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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
First Trial in England
for Delaying War Supplies

LONDON, February 10. 1855
p.m.-In the first strike prosecu-
tion under the defense Of the
realm act, Thomas Rees, secre-
tary of the London District En-
gineers' Society, was charged
in police court today with i'm
pedfng and delaying production
of war material by ordering mu-
milton workers who are members
of his society to strike. The suit
created the greatest interest in
trade union circles, as the de-
cision Will affect large number
of workers.
Several men employed in a fac
tory in the Woolwich district
were ordered to leave by Rees
because the rate of pay for night
work was only one and one-uuar-
ter times. instead of one and one
half times, that paid in the Lon
don district. The workmen, by
striking, rendered themselves
liable to government fine of
$25 daily while remaining on
strike.
The hearing of Rees was ad-
journed for a fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Clarence P. King Suggests
Necessity of Consolidating
Local Traction Lines.
ONLY MEANS OF MEETING
THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
President of Washington Railway
and Electric Company Addresses
Federation of Citizens.

Employing the text Lets Talk II
Over and Be Fair About It." Clarence
P. King, president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. in an
informal talk last night before the
Federation Of Citizens Associations on
public utility questions. sounded the
keynote of a campaign to be fmmedi-
ately launched by that body for greater
cooperation between citizens and the
utility corporations in improving the
services furnished by them.
Concrete suggestions offered by Mr
King for relieving street railway con-
gestion and bringing about other inn
provements in the functioning of the
various utilities are to be investigated
by the utilities committee Of the fed
eration which was instructed to bring
In program of recommendations at an
early date.
The whole idea of the plan is to enable
the public to understand better the PROP
lens of the companies and the utilities
to get a better grasp Of the viewpoint OF
their patrons-to work out as far as pos
sible by cooperative methods the diff.
ferences Of opinion without attempting
to adjust them at arms length through
the formal channels of protest and COM
plant.
The committee. by a unanimous vote
was instructed to confer not only with
Mr.. King. but with the heads of other
local public service corporations, and to
submit program of cooperation which
if popularity subscribed to. will lead to
would be sought by administrative and
legislative means
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
TO ANNUL CHARTER.
Suit Against National jewelers.
Board of Trade Recommended.

NEW YORK, February 19.-Deputy
Attorney General Leonard ]. Obermeier
recommends. in a report made public
here today, that suit be instituted by
the state to vacate the charter and
annul the corporate existence of the
National jewelers. Board of Trade. on
the ground that the corporation ex-
ceeded its authority as membership
body in maintaining a collection bureau
for it's members. Ample opportunity
was given, according to Mr.. Obermeier,
to correct the alleged abuse. but in
stead the corporation devised a scheme
which had rs its object the avoidance
of the consequences of the statute by
continuing the same Objectionable
practices.
Complaint was first made against the
National jewelers. Board OF Trade in
May, 1914, but the attorney general
granted the corporation time in which
to disprove or discontinue the alleged
illegal practices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

something was wrong. But before the
workmen could locate the trouble and
attempt to repair it the blowout occur
red.
The break In the subway, which is a
part of a route extending from White
nall street, Manhattan, to Montague
and Clark streets. Brooklyn, was at a
point about midway under the river.
No official explanation Of the cause of
contractors, and an investigation has
been started by engineers of the pub
lie service commission. ...
How Tunnel Is Constructed,
The tunnel is being constructed by
the shield method" according to a
statement issued tonight by the public
service commission. The air pressure
holds up the bottom of the river while
the shield is pressed forward on its
course. An air pressure of tweney-four
pounds to the square inch was being
maintained, 1t was said. The shield
had just been moved forward about
twenty-six inches to allow the placing
Of another OF the cast iron rings Of
which the permanent tube is being
formed. when the compressed air found
q weak spot in the roof Of the work
bed.
Four men were within the shield and
exposed to the danger of being sucked
into the vortex. One Of them managed
to get back of the shield and escaped
with minor injury to one of his legs.
The other three were catapulted to the
surface of the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
RUSSIANS BRING DOWN
ENEMY CAPTIVE BALLOON

