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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
SAYSU.S. IS ALREADY
IN EUROPEAN WAR
Former President Taft Warns
of Possible Storm-C. N.
Schwab on Industries.

NEW YORK February 9.-Former
President William H. Taft. in an ad-
dress here last night. at the nineteenth
annual dinner of the Young Men
Bible Glass of the Fifth Avenue Bap-
fist church, of which John ID. Rookie
Teller. jr. is honorary president. de-
clared that the United States is in the
European war to the very struggle
itself"
The rights OF neutrals do not count
for much" said Mr.. Taft. England
has violated international law and
coursed out a policy which she was
ipsistent we should not do when we
established a blockade in the south
Germany has violated our rights by
attacking steamships with non com
batants on them. and even neutrais.
Sale of Munitions Arouses Enmity.
As neutrals. we have the right to
sell munitions. AS the fortune of war
has swept one of the belligerents of
the sea the exercise of our right has
aroused the enmitS of that belligerent
and created a storm II seems that We
are reaching = proposition that neu-
trails ought to be consulted before war
The Monroe doctrine. he said. has
kept the hands OF Europe from us Tor
over a century.
"Somethinc happened over in Europe
and We were saved. he added. That
proved that heaven looks after chill
dren. inebriates and the United states.
Utters a Warning.
Mr.. Taft said he did not think we
were going to have war. but warned
that I'VE have a good deal of hay out
which might suffer in storm
The question is. why prepare at
ALL" he declared. "or prepare ade-
auately: Let's either give up entirely
or choose one or the other Our nrst
duty is TO increase our navy.
Mr. Taft advocated larger navy TO
prevent the coming of any military
expedition of any country with a
standing army.
other speakers were Charles NJ.
Schwab and former Gov. John NJ. Sla-
ton of Georgia
MI Schwab's Address.
The success of all great industrial
enterprises in the future will depend
on profit sharing with their employees,
asserted Mr. Schwab.
81 trust men according to their
deserts" he declared. Il pay one of
my managers half million dollars a
year. and I only wish il were more.
He is earning that for me. a S well as
for himself. In my economic schedule
each man is rewarded according TO his
merits. and the larger sum he gets
the greater is the encouragement TO
him and those under him, because they
see the justice of it and il encourages
them.
I'm every establishment of mine |
carry out this principle. ! have ar
ranged II that eacn employe is so
placed that he is able to earn sl,I00
q year. | wish il were more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Representative Tess to Sneak.

Representative 5. u. Fess of Ohio is
announced to speak at meeting of
the Parent Teachers Association this
evening, at O'Clock, at the Brooklsnd
School, 10th and Monroe streets, Brook
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
T. L. Kengla Cited on Alimony Plea

Justice Mccoy has cited Thomas l..
should not pay alimony to his wife
Elizabeth kenela. In her suit for
legal separation Mrs. kensla says she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
School Principals Lauded.

Allan Davis, chairman of the mem
bership committee of the Federation
of Citizens Associations and principal
of the Business High School. presided.
The discussion was opened with a
brief address. in which Mr.. Ward paid
a tribute to the splendid service which
the school principals of Washington
who are promoting community organ
izations are rendering, and said tina
not only in Washington but throughout
the country he knew of no one who is
showing a finer spirit of public devo-
ton than Miss Farley.
Mr.. Ward then made the distinction
between a Citizens association and
a community forum He pointed
out that the association is an oreani-
cation of limited membership, whereas
in its very nature the forum activity
for which a public schoolhouse may
properly be used, is true public as
sembly. and such is necessarily
open to all citizens of the neighbor-
hood. After some discussion of the
question whether another organization
distinct from the midcity association
should be formed or whether the forum
would meet the need. it was decided
to organize the forum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09

was married January 81, 1901. and has
one child. She charges cruelty and lack
of proper support. Attorney H l.
Quinn represents the wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09

Harry. J.. kurtZ. who went to Balti-
more several weeks ago from Martins
burg. w. Va. was found dead in his
boarding house in Baltimore from
heart failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Man and Statesman"

Prof Pickens chose for his subject.
Abraham Lincoln. the Man and States
man" He described the martyred
President as the first man of the real
American stock TO reach the chief
Lincoln's remarkable career from hts
humble birth in the backwoods of Ken
lucky, through his struggles as H
lawyer and political force In Illinois Ca
the presidential chair and commando e
in-chief Of the great army that struck
down slavery and preserved and sol.di-
Ned the federal Union.
Mr.. Jones held that in proportion as
the American republic chung to the
principles laid down BY tins far-sseing
genius, this government Of the people
by the people and for the people would
not perish from the earth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Temporary Officers Chosen.

