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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
PROPOSE "VANITY BOXES"
FOR THE U. S. SOLDIERS
Pouch Designed as Receptacle for
Adhesive Plaster and Powder
for the Feet.

Uncle Sans soldiers are to he provided
with vanity boxes. At any rate a
favora BILE report has been made on some
experiments which have been conducted
in the second division on an article of
equipment referred to "as the soldiers
vanity box This article is a pouch, de-
signed by Capt James D. Taylor, 18th
Infantry, intended to carry adhesive
plaster and powder-not for the face, but
for the feet. 1t is made of the same
material as the haversack, and is to be
carried by duty sergeants and squad lead
ers in the place provided for intrenching
tools 1t is eight and a half inches by
four inches in dimension and is attached
by glove fasteners like those on first aid
packets.
Commanding officers who watched the
experiments expressed the belief that the
article will be a decided acquisition to
the equipment of the soldier. 1t will make
it possible. they said, for the duty SER
geants and squad leaders to treat sore
feet of the enlisted men on the march
without any unnecessary delay. 1t has
been found inconvenent to carry such
packages in the haversack.
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ENGLISH POUND $4.62;;
LOWEST EVER RECORDED
SIS. .00O, 900 Gold From Canada Fails
to Raise the Price of
Exchange.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Ens la nd 8
s45;00o.000 shipments of gold and Sc
curities. which reached here yesterday
from Halifax, produced virtually no
effect whatever today on foreign ex-
change rates. Pounds sterling were
quoted at 4.s2s at the opening. Later
it fell to 4.s2. the lowest value ever
recorded here.
Francs also were weaker, today's
quotation of 599h being ! cent lower
than Saturdays close. Lires, however,
were slightly stronger, being quoted
at $50. as against $50 Saturday
What is to be done with the s25. 900 =
600 of American securities which form
ed part of the shipment was the sub
ject of speculation. Beyond stating
that the total of American securities
sent here for Great Britain's account
in this and the previous shipment was
between $4,000. 900 and 10000, 900. con-
signees of the shipment had nothing TO
say 1t had been popularly believed
that these securities would be used as
basis for the establishment of some
sort of foreign credit here.
Adjustment of the situation, it was
said. awaits the arrival of British and
French financiers sent here from Lon
don and Paris.
Demand sterling fell to s4.62 in the
early afternoon, the lowest price on
record. Francs also lost another half
cent. bringing the price to 900.
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Four Men Discharged.
BRITISH STEAMER IS SUNK.
One Neutral Vessel Is Released and
Two Others Are Detained.

LONDON, August 80, 1 80 p.m.-The
British steamer Sir William Stephen
son of Newcastle, ,514 tons gross has
been sunk.
The Norwegian steamer Salonika.
from Galveston, July % for Aalborg.
Denmark. has been detained at Kirk
wall by the British authorities.
The Swedish steamer Sydic. from Bal
timore for Malmo, Sweden, has been
released. The. Swedish steamer An
glia. from Baltimore for Kalmar, Swe-
den, has been detained.
This is the first report received here
that the Sydac had been held up by the
British authorities. The steamer left
Baltimore July 26 and arrived at Kirk
wall August II. The Anglia left Bal
timore August 13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
READY T0LAUNCH
BIG LABOR SYSTEM
Commissioner General of I'M
migration Proposes Bureau
to Aid the Unemployed.
RESULT OF CONFERENCE
HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO
Federal, State and Municipal Gov
ernments to Be Brought Into
Close Cooperation.

