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Evening star., 1915-02-07
INTERCHANGE Of IDEAS
ON J|TNEY BUS PLANNED
Washington Directors Start Move
ment for National Organize
ton Of Operators.

Interchange of ideas with jitney bus
operators all over the country was pro-
posed at a meeting Of the board of
directors of the temporary organiza-
tion OF the Jitney Bus Association of
Washington, D. c., at meeting held
last night in the offices of Andrew l.
Hickey. temporary president of the or
ganization. Communications imme-
diately were sent out to the jitney bus
operators in other cities. asking for
their cooperation and promising the
CO operation of the Washington service.
Mr.. Hickey declared. following the
meeting last night. that the movement
started by the local board of directors
looks to the formation of national
organization of jitney bus operators
information collected in connection
with the operation of the new trans
portation service may be compiled and
disseminated. With such a cooperative
service. declared Mr.. Hickey. the faults
of jitney buses in one city could be
made known and avoided by the
operators in other cities. He believed
that the formation of such an associa-
ton of the jitney bus service.
Routes Are Considered.
Much attention also was given at the
meeting last night to the question OF
routes. The decision was reached that
the association would lay down the
routes to be followed by the various
buses, but that those who became
members would, to some extent, be al
lowed to express a choice for a par
ticular route.
The matter Of direct service from all
parts of the city to the various gov
ernment departments and bureaus in
the morning also was discussed, but
no decision was reached.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
PLAN FUND FOR J0BLESS.
Chicagoans Asked to Raise $500, 900
for 100000 Unemployd.

CHICAGO, February 6.-Mayor Car
ter Harrison issued a proclamation to-
day asking all citizens of Chicago to
help raise a 100000 unemployment
fund, which is to be administered by an
industrial commission of one hundred.
The money will be used to create
work for the unemployed. Only those
who can prove a years residence in
Chicago and can certify that they are
idle through no fault of their own are
to be eligible to it's benefits.
The work created by the fund will be
directed toward beautifying the city.
Street and city work will be started
Immediately. 1t Is estimated 100000
persons lack employment here.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Facts Recalled by Friends.

Friends of Mrs Meagher recall that a
few days go she expressed pleasure over
the prospects of soon getting her home
free of debt. She said if she only lived
a few more days and kept her health
and strength she would have her property
paid for and that she could then take
life easier.
Buster Hayes has visited the hos
pital, but was not permitted to see his
mother. 1t is stated that Mrs. Meagher
has an idea that Buster was shot, and
in order to dispel that idea, 1t Is stated,
she soon will be permitted to see him.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
WOMAN VOTERS INDICTED.
Accused of Taking 81 Each for Bal
lots in Kentucky.

PIkEVILLE. KY, February 6.-It
was learned today that three women
have been indicted on charges of SELL
ing votes in the last school election and
they will be tried with the 100 men
who are accused of having committed
fraud at the primary election here last
August
II was alleged in the indictments
that the women sold their votes for
g dollar each
There vas no session of court to-
fay. The trials of those indicted will
be resumed Monday.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
DEADLOCK STILL ON.
Now Illinois House Considers Pick
ing Outsider as Speaker.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. February 6.-Can
the Illinois house Of representatives
elect as speaker a man who is not a
member of that body? This is the ques-
ton Attorney General Lucey will be
a.ked next week to decide.
Opinion on the subject appears to be
about equally divided among the mem
bers of the house. for weeks dead
locked over the speakership. All prec-
edents point otherwise, but the con-
stitution Is silent on the matter. In
the absence of any constitutional in
hibition it is contended by these ad-
vocating such a procedure that 1t is
legal.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Called "Voiceless City"

Calling the District "the voiceless
city" John Murphy of the class of 1917
made perhaps the most surprising ad-
dress of the evening-surprsng be-
cause OF its serious tone amid the
general Sayety of the evening Mr..
Murphy passed in review the history
OF the District from its creation. and
declared that the present state of dis
enfrdnchiseinent is contrary to the
Declaration of Independence and to the
Constitution of the United States.
Others who spoke included Miss
Emma NJ. Gillett. dean of the college;
Benjamin Ball, 10, and Miss Laura
Maria Berrien, '16. Mr.. Balls address
was of humorous type that seemed
to please his audience Miss Berrien' 8
address was on "Woman's Contribu-
tion to Law in which she traced
woman s contribution from Deborah of
Bible times to Mrs. Mussey. much to
the enjoyment of her audience.
George L. Wallace acted as toast
master and Rev. DIR. ]. Hennng Nelms,
rector of the Church of the Ascension,
delivered the invocation.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
DYING, HE SAVES TRAIN.
japanese Railroad Section Foreman
in West Performs Heroic Act.