Officers elected to serve temporarily
are: President. A. j. Driscoll, presi =
dent of the Midcity Association; vice
president. Leo Schoenthal. secretary,
Miss Frances S. Farley.
Among those present were Col \. s.
Perham. NJ. Becker. T. J. Williams,
George Mcleod H. E. Sangston,
Charles J. Siegler, II. L. Slye, NJ. r.
Zeiler. l.. NJ. Dorsch. r. H. Isbell, +.
NJ. Brown. A. Dodek and Rev. J. A.
Norton.
The meeting closed with the vote
that the first session OF the forum be
held Sunday afternoon. and that the
program committee obtain an able
speaker and invite Miss Wilson as
guest of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
TRIBUTES TO MEMORY
Of PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Topic of Speakers at Meeting of
Bethel Literary and His
torical Society.

Tribute TO the memory of Abraha m
Lincoln was paid at "a meeting Of the
Bethel Literary and Historical Associa-
ton at the Metropolitan A. NJ +.
Church last evening, held in comment
grafton of the 10th anniversary of the
birth OF the martyred President. which
occurs Saturday. Speakers included
Representative l. c. Dyer of Missouri,
Prof. William Pickens. dean of Morgan
College. Baltimore, and Rev. Alonzo 7.
Jones, editor of religious publication
in this city. Miss Marie A. d. Madre
president of the association. presided
Musical selections were furnished by DR..
W. II. Jackson and the VI Street High
School Glee Club.
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Mr.. Dyer's Address.

Representative l.. c. Dyer spoke on
The Progress of the Negro in Fifty
Years Of Freedom" He gave facts to
indicate that Lincoln had served the
country nobly in planting the seeds of
liberty that resulted in bringing to the
nations support such sturdy and
productive element of citizenship the
negro had proven himself TO be.
In religion. education, the accumula-
ton Of property and in the world OF
commerce, industry and agriculture the
advancement of the emaHcipated mill
lions was the wonder Of modern times.
he said He stated his belief in the
equality OF all men before the law, and
that for the next two weeks he would
he In his home city, st. Louis, laboring
10 defeat a proposition to be voted on
by the electorate there to establish
segregation OF the races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Crandall's.

.L.andon's Legacy" photoplay, wi
The sun., 1916-09-13
BAKERS INVITE BREAD INQUIRY
Their President says They want
the Truth known.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Sept. is r Mo
Donald. president OF the National As
socia,ion II Master Bakers, announced
to-day that the bakers welcomed the
fullest Federal investigation into the
cause Of the proposed increase In the
price OF bread.
THE bakers OF the United States" he
said, ''more particularly those represent
ed by the National Association OF Mas
ter Bakers. court the fullest investisa-
ton at the hands OF Federal, State or
municipal authorities. They will CO.
operate In any investigation. provided
the findings are fully and completely
given to the public. The bakers feel
that wherever the truth Is known both
they and the public will profit by It,
This is a wonderful opportunity for
the general public TO get a proper under
standing Of the baking industry which
supplies approximately one-half OF the
tables Of the United States with The
staff Of life. would suggest IL in
v%cstigations are not started by legal
authorities hat women's clubs aud other
institutions take UP the subject. II
Federal authorities can and will decrease
the cost OF flour the baker need not act
Otherwise he must get more for his out
put or 20 out OF business"
The sun., 1916-09-13
DRAFT BILLS
Measures Designed to Alleviate OF
are Strike Troables.

Four ordinances drafted to alleviate
or cure the present car strike situation
were offered yesterday at the first fal'
meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen. This
is a sample Of the remedial legislation
submitted:
No person shall act as motorman
or conductor on any railroad car op-
Grated either underground, on the sur
face or on elevated tracks unless such
person first shall have received at
least fifteen days instruction upon an
other railroad line Of either kind op-
Grated within the city limits. such in
struction 70 he under the supervision
of and certified by a competent In
structor. whose certificate shall declare
the fitness OF an applicant for such
employment prior to the employment
OF any such person.
A penalty OF 4 fine UP to $3.50 and i'm
prisonment not to exceed sixty days or
both was prescribed. Henry II. Curran'
Republican leader. after these curative
measures were submitted. protested
AT this time every year these pop
gunned, cracked Drained resolutions are
Introduced for political purposes. II the
younger members OF the board would
take counsel with the older members tho
time OF the boards committees might he
saved. The whole traction situation OF
the city Is In the hands of the Public
Service Commission. and the Board OF
Aldermen has nothing TO do with IT,"
The various resolutions were referred
to the General Welfare Committee, and
there they will remain.
The sun., 1916-09-13
"FINKS" SEE THE MAYOR.
Abssed strike Breakers Tell Tales
Of Woe At city HaII.

