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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
Woodland of Washington to come her
and look after his interests Mr.
Woodland IS expected to arrive thi
evening.
Bowers Taken to Pittsburgh
by Detective Last Night;
Says He Would Go Alone

William Mckinley Bowers, mentioned
as "Bilr' in the so-called promissory-
murder note of Thomas G. Forney,
Washington attorney. under arrest in
Pittsburgh on charges growing out of
an alleged conspiracy to murder his
father-in1aw, T. Franklin Schneider.
was taken to Pittsburgh last night by
Detective Robert E. Bevard of that
city, Detective and prisoner left on a
midnight train and reached Pittsburgh
this morning.
1t was not until about l o'clock last
night that the Pittsburgh officer reach
ed the city and called at headquarters
to see about getting the young man to
take to the city where Mr.. Schneider
was murderously assaulted. and he
learned quickly that Bowers was more
than willing to accompany him.
Il would go there alone. said Bow
ers, who protested that he had taken
no part in the alleged conspiracy and
suggested that he could only be used
as a witness.
Bowers said he had absolutely moth
ing to conceal. Forney. he declared.
had made overtures to him. suggest
ing $4,000 as his pay for participation
in the murder of Mr.. Schneider, but he
spurned the offer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
Postal Shake-Up Avoided;
Fifty Get Promotions

The big "shake-up'' of employees
prophesied for the Post Office Depart
ment did not materialize today. NO
employe was dropped. although the
appropriation act for the next hscai
year calls for reduction OF ABOUT
eighty employees. Fifty employees OF
the department proper received pro-
motions, effective today
The reason no dismissals from service
are recorded today, says Merritt u.
Chance. chief clerk of the department, IS
that vacancies occurring in recent months
were not filed, and those who might
otherwise have been subject to dismissal
were given the vacancies.
Only portion of the expected changes
We're made today. The efficiency rating
board has not finished its work to date.
and the remainder of many contempla ted
changes are to be made July 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

chief of ordnance-Mrs. Carolyn NJ.
Kirby, clerk, from $1,000 to $1,000:
Harry Grosskopf, clerk. $500 to $1,000.
Office of the chief of engineers-Charles
mum: Ray w. Ireland. clerk. $1,000 to
$1,000 Bureau of insular affairs
George E. Long. clerk. $1,000 to S1.20o.
designations: Office of the Secretary
Of War--William Z. .killam. clerk. at
$1,000 The adjutant generals office
Richard l.. Giss, clerk. at $1,000. once
of the chief of Observation-Disclosures Nj.
Moore, clerk. at 5000. Office of the chief
of engineers-Max W. Rhody, clerk at
$1,000 Office of the chief of staff.
Leo Custard messenger, at SI20.
Bureau Of Equipment Abolished.
Effective today. the bureau OF equip
and employees on the rolls of the bu
reau were transferred formally to
other bureaus to which they had been
fee created in the department was
that of telegraph operator, and it was
filled by the appointment of o. A. Du
Esler of California. formerly attached
to the Mare Island navy yard. The
designation of "the library and ONO.
of naval records of the rebellion is
changed to naval records and librai.
and the offices are consolidated Tt'o
additional assistants at $1,000 in the
Office of the nautical almanac were
filled by the promotion OF "a. T. car
rigan. $500 clerk. and y. SNOW, a
Sl.400 clerk.
Two new clerks at $1,000 were pro-
vided for the division of naval mi!i,L,
affairs. H. E. Dwinnels of the buieiH
of steam engineering was given one Oh
the appointments and the other viii he
filled through the civil service com
mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
AWARD TARIFF ESSAY PRIZES.
Protective League Officials An
nounce Three Winners.

