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in Msnagua- On the quickstep they
could get to the palace before any set
of revolutionists could do much In the
way of removing the present chtef ex-
ecutive. Adolfo pias. and setting up
some one as the new chief
1t is the moral influence of the ma =
rines that counts. Being only one hun
dred strong. they could not do much to
Quell any general disturbance, but 1t is
well known among the factions op-
posed to the present administration
that it would not take long to bring
more marines, and that IL these should
be landed in force they would make as
thorough work of establishing n firm
basis for constitutional government as
has been done in Haiti. Hence the
tranquility.
Some of the Nicaraguan exiles in New
Orleans and New York have threatened
that II the marines are kept in Nicara-
qua there will be a revolt that will be
the most formidable in the history of
Central America Some of the leaders
who have been in Washington have
made similar menacing statements.
though in more guarded language. Yet
York and New Orleans and in adjoin-
ing Central American countries, the
probability of more marines is about as
strong guarantee against a real revo-
luton as could exist.
The administration of President
Adolfo Diaz is in the name of the con-
servative party. 1t is the liberals who
are in exile. plotting revolution. or
who are in Nicaragua keeping under
cover and watching their opportunity.
These party names, however. are
meaningless. They merely represent
different groups, the difference at pres
ent being that the conservatives are
the 'ins" and the liberals the outs"
The conservatives. resting as they do
on the American marines, are the sup
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The fiat stupidity Of daily life CALLED
Peter and Arsene They had the hot.
wild blood of Danubian swine herders
Gay life tempted them. To win or lose
money gave them fictitious excitement
when their hearts cried for the real thing.
Arsene had married Demidoff in st.
Petersburg. She divorced him in five
years. They had money; and. presto. it
was not! Arsene enjoyed the wilder repu-
tation, but Peter,s when he came up to
Paris, had his red paint In a large valise.
He took tremendous vests" In Paris
baccarat clubs.
And Arsene more SO. Up and down tho
boulevard. he was Kara and "Cecene"
to various population. Ardent. care
less, he would lite. ally make friends with
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proved extremely different from Peter
and Arsene.
Peter and Arsene were brilliant Off
GERS, hard sports
Both distinguished themselves fighting
for France
Peter went through the Franco-Prussian
war. and was decorated on the field Of
battle. Arsene volunteered In the spahis
and Foreign Legion. As simple soldier. he
made the campaign of Tonkin. AS a
Cossack colonel in Siberia he was hero
during the Russo-Japanese war. As COM
mander-in-chief of Serbian cavalry he was
srevously wounded in the war Of the
coalition.
Heroes both. but not at their bsst in
cities.
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If the government could afford it the con-
struction of the line to Blueffelds would
be in the nature of A guarantee of
political stability, since most Of the really
bloody revolutions distinguished from
the opera bouffe disturbances, have been
in that district
Two or three syndicates with actual
capital back of them are now reported
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nounced, were kept there by their
former denunciators.
There are only 100 of these marines.
Their camp is within very few min
utes' march of the presidential palace
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BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

ICARAGUA is likely to be be-
IMU fore Congress at an early date.
Nj There Is Mr.. Bryan's eloquent
q " testimony to his conversion to
dollar diplomacy in the form of the
protectorate treaty. There are also
other matters, but they hinge on the
convention or treaty.
Nicaragua is able to report progress
toward stability. 1t has passed through
the economic crisis of all Central Amer
lea due to the European war without
any upset of the government.
More than four years ago President
Taft. in submitting the original loan
treaty, remarked that the Republic OF
Nicaragua was established on firm
political and constitutional basis after
eleven months of civil war and after
seventeen years of administrative
abuses resulting in the illegal diver
sion of public property and revenue
the accumulation of debts and claims
In the hands of both natives and Tor
eigners, and the existence OF ruinous
and disputed concessions. in many OF
which foreigners were beneficiaries.
The firm basis seemed to shift at
times after this message, and espe-
ciaIly after the refusal of the United
States Senate to ratify the treaty and
the savage denunciation of it by sew
eral senator's Some of them were OF
President Taft's political faith, but the
majority were of the political school
of Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan.
Responsibility changed the views OF
the present national administration
The American marines. whose presence
In Nicaragua had been SO bitterly de-
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The control Of the railway by the
banking syndicate also has been a help.
When the bankers acquired 81 per cent
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=. ICARAGUA is likely to be be-
IMU fore Congress at an early date.
Nj There Is Mr.. Bryan's eloquent
= " fesfinany To his cnnYerSinn to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
YELLOW AT SING SING
MEANS BAD PRISONER
Inmates Adopt Badge to Indicate
Those Who Break Prison
Rules.