Ready to launch plans for gigantic
employment system, in which the fed
eral, state and municipal governments
will cooperate to bring the ''manless
job to the jobless man" within few
hours after the job is vacant and the
man jobless, Commissioner General
Caminetti of the bureau of immigration
returned to Washington today. Mr..
Caminetti has been at San Francisco
attending the conference of federal.
state and municipal labor officers and
immigration officers called for the pur-
pose of depicting the great army Of
unemployed.
The conferences. according to Mr.
Caminetti, were noted for the spirit OF
cooperation which was shown. Whiie
he admitted that some of the state ana
city officials had the erroneous idea
that the federal government, in its
employment bureau work, wanted 10
step into the states and cities and
carry on the work. he declared that
there was absolutely no criticism at
the meetings. This erroneous impress
sion, he said, was corrected before the
meeting had gone many hours.
LAS soon as Secretary Wilson comes
to the city," said Commissioner Cen
eral Caminetti, Il will take up with
him the details of the new system for
putting the unemployed to work. The
new system will do away with great
deal of the triplication of work which
now exists among the federal, state
and municipal employment agencies.
Promise to Give Aid.
THE state and city officials at the
meetings, conceded that the federal
government was in a better position
to handle the national employment
problems, and promised the co-opera-
ton of their offices in the work. The
details of the new system have not yet
been worked out. but briefly they pro
vide for an -the-mlnute CO,
operation between the newspapers and
the federal employment bureau head
quarters all over the country.
"Newspapers, or rather those news
papers which can be prevailed upon 10
become a part Of the system, Will be
furnished with a number of franked
envelopes addressed to the federal en-
ployment bureau in the dlstrlct In
which they are located.
The papers will be asked to desig-
nate some employe who can be depend
ed upon to place two copies OF proofs
of the want advertisements in the
franked envelopes and mail them I'M
mediately.
Comparison by Corps of Clerks.
A corps of clerks, experts in the work
of bringing the unemployed to work,
will compare the newspaper lists with
the requests for jobs and for help al
ready on file in the offices. The various
advertisements will be classified. and
a certain class of help. then will go to
the files to find the party who seems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
TOTAL OF 700 MEN AT WORK.
Mobile and Ohio R. R. Shops at
Whistler, Ala. Resume Operations.

MOBILE. Ala. August 30.--When the
repair shops of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Company at Whistler re-
sumed operations today 700 employees
went on the pay roll. and each month
as the pay car makes it's visit to the
shops about $4,000 will be put in cir
culation, whereas little over half
that amount has been placed in cir
culation the past seven months
The order placing the shops on full
time gave employment to some men
who have been out since October 5, 1914
Every department will work eight
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
VILLA PLOT IS UNCOVERED.
United States Officials Ready to
Thwart Raid on Aqua Prieta,

DOUGLAS. Ariz., August 30.-United
States officials here say they have dis
covered plot. believed to have been
fomented by Villa agents here, to cross
the international boundary line from
the American side and capture Aqua
Prieta. which is now defended by only
small Carranza garrison.
The government officers saw thew
have sufficient evidence to arrest the
alleged leaders and obtain conviction
of violation of neutrality should an
attempt be made to carry out the plot.
They state. however. that discovery of
the alleged plan and precautions al
ready taken have frustrated the eff
fort.
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ZAPATA FOR PEACE FARLEY.
Other Southern Mexico Generals Also
Favor Such Conference.

MEXICO CITY. August IS delayed in
transmission).-ien. Emiliano Zapata
has made a favorable reply to the note
recently sent by the Pan-American
conference TO all Mexican leaders, of
fering TO aid in arranging conven-
tion to be held in neutralized Mexican
territory for the purpose of creating a
provisional government to provide for
general elections
j. w. Russell and Frank Azzis. the
messengers sent with the note TO Cen
Iapata. arrived here today CARRYING his
answer and also favora Bile replies from
Gems. Manuel Palafox. Francisco Cha :
zaro. Pacheco. Lazo and others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30

sixty-five miles north of Brownsville.
August s, have been killed by Ameri-
can posses and officers, and the balance
of the band. numbering probably fff-
teen. are still at large in the brush.
One of the MeXicans, it is said, was
killed Saturday night near Sebastian.
while another's right arm was shot off
and he was captured.
Private advices received here say
Mexicans are crossing the Rio Grande
into Starr county and making for some
unknown point in the hilly section in
North Starr county. Starr county is
located eighty miles west of Browns
willie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Chicago to Have Lowest Taxi Rate.

