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Evening star., 1915-01-22
TO FILE FORMAL PLANT
OVER RATE WITHDRAWAL
Metropolitan Branch Commuters
Planning for Appeal to Com
merce Board Shortly.

dn addition to their fight against the
proposed Communication rates along the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, the Metropolitan
Branch Commuters Association is plan
ming to file a formal complaint against
the withdrawal of the two-day round
trip tickets to stations west of Rock
vile. Between Washington and Rock
Vile, where there is electric railway
competition. this rate has been re-
tanned by the Baltimore and Ohio.
In suspending the Communication rates,
hearing on which is to be given be-
fore Commissioner Daniels here next
Wednesday, the commission refused to
suspend the tariff withdrawing the
two-day round trip tickets. This, it is
said, is a hardship on the families of
commuters. as now when any one
wants to come to the city for a day it
is necessary to purchase the thirty
day ticket, which is a large increase,
the increase ranging from 20 to "a
cents.
Refusal to suspend this withdrawal
by the commission was accompanied
with the statement that it was without
prejudice to the fling of formal COM
plaint after the rate had become effec-
tive. The commuters. 1t is declared,
are not going to overlook any angle of
their case when it is presented to the
commission, and for that reason, 1T was
learned from an authoritative source
today, formal complaint against the
withdrawal of the two-day ticket will
be filed with the commission within the
next few days.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
KILLS 14TH ST. WIDENING,
Deficiency Bill Conference Cuts Out
Senate Provision.

The Senate yesterday adopted the
conference report on an urgent de-
ficiency bill Carrying s2.5O0,00O to re-
imburse farmers for cattle slaughtered
in the campaign to eradicate the foot
and mouth disease
In presenting the measure. Senator
Owen said farmers were complaining
at the slowness of the government in
paying for cattle destroyed.
Later the House also accepted con-
ference report on the measure, which
now goes to the President
The provision authorizing the Dis
trict Commissioners to widen 14th
street northwest between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and F street, inserted
by the Senate, was stricken out in
conference
Evening star., 1915-01-22
SULLIVAN B|G-HEARTED
!. AND HONEST, FORT SAYS
Former Governor of New Jersey and
Others Testify in Dominican
Inquiry.

NEW YORK, January 22.-James NJ.
Sullivan, American minister to the
Dominican Republic, was described yes
terday as "a big-hearted, good-natured.
honest Irishman' by former Gov. Fort
of New Jersey; as man "actuated by
high purposes by John G. Gray of Will
mington, Del, and 'as man good
enough for santo Domingo" by James *.
MCGUIRE, former mayor Of Syracuse. All
three were witnesses at the inquiry by
Senator-elect Phelan of California into
the fitness of the minister to hold his post.
His Impression Favorable.
Former Gov Fort who headed a COM
mission which last summer attempted to
compose the differences between the
Bordas government and the revolution
lists in Santo Domingo. said he had made
an informal inquiry there into Minister
Sullivan's conduct after certain rumors
had been brought to his attention. but
that on the whole his impression of the
minister was favorable. He said he knew
nothing against him except carelessness
in his personal attire, which, he added.
was not in evidence on public occasions.
Gray was frank to admit that he had
recommended sullivan Tor the post TO Sec
retary Of State Bryan, but denied that at
the time he knew anybody interested
financially in Santo Domingo, or that he
had any selfish purposes in recommend
ing him.
Senator-elect Phelan wanted to know
how intimate the witness was with Sec
| retary Bryan. He replied that he would
not call his relations intimate. but that
he was glad to be called the Secretary S
| friend and that he had entertained him
at his home in Wilmington. He said he
| had recommended Sullivan at the in
stance of Irish-American organizations in
| Wilmington.
"Intoxication'' Charge Explained.
| Questioned as to story that Sullivan
had walked in his bare feet at midnight
in Potomac Park, Washington, in an in
toxicated condition, the witness said that
was easily explained. 1t was a hot
night, he said, Sullivan had sore feet,
and at Gray's suggestion had adopted an
old-fashioned remedy, grass bath
d ter a shower" They had gone in a
cab to secluded spot in the park where
| Sullivan had walked around barefooted.
1t was the cabman who was intoxica ted,
not Sullivan, said the witness.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Beef From Argentina.

