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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-06

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icantified 10y covering them with u bril-
liant foliaerl vine brought from Asia
which will thrive "a poor soil and defy
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The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
'SAYS j. 5. LACKS
| WARTIME ROADS
Carl S. Vrooman Urges I'm
mediate Planning Of "Stra-
tegic Lines"
NECESSARY FOR DEFENSE
Government Should Build Roads If
Corporations Will Not. Asserts
Secretary.
NECESSARY FOR DEFENSE

Immediate planning of strategic
lines" of railroad as one OF the pri'
mary factors in any scheme OF ma
tional defense is the present duty OIL
the United States government. Carl s
Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of Agri'
culture, declared in an interview giver
The Washington Herald yesterday.
If the private companies will MOI
build and operate these lines of roac
necessary for the movement of troop:
in defense of the country, then Vroo'
man believes the government Itself
should build and operate them Ever
though their operation should involve
monetary loss, he believes the pay
ment of such a deficit would be ar
economical expenditure from the de-
Tense budget
II think it is of prime importance
said Vrooman, that plans should be
worked out now. in time OF peace, foi
the utilization in time of war of the
existing railroad systems to the great
est possible advantage from a mill
tary standpoint and at a minimum eX-
pense
War Clause in Charters.
I'm Europe the countries where rail-
roads are privately owned, as In
France, have a clause in the railway
charters
roads come under government opera
ton at once. Government railroads
have been constructed. also, with
view to military exigencies. AS l un-
derstand it, in our country neither
thing occurs None of our railroads
have been built for military purposes
and none Of their charters provide for
military eXigencies.
MY recollec don is that during the
Spanish-American war the railroads made
a big killing on every shipment of sol.
diers. 1 think the motto of our railroad
companies, as well as of their employees
should be the recent statement of the
Italian government railway employees
when the government offered to pay them
s6Oo. 900 excess salaries for extra labor,
They said: We would feel ourselves hu-
inflated If We were not willing to give
our toll while others gave their lives to
their country
should Act in Peace Times.
II think the government should plan
in time of peace such new railroads as are
needed for defensive purposes in time OF
war. and try to induce the railway COM
panies to build these lines at once.
IF the railroads will not do so, the
government should at once undertake
their construction and operation. even Il
at loss. Germany has demonstrated
that nothing is of more importance and
nothing has economical the expenditure
of money and human life in the present
war more than has transportation sys-
tenn adapted to military necessities.
such a transportation system is second
only to men and munitions In any scheme
of national defense"
Vrooman is the author Of several books
on railroad problems
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
CONGREGATIONAL.

Rev. DIR. Oliver Huckel. pastor of
Associate Congregational Church. Balti-
more, Will preach at First Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow morning The
only evening service of the church is
that of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety at I o'clock. The assistant pastor.
Rev. c. Z. Coe, will return to his
work on September 1.
The resignation Of the pastor, Rev.
Jay T. Stocking. takes effect in the
fall, and the committee appointed TO
recommend a successor is having fire.
quent meetings and is making good
progress with the preliminary work
of securing a worthy man for this
important pulpit.
Rev. DR.. A. c Garner, pastor of
Plymouth Congregational Church. has
been granted two months leave of
absence from his church and is en-
gagged in touring the cities of the
South. which have colored Congrega-
tional churches. DR.. Garner, who is
second assistant moderator of the ma
tional council. was invited by the
unanimous action Of the superin-
tendents of the American Missionary
Association to take this tour. His
itinerary calls for thirty stops in nine
States. Mr.. Garner will speak on the
New Congregationalism and Its Prom
Use to ColoredN People" He will be
accompanied by the superintendent of
each district. according to the ar
rangement of the A. NJ. A, which Is
charged with the direction of educa-
tional and church work in the South
among the negroes.
An awakening among colored Con-
gregationalists is reported. with signs
of Increasing sense Of responsibility
on the part Of pastors and people.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
LUTHERAN.

At Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
good progress is being made with the new
Sunday school house, and it Is thought
probable that the dedicatory ceremonies
can take place on the second Sunday OF
October. The schools summer attend
ance is said to be remarkably good. not
withstandinG the fact that the old plant
had to be dismantled and the only avail
able quarters for the sessions of the
school were in the church auditorium
The superintendent is DR.. H. II. Settler.
Rev. S T. Nicholas, pastor Of Keller
will preach tomorrow on the subject, "A
Man with a Loosed Tongue" At the
evening service DR.. A. B. Wentz, of
Pennsylvania College. will occupy the
pulpit Rev. Mr.. Nicholas is giving close
attention to the completion of the addi-
ton to the church, and does not expect
to go away for a vacation during the re-
mainder of the summer.
In the absence Of Rev. ]. T. Huddle.
pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, his
pulpit will be occupied tomorrow by DR..
A. B. Wentz, professor of the Bible at
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
Changes in Personnel.

