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Evening star., 1915-11-24
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY DIVISION 1-Justice Ander'
son.
Luskey agt Butler; guardian ad liteH
appointed; plaintiffs attorneys, Ralston
& Richardson; defendants attorney, s
d. Willis.
MacEachran agt. MacEachran: COM
mission ordered to issue. plaintiffs at
torney, T.. l.. Gies; defendants attor-
ney, George w. Drew.
DManna agt. D'Manna decree pre-
confesso; plaintiffs attorney |. 3. Lin
ton.
Clarke agt. Clarke; rule returnable
November 26; plaintiffs attorney. G. L.
Whitford.
In re Peerless Oil and Gas Company
eral Oil Company of America; petition
er's attorney, Z. l.. Gfes.
EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice Mccoy
Booze agt. Booze: appearance Of alb
sent defendant ordered; plaintiffs at
torney. Augustus w. Gray.
Weller agt Shreve; decree substitut.
ing trustee and reference to auditor
plaintiffs attorney. Alexander Wolf.
eherr ast Me'Hsl pro confess
Ralston & Richardson and G. w. Hott;
defendants attorney J. T.. Laskey.
Berens agt. Berens: guardian ad liten
appointed: plaintiffs attorney, George
G. Gertman: defendants attorneys. G
7. McGlue and G. H. Bauman.
Farmer agt. Farmer: order dismissins
appeal: plaintiffs attorney, Webster
Ballinger; defendants attorney, NJ. s
Farmer. jr.
Maass agt. Wardman; time to settle
statement of evidence extended to Jan.
uary l. 1916. and to file transcript te
January Is, 1916; plaintiffs attorney
w. G.. Gardiner; defendants attorneys
Brandenburg e. Brandenburg.
Stevens agt. Stevens; hearing con-
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TO BE SENTENCED SATURDAY.
W. F. McAbee Pleads Guilty to Sell.
ing Beer From Wagon.

Pleading guilty to charge of SELL
ing beer from his wagon. William F,
McAbee, coiored, driver for a brewing
company. was arraigned in the Police
Court today before Judge Pugh. He is
to be sentenced Saturday.
McAbee was arrested by Policemen
Sullivan and Boyle of the tenth pre-
cinct, who were in civilian clothes
They declared the defendant sold them
a case Of beer from his wagon while
on the street.
Attorney Michael Kane. who appeared
for the defendant. told the court that
McAbee was out to deliver &c. .. d.
orders for his employers. and that 1t
was while SO doing that the officers
approached and asked him to sell them
a case of beer This man did not
make the sale for his own profit" said
the attorney. and asked that the court
be lenient with him in passing sentence
Saturday.
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CONFERS AGAIN OVER HIS
PLANT ABOUT GoRJCAR
Austro-Hungarian Charge Dissatis-
fed Because No U. s. Disclaimer
Has Been Issued,

Baron Erich Zwiedinek, charge of the
Austro-Hungarian embassy, conferred
again with Secretary Lansing today
about his complaint against the recent
issuance by the Department of Justice
of statement which appeared to be
in confirmation of the charges recently
made by DR.. Joseph Goricar. a former
Austrian consul. No information re-
garding the conference was forthcom-
ing at the State Department, and the
charge himself said he had agreed NOT
Co discuss the subject
1t is known, however that the en-
bassy is very dissatisfied because no
disclaimer has been issued by the De-
partment of Justice. Should the de-
partment fail to deny that the state
ment was authentic. officials of the
State Department considered 1t likely
that the Austrian government might
make the incident one for diplomatic
correspondence.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
EXPECTED TO Be EARLY
Chairman McCombs Says It Will Be
Held in First Two Weeks
of June.

NEW YORK, November 24.-Demo-
cratic sentiment, judging from reports
received by William F. McCombs. chair
man of the national committee. favors
an early national convention. Mr.. Nc
Combs said today that from what he
had gathered from the members Of his
committee it was likely that the con-
vention would be held during the first
two weeks of June.
I'VE are the dominant party now.
said the chairman. "and usually the
party in power holds its convention
first. l believe we are all open minded
as to where the convention should be
held" He pointed out that the selection
of convention city for 1915 would not
have the same political significance as
in 1912, when he led the party to Bal
timore because.i 1T was convenient TO the
state from which his candidate was to
come. Bids for the convention have
been received from Chicago, st. Louis,
Dallas and San Francisco.
Mr. McCombs expects a full meeting
of the members of the national com
mittee in Washington December 4.
when an effort will be made to decide
upon the time and place for the con
vention.
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GERMANS WORRY OVER FOOD,
Government Accused of Failure te
Deal Adequately With Problem.

