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Evening star., 1916-08-11
NOTIFICATION DATE SET.
Mr.. Fairbanks to Be Told of Nom
ination August 81.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August IL
The notification ceremonies at which
Charles w. Fairbanks will be told Of
ficially of his nomination as the re-
publican candidate for Vice President
will be held at his residence at 2
o'clock on the afternoon of August 81,
it was announced today. The mem
bership list of the executive commit
tee has been completed. and the chair
men of the subcommittee to make the
detailed arrangements for the notifica-
ton also have been appointed. The
ceremonies will be under the auspices
of the national committee on notifica-
ton.
Lawrence Y. Sherman. United States
senator from Illinois, chairman of The
committee. will be the principal speak
er at rally at o'clock in the even
ing, following the notification. A pa
rade will precede the rahy.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
ADVANCE FOR AVIATORS
FOULOIS AND LAHM
Both Become Majors in Signal Corps.
of Supply Depot.

Capt. Benjamin D. Foulois. United
States infantry. and Capt. Frank p.
Lahm, United States cavalry. aviation
officers of the Signal Corps of the
army have been promoted to be junior
military aviatorsA with rank of major.
These officers, now on the Mexican
border, are we'll known in Washington
because of a long residence here when
aviation was in it's infancy in the
United States Army. They have made
many flights at Fort Myer. at College
Park and over Washington. and have
been connected with every practical
experiment in aviation since the army
took up that branch of military science.
Another army Signal Corps announce
ment is that Capt. Charles S. Wallace,
also well known in Washington, has
been detailed as the officer in charge
of the Signal Corps general supply
depot, at 1710 Pennsylvania avenue.
Capt Wallace is to first make an in
spection of the manufacture Of cleo
1rical material at Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
PAPER AUTO LICENSE TAGS!
Metal Kind Not Supplied by Reason
of War Conditions.

Score another one for the European
war
This time it is the out-of-town motor
ist who is feeling the effect of the strife
across the waters.
A sheet iron shortage. ascribed to the
war, has prevented the District from
obtaining a sufficient number of auto
mobile license tags. Out-of-town own
ers of cars are being given cardboard
tags as temporary makeshifts.
A Baltimore firm was to have supplied
the municipality with 5000 tags by
July II. OF these only 500 have arrived,
and have been given to local owners
The last tag was issued yesterday
afternoon. A new supply is expected in
a day or two Just when the total
shipment will be received is prob
lematicaL
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COMMISSION SEEKS QUARTERS.
Federal Trade Board Wants a Suit
able Place for $4,000.

The federal trade commission is in an
embarrassing situation regarding its
quarters.
Prior to July 1 last it was compelled
by law to remain in the quarters occa-
pied by the old bureau of corporations, its
predecessor, in the Commerce building,
18th and Pennsylvania avenue. and not
until July l did it know what would be
done for it by Congress in the way Of
legislation enabling 1t to make a change.
Under the provision Of the sundry civil
act which became law July l. an ap-
preparation of $4,000 was made for
rental Of quarters for the commission
and the staff is now busy looking for
a suitable home. 1t Hnds the task
difficult one, as available buildings seem
to be scarce. and the house hunting
problem is not the least that the COM
mission has.
They are more than uncomfortably
crowded, and need a floor space of ap-
proAimately 10000 feet and must get
the space for $4,000. This amount {,
include some of the items of main
tenanee. such as heat and light.
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CONTINUES A MYSTERY.
New Element Develops in Investiga-
ton of Mining Engineers Death.

CHICAGO, August ia new element
was present today in the mystery sur
rounding the death at a Michigan ave-
nue. hotel Wednesday Of Morse Davis, a
mining engineer Of Vancouver. B. c. 1t
was the announcement made late last
night that DIR. VIM. D. McNaiiy, coroner's 8
chemist. in a chemical analysis Of the
contents of the stomach of Mrs. Davis,
who was found unconscious at the time
of her husbands death. had discovered
no poison of the kind believed to have
killed Davis.
The chemist said he would make more
tests for other poisons and that he would
anaIyze several bottles of medicines found
in the Davis apartments. Mrs. Davis.
after she regained consciousness. was
quoted as saying that chemical which
her husband used in his professional
work must have gotten mixed with salts
which she and her husband took for ILL.,
ness. Mrs. Davis is still ILL
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DEATH FOR STRIKERS.
Carranza Issues Decree Against Men
He Accuses of "Treachery."

