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TWO Combinations
WORK ON MEASURE
Tug of War Over Appropri-
ations in Rivers and
Harb0rS Bill.

With a combination of powerful state
Legations working with tine team
work in an effort to put new projects
into the rivers and harbors bill on the
one hand, and with Representative
Frear of Wisconsin leading a deter
mined effort to knock out some of the
biggest items in the bill now under
discussion in the House, Oh the other
hand. the rivers and harborS commit
tee is very much worried lest the bill
be shot to pieces one way or another
in its passage through the House. Al
though the combine has SO far proved
Ineffective, its strength is nevertheless
apparent. 1t is made up regardless OF
party politics, the principal object being
to get rivers and harbors approprla-
tions spread more evenly over the
country Arkansas, Connecticut and
Virginia, which have never before gone
hand in hand, are now looming up IN
the House as strong members OF tnis
combine and are voting soi1ulH diors
with the other members of the team In
an effort to get through APPROPRIATIONS
for various rivers and ports winch nave
been forgotten by the rivers ana mar
bors committee.
The charge has been fnade on eile
floor by Representative Caraway OF Ar
kansas that of the S34 ,OO0.ooo carried
in the bill S25,OOO0OO is distributed
among the states which have repre-
sentation on the rivers ana hafpors
committee Of the House: ,,,.+io,
The first sign OF the complhat'oii
came after Representative CaraWaH
had made that charge, and Represent
ative Donovan Of Connecticut le9
sl<irmish 70 get S1l1.OOO for Bridge
port harbor. This was supported by the
entire jnsurgent combine, and the Con-
necticut delegation believes that this
item would have carried had Repre-
sentative Donovan been permitted TO
have tellers OH the vote. CHAIRMAN
Sparkman adjourned the House IN
hurry to prevent "a dent being made in
his bill at the first onslaught. and when
the House convened again on the fol-
lowing day majority was on hand to
defeat the Bridgeport item.
Money for New London Harbor.
But Representative Mahan of Con-
necticut Immediately offered the New
London. Conn.,, amendment carrying
$4,000 for that harbor. and repre-
sentatives who live hundreds and thou
sands of miles away from New London
all members of the combine, rushed to
its support. while members of the riv-
ers and harbors committee looked nerv-
GUS 1t is considered defeat for A
committee to have the House put
over an amendment in this manner.
Representative Holland of Virginia
reopened the old fight for Norfolk
harbor by asking that the unexpended
balance of appropriation heretofore
made for the improvement of channels
at Norfolk and Newport News be made
available for the widening of the chan
nels. He said that the channel men
toned is only 400 feet wide. which is
narrower than any other channel of
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HEARING IS DEFERRED.
Proceedings to Compel Restoration to
Duty of Government EMPLOYEES.

By stipulation of counsel hearing on the
mandamus proceedings against the Secre-
tary of the Navy and the Postmaster Cen
eral to compel the restoration to duty of
two veterans was continued until next
Saturday. Assistant United States Attor-
ney Arth and Attorney Frank f. Elder
joined in the agreement. Justice Stafford.
who will hear the case, consented to the
postponement.
NJ. 8. Persing is the plaintiff in the case
against Secretary Daniels and Comman-
dant Eberly. George Dean, discharged
employe Of the city post office. is seeking
Il mandamus against Postmaster General
Burleson and Otto Praeger, postmaster of
Washington.
The plaintiffs allege that their dismissal
from the government service violated the
law which forbids the reduction or dis
missal of an honorably discharged soldier
or sailor whose record is rated good.
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Deplores Small Membership.


