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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

Georgia of charges of official miscon-
duct which were filed against Mai Syl-
vester by Mr. Parks several weeks ago.
While the Commissioners have not
acted on the request for retirement
Commissioner Browlow. who has su-
pervision of the police department,
stated this afternoon that he would
recommend favorable action on the re-
quest.
Will Recommend Action.
I'm view of Maj. Sylvesters long and
faithful service to the District, 1 shall
recommend that he be retired on a
pension of $100 a month";" said Com
mission Brownlow
There Is little doubt that Commits
sioner Brownlow's recommendation will
be adopted. and that Maj. Sylvester will
go on the retired list at a pension of
$l00 per month dating from April l.
Announcement of the withdrawal of
the charges against Maj. Sylvester and
OF the latter'S request for retirement
was not to nave been made by the COM
missioners until after the board had
acted in the matter. but Commissioner
Brownlow this afternoon confirmed the
rumor that the police department head
had decided to withdraw from active
service on account of ill health.
IT has been no secret in the District
i'll for several months, and his friends
have urged him to give up the arduous
duties of directing the affairs of the
police department
Replies to Charges.
At the time that charges of official
misconduct Were preferred against him
by Representative Parks Maj. Sylvester
made a detailed reply to each of the
accusations, numbering thirty-two in
ALL This reply Is now in the possession
of Commissioner Brownlow. who has
given it careful study for several
weeks.
1t had been the intention of Commits
sioner Brownlow to formulate a report
on the charges for presentation to the
Commissioners The District heads HouId
then have decided whether the fact.
alleged We're sufficient to justify their
ordering that Maj Sylvester be brought
before the trial board.
Commissioner Brownlow this after
noon said that he would not present
Maj. Sylvester'S request for retirement
to the board before tomorrow morning
He pointed out that the maximum men.
sion which can be paid Mai Sylvester
under the law is 500 per month. and
said that he believed the Commission-
est pension that may legally be paid
him.
Served in Department Since 1883.
Richard Sylvester has been connected
with the police department since April
1888. when he was appointed to the
position of chief clerk by Gen. viii
liam Nee. Dye, chief of police. He
served in that capacity until July Is.
1898, following the death of Col. Will
liam G. Moore, chief of police, when
he was appointed to head the force
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
IT. S. Candy Exports Fall OFF.

NEW YORK. March 4.-Export fig
,,res made public today Indicate that
.,,s general policy of retrenchment has
s,ruck a hard blow at the women of
Turope and the few men left behind
,ybo INDUCED sweet tooth. Candy
exnorts from the United States, for the
tirst Ave months of the war, show a de-
crease in value of $153,S23. as COM
pared with the same period of the
wear before. The value of the total
candy exports for tho calendar year
was S1.1s5,Ss4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Vice President Ends
Session of Senate
With Dramatic Speech

May Cod guard the republic and keep
II long to the glory of humanity" said
Vice President Marshall as he brought
to a close the session of the Senate at
noon today The windup of the session
IN the Senate chamber was more dra-
matte than has been til" case on many
!on.nucut came. At the end Of aImos;
two Gays Of casitiuuGis meeting i'm a
strenuous cssu:t 10 dispose OF the ap-
Populations. The galleries of the Sen
etc were crowded to their utmost ca
pecIty
Responding to a vote Of thanks for
ihc manner III which he had presided
over tho Senate during the sixty-thirt
Congress. Vice President Marshall
said
Senators all of us realize that there
Is Il vast deal Of difference between
that which we know and that which
we believe I hold il to be eternally
fit for any man to believe anything
that is not wrong, that cont butes to
his peace OF mind and to the happiness
of his fellow man. l realize that the
resolution which has Just been passed
Is a formal resolution always passed in
the S-n.tc. and yet, because ] know it
VIII contribute TO my own pence of
mIrd AND happiness. propose to be
ii.V. fh..; u tnnle+ from tlt, heart Of
Tho senate. e. thn mite! States
II joi,es 1T Parole.
- ygi.l tskr il T.. III p.e il: that parole
which is about TO be granted me from
the four years OF sentence presiding
officer of the Senate. IL will tighten
NY vacation, cheer my heart and draw
my mind oft times to the nleaSant as.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
UNLESS NEUTRALS AID ALLIES,
EFFORTS TO SUCCOR BELGIUM
ARE UNWELCOME TO ENGLAND

