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FIGHT EXTRAD|T|0N
FOR ALLEGED PLOT
Hearings of Men Indicted With
Representative Buchanan
Are Resumed.

The indictment returned against for
mer Representative II. Robert Fowler
End Herman Schulteis and Henry f.
Martin of this city for alleged conspir-
acy to violate the Sherman antitrust
act was further discussed, dissected
and attacked by Attorney Henry F..
Davis at this mornings continuation of
the hearing regarding their extradi-
tion before United States Commissioner
Anson s. Taylor.
The document, returned in the south
ern district of New York. alleges that
the three men named, together with
Representative Frank Buchanan. Fran x
s. Monet, former attorney general or
Ohio: Jacob &. Taylor. president of La :
bors National Peace Council: David
Lamar and Franz Rintelen, conspired
to restrain the shipment of munitions
of war to foreign countries. The hear
ing will be resumed tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock at Commissioner
Taylor's office, 1913 H street northwest.
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er the acts or facts set forth therein
show actual violations of the law. 1t
Is IN the results Of this test. he con-
tended. that the document in question
is faulty
Mr. Davis reiterated that between the
OBJECT of the alleged conspiracy. re-
stra1nt of commerce. and the conspiracy
itself there had 10 intervene the VIII OF
other free agents; that the indicted
men are accused only of conspirins to
influence others to prevent the manu- :
facture of munition products. and that
this is not an offense against the Sher-
man Law. The language of the 1ndict-
ment would appear specially selected
to indicate this. he said.
rs a propaganda against the use or
manufacture Of liquor restraint of
commerce." asked Mr.. Davis. Then
every temperance organization is a
conspirator. Advice to man to steal
is not an ofense against the law un-
less or until theft has been commit
ted. Yet the case made out in this in
dictment is infinitely weaker than that"
Evening star., 1916-01-24
CONTEST VALIDITY
Of CUSTOMS CUT
U. S. Officials File Brief in Ap-
peal of Fourteen
Cases.

Contcudjng that no discount can ne
granted on imports other than such as
are brought in American bottoms ana
that so to grant the discount is not IN
violation of favored nation treaties
Solicitor General Davis today hleo III
the Supreme Court of the United states
the brief of the government IN the
founteeu cases involving the interpre-
tation of the clause of the Underwood
tariff law providing > per cent dis
count in customs duties on goods I'M
ported in American ships.
Solicitor General Davis sets forth in
the brief that the finding of the lower
court would mean virtually horizon
tai cut in tariff duties on the larger
part of all imports coming into the
United States. This is q proposition,
he declares. which would not have re-
ceived 4 single vote in Congress.
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Value of Other Imports.

The value of goods brought in by
ships neither American nor belonging
to treaty nations was about s6o3.o00,-
600. of which nearly s4o0.000.000 worth
came in pra actically free of duty. There
fore placing the average advalorem
duty at 14.SS, Mr.. Davis estimated that
under the courts Interpretation the es-
timated yearly income from the tarin
law would be reduced sS.0O0,00o
The solicitor general declares that an
effort to compromise different views of
House and Senate conferecs. resulted
in robbing the discoun; clause OF of all
force and power
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Basis for the Appeal.

The Court of Customs Appeals. from
which the cases reached the Supreme
Court, held that the :, per cent dts
count should he allowed not only on
imports in American owned or regis
tered ships, but on goods brought IN
the vessels of all nations with when
the United States has commercial
treaties.
Solicitor General Davis, in his brief.
points out that in the year endine
June 30, 1914. imports into the tnited
States in American ships were valued
at about $4,000 while imports in
ships of treaty nations. lncludlnS the
leaders in the carrying trade of the
world, Great Britain. France. Germany.
Japan and others, were valued al bout
SSa0,O0O,GOO
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DIED.