The Department of Commerce yester-
day announced the following changes In
personnel:
Hugh B. Meloy. clerk. at $780, in the
Bureau of Census. has resigned.
Henry E. Lenenberger has been pro-
in the Bureau Of Fisheries. at Baker
Laks. Wash.
James McGrath local inspector OF
| boilers. at 5000 in the Steamboat In
spection Service, at Cleveland, Ohio, has
resigned.
In the Coast and Geodetic Survey the
following have been promoted: Henry B.
Campbell to assistant. at $500: Revoe
c. Briggs and Leo c. Dyke. aids. to
s1.1Co and 5000. respectively. and Leon
ard H. Zeman to aid, at $500.
In the Lighthouse Service, William ].
Anderson has been reinstated as second
assistant keeper of Au Sable Light Sta
ton. Mich, and William H. Clark has
| been promoted to engineer at sl,0So, of
Light Vessel No. 81.
The following changes have been an
bounced in the Department of the Inte-
rior:
Probationary appointments - General
Land Ofice-Jesse c. Fain, Mississippi,
copyist. $500. Geological Survey-Anson
A. Abel. Oregon, artist craftsman 81. eco;
Albert l. r. Thomas, District Columbia.
apprentice, 10 cents average increase. Bu-
reau of Mines-Jack T. w. Atwood. CAL
ifornia. messenger boy. duty in San
Francisco Cal.
Civil Service Commission: Reclamation
Service-Mrs. Minnie B. Green, District
Columbia, charwoman. IS cents average
increase.
Promotions-General Land ONCE: Jere-
miah E. Connolly, New York, copyist $500
to special agent 81, $50; Pension Office: Ed
win NJ. Clarke. Kentucky. clerk 81 900 to
$500; Edwin d. Tracy. District of Co.
lumbia. clerk $1,000 to 81 200: Miss Alice E.
Evans, Iowa, copyist $500 to clerk 81, 900;
Claude King. Missouri, assistant messen-
ger $40 to copyist $500: James NJ. Curtis,
New York. skilled laborer $500 to assistant
messenger $40: Bureau of Education:
John L c. Alexis. Nebraska. copyist $500
to clerk $1,000; Grant Hall, North Caro-
lima, copyist $500 to $500: Latha c. Thorn
ton, Texas. copyist $40 to clerk $500: Geo.
logical Survey: John F. Herbert. District
Of Columbia, gardener $3.50 to $500: Bureau
Of Mines: Carl A. Taylor. Minnesota. jun
Tor chemist $40 to Junior explosives
chemist $500: Alexander L. Field. North
Carolina. Junior physical chemist $3.50 to
s.. 800; Nelson C. Freeland, Pennsylvania,
under clerk 500 to $50.
dian ONCE: John II. Hinton, Missouri,
special agent 5000 to examiner Of inher-
itance 5000, Indian service at large: PEN
sion Office: Miss NJ. Adelaide Foster.
Pennsylvania, clerk 600 from Indian
Office: Miss Edna B. Cspron, Indiana,
clerk 1000. from Indian ONCE: to other
northumberland Once: Calvin S.
Cramer. Ohio. copyist 500. to Treasury
Department; Reclamation Service: David
H. Blackjack. Oregon. craftsman 81 .so0 to
Department of Agriculture.
observation-disclosures ONCE: Frederick
W. Tuckerman, Virginia, clerk q. 90:
James p. Wilson. Kansas. clerk 1900;
Franklin Canaday. Missouri, clerk 81 100;
Patent ONCE: John Brockwell, North Car
DINA, copyist $500; James H. Payne. Dis
trict of Columbia laborer classified $40;
Bureau Of Mines; Louis F. Clark, Mich
igan. junior mining engineer. 81, go; Ralph
r. Redinger. West Virginia. under clerk
$40
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
INITAHIAN-UNINER UNION
SERVICES.
WILL HIT A NEW TRAIL.

