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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
BERTH TO DAVID r, FRANCIS.
Ambassadorship to Russia Is Offer
ed to Missouriau,

Response from David r. Francis Of
st. Louis as to whether he would ac-
cept the ambassadorship to Russia was
awaited by President Wilson today-
Mr.. Francis. who was Secretary Of
Interior in the Cleveland ada. n ira.
ton, would succeed George I. NJ o'ye.
who has announced that he MIA re-
tire because of ill-he .lth. The i'tro-
grad post is regarded as q very inn
portant one, particularly at the p es.
emit time. because of questions arising
out of the war.
PETROGRAD, February Is, 1870 pm.
via London, February 10, 5:25 am
George T. Marye. United States am
bassador to Russia, has received notih-
cation from the State Department at
Washington that his resignation is ac-
copied. He is requested. however, to
remain at his post until the arrival OF
the new first secretary of the embassy.
Fred NJ. bearing. who is on his way
here from Madrid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
DR.. H. PARKER WILLIS
HEADS MANILA BANK
Elected President of New Institution
and Will Soon Go to Philippines.
Secretary of Reserve Board.

MANILA, February 19.-The Philip.
pine commission has named H. P. viii.
lis as president of the new insular
bank, the founding of which, with a
capital of $10.OOO,OOO, was authorized
by the last legislature. The salary
fixed for the position is $4,000. Sam
uel Ferguson. formerly secretary to
Governor General Harrison. has been
named vice president and executive
secretary of the bank, with salary of
$4,000. 1t is expected that the bank
will open July l.
DR.. Willis, who is forty one years old.
Philippine commission as president of
the recently authorized insular bank, is
secretary of the federal reserve bank
board. 1t is understood he will obtain
leave of absence to go to the Philip
pines and organize the new bank.
r. Willis, who is forty-one years old,
and a native of Weymouth, Mass. has
made a study of the Philippines and is
an economist. During the framing of
the Underwood tariff bill he was con-
suited as an expert by the House ways
and means committee and later served in
a similar capacity with the House bank
ing and currency committee while the
new banking law was being framed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
CLARENCE P. KING TALK
OF STREET R. R. PROBLEMS

Washin gton's street railway problems
are to be discussed by Clarence p.
King. president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, in an
address tonight before the Federation
Of CitisenS Associations. at the Cham
Der OF Commerce.
Mr.. King was invited several weeks
ago to address the federation, and II IL
expected he will refer to the proposed
amalgamation of local street railway
lines. which has been Endorsed by the
federation.
The problem of relieving congestion
Of traffic Is one in which the public Ia
much interested, judging from the
number of communications on this sub
ject received by the public utilities
commission. The latest suggestion ia
from r. p. Smith Of 1914 Buchanan
street. who proposes that as a means
Of relieving congestion on the 18th
street line of the Capital Traction
Company, another company be per
mitted to build line on 18th, 18th or
18th street.
The utilities commission has con-
cluded the field survey of traffic condi-
tions. and is now charting the infor-
nation, with the view of adopting
regulations for standardizing street
loS oogvtqQ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
BRASSWORKERS' STRIKE
LIKELY TO BE SETTLED

ANSONIA, Conn.,. February 19.-Pros-
poets were considered bright today for
an amicable adjustment of the diff
culties between the American Brass
Company and its $500 striking en-
ployes. A conference will be held this
afternoon t consider the issues in dis
pute.
The strikers, representing eleven ma
tionalities, were not organized until
last night, when a youth, Joseph
Grohol, succeeded in bringing the fac
tions together. A subcommittee of
seven from general committee of
thirty-three will present to the COM
better working conditions.
There was no disturbance during the
night. The augmented police force was
further reinforced today by the arrival
of fifty special deputy sheriffs from
New Haven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
EAGLE GIVEN PRESIDENT
FINDS A HOME AT THE zoo
Monster Bird Reaches the White
House, Gift of Judge G. F.
Patrick of Colorado.

