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Evening star., 1915-05-26

terms of credit-in some cases as long
as year.
Concession by Business Men.
American business men now say that
they are willing to do anything to OBJ
tain trade that European business men
can do. and will grant longer terms
than they have previously granted;
but they have made up their minds to
ask the banks of South and Central
America to educate the merchants to
the necessity of making fna ancial state
ments. which the South and Central
American bankers now in Washington
say can be done.
1t is pointed out that European ex-
porters to panAmerica have enjoyed
the benefit OF long acquaintance with
their friends in South and Central
America. and have not needed financial
statements from their customers there
SO that South and Central American
merchants have not understood the
necessity of such financial statements
They have to some extent resented the
asking of such statements by United
States exporters, but with the COOP
Grafton of the South and Central Amer
lean banks assured il is believed that
the question of long g-term credits can
be Strengthened out to the advantage
of all
Evening star., 1915-05-26
EDMUND cARRINGToN. Attorney.

IS THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia ia-Lethia F.. Munger. plaintiff. VS..
Frederick X. Munger Mamie Nevtt, defendants.
No. ss3I3. Equity Doc. 1.-THE obiec. of this
suit is TO obtain an absolute divorce upon the
ground of adultery. On motion of the plaintiff
by his attorney. Edmund Darlington 1t is this
.8th day Of MAY. 1915. ordered that the de-
fendant, Frederick r. Munger. his ap-
pearance be entered herein or before the
fortieth day. exclusive OF Sundays and legal
holidays. occurring after the day of the first
publication Of this order. otherwise the cause
will he proceeded with In case Of default.
Provided a copy Of this order he published once
week for three successive weeks in the Wash
inzton Law Reporter and The Evening Star be
fore said dsy. WALTER I. Mccoy, Justice.
,Seal1 true copy-Test: J. Il. YOUNG.
Clerk, Ry II. +. BELEW. Asst. Clerk
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ID. W. BAKER and H. A. GRANT, At
tOrneya.

ORDER OF PrRLICATION.-FILED MAY I.
l9I5.-J. r. Young. Clerk.-In the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. Holding an
Equity Court..Mabel +. Padgett. plaintiff. xs-
Percy r. Padgett and Josephine o'Brien. de
fendan,s-Equity No. 332s9-The object OF this
suit is to obtain divorce from the defendant.
Percy e. Padgett. on the grounds Of adultery with
the correspondent. Josephine O'Rrien. ON mo-
tion OF the plaintiff II il this eth day Of May,
1918, ordered that The defendant. Percy F.:
Padgett his appearance 10 be entered
herein on or befcr. toe fortieth day. exclusive
af SUNDAYS and legal HOLIDAYS. occurring after
me day of fha first publication 81 this order:
otherwise the will he proceeded with As
ia case Of default. Provided copy of this
order be published onca week for three success
sire weeks in tho Washington Law Reporter
and The Washington Star before said day.
WALTER I. Mccoy. Justice. Seal trne
copy. Test. 7. r. YOUNG Clerk. Ry r. +.
CUNNINGHAM. Asst Clerk. myl2le.2s
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That the great interest of the Amer
icas lies in the transportation prop
lens affecting the commerce or the
western hemisphere was stated by "A
Barton Hepburn, banker of New YORK.
to the n-American financial confer
ence yesterday afternoon. He said
there is evidence of this in the fact
that the issue crops up at every stage
of the conference sessions.
so long as we send our ambassa-
doris" Mr.. Hepburn said, Ito South
America by way of Europe; SO long as
our commercial transactions with all
that country to the south of US are
consummated through the bankers or
Europe, we can hope to obtain but
little progress or achieve much success
in the attempt to obtain reciprocal
commerce with those countries.
Says U. S. Laws Must Be Liberalzed.
"In my judgment, in order to facili-
tate our intercourse with other nations
under the American flag, Congress
must liberaliZe the laws under which
vessels may be manufactured and
manned in this country.
"As the law now stands, if we were
70 establish a line of vessels between
this country and Argentina or Chile. 1t
would be more economical and more
to the advantage of the stockholders
in such corporation to have that COM
pany incorporated under the laws of
Argentina or the laws Of Chile than 1t
would under the laws of the United
states. But this present government
at the last session of Congress made
many material-we might almost say
modifcations in the right direction and
70 the advantage of the country
There is one further suggestion that
would like to make. and that is to
express my gratitude for the privilege
Of sitting here and listening to the
speech Of the gentleman who has just
preceded me (Senor Triana). 1t was
able, and 1t was eloquent Throughout.
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ACTION PUT OFF FOR YEAR.
Southern Presbyterians Make No
Criticism of Advice to President,

