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Evening star., 1915-11-22
SAYS US. LOST CHANCE
TO BUY SHIPS CHEAP
B. N. Baker, Baltimore, Says Control
Of International Mercantile Ma
rine Was Up for $50, ,000, 900.

That the government of the United
States could have purchased control
ling interest in the International Mer-
camille Marine Corporation for S30,0oo.-
900 and thereby transferred TO the
American flag more than hundred
ships, approximately of 100000 tons
at the time the administration ship
purchase bill was up for action. is
statement made public by Bernard y.
Baker of Baltimore, a ship owner and
an adviser of the administration in
connection with its effort to have the
government purchase and operate mer-
chant vessels.
Mr. Baker in his statement pointed
out that while this purchase could have
been made for s30,000,000 at the time
the ship bill was up in the last Con-
gress, these vessels could not know be
purcha sed for s100.00O,000. He pointed
out that the government had lost an
opportunity to buy these vessels at a
low figure.
During the debate in the Senate and
House over the ship purchase bill it
was frequently stated that there were
no ships for the government to pur-
Evening star., 1915-11-22
PLAN FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
Local Real Estate Men Discuss Visit
Of National Board.

Plans for entertaining members of
the executive committee of the National
Board of Real Estate Men when that
body meets here in January were dis
cussed today by members Of the Wash.
ington Real Estate Exchange following
luncheon at the New Ebbitt House
Between fifty and hundred visitors
are expected by the Washington or.
ganization.
That these men have 1t in their power
70 do good for Washington. coming
from various states and having repre-.
sentatives in Congress. was brought out
by John L. Weaver during the discus
sion.
We will have fifty or more men here
at that time who will be glad to do
what they can for the National Capt.
tal," said Mr.. Weaver.
One OF the principal features of the
entertainment as planned today is a
dinner. for which a sum Of money was
appropriated. Other features are to be
arranged.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
BAZAAR IN AID OF BLIND.
Association Has Variety Of Articles
on Sale at Raleigh Hotel.

A varied assortment of articles may
be seen on the many tables at the ba-
zaar being given today and which will
continue tomorrow in the ballroom at
the Raleigh Hotel by the board Of lady
managers of the Aid Association for
the Blind, $3.50 r street
Cards will be played this afternoon
and tomorrow from 2 o'clock until 4:30.
Tonight there will be dancing.
The officers of the association are:
President, Mrs Richard Sylvester: vice
presidents. Mrs. Henriette c. Metze-
rott. Mrs. James e. Gilbert. Mrs. George
II. Brown and Mrs. Emile Berliner; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Sydney r. ia
cobs; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Mrs. p. p. Mullett, and treasurer. Maj.
Richard Sylvester.
Stationed at the booths are: Miss
Henrietta Metzerott, Mrs. Thomas W.
Calver. Mrs. P. P. Mullett. Mrs. John
Hyde, Mrs. William F. Spransy. Mrs.
Annie c. Bell. Mrs. N. c. Harper and
Mrs. Harry Mason.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
DIR. ANNA SHAW STEPS DOWN.
Will Mt Accept Re Election as Ma.
tional Association President.

NEW YORK. November 22.-In a
statement issued today explaining her
decision not to stand for reelection as
president of the National Woman Suf-
frage Association, DR.; Anna Howard
Shaw announced that She planned max
ing vigorous cam moaigns in Iowa. South
Dakota and West Virginia. Woman
suffrage will be voted on in these three
states at the next elections.
My decision to retire." said DIR
Shaw, comes at the close of what
seems to me the biggest year of serv-
ice which the national association has
ever enjoyed. ! feel this is the psyche
Io~i"-' -noprent co. me TO tu-n over the
executive SIDE of the Nationals work
10 some one else, and get right out On
the firing IKE myself"
Evening star., 1915-11-22
CONSIDER WAGE MOVEMENT.
Representatives of Engineers and
Firemen in Joint C-nference.

A meeting Of the Representatives of
the Brotherhood of Engineers and rep
resentatives of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen and Enginemen took
place today at the Fat Mems Club. 933
D street, to discuss the question of the
concerted wage movement and the pro-
posed cooperation with other organi-
cations in that movement.
A definite organization for southern
districts is to be organized that the as
sociations may be kept in touch with
railway conditions.
W: S.. Stone is grand chief of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and w. S. Carter is president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
The session this morning was taken
UP with routine business Members
this afternoon are to express their
views on the wage movement and give
ideas about forming an association to
care for railway matters in the south
Sessions will be held tomorrow at 8
o'clock and in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
STUDYING CARD SYSTEM,
Detectives Assigned to That Duty
for Ten DAYS.