MILFORD, Utah, February 6.-Mor-
tally wounded by pistol shot, kihara,
la Japanese section foreman, used the
last of his strength to set a torpedo
on the tracks of the Salt Lake route
near here last night to save the east
bound Pacific limited train from pos
sible wreck.
Kihara was shot through the abdo-
force. They fed, leaving the handcar
on the rails. The wounded man tried
In vain to remove the car alone and
then dragged himself down the track
with a torpedo. which he placed so
as to check the train. The train stop
ped in response to the signal and
brought Kihara to Milford, where he
died today. A posse is after his as
sailantS.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
! |M|DD|ES CLEAN Up
Defeat Penn State WrestIers,
Reversing Last Years Match.
COMPETITION is GOOD
Gymnastic Meet Is Placed on Ice BY
the Decisive Score of
~ 1-2 to IL 1-2.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, February 6.-By
winning the wrestling match from the
grapplers Of Pennsylvania State COL
lege and downing the gymnasts of New
York University the Midshipmen made
a clean sweep of the five-cornered
series Of the athletic events at the
Naval Academy. The basket ball team
was successful. and so were the swim
mers and fencers. The story of these
contests is published elsewhere in The
Star.
The Middies won the wrestling match
py score of 1S to 10 points, and put
the gymnastic meet on ice by the de-
cisive score of AN to ll1x points. All
OF the wrestling bouts were keenly
contested Only one bout resulted in a
fah That was the special weight, in
which Wyatt, Navy. threw Brown OF
state. in the quick time OF one minute
and 20 seconds. using a half nelson and
oody hold Navy gained three other
sive work. and one finally was decided
tie. while Penn State gained two ON
decisions and one on a tie. The victory
was sweet revenge for the Middies. for
season.
While all of the bouts were well
contested, the heavyweight set-ta. as
the spectators. but this developed into
the poorest engagement of ALL T. W
| Harrison, a l65-pounder, who PLAYED
END on the foot ball team last fall.
| up against the giant Lamb, a member
OF Penn States gridiron aggregation.
II was a struggle for a hold through
out and neither of the principals went
clared 1t a draw.
IN the gymnastic contest the middies
had things all their own way, The
| pest performance of the New Workers
IL lpI
| Russell tied for first place and they
| also took FIRST and second. They also
were credited with one other second
and three thirds. The sailors far out
| snohe their opponents in the parallel
bars and flying rings events, taking
all three places in each.
Summary Of Wrestling.
hantamwetsht-Lonr. Penn State, won from
0ranat. Navy. on decision.
Special weght-wystt, Navy. won from Brown.
Penn State, by fall in / minute 20 seconds. Hair.
| nelson and body hold.
Lishtweight-Hoops. Navy won from Kirk.
fa Fem State. by decision; extra period required
Welterweisht-Pickett Penn State. won from
Jones. Navy, on decision; extra period required
Middleweght-Broadfoo Navy. won from Yer.
ger, Penn State. on decision
Light-hsayyweight - Ward. Navy. won from
| Heavyweight-T W. Harrison, Navy, and Lamb,
Penn State wrestled TO q draw
| Frank Lynch. the we'll known wrestler of Bal
| timore, refereed the bouts.
Summary of Gymnastics.
| Horizontal bar-Won by Harrison, Navy; Gil
loon. New York. second; Small, Navy, third.
Parallel bars-won by Berwind. Navy; Mich.
| OILS, Navy. second; Landis, Navy third.
Side horse-won by Armstrong, Navy; Ben.
son. Navy. second: Knox, New York. third.
Flying rings-Won by LAmotte. Navy; Coun-
| GILL Navy, second; Berwind. Navy, third.
| sell, New York, tied for first. points divided;
simmons, New York, second; woolworth, New
| York, third.
| Tumbling-Cark and Lyle. Navy, tied for
| nrst; Ramerez de Arelans, New York, third.
| The Judges were Messrs Bueriein Lorett ana
| kassen of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
GIVES FOOT BALL SCHEDULE.
Washington and Jefferson Announo.
es Dates for Next Fall.

