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The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
MAY ABOLISH PLUCKING BOARD.
House Votes FaVorRbIy on Amend
ment to Naval Bill.

ment to Naval Bill.
II the Senate concurs in an amendment
Incorporated in the naval bill yesterday
by the House. the '.plucking board.
an agency for the elimination Of officers
in order to assure a steady line Of promo
tions, will go out of business on July l.
Mr.. Mann fought the 100000 appro-
priation for aircraft for the navy. On
his motion the appropriation was re-
duced to $4,000. Mr.. Mann was respon-
sible for the defeat Of an amendment
offered by Representative Hobson, of
Alabama. proposing to add 5000 enlisted
men to the nevy, and he also fought and
defeated an amendment presented by Rep
resentative Gardner, of Massachusetts.
authorizing experiments with a view to
devising some form OF constructive by
which the hulls of battleships may be
rendered secure against torpedo attack.
The debate on the provision abolshing
the 'plucking board was lively. Rep
resentative Howard. of Georgia. char
acterized the board as "a source for the
grtifcation Of personal revenge" Rep
resentative Britten, of Illinois. described
the board as a body which plucked Of
ficers on 'hearsay evidence and straw
votes" Representative Madden de-
nounced the board as "a swivel chair
admiralty" and declared that the time
had come when It should be abolished.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
MRS. CARMAN WON'T
DEMAND new trial
Levy Says Prosecutor Should Not
Place Her in Imperative
Position.

Mineola, L. l.. Feb. "A statement
made today by George NJ Levy, at
torney for Mrs Carman, tended to
bear out the report that the Carmans
are not anxious to go to trial a second
time. Neither is the district attorney,
for that matter.
Mrs. Carman declined to talk. say
ing that she had left everything In
the hands of Mr.. Levy. Mr.. Levy
said:
"A matter of so much importance as
this case cannot be summarily dis
posed of. Although l feel sure that
II Mrs. Carman were tried again she
would be acquitted, l would still hesi-
tate a long time to ask for a new
trial. Neither Mrs. CarmaD nor my
self blamed Mr.. Smith for the delay
in the trial Of the case. We under
stand that he has ben very busy with
other matters.
The thing that We object to is the
fact that a demand for a nav trial
should be put up to us. There is no
reason for this. Mr.. Smith should do
eide whether he wants to proceed with
the case or not.
I'VE should not be put in the posi-
tion of demanding a new tFial. In fact.
1 don't know that we ever will demand
q new trial.
Personally, / would not take the re-
sponsibility of having Mrs. Carman
placed on trial for her life. You may
say for me that 1 am not in a position
now to take any steps to bring this
matter to trial The case is in Mr..
Smiths hands"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
GERMANS AGAIN
TAKE OFFENSIVE
Terrific Battle In Progress
East of Lowicz-Kaiser's
Losses Huge.
NEW DRIVE ON WARSAW
Won Hindenburg Trying to Relieve
Pressure on Other Parts of Line,
Petrograd Believes.
NEW DRIVE ON WARSAW

Berlin. Feb. 2. CBy wireless) ),-German
attacks are progressing south Of the
Vistula, according to an official state
ment issued here today
The statement follows:
In the eastern theater of war, moth
ing Of Importance has happened on the
East Prussian frontier
TN Poland. north Of Vistula, engage
ments with Russian cavalry occurred in
the neighborhood Of Lpuo, northwest Of
Serpez. Our attacks south Of the Wis.,
tula are progressing"
Resume the Offensive.
Vienna, Feb. 2-The Austro-German
forces In Poland again have assumed the
offensive against the Russians, accord
ing to official dispatches from Cracrow
today. The German forces of Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg have been strength
ened with reserves. Indecisive fighting is
in progress In the Carpathians. It Is de-
MED that the Russians have invaded
Hungary with a new army through
Uzsok Pass.
Petrograd. Feb. 2-Another great bat
tie has developed east Of Lowicz, In Po-
land, where furious attack and counter
attack have been in progress for three
days.
In an official statement issued today II
was admitted that on Sunday the Rus
slams holding the front near Bolimow
we're driven from their first line trenches.
but later they regained some OF these.
The German losses are described as
colossal. The forces OF Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg drove their furious assaults
against the Russian center despite the
pounding OF the Russian artillery. The
Sighting in that region indicates that the
Germans are trying to launch another
drive against Warsaw to divert the Rus
SLAMS from their operations in East Prus-
sia.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
JOHN D. CAN'T
touch MILLIONS
Foundation Executives Alone
Can Dispense Annual In
terest, Says Secretary.
WARMLY DEFENDS WORK
Wives of Colorado Miners Today Will
Describe Battle of Ludlow-Law-
yer Assails Oil King.

