of individuals.
terday were opposed by Mr.. Shoemaker
on the ground that they are in resi-
Dental sections.
The cases to be called today are:
Monticello Club. Charles II. Anderson. president
ThoInas J. Fanning. l28 d street northwest
Michael ID. Mccarthy a3l Louisiana avenue: r.
Roddy. lo6l e street northwest: August J. Lohse.
lcl f street northwest: Aaron J. Gsskins. ID
Eighth street northwest: Roger ]. Culinane 73l
Third street s,uthwest Maurice J. Collins. lIs5 II
street northeast; John r. Mesnehan Company. 1870
Fourteenth street northwest: Ralph L. Steinhardt.
il7 Eleventh street northwest: Peter j. Lynagh. SO
Seventh street southwest Powhatan Hotel z. O.
Owen. manager: John W. Ncsline. ll5 Seventh
street northwest: John J. Minahan. Ilo6 Water
street southwest; Timothy L. Costello 65s q street
northeast: John ]. Brosnan. sos -Four and half
street sUuthwes.: Thomas r. MARSHALL 1873 F street
northwest: Charles Dietz. 81, 5ll Seventh street
northwest; Charles Clark, SO Ninth street
northwest: Dennis r. Mccarthy. I2 L street north
west: Mary +. Schulz sT street northwest
Rauscher's. incorporated. lGs Connecticut avenue
northwest: William Neuland. II H street northeast: :
William n. Fosbender. 4os Ninth street northwest: :
Mary z. Holohsn. 500 NJ street northwest: John d.
Kelliher. l25s Water street southwest jeremiah
Costello. 81 Fint street southwest; James Enrrht.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
3 GERMAN DIVISIONS
CRUSHED BY RUSSIANS
Petrograd Believes Success at Strypa
Has Shattered Enemy's
Plans.

Petrosrad. Oct. l3.-In 1tar circles it
is estimated that about three enemy
divisions were shattered by the Russian
success on the Strypa. The Galacian
army which suffered this blow is under
Gen Won Linsingcn and includes Ger
man and Austrian CORDS.
great deal of Importance Is attached
TO this success, as il was won by a
move made to counter the advance OF
the enemy. whose plans, CONSEQUENTLY
have been upset and who. it is assumed
Will be compelled to carry out a far
reaching Encouragement of his force,
before he can hope to recover his lost
ground.
Before Dvinsk the situation has i'm
proved very materially In the past few
days. The enemy had penetrated to
within six or seven miles of the town
but his nearest position now is three
or four miles further back. Telegraphic
and postal service to Dvinsk has been
restored. and the municipal administra-
ton. which had taken refuge. has been
ordered to return
Although the Germans continue their
attacks on the Dvinsk lines the fury
OF their onslaught has perceptibIy weak
ened. and what they gain on one sector
they lose on another. They have made
no progress for some time past.
Failing to make any impression on the
defense by frontal assaults along the
highway from Novo Alexandrovsk, they
shifted the attack to the Illukst zone
northwest of Dvinsk. Here they found
serious obstacles in the dense forests
which cover most of that district.
In the watery district southeast or
Dvinck. the Russians have been push
ing forward steadily and, north of Lake
Drisviati. now have reached point only
two miles from the Warsaw railway.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
GENTLEW0MAN farmer
HERE FOR 1.-THE CAUSE"
Mrs. Cyrus E. Mead Takes Charge of
Publicity Work for Suffrage
Convention.