WALSH. ON Sunday. January -. 1915.
at am. PATRICK WALSH. hus-
hand of Catherine Walsh. brother OF
Thomas Walsh and Mrs oTcole.
Funeral from Gauler's cha pei. Tuesdav =
morning. O'clock: st. stephen
Church. Relatives and friends in
yted.
" F:TZEI. on Monday January "a.
1915. at his residence. 327t y street
northwest. HENRY. beloved husband
of the late Cynthia J. WetLel.
Notice of funeral hereafter. %
WHITE. ON Saturday. January -.
1915. at the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. Louisa *. Locke. 1922 Blair road.
HENRIETTA \. WHITE, in her
eighty-fffth wear.
Funeral at Milledgeville. Ga, on We'd
Eesday, January IS. ~
WHITE.
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL
LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Commandery of the
District OF Columbia.
City of Washington. January -. 1915
The death of Companion LANES ED
WARD WHITE, Captain L :. Nolun-
teers, in this City, on the 2lst instant.
Is announced TO the CommanderN.
Funeral services. at which the az
tendance OF Compa mons is requested. viii
he held at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Thirteenth and Fairmcnt
Streets. NV. on Tuesday. 18th instant.
at o'clock PM. lnterment at the Ma
tional Cemetery. Arlington. Virginia.
BY command of
BrigadierGeneral EDWARD A. COD
WIN. L. s. Army. Commander.
THOMAS II. MCKEE. Recorder.
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Attacks the Indictment.

Mr.. Davis reviewed his arguments Of
fered at the first session Saturday,
backing up the motion made by the de-
PENDANTS that they should be discharged
by the comm issioner.
ANY indictment, declared the attorney
for the indicted men. should he scruu-
nized most carefully, not only as re-
cards its form, but to determine " heth-
Evening star., 1916-01-24
Not for Shorter Hours.

That the men are asking for higher
wages and not for shorter working
hours is frankly stated by leaders Of
the unions.
While the demands will be made by
the 4vo. 900 members of the four train
brotherhoods. the higher wage rates
would be received only by the men in
the freight aud yard services. More
than million aud a half other en-
pioyes of tn" railroads would get no
nenefit, and the carriers. if compelled
to add these many millions of dollars
to their; pay rolls. would have To find
the money in one OF four Ways-reduce
the wages of the million and a half
men outside the train service: reduce
payments for interest and dividends 20
their security holders: curtail the bet
terment expenditures for new stations,
reduction of grade crossings and other
nonproductive Improvements dema nded
by the public; or ask the government
to allow a proportionate Increase in
freight rates.
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have been passed upon by the board OF
general appraisers at New York. by the
court of customs appeals and by Off
Gals of the administration charged
with the enforcement of tariff laws.
There has not been complete agree
ment in the interpretations of any o.
these authorities.
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Amount Involved s2e.ooo.ooo.

Involved in the cases. which the gov
ernmeut contends should be dismissed.
are claims estimated by customs au-
thorities at New York to amount to
26.O0o.o 600 as well as the question of
whether granting such 2 discount to
goods imported only in American ships
" ould violate the terms of more than
twenty commercial treaties with some
of the leading nations of the world.
During the past TWO years the cases
Evening star., 1916-01-24
Negro Beats Guard: Escapes Jail.

GREENsBURG, Pa. January "a
Charles Douglas. negro. held in the
county Jail here under sentence of death
for murder. attacked his guard early to-
day and beat him into insensihilitN. tte
then took the guards keys, and. opening
q door, escaped with two othc" prisoners.
Evening star., 1916-01-24
r.
MILITARY ORDER or THE LOYAL
LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.
In Memoriam.

