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Cases of Need Recalled.

Secretary Redfield recalled that in
more than one instance, when light
houses have seen wrecks at sea they
have been unable to communicate
quickly with life-saving stations. He
pointed out, too, the need of quick
and reliable means of communication
for storm warning stations Of the De-
partment of Agriculture
The imagination can run riot as to
means to be adopted toward the end
wireless telephones, radio etc.-but
the members of the committee have
little to say about ways and means as
yet 1t is pointed out that radio plants
are being Installed upon lighthouse ten
ders, and that by it's use the Department
of Commerce is able to communicate ex-
peditiously with it's vessels. Some such
universal system as this, 1t is thought,
may be the solution of a wide-reaching
problem
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Lecture by Capt. Fortescue.

Capt. Granville Fortescue, who has
been serving as war correspondent
in Europe. last night delivered an IL
Illustrated lecture before members of
the Metropolitan Club. His latest ex-
perience has been with the Turkish
army at the Dardanelles, and he dem
onstrated last night the difficulties the
allies are encountering in that cam
paign. Capt. Fortescue is scheduled TO
deliver a lecture along the same lines
before members of the National Geo
graphic Society at the new Masonic
Temple tomorrow afternoon and even
ing.
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Illuminated Signs Urged.

The street railway company will be
asked to provide it's cars with illumi-
mated signs at night, to mark the route
which the cars are to take. At pres
ent a board sign is placed on the front
of the cars indicating its route either
by way OF Center market or by way of
Union station 1t is claimed it is very
difficult to read these designation signs
at night. Complaint also was made
against the running time the cars
make between the suburb and the city,
which now is thirty minutes. 1t is
claimed this run can be made easily
in twenty minutes, and the railway
company will be asked to increase its
speed of cars.
The new scheme of lighting for Mich
OILS avenue calls for the lamps on both
sides of the avenue. Those on the
lighted. request will be made that
the posts be erected on the east side
as soon as possible.
A request will be made of the author
tiles for the grading and improving of
10th street from W to Butler street,
and of Butler street from 18th to 10th
street. This improvement would per-
init fire engine companies to reach
houses which cannot now be reached.
A suggested change in the constitution,
to be acted on at the next meeting,
will provide that before a new member
can be admitted to membership his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09

Senator Underwood of Alabama is to
speak at q dinner OF the Churchman'S
Club of the diocese of Maryland next
Tuesday evening at Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09

A new process. developed in an Eng
lish laboratory, makes sulphur dyes a
! substitute for aniline dyes. The process
is easier and cheaper.
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First Meeting Monday.

The first meeting of the full COM
mittee will be held Monday morning
at 10 o'clock in the Office Of the COM
missioner of lighthouses at the De-
partment of Commerce. What methods
the members of the committee have in
view for attaining the ends of better
intercommunication among the various
stations of the various departments is
not known: the first meeting, it is said,
will be devoted to the work OF getting
full information as to what methods of
communication now exist.
The results of such service of inter
communication, actively established
and in use, would be important in sew
eral ways. Commissioner Putnam has
pointed out. Not only would life
saving along the coasts be en-
ormously facilitated thereby, he de-
clared, but such a thorough system
would be in line with an adequate de-
fensive program in case of war. Mr..
Putnam declared he believed Secre-
tary Redf1eld thus had in mind. when
he originated the idea, and started the
wheels going toward its realization,
some such idea of the use of the sys-
TEN both in times Of peace and war.
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Theodore c. MacAuley an Accuser

Theodore c. MacAuley, at one time
manager at the Curtiss Aviation School
at North Island, San Diego, Cal, has
made such charges. According to Mac
Auley the army is equipped with an
tiquated and unsafe aeroplanes. He
charges that Col. Reber and Capt
Cowan have steadily refused all re-
quests by army officers for changes
in the style of machines.
He also charges that Capt. Cowan
has maintained a large staff of ad-
visers, none Of whom would attempt a
flight in any of the machines. which are
regarded by experienced aviators as
unsafe. and all of whorI are drawing
extra pay while remaining on the
ground.
MacAuley asserts in his letter that
Lieut. Moss Love and Lieut.. Kelley
army fiers, together with AN army avi-
alton instructor, were all killed unnec-
essarily simply by reason of being
forced to- use machines which were
known by aviatoIs to be deathtraps.
Lieut.. Col Goodier is the father of
Lieut. Goodier, who was injured some
months ago while flying one of the al
legged antiquated machines. Col Good
Ter was accused of having written let
ters to other officers in the aviation
service following the accident to his
son, urging them to file charges against
Capt. Cowan.
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On

name must be presented at least a
month prior to the time it is to be
acted upon.
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SEEK NEW SYSTEM
/. OF COMMUNICATION
Representatives of Five Fed
eraI Departments Meet Mon
day to Discuss Problem.
PLAN tt. EQUIP COAST
STATIONS AND VESSELS
Secretary Redfield's Idea Is to As
sure More Efficient Service Both
in Times of Peace and War.

