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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
NAMES OF FOUR FAVORED
FOR TRADE COMMISSION

Recommendation that nominations
of Joseph E. Davies, Edward N. Hur-
ley, w. ]. Harris and w. H. Parry as
members of the federal trade commits
sion be confirmed was voted today by
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee Action on the nomination Of
George Rublee of New Hampshire was
deferred pending a further hearing
Monday.
Although favorable reports with
reference to the four members were
ordered without opposition, reserva-
lions were made by several senator's
with regard to Mr.. Hurley and Mr..
Parry. Senators Clapp and La Toilette
gave notice that they might make
some remarks in the Senate regarding
Mr.. Hurley. and Senators Oliver and
Lippitt stated to the committee that
they probably would discuss Mr.. Parry's
nomination.
Gov. Bass of New Hampshire and
several other persons have been sum-
moned to appear before the committee
Monday for the purpose Of further in
qulry into the nomination of Mr.
Rublee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
MILEAGE FIGHT HALTS
SUPPLY BILLS PASSAGE

Unable TO agree on several items in
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. the House sent the
papers back to conference again late
yesterday afternoon. the principal bone
of contention being the old mileage
fight. The House had voted for actual
expenses for senators and representa-
tives, while the Senate restored to the
bill the old twenty-cents-a-m mile rate,
which causes an annual outbu-st from
the economists of the House. However,
the remarks in the House yesterday in
dictate that the House will yield again
to the Senate, and that the bill will be
passed with mileage at the rate of 20
cents.
The Senate amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the use of the President in
properly celebrating the opening of
the Panama canal was not accepted by
the House. Representative Page of
North Carolina moved to cut the item
to $4,000, and Representative Cox of
Indiana offered to cut it to $4,000. The
House adopted the Page suggestion,
and the conferees will be instructed to
insist on that amount instead of the
larger one. The House concurred in
the Senate amendments granting $1,5OO
each to the Vice President and Speaker
for the maintenance of automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
HUSBAND DENIES CHARGES.
William Fitzgerald Files Answer to
Wife's Suit for Divorce.

IN connection with the suit for "A
limited divorce Instituted by Jennie
fitzgerald against William FITZGERALD
the defendant, through Attorneys r.
G. Il. Moncure and A Leftwich Sin
clair, has filed an answer denying all
of the allegations of brutality. cruelty
and threats made against him by his
wife. The defendant charges his wife
With. DESERVING him on several occa-
sons and asserts that the plaintiff
has. against the defendants wishes.
frequently and repeatedly absented
herself from home and neglected her
household affairs and duties and re-
fused to prepare the defendants meals,
to mend his clothes and to attend to
his other reasonable wants"
The defendant in his answer further
declares that, Notwithstanding the
plaintiffs conduct in the past, the de-
PENDANT is willing to provide for her a
comfortable home if the plaintiff will
return to the path of duty and submit
to the reasonable authority of this de
PENDANT and conform to his wishes in
regard to their household affairs"
Justice SiddoEs, with the consent OF
counsel for the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT, signed an order requiring the
defendant to pay to his wife IS a week
Turing the pendency of the suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
DANIELS VOICES THANKS
THAT U. S. is AT PEACE
Secretary Also Cites Importance of
Love for States at Nebraska
Meeting.

Ihe Importance of intense love for
the states composing the Union togeth-
er with thankfulness for the fact that
this country is at peace, was the key
note of the address of Secretary Dan
iels at the meeting of the Nebraska
state Association held last evening in
the Powhatan Hotel
Inc present insanity in Europe" de.
cared Representative James Manahan
OF Minnesota. who also spoke, sis the
logical result of the great nations
abroad having permitted their souls to
become corrupt. hard, cruel and afro.
phled Just to acquire wealth and power
ana Imperialism. And the insanity OF
war Will be the fate facing this nation
II 1t likewise strives for power, wealth
and imperialism, instead of for com.
passion. love and fraternity"
announcement was made of the death
OF Dean Bessey of the Nebraska State
University, and a committee composed
OF Z. Andrews, auditor for the
Treasury Department, and Representa-.
tive Charles H. Sloan of Nebraska was
appointed to draft suitable resolutions
Ofncers of the association were re.
elected as follows: Representative
Dan v stephens, president: William e
Andrews, vice president; Bruce CIeye.
land. secretary, and H A Harding
treasurer.
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plea that the United States pledge
itself 10 the establishment of an in
ternational court and an international
police force to enforce its DEGREES as the
most practical step toward world peace
WAS made by oscar T. Crosby. a gradu-
ate of West Point and man of bust
ness affairs. 1T the annual dinner OF
the Cornell Club of Washington, held
at the University Club asst night.
His talk on peace proposals followed
discussions of the need of prepare
lions for war in the United States by
representative Maurice Connolly of
Iowa. DR.. Howard f. Ames, medical
director. L. S. n. retired, and Prof T.
r Crane, former dean of the university
iICulty and acting president during
the absence of President jacob Could
Schurnlan as minister 10 Greece.
Or l.. O. Howard, chief of the bureau
entomology of the Department OF
cricuItur4$ was the POSTMASTER. and
Ernest Kelly, chairman of the enter
committee
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Building Permits.