THOMAS H. MCKEE. Recorder.
In Memoriam.
ASHTON. In memory of kind and
loving mother. ELLA J. ASHTON.
who departed this fife january -.
1915.
Conc. hut not forgotten.
And nprer will she he.
A long lore and memory last
We will rememhcr tn"e.
BY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
ASHTON. In sad but loving remem
hrance of my dear wife and our
mother. ELLA J. ASHTON. who left
us one year ago today, January -
1916.
We thy lass most deeply fesl.
T:ut 'tis t,od who hath hereft US.
He can all our sorrows heal.
RY THE FAMILY
ASHTON. In sad hut loving rcmem-
brance Of our devoted wife and
mother. ELLA J. ASHTON. Who died
one year ago today. January "A. 1915.
We miss her more and more each day
BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AEp
CHILDREN.
CLAIBORNE. Sacred to the lnemcrv
of my dear sister. ELLA MAE Cf.At-
BORNE. who died seven years ago to
day. January "A. 1909.
Loved in life. in deat,: remember
BY HER SISTER. MRS. L. A. BUNELf.
COHEN. In loving remembrance o,
my dear husband aud our devoted
father JULIUS COHEN. who depart
ed this life four years ago today
January -. 1912.
Loved in life. remembered in death
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHTI.-
DREN.
COLLISION. In loving but sad remcm-
brance of our dear father, GEORGE
Il. COLLISION. who died two years ago
today. January "a. 1914.
His life he gives no more uS.
His bard work all is done:
H, soul has crossed the rrea, din ide.
To the goal which he has won.
BY HIS CHILDREN .
cook. In loving remembrance of our
devoted mother. ANNIE NJ COOK.
who died three years ago today.
January -. 1918.
Life docs not hold enough Of years
In whch can repay
4 mothers love. do your best
BEFORE she goes away.
BY HER LOVING DAUGHTER, ANNA
3. JOHNSON.
COOK. In loving remembrance of my
dear mother. ANNIE A. COOK. who
died three years ago today. January
"A, 1918.
Gone. hut not forgotten.
BY HER DAUGHTER, EsTELi,E
DEVINY. Sacred to the memory of our
beloved son. MICHAEL AMBROSE
DEViNY. " no departed this life three
years ago today. January "a, 1913.
Dear is the grave whcrN loved one is laid:
Sweet is the memory that never ran fad"
BY HIS PARENTS.
HANEN. In loving remembrance of our
dear husband and father. JAMES T
HANEY. who departed this life three
years go today. January -. 1918.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
HARROD. In sad but loving .remem-
brance of my dear husband. DAVID
d. HARROD, who departed this life
two years ago today, January -.
BY Ills LOVING WIFE. LILLIAN Al.
HARROD.
Two years ago today. Janu-
arv a. 1914. my dear Aunt CARRIE
JACKSON passed from this life to the
world of spirits.
Loved in life and mourned in death.
BY HER NEPHEW, JAMES A. SMALL
WOOD.
KRAFT. In sad but loving remem
brance of our dear mother. HARRIET
NJ KRAFT, who departed this life
one year ago today, January "a. 1915.
Oar Eearts Today very heavy.
But still thoughts are all OF tLee.
Thou art gone. but not forgotten:
Fresh our love and thoughts shall be,
For a. long $ there Is Il memory
We shall always think Of thee.
BY HER LOVING CHILDREN.
WEST. In sad but loving remem-
erance of my devoted husband.
HARRY WEST, who died two years
ago today, January "a, 1914
nv HIS WIFE. F. ERMA WEST.
Evening star., 1916-01-24
Kings Aid.de.Camp Killed.

LONDON. January @t.-The name of
Eris. Gen. Hugh Gregory Fitton. aid
.e-camp to the king, appears among
the killed in the casualty list from the
british front in France, published to-
day.
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CARD OF THANKS.

SMITH. | wish to thank my many rela-
tives and friends for their express
sions of sympathy and floral offerings
extended to me in my hour of bereave-
ment.
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MARRIED.

PITT~-PRE>D DER. ON Saturday. Sep
tember. /. 1915, at Elkton. Nd, by the
p Rev. T. T. Arnd of the Immaculate e
Conception Church. John F. PITTS
and WINONA A. PRENDER.
Evening star., 1916-01-24
First Countrywide Demand.

