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Evening star., 1916-08-04
KIG0MA, IN EAST AFRICA,
OCCUPIED BY BEL CLANS

,HAVRE, August Further prog
ress for the Belgian forces invading
German East Africa is announced in
an official statement issued by the Bel
gian war office. The text of the state
ment follows:
The right wing Of the Belgian
troops. pursuing Its march southward.
has occupied Kigoma, in the district
Of Ujiji, the most important German
post on Lake Tanganyika Kigoma is
the terminus of the railroad from
Oar Es Salaam, the capital of the col
ony, to the lake"
Evening star., 1916-08-04
MRS. IDA McNABB SUES
JOHN S. KINNEY AGAIN
This Time She Asks 100000, Al
leging Breach of Promise, the
Same as Before.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August 4.-Mrs.
Ida McNabb, who a year ago lost her
half million dollar suit at Washing
ton, D. c., against John S. Kinney.
multimillionaire Michigan mining mag
nate, alleging breach of promise, has
started a new suit for 100000 on the
same charges. Mr.. Kinney was living
with his daughter in Washington when
the first suit was tried. and Mrs Nc
Nabb, former worker for an upper
Michigan charitable association, claims
he gave her signed agreements provid-
ing her with an income, promising to
marry her and giving her a large slice
of his fortune.
She charged that relatives were re-
sponsible for overturning the marriage
plan.
Mrs McNabb is starting her new suit
at Marquette. Mich, as the Kinney for
tune Is in Michigan, where the defend
ant discovered and developed i'm
mensely valuable iron mines. The COM
plant provides that Kinney has twenty
days to file answer and it is likely to
be months before the case comes to
trial.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
EFFORTS TO MAKE DRY
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
Series of Campaign Meetings Being
Held Under Auspices Of Citizens
Temperance Union.

With the hope of making dry all
Of Prince Georges county, the only ter
ritory Immediately adjacent to the Dis
trict of Columbia not won by the pro-
hibition forces, the Citizens Tenn
perance Union of that county Is con-
Quoting an aggressive campaign. Ger
tain parts of the county are already
dry" but an act of the legislature
provides that the entire county shall
vote on the question of whether pro-
hibition shall be over the entire coun-
ty. 1t is the desire Of the organization
to have the entire county made dry,
although a vote in the negative will
not take prohibition from those sec
tions of the county where it is already
in force.
A series of campaign meetings are
being held. This evening one is to be
held in Croome. Others are as follows:
August G. Centerville; August Z. Cap
itol Heights: August 8. Mount Rainier;
August 9, Bowie; August 10. Bladens-
burg; August IL, Forestville; August
13, Laurel: August IA. Hyattsville; Au-
gust Is, Upper Marlboro and Lanham.
officers of Union.
The officers of the Citizens Temper
ance Union of Prince Georges County
are: President. Clarence J. Owens: vice
president, Frank NJ. Stephen; secretary
treasurer, Allen W. Mallery; district
chairman. Arthur Middleton: William
E. DuvalI. Fred Heller. L. A Griffith.
Nelson Perrie. w. B. Morgan, w. A.
Harrison. G. c. D. Townsend: w. P.
Tayman. George w: Hardy. John r.
Jones, W. NJ. Ward. George Thorne.
NorvaI Tabler. r. C. Belt, Fred Binger.
c. L. De Long. Frank Metzerott. H. w:
Roviere, Charles NJ. Lightbown and
The central committee directly in
charge of the dry campaign in Prince
Georges county comprises DR.. Owens,
chairman; Frank NJ. Stephen. r. O.
Belt, C. H. Polhemus. George w. Hardy.
Allen w. Mallery and Arthur Middle
ton.
Addresses at the campaign meetings
are being made by Allen w. Mallery
and j. Bibb Mills, attorney for the
Anti-SaIoon League of Maryland.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
TO AID CANCELLATION BOARD.
6. w. w. Hanger Will Take Part
in Settling r, R. Troubles.

