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Turks Allow Newspaper Men
Perfect Freedom Of Camps

the Ottoman army. He has been an
indefatigible worker in that capacity,
and the splendid conduct of the Sui
tan's troops in this war may be said TO
be largely due to the reforms instituted
on his advice.
In his conversation with The Asso-
ciated Press correspondent, Liman
Pacha outlined briefly the course
which military events on the peninsula
had taken since the landing in the last
week of April.
I'm forty y-nine days (the interview
occurred on June III the allies have
done little beside losing round stead
ily," said the commander
Their offensive collapsed as soon as
we were able to counteract their tac-
tics. It must be borne in mind that
this happened despite superiority in
artillery that left our own arm OF that
character no chance whatever. For
days the allied ships bombarded and
searched every part of the peninsula
with an artillery fire, as severe and in
cessant as, on the whole, 1t was un-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-03

There is not the least doubt but
that the North Dakota Parmaceutical
association. which opened its thirteen
tn annual convention here this morn
ing. will go on record endorsing the
Stevens bill and will also pass resoIu-
tions that in the future 1t will oppose
all legislation regarding drugs or the
drug business which has not been
passed on by the American Pharma-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-03
AMERICAN
CAVALRYMAN
WAS KILLED

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. S-Twelve to
fifteen American bandits are reported
killed in fighting today with United
States cavalrymen and an American
posse of men in the low, thin brush
north of Brownsville. Private. Nc
Guire of the Twelfth cavalry is re-
ported as killed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-03
Citizens of Warsaw Are
Returning Germans Still
Held In Check Before City
ITALIAN and
RUSSIAN VIEWS
OF GREAT WAR

Milan, Aug 3.-Cugliemo Ferrero,
the Italian historian examining in
Secolo the first year of the war, says
that 1t is "the greatest tragedy ever
experienced by one generation" He
attributes it to insensate pride helped
by the weakness Of governments, by
the powerlessness Of parties, by the
lightness of public opinion and by the
faulty Of the intellectual classes.
"On the council of generals, which
was preceded over by Emperor William.
decreed at Potsdam universal war on
tne evening OF July ~ ne says. Will
the centuries and condemnation in
history.
Those who within an hour took
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-03
Secretary Wilson at Fair.

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. S.-wil-
liam B. Wilson. secretary Of labor,
was officially welcomed to San Fran
cisco and the Panama Pacific expoSi-
tion by parade which included cV-
cry available federal lighting man in
the military district of San Francisco.
Troops quartered at the presidio, in
cluding coast artillery and hospital
corps, marched with marines, sailors
and midshipmen from warships in the
bay.
Special addresses were made at the
exposition.
Secretary Wilson with his depart
mental chiefs opened a labor confer
ence here today.
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98l WERE
LOST ON
EASTLAND

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Nine hundred and
eighty one persons lost their lives in
the Eastland disaster according to
final figures announced by the Vest
ern Electric Co., which has completed
the checking of its employees and their
friends who started on the excursion.
There are still 141 bodies missing.
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PROGRAM TOMORROW.

1o:o0 a. m.--Commercial club
rooms.
Report Of COMMITTEES on
adulterations.
Report of committee on un-
official formulas.
Talk and Queries-J. Ley
den White, Washington corr
respondent N. A. r. d.,
Washington, d. G.
200 p. m.--Commercial club
rooms.
The Stevens BILL. Ley
den White.
Election OF officers.
Place of next meeting.
Election OF local secretary.
Unfinished business.
n New business.
Adjournments.
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The Ericsson. which is 800 feet long.
has engines of 1900 horse power and
on her trial trip developed a speed OF
twenty nine knots. After being placed
in commission she will be sent TO the
torpedo boat station at Newport. r. Il.
| for further tests and trials.
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New Ameriean War vesseI,

Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. S.-The new
torpedo boat destroyer Ericsson. built
by the New York shipbuiIding COM
pany was delivered to the government
at the Philadelphia navy yard.
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Train Loads Of Food
on Way to Mexico City

Washington Aug sTegraphic communication between Vera
city, esterday ando
fromV
the streets Pa Del Macho the night
July Cordoba Csrranza losses small
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EVENING.

S:15 p. n.-Knights OF Columbus
hall Complimentary music
program.
800 to 1900 p. manual dance
at Knights Of Columbus hall.
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w EATA 70 a

Partly cloudy tonight and wednes-
day. Somewhat warmer Wednesday.
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Evening star., 1915-11-13
TO SURVEY ST. MARY'S RIVER.
Government Engineers Plan I'm
movements in Potomac Tributary.