COLOGNE. via London. November "a.
The Volks Zeitung in a sharp article
urges the reichstag, which meets next
week. to call the government to ac-
count for its failure to deal adequately
with the problem of supplying food
stuffs.
To supply the German nation with
provisions Is at present tho most i'm
portant military question, and one
which must be carried through before
winter. the tolks Zeitung says. This
doubtless will be recognized by the an :
preme army command. whose orders
Will fnd no opposition. We recon-
mend the appointment of an economic
dictator in military clothing"
The article closes with an attack on
Herr Won stein. recently appointed un-
der secretary of the interior. on the
ground that he has not dealt ener-
gettcaily enough with the food problem
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BIG PILE OF GROCERIES.
Printers Contribute for Baptist
Home for Children.

A generous pile of groceries this
morning stood in the printing estab-
Iishment of Judd g. Detwciler as tan
gible response on the part OF the en-
ployes to an appeal made by heads OF
the firm on behalf of the Baptist Home
for Children.
This institution but recently estab-
lished, placed it's first public appeal for
assistance through the pulpits of the
Baptist churches of the District last
Thanksgiving day and received the
benefits OF all collections taken a,
those services.
Cereals, fruit, coffee, tea, sugar, poul-
try and other staples were all repre-
sented in the heap stacked up ready for
transportation to the home, at 904 New
ton street northeast One thoughtful
donor sent in plump cackling hen in
d crate.
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WILL RAISE $4,000
TO COMPLETE ROAD
Business Men Plan Campaign
for Highway to Fred
ericksburg.

Plans for a campaign to raise about
$4,000. with which to construct a good
roadway on the sections of the road
between Fredericksburg. Va, and the
National Capital that are in such a bad
condition as to render about fifty miles
of excellent highway useless to auto
mobile tourists, were discussed today
at meeting of the committee of Wash
ington business men which made an
inspection of the road in question Mon
day.
The committee, which is composed OF
Chamber of Commerce, Retail Mer-
chants Association and Hotel Mems
Association, decided to meet at lunch
con within the next week and formally
launch the campaign. Every motorist
of Washington is to be asked to con-
also will be asked to aid in the move
ment. If the roadway Is put in good
condition thousands of tourists who
nov make a detour through the Shen-
andoah valley in order to avoid the
road between here and FREDERICKSBURG
will then be able to visit the National
Capital.
Boost for Washington"
| Every motorist making contribu-
| tion to the fund is to be presented with
A tag bearing words reading something
like this:
II am helping to build good road
way between Fredericksburg. Va, ano
Washington. Are you?
"A contribution toward the fund
now being raised to construct the road
way will aid in making Washington
| the gateway to the south for tourists
Boost for Washington"
The tag also will bear the name ano
address of the person who is to serve
as treasurer of the fund.
| f. L. Ferguson of the American Auto
mobile Association estimates that the
| loss to Washington each year because
tourists are forced to make detour te
avoid the road between here and Fred.
| ericksburg. Va, amounts to several hun.
dred thousand dollars.
I'm addition to being a practical
| business proposition in every respect
the repairing Of the bad stretches in
| the Fredericksburg road also will open
up for Washington motorists another
| delightful route for short auto trips,
said Mr.. Ferguson today.
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BELIEVE KhNKAKEE CAPTURED
American Transatlantic Company So
Hears From Buenos Aires.

NEW YORK, November 24.--The
American Transatlantic Company. own
er of the steamship Kankakee, re-
ceived yesterday a cable message from
Capt Berg of the steamship Manito-
wac, at Buenos Aires. reading, Consul
mere understands Kankakee captured"
The Kankakee was purchased recent
ly by the American Transatlantic Com
pany and placed under the American
dag She was cleared from Norfolk,
Va, OII Der 4, with a cargo of coal
Tor BUDS Aires. and was seventeen
Gays oveluue there yesterday. She is
one of the vessels listed by the British
government as suspected" as to her
ownership.
President Wagner of the American
Transatlantic Company said he had no
doubt that the kankakee has fallen
INTO British hands.
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ANARCHY REIGNs IN PERSIA.
Government Officials Flee From Most
Seriously Affected Areas.

A state of anarchy is said to exist in
Persia. Many government officials are
said to have fed from the areas in
which the most serious conditions pre-
vail.
The State Department has approved
the action of United States Minister
Caldwell in taking charge Of the diplo-
matic interests of Germany and Turkey
in Persia. 1t was pointed out that
Persia, being neutral country. the min
ster was well within his powers in
looking after the German and Turkish
interests when requested to'do 40.
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TEACHERS INSTITUTES
ARE NEARING THE CLOSE
Colored Associations of Two Mary.
land Counties, in Separate Con-
ventions, Soon to Adjourn.