That the members of the detective
force could all start together today to
familiarize themselves with the card
system Of arrests recently put in opera
tion at police headquarters. Maj. Pull.
man has for the next ten days taken
away the detail of three detectives
from Union station.
With the removal of the detectiv {
FOR that period. however. the superin.
tendent of police said. the station will
not be left unguarded. Detectives
Delamico, HughleIt and Beckett from
police precincts have been detailed to
do duty there in plain clothes.
The card system recently inaugurated
covers arrests made In the District, and
as the detectives have frequent use OF
the cards II was thought best by Mai
Pullman that they all ought to receive
instructions together.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
DRIVE AT DARDANELLES
Great Offensive Movement on Part
. of Allies Reported by Co.
logne Gazette.

ROTTERDAM, November 22,
via London, 3.o7 p.m.-The
Cologne Gazette reports that a
great offensive movement has
been initiated at the Dardanelles
by the allies.
CONSTANTINOPLE.N November %, via
London, 3:16 p.m.-Violent fighting In
the vicinity Of Seddul-Bahr, on the tir
of Gallipoli peninsula. is reported by
the war Office today. The statement
follows:
Artillery duels are in progress or
the Dardanelles front. Violent hghtfns 2
WIN bombs is taking place near Sed.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
LOVE CASE IS CONTINUED
Father Seeks Custody of One Child.
Mother Wants the Other

Justice Mccoy continued today, until
next Monday. the hearing on the two
petitions in hs.beas corpus for the pos
session of Florence V. and Edna MAY
Love, five and four years old, respec-
lively. The father is seeking the Gus
tody CT the older child which is with
the mother and her parents The moth
er asks the return of the younger one.
taken in an automobile from her Gus
tody October 81 last by a brother OF
her husband, James T. Love, and placed
in the Washington City Orphan Asy
Attorney Robert L. Mattingly repre-
sents the mother of the children. At
torneys Il. a. Heiskel and Thomas H.
Patterson appear for the father.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Revival Of Business.
FIRM HAND IN MEXICO.
Stock Exchange Closed to Prevent
Currency Fluctuations.

GALVESTON. Tex. November 22-
The stock exchange in Mexico City has
been closed by order Of the govern
ment, according to a cablegram reach
ing the Mexican consulate here today.
owing to the promotion of fictitious
fluctuations in the value of national
currency.
Another order calls for strict COM
pliance with the national law. requir-
ing that all prices and values be fixed
in national money terms. with the peso
as the basis. Prices for food and
clothing In the capital are much lower
than for many months.
The cotton crop in the .LagNna dis
tricts OF the states q Durahgos and
Coahuila has been taEen over by the
government and wilLaibe distributed
among the cotton mills in Puebla and
Vera Cruz, enabling the mills to keep
thousands of operatives at work.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
EVIDENCE HELD INADn1ssIBLE
May Not Tell Of Alleged Legislative
Corruption in New Haven Case.

NEW YORK, November 22.-Testi-
mony Of alleged corruption OF the Mas
sachusetts legislature by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company in connection with iegisla-
tion by which 1t was enabled to retain
control Of the Boston and Maine rail-
road in 1908 was held to be inadmissi-
BILE by Judge Hunt today at the trial of
the eleven former directors Of the road
on the charge of violating the Sherman
antitrust law.
Judge Hunt held that such TESTIMONY v
was collateral and on q subject not
charged In the indictment as one OF the
alleged means used by the defendants
in carrying out their alleged conspiracy
to monopolize the commerce of New
England
Evening star., 1915-11-22
us. MAY TAKE Up
HALAND|A INCIDENT
Search of Vessel at
Progreso Probable Subject
of Diplomatic Exchanges.

