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Evening star., 1915-01-03
may Be EARLY DEBATE
Of THE CROSSER BILL
Measure Providing for Government
Ownership Of District Railways
Soon Before House.

If the House Of Representatives gives
the District Of Columbia its regular
legislative day January II the Crosser
bill providing for municipal owner
ship of street railways in the District
may be taken up for discussion and a
vote. AS far as can be learned, there
Is no objection within the District COM
mittee to fighting out this question on
the floor Of the House, and at present
1t seems to hang merely on the Ques-
tion of whether or not the House will
permit District day. Chairman John
son of the District committee Is dis
posed to fight for his rights in that
matter. and If an attempt is made to
override District day with other busi-
ness a roll call vote or other flibuster-
ing methods may follow.
Provokes Hard Fight.
The Crosser bill, 1t will be remem-
bered, was one of the hardest fought
measures the District committee has
had. The internal strife in the District
committee was as close and exciting
as the tug of war on the George bill
fecting the District. and it was only
by the most skilIful maneuvering that
Representative Crosser obtained a ma
jority of the vote Of the District COM
mfttee. The chairman was against the
measure and signed the minority re-
port.
The bill provides that the District
may issue bonds for the purchase Of
the two street railways here. and that
the District government shall run the
systems. One of the main issues, of
course, is on the price the District
should pay for the roads if the bill
should be enacted. which is not prob
able at this session of Congress. Rep
municipal ownership man. makes no
hesitation in stating in his report
that the total valuation of the two
roads Is approximately $24.26o,0 900,
which is about half the capitalization
of the systems.
''The people of the District are paying
a large amount as return on over $25,-
100000 Of fictitious values" he says in
the report.
Leader of Opposition.
In opposition to Mr.. Crosser is Repre-
sentative Winslow Of Massachusetts,. who
headed the list Of minority signers. He
wrote the report and lays considerable
stress on the fact that only fifteen peo-
pie out of the entire city Of Washington
came forward in the long g-drawn-out
of the city assuming thirty million dol
lar debt in order to run the street rail-
roads. Out of the fifteen only four were
property owners, who might feel the re-
suits in their tax bills
In our opinion" says this report.
"there Is no aroused public demand for
public ownership, there is no assurance
Of lower fares, better service or higher
wages for the employees, and there Is
every reason for anticipating financial
disaster II the plan is attempted
1t would be in the power of Chairman
Johnson to block this bill. but it is un-
derstood he does not object to having
the issue brought to a decision in the
House Representative Crosser at the
same time is desirous of trying out the
strength of his bill. He has said that If
the measure fails he will make the fight
all over again in the next House.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
WOMEN Of BALTIMORE
ARE COMING TO CAPITAL
Will Plead With President to SUP.
port Suffrage Amendment to
Constitution.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 2-Baltimore
women will be represented in the
throng of democratic suffragists who
will go to Washington Wednesday to
plead with the President for his sup
port of the suffrage amendment
Plans for Baltimore participation
in the hearing are going forward
energetically under Mrs. Almira
Sweeten, who will head the local dele
cation, and Gen" Edna S. Latimer,
leader of the Annapolis campaign, who
is assisting Mrs. Sweeten. Other Bal
timore women who will attend the
hearing will be Mrs. Charles E. Ell
licott, president of the Equal Suffrage
League; Mrs. s. Johnson Poe, Miss
Emma Weber, Miss Mary Clare
Howard Schwarz.
The general who is spending the
holidays in Utica, N. Y, is directing
operations by mail, but will be back
again Monday to help Mrs. Sweeten in
person to marshal her forces.
Opposed the Bosses.
Mrs. Latimer and Miss Lola Carson
Trax conducted the campaign during
the summer against democratic bosses
in Kansas. They expect a large dele
cation of women from Kansas to at
tend the White House hearing.
The hearing itself is matter of
countrywide interest, as it will at
tract votes for woman supporters from
every state. The chief
will be Mrs. George A. Armes, presi-
dent of the National Democratic Wom-
en- of America and president of the
District of Columbia branch Of the Ma
tional Wilson and Marshall League.
Before the interview with the Presi-
dent there will be a mass meeting in
honor of the deputation at the WASH
ington Public Library, 7th street and
New York avenue.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
TO DISREGARD
UNITED MINE WORKERS
Eastern Ohio Coal Operators May
Hereafter Deal With Indi.
vidual Workers.