WASHINGTON. Pa. February 6.-Ths
Washington and Jefferson foot ball
schedule for next fall was announced here
today as follows:
September. 25. Geneva at Washington;
October 2. West Virginia University at
Morgantown. w. Va; October 3. Lafay-
cite at Washington; October Is. West
minister at Washington: October 23, Yale
at New Haven October 80, Muskingum
at Washington; November 6. University
of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh; November
1S, West Virginia Wesleyan at Clarks-
burg; November 20. Bethany at WASH
ington; November 25, Lehigh at WASH
irgton-
Evening star., 1915-02-07
TAKEN SECRETLY TO CELLS.
Family Partings Avoided in Case of
Oleo Law Violators.

ST. LOUIS, February 6.-Twenty-two
federal prisoners convicted a week ago
of violating the oleomargarine laws
were taken secretly last night from
the st. Charles. Mo, jail to the Leav-
enworth, Kan, penitentiary, 1t became
known here tonight.
Their transfer was effected secretly
to avoid touching family partings such
as were witnessed in the courtroom
when sentence was pronounced.
An aggregate of $3.50 in fines was
imposed on the men in addition to
prison sentences raging from three
and a half years to six months
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Turks at Suez Surrendered.

LONDON. February 6.-There has
been no further fighting in Egypt. but
statements from Turkish prisoners
show that the Turks brought great
number of boats across the desert
drawn by oxen. They were some
what surprised to find a strong force
awaiting them. and were compelled to
surrender when troops got behind
cases the Turks were allowed to
launch their boats before the British
opcned fire and sank them.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Unable to Transport Larger
Cannon Across the
Desert to Canal.
BRITISH BEAT BACK
VANGUARD OF ARMY
Many Captures, Including Number
of German Officers, Made by the
English Forces.
Special cablegrsm to The Star and New York Times.

Special Cablegram to The Star aud New York Times.
ROME, February (dispatch to the
London Daily Chronicle).-The Mes
saggefo's Cairo correspondent has had
talk with former officer of the
Egyptian army, who has had an oppor-
tunity of surveying the Turkish ex-
petitions against Egypt and the Suez
canal.
The officer stys the Turkish expedi-
tions consist of 10000 troops and 10000
Bedouins. Their main camps are at
Cataia. near Port Said; Ell Moya Arab
twenty-two miles, east of the salt
lakes>, Bir Mabeink eleven miles east
of Suez) and Tor, on the Sinai penin-
sula
The officer ascertained that the ex-
pedition had been forced to abandon
all the thirty centimeter cannon with
which it started, because of transport
difficulties. Its biggest guns are con-
sequently fifteen and eighteen cent?
meter cannon.
A representative of the Giornale d'Ita-
liza interviewed officers of the Umbria,
which arrived today at Naples from
Alexandria. They say the battle near
the canal lasted three days and the
British beat back the Turks with very
heavy losses. They confirm the report
including a number of German officers
Residents of Cairo and Alexandria are
now forbidden to leave these cities. it
is stated
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twenty-four hours:
John G. and Mary E. Stout, boy.
Robert and Goldy Levey, girl.
Bernard L. and Eleanor A Driscoll
girl.
John and Frances F. Courtney, girl.
Arthur H. and Mary B. Boyce, boy.
William H. and Irene Waters, girl.
Richard T. and Gussie Wilson, boy.
Paul and Maria Johnson, boy.
Charles and Maria DESMOND, boy.
James and Henrietta Clark, boy
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Garnet School Did Well.

Garnet School lightweight team, like
the Stevens team, was but little
superior to the rival teams in the
Eleventh Division Athletic League. and
after tied contest with Bruce School
came out on top. Its falling lay in the
lack of ability to hold the ball and
fight hard. The general form Of the
players in the game was good. Slater
School team won the heavyweight
honors with ease, and marched through
the season until the team met Stevens
in the final game and here met tar
tar. Slater was away OF form.
Jones School was returned victor
in both weight classes in the Twelfth
division. In the city championship
series the senior team contended con-
stantly. but the lightweight team COM
mitted the -offense of losing one game
by default through absence. These
teams were weaker than usual in this
division for the reason of a lack of
strong division competition. although
most of the schools of the division took
part in the series.
The thirteenth division teams showed
improvement of marked nature. Bell
School was not SO much of a court
fighting aggregation as it has proved
on the diamond. but the vocational
boys were far superior to any of the
basket ball quints that have emanated
from this division. These teams suffer
by virtue of no indoor practice or play
ing court near the schools in that divi-
sion.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
To Represent Indiana at Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO. February g.
Former Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks, who is now in this state, will at
tend the opening of the Panana-Pacific
international exposition as the official rep
resentative of Indiana, according to a
statement given out here today. Mr..
Fairbanks is vice president Of tho Indi-
ana commission to the exposition.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Prisoners Reach Cairo.