ne ACCuSCS VI A1C6CuCIy.
Ell PASO, Tex, August 1.-THE text
of a decree wherein First Chief Car
rama evoked the death penalty against
the strikers who paralyzed Mexico City
through a general electric strike, ap-
peaKs in copies arriving here today Of
Ell Pueblo, daily paper published in
the capital.
In tying up transportation. plunging
the city into darkness and cutting off
it's water supply, the strike is held by
Carranza to be no strike at all. but an
extent of treachery against his gov
ernment whose enemies will receive en-
couragement by it.
The paper, dated August 8. gives a
list Of the leaders then in prison on
the charge of rebellion. 1t said that
the strike was precipitated by North
American syndicates, and that 1t
stopped work in the arms and muni-
tion factories, which was construed as
treachery to the de facto government.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Maj. Hugh White Adams. said to have
been the youngest officer to have COM
manded a Union regiment in the civil
war has died at his home at Yonkers.
N. Y When twenty years of age he
commanded a regiment at the battle
of Fort Gibson. KY. in 1853.
A basis of settlement of more than
1000 suits involving titles to land on
the White Earth Indian reservation in
Minnesota has been agreed upon be-
defendants. and Francis J. Kearful, as
signed to carry on the Indian prosecu-
tions.
Federal flood relief work in Ala
bapa began Tuesday when agents Of
the United States War Department
reached Selma and began hiring desti-
tute food victims to work the public
highways in Dallas county. Rations
will be issued to destitute women and
children.
O. E. Tut. a merchant of James. near
Greenville, Miss, was shot in the head
recently by his wife. the latter then
firing a shot into her own body which
resulted in death. The cause Of the
affair Is not known.
Herbert Barnes, many years promi-
nent in the packing industry has died in
New Haven, Conn, In his eighty third
year.
After a struggle in which several
men took part, a shark, seven ana q
half feet long and weighing 225 pounds.
was hooked and then shot to death in
the bathing center of Rockaway Beach
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Alberta I. Ludlum and Miss Ade-
Iaide Lockwood. school teachers of
Paterson, N. J., were drowned in Haw-
thorne lake, at Ogdensburg. N. Y. Tues
day, in view of several young women
powerless to rescue them.
Victor Carlstrom Tuesday flew in a
one-hundred- and sixty ty-horsepower Cur
tiss biplane from Buffalo. N. Y, to
Hammondsport, 110 miles, 'in an hour
and four minutes
Custody of her two children. Donald.
jr., and John. kidnapped from Detroit
by their father. Donald J. O'Donnall,
three years ago in Chicago, has been
awarded Mrs. ODonnell. She returned
to Chicago with them.
Efforts to have Samuel Untermyer
make the race for the democratic nom-
ination for United States senator i'm
New York have failed. Mr.. Untermy-
er.s physician has advised him not to
make the campaign.
Judge K. M. Landis. in the federal
court at Chicago. has overruled the Pc
tition fled by Otto Cullman. asktne
that the Chicago Telephone Company
be restrained from paying $2.532,000 foI
the automatic telephone system Of the
Chicago Tunnel COMPANY
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WOULD ABROGATE TREATIES.
Senator Jones Urges o. s. to Prepare
for Commercial War.

Senator Jones advocated the abrogation
Of treaties to permit the restoration OF
discriminating duties as means of de-
veloping an American merchant marine
and of blocking Great Britain in what
he declared was a commercial war waged
against the United States as bitterly as
against any enemies.
Great Britain's coures in Withholding
malls, blacklisting American firms and re-
stricting neutral commerce. he said, was
an important part OF the war to control
the worlds commerce. ,
Evening star., 1916-08-11
. Three Colonels Are Retired.

Three regular army colonels. until
recently in command or attached to
regiments on the border or In Mexico,
have been retired for physical disa-
bility on the recommendation Of ex-
amining boards. They are Coils. Jacob
G. Galbraith. formerly commanding
the 10th Cavalry: George H Sands, for
merly attached to the 11th Cavalry, and
ChsylesS,M RepIose. 24th 1ufantxYs
Evening star., 1916-08-11
WALKER TO OPPOSE WHITE.
President of United Mine Workers
Of America Faces Contest.

NDlANAPoL1S. Ind. August IL
John p White, president of the United
Nine Workers of America, will be op-
posed in his candidacy for reelection
By John H. Walker of Danville. ILL.,. it
was learned today, when Frank ].
Hayes. vice president of the organiza-
tion. announced Mr.. Whites candi-
dacy.
Mr.. Hayes also said he would seek
reelection and understands he will be
opposed by William Green of Coshoc-
ton. Ohio Mr.. Hayes is acting presi-
dent OF the organization while Mr.
White is at Seattle
Tne nominations must be made sixty
Gays before the election. which will
take place at the annual meeting OF
the mine workers which opens here
December H.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Reach the zlota Lipa.

