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TO ASK Mr.. BURLESON
ABOUT BLAKSLEE CASE
Senators Bankhead and Townsend to
Consult Postmaster General Be-
fore the Committee Acts.

The Senate post Office committee to-
day delegated Senators Bankhead
chairman, and Townsend of Michigan.
ranking republican member, to confer
with Postmaster General Burleson re-
speeding the conduct Of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General James l. Blaks-
lee. and to ascertain what steps, If any,
Postmaster General Burleson intends
taking with reference to the official.
While the committee did not instruct
its delegation respecting representa-
tions to be made to Postmaster General
Burleson, Senators Bankhead and
Townsend are familiar with the senti-
ment of the committe as to the re-
moval of Blakslee from the government
service. 1t is expected that they will
communicate this sentiment to the
Postmaster General and suggest Blaks-
lees removal
1t is understood that should the Post
master General decline to take the ac-
ton suggested by the committee, the
whole matter will be laid before the
President.
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FIRST BUSINESS SESSION.,
PHI MU SIGMA BIENNIAL
National Sunday School Fraternity
Convention Opens at Mt. Vernon
Place Church South.

The first business session Of the sec
ond biennial meeting of the Phi Mu
Sigma National Sunday School Frater-
nifty convention was held this after
noon in Mount Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church South, with Clifton P. Clark,
master, presiding. Rev. E. K. Hardin
conducted the opening devotional serv-
ices. Tonight Rev. Forrest J. Pretty
man will address the convention at the
church.
Business sessions Of the fraternity will
be held at / O'Clock every afternoon
for the rest of the week. the conven-
ton closing Sunday evening at Waugh
NJ. E. Church, after a sermon by Rev.
Francis NJ Mccoy. Tomorrow evening
there will be a reception for the fra
ternity members and their friends at
the Church of the Good Shepherd. 9Th
and I streets northeast.
Rev. q. l. Humphreys. Rev. Charles
open the business session tomorrow.
Friday and Saturday afternoons. re-
spectively. Saturday afternoon the an
nual election of national officers will
be held
The convention is composed Of sever-
al hundred delegates from the thirty
ono local chapters. and from chapters
in thirteen states.
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VET0ES NEW PLAN
FOR POLISH RELIEF
Berlin Has Definitely Rejected
Counter Proposal Made by
Great Britain.

BERLIN. May 80, via London, May 81
Germany will not accept Great Brit
aims counter proposals for the relief of
Poland. This decision. which had been
expected. was reached at a conference
at the American embassy today which
was attended by Ambassador Gerard.
DR.. Theodor Lewald. director of the
ministry of the interior: Prince Luz
becki. the Polish leader. and represen-
tatives of the Rockefeller commission.
The British proposals were found to
be unacceptable to Germany largely on
account of the fact that this country is
unable to give the guarantee demanded
by Great Britain for the simultaneous
section of Poland occupied by Austria
as a condition for permitting food for
Poland to pass the British blockade.
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HONOR J. J. HILLS MEMORY.
Trains on Three Railways Halted
Five Minutes at Funeral Hour.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. May 31.-All trains
on three railway systems in which the
interest of James J. Hill predominated,
are under orders to stop for Ave min
utes today during the funeral services
of the empire builder" which are to
be held from the Hill mansion at pm.
Public schools in St Paul were closed
throughout the day as a mark of re-
spect. and business establishments
manufacturing plants and all street
cars will pause for Ave minutes
Friends of the late flnancier were in
vfted to attend the burial services at
North Oaks farm, on the Hill estate, but
the services at the home will be at
tended by relatives and intimate friends
only.
The Very Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons,
vfcar-general, will conduct the rites at
the home and also at the grave.
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lawful right to assess these penalties,
provides for an injunction AGAINST him
doing 80 and requires the yment to
the bank of the $4,000 retained The
main contention of the Department of
Justice that the District Supreme Court
was without jurisdiction to give redress
to bank against the controller of
the currency is rejected by the
opinion. 1t will thus be seen that there
Is much in the decision gratifying to
national banks
I'VE. of course, do rot agree with
Justice McCoy's cor. ton of the
statute respecting sr4s.::. reports, and
should II become nc,..-sary we will
confidently expect the appellate courts
to reverse that portion of the decision.
At this time the future of the case can
not be prophesed. The bank is not
being harassed as at the time when the
bill was filed. If the $4,000 be paid and
no effort Is made to assess other PEN
alties. it may very well be that the liti-
cation will terminate speedily"
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lows, Mckinley High School: lieuten-
ant colonel. Edward Maier. Eastern
High School; regimental adjutant, Will
liam Knox, Western High School;
regimental quartermaster, Russell l..
Whyte, Western High School: major.
LIST Battalion, John Aman. Central
High School; major, I'd Battalion,
Karl Wood. Central High School: regi-
mental adjutant, w. X. Wilbur, Central
High School: regimental quarter
master Oscar Styron, Western High
School; battalion adjutant, LIST Bat
talon, H. H. Dewhirst. Central High
School; battalion quartermaster. I'd
Battalion, NJ. w. Summers, Eastern
High School; battalion quartermaster.
LIST Battalion. l.. H. Greenburg, Central
High School; battalion quartermaster,
I'd Battalion, H. E. Gates, Eastern High
School.
Second Observation-Disclosures colonel,
Lowell Himmler. Mckinley High
School; major. 1st Battalion, H. l..
Strang. Mckinley High School: major.
I'd Battalion, Karl Wassmann. Business
High School; battalion adjutant, LIST
battalion, W. v. Petit Mckinley High
School; battalion quartermaster, 1st
Battalion, E. r. French, Mckinley High
School, and battalion adjutant, I'd Bat
talon, c. E. Gill, Business High School
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AUSTR|ANS IN ADVANCE
ACROSS P0S|NA RIVER
Vienna Reports the Capture of
Heights on South Bank
Of Stream.

