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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
MIDSHIPMEN AS HOSTS.
New Year Eve Ball at Naval Acad-
envy Largely Attended.

special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. December 30.-The
midshipmen of the Naval Academy
were the hosts tonight at their annual
New Year eve ball, and although the
occasion was stripped of it's real sig
nificance because the eve falls on Sun
day this year. yet the dance was
marked by the time-honored custom of
ringing out the old and ringing in the
new year Eight bells the nautical
number for the midnight hour. were
tolled off at the appropriate time, when
all lights had been turned out. and as
soon as the lights were again flashed
on the ball came to a close, as the
dancers glided about to the strains OF
Home. Sweet Home.
The dance was held in the gymnasium
and was largely attended by girls from
washington, Baltimore and other near
by cities Mrs. Edward W. Eberle,
wife Of the superintendent of the acad-
envy. assisted by Midshipman Freder-
ick w. Haeberle, cadet commander of
the regiment, received the guests.
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SAYS RUSSIAN RESERVES
ARE ALMOST USED UP

BERLIN. December 30, by wireless to
Sayville, n Y.-The Russian reserves.
which were considered inexhaustible
at the beginning of the war, says the
Overseas News Agency, are now al
most used up. as is proved by the COM
plete failure to bring help to Run1ania
and by the cry for British help. Con-
corning the British reserves. the Rus
sian newspaper Birzheviya vedomosty
writes:
During the first year of the war it
was pointed out repeatedly that gal
liant Great Britain was harboring mex
haustable possibilities, and we be-
iieved that the British were forming a
reserve for the entente and that this
reserve would be engaged against the
enemy at decisive moment, forcing
the enemy to retreat. Now, at the fall
of Bucharest, is the moment not yet
come to bring forward these reserves 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
CREDIT THEME OF LECTURES
Series to Be Given at Business High
School-Topics Announced.

Credit is to be the general theme of
a series of lectures to be given at
Business High School. beginning Feb
ruary 2, under the auspices of the
Washington Association of Credit Men
The plan which has been adopted is
that one lecture is to be given each
Friday by member of the association
having a thorough knowledge of his
subject. The Tuesday morning follow
ing the pupils are to present a paper
of not more than 800 words on the lee
ture, the names of the FIVE pupils maxi
ing the best showing are to be read.
At the end of the course two winners
are to be selected from the authors of
the thirty best papers that have been
presented.
The course covers the following top
les: 1.-THE Credit System The Credit
Man." Opening an Account" 'Limita-
tons of Credit Risk" The Sources
Of Credit Information" and The Sales
Department"
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sociation is set forth and the belief is
expressed that the entire west can be
counted upon. as follows:
THE California State Association has
appointed committee of which the
secretary. Joseph J. O'Brien is chair
man, to consider ways and means of
aiding in securing a representative cell
ebration of the coming Inauguration.
This committee desires to confer
with you at time agreeable to you.
at is the desire of the California
State Association to give definite ex-
preston to the character of the activ-
ity shown in behalf of California and
the Pacific west. The desire is strong
to further the idea of permanent state
exhibits by the character of the inau-
yural activities We feel that can
expect a hearty response from all the
Western states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
WILLIAM Mex. CLAYTON.
Vice chairman.
Expects Permanent Result.

\ paternalisn and political economy as
the United States government exempli-
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FRENCH CRUISER SUNK
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Warship Torpedoed, Sinking in Half
an Hour-But Four
Victims.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 81. 1870 a.m.-The
French armored cruiser Gaulois was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean sea on
December % and sank in half an hour,
according to official announcement
Owing to the GOODNESS of the crew and
the arrival of patrol boats there were
only four victims, two of whom were
killed by the explosion.
The naval registers list the Gau1ois
as battleship of 1920 tons displace-
ment and a complement of 631 men. She
carried forty-two guns. The battleship
f,anlois served IN. the .Dardanelless oper-
atoms, but was sent back to Toulon In
March, 1915, for repairs. 1t is possible
that an armored cruiser has replaced It.
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OPPOSES RANDALL RIDER.
Chairman Henry Fears It Would
Work Injustice on Publications.

To defeat increased rates on second
class mail matter, tentatively provided
for in the post Office appropriation bill.
Chairman Henry of the rules committee
will oppose any suggestion for a special
rule to expedite the proposal
speaking only for myself as a rep
resentative" said Representative Henry
in a statement last night, Il will say
that information has come to me of a
convincing nature that many newspa
pers, magazines and publications en-
tered as second-class matter would he
unjustly hurt at this time by the pas
sage of the Randall rider to the post
Office appropriation bill. II cannot he
defended and we should not thus ham
per the freedom of the press and in
convenience the people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
THIEVES TASTES VARY.
Old Coins. Lace Curtains. Jewelry
Cycle, Tire and 0vercoat Taken.