This is the first countrywid demand
by railroad workers for more wages.
The battle-ground has never before ex-
tended beyond the boundaries of one
section of the country-the east. the
west or the south, and even in these
territorial struggles the four brother
hoods have never made joint demands.
The eastern and western wage dis
putes of the past few years have been
settled by arbitration.
The railroad pay roll now approaches
S15U0 900. 900 year for the great army
Of nearly 100000 men. The 1910 pay
roll was $1.140,000,0oo for l..00.u09
men: for the same number of men
in 1914 the pay roll was s1,4.0, 000, 900.
or a quarter OF "a billion dollars more,
because of wage increases. The pro-
portion of the gross receipts of the
railroads paid out in wages has been
steadily rising the past few years by
reason of the successive wage ad-
vances.
Out of every dollar now received By
the roads for carrying freight and
passengers the employees get 40 cents.
The men OF the trains-engineers,
tiremen. conductors and tralnmen-are
an army of IL third of u million, and
their snare of the pay roll approaches
$500 600, 900 a year. While these en-
ployes are 19 per cent of the railroad
army. they absorb Is per cent of the
pay roll.
Wages earned by the men of the
trains vary all the way from $500 a
year paid the green brakeman TO the
S25O0 to $4,000 a year piled up by the
"arStocrats of the rail-, the engineers
on the best passenger runs. Thousands
of the men at the throttle earn upward
of $4,000 a year.
The higher wage demands to be made
by the leaders of the brotherhoods pro-
vide that the basic pay day, for all ex-
repting passenger service, shall be
changed to a hundred miles or eight
hours, with pay for overtime at one
and half times the new higher rate.
In other words, the demand is that the
freight speed basis for wage comput-
ing shall be increased from ten to
twelve and a half miles per hour, or
20 per cent. and the overtime rate in
Evening star., 1916-01-24
BARNARD. on Sunday,


BARNARD, ON Sunday. January %.
1916. at 3:la am, at the residence OF
her daughters. apartment "a. the ' &c
toria MARGARET r.. beloved wlte OF
the late Hanson f. Rarnard,
Funeral from her ate residence on
Tuesday, January -. at = pm. Reta .
tives and friends invited. lmterment
private.
BARTHEI. on Sunday. January %:
1876. at 1880 am. kAIHEElNE y N n
GOTTHIELDE. beloved wife Of the
late John G. Barthel. in the seventy
nth year of her age.
Funeral from her late residence. ~
John Marshall place. on wednesday; y;
January &c. at pm. RelatiFes ana
ment Prospect He'll cemetery. %
BOWEN. On Monday. January "a. IS,
at 81" am, at the residence OF n,s
daughter, Mrs. II. Barlow Hall. Sb V
street northwest, GEORGE u
BOWEN
Notice of funeral later. Baltimore
papers please copy,p
BROWN. Suddenly. on sunday, Janu-
ary %. 1916. at her residence. Upper
Marlboro. Nd. NELLIE NJ. BROW
Cnee Marr), beloved wife of d. E.
Brown.
Funeral from her late residence, Tues
day. January % Friends and rela-
tiVes invited to attend.
CAMPBELL. On Tuesday. January is.
1916. at Georgetown University Hos
pital. IKE CAMPBELL. colored.
Body at city morsue. IT not called for
before o'clock tomorrow afternoon
such renal ins will be disposed of yn
accordance with law.
CANBY. on January %. 1915. at his
residence. 1904 eth street northwest,
S:AMUE C.. aged sixty four years,
beloved husband fof Della Candy.
Notice of funeral hereafter. baltimore
papers please copyD
CLARK. ON Saturday. January -.
1915. at the residence OF her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Fannie Corder. $50 Milwau-
iee place. Congress Heights, HULDA
{. CLARK.
Funeral and interment will be at Real-
ton, Va, on Tuesday, January p, at
10 am.
CLOCKER. After a brief illness. on
V street northwest, JOHN F.. beloved
husband of Laura Y. Clocker.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
Baltimore papers please copyD ."
CUNNINGHAM. On January p. 1916. at
4:15 am. ANNIE. E.. beloved daugh-
ter of the late Michael and Mary Z.
Cunningham.
Funeral on Wednesday at $40 am.
from her late residence, 19lf * street
northwest. thence to st. Patrick s
Church, where mass will said at 8
am for the repose of her soul.
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IdiIS T. 49,. -;., rooc
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oaG c,;anl ;n,,;ta Cd 70 o+fara T..
mer+ Ht" .t C;ienwood cemeterv .,
'ne''' e1
-
RobERIsoN. IN Saturd2y: January
lSl6. at 30 CLOCK; hARf ROB
Eh So. "the VI '"e i"te f"itS D.
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DIED.

