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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
national PRIMARY
IMPOSSIBLE NOW
Constitutional Amendment Is
Necessary. Pomerene Re-
ports to Wilson.
SIXTEEN STATES, HOWEVER,
BALLOT FOR DELEGATES
Others Will Continue to Choose
Presidential Nominators by Old
Convention Plan.

As chairmau Of subcommittee of
the Senate committee on privileges ana
elections Senator Fomerene OF ONO
last night submitted to President VIII
son q report setting forth his opinion
that no constitutional authority rests
with Congress to pass a law providing
for nation wide presidential primaries:
that the states may act separately and
that general primary Law can only
be framed by Congress under an
amendment to the Constitution.
This report is expected to he accepted
without cavil. with result that no effort
Will be made at the next session of
congress TO pass national primary
law. and the selection of delegates to
the next national conventions will be
made as heretofore, except in those
states which have enacted a statewide
primary law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Artillery Importance.

II think there has been an iuclua-
ton TO exaggerate the importance o.
artillery Sir John answered. NO
doubt. of the three arms, artillery has
Increased in relative Importance. 1t
may take a dozen shells to get one
man, and one bullet will get one man.
The weapons which decide the day are
tho rife and the machine gun. and the
infantry is still the queen of battles"
As soldier speaking of his enemy. Sir
John French was far from deprecating
the fighting qualities of the Germans. To
the troops of Emperor William he paid a
soldiers chivalrous tribute But they
arc no greater than other soldiers, he
said Il attribute their valor aud their
well disciplined cohesion to the fact that
from the cradle they are taught discipline
and to worship their emperor and tn.
fatherland, and that 1t is their duty TO
die for the fatherland when their en-
peror commands.
"As 10 the conduct of the Germans. is
il as bad as represented" was asked OF
Sir John. Have they consistently broken
the rules of civilized warfare
For the first time the British COM
msnder hestated before speaking. EVIL
Gently as :. soldier he wished to be en-
tirely lust TO his enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Likes American Generals.

Few Americans probably are as ia
mliar with the campaigns of our civil
war as is Sir John. He has made a
thorough study of them and from them
he has drawn lessons which he has
found helpful in France. He mentioned
Stonewall Jackson.
ITO me. Gen. jackson was more like
Cromwell than any other leader of his
tory said the British commander. "A
heroic, martial figure whose wonderful
career came to the happy close a sol
der desires in the hour of victory.
laN followed all his marches and bat
ties with unfiagging admiration. He
had the religious exaltaton of Crom-
well, his dash and determination and
his ready strategy and the genius of
inspiring his troops with his own in
domitable spirit of energy.
But of all your commanders Robert
his poise. his soundness of Judgment
and his possession of the qualities of
high command in all emergencies, is
foremost. in my opinion.
"A good deal has been said about
the novel conditions which trench war
fare in this war has developed, was
the next thing said by the correspond
emit: has il changed the qualities re-
quired Of a soldier"
No. he replied. Human nature re-
mains the same. and it is the man who
gives and takes the blows, whatever
the nature of his weapons. Courage.
discipline and tenacity are still the
dominant elements of success
And the guns. it has been repeatedly
stated that this has become d war of
artillery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

Oklahoma. when calling at the White
House today. but whether my view
will be that Of the majority of congress
I am unable to say. There should DE
such a primary. and the ssooner il be-
will feel that they are really having a
part in the government of the country.
Regardless of how the nominations
are made next year. 1t seems to me
that President Wilson will again be
nominated If he wants TO stand for an
other four years IN the " h;tc House.
The accomplishments OF his admins
tration. under great difficulty. are sut'i-
cient to insure his nomination. aud, !
am confident. his election. There is
every Likelihood that business win l..
booming by next year. and the people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Texas Militia Company Disbands.

BROWNSVILLE Tex, March 20
Col. j. T. Stockton of the Texas Ma
tional Guard yesterday mustered out
Company l., Sd Texas Infantry, which
was organized seven years ago by
capt. George Head. who resigned yes
terday. Capt. Heads action followed
the receipt forders from the Cover
nor of Texas not to respond to an or
der issued by the sheriff OF cameron
county calling out the company for
service against Mexican bandits operat-
ing near the border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
No Report Received.