Beef from Argentine for Uncle
Sans Dinner Table" is the title Of
Frank G. Carpenters article next Sun
day in the Special Features Section OF
The Sunday Star. He visits the great
packing houses Of Buenos Aires and
La Plata and sees how the cattle are
killed and dressed for the markets Of
the United States. AS usual. his ar
ticle is both interesting and highly in
structive.
Evening star., 1915-01-22

portation into this country Of suce
goods. unless the collector OF customt
at the port OF entry is furnished witr
complete inventory, accompanied hJ
the affidavit of the shipper. showing
the ownership of the property and the
particular locality from which IL wa.
shipped. II the shipper claims owner
ship by purchase the affidavit must dis
close the name of the seller and the
price paid, and said shipper shall pr
duce a receipt from the seller showing
full payment of the purchase price
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Will Circulate a Petition.

The committee will present the reso-
1utions to Postmaster Praeger, and
also canvass the neighborhood adjacent
to the Post Office Department building
to obtain the signatures of business men
and merchants to a petition urging the
restoration of postal facilities there.
Among those present were Wallace
Luchs, Robert S. Copeland, Isidore
Grosner, George B. Bryan, Clarence w.
Grosner. Alexander Muncaster, e. A.
Macomber. Lem Towers. jr.; Harry
Bryan, J. B. Murray, J. d. O'Connor, N.
Sickle, Henri Papineau, L. B. Moon,
George N. Rider, NJ. Welch, Arthur D.
Stone, Brown & Story, Lawrence Del
Giorni. Joshua w. Carr. w. H. Plum
mer, H. A. Seabridge. Alexander Cog
gas, v. Pullo. J. E. Callahan, a. c. Luz
Der, Samuel ]. Steinberger. Robert
Borss. Frank King. T. c. Willis, Judd
& Detweiler, Louis Jacobs and c. J.
Barrett.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
BAN ON CONF|SCATED
IMPORTS IS DESIRED
officials Urge Passage Of Law strik-
ing at Seizures in
Mexico.

AS a means of preventing confisca-
ton in Mexico of the property of Amer
leans and other foreign residents,
state Department officials have ex-
pressed the hope that Congress soon
would pass the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Kahn of California or some
similar measure.
The provision which is particularly
sought would prohibit the importation
into the United States of any goods.
wares or merchandise the property of
Americans and other foreigners In
Mexico which have been contiscated by
Mexican authorities
1t was pointed out that such meas
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Millions Confiscated.

While there were no definite figures to
show exactly what these contiscations
from Americans. Spaniards and other
foreigners have amounted to. it was
declared at the State Department that
they have mounted up into the mil
lions possibly s10O.oO0.ooo. or more.
The Pachuca Mining Company. n
Spanish concern. protested to the de-
partment from Vera Cruz a few days
ago when bullion said to have been
worth more than 100000 was shipped
to New York. addressed to Carranza
agent here. They were told. as was the
Spanish ambassador here some time
ago when he asked the United states TO
prohibit the importation through FL
Paso of large quantity of COTTON
taken from Spanish subjects at Tor
reon. that there was no law whlch
could be invoked Almost daily COM
plants are made to the department by
Americans whose property has been
confiscated.
The Kahn bill would prohibit the i'm
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Patronage Query Begins Sunday.

Senator Culberson, chairman of the
Senate judiciary subcommittee directed
to investigate the power of the Presi-
dent to make recess appointments to fill
vacancies created during session of
Congress, has called a meeting of the
subcommittee for Sunday morning. The
inquiry grew out of the recent dfffer-
ences between the President and some
members of the Senate over federal
appointments.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Prefers Prison to War Service.

OAKLAND, Cal, January 22.-Daniel
Galucchi, convicted confidence man,
accepted a long prison term yesterday
in preference to deportation to Austria
to serve in the Austrian army.
Il will give you the alternative Of
serving your country in the army or I
will send you to the penitentiary," the
judge proposed.
Send me to JAIL replied Galucchi
after a moments consideration.
Ten years." said the judge.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Life Imprisonment for Slayer.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, January 20
Percy Tugwell WAS last night found
guilty of the murder OF Mrs Maud u,
Kennedy last August. A spectacular
attempt of his bride. Thelma, to break
the chain of circumstantial evidence
against him by drinking a vial Of
poison in open court to disprove the
prosecutions theory that a similar
quantity of the poison caused the
almost immediate death OF Mrs. Ken.
nedy proved unRailing. The jury
fixed Tugwell's punishment at life inn
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Battleship Nebraska Wins Honors

