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Evening star., 1916-08-03
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN WEDs.
Widow of British Statesman Mar.
ries English Clergyman.

LONDON. August 3. HIP a.m.-Mrs.
Joseph Chamberlain. widow of the Brit
ish statesman, and the Rev. Will
liam Hartley Carnegie, rector of St.
Margarets and canon of Westminster,
were married at Westminster Abbey at
o'clock this morning. The ceremony
was very simple and quiet.
Mrs. Chamberlain before her first
marriage was Miss Mary Endicott of
Massachusetts, daughter of the late
William G. Endicott, Secretary of War
in President Clevelands cabinet. She
married Joseph Chamberlain when he
was colonial secretary under the late
Marquis of Salisbury.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
WASHINGTON WOMEN HELD.
Arrested in Baltimore on Mans
Complaint of Larceny.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 3.-Two
women. ella inning to be from Washing
ton and giving the names of Anna
Humphreys and Gertrude B. Rodier.
were held in 500 bail for the action
of the criminal court by Ma gistrate
Williams at the Canton police station
this morning on the charge of larceny.
The women are accused of stealing a
gold watch from B. H. Ball, 2sos East
Jefferson street.
Ball went to Hollywood Park last
night and sat down at a table where
the women were seated. After several
drinks were passed Ball said he
missed his watch and summoned Dep
uty Sheriff Selling, who placed the
women under arrest. When searched
by the matron at the Canton station
the watch could not be found.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
LOAN BOARD TO ASSEMBLE.
Work of Organizing System Will Be
Inaugurated Next Monday.

Secretary McAdoo. chairman ex-officio
of the new farm loan board. today noti-
fed the four appointive members of their
confirma ton by the Senate late yester-
day and called meeting here Monday,
when the work of organizing the new sys-
tenn will be inaugurated.
Division of the United States into twelve
districts will be the first task of the board
after organization. Hearings on the sub
iect will be conducted in Washington and
throughout the country.
The members of the board are Charles
E. Lobden, George w. Norris, w. S. A.
Smith and Herbert Quick
Evening star., 1916-08-03
SUMNER TERM SUCCESS,
EXCEPT FINANCIALLY
Six-Week High School Session to
Close With Formal Exercises
Tomorrow.

After a six-week term, which has
been a success from every point of
view except financially - Washing
tons first summer high school Is to
close formally tomorrow evening with
appropriate exercises. in the Friends
Meeting House. I street northwest be-
tween 18th and 10Th streets.
Members of the board of education,
school officials and others are expected
to be present at the exercises tomorrow
evening. An attractive program is to
begin at 7:3o o'clock.
The most remarkable fact about the
school. say those in charge, is Its small
mortality rate" OF 1877 pupils who
originally enrolled 1872 still remain.
most of the five who left having given
up the school because of illness.
Fully 80 per cent of those attending
for the entire length of the term have
accomplished the purpose which they
had in view when they entered. Some
desired to make up study in which
they had been deficient last semester,
but by far the greater number wished
to do work in advance. so as to have a
handicap when school opens in the fall.
In other words. the summer school
was not "hunkers' retreat" but was a
place of. opportunity for many of the
best and the most earnest pupils.
Hope for Free Summer School.
Members of the faculty feel that the
school has proved its value as an in
stitution. 1t is now hoped that Con-
gress will make an appropriation so
that a summer school may be conduct
ed each year and free of charge for all
students. This year because the affair
was private enterprise. an educational
experiment initiated by a number of
Washington's public school teachers
fee had to he charged. This fee did not
prove sufficient to make the enterprise
one which might be termed financial
success. but the worth of the school from
the students viewpoint was proved.
The work of the school was done on
an intensive basis: such basis. in fact.
that exactly as much time was devoted
to their recitations and lessons in min
utes during the six weeks as they
would have had during the entire half
year of a regular school term.
AS some of the students took two sub
jects. the total number of subjects
taught mot different subjects. how
ever) was 20s. These were the diff
ferent subjects in which instruction
was given: English. German, French
Spanish. Latin. history and mathematics
Evening star., 1916-08-03
PLAYS Piano SO Hours 5 Minutes

DANVILLE, H.. August s.-W. r
Bagley Of Muncie. Ind. today claims to
have set new endurance record on the
piano, by playing continuously for fifty
hours and five minutes. He started to
play Monday night and did not stop until
last night. The former record, which
Bagley also claims, was forty Ave hours
and thirty-two minutes.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
DENMARK TO ACCEPT OFFER.
Regarded as Probable Country Will
Sell IT. s. Danish West Indies.