Some old coins. lace curtains and
broken jewelry were stolen yesterday
afternoon from the apartment of Flora
:. johnson. 423 Attn street northwest
William Iupton of 1919 Euclid street
left his bicycle at 18th street aud
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday and
when he returned IL was missing. he
told the police
other robbcries reported are:
An automobile tire and inner tube
from the automobile OF Robert Milhurn
of ls2o New York avenue yesterday
afternoon.
An overcoat belonging to Andrew
Lightfoot. from the basement OF 1851
X street yesterday afternoon.
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a special meeting of his committee for
Friday morning at 10 o'clock for pub
lie hearing on joint resolution whlcn
has been introduced in the House by
Representative Tinkham Of Massacnu-
setts, and in the Senate by Senator
salisbury of Delaware. directing tbs
government departments to participate
in this exposition. Each of the oe-
partment heads expressed in emphatic
language his belief that the exhibit VIII
offer an important service both for the
government and for the inaugural vlsi-
tors, and that all the facilities OF tne
5arious government departments VIII
De gladly given toward making 'ne
demonstration as comprehensive as
possible and of personal concern "
each inaugural visitor. =
Representative Cantrill is personally
very enthusiastic over the plans Tor a
big federal government exposition III
the capital during the inaugural perlod.
Active Assistance Assured.
That zeal for this first real govern
ment exposition has spread all over the
United States is attested by officers OF
various state societies here who have
learned of the desire of the home folks
to come here for this big federal show.
Because of this several of the state
soc cites are anxious to further the
project ana 10 organize themselves ~ j"
big reception committees to greet the
people from their home states, to ar
range receptions for their governors
when they come here for the conference
locking to permanent exhibition OF
the states and to give active assist
ance to those in charge of the prelim..
mary work for the national educational
fair in Washington.
Clear across the continent to Call-
fornia stretches this sentiment, and one
e.-ef of hA -
tons to prefer their services and CO.
operation is the California State Assoc
citation, of which Representative John !.
Nolan is president. This association
was organized in 1894 with the object
''of cementing into bond of closer friend-
ship those Californians residing in
Washington. and assisting in the prog
ress and development of our glorious
state" 1t is pointed out that 1t is in
pursuance of this purpose that the as
ISOLATION wants to do all in its power
for the success of the exposition and
the permanent exhibit of the state.
Counts Upon Entire West.
A meeting was held at which Joseph
]. O'Brien, McGill building, secretary
of the association, was made chairman
of a special committee to confer with
the inaugural authorities and coop
crate in the exposition plans. In a
letter received by Inaugural Chairman
Robert n. Harper the aim Of the as
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sent that commonwealth This plan
probably will be followed with respect
to other states that have no organized
Representation in the citizenship OF the
District
The various subcommittee of the
federation, including that on eo-opera-
ton with government, officials, OF when
Charles S. Shreve is chairman: publicity
and finance, of which William Mck.
Clayton is chairman: District exhibit,
of which Jesse c. Suffer is chairman,
and transportation, of which ID. A Ed
wards is chairman, are planning to hoid
meetings this week at the general mead
quarters in Hotel Powhatan.
Exhibit From District.
| Indications are that the District ex-
hibit. which will form part of the
sually entertaining and instructive one.
Maj. Pullman. superintendent Of police,
will arrange a display of police ac-
tivities and safety first methods. while
, W. Fl. Whitaker, superintendent of the
Districts penal farm, comprising the
workhouse and reformatory, Will pre-
pare an exhibit showing the operations
of these institutions. The operations OF
many other branches of the local gov
eminent will be depicted.
Charles S. Shreve, president of the
federation, who is member OF the
executive committee and chairman of
the committee on cooperation with
government officials, will be in con-
slant touch this week with James l..
!Wilmeth, chief clerk of the Treasury
in regard to the selectloh
of building for the exhibit and the
iarranging of other preliminary details
Mr.. Wffmeth has been delegated to rep
Present, the interdepartment committee
of chief clerks in the working out OF
1.-THE inaugural plans. and he and Presl-
I dent Shreve to q large extent Will oil
rect the assembling of the big display
| of government activities.
For Governors Conference.
| Edward F. Colladay. chairman of the
| inaugural committee of the federation,
and William Nick. Clayton. vice chair
| man. who, also, is chairman of the
publicity and finance committee. be-
| sides directing the general arrange
| ments for the government show, will
| devote a great deal of time to the. plans
for the conference of governors. to be
I held March 6, to discuss the proposed
| establishment in Washington of per-
manent states exposition. These Off
Gals intend to keep in constant com
munication with the state executives
! in an endeavor to interest them in the
permanent exposition idea and induce
| as many of them as possible to attend
! the conference on the day following
the inaugural exercises.
| Both Chairman Colladay and Mr.
| Clayton, Chief Clerk Wilmeth and 9TH
ers will address Representative Can
trilrs committee Friday in regard to
| the plans of the federation.
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General Committee to Meet.

