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trial cities and was led by Mrs. Glen
dover Evans, of Boston. To their ap-
peal the President replied: Until the
party, as such, has considered a mat
ter Of this very supreme Importance
and taken its position, I am not at
liberty to speak for it,
Adopt Political Policy.
THE hearing accorded the Congress
sional Union by the Judicial Com
| for the first time at a Congressional
hearing suffragists laid aside propa-
| gandistic argument and asked the
| committee to report the resolution as
| matter Of practical politics. For
| the first time was sounded the politi-
cal policy Of the union that the
| women voters OF the West would hold
the Democratic party responsible all
| the way through.
I'm mid summer n deputation of SOC
| women waited upon the President to
| bring to his notice the Endorsement
| of the suffrage amendment by the
National Federation of Women's
| Clubs, representing more than a mil
lion women and to urge him to give
his support to the amendment. The
President replied that his position was
| the same as when the labor deputation
| waited upon him.
The summer closed with a notable
| conference at Newport. This meeting
was important in that the fall cleo
| ton policy OF the union was adopted
Miss Lucy Burns analysed the work
| ing of Congress-, showing that our
government is governed by party and
showing that no measure of impor-
lance can be passed without the back
Ing of the dominant party and that no
measure can be put through IL op-
posed by that party. She showed that
the President had seven times re-
fused his aid to the suffrage amend
ment. that I'm the Senate the measure
had been blocked by Democratic lead
ers. that in the House the Rules Com
mittee had consistently blocked it and
that the Rules Committee Is the
mouthpiece of the Democratic party
having in its keeping the policy of the
party.
After the Democratic caucus took
definite action against the amendment,
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the
union, submitted her plan of election
campaign.
The defeats of Mr.. Neeley. of Kan
sas: Seldomridge, of Colorado: Flegel
of Oregon, and Mr.. Moyle. of Utah.
we're triumphs for the Congressional
Union. An enormous reduction of plu-
ralities in the case of other Democrats
was as effective as these actual de-
feats Teh campaign Of the union ac-
complished exactly what its members
had hoped.
AT last we are in a position where
we can look with confidence to the
passage Of the amendment in the next
Congress. With a largo organization
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SUFFRAGE fight
Big AID TO CITY
Miss Isabella Mott Says that
$4,000 Has Been
Spent Here.
REVIEWS UNIONS WORK
District Oroanizer Predicts Women
District Organizer Predicts Women
Will Win Vote in Next
Session of Congress.

The coming of the suffragists TO
Washington two years ago mas NO,
proven a bad thing for the CITY, sa'o
Miss Isabella Mott, organizer Tor the
District of Columbia for the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage yes
terday. Hundreds of women OF ma
tional fame have come here 10 take
part in the marches. visitatlons ana
deputations Thousands of the dollars
expended in the promotion of the
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton TO remove the qualification OF sex
from the ballot have found their way
into the pockets Of citizens of Wash
ington.
But, what has been done is moth
ing to what we propose to do. Inc
District membership of the Congress
sional Union is now more than I0o.
and we will double 1t before August.
The local branch should be the largest
and most vigorous one in the country.
A District convention to adopt con-
stitution and elect officers will be held
at Rauschers May H. This will be
followed by a dinner and a play writ
ten by Hazel Mackaye."
Activity Centers Here.
Washington has been the center,
the national headquarters. of Congress
sional Union activities, and our work
has just fairly commenced. The Union
was born here and is two years old.
In December a Susan B. Anthony
pageant will be given here. We pro-
pose to make it an event that will
attract thousands of persons from all
sections of the country. 1t will sur
pass the parade of March ,. 1918.
Many leading workers in the Con-
Ercssional Union live in the District.
Mrs ellison Gardner is on the eXecu
tive committee and Mrs. Richard
Wainwright, Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh
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HOROSCOPE.
1.-THE stars incline. but do not compel