The battleship Nebraska, with a
score of 1884, came out first in the
engineering competitions among YES
sells OF the battleship class for the six
months ended January 1. The West
Virginia was at the foot OF the list
with rating of % ss3. Complete re-
ports have not yet been received at
the Navy Department from the Arkan.
sas, North Carolina and Tennessee
Evening star., 1915-01-22
OPEN N0STRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head
or catarrh disappears. Your
I clogged nostrils will open, the air
( passages OF your head will clear
and you can breathe freely. No
more snuft1ing, hawking, mucous
( discharge, dryness or headache
no struggling for breath at night.
Get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
J Balm from your druggist and ap-
ply little of this fragrant anti
I septic cream in your nostrils. 1t
I penetratcs through every air pas
sage OF the head, soothing and
healing the swollen or inflamcd
mucous membrane, giving you in
stant relief. Head colds and Ca
} tarrh yield like magic. Don't stay
J stuffed-up and miserable. Relief
} is sure.
Evening star., 1915-01-22
CARS NAME IS FORGED
T0APPEALS TO PEOPLE
Russian General Staff Charges De-
ception by Foe, in Special
Statement.

PETROGRAD, January o2-The gen.
eral staff of the commander in chief
has issued the following order of the
day:
Our adversaries of late have resort
ed to all kinds of proclamations to the
troops and appeals to the peoples of
the region visited by the war. inviting
them to cease fighting and make peace
The Austrians, in this respect, ex-
ceeded the limits of the utmost inso-
lcnce and bascness.
Some Austrian soldiers. especially
selected for that work. are circulating
among our troops proclamations IL,
which our enemies are iInpudrut enough
to address YOU as the noble sons of
holy Russia. invoking the respected
name of the emperor, alleging his sig
nature.
Will of Emperor Rules.
Every loyal subject knows that
every Russian. from the commander
in-chief to the private soldier, is obe-
dient only to the sacred will of our
highly venerated emperor. who alone
has the power to declare and to stop
war.
Our enemies, relying no longer on
the strength of their arms and on
success on the battlefield, have COM
mitted a vile forgery and an infamous
crime.
You must know. brave soldiers, that
only complete decentralization and full
consciousness of the fact that they are
inca pa BILE of continuing Il loyal fight
could incite our enemies to stoop to
such Il despicable and extraordinary
crime.
Believes Victory Is Sure.
81 have the unshakable belief that
with Gods help our victorious army
will give. in the coming battles, the
proper reply to our unworthy adver-
saries.
consequently, every person captur-
ed with these proclamations in his pos
session will forthwith be brought be-
fore military tribunal and arraigned
as gully of a felony.
AID DE CAMP GENERAL TO GRAND
DUKE NICHOLAS"
The general staff reports. on its part.
that an Austrian soldier. intrusted
with the distribution of these procla-
nations. declared that the abettors of
the propa ganda are Capt. Sunther of
the general staff and Cavalry Capt.
Evening star., 1915-01-22

ure would prevent most of the confisca-
tions from foreigners of cotton, cop
per, gold and silver bullion, cattle.
horses, hides. rubber and so forth, be-
cause it would take away the market
in which the MexiGans have been SELL
ing these articles and securing Ameri-
can gold to continue their campaigns.
Evening star., 1915-01-22

Mrs Mary J. Fullmer, eIghty-four
years old, and wealthy, was strangled
10 death at Williamsport, Pa, Wednes-
day night by burglars who ransacked
her home. where she lived alone
Money and valuable jewelry were
stolen.
Evening star., 1915-01-22

The Russian government has award
ed contract for $1,000 railroad cars to
a Seattle firm. The order is the begin
ming of commercial relations between
the Russian government and the Pa
cidc northwest.
Evening star., 1915-01-22

The entire equipment of a wireless
station in Italy. which has worked sue
cessfully for long distances. including
the antennae, is inclosed within a ca
thedral
Evening star., 1915-01-22
URGE RESTORATION
Of POSTAL FACILITIES
Avenue Merchants Between 9TH and
18th Streets Adopt
Resolutions.
Business Men Want Local Service
Restored at the Departmental
Building.

