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Evening star., 1916-12-09
DR.. C. A. WEBER DIES
FROM INJURIES IN FALL
Was a Civil War Veteran and a Resi-
dent Here Nearly 40 Years.
Funeral Monday.

DIR. Caspar A. Weber. former surgeon
in the Federal army during the civil
war and for nearly forty years resi-
dent of Washington. died early today
at the family residence. 3015 18th
street northwest. He was eighty-two
years old. His death was caused by
injuries to his spine. occasioned by a
fall about a week ago. DR.. Weber
never practiced his profession here.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at o'clock at the residence. with
Rev. Richard Schmidt. pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church. officiating.
The pallbearers will be chosen from
Lafayette Post, No. 20. G. A. r.. OF this
twenty years. Interment will be in Ar
lington cemetery.
Dr. Weber came to this country when
very young from his birthplace on the
border line between France and SwitZ-
Grand He went to St. Louis and grad
uated in surgery at Springfield. Mo. At
thc battle of Wilson's creek. Or. Weber
was severely wounded, when shell
fragment struck him and completely
ues.royed the sight of one eye.
After recovering, he was commits
stoned surgeon of the 9Th Cavaly. Mis-
souri, State Militia. and was engaged in
ence and other sections of Missouri.
His widow. Mrs. Catherine Weber.
survives. with two daughters. Mrs. G.
H. Howland Sherman of Indianapolis
and Miss Gertrude NJ. Weber of this
city.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
EFFORT To TRACE RECORD
OF GUSTAV AUGUSTEIN
Deceased Veteran of Spanish War
Reputed Member Of Titled
Family in Germany.

The Spanish War Veterans of Wash
ington are endeavoring to clear up the
mystery as to the antecedents of Gus
tav Augustein, a member of the or
ganization, and said to be of a promi-
nent family of Germany. who died last
night at Washington Asylum Hospital.
Augustine, who was about f1fty-nfne
years Of age, some time ago gave in
formation to members of the society
that his family in Germany was a high
titled one. He came to this country a
number of years ago and, according to
Information received by some of the
veterans here, he served in the Hos
pital Corps of the United States Army
during the Spanish-American war.
Whether or not he enlisted under an
assumed name is not known, and ef-
forts are being made to clear up his
war record that he may be given SOL
dier's burial at Arlington cemetery.
Officers of the Spanish War Veterans
in this city. it was stated. have been
informed that if the body is not
be cremated under the law relating to
paupers. When the Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp of the United Spanish War
Veterans was organized in this city, in
May. 1899. Augustein was one of the
first members.
kilograms have been sent to officers
of the organization in Philadelphia.
where he is said to have resided. in an
effort to learn something of his record.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
CHANGE IS PROPOSED
INTEMPERANCE PLEDGE
Subject Discussed at Raleigh Hotel
Today by Committee
of Sixty.

The question of changing the pleoee
of the committee of sixty. representing
all organizations working in the inter-
est of temperance. was the principai
business discussed at its meeting To-Day
at the Raleigh.
The pledge, which is said to nave
been wonderfully successful, Is as 1oi-
lows: 1--WE pledge ourselves to with
draw voters from any party, executive
or individual who stands for that which
is against health, efficiency or morals"
Some of the members urged Tor
narrow definition and running directly
to prohibition as party issue, while
others desired a still broader definition
on the basis of which they might unite
100000 votes.
The principal speech for the wide g
OF the pledge was made by Prof. irv-
ing Fisher of Yale. He made 1t clear
that there were always two ways TO
do reform work zone is to begin at
the bottom and the other is to begin
at the top he said. The speaker
showed that sometimes the bottom So
called. was really the top. But that TO
oeg1n at the bottom he said means nun
dreds of years. while working from the
top often brought results in decade.
committee was appointed to take
up the matter of changing the pledge.
Inc meeting then adjourned.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
CHRISTMAS MAIL INCREASING
City Post ONCE Issues Second Card
Urging Early Dispatch.