NEW YORK, July 1.-The American
Protective Tariff League last night an
nounced the three prize-winners in the
essay contest of 1915 for members of
senior classes of American colleges and
universities upon the subject Effects
of the Underwood tariff law of 1913 as
bearing upon the investor; protection
versus free trade
The awards are: First prize. $3.50
Lowell Tess, Yellow Springs, Ohio, An
tioch College; second, 500, Noel Sar-
gent, Seattle, wash, University of
Washington: third. $50, Alvah B. Stet-
son, Brunswick. Me. Bowdoin College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
SHIFT IS IN RANKS
/. OF CIVIL SERVICE
Continued from First Page

otherwise might have been gone for
Q time.
There have been protests against the
discharge of any man. some OF the
objections being presented by men in
Congress. as well as the labor organi-
zation. Bub it is generally accepted
that Director Ralph has squared his
procedure to the interests of the gov
far as consistent. the interests or
workers.
There is some reason to anticipate
that the work of the bureau may PICK
up soon and the twenty-five men. OF
some of them. restored to duty. HOW
soon this may happen cannot be Tore
told. The work of the bureau for
couple of years has been more thah
normal, and the force of plate printers
has been larger than usual Norman
conditions are now obtaining again
Union Enters Protest.
At a meeting of the local lodge of the
Plate Printers Union held last night a
protest was lodged against this reduc-
ron of force. The meeting was pre-
sided over by John j. Deviney. speeches.
were made by William Holder Of Ne"
York, president of the international
Steel and Copper Plate Printers OF
North America, and John II. Ferguson
of Baltimore. president of the Maryland
state and District of Columbia Fedela-
ton of Labor P. ]. Ryan. editor OF the
Plate Printer, bitterly assailed Joseph
n. Ralph, director of the bureau 1or
the reduction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

slight readjustment" of salaries, off,
Gals say
Owing to the absence of the commits
sioners of the reclamation service there
were no changes made in the person
mel OF the service.
BY action of Congress Charles F.
Hawk became chief clerk of the Indian
office today. a new position. his old po-
sltion as secor:d assistant commissioner
OF Indian affairs going out of existence
Yesterday by action of law.
Some of those in the geological sur
were DR.. Philip T. Smith, acting di-
rector: George r. Davis, Hiram D. Nc
CaSkey, Frank n. Knowlton, William
b. Heroy. Timothy w. Stanton. Max w.
Ball, Richard B. Dole: Victor c. Heikes
and Eugene {. La Rue.
Patent Office Force Increased.
The force of the patent office was
increased by two new appointments.
Charles H. Pierce of Tennessee and
William r. Ballard of Indiana being
appointed law examiners to positions
created by act of Congress.
Among the employees of the bureau
of mines who received promotions were
DR. Walter F. Rittman. Horace ". Gill
lett. William NJ. WEIGH. Samuel c. Lind,
Oliver Bowles. Arno c. Fieidner, George
A. Burrell. Lewis NJ. Jones. Samuel
Sanford and clarence B. Dutton.
officials and employees of the de-
partment alike feel that efficient serv-
ice has been rewarded anG are iou!
in their praise of Secretary Lane tor
his method of conserving vacancies. SO
that long and faithful service in the
department might be rewarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
LEAVES FEDERAL POSITION.
E. w. Parker Will Be Connected
With Anthracite Coal Interests.

E. w Parker, chief Of the division of
mineral resources of the geological sur
vey and an expert on anthracite coal, sew
cred his connection with the bureau today
to go with the combined anthracite coal
interests with headquarters at Wilkes
Barre, Pa. He is succeeded as chief of
the division by H. D. McCaskey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

Some men court in haste and repent
in court.
What lot of people need is tonic
for the intellect
An easy mark by any other title
would be just as foolish.
1t is possible for man to be a fail
ure without having failed.
There is always mystery about how
the people next door live.
Sometimes a man tells the truth be-
cause he can't think Of a suitable lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

he was put up At auction. and the b4g
bison was sold to dealer in poultry
and game for about 500. Black DID
mond was born nineteen years ago IN
the Geological Garden and weighi
something more than a ton. He 10
docile and considered a splendid speci-
men of his kind, but has outlfved his
usefulness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
SCHOOL BOARD TANG[E
INVOLVES PRESIDENCY
Question of Reelection of Henry P.
Blair to Be Decided
Today.

