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Evening star., 1915-12-20
MOTHER AND 5 CHILDREN
RESCUED DURING A FIRE
Firemen Are Assisted by Policeman
Walters and Two
Civilians.

Mrs. Minnie Gordon and her five chill
dren were rescued from their home'
1146 21st street northwest, this morn
ing about 1:45 o'clock, when fire was
damaging the stock of groceries in her
husbands store on the lower floor.
Mitchell S. Gordon, owner of the store,
was not at home when the fire started.
Members of No. truck company, 70
liceman Walters of the third precinct
and two persons who were passing
when the fire was discovered assisted
in the rescue work. The fire was OF
unknown origin, the police reported.
and about s150 damage resulted.
Wall paper iGniting from an over
heated stove yesterday morning started
a fire in the house of Mrs. Florence
Nixon. 80 NJ street southwest. The
fire gained considerable headway be-
fore the arrival of the fire department,
and the damage TO the house and con-
tents aggregated $3.50.
Firemen yesterday eXtinguished fire
in the house of James Allen, 1109 Con-
gress street northeast. The fire was
caused by defective flue, and $15
damage was done.
Evening star., 1915-12-20

employment bureau be established to
make study of the problem of en-
ployment and to submit to the school
officials from time to time just what
facts they find. This committee should
keep in touch with working conditions
and working classes. with a view to
bringing about a closer harmony and.
more Importantly. to see to it that po-
sitions are obtained for graduates
from year to year. This committee
should devise a sort Of follow-up sys-
tenn, wherefrom accurate record could
be obtained of the occupation. salary
advancement and efficiency of grad
yates in the various trades
Recommendations Submitted.
Mr.. Saunders urges a longer day for
the vocational schools, the starting
time being made s am. and the closing
hour 4:3O or 5 pm. He also advocates
provisions whereby the students could
work Saturdays.
During the last year, it is stated in
the report, students at the vocational
Evening star., 1915-12-20
EMPHASIZES THE NEED
OF EMPLOYMENT BOARD
Suggestions Made in. the Annual Re-
port of Vocational School
Principal.

Need for an employment board TO
take up the question of labor condi-
tions and opportunities for employ
ment is urged by ]. Moria Saunders,
principal of the o Street Vocational
School of this city, in his annual re-
port to the superintendent, which has
recently been made public. He suS-
gests that such a board might con-
sist of as many members as would not
make it unwieldy and should be COM
posed of school people and tradesmen
in this community"
Extract From Report.
The average student when he sraeu,,
ates from school seems unable 10 ma
himself, as it were. Among the seN
eral reasons for this is the fact that
during his entire school career ne ha9
been used to depend upon the school
for aid, for advice, for SUGGESTION LOT
real advancement Whatever success
has come to him during his school NE
has been largely due to his utter ue-
pendence upon the school-and riShtl!
so.
"And so, through ten and twelve
years of dependence, the school has PC
come a part of him. When he Sraou-
ates he looks back with meekness ana
longing 1Or the support WHICH iie !. o.
been getting, but which his graduation
cuts off He finds himself in another
atmosphere, amid new surroundings
with a populace pointing to him as a
new entrant into the fields of labor.
He finds. as rule, that the public is
either suspicious of his abilities or anN-
ious to let him shift for himself. in or
der to see just what sort of stuff he
is made of. In either case the student
is face to face with unemployment.
S,fr h iir,1h he
himself in need of funds. Rather than
wait around until some thing turns up
he drifts into work for which he has
not been trained and sooner or later
fails. Or, on the other hand. he ac-
cepts work which is easy to obtain
and which, perhaps in the end, proves
a blind-alley occupation.
Permit me to suggest, then. that an
Evening star., 1915-12-20
More Work, Smaller Force.