ANERILL. Suddenly. on Sunday: Jahu-
airy %, 1915, at $50 pm, al ms resi-
dencc. ia nth street southwest.
JOHN W. !aNER1LL. ~,
Funeral services at Epiphany Chapei'
corner 18th and & streets south"est'
on Tuesday. January 20. at 12:lo m
Interment at Herndon, Va.
Evening star., 1916-01-24
100000 TRA|NMEN
RECORD WAGE VOTE
Poll Is Taken From Ocean to
Ocean for First Time in His
tory Of Big Brotherhoods.

More than 100000 railroad men. en-
ployed in train service on lines and
systems from Maine to California. are
voting on the question of demanding
material increases in pay. and several
million dollars viii be added to the
pay rolls of the roads if the employees
vote in favor of making unanimous de-
mands for increases and are success
full III enforcing their demands.
1t is expected that the result of the
nation wide vote will be known early
in March. Immediately after it is
known, should it be in favor of pre-
senting demands for wage increases,
such demands are to be mace simul
taneously on all railroads in the coun-
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DIED.

D0GANS. Departed this life on We'd
nesday, January 10. 1915, at pm.
CHARLES II. DOGANS.
Funeral on Tuesday, January %. at :
pm, from Middletons chapel, :1l I
street northwest. Friends invited.
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BARTHEL. on Sunday. January

BOWEN. On Monday. January "a. 1917
at 3:la am, at the residence OF III:
daughter, Mrs. II. Barlow Hall. 80
street northwest, GEORGE
BOWEN.
Notice of funeral later. tBaltimor'
papers please copy)
Evening star., 1916-01-24
Don't Put 1t Off
Any Longer

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we are selling grade OF coffee equal in all respects to
most coees retaied as high SOC you will regret not
having ordered trial pound long ago.
-Four pounds of coffee for what three now costs
you is our best argument in asking You to try our
famous
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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-12-09
GERMANY PASSES IMAM POWER" BILL

The compulsory civilian service bill - better
known as the "man power" bill was passed
by the reichstag at Berlin December g by vote
Of 235 to 49, Several members did not cast
their ballots. The bill was not changed after
the second reading.
The "man power" bill provides for the COM
pulsory service Of civilians for war purposes,
the principle Of the measure being that all able
bodied males between the ages Of eighteen and
sixty, not serving with the colors, are liable to
labor service in the interest of Germany
DR.. Gelfferch, minister Of the interior, in an
address, said
'EIn this economic war we, together with our
allies, stand in all essential things alone Our
enemies can continue to import from across the
seas. England, as her chancellor Of the ex-
chequer has stated, has thus bought every week
to the amount Of $6O,000,OOO France during
ten months paid for the same purpose IL, 000,-
100000 francs Half the world is at our
enemies disposal
"We have no transatlantic imports; we must
rely upon our work.
In introducing the bill, Chancellor Won Beth
mann Holweg again announced that Germany
was ready to end the war by peace guarantee
ing the existence and future of the nation.
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WORKINGS OF NEW RURAL CREDIT SYS-
TENN EXPLAINED

Money at five per cent for farmers through
out the United States is the ultimate aim Of
the federal government in the extension of rural
credits, under the new national farm loan act, -
said James B. Norman at the National Confer
ence on Marketing and Farm Credits at the
Hotel Sherman, Chicago, on the evening of No
vember f.
When asked how farmers could derive the
greatest benefit from the new law, Mr. Norman
replied:
Il would urge farmers to organize at once
national farm loan association. The federal
farm loan board is now touring the country to
determine the boundaries Of the twelve land
bank districts into which the United States is to
be divided.
In each district there is also to be located
federal land bank, which will make first mort
gage loans on farm lands.
AS the loans can be made at first only
through national farm loan associations, it is
important that farmers understand that these
associations may be formed by ten men in any
rural community who are farm owners or about
to become farm owners.
1t is my judgment that the greatest benefit
will come to those farmers who belong to ma
tional farm loan association