To strengthen the federal board of
mediation and conciliation, authorized
under the Newlands act. to use it's
Offices in an attempt 10 avert annoy
ance to the public through interference
with interstate railroad traffic. which
board is now concerned about the
threatened railroad strike. President
Wilson has appointed G. w. w. Hanger
to fill vacancy that has existed for
several years.
Mr. Hanger has assumed his duties
in connection with this Office. The
law giving this federal board authority
provides that there shall be three mem
bers OF the board. but since its creation
there have been only two, Judge Mar
tin A Knapp, chairman, and William
l.. Chambers. commissioner of media
tion and conciliation. An official of
the Department OF Labor was appoint
ed the third member some time ago.
but was not qualified to serve The
work of the board has increased to
such proportions that Judge Knapp re-
Gently asked the President to fill the
vacancy.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
AGITATION IN PHILADELPHIA.
Street Railway Employees Interview
ed on Strike Proposition.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August A.
Labor leaders are canvassing the street
railway employees of this city with the
view of calling strike If requests for
an increase in the maximum wages of
conductors and motormen from 81 cents
an hour to 40 cents are not complied
with
Two early morning meetings were to-
day held in car barns and are said to
have been attended by 500 men who
favored a strike if necessary. There
are 400 men employed by the company
operating the lines. Officials said there
are two unions, most of the men be-
longing TO one friendly to the COM
pany's interests. and they belittled the
possibility OF a strike
Evening star., 1916-08-04
CHELSEA CAR MEN FIRM.
Will Insist That Company Officials
Keep Agreement.

CHELSEA. Mass. August 4.-Notifca-
ton that motormen and conductors,
about 600 in number. employed on the
Chelsea division of the Bay State street
railway had voted virtually unanimous
ly "to insist that company officials live
up to an agreement made with the
union last October even to the extent
Of striking" was forwarded today to
the national Offices of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway EN-
ployes OF America at Detroit
The men claim the company dis
charged a member of the local union
in violation of the terms of the agree
ment. No further action will be taken
pending instructions from the national
headquarters
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Nav Notify President September Q

NEW YORK, August 4.-Vance Nc
cormick, democratic national chair
man, announces that President Wilson'S
notification ceremonies at Shadow
Lawn, Long Branch. N. j., possibly will
he held Saturday. September 2. Mr.
Mccormick also states that western
headquarters in charge of Senator
THOMAS Walsh will be conducted in the
same way as the national headquarters
here. and that Senator Walsh will have
full charge of affairs in the west as
far as the Pacific coast.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
MAINE CAMPAIGN PLANS
Five Members of Cabinet and Sew.
eral Congressmen tn SnaaL

NEW YORK, August 4.-Five mem
bers of President Wilson's cabinet and
several congressman will speak during
the coming campaign in Maine, accord
ing to a partial list issued by Chairman
Homer S. Cummings of the speakers
bureau of the democratic national com
mittee. The list includes:
Secretary Baker. Attorney General
Gregory, Secretary Redfeld, Secretary
Wilson, Secretary Daniels, Senator
Hollis, New Hampshire; Representatives
Cullop, Indiana; Casey. Pennsylvania ;
Candy, South Dakota; Heflin, Alabama
Brumbaugh, Ohio, and Charles H.
Brough, Governor Of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Maj. Everett Warren Drops Dead.

SCRANTON, Pa, August 4.-Maj
Everett Warren. prominent among the
attorneys of Pennsylvania and a lead
ing corporation lawyer of this city.
dropped dead today at Lake Placid, N.
Y, where he was resting for a few
days. Maj. Warren, who was flfty-sev-
en- years old. was leader in republican
politics and served as president of the
State League of Republican Clubs and
also as presidential elector.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
425 Dead in Fireswept Ontario.

COBALT, Ont, August 4.-Estimates
of the number of dead in the fireswept
area of northern Ontario are still di-
vergent. The office of the Temiskan-
ing and Northern Ontario railway at
North bay reported 425 identified and
unidentified dead. Rumors of addition
al loss of life and devastation in many
instances proved false. Reports that
many houses in Englehart were de-
stroyed also were erroneous. The coun-
try between Englehart and Matheson
apparently escaped the flames.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
FIND CLIFF DWELLERS' CAVES.
Capts. Patten and Johnson Make

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, American
punitive expedition, August 8. via
radio to Columbus. n. NJ, August A.
Caves of ancient cliff dwellers were
discovered today by Capts. George F.
Patten and Hugh S. Johnson while on
hunting trip in the Escondidos
mountains. The cayes were smoke
grimed and fragments of pottery were
strewn on the floor There was no
sign of writing or other characters.
The dwellings were said to be some
what similar to those near Flagstaff,
Ariz.
Gen. Pershing returned today from
Ell Vale and Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
reached headquarters from the United
States.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Send Committee to Capital to
Oppose Intangible Prop
erty Assessment.
WILL RESTRICT BUSINESS,
is CLAIM OF FINANCIERS
Measure Adopted by Senate Would
Deter Building Operations and
Growth of the City.

