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Evening star., 1915-02-16
TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS
ADDED TO Y.W.C.A. ROLL
"Aeroplanes' and Automobiles
Compete in Campaign to
Swell Enrolment.

twenty-five new members were en-
rolled in the Young Women's Christian
Association today as result of the
membership campaign which began
yesterday Just prior to the opening
OF the campaign, ffty-six new mem
bers entered and the team members are
given credit for this. The total num-
Der now enrolled in the association is
1885.
Leaders of the divisions which to-
DAY announced new members and the
number brought in by each, were as
follows: Automobiles. division B, Miss
Ellen Love. S; division c. Miss Ida
Johnson. Z; aeroplanes. division A, Miss
susan X Cults. s; division c. . AL
though the number brought in the first
day was small, leaders of the campaign
ana ofhclals of the association declared
they were encouraged and felt certain
the number would increase daily 8 the
campaign continued.
Among those enrolled were not only
citizens of Washington. but also of
South Carolina. Maryland, New Hamp-
shire, New York. Wisconsin, Vermont
Virginia. Connecticut, North Dakota
and Ohio.
| Impetus was given to the campaign
nE meeting of the newly organized
Frlnceton Chapter at the home of Mrs
church road. yesterday afternoon and
at the banquet of the Gymnasium Club
last evening This afternoon tho Du-
pont chapter is to meet at the home oi
| Mrs rank e. Carpenter. 1928 Connect
cut avenue northwest, and a rneetinr
of the Mount Pleasant Chapter is TO be
| held at the home of Mrs j. O. Akers
1855 Fairmont street
1 ha
Ellen Foster. division c of the Aero.
planes" is to be at the Headquarters
OF the Y. w. c. A. to welcome visitors
and show them around the building.
List of Leaders.
Following is a list OF the leaders O
divisions and subdivisions in the cam
paign:
Automobiles: Division A-G General
Mrs r. II. Mitchell: colonels, Miss Mar,
| Weaver. Miss Marguerite Weller, Mis-.
| Claudine Clements and Miss Alic,
! Drake.
Division B-GeneraI, Miss Ellen Love
| colonels. Miss Inez Howard. Miss Nins
Crner. Mrs. q. C. Pearce and Miss Effit
| Rose.
Division C--Gcnera1, Miss Ida John.
son; colonels. Mrs. #. r. Robertson
Mrs +. r. Sale. Miss Kate S. White
Mrs. F. L. Reppert and Mrs. George
Seibold
"Aeroplanes:" Division Accommodate
MISS susan +. Cults: commanders. Misl
Mabel ~ Thurston. Miss Flora Briggs
Mrs. Ida NJ. Terry and Miss Ruth
IGreathouse.
Division D-Comm odore. Mrs Fannie
MacAihster; commanders, Miss Ger.
trudc Blauvclt, Miss Phyllis Hermann
Miss Blanche Richardson and Miss
Helen Hughes.
Division Comm odorc, Miss FstelIs
Poster comma ndcrS, Miss Katherine
Philips. Miss Martha c. Smith, Miss
| lisa be Addison. Miss Dorothy Schaa II
aud Miss Kate IIilI
Evening star., 1915-02-16
VETS" ELECT SPEAKER.
Selection of Chicago Republican
Breaks Deadlock in Illinois House.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, February 16.-
David z. Shapahan OF Chicago. a wet
republican, was today elected speaker
OF the lower house OF the general as
sembly, breaking the deadlock that for
six weeks has prevented the organiza-
ton OF the house and the transaction
of business
Evening star., 1915-02-16
TRA|LERSO ON CARS,
PLEA OF CARRIERS
Traction Officials Appear at
Public Utilities Commission
Hearing.

Revival of the old type OF trailer"
car on Washingtons street railway
lines on the ground that the public
wants it, was urged before the public
utilities commission today by repre-
sentatives of the Capital Traction and
Washington Railway and Electric
companies.
The only citizens association repre-
sented at the hearing called by the
commission to consider the matter, the
Northeast Washingto Association,
voiced a protest against return to the
trailer" through it's president, Evan
H. Tucker. who expressed the unanimous
sentiment of the orgs snization, which,
Mr. Tucker said, favored safety first,
and it was believed that the dangers
incident to tho operation of 'trailers
greatly outweished advantages that
might he derived
Evening star., 1915-02-16

schedules regulated by your board. and
these schedules have to be naeintained
even il the cars during portions Of the
day run empty :the jitncy buses have
no fixed schedules, but may run only
rush hours. thus avoiding empty hauls
and the losses in operation incident
thereto
Evening star., 1915-02-16

Shock and grief from the death OF her
| husband six months ago caused the death
yesterday in Baltimore of Mrs. Ella 8
Rhes. widow OF Joseph II. Rhea, who
was killed BY an auto near his home IN
that city.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
What Companies Pay Out.

