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Evening star., 1915-01-04
Peter Rabbit Fails to Find
Buster Bear.

| No longer were the Green Meadows
! green. they were white Sometimes.
especially when his stomach was full,
| Peter Rabbit thought that they were
| almost as beautiful when thew were
| covered with snow as when they were
| green. Peter likes the snow, Yes. sir.
| Peter likes the snow. He likes to see
| 1t CLINT and sparkle in the sun. and he
dearly loves to make tracks in 1t. It
| always tickles Peter when he finds
that his tracks have fooled some one.
You know when Peter is In a hurry he
puts his long hind feet down in front
| OF his forefeet, and SO his tracks look
| for all the world as if he had been
going in just the opposite direction.
People who don't know this often are
| fooled. and this Peter thinks is one of
| the best jokes ever
Peter long age found out that the
snow tells him lot of things he wants
to know. Nobody can walk on soft
snow without leaving tracks behind
them, and so it is quite easy to learn a
lot about ones neighbors, and what
they have been doing just by following
their tracks. 1t was great fun to look
for new tracks. Peter hoped about
this way and that way all through the
Green Forest and he learned many
things. He followed the tracks Of
Reddy Fox. He learned where Mrs.
Grouse had made a new hiding place.
He laughed when he found the tracks
of Unc' Billy Possum. They didn't go
ten feet away from his old hollow
tree before they turned back. 1t was
very clear that Unc' Billy didn't like
the snow and had gone back to try to
sleep until it was gone.
Peter went way, way into the Green
Forest. and when he got way in there
~he remembered something. 1t came
into his mind SO suddenly that it made
him jump right up in the air. He re-
membered that it was there toward
the last of the last winter that he had
seen Buster Bears great tracks for the
first time, and had wondered and Won
dered who could have made them. And
this reminded him that he didn't see
Busters tracks anywhere now That
was funny. He hadn't heard that Bus
ter had left the Green Forest, and he
was quite sure that he would have
heard of it If Buster had. Still it was
queer, very queer, that he hadn't found
Busters tracks anywhere. OF course,
Buster couldn't possibly walk around
without leaving tracks. Why even
tiny Danny Meadow Mouse left tracks,
the cutest little tracks, everywhere he
went. Peter sat down and scratched
his left ear with his long right hind
foot Then he scratched his right ear
with his long left hind foot. If he
could he probably would have scratch
ed both ears with both hind feet at
the same time, because he was SO puz-
zled and was trying SO hard to think
what could be the reason that Buster
Bear had made no tracks.
I'll just look little farther" thought
Evening star., 1915-01-04
TAKES UP THE BILL
FOR SHIP PURCHASE
Senate Decides to Consider
Administration Measure by
Vote of 46 to 20.
GAlLINGER AND LODGE
DECLARE OPPOSITION
Determined Fight to Prevent Enact.
ment Indicated-Statement by
Acting Chairman of Committee.

The administration bill for the pur-
chase and operation of merchant YES
sells by the government was taken up
and made the unfinished business of
the Senate today by vote of 46 to 2s.
Senators Gallinger and Lodge an
nounced emphatically that every effort
would be made by the opponents of the
measure to defeat it, and it became ap-
parent that the bill would not reach
a vote in the Senate until every par
lamentary move on the part of its op-
ponents had been overcome.
Four republicans voted to take the
bill up, Senators Kenyon, La Toilette.
Norris and Psndexter- One democrat
Senator Vardaman of Mississippi, voted
. against taking 1t up.
- Senator Gailinger, the republican
leader, inquired of Senator Fletcher,
e acting chairman of the commerce COM
mittee, who moved to take up the ship
ping bill. what was the purpose of the
replied that the supporters of the
measure desired to keep the bill be-
fore the Senate until vote could be
had on it, though he would always be
willing to lay it aside to allow appro-
priation bills to be disposed of.
Nothing Gained by Haste.
Nothing will be gained by undue
haste in this matter" declared Senator
Gallinger "In my opinion we ought to
pass the supply bills and go home.
This proposed bill opens up a great,
new question, and the American people
will want to know something about it
before it is enactd into law.
Senator Fletcher insisted that every
opportunity would be given to discuss
the bill in the Senate, but that friends
of the measure desired to keep II oe-
fore the Senate whenever possible be-
cause they considered 1t one OF the
most important measures, in its erect
upon the whole people, now pending.
Senator Lodge, declaring that such
measure had never been adopted by
any civilized country before. protested
, against speedy action upon the bill. He
pointed out that no hearings had been
held by the committee on the bill. and
said that no information was at hand
for its proper consideration by the
Senate.
Senator Stone Submits Amendment.
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, and author OF
the bill in the Senate. introduced an
amendment to the bill today, adding
section authorizing the President to
designate from time to time such ports
of the United States as he deems wise at
which collectors of customs would be COM
PEELED to inspect all goods and merchan-
disc submitted for shipment to foreign
port, whether by vessels owned or partly
owned by the United States or by any
vessels under American register.
To load a vessel before shipments had
been inspected and passed would be
made pun sha BILE by fine not to ex-
ceed 5000 and Imprisonment until the
fine was paid. and would be applicable
alike to masters of vessels receiving
such uninspected goods and to shippers
Another amendment would make
ships acquired by the United States
subject to international navigation
regulations.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
PUBLIC SCHOOLS REOPEN.
Repairs at the Force Uncompleted
Teachers Get Pay Checks.

