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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
MAY GET POTASH SALTS
UNDER STRICT GUARANTEE
Germany Willing to Ship Fertilizer
Consigned to Secretary of
Agriculture.

BERLIN. via London. April 26.-The
negotiations with the United States for
the removal of the German prohibition
of the expectation of potash salts,
which have been in progress for some
time. have reached the stage where a
successful issue seems probable. Ger
many some time ago felt forced to tn
terrupt shipments of potash for fer
tilizer purposes to the United states
until satisfactory guarantees were ar
ranged that German potash eAp"ri-i
would not be used in the manufacture
of ammunition for sale TO the allies
Potash salts form the essential part
of both black powder and the bursting
charge in shrapnel, and also the fnl-
minating cap in rife cartridges.
The German proposal. which seems
to be capable of acceptance by tho
United States, is that potash exported
in exchange for cotton cargoes be cons
signed to the Department of Agricu's
ture at Washington, under guarantees
that 1t will be used solely in the United
States for the purpose of fertilizer,
and that it's distribution be supervise
by inspectors, who would see that nous
of 1t fell into the hands of powder
manufa cturers. as 1t is charged has
been the case of rubber imports from,
Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
.USEP[ATTLETTERS
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and Hitchcock not to make any open
statements, and l haven't the slight
est intention of telling you what to
do and never will tell the newspapers
that you will be told what to do and
never have thought of so telling them
You wrote me requesting to see me,
and asking that / say nothing until I
had seen. / saw you. We went over
the situation. I afterward saw Ben
net and various others, including Sher-
man. and the situation as they related
II. was SO totally different that l felt
that l ought to tell you that this. with
other knowledge brought to me. had
made me alter my mind as to what was
the wise thing to do. But, surely, my
letter most explicitly disclaims any in
tention to distate to you Still. l
absolutely agree with you that there
are many cross currents that there are
many currents against Hughes. but I
don't see whom you are going to put in
his place who won't be weaker
''P. S.-Of course, I want the fullest
and most open expression of preference
at the primaries: that I'll stand heartily
for whatever you, Fassett and the rest
of the leaders finally do, and have no
intention of forcing the nomination or
of trying to: but that unless you object
/ should like. as good republican and
party man and a stanch believer in you.
to tell you my Judgment, for whatever
Z jc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Japan NOW PRESENTS
TWENTY-FOUR DEMANDS
Foreign Observers in Picking Expect
Country to Use Force Unless
China Yields.

PEKNG. China, April 26.3The con-
ferences between tho japanese minister
to China, Eki Hioki, and the Chinese
foreign minister. Lu Cheng-Hsiang.
were resumed today. The Japanese
minister presented an extended list OF
twenty-four demands. This list is viz
tually an application of the original
twenty-one demands. which includes
even the demands for railroad conces-
sions. it is understood. in territory
where the lines would compete with
British interests.
The Japanese insist that the Chinese
government accept the new list Of de-
mands in its entirety, but no time limit
has been set.
China Is making certain military prep
arations which have been described as
feeble" Great secrecy is maintained as
to the details.
In Picking the impression obtains among
foreign observers that Japan will use
force unless China yields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
SQUARE DEAL ORDERED
FOR JAMES CAMPBELL
Special Deputy Surveyor Of Port at
Baltimore to Be Restored
to Service.

James Campbell. who claims that he
submitted his resignation under duress
as special deputy surveyor OF the port
OF Baltimore. win get a square deal.
He cannot be permitted. as he has re-
quested. to withdraw his resignation.
as that has been acted upon and a sue
cessor appointed. But on his own ap-
pl'cation Mr.. Campbell must be rein
stated in his civil service post: then
charges may be preferred against him.
Should the charges be sustained at the
hearing before designated customs Of
f1cials. he would have tho right of ap-
peal to the civil service commission.
However. should he be removed from
tho civil service on charges, and the
finding sustained by the commission.
he would be barred from civil service
thereafter.
Mr.. Campbell is more than seventy
years old He was appointed to a post
in the appraisers Office in Baltimore by
President Mckinley. where he served
eight years BY executive order Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, he was transferred to the
civil service and appointed to the Office OF
the surveyor as a special deputy.
Surveyor Guy W. Steele denies that Mr..
Campbell was forced out Of Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
BARELY ESCAPES DROWNING.
Lieut.. Sigourney, Naval Battalion,
N. D. C.. Falls Into River