CHICAGO. August 30.-Chicago is to
have the lowest taXicab rate in the
United States, it was made known to-
day. A local taXicab company an
nounced that it had reduced its fare for
an average trip within the business dis
trict to 20 cents. a rate lower than that
authorized by the city ordinances. The
former rate was 30 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
MASONS IN CONVENTION,
Two Bodies Convene in Annual Ses.
sion at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 3O-Ma-
sons from all parts of the United States
were here today to attend the two Ma
sonic conventions that are to be held
this week.
The first convention, which opened to-
day, was the twelfth triennial assembly
of the Royal and Select Masters of the
United States. Wednesday the thirty
sixth triennial convocation of the Cen
eral Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons of the United States. is to convene
for three-day session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
GOLD TRAIN ARRIVES
SAFELY IN NEW YORK
Carried $45, 900, 900 in Coin and Sc.
curities to Pay for War
Supplies.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Forty two
tons OF gold, worth nearly $4,000, 900
and securities valued close to $25,OO0,-
600 were in the vaults of the United
States subtreasury here today to help
pay for Great Britain's huge purchases
Of war munitions. The gold and Sc
curities arrived yesterday from Lon
don via Halifax, consigned to J. p.
Morgan & Co., purchasing agent for
the British government.
The gold was American coin which
has been shipped to England in years
to England, and the securities were all
American issues.
Total of $172, ,ooo, 900.
This shipment, it is estimated. brings
the grand total of gold and collateral
sent here by and through Canada to
s172,000.000 since the beginning of the
war. During the same period. how
ever, about s90,000,000 was sent from
New York to the account of the Bank
of England at Ottawa, but this was in
the early months of the war, before
the trade balance shifted to this side
of the Atlantic.
The special train of steel cars bear
ing the shipment was guarded by thir-
ty-eight armed men and was preceded
by pilot engine and car.
Gold in 700 Cases.
The train arrived at the uptown sta
ton of an express company and was
made up Of seven aH-steel cars. behind a
dining car and coach. The gold was
stacked in 700 cases and the securities
were placed in eight larger cases. Each
gold filled case weighed 120 pounds.
After the cases were passed from the
train to automobile freight trucks, un-
der the eyes of the guards, an opera
tion consuming an hour, the procession
of trucks, numbering twenty-five. with
three armed guards on each. started
from lower West oath street down
through the lower west side to the
United States subtreasury in Wall
street, where the gold was deposited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
MATCH CAUSES EXPLOSION.
Flash Reveals to Woman CORPSE of
Husband Sitting in Chair

TOLEDO, Ohio. August 3O--Wben
Mrs. John Stader returned home from
an automobile ride last night she
struck match and an explosion of
gas resulted. The flash revealed her
husband dead in a chair. He had turned
on the gas. the coroner found. and
committed suicide.
Mrs Stader was burned slightly and
the hair and eyebrows of the corpse
were sinsed Stader was a painter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
German Kriegerbund in Session.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, August 30.-Mayor
Winn Powers delivered an address of
welcome today at the first business
session of the German Kriegerbund of
America, whose twenty-eighth annual
convention opened here last night. The
reading of reports of the various Off
GERS and the resolutions committee was
the important business before the
meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Secretary TumuIty Says Pres
ident Wilson and Col. House
Are as Close as Ever.
mighty INTERESTING, IF
TRUE" SAYS THE TEXAN
Several Versions of the Tale Which
Says Oswald G.. Willard Is
Now Favorite.

