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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
TWO MORE c. O.P. CLUBS
! |ND0RSE CANDIDATES

'*o more District republican clubs
Fthose OF the sixth and the eighteenth
tc'stricts-hsye Endorsed the candidacy
.o' Frank Hogan and Or T. u.
'Wi'liston for delegates and Julius 7
reyser and 6. ". Robinson as alter
rates 20 the republican national con-
.Vertion.
AZ a recent meeting of the Sixth
northwest. the following officers were
elected: D Bowie. president: A. John
-son. vice president. W H. Lee secre
-Jary. w II. Miller. assistant secretary.
4. Nesbit. treasurer: G. b Watts. chan
lain, C. Vessels. sergeant G.
stee. DR.. J. II. Montgomery. chairman:
q. r. Watts. W. II. Miller and D.
Bowie.
AT meeting of the Eighteenth Dis
pie, street between I'd and Sd streets
southwest, speeches were made by
benjamin L. Gaskins. Richard &
Brooks. Thomas II. p. Clarke. William
Walker. Richard Gunnell, S. p. Wash
fington. Alonzo Freeman. Samuel F.
Stacy and others. Notice was there given
sof the first meeting OF the campaign
at which all OF the candidates will be
ing will be held at Samaritan Temple
Friday. and Is to be joint notification
meeting OF the eleventh. seventeenth and
eighteenth districts The following are
Officers Of the Eighteenth District Club :
Richard c. Brooks. president: Thomas +.
Harper. vice president: Beverly D. Will
Jams. secretary and treasurer. and Berry
sJ3roadus chaplain.
/ A largely attended meeting OF repub-
licAns Of the fifth district was held last
night at the residence Of James Williams
s2s05 ! street northwest. Officers were
selected az follows: DR.. Samuel NJ. Pierce,
president; Samuel r. Harris, secretary ;
HAIRY Lee. eerEeant-at-arms, and James
Williams treasurer. The club has pledged
ftAoR ooeNupport the candidates OF the
TuffAd KAnaahlicau Climb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
IN LATIN AMERICA SEEN
Commission Reporting to Congress
on Christian Work Predicts
Great Future Change.

PANAMA, February ia vast in
dustrial revolution in Latin America
within the next generation is predicted
in TIE report of the commission on
message and method which was pre-
scented today to the Congress on Chris
tan Work in Latin America. in session
here.
"The people of the next generation in
the southern continent" says the re-
port, will live in a very different
world from that of their forbears.
Great changes are imminent every
where, but perhaps nowhere else will
they be quite SO vast during the next
thirty years as in Latin America
The report points out that the enor-
nous natural resources of the south
ern half of the continent are on the
verge of a rapid development as the
result of the billions OF foreign capital
which have been invested there within
recent years and because of the in
creasing demands by the old world on
the new for food supplies.
"A very important agency In this ex-
be the incoming OF the factory system.
Skilled labor once attracted raw ma
terials from great distance; We are
now finding that in many forms of in
dustry raw materials attract. capital
and develop labor for their manufac-
ture in close proximity. Many kinds
of manufactured goods now cost sew
eral times as much in Latin America
as they do elsewhere. which fact, of
course. constitutes a premium on the
of factories near the
source of raw materials and close to
markets.
The commission forecasts mo-
mentous change in the habits and
standards of living of the peoples of
the southern republics as the result of
the new era which it sees dawning
The report declares that the vast
amount Of capital required to open up
the resources Of the southern coun-
tries cannot be supplied by Latin
Americans, but must come largely from
Europe and the United States AS an
Indication of how far this supplying
IF capital from the outside has ALREADY
gone, it records that Great Britain has
81, SOC. 100000 invested in Argentina
alone.
The report urges united effort on the
part of the Protestant missionary
churches to save Latin America from
the industrial ills which exist in other
great commercial countrteA
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CAMP OF INSTRUCTION.
Field Artillery Drills Will Be Held
at Fort Riley, Starting Nav /.

FORT RILEY. Kan. February IL
A camp of instruction for field artillery
will be held on the Fort Riley reserva-
ton from May to August Is. accord
ing to Information received here today
by Maj Charles D. Rhodes. command
ing officer of the post. One battery of
the 9Th Field Artillery. now on the
Mexican border, will be designated as
the battery of the regular army to
take part.
Another battery will go to Monterey,
Cal, from June l to September Is, and
the balance Of the regiment will 60 to
Sparta. Wis. from May 1 to September
Is, to camps Of instruction.
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Must Consider Environment.