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. May 2s.-The
Presbyterian assembly of the south yes
terday debated without action a commit
tee recomme ndation that it repudiate
the stand taken by the federal council
Of the churches of Christ in America
regarding some features of the Euro
pean war and national prohibition. AT
one time withdrawal of the church
from the council was suggested. The
report finally went over for one year.
The councils advice to President Will
son regarding the war and its advocacy
of a vote by states on a constitutional
prohibition amendment were the prin-
cipal points of criticism in the report
submitted by the foreign correspond
ence committee
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THIS WHOLE FAMILY USES
FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE
Mother of Six Children Tells
of Good Results-for Throat
and Lungs.

ct have used Father Johns Medi-
cine for colds and coughs for six
years. for myself. husband and six
children and results have been won
derfully satisfactory. ! always keep
II In the house and use IL freely al
the first signs of cold or hoarseness.'
1Signed) Mrs Walter l. Grant.
r. r. D. No. !. Woonsocket. r. !,
The best tonic food medicine for all
the family because IL is made of
pure and wholesome body building
elements and is free from alcohoi
or dangerous drugs-Advertisem
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room. II means Egypt. the Dardanelle
or some far point.
Each Goodbye Is Final.

Every farewell soldier takes OF fam
ily and friends in any case he expects
to be his last until his return from
war So secret and so complicated are
the movements of the new forces in
England that no authentic information
could possibly be collected for the en-
liEhtenment OF the enemy.
But II may be assumed that the vol
unteer system has not disappointed
I.ord Kitchener.
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A B HEPBURN LAUDS SENTIMENT
OF "AMERICA FOR THE AMERICANS

but to hear a man from another one
of the Americas advancing the Monroe
doctrine. amplified and enlarged to
mean America for Americans. applied
to both the northern and southern
Americas, is very delightful and graft
flying, indeed. 1t means Hands off to
the rest of the world, so far as the
establishment of any form of govern
menr here is concerned which would
be d disturbing element. 1t means
more than that. 1t means the getting
together of our own people along one
line of cleavage with common sym
pathy and with common purpose"
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Washington Proof:

George G. Warren 1912 Grant road NV
Washington says: My kidneys we're out
of order and the kidney secretions passed
too frequently and contained sediment
Often the passages were accompanied by
pain I had severe backaches, 100 ana
when + STONED over / could hardly
straiphten up again. Doan's Kidney Pills
soon gave ME relief from the pains in my
Evening star., 1915-05-26
AMERICAN FINANCIERS OPPOSED
TO INVESTING IN REVOLUTIONS

public in foreign securities it is i'm
portant that in every instance feasible
mortgage security should be. given.
From this it follows that the laws in
foreign countries, where these securi-
ties are domiciled must be such as to
give full protection to the foreign
lender, so that I'm case of need ne can
proceed without difficulty to foreclose
upon the property on which he has a
lien. Any difficulties in the laws as to
this will initiate very much against
the possibility of placing such securi-
ties Loans to be placed in this coun-
definite relation to trade with this
country and the proceeds should be
used for such purposes as will best
further this. Our investors will give
loan, which they feel stimulates our
trade than to one issued for purely in
ternal needs of the borrowing nation.
Avoid Short-Term Securities.
AT certain times a short-term note is
the only feasible type, while at others
longtime or a serial bond can be
sold to good advantage. As general
proposition. however. it seems to me
that short-term securities should be
avoided il it is at all feasible, even II
by doing SO the borrowing government
is obligated to what may seem to be
a high rate of interest for q longer
period of time. II conditions should
change and money be procurable at
materially lower rates advantage can
be taken of the redemption provision.
1T is. of course. OF the greatest i'm
portance that such type of security be
selected as the issuing houses can un-
qualifedly indorse. On the other hand.
the issuing houses must cooperate in
making the securities of such charac-
ter as to render it certain that the
borrowing nation can surely and pune
tually meet the engagements it under
takes. A security. even if successfully
issued. whose terms are too onerous
upon the borrower, is not the proper
one to offer to our public. and il. as a
result. defaults should occur, the ef-
feet may be disastrous"
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Elect Four Assistant Grand Chiefs.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 26.-At the
triennial convention of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. being
held here. four assistant grand chief
engineers were elected yesterday. They
are NJ w cadle. Sedalia Mo-: H. f.
Wills. Washington. n. g: f. Corrgan.
Hillsboro. Tex. for slS-Near terms. ana
NJ. Montgomery San Francisco. Cal. to
hll the vacancy caused by the death OF
Il w. Hurley.
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Americans in Consultation.
Fish Hatchery Is Closed.