The volume of local mail. incident to
Christmas, already is being increased
according to william H. Haycock
superintendent of mails, and indications
are that the mail carriers and others
connected with the city post ONCE will
be able to enjoy the greater part OF
Christmas day with their families. A
number of high school boys. who are
to help during the busiest period of the
Christmas postal business in the local
post office. are to start work about De-
cember 90. They are to be chosen &C
cording to the merits of essays of Mail
Early" they have turned in to theiI
English teachers.
The second mail early" card was is
sued by the city post ONCE today. II
contains a schedule of Christmas mail
ing, as follows:
For California, the far west and the
southwest, December Is: for Illinois
Iowa and other states in the middle
west. December 1S: for the southern
states. December Is: for the New Eng.
land states. December 1S; for New York
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Ohio. In.
diana and Kentucky. December 10
Virginia. Maryland, West Virginia and
North and South Carolina. Decembe,
10: for the District. December 19, 20
and 81.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
CORCORAN BUILDING SOLD;
HOTEL is TO BE BUILT
New Owner Records Two Trusts on
Property, Aggregating
81, ,454, 900.

The National Capital Hotel Corpora
tion today acquired the Corcoran build
ing property at 18th street and Penn
sylyania avenue by deed from William
c. Eustis new hotel. is to be erected
on the site. The consideration is not
stated, but the new owner placed two
deeds of trust on the property. aggre-
eating S1454.000. The first trust is
made to the National Savings and Trust
Company to secure the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company of New York
ss5o,0o0, and the second trust is to H.
Rozier Dulany and Corcoran Thorn to
secure William C. Eustis $504.000.
Payments are to be made under the
first trust annually from 1919 to 1882
and under the second incumbrance from
1920 to 1898. The annual installments
under the first trust are to be $37,500
from 1919 to 1922; $25.000 from 1923 to
1881, and final payment is provided OF
S575.000 March l. 1882. The yearly pay
ments under the second trust are to be
$50. 800 from 1920 to 1923: 81. 900 in 1927
and 1928. and S27. 500 from $50 to 1888.
Interest on the first incumbrance Is to
be at the rate of per cent until the
completion of the improvements. when
it is to be reduced to 5h per cent. On
the second trust to Mr.. Eustis the notes
are to bear interest at 5.4 per cent.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Suffrage and Prohibition
Subjects of Discussion at
Temperance Gatherings

Women in the five Scandinavian
countries and even in the colonies of
Great Britain. a monarchy. have great
er political freedom than In any state
in this country east of Illinois," said
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association. In addressing a mass
meeting of the National Temperance
Council at the Raleigh Hotel last
night.
Mrs Gait said the crisis of the suf-
frage movement Is present now and
that the majority Of the better peo-
pie" of the country have already been
won to the cause of suffrage. She as
serted that the professional politician.
opinion. is responsible for holding back
the success of the campaign.
DR.. .Wiley's Topic.
The "irrepressible provisos'' in laws
designed to prevent interstate ship
ment of liquor or drugs were attacked
these provisos formed large holes.
through which 1t was possible for
evaders of the law to drive in safely.
The speaker said he wanted to see
state bold and honest enough to pass
a prohibition measure without any
fringes or furbelows. to strike at the
consumption Of the goods as well as at
the manufacturer" Otherwise. he said.
a prohibition state is deprived only of
the manufacture.
The Invocation was given by Rev.
Dr. Wadman of Hawaii and Daniel
Polling, president of the council. in
troduced the speakers.
To illustrate Evils of Liquor.
At the session yesterday afternoon it
was voted to adopt motion pictures to
tell foreign illiterates of the
evils of liquor. Prohibition literature,
printed in English and foreign Ian
guages, is also to be distributed.
The council adopted resolutions IA
voring the barring of liquor adver-
tfsements from the mails.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
OURzEDON VALUATION
OF POWER PROPERTIES
Harold Almert, Consulting Engineer,
Cross-Examined by Cor
poration Counsel.

Harold Almert. consulting engineer
of Chicago, who estimated the cost of
reproducing the property and business
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany at s23.0oo,0oO. was cross-examin-
ed at length today by Corporation
Counsel Conrad H. Syme and members
of the public utilities commission re-
garding differences in his report and
the tentative findings of the commits
sion.
Differences in classification, quantl-
ties and unit price were advanced
by Mr.. Almert as being responsible
for the wide margins between hrs
figures on numerous items and those OF
the commissions experts.
Mr.. Almert testified that the valua-
tion methods as employed by the com
mission and himself were SO different
as to make comparisons practically
impossible. The hearing adjourned at
1 o'clock until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Hotel Clerk Gives Bond.

