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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
MAI. PULLMAN HEAD
OF POLICE FOR ONE YEAR
Superintendent Is congratulated on
First Anniversary-Has Made
Many Changes.

Maj. Raymond W. Pullman is today
observing the completion of his first
year as superintendent of Washing
tons police department The occasion
was not overlooked by his friends,
many of whom called at his office to
extend congratulations. The District
Commissioners also were among those
to proffer fluctuations. During his
term of office Maj. Pullman has ipau-
gurased many changes in the admin
istrative machinery of the department.
He has planned and put in opera ton
course in f1rst-aid work. revived re-
volver ractice, worked out new sys-
tenn of reports on every assignment
given in the detective bureau and re-
vived the weekly conferences with COM
manding officers of precincts.
Under his direction the department
has given increased attention to traffic
problems, while every man ION the
force has been permitted to confer
with the head of the department con-
corning any matter of interest which
he might wish to lay before the ma jor
and superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
SEIZURE OF AMERICAN
SECURITIES EXPLAINED

LONDON, April 1.-Negotiations are
proceeding with the American govern
ment regarding seizures of American
securities en- route from Holland. The
foreign. office states that none was
seized except when there was strong
evidence that the securities had re-
Gently been in Germany and Germans
were prof1ting by their sale. Such Sc
curities bore German stamps or marks
that dividends had recently been paid
to German banks.
The seizure at Kirkwall Of all the
mail on the northumberland
line steamer Hellig Olav, consisting Of
500 sacks. is reported in a wireless
dispatch from Berlin. This is the first
time that all the mail on a Scandinay-
tiers. has been seized. The Hellig Olav
sailed from New York March II for
Christiansand, Norway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
SUBCOMMITTEE DECIDES
FAV0RABLY TO BRANDE|S
BY Vote of Three to Two Confrma-
ton Will Be Recommended to
Entire Committee.

judiciary subcommittee considering the
nomination of Louis D. Brandeis for
the Supreme Court of the United States
today voted to recommend confirmation
to the entire committee. Those voting
for confirmation were Senators Chiffon,
Walsh and Fletcher. democrats: against.
Senators Cummins and Works, repub-
licans. The fun committee is under
stood to stand practically even.
Each member of the subcommittee
Will submit A separate report to the
entire committee. setting forth the
grounds upon which he reached his
conclusion. 1t is not expected that the
entire committee will vote on confirma-
ton at its next meeting, Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

noticed about him was that he had an
enormous correspondence. He seemed
to be writing letters all the time. No
matter where he was, he would grab a
batch of stationery and begin to write.
Whether he ever wrote letters on his
own paper l can't say. 1 know that it
| would be hard for any ordinary person
to find anything left to write after
doing as much in that line on other
| mems stationery as did this southern
chap
He made himself at home in the Of
toll until there was great need of an eX-
He had to be told about it, and he has
disappeared from that end of town,
possibly because of the firmness of the
young man who did the ejecting. Then
the various hotels began to feel the
drag on their writing rooms. Several
weeks ago famous club had one of its
dinners. and despite the ironclad rules.
this undaunted hero made his way to
that affair unlimited. Those who spot
ted him saw that he would take
vacant seat at the dinner until the
rightful occupant arrived. after which
he would move over to some other seat
temporarily vacant. He carried away
an armful of souvenirs-enough to start
a store.
At an official reception recently this
person ran a close second for honors
with the host when it came to being in
A conspicuous position. At a party
given by a member Of the administra-
ton this person sat in a large plush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