The formation of an interdepartmen-
tai committee to look into the ques-
ton of an all-embracing system of in
accommodation between stations of
various departments of the government
on the coasts has been announced by Sec
rotary Redfield of the Department Of
Commerce.
The object is to so organize the equip
ment of coast guard vessels. light
houses. life saving stations; forts along
the coast, wireless stations, navy yards
and weather bureau storm warning
stations that a system of "interlockfng
Accommodation may exist be-
tween all. to render more efficient serv-
ice both in times of peace or war.
There are no provisions whereby all
coast stations are interlocked into one
intercommunicating system, SAID Sec
rotary Redfield, who rs the author on the
scheme. Insufficient telegraph, telephone
and wireless equipment among the var1-
Gus stations is one of the questions which
will be considered by the committee.
Five Departments Included.
The Department of Commerce, Treasury
Department, Navy Department, War De-
partment and Agriculture Department
will cooperate in the matter and have
named representatives, constituting the
committee, as follows:
George r. Putnam, commissioner or
lighthouses, and Capt. r. l.. Faris, as
sstant superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey, Department OF Com
merce; Capt. w. H. G. Billiard, U. S. N,
superintendent of radio service, and
Lieut. Commander s.. w. Bryant, U. S.
N, Navy Department.; Gen. George P.
S:criven. chief signal officer of the
army, War Department, and Lieut..
r. r. Waesche of the coast guard,
Treasury Department The Department
of Agriculture has not selected it's
member. but it is probable that Prof
Charles F. Marvin, chief of the weather
bureau, will be selected.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09

Between watchin' tn gasoline
quotations an stock an grain
markets tn farmer has little time
fer nickel the-aters an war news
these days.
OF all tn good advice, Stop
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Charges Affecting Capt. Patterson

1t was brought out in the testimony
that Capt. William l.. Patterson, Signal
Corps, had been recommended as a
junior military aviator early in 1914,
and received his appointment soon
afterward. although up to that time he
had never made flight alone.
A letter written last January by Lieut..
Col. Reber to Capt. Cowan stated that
Capt. Pattersons name never appeared
on the weekly flight reports. Il am
afraid" the letter said, some day some
one is going to question us as to why
he qualified as an aviator.
May IA this year in letter to Capt.
Cowan Col Reber wrote, with refer
ence to the charges against Capt.
Cowan, according to the testimony,
that AL you have to do is to keep
quiet think I'll get one or two scalps
before l get through with this Let
me handle this matter alone
In addition to the charges made dur
ing the trial, accusations of incompe-
tency and negligence against Col.
Reber, chief of the aviation section,
and Capt Cowan. commander Of the
school at San Diego. have been made
by persons not connected with the
army,
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PREDICTING PROBE
OF AVIATION CORPS
Military Gossips Discuss De-
veIopments in the Trial of
Lieut.. Col. Goodier.
CHARGES UNDER REVIEW
AT THE WAR Department
Management of School of Instruc-
ton at San Diego Brought to At
tention-Oficers Accused,

Military gossips expect the Secretary
of War to order a sweeping investiga-
ton of the aviation corps of the army
as a result of developments during the
recent trial by court-martial, convened
at San Francisco, of Lieut.. Col. Lewis
F.. Goodier, Judge advocate, who was
charged generally with having at
tempted to interfere with the work of
the aviation school at San Diego, Cal
The record of the proceedings and find
ings of the court-martial has reached
the War Department and is undergoing
review by Gen. Crowder, judge advo-
cate general, preliminary to final &C
ton by the President.
During the trial correspondence was
introduced to show that Capt. Cowan,
commanding the school, drew increased
pay as an aviator when he was not one,
and that he approved such pay in an
other case.
In a letter written July 81, 1914, by
Lieut. Col Samuel Reber, at the War
Department, to Capt. Cowan, the latter
was urged to have certain aviators
qualify to fly as soon as possible SO
that they would be eligible to flying
pay" "All you have to do the letter
read, as introduced, us to sit tight and
draw your pay
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SroCkHO1D-
OF the District Title Insurance Company
MONDAY. ia nuary 10. 1916 at Il O'Clock noon.
Polls. for the election of trustees to serve for
elected. will be opened at l. O'Clock noon and
remain 'pen IdF hGuT %S S serpetaT1
THE ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE SToCKHoLD-
of the Washington Title Insurance Company
viii be held at the Office of said company on
Polls. for the election of trustees to serve for
the ensuing year or until their successors are
remain open for one hour, until l o'clock pm
ALFRED Fl. LAWSON. Secretary.
THE CONNECTICUT CoPrERTHITE PIE Co
The annual meeting of the stockholders for the
an4 . St. NV. on WEDNESDAY. Jan. T. 1e 1s:
transfer Of stock closed from Dec T. 1915, to
r. B. BEHRENp. President
SAM ]. STElNBERGER. Secretary.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE An,
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF Woodward
office of the corporation nth and streets
northwest. in the city of Washington, District
Of Columbia. Tuesday. January A. 1916 at
j. o'clock. for the election Of trustees for the
ensuing year. and such ether business as may
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The Washington times., 1915-12-23
WEEPING SHELLS"
USED BY GERMANS
French Cavalry Regiments
Horses Burst Into Tears
Under the Bombardment.

