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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
League Will Show Congressman
Nation Wants Defense, He Says
National Security Body Gathering Indisputable Proof Of
Coas-to-coast Camor for Preparedness, Declares
HenryL. West, Former District Commissioner

influences felt directly in the North
ern and Eastern States. as was the
case In 1907. and that an invasion OF
either coast would spell immediate
economic disaster for all of them.
This condition. says Mr.. West, is
changing and It has been the work OF
the league. which now has branches
in every State west of the Mississippi
and north of the Gulf of Mexico. to
that adequate national defense Is as
vital to their interests as to those or
New York and San Francisco.
In the Southern States progress has
been less satisfactory and Georgia,
Louisiana. North and South Carolina.
and Mississippi are still without
branches of the League. The same is
true in Idaho. Montana, Wyoming. Col
orado, Nevada. New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. but in this case the reason Is
largely that the total number of
Congressional representatives from
these States is not large enough to
affect the final result.
At the same time the league has re-
ceived from citizens OF these States many
communications showing that they are
as alive as their more populous neigh
bors to the necessity OF adequate prep
arstion against attack.
Congress Vital Point.
In the main the activities of the league
have been directed to Localities where the
need Of converting Representatives or
educating the constituents has been most
manifest. Thus the League has not as yet
established branches in West Virginia for
the reason that four out Of the six Rep
resentatlves are strong advocates of ma
tional preparedness and no doubt voice
the sentiments Of a proportionate number
OF their followers. The same Is true of
Delaware. whose Representative, Mr..
Miller is heartily in favoring Of the prin-
ciples advocated by the league.
The theory upon which the league pro-
ceeds is that Congress is the vital point
upon which preparedness turns and that
the voice OF the people-the only thing
that Congress really Considers-must be
reused 10 a pitch where there can be I'D
gainsaying 1t.
II Is felt that economy and pacificism
arc still catchwords dear to the Con-
gressional heart. or rather that the aver
age Representative believes them to be
enticing to the constituent ear-and that
sentiment, which should have been sum-
GENTLY dissipated since the outbreak OF
the European war. must be finally dis
sipated by the voice OF the people them
selves.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
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WOULD SIMPLIFY
LEGAL PRACTICE
Chief Justice Covington De-
sires District Code Of Laws
Revised.
COMMITTEE Is APPOINTED
Representative Members of Bar VIII
Frame Bill Proposing Changes
in Statutes.
COMMITTEE Is APPOINTED

Revision Of the District code OF
laws will be urged at the coming ses-
sion of Congress A representative
committee of members of the bar has
been appointed by Chief Justice Cow
-ington. OF the District Supree Court
to frame a bill proposing remedies for
present defects in the local law. This
session and will be pushed to speedy
passage.
Adolph A. Hoehling has been ap-
pointed chairman and George z. Sui
livan secretary of the committee.
Other members are Leon Tobriner,
James s. Easby-Smith. and J. Spald-
ing Flannery. The committee already
has held a conference with the JUS
tees of the District Supreme Court.
The members of the committee will
meet weekly.
Suggestions will be invited by the
committee from justices of the Court
OF Appeals. the judges Of the Munich
pal and Police Courts, the judge OF
the Juvenile Court. the Attorney Cen
eral Of the United States. the solicit
tors of the various executive depart
ments Of the Federal government. the
District Commissioners. the Board of
Trade, the Chamber of Commerce and
other individuals and organizations.
The committee has suggested that five
copies of all proposed amendments be
filed. so that each member of the body
may be supplied with a copy.
One OF the proposed changes that
probably will be embodied in the bill
provides for increasing the number
Of Jurors in the circuit courts and in
Criminal Court, No. ., when holding
civil business Most of the changes
probably will be in the interest OF
simplifying practice. 1t is also prob
able that the number of jurors as
signed to each court will be increased.
At present the assignment is twenty
six.
When long panel is demanded
a list of twenty OF the jurors is sub
mitted by the clerk. attorneys on each
side having the privilege of striking
off four names While this jury of
twelve is considering a case IL is i'm
possible for the court to meet a de-
mand for another long panel" as only
fourteen jurors remain unoccupied.
This status has caused some delay in
the past.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
American Women May
Avenge Nurses Death

London. Oct. 26.-It is stated
on excellent authority that FIVE
wealthy American women have
made an offer to the war office
to raise. equip, and maintain
fighting force of 10000 men to
avense the death of Edith Cavell.
the English nurse who was exc
cuted by the Germans after con-
viction by court-martial on
charges of aiding Belgians and
French to escape through the
German lines to Holland.
1t is expected the majority of
the recruits will be Americans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
SAYS MONEY CAUSED WAR.
DR.. Aretas Gives Lecture at Oriental
University Hall.