Institutes being conducted by colored
teachers of Montgomery county, Nd,
at Howard University, and by those OF
Prince Georges county at Paramount
Heights, Nd, are to close this evening
Both are said to have been successful
Those on the program at the Prince
Georges institute today included
Charles NJ. Thomas of the Miner Nor
NAL School, Mrs. Eva Fletcher. one OF
the model teachers in the public
schools; Prof. Thomas Turner of How
ard University and Willis w. Jones OF
East Deanwood, D. c.
Others who have spoken at the ses-
sions include E. S. Burroughs. county
superintendent Of education; George r.
Mcceney. member oesoo, OF ho. the Herheys rmGs
Mitchell, principal of the Laurel High
School; Principal Carrico Of the Sur
rattsville High. School; DR.. Lucy f.
Moten, principal of the Miner Normal
School; A. c. Newman, principal of the
Cardozo vocational School; G. C. Will
kinson, principal of Armstrong Manual
Training School; Miss Justine Wilkes,
Mrs. r. A. Henry, George q. waters,
William H. Culver, Emory X. Cole and
Dr. William l.. Watkins.
James F. Armstrong, supervisor OF
colored schools in the county. has been
in charge of the sessions. All have
been we'll attended.
Montgomery County Institute.
That "the colored schools will cease
to be a. badge of distinction and infe-
rority as soon as the teachers throw
their lives into the work and compel
the people to recognize the presence
of a constructive personality in the
county teacher" was asserted by
Charles NJ. Thomas. teacher Of psy-
chology and education in the Miner
Normal School. before the Montgomery
county institute yesterday afternoon.
BY charts which he had prepared he
showed show the teachers might in-
crease the surplus of production in the
county and the state, and thereby en-
able the people to do more for the
schools. He ended his address with a
statement of the definite aims OF teach
Ing and how to attain those ends. with
emphasis upon personal and civic hab'
its.
Speakers at this institute today In
cluded Edwin NJ. Broome. assistant su'
perintendent of schools; Prof. A h.
Brown of Howard University. Rocks
Turner, Dr. E. L. Parks and Prof.
George w. Cook of Howard University
and Miss Mary Wilson.
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KNIFE TAKEN FROM STOMACH.
Implement Swallowed Months Aeo
by Delirious Woman.

CHICAGO. November 24.-A table
knife which Mrs. Elizabeth Hocheberxer
finally persuaded surgeons she had
swallowed while In a delirium due to
illness eight months ago was taken
from her stomach yesterday by an
operation at the West Side Hospital.
The knife was corroded and saw
and physicians said that nature had
made heroic efforts to digest the inn
plement
The woman rallied well from the
medical students watched the onera- :
ton.
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PRINCE WALDEMAR Is I'LL,
Son OF Prince Henry Has Served
Since War Began.

KEEL, Germany. November "a
Prince Waldemar of Prussia, eldest
son of Prince Henry, who is a brother
Of Emperor William. has been brought
to Kiel from the front, seriously i'll.
Prince Waldemar is at the head of q
volunteer automobile corps, and in this
capacity has been at the front contin-
ually since the beginning of the war.
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TOTAL OF $S,5OO
FOR BOY SCOUTS
Progress of Teams Reported
at Luncheon Held at New
Willard Today.
PERIOD OF THE CAMPAIGN
EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY
Action Taken Enables the Workers
to Complete the Canvass for
Subscriptions.