Public schools Of Washington today re-
opened for the first session Of 1915. All
went well except at the Force School,
where the children had to be given an
other day Of holiday on account Of certain
repairs to the heating apparatus, which
it had been impossible to complete. The
school is to be in readiness tomorrow.
however
Teachers were today given their checks
for the time between the date Of their
last payment, prior to the beginning Of
the holidays, and the first of the month.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

of Buster Bear. All through the Greer
Forest he left his own tracks, but not
a single track of Buster Bears did he
find. He was a very tired Rabbit. was
Peter, when at last he started for the
dear Old Brier Patch. His head was
oujte as tired as his legs, for all the
time he had been running around he
had been thinking and thinking, and II
hadn't been a bit of use.
"Ruster Bear isn't here. that's all
there is to it"' said he yet somehoW
he couldn't get rid of the feeling that
nerhaps he was mistaken, and that
buster Bear was there after all. And
Buster Bear was.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
OPENS CONVENTIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL CLUB
Society of Constructors Of Federal
Buildings Has About Fifty
Present.

With about fifty members in attend
ance from all over the country, the sixth
annual convention of the Society of
Constructors of Federal Buildings,
opened this afternoon at o'clock in
the rooms of the Washington Architec-
tural Club on the third floor of 1917 II
street northwest.
President Harry G. Richey of New
Orleans made the opening address, in
the absence of Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury Department. who is now in
California, and who was to have made
the address of welcome.
The Secretary was officially repre-
sented by Byron r. Newton, assistant
secretary of the Treasury.
Routine business occupied the entire
afternoon session. Before the close of
the session this afternoon election of
officers is to take place. a short and
informal address was given by Oscar
Wenderoth, supervising architect. The
society Is composed of the Office and
field force of his office. and it's mem
bers are in charge of the preparation
of drawings and construction of the
various government buildings through
out the country.
Reception This Evening.
At o'clock tonight there is to be
reception to the employees of the super
vising architects office. There is to be
regular session of the society tomor-
sow morning at 10 o'clock, and in the
afternoon at o'clock there will be a
reception to visiting contractors. This
'eception is to be in charge of a COM
nittee composed of 1. D. Porter. A. A.
'ackard and V. Perry.
Wednesday morning there will be a
reception to manufacturers, in charge
Of q committee consisting of W. S, Van
loan, E. W. Roberts and ]. T. Roth
'ock.
A dinner and smoker is to be held at
the New Ebbitt Thursday night, which
affair will officially wind up what is
termed a wholly "unoff1ciaI'' conven-
Von. The committee in charge is to
sonsist of Richard Fourchy. A B. Fry
and Thomas Appleton.
The present officers of the society are
Mr. Rfchey, president; Charles F. Cra-
ner of Lorain. Ohio. first vice presi-
.se.s, Micnael A. Donlan of Edwards
vile. Ill., second vice president; Theo-
dore r. Maui. secretary-treasurer, and
Charles R Marsh of Plymouth, Mass
editor of publications.
Evening star., 1915-02-04