COPENHAGEN, VIA London. August 3.
1t Is regarded probable that the
rigsdag will accept the offer of the United
States to purchase the Danish West In
dies, in spite of opposition from several
quarters. including the socialists. who de-
mand that the negroes in the islands be
given the vote Immediately
The offer for the islands is $25, 600. 900
and the cesson of all American rights in
Greenland to Denmark. A condition of
the offer Is that all existing Danish bust
ness interests in the Danish West Indies
will he conserved.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Says U. S. Railroads Are Prospering.

That the railroad business II the United
States is prospering more and more each
month is brought out in statement
lust issued by the bureau of railway
economics The net operating income
of the railways of the United States for
May this year increased s136 per mile or
52S per cent. as compared with May,
1915 May. 1916. according to the statis-
tics recorded. has brought an average in
crease Of IS per cent as compared with
the month Of May during the last proceed
ing dve yearA
Evening star., 1916-08-03
1900 900 Tubercular Cows in U. S

That there are 100000 tubercular
cows In the United States and that
5000 babies die annually from drink
Ing the milk OF these cows was charged
on the floor Of the House yesterday by
Representative Linthicum of Mary
land. He gave figures from the bureau
OF animal industry to prove his conten-
tion that bovine tuberculosis is in
creasing.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
SET NEW RECORD.
Appropriations by the Present Con
gress Over $500. .OoO, 900.

Appropriations of the present Con-
gress passed the 81 500, 900 900 mark today,
and set a new record. The bill for sup
port Of the District of Columbia car
ried the appropriations over the pre-
vious mark, and several other bills
still remain. Leaders expect appro-
priations of another hundred million
before adjournment.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Swiss Police Charge Paraders.

GENEVA, August "A Zurich dis
patch says that a number OF young men
paraded the streets of that city on
night bearing banners in
scribed. we demand complete demo-
Tho police We're obliged
to charge the crowd with drawn
swords before 1t would disperse. Sew
eral persons were wounded
Evening star., 1916-08-03
CHAIRMAN WILCOX COMING.
Representative Mckinley Will Give
Dinner and Reception in His Honor.

Chairman Wilcox Of the republican
national committee IS expected to ar
rive in this city shortly before 6 o'clock
this afternoon to attend a dinner and
reception to be given in his honor at
the New Willard Hotel by Represen-
tative William B. Mckinley of Illinois.
Representative Mckinley has invited
the republican senators and members
Of the House of Representatives and
the corps of Washington correspond
ents to meet Mr.. Wilcox. The guest
of honor will leave Washington tonight
for New York and will soon leave that
city for Chicago, where western re-
publican headquarters will be opened
next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Agree on Military Academy Bill.

Senate and House conferees agreed
yesterday on the Military Academy ap-
propriation bin. substituting for the
Senate amendment appropriating a
million dollars for new buildings
provision for commission of three Of
fcers 10 Investigate and report on
building requirements at West Point
AS agreed TO the bill appropriates
about Sl,l25,000.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BISCEGLIE IS SHELLED.
Austrian Destroyers' Bombardment
of Italian Seaport Injuries Six,

ROME, August 3.-An official state
ment Just issued says that two Aus
trian destroyers shelled Bisceglie, an
italian seaport on the Adriatic near
Bari, and six persons were wounded.
two of them women. seriously. The
material damage was slight
Nine Italian aeroplanes bombarded
DuraZZo Wednesday morning with
great effect. a large number Of bonn bs
fell on wharves, buildings and the
aerodrome. All of the machines re-
turned except one. which broke down
and had to land In the enemy territory.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
MAI. GEN. BARNETT HEARD.
Argues for Rank of Brigadier Gen.
eral for Marine Corps Officers.