Merchants and other business men
whose establishments are located along
Pennsylvania avenue between 9TH anu
18th streets and in the vicinity met III
the rooms of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation last night and adopted reso-
lutions urging the restoration of postal
facilities in the Post Office Department
building Isidor Grosner presided AT
the meeting, and Charles ]. Columbus.
secretary of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation. served as secretary.
The branch post offices which have
been established in pharmacies along
Pennsylvania avenue are inadequate
according to statements made at ehe
meeting. The supplies of stamps usu-
ally kept at the branches are lnsutn-
cient, it was stated, and the service
provided is not what business men and
merchants believe 1t should be. All
the business of each branch IS nan
died by one clerk. and during rush
hours patrons are forced to wait theii
turn to buy stamps, register mali aho
transact other business.
A number of the merchants at tht
meeting related experiences IN con
nection with the buying of stamps d
the branches and in tranSactlng othel
postal business which satisfy them tha
postal facilities should be restored Il
the Post Office Department building.
Cost of Branch Office.
J. B. Corridor, superintendent O.
finance of the local post office, at
tended the meeting and answered man!
questions as to the policy of the pos
office. He said that the operation of
branch post office in the Post Oftic'
Department building would cost be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 year.
A committee composed of Lem Tow
ers, jr., chairman; Paul f. Brodt, E. A
Harris, Louis Jacobs and Alexande
Muncaster prepared a resolution whicl
was adopted by the meeting. 1t de
clares:
For many years general postal ia
cilities were afforded merchants ant
other business men and the pubic a
large, including thousands of visitor
to the city, at the general Post ono
Department building, on PennsylVanl;
avenue between 18th and 18th street
northwest; and
Needed Facilities Specified.
by the removal of the city post of
| flee to new quarters these postal ia
cilities formerly enjoyed are no longe
| available at the Post Office Depart
ment building, thereby greatly incon
veniencing business people and tn
public at large, who formerly patron
| lied that office;
at is the sense of this meeting Q
business men located in the vicinity o
| the general Post Office Department
building that complete postal facili
ties be restored to that building for tn
general accommodation of the public
BY postal facilities is meant sufffcien
stamp windows, registry and none.
order offices. lock boxes, parcel pos
and facilities for handling of permi
mail. 1t is also desired that a genera
delivery service be maintained there.
ct is the sense of this meeting thai
such postal facilities as have been In
dicated be available between the hours
of am. and 10 pm -
Evening star., 1915-01-22

"Drat EN-" and "Dod rot ON ar.
said to he contractions OF May the
& ods outroot them"
Evening star., 1915-01-22
Says 1t Is Most Dangerous
and Reactionary Proposal
Ever Made Public.
SAYS WILSON TURNED BACK
HANDS ON PROGRESS DIAL
Denounces Presidents Utterances at
indianapolis as Far Below Stand
ard Set by His Office.

conc OF the most rcartiouarN ana
dangerous proposals ever made pubic"
was the characterization given the
government ship purchase bill today
by Senator Cummins OF Iowa, who. IN
a speech opposing the measure, added
10 criticisms recently made by other
republican senators of President Will
sons speech at Indianapolis jan
uary s.
There is much in the address which.
as a mere partisan, ] read with the ut
most satisfaction" said Senator Cum
minis. for no one will long doubt that
its effect has been. and will continue
to be. to strengthen the republican
cause.
II confess. however. that when | had
finished it my pleasure as Il partisan
was lost in my disappointment and re-
s,ret as a citizen. Its general tone is
far below the standard which. hap
PLY for the people of the country, has
been established for presidential ut
teranCe that the common conclusion
must be that we have fallen upon evil
days if the chief executive of great
nation believes that such a deliverance
can either advance or steady an ad-
miuistration already tottering to its
fall.
Forgets Courtesy and Dignity.
'I predict that it will pass into his
tory lamentable attempt of a
President to forget the courtesy and
dignity always looked for in one who
occupies the most exalted office in the
world. and the dismal effort of a man
of mature age to change the habit OF
lifetime in order to win momentary
applause
Senator Cummins read portions of the
Presidents speech relating to progress
in government affairs, and declared it
to be his deliberate judgment that
taken a whole, the course of the
President has in two years turned back
the hands upon the dial of progress
far that his party will not again be
trusted with the timepiece of the twen-
tieth century.
"The country can and will speedily
recover from the Immediate effects of
unwise legislation and mistaken poll
cies." continued the senator, but the
attitude of the President toward Con-
cress and his usurpation of Legislative
power have inflicted a wound upon our
institutions which may never heal
President Whipping Congress.
NO one can be unconscious of the
humiliating truth that the spectacle of
a President whipping Congress. not
only into quick action, but into the
particular act which he commands, has
furnished amusement. possibly pleas
ure, not only to the unthinking and
superficial, but to some thoughtful men
who had become discouraged with our
slow pace. But they will all learn
some time that the remedy for legiS-
lative inactivity or dereliction is not a
dictator. They will discover, and that
he
the people themselves. and that it
ought to be applied when they select
their senators and representatives in
Congress"
The Iowa senator asserted that, with
the possible exception Of the tariff act,
all measures of general interest con-
sidered since the beginning of the Will
son administration had been initiated
in the White House or in the office of a
cabinet minister"
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
ary society of the South church, tel ling of life in Van.