LONDON, March 4, 3:o5 pm.-'Unless neutral nations
prepared assist throwing the Germans Of Belgium
suggestions from them in the matter Of preventing the
her devastation of that country wanted said
Grey the foreign secretary in the house of today
The foreign secetays made response an
inquiry from Frederick W. Jowe whether government was
willing invite suggestions from neutras with to
avoiding further devastation of Belgium by great pow
which contending for its mastery"
THE only solution of this question: Sir continued
q" the evacuation of Belgian territory troops the
restoration of her independence and epaaion wrong
Unless powers prepared to assist in
securing that solution don't what could be gained by the
suggested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
British Admiralty Describes
Attack on the DardaneIIes
by AnqIo-FrenCh Warships

LONDON March 4.-The admiralty late
last night issued the following report re-
sarding the bombardment of the Turkish
forts by the Anglo French feet
"The operations in the Dardanelles were
resumed at II o'clock Monday morning,
when the Triumph, Ocean and Albion en-
tered the straits and attacked Fort No.
and the batteries at White CHI. Ths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Out Today!
The Evening Star
War Pictorial

The alternately tinted green and
broUn TotoJraUure reproductions
of the latest neps pictures from
the forefront Of the great WdT,
1uhich haze attracted Uide dtten-
ton for their artistic as aceH as
historic value. include this Week::
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY:
German soldiers are seen cele-
bruting u success UOn against the
allies. Fldsks are opened aoith
songs and hearty cheers, q toast
is drunk to the health of the en-
peror and the destruction of his
enemies.
CAUGHT IN A SPIDER TRAP:
German soldiers killed In barbed
aoire entanglements a0hich sur
round the Russian trenches.
NEUTRALITY ON THE BAT
TLEFIELD: Russian. Red Cross
aDorkers assisting Germans in
apounded he rece1ues the same
treatment as do the nationals of
the Red Cross surgeons
RUSSIAN BATTERY IN ACTION:
Here is SiO,rn the cngin1,y of uur
intrenched III the snc,c-couered
fields Of Boukouind, Poland, where
Gen. 1on Hindenburg is reported
to hare achieped such notable
Nicholas.
WHERE THERE IS NO "LAW'S
DELAY":: French cdrabineers es-
corting German suspect to head
quarters sonephere in the Afsne
district. Trials are short and
Justice is suif. If conuictcd
there is but one pcudly-dcath.
A feature Of this aceek's pictorial
magazine is Il series of Uiutd
vteps of the aoarships of the
United States in action. These
include q double-page remarkable
snapshot Of a broddside OF 12-tnch
guns fred from the u. s. s.
Mtohsoan. The photographer ,oho
took the picture 1o1s almost
hurled out of the naaintop by the
conc,ssion of the guns. The shut
ter Of the camera iods released
By the explosion.
AND MANY OTHERS.
On All Newsstands
Price. 10 Cents
Don't Miss 1t!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
SAYS EXCISE BOARD
D|SREGARDED LAW
Senate Investigating Commit
tee Finds No Evidence
of Corruption.
DECLARES ACTS, HOWEVER,
ENDANGER COMMUNITY
Policy of Body Fosters Liquor Traf-
fic in Violation of Statute,
Is Report.

Severely scoring the District excise
board for approving and encouraging
plain evasion and perversion of the
law" the Senate special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the board sub
mitted its report to the Senate today.
The committee states that it has
found no evidence of corruption on the
part of any member of the board, SUM-
ming up. the report says:
The committee finds no evidence of
corruption or venality on the part of
any member of the board. and believes
that each member should be eXonerated
from any charge or imputation of this
character The committee believes.
however. that a careful and dispas
sionate review of the evidence before
il as to the conduct OF the board in the
administration of the excise law Will
show that it has diSregarded the un-
DERIVING purpose of the law, that it has
nullified its most beneficial features
and that it has encouraged and ap-
proved plain evasiveness and perver
sion of the law. ~"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Board of Trade President Refuses to
Promise Supply for
America.
BLOCKADE NOT YET ORDERED
Order in Council Putting It Into
Effect Expected to Be Pub
ished in a Few
Days.
MIR, ASQUITH REFUSES
TO THROW NEW LIGHT
ON BLOCKADE PLANS

LONDON. March 4, 3:45 PIN
Premier Asquith declined today
to throw further light ON the
nature of the measures to he
adopted by Great Britain and her
allies in ~rsunnce Of their an
nounced intention of cutting off
trade to and from Germany.
Speaking in the house of COM
mons. the premier said:
"The intention of the govern
nent will be apparent when the
orders in >uncil on the subject
are published
His remark was prompted by a
question whether in case neutral
ships carried goods to or from
Germany or of German owner
ship and these goods were seized
the ships would be released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Every Act Favors Saloons.