OSSINING, N. Y, July 19.-Me mbers
of the Mutual Welfare League. the
self-rule organization of the inmates
of Sing Sing prison. have adopted
novel method of inf1icting punishment
for attempts to escape from prison or
violation of prison rules.
Suspension from the privileges OF the
league is the basis of the punishment
Offenders who are suspended for hVe
days or more will be compelled to wear
a yellow circle as large as an orange
on the breast of their gray shirts
Those suspended for ten days or more
must wear not only the yellow circle,
but yellow stripe down the middle
of the back. In case of suspension TOR
twenty days yellow stripes on the
trouser legs must be worn. The heads
of all offenders suspended for thirty
days will be shaved, and in addition
they must wear the yellow sripes.
Warden Thomas NJ. osborne said that
the idea originated with the prisoners
and was based on the feeling that II
man offends against the rules ne
shows the yellow inside himself. ana
they devised this plan to show the
same color on his uniform.
Two prisoners found intoxicated from
drinking a mixture of alcohol and
water will be the first to wear the vel
low stripes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19

ating vessels in private ownership I'M
der the American plan-opinion was
more diversified than regarding gov
eminent ownership. Nevertheless, the
result was decisive-554 votes in favor
of such a program and 1s9 against ii.
In other words, IS per cent of all the
votes favored the principle.
THE principle of subsidies was advo-
Gated by 81 per cent of the votes which
came from local organizations. me
number and Importance of the local or
CARNATIONS in the larger cities wnicn
opposed subsidies was feature OF the
bailoting. The Association of Com
merce and the board of trade IN Ne"
Orleans. the Seattle Chamber OF CON.
merce and the Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce voted for this plan only II
the main purpose in view. the upoullo.
ing of the merchant marine. could not
be accomplished in some other way, as
by revising the navigation laws
Approval of subventions.
Regarding subventions for regular
lines of mail and freight steamers
there was a nearer approach to una
nimity than upon any other question
in the referendum. Ninety-three per
cent of 765 votes approved this plan
THE establishment of a federal ship
ping board-the first of the commit
tees recommends tions-had much at
tention, as evidenced through the forms
taken by expressions of opinoin which
accompanied some of the ballots. The
result of the balloting-639 votes In
favor and 116 votes opposed-ls. how
ever. plain.
Questions of deferred rebates and
filing of schedules showing ocean
freight rates caused some expression
of opinion Independently of the ballots
faC cd
principle of legislation having for It's
purpose abolition of deferred rebates.
which have been used. at least in some
instances. to prevent new steamers
from entering into competition win
esta blished lines. Considerable dissent
developed. however, to any possibility
that there might be a suggestion that
Congress should attempt to regulate
rates for ocean transportation.
Amendment of the present law 1or
ocean-mail pay-that is. for the sub
ventions of American lines carrying
mail to foreign countries-was advo-
Gated by 80 per cent of the votes hled.
The only one of the nine propositions
submitted in the referendum which did
not result in a formal determination
of the national chambers attitude was
recommendation of the chamoer
committee that the federal govern
ment subscribe to the capital stock OF
corporation which would facilitate
investment on the part of the public IN
bonds issued on the security of steam
ships.
-Four hundred and sixteen votes
were in fact filed in favor of this rec
ommendation, and 314 in opposition.
but under the fundamental law of the
national chamber it's attitude can be
established only by two-thirds OF the
votes cast Consequently. the aftirma-
tive votes on this recommendation
lacked seventy-one of being sufficient
to be decisive. The adverse votes on
the question were so distributed as to
be without apparent geographical sig
nificance."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
PREPARING TO RESUME
TRADING WITH RUSSIA
U. S. Commercial Attache at Petro-
grad Investigates Archangel
Port Facilities.

