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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
ALF-AND-HALF PLAN
FOR D. c. TO CONTINUE
House Recedes From Former Stand,
Concurring in Senate
Amendment.

Representative Page, in charge
OF the District appropriation bill
in the House, called up the con-
ference report on the bill late this
afternoon and moved that the
House recede from its position in
opposition to the Senate amend
ment which placed the half-and-
half plan Of appropriation in the
bill. The House concurred in the
Senate amendment without a
record vote.
Representative Pages action meant that
he was ready to desert his former posi-
uon, under which the District bill was
written, so as to abolish the half and half
principle of appropriate Representative
Page announced that he would move to
concur in the Senate amendment impos-
ing a tax upon Intangible personal prop
erty.
The House then insisted upon dis
agreement to the Senate amendment ap-
propriating money for the claims of
Thomas and Alice Keller; also disagreed
with the Senate amendment providing
authorization for voluntary services on
the Fairgrounds.
Representative Page then asked that
the House concur with the Senate amend
menf reducing the price of gas to Is
cents in Washington and S5 cents in
Georgetown.
After lively row in which members
on both sides of the chamber took part,
the House adopted the Senate legisla-
ton providing for cheaper gas
Representative Page moved that the
tax on intangible personal property, as
provided by the Senate be concurred in
with an amendment providing that in
d1Vidual bank deposits up to $500 be
exempt. The House concurred in the
motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
STRIKE BARRED BY COURT
Order Restraints Conductors From
Action on Lines of the Union
Pacific.

OMAHA, Neb., August 3O.-Judge Will
lis E. Sears of the district court of
Douglas county today issued an order
restraining the general and local off,
cials of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors from calling or enforcing a strike
on the lines Of the Union Pacific.
The order was issued on petition Of
Edwin A. Hamilton. a conductor on the
Union Pacific and a member of the
Order of Railway Conductors, who de-
clares that he and many other employees
Of the road are anxious to continue at
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
State Secretaries Delay Sessions.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. August 3d.
The second annual convention of the
Association of American Secretaries
of State. which was to have opened in
Topeka, Kan, next Friday. has been
postponed according to an announce
ment made here by Stewart F. Reed.
president of the organization. The
change in plans. he said, was due
principally to the threatened railroad
strike. No other date has been selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
SUIT FOR $1e0, 100000.
Five New Haven Railroad Stock
holders Act Against Former Officers

NEW YORK, August 3O-Former off,
GERS. directors and counsel of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road were made defendants today in
liability and restitution suit for more
than S16o,000.o0o filed in the United
States district court by five Massachu-
setts stockholders of the road
The suit is based on evidence taken at
the recent trial of William Rockefeller
and other former directors of the road
for criminal conspiracy under the Sher-
man antitrust law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Now Coffee and Sugar Exchange,

NEW YORK. August 30.--The name
of the New York Coffee Exchange has
been changed TO the New York Coffee
and Sugar Exchange. owing to the fact
that sugar transactions have assumed
great proportions on the floor. New
York's sugar exchange was closed in
1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
$500, 900 Gifts Exempt From Tax.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Payments
aggregating more than 100000 from
the estate of the late Mrs. John d.
Rockefeller to the Rockefeller Founda-
tion and the bureau of social hygiene
have been exempted from the state
transfer tax by surrogates decision
The state controller had asked that a
gift of s425,51s to the Rockefeller
Foundation be taxed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:

Met at II am.
Interstate commerce commit
tee gets tentative drafts Of pro-
posed railroad legislation and
sets hearings for tomorrow, three
hours to be given to railroad
heads. three to brotherhood off,
cials and three to the shippers
and public.
Resumed debate on revenue bill.
House.
Met at II am.
Shipping bill up for final dis
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Suggests Modification.

There was no opposition to the grant,
ing of the requests of the executor by
counsel for the son, Edward b Mclean,
Attorney Wilton ]. Lambert. one of his
lawyers, suggested to the court a modi-
fication of the decree as prepared by
Attorney Frank J. Hogan for the ex-
ecutor The decree, as suggested, had
limited the power of sale to the govern
ment bonds, and Mr.. Lambert suggested
that other securities might be included
in the discretion of the trust company.
Attorney Hogan readily assented to the
modification.
In explaining the necessity for hold
ing a large amount of cash to tho
credit of the estate Attorney Hogan
told the court that total of ISL 900
in claims had already been presented
|against the estate OF this sum, he
said, $4,000 was for physicians bills
incident to the last illness of Mr.. Nc
Lean.
Former Senator Bailey and Attorney
George P. Hoover were in court to rep
resent E. b. Mclean. Attorney ]. ].
Darlington Is associated with Mr.. Ho-
gan for the trust company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
M'LEAN ESTATE
TOGETPOST STOCK
Court Authorizes Purchase of
John F. Wilkins Interest
at $469, 300.

