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The Washington times., 1915-06-27
SETS GREAT MARK
IN 5OO.M|LE RACE
0ario Resta Dashes Across
Line at Chicago, Averaging
97.6 Miles an Hour.

CHICAGO, June 2--In tho fastest 500
mile automobile race ever recorded. and
before a crowd of 10000 persons, Darlo
Resta, a cosmopolite Of italian birth
and English parentage, drove his French
car Peugeot to victory yesterday at
the new Speedway Park in haywood.
The italian reeled Off the distance at an
average rate Of 97.6 miles an hour. His
time was s hours minutes 27 seconds.
In winning Chicago's first interna-
ticpal automobile derby Resta broke
four worlds records. His time clips
% minutes 2S seconds Off the speedway
record set UP last month by De Palma
In Indianapolis.
was edged out only a few laps In the
| first century. His total winnings for the
days drive was $24 800 and a silver Ray
field carbureter trophy.
Great Day for Italy.
| 1t was a great day for Italy. Second
place was captured by ]. Porporato, also
an Italian. driving an English car, the
Sunbeam. He was minutes % seconds
behind Resta His acreage speed was
s6.5 miles an hour. His prize was $4,000
end his time hours 10 minutes 80 sec
onds.
by Ed Rickenbacher in a Maxwell. His
| average speed was 95.8 miles an hour,
and he came in four minutes behind
Porporato.
bilt cup races. drove in fourth place in
| his Sunbeam, his average time being
95.06 miles an hour.
Of the remaining six who landed in
the monev Earl Cooper, Gil Anderson,
Tom Alley. Chevrolet. Burman. and J..
Cooper, In the order given. all averaged
a speed in excess Of 80 miles an hour.
Speedway records of all sorts we're
shattered. Every car that finished in
at a speed in excess of the world s
competition record of 1884 miles an
hour. set by De Palma on Memorial
Day in Indianapolis.
broke the worlds 5oo-mile record of 94.Ul
miles an hour. established at Brook
lands. England. by a team Of three
drivers.
New "No Stop" Record.
Harry Grant set a new mo stop
record. He travelled the entire 500 miles
without pausing once at the pits for OF
, or repairs. On the last lap he raj
; out of "tuice.' but by adroit coastini
, got acress the line without trouble.
Besides establishing new world
!; record for the 50O-mile distance ant
getting the $4,000 prize for that. Rests
, captured three $1,000 prizes beside,
other smaller ones. He was the leader u
the 20O-mile. the SoO-mile and the 400
mile mark. each time breaking tn
worlds record for the distance.
At the end of the first century Ear
Cooper. leading in a Stutz. landed tn
$1,000 Guerdon. Otherwise 1t woul
have been a clean sweep for Resta
Each OF the first ten cars. beside
others In the contest We're eauippe,
I with Goodrich Silvertown tires and tn
. race was run without mishap or acct
. dent Of note. Just before the grea
wind up Chevrolet drove his Delag
J into the fence in front of the grand
l stand. but without injury. A minut
4 again.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Promotions and Changes
In Bureau of Commerce

The Department of Commerce has an
personnel:
The temporary appointment OF Miss
Blanche r. seaton, telephone operator,
S72o per annum, has been extended for
one month.
Rudolph c. Strange has been ap-
pointed shop apprentice in the Bureau
Of Standards at $3.50
James e. Flynne has been promoted
sioner at New Orleans at 81, 500.
Smith E. Reynolds has been trans.
ferred from clerk at $500, shipping serv-
Ice. San Francisco. to clerk at 81 200 in
the same service at New Orleans.
liam A. Masker, jr.. Coast and Geodetic
Survey, has been extended for one
month. N'e
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Concerts Tomorrow

BY the 5th Cavalry Band, W.
J. Cain, Chief Musician, at
"Montrose Park" Monday Even
ing, at 1880 p.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Ashlar Club of Masons
Gives One-Act Sketch

The Ashlar Club. composed of men,
bers Of the Masonic fraternity employed
at the State. War and Navy building.
had "ladies' night" last night as the
closing meeting Of the season. DR.. Mil
lard J. Holmes. president of the club.
made the address Of welcome. A one
act sketch. "A Dress Rehearsal" was
presented. Those taking part were John
A. Colborn, Miss Maud Fellheimer.
Eugene j. Bernhard, Mrs C. Viola Fell
lows. Mrs Ida Trenis, William B. Mum
delle. Miss Inez Tyree Ryan, Wilbur e.
Fookes. little Miss Ruth Newman, Mrs.
Lillian Gusack. Bert Rose, Miss Lavina
=. Nugent. Mrs. Paul Clark and Miss
Gertrude Brooks.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Berlin Receives Latest
u. S. Reply on Frye Case