The Bryants point fish hatchery closed
Monday. after one of the poorest sea
sons in its history. George Johannes,
disbursing clerk of the Department Of
Commerce. returned to Washington to-
day after having ofiicially closed the
station. He took with him funds
enough to pay the entire force Of the
station.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
PERUVIANS SUBMIT STATEMENT
COVERING NATIONAL PROBLEMS

The Peruvian delegation to the
pan-American financial congress has
prepared an important nemorandum'
taking In the financial situation In that
country, the field OF commerce, the con-
dition of the banks. the details as to
currency problems and the possibill-
ties of foreign trade. Prepared by Edu-
ardo Higginson, this memorandum was
presented at yesterdays group confer
ence of the Peruvian delegation. and
followed by a discussion. which is ex-
pected to result today in the draft OF
certain proposals to be offered to the
full conference when 1t meets again.
The establishment of a United States
branch bank in Peru is urgently re-
quired, the Peruvian delegation be-
lieves. and that country will welcome
branches of United States commission
houses and manufacturers agencies
"A brilliant future awaits the found
ing of agricultural and land and real
estate banks in Peru. member OF
THE star today The want of these il
acutely felt in Peru
Purpose Of Cooperation.
The conference has arrived at the
conclusion that the possibility OF inter-
national cooperation in the matter of
Peruvian public finances must deal
chiefly with the consolidation OF the
Peruvian foreign debt, and that II
would not be advantageous to under
take this at the present time from
Peru's point of view.
The Peruvian delegation is to ask
the general conference to take up the
subject of a uniform monetary system
| for the South and Central American
republics. j.
Concerning the financing of private
| enterprises in Peru. the question OF
government supervision of public serv-
| ice companies was raised. The Peru
Wan delegation assured the American
business men meeting with them that
while the government exercises gen
eral control over such companies. II
| does not intervene unnecessarily. and
| that the supreme court of Peru can
| always be depended upon to render
justice.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
MANEUVERS CONCEAL
PLANS OF THE BR|TONS
Tactics Employed in Moving New
Army to Avoid Disclosures
to Enemy.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON. May 1S.-Spring is witness
ing movement of troops all over Eng
land, some leaving for the front and
others moving from the towns where
they have been billeted to encampments
in open country. But when a battalion
is ordered to move not even its officers
know its destination.
On any of the main highways of Eng
land troops may be seen on the march.
generally in hrigades kitchener's s
army looks as well seasoned and as fit
for active service as the men at the
front. for most of It has now been six
months In training.
Practice Marches Conceal Purpose.
To conceal the movement OF troops
constant practice marches in full equip
ment are held. and the men do not know
whether they are returning to camp
until they are actually back there. Oft
en- they march TO some point, entrain.
and in the course of few hours find
themselves on board a transport. IL
their quarters are crowded they may be
sure il is only to cross the channel. But
| if hunks are provided and ample deck
Evening star., 1915-05-26
BERLIN AND ROME AGREE
MOTTO INTERN CIVILIANS

ROTTERDAM. via London. May rs
The Courant publishes telegram from
Berlin stating that Germany ana italy
nave agreed neither to intern civilians
nor seize their property.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
Crown Princes Baby Baptized.

BERLIN. May 2S.-The infant daugh-
ter OF the crown prince and crown
princess was baptized yesterday in the
presence Of the emperor and empress.
She received the name of Alexanderine
Irene. The crown prince was not pres
eDt,
Evening star., 1915-05-26
TOPEKA, THREATENS
TAX SALE Of POST OFFICE
Postmaster There Refers Notice OF
Auction to Department for
Its Information.