Abiding to the fact that only 122 stu
dents out of LOO enrolled are members
of the athletic association, Mr.. Nc
! Nemar stated that there would have to
be a big increase in the membership OF
the associa tion or it would be useless to
! try to maintain it. Unless greater in
| terest is manifested in athletics by the
student body Mr.. McNemar said, he
| would resign director and recon-
mend TO the faculty that all sports con-
| Quoted under the auspices OF the uni
versity be abandoned.
| And this is recommendation that
| will be accepted he warned.
| The smoker brought out a large at
tendance of frat men, Including repre-
sentatives of Phi Chi. Delta Tau Delta,
Sigma Kappa. Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta
Delta Chi. Kappa Sigma, Kappa Psi. Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon. Alpha Beta Phi.
Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Kappa and
! Sigma Chi.
| Dean Everett Fraser of the law school
presided toaStmaster, while short
talks were made by several heads of
| departments of the university. includ-
ing Dean Hodgkins of the arts and
| sciences department, Dean Borden of .he
! bian College and Dean Buckingham of
the college of Veterinary Medicine.
All of the speakers urged the fra
ternity representatives to make these
Ndluapie not Only TO their
members. but to the universities and
Institutions in which they have chap
terS.
Program of Entertainment.
1nterspersins the speeches were vari-
Gus stunts put on by the fraternities
represented, which entertained the
guests until a. late hour. Niles Bryant
of Kappa Sigma contributed several
violin solos, which were well received
as were the vocal and instrumental rem
ditions which made up the balance of
the program.
officers of the Interfraternity Asso-
citation are Alden Wheeler. president:
John NJ. Jeffries. vice president, and
Joseph B. Kingsbury. secretary. Dele
gates from the fraternities to the as
sociation are: Sigma Chi. E. II. Brown:
Kappa Sigma. F. II. Ryan; Kappa
Alpha. John NJ Jeffries; Theta Delta
Chi. Detlow Marthinson: Phi Sigma
Kappa, Frank Wallace Stoever: Delta
Tau Delta. Russell Duvall; Sigma AL
pha Epsilon, Alden Wheeler: Sigma Phi
Epsilon. Erwin Harsch; Alpha Beta
Phi, Joseph B. Kingsbury; Phi Chi
r. T. Haskell: Alpha Kappa Kappa, A.
W. kenner, and Kappa Psi, Fl. n.
Moser.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the smoker consisted OF
John NJ Jefries. chairman; Joseph r.
kingsbury and Erwin Harsch.
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Blocks Mail to Enemy's Country.

LONDON. January 16.-Great Bril-
tain has decided to hold up letters
destined for countries with which she is
at war if they are inclosed in letters
being forwarded to neutral countries un-
less the envelope is u1sealed. An An
nouncement to this effect has been issued
by the British war Office Heretofore
considerable mail from England has been
Int to Germany by way Of the United
states.
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to conduct experiments to find the best
method according to Commissioner p
T. CIaxton of the bureau of education
in an address before the Home Club.
The Department of Agriculture knows
what methods produce the best crops.
because it has tried them, he said.
He remarked that IL his bureau We're
given Appropriation of 100000 he
would be almost willing to give per-
sonal bond to save the country SJo,-
100000 annually.
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Examinations for Postmasterships.

Examinations will be held by the
civil service commission February 20
to fill 525 fourth-class postmaster
ships, paying $500 a year or more. for
which no one passed the examinations
held last year. These offices are scatter
state except Delaware, Arkansas and
Rhode Island.
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Power of Convention to Impeach.
College Club Gives Annual Dance

The College Club Of Business High
School gave its annual dance in the school
gymnasium last night. More than 100
couples were present. Mi@s Margaret
Graham and H. B. McCawley. members
of the faculty, were chaperons. The cont
mittee on arrangements comprised Irving
Quesada, chairman; r. r. Rocca and
Miss T. Hall
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GUTIERREZ is PRESIDENT
UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
Named by Mexican Convention to
Serve Until January, Instead
of November, 1916.

MEXICO CITY. Mex. January IS, via
Ell Paso. Textile national convention
last night reappointed Eulalio Cutter
rez as provisional president to serve
until after the general elections Janu-
AIRY I, 1915, and not until November,
1916, when the original Diaz term
would have ended.
This was done on certain conditions.
which were accepted in general. but
the details of which will be debated
at another session. The conditions
were as follows:
That Gutierrez shall continue in the
presidency during the remainder of
the present year. In case of his alb
sence his successor shall be the min
lister of foreign affairs.
Power of Convention to Impeach.
That the convention, by n two-thirds
vote, can impeach the president for
Zapata reform program) or for attack
ing the sovereignty of the convention,
changing the executive residence with
out permission or resolving important
political affairs without consulting his
"a binet, who become responsible to the
convention.
That any dispute between the presi-
dent and his ministers shall be settled
by the convention.
That no minister shall be dismissed
without the consent of the convention
That a ajority vote of the conven-
tion can dismiss any minister.
That vacancies in the cabinet shall
be filled within period of eight days
Evening star., 1915-01-16