The street railway companies lay
ana maintain their tracks and pave to
pave and keep IN repair at their own
cost the portion of street between
their tracks and two feet on the out
side OF said tracks: they pay the salsr-
les OF all crossing policemen: they psy
IN taxes per cent on their gross earn
1gS ano taxes upon their real estate
,ud improvements thereon; they arc
financially responsible to anv passcn
-ers injured through tho negligence of
fteir culploHes. and give. il is couced-
eI- comfortable, safe and convenient
passage to street car riders. and hs e
made and are making TO the peopI,.
= fair return for their charter privi-
-eges IN the fulnilment and discharge
OF charter obligations
street cars have to run according TO
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Matter of Jurisdiction.

1T will therefore be seen" says JUS
tice Gould, that the question pro-
pounded to the witness Post, which he
declined to answer. goes to the jurs-
diction of the officer who assumed to
act as Secretary of Labor in signing
the mandate, or order of exclusion, un-
der which Ching Hing is detained.
Briefly stated, the question asked re-
spondent was whether or not he was
on duty in the department on three
named days. Upon his answer. to an
extent. depends the liberty of Ching
Hing. He declines to answer because
the answer might be prejudicial to the
public interest In exactly what man
ner it might be 'prejudicial to the pub
lie interest for any official to testify
as to whether he was. at a given time,
performing the duties charged upon
him by law and for which he was be-
ing paid at public expense, when the
fact becomes important in a judicial
investigation affecting the liberty of
an fndividual--even Chinaman-iS not
apparent on this record
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Dr.. Winbigler to Lecture.

Or. {. F. Winbigler is announced te
lecture IN the ballroom OF the Cairo
tonight at o'clock on Reserved
Psychic Energy
Evening star., 1915-02-16

who was detained by the immigration
officers of the district of Washington
under an order of deportation which
had been confirmed on appeal to the
secretary of Labor. His petition
further alleges that his appeal was not
heard by the Secretary of Labor or
by the assistant secretary of La Dor, who
were at their respective offices in
Washington, and that thus he has
been deprived of his liberty without
due process of law. 1t appears from
the brief in behalf of the commissioner er
that the order of exclusion or deporta-
ton on appeal was signed by J. T.
Densmore, as acting secretary of
labor"
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Hosiery
For the Family.

Nows the time-betweeu
seasons-for bargains. For
instance half dozen pairs
of hose for the price of three
pairs.
The very little prices are
because of very great guam
tities-the makers surplus
stockscomprlsing thousands
of dozens.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Required to Answer Question
in Deportation Case.
LIBERTY OF CHINAMAN
is SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Decided That Consideration of Pub.
lie Policy Does Not Warrant Re-
fusal to Answer Interogatory.

The question of whether or not ex.
ecutive officials of the government
such as assistant secretaries or act.
ing secretaries of government depart
menfs may be required to answer aues-
lions put TO them as witnesses in court
irrespective of whether they think their
answers might be against public policy
was decided in the affirmative in an
opinion handed down in the District
Supreme Court this morning by Justice
Gould.
Under the ruling, Louis F. Post. as
sistant secretary of labor. must answer
an inquiry propounded to him during
an examination under commission
from the district court of the United
States in a deportation case against a
Chinese named Ching Hing
Opinion Of the Court.
Justice Could said;
The court is of the opinion that it
is the duty of respondent to answer the
question put to him. An analogous sit
uation might be supposed if the judg-
ment of a court against citizen was
questioned because of the lack of
jurisdiction in the court to render the
judgment and the court should re-
fuse to permit an investigation as to
the fact of such jurisdiction.
If the Department of Labor has acted
without authority. and an Individual
has been denied his liberty as result
of such action. it is most extraordinary
for the department to assert that pub
lie policy requires a concealment or the
truth in regard to such lack of author
ity. Indeed, fthe department had au-
thority to act, and that authority were
questioned in proper judicial pro-
ceeding, by a court having jurisdiction
of the matter, il would seem reason
able that the respect due by one CO.
ordinate branch of the government to
another would discontenance con-
cealment of the facts upon which the
department acted.
IAN order will be signed requiring
the respondent to answer"
Question He Declined to Answer.
The question asked Of the assistant
secretary was Were you on duty at
the Department Of Labor on each of
the following dates: September "a. 1914:
September %, 1914, and September 26,
1912"
Mr.. Post declined to answer, saving:
That question relates to the internal
administration of the department and
I regard 1t as calling for an answer
that might be prejudicial to the public
interest. For this reason. I decline to
answer until otherwise instructed by
the Secretary of Labor"
The history of the case is that the
litigation in the United States court in
Washing gton, from which the commits
sion issued. was based on a petition for
habeas corpus filed by one Ching Hing,
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Says Confusion Results.