Wednesday morning at II O'Clock, in
the red room of the New Willard.
Chairman Harper is to hold his first
meeting with the general inaugural
committee, which consists of 191 of the
most prominent citizens of Washing
ton. irrespective of party Affiliations.
The chairman and vice chairman of all
are ipso facto members of
the inaugural committee. SO that the
committee can have direct reports from
each committee regarding the progress
of all inaugural arrangements.
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock Chair
man Harper has an appointment with
Maj Gen. Carol A. Devol, L. S. A, re-
tired. who is adjutant general of the
inaugural parade. At this conference
1t will be determined just what work
in connection with the parade will be
performed by the civilian committees
and which by the military committee.
especially as regards the handling of
the state militia and the students from
the various military schools through
out the country. This is to be made a
particular feature of the parade. and it
is expected that the organizations
coming to Washington carrying guns
will be under the jurisdiction of the
military committee. and under direction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
Policeman Nolan a Pawn Inspector.

Policeman Thomas Nolan has been
appointed assistant pawn inspector to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Mat" Horn. who assumes the
office of chief of police of the Union
station force tomorrow. policeman
Nolan was for a number of years a
member of the bicycle squad. but re-
Gently was made desk sergeant at
the second precinct.
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Of Gen. Devors Office in the War De-
partment.
Plans for Publicity.

of Gen. Devors Office in the War De-
partment.
Plans for Publicity.
The nation wide publicity campaign
by the committee Of which Frank B.
Lord is chairman and which has ofaces
in the District National Bank build
ing will be started this week, and it
is planned to muster into the service
more than 200 Washington correspond
ents for papers throughout the entire
country.
Many applications for places in the
parade have been received from organ
liza tSons and these are being turned
over to George r. Linkins chairman of
the civic sections, but these will not
be made public until Some definite de-
cision has been announced regarding
the proposed conversion OF the inaugur-
al parade into a great historic pageant
illustrative of the peace. prosperity and
progress of the United States.
Plans for Public Comfort.
In the expectation that the attend
ance at the Inauguration will be the
greatest in history the committee on
public comfort, of which A. Leftwich
Sinclair is chairman. already has COM
menced work on organization plans.
The committee will hold its first
| meeting Friday evening, at 1:45 O'Clock
| at its headquarters in the Chamber OF
commerce rooms. Important matters
| incident to its work will be discussed
| Advertisements have been inserted in
the papers requesting all persons who
| can accommodate guests to visit ths
| committee headquarters and furnish in.
! formation as to the location of quar-
! ters, the number Of persons that car
| be cared for and other details. An
other advertisement asks that al
| caterers and other persons who car
| furnish meals for military and othei
organizations shall communicate will
| the committee.
| The Information will be classified ant
/ indexed by the clerical force OF tn,
committee, which will be under the SUI
pervision of walter NJ. Bastian, secre
! tary. f. Hilton Jackson and Thoma.
| Grant are vice chairmen Of the com
=, mittee.
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Practically every member of the cab
met. the chairman of the inaugural
committee and chairmen of special
committees. committees in Congress,
officers of a number of state societies
and officials of many of the government
departments and bureaus have swung
their prestige and active support to the
special committee organized under the
District Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations in preparations for making
the educational exposition of Uncle
Sam in his workshop the outstanding
feature of the inaugural celebration.
To Visualize Government Work.
While the various inaugural COM
mittees are developing their own par
ticular phases of the inaugural ar
rangements. Chairman Harper is TAX
ing a strong personal interest in fur
thering the elaborate plans for a big
exhibition here from February 26 to
March 10. visualizing the work that the
various departments of the government
are doing to better the opportunity and
condition of the individual citizens.
That this demonstration OF Uncle sam
varied activities in the interests of all
the people of the United States, to
promote peace prosperity and prog
ress." will be success is already as
sured, Chairman Harper feels. He has
been informed by chairman Colloday OF
the Federation of Citizens Associations
that all of the government departments
can have excellent exhibits prepared in
plenty of time for this concrete lesson in
political economy for the instruction and
entertainment of the inaugural visitors.
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Expects Permanent Result.
out of this government exhibit !
confidently expect that through the
meeting of all the governors which is
arranged for the morning following the
inauguration will come a permanent
exhibit of the states which | myself
have advocated for ten years and for
which worked AS chairman of "A spe-
cial committee when ! was president Of
the Chamber of Commerce.
But the people must not think that
this IS commercial project in ary
way. IL is a great puDiic-spirited effort
TO show what the government liz doing
of the various states are making of The
oppol tGnities for advancement that the
national government gives them
This Is most opportune time for
such an exposition and to develop the
project of "a permanent state exhibit in
the home city of the nation. AS chair
man of the inaugural committee 1 am
eager to do all that | can To further
this project, and viii cooperate as
actively as my inaugural duties allow
Gets Pledges of Support.
Hearty Endorsement of the exposition
and pledges of departmental support
are contained in letters from the men,
hers of the cabinet to Representative
James c. Cantrill, chairman OF the
committee on industrial arts and ex-
positions pf the House. VINO has called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
INAUGURAL PARADE
TO Be PICTURESQUE
Chairman Harper Planning for
Elaborate Spectacular DEM
onstration, March 5.
ALL COMMITTEES ACTIVE