New York. Feb, Further inter
esting data on John D. Rockefeller SEN
ior's philosophy of giving was adduced
before the Federal Industrial Commission
today:
Nobody can exceed John D. Rockefel,
Ter in a desire to avoid paternalism in
giving" said Jerome d. Greene. execu-
tive secretary OF the Rockefeller Foun.
datiOn.
The further fact was brought out that
Mr.. Rockefeller has so tied himself uI
in the Rockefeller Foundation that even
the *2.OGOO9O of the yearly income OF the
800. 900 fund which the oil magnate
stipulated he should have a right tC
spend as he pleased. cannot be dispensed
without the formal consent OF the Foun-
dation trustees.
officials on Boards
Mr. Greene enumerated the various
boards of the foundations and their al
lies, which included the names Of Secre-
tary of Agriculture, David F. Houston,
Ambassador Page and Surgeon General
Gorges and in curt tones declared they
were men who had the confidence of the
American people.
He told how. in stamping out the hook
worm disease. agents Of the foundation
had gone into a mountain county OF
Virginia where man and his vile and
nine children were suffering from the
disease and living in a wretched hut with
a single room. A cure was effected. the
witness said, and such was the influ-
ence exerted that two years later. a visit
to the same family revealed the fact that
the father and sons had built themselves
a home. the children were in school, and
they were conducting a prosperous little
farm.
Mr.. Greene was still on the stand when
a recess was taken until tomorrow morn
ing. When he has concluded his testi-
mony the commission will call as wit
ness Mrs Margaret Dominski and Mrs.
Mary Petrucci. two miners wives who
went through the horrors Of the Ludlow
affair of April 3, 1914
These two witnesses are to be called
at the suggestion Of Edward p. Costigan,
Denver lawyer and counsel for the
Colorado Miners Union, who was today
permitted by the commission to become
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
DUFFrs 75c
MALI Bottle
.""r-. "".' XANDER
WHINktI ses 7th.
GREGORY DIMES JUSTICES.
Attorney General EntertainS IN
Honor of Supreme Court.

Honor OF supreme OOurN.
The annual dinner Of the Attorney
General in honor of members OF the
United States Supreme Court was held
last night at the New Willard. thirty
eight guests gathering around the table
in the red room. The dinner was the first
given by Attorney General Gregory.
The table, an immense oval, was bank
ed with Farlayense ferns, white nlacs.
and baskets OF Richmond roses. After
the dinner the guests repaired to the blue
room and were entertained by Paul Bley-
den tenor soloist at St Johns Episcopal
Church, and former leading tenor with
the Aborn and Manhattan Opera COM
panies. Many out-of-Washington per-
sons were among the guests. All but
two of the justices were present
The diners were: Attorney General
Gregory and Mrs. Gregory, Chief Justics
White and Mrs. White, Justice Holmes
and Mrs Holmes. Justice Pitney and
Mrs. Pitney, Justice Lamar and Mrs
Lamar, Justice Day, Justice McReynoldsi
Justice Van Devanter and Mrs. Van De-
vanter, Secretary of War Garrison. POST
master General Burleson and Mrs. Burle.
son, Miss Boardman, Solicitor General
Davis, Mrs. Dowdy. OF Texas; Freder'
ick R. Coudert, Of New York; Louis ID
Brandeis, OF Boston. and Mrs. Brandeisi
Hugh c. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace, Z
P. Parker. OF Houston. Tex, and Mrs
Parker, William c. Fits, former attor-
ney general for Alabama, and now spe-
cial assistant to Attorney General Greg
ory: Col. George B. NJ. Harvey. Of New
York, and Mrs. Harvey. Mr.. Anderson. OF
Boston, and Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Rufus
Day, daughter-In-law Of Justice Day;
George Carroll Todd. Of New York, and
Mrs. Todd. Miss Gregory, Miss Mary
Cook OF Philadelphia. and Miss Harlan.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
HOW SOLDIERS LIVE AND FIGHT
IN THE TRENCHES.