Secretary Tumulty today character
lied as absolute rot" several news
paper stories that there has been a
break between President Wilson and
Col. F. NJ. House of Texas, the most
intimate personal friend Mr.. Wilson
has had. There are several versions
of the story. with variations in each
version.
One of them is plain story that the
President has come to be so fond OF
Oswald G. Willard, editor and publicist,
that he is paying very much attention
to Mr.. Wizards suggestions about the
European and Mexican situations, SIM
ply preferring the wisdom and sage
advice of Mr.. Willard to that of Col.
House.
The other story fails to give prom
inence to Mr.. Willard as the successor
of Col House, but says that the latter
generally has lost his potent influence
with the White House because he does
not agree with the President as to the
settlement of the Mexican problem, and
believes that Gen. Carranza should be
recognized.
Shifts Advisers, Says One.
The intimation, too. is that the Presi-
dent has received much contrary advice
upon one adviser a while he shifts to
another and adopts new policy. The
second story refers to the fact that
John Lind. who represented the ad-
ministration in Mexico a long time,
favored the recognition of Carranza
and that the President soon supplanted
him with Paul Fuller of New York.
who was opposed to Carranza, Fuller
being eventually supplanted by Duval
1nv yh0 II To-
leo and did not show much love in his
reports to the President for any of the
existing leaders in that country.
The final straw that put Col. House
out of presidential favor, the story
runs. occurred when Col. House. re-
ceiving Secretary Lansing on a visit to
his beautiful Long Island home,
strongly disagreed over the proposition
to call the South American republics
into a pan-American conference con-
cerning Mexico. Since then, it is stated,
Col. House. who has not been in Wash
ington in long time. has been virtual
ly ignored by the President and Secre-
tary Lansing.
The stories then go on to tell how
pathetic has been tho break between
two men who loved each other SO well.
No Reason for Change Given.
The Willard story does not give any
especial reason why the President has
cut out Col. House and proceeded to
transfer his affections to the New York
editor, who has been coming to Wash
ington at intervals in the last six
months and working on good stories
for his newspaper Mr.. Willard has
taken his chances with the reporters
and correspondents, and when admin
istration officials have asked him what
he thought about any particular ques-
ton he has given his views He has
nj hE1n I.d ,t,.l
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Hydraulic Dredge Launched.

The steel seagoins hydraulic dredge
San Pablo has been launched by the
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbulding
Company. for the War Department, for
service in the San Francisco district.
The new vessel is l55 feet long, 35 feet
beam and II feet nodded depth. There
is a hopper ca pacity for 490 cubic yards
of material. When completed, she will
go to the west coast via the Panama
canal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Oregon Farmers Fight Forest Fires.

PORTLAND. Ore, August 30.-Three
hundred men. many of them farmers
called from their harvesting, were
fighting three big forest fires today in
the Cascade mountains near Mount
Hood. Thousa nds of acres of woodlands
have been burned and many fields of
grain have been destroyed. Smaller
fires are burning in other sections near
Portland. Forestry officials charged to-
day that several of the fires were OF in
cendiary origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
Well Known Hymn Writer Ill.

BENNINGTON. VT. August 3O.-Mrs.
Annie Sherwood Hawks, well known as
a writer of hymns. is reported to be
seriously ill at her home here. Many
of her hymns have been translated into
foreign languages and sung all over
the world. One of the best known of
her compositions is 4 Need Thee Every
Hour"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
10000 at Pittsburgh Schools.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. August 3O.-The
Pittsburgh public schools reopened to-
day, following the summer vacation.
William NJ. Davidson. superintendent
of public education, said he expected
$4,000 children would report this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
HEAVY GUNS IN ACTION
ON THE WESTERN FRONT

PARIS, August 30.-Violent artillery
nghting took place yesterday evening
at many points in tie Argonne district.
as a result of which the trenches or
the Germans were seriously damaged.
according to the French official report
of this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
j. s. TO INVESTIGATE
DYESTUFF:S SHORTAGE
Commercial Agent Norton Opens
Headquarters for Inquiry at New
York Customhohse.