CLEVELAND, January IA proposal
to formally disregard the organization Of
the United Mine Workers of America
and deal directly with the miners as in
dividuals in all future negotiations will
be discussed by eastern Ohio coal opera
tors at meeting o. the Ohio Coal Oper-
ators' Association, here Monday, accord
ing to statements of operators tonight.
Whether this proposal would be indorsed
none would predict, but the fact that ef-
forts of the past few months to ne
gotiate an agreement between the opera
tors and miners had failed, operators
said, indicated that sentiment would fa-
vor formally breaking away from the
union. 80.
Evictions Discussed.
Whether the operators at the meeting
will decide to follow the announced plan
Of the Pursglove- Maher Company, to
evict striking miners January l5. unless
they paid back rent meantime, was said
by operators to be open to question.
In a signed statement given out to-
night. D. X. Carey, president OF the Lor-
ain Coal and Dock Company of Column
bus, one OF the large mlne owners in the
eastern Ohio fed, charges dlscr1m4na-
ton by the miners organ .zation against
Allege Discrimination.
"The eastern Ohio operators alone
have been singled out by the miners Or
ganization for an increase" the state
ment says, land to accomplish this end
the organization has reduced its miners
in this district to poverty and sacrificed
the business of the operators"
1.-The strike o. the last ten months has
given our business to operators of other
states and districts and an increase IN
our price would enable them to retain 1t, "
the statement continued.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
TO FORM JEWISH BATTALION.
Lord Kitchener Gives His Consent
Despite Some Opposition.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 21.-Lord Kitch-
ener has given his consent to the for
nation of a Jewish battalion, although
there Is still some opposition to the
movement on the part of the Jewish
leaders, who say that a Jewish bat
talon would intensity the tendency to
regard Jews as aliens.
There are now more than 5000 Jews in
the British army. The casualty lists dis
close wounded Jewish soldiers in many
of the regiments at the front. including
some of the famous old regiments like
the Black Watch. A fair showing of
Jews is also made in the royal navy.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
SENATOR LEE LIKELY
TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Believed in Maryland He OF Mayor
Preston Will Be Democratic
Nominee.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. January 2.-SenatoI
Lee is thinking seriously Of entering
the race for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
An announcement by Mayor Preston OF
his intention of standing for renomina-
ton will be accepted generally by the
Lee people throughout the state as pre-
saying the gubernatorial candidacy OF
Senator Lee.
As the situation exists it is either
Preston or Lee for the democratic gu
bernatorial nomination. with strong in
dications that their friends will stand
pretty close together.
Favors Mayor Preston.
Those close to Senator Lee say that
the nomination does not appeal
strongly to him. They say, too,
that he stands ready to advise his
friends to line up back of Mayor Pres
ton for the gubernatorial nomination.
If, however, the mayor does not care to
make the fight Senator Lee will do it.
Hence the belief that an announcement
of Mayor Preston's mayoralty candidacy
indicates Senator Lees purpose in re-
gard to the gubernatorial nomination.
If Senator Lee is candidate the oppo-
sition will. of course, center Its efforts on
making a solid organization lineup
against him. That, of course, would be
formidable, even disastrous, but there
are strong indications tf;at the old Smith
organization could not swing the city.
Linthicum Candidate.
Representative Linthicum is guber-
material candidate. Those active in poll
tics would not, it is said. want to dc
anything to hurt him, but the necessity
of looking out for themselves would be
sufficient reason for doing what seemed
to be the best thing: They would fee
confident that Senator Lee would re-
ceive more support in the counties.
Mayor Preston,s candidacy for the the gu. q
tentative. In some localities, notably the
eastern shore and Frederick county, the
mayor would not. it is thought, run as
strongly as Senator Lee.
In any event. the Lee people are con-
fident that either the senator or the
mayor would go through the primaries
with win out in the general election.
They seem to be ready for either al
tentative.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Wants $25, 900 for Export Promotion

A new urgent demand being made
for government certification of COM
mercial products, Secretary Redfeld
has asked Congress to appropriate
$4,000 to promote the export trade.
This is intended to meet the expense of
inspections, tests and certification by
the bureau of standards, upon a reim-
bursable fee system, to meet the de-
mand that has arisen for government
certificates of quality of American
products for export from several in
dustrieS.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Turks Bar French Words.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, December 20.-In view
of the porte's alliance with Germany
French words in Turkish vocabulary
are to be replaced with German, ac-
cording to German distaches published
here. Henceforth Turks will say herr,
frau, fraulein. freiherr. graf, ritter,
fuerst, grossfuerst and erzherzog.
Tho teaching Of German is to be
made more general in the schools
French is to be abandoned,
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Pictures Blight Of War.