London, Feb. 3.-when 1t rains the
trenches are half filled with water.
The cold is always of the damp, pene-
trating, dreadful kind that chills to
the very marrow. Hot food is served
three times a day to the men in the
trenches by other soldiers, who scurry
like rabbits through long, uncovered
tunnels, running back from the works
concealing the guns.
These men in the trenches must
have good food in order that they can
have good blood, and IL they have good
blood they have good courage, they
keep warm because their circulation is
good and their extremities are warm
from exercise. Many men are invalid
ed, however, because their blood and
their stomach were not right to with
stand the awful hardships of this win
ter campaign.
When you do not properly digest
your food your blood becomes thin and
the effect. The result is-headaches,
other symptoms-due to accumulation
of poisons in the body. Unless the
stomach is given aid at this stage
more serious illnesses will follow. Now
is the time to help your weakened
stomach-now is the time to take Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery un
tablet or liquid form). It has the
same power to set you right as 1t has
been proved to have in thousands of
other cases. 1t will help your stomach
50 that the food you eat will nour-
ish and sustain you and make good
reviving blood. 1t win enable you
to get rid of the waste a sluggish
liver and irregular bowels have per-
mitted In accumulate m your system.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is composed of known native heal
ing remedial roots and herbs with no
alcohol nor narcotic drugs to give you
harmful habits. 1t can now be OBJ
tained in tablet or liquid form from
dealers. or send SO stamps for box OF
tablets.
Address: DR.. Pierce. Invalids' Hotel.
Buffalo. N. Y.--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
Navy Wants to Buy Shells.

Secretary OF the navy Daniels mas
asked r REPRESENTATIVE Padgett. chairman
of the House Naval Committee. to do
what he can 10 prevent the enactment
into law Of an amendment to the naval
bin providing that the Navy Department
shall spend no money for shells unless
Il Is demonstrated that they can pierce
tsn-inch armor at a range Of 1900 yards
This amendment. which Is understood TO
have been presented in the interests Of
the nhaT she'll now being tested In the
navy. would have the effect. Il Is stated,
OF preventing the navy from buying any
shells whatsoevsr for the present
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
POTOMAC FLOOD IS FEARED.

Indications last were that II there is
more rain today a dangerous food
along the Potomac River and smaller
streams in this section will be prob
able. A rise of more than ten feet, due
to the heavy rains and melted snow
was reported in the Potomac at Han
cock and williamsport last night.
The river will be in flood early today
at Hayerstown, Nd, Il is believed from
reports that the watershed of the river
in the mountains has encountered
severe rains. The water is rising rap
idly.
Conococheague and Anteitam creeks
are badly swollen, and out OF their
banks. Scores OF small streams have
become torrents. Rainfall in the sec
tion in the last forty-eight hours has
been more severe than for several
years. There was a total rainfall of al
inches. Six inches Of snow has fallen
since Sunday and melted. adding to
the foods
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
FLORISTS ENJOY MOVIES. I"
George II. Cooke VIII Be Chosen
Head of Washington Club.

Movies" tobacco and a buffet
lunch wer enjoyed by members of the
Washington Florists Club at their
regular smoker in GUIDE Brothers
store on F street last night. Prof.
Robert G. Wall, of the Sheldon School
of Business, Chicago, made an address
on business methods. The moving
pictures, which included scenes from
the war zone depicting actual engage
ments between the rival armies, were
presented through the courtesy OF
Sidny B. Lust, manager of the United
Film Service Company, and Herbert J..
Osborne, of the Pathe Company, Inc
Charles Houser furnished Victrola
music.
officers to be elected at the next
meeting: George H. Cooke, presi-
dent; r. l. Jenkins. vice president;
Clarence L. Linz, secretary; William
F. GUIDE, treasurer. Executive COM
mittee-George Field, Adolph GUIDE,
Theodore Diedrich, George II. Cooke,
David Bisset and William H. Ernest,
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

largest county, in the election which
caused the biggest election scandal in
the history Of the State. is presiding.
The indicted men, mostly pennfless
mountaineers, are to be tried in patches
of fifty. Today two men we're tried be-
fore the fifty rule went into effect and
both were acquitted at the outset, the
evidence being circumstantial. The men
are George and John Williams Of the
Hurricane Precinct. Sheriff Hiram
Hauley was the star witness. Through
his testimony it was found that large
sums were sent to the Hurricane pre-
cinct for the election.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
Prussian Casualties Heavy.

Copenhagen. Feb, THE last of the
five Prussian casualty lists published
contains the names of 23.5S killed
wounded. and missing making a total
in the ld lists OF 926,5f7 casualties To
these must be added the totals contained
in IA Bavarian, 100 Saxon. 1O4 Wurttem-
burg. and 10 navy lists. The last navy
list contained !, 512 casualties.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

regions.
Mr.. Costigan drew a striking contrast
between Rockefeller, the philanthropist,
and Rockefeller. the capitalist. Discuss
ing the Rockefeller Foundation and the
plans of the Junior Rockefeller to for
give the Colorado miners. the witness
said:
I'm a great human crisis. Mr. Rookie
feller, the business man. has cold-heart-
edly and without hesitation brushed
aside and imposed silence on Mr.. Rookie
feller, the philanthropist.'
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
ADM1ARAL LAUDs ENGINEERS.
stockton Says He Is in Truth the
Pioneer of Civilization.