BERLIN. May 81. by wireless to Say
Vile. n. Y.-Austro Hungarian troops
operating to the west of Arsiero. in
the Trentino district. have forced a
passage acress the Posina river and
have taken the heights on the southern
at the Austro- Hungarian army head
quarters under date of May 80.
The capture of the fortified Italian
works of Puntac Ordin also was an
nounced.
Official Austrian Statement.
The text of the statement says:
yesterday the Italian works at Pun
tao ordin was conquered by U.S.
ITO the westward of Arsiero our
troops forced a passage across the
Posina and took the heights on the
southern bank.
-Four violent Italian attacks against
our positions south of Betta!e were re-
pulsed
Reports Austrians Checked.
ROME. May 80. via Paris. May 81
The Austrians have resumed the of
fensive in the Posina zone and along
the upper Astico in the southern Tyrol.
They attacked the Italian positions
south of the Posina after violent artil-
lery preparation, but, according to to-
nights official statement from the war
office. were unable to dislodge the de-
tenders.
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Republican Committeeman Chosen.

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-United
States Senator Boies Penrose was today
unanimously elected national commit
teeman from Pennsylvania at meet
ing of the republican state committee.
He succeeds Henry G. WATSON. who
was chosen to the position four years
ago.
TRENTON. N. j.. May 31.-Former
Gov. Franklin Murphy of Newark was
teeman from New Jersey today by the
republican state committee. He was
unopposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31
PLANS FOR PUBLIC KITCHENS.
Berlin to Be Divided Into rs or 80
Food Districts.

BERLIN, May 30, via Amsterdam to
London, May 31.-The committee for
the feeding of the population by means
of central kitchens held its first meet
ing today. under the presidency of the
mayor of Berlin.
The city will be divided into between
twenty-five to thirty districts, each of
which will have several kitchens for
wholesale feeding at cheap prices The
population will shortly be asked
whether they desire to participate in
the new scheme.
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Funeral of Prof. r. G.. Miller.

EVANSVILLE. Ohio. May 31-Funeral
services for Prof. Robert G. Miller. fifty
eight years old. musical instructor and
composer. who was instantly killed Mon
day In an automobile accident at Jack
sontown, fourteen miles west Of here,
were conducted in this city today with
Masonic honors. Prof. Miller is brother
of John H. Miller, a newspaper man of
D. c.
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Secretary Redtield in Mobile.

