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The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

CoNsTANTTNoPLE (via Berlin
Wireless,. Aprii 5.--Loss OF the
Turkish armored cruiser Medjidieh
In a Sunday engagement or Odessa.
was admitted IN an oficIsI state
ment from the Turkish admiralty to-
day. The Medjidieh's crew OF 32O
officers and men were saved by 9th.
er Turkish warships, the admiralty
announced.
In the same engagement two small
Russian vessels, the Provident CD
and vastochnaja were sunk. Their
crews were taken prisoners.
The admiralty also announced that
an enemy minesweeper which at.
tempted to enter the Dardanelles on
Sunday was sunk by the batteries OF
Fort Kun Kale.
The Medjidieh. with several other
Turkish warships. was steaming
northward yesterday when she sight
ed fotilla of Russian destroyers
and mine sweepers. The Turkish
squadron at once gave chase and
sank two enemy vessels within less
than an hour. Several OF the mine
sweepers ran In to get under cover
OF the fortress Of otchakov. opposite
Odessa.
In pursuing these mine sweepers
the Medjidieh struck mine near
the shore and began TO settle. Other
Turkish warships closed In and took
on the crew. The breech locks of
Ithe cannon were removed and after
the boats had pulled away a torpedo
was fred against the cruiser amid
ships to prevent her from'being re.
flccted. she went down nj once.
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Crime Follows Drink
ing In Saloon At
2:l5 A. Nj.
MAN is BATTERED
BY TWO FOOTPADS
Blames Pair He Met In
Lucker's Open
Bar

With all saloons closed tight on
election day-according to the stat
ute books-Henry w. Lucker. saloon.
keeper at Monroe-ave. and Brush-st.,
started out early Monday morning,
with the assistance of John VII.
liams, aged 25. of No. 1856 Baldwin
ave-. TO make a rather credita BILE
showing for a Detroit saloonkeeper.
AT 2:15 o'clock, Monday morning,
Mr.. Williams strolled into Mr.. Luck
er's place and bought several
drinks: for himself, and for two
strangers whom he found at the bar.
the police say.
Shortly afterward. Mr.. williams
was hit on the head, at an alley en-.
trance near Randolph-st. and Mon
roe.ave.. by two men whom he rec.
ognized as the persons whom he had
Just treated 10 drinks in Lucker's
place. and who had seen him pay
for the drinks from a roll OF bills.
His two friends took SIS from Mr..
Williams, who later ran across to
police headquarters and reported the
robbery.
Detectives Wilson and Bolone ac-
companied Mr.. Williams on hunt
for the latter's assailants.
In front OF Lucker's place. they
nabbed Walter Bartel, rs years old
of the Flint hotel. whom williams
identified as one of his assailants
Then williams led the way to the
basement bar in Lucker's place in
search Of the other man. They
found William Ehret 21 years old OF
the McGregor institute. hiding In
the coal bin.
Ehret was also identified by vii.
liams. but declared that he had not
committed any robbery. Ehret de
clared that Williams had called him
some harsh names. so he and Bar
el had hit Williams in the head. But
they hadn't taken any money. they
said.
The two are held on charges ol
larceny from the person.
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Four hundred and FIVE saloons.
with an estimated value OF equip
ment of 1896, 900. and three brew
cries. each valued at approximately
$4,000, were at stake today when
voters In 16 counties went to the
polls to decide local option con.
tests. Both wet" and dry" forces
issued the usual claims of certain
victory In a majority OF the coun-
ties voting. Reports from indepen-
dent sources indicate that the vote
will be close.
The voting on the liquor issue to-
day follows campaign OF unusual
vigor, In which both sides brought
all of their resources into action.
Local option forces are seeking
today to drive the saloons from ~
wet" counties. These counties.
with the number OF saloons in each.
are: Berrien. 81: kalamazoo, AZ;
Iron. 81: Chippewa. 40: Oakland.
35: Calhoun. 33: Grand Traverse.
%; Tuscola, 20; Mason, "a; La.
peer, 20; Emmett. IS; Alger. 10.
The liquor interests are attempt
ing to regain legal standing In the
following four counties now dry
Eaton, Genesee. Lenawee and SAM
lac. Previous to the time these
counties voted in favor OF local op-
ton. they contained 175 saloons and
one brewery.
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new QUAKE
JARS ROME
Heavy Damage Feared
In District of
AveZZanO