Although many of the wanderlusters
believe they have traversed every inter
ssting section in and around Washing
.on. Leaders c. VI. Storms and Walter
". Paige announce a new and pic
:ures,ue trail through upper Rock Greek
Park tomorrow. The start will be made
It Georgia Avenue and Butternut street
Il $50 o'clock.
Leaving Georgia avenue the party will
Iroeeed past the Walter Reed Hospital.
lust before reaching the creek the trail
viii turn sharply to the right. The creek
alter will be crossed by an old rustic
bridge. At a point on Daniels road the
,ark proper will be left and other trails
followed. Both leaders went over the
rail Tuesdayimorning. Two springs will
sc passed.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
With the Washington Churches
UNITED BRETHREN.

The corner stone Of the new Sunday
school building of Memorial United Breth-
rem Church, on North Capitol street, will
be laid tomorrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock
with appropriate ceremonies. under the
supervision of the superintendent of the
Pennsylvania conference. Rev. Dr. w. H.
Washinger. of Chambersburg. Pa. Pre-
cedins the service a sacred concert will
be given by the Clarendon Band. A cop
per box containing a copy of The Herald
and other interesting souvenirs of the
occasion will be inclosed in the stone.
which will be laid by DIR. Washinger.
Rev. c. E. Fultz, the pastor of the
church. and J. H. Cooper. superintendent
Of the Sunday school. The new structure
will provide modern equipment for the
use of the school.
Rev. c. Z. Fultz will go away on Mon
day OF next week for his vacation. spend
ing time in New York City and pro-
ceeding from there to Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
TO DISPLAY HISTORIC FLAG.
Battle Banners Will BE Seen Dur
ing G. A. r. Encampmept.

Battle Banners Will BE Seen Dur
ing G. A. r. Encnmpmert.
For the first time in The nations his
tory Uncle Sam has consented to tenn
porarily relinquish control Of one Of his
greatest treasures. the Washington col
lection OF historic flags of the republic.
Many attempts have been made to bor-
row the army and navy flag collection
for exhibition at patriotic gatherings. but
it remained for the veterans in charge
of the forty-ninth annual encampment
and fiftieth anniversary of the grand re-
view of the G. A. R.. which will be held
in this city September % to October 2,
to be the first to receive this privilege.
Several of the more famous of the bat
tie flags. threadbare and torn by the con-
f1icts of 1776, 1872 and 1861 are estimated
to be worth 81 600 each.
The citizens committee in charge of
the encampment will place the flags on
exhibition under military and police
guard in a storeroom on Pennsylvania
avenue, and will lend the flags for the
purposes of display to all responsible
citizens of Washington. who will in
turn deposit bond equal to the valuation
to the flag selected.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
BRITISH GAIN ON GALLIPOLI.
Left Wing Makes Important Ad
vance in Anafarta.

Paris. Aug. eo.-An important gain by
the British troops on Gallipoli peninsula
is announced in an official report on
operations at the Dardanelles issued by
the war office today. It states that the
left wing of the British forces have
made marked advance in the Anafarta
district. the region near Sulva Bay.
The text of the official report on the
Dardanelles follows:
In the southern Dardanelles zone
there is nothing to report with the ex-
ception of patrol combats and artillery
battles.
I'm the northern zone the left wing of
the English troops made some progress
in the plain of Anafarta.''
Constantinople via Berlin and Amster-
damn. Aug. 9o.-The following report on
Dardanelles operations was issued by the
war office today:
The enemy on Wednesday ATTEMPTED
an attack near Anafarta. 1t was re-
pulsed with heavy losses. The other
fronts are quiet"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The annual field day outing Of the
District of Columbia Christian Endea-
vor Union will be observed on Labor
Day. September s. at Great Falls. Va.
when the Washington Endeavorers
will be entertained by the Young
Peoples Society of the Falls Church
Baptist Church. A program of athletic
events has been arranged for the
afternoon and conference on Chris
tian efficiency will be held in the eve
ming. The slogan of the recent Inter-
national c. E. Convention at Chicago.
mobilize. v!talize, evangelize," will
be the subject of discussion by the
speakers of the evenings meeting and
a campaign will be launched to obtain
the number of new church members.
society members and tenth legion
members assigned TO the District of
Columbia as its share in the millions"
movement of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor.
President Taggart of the local union
has sent to all societies requests that
information be furnished as to the
number Of Endeavorers who will take
the special cars to Falls Church in the
early afternoon of Labor Day
Karl Lehman. interstate field Sec
rotary of Christian Endeavor, who in
1913 conducted 4 school of Christian Endea-
vor methods in Washington and who has
been a frequent visitor here on his
tours of the country. is expected to
pass through the city during next
week. Officers of the c. E. Union are
trying to arrange by telegraph with
Secretary Lehman. for an address, and
II he is able to stop over for an
evening n mass meeting will be held
in the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church.
H. F. Morley. superintendent of the
citizenship department of the District
C. E. Union. will give tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church his address en-
titled, AN Eye-opener on Booze"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
METHODIST.