MOBILE. Ala. May s1.-Secretary of
Commerce William c. Redfeld arrived
here this morning from Tuscaloosa,
where he has been attending a centen-
NAL Celebration for three days. He was
met by a delegation OF business men
and later will be taken over the har-
Dor aboard the coast guard cutter Tai
lapoosa- This evening he will be the
guest of commercial organizations at
q banquet He will leave early tomor-
row morning for Washington.
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TO CONTINUE FIGHT
F.. FOR DREADNAUGHTS
Advocates Not Discouraged by
Recent Vote of the House
in Opposition.
Advocates of two dreadnaughts this

Advocates of two dreadnaughts this
today for another fight in the House
Friday. when final vote is taken on
the naval appropriation bill. They
were not discouraged by action of the
House, sitting committee of the
whole yesterday. in defeating an
amendment to add the two dread
naughts to the building program. The
vote was ia to 100.
AS a special inducement to con-
tractors for speed in completing war
ships the House today in committee
of the whole, without opposition,
wrote into the naval bill an amend
Navy to offer bonuses of 20 per
cent to contractors who complete
their work in specified time limits.
Number of Submarines Increased.
Republicans offered amendments to
the bill yesterday afternoon providing
for the addition to the building pro-
gram. as carried in the measure. of
one battle cruiser, two dreadnaughts
and two scout ships. They were de-
feated in this. but were successful in
the efforts to increase the number of
submarines in the bill from twenty to
fifty The vote on the latter amend
ment was ia to 104, by tellers, the
amendment being offered in the COM
mittee of the whole, where no roll call
vote is taken. The appearance Of the
men were aided in the increase Of sub.
marines by a goodly sprinkling of
small navy men, who are in FAVOR or
an increased number of submarines,
number of larger and more expensive
ships. The small navy men will en-
deavor. in all probability. to eaualize
their vote for fifty submarines by vot-
ing for decreasing the program in
other respects.
Tho battleship proposed was lost by
the narrow margin Of sixteen votes,
1870 opposing and ia favoring. Four
ment and eight republicans opposed it
Democrats supporting 1t were I4inthi-
cum, Coady and Price, Maryland; Nc
Andrews. McDermott, Stone and Gall
lagher. Illinois; Lazaro and Dupre'
Louisiana; Oshaunessy. Rhode Island:
Sherley, Kentucky; Tague Massachu-
sets, and Farley and Drscoll, New
York. Republicans voting In the mega
tive were Mondell. wyoming: Nelson.
Wisconsin: Cramton. Michigan; Good
Green, Haugen and Ramseyer, Iowa,
and Ellsworth, Minnesota.
More Battle Cruisers Defeated.
A vote, of 100 to SO defeated tho pro-
posal to construct six battle cruisers
instead of five, and the viva voce vote
against the proposal to increase the
number of scout cruisers from four to
six was so overwhelming that roll
call was not sought.
In opposing the proposed increase of
battle cruisers Chairman Padgett Of
the naval committee insisted that the
republicans originally planned to de-
mand FIVE such craft, but upon learn
ing that the majority report would
recommend this number they decided
to insist upon six. Closing Of debate
at that point prevented an answer
from Representative Butler. who Is in
charge of the bill for the republican
side.
Secretary Daniels was alternately on
the floor Of the House and in the gall
leries throughout the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31
British Progress in Africa

LONDON, May 3l.-The British force
which Is invading German East Africa
from the southwest and which Monday
was reported to have penetrated TWEEN
ty miles into German territory on the
front between Lakes Tanganyika and
Niassa, has made still further progress.
according to an official statement issued
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31
Counter Proposal Likely.

Germany is willing to use best efforts
to have the system of rationing intro
duced there. but these countries are
outside her sphere of control. and it
would be necessary to obtain the sane
ton Of the Austrian and Bulgarian au-
thorities.
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Address Made by Mrs. I. w. Ball.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 31.-Memo-
rial exercises were held yesterday aft
ernoon in the national cemetery over
the graves of about 5000 United States
soldiers. An address was made by Mrs.
Isabelle Worrell Ball. associate editor
of the National Tribune OF Washing
ton. She is the first woman to deliver
the GRAFTON on Decoration day here since
the cemetery was opened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31
Italian Prince Aviation Victim.