Mrs Cyrus e. Mead, OF Dayton.
Ohio, ardent suffragist and gentle
woman farmer, arrived in the National
Capital yesterday to assume general
direction of a national campaign of
publicity for the big convention of the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage which will be in session here
December and IL. This announce
ment was made by Miss Doris Stevens.
who recently arrived here from the
Woman Voters Convention In San
Francisco to work with leaders of the
Congressional Union this fall and win
ter.
Mrs. CYRUS E Mead is the widow
of the famous inventor of the Mead
ga soline engine, who was killed in an
accident last year. Mrs. Mead has
been directing a large farm near Day
ton since the death of her husband
and has been so successful that she
had won the sobriquet of gentlewom-
an farmer throughout Ohio. Because
of her genius for organization. Mrs
Mead was asked by Miss Alice Paul.
mead of the Congressional Union to
assume charge of the publicity bureau
Miss Doris Stevens. who is one or
the most active suffrage workers be
tween the coasts. said last night:
Union promises to be about the big
Cest suffrage event in the history OF
the nations capital city. We have
leased the famous old Cameron house
next to the Belasco Theater as con-
vention headquarters.
.'The convention will have a social
opening the evening Of December when
a reception will be given to Sara Bard
Field and Miss Frances Jolliffe, who are
crossing the continent in an auto from
San Francisco as special ENJOYS from
the Woman Voters Convention. bearing
petition for passage of the consttn-
ttonal amendment for woman suffrage
with more than 100000 signatures at
tached.
Mrs. Edward N Breitung, of New
York, will give dinner to the delegates
to the convention on the evening of Sep
tember II. There will be mass meeting
in the Belasco Theater on the afternoon
Of Sunday. December u. when the two
ENJOYS from the Woman Voters Con-
vention will tell Of their transcontinental
trip. This meeting will be addressed by
Mrs o. II. P. Belmont, Of New York,
who will speak in this city for the first
time publicly. On the night of Decem-
ber 10 the executive committee of the
union will give a reception to all the
visiting women.
Monday night. December l3, the beau
tiful Susan B. Anthony pageant will be
staged in Convention Hall. Miss Hazel
Mackaye will be in charge. Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest will be stage manager and
Mrs. George T. Odell property director.
Mrs. w. T. Burch will be in charge OF
the assignment of persons for the various
roles
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
AZTEC CLUB Observes
SIXTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY
Officers Who Fought in Mexico Elect
Col. George A. Porterheld
President.

Gathered about Il banquet table at the
Army and Navy Club. members of the
famous Aztev Club last night celebrated
the sixty-eighth anniversary Of the
founding of tho rganization. Tales OF
the days of the Mexican war we're related
and talks were given by a few mem
bers
At the table sat two Of the seven sur
viving officers who fought in the Mexi-
can war. At the head of the table was
Col. George A. Porterfield, a white
haired veteran of 80 years. who served
during the war as an officer in a regi-
ment of Virginia volunteers The other
survivor was Gen. Horatio G. Gibson,
who served with the artillery during the
war;
Col. Porterfield was elected president
of the club and Gen. Gibson was chosen
vice president. William Stone Albert was
elected secretary. and Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder. rector of the Church of
the incarnation. was chosen treasurer.
Gen. Gibson bears the distinction of be-
ing the oldest living graduate OF West
Point. He was a member Of the class
Of 1S47.
Inc Aztec Club was founded in Mexico
City following the occupation by the
American army. 1t was organized by
young lieutenants to enliven the social
activities of the Mexican capital The
membership is limited to participants in
the war and their nearest relatives At
present there are about 200 members.
Among those present last night were
Admiral Charles J. Badger. U S. N,
retired; Col. Charles l.. McCawley, U. S.
NJ. c.; ]. Kennedy Stout. Edmund H.
Bell. Of Philadelphia: Edward Farra gut
LOCKER. Guy King, of Philadelphia
Frank P. Abercrombie. vice president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad; Col Henry
p. Kingsbury. L. S. A. retired. and
William NJ. Sweeny. former secretary of
the club.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
WOMAN IN JITNEY HURT.