In explaining the reason for this re-
suit J. II. Hanna, chief engineer of the
Capital Traction Company, pointed out
that confusion results when two con-
ductors attempt to give signals for
starting He said that during the in
term of the giving OF the signals pas
sengers may attempt to board or leave
the rear car at the moment it starts,
which not infrequently results in an
accident. One conductor, he claimed,
could watch both cars and give the sig
nal for starting much more satisfac-
torily than two.
W. F.. Ham, vice president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, spoke of what he termed the
changing fashions in street cars and
urged the commission to settle on
standard type. SO that the companies
would not be put to the expense of
the belief that the public wants the
trailer" restored. but said that this
car, if again put into service. would
not be operated Oh all lines, as it is not
practicable for suburban use. He
urged that the commissions order be
rescinded SO as to apply to closed as
well open "trailers.
Others who appeared at the hearing
were George Z. Hamilton, president of
the Capital Traction Company; Clar-
ence p. King, president of the Wash
'ington Railway and Electric Company.
and S. r. Bowen, secretary of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. Thomas W. Smith, a mem
Der of the former District electric rail-
way commission which adopted the first
order abolishing trailers attended the
hearing as a representative of the
Board of Trade. but stated that his or
ganization had not acted on the matter.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Commissioner Brownlow to Speak.

Commissioner Louis Brownlow viii
address the Parents Association of the
Henry D. Cooke School. Wednesday
February Il, at s o'clock. at the school
building.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Taxicab Company Fight.

This opinion was adopted by thu
utilities commission, and in its orde,
No. "a. January 3. 1914. decided that
the Terminal TaNicab Company is en-
gagged in the business of common car
rier.
Proceedings were instituted by the
taNicab company in the supreme Court
of the District of Columbia to set aside
and declare null and void the order
of the commission referred to. The
Supreme Court. after hearing. dismissed
the bill of the cab company. and an
appeal was therefore taken to the court
of Appeals of the District Of Colum
bia, which court, after argument and
consideration, confirmed the opinion Of
the lower court.
In looking over the opinion of the cor
poration counsel and the briefs filed in
the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia, and in considering the decision
of both the District courts referred to,
it is difficult TO see how the rule of law
applied to taXicsbS must not he applied
with even greater fairness and force to
the jitney buses.
Trail of Injured and Killed.
I'm our investigation of conditions
in those cities already invaded by the
jitney bus their service has left be-
hind trail of MANNED, injured and
killed; they have brought about a
greater congestion of street traffic, and
as declared by Mayor Rose of Los
Angeles. Its operation is d menace to
the community
In all of those cities efforts to place
the Jitney bus under the regulation of
utility boards. of municipal bodies, are
being made and ordinances to that ef-
feet enacted. In some the proposition
is to make them take out n franchise,
so that the city can be protected by
proper taxes and assessment: else
where it is intended to make each
owner of bus take out insurance in a
sufficient amount per seat to give riders
protection against injury and accident;
everywhere steps are being taken look =
ing TO proper utility or municipal di-
rection."
Evening star., 1915-02-16

The elephant has only eight teeth
four on each side.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Again Asks Question.

rs 1t in accordance with right or good
government to permit these companies &c
be paralleled, interfered with and prevent
ed possibly from maintaining their serV-
ice or continuing TO be an efficient aid in
the development and progress of the city
by a so-called jituey bus service. unresu-
lated and permitted to operate without
tax or assessment for the special privilege
enjoyed in the unrestricted use of the
streets: without responsibility to tho pas
senSers they carry for injury or destruc-
ton without franchise and without rcgu-
latiou and for fiat fare Of !, cents?
But can the jitney bus service he
considered as merely q hacking Scrv
Ice ana not - common carrier
Very recently the question arose he
fore this commission as TO whether
abs were or were not common car
riers. and Conrad VI. Syme. general
counsel for one public utilities commits
sion, gave 1t his opinion that taxi
cabs were common carriers.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Ask Suspension of Order.