which any nation violating Hasr.
treaties should be subjected by other
] lsignatory powers to an embargo
against the buying or selling OF SIS
goods or bonds In the territory OF the
signatory nations. The resolution 10
as follows:
believing that commerce as the or
ganized business life Of the world is In
dependent because international, and
7 believing that IL can become a great
iconservator OF the worlds peace. there.
| fore
BE II resolved by the Chamber oe
Commerce Of the United states in con-
| vent'on assembled. That the next Hague
peac to provide as n penalty for the in
| fraction OF its conventions that an em-
| barge shall be declared against an Of
Tending nation by the other signatory
nations. as follows:
| Il. Forbidding an offending nation
| from buying or selling within their
,, territory or In territory under their
control
- Forbidding an offending nation
| from raising money through the sals
of bonds or of any other forms of debt
within their territory or in territory
under their control
! BE II further resolved. That the pres
ident and the board OF directors of tho
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States toe instructed to take all pos
mand to secure the adoption by tho
next Hague con erence OF this pro
posal to apply the economic pressure o.
| commerce as the most efficient. hu
name and civilized means OF tnsurins
the worlds peace"
Evening star., 1915-02-04
CANADIAN WHEAT HELD
AS CONTRABAND OF WAR

OTTAWA. Ont. February 4.-The
Canadian customs department was not
ified today that seven carloads of high
grade Canadian -four consigned from
Kenora. Ont. to Saloniki. Greece, had
been held up at Niagara Falls. as con-
traband of war. Greece, being neu-
trail country, a ruling by the depart
ment was asked for. The reply of the
department is that since October 29
last, when an order in council was
passed dealing with the question. the
expectation of contraband of war from
Canada to all foreign ports in Europe
and on the Mediterranean and Black
sea. with the exception of those OF
France, Russia Except the Baltic
ports). Spain and Portugal. is pro-
hibited.
When the order in council was passed
food was not a contraband of war. but
now that food destined for nations at
war with Great Britain has been de-
clared conditional contrahand, the Gus
toms department expects that there
will be a great deal of trouble until
shippers have the sitaution thoroughly
elucidated. The difficulty, it is ex-
planned, Is that in the case OF such a
country as Greece there Is no guaran-
tee that food consigned from Canada
to a Grecian port will not find Its way
into Germany. Austria or turkey.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
WAR DIET FOR GERMANS.
Lecturers Are to Teach the People
Economy in Eating.

BERLIN. February T. via London
Herr Won Loeb of the Prussian ministry Of
the interior. in opening a course Of lectures
designed to prepare public speakers for
nstructing the popuatio in economy in
eating. admitted that durng the first half
year of the war the people had not lived
as eccnon ca,ly az their duty toward the
father and and the seriousness Of the
situation demanded
while German soldiers are risking
their lives with Incompatible courage
for our security" sad Herr Won Loeb,
I'VE at home have been living just as in
times of peace seldom thinking OF saw
ing AS the soldiers are fighting in arms
against the enemy. so must we battle
with our might against palate and
stomach. The participants in this lee
ture course must organize the home army
In tn s great struggle"
The magistrates of Berlin have issued
a warning against exorbito mt prices for
bread They declare that they will
adopt preventive measures 1 they be-
come necessary to Keep bread rates with
n reasonable hounds.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
Nominating Committee
Makes Its Selections

The nominating committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States today presented its report to
the convention. selecting the men who
will in all probability be the directors
of the big organization for the ensuing
year.
The report is as follows:
For District 1. New England states
howell B. Cheney South Manchester
Conn.
For District 2. New York. New Jerse,
Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland and
Lis,r. ct Of Columbia " Ill am IL Dougias.
Aew lo.k ~
For District 3, Virginia, West Vir-
g.ni Aolth Carolina. 5 nth Carolina
Georgia and Florida-R C. Rhett, Char
lesion, S. c.. and R. T. Gum ngham
airmont, w. va
For District 4. Alabama. Mississippi.
louisiana and Texas-John W. Philip.
Dallas, Tex.
For District S, Kentucky. Tennessee.
Missouri. Arkansas, Kansas and Okla
MO.
For District 8. Ohio. Michigan. In
diana. Illinois and Wisconsin,. e.
Boyd, Indianapolis. Ind. and Henry B.
Joy. Detroit. Mich.
For District Z, Minnesota. Iowa. North
Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska
E. r. Meredith, Des Moines. Iowa
For District 8. Montana, Idaho.
Wyoming, Colorado. Utah. Nevada.
New Mexico and Arizona-Thomas b.
Stearns, Denver, Col
For District 9. Pacific coast states
Thomas Burke, Seattle, Wash. and Al
fred l. Esberg. San Francisco. Cal.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
HOSPITAL SHIP TARGET.
British Accuse Germans of Vio.at.
ing The Hague Convention.