Worldwide Causes of Present
Day Warfare" was the subject of a
lecture given by DR.. Aretas. OF this
city, last evening at Oriental Univer-
sity Hall.
The speaker claimed that corporate
financial control of foreign concessions.
and the attempt to monopolize and de-
velop the resources and trade of such
foreign areas. was the most potent
factor in bringing about the present
European strife.
Huge monied and speculative in
terests began this enterprise OF ex-
ploitation." said DR.. Aretas. "and led
the nations on in rivalry. Moreover
the demand for outlets and expansion
on part of some European powers. and
the fear apprehended by others OF loss
of colonial areas in the Far East IL
this great avenue OF trade was opened
by any rival power. Joined to imperial
ambitions, has set the world aflame."
He commended President Wilson for
his patient, tactful diplomacy which
has thus far arrested a war with any
European power on our part and assert
ed that the people would follow him in
his policy of military preparedness for
needed national defense.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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hotel proprietor. sent a special tug down
the bay to get the singer of the liner
but he was busy in a card game and
decided to wait until the fog lifted.
Leslie Thresher, the artist lives in a
studio apartment in Gramercy Park Be
,, low him lives a convivial husband. who
| now and then comes home in time for the
milkman's matinee. The other morning
he lodged enough Iampposts to. arrive
home just before breakfast.
His wife. who has quite a sharp tongue,
was waiting for him. She stood in the
he stepped OFF the elevator.
''Ish housh on fire?' he asked sheep
ishly.
mo" she snapped.
well. T I'd only know thash, I
wouldn't benin slush a hurry 4 get
home
The return of Julia Arthur to the STAGE
will be quite an event In New York where
she has long been a popular favorite. Her
opening play will be THE Eternal Mag
dalene." Miss Arthur has been living
quietly with her husband near Boston.
When she came over to see her mana
gers she was told that a restored dodo
had been put on exhibition that day at
the Museum Of Natural History.
well. WELL she said" Now for a
restored umbrella and the collection OF
rareties will be complete"
Little Hungary" the famed restaurant
on the East Side. has decided to move
to Broadway. II wants to get In the CEN
ter of action. Business has fallen or in
the past few years since the transporta-
ton facilities to Little Hungary were
so poor. With the Broadway atmosphere
It expects to regain its old popularity.
one of the attractions Of the place is
that a diner can have all the wine he
can drink free with his meal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York. Oct. S.-Main street. Good
Ground. L. l., Is ninety miles from the
Fifth avenue retail millinery zone and II
hardly would be supposed that a lady in
possession OF her senses and two hun
dred dollars would journey to Good
Ground to buy a hat. But many do
Good Ground is the hunting ground of
Charles F. Murphy. sometimes mention
ed in connection with Tammany Hall.
The famous milliner Is Walter II. KING,
and his shop is in the family garage His
hats bear the stamp: Not Imported" He
began making hats for his mother when
she did not have the cash 10 buy them.
He developed an artistic style that made
neighbors gasp.
When he got out of college he decided
that he would become a milliner. II his
hats were beautiful. ladies would come
to him. He does not think that because
a man is born in France he can make
a better hat than il he had been born
In America. He thinks art Is the result
OF thought expressed simply and sin
cereIy.
So the Good Ground man-nilliner
evoles his creation in a garage and beau
tiful women come by the scores to buy
them.
The genial Enrico Caruso is back at
Forty-second and Broadway. Caruso's
coming means much to the taxi-starters,
bellboys, hat boys, phone girls, walters
and clerks OF the Knickerbocker, where
he holds forth in a royal suite. He brings
each a present-sometimes II Is gold and
other times 1t Is some fitting gift he has
purchased abroad.
When he arrived the other day the ex-
element around the hotel was dynamic.
He was held up down the bay by a fog
for five hours and the wall that arose
was pathetic In the extreme. 1t got SO
distressing that James B. Regain, the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27