Justice Siddoas of the District Su-
preme Court today signed an order au-
thorizing the American Security and
Trust Company. executor of the es-
tate of John r. Mclean, to purchase
for s469,s00. the interest of John F.
Wilkins in the Washington Post Com
pany. Mr.. Wilkins owns 270 shares.
and the price to be paid is s1.740 a
share. the amount set by Mr.. Wilkins
at which he would either buy the Nc
Lean holding Of 800 shares or sell his
own interest.
To afford the executor capital to com
plete the purchase the court authorized
the trust company to sell United States
bonds of the par value of 100000 be-
longing to the estate, or such other Sc
curities as in the sound judgment of
the trust company could be advanta-
geously sold. The executor may use a por-
ton of the cash of the estate and sell
only such securities as may be neces-
sary to raise the purchase price for the
Post stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Three Bills Considered.

The committee had under considera-
ton tentative drafts Of three bills.
One covers the proposed eight-hour
three members, two to be recommend
ed respectively by the railroads and
the -brotherhoods. which shall observe
the administrative and financial effects
day.
The second would amend the New
lands act to make arbitration more ef-
fective, after the Canadian principles.
A third provides for government op-
GRAFTON of railroads for military ne
cessity.
The tentative draft of the bill to es-
tablish an eight-hour day is as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee to Commence
Hearings Tomorrow.
OFFICIALS OF BOTH SIDES
INVITED TO BE PRESENT
Three Bills Under Consideration
Which It Is Hoped Will Halt
Action in Pending Crisis.

The interstate commerce committee
of the Senate adopted a resolution to-
day providing for hearings on proposed
railroad legislation in the impending
strike crisis tomorrow, beginning at 9
O'Clock in the morning.
Railroad presidents and managers,
officials of the railroad brotherhoods
and representatives of the shippers
were invited to appear. Each side is
to be given three hours In which to
discuss it's views of legislation pro-
posed by President Wilson to prevent
the strike and to provide for operation
of trains if the strike comes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Bill for Eight-Hour Day.


First, beginning (date left open),
eight hours shall be deemed the meas
ure or standard of a days work for
the purpose of reckoning the compen-
sation for services of all employees who
are now or may hereafter be employed
subject to the provisions of the act
of February 4, 1887, entitled An act to
regulate commerce. as amended, and
who are now or may hereafter be ac-
tually engaged in the work of operat-
ing trains in transportation of persons
or property on railroads, from any state
or territory of the United States. or the
District of Columbia, to any other state
or territory of the United States, or the
District of Columbia, or from one place
in a territory to another place in the
same territory, or from any place in
the United States-to an adjacent for
eign country, or from any place in the
United States through a foreign coun-
try to any other place in the United
States.
Second. the President shall appoint
a commission of three. to be known as
the wage commission, two of whom
shall be persons recommended respec-
lively by the railways and their en-
ployes The commission shall observe
of the institution of the eight hour
standard work day as above defined
during period of not less than -
months nor more than - months, in
the discretion of the commission, and
within - days thereafter shall re-
port its findings to the President and to
Congress.
THE President shall transmit the
report of the wage commission to the
interstate commerce commission, which
shall accept the findings of the wage
commission, unless clearly erroneous,
and upon these findings, and such other
facts as it may consider germane, the
interstate commerce commission within
---- days from the receipt of the
report of the wage commission, shall
reach a decision as to what extent, if
any, the change in the standard wcLk-
day necessitates an increase in tie
freight rates of the railways affected in
order to conserve their efficiency aad
secure u fair return on the capital fn-
vested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and tomorrow;
light variable winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest. IS. at pm to-
day: lowest, 81, at midnight.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-30
Wages Not to Be Reduced.

Third. pending the report of the
the interstate commerce commission, as
above provided. and fer a period Of -
days thereafter. tn. compensation of
railway employees subject to this act
for standard eight-hour work day
shall not be reduced below the present
standard days wage. and for all serv-
ices in excess of eight hours such en-
ployes shall receive not less than the
pro rata proportion of the compensa-
tion received for the standard eight
hour work day.
Fourth. the wage commission shall
also study the problems of the COM
pensation for services of employees en-
gagged in the operation of trains and
the service of interstate railroad trans
portation throughout the states and
territories of the United States and the
District of Columbia, for the purpose of
determining whether in the Judgment
of said commission, power to fix and
regulate the wages of such employees
ought to be vested in some public body;
and it shall report its findings in this
behalf together with it's conclusions
Congress and to the President not later
than
Fifth, any carrier violating any
provision of section three of this act
snail De ildDle " d peHdlty Oh not less
than 800. and not exceeding $1,000, in
respect to each employe whose COM
pensation Is affected by such violation.
which penalty shall accrue to the
United States. and may be recovered
in a civil action brought by the United
States"
Amendments proposed to the exist
ing arbitration law include the follow
ing:
Amendments to Arbitration Law.
"If the board of mediation and con-
ciliation Is unable to induce the parties
to submit their controversy to arbi-
tration, it shall be referred to a board
of investigation. and it shall be un-
lawful for the employer or employers
to declare or cause lockout or for
the employees to declare or cause a
strike on account of the controversy
prior to and during mediation and con-
ciliation or during the investigation OF
said controversy and the report theron,
as hereinafter provided"
Two-'Whenever a controversy shall
arise between an employer or en-
ployers and employees subject to this
act, which cannot be settled through
mediation and conciliation in the man
ner provided in section two, and the
board of mediation is unable to in
duce the parties to submit their con-
troversy to arbitration in accordance
CONTINUED On Second Page.)
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