A real live bald eagle. given to
President Wilson by Judge George F.
Patrick Of Colorado. was sent to the
Geological Garden today by White
House officials. who were unable to
find satisfactory place around the
Executive Mansion to establish Mr..
Eagle. a monster bird of his variety.
Judge Patrick in his communication
to the President says the eagle is the
most magnificent bird ever captured
in Colorado. the home of eagles, and
adds: TT represents the Endorsement
Of the people of Colorado for prepared
ness. You. without any army or navy,
and with only your fountain pen to de-
fend the policy of this great nation,
have nevertheless been guided by
Providence In the handling of the ma
tion's affairs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
ENDORSED FOR DELEGATES
TO G. o. P. CONVENTION
Party Services Of Aaron Bradshaw
and DR.. Marshall Are
Lauded.

Aaron Bradshaw and DR.. Charles W.
Marshall, candidates for delegates to
the coming national republican conven-
ton, and Angus A. Early and L. Melen-
dez King, candidates for alternates,
Minute Mems Club. composed of repub-
licans residing in the eastern section
Of the city. at a meeting held last night
at 1913 G street northeast.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a meeting of all republicans
of the twenty-first and twenty-second
districts early next week William
Archer is president of the Minute Mems
Club and John Bruce its secretary.
Speeches lauding the services to the
republican party Of Mr.. Bradshaw and
Dr. Marshall were a feature of a gath
ering Of regular republicans Of the
twenty first district, held last night at
2OS 7th street southeast. Announce
ment was made that a mass meeting
OF regular republicans living east Of
the Capitol is being arranged for next
week and that all bull moosers" will
be invited to take part and to return
to their original affiliations.
The action of the citizens mass meet
ing, held February Is in the Second
Baptist Church, indorsing the candi-
dacy of Messrs. Bradshaw, Marshall,
Early and King, was ratified at q repub-
lican mass meeting in True Reformers'
Hall last night. presided over by John
T. Collins. The speakers included
Messrs. Bradshaw. Marshall. s. H.
Ross, Revs Robert Harris and Joseph
Perry. Limas Roulhac. J. H. Harrison,
Dr. Charles II. Marshall. Jabez Lee and
Charles GussOn. president of the
Eighth District Republican Club.
Ernest NJ. Payne, president OF the
a letter from his Organization stating
that it had withdrawn it's Endorsement
of the Hogan Williston ticket and
would support the Marshall
cQu1nis elton. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM
CAUSE OF GIRLS DEATH
Physicians Report to Chicago Cor.
oner in Case Of Miss Marian
F. Lambert.

CHICAGO. February 19-Cyanide of
potassium was the poison which killed
Marian Frances Lambert. Lake Forest
high school girl. according to a report
made to the coroner today by Ralph c.
Webster. DR.. Webster said the diges-
tive organs showed no trace of an ad-
| mixture of chemicals. The white crys-
| tails found under the finger nails of the
girl were originally cyanide of potas-
SUM. he said.
The report is to be read Monday at
| the inquest into the cause of the death
Of the young woman.
Inspecting Crystals From Ash Pile.
DR.. Webster is analyzing crystals of
| cyanide and other poison found in an
ash pile of the greenhouse at the home
of Will H. Orpet. who is charged with
| murder of Miss Lambert.
The contention of the state is that
Orpet, who was former admirer OF
Miss Lambert, made secret tryst
| with her in the woods where her body
was found and did not leave her until
after she was dead.
The report that the vial which con-
| tanned the poison that caused the
girls death has been found il denied
by the authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
D0GFISH GOOD FOOD,
MIR. REDFIELD INSISTS

Secretary of Commerce
Redield wants to educate
the fish-eating public to
relish varieties of sea food
now unpopular but useful
as munitions of war on the
high cost of living.
The Secretary appeared
before the Senate committee
on fisheries today to outline
plans of the government to
popularize doghsh, mussels
and tile fish on the American
table. Secretary Redfeld de-
clared that doghsh, like
some dogs, had acquired an
undeserved bad name, and
that they had great food
value. A bill by Senator
Johnson of Maine to develop
market for dogfsh had
the Secretary's Endorsement.
Mussels, the Secretary said,
were now being sold as cat
fish, scallops, salmon, shark
meat and under other aliases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
So, 200 FIRE is STARTED
BY OVERHEATED STOVE
Four Houses, 11OO-2-4-6 Park Place
Northeast, and Contents Dam
aged This Morning.