Henry u. Baker. United States COM
mercial attache at Petrograd. is in
NestiSating transportation facilities
through the Russian port of Archangel,
on the White sea, in furtherance of the
prospective resumption of Russias ex-
port trade with the United States.
Mr.. Baker has advised the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce of his
departure for the northern port.
Negotiations are now almost conclud-
ed for the modification of the Russian
embargo on exports to this country,
under an arrangement by which the
Department of Commerce virtually will
guarantee that the goods will not
reach isussia's enemies.
Archancel is the only European Rus
sian port not closed by the war. At
present ali private traffic through the
| port is prohibited ny the Russian gov
eminent, which has taken over the
| port. and the railroad mouth for the
| shipment Of military material. Conse-
| quently private freight is piled high
on the Archangel wharves. 1t is eX-
| Dected, however, that the government
will relax its demands upon transpor-
| tation facilities at the port when the
export embargo is modified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
GERMAN BANKERS COMBINE.
Private Institutions Find It Neces
sary to Consolidate.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT. Germany, July g.
The ingufment OF smaller banking
houses in the great banking CONSOLE
dations of Germany. for several years
the dominant feature of German high
finance. has just claimed as a sacrifice
the private banking firm of Coll &
Sons. one of the oldest in South Ger
many. The firm. which was founded in
1864. and looks back upon an unbroke en-
history of $50 years. has been absorbed
by the Mitteldeutsche Credit Bank of
Berlin. and will hereafter be conduct
ed as a branch of that big Berlin joint
stock bank.
The war has borne more heavily upor
the private banks than upon the great
joint-stock institutions. and has thus
encouraged amalEamation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
U. S. Commerce Department
Shows Need of Such Men to
Build Up Industry.
CRUDE MATERIAL SUPPLY
GREATEST IN THE WORLD
Skilled Chemists and Organizers
Necessary to Establish Color
Works in America.

Swiss technical skill is to be COM
bined with American capital, and an
American coal tar supply of untold
value to develop a new industry in the
United States to meet the present dye
stuff famine resulting from the cutting
off of the German supply.
Importation of corps of Swiss dye
stuff chemists is being arranged by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. DIR. Thomas H. Norton,
commercial agent of the bureau, has
issued a statement that the plan, W hich
already has been successfully tried by
Russia. would be the logical develop
ment of the present scheme, under
which United States coal tar crudes are
to be exported to Switzerland, manu-
featured into dyes and returned to
this country. Two Swiss dye chemists,
through the bureau. already have be-
gun negotiations with American firms
to undertake the establishment of
rlo in fhiS country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Three Killed by Lightning.

ST. LOUIS. July 19--Three st. Loui-
sans were killed yesterday by light
ming when one of the most severe
thunder and rain storms in recent years
passed over ST. Louis and vicinity. The
dead: Louis Nogt, twenty-nine years
old; Fred Wyungewalter. nineteen
years old; William Leonard. eighteen
years Old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
French Soldier Married by Proxy.

PARIS, July 19.-Gaston Pine, cav
airy quartermaster. now at the front
was married by proxy yesterday to Eu-
genie Viellard. The ceremony was
held at Corbei and was performed by
the mayor. Paul Grizel acted as proxy
for the absent bridegroom. The min
lister of justice has decided that the
proxy marriage law of April does not
apply to Frenchmen who are held
prisoners of war in other countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Ferrari-Fontana Released.
spondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Assorlated Fress.
EERLIN, July 2.-The recent report
in these dispatches that Signor Fer
rari ontana. the New York Metro
politan opera company tenor. was fight
ing with the Italian army, was in part
erroneous. as it Is learned that he was
released from service after a single
week with the army. and has gone to
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Urges Transfer of Experts.