chair and clapped and patted while the
Marine Band played. From his con-
versation one would have gathered that
he was an ambassador at least.
He has been seen lingering in the off,
ing of a certain popular club here, with
a ten-day card that is almost in tatters
from age. They are looking for him
at the club and he will probably he
eagerly received there. He has a stand
ing offer to set foot in the club again.
He took to telephoning from a prf-
waite office short while ago. and just
about the time when the boss wanted
to use the phone frequently this south
ern enthusiast would take up A strong
position at one of the branch lines and
begin sending messages to long list
of people. One of the men in the Of
fee declares this pest had a notebook
full Of ladies' names. He telephoned to
them all every day and the boss tore
his hair One day the boss called up
his wife for a chat and the pest, in the
other room. got on branch line and
listened to it.
Then the explosion came and the pest
has been telephoning from some other
persons Office.
However. rumor has it he is still at
large, writing letters on other peoples
stationery and telephoning at the ex-
pense of any one except himself. The
stock of paper is decreasing, but the
buffet luncheon season is still on. After
that closes down what will he do?
Heaven knows. trust he will go
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Robert H. MCNEIL
bond. $4,000; attorney. r. H: Mcneil.
Estate of Arcinous Q: Brady: VIII ad-
istration eta. granted to z. Maurice
Brady; bond, $1,000; attorney, Z. U.
Shaw.
Estate of Rochelle W. Calfee: letters
| of administration granted to Peyton W.
Calfee: bond, $500; attorneys. Leckie,
Cox & Kratz.
Estate of Anna C. Bowser; will admit
ted to probate and letters testamentary
! $1,000: attorneys. Barnard & Johnson.
Estate of Christopher Hesterbere; will
admitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Dora NJ. Hester
berg; bond 81 1000; attorney, E. H. Bog
ley
Estate of Loren F Cole; order to pur-
chase bonds; attorney. A: B: Leet:
Estate of Mary NJ. Mitchell: letters
Mitchell; bond. 5000; attorney, G. E.
Rausch
Estate of William ]. Acker: letters of
administration granted to George n
Acker; bond, $4,000; attorneys, Barr &
Acker.
Estate of Emily n. Mcclure; order of
publication; attorneys. Hamilton &
Hamilton.
Estate of Claude J. Allen; letters of
administration granted to Walter e {,
English.
Estate of William H H. Cissel;
order to sell realty: attorney, j. B.
Carter.
Estate of Sarah c. Creecy: will adj
mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to American Security
and Trust Company; attorney, A. 3.
Leet.
Estate of Mary K. Won Ringharz;
order for investment: attorneys, B. S.
Minor and G. G Bowie.
In re Theodofe X. Reilly; order for
investment; attorneys, B. S. Minor and
G. c. Bowie.
Estate of Olivia Walter: order framing
issues; attorney, W. C. English.
Estate of Mary NJ. Phelps; letters of ad-
ministration granted to Reuel G. Phelps:
bond. $1,000; attorneys, Toomey &
In re Margaret Diehl; order appointing
J. Fendall Cain guardian: bond, $500; at
torneys, Toomey & Toomey.
reducing penalty of bond to $4,000; at
torney. J. e. Rogers.
Estate of Christian C. Auracher; will
admitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to John F. Bieber; bond,
5000: attorney. c. T. Hendler.
Estate of Anthony Mason; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Anna E. Mason; bond, $500;
attorney. l.. NJ. King.
Estate of Eta Norman; letters Of
ADMINISTRATION SIdHteu W 'fdCe y
Randall: bond. $1,000; attorneys. c. H.
& c. B. Bauman.
Estate of Mary Nea Ion: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to James G. Nealon; bond,
5000: attorney, J. A. Thompson.
Estate of William J. Acker; petition
for letters of administration filed; at
torneys. Barr & Acker.
Estate of Marcy NJ Mitchell: petit
ton for letters of administration filed;
attorney, G. f. Rausch.
Estate of Elizabeth J. Conrad; will
dated March "a. 1902, and codicil of
November %. 1912, filed. with petition
for probate: attorney, l. B. Linton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