LONDON. February l9-The period
Of IulI continues on the eastern front,
The latest Russian oficial statement
SAWS:
ON the western front our heavy ar
tiliery brought down captive balloon
that had ascended near Yezerno, north :
west Of Tarnopol. On the rest of the
front the usual artillery duel, rifle fir-
Ing and skirmishes occurred between
th0 Oo0utA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
u. S. Gives Literally
For Belgian Relief

NEW YORK, February
1o.-America has contrib
uted $780, 600 to the relief
of Belgium, according to E.
Van De Vyvere, Belgian
minister of finance, who
sailed today for London on
the steamship St. Paul after
spending several weeks in
this country. Up to Febru-
ary foodstuffs and clothing
valued at more than $780,
! 100000 had been shipped
into Belgium, he said. Bel
gian interests supplied more
than S6O,WO,OOO of the sum
| expended. The remainder
was given by the people of
| the United States and other
! countries. Mr.. Van De
| Vyvere stated that S56,OOO,-
| coo worth of supplies had
! been purchased in this coun-
| try.
! The Belgian minister
| thanked the American peo-
| pie for their generosity and
| said in a farewell message:
| 81 ask you individually
and as a nation TO accept the
love, the friendship and the
| faith which is offered to
| America by every Belgian as
the tribute OF their graft
tude."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Bull Moosers Pleased
SWISS DELEGATES NAMED
Will Participate in Ford Peace Con.
ference at Stockholm.

BERN. Switzerland. February "a
Five Swiss delegates to the Ford peace
conference at Stockholm were named
national council-Scherrer Fullemann
of st. Gall. M. Goettisheim of Basel and
M. Studer of Winterthur. The others
are Prof. Eugene Borel of the Uni
versity Of Geneva and Mile. Gobat Of
Geneva -a -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
ONE POINT OF AGREEMENT.
EXPL LOSION IN SUBWAY HURIS
MEN TO SURFACE IN EAST RIVER
New York "Sandhog" Working 100 Feet
Under Water Survives Being Blown
Through Mud and Water wo Killed.

NEW YORK. February 19-One is dead and another is
missing the result of compressed air explosion late today
subway under construction below the surface of the East
third who shot with the others through and
the surface of the bruised and dazed but
recovered after removal hospital The explosion believed
by leak the pumped the subway
to stabilize construction mperiled
thirty-thve me working in the tube
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

One Gets Through Alive.
The man killed was Frank Driver
and the missing workman Is John Nc
Carthy, both described as miners.
With Marshall Mabey. a helper. they
were sent sky-rocketing up through
the roof of the tunnel. into the icy
water. Witnesses on the water front
declared the three men were hurled
fully thirty feet above the surface OF
the river.
Rescuers who put out from shore
found Driver still alive. He died. how
ever, before ne could be taken to land
Mabey appeared only slightly injured
while no trace was:found of Mccarthy
It was learned tonight that much diff
ficulty has been experienced In con-
structing the new: subway, owing to
the presence of great quantities OF
sliding gravel and mud Many slides
have occurred, 1t was said. but despite
this fact the work has been pushed
with greater rapidity than in any sub
way thus far constructed In this city.
Men Heeded Warning.
Seven OF the thirty-eight men fmme-
diately affected by the explosion were
working in what is known as the
head" of the subway erecting beams
and otherwise making ready to extend
the tunnel. There had been no blast
ing since early morning. so when a
thick mist appeared in the tube 1t was
regarded as sufficient warning that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Famed Foot Ball Player Killed.

LONDON. February 19-The war Of
flee Is informed that Lieut. G. Bacha.
one of the best known internationdf-
foot ball players, has been killed in
action at YpreA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
WEST SEES D|SCORD
IN BARNES ACTIVITY
Republicans Of That Section
Resent New York Attitude
in Presidential Race.