Under an order of the commission
based upon a decision of the old District
electric railway commission abolishing
''trailers." local traction compan nies are
not permitted to operate this type of car
except when separate conductors are
provided. Several months ago the COM
panies asked the utilities board to sus-
pend this order.
At today's hearing representatives of
both compa MES took the position that
the trailer not only is wanted by the
public, but that to provide separate
conductors would make the operation
of this class of cars more dangerous
than otherwise. The traction lines, 1T
was stated, had made experiments in
this connection. employing a conductor
on each car when trains of two cars
were operated, and found that the pro-
portion of accidents was much greater
than when only one conductor was en-
n1oyed
Evening star., 1915-02-16

Women S

Maoo yarn and pure silk
Hose, in black and all the
best oolors. Sizes for small
est to biggest women. Values
to 55c at I1o. or o pairs for
81; values to 75c at ,55c, or S,
for 6 pairs.
Street Floor-way back.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Mems S

1000 dozen here yesterday
ESQ Half Hose. Pure
silk, ali eolors, plain and en-
broidered, SOC, 75c and s1.oo
grades at 35c pair, or 6 pairs
for $500. Silk-lisle "Esoo."
25c and 55c grades at I7c
pair, or 6 pairs for SI.oo.
Street Floor-near door.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
Juveniles
Boys and Girls

Extra long and elastic
"Onyx," "Hermsdorf' and
Little Men and Women
Hose some with double
knees. 25c and 55c hose.
17c. or 6 pairs for Sl.OO.
SOC and 75c hose, 55c pair, or 6
pairs for $500.
Evening star., 1915-02-16
The New Spring Goats
at SII.5o and Up to $500

The gems OF the collection get in the news
papers-At $780, S52.5O and $500 are Covert Cloth
Coats as lustrated-on third floor These are the
French styles. The English Shepherd and Scotch
Paid Coats are to arrive some time today-ready
for you tomorrow morning. Already herein third
floor parlors-are gems OF oyster cloth. satin
gabardine and crepe poplin
Evening star., 1915-02-16

J." styles that s3 $3.50
leat but
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
DEFER ACTION on BRIDGE
Structuer Across Potomac at George
town Will be Considered Later

After discussing futilely for half
an hour the Carlin bill for congress
sional authorization to build Sl,o0o,
900 bridge across the Potomac River
at Georgetown, to replace the anti
quated Aoueduct bridge, the House
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce yesterday deferred action
on the measure until later in the pre-
sent session. The committee at
tempted to thrash out the PROPOSE
ion of how the construction OF the
bridge should be financed, and, al
hough some of the members were re-
luctant to so admit, it was generally
conceded that if built at all it must
be at government expense.
Representative Carlin, author Of
the bill, and Representative Monta-
que both Of Virginia, spoke in behalf
of the proposed structure. They de
nounced as absolutely ridiculous"
suggestion made in committee tina
the government should contribute
one fourth TO the expense of build
bridge, and that the othe
.three-fourths should be contribute
evenly by the District and the Stat
of Virginia, and the common carrier
using the bridge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
WILSON'S HAT IN THE MH"'
Nav be Candidate 10 succeed
Himself in 1916.

indianapolis. Ind, Jar "--ifH$'-
dent Wilson SHE'D his hat into THe
,.in~ for 1916 yesterday. He mug
down the gauntlet to mis- enemies
ora made = vigorous defense of h'H
;,olicies in his long-awaited a'iHfe.$
before the Indiana Democratic Cup
in the Hoosier metropolis.
He declared the people OF the ns-
ton probably would be given an 'p-
portlnity to show whether they '=-
jieved his administration q success
Or not. His audience took up his
words. and long cheers, ending III
n1S1G" which echoed through The
hail, gave prolonged approval 70
his challenge.
President Wilson announced h'h''
ss1f As in favor Of national c'r-
oloyment bureau for the first time 81
his politica! career; he staunchiy
defended his policy Of "watchiu!
waiting" in Mexico; he held the he-
publican party up to scorn as Ar o.
panzation which had not had a "n-T
;dea in thirty years" and deciafcf
that the courts of the nation r",t
ADOPT speeder methods Of admin
tering justice in the near future,
He called upon the people Of tle
United States to cast their gaze :paa
the European war ii they woe.d ot'
satisfied with life in free a"d
peaceful republic.
IT love the Democratic party, b+t
love the country more ne said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
FRENCH CONTINUE
TO CLAIM GAINS
Fiercely- Contested Fights
Result in No Advan-
tage to Either
CAPTURE MAIN ROADS
Three District Movements in Alsace
Designed to Force Germans to
Withdraw to Line OF Forts.