1t should be noted here that the bu-
reau's statutory force for the fiscal
year 1916 is but 500, whereas ten
years ago G906) it was G31, or 122
more than the present number.
1t is the fact that the bureau of the
census is doing more work today with
a smaller force than it did ten years
ago: and this force is working under
which do not permit it's
highest efficiency For these condi-
tions neither the bureau of the census
nor the Department of Commerce Is
They are the result of law
That law should be changed. The CEN
sus bureau has been able by improved
rnetbods and mechanism 20 neutra!iZe
in part the above-named disadvan n
tapes. It's difficulties are nevertheless
grave and their seriousness increases
Evening star., 1915-12-20
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Francis A. Reilly Of New York city
and Ada l.. Hinzen of this city.
John L. Marks and Valeir G. Wilson.
Howard A. Treakle and Ida Layton,
both of Baltimore, Md.
Norman Mason and Annie Plumber.
John r. Wright and frankie A. Gray.
both of Upper Zion. Va.
Archibald A. Ragan and Katherine L.
Atz.
Roy B. Johnson and Hester F. Cliff.
James r. Hazlewood and Bessie NJ.
E,nroughty, both of Richmond. Va.
Edward L. Gilmore of Somerset, Va.
and Gertrude Kube of Rhoadesvillc, Va.
Evening star., 1915-12-20
Points to Bad Results.

at is impossible to lay too great
this indefensible state of affairs. On
the one hand, the bureau has lost a
considerable number of its most valua-
BILE and efficient employes-men and
women whose places cannot be ade-
quateiy filled by the simple process of
promotion or appointment-and has
thus become, to that extent. a training
school for other bureaus with more lib
eral salary scales. On the other hand.
the employees who remain are, in many
cases. drawing far less pay than is
given for comparable service in other
bureaus in this and other departments.
From the standpoint of -the employees
this is unjust. and from the standpoint
of the bureau it is disadvantage in
that it naturally tends to engender a
spirit of discomfort and Indifference.
"It cannot be too plainly stated that
the conditions imposed by law upon the
census service are such to prevent
its operating with the effectiveness the
director earnestly desires.
In the hope of remedying this state
OF affairs, it is the intention of the
bureau to present for consideration
by Congress a plan for the readjust-
ment of salaries in the present salary
classes of S1,So0. $1,000. etc, so as to
increase the number of high salaries
and reduce the number in the twelve
hundred dollar class. which is now
proportionally too large. This plan
can be put in force without any in
crease in the appropriation.
Evening star., 1915-12-20
Wants Commission Moved.

Tho crovdlnr OF the federal trade
commission into the quarters of the
Department of Commerce is seriously
hampering the work of the census bu-
reou, according to the Secretary. Ihe
Secretarys report says:
"By squeezing an additional force INTO
A space already restricted it has been
possible to conflne tempo
rariiy the force of the federal trdue
commission within the limits or the
Commerce building. This required
crowding employees in certain rooms,
although an inspector of the pubic
health service had previously reported
on inspection of the building that some
rooms were overcrowded. The result
has been to hamper the work OF the
bureau of the census at time when
the census of manufactures was ac-
lively proceeding, to forbid to several
bureaus the normal expansion of space
their growing work requires, and to
provide the federal trade commission
with quarters insufficient for it's work
and SO scattered as to be Ineffective In
operation.
The director of the census. pointing
| out that the federal trade commission
: occupies an important space in the
! Commerce building. adds that the lack
| of suitable Office accommodations has
| been a serious obstacle to the success
| full conduct of his work. He has been
| obliged to assign employees to rooms
I used for storage purposes, which made
4 1t impracticable to bring them under
| proper administrative control and to
| utilize them to the best advantage
| The present arrangement is unsatis-
factory. forcing three important serv-
| ices to work expensively and without
proper effectiveness April Z. 1915, the
| chief of the bureau of foreign and do
| mestic commerce formally reported
! th.~ the bureau has not sufficient floor
space on which properly to conduct its
| work and that several of the divisions
of that service had to be shifted to re-
lieye congestion.
Evening star., 1915-12-20

school have not only done the regular
work outlined for them in their pro-
gram, but have also done many "tobs
In the school plant, thereby enhancing
Its value.
Evening star., 1915-12-20
CENSUS BUREAU WANTS
MORE PAY FOR CLERKS
Unable to Keep Trained Employees
With Present Scale of Wages,
Secretary Redfield Says.
Will Submit to Congress Proposed
Scale for Readjustment of Salaries
and Urge Its Adoption.