Who will be elected as the president
of the board of education at the meet
ing to be held at the Franklin School
this afternoon is uncertain at present
because of the tangle in which that
body has become involved. Henry p.
Blair. leader of the minority and pres
ent president: Ernest H. Daniel. vice
president anu majority leader; Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes. a member of the
majority. and John B. Larner, men,
Der of the minority, have all been men,
toned for the position.
1t is understood however, that Mr..
Daniel will not accept the position 1t
is possible that some members Of the
majority may insist on placing candi-
date of their own in the field. in which
case it would likely be Mrs. Rhodes.
Certain members of this group. how
ever. have intimated their desire to
keep harmony in the board, and thus
it is possible that enough from this
group may vote for Mr.. Blair to insure
his selection again for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Blair May Refuse.
On the other hand. it has been inti-
mated that Mr.. Blair may refuse to al
low his name to be placed again in
nomination, in which case the minority
of the board may try to run Mr.. Larner
for the office. In this case a deadlock
is likely, with Ernest H. Daniel becom-
ing the boards head in his present ca
pacity of vice president.
1t became known today that the five
members of the board who comprise a
majority vote have peen giving way to
the minority of the board in order to
maintain harmony within the ranks
Following the more open split Tuesday
in the case of the colored normal school
the opposition party-the majority,
that is-have evidenced its intention of
voting it's own way. irrespective of
harmony.
Some bitter feeling has sprung w
among certain members Of the board
Efforts are being made today to stifle
this and bring about harmony. within
the ranks, if it can be done without the
sacrifice of Independent opinion.
So far as the colored normal school
case is concerned, most of the members
of the board are now willing, it seems
to stand as decided upon at the con
ference Tuesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
FAMOUS BISON TO BE SLAIN.
Black Diamond, Whose Image
Adorns the Nickel. Soon to Die.

NEW YORK, July BLACK Diamond,
the famous bison of the Central Park
geological Garden, whose image adorns
one side Of the nickel, will be slain
within few days. but his massive
head will be preserved and mounted
The animal has been the model for
many sculptors and painters. Despite
his fame there were no bidders when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

An old bachelor says a mans loyalty
to his family is as nothing when COM
pared with womans loyalty to her
pet brand of face powder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

Struck by a jitney bus. Ethel Wolfe.
three years old. daughter OF Mrs Ella
Wolfe, was fatally injured in Balti-
more. dying a few hours later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
Promotions and designations.

Promotions: The adjutant generals
office-DaRiel NJ. Keeton. clerk, from
$1,000 to $1,000; Andrew F. E. Scheer.
clerk. 81, 900 to 81 zoo. Office of the Judge
advocate general-Alvin McC. Brown,
copyist at 5000 to clerk at $1,000. Quar-
termaster generals office-Harry Birn-
baum. clerk, 5000 to 81 900. Office of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
TRIED ONCE BEFORE
TO.K|LL SCHNEIDER
Continued from First PaseD
from Atlantic City the two would bur.
F'orney" with what they would tell.
Bail for Each Man, $45, 900.