Mrs. Mamie Keller, 81, OF 1858 Monroe
street northwest. a passenger in a Jitney
bus driven by r. NJ. Spiker. 622 / street
southeast. was injured when the vehicle
collided last night with an automobile
operated by Allen Minor. colored, of sol
Florida avenue northwest. at Sixteenth
and r streets northwest. She was taken
to Emergency Hospital. Her injuries are
slight.
Harry Brewer. colored. H. of It's Yer
mont avenue northwest. was run down
a; Tenth and T streets northwest by an
automobile operated by Fred w. kurhn.
Of Spencerville. Md, He was taken to
Freedman's Hospital -
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
DIDN'T MEAN TO COUNTERFEIT.
Austrian Learning Plate Printers
Trade. He Tells Court.

ed Tuesday by Secret Service operatives
on a charge of violating the counter
feitinS laws of this country, yesterday
pleaded guilty to the allegations at
preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner Ansen Taylor He was
held for the grand jury. and in default
of bond of $500, was remanded to the
District Jail
Wallenstein was arrested in his room
at l1a6 Tenth street northwest. Seven
sets of plates for reproducing bogus
gold certificates and national bank notes,
with tools, chemicals and counterfeit
currency paper. were in his room. Wallen-
stein confessed making the plates. at the
hearing, but declared he had done so
TO learn the plate printers business and
that he did not intend to counterfeit
money.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
GEE, WHITAKER" !"

The expressisn "Gee, Whitta-
kerr" has come down to us from
the days of the marriage of Po-
cnhOntas to John Rolf, accord
Ing to the statement q Col Jo-
seph !. Keefer, Of this city, .
descendnnt Of George Washing
ton.
Ii SO happened that Pocahon-
tas' wedding service was per-
formed BY Rev. George Whitta-
ker. she was the first Indian to
accept Christianity. So the white
folk of those days coined the
phrase which has 0utlived the
jamestown settlement, and In
still used by most Americans.
The tribc-nnme OF POcahOntas
was MatOa, which means "royai
lady" she being the daughter of
Chief POcahOntas.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
JOHN BARRY DIES.

John Barry. 81 years old. retired police
sergeant, died at II o'clock last night at
his home, in c street near Sixth street
southwest Sergt. Barry retired from the
police department three years ago. afte.
being in the service for more than forty
years. Senility was the cause Of death
Sergt, Barry is survived by a son, DR..
Barry. former police surgeon. and a
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Cole, wife OF De-
tective Cole. OF the First precinct.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
URGES TAILORING IN SCHOOLS.
Frederick c. CroOnborE Says Many
Are Eaxer to Learn,

That tailoring be taught in the schools
of Washington was the suggestion made
last evening by Frederick c. Croonbors.
of New York and Chicago. who address,
ed the Merchants Tailors' Association. at
14l1 G street northwest.
Mr.. Croonborg said the war In Europe
has caused many young people to come
to this country who are interested In
learning tailoring.
The local branch of the Merchant
Tailors Association Is considering plans
which 1t is hoped will emphasize Wash
ington's position as one Of the style
centers of the country.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14

60 -Four Ind s-hah street southwest: william Edo.
80 G street northwest; John Mccarthy, g Twenty
fourth street northwest: Victor Buffet Company,
Antonio L. Morn. president: Theodore l. Beuehert,
623 fennsykania avenue southeast; Commercial Ho-
TEL John Fitnncrris. president; James d. Keftner.
;ls -Four and-ii street southwest; John O. Roy
nane 5ol strcet northeast; Patrick Mccarthy.
1919 Seventh street northwest: Eugene D.ly. Ms
X street northwest: Robert Allen. 1917 Fourteenth
street northwest; John T. Carroll l72 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest: Florence O'SulIvsn. led street
ns1thwest
The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
Epidemic Closes Schools.

Memphis. Tenn. Oct. 13.-All public
schools in Memphis were closed today
until next Monday on account of an epi-
demic of diphtheria. There are 24,oO0
school children in the city and 125 cases
of the disease have been reported.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
COUNCIL TO HAVE BUSY
SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT
Several Important Proposed Ordi-
Telephone Men to Appear.