Strike breakers who complained NJ III
treatment by alleged T~nterboroush gun
mem called on Mayor Mitchell. Police
Commissioner Woods and James Blaine
Walker. secretary OF the Public Service
Commission. yesterday and endeavored
to enlist their sympathy. city Hall Park
was the scene Of animated groups OF dis
c~ontented "hnks.' who discussed soulless
corporations and the woes Of honest Ia
Dor.
Almost A. the same hour strike break.
ers quartered In Hediey Hall. The Bronx
concentration camp. forgot their martyr
dom long enough TO play seven innings OF
lively bali while the In%terborough's brass
band played popular airs.
r. W. Wallis. a Boston youth. who
looked more like a visiting colleIian
than a "fnk," said he represented sixty
Boston men who were sick OF their jobs
They had been enticed to town. he said.
by contracts that called for IS a day and
transportation. They found yesterday
that their railroad fares were to be de-
Quoted. Wallis wanted to quit because
he had a business Engagement or Inn
p~ortance" In his home town.
The bastinado had taken all the strike
breaking spirit out of Walter Hacke,. OF
Chicago. He told Walker In the Public
Service rooms they found that 81 was to
be paid instead OF the promised 50.
Furthermore, the FOOD was bad and the
treatment rough. He was awakened yes
,erday to 20 to work by the application
of a club to his bare feet.
Commissioner Woods gave the various
complainants safe conduct to the OFFICES
of their employing contractors,
The sun., 1916-09-13
Harley of ~PleasantviIle has already ar
ranged with the county physician to hold
an inquest.
MORE MOTOR MISHAPS.
One Man IL Killed and seven Other
Persons Hurt.

Six were injured In n collision yester.
day between an automobile and a Smith
street trolley car AT Park Circle and co.
ney Island avenue. Brooklyn. Those in
jured were Isadore Torrake Of 1857 Fast
crn Parkway. Brooklyn. the driver Of the
automobile: Ruth Becker. 90. 1888 East
ern Parkway. and four Schuman children
OF 1885 Eastern Parkway. sylvia. Law.
renee. Ada and Dorothy. All were re.
moved to the Methodist Hospital. The
automobile was wrecked.
Howard French. 20. Of Ocean city. -
j.. employed as AN inspector to enforce
the infantile paralysis quarantine. WAS
killed yesterday by an automobile at the
Thirty-fourth street bridge in Ocean
city. Erwin Harris. proprietor OF thu
81. Charles Hotel. gave himself up as
the driver Of the automobile.
An automobile truck owned by Kirby
company. 512 West Thirty-seventh
street. Manhattan. struck another truck
yesterday at Tenth avenue and Fortieth
street and knocked 1t mi a taxicah
owned by Fred Carter. 216 North ave-
nue.. crawford. ". j. Joseph kutz. 212
East l1?th street. suffered a possible
fracture Of the skull In the accident and
was taken to Polytechnic Hospital.
The sun., 1916-09-13
FEAR GARBAGE DRIP
WILL KILL OYSTERS
Witnesses Say Loss Will Be
&1.OOO,O 900 in Beds Around
Staten Island.