TN a westerly direction our troops
reached the left bank of the Zlota
Lipa, capturing during the engage
ment the village of Lazaruvka. and
taking over 1000 Austro- German pris-
oners. One of our Orenburg cossack
regiments launched here cavalry at
tack, taking more than 200 prisoners
and capturing three machine guns.
"A German regiment, having crossed
the River Zlota Lipa near the village
of Zadaruv, attempted a counter at
tack on the position we occupied, but
was repelled with enormous losses.
Our brave cavalry detachments. hav-
ing forded the mouth of the River Zlo-
ia Lipa, attacked the repelled enemy
and pursuing him reached the left
bank of the Dniester in the bend to the
south of the village of Usciezielone
southwest of Monasterzyska).
THE total number of prisoners
taken during the battle of August 8
and amounts to 5000.
In the direction of Stanislau our
troops reached with their right flank
the River Dniester south of Mariampol.
and they also reached the right bank of
the Eystritza, where they are CON
structing bridges. In the region of
Vorokhta and Chibeni our troops cap
tured in battle several heights"
Evening star., 1916-08-11
DEMANDS OF RAILWAYS READY
New York Motormen and Conductors
Seek Better Hours and More Paw.

NEW YORK. August ia draft of
demands to be made upon the New York
Railways Company by its organized mo-
tormen and conductors has been drawn
up and Will be submitted probably
within a few days. 1t calls for sweep
ing revision of operating schedules.
shorter and more uniform working
hours and a wage scale of 80 to 35
cents an hour. The men now are paid
28 to 80 cents an hour
Schedules in force in Boston, Chicago,
Pittsburgh and other cities where work
ing conditions are said to be better
than in New York furnished the basis
for the demands The employees of
other lines here are preparing similar
demands.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
THREE DIE IN EXPLOSION.
Two Men injured in du Pont Pow.
der Company Plant in New JERSEY

WILMINGTON. Del, August 1i.-An
explosion. which blew out a cylinder
on rehydrating press at the du Pont
Powder Companys plant at Carnev's
Point y. J. today. killed three work
men and injured two others. The press,
which contained forty pounds of gum
cotton. was blown to pieces and fving
bits OF steel were hurled in all direc-
tions- One piece struck a man who was
eating his lunch in another building
and Killed him
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Mrs. Mary J. White Dies.

Mrs. Mary J. White died at her resi-
dence. 1896 18th street northwest. at
1870 o'clock this morning, following
an illness of over two months. Mrs.
White, who was the wife of the late
James White. was for over sixty years
a resident of Washington. and re-
ceived her education In st. Vincent's
Academy. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Convention Opponents Win.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August 11.-om-
cial returns from seventy counties in
the state give total vote for the
convention of 39.17s.
while the vote against 1t now foots up
$3.50, a majority of 7.411 against it.
The state constitutional league hav-
ing in charge the campaign for con-
vention has conceded the proposition
has been defeated by anywhere from
1000 to 1000 votes.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
"Ancient" Submarine as Relic.

NEW YORK. August 11.-Dr. Peter j.
Gibbons, who has purchased the first
submarine built from the plans of
James Holland. has offered to give the
ancient craft to the city historical So
ciety or museum that could show the
best right to It and that would guar
antee to preserve it.
1--WE bought 1t because we did not
want to see 1t lost. as was Wright's 9
drst asroplana, Fulton's steamboat and
the steamboat built by Gibbons in Phil
edeIphia thirty-one years before Fulton
built HIS" said DR.. Gibbons
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Threaten to Extend Strike.
Races on the River Tomorrow.

A number of boat races will be rowed
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock under the
direction Of the Potomac Boat Club. The
events include races for eight-oared shells.
junior and intermediate; four-oared shells
for champions. sculling and canoe races.
One of the features Of the program will
be a double sculling race between Thrall
and Mueller and Powell and Chamberlain.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Miss Kate Hampton Dead at 90.