With survey party aboard. the United
States engineer service steamer Castle.
Capt. Bell, left here yesterday for the
st. Marys river. Nd. where surveys Of
the waterway will be held to determine
what work is necessary to be done to
make it more available for navigation 1t
is probable that after completing work in
St Marys the Castle will visit other por-
tions of the Washington engineering dis
trict, and may extend her trip to the
York river The st. Marys river is one
of the more important tributaries Of the
Potomac in Maryland, and has a big
trade to this city and Baltimore. The
steamers of the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railroad Company stop at land
ings in st. Marys on every trip between
this city and Baltimore. In addition to
this, many barges load railroad ties and
pulp wood in the stream. The St. Marys
also ships fish and oysters to the Balti-
more market and to this city.
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SAYS COL LOMBIAN TREATY
SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF
Senate Should Pass on Convention
as Act of Courtesy, Senator
Stone Asserts.

Common courtesy among nations de-
mands that the Senate dispose of the
pending treaty with Colombia in the
near future" declared Senator Stone,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, in discussing today the affairs
which will demand the immediate at
tention of his committee when Con-
gress convenes.
Mr. Stone declared the Senate should
either ratify the treaty in its present
form or at least determine that it can
not be ratified in order that further ne
gotiations with the Colombian repub-
lie may be instituted.
The principal provision Of the pend
ing convention which has been a STUN
bling block in the foreign relations
committee for two years is that the
United States shall pay $25,000.000 to
Colombia for the Panama canal strip.
Several democratic members of the
committee have Joined with republicans
in contending that the figure is exor-
bitant.
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Former Senator Butler Asserts
Government Should Con-
tribute Three-Fourths.
SPEAKS TO ASSOCIATION
OF BRIGHTWo0D CITIZENS
Insanitary Condition Of Public
School in That Section Sub
ject of Protest.

That Congress should pay more than
it does toward the upkeep and beauti-
fication of the National Capital, which
should be made the greatest city in the
world, was the opinion of former Sena-
tor Marion Butler of North Carolina
who was a guest and speaker last night
before the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation, at the Brightwood public
favored the abolition of the half-and-
treat the city as a great national city
and not as a country town.
In the course of his remarks the
former senator said that the residents
of the District had all of the penalties
of a free government. but none of the
advantages, just because the national
government was located here.
He urged the citizens not to be dis
couraged if they didn't get what the,
wanted at first from Congress.
BE persistent. go after Congress to
pay more than half of the expenses OF
the National Capital" he said. Let
Congress make this a great national
city. Washington cannot be run as a
small country town. SO let them abol-
ish the half-and-half plan. and as soon
as tney OeclQe TO 90 this then let them
pay three-fourths of the expenses and
then the government can do what il
wants to. I have contended all along
that the government never has paid
enough toward the upkeep of the Capt.
tai city. 1t has just been taking care
of the District. 1t has acted as its
agent.
Congress has been carrying out ma
tional policies and making the District
pay for them. If we could only make
Congress do its duty and see the situa-
tion as it should. 1t would pay more to-
ward the District. The National Capi-
tai has great future and ought to be
twice its present size. If the water
power at Great Falls was being util-
lied today you would have one hun
dred factories in operation around the
city. When Congress lays out a new
park the District is not considered, but
Is expected to pay half. the residents
being told that it is a part of the ma
tional plan to beautify the National
Capital My advice is not to attack
Congress or criticise it, but put all mat
ters in clear and concise manner and
then you have done your duty"
The meeting. which was presided over
by Louis P. Shoemaker, was one of the
first to be held in a public school since
the passage of the act by Congress la st
year permitting the use of schoolhouses
for civic purposes
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School Building Insanitary.

While number of resolutions were
adopted during the evening, one of the
matters which received the closest at
tention of the meeting was the existing
conditions at the Brightwood School
The complaints of insanitary condition
of the building, the lack of sufficient
teachers and the need of improvements
to the grounds and fences, were brought
to the attention of the association. 1t
was charged that the school was being
Disseminated against. The necessity
of sidewalks in the vicinity of the
school was also commented upon, it
being stated that hardly a day passes
that the children going to and from
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At Mercy of Congress.

Because in the states you have suf-
frage and you can protect yourselves
at the ballot box when things are done
of which you do not approve. Here we
have no voice in matters, and We are
at the mercy of Congress. without re-
dress. I do not mean that in any crti-
cal or offensive sense"
Col. Parker told of number of
houses, specifying them in detail, which
now rent for much less than they rent
ed before the attack on the haIf-and-
half system was begun.
Col. Parker discussed condemnatio
proceedings in the District, particu-
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Ich a government of the District
Agent of Congress Only.