ROME, May 80. via Paris. May 81
Lieut.. Prince Macmillan Dentice De
Frasso was killed in an aeroplane ac-
cident today at Pisa. The prince was a
nephew Of the Countess Carlo Dentice
De Frasso, who. prior to her marriage.
was Miss Georxina Wilde Of New York,
niece Of Rear Admiral Wilde. o. 9. N.
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Rapley

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Boggs
Rapley. who died suddenly Monday. were
held this morning at II o'clock at the
family residence, 17a5 street northwest
Pallbearers included Benjamin F. Minor,
c. K. Bergman, Sydney E. Mudd, DR..
Wilbur L. Smith, E. ]. Walsh and Frank
P. Morse. Interment which was private,
was at Oak Hill cemetery.
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RANKS Of STRIKERS
SHOW AN INCREASE
TWenty-One More Terminal
Company Employees Said to
Have Walked Out.
SIGNAL AND TOWER MEN
MAY JOIN MOVEMENT
Officials Are Confident of Ability to
Keep Things Running at
Union Station.

A revision of estimates on the part
of both parties involved as to the num-
Der of men now out, together with a
spirit of optimism as to the final out
come. were today's features of the
strike of carmen and electrician en-
ployes of the Washington Terminal
Company, who quit work at the Union
station yesterday.
At a meeting of the strikers in Typo
graphical Temple this morning there
were considerably more than 300 men
present. Officials of the terminal COM
pany yesterday said 1913 of their en-
ployes had quit: today. however, A. NJ.
Keppel. the superintendent. estimated
the number at about ESQ.
j. Allen, one of the committeeman
representing the car shop department,
only three men in which had quit up
to last night. appeared at this morn
ing's meeting and announced that he
brought with him twenty-one men of
that shop. Mr.. Allen announced the
number of men employed there as
forty-four. Terminal company Off
Gals maintain that sixty-one. as an
nounced yesterday. was the proper
number.
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BAR ADVERTISING
FROM THE PARADE
Continued from First Page.)

might be in the parade. and that James
A. Sullivan. president of the local branch
of the International Photo Engravers'
Union, is now ascertaining how many of
the trade in Washington are planning to
take part.
Announcement was made that Local 224
of the International Alliance of the Mo-
ton Picture Machine Operators Protect
i've Union contemplates having a big rep
resentation in the procession.
1t is believed that the D. A. r. will be
well represented in the parade. This Or
ganization has about 1000 members in
the District, divided into fifty-four chap
tiers. The d. A. r. favor preparedness.
toward having the local daughters march,
Mrs. G. NJ. Brumbaugh. regent for the
District. says there is nothing to prevent
their PARTICIPATION if they see fit.
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HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
BEGIN ANNUAL DRILL
Formation of Two Regiments
CompeIs a TWo-Day
Contest.
EIGHTEEN COMPANIES NOW
SEEK FIRST PLACE HONOR
Admission Cards Required for To-
morrow's Final Competition at
American League Park.
ORDER OF DRILLING.

Tomorrow.
10 AM.
Co. /, I'd Regiment. b. H. 8.
Co. f, I'd Regiment, b. H. 8.
II $50 AM.
Co. F, LIST Regiment, E. H. 8.
2,30 PM.
Co. e, LIST Regiment, c. H. s.
Co. G, I'd Regiment, b. H. s.
Co. c, Cd Regiment, Mckinley n.
r. 9.
Co. H, LIST Regiment, W. H. 8.
Co. G, LIST Regiment. e. H. 8.
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Others Who May Join.

The board of education. at its next
meeting. June 7. will consider the pos
sibiiity Of having the school children
of the District participate in the
parade. and 5000 Taxpayers" MEM
bers of the citizens associations of tho
District. may have a place In the line.
At its next meeting. to be held in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
Saturday night. the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations will discuss the pos
sibility of its members as well as all
the members of all the citizens asso-
Citations. taking part in the parade. The
Navy League organization also has un-
der consideration the possibility Of par
ticipating in the pageant and the Cen
trail Labor Union. at its weekly meeting
at Typographical Temple Monday night.
expressed approval of the preparedness
parade. although the labor men will
not be able to take part. as there is to
be big labor parade July to mark
the dedication of the new American
Federation of Labor building. and the
labor men are working on that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31
Democratic Women to March.