Special Cablegram to The Star and New York Times
ALEXANDRIA, Friday. February 6
dispatch to the London Morning Post).
Turkish prisoners are continually ar
riving at Cairo and forty wounded pris-
oners were admitted to the Kasrelainy
Hospital yesterday. The prisoners
who present a variety of types, are de-
jected and hungry.
There is considerable surprise that
10000 Of the enemy should have reach
ed the canal lacking commisSariat and
transport, and 1t is conjectured that
the main army will probably succeed in
advancing to the canal, especially since
the Germans are making tremendous
efforts in the building of a railway
to the frontier.
Unless a revolution in Constantinople
brings about the collapse of the Ger
man Turkish alliance, operations on a
much larger scale are expected The
British position, however, is immense
ly strong. and the poor condition of the
Turkish troops warrants the most COM
plete confidence.
Sultan to Flee Capital.
Special Cablegram to The Star and New York Times
PETROGRAD. Friday, February .
(dispatch to the London Daily News).-
A telegram from Odessa states that all
the valuable articles in the Ottoman
museum and the archives of the sublime
porte and the ministry of war have
been removed from Constantinople to
Asia Minor. --
1t is reported, moreover, that the sui
tan is arranging to remove the court
to the interior of the country
Absolute power in the Turkish cap
ital is now in the hands of the German
Won der Goltz Pasha. On a sentence re-
.HV1tI CYc ln1 hry - III
executed on a charge of spreading "un-
patriotic reports" which were merely
the truth as to the Turkish situation
as understood by the outside world.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
124 Ships Now Fly U. S. Flag.

With the admission Of the steamer
Balboa, belonging to the American
Mexican Trading Company of San
Diego, Cay, to American registry yester-
day, a total of 124 vessels, with a
gross tonnage of 455.635, have taken
advantage of the emergency act passed
last August to hoist the American
flag, according to a report issued by
the bureau Of navigation.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Gen. Michel Given q Command.

PARIS. February 6.-Gen. Michel.
who recently was transferred from the
active to the retired list for reasons
not stated. the Matin reports. has been
appointed to the command Of the
northern zone of the intrenched camp
Of Paris to succeed Gen. Armand Mer.
cier Milon, retired "at his own re-
quest"
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Australia Offers More Troops.

MELBOURNE, Australia. February s,
via London.-A further expeditbonary
force of 10000 men has been offered
by Australia and accepted by the
British government. This Is In addi-
tion to reinforcements of 1000 men
monthly.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Coburg Exports Increase.

German exports from the districts
general at Coburg to the United States
were s755,7S6 higher for the period
from October to December, 1914, than
during the same period OF 1913.
The Stockholm newspaper. Nya
Dagligt Allehanda, declares that Ger
many's action in the North sea ques-
tion was justified by Englands North
sea decree of November and by the
attempt to starve the German people"
BERLIN, February 6, via London,
February 7, 1920 a.m.-The Berliner
Hageblatt says it learns that the
Dresdner Bank will pay per cent div
idend this year instead of S1s per cent
as previously. 1t is also stated that
announced that it will pass its divi-
dend. This bank paid per cent last
year.
Germany's Food Distribution.
The official federal council has re-
scinded the regulation whereby i'm
ported grain and -four could be sold
only to municipalities or to the grain
monopoly.
The German government has COM
municatcd its formal assurance to the
American government that imported
food supplies will not be taken for
army or administration uses. but will
be turned over to the open market for
purely private consumption.
The German government suggests it's
supplies to American organizations
whose intention it is to establish alb
solutely the nom -contrabrand character
of such imports
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Miners Raise Twenty Battalions.

LONDON, February earl Grey,
addressing a meeting today, said that
War Secretary Kitchener in August
asked him to- appeal to the miners of
Northumberland for nve new battal-
IONS. Instead. they raised twenty bat
lalions.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Liner Reported Helplessly Adrift.