The district attorneys office an
nounced this morning that 1t had
ignored one of the informations filed
against Forney and McHenry yester-
day, but that it would ask court to fix
the bail on the remaining two charges
at $4,000. This added to the bail of
$4,000 fixed on the information sworn
to by Schneider before Alderman Will
son brings the bail of each man to
$4,000
Added to this will be bail asked on
two additional informations filed this
morning. One of these is filed jointly
against Forney. McHenry. Bowers and
H. c. Carlisle. charging conspiracy to
commit felony. The other charges
Forney and McHenry with entering a
building with intent to commit Il muT-
der. What surety will be demanded on
these charges is problematical at the
present time.
Bowers, the fourth man in the alleged
conspiracy. arrived here this morning
in charge of an officer. He was imme-
diately closeted with Capt. Crooks and
given three-hour grilling. Despite
the fact that he had been freely men
Bowers stoutly maintained that he was
innocent of any connection with the
crime. He told much the same story
to Crooks that he gave the police in
Washington. declaring he had been
asked by Forney some time ago to
put a man out of the way" but that
he had refused to have anything to do
with it.
Think Bowers Knows Much.
That Bowers was enmeshed in the
criminal activities of a gang which
seems to have existed in Washington
the police here fully believe. Capt.
Crooks this morning said he expected
to obtain Information from Bowers
which will further prove that gigan-
tic and we'll arranged conspiracy ex-
listed to kill Schneider. and that Forney
Matched the plot, later using his &C
quaintance among criminal clients to
obtain men who would carry out the
job for price.
The police here anticipate consider
able dif1culty in extraditing Carlisle
from New Jersey. claiming he never
entered the state of Pennsylvania, con-
seouently could have committed no
crime there. Carlisle has announced.
through an attorney. that he will fight
any attempt to bring him here.
Local officials base their hope of ex-
traditing him on an indictment of con-
spiracy by the grand jury. Attempts
will be made to obtain this as soon as
the next grand jury is empane1ed
Mr. Schneider this morning said he
would remain in this city until the
case against his son -in-law is settled.
He has retained Attorney Henry F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
About 500 Are Promoted.

About 500 promotions in the depart
ment become effective today. In the
geological survey 235 persons received
promotions: sixty-seven were promoted
in the bureau of mines. eleven in the
patent Office and las in the general
land office. In the land office, as in sew
eral of the other bureaus, there was a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
No Interior Employees Dropped,
But About 500 Are Promoted

No employe of the Department of the
Interior was dropped from the roll to-
day. Notwithstanding the fact that the
appropriation law for the new fiscal
year provided for reduction of
nnety-three in the person7"' Of the
pension office. While there -" ITO
reductions in salary in the tcrce of
the. pension office, no emp!oye was
dropped. as it was at one time expected
might be the case.
Commissioner Saltzgaber and Secre-
tary Lane co-operated to bring about
this. happy result for the employees OF
the pension Office by conserving va
cancies resulting during the year for
those employees who mig otherwise
have been dropped out by action of the
appropriation law. Instead Of making
new appointments. the vacancies were
held over. and are now filled with
those who might otherwise have been
dropped. Many of these employees are
retained in the pension office, while
others have been provided for in other
bureaus of the department and a few
in other executive departments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
"Driver" and ''Host|er' Are
Given to State Department

The only changes made by the new
laws in the Department of State are in
the lowest grades For the hrst time
in the history of the department pro-
vision has been made for driver
and n "hostIer'' for the Department OF
state The duties of these humble po-
sitions have been performed heretofore
by messengers specially detailed Tor
that service John Barry of the us
trict of Columbia. now messenger.
has been appointed driver. at *stu,
and James Tanning OF the plstrIct VI
Columbia has been appointed nos'iei'
at 500.
These appointments are the nrst naue
by Mr.. Lansing as Secretary OF otate.
He has also authorized the profnotioi
of Assistant Messengers Howard sang
ston of the District of COLUMBIA ana
a Russell Wooding of Missouri TO the
grade OF messengers at se4o per
mum. Sangston is the messenger " As
sistant Secretary Philips and WOOD
ing has been acting at the office OF the
counselor OF the department
Increases in War Department.
Several increases of salary in the War
Department took effect today. The sal
airy of Nathaniel Hershler. chief clerk
of the Office of the chief of staff, was
increased from $1,000 to $3.50. In the
same Office Otto Abramsky was pro-
NOTED from $500 to $4,000, and Adolph
Gerard and NJ. B. Mercer from $500 to
$4,000.
In the office of the surgeon general,
Baruch Israeli and Felix Neumann
were promoted from clerkships at
Sl.4oe to translators at $1,000
other changes in the War Depart
ment were as follows:
Appointments under civil service
rules: The adjutant generals office
Edward A. Davis, Waterman at si2o
Office of the judge advocate general
Carl S. Fairbank, copyist at $500. ONCE
of the quartermaster general-James
e. Wilson. clerk at $500 per annum;
John H. Lyons, clerk at $500 per an
mum; Robert B. McRaven. clerk at
$1,000 per annum. Office of the sur
xeon general-William D. Googe, clerk
at 81 900 per annum. Office of the chief
signal officer-Carl ]. Faist, clerk at
$1,000 per annum. Office of the chief
of ordnance-William Kendall, clerk
at $500, Edmund s. Van Brunt. drafts
man at $1,000. Bureau of insular af
fairs-James z. Linville, clerk at
$1,000.
Promotions and designations.
pronootiops- The a6i,,fop 0aparorS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01