The engineer was lauded as the pioneer
of civilization in an address last night at
Hotel Continental by Rear Admiral
Charles Stockton, u. S. N. retired, presi-
dent of George Washington University,
at the annual banquet Of the Engineering
Society OF the institution. More than fifty
students, members OF the faculty and
guests of honor were present.
Admiral Stockton spoke OF the oppor-
tunities that presented themselves to tho
engineer, and praised the profession as
one OF usefulness and altruism.
DR.. S. w. Stratton, director of the
Bureau of Standards, the honor guest,
explained the work Of the department un-
bder his charge. Among the other speak
ers were DR.. Howard L. Hodgkins, DR..
Charles E. Monroe, DR.. H. II. Gordon,
Prof. Charles w. Mortimer, Prof. Edwin
V. Dunstan, Prof. N. W. Dougherty and
Prof. Leonard s. Boten.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
aLet o, Res" !" Saw saloOnkeeper,,

Trenton, Feb. 2-Hudson County sa-
swarmed the State house to-
day wearing buttons mo legislation.
Let US rest. Let US do business" The
Gaunt local option bill that Is pending
n a hypocritical measure said their
spokesman. Thomas +. McCrsn. II will
deprive the poor man OF his drink"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
FORMER R. I. OFFICIALS SUED.
Minority Stockholders Want MIL
lions Paid for Frisco Returned.

New York, Feb. 2.-Suit was filed In the
Supreme Court today to recover F.5OO0o0
from Daniel G. Reid and W. H. Moore
and their associates. this sum having
been diverted from the treasury Of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way Company. II is alleged for purchase
of st. Louis and San Francisco stock
The plaintiffs are the First National
Bank Of Ridgefield Park. y. J., the Peo-
pies National Bank OF Hackensack, n.
J., and n. l. Amster. Of Boston.
Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Moore were direc-
tors of the Rock Island when the deal
was eonsummated. Mr.. Amster repre-
sents a committee Of minority stock
holders
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
THOUSAND ON TRIAL
FOR SELLING VOTES
First Two to Be Tried Are Acquitted
in Kentucky Election
Scandal.

PikevilIe. KY, Feb. Trials of 1.124
men who are indicted on charges of hav-
ing either sold their votes or purchased
the suffrage OF others. began here this
morning at a special term of court.
Judge ]. VI. Robertson. who was elected
county judge of Pike County. Kentucky s
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
PRISONERS TO BE EXCHANGED.

So BE Transferred Is Accepted.
Rome. Feb. liking George and EN-
peror Franz Josef have wired accepting
a new proposal of the Pope for an ex-
change of civilian prisoners over fifty
flve years OF age.
Havre, Feb. 2-The Pope has address
ed to the belligernt nations a proposal
for the release of all prisoners Of the
middle-class over ffty-five years Of age
who are married and have families de-
pendent upon them. The Vatican has
been assured that England, Austria and
Germany will accept the proposal
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
HER polar STAR OF LOVE"
Judge So Terms Correspondent
Granting Army Man Divorce.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. Am absolute
divorce has ben granted to Lieut.. j.
Edward Abbott, U. S. A, from his
wife, Caroline Smith Abbott, of Wash
ington, D. c. In his application Lieut..
Abbott named a brother officer, Second
Lieut.. Marr O'Connor. as correspondent.
The decree refers to the admission
by Mrs. Abbott that she had given up
her husband definitely" and that
from all indications Lieut. O'Connor
was the polar star OF her love and
affection"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
Solons Nav End Free Lunches.

Indianapolis, Feb. THE Davis free
lunch" bill was ordered engrossed in the
house this afternoon, and will come up
for passage. The bill prohibits the setting
of a free lunch" in any saloon in the
State.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
BRITISH SAY KAISER
HAS NEST-EGG HERE
Emperor Has Millions in New York
Bonds in Case of Abdicaton,
Claims Newspaper.