ROME, April g. Earthquake tre-
more were felt here at 1920 a. m.
today. The center OF the disturb
ance was reported at Avezanno.
where there was heavy loss Of life
Ia the most recent Italian earth
quake. Communication with Ave
zanno has been interrupted and
there Is grave fear that the district
may again have been visited BY a
destructive quake.
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Chances Improved By
Democratic Weather,
Say Friends
INTEREST SLACK;
VOTE VERY LIGHT
Chief Contest Is In the
Eighteenth
Ward

Light voting, which was expected
In Mondays election, was made still
lighter by a rain which began to
fall about the time the polls opened.
at o'clock, discouraging the early
voter, In former years. the rain
would have been welcomed by the
Democrats as a sign Of victory. but
this year there Is no chance for
that party to elect any OF its caa-
didates on the state ticket. and ex-
tCentisued On Pare Two,D
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Legislation to Protect
Children His Hobby,
He Says
SURE G. o. p. WILL
BE VICTORS IN 1916
d eclares Democrats
Can Weather Hard
Times Cry

Congressman Charles A. Nichols
is making no plans for a confagra-
ton Of the Potomac during his stay
in Washington, which will begin
when the sixty.fourth congress starts
It's work. next December.
AS member OF the minority
party. don't believe that can go
to Washington with long program
iContinued on Page Two.)
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70 LIVES
ATLANTIC
STORM TOLL
Great Anxiety Felt For
Many Vessels Not
Yet Reported
PROPERTY LOSS \
TOTALS MII1LION ms
sss-~sr- = e q.
Fleet Of % Liners Is'
Held Up In Port of
New York

NEW YORK. April 5.-Seventy or
more lives, and property worth sew
eral million dollars. was the toll of
the terrific storm which swept the
Atlantic coast Saturday and Sunday.
according to belated reports today.
A score OF vessels are known to
have sunk and reports of many more
missing were anxiously awaited to-
day. Foundering OF the Royal Dutch
West Indian mall steamer Prins
Maurits, with 49 persons, on the
Virginia capes, and the ocean going
tug Edward Luckenbach. with IA.
were the worst disasters reported.
From all parts OF the coast came
reports OF thrilling rescues from
sinking vessels by the life saving.
revenue cutter and volunteer rescue
corps. The coast was strewn with
wreckage. particularly on the vlr-
ginia capes where the fury OF the
i.orm was centered.
A feet of g, ocean liners was held
up here until yesterday.
Practically all hope for the Prins
Maurits was abandoned today. Sink
ing fast was her last IS. O. s."
call before several rescue vessels.
including some of the allies war
ships, watching OF the capes for the
rrinz Eitel Friedrich. and the reve-
nue. cutter Algonquin, arrived at her
Wireless location and found no trace
the sinking liner. She carried
Iour passengers and crew Of 45.
The Edward Luckenbach sank SAT-
urday of False Cape, Va, with IA
members of her crew. only two be-
ing saved, Three barges she was
towing we're also pounded ashore,
but their crews we're saved.
From Lewes, Del. came a report
that 10 lives were lost when four
barges OF the Consolidation Coal
Co, OF Baltimore, were beached on
the Delaware capes. The tug Cum
berland. towing them, saw them
break up and disappear.
on the Georgia coast the revenue
cutter Seminole was today search
ing for the barge Tampico. reported
in distress with 13 aboard.
Three schooners are reported to
be pounding to pieces on Cape Hat
teras and the Diamond shoals.
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sy BARRY FAais.