THE transfer of a sufficient corps Of
Swiss expert color chemists to the
United States at this critical moment
would be of untold value in furthering
the rapid evolution of the American
industry said DR.. Nortons statement.
1T would be possible by their aid and
economy in time and money in con-
structing new plants, in adopting the
most practical and effective mechanical
devices. in applying the most eco
nomical methods. in co-ordinating the
diversified features of a complicated
branch of manufactures to avoid loss
of material. and restrict the dependence
upon highly skilled and expensive la
Dor. 1t would probably enable the in
dustry in it's broader phases to become
So thoroughly rooted in the economic
life of the country that upon the re-
turn of normal international exchanges
legitimate competition of foreign rivals
could be easily and effectually met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Need More Dyestuffs.

THE domestic dyestuff industry is
more than doubling it's normal output,
but it is evident that for many months
to come it will be unable to supply
more than a good-size fraction of the
urgent demand
Under the circumstances, wide
spread interest is attached to a con-
certed action on the part of the leading
manufacturers of artificial colors in
Basel, Switzerland.
Fully aware of the latent possible
ties in the American coke industry to
produce coal-tar crudes In enormous
quantities. and also of the great con-
sumption of foreign made dyes in the
United States, the Swiss color firms now
seek to secure an ample supply of
American crudes and to pay for them
in finished dyes. They are in the mar
ket for 500 metric tons of aniline oil
and for many tons of pure coal-tar
hydrocarbons.
There would appear here to be a
distinct opportunity for all who are in
pressing need of artificial dyestuffs at
an early date, and who can control TO
any extent supply of aniline. or OF the
three leading coal-tar crudes. to enter
Immediately into communication with
these firms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19

The body of Virgil Bragg, profess
sor in college at Starkville. Miss,
found dead in a bathroom at the col
lege. reached his old home at Char
llottesviIle. Va. for tnterment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19

Mrs. Mary E. Myers. widow of John
Myers. died at Mapleville. Nd, aged
leighty-eight years, from general de-
bility. She was born in Frederick
county and is survived by four sons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Need of Experts.

The one factor lacking to bring into
existence a genuine American coal-tar
dyestuff industry is the cooperation of
a few men possessing highly developed
capacity for organization. combined
with perfect experimental command
of the exceedingly complex and intri-
cate field of color chemistry in all Its
ramihcations-men such as created in
the past the great works on and near
the Rhine and are now directing them.
1T is precisely this lacking factor
which might be supplied to the young
American industry from q close CO.
operation or the part Of the Swiss
firms engaged in the production of ar
tif1cial colors.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Scotland Battling Problem.

Scotland is a still more battling prob
lem to an intending blockade: Prob
ably, it's most striking feature is the
irregularity of it's coast line. and it's
coast upon the east is shielded by an
intricate mass of bold. rocky islands.
Though much smaller in area than
England, Scotland has a coast line of
1900 miles. or one mile of coast to
every thirteen square miles of area.
Leith, Dundee and Aberdeen are i'm
portant ports upon the North sea in the
east: Inverness sends it's shipping to
the north. and Glasgow, with it's famous
shipbuilding works and vast foreign
trade. lies toward the North channel
and the open Atlantic. Few places in
Scotland lie more than forty miles
from the sea, and smaller ports dot
the entire coast line.
"Ireland's greatest ports. Belfast and
Dublin. are situated upon her east
coast on the Irish sea. The restless
breaking of rough Atlantic over the
rocky needles of her western coast has
retarded the development of COM
mercial harbors there. Limerick, upon
the River Shannon, gives Ireland an
important Atlantic harbor. while
Queenstown is an outlet in the south
and Londonderry in the north.
With its more than $500 miles of
coast line. and its well -developed har-
bors all along the way, the United
Kingdom presents problem of eX-
IRENE difficulty to any power intending
to maintain blockade against it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Patriotic Pageant to Be Held.