Louis Ohnemus, former clerk at Con-
gress Hall Hotel. for whose arrest a
warrant alleging the embezzlement OF
nearly $4,000 was sworn out by De-
tective Frank Baur several days ago,
appeared In Police Court yesterday aft
ernoon and gave bond in the sum of
$4,000 for his appearance. Ohnemus
was in the employ of the hotel COM
pany about eight years. While there he
met many men prominent in official
life. and made many friends. He re-
turned from a visit to Baltimore yes
terday and went direct to court and
gave bond. He may be given a pre-
liminary hearing next week.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
TO MAKE AMENDING EASIER.
Representative Chandler Has Plan
for Changing Constitution.

A joint resolution proposing a con-
stitutional amendment for an easier
method of amending the Constitution
was introduced today by Representa-
tive Chandler of New York. 1t pro-
vides submission of any proposed
amendment by a majority of both
houses of Congress and ratification by
a majority of the voters in majority
of the states. For ratification 1t would
be necessary also to receive an aggre-
gate majority of all votes cast in the
United States. Conventions would be
held every thirty years to consider
proposed amendments.
Mr.. Chandler said the present meth
cd amending the Constitution is archa-
ic. cumbersome and undemocratic.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Two Injured in Accidents.

Hilliard Johnson. colored. 62 Defrees
street, last night about AS o'clock was
struck by an automobile operated by Sam
uel B. Hawks. Bennington, VT, on H
street between I'd and Sd streets John
sons head was injured.
Benjamin Whitman. 143s Meridian
street. fell from a street car at 14th
street and Florida avenue yesterday aft
ernoon and injured his head He was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Living Yale Alumni Number 1885,

Living Yale graduates number 1886.
according to the directory OF graduates
which has just been issued by the uni
versity. This is gain Of more than
500 a year since 1904. This rapid in
crease is due to the large recent gradu-
ating classes. which overbalance the.
number of deaths in the older classes
The total number of graduates to
whom Yale has awarded degrees. ac-
cording to the figures in the quinquen-
nial catalogue of last year. is 30,164.
About two-thirds of those who have
graduated from Yale during the 215
years of its history are now living.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
EMPEROR CHARLES HAS
CONFERENCE WITH KAISER

BERLIN, December 8. by wireless to
Sayville.-Emperor Charles has visited
the German general headquarters,
where he conferred with Emperor Will
liam. Field Marshal Won HindenburR
and Field Marshal Conrad Won Hoetzen-
dorf were present.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Cost of Getting Franchises.

Mr. Almerts allowance of $262,542
for legal, organization and franchise
expenses theoretical amount for re-
production cost purposes-figured ex-
tensively in the cross-examination of
the witness yesterday by Corporation
Counsel Syme.
Mr.. Syme read from Mr.. Almerts re-
port that 'it is known fact that money
must be spent for the purpose of Sc
curing favorable action anu expediting
paigns and entertaining those whose
influence would be helpful" and asked
what part of the $262,542 was to be
charged to entertainment.
The witness stated that the amount
in question, which was allowed on a
could not be subdivided to any degree
that would be satisfactory.
Asked by Mr.. Syme as to whom it
would be necessary to entertain in or
der to get franchise concessions, Mr..
Almert said:
may urge the granting of such a fran
chise. and when 1 say that 1 do not
mean in any corrupt manner. Any one
that has been engaged in this class of
work knows that proposition of mer-
it presented in a few words is not 60
ing to see itself through to salts
factory conclusion in the granting of
anything: that there are always influ1
ential men standing in the way either
in obstructing the granting of a thing
that should be granted or who are
necessary to help it through to its
granting. that demand to be enter
tanned or compensated for permitting
or assisting in the granting of that
which should go through theoretically
without any effort or cost"
Evening star., 1916-12-09
TEMPERANCE BODY
MAY ERECT HOME
Building in Washington to Cost
$15O,OOO or More Is
Planned.
M. E. BOARD IN SESSION