lsfaH Correspondent United Press.)
HAVANA. April 5.--The BIG DAY
dawned cloudy and cold. The indi.
cations were strong that rain would
be spattering down when Jess vii.
lard. best OF the crop OF white
hopes. entered the ring. as chal-
lenger for the worlds heavyweight
crown held by John Arthur Johnson.
The fght will take place. rain or
shine.
All Havana was up at 8 o'clock.
Trafic for Miramar race track, nine
miles away. began At that hour. Over
dusty roads hacks. autos. drays. We
hicics Of all descriptions were NOV.
Ing out to the battle ground. jammed
with Americans from Maine to San
Diego. The populace Of Havana
took It's time and began moving out
later.
Not one out OF 100 OF the Ameri.
can tight fans knew a word OF Span
lsh. But hiring rig was the east.
est thing In the world. The usual
process was TO wave cIenched fists
in imitation OF fighter and to point
In the general direction OF Miramar.
The driver nodded understandingiy.
and on you went
Johnson and Willard both were up
early for walks. The champion was
in playful mood He laughed and
"kidded" his companions. swinging
his arms In glee and indicating the
punches he intends TO use to lay
the white man cold.
In sharp contrast willard was ST.
lent and serious. He talked In low
tones to his trainers who accom-
panied him on short hike.
This world will again be ft to
live in II white man IL champion"
willard told some OF his friends.
This 10 more than personal matter
with me. I want TO restore the title
10 the white race"
willard money was In evidence
today AZ s to 5. but with few TAX
ers. with the fight only few
nours away, the betting eiement WAS
holding tight TO It's coin. There
were less wagers made In the final
hours than we're registered week
ago.
The indications early today were
that q crowd OF 10000 will see the
biz scrap In the arena. When the
gates opened at q. m, few fans
who had waited all night for general
admission seats, moved in with their
lunch boxes..
There will be no disturbance at
the arena. The Cuban authorities
have promised that. And 10 back
up their promise to keep order they
had had 200 rura!es scattered around
the race track before dawn today.
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CHICAGO BOOKIES "LAY
OFF" JOHNSON WILLARD
CHAMPIONSHIP BAT Tile
N. Y. OPENING.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The stock
market opened strong with an up
ward tendency In practically all
stocks.
IL q. m.-The market was strong
during the FIRST hour. with violent
fluctuations In industrial specialties.
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Third Under-S Fighter Is
Damaged In Raid on Yards
Near Antwerp, Says the
London War Office

PARIS, April 5-Two German submarines destroyed
third damaged and the German submarine yarsat Hobokn
Antwerp gutted by fire when British armen bobardd
the submarine works March 26 the Office announced
this afternoon Forty German wokmen killed and 62
wounded, the office announced e
German drgible hangar at Berghem, in Alsace, has
been bombarded seriously damaged by French ator @
war office also stated digb inside the hangar also
damaged
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05
DRUG F|ENDS
SLAY THREE
Chicago Restaurateur
and Two Employees
Are Cut Down

NEW YORK. April 5.-Robbers
slew Otto Zinn, a restaurant pro.
prietor OF No. Sc Third-ave., and
two of his employees early today at
ter trying to crack his safe. Two
meat cleavers were their weapons.
Even the police were sickened at
the. 'cold-bloodedness OF the crime.
attributing II to drug-crazed cracks.
men. The only clues are numerous
fngerprints.
The crime was discovered by
Frederick Tauer. whom Mrs. Zinn
aroused when her husband failed
to re-appear. The burglars had
then left. They abandoned a full
set OF burglars tools. The safe
was unopened. The only articles
missing were some food and sS5
from the cash Till.
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THE WEATHER

Detroit ssd vicisityi Mondsy nssht
md Tuesdsy partly cisudyl net much
change In tcmpersturet moderate
westerly winds.
Lswer Mfekirsst Local reis this
sft.rnoeni partly cloudy Mosssy
able wfnds beconfuE west.
Highest tempersfure this dsfe %
past ~ years, %, m 1906 lowest, 10.
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SWEEPER is LOST
INSIDE STRAITS
Twp Rnssians Sunk. OF
Odessa, Is Rumor
In Capital
LONDON. April 5.-The
British steamer Divine
has been tOrpedoed, il was
announced today.