Maj. Gen. George Barnett. comman-
dant of the Marine Corps. today urged
House conferees on the naval bill to ac-
cept a Senate amendment to give staff
officers Of senior grades of the Marine
Corps the rank Of brigadier general
Cen. Barnett objected to Senate
amendment providing that second lieu
tenants in the corps might be appointed
from commissioned officers of the
navy. saying the amendment would dis
courage non-commissioned officers in
the corps.
Conferences will be resumed tomor-
Evening star., 1916-08-03
AUSTRIAN DEPUTIES
SENTENCED TO PRISON

VIENNA. August 3.-After fort
nights trial before the landwehr divi-
sonal tribunal of the reichsrath, Depu-
ties Choc. Burival, Vojna and Netolicky
have been convicted as accessories to
the high treason of Prof. Masanyk. who
fed the country. Choc was sentenced
to imprisonment for six years, Burival
five years and Vojna and Netolcky
each one year.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BRITANNIC is SUNK;
SAILING VESSEL LOST

LONDON. August 3. 2:2o p.m.-The
Cocker line steamship Britannia, of
3,4s7 tons gross, has been sunk, it was
announced at Lloyd's shipping agency
today. She was unarmed.
The British sailing vessel Margaret
Sutton, 1877 tons gross. also has been
sunk.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Chicago Private Banker Murdered.

CHICAGO. August 3.-Henry Pom
torno, former private banker, jeweler
and steamship brokerage agent in the
west side Italian quarter. was murdered
Tuesday on country road near Benton
Harbor. Mich. II Is believed by the
authorities the murder was committed
by two men who lost money when Pom
torno'S bank went out of business
after an alleged robbery in February
year ago.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
To Build $40, 900 Hunting Lodge.

PONT-A-LA-HACHE, La, August a.
Contracts have been let by agents of Jo-
seph Letter. millionaire Chicago sports
man, for the construction of a 100000
hunting lodge near here. It also was an
nounced that Mr.. Letter had purchased
about 1000 acres pf marsh land in Pla-
Gusm,ns. g.. enosr5 parish use as private shoot
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Tageblatt Again Suppressed.

BERLIN. August 3-The Berliner
Tageblatt has again been suppressed
by the military authorities The re-
sumption of publication by tho news
paper several weeks ago was on con-
dition that 1t refrain from too vigor-
Gus disputes with the conservatives
Evening star., 1916-08-03
WARNS AGAINST REPORTS
OF BELGIAN EVACUATION

ROTTERDAM, via London. August g.
The Courant says that Gen. Won Bis
sing, governor general of the occupied
portion of Belgium, has posted a warn
Ing in Brussels against the fantastic
reports circulated about the imminent
evacuation of Belgium by the Germans,
which are without foundation"
The notice says the authorities VIII
prosecute the persons responsible for
these reports, according to the newspa-
per.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
217 NEW PLAGUE CASES.
Infantile Paralysis in New York
Reaches High Mark for "a Hours.

NEW YORK, August 3-The epidemic
of infantile paralysis reached the high
mark today in the number of new
cases. The health department figures
showed that PIT developed during the
hours ended at 10 am, and
that the death list for the same period
was forty-three. two more than yester
day Seventy-six were stricken in
Manhattan alone, where the epidemic
now appears to be centered.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Won Hindenburg in Charge.

AMSTERDAM. via London. August 2.
ALL of the German and Austrian
armies on the eastern front have been
placed under the supreme command Of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. accord
ing to dispatch quoting Berlin Of
fcial announcement. This decision was
reached during the emperor's recent
visit to the eastern front. A similar
announcement. the dispatch says. has
been made In Vienna.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Renews Beef Trust Charge.

Representative Boriand of Missouri
yesterday renewed his charge that a
beef trust 10 In control of the meat
situation. He made a speech in the
House. IN which he proposed an in
vsstigatton OF meat prices by the fed
eral trSSs commission.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
German Communication.
he German official report says:

The German official report says:
Southwest of Pinsk Russian opera
tons repeated with reinforced troops
on both sides of Lake Nobel were also
extended to tho region of Iubieszow.
on the Stokhod. They were completely
repulsed.
Several attacks on the Stokhod
salient, northeast of the Kovel-Rovno
railway, broke down completely under
our curtain of fire. Again and again
the enemy assaulted our positions be-
tween WitonieZ and the Turia, regard
less Of his heavy losses. All his efforts
were without success.
Army group of Gen. Count Won Both
mer-Enemy local attacks in the re-
gion west of Wisniowczya. on the
Stripa, and near Wilesniow. on the
Koropiec. failed"
The capture during the month of July
Of more than 1900 Russians Is an
nounced by Austro-Hungarian army
headquarters statement Of August L.
Evening star., 1916-08-03