A Methodist building to cost between
$15o.oo0 and 100000 for the use of the
temperance board of the church, it is
expected, will be erected in this city.
The board at its annual meeting this
afternoon at the Continental Hotel is
to decide on the project.
A fourteen thousand trip in five
months in the interest Of prohibition
was described to the board at its ses-
sion today by Clarence True Wilson
the general secretary. This trip was
tion campaign through western states
prior and up to the time of the national
election last month.
Mobbed in the West.
In relating some of his experiences
during the campaign Mr.. Wilson said
that twice in Montana and twice in
Omaha, Neb., he was attacked by mobs
organized to break up the meetings.
In speaking of the need Of a perma-
nent home in Washington for the board
Mr.. Wilson said "other organizations
have powerful lobbies here to promote
ism maintain such to promote the well
fare Of the people and the honor of the
fiag?'
The meeting was opened by Bishop
F. Mcdowell. the president. who made
a brief-address. Deets Pickett. re-
search secretary, gave a report of the
research work during the past year.
Officers are to be elected late this
afternoon.
0<H Hcar1 ~ thu poard
The present officers are as follows:
President. Bishop Mcdowell; vice pres
ident, DR.. Stephen ]. Herben of New
Jersey; recording secretary. DR.. John
MacMurray Of Washington; treasurer.
William T. Galliher; executive officers
are DR.. Clarence True Wilson. general
secretary; Deets Pickett, research secre-
tary: DR.. Ernest Daley Smith, exten-
sion secretary; DR.. H. K Madsen, sec
retary for foreign speaking peoples
DR.. J. N. c. Coggin, secretary for work
among colored people; Miss Ina L.
Bates, office secretary.
The board of managers consists of
DR.. A. G. Kynett. secretary of board of
home missions; John C. Letts of Wash
ington. ]. c. Mcdowell, Pittsburgh;
Charles X. Haddon, New Jersey; Will
liam B. Massey. New Jersey; Walter P.
Ballinger. Philadelphia; Melville Gam
Baltimore; William salisbury, Dover,
Del: William H. Anderson. New York
state; Judge Charles A. Pollock, North
Dakota; Henry A. Larson. chief special
officer of United States Indian service:
Evening star., 1916-12-09
In Advisory Capacity.


Advisory members are Secretary OF
the Navy Josephus Daniels. Senator
Wesley L. Jones, Senator Morris Shep-
pard. Representative Charles H. Ran
dali. Representative Addison T. Smith
Representative Simeon D. Fess. Judge
Charles A. Pollock. John T. Stone, Bal
timore; James R. Joy. editor. Christian
Advocate, New York: DR.. Claudius B
Spencer. editor. Central Christian Ad-
vocate, Kansas City.
The board will cooperate in a union
mass meeting tomorrow evening in
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. The meet
ing will be presided over by Senator
Wesley L. Jones. DIR. E. c. Dinwiddie
of the Anti-Saloon League and Dr.
Clarence True Wilson of the Methodist
board Of temperance will speak.
Metropolitan Church is making a
strong effort to obtain the attendance
Of temperance people from all the
churches Of the city. The speakers will
give particular attention to the ques.
tion of prohibition for the District OF
Columbia and for the federal depend
encieS,
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Easier to Explain at Dinner.

Pressed by Corporation Counsel Syme
for more detailed information as to
who was to be entertained, Mr.. AL
inert continued:
1T might be necessary to take the
owners of some newspapers to dinner
to explain what the needs are for this
situation: to lay it before them that
they might be posted as to what was
going on and what the needs are, that
they might, through their way of form
ing public opinion. set forth that this
need should be helped and should be
allowed. Perhaps the entertaining Is a
very small part. Maybe it is large"
Mr.. Syme then asked If entertaining
was to be done for the purpose Of in
fuencing Congress.
Yes; but in no improper way" the
witness replied.
In response to further questioning by
Mr.. Syme, Mr.. Almert said:
If you are going to take the attitude
of saying that 1t is buying newspapers
you are going outside of what l have
said, and l will not answer. / realized
fully that when l put that wording ir
there that that would be your attitude
regard to either this commission or
Congress.
when I say entertaining of a news
paper man. whether it is to sell him
paper for the manufacture of his out
put, to sell him type or anything of
that nature. 1t is quite natural. logical
and permissible that instead OF simply
going to see him in his Office when. he
is busy. you take him at a time when
he can go out to dinner or some place
where you can. under more favorable
circumstances, obtain his time and at
tention and provide the expense of food
under those circumstances, and / do
not think any one should for moment
interpret that as buying newspaper
man."
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Bandit Bands Exterminated.