Despite the fact that it can't be done.
the post Office at Topeka. Kan. has
been notified that the federal property
will be sold at public auction for
non-payment of taxes. The local au-
thorities, in their enthusiasm to start
something and in apparent ignorance
OF big obstacle. seem not to know
the law OF the land that federal prop
erty is not subject to taxation.
Postmaster W. o. Rigsley is not much
perturbed by the prospect. He says
that it seems that the tax collector
that houses his job. He says he is in
favor of the threat. sporting
proposition. but to bet upon I would
be stealing money from the blind.
Still. the Treasury Department takes
cogniZance of the situation. Byron r.
Treasury, advises Postmaster Rigsley,
as custodian, to notify the local au-
thorities of the law and the regula :
tions. with notion of shoon them off
before they get hurt.
Woman Would Buy 1t.
Stranger still. some one would like
own perfectly good federal post office
- "OHdH Is correspondent of lHe
Treasury Department. asking if a tax
sale title would be good
In consideration of the fact that the
city OF Topeka may be supposed to de-
rive considerable benefit from the
operations of post Office teceivins
and delivering mail, there is some
wonderment as to what it has in minG
to do by disposing of the post Office a,
public sale. That action. if il could he
accomplished. would be calculated t.
put the post Office out of business ano
deprive the city of one of its most es
sential public services.
1t it were not SO absurdly impossible
the government authorities might HI
disposed to say: DO your worst-jus
to see what would come of it,
Evening star., 1915-05-26
BoMBARDIER WELLS ENLIsTs.
English Heavyweight Pugilist Will
Serve With Welsh Regiment.

LONDON. May s,-Bombardier Wells.
the English heavyweight pugilist has
enlisted private in Welsh regi-
nent, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Evening star., 1915-05-26

Lottie Nogarnovitch. nine years old,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Stanilus Vo-
garnovitch, who conduct the Patapsco
House. boarding house for men at Spar
rows Point. near Baltimore, fell down
stairs. sustaining injuries from which she
died few hours later
Evening star., 1915-05-26

American financiers do not care to put
money into South and Central American
or armies or navies. according
to Mortimer Schiff. banker, Of Kuhn. Loeb
& Co, in addressing the delegates of the
pan American financial conference yes
terday afternoon Rather. explained Mr..
Schiff do Americans want to invest their
money in productive causes. leaving the
raising of non-productive funds to the
tax methods of the countries involved.
Mr. Schiff told the delegates exactly his
idea of the kind Of South American in
vestments which United States bankers
are seeking In part, he said:
II would venture to suggest that in
financing productive enterprises to foreign
countries. the most acceptable form of Sc
curity is bond. having direct lien upon
the enterprise itself and guaranteed by
Endorsement by the government, rather
than a direct government obligation. l
we'll know the disinclination on the part
of MANY governments to pledge specific
security, but l firmly believe that by doing
so and making the bonds to be issued
primarily the obligation of the enterprise
for whose purposes the proceeds are to be
used, the best results can be accomplished
and the best market secured.
Expects Definite Security.
with countries still in course of de-
velopment and dependent on foreign
financial assistance the investor seems
to feel that he has the right to expect
that some definite security be given.
While at the start it may be necessary
to do this to open markets and inspire
confidence, il in the course of time the
record Of the borrower Justines II .he
L,v Ia, or
nit the placing of a loan not specif1cal-
ly secured.
Our public has never taken kindly
to debentures or other unsecured OBJ
legations, and has become accustomed
to mortgage security. If. therefore, it
is desired to interest the American
Evening star., 1915-05-26

The young man who is waiting for
something to turn up ought to marry
a girl with pug nose.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
Statement by Delegation.

A statement made by the Peruvian
is. in part, as follows:
The effect Of the armed struggle In
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DIS
trict of Columbia. MAY %. 1915 SEALED
PROPOSALS will be received al the Office OF
the Secretary of the Board Of Commissioners.
Room 500 District Building. until . O'Clock
PM Nav 20. 1915. for Plumbing, Plastering
and Painting az the Western High School No
Washington. D. C. Blank forms OF proposal.
specific q IONS and all necessary information
NAV be obtained from the chief CLERK. Engineer
Department, Room s2T. District Building. Wash
ing,on. u. c. A deposit Of i've dollars for
plumbing plans VIII be required Of the bidders
guarantee the return OF the plans and
specifications. OLIVER r. NEWMAN. LOUIS
RROwNLOw, c. ". KUTZ Commissioners,
m 81
Evening star., 1915-05-26
SHOWING Of SURPLUS
IN P. 0. DEPARTMENT
Auditors Statement for Quarter End
ing December 81 Just
Made Public.