The building and smokestacks can no
doubt be constructed to strike a high
commercial note. but will it be possible
to attune them to their park environ
ment? 1t is imperative, in order ade-
quately TO consider the question. to
study very carefully the plans of the
future development. for without them
the obnoxiousness of the site cannot be
understood
NO plea is made for the immediate
extensions and expenditures necessary
for the full development of the park
scheme, but IT should be conducted upon
long, agreed-upon plans. and with self
control from each generation, and in
such way that theri descendants
may have fair chance to further build
full to their forbears.
"A fundamental objection to the plac-
ing of this great power plant SO near
the Mall is that it is in opposition to
the best judgment of the members of
the fine arts commission, composed of
Charles Moore. Cass Gilbert, Herbert
Adams. PIERCE Anderson. Thomas Hast
ings, Edwin II. Blashf1eld and Fred
erick Law Olmsted. who are we'll
known and respected in art circles and
who believe in the necessity of devel-
opinR the Mall on the original lines
laid down and object to buildings and
improvements not in attunement or
harmony with them. They, certainly,
should be safer guides in bringing
about a development gratifying to the
patriotic pride of this nation than con-
Rressmen and departmental officers who
come and go with each changing ad-
ministration and who may be lacking
in necessary training and knowledge
of these matters.
1T the Mall site were the only pos
sible one where an economic power sta
ton could be placed It might have
strong Qualifications on economic lines,
but 10 this the case? In my opinion this
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Objectionable Provision.

IF it is well to centralize SO much
power in the Juvenile Court. this bill
Is open to much criticism in one re-
spect, because it opens the way to ex-
tensive appropriations of public funds
10 private charities. When appropria-
tions of public money to private char
sites begin these private charities look
upon the government as the benefac-
tor and themselves the beneficiary,
but in time they come to look upon
themselves as the benefactor and the
government as the beneficiary. There
are even now in the District of Co
fumbia few private charities which
feel that they are being deeply wrong
ed by the government because they
are not allowed to draw lump sum
spend it as they see At, with little or
Ao supervision.
When the District of Columbia sue
ceeded in having all appropriations
5or charitable purposes appropriated
Through the board of charities they
accomplished something which such
states as pennsylvania and New York
have been fighting for for years, but in
fhe face of this fight the appropria-
ATOMS have constantly increased in
these two states.
Therefore, il this bill is wise measure
in all other respects it should limit the
power Of the court to commit children to
one government department, with author
5ty to spend all public appropriations
for the care Of children. This would be
wise even il the court were allowed to
control the placement of each individual
Child
Tho board OF children's guardians has
been In existence since 1892. By means
of congressional appropriations il receives
places and superintends the care Of about
nineteen hundred children in the District,
The bill to reduce IT'S powers and cor
Tespondingly increase those of the Juvenile
Court has received the Endorsement OF the
Department Of Justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Maps and plans for the developmen'
of Washington along broad lines Vi
civic beauty are cited by those Object
ing to the proposed water front site OF
the central power plant, as best snow
ing the basis for their protests. men
men Jennings, with the design oeioio
him, has just prepared a paper on
this subject for the library committee.
and in explaining the esthetic aspecls
says:
"In visiting the proposed location at
the foot of 14th street, one Is I'M
mediately impressed with the present
soualor of the surroundings to the east
in close proximity to the Mall parking
and the seeming appropriateness OF the
site. But drive in Potomac PARK
close study of plans and Imagination
of the future aspect of this point viii
soon convince any one to the contrary.
The shacks, ugly lumber piles, ana SO
on, that now exist. can be easily re-
moved and the ground cheaply acquired
when the government at some future
date shall desire it.
1.-THE misfortune is apparent when
the maps and plans of the park COM
mission are consulted, and also the
plans and model of Col. Harris for elab-
Grating the extension and beautihca-
ton of Island Park. In examining
these plans and models one finds the
major axis of the Mall runs from the
Capitol through the Washington Mon
ument to the Lincoln memorial, east
he
from the White House, through the
Monument garden, north and south.
and within 1900 feet of the proposed
power station.
Interferes With Present Plans.
There is provision on the plan for
site for the memorial to the founders
of our country, part Of which would be
within less than / 900 feet Of the pro-
posed power station. The power plant.
unsightly from the start by reason Of
it's smokestacks and the excessive
height of the buildings. from many
viewpoints will, as the park plan ia
developed, become more and more OBJ
no1ious; and the cost Of the building.
with the foundations and machinery, II
once anchored there. is such that in
the future it's removal, IL demanded,
would be very costly to effect.
The projected development of the
island park Will be one of the most
beautiful, interesting and useful fea-
lures of the whole Mall Park improve
ment. The government owns the water
front on the city side, and has the
power at any future time to alter the
unsightly arrangement Of the docks
and make the water front an important
feature. as is often done in foreign
countries. The unsightly railroad
bridges are near the site, but at some
time, no doubt. will be replaced by tube
conduits under the river
When taking into consideration the
island improvement. now In progress,
in connection with the Mall extension
plan. it will be seen what dominant
position the proposed power station
takes in the ultimate Mall landscape.
1t will stand as a view pivot to any
one when driving in the southwest sec
ton Of the Mall and north section of
the island.
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TO GIVE POORHOUSES
THE ASPECT Of HOMES
Reforms Advocated by Miss Julia
Lathrop, Chief of Children's
Bureau.