BERLIN (via The Hague), June H.
The American reply to the last German
note regarding the American ship Will
lam p. Frye. sunk by the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. reached the American en-
bassy yesterday and was quickly de-
coded and presented to the foreign Of
flee by Ambassador Gerard.
The text has not yet been made pub
lie. 1t is understood the United States
was sunk In violation Of the American
treaty with Prussia of 1928. and asks
for full compensation without resort to
prize court proceedings. ..
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Col. Booker Entertains
Members of Press Club

Members of the National Press Club
were given, rare treat last night.
when Col. Tom Booker, Of Amelia
county. Va. played old plantation mel
odies and folk songs that have been
all but lost to the memories of man
Colonel Booker. who typines the old
South before the war. told anecdote.
of his early days. The colonel has a
stage presence, or rather a lack OF ~
that carried the audience or its feat
and every number brought ringing
applause.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Special List of Ports
Made by War Risk Office

A new list of special ports In the Eu-
ropean war zone has just been issued
by the War Risk Insurance Bureau in
eluding all ports In continental Europe
with the exception Of Spanish and Por-
tuguese. as ports to which insurance
will be given only on application to
Washington at rates that seem reason-
able. The right is reserved to reject in
surance to all these ports.
The bureau announced last night II
has written insurance valued at f7 .25o. :
900 since last September. and has
earned 81, 900 in premiums. Losses
have been S7z0. 900.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Port Collector Stops
Entry of Fight Films

PORTLAND. Me-, June N.-An at
tempt to import negatives Of the pic
lures of the Jess Willard-Jack Johnson
prize fight into this country was made
when films of the fight arrived from
Montreal and were refused admission by
Collector Emmons, of this port. The
the law which became effective In 1912,
forbidding the Importation Of pictures Of
prize fights into this country for the
purpose 81 exhibitions.
A bill In equity was Immediately filed
by the exhibition company asking that
the collector be restrained from inter-
fering with the importation.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27

The Rock Island system bought the
Frisco. under a contract by which. II
there had been any profits. they would
have accrued to the holding companies {:
but instead there was n loss, and the
railway company had TO stand II. To
get the Frisco property OF the hands
OF the Rock Island 1t was necessary
TO pay $500, 5000. This was provided by
an issue Of bonds OF the railway COM
pAny.
RsGk Island losses on the absorption
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
Plan to Unload Stock.
Vote to Thank Slaton.

AS the. result of a resolution recent
ly passed by the Young Women's
Hebrew Association. Miss Bertha
Cletatch. president of the associa-
ton, Is preparing a letter of thanks
to former Governor Slaton of Georgia
for committing the sentence of Leo
NJ, Frank to life imprisonment.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
BY the u. 8. Soldiers Home
Band, Bandstand, at $40
o'clock.
John S. M. Zimmerman, Director

March, Neutrality. .......... Bernard
Overture. THE Voice Of Nature"
Lortzing
Song for Cornet, "Alice. Where
Art Thou?". ..Ascher
Selection, "Lucretia Borgia"
Donizetti
Intermezxo, "Amina".. .Lincke
Variations on the Theme. Home,
Sweet Home. e"...................Sh Short
In the style Of the following
composers: Liszt. Mendelssohn,
Wagner. Gounod. Handel. Ros-
vaise Hesitation, "Geraldine" :. Lodge
Finale, "Comc over to Dover
Botsford
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1915-06-27
DR.. Rupert Blue Honored

DR.. Rupert Blue. surgeon general of
the Public Health Service. has been
elected president Of the American Med
ical Association.
The Washington times., 1915-06-27

March, National Emblem" .Begley
Overture, bohemian Girl. .Balfe
ta) Flower Song. Hearts and
90 serenade, "Andaiusian".. !. Bonnet
Popular, Melodies. "Remiclt Hits
1b" (by requesD. D............. .Lampe
Waltz, wedding of the Winds" Hall
Excerpts from "The Serenade"
Caprice. Hearts Message ,
Finale, Knockout Drops" Hickman
:.The Star-Spangled Banner"
U. s.. Marine Barracks, at 4:30
p. m, by the u. s. Marine
Band.
William n. Santlemann, Leader.
March. Universal Freedom"
Blankenburg
overtures. "ThS Merry Wives Of .
Windsor" ..................... Nicolai
Caprice, 'Duetcher Tanz" won Blon
Grand Scenes from Romeo and =.
waltz, ARTISTS Life. ........ Strauss
Ballet Music from Faust. .Goupod
March Militaire (Op. BD... Schubert
Czardas Der Geist des Weiwoden'
Grossnan
Montezuma."
"The star-spansled Banner"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22

FEROCIOUS FIGHTING
Germans Report Evacuation of Tar
now. in Galicia. by Russians
Great Struggle Imminent.