1t was said that 10 report had been
received at the department from the
district attorney for Porto Rico on
the case. except request for a copy
of the recent neutrality resolution of
Congress under which action is to be
taken. The resolution was cabled at
once.
From information obtained here Il was
made clear that there is Il strong belief
in official quarters that the dash of the
Odenwald was made with the purpose Of
carrying supplies to the German con-
verted cruiser kronprinz Wilhelm. 1t was
said d large steamship OF the general
description of the Wilhelm was reported
sighted outside San Juan harbor only a
few hours before the Odenwald made her
attempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Broke Rules of War.

Yes he replied. In many instances
their conduct has been bad. very bad
know that II has been
This declaration was made with firm
conviction But it has varied. II has
seemed to depend upon the commanders.
Ii commander approves OF ou,rages,
they occur Yes. IN the main. German
conduc, depends upon the character OF
the German generals.
And the French army; you have been
lighting as its ally for eight months
how does II compare with the Ger
man" the correspondent asked. This
seemed a happy question. To it Sir
John replied:
The French at the start were labor
ing under the shadow of their disas-
trous defeat in 1870, which might well
have led both the French and the world
IN general to think that the German
military machine was heaven born and
Irresistible. The French already have
learned the contrary and the world
soon must. il il has not. l need not
speak OF their splendid generalship or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Church Janitor Sentenced.

Pleading guilty IN the Police Court
today 10 six charges of petit larceny.
five of which were from the Gunton-
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Richard Hampton. jantor Of the
church, was sentenced to pay $50 fine.
or in default of the fine 20 serve $50
days in Jail.
Hampton, who was arrested by De-
tectives CornWell and Berman, was
charged with taking articles from the
church, and also three plates belonging
to a caterer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Nine. Calve Unable to Appear.

Indisposition resulting from a severe
cold has made it impossible for the
present. at least. for Nine. Emma
Calve to make her scheduled appear
ance at the &. F. Keith Theater. Dur
ing her illness Miss Nora Bayes Will
be presented in a line of new songs
and her characteristic entertainment.
Should Nine. Calve recover In time to
appear this week both she and Miss
Bayes will be represented, according
to the announcement of the manage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

their courage in driving the Germans
back from the Marine
They have the elan of Napoleon's
time. thanks to the spur of renewed
confidence. Man for man. they are
better than the Germans today. and
their army has continually improved
since the war began. while the German
army has deterioratei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

chosen from the state at large il the
law of the state in which the election
occurs so prescrihes: and lin the case
of any state electing all representa-
tives in Congress from the state at
large. such state shall be entitled TO as
many delegates. elected at large.
though the state were divided my
separate congressional districts
For each delegate chosen. an
ternafe. to act in the absence OF tHe
delegate. shall be chosen in the n1au-
ner prescribed in the call for the con
venton: provided. however. that II 'he
law OF any state preScrlhes the my, n.y.
of choosing a1ternates they shatl ne
chosen IN accordance with the pro
visions of the law of the state IN "hith
the election occurs
Alaska and the District of 'olumela
shall each be entitled to two delegates
Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands shall each he entitled TO Two
delegates without the right to vote
and all delegates and aiternates from
the territories and territorial posses
sions shall be chosen in the manner
prescribed in the call for the conven-
ZION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

viii not wish change IN adininlStra
tion. The country is literally oNerrnft
with money. European gold is comtns
here in immense quantities. @nd w"
people VIII begin to put their hoard'"
money into enterprises that promis"
return"
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OWEN FAVORS PRIMARY.
Oklahoma Senator Says the Author.
ity Rests With Congress.

Congress has authority. in my opin-
ion. to pass a presidential preferential
primary law said Senator Owen of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Sixteen States Vote Direct.