Transformation Of the several thou
sand county poorhouses or poor farms
from the dumping grounds OF unfortu-
mates Of every kind which they now are
into well kept. well managed homes. I'M
der the supervision of a competent
nurse. is the proposal of Miss Julia La
throp, chief of the children's bureau.
Department Of Labor. Such a change, in
the opinion of Miss Lathrop. would re-
suit in vast improvement over the
present methods. where everything in
these institutions is done in a more or
less shipshod sort of way
In the country there are approximate
ly $500 poor farms. or about one to each
are poorly run from the standpoint of
helping the inmates. Into them are lit
orally dumped poor. diseased unfortu-
mates. including the insane. the epileptic
and otherwise unfit persons to be cared
for.
Inmates Necessarily Neglected.
These institutions are located on farms
which are expected to support the in
stitution. They are not administered by
those trained to deal with the unfortu-
nate element which is turned over to
them, but they get the farm by bids.
and are expected to make 1t pay, Miss
Lathrop said With the superintendent's
duties divided as they must be. because
he must give great deal of attention to
the farming in effort to make it
profitable, there is little time for giving
the inmates the attention and the con-
sideration which they should have and
which they do need.
las there are now trained nursing So
cieties, with members thoroughly famil-
lar with the manner in which such peo-
be very good idea to change the meth
Cd of administering these institutions,
so as to be real county nursing homes,
where the sick could be brought and at
tended TO properly and the afflicted could
receive the proper attention from those
trained to look after their needs
Farm Idea Secondary.
THE farm idea should be made sec
ondary. There should be just enough Of
the farming element to provide for the
needs Of the institution. There could be
a garden and COW. or several of them,
to give enough milk to supply the needs.
To these institutions. which also would
be county hospitals. could be taken
those who are hurt nearby. to be attend
ed to an nursed back to health in a
proper way and under favorable condi-
TONS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Differing Practice of Allies.

LONDON. February IL. rs p.m.-The
belief strongly urged by the British press
that merchant ships Of all the allied ma
tons would be similarly affected by any
restrictions on their carrying armament
or neutral passengers. has developed the
fact that the law and practice Of all the
allies is not uniform concerning the arm
ing of merchant vessels.
The British and Italian practice recog-
nizes armament for defensive PURPOSES
and the prevailing view expressed by the
press is that such is a recognized right
under international law. But the French
practice does not recognize the armine Of
merchant ships. and French liners to New
York are not permitted to carry any guns
The legal theory on which the French
practice is based is an outgrowth OF
the principle that guns are the property
of the king. and that no private indi-
vidual or ship shall be permitted to
use them. In case French merchant
ship mounts guns. it Immediately be-
comes a naval auxiliary.
This diversity in law and practice
indicates that all the allies would not
be similarly affected by any action
growing out of the recent proposal Is
and warnings concerning the disarma-
ment of merchantmen.
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SHOWS HOW THE POWER PLANT
WOULD SPOIL THE PARK PLAN
Hennen Jennings Prepares Paper in Which
He Points Out Almost 1nsurmount-
able Obstacles to Project

Is far from being the case, and I claim
that as good if not better economy can
be obtained by the suitable extension
OF the present Capitol power station
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Senator NeWIands Will Con-
tinue Opposition to the Loca-
ton on Water Front.
CLASSES BUILDING THERE
AS "BLOT" ON LANDSCAPE
Prospect, It Is Said, That Change
May Be Effected in
the Plans.