False economy. unhealthy and crowd
ed quarters, poorly paid census office
employees. as well as the workings of
the bureau of standards and the bu-
reau of the census, are discussed in
part of Secretary Redfield's annual
report, made public today. Inability to
keep trained employees in the census
! bureau because of the low scale OF
wages is pointed out by the Secretary,
who said that he is going to submit to
| Congress proposed scale for the read
! iustment of salaries.
The census bureau. says the report, lis
| seriously handicapped in carrying on
| its work not only by reason of the in
adequacy of it's force at times, as dur
ing a quinquennial census of manu-
factures, but also because of it's eN
ceedingly low average salary scale
The percentage of the bureaus force
receiving more than $1,000 per annum
as provided for by the current appro-
centaGe is tritie more than three
fifths as high as for the other bureaus
and offices of the Department Com
merce taken as a group, and Is 1nuch
lower than that for any other indl>
vidual bureau or office of the depart
ment. 1t is also much lower than the
CORES poEding percentage in nearly all
bureaus and offices in the other eXecu-
tive departments. This state OF affairs
results in the loss to the bureau of
many of its most valuable employees,
who are able to obtain higher salaries
elsewhere, both inside and outside the
government service.
Evening star., 1915-12-20

George r. Tudor. cashier Of the Safe
Deposit and Trust Company. Baltimore,
celebrated yesterday his eighty-second
birthday anniversary at his home in
that city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Government Adopts Stern
Measures to Check Terror
of Population.
100000 GERMANS
ON WAY TO POLAND
Kaiser Sends Recnforcements
for New Advance on
Warsaw.
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS.

Great alarm is felt in Budapest, &C
cording to Vienna dispatches received
in Rome. over the sudden invasion of
nt'theast Hungary by eight Russian
army corps which forced the passes VI
the Carpathians on Friday and were
continuing their advance with vigor
yesterday rho clergy and municipal,
officers are fleeing.
The Russian official statement issued
yesterday says that the Germans have
been defeated in attempts to assume a
partial offensive in East Prussia and in
the region Of Mlawa, in Poland. The
statement says that the Germans have
begun a series Of attacks. supported by
heavy artillery. between the Nistula and
the lower Pilitza.
Fighting continues all along the line in
northern France and Flanders, but with
no engagement of importance marking
the past two days. The French reports
say the French have repulsed German
attacks In the wood Of Consenvoye. on
the Mouse, north of Verdun, and on
New Years eve at various points along
the line.
The German official report says that
the allied attacks on the German posi-
lions among the dunes at Nieuport
have been repulsed and that the Ger
mans have made further progress all
along the front in the Argonne. The
Germans also say they have repulscd
fierce French attacks to the north Of
Nerdun and on the line ALLY -Apremont,
north Of Commercy, with heavy losses
to the French.
The British Admiralty announces
that the list Of officers and men of the
Formidable who were saved when the
vessel was destroyed on New Years day
| in the English Channel has been in
creased to 200. The total number Of
mon aboard is believed to have been
$50. Survivors Of the disaster say that
the vessel was sunk by two torpcdoes
| from a submarine.
! The American tank steamer Brindilla
has been intercepted again and has been
taken into Brest, according to re-
port from Washington. The Standard
oil Company says that the capture was
made by warship.
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MauriCe'S $4,000
Legs i'm Auto Crash
One of Them Scraped a Bit
When Another Car Knocked
Off a Front Wheel.

Those $4,000 legs Of Maurice. the
dancer. were in an automobile collision
yesterday afternoon. one OF the talented
and highly insured members was slightly
bruised and skinned, and it may be that
for a short time Florence Walton, up at
the Chez Maurice, may have to get "A
less famous partner to lead her through
the pretty intricacies OF the skating
waltz"
Maurice~-his first name is Mouvet-
and Ernest Simmons, once manager for
Nine. Nordica, were being driven
through West Forty-hfth street by the
dancers chauffeur. George Rothe.m OF IA
Prospect avenue. The Bronx. when a car
operated by Harry Blum of SO West
SiNty-fourth street and owned by +. w.
NJ. Cutchoon. going north in Park avenue
tore off one of the front wheels OF
Matrices machine and twisted a few
other things out OF place Both were
big and heavy cars and the resulting in
juries were slight.
At the Bitmore Hotel Maurice was
treated by DIR. Il. H. Merkley of 80 West
Thlrty-ffth street. who found some pre-
clous skin scraped OFF the right one OF the
$4,000 dancing limbs, which was also
slightly bruised at the knee and ankle.
Maurice said over the telephone last night
that he was pretty badly shaken up and
probably would not be able 10 do his
skating waltz for a few days. He adj
mitted the $4,000 insurance. carried in
Europe.
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THE BRINDILLA SEIZED
AGAIN; TAKEN TO BREST
Captured by British, Washing
ton Hears; by French, Say
Owners.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE State De-
partmant was informed to-day that the
steamer Brindilla, with cargo OF oil for
Copenhagen, has been seized again by the
British and has been taken into Brest.
The United States Government Informed
the British Government that the ship had
acquired American registry before the
war began and unofficial assurance has
been received that she will be released
promptly.
The Standard OIL Company here con-
frmed reports yesterday that the Brin.
dilla had been seized, but announced that
she had been intercepted by a French in
stead OF British warshp. Capt. Peter
son OF tho Brindilla informed his owner 8
by cable of his new predicament
The Brindlla is one of five Standard
OIL tank ships which were recently trans
ferred from the German flag to the
American. She left ST. MichaeIs. Azores.
November II with cargo of I 500. 900
gallons OF petroleum and benzlne trans
ferred from the German ship Excelsior,
also tho property of the Standard OIL
Company. The cargo is valued al SILL
900 and is consigned to the Danish Pc
troleum Company of Copenhagen. which
Is controlled by the Standard oil Com
pany.
This In the second time the Brindilla
has fallen into British hands since Oc-
tober 10, when she left New York for
Egypt. Then she was taken to Halifax
by British warshps and released only
after the American Government had pro.
tastpd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
GERARD IS ASKED TO
SAVE BRITISH SOLDIER
Private Lopsdale. With Wife
and Babies at Home, Con-
demncd by Germans.
Specia, cable Despatch 10 rnn SUI.