| Agent of Congress Only.
what benefits do the people of the
District derive from the present form
of government, which has nd real au-
thority?" asked Senator Works.
"The present form of government can
only act as the agent of Congress-" said
| Mr.. Edison.
, ANY bureau of the federal govern
ment could do the same" said Senator
Works
| Mr.. Edison said that he did not wish,
| in asking for some permanent form OF
| government in the District, to convey
| the idea that he believed Congress
should not have full authority over the
| District.
Congress shouldasympathize with the
people of the District he said. whose
| rights of suffrage have been taken
away. The people here ought to have
| the right to vote for President and Vice
| President of the United States. They
| should have the right to elect senators
and representatives to represent them
in Congress. The population here is
larger than in six of the states; the
character of the population compares
favorably with that of the population
in the states.
Seventy Years Without Vote.
Il am seventy years old" said Mr..
Edison, 'and I have never voted" He
explained later that he had lived in
years old. He said that the population
was growing and soon would reach
the 5oo.ooo-mark in the District.
Some day said Mr.. Edison. lit will
reach a million. It won't do to have
this situation continue. Nothing is so
plain to me as that. And I hope that
Congress will give the matter some
consideration"
Suppose your plan We're adopted"
said Senator Works, ''how much farther
would you go in the matter of self
government"
Il would have the commission form
of government retained here, with the
Commissioners appointed by the Presi-
dent replied Mr.. Edison. He explained
that there were some things in the
District. such as the schools. which
the people could well handle for them
selves.
Representative Gard asked if Mr.. Ed
son would have senators and repre-
sentatives elected in the District just
as in the states, with full voice in
Congress and vote.
Yes" said Mr.. Edison. I'VE have
no one to speak for US now in Con-
gress." He explained that it was much
the same as if strangers went to an
American city and acted as a board
of aldermen, though entirely uncon-
versant with the needs of the city. He
told how in the days of Speaker Reed
he and others had gone to the Speaker
and protested because no District legis-
lation was enacted, though the District
calendar was piled high.
Senator Works said that it hardly
ever happened that District commit
tees of the Senate and House did not
know good deal about conditions in
the District. Mr.. Edison said that he
had reference more particularly to COM
mittees of the House, especially after
a change of party in power.
Population of the' Future.
Senator Works asked Mr.. Edison when
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In County Donegal, Ireland. the mar
ket price for knitting pair of socks
used to be a penny.
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Mr.. George Misled.

"Mr. George is an upright man and
anxious to be just. But he was mis-
! led and misinformed. The George report
created a terrible impression, too, on
business in the District"
What is the feeling of the people in
the District in regard to the half-and-
half plan." Mr.. Edison was asked.
There are not 5 per cent of the peo-
Pile here who want a change he re-
piled. He added that he supported the
half-and half plan because he thought
it was fair, and that he always tried
to be fair in everything.
He said that he thought that real es-
tate in Washington is overassessed,
and gave as his reason the agitation
against the half-and-half plan, which
has reduced the values of real estate.
"You can't sell property here now."
he said. Then, too, there are SO many
houses being erected on the outskirts of
the city, reached by car lines now.
with all modern improvements, that the
older houses in the city are not in de-
mand. There are more vacant houses
here than ever before. Property that
was valued at $1,000 two or three
years ago you could buy now for
50n
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Responsible for Progress Here.

Assessor Richards was given an oppor-
tunity to go on the stand and defend GER
tain assessments made in Chevy Chase
which Mr.. Colladay had criticised and
after he had finished, at the request of
Mr.. Worthington, for the citizens COM
Col. Parker declared himself to be very
much in favor OF the continuance of the
haIf-and-half plan. and called the COM
listed in Washington prior to the enact
said, pigs and goats ran loose through the
District streets and roads.
"All the progress that has been made
in the upbuilding of Washington" Col
Parker said. has been made since the
haif-and-half law has been in effect. l
would be in favor of the proposition sub
mitted by Senator Works were it not for
fear that the same element that is trying
to do away with the haff -and-half sys-
TEN would in the end try to lower the ap-
preparations Congress might make under
Senator Works plan. Ninety-eight per
cent of the substantial people of Wash
ington are in favor of the retention of
the half-and-half plan. Before the George
report was presented there was no ques-
ton of the value to the city and nation
of the half-and-half plan"
Senator Chiffon asked Col Parker why
it is that people of Washington are al
ways SO nervous on the subject of the
taxation system here and their local gov
ernment, when such nervousness does not
exist in other communities.
Col. Parker replied:
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he expected the population of the Dis
trict to reach million or q million
and a half. Mr.. Edison said he thought
his grandchildren would see such a
population here.
| IF you abolish the half and hall"
said Mr.. Edison, turning to that ques-
tion, you will have to find some equiv
alent for it. It Is fixed and definite, and
do not believe that you can find any
thing better"
But the half-and-half plan can be
changed by Congress at any time now,'
said Senator Works.
Mr.. Edison said that he thought the
half-and- plan had more perma-
nency than Senator Works gave it
credit for. He said that as president
| of the board of charities Of the Dis
trict ne had gone many times before
committees of Congress. MY experiences
with committees of Congress-" he said,
leads me to believe that if you make
indefinite the share to be paid by the
federal government political situations
| of appropriations. and that our appro-
priations would vanish sometimes
How do the people throughout the
country feel toward the National Capt.
tall asked Senator Works.
Mr.. Edison said that he thought they
believed in generous treatment of the
capital.
People Proud of Capital.
But I recall that a member of Con-
gress told me he would vote against
a bill approprfating s10.o00.Oo0 to
build the Congressional Library; that
he did not believe the farmers of the
country would approve of spending
any such amount of money for a Ii
brary building here. The bill was cut
to $S,000,000 and finally passed. Since
then l have had occasion to take many
farmers through the library, and l
never heard any of them protest
against the expenditure of money for
the building. Every one of them
seemed proud that the capital should
have such a building"
Mr.. Edison said that he had never in
his experience before congressional
committees, heard any one oppose an
appropriation for the District on the
ground that half of the money was to
come from the federal treasury.
Senator Works pointed out, however,
that in debates in Congress in recent
years there had been considerable
such opposition to appropriations for
the District. He said that he thought
that was the cause of the controversy
and the appointment of the present
committee of investigation.
You gentlemen are here" said Mr..
Edison, because of the George report
on taxation in the District. if you will
pardon me. The George report created
terrible impression on Congress, on
the country and on the people of the
District.
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Suggests Plan of Assessments.