Sixteen states. now have upon their
statute books provision for the selec-
tlon of delegates to national conven-
tons by state wide primaries. They
are California. Georsic, Illinois, Mary
land, Massachusetts,. Missouri, Nebras-
IA. New Jersey. New York, North Da
kota. Ohio, Oregon. South Dakota, Wis
consin Montana and Michigan.
The law of the states of North Da
kota. Montana and Greg IN is iron
clad-that is to say, the delegates to
the convention are instructed at the
primaries for whom to vote III the ma
tional convention and are required to
vote accordingly.
II no other state legislatures act upon
the subject between now and the
spring of 1916, the other states of the
Union will choose their delegates by
congressional districts and dele gates
at-larSe by state conventions.
Republican Rules.
The republican national committee
has recently promulgated rules for the
composition of the next republican ma
tional convention and making a
change in the basis of representation.
The notice of the national committee
was as follows:
That this committee shall issue the
tdii ioI ueleSaIeS TO the ma tiOnal con-
vention, to be held in the year 1916, to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President, in accordance with the
following basis of representation:
Each state shall be entitled in such
convention to four delegates at large;
two additional delegates at large for
each representative at large In Con-
Sress elected from any state entitled
to one or more additional representa-
tives in Congress under the apportion-
ment made in .accordanc with the last
census, but in which state no new con
gressional district has been provided
by law.
zone delegate from each congress
Sional district: an additional delegate
for each congressional district in which
the vote for any republican elector in
1908. or for the republican nominee for
Congress in 1914, shall have been not
less than 900.
Number of Delegates.
The total number of delegates TO
which any state is entitled shall be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Must Be Ratified.

The above basis of representation
however. shall not be made the basis
OF the call for the national convention
to be held in the year 1916. unless
prior to January /. 1918. republican
state conventions held under the laws
of the states. or called by the repuh-
lican state committees of the states. in
such number of states as are entltied
to cast ma jority of the votes in the
present electoral college. shall rahfy
the action of this committee III respect
10 determining this basis of repre-
60,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Praises Regulars Tenacity.

THE dogGed tenacity of our little
regular army, which contested every
foot of the ground as we fell back.
was the answer. Not once did our
soldiers lose heart They understood
that we were not defeated. but max
ing a strategic retreat before heavy
odds, and that all the punishment
which they could inflict on the enemy
by cool and stubborn resistance from
point TO point was no less valuable
to the ultimate object than If they
were advancing. Their confidence that
their turn to take the Offensive would
come remained mistaken. Next in i'm
portance was the work of our cavalry
in its aggressiveness and alertness IN
preventing the cavalry of the enemy
from getting around us. Our cavalry
established a decided superiority over
that of the enemy, which was of vital
assistance.
And what to YOU was the most crltl-
cal moment of all your campaign in
France was the next question put to
Sir John French.
one would not have been surprised
if he had said when his reserves were
practically exhausted in the battle of
Yprcs and ArmentiereS to save the
channel ports. His answer had char
promptness and decisiveness.
"On the retreat from Mons at lie
in very dangerous position and the
German ambition for the annihilation
of our little army might have been
realized if our cavalrv had not been
equal TO its task of covering the TANKS
of our steady disciplined regulars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
FRENCH CONFIDENT
/ Of ALLIES VICTORY
General as Sure of Success as
Grant When He Took
Command.
GERMANS DETERIORATING,.
FIELD MARSHAL SAYS
French Have Elan of Napoleon and
British Soldiers Are Fit.
He Declares.
Vy FREDERICK PALMER.
~ the Front In France or the Asso-
ctated Press.