1t is the Judgment of the committee
that the board hes resolved practically
every doubt as to Law or fact in the
interest of the saloons 1t has shown
no proper comprehension of its duties
in the execution of law framed in
the interests of morality and good gov
ernment
The policy Of the board in fostering
the liquor traffic to the fullest extent
permitted by the law, and in many in
stances at the expense of both its
spirit and it's letter. is fraught with in
creasing danger to the health. peace
and morals of the people of the District
of Columbia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
WEATHER.

Fair tonight: Frida increasing
cloudiness: moderate north to north
west winds.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High. Al. at 4 pm. yesterday; low, t.
at am. today.
For full report see page IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Illegal Eotel-Club Licenses.

1t is ..'c.r that the above proyiso
is ~, addition to the law which Is
wholly unauthorized. Under this pro-
vision tn, board has licensed :; num-
ber OF hotels and clubs on sides of
souares or blocks with less than so per
centum of the foot frontage used for
business purposes.
Licenses for barrooms have been
given TO hotels or clubs where the hotel
or club is the only business on the
sid. of the square in which the same is
located.
THE law provides:
".r That no minor under the age of
eighteen years shall be allowed to en-
,c, o; u. permitted to remain in amy
,,i;t,c whore intoxicating liquors arr.
sold. other than a hotel, restaurant or
club.
The rule of the board on this subject
is as follows:
See Is. Minors under the apa of
eighteen may enter a wholesale Huuor
store in a case where the licenses also
sells merchandise other than intoytc.to
ing liquors. and where the intoxicatine
iinuors are carried in stock and sofa iS
a section of the store set part for tbat
urnose by "a railing: Provided TO-
10 minor under the age of eighteen shaJ,
~ nermitted , enter the place so 60
n,rt. and provided further. Th,, no
in,oxi,.;ting liquors shall be soil .,i,.a,
,.,y or in any way disposed of -,
,i,s4,E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Transcript of Case.

The remainder of the report OF the
committee is as follows:
We have examined many witnesses
and submit herewith q transcript of
the evidence of this case.
We have also made personal investi-
cations of various premises in contro-
versy.
Il. We find that the present excise
board was appointed to& administer
what is commonly known as the jones'
Works excise liquor law of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, which became elfec-
tive July l. 1913. and said board was
originally composed of Joseph C.. Sheehy,
chairman; Robert 6. Smith and Henry
5. Baker. Mr.. Sheeby resigned from
the board early in 1914, and was sue
ceeded as chairman by -ir. Robert G.
Smith, who still remains chairman.
Cotter 7. Bride was appointed to the
vacancy thus occa stoned, and is now ::
member of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Contrary to Law.

TINS rule permits minors to enter
stores where Intoxicating liquors are
sold. contrary to the express provision
and real intent of the law.
ID. The law provides:
"'N, licensee under tbs section shall
1C0nfinued on Fourteenfh Do a0aY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

Last Weeks sworn Net Circulation
Daily Average. 73,065s sunday. 5l.2S7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04
Board Changes Law.


AS the result of this unauthorized
change of the law by the board, sew
eral hotels with less than fifty bed
rooms for guests have been granted
licenses for the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors. The board granted these ho-
;els licenses under the name of res
taurants- The fact remains however
tii.,t they are licensed as ho,cis by the
btStfitt government. ana are noL en-
tilted 10 nquor nccnses under the true
spirit and purpose of the law.
III. The law provides:
That no license shall be granted
for any saloon or barroom on any sid,
Of any square. block or tract of land
where less than 80 per centurn of the
foot frontage. not including Sa looms or
hotels and clubs having barroom Ii
censes under this section, is used for
business purposes.
In this connection the board adopted
the following rule:
Sec. =. Beginning November 1. 1914
no barroom license shall be granted
on any side of a street where less than
so per cent of the foot frontage be-
tween intersecting streets, excluding
the part of buildings wherein barroom
licenses are held, is used for business
purposes: Provided, That this this re-
striction shall not apply to hotels and
clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-04