The question of the forcible
searching of the American
steamer Zealander by a party
from a British cruiser at Pro-
greso, Mexico, will probably be-
come matter Of diplomatic ex-
changes between Great Britain
and the United States.
Officers of the battleship Kentucky at
Progreso, Mex, have reported that the
a mile inside the three mile limit when
recently forcibly searched by a board,
ing party from British cruiser ano
therefore was in neutral port. ihey
agree with the British report. however,
that no papers were aboard the ship to
show her nationality, but were IN the
American consulate ashore.
The British officers contend the vessel
was a quarter Of a mile OUTSIDE tne
three-mile limit, and therefore on the
high seas.
The Carranza government already
has protested to Great Britain against
the alleged violation Of Mexican neu.
trality.
On Way to New York.
The Zealandfa has le1t ProSfeso iot
New York At last records she had
cargo of rosin, which was arousing the
suspicion of British agents In this
country. She cleared mysteriously
from Pensacola more than month
ago. and her wanderings in the Gulf
of Mexico have attracted some atten-
tion with relation to her neutrality.
Issuance of an order by the de faoto
government of Mexico requiring all oil
development companies to file complete
details of their organization and opera
tions has been announced by the Mexf-
can agency here. 1t was explained that
the object was to protect the public
from unscrupulous promoters.
Revival Of Business.
The agency statement also told Of a
steady revival of business throughout
the republic, and of the PRONUNCIATION
of a new and stringent excise decree in
Mexico City.
"The Decree" 1t said. "places in the
hands Of the municipal government
complete control of the retail liquor
business of Mexico City. Hereafter no
saloons or other public drinking re-
sorts will be permitted to do business
on the more prominent streets and
avenues or fronting on the public parks
or plazas."
Evening star., 1915-11-22
P.A.B. W|DENER Will.
covers MILLIONS
Son of Decedent Given Per-
mission to Present Art COL
lection to Washington.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, November o.
The will of the late Peter A. B.
Widensr. admitted to probate today,
leaves the greater part Of his estate.
estimated between $4,000. 900 and $780,
100000. to his son, Joseph E. Widener,
in trust.
Joseph E. Widener. under the terms
OF the will. is given complete authority
over his fathers collection Of paintings
ana art works. considered one Of the
most valuable in America.
He is given uncontrolled discretion to
present the collection to the city of
fhiiadeiphia, Washington OF New
YORK. In the event he sees fit to pre-
SEM SEM. tne collection to the city of
lied to erect out of the funds of the
estate an art gallery properly endowed.
Collection worId-Famous.
Mr. Widener's collections of paintings
and art works are world-famous and
are valued at several million dollars.
Among the masterpieces in the collec-
ton are Rembrandt's The MIL" for
which Mr.. Widener some years ago
paid $500. 900; Raphaers famous Pans
hanger Madonna" and BotticeIIi s
Madonna Of the Thorns.'
After making beQuests to members of
the family, the will directs that the
residuary estate be held in trust until
twenty-one years after the death of the
last survivor Of those descendants who
were alive at the time Of P. A. B. Wild
eners death. The net income is to be
as there are sons living and sons deaG.
Only One Son Living.
Mr.. Widener had but two children,
Joseph e. Widener and George D. Wild
ener. who lost his life when the steam er
Titanic went down. The dead sons
share in the estate is to be div ded
equally among his descendants.
After the twenty-one-y -ysar-period has
expired there shall be a redistribution
OF the estate among descendants. Jo-
seph E. Widener and George D. Widen
er. jr.. a grandson. are named as ex-
ecutors.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
HAS TAKEN UP NEW DUTIES.
Rev. DR.. Bratenahl to Be Dean of
Cathedral of SIS. Peter and Paul.

Rev. DR.. G. C. F. Bratenahl has been
made dean of the Cathedral Of S. Peter
and Paul by action of the trustees of
the institution, and has taken up his
new duties.
DR.. Bratenahl has been secretary of
the Washington missionary province of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, with
headquarters in this city. and at the re-
cent provincial SYNOD held in Richmond,
Va. he declined reelection and Rev.
c. w Hicks of Cumberland. Md, was
chosen to fill the vacancy.
Some years ago while rector of St AL
bans Church DR.. Bratenahl was made a
canon of the cathedral and following
this designation was chosen provincial
mission secretary.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Only One Son Living.
JOHN B. STURGIS DEAD.
Had Been Employe Of Government
Printing Office for Many Years.

John r. Sturgis. ffty-seven years old.
an employe of the government printing
office for the past thirty years, died at
2:30 o'clock this morning Of apoplexy
at his home. 1914 Florida avenue
northwest He had been i'll for the past
three weeks, but yesterday felt SO we'll
that he planned to return to work
Wednesday.
Funeral services are to be held at
the residence Wednesday morning at
1890 o'clock. Interment is to be at
Glenwood cemetery.
res sc dent Of this T city. He was was an i'm,
poser in the specification room at the
government printing office. He was a
member Of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 161.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
CONFERENCE CALLED OFF.
International Congress to Discuss {
Durable Peace Postponed.