Paris, Jan. 9-Additional gains in
the fighting around Scissors, where
the entire first and part Of the sec,
ond and third lines OF trenches are
held by the allies and alternate gains
and losses in Aisace are reported to-
day. In Alsace the fighting is so
Gereely contested that the advantage
lies first with one side and then with
the other, but the latest reports in
dicate the French are slowly getting
possession Of the main roads on the
east side of the Vosges. While de-
tails are Withheld, it is understood
three distinct movements are in ope-
ration in Alsace the success of any
one of which would force the German
10 Withdraw to their main line of
forts.
The gain at Scissors is declared
here to be particularly significant, as
indicating that the allies have at
last found. the long sought for weak
spot in the German line.
1t is expected that the French Of
fensive will be vigorously prosecuted
in All endeavor to force wedge in
20 the German line thus forcing their
withdrawal farther to the north.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
WOMEN ROBBED.

Mrs. Nlalinda Preston nurse
came from Baltimore yesterday and
while en- route to the home OF her
mother at Seminary Hill, was robbed
at the corner Of Cameron and West
streets by 4 colored man who graooeo
her hand bag containing S68 in cash.
Miss Mary Petit a young woman.
who is empolyed in Washington was
knocked down by a man on Thursday
night while returning home on south
Washington street and robbed Of her
pocketbook containing 50 and her
monthly electric railway ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY.
Officers Elected At Annual Meeting
Last Night

At the annual meeting Of the R'2-
lief Hook ard Ladder Company h"!"
last night the following officers "rFa
elected:
John H. Trimyer. president.
James w. Bales, first vice prssi'
dent.
Gettys n. Myers, second VICE
president.
F.. G.. Wildt, captain.
Richard Munford, first lieutenant.
Henry Beach. second lieutenant.
J. T. Waddy, secretary.
". c. II. Wildt. recorder.
John D. Nornloy!e. treasurer.
Membership Committee: Char!eH
Clarkson Joseph De Silva, L"uls
Folnlar; r. F: Downham,. and James
Tennesson.
Property Committee, Charles De
Moll John Webster, J. Edwaft
shinn Al Hullingsr and ". G. II.
Wildt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-09
LAWYERS, BANQUET TO-DAY.
Members of Bar Association Meet
and Elect Officers

The annual meeting of the Bar
Association of the Sixteenth Judici-
al Circuit met today at II o'clock at
the Elks' Auditorium. In the absence
of the president, John NJ. Johnson,
Charles T. Jesse, Of Alexandria Co.,
Third Vice president, presided. The
following officers were elected:
John S. Barbour. Fairfax County,
president.
Harry B. Cation, Alexandria, 1st.
vice president.
Senator r. f. Thornton, Fairfax
County, 2nd vice president.
r. A. Hutchison, Manassas, 3rd
vice president.
Claude O. Thomas, Alexandria
county, 4th vice president.
George Washington Lewis, Alex
andria, secretary.
H. Noel Garner. Alexandria, trea-
Surer.
C.. A. Sinclair, Manassas; E. B.
Taylor, Alexandria; W. M. Farr
Fairfax County. and r. Gordon Fin
ney, Alexandria County, members Of
the executive committee.
Judge J. B. 7. Thornton extend
ed An invitation for the association
to hold its next melting at his resi-,
dence in Manassas and it was ac'
cepted
The banquet at the Hotel Ramme'
followed the meeting. j. Randall
Cation was the toastmaster.
The following guests were present
Judge ]. 3. 7. Thornton, Senate,
R. Ewell Thornton, John S. Bar
bour, Robinson Moncure, James r
Cation, Judge c. E. Nicol, Howard
l. w. Smith, R. Gordon Finney, Jr.
+. Randall Cation. Harry B. Cation
r. c. J.. Moncure. c. A. Sinclair
P F. Hutchison, Walter U. Varney
H Noel Garner, G. 7. Simms, Gran
dali Mackey. W. c. Cloth, George
| H. Rucker. William H. Gaines, vii
! liam r. Ellyson, Harvey Davies
Robert Fl. Cox, ". B. Settle, Claude
o. Thomas. C. 7. Jessie. R. r
| Farr, James F. Peyton NJ. 7. Dwye
Robert S. Barrett, R. D. Brumback
| Gardner L. Boothe, Walter c.
Foster, G. Washington Lewis, E. 3
Tayor, Aylett B. Nicol, R. B. Wash
fineton. Frank Lyon, Leo P. Har
low. Louis N. Duffey, C. F. r
Ogilby, J. D. Sullivan and l.. c
Williamson.