A surplus OF s222,4s3.S6 of audited
revenues over audited expenditures and
postal funds lost by burglary. fire, bad
debts, etc. is shown in the fiscal state
ment of the Post Office Department for
the quarter ending December 81. 1914,
according to the report of Charles A.
kram. auditor for the Post Office De-
partment, to the Secretary of the
Treasury, which has just been made
public. The audited revenues from Oc-
tober l to December 81 aggregated
$77,372,812.1S: the audited expendi
lures. $77,140,31S.02, and the postal
funds lost by burglary, fire. bad debts,
etc. $1O,010.90.
Comparison of Figures.
AS compared with the same quarter
of 1918. there was decrease of ST.
912.422.04 in revenues, an increase of
s3.715.170.39 in expenditures and an in
crease of losses and contingencies of
$8.1S0.65, while the excess of audited
revenues over audited expenditures
shows a decrease of s5,635..,5
A comparison Of the first half of the
fiscal year of 1914 with the first half
Of 1915 shows a decrease of revenues
aggregating 1856. .15049. an increase of
audited expenditures of $9.136. 6.96o.I9.
and an increase of losses and contin-
gencies of S12,4469S For the first half
Of audited revenues over audited ex-
penditures and losses aggregated 3d.
122,S4330, while for the first half of
the fiscal year of 1918 the audited ex-
penditures and losses showed an excess
over audited revenues of S6,4s2.11s.96.
Evening star., 1915-05-26

SEALED PROPOSALS. IN TRIPLICATE. WILL
be received bv the qusrtermsster general Of
the army. Washington. ID. G.. until O'Clock
p N, eastern time, Tune - 1915. for furnishing
Iron steel brass copper sheet tin. wire. bolts
and stovepipe. for delivery during the fiscal year
1915 at depots of the Qlarternaster Corps listed
IN schedule. Schedules furnished upon applics
ZION 10 quartermaster general, u. s. Army,
by the depot gus-termaster. L. S. Army. Wash
mgton. D. c. Iny2+ % 2s. q, ,jel321
A. Washingtnn. y. e. May l2, fq15.-Sealed
proposals Will he received at this othce until
May -. 1915, for alterations in attic addition
10 Nurses Home. alterations in attic OF Isols-
,ion Hospital ani construction OF two ~ diet
kitcheas n kitchen and nessrDrm addition Wal
,e, Reed General Hospital. ID. c. Informatio
90 appcaflon. j. n, HOUSTON Depot Q. N.
msl2 i3 IL 49, Is
Evening star., 1915-05-26

Europe made itself felt with consid-
cradle severity in the field of national
finance in Peru as in most other coun-
tries, but. owing to the drastic meas
ures taken to stay its natural conse-
quences. conditions are already i'm
proving and prosperity is again in
sight. Peru adopted the gold standard
many years ago. which enabled her
to meet this unexpected crisis and to
establish herself financially more
readily than she could have done un-
der other circumstances.
'"rhe national revenue of Peru has
increased over 800 per cent in seven
teen years from 1895 The budget for
1913 showed an income of over s17 ,000,- :
900, about 80 per cent of which was de-
rived from customs receipts. During
the last decade the export and import
trade of Peru increased more than 80
per cent. The proportion of imports to
Peru from the United States was 2S per
cent, and the exports from Peru to this
country 33 per cent Copper, cotton,
sugar. petroleum. silver. rubber, woods,
hides. gold, guano and straw hats are
the most important products of export
from Peru. Attention is called to the
25 per cent AL valorem duty charged
on straw tpanama) hats. made In Peru,
imposed by United States tariff laws,
ana IL Is pointed out tnat thlS Is a
product which admits of no competition
In this country"
Americans in Consultation.
Among the Americans who are meet
ing with the Peruvian delegation are
w. 7. g. Harding. federal reserve
| board; {. d. Mitchell. president of the
| Chattanooga Plow Company, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; George NJ Reynolds
Commercial and Continental National
Bank. Chicago: Joseph P. Grace, New
York city; William H. Douglas, New
York city; Samuel J. Fairchild of Fair
! child Bros. & Foster. New York city.
and others.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
Assistant U. S. Treasurer Appointed.

President Wilson has appointed
John r. Evans as assistant treasurer
of the United states at Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
Use Your Good Sense

back and regulated the action OF m!
Kidneys.
Evening star., 1915-05-26
DISCUSSION OF CREDIT SYSTEMS
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

terms of credit-in some cases as long