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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
BILL FOR ELECTION HERE
OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
Representative Bailey Believes Dis
trict Residents Capable of Man
aging School Affairs.

Representative Bailey of Pennsyl-
vania, a member of the House District
committee, today introduced bill pro-
viding for the election of the members
of the board of education by popular
vote. Under the terms of the bill fran
poses of this election, and voters must
have resided in the District at least one
year and be at least twenty-one years
old.
held in the school buildings; that Con-
gress shall designate the time and man.
ner of election; also the terms OF office
of members of the board; and that the
expenses Of the election shall be pro-
vided by appropriations by Congress.
II am profoundly convinced that the
people of the District are fully quail
fed to manage their school affairs"
said Mr.. Bailey today. believing in
local self-government for my home
people, and being exceedingly jealous
of the principle. l desire that 1t shall
be extended to the citizens of the Dis
trict. They are as well qualified to
manage their educational and other al
fairs as the citizens of my own state
and town; and it is my earnest hope
that a right of which they have been
unwisely deprived shall be returned to
them under the terms of the bill which
have introduced today. 1t ought to
command the approval of every man
and woman in the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
EASTLAND HEARING GOES ON.
Capt. Reid Takes Stand on Sixth
Day Of Inquiry.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, January 60
Capt. Robert Reid. inspector of hulls
for Michigan, was still under direct
examination when the sixth day of the
hearing in the ill-fated steamer East
land case opened in federal court here
this forenoon Capt. Reid was one of
the six men indicted in the case and
it was expected he would be followed
on the witness stand by Charles Eckliff
of Grand Haven, inspector of boilers,
who also is a defendant in the case
The defense announced positively
that it wished to close its case today
and for that reason it was expected a
night session of the hearing might be
necessary. 1t was considered likely
that the case would be adjourned late
today until next Monday. because At
torney Charles Black of counsel for
the defense has been excused Thursda y
to attend memorial exercises in Chi
ca go for his father. who was promi-
nent G. A. r. veteran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
ARMY COMPULSION BILL 49,
is UNOFPOSED IN LORDS

LONDON. January e6.-The house of
lords without division passed the Sec
ond reading of the military service bill
yesterday afternoon.
The Archbishop of Canterbury. in the
course of the debate, bestowed a bene-
diction on the measure. saying he re-
rarded it as plain, straightforward.
Vigorous effort to meet situation ex-
traordinarily difficult.
Earl Curzon, lord privy seal, in con-
GLIDING the debate, expressed the opin-
ion that the most serious criticism of
the bill was made by those who con-
tended that it did not go far enough.
Earl Derby, director of recruiting.
said he was convinced that the bill
when imposed on the country would
not make the disturbance in indus
trial circles that many had predicted.
He was more frightened by the extent
of the exemptions granted by the gov
ernment than by the reduction in men
available for military service made by
the munitions tribunals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Surprises for the Enemy.
RARE FEAT BY SURGEON.
Operation With Spoons, Pocket
Knife and Rubber Tube Saves Life.

ELKINS, W. Va. January 26.-With
two tin teaspoons, a pocket knife and
a piece of rubber tubing as his instru-
ments, DIR. N. w. Daniel of the Elkins
Hospital performed an operation on a
woman apparently dying of diphtheria
and saved her life. it was learned to-
day.
Called to the mountain home of Mrs
Thurman Coberly. the doctor found the
woman unconscious. Having no sur
gical instruments with him and realiz-
ing that death was near, he made an
incision in the woman's windpipe with
his knife, and using the teaspoons bent
double as retractors he inserted the
rubber tube.
Respiration was restored. and within
a few hours the patient regained con-
seriousness, and it is said today that
her recovery is expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
WILL HOLD FINAL BANQUET.
Twentieth Century Club of Chicago
to Be Discontinued.