The most sensational element of the
is the organization of series of
patriotic national defense pageants to
be held in the fall. Probably the first
of these will be held in Washington,
to be followed by others in all por-
lions of the country. Prize competi-
tons for acceptable scenarios for ma
tional defense pageants will be held,
and committee consisting of David
Belasco, Col. George Harvey, Mrs. Will
liam Cumming Story. president general.
d. A. r.; Julia Marlowe, and Mrs. Daisy
McLaurn Stevens. president general of
the L D. c., have been requested to
act as judges of the manuscripts
received.
Among the founders of the women's
section are Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, Mrs. Finley J. Shep-
herd, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs.
Phoebe A. Hearst, Mrs. Ralph Beaver
Stra ssburger, Mrs. Moncure Robinson,
Miss Christine Bddle. Mrs. James H.
A1drich, Mrs. Charles H. Baldwin. Miss
Marianne Biddle. Mrs. William w. Black
mar, Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Will
lard H. Brownson, Mrs. William Brown
son. Mrs. James Buckley, Mrs. George
Mason Chester, Miss Fannie s. Cole
man, Miss Carinne de Aguero, Mrs.
Emily H. Emmett, Miss Mary F. Fail
ing, Mrs. Fitz-Simon, Mrs. J. E. Fuller,
Mrs Adolph Ladenburg, Mrs. Harry
Lowering. Mrs f. Rollins Morse, Mrs
William H. Porter, Mrs. Thomas Stew
ems, Mrs. Augusta Tyler. Mrs. Henry
Maker Warren, Mrs. John j. Borland
and Mrs. Molly Elliott Seawell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
TO Be ASKED
FOR ADEQUATE DEFENSES
Woman's Section of Navy League
Wants Americas Shores and
Homes Protected.

To urge upon Congress that adequate
defense of Americas shores and homes
from the fate of Belgium and PolaAd
is a patriotic duty, a new woman's
movement has been started by the
woman's section of the Navy League
of the United States. Appeals have
been made for support to all the patri-
otto organizations. and leaders of the
movement say they expect to have
10000 pledged workers in the cause
before Congress assemblies.
Cards have been printed bearing a
pledge to talk. think and work. patriot
ISM Americanism and adequate de-
Tense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Urges Industry for United States.

OTRcS 4uOuSIAy AoA ~ AASOA Ss~sSSs
In the ultimate analysis of the
American dyestun problem the follow
ing facts stand out in bold relief:
The raw materials of the artificial
dyestuF industry are present in the
United States in greater abundance
than in any other land and are for the
most part wasted.
The American market for the prod
ucts is one of the largest, IL not the
largest, in the world.
The supply of chemicals required to
transform the constituents Of coal tar
into finished dyestuffs can be furnished
easily by American chemical works. A
modest but encouraging beginning has
been made in the production Of Ameri-
can dyes Capital is ready to embark
in the undertaking in ample amount.
The government is determined to
protect such an industry against the
dangers of unfair competition on the
part of foreign rivals.
Technical and scientific skill. inven-
tive talent and administrative and
commercial ability are present in album
dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-19
Textile Association Cooperation.

There would appear to be also
field here for the activity of the finely
organized textile associations of the
country, which have already accom-
pIished much in securing the release
ing the collective interests of the va
rious textile branches as they have
been endangered by the developments
of the great foreign conflict. collec-
tive action to insure large supply of
the raw material from American coke
plants and tar distilleries and dis
tribute in return the corresponding
amount of aniline dyestufYs among the
members of the associations would
greatly aid in lessening the serious
economic strain that has followed the
complete cessation of shipments OF
German co1ors.
Apart from the possibility of ma
terially lessening the discomfort and
hardship to American textile and other
industries resulting from the existing
shortage of dyes, the present PROPOSE
ton Of the Swiss dyestun manufac-
turers deserves the careful considera-
ton of all interested in building up an
American coal-tar chemical industry.
This temporary arrangement, devised
TO meet the needs of a foreign indus
try threatened with complete paralysis.
and also the equally imperious need of
our domestic market for it's products,
NAV lead to a form Of cooperation
much more rational than that involved
in sending the crude products OF our
great coking works across the Atlantic.
to the foot of the Alps, and bringing
all the tints of the rainbow. for use in
thousands of textile mills.