Mr.. Cobb's article tells of seeing soldiers
IN tatters and streams of wounded pour
ing back from the front endlessly. 1t is
a strictly neutral word picture painted
in the interest of humanity in the future.
under the title, THE War Blight" Con-
cerning the many refugee civilians he
saw, Mr.. Cobb says:
Il saw them tramping aimlessly along
wind-swept, rain-washed roads. fleeing
from burning and devastated villages. l
saw them sleeping in open fields upon the
rliry earth with no cover and no shelter.
! saw them herded together in the towns
and cities from which many OF them ul-
timately fed, existing God alone knows
how. I saw them-ragged. furtive scare
corresponding in the shattered ruins
of their houses, seeking salvage where
there was no salvage to be found.
Il saw them living like the beasts of
the field, upon such things as the beasts
of the field would reject 1 saw them
standing in long lines waiting for their
poor share Of the dole of a charity which
already was nearly exhausted.
IT saw their towns when hardly one
stone stood upon another. l saw their
abandoned farm lands where the harvests
Totted in the burrows and the fruit hung
mildewed and ungathered upon the trees.
] saw their cities where trade was dead
and credit was thing which no longer
existed.
"I saw them staggering from WEAKNESS
and from the weakness of hunger. l saw all
these sights repeated and multiplied
infinitely-yes, and magnified, too-but
not once did / see man or woman or
even child that wept or cried out."
Under the caption Taking Old Santa
to Armageddon,'' Frank G. Heaton con-
tributes a stirring account Of the Christ
mas ship movement in the United States
10 the Red Cross Magazine.
Evening star., 1915-01-03
Mediators Named for Pending Strike

John A. Moffitt of East Orange, N. j.,
and Rowland Mahany of Buffalo have
been appointed by Secretary Wilson to
act as mediators in the pending strike
of the Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Railroad
Company employees. The employees voted
to strike, but at the request Of the De-
partment of Labor agreed to withhold
issuance of the strike order until rep
resentatives of the department could
have an opportunity to bring about a
settlement of the dispute. Secretary
Wilson has sent q telegram to Wilkes
Barre. thanking the men for their con-
siderate action" in postponing the
strike.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

clerk in the Office Of William p. Cole
at Towson, Md, died at his home. Long
island, near Loch Raven. Baltimore
county, from heart trouble. He was
born in 1854
Evening star., 1915-01-03

DR.. John Cronmiller. for more than
half a century a practicing physician
at Laurel, Md, died at a hospital in
Baltimore. after an illness Of several
weeks. He was eighty-two years old.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

Why We Chose The Jeffery
The sale Of today but mighty serious
poran
and each sale investment
The time has passed public demand exceeded factory production
each dealer his share the business
The fads and fan, when oredoors big Wheels
made lost sales has passed..
we'll sold be built
in great manufacturing pant-NOT ASSEMBLED.
The manufacturer must not only equpmn plenty
capital the standing the that the
pubnc has associated for with dependable
with the
engineers, purchasing and wh
possible the Of the business
Jey tail oud the capital.
ganizaHon, which
ideal foundation for the building of h,
at the lowest possible cost Of production
see have opportunities
industry afforded the individual automobile buyr
ipeued the
hou1d be why the )eery is the
and dive
which had squeezed
light quality a You wouldn't want to b sueh
uneconocal and there
forou You wouldn't buy uh a
We would refuse self any b heavy
demand limited and
The 1sr Big Six has all the STYLE size comfort qua
these big economical buy and
which assembled or which built plant
lacking and YOU would
depreciation voud big
wod build
one The eerade
used
quality and therefore the
bul light weight but heavy quality
~ ~ ;ca oofoab1e and possess distinctive ste which ap-
pea1to people Of good taste.
Thatis Is why yv1eh linked oursu with JeHery.
We au Of Our old friends 1919 H street
interested
ve1op in nanda
particularly make the acquaintance of mechanics
Jay
tn They the vau of imported annular
nvr drive full floating axle Spic
Evening star., 1915-01-03
HOW THE RED CROSS
AIDS WAR SUFFERERS
Miseries Of People in Afflicted Coun-
tries Described in Cur.
rent Magazine.
Geneva the Headquarters Of Bureau
Which Handles Mail for Pris-
oners and Refugees.