BOSTON. November 22-The inter-
national congress to study and deter
mine upon bases for durable peace.
heretofore announced to be held at
Bern December II. has been postpon-
ed, according to cable advices received
today by Mrs Fannie Fern Andrews Of
the International executive committee,
The message sent by the international
secretary stated that a meeting of the
executive committee would be held at
Bern January 3 to select another date
for the congress.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED.

with great bravery. numerous breach
es In very extensive barbed wire en-
tanglements defending remarkably
strong enemy intrenchments. At
dawn our infantry, adequately sup
ported by artillery, attacked the viii
lage of Oslavia and the heights TO
the northeast and southwest OF the
country lying across the route from
San Floriano to Gorilla.
The enemy offered an extremely onsn- :
driven back by the impetuosity OF
our attacks. He fed, leaving
trenches full of dead. We took 40
prisoners, many of whom were ON
GERS. Successive violent attacks ny
the Austrians. advancing with snouts
of '.Savoia!" for the purpose OF aes
ceiving our troops, all were repulsed
with irresistible energy; On the
heights of Podgora and Caivario'
south Of Oslavia, thanks to an ao-
mirable effort carried out unoeI
formidable artillery fire. our troops
took by main force two more nnes OF
trenches and occupied almost the en-
tire length of the summit.
On the Carso plateau we continued our
advance along the northern SLOPES
of Monte San Michele ana souihwess
of San Martino. where we dlsioasSo
the enemy from trench atter ''ei'eh'
Enemy aeroplanes threw bombs Ses Sis
terday on Schio (ffteen miles nor.nr
west of Vicenzo), wounding si1ghtis
eight soldiers. One of our air SQUAD
rons, under highly unfaVorapie al
mospheric conditions caused oy hlsh
wind, renewed the raid on the en-
envy aviation camp at Assevlzza, on
which more than 100 hand grenades
were dropped. Our aeroplanes re-
turned undamaged.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Gist Blair Club Formed,

Silver Spring, Nd. announces the for
nation of u Gist Blair Club, organized
there Saturday by republican and
democratic friends, with the object Of
furthering Mr.. Blair's candidacy for the
republican nomination for Congress
from the sixth Maryland district. Mr..
Blair is the son of Montgomery Blair,
who was Postmaster General under
President Lincoln.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Recital by Prof. Herbert C. Millar.

Prof. Herbert e. Millar, dramatist. of
Barbados. British West Indies. is an
nounced to give recital at 8 o'clock
this evening at the Metropolitan A NJ z.
Church. NJ street. between 18Th and 18th
streets northwest. Prof " Her IS a
graduate Of oxford University.
Evening star., 1915-11-22

chase even II the bill passed, except
"Sn Ge-r,an merchantmen interned in
this country. Mr.. Baker said that he did
not make public the fact that the cor
trolling interest in the International
"~--~"-.''~ Maine Corporation could be
purchased because he believed that the
purchase would have been defeated haf
publicity been given to the plan.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
May Await Prize Court Action.

British seizures of vessels of the
American Transatlantic Company's fleet,
all of which recently were transferred
to the American flag from foreign
register, probably will not become the
subject of diplomatic negotiation until
after the cases have passed through a
prize court. The charge that German
capital is in the company has been
made and denied.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Viscount Alverstone Seriously III,