Petrograd, April 22-The cour.er-
uttack of General Litzinger's Bava-
ran army against the Russian left
wing in the Carpathian position mas
Tow been definitely stopped and the
Russians have reoccupied the hill and
village Of C"avtchik. four miles west
ward of Koziomeka and overlooking
Murkacz and the Stryi road. This
attempted German advance north
ward has been The only serious threat
the Russians had to meet since they
crossed the main ridge.
Generally the situation in the
southern campaign is now very favo-
Yable to the Russians. There are
signs of dscord between Genera!
i.itzinger and Archduke Friedrich.
who is nominal commander Of the en-
tire Austlu-German combination.
The Germans are ready to sac"l1ce
hungary. at least economically, by
rghting series of rearguard actions
and drawing the Russians down TO-
ward the middle Danube. This would
relieve the Si!ensian flank, where
great German forces now are beng
deploved from Cracow chiefly along
the Dunajetz. Hindenburg remains III
nearly full strength with his extreme
northern army, which attempted 10
reach the Niemen in February. along
The borders of East Prussia, but ne
has sent great numbers from the VIM
.cr position on the Narew, the bZura
and Rawka Rivers, southwark 10
;oin the Aus.rians of the PilitZa and
Nida making continuous and strong
~ held line from Piotorkow to Iro-
row, and south ward.
This region Is also threatened by
the Russian end may be the sceHH OF
great battle before it is possoie
10 move farther south from the lower
stones Of thet Carpathians>
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
PREACHER SUED FOR LIBEL.
Manager of Atlanta Theatre De-
mands Damages

Atlanta. ,Apri! 22-Because he
characterized the shows staged at
the Mill Theatre as vulgar and IN
decent" in his sermon last SUNDAY
night the Rev. j L. White, pastor
Of the Baptist Tabernacle, was this.
afternoon made defendant in libel
suit for saO,eHO filed by a. 4. JeHes
manager Of the theatre
Manager Jones charged that: the
minister was actuated by malice and
that he was ..laboring. under intoxi-
cation Of the exuberance Of his own
verbosity,; when he attacked the
theatre and urged the police to close
it.. Jones alleges that the pulpit at
tack has greatly decreased the at
tendance. at the theatre and that he
has. been caused serious financial loss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
FIRE JN MARYLAND.
Flames Reach Baptist Church Nra,
Indian Head.

Indian Head, Md. April 22.--The
worst forest fire i'll the history Of
Charles county is ragin. in the neigh
borhood Of Chicamuxen and Rison, =
few miles south Of Indian Head. II
started last Wednesday and is still
burning. 1t has swept over several
thousand acres, embracing The FERNS
II Albert Simmons, Lee Rison. Ro1ert
-Nilstead Thomas De Lozier, Thomas
r. Simmons. Irving Sutherland.
Thomas Haislipp and others.
The barn and outhuilitngs on he
farm of Albert Simmons were burned.
The flames reached the sep. Of the
Ironsides Baptist Church, but the
building was saved Much fencing
and considerable cordwood and Il
house occupied by negroes we're de-
stroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
<REPLY: TO GERMANY GERN
Language Used by Ad
minisiratior to Won BernstoG

In reply yesterday to the recent
memorandum of the German Amhas-
sador, Count von Bernstoff, contain.
ing reflection upon the sincerity OF
American neutrality in the present
war. the administration made known
officially it's disanproval Of the subject
matter and language Of the German
communications
While answering in considerable
detail the Ambassadors contentious
that the United States should pro-
hlDit the expectation of arms to the
allies. the note goes further and
points out the impropriety Of the
Ambassadors statements, which have
to do with the relations between inc
Governments of the United States
and Great Britain. The note also
calls attention 10 the fact that the
;lnguage in, the Ambassadors me-
morandum is open TO the icorstruction
that it, i'm pugns the good faith OF tn.
United States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
FIRE SWEEPS BLUE RIDGE.
Hotel. Three Houses Two Barns.
Fencing And Much Timber
Burned.