Lieut. Frank w Sigourney. executive
ifficer of the Naval Battalion, National
Guard of the District of Columbia, nearly
lost his life yesterday by drowning. off
the battalion's dock at the foot of Water
and o streets southwest He is confined
TO his bed today. suffering from the eff
fects of the unexpected plunge.
A number of the naval militiamen in
charge Of Lieut. Sigourney and Ensign
Wilbert F. Locklin had been up the river
drilling with small boats and had returned
to the dock. Lieut.. Sigourney was at
tempting to secure the boats to the dock
when he lost his balance and fell over
board AS soon as the men saw him
struggling in the water several jumped
overheard.
Charles W. Sigourney, a brother of the
officer. aud II. T. Crozier, a woman in
the organiza ton. swan to the struggling
man and brought him safely ashore.
where he was revived by members OF the
hospital corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
FARM MACHINE DEALERS
CRITICISED IN REPORT
Old Bureau Of Corporations Finds
Law Violations in Acts Of
Associations.

Some of the practices of nationwide
associations of manufacturers and deal
ers of farm machinery are character
lied as being of doubtful legality, tend
ing to limit competition and increase
prices. while a large part OF them are
held to be proper for protection of le-
Ultimate interests. in a report by the
old bureau of corporations submitted
today to President Wilson. The report
was drawn before the bureau was
merged with the new federal trade
commission.
The fight of organized dealers against
competition of mail-order houses, the
report says. has been carried to the
extent of efforts to have postal rates
revised to increase charges on pack
ages and to curtail advertising facili-
ties of mail-order houses by persuad-
ing manufacturers who sell through
dealers not to advertise in farm papers
which carry mail-order advertisements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
FAST BOUTS UNCOVERED.
Boxing Carnival in Ryan Gymna.
SUM Furnishes Good Sport.

A number bf fast bouts were uncov-
cred in the boxing carnival held in Ryan
gymnasium last evening. The best was
the ono between Mike Berardini and Tom
Curry. This was won by the former, who
led from start to finish. the bell saving
Curry from knock in the first round
Billie Butler and st. John Garwood put
up fast bout at 1876 pounds. Butler took
more punishment than any other boxer
during the evening. This bout went to
Garwood on points.
There was an exhibition bout between
Kid de Mayo. amateur featherweight
champion Of New Haven, and Bull Doran
Of New York city. De Mayo while out
weighted by his opponent by fifteen
pounds gave q dne exhibition Of SELF
defense
In tho middleweight preliminary be-
tween Lanky Duffy and Col. Garwood OF
Texas. Duffy was returned an easy win
ner. In the second middleweight pre-
li;ninary with Tom Golden, George Hor-
kan was forced to quit because Of a
sprained wrist. In the middieweight
final Duffy easily outpointed Golden. A
bout was scheduled between Young Cor
bett and Kid de Mayo, but 1t was called
OF because Corbett sprained his ankle.
The Judges were J. Hadley Doyle and
James Cannon. Joe Ba4aman vas referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
OFFICER RESTORED TO DUTY
President Disapproves Penalty I'm
posed Upon Lent Tanssip