animation would tend to reduce the
combined waist measurement OF the
entire force about a mile and a half.
For instance. just think of New
York cop puzZling over this one:
eff you were on patrol at am. and
saw burglar jimmying a window and
at the same time discovered names
pouring from a tenement house win
dow across the street-what would
you do
AS for me, ] would resign.
However the New York policeman.
having scared off the burglar by turning
in an alarm and bringing the fire de-
partment has this further task set be-
fore him.
what would you do if you found a
person violating an ordinance and after
asking his name and address YOU found
YOU had no summons with YOU?
| think I would pass or bridge 1t to
my partner.
But here is the real clever situation:
What would you do if you had to send
in an alarm of fire and found the nearest
box you fell into a defective coal chute
in such a manner that you became
wedged and could not reach your pistol
or whistle. your shouts being heard only
by few foreigners who cannot speak or
understand English?''
The most conservative answer to this,
think. would be to wait until the family
ordered the winter coal. The coal dealer
would then learn from his driver that
there was a stoppage in the chute
somewhere. and an investigation would
disclose the true condition of affairs.
One policeman in New York is said to
have resigned on account OF this prob
lem. He sought quieter life-as fore
man in a dynamite factory.
* X X y
This man of whom I am about to re-
late came up from somewhere in the
south about two months ago. He had
an enthusiastic manner, just such as
you would expect from a wiry, taw-
ney-haired man little under the aver
age size. and one of the first things I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE
By Earl Goodwin.

When the enterprising burglars not
a-burgling," and all that (see Pirates
of Penzance").
No, the policemen of New York don't
have as good time as they did in the
old days when their main duty con-
sisted in walking up and down a beat
and lifting a banana as tribute from
every fruit cart that crossed their
path within hailing distance.
Nowadays they have to be men of
brains as we'll as girth, and the more
they use their brains the less their
shadow grows and the narrower are
the lines of their waist measurements.
For instance, take the latest examina-
ton paper for the New York force, in
which theoretical situations are put up
to the men. The general board of
strategy and the War College crowd
here couldn't devise more heartrend
ing questions. One look at the eX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
DUTCH ARMY AND NAVY
SHOW GREAT ACTIVITY
Military Leaves Cancelled and Rail-
way Cars Are Requisi-
toned.

LONDON, April Private dispatches
received in Copenhagen from Rotterdam
and wireless messages from German
sources say that considerable uneasiness
prevails in Holland and that the Dutch
military and naval authorities are taking
various precautions.
All leaves for naval and military officers
have been Cancelled. Railway cars which
were placed at the disposal of the mill
tary authorities OH the outbreak of the
war and subsequently were released tenn
porarily have been requisitioned. There
have been significant meetings of those
in high command in the army and navy
One report says both houses of parliament
have been summoned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
ARMY BILL AMENDMENTS.
Changes Proposed by Senators in Ma.
tionaI Defense Measure.

Senator Smith Of South Carolina sub
mitted today as an amendment to the
Senate bill the bill reported yesterday
from the committee on agriculture to
appropriate $1J.OuO.OOo for five gov
eminent water power plants for pro-
duction of nitrates for munitions of
war and fertilizer.
Another amendment was offered by
Senator Works to create on the Pacific
coast body of 100000 men to be
known as the mobile land force and
military reserve for national defense
to serve alternately in military service
and as labores in the forestry and rec
fanatic service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
LORD DERBY DEFINES
POSITION ON RECRUITING

LONDON. April 1.--At a great rally
of attested married men in Albert Hall
last night letter was read from Lord
Derby. director of recruiting. defining
his position. Lord Derby said:
While ! am consistent supporter
of universal service, that is the aues-
tion which must be fought out on its
merits OH the floor of parliament and
is totally different from the problem
which is my present duty-to secure
every available unmarried man to come
to the colors in fuliIiment of the pre-
miers pledge. To enlist all married
men would not bring a single unmar-
ried man TO the coIors. Therefore, the
passage of general compulsion bill
would not help in the least to solve
the urgent problems"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
FESTIVE OVER NOMINATION.
Senate Has Not Yet Taken Up Nam
ing of Gen. R. G.. Smith.