work very hard to obtain an itinerant
merchant law similar to the one in the
state of Virginia. where such fly by
night merchants have to pay a special
Of doing business. In the meantime l
would suggest that we cooperate thor
ough1y with the assessors office OF
the District OF Columbia by advising
the authorities through our own Office
of the advent of itinerant merchants.
The assessors have quite too much
to do to give this matter the attention
1t deserves, and as consequence
large sums of money are lost to the
District annually through a failure to
collect this tax. The cooperation OF
the police department in this matter
might also be we'll asked.
The Introduction of the eight-hour
law for female employees has brought
about the onerous and uncalled-for
conditions that were anticipated, and
am convinced it would be both in the
interest of the woman workers as well
as the merchants that this legislation
should be stripped of its hardships.
Il would remind our members of the
grave importance Of preparing our
selves for such eventualities. Prepared
ness is a vital consideration in all our
activities.
Credit Bureau Growing.
"Coincident with our going into a
home Of our own the association was
enabled to establish credit informa-
ton bureau. Nine months ago this
bureau was started, and today it has
5000 valuable records. Side by side
with this, our collection department has
grown in efficiency and volume.
Our growth has been gradual and
healthy in the many departments of its
sphere of service. We have builded
orab1e dealing one with the other The
Retail Merchants Association is the
medium of better understanding among
merchants. and broadening of the scope
of the business of Washington, the
lessening of the waste and the develop
ment of the National Capital as an
ldealIsm in business, all of which tends
to the betterment and the happiness of
all our people.
We should know one another more
privilege. and to be member of the
Retail Merchants Association is an
honor and a distinction that all mer-
chants should accord to their busi-
neSSeS.
Secretary Columbus Report.
Secretary Charles ]. Columbus, in his
annual report, said. in part:
Your collection department handled
$50 accounts, of which an average of
80 per cent were collected. This does
not include notes which were secure
and which have not fallen due or been
paid in full. The credit information
bureau was established May Is and
from that date to December 81, 1914,
this office gave 1,411 reports.
Your association now has available
$4,000 ratings being added to daily at
the rate of from 40 to 300.''
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COULD SAVE MILLIONS, HE SAYS
Commissioner P. P. Claxton Would
Eliminate Waste in Teaching.

Millions of dollars-to be exact, s10,-
O00, 00,0OO-annually could be saved by
eliminating wasteful methods in teach
ing reading alone in the schools. if the
bureau of education were placed on the
same plane with the Department of
Agriculture and given sufficient funds
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Held Back by the Ice.

In the vicinity of Knoxs Land we
were unfortunate as to ice conditions,
and were not able to get as far south
as Wilkes. However. judging by our
soundings and the explorations of our
I:lud parties somewh hat further to the
.ist, there is every likelihood that
Wilkes came within sight of land cast
of that uci z borhood.
TO SUM Up the c;:se, it appears that
Wilkes undoubtedly fell in with land in
one locally, and, though We cannot
definitely aiiirm, likely saw it in three
other places. However, this is far from
sufficient dat; to herewith predict the
existence of continent. Curiously. how
ever, our work has shown that, though
in many places farther to the south than
assigned by Wilkes, the borders of an ice
continent do extend 10 this region. Though
the yagueness of Wilkes accounts is to
be regretted. to him goes the credit of
bringing back the first information re-
lating to those regions. and a great geo
graphical triumph. in that for several
months they pushed on through the ice
pa chs in the face OF unusually severe
Weather"
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Wilkes Did Sight Land.

when the admiral returned and re-
ported the discovery OF a great aho
mysterious continent. hidden oy the
barriers of storm-tpssed antafctic ICE
there arose q determined effort to DIS
credit the existence of any such land
IL was contended that he had not
sighted anything that might be called
Il continent. or that led to the conclu-
sion that there was a continent in the
south polar region. and that he had
not once sighted land in his Journey
Of more than 1880 miles.
Sir Douglas said that Wilkes did
sight land and perhaps frequently SO.
In that correction, he declared:
BY consulting Wilkes map tound
that ii showed Norths Land. Tottens
Termination Land. The statement as
80 the occurrence of knoAs Land is
supported by finding crratics ana muo
embedded in some OF the iceperss II.
that vicinity. Generally speaking, 1
me-; similar conditions to those en-
couatercd by wilkes. but my longer
stay and the valuable help of steam
power in place of sails allowed me
1" cover the ground more thoronShly
and gave me an insight into what
WILKES actually did see.
1t is quite clear to me that Wilkes
skirtcd the borders of the heavy Ice
pack in that region and, many times
looking to the south over the ice, mis-
took distant berCs or mirage effects for
land. At Pinuers bay. however, he GER
taiuly sailed into an indcntation OF the
coast Of tho continent. NorthS Land
We were not able to reach on account
OF the altered condition OF the pack ice,
hiit It is likely that il docs exist in
approximately the position assigned
Dit Tottens Land VIC were able to get
further to the south than Wilkes. and
10 land was visible: the soundngs
however, showed that the continent
might exist not more than thirty miles
TO the south of Wilkes position.
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Sir Douglas MaWson Lauds
Work of Admiral Wilkes.
u. S. ~, in 1840.
AFFIRMS HIS DISCOVERY
OF SOUTH POLAR LAND
Leader of Australasian Antarctic
Expedition Tells National Geo.
graphic Society Of Explorations.