The paper explains that this was en-
tirely an infantry action on the part
of the government forces, SO that cav
airy had to ne brought up before the
pursuit could be effected. All bandit
parties overtaken were exterminated.
Villas occupation of Chihuahua city.
the paper says, was an ERA OF crimes
and assassinations." Among the mur-
dered were many soldiers wives. who
remained with their husbands through
the battle Baudelio Uribe. the ear
cutter" led in the slaughter.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
THE SPORT OF KINGS"
A NEW SERIAL,

BY ARTHUR SOMERs ROCHE.
Who Wrote Loot"
A horse-racing story that re-
quires no knowledge Of horse
racing to understand. and a love
story that you don't have to be
in love to appreciate. Something
startling happens on every page
of every installment. right straight
through to the end. Begin this
story with the opening chapters
in The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1916-12-09

Dr. W. r. wedderspoon, former pastor
Of Foundry NJ. e. Church; Joseph W.
Young. Cumberland. Md; E. H. Anderson,
Andrew s. Thomas. Charleston. W. Va;
Or H. NJ. Cameron Of Washington, Pa,
and Alonzo E. Wilson Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1916-12-09
Gen. Trevino's Forces Leave.

Gen. Trevino decided to save the ar
tillery he had already placed on train
for emergency uses and left for AL
dana, twenty mil les to the northeast,
his troops marching the distance
After Gen. Trevino's departure Gen.
Ozuna fought on for some hours. or
until he had succeeded in loading sew
eral trains which went north to Sauz.
Gen. Trevino. reorganizing his forces
next marched from Aldama to Bachim-
ba canyon, about thirty-five miles be-
low Chihuahua. where he Joined Gen.
Murguia, who had been working up
from the south. AS they came north
November 80 they encountered bandit
command under Jose Ynez Salazar.
Martin Lopez, Baudelio Tribe and 9TH
ers. The fight began twenty miles be-
low chihuahua city and lasted from 8
am. until dark. The bandits left 500
dead on the field and lost a number of
prisoners. according to Carranza Of
Evening star., 1916-12-09
STORY OF ATROCITIES
COMMITTED BY BANDITS
Chihuahua Paper Describes Era Of
Terror Following Villas Cap
ture of City.

first newspaper printed in Chihuahua
city after its recapture by Carranza
forces reached the border today with
additional details of the fighting
against Villa and a story of the atroci-
ties committed there by the bandits.
After battle lasting four days. the
paper says. the Villa forces entered the
city on the night of November rs, and
later that night captured the artillery
on Santa Rosa hill. At o'clock on the
of the 9th the defenders of
the city found themselves short of am
munition, and from that moment the
era of terror began.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-22
AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY

| of both republican and democratic | parties. AS regards the republican plank she felt a personal interest as she had been in Chicago at the time it was adopted and had been one of the women who marched down Mich- igan avenue through the storm of wind and rain. It was a marvellous parade. The enthusiasm and courage of the woman had so impressed the
 men that many who had intended to vote against the addition of the plank could not find it in their hearts to do so, and the plank was adopted by an Enormous majority.
 Both Parties Endorsed.
 Now that the republicans and the democrats had both endorsed woman suffrage-that the republicans had declared that it was a measure Of jus tice to one-half the adult people of this country and the democrats had recOmm ended the states to grant the vote to the women, suffragists every where were summoning all their en- ergies to assist in the carrying out Of this endorsement. In Connecticut the legislature would assemble in about six months and when it assemblies it is the hope of the suffragists that it
 will take the first step towards the
 passage of a state constitu- tional amendment. To en- franchise Connecticut women by state action must necessarily take sev- 1 eral years. The amendment must l pass the lower house of the legisla- | ture next session by a majority vote | of those present when the vote is 1 taken. Then the amendment is re- ferred to the next legislature, when 1 it must obtain a two-thirds vote in 1 both houses, and receive the signature
 Of the governor. After that it must
 be passed on by the voters in town | meeting. That means at the usual
 town and city elections or at a special 1 election appointed for the purpose. If
 then the amendment passed it's first stage at the next session and it's
 second legislative stage in 1919, it | would be the end of 1919 or the 1 spring of 1929 before the women of
 Connecticut would enjoy the right to 1 vote.
 Tide Flows Rapidly.
 There is no reason whatever why
 it should be any longer than that 1 Mrs. Porritt declared. The suffrage
 tide was coming in so rapidly that ! nothing could withstand it, and al- 1 though Connecticut is a conservative l little state. and apt to be behind 1 hand in reform movements, 1t
 only depended on the women of the
 state, and especially on the organized
 suffra gists, to push the movement to ] success. There was no longer any re- fuge for an anti. All the political
 parties were nsN for woman suffrage.