placing American flags and flag poles.
at parochial schools; periodical prizes,
to pupils in parochial schools for best
essays on American history and 9TH
er subjects; schools for foreigners, ed
ucating them as to rights and duties.
of citizenship; organization of Catho-
lie Boy Scouts; through committees.
protecting interest of the Church in
newspaper publications, theaters and
lecturers; scrutiny Of legislation af-
fecting the church and Catholic in
situations; promoting legislation for
the establishment of Columbus day as
legal holiday; Juvenile work; raising
endowments for religious and educa-
tional purposes; promoting laymen's.
retreats; providing scholarships; at
tendance at field masses and military
vesper services in Fourth Degree re-
gala; preserving and restoring Cath
olic landmarks; causing offensive and
Objectionable books to be removed
from public libraries; and in one dis
trict most ambitious undertaking
has been entered upon to raise a quar-
ter of million dollars for the boys.
who never had chance"
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02
CHECK ON PAPER PRICES.

Profits made from high prices for
print paper will be hard hit If the SEN
ate adopts an amendment to the rev.
enue bill offered last week by Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, publisher of
the Omaha World-Herald. The amend
ment is intended to prevent paper
manufacturers from charging extor-
tionate prices for their product.
The senator says he intends to make
fight for the adoption of his amend.
ment, and expects hearty support from
other senators, at least eight of whom
own publications which purchase print
paper. The plan is to have a gradual
tax based on the wholesale price of
paper. The amendment, according to
Senator Hitchcock, is designed not so
much to raise revenue, as it is to make
1t Improbable for paper manufactur-
ers to charge exorbitant prices fol.
news print paper.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

Lord Robert Cecil announces
that England will continue to
suppress all cable and mail mes
sagcs sent to American newspa-
pcrs by their correspondents from
Germany which contain war news
that the British authorities do not
want published in the United
States. Now the average mtelli-
gent American will naturally
question why the censor by Eng
land of truthful war news? Well
the answer is that the news sent
by American correspondents is
far different from the colored re-
ports Of victory after victory
which England's press bureaus is
sending to this country. The fact
is the British government is de-
ceiving its people as to the real
conditions existing on the French
front, and England cannot afford
to have the truth known in
America, because in that case the
British people would soon learn
the truth from the American
press. Every trained newspaper
man in America knows very we'll
that the reports which have been
coming across by the column and
by the page ever since the Allies
started their combined offensive
have been colored to suit Eng
lands taste.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

Killed at the Front.-Another gal
liant Irish priest has laid down his
life with the army. Father O'Sulli-
van. who was killed by shell in the
battle of the Somme few days ago.
was an alumnus of Maynooth, and had
been ordained scarcely year. Prac.
tically all his priestly career had been
spent with the army at the front and
he was loved by officers and men for
his cool way of ignoring danger when
it was a question of giving the Last
Sacramento to the dying. Two fellow.
chaplains recovered his body and took
1t to a tiny village behind the lines,
where they said Requiem Mass for
him and then buried him with their
own hands in the little Franch GENE.
terry. One of those who performed
this last act for Father O'Sullivan,
was himself wounded in the hand.
He is Father McGuinness, also from
the Irish mission.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02
Non.catho,ie'. eeque.t-Dr. Wood,

Non-cathoiie's eequest.-Dr. Wood
a non-Catholic, has just given five
thousand dollars to the University of
Notre Dame and presented two hand.
some cars, a Cadillac and Chevrolet,
to its president, Rev. John Cavanaugh,
c. S. c., d. D. DR.. Woods acquain.
lance with Notre Dame dates back
only two years. At that time he Wis.
tied the famous Catholic school as a
member Of the Michigan Historical
commission, which was headed by
Governor Ferris, and which was then
inspecting the rich data found in the
Notre Dame archives bearing upon
early Michigan history. Dr.. Wood is
the possessor Of the best collection
known treating Of the northwest ter
ritory, and is an enthusiastic student
on this subject. He has offered to
the students Of Notre Dame an an
pual prize for the best eaeay ON the
northwest territory.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02
BISHOP o'DWYER INSISTS ON
CORRECT HISTORY.