The ward boundaries of the city
will be changed if the city council at
it's regular meeting Tuesday night
adopts an ordinance recently placed
before it, and upon which action was
deferred until the pending meeting.
The matter Will be given the attention
of the council Tuesday night, at
which time the discussion will prob
ably result in some definite action.
Further consideration Of the ordin-
ance appropriating $500 for the fin
ishing touches to the building code
being prepared by a committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Keller a year ago,
will also be taken up. This matter
has also been pending for some time,
and action of a definite nature is eX-
pected at the Tuesday meeting
Fourteen of the city's streets are
mentioned in a proposed ordinance
which suggests the changing Of their
names This ordinance will be up
for hearing, also.
At the close of the regular session
Of the council, representatives Of the
Central Union and Home Telephone
companies Will file complaints against
the recent underground wiring ordin-
ance passed by the city fathers. II is
claimed by engineers for the two COM
panies that underground wiring along
Lincoln way J.. and diverging alleys
is well nigh impossible, and they will
ask permission to string their wires
upon poles along this thoroughfare.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
THREE ARE MURDERED
BY SAFE CRACKERS
Restaurant Proprietor and
Two Employees Killed with
Meat CIeaVerS.

NEW YORK, April "a triple
tragedy occurred in the restaurant at
Sc Third av. early today, when safe
crackers murdered the proprietor,
Otto Zinn and two employees The
murders were committed with meat
cleaver welded with almost super
human force.
Zinn was aroused by "A crash in
the basement of his restaurant and
descended from his living quarters to
investigate. After he had been gone
about 3 minutes his wife became
alarmed and made her way down
stairs. In the basement a CHASTITY
sight met her eyes. Three blood spat-
tered corpses with the skull crushed
upon the floor.
Beside the body Of Zinn were the
corpses of stephen Borvisky, a dish
washer, and Roland Held, a porter.
The murderers, for the police be
lieve there were more than one, es-
capped without trying TO secure the
$4,000 in the safe.
At the same time another murder
was attempted by a bandit In Harlem
when Edward J. Wenk. a confectiOner
was shot and seriously wounded by a
robber. The rObber escaped with $40
4 watchman told The police he had
seen two men emerge from an alley
alongside Zinn's restaurant early in
the morning and the descriptions o
these suspects were sent 10 every pO
lice station in the city with instruc
tions for their mediate arrest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
Loss Of LIFE IN
EASTER BLIZZARD
MAY REACH 100
Restoration of Wire Service
Brings News of Various Dis
aSterS Along Atlantic Sea-
bOard-LoSS, ST. 100000.

NEW YORK, April with 90 per-
sons believed lost from the Royal
Dutch West Indies Co. liner Prinz
Mauritz, and 16 known lost from the
tug Edward Lucfenbach, Of the Luck
enbach Steamship Co, fears were ex-
pressed in marine circles today that
the loss of life in Saturdays great
blizzard which swept the Atlantic
coast would be more than 100.
Restoration of wire communication
today brought news of numerous dis
asters at sea. Almost a dozen vessels
of different kinds foundered at sea or
were badly damaged by the 60-mile
wind. To the wireless and the fear
lessness of the life savers, scores of
persons owe their lives.
There were four passengers on the
Prinz MauritZ, which disappeared off
Cape Hatteras. All those lost from
the Luckenbach were seamen.
The property loss along the Atlantic
coast was estimated at more than ST.
SOC, 900.
Despite the warm sunshine, which
aided materially in clearing the streets
of Saturdays 10-inch snowfall and an
army of 10000 shOvellers. it was esti-
Iudl6Q ludI the Easter DlllLtIu NOuAu
cost the city of New York about
$250,000.
Although the heavy snowfall caused
great inconvenience on land, in the
way Of hampering traffic and COM
municatiOn, the greatest damage was
done on the water by the terrific wind.
number &C bargeS were wrecked in
New York a rbOr and along the Long
Island shorsS.
f1rOc noNU cruising off
the Virginia coast for survivors from
the Prinz Mauritz
Among the passengers on that yes
sci were Mrs. Marion w. Wallace, wife
of a Wilmington, Del, banker and
Mrs. c. Mot, wife of the Haytien rep
resentative of the Johns Milling of
New York.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
CALLS DEFENSE Of
TERRE HAUTE MEN
P|T|FUL ATTEMPT
Dist. Atty. DALEY LikenS EIeC-
tion Conspiracy to Famous
Dynamite CaSe-Jury viii
Get Case Tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.-Likening
the Terre Haute conspiracy to the
famous dynamite conspiracy, Dist.
Atty. DALEY today declared to the
jury that every defendant who even
touched the conspiracy became liable
for the acts of others, and all were
in partnership.
He pointed out that the dynamiters
and two counts Of the election con-
spirators were drawn under the same
section Of the statutes.
DALEY accused counsel Stanley of
the defense of making erroneous
statements in his argument, isolating
facts not wrong in themselves but
which. when linked with others show
ed conspiracy.
Attacking Supt Crockett of the
Terre Haute crematOry, DALEY declar-
ed he had denied many things abso-
lutely proved in evidence. including
Roberts, and added:
why, gentlemen, you know
that no employe can hold a job in
Terre Haute who is not an appOintee
of Dom NJ. Roberts"
Ridiculcs Defense.
Daley characterized the defense as
'the poorest pusillanimous. weakest
defense 1 ever heard; actually pitiful" "
Daley took up the evidence against
Maurice Walsh. treasurer of the al
legged "slush" fund, declaring he list
ed a contribution of $475 for &C.
Fairbans" instead of $1,000 from
Crawford banks. For Police Judge
Thomas Smith and Circuit Judge
Redman, Daley said he never would
refer to them as Judge" until they
got their nominations and elections
like a Judge should. He pointed out
that defense counsel Orbison had re-
ferred to Judge Smith as Tommy
Smith.
Daley presented a line of argu-
ment against each of the defendants
contending that the evidence abso-
lutely involved them in the conspiracy
and frequently brought in the name
OF Mayor Roberts as the fountain
head Of the conspiracy.
Daley probably will finish at the
afternoon session and Judge Ander-
son may Immediately thereaft"T in
struct the jury.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
20 KILLED
IN ILLINOIS MINE
Six Bodies Are Recovered Fol-
lowing Explosion at
LitChfieId.