NEW YORK, August 30.-The short
age of dyestuffs in this country re-
sulting from the blockade on the eX-
portation of the German product will
be investigated here this week by
Thomas Fl. Norton. the commercial
agent appointed by DR.. +. F.. Pratt,
chief of the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. Mr.. Norton was
expected here today with a staff of
assistants. and a room in the customs
house has been set apart for their use
Leading manufacturers in lines af-
fected by the scarcity of dyestuffs will
testify. The results of the investiga-
ton will be embodied in a report made
to Secretary Redfeld of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
The investigators will have before
them a statement issued recently by
the Master Dyers Association of Phil
adelphia, which describes conditions
said to be typical of the situation
throughout the country. The Philadel-
phia district is one of the largest
dyeing centers of the world
Need Raw Material.
The statement signed by the Phila-
delphia manufacturers says that the
American manufacturers of colors who
were established before the war are
well aware of what is required and
are making every effort to meet the
Their greatest obstacle lies
in obtaining raw material owing to the
present demand for such products for
war and other purposes. Most of the
efforts of the domestic manufacturers,
according to the statement, are toward
producing shades of black, which are
used in largest quantities. The Phil
dyers declared that in few
weeks the shortage in colors of various
shades would be as serious as the
now existing in blacks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
KILL AZ MEXICAN BANDITS.
U. S. Soldiers and Posses Scatter Re.
mainder of Outlaws.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Angus, 10
According to authentic information re-
ceived here. forty-seven of the Mexj
cen bandits who participated in the at
tack upon the Noras ranchhouse,
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Senator Underwood First Citizen.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, August 30
Gov. Henderson has announced the ap-
pointment of Senator Oscar Underwo ood
to represent Alabama as her first citi-
zen" at the Panama Pacific exposition
at San Francisco:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
PRESIDENT PUTS ASIDE :
PLANS FOR A VACATION
To Remain in Washington Until
Controversy With Germany
Is Settled.

President Wilson today gave up all
idea of a further extended vacation at
Cornish, n. H., deciding to remain here
until the Arabic and other questions
with Germany, and the proposed note
of protest to England on delays to
shipping, well as Mexican affairs
are in a more satisfactory condition.
The President had planned to spend
the whole month of September at
Cornish. This idea has been abandoned
for the present, although he may get
away again for few days.
Awaits Formal Disavowal,
The President already has received
assurances from official German
sources which he hopes will result in
solving the controversy with Germany
over her submarine warfare.
He is waiting. however, for Ger
many to make formal disavowaI of the
attack on the Arabic and assurances of
safety to Americans on the high seas
in the future.
Ambassador Is Optimistic.
Count Won BernstorT. the German am
bassador returned yesterday to the
summer embassy on Long Island. sat-
isfied that an amicable understanding
would be reached regarding the Arabic
tragedy as well as all other issues
with Germany. He probably will not
return here pending the receipt by the
Washington government of further
word from Berlin.
No New Light on Arabic Case.
One dispatch from Ambassador
Gerard. which Secretary Lansing de-
clared threw no light IN the situation,
was the only development today in the
Arabic case. While Secretary Lansing
refused TO discuss the dispatch. il was
inferred that the German government
did not yet have the report Of the SUBJ
marine commander and was not ready
to make its explanation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-30
EUGENE GILBERT AGAIN
SPLACED UPON HONOR
Interned French Aviator Who Es.
capped Ordered by Government
Back to Switzerland.

PARIS. August so, 3:45 p.m.--Euscne
Gilbert. the French aviator. whose re-
turn to Switzerland after his escape
from internment in that country was
ordered by the French government, ar
rived in Bern Yesterday. escorted by
Capt. Dufour of the Swiss army, ac-
cording to Havas News Agency dis
patch today from Bern. The aviator,
whose recent escape was said to have
been effected after he had withdrawn
his promise not to try to get away, was
received by the Swiss staff and inform
ed that he was considered as an officer
interned without having given his
word of honor.
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Holds Conference With Villa.

Gen. Scott conferred with Gen. villa
and adjusted troubles due TO the seiZ-
ure of property of foreign merchants
at Chihuahua and also discussed with
him the pan-American peace proposal
which the northern chief and his fol-
lowers have accepted.
The pan-American conferees will not
meet again until Gen. Carranza's re-
sponse to their appeal has been re-
ceived Carranza agents said they
looked for II today The conferees be-
lieve the reply will reject the proposal
for a peace conference and urge recoe-
milton of the Carranza government