Limerick, Ireland, Aug. Z, 1916.
Rev. DIR. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Lin.
erick, opposes the attempt of the
governments commissioners Of edu-
cation to change the histories used in
the Irish schools.
Referring 10 pamphlet issued for
use in the schools, Bishop O'Dwyer
says:
THE pamphlet pretends to discuss
patriotism, but that is only a blind.
1t is in reality a recruiting manifesto;
and if any attempt is made to impose
it upon the children of Ireland the
commissioners of national education
will probably meet with unexpected
opposition.
AT this moment there is an angrier
feeling in this country than l remem.
Der for many day. Recent events in
Dublin, the perfidy of the English gov
eminent OH Home Rule, the dishon.
esty with which we were promised
self-government as a consideration for
supporting England in the war, so
that our people were led to believe
that in reality 1t was a war for Ire.
land, all that and thousand other
phases of the duplicity which has Just
been revealed in Parliament, have nut
the Irish people in a temper that will
not brook the trifling of England's re-
tainers, or accept lessons on patriot.
ism from them
patriotism has been burned by cen.
turtles of wrong into the soul of Ire
land. We drank in the love of Ire.
land with our mothers milk. The
whole history of our country is one
lesson In patriotism. The Yellow
Ford. Benburg, the Curlew Mountain,
Limerick, Fontenoy. these are the
memories that thrill the heart of ev-
cry young lrishman, but the commits
sioners of national federation have
little to say upon these topics.
Belgium, the Serbs. and Montene-
gro, and Mesopotamia, and Timbuctoo
are to be made to work in the minds
OF our little children, but they are not
to think or speak about their own
country, her wrongs and sufferings or
her national rights.
There is not word in this pre-.
cious pamphlet about Grattan, or En-
met. or O'Connell, or Butt, OF Parnell.
The teacher who would speak of these
within school hours would do so at
the risk of Dismissal but they are to
revert to the days of Wately, and
teach their pupils to bless the good
ness and the grace that made them
happy English children.
Il need not point out to you. gen.
tiemen, the absurdity of this latest
attempt at political proselytism or it's
great danger. There are plenty of
boys and girls in the schools who
would not stand it,"
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

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tifying US.
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The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

Some people would like to see
a more aggressive press; press
that is everlastingly pitching in
to some body or some thing. That,
however, is not the mission of the
Catholic press. Aggressiveness
is not what is needed. What is
required is digni6ed, high-mind-
ed, defensive press-a press edit
ed by men who are men all the
way along; men who have the
courage of their convictions and
who will stand up and defend the
right in face Of all opposition
Catholic Union and Times.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

McGiiIicuddy Bill Passes.-The Nc
Gillicuddy bill, providing scientific
system of compensation to govern
ment employees injured in the line of
duty, was sent to the senate from the
house last week, having passed the
lower body Of congress 285 to 2. The
bill provides for compensation of all
injured employees of the government
at the rate of two-thirds the wages
lost during disability with maximum
of $8S per month. In case of death,
the dependent widow would be al
lowed 35 per cent of the employees
wages, and 10 per cent additional for
each child under 10, with a limit of
two-thirds of the employees wage.
The first appropriation for the system,
authorized in the bill, would be $780,
600. Mr.. McGillicuddy. the father of
the bill is Catholic of Maine.
The Irish standard., 1916-09-02

An exchange thus sums up the
liberty which the Irish people are
enjoying with Home Rule on the
statute book:
With Home Rule on the statute
book, Ireland is enjoying full
measure of liberty.
Not a comma in the bill has
been changed" Just as Mr.. Red
mond predicted there would not
be. And here are some of the
great advantages that the result
ing liberty has brought Ireland:
No lrishman can carry rifle.
No lrishman can carry a gun.
No Irishman can leave ireland.
No Irishman can travel from
one district in Ireland to another
without special police permit.
No lrishman can express any
opinion about the war, unless it is
favorable to England.
No Irishman can say anything
about Germany, except to damn
it.
No lriShnan can be abroad lat
or than 10 o'clock at night.
No Irishman can eight fire
outside i'll the open, even for the
purposes of agriculture, or Tor
any other purpose.
No lrishman can mail a news
paper to America.
No lrishman may mail letter
from one town to another.
No freshman can receive a let
ter that has not been opened by
some one belonging to the British
government.
No lrishman can purchase
sporting cartridges or powder or
blasting material.
No lrishman can resent an as
sault offered by a soldier or po-
liccman or an insult offered to his
female relatives or friends.