CHICAGO, January 26.-The Twenti-
eth Century Club of Chicago, which has
entertained royalty. leaders Of radical
tho@sht in literature and politics poets
sathors, scientists and nihilis;s, all men
- international repUte. viii. after TWEEN
seven years OF eXistente. hold its
asst banquet tonight.
other organizations in Chicago, Off
Gals of the club explained today have
So effectively served the purposes for
which the Twentieth Century Club was
organized that its continuance was no
longer necessary.
Charles Dudley Warner Sergius NJ
II ra vichinsky. the Russian nihilist: Sir
Henry Irving. John w. Foster. former
Secretary of State; Gugielmo Ferrero,
Italian historian: Count Angelo Guber-
ratis Italian scholar, and Sir Ernest
s-h4ckIeton, south pole explorer. are some
os the men who have been guests OF
ii. ciIo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
BUlGARIANS IN ALBANIA
BATTLE NATIVE TROOPS

LONDON. January IS. 1905 pm.-sui-
garian forces are said TO have advanced
ir;o central Albania and come in con-
tact with Albanian troops under Essad
Pasha. provisional president Of Albania.
vino is cooperating with the entente
allies
Dispatches from Tirana. Albania, to
Rrindisi, Italy, as forwarded b. the
Exchange Telegraph Company say that
IN advanced guard OF the Bulgarians
las been defeated near Elbascan by
EssaI Pashas forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
COL. HOUSE IN BERLIN.
Arrives at German Capital From
Paris Today.

BERLIN. January &c, via London,
1880 a.m.-Col. Edward NJ. House. per-
sonal representative of President VIII
from Paris.
4 correspondent of the Lokal An
zeiger interviewed Col. House a Karls-
ruhe and found him very reserved
regarding the purpose of his trip.
The correspondent describes him as
making the impression of a calm,
well mentioned observer, without any
anti-German prejudices. who deplores
the world war and it's horrors in mov-
ing words"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Attacked by Republicans.

The proposed administration amendment
was attacked by Republican senator's
Senator Sutherland said he had no doubt
the President, particularly if republican
be elected. would hesitate about with
drawing. inasmuch as it would be another
generation before the American school sys-
tenn had educated the F'i'ipnos up to the
point of seIf-Sovernment. After arDueing
the hopes of the people Of the Philippines
he prophesied it would mean insurrection
and bloodshed for the President to fail
to establish government
Keep on adding schools. but say
nothing about Independence until we
are ready to get ont" Senator Suther-
land advised. He said that stlaran-
teeing the independence of the islands
meant the extension of the Monroe
doctrine to Asia with probable dis
as,rous # not bloody results
Senator Jones also arged that the
United States retire without entanple-
ments when the proper time came TO
leave the islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
MAY OPPOSE ATRoCIY PROBE.
Cardinal Won Hartmann Said To Be
Going To Rome For That Purpose.

ROME, January 25. pm.-Cardinal
Mercier. primate of Belgium. continues
to receive unusual attentions during
his visit in Rome. He celebrated mass
TODAY at the tomb of st. Paul the
Apostle.
II is reported in Rome that Cardinal
Won Hartmann. Archbishop Of Cologne.
will soon come to Rome with the OBJ
iect of opposing the suggestion that a
Commission be appointed by the Pope
to inquire into charges Of atrocities In
Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
House,,
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Sen ate:

Senate:
The Senate formally ratified the
appointment of Senator Phelan
of California as member of the
Senate District committee to
succeed Senator Kern OF Indiana.
who resigned.
House;
representative Bailey of Penn
sylvania introduced 2 bill pro-
Viding for the election of the
members of the board Of educa-
tion.
Steps were taken by the com
mittee on public buildings and
grounds for a favorable report
on the Dyer bill for a District
National Guard armory. and the
bill providing Il new home for
the Department of Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
ASKS COURSE Of THE US.
AS TO ARMED LINERS
Baron Zwiedinek, Austro-H Hungarian
Charge, Repeats Former
Inquiry.

Austro Hungarian embassy, today asked
the State Department what the United
States intended to do in the case of the
Italian steamship Verona. which ar
rived in New York several days ago
with two guns mounted at her stern.
The inquiry was the same as that
maue by Baron Zwiedinek in the case
of the Italian steamer Giuseppe Verdi.
which reached New York with two guns
mounted aft. The Verdi was allowed
to sail on her return trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Nav Settle Mails Controversy.