Western republicans in Congress are
much perturbed over what they term
the domineering attitude of New York
In the presidential contest. Especially
do they look down their nose over the
, vaunt of William Barnes, jr. that he
will go west and accelerate the Root
boom.
They say that If there is one thing
necessary to interrupt the present tend
ency toward harmony between the fac
tions in the west 1t would be William
Barnes coming out to tell them where
to get Off" They add that il he could
bring along Boies Penrose, Lou Payne
and the shade of Thomas c. Platt the
encourage would be complete-com-
pletely disastrous to all attempts at
get together.
Confined to Beaten Track.
In the opinion of these western re-
publicans. the only trouble with Mr..
Barnes 10 that he confines his itinerary
to the beaten track between the Albany
Club in his own home town and the
Republican Club In New York city, and
IL he should ever start to go west of
the Pompeiian room In the Annex Ho-
tel in Chicago he would probably
and spurs for local color"
But, all joking aside, these western
republicans say the recent developments
in republican politics in New York have
rubbed them the wrong way; Things
west, they say, until New York decided
to take over the job Of leading the
procession and selected. or. at least,
proposed to select, drum major known
to be unacceptable to the rank and file
of the progressives Of the west.
Think History Will Repeat.
For the past two days the newspapers
have been full Of the dictatorial atti-
tude of the New York leaders, follow
ing the speech Of Elihu Root, the west
ern republicans complain, and they
don't like it. They say New York is not
the keystone of the arch of republican n
victory, by any manner of means; that
in the past Indiana and Illinois have
been called upon with q Macedonian
cry, in the hour of need. and they think
that history may repeat itself this
year.
the west. outside Of the highbrow lead,
ers of the party, some bankers, rail-
road men and ultra conservatives. And
the thought of having William Barnes,
jr.. with his record Of old. guardism,
.bossism," coming out there to talk for
Root simply appals them, they declare.
Bull Moosers Pleased.
Such are the sentiments of the rexu-
lar republicans and the moderates. who
are seeking harmony. The bull moosers
and the radical progressives are greatly
pleased with the prospect.
Every time Bill barnes opens his
mouth west of Pittsburgh, he will make
votes in the primaries for Theodore
Roosevelt, is the way one bull mooser
expressed 1t yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Turkish Communication.

The Turkish ofi1ciar statement says:
"Mesopotamian front-Near Kut-el-
Amara there has been artillery and
infantry fighting. In the Felahie sec
tor hostile forces attempted to reach
the right bank of the Tigris. After a
battle of three hours they were COM
PEELED to retire. being pursued into the
second line of their intrenchments.
After the battle the river boats Of the
enemy withdrew, abandoning more
than thirty dead.
PERSIAN front-Southwest Of Hama
dan. Russian forces which attacked
Khengavar we're pursued by our
divisions Of Persian volunteers. The
enemy suffered important losses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Men Heeded Warning.

a competent tribunal not only Tor
guidance in the present case OUT as
precedent for the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

Edward, continuing his story. said
he went to bed and knew nothing more
until he felt some one tugging at him.
And when 1 looked in,'' he said, Il
say it was mamma. and her face was
covered with blood
The child heard none of the shots he
said, and he hardly knew how he
reached the Arlington apartment.
Members of the Arlington family
heard the shots, and one Of the daugh-
ters called to her father, who was
asleep, to get up, telling him Mrs. Ford
had been shot.
And when 1 got to the door," said
Mr. Arlington, II saw Mrs. Ford
crawling through the hall toward my
apartment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Papers Filed February 16.

Papers in the action upon which the
Appam was seized were filed in the
United States district court at Norfolk
February Is, but were kept from the
public for obvious reasons. The
said steamship is wrongfully withheld
from the nbe1ants by one Hans Berg
and other persons unknown to the
1ibelants." They further allege that
the Appam "on or about the 18th Of
January was unlawfully seized by
certain persons unknown to the libel
ants, and thereafter under compulsion
forced to proceed with passengers,
o:ssr sas 'arfG 'H e9ad to
Washington concerning the departure
Of Deputy United States Marshal West
with some thirty men. 1t was learned
late today. was made as a result Of
unofficial information coming to the
collector, with whom the deputy
marshal. it Is said, did not consult aft
er Collector Hamilton intimated that
the deputy marshal might better not
proceed aboard the Appam until the
collector could advise his department
of the sudden action and the marshaPs
Intentions.
Protest by Collector.
Collector Hamilton. it Is said, has
made vigorous protest against the ac-
ton of the marshal in proceeding
without what is termed proper CO.
operation with the collectors Office.
Collector Hamilton, 1t is asserted, has
especially protested against Deputy
West proceeding to serve the writ he
held, accompanied by an attorney for
the libellant. when the collector re-
ouested the deputy marshal to defer
his action temporarily until the COL
lector could ascertain what action, II
any, the collectors ONCE could right
fIUy take.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
To Develop British Position.

