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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
LAWYERS TO AID
FISCAL Campaign
Association Appoints Repre-
sentative on Joint Citizens
, Committee.
SUBSCRIPTIONS COME IN
Small Amounts Received a. Result of
- Canvass. Among Civic
). j. Bodies,
SUBSCRIPTIONS COME IN

| william Meyer levin, president of
the Bar Association. Of the District,
yesterday informed: Chairman fMacfar-
| land, of the joint citizens' COMMITTEES on
tine fiscal relation between the United
States and the District Of Columbia,
that the board Of directors Of the Bar
Association had voted to appoint rep
| resentative as a member OF the joint
citizens committee, and that A. S.
Worthington had been selected. Mr.
Worthington has accepted and prom
Used to give as much time as any other
member OF the committee to the work
| of preparing and presenting the facts
before the Joint Select Committee of
Congress.
Upon receiving this information
Chairman Macfarland appointed Mr.
Worthington an additional member of
the executive COMMITTEES of the joint
citizens committee and notified him
of the next meeting of the executive
committee which will be held on Tues
day evening next at Mr.. Macfarland's
ofYice in the Evans Building.
The other members of the executive
committee are Theodore W. Noyes. Cor
coran Thorn, D. j. Callahan. and e. F.,
Colladay.
Additional meetings of the subcommit-
tees will be held next week. beginning
with a meeting of the committee on
financial facts at the headquarters OF
the joint citizens committee, room s12
Evans Building. on Monday.
A. NJ. Fisher. statistical expert engaged
BY the executive committee to assist all
the committees. has had conferences with
the chairmen and members of the COM
mittees separately and will meet the
committees collectively from time to
time.
Subscriptions in small amounts are
coming in steadily in response to the
appeals made by the different subcom-
mittees on finance appointed by the pres
idents Of the civic organizations repre-
scented in the joint citizens committee to
canvass their respective organizations.
Some subscriptions for small amounts
have also come from citizens not MEM
bers OF any Of the organizations. The
executive committee would like to know
at the earliest possible day how much
money 1t can count upon, and therefore
requests that all citizens. whether men,
bers Of the civic organizations or not,
VIII at once ssend in their subscriptions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

Booth Harrington. whose newest
novel. The Turmoil" is just out. has
now been put on the map. so to speak.
by IF. p. A." the humorist of the New
York Tribune F. P. A. in a trans
continental journey to the Panama ex-
positions at San Francisco and San
Diego read The Turmoil" and in one
OF his daily letters declared that its
author was quite as important in the
nations development as Pixies Peak"
Booth Tarkington's rise is not caused
by q sudden volcanic eruption of
genius. but is created by the steady
putting on of one stratum of success
after the other. He was. to be sure.
still under thirty when his The Gen
tleman From Indiana" appeared as a
serial. but beneath the foundation of
this could be found the fossils of many
rejected manuscripts. i was 1--WE
years and more" he once said zone Of
the rejected-as continuously and sue
cessively. / suppose. as any one who
ever wrote. 1t was a long sitting,
with not the fafntest hint of encour-
agement. and I can't say just why my
years Of total rejection didn't discour-
age me. I'm not sorry now that met
no acceptance" And Mr.. Harrington
continued to write and at last came
was one Of the most-talked-of books in
Its day; The Man From Home
written In collaboration with Harry
leo Wilson'S still dramatic favorite.
His novel. THE Conquest Of Canaan"
like The Turmoil" made its first ap-
pearance as a serial in Harper's Maya
sine: Cherry" and 'Beasley's Christ
mas Party" show the author in his
brightest mood. and Beauty and the
Jaeobin" Is q drama of the French
Revolution. written in SO clean cut. yet
graceful Q style. that q Gallo confrare
might be glad to claim IL as his work
Al the present moment-as q meas.
are Of Booth Tarkington's success
be has serials running in two psriodi-
calls. and The Turmoirs" serial APP
psarance in Harpers Magazine u only
5ust over. In book form The Turmoil"
d the bsst-selling novel In the coun-
ny. Since It hrst started printing last
January. 1t has not been on the press.
and edition after edition starts on from
the packing-rooms lie Franklin Square
10 delight the 'tfred business mau." the
shop girl. and the reader who demands
10th literary quality and entertain.
0eat.
THIS success 10 all the more rsmsrk-
able at Q time when the cry Of husi-
ness dspression 10 % general n seems
- prove that when really good novel
coneo along. neither war nor high cost
e living - geileap prevent IL Apding
~ Vay ~ theo6 tbol& o1R - s1Nnozy
~ ~ - nosu1nns1k = On. i've.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
Half-and-Half Committee
Asks Taxpayers to Help