LITCHFIELD. H.. April six
men have been taken out dead and 4
who are missing are believed to have
been killed in a gas explosion in the
Shoal Greek Coal Co. mine at Panama
shortly cfser 7 o'clock this morning.
The dead are:
David Thomas. Henry Barnes, Jo-
seph Renner. Thomas Fritz father of
Thomas Fritz. Joseph Nihahch.
When the explosion occurred there
were 405 men at work in the mine.
The missing men are being sought
in the gas filled entry where the eX-
plOsion took place, but IL is feared
they will be found dead from asphyXi-
alton. The rescuers are hampered in
the search by the deadly after damp.
which has driven them out OF the
entry repeatedly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-05
NE VI QUAKE ROCKS
ROME AND CITIES
Of CENTRAL ITALY
Damage Believed Most Serious
in District Surrounding
AvezzanO, Recently DevaSt-
ed-MeaSureS for Relief.

ROME, April 5.-A severe earth
quake shock was felt here at 7:40
o'clock last night. 1t lasted four sec
onds and was followed by a number OF
lighter shocks that still continued to-
day.
The earthquake seems to have been
most severe in the district ravaged by
the disaster that wrecked AvezZano
and several other towns in central
Italy.
Avezzano seems to have been the
center of the latest seismic disturb
ance. 1t is feared that severe dam
age has been caused in interior towns.
Communication with a number of
places was interrupted.
While no information as to the lows
OF life had been received early today,
Premier Salandra hurriedly summoned
officials of the ministry Of the interior
to make preparations for sending re-
lief to any points where it was needed.
Some damage was caused by last
nights earthquake here. 1t was un-
dulatory in character. The tremor
was severe for two seconds, but for
the rest OF the time was OF slight
strength. The following shocks were
imperceptible except TO the seismo-
graph. which recorded II tremors be-
tween s p. m. and a. IN.
Communication with AveZZano was
restored after several hours work and
the officials there reported the earth
quake shock had been very severe
apparently affecting most seriously
the district about Rieto, northwest OF
LagO Funia and about 10 miles north
east of Rome.
The famous cathedral at Riet Is
reported TO have been badly damaged
An immense rock which Overhangs
the village of Petrellaliri was loosened
and threans to fall and destroy the
hamlet