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
p.m-It was in the drawing room of the
house i'll which he makes his office that
Field Marshal Sir John French. com
mander-in-chief of the British expedition
AIRY forces on the continent. received the
correspondents today and discussed the
military situation. Before the converse
ton was over the British commander,
answering = question concerning the re
suit of the war. sald:
Indeed there is no doubt Of the out
come. I was never so confident of VIC
tory az | am today. 7 am as colfdent
as Gen Grant was when he took COM
mand of the Army OF the Potomac. He
kept at it, and SO shall We"
On a long table before the British
commander were a number of maps
aud reports. Otherwise. the man who
directs the operations of the BIRTHS n
army in France appeared completely
ASSOCIATED from the details from the
different armies headquarters situated
in other offices about the town. II was
to be observed. however. that the
heads of these departments report to
Field Marshal French Immediately
upon telephone request. Looking
Younger than his photographs make
him appear. ready and alert. Sir John
showed no signs of the strain OF the
last eight months he stood before
his open CRATE fire and talked of his
campo ign and the war.
What were the most important con-
tributing factors making your retreat
from Mons secure against oNerWhelm-
ing odds" Sir John was asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

1t matters little what il is that you
Nant-whcther situation or a servant
- want ad IN The Star will reach the
psfson who will NIL your need
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sPIRITUALIsM.

PRs. J. z. MALrBY. KENolS BLDG, nth
aud G NV, Room sos Meetings Wed and
Fri, 80 Pm; message 10 each. Daily
rNdlngs. . an 20 3:5o nm Phone n. s6+3.
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Number of Delegates

The total number of delegates I,
which any state is entitled shall b.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05
SLAIN HERMITS HUT
LIKE MENAGERIE

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-The coroner's
jury that passes upon the death OF
Joseph Lanzrath, truck Warmer and
hermit. will be called upon to listen
to a remarkable story, according to
Coroner HOFFMAN. who spent day In
going over the ground In the vicinity
OF the hovel in which the truck farmer
was slain.
'Tf I was a Charles Dickens, an
Alexandra Dumas or a Victor Hugo.
I might tell you OF the conditions !
found at the place this man called
home" said the coroner
I'm the room where the man was
found dead was located his bed. With
scarcely room TO PASS between was
the cookstove. On the floor was a
box with excelsior In It. This furnish
ed the homie for two pigs. which jump
ed upon the feather bed to greet us
as we entered.
Some sheep also made their home
in this combination living, sleeping
and cooking room, as did four cats
which lowered about the featherbed
in which the man slept as II they
were used to making II their resting
place. A bulldog. likewise, was hous-
ed In the kitchen, and the first thing
I did after I arrived there was to
grant the dog it's liberty by cutting
the rope.
In the kitchen I found decayed
cabbage. onions, potatoes. lettuce and
other vegetables. The wife OF this
man lived in room that is built over
chickencoop. The conditions in
this place obviate any possibility of
taking fnger-print impressions or any
thing OF the like"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05
TURN OUT TO PAN
GOLD In STREETS
Great Excitement Until Metal
Proves to Be Iron Pyrites,
or "Foops Gold"

SUMNER, Wash, Feb, 5.-Excite-
ment prevailed In Sumner following
'ehe news OF a gold" strike made
on Main-st. by Frank Kelly, an ex-
Alaskan miner or nine years expert
epce. For several hours 40 men and
bo(s panned the mud In the gutter
and proudly exhibited the dust"
heliy staked out 20-acre mining
si0m. including the heart Of the city.
ana two hours later the claim was
Jumped by Jesse Childs. The local
druggist, "Bill" Nasmyth. who made
hasty nitric acid test of the glitter
Ing metal, pronounced II pure gold.
Kelly was sweeping the sidewalk
!nsfront OF the Kelly q Darr grocery
on Main-st, when he saw bright
specks the size of pinheads in the
uipd In the gutter. He hastily got a
pie tin and PANIED some of the mud,
containing half'a spoonful OF the dust.
Taking II 70 Naysmith, he was assured
after an acid examination. 1t was real
gold.
Kelly then obtained a government
mining claim blank. and filled II out.
The claim was named the d. & X.
cleim. The location was the regular
- acres allowed by the government.
The died claim sheet was nailed to
wofoot board that was placed up
rt1ht between two bricks at the edge
90 the street.
~ this time, however, the report of
IT, strike had gone out and as Kelly
Yntsto mark the four corners or his
c0tm others began TO appear with
Mans OF all descriptions.
Brooms, shovels and all kinds of
imrlements for collecting a pile of
the valuable dirt were pressed into
service. Tom Frye and several
others ran to the FIRE house and
brought out the fre hose. When this
was turned on to sluice the street a
number Of the slower miners got a
bath. Frye obtained bottle full of
the gold" mixed with the black sand,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05