mer managing editor of The Washington
Herald.
AS far as the two coasts are concerned.
Mr.. West points out. the need of ade-
Quate defense always has been sufficient.
ly appreciated. The exposure OF vita
points like New York, Boston. Washing
ton. d. G.. San Francisco. Portland and
Seattle TO sudden attack and their obvi-
Gus unreadiness to meet attack in any
form has become more and more appar-
ent to the coast peoples In the past
months.
The ancient and comfortable doctrine
that our size" and 'remoteness'' were
in themselves a sufficient protection has
never been INDUCED In to any extent by
the men and women upon whom a sud
den attack first would fall. II was graft
flying but not surprising, therefore. that
the National Security League should have
no difficulty in rolling up a membership
OF 2,o00 in Massachusetts,, 5000 in Chicago
and corresponding numbers in other cities
and States.
south Is Apathetic.
Already 200 Congressman are pledged
to the task Of seeing that our national
defenses are placed upon an adequate
basis, and more are being converted
all the time as the mandate of their
constituents is being voiced in no un-
certain terms.
Only in the Southern and Western
States. says Mr.. West, was a condition
of apathy and indifference in regard to
the question of defense found among
the people.
Among the inhabitants Of these
States, particularly of the States bord-
ering on the Mississippi, there existed
feeling of security which was hard
to overcome. They did not realize
and had not stopped 10 consider that
while their territories were i'm
mune from invasion. their entire eco
nomic life responded Immediately to
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
D. E.. WILL APPEAL
TO SAVE $34,500
Corporation Counsel Will Go to Higher
Court in Fight Over Gas
Tax Refund.

District Corporation Counsel Conrad II.
Syme yesterday served notice In Justice
Gould't court that he will appeal to the
Court of Appeals from a decision Of the
lower court holding that the District
owes the Washington Gas Light Com
pany and the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany a refund of S34,5SS.n. This will test
the right of the District to levy taxes on
coal and oil used in the manufacture of
gas by the local utilities.
Justice Gould ordered the refund of
SCI. 32.62 to the Washington Gas Light
Company and ss.2l.4s to the Georgetown
Gas Light Company. holding that the
money spent for raw materials did not
constitute a part of the gross earnings
Of the company.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
What Are the Advantages Shoppers Enjoy
From Last Minute Advertising in
the Morning Newspaper?
Answer.

THE morning newspaper is the Senhy for the shopping
people of this great city and Uicinity.
Business the 7rutehVord, and the newspaper rcH
advertising Patrons business done Fbedio
economically aud honestly.
During the sroie tenty four hours Of the day there no
minds clear directly after night repose
Forty years of life haze been employed teacher the
public school, the high school, the college aud the un5rrsty
been my lot marx the better understanding of students
the early part Of the day.
Very often haze Observed oGer students easily Soug prob
lens in the forenoon ich they considered beyond their reach
the afternoon of the precious day In oolr c experience
of haze learned that for kind 5rOrk
study hour of carly is 0Oh hours late the
day
Therefore the morning hours BY far the best hours for
shoppers take advantage of the Information them
5ertisemen perfectly fresh WashugtoH carly morning
PAPER.
One of the letters received in the Herads recent contest
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
PLEADS AGAINST
SHIPPING BILL
Trade Council Asks Wilson to
Suspend Seamens Navi-
cation Act.
WANTS BOARD FOUNDED
Thinks Federal Body Can Investigate
and Recommend Measures to Main
tain Our Foreign Trade.