Misery in the war-wrecked countries
of Europe as described from personal
observation by Irwin S. Cobb and VIII
liam Foley, who were closely associated
with Gustav Ador, Swiss chairman OF
the international Red Cross committee
is graphically told in articles In the cur
rent issue. Of the American Red Cross
Magazine.
Mr.. Foley helped to establish the
agency for the prisoners or war at
Geneva, to get messages and assurances
of safety transmitted between the SOL
diers and refugees and their folks at
home Writing of this work under the
title, Handling the Vital Mail" he de-
scribes II as the clearing house for the
woes and worries of half the Chris
tian world and says, in part:
$4,000 Unopened Letters.
THE writer left Geneva shortly after
october TO- but from letters received
only recently he learned that over 400
volunteers were working. and over 5O,-
600 unopened letters had accumulated
From a letter of November Ii he learns
that the daily movement of letters IS
1880. 1t is reasonable to beileVe tnat
the activity in packages, money remit
tances and other work has increased IN
like proportion.
This work is done by the flower and
the gentility of Geneva Ii in the past
Geneva has stamped her name on all
that stands for charity and peace. her
last work will outrank her best.
These letters come by their thou
sands daily, a Niagara of fear and mis-
cry, with the occasional note of joy over
the loved one found. They come from
the steps of the thrones, even as they
come from the thatched cottage Let,
ters have come from the German and
Austrian royal houses and equally from
President Poincare and Sir Edward
Gsey, and equally. too. from the French
good wife who sends news of the COW,
and the German maiden who seeks her
lover. for in this work all are equal
"As to the present efficiency or the
agency over 1000 letters, not to speak
of other communications. are delivered
each day. While Geneva is giving lts
best in service and sadness. in tears and
time, and while all letters go without
stamps. there are none the less many
unavoidable expenses. 1t is to the great
credit of the American Red Cross So Q.
helping the older but smaller sister with
her burden of charity.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
c. NJ OYSTER, SR., TO
Be BURIED TOMORROW


Funeral services for George NJ. oyster
srg. who died yesterday in his eighty
ninth year, Will be held tomorrow 81 z
o'clock at the residence 2l0 East Capi-
tol street. the Rev. Father o'Brien, Of
st. Peters Catholic Church. officiating.
Interment :, will be made in Oak Hill
Cemetery. He IL survived by three
sons and two daughters, George NJ, Ir..
James f., and d. William Oyster, and
MTs. Albert Schulteis and Mrs. DR.. ]. y.
Rutherford, all OF whom reside In this
city.
Mr.. Oyster was born In Frederick
county, Md. and came to Washington
with his parents when three years of
age and had '1es ded here ever since.
He attended the city schools and In
1855 went to Yarmouth College, but left
there before completing the course and
returned here TO attend the funeral OF
his father
In 1S4s Mr.. oyster began his Ions
business career In Washington, engag-
Ing in the marketing of dairy products
and built up successful business. lie
retired from active business pursuits IN
1888. He was prominent In fraternal or.
RRnlzations and in church and charity
work.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
MAYWOOD-WoODMo NJ
LEAGUE HAS ELECTION
Many Improvements Made During
Past Year Reported--New
President to Lecture.

Officers for 1915 were elected at a
meeting OF the haywood woolmont
Improvement Leaeue at haywood. Va,
last nisht. Fifty-two members par
tici2ated. The foIlowins Officers were
chosen; John BRYAN. president: e. S.
Greenwell. first vice president; Miss X.
T. West. second vice president: CIar-
enee r. Ahalt, general counsel: w. 8.
Kenuon. secretary: B. j. Conner. treas
urer, and NJ M. CRskle.' and w. w.
Smith, delegates to the civic Federation
OF the County.
The secretary reported many street,
sidewalk and crossing improvements,
the installation OF system Of lighting
on the main streets. and tho organiZa-
ton of water works compa ny.
Social entertainment and refresh
ments followed the meeting.
Mr.. Bryan, the new president. win
give series of illustrat ted lectures on
South America. commencing January
10. the date of the next meeting.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14

called notice Of CONSIGNMENT OF a small
amount of Roid from China and opened
the package without hesitation.
lie found inside cYlindsrHof wood
packed with cotton and inside that a
piece OF bamboo with the natural Joint
at one end and The other end plugged
with bamboo stopper and sealed with
wax. inside that was a small bar OF
gold OF the purest quality ever received
at the assay office. IL was OF ex-
tremely light aud brilliant color
The value Of the gold was 5000 II
was sent here from the Shanghai
branch office Of the Guaranty Trust
Company 70 the main office In this city,
The cost OF transportation was 60 cents.
The ASSAY office also took in yester-
day 5000. 900 IN French gold coin and
t2.0Oo.O0O in English gold coin.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
LOCAL MENTION.