LONDON. January 26.-The contro-
yersy between Great Britain and
Sweden over the holding up Of mails
by Great Britain and retaliation by
the stopping of British and Russian
mail and the placing of an embargo
on wood pulp by Sweden. Is still un-
settled. but negotiations are under way
for mutual CONCESSIONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
BUYING U. S. SECURITIES
SATISFIES, SAYS McKENNA

LONDON. January &c. 40 p.m.-The
chancellor OF the exchequer, Reginald
Mckenna. said in the house of COM
mons today he was glad to be able to
assure the members that markedly sat
isfactory results had been obtained
during the fortnight in which the
treasury has been purchasing American
securities. in accordance with the plan
for Tnobilzing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Anticiuates Strike of Coal Miners.

NEW YORK, January 26.-In antici-
patton of a strike of coal miners <ter
their agreement with the operators ex-
pires next April, the New York city
board of estimate has asked the board
of aldermen for permission to purchase
5000, 900 worth of coal in the open mar
ket for the use of city departments. The
city now has coal sufficient to last until
March 81. but wishes to be prepared to
meet reouirements up to next June.
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Display 10000 Carnations.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. January 26.-More
than 10000 carnations were on dis
plav at downtown hotel here today
in connection with the meeting of the
American Carnation Society, which be-
gan a two-day session. with carnation
growers from all parts of the country
attending. ,.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Tension Among Delegates.

Tension among the delegates was evt-
dent from the moment w. II. Ayles,
local labor leader, In welcoming the con-
sress. remarked that the members OF the
marty in Bristol neither had the time nor
the inclination to engage in recruiting.
Mingled applause and dissent greeted
this remark, and the situation was fur-
tber heated by John Hodge. member or
narliament for the Gorton division OF
lancashire, who protested against this in
PRODUCTION of n debatable subject in Inc
official. welcome.
The presidential address OF Mr. An.
derson did little to allay the suspicious
of those delegates who have been MAX
ing fight against compulsion.
"Militarism and democracy cannot
live together in Germany or any
where" was one of the presiding Of
ficer's opening sentences and was much
applauded. MIR. Anderson proceeded to
remark: There are signs of a great
reaction in this country. Mr.. Lloyd
George. who apparently would like I"
see the rules of the army applied to
the workshops, made n not very sue
cessful attempt by means OF the muni-
ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
More Evidence in Custer Suits.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex, January
IS Continued introduction of letters
and other documents, which the state
claims will uphold its allegations that
the defendants violated the poll tax
regulations. was set for today 1T the
hearing in the brewery custer cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Fire Destroys Military Hospital.

PARIS, January 28.-The Grand
Hotel at Wimereux. near Boulogne,
which was occupied as a hospital by
sixty wounded British soldiers, was
Yesterday destroyed by fire. All of the
wounded were removed from the burn
ing building without accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.
Met at noon.

Met at noon.
Foreign relations committee
discussed Colombian, Nicaraguan
and Haitian treaties
Military committee continued
hearings on army reorga
Senator Hitchcock proposed
amendment to Philippine bill.
granting independence in from
two to four years.
House,
Met at noon
Military and naval committees
heard witnesses on the state of
national defense.
Secretary Garrison urged the
House interstate commerce COM
mittee to revise the general dam
act in the interest of waterpower
development
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
May Enter Protest.

Sufficient time has not yet elapsed,
it was said, for Baron Zwiedinek to
receive instructions from his govern
ment as to the course to be taken in
the case of the Verona. Indications
however, are that the Austrian gov
ernment may enter protest and no
tify the United States that any other
merchant vessels permitted to sail
with guns aboard, even if intended for
defense only. will be considered hos
tile craft, subject to being sunk with
out warning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
PEACE FOR SERBIA
WITH A NEW KING
Germany's Terms, Athens Re.
ports. Would Place Kaiser's
Son on Throne.

LONDON. January 26.-Germany is
continuing her efforts to conclude a
separate peace with Serbia, according
to the Athens correspondent of the
Daily Mail.
The correspondent states that Ger
many has offered to extend the Serbian
boundaries in the direction of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and re-establish the
kingdom under Austro-Germany suZer-
aintY. with Prince Eitel Friedrich, En-
Serbian throne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
BLOCKADE DEBATE
IN BRITISH HOUSE
Expected to Bring to Head
Bitter Controversy Over
German Trade.
GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE
is NOT YET MADE CLEAR
Intimated Unofficially That Cabinet
Is Opposed to Declaring
Formal Blockade.