New York, Oct. 2e.-Condemning
government ownership of merchant
vessels and declaring that continuous
advocacy of that policy and the sea
mems asst prevent the economic develop
ment of the American merchant ma
rine by private capital, the National
Foreign Trade Council today made
public a report recommending that
Congress authorize the President to
suspend wholly or in part the sea-
mems act until a government shipping
board can be created and can recon-
mend the measures necessary to main
tain American shipping. with Ameri-
can living and wage standards, on a
competitive basis with other nations
and in such manner as further to de-
velop United States oversee trade.
For the determination of a business
like and exact policy the council makes
the following recommendations, which
have sent to the President. to mem
bers of the Cabinet and to all Senators
and Representatives:
THAT Congress establish a per-
manent shipping board composed of
i've members who shall be men, ex-
perienced in shipping and foreign
trade. This board shall recommend to
Congress such revision and moderiza-
ton of all United States laws relating
.
shall permanently discharge all the
functions of the Federal government
relating thereto. This board shall con-
stitute a permanent advisory body en-
powered to recommend to Congress the
measures necessary for the mainten-
ance of United States shipping upon an
equitable competitive basis with other
nations. always having due regard for
the maintenance OF American stand
ards of living and compensation. and
keeping in view the needs of the ma
tional defense and the necessities of
the foreign trade.
Want Speed Modified.
THAT the board bring to the attention
of Congress the necessity for modifica-
tons of the speed requirements of. the
mail act OF 1891 in special cases, so that
the establishment of mail communica-
tons with South America, South Africa,
Australia and the Far East may be
considered.
S-That the board so constituted shall
likewise report upon the measures
necessary to render investment in Ameri-
can shipping safe and attractive to
private capital. and to increase the pre-
sent requires of our systems of credit,
as by the establishment of mortgage
banks. to supply funds to the shipping
industry for financing the construction
of tonnage. and to throw around shipping
mortgages such protection as to remove
any apprehension on the part of the
investors regarding the safety Of ship
ing propositions 9 -
+That the President be empowered
70 suspend the operation of such pro-
visions of the seamen's bill as he may
consider detrimental to the interests of
American shipping. until Congress, hav-
ing before it the shipping board. has
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
WILSON PARDoNs NUMEROUS.
President May Gain Name of Most
MercifuI Executive.

MercifuI Executive.
President Wilson bids fair to rank first
among the pardoning Presidents Of the
United States. Rough statistics already
drawn up by the Department of Justice
show that at the present time he holds
a place along with Lincoln and Mckinley.
The Official record of the number OF par
dons during the Wilson administration
will not be made public until Attorney
General Gregory makes his annual report
next December.
Taft was a merciful President. but
he had q judicial mind and was in
clined TO sit in judgment on pardon ap-
plications as IL he were on the bench, -
an official OF the Department Of Justice
said in discussing pardon records.
Wilson Is not influenced as much by
the law as by the heart, and in this
way he is much like Lincoln and Nc
Kinley.
Roosevelt pardoned fewer criminals
and reversed more recommendations of
the Department of Justice than any
President M recent years. He believed
crime should be punished, and where
judges and juries had acted, he was
losth TO interfere."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
Fire on Board: naro Beached

London. Oct. 6.-The Official Gazette
announces that from October 30. article
81 OF the declaration OF London will be
considered ineffective The article pro-
vides that the neutral or enemy char
acter Of a vessel shall be determined by
the nag II Is entitled to hy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27

there Is a nation
wide demand for
adequate and sys-
tematic prepared
ness Is the aim
of the National
Security League.
a C c or di ng to
Henry L. West,
executive secreta-
~ OF the league,
one-time Com
missioner of the
District of CO.
lumbia and for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27

revised and modernized the United States
Navigation; or II this suspension be
deemed not expedient by Congress. then
that section IL OF the seamen's act be
amended so as to elimin3te the language
test and the minimum percentage of able
seamen among the deck crew, substitute
Ing therefor provisions equivalent to the
requirements of the British merchant
shipping act, and that the requirements
of section IL and annexed regulations
concerning certificated lifeboat men.
etc, be modified in conformity with the
1914 amendment to the British merchant
shipping act.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
SAYS SLAYER WAS INSANE.
Mrs. A. Nose Explains Murder and
Suicide