THE stars incline. but do not compel
Sunday, April IS, 1915.
The seers read this as a fortunate
day for travelling and visiting friendA
Mercury and Uranus are both In be-
nenc aspect and Tho rule Is particularly
favorable for meetings between
strangers.
Writers should benent greatly in
the next few months as the stars
promise extraordinary achievements.
An American woman will do wonders
in presenting war facts to the world,
the seers predict.
A London astrologer prophesies that
the United States will achieve a first
place in the world through an un-
expected event in history that is to be
made this year.
On this day architects should be
exceedingly fortunate. Foreign com.
missions and extraordinary demands
on them are foreshadowed
The sway is deemed most fayora Bile
for achievements of a minor CONNER
cial character. Small enterprises
should prosper.
Students are under the best POSI-
BILE direction at this time. They have
the representation OF success In all
their largest ambitions Those who
are to be graduated this year have a
better prospect of fame and success
than alumni Of any previous year
since 1865.
Speechmaking is well aspected to-
day. The lecture platform will assume
new significance next autumn, II is
foretold. Young women as well as
young men will attain influence.
The signs governing the drama are
encouraging. but there is persistent
representation that the old order
of things will pass away. Reform ten
denotes are strong. Rural theaters are
to be widespread and actors will de-
velop in farming communities, the
seers foretell.
Persons whose birthdate it Is should
watch their money during the coming
year. Young widows will probably
marry.
Children born on this DAY have the
augury of happy life. They are like
ly to be careless in money matters,
but they will not want. These sub
jects of Aries are on the cusp and
should have certain Taurus qualities
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Mrs. John J. White. Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley and others on the advisory
board.
Lest we forget just what has taken
place in the District of Columbia since
the Congressional Union opened head
quarters at 1920 F street let me re-
call some of the leading incidents to
our efforts for a Federal amendment.
!, They are:
The parade March 3. 1913. one OF
the greatest professions OF women
ever witnessed in the United States.
Seven Populations to President VIII
son.
"A number of special populations to
committees of Congress.
The hike from New York to Wash
J ington and a procession to the Cap
itol.
"A convention of the National Coun-
Gil of Woman Voters.
THE expenditure of $4,000 from the
Washington headquarters in 1913 and
n larger sum in 1914.
Have Succeeded. She Says.
These are a few of the high places
we have touched in Washington. We
have succeeded remarkably well. We
are no longer ignored. We have made
a place in the nation for our organ
! ization. Congressman no longer pass
Us with a skeptical smile. The union
helped to defeat about twenty Demo-
Gratis in the last Congressional cleo
ton. 1t has proven it's ability to put
campaigners in any part OF the United
States at almost moments notice ana
begin n fight against those who op
pose the Federal amendment PROPOSE
ton"
Tho first demonstration OF the sur
fragists of the Union was the process
sion in Pennsylvania avenue, In wnich
5000 women took part. This was the rrst
show for suffrage ever made in WASH
fngton. The President and every mem
| Der Of Congress were made TO reailZe
! that there was a demand for a woman
suffrage amendment to the national
Constitution.
The first deputation to President
Wilson was led by Miss Alice faul
| This was the first suffrage deputaron
| which had ever appeared before inc
| President. He said that the subject
wouId receive his most careful con-
sideration.
The second deputation. representing
the College Equal Suffrage League
! was led by Miss Elsie Hill To this
deputation the President said, the
special session will be too occupied
with tariff and currency to consider
suffrage
"a few days later deputation OF
the National Council of Women Voters,
led by DIR. Cora Smith King. of Sc
attic. waited upon the President. Tho
Presidents reply to this deputation
was the same as to the college women
THE opening of the special session
of Congress was marked by second
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great demonstration. Delegates from
each of tho 435 Congressional districts
In the country assembled at Washing
ton. bringing petitions from men and
women of their districts, demanding
the passage of the suffrage amend
ment. each delegate presenting her Pc
tition to her Representative.
"On June, Is. 1913. thousands and
, thousands of signatures to a petition
to the Senate were obtained and a
third demonstration in behalf of the
Suffrage amendment was made. Suf-
fragists from all over the country
took part On reaching the Capitol the
petitions were sent in. Twenty-Five
Senators delivered speeches in favor
OF the national amendment, and three
spoke against it. For the first time
since 1887 suffrage was actually de-
bated on in Congress.
Establish Suffrage Organ.
The tariff and currency having been
disposed Of suffragists expected that
the President would recommend the
amendment to the new Congress- A
deputation of seventy-three women
from his own State of New Jersey
waited upon him. Mr.. Wilson said,
your subject is one in which 1 am
deeply interested and you may rest
tention.'
Immediately following this the Suf-
fragist was established and now has
circulation of $500
The Presidents message to fhe new
congress failed to make mention of
the amendment and a committee rep
resenting every State in the Union
waited upon the President to protest.
The President replied, I am the
spokesman of 4 party and I am not
at liberty to urge upon Congress poll
cies which have not had the considera-
ton OF those for whom l am spokes-
man. l have to confine myself to
those promises made to the people in
the platform
This completed the work of the
union for the year 1915.
THE work involved an expenditure
OF over $4,000, all raised at Washing
ton headquarters. The Federal organ
i@ation during the year before had
spent only $40 on this work. Nothing
could show more conclusively the in
creased viGor Of the work for the
amendment Women prominent in all
walks of life are joining the union.
a significant sign of economic and
efficient policy. On the executive COM
mittee are Miss Alice Paul, chairman:
Miss Lucy Burns. vice chairman; Mrs
Donald Il. Hooker. Mrs. Mary Beard,
Mrs. Q. ii. l.. Belmont, Mrs. Crystal
Eastman Benedict. Mrs. ellison Gard
ner, Mrs. William Kent, and Mrs. Law
renee Lewis.
Early in 1914 n deputation of work
ing women made an appeal to the
President. The deputation consisted of
400 working women from ten indus
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supported by women voters We believe
we have in our hands an instrument
which will make certain the passage
of the amendment before the Sixty
fourth Congress adjourns.
The union is to organize in every
State of the Union. The first State
convention takes place in Maryland In
May"
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NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS.