LONDON, Jan. Ambassador James
w. Gerard the United States representa-
tive at Berlin, has been asked TO save the
life of British private soldier, Lonsdale
of Leeds. His offence was striking a
German officer at a concentration camp in
Germany. lie was originally sentenced to
imprisonment by a civil tribunal, but the
German military authorities appealed the
case, secured n reversal and trial by
urt-martial and Lonsdale was quickly
sentenced to be shot.
The Mayor OF Leeds, appealing through
Henry van Dyke, the American Minister
TO Holland, explained that Lonsdale was
only a private soldier, but that he had a
wife and I'VE babies, all OF the latter OF
tender age and that taking his life would
probably raise humanity argument
that was unanswerable.
I'VE are trying our best" cabled Van
Dyke tonight.
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KAISER SENDS AID.
Troops Are Rushed 10 Poland From
western Tbcntre.

special tuhie D'hDdtCH 70 lhh 'iNf
LONDON, Jan. 2-The new aim OF the
German armies in central Poland was
shown clearly In the official statement
issued late last night by the Russian
General STAFF a. pctrograd. Marshal
Won IIindenburg, finding that his direct
attacks on the Bzura are failing, has
launched strong force, probably under
command OF Gen. Won Mackenscn, against
Rava and the Russian positions further
south. with the twofold purpose ot con-
tInuing the drive at warsaw and or re-
lieying the severe pressure under Vh.ch
tho Aust TO German forces on the right
wing of the invading masses have been
operat1s.
The destructive nature OF tho tusN"n
attacks on the Austrians ia Galicla ana
i'm the Carpathian passes IL emphasized
in the report which tells Of tho capture
of the village Of Mschanka, win 1000
Austrians and a quantity Of munitions
and cannon Al other points In this re-
gion the Russian advance was Kept up
In the face of severe counter attacks
The general situation in the south appar-
entity has not undergone substantial
change since the Russians again estab-
lished their supremacy and began TO press
the enemy back,
The resumption II q German offensive
IL no,ed at several points In East Prus-
sia and Poland, in addition to the action
by Gen. Won Mackensen's forces In
Fast Prussia and at Mlawa, in northern
Poland. Petrogfad asserts 'nat German
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
WILSON MAY SUPPORT ENGLAND.
Does Not, However, Wish to Take
Initiative In Protest.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tue suN

op''fHf 'upac btNputt" ~ LUZ o''f
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 1.-THE Morning Post
says other questions besides that OF con-
traband of war are occupying the at
tention of the Governments OF the United
STATES and Great Britain.
President Wilson. the paper says, has
declined 10 adopt the suggestion that he
take the initiative in making representa-
lions to Germany in regard TO violations
OF the rules Of the Hague conventions.
He has intimated, however. that II Great
Britain makes formal protest to the
United States against the bombardment
Of English east coast towns no will deal
with the matter in a friendly manner.
Another subject which is being discuss d
by the two Governments is the detention
~ two auxiliary British navy ships for
alleged violation of the neutrality OF the
Panama Canal zone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
TOLD TO BATTLE, BUT NOT DREAM.
Hartman RaiIroaders Urged Also to
ne Artistic and Musical.