Benjamin Shreve. the 65-year-old ice
man who last Friday shot and killed
Mrs. Katherine Kuffler and then ended
his own life, was buried Monday aft
ernoon in Mount Olivet Cemetery al
Ballston. Va.
Mrs. A. Nose, of Sc FoxhaIl road
daughter Of Mr.. Shreve. issued a state
ment last night in which she expresses
the opinion that her father was insane
at the time of the tragedy. Mrs. Kuf-
fler formerly was a stage beauty In
Budapest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band. John 5. ". Zimmerman. director.
al stanley Hall. this evening at e:t5 O'Clock.
March, 'Hoch Hapsburgh' Rral
Overture. Light Cavalry. .suppe
Entr'scte. tO "SolTeg Song" ID To
Spnns" ...........................Gr ieg
Selection, Martha" .Fotos
An american sketch. by the Swanee
h"CI -dN1 0leiO1
Synopsis: The oLSning depicts the dArkies
shouting on their way to the camp meeting.
The secUnd part introduces The Old Folks
Dance. followed BY the younger element
doing buck-and-wtns This leads up to
some lively coon shouting. which in turn n
succeeded By old Ephrzim Jones singing
Wild de Old Folks at Home" Then follows
the finale in which everybody participates.
Waltz suite. Vienna Beauties. .Ziehrer
Finale. My Bird Of Paradise" Berlin
The Star spangled Banner"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
Description

AL outside rooms. facing Cap
itol Grounds Elevator. janitor
and telephone service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04
ATTEMPT TO ROB EXHIBIT

San Francisco, May although fin.
ally beaten unconscious and picked up
weak from loss Of blood, james A..
Ryan, gateman at the Panama. Pacific
exposition early today gave an alarm
and frustrated what is believed to have
been planned as a second attempt to
raid the gold and mineral exhibit in the
California building.
Three unidentified men raced up to
the Beach street entrance of the expo.
sition early today in an automobile.
Each carried gunny sack. When they
were unable to produce passes Ryan re.
fused TO admit them, The three men
Immediately whipped out section of
gas pipe from beneath their coats and
rained blows upon his head. Ryan man
aged to blow his whistle before he fell
unconscious Exposition guards re-
sponded and the three men leaped into
the waiting automobile and escaped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04
sLAvs DISRUPTED IS CLAIM.

Berlin, via Copenhagen, May L-un'
official reports Of the smashing Of the
Russian line in western Galacia today
indicate that the new German victory
almost equals the successes Of Field
Marshal Won Iindenburg in Poland,
the effect being to completely disrupt
the Slav army in this region.
The Russian losses in killed, wounded
and captured numbered 100000, accord
ing TO one report, though unverified Is
considered trustworthy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04
World Famous Flutist
Likes All Good Music

do you consider the best assistant
Again Mr.. Barrere navely replied
with a non commital answer. "They
were all so good that 1 could not say
who was the best" he said.
Mr.. Barrere passed the afternoon
motoring about the city, and tonight at
s:l5 'clock is scheduled to give dem
onstration of his wonderful art at the
armory.
He stated confidentially to the re-
porter that after the first number he
formed a conclusive opinion of an audi
ence's musical understanding and ap'
probation so it US up to Salem folk to
60 in their most receptive and respon-
sive mood.
The wise guy and the fool S money
are soon married
A wife is very dear to the ex-baeh
elor who formerly saved his money.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04

Newport News, April 2O.-Expcrts W
no examined the German sea raider X
ronprin2 Wilhelm declared that they
found the ship leaking und her boiler
$ in bad condition, unofficiolly it wa
Is learned that the ship would require
extensive repairs. This was taken to /
indicate that She eventually would be f
oreed to intern. 1t was made plain that
the merchant raider would not be perm
iitted to go into the drydoek at the sh
lpyards here until Lieutenant Captain
lmertelder made formal requests for t
ime to complete such repairs US he d
Gems necessary. In the accompanying
Illustration the ship is shown at ancho
{ IN Newport News harhor. There ais
o is shown one Of the guns aboard ship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04

The Capital Journal is al
ways glad to print social news
from outside of Salem, and will
appreciate anything Of this
kind sent in over the telephone
or by mail. In sending in news
the writer's name should al
ways be signed, not for publica-
tion, but as a guarantee that
the matter is reliable. We do
not print anything sent in un-
less we know the author Of it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-04

The Social department Of the Com.
merelal club will meet thsi evening.