To the Taxpayers of the District of Columbia
The Citizens Committee the Craftsmanship of B. F. Mac
nd engaged the preparation of the the before the
appointed investigate the fiscal relations
District and the United States deserves merely the moral
of the Capital but actual financial assistance
The labor involved collecting and dgesng the data great
and the employed necessarily and properly be
paid for their services.
addition other labor required well Office and the
innunerab details incident work such magnitude
On the other hand however citizen the District whether
not he present. direct interest in the
of this and contribute accord
ing his -
1t impossible for to be reached by personal
from the collecting the fund and
OF that committee taking advantage of the generosity the
to present this appeal ~
Members the Board of Trade Chamber Of Commerce Retail
Mehan Association the Federation of Citizens Assoeaons and
Others have esntbued promptly and generously There how
home and in the District not aiated
with Of these organizations who should do their part be large
SMALL
Nal ehe esds leave Contributes n the
rsens q the chse Of cseee osF ssst northwest and %
!. - MORAN. eeaassee
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
cUMMRS AMENDMENT
EMARRASSES |. c. e.
Will Cause Increases in Freight Rates
; and Confuse Situation Until
=. PfbpefiYs Interpreted.

4 A. hearing giyxnTyeeeerday by the In
-terstate Commerce Cpmmission on the
cummins amendment to. the act to
regulars. comn1efcD AhoMA4.clearly that
the. amsnmdeat II IoiHg te be an en-
barrassinK one to the cnmfdsGfon, that
it win cause increases n Heightsrates
and that until It is clearly Interpreted
it will considerably confuse the
freight-rate situation in. the United
States. - "a -.
The Eastern carriers appesred :, to
take q conservative view of,tha emend-
ment. SO far as it affects an increase
in freight rates; Western carriers gem
orally adopt their views, but the South
ern carriers will make an effort to Sc
cure a substantial increase In freight
rates.
The Cummins amendment prohibits
carriers after June 2 from limiting their
liabilities to shippers for loss or damage.
and 1t is contended that unless something
Is done by the carriers or the commission
this will automatically increase freight
rates 10 per cent, as under the uniform
bill Of lading and tariffs on file with the
commission the minimum or lower rate
is applied when liability on the part Of
the carrier Is limited Otherwise the rate
is 10 per cent higher:
. F. 3. Jsmes. representing shippers. said
the carriers have decided the new rate
will become effective on June 2. but be-
lieve It should not be imposed. Instead.
he thought. . scnewhat higher rate than
the present one should be charged. -
, o. q. Butterfeld. Of the New York Cen
trail lines. thought it imposed added La
bility for which q higher charge should
be made. 80 81. -
Lincoln Green. tramc manager Of the
Southern Railway, stated that roads Of
the South are preparing to ask for an
increase Of approximately s per. cent on
80 per cent OF their trafiic under the
Cumnins amSudmsnt-' Commissioner
Clark intimated that the commission
would hardly consent to- such an In
crease. > D. -.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
SEES F-4 AT GREAT DEPTH.
Diver, 175 Feet Below Surface
Thinks He Has Sighted Submarine.

Rear Admiral Moore, at Honolulu, in
charge of the work of raising the
sunken submarine F-4, cabled the
Navy Department last night as fol-
lows:
work preparatory to raising the
F-4 10 progressing. Taking time for
safety. but wasting no time. Diver
Aeraz at depth of ITS feet thinks he
saw the F-4 below him. Have two
lines to her"
The Navy Department adds. that
Agraz is a local diver of Honolulu.
and that IT is their information that
the o. 6. S. Maryland with divers
from Brooklyn will arrive at Honolulu
tonight.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
Ms. Mary l(erriek Dead.