Winchester, Va, April 22.--torest
fires on the Blue Ridge Mountain il
Clarke county destroyed yesterday
the residence Of Ralph Tavcnneer,
tenanted by Thomas Sillman, the big
summer hotel known rs Blue Ball
Inn" on the Shenandoah river; Thomas
McDorA!d's house barns on Mrs.
Jacob vorouS' and Eenrer's farm a-d
fencing and tenant house on Wilkes
W. Bowles' farm.
The fire starred Tuesday from
brush piles that were being burned
and we're soon beyond control. Resi-
dents Of the entire section. men, wo-
men and children, aided by volunteers
from Berryvil!e and farmers on the
west side OF Shenandoah, battied with
the flames all night. It was thcIght
the fire was under control, but yesteI-
day morning 1t broke out afresn ii
half dozen places and driven by "A
brisk breeze swept south toward Ash
iv's Gan. 50 far efforts 20 theclt The
flames have failed ard il is feared
the loss will be much lsrger tnaI was
reported today
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
CAN REMOVE DEPUTY
Collector Moncure Has the Po,s.r 10
Dismiss Southwark

I Washington. D. c. April 22-Ar.
rording to reports in official circle;
here C. L. Ford, Of Fairfax, now in
the collectors office at Richmond
on May lst succeeds Deputy So2th'
ward in the Office Of Collector Mon:
cure. Mr.. Southwark will be trans
I'erred to the civil service list and
retained in the. service.
Some effort was made by promi-
nent Democratic politicians to re-
!ain Mr.. Southwark in his position,
but there arr reasons for stating
:he change recommended by Collec-
:ol Moncure will be carried out.
Washington, d. c. April 22-No
Official information had been received
al the Treasury Department up 20
noon yesterday from Collector R..
G. J.. Moncurc. of the Eastern Dis
tricr Of Virginia regarding the re-
port of his intention to remove E..
p. Southwark from his position az
Division Deputy Collector Of Internal
Revenue on May lst.
Mr.. Moncure is entirely within his
rights in removing Southwark or amy
other Of his deputies, and does not
lave to consult officials OF the de-
partment or anyone else. Protests
G. cgainst Southward's removal will.
have no weigh. with the department.
and it is extremely doubtful that the
will communicate with
.Honcure in REGARD TO them. if re-
ceiyed here.
BY the provisions of the Overman
amendment to the urgent deficiency
hill passed October %, 1918 all de-
;.uty collectors and other officials un-
der the internal revenue collectors
were taken from under the protecting
wing of the civil service and placed
IN direct charge of the collectors.
They can remove their subordinateS
al any time and for any reason, hut
It is necessary for them to secure
fhe approval of the department be-
fore they can APPOINT successor.
This approval is usually given with
out hesitation.
Senator Orerman,, o. North Caro-
lina, in presenting his amendment,
took the ground that as deputy col
lector usually handled large sums OF
money for which the collector is re-
sponsible. it is unfair for them to
have civil service protection, but that
!hey should be wholly under control
Of the collectors, who must give
pond to the government for money
ir their charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
WILL. ASK COMMUTA1lON.
Leo Frank Enters Protest Against
This Course.

Atlanta. Ga. April 22-l"eo
Franks lawyers will ask the PRISON
conn nmission of Georgia for II commu-
totion of his sentence to life I'M
n,isonment, instead Of Il pardon Tor
then. client, it is stated. This decis-
ion WAS reached after n conference OF
the attorneys Of the condemned man.
and it is said was decided upon over
his protest, for Frank has always de-
c]ared he wanted vindication. and did
not care to live without being proven
innocent.
Il was stated at the office of the
nrison commission that if Franks PEI
tition is filed within ten days 1t Will
not be set for hearing before the May
term. and might not be heard before
the June term.
Franks lawyers reached the:decis-
ion, it is stated, not because they do
not consider Frank innocent, but be-
cause they felt that commutatlo"
was the best hope, after failure OF
the courts to intervene.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
ex-CoNGREssMAN FOUND DEAD
Mystery SURROUNDS Death OF North
Carolina Congressman