Commissioner Brownlow went on record
Thursday night as an advocate Of the
moving picture as a factor in education.
He spoke particularly OF the democracy
Of the moving picture show" with its
appeal to all classes, countries and ma
tionalists. The occasion was Fathers
night" at the meeting Of the Edmonds
Mothers Club.
For the first Time in the history of
Technical High School. the valedictorian
of the graduating class will be a girl.
Miss Ida Harry is to have that honor.
with an average Of $50 per cent.
Schiller's MARY Stuart" will be pre-
scented at Central High School next
Wednesday morning. with Bessie Line
back in the title role and Mary Jones as
Queen Elizabeth.
The United States should own and
operate all telegraph and telephone lines
in the country. according to a decision
rendered in favor of the affirmative at
a debate held by the Daniel Webster
Club Friday afternoon. Tho contestants
were jacob Goldberg. NJ. A. Newell,
Joseph McGarraghy and Miss Pauline
Floyd.
.The Psychology OF Habit Forming"
was explained by Miss TimlOw at meet
ing of the Brookland Association Wednes-
day night. Mrs. c. f. Molster was
chosen president and Mrs. Bakin. treas
urer for the coming season.
At the final meeting of the Mid-City
Association, Tuesday night at Mckinley
Hall. the citizens association Will De
guests at an educational illustrated lee
ture.
THE Gallopers," by Richard HARDING
Davis will be presented as a spring play
by Eastern High Dramatic Association
on the evenings of May IA and 10.
Moving picture programs for the bene-
fit of the northeast playground fund
have been arranged at two local thea
ters for next Wednesday and Thursday.
Washington High School Bank gave a
dance Friday night. The school bank at
Armstrong will be formally opened for
deposits tomorrow morning.
Central Dramatic Association will close
the season next Wednesday with the
presentation Of william Dean Howelrs
"Mouse Trap" The cast includes Joseph
Jackson and Misses Trumbull, North,
Ring and Heap.
A report on the Mothers Congress by
Mrs. NJ L. Martsch. music by Mrs. Dun
can Richmond and Mrs. Margaret Big
gins, a reading by Mrs. lola Barnard
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and short talks by mothers. were tea
lures Of Mothers day program" Of
Brent Mothers Club, given Friday after
noon.
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1.-The Gallopers." by Richard Harding
Davis, will be presented as a spring play
by Eastern High Dramatic Association
on the evenings of May IA and 10.
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Moving picture programs for the bene,
NJ Of the northeast playground fund
have been arranged at two local thea
ters for next Wednesday and THURSDAY.
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Nicaragua in 1915 imported tools and
implements valued at SlO0,s31
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Washington High School Bank gave a
dance Friday night. The school bank at
Armstrong will be formally opened for
deposits tomorrow morning.
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At the final meeting Of the Mid-City
Association, Tuesday night at Mckinney
Hall, the citizens association VIII De
guests at an educational illustrated lee
ture
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Central Dramatic Association will close
the season next Wednesday with the
presentation Of william Dean Howell s
Mouse Trap" The cast includes Joseph
jackson and Misses Trumbull, North,
D;a- and Hpan
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schiller's MARY Stuart" will be pre-
scented at Central High School next
Wednesday morning. with Bessie Line
back in the title role and Mary Jones as
Queen Elizabeth.
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1.-THE Psychology of Habit Forming
was explained by Miss TimlOw at meet
ing of the Brookland Association Wednes-
day night. Mrs. c. F.. Molster was
chosen president and Mrs. Bakin. treas
urer for the coming season.
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TO WELCOME PRINTERS HERE.
P. 7. Moran Will Make Address at
Typographical Temple.