LONDON, January 20. 1888
p.m.-Experts and self-styled eN-
perts on the economics OF war
and the law OF maritime war on
commerce modified in the house
OF commons this aftrnoon for the
eagerly awaited debate on the
measures to be taken for a block
ade against Germany.
There are intimations, unofh-
cial in nature. that the British
government has decided against a
formal blockade of German ports.
1t is pointed out in English news
papers which reflect the views OF
the government that such block
ade might weaken Great Britain $
hands and increase friction with
neutrals.
Show Concern for Neutrals.
Critics of the governments policy and
the defenders thereof are equally in
sistent on the necessity of enforcing
"a blockade as effective as possible"
but they join issue on the best method
of enforcing this. a keen desire being
shown in some quarters to make the
Interference with neutral commerce as
light as possible.
The demand is general. however, for
a great stringency in the prevention of
foodstuffs and other conditional con-
traband passing by neutral countries
into Germany.
Hinges on Formal Motion.
The debate hinges on a motion in
troduced with the object of obtaining
from the government full statement
of the facts and giving an opportunity
to deal with most of the aspects of the
recent complaints against the foreign
office. The motion follows:
That this house, having noted the
volume Of imports into neutral coun-
goods essential to the enemy for the
prosecution of the war, urges the gov
ernment to enforce as effective block
aue as possible without interfering
with the normal requirements of those
neutral countries for internal con-
sumption"
Attracts Wide Attention.
The debate in The house of commons is
attracting a widespread attention, being eX-
pected to bring to elimination the bitter
controversy which has been going on in
the press relative to the Strengthening of
the measures taken to restrict Germany's
foreign trade.
Sir Edward Grey. the foreign secretary,
is expected to submit statement.
Some indication of the governments
probable attitude is given by the official
figures issued last night to controvert as
sertions of certain newspap pers that huge
quantities of supplies are reaching Ger
many through neutral countries. Tae i'm
preston prevails that the government con-
sidesr the present custom REASONABLY
satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Addresses Looked Up.

The New York Times looked up these
addresses and reported that the city
directory gives Mr.. Levy as clerk.
living at II West 116th street; Cranes,
as a lawyer, of 105 East 9th street.
Tropauer, a clerk. of IS East 122d
street; Hodel, a cashier, and so many
Dayidsons and Kramers are listed that
the particular ones could not be identi-
fed. None of these men could be
reached yesterday.
There was much speculation around
the CAPITOL today over the letter and
some OF the Speakers friends were in
clined to Jolly" him on 1t, while the
speaker seemed uncertain whether to
be peeved over the sitution or to take it
all as joke.
The Speakers friends. in discussing
the case seriously, declared that. as they
understood his position. it is that If
President Wilson wants the nomina-
ton it is his. so far as Speaker Clark is
concerned If President Wilson, for
any reason sufficient to himself, decides
not to run. it will be time enough when
such decision is announced to talk
about Clark BOOM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
AWAITING REPLY
FROM GERMANY
Count Won Bernst0rtf Trans
mits U. S. Demands in the
Lusitania Case.
CONFERENCE ON SUBJECT
WITH SECRETARY LANSING
Understood Berlin Government Is
Held Strictly Accountable for
Loss of American Lives.