An overheated kitchen stove in the
house of William Kaldenbach, 1902
Park place northeast, shortly after 10
o'clock this morning resulted in start
ing q fire that did damage to four
houses and contents to the amount of
about $4,000. Battalion Chief Proctor.
fearing the fire would get beyond con-
troll of the companies that responded
to the first alarm, sent in a call for adj
ditional companies.
The residence of 6. T. Etter, 100
Park place. was damaged to the
amount of about $500. while the dam
age to the Kaldenbach home was about
$1,000. The fire scorched the home of
Mrs. H. E. Usilton. 1104. and water
damaged the contents of the house.
Water damage was done to the effects
of William Bentzell, 1106.
Many residents of Park place and vi
entity were SO much alarmed that they
made hasty preparations to save their
portable property. Firemen got the
fire under control in q few minutes.
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
TORPEDOiNG OF ARMED
VESSELS NOT DELAYED

BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville,
February 1S.-The newspapers publish
a New York dispatch which says that
the torpedoing Of armed merchantmen
under Germany's recent memorandum,
which was to become effective Febru-
airy 20. has been postponed until April.
The foreign Office says that no such
order has been given, and that it Is I'M
able to explain the dispatch, except on
the conjecture that the American gov
eminent is asking delay. No request
for delay has yet been received here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
ASKS FOR CANNED MILK
FOR THE GERMAN BABIES
Representative Emerson Speaks in
Support of Resolution Asking
Aid to Lift Blockade.

In a speech on the floor of the House
pleaded the cause of the German babies
who are said to be suffering because
shipments of condensed milk are bar
red by the blockade of the allies Mr..
Emerson had previously introduced a
resolution requesting the State De-
partment to take up the question with
the allied powers from a manitarian
standpoint.
Il believe our humane President and
the State Department are ready to do
all they can to aid the infants of those
stricken countries across the sea
IT believe IL President Wilson felt
that he were sure of the approval of
Congress he would take up the latter
In most convincing way.
For Red Cross Distribution.
II furthermore believe that If the sit
nation were clearly presented to the
peoples of the allies 1t would tend to
take the whole question out of the
sphere of any international wrangle
end put 1T on the high plane Of human
kindness. What a blessed change II
would be TO the people of the warning
countries II they could catch the i'm
passionate voice of humanity speaking
of its most precious trust after these
years Of hate and passion
Representative Emerson advocated
the distribution of condensed milk
through the American National Red
Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
MUST PAY D. J. SULLY
Former Cotton King Is Awarded
Verdict of $50, 900 Damages
Against Millionaire.

Daniel J. Sully. the former cotton
king of New York, was awarded q
verdict for $4,000 damages today
against John Hays Hammond, million
aire mining expert, by jury in Cir
cult Division / of the District Supreme
Court. Sully sued for $I,500,000 dam
ages, claiming that Mr.. Hammond and
his associates in the National Cotton
Improvement Company in abrogating
a contract with Sully had been actuated
by malice and intended to ruin the
reputation Of Sully as cotton expert.
Counsel for the defense have four
days in which to make a motion for q
new trial.
The jury considered its verdict for
twenty-seven hours. The case was sub
mitted Thursday at pm, and it was
Jurors reached an agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
Poor Quality Is Neuer
Cheap

Value is proven by time-not
the price you pay.
And that axiom applies to
practically every article of mer-
chandise.
1t is economy to seek stand
ards of quality-and for this
reason many advertised braads
of goods have large sales.
The quality back of ~
brand names" must be sss-
tanned.
The names arc an asset that
means business good william
asset built on character and
fairness of price.
Study the advertising in The
Star and note where good quail
ity and fair prices go hand in ,
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
GREAT GERMAN TROOP
MOVEMENTS IN WEST
Important Military Movement Indi.
cated-French Report Re-
pulse of Attack,