Some of the senators who are opposed
of Gen. Robert G.. Smith as member of
the District excise board are becoming
FESTIVE because of the delay in acting
upon the nomination in the Senate AL
though the District committee report
ed the nomination to the Senate ad-
versely more than two weeks ago. so
far it has not come up for considera-
ton in the Senate. SO far the nomina-
ton has been passed over at the re-
quest of this or that senator when it
was reached in executive session with
out debate.
Unless the nomination is taken up
for consideration before long, strenu-
Gus effort will be made by some Of
those opposing Gen. Smith to get ac-
ton, 1t was said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
PENN GARDENS THEATER
is BOUGHT BY SYNDICATE
New York and Local Business Men
Acquire It With Park Property
Adjoining for $225,OO

Penn Gardens. motion picture theater
and park property, at the northeast
corner of 21st street and Pennsylvania
avenue has been sold to a syndicate of
New York and local business men for a
consideration of s2o5,oOO. according to
an announcement made today by the A.
F. Fox Company, which negotiated the
transaction. Deeds transferring owner
ship were placed on record today.
The transaction includes the prop
erty, the business conducted there and
all equipment. The property occupies
a site about 124 feet front by 157 feet
deep, covering an area of 10000 square
feet. The property includes a large
winter garden for motion pictures. with
private boxes and managers Office, etc,
and a lobby with refreshment room and
an arcade adjoining.
Valuable Improvements Planned.
Through the arcade there is an en-
trance to large hall. which is used for
dancing. The summer garden seats
about $3.50 persons and contains a re-
freshmen garden for the dispensing of
refreshments to the summer patrons
The building is of cement. brick, stone
and steel.
The gardens were built originally by
Edmund X. Fox and operated by him
until incorporated nearly a year ago,
when it went into the hands of the
company now selling 1T. Jerome Hub
bard of the A. +. Fox Company made
the deal with the representative of the
New York syndicate. The considera-
ton was paid for partly in cash, notes
and out-of-town real estate
The new company contemplates the
enlarging of the present winter gar
den and making numerous valuable
improvements to the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
AOO, 900, 900 at Stake.

Solicitor NoRelsang for the depart
ment told Justice Stafford that the in
creased revenue of the United States
under the departments Interpretation
of the law would amount to s4o0,0o0.oo0
on the lands already appraised He
claimed that it was the intent of Con-
greSs that the lands should be sold at
their value, but for not less than go
per acre in any instance.
Attorney w. +. Fennell. for the petit
TONERS urged that Congress had hXed
the price of coal lands within the pub
lie domain and that the act gave no
discretion to the Secretary of the In
terror but to issue the grant on the
receipt of the price named in the act.
Justice stafford adopted the view OF
the department and refused the manda
mus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION.
Funeral Services for Albert Brock.
man, Seventy, to Be Held Tomorrow.

Albert Brockman, seventy years old
civil war veteran. died Thursday at
George Washington University Hos
pital, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow and interment will be
at the cemetery at Herndon. Va
Mr. Brockman was born in Orange
county, Va He was owner of eX-
tensive real estate holdings I'm Orange
and Loudoun counties. Va. During the
civil war he fought as artilleryman in
many of the important battles He
was a member of the Baptist Church.
Four daughters and three sons are
living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Possible Cause of Situation.

The dispatches do not disclose the
cause of the feeling of insecurity, but it
presumably is connected with the sink
ing of Dutch steamships and the con-
sequent interference with trade be-
tween Holland and her colonies
Telegraphic communication between
England and Holland is still interrupt
cd. Delayed dispatches received here
yesterday came by mail. Several DAYS
may elapse before wire communication
is restored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Answered for Department.

Acting Secretary OF the Interior Jones
made answer to the petition in the alb
sence of Secretary Lane and pointed out
that Congress had fixed merely the mini
mum price at which the lands might he
bought and that the practice of the ne
partment has been to have sudh lands
duly appraised and to require payment at
the appraised valuation.
In this case. he said, the appraisement
ranges from SIC to $50 per acre and he
declared he had no authority to issue
a grant of 500 per acre as rendered by
the petitioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Civic Body to Give Dance.

All residents of the territory covered
by the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association have been invited to at
tend a dinner and dance to be given
under the auspices of the association
Monday evening. April "a. at the New
Ebbitt House. Dancing and cabaret
numbers are to be a feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
London Exports to United States.

LONDON, April Robert P. Skinner
the American consul general at Lon
don is authority for the statement that
the exports from London to American
ports during the first three months of
the year were $451S6.037. Exports
during the same period last year were
S32202,700.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
BERLIN NOW PROBING
SUBMARINE ATTACKS
Says Nothing Is Known Officially of
Sussex and Englishman
Cases.