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Continued on Second Page.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17
President Wilson
Asks for Stay in
Mans Execution
APPEAL Is MADE FOR FURTHER
INQUIRY INTO MURDER
CASE IN UTAH.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17-Presl-
dent Wilson wired Governor Spry OF
Utah today reuesting him to stay
the execution Of Joe Hlllstrom. an
industrial worker. slated to die be-
fore firing squad Friday at Salt
Lake for murders committed more
than a year ago.
With unaffected hesitation but
with the most earnest conviction OF
the Importance OF the case, again
venture to urge on your excellercy
the justice and advisability, If pos
Sible. of a thorough reconsideration
Of HillsTom's case" said the prest-
dents message. The president pre-
viously obtained a stay Of execution
during which the Utah state boItl
Of pardons reviewed the case but
found no cause for a commuation.
The American Federation OF Labor
sought the stay by sending resolu-
tions adopted at san Francisco 20
he president and 10 Utah Oft eioIs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17
Funeral of Former Chief of
Police to be Held Tomorrow

The funeral of former Chief of Po-
lice John Kearney, who took his life
yesterday afternoon by shooting him
self will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2:SO in the Brown chapel and in
terment will he made Immediately af-
terward in Oluey cemetery. In con-
Torrance with request made by the
deceased few days before his death,
win NJ. Peterson, prominent local at
torney, will conduct the services. Mr.
Peterson and Mr. Kearney were close
friends and were brother Masons.
The former chief before he com
mitted his rash act wrote three notes
One directed who ever found it to
take the revolver back to the man
who runs the little shop back Of Fol
soms" the second was to Coroner
Brown asking him to give his body
burial as soon as possible and the
third to his wife asked her to forgive
him for his rash act stating that i'll
health caused him to do it and add.
ing, You have always been good tG
me"
Chief Of Police Manning inquired
today at the restaurant back of the
Folsom store and learned that Brun-
field, the proprietor, had sold his
place to two other men yesterday af-
ternoon. II is presumed that the eN-
chief borrowed the gun from him.
The family Of the deceased is ter
ribly grief-stricken as a result of the
tragedy Mrs. Kearney states that
her husband had been in i'll health
for some time past and that for the
past few days had been irrational and
out Of his head part Of the time. He
had only returned sunday from Port.
land where he had been a witness
before the federal grand jury He was
not an mmoderate drinking man. she
states, and took liquor only because
of his in health in the hopes it would
improve him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17
Thinks Bryan Viii
be Behind Wilson
When Time Comes
CAPTAIN HOBSON Is GUEST or
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN AT
BANQUET.

In the belief Of Congressman
Richmond P Hobson. who knows
something Of Washington politics.
particularly on the democratic side
there is disappointment in store for
those who believe Bryan's differences
with President Wilson over prepar-
edness will be carried into the next
campaign. He believes that while
the two men hold different views on
this one subject they are together on
most economic subjects and under
stand each other politically. His
view of the understanding is that
Bryan is pledged to Wilson for 1916
and will be found in due time giving
support to the president.
Captain Hobson and Dr. Stearns,
his travelling companion. were er'
tertained last evening at the Hotel
Pendleton where dinner was given
in their honor by the Commercial
Club, the details of the affair being
handled by A. J. McAllister. VIII
NJ Peterson acted as POSTMASTER and
brief talk was given by Captain
Hobson, dealing particularly with
the national defense subject and iE-
cidentally with national prohibition.
According to the Hobson view as
expressed last night, disarmament
will not come until an authoritative
world council is first established so
as to guarantee peace Meanwhile
he thinks the welfare of the world
may best be served by naval prepar-
edness on the part of the United
States. He believes that we should
have an Atlantic fleet superior to the
German fleet and Pacific fleet su-
prrior to the japanese fleet the
combined fleets being equal to or
superior to the British navy. With
a proper naval strength he says the
United States will be able to lead the
world into the fold Of permanent in
ternational peace. We will be un'
able to do that if unprepared foi
war
Those attending the banuet for
Captain Hobson and DR.. Stearns in
cluded VIII N. Peterson, R. Alex
ander. Fred Earl, Mayor John Dyer.
A. c. Hampton, T. J. Tweedy W n
Matlock, c. s. King and f B AID
rich.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17