Picturesqueness is to dominate in the
inaugural parade. This was made evil
dent last evening by Chairman Robert
n. Harper in talking over informally
some phases confidentially with some
of his close associates in the work of
organizing the inaugural celebration.
Some of his more elaborate plans for
the festivities are being kept a strict
secret until they are properly devel-
oped. but it is certain that nothing is
going to be left undone by Mr.. Harper
and his aids to make the inaugural
celebration on March spectacular
event which will be long remembered.
particular concern of the Yinaugur-
al chairman is to make each feature
self supporting as far as possible.
Economy in expenditure is to be the
watchword This is being done in
spite of the fact that the contributions
to the guarantee fund from the bust
ness leaders of the District are coming
in very encoura gingly and give assur-
ance of fund of at least 100000.
From the present outlook the finance
committee is ambitious to have the
largest number of large contributions
to the guarantee fund from Washing
tonians that was ever recorded, but
the expenditure of every dollar is to be
carefully watched and all inaugural
privileges are to be made to pay as
much as possible to the inaugural fund.
To Feature Progress of Indians.
AS an Illustration of the picturesqueness
that Chairman Harper is planning for
the parade it is his desire to have a
large section devoted to showing the prog
ress of the Indians. 1t is proposed to have
many Indians in their native costumes
and then show the advancement of the
aborigfnes through progress, enlighten-
ment. education and citizenship into the
prosperous farmer. oil well operator and
other trades and professions-even az
members of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives. Such a section
would include large delegation from the
Carlisle school
Each person named on an inaugural
committee is to have a handsome en-
graved souvenir of his appointment. In
augural Secretary Alvin 6. Belt is now
busy sending out these souvenir cards,
which doubtless will be priced by all
who have been called to service in the
inaugural preparations.
This is to be busy week for the man.
agement. With all of the civilian COM
niittees appointed each is actively en-
gagged on its own particular branch of the
inaugural arrangements. The advisory
council of fifteen is to confer with Chair
man Harper in the Gridiron room at the
New Willard Hotel Tuesday morning at
II o'clock. at which time the special COM
mittee on social events appointed last
| substitutes for the inaugural ball. vetoed
by President Wilson. Several other inn
portant matters of administration are to
come before the advisory council
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To Show Paternal Spirit.

"Such an assemblage in one central
place of the various exhibits from the
departments will give the inaugural
visitors such show as they have never
had here before and have never been
able to see collectively at any other
time or place" said Mr.. Harper. This
will show the paternal spirit of the
government works. 1t will illustrate
how the United States government is
spending thousands of dollars each
year to teach the people how to do
their work better with less expend-
iture of vital energy; how to get more
out of their land how to develop new
ideas: how to bring up their families
better: how education can be put to
practical uses in improving methods
Out Of such an exhibition must come To
all those who see it responsive feel
ing that their states as parts of the
government family should bring to the
capital city the practical results from
such lessons. and display here a varied
collection of fruits of the soil. produce
and manufacture that Will be a compile
ment to the federal exhibit and show
the direct benefits of such system of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-08
GOVERNOR HENDERSON

No more important measure has been passed in Alabama in recent years than the act calling for the constitutional amendment election on local taxation, ; said Governor Henderson yesterday.
 The legislature has done it's part, and it now remains for the citizens of Ala bama to settle the question in the only proper way-by voting for the amend ment. I am confident the amendment will carry, but I hope that every friend of education, and that means every patriotic citizen of the state, will rally to the cause and help swell the majority. Then the school taxes can be voted by the peo- pie to meet the needs of the different sections
 Governor Henderson, who is an enthus- fast on the subject of good roads, was greatly interested in the speedway which is to be constructed here. T think this will be a great thing for the state,' said Governor Henderson. Aside from the benefits to Birmingham in a commercial way, it will help stimulate interest in good roads. Next to education. I know of nothing that will aid in developing Alabama more than an adequate system of good roads,