Building permits We're issued today
to the following:
Merrill T. Galloway, to build dwelling
at 2114 LIE Roy place northwest: archi-
tect and builder, Clarke Waggaman;
estimated cost, $4,000.
ID. E. Nichol, to build dwelling at 440S
Georgia avenue; estimated cost, $1,000
A. w. Sieverling. to build warehouse
in rear of TO H street northeast: esti.
mated cost, $500.
c. ]. Walker, to build dwelling at 440:
Georgia avenue; architect, w. Edgar
Howser: builder. C. ]. Walker; esti.
mated cost, $1,000.
Laura C. Rise. to repair shop at IA;
B street southeast; estimated cost
500.
Emma l.. Hazen, to repair dwelling a
2510 Ontario road; estimated cost, 500
Austin M. Cooper. to repair garage il
rear of SIS 21st street northwest; esti
mated cost, 5000.
NJ. Al. Stern, to repair store at sol 18th
street northwest; estimated cost, S4S6
National Furniture Company, to re.
pair store at SO7 7th street northwest
estimated cost, $500.
S. S. Jaffe, to repair building at 3411
33d place northwest; estimated cost
5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING
OF MISSIONARY UNION
Addresses and Turkey Supper" Vie
for Honors of Night Affair at
lexington Presbyterian Church.

The annual meeting of the Mission
AIRY Union of the Christian F.ndeayur
Societies of the Washington Presbr-
terry. at the lexington Presbyteria !
Church last night. was one of the most
largely attended and most enthusiast y
gathering of its kind ever held hy
the union.
Addresses and a turkey supper" tho
last furnished by the Christian Err
deavor Union of tho lexington Church.
WED for the honors of the night. 4
feature among the addresses was tho
talk by Mrs. Z. L. Sparmer. mission
airy worker recently returned from
China, on the work of the missionaries
among the lepers in that land.
Rev. DR.. Alfred Il. Barrow. pastor OF
the Eastern Presbyterian Church.
spoke of foreign missionary work. and
Rev. DIR. Henry L. Brundage, pastor
of the lexington Church. spoke on
home missions. Rev. DIR. Bernard
BrasAamp. pastor of the Gurley Memo
rial Church. and president of the
union, presided.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Raymond Datchell. Walter Mari. Du-
four Brown, Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Bal
lard. Miss Florence Thiele gave an
impersonation of the southern noun
taine r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
SEES PROSPERITY AHEAD.
Representative Hull Of Tennessee.
Assails "pronhets of Evi1''

Representative cordell Hull of Ten
nessee. author of the income tax law,
made a prosperity speech in the House
yesterday. Business of the world had
been depressed, disarranged and de-
moralized beyond computation by the
war, he said, but he predicted perma-
nent prosperity in the United States.
He declared the American people had
Jared better and suffered less than
evil"
This false propaganda" he said, lis
the merest pretense intended to dis
credit the great constructive legisla-
ton of this administration. Theirs is
the voice of selfish protectionist greed.
seeking to capitalize the country's mis-
fortune due to the war for standpat
political and protective purposes. 1t Is
placing politics and greed above pa
triotism."
Mr.. Hull made an extended defense
of the present tariff law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Guests at the Dinner.