A request has been received from the
National League of Democratic Women
of America that its members be permitted
to enter an automobile section in the
parade
The following committee on law and
legislation for the preparedness pa
,rade has been announced
A. Leftwich Sinclair. chairman: Henry
2. Davis. vice chairman; Walter c.
Balderston. Wallace Bassford. John S.
Barbour, Evans Browne, Marion But
Ter. John G. Capers Bennett Champ
Clark. John F. Costello. Charles w
Clagett. Joe T. Dewberry. Andrew B.
Duvall. James S. Easby-Smith, c. H
England. Henry H. Classic. Thomas
Grant. Walter B. Guy. George E. Ham
ilton. Chester Harrison, A. A. Hoehling,
jr.; Raymond NJ Hudson. John E. Las
key. William Meyer Levin. William j.
Neale, Edward A. Newman. Louis Of
tenberg. Frederick J. Rice. NJ. D. Ro-
senberR. Gus A. Schuldt, Myron A.
Smith. Conrad H. Syme. George Carroll
Todd. Mark Stearman, William H.
iWahly and joseph 1. Weller
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AG1oznsy Frank J. Hogan. who. with
SoRmer Senanm Bailey Of Texas. was
counsel forpthep banls In the civil suit,
whom asbed his News on the courts
opinion. saidt
Il have had time for only q cursory
examination Of tho opinion. Tho action Of
the bank In seeking relief in court is up
held The failure Of the controller to
comply with tho law relating to his own
powers Is pointed out At the time the
suit was d1ed the controller had assessed
fines totaling 100000 against the bank
and had actually caused the sei1ure Of
$5,o 900 Of that amount
The opinion Of the court denies his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-31

ssosetary'aR Right to construe Law.
m resaraoto tho claim that the Sec
rotary ofs<hes Treasury is not the prop
a psrson,t to pay interest on bonds, but
thAt the treasurer Is. tho court rules
t1aAt4e issfpr tho Secretary to construe
~ is~D applicable to his department.
ana Shatspresumably he does SO under
ths aasloe Of a competent officer as
gigned 70 ms department for that pur-
poe>. and that therefore the court will
n0R iuHs9far9 tor the construction
vhado the Secretary puts on the act.
espeo1ai1y 49, &c makss no difference to
the platns1n. whether interest is paid
to ~ b. xhas9ecretary OF the Treasury
or b. tho TeASurer of tho United
Sta4ee-
Passtnet QDn <he prayer that tho
control1erbe en}osned from futurevio-
latfons Of Tia law SO far as his acts
might AFFECT 1he plaintiff, the court
holds that no such injunction can be
granted, for the reason that a court
Twill NOT stop an ofacer vested with
3powers to be exercised within his dis
erection from peRenrm4ng his statutory
duty for fear-fhat he should perform it
wrongly. and that q general Injunction
Of the kind asked for would be prac-
ttcally incapable Of enforcement be-
cause Of tto-vasuenesa.
Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27

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Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27
are to vote for wobling Wood

are to vote for wobling Wood
row.
There was "A little cross eyed,
red headed, freckled face woman
on the train that was raising
all kinds of b for Wood
row the other day. She said
that she was for him because he
had passed the eight hour law,
that her husband was never
known to do a days work, and
she believed that she was entitled
to the benefit of the eight hour
law, re was compelled to agree
with the poor thing; we might
have advised her to get divorce
but that would have been an in
justice to her for she might have
never found another that was
willing to take a chance.
The dead is soon forgotten.
This IS true and it is easy to be
seen. Not long ago there came
to this town man who once
stopped with certain man be-
cause of the fact that they were
Confederate Veterans; that they
were members of the same com
pany and regiment: they fought
side by side, the days of the re-
bellion is over, the one VINO has
gone to his final reward is so far
forgotten, that this man who
stopped with his cOmrade, came
to the city, did not go to the home
of his comrades widow to say a
WORD of cheer, or to remind this
faithful wife that he held his
once old comrade' in kind re-
memIbrance. although he was
within a stones throw of her
humble home whose doors swung
open TO him, and she expected
hin to at least call.