ary society of the South church, tel ling of life in Van.
 A special meeting of, the South church young people will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the chapel
 The monthly meeting of the Phila- thea class of the First church will be held this evening.
 The Holy Family Circle of St. Mary's church held whist this aft ernoon in the school hall. Plans are being made for a rumtnage sale.
 The Y. M. T. A. & B. minstrels will meet for rehearsal this evening at 7:30 o'clock
 Resolved that Christian Peopl, Should Oppose Increased Armament was the subject of an interesting de bate at the meeting of the Young Peo ple's society of the First church las evening Ward Maier spoke for tn affirmative and Andrew Robb for tn negative.
 The following members of the Vel lesley Alumni attended the gathering of the Hartford Wellesley club at tn Hartford club Saturday afternoon Mrs. George w. Traut Mrs. Frank L Traut, Miss Elizabeth Rogers, Mis- Louise N Noble, Miss Bessie Older shaw and Miss Florence A. Camp.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
RAILROADS SEEKING
 TO GAIN MONOPOLY
But National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress is to Try and ThWart
 Such Plans.

Frank H. Johnston of this city, a vice president of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, has received a notice of the twelfth annual con- vention to be held at Washington on December 8, 9, and 10. In a letter accompanying the notice is a state ment that in order to insure against the railroads securing a complete monopoly the rivers and harbors must not be neglected. The letter follows in part:
 'It is plainly evident that there is a strongly organized movement on foot which is intended to bring about the stoppage of all improvements of the waterways of the United States and their complete abandonment as highways of transportation.
 "Whatever the motive behind this movement, it's success could have hu. one result, viz: giving to the rail
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
City ' lten1s

Leo Foley, an instructor in the he, N. J., High school, spent the nd at his home in this city.
 B. Riley Houston of Newport ing at her home in this city
 and Mrs. Harry A Emmett of
 e street will leave tomorrow for
 ork where they will spend sev- lys
 5 repaired on short notice and all suaranteed aS the Gum Rubber dvt.
 class in salesmanship and bus Efficiency of the Y. M. c. A. will lecture on November 9, by A. [dseye, Hartford insurance
 He will speak on Salesman 5 a Profession" ~-,...s ylocal branch of the Red Cross will meet tomorrow afternoon ke, plans for the season.
 r McAvay of Boston spent Sum-
 the guest of his parents, Mir.
 rs. Peter McAvay of Lafayette Reynolds is home from St. s hospital where he has been Eoing treatment.
 ert Donlan of New Haven, a resident of the city, was the |of local friends yesterday. [allowe'en surprise party was lin honor of Miss Alma Berard Winter street, Saturday night by Iber of her friends Miss Cecelia rendered a vocal solo and piano ons were rendered by the Misses nd and Iveda Berard, and Helen hell. Games and refreshments |enjoyed.
 s E. Gertrude Rogers, recently ed from the Armenia mission 'htion at Van, Turkey, spoke this oon before the. Foreign Mission
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
TAKEN ILL ON STREET.

Captain O'Brien of No. 5 Engine House notified the police at 7:45 o'clock this morning that a man had been taken ill near St. Mary's church. He was Patrick Burns of 57 Vine street and he was removed to his home in the police ambulance.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
PLAN FOR DEDICATION.

The pastor of the Ruthenian Greek church is making plans for dedica- tion exercises to be held in connec- tion with the completion of the erec- tion of the addition to the church at corner of Clark and Winter streets About a month ago the new hall of the church which is situated on Err win Place was dedicated and was an affair of pomp and ceremony lasting for several days.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-01
roads a complete monopoly of in-

roads a complete monopoly of in land transportation
 ''The National Rivers and Harbors congress believes that this would mean disaster to every interest in the country, including the railroads, and that the highest possible prosperity can be secured and maintained only through the equal development and the monious cooperation of high ways and waterways"