LONDON, February Thomas j.
Mcnamara. parliamentary secretary o.
the admiralty. announced in the house
of commons yesterday that the ad-
miraIty had received telegram on the
subject of the reported German at
tempt to torpedo the British hospital
ship Asturias. as announced by the
French ministry of marine Tuesday
The Asturias. he said. was painted
white with a green band and red
crosses, which were illuminated as pro-
vided for in the regulat OILS adopted at
the Hague
1T Is interesting to know said the
secretary, that the first name on the
HIT OF those who expressed adherence
to this convention was that of the Ger
man emperor"
The neutral powers. he added. would
be notified OF the fact. but, said he
the civilized world needs no repre-
sentation of ours to enhance Its sense
Of horror at this wanton outrage"
Evening star., 1915-02-04
WOULD S1UP GAAS lhUSr SUIT
PRESIDENT bodiAe of U. G. I. Sees As.
slstant attorney General Todd.

S. T. Bodine. president Of the United
Gas Improvement Company OF PhiIa-
delphia. conferred yesterday with G.
&C. Todd, assistant to Attorney General
Gregory, in charge Of antitrust prose-
cutions.
The Gas Improvement Company has
been under investigation by the De-
partment Of Justice for several months
and attorneys recently began the prep
aration of a complaint against 1t, un-
der the antitrust act.
1t was said that Mr.. Bodine came to
Washington to give the department in.
formation that might be useful in de-
|termining whether suit shall be filed.
He Is expected to furnish more data
and pending its receipt 1t Is not be-
lieved that any decisive action will
be taken in the case.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
Price Maintenance Plan
Is Urged by Cherington

The committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce Of the United States on the main
telance of resale prices. Paul T Cheering
ton. chairman. today presented TO the
convention a report urging tho adoption
of a price maintenance system The re-
port in part is as follows:
"In a matter as serious and ~ COM
plex as this, We feel that federal legis-
lation should be undertaken only when
the condition to be remedied 10 serious
and when the condition is OF such = ns-
ture that it is not likely to correct IT.
self without law. Prom our consideration
of the evidence which we and others be
fore US have collected, We are convinced
that in this case the condition is serious
and that instead of correcting itself
without law II eventually must grow
worse.
Federal legislation undertaken In q
matter of this kind We believe should
have as it's main object the protection OF
the best interests OF the whole people.
and we believe also that such legislation
should aim to secure to the public az
large all possible benefits from progress
N production and in distribut On methods.
From our investigation and from those
which have preceded ours We believe that
price maintenance, under proper restr c.
ons. would accomplish both OF thes.
ends.
I'VE are Informed that the bu-Sau OF
corporations now has nearly compe etes,
an INQUIRY into this subie. whi is tp
be transferred to the federal trade com
m ssion We share In the puSiic anN.etv
that this INQUIRY be pushed with al
lpromptnees compatible with thorough
ness We urgently recommend. there
| fore, that the Chamber of CONNER e ~
| the United States of Amer ca urge upon
| the federal trade commission. when form
| ed, the import anre completing IN In
uuiry and presenting their find ings TO tne
President and Congress at the earl est
| fea sible date.
"Your committee is convinced that
/ leg Station permitting the maintenance OF
resale prices under proper restrict cns on
| Identified mercha andise for voluntary
purchase. made and sold under competi-
| tive conditions would be to the best in
terest of the producer the distributor
and of the purchasing public. or con-
sumer."
Evening star., 1915-02-04

nual banquet of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. Mr. Far
rell Is the chairman of the recently
organized national foreign trade
council of the United States. and he.
with a number of other members Of
that organization. are to be the guests
Of the chamber tonight.
Robert Halsey Patchin, formerly a
Washington newspaperman and who
was recently elected secretary of the
national foreign trade council. said
today that W. D. Simmons of the Sim
mons Hardware Company OF st. Louis,
W L. Saunders. president of the lnger-
soll-Rand Company. and willard u.
Straight OF J. P. Morgan & Co. New
York, who are also members of the
national foreign trade council viii
likewise be present at tonight $
The assembly which listened to
President Wilson last night included
from all over the couatry. but also
many officials OF the government and
their wives and daughters The Presi-
dent was accompanied by two Of his
Mrs. McAdoo. High officials from every
| department of the government were in
the audience, among them being As
sistant Secretary Sweet of the Depart
| ment Of Commerce and Assistant Sec
rotary Vrooman Of the Department Of
Agriculture.
Nat Murray of the bureau OF crop
| estimates Of the Department of Agri-
| culture was in the audience which
listened to the President last night.
| Mr.. Murray and other officials of the
department were especially interested
| in President Wilson's reference to the
Department OF Agriculture. in which
| he declared that the country is on
the eve of a time when the department
will be Of Importance to the whole
| world.
| S. B. Adams. representing the Port
| land. Me-. Chamber of Commerce, is
accompanied by his wife. They are
stopping at the Powhatan.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
THREE CCNSPIRATORS DIE.
Convicted of Plotting Assassina lion
of Heir to Austrian Throne.