Ia high profit at 60 cents per thousand
! feet II do not know who constitutes
the public utilities commission" said
Senator Reed. but 1 do know that a
l sixty days time that gas can be made
. and delivered in Washington at less
than S5 cents is not worth the price
of a thousand feet of gas"
Senator Reed insisted that the people
of Washington were paying too much
for their street car service, and that
the telephone charges in this city were
. exorbitant. The electric light charges
Senator Norris motion to restore the
House provision for 10-cent gas for the
District government was 81 to -. me
vote on his amendment establishing
IS cents as the price of gas for private
consumers was viva Voce.
Senator Lane of Oregon called atten-
ton of the Senate to the odors from
the gas tank near 26th and g streets
northwest. which. he insisted. We're a
public nuisance. He said that the
health office was negligent in it's duties
IL it did not look into this matter
Park Amendments Killed.
On motion of Senato- Kern of In
diana, the democratic leader of the
Senate, the Senate struck out the
amendments previously adopted provid-
lars for the purchase of land for public
parks. The amendments stricken out
were those for the acquisition of the
Dean tract, the Patterson tract.a strip of
land lying between the Zoo Park and
Connecticut avenue and the kllngle
Ford Valley tract. Senator Kern urged
that the condition of the Treasury and
the huge expenditures for preparedness
this year did not warrant the outlay
for parks in the District at this time.
Senator Smith of Maryland. in charge
of the District bill. made an earnest
plea for the retention of this park
item.
The vote on Senator Kern's motion to
strike out the provisions for the Pat
terson tract was 81 to Is. The other
amendments were stricken out without
a roll call.
Opposes Tidal Basin Rental.
Senator Norris discussed in the Senate
yesterday afternoon the use of the
tidal basin for bathing purposes. He
pointed out that two years ago. an
amendment offered by his providing for
tho establishment of public bathing
beach at the basin had been added to
the sundry civil bill by the Senate, and
that it had been abandoned by the con-
ferees on this bill only after the health
authorities had pointed out that the
water in the basin was too impure, to
permit bathing there with safety.
Notwithstanding this, said Senator
Norris, the District government now
rents this basin to a private individual,
who In turn charges the public a fee
for bathing in the basin. He said that
he had been told 700 persons had gone
bathing there one Sunday, and each
had to pay fee. He said the District
government was getting a rental of
$500 a year for the concession.
II understand that the concession that
has been granted expires next April"
said Senator Norris. 1T seems to me
that II those waters are unfit for bath
ing, the government ought not to be a
party to taking a fee from people to
go into waters that are dangerous"
Evening star., 1916-08-03
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
DROPPED FROM SERVICE
Chief of Army Engineers Passes on
the Case Of George E.
Burnap.

Acting on authority from the Secre-
tary OF War Gen. william NJ Black.
issued an order for the discharge, ito
promote the efficiency OF the service"
OF George f. Burnap of New York. as
landscape architect in the Office of Col.
William w. Harts. the engineer officer
in charge of public buildings and
grounds.
Mr.. Burnap was appointed to the Of
flee named, at an annual salary of
S2.40o, In July. 1910. during the ad-
ministration of Col. Spencer Cosby. and
has been since actively identified with
works of improvements in many of
the parkss of the District. especially
Meridian Hill Park.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
JULY CIRCULATION

District Of Columbia, IS:
LEROY W. HEBRON. advertising manager Of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
emnly swear that the actual number OF copies
of the paper named sold and distributed during
the month Of July. AID. 1915, was as follows:
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Funds Still Badly Needed.

Funds still are badly needed, accord
ing TO Mrs. Stuart Small as well as
large contributions will be greatly ap-
preciated, and all money should be ad-
dressed to the headquarters of the as
sociation In Room 716, Munsey building.
At the suggestion of Henry B. F. Mac
fariand of the G. A. r. representation
in the Citizens Welfare Association, ef-
forts will be made to have the rebate
checks from the encampment turned
into a relief fund for the guardsmen's s
families. Mr.. Macfarland will take up
the matter. with the G. A. r., and be-
lieves that some aid, at least, will be
given.
Employees of the Interior Department
are giving motion picture performances
nightly in the main lobby of the pen
sion Office building for the benefit of
families of guardsmen from the depart
ment. Each branch of the department
takes charge of the program in its
turn. and the help of several film con-
Germs has been obtained. The profits
from the venture are fair Many of the
films are furnished free.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Suspended Last September.