Goldsboro N. c. April 22-Mys-
terry surrounds the death Of Congress
man John NJ. Faison, from the Third
North Carolina District, who was
found dead early yesterday morning
At his home in F'aison, with bullet
hole through his head.
His death was discovered when a
member of the family went to sum-
mcm him to breakfast. When he did
not answer an effort was made to
enter his room. but the door was
found locked-something unusual.
When the door was forced open the
hodv, quite cold. was found lying
across the bed.
The mystery surrounding the case
is due to the fact that no weapon
was found near the scene, and though
i've members OF the family were as
!eep in the house Tuesday night al
state they heard no shot.
Some advance the idea that the
deceased committed suicide and llv'
ed long enough to conceal the weapon
before ne expired, with poor health
ms motive for the crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
DANIELS PICTURE KISSED.
Wilson Applauded, Blu, Secretary
Gets Reverse. in Norfolk
Thcatcr.

Norfolk, Va, April 22.--The pic
ture of Secretary Of the Navy Dan
;els when shown on screen in n
.tbeater filed with people here last
night, was loudly Kissed. Moving pic
lures of Life in the American Nay
was the attraction, and the thsate''
was filed with men and womne.
President Wilson's picture was
first shown and was loudly applaudeai.
When Secretary Daniels picture ap-
.-cared there was small patter Of
applause which was drowned by a
storm of Kisses.
This incident created surprise
among number of people who wit
messed it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
WOMAN ELECTED MAYOR.
Mrs. Garfield Chosen Chief Execu'
tive of Warren. Ill.

Chicago, H.. April 22:-Mrs. y. R.
Garfield, "A years old, was elected
Yesterday Mayor of Warren, ILL.,, de-
feating her opponent by. four votes.
Mrs. Garfield is the first woman in
Illinois to have been made chief ex-
ecutive of i municipality. War
ren's population is about 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-22
ROOSEVELT LAYS
BOSS RULE BARE
Tells Of Combine Between
Machines to Elect
Party Leader
DICTATION is SHOWN
Far Expected 10 Fly When Former
Presidents Cross Examination is
Conducted Today.

Syracuse \. T., April 22--A bat
;le-royal between Colonc! Roosevelt
aud William Barnes, IT,, is impend-
ing today. The climax of their Il
zanic political struggle will be reach
ed in the cross-e.amination OF 'he
former President by William ii.
WINS. Barnes counsel.
The question Of whether Roosevelt
aa,! legal "n1ali1e" in making his al
legged libel charges against Barnes
was the cru:s Of the fray.
Roosevelt denies having issued The
statement because or malice, based
apon Barnes bitter antagonism cul-
rinating in Barnes part in his de
lea. at the Chicago Republican con.
rention.
Barnes plan OF attack was out
lined today.
His attorneys have raked and
;craped together all written and
spoken attacks Of the colonel upon
Barnes.
They had every violent TRADE and
harsh word of the colonel against
Barnes. 'Barncsism" and hossism, in
readiness to spring upon the de:en-
liant.
They propose to have Roosevelt
admit making each and every such at
seek to pile Up, in quantity and
Quality" before the jury the YEAR:
.ecords of Rooscveit'S antagonism.
Roosevelt's speeches. his articles
&. the Outlook and for campaign
statements are all Barnes pos
session To nave Roosevelt identity
sud admit having made them.
Justice. Andrews promised railing
on admitting certain magazine ar
tieles attaclzing Barnes. which the
colonel read an& said confirmed ms
islief in Barnes part in alleged OIL
PARTISAN: alliance.
: Four chapters of Albany politics
wcre related by Roosevelt on the
witness stand yesterday. The for
mer president gave what he represent
ed as the details Of the election nS
Barnes Republicans" assisted by
murphy Democrats" of an o'sit'a
leader Of the Republican party IN
New York; the cause OF the hostiIi-'
ries between William Barnes ana
Governor Hughes; the defeat OF 7he
Hart-Agnew Racing bill by the re-
nubliean organization and the hght
ho said the combined Democratic
and Republican machines, the latter
led bv Mr.. Barnes, made against d.
rect primaries legislation.
He also identified letter witt
tun by Mr.. Barnes in which the at
.er told him ''the idea Of getting
ID of bosses i. absurd so long as Ton
narc party government
Colonel Roosevelt was on the stand
rear,v the entire day and continued
+he story by which he hopes to prove
70 the jury ina. be was justified IN
causing the publication OF the state
ment whereby Alr. Barnes claims to
nave been libeled, and. that const'-
,r,es rho basis Of the suit FOR S5o0o0
damages.