Deceased was 40 years old last May
and was a native of Umatlla county,
having been born on Bear creek
south Of Pilot Rock in 1915. the son
of a well known farmer and stock
Ean. Practically his entire life was
spent in this county. In his early
youth his principal occupation was
the shearing OF sheep.
He served in the Philippines dur
ing the Spanish-American war in the
Pendleton company, Co d. Second
oregon. He was not one of the mem.
bers of the company when it first
went over in April, 1898, but follow
ed as a volunteer a few weeks later
He was mustered into service June l,
1898 and reached Manila Nov. 26 of
the same year He was gwen an hon
orable discharge OF July u. 1899 for
faithful and honest" service and,
after remaining in the islands for a
month, returned to Pendleton. Short.
ly afterwards he was married to Miss
Alice Owings who lived in the south
end Of the county.
Sometime later he moved TO Pen
dleton and followed the carpenter
trade He was appointed night Off
Ger ON the police force in 1906 by
Chiet Tom Gurdane and earned the
reputation Of being very efficient
guardian of the peace. In January
1912, he succeeded Gurdane as chief
of police and served until his resig-
nation on September 20 OF this year
Besides his widow he is survived 10y
two children, Laura, aged 13. and
Leonard aged ,. three brothers
Frank and Clarence Kearney Of Port
land. and Leonard Hearney of Ari-
zona, and one sister Mrs. Lille vii
son of this city, lie was a member OF
the local lodge Of Masons. bt Integ
rity Lodlt. T. o. O. F. and of the
Moose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17
Conference Of Leaders PerfeCts
Machine to Garry Out Plans Of
Campaign Against Germany.
RUSSIA AND ITALY TO JOIN
Armies Hitherto Fighting As Single
Units VIII BE Guided from Single
S0urce-Vast Machine VIII Coop
crate Closely in Every Move
Against the Enemy.

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE French and
British fighting forces are virtually
one vast machine tonight Hitherto,
the allied armies Of the two coun-
tries have fought more or less inde-
pendently. Russia and Italy, too,
will join the combination as soon as
possible The Franco British ar
rangement was perfected today in
conference between Premier Asquith,
Munitions Minister Lloyd George,
Foreign Minister Grey and first Lord
of the Admiralty Balfour of England
and Premier Brand and Minister Of
War Gallieni Commander Joftre
and Minister of Marine Lacaze Of
France.
They met early today and com
pleted their work this afternoon but
adjourned subject TO call Subse.
quent meetings will deal with fresh
situations as they arise and as new
policies become necessary.
Despite the fact that General Jof-
fire. has been recognized as COM
mander in chief of the allies forces
on the western front, not only the
French, but the British and Belgian
forces have been handled separately,
The Russians have cooperated still
less in a concerted action and the
Italians hardly at all
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17
FROMFOUR COUNTIES
GATHER HERE TODAY FOR THE
OPENING Of ANNUAL INSTITUTE

What amounts to the largest and
most enthusiastic teachers gather
ing held in Pendleton since the In
land Empire meeting was held here
some years ago. is now in session
at the high school auditorium. AT
noon today over 400 had personally
registered for the institute and
there are more arriving by every
train reaching the city.
The gathering is the annual insti-
tute for the counties Of Umatilla,
Morrow, Gillian and Wheeler 1t is
arranged through the joint action Of
/. +. Young, superintendent for Una
tilla county, j c. Sturgill, Gillian
county superintendent S. E. Notson,
Morrow county superintendent and
H. ]. Simmons Wheeler county su-
perintendent
The institute was formally open
ed at 10 o'clock this morning and in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-17

lieu of Rev. J. E. Snyder who is ILL.,
the teachers were made welcome 10
the city by Judge S. A. Lowell.
Other numbers on the program
this forenoon consisted of a vocal
trio by Misses Daniel, McGrew and
Daniel: address, Some Evil Effects
Of school Life" Dr. B. W. DeBusk
reading from Kipling, ]. c.
Herbsman
This afternoon the speakers are
NJ 5. Pitman, f. l.. Griffin of 0. A.
c and E j. Klemme. Scotch songs
by Jock Coleman will furnish enter
tainment for those assembled.
This evening a reception to the
visiting teachers will be given under
the auspices OF the different wom-
ems clubs of the city and the pro-
gram for the occasion is given else
where in this paper The reception
begins at O'Clock.