At a meeting of the Washington
Bankers Association held yesterday
afternoon w. T. Gailiher, Cuno II.
pointed to represent the organization
in an effort to prevent the intangible
property tax measure. passed by the
Senate. from being enacted in the
House. The committee went to the
Capitol this morning and conferred
with representatives handling the Dis
trict appropriation bill.
In addition to the committee named.
r. n. Harper and II. IT. Mckee. chair
man of the Legislative committee of
the association. are also engaged in do
ing what they can to assist the COM
mittee and Chairman Galliher.
The new burden, according to the
bankers without exception. will, II
adopted by the House and made a law
by the signature of the President. be
tax on the poor and the rich, the
accumulation of the consistent saver
against the rainy day, and will also be
an inducement to the boarding Of
moneys where taxation is impossible;
will lessen the demands for invest
ments and tend to the restriction of all
enterprises
Would Stop Building Operations.
One or two trust company presidents
declared that it would stop building to
large extent, because where money
is lending at or around 6 per cent 1T
will be impossible, with the proposed
tax a law, to add the four-tenths of
per cent to the rate without violating
the usury law.
Recent loans on the proposed Merid-
ian mansions, made in Philadelphia.
were at 5.4 per cent, the four-tenths
being the Pennsylvania state tax on
intangible property.
There are on deposit in the banks OF
Washington something like $50 600, oou
The tax on this money. if the new law
is adopted. would be S3SO.o0O.
There is no way 10 give the exact
valuation, or even fair estimate Of
the stock and bond holdings. it is said
in financial circles, and any estimate
would be but at the best a wild guess,
but when the capital stock and bonded
debt of corporations. bank shares,
stocks of outside concerns owned In
Washington moneys In bank to the
credit of depositors and the numerous
Intangible evidences Of credits, bank
ers says, a guess of S3ooo0o,oo0 would
not be many millions out of the way.
Taking this for the basis, the new
tax, in addition to the personal prop
erty tax. the gross profits tax. the
realty tax and the income tax. and one
or two others, would impose burden
of 81, 100000 annually on the people OF
the District
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Provisions of the Measure.

Provision is made for the retirement
and pensioning of men permanently
disabled in the line of duty, for the
care of men who are temporarily dis
abled, for the retirement of men who
have served twenty-five years and
reached the age of flfty-hve. and for
the retirement of men who reach the
age of sixty years. The pensions are
not to exceed 80 per cent Of the amount
of salary received at the time of re-
tirement. In the event of the death of
any member of the police or fire de-
partment either before or after retire
ment, his widow will be entitled to re-
ceive S35 a month, and in the case OF
dependent children, $40 for each child
shall be paid.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Mr.. Yeuable Is Renominated.

MERIDIAN, Miss. August rep
resentative w. w. Venable of the fifth
district of Mississippi was declared the
party nominee for representative in
Congress by the democratic executive
committee in session here yesterday.
Representative Venable is unopposed.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Paws Death Penalty in Raleigh.

RALEIGH, N c., August 4.-John
Savage. a negro, was electrocuted in
the state prison here today for the
murder several months ago of an aged
,vhite man in Washington county.
Evening star., 1916-08-04

Lew Wendell. maskman Of the Giants,
has been sent 10 the Louisville club OF
the American Association along with
Rube Shauer. pitcher. II is likely Wen
dell will be recalled by McGraw in Sep
tember and that he will be with the
club again next season.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
uJLY CIRCULATION

District of Columbia. S.:
IER0Y W HEBRON. advertising manager of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does SOL
emnly swear that the actual number of copies
of +ba paper named sold and distributed during
the month of July, AID. 1916, was as follows:
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Senate Committee Votes
to Table Resolution for
Wage and Service Inquiry

The Senate commerce committee to-
day voted to table Senator Newlands'
resolution to direct the interstate
commerce commission to investigate
and report to Congress on wages and
hours of service Of each class of rail-
Grad employees, because action was
deemed inadvisable pending mediation
, and arbitration of disputes between the
railroads and their employees.
The committee took up the resolution
. on a written request from the Cham
. Der of Commerce of the United States.
which asked for hearings.
. TT was determined" said Chairman
Newlands, after the committee acted,
: ito have no hearings upon the subject,
but to lay the resolution upon the
table. The committee deemed it mad
visable while proceedings were pend
ing under the mediation arbitra ton
act to take up the subject of the pay
and hours of service Of railway en-
ployes. 1t was also deemed inadvisable
to add to the present duties Of the in
terstate commerce commission. which,
as is well known. is overloaded with
work"
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Urged to Remain Neutral.