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, April S.
The crew Of the Russian three
master Hermes, sunk by the
crew Of . German submarine
near the lsle Of Wight yester-
day, was landed here today.
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Fate of 405 Saloons to
Be Decided At
the Polls
BOTH SIDES ARE
CLAIMING VICTORY
All Reports Indicate
Voting Will Be
Fairly Close
Facts and Figures On
Wet and Dry Contests

Number Of counties voting. 10
Number Of saloons Involved 405
Number Of bresveries Involved. 3
PreDerty- Investment NJ stake,
81 .3o5, 900.
Estinssted annual revenue from
saloons Involved. e4,0J0.O0O.
Twelve OF the 10 counties vot-
Ing are now "wet.v
Feur OF the counties voting are
dry
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ROME, April 6.-serious dis
turbances In which several per-
sons were killed and a number
wounded followed the Austrian
governments admission OF re-
verses In the carpathians, ae-
eordInu to dispatches to Rome
newspapers today. Two troops
were called out to suppress
riots In Vienna, Budapest,
Brunn and Prague.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-05

REDBANK, N. J.---Ludwick K-~-~
"a. froze % death In the Easter .
zard after falling exhausted wL..e
walking home.
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Probe s,ory Of Attach on eIrIs.

Probe story Of Attack On Girls.
Police are investigating q report
ed attack on two loyearold girls
as they were walking across a va
cant lot near Euclid-ave. and Der
ter-blvd.. Sunday.
Phyllis Nicholson. 10 years old.
OF No. ss0 Montgcmery-ave- was
grabbed by the man, who clappc4(
his hand over her mouth. sccordin/
to the police report. but the IT'D 3
girls companion. Nellie Sullivan. ~
No. la2 vicksburgavc.. also 20
years old. screamed Justify. and the
man released Phyllis and fed.
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strsssurE Dasciss Glasses. New
terB. Beginsers Tkursday, April =.
Advanced Friday, Aprii .. Phone
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Gainey for Police Justice Adv.

s.s Adams crisese ssIicscie..--Adv.
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Use CIimsr wall Paper Cleaner.
Sold sy Grocers. drug. hardware naa
Psssts-Ads.
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New Msndsr,n csfe. corner F.sh
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Climax Wall raper Cleaner cen bs
knd ny nli 6esiers.-Adv.
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DELIVER PACKAGES, MESSAGES,
ETC by Messesaer Service. Csti
Cadillac aSo,-Adv.
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c,sss Wan Va 'r.s S.p.s
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CHAs. ". Jtsyowsyxr
Fer prosecutor. Vote today.--Acv.
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re- Der sss. ) es.s for ss ss.ss,-xdv.
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CHAs. n. JAsNowsKu
For pre-eeufor. vese tsssye--Ady
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Contention of the Police.
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
Appointments, Promotions and Res
ignations Are Announced.