Sir Douglas Mawson. leader of the
.>ustralasian Antarctic expedition OF
1a11-1914, delivered his first address in
American yesterday afternoon and last
night before the members of the Ma
tional Geographic Society at New
Masonic Temple. After controversy
of nearly two-thirdS of 4 century con-
"erning the accuracy of the work OF the
late Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes,
L. S. ", in his exploration of the south
polar region, Sir Douglas. in his ad-
dress, paid high tribute to the work Oh
Wilkes and confirmed some of the data
contained In the reports of the Amefl-
can explorer.
Wilkes determined the existence oil the
south polar continent in 1910. Sir
Douglas spent three years exploring the
coasts of Wilkes Land. In his ADDRESS
he called attention TO the fact that Ad-
miral Wilkes memorable assault upon
the secrets of the Antarctic was made
I'm an age when the obstacles to eX-
ploration in the ice region We're mucn
more formidable than now. wilkes
greatest error, Sir Douglas said, was
in Ieavin. the scientists OF his stan
behind in Australia, to be picked up
upou the return of his squadron, When
he should have taken them along WIN
hin, Sir Douglas said.
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Importance on the Atlantic seaboard.
He made a twenty minute speech,
which was greeted by applause from
the combination.
Chairman Sparkman briefly intimated
his disa pproval of the amendment, and
tee and defeated the Norfolk project
Wins for Inland Waterway.
In the fight over the Norfolk to
Beaufort inland waterway. Representa-
tive Small of North Carolina said that
it was the most important link in the
chain of waterways along the Atlantic
seaboard primarily because it lies in
side of Capes Hatteras and Lookout,
the two most dangerous points on the
Atlantic seaboard. Mr.. Small explained
that the project provides for water
way twelve feet in depth at mean low
water. at an estimated ultimate cost
of s5.4OO.000. 1t was approved.
The House rejected. on point of order
by Republican, Leader Mann. proposal
by Representative Moore of Pennsylvania
that $2,25O.0O0 be Appropriated toward the
purchase and improvement of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal.
Appropriations agreed to include Boston.
100000; Buffalo, s1S7,375: Staten Is
land sound. New York and New Jersey,
river, $4,000. Bay Ridge and Red Hook
channels. New York, $4,000: Pollock
Rip channels. Massachusetts, S125.0o0
Portland, Me, s105.0o0; Osweso. n. ".
S10o,0"O; Newark bay and Passaic river,
New Jersey. S15O,OOO, and a one-Inillion-
Observation-Disclosures appropriation
for continuing improvements on the Della
ware river. from Philadelphia to the sea
and $1,5OO,000 for the Hudson river, to
connect with the new state barge canal.
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c. v. j. STUDENTS URGED
TO SUPPORT ATHLETICS
Director Threatens to Resign Unless
More Interest Is Shown.
Frats at Smoker.

Athletic activities will be banished
from George Washington University
unless they are given greater support
by the student body Of the institution.
This ultimatum was served OH repre-
sentative gathering Of fraternity men
Of the university last night by Leslie
C. McNemar, athletic director.
Addressing the third annual smoker
of the Interfraternity Association OF
the university, in the ballroom of the
Raleigh, Mr.. McNemar said that the un-
dergraduates OF George Washington
now have their last opportunity, for
the present, at least, to give the uni
versity a standing in the athletic
world. He pointed out that all condi-
tions favor a revival of athletic activi-
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when she was taken away Well
they wont 90 any more meeting. n {
can help H. n really looks ~ n forces.
o. which Ne understand little Or moth.
Ing. were ~ work 20 bring these two
together and spoil my plans
why" said Cclestia. 90 you make
me 40 with you7
~Irs ny duty. said sfilnter. you
cAat live IN the woods 81 The mercy
Of The nfst young man that comes
Al5nE"
He vas going 70 take me 10 New
Yorf
Wei 20 am . BY the next train
But hook here. you Heem % taik fa-
tioually enough be laughed good
nafuredly. ~Yeull forgive me, bui
took you for a demerted persou--thAt
costume. you know those jewels IN
your hair You wouldn't expect q sane
person 10 dress that sAy foF q nshirE
TIP Wont you scli ne Who you are -
4 am Celestial she said. I come
from heaven 10 make The world hap
pier she spoke these words 10 a
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10 Resembles . Cross Between a
Wild Man and Christmas Stocking.
must ~ Least LOOK sitter her until dis
cover who her people ara. So. u you
siii keep her here for an hour ~
BEND Tor her"
The doctor followed Professor stD
nter into fhe waiting room This Was
empty bat FOR gentleman ih . Ear
corner. whose face Hsa concealed BY
o nepfgApef Al tho outer door ~
the waiting room Professor siiiliief
shook hands with The doctor
It's uern wonderfully interesting
hasn't ~" be 6sse I'm isf YOU knoN
bow she gets o. Aeanahlle fkanks
fof az the trouble yea haye taken.
And lll sond fer her Ia about an
hour
The door closed behind him and
tho doctor tufned 70 reirara his steps
10 the observation room.
just then the gentleman Ia the cor
Ger rofe 10 h,a feet. laid aside hls
ossnpaper and disclosed the nrosxed
face 81 Tommy l'krclai
ia HE ~ apeak vlth you Tor ROO
gnent. " YOU don't mind. be aaie.
CTo nE coNTlauGpJ
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cHArrsR XII