The railway managers and the rep
resentatives Of the railroad organiza-
7tions." said a letter from the railroad
brotherhood officials to Senator New
lands, will confer in New York early
In August and we believe the commit
tee on interstate commerce should re-
main neutral at least until Jointly call
ed upon by the national conference
committee Of railway managers and the
representatives of the railroad brother
hoods, and we respectfully suggest this
course of action.
The letter was signed by W. NJ Clark.
vice president, Order Railroad Con-
ductors: H. E. Wills, national lesls-
latiye representative. Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers; Val Fitzpatrick,
vice president, Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen, and P. J. NJ. Mcnamara, vice
president. Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen-
The letter from the Chamber OF Com
merce disclosed that the referendum
submittine to commercial organizations
the question Of Congress directing the
interstate commerce commission to IN
vestigate the railroad subject was ap-
proved by os7 votes to % opposed
Evening star., 1916-08-04
.C.S. PEARCE IS CASHIER
OF TREASURER'S OFFICE
Secretary McAdoo Appoints J. o.
Manson Assistant-Latter's Sue
cessor Yet Unnamed.

Secretary McAdoo today announced
the appointment Of c. S. Pearce as
cashier of the treasurer's office to sue
ceed the late James A. Sample, who
died suddenly some weeks ago. Mr.
Pearce. who was appointed to a posi-
tion in the treasurer's Office by Secre-
tary Carlisle in 1894, has been assistant
cashier for some time. His salary now
is advanced to $500 a year.
J. o. Manson. who has been chief of
the division Of banks and postal saw
ings accounts, has been appointed to
succeed Mr.. Pearce as assistant cashier,
the salary of which is $4,000 a year.
W. S. Elliott May Advance.
Although no announcement has been
made as to who will succeed Mr.. Man
son as chief of division. it is under
stood that w. S. Elliott. now in charge
of the bond department of the treas
urer's office, will be advanced to sue
ceed Mr.. Manson.
There has been a lively fight for the
position of cashier of the Treasury, and
much pressure has been brought to
bear on Secretary McAdoo and Treas
urer Burke in behalf of various candi-
dates. All three appointments, how
ever. are in line with the policy of Mr.
Burke and Secretary McAdoo of promo
tion upon merit and length of service
Mr.. Pearce. although originally from
Tennessee. has had strong backing for
the position from Kentucky.
Evening star., 1916-08-04

A wealthy native Of India has given a
fund of $4,000 a year for fifteen years
to aid in suppressing tuberculosis in
Bombay.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
BOYS LIFE CRUSHED0UT
BY STREET CAR WHEELS
William Harrison Spignul, Riding
Bicycle, Falls in Front of
Electric Vehicle.

Riding his bicycle on an errand for
his mother, William Harrison Spignul.
nine years old, OF 1S41 Monroe street
a car of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company shortly before noon
today on Mount Pleasant street be-
tween Park road and Lamont street
The boy. who is the son Of William
Spignul. real estate dealer. left his
home riding his bicycle. He was bare
headed. He rode his wheel onto a
Isouth-bound track. according to infor-
nation received by the police. while
car No. 440 approached north bound. in
charge OF William A. Harman. con-
Iductor. and Eugene H. Reed. motorman
Just as the car was about to pass
the boy. 1t was stated. one of the
wheels of his bicycle caught in the
track and he was thrown under the
street car.
Body Taken From Track.
Before the car could be stopped one
of the wheels passed over his abdo-
men, crushing out his life. The car was
brought to a stop and the repair wagon
Of the railway company was sent for
and the car was lacked up. The body
was then removed.
| During the work Of lifting the car
from the boys body the Emergency
Hospital ambulance. in charge of DIR.
Sanderson. was responding to tele-
phone call. When the physician ar
| rived he pronounced the boy dead The
body was taken to the morgue.
I Coroner to Hold Inquest.
Coroner hewitt was notified and order
ed an inquest be held at the District
| morgue at 11:3o o'clock tomorrow
| morning.
The first the father of the boy knew
| Of the accident was when he happened
to go near the scene with the boys
grandmother. They were in an auto
mobile. it was stated. and they then
learned that the boy had been killed.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Vote May Not Mean Strike.