On their face the libel papers indicate
that the suit SO far Is purely a private
one and that neither the British govern
ment nor the State Department. at least
at this stage. has any direct interest In
it. The attorneys prosecuting the suit,
however. are expected to develop fully
the position of the British government
in regard to the right of the American
government to allow its ports to be made
places OF refuge for prizes.
Some exceedingly intricate points Of
International law are expected to be de-
veloped by the British attorneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
No Formal Action Yet.

The department, in the absence OF
such a precedent, has held tentatively
that the Appam is a German prize, but
never has passed formally upon Ger
many's request that the vessel be al
lowed to remain indefinitely in Amer.
lean waters. reply to that reques.
now is in course Of preparation. and
indications have been that it would be
granted. 1t was said yesterday. now
ever, that the response might wait
until the prize court had acted.
II was suggested that under the treaty
of 1928 German prizes in American ports
are exempt from such legal processes
as that served on the Appam YESTERDAY.
but in reply officials pointed out that
the State Department has not yet om-
cially fixed the status OF the vessel.
There Is no disposition to question the
Jurisdiction of the court in any case IN
volving the construction Of a treaty,
though the State Department takes the
ground that it is still at liberty to deal
automatically with the case in its own
way while the court proceedings are
going on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
BRITISH ARE DEFEATED
IN TIGRIS RIVER BATTLE
Strive to Effect Crossing Below Kut-
el-Amara, But Moslems
Claim Victory.
CARS MEN ALSO BEATEN
Said to Have Sustained Large Losses
In an Encounter With the
Enemy In the Hamadan
Region.

LONDON, February Ig.-
Fierce fighting is going on in
many sections of the near east.
The Russians have captured the
remainder of the 34th Turkish di-
vision, northwest of Erzerum.
says an official statement issued
today. One Russian corps, in The
assault on Erzerum, captured e4o
cannon.
The latest official statement bv
the Russian war office reports the
capture of the towns of Mush, in
Asiatic Turkey, lying eighty
three miles south of
Erzerum and Ahlat The pursuit
of the Turkish forces who re-
treated from Erzerum is being
continued.
An attempt by British forces
in Mesopotamia to cross the Ii
girls below Kut-el-Amara was re-
pulsed after battle of three
hours, the Turkish war Office an
nounced. The British, in their re-
treat, were pursued to their sec
ond-line intrenchments.
Announcement also is made that
the Russian forces in Persia have
been defeated in an encounter
near Hamadan, sustaining large
losses.
Russian Statement.
The text of the Russian statement
follows:
''On the Caucasus front. in pursuing
the units of the Turkish army, we
turned and captured. northwest of
Erzerum. the remainder of the 34th
Turkish Division, with thirteen guns,
machine guns and ammunition wagons,
and, also. in the vicinity of the Erze-
rum high road. the remnants of one
regiment. One of our gallant corps
during the assault on the fortress took
240 cannon.
Our troops captured the towns of
Mouche (Mush, eighty-three miles
south-southeast Of Erzerum), and
Ahlat by assault. The enemy fled
southwark"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Wants Boy Protected.