COLUMBIA s. g.. August II.-Miss
Kate Hampton. uinety-two years of
age. last Of the children Of Col. Wade
Hampton of the war Of 1872 and sister
OF the late Lieut.. Gen. Wade Hampton
OF the Confederate army. died last night
az the suburban home Of her niece. Mrs
John {. Haskell she spent most of her
life at Hillwood. her fathers country
seat near Columbia. r siding IN a small
dwelling nearby after the mansion was
burned by Federal troops in lS65.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
BRITISH RAILWAY MEN
ASK INCREASE IN WAGES

LONDON, August 1.-THE British
railway unions have decided to ask for
an increase of 10 shillings weekly in the
wages of all employees. The increase is
declared necessary to meet the higher
cost of living. The decision has caused
surprise, as under an agreement en-
tered into last October a small wage
increase was granted on the condition
that the railway men would make no
further demands during the war.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Funeral of John M. Thurston.

OMAHA. Neb.. August 1.-THE funer-
al OF John NJ. Thurston. former United
states senator from Nebraska, TO-DAY
was under the direction o.f St Johns
Masonic Ledge. o! which Mr Thurstop
was member. The honorary pallbear-
ers included United States Senator Hitch
cock. Representative Lobeck and former
senators and representatives The body
was TO be crcTns.ed nd the ashes taken
to Washington for interment in the
Congressional cemetery
Evening star., 1916-08-11
ELEMENTS IN EXPENSE
INCURRED BY THE BAKER
Speaker at Convention Discusses
"Bookkeeping"-London Charges
Gambling in Bread"

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August IL.
That the baker cannot cut the ordi-
nary wholesale price of cents on a
f1ve-cent loaf of bread and have any
thing as the result of his labor was
pointed out at today's session of the
master bakers convention by B. G.
Harrison Of Chicago, an efficiency en-
gineer. who spoke on Bookkeeping.
and Why"
Mr.. Harrison showed how and what
elements entered into the cost of man.
ufacture Of bread. and said a great
many bakers do not understand how to
estimate all the elements of expendi-
ture, and as a result often DO a good
business without making proper
Profit.
Another speaker today was Edward
N. Hurley. vice chairman Of the fed
eral trade commission, who spoke on
Trade Organization" He commended
trade organizations generally for their
efforts to improve business methods,
standardize products and to advance
the welfare Of employees
Charge of Gambling.
LONDON, August 11.-Under the head
ing. Gambling in Bread" the Daily
Express today explains to it's readers
that the new rise in the price of bread
which will go into effect in London
Monday Is due to manipulations in Chi
cago.
"Circumstances.' it says, appear to
have conspired to enable the Chicago
wheat market to indulge in one of it's
periodical CANDLES for the purpose of
putting up the price against bread
later. While it is not believed
that Chicago can create anything like
a corner in wheat. there is a strong
impression that operators in the Chi
cago pit are forcing prices as high as
the market will let them go. Mean
while supplies are rotting on the quays
in Australia and being used as fuel.
and larger quantities are being held
up in Argentina for the lack of ships"
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Files Suit for Maintenance.

Suit for maintenance was filed today in
the District Supreme Court by Elizabeth
Racks against Edward Racks. They were
married June "a. 1890. and the wife al
leges that her husband deserted her De-
cember %, 1913. Attorney B. L. Gaskins
represents the wife4
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Trade Commission to Investigate.

Statements recently made at the con-
vention in Salt Lake City OF the Ma
tional Association of Master d akers that
the price of bread to the consumer
would be increased soon have attracted
the attention Of the federal trade COM
mission. Edward NJ. Hurky, chairman,
has been authorized to make an infor-
NAL investigation of the situation in
Chicago, headquarters of the associa-
ton. He went to Chicago yesterday.
1t was said at the Offices of the COM
mission today that should the increase
materialiZe a formal investigation to
determine the causes might result
Statements regarding the increase were
made by Jay BURNS. president of the as
sociation. in an address before the con-
vention.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Wants Improvement Extended.

Francis s. Carmody. president of the
Prince Georges County Citizens Associa-
ton and president Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank. at Seat Pleasant. today
that S1st street from Dix street north to
the District line be improved. Bids for
the Improvement of the street south to
the District line have been solicited, and
Mr.. Carmody suggested that'it would be
well to improve both ends of the street
at the same time.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
May Get Answer This Week.

Additional information requested
June'21 by Austria Hungary regarding
the attack by an Austrian submarine
upon the American tank steamer Petro
litz will probably be sent this week.
The United States some time ago de-
manded an apology, punishment of the
submarine commander and reparation~
Evening star., 1916-08-11
MEN IN j. S. UNIFORMS
DENOUNCED AS BEASTS
Complaint Registered Against Abu-
sive Orators at 9Th Street
and the Avenue.