Mr.. Edison suggested a plan by which
the assessments of District property
could be equalized. He suggested that
the board of assessors, three or five
should sit every day. and that it should
have the power to change assessments
whenever conditions were called to
their attention that warranted change.
why shouldn't the assessment on
property be changed any day. he
asked. There is no reason. There
would be equalization Of assessments
under such a plan. and far more JUS
tice."
He took up the question of surplus
under the half-and-half plan, which
had been suggested by witnesses
earlier in the hearing.
There would be no surplus if Con-
gress would appropriate for all the
needs of the District" said Mr.. Edison.
He said that the estimates of the Dis
trict Commissioners were carefully
prepared and warranted action by Con-
gress; that the Commissioners were
high class men and had always been so.
Weren't you offered the position OF Dis
| trict Commissioner in the past?" asked
Mr.. Worthington Of the joint citizens
committee.
Yes" answered Mr.. Edison, 'I was
offered the position by four different
| Presidents of the United States.
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Defends Half and Half.

Mr.. Edison gave his views regarding
suffrage for the people of the District
on these national matters in connection
with his defense of the half-and half
plan. He said that the people of the
District are as intelligent as those of
any of the states, that they are more
numerous than the peoples of six states
which now are represented by their
full quota of senators and representa-
tives in Congress; and that there was
no reason why they should be de-
prived of the right of voting for Presi-
dent He argued that they had right
to ask for representative in the Sen
ate and House to deal with national
legislation and also to act as spokes-
men for the people of the District in
Congress.
Mr. Edison began his statement to the
committee by saying that there has
never been any permanent fixed form of
government for the District. He said
that he thought this a mistake, ana
that the trainers of the Constitution
Evening star., 1915-11-13
Would Have Saved Money.

He said that if Congress had followed
the recommendations Of the Commission
ers contained in their estimates the gov
ernment would have been better off today,
as well as the city. for it would have
saved money.
Mr. Edison said that he for one did not
take any stock in the argument t!sat the
revenues of the District would not be
used for so-called national improvements
here such as the creation of Rock Creek
Park.
II don't object to our paying one-half
for the purchase of Rock Creek Park and
its upkeep,' said Mr.. Edison.
He urged that more power be given tho
| District Commissioners and Congress re-
| lieved of the bother Of caring for many
details of the District government which
now take up its time.
When Mr.. Edison was through with his
direct testimony, Herbert ]. Browne read
| to him quotations from Mr.. Edson's testi-
| mony before the Tom L. Johnson commit
tee of the House investigating District
affairs in 1892. In this testimony Mr..
Edison said that he thought If taxes were
levied only on land and not on improve
men,s it would have beneficial effect
on building and on the character of homes
| erected. Mr.. Browne, who has advocated
| the single tax plan. offered Mr.. Edsons S
| testimony before the Johnson committee
to indicate that he, too, favored such a
plan.
| II don't want the committee" replied
| Mr.. Edison, ito get the idea from this
that l am a single taxer; 1 am not"
He said he knew Tom l.. johnson
well, and that he was connected with
a building association which made
loans to people of moderate means tc
build homes. He said that he had in
tended to convey in his testimony that
lif a land tax had been started with
1t would have benefited the building
of homes, but that he was opposed te
attempting to make the change where
the community is already built up.