LONDON. February 1s.-Indications
that some important military move
ment by the Germans may be in prep
aration on the western front are fur
nished by advices from the Belgian
frontier received in Amsterdam.
During the last six days great Ger
man troop movements have occurred in
South and Central Belgium, says a dis
patch from the frontier to the AM
sterdam Telegram. Long trains with
artillery and infantry were running
along the railroads to the west and
south, and some small detachments
were transported by way of Louvain,
Wavern and Gembloux to the south
east.
Louvain. the dispatch adds. still is a
strong point OF support of German
strategy, and many conferences Of high
military officers are held there.
Another fruitlesS attack by the Brit
ish southeast of Ypres, where the Ger
mans recently captured several hun
dred yards of trenches. was announced
today by the war office.
French and British Statements.
The report of hostilities issued by
the French war Office this afternoon
reads as follows:
"In the Artois district the Germans
yesterday evening at a point to the
north of Blangy delivered an unim-
portant attack which was easily re-
pulsed"
The British official statement issued
last night says:
Our artillery today bombarded
enemy positions north of Ypres and
the Confines canal. The artillery of
both sides generally has been active
about the Ypres front. On the rest
Of the front there have been minor
artillery bombardments at various
points,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
IN HURRY FOR $2,757, 900.
Secretary Daniels Asks That Sum to
Meet Naval Necessities.

A two million seven hundred and
fifty observation-disclosures urgent de-
ficiency appropriation to meet imme-
diately necessities of extensive re-
pairs of machinery in battleships, tor
pedo boat destroyers and submarines.
largely add to the supply of mines and
for the first time to equip battleships
in commission with anti-aircraft guns
was asked of Congress today by Secre-
tary Daniels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
POLICE GET SUPPOSED
PHOTOGRAPH Of CRONES
Also Have Photograph Copy of Let.
ter Telling of Soup
Poisoning.

CHICAGO, February 19.-Photo-
graphic copies of the first letter to a
New York newspaper. in which Jean
soup at the Archbishop Mundelein ban
quet here last week, and a photograph
of three men. one supposed to be
Crones, were received from New York
today by Capt. Hunt. Employees in the
kitchen of the University Club. where
Crones was assistant chef, will be
asked to try to identify his supposed
photograph.
Asked to Arrest Barnesfo.
With the letter and picture there
came also a postcard. purporting to be
written by Baldo Barnesio, a brother
in-law of Antonio Coda. questioned the
other day as being a friend of Crones.
The Chicago police were asked by New
York officers to apprehend Barnesio.
Capt Hunt today asked the police of
Middletown. Conn, to question Paul
thinks Crones is hiding in some sub
urb of New York.
Poison in Soup Stock.
NEW YORK. February 19.-Another
letter, supposedly written by Crones,
has been received by the New York
Times. Like the two which preceded
it, it was mailed in this city.
The writer gives what he says are
additional details of the Chicago poison
plot, asserting that he did not put poi
son into the soup served at the dinner,
but put it into the stock in the cold
meat room, where he was employed.
his room or that he knew of plans for
the destruction of public buildings and
other acts of violence. The letter
writer announced that he would remain
in New York only forty-eight hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
SELECTING L0RMER, JURY.
Veniremen Closely Questioned as to
Political Affiliations.

CHICAGO, February 1s.-Half Of the
panel Of jurors in the trial Of William
Lorimer on charges growing out of the
failure of the La Sale Street Trust aud
Savings Bank, of which he was presi-
dent, had been tentatively accepted by
the prosecution and the defense when
the examination Of veniremen was re-
sumed today.
The prospective jurors were closely
questioned concerning their political
affiliations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
AMERICAN SHIP HELD UP.
British Cruiser Takes Thirty-Eight
Germans Of the China.

SHANGHAI, China. February 1s.-The
American steamship China, which left
Shanghai yesterday morning for San
Francisco, was held up on the high seas
| by a British auxiliary cruiser and
thirty-eight Germans were taken OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
Aa4 600 Acres for Homesteaders.

President Wilson has withdrawn
$4,000 acres Of land from the Ozark
national forest in Arkansas for settle
ment by homesteaders. Many desir-
able tracts already have been settled.
but land still available will be thrown
open April 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate


Agricultural committee resumed
hearing on resolution to direct
inquiry into control of sisal out
put.
Conservation champions began
fight to amend Shields water
power bill.
Haitian treaty was laid before
the Senate to be called up next
week.
House:
Met at noon.
Resumed consideration of post
Office appropriation bill.
Representative Moore of Penn
sylvania in a speech challenged
the right of the Senate to remit
collection Of import duties as
proposed in pending Colombian
treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
WAR ALONE CAUSE
TOMRS. PANKHURST
Suffrage in Allegiance, But
Growing in Strength,
She Asserts.