Because of personal difference of
opinion with Col. Harris in regard to
official work. Mr.. Burnap was suspend
ed from duty in September, 1918. by
direction of Gen. kingman, then chief
of engineers. and has been on that
status. without pay, since that time. In
the meantime the case has been consid-
cred by former Secretary Garrison,
Secretary Baker and Assistant Secre-
tary Ingraham. and finally was referred
to Gen. Black for action.
None of the officials who have passed
on the case in its various phases cared
to make any comment in regard to it,
and no reason for Mr.. Burnaps separa
tion from the government service was
given today beyond the general state
service.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Origin of the Trouble.

Unofficially it was ascertained that
the original difference between Mr.. Bur-
nap and Cor Harts arose over the ques-
tion of the right of Mr.. Burnap to en-
gage in private employment in his pro-
fession outside of the hours of his fed
eral employment.
Prior to his dismissal Mr.. Burnap
was given an opportunity to resign his
position. He did not avail himself of
it. but instead asked for a years leave
of absence. 1t is intimated that he
will contest the legality of the action
of the War Department.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Germans in Gas Alta cks.

"On the night of August 2 in the re-
gfon of Smorgon," says the Russian Of
fetal statement issued today" the enemy
launched gas attacks on both sides of
the railway. The attack opened at
o'clock in the morning and tho gas was
released six times with intervals be
tween the waves. The gas attacks
finished at o'clock in the morning.
The use of gas was discovered in
good time, with the result that the Ger
mans who were following the gas at
tacks were, on attempting to advance.
met with rife and machine gun fire
and suffered severe losses.
The enemy did not even succeed in
getting outside of his own wire entan-
clements and he rapidly returned to
his trenches.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Thinks Commission Slow.
senSor Norris replied.

Sen.aSor Norris replied
u: IS tras we have a public utilities
conuissilT have d good deal Of
faith in IL. but il has been at work for
-four years and probably more II has
been a. work - least that long and
IL has not reached this proposition
vet"
Senator Gallinger pointed out that
during his twenty Two years service
as member Of the Senate District
committee the price OF gas in Wash
ington had been reduced from Sl25
a thousand feet to IS cents. Eighty
Eve cents is a lower price than the
average cities OF the country are pay
ing for gas" he said. 1T was thought
bv the committee when ! left II that
We had done fairly well. and those Of
us who were interested IN the estab-
lishment OF a public utilities commits
sion thought we could well turn over
the matter for further reduction, II
facts warranted IL. to the public utili-
ties commission. I have no interest
in the matter at all. l pay my gas
bill. | shall be glad II ] can get Eas
cheaper. but ] do think IL is rather a
harsh way TO reach a conclusion that
ought TO be left in the hands of the
commission"
Evening star., 1916-08-03
No Aid From Government.

The militia relief bill has not been
passed by Congress and the govern
ment is in no way aiding the depend
ents of the guardsmen, according to
Mr.. Dolph. and guardsmen's families
are suffering. Even though not in serv-
ice. the men are not bringing in their
regular salaries. and their families are
in need to as great an extent now as
they would be in case of war.
Mr.. Dolph said that the residents OF
Washington ought to wake up to the
fact that there is actual suffering
among guardsmens families. and that
whom have been accustomed to at
least a moderately good standard of
living. actually are deplorable. Moth
ers and children need food and clothes
and money for rent, and boys and girls
who are able to work and who desire
employment are unable to find it.
Mrs. Alice l. stuart, executive secre-
tary of the Citizens Welfare Associa-
ton, has number of charwomen to
be placed. and also includes in her
employment list a machinist and a reg
isteted drug clerk. All these persons
desiring employment are dependents
upon the income of some member of
the family now serving in the National
Guard.
All citizens orga nizations in the Dis
trict will be asked to help in the re-
lief work. in a form letter sent out
this it Is hoped that practically every
resident of Washington will be pledged
TO help families of guardsmen in some
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Capital Corporation Ridden"

Senator Reed of Missouri insisted
tina: the city OF Washington 10 cor
porat ION ridden: that gas could be
manufactured and distributed here Il