Special to The Washington Herald.
I London. Feb. 2.-The Daily Express to-
day prints a special cablegram from its
New York correspondent saying that the
reigning Hohenzollern family Of Ger
many purchased 81. 10000 worth Of New
York State bonds during the last half OF
the past year.
This is taken to indicate that the Kali
ser was looking toward possible abdica-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
NEGRO Holds Up Druegist

DR.. Charles d. Ross, adruggist. at 80
R street northwest. was held up last
night at the point OF a revolver by a
engro. who robbed the cash register
Of -
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

Chicago. Feb. panic struck the bak-
ers today and after the opening of the
board of trade practically every small
shop in the city advanced the scent
loaves Of bread to cents and the l0-cent
loaves to IL cents. Biscuits, cakes. and
other products were advanced corre-
spending amount.
President B. H Dahlheimer, Of the
Master Bakers Association. said that the
bakers had made no agreement, but that
action was unanimous"
New York, Feb. 2-The jump in wheat
prices has caused all New York bakers
to prepare for an advance of l cent In
the price of the ordinary scent loaf OF
bread.
This was announced today by Hugo
Fredericks, president of the Wholesale
Bakers Association, who said that the
increase might be announced any day
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

Borax. slightly moistened and left
on the fabric for several hours. win
remove chocolate stains from white
dresses and table linen.
Manchuria's trade is affected very little
by the war.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
.SIzEOF LOAVES
MAYBESMALLER
Local Bakers May Have to Cut
Weight of Bread to Meet
High Costs.
WILL NOT BOOST PRICE
New York and Chicago Face 6-Cent
Bread, Bakers Saying They Have
TO Increase Prices.

Bakeries in Washington are understood
to have reduced the size OF their loaves
to meet the demands upon their pocket
books in higher prices for wheat and
-four. 1t is said tho be a trade secret
that the loaves have gone from sixteen
TO fifteen ounces. Some bakers decline
to discuss the subject. others deny It,
and still more are noncommital. The
price still is 5 cents loaf.
An ounce taken from the break which
feeds Washington amounts to quite
figure In fact, il will amount to some
thing like 1900 pounds But even with
this added margin, some of the bakeries
say they could not make more than a
bare living because of the advance in
wheat prices.
VIII Hardly Raise Price.
Judging from the unsatisfactory re-
suits which attended the raising of the
retail price of bread in Washington dur
ing the Letter corner on wheat several
years ago, / do not believe that that will
be the method adopted here" declared
the manager of the local plant of a COM
pany doing a national business.
IF conditions become worse than they
now are, Washington bakers viii find II
necessary to make some change. either
toward increasing the price or decreasing
the weight of bread. So far. no reduc-
tions have been made in the weight" de-
clared w. Z. Van Dusen, OF the Wash
ington Baking Company.
I'VE will have to do something to over
come operating losses IL conditions be-
come worse" declared the Holzbeierlein
Baking Company.
A petition from a Chicago bakers pub
lication is now being circulated in Wash
ington, asking Congress to place an em-
barge upon the expectation of food
stuffs. especially wheat. It declares that
many bake shops have been forced to
close their doors because of the heavy
operating expenses.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

No Dansante, No Cabaret, But the Very
Best of Food and Service at Moderate Prices
Under the Personal Supervision
of the Proprietor
"GUS" BUCHHOLZ
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
BOTH SIDES TRIMMING
SAILS OF SHIP BILL

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
HOTEL OCCIDENTAL

TODAY, February third, at noon, the
ladies' and gentlemen's restaurant, To-
Gated on the main floor of the NEW ANNEX
HOTEL BUILDING, will be formally
opened to the public.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-03

The Popular Place for Official
and Commercial Washington
and Their Families
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-11
POLICE RECOVER
 GOLD BADGE OF
 EX7SHERIFF SMITH

With the arrest of Charlie Walker. a negro yesterday by Detectives Ell lard and Watson. an unusual story of police activities came to light.
 Last Saturday morning the residence of Mrs. Joe smith. near Beverly sta- tion on the Powderly car line, wa4 destroyed by fire. The blaze broke out about o'clock in the morning. and as the residence is over a milds from the car line it was seen that any attempt to save the house would bd hopeless Efforts of the family werA directed, therefore. toward saving aJ much of the household goods as pos sible
 Walker lived near the Smiths and seeing the fire came over to watohl it. He assisted in removing furniturel from the Smith home and made him-| self otherwise useful. After the fire' it was discovered that gold badge which had been presented to MT. Smith. sheriff of Jefferson county during tho HaweS riots, was missing.
 MT. Smith was killed sometime ago by railroad train and the badge was highly prized by his widow. The police were notified and hearing that Walker had exhibited badge of like char acter went to his home to investigate. Mir. Smiths badge was found hidden in the bottom of the trunk. A gold watch which had also been missing was found. ss-ss
 Walked is charged with grand lar ceny