PARIS. Nov. 20 (by maiD Weeping
ehells used nv the Germans to blind the
enemy with his own tears. Drecipitatod
in AT least one instance what comes near
being the most ludicrous incident Of the,
war.
During the recent weeping shell bonn
bardment nv the Germans. a regiment
of French cavalry dismounted back of
The line of fire. A gust of wind caught
the sorrowful fumes and waited them
gently to where the horses and cavalry
Inen were at their ease.
Suddenly. without apparent reason.
every cavalryman beheld his horse burst
into tears as though the price of oats
had suddenly risen to a figure beyond
euuine financial possibilities.
Then. as II in sudden sympathy, the
,avalrymen also burst into tears. The
situation is declared by the officers to
have been incredibly ludicrous. The
Cavalrymen were impelled to such gales
OF laughter at sight Of the crying horses
that II the Germans had attacked at
that moment the entire regiment would
easily have been wipd out
So far as could he ascertained, horses
and men suffered no serious conse-
uuenee from having awaited themselves
of a woman's privilege. The distance
she fumes had been carried by the wind
reduced their strength.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
.SEAMEES Flaw SAFE,
FRIENDS ASSERT
Humphrey Measure to Amend
La Toilette Statute Likely to
Be SidetraCked.

The La Toilette seamen's law will not
he amended this session, much less re-
pealed, according to friends of the law
in Congress. who have been sounding
sentiment.
Believers in the new law criticise the
Department of Commerce and the De-
partment of Justice for interpreting 1t
in a fashion to curtail its usefulness.
They apprehend that the Department
OF Commerce is not going to enforce it
with ViRor. and that IL may suffer still
more than 1t has suffered by official
Interpretation. But 1t Is their view
that some features of the law cannot
be much impaired without controversy
IN the courts. and that the courts will
uphold the law in impartial fashion.
Congress appears to be in no hurry to
amend the law and make 1t much less
drastic.
Congressman Humphrey of Washing
ten has introduced a bill to repeal sec
Jpn 10, the section relating to able sea-
Fhen and manning of ships. But no sign
has thus far appeared that 1t can be
passed this winter.
The House Committee on Merchant
Marine Is indicating no disposition to
report out the Humphrey bill or any
hill which might weaken or emasculate
the law. In fact, prominent members
on the committee expect it to be side
tracked.
Andrew Furuseth. Of the Seamen's
Union. who fought for years to get
che measure passed for the benefit Of
Eeamen, II on the ground to ask the
House Merchant Marine Committee for
q hearing before any action il taken.
it IL intimated in responsible quarters
that there will be no need of hearings
because there is no intention to report
any bill calculated to cut the vital parts
out of the seameE's law.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23

Il is necessary for both the avcrage clti-
Sen and the policeman t. strife the
proper attitude toward ono another, To
get this proper attitude persons inter-
ested in police work have fonnd that II
IL necessary to begin ut tho beginning
With the child.
"In the talks to school children which
members of the New York police de-
pnrtment have made during the pnst
wear. It Is believed that more VII be
done in developing effective co-oDera-
tion between the coming generation OF
citizens and the police than he's ever
been done before.
"Iere in Washington we hope to give
the children the same kind OF informa-
ton which has been given TO the chill
dren Of Now ork by a member Of our
force who is we!l-htted for tho task.
Short talks by the policemen In the
schools Of other cities have had the
effect of giving children better under
standing Of the policemen's duty townrd
them. and they also tend TO correct
many Of the minor offenses committed
by children"
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Sons Efforts Fail to
Save Mother From Fire

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.--NIrs Mary
Callan. eighty, Was burned to death
and William Conrad. a volunteer fire.
man. was injured seriously by falling
debris when fire DESTROYED the home Of
John S. Callan. at Arlington. ". j.
Cbllan. a son Of the victim and a party
of neighbcrs rTsked their lives in the
burning house searching for the aged
woman until finally driven out 10y the
collapse OF the floors
Jewel cases. badly chsrred, but UNI
locked and empty. were found in the
ruins and the theory was advanced
that burglars started the flames.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Steamship Constitution
Under American Flag

The steamship Constitution. formerly
the Ecuadorean steamer Hatasu. has
been admitted Professionally TO Ameri-
can register through the American con-
sui in Ecuador. rhe Constitution. which
is owned by the Caribbean and South
ern Steamship Company, was bnilt IN
1899, and has gross tonnage OF 1853.
From July l TO December Is, total
of twenty-three foreign built vessels,
having an aggregate tonnage of $685..
were admitted Since the registry act
was passed on August 1S.19l4. a grand
total of III vessels. OF $50, 733 gross
tons have been admitted
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
LOCAL MENTION.