Badmore, Nd. AprI 16-0r2 Nay
wickiiffe MsFrick. widow Of the lass
Judge william d. Nsrrick. Of the au-
most prominent familtss Of the United
States. died at PikssviIlA near Baltimore.
today. She was = ysafs ed. For more
than half . century. Nrs. NsrTick man.
aged the Affairs Of the City Orphan Asy.
lum Of WAshington.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

Edes to be chairman Of the commission.
The members Of the commission. which
consists Of William c. Edes. chairman:
Lieut.. Frederic Mears. late superintend-
ent Of the Panama Railroad. and Thomas
Riggs. jr., are directed to proceed to
Alaska at once.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
~. WOO IN Auto Crash.

Mn. Thomas J. walsh. wife Of Senator
Wllsh. Of Montana. figured in an auto
moolle collislen IN r street. between
Twelfth and thirteenth streets north
vsst. yesterday afternoon. whom her ma
ehi0o crushed into moving street ear.
Ai9AougA her automobile was ccnsider-
ably aomaeod. Nrl walsh was unIn.
1urO1. ~ vak taken home BY Mr.. q
. HiGhA swifs Of the msaAesr ct TIE
Nov Rnler1 Hotsi. whose automobile
wae stAn1iag nsas.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
Katherine D. Walker. and at her death ID
TO 80 to the son.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages from the
Reschnut Packing Company. which man.
ufactures Beechnut chewing gum, has
been filed by James O'Donnell, local drug
gist The suit u fled under the Sherman
antitrust act. The plaintiff alleges that
the defendant has contracts with 3obbers
and druggists that are in restraint Of
trade. a. they az the retail price of the
product
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
HELD AS Fue1r1vEs.
rive show Girls Said to Have Ran
Away from Henes In Buffalo.

Aarearet Harding and Petit Charlotte.
both Is and members Of q troupe playing
at theater here, were arrested yester-
day BY Central Once Detectives Berman
and Cornwsll - fusttivies Of justice from
their parents, living In Buffalo. n. Y.
They were found at their boarding house
In Eleventh street northwest.
Neither Of the young women talked OF
the case TO the detectives, and At the
House Of Detention. where they are being
held. they refused to sse visitors.
Ths girls viii Be returned to BunaiQ
Of that city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

That growing plants will turn toward
radium emanatops as they do toward
light has been proved by a. Vienna sci
enlist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
METHOD|STS TOHAVE
 STREET MEETINGS
Series Announced as Part of Campaign for 1000 New
 Members

In connection with their campaign for securing 1000 new members to the Methodist church, south, the ministers of the churches of the Birmingham. district will give their time to q se- ries of street meetings, to be held at First avenue and Twentieth street and at Second avenue and Nineteenth street, The hour of service each day will be 6:30 o'clock p. m.
 The programme for the meetings fol- low:
 First avenue and Twentieth street The Rev. Robert Echols, March 25; pr. JN W, Johnson, March 26; the Rev. s. T. Slaton, March 27; the Rev. l.. F. Whitten, March 2S; Dr. E. c. McVoy, March 30; the Rev. w. F. Price, March s1; the Rev. c. s. Marable, April 1; the Rev, R. F. Tyler, April 2; Dr. Carl Gregory, April 3.
 Second avenue and Nineteenth street: Dr. l.. c. Branscomb, March 2a; Dr. w. b. Morris, March 26; the Rev. k T, Tyler, March 27; the Rev. J. c. Per singer, March %; the Rev. Claude O'Rear, March 30; the Rev: Y. F. Ston- sell, March 31; the Rev. Clare Purcell, April l. the Rev. J. E. Morris, April ?; the Rev. F. E. Emerson, April B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
TEMPLE EMANUEL
 CASE IS WITH JURY
Arguments Concluded Last Night in Suit of F. w. Marks Construc-
 ton Company

Arguments were concluded last night in the case of the F, W. Marks Construction company against the Congregation Emanu-El, which has been on trial in the circuit court since March IS.
 The case was tried before Judge c, B. Smith, the plaintiff claiming $30,0O0 al- legged to te balance due on the construe- ton of the Jewish temple on the South side. The defendants deny the indebted ness and claim to have met all obliga- tions in the payment of the building. Evi- dence was introduced alleging certain changes in the original plans which add which the defendant claimed was not au- thcIized.
 Tn addition to the oral testimony there was mass of documentary evidence in- trodueed. including plans, vouchers, checks. bills for materials and corre- spendenee, all of which was submitted to the jury for their consideration, Yes terday after the evidence was concluded Judge smith and the jury visited the temple and investigated points brought out in the testimony. The arguments be- gan after their return and at 7:15 the case went to the jury. Forney Johnston is counsel for the plaintiff M. M. Ull- man, Leo Oberdorfer and Judge A. La tady are counsel for the defendant At late hour last night the jury had not reached a verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
MUSIC FESTIVAL ID
 BE AT JEFFERSON Contract Closed Yesterday. BijOu Needed Too
 Many Repairs