Steamed Oysters Originated At
Harvey's Famous Restaurant
"PaTnGtOTmerS," n KnIem 4-PeeI Rea-
ture and others today. Virginia Theater
J. Jay GoLld's Wonder Store, $40 Sth
The Sunday Evening Times Gives
reliable advertisers a last minute talk
with over forty thousand homeA
Rectifier Of Wills.
". L Bass, Munsey BldR
and so Wall ST.. N. Y. City.
Phone Your Want Ad 20 The Times,
Main $3.50
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Hickory and Pecan
Grating Is Success

SHREVEPORT. La, Dec. iA-Nuts
gathered from this years crop At the
Shreveport Golf and Country Club
demonstrate the practicability OF graft
Ing hickory trees with pecans.
s, H. BolinEer. formerly president Of
the club. vino was responsible for the
grating operations. points to the quail
ity Of the nuts as evidence Of the sue
ceas OF the scheme.
BoiinKer also has about a thousand
trees grated at his Lee plantation
some Of which are producing as high as
100 pounds 10 the tree.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Wife's Will Cuts Hubby
OFF IF He Remarries

SPOKANE, Dec. A-The will Of Mrs.
Mary Arkwright Hutton. who was the
first woman delegate to sit in . Demo-
cratic national convention. was hled for
probate recently.
Mrs. Hutton. bequeathed 5000 for the
completion Of labor temple here. Her
estate. the value OF which is estimated
to be 100000, is beaueathed. with the
exception OF $1,000 to each OF her half
brothers and her half-sisters, to her
husband, providing he does not marry
again. II he does marry again the es-
tate Is to be given to her relatives.
Christmas Holiday Fares - Balti-
more and Ohio at greatly reduced fares
to Southwestern States on specified
dates Dec. II to Is, valid for return until
Jan. 10. Consult Agents for full par
ticulars.--AdVt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Clothing Takes Fire,
Woman Of 66 Succumbs

a certificate OF death. due ts acoi-
dent was issued IN the case OF Mrs
Charlotte Colabuocl, sixtY-siS years old.
OF 208 Arthur Place. Mrs. Colabucci was
alone in her kitchen about o'clock
last night when her clothinE became
ignited In manner ~ vet unexplaine1.
A living torch. che rushed to the front
OF the house. tearing ct her hlazlnR
garments When some mon who lived
in house succeeded in extinguiahing the
fire. tho woman was founi to be fatally
injured. She died few hours later In
Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
GOLD BAR COMES BY
MAIL FROM CHINA
Valued at 5000, II Was Sent in
Stick Of Bamboo at a
COst.of 60 Cents.

NEW YORK. Dec. IG-A small pack
age wrapped in soiled linen was brought
into the sssEy office by registered mail
yesterday. From outward appearances
u might have contained an Internal ma
chine, but Superintendent Bowie re-
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Major Ewing to Address
Confederate Sons Tonight

Major f. w. r. Ewing. chairman Of
the historical and educational commit
tee OF the washington Camp, Sons Of
Confederate Veterans. will lecture to-
night at the Confederate Memorial Hall
on the Mature and Status of the Fed
eral Government under the New Con-
stitution of 17S7-Ss" This is one OF the
series Of lectures on historical subjects
that Major Ewing has prepared for the
members of the camp and their guests.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Trade Board Admits
Five to Membership

Five new members have been elected
to the Board of Trade. They are Fran
els 8. Dunnigan. William p. Mayheld,
William r. Andrews. II. King Cornwell,
and Alfred c. Norcross The elections
were made at u meeting OF the execu-
tive committed late yesterday after
noon. The committee also elected Will
liam d. West as it's vice chairman, and
j. Harry Cunningham, secretary.
The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Will Give Entertainment
For Homeless of France

70 aid the homeless cr F'rsnce. an en-
tertainment VIII be given tonight, IN
All Souls Church, Fourteenth and L
streets northwest, under the auspices
of the Twentieth Century Club. The
French ambassador, Nine. Jusserand.
he present The program will include
an address, 1.-THE War.torn Marne.' by
Edward b. Clark. u newspapcrman,
who recently returned from the front,
and musical numbers bv Dr. and Mrs.
w. F. C. Swami and Miss Mary Kelly.