In justifying to the President the IN
ability of the board to catch the serious
alarm evinced by the Chamber OF COM
merce of the United States and other
agencies. Judge Chambers pointed out
that the strike VOTE" now being taken
does not necessarily mean strike. IL
merely authorizes the officials OF me m
labor organizations to treat with tne
railroads, and then. II an agreement on
difrculties cannot be reached. to can a
strike. This strike vote is worded as
follows:
IT have personally read the foregoing
statement and believe the request 1or
an eight-hour basic day. with time ana
a half for all overtime. worked IN an
except passenger service, is just de.
mand. and hereby authorize the cnle1
executive and general chairman OF the
B. l. E., B. L. F. and E., o. R. C. and b.
r. T. to act as my agents or attorneys
in dealing for a settlement OF these
questions. and If the said chief execu-
tive and general chairman are unable
to otherwise effect a settlement salts
factory to them. hereby cast my vote
(for or against) strike
Evening star., 1916-08-04
Amends District Pension Clause.

On motion of Senator La Toilette. the
Senate last evening reconsidered the
vote By which it passed the District bill
earlier in the day SO as to substitute
an amendment providing for a pension
and retirement system for both the
police and the f1remen in place of an
amendment caring only for the fire
men. Senator La Toilette told the Sen
ate that he had sent the wrong amend
ment to the Vice Presidents desk
through error, and that in offering it
he had believed he was offering the
amendment covering the police as well
as the firemen.
Without objection, the Senate adopted
the new amendment in place of that
previously adopted and. then. for the
second time, the District bill was passed
by the Senate.
The amendment covering the police
and fremen is very similar to that
which was first adopted providing a re-
tirement and pension system only for
the firemen. The relief fund is to be
known as the policemen and firemen' S
relief fund, and is to be derived from
fines imposed upon members of the two
forces, all rewards received by them,
except such as the Commissioners per-
nit the members to retain; a deduction
of III per cent of the monthly salary
of each member of the forces, dona-
tions, etc.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
day and announced. as promised at :. q
meeting of the railroads ana empioSes
officials in New York TUESDAY.
Board to Act After Vote.

bO0J0 ACI 0ASCA vSs
Soon after this strike vote is announced
the federal board is going to take acuoh
endeavoring to reconcile the difficulties IN
controversy. As Judge Chambers pointed
out to the President this morning the
hoard has authority to exercise its inter-
mediary powers on the invitation of either
marty to the controversy. and 1t further
has power to act on Its own initiative
when there is imminent likelihood OF
stonnare of railroads interfering with
public traftic- 1t is known that both @ dta1 par
Ties to the controversy are gong 70 notIy
the hoard as soon as they find themselves
unable to reach an amiea5ls agreemsnst % sneant
tha ofIices Of the board IN an effort to
reach an agreement and u the a. other ao party
In this connection it is pointed out that
in the three years Of the boards ,.3Esnsd opera
strikes-that is where there was actual
cessation Of trains-and in each OF those
cases an agreement was reached through
the federal board.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
DISTRICT BILL SENT
TO CONFERENCE
Continued from First Page.)

request, and that in reality 1t will have
to be changed considerably before it
meets the Views of those most con-
who probably will be conferee, said
the La Toilette provision does not ap-
propriate money enough to carry out
the Legislative provisions of the scheme
Representative Cary has introduced IN
the House bill which is said to be
acceptable to both firemen and police
men, and he will endeavor to have the
conferees substitute the measure for
the La Toilette amendment.
Every member of the House seems
to be interested in the seventy-five and
eighty-five cent gas provisions which
the Senate bill carries. The off-hand
comment heard around the Offices of
members of the House is that the
House will agree to that amendment in
jffy.
Evening star., 1916-08-04
DAILY.


Less returns and adjustments. 8,O37
Total daily net circulat 80. .54I
Average paid net daily circu-
lation s4.SSo
Average number of copies for
service, exchanges, adver-
Users, etc tc.............. 1894
Evening star., 1916-08-04

Average daily net circulation.
GUTNnAv
Evening star., 1916-08-04

<SD.SsSB
ass returns and adjustments. 2,9SS
Total Sunday net circulation. 2S2,S5l
Average paid net Sunday circu-
aYeraee number of copies for
services, exchanges, adver-
tisers [1c............... 1897
Average sunday net circula-
ton I........... 5G,5.O
LEROY W. HEBRON.
Advertising Manager.
Subscribed and to before this third
day of Ao->T. A.D 1916.
iseal CHAS. ]. COLUMBUS.
Notary Public.