general order issued at the War
Depa rtment today shows that the
President disapproved the action of the
court martial In the case of Second
Lieut.. John OK. Taussis. 7th United
States Infantry. That officer was con-
victed of the charge of conduct unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman
while stationed at Vera Cruz and SEN
fenced to be dismissed. 1t was alleged
that he had made false statements re-
garding his studies.
The PRESIDENT helo that tho allega-
were not proved beyond a reasonable
doubt. and ordered that the officer be
released from arrest and restored to
duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
CROPS RUINED BY FLOODS.
No Further Loss of Life Reported in
Texas, However.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 26.-No further
loss of life was reported today as re-
suit of the additional heavy rains of
Saturday night and early yesterday.
but indications were that most of the
crops in the lowlands of the flooded dis
tricts will have to be replanted.
At Fort Worth. It was stated. the mil
lion dollar dam. which impounds
reservoir for ten miles from the city,
will hold all water in sight:
HOUSTON, Tex, April 26.-Flood con-
ditions today appeared to be growing
more serious along the lower reaches
Of the translate streams. Reports
show the Trinity, BRACES, Colorado, st.
Bernard, Guadalupe and other streams
out of their banks at many points. with
the inundated area seemingly ex-
tending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
BOYS USE REvOLvERS.
Attack Employees of Moving Picture
Theater in Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. KY. April ga band
Of boys ranging in age from fourteen to
twenty years held reign Of terror in the
central section Of the city last night when
thew made an attack upon attaches of q
moving picture theater.
Revolvers were brought into play and
about a dozen shots were fred by the boys
at their pursuers The chase led for sew
eral blocks through the most crowded sec
ton of the city, and there was general
rush for shelter when the shooting began.
Leroy Nichols, fifteen, was shot through
the knee with his own revolver during the
struggle with an usher at the theater for
its possession. Nichols and one other boy
were arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
COL. E. 8. FOWLER DEAD,
Auditor Tweedale Called to New
York by Demise of Relative.

Alonzo Tweedale, auditor for the
District. was called to New York today
by the death of his brother-in-law.
Col. Edward S. Fowler. collector of the
port OF New York under President
Roosevelt's administration.
Col. Fowler was at one time a Wash
ingtonian. and served in the Treasury
Department during the civil war. He
was active in public affairs in New
York, and was q member of the con-
domination commission which conducted
the negotiations for the building of
the city's present water supply system.
He was sixty-f four years old and leaves
a wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
LOW VALUE OF CAVALRY.
No New Formations to Be Organized
by Russia.

BERLIN, via London, April 26.-New
troops that Russia now is organizing
will contain no new cavalry formations,
according to a special dispatch from
the Russian border to a local newspa-
per.
Experience has demonstrated, says
the dispatch, that the cavalry on hand
already more than covers all needs dur
ing the present war and adds that the
infantry and artillery are taking the
predominating part. while the cavalry
plays a minor role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26

1t once heavily bombarded. Apparently
in order to deceive tho Germans, the air
mon employed a russo. one aviator allow
ing his machine to fall quickly upside
down.
The Germans ceased firing. believing
the airrnan had been HIT but he suddenly
resumed his upright position. dropped two
bombs and disappeared. Several air sheds
were damaged, and similar visits were re-
peatedIy paid to the air sheds at GIFTS,
IAsseweghe, Gstellos and Gontrode
Canadian Losses Heavy.
OTTAWA, Ontario, April 2s.-That the
Canadian division was holly engaged
Thursday, Friday and Saturday is indi-
Gated by a list Of eighty casualties
among officers alone-twenty-one killed
and hfty-nfne wounded. The list is
admittedly incomplete. as there are no
artillery officers mentioned, though a
battery of Canadian six-inch guns was
taken by the Germans and later re-
captured
The Canadians did we'll, Sir John
French said in a telegram to Gen. AL
derson. commander of the Canadian di-
vision. as follows:
IT wish to express to you and the
Canadian troops my admiration of the
gallant stand and fight they have made.
They have performed a most brilliant
and valuable service. Last night and
again this morning I reported their
splendid behavior to the secretary of
state for war, and have reply from
him saying how highly their gailantry
and determination in a difficult position
are appreciated In England"
1t Is believed here that when the list
Of casualties among non commissioned
officers and men is received the three
days lighting will show more than a
thousand Canadians killed and wound
ed
A messages received by the Duke of
connaught Sunday from King George,
congratulating Canada on the behavior
OF her troops in the fighting around
Tpres, was made public today. II fol-
lows.
Congratulate you most warmly on
the splendid and gallant way in which
the Canadian division has fought dur
ing the last two days north of Spres.
Sir John French says that their con-
duct was magnificent throughout. The
Dominion will be justly proud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
TO BE BURIED AT OAK HILL.
Funeral Services for Lieut.. Com.
mander Macfarland Today.