Changes in the classified service of
the War Department are announced as
follows:
Appointment under civil service
rules - Office of the chief signal Of
GER: Hilmer A. Erickson. clerk at
$1,000. Office of the chief Of staff
Simon Wolf. clerk at $1,000, Gilmore
NJ. Crutchaeld. laborer at $3.50; Francis
j. Stoegerer, clerk at $1,000. Office of
the Secretary of War: Arthur Butler,
hostler at $40.
Promotions-Office of the quarter
master general of the army: Ralph A.
Curtin. clerk from 5000 to $1,000;
Adough Byrd, from laborer at $3.50 to
assistant messenger at s72o. Office of
the chief of engineers: Harry o. Nash.
clerk from $1,4O0 to $1,000; Patrick j.
Caulfeld, clerk from $1,000 to S1.400;
Samuel A. Warren, clerk from 5000 to
81. 600 The adjutant generals office:
Amer O. Lukkason, clerk from $1,000 to
81 200; William H. Richardson. clerk
from 81 1000 to $1,000 Office of the
chief of ordnance: Walter E. Seymour.
clerk from 5000 to $1,000. Bureau of
insular affairs: James T. Wilson, from
laborer at $500 to assistant messenger
at $72O.
Resignation-The adjutant generals
office: James Calderwood. clerk at
81 200
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DEATH HELD AN ACCIDENT.
Coroner's Jury Renders Verdict in
Policeman Gawen's Case

That the death of Bicycle Policeman
w. e. Gawen of the second precinct
who was thrown from his bicycle on q
near 9TH street northwes early Mon
day morning and died later from the
injuries. was the result of an acci.
dent, was the verdict of a coroner's
jury at an inquest today.
Bicycle Policeman Edward Sutton
also member of the second precinct
who was riding with Gawen when the
accident occurred, was the principal
witness. He testified he and Policeman
Gawen were riding on 7th street. and
when they turned into Q street he got
in advance of Gawen. A short distance
down the street he heard a noise, and
looking around saw Policeman Gawen
lying in the street. He told Of pile of
ashes which had been left in the street
by a fire engine and thought the po-
liceman had run over it with his BIZ
cycle and fell or was thrown from his
wheel in trying to avoid the pile of
ashes.
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ANT|yAR| BOMBARDED
BY AUSTRIAN WARSH|PS

LONDON. March 3, 1851 p.m.-Aus-
trlan warships have been bombarding
AntIvarl, the seaport of Montenegro.
They inflicted considerable damage.
This information Is contained In a
dispatch received today by the Monte
negrin consul general in London. The
message, which, comes from Cettinje.
reads as follows:
Tuesday morning five Austrian war
ships entered the port of Antivari and
bombarded the town and port. They
destroyed a quantity of valuable stores.
sank the royal yacht. which was at
anchor, and killed one civilian"
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ASKS FAIR PLAY FOR RED MEN
Presbyterian Missionary Says In
dams Are Not Bad as Painted.

Howard NJ. Patterson, u Presbyterian
Utah, has written Secretary Lane that
the red men in his section ARE not near
ly so bad as they are painted. and
wish to see them get fair play from the
government"
Secretary Lane gave out the letter
in connection with the recent Indian
disturbances in Utah. Mr.. Patterson
charged that cattle frequently had been
killed and stolen by white men who
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cessful attempt was made to cut the
cable between Cienfuegos and Havana.
Cervera's Fleet Destroyed.

The Cuban blockade, however, was
aimed not SO much at commercial as al
war vessels Cervera's feet was seek
ing a refuge in some Cuban port. Ha-
vana was not available and he reached
Santiago de Cuba May IS without being
seen by the American scouts III IN.
vicinity. There he was blockaded, tne
Merrimac was sunk in the harbor ano
finally. In his dash for liberty. he was
decisively defeated by Admiral SamP'
son and Commodore Schley. FOLLOWING
the destruction of this fleet the block
AIDE of Cuba until the end of the wal
was largely a routine matter
In this same war a blockade OF Sal
Juan, Porto Rico. by one or two fas'
ships was kept up on account OF the
presence there of the Spanish DE.
|stroyer Terror. This vessel, however
came out June % and, with small
gunboat. attacked the auxiliary cruise,
st. Paul. She suffered so severely tina,
she could hardly return to port, ano
was thereafter unserviceable.
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Page and Davis Possibilities.