OMAHA, Jan. 2,--Three baths every
week, the cultivation and enjoyment OF
music, art and literature and a host Of
other uplifting actions are suggested to
Union Pacific employees by Director OF
Traffic B. l.. Winchell In a New Years
letter received to-day by all employees
OF the passenger department OF the Harri-
man railroad lines, The object Is TO
encourage greater efficiency,
Mr. Winchell suggests that traffic en-
ployees should not dream during their
slumbers. advocates that each drink
three pints of pure water every day and
urges the presence OF little children. His
efficiency test includes thirty questions
each emSloyee il to ask himself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
OPERATION FOR THE KAISER.
Physicians Advise Radical Measures
TO Check Throat Affection.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 1.-The Kaiser has
been advised by his physicians TO un-
dergo an operation at once for catarrh
OF the throat. according to private tele-
gram received here from Berlin.
The Kaiser received the commanding
Generals yesterday and with them at
tended n New Years service. Later he
received the congratulations OF the court
at field headquarters.
In an address to the correspondents
tho Emperor said.
II hope you will be able in the new
year to report many good things. We
shall not lay down our arms until we
have gained complete victory"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
1,17s,sOO ARE WAR PRISONERS.
Allies Have Captured 8OI,cOO, AUS
tro-Germsns 10000.

PARIS, Jan, 2.--The Geneva corespon-
dent Of the Temps says that according
TO the figures OF the International Bureau
the number OF prisoners Of war held by
the various bellgerents now il 1.l79,sOO.
OF this number 6O4,20 men were captvcs
Of the Triple Entente Powers and 1855
OF Germany and Austria
The Temps remsrks that from 30 to 40
per cent. of Germany's prisoners figure
on two or three registers, those at various
hospitals and those at concentration
camps, whittier they are taken after
leaving hospitals. The Germans also
says the Temps, count as prisoners OF
war the large number of civilians whom
they took from the invaded territories
and keep as prisoners in defiance OF all
law"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
TAFT PUTS so
YEAR LIMIT ON
FILIPINO RULE
Fixes That as Maximum
Period to Fit Them for
Self-GOvernment.
BY 1920
MEANS DISASTER

wAsHtNGroN, Jar. 2.--ExPresident
Taft. appearing before the Senate Philip
pines Committee to-day delivered q blow
al the Jones, or Administration bill, which
grants an extension OF power to the Fill
pinos In the rule OF the Islands and prom
ises self government 10 them when they
are able TO establish a stable government
Mr. Taft gave II as his solemn opinion
that this legislation would stir up new
troubles in the Philippines
NO measure he said. could he framed
better calculated TO cause trouble"
The ex-President declared that any at
tempt TO give the Philippines self govern
ment by 800. as an early Jones bill pro-
posed. would result in Generalization and
bloodshed. Either Diaz would arise In
the Philippines, Mr.. Taft said, or. con-
dltions would develop similar TO those now
existing In Mexico
Mr.. Taft also expressed the opinion
tina, the japanese do not want the Philip
pines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
HE WON'T FIT ANY TRENCH.
Canada's TaIIest Soldier, o Feet 8,
HaiIs From New York.

WINNIPEG. Man, Jan. 2.--The tallest
soldier In Canada, l.. NJ. Graham. whose
parents reside in New York, has enlisted
for service with the Canadian contingent
and will be sent to the front next month,
NGraham is with the Seventy-ninth Cam
eron Highlanders of Winnipeg. He IL
6 feet inches In his stocking feet and
looks like a giant in military outfit.
His brother, Lieut., b. Nj. Graham. II
in the trenches in France with the Sec
ond Battalion Of Royal Fusiliers
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NINE, SAYS BERLIN.
Germans DO Not Claim Submarine
sank the Formidable.

BERLIN. Jan. tby wireless to Sayville.
l.. 1.-THE news OF the sinking OF the
British battleship Formidable In the Eng
lish Channel yesterday reached Berlin too
late 10 permit OF comment by the German
newspapers generally.
Only the Td0ebldtt discusses the disas-
ter saying briefly that while German sub
marines already have shown ability to
reach the Channel II also Is possible that
a mine was the cause OF the vessels de-
struction.