Evidence was offered to-day in the
Governors inquiry a, st. George. Staten
Island. into the Lake Island garbage
plant, to show that not only would the
plant be a detriment 20 public health.
but will destroy The oyster industry in
Newark BAY. Raritan River. Princess
Bay and the Staten Island Sound. caus-
ing a loss Of 81 1000. ooo annually.
Azel Merrell. president Of the New
York state Oystermcn's Association. tes-
titled that every year AT least 1000. 900
oyster seeds were raised In Newark Bay.
Princess Bay. Raritan Ray and the
Staten Island Sound. Each bushel he
estimated TO nc worth 81. lie said that
II the drippings Of he garbage plan.
were permitted to flow into the Staten
leland Sound. II would he impossible to
grow the oysters. and the loss would be
81 200. 900. besides taking the oyster
mems livelihood away from them.
The morning session was marked with
severe clashes between District Attorney
Albert G. Each. who IL appearing for the
people. n Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Chit'enden. looking after the interest
Of the city Of New York. SO annoying
were the remarks hurled at each other
that Commissioner Williams. conducting
the hearing. al one time threatened TO
bring the investigation to a close. lie
reprimanded the lawyers and warned
them TO stop their rowing.
District Attorney Each and Street
Cleaning Commissioner John T F.ther-
ston also had a heated tit which held
ur The proceedings FOR several minutes.
The Commissioned was the frs; witness
called After, he had been i~nterrocated
at length by District Attorney Each
upon matters which ne believed to be
immaterial Commissioner Frtherston
accused the District Attorney of building
up a foundation 20 make ar attack upon
him H." also told the District Attorney
that II he was trying To prove that he
was derelict in his duties he knew to
whom he could make complaint.
Mr.. Each replied that he would not he
gagged by him or anybody else.
Again Commissioner Williams stopped
the fuss.
Commissions Fetharston testified
| that he grated the contract for the city
! Of New York with the Metropolitan Bi-
| product Company. with the exception OF
the clause in the contract which pro-
| hihited the garbage disposal plant be-
INK erected in Mapha,tam or within the
confines OF Jamaica Bay, He said that
the street cleaning committee W the
Board OF Estimate had drafted that Sec
ton.
The Commissioner said that since he
, had been head OF the Street Cleaning De-
! partment he had had no complaints of
garbage being a nuisance by dropping
fro scows in New York Bay en- route to
Barren Island. He admitted, however,
that he did receive a complaint from n
resident on Riverside Drive that the gar
base dump at the foot Of Seventy-sixth
| street n Riverside Drive was a nui-
sance. Commissioner Fetherstop also
! admitted hat there were times in the
year that garbage was permitted to re-
main at the various dumps as long as
| three days before IT was removed.
The sun., 1916-09-13
NEW U. S. PROTEST TO BRITAIN.
Torpedo Boat UOIds - and Ex.
amin-~ Philippine st~nmer.

WAsH,SGroN. Sept ia vigorous
note Of protest 70 Grea, Britain vii, bc
sent by the state Department FOR al
legged violations Of American neutrality
by n British torpedo boat. which held
III and examined the Philippine steamer
Cebu within the territorial waters of
tn. Philippines. The incident was re-
ported to the Wal Department to-day
by Governor-General Francis Burton
Harrison. Secretary Baker transmitted
the report to Secretary Lansing.
According To the report OF the master
Of the Cebu Lieut., Balls. commanding
the British destroyer No. .. boarded tho
steamer. made inquiries about her pas
sencers an dtook both the ships man
fest and her passenger list. Apparently
he vas searching for a man named
Badly. who not found. on reIca sing
tho Ccbn the Lieutenant made this no,e
on her log: "Eoardcd a. $3.50 A. NJ.
a-iI-ls examined and passed"
In order that there might he no mis-
take about where the Cebu was ~ tho
time she was held up. her exact position
Was given ny her master as follows d:
Latitude. ~ degrees. ,s minutes Lon-i-
,ude. I2o degrees, 81 minutes. or ono
and a half miles from Csrabao Island.
There havr> been several complaints
recently ahouN the activity of British
vessels around the Philippines
The sun., 1916-09-13
TRACTION BOYCOTT
PLANNED BY UNIONS


nounced he was well pleased with the
situation"
President Theodore p. shonts Of the
marlborough said that the entire sys-
TEN showed much Improvement yester.
day.
Every division Of the subway and
elevated roads. with the exception Of
two divisions Of the Third avenue road,
wa running on full schedule" sale Mr..
Shonts. We have q sufficient number
Of crews, but there was some shortage
Of equipment. as some trains were stoned
and damaged yesterday. From our
viewpoint. however. things are much bet.
ter. A number Of guards have applied
for their old positions. There has not
been a single detection among the sub
way motormen.
~ should like to state here also that
We have not borrowed or in any way OBJ
tained men from the b. r. t." said Mr..
Shonts. His statement was confirmed BY
the executive ofices Of the r. r. T.
The head Of the InterborouEh said that
the complaints made before the Public
Service Commission BY alleged strike
breakers, a. to having been imprisoned
n treated badly at company barns.
were o genuine.
At q meeting OF the board Of d.
rectors Of The marlborough. held yester-
day afternoon a. 1856 Broadway. resolu-
ions were adopted indorsing the action
taken ny the oficials Of the company
during the present strike. They further
recommended the taking Of necessary
steps to restore service along norp'ai
lines.
The directors approved the stand Of
President Shonts in refusing n o n
tinuinG to refuse TO deal with any labor
organisation which has broken Its agree
ment with the company.
The sun., 1916-09-13
WooER OF 7e WOULDN'T WED.
so tits Comely YOUNG rtancee Sues
For Promise Breach.