Il lad leaked cut that the angel
FROM heaven. rcccntly foand In tho
Adiroudacks. would rcaeh Nov YORK I
on = ccrtstn train. and the entrances
60 the Grand Central station wrrv
thrvused with ldlcrs "A the lookout
Tor y scnssticu I dont know What
they expected 10 soc some sort 81
Carte Nation perhaps. Al whom
they would icef- certainly not Cclss
tia Very fcw persons IN TIE crowd
realty saw hrr bot frsm these ~ ahe
raised swiftly uish Professor SUMTER
90 y waiting taNicah aroan no iecra
and insults. but only a low. humming
murmur OF wonder and admiration.
she walked LAG someone IN trance.
leokng neither Ca the rlsht NOR 20 the
lrit bat Der lovely face had such An
expression 81 serenity and pcaco and
shc was W. touchlngly youns tha, the
worst scorcrs felt their hcariA soften
and 50 out 60 her
ncr white dress. fallinN M unhruken
lines from her shoulders the ieWyled
hand low across her forehead. would.
90 the time and place. make =i@s-s
any other wearof ridiculous nut Co
icsilas face was 90 commaudlnsly
good and beautiful that oub women
and reporters beiiCed hcr clothes At
an And onis those % them Who were
in the foremost fnugo of tho crO~d
saw that cNocpt fOr thin eandalai her
small. hieh arched too, Wcu hare
Another crowd not no large saw her
leave the tAaicab and enter nclloView
hospital From these there wcnt ~ a
short sharp murmuf 81 pity 'of
course. she's mad, poor thihs ,hcne
Thought" ~ else They afc golnE to
make out tina, sho ia. and that's worse,
and dld nyhods ever soc such hair
aud osco. aud such = carriage ~ the
bead or any dress eo white of anyone
that moved With on much yracot
Professor Htuluur. Who was well
known 90 the nelieyieW authorities,
thourh be- rcmaiucd n spectator 81 al
the tosts 90 Witch hor mcplai Powers
we're subjected. refused to Giye his
ovn conclusions az ca her sanity
I've boon With her . eood many
hours ou end. he said aud 81 course
I've formed an opinion. bot ! refuse
60 Interfere ln any way With your
experiments and deductions
At nrst they all Thought that she
was mad Thcs couldnt hclp u She
told them that she came from heaven,
aud had come 90 save tho world And
aho told ,hom these thlnfe With such
simplicity and dignity that t was OBJ.
wous to tha most cynical that she az
least believed whs, nho said n was
Ike mother said one ot the Young
doctors aftcfward. telling her chill
dfon nihio stofios
Cfosa questioning could neither
shake her narrative 10 detail or dcEfuo
and an her mind continued Ca respond
quichly ana patiently a. one tesl after
another they heoamc more and more
pufaiod Instead of hcinF able Ca prove
that aho woe detective. 81 began "a
dawn on them after hours " wpcr.
meui and observation that she was the
opposite rot oull mentally bui phJsl.
caily
A. last Professor aliln,ef TOOK the
hrae Doctor aside
You haven even protoit fof de-.
iaininf her. have your ho asked
"hol one said the doctor She 4
az pauu al you 81 T. according e. ell
she tosfa ard yet she can't De What's
h. become at hofg'
Why. az inns 40 ] discovered her
sald Professor kriiiiier. a feel that
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,his They have nothing TO 90 bat sri,
"a rod hot stove and laugh
i've got extra clothes said Cum
bcflAnd ~ you wait hsrc, IN 80 aad
come hack With tbs necessary. Aren't
scu dsing Tor smoke
= am" said Tommy: 'yoa'rc q
brick"
lie accepted three Of the reporters
cigarettes and q number % matches.