Funeral services for Lieut.. Cons
mander Horace G. Mcfarland, L. q
N, retired, are to be held at o'clock
this afternoon at the Church of the
Covenant, Rev. DIR. Charles Wood Of
ficiating. Interment is to be in ths
family lot at Oak Hill cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are to include,
John w Foster Rear Admiral John ..
watson Rear Admiral Charles IL.
stockton, Col. George Richards. L. ).
NJ. C.; Commander Edwin T. Pollock.
u. s. N; James Brown Scott. Charles
Nobel Gregory. Charles Cowles Tucker,
Edward s. Bailey and Charles Carroll
Glover jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
NEW LIGHTS ON 9TH STREET.
Improvement Between New York
and Florida Avenues Approved,

Plans for improved illumination of
7th street northwest from New York
avenue to Florida avenue have been
approved by the electrical department
of the District.
In lieu Of the present arc lamps on
this portion of 7th street. incandescent
lamps of 100 candlepower will be in
stalled. The lamps will be placed about
fifty-fve feet apart. Work will start
after July /. the beginning of the fiscal
year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
COUNSEL FOR BANK RECEIVERS,
Controller Williams Names B. F.
Buchanan to Place.

Controller of the Currency Williams
today appointed B. F. Buchanan of Ma
rian, Va. counsel for all receivers of
insolvent national banks. Mr. Blu
chanan Is now a member of the Vir-
ginia senate. He succeeds NJ c. Ell
Lott. who has become counsel for the
federal reserve board.
There are Sixtyone national banks
in twenty -ntne states now in process
Of liquidation which will be under Mr.
Buchanan's direction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
MONUMENT IS UNVEILED.
Memorial to Gems. Screven and Dan
iel Steward in Georgia.

SAVANNAH, Ga, April 26.-Samuel
Jordan Graham of Washington. assist
ant attorney general Of the United
States, was the principal speaker today
at the exercises attending the unwilling
of the monument erected at Midway
cemetery, Liberty county. Ga. in mem
ory of Gems James Screeven and Daniel
Steward.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for the
monument several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
japanese Back Their Government.

TOXIC. April 26.-The firm attitude
of the government in pressing its de-
mands upon China is meeting with
widespread approval in Japan, and
public opinion is manifesting itself
with increasing force In this direction.
Although parliament 10 not in session,
a large number of members of the ma
tional legislature are lending sctivo
support to the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
FIRE CAUSES $4,000 DAMAGE.
Flames Originating at 800 9Th
Northeast Spread to Adjoining House

Fire in two-apartment structure
at 800 9Th street northeast. about II
o'clock this morning. did damage esti-
mated at about $4,000. The fire spread
to the house of Randolph Hendricks,
918 9Th street, and did 500 damage.
r. C. Nixon. occupant of the upper
apartment, estimated his loss at 5000,
while the damage to the contents of
the lower apartment, occupied by j.
B. Landers. was estimated at 500. The
damage to the building Is estimated at
$500. The origin of the fire was not
determined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
New Line to Buenos Aires.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The establishS
ment Of a new steamship line Detween
New York and Buenos Aires. financed ny
business men Of Argentina and subsidized
by the Argentine government. has been
provided for. according to Ricardo COZ.
editor Of the Buenos Aires La Razon. who
reached New York today aboard the
British steamer Tennyson. Mr.. Coll sara
the project would be discussed at tho com
ing Pan-American financial conference "
WashinKtou. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
JUDGMENT Is AFFIRMED.
Appellate Court Sustains Award of
$4,000 Damages to Miss Lanahan.

Chief Justice Shepard rendered the
opinion Of the District Court OF APP
peals affirming the judgment for $4,000
damages awarded Miss Lovette M Lam
ahan against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company.
In attempting to board a car at a
suburban station Miss Lanahan step
ped upon a rotten plank in the station
platform, which gave way and injured
her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
President to Review Children.

President Wilson today promised former
Representative Calder of New York 10 60
to Brooklyn June 10 and review a pa
rade of many thousand Sunday school
children, IL public business permits MS
absence from the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Observes Birthday Anniversary.