The campaign to raise 100000 for the
Boy Scout movement in the District OF
Columbia will be continued until next
Monday at noon. This action was unani-
mously taken today at the luncheon
meeting at the New Willard Hotel Of the
twenty -four teams that are gathering
the subscriptions.
The motion for the extension was
made by Leroy w. Heron, a member of
the team of Q. J. DeMoll, who explain
ed that those with whom he is work.
ing had not, in the three days original
ly set apart for the campaign. been
given sufficient opportunity to see all
the possible subscribers, whose names
had been furnished it, not to mention
any original efforts on it's part.
Approved by Mr.. Moses.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee. A. c. Moses. in presenting the mo-
ton to the meeting, advocat ted the time
extension proposed. citing as an in
stance of the necessity therefor the
fact that it had taken him thirty five
minutes to convince banker, hereto
fore opposed to the Boy Scout move
ment, that it was paying community
investment Mr.. Herron's motion car
ried with it the proviso that no more
daily meetings of the teams be held,
but that final results of the week. S
work be turned In Monday next.
Two thousand dollars was the sum
reported raised in the last twenty-four
hours at today's meeting, bringing the
total to $500.
Standings of Teams Changed.
Many members OF the teams have been
too busy, 1t Is stated. to attend the daily
luncheons at the New Willard Hotel,
where reports on the work of the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours have been
turned in. Figures announced each day,
therefore, are estimated to be consid-
erably under the actual amount gath
cred.
The standings of the twenty-four
teams have considerably changed since
yesterday morning. and the two silver
cups and two silver vases, gifts of A.
c. Moses, chairman of the finance COM
mittee in charge of the campaign, yes
terday afternoon indicated the leaders
by resting on different tables.
Amounts raised by the various teams
during the first two days Of the cam
paign follow: Livingstone team, $1,e46;
Middleton team, s1,04425: Finkel team,
s213; Brooks team. $196; Davis & Marsh
team. S65: Bailey team, $3.50; Young
team. s227.50; Faust team, $50; Harris
& johnson team. $3.50: De Moil team,
S475. and Thompson team, $l00 Miscel-
laneous fund totals 1914.
De Moll Team Is Applauded.
At yesterdays luncheon Capt. o. J.
De Moll. whose team was organized
Monday afternoon, received applause
for his announcement that his follow
ers were able to report $475. The num-
Der Of unofficial reports and mail
pledges received will also. it is thought,
materially add to the above figures.
Illustrative of the good work done by
the Boy Scouts announcement was made
yesterday that any citizen desiring the
assistance of the youngsters in dis
tributing packages to the poor and
needy Of the city may obtain the serv-
ices of the boys without charge by
notifying Boy Scout headquarters.
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S4,95O

\ new detached home. A
home with ground all around
it. Very large rooms. Hot
water heat. Sleeping porch.
ix-foot air space. Every
Improvement known to
modern home construction.
ne OF the best values we
have ever offered. Excellent
cation. Facing Illinois
venue, one hundred and
-lxty feet wide. Take 9th
street car marked Soldiers
Home to Illinois avenue and
Cpshur street n,w.,, pet
worth"
Licensed brokers authorized to sell.
Aiiddaugh & Shannon, Inc,
Owner. 18th and h NV.
Established 1899. Woodward Bldg.
No Place Like Home;
No Home Like Ours.
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Cannot REDUCE NUMBER
OF THE BANK DISTRICTS
Attorney General Says Reserve
Board Has No Authority to
Make Changes.

No authority vests in the federal re-
serve act, in the opinion of Attorney
General Gregory. to reduce the number
of existing federal reserve districts OF
to change the present location of fed
eral reserve banks. This opinion was
submitted to the President. who trans
mitted it to the federal reserve board.
The question of changes in districts
and cities was taken up Monday at the
meeting of the board. The opinion OF
the Attorney General was laid before
the board, but was not read at the
meeting Supplementary opinion may
he sought. it has been suggested. which
would deal particularly with the point
as to change of location.
Appeals Probably Rejected.
If the board accepts and squares its
actions to the opinion of the Attorney
General the appeal of Pittsburgh to
have the bank now in Cleveland shifted
to it and that of Baltimore to be given
the bank now in Richmond will have
to be thrown out without consideration
Of their merits.
Consideration of these appeals and
petitions for other changes were post
poned Monday pending determination
of the boards powers. which now have
been passed upon by the highest law
officer of the administration.
Several members of the board, 1t Is
said, did not know that Mr.. Gregory
had been asked for the opinion until
it was mentioned at Mondays meeting.
Views of Other Lawyers.
The board has opinions from other
lawyers holding that 1t has power both
to reduce the number of reserve dis
tricts and change the location OF -.
serve banks.
1t is known, too, that some Of the
members feel that it Is for the best
interests of the system to make some
such changes.
Evening star., 1915-11-24