The LuSitania agreement was
redraited today by Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor. and Secretary Lansing to
represent the views OF the United
States, and was forwarded to the
Berlin foreign Office Word OF
whether the German government
will accept it in its present tenta-
tive form is expected in about a
week.
Alter a conference between the
Secretary and the ambassador,
the latter made a new tentative
draft which includes all the con-
tcntions of the United States
The later proposal from Germany was
understood to be unacceptable to the
United States because it did not admit
fan liability for the lives of all the
reutrals lost in the destruction of the
liner. although the German govern
ment agreed to pay as a matter of
friendship to the United States.
Contention Regarding Claims.
This government contends the claims
should be paid as matter of law and
OF right
II. as is intimated today. the new
draft is fully acceptable TO the United
States there is reason for believing it
will be acceptable to Germany. be-
cause Count Won Bernstorf is known to
be acting under wide latitude conferred
by his government for the negotia
tions. Inasmuch the terms of the
settlement are being made with regard
for public opinion in Germany as well
as the United States it is not known
how far the German public will be in
formed Of the outcome at this time.
1t was understood that such changes
as the United States wants made in the
proposed agreement were set out in the
document the ambassador prepared to-
day. 1T now awaits the approval of
the German government
q. s. Position Stated.
The United States, it was authorita-
lively stated today. would insist upon
holding the German government to "a
strict accounta bility'' for the loss of
American lives and desires that the
II is liza BILE. according to law, for lives
of neutrals lost in the commission of an
act against a vessel of the enemy.
Only Stumbling Block.
From authoritative sources it is
learned that the stumbling block at
the present time consists of the un-
Willingness of the German government
TO admit that the course of her sub
marine warfare at the time the Lusi-
tania was destroyed was Illegal
Though willing to pay the United
states indemnity for the lives of the
american men. women and children
vino were lost. the German government
wishes to base this indemnity on de-
sire to retain the friendship of the
United States rather than upon an ad-
mission of wrongdoing.
Diplomatic circles still were opti-
nistic today regarding the outcome
despite the United States refusal to
accept the latest proposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Amendment Acceptable to
President Wilson Submitted
to the Senate.
SELF-GOVERNMENT WITHIN
FOUR YEARS is PROVIDED
Proposed Agreements Would Protect
Rights and Interests of Ameri-
cans in Islands.

Provision for granting Philip
pine independence along lines
believed to be acceptable to
President Wilson was submitted
to the Senate today by Senator
Hitchcock OF Nebraska, chairman
OF the Philippine committee, as an
amendment to the pending self
government bill. Senator Hitch
cock. after several conferences
with the President on the subject.
proposed his amendment as a
committee substitute to several
that have been submitted to fix a
time for granting independence to
the islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Would Invite Cooperation.

The Hitchcock amendment also would
authorize the President to invite CO.
operation of the principal nations of
the world to mutually pledge them
selves to maintain the Philippine in
dependence against any external force,
or to negotiate such arrangement with
any nations willing to cooperate. This
failing. the President would guarantee
independence on behalf of the United
States alone for FIVE years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
Still Another Chapter.

Now comes along another chapter, to
use the language of the poet, still harp
ing on my daughter" The public prints
reproduce a letter with this heading and
opening paragraph:
Champ Clark Presidential Campaign
Committee, 1876 Broadway
New York, December 30, 1915.
Dear Sir:
"In 1912 the Hon. Champ Clark was
robbed of the presidency through the
manipulations of unscrupulous politi-
clans. Let 1915 repair the injury of the
1912 democratic convention. AS a high
" principled man of character Presi-
dent Wilson must be constrained to re-
fuse denomination by reason of the one
term which was incorporated in the
platform on which he came before the
American voters for their suffrage as a
candidate for the Office he now occu-
pies" -
The letter then goes on to make a
long argument in favor of nominating
Champ Clark instead of Woodrow Will
son. 1t is signed by julius J. Binder.
Other names on the document are as
follows: Philip Levy, vice chairman;
NJ. CRANES, secretary; Michael II. Tro-
pauer, treasurer, and John Hodel. jr.,
j. Davidson and Max Kramer. these
latter, with Mr. Binder. forming a
finance committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
TRIALS BESETT|NG
ONE CHAMP CLARK
Speaker Not Strictly Parlia-
mentary in Discussing Those
"Presidential Bee" Stories.

Speaker Champ Clark is having his
troubles these days, and in discussing
them the language he uses in private
with his friends is far from
parliamentary. His tribulations began
several weeks ago. when somebody started
the story that he was in, or contemplating
or negotiating an alliance with William j.
Bryan to wrest the presidential nomina-
ton from President Wilson.
Speaker Clark wouldn't even dignity
that story with a denial. He said his
attitude toward the nomination had been
publicly expressed, was well known, was
being borne out consistently by his pres
ent course in Congress, and would the
perpetrators of the story please get to
thunder out of here, or words to that
effect.