and boasted that It contained at least
$500 worth.
BY o'clock the street had been
swept as clean as a billiard table. the
nrst time II has been washed clean
since Il was laid. II was said.
The metal was pronounced to be
pyrftes Of non, or fools gold" by
Streeter Beall, OF Puyallup. after mi
croscopic and heated nitric acid tests.
IL was admitted by all, however, that
IL looked to be real gold, and being
found In black sand. was an added
indication In It's favor. The sand
that fell on the streets was from
gravel and sand wagons hauling II
from gravel bank near the Stuck
river.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05

Paso. San Antonio, Fort Worth, Gal
weston. Kansas City, Des Moines.
In Seattle. where more than 500
buses are In service. steps are being
taken to organize the bus owners, to
standardize schedules. simplify routes
and arrange for transfers and a six
tickets-for-a-quarter fare. Portland's
System has o business agent. who
oversees the working OF the drivers.
and station starters at various points
to keep the buses going on regular
schedule
San Francisco's enormous jitnsy
bus system has doubled In the last
week, and proprietors say there viii
be 1000 cars In operation In time for
the exposition crowds.
There are about 100 autobuses In
operation In Los Angeles. Any per-
son can enter the business with any
type of car. on payment Of 81 In IL
cense fees.
Houston, Tex, estimates that the
jitney buses there. though less than
two months old, are taking at least
81 ,0eo a day In fares away from the
street car company.
In Dallas. San Antonio and Calves
ton. the cars are just getting head
way. but In Fort Worth there are
moro than lao in operation, the driv-
ers averaging about 81 a day net. and
taking fully $500 daily from the street
railway company.
In Kansas City, Mo-, the jitney
buses are making their most phenom-
email showing, and there. as In all the
other places mentioned. the people
are enthusiastically with them. while
the street railway company IL hostile.
Less than two weeks ago the first
jitney bus appeared In Kansas City
thoroughfare. Today there are ap-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05

For the growth Of the mushroom is
turtle-like compared TO the whirlwind
development of the jitney bus.
In fact the streets of all the biggest
cities of the west are simply swarm
ing with buses and autos OF every de-
scription, carrying passengers any
where they want to go. stopping any
where they wish, for a five-cent fare.
And this, the most significant revo-
luton In urban transportation which
the United States has seen since the
street car was developed, has taken
place with such unprecedented rapid
ity that the nation at large hasn't
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05
MAN DOES BEST WORK
BETWEEN 60 AND a

EUGENE. Ore, Feb. S.-~Invoe11rS
tion by keen men has shows 0
mans best work has been 00oo III
tween the ages Of SO and 70 yonrU =
age" said President b. r. ngyan. q
Colgate university. In m address -.
fore the western division az he Or
dred OF the most important sc1ontl5ta
statesmen and old world famous 30
were selected" he said: land 10 wos
found that only i've per cant % thon.
accomplished their worlds woxk ~
fore the age Of 40. 10 per cent ~
tween 20 and So"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05

Uncle Sam started out on Joy ride
In jitney bus a few weeks ago. And
he's most Unexpectedly ended up by
smashing into the street car business
and starting a regular revolution in
urban transportation.
The five-cent autobus has taken
more than a dozen big American cities
by storm. Fourteen cities were the
figures when the present edition went
to press. There's no telling how many
jitney bus systems have sprung up
between then and the time you read
this.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-05
JITNEY

"Jitney" was originally the side
show barker's slang for . nickel.
In some parts OF the country Il ~
commonly used In that sense to-
day, But out west II II rapidly
taking on new meaning. which
might be defined a. ANY self-pro-
PEELED vehicle which hauis passen-
gers for five-cent fare
The coast cities started by cali
ing their new fve-cent autobuses
"jitney buses" but now they call
them simply -the jitneys."