p. 7. Moran, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, is scheduled to de-
liver this afternoon the address of
welcome to the fifty printers from Bos-
ton who arrived in Washington yester-
day. Mr.. Moran will speak at the re-
ception to be held from to O'Clock
this afternoon at Typographical Temple
E. w. Morcock will welcome the print
ers on behalf of Columbia Topographic
cal Union, No. 101.
The delegates spent yesterday after
noon visiting Mount Vernon. the rain
falling to danlpen their ardor. Presi-
dent Evnum of the Washington Union
Printers Athletic Association was in
charge of the party.
The printers are from the printers
tournament held at Philadelphia on
their way home to Boston via Annap-
oils Following a reception at the gov
eminent printing office tomorrow morn
ing and general sightseeing tomorrow
afternoon the party will leave for
home.
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UNMARRIED SHIP FREEDOM
BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE
Norwegian Steamer Capto Reports
Being Shelled August IL in
English Channel.

NEW YORK. August 2S.-Oncers and
crew of the Norwegian steamer tapto.
which reached here today from Cardiff
said that the vessel was fired upon
without warning by a German sub
marine August l. in the English chan
mel.
Two shots were fired, it was said.
The Norwegian flag was then displayed
and the submarine disappeared. The
Capto is freighter and carried no
passengers.
According to the story told by those
aboard. the submarine came to the
surface dead ahead and without warn
ing fired shell which exploded on the
starboard side of the bridge. Frag
ments of the exploding shell, it was
sai id. penetrated the bow of a lifeboat
and the steam ventilators. The second
shot apparently did no damage.
Although the Capto did not come up
the harbor here till today, she had
been at anchor in Gravesend bay.
awaiting instructions. for two days.
She sailed from Cardiff August II.
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QUIET DAY AT WHITE HOUSE.
President Spends Time Indoors Die
tating and Signing Correspondence.

Yesterdays bad weather kept President
Wilson indoors until the hour for the
review of the National Guard OF the
District at 1870 O'Clock. The President
neither went for game Of golf nor for
a ride. He worked in his library and
in the executive Offices debating and
signing correspondence until luncheon
time.
He followed his usual Saturday rule
OF making no engagements and he
saw no visitors.
IT was the most quiet day OF tho
week. which had opened full OF eN-
pectancy and excitement owing TO the
German situation.
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SALVADOR NAMES DELEGATES.
Prominent Men Selected to Serve on
International Commission.