when any one asks me, as you nave
done. How is the cause getting along?
1 infer that it is the cause of the allies
in the war that is meant, rather than
the suffrage cause" said Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst, whose name through
out the entire world is almost synomi-
nous with the suffrage movement. at
the New Willard Hotel today.
Mrs Pankhurst is in Washington. IN
company with Cheddo Miyatovfch.
former Serbian minister to the court OF
st. James. now retired. as a special
mission to the United States in behalf
of Serbian relief work.
To Address Mass Meeting.
They are to speak at mass meeting
in the Belasco Theater to morrow ai'-
ernoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. John van
Schaick, pastor of the Church or Our
Father, who went abroad soon a1eer
the war started to do relief work, Will
preside at the meeting.
CAPT Seferovitch, who has seen ols-
tinguished service with the Mohtehe-
grin army, and who is now Mon'enu
grin consul in New York. also VIII
speak. olllCldl
six governments cooperating WIN .ne
allied armies have stated that 'hes
will attend the meeting.
There is no suffrage cause IN Eng
land today" continued Mrs. Pankhurst.
Suffrage is strong enough TO stahu ny
itself and to await the outcome Oh the
war. We are devoting our enorts no"
to patriotic work rather than Suffrage
propaganda. Our organization is one OF
the most powerful in all England to-
day This is recognized. and we nave
turned the force of this great ofganlza-
ton into doing things for our country
which are showing the real power ana
strength of women and their ability to
perform in times of stress.
Says Barriers Are Down.
MY mission to this country is the first
time of all my four visits to Washing
ton when + have come on matter en-
tirely distinct from suffrage. l am find
ing all barriers broken down by a zeal
to assist in relief of a great and des-
perately needy people. We are getting
classes ! am here to tell the people of
what an influence the people Of Serbia
have had on modern civilization and to
show the debt of gratitude and sympathy
that we owe them.
Purpose to organize a United States
of all the Serbian and south Slav coun-
tries after the war is the spirit that Is
actuating Serbia, according to Cheddo
Miyatovich 1t is the hope to annex
Bosnia. Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Croa
tia and Slovenia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
Harvester Company Head
Denies Corporation Gave
Money to Yucatan Rebels

CHICAGO, February 1s.-Cyrus H.
Mccormick, president of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company. has given
out the following statement:
The statement before a subcommit-
reported in this afternoons dispatches,
that the International Harvester Com
pany furnished money for a Yucatan
revolution is utterly untrue. 1t never
directly or indirectly has had any con-
nection with political conditions in Yu-
catan or anywhere else in Mexico.
This charge grows out of the fact
that the harvester company is a large
purchaser of sisai. the principal prod
uct Of Yucatan. Its purchases of sisaI
were made through Avelino Monies, a
who purchased the sisal and paid the
planters with his own funds.
None Of Harvester Funds Used.
'In the regular course Of business in
February. 1915. Monies had made a
contract for sisal for the harvester
company's account with the Yucatan
regulating committee, the agency
through which the Yucatan govern
ment controlled and still controls the
sisal market.
when only a small part of this pur-
chase had been delivered the govern
ment of iucatan peremptorily noti-
fed Monies tnat no more sisal would
be delivered on this contract unless
he issued to Yucatan government
commission letter of credit for New
York funais in exchange for Yucatan
currency. Undcr this compulsion
Monies issued letter of credit. and
afterward made a payment on it in
New York entirely with his own funds.
None of the harvester combany's
money was used In the transaction
The harvester company did not know
Of 1t until some time after the trans
action was completed. II any of
Monies money, thus advanced under
the compulsion of his government, was
used by the Yucatan commissioners
for buying munitions it was without
the knowledge and beyond the control
Of the harvester company"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-19
DISTRICT 1S CONGRESS,
Senates

The subcommittee on judiciary
of the District committee ordered
favorable resport on the House
bill for the appointment Of
register of wills end the House
bill dealing with fraudulent ad-
vertising. 1t ordered an unfa-
vorable report on the House bill
for the appointment OF a re-
corder. The subcommittee de-
cided to give hearings Thursday
at 1880 am. on measures pro-
viding for suffrage in the Dis
trict and for the sanitary wrap
ping OF bread.