Pint capacity, 9l.50 and 32.OO.
Qpart size. $3.50 and $500.
TheYmos Jars for dry or liquid
'osds: wide opening: pint ca
,acity, S1.75; 2-pint capacity, $3.50.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-18
UNIVERSITY MISSOURIAN
FRIDAY, June Is, 1915)
ANOTHER WAR.

Many Americans are somewha,
startled by the apparently authori-
tative article in New York paper
that Meyer-Gerhard, special envoy of
the German minister to the emperor,
is none other than high German
war official. According to the re-
port the guise of Red Cross lectur-
er was used to gather information re-
garding the war strength of the Unit
ed States. and also secretly to pur-
chase arms and ammunition.
This alarmist story serves its pur-
pose at first. but after second
thought one simply wonders what
scare will come next. 1t is impossi-
BILE that the Germans would try to
hoOdwink Americans at this time No
doubt the reply of the German embas-
sy will set at ease all those who are
inclined to believe the rumor.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-18
THE DUDE AND THE HAMMOCK
Champ Clark Quotes an Epigram by
Dean Walter Williams.

Speaker Champ Clark addressed the
newspaper men of St. Louis at the
annual Press Club "frolic" yesterday
Among other things. he said, as
quoted in the st. Louis Republic:
Speaking of epigrams, the finest
one made in a quarter of a century
was by a Missouri newspaper man
Walter Williams, dean of the Missouri
School of Journalism.
"One morning he said to his Sunday
school class, the largest in the world:
Fame has snatched men from the
carpenters bench, the blacksmith s
forge and the plow, but fame never
reached over a picket fence and
snatched dude out of hammock
Editors Note-Dean Williams be-
ing in San Francisco, directing the
International Press Congress, the
foregoing item is allowed to pass the
copy desk.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-18
KEEP THE PEOPLE COOL.

In these warm days of summer, war,
political and international agitation,
it seems to be the policy of many TO
keep the public cool. The newspaper
rule is usually to serve the news to
the people while 1t is hot. But now
come certain persons who believe in
letting things cool off before they
give them to the people.
Former President w. H. Taft has
decided to let the matter cool off be-
fore he makes any statement as to the
Bryan Wilson controversy. The Ger-
man government, according to re-
cent dispatches, will delay its answe:
to the last note from the United
States until the people of the United
States have somewhat forgotten the
Lusitania incident 1t will not ans
wer for a fortnight at least
The British Admiralty pursues the
same policy when it tones down the
war dispatches. Germany, too, exe:-
cises a strict censorship over news
concerning the enemy. The object OF
the censorship is to keep the people
cool and calm and confident in spite
of reverses. This plan is followed
by both the Germans and the Aus
trians and the Allies.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-18
ORGANIZE!

Many summer students are musi-
clans, and would like to meet others
with similar interests. In the Y. n.
c. A., for instance, come sounds Of
voices, a violin and flute. Why not
have a musical organization?
Some prefer to go across country
and see the beautiful sights in and
around Columbia. Why not arrange
to meet each other, get acquainted
and spend a pleasant summer in riG
ing together?
Perhaps singers are here longing
to practice with a pianist; and the
pianist is in the next house, perhaps,
equally ready to help the vocalist
practice the songs.
Who lives next door? Maybe you-
tennis partner is there or your liter
airy friend waiting to discuss Brown
ing, or Shakespeare, or Jack London
All organizations have some bond of
activity to hold them intact. You have
your life interests; they will De
stronger if you are with others of
your kind. Hunt them up.
OrganiZe,