The music festival will he held at the Jefferson theatre and not ct the Biiou as had been announced April ls is the date.
 The Birmingham Choral association under wHesa auspices tho festival win be given, had secured the Biiou for the event, but when 1t was found that Il would require considerable expendi- ture to put It in proper condition, the committee on arrangements closed contract yesterday with Manager Douglas for his house
 Walter Damroseh with his superb New York symphony orchestra will ba feature of the festival There will be two performanees--an orchestral mat inee and an evening concert.
 The large chorus, of which i,ienai Thomas Is director, assisted by The fuii quartet, will be heard at night in sul- livan's beautiful eantata, "The Golden Legend" It had been the intention of MT Thomas to present also Von Fiei- tz's '@rhe God and the Maid" but in order to give the public an opportun- ily of hearing more of the orchestra that work will be put off for some other occasion. "The Golden Iegenl" will take up less than one hour. That will leave little more than half of the programme for Damroseh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
CONVENTION WILL bE|
 BIG THING FOR CITY
Johnson Compliments Men Who Secured Meeting of
 Cotton Seed Oil Men

aThe convention of the Interstate Cotton Seed crushers' association, which is to be held this year in Bir- mingham, will be one of the biggest conventions of the year." yesterday said Crawford Johnson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, 'and not too much praise can be given the Bir- mingham members of the association for Birmingham's success in securing the convention.
 Among those who worked for the convention here were T. ], Kidd of the Farmers and Ginners' Cotton Seed oil company MeGee Porter of the Magic City Oil company; O. H. Bowen of Bowen & Murphy, cotton brokers; A. r. Smith of the Continental Gin cempanyi s. P. Tanner of the Buckeye Cotton Seed oil company; J. S. Dun- can of the Butler-Kyser Oil anu Fer tilizer company and others. The gem tlemen wielded tremendous influence in behalf of Birmingham when tho ex- eeutive committee of the association was in session here a few days ago for the purpose of deciding the city for the next convention and I want them and the public to know that as president of the Chamber of Commerce. I appreciate their efforts
 This is one of the largest nonven- tiens in the south and l am informed that the delegates are spenders.' The delegates come from the whole south, from Texas to the Carolinas, and will number about Uo men. With the rep iesentatiyes of allied interests to the cotton seed crushing business who will come to the convention in large mum bers, it is estimated that between 1900 and HOO visitors will be in Birning- ham during the convention. That's what we want here. We've got con yention town and we want the oppor= tunity to prove 1t.
 While I can give no detailed in- formation at this time, the chamber is now doing preliminary work on some of the largest and most import ant conventions in the country and there is not a doubt but what we are going to secure goodiy number of them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
.DR. EARLE DRENNEN ID SPEAK TONIGHT Will Tell of His Experiences in France at the Jeffer-
 son Theatre

Dr. Earle Drennen, who recently re- turned from Paris, where he served several months as chief of the Amer ican hospital, will tell of his experiences in a lecture tonight at the Jefferson theatre. Dr. Drennen will speak on War As Seen By Military Surgeon In France.
 The proceeds of the lecture will go for the benefit of Neighborhood house and the day nursery. There has been large advance seat sale, and the indications are that the attendance tonight will be large.
 pr. Drennen will begin to speak at S:3O o'clock, and will take up ms expe- riences in France in detail He will present some remarkable steresptieon views from pictures he made while in France, showing war as it really is, Dr. Drennen has seen war stripped of its romance and in its true gulse of de- vourer of flesh and blood and he will attempt to depict this side of the conflict across the water for the Birmingham audience, He will also have something to say about the feeling of the French and their attitude toward Germany and the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
SEEK INFORMATION
 REGARDING ATTACK