LONDON, November 90. l:25 Pm
viscount Alverstone. former lord chief
justice Of England. Is seriously Ill. The
viscount. whose continued i'll health
led to his retirement from the bench in
1919, has been confined to bed for some
time His condition is arousipg anx-
iety, as he is becoming weaker.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS. November Y. S.O5 p.m.:
Nothing Of Importance occurred Win
the exception Of lighting with gre
nades in the Artois district and en-
gagements between patrols IN Lor-
raine.
Statement ISSUED November 2l'
The artillery actions have been very
spirited in Artois, around Loos and
Hulluch. as well as to the north Oh
the Somme and to the north or the
Aisne, in the region of Armancourt.
Dancourt and Tilloly. and also near
Soissons The enemy works were
very badly damaged by our fire..
In the Argonne. at Boland, we ex-
ploded successfully two series of
mines. A very violent cannonade
has taken place at Vauquois.
On the heights of the Meuse, IN the
Bois des Chevalliers, the explosion
of German mine caused no damage
in our lines.
The Belgian official communication
reads: Our advance posts and our
positions in the neighborhood OF
Dixmude were bombarded. Our ar
tillery has counter -shelled the Ger
man batteries and trenches and dis
persed groups of military pioneers
at divers points along the front In
reply to the bombardment of Furnes
our aviators bombarded the enemy
cantonmcnts at Nessen-
Army of the east: Quiet has prevailed
on the French front since the Bull
garian counter attacks on our posi-
tions in the direction of kovurino.
All the attacks were repulsed, with
appreciable losses to the enemy.
The landing of the French and British
troops at Saloniki continues without
incident.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Rateau Reported Adrift.

George Weber reported ito the police
Of the harbor precinct that his sixtesn-
foot bateau. valued at SIS, went adrift
Saturday night from the foot of o
street southwest.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Warships Ordered to San Diego.

The old battleshp Oregon and the crl1is-
ers South Dakota and Milwaukee have
been ordered to San Diego from San Fran
cisco for the exposition in the former city.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
MoNTENEaRIN STATEMENT.

CETINJE. November Il, via Paris.
November 22s
Our sanjak army was attacked Novem-
ber 20 along the entire front, more
energetically on the Drina and Lime
rivers. Everywhere the enemy was
repulsed Our saniak troops continue
to install themselves in their new
positions.
On the other fronts there were artil-
lery battles.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Premier 0kuma Undergoes Operation

TOXIC. November 22.-Premier Count
okuma, who has been in poor health
OF late, underwent a slight operation
On his leg today. He is improving.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME. November Fl. via Paris, Novem-
Der 22s
Yesterday was marked by an impor-
tant success for our arms along the
Isonzo front. especially on the
heights northwest Of Gorizia. We
began the action at night by making,
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Head of Company Which Ship
/: ped Genesee Coal Cargo
| Speaks His Mind.
DOESN'T BLAME BRITAIN
/ IF GERMANS. INTERESTED
President of Steamship Company
Wires Protest to Secretary of
State Here.

CINCINNATI, November 22.-'1 the
Genesec has German capital invested IN
her 1 do not blame the British for selz-
ing the ship. because war is war. But
if. the Genesee was a strictly American
boat flying the American flag fhln>
the United States, if necessary, ought
to- send warships down to ST. Lucia
to cut the Genesee loose and send her
od to her destination at Montevldeo. -
This statement was made To-Day oy =
c. Blake. president of the c. G. Blake
Coal Company of this city. News
hau been received that the Genesee.
laden with a cargo of 3,soo TONS OF
cdal from this CIn innat company, :" as
seized by a British cruiser ana tah1h 81 :
with a prize crew on board. into the
British harbor of St LUCIA, In the west
whether any German capital was n
vested in the Genesee l do not Know
continued Mr.. Blake.
Capture of Boat Reported.
NEW YORK, November 22.-Tha se'z-
ure of the American steamer Genesee
by British cruiser was reported to the
American Transatlantic Company yes
terday by her master, Find Rasmussen,
from St. Lucia, British West Indies.
cant Rasmussen, in a cable dispatch,
said that the Genesee, which cleared
from Norfolk, OCTOBER IA, with a cargo
of coal for Montev deo, was taken TO
81. Lucia by prize crew from the
cruiser.
Robert G. Wagner, president Of
the American Transatlantic Company,
wired a protest a5a. nst the seizure 70
Secretary of State Lansing at WASH
ington The Genesee is owned by the
same company that owns the Hooking,
seized by a British cruiser and taken
into Hal fax recently.
Mr. Wagner said the Genesee was
under American registry and flew the
American flag. She was built IN Eng
land was formerly the Greek ste mer
C.ondylis before her sale to the Fir land
Steamship Company of Copen iagen.
The latter firm sold her last June to
the American Transatlantic Company,
which renamed her the Genesee.
The seizure was denounced by Mr.
Wagner as an open defiance % the
UI,ited States. The Genesee is on the
British list of steamers liable to seiz-
uYe,
Evening star., 1915-11-22

Mrs. Mamie Storey, twenty-seven
years old, died at a Baltimore hospital
from burns received last Monday. She
was found in her bedroom enveloped In
flames.