The presiding elder of the Washington
District Conference. Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Rev. H. w. Carter. sent
out the past week announcements OF the
conference. which will be held at Emory
Church. Rev. E. L. Woolf, pastor. on
September IA to 16. The opening sermon
will be preached on Tuesday evening,
September IA. Pastors are required to
bring written reports and conference
records for examination. The commit
tee on examination consists Of the Rev.
DR.. f. L. woolf. Rev. F. NJ. Richardson
and Rev. w. L. Smith.
At Hamline NJ. E. Church Rev. H. s.
France will preach at the morning serv-
Ice tomorrow and Rev. Lucius Clarke
will preach in the evening, in place OF
the pastor. Rev. Lucius C. Clark. who Is
on vacation.
Rev. G. NJ. Clayton. pastor Of Park
Road Methodist Protestant Church. ex-
changed pulpits last Sunday with Rev.
Z. l. Beauchamp. who was for years
pastor OF Mount Tabor NJ. p. Church
Mr.. Clayton will not return to his charge
until August %.
At Union Methodist Episcopal Church.
Twentieth street. south of Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. the pastor. Rev. John
MacMurray. will speak tomorrow morn
ing upon the theme Faiths other
Oar" In the evening at o'clock in
the Sunday school room an informal
summer Sunday night service Of sacred
song will be held. with a twenty minute
talk by the pastor The topic Of tomor-
row night Is Conversion" with a brief
consideration of the great need Of a re-
viva! of moral and religious ideals in
view of certain unfortunate occurrences
Of this past week.
Rev. VIM. H. Wilder D. D.. of the
Illinois Wesleyan University. of Bloom
ington, Ill. will occupy the pulpit Of
Foundry Church tomorrow morning and
evening. In the morning the theme will
be THE Cnconsumed Burning Bush"
and at the evening service the subject
will be THE Cry of the Human Heart"
DIR. Wilder was formerly in Washington
as president Of the Lucy Webb Hayes
Training School,
Rev. A. E. SexsHith, pastor of the
North Carolina Avenue Methodist Prot
estant Church. has returned to the city
from his vacation and will speak at the
morning and evening services Of his
church tomorrow. The evening meeting
will open with a popular song service
and will be held in the rectory room
of the church.
THE Beautiful Vision" is to be the
subject of the morning sermon tomor-'
row of Rev. Louis Randall at the Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church. The pastor returned on We'd
nesday from his vacation, which was
spent in attendance upon the Ministers
Conference at Westminster College.
Maryland: at Gettysburg. and at a farm
on Elk River. near Elkton. Md. All the
regular services Of the Rhode Island Ave
nue. Church will be resumed tomorrow,
including Christian Endeavor at I o'clock
and a sermon at on the theme, The
Law of the Lord"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
'LASKEY ON GRAFT
TRAIL, IS BELIEF
District Attorneys Absence
from City Surrounded
by Mystery.
OUT-OF.TOWN WITNESSES
Residents of Baltimore and Norfolk
Summoned Investigation Likely
to Go Over to Next Week.

Further effort will be made today by
prosecutors in the office of the United
States District Attorney to secure in con.
nection with the police graft Investigation
sufficient corroboration of allegations al
! ready made to warrant the placing Of the
evidence before the grand jury when /,
meets Monday morning.
Although very damaging allegations
against as many as ten or twelve men,
bers of the police force. including several
persons above the rank of private, al.
ready have been brought to the attention
of the prosecutors, ii is plain that the
office is seeking additional substantiation
before commencing criminal action.
It is understood that the District Attor-
ney's office believes there is a firm basis
for the allegations against the ten or
twelve men, but that it considers it futile
to proceed without more definite and tan
cihle confederation. Witnesses from Nor
folk. Baltimore and Atlantic City have
been summoned to tell what they know
Of the payment of hush money" for the
protection of iaw-breakers.
1t Is very probable that the investiga-
tion will be continued next week. although
the District Attorney and Superintendent
of Police Pullman had hoped that it would
be completed today. District Attorney
Laskey. who has been out of the city for
several days. will return for the meeting
of the grand jury on Monday. His alb
sence from the city has been surrounded
by mystery. At his Office 1t was said that
he was in New York on business. It is
rumored that he is out Of the city in con-
nection with the graft investigation This
is neither denied nor confirmed at his Of
nee.
Six Witnesses Examined
SIX witnesses were examined yesterday
by Assistant District Attorney Samuel
McComas Hawken. 1t is said that the
evidence tended to corroborate the ale
cations that former prorrietresses of
houses of ill-fame in Washington's now
abolished segregated district paid hush
money" indirectly to the police through
go-betweens.
William Mack. the colored witness who
was arrested early Thursday morning,
yesterday reiterated his contention that
the charge of intoxication lodged against
him was trumped up because of malice
and with a view to retaliation. After a
thorough investigation of the incident.
however, prosecutors in the District At
torney's office yesterday satisfied them
selves that the arrest was justified.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
TENT MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER.
Adventists Announce Continuance
of Nightly Services.