Be Today, Virginia Theater, sc.
Famous Feature Photoplays Daily.
Dancing Every Evening at HarVey's
Famous Restaurant.
]. Jay Gould's Wonder Store, $40 Sth
The Sunday Evening Times Gives
reliable advertisers a last minute talk
with over forty thousand homes.
Rectifier Of Wills.
W. L. Bass, Munsey Bldg
and 60 Wall St.. N. Y. City.
Fountain Pen Shop Open Nights.
Large stock. All makes. 1921 "a. Ave.
Phone Your Want Ad to The TimeA
Main $3.50.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
POLICE TO LECTURE
IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Major Pullman Would Have
Children Feel That Officers
Are Their Friends.

Another buRaboo of childhood Is about
10 receive It's deathblow. II MaiJt Pull
man has mis- way tho parent who dur
ing the next few months tolls baby Tom.
Dick. or Harry that II he doesn't behave
tho policeman will get him" will get
little or no satisfaction. for the head OF
Washington's force plans t. make the
corners and the Riddles good friends
This he hopeS to accomplish through n
series. of police lectures. TIE lectures
Will be inaugurated after Christmas
The nlan, he says. has been tried out
and found successful in New York and
other cities. Major Pullman says.
In getting better observance Of law.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Arrange Christmas
Dinner for Horses
Eonors Determined All Animals
Will Have Plenty to Eat
Saturday.

Faithful Dobbin. whether he be a cab
horse. a rag pickers nag. or a bread
wagon veteran. will receive a Christmas
dinner gratis this wear for the first time
In the history OF the Capital. The ban
quet Of oats and hay. with perhaps a
carrot and apple by wa of dessert. will
be spread at the National Capital Horse
Show grounds. beginning at 10 a. M. and
the rule of first come. first served. will
The Washington times., 1915-12-23

be observed. About 100 animals can be
fed al once.
The horse show organization has do
mated the use OF the grounds. but the
names OF those who are paying for the
spread have not been diVulged. IL is
announced that they are familiar with a
similar custom which originated In Lon
don, and which later spread to Boston
and other American cities. and are de-
slrous of introducing II here.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Maryland Postmaster
Is Acquitted in Court

BALTIMORE, Dec. 23.-oliver H. p.
Clark was acquitted in the United
States court yesterday OF the charge
Of nnisusing $1,O4382 in money order
funds while he was Postmaster at Sill
yer Springs, Montgomery county, Md,
from February ., 1914, to March 81 last.
Clark denied the charge and the al
legged shortage was made good s. 5.
Field was his attorney.
The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Bankruptcy plea Filed.

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed today in the District Supreme
Court by Attorney John Ridout in he
half OF James Nolan and Sons, plumb
ers, at 72l Fourteenth street northwest.
The liabilities of the firm are placed at
323,14l.45, with assets aggTegating R,327
81
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-12-09
ALKALI LAND RECLAIMED.

Much interest in problem which
will mean the reclamation of q great
deal of land in different parts Of this
state, is being taken in Grand Forks,
where experiments are now being
made in the matter of utilizing alkali
lands. As means of using such lands,
the growing of sweet clover is being
tested near Larimore.
Sweet clover has been grown there
as field crop for about three years,
and has proven adaptable to sandy
and alkali soil. In seeding, it is found
that after stock has become accustom-
ed to it, it is we'll relished. On the
Crystal Springs Stock Farm, it has
been pastured, fed as hay, and fed as
silage, and in all forms. There has
been no trouble in getting stock to
consume large quantities.
The production of seed has been
found to be very profitable, as it sells
for about twenty-five cents pound.
The demand comes principally from
the east, where it is grown on lands
that are SO worn out that it is diff
cult to grow anything but sweet clov-
err.
Some of the advantages of sweet
clover are:
Rich in protein like alfalfa.
Furnishes early spring pasture.
/ Great soil enriching crop.
Good green manure crop.
Seeds freely.
Will grow where clover and alfal-
ia fail.
(a) Low, wet, alkali and acid soils.
(b) On poor soil, especially on light,
sandy soil.
|. Some of the disadvantages:
If allowed to grow too large, stems
become hard and bitter and leaves fall
off.
Not relished by stock as a rule until
accustomed to it.