Washington, March 24-The United States government today decided to call to the attention of the German gov erHment bomb attack, reported to have been made recently by a German aero- plane on the Belgian relief cnmmission steamship Elfand in the vicinity of the Dutch coast.
 American Minister Van Dyke, in g. mes sage to the state department, detailed the incident, and said representations concerning it already had been made to Berlin by The Netherlands.
 Secretary Bryan looked into the mat ter and later announced that the Amer ican government also would eommuni- cate with Berlin at once. Ambassador Van Dykes dispatch, borne out by un- official reports from RotterdRm. said the Elfland was laden with feadstuffs for the Belgian relief commission, and flew the commissions flag. A German aviator dropped five bombs, enc of them falling so near the ship that fragments of bursting shell were strewn over the E1fland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
MEET|NGDEFERRED UNTIL TOMORROW Civic Chamber Directors to Hear Mrs. Mathis and
 Chamberlain

The board of directors of the Chamber Of ooinmtree yesterday changed the date of this weeks meeting from this afternoon to tomorrow afternoon at 3;so o'clock.
 Owing to the fact that Mrs. G. H. Mathis of Gadsden and Judge A. E, Cham 'arlain of the International Harvester crop expert forces could not be present today. the raeeting was changed until tomorrow afternoon, Both Mrs. Mathis and Judge Chamberlain have travelled throughout the entire state in the recent crop e~mpeign, and 1t Is understood will speak to the board on this subject, Other crop experts who took part in the re- cent campaign will be present at the meeting also.
 Besides this, reports from the railroads and 1ransportations committee and other committees of the chamber will be heard by the board, the transportation commit tee having up the question of through Pullman tickets and through baggage checks between Birmingham and points east and north of Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
EXUM TO ENTERTAIN
 THE ROTARY CLUB
Members Will Be Shown Through Plant of Steel Cities Chemical
 Company Next Week

week from next Wednesday the Rotary club will be the guests of Ro- tarian Culpepper Exum at the plant in Ensley of the Steel Cities Chemical com pany, of which MT. Exum is president
 MT. Exum yesterday was the principal speaker at the weekly rotary luncheon
 taking for his subject the manufacture of acids, with which business he is closely connected in the Birmingham district, his rating as Rotarian being ''acid manufacturer" A. M. Taylor pre- sided at the meeting yesterday and at the conclusion of his address describing the manufacture of sulphuIie acid, MT. Exum extended to the members an in- vitation to come to his plant and see the process and incidentally be his guests at lunch, the invitation being enthusias- tically accepted for the date mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-25
BILL JONES, NEGRO,
 UNABLE ID SHAKE
 LINK PURSUING HIM
Had Bad Luck Since He Left Memphis in "Side Door Pullman"-In Fed
 eral Court

sure enough hard luck story devel- eped yesterday at the arraignment of the federal prisoners before Judge W. I. Grubb when Bill Jones negre, related his experiences, The negro had been indicted by the federal grand jury for breaking into a freight car containing interstate shipment. The negro stated that about the middle of October. 1914. he lost his job at Memphis, Tenn, and having no money decided to make his way fa Birmingham by the freight car route, He stated q freight car with open doors was standing on the track in the Memphis yards headed for Birmingham, ana that he slipped into it. He had hardly got into the car before it was sealed pp, and he was held a prisoner Antli the ear reached Birmingham and Was discovered here when the ear was opened, and was locked up on charge of ear breaking.
 It was shown to Judge Grubb yester- day that nothing was missing from the car, and that his statement bore all the earmarks of truth, and from the fact that he had been in jail nearly six f'fNffN--N setoS 'fthP AiotHdf6ta lilIll. The negro lost no time in leaving the federal building, and was plainly joyful at his release, But his joy was short lived, however, for when he went back to the county jail to tell of his release and secure his handful of belongings he was again thrown into jail. as the war den had received no notice of his dis charge
 The federal authorities were notified and in little while the negro was again released. He stated to the deputy mar shal that if he had sl ,000000 at the county jail he would pass it up rather than take a chance of being put back in jail.
 There were 19 prisoners brought before Judge Grubh yesterday, the majority be- ing negroes, charged with ear breaking. Among those who plead guilty and were sentenced were; Walter Lewis, ear break ing, four years in federal penitentiary Will Jackson, Lee Harris, ear breaking, two years each: Henry Anderson, car breaking, four years; Jim Mum, car breaking, two years. Those pleading not guilty had their cases set for trial be- ginning March 25 and continuing to March go.