On account of the interest being mani
Tested in the Adventist tent meetings
at Eleventh and c streets southeast:
Evangelist Harter has announced that
they would continue through the month
of September. Tomorrow night Mr..
Harter will speak on THE Trial of
Faith" Preceding the sermon. begin
ming at 7:3O. there will be a half hours
musical service by the choir One of the
special features will be a selection by
the male chorus.
Monday night l. A. Hansan will give
a stereopticon lecture on Gospel Medi-
cal Work in India"
Tuesday night Evangelist Horton will
speak on The Home of the Saved" On
the remaining. nights OF the week the fol-
lowing subjects will be presented: Baby
Ion and Jerusalem" Babylon Is Fallen
ana Jerusalem Sins"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
Lincoln Park Service Tomorrow

The joint service of Y. NJ. C. A. and
East Washington churches. to be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in Lin
coin Park. will be addressed by Rev.
A. E. Sexsmith. pastor of the North
Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church. who will use as his subject.
God Glorified.' Special musical num-
bers will form a part of the hours pro-
gram
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21

srecial Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
New York. Aug. 20.-James 3. Duke
has closed his 2.oCo-acre estate at Somer-
VILE. y. j.. TO the proletariats. Mr.. Duke
has had enough of the common peepul
He maintains a park which is one of
the show places of the country and
which has been virtually free to every
body. The public in turn has shown
its customary gratitude.
1t has with reckless abandon stolen
the flowers. shot the game and COM
mitted what acts CT petty vandalism 1t
could. Mr.. Duke once submitted to be
insulted by a rough-necked chauffeur and
to have his infant daughter nearly run
down by n visitors motor car
He finally drew the line when an auto
mobile party prc-empted the grounds for
a picnic and Uttered the lawns with
lunchboxes and bottles. In effecting this
triumph of vandalism the human hog ele-
ment of the public acted in character
istic spirit. 1t treated private parks as
it treats its own parks. Central Park
would have long ago been devastated had
not the police known how to use their
clubs.
James William Bryan, the printing cor
tractor, and Frank Lord. a newspaper
up Broadway one day last week giving
the new sport shirts the up and down.
At Forty-second street Lord stopped.
grasped his companions by the arm.
while walking in the street with a man
who wears a sport shirt" he queried.
II wonder if the gentleman should walk
on the outsider"
There was deep grief in Times Square
the other day. The report was tipped
to a palpitating world by pink sheeted
paper that Wilson Miner had disap-
peared. He had sunk out of view, 1t was
stated, after escaping from a sanitarium
attendant
The playwright was an hour later found
Look at me-" he said IT'S me all right.
This Is flesh and bones. There's no
medium or cabinet work around here.
Oh. waiter, sec what" Miner said he
had not been away from Broadway and
Forty-second street for more than TWEEN
ty minutes at a time in month.
Those familiar with Miners habits
say he has been at Times Square In the
daytime Is usual and at Jacks Of nights
right along. He II writing q play called:
The Cry OF Child
Dick March. an old-time actor, was on
. surface car in jamaica the other morn
Ing during q heavy rain. When the
storm was at its worst the conductor
angered March.
I'VE were al sitting on TIE backs hud-
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
lansing Denies War Rumor.

Secretary Of State Lansing yesterday
afternoon formally denied a story car
ried in q New York newspaper several
days ago to the effect that the American
Minister at Berne. Switzerland. had re-
ported to the State Department that
Switzerland was about to entsr the var
on the side Of the allies.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.

Rev. George A. Miller. pastor of Ninth
Street Christian Church. is spending the
month of August at Rehoboth Beach,
Del. His pulpit will be occupied to-
morrow at both services by Rev. H. C.
Connolly. of New Albany. Ind. and on
the following Sunday, August g. by Rev.
Melvin Menses, of lie Moyne. Pa.