Guests at the dinner were Dean T. F.
Crane, DR.. L. o. Howard. Representa-
tive Maurice Connolly of Iowa, l.. C.
Corbett. H. r. Cox, F. c. Lathrop,
Ernest Kelly. f.. J. Glasson G. A Bell,
A r. Ward, W. J. Morse, H. L. West
over, A. NJ. Harrington, f. A. Golden
welser +. J. Duties. w. K. Metz, w. II.
Won Bayer, c. w. Decker, F. c. Adams,
s. II. Hamilton. f. s. Lamb, John
Gaub. G. e. Patrick, ]. H. Small, ]. H.
Morgan. r. S. Albee. c. d. Bennett, f.
n. Hawley. r. H. Fuller. S. J. Teller,
w b. Wells, L. d. Miller. J. NJ Sted-
man. Charles Thorn, W. c. Ballantyne,
G. NJ. Bennett, H. NJ. Davis. 2. B. Hoge,
X. Il. Slocum. NJ. w Evans, Koliang
iih. G. A. Rankin. w. B. Newton, J. c.
Hoyt. F. c. Loring, W. F. Hillebrand.
w. NJ. Chandler, r. ]. Aud, J. w.
Adams. c. =. Rhynus, NJ. W. Davis, H.
W. Peaslee. c. E. Mitchell, X. w. Wood
ward, Sam Thomson, r. s. Washburn,
| W. q. Funk, H. Strait, George Burt. E.
III. McLachlen. L. w. kephart, H. r.
Gates, Z. D. Strait, L. G. Howell. F. 81.
Branch. f. S. Shepard, Theodore
Henckels. L. B. Cook. ]. Davidson, A.
L. Quaintance, A. c. Dunn, E. Wallace.
NJ s. Cooley, E. H. Thomson. Frank
sutton, c. L. Marlatt. H. W. Dix, Mac
Rae Parker. Elichar Hanson, r. NJ.
Brown, G. E. Burgoon, c. Huckle, P.
Edward Larkin, ]. 3. Smallwood, w. J.
Marsh. G. Silver, II. E. Ames. w. w.
Burns, K F. kellerman and DR.. Sutton.
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GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE
ON AT SAN FRANCISCO
Thirty Cars Start in 4OO-Mile Grand
Prix at PanaSna-Pacifc
Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO, February IL
Thirty cars lined up at 1890 o'clock
this morning for the start of the grand
prix automobile race on the course
within the grounds of the Panama
Pacific international exposition. A fair
crowd filled the smaller bleachers, but
there was only a scattering in the
main grandstand. Heavy clouds hung
in the sky, and though the weather
bureau had predicted a clear day there
were threats of rain.
The distance of the race was Of
fcially announced as 400.2S56 miles, re-
curing 1O4 laps to complete it,
The signal was given by Starter Fred
Wagner. and Cooper. No. s: Ruckstell.
No. s; Newhouse. No. 10. shot out on
the course. Fifteen seconds later Tay-
lor. No 20; Bragg. No. IA, and thirty
seconds -ater Parsons. No. "a, and Mix
rant, No. 10, got off. The balance went
in flights of three cars every fifteen
seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
CIVIL SERVICE TOPICS
ARE UP FOR DISCUSSION

Charles F. Lewis of Oakland and J. c.
Fallon of Los Angeles are among the
first to arrive in Washington of the dele
gates to the third annual convention of
the National Association Of Civil Service
Employees, scheduled to meet Monday and
Tuesday in Elks' Hall. 919 H street north
west Mr. Lewis represents Oakland, San
Francisco and the northern part Of Cali
| fornia generally, while Mr.. Fallon repre-
sents the southern portion of that COM
monwealth. Mr.. Z lewis is the delegate ap-
pointed by the sos members of branch
202 Of the national organization.
Retirement Issue Prominent.
Among various matters to be consid-
cred at this convention, according to Mr..
Lewis, the association members of Cali
fornia are particularly interested in the
retirement ISSUE" in support Of which a
been planned and is now before the House
committee on civil service reform.
The letter carriers organization of
the state, of which Mr.. Lewis ie a
member, strongly indorses this meas
ure and has worked hard in its be-
half. More than three hundred resolu-
lions, representing the sentiment Of
I
have been drawn up by the California
members of the national association in an
effort to win support for the scheme.
This piece of LEGISLATION provides for
retirement of civil service employees
after from twenty to twenty-five years
of active service, at a salary equiva-
lent to 40 per cent of the salary re-
ceived prior to the date of retirement:
thirty years at As per cent of the same
salary. and after thirty or more years
at SO per cent. 1t also includes manda-
tory retirement at the age of seventy.
Describes Exposition Opening.
Mr.. Lewis. in reaching Washington
yesterday, is one of the first persons,
IL not the first, to be able to describe
here the scenes incident to the opening
day Of the Panama-Pacif1c exposition,
February 20.
1T was a great success" he declared
| this morning, land approximately 30O.-
600 people viewed the grounds and
buildings. Admission was by badge
only. either for the one day or for the
season. There was almost an entire
! lack of ceremony. but it was very i'm
pressive; at the appointed hour the
great gates were opened and the en-
thusiastic crowd poured in.
The color scheme adopted for the
fair" he continued, lis a particularly
pleasing one. 1t is composed of blue,
buff arr, rich brown, and many of the
decorations, particularly in the beaut1-
full tower of jewels are carried out
in this combination. This tower is
covered with small iridescent orna-
| ments of these three shades, which
l,ffH av,L .t.,I,
| give gathering effect that must be
seen to be appreciated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
HOME SOURCE OF PETROL.
Chemist Says Both England and Ger.
many Can Supply Needs.