MIR. Arlington. he's killing me-" call
ed Mrs. Ford number of times. Don't
let him kill my boy
Ford, with the boy clasped in his
arms, was rolling about on the kitchen
floor of his wife's apartment. when Ar
rington looked in there to get an idea
of the situation Soon after the boy
had been taken to the Arlington apart
ment, where he displayed much affec-
tion for his mother, Ford came to the
door and asked to be admitted.
Mrs. Ford, hearing her husbands
voice. became nervous and begged that
ne be prevented from killing her baby
6Edward).
Policeman Holz of the third precinct
was the first oflicer to reach the scene
of the shooting and close behind him
cinct Detective William e. Smith.
why did you do thisr' one Of the
ohicers asked Ford.
II don't know" he replied. I'm going,
hope God will forgive me for what I've
done"
Hurried to Hospital.
An Ambulance was summoned, and the
wounded couple were hurried to Emer-
gency Hospital. Detective Patrick
OBrien. who was acquainted with the
parties to the affair. went to the hospital
and saw the husband. The wounded man
extended his hand and told him he had
done the shooting. He further told of
the purchase of the weapon. and ex-
planned why he had purchased 1t.
At the War Department Ford was
rated as expert telegraphey. and 1t was
known that he had been separated from
his wife for some little time. He occu-
pied a room a few squares from where
his family occupied the apartment and
IL is stated, paid frequent visits to the
apartment, providing for his family
and occasionally taking Buddy" as
the boy was called. to see the moving
pictures.
Mrs. Ford's brother. the late Michael
Leech. was in the saloon business near
goth and N streets northwest for a
number of years. and she has a number
of relatives living in that section OF
the city
Other persons residing in the apart
ment house, IL is stated, were no,
aware of the threats the husband was
said to have made, and there was nc
loud talking heard in the apartment
b' fore the shooting occurred, although
the police Say, husband and wife prob.
ably engaged in lengthy conversa
tinn before the shooting, the husband
possibly making an effort to effect q
reconciliation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Under Government Regulation.

Mr.. King referred to the fact that
local public service corporations have
been under regulation by the govern
iment since the granting of their char.
: .-(Continusd on Sixteenth Paee.)
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Continued on Seventeenth Page. J
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Assistant in Telegraph Divl'
sion, War Department, Com
mits Double Crime.
COUPLE HAD SEPARATED;
BOTH NOW NEAR DEATH
Shooting Takes Place in WIFE
Apartment While Nine-Year-Old
Son Is Asleep Nearby.

Edward NJ. Ford, forty three years
old, assistant chief of the telegraph
division, War Department. last night
shortly after II o'clock shot his WIFE,
Mrs Ella Ford, and himself.
The shooting occurred in his wife's
apartment on the fourth floor of the
ST. George apartment house. 2oth ana
/. streets northwest. Both were nur-
ried to Emergency Hospital, where II
was said, their condition was crucai
and but little hope was held out 1or
the recovery of either
Two bullets wounded each of them:
One bullet entered the wife's heao ana
the other penetrated the stonldcn.
Ford's bullets lodged dangerously near
the heart
Edward Richard Ford, nine years old,
son of the couple, was asleep IN the
apartment when the shooting occurred
and daughter. Helen, sixteen years
old was at dance. When she returned
home her parents had been taken to
the hospital and her brother was being
cared for in the apartment OF A. J.
Arlington.
Separated for Some Time.
The Fords had been separated for
some time. it is stated. and as long ago
as last summer, the wounded man toio
Detective O'Brien. at the hospital the
morning, he purchased the pistol for
the purpose of killing a man. He eA-
pcted to do the killing at Union sta
ton, he said, but the other man did
not appear. He admitted to the de-
tective that he shot his wife and tried
to commit suicide, and some of his
fellow workers at the War Department
had heard that he recently had in
dulged in threats to do Just what he
did last night.
1t was said at the War Department
last night that Ford had been drinking
during the past several days and that
he had been given a severe lecture and
warned that his position would not be
secure unless he quit drinking.
The little son of the couple wa the
only person, with the exception OF Re
victims, who was able to give r
account of what happened in .ae
apartment preceding the shooting.
Papa came around early and took
me to the movies" he said, but he
didn't stay until it was over: and when
he went home mamma was looking out
the window. Papa asked her what
she was looking out the window Tor.
and she said that was her pleasure
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