Representatives Page and Davis are
the strongest possibilities on the House
end of the joint congressional commit
tee to look into the fiscal relations OF
the United States and the District of
Columbia. However, very little mas
been done by either the Vice President
or the Speaker to make the appoint
ments and as Congress comes to an
have to be taken up almost immedl-
ately.
In appointing committees of this kind
the appointing officers generally have
conferences with persons interested IN
the business, but congressional work
has been so pressing neither the Vice
President nor the Speaker has had
much time to confer on any subject
other than the Legislative matter in
hand at the time.
However, the Speaker has talked
with Representative Page Of North
Carolina, chairman of the conference
committee from the House on the Dis
trict bill, but said at a later hour he
subject.
1t is thought at the Capitol that he
will ask Representative Page to be
come a member, and Representative
Page is anxious for Representative
Davis to be the republican member
from the House, which will carry out
the suggestion already made that the
conferees on the District bill should be
appointed The remaining member o
the conferees is Representative Sisson,
who, it is understood, VIII serve IL APP
pointed.
If the House members suggested have
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northern Poland. near the Prussian from
tier. 1t is one of the points Of support
in the fortified line to which the Rus.
treat recently from East Prussia
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any control over the procedure to be
followed by the committee. testimony
would be taken in April, printed and
distributed. and the committee would
gather in Washington again in October
for the purpose of making a report.
House members believe there will be
an extra session called for October, and
figure that by taking testimony now
they could get their vacations without
any trouble.
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Provides Summer white House."

Representative Bartlett Of Georgia has
introduced in the House, by request, a
bill to appropriate s25o,ooo for the cree
ton of a summer White House" at
Mount Dome, Randle Highlands, D. C.
The bill specifies that before the Treas
ury can spend the money Mount Dome
and ten acres Of land he donated to the
government.
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Western Pacific Receivers Named.

SAN FRANCISCO, March S-Frank
G. Drum, a San Francisco capitalist.
and Warren Olney. jr.. chief counsel of
the Western Pacific railroad, were ap-
pointed receivers of the Western Pa
cif1c railroad by Judge Van Fleet Of the
United States district court today.
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Chiffon, Salisbury and Works
for Joint Body to Inquire
Into Organic Act.
NAMES NOT ANNOUNCED
BY THE VICE PRESIDENT
Testimony to Be Heard in April and
Report to Be Ready by
October. Is Plan.

Tile Senate members of the joint coll
and report ON the. fiscal relations be-
tween the District of Columbia and the
federal government will be Senator
Chiffon of West Virginia, Senator
salisbury of Delaware and Senator
Works of California. according to IN
formation obtained in the Capitol TINS
afternoon.
The work of investigation in all PROP
ability will not he begun until next
September, it was said.
Vice President Marshall, who IS
charged with the duty of appointing
the Senate members of the commission,
admitted that he had selected the sena :
tors whom he would name, but SAID
that he would not announce their
names until he had heard finally from
them that they would serve. 1t is I'M
derstood that Senator Works has al
ready given his assent to the proposal.
Senators Salisbury and Works are
both members of the Senate District
committee and have taken keen In
terest in the affairs of the District.
Senator Chiffon, while not a member
of the District committee, also has
shown his interest in the National Cap
ital.
Senator Works is one of the authors
of the Jones Works excise law for the
District of Columbia. He has intro
duced in the Senate many other bills
looking to the betterment of condi-
tionS in Washington.
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erent fleet in port or anchorage
where commerce does not exist. A COM
mercial blockade is a war operation OF
vital Importance, conducting strongly
to a successful peace, not only by the
suppression of that part of a nation
revenue arising from customs duties,
but by causing a cessation or great re-
duction of the export of the great
products of the country upon the move
ment and sale of which SO much of the
and livelihood of the citi-
zens depend. 1t may also cut off the
imported part of the supply of the ma
terials requisite for the effective con-