Ambassador Gerard cabled the State
Department today that he had been in
formed by the German government that
nothing was known officially there of
the attack on the steamers Sussex and
Englishman, but that an investigation
was being made. He said the German
government informed him they had
only newspaper reports on the two
cases up to the present
The contents of Ambassador Gerard s
dispatch, the first received from him
since inquiries about the two ships
were forwarded to Berlin several days
ago, were Immediately sent by wire
less to President Wilson. who is TAX
ing weekend trip down the Poto-
mac river on the naval yacht May
flower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Bluejackets Lose Lives in Blizzard.

LONDON. April During the biz
card Tuesday night between forty and
forty-fve bluejackets belonging to the
British light cruiser Conquest lost
their lives while attempting to return
to their ship. The men were being
lowed out in a large cutter when the
hawser broke. The cutter drifted away
and presumably capsized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
I. G. C. Suspends Proposed Rule.

The interstate commerce commission
has suspended proposed rule of the
New York Central and West Shore
railroads. which was to have been eff
fcciive tomorrow, against the sale OF
communication tickets tic persons who
had misused them in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
SUIT OVER COAL LANDS
IS WON BY GOVERNMENT
Court Decides That Sales at Mini.
mum Price Are Not Man
datory.

Justice Stafford Of the District Su-
preme Court has denied the application
of Fred w. and Mae Handel of Montana
for a mandamus TO compel Secretary
Lane of the Interior Department to is
sue to them a grant for certain coal
lands in Montana on the payment Of
the price of s20 per acre fixed by Com
eress. The petitioners noted an appeal
to the Court of Appeals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
THE COURTS.
Court of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. JUS
tice Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 453. Original Campbell agt.
United States: petition for writ of error
to Juvenile Court denied.
No. 2917. McLarren agt. McLarren:
motion to enlarge time OF argument
denied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Pennsy Railway Revenues Increase.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company's statement
for the month of February. made pub
lie here, shows that the total operating
revenue for the lines east was $21,18S,-l
O67, an increase OF $5.221 1893. as COM
pared with the same month last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Regulation of Heat.

; He stated that experiments are be-
ing made with thermostats, automatic
heat regulators, on the cars operated
over the Tenleytown Rockville line and
other inclosed cars, and that this device,
if found to be PRACTICAL bic. may be in
stalled on the entire equipment
Concerning complaint filed with the
public utilities commission by pupils
of the Business High School regarding
poor ventilation on street cars operat-
ed in the vicinity of the school, Mr.
Stephens stated that only nine cars of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company are equipped with oldstyle
ventilators, and that these will be re-
placed within a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
Texas Democrats Meet Nav %.

DALLAS, Tex. April 1.-The demo-
cratic state committee today announces
that the party's state convention will
be held at San Antonio May %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

Tilefish catches continue to increase.
During January $4,000 pounds of the
fish were landed at New York. an in
crease of 1876 per cent over December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

John w. Baughman, civil war veter-
an, died from the inf1rmities of age at
his home In Baltimore. He was born
seventy-three years ago at Warren,
Baltimore county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01

By means of a new method it is pos
sible to record wireless signals on q
telephone wire or plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-01
RUSS HOSPITAL SHIP
BLOWN UP BY FOE
Many Sisters of Charity and
Medical Workers Die in
Black Sea.
VESSEL GOES DOWN IN
LESS THAN MINUTE
Lifeboats Rescue More Than a Hun
dred-Germany's Assurances
to Netherlands.

LONDON. April 1.-The hospital ship
Portugal has been sunk in the Black
sea by German torpedo boat or sub
marine. with large number of wound
ed aboard. according to an official an
nouncement. 1t Is said that the Por-
tugal had Red Cross signs conspicu-
ously displayed.
The Portugal was owned by the Mes
sageries aMritimes of Marseille and
had been placed at the disposal of the
Russian government. The Portugal
war 444 feet long and had a gross ton
mage of 1888 tons She was built at
La Ciotat in 1881.