Secretary McAdoo has been advised
that Salvador has selected some of its
most distinguished officials and citi-
zens TO represent that country on the
International high commission to con-
slider uniformity of laws throughout
the American republics relating to
trade, commerce and an international
commercial court
This commission was created by the
recent pan-American conference held
in this city, and Secretary McAdoo eX-
presses much qualification that all the
republics of the western hemisphere
are taking a deep interest in the COM
mission. The representatives named by
Salvador are Tomas G. Paloma, min
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manufactured, today led the authorities
vino were endeavoring to establish a mo-
tive for the crime and apprehend Its per-
petrators to strengthen their belief that
the slain p~stor was a victim of his pro-
German utterances and activities.
Chief Heintz today received letter
warning him that his life would be taken
If he pushed the inquiry too far. The
police official accepted the threat lightly
and asserted that he considered the mis-
sive clue, intimatins he knew it's
orr gin.
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From Berlin to Bagdad.

Achieving her unity only in 1871, Ger
many came too late into the field to
share in the partition of tho better
portions of the globe availa BILE for col
onization. In Africa Great Britain had
by conquest and colonization laid the
foundation of empire at the cape, and
was already concentrating her atten-
| ton on Egypt. while, between, her
color was the most frequent. France
had occupied Algeria since 1880, and
was about to take Tunis, and from the
north, the west and the south was al
ready preparing to begin those Won
derful colonial expeditions which We're
to carry her color from Algiers to the
kongo, from the Syrtes to the Pillars
of Hercules.
In Asia there was still less promise.
Great Britain in India and the Straits.
France in Indo-China, had made their
liza and New Zealand were British. the
Americas We're closed by the Monroe
doctrine. For many years Germany
was to contest with her British and
French rivals for African colonies, but
that race was lost before it began. and
the fact was not hidden to German OBJ
servers. They had come too late
But in the east of Europe, south of
the Danube and stretching across the
Straits into Asia Minor and beyond.
there was a field for Germany 1t had
a double adVantage-it could be reach =
ed through Austria. an ally. not a
rival, without crossing the seas. 1t
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POLICE CHIEF THREATENED.
Letter Warns Him Not to Press Gary
Murder Inquiry.

GARY. Ind, August 2S.-Threats to
kill Chief of Police Heintz II he con-
tinued to investigate the murder of Rev.
Edmund A. NJ. kayser and the alleged
discovery of a plot to blow up the Aetna
Powder Company's plant at Gary. where
quantities of war explosives We're being
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lister of finance: Manuel Lopez Mcncia.
lister of finance: Francisco A. Lima.
undersecretary of public works and
agriculture; Belarmino Suarez Castel-
lanos. prominent lawyer. and Flor
entine Moncala SouZa. director of post
offices.
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The Prize of the World.

Such briefly, then. are the issues that
are involved in the fate of ConAanti-
nople. Napoleon called it the prize Of
the world For it Russia has striven
for centuries. For it Austrian and Ger
man statesmen have been working for
many years. And for them the path
way was blocked by that little Serbia
whose quarrel with Austria has
brought the world to Armaseddon.
If Const&ntinople falls we shall see
the passing of the Osmanli. He is fight
ing with his back to the wall at the
precise point where he entered Eu-
rope, at the Gallipoli peninsula, more
the cross replace the crescent OH St.
Sophia. But beyond this we shall see
the final extinction Of the German
dream of a place in the sun, which
has moved her to so many sacrifices.
to such gigantic labors in war and
peace in the recent decades.
For the future this will have very
profound meaning. For out Of the war
rupt, if rot actually ruined. But
France. Russia and Great Britain will
retain their empires. increase them be-
yond their own frontiers, if CONSTANT
some territorial profit She will keep
Rhodes and establish herself in the
Aegean: But sea power has already
spelled the ruin Of German colonies
J. ne iiidi hetS lol tne manufacture OF
the allies viii be expanded, new tariff
walls will bar the German exports
constantinople may hold out, France
and Italy may be crushed, Russia
forced to give up the war and her
Polish and Lithuanian provinces. Even
Great Britain may be invaded and
made to pay the price of the con
queror The war is yet to be won, bu,
it is necessary to recognize that while
the battle in Europe is being waged
on fields familiar to US all there is
being fought in the obscurer regions
where Europe and Asia touch the bat
tie which means as much to Germa any
as did the struggle in America to
France and England. At CONSTANT
nople as at Quebec a great empire and
d magnificent colonial dream are a t
stake The German place in the sun
is being won or lost.