PouGHkEEPsiE, y. Y, Sept. lo--Moon-
light buggy rides. the writing Of ardent
love letters, a proposal and finally con-
tinued postponements OF the marriage
ceremony were the graphically related
chapters to-day Of 4 $4,000 breach OF
promise suit before Justice M~orschauser.
Miss Lucille Tompkins, a comcly
young woman Of II. Is tho plaintiff. and
Edward Yale. rs years Old. a hotel man
OF Stanfordville, Is the defendant.
Miss Tompkins's story was drow ned
IN a food 81 tears when she told the
court how Yale had lodged the compile.
tion Of the romance, Fart OF her testI-
non was c~orrobOratcd when William
ostvander, one Of Nale's employees, tes-
titled that the hotel man had offered
hin, a house and lot free II he would
marry Miss Tompklns.
The sun., 1916-09-13

fcials OF other transit lines were held or
thought Of" he said. Even II action
had been contemplated objection or the
part Of the men would by the terms
Of the agreement have made The prop.
riety thereof the subject Of arbitration.
o the night Of september . with.
out notice Of any kind the men Of the
Third Avenue system were directed by
their advisers to 20 out IN strike. II
seems that those organisers--more prop
erly called In the light Of vents dis
Misunderstanding thwarted an an at.
tempt TO call out the men Of the subway
and elevated lines, Induced q second
strike on the New York Railways Com.
pany. The Third Avenue system was
not concerned directly Of indirectly In
the disputes between the men n the
New York Railways Company or any
other seystem. and the officers OF the
Third Avenue system had the right to
assume that the conferences with the
men would continue and arbitrators
would be appointed to pass upon the
matters as to which they were not In
accord"
The Third Avenue kept faith with this
spirit Of the agreement. he said. by APP
pointing Lindiey M. Garrison to act for
II as arbitrator.
Cook took from the record Of the com.
missions hearing on September I this
colloQuy:
Mr.. Cohen counsel for the commits.
sion) what is the situation with ref
erence to the Third Avenue?'
Mr.. Fitzgerald 1.-THE strike leader) :
ION the Third Avenue there has been 4
skeleton form Of working agreement
worked out from our demands and the
company's position. which was submitted
to them yesterday. That 10 In a state Of
The sun., 1916-09-13
WILSON GOES TO-DAY
TO SUMMER CAPITAL
Sister So III No One Is Allowed
to See Her-Pcace
Delegates Call.

NEW LONDON. Conn, Sept. 12.-Presi-
dent Wilson will return to Shadow Lawn
tomorrow morning. His sister. Mrs.
Anne T. Howe. who is critically III here.
j. in such a weakened condition that
she will no longer be allowed to sec him
or any other relatives. She Is constantly
under the influence of opiates and would
not he able to recognize them.
Only for a few hours To-day was she
sufficiently conscious to receive her
brother and Mrs. Wilson. who spent
almost the entire day in hourly com-
munication with her physicians.
Early this morning President Wilson
on the Mayrowcr received a bulletin
saying that his sister had passed n
comfortable nigh; and seemed no worse.
Soon after he and Mrs. Wilson went 10
the hotel. They spent three hours with
the sick woman and then took "A walk
about the city. later going back to the
yacht for luncheon.
After luncheon the members Of the
Joint American Mexican commission Wis
tied the May'ower for a short confer
cnce. During the time that they were
on board "A speedy launch kept the Pres
Idrnt In touch with his sister by hourly
bulletins. Later the President called ~
tho hotel where the commissioners are
staying and paid another visit to his
sister. Hc appeared worn out and anx-
ious. but smiled when people IN III"
street salutcd him.
II was late this afternoon that he de
cided to leave New London. pra. II. VI
Lee and Edward T.. Davis told him thai;
there is no hope for his sisters recovery.
although she may live several days.
During the day the President received
word from Shadow lawn that an ac-
emulation of work is awaiting his r.
turn and this decided him. lie will go
on the Maynower to Sandy Hook. then
by automobile to Long Branch.
lie would say nothing about the news
from Maine.