To prevent outdoor orators in the
vicinity of Sth street and Pennsylva-
mia avenue northwest from making
disparaging remarks about soldiers of
the regular army and militia, appeal
has been made by officers at Camp Ord
way to the police department and to
the District Commissioners.
Capt. D. Spencer Bliss( recruiting Of
ficer, in an official report to Gen. Har-
vey, which has been forwarded to the
police department. charges that lectur-
'ers have repeatedly shouted to the
crowds that gather nightly that any
man who wears the uniform of the
United States Army is the most con-
temptible of beasts and not a fit COM
panion for a dog"
Such statements have bad effect on
recruiting, he charges.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
PLANNING FOR repair
Of THE FLOOD DAMAGES
Federal Department Heads in Ra.
leigh, N. c., for Conference.
Railways Heavy Losers.

RALEIGH, N. c., August li.-Represen-
tatives of the War and Agricultural
Departments were expected to attend
conference of county officials with
Gov. Locke Craig and the state CEN
trail flood relief committee here today
to discuss plans for the relief Of food
sufferers In western North Carolina.
The central relief committee already
has received in contributions nearly
$36.5o0 at headquarters here while re-
lief funds contributed at other points
have been expended in giving i'm
mediate aid to the destitute. The con-
gressional appropriation. il was under
stood. largely will be devoted to re-
constructing highways and remedying
insanitary conditions and remedying
employment to needy persons. Other
sums will be expended for seed to be
distributed to farmers in the stricken
districts
Representatives of the state agri-
cultural department have investigated
conditions throughout the food dis
trict and have recommended the culti-
walton of certain crops in order that
they may mature before winter.
Flood Damage placed at $4,000, 900.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. August IL
Flood damage to railroads. bridges.
roads, crops and other property
throughout the Santee and Peedee river
systems is conservatively estimated at
$4,500.000. according to statement
given out here today by Richard II.
Sullivan, section director of the United
states weather bureau at Columbia Mr.
Suiivan. VINO issued 4 lengthy report
OF the hoods which early in July ex-
tended through five states, said the total
property damage in South Carolina
amounted to S2,000.000. The Santee and
Peedee systems extended into North
Carolina
Property Saved by Warnings"
Movable property valued at $500. 900
was saved through weather bureau
Mr.. Sullivan added. and stated
that the foods in South Carolina af-
fected 350.000 acres of crops. the total
damage to which probably never would
be Known. Referring to the heavy
rains which followed a hurricane off
Charleston. Mr.. Sullivan said during the
period between July IA and IS the rain
fall along the Broad and Catawba rivers
IN North Carolina ranged from ten to
twenty-four inches, and near the north
ern edge Of Mcdowell county, N. c., a
downpour amounting to nineteen inches
was recorded July Is.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Rottweil Shelled by Airmen.

of August Z enemy airmen dropped sew
eral bombs on Rottweil. Wuerttem-
berg" says an oficial statament isaued
here today. ~ dwelling house WAS
hit and several persons were Wounded.
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Police to Prevent Conflict.

The police promised to have men at
the meeting place to see that there was
no conflict between the lecturer and
soldier auditors. who, naturally. have
been taking exception to the remarks
of the speakers. 1t is understood that
the Commissioners are giving consid-
Grafton to a complaint on the same
grounds from Fulton r. Gordon. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Gordon, the statements
of some of the speakers, who speak by
virtue of a permit from the local gov
ernment, are "slanderous and untruth-
full" and strike at the heart of the gov
ernn1ent Mr.. Gordon states that If the
Commissioners do not take cognizance
of the matter he will make complaint
to Congress
Evening star., 1916-08-11
British Steamer Is Sunk.

LONDON. August 1.-THE British
eape~ Spie was sunk by Ger
i-@E Tubr'a-iue on Augurt 3. according
announcement by Lloyds Ship
p.Ds Agency. The vessel, of All tons
Rross, was owned In SXdueXs Ne 6eWs
Evening star., 1916-08-11
Reply Argumentative. A

Austria's communication, forwarded
by Ambassador Penfield, is described
as being argumentative. supporting the
position that troops occupied solely in
policing conquered territory should
use the products of the country.
1t was stated at the department that
further representations on this subject
probably would not be made until re-
plies had been received to the personal
letters addressed by President Wilson
to rulers of the belligerent countries.
Hope has not been abandoned entirely.
but Germany recently announced that
further negotiations would be without
purpose. The opposing views held by
the two sets of belligerents apparently
are unalterable.