tCOntlnued from f1r6t faSe.t
patched with coal and other supplies
for German cruisers.
Mr. Hasler testified that the Thor was
captured by the allies and sold and that
the Hamburg-American line afterward
paid him her full value.
Robert T. Hasler, brother of the pre-
ceding witness, testified that the Thor
was loaded with 1883 tons of coal and
that supercargo, Mr.. WELLER. was
placed aboard and in charge. Bruce
Mcintyre. the witness said, cleared the
vessel.
On cross-examination it was brought
out that the Hasler brothers were born
in England end are both British sub
jects at the present time.
Defense's Concession Accepted.
William Rand, jr, counsel for the de-
tense. at this point offered a concession
in the form of a typewriter statement
showing that the Hamburg-American
line paid $1,419,394 for chartering.
coaling and supplying twelve steamers
for the relief of German cruisers. The
concession was accepted by the govern
ment.
Adolph Hochmeister, purchasing agent
Of the Hamburg American line, bought
100000 worth of supplies, in large
measure Mr.. Rand conceded.
Norman Hamilton, collector or the
port of Newport News, Va, testified he
had issued clearance papers to the Thol
and that there was no mention of other
supplies than coal in her manifest. The
government charges that she carried
foodstuffs and other supplies.
Mr.. Hamilton testified also that he
cleared the steamer Maria Quesada, a
Norwegian vessel which, the govern
ment charges, was chartered by the de-
fendants for Valparaiso December IS
1914. A man named Atkinson, Mr.. Ham
ilton testified. took a special oath as
shipper of the coal aboard the vessel
and Brown Willis certified that he was
the shipper of the provisions.
At this point the l o'clock recess was
taken
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Senator Works Sees Occoquau.

Senator Works Of California, a mem
ber of the joint select committee in
vestigating the fiscal relations between
the United States and the District Of
Columbia, today made q visit Of iu-
spection at the District workhouse at
Occouuan, Va.
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BELGIANS SAIL FOR NEW YORK.
Government Representatives Coming
on Mission of Supplies and Loan

LONDON. November "a. 2:37 pm
The representatives of the Belgian
government designated to go to the
United States sailed for New York to.
day on the Adriatic. They are f. Var
de Vyvere, minister of finance, and
Cheyalier L. Carton de Wharf, minister
OF justice. Nine. de Wharf, who was
imprisoned for several months in Ger
many, sailed with him.
The commission will investigate the
purchase of supplies for Belgium in
the United States and possibly will ar
range a Belgian loan.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
Death of Harry B. Benson,

Harry r. Benson, thirty-eight years
old, an assistant examiner in the pat
ent office, died suddenly last night He
suffered a severe attack of illness In his
apartment. at s14 H street northwest,
and was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where he died soon after his arrival.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
Fix Date for Schmidt's Death.

ALBANY, N. Y, November 24.-The
court of appeals today fixed the week
beginning January 10 as the time for
the electrocution of Hans Schmidt. the
unfrocked priest. convicted Of Staying
Anna Aumuller in New York In 1918.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
Secretary Garrison Goes to New York

Secretary Garrison left here this. aft
ernoon for New York to spend Thank
giving day with his family and will
remain over Saturday in order to at
tend the Army Navy foot ball game.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
Law Students Give Smoker.

About fifty persons were present at
a smoker given by the junior class of
the George Washington University Law
School last evening at the University
Club. The entire faculty of the school
was present.
Evening star., 1915-11-24

The floodgates of q dry dock of the
shipyards at 101st street and the Calumet
river, Chicago, were thrown open Satur-
day. putting in service the largest dry
dock on the great lakes.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
MARY JOHNSON DIES
AS RESULT Of WOUNDS
Was Shot by Fauley Carter, Who
Also Shattered Arm of
Lieut.. Cats.

Mary Johnson, colored. who was shot
Sunday night by Fauley Carter. also
colored, when she returned from a triI
to the country and stopped in front OF
her lunchroom, at EOS 18th street
tai shortly after o'clock this morn.
ing, and Coroner hewitt arranged fol
the holding of an inquest at the morgut
this afternoon.
Lieut.. John E. Cats, who was Shot
through the left arm and beaten BY
.arter. was much improved this morn
ing The X-ray picture taken of the
wounded arm shows less serious in
jury than the attending surgeons al
first feared he had sustained
Fracture of Bone V-Shaped.
The picture shows a V-shaped frac.
ture of an upper bone, but it is stated
the character of the wound gives rea.
son to hope the lieutenant will not lose
his arm 1t is possible that fragment:
of the bone will have to be removed, il
is stated, but the general condition OF
the patient is all that the surgeons
could desire.
Fauley johnson. who told physicians
he knew he could not get well. was ir
fairly good condition this morning, ant
physicians have not abandoned hope
for his recovery. The missing pisto
belonging to Harry Matthews, might
manager of the stable in which mos
of the shooting was done, has been re-
covered by the police. 1t was picked
up by a man in the stable and turned
over to the police yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-11-24
The weather a Year Ar. Today.

TIC W Weather . Year Ago TOdays
Clear. Tempera.urs, High. AZ. Low, 90
remember Laxative Bromo Quinne cures cold
10 one day. There 10 only one "Rromo Quiniue -
dkemspt. :.