BERLIN, February s, by wireless.-A
dispatch from Christiania states that
it has been learned there that the
Cunard line steamer Thracia has lost
her propeller and is drifting in the
White sea with a cargo worth 13,000,-
600 crowns.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
THREE-CUsHIoN BILLIARDS.
NORM of Chicago Has Clear Lead in
Interstate League.

PITTSBURGH. February 6-Follow-
ing is the standing of the players in
the Interstate Three-cushion Billiard
League at the close of Friday nights
matches:
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Promise Of Restitution.

Some of the directors concerned are
said already to have agreed to make
good, but negotiations with others are
still in progress.
Action was taken by the department
at this time, it was understood. be-
cause the statute of limitations might
operate to prevent stockholders of the
banks In question from recovering the
amounts lost through legal proceed
ings. Such proceedings probably would
not be discouraged by department Of
ficials If the directors refuse to comply
with requests for settlement.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary
dean. Mrs. Mussey replied feelingly to
the tribute paid her during the even
ing
Evening star., 1915-02-07

according to precedent He declared
that there have been more troubles in
this country on account of preoedents
than from any other cause on earth,
and said he would welcome the day
when the citation of precedents would
cease. and each case would be tried
Evening star., 1915-02-07
DIRECTORS Of SIX BANKS
TO ACCOUNT FOR LOSSES
Treasury Officials Allege 1nstitu-
tions in New York Suffered From
Unauthorized Investments.

Active steps have been taken by
Treasury officials to compel directors
Of at least six national banks in New
York city personally to make good
losses sustained by their institutions
through what the government holds
were investments not authorized by
law. Officials declined last night to
give the names of the banks, but it
was said that none of them was in
the slightest danger. and that the total
amount involved was few million
dollars.
The investments took the form, it is
said, of underwriting operations and
occurred several years ago. Many of
the directors Of the banks at the time
are said not now to be connected with
those institutions, but restitution has
been demanded nevertheless.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Gets Three Men on Each of Two
CUNTS Of Best Per-
formers.
Colored All-Star
Basket Ball Teams
By E. B. HENDERSON.

The colored elementary school basket
ball season for 1914-15 was marked
by more widespread interest than ever
before, 1t cannot be said the play of
the champion division teams was bet
ter than in other years, for such was
not the case, but teams representing
many schools that heretofore have been
only poor exponents of the game have
decidedly improved in play. As re-
suit the division series of games were
hotly contested. and in one division a
majority of teams were tied in the
elimination competition.
1t has been only once before that two
teams from the same school have won
city championship honors. This year
the teams in both divisions of weight
representing Stevens School of the
tenth division won the highest honors
and without fear of contradiction the
biggest factor on each team was a
Parker, both brothers. Cornelius on the
lightweights and Spencer on the heavy
weights were the keystones.
Stevens School of the tenth division
won the light and heavyweight cham
ptonships after a hard struggle with
Garrison School teams as the strong
cOntendinR ORGANIZATIONS
Evening star., 1915-02-07
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
CR|T|C|SES BRITISH
Declares They are Trying to Starve
100000 People in In
human Manner.

BERLIN, February (by wireless te
Sayville. L. I)-Among the items given
out by the Overseas Agency today were
the following:
THE imperial German chancellor to
repres entatives OF the Scandinavian
papers criticised the English, who. he
said. while alleging they were fighting
for civilization and the rights of hu-
manity were at the same time trying
to starve 100000 people. The chan
cellor regretted the inactivity of neu-
trail countries in the face of British
action in the war on sea commerce.
THE Rotterdamsche Courant reports
that the White Star and twenty-seven
other British shipping companies have
discontinued service in consequence OF
the recent German proclamation re-
garding the waters around the British
Isles and France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-04

Udine, Italy. May 3.--tyia Paris. 4i45 D. m.)--Itnlisn consuls in Austria-Hun- gary are recommending that nlI Itni- inns leave the country as soon ns pos siblc.
 As a result of this warning Itniinn merchants, manufacturers nnd profes- , sionaI men are arriving today at Udine from points in Austria.
 Washington. May 3--Advices reach ing the United states through official and unofficial channels within the .ast few days indicate thnt ItaIy's prepnr- ntions clearly tend to her participn- ton in the wnr at m carly date.
 Aside from her extensive military preparations and orders for war supplies the expected public appearance of King Victor Emmanuel at the Garibaldi cele- bration in Rome Wednesday is regarded there as of much significance and dem