LONDON. February 27.-Either Ger
many or England can produce an ade-
quate supply of petrol as a by-product
in the manufacture of gas from coal
or coke, it was suggested by William
Hall, the well known chemist. in an
address last night before the Institute
of Petroleum Technologists.
ANY amount required can thus be
obtained from home raised raw mate
rial" said Mr.. Hall. although the pro-
duct thus manufactured has more odor
than the imported petrol, it will give
greater mileage"
AS to the cost, the speaker declared
that when proper plants have been
established this is the most economi-
cal source"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Supports shafroth Resolution.

Mr.. Crosby. in presenting his plea for
an international court with its inter-
national army and navy. urged ST :
pCJt for the joint resolution introduced
in the upper , Use of Congress by Sem
ator Shafroth of Colorado. That reso-
luton pledges the United States to the
prime. pie that international disputes
should be submitted to an international
court with an armed force to enforce
IFS DEGREES and lays down a number OF
articles of agreement to be signed by
tie nations accepting the principle.
The greatest difficulty in reaching
thu solution advocated by Mr.. Crosby.
he said, is the inertia of the people of
the several nations; the difficulty in
getting the Congress of the United
States to take the initial steps by max
ing such proposals to the other civil
lied nations is the inertia of the citi-
zens OF this country. With that over
come the Proposition discussed,
even adversely at first. he maintained,
something definite would result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Training Citizens to Arms.

The university is doing it's share In
training. citizens for the defense of the
country in time of war. he said. The
new drill hall. now being erected, he
said. is the largest connected with any
university in the United States. The
corps Of cadets. he said. has been high
ly praised by officials of the War De-
partment, and there is an increasing
interest among the students in mill
tary training.
Prof. Crane gave many facts and fig
ures showing the growth of Cornell.
He said: cornell stands ninth in size
among the universities of the nation.
Columbia is first with 1921 students,
and Cornell has 5,939 registered. Ten
years ago Harvard was first. but Har-
ward now is sixth in size. Cornell had
1.500 students in its agricultural COL
iege last year. leading the nation. In
1868, when | entered Cornell, We had
Az students. Ten years later We had
505. In 1883 there were 1000 students
at the university. 2.100 in 1898, 5000
in 1905, and nearly 5000 today.
Representative Connolly of Iowa. urg-
ing that these are times fraught with
grave International dangers for the
United States, urged preparations for
the national dafense along the lines
urged by President Wilson-the train
ing of citizens in the use of arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
SAYS 100000 FRENCH
HAVE DIED IN BATTLE
100000 Wounded and 200, 900
Missing in First Six
Months of War.

BERLIN. February 27.-By wireless
to Sayville, N. Y.-The Hamburger
Nichrichten has published what pur-
ports to be an authentic list of French
losses in the first six months of the
war.
The paper says this list was COM
piled by the French ministry of war,
and that it was not intended for
publication as yet. 1t gives the number
of dead as. 100000 and the wounded
100000, of whom 100000 are described
as slightly hurt. In addition 200, 900 men
have been reported missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Wants Schoolboys Trained.

would like to see every public
school, every high school and every
university in our land training pupils
for that day when a crisis may bring a
call to arms he said.
Dr. Ames, recalling the muzZle that
naval officers wear at this time. an
nounced that he would talk of Dogs"
HIS address. in IA humorous vein,
touched on dogs of war
Manton NJ. WyveH. counsel for the in
,erhatlonal boundary commission, fol-
lowed DIR. Ames.
Today is a day of great tension in
the nation, he said. TT is particularly
a day for unity among all citizens. We
must give the impression to Europe
that We are nation united. Let us
support our President at this time of
tenSionn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27

more. or to the Office maintained in this
city in charge of Deputy Collector
Perkins: in the latter case the COM
pleted schedules are forwarded imrne-
diately to the Baltimore office.
No estimate has been made of ths
number of returns made by Washing
ton individuals or corporations, AL
though It was stated today that tho
number of applications for blanks ap-
pears to be considerably in excess OF
the number called for last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Other Forms of Contest.