The Washington Saengerbund cele-
brated its sixty-fourth anniversary at
the clubrooms, 314 C street northwest,
last evening, with an elaborate pro-
gram. contributed largely by the Saen-
gerbund chorus under the direction of
Armand Gumprecht, assisted by Mrs.
Robert Fatt, Mrs. Elihu White. Mrs.
James Dickinson, John Klein, William
Clabaugh and James Dickinson. There
and their frtenda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26

Decisions in Small Cases Only.
None of the important cases before the
Supreme Court of the United States
were disposed of in the decisions today.
which covered only small actions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Special Voucher Check.

Disbursements by trustees in bank
ruptcy are hereafter to be made on a
special form of voucher check. The
trustee or receiver may have the assist
ance of counsel only by application to
the justice presiding in the bank
ruptcy division. This request must also
set forth the necessity for such en-
ployment.
The court hereafter will not delegate
to the referee the selection of receivers,
granting of injunctions, order to sell
property free of liens and the settle
ment of fees and allowances The
referees may select appraisers, but no
person connected in any way with the
office of a referee shall be qualified to
service in this capacity.
The new rules are expected to IA
clhtate greatly the administration of
bankruptcy affairs and 10 lessen the
cost of the proceedings, with a result
ing increase in dividends to creditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
ACCUSED OF VIOLATING
DISTRICT 8-HOUR LAW
Information Against Susan H.
Hotchkiss Under Statute Govern
ing Employment of Women.

An information charging a violation
of the eight-hour law in the employ
mnet Of females was filed in the Police
Court today against Susan H. Hotch-
kiss. a dressmaker, of 1906 10th street
northwest.
There are six counts in the informa-
ton. which was brought by Martha P.
Tagg. an inspector connected with the
enforcement of the eight-hour law. 1t
is alleged in the six counts that fe-
male employe was allowed to work
more than eight hours a day and more
than forty-eight hours a week; fe-
male under eighteen years of age was
allowed to work after o'clock in the
evening; that the defendant failed to
post in conspicuous places a printed
form Of rules regarding the employ
a record of the wages paid and the
hours worked; refused to exhibit rec
ords and also refused to admit the in
spector to the premises.
Precedent Under the Law.
This Is the first information to be
filed in the Police Court since a deci-
sion of Justice Mccoy of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia ~
holding the constitutionality Of the
law. petition for an injunction was
filed in the District Supreme Court by
local hotel company, which contend
ed that the law was unconstitutional,
but Justice Mccoy dismissed 1t.
Assistant Corporation Counsel George
Taggart, in charge of the prosecutions
in the District branch of the Police
Court, said he expected a hearing Of
the case would be held tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Was Locked in Her Room.

The following morning she found on
arising that the door was locked and
she was without access to the tele-
phone.
After waiting patiently for her en-
ployer to bestir herself, plaintiff in
Quired why she had been locked in
and was told the defendant had locked
the door because she wished to. aud
would give no other reason. Later tho
door was unlocked and she was per
rnifted TO leave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
RATES TO BE LESS THAN
PROPOSED AT HEARING
Reductions on Two-Day B. & O.
Tickets as Much as Ten Cents
in Some Cases.

Rates on the two-day tickets which
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad pro-
poses to put into effect May 1 will be
less than those proposed at the hearing
last week before the interstate COM
merce commission. In some cases the
reduction will be as much as 10 cents.
it was declared at the Baltimore and
Ohio ticket office here today.
The tariffs. providing for the restora-
ton of the two-day round-trip ticket
will be filed with the interstate COM
merce commission tomorrow, it is de-
clared. and will include the reductions
conceded by the railroad.
In explaining the reduction. District
Passenger Agent Hege, for tho Balti-
more and Ohio, Informed Star re-
porter today that in making up the
proposed tariffs 1t was discovered that
the rates first proposed charged more
than S cents a round-trip mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Membership Applications Approved.

At q meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Board Of Trade today the
applications for membership of the fol-
lowing were approved: Fred D. Potter,
Thomas Armstrong. George e. Hamil
ton, William X. Hartung and John W.
Calvert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
Receives Work Of Art,

The White House today received
through the malls. a picture of President
Wilson surmouned by dove of peace
and framed In delicately carved wood
work. all inclosed in a bottle. The pres
ent was the work Of Fingal Anderson of
Minnesota, who sent word that he had
built the frame in the bottle while at
home Ill.