AMSTERDAM. February 4. via Lon
don February "A Berlin dispatch
received here says that the execution
OF three of the conspirators in the as
sassination of the Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. heir apparent to the Aus
trian throne, took place Wednesday in
ihe prison Of the court fortress at
Sarajevo, Bosnia
The men put to death were VeiJko
r!o HE Two others who had been
found guilty of high treason and sem
fenced to death were Jakov Zilovic and
-Nedjo Kerovic. Their sentences later
we're committed to imprisonment for
life and FOR twenty years. respectively
Ga vrfo PrinZip. the Bosnian student
who actually slew tho archduke and
his morganatfc wife while they were
visiting Sarajevo. is undergoing q SEN
tence of twenty years imprisonment
- having been Impossible on account
o. his youth 10 0sntSnos him to death.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY
GERMAN POST IN AFRICA

PARIS. February 4. 1:o1 p.m.-After
several engagements French troops
January 20 occupied Bertoua. post
situated in the center of the German
colony of Kamerun, in western equa-
torial Africa.
The occupation of this post indicates
according to an official announcement
made in Paris today. that the French
enveloping movement against the Ger
man forces in the Kameruns is being
continued. -.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
WHEAT SHOWS ADVANCE
OF NEARLY FOUR CENTS
Evidence of Renewed Foreign De.
mand Factor-Trading
Decidedly Lively.

CHICAGO. February ALTHOUGH the
opening of the wheat market today
was the steadiest for some time, 1t was
not long before prices made an ad-
vance Of nearly 4 cents a bushel. May
rose to s1.63. as against $l5sA last
night. and July to $1.41k. compared
with s1.3S%.
President Wilson's speech directing at
tention to the prospect that the United
States would be called upon heavily for
wheat had much influence toward en-
couraging buyers. Besides there appeared
to be evidence of renewed foreign de-
mand here this morning and of export
sales overnight.
Despite heavy margins insisted on
trading was Of decidedly lively char
acter.
Evening star., 1915-02-04
BANiSHEu TO Siberia,
Russian Revolutionist, Who Sought
to Enlist, to Be Deported.

PETROGRAD. via Lon0on. February
4.-t lauimlr BourtZeh. well known as
"a RUSSIAN revolutionist, has been SEN
fenced to deportation TO $40 rl. bur
teen, " no hau been living out oI the
country. espoused the cause OF the
itu'sIan government at the outDrcak X
ol the Wal a4iu came to PetroS. au L,
enlist IN the di my tie Was ,sIeu
st pLember 29.
4ne cnaiYe against hi on whicn ne
mas Just beeh convicted. Was lis
mateste. Ahe accusation was taseu
upOu articles w..4caI Dvu. tea. ,u..lr,n
uIeu tU Pans pSI.Ouical
Evening star., 1915-02-04
War Officially Reported
German, Statement


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from
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which continued
machine other Of smaller
FOL us.
I'm Poland of vstua. skmishes
south
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and allies have times successful difficult
country
Evening star., 1915-02-04
Urues Economic Pressure
Upon Nations Engaged in War

The resolution introduced at yester-
days session of the convention Of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, which would provide for eco
nomic pressure upon nations engaged in
war. was introduced by Herbert S
Houston of New York. The resolution
would have the president and board of
directors of the national chamber take
means to secure the adoption by tho
next Hague conference of d plan under
Evening star., 1915-02-04
French Statement

T.
n
ng Of February driven
"1n
artillery
The hrst attacks completely dped
lery The which
mine
from ewhch
had
February
and n vale Of
successful
I'm the voEes there have been
of
Koschag weerkopf
to melt
Evening star., 1915-02-04
onmande- Evangeline Booth II

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feh-u4Ty -
Commander Evangelirn Boz et tae
Sa vat on Army. who is IN at aof=i
here, was reported today to t. =-17r-
ing from peritonitis Mss hq-r d
physician said her condition was u1f
necessarily serious. but she Goa not
be moved from the hotel for the next
thirty-siX hours.