Mr.. Crosby admitted the need for
contests between individuals as well
q between nations. But he urged that
tie ancient contest of body against body
should be superseded by contests of a
different kind that would lead to
solution of great problems confronting
mankind Az a suggestion of the kind
of problems he urged that the work
nginan has. more interes, in whether
he gets the increase from 81 to S2.25
ner day for his labor than in any
problem for which warning kings or
einperors may ask the work ngman TO
light.
History was recalled by Mr.. Crosby
to indicate that the establishment of
an international court and an inter-
national police is not impracticable.
Four hundred years ago. he said, the
Scotch highlander would have scorned
any prediction that there would ever
come time when there would not be
contests OF arms across the border be-
tween England and Scotland Today.
h said, q Scottish regiment may he
sent to queil riots that threaten the
iieace of London. one hundred years
ago. he said. every man at such a
Gathering as the banquet last night
q would have carried with him side
arm. Such weapons have now been
delivered over to the courts. AS AN
analogy he urged, that the armies and
the navies. as the SidearrIs of nations.
might well s-be turned over 10 an in
.tsruationaI court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Bids for Hydro-Aeroplanes Opened.

Bids for nine navy hydro-aeroplanes
were opened here today. c. NJ. Peoli.
the aviator who recently flew over the
Andes, was the low bidder for all nine
at $500 each Other bids for various
numbers and under various conditions
were submitted by other manufactur-
ers, among them Glenn Curtiss and
the Wright company. Twelve con-
Germs in all submitted bids. Contracts
will be awarded later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
Treat Them as individuals.

Even III ,1te citS or the county where
there is 4 police force or q censtab bic. a
few Individuals viii fgbt. Under an
international court. and an army and
rssvy as IT'S bles. individual ma
lions may fight; they viii be dealt with
SIS tho individuals are dealt with by
stHe policeman or the constable.
Proposals for an international court
,,lthout power to enforce it's DEGREES.
40 said look forward to a distant fu-
i4r. Of an CtopIan character with
Tvs Girh h. was not interested. Rearma-
cnt would begin, in his view. any dis
.ruament plan.
Until this peace plan ne advocates is
..ycepted by the great nations of the
.or!d. Mr. Crosby declared. the United
states should make its preparations for
aterIatioual conflicts with the great
est efficiency. With its wealth, its
resources and its population. he said,
he looks forward 10 the time that this
.ountry viii become the greatest world
menace, unless a practical plan for the
settlement OF international disputes is
greed upon.
Prof. Crane. who had cor, from
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Not Much Financial Progress.

II cannot report very much nnanclal
progress so far she declared. IF. how
ever, every member of the Federation
of Women's Clubs gave 10 cents the
sum would be assured, and 1 would,
perhaps, be better pleased than to get
a check for the whole amount from
some one person.
Mrs Hopkins told of Mrs. wilson $
intense interest in the alley housing
problems of Washington, and OF ner
many trips to the worst LOCALITIES.
There was no phase, she said. of the
work of the Civic Association. in which
the Presidents wife did not take an
interest.
That women have learned as well as
men the importance of organization and
have today a more intelligent conception
of the needs of the world than ever be-
! fore, was the statement of Rev. ID. II.
| Martin, pastor of the Dumbarton Avenue
NJ E. Church, who spoke before the meet
ing on 1.-THE Gospel of Social Service.
| This gospel, he said, is nothing more than
an intelligent presentation of the cond1-
tons of the lives of mankind nor does it
! interfere with any other gospel"
| Reports were heard from the presi-
Sunshine Society. including Mrs. Louis
F. Zinkhan of the branch having in
charge the 265 prisoners and the 267
| patients of the Jail and the Washington
Asylum Hospital. respectively: Mrs.
Sanford Taylor. president of the hospital
branch; Mrs. Howard. president of the
Florence Crittenton branch, and Mrs.
Murray Lane, presiden of the Helping
Hand branch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27

Ithaca for the meeting of the Wash
ington alumni. sounded a note of opti-
mism regarding the grow i of the uni
versity. He told of the expansion of
the campus by the construction of one
building after another. of the value OF
the great auditorium of the university,
which seats 1920 persons, and of the
start of. work in. the construction of
thH dormitories