The fight to prevent the erection of
the central power plant for the govern
ment at the foot of 14th street under
the present plans for that structure
will be continued in the Senate tomor-
row when Senator Martin calls up the
conference report on the urgent de-
f1ciency appropriation bill The New
lands amendment to this measure. pro-
hibiting the construction of the plant
until the plans have been approved by
the fine arts commission and the Presi-
dent, was stricken from the bill yester-
day by the conferees of the Senate and
the House.
Senator Newlands, however, will make
on record against the construction of
the plant as planned, on the ground that
it will be a blot" on the landscape
and will greatly impair the beauty of
the National Capital and hinder the de-
velopment of the Mall as designed by
the park commission.
Alternative Presented.
Enlargement of the present power
plant for the Capitol. making it ade-
quate to provide light, heat and power
for all government buildings. as sug-
gested by Hennen Jennings. is the So
luton of the present power-plant mud
die that is being seriously considered
by all those Directing to the proposed
plant at 14th and Water streets.
Conferences are being held in which
it develops that there is no objection to
a central plant, nor to government
owned plant. but that the objection is
solely to the proposed location as an
offense against the esthetic develop
ment of Washington as CITY Beau
tiful."
Conferences also are being held be-
tween the DIRECTORS and the Treasury
Department which, it is understood. in
dictate that the water front location
may be abandoned in difference to pub
lie opinion and the sensibilities of the
fine arts commission and others Jealous
of the scenic beauties OF the Capital
city.
The principal objection raised to the
proposed water front location is that
the power plant with two smokestacks
about $50 feet high would be an eye
sore in the very heart of the parkway
system. The general scheme for the
development Of Washington. it is stat
ed. is for the cleaning up and beauti-
fication of the water front, including
making East Potomac Park the finest
park in the District
Would Be Unsightly, Is Claim.
If this power plant is located at 14th
and Water streets, the directors say, it
would be horribly unsightly and domi-
nate all these Improvements. and espe-
cially will it be Objectionable in con-
nection with the views obtained by
driving along the southwest section of
the Mall park into and around the is
land, which is to be improved at great
cost with civic baths, etc. In this drive
the power plant would appear as a
pivot Of the park landscape. towering
over the magnificent monument to the
founder Of the nation and being in
every sense a public nuisance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filed through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
German Note on Armed Liners
of Allied Nations Reaches
State Department.
DECLARATION BELIEVED
RESULT OF U. S. ACTION
Some Of the Entente Governments
Expected to Make Strong Pro-
tests Against Policy.

Germany's formal note to the Unit
ed States announcing its intention TO
treat armed merchantmen of the en-
tente allies as warships after February
20 reached the State Department yes
terday afternoon. The policy OF the
United States in regard to the declara-
ton OF the central powers probably
will be defined some time this week,
after a note similar to that issued by
Germany is received from the Vienna
foreign office.
1t was pointed out yesterday in high
official quarters that the United States
would have to reach a decision quickly.
only seventeen days remaining before
the effective date of this declaration.
after which commanders of German
and Austrian submarines are expected
to receive orders permitting the tor
pedoing without warning of any ship
which is armed.
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Farm Idea Secondary.
Light Earthquake at Fort de France

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Feb
ruary IA light earthquake occurred
here at 11:13 o'clock last night. There
was no damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Seventy-flve steps a minute is the
average walking pace of a healthy man
or woman.
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Believed Well Founded.

There are strong indications that vari-
Gus high officials believe the position of
the central powers to be well founded. in
view of the changed conditions of sea
warfare. In many quarters it also is
considered that the Teutonic declarations
are development Of the American memo
randum to the entente allies. suggesting
the disarming Of merchant ships. and indi-
eating that armed merchantmen entering
American ports might be regarded as war
ships, subject to internment
Representatives of various of the
entente allies have made oral repre-
sensations to Secretary Lansing regard
ing the American memorandum. AL
though the State Department declined
to make known the nature of the rep
reservations. it was believed the Secre-
tary was informed that at least some Of
the entente governments were unwill-
ing to adopt the suggestions. and that
strong protests might follow should the
United States attempt to put into prac-
tice the suggestions it has made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
Expected in Near Future.

The state Department has been in
formed that others of the entente gov
ernments were viewing the question
with open minds, but It was stated on
high diplomatic authority that the en-
tente allies probably would agree upon
a position in the near future.
The contention made in certain en-
tente diplomatic circles, that for the
United States to change during the
merchant ships to arm for defensive
purposes would be an unneutral act.
was answered by high official yester-
day. He denied that he thought such
a change would be Incompatible with
the neutrality of the United States. and
added that, should the United States
take the position that Germany and
Austria are right in their contentious.
1t might be claimed that. instead of
operating against the entente allies,
help them to save the lives of their
nationals and possibly their ships.
Plan to Secure Pledges.
The plan of the United States has
been to secure from Germany and Aus
tria pledges that no unarmed ships will
be attacked without warning. 1t is be-
lieved here that the Teutonic powers
readily would give such pledges. OFF,
Gals did not seem inclined to doubt
that such pledges would be given in
good faith. and that. together with as
surances already given, the lives of
non-combatants on unarmed ships
would be safe in the future
Prospects of a warning to American
citizens to remain off vessels that are
armed doomed large yesterday. One
high official expressed the belief that
Congress would be called upon to take
some action leading to that end.
Officials of the State Department also
are considering what effect its deter
limitations as to policy will have upon
American naval policy and operations,
in the event this government was en-
